tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post777767984790836905..comments2024-03-28T08:00:35.182-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Jeff StillmanZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19644944820188425652014-10-09T01:43:23.728-05:002014-10-09T01:43:23.728-05:00Happy belated Birthday, Jayce!
MontanaHappy belated Birthday, Jayce!<br /><br />MontanaMontanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291743761732429768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19716977147131781182014-10-09T00:43:13.558-05:002014-10-09T00:43:13.558-05:00BillG:
Thank you for posting that; it is definitel...BillG:<br />Thank you for posting that; it is definitely a heartwarming story.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46113968672316513052014-10-09T00:23:47.599-05:002014-10-09T00:23:47.599-05:00Stories like this warm my heart. Minneapolis good...Stories like this warm my heart. <a href="http://sfglobe.com/?id=15150&src=fbfan_15150" rel="nofollow">Minneapolis good samaritan</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61600950161592656042014-10-08T21:46:36.611-05:002014-10-08T21:46:36.611-05:00I had to go back to double-check, but nope, I woul...I had to go back to double-check, but nope, I would have expected someone in this crowd to link <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2yyj9xlUGy0" rel="nofollow">FACES</a>. C, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48585543329214420272014-10-08T21:39:44.709-05:002014-10-08T21:39:44.709-05:00Hi All!
Fun easier than normal Wednesday for me e...Hi All!<br /><br />Fun easier than normal Wednesday for me except for the LA TIMES site. Not wanting to pay $5 again for a print out, I started working online. When I got to HEY, it would only let me TYPE Ts into the grid. I guess that's apropos considering my avatar.<br /><br />Only write over today was TaPES-off. I read 13d as "painting." Perps to the rescue!<br /><br />Theme helped my finally get PARTIAL PLATE and fix 13d.<br /><br />I liked the theme, but there where some words... WEES. Thanks for the puzzle Jeff. Steve - awesome as always.<br /><br />Fav of course was the reveal. It ECLIPSES everything.<br /><br />I also LEARNT PAPAYA has a Y, not an I.<br /><br />Steak? - Medium well please. I want to make sure it's dead.<br /><br />Lucina - between we. I agree, is grating to hear.<br /><br />CED - Great Links! Deep Thinker - I read Higher Calling two(?) years ago. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.<br /><br />AveJoe - Don't go into the Welk!<br /><br />Finally, HBD Jayce! Thanks for adding in your $.02; I always enjoy the posts.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51916626655919669572014-10-08T20:53:52.189-05:002014-10-08T20:53:52.189-05:00
CED Thanks for the follow thru.
I was not awar...<br />CED Thanks for the follow thru. <br /><br />I was not aware of the book, The Higher Call, but I will look for it.<br /><br />War, like many human endeavors, often brings out the best and the worst in us.<br /><br />... and yet, most scientists, technocrats, economists, medical doctors etc., all agree that the progress in all sciences, technology and advances in every field that are achieved during war - would NEVER have been achieved in peace... or in so short a time.<br /><br />There we have it. Deep Thinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78859106322546147492014-10-08T19:20:42.430-05:002014-10-08T19:20:42.430-05:00Sorry, it was a late night post on Monday. I'v...Sorry, it was a late night post on Monday. I've lost track of time. Thanks anyway!Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2303194754012522192014-10-08T19:12:22.218-05:002014-10-08T19:12:22.218-05:00Happy Birthday, Jayce!
Thank you Yellowrock and C...Happy Birthday, Jayce!<br /><br />Thank you Yellowrock and CC for reading my late night post yesterday. <br /><br />Today's puzzle was crunchy for me, but I made it through. Thanks Steve for helping me understand the wags.<br /><br />My Dad was a TYPESETTER until the age of 50+. I remember his angst as his job changed to the computer.He said they threw 75+ printer's boxes (drawers) into the fire. He rescued 2 printer's boxes for me and I also have metal type and old advertising blocks.Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84167167921455387162014-10-08T17:56:28.204-05:002014-10-08T17:56:28.204-05:00Deep Thinker @ 4:01
The one that got away, an ama...Deep Thinker @ 4:01<br /><br />The one that got away, an amazing story, I was not aware of it. Thanks!<br /><br />People say they have watched the whole movie on you tube, but so far I have only found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVxc8cStNxo" rel="nofollow">the trailer.</a> I will definitely keep looking.<br /><br />Your last line reminded me of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8EkmyoG83Q" rel="nofollow">Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler,</a> who could have been shot for treason for escorting a B17 out of Germany!CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62619900538134583612014-10-08T17:54:04.724-05:002014-10-08T17:54:04.724-05:00PS:
Any old rectangle is also an ISOGON.
It is n...PS:<br /><br />Any old rectangle is also an ISOGON.<br /><br />It is not known whether or not <i>Extant</i> will be renewed for a second season, according to what I can find on the net. (I hope it will be.)<br /><br />I like my steak quite red.fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58942055325341552182014-10-08T17:46:47.120-05:002014-10-08T17:46:47.120-05:00jjm @2.43
I don't know if, or how ,it was det...jjm @2.43<br /><br />I don't know if, or how ,it was determined the pitchers you listed threw the ball 100 mph, but I am sure if they did it was a rarity, not consistent. Joe Wood & Mr Johnson are the least likely yo have achieved the century mark. The ball they used was like a hardened nerf ball.<br /><br />The others MAY have ben clocked at 100 mph, but they sure did not record it regularly, like today's pitchers.<br /><br />And as far as the Babe, he hit everything pitched to him, in spite of his activities the night before. That would still apply in 2014!thehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85049984339086490612014-10-08T17:19:56.802-05:002014-10-08T17:19:56.802-05:00BG and AJ - Jeopardy. In our market they had that...BG and AJ - Jeopardy. In our market they had that category on last night @ 7:30. I agree with Joe about oldNESS.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49578898796044803692014-10-08T16:53:50.834-05:002014-10-08T16:53:50.834-05:00Avg Joe, I know what you mean! Not only do I not r...Avg Joe, I know what you mean! Not only do I not recognize any of the recent popular music but I don't like it. I can't hum it or whistle it. The lyrics don't engage me. Geezerville!<br /><br />Why is Jeopardy on so early where you are? Here it's not on until 7 pm and that's over four hours away yet. <br /><br />The weather has cooled off so it's off for a bike ride and a macchiato before I have a student whose head to fill with the wonders of mathematics. <br /><br />Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56683116384081440212014-10-08T16:45:14.277-05:002014-10-08T16:45:14.277-05:00Feeling old about Jeopardy Part Deaux:
Today they...Feeling old about Jeopardy Part Deaux:<br /><br />Today they had a "name that tune" type category. They give the singer or the band and a sample of the lyrics. I got nada. And I only recognized one of the answers.<br /><br />That's it. I'm old. Pass me the laxatives cuz I'm feeling highly irregular. Oh...and would somebody turn on Lawrence Welk as they walk past the TV.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22754261988469962552014-10-08T16:01:37.422-05:002014-10-08T16:01:37.422-05:00Cross Eyed Dave, what fun links. Loved them.
Re: ...<br />Cross Eyed Dave, what fun links. Loved them.<br /><br />Re: Group Captain Douglas Bader, RAF, I read the biographic book on him, by Paul Brickhill, 'Reach for the Sky', in 1962, and I was impressed. That he could do all that with 2 artificial legs was beyond ( my) belief.<br /><br />Despite your story, Bader did not finally escape, in his hospital breakout, and he ended the war in a German POW hospital, rescued by the US Army.<br /><br />For fairness' sake, you should also see the old movie 'The one that got away',(1957)(The Rank Organisation) about a WWII German flying ace, ObLt Franz von Werra, a Luftwaffe pilot, who did actually get away and escape, on his third attempt, by crossing the frozen Lake Erie (?), from a Canadian POW camp, to the (then -) 'neutral' USA in 1940.<br /><br />Although, it is sometimes difficult for us to rationalize, we should try hard not to taint brave and honorable soldiers by the politics of the wars they fought in. Just a passing thought.Deep Thinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35861641032706138622014-10-08T14:43:39.282-05:002014-10-08T14:43:39.282-05:00Husker you think they didn't have 100mph fastb...Husker you think they didn't have 100mph fastballs back in the day??<br /><br /><br />- Walter Johnson<br />- Christy Matthewson<br />- "Smokey" Joe wood (according to Satchel Paige)<br />- Bob Feller<br />- Lefty Grove<br /><br />Nolan Ryan threw a recorded 101 mph fastball in 1974… 40 years ago. These are just a few.<br /><br />A good fastball pitcher will always be able to throw heat, whether it's 1923 or 2014. The Babe was the greatest hitter of his day. I'm sure he got around on the greatest fastball pitchers of his day.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72038498110822487332014-10-08T13:58:18.628-05:002014-10-08T13:58:18.628-05:002310Hello everybody. Thank you for the birthday wi...2310Hello everybody. Thank you for the birthday wishes. You all are such a bunch of loverly folks, and I enjoy reading each and every one of your posts.<br />Steve, you do such good blog! I know you will enjoy Santa Ynez.<br />Fun pozzle today, with a fun and timely theme. Usually I can't figure out the reveal on themes like this (what do the first (or last) words all have in common?) but this time it was not at all eclipsed. Lots of 3-letter entries today, but for some reason I didn't find them annoying.<br />FermatPrime and Lemonade, we stopped watching Castle a couple of years ago. I also notice Extant, which LW and I both felt iffy about right off the bat, seems to be kaput. We both like Madam Secretary and hope it doesn't go too far astray. Our perennial favorite is still NCIS, and its New Orleans spinoff seems okay so far, too.<br />Jeez, more time spent on discussing TV shows than the puzzle.<br />LW and I are going out for dinner tonight at a semi-upscale place. I am craving rack of lamb; she's not telling me what she's craving.<br />C.C., you must take notes; you remember so much!<br />Bill G, I'll resume trying your math puzzles.<br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-337093544072850322014-10-08T13:12:54.171-05:002014-10-08T13:12:54.171-05:00Fun puzzle today! But I did get one letter wrong, ...Fun puzzle today! But I did get one letter wrong, & in looking at it I am embarrassed to say which one...<br /><br /><a href="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5lzEwBqwBKI/hqdefault.jpg" rel="nofollow">Happy Birthday Jayce!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxdDipmRbCI/Upza7GoQ5mI/AAAAAAAABEE/n-iIC_kb1m8/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+11.08.57+AM.png" rel="nofollow">Ah yes! Elly MaY!...</a><br /><br />Some notable eclipse pics:<br /><br /><a href="http://img0.joyreactor.com/pics/post/full/funny-pictures-auto-photo-eclipse-474968.jpeg" rel="nofollow">#1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://loldamn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/funny-eclipse-sun-ring-proposal.jpg" rel="nofollow">#2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.addfunny.com/files/uploads/pic/10/10/24261892.jpg" rel="nofollow">#3</a><br /><br /><a href="http://9lols.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Funny-Eclipse.jpg" rel="nofollow">#4</a><br /><br />& always remember,,, <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U-eIdja7fcw/UHLtTLBQruI/AAAAAAAAE8g/5U6oh0d3V_k/s400/You%2BR%2BNot%2BSuppose%2BTo%2BLook%2B-%2BFunny%2BPictures%2Bat%2BVideobash.png" rel="nofollow">Safety First!</a><br /><br />Also, I can't hear Air Ace without thinking about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yaPiTrHAL8" rel="nofollow">Douglas Bader.</a> He lost both legs, & yet with prostheses he could fly a plane better than most pilots. (Note, you steer a planes rudder with your feet!) When he did get shot down over Germany, his prosthesis got stuck in the rudder pedal & he had to bail out without it. Due to his missing legs he spent most of his time as a prisoner of war in a hospital. The Germans thought so highly of his accomplishments that they allowed a single spitfire to fly over Germany and drop a replacement prosthetic leg so he could get around. He promptly put on the missing leg, tied some bedsheets together & climbed out the hospital window to escape. (Boy, were the Germans mad!)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86344482274271092832014-10-08T12:35:54.057-05:002014-10-08T12:35:54.057-05:00Nice moment of enjoyment when the theme came into ...<br /><br />Nice moment of enjoyment when the theme came into view. The whole puzzle had that eclipse effect: slowly, slowly revealing itself.<br /><br />I agree with the comments about medium rare. I cooked many a medium rare steak to a perfect warm red center while working at Sirloin Stockade in the late 70's. Never once did I have one come back.<br /><br />I did not like LEARNT or IREFUL, but one could not ignore their perps. PANS and messenger RNA I'll need to look up later.<br />Ergonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78489497425415599632014-10-08T12:16:09.403-05:002014-10-08T12:16:09.403-05:00oops, forgot to answer Husker ...
Absence of Mali...oops, forgot to answer Husker ...<br /><br /><b>Absence of Malice</b><br />When referring to the Paul Newman character (Gallagher) ...<br />Sarah Wylie: "I need to know how to describe your relationship with Gallagher. Mac said to quote you directly. You can say whatever you want."<br />Megan Carter: "Just... say we were involved."<br />Sarah Wylie:><b>"That's true, isn't it?"</b><br />Megan Carter: <b>"No. But it's accurate.</b>Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47307352120903996072014-10-08T12:08:24.027-05:002014-10-08T12:08:24.027-05:00Greetings, folks!
Happy birthday, Jayce! I hope y...Greetings, folks!<br /><br />Happy birthday, Jayce! I hope you do something special.<br /><br />Que maravilla! I loved this puzzle by Jeff Stillman and was on his wave length almost immediately though had to skip over to PLASMA before the BABE occurred to me.<br /><br />And how nice to have Virgil's epic instead of Homer's. Great to SEE CHARLATAN there and hand up for first filling RESULTING and ANONIMITY. RESULTANT filled SAINT for me. ISOGON was a new one.<br /><br />Steve, thank you, not only for your witty style but for using "US kids" correctly. I'm really tired of "between we" or "between you and I". I do believe we are going backwards in this country. Ok, end of rant.<br /><br />I also loved all your food references, Steve.<br /><br />Wishing you all a wondrous Wednesday!<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39950775914464388322014-10-08T12:06:07.761-05:002014-10-08T12:06:07.761-05:00Hi Y'all! Very interesting and unusual puzzle,...Hi Y'all! Very interesting and unusual puzzle, Jeff. I enjoyed it. Great expo, Steve!<br /><br />I got off to a great start plunking in BABE. WAG, but what else has 4 letters and follows "the"?<br /><br />Didn't know CRT, MILO, ID EST, ESS or (last to fill) "N" in the ISOGON/RNA cross.<br /><br />Forgot AENEID had a second "E".<br /><br />Hopper: not some kind of insect or kangaROO, but BIN? Not in my house. I had an uncle whose last name was Hopper, but he didn't fit either.<br /><br />I was expecting a verb not a noun for "fraud" so kept trying to think of a way to make CHARLATAN into a verb form once I had enough perps to suspect the word.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Jayce! I enjoy your input always.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51808503965013054532014-10-08T11:55:14.270-05:002014-10-08T11:55:14.270-05:00Happy Birthday Jayce!
Enjoyed the timely ECLIPSES...Happy Birthday Jayce!<br /><br />Enjoyed the <b>timely</b> ECLIPSES theme today.<br /><br />Most cupcakes, at Villa Incognito, would be <b>Bluenerry</b> but todays <b>ICED</b> is acceptable.<br />In fact, that is the first, and only, time I enjoyed <b>that answer</b> this year. lol<br /><br />As for PINK ... that had me thinkin' about something else ... all together. <br /><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32836380633030894262014-10-08T11:32:42.468-05:002014-10-08T11:32:42.468-05:00
Terrific Wednesday puzzle, Jeff--many thanks! Muc...<br />Terrific Wednesday puzzle, Jeff--many thanks! Much to love in it, though (as an English professor) I frowned a little at IREFUL and ALONENESS (my spell check underlines that one as unacceptable). But loved being reminded of ELLY and her delightful hillbilly family. And Steve, thanks for giving me a better fix on ACE with Snoopy. <br /><br />Coming home from grocery shopping and dinner last evening we noticed a spectacular moon in the southern California sky--but had no idea there would be a LUNAR ECLIPSE.<br /><br />Jayce, have a wonderful, wonderful birthday!<br /><br />Abejo, congratulations on the approaching Master Gardener certification! <br /><br />Have a wonderful Wednesday, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80948256269587204502014-10-08T11:28:57.721-05:002014-10-08T11:28:57.721-05:00Happy Wednesday everybody! I enjoyed the puzzle. V...Happy Wednesday everybody! I enjoyed the puzzle. Very appropriate since there was an eclipse of the moon last night. Thanks Jeff and Steve. <br /><br />Happy birthday Jayce! I hope you'll get back to trying some of the math puzzles again. I'll try to do better with my responses.<br /><br />Steve, regarding regular polygons; yes, equilateral triangles for sure. Also, squares. Also stop signs. Also, the hexagons in bee hives.<br /><br />Marti, I agree with your comment about medium rare. We went out for lunch with another couple. When they ordered their up-scale burgers, they asked for them to be cooked as rare as was allowable.<br /><br />I wish we'd get one of those rainy thunderstorms...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.com