tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8051804692235631627..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday November 24, 2008 Doug PetersonZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21584946823371269952008-11-25T07:43:00.000-06:002008-11-25T07:43:00.000-06:00In western PA people say creak or crick for the wo...In western PA people say creak or crick for the word creek. Never knew this was wrong until I left the area.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1866525879672752072008-11-25T00:11:00.000-06:002008-11-25T00:11:00.000-06:00Congratulations C.CAwesome blog indeed!!GeriCongratulations C.C<BR/>Awesome blog indeed!!<BR/>GeriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33175814767317123042008-11-24T23:02:00.000-06:002008-11-24T23:02:00.000-06:00c.c.:Today is Evolution Day and What Do You Love A...c.c.:<BR/><BR/>Today is Evolution Day and <BR/>What Do You Love About America Dayg8rmomx2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15218914530772474138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53984941174444153242008-11-24T22:26:00.000-06:002008-11-24T22:26:00.000-06:00c.c.: Congrats on your 1,000,000th hit!!! Way to...c.c.: Congrats on your 1,000,000th hit!!! Way to go!!!g8rmomx2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15218914530772474138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18256613567520749722008-11-24T22:20:00.000-06:002008-11-24T22:20:00.000-06:00C.C. ahh, let's reflect...we met morel guys, l...C.C. ahh, let's reflect...we met morel guys, learned what an ear pulling muffin breakfast of champions was, learned all kinds of wrestling holds, dissected all sorts of poems, learned a new word a day, a chemistry lesson or two, (Where the heck are you, Drdad?), shared some great recipes. Heck we even established a B&B,(where the heck are you xchefwalt?) and the original woodshed. We were baited and master baited. (You two know who you are) Knew what day the day stood for (played with that one every day) ie: wrestling day, remember the ice cream throwing day? (Clearayes). We've met some friends we'll probably have forever. You should be commended and very proud of what you have accomplished with this blog. I can't say I don't miss the old days though. I being a Minnesotan am very proud to be within your vicinity as I don't think there are too many of us Mn in this blog. I can only say thank you as this blog used to and sometimes does break up the monotony of my day seated at a desk looking at numbers. This is only my fourth post today, but the most important. Again, Congrats!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91389298065905692452008-11-24T21:01:00.000-06:002008-11-24T21:01:00.000-06:00JD: you need an 's'...LSAT the prelaw exam that d...JD: you need an 's'...LSAT the prelaw exam that determines what level of law school you qualify for and Ilsa...Casablanca.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80869986958948836062008-11-24T20:50:00.000-06:002008-11-24T20:50:00.000-06:00CC, CONGRATULATIONS! We all vodka you! What did we...CC, CONGRATULATIONS! We all vodka you! What did we do with our time b.c.c.? I am so amazed at your energy,knowledge and patience.<BR/><BR/>I still have 2 open squares in my c/w. LXat, and ilXa. Iturbi and iambs gave me a problem. I knew iambic pentameter, but didn't put them together. I need to look up maven...new to me.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15415574532899852212008-11-24T19:17:00.000-06:002008-11-24T19:17:00.000-06:00c.c.,I'm adding my congrats on the million hits! ...c.c.,<BR/>I'm adding my congrats on the million hits! What a great job you've done, continue to do and hopefully, will go on doing with this. Really impressive!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48981895770060607302008-11-24T17:52:00.000-06:002008-11-24T17:52:00.000-06:00Lois and Dennis - thanks for the mammaries! I have...Lois and Dennis - thanks for the mammaries! I haven't laughed like this over your remarks for ages and it feels so good! <BR/>Buckeye, you add so much too, so keep 'em comin'!<BR/>I'll bet those 'dairy pillows' needed some good firm support.<BR/><BR/>C.C. congrats on your 1 million+ hits. Awesome job!carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61840353336238334352008-11-24T17:37:00.000-06:002008-11-24T17:37:00.000-06:00c.c.- Congrats on 1m posts.Barry- Thanks for the "...c.c.- Congrats on 1m posts.<BR/><BR/>Barry- Thanks for the "mangoexplanationism". Us Penn/Ohio guys gotta stick together. German/Dutch influence????<BR/><BR/>Lois and Dennis. In my recent mammary, I can't recall from my rememberer two funnier folks than youse two. Keep it up and maybe I'll feel free enough to post more often.<BR/><BR/>ClearAyes; An original poem for you.<BR/><BR/>"I gazed upon a reflection of stars upon the snow; a message from you, within I saw myself".<BR/><BR/>Back to lurking.<BR/><BR/>IMBOBuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464996017224227015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31279996720875866492008-11-24T17:19:00.000-06:002008-11-24T17:19:00.000-06:00Dennis, I agree, but keep pumpin' and pullin'. Th...Dennis, I agree, but keep pumpin' and pullin'. The 'tit'ilation is just warmin' up and can make more wonderful mammaries...except this is my last post (# 5) for the night. I'll be 'nursing' my comments offline but lapping up your humor just the same.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88937940568949734502008-11-24T17:07:00.000-06:002008-11-24T17:07:00.000-06:00lois, I was just trying to milk some humor out of ...lois, I was just trying to milk some humor out of it. My mammary's dim on the last time I laughed out loud over the blog.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67551027132691924642008-11-24T17:00:00.000-06:002008-11-24T17:00:00.000-06:00I don't know if these count as local colloquialism...I don't know if these count as local colloquialisms but my parents (from England) never knew the word "omelet" so they would refer to an omelet as a "pancake egg". Oh and in England they call a "popsicle" an "ice lolly", ie a lollipop made from ice. When they first came to Canada and would ask for an "ice lolly" from an ice cream shop people would look at them as if they were nuts (so they said).<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41939856505357989452008-11-24T16:50:00.001-06:002008-11-24T16:50:00.001-06:00"sall" for saw. "clouse-it" for closit...so I've h..."sall" for saw. <BR/>"clouse-it" for closit<BR/>...so I've heard, and do you say berry or bury for bury? I used to say bury, but no one else did, except my family.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28027378733956674842008-11-24T16:50:00.000-06:002008-11-24T16:50:00.000-06:00Dennis: never heard of dairy pillows...how udderl...Dennis: never heard of dairy pillows...how udderly funny. <BR/><BR/>Maybe this is more universal than I thought, but in cattle country we had Rocky Mtn Oysters. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations CC. What a credit to you and your outstanding abilities! You are so awesome!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78445794164432179492008-11-24T16:20:00.000-06:002008-11-24T16:20:00.000-06:00Hi, all.I managed to finish the puzzle without Goo...Hi, all.<BR/><BR/>I managed to finish the puzzle without Googling, but many of the answers came from the fills. I can't believe that I missed the clue for CLEF. I was thinking along the lines of a gyroscope, not music! There were plenty of other slips like that, such as thinking UTEP referred to Utah. It came, finally, with that DUH! response. Groucho would have loved us all trying to make DUCK feathers work! *G* I wasted a lot of time reciting state names before it occurred to me that it didn't have to be one of the United State.<BR/><BR/>Argyle, thanks for the links to Laura. I turned up the sound so that my mother could hear the music. <BR/><BR/>Warren, thanks for the link on the history of the toque.<BR/><BR/>Actually, this wasn't too bad a puzzle, given how distracted I was. At 3:00 the painter came to begin the repairs on the main bathroom ceiling. He expects to be done by Wednesday afternoon. My mind really wasn't on the puzzle.KittyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666226081076161638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54086686337927818662008-11-24T16:19:00.000-06:002008-11-24T16:19:00.000-06:00Speaking of "loquialisms???" ('taters and "eye-tal...<I>Speaking of "loquialisms???" ('taters and "eye-taluns"), in SW Ohio my family always called bell peppers "mangos". Anyone else?????</I><BR/><BR/>I was actually just reading an article about this. Apparently, when mangoes were first introduced to the New World way back in the 1600s, they were pickled in order to preserve them for the long sea voyage. The problem is, a lot of people thought that the word "mango" referred to the pickling process and not the actual fruit. Later on, pickled peppers became very popular (remember Peter Piper who picked a peck of them?), and in some parts of the U.S. they were referred to as "mangoed peppers" due to this confusion. Over time, that got shortened back to just "mangoes."<BR/><BR/>Apparently, it's very common in Pennsylvania as well as Ohio.Barry G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17875477509288463142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14263429771953167242008-11-24T16:17:00.000-06:002008-11-24T16:17:00.000-06:00For those who don't know, and c.c. is too modest t...For those who don't know, and c.c. is too modest to say anything, the blog just recently passed the ONE MILLION HIT mark.<BR/><BR/>One hell of an accomplishment; congratulations, c.c. - nice work.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50721967851558754422008-11-24T15:40:00.001-06:002008-11-24T15:40:00.001-06:00Dennis, you can rest assured that this midwestern ...Dennis, you can rest assured that this midwestern gal has been corn fed.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21311981347579787202008-11-24T15:40:00.000-06:002008-11-24T15:40:00.000-06:00re. Jean and GeneIn the 1920's a boy in my family ...re. Jean and Gene<BR/>In the 1920's a boy in my family was given the name Jean as a French name. But the family did not pronounce it as the French do, but as the English do. He had a miserable time with other boys calling him a sissy because of his name, and when he got old enough he had it legally changed. <BR/>I think there is more flexibility now.<BR/>Calef.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89776100571028987732008-11-24T15:35:00.000-06:002008-11-24T15:35:00.000-06:00buckeye, seems to me there was something we used t...buckeye, seems to me there was something we used to call "dairy pillows"....Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29010064292256634252008-11-24T15:04:00.000-06:002008-11-24T15:04:00.000-06:00Speaking of "loquialisms???" ('taters and "eye-tal...Speaking of "loquialisms???" ('taters and "eye-taluns"), in SW Ohio my family always called bell peppers "mangos". Anyone else?????<BR/><BR/>IMBOBuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464996017224227015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32683468532013851522008-11-24T14:44:00.000-06:002008-11-24T14:44:00.000-06:00A rough and tumble 15:02 today. I had so much trou...<B>A rough and tumble 15:02 today</B>. I had so much trouble in the northwest: RESIN; DUCK FEATHERS, then BIRD FEATHERS, then TINY FEATHERS, before FINEly settling on the correct type of feathers; wrote in and erased ESTD at least twice in my travails. I'm guessing about half my 15:02 was spent floundering in that quadrant. Pretty amazing when you think that all that trouble was caused by five or six letters.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16513595439724823172008-11-24T14:42:00.000-06:002008-11-24T14:42:00.000-06:00Lois, let's hope Santa isn't miserly this year as ...Lois, let's hope Santa isn't miserly this year as I was promised a spa treatment sans the bra that was to drive me loco.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12459345517525051222008-11-24T14:40:00.000-06:002008-11-24T14:40:00.000-06:00I hope today finds you all hail and hearty. Thanks...I hope today finds you all hail and hearty. Thanksgiving is coming up, a day I really love. No cards or gift giving; simply a day to rejoice in being an American and all of the "stuff(ing)" that went into our becoming independent from England.<BR/><BR/>I've been lurking and keeping an eye on you nitwits, and will comment on last weeks' puzzles. F, F, B, C, B, B. Barry Silk is always fun and he has the guts to show up and comment on his work. I think that really shows class.<BR/><BR/>Tough puzzle for a Monday, but muddled thru. <BR/><BR/>I was going to post a funny story about my history but today's blogs sent me in another direction. "Laura"!! What a great film, as Clearayes pointed out- a film noire classic. I fell in love with Gene Tierney when I saw first saw her. (It may have been "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir w/ Rex Harrison or maybe "Laura") I couldn't really explain why I found her so attractive. Then, on a MASH episode, "Hawkeye" said, while watching a Tierney film, "If he kisses away her overbite, I'll kill him!" That, and those unbelievable eyes, hooked me. (Her's blue, Sophia's brown. When asked if I'm a fanny and leg or breast man, I always reply - I'm an eyes man. "The windows to the sole". The butt and breasts may loose contourishness (Check Fred) but the eyes never lie!)<BR/><BR/>Then the music!! "Laura" is the only song I ever learned on a piano. Mysterious, haunting, simply a masterpiece, particularly when applied to the film. The lyrics are perfect. "Her eyes, how familiar they seem. She gave her very first kiss to you. That was Laura. BUT...she's only a dream".<BR/><BR/>There was always a vulnerability to Tierney, but also great strength and independence. My kind of lady.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, doctor. Can I get off the couch and go home now?<BR/><BR/>I must be off.Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464996017224227015noreply@blogger.com