tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7886118905328272698..comments2024-03-28T12:57:53.413-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Gail Grabowski & Bruce VenzkeZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6603003278237707682016-11-08T22:18:41.406-06:002016-11-08T22:18:41.406-06:00Here's my problem. I'm watching msnbc and ...Here's my problem. I'm watching msnbc and they're telling me to get ready for a trump presidency. How do they know! I think its all decided. The msnbc desk is devastated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83958184363155463592016-11-08T21:59:46.698-06:002016-11-08T21:59:46.698-06:00Moe: On the ballot for president in New Mexico, we...Moe: On the ballot for president in New Mexico, we have 3 women and 5 men. Downballot in my precinct, there are 7 races with only wemen, and only 2 with only men running. My using a female pronoun may not be as revealing as you assume. Or maybe it is. ;)OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73378371684581203172016-11-08T21:58:38.171-06:002016-11-08T21:58:38.171-06:00Hi all!
3 WAGs all right? I must be SET FOR LIFE...Hi all!<br /><br />3 WAGs all right? I must be SET FOR LIFE! Thanks Gail & Bruce for a fun (if not crunchy with the names xing) puzzle. Melissa B., a nice expo confirming my WAGs. Good to see your write-up again. Thanks.<br /><br />WOs: started Temp... @34d; Had SE<b>L</b>F_RL_F_ for a spell.<br />WAGs: I in LIA / AIDA; I in GARNI/INS; D in OVID/ISOLDE.<br />ESPs: STAN and LIDA + WAGs above<br /><br />Are we sure about <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=utKeswlpMhc" rel="nofollow">SHAZAM?</a><br /><br />DREAM BOAT took too long to see w/ TAiBO in place.<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: TIVO xing VCR. Down w/ the old across-in the new...<br />I also enjoyed HERB and URBS.<br /><br />{A,A,A,B, - A}<br /><br />Moe C. - This year, yes, I'll select moe :-)<br />YR - LOL Merlot w/ BASS ALE :-)<br />Tawnya - Funny Snoop link.<br />TXMs's <a href="http://www.popsugar.com/food/Martha-Stewart-Snoop-Dogg-Cooking-Show-Review-42664957" rel="nofollow">link</a><br /><br />Hondo - Astute. Jack :-)<br /><br />DW & I voted this morning - no line. Then we went for brunch [a cocktail each] and went to work. I had a user's group meeting (Splunk> user group) "meeting" that turned out to be at Karbach's [now owned by InBev] brewery - the pub was fixated on the TV as the 1st returns came in. At least I had the right shirt on: "See your world. Maybe wish you hadn't." :-)<br /><br />Anyone think the media, just to keep us tuned, are a bunch of FAKERS as the returns come in? DW is getting anxious; I say it's only the top of the 6th. OTHH, overseas markets are going nuts - let's see what OIL does :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10346972295405022322016-11-08T19:39:37.079-06:002016-11-08T19:39:37.079-06:00Thank you, Dave, for humoring me and TX Ms. Loved...Thank you, Dave, for humoring me and TX Ms. Loved the Pepsi-drinking pooch best but all three "hit the spot!" 🎯Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3388883959999393552016-11-08T19:31:06.897-06:002016-11-08T19:31:06.897-06:00CED, spluttered then laughed out loud - loved (and...CED, spluttered then laughed out loud - loved (and I'm positive that Irish Miss will also) the lab pup slurping up his favorite brew. How perfect! And thanks for the pampered pup and lap-hogging yellow lab pics. That was nice of you to oblige, CED, considering my request came across as a demand. Good antidote for tonight...TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59646035518457809952016-11-08T18:50:25.449-06:002016-11-08T18:50:25.449-06:00Sheesh!
tough
crowd!<a href="http://i.imgur.com/FQeILLd.jpg" rel="nofollow">Sheesh!</a><br /><br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/59/0a/1d/590a1d3178bf15cbae1a2e33d15a6003.jpg" rel="nofollow">tough</a><br /><br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ee/03/c6/ee03c639efdf85a021456cc88cdb40ac.jpg" rel="nofollow">crowd!</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49041550126302320752016-11-08T16:40:50.607-06:002016-11-08T16:40:50.607-06:00Tx Ms - Love your "bi-petisan"! Hope it...Tx Ms - Love your "bi-petisan"! Hope it gives Mr. Meow "Paws for thought" or, Thought for Paws! 🐶Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45987290440115965512016-11-08T16:19:35.368-06:002016-11-08T16:19:35.368-06:00Oops, forgot to paste the link - maybe someone can...Oops, forgot to paste the link - maybe someone can post it correctly or post a better link. Thanks in advance.<br />http://www.popsugar.com/food/Martha-Stewart-Snoop-Dogg-Cooking-Show-Review-42664957<br />TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36504379945211091702016-11-08T16:16:29.235-06:002016-11-08T16:16:29.235-06:00Tawnya, Snoop Dogg/Martha Stewart??!! Surely a par...Tawnya, Snoop Dogg/Martha Stewart??!! Surely a parody of some sort on YouTube. Nope. Sundays at 10PM, VH1. In the one link I viewed (fried chicken), Martha was her usual serious self, and I've not a clue about Snoop Dogg's as I only know about him reading the news.<br /><br />I-M, totally agree - bi-'petisan' links are needed! Hope CED complies. <br /><br />Me, I'm catching up on recorded movies tonight - not even watching local news as those newscasts are infested also. <br /><br />Now, where is that Chardonnay?<br />TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45898406651229794852016-11-08T16:11:04.011-06:002016-11-08T16:11:04.011-06:00well, I can see that the computer speller doesn...well, I can see that the computer speller doesn't like iter AND odea! :(JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16864012157936263802016-11-08T16:09:06.310-06:002016-11-08T16:09:06.310-06:00Thanks so much Gail and Bruce for a fun run. Perps...Thanks so much Gail and Bruce for a fun run. Perps helped me fill Lia , tier and idea. Learning moment: Pepe is a nickname for Jose. I'm always so sorry that I rarely catch onto the theme, especially when it is so clever and your starting point.<br /><br />Always good to hear from you Melissa, a double delight today.<br /><br />C.C., I like your new format. :)JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59307235652895919652016-11-08T16:03:13.121-06:002016-11-08T16:03:13.121-06:00Jayce, I find I most always agree with you too. Co...Jayce, I find I most always agree with you too. Coincidence? I think not...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41238950569850012802016-11-08T14:45:01.426-06:002016-11-08T14:45:01.426-06:00I needed this easy one after DNFing on the NYT puz...I needed this easy one after DNFing on the NYT puzzle today. I wanted "amok" instead of WILD. Otherwise, no sweat.Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6881373930820244732016-11-08T14:07:40.147-06:002016-11-08T14:07:40.147-06:00Autocorrect may prefer Pepse but my soda of choice...Autocorrect may prefer Pepse but my soda of choice is PEPSI!Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84983613811061201752016-11-08T14:07:19.835-06:002016-11-08T14:07:19.835-06:00Wtf today is tuesday right?Wtf today is tuesday right?gmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020777662723495399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91539738125227906182016-11-08T14:03:59.864-06:002016-11-08T14:03:59.864-06:00Back from the beauty parlor feeling so much more l...Back from the beauty parlor feeling so much more light-headed! (Pun intended)<br /><br />CED, very cute pictures but I'm partial to the first one as I'm a big Pepse fan. (Today would be a good day for you to show some pet bi-partisanship, would it not? Wink, nod, hint, woof-woof!)<br /><br />YR, your Merlot/Bass Ale comment gave me a chuckle but I knew exactly what you meant! <br /><br />Jayce, I find it so interesting to read everyone's interpretations of certain themes or clues. As many times as someone else thinks the way I do, there are so many others who go in a completely different direction. This adds another layer of enjoyment, IMO.<br /><br />Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65054139539325793322016-11-08T13:39:01.193-06:002016-11-08T13:39:01.193-06:00Hi all!
I enjoyed the puzzle today, I feel like G...Hi all!<br /><br />I enjoyed the puzzle today, I feel like Gail and Bruce almost guarantee a good time with some learning and funny clues as well. Thank you MBee for the write up!<br /><br />WBS about today. I have a break between classes right now and am avoiding Facebook and the news until after the polls close. <br /><br />I went to vote this morning at 6:15 and although I had to wait in line, I was still out by 6:45 and made it to school for my 8:00 exam without any problems.<br /><br />@Owen - I liked the second posting! Well done!<br /><br />Evidently Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart have a new show and I haven't seen it but it could be interesting! It reminded me to a funny clip of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7UbU45a1U" rel="nofollow">Snoop narrating nature</a>. Enjoy!<br /><br />Wishing you all a happy Tuesday!<br /><br />tawnyatawnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466346747643525821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41277219111150971562016-11-08T13:34:14.323-06:002016-11-08T13:34:14.323-06:00Good answers about Pepe and Paco. If they aren...Good answers about Pepe and Paco. If they aren't really true, they deserve to be. <br />I once played an old Villista, complete with crossed bandoliers, in a bilingual play that we took to the Edinburgh Festival. The script didn't give him a name, but I called myself Paco in rehearsal improvs. I had no idea it was a nickname. Or the formal name it stood for.<br /> Yellowrocks - I'm with you. This can be a very exciting election day, even uplifting, unless [gulp] it isn't. Whatever the outcome, there will be a good many depressed citizens tomorrow. Let's hope this most divisive campaign can lead to an historic healing. Great trauma often precedes profound change; pray it is for our nation's good. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35440295223508794342016-11-08T13:18:00.886-06:002016-11-08T13:18:00.886-06:00Hi everyone.
Thank you Gail, Bruce and Melissa. ...Hi everyone. <br /><br />Thank you Gail, Bruce and Melissa. Very enjoyable. I was just whelmed by the theme though.<br /><br />I just back from voting. Our polling place is at the school district office building, about two blocks away from where we live. It was busier than usual but still no line to speak of, for which I'm grateful. I like voting in person instead of using a mail-in ballot. I enjoy seeing Democracy in action, first hand. I thanked all of the volunteers. <br /><br />I love Lida Rose and all the rest of The Music Man.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58959531908603221692016-11-08T13:14:47.563-06:002016-11-08T13:14:47.563-06:00Hello everyone.
Easy solve today. A little meh o...Hello everyone.<br /><br />Easy solve today. A little meh on the theme, but not bad. More f's than usual. No searches or erasures.<br />HAVEN - Today's rumination. It or linguistic cognate appears in place names from several countries:<br />New Haven - USA<br />Milford Haven - Wales<br />Wilhelmshaven, Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven - Germany. <br />Copenhagen (København (Merchant's port)) - Denmark<br />Tórshavn (Thor's port) - Faeroe Islands<br />Le Havre - France; also Havre, Montana<br /><br />Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46708845587822646912016-11-08T13:01:51.422-06:002016-11-08T13:01:51.422-06:00Anent 'Pepe' and 'Paco':
Here'...Anent 'Pepe' and 'Paco':<br /><br />Here's another one: St. Ignatius comes out in Spanish as "Ignacio" (or, locally, as in "Ygnacio Valley"), but the diminutive is "Nacho"!<br /><br />As Jinx just noted at 12:47, nothing at all like our sober and restrained nicknames.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47729125348743335972016-11-08T12:51:00.016-06:002016-11-08T12:51:00.016-06:00Twice in the past two weeks I stopped at the Court...Twice in the past two weeks I stopped at the Courthouse Annex with the intention of early voting. And twice I got back in my truck when I learned the wait to vote was running 2+ hours. So it was with some trepidation that I drove to our normal voting location. Arrived at 12:17 PM. Got checked in, found a machine, voted, got my "I voted!" sticker, and was back in my truck at 12:21. Woohoo!desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-106644577571797752016-11-08T12:47:04.163-06:002016-11-08T12:47:04.163-06:00thehondohurricane, you make a lot of sense. I'...thehondohurricane, you make a lot of sense. I'm glad that we stick to the nicknames that are intuitive,like Jack for John, Peggy for Margret, Bill for William and Bob for Robert.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16028948041401453902016-11-08T12:45:54.558-06:002016-11-08T12:45:54.558-06:00Slightly harder than I expected it to be, but very...Slightly harder than I expected it to be, but very enjoyable. Bruce and Gail somehow always come up with fresh, fun, interesting, and informative puzzles. Loved the clue for DIETS, and in spite of the connotation of "down the river" I liked that clue, too. Like Irish Miss, with whom I have come to realize I often agree, when I saw COACH, BOAT, and BUS I thought we were going for modes of transport. (I also seem to agree with Bill G a lot. Heck, I usually agree with most of you! Everyone has something to contribute.)<br /><br />We mailed in our ballots a couple of weeks ago. We didn't vote for Moe. Or eeny, either. :)<br /><br />The Mensa site also had the "Goodand baddietary substances" clue. I thought the mashing of words together like that was somehow significant to the answer. Nope.<br /><br />Did the mere statement that we mailed in our ballots violate the no politics rule? I don't think so. No more than pointing out my dad's middle name was Adam violates the no religion rule. Please let's not go overboard, folks.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27271192389468072672016-11-08T12:29:50.272-06:002016-11-08T12:29:50.272-06:00I also struggled in the SW but once I got I AM NOT...I also struggled in the SW but once I got I AM NOT and EXCON it all fell into place. Still not sure about INS...<br /><br />I wasn't familiar with LIDA Rose either but now I am.Steve Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710962863603938402noreply@blogger.com