tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6570305975896781021..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday March 25, 2010 Jeff ChenZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49434839659809231882010-03-25T22:10:56.393-05:002010-03-25T22:10:56.393-05:00Jeannie, you just evoked a memory when you mention...Jeannie, you just evoked a memory when you mentioned smelt. I had no idea they would be in Minnesota! When I was a child my Dad would go with the men in our neighborhood to a river just east of Portland (Crockett - it was the Sandy River) and he would take me with him. I watched them dip their nets and bring up the smelt...they would put them in gunny sacks. I hated to see the poor things flopping around but I sure loved the taste of them at dinner that night. I remember Mom cleaning all those tiny fish then placing them in seasoned flour, and putting them in the hot grease in the large cast iron frying pan to brown. They were sooooo good!carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30042617452389407802010-03-25T22:07:11.988-05:002010-03-25T22:07:11.988-05:00Lois: Nice picture of you and your daughter! It&...Lois: Nice picture of you and your daughter! It's good to have a face to put those clever posts with.<br /><br />Jeff Chen: Thanks for the wonderful diversion today!<br /><br />I got the theme pretty quickly, but had major trouble in the NE as I had TEL?ST?FORTUNE and was too stubborn to believe fortune wasn't right. So close...but so far away!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71287888956155999642010-03-25T22:06:14.063-05:002010-03-25T22:06:14.063-05:00Wonder of wonders, my computer is back up and runn...Wonder of wonders, my computer is back up and running again! Yea! Now I can more easily check out the links.<br /><br />The tribute to Dan was truly touching. It did bring tears to my eyes.<br /><br />I thought Wolf pack related to a university athletic team (especially since the NCAA basketball tourney is on). The first letters I had were UB_A_. I thought of U-Boat, but still initially wanted a school.<br /><br />Now, about that natural gas ... You say it is odorless? Not the natural gas that Jeannie referenced at 6:40!Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90797512672545493042010-03-25T22:03:14.038-05:002010-03-25T22:03:14.038-05:00EddyB
But the encryption guy left off the first fo...EddyB<br />But the encryption guy left off the first four words and included the last three "The World Wonders."<br />Actually very interesting read you cited at wiki.<br />And after Leyte Gulf the Japanese Navy fairly, practically, ceased to exist ...<br />It was one hell-of-a battle.<br />Halsey was "da man!"Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4243143124632882762010-03-25T21:08:37.430-05:002010-03-25T21:08:37.430-05:00Mainiac, meant to say your "shrimp" in t...Mainiac, meant to say your "shrimp" in the freezer. I must be tired, hope I didn't overpost.<br /><br />Jeannie, the wannabee Lo-li-ta persona.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41748113770611791192010-03-25T21:06:57.439-05:002010-03-25T21:06:57.439-05:00Mainiac, I was wondering about your success with p...Mainiac, I was wondering about your success with paella. It's one of the only seefood (pun for you spellers out there) recipes that I can actually prepare given my locale. I would bet that yours was better than mine as I didn't get to out and dig my own mussells and clams. Your lobster in the freezer was a plus as well as lobster up here is insanely expensive. <br /><br />Smelt are running though and I am going on a smelt dipping excursion the weekend after next.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72002710450943195032010-03-25T20:53:02.957-05:002010-03-25T20:53:02.957-05:00Spitzboov.
TURKEY TROTS TO WATER and THE WORLD
WO...Spitzboov.<br /><br />TURKEY TROTS TO WATER and THE WORLD<br />WONDERS was padding to the main message which was between the GG and RR. The message was sent and <br />was not an encryption error.<br /><br />So sayest Wiki. "Battle of Leyte Gulf".<br /><br />eddyBeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78791249092007712312010-03-25T20:52:17.239-05:002010-03-25T20:52:17.239-05:00Hey All,
I've been in the lawyer and regulato...Hey All,<br /><br />I've been in the lawyer and regulator doldrums lately and my brain hurts. No offense Lemonade or anyone else in the law or oversight fields. I've been getting squished!<br /><br />I've had trouble today,definitely my brain, not the grid. Red letter was the only way I finished and I was looking for some sort of elongated CAT clue for a theme. Big struggle but once I got here everything made sense. Excellent work Jeff and great that you checked in here. <br /><br />BillG, EddyB and Jeannie, Crab is my least favorite seafood. But!....my mom was raised in Maryland and I actually eat her crab cakes. They are great! She won't be home till the end of April so the recipe won't be available if you are still interested. <br /><br />Jeannie, the Paella was fabulous. My wife reminded me that my sister (who lives in Conn) served that dish two years ago for Thanksgiving Dinner. Good Stuff!<br /><br />Lois, Great Pic!!<br /><br />Tournament is on. <br /><br />Good night all!Mainiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309166830135512171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27208936548006405592010-03-25T20:49:28.165-05:002010-03-25T20:49:28.165-05:00To waste more space on natural gas, in addition to...To waste more space on natural gas, in addition to being odorless, it is not harmful to breathe. It only gets to be a problem if the concentration is so great that there's not enough oxygen. <br /><br />Go Big Red!Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7350567559243380302010-03-25T20:07:00.071-05:002010-03-25T20:07:00.071-05:00EddyB or Mainiac, I believe BillG asked for your c...EddyB or Mainiac, I believe BillG asked for your crab cake recipe. I would like it too. My fingers on my keying hand are selling up like sausages. I am told it's tedinitis. Gonna lay low. Foodshow is on the horizon Monday and Tuesday so I will not be able to read this great blog those days as I won't have internet access as I don't own a laptop. Night all.<br /><br />There, hope I snabbed it.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46499884060184981032010-03-25T19:53:21.048-05:002010-03-25T19:53:21.048-05:00Hi.
I don't care what they add to the gas as ...Hi.<br /><br />I don't care what they add to the gas as long as I can smell it.<br /><br />Mars will be next to the moon tonight. As it moves further and further away from us, it will get dimmer and dimmer. One will need a larger telescope or a GO TO motor on their scope to find it. By<br />the 29th Saturn will be next to the moon.<br /><br />As to Nimitz/Halsey, it was for the Anon who wanted the crab cake recipe. Guess he didn't want it after all. I will go back to read<br />about Halsey leaving the beachs at Leyte and going after the decoy fleet.<br /><br />eddyBeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17626428121453483362010-03-25T19:51:30.459-05:002010-03-25T19:51:30.459-05:00Lemonade:
I read somewhere recently that it is, bu...Lemonade:<br />I read somewhere recently that it is, but I think somebody accidently put rotten eggs in the pipeline somewhere. The pipeline that runs through my farm originates in Texas and terminates in New Jersey. You smelled anything lately, Dennis? We're missing a couple of laying hens. We thought a fox got them, but this could explain it. <br /><br />I really hate to get religious on you people, but the state religion of Kentucky is basketball, and I really have to say,<br />"GO CATS"<br /><br />6windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74731356062593498202010-03-25T19:38:20.956-05:002010-03-25T19:38:20.956-05:00I just uploaded a nasty looking puzzle to my Keepa...I just uploaded a nasty looking puzzle to my KeepandShare site, if anyone cares to try it.<br /><br />From a local weekly paper:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=1824607&da=y" rel="nofollow">Puzzle</a> Theme CROSSWORD: REJUVENATION by James Barrick.<br /><br />I would be curious if anyone else has seen this puzzle. On alternate weeks, it is by Robert Zimmerman.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26072363601097488522010-03-25T19:27:41.606-05:002010-03-25T19:27:41.606-05:00Isn't natural gas odorless?
Dennis, there we...Isn't natural gas odorless? <br /><br />Dennis, there were 643 at the last contest, I am sure you are better than many. You go under 5 minutes, something I never do and I am pretty good. Besides you could meet many of our heroes/<br /><br />Minutiae is pronounced that way, but not spelt that way. I guess that is me over and outLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58861672510428825542010-03-25T18:40:49.568-05:002010-03-25T18:40:49.568-05:00I just got home and managed to finish the puzzle s...I just got home and managed to finish the puzzle somewhat unaided. Okay, just a little red letter help. Jeff, very clever theme and I caught on with the 4-C's. I am somewhat disappointed that C.C. didn't give us an Adonis. A hard working gal like me would have appreciated that this evening. Maybe Lois got lucky with the "tuning". BTW Lois, the nut sure didn't fall far from the tree. It looks like you are all a little sun kissed.<br /><br />Dennis, did you hear about the man that passed gas at church? He sat in his own pew....<br /><br />Tinbeni, that was a joke.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85026113802975928552010-03-25T18:17:51.999-05:002010-03-25T18:17:51.999-05:00Lucina, I sure as hell hope so.Lucina, I sure as hell hope so.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59243309116492826432010-03-25T18:12:37.072-05:002010-03-25T18:12:37.072-05:00I was unable to open the website for the Dan Naddo...I was unable to open the website for the Dan Naddor remembrance. I'll try again. I would really like to read it. <br /><br />Thank you C.C. for your excellent interview with Jeff. and to Jeff, we always enjoy it when constructors visit us here on the blog with further commentary.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39620497780605907192010-03-25T18:03:48.896-05:002010-03-25T18:03:48.896-05:00Dennis:
Was that the final test question?Dennis:<br />Was that the final test question?Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20861865204825920882010-03-25T17:58:23.178-05:002010-03-25T17:58:23.178-05:00Gary D'Indian:
Thank you! That explanation is...Gary D'Indian:<br />Thank you! That explanation is, I believe the most complete one I've read on the subject.<br /><br />This is truly a learning blog.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49263740095640106932010-03-25T17:53:53.219-05:002010-03-25T17:53:53.219-05:00Dennis:
I was making a joke because after you expl...Dennis:<br />I was making a joke because after you explained it in your FIRST comment it became very funny to me that closer to ten others also chimed in.<br />Some to the point of minusha far exceeding a resonable explanation.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4922372609933938172010-03-25T17:10:10.517-05:002010-03-25T17:10:10.517-05:00Tinbeni, I was making a joke (which Crockett caugh...Tinbeni, I was making a joke (which Crockett caught), because the same answer's been given about a half dozen times today.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9639827250347851132010-03-25T17:09:49.000-05:002010-03-25T17:09:49.000-05:00I liked the creative memory devices posted here fo...I liked the creative memory devices posted here for remembering the difference between stalactites and stalagmites--none of which I'd ever heard before. I was taught that the one that descends from the ceiling has a "c," and the one that rises from the ground has a "g."Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17760873352481138022010-03-25T17:04:40.215-05:002010-03-25T17:04:40.215-05:00Dennis:
I've read all 55 of the previous comme...Dennis:<br />I've read all 55 of the previous comments and I'm now confused.<br /><br />Though you mentioned the reason in your FIRST comment ... why is an "Odor" added to natural gas?Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35426709112117085322010-03-25T16:19:42.140-05:002010-03-25T16:19:42.140-05:00Lois, Such happy smiles. You and your daughter lo...Lois, Such happy smiles. You and your daughter look like you were having a great time.<br /><br />Kazie: from last night, Chemnitz area is where my husband's ancestors are from. We did genealogy there three years ago. It is a beautiful part of Germany and the drive from Dresden to Chemnitz is lovely.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49664436059184107272010-03-25T16:15:46.913-05:002010-03-25T16:15:46.913-05:00Dennis, I think that odor is added to natural gas ...Dennis, I think that odor is added to natural gas so a leak is readily detected. What do you think?<br /><br />Lois, TY!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.com