tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7832841192282948870..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday August 7, 2008 Robert H. WolfeZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45991121933764305212008-08-08T06:47:00.000-05:002008-08-08T06:47:00.000-05:00Argyle, dear SantaThank you so much!Argyle, dear Santa<BR/>Thank you so much!Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24735973871261698422008-08-08T01:37:00.000-05:002008-08-08T01:37:00.000-05:00This puzzle sucked.This puzzle sucked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73746996679091615862008-08-07T22:09:00.000-05:002008-08-07T22:09:00.000-05:00Pat,First things first, please don't use all caps....Pat,<BR/><BR/>First things first, please don't use all caps.<BR/><BR/>Yes, c.c. did drop a couple of letters in her initial recap at her blogspot. The first <I>s</I> in <EM>backwards is</EM> and the second <I>a</I> in <EM>called a receding</EM> but we all make mistakes, witness you're using <EM>39A</EM> instead of <EM>38A</EM>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37305101949444959372008-08-07T20:46:00.000-05:002008-08-07T20:46:00.000-05:00PAT SAIDAM I LOOKING WRONG OR DOES 39A BACKWARD IS...PAT SAID<BR/>AM I LOOKING WRONG OR DOES 39A BACKWARD IS AS YOU HAVE IT HAVE 10 LETTERS FOR 11 SPACES AND THE SAME FOR 50A YOU HAVE CALLED RECEDING, 14 LETTERS FOR 15 SPACES, AM I LOOKING AT SOMETHING WRONGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38476197716520886012008-08-07T19:54:00.000-05:002008-08-07T19:54:00.000-05:00Yup, Tony Dow played Wally Cleaver years ago. I&#...Yup, Tony Dow played Wally Cleaver years ago. I'm old enough to know that. His father,Ward< was played by Hugh Beaumont, and his Mom, June Cleaver was played by Barbara Billingsly, who later turned up as a defense attorney on "Law and Order"! But a little known fact is that Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford was played by Tim Herron of Wayzata MN. And I think Eddie Haskell was played by Karl Rove. <BR/><BR/>Good luck to all the nations athletes in China for the Olympics. Let politics rest and let the Games begin.Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274119227434714222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16213469215217734052008-08-07T18:36:00.000-05:002008-08-07T18:36:00.000-05:00I am going as anonymous because the blog won't acc...I am going as anonymous because the blog won't accept my password. It's the only one I've ever used, so I don't know what else to do.<BR/>SallieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8121104686816470912008-08-07T18:35:00.000-05:002008-08-07T18:35:00.000-05:00I'm very late with my comment because I did the pu...I'm very late with my comment because I did the puzzle flying from Mpls/St.Paul to Ft. Myers. I could get very little of the puzzle because I had no access to help. <BR/>But I am delighted with "it isn't I" because "it's me" and "it isn't me" drive me crazy. As a retired English teacher, as I have previously mentioned, I am a stickler. <BR/>Cheers to you all.<BR/>SallieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33314820197357873772008-08-07T17:55:00.000-05:002008-08-07T17:55:00.000-05:00Well, there's the pumpkin number. You all have a ...Well, there's the pumpkin number. You all have a great night; seeya tomorrow.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86619247550792048492008-08-07T17:54:00.000-05:002008-08-07T17:54:00.000-05:00Buckeye,Although I've never heard the latter term ...Buckeye,<BR/>Although I've never heard the latter term until today, a copula verb is also known as a "linking verb", not an auxiliary verb. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copula) I only mentioned it because jd originally claimed that "It isn't I" (as a sentence in and of itself I assumed) was not grammatically correct because "I" was the object of "is".<BR/><BR/>CC,<BR/>I apologize. I'm not familiar with blogs.<BR/><BR/>MartinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83518112490762223272008-08-07T17:52:00.000-05:002008-08-07T17:52:00.000-05:00Jimbo,Hey! You are the only one who has come up wi...Jimbo,<BR/>Hey! You are the only one who has come up with that "unwilling to take a dare" PIKER explanation. <BR/><BR/>Embien, <BR/>"PIERCY HAYNES ALANA? How about we have a puzzle filled with obscure names? Man, I hate that kind of puzzle". Does this comment sound familiar to you? Someone wrote it on July 23 Wednesday (2:55pm).Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51151713636284939012008-08-07T17:32:00.000-05:002008-08-07T17:32:00.000-05:00mark, I didn't know they could do that before the ...mark, I didn't know they could do that before the opening ceremonies - what events started?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80243545469504454032008-08-07T16:54:00.000-05:002008-08-07T16:54:00.000-05:00I have no idea how that happened. I always cut/pas...I have no idea how that happened. I always cut/paste because I have to try 3 or 4 times to get on, and then I end up opening an acct to get on<BR/><BR/>drdad and cokat: thanks for the link..I've never read the novel<BR/><BR/>C.C.: loved your link about the legend of the 4 treasures<BR/><BR/>Lois: It still would be great place to get away once more and leave the kids at home.I'd major,or whatever it took, in ANYTHING..<BR/><BR/>an advanced 6th grader might add an ing<BR/><BR/>piker continues to have many great usesJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47408248639023330202008-08-07T16:52:00.000-05:002008-08-07T16:52:00.000-05:00mark - Buenos AiresThe Stone of Scone is the Scott...mark - Buenos Aires<BR/><BR/>The Stone of Scone is the Scottish coronation stone resident in Westminster Abbey. In the mid 20th century a group of Scottish students caused a scandal by stealing the stone and taking it back to Scotland. Later it was recovered. If it is still in Westminster Abbey now that Scotland has a fair degree of autonomy, I dont know.<BR/><BR/>Doers anyone know why the Olympics started on Wednesday and the opening ceremony is Friday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62846310889823324082008-08-07T16:49:00.000-05:002008-08-07T16:49:00.000-05:00jd, did you know you had the same post at 10:58?jd, did you know you had the same post at 10:58?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58863317611096929912008-08-07T16:41:00.000-05:002008-08-07T16:41:00.000-05:00oh my goodness, that was a hard one for me! Gave u...oh my goodness, that was a hard one for me! Gave up and came to you for a few . Started off knowing amp & NBA, so I put landau for 1A.Big oops!For 43A I put avalanch, and it soon collapsed by a matador and Renee.Oops again! "It is not I" is horrific grammar! I is a subject pronoun.48D: didn't like clue or answer.Had to keep checking dictionary to see if my answers made sense. Eloi is not in my dictionary.I laughed at myself many times for not getting these clues, such as 59D.I agree that there were too many names. Hagar cartoon, I agree, was not very funny. The dog was already sitting.<BR/><BR/>I am elated that when our lovely fog lifts, it will be another<BR/> beautiful day in the Santa Clara Valley, a time to imbibe whatever..JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79175047935747161762008-08-07T16:18:00.000-05:002008-08-07T16:18:00.000-05:0019:38 today. I think this is the longest time I've...<B>19:38 today</B>. I think this is the longest time I've had since I started doing the puzzle online.<BR/><BR/>I hate puzzles that are full of names (actors, writers, etc.), and you throw in a quip on top of all those actors and it's a bad day for me.<BR/><BR/>Unknowns for me:<BR/>OBELI<BR/>MALE<BR/>DIS<BR/>ALANA Stewart<BR/><BR/>EFF seemed awkwardly clued. It could have been anything as far as I was concerned.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7320468764366645502008-08-07T16:07:00.000-05:002008-08-07T16:07:00.000-05:00Hi y'all,I have another meaning for "piker". To m...Hi y'all,<BR/><BR/>I have another meaning for "piker". To me and my friends that I grew up with, It meant that someone was not willing to "take a dare". For example, afraid to enter a cemetery at night or a haunted house. Would not dive into the water from a high diving board, etc.<BR/>Has anyone come up with that explanation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16047884420516511052008-08-07T15:52:00.000-05:002008-08-07T15:52:00.000-05:00Dennis, got ahold of my ankles...Dennis, got ahold of my ankles...Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52884665187541278432008-08-07T15:43:00.000-05:002008-08-07T15:43:00.000-05:00Greetings y'all from beautiful Zihuatanejo (about ...Greetings y'all from beautiful Zihuatanejo (about 130 miles north of Acapulco). I thought about all you sirens as I came ashore. The name means "place of Women". It's a small fishing village with a very laid back lifestyle... one of my favorite spots in the world. Anyway, I've been able to find uplinks to get the daily x/ws but not much more.<BR/><BR/>It's good to see the banter surviving. I miss it and all of you. Oh well! Another margarita and you'll fade a little.<BR/><BR/>The weather's here....Mr. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865288063559684909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18068956651982473462008-08-07T15:30:00.000-05:002008-08-07T15:30:00.000-05:00cokato, of course - the day's young. assume yet a...cokato, of course - the day's young. assume yet another position.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29116832855543631522008-08-07T14:23:00.000-05:002008-08-07T14:23:00.000-05:00Dennis, thank you sir may I have another.Dennis, thank you sir may I have another.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25937975254094880462008-08-07T14:00:00.000-05:002008-08-07T14:00:00.000-05:00buckeye-I did Sheridan because Carol used to live ...buckeye-I did Sheridan because Carol used to live there. Sorry you had to suffer a heart attack there.<BR/><BR/>cokato-on C.C's main blog page thee is a link entitled "How to add a link to the comments section." That's where I learned.Dr. Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228401181876693308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5707388367775788432008-08-07T13:49:00.000-05:002008-08-07T13:49:00.000-05:00Dennis: my thoughts exactly except I would have g...Dennis: my thoughts exactly except I would have gone w/ 'tion'. You are more 'active' in the present than I am. Great minds...!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24314256124316391282008-08-07T13:46:00.000-05:002008-08-07T13:46:00.000-05:00Ahh, what good is 'copula' without the 'te'?Ahh, what good is 'copula' without the 'te'?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63067791961223853942008-08-07T13:39:00.000-05:002008-08-07T13:39:00.000-05:00Hi,all. cc, sorry about my posting last evening. W...Hi,all. cc, sorry about my posting last evening. When I started typing there were 96 posts ahead of me, but by the time I completed and submitted it, I came in at 108. That's why there were some personal things on it. I agree with you comments this morning. I almost didn't start this puzzle because of about 16 tv/movie etc. clues. I stuck it out and completed it with a little help from my A-Z x/w dictionary. Had a tough time with Obeli, Male, Elea, Eloi and Dis but finally worked it out.<BR/><BR/>Got Hansom because there are numerous mentions of them in Sherlock Holmes mysteries. (I read one or two stories monthly.)<BR/><BR/>Martin, I love the mention of copula verbs. I think we called them auxiliary verbs. Be, am, is, are, was , were, been, has, have , had, do, does, did, may, might, must, can, could, shall, should, will, would. Is copula the same thing?<BR/><BR/>drdad, check my posting of last night re: Sheridan, Wyo.<BR/><BR/>der katze, When the Celtic men went to Tara to choose a king, did they stay at Scarlet O'Hara's house?<BR/><BR/>Dennis, I use Firefox when posting and misspelled word are underlined. I find that invaluable. <BR/><BR/>Last night I asked if anyone had ever seen a cork screw?<BR/><BR/>I must be off.Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464996017224227015noreply@blogger.com