tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8700932622119659931..comments2024-03-19T04:11:58.045-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Victor Fleming and Nancy SalomonZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11684368679310771362011-06-28T23:22:09.778-05:002011-06-28T23:22:09.778-05:00i dont tink soi dont tink soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14449207489328494562011-06-28T23:08:03.591-05:002011-06-28T23:08:03.591-05:00Jeannie new chief?Jeannie new chief?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25024927535451070142011-06-28T23:06:33.714-05:002011-06-28T23:06:33.714-05:00Anon @ 8:49,
Thanks for the good guy label. But I ...Anon @ 8:49,<br />Thanks for the good guy label. But I am allergic to authority, and have no desire to possess any, here or elsewhere. <br />As for "overreacting", I have been playing here for 2 1/2 years, roughly. In that time I have criticized other named, regular bloggers exactly twice, and only once this year. Anons who make inflammatory remarks, such as calling someone a pompous ass, are fair game. <br />In my view, the people who care enough to come here daily, interact with the other bloggers, and do so with mutual respect, wit, and intellect are the glue that holds what was once an obscure blog that people found by accident together and have made it was it is or was. <br />The genius of CC was in having the vision to start such a blog not knowing if anyone would ever find it, and then creating a space and a structure that led a certain number of souls to visit each other daily in the ether. <br />YMMV.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24095416381577251572011-06-28T23:04:57.222-05:002011-06-28T23:04:57.222-05:00One of my favorites
C.C. riddle and /or a recipe...One of my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pJ2iw9xieo%22" rel="nofollow"> favorites</a><br /><br />C.C. riddle and /or a recipe coming up tomorrow. I just have to decide which one has preference.<br /><br />Kudos to all that you have accomplished here and in the crossword world.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25759730321367782622011-06-28T22:53:06.687-05:002011-06-28T22:53:06.687-05:00Jeannie, I think you misunderstood C.C. Everything...Jeannie, I think you misunderstood C.C. Everything in moderation has always been what she has asked of us.<br /><br />anon @9:59..made me laugh. Don't attempt these puzzles if you think they are so stupid.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56155783338706259782011-06-28T22:44:06.879-05:002011-06-28T22:44:06.879-05:00Jeannie,
I don't want them to disappear. As yo...Jeannie,<br />I don't want them to disappear. As you said, they add to the entertainment here and I appreciate your constant effort to make the blog fun. Moderation is all I ask.<br /><br />Happy Birthday to your Dad!Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76590410379009933642011-06-28T22:39:01.928-05:002011-06-28T22:39:01.928-05:00C.C., sorry about the recipes and riddles. Those ...C.C., sorry about the recipes and riddles. Those will cease. I just thought it added to the entertainment value here. I know that first and foremost it is a crossword puzzle sight. I am sorry if I did something wrong here once again.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87784718747833683042011-06-28T22:22:11.307-05:002011-06-28T22:22:11.307-05:00Jeez O' Pete, we lost a mainstain. Not really...Jeez O' Pete, we lost a mainstain. Not really a good idea when sailing. You just take down the jib, unhoist the sail and recover. I am not saying that I will not miss Dennis, but time marches on. Do what you must do.<br /><br />As for the puzzle today....for once I wasn't on Kazies's wavelengh; but I am pretty sure she had a leg up on me seeing how I suck at French.<br /><br />C.C. I felt the worst for you. It made me sad that you compared Dennis leaving to your Dad dying. BTW, my Dad turned 76 today. Dennis, did you think of turning over the birthday list? You can send it to me. I will still be a loyal poster here when time permits.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37336281692232013182011-06-28T22:02:38.448-05:002011-06-28T22:02:38.448-05:00Kazie. Please tell me the difference between SWaxo...Kazie. Please tell me the difference between SWaxon and German.HUTCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722150630533336199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28312277173119185952011-06-28T21:52:10.500-05:002011-06-28T21:52:10.500-05:00So's your mother.So's your mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82210820436974608252011-06-28T21:39:50.341-05:002011-06-28T21:39:50.341-05:00Ce mots croisés était la merde. Ce que l'enfer...Ce mots croisés était la merde. Ce que l'enfer est KIR 52 de partout ... aucune question j'ai fait le calcul. Américains stupides et votre langage simpleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73441740127104428892011-06-28T21:21:29.104-05:002011-06-28T21:21:29.104-05:00Dennis,
I will miss your early morning postings. ...Dennis, <br />I will miss your early morning postings. I hope you will at least pop in to guide our daily dietary habits. <br /><br />Otherwise, how shall we know whether we should eat a doughnut (6/3), savor chocolate ice cream (6/7), or crunch on fresh veggies (6/16)? Or (heaven forbid!) sip on ice(d) tea (6/10).<br /><br />You have made me LOL on many occasions. Thank you! I hope you chime in soon, and often.<br /><br />MJMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75420617804685643582011-06-28T21:00:06.996-05:002011-06-28T21:00:06.996-05:00All about the theme- VRE, that's the theme. Si...All about the theme- VRE, that's the theme. Simple as that. It's fresh and it's quirky. Different. How many phrases, or names, end in VRE? There's nothing to overthink here.<br /><br />As an aside to others. Get off the jingoistic crap. French, American, Saudi, Israeli, African, and on and on... we're all sisters and brothers. And if you don't like foreign words in a crossword puzzle don't do the puzzle in the LOS ANGELES Times.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20473868486053984452011-06-28T20:49:24.622-05:002011-06-28T20:49:24.622-05:00Nope, still don't get it. But that's ok.
...Nope, still don't get it. But that's ok.<br /><br />No, Windhover should NOT be the new sheriff - a good guy, but too quick to trash someone, usually an overreaction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82586677717848599892011-06-28T20:47:50.433-05:002011-06-28T20:47:50.433-05:00More theme music? Try This.
Or This.More theme music? Try <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbPWcLode0" rel="nofollow"> This</a>.<br /><br />Or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij-jM8CcQIQ" rel="nofollow">This</a>.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34717893241567176872011-06-28T20:31:51.316-05:002011-06-28T20:31:51.316-05:00Long day on the tractor, and just caught up on the...Long day on the tractor, and just caught up on the posts. Wow!!<br />My only comment: <br />If the guy who called Dennis a pompous ass is the same one who called him a 'pompass ass' last year, it just proves what we all know - this is a great blog. Even idiots can learn here.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7751261395804505562011-06-28T20:31:28.339-05:002011-06-28T20:31:28.339-05:00Back from my test, but won't get the results f...Back from my test, but won't get the results for a week or so.<br /><br />I've been catching up on the blog comments. Kazie is the resident French and German linguist and her comment about the Académie Française periodically policing the language got me thinking. <br /><br />All the theme phrases were totally en Français, with the exception of STEAK AU POIVRE. STEAK isn't French, it is an English word that has apparently wiggled its way into the language. Bifteck, or biftek, meaning beef steak, is the word I learned many years ago. Then there are words for various cuts such as châteaubriand and filet mignon.<br /><br />I guess the French aren't that different from Americans when it comes to adopting words, they are just a little slower.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61519611132330386972011-06-28T20:21:13.433-05:002011-06-28T20:21:13.433-05:00"He must be down at the regional center handi..."He must be down at the regional center handing out day passes."<br /><br />What does that mean? I don't get it.At seanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25441982305756814142011-06-28T20:17:50.530-05:002011-06-28T20:17:50.530-05:00Avg. Joe - I didn't get the joke - is it too D...Avg. Joe - I didn't get the joke - is it too DF to ask you to explain ? - or would that fact, in and of itself, put it 'over-the-top '?<br /><br /><br />Lemonade, your efforts in rhyming your posting, is admirable, and almost sounds like boasting.<br /><br />Thank God, we still have you - otherwise we would be down to too few.Dennis look-alikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27911632001331634762011-06-28T20:14:06.998-05:002011-06-28T20:14:06.998-05:00Oh what the hell. May as well have some Theme Musi...Oh what the hell. May as well have some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM" rel="nofollow">Theme Music</a> for this debacle.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29359282508104650232011-06-28T20:06:16.494-05:002011-06-28T20:06:16.494-05:00The inception of the puzzle was my wondering how m...The inception of the puzzle was my wondering how many words that might be in an American’s vocabulary end with VRE.<br /><br />A quote from Victor Fleming so no, how they were pronounced wasn't a consideration.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58840255458536671742011-06-28T20:00:16.965-05:002011-06-28T20:00:16.965-05:00From the looks of things, Dennis got a new job aft...From the looks of things, Dennis got a new job after resigning this morning. He must be down at the regional center handing out day passes.<br /><br />(Hope that's not too DF for publication)Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57096002439600675122011-06-28T19:57:56.876-05:002011-06-28T19:57:56.876-05:00What an interesting group of grumblers we have tod...What an interesting group of grumblers we have today. <br /><br />Jerome, thank you for communicating with Nancy, I really do like to know.<br /><br />I agree that I appreciate Dennis taking the time to say adieu, rather than just disappear into the night. As has been said, things happen, and while our friendships may only be cyber, and we never fought together at the kyber, we do worry about those who post, than suddenly they are a ghost. <br /><br />Say hi now and then, you don't even need a penLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31027336616910490872011-06-28T19:57:19.121-05:002011-06-28T19:57:19.121-05:00Jerome, since you spoke to Nancy Salomon and she c...Jerome, since you spoke to Nancy Salomon and she confirmed that FAVRE was part of the theme, what did she say the theme was? Was it as Argyle thought, "ending in VRE but are commonly pronounced RVE"? Are Americans really as ignorant as that?All about the themenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32604092650688103132011-06-28T19:27:53.549-05:002011-06-28T19:27:53.549-05:00Kazie. Aren't you over your limit? We will see...Kazie. Aren't you over your limit? We will see you tomorrow. Merci.Reggie Hammondnoreply@blogger.com