tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7900282356991679111..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Josiah BrewardZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62068975839019651662009-02-18T21:15:00.000-06:002009-02-18T21:15:00.000-06:00I googled MILFME and got something NSFW (Not Safe ...I googled MILFME and got something NSFW (Not Safe For Work). My millihelen exposure went through the roof.<BR/><BR/>Martin<BR/><BR/>P.S. I'm working on the assumption that half my posts today were "free" because they were puzzle related.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17510258874475326152009-02-18T19:50:00.000-06:002009-02-18T19:50:00.000-06:00PromiseMeThis, ""If MILFME requires a new definiti...PromiseMeThis, <I>""If MILFME requires a new definition, don't let Martin know"<BR/>Martin, likely, does not want to know."</I><BR/><BR/>Thinking that your acronym probably doesn't refer to Moms, you are probably right.<BR/><BR/><I>"I thought six was the post limit per person. No?</I><BR/><BR/>False...or maybe True...I'm so confused!<BR/>My understanding of C.C.'s request is that posts in answer to a question from her are freebies. Any other posts should be limited to five per day.<BR/><BR/>That's five for me, so I'm outta here. Have a great evening everyone, especially Lois who should be enjoying a great party right about now.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22914906262724967422009-02-18T19:45:00.000-06:002009-02-18T19:45:00.000-06:00Buckeye@2:18 pm Think wagyu with a beer massage......Buckeye@2:18 pm Think wagyu with a beer massage...<BR/><BR/>I could get technical with cheese terms but wouldn't want to give you a brain freeze.<BR/><BR/>Been gone all day...another day of very interesting discussion...<BR/><BR/>Hayrake...ALWAYS join in.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38921967989796841242009-02-18T19:26:00.000-06:002009-02-18T19:26:00.000-06:00"If MILFME requires a new definition, don't let Ma..."If MILFME requires a new definition, don't let Martin know"<BR/>Martin, likely, does not want to know.<BR/><BR/>I thought six was the post limit per person. No?Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-226484336741457592009-02-18T18:31:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:31:00.000-06:00There will be no viewing of the Oscars here. It se...There will be no viewing of the Oscars here. It seems DISH Network is involved in a dispute with Fisher Stations, so the local ABC affiliate (KATU) is no longer carried on DISH.<BR/><BR/>I hate when customers are held hostage in disputes like this between corporate entities (dare I say "<B>greedy</B> corporate entities"?) <BR/><BR/>Local station wants more fees, satellite company doesn't want to absorb higher fees (they are competing with other satellite company and cable systems), customer gets screwed.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39454752006975953872009-02-18T18:12:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:12:00.000-06:0012:57 today. No particular problems, but I spent t...<B>12:57 today</B>. No particular problems, but I spent time looking for the (non-existent) theme. <B>c.c.</B>'s theme seems as good as any.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, today's syndicated NY Times puzzle had a similar, homophonic, theme (air, heir, e'er, eyre).<BR/><BR/>While I'm on the NY Times puzzle, allow me to point out the following site for those objecting to <B>47d: Dubbers</B> (NAMERS). <A HREF="http://www.acmenaming.com/" REL="nofollow">Acme Naming</A>. Andrea Carla Michaels is a well-known crossword constructor, sometimes called "the queen of the Monday puzzle" since her work appears so often in the Monday NY Times.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72668099348867665212009-02-18T18:04:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:04:00.000-06:00Buckeye @ 2:18 - Yours and Mark Twain's daddies......Buckeye @ 2:18 - Yours and Mark Twain's daddies.... <BR/><BR/>Enough semiotics and filasofee for a while. Too much thinking give me a brainache. <BR/><BR/>Dennis, A tap dancing and socially skilled Methodist....what a guy.<BR/><BR/>MILF is a common enough term to have been used as an episode title, "MILF Island", on NBC's <I>30Rock</I> AND to have a Wikipedia article. No in depth explanation was necessary. (Thank goodness!!)<BR/><BR/>PromiseMeThis, If MILFME requires a new definition, don't let Martin know.<BR/><BR/>Martin, Just kidding around. You are obviously a guy who says what is on his mind. Not a bad thing at all.<BR/><BR/>Lemonade714, Attorneys are one of those professions where lots of blame is piled on and very little credit is given. That's a great line, <I>"If you love somebody enough to marry them, you should be able to separate without wanting to kill, or cheat each other"</I>.<BR/><BR/>Lousy cribbage today, lost 3, won 1. For a person who believes herself to be an excellent cribbage player, the TRUTH has jumped up and bitten me in a place I'd rather not be bitten.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22226901823096049112009-02-18T18:00:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:00:00.000-06:00Just realized I (and several others) have blown pa...Just realized I (and several others) have blown past the five-post limit. Sorry 'bout that, C.C.<BR/><BR/>Have a great night.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80624422263129840252009-02-18T17:50:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:50:00.000-06:00A cougar is an older woman who seeks much younger ...A cougar is an older woman who seeks much younger men. The MILF term was coined by teen-age and college age boys who had friends with hot mothers, and it was a way to express the desire to know the mother better, without the old people knwoing what was going on. While the "Graduate" may be the most famous movie dealing with this phenomenon, the movie "Class" starring Jacqueline Bisset, as the mother also fulfills that fantasy in a very attractive way. Clearly, Ms. Bisset is worthy of many millihelens. (The movie also was the screen debut of Lolita Davidovich, another millihelen machine). The cougar, on the other hand signifies the older woman on the prowl for the younger men. Anne Bancroft certainly was the prototype. <BR/>All of which shows the importance of perspective, and the relevance of what may appear to be random comments in this blog, as once again cougar or MILF depends on where you sit. <BR/><BR/>As for the problems created by allowing lawyers to make laws, I agree but it seems inescapable. We are the only profession where we create work for each other. However, in defense of the profession, as someone who is involved in probate and other old people law, now that I am 39, or is it 43, it is so sad to watch the greed tear families apart when a relative with assets dies. Also, the violence which accompanies many divorces, is not the lawyer's fault. I practiced criminal law, and had no problems with my criminal clients, but had my life threatened twice in divorce cases, including having a gun pulled on me in the hallway of my office. If you love somebaody enough to marry them, you should be able to separate without wanting to kill, or cheat each other. The dead beat fathers who will do everything to not pay money to their exes, even though their children suffer, come to mind.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69411338738457029562009-02-18T17:47:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:47:00.000-06:00"The TRUE value of PI has an infinite number of di..."The TRUE value of PI has an infinite number of digits."<BR/>Precisely ;)<BR/><BR/>BTW, Where is Jeannie?<BR/>Come out, come out wherever you are!<BR/>Why not? I did :)<BR/><BR/>...and how about those Panthers?<BR/>They shut down New Jersey, handily, last night. Now, if they can just figure out how to contain Ovechkin.Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81640150361131335342009-02-18T17:44:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:44:00.000-06:00_pi_ = 3.14159265...22/7 = 3.14285714...Martin_pi_ = 3.14159265...<BR/>22/7 = 3.14285714...<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45008265441655565052009-02-18T17:32:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:32:00.000-06:00RE: accuracy / precision3.200 would be a precise a...RE: accuracy / precision<BR/><BR/>3.200 would be a precise approximation of PI which is not accurate. 3.1 would be an accurate approximation which is not very precise. The TRUE value of PI has an infinite number of digits.<BR/><BR/>The practical problem of accurate pictures eluded me yesterday. Sometimes in modern police dramas you will see a scene where the detectives use facial recognition software to identify the "perp" from an unclear photograph. In reality, a lawyer for the defense would argue that the picture was not a (sufficiently) TRUE likeness and ask it to be removed from evidence.<BR/><BR/>My head hurts too.<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63941205669822039682009-02-18T17:21:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:21:00.000-06:00Is it exact to say PI = 22/7?Is it exact to say PI = 22/7?Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24111043056558937952009-02-18T17:01:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:01:00.000-06:00I guess I agree with Barry G that we are going to ...I guess I agree with Barry G that we are going to have agree to disagree on "Truth". I would never say PI = 3.14 is "somewhat true". I would say it is "somewhat accurate", and the extension of 3.14 as not being "truer" but "more accurate". To say that PI is infinite is both "Truth" and "Fact", which sometimes occurs, but not often.<BR/><BR/>My head now hurts and I shall leave this subject forever. Nurse Ratchet said that if I behave like a good little fella', and take my shock treatment, I can have pudding for dessert. Yummy!<BR/><BR/>Why isn't "phometics" spelled the way it sounds??<BR/><BR/>IMBOBuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464996017224227015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31886193465649483402009-02-18T16:33:00.000-06:002009-02-18T16:33:00.000-06:00Has anyone ever proffered the term MILFME?Just cur...Has anyone ever proffered the term MILFME?<BR/><BR/>Just curious.Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41474330651459822792009-02-18T16:26:00.000-06:002009-02-18T16:26:00.000-06:00Dennis, I also looked it up. Guess I'm just a litt...Dennis, I also looked it up. Guess I'm just a little out of touch.Knew it would be somewhat DF, but it was a whole lotta DF.No need for an apology.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67025521072043009502009-02-18T15:56:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:56:00.000-06:00JD, sorry, that was supposed to remain unsaid.JD, sorry, that was supposed to remain unsaid.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70527910644400443522009-02-18T15:49:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:49:00.000-06:00Really??? OMG!! Dennis, you are bad.Really??? OMG!! Dennis, you are bad.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82273806506610360992009-02-18T15:48:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:48:00.000-06:00"Lamb to the Slaughter" was one of my favorite sho..."Lamb to the Slaughter" was one of my favorite short stories to teach. The chuckle at the end is as the deputies are tired from searching from the murder weapon, and the wife serves them the leg of lamb, one of the detectives says, "I can't help thinking the murder weapon is right here under our noses," as he takes another bite.<BR/><BR/>DoreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85794930309010354812009-02-18T15:46:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:46:00.000-06:00MILF can also stand for Moro Islamic Liberation Fr...MILF can also stand for Moro Islamic Liberation Front which is a terrorist organisation in the Philippines. That could lead to some confusion: imagine a woman being arrested by the Philippine authorities because people were going around saying she was an MILF!<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52729652448556001932009-02-18T15:40:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:40:00.000-06:00To say PI = 3.14 is somewhat true. A better appro...To say PI = 3.14 is somewhat true. A better approximation would be TRUER (ie more precise).<BR/><BR/>That's a lame example though. :)<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20679318781540432302009-02-18T15:37:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:37:00.000-06:00Martin, I think we all knew what it meant. Someti...Martin, I think we all knew what it meant. Sometimes it's better left unsaid.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87844592636545266892009-02-18T15:32:00.001-06:002009-02-18T15:32:00.001-06:00MILF = Mother I'd Like to F***MartinMILF = Mother I'd Like to F***<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3941534181954361532009-02-18T15:32:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:32:00.000-06:00oops ...'too' much like ...oops ...<BR/><BR/>'too' much like ...Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40305692349776454262009-02-18T15:31:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:31:00.000-06:00Martin,FalseYou beat me to it, Crockett. I was go...Martin,<BR/>False<BR/><BR/>You beat me to it, Crockett. I was going to say that PI is irrational. 3.14 is an <I>approximation</I> of PI.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Regarding Bel Paese: That label would turn me off because it reads 'di merda' which looks to much like 'de mierda', which would mean it is made of $#@!Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.com