tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6954001228459565048..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, February 10, 2017, Alex Eaton-SalnersZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63710994219792847232017-02-11T12:25:42.705-06:002017-02-11T12:25:42.705-06:00Ol' Man Keith it is no coincidence about MAACO...Ol' Man Keith it is no coincidence about MAACO and AAMCO. AAMCO came first and MAACO was meant to be a variant that sounded similar.<br /><br />AAMCO came from the initials of the founder Anthony A. Martino<br /><br />Thanks for explaining about ETCH as a character in Toy Story.<br /><br />Thanks for explaining about Montana and CYRUS. Never would have gotten that.<br /><br />I went to CAL for a year as a way to get to California for the first time. Beautiful campus and some good professors. But way too rigid for my taste. I was glad to get back to MIT where they treated you as adults.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89182754493571504602017-02-11T04:37:30.688-06:002017-02-11T04:37:30.688-06:00I know I say it often but Friday write ups are sub...I know I say it often but Friday write ups are subpar. There's no denying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46278187372609902762017-02-10T22:02:06.847-06:002017-02-10T22:02:06.847-06:00YR - <I>italics</I> Just like that - ...YR - <I><i>italics</i></I> Just like that - w/o spaces.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68683234792931794122017-02-10T21:19:14.442-06:002017-02-10T21:19:14.442-06:00Well now Argyle is just showing off!Well now Argyle is just showing off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14887734160523712492017-02-10T20:54:17.963-06:002017-02-10T20:54:17.963-06:00DO, thanks for the advice. I am doing something wr...DO, thanks for the advice. I am doing something wrong. I cannot make it work.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89763583200205884002017-02-10T19:49:01.172-06:002017-02-10T19:49:01.172-06:00bold italic<i><b>bold italic</b></i>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37833792148334332172017-02-10T19:01:21.110-06:002017-02-10T19:01:21.110-06:00TTP--Thanks for explaining the ETCH answer. It no...TTP--Thanks for explaining the ETCH answer. It now makes perfect sense as a valid answer as clued. The only toy names I remember from "Toy Story" are Buzz and Woody.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35582672839012448772017-02-10T18:21:37.989-06:002017-02-10T18:21:37.989-06:00For OKL - TMBG's Bird House w/ lyrics. The wo...For OKL - <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFfmNQbcucw" rel="nofollow">TMBG's Bird House w/ lyrics</a>. The words are funny and the beat (if you can hold your speaker) is perfect for 3-ball cascade juggling. I love the comparison between a nightlight and an a light house for JASON.<br /><br />Lucina - Yep... Somehow modern-day 'necessities' 'know' the wrong time to break -- warranty expired yesterday(?!?) OR you just came into extra $$ (oh, your master-cylinder is leaking; it will only cost you what you think you just got)... <br /><br />It's the rule stuff lives, or more likely, dies by. Murphy had something to say about that MOTIF :-). Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50796387594287927792017-02-10T18:05:56.651-06:002017-02-10T18:05:56.651-06:00I'm trying italics and bold. Aha! Thanks D-O a...I'm trying <i>italics</i> and <b>bold</b>. Aha! Thanks D-O and Lemon. Now, will I remember...?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8998829768107235892017-02-10T18:02:34.012-06:002017-02-10T18:02:34.012-06:00Thanks Jayce. I opened the puzzle at the LA Times...<br />Thanks Jayce. I opened the puzzle at the LA Times website and now see what Anonymous @ 8:34 was talking about. Then I remembered you commenting about ads popping up during the solve. <br /><br /><br />Anon @ 8:34, There's no readily apparent reason to open the puzzle at the LA Times website, UNLESS there is a clue that indicates circles are present. <br /><br />You could complain to the LA Times... but it might be more fruitful to just bookmark and use these two websites that also publish the puzzle online. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.us.mensa.org/?LinkServID=9C6D60CE%2DE081%2D4C23%2DC43F546F9F20DE10" rel="nofollow">MENSA - LA Times Crossword</a> <br /> <br /><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-games/la-times-daily-crossword" rel="nofollow">Merriam Webster - LA Times Crossword</a><br /><br />It makes sense to bookmark both sites. There have been times when the MENSA site had problems and it stayed on the same puzzle for days on end. A benefit of solving the puzzle at the Merriam Webster site is that you are presented with a new "Word of the Day" each day. I adjure you to bookmark both. Adjure was the MW Word of the Day today. :>) TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13240831114665838032017-02-10T17:44:39.717-06:002017-02-10T17:44:39.717-06:00Between the pain and pain killers I never noticed ...Between the pain and pain killers I never noticed the 16 x 15 grid; thank you for mentioning. I continue to be the poster child for "to err is human."<br /><br />The HTML that allows the posting of links, also can create <i> italics</i> and <b> bold </b> as explained in the How To Section on the right of the blog.<br /> Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80727799080219750002017-02-10T16:24:53.102-06:002017-02-10T16:24:53.102-06:00AnonT & others:
I concur about ETCH. That was ...AnonT & others:<br />I concur about ETCH. That was his name in the movie and very cute puns ensued in the dialog. <br /><br />As for AIR COOLING SYSTEM, any kind would be welcome if your A/C quits in the middle of summer here in AZ, fans, shade trees, etc. Of course, it almost always happens late at night or on the weekend and we pay dearly for after hour service. So "Midsummer Dreams" would likely be had by anyone lucky enough to fall asleep.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82326674434184886432017-02-10T16:16:35.748-06:002017-02-10T16:16:35.748-06:00Misty
I NEVER run a "BAR TAB" ...
I pay...Misty<br />I <b>NEVER</b> run a "BAR TAB" ... <br />I pay cash "As I Go" on each drink (Plus <b>always</b> a generous <b>Cash Tip!</b>).<br /><br />That way when you are ready to go ... you can GO!<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br /><br />PS Finally got the WiFi fixed ... we switched from <i>Brighthouse</i> to <i>Spectrum</i> and "even though they said:"<br />"There will be no interruptions of service ..."<br />You <b>just knew</b> that wasn't going to be the reality. <b>LOL !!!</b>Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9662610667403971842017-02-10T16:12:46.508-06:002017-02-10T16:12:46.508-06:00Thanks for explaining Bing, Chairman Moe.
By the...Thanks for explaining Bing, Chairman Moe. <br /><br />By the way, I meant "Shakespeare THEME" not "Shakespeare TEAM" in my write-up. Am I<br />getting overwhelmed by sports references?Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32405776807384613892017-02-10T16:02:36.549-06:002017-02-10T16:02:36.549-06:00I did not include any link to the religious connot...I did not include any link to the religious connotation of 12th night, but since the discrepancy from January 5 and 6 was raised- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_(holiday)" rel="nofollow"> LINK</a><br /><br />I am quite sure everyone living in California knows Cal is where Aaron Rodgers played football and it is not the same as UCLA, USC, UC Davis, UC Irvine etc.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23008590890462358712017-02-10T15:49:34.945-06:002017-02-10T15:49:34.945-06:00HI All...
SIGH... Everything south of HALOGyN [si...HI All...<br /><br /><i>SIGH</i>... Everything south of HALOGyN [sic], FAQ, BOLO (with the exception of the SE) was a flub. I had 'the TAB', MOral(?), SLope, Aeon. I couldn't see past my "anchors" and the clues were, er, too vague/obscure for me. At lease LUAU, ODS, and AAAS where ACCORDING to solve. Big fat TITT. I had to cheat (and that's a nice word for it -- 3 Googles and then over Lem's shoulder) my way to an AHA.<br /><br />Oh, well. The North was fun. Thanks Alex. I hate to dump on a constructor 'cuz I know how much effort goes into a pzl, so I shan't be an ASS. To me, this was 1/2 Wed 1/2 Sat hard. <br /><br />I do like the by-the-clue FRESH Shakespeare Friday! <br />And I'm kicking myself for not recalling Fleece was why <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjSzjoU7OQ" rel="nofollow">JASON and the screaming Argonauts</a> went to SEA. [TMBG]<br /><br />Thanks Lem for the final grid and full expo - where it finally dawned on me... an A/C is a <i>dreamy</i> in the mid-summer night... Both V-8/D'oh moment.<br /><br />GIZA brought back a nice memory. I need to get back to Cairo and visit my buds.<br /><br />Oh,Lem, I put your beer on my TAB, er, bill, er BEAK (cue Daffy Duck). That's a near fav... <b> Fav</b> is [D-O you don't count but your advice to YR on italics is good] MAKO xing MAACO. I can still hear the old commercials from Gramp's AM radio - honk, honk! Hahtoolah - IMHO they're the same pronunciation.<br /><br />Wait - c/a for ALBINO was outstanding. Doubleplus <b>Fav</b>.<br /><br />Moe: {nice; I lick^H^Hke it :-)}<br /><br />Big E. et.al. who didn't like ETCH c/a; that was his name in Toy Story. That, for me, was another great c/a.... I was studying CG in my masters (making wire-frame 'robots' and ray-traced spheres on a Sparc10) and that movie blew my mind - what they did w/ SGI's boxen and Sun for storage / replay was amazing in the '90s.<br /><br />Y'all in the NE enjoy the Snow Moon (apropos) eclipse @7:45 EST. Look for the "green comet" @ when the paper drops.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87670214872319661692017-02-10T15:26:32.723-06:002017-02-10T15:26:32.723-06:00I spent a year in Thailand with the Army in 1963 a...I spent a year in Thailand with the Army in 1963 and misspelled BAHT. Yikes!Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26369277097536440942017-02-10T14:54:07.943-06:002017-02-10T14:54:07.943-06:00Ruminations on AIR COOLING SYSTEM. I think many o...Ruminations on AIR COOLING SYSTEM. I think many of our mindsets are to think of air conditioning in response to the clue. <br />Whole house exhaust fans, higher ceilings, and even tree shading are also examples of "air cooling systems" and were factored into home designs before air conditioning was invented or became economically available. If the clue infers Shakespeare's time, it is certainly adequate and correct. JMHO.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78441530274816558142017-02-10T14:40:09.750-06:002017-02-10T14:40:09.750-06:00Misty @ 1:51 --> BING is a search engine, akin...Misty @ 1:51 --> BING is a search engine, akin to Google. Microsoft "runs" the service. Many times your computer/laptop et al will offer you a choice of which search engine to use when you launch your internet browser. I use Firefox and when I open a new browsing window it defaults to my antivirus provider (Panda). Google is my preferred search source . . .Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55719591300391900492017-02-10T14:34:10.522-06:002017-02-10T14:34:10.522-06:00I knew JANUARY FIFTH right away because we are in ...I knew JANUARY FIFTH right away because we are in the habit of throwing a Twelfth Night party every other year. (I hate when the holidays end on the rude awakening of New Year's Day, so we keep our tree up and fires lit through 12th Night--a much warmer holiday and an occasion for the Yule Log to burn away any burdens that our guests impose on it.)<br /><br />A solid Friday pzl this one. Lemonade is right to credit Mr. E-S with so many unusual words. I had a slow but steady slog through about 70%, but then I hit some pretty serious road bumps. I needed to cheat a couple of times in the mid-left and right sectors, and I ended up with a mis-spelling of Francis LAI's name.<br /><br />Isn't it interesting that the two leading auto repair shops use the double "AA"? AAMCO +MAACO. Well, maybe not.<br /><br />Lemonade notes the similar spelling of TAO and YAO as an Eastern characteristic. I wonder how it was ever possible to find agreement when transliterating Chinese characters into Western alphabets. I have an ex-student visiting this afternoon, and she spells her given name "Xinxin." Another former student spells his name "Shinshin." They're pronounced the same way--or nearly. I need to find out if one is voiced and the other not.<br /><br />Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21693707824724460972017-02-10T14:29:38.379-06:002017-02-10T14:29:38.379-06:00Freond - yes, there are many schools in the UC sys...Freond - yes, there are many schools in the UC system, but Berkeley is the only one known as "Cal" - because it was originally the University of California, and was always nicknamed thus.<br /><br />Nice puzzle, thanks for the expo, Lemon. Had the same "outlier" theme thought as you.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48317723138501194502017-02-10T14:18:51.395-06:002017-02-10T14:18:51.395-06:00Freond, yes, Nadal is referred to often by his nic...Freond, yes, Nadal is referred to often by his nickname, Rafa. Barbara is a big fan and watches many of his matches on TV. The announcers call him Rafa often. If you Google 'Rafa,' Nadal shows up at or near the top. <br /><br />I hope Alex drops by and provides some insight about the reasoning behind the 'air cooling system' clue. I don't think it's wrong or anything like that, I just don't see the logic of its connection to the answer. Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45531892127703517442017-02-10T14:01:52.842-06:002017-02-10T14:01:52.842-06:00CAL? Is that for University of California, Berkele...CAL? Is that for University of California, Berkeley? Lots of cities have a "CAL," so that seems very weak. MSN is an Internet service provider but doesn't provide Bing as such. Has anyone ever heard Nadal referred to as Rafa? I've watched him on TV many times and never heard that. Freondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872137389144605317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68205966100682846782017-02-10T13:51:57.675-06:002017-02-10T13:51:57.675-06:00I had a much easier time with this puzzle than yes...I had a much easier time with this puzzle than yesterday's tough Thursday one--Yay! Many thanks, Alex--you've made my day. I of course loved the Shakespeare team and got a little worried after I had trouble with "Hamlet" and "Laertes" the other day. But once "SMALL VILLAGE" filled in for "Hamlet" I knew what the game was, and it was a lot of fun to watch them fall into place. Also enjoyed the additional literary references to ANAIS Nin and ERICA Jong, not to mention "Moby Dick." Lots of fun--thanks again, Alex. And you too, Lemonade.<br /><br />I still have trouble with computer clues and answers. So what is BING, exactly, and who is the provider again? <br /><br />I bet Tinbeni didn't like BAR TAB. <br /><br />I gather Miley Cyrus is engaged, but sadly it sounds as though they're fighting, so I'm not sure she's really growing up yet. We'll just have to keep hoping.<br /><br />Have a great day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10910080106081238762017-02-10T13:35:07.388-06:002017-02-10T13:35:07.388-06:00Yes, learning moment, but not quite right. 12th Ni...Yes, learning moment, but not quite right. 12th Night is Epiphany EVE, 1/5. Epiphany is in fact 1/6. Had to look that up.Freondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872137389144605317noreply@blogger.com