tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6885563500575721073..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, July 17, 2015, Jeffrey WechslerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81257836335429711792015-07-18T02:53:56.137-05:002015-07-18T02:53:56.137-05:00Left alone handed Stratocaster<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j082opb4AZo" rel="nofollow">Left alone handed Stratocaster</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21856686512714101832015-07-17T23:39:39.337-05:002015-07-17T23:39:39.337-05:00CED - did I miss another spin-off of STNG or is th...CED - did I miss another spin-off of STNG or is that a fan-film? If the latter, it was quite good and pretty funny (I love Q). Thanks for sharing. OKL - I think you'd like it too.<br /><br />Ah, WELL, Mr. Patriot... Since nothing is really known, nothing can be said. Mind you, I'm a Vet as are all male members of my* & DW's family. My 'lil bro is in <b>[redacted]</b> now helping the <b>[redacted]</b> get <b>[redacted]</b> until <b>[redacted]</b>. The incident today is a bad thing, but we don't know enough yet to make a judgment. As for politics, good luck guessing mine or anyone else about the CC. That's the rule.<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*except my stoner uncle - good hardworking guy, just not into that man...Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40874903491165642512015-07-17T22:28:41.389-05:002015-07-17T22:28:41.389-05:00Samuel Johnson:
"Patriotism is the last refug...Samuel Johnson:<br />"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51486067339829946372015-07-17T22:25:31.165-05:002015-07-17T22:25:31.165-05:00CED - I'm still up playing!
Eldest & I we...CED - I'm still up playing!<br /><br />Eldest & I went to the Cantina for dinner. It was nice, she can drive w/ an adult in the car and I could finish my beerssss... :-)<br /><br />Funnny links. I'll be back in 58m after Borg episode. Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89049554633425071492015-07-17T22:23:50.250-05:002015-07-17T22:23:50.250-05:00CrossEyedDave, I've been lurking on this blog ...CrossEyedDave, I've been lurking on this blog for quite some time, and there have frequently been comments regarding a news-worthy tragedy. There's no excuse for the lack of even one single comment. Except the obvious one.Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60567277336819205142015-07-17T22:13:45.709-05:002015-07-17T22:13:45.709-05:00After I figured out the key word, "hole"...After I figured out the key word, "hole", it was easy.Paul in Montebellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745565294434034976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37688909603182464972015-07-17T21:58:06.068-05:002015-07-17T21:58:06.068-05:00Luckily, this is a Blog about the Crossword Puzzle...Luckily, this is a Blog about the Crossword Puzzle of the day. We come here to puzzle the meaning of things, without politics, & explore the "what if".<br /><br />If you can spare a hour...<br /><br />What if you were the the missing piece in a plot hole?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2HO5e_oeM" rel="nofollow">Prepare to have your mind blown...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7232509969056228482015-07-17T21:35:42.653-05:002015-07-17T21:35:42.653-05:00I find it absolutely amazing that in the time sinc...I find it absolutely amazing that in the time since four service members were gunned down in what was obviously an act of terrorism, there hasn't been one mention on the blog. No expressions of sympathy, concern, anything. I think it speaks volumes about the political leanings of the members here. Pathetic.Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49516645946225210532015-07-17T20:24:09.298-05:002015-07-17T20:24:09.298-05:00What? No posts since 5:17?
It's time for the ...What? No posts since 5:17?<br /><br />It's time for the late nite crowd to appreciate this puzzle!<br /><br />(Actually, I started at 5, but accidentally hit the X button & lost everything saved...)<br />(I have been watching Good Eats Videos ever since...)<br />(Help!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3bb8wKsiaM" rel="nofollow">My favorite Porthole...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://dansemacabre.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/screw-you.gif" rel="nofollow">The clue said Hardware Insertion Point...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://unspokenpictures.com/wp-content/uploads/funny-wormhole-street-sign.jpg" rel="nofollow">Wormhole?</a> (if u find it, leave the dang thingie alone...)<br /><br /><a href="http://cdn.lolhappens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/168894_455328914491415_674749246_n.jpg" rel="nofollow">Loophole?</a> (Yeah, I can still post...)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk" rel="nofollow">Black Hole...</a> (See Wormhole, leave the dang thingie alone...)<br /><br /><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/animals-whale-fish-blowhole-blow_hole-spray-ggm080320_low.jpg" rel="nofollow">Blowhole!</a> (Sorry, but it was the only clean link I could find...)<br /><br /><a href="http://i.imgur.com/b9vgrCr.gif" rel="nofollow">Sinkhole?</a> Sorry, they were not funny, until...)<br /><br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/2e/63/1d/2e631dae93472ccb87c5443158f90584.jpg" rel="nofollow">Waterhole Smarts...</a><br />(P.S. HG, I have a bunch of hole in one funnies saved, just don't know how to spring them on you yet...)<br /><br />& finally, <a href="http://i.imgur.com/6uCLT.jpg" rel="nofollow">Personalize your peephole!</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32775345044162494302015-07-17T17:17:53.815-05:002015-07-17T17:17:53.815-05:00The vinculum.
33.3̅3̅3̅The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinculum_(symbol)#Computer_entry_of_the_symbol" rel="nofollow">vinculum</a>.<br /><br />33.3̅3̅3̅Mr. Googlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52947969316356966942015-07-17T17:07:34.454-05:002015-07-17T17:07:34.454-05:00Ave Joe - so everyone knows, I'll make it a cl...Ave Joe - so everyone knows, I'll make it a clidk away... <br /><br />We rejoin our Bloom County friends... Opus, caught in a time CAPSULE, has been asleep for 25 years... He learns there is a such a thing as the Internet (and suds + nuns' HABIT is not something you Google), and then discovers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed/photos/a.114529165244512.10815.108793262484769/1005862456111174/?type=3&permPage=1" rel="nofollow">today is 25 years ago all over again. </a> How AWFUL. <br /><br />Breathed is so quick to wit in just a few panels.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73808889788456859252015-07-17T16:40:35.632-05:002015-07-17T16:40:35.632-05:00I have to wonder if Obeli has a point, or if he is...I have to wonder if Obeli has a point, or if he is round headed.....<br /><br />Anon-T, I just heard from a close friend that I had alerted to the return. His reply was: "You have brought me great joy! I laughed out loud again."Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72213184494092949412015-07-17T16:29:52.484-05:002015-07-17T16:29:52.484-05:00Greetings!
Thanks, Jeff and Lemonade!
Fun puzzle...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks, Jeff and Lemonade!<br /><br />Fun puzzle, once I realized what the reveal meant! No cheats. Not very long.<br /><br />Hand up for TOO HOT at first. A PhD in math does not mean that you have heard of OBELI.<br /><br />Misty: still in my thoughts.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31794881380574606352015-07-17T15:48:56.497-05:002015-07-17T15:48:56.497-05:00Anon-T. Glad you liked it. I suspect it might be m...Anon-T. Glad you liked it. I suspect it might be more widely available as time passes. But it's pretty clear it won't go back into syndication. I don't do Facebook either, but LW does, and I can piggyback off that so I'll get my fix.<br /><br />I have used a transport service about 15 years ago. From Phoenix to Lincoln, and it cost $800. It was just a local guy that was referred to me by a friend, so that's of no help to you. But it might give you a price point for comparison. That's about 1,200 miles, IIRC. And if weight is a consideration, it was a Celica GTS, which is prolly about the same as a Spyder.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2628604757207331762015-07-17T15:38:58.757-05:002015-07-17T15:38:58.757-05:00Ave Joe - A double-thanks. I just read Bloom Coun...Ave Joe - A double-thanks. I just read Bloom County 2015... The Atticus Finch one was LOL! C, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53866276541675479242015-07-17T15:25:34.147-05:002015-07-17T15:25:34.147-05:00Hi all!
Whoot! I got a Friday. I got a Friday*.....Hi all!<br /><br />Whoot! I got a Friday. I got a Friday*... [happy dance]...<br /><br />Puzzle started slowly... NW TOOhot, moved to NC, SOYA, OLIVE, CLOT (yuck), YODEL? comeback... <br /><br />NW... "It's a WORM HOLE dern it. Why does nothing fit?" I read the theme clue, filled 10a and Bam! - Off to the races. NW was still last to fill w/ one exception...<br /><br />Thanks Jeff for a great (for me) puzzle. I had fun AHA moments. Thanks to Lem for the writeup and kicking-off the post-puzzle-party.<br /><br />Gimme - I've flown in/out of both OHARE and Midway.<br /><br />WO/s: 14a - Nova?, Volt?, perps... 20a - i am BEAT (wanted letsEAT for the longest time). 3d. REtuNs um, what?<br /><br />Last bit of fill was 44a. F1 neighbor? _S_; hummm, K or Q, Kn? Nope not chess. Um, airplanes... "I need some <b>help</b> here..." V8 moment.<br /><br />WEES re: HABIT c/a.<br /><br />Learning moments - OBELI... Who knew? YEW is a <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=69iB-xy0u4A" rel="nofollow">shrubbery.</a> I only knew it made bows.<br /><br />Fav - <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tjZxv-hZXLE" rel="nofollow">Them BATS is smart, they use radar.</a> (you may need to turn up the sound). 60d c/a pair is close runner up.<br /><br />Ave Joe - thanks. I don't do FaceFriends, so I'd have never known.<br /><br />From last night - still and open question - anyone use a vehicle transport service?<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*put a vinculum over that :-)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8158993308310480962015-07-17T14:52:20.271-05:002015-07-17T14:52:20.271-05:00Hi everybody. That was tough for me. I eventually ...Hi everybody. That was tough for me. I eventually finished but it was a struggle. Thanks Jeffrey and Lemon.<br /><br />A learning moment for me today was OBELI or the plural for this division sign (÷). Though a math teacher, it was new to me. I hope I can remember it and so increase my storehouse of mostly useless information.<br /><br />Here's one for you. Many fractions are represented by a repeating decimal. For example, one-third is 0.33333... It is often written as 0.3 with a horizontal bar over the three. That bar is called a Vinculum. So 0.45 with a vinculum over it would be 0.454545... or 45/99 which reduces to 5/11. Aren't you glad you paid attention to fractions back in fifth grade?<br /><br />Does your car have passive air conditioning when parked outside on a hot, sunny day? I crack the sun roof and crack both front windows. The hot air rises out the roof and is replaced by cooler air coming in the windows. It reduces the inside temperature by as much as 20 degrees I'm guessing.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92067494263890536372015-07-17T14:44:17.321-05:002015-07-17T14:44:17.321-05:00Not down the rabbitHOLE. Today. Fun puzzle with A...Not down the rabbitHOLE. Today. Fun puzzle with AHA moment when I got the theme.<br /><br />Too hot before TOO BIG held me up. I must remember OBELI.<br /><br />Off to more Pan Am games.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82966663108007317282015-07-17T14:39:47.807-05:002015-07-17T14:39:47.807-05:00BLOW HOLE was my reveal as Lemon said the rest of ...BLOW HOLE was my reveal as Lemon said the rest of the fill was fun too!<br /><br />Musings<br />-Golf early in the a.m. with heat index 100˚F+. Front and back NINE HOLES!<br />-My house siding is fiber cement siding. You need a pilot hole for every SCREW HOLE<br />-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8exxJhSEIk" rel="nofollow">Reverse PEEP HOLES - hilarious</a> (:55)<br />-Missing an easy putt, is said to “choke on the OLIVE”<br />-How did YODELing make it from central Europe to the old west?<br />-<a href="http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/gadget-first-atomic-bomb/" rel="nofollow">A very famous “GADGET” in history</a><br />-What a great feeling when they take out that last IV line and you can walk around free!!<br />-WASPS nests are one targets for <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nAHaszt1ArY/TR4BjJ4EPtI/AAAAAAAAA_8/8VgxQt3Un2A/s1600/billy_sbl_470x558.jpg" rel="nofollow">Billy The Exterminator</a> on <i>The History Channel</i><br />-One fighter <a href="http://www.geekswipe.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/F-16-Cockpit-Geekswipe-Res-1.jpg?80969f" rel="nofollow">LOCKING ON</a> to another<br />-<a href="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/12/08/us/08beliefs/08beliefs-superJumbo.jpg" rel="nofollow">Late Night Catechism</a> with a nun in full HABIT was a fun night of theater last night<br />-I think ¿Qué PASA is Spanish for “Wussup?”<br />-If you’re in post op, count on multiple heparin shots to prevent blood CLOTS<br />-In <i>Back To The Future</i> Marty asks for a TAB (Soda in the future) but the café owner says he can’t give him one because he hasn’t ordered anything. Then he orders a Pepsi Free and…Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47132448633840186322015-07-17T13:10:44.706-05:002015-07-17T13:10:44.706-05:00OBELI was my learning moment today. I started 50D...OBELI was my learning moment today. I started 50D with ABACI--far out I know, but it seemed like a connectable stretch (both uses dealing with math)-- but the perps brought me around.<br /><br />Just one lookup, otherwise a success after a slow start. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62990130577831455452015-07-17T12:41:19.629-05:002015-07-17T12:41:19.629-05:00Last Limerick for awhile . . .
Juarez physicist t...Last Limerick for awhile . . .<br /><br />Juarez physicist thought it was "nada",<br />To complete his research in Nevada.<br />And to prove he's no hack,<br />He discovered the BLACK!<br />Now he's gotten the "HOLE" enchilada.Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16201145126349862782015-07-17T12:29:14.990-05:002015-07-17T12:29:14.990-05:00Mr. Wechsler's puzzles have kicked my tail rec...Mr. Wechsler's puzzles have kicked my tail recently, so I was quite pleased with myself for completing this one today. Like others, I didn't see the theme at first and had white space all over the grid. After two passes with little progress, I just figured I was gonna have my hat handed to me again by JW. PORT and WATER seemed to work on their own and a SINK is a geologic feature, so I never thought the "lack" mentioned in the reveal was an entire word -- I figured it would be a letter. Once the "Aha" moment occurred, things fell into place much more quickly (with lots of perp help today).<br /><br />Nicely done, Mr. Wechsler.Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485064366107069176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18111886337292589242015-07-17T12:28:42.394-05:002015-07-17T12:28:42.394-05:00 Had to work this top to bottom and then bottom to... Had to work this top to bottom and then bottom to top and still lots of blank. Then I got the theme and it fell to hand. <br /><br />Kind of ironic that both Simon and Garfunkel of Old Friends are both old and not friends at all. Sad actually, IMHO. <br /><br />AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816877873700026508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72507953126860871522015-07-17T12:18:13.591-05:002015-07-17T12:18:13.591-05:00I'm the queen of mis-starts today. Beside seve...I'm the queen of mis-starts today. Beside several of the aforementioned errors, add to the mix:<br /> REMEMBERS/REMINDSOF and ONION/OLIVE. <br /><br />Honestly, my mind was not on the constructor's wavelength at all. With so many wrong entries that seems right, I did not know what was going on. Eventually I hung it up and cried "uncle".<br /><br />The theme is smart, but I wasn't smart enough to get it due, in part, to all my flaws.<br /><br />Add that to several unknowns, and there you have it...A super duper DNF. One of the worst ever for me.<br /><br />Tomorrow's puzzle should be a doozy, so I'll start mentally preparing for it ASAP. Wish me luck.<br /><br />My best to you all.coneyrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391706217106182564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63067971673238881002015-07-17T12:03:16.595-05:002015-07-17T12:03:16.595-05:00"Puzzling thoughts":
Yes, Lemon, NINE H..."Puzzling thoughts":<br /><br />Yes, Lemon, NINE HOLES was a good "theme", but ironically I didn't see the reveal until the very end, as golf/sports themes are rare here at the LAT CW<br /><br />I cheated a few times but finally finished; I, too thought of Tinbeni when I saw the answer for "everything but the liquor"! <br /><br />Will be absent from the CC for awhile - taking a deserved "holiday" - see y'all in a few weeksChairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.com