tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8646088601725364863..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday, November 18, 2019 Kurt KraussZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32660432455554149942019-11-19T04:42:07.207-06:002019-11-19T04:42:07.207-06:00I had a post but never posted it. I have to go up...I had a post but never posted it. I have to go up to St Pete for blood work at 8. <br /><br />Re. Hi Chi Minh .. The big question? Did he bus tables at the Parker House in Boston in his ute?<br /><br />The highlight of our Sunday night stay in Ocala was our Diner* dinner. Fab. Place was so popular that they ran out of CAKE**. I needed change for a twenty so Phil went next door to Wawa and got the bills and , yes you guessed it, a KLONDIKE Bar.<br /><br />What a way to cap a perfect family night- Jinx it's at the corner of 200/301<br /><br />PS. XW was quick and easy. Re. FLN, I'm still waiting for someone to come to Xwords 101<br /><br />WC<br /><br />* I can't recall the name. Not Ralph's, something like that<br />** See today's Jumble. I hope folks are turning in to Owen's great poems. He's not restricted to the awkward limerick***style<br /><br />***(Seen in Sundays TBTimes-and speaking of Ogden)<br />A wonderful bird is the pelican,<br />His bill will hold more than his belican,<br />He can take in his beak<br />Enough food for a week<br />But I'm damned if I see how the helican!<br />(Not Ogden Nash but Dixon Merritt)<br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66163613752717156892019-11-18T22:48:06.772-06:002019-11-18T22:48:06.772-06:00
TTP: I hope you enjoy them. Some people like them...<br />TTP: I hope you enjoy them. Some people like them just grilled and others also like vanilla ice cream on them.oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34797003331310009582019-11-18T22:33:19.986-06:002019-11-18T22:33:19.986-06:00PK, LOL
I didn't know bunco was a game. I alw...PK, LOL<br /><br />I didn't know bunco was a game. I always thought it was a scam. TTP, I probably learned that from Dragnet.<br />BUNCO<br />noun<br />a swindle or confidence trick.<br />"a bunco artist"<br />verb (dated)<br />swindle or cheat.<br />"he didn't propose to be buncoed without a fight"Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84711454319973550332019-11-18T22:24:22.304-06:002019-11-18T22:24:22.304-06:00Owen, sorry but I don't do jumbles so hadn'...Owen, sorry but I don't do jumbles so hadn't read your pygmalion poem until you posted the link today. Feisty gal, wasn't she? Enjoyed your poem.<br /><br />As a small town newspaper reporter, I once sat in on a statutory rape case hearing brought by a couple whose only child/daughter had been violated by an older boy they deemed unsuitable for their precious one. He sat in jail a while. Three years later she reached age 18 and married him. Always have wondered how that turned out for her. The mother had called me and asked me to come to the hearing which I thought was odd that she'd want it in the newspaper.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55658044067950586852019-11-18T21:20:41.872-06:002019-11-18T21:20:41.872-06:00Hi All!
Thanks Kurt for welcoming INN the week wi...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks Kurt for welcoming INN the week with a nice Monday Puzzle. Thanks Hahtoolah for the detailed expo ++ ZZ Top. I look forward to your offering later this week (Congrats!)<br /><br />WO: Ette b/f ENNE (Hi C, Eh!)<br />ESPs: REBBE, BAIN<br /><b>Fav</b>: ED NORTON. D-O, I'm just under 50 but I know my Honeymooners :-)<br /><br />Bonus themers(?): IN-PEN, EN-DOR, EN-DASH<br /><br />Hand-up waiting on spelling of Kyiv.<br /><br />{B+, A, B}<br /><br />Bunco - know both the dice game AND Dragnet (I've seen that episode TTP). Didn't know that about Bilko, OKL.<br /><br />Enjoyed reading y'all today.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55876955551206615972019-11-18T18:35:28.384-06:002019-11-18T18:35:28.384-06:00Marvelous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Kurt and Ha...Marvelous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Kurt and Hahtoolah.<br />I saw the INs and started out thinking this was an easy Monday romp. But I ended up with several inkblots and came here to discover I FIWed. My con game was Bonco giving me Honks for "Beach head-turners". Duh!<br /><br />Several answers required thinking about the spelling, or waiting for perps to decide. Does ERROL have two Rs and one L or vice-versa? I got all the Hs in the right spot in HO CHI MINH.<br /><br />Loan changed to LEND. ETTE changed to ENNE (as in Canadienne - a female French Canadian. I should be Canadienne-eh!).<br />I immediately started filling in Pinot Noir until the "white" in the clue registered. AHA, I need GRIS. GRIS actually translates as "grey" in French (grigio in Italian). It is considered a white wine, but the fruit (grape) used is a blue-grey colour.<br /><br />My French may be OK but my Irish was definitely lacking. It took every perp to remember TOORA. Thanks for the link Hahtoolah. I might need that lullaby for the new grandbaby!<br /><br />Thanks for the CSO with LOONS and our Canadian Loonie. There could have been one at 16A if the Canadian province abbreviation (ALTA) had been used instead of the Spanish. I'm sure we have an Alberta reader here.<br /><br />Wishing you all a good evening.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75200364161020678032019-11-18T17:54:38.876-06:002019-11-18T17:54:38.876-06:00Spent most of the day chasing leaves. I really ne...<br /><br />Spent most of the day chasing leaves. I really need to hire a service.<br /><br />Anyway, caught up on the comments and CED's links.<br /><br />oc4beach, I read you comments, and decided to give the grilled stickies a try. And it's a go big or go home test. Ordered the 10 pack. There goes the waistline.<br /><br />Looking forward to it !TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4202261143233427172019-11-18T17:41:56.130-06:002019-11-18T17:41:56.130-06:00PK, loved the statue joke. I'm sure you saw t...PK, loved the statue joke. I'm sure you saw the story on the news that the prosecutor asked Errol Flynn "what's so special about twenty eight year olds?", to which Flynn replied "well, there are twenty of them".<br /><br />(I admit it. I first heard that as a Jeffrey Epstein joke.)Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891694970152198474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90758621122322715962019-11-18T17:11:49.891-06:002019-11-18T17:11:49.891-06:00CED: Jigidi.com is the jigsaw puzzle site.
It was...CED: Jigidi.com is the jigsaw puzzle site.<br /><br />It was Ogden Nash who wrote ---<br />Roses are red,<br />Violets are purple,<br />I love you better<br />Than maple syruple!<br /><br />I had no trouble with the gargoyles website. 🧛♀️🐺<br /><br />Trivia -- the very first Best Actor Oscar was won by -- Rin Tin Tin! The academy ruled him ineligible, and awarded it to Emil somebody instead!<br /><br />Statutory rape? you read my <b><a href="http://jumblehints.blogspot.com/2019/11/nov-17-2019-sunday.html?showComment=1573991151521#c461292190474486873" rel="nofollow">Pygmilion poem in yesterday's JH</a></b>!<br /><br />BUNKO was morphed to Bilko for Phil Silvers. Who remembers that?OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68723630271621363762019-11-18T16:34:30.715-06:002019-11-18T16:34:30.715-06:00I liked this puzzle.
It's not "bay zhing...I liked this puzzle.<br /><br />It's not "bay zhing"; it's "bay jing". "Jing" as in "Jingle Bells". You media talking heads out there, if you can adapt from saying "Kiev" to saying "Kyiv" surely you can learn to pronounce "Beijing", especially if you are a correspondent deployed there and talk to (and presumably listen to) the locals every day. The letter "j" is not always pronounced as it is in French; in fact, more often than not it isn't. Dang!<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58831538738129930582019-11-18T15:56:11.912-06:002019-11-18T15:56:11.912-06:00Well, I had to work a bit hard on this one for a M...Well, I had to work a bit hard on this one for a Monday, but that's okay--happens sometimes. I did get ED NORTON (what was the name of that TV show?) and of course the OSMOND siblings. Also got STAN--I guess I know my old comedy pals. But, like others, had RABBI rather than REBBI, and NOT I rather than NARY. And I have to admit I've never heard of BUNCO. No problem with "Peanuts" COMICS--I read them every day--or CHEROKEE or HOLIDAY INN. Oh, and I also know my Olive OYL. So, many thanks, Kurt, for some Monday fun, and thank you, for your always great write-up, Hahtoolah. Hope Boomer's okay. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30148093384914007062019-11-18T15:50:30.735-06:002019-11-18T15:50:30.735-06:00Hi Y'all! Great tricky puzzle, Kurt! Great vis...Hi Y'all! Great tricky puzzle, Kurt! Great visuals & expo, Hahtoolah!<br /><br />Not surprised Errol Flynn was acquitted of statutory rape. Why would he want to rape a statue?<br /><br />KLONDIKE Bar is my guilty pleasure more afternoons than is probably good for me. What would I do for a KLONDIKE BAR? Go to the fridge and unwrap the yummy thing.<br /><br />Was I the only goy who got REBBE first thing? Thanks to years of reading every novel Faye Kellerman has written.<br /><br />P.S.: Yes, I do know what "statutory rape" is in legal terms. No need for long explanations, beloved pedants.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92185916202424486732019-11-18T15:41:39.672-06:002019-11-18T15:41:39.672-06:00OMKeith: Typo on my part. It should have been Ri...OMKeith: Typo on my part. It should have been Rin Tin Tin. Spell checker doesn't like Rin.Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62218264939222584872019-11-18T15:07:13.069-06:002019-11-18T15:07:13.069-06:00Now you've got me wondering, Hahtoolah...
Was ...Now you've got me wondering, <b>Hahtoolah</b>...<br />Was TIN TIN TIN a typo or another dog altogether? If the former, I can see how his rescuer would want to change his name. They were always doing that in Hollywood back in the day.<br /><br />Nice n' easy pzl today--perfect Monday game.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR: </b> A 3-way on the mirror end.<br />The central diagonal makes me think of a Chinese restaurant where, after putting the sweet-and-sour sauce on the table, the waiter returns with some guacamole. It is a case of a...<br />"<b>MISMATED DIP</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52948324056706419262019-11-18T15:00:46.412-06:002019-11-18T15:00:46.412-06:00YR, it did not open by clicking on it, but I was a...YR, it did not open by clicking on it, but I was able to copy it and plan to paste and peruse it later. Thanks for your efforts.<br /><br />CED, I have never had a problem with the links, just this one. I go to the blog on my android phone. I'm calling it a one time fluke. No worries!<br /><br />IM, I love your visual! Might have to drink some Budweiser tonight! <br /><br />Can we please get emojis on here!?<br /><br />LLs'M Lucy Loo's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065945678693285169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8104389165352603222019-11-18T14:54:21.229-06:002019-11-18T14:54:21.229-06:00Disclaimer,
Everything I post is for entertainmen...Disclaimer,<br /><br />Everything I post is for entertainment purposes only...<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44415590698735753572019-11-18T14:52:06.633-06:002019-11-18T14:52:06.633-06:00A call for help from the rabbit hole!
Note, you h...A call for help from the rabbit hole!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkcpHcOaCZY" rel="nofollow">Note, you have to watch both parts...</a><br /><br />All I know is that if DW read the Blog, I would be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX_k7tEQ-Lk" rel="nofollow">"inn" Big Doo Doo...</a><br /><br />Grape juice, the drink of Bloggers everywhere...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60108686963448055882019-11-18T14:06:42.103-06:002019-11-18T14:06:42.103-06:00oc4beach @ 11:08 ~ My tree (4 1/2') was purcha...oc4beach @ 11:08 ~ My tree (4 1/2') was purchased pre-lighted, also. I decorated it with my own meaningful ornaments and mementos. Its post-Christmas home, fully decorated, is on a stand in the garage, encased in a protective plastic cover. All that was required today was removing the cover, transporting it to the living room, placing it on the sofa table, and plugging in the lights. Good luck with yours! 🎄<br /><br />LLsM @ 12:00 ~ The very first time you posted, my eyes were drawn to your avatar and I was struck by what I saw as powerful poise and presence. I immediately thought of the regal Budweiser Clydesdales strutting their stuff. What a special girl!Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75858485590414192772019-11-18T14:03:24.346-06:002019-11-18T14:03:24.346-06:00Yeah, I am deep (inn) "the rabbit hole...&quo...Yeah, I am deep (inn) "the rabbit hole..."<br /><br />But I am finding <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI7kJvwvmDo" rel="nofollow">Good Stuff...</a><br /><br />I tried looking for some funny "in jokes,"<br />but it only led me to <a href="https://plcourses.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rain-board.jpg" rel="nofollow">Pub Chalkboards...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://plcourses.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/poems-hard-beer.jpg" rel="nofollow">This one made me think of OwenKL.</a><br /><br />Aside to Owen, how do I get back to that Jigsaw Puzzle website?<br />I need to get out of this rabbit hole i am inn...<br /><br />Lucy Loo's Mom!, We need to know what you are using to look at the Blog<br />in order to help! (PC, Iphone, Ipad, Mac, etc...)<br /><br /><a href="https://plcourses.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mans-worst-enemy.jpg" rel="nofollow">Hmm, how can I get "out" of this rabbit hole...</a><br /><br />Oh yeah, I'm lovin' this...<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66545805096494727402019-11-18T13:08:02.484-06:002019-11-18T13:08:02.484-06:00Just posting to keep my place,
until I can get som...Just posting to keep my place,<br />until I can get some fun links.<br />(which will be really hard since Hahtoolah seems to have this covered...)<br /><br />Yeah, I fell into the Rabbi/Rebbe trap.<br />or, maybe I didn't?<br />I changed I to Ed Norton, & already had Elle...<br />Wow! Perpage got me thru this puzzle via ignorance!<br />(but somehow I don't feel good about it...)<br /><br />Hahtoolah said: Ewoks are creepy looking little critters.<br />No they are not!<br />They are really cute teddy bear little aliens,<br />(that look like they might smell really bad...)<br /><br />I will be back later to "Apres Blog,"<br />but got side tracked at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXANcFYRta0" rel="nofollow">Norton...</a><br /><br />Yeah, I really got sidetracked, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILBsNyFN4FI" rel="nofollow">I thought Harvey was a big invisible rabbit...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53673872411908789432019-11-18T13:06:36.060-06:002019-11-18T13:06:36.060-06:00YR, both links worked for me using Chrome Version ...YR, both links worked for me using Chrome Version 78.0.3904.97 (Official Build) (64-bit).Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891694970152198474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59678090385041564352019-11-18T12:59:20.238-06:002019-11-18T12:59:20.238-06:00YR, every variation of your GARGOYLE opens for me...YR, every variation of your <b>GARGOYLE </b> opens for me; perhaps Lucy Loo's Mom you have a blocker on your computer. Mentalfloss maybe too much for your browser's sensibilities.<br /><br />IMO <b>ERROL FLYNN </b> was a pretty boy when young, but his look matured as he aged. But so did his drinking. We now know those very handsome men are not always what they seem. You readers might like Scotty Bowers book <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/sex-scandal-hollywood-golden-age" rel="nofollow"><b>FULL SERVICE</b></a> which may be all fiction, or not. <br /><br />Thanks for the write-up, Susan. I am sure we will see you and Boomer both soon. Thanks Kurt.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84093042529329657582019-11-18T12:30:48.680-06:002019-11-18T12:30:48.680-06:00One last try, LLsM.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/...One last try, LLsM. <br /><br />https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88019/10-fearsome-facts-about-gargoyles<br /><br />Can anyone else open this? It now shows up on my computer. I don't understand the problem.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38275030134744409592019-11-18T12:26:08.407-06:002019-11-18T12:26:08.407-06:00Hey, folks, don't assume I'm sitting in fo...Hey, folks, don't assume I'm sitting in for Boomer. Maybe he is sitting in for me!!!Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39744326068611941842019-11-18T12:00:16.206-06:002019-11-18T12:00:16.206-06:00YR, no luck, no worries Thanks for trying.
IM, I...YR, no luck, no worries Thanks for trying. <br /><br />IM, I love that image of her, she kind of looks like a cartoon character! Makes me smile too! Lucy Loo's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065945678693285169noreply@blogger.com