tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7134741639343254605..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday, October 3, 2016 Jake BraunZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64345841826838710052016-10-04T07:24:05.055-05:002016-10-04T07:24:05.055-05:00Well I'm in the great unread territory again. ...Well I'm in the great unread territory again. Hondo, there's about five in here <br />that are interested in 50s and sixties sports. <br /><br />And anonymae that complain about everything.<br /><br />I see that autocorrect got me. The whole point of my trivia was to juxtapose Ferris Bueller and Fain using DAY(s) OFF.<br /><br />The additional trick, and I missed Husker's get was Ashburn of the PHILLIES.<br />One naturally thinks of a PHILLY ballplayer as a Phillie(s) not the Athletics who left PA in 55(KC for a sojourn before embarking for Oakland).<br /><br />Now I'm really in boring, borderline tendentious territory. I'll wrap it up by adding that I too had an MLB friend and Charlie O of said As signed him for a bundle(pre draft).Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51783520442175072522016-10-03T22:41:11.254-05:002016-10-03T22:41:11.254-05:00Hello Puzzlers -
Quite late, obviously. Just want...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Quite late, obviously. Just wanted to pile on: we also found Poldark un-captivating. By the second episode we were willing to miss the rest.<br /><br />In the opposite corner, we loved Last Man on the Moon (streamed on Netflix). It was more than just a high quality documentary. Thanks to whoever pointed it out - I think it was JzB, right?Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20913031621485276682016-10-03T20:35:25.234-05:002016-10-03T20:35:25.234-05:00Hi All!
Ahh, and easy puzzle [compared to the one...Hi All!<br /><br />Ahh, and easy puzzle [compared to the one I've worked on all weekend - someone's posting "stuff"; I'm making sure it's not an insider*]. Thank Jake for the diversion, and, yeah, I GET IT - CALM DOWN and REST. Pop says the same thing.<br /><br />Thanks Argyle for 'splainin' what HRH was - the R in ARGOT was an eWAG and last square.<br /><br />WO - none. ESPs - OLGA, WESTIE, ESAI.<br /><br /><b> Fav</b>: Since EES went w/ CETERA I'll stick to typecast and go w/ CYBORG. <br />I so wanted to build robots in college. I even studied Machine Vision & AI in grad sch. [it's kinda cool to see where we are 20 years later w/ self-driving cars; I studied DARPA models from the 80s - talk about learning to crawl BEFORE getting out from BEHIND THE WHEEL]<br /><br />{A+, B, B, B+}<br /><br />Tawnya - Hey, leave a MELODY for someone! Good luck on your final final tomorrow! Nursing, right? Exam Pro-tip: keep it ?NA and wait for the perps. :-)<br /><br />TTP - LOL cartographer. Also, I'll try the 00 flour; I've always just used all-purpose.<br /><br />CED - HAL is a sociopath? Why's he not running for ELECTion? (YET?) //cue Psycho theme <br /><br />Jayce - on 1st pass, I read you blaming Bob for the (pronunciation of) the "Benghazi thing"... Sure, I'm wrong, but beer still came out my nose. :-)<br /><br />BTW, on PLUMES, I really admire the <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218" rel="nofollow">The Norwegian Blue... Lovely plumage.</a><br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*yeah, prove a negative. "This?, It'll be fun," they said.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37028050433063021422016-10-03T19:52:03.863-05:002016-10-03T19:52:03.863-05:00Bill G, I also find Poldark to be boring. We don&#...Bill G, I also find Poldark to be boring. We don't watch it after one episode experience. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83428086454715412132016-10-03T18:40:12.914-05:002016-10-03T18:40:12.914-05:00Wilbur,
i followed baseball with a passion in the...<br />Wilbur,<br /><br />i followed baseball with a passion in the late '40's, early ''50's It was the BG (Before Girls) time of life. I could probably name more player's from that period then players today. I still follow the Giants, but again I could name more players on their '54 WS team then today's team. <br /><br />I'd forgotten about Fain's fight with Martin, but I recall he had some other incident. About the same time that Philly first baseman De Waitkus was shot by a girlfriend. Maybe you can elaborate. Feel free to Email me so we don't bore all the other folks to death about this trivialthehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52538681267506668982016-10-03T18:15:22.920-05:002016-10-03T18:15:22.920-05:00Aargh! In the previous post I was referring to the...Aargh! In the previous post I was referring to the PBS show Poldark as being slow and tedious. Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49237323396800638242016-10-03T16:49:45.668-05:002016-10-03T16:49:45.668-05:00Speaking of pronunciations, there is a well-known ...Speaking of pronunciations, there is a well-known area south of here called San Pedro. Anybody who knows Spanish knows how to pronounce Pedro (Peh-dro or something close to that). But that will get you odd glances by all the locals who know it as San Pee-dro. <br /><br />The PBS show was recommended to Barbara by a friend as something similar to Downton Abbey and just as enjoyable. I recorded it and struggled through the first episode. I found it slow and tedious. You?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31863859308882313882016-10-03T15:29:23.868-05:002016-10-03T15:29:23.868-05:00Hondo. Great get. The two keys you did without: Fe...Hondo. Great get. The two keys you did without: Ferris as in Buckler's day(s) off and my misleading "Philly" player. I expected Richie Ashburn of the Phillies to pop up.<br /><br />Did you follow Ferris Gain's career? Feisty guy. Had a famous brouhaha with Billy Martin. Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86195037969315308302016-10-03T15:29:11.075-05:002016-10-03T15:29:11.075-05:00By the way...
If you are interested in a possible...By the way...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boaf_U3-Q0E" rel="nofollow">If you are interested in a possible explanation of Hals actions...</a><br /><br />it will cost you 8 minutes and 31 seconds...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50471034492809846932016-10-03T14:47:54.929-05:002016-10-03T14:47:54.929-05:00Musings
-Great golf days may be running short. We’...Musings<br />-Great golf days may be running short. We’re predicted to get 2” – 3” of rain tomorrow.<br />-A just-right Monday level puzzle!<br />-I BROWN BAGGED as well with sandwiches in waxed paper we later used on the slide<br />-Considering the negative emotions both current candidates evoke, I’ll bet we have a winner with a plurality and not majority<br />-I “attacked by surprise” the fridge last night!<br />-Simple Simon asked the pieman, “Let me taste your WARE” <br />-We don’t have ACAI berries here, but yesterday I bought some jelly at a local craft show <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/3d/4f/8b/3d4f8b97c73946b99ebf417aca2629e5.jpg" rel="nofollow">made of these berries grown locally</a><br />-Wilbur, I don’t know if I am right or not, but I immediately thought of a Phillie batting champion who was born in Tilden, Nebraska with initials R.A. Is he it? <br />-Now where’s that umbrella?<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50006534046185851212016-10-03T14:29:05.808-05:002016-10-03T14:29:05.808-05:00Hello Wilbur,
You must be communicating to us fro...Hello Wilbur,<br /><br />You must be communicating to us from your final resting place, because the only name I recall in that period is Ferris Fain, first baseman for the Phila A's in the '50's . Don't remember the date, but Ferris has left us. We played the same position, but Ferris rose to the bigs and I rose to the Semi pro leagues. As i call, like me, he was a lefty. <br /><br />I hereby certify that this info comes entirely from my recall with no outside assistance. Now I'm going to do some research.<br /><br />thehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17556657792413789042016-10-03T14:03:46.377-05:002016-10-03T14:03:46.377-05:00I should have looked it up before. Sure enough, Lu...I should have looked it up before. Sure enough, Luis is pronounced Loo-EES, which makes sense. Oddly, I have always pronounced San Luis reservoir correctly; don't know why I have been pronouncing San Luis Obispo incorrectly. I imagine it hurts the locals' ears as much as hearing TV newscasters pronounce the city of Beijing as Bay-zhing hurts my ears. (It's Bay-jing, as in jingle bells.) Hearing Fallujah pronounced Falluzha and Raj pronounced as Razh also hurts my ears. I don't know why newscasters think everything should be pronounced the "French" way. Bob Costas kept pronouncing Sochi as Soshee all during the Olympic games there. In fact, I hold Bob Costas responsible for single-handedly starting the whole Beizhing thing.<br />End of rant.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56726365621939060792016-10-03T13:52:07.688-05:002016-10-03T13:52:07.688-05:00Great Monday puzzle, Jake--many thanks! I breezed ...Great Monday puzzle, Jake--many thanks! I breezed right through it until I got to the Southeast corner and then got stuck. Panic. But after calming down and getting most of it, TVPG fell into place, and I prayed it would be correct. It was --Yay! It helps to have ACAI and RBI down after years of doing crosswords. <br /><br />Great pics, Argyle. "The King and I" was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. Saw it several time at the movie theater. Haven't seen it in years and wonder if it's PC at this time in our lives? <br /><br />Owen, fun car limericks this morning. <br /><br />Have a great week, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66314325701253968702016-10-03T13:51:23.159-05:002016-10-03T13:51:23.159-05:00Very nice Monday offering. I had a snit with the N...Very nice Monday offering. I had a snit with the NYT puzzle today. No problem with this one.Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81193602110438870302016-10-03T13:50:58.957-05:002016-10-03T13:50:58.957-05:00What AnonymousPVX said. What Wilbur Charles said a...What AnonymousPVX said. What Wilbur Charles said about Ack-eye. What Kazie and C6D6 Peg said about MSG. What TTP said about cryptography and cartography; made me laugh. What desper-otto and Wilbur Charles said about HAL. What thehondohurricane said about COCOA. What TX Ms said yesterday about Anonymous T's humor. Re what tawnya said yesterday about San Luis Obispo, I didn't know Luis was not pronounced Looie.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26759303687912924372016-10-03T13:22:24.816-05:002016-10-03T13:22:24.816-05:00Weird that some of you have never heard of weir. T...Weird that some of you have never heard of weir. They're common in my homeland. <br /><br />I count only 4 common English words (+ their derivatives) beginning with wei– : weir, weird, weigh and weight (all 4 have distinct origins), and all blithely ignore the "i before e" rule. Any others? (Wait, wait, don't tell me).Nice Cuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670171231144871327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41224973209093238132016-10-03T13:13:20.472-05:002016-10-03T13:13:20.472-05:00OK. Yesterday I heard 8 minutes for a Sunday lat-x...OK. Yesterday I heard 8 minutes for a Sunday lat-xw. OK, let's see if the great one can do a Monday in 8.<br /><br />13 minutes. Actually, I found today a little sticky. I sometimes suggest that a newbie try a Monday. Perhaps not today.<br /><br />OK 2. I see y'all need help on that baseball question. To review and be clearer than last night:<br /><br />I won a batting championship playing for Philadelphia, post war, before 1960.<br /><br />But, I took 37 DAYS OFF while doing it.<br /><br />C'mon someone take a stab at it. CC, are you listening? I know you love baseball.<br /><br />I have a third hint coming. And please, please don't look up MLB batting championships.<br /><br />OK 3, back to the puzzle, ETCETERA. <br /><br />HAL couldn't be evil or good. He was a computer. And Asimov covered all that earlier, right? BTW, have you heard about the Hillary clone conspiracy?<br /><br />It brought to mind one of Asimov's sequels where to prove the robot wasn't a robot, she laughed uproariously at the suggestion. You had to be there.<br /><br />Mike Weir won a Masters but now has trouble qualifying. <br /><br />ACAI will be Ack-eye forever. That horse left the barn. <br /><br />I'LL BE BACKWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70479636098501304152016-10-03T12:31:11.668-05:002016-10-03T12:31:11.668-05:00A nice well-constructed and clued Monday puzzle, a...A nice well-constructed and clued Monday puzzle, a perfect week starter, well done. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81721279448268945702016-10-03T12:12:47.550-05:002016-10-03T12:12:47.550-05:00Tawnya @ 9:57 - Thank you for brightening my day. ...Tawnya @ 9:57 - Thank you for brightening my day. (Actually, 508 days per Google's footnote.!). If I didn't know better, I would swear some of those images were my Fluffy in the flesh. My Discover card has a Bichon on it which often brings smiles from sales people. Again, thanks and please try very hard to be as lazy as you can be for the next two weeks! 💤 😴 💤<br /><br />TTP @ 11:32 - Thanks for the pizza information. I'll check out your links and keep you posted. Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42907464848264903272016-10-03T11:32:50.060-05:002016-10-03T11:32:50.060-05:00Irish Miss, so here's the recipe. This is our...Irish Miss, so here's the recipe. This is our mashup of Christian Petroni's dough and pizza recipes and J. Kenji López-Alt's "Skillet-Broiler Method" for cooking the pizza. <br /><br />The two things that make it stand out for a home made Neapolitano-style pizza are the flour for the dough and the cooking method. Rather than using all-purpose or bread flour, try to find the very finely milled high protein 00 flour. <br /><br />First time we made it with King Arthur Bread Flour, and it was pretty good. Then I found a local store that carries the "red bag" Caputo 00 flour. Made a better pizza crust than the bread dough. <br /><br />Neapolitan Style Pizza Made in a Cast Iron Skillet<br /><br />We make the dough as shown here, except that we cut the recipe in half: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/1131196/christian-petronis-pizza-dough" rel="nofollow">Christian Petroni's Pizza Dough</a><br /><br />The pizza toppings:<br /> 4 to 6 tablespoons Simple Tomato Sauce for Pizza<br /> 2 to 4 ounces fresh mozzarella, drained, cut into 1-inch pieces<br /> 5 to 7 fresh basil leaves<br /> 1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese<br /> 2 tablespoons best-quality olive oil<br /><br />Here's the link for Christian's toppings. We don't use a peel or the semolina. Nor do we follow the baking instructions you'll see in the link. <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/1131230/christian-petronis-margherita-pizza" rel="nofollow">Christian Petroni's Margherita Pizza</a><br /><br />The pizza sauce: Same as Martha's Simple Tomato Sauce for Pizza, but half as much. <br /> 1 14 oz can San Marzano Tomatoes. <br /> 1/4 tsp fine sea salt.<br /><br />Disclaimer: DW thinks we should drain at least half of the juice before blending, but I like the sauce thin. After I stick blend the tomatoes, we put half in another bowl. She adds oregano to hers. <br /><br />Kenji explains the <a href="http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/09/how-to-make-great-neapolitan-pizza-at-home.html" rel="nofollow">"The Skillet-Broiler Method"</a>. He also has a link to his version for dough and toppings, but we prefer Christian's.TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89389245556491548962016-10-03T11:19:06.330-05:002016-10-03T11:19:06.330-05:00Nice puzzle by Jake. Got the theme early on and i...Nice puzzle by Jake. Got the theme early on and immediately filled in BLOWTHEWHISTLE and BEHINDTHEWHEEL. <br /><br />Kazie, I agree that MSG is a flavor enhancer, not a flavoring in itself.<br /><br />Thanks, Argyle - Loved the pics of Durango and Waco! Love that area of Texas..... you can see for miles and miles and miles! C6D6 Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68025210214372658432016-10-03T10:49:52.532-05:002016-10-03T10:49:52.532-05:00Fun Monday puzzle. Thanks Jake. Thanks Argyle.
...Fun Monday puzzle. Thanks Jake. Thanks Argyle. <br /><br />Specialized language, Argot. Like Cryptography, the study of tombs. Cartography, the study of automobiles. <br /><br />We watch Chef Joanne Weir's Cooking Class show on the local PBS station. <br /><br />Irish Miss, from yesterday... I'm cobbling together my notes and the links together for making pizza in a cast iron skillet. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87496301716927630162016-10-03T09:57:58.390-05:002016-10-03T09:57:58.390-05:00Morning all!
I went through the acrosses and was ...Morning all!<br /><br />I went through the acrosses and was questioning my abilities, but the the downs filled everything in with no need to go back through a second time. Fun puzzle, Jake! And of course, thank you for the write up A!<br /><br />@irish: I, too, love little white <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bichon+frise&espv=2&biw=1745&bih=876&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM99Lp777PAhVDTSYKHfMsDOkQ_AUIBygC" rel="nofollow">frizzy dogs!</a><br /><br />This is my style for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEAuMiKqP-4" rel="nofollow">Behind the Wheel</a> but you may also enjoy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydBPm2KRaU" rel="nofollow">Carrie Underwood</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOCwoTcK7dA" rel="nofollow">TITLE</a> brings up this tune from pop star Meghan Trainor. Her music is pretty catchy, with a lot of 50's influence. And she plays the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikTtBpIo6OE" rel="nofollow">ukelele!</a><br /><br />Happy Monday! One final tomorrow then I get two weeks off school - my first break since January. A whole lot of laziness on tap...<br /><br />t.tawnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466346747643525821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34863873258550104992016-10-03T09:40:57.195-05:002016-10-03T09:40:57.195-05:00Good morning everyone.
Easy one today. No nits, n...Good morning everyone.<br /><br />Easy one today. No nits, no searches or erasures.<br />PLUME - Always think of "la plume de ma tante" from basic French.<br />BROWN BAG - The married guys in our Wardroom were referred to as BROWN BAGgers.<br />One time when I was on a Training Exercise with SACLANT in Norfolk, our midnight watch was commanded by a UK RAF Group Captain. At 0200 he opens his lunch basket and hands out sandwiches and sides, which his wife had made, to all us Reserves, but not the regulars. One of them complained: "Where are ours?" He replied: "They don't have their Mummies with them." An endearing fellow.<br />Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61422533325854373672016-10-03T09:33:33.462-05:002016-10-03T09:33:33.462-05:00Good morning all,
Another fun Monday...loved seein...Good morning all,<br />Another fun Monday...loved seeing et cetera. Thanks Jake and Argyle.<br />Just read the other day that acai is one of the top 10 mispronounced words.Proper pronunciation for this palm tree species is ah-sigh-EE. I bet I'll forget.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.com