tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7272859099906770333..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, May 24th, 2014, Alan OlschwangZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28735375002733419642014-05-26T11:39:33.819-05:002014-05-26T11:39:33.819-05:00Finished with the help of Google. I call shenanig...Finished with the help of Google. I call shenanigans on the clue for arsonists. And a big fat ugh! for the whole thing. Not fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1010947854431091052014-05-24T23:34:28.720-05:002014-05-24T23:34:28.720-05:00Hi again...
I just finished Dave Berry's You ...Hi again...<br /><br />I just finished Dave Berry's <i>You Can Date Boys When You're <b>Forty</b></i>. Funny stuff.<br /><br />CED - I wasted too much time watching old Coz' bits. Thanks.<br /><br />Since I only got 3 today, I went searching for Father Guido Sarducci's "3 lousy miracles" bit he did on SNL. I couldn't find it. Instead, I'll leave you with <a href="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8x8eoU3L4" rel="nofollow">Five Minute University</a>. <br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67201119172862117042014-05-24T21:33:34.923-05:002014-05-24T21:33:34.923-05:00Just finished MARTIN EDEN and THE CALL OF THE WILD...Just finished MARTIN EDEN and THE CALL OF THE WILD. After all these years I have become a Jack London fan. Who knew he wasn't just for Junior High?Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5023449777761615342014-05-24T21:30:48.260-05:002014-05-24T21:30:48.260-05:0098% I had to start and stop twice before finally ...98% I had to start and stop twice before finally nailing all except OH STOP IT. I had STOW instead of STOP - and couldn't figure how ISW was an answer for "Road Runner." I had no idea that RR was an ISP - must be his night job... Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53877230522660463052014-05-24T21:06:08.605-05:002014-05-24T21:06:08.605-05:00Blue Iris, sorry you couldn't find a hotel...
...Blue Iris, sorry you couldn't find a hotel...<br /><br />CED, unless I misunderstood you, Buck Buck sounds like a much different game from Horse. In Horse, you are just matching each other's basketball shots. "OK, I'll spin around, shoot left-handed from the freethrow line and it has to bank in off the backboard."Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36230745148643519402014-05-24T20:55:38.466-05:002014-05-24T20:55:38.466-05:00I enjoy seeing different species being pals. Witho...I enjoy seeing different species being pals. Without the Internet, I wouldn't be aware of this happening. Here is a bear/lion/tiger group who enjoy each other's companionship. (BTW, I had to look up whether it should be other's or others'.)<br /><a href="http://gawker.com/lion-tiger-and-bear-are-best-friends-forever-1580771645?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow" rel="nofollow">BLT buddies.</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23746414853781819892014-05-24T20:37:30.642-05:002014-05-24T20:37:30.642-05:00Ouch!
DNF.
Had the same troubles as most.
Arsonist...Ouch!<br />DNF.<br />Had the same troubles as most.<br />Arsonist just never came to mind<br />and schmoozed gave me fits.<br /><br />Speaking of <a href="http://funnyasduck.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/funny-texting-while-flying-airplane-engine-crash-superman-pics.jpg" rel="nofollow">Crash Into</a><br /><br /><br />Oh wait... That was my PSA for the day.<br /><br />I meant <a href="http://carhumor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/car-humor-funny-crash-in-3-2-1-girl-flashing.jpg" rel="nofollow">Crash</a>Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6366543076452723832014-05-24T19:11:11.830-05:002014-05-24T19:11:11.830-05:00Actually, you did, Jeff Goldblum's 1st appeara...Actually, you did, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erm7QDCl-3s" rel="nofollow">Jeff Goldblum's 1st appearance in any movie, as Freak#1</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18092829677429529582014-05-24T18:28:16.677-05:002014-05-24T18:28:16.677-05:00For those that missed the DEATH WISH movies, you r...For those that missed the DEATH WISH movies, you really did not miss anything!BV Ahlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813125027871134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39501981358719166772014-05-24T18:25:40.147-05:002014-05-24T18:25:40.147-05:00Even with help (several look ups) this was a beast...Even with help (several look ups) this was a beast. Hoping for easier Sunday one! Since I live in SASQUATCH territory (Pac NW) I got that and Coeur d'Alene. As a rock hound I look for QUARTZ all around all the time. Then I was in Nam during the LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT movement.BV Ahlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813125027871134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38617780178635734832014-05-24T18:23:11.857-05:002014-05-24T18:23:11.857-05:00Mostly red-letter help and guesses today, although...Mostly red-letter help and guesses today, although WHO'S THERE and LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT bubbled right up from the past.<br /><br />My husband and son drove 4 hours to St. Paul,KS to celebrate his uncle's 90th birthday and see some cousins. My husband has 55+ cousins.<br />I was sad not to go, but can't take a round trip and no hotels could be found this weekend.<br /><br />We hope to have a BBQ at the lake on Monday. Any other big plans for the weekend?<br /><br />BTW, Husker Gary included a link to see the Brian Sisters this week sometime and I spent the day reading about them on briansisters.orgBlue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49622695034039244022014-05-24T17:39:32.695-05:002014-05-24T17:39:32.695-05:00Well, this was my usual Saturday experience; more ...Well, this was my usual Saturday experience; more in line with AnonT, CED and Chickie than Nancy. I had no trouble with SCHMOOZED, SORTA, ARAMIS; didn't know PRU, RUPAUL and lots of other stuff. Oh well...<br /><br />Another chapter in the exciting life of a retired middle school teacher. I went to the supermarket. It was filled with people who looked sorta like me. But then there was a youngish woman in tight jeans and stilettos. Dunno why. I would've spent more time in her aisles but she walked faster than I did.<br /><br />Barbara wanted to go out to a local Thai restaurant for lunch. She always gets the same thing, coconut seafood soup. Delicious! The soup, Thai iced tea and some shrimp appetizers were plenty enough.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27204994404997989122014-05-24T17:17:12.976-05:002014-05-24T17:17:12.976-05:00Absolutely brutal attack of the red letters... (I ...Absolutely brutal attack of the red letters... (I am glad I didn't try it in ink, what a mess it would have been.) I actually got several of the long ones after a while, but most of the short fill, like 46a final abbr=Ult had me Bamboozled.<br /><br />There was one learning moment, after I Googled it. But now I can't remember what it was, nuts!<br /><br />3D Horse had me going, because I remember it as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5MVjaZaiQ" rel="nofollow">Buck Buck!</a> (or johnny on the pony) As taught to me by the one & only Bill Cosby.<br /><br />Note that this clip at 9:18 is long, but is actually two stories. the 1st 4 minutes explains Buck Buck, & introduces Fat Albert. The 2nd half is just hilarious...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58885152055526449302014-05-24T17:10:47.242-05:002014-05-24T17:10:47.242-05:00This gave me fits and I had to look up Arnold'...This gave me fits and I had to look up Arnold's middle name, but I finished. That was a toughie.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66016702807527366342014-05-24T16:51:45.558-05:002014-05-24T16:51:45.558-05:00We spent the last 36 hours with grandkids and I ju...We spent the last 36 hours with grandkids and I just had 4 cells to finish in the SE when we had to leave this morning. We just got back and I filled all 4 cells badly but enjoyed the challenge, Alan. ZAHN, ARRIS and ROUSE/ROUST were my undoing. We spent 5 hours at Omaha’s world class zoo today and saw about 85% of it on a lovely day. What a crowd!<br /><br />Musings<br />-Oh, the PRO-war slogan, not HELL NO…<br />-When grandkids tell a “joke”, it’s always a riddle or knock, knock<br />-We use the Road Runner ISP<br />-My wife is loaded with SMARTS and I just a bunch ‘o degrees<br />-I even thought Billy Holiday might have two “l’s” before Doc came to mind<br />-The <i>DEATH WISH</i> franchise was cheesy but fed the vigilante instinct in all of us<br />-Many a manager has regretted a decision when he STAYS WITH a pitcher and does not use a reliever<br />-The middle school kids signed their CLASSMATE’s yearbooks for hours on Thursday and then went home and put them where they won’t look at them for 50 years<br />-I’m so tired but Joann wants to go to mass…<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4063609584844453872014-05-24T16:38:43.824-05:002014-05-24T16:38:43.824-05:00Ha! Here I thought Pujols was some soccer team fro...Ha! Here I thought Pujols was some soccer team from India. I didn't know Arnold's middle name either. A-louse...good one, PK.<br /><br />Beautiful day here in the neighborhood. I just washed the MG in preparation for a little outing tomorrow. MG's, Triumph's, Healey's galore!<br /><br />Enjoy.GarlicGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311111741227061537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70503718895669868292014-05-24T16:20:39.169-05:002014-05-24T16:20:39.169-05:00Hola Everyone. Too many mistakes to even list her...Hola Everyone. Too many mistakes to even list here. When you make one error, that compounds on down the line. Oh well, a learning experience for me today.<br /><br />I did think Sorta was a bit of a stretch. I had roll for Deli, and Beta for Zeta, so a whole corner went begging for lack of correct answers.<br /><br />Saturday crosswords aren't usually on my list of things to do, but I thought I'd give it a go. Didn't happen.<br /><br />Have a great holiday, everyone. Stay safe.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21160466135601218842014-05-24T16:14:33.610-05:002014-05-24T16:14:33.610-05:00I really liked this puzzle, but it was a DNF for m...I really liked this puzzle, but it was a DNF for me. I had ROUSE instead of ROUST and ARRAM instead of ARRAS so wasn't able to come up with ARSONISTS. Since I do the puzzle with pen and paper, I don't have any red letter help.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01964101357124950300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86490434207648052622014-05-24T16:13:10.051-05:002014-05-24T16:13:10.051-05:00HI all...
I don't know why I even try...
19a...HI all...<br /><br />I don't know why I even try...<br /><br />19a, 28a and 4d is all all got. Here's my lunch money Alan, but if you don't stuff me into a locker, I'll do your math homework.<br /><br />Thanks for the answers and write up Splynter!<br /><br />Cheers, -T Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19543462555961303502014-05-24T15:03:14.395-05:002014-05-24T15:03:14.395-05:00Enjoyed this one tremendously. Constantly just ou...Enjoyed this one tremendously. Constantly just outside of my grasp, it was a guessfest until the end, but somehow kept moving forward. Finally had to resort to google for two clues to get the SE to fall, because I was stuck on all the proper nouns and could not make ARSONISTS appear. <br /><br />Wasn't tricked into ONION, it just seemed too easy for a saturday. I was excited when I was the clue for WASPS, because I've read a lot of Aristophanes, but could only think of The Birds and The Frogs (one of my faves) to fit, and WASPS just wouldn't bubble into my consciousness for the longest time. <br /><br />Couldn't decide between ROUSE and ROUST, so I put in ROUSE and forgot about it, which was my undoing later. If I had that T instead of the E, I probably would have sussed out ARSONISTS. Oh well.<br /><br />Second time I've seen that exact clue for NEER this week, do crossword editors group these things together on purpose?<br /><br />At any rate, a great, thoroughly enjoyable puzzle.<br /><br />-PGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59638520824691903032014-05-24T14:43:50.938-05:002014-05-24T14:43:50.938-05:00Hi again~!
Way to go, River Doc~!
SplynterHi again~!<br /><br /> Way to go, River Doc~!<br /><br /> SplynterSplynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857732691220377494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76088352545838788372014-05-24T12:51:11.668-05:002014-05-24T12:51:11.668-05:00Hi Y'all! Brutal! 'Nuf said.
SCHMOOZED is...Hi Y'all! Brutal! 'Nuf said.<br /><br />SCHMOOZED isn't a word used out here at all. No Yiddish speakers, I ever met. I've known some Jews but they never SCHMOOZED in front of me.<br /><br />How do you pronounce ALOIS? Like "a louse"? Or is that just Maria's term?<br /><br />I liked CLASSMATE & ROLE MODEL huddled there together. Must be a Catholic School because the next line is prayer.<br /><br />SURE ABOUT a DEATH WISH with ARSONISTS. Hmm! Let's ROUST those suckers from such destructive PATHS.<br /><br />Forgive me the above entries. I just had to get some fun from this otherwise painful puzzle.<br /><br />Hand up for onion first, etc. For some unknown reason I got Pujols' team right on the first try.<br /><br />Thanks, Splynter.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70000180356617889822014-05-24T11:42:39.161-05:002014-05-24T11:42:39.161-05:00Aaarrrggghhh Never got off the ground on this one ...Aaarrrggghhh Never got off the ground on this one (except for ARRAS and CHIVE) and even after I started cheating, I had to keep on cheating practically until the end. It kills me that I couldn't remember PONTI (dementia coming on?) and that I didn't get EARP (kept thinking of Billie Holliday [spelling?] and music rather than Westerns). Anyway, terrible way to start a Saturday, especially since most folks seemed to finish without any problem.<br /><br />Oh well, at least I got the moderate Sudoku--not much consolation but you take what you can get.<br /><br />Have a good weekend, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3505478747639706842014-05-24T11:37:52.149-05:002014-05-24T11:37:52.149-05:00So why didn't autocorrect autocorrect Aristoph...So why didn't autocorrect autocorrect Aristophanes as well...?River Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217414780894792059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1948111711033714202014-05-24T11:36:45.649-05:002014-05-24T11:36:45.649-05:00Attire? How about Satire....Attire? How about Satire....River Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217414780894792059noreply@blogger.com