tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8549549290285624090..comments2024-03-18T22:48:18.493-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, November 1st 2018 Jeffrey WechslerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57651011456696612712018-11-02T12:18:33.874-05:002018-11-02T12:18:33.874-05:00I thought I lost this post. I had it in the wrong ...I thought I lost this post. I had it in the wrong message string . Obviously very late . I just finished Wednesday btw . An excellent Halloween stumper. I'll visit those posts eventually. <br /><br />Aaarrgghhhh!!! I had it in the clipboard and Lost it while editing .<br /><br />I should never try to use this blog editor even for a few words .<br /><br />WC<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52666788863280339292018-11-02T00:14:15.184-05:002018-11-02T00:14:15.184-05:00Winding down w/ the funnies say...
CED - Your JUL...Winding down w/ the funnies say...<br /><br />CED - Your JULEP link* had <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgFeVlw2Ywg" rel="nofollow">this Alton Brown bit</a></b> that foodies will love [and IM rethink the Skoch (of) Pot(?)]<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*It took until unveiling the "masher" that I realized it was Alton :-)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50704060032698400522018-11-01T23:43:06.923-05:002018-11-01T23:43:06.923-05:00CED - I didn't need look up Guy Fawkes as he (...CED - I didn't need look up Guy Fawkes as he (and the mask) is now (since the mid-aughts) part of <b><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/aug/30/irony-of-anonymous-mask" rel="nofollow">Hacker Culture</a></b> [read all the way through for the irony]. #Lulz #Anon :-)<br /><br />As for "Hacker Culture" - Jinx & WikWak are true hackers* w/ their hams... No script-kiddie s*** that.<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*Def: passionate tinkerers who make things that wern't out of stuff they have - bending the rules a bit, if they have to, they guess. //apologizes to Red GreenAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11736583070822146362018-11-01T22:36:50.064-05:002018-11-01T22:36:50.064-05:00WikWak at 7:54 PM
- - I followed your advise, and...<b>WikWak</b> at 7:54 PM<br /> - - I followed your advise, and ended up standing on my head.<br /><br /><b>CrossEyedDave</b> at 9:38 PM<br /> - - You are correct. I am using a laptop. Thanks to you, the task bar is once again at the bottom of the screen. Much grass!<br /><br /><b>Anonymous T</b> at 9:14 PM<br /> - - Not to worry, the Pacific is blue tonight once again.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65778163068767266852018-11-01T21:38:35.531-05:002018-11-01T21:38:35.531-05:00D4E4H,
I am confused, you said your PC battery di...D4E4H,<br /><br />I am confused, you said your PC battery died.<br />Personal Computers are usually big, and plugged into the wall.<br />Are you sure you did not mean Laptop?<br /><br />Personal Computers always have a mouse, making The Task Bar<br />a simple thing to move by pressing the left mouse button,<br />and dragging it to wherever you want it.<br /><br />Laptops have a trackpad, more difficult to left click and drag,<br />but it should still be possible...<br />Just hold down the left button below the trackpad and swipe to<br />see if it moves it anywhere. Good luck!<br /><br />Now, off to check Wiki about Guy Fawkes.<br />Yellowrocks intrigued me...<br /><br />Oh, and the puzzle silly link? Real tough today.<br />Nothing I could really use, <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/families-christening-baby_name-birth-parenthood-parenting-jnan5052_low.jpg" rel="nofollow">except maybe this one.</a><br />The caption reads:<br />Well, since he arrived on the first of the month, we are calling him Bill...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24087250391284907792018-11-01T21:14:35.975-05:002018-11-01T21:14:35.975-05:00Hi All!
Oh, I so needed the theme for all those $...Hi All!<br /><br />Oh, I <i>so</i> needed the theme for all those $2.50-words and names [see: BigE's list]; 1/2 the puzzle would still be snowy otherwise.<br /><br />Thanks JW for a very well executed theme (all months in order as Steve pointed out) and an ultimately doable (with a heavy dose of P&P) grid.<br /><br />Steve great expo sprinkled with interesting information (eg. all the Xsexes counties) and dripping with wit.<br /><br />TOM Mix(?) w/ a horse(?). Is that a brand of a mixer for a Tom Collins? Nope. LUI (look'd up it), I did.* Movie star from 1909 and 1935.<br />Um, yeah Swamp, I'd say it dates you :-)<br />I thought we only had to know Negri or Bara from the silents for xwords... Oy!<br /><br />WOs: FLEe (Untie!), started writing carte [crap!] b/f MAFIA.<br />ESPs: See: BigEs & CED's lists ++French [sans ENTRE Nous - <i>that</i>, I know from <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ6gkou4s1A" rel="nofollow">RUSH</a></b>.<br /><b>Fav</b>: I'm w/ Hahtoolah on the fresh EDEN clue<br /><br />"Key's sound" was not <i>cribbed from English drinking song.</i> [think: Francis Scott, 1EA]<br /><br />{B+, A}<br /><br />TTP - now that's a smoker! Do you tow it to TX? (HINT, HINT)<br />I will second how polite all the kids were. One wee-one was parent-asked, "What do you say?", and the response was "Thank You." Mind you, that was before the wee-one said "Trick or Treat" or I gave her candy :-)<br />As for cute: I had a fairy princess and her coordinated friend, the unicorn, show. <br /><br />C, Eh! - Thanks for starting the PROV conversation last night. That help'd the penny (slowly) drop. //I was on roy@3:12's wavelength thinking exactly the same.<br /><br />Picard - I'd love to hear Feynman story. [Off blog if no one else says they do too]<br /><br />OMK - Now that's a secret message in your DR!<br /><br />D4 - they've taken Halloween too far... :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*I see D-O & xtulmkr answered this... When posting this late - I have to draft as I read or I'd never get done. :-)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31481874151073807552018-11-01T19:57:13.650-05:002018-11-01T19:57:13.650-05:00Thanks for the FIRST OF THE MONTH fun, Jeffrey and...Thanks for the FIRST OF THE MONTH fun, Jeffrey and Steve.<br />I got the theme reveal and went back to fill some blank AREAs in the top.<br /><br />Smiled to see the PROVs. Yes they are on opposite sides of the map we were discussing.<br />Of course, this Canadian does not think of chefs' hats for TOQUEs.<br />I wonder why I spell AGONISED the American way with a Z, but grimace over liters instead of litres,, and the missing U in color.<br /><br />ULULATED on a Thursday. Wow. I think of wolf howls.<br /><br />Abejo - you are welcome. I am retired but just had to chime in on drug resistance.<br />Picard - thanks for asking about Tom. I did not know about Tom Mix either.<br /><br />Enjoy the evening.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31636040025051156522018-11-01T19:54:57.267-05:002018-11-01T19:54:57.267-05:00@D4E4H (6:53): you could try rotating the PC 90 de...<b>@D4E4H</b> (6:53): you could try rotating the PC 90 degrees—or lie on your side… :-P<br /><br />Boy, I like JW puzzles. And Steve, I usually learn something from your expositions; today it was all the ****EXs. <br /><br />Liked seeing TOM Mix and like others thought the cluing for EDEN was great. FEBRILE, ULULATED, OCTANE, KEROSENE (Steve, do you call it "paraffin"?) were great fill. CAN SO, TO HERE, and BRO, not so much but probably necessary to make the month abbreviations work out. <br /><br />FIR but it did take more than one or two WAGs, which fortunately panned out. <br /><br /><b>Jinx</b>, were you volunteering to make the trek northward next June? And I too had an ARC 5 receiver and also had the companion transmitter (modified for 40 meters) but can’t for the life of me remember what it was called. I was in my early years of high school at the time. These days I’m all solid state.WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5020983640340117762018-11-01T19:03:06.185-05:002018-11-01T19:03:06.185-05:00Greetings!
Thanks to J. W. and Steve!
Only probl...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks to J. W. and Steve!<br /><br />Only problem was DECKLE. SIAN took a while to spell correctly.<br /><br />Have a great day tomorrow!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79680810032609693512018-11-01T18:59:58.756-05:002018-11-01T18:59:58.756-05:00I hope you enjoy the global jack-o-lantern from la...I hope you enjoy the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y61YgAFtTQ8" rel="nofollow"><b>global jack-o-lantern from last night.</b></a><br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33681036615731685822018-11-01T18:58:34.793-05:002018-11-01T18:58:34.793-05:00Irish M ~
My wife reports that her little pot is t...<b>Irish M</b> ~<br />My wife reports that her little pot is the 3 quart one, and her larger one is 6 quarts. She usually works with the larger, so you may want the smaller if you aren't into leftovers.<br /><br />In any case, you can always cut back proportionately on your ingredients to make smaller meals. <br />As for recipes, she says Yes, they come with booklets, but she gets most of her delicious ideas from a web site that specializes in ideas for the Instant Pots. She sings the praises of this chef, Jeffrey, who presides at <i>https://pressureluckcooking.com/.</i> <br />(I'd be jealous of the guy, but I eat his food too - terrific!)<br /><br />Again, good luck!<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79903060984110043532018-11-01T18:53:10.289-05:002018-11-01T18:53:10.289-05:00Rabbit, Rabbit.
Good morning Cornerites and Corne...Rabbit, Rabbit.<br /><br />Good morning Cornerites and Cornerettes. Oops, it is now evening. My PC battery suddenly ran dry, and shut me down. My desktop had icons across the bottom. Now they are up the right side. How do I switch them back?<br /><br />Thank you <b>Mr. Jeffrey Wechsler</b> for this enjoyable Thursday CW. I had to BAIL at the Natick of 67 A - DECK"L"E, and 57 D - ONE"L". Otherwise it was easy for Thursday.<br /><br />Thank you <b>Steve</b> for your Calendar review. I did not see the months.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85365775289664279682018-11-01T17:19:33.650-05:002018-11-01T17:19:33.650-05:00Brilliant puzzle and exposition!
FWIW, we had 34 ...Brilliant puzzle and exposition!<br /><br />FWIW, we had 34 T-o-T-ers last night, from about 6:50 to 8:39-ish. I'm not sure how it's measured (kilotons??_), but we have some spare candy -- just bring the winch, and it's all yours!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1133259325365533412018-11-01T15:12:20.475-05:002018-11-01T15:12:20.475-05:00FEVERED>FEBRILE
Montana: You got BLOAT? Sound...FEVERED>FEBRILE<br />Montana: You got BLOAT? Sounds uncomfortable.<br />I wondered what the connection between a cartoon caveman and an architect was. Then I saw the periods. Canadian PROVinces<br />CED: Father Mulcahey used his TOM Mix pocket knife to perform an emergency field tracheotomy.<br />WEES<br />FIRRoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42903896231054569032018-11-01T15:10:43.033-05:002018-11-01T15:10:43.033-05:00Guy Maupassant is considered one of the fathers of...Guy Maupassant is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. He delighted in clever plotting, and served as a model for Somerset Maugham and O. Henry in this respect. Guy in French is pronounced to rhyme with key. It means guide.<br />English translation of Guy's Original Short Stories. <br /><a href="//ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/m/maupassant/guy/m45s/" rel="nofollow">Link text</a><br /><br />Guy (Fawkes) of the Gun Powder Rebellion is pronounced to rhyme with die, which is what he did. "Weakened by torture and aided by the hangman, Fawkes began to climb the ladder to the noose, but either through jumping to his death or climbing too high so the rope was incorrectly set, he managed to avoid the agony of the latter part of his execution by breaking his neck." -Wikipedia<br /><br /><br /> The Fifth of November<br /><br /> Remember, remember! <br /> The fifth of November, <br /> The Gunpowder treason and plot; <br /> I know of no reason <br /> Why the Gunpowder treason <br /> Should ever be forgot! <br /> Guy Fawkes and his companions <br /> Did the scheme contrive, <br /> To blow the King and Parliament <br /> All up alive. <br /> Threescore barrels, laid below, <br /> To prove old England's overthrow. <br /> But, by God's providence, him they catch, <br /> With a dark lantern, lighting a match! <br /> A stick and a stake <br /> For King James's sake! <br /> If you won't give me one, <br /> I'll take two, <br /> The better for me, <br /> And the worse for you. <br /> A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope, <br /> A penn'orth of cheese to choke him, <br /> A pint of beer to wash it down, <br /> And a jolly good fire to burn him. <br /> Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring! <br /> Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King! <br /> Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87165024979821273792018-11-01T14:47:16.342-05:002018-11-01T14:47:16.342-05:00PK @ 2:16 ~ Not to worry, Dewar's is my only v...PK @ 2:16 ~ Not to worry, Dewar's is my only vice. 😇Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38580230055216503322018-11-01T14:18:59.925-05:002018-11-01T14:18:59.925-05:00I had 5 circled WAGS, which panned out. (Thank you...I had 5 circled WAGS, which panned out. (Thank you Perps.)<br />But had to resort to looking up names to finish.<br /><br />I put in "Martin" @ 16a and thought the perp "LUI" looked strange.<br />Then, I just went with it thinking, well if I don't understand it,<br />it must be French... (but why is Guy French?)<br /><br />Febrile? Ululated? Normally I wouldn't give a flea, but it fit, so I left it.<br /><br />However, after finishing the whole puzzle, I had no idea what the theme clue was <br />referring to. 1st of the Month? I had no idea until I saw the Blog.<br /><br />Impressive constructing I must say!<br /><br />I always liked abbreviating names, but I have to hand it to Jinx<br />for the reference "Jeffwech!"<br />(sounds like sandwich...)<br />Yes, I would love to get my teeth around another Jeffwech puzzler! Yessir!<br />(Spoken like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbY3OOuSzY" rel="nofollow">this "Guy" here...</a>)<br />(and no, he's not French!!)<br />(I don't think...)<br /><br />Enjoyed "Mix with a horse." I remember Tom Mix from those<br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1240&bih=754&ei=qEjbW4unFo3Z5gLvpbLACg&q=tom+mix+knife&oq=tom+mix+knife&gs_l=img.3..0i8i30j0i24.1299.4128..4312...0.0..0.63.672.13......2....1..gws-wiz-img.....0..0j35i39.P-ojv1wL744" rel="nofollow">pocket knives</a> every kid had to have to go with their<br />six gun.<br />(very unPC these days, you'd think you were giving the kid a Nuclear Weapon or something...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33700017839350787002018-11-01T14:16:42.365-05:002018-11-01T14:16:42.365-05:00I had some internet trick-or-treaters. Several nie...I had some internet trick-or-treaters. Several nieces and my DLW sent pictures of their kids in costume. I have only one grandchild young enough to still want to dress up. He had a skeleton costume, but he's not Red (as per yesterday). DIL posed him in front of the black fireplace pit and all you could see were the white bones. Very effective. One niece and her daughter were dressed in short white outfits with wings. I'm still not sure whether they, being very religious, were angels or fairies. I guess the angelic is needed to overthrow the devils.<br /><br />IM: I did a double-take on your request for a little pot. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90534904525333531702018-11-01T14:15:50.191-05:002018-11-01T14:15:50.191-05:00Thanks for the Halloween sympathy, Ol'Man Keit...Thanks for the Halloween sympathy, Ol'Man Keith.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11976358491067256492018-11-01T13:52:20.384-05:002018-11-01T13:52:20.384-05:00YR @ 9:34 ~ You are absolutely correct. I "sp...YR @ 9:34 ~ You are absolutely correct. I "spoke" without thinking it through. Sorry, BE.<br /><br />OMK @ 1:37 ~ Thanks for the additional info.<br /><br />I had nary a trick or treater but I didn't expect any, either.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84949985561684219352018-11-01T13:52:02.143-05:002018-11-01T13:52:02.143-05:00I should have also commented, as oc4beach did, abo...I should have also commented, as oc4beach did, about how polite all of the children were last night. <br /><br />So many were just so cute. Keep thinking about the one little ballerina that said thank you, and then asked if she could also have candy for her little brother. <br /><br />Also, the three girls who each did a cartwheel as they ran across the lawn. DW recognized one of the three as the daughter of the young woman that works at the golf course restaurant. <br /><br />Funny, as I was having a candy bar yesterday afternoon, the song One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx came on the radio. More like One Piece. <br /><br />Spitzboov, your deckel comment made me recall bierdeckel. I had a fair collection of them when I returned from Germany.TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29028679056095458742018-11-01T13:37:16.064-05:002018-11-01T13:37:16.064-05:00Damn!
I forgot to say Rabbit Rabbit.
I guess I'...Damn!<br />I forgot to say Rabbit Rabbit.<br />I guess I'm doomed for another month. Gotta wait till December!<br /><br /><b>Irish M</b> ~<br />I'm not sure of the quart size. My wife isn't home this week (visiting kin in PA) but I'll check w/ her by email. Meanwhile, I looked at the pot and it says "Ultra mini" on the settings panel, so I guess that means the smallest.<br />And yes, it does come with a recipe book.<br /><br /><b>Misty</b> ~<br />Sorry about your Halloween disappointment. But join the club. We haven't had any tricksters for years. I kept the lights off, but I'm not sure it was necessary. Maybe there's a good side to this. The last time we had any customers, there was a band of 20-year olds, university students with barely any attempt at costumes.<br />It felt like a hold-up. <br /><br />Today's pzl : <i>Ta ~</i><b>DA!</b> Definitely one of Mr. <b>Wechsler</b>'s easiest, while also being very entertaining with his FIRST OF THE MONTH theme.<br />Great to see a word like ULULATED. <br />I remember the first time I ever noticed authentic ululation. No, it wasn't in the Tarzan movies or Carol Burnett. It was a film that had a scene in North Africa in WWII when a victorious Allied general (was it Patton?) was greeted by a CROWD of ululating tribeswomen. The sound was thrilling and chilling all at once. <br />Afterward, I practiced and practiced until I got it down. My version requires a throat bray filtered past my curved tongue flapping against the sides of my cheeks. <br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR: </b>A 3-way on the mirror side. Offering an opaque anagram (maybe a sly reference to ululation?) -<br />"TONGUE TAKE"Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89598028378720040712018-11-01T13:27:54.177-05:002018-11-01T13:27:54.177-05:00Hopalong Cassidy had a black hat back in the days ...Hopalong Cassidy had a black hat back in the days before the "good guys wear white hats" rule was established. Of course, he did have a white Topper.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45763814391497920372018-11-01T13:17:04.061-05:002018-11-01T13:17:04.061-05:00Although he died six years before I was born, TOM ...Although he died six years before I was born, TOM MIX was an easy fill for me due to the Saturday matinees at the neighborhood theatre of my youth. One of my cowboy heroes along with Rocky Lane, Lash LaRue, Hopalong Cassidy and others.xtulmkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316225637856636755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74782733595523201872018-11-01T12:55:05.873-05:002018-11-01T12:55:05.873-05:00I was instantly on Jeffrey's wave length and f...I was instantly on Jeffrey's wave length and finished quickly! Thank you, JW and Steve. I like your remarkably frank admissions.<br /><br />Not much time to comment or read except to say I really enjoyed the solve and discovering the months embedded in there; not I, but Steve.<br /><br />I'm off to a wedding in Fallbrook, CA.<br /><br />Until next week!<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend, everyone!<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.com