tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post567214763423154807..comments2024-03-28T17:04:25.560-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday October 14, 2010 Matt MateraZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60012498631561512572010-10-14T23:08:53.983-05:002010-10-14T23:08:53.983-05:00I think much of today's music is raucous; full...I think much of today's music is raucous; full of rhythm but not much melody and harmony. But that's probably because I'm an old fogy.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19721620580493822842010-10-14T22:38:34.507-05:002010-10-14T22:38:34.507-05:00that's raucous.that's raucous.Frenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121204927549427122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20941693178538085312010-10-14T22:36:10.064-05:002010-10-14T22:36:10.064-05:00Lemonade714, I'm around! I liked the Wed. puz...Lemonade714, I'm around! I liked the Wed. puzzle and your commentary really brought the puzzle content to a new level!<br />I swear Dan Naddor and you are two peas in a pod! <br /><br />5. Furtive message: MEET ME. HALF WAY...I know I'm getting old when I say that song "Black Eyed Peas- Meet me Halfway,"<br />is roucous...I couldn't listen to It :(<br /><br />My favorite clue/answer was IT'S ATTRACTIVE/MAGNET. Love Mies Vander Rohe...In a perfect world, I would be living in one!<br /><br />10. Delhi wrap: SARI...<br />9. Handel bars?: MESSIAH. ..several really inventive clue/answers!<br /><br />I'm out.Frenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121204927549427122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61259182997662356502010-10-14T22:09:32.643-05:002010-10-14T22:09:32.643-05:00My wife just turned me onto this very worthwhile a...My wife just turned me onto this very worthwhile and emotional <a href="http://thelastword.msnbc.msn.com/" rel="nofollow">video</a> about a city councilman coming out against bullying.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59489788844608997992010-10-14T21:44:11.620-05:002010-10-14T21:44:11.620-05:00BOB. I did the puzzle in 10 minutes. Who cares.BOB. I did the puzzle in 10 minutes. Who cares.HUTCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722150630533336199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51303879370586760672010-10-14T19:56:57.050-05:002010-10-14T19:56:57.050-05:00About Canary Island dogs: I think most of us remem...About Canary Island dogs: I think most of us remember the horrific story of Diane Whipple, who was killed in the corridor outside her San Francisco apartment in 2001 by two <a href="http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/canarydog.htm" rel="nofollow"> Presa Canario</a> dogs, Bane and Hera.<br /><br />Just googled to find out what the owners of Bane and Hera (I believe both dogs were euthanized) are up to. Marjorie Knoller is serving a 2nd degree murder conviction from 15 years to life. Her husband Robert Noel, after serving some time for involuntary manslaughter and being disbarred, is now a baker. Ah well....<br /><br />Fermatprime, either a written or videoed memoir is a wonderful gift. I think I've mentioned before that my mother wrote a series of "letters" to my daughter with wonderful stories about her growing up years in Canada and Chicago. I've done the same thing for my grandchildren. All the stories are on CD and all the kids have a copy.<br /><br />Great party today with my friends. Now on to chorus practice....tra laa.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88724385452769950922010-10-14T19:27:21.094-05:002010-10-14T19:27:21.094-05:00fermatprime, you are awesome.fermatprime, you are awesome.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54554042450803652292010-10-14T19:22:33.444-05:002010-10-14T19:22:33.444-05:00Dear fellow solvers:
Barry G.--Am so very glad th...Dear fellow solvers:<br /><br />Barry G.--Am so very glad that your father pulled through. I sincerely hope that he fully recovers. (If I may make a suggestion, with good heart, from my own experience, have him tell you in great detail about his life and relatives. In our family, there was much to learn. I wish that I had had even just one more such conversation with my dad before his final heart attack. Of course, my case was different than most as my family was rather secretive and Victorian and I was almost 40 years younger than they.)<br /><br />Thanks to CC, Al and MATT!<br /><br />Also, thanks to late birds who responded to my late post! CHICKIE--I am also a Suchet fan. So much so that Locate TV sends me notices every week about his future appearances. He can play such varied roles. Have you seen "The In Laws?" I ran across this one by accident some time ago. I spotted him but could hardly believe it!<br /><br />I did not invent the term "daffynitions", it popped out of my memory banks from long ago. Do not recall if it had anything to do with Daffy Duck.<br /><br />I spent about 46 years programming this and that computer. Needless to say, I made plenty of errors creating BUGS in my programs!<br /><br />I found today's puzzle to be much fun, especially since I spotted the unifier on my first quick go through. Two incorrect letters though. I have this blind spot when it comes to current popular "singers." On the distaff side, ARRAU was a gimme.<br /><br />Have a good evening and pleasant Friday all!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43918837165207771552010-10-14T19:14:19.363-05:002010-10-14T19:14:19.363-05:00Kazie, A hug for you over the internet. You need ...Kazie, A hug for you over the internet. You need to sit down with your feet up and have a nice drink to begin your evening. Tomorrow will be a better day. <br /><br />Barry, good news about your Dad. <br /><br />Dennis, Thanks for the answers. I knew that one or two had to be tricky answers.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58134633733060076832010-10-14T19:09:38.782-05:002010-10-14T19:09:38.782-05:00Dennis, thanks for the answers. Good to know.
Jus...Dennis, thanks for the answers. Good to know.<br /><br />Just got back from a day at the office that did not go very well. Ah well, they can't all be good. Looks like you had a less than stellar day too, kazie.<br /><br />Tonight I'm making butternut squash soup, just as mentioned in your poem yesterday, Clear Ayes. From our garden. Then ground turkey and penne with marinara sauce.<br /><br />C.C., do you have a recipe for how to make shui jiao (aka jiao dz)? I keep trying, but they just don't taste right. (Sorry for the terrible pinyin spelling.)<br /><br />JazzB, I say again, I like your sense of humerous.<br /><br />G'night!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68955458811615228562010-10-14T18:38:26.987-05:002010-10-14T18:38:26.987-05:00Barry, great news about your dad; please keep us p...Barry, great news about your dad; please keep us posted.<br /><br />Ok, here's the answers to this morning's questions:<br /><br />1. The Hundred Years War lasted 116 years, from 1337 to 1453.<br /><br />2. Catgut comes from horses, sheep, goats, mules, pigs and donkeys. Never from cats.<br /><br />3. The Russians celebrate the October Revolution in November. The actual anniversary is November 7th.<br /><br />4. Camels hair brushes are made from squirrels, goats, ponies, bears and sheep, alone or in combination. Hair from camels is considered too woolly for brushes and is never used.<br /><br />5. Dog - Insula Canaria, a Latin name meaning Island of the Dogs, was applied originally to the island of Gran Canaria, because of the wild dogs that populated the islands when they were first visited by ancient Romans.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28238162673953725292010-10-14T18:38:03.845-05:002010-10-14T18:38:03.845-05:00I thought this puzzle was a bit easier for me to s...I thought this puzzle was a bit easier for me to solve than yesterday's. I must admit that I didn't suss out the theme even with the unifier. My favorite theme answer after looking it over was Ouija board...good catch Al!<br />I needed perp help for ovate, Rohe, Nomo, and Rhea. Politburo was purely a WAG, and "sarky", not snarky? I also didn't like Yah for a derisive cry or bugs perhaps: error. I made one little visit to the g-spot for Claudio Arrau. Favorites today were "gets into"- dons and "things you saw when out"-logs. Always nice to have shout outs to those that visit here. Both Lois with her sibs and our own Mainiac.<br /><br />Barry, good news on your Dad. I hope that there is something they can do for his heart. At least your are putting on some miles on that new car with that 1 1/2 hour drive!<br /><br />Kazie, it sounds like you have found a "bug" (error)...hated that clue.<br /><br />Drdad, it's always good to see you back.<br /><br />Dennis, I bet I can guess what you had for dessert ;)<br /><br />This took too long to type so I am going to be "black" Jeannie just in case I run into the same problem as I did last night.Jeannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61493477721371319502010-10-14T18:28:48.228-05:002010-10-14T18:28:48.228-05:00BarryG:
Good news about your Dad! I'll contin...BarryG:<br />Good news about your Dad! I'll continue my prayers for him and all your family.<br /><br />Modern medicine is so wonderful. My brother's brother-in-law suffered a massive heart attack last winter, you may recall I mentioned it, was in a coma for several weeks and is now on the road to recovery.<br /><br />I hope the same good fortune for your father.<br /><br />Kazie:<br />You sound like you need some comfort from your frustrating experiences; I'm sending you some via cyberspace. Take care, my friend.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27139631786994288902010-10-14T18:12:51.364-05:002010-10-14T18:12:51.364-05:00Chickie,
Congrats to your grandson in learning a ...Chickie, <br />Congrats to your grandson in learning a language so well in adulthood. No easy feat!<br /><br />Barry,<br />I'm delighted at your news and certainly hope the improvement means an eventual complete recovery.<br /><br />I'm finally back to feeling almost human after a day you wouldn't believe. Neck-deep in the next newsletter I have to get out, I found today my PDF writer won't work for the whole thing--I was testing to see if the photos were coming out clearly. It'll do one page, but if I try the whole document it gives an error message. <br /><br />Anyway, I've given that up for now. The rest of the day was spent trying to figure out the post office form I have to submit before publishing this issue. It needs doing once a year. Finally I got help and that is done, but the printer got stuck on making copies of it. Now that's three frustrating things, so I'm hoping for a smooth evening and day tomorrow.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85194186617123469362010-10-14T17:55:09.479-05:002010-10-14T17:55:09.479-05:00JazzB - Loved the offbeat sense of humerus!
I'...JazzB - Loved the offbeat sense of humerus!<br /><br />I'm glad so many have weighed in in favor of SNARKY, the sound of which is just...better.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34603883520782250762010-10-14T17:47:46.493-05:002010-10-14T17:47:46.493-05:00Jazz, I loved your humerous today! I'ts alway...Jazz, I loved your humerous today! I'ts always great when we have an out loud laugh while reading the Blog.<br /><br />Jaycee, Great answers to Dennis' questions today. I knew those same answers!!<br /><br />Al, thanks for the great links today. I especially liked all of the pictures that went along with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.<br /><br />My grandson is getting his certification after training in the Peace Corp. Tomorrow is the big day and he was "chosen" to give his thank you speech in Sereer. He was told that there may be a National Senegal TV crew at the ceremony filming the event. He has had major language immersion, but as he said "No stress"! He just hopes that he doesn't say something that is incorrect or anti-social, or embarrasing in his new language. Send good thoughts his way if you can.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58047884835940666652010-10-14T17:44:53.462-05:002010-10-14T17:44:53.462-05:00I believe today is Matt's first solo puzzle; I...I believe today is Matt's first solo puzzle; I recall a NYT with Joon Pahk from last year. I am always surprised we do not hear more from Joon.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28017909470294716802010-10-14T17:38:33.486-05:002010-10-14T17:38:33.486-05:00Hola everyone, I caught onto the theme after Ja an...Hola everyone, I caught onto the theme after Ja and Yes because I went to the bottom and found the unifier, yeas. But that didn't mean that I didn't have trouble with some of the names that were unknown. I had to look up Pianist Claudio, Actress Durance, and 20's Whitehouse nickname among others.<br /><br />Even so I did finish the puzzle. But I Saw (hogs) while I was out. What did you see? Dogs? bogs? I didn't even equate this clue to sleep. I certainly have a lump on my forehead from that V-8 can!<br /><br />The Crux of the matter was that I didn't think out of the box quite enough. <br /><br />I, too, had solo at first for lone and Sarky? I've never heard that term and couldn't find it in Google. <br /><br />Barry G. I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad. As you said there is always hope and I'll be sending thoughts your way for your Dad, you and your family.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10853418802595753492010-10-14T17:21:43.081-05:002010-10-14T17:21:43.081-05:00Al, et al, very informative write-up, Ja! I am in ...Al, et al, very informative write-up, Ja! I am in my 3rd of 4 consecutive days of subbing and so my blogging has suffered. I am going to get out my Funk and Wagnalls and look up the word "retired again." My replacement asked me to talk on orbital mechanics and Newton's 3 Laws and so I had to jump on that!<br /><br />I had no freakin' idea what the theme was until I got to the reveal and that was so cool! It helped me with SIblingrivalry.<br /><br />Sarky? Really? The SA__ __ Y two cells kept me from a 100% on a pleasant puzzle. I also thought KNEW is not a synonym for Intuit. Intuit is what my wife can do when I tell a little white lie!Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630142978627240047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8055449778044291522010-10-14T17:05:26.840-05:002010-10-14T17:05:26.840-05:00Best wishes, Barry. I hope the news of your Dad...Best wishes, Barry. I hope the news of your Dad's condition will continue to be good.<br /><br />The Russian Revolution was celebrated on November 7. The Soviet takeover occurred on October 25, 1917, when Russia was still on the unreformed Julian Calendar system, which much of Europe left in 1582 (England didn't update to the new Gregorian Calendar system until 1752, seeing the change as more or less a Catholic plot). Russia adopted the Gregorian Calendar in 1918, ironically forcing celebration of the October Revolution into November. (Thirteen days had to be dropped from the calendar in 1918 to make the change.)Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21160108714295680032010-10-14T16:44:37.755-05:002010-10-14T16:44:37.755-05:00Not too difficult a puzzle today, but I needed a p...Not too difficult a puzzle today, but I needed a patient 20 minutes to complete it. <br /><br />On an unrelated note....if you are a fan of Norman Rockwell's art, here's a website of note: <br /><br /><a href="http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2010/rockwell/" rel="nofollow">NORMAN ROCKWELL</a><br /><br />The podcast available on this website is wonderful and highly recommended. Check out the Slide Show with Commentary also.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35141151201143309022010-10-14T16:23:50.789-05:002010-10-14T16:23:50.789-05:00Hellor, everyone,
Barry, I'm so sorry about y...Hellor, everyone,<br /><br />Barry, I'm so sorry about your dad. I'm joining the others in wishing you a positive outcome and will remember your father and all your family,in my prayers.<br /><br />Hand up for 'snarky', not 'sarky'.<br />Also for disliking 'yah' for 'derisive cry'. Mekes no sense to me!<br /><br />I had Iran for Iraq which left 'brightness nos' hanging. I never did catch on until Al set me straight. BTW, great writeup as usual, Al. Misspelled Arrau as Arrou and should have known better!Never hear of Erica Durance or even Smallville; or JayZ, or Mario the plumber. Oh, well, can't win-em all!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18216159417614265962010-10-14T16:22:18.984-05:002010-10-14T16:22:18.984-05:00Hahtool: that's not the only book Blume wrote ...Hahtool: that's not the only book Blume wrote that isn't suitable for kids. She wrote a book for kids called Forever that was pretty explicit when my kids were reading her freely. I was shocked and never bought another one for my girls - not w/out reading it first. The dirt hit the fan too. A lot of parents felt betrayed by that book.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65195018302964861382010-10-14T15:52:31.013-05:002010-10-14T15:52:31.013-05:00Good afternoon or evening everyone.
Barry G. Glad...Good afternoon or evening everyone.<br /><br />Barry G. Glad to read that your dad's prognosis is a bit better. Best wishes for you and your family. <br /><br />I missed all the long ones because I am so literal I thought the answers would be in Russian, French, or Spanish. So I gave up. But I did very much like IQs and Things you saw while out. <br /><br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80494525692845493712010-10-14T15:23:26.993-05:002010-10-14T15:23:26.993-05:00Not all of Judy Blume's books are suitable for...Not all of Judy Blume's books are suitable for children. <a href="http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/39/2008/07/wifeycover071708.jpg" rel="nofollow">Wifey</a> is a bit racy.<br /><br />Did anyone else think of Sky for Top Limit?<br /><br />Barry G: Glad to hear the news about your Dad. Sounds very positive.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.com