tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8069378259237152992..comments2024-03-29T07:32:30.750-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday November 11, 2009 Allan E. ParrishZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64014695482782435912009-11-12T09:33:33.274-06:002009-11-12T09:33:33.274-06:00JA RULE with Metallica crossover.
JA RULE/METALL...JA RULE with Metallica crossover.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIf1uMZ7WRw" rel="nofollow">JA RULE/METALLICA</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75763192158657065172009-11-11T23:08:43.267-06:002009-11-11T23:08:43.267-06:00We've never had a recipe for my turkey dressin...We've never had a recipe for my turkey dressing, but my father-in-law made this every year and I've inherited the job since he passed away. We just call it Oyster dressing. <br />Ingredients are seasoned dried bread cubes--I like Pepperidge Farms brand. I add onion, celery, apples, raisins,and walnuts. I have used water chestnuts if I don't have walnuts on hand. I cook the giblets and strain the broth to which I add enough chicken stock (canned, lite)to moisten all. I add 1-2 raw eggs, the chopped giblets, dried sage and last, oysters. the dressing is put into the turkey cavity, with the extra in a casserole to be baked. <br /><br />I think if I made anything else, my family would have a fit, as this is the only dressing they've had forever.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23799052562934060562009-11-11T22:56:47.105-06:002009-11-11T22:56:47.105-06:00Wow, I leave for just a few short hours and all ki...Wow, I leave for just a few short hours and all kinds of cool stuff happens! <br />CA thanks for the pick up on frou-frou. I hear people say foo-foo all the time, but that means sumthin' difference so it seems! The "foo-foo water," as TFrank pointed out means cologne, although I can't tell if that's related or not. The Foo Foo Water reference was found at the library in a NTC "dictionary" of American expressions, but I don't know if that counts as a dictionary or not, per se. Either way, it's fun to learn new "old" stuff.<br /><br />Don't forget frou-frou's cousin CHICHI, pronounced with the SH sound. I knew a poodle names Chichi once. Not the same as the Mexican restaurant chain of yore, pronounced with the hard CH. Dang, I forgot a lot!<br /><br />Kanga and Roo were featured in the Winnie the Pooh song on a Disney album we got from a gas station when I was about 6. Mom saved up stamps from filling up, if I remember OK. One of the lines was POOH POOH POOH POOPIE, which never failed to make me laugh so hard I could't stay standing up.<br /><br />Jeannie: Great, doable dressing recipe. Very similar to what my friend D. made a few Thanksgivings ago. Hers had a little more sage and a little more butter, I think. She cut back on the Onions a bit because I was the "guest of honor" (translate: I put the Christmas decorations up on the roof the next day). I love your version with the fennel seeds. I think she had raisins in it, but whatever it was, it was good, and she isn't a big sharer of recipes because she improvises so much. I have made a simplified version of it just for dinner all by itself a couple times. It's honestly the only kind of dressing/stuffing I enjoy, so I was so glad to see your nicely organized and clear recipe, so I can take a stab at it. It would be heretical to bring anything other than my usual to the family gathering. If Mom stopped making the Comes-with-a-referral-to-a-cardiologist-Smashed-Potatoes, the family would cease to function and splinter into a thousand tiny pieces! I'm sure our family isn't alone in that kind of tradition! <br /><br />In the words of Miss Stevie Smith quoted by CAyes, <b>"We do very well as we do...</b> and "World without end, ahem."<br /><br />Happy Birthday Mr JD: AKA "Bob." We adore your wife around these parts.<br /><br />Jimbo and Sallie, glad to see and read y'all, and glad Lois hasn't lost her touch.<br />Finally, Robin, your enthusiasm is catching.<br /><br />Time to get my paperwork together for tomorrow. G'night!PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73084578302615957662009-11-11T22:14:36.957-06:002009-11-11T22:14:36.957-06:00C.C. asked for favorite stuffing/dressing recipes....C.C. asked for favorite stuffing/dressing recipes. Mine just isn't very original and it certainly isn't a secret. In the past, I've just taken mine off the Pepperidge Farm package. I usually add chopped water chestnuts and chopped cashews as well as the standard chopped celery and onions. For a from scratch recipe, Jeannie's sounds pretty darn good and I like the addition of dried cranberries. BTW, good luck with the Pillsbury Bakeoff. That is really a high pressure contest.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16943631095958850702009-11-11T21:53:55.440-06:002009-11-11T21:53:55.440-06:00LOVES Jeannie :)LOVES Jeannie :)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239009770443002740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3507836003575510872009-11-11T21:18:08.238-06:002009-11-11T21:18:08.238-06:00Lois...Robin started it. Little Bunny Foo Foo wou...Lois...Robin started it. Little Bunny Foo Foo would find a harsh reality if he/she didn't stop bopping those field mice. Speaking of Foo-Foo, Annette I see by your profile (yes ANON's read a profile) that you are from the south as is my Mother. My Mother always taught us young women to keep our "Foo-Foo" clean. You are coming around.<br /><br />For those of you that don't like cornbread in their suffing, celery or whatever. What I wanted and C.C. asked you today is what is your favorite stuffing recipe. If it's a guarded recipe (I hate that, but respect it) I understand. I personally share every recipe that is good. Okay, I am holding one back as I hope to get chosen as one of the 100 peeps in the Pillsbury bakeoff in 2011, missed the cutoff in 2010. It's hard for me as you HAVE to use at least a couple of "finished" Pillsbury products. One of the ingredients I will use is their pie dough as it's almost as good as mine...minus the vodka.<br /><br />Dennis....hoping you are sleeping a good one off. Don't mean to leave you out DEM in a RED ST. I believe you are a retired Marine as well. <br /><br />C.C. I know you don't like long posts...sorry.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82494182971928339362009-11-11T21:08:53.694-06:002009-11-11T21:08:53.694-06:00Argyle- Fufu, Foofoo. It's a West African word...Argyle- Fufu, Foofoo. It's a West African word for a yam-like FOOd. Hardly the stuff of a decent puzzle. I can hear the complaints now about "Them foreigner words".<br /><br />Fooey!Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26140527113377669392009-11-11T20:47:34.348-06:002009-11-11T20:47:34.348-06:00Stuffing Recipe:
Jeannie, I’ll be darned if I can...Stuffing Recipe:<br /><br />Jeannie, I’ll be darned if I can find my recipe with the measurements, but I was winging it when I created it last year, so I'll wing it again here.<br /><br />Cubed american bread, left out to dry a few hours or overnight after being cubed. Stir occasionally.<br /><br />Saute onions, celery and carrots in oil and butter. Pour over bread crumbs.<br /><br />Add canned mushrooms to the mixture.<br /><br />Melt lots of butter. Add chicken broth to the butter and blend. Pour over bread and vegetables to moisten. <br /><br />Salt and pepper <br /><br />Optional Items I've added in the past:<br />Chestnuts<br />Dried cranberriesAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20103902854949844902009-11-11T20:40:48.250-06:002009-11-11T20:40:48.250-06:00CA, well that cleared up the foo foo issue. I have...CA, well that cleared up the foo foo issue. I have always thought it was synonymous with fancy. For example I hate going to those "foo foo restaurants" where the violinists parade about and the waiter puts that white napkin on your lap. Now I see it should have been frou frou. Gadzooks!BTW, I did not bring back an African.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68880189230036699682009-11-11T20:26:27.991-06:002009-11-11T20:26:27.991-06:00I guess I get to be the dissident of the day...
I...I guess I get to be the dissident of the day...<br /><br />It's a minor issue, but does anyone else think the timing of AWOL was tacky to appear on Veteran's Day? I'd hoped it would be a military themed puzzle today.<br /><br />I'm not familiar with any of those songs. I've heard the name Ja Rule, but wouldn't be able to ID his music or photo. Thanks to perps, not knowing the songs didn't slow me down much though.<br /><br />I seem to be in the minority, but I don't care for the cirque du soleil type genre in general. But then I don't care for magic acts or Moulin Rouge either.<br /><br />I agree - NITWIT and Jerk don't mean the same to me either. <br /><br />Clear Ayes: I'm with you on the usage of proper names though. Things that are gimme's for other people certainly aren't for me! Examples are anything political, musical terminology, geography, foreign languages and baseball terms.<br /><br />"Get a life" is valid to me. I see it as 'Get a life of your own, and stay out of mine!'<br /><br />Jimbo: Congratulations on the improvement!<br /><br />Jerome: LOL! The term our family used for what you describe was FROU FROU. However, FOO FOO was a term used for a very intimate part of the human body! Imagine my surprise when I first heard my college roommate singing "Little Bunny Foo Foo" for the first time...Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60960963415323573102009-11-11T20:05:45.087-06:002009-11-11T20:05:45.087-06:00click click
fufu (variant: foofoo)click click<br /><br />fufu (variant: foofoo)Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90653585034006949942009-11-11T20:03:25.903-06:002009-11-11T20:03:25.903-06:00Froufrou is more common than I thought. Le Frou F...Froufrou is more common than I thought. <a href="http://cdn2.overstock.com/images/products/3/L11530976.jpg" rel="nofollow">Le Frou Frou</a> was a humorous magazine in France in the early 1900's.<br /><br />Carol, Funny about how we read things differently. At least you didn't misspell Pooh as Poo...a totally different word!Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7289632403467049052009-11-11T19:52:18.717-06:002009-11-11T19:52:18.717-06:00CA - thanks for the 'duh' moment on ROO.
I...CA - thanks for the 'duh' moment on ROO.<br />I went back and looked at the clue again and was embarrassed to realize that I mis-read Milne, I took it to be a city in Oz....ooops and there I go abbreviating Australia. My bad. I have read enough of Milne to my grandkids and surely should have known better.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33807864839210586222009-11-11T19:33:07.901-06:002009-11-11T19:33:07.901-06:00A late shout-out to veterans and those currently s...A late shout-out to veterans and those currently serving our country. THANK YOU!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77655932045446890552009-11-11T19:31:28.464-06:002009-11-11T19:31:28.464-06:00Ok, power on.
Wanted to say thank you to all the...Ok, power on. <br />Wanted to say thank you to all the Veterans, and their families, past and present for their service and sacrifice.<br /> <br />Jeannie: Thanks for the Little Bunny Foo Foo memory. Now I too can't get it out of my head....<br />"Down came the good fairy and said...Stop! Make it stop! <br /><br />I think we're getting blown away here. But we'll probably still have school tomorrow come hell or high water. Oh wait. If we do have school tomorrow we'll have hell AND high water. I think that's their plan.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82495370295180323822009-11-11T18:53:57.772-06:002009-11-11T18:53:57.772-06:00Clear Ayes- Yeah, Foo Foo, for sure a word I grew ...Clear Ayes- Yeah, Foo Foo, for sure a word I grew up with and considered to be a real word. Hah,those damn Norwegians! Baptist Norwegians though. They knew how to rock and roll with gospel music... Not!<br /><br />Jazz- You can make up a word and get Google hits. The google world is looked at with a critical and careful eye by editors. They're not going to accept words solely because there's a reference to it on a website. It always comes down to dictionary backup.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77446850446294151302009-11-11T18:43:26.244-06:002009-11-11T18:43:26.244-06:00The problems of veterans were just being discussed...The problems of veterans were just being discussed on MSNBC as well. True, they need more than just one day of respect.<br /><br />My take on Kanga and Roo is that they are both just parts of the word Kangaroo, chosen for the fictitious names in the story. But "roo" is often used in Oz as a shortened form of the word kangaroo, simply because we are a weird mob when it comes to speech, and shorten lots of words such as arvo for afternoon. Then there are the many cockney borrowings of three word rhyme schemes and various other local terms for things that don't really need special words, but which are referred to in what seems totally foreign to the uninitiated.<br />If it is still in print, a copy of "Aussie English" by John O'Grady would be a good reference.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74765978833764018882009-11-11T17:37:12.724-06:002009-11-11T17:37:12.724-06:00Google "foo foo" and you'll find qu...Google "foo foo" and you'll find quite a few definitions.<br /><br />"Jerk" in the urban dictionary is quite different from NITWIT. Not my typical favorite reference, but I'm into cherry picking today, and we are talking slang. Kazie nailed it.<br /><br />The key of G FLAT has 6 flats. The key of F sharp has 6 sharps. Neither one is a breeze to play in. <br /><br />Kazie can comment on ROO being a word. My guess is yes. But in the context of the clue, it is the proper name of one of Winnie the Pooh's friends. Kanga is the mother roo, Roo is the joey roo.<br /><br />I heard on the radio today there are 130,000 veterans who are homeless, and over 1.4 million with no health insurance. I would sure like to see them honored with something other than lip service.<br /><br />Off to rehearsal. Sibelius Symphony #2. WoW!<br /><br />Cheers<br />JzB the Pooh ROO ROO trombonistJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30857277650485444322009-11-11T17:30:19.458-06:002009-11-11T17:30:19.458-06:00Jerome, perhaps you originally misheard "frou...Jerome, perhaps you originally misheard "froufrou" (showy or frilly ornamentation) as "foo foo". Maybe "foo foo" was a long held family mispronunciation. I'm telling tales here, but my dear mother-in-law once made a lovely crocheted afghan blanket for me. After I had admired it, she told me how long it had taken her to crochet the "african". Nobody else in the family ever had the heart to correct her and neither did I. The crocheted blankets remained "africans" to her until the day she died.<br /><br />Kazie, very cute poem.<br /><br />Vern, I have moved far afield, but my great-grandfather was a Lutheran pastor. Your story reminded me of my great-aunts and great-uncles. They never called attention to themselves unnecessarily.<br /><br />Carol, ROO is the name of Kanga's child in the Winnie the Poo stories.<br /><br />Jeannie, I'm not a cornbread fan, but I may try your recipe with dry bread cubes instead. The cranberries sound like a particularly delicious addition.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38717071518025637912009-11-11T16:04:57.633-06:002009-11-11T16:04:57.633-06:00Hi C.C. and everyone -
Not my puzzle today, too m...Hi C.C. and everyone -<br /><br />Not my puzzle today, too many pop singers and songs I never heard of. <br /><br />How many times are we going to see EAVE and AWOL????<br />Also, we were just talking about Thrice in RX's and here it is again...to say nothing of good ol' Capt NEMO. <br /><br />Is ROO a real word? I say it is a lazy version (once again) of the real word. We went through that a while back too..croc, rhino, orang.<br /><br />Jimbo - good to see you back and you too Sallie!<br /><br />CA and Kazie, thanks for the poems.<br /><br />CA and JD, say 'Happy Birthday' to Bob and Fred.<br /><br />Little Bunny Foo Foo???? Geez, I never heard of him/her/it. Bet we see it in a puzzle in the not to distant future.<br /><br />Stuffing or dressing (I say dressing), is tradition with us and if I changed the recipe (my Mother's) I would get strangled by Joe. I am not fixing for company this year (yea), but am fixing 'the dinner' the day after Thanksgiving for Joe (we like the left-overs) and won't get them as guests. :)<br /><br />I watched some of the Veteran's Day parade that goes through our neighborhood each year. It was touching to see a WWII vet in a wheelchair and the people who gently shook his hand. There are so few of that 'greatest generation' still with us. Thanks to all who served and are serving.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56771372036277209322009-11-11T16:04:08.207-06:002009-11-11T16:04:08.207-06:00From Vern:
Garrison Keillor's writings about ...From Vern:<br /><br />Garrison Keillor's writings about Lutherans & Norwegians hit home as I have attachments to both. Seeing his name brought to mind a visiting all black Baptist choir who were invited to sing at our Lutheran Church. The choir rocked & rolled and tried to get us Lutherans to join in. The best we could do was move back and forth--about one inch each way and we thought we were really into it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13437760668221037592009-11-11T16:01:43.067-06:002009-11-11T16:01:43.067-06:00Good evening CC et al., Puzzle was a little diffic...Good evening CC et al., Puzzle was a little difficult but perpable. Not a speed run but decent. I agree w/the 'get a life' clue but see how it could fit. <br /><br />Jeannie: you are hilarious. Thanks for the stuffing recipe. It looks delicious. I think I will do this one this year...'unaided' too. Of course by the time we eat, the 'glaze' over my eyes might have the kitchen 'afire' and shut down my not so 'eternal flame'. That would certainly take care of the 'remake' and we would not 'eat in'. <br /><br />We're having a monsoon - huge nor'easter and my electricity is about to go out. Might have to resort to another form of 'eternal flame' quickly. <br /><br />Take care.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19671677074409842632009-11-11T15:58:52.546-06:002009-11-11T15:58:52.546-06:00I prefer this picture of Mitch a lot better.
He h...I prefer this picture of Mitch a lot better.<br /><br />He has done nothing for the people of this state, unless you give him a large campaign contribution. He's the reason that we can't have real political reform corporations should be forbidden from funding any political campaign. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30835791@N07/3390647058/in/set-72157614241935013/" rel="nofollow">Mitch McConnell</a><br /><br />FIREMAN FREDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71138196660134530842009-11-11T15:43:45.802-06:002009-11-11T15:43:45.802-06:00Mitch McConnell my biggest complaint with him is h...Mitch McConnell my biggest complaint with him is he wrote legislation preventing disabled veterans from drawing their veterans benefits check while drawing disability.<br /><br />As a veteran I understand the struggles that veterans face daily. I would not do anything to prevent our men & women who served from getting any help from the government that they require to survive.<br /><br />I expect more from our politicians when it comes to taking care of our veterans. We gladly serve our country and all we ask when we return is give us all the help we need to function in society.<br /><br />BISCUITS & GRAVYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72684732942881746902009-11-11T15:25:16.398-06:002009-11-11T15:25:16.398-06:00Robin, no I am not a chef I just play one on tv. ...Robin, no I am not a chef I just play one on tv. I am a buyer for a food distributor. My mother was a home economics teacher so I learned how to cook at a really early age. It’s just something I am pretty good at and enjoy. Also thanks to you, now I can’t get Little Bunny Foo Foo out of my head.<br /><br />Little Bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest, scooping up the field mice and bopping ‘em on the head….Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.com