tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7321188680211011574..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday Dec 16, 2011 Bruce R. Sutphin & Doug PetersonZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53802055095615214662011-12-16T22:54:12.631-06:002011-12-16T22:54:12.631-06:00Thanks Windhover, coming from our friendly farmer-...Thanks Windhover, coming from our friendly farmer-philosopher, that is high praise. You know I've got your back too.<br /><br />Bill G., I had to smile at your comment about it being too stressful to think about a last meal. But when the coin was tossed in the air, you knew how you wanted it to land. Order that "medium-rare prime rib roast, a substantial slab" often....ya never know. :o)<br /><br />Spitzboov, loved the mooseses.<br /><br />Have a good weekend everyone. We're doing some packing and then we'll be going to my (former) chorus concert on Sunday. I may burst out into uninvited song, but if they can't take a joke... I'll let you know.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5028664228006400112011-12-16T22:39:41.186-06:002011-12-16T22:39:41.186-06:00Spitz, fun video. Can there be any creatures more ...Spitz, fun video. Can there be any creatures more ungainly than mooses?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32590284609938423052011-12-16T22:15:47.774-06:002011-12-16T22:15:47.774-06:00Sure, Windy!
Do you mean this one...?
(check out t...Sure, Windy!<br />Do you mean <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaHOahO8qnE" rel="nofollow">this one</a>...?<br />(check out that gee-tar!)<br />Or maybe <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx88TZalSlg" rel="nofollow">this one</a>?<br />(Argyle, can I get you a little something, too?)anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643741985982080520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63586075246335725102011-12-16T21:35:52.211-06:002011-12-16T21:35:52.211-06:00CA:
There's some deep philosophy in your state...CA:<br />There's some deep philosophy in your statement, but I'll be damned if I know what it is. I just know you're always right. ;)<br /><br />Ant:<br />It's quite alright to brown nose, as long as noser and nosee are ok with it. <br />Sounds like a great idea to me. Maybe you or Avg. Joe could come up with some musical accompaniment. Maybe that Fogarty tune?windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14049794047756029322011-12-16T21:34:56.713-06:002011-12-16T21:34:56.713-06:00Mother moose and two moose calves cavorting around...Mother <a href="http://www.wimp.com/babymoose" rel="nofollow">moose and two moose calves</a> cavorting around a lawn sprinkler.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48975275445353942232011-12-16T20:30:41.477-06:002011-12-16T20:30:41.477-06:00I don't want to think about a LAST meal. Too s...I don't want to think about a LAST meal. Too stressful. But one of my favorite main courses would have to be medium-rare prime rib roast, a substantial slab.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81780640444578309482011-12-16T20:02:53.181-06:002011-12-16T20:02:53.181-06:00My last meal? An endless buffet with Peggy Lee sin...My last meal? An endless buffet with Peggy Lee singing in the background, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X1DDMmJbgI" rel="nofollow">Is That All There Is?</a>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1085388058302208042011-12-16T19:40:20.047-06:002011-12-16T19:40:20.047-06:00C.C., a bit off-topic, but while browsing the book...C.C., a bit off-topic, but while browsing the bookstore tonight, I came across this book of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Haiku-Best-Written-about/dp/B003A02XWA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324084292&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Baseball Haiku</a>. I picked it up and can send it on to you if you'd like. Just let me know...<br />(Yeah, I can hear all the teachers (and students) on the blog now - "brown-noser!". But think of it as a Christmas gift to our wonderful hostess.)<br /><br />Back on-topic (sort-of), if I had to pick a last meal, it would be the never-ending pasta bowl at Olive Garden. Not because I love their food, but the "never-ending" has gotta mean something here, right...?<br /><br />Also, don't forget to spread the word about <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8lGsf0SOTE" rel="nofollow">Dominick the dONKEY</a>!anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643741985982080520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83859819251149249042011-12-16T19:24:12.968-06:002011-12-16T19:24:12.968-06:00It is interesting to see what people would choose ...It is interesting to see what people would choose to eat before checking out. Some want things they have seldom eaten, others go for things they have eaten and enjoyed all their lives. I'm sure that says something about us psychologically, but I'll be darned if I know what it is.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53533499739216425182011-12-16T19:21:44.898-06:002011-12-16T19:21:44.898-06:00Thanks Dennis.Thanks Dennis.Seldom Seenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552098012158588852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68918685498528637452011-12-16T18:53:47.860-06:002011-12-16T18:53:47.860-06:00AARP:
The "year to die for" was 2010.
TH...AARP:<br />The "year to die for" was 2010.<br />THAT was the year the Estate Tax was Zero, Zip, NIL, Nada.<br /><br />Note: There were actual instances where some very wealthy individuals were extensively "kept alive" (by their "loving" children) in late 2009 so they could DIE in January 2010, thereby avoiding all Estate Taxes.<br /><br />(But what do I know ... I've only been a Tax Consultant for 36 years).<br /><br />All the last meal food talk was interesting.<br /><br />But I'll stick with my first choice.<br /><br />Hopefully, you now realize WHY I make a nightly "toast" at Sunset.<br /><br />And why my last consumption will probably be Pinch.<br /><br />Cheers !!!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28898802029129875152011-12-16T18:39:02.234-06:002011-12-16T18:39:02.234-06:00Well, I checked back in on my way to Chicago. It ...Well, I checked back in on my way to Chicago. It seems that the Last Meal is the alternate theme.<br /><br />Mine would be, if I knew when to choose it, pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and lima beans on the side. The pork and sauerkraut would be baked in the oven. As a matter of fact this is exactly what I will be eating on New Year's Day.<br /><br />Welcome back Lemonade714. Hope you are feeling much better.<br /><br />Mari: It sounds like the weather in NW Pennsylvania was about the same as Chicago. It was pretty cold when I left.<br /><br />AbejoAbejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33927356687940346512011-12-16T17:17:03.093-06:002011-12-16T17:17:03.093-06:00Talk about dying - 2008 WAS the year to die - for....Talk about dying - 2008 WAS the year to die - for. The Federal estate tax ( upper limit - ) exemption was unlimited ! So, your beneficiaries wouldn't have to pay any estate tax, if you died that year.<br /><br /> Now it is down to $ 1 Mil. , again. (sigh).<br /><br />My last meal would have to include a large dose of a powerful laxative - like castor oil - so my inheritors would have to clean up the whole, entire mess. Make them earn the windfall !<br /><br />Did you hear about the pharmacist who had run out of oral cough syrup ? He gave the customer a real strong laxative instead. ( Made him clam up, in a hurry ).AARP General Poobahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2508711418121759372011-12-16T16:57:06.220-06:002011-12-16T16:57:06.220-06:00WH,
If you figure out immortality, let me know, A...WH,<br /><br />If you figure out immortality, let me know, ASAP.thehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23788029973344950792011-12-16T16:52:36.265-06:002011-12-16T16:52:36.265-06:00Thank you, Tuttle and Kazie.
I guess I should ret...Thank you, Tuttle and Kazie.<br /><br />I guess I should rethink my last meal and add a few more courses! Yum! You all have great suggestions.<br /><br />Misty:<br />I was 14 and had a whole summer to read.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30787763758342163512011-12-16T15:49:08.250-06:002011-12-16T15:49:08.250-06:00No last meal for me, please. I'm with Woody Al...No last meal for me, please. I'm with Woody Allen, who said,<br />"A lot of people want to be immortal by being known for their work. I want to be immortal by not dying."<br /><br />It's working for both of us, so far. ;-}<br /><br />But an 8 ounce filet mignon (or as we hillbillies call it, beef tenderloin) would be nice.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56971266599220934632011-12-16T15:16:00.569-06:002011-12-16T15:16:00.569-06:00Great puzzle. Once I figured it out, Paul Simon...Great puzzle. Once I figured it out, Paul Simon's song "Love me Like a rock" kept playing in my inner radio--who do, who do you think you're foolin'?chapstick52https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904322996408165138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66358929695361086812011-12-16T15:07:27.526-06:002011-12-16T15:07:27.526-06:00Hondo-
We all will have a last meal. The question...Hondo-<br />We all will have a last meal. The question is whether we'll know it at the time.<br /><br />This too shall pass. Or not, as the case may be...N. Gamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10218929447820311802011-12-16T14:42:34.140-06:002011-12-16T14:42:34.140-06:00Thanks, AvgJoe!
- PKThanks, AvgJoe!<br /><br />- PKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87549469313918797102011-12-16T14:38:18.456-06:002011-12-16T14:38:18.456-06:00My last meal would be foods I cooked regularly on ...My last meal would be foods I cooked regularly on the farm and can't duplicate in the city. Spaghetti sauce made with fresh home grown tomatoes from my garden. Fresh picked green beans or broccoli with cheese sauce. A choice grilled rib steak raised by my husband. Either fresh cherry-mulberry pie or apricot cobbler--all the fruit from my orchard.<br /><br />Yeah, I'm homesick! But I don't miss squat and pick.<br /><br />-PKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26127270157113700122011-12-16T14:34:23.715-06:002011-12-16T14:34:23.715-06:00Can't have a theme like this without including...Can't have a theme like this without including a clip of Junior Wells and Buddy Guy doing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQFJV-81CkY" rel="nofollow">HooDoo Man</a>.<br /><br />PK, I've been to Bryce Canyon, and I agree. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_%28geology%29" rel="nofollow"> This is the Wiki article </a>, but the picture doesn't do justice to the color. They seem like they're almost glowing when you see them in person.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91770547583474533622011-12-16T14:25:00.998-06:002011-12-16T14:25:00.998-06:00This puzzle definitely put the HOODOO on me! Thank...This puzzle definitely put the HOODOO on me! Thanks, C.C. for another good blog. I never really understood what HOO was doing. I got the HOODOO fairly soon as well as SONORAN, but wrote in cohorts and thought couch.<br /><br />Has anyone else seen the HOODOOs in Utah's Brice Canyon? They are gorgeous weird orange geological formations like nothing else I've ever seen. Wish I knew how to technologically bring a clip of them to the blog.<br /><br /> - PKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54229348716184716952011-12-16T14:23:50.267-06:002011-12-16T14:23:50.267-06:00Good Friday afternoon to all. Thanks for the write...Good Friday afternoon to all. Thanks for the write-up C.C. and for filling in for Lemonade.Clever theme and cluing,thanks Bruce and Doug. All this food talk is making me hungry and thinking about all the holiday food to come. So in the words of Hedley Lamaar "Go do that voodoo that you do so well" A happy Friday to all RJW.Ron Wordennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62311561895056160562011-12-16T14:04:04.121-06:002011-12-16T14:04:04.121-06:00Last meal:
Similar to ClearAyes.
True Caeser Sa...Last meal:<br /><br />Similar to ClearAyes. <br /><br />True Caeser Salad with surf and turf.<br /><br />My surf is never frozen Alaskan king crab legs with drawn butter.<br /><br />Turf is a thick porterhouse, medium rare.<br /><br />Veggie? O.K., i'll take creamed spinach and/or stewed tomatoes.<br /><br />Dessert is bread pudding with some Louis XIII.Seldom Seenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552098012158588852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46353414656984231132011-12-16T13:44:29.973-06:002011-12-16T13:44:29.973-06:00Hola Everyone, A very difficult puzzle for me toda...Hola Everyone, A very difficult puzzle for me today. There were so many unknown names that left many unfilled squares the first time through.<br /><br />I had a tough time in the NW corner as I put in My Job for McJob and that gave me Year instead of Caen. My excuse and I'm sticking to it.<br /><br />Barry G. always manages to say what I feel and has much the same solving experience. <br /><br />Thanks to you C.C. for filling in all the gaps. Your writeup was super.<br /><br />Have a great day everyone. I'm off to do some more Christmas stuff.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.com