tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5860277247621370752..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, Apr 18th, 2015, Barry C. SilkZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43675000896750796622015-04-23T15:37:38.866-05:002015-04-23T15:37:38.866-05:00Good to know there are others who struggled on thi...Good to know there are others who struggled on this one. Took me a couple of days, and I did have to look up one clue (Jackson 5 song covered by Mariah Carey). After I input this answer, everything else fell in place. I should have immediately gotten the 1975 World Series winner. I was at Game 1 of that series, and watched as Bosotn won with the superb masterpiece thrown by Luis Tiant.Len Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69728456963228527312015-04-19T21:32:36.263-05:002015-04-19T21:32:36.263-05:00Yes it was a flat out error by Mr Silk. Red wine d...Yes it was a flat out error by Mr Silk. Red wine does not contain tannic acid. Does contain tannins that are not acids. Acids in wine could include tartaric, malic, citric, buytric, capric, carbonic, formic, lactic, and a few others, but NOT tannic acid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18991757820106161662015-04-18T23:23:05.891-05:002015-04-18T23:23:05.891-05:00Insofar as I can recall, since I joined the Corner...Insofar as I can recall, since I joined the Corner in 2010, three people have died, that I know about.<br /><br />Clear Ayes<br />Dodo<br />Eddie<br /><br />Does anyone know of anyone else? All were dear people who are missed.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78850784263636038382015-04-18T23:19:48.160-05:002015-04-18T23:19:48.160-05:00CED - Priceless... LMFAO.
I think his median is o...CED - Priceless... LMFAO.<br /><br />I think his median is off by a bit. I'm fairly certain TTP, Barry G, Rainman, and Steve are in their 40s as am I. Splyter's in his 30's IIRC. Maybe MSOA meant mean age? <br /><br />Regardless, we will miss Dodo.<br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36213262898227579922015-04-18T23:05:51.241-05:002015-04-18T23:05:51.241-05:00Member, SOA Society of Actuaries,,,
Interesting, ...Member, SOA Society of Actuaries,,,<br /><br />Interesting, but...<br /><br />While I am physically approaching 60, Mentally I am closer to 12...<br /><br />Factor that asshole...<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72660601982874442222015-04-18T22:46:41.520-05:002015-04-18T22:46:41.520-05:00Being an Actuary, a field of Statistics that deals...Being an Actuary, a field of Statistics that deals exclusively with human mortality and morbidity, I am naturally ( though idly), curious about the subset of this blog's participating age group.<br /><br /> I have judged the main participants in this group - office bearers, bloggers and general responders -- to be about 68.5 years median distribution, with a 54% female to combined readership ratio. <br /><br /> On the premise that minority participation is less than 6% - despite the fact that your 'leader' is not quite white, I would set as a poisson special gamma, distribution with an avg life for men to be 8.4 additional years and for women to be 12.1 years more.<br /><br /> So, on a reverse predicted death happening modulus, it may be reasonable to expect, as would be an obit notice, for a man or a woman, in the above proration, every 5.3 months, with a greater than 95 percent predictability factor of precision and 2 degrees of freedom.<br /><br />Sp, the next death we can reasonably expect to be announced, should be about this time, next Halloween, or a few days later.Member, SOA Society of Actuariesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82660976734511818782015-04-18T21:24:35.524-05:002015-04-18T21:24:35.524-05:00Oh my... Lucina thank you for passing the sad news...Oh my... Lucina thank you for passing the sad news. CED thanks for reposting that pic. What a wonderful beautiful group of people. -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66536525267076171632015-04-18T21:12:42.737-05:002015-04-18T21:12:42.737-05:00Hi All!
Silk beat me up again esp. down South. @...Hi All!<br /><br />Silk beat me up again esp. down South. @34d I put Whiskey in my Kentucky Compound, that fit beautifully with Whinny and SRI. The only other things I knew were WINTERS (what a hard one y'all had) and KPH. I also knew WhIZKIDS, but didn't realize there was a H in WIZ - dyslexia strikes again.<br /><br />I certainly did't PASS MUSTER on this Sat Silkie. I wish I could say it was a SNAP, but TITT. Thanks Splynter for 'splainin'. Anymore I feel I only do a Sat so I can read your writeup.<br /><br />I did know ASCAP (known for their fees) at 25a and BRENT Scowcroft @28a - IIRC, he was on his way to Offutt (sp?) AFB on 9/11 and was critical of the Iraq war. Those helped me in the North.<br /><br />Oh, Jonathan WINTERS... Here's <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_Vpm5DST8" rel="nofollow">Williams on WINTERS</a> (It's the cleanest I could find). May they both RIP.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45055367074860391362015-04-18T20:54:45.861-05:002015-04-18T20:54:45.861-05:00I attempted to work this toughie in three time per...I attempted to work this toughie in three time periods, about 15 minutes early this am, another 5 this afternoon, and gave up after another 10 tonight. The SE killed me. A Siberian city? Get serious. AYRES, an unknown and even though I did correctly work WHIZ KIDS, HULA, HUES, & UTEP, I would have never put SKED or S-SHAPED. <br /><br />But for what I did complete, it was hard. Didn't know EBAN, CIN, PHILLIES, BALZAC, ESTE, or Mearth (but knew Jonathan WINTERS) but worked them out. POTOK and RAI came strictly from the perps as I had never heard of either of them and don't watch Italian ( or very much American) television.<br /><br />45D- I knew it was either HUTUS or TUTSI.<br /><br />And I think the clue for ZED just plain stinks. Using that analogy the answer could have been PEE. ELL, TEE.<br /><br />But in the end, UNCLE.Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-625075036385908072015-04-18T20:37:05.278-05:002015-04-18T20:37:05.278-05:00TinoTechie,
Greg: Thanks for the I'iwi inform...TinoTechie,<br />Greg: Thanks for the I'iwi information. Will do. <br /><br />All birds are amazing, but the i'iwi is truly special and beautiful. We also looked for it in the Saddle Road area of the Big Island but no luck. It may be limited to Maui now.<br /><br />RayRainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511366260609189046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76001787289965138522015-04-18T20:22:56.226-05:002015-04-18T20:22:56.226-05:00My condolences to Dodo's family and friends. ...My condolences to Dodo's family and friends. It's always hard to lose a loved one.<br /><br />Bluehen@5:58: AMEN!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72770197085167833882015-04-18T19:58:07.760-05:002015-04-18T19:58:07.760-05:00Thanks Lucina. I'm sure sorry to find out abou...Thanks Lucina. I'm sure sorry to find out about Dodo. I will miss her. Best wishes for her family and friends. RIP.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-266675903936191812015-04-18T19:33:14.185-05:002015-04-18T19:33:14.185-05:00Rainman @5:40AM
The I'iwi is alive and well o...Rainman @5:40AM<br /><br />The I'iwi is alive and well on Maui. You can see them in Hosmer Grove just inside the entrance to Haleakala National Park. Take the nature trail thru the Eucalyptus trees and stop at the valley overlook. Sit/stand quietly and watch for them to fly by or land on the flowers. We stop to see them every February when we visit Maui.<br /><br />Greg TinoTechiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304997210390807237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8124557230129130172015-04-18T18:57:25.513-05:002015-04-18T18:57:25.513-05:00Thank you Dave for posting Dodo's picture.I fe...Thank you Dave for posting Dodo's picture.I feel that we were very blessed to have crossed paths with both Dodo and Clear Ayes . RIP ladies.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12791407016387640762015-04-18T17:58:54.595-05:002015-04-18T17:58:54.595-05:00Oh dear God. All this petty bickering and we just...Oh dear God. All this petty bickering and we just long a long time member, Dodo. Can't we put our petty differences aside? Thank you, Chairman and Owen for your limericks. Thank you Jerome for your anagrams. Thank you HG and CED for you hilarious and informative links. God bless you all.Bluehenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215040742633388939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21744940689950200512015-04-18T16:45:31.516-05:002015-04-18T16:45:31.516-05:00I generally do the Saturday puzzle either online w...I generally do the Saturday puzzle either online with red letters or with a cheat sheet of the puzzle answers. This keeps me from getting frustrated or wasting all day. I consider using my OED dictionary on my Kindle as not cheating.<br /><br />For this puzzle I was only able to get NOVA, METED, SHA, TORCHES [just read a Dick Francis book], WINTERS, IDEES AND HUES without help.<br /><br />The Wikipedia article on Tannic Acid says:"While tannic acid is a specific type of tannin (plant polyphenol), the two terms are sometimes (incorrectly) used interchangeably. The long standing misuse of the terms, and its inclusion in scholarly articles has compounded the confusion. This is particularly widespread in relation to green tea and black tea, both of which contain tannin but not tannic acid.[1]" I am not a wine expert but I am not sure there was a nit to pick here,VirginiaSycamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935919890548107772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29650911411582980582015-04-18T16:44:34.844-05:002015-04-18T16:44:34.844-05:00CED:
Thank you so much for posting that. We really...CED:<br />Thank you so much for posting that. We really enjoyed those gatherings and I believe Dodo looked forward to them. She would save her guest lunch coupons every month so we could all eat in their dining room. She lived in a beautiful retirement community in Stockton. I will miss her dearly.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34200920893180678972015-04-18T16:35:41.599-05:002015-04-18T16:35:41.599-05:00I am very sorry to hear this news.
I found this p...I am very sorry to hear this news.<br /><br />I found this posting as a note from CC 10/29/2011:<br /><br /> Happy 86th birthday to our witty and caring Dodo (L-R back row: Chickie, Clear Ayes, Garlic Gal; Front: JD, Lucina, Dodo). The photo is from their June 23, 2011 gathering.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_rT5tnnvKbk/TgSozlZpgvI/AAAAAAAAEFA/b27YV91FY5M/s1600/CA+coven.JPG" rel="nofollow">We will miss you Dodo.</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83044068933048080702015-04-18T16:35:26.370-05:002015-04-18T16:35:26.370-05:00Lucina, thank you for that information. May she re...Lucina, thank you for that information. May she rest in peace.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5141176105142383822015-04-18T16:08:55.706-05:002015-04-18T16:08:55.706-05:00R.I.P.
I just learned that our friend, Dodo, aka,...R.I.P.<br /><br />I just learned that our friend, Dodo, aka, Dorothy Dodson, passed away this past Tuesday. Her daughter called me when she found my number on D's telephone. May she rest in peace. She was a lovely and lively person and she hosted the Blog "sisters" for lunch the past four summers. She was 89, I believe.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65254981034266441262015-04-18T15:24:58.201-05:002015-04-18T15:24:58.201-05:00Lime @ 3:03:
Thanks for the "left-handed&quo...Lime @ 3:03:<br /><br />Thanks for the "left-handed" compliment <br /><br />For the record, there have been maybe two or three limericks this entire month by either me or Owen (who's gone missing; hope he's OK)<br /><br />Also for the record, when I first appeared here not quite a year ago, limericks were almost a daily item and no one was complaining then<br /><br />But to your point - and unless I guessed wrong on your "left-handed compliment" - I am not making limericks a daily routine. But FWIW, I've had several posters email me to say "thanks" for injecting some humour to the Corner.<br /><br />I''m not a huge fan of certain things some posters do, but I choose to ignore them than call them out publiclyChairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53780742325501140682015-04-18T15:12:13.664-05:002015-04-18T15:12:13.664-05:00Wow. The hardest puzzle I can remember in some tim...Wow. The hardest puzzle I can remember in some time, even for a Silkie. Actually have solved the last few Silkies with no issue, so I was feeling confident. <br /><br />That'll teach me.<br /><br />I WILL NOT solve by looking stuff up on the Internet, so I guess I was doomed. Much too much stuff I just plain didn't know or couldn't get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74417623073766802522015-04-18T15:06:53.051-05:002015-04-18T15:06:53.051-05:00Hurricane @ 2:22
Good catch! (Pun intended) I am ...Hurricane @ 2:22<br /><br />Good catch! (Pun intended) I am guessing that the attendance for both Philadelphia AND St Louis are for both teams that shared the stadium - if you noticed, this site showed the separate Boston team's attendance, as the Braves did not play in Fenway. <br /><br />Anon@2:30<br /><br />Many years ago I used to have a Crossword Puzzle dictionary (thick paperback book). It was a reference for me whenever I needed some "help", and usually I could find the answer. Now, with so many Internet sources, looking up an answer is almost too simple. I don't know if some constructors are adding more obscure clues to their puzzles, but I certainly have more fun with a puzzle when I can get a TADA without any cheats Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49142548367539788582015-04-18T15:03:12.713-05:002015-04-18T15:03:12.713-05:00I don't know why this site got infested with l...I don't know why this site got infested with limericks, and I keep hoping for a vaccine, but I have to admit that Moe's was pretty good.<br /><br />I can only hope this doesn't encourage him. That's not my intent.<br /><br />Stop the madness!Lime Rickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12948338134601080482015-04-18T14:30:53.320-05:002015-04-18T14:30:53.320-05:00Moe's limerick describes me today. Too much lo...Moe's limerick describes me today. Too much looking up spolied my fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com