tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7290453209751443430..comments2024-03-19T02:34:18.750-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, March 4, 2011, Matt MateraZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40169060235002378342011-03-05T13:22:33.404-06:002011-03-05T13:22:33.404-06:00Mr. Rachel Maddow and Glen Beck have a lot in comm...Mr. Rachel Maddow and Glen Beck have a lot in common. Both are extremists. Both are shills. Both are delusional. Both are a waste of my time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54653672072373247712011-03-04T23:22:18.756-06:002011-03-04T23:22:18.756-06:00Good Evening, folks. Good puzzle, Matt. Good wri...Good Evening, folks. Good puzzle, Matt. Good write-up Lemonade. Thank You for posting, C.C.<br /><br />I had a fun run with this puzzle until I hit the SW corner. My major malfunction was entering ASSEMBLED for 35D-In One Piece. I never thought that was a bad answer, therefore I missed most of that corner. It fit. It made sense. I just could not take a second look at that answer. Oh well. Live and learn. See you all tomorrow.<br /><br />AbejoAbejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72478780317231170172011-03-04T22:45:42.057-06:002011-03-04T22:45:42.057-06:00Another midnight approaches, and the end of anothe...Another midnight approaches, and the end of another blogging day. For all the nice comments, I thank you, and a special shout out to Kazie. Until next time, we are on to themelessLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54893178781910381212011-03-04T21:32:18.354-06:002011-03-04T21:32:18.354-06:00"THE BUN I LOVE" makes me think of the 2..."THE BUN I LOVE" makes me think of the 2 women I know in their 9th month (ie. a bun in the oven).<br /><br />My sister used to have a pool cleaning device called a "Creepy Crawler". <br /><br />I thought EROSE was awkward, but liked the following: MUM, STEP, RED/ALERTS, UNSCATHED.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91477150782695008782011-03-04T21:08:17.569-06:002011-03-04T21:08:17.569-06:00Ridiculous clues!!!!!!!!!Ridiculous clues!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49366421413090617122011-03-04T21:06:12.357-06:002011-03-04T21:06:12.357-06:00Thanks to all who recommended the Rachel Maddow Sh...Thanks to all who recommended the Rachel Maddow Show. I just watched it and was impressed! She certainly gets to the heart of matters.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16186523056141911052011-03-04T20:43:49.572-06:002011-03-04T20:43:49.572-06:00@Sallie, ringing off the hook means either, the ph...@Sallie, ringing off the hook means either, the phone is ringing so much it jumps off the part it normally rests on (the hook on old-style phones) or, that it rings so often you can't hang up and so it is ringing while it's still in your hand (off the hook). I like the first variation better.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-157560219339520872011-03-04T20:22:11.183-06:002011-03-04T20:22:11.183-06:00Good night all.
Fermatprime: Your article was mos...Good night all.<br /><br />Fermatprime: Your article was most interesting. Thanks for linking it.<br />I also find it interesting that kids don't know what "twenty to nine" means because they're used to digital clocks.<br />And why do writers persist in the phone is "ringing off the hook"? Heck, I'm not sure I see the image.<br /><br />And is it your birthday Jazz? If so, I surely hope it was a happy one, and I wish you many more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85138121865702304302011-03-04T19:42:07.738-06:002011-03-04T19:42:07.738-06:00fermatprime:
I just now read the amusing and inter...fermatprime:<br />I just now read the amusing and interesting article on analog sounds. Thank you for linking it.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72866088559472476352011-03-04T19:22:48.862-06:002011-03-04T19:22:48.862-06:00Hola Everyone, I Did not Finish the puzzle today....Hola Everyone, I Did not Finish the puzzle today. I worked and worked on it and had so many missteps that whole areas had to be erased. Unusual for me as I only got one of the Breakfast treats--Creepy Crumpets. I knew that there were other punny answers, but I just couldn't make them appear.<br /><br />My first pass over the puzzle only netted 5 answers and I had erased so much that I erased the numbers off the page, so then couldn't find my squares! <br /><br />Thanks to Lemonade's fine blogging I did fill in the missing parts and things shouldn't have been that hard. I see well, so that isn't my excuse!<br /><br />JD and I are going to the opening of WM's gallery showing this evening. We're looking forward to a great evening.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9437660817284796262011-03-04T18:18:16.162-06:002011-03-04T18:18:16.162-06:00C.C. et al: Thanks for the 'welcome back'...C.C. et al: Thanks for the 'welcome back'. Sallie, we had a safe trip back on Wednesday - under sunny skies from Tampa to Albany. Southwest Airlines flight landed 20 min. early! Yes, we will miss Florida and the camaraderie that grew with you and Grumpy and the BH's. Already missing the grouper.<br /><br />Flying along the NY-New England border with the late afternoon sun accenting the snow nestled in the north-south striae formed by the last ice age caused me to reflect on the glaciers which covered New England and most of New York until about 10000 years ago. Pretty recent in geological time.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25023674432778334772011-03-04T17:44:18.745-06:002011-03-04T17:44:18.745-06:00Clear Ayes:
I can't wait to try your recipe. ...Clear Ayes:<br />I can't wait to try your recipe. I drool at the very thought of clotted cream.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89954900938111920962011-03-04T17:24:01.492-06:002011-03-04T17:24:01.492-06:00As Gunghy alluded,
BONOBOs are X-rated Chimpanzee...As Gunghy alluded,<br /><br />BONOBOs are X-rated Chimpanzees. Once seen never forgotten. "Make love not war" is their modus operandi, which is presumably why a/ No-one has heard of them - they are too naughty for prime-time TV and b/ they are endangered: "Make love not war, but make sure you hire a decent security firm" would make more sense in the long run.<br /><br />Otherwise, I thought this crossword was trying to be TOO clever. The style of the non-theme stuff was great - misdirections galore - but the thematic funky phrases were just too much - and they spoiled it for me.<br /><br />NCNice Cuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670171231144871327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34743730830693691462011-03-04T16:56:34.721-06:002011-03-04T16:56:34.721-06:00Thank you Hahtool and Lemonade... :o)
Both Jerome...Thank you Hahtool and Lemonade... :o)<br /><br />Both Jerome and Dennis...too funny...really LOL!<br /><br />CA...will have to try your "clotted cream" recipe...similar to a later Julia recipe for creme fraiche. Nom...way better than the one I have that seems to require slow cooking large quantities of double cream over low heat for forever and that I have never tried for obvious reasons...:oP<br /><br />Absolutely beautiful day...WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83444929881019407852011-03-04T16:14:53.955-06:002011-03-04T16:14:53.955-06:00Lemon:
"40000 men and women everyday"Lemon:<br />"40000 men and women everyday"windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87999894061387930622011-03-04T15:56:41.911-06:002011-03-04T15:56:41.911-06:00Razz, a HBDTY, for one of our early members.
Too ...Razz, a HBDTY, for one of our early members.<br /><br />Too many funeralsLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75986697976810253722011-03-04T15:55:27.749-06:002011-03-04T15:55:27.749-06:00I know we have fans of the evil empire on this blo...I know we have fans of the evil empire on this blog, so Iwaited, but really no comment on RUTH and MANTLE both being in yesterday's puzzle?<br /><br />BIRD was my first thought as well. <br /><br />WM, it is always a special pleasure when one of our own does soemthing wonderful. Enjoy showing off your talent. Dennis, Carol and Lois: be careful showing yours. <br /><br />JzB, maybe we can get John L. to write a piece featuring the stylings of the Trombone.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9563214628112089232011-03-04T15:54:38.894-06:002011-03-04T15:54:38.894-06:00Razz, a very Happy Birthday to you. You're no...Razz, a very Happy Birthday to you. You're now on the list as well.<br /><br />dodo, yeah, I got a laugh out of the 'moderately liberal' tag too.<br /><br />lois, I doubt there's a finer expert in the land when it comes to comebacks.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86647221424656046652011-03-04T15:34:17.427-06:002011-03-04T15:34:17.427-06:00I'm a Big fan of Rachel Maddow! She's know...I'm a Big fan of Rachel Maddow! She's knowledgeable and honest. She can always back up what she says, and if there's any error, she's right theretelling it straight. Bill G, I had to smile at your describing her 'moderately' liberal! You all probably know that she's a PH.D. in Political Sci. Worth watching, Lemon.dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24797587744769442032011-03-04T15:20:46.458-06:002011-03-04T15:20:46.458-06:00@ Argyle - ROFLMAO at your "Bird" word. ...@ Argyle - ROFLMAO at your "Bird" word. Wouldn't have thought of it in a million years. Thanks for the giggles on my BDRazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778011180924205900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81187715700770285942011-03-04T15:19:46.667-06:002011-03-04T15:19:46.667-06:00@Dodo, I much prefer the LA Times website for the ...@Dodo, I much prefer the LA Times website for the puzzles and to get red-letter help. Others here like Cruciverb which works differently but it will still tell you when your letter is wrong with a X in the square.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37938978389911908422011-03-04T15:11:50.109-06:002011-03-04T15:11:50.109-06:00Greetings, everyone,
Well, I finished this one bu...Greetings, everyone,<br /><br />Well, I finished this one but not without some lookups: Ichiro, bonobos, Owen. I put in "gorilla";well, 'great apes', what else? Strangely, it fit for some of the crosses, so I left it in until just about everything else was in, but then I was stuck with "irk", "l___", another "l___"<br />and "a___",for those three So.Central unknowns (62A, 65A, and 68A) I was pretty sure about "bola", so I erased the "gorilla" and went to Mr. G.<br />I guess I, too, will have to go to the net and use the red letters. It is the Cruciverb one, isn't it?dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73988799551141835062011-03-04T15:09:51.938-06:002011-03-04T15:09:51.938-06:00WM: all the best for your gallery opening this eve...WM: all the best for your gallery opening this evening.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-217302370386315602011-03-04T14:59:24.392-06:002011-03-04T14:59:24.392-06:00Argyle: good to know you passed. Cheers...again!!!...Argyle: good to know you passed. Cheers...again!!!<br /><br />CC: thank you...yep, I'm fine...in great shape too. Bought new glasses on the way home and got rimless ones...the guy says to me "You look great in nothing!"...of course he meant rims, I said, Yeah, I've heard that before! He blushed and we laughed really hard. <br /><br />Jerome: you are hilarious!<br /><br />Dennis: Great comebacks! LMAO at you guys.<br /><br />Off to party in Wmsbg tonight. Happy Friday to all! Cheers to you, darling Santa. So glad you're fine...I'll verify YOUR goodness in Dec. I'll put a new spin on 'snickerdoodle'...good enough to eat!!!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16812315108241630702011-03-04T14:57:24.492-06:002011-03-04T14:57:24.492-06:00Hi gang -
Counselor, it's true that trumpets ...Hi gang -<br /><br />Counselor, it's true that trumpets and saxes get more solos than the lowly trombones. The band I'm in gives solos to anyone who wants one. I've riffed quite a bit - and that's on bass trombone!<br /><br />Mixed result for me today. Like the tasty theme, a lot. Unlike a crepe, though, not a lot of fun in the fill. Upon further review, I do like the fill. Didn't like some of the cluing.<br /><br />Half a city? Is this better than half a fly?<br /><br />After two insomniac nights, there were many SNAGS and mis-STEPS. OBERON and MEDEA - perp assisted swags.<br /><br />BONOBOS was UNKNOWN.<br /><br />Shouldn't VICI has some hint that it's not in English?<br /><br />TOBY - SETHS - O'KEEFE - people I've never heard of.<br /><br />Add a few hits on the g-spot, and it was more work than fun.<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, though.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the big bad wolf RUNS AT piggies' ABODES. I think the ADOBE one was UNSCATHED.<br /><br />Does the Socialist Church have a LEFT REV?<br /><br />Speaking of left, I loves me some Rachel -- unabashedly left, smart, and scrupulouly honest.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.com