tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8181030151090670042..comments2024-03-28T14:00:34.582-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday November 20, 2009 Michael BlakeZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1688233637135604782009-11-21T21:20:13.222-06:002009-11-21T21:20:13.222-06:00Enjoyed hearing Lola by the Kinks for the first ti...Enjoyed hearing Lola by the Kinks for the first time in years. Got all the theme answers and ADDLE but didn't see ADD LE until I came here. Like others, I had trouble seeing DOURER as the answer and put in AINT and wanted some type of precipitation for 58A but CAUSED filled in. Had no clue on GMC. Have always liked the word STRENGTH with all those consonants.MamaRuth1950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80725138402572588542009-11-21T02:25:51.232-06:002009-11-21T02:25:51.232-06:006. Plus-size supermodel: EMME
She's hot and y...6. Plus-size supermodel: EMME<br /><br />She's hot and yes I would marry her! But alas I think I read that she is already married. So I'm out of luck yet again! :-(<br /><br />BISCUITS & GRAVYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31853565479193818432009-11-20T22:45:04.864-06:002009-11-20T22:45:04.864-06:00Forgot to answer CA's question: my favorite c...Forgot to answer CA's question: my favorite cookie: chocolate covered graham crackers. Least fave (yep, I know, no one asked!) is anything that combines chocolate and mint! A bakery a block away makes very good crispy mocha cookies, so I walk on the OTHER side of the street so I won't be too tempted! Dark chocolate covered pretzels are another weakness.... talk about the urge to SNARF!<br /><br />Still no word on the job I'd interviewed for. Getting antsy! Another couple agencies further away have open spots that may work out, otherwise. [fingers crossed]<br /><br />See y'all tomorrow.PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71985881522188758492009-11-20T22:38:15.351-06:002009-11-20T22:38:15.351-06:00Warren, many of those pictures for that Rice-a-Ron...Warren, many of those pictures for that Rice-a-Roni ad look like they were taken during that Bay to Breakers Race where everyone dresses up. I heard that last year they banned the nudies.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25685286732915435552009-11-20T22:22:02.265-06:002009-11-20T22:22:02.265-06:00Good evening, all.
Very interesting and fun puzzle...Good evening, all.<br />Very interesting and fun puzzle for a Friday, with a sub-par performance from me until I walked two miles away and two miles back (AKA lunch) and cleared my head. Second time through, I saw my errors (same gaffes others made, so I was in good company), fixed a few letters and hummed my own TADA.<br /><br />Theme answers and clues were refreshing. Non-theme clues for TIDE and ORIG were spot on. Blue hair isn't just DYED, it's cool, too!<br /><br />i wonder if "Balloon boy" will ever turn up in a puzzle like ELIAN did today. <br /> <br />A word similar to SNARF used by 20 and early 30-somethings is "crunk" which means "crazy drunk." Those young folks don't whisper quaint, sweet NOTHINGS, but they text or Skype. Somehow that's more popular than face to face goofy chatting. <br />I sent out actual snail mail invitations not long ago re: a small gathering and wondered if some people knew that was instead of an e-vite. Those are pretty handy, though, I have to admit!PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13448022574095257532009-11-20T21:10:21.053-06:002009-11-20T21:10:21.053-06:00Figured out the theme answers without knowing the ...Figured out the theme answers without knowing the theme till I came here. Thanks CC and everyone. To answer Clear Eyes, my favorite store-bought cookie: Hydrox (while most favor Oreos), must be something totally unhealthy in them for me to like them. My grandmother didn't bake so she always had those windmill-shaped cookies with pecans/almonds. Loved them, don't even know if they make them anymore. A Canadian company makes maple-leaf shaped maple-flavored cookies that are awesome. Can't buy this stuff cause I'd sit and eat them in one pop. Sigh.<br />LizLiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30656482621106116412009-11-20T20:52:27.616-06:002009-11-20T20:52:27.616-06:00Lois,
That's a funny one and very clever.Lois, <br />That's a funny one and very clever.MR EDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450949040001041483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30406371117736740462009-11-20T20:47:40.106-06:002009-11-20T20:47:40.106-06:00Dennis, I just wondered. you post here before sunr...Dennis, I just wondered. you post here before sunrise most of the time and you are a wealth of knowledge. I didn't think you had time for sleep. <br />God bless you.MR EDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450949040001041483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50808710225166351132009-11-20T20:17:52.612-06:002009-11-20T20:17:52.612-06:00Carol: Isn't every day 'Clean the cat hai...Carol: Isn't every day 'Clean the cat hair out of the vacuum' day???<br /><br />Pretty much the same troubles as everyone else. I've heard of snarf, but scarf was my first choice. I had to 'solve a word' for DOURER to fill in a strategic letter for a couple words, which gave me enough help to finish them off.<br /><br />Jeannie: It sounds like you're in a funk... Hopefully, all these proctology jokes will 'prod' you out of it. ;-)<br /><br />It's been a long, hectic day (week actually!) for me. Time to go wind down. Maybe with a glass of my new favorite wine...! <br /><br />Good night all!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60059052021190689862009-11-20T16:25:54.652-06:002009-11-20T16:25:54.652-06:00I couldn't resist here's the Rice Aroni ad...I couldn't resist <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1-TdlaxQmQ" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here's</a> the Rice Aroni ad.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071851300251199505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4959114074595042382009-11-20T16:22:34.917-06:002009-11-20T16:22:34.917-06:00I forgot to add this little tid bit I found about ...I forgot to add this little tid bit I found about<a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_old_people_smell" rel="nofollow"> odor</a>. It makes me wonder.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77564702765782840512009-11-20T16:17:04.572-06:002009-11-20T16:17:04.572-06:00Good afternoon CC and all,...a rainy one today. Ya...Good afternoon CC and all,...a rainy one today. Yay!<br /><br />Enjoyed the c/w & encountered the same problems as everyone else. By the time I got to 47A, I knew to put an le; otherwise, theme was no help. I reverted to using G for a few unknowns.<br /><br />AMC is moving to the west coast after being in NY for 40 yrs. Will Erica move? Heard many are leaving the show and a few will return.<br /><br />CA, AT&T Park was Monster,& before that it was Pac Bell, but most still call it Candlestick, and some of us remember going to Kezar Stadium. The Shark Tank may be on that same road to name changes.<br /><br />Loved your poem today.Which reminds me, Jeannie, is that $8 vanilla bean a must in the corn dish?? It looks delish!<br /><br />Dennis, :) at 12:52.<br /><br />Hahtool, ouch.. I feel for you.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81988498927411956792009-11-20T15:42:51.142-06:002009-11-20T15:42:51.142-06:00Slow, Slow and Slow!!! But I did it. Except for IS...Slow, Slow and Slow!!! But I did it. Except for ISN'T, wanted AIN'T.<br />And of course SNARF!! That's what a dog does when you reach for his food. Snarls while he scarfs!!!<br />CY'All LaterBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048138709177547522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54435504515752733972009-11-20T15:41:27.478-06:002009-11-20T15:41:27.478-06:00"She walked up to me and she asked me to danc..."She walked up to me and she asked me to dance, I asked her her name, and in a drop-down voice she said "Lola...L-O-L-A, Lola." Other than Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars", The Kinks song was the best song about transvestites in the Classic Rock era!HonoluluBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648262330189721115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47140178560135325042009-11-20T15:14:38.330-06:002009-11-20T15:14:38.330-06:00Hello All--I fell into the same Scarf-snarf trap a...Hello All--I fell into the same Scarf-snarf trap as I just knew that Scarf HAD to be correct. I also had to look up the spelling of Irina and Elian. <br /><br />I had the Le at the beginning of all the theme answers, but didn't see the real theme until I put in Addle at the end of the puzzle. Very clever theme. One other bad error was putting in Yogi for Monk, so that NW corner just didn't fall into place at all! <br />That made Lenolimit legalimit. Made absolutely no sense at all! Double Doh!<br /><br />CA, Great poem for the leftovers we will all have come Friday and beyond. I'm cleaning out my fridge this evening. We're having mustgoes for dinner tonight. Everything must go!<br /><br />LOL at all the Proctologist jokes. We all need a good laugh once in a while.<br />Have a great weekend everyone.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74443317042203842252009-11-20T14:30:32.199-06:002009-11-20T14:30:32.199-06:00C.C.,
Le felt awkward early on. It was, however, w...C.C.,<br />Le felt awkward early on. It was, however, worth it when addle popped up! Jack McInturff, your puzzles are skydives! I'll jump with you anyday!Frenchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23677287198299423172009-11-20T13:59:03.346-06:002009-11-20T13:59:03.346-06:00Good afternoon CC et al., Cute and clever theme. ...Good afternoon CC et al., Cute and clever theme. of course, I didn't get it soon enough to help me. Loved seeing Lola. thanks for the link, Argyle. Same pitfalls as everyone else, but enjoyed it all. <br /><br />'Kris' made me think of Kris Kringle and am wonderin' if my plethera of 'angelic' behavior is or 'isn't' getting me on his good list...at least 'semi'. I heard a 'monk' recently shout "OMG" and was relieved that it wasn't this 'olde' fool''s m'onkey'ing around and 'doin's that 'caused' it. That's b/c I have 'rev'ersed my plan of action as Cmas 'near's. Now, I ask for permission and 'ask not' 'for' forgiveness. I'm sure it's temporary. Like 'gas', this too shall pass. Any bets on how long it'll take? 'Nyet'? 'I-sa-o' about 1 more day. I have a hot date tomorrow night. Looks like the old an'tics' will 'win' out. There's always next year, right Santa Baby? <br /><br />Thanks to those who've asked about Katie. She's pretty much back to her bubbly, happy self. She and the dog SOCO (So. Comfort) went for a walk this afternoon for the first time. We'll find out soon if there was any permanent damage done to her liver. I doubt it, but we'll see. <br /><br />Jimbo: what a fun birthday and such a sweet thing for your family to do. I'm impressed that they could keep the party a secret. I also want to wish you many more happy birthdays...altho' belated. <br /><br />CA: loved that poem! Very cute and so apropos! <br /><br />Dennis: LOL Maybe you've heard about the proctologist and the psychiatrist going into business together. The business name possiblities were: Nuts & Butts, Rears & Queers, Odds & Ends. I would think that a good sense of humor would be a must. <br /><br />Anon 12:27: very funny!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26078853588466494732009-11-20T13:33:53.260-06:002009-11-20T13:33:53.260-06:00Mr. Ed, every night.Mr. Ed, every night.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77075409060873840072009-11-20T13:26:52.056-06:002009-11-20T13:26:52.056-06:00You guys are too funny with your proto jokes. I ne...You guys are too funny with your proto jokes. I needed a good laugh after having an emergency root canal this morning. Especially after having had a cap put on that same tooth a week or so ago.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72953339455182461692009-11-20T13:26:15.941-06:002009-11-20T13:26:15.941-06:00I'm pretty sure this is going to be the last o...I'm pretty sure this is going to be the last of the ADD LE puzzles. I spent a little time today trying to come up with other theme entries. I think Michael has nabbed all the good ones. I do like LEWD 40, but that's completely useless. Nice job, Michael. A fun solve.<br /><br />SNARF is a great fill word.<br />STRENGTH. Brave word to use in a grid. 8 letters, 1 vowel. Highly unusual.<br /><br />"All Trotsky, all the time" channel? for LEON TELEVISION is now one of my all-time favorite clue/answer combos. Superbly zany.<br /><br />The grid is crawlin' with critters.<br />LAMB, CRAB, EEL, ORCAS, BRONCO, and EAGLET.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73832822959925490022009-11-20T13:25:24.886-06:002009-11-20T13:25:24.886-06:00Dennis, do you ever sleep?Dennis, do you ever sleep?MR EDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450949040001041483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2750144607406558702009-11-20T13:18:59.664-06:002009-11-20T13:18:59.664-06:00This was a crossword from hell,
the clues weren...This was a crossword from hell,<br />the clues weren't ringing a bell.<br />Is there a hole in my head?<br />Is my brain dead?<br />It feels like I've lost my last cell!<br /><br /><br /><br />Dennis - loved the WOW...so true.<br /><br />I heard it is also Clean the Cat Hair Out of Your Vacuum Day. Go figure on that one.<br /><br />CA - LOL..loved the poem. Made me want to take a second look in the old frig.<br /><br />I also wanted SCARF. <br /><br />Did anyone else finish 39D by singing 'the San Francisco treat'??carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17800922408344066022009-11-20T12:52:24.530-06:002009-11-20T12:52:24.530-06:00When we had our boat, it was in a slip in a marina...When we had our boat, it was in a slip in a marina right next to a Navy proctologist's slip. He had a big brown-hulled sailboat named 'Ben Dover'. <br />I guess you'd better have a sense of humor if that's your profession.<br /><br />Now I'm wondering if he was a Rear Admiral...Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52715297200108690032009-11-20T12:27:56.274-06:002009-11-20T12:27:56.274-06:00Re: "rectitude, pokemon etc"
I once ask...Re: "rectitude, pokemon etc"<br /><br />I once asked a proctologist why anyone would choose that specialty. Evidently he`d been asked that question before, because his ready answer was, "Because it gives me the chance to look up old friends." <br /><br />A Rose by any other name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10567778172747493632009-11-20T11:54:30.206-06:002009-11-20T11:54:30.206-06:00I would give it a '6' for degree of diffic...I would give it a '6' for degree of difficulty. Fell for the same things as everybody else - scarf and rained. Never heard of snarf. <br /><br />Had to have help with Lola. Bern didn't come right away since I had scarf. It didn't help that I was thinking of Rome, GA. Also, wanted Twenty for 4D (lots of bucks.) Didn't get bronco until the very last entry, after I finally got Lola and lamb. NW was hardest.<br /><br />Got addle on the first pass, but didn't even try to get the theme today. I should have known what it was after I got (le)Ash Wednesday.<br /><br />Dennis, pokemon is LOL funny. Also liked rectitude. <br /><br />Kazie, one of my fingernails-on-blackboard triggers is the pronounciation of "mirror" as "mere" instead of "mirr-or." One of the decorators on HGTV does that. <br /><br />Two of my favorite books from H.S. are <i>Lorna Doone</i> and <i>Ethan Frome.</i> Had to read both for literature class and have read both several times since.<br /><br />39º this morning; expected high in mid-60s today.DCannonnoreply@blogger.com