tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7769934910767201781..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27557756593473263982016-01-27T07:35:00.934-06:002016-01-27T07:35:00.934-06:00Good Wednesday morning, folks. Thank you, C.C., f...Good Wednesday morning, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for a fine review.<br /><br />Finished this puzzle last night about midnight. I was tired and hit the hay. So, here I am in the morning.<br /><br />Got through the puzzle easily. Theme was good.<br /><br />Tried STA before STN was changed by BLUE ANGEL.<br /><br />Had no idea what LGBT was. Perped it. I read all the comments from yesterday's Blog this morning after coming here. Very interesting. I learned a lot.<br /><br />Since I am a day late, I will not go one forever. See you later today.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43347344831212854992016-01-27T03:13:38.407-06:002016-01-27T03:13:38.407-06:00Ave Joe: +1 here too for YR's post re: topic d...Ave Joe: +1 here too for YR's post re: topic du-jour expo. I was waiting for smarter folk to chime in and y'all did.<br /><br />Sigmund - overall Barry T. nailed it - it will get better for Jordan. DW advised Eldest not to come out to her friends until college. Eldest has close girl friends that are, um, - let's say they weren't brought up to be open-minded (we <i>are</i> in TX). She'd lose fun sleepovers and pool parties if some of them (or rather their parents) knew.<br /><br />James L: 1c. Anglo; 1/2c Latin; 1/4c Greek; and a pinch or three of anything else in the cupboard. That's English and we've bastardized the s*** out of most every language but it is ours. If you think it's just Americans, see the Scots & Aussies! Here's a clip that 'Splains <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cFu2LODnm_g" rel="nofollow">some differences</a> [Italians are @4:30, and yes, I do talk w/ my hands :-)]<br /><br />If it falls in the symbolic construct (our ABCs) and conveys meaning, 'tis a word.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13084461167122037902016-01-26T22:57:09.797-06:002016-01-26T22:57:09.797-06:00A large portion of persons are uncomfortable talki...A large portion of persons are uncomfortable talking about sex of any persuasion. Of course, you find a few that talk about it all the time. I'd be uncomfortable with someone who kept insisting on talking about being heterosexual too. It's the in-your-face attitude that offends. Okay, so you are that way. Who really cares? But do it discreetly.<br /><br />I had a transgender sister-in-law before we knew the word. Behind her back, my kids called her "Uncle" and her more feminine husband "Aunt" along with their names which matched their birth gender. It was funny. She gave birth and breast fed her children. She didn't insist we call her anything, she just dressed & acted masculine and we teased her affectionately. She laughed with us. She also could be the most jealous, spiteful hateful person. That was what I really hated -- not her masculinity.<br /><br />That "Be all that you can be" saying and "You can be anything you want to be" encouragement for kids may have been carried a little too far in today's world. I just want to yell, "face reality and make the best of what you really are". Bruce Jenner hung around with all those glamorous women too long and wanted the kind of attention they got maybe. Just don't be ridiculous or expect other people not to see you that way. PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37058149210754708512016-01-26T22:36:54.368-06:002016-01-26T22:36:54.368-06:00Stoically resigned, amen, brother or sister. I hav...Stoically resigned, amen, brother or sister. I have dabbled in German, Spanish and Japanese (Probably Latin doesn't count.) Most languages borrow and then adapt and change the borrowed word. Our Japanese teacher was always amazed that we didn't recognized words the Japanese borrowed from English. But they were so changed! As you said, "That's life." I love it. That's what makes languages exciting. As I have often indicated, I am not a purist.<br /><br />Anon @ 8:52, I'd rather be dancing, which is what I was doing when you posted. I don't know what I would say. Probably I would just muddle through and say what comes to mind first.<br />As some others and I said before, we can just sincerely do our best to be sensitive. When we do that I believe we have a right to expect sensitivity and tolerance in return.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43716952010577183952016-01-26T22:05:55.803-06:002016-01-26T22:05:55.803-06:00Mr. Lytle, if the americans (and the bread chain o...Mr. Lytle, if the americans (and the bread chain of restrs. ) decide to call it Panini, so be it. Plus that is exactly what Xword constructors will follow, for their answers and clues. The world is not perfect, and vocabulary does not develop in a vacuum. Many words eventually morph into something that was not what was originally meant, or change their meanings or impositions altogether. Thats life. We are like gnus following the migratory horde or herds and its no use, or rather ineffectual, to wring our hands, and decry the fact.Stoically resignednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31165993151019121362016-01-26T20:32:47.031-06:002016-01-26T20:32:47.031-06:00sigmund said:
" Btw, they is an English major...sigmund said:<br />" Btw, they is an English major."<br /><br />So how would you tackle this one, YR?<br />A. Btw, they are an English major.<br />B. Btw, they are English majors.<br />C. Btw, he is an English major who, btw, is agender so technically they are not an he.<br />or<br />D. Ask Jordan.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58398496436602553612016-01-26T19:41:37.934-06:002016-01-26T19:41:37.934-06:00Per our discussion today, my only goal is to make ...Per our discussion today, my only goal is to make anyone around me who is “out of the mainstream” as a person and not a cause. I have never found it that hard to make conversation and certainly expect “them” or “they” to be aware that I am making an effort and not be unforgiving about an innocent slip of the tongue. Certainly they can exercise the same tolerance that I am trying to display and by contrast are well aware of people who are trying to be hurtful or rude. BTW, those people will not go away.<br />My granddaughter texted me a picture of her and a great gay boy I had a few years ago in class. He was tickled to find out Emma was my granddaughter said some very nice things about me to her. I’m proud to meet kids where they are and treat them according to The Golden Rule and that trumps any unintended pronoun other linguistic misuse.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66888108590576358452016-01-26T18:37:27.879-06:002016-01-26T18:37:27.879-06:00Nice puzzle CC. Thanks Argyle. And BTW CC, I to...Nice puzzle CC. Thanks Argyle. And BTW CC, I too was confused. There must've been some harbored ill-will. <br /><br />Today is the 30th anniversary of the Bears beating the Patriots 46 - 10 in the Superbowl. Ron Rivera won't be at the anniversary party tonight. He's prepping for the match up with the Broncos. He's looking to be the fifth player to also win the Super bowl as a head coach.<br /><br />Dudley, did you happen to see the news of the plane that overran the runway when landing at Chicago Executive Airport (Wheeling) ? The EMAS system did its job. First I ever heard of it. <br /><br /> TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-895021232530115392016-01-26T18:35:26.481-06:002016-01-26T18:35:26.481-06:00Now how did that happen? I got it rescheduled but ...Now how did that happen? I got it rescheduled but it looked alright to begin with!<br /><br />The blogger must be having issues today.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59413203843727372432016-01-26T18:32:06.651-06:002016-01-26T18:32:06.651-06:00For god sakes man, take down tomorrow's post b...For god sakes man, take down tomorrow's post before I reluctantly read it!Tessionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90777111521724261382016-01-26T17:28:00.496-06:002016-01-26T17:28:00.496-06:00We Americans really need to start to respect other...We Americans really need to start to respect other languages. "Panino" is singular for a specific kind of sandwich which was supposedly invented by Italians, and warmed in a press. "Panini" is the plural. Sandwich/sandwiches. In English, we make a big deal out of these things, we really should start to respect the language of others. Sadly, because Americans have appropriated the plural of the word as the name of a single sandwich, I suspect the mistake will never be repaired; but it would be nice to see wordsmiths get it right. I would like to think that people who write crosswords for the LA Times are wordsmiths.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847408222621627800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31633533644315746062016-01-26T17:20:38.410-06:002016-01-26T17:20:38.410-06:00This was an enjoyable puzzle with some crunch, but...This was an enjoyable puzzle with some crunch, but no impenetrable barriers. I didn't fall into the trap presented by About Face v Right Face in the reveal simply because it wouldn't prove (but it was my first guess). Waiting for the perps led the way. But the irony to me is that I think the theme would have been a lot more clever if the reveal actually had been About Face.....as in: each ending is about a type of face.<br /><br />The controversial subject du jour is nothing short of gnarly ( in the traditional sense, not the more modern). I honestly have no clue how I'd deal with it if presented with that challenge within my own circle of friends, relatives and aquintences. I havent had to, to date. Sensitivity is obviously key, but it's hard to wrap ones brain around all the aspects. Especially when the person involved has a tendency toward a militant attitude. YR has the best response thus far IMO, if we're voting.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9590963842045118162016-01-26T16:24:34.685-06:002016-01-26T16:24:34.685-06:00LACW - you might stand-pat in DRAW POKER, i.e. kee...LACW - you might stand-pat in DRAW POKER, i.e. keep the hand that's dealt instead of exchanging up to 3 (IIRC) cards for new ones.<br /><br />Bill G. I went straight to the Is Abe Vigoda Alive web site when I read your post (I won't link, too tasteless). RIP <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x5eJiwYkVAg" rel="nofollow">Fish.</a><br /><br />HG <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m4kYg8URL4Q" rel="nofollow">Keillor's Rhubarb pie BIT live</a>. Garrison will be in HOU next week, but I won't :-(. This is the last year for TPHC on NPR - another of the things that <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/31/44-public-radio/" rel="nofollow">white people like.</a> :-) <br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41594449525527316352016-01-26T16:22:09.657-06:002016-01-26T16:22:09.657-06:00I, too, think it would be cool to own a Tesla. Pre...I, too, think it would be cool to own a Tesla. Pretty impractical, though. Our house doesn't have beefy enough wiring to charge it decently, and we can't afford it anyway.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11509847950487270122016-01-26T15:59:13.400-06:002016-01-26T15:59:13.400-06:00I enjoyed the puzzle. Thanks CC and Argyle. Count ...I enjoyed the puzzle. Thanks CC and Argyle. Count me in with the folks who tried About Face first.<br /><br />Spitz, I'm envious. I've thought about getting a Tesla for several years now just because they seem so cool. The closest I've come so far is buying some Tesla stock.<br /><br />I read where Abe Vigoda has died at 94. It was always hard to tell with him. RIP Abe and Det. Sgt. Phil Fish. <br /><br />Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33110686316773628942016-01-26T15:40:56.834-06:002016-01-26T15:40:56.834-06:00Anon - T No, I just observed and asked questions w...Anon - T No, I just observed and asked questions which reaffirmed my decisions thus far. It is interesting to see, though, how they are leading the way, and by default, setting (specification) standards by the visibility they do have such as electrical hardware used in free recharge stations that they own. Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68455446753216681592016-01-26T15:14:00.418-06:002016-01-26T15:14:00.418-06:00re: He Stoic @ 1158 - Royal We.
I think the Brits...re: He Stoic @ 1158 - Royal We.<br /><br />I think the Brits and their Commonwealth off shoots consider some group terms as plural (are) where in the US they would be singular. ie. council is vs council are.<br /><br />It was a real hoot to compose a joint document in a combined US - Canadian setting:<br />Government are sending out a letter ………<br />Board are unanimous ………<br />Committee are meeting at Burlington, Ont, ……………<br />Working Committee have received updates on………………<br /><br />Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85931533186502334182016-01-26T15:10:13.358-06:002016-01-26T15:10:13.358-06:00Hello Puzzlers -
Let me jump right in here and pr...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Let me jump right in here and praise YR for the rational succinctness of her view, as expressed in the second paragraph. Over a lifetime, I have been witness to too many incidents where a person's special circumstances have given rise to what looks like an irrational hypersensitivity to insult.<br /><br />Jordan's situation sounds similar. My own opinion is that the speaker's willingness has to be taken into account, and it seems reasonable that said willingness will have much to do with the relationship between them. <br /><br />Thanks, C.C., for a nice clean puzzle!Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45007028890037306402016-01-26T15:07:42.682-06:002016-01-26T15:07:42.682-06:00Greetings!
Swell work, CC and Santa!
Had Sears b...Greetings!<br /><br />Swell work, CC and Santa!<br /><br />Had Sears before MACYS also. <br /><br />Otherwise, things went smoothly. However, Gail G.'s NetWord puzzle was much faster.<br /><br />Cheers! <br /> fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9673427350655840222016-01-26T14:58:08.770-06:002016-01-26T14:58:08.770-06:00Yay, another wonderful C.C. puzzle. Lemonade said ...Yay, another wonderful C.C. puzzle. Lemonade said it very well. Nice job by Argyle, too.<br />Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17688006831442016702016-01-26T14:27:04.658-06:002016-01-26T14:27:04.658-06:00CC, lovely puzzle. Argyle, great musical links.
In...CC, lovely puzzle. Argyle, great musical links.<br />In German YOU has a familiar form DU and a formal form SIE.<br />The verbs following the formal form of "you"—"Sie"—are conjugated identically as in the third-person plurals. For example, "Sie sprechen Deutsch." This means either "You speak German" or "They speak German", and it is completely up to the context to determine which one it is.<br />This seems similar to the royal WE. WE are not amused, uses the plural verb ARE.<br />If the friend in question wants to be called THEY, I would say, “They ARE coming tomorrow.”<br /><br />But as was mentioned, I think people with these sensitivities need to be sensitive to the comfort and ingrained habits of the speaker, as well. I have a trans relative. SHE is incensed when people call her HE, after 60 years of her identifying as a male. When we are discussing her boyhood hi jinks she insists on being called SHE retroactively even at a time when she herself was saying I am a boy. I accept her being trans and try to use the pronouns she likes, but I feel it is unfair to be chastised, sometimes severely, for slips, especially because I have always championed her.<br />Irish Miss, I am so glad you are recovering well. Congratulations.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12373180580187101552016-01-26T13:33:05.738-06:002016-01-26T13:33:05.738-06:00I did not understand the clue for 38A (you might s...<br />I did not understand the clue for 38A (you might stand pat in it) - I got the correct answer because of the face references, but still can't figure out what was meant, or how it relates to draw poker.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />LACW AddictLACW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47356101576541481952016-01-26T13:24:56.200-06:002016-01-26T13:24:56.200-06:00I always love a C.C. puzzle, and this one, like so...I always love a C.C. puzzle, and this one, like some of her others, had a little crunch but was enjoyably doable all the way through. My tough moment came in the NW corner, given my lack of both Zen and baseball knowledge. But it all shook down in the end, along with the fun theme. So, many thanks, C.C., and you too, Argyle, as always.<br /><br />So glad your hand is so much better, Irish Miss. A huge relief!<br /><br />Have a great Tuesday, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37906484125399612942016-01-26T13:05:16.004-06:002016-01-26T13:05:16.004-06:00Thanks C.C. and Argyle for the fun run today. I w...Thanks C.C. and Argyle for the fun run today. I was thinking that C.C. had included a tennis theme and had no baseball clues and then I saw SELIG!<br /><br />I quickly filled in ALES for 71A (and thought Tin would be happy) but it changed to TEAS.<br />Enjoyed the new clue for SPA. DRAW POKER not stud poker today.<br /><br />Re the LGBT discussion: Using they/them with a singular verb just seems ungrammatical. Perhaps we need some new words similar to the way we coined Ms. from Mrs. and Miss. I found a discussion of possible suggestions. (I think I prefer "ze".)<br /><a href="https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">GenderNeutralPronoun</a><br /><br />We Cornerites know that the English language is always adapting.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25631775312863371142016-01-26T11:58:08.370-06:002016-01-26T11:58:08.370-06:00Sigmund and Barry T., if I may just jump in. Roya...Sigmund and Barry T., if I may just jump in. Royalty, in Europe, have always referred to themselves in the plural, even though there was only one person, involved.<br /><br />Queen Victoria, apparently asked Charles L. Dodgson aka Lewis Carroll, for a copy of the (next) book he wrote, after 'Alice's adventures in wonderland'. When she received the gift, in person, it was a book on complex math. (He was also a mathematician.) In this apparently, mythical story, Queen Victoria is said to have remarked,"We are not amused".<br /><br />Probably, the Pope refers to himself as such.<br /><br />In the East, many great, ( generally holy) saints or teachers, are reffered to as 'they' - when referring to him or her in the singular. This is generally by the consensus of their devotees. This is universally considered a great honor.<br /><br />Hope this helps.He Stoicnoreply@blogger.com