tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7943707928379799565..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday April 5, 2009 Will NedigerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57354544573436893962009-04-05T22:08:00.000-05:002009-04-05T22:08:00.000-05:00"Wouldn't that be the contraction of three words? ..."Wouldn't that be the contraction of three words? It is not."<BR/><BR/>Yes it is, Argyle.<BR/>I stand corrected.Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78885504734231320782009-04-05T21:43:00.000-05:002009-04-05T21:43:00.000-05:00Dennis and Kazie,thanks for the input. I better ge...Dennis and Kazie,thanks for the input. I better get on the ball, and keep up with the times.<BR/><BR/>Clear Ayes, another lovely painting! Favorite media? Pastels?<BR/><BR/>Jeannie, great history facts! I very much enjoyed Leonardo Dicaprio's portrayal of H.H. Such a strange man.<BR/><BR/>Fun Fact: The average person over 50 years old will have spent almost 5 years waiting in lines.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40224564630479607742009-04-05T21:38:00.000-05:002009-04-05T21:38:00.000-05:00Thanks Dennis, I guess I got the renaissance look...Thanks Dennis, I guess I got the renaissance look I was after. (This one is a gift for G.A.H....he does like a couple of nice melons.) I'll never be a professional artist like Wolfmom or Elissa, but I'm enjoying it. I'm learning a lot about shadows and highlights. I am surprised at how much more I can see in an object when I REALLY look.<BR/><BR/>I tried My Space so I could be a cool grandma and communicate with my grandsons . I found out that after I became their friends (pity on their part, I'm sure), the only other friends I got was the My Space founder, my son-in-law and my son-in-law's cat. I figure that Facebook would be just as humiliating, so I decided that some 21st century communications weren't for me.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41308650813218137372009-04-05T21:36:00.000-05:002009-04-05T21:36:00.000-05:00C.C.: "77, Spoon and Fork, Rain and Shine, etc." a...C.C.: "77, Spoon and Fork, Rain and Shine, etc." are still unknown to me. Wow. This blog surely updates one's vocabulary. (That is if anyone clues me in to what the above terms mean.)<BR/><BR/>Sweet dreams everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90766374164167589482009-04-05T20:42:00.000-05:002009-04-05T20:42:00.000-05:00Clear Ayes, great picture - I love the colors. Re...Clear Ayes, great picture - I love the colors. Reminds me of a Renaissance-period painting.<BR/><BR/>JD, you're right - I got talked into the Facebook thing a few months ago, and in no time at all, there's all these requests to add 'friends', and even referrals from people who think <I>someone else</I> should also be a friend.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50035561607755531972009-04-05T20:39:00.000-05:002009-04-05T20:39:00.000-05:00CC: I think this cast iron iron with the full leng...CC: I think this cast iron iron with the full length coal compartment may be my most intriguing...but I would say my music box collection is probably the most valuable. A globe-trotting MD and wife bought them all over the world. I have a cowboy playing "Turkey in the straw" on a "fiddle"...an Emmet Kelly-type clown with a fishing pole with a fish on it who whistles "Summertime" (the clown, not the fish), tiny little dressed-in-people-clothes mice on a typewriter... more such mice on an old, hand cranked sewing machine and they all are fully functioning wind-up music boxes. I got an excellent deal by buying all that was left of the collection. My regret is that I wish I knew where each piece was bought. BTW...Raymond makes the yard sales each Th Fri and Sat.<BR/>Speaking of fish fries...in FL, we always had grits, swamp cabbage (hearts of palmetto) and syrup on our hush puppies at fish fries. Here, we have the items mentioned and often cabbage slaw and pickled, green tomatoes.<BR/><BR/>PMT: One of my all-time favorite perfume scents is " Rive Gauche" which I`m pretty sure translates as "Left Bank."Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19994988091918229532009-04-05T20:36:00.000-05:002009-04-05T20:36:00.000-05:00Jd.,I have just recently joined Facebook. I was i...Jd.,<BR/>I have just recently joined Facebook. I was invited in by a former colleague and I in turn invited all the people I thought would be interested from my email address list. Many of my former students have "discovered" me through the ones I was in touch with, and the list keeps growing. So it's a way to get in contact with more people than you have already. A group from the 80's at our school here invited me to join the group, and many of those students (now in their 30-40s) have greeted me as a friend. It's fun!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85167884779935988572009-04-05T20:27:00.000-05:002009-04-05T20:27:00.000-05:00PMT, LOL, I don't think there is much likelihood o...PMT, LOL, I don't think there is much likelihood of you spending eternity as a celestial jester. On the other hand, believers sometimes say God has a sense of humor, so you never know.<BR/><BR/>Jeannie, Good "today in history".<BR/><BR/><B><I>The Miracle Worker</I></B> with Anne Bancroft is one of my favorite movies. I always get chills at the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRq9G_B9yWY" REL="nofollow">final scene</A>, where Helen finally understands. Very moving. It really makes me appreciate what amazing people both Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan were.<BR/><BR/>My favorite Bette Davis movie was <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg-ckMup6SI&feature=related" REL="nofollow">All About Eve</A>..."Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night." Notice a young Marilyn Monroe, not many lines, but she was beautiful.<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen a Leonardo DiCaprio movie I didn't like! :o)Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88438964924899699302009-04-05T20:03:00.000-05:002009-04-05T20:03:00.000-05:00"Quaint denial: TISNT. No idea. It isn't?"That's r...<EM>"Quaint denial: TISNT. No idea. It isn't?"<BR/>That's right. It is a makeshift contraction of the two words.</EM><BR/><BR/>Wouldn't that be the contraction of three words? It is not.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66656718347015181762009-04-05T19:23:00.000-05:002009-04-05T19:23:00.000-05:00Jeannie, why would you make a crack like that?I li...Jeannie, why would you make a crack like that?<BR/><BR/>I like the 'today in history' stuff; hopefully you'll keep it going?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19336318384479879762009-04-05T19:10:00.000-05:002009-04-05T19:10:00.000-05:00I'm not sure we are going to get to my coveted num...I'm not sure we are going to get to my coveted number today so here are your facts in history on this day.<BR/><BR/>On this day in history April 5th:<BR/><BR/>1614: Pochahontas, daughter of the leadder of the Powhatan tribe married English colonist John Rolphe in VA. (Now there is an early inter-racial marriage!)<BR/><BR/>1649: Elihu Yale the english philanthropist for who the Yale Univiersity is named is born in Boston. (Any one go to Yale?)<BR/><BR/>1792: George Washington cast the first presidential veto rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among states.<BR/><BR/>1887: In Tescumbie, Alabama teacher Anne Sullivan taught her blind and deaf student Helen Keller the meaning of the word water as spelled out in the manual alphabet.<BR/><BR/>1908: Bette Davis is born in Lowell, MA<BR/>(What is your favorite Bette Davis movie?)<BR/><BR/>1964: Army general Douglas MacArthur died at age 84.<BR/><BR/>1976: Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died at age 72.<BR/>What did you think of Leonardo Dicaprio's portrayal of Howard Hughes?<BR/><BR/>1984: Kareem Abdul Jabar became the highest scoring player in the NBA, scoring 31,421career points. He still hold the record today with a career record of 38,387.<BR/><BR/>@Dennis regarding bikini waxing saga...are you sure you aren't being "bush whacked"?Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18833548552068417752009-04-05T17:12:00.000-05:002009-04-05T17:12:00.000-05:00Dennis,Remember Spring Break? Lois is fishing some...Dennis,<BR/>Remember Spring Break? Lois is fishing somewhere else for fun. So hard to multitask. I can only focus on one thing or one person at a time. <BR/><BR/>Jim,<BR/>Thanks for the font change. Your NY Times is the one week later syndication, correct? This LA Times is the real "live" puzzle. Maybe you can go to <A HREF="http://games.latimes.com/index_crossword.html?uc_feature_code=tmcal" REL="nofollow"> their website</A> and print one out. Would be interested to hear your view on the Sunday puzzle. <BR/><BR/>PromiseMe,<BR/>Wow, I want to be like you. I have so many bad habits. I love your "Self Help", great title, much precise. Yeah, I remember the Tom Ford link. I think you were the only one who commented on it, not surprisingly.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77700755393351095342009-04-05T16:56:00.000-05:002009-04-05T16:56:00.000-05:00Al,What a great post @ 11:33am! My favorite of the...Al,<BR/>What a great post @ 11:33am! My favorite of the day. The Mother Teresa link was shocking to me.<BR/><BR/>Warren & Cabrini,<BR/>Your ring/EAR is what I was thinking, though I did not know the word "tinnitus". It sounds quite DF.<BR/><BR/>Sallie,<BR/>This DF 69 was a complete stranger to me until a few months ago, so was 77, "Spoon and Fork", "Rain and Shine", etc. Apparently I've been living under the rock.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70577114024330802462009-04-05T16:50:00.000-05:002009-04-05T16:50:00.000-05:00Good Afternoon C.C. and Co.,C.C.,I think 'Self Hel...Good Afternoon C.C. and Co.,<BR/><BR/>C.C.,<BR/>I think 'Self Help' might be better for the theme. Don't you?<BR/><BR/>For 'Take out orders', I kept thinking along the lines of "Hit ém!" as in "Rub ém out!" or "Give ém a tag on his toe!"<BR/><BR/>I, too, was thinking 'head' for 'Notions holder'. I had to scratch my notion holder when I got the answer from the fills.<BR/><BR/>I thought 'Opening word?' was clever. That might have been my favorite clue today.<BR/><BR/>"What's the one bad HABIT you want to get rid of now?"<BR/>I don't want to get rid of any. I want to pick up new ones to ensure that I don't have to spend eternity making Jesus smile ;)<BR/><BR/>"Did they find the Golden Fleece in the end?"<BR/>They did but, not surprisingly, everything turned out tragically anyway.<BR/><BR/>"Quaint denial: TISNT. No idea. It isn't?"<BR/>That's right. It is a makeshift contraction of the two words.<BR/><BR/>My favorite <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMKu0gmsV5M" REL="nofollow">FLAPPER</A> :)<BR/><BR/>"FATHA. No, I don't know this Earl Hines nickname. What does it mean? Father?"<BR/>Yes. This one, like most all jazz related clues, was a gimme for me. Although, I will admit that I first put in EARL and, realizing that I was short one letter, added an E. that had me scratching my head for a second before I realized that <A HREF="http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=7642" REL="nofollow">FATHA</A> was the right number of letters.<BR/><BR/>I have it on good word that BERT & Ernie <I>are</I> gay.<BR/><BR/>"If TREAD already means "Walk, often lightly", why do we often say TREAD lightly?"<BR/>When we TREAD, we often do it lightly.<BR/><BR/>"Does GAUCHO and gauche have the same root?"<BR/>No. Gauche is of French origin, while GUACHO appears to be a Spanish corruption of a native South American word.<BR/><BR/>I had to get BOFFO from the fills. WOW! How would you like to figure out 'Stix nix hix flix' for 'Variety jargon?' Yikes!<BR/><BR/>"Were you thinking of Borat?"<BR/>Yes. that scene with him rolling around with that ultra-fat, naked guy was disgusting. he had his face right in the guys .... (<I>shudder</I>)<BR/><BR/>That poster that you linked with designer Tom Ford, Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson was scandalous.<BR/>I loved it :) <BR/><BR/>I found today's LAT puzzle to be a bit too tame for a Sunday. I will try it for another Sunday or two, but I am not sure I will stick with it. I enjoy the NYT Sunday XW and find that it is typically much more challenging than today's LAT. I cannot take the time to do both.<BR/><BR/>C.C., That was a typo. I meant to say Brythonic <I>or</I> Gaelic. It is a bit complicated. Wikipedia has a good article on the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brythonic_languages" REL="nofollow">Brythonic Languages.</A>Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35919302391188626392009-04-05T16:49:00.000-05:002009-04-05T16:49:00.000-05:00Embien,One more mystery solved. Thank you a bunch!...Embien,<BR/>One more mystery solved. Thank you a bunch! Col G, who lives in India, could not provide me with a convincing answer last time.<BR/><BR/>Frank,<BR/>Barry G is indeed a brilliant solver. FYI, Quite a few speed solvers conquered today's LA Times in less than 10 minutes.<BR/><BR/>Windhover,<BR/>Can you print anything out of your iPhone? I feel bad that you can't enjoy the fun/frustration we have. Inane Ado made me laugh. Hope your "hopefully" turns into "thankfully" soon.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91851568144011641732009-04-05T16:39:00.000-05:002009-04-05T16:39:00.000-05:00Melissa,You covered all my questions today. Thank ...Melissa,<BR/>You covered all my questions today. Thank you so much. I've never seen earring shortened as RING.<BR/><BR/>Barb B,<BR/>Yes, EMBAR was in our puzzle a while ago.<BR/><BR/>Crockett & Barb B,<BR/>I am definitely a PC then. My body and mind do not work as they are designed.<BR/><BR/>Clear Ayes,<BR/>Thanks for the further explanation on the puzzle theme.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81776231444387468562009-04-05T16:36:00.000-05:002009-04-05T16:36:00.000-05:00Barry,Thanks for the whole shebang. Have a great t...Barry,<BR/>Thanks for the whole shebang. Have a great trip.<BR/><BR/>Argyle,<BR/>Forgot to thank you for the ECTOplasm, ECTO - 1 & "Ghostbusters" connection. Thanks also for caring email this morning. There is no price for your awesomeness. <BR/><BR/>PromiseMe,<BR/>What is Brythonic Gaelic?<BR/><BR/>Linda,<BR/>Your fish/fries sounds delicious. What's your best find in antiquing? I once bought a Twins 1961 program for a quarter, it's worth over $100.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80127617484948661762009-04-05T16:30:00.000-05:002009-04-05T16:30:00.000-05:00Was anyone else married in 69? It was a gooood yea...Was anyone else married in 69? It was a gooood year, and my husband will never forget the year. LOL<BR/><BR/>Do most(or some) of you have a Facebook page? My daughter sat me down to educate me, and to share her page. She has reconnected with many old friends. I thought e-mail did that for me.Anyway, says she, "Wouldn't it be great Mom?" So she registers me, and my page sits empty, forgotten. Then, I get an e-mail from an old college roommate who says,"I see you have NO FRIENDS." LMAO <BR/><BR/>Puzzle? I'm still working on HOW.<BR/>Clear Ayes, I do agree that those a-ha moments do make puzzling fun, even when the answer comes from some other source.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71924482418925021462009-04-05T16:11:00.000-05:002009-04-05T16:11:00.000-05:00Worked the puzzle on-line because it isn't in our ...Worked the puzzle on-line because it isn't in our paper on Sunday. Got the theme which helped fill in a lot of spaces and got a lot of others right off the bat or from the fills. There were definitely stoppers and blanks I wasn't getting, so I switched from Master to Regular and kept going and finally finished. It's a learning experience.<BR/><BR/>No one mentioned SPITS. When I lived back east we had lots of ways to describe rain, including spits. But in California we don't get much rain and generally only during the winter months. So you see people with umbrellas at the first sprinkle from December through February, but they don't use their windshield wipers from March to November unless it is a downpour. <BR/><BR/>C.C. - Yes, I am Jewish. My husband is Southern Baptist. Makes it easy to figure which family to go to for the holidays, but when Easter is in the middle of Passover, as it is this year, I take my box of matzah to my mother-in-laws house and it's all good.<BR/><BR/>PMT and others - Still don't know why the on-line puzzle page suddenly shrinks but found the Zoom In/Out function on the View tab on the menu bar and I can now get it back to a reasonable size. I used to use a Mac at work and didn't like it. And Bill Gates provides a lot of the software for Macs too. I'm definitely a PC (and I love those ads with the 4 year old who knows as much about her PC as I do, if not more).<BR/><BR/>Sallie - Thanks for the funny story about '69'. I graduated in HS in 1969, so the number was prominently displayed everywhere and everyone wore it proudly on T-shirts and sweatshirts. <BR/><BR/>Dennis - thanks for the plug for my book.Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701988102596918673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29759838723915930102009-04-05T15:43:00.000-05:002009-04-05T15:43:00.000-05:00For Jeannie and others about 69:When I was teachin...For Jeannie and others about 69:<BR/>When I was teaching 6th grade, the boys started holding up signs reading 69 and giggling. Back then, the girls were oblivious. So I sent the girls to gym and told the boys that if one of them ever held up a sign like that again, he would not be able to be in my class until a parent came with him. Sure enough, another appeared. So I sent the boy to the guidance office; he and his mother and the guidance counselor appeared an hour later. So we talked in the hall. I asked the boy to tell his mother what he had been writing. She asked what 69 meant. The boy answered f*&^. I told him he didn't even know the meaning, and we agreed he wouldn't do it again. He went into the classroom and his mother left. The guidance counselor (a male about my then age – 35 – asked what it meant!<BR/>So I explained.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84617227021894645432009-04-05T15:33:00.000-05:002009-04-05T15:33:00.000-05:00Late start on the puzzle this Palm Sunday.Found it...Late start on the puzzle this Palm Sunday.<BR/>Found it easier to solve than Friday or Saturday. I was able to finish without any do-overs (I use ink). Weekly puzzles are done on-line, but our Sunday paper carries the LA Times and I am able to work on it the more enjoyable way. Don't print out the weekday puzzles because our dog Masha (best dog in the world!) gets upset when the printer prints. She is older (13) and has trouble breathing when she gets excited. We have tried to take all the stress out of her day. Broke the news to the family that we will not be having Easter dinner at our house. So far, no one has stepped up to the plate and offered an alternative. <BR/>Agree with Warren's explanation re:Ring site. Tinnitus makes more sense than earring.<BR/>Thoughts and prayers are with Pittsburgh PD and families of slain officers. We live an hour from Binghamton and know a few people from there and thoughts are with them also. Crazy week.<BR/>Stay safe and enjoy the day.cabrinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202884624378588320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53924381732550615342009-04-05T15:26:00.000-05:002009-04-05T15:26:00.000-05:00Good afternoon, everyone. I was all set to set eve...Good afternoon, everyone. I was all set to set everyone straight on the briber answer. But I see it's been beaten to death already. (I'm with Kazie and ClearAyes; hate to disagree with BarbB as she's another Mac user.)<BR/><BR/>Today's was a tad easier than yesterday's, which I didn't put pen to after looking it over. The "How to" helped a bit.<BR/><BR/>Am still looking forward to tomorrow when I'll be able to do the puzzle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20150949126689786562009-04-05T15:24:00.000-05:002009-04-05T15:24:00.000-05:00I didn't do the LA Times puzzle today. Idid the NY...I didn't do the LA Times puzzle today. Idid the NY Times puzzle instead, much better if that the tppe puzzle you want.jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576746640647909896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34121332012536833962009-04-05T15:22:00.000-05:002009-04-05T15:22:00.000-05:00No all caps today. Also no LA Times puzzle today. ...No all caps today. Also no LA Times puzzle today. If this type puzzle is desired, do the NY Times puzzle. That is what I did. Much better.jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576746640647909896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64903065306903055312009-04-05T15:18:00.000-05:002009-04-05T15:18:00.000-05:00@c.c.: 59A: Hindu god who rides a bull named Nandi...<B>@c.c.:</B> <I>59A: Hindu god who rides a bull named Nandi: SHIVA. This detailed clue only makes the answer harder for me to obtain. I know SHIVA the "destroyer". Had no idea that he rides a bull. Why those male gods are pictured as feminine is beyond me.</I><BR/><BR/>I was also curious about this, so I queried my wife who is familiar with Hindu deities. <BR/><BR/>She says that the Shiva in your link (<A HREF="http://www.dollsofindia.com/dollsofindiaimages/paintings/shiva_PG24_l.jpg" REL="nofollow">Shiva</A>) is in male form, not female. It only appears female to Western eyes. If it were truly the female form, the breasts would be quite pronounced, as that is the custom in Hindu art.<BR/><BR/>She went on to say that it is true that many deities are depicted in female form. Evidently the female can leave the body in meditation more readily than the male (I suppose this has something to do with approaching nirvana).<BR/><BR/>I personally know nothing about any of this stuff, just quoting my wife, who studies in that field.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.com