tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8814197761185803521..comments2024-03-19T04:11:58.045-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, December 17th 2014 Fred PiscopZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85175360457788307672014-12-17T21:06:36.728-06:002014-12-17T21:06:36.728-06:00Hi all!
I can't say I was able to HOP to each...Hi all!<br /><br />I can't say I was able to HOP to each answer today, but the slow & steady TURTLE (me) won the race. Thanks Fed for a Wed challenge and Argyle an pals keeping up the fun.<br /><br />WEES re: too before NOT, toy before PAW. NANAS or NoNAS was my only unsure square.<br /><br />Fav: STOOGES. I kept wondering who wore funny shorts? V8!<br /><br />Did I miss the NIT? 59a in 23a's clue?<br /><br />Mini-(bar) theme?<br />ON CUE, SOTS get the JONESES if the new bottle he BANKS ON is NOT ISSUEd.<br /><br />C, Eh? - Is twosies (second breakfast) all of CA or just in BC?<br /><br />God Speed in post-op YR! Nice pic too.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91519703153598491042014-12-17T20:28:19.826-06:002014-12-17T20:28:19.826-06:00Yellowrocks, I forgot to wish you well with your u...Yellowrocks, I forgot to wish you well with your upcoming surgery. Best wishes for a great outcome and a speedy recovery.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36605244402341003772014-12-17T20:11:42.230-06:002014-12-17T20:11:42.230-06:00AvgJoe:
I believe the economic boon will be signif...AvgJoe:<br />I believe the economic boon will be significant once Cubans start importing 21st century appliances, phones, cars, etc. and think of the cigar smokers! It's Christmas for them, my brother among them.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53922159313767718732014-12-17T20:05:18.727-06:002014-12-17T20:05:18.727-06:00BIG rain last night! On the skylights, it sounded ...BIG rain last night! On the skylights, it sounded like it was raining golf balls. Than some lightning and thunder. Growing up back east I was used to lightning and thunder often in summer thunderstorms. Not so out here in coastal California. When I was teaching and a loud clap of thunder would surprise us, I might as well give up trying to teach anything for 10 minutes while the kids came back down from their zap of adrenaline.<br /><br />Last night, Craig Ferguson was telling about an artist in Europe who painted with his penis, surprising well apparently. When asked how he did it, he replied, "Oh, it's --- ----."<br /><br />CED, I enjoyed your sonic boom video. Very cool. I too hate the Ta Da! I often have the volume turned up a bit playing EmmyLou Harris or Leo Redbone on Pandora though external speakers. The TaDa is so annoying that, if I remember, I mute the audio for a few seconds.<br /><br />I thought you might enjoy this photo of Orion and a meteor. <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141217.html" rel="nofollow">Orion and fireball</a> (Double click on the photo for highest resolution.)Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50152622636134613542014-12-17T19:17:36.730-06:002014-12-17T19:17:36.730-06:00Curse you Marti. I got it before the reveal, but h...Curse you Marti. I got it before the reveal, but had to say "Oh good grief! That was obvious!"<br /><br />Not to stir any pots, but we've had a very interesting day in international politics. And we also have a significant S Florida constituency. Any thoughts on the days events? (With no ideological slant, por favor)Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16998801497820929082014-12-17T18:58:24.886-06:002014-12-17T18:58:24.886-06:00Hah! I nailed the "Jeopardy" final answ...Hah! I nailed the "Jeopardy" final answer today. Click on my avatar link, to see my favorite movie.HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9390012449351427342014-12-17T18:33:13.432-06:002014-12-17T18:33:13.432-06:00Greetings!
Great puzzle, Fred! Whizzed through it...Greetings!<br /><br />Great puzzle, Fred! Whizzed through it. Also liked your puzzle at NetWord! Two on the same day!<br /><br />Very amusing write-up, as usual, Steve! <br /><br />Hang in there, YR!<br /><br />Camera in new iPad is really superb! Took a picture of infection I have and sent it to derm. Really clear.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34880520657320050022014-12-17T18:20:45.813-06:002014-12-17T18:20:45.813-06:00Just dropped in to wish all of you a Blessed Holy ...<br />Just dropped in to wish all of you a Blessed Holy Season. Doing as well as the "elderly" can :) Hope all of you are well, too!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68328548326108957762014-12-17T17:59:11.937-06:002014-12-17T17:59:11.937-06:00Spent 2 1/2 hours today squinting at the computer ...<br />Spent 2 1/2 hours today squinting at the computer and completing a Federal government employment application. After that I picked up the puzzle and everything felt so "isshh..." Plucked a few low hanging fruit and then made a hasty contribution to the recycle bin.<br /><br />But I will treat myself to a passive scroll through the comments. Here goes... :-) Ergonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74416289670175921052014-12-17T17:45:20.906-06:002014-12-17T17:45:20.906-06:00P.S. This clip includes a clip I posted earlier, b...P.S. This clip includes a clip I posted earlier, but the last minute is priceless...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iWcxlijzDM" rel="nofollow">Raj & Siri</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31833027095503070682014-12-17T16:24:41.371-06:002014-12-17T16:24:41.371-06:00Double dagnabit! In trying to press the red X &...Double dagnabit! In trying to press the red X & go make Dinner, i discovered (b/4 daughter stole my PC) that I had more research in the wings (metaphorically speaking...)<br /><br />HG, a side link to your link proves <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHBevPYVzaY" rel="nofollow">sonic booms can be visual,</a> as well as annoying... Also, loved the Cat Ballou link, I saved it to watch the side links later. Hmm, a corset? He looks really good! (I would try it, except I am afraid my head would explode...)<br /><br />Totally forgot to mention that I thought I had a multi Natick nit with the puzzle, as I was stuck in one area. But when I changed Napir to Tapir, Toledo, Sonic & Sagehen popped out, & then,,, <br />nothing happened!<br /><br />Rainman @7:07<br />Luckily I was using a pen, very anticlimatic, but I have been blown out of my chair by that &*%$#@ TADA enough times that I actually change a known letter back to red b/4 finishing just to avoid them damn thing. (My nerves are shot...)<br /><br />Oh, & Steve, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GvItvuujh8" rel="nofollow">I am still hesitant to try Siri on my new Iphone.</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5711150950383337632014-12-17T16:18:22.314-06:002014-12-17T16:18:22.314-06:00Ol' Man Keith @ 3:54, DH never learned to ski ...Ol' Man Keith @ 3:54, DH never learned to ski when he moved up here from Mississippi. Maybe you two should get together while I schuss down the slopes?HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62914086874727089112014-12-17T16:03:48.953-06:002014-12-17T16:03:48.953-06:00Anon @ 3:54
OK, I realize I went "out on a l...Anon @ 3:54<br /><br />OK, I realize I went "out on a limb"; I sort of have Adam Sandler to blame, though. His Celebrity Cipher in our paper today dealt with Hanukkah and Yarmulke. There aren't too many rhyming words with either of these . . . <br /><br />Sorry if I offended anyone. Mea culpa.Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49716810953050945632014-12-17T15:57:37.675-06:002014-12-17T15:57:37.675-06:00Greetings fellow puzzlers, late to the party again...Greetings fellow puzzlers, late to the party again <a href="http://www.barnorama.com/wp-content/images/2013/01/funny-pictures-649/15-funny-pictures-649.jpg" rel="nofollow">so I will explain along the way...</a><br /><br />My daughter commandeered my PC to print out sheet music. (I think for the entire Xmas Choir!) Video to follow after xmas...<br /><br />Steve! I didn't understand the elevenses cartoon & did some research before my daughter kicked me out. It seems to be already covered, but I don't want to waste <a href="http://www.picturebritain.com/2011/09/what-are-elevenses.html" rel="nofollow">these mouthwatering pics!</a>. Also, we have had the carot/karot/carrot discussion b/4, so is it ok if I just <a href="http://site.debebians.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/carat-vs-karat-vs-carrot.png" rel="nofollow">provide a visual...?</a><br /><br />Learning moment: <a href="https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=french+teton+definition" rel="nofollow">Grand Tetons!</a> Finally some French I can appreciate!<br /><br />Sobering moment: Last CC comment last nite, no sexual innuendo? (Dagnabit! there goes half my material...)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_6936635_make-edible-soap.html" rel="nofollow">Public Service Link</a> for the bad mouth kiddies...<br /><br />Speaking of "Hop", <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEtQeoTpf-g" rel="nofollow"> you never know what the cat is going to do next..</a><br /><br />(FYI) I spent an hour watching funny hitchhiking videos to link, & you will be glad to know I rejected them all...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13319398106298062222014-12-17T15:54:55.472-06:002014-12-17T15:54:55.472-06:00Please Moe; no mo'.
Keep it classy. It's ...Please Moe; no mo'.<br /><br />Keep it classy. It's Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86054378464754600312014-12-17T15:54:00.624-06:002014-12-17T15:54:00.624-06:00Hm. I lived in Austria for a time, and SCHUSS! (s...Hm. I lived in Austria for a time, and SCHUSS! (sometimes "Tschuss") was a greeting or farewell, something like "Ciao" for Italians or chichi tourists.<br /> My ignorance shows I never learned to ski. When I moved to the Berkshires many years ago, I was warned about the snowy winters (and springs): "You'll have to learn to ski, or to sit by the fire and drink."<br />As I say I never learned to ski... Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35876735020254867702014-12-17T15:39:55.247-06:002014-12-17T15:39:55.247-06:00OK - I am going to try, at least one or two days a...OK - I am going to try, at least one or two days a week - to come up with a Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Festivus (or whatever other Holidays are celebrated in DEC) limerick. I had my reindeer ones last week. Today's is in honor of the eight day/night Jewish one:<br /><br />The former White House Page, Miss Monica,<br />Hooked up with Bill this year, for Hanukkah;<br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=monica+lewinsky&tbm=isch&imgil=EvuH4Zrz10TZrM%253A%253BPSkRMPV7-mYiBM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.nydailynews.com%25252Fnews%25252Fpolitics%25252Fmonica-lewinsky-bill-clinton-affair-time-burn-beret-bury-blue-dress-article-1.1781283&source=iu&pf=m&fir=EvuH4Zrz10TZrM%253A%252CPSkRMPV7-mYiBM%252C_&usg=__KCxhHHkkdwPjFVB-GdaMPL6F_Xs%3D&biw=1366&bih=657&ved=0CJEBEMo3&ei=R_aRVML1PIigNoXBgiA#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=EvuH4Zrz10TZrM%253A%3BPSkRMPV7-mYiBM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fassets.nydailynews.com%252Fpolopoly_fs%252F1.1783154!%252Fimg%252FhttpImage%252Fimage.jpg_gen%252Fderivatives%252Farticle_970%252Fmonica-lewinsky.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.nydailynews.com%252Fnews%252Fpolitics%252Fmonica-lewinsky-bill-clinton-affair-time-burn-beret-bury-blue-dress-article-1.1781283%3B970%3B1293" rel="nofollow">Lewinsky</a> soon realized,<br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bill+clinton&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=BveRVMHyD8i-ggSi1YLABQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1366&bih=657" rel="nofollow">Clinton</a> is not circumcised,<br />Now his "head" sports a brand new <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=yarmulke&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZPeRVL3EA4aggwTyr4OQAg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=657#tbm=isch&q=bill+clinton+in+a+yarmulke&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=VbtqK1N5bzkC0M%253A%3BLqApprM38MlF-M%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fi0.wp.com%252Fwww.loonwatch.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2009%252F12%252Fclinton_yarmulke.jpg%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Floonwatch.wordpress.com%252Ftag%252Fbill-clinton%252F%3B298%3B322" rel="nofollow">yarmulke!</a>Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52115377300896985912014-12-17T15:28:41.768-06:002014-12-17T15:28:41.768-06:00"puzzling thoughts":
Owen - glad to hav..."puzzling thoughts":<br /><br />Owen - glad to have you back! I have been on and off busy and lately my limericking mind has been a bit empty<br /><br />Lemon - yeah, I did like the STOOGES solve; nice that my boys Curly and Larry can get a SO now and again. Seen "MOE" a lot more often!<br /><br />JzB - thanks again for sharing the Christopher Bill trombone Xmas music; helps to get me in the Christmas "mood", plus the music/harmony is really, really good<br /><br />Tin - hope your trip was a "success"; titillating, perhaps? ;^) BTW, I haven't had a chance to try the "new" Black Bottle Scotch, although from the description I read it appears as though the "newer" one is not as peaty and smoky as the one in the green bottle, so I may not like it as well. Might just have to find my way up to Villa Incognito and try some . . .<br /><br />Oh, yeah, I did the puzzle today! Speed run; last clue to fall was SANCHO PANZA but by then I had figured the "theme" and all that was left was to insert an N here and a Z there . . . 17 and 6 across were a nice combo; I think I recall a recent puzzle where the clue for SKINS was "the other" side in a pickup basketball game . . .Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1368553994291393512014-12-17T14:23:59.596-06:002014-12-17T14:23:59.596-06:00Pud soaps were in fact pudding soaps, just like Ar...Pud soaps were in fact pudding soaps, just like Argyle conjugated. During the WWII, when rationing of foodstuffs in Great Britain was at its height, soaps were made to be ( and meant to be ) eaten in an emergency. It was a convenient way of getting around the food rationing guide rules and also as a war measure. So, just like Ivory was 99.9% pure, LUX was 99.9% edible. Today, that particular formulation could very well have been used for food stamps in the US. Except for the pervasive, persistent and overwhelming obesity already present here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82976134918363070932014-12-17T14:01:13.775-06:002014-12-17T14:01:13.775-06:00
Argyle, maybe pud is short for pudenda ? Just a ...<br />Argyle, maybe pud is short for pudenda ? Just a thought ..Don't even think about finding who I amnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16952707543438834612014-12-17T13:56:44.065-06:002014-12-17T13:56:44.065-06:00Yes Kathy (YR) best wishes for a speedy recovery.
...Yes Kathy (YR) best wishes for a speedy recovery.<br /><br />KUUJ, when I initially posted here back in 2008, I had no plans on visiting regularly and had merely found the site trying to understand an answer which I had obtained from perps but which made no sense to me. I do not recall but it was something London Flower: THAMES.<br /><br />I had used the name Lemmonade714 as a play on the Quaalude logo before, and when Google insisted on a name, there it was, but I dropped the uneeded second M. Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22910556949553005242014-12-17T13:56:40.302-06:002014-12-17T13:56:40.302-06:00I'll guess july 14. Birthday?I'll guess july 14. Birthday?Rainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511366260609189046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52189726678215948272014-12-17T13:30:08.268-06:002014-12-17T13:30:08.268-06:00HG @ 9:04, I remember watching that shot at The Op...HG @ 9:04, I remember watching that shot at The Open. The announcers were just flabbergasted that he actually made it!<br /><br />Jazzbumpba, I am going to be sad when the 25 days of Christmas links run out. They are really fun to watch and listen to.<br /><br />YR, glad to hear you are still enjoying the puzzles. I think you will be so happy to be back to your old self again after the surgery. Hurry back!HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30192602439445365152014-12-17T13:23:38.305-06:002014-12-17T13:23:38.305-06:00Lemony - Glad to hear we're not Siskel & E...Lemony - Glad to hear we're not Siskel & Ebert because they're both dead. The CC Tribe is alive & kickin'!<br /><br />I've always wanted to know the meaning behind your 714. Babe Ruth? Joe Friday? Quaaludes?K-Dubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500402191082317705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7400051206946027842014-12-17T13:21:58.189-06:002014-12-17T13:21:58.189-06:00morning all -
fun puzzle today and i was really ...morning all - <br /><br />fun puzzle today and i was really excited for the "TA DA" on a wednesday! <br /><br />christian slater and johnny depp hung out in my locker in junior high - i've seen "Heathers" more times than i can count. even today, i will watch something just because christian slater is in it.<br /><br />@steve - when my hubs and i first got our iphones, siri did not understand him at all. turns out he had chosen her language as "english - australian" so she was expecting an aussie accent! a quick change of siri's language to "english - US" solved it. she doesn't sound as sexy but at least they understand each other now.<br /><br />have a great day everyone...<br /><br />tawnyatawnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466346747643525821noreply@blogger.com