tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7102304348629071458..comments2024-03-29T06:59:14.073-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69641223301508511822016-03-30T21:09:20.417-05:002016-03-30T21:09:20.417-05:00Dick Biondi was on WLSDick Biondi was on WLSwindhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9159891281235654362016-03-29T21:58:28.933-05:002016-03-29T21:58:28.933-05:00Jayce - My tax-man told me, "Don't worry ...Jayce - My tax-man told me, "Don't worry too much about the cost-basis. Just WAG it. It's not like you made that much anyway." Vinny's the best :-)<br /><br />FIL (RIP) was USMC - I too had USa/n before finally resigning myself to M. All's fair in puzzling.<br /><br />Eldest and I went to the grocery store to stock up and then dinner (everyone else was sleeping, so to heck w/ 'em) which leads me to this...<br /><br />You know you're gettin' old when...<br />Muzak at HEB (the grocer) is Kiss' <i>Detroit Rock City</i> followed by Deep Purple's <i>Woman from Tokyo</i>. I musta looked like a nut rockin' out in the aisle -- just less so than CED w/ his baguettes.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49874094976003329672016-03-29T21:08:37.292-05:002016-03-29T21:08:37.292-05:00Nice puzzle but I take issue with USM as acronym f...Nice puzzle but I take issue with USM as acronym for Marines. I usually see USMC. Steve Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710962863603938402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84421957754357998702016-03-29T21:06:47.394-05:002016-03-29T21:06:47.394-05:00Agree. Yesterday seemed hard for a Monday. Today&#...Agree. Yesterday seemed hard for a Monday. Today's not so bad but harder than a usual Tuesday. <br />I always think of the marines acronym as USMC not USM. Steve Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710962863603938402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58630051673182338602016-03-29T19:36:29.373-05:002016-03-29T19:36:29.373-05:00Thanks, CanadianEh! and Anonymous for the travel t...Thanks, CanadianEh! and Anonymous for the travel tips. Duly noted!GarlicGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311111741227061537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1351689349697721402016-03-29T18:54:50.286-05:002016-03-29T18:54:50.286-05:00Tinbeni, just never own stock. What a pain. "...Tinbeni, just never own stock. What a pain. "Cost basis" are disliked words in my house these days. Gotta go back to 2007 to figure out the cost basis of our stock in a company that just did a merger/spinoff in 2015 that probably produced for us a capital gain or loss. We use Turbo Tax, which is a fine piece of software, and I guess we can't blame it; it just asks the questions. It is we (wife and I) that have to give it the right answers, and sometime those answers are hard to find, especially since they are blank spaces in the 1099B issued by the broker. Grrr.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90186237662531823102016-03-29T18:11:10.570-05:002016-03-29T18:11:10.570-05:00Re: USM : find your favorite abbreviation for USM ...Re: USM : find your favorite abbreviation for USM here(two pages). It is where I found United States Marines. (meh)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.abbreviations.com/abbreviations/US/68" rel="nofollow"><b>List</b></a>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22895701611191757382016-03-29T16:50:39.492-05:002016-03-29T16:50:39.492-05:00A short trip from Halifax, Garlic Gal, you have to...A short trip from Halifax, Garlic Gal, you have to <a href="http://bayoffundytourism.com/tides/tidal-bore/" rel="nofollow">raft the tidal bore</a> on the Bay of FundyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35623084840312460452016-03-29T16:11:37.113-05:002016-03-29T16:11:37.113-05:00Re: Anonymous T, Yest last post,
Unfortunately the...Re: Anonymous T, Yest last post,<br />Unfortunately the song "Aquarius" has been totally ruined for me by our local<br />radio station that did a parody, changing the rhyming words to something very DF...<br />(now whenever I hear it, I hear the DF words...)<br />(I will not repeat it here as it is an earworm...)<br /><br />Another CC puzzle?!<br />(are you trying to construct more puzzles than Mrs Gordon's record?)<br /><br />Dog Eared, Hmm, it's funny, but I hate to dog ear books, or lend them to anyone who does.<br />But, I must have 30 music books on the piano, & all of them are dog eared to favorite songs.<br />It must be I just don't have that many bookmarks, plus, it is a great help to have that dogear when you need to flip a page without missing a beat... <br /><br />(Hmm,spellchecker likes dogeared, but hates dogear. bizarre! )<br /><br />I bet you thought I could not find a silly pic for breaking bread!<br /><br /><a href="http://media.galaxant.com/000/221/161/desktop-1437406584.jpg" rel="nofollow">Sign seen in a supermarket...</a><br /><br />Whoa! it looks like bread is not the only thing that is going to get broken <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/26/4a/ee/264aee3f6dabd22a9b8723a339b91e95.jpg" rel="nofollow">in this supermarket!</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54833973737361459412016-03-29T15:27:24.756-05:002016-03-29T15:27:24.756-05:00Garlic Gal@12:48 - What a marvelous destination we...Garlic Gal@12:48 - What a marvelous destination wedding! I hope your weather will be lovely; you never know on the water. I have not travelled in the Halifax area for a few years but you MUST go to Peggy's Cove (your resort is practically next door!). Of course it is a tourist trap and other harbours along the coast are picturesque as well.<br />Try TripAdvisor for ideas and reviews depending on your interests. Public Gardens, Citadel, Maritime Museum (Titanic displays), Waterfront with Pier 21 and Historic Properties (try Cow's Ice Cream!), Province House<br /><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractions-g154976-Activities-Halifax_Halifax_Region_Nova_Scotia.html" rel="nofollow">Halifax</a><br />If you are going south to Oak Island (I have not seen it!), you might go on to Lunenburg and Mahone Bay.<br />Hope these ideas help.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90199718499322700582016-03-29T15:20:30.020-05:002016-03-29T15:20:30.020-05:00Argyle: WOW !!! ... WOW !!! You are "on-a-rol...Argyle: <b>WOW !!! ... WOW !!!</b> You are "on-a-roll" with wonderful write-ups this week.<br /><br />C.C. Thank You very much for a <b>FUN</b> Tuesday puzzle with a great, delicious theme.<br /><br />OK, my "first" write-over was at 1-a where I confidently wrote in "Scarf" for the clue Gobbled down ... before ATE-UP became apparent ... S**T happens ... lol<br /><br />I'm now (finally!) getting into my "new" routine ... and the puzzles have to wait until I get home from the "part-time" job (Tuesday through Saturday) ...<br /><br />Jayce, after completing the puzzle ... I prepared my Form 1040 ... in Black Ink, On-Paper ... <br />That is 23 minutes I'll never get back ...<br />(Note: I will check to see if I did it correctly in a few days ...<br />You can take the Accountant out of the "Business-World" ...<br />But "<b>HE-Is-still-inside me somewhere ...</b>)<br /><br />Hmmmm ... that reminds me .... <b>It's Five O'Clock Somewhere ...</b><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62184880175477325062016-03-29T14:31:35.619-05:002016-03-29T14:31:35.619-05:00Man oh man, the intricate mind of C.C. manifests a...Man oh man, the intricate mind of C.C. manifests again. To MANGLE one of comedian Yakov Smirnoff's trademark phrases, "Wot a pozzle!" THE END was my favorite clue and answer. Interesting that we say gobbled down and ate up; we also say gobbled up. It's a weird language we speak. My only writeovers were TEA TAX and ATCHOO. ("I'm going to sneeze." "Where?" "Atchoo!")<br /><br />Wow, CanadianEh, that Prince of Wales Hotel is nice!<br /><br />Man, I hate doing taxes. Far too complicated.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30621251393614911322016-03-29T14:07:04.780-05:002016-03-29T14:07:04.780-05:00Well, I didn't get blown away and I didn't...Well, I didn't get blown away and I didn't get my haircut, either. My car wouldn't start and is now at the garage to determine why.<br /><br />Personally, I would equate dog-earring the page of a book with twisting someone's ear nearly off his/her head! 🙀Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73826117243551085912016-03-29T13:38:48.123-05:002016-03-29T13:38:48.123-05:00I love doing a C.C. puzzle on a Tuesday morning, a...I love doing a C.C. puzzle on a Tuesday morning, and this one was a total delight--although I agree that this week has gotten off to a crunchier start than usual. Huge relief that I got both CITGO and BANC this morning--two unknowns. And of course the theme was a lot of fun--thank goodness for the circles! And Argyle, your pics were great this morning, especially the DOG-EARED one.<br /><br />CanadianEh,I love "Jeopardy," and thought it was great that we had ALEX in the crossword puzzle yesterday, and that he had a cruciverbalist on his show recently--a nice back-and-forth.<br /><br />Irish Miss, hope you survived your hair cut trip okay. I'm dreading mine on Thursday.<br /><br />Have a great day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22836925561559787092016-03-29T13:16:28.479-05:002016-03-29T13:16:28.479-05:00I was going to quibble over "IN banc," -...I was going to quibble over "IN banc," -- all I've ever seen was "EN banc" (Frawnche, y'know) -- but Wikipedia says, "In law, an en banc session is a session in which a case is heard before all the judges of a court (before the entire bench) rather than by a panel selected from them.[1][2] The equivalent terms in banc, in banco or in bank are also sometimes seen."Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25676016796757393512016-03-29T13:11:16.218-05:002016-03-29T13:11:16.218-05:00Maybe the clue for 4 down could've been: Hatt...Maybe the clue for 4 down could've been: Hattiesburg, MS inst. of higher learning<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_Mississippi" rel="nofollow">USM</a>Golden Eaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92015561927592170112016-03-29T13:09:16.028-05:002016-03-29T13:09:16.028-05:00Thank you, Blue Hen! Also, I agree with what you s...Thank you, Blue Hen! Also, I agree with what you said about today's & yesterday's puzzles.willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155836924503111905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76105986942497525582016-03-29T13:05:42.152-05:002016-03-29T13:05:42.152-05:00WEES. Although I was on C.C.'s wave length alm...WEES. Although I was on C.C.'s wave length almost immediately and filled as fast as I could write. Loved the BREAKing BREAD theme with the different kinds of bread. It made for a savory pre-breakfast nosh.<br /><br />I finished this a few hours ago but a friend came over and we had breakfast and good conversation.<br /><br />I hope you are all having a terrific Tuesday!<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12263414065416789272016-03-29T12:58:40.775-05:002016-03-29T12:58:40.775-05:00And Bill G,
To answer your post abt Daisy Mae (f...And Bill G,<br /> To answer your post abt Daisy Mae (from yesterday), yes, <i>Wowza!</i> That sweet Gal was every growin' Boy's breakfast table dee-light! <br /> Capp's own fascination with the fairer sex brought him a fair amount of trouble in the early '70s when he was accused of serially propositioning women. Some papers dropped <i>Lil' Abner</i> because of that. I always thought he was set up by right-wing political foes, but the charges were usually dropped because, despite his iconoclastic views, he actually had friends in high places. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51094644290172767332016-03-29T12:48:25.277-05:002016-03-29T12:48:25.277-05:00Thanks, CC for another fun puzzle. I pretty much b...Thanks, CC for another fun puzzle. I pretty much breezed through it. Had to ponder for a moment on TONGAN & PINENUTS, but it all fell into place. <br /><br />Bluehen, good one re: doctor. HEHE....<br /><br />CanadianEh!, we are in the planning stages of a trip to Haliflax in July- a destination (ya think?) wedding at Oceanstone Resort. Any tips for sight seeing, besides Oak Island? Things to do? <br /><br />Enjoying sunshine again today. Happy Tuesday!GarlicGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311111741227061537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77259044842612135442016-03-29T12:42:08.556-05:002016-03-29T12:42:08.556-05:00Likely story Cuppa - We know which side your biscu...Likely story Cuppa - We know which side your biscuit is jellied...<br /><br />//did I use that correctly? :-)<br /><br />Thanks for that bit o' history. I did not know that re: the TEA ACT and Ben F.. He's a personal hero; his piggy-bank bust sits on my shelf in the carriage-house (how was that?)<br /><br />Yes Anon@12:06, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citgo" rel="nofollow">CITCO is Venezuelan owned subsidiary</a>. The refining unit us US based and HQ'd in HOU. There was a data center in their building that I'd visit on occasion. We have a few CITGO stations about Houston (as D-O) said. I oft stopped at the one near the BP campus in the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Energy_Corridor" rel="nofollow">Energy Corridor</a> on the I-10 feeder (cheep beer & fast service) on the way home.<br /><br />BlueHen - thanks for that on the PINE NUT. I always wondered (but wasn't curious enough to look it up) if it was a misnomer or really from pine cones. There's a jar of 'em in the cupboard just for Pesto.<br /><br />Argyle - I've suspected it but you confirmed it. I married a Monster! DW's theory (she has the PhD, so I listen) is that loved books are written in, spine-broken, and DOGEARED. <br /><br />While I'll write in my books (they're mine and I'm responding to the work), creasing a page is right out. (I know I used that right Cuppa :-))<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60097876165968952922016-03-29T12:40:38.717-05:002016-03-29T12:40:38.717-05:00A neat workout from our own C.C. this morning!
It ...A neat workout from our own C.C. this morning!<br />It wasn't a Tuesday walkover, but required some thought to work it out. I wasn't sure about STYRENE until the perps came through, and I had to do some back-forming to reach BBA from the more common MBA. <br />Where I balked the most was at USM. I instantly filled it with USN, as the Army (USA) and Navy are the only branches that can be filled with three letters. As Desper-Otto and several others have noted, the Marines are officially the <b>United States Marine Corps</b>, a sub branch (though they don't like to think so) of the USN. <br />But <i><b>Aye, Aye, C.C.!</b></i> Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34239564235433094582016-03-29T12:31:54.445-05:002016-03-29T12:31:54.445-05:00Ramon, I was even more drawn into Survivors. Thank...Ramon, I was even more drawn into Survivors. Thanks for linking it.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41761519447025688372016-03-29T12:26:20.097-05:002016-03-29T12:26:20.097-05:00AfternoonTeaInNOTL<a href="http://www.vintage-hotels.com/princeofwales/afternoon_tea.php" rel="nofollow">AfternoonTeaInNOTL</a>CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73346018219973140092016-03-29T12:22:14.176-05:002016-03-29T12:22:14.176-05:00Nice Cuppa @11:52am
We Canadians like to think tha...Nice Cuppa @11:52am<br />We Canadians like to think that we drink "proper tea" ie. made with boiling water and steeped in a pot, and preferably served in china cups (with milk and sugar if desired). I am happy with Red Rose tea bags but tea connoisseurs use loose tea leaves. A special treat last fall was High Tea in the drawing room of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake. <br /><br />I made the mistake once while travelling in the USA of ordering tea and forgetting to say hot tea. I should have "clued in" when the waitress asked if I wanted it sweet. I got sweetened ICE tea! (That's enough to make Tinbeni cringe!)<br /><br />Tea drinking is making a comeback. Even Tim Hortons (that iconic Canadian coffee company) has steeped tea!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.com