tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8597970839460296053..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday April 15, 2019 Paul CoulterZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16385578416548238892019-04-20T17:52:18.845-05:002019-04-20T17:52:18.845-05:00Group solve of this puzzle today at breakfast :-)...Group solve of this puzzle today at breakfast :-) several days after publication.<br />(first time for this in ages) <br />(group of two ;-) )<br />We still managed a one-square error. <br /><br />I enjoyed the comments about the puzzle! <br />It's my first time here.<br /> <br />>>> Thank you for these: <br /><br />•Ohio's Great Lake: ERIE. Of the five great lakes, (Not counting Utah Salt) This one appears in crosswords more than any other.<br />•Justice Kagan: ELENA. Appears more often than other justices. Three vowels. <br />•Two-tone cookie: OREO. Congratulations to Nabisco! This is the 12,365th time the cookie has appeared in a crossword. A new world record!! ( It passed lake ERIE). <br />[ I liked Hydrox :-( <br />Not found anymore on store shelves... or in crosswords.]<br />•Legendary fabulist: AESOP. I have never met anyone named Aesop. I think most people think his last name was Fables.<br />•DWARFED - I believe there are only 3 words in English starting with DW. DWARF, dwell, and dwindle. <br /> <br />My own comments:<br />•The USS Saipan (LHA-2) went to MOMBASA at least once. It was 1980. I was there :-) <br />• Is there anyone else who remembers Cecil the Sea-sick Sea Serpent ??? VermontQuebechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300461845413699150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91734047087983400772019-04-16T03:20:17.634-05:002019-04-16T03:20:17.634-05:00From Wikipedia:
"The genus name Stercorarius ...From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skua" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>:<br />"The genus name Stercorarius is Latin and means "of dung"; the food disgorged by other birds when pursued by skuas was once thought to be excrement."<br />"[Skuas are] kleptoparasites, ... chasing gulls, terns and other seabirds to steal their catches, regardless of the size of the species attacked."<br />"The eggs and chicks of other seabirds, primarily penguins, are an important food source for most [southern] skua species during the nesting season."OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43762912885404885542019-04-15T22:54:27.206-05:002019-04-15T22:54:27.206-05:00YR: Thanks for reporting in tonight. You have been...YR: Thanks for reporting in tonight. You have been on my mind all day. Hugs!PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13996439373112646632019-04-15T22:23:55.461-05:002019-04-15T22:23:55.461-05:00Yellowrocks, so glad your surgery went well and th...Yellowrocks, so glad your surgery went well and that you're okay. Take good care of yourself, and hope Alan will be okay too.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13408041501771649182019-04-15T21:18:34.664-05:002019-04-15T21:18:34.664-05:00Hi All!
Thanks Paul for the puzzle. Unlike other...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks Paul for the puzzle. Unlike others, I found it very crunchy; didn't help that I've never heard the phrase SOFT SOAP [good thing you used SORT in DATABASES or it'd be a Monday FIW]. Thanks for swinging by The Corner.<br /><br />Fun Expo Boomer! UNDO is Ctrl-Z.<br /><br />WO: LOadS b/f LOTSA<br />ESPs: RUPERT, SKUA, SOFT SOAP, MOMBASA<br /><b>Fab</b>: c/a at DWARFED was neat.<br /><br />{A, A}<br /><br />Cute DR OMK.<br /><br />YR - Nice to read you tonight. I can understand Alan getting anxious with you having surgery; good to know you're fixed.<br /><br />Nice to see Java Mama.<br /><br />Notre Dame - Oy! It started blowing up on my Twitter-feed today. Here's a cool pick of a <b><a href="https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1117951627204251648" rel="nofollow">HEROIC fire-fighter</a></b>.<br />It seems many of the statues on the spire were removed last week for the renovation; so those were spared.<br /><br />Y'all have a good eve - it's back to work for me.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92212771050314713412019-04-15T20:31:04.814-05:002019-04-15T20:31:04.814-05:00Fermatprime, wishing you improving health. You hav...Fermatprime, wishing you improving health. You have had a tough time.<br />IM, how is your foot coming along? <br />Lunica, so sorry to hear about your BIL. It is good the family can be there for him.<br />Barbara and Bill, hang in there. We are all pulling for you.<br />My surgery went well. For two days I need to keep my hand above my heart and for two weeks keep it completely dry. The Novacaine numbing lasted until 6 pm. After that, ibuprofen has very good at controlling the pain. Thanks for the well wishes. I am allowed to type. <br />We were called to inform us that Alan was having a melt down just before I went into surgery. David had to go and get him and bring him back to the waiting room. Alan returned to his normal self by 9 tonight. He wants to go to the group home, but the change is making him very anxious.<br />I loved the puzzle. WW, I agree that the clue could refer to one horse of the several needed. DWEEB, qualifies IMO.<br />OKL, loved your poems. They scan.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35428732918461488202019-04-15T20:15:26.382-05:002019-04-15T20:15:26.382-05:00Hi Y'all! Very fine puzzle, Paul and very chuc...Hi Y'all! Very fine puzzle, Paul and very chuckle-worthy expo, Boomer. Good start to the week.<br /><br />Worked on Mensa. No circles but found the theme entries with EASE.<br /><br />Jfromvt: MRS Dash is a brand of mixture to spice up food that has been on the market for several decades. <br /><br />Hand up for liking CHER in "Moonstruck" or actually in everything she's done. I couldn't stand for her to be hooking up with Nick Cage tho. I've never liked any of his work, especially "Leaving LasVegas".<br /><br />Notre Dame fire pictures were so shocking, I couldn't even remember I could turn them off. Such a tragedy! Tears shed at my house too. I've never been there in person either.<br /><br />CED: I'm so thankful you didn't get run over lying in a New York street. There are so many senseless destructive road rage incidences in the news these days. Getting cold might not have been the worst of your problems.<br /><br />Lucina: sorry you are among the sleepless. My insomnia is worse when my blood sugar is low. Might want to check that.<br /><br />As for Tiger winning the Masters. I'm glad I forgot to turn it on. How does he get by, wearing a shirt without a collar on a golf course. I thought collars were mandatory. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53715765026446559622019-04-15T20:13:10.655-05:002019-04-15T20:13:10.655-05:00I think Nicholas Cage--nee Coppola--stirs more div...I think <b>Nicholas Cage</b>--<i>nee</i> <b>Coppola</b>--stirs more divided response than any other contemporary actor (except maybe <b>Jim Carey</b>).<br />My wife can't stand <b>Cage</b> in anything. And he wearies me in most of the films I've seen.<br />But I do like him in two films. <br />I agree with <b>Anonymous</b> @ 6:40: I love his understated comedy in <i>Raising Arizona</i>.<br />And, as stated above, I thought him very fine in <i>Moonstruck</i>. It was the first time I saw his over-the-top obsessive, character-based emoting. It fit the role perfectly. I haven't been as impressed when he's tried similar "passionate" stuff.<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55691936728422250312019-04-15T20:04:24.965-05:002019-04-15T20:04:24.965-05:00I also am reminded of something I witnessed severa...I also am reminded of something I witnessed several years ago in my city.<br /><br />A Jewish community outgrew the existing building that housed their synagogue. They built a beautiful new synagogue long the river a few miles from their current home. On the weekend they moved in, the entire congregation, many too young or too old to normally make that type of journey, walked behind the elders who were carrying the Sefer Torah in its special wrappings to their new home. They explained that the new place was just a beautiful building until they delivered the sacred scroll. Afterwards, it was their house of worship, their home and a very special place for their congregation. <br /><br />You dont have to.be Jewish to appreciate that concept. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64698647031567605932019-04-15T19:57:02.179-05:002019-04-15T19:57:02.179-05:00OMK
I walking on thin ice here, with broaching a ...OMK<br /><br />I walking on thin ice here, with broaching a religion fine line. But...<br />For Catholics, as well as other faiths I'm sure, the building they worship in brings a special emotion to otherwise fine architecture and artwork. We even call it "God's house". I'm not discounting the loss a non-theist feels watching that beautiful building burn but as a fellow Catholic I also feel a loss for those would have prayed in that house. Those would have stood before God and made a solemn promise to Him. Those who have begged for His mercy and received His solace. Churches are more to the theists than the beauty they bring to great cities. <br /><br />I am also not discounting that your are genuinely moved by watching this tragedy. I only offer my perspective to shed some light on what the TV commentators might be suggesting with their point, " one needn't be Catholic to feel the loss". Maybe they should have said " one needn't believe in God to feel the loss". I dont know. But I think I understand what they were saying and didnt think it was a strange point to make.<br /><br />I hope this isn't offensive to another here and also hope it isn't deleted. I re-wrote it a couple times and tried to be as understanding as possible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65263280045485285562019-04-15T19:50:09.017-05:002019-04-15T19:50:09.017-05:00OMK, I could not agree more.OMK, I could not agree more.Sandyanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156440590675492735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78254358053256830952019-04-15T19:35:12.905-05:002019-04-15T19:35:12.905-05:00
Nicholas Cage was awesome in Con Air ! <br />Nicholas Cage was awesome in Con Air !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35160941914207182892019-04-15T19:28:09.423-05:002019-04-15T19:28:09.423-05:00I last saw Notre Dame in 1961, but it feels like y...I last saw <b>Notre Dame</b> in 1961, but it feels like yesterday. It is wrenching to watch it burn. <br />I wonder at the TV commentators emphasizing that one needn't be Catholic to feel the loss. What a strange point to make! Even as a non-theist, I am profoundly moved by the damage done to <i>any</i> of the great cathedrals. <br />When so many generations of builders and artists sacrificed years, decades, of their labor for an ideal of beauty--to aspire to glory, to honor their god--it is an enormous human tragedy to witness such loss.<br /><br />But we can be sure there will be a great movement to rebuild and repair this Gothic beauty. In the long history of <b>Notre Dame</b>, people a hundred years from now will look back at this fire as one among the many dramatic events that add to her aura.<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90492520294921126422019-04-15T18:40:43.232-05:002019-04-15T18:40:43.232-05:00Nicholas Cage was billed as Nic Coppola on his bit...Nicholas Cage was billed as Nic Coppola on his bit role in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. <br /><br />I loved him in Raising Arizona.<br /><br />He has had some other fine performances also while winning an Oscar for best actor. Leaving Las Vegas also comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8787663951358912122019-04-15T17:34:55.301-05:002019-04-15T17:34:55.301-05:00Like Jayce, I've never been a fan of Nicholas ...Like Jayce, I've never been a fan of Nicholas Cage. Dunno why exactly...<br /><br />Like CED, I turned off my TV too. So sad...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8728985484419346982019-04-15T17:19:42.175-05:002019-04-15T17:19:42.175-05:00WW @ 1710 - Dweeb doesn't count. It is a slan...WW @ 1710 - Dweeb doesn't count. It is a slang word of academic origin. Not in use before 1964. So, not in my dictionary. I stand by my earlier post.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28725941614838965982019-04-15T17:10:58.986-05:002019-04-15T17:10:58.986-05:00@Spitzboov, what about DWEEB?
Well, this was a r...@<b>Spitzboov</b>, what about DWEEB? <br /><br />Well, this was a romp in the park. I always like a PC puzzle, and with Boomer’s contribution everything was all hunky-dory. 11 minutes and 11 seconds when the closing bell rang. Caught the theme right away and thought maybe Paul was trying to take the edge off of tax day. I see others had the same reaction. <br /><br />RE: the horse pulling the stagecoach, the clue was just “Stagecoach puller.” There’s nothing in that that implies it is the ONLY horse doing the pulling.. <br /><br />“What does your horse do?”<br /><br />“Why, he’s a stagecoach puller. Pulls stagecoaches as part of a four-horse team.”<br /><br />Surely it must be nap time...WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84182625954846842562019-04-15T15:40:57.854-05:002019-04-15T15:40:57.854-05:00Marvelous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Paul (thank...Marvelous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Paul (thanks for dropping by) and Boomer.<br />I moved through this quickly with only minor delays, and got the PEACEful theme.<br /><br />I entered MING immediately for the Chinese dynasty but remembered yesterday's discussion of Tang and Sung.<br />Initially, I wanted a Catalyst for that chain reaction but it wasn't long enough.<br />MSG changed to MRS when I got the "Dash" trick. Cute!<br />I knew Arctic CHAR last week, but SKUA was a new bird for me; it filled with perps (the K was almost a Natick but I wagged it).<br />Ditto for RUPERT. <br />I waited for perps to decide between Sear and CHAR.<br /><br />I liked seeing UPTURNED crossing ECON. Also NACRE crossing AMBERS and MICA.<br />I thought of Tiger with the IRON.<br />We did not visit MOMBASA on our trip to Nairobi. It is on the coast and has many resorts.<br /><br />HEARER was the nose-wrinkle for the day. The judge acts as a HEARER at the Hearing.<br /><br />DH and I have tickets to see The HORSE and his Boy (based on C.S. Lewis Narnia stories) at the end of the month, and ROPE (murder mystery that was directed on-screen by Alfred Hitchcock) in July. I smiled to see both of those. <br /><br />I like WILD RICE too Boomer, but mine only takes about 30 minutes to cook. Great with salmon (and maybe CHAR if you can afford it!)<br /><br />Canadian income tax is due the 30th of April. TurboTax sent me an email today reminding (scaring?) me that it was due today. Can they not send out separate emails to their Canadian and American customers?!! (End of rant). I got my refund the other day from CRA, not IRS.<br /><br />Thoughts and prayers to Bill G and Barbara (FLN). Also good to see WikWak and SwampCat chime in. Trust that YR will report soon after her surgery.<br />Wishing you all a good day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79576272597107207732019-04-15T15:18:18.515-05:002019-04-15T15:18:18.515-05:00I went too fast and never rechecked. Baghdad is in...I went too fast and never rechecked. Baghdad is in IRAQ! I needed the Q because REND was obviously wrong. <br /><br />This was not your "Intro to Xwords" offering. I did pause to notice it was PC. That was him Sunday, nest-ce-pas?<br /><br />It started easy. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31455410226261857402019-04-15T15:12:11.360-05:002019-04-15T15:12:11.360-05:00I have been inside Notre Dame, beautiful.
Like Bil...I have been inside Notre Dame, beautiful.<br />Like Bill G, my 1st thought was, "It's made of stone, how can it burn?"<br />Then I turned on the TV. I forgot about the roof..<br /><br />I turned it off, I couldn't watch anymore...<br /><br />I can't think of a more opportune time for this puzzle, after a lot of<br />hard work, and just before my nap...<br /><br />But now it's time for silly links!<br /><br />For the Philippines Dog: <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/5d/8b/fc/5d8bfc8efe5d3a773b37b1aedc2385b6--yoga-dog-dog-doing-yoga.jpg" rel="nofollow">Calm...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://img.memecdn.com/purpose-of-the-wheel-is-to-ease-living_o_5581719.jpg" rel="nofollow">Ease is where you find it...</a><br />(not lying in the street on 56th street without a coat..)<br /><br />I can't tell you how grateful I am for the <a href="http://jokideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/252653_310587289032552_543046291_n.jpg" rel="nofollow">rest...</a><br /><br />Ah yes, inner peace, but, <a href="https://www.theglasshouseretreat.com/uploads/1/4/5/9/14596352/2311116_orig.jpg" rel="nofollow">what if your'e hungry?</a><br /><br />So, to lift you spirits, ( & because I am Impish...)<br />I leave you with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjEkST6fcA" rel="nofollow">one of the most beautiful songs ever...</a><br />(& Irish Miss, watch till the end to see why it made Fred Astaire cry...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3168467585443609532019-04-15T15:11:19.012-05:002019-04-15T15:11:19.012-05:00I liked this puzzle. Surprised to see MING again, ...I liked this puzzle. Surprised to see MING again, clued almost identically to yesterday. While "a" stagecoach puller is a horse, there are usually at least four of them. I know Hasidic Jews so HASID was easy for me. I was a bit taken aback to see CHAR clued as burns "a bit" because I always thought of something being charred as having been burnt a lot, as in charcoal and as in a piece of meat charred such that it is inedible. But, upon looking it up, I see Merriam-Webster defines it as "to burn slightly". So I learned something. I kinda liked seeing UNDO and UNTO.<br /><br />So shocking and sad that Notre Dame Cathedral is being so badly burned!<br /><br />Frankly I couldn't bear to watch Nicolas Cage in <i>Moonstruck</i>. It seemed to me all he could was yell and bellow and act angrily and aggressively. In my eyes, not at all pleasant to watch. Frankly, I haven't liked him in anything that I have seen him in.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87505239746554169122019-04-15T14:54:27.722-05:002019-04-15T14:54:27.722-05:00Bill G:
The stone will likely survive but inside t...Bill G:<br />The stone will likely survive but inside the 800 year old timbers of which there must an entire forest are fresh fuel for such a fire. I just saw the spire fall. I'm so sad and heartbroken about it.<br /><br />OMK and Misty:<br />I so agree about watching Nicholas Cage and for me as well, it's the only time I've admired him. Both and even Olympia Dukakis with John Mahoney are good examples of emoting.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84656195134723716862019-04-15T13:51:39.652-05:002019-04-15T13:51:39.652-05:00Lucina and Ol'Man Keith--glad you also liked C...Lucina and Ol'Man Keith--glad you also liked CHER in "Moonstruck," and liked your comment about her emoting.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27165123190638999242019-04-15T13:43:09.906-05:002019-04-15T13:43:09.906-05:00I was also glad to see CHER remembered for her Moo...I was also glad to see CHER remembered for her <i>Moonstruck</i> role, <b>Misty</b>. It is a favorite movie of mine, one in which the EMOTing is largely justified. <br />The Italian passions are outsized, but properly so, in a film that comes as close as possible to Grand Opera w/o bothering to add the singing.<br />And it contains the only role in which Nicholas Cage is truly a joy to watch. <br /><br />I hope <b>Yellowrock</b>'s surgery goes smoothly today. Wishing her all the best! <br /><br />Mmm. ALPACA--with those long lashes! What sweet looking animals! <br />They are the Disneyfied version of the Llama.<br />Once at a picnic in Peru I ate ALPACA steak on a skewer. Yum.<br />My wife has never forgiven me.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR: </b> A 3-way on the far side.<br />The center diagonal offers an anagram of what you call it when you just happen to mention to your friend that your racing yacht is ten feet longer than his. <br />I refer to your ...<br />"<b>SAILBOAT BRAG</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59478423697763273572019-04-15T13:39:49.982-05:002019-04-15T13:39:49.982-05:00We also got to see Notre Dame many years ago. I wo...We also got to see Notre Dame many years ago. I would have thought all that stone would be relatively immune from burning. I turned off the TV. It vaguely reminded me of the twin towers. Very sad...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.com