tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6351788002121496499..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday April 13, 2020 Kurt KraussZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64083458656750123972020-04-14T00:31:32.714-05:002020-04-14T00:31:32.714-05:00C.C., Thanks for the welcome back!C.C., Thanks for the welcome back!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67460984668225977372020-04-13T21:31:13.538-05:002020-04-13T21:31:13.538-05:00Right after Mellow Yellow Google dropped me into ...Right after Mellow Yellow Google dropped me into <a href="https://youtu.be/4YG__LBJVZ0" rel="nofollow"> Black and White Night</a><br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87729579272859688372020-04-13T20:37:11.998-05:002020-04-13T20:37:11.998-05:00Another color song: Mellow yellowAnother color song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhqa_9f8d7s" rel="nofollow">Mellow yellow</a>Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66628603844143031982020-04-13T20:30:15.931-05:002020-04-13T20:30:15.931-05:00Correction:
The return path is actually the reply...Correction:<br /><br />The return path is actually the reply to address<br />which can sometimes be different than the "FROM" address which is listed lower down.<br /><br />if it is one of your friends, I am pretty sure the reply to and from addresses will be the same.CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77991026557678574822020-04-13T20:24:06.441-05:002020-04-13T20:24:06.441-05:00Here is how to view an emails source for Outlook.
...Here is <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+view+email+source&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS516US516&oq=how+to+view+email+source&aqs=chrome..69i57.5730j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">how to view an emails source for Outlook.</a><br /><br />I suggest you look up the method to view source for your own particular provider,<br />Outlook, Gmail, Aol, Yahoo etc...<br /><br />I use Optimum,<br />When I select an email, I can click on 3 bars for more options,<br />one of which is view source. This will open a lot of info,<br />but the 1st line is usually the return path (or source)<br /><br />Here is the source info from an Email I got from a local pet shelter:<br /><br />Return-Path: mailer@volgistics.com<br /><br />I assume you know the email addresses of your friends,<br />if the above does not match exactly, you know it is bogus...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55928387558954831752020-04-13T20:22:54.483-05:002020-04-13T20:22:54.483-05:0045a: I wanted Paint it black, but too many letters...45a: I wanted <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSmiIne-4k" rel="nofollow">Paint it black</a>, but too many letters.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36742395726829078122020-04-13T20:12:09.805-05:002020-04-13T20:12:09.805-05:00Further to my 2003. I took CED's idea before ...Further to my 2003. I took CED's idea before he deleted. I use Apple's Mail so invoked "raw source" under View. Clear as mother's milk. May be helpful to some, but bottom line is it's junk anyway.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38051959335546617782020-04-13T20:09:39.744-05:002020-04-13T20:09:39.744-05:00Hi All!
Thanks Kurt for a rockin' Monday Puzz...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks Kurt for a rockin' Monday Puzzle. Thanks Boomer for a rollickin' review.<br /><br />WO: SCOpe OUT<br />ESPs: GAIL, ATP (thanks BillO!) POCO, ACTE, ANIMATO [funny cocktail Jinx!]<br /><b>Fav</b>: HAR as clued.<br />Runner-up DJs JAM'IN' the colorful tunes.<br /><br />Never heard GREEN TAMBOURINE until after doing the puzzle - Far out man...<br /><br />Lucina's right, {B+, A}<br /><br />Mares eat OATS: I learned it from my maternal great grandmother while she was in the nursing home w/ dementia. When Grandpa would visit, mom would say "Grandma, Ray's here." That's when great-grandma would sing the song for her "baby." She thought I was Ray because she, with failing capacity, had no idea that that "old man" in her room was her son.<br /><br />New Madrid Fault: At paternal Grands in SPI, well after dark, I 'rode the wave' sitting on the couch watching TV. This was '85 or '86. It's the only earthquake I've ever been in and was so weird it took a while to sink in.<br /><br />Jinx - send the suspect email as an attachment, email it to me, and I'll take a look.<br /><br />Dinner time. Play later.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36197111820029712072020-04-13T20:03:19.071-05:002020-04-13T20:03:19.071-05:00Re: ghosted e-mail. I get what Jinx describes, to...Re: ghosted e-mail. I get what Jinx describes, too. It's like some mutual cc's mail processor has been compromised. Most are unknown, so I just delete, but I double check the domain part of the email address. Usually it is quite fractured.<br /><br />I, too, seek Anon -T's counsel. Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17440387316264476552020-04-13T19:48:17.951-05:002020-04-13T19:48:17.951-05:00Lovely Monday easy puzzle! Thanks!
Owen, A and A!...Lovely Monday easy puzzle! Thanks!<br /><br />Owen, A and A!!!<br /><br />I never had a problem with Mairsy Doats. Wasn’t one one the verses the explanation of mares eat oats... etc <br /><br />Thanks boomer for your usual fun!!SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39989432009440277912020-04-13T19:42:20.201-05:002020-04-13T19:42:20.201-05:00Yellowrocks,
Often scammers get personal info by ...Yellowrocks,<br /><br />Often scammers get personal info by hacking into Facebook and similar sites<br />They know the names of your friends and relatives.<br />Always check the url before opening anything suspicious.<br /><br /><a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/HqNfM7mhTJiEaCcHA" rel="nofollow">The chocolate hills</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71136109108797056712020-04-13T19:24:31.494-05:002020-04-13T19:24:31.494-05:00TTP and 9mileskid. Thank you for remembering. I ...TTP and 9mileskid. Thank you for remembering. I would call it a tremor in Kentucky. We were right on the Tennessee border. Funny how stuff sticks in your mind. (Most days I cannot remember what I had for breakfast.) But I will never forget that tremor. Our unit was on the third floor of a large building so it shook pretty hard for about 20-30 seconds. Have a great week. Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274119227434714222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21264653765445052982020-04-13T19:24:14.419-05:002020-04-13T19:24:14.419-05:00-T, maybe you can chime in on Yellowrocks' com...-T, maybe you can chime in on Yellowrocks' comment. I'm getting those obvious fake emails too. Here's an example with the dot changed to comma and slash to backslash. I know it's not from the shown sender (my kin in this case), but Outlook shows (bracket)annie541215@pchome.com.tw(bracket) (probably fake as well). The email body is just the link: <br /><br />watchspreadwas,xyz\7qHCaDr\underclothing\<br /><br />My guess is that it isn't my kin's computer with a virus, but some infected machine that has a received a cc of an email between the two of us.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891694970152198474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71501515026410618342020-04-13T18:55:57.847-05:002020-04-13T18:55:57.847-05:00Yellowrocks ~
Remember this one? It was about the...<b>Yellowrocks</b> ~<br />Remember this one? It was about the same time as "Mairzy doats."<br />In partial translation:<br /><br />"<i>Fwee liddo fiddies in an iddy-biddy pooh,<br />Fwee liddo fiddies an' a mama fiddie too.<br />'Fim,' said the mama fiddie,<br />'Fim if you tan!'<br />An' dey fam an' dey fam <br />Right ovah da dam!<br /><br />"Boop boop diten datem whatem CHOO!<br />Boop boop diten datem whatem CHOO!<br />Boop boop diten datem whatem CHOO!<br />And they swam and they swam<br />Right ovah da dam!"</i><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90837077137963494132020-04-13T18:46:34.999-05:002020-04-13T18:46:34.999-05:00I have been getting weird emails which I don't...I have been getting weird emails which I don't open. Some are from a friend who died last fall, but the emails have the current date. He writes every two weeks or so. Another one that comes every two weeks or so on the same day as the one from my dead friend is from a current friend. That subject line is out of character for her. Today I got one from an acquaintance I have not been in touch with for more than 15 years with a very strange subject line.<br /><br />We had a lot of rain today, but dodged the highly destructive winds that plagues others. I hope you all are safe. No, the rain was not purple.<br /><br />Stay safe.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50335652763233893192020-04-13T18:25:03.534-05:002020-04-13T18:25:03.534-05:00Canadian Eh, No. I am humoured when you, as our ne...<br />Canadian Eh, No. I am humoured when you, as our neighbour to the north mentions the missing U's and when you cite the misspellings of words like metre and litre. I take no offence. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26691228449168605402020-04-13T18:09:19.599-05:002020-04-13T18:09:19.599-05:00Ridiculously hard for a Monday. :p
Ridiculously hard for a Monday. :p<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10125989042645310492020-04-13T17:43:30.902-05:002020-04-13T17:43:30.902-05:00Shankers@11:39 - Yes, I'm sure the folks here ...Shankers@11:39 - Yes, I'm sure the folks here on the blog are sick of me mentioning all the missing U's! Glad it brought back good memories for you.<br /><br />AnonPVX: glad you are safe. Natural disasters on top of this virus make for stressful times.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60412411163290438012020-04-13T16:45:09.203-05:002020-04-13T16:45:09.203-05:00Wenybird, yes, I saw your comment and responded on...Wenybird, yes, I saw your comment and responded on April 7th at 2:43pm. I emailed Ken your comment and he liked learning where his work ended up.<br /><br />After her evening meal, Maggie finally agreed to go for a 2 mile walk with me. I feel better now. The outing helps mentally, physically and emotionally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51895422449987612412020-04-13T16:04:23.089-05:002020-04-13T16:04:23.089-05:00Pat, I left you a message a few days ago - we have...Pat, I left you a message a few days ago - we have 3 photographs by your brother, Ken Scott. Ought them in Sutton’s Bay several years ago.<br />Hope you get this.<br /><br />Nice puzzle today. Not as much of a slam-dunk S many Monday’s, but more interesting.<br /><br />Yes, I always thought marzy dotes and dozy dotes were the real words. I think I found out the real words at age about 40!!<br /><br />Thank you Kurt for an easy solve, and thank you, Boomer, for .... everything.Wendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40836511644027611002020-04-13T15:47:38.619-05:002020-04-13T15:47:38.619-05:00Picard:
It has not occurred to me to save my posts...Picard:<br />It has not occurred to me to save my posts in any way. This is my first loss so maybe I should copy and paste.<br /><br />It is so impressive how your town goes all out for those festivities. When the time comes that we can again leave our homes I would like to attend one of those events. One of my sisters lives in Highland so it might be possible to travel to Santa Barbara from there. Only time will tell.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4723522179933342952020-04-13T15:45:24.955-05:002020-04-13T15:45:24.955-05:00Thanks, Boomer for reminding us of the song, "...Thanks, <b>Boomer</b> for reminding us of the song, "Mares Eat Oats." <br />When I was a kid, it was my mom's favorite ditty for a while, and so it became mine too. In the same class as "Fwee Widdle Fiddies." <br />Man, those were the days. <br />Classics.<br /><br />APIARY reminds me of my Boy Scout merit badge in "Beekeeping." <br />I signed up for the badge at Camp Royaneh in No. California. Uncle Ed was the Scoutmaster in charge of the bees--and our taskmaster. <br />I can't remember much about it, except we all had to learn to hold still while bees crawled on us. <br />Uncle Ed was constantly being stung, but he was used to it. <br />I didn't get stung--then. <br />But I never kept a bee afterward.<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8126320801713050382020-04-13T15:44:20.062-05:002020-04-13T15:44:20.062-05:00Picard, didn't Boomer mention Mairzy Doats?Picard, didn't Boomer mention Mairzy Doats?<br />Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69190495042327558162020-04-13T15:01:27.199-05:002020-04-13T15:01:27.199-05:00Lucina "Drat! I just lost my entire post.&quo...<b>Lucina</b> "Drat! I just lost my entire post."<br /><br />Are you able to copy and paste before you post? I always do this. It is indeed very frustrating to compose a post and lose it.<br /><br />From yesterday:<br /><b>Spitzboov</b> thanks for the clarification about the Chocolate Hills that I photographed from the Bicycle ZIPLINE. It is certainly a unique formation.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5024/" rel="nofollow">Here it is at the UNESCO World Heritage site.</a></b><br /><br />It offers this explanation: "These were the uplift of coral deposits and the result of the action of rainwater and erosion."<br /><br />In other words, they are claiming that the coral formations were pushed up and the surrounding softer materials were eroded away. Could be. Not sure why it would lead to <br />over 1,500 of those unique shapes.<br /><br />Thank you all for taking the time to look at the photos and videos and to ponder this mystery!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45770183434449953762020-04-13T14:54:26.607-05:002020-04-13T14:54:26.607-05:00I actually knew all the songs! Sherry I did not kn...I actually knew all the songs! <b>Sherry</b> I did not know ATP, either. Nor DRAPER or GAIL. FIR with easy perps.<br /><br /><b>Yellowrocks</b> my mother sang that Mairzy Doats song to me as a child. What made you think of that? Good link to Song Sung BLUE which indeed fits the theme. Lots of other color songs.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/treasurechest/" rel="nofollow">My brilliant artist friend Ann created this Treasure CHEST with a giant octopus for our Solstice parade.</a></b><br /><br />The theme that year was "Splash". Prince died in 2016 and he was also honored in the Solstice Parade.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/princesolstice2016/" rel="nofollow">Here my friend Emiliano is Prince and he danced with my co-worker friend Tiff to PURPLE RAIN music in the last photo.</a></b><br /><br />BROWN SUGAR is similar to the Black Boys/White Boys songs in "Hair" expressing the allure of the "exotic". It may not be politically correct to say it now, but I can vouch for it being true in my case.<br />Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.com