tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5667993667406230081..comments2024-03-28T07:30:30.617-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13103801999774177262014-02-26T13:52:30.005-06:002014-02-26T13:52:30.005-06:00Inquiring Minds….
You hit the nail on the head!Inquiring Minds….<br /><br />You hit the nail on the head!JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79820643375992352722014-02-26T08:31:08.729-06:002014-02-26T08:31:08.729-06:00Good Wednesday morning, folks. Thank you, C.C., f...Good Wednesday morning, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for the fine review.<br /><br />As a youth I took PB sandwiches to school every day. I did not use the jelly.<br /><br />Theme was clever. Very good!<br /><br />Was not sure how to spell SOOEY. Worked.<br /><br />RED SKELTON was one of my all-time favorites. Great entertainer and person.<br /><br />Always enjoyed the EVERLY Bros.<br /><br />Well, I am a day late here. Better late than never.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />(24335386 4400) Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64796252319782330242014-02-26T05:48:46.840-06:002014-02-26T05:48:46.840-06:00Anon @4:27pm: Thank you so much for the fun limeri...Anon @4:27pm: Thank you so much for the fun limerick! I loved it!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30378612533913779962014-02-26T03:45:02.906-06:002014-02-26T03:45:02.906-06:00john28man,
I think solving crossword is the most e...john28man,<br />I think solving crossword is the most effective & fun way to learn English, esp slang and idioms.<br /> <br />Yellowrocks et al,<br />Thanks for the sweet comments. I become a better constructor because of your constructive feedback and encouragement.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54828932074980978912014-02-26T01:52:01.967-06:002014-02-26T01:52:01.967-06:00Greetings!
Thanks so much for very interesting pu...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks so much for very interesting puzzle, CC, and swell write-up, Santa.<br /><br />Great theme!<br /><br />Bill: I, too, have wondered about that.<br /><br />Was in awful pain today. CVS mail order hasn't bothered to cough up my pain medication, even after I jumped through hoops.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80602015101377206582014-02-26T00:10:56.777-06:002014-02-26T00:10:56.777-06:00Hi all:
A C.C. Tuesday chock-full-o'- generat...Hi all:<br /><br />A C.C. Tuesday chock-full-o'- generational divide references!<br /><br />I stared this before our global meeting at 8a and breezed through 70% of it. After entertaining re-pats and a folks from CA, AU, & UK, I finished another 25% before coming here just throwing in the towel on the mid-atlantic. DNF /sigh<br /><br />Thanks for wrapping this up for me Argyle.<br /><br />River Doc - we have TOO (two) urns in the office labeled leaded and turbo (2-bagger) coffee at the office. Anyone who uses the "green" "unleaded" decaf is summarily tried and hanged for all to witness. <br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90152628927305628062014-02-25T22:56:18.606-06:002014-02-25T22:56:18.606-06:00Funny, Argyle!Funny, Argyle!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27226421488953444282014-02-25T22:16:16.126-06:002014-02-25T22:16:16.126-06:00He: Nice dogs. What do you call them?
She: Patek ...He: Nice dogs. What do you call them?<br /><br />She: Patek Philippe and TAG Heuer.<br /><br />He: Why would pick such names?<br /><br />She: They are watch dogs, silly.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20390316682135167622014-02-25T20:20:19.019-06:002014-02-25T20:20:19.019-06:00Enjoyed today's' puzzle, had to wait for U...Enjoyed today's' puzzle, had to wait for URDO to reveal itself; had HONK instead of HORN. Saw Don and Phil EVERLY at Pontchartrain Beach back in the day....Maci45https://www.blogger.com/profile/07678580163776078289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30900105451121040312014-02-25T20:04:34.478-06:002014-02-25T20:04:34.478-06:00Bye, Jayce. Bye, Jayce. GarlicGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311111741227061537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57402254161195626502014-02-25T19:37:27.936-06:002014-02-25T19:37:27.936-06:00Hello everybody. Super puzzle today, thank you. By...Hello everybody. Super puzzle today, thank you. Bye everybody.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64025010842250099192014-02-25T18:54:56.241-06:002014-02-25T18:54:56.241-06:00Yen? Yuan? Apparently all my synapses aren't s...Yen? Yuan? Apparently all my synapses aren't snapping like they should this week. I have a YEN to get a better memory bank.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86861350237680305572014-02-25T18:32:38.948-06:002014-02-25T18:32:38.948-06:00JJM: In calling JD Salinger a "strange guy&qu...JJM: In calling JD Salinger a "strange guy", do you mean child predator?<br /><br />I saw that same documentary. Nowadays, if a celebrity was seen at a Forida beach resort picking up 15 and 16 year old girls year after year after year, I think we would have a different opinion of him other than "strange guy".<br /><br />I wonder what happened up in that cabin where he secluded himself. <br /><br />Wonder why artist types seem to get a free pass ala Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Salinger et al. Yet if a politician, sports star, teacher or even everyone else commited these acts, they would rightfully lose their careers and their short term freedom and forever be known as a tier 1 sex offender.Inquiring mindsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80111096242087803512014-02-25T17:16:44.696-06:002014-02-25T17:16:44.696-06:00Of course, you gorilla.Of course, you gorilla.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82683596556910999342014-02-25T17:07:21.222-06:002014-02-25T17:07:21.222-06:00I didn't realize it was one of C.C.'s puzz...I didn't realize it was one of C.C.'s puzzles 'til I came here. What? No Sports answers…. very, very unlike C.C. But lots of Americana, which I like. What's more American than the Brady Bunch, Surfing, Star Wars, Larry David, or J.D. Salinger? Didn't we all have to read that in HS during the 70's?<br /><br />I recently saw a video bio on Salinger (I think it was American Masters)…. strange guy.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42447946492937362962014-02-25T17:06:20.660-06:002014-02-25T17:06:20.660-06:00W/R/T 11A: You do realize that the Daytona 500 is ...W/R/T 11A: You do realize that the Daytona 500 is not Indy car racing, don't you?Magilla Go-Rillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113605035807477547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82853800254351360992014-02-25T16:31:39.385-06:002014-02-25T16:31:39.385-06:00George Lucas came up with the name R2-D2 during po...George Lucas came up with the name R2-D2 during post-production of American Graffiti (1973). One of the sound crew wanted Lucas to retrieve Reel #2 of the Second Dialogue track. In post-production parlance, this came out as "could you get R2-D2 for me?". Lucas liked the sound of that and noted it down for future use.IMDbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45208259096857346482014-02-25T16:27:01.425-06:002014-02-25T16:27:01.425-06:00A man with a flair for description
Owen'd a we...A man with a flair for description<br />Owen'd a website lacking encryption<br />He offered up funnies<br />Though NYT takes monies<br />The crossword you get with $ub$criptionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89106376504662726572014-02-25T16:14:32.977-06:002014-02-25T16:14:32.977-06:00That was a very pleasant early-week puzzle. I got ...That was a very pleasant early-week puzzle. I got the theme OK but I've always wondered why R2-D2 is written as ARTOO-DETOO rather than ARTWO-DETWO?<br /><br />Joke: Harry removes the cover from the box that contains the talking millipede he recently purchased from his local "Terrestrial Arthropods R Us" store. Wanting to show off his new pet, he asks "How would you like to go for a walk"? No answer. He repeats "How about going for a walk"? Nothing. Impatiently, he repeats his request. "I said, how about we go for a walk"? A small voice from within the box says "Hold your horses, I'm putting my shoes on".<br /><br />I record and watch a couple of talk shows from time to time. If you are looking for talk show entertainment, I would suggest watching Ellen or Craig Ferguson. Their shows are imaginative and mostly funny. I've tried Letterman, Fallon, Kimmel and the new Seth Meyers show. They seem to have been created with the same cookie cutter. For me, their laughs are infrequent.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45251884076029437532014-02-25T15:52:18.502-06:002014-02-25T15:52:18.502-06:00It won't affect any of our regular commenters ...It won't affect any of our regular commenters here, but might be of interest to some lurker. My local paper, the Santa Fe New Mexican, has dropped the LAT crossword and replaced it with the NYT crossword effective yesterday. They've also dropped a few comic strips (but the ones that are left are nice and big). I've gotten used to doing the cws online, and likewise reading comics there, so the change doesn't do much to me. If there are any who want to check up on their favorite newspaper comic strips, I've been working lately on updating my personal/private comics website that you're welcome to take a look at <a href="comics.owenkl.com" rel="nofollow">Comics.OwenKL.com</a>.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24277819699298525282014-02-25T15:33:53.966-06:002014-02-25T15:33:53.966-06:00CC, such aclever idea!
And loved seeing everyone f...CC, such aclever idea!<br />And loved seeing everyone from JDSalinger to Larry David to Red Skelton.<br /><br />Point of order,<br />Perhaps a more edifying way to "correct" another commenter might be to point out that the Japanese word Yen comes from the Chinese word Yuan! ;)AndreaCarla Michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3373281886315442142014-02-25T14:54:23.502-06:002014-02-25T14:54:23.502-06:00PK 2:23
Why would Japanese Yen reveal Chinese heri...PK 2:23<br />Why would Japanese Yen reveal Chinese heritage?Point of ordernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89081781320387940642014-02-25T14:45:32.542-06:002014-02-25T14:45:32.542-06:00Happy Tuesday everybody!
All smooth except for Se...Happy Tuesday everybody!<br /><br />All smooth except for Seattle today. Had IRDU, which made a stout server “_ IBS” (blank - Irritable Bowel Syndrome – huh?), which of course made no sense. Finally erased the “I” and got the Ta-Da….<br /><br />Real reason to watch Curb Your Enthusiasm, imho, was Cheryl Hines. No YENTL she….<br /><br />Decaf coffee is sometimes referred to as “unleaded”…. NO, REALLY….<br /><br />Name of the 49ers new home is LEVIs Stadium….<br /><br />CED, that razor ad is definitely “EDGY”….<br /><br />Finally, one of my favorite CDs, The Lost GROOVES, is a compilation of “rare and previously unissued slices of funk from the vaults of Blue Note (records).” Here’s a sample, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOEmXdNRD6M" rel="nofollow"> Reuben Wilson’s version of Hold On, I’m Comin’</a> (7:52). Enjoy!River Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217414780894792059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9830483622557578552014-02-25T14:23:57.870-06:002014-02-25T14:23:57.870-06:00Hi Y'all! Great fun puzzle, C.C.! Always amazi...Hi Y'all! Great fun puzzle, C.C.! Always amazing! But you gave one clue to your Chinese heritage with YEN!<br />Great one, Argyle!PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29884797622624881542014-02-25T13:25:08.928-06:002014-02-25T13:25:08.928-06:00I appreciate the reassurance, Keith--many thanksI appreciate the reassurance, Keith--many thanksMistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.com