tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7965693105231697464..comments2024-03-28T12:47:45.446-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8676842518725781472018-11-21T23:11:17.956-06:002018-11-21T23:11:17.956-06:00BTW I have once again have seen some magnificent g...BTW I have once again have seen some magnificent gongs in the Thai TemplesLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64716625709410095702018-11-21T22:45:07.027-06:002018-11-21T22:45:07.027-06:00Another fine CC puzzle, and another great JzB writ...Another fine CC puzzle, and another great JzB writeup. Thanks for the (Cool) Kenton. I love how they can be so tight and so loose at the same time. My first college teacher, Ward Cole, was an alumnus (trumpet). They don't make them like that any more.Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33452129996908985002018-11-21T22:20:01.598-06:002018-11-21T22:20:01.598-06:00Good evening, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine ...Good evening, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Jazzbumpa, for a fine review.<br /><br />Got this puzzle late last night, via cruciverb. Could not report in earlier due to working at the election commission all day today. Then pie fellowship tonight at church. Wow, what a day!<br /><br />Puzzle was very good. Liked the theme.<br /><br />Liked ERIE in the puzzle. My favorite lake.<br /><br />Liked OLIVE in the puzzle at 49D. I have learned to love olives in recent years. Not sure why it took me so long. I buy olive oil three bottles at a time via mail order.<br /><br />Anyhow, I can sleep in tomorrow. No crossing guarding and the election commission is closed until Monday.<br /><br />Hope you are feeling better, Boomer.<br /><br />A Great Thanksgiving to all!<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )<br /><br />Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65146111151903725882018-11-21T21:20:38.342-06:002018-11-21T21:20:38.342-06:00WC:
Please bear with me. When teaching about the d...WC:<br />Please bear with me. When teaching about the desert in Arizona a teacher can't overemphasize the dangers out there so labeling the GILA monster properly and describing its potential threat might save a curious child from picking one up. They have a nasty bite and can do serious harm. And though more and more housing development is increasingly taking over the desert, the danger still lurks out there.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56999025663960662472018-11-21T19:27:24.490-06:002018-11-21T19:27:24.490-06:00Anonymous T.... I didn't think of the CSN&...Anonymous T.... I didn't think of the CSN&Y song until you mentioned it. But, I have never forgotten the event or the ensuing Neil Young song either. I was 13 but the baby in my family. With older siblings We live in Chicago and my father, who had been at the Democratic National Convention in '68 and came away from that experience with negative attitudes toward young people,, couldn't believe it when he heard the news. He was in incredulous... as were we all. He called up my older brother immediately and asked if he was OK even though he was at ND in school. I remember it well. <br />"Four dead in Ohio"JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65109362052395223742018-11-21T18:50:12.350-06:002018-11-21T18:50:12.350-06:00It’s raining in Northern California. Reason enoug...It’s raining in Northern California. Reason enough for THANKS giving!<br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18047522085093884312018-11-21T18:48:30.769-06:002018-11-21T18:48:30.769-06:00Hi All!
A crunch-fun puzzle C.C.! I missed the T...Hi All!<br /><br />A crunch-fun puzzle C.C.! I missed the THEME because I didn't stop to look for it before checking my WAGs. Sneaky getting THEME in there too.<br /><br />Thanks JzB for the delightful expo. Funny photo: I have the Computer Programmer TAN LINE.<br /><br />WOs: AmMEE Mann, put SPEC in and had to ROTO them out of the wrong squares. Peperoni b/f RIGA-me Pie*<br />ESPs: POD (Hi BigE!), ALAIN, TANTRA, PEGG, PUsIN.<br />FIW: JJM - I went right past R and settled on SOT; Twaddle sounds like a drink Tweeter...<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: c/as for RENT and CHEESE<br /><br />{C, A+, B+, A}<br /><br />HG - I've seen PAUL and Babe in Bemidji. If I were as organized w/ my photos as Picard, I'd link it.<br /><br />Anyone else think of <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0BUJtLXXS8" rel="nofollow">CSNY</a></b> [5:16] at OHIO?<br /><br />Cheers, -Tony<br />*Never heard of it, Baked Ziti sure, Rigatoni Pie, not so much.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1370438271042320902018-11-21T17:51:21.101-06:002018-11-21T17:51:21.101-06:00The temptation is great, but I will resist!
Thank...The temptation is great, but I will resist!<br /><br />Thanks.Sandyanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156440590675492735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87983567288909260192018-11-21T17:49:40.218-06:002018-11-21T17:49:40.218-06:00Did you know there is a Cornucopia, Wisconsin? Fun...Did you know there is a Cornucopia, Wisconsin? Funny how a word will not appear for a longtime and then it is there twice in one day. I was reading a Sherlock Holmes pastiche and Mrs. Hudson prepared Cornucopia to bring to dinner at John and Mary Watson’s house<br />As Ron said Boswell is known as a diarist and I see what we do in blogging C.C.’s incredible body of work as a similar endeavor. <br />Happy Thanksgiving allLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6255117569136669112018-11-21T17:05:06.733-06:002018-11-21T17:05:06.733-06:00I wish you all a healthy, joyful and peaceful Than...I wish you all a healthy, joyful and peaceful Thanksgiving Day! Avoid talking about politics and all will be well.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31249488173702109462018-11-21T15:04:37.742-06:002018-11-21T15:04:37.742-06:00Wilbur....I have no real issue with circles, it’s ...Wilbur....I have no real issue with circles, it’s “giveaway” themes that I don’t care for.<br /><br />No giveaway today, nicely done. <br /><br />Markovers....UTAH/OHIO, ONION/OLIVE, ADIEU/ADIOS and that was it. <br /><br />I was a computer programmer in my working life, never had much of a tan but now my skin is unaged by the sun.<br /><br />Jinx...really funny comment about the bong, but I must disagree, Thanksgiving is MADE for the bong, or similar. Just eat real food.<br /><br />My dentist has the Crown Printer, but I didn’t use it....I already had a 2nd molar crown in gold, so I went with gold for the 2nd bicuspid. Aaaargh.<br /><br />That rigatoni pie looks good....my late Mom made something called Lazy Lasagna that blew that picture away though. <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving to all, enjoy the (Turkey) day.AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40290301222775835652018-11-21T14:57:29.703-06:002018-11-21T14:57:29.703-06:00WC:
Not in Arizona it isn't!WC:<br />Not in Arizona it isn't!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76713175458688648492018-11-21T14:47:19.537-06:002018-11-21T14:47:19.537-06:00Re. Romeo and Juliet. There was a musical. West Si... Re. Romeo and Juliet. There was a musical. West Side Story? My sister loved that. Which sister? One liked Beach Boys the other Beatles. I didn't like any of it but love it all now. <br /><br />Btw, I was going along and said "Self, I tink I tee a CC"*. Yup. Clueing is Wednesday level but so clever I always fall for the misdirections. Actually... I didn't have the reading glasses on, in fact my progressive sunglasses. So... <br />I mixed up 46d and 48d inking SLOPPY where STAPLE was needed. Result: SLOPPY mess. <br />But. CC has achieved artistry in cruciverbalism<br /><br />Let's see. It's Wednesday. I think that's ...no it's Jazzb. <br /><br />Ah, there's another one of my messes. DON'T WORRY. Talk about feeling the BERN. <br />Aaarrgghhhh!!! I never saw anything but Simon and inked in Paul. I see there must be a Simon PEGG out there. Oh, she done got me good*. This after acing the weekend. OMG, we already had PAUL. I'm blaming it on that moron. "Self"<br /><br />Actually, Saruman's orcs were bred to abide the sun. Snaga wisely kept his distance from Boromir and killed him with arrows* after seeing a bushel of orc heads at B's feet. <br />My Mann was Errol. Who is he? I'll LIU if no one knows<br />Boswell was a poet in his own right. <br />He talked about"The Templar Secret". For which he abstained from alcohol for fear of revealing it. ***<br />I hope to see kudos from PVX for CC not using circles<br />Big Easy, hilarious story. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />* I'm blaming it on the wrong glasses<br />** To parallel Isuldur's demise who also trifled with the Ring. <br />*** I stumbled upon his diary<br /><br />Ps Lucina, Gilas is so "in" the lexicon that horse has left the barnWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55354135337590858412018-11-21T14:19:25.502-06:002018-11-21T14:19:25.502-06:00I liked this puzzle. When I got BERNIE SANDERS and...I liked this puzzle. When I got BERNIE SANDERS and ROMEO MONTAGUE I thought the STARTUP CAPITAL meant that the first letters of the words were capitalized, so I scratched my head wondering why the first letters of PARISH CLERK and RIGATONI PIE would be capitalized. By the way, I wanted PARISH PRIEST at first but it obviously wouldn't fit. I learned that rigatoni pie is really a thing. I agree with Lucina about GILA. And finally, or rather, to start things off, I learned that POD can apparently refer to a nacelle.<br /><br />Excellent commentary, JazzB. Thank you.<br /><br />Our son and his wife and son are going to spend Thanksgiving afternoon and night with her mother in Puerto Peñasco in Mexico. Her husband (our DIL's father) just died last week from massively metastatic esophageal cancer, so I'm sure she'll appreciate the company.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55412221402784807022018-11-21T12:25:03.753-06:002018-11-21T12:25:03.753-06:00Fun puzzle, but alas, DNF...
Tantra/Narnia/Alain g...Fun puzzle, but alas, DNF...<br />Tantra/Narnia/Alain got me.<br />(Oh, & also Paris, because I had Pat before Tap...)<br /><br />Actually, it was a tough go from the outset.<br />1a = pod<br />I really wanted the only (French?) I knew for this,<br />& I only knew it because of StarTrek. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS516US516&nfpr=1&q=nacelle+def&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj47J-ojObeAhXQY98KHc7lBXcQBQgrKAA&biw=1238&bih=752" rel="nofollow">Nacelle...</a><br /><br />Ya couldn't just clue it Okra, E.G.:<br />(Wednesdays, Sheesh!)<br /><br />So, if anyone wants to <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/business-commerce-venture_capital-clown-presentation-half_million_dollars-silly-sden1196_low.jpg" rel="nofollow">donate to the CED fund...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2a/fa/30/2afa302bf763012f4bb05cbb8ac0218c.jpg" rel="nofollow">I promise to use the funds wisely...</a><br /><br />Although, I thought the puzzle was a Capital Idea,<br />You have to be <a href="http://justsomething.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hilarious-city-names.jpg" rel="nofollow">careful where you step looking for silly links for it...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13353520253290903982018-11-21T11:45:26.733-06:002018-11-21T11:45:26.733-06:00Tinbeni- No tan lines from your multiple stays at ...Tinbeni- No tan lines from your multiple stays at Hedonism-II? About 25 years ago one of my employees came to work with strange clothes and shoes. He had flown down there for a four day vacation, couldn't remember where his room was, never found his clothes and shoes, and got some ill-fitting things from other people, flew back early in the am and came straight to work.<br /><br />Tosh O- I'm glad you said it because my employee said people left their room curtains opened and invited him to 'share'. I didn't ask anything other than did you ever ask anybody their real name and he said NO.Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44871097556658201092018-11-21T11:39:06.948-06:002018-11-21T11:39:06.948-06:00After reading the comments, it looks like I'm ...After reading the comments, it looks like I'm the only one that didn't get the TWADDLE=ROT connection. Did an alphabet run to try get the "R", but to no avail. DNF because of that.<br /><br /><br />HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83836711053280925842018-11-21T11:35:35.091-06:002018-11-21T11:35:35.091-06:00TANTRA, ALAIN, AIMEE, PEGG were my unknowns and PS...TANTRA, ALAIN, AIMEE, PEGG were my unknowns and PSY was perped because I do know POST OP.<br /><br />I object heartily to GILAS. It is an adjective, GILA monster, and should not stand alone.<br /><br />Dollars for quarters, RENT, is cute.<br /><br />NARNIA is a must read for fourth and fifth grade classes.<br /><br />Thank you, C.C., for this clever puzzle and thank you, Jzb, for a CAPITAL review.<br /><br />ADIOS for now, everyone, and have a happy day!<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88973442625126973152018-11-21T11:18:33.685-06:002018-11-21T11:18:33.685-06:00Really creative idea for the poems. I love it.Really creative idea for the poems. I love it.Sandyanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156440590675492735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9660207809951674322018-11-21T10:33:34.434-06:002018-11-21T10:33:34.434-06:00Good Morning:
I continue to be amazed by CC's...Good Morning:<br /><br />I continue to be amazed by CC's creativity in theme development. This one was well-hidden (CC's forte) until the completely surprising reveal. The term Parish Clerk is unfamiliar to me, as is a Rigatoni Pie. But, certainly, Bernie and Romeo are gimmes. My only stumbles were Adieu before Adios and needing perps for Pod and Tantra, and the completely unknown Alain. Erie strikes again, eh, Abejo! I, too, liked the Gong ~ Rang duo.<br /><br />Thanks, CC and JazB, for a fun solve and fact-filled summary. That's a sweet picture of you and Alexa, Ron.<br /><br />It's very cold here today and I think tonight's temp will be down around 10. Tomorrow is supposed to be 22 and very windy which does not bode well for the Macy's Parade. My brother's step-son and daughter-in-law are among the marchers; I don't envy them. Some of the famous floats may have to be grounded, due to the high winds.<br /><br />Have a great day.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5473409537922424072018-11-21T10:04:42.307-06:002018-11-21T10:04:42.307-06:00Musings
-Can you see the white flag I’m waving. TA...Musings<br />-Can you see the white flag I’m waving. TANTRA, NARNIA and ALAIN were never going to come. I’ll take 3 blank cells and move on!<br />-A fun theme and write-up! I love the TAN LINES, Jazz!<br />-<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Poster_-_Women%2C_The_01.jpg/220px-Poster_---Women%2C_The_01.jpg" rel="nofollow">The plot of this movie took them to RENO</a><br />-A RIP in jeans is now haute couture<br />-Bemidji, MN and Bangor, ME both claim PAUL Bunyan<br />-<a href="https://www.baseballexpress.com/catalog/product.jsp?productStyleNumber=LEG5ASH&gclid=CjwKCAiAodTfBRBEEiwAa1hauq9Q9eDSPt_ZS-BKQrjvCRu6gJn-cZ9hI213dE0ex4XjqQmxOhusRBoCYJEQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">C.C. declined this ASH cluing</a><br />-My dentist has a machine that produces a 3-D crown in about a half-hour<br />-Tolkien has ENTS and ORCS and I picked incorrectly at first<br />-I had a lovely Thanksgiving Dinner at school yesterday prepared by the Home Economics class, er, Family Consumer Science class. <br />-BTW, the FCS teacher is also a young and very muscular wrestling coach. As another famous son of Minnesota, Robert Zimmerman, sang – <i>The Times, They Are A Changin’</i>Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3857899207571234152018-11-21T09:47:34.471-06:002018-11-21T09:47:34.471-06:00Wednesday workout. Thanks for the fun, C.C. and J...Wednesday workout. Thanks for the fun, C.C. and JzB.<br />C.C. got me today and I FIWed in more than one location.<br />I could not remember that "Gangnam Style" musician's name (fame is fleeting eh!) and having ROTA instead of ROTO-Rooter did not help. And I did not do a complete alphabet run to reach the Y or I would have finally recognized YODA. <br />Then I arrived here to see that in moving from Pat to Dab and getting the P from PARISH CLERK, I did not correct the D to TANTRA. <br />I also searched in vain for the theme, having PC, BS, RM, RP capitals in the themers but not seeing the cities in front of my face. D'uh!<br /><br />I changed Ring to RANG when I realized the clue was past tense. I changed the French Adieu to the Spanish ADIOS when perps required it.<br />ROMEO filled in quickly but I had to count the remaining spaces to decide whether he was a Capulet or a MONTAGUE.<br /><br />Like SwampCat, "I loved Dollars for Quarters for RENT and Word from a poser for CHEESE."<br /><br />ERIE again, after it won yesterday's contest for the most used CW entry. LOL! Lake Erie is not frozen yet and Buffalo is predicted to get snow today. Snow squalls may created difficult driving conditions for American Thanksgiving travellers.<br />Which brings me to TAN LINES (great photo) which are only for Canadian snowbirds this time of year. LOL Jinx re Abalone Cove beach stories.<br /><br />Re: "in British English, the moose is called the ELK." This is one Britishism that did not cross the ocean. Canadians differentiate ELK and Moose.<br /><br />Wishing you all a great day, and safe travels for those who are on the move.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53486354587972889902018-11-21T09:25:15.922-06:002018-11-21T09:25:15.922-06:00Jazz: Nice write-up.
I've been to Jamaica 54 ...Jazz: Nice write-up.<br /><br />I've been to Jamaica 54 times, always stayed at <b><i>Hedonism II</i></b> ...<br />NEVER came home with <b>ANY</b> Tan Lines ... Oh well ... guess that happens when you go to a place with a Nude Beach ... <b>LOL</b><br /><br />Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31039857414529320762018-11-21T09:21:23.728-06:002018-11-21T09:21:23.728-06:00Good morning!
I was on the right wavelength today...Good morning!<br /><br />I was on the right wavelength today. Unknowns filled themselves in. Great fun. Thanks,C.C.<br /><br />I loved Dollars for Quarters for RENT and Word from a poser for CHEESE.<br /><br />Great tour, JzB. Loved all the music.<br /><br />Happy thanksgiving Everyone! Don’t eat too much turkey.<br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1369716698144892912018-11-21T08:45:26.289-06:002018-11-21T08:45:26.289-06:00Hi gang -
Fun romp today.
Had to search quite a ...Hi gang -<br /><br />Fun romp today.<br /><br />Had to search quite a bit for a tan line pic that was both good enough and socially acceptable.<br /><br />Big Easy - Only some of the hair remains, alas. And the incipient greying has proceeded apace. The blinds were replaced with wooden ones years ago. Granddaughters Alexa and Rebekka are now freshman honors students at Central Michigan U.<br /><br />Per Wikipedia, James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, was a Scottish biographer and diarist, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for the biography he wrote of his friend and contemporary, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!<br /><br />Cool regards,<br />JzB<br />Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.com