tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7293065520108909771..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday, April 11, 2011 Gareth BainZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51233991984142789712011-04-12T17:14:15.332-05:002011-04-12T17:14:15.332-05:00Congrats to Jerome for a truly stunning idea, well...Congrats to Jerome for a truly stunning idea, well executed. This should put a cap for good on the "word-that-can-follow" gimmick. How could anyone possibly top this? On a Tuesday no less. Wow!John Lampkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16500675233987065662011-04-11T22:10:11.476-05:002011-04-11T22:10:11.476-05:00Dodo, after reading your post, I just had to googl...Dodo, after reading your post, I just had to google Fried Asparagus. I found a photo of those served at the festival, plus the recipe! Now you've GOT to go so we can hear whether they're as good as they sound. I think Dennis might even try them, considering they're deep fried and have cheese sprinkled on them. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.seriouslygood.kdweeks.com/2006/04/fried-asparagus.html" rel="nofollow">Fried Asparagus</a><br /><br />I had a great recipe idea yesterday that I'm looking forward to trying this weekend: Eggs Benedict, substituting artichoke hearts for the ham. Or maybe keeping the ham, but using shaved proscuitto with the artichoke hearts. I'm sure it's not original, but sounds wonderful, doesn't it?Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25196174799711448152011-04-11T21:24:41.716-05:002011-04-11T21:24:41.716-05:00Splynter:
Very nice! Good photo but I have to agr...Splynter:<br />Very nice! Good photo but I have to agree with Lemonade, suit means matching coat and pants. Still nice.<br /><br />I hope you clinch the job.<br /><br />Today Jeopardy! had one whole category on the Simpsons. Maybe I should watch. Once.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23384150438162074322011-04-11T21:17:58.072-05:002011-04-11T21:17:58.072-05:00Thanks for the excellent blog today, Argyle. I alw...Thanks for the excellent blog today, Argyle. I always learn something.<br />8-track tapes? My dad was way ahead of his time. We had 8-track players inside as well as in the Impala (66?) super sport. Each of them was wired into several speakers so that we had surround sound. I learned to drive in Daddy's '68 Eldorado, also equipped with sourround sound. <br />My favorite clue was "Holy Smoke". At church when the incense is burned and the bells rung, we call it "smells and bells." We don't celebrate with "smells and bells" very often now. <br />Dance step and tap were nice clechos!<br />Two more days and counting with the Brazilian hurricane. We will miss her when her parents get back. <br />Have a great evening everyone!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940853560320683369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1188871965301806732011-04-11T20:37:10.457-05:002011-04-11T20:37:10.457-05:00Bill G: thank you so much for that 'bluesy pie...Bill G: thank you so much for that 'bluesy piece'. Dang, I love that stuff! <br /><br />Splynter: you are HOT! Hope it works out for you. If you need any help, I'll volunteer.<br /><br />Oh, Santa baby, can I request one of him? <br /><br />CA: Your avatar, as I'm figuring out, was done by you, right? That is outrageously wonderful! You really are quite talented. I wish Chuck was here to weigh in on its excellence and your awesome talent. The more I learn about you, the more amazing and impressive you are..but we all knew that. So proud to know you and your awesomeness.<br /><br />Dodo: I hope you go to your Asparagus Festival for a little while. Deep Fried Asparagus sounds interesting. Don't find that around here. Never have seen it or heard of it before. I'll be watching out for from now on tho'loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74512208454062486382011-04-11T20:35:48.778-05:002011-04-11T20:35:48.778-05:00Hey Puzzlers, remember a month or two ago when we ...Hey Puzzlers, remember a month or two ago when we had something about Red Ryder BB Guns in a puzzle? At that time I was surprised to learn it was a real, sought-after kids' toy, not just something made up for A Christmas Story.<br /><br />Well, darned if I didn't just find one buried in the back of an old closet in my old homestead! A Daisy Model 94 Red Ryder Carbine!Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47107074578818211932011-04-11T20:13:52.433-05:002011-04-11T20:13:52.433-05:00Maniac, that's so funny about singing along wi...Maniac, that's so funny about singing along with the 8-tracks! There are a couple songs I'll hear on the radio and I know exactly when it would have been time to turn the cassette over. One of my favorite 8-tracks contained the most hilarious scenes from "All In The Family". Another 8-track contained an obscure segue song that was NOT included on the CD that was later released!<br /><br />I've never watched the Simpson's, and have seen very few Seinfeld episodes. I've never played Clue either - I need to correct that omission some day, but no plans on correcting the other two.<br /><br />Have you seen the new "Perils of Pauline" AFLAC commercial?<br /><br />Splynter, you looked nice - good luck with the follow-up! It sounds like a dream job.<br /><br />Jayce, nice new avatar!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11955444794931515042011-04-11T20:12:06.992-05:002011-04-11T20:12:06.992-05:00I enjoyed the puzzle and the write up. Argyle, tha...I enjoyed the puzzle and the write up. Argyle, thank you for your high-quality effort as usual.<br /><br />Splynter, Good luck. I hope you get the desired result. <br /><br />I too have had a bias against the Simpsons but I've enjoyed it whenever I've made the effort to watch. Didn't care much for Seinfeld. I did like Cheers, Frasier, WKRP in Cincinnati and Welcome Back Kotter. <br /><br />Here's a nice <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZseQvQcFb7s" rel="nofollow">bluesy piece</a> with guitars and trumpet by a Brazilian woman. Only, there's no trumpet, just her talented mouth. It's Miss Celie's Blues from The Color Purple.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88929044429282501362011-04-11T20:05:27.081-05:002011-04-11T20:05:27.081-05:00Not me again? Lemonade, I had a lovely young fem...Not me again? Lemonade, I had a lovely young female lawyer help me after my husband passed away. She was very sharp and I guess must have been sort of new at the job, because she did have 'Esq.' on her card or stationery, I don't remember which. That was almost seven years ago. I recently had some little business with her and I notice, she no longer uses the 'esquire'.dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74470171859961922482011-04-11T19:59:01.854-05:002011-04-11T19:59:01.854-05:00Argyle, thanks for your blog; top notch, as usual....Argyle, thanks for your blog; top notch, as usual. <br /><br />I'm another one who has nothing much to add to what has already been written. Good puzzle, pretty easy, but it's Monday.<br /><br />CA, you're latest art work is outstanding! What do you do in your craft class?<br /><br />s This coming weekend we<br />will be enjoying the annual Asparagus Festival here in Stockton. I have never been and now have heard that it comprises some 12 city blocks and might be a little much for those of us who don't walk for long. Darn~! I want some of that deep-fried asparagus!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3753255027143564182011-04-11T19:47:52.429-05:002011-04-11T19:47:52.429-05:00Evening everybody, I'm late tonight. I proba...Evening everybody, I'm late tonight. I probably should have put this in before I read the comments but better late than.......<br /><br />Splynter! My god, you look like the Hathaway man! Who'da thought!<br />They'd be crazy not to hire you!<br /><br />Another hand up for being Simpsons deprived....voluntarily! And for Seinfeld, I don't know why we missed him the first time around, but at present I am always hunting for the reruns!<br /><br />Sorry to hear about Analyze This, I had thought it might be pretty good. Haven't watched any of the Focker movies because I think young Stiller is toxic! And I'm sad about that because I really adore his mama, Anne Meara! Don't know what she sees in Jerry Stiller, but chacun a son gout!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79182283402776424682011-04-11T19:47:23.687-05:002011-04-11T19:47:23.687-05:00Jayce:
We always use atty as the abbreviation; as...Jayce:<br /><br />We always use atty as the abbreviation; as far as the Esq. designation, it generally is not used on business cards or stationery, but on pleadings and correspondence on the signature line. Not all bar members use the Esquire, especially now that the bar is almost 1/2 female.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63533170332614594932011-04-11T19:45:27.595-05:002011-04-11T19:45:27.595-05:00Geez, what have youse guys got against "The S...Geez, what have youse guys got against "The Simpsons"? OK, I haven't watched every episode (not even close), but every time I have seen it, I have been treated to a real LOL...seriously, out loud. It is a satirical lampooning of American culture that has made fun of virtually everybody. All politicians, both left and right, all religions, government, big businesses (and small businesses for that matter), foreign countries and just about every celebrity who ever lived have come under Simpson scrutiny. <br /><br />How great to live in a country where "The Simpsons" can get away with their edgy commentary....and win 27 Emmys while they are at it. It even beat out "Seinfeld" as Time Magazine's "20th century's best television series". (I know, only 60 years really counted.)<br /><br />Jeannie, I loved Jerry Seinfeld and his dysfunctional pals too.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9339493369707875242011-04-11T19:02:55.007-05:002011-04-11T19:02:55.007-05:00So, Lemonade, would you abbreviate yourself as ATY...So, Lemonade, would you abbreviate yourself as ATY or ATTY? Does your "shingle" actually say "Esq" on it?Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32462874412507325592011-04-11T17:36:36.298-05:002011-04-11T17:36:36.298-05:00Anon, we do not worry about typos. We have spoken ...Anon, we do not worry about typos. We have spoken of Endora oftenLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42661603001420149822011-04-11T17:19:56.471-05:002011-04-11T17:19:56.471-05:00Great puzzle, but hey, Agnes Moorhead played Endor...Great puzzle, but hey, Agnes Moorhead played Endora, not Eldora. Were there no Bewitched fans reading the blog today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40539992414701325722011-04-11T17:03:44.992-05:002011-04-11T17:03:44.992-05:00As someone who has worn a tie almost everyday sinc...As someone who has worn a tie almost everyday since I was 6 years old; Splynter, you like nice. However, a suit is a matched jacket and pants, identical in material. <br /><br />Why is it so quiet here today?Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38828568145812595272011-04-11T17:00:00.525-05:002011-04-11T17:00:00.525-05:00No Simpsons on my TV either, ever. I know the nam...No Simpsons on my TV either, ever. I know the names from xwds.<br /><br />I forgot to name my favorite clues, too.<br /><br />holy smoke, INCENSE<br />problem for Pauline, PERIL, I love alliteration<br />homemade shorts, CUTOFFS, memories of my youth. So cool.<br /><br />Splynter:<br />Good luck on the job interview! Let us know.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40462195022985512342011-04-11T16:20:45.442-05:002011-04-11T16:20:45.442-05:00Hello Puzzlers - Easy 'nuff puzzle today. On t...Hello Puzzlers - Easy 'nuff puzzle today. On to the comments.<br /><br />We had an 8 track in a '73 Super Vega. Not the plain old run-of-the-mill Chevy Vega, no siree, but the <b>Super</b> Vega! (Yes, it was still an oil burning piece of crap) At least the 8 track worked, even if we only had one tape (Beach Boys). <br /><br />I do not yearn for those days.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17886073608560489712011-04-11T16:18:31.694-05:002011-04-11T16:18:31.694-05:00Hello everybody. Thanks for the writeup and links,...Hello everybody. Thanks for the writeup and links, Argyle. Without you I would never have picked up on the theme today, which, now that I recognize it, is pretty neat-o.<br /><br />Dennis, thanks for the Did-You-Know fact today. And for your Today-is information.<br /><br />Pretty much everything I experienced doing this puzzle today you all have already described. I got a smile out of the fill TO BOOT and the clue Holy smoke. Like you, Jeannie, I didn't get fooled by TYRE. And like you, Chickie, I played 52 Pickup only once. Splynter, I hope your interview goes well.<br /><br />Husker Gary, not only <i>Analyze This</i> but also all the <i>Fockers</i> movies. What a waste of Robert DeNiro.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19857068552981549192011-04-11T16:16:44.775-05:002011-04-11T16:16:44.775-05:00Hi Again ~!
Thanks for the good luck - I am back...Hi Again ~!<br /><br /> Thanks for the good luck - I am back, and it went well - this was the preliminary interview, to see if I was qualified to be the "Facilities Construction & Maintenance Engineer" - or as I like to put it,<br /><br /> Handyman.<br /><br /> Southampton hotel. Classy place, we will see....<br /><br /> Here I am in my <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/remolisher/BloggerPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCJC_mYWFqoGG4wE#5594437479750149906" rel="nofollow">suit</a> ~!<br /><br /> <br /> SplynterSplynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857732691220377494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32097144496931746712011-04-11T15:58:23.880-05:002011-04-11T15:58:23.880-05:00Hola Everyone, Not a real speed run today, but I d...Hola Everyone, Not a real speed run today, but I did get all but one answer correct. I put in The god Isis, instead of the bird Ibis, and ToSoot was a real question mark. I should have read the clue a little more carefully.<br /><br />My question about incense was answered with your fine blog this morning, Argyle. I was looking for an idiom for Holy smoke. Duh!<br /><br />Husker, I've played 52 pickup--But only ONCE! I have asked others to play, however. One of the better memories of cards as a child.<br /><br />Jeannie, no Simpsons for me either. What I know of the characters I've learned from CWs.<br /><br />CA, I do love your new Avatar. You have a real talent.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85383524375343238522011-04-11T15:50:41.286-05:002011-04-11T15:50:41.286-05:0021 down trapshooting and skeet are two different t...21 down trapshooting and skeet are two different things!!!!!!!!!!! I used to go skeet shoot which the clay pigions come from left and another on the right while trap shooting the clay pigeons go sraight ahead!!!! PULL!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34664868792304856762011-04-11T14:13:24.409-05:002011-04-11T14:13:24.409-05:00Speed run til the SE Corner. US Army Academy and ...Speed run til the SE Corner. US Army Academy and RashOd left me with "The AONI I Love" So, Google or come here? Here, of course.<br /><br />Laced up my hiking boots yesterday. Weather here is beautiful. It's hard to believe that I'm going skiing Weds.<br /><br />Husker, Hand up for 52 card pick up, ever play Smoke, Smoke, Fire?<br /><br />Jeannie, no Simpsons and no Seinfeld, Ever.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70699447101152060522011-04-11T13:45:29.035-05:002011-04-11T13:45:29.035-05:00Forgot: thank you,Argyle, for such a good write up...Forgot: thank you,Argyle, for such a good write up. Enjoyed your explanations. I'm with you on those tax forms. I finished Sat. I'll sleep after Merrill Edge's nightmare of forms is finished. I hope you get some sleep.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.com