tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5811889631625945051..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, March 4, 2016,Tom Pepper and Marcia BrottZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70474717515370630042016-03-05T12:57:17.378-06:002016-03-05T12:57:17.378-06:00I swear i did this puzzle somewhere else not to lo...I swear i did this puzzle somewhere else not to long ago. Anybody else seen it elsewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40010678172317198822016-03-05T06:47:37.449-06:002016-03-05T06:47:37.449-06:00I keep thinking I posted about my wife and her use...I keep thinking I posted about my wife and her use of Honey and a response to MY at 9:26 to point out that the puzzle has no "J" and is therefore not a pangram.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24275579261690935472016-03-05T03:00:55.820-06:002016-03-05T03:00:55.820-06:00CED - Thanks for warning me that your link was a P...CED - Thanks for warning me that your link was a Pearls b/f Swine comic. I just finished the paper, including the depressing bits, and ended the day with my laugh. Pearls/Swine is my very last read before bed and Pastis didn't disappoint. C, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49235984281474631742016-03-04T23:40:01.731-06:002016-03-04T23:40:01.731-06:00Bill G. I did enjoy the Man on the Moon face. T...Bill G. I did enjoy the <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hKSYgOGtos" rel="nofollow"> Man on the Moon</a> face. The write-up under it made me clean my iPad screen to notice the other satellites - what a cool photo. NASA does so much w/ so little from our 15 APR contributions - God bless 'em.<br /><br />On going to hell - sometimes, while reading the paper, I pause and think - "what, what? I'm in Hell <i>This </i>is it. What did we do wrong to deserve this?" Then I see my kids & DW and think - "Nope, I'm in Heaven." Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87340586438432079062016-03-04T23:28:03.190-06:002016-03-04T23:28:03.190-06:00No, they show up OK. But sometimes if the link is ...No, they show up OK. But sometimes if the link is short, the blue lower-case type is easy to miss. Or sometimes if the link doesn't sweep me off my feet with its name, I think I'll come back to it later after I've read the other golden words you have written. And then, of course, I forget. <br /><br />Did you like moon and Jupiter?<br /><br />Geez.. There, I said it again. I'm probably going straight to hell.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91598482588045195072016-03-04T22:48:33.282-06:002016-03-04T22:48:33.282-06:00Bill G - then you probably missed my Keeping up Ap...Bill G - then you probably missed my <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vsZGHxb4caA" rel="nofollow">Keeping up Apperances </a> (<-- LINK) earlier. Do they not show up in blue on your screen? Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44817951645607174332016-03-04T22:22:05.434-06:002016-03-04T22:22:05.434-06:00Easy for Friday...so that means tomorrow will be a...Easy for Friday...so that means tomorrow will be a bear.Paul in Montebellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745565294434034976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1880500420038277022016-03-04T21:07:04.692-06:002016-03-04T21:07:04.692-06:00Glad the video was enjoy'd by at least the &qu...Glad the video was enjoy'd by at least the "men" side of the blog. DW said, "What part of you thought that video was appropriate to show a Feminist Studies major?" Er...<br /><br />Thank you Lucina - I knew someone close to the source could enlighten us.<br /><br />On Pet names:<br /><br />Hon - She wants something small - maybe a soda.<br />Cutie - snuggle time<br />Funny Man (sarcastic) - I just made a bad pun<br />Sweetie - wants something that requires driving<br />Hey, Going to Work All Night? - :-) time<br />Ass - I spoke reality and said something like "you're a 9 and 5 crazy." Just a 9??? <br />"OK I'm feeling a 7/8 crazy right now..."<br /><br />DW is headed to Italy (w/o me!) Sunday so tonight is her last chance at a good Fajita (I'm making fillet-mignon tomorrow). Off to the Cantina.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57023030069817118162016-03-04T20:38:44.179-06:002016-03-04T20:38:44.179-06:00Lucina, I agree. Most of the previously suspicio...Lucina, I agree. Most of the previously suspicious words have devolved into common usage and lost whatever blasphemous meaning they might have once had. Some people just have to search for something to object to. Pity them!!<br /><br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2587201622653158612016-03-04T20:28:10.330-06:002016-03-04T20:28:10.330-06:00AnonT:
In my distant past life I believe I learned...AnonT:<br />In my distant past life I believe I learned that the meaning of words like geez, gosh, etc. which were mentioned before had been corruptions of Jesus Christ, but were not considered blasphemous in themselves. With common usage the meaning behind them is quickly forgotten and likely not thought about by most people. I repeat, most people.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62111324690747549212016-03-04T19:59:36.468-06:002016-03-04T19:59:36.468-06:00Oh my! After reading all the posts I'm ashame...Oh my! After reading all the posts I'm ashamed to admit this was just a CW to me. Enjoyable...yes..thanks! And I loved the write up...as always. But even tho I eventually finished, I have nothing really witty to say!<br /><br />Some days are just .... Ordinary.<br /><br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62918359028292156602016-03-04T17:50:03.974-06:002016-03-04T17:50:03.974-06:00AnonT, I totally overlooked your matrix video yest...AnonT, I totally overlooked your matrix video yesterday. A big thanks to Tin and CED for reminders today. I went back and watched it just now. Very good stuff! Thanks for the technical insight into a complicated issue. Henceforth, I think you should avoid burying such a good link in your regular posts where it can be accidentally skipped over. Make it stand out in all caps or some such so they'll be harder to overlook. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I enjoyed it.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89495632507998630192016-03-04T17:32:09.105-06:002016-03-04T17:32:09.105-06:00One named singers??? A few more
ELVIS (Costello d...One named singers??? A few more<br /><br />ELVIS (Costello doesn't count), CHER, MADONNA, STING, SADE, BONO, RINGOBig Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-569473942934586132016-03-04T16:14:30.488-06:002016-03-04T16:14:30.488-06:00Beth
Since ENYA has two vowels (in a 4-letter answ...Beth<br />Since ENYA has two vowels (in a 4-letter answer) ...<br />and since ADELE has three vowels (in a 5-letter answer) ...<br /><br />And <b>BOTH</b> are, as you said, "quite relevant" ... they will continue to "pop-up" in our crossword puzzles.<br /><br />GEEZ ... there are more-important things happening in the world ... than to get panties-in-a-wad over these two answers appearing too often in crossword puzzles.<br /><br />Oh, well ... time to get ready to <b>"toast-you-ALL"</b> at Sunset ... at 6:34 pm.<br />Cheers!<br /><br /><br />PS ... yeah, I think I'll do a few "test-toasts" tonight ... and the "Car-Keys" are now off-limits ... lolTinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-766505544641814512016-03-04T15:59:50.682-06:002016-03-04T15:59:50.682-06:00ENYA is still quite relevant. Her latest album, D...ENYA is still quite relevant. Her latest album, Dark Sky Island, just came out this past November. I'm sure there are some who think all her albums sound the same, but there are nuances in her work. Dark Sky Island has a mixture of songs that would fit in on each of her previous albums (except for maybe that Celts soundtrack, which is unique in its own way). Her music is very soothing and calming, yet moving, and I highly recommend it to you all.Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19190801700920603072016-03-04T15:53:07.426-06:002016-03-04T15:53:07.426-06:00Hi All!
Thank you Rich! After yesterday's cr...Hi All!<br /><br />Thank you Rich! After yesterday's crash & burn I was dreading today but I got'er done. A Friday win for -T and a CSO to TIN!<br /><br />Thanks too to Tom & Marcia (congrats!) and Lem for kickin' off the Friday party.<br /><br />NE & N.Cent. was mostly easy. NE was fun, but I was stuck at SWEET__PIa looking for 'not honey' in my tea. When I realized I can't spell CHEaR... V-8.<br /><br />The middle didn't come easy. I actually had to switch from my preferred 0.5mm pen to a 1.0 pen so I could read my write-overs.<br /><br />Notable WOs: evil-doers (wa? extra blocks?) b/f I spun around the AXIS. Also, I had H&J in a Corn???, CropB?R b/f V-8.<br /><br />HIPPO CAMPUS was 1st theme to fall (Tho, Hyacinth made me think of <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vsZGHxb4caA" rel="nofollow">Keeping up Appearances"</a>) and I "got it" once I got to MOUSE??? Very cute & well executed theme.<br /><br />Fav - c/a for 62a. I enjoy puns, er, low humour.<br /><br />I still didn't "get" 34a 'till I got here. I was all, like, "so a ROCA is a cloak in Portuguese." PSYCH!<br /><br />I think I'll let Lucina tell me if GEEZ is blaspheme. Really anon, what the Hell ails you? Just a pet PEEVE?<br /><br />I'll play more later, but it's been a long week. Nap time.<br /><br />CHEERs, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24817126064112409832016-03-04T15:44:06.605-06:002016-03-04T15:44:06.605-06:00RE: ADELE being in the grid too often.
I remember...RE: ADELE being in the grid too often.<br /><br />I remember when I started "solving" crossword puzzles about 45 years ago.<br />(My Mother was an avid puzzle solver ... and I thought I would "try" one ...)<br /><br />So after a few puzzles I asked her:<br />"Why should I know that Fred Astaire has a sister named ADELE?"<br /><br />And she informed me that Fred and his sister Adele were a huge <b>Broadway & London</b> stage show success before he made movies with Ginger Rogers.<br /><br />Therefore, earlier in the week when ADELE was clued as Fred's sister, I thought of my Mom and smiled!<br />(Though it has been over 19 years, since I was orphaned, I think of my Mom, and Dad, every day!)<br /><br /><br />oc4beach @3:20<br />Thanks for the "news" ... I'm sure my friend, who works at the Salisbury Airport, enjoyed the 4 inches of snow.<br />(GEEZ, I tried to say that with a "straight-face." LOL<br /><br />Bill G. ... <b>WOW !!!</b> liked the Moon pic!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16688468274226071702016-03-04T15:30:23.555-06:002016-03-04T15:30:23.555-06:00BillG: Queen Anne and Rainier cherries are differ...<br />BillG: Queen Anne and Rainier cherries are different strains of cherries, but look a lot alike and taste almost the same. So there's not much difference between them. I like them both.oc4beachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51153643430485491442016-03-04T15:20:15.526-06:002016-03-04T15:20:15.526-06:00BillG @ 11:44 AM: Actually I am in Central PA and...<br />BillG @ 11:44 AM: Actually I am in Central PA and have a beach house in Ocean City. It snowed here (PA) and in OC this morning. According to the Weather Channel, Salisbury MD had about 4 inches of snow this morning and the beach had over an inch of the white stuff but it's melted now. I check <a href="http://oceancitylive.com/" rel="nofollow">webcams in OC</a> to see what it's doing. I spent my summers during my college years in Ocean City, NJ working and also trying to meet the fairer sex. Like you said, got a suntan.<br /><br />I like your Moon pix.<br /><br />CanadianEH @ 1:11 PM: You're right, ENYA is another one of those names that should be put to pasture. Have you noticed that when you see a new unique clue that in short order it is picked up by just about every other constructor and beat to death.<br /><br />CED @ 11:57 AM: Are you anywhere near where the real club (Satin Dolls) is in Lodi, NJ where they filmed the Bada-Bing scenes.oc4beachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22787575475105347522016-03-04T14:55:54.556-06:002016-03-04T14:55:54.556-06:00CED @11:57
Thanks for mentioning THAT "matrix...CED @11:57<br />Thanks for mentioning THAT "matrix clip" posted yesterday by <b>Anon-T</b>.<br />I went back and watched it ... and couldn't agree more, while enjoying a great laugh.<br /><br />Irish Miss @10:04<br />It is <b>always</b> Happy Hour at <i>Villa Incognito</i>.<br />And if a visitor isn't "Happy" ... they would be asked to leave.<br /><br />GEEZ ... I think I walked to far on the beach ... I believe I'm quite sunburned ...<br /><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4094647291656234202016-03-04T14:27:39.675-06:002016-03-04T14:27:39.675-06:00Like Lucina and Misty, I was thrown by MARE, altho...Like Lucina and Misty, I was thrown by MARE, although perps gave me no choice but to leave it alone. In the back of my mind I was dimly aware of the Latin/Italian titles for the moon's "seas," but expected some hint of a non-English answer in the cluing. "Galileo's moon observation" would have done it, or even a narrowing reference to the year <a href="https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrTcYSr7tlWH4YA_7wunIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTIyYm1qMGI3BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANjY2Y3YmI5ZDZlMzRiODY5YmJkOWNmN2Q4ZWZkMGMwZARncG9zAzEEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dgalileo%2Btelescope%2Bcartoon%26fr%3Dyhs-mozilla-001%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26ri%3D2%26hsimp%3Dyhs-001%26hspart%3Dmozilla%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=465&h=475&imgurl=www.chrismadden.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fcartoons%2Fgalileo-telescope-church-cartoon-chris-madden.gif&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismadden.co.uk%2Fcartoon-gallery%2Fgalileo-cartoon-galileo-discussing-his-telescopic-discoveries-with-the-pope%2F&size=53.2KB&name=%3Cb%3EGalileo%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3Ecartoon%3C%2Fb%3E.+%3Cb%3EGalileo%3C%2Fb%3E+discussing+his+%3Cb%3Etelescope%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+discoveries+with+...&p=galileo+telescope+cartoon&oid=ccf7bb9d6e34b869bbd9cf7d8efd0c0d&fr2=piv-web&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&tt=%3Cb%3EGalileo%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3Ecartoon%3C%2Fb%3E.+%3Cb%3EGalileo%3C%2Fb%3E+discussing+his+%3Cb%3Etelescope%3C%2Fb%3E%E2%80%99s+discoveries+with+...&b=0&ni=21&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=13pgajts5&sigb=14okocp56&sigi=12npqb4bb&sigt=136vo67u0&sign=136vo67u0&.crumb=7WeO3kZcOhy&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&fr2=piv-web&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=mozilla" rel="nofollow">1610</a>.... Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82461820512490687432016-03-04T14:11:15.642-06:002016-03-04T14:11:15.642-06:00Enjoyed this Friday-level challenge from Tom and M...Enjoyed this Friday-level challenge from Tom and Marcia. My pleasure came from being on the same wavelength as the creators. Normally, such a tough pzl might have required two or more lookups, but I knew I was tuned in when I cracked the second clue (5A) without blinking, moving intuitively from "Shade" to NUANCE. <br />Then, before continuing, I used the "N" at 5D to give me NCR, a wrong answer but close enough to NEC to give me a useful dose of confidence. (This slip offered an insight into how our brains solve these things. We just need enough success to stay in the zone, to keep on a roll.) From there to the first long fill--HIPPOCAMPUS--was a quick series of short adjustments. <br />SWAN LAKE quickly gave way to SWAN DIVE, and the clever theme became clear. The only lookup I used (but hardly needed) was to check the order of bible books, to choose between EZRA and ESTH. Pretty good for me on a Friday... <b>Ta-<i>DAH!</i></b> Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67918281358163656082016-03-04T14:01:30.150-06:002016-03-04T14:01:30.150-06:00Below is a great photo of our familiar moon superi...Below is a great photo of our familiar moon superimposed with Jupiter and its four biggest moons originally discovered by one of my heroes, Galileo. (Double click on the photo to enlarge it.)<br /><br />When Galileo first used a telescope to look at Jupiter, he could see the moons changing position as they orbited around the mother planet. He reasoned correctly that since those moons orbited Jupiter, that not everything went around the earth (as the Church insisted). So that it was reasonable to hypothesize that the earth orbited the sun rather than the reverse. He got in big trouble with the Pope etal. and was confined to house arrest.<br /><a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160303.html" rel="nofollow">MOONS</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80492914475009931062016-03-04T13:52:55.873-06:002016-03-04T13:52:55.873-06:00PK:
Good for you! My pet name is and will also rem...PK:<br />Good for you! My pet name is and will also remain secret.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14681061363352887832016-03-04T13:52:34.839-06:002016-03-04T13:52:34.839-06:00Why the question mark for fit? Fit as a fiddle is...Why the question mark for fit? Fit as a fiddle is a pretty common expression.LongBeachLeenoreply@blogger.com