tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8863718649168633375..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Greg JohnsonZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43429885959386119002014-12-30T22:32:44.639-06:002014-12-30T22:32:44.639-06:00As pointed out by others,
Loop De Loop”
(original...As pointed out by others,<br /><br />Loop De Loop”<br />(originally by Ted Vann)<br /><br />Here we go loop de loop<br />Here we go loop de li<br />Here we go loop de loop<br />On a Saturday night<br /><br />We’re having a party<br />Ev’rybody’s havin’ a great time<br />All the gang’s here and a-dancin’<br />Yeah I’m loopin’ with a baby of mine<br /><br />Here we go loop de loop<br />Here we go loop de li<br />Here we go loop de loop<br />On a Saturday night<br /><br />Darling are you ready<br />To loop a loop loop with me<br />Start right there<br />Wait just a minute until I count to three<br /><br />(one, two, three)<br />Here we go loop de loop<br />Here we go loop de li<br />Here we go loop de loop<br />On a Saturday night<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75695128515598459252014-12-30T22:31:22.699-06:002014-12-30T22:31:22.699-06:00It seems as if crime on Nantucket lacks the excite...It seems as if crime on Nantucket lacks the excitement of the real world.<br /><br />Post-season must be pretty boring, huh?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7478044238181521682014-12-30T22:26:54.191-06:002014-12-30T22:26:54.191-06:00does this work?
Nantucket Polise Blotter
if it d...does this work?<br /><br /><a href="http://wac.9ebf.edgecastcdn.net/809EBF/ec-origin.boston.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2014/12/nantucketlife-480x485.jpg" rel="nofollow">Nantucket Polise Blotter</a><br /><br />if it does, then how about that dudley? was that you? <br /><br />if it doesn't then just delete me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66294355308787618702014-12-30T21:48:38.034-06:002014-12-30T21:48:38.034-06:00Bill G.... please keep that wet stuff at your ho...Bill G.... please keep that wet stuff at your house.... I cannot tell you how many years it took for me to get rid of the webs between my toes.... :)<br /><br />Wishing you all a Happy New Year filled with Love, Prosperity and Peace.... <br /><br />thelma :)aka thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648450259770808588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41169791046211124682014-12-30T21:27:08.121-06:002014-12-30T21:27:08.121-06:00I was beginning to take a little nap when I got jo...I was beginning to take a little nap when I got jolted by a small earthquake. It was 3.9, about 10 miles away; enough to rattle the windows but that's all.<br /><br />Then I began to hear some strange sounds on my skylights. I went out for coffee and was accosted by little things gently pelting me. It looked like water drops but what was it doing coming from the sky instead of out of a shower head where it belongs? I've heard of something like this mentioned in my family's oral lore so I guess it's happened before around here but not in my recent memory...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42940920300341683032014-12-30T20:43:07.819-06:002014-12-30T20:43:07.819-06:00Congratulations, Lemonade! Does the Mrs. do xword...Congratulations, Lemonade! Does the Mrs. do xwords?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68246782867707529722014-12-30T18:18:15.869-06:002014-12-30T18:18:15.869-06:00Greetings!
Fun puzzle, Greg! Swell review, Santa!...Greetings!<br /><br />Fun puzzle, Greg! Swell review, Santa!<br /><br />Never heard of VELMA, but not hard to suss out.<br /><br />Heater conked out. Have small one in here now. Doesn't quite cut it. Will have to find manual here, as one for this model is not online.<br /><br />For us, it's coooold.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80163081328361543312014-12-30T17:43:42.749-06:002014-12-30T17:43:42.749-06:00When I was a kid back in the Bronx one of our clas...When I was a kid back in the Bronx one of our class trips was to Idlewild Airport (now JFK). We saw Eero Saarinen's new (1962) TWA terminal and got to walk through a Boeing 707.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84169106974206758282014-12-30T17:12:15.013-06:002014-12-30T17:12:15.013-06:00The barrel roll that Rainman talks about is This o...The barrel roll that Rainman talks about is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB63bWPuMz4" rel="nofollow">This one</a>.<br /><br />Very cool! I'd never heard about it. Keep in mind as you watch that the 707, despite its age, is a large aircraft.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71341259023518728132014-12-30T16:55:07.408-06:002014-12-30T16:55:07.408-06:00Rainman - interesting coincidence there. Mine has ...Rainman - interesting coincidence there. Mine has an Air Plains mod too, a very worthy enhancement.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85591774299959813042014-12-30T16:36:35.295-06:002014-12-30T16:36:35.295-06:00WEES, re the puzzle. Nice speed run today, thank...WEES, re the puzzle. Nice speed run today, thanks to all involved.<br /><br />Dudley, Good explanation on the barrel roll. As a fellow Skyhawk owner (I sold it not long ago, and mine had a 180 Air Plains mod), I totally agree... doing aerobatics, even if they are done legally, do not enhance the reason many of us fly. Or flew.<br /><br /><br />But, if you want to view something exciting, watch Robert Johnston, Boeing test pilot, do a roll in a 707 over Seattle. You can easily find it on Youtube, I'm sure, and I would link it here but am not sure how to do it. HG, I like the way you link stuff. How are those done? Thanks.<br /><br />Just noticed Lemony's photo. Whether that's new, doesn't matter, very nice indeed !!! You're a lucky man.Rainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511366260609189046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74318880056375610282014-12-30T16:34:16.010-06:002014-12-30T16:34:16.010-06:00Sorry I'm late to the party, everyone. Did th...Sorry I'm late to the party, everyone. Did the puzzle today in DW's hospital room using a pen. Darn near a speed run, with one major hiccup. I was gaining so much confidence with this puzzle that when I came to the reveal, and having "reloed" several times in my career and never requiring STORAGE, I didn't peek at the perps and entered "packing" without a second thought. At least not until I did the downs. Major inkblot, but the only one. <br />Dudley, great photo. You and I both did well in the spousal dept.<br />Marti, thanks for the offer, but with DW coming home tomorrow afternoon I don't think I'll need any extra celebratory help.Bluehenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215040742633388939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15426340582046754442014-12-30T15:06:40.979-06:002014-12-30T15:06:40.979-06:00Dunno why this is occurring to me right now but .....Dunno why this is occurring to me right now but ... I used to record and watch The View on a somewhat regular basis. Seeing mostly intelligent and reasonable women discuss current events seemed interesting. I came across it again several times lately while having my mid-morning coffee and half an English muffin. Whoopi Goldberg has always struck me as humorous, talented and smart. But she has an surprising propensity for 'fart' humor which doesn't appeal to me at all. It seems surprisingly tasteless and inappropriate, especially on national daytime TV.<br /><br />That reminds me of one of the English teachers at our school, almost universally liked and respected. I have no problem with dirty jokes. However, his jokes were filthy and, more to the point, not funny. It's as if the filthy situation was reason enough for the 'joke' even though it otherwise wasn't remotely funny (to me). It got so that when I could tell he was beginning to tell a joke, I would try to find a reason to politely excuse myself.<br /><br />Rant over...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67127789476357545482014-12-30T13:29:00.185-06:002014-12-30T13:29:00.185-06:00Hola Everyone, A speed run today. I finished the...Hola Everyone, A speed run today. I finished the puzzle while waiting for my husband to finish his treatment. He has four more early get ups and he will have finished his 29th radiation treatment. He's doing ok., but is quite tired and naps in the afternoons. He's looking forward to the last day with great anticipation.<br /><br />I had one blip as I could not remember ABSCAM and I had put in A plus for above average student--C plus is just barely above average in my book. The perps finally straightened me out in the SW area. Thanks Argyle for a great writeup today.<br /><br />Lucina, your convent friend had quite a sense of humor. Were all the nuns so witty?<br /><br />Dudley, a great picture of you and your wife.<br /><br />Heart RX, Wear a long velveteen skirt and a really pretty WARM sweater so you can at least stay warm on your walk to and from the party. long Johns are a good plan, too. Sounds like a great evening. We'll watch the ball drop in NYC on TV. That is the extent of our celebrating this year.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79192708947326561402014-12-30T11:30:16.692-06:002014-12-30T11:30:16.692-06:00As usual, I finished OK (no red letters) and enjoy...As usual, I finished OK (no red letters) and enjoyed the process. Thanks to Greg and Argyle. And thanks to all the rest of you who make blogging about crosswords a warm, social experience. Thanks for the doggerel too!<br /><br />Dudley, thanks for the flying insights. Great photo!<br /><br />Will you all be watching the Rose Parade on television? If things run as they usually do, most of you will be envious of clear skies and pleasant weather. We have gone to Pasadena once to view the floats; not the parade itself but the floats after they were all parked. Crowded, had to park and walk a long way, beautiful and surrounded by a great aroma.<br /><br />I'm not complaining about the clue but C+ was not above average in my teaching experience. We have a good school district and most kids were above average on a state-wide scale. A grade of B- took some explaining. A grade of C meant the student was not doing well and was in over his/her head taking algebra in middle school.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11327896459370614192014-12-30T11:15:49.311-06:002014-12-30T11:15:49.311-06:00Totally delightful Tuesday speed run--many thanks,...<br />Totally delightful Tuesday speed run--many thanks, Greg! Never heard of VERNA Bloom, so thanks for the photo, Argyle. Also, never heard of MEMES as referring to popular videos.<br /><br />Like CanadianEh, I had A PLUS before C Plus. Think the clue should have been "barely" above average. <br /><br />Owen and Moe, fun limericks this morning!<br /><br />Lovely photo, Dudley.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89441616585417501382014-12-30T11:08:58.885-06:002014-12-30T11:08:58.885-06:00As if that would be a hardship or the first time m...As if that would be a hardship or the first time miss m.<br /><br />Like I said, enjoyLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75900957391888481772014-12-30T11:07:19.907-06:002014-12-30T11:07:19.907-06:00Argyle @ 8:08, LOL! I plan to wear a full-length ...Argyle @ 8:08, LOL! I plan to wear a full-length dress, so that I can wear long johns underneath!!!<br /><br />Lemony @ 9:41, No, I don't have that style - but thanks for the great idea! Now I have to go shopping...<br /><br />Dudley - If someone did a barrel roll with me in the plane, you can be sure there would be iced tea and coffee all over the place as I threw them down in panic while trying to find something to grab onto.<br /><br />Irish Miss, I promise I will have some bubbly for you...and some for C.C., and some for Argyle, and some for Jazzbumpa, and Steve, Lemonade, Splynter, Jerome, Dudley, thehondohurricane, Husker Gary, desper-otto, Spitzboov, Tinbeni, Barry G, Crosseyed Dave, Abejo, Avg Joe, Lucina, Misty, Montana, Yellowrocks, OwenKL, Chairman Moe, Bill G., Manac, Rainman, Bluehen, Jayce, Blue Iris, fermatprime...Oh, heck. I guess I'll just have to drink the whole bottle myself!HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50857727338994334172014-12-30T10:46:10.275-06:002014-12-30T10:46:10.275-06:00Good day to everyone,
Pretty easy solve today wit...Good day to everyone,<br /><br />Pretty easy solve today with only one trouble spot. The crossing Z for 48A & 36D was a double wag. I thought oyer for 48A but sitr made no sense. Plain lucky guess. <br /><br />Dudley...good to see you and your Mrs. Nantucket nice any time of year.<br /><br />Really dragging today.... ESPN decided the UConn ladies should wait until 9:00PM to slay the lady Devils last night. TV is (IMHO) screwing up televised sports big time. thehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52528781874246377922014-12-30T10:38:22.248-06:002014-12-30T10:38:22.248-06:00Abejo 8:47 -
No Siree, I haven't done any ac...Abejo 8:47 - <br /><br />No Siree, I haven't done any acrobatic maneuvers with my 172. The risk of doing something incorrectly is too great. At the worst, it's possible to over stress the structure and break off something important like the wings.<br /><br />Proper acrobatic machines are quite reinforced, and can thus withstand the increased stress of fancy flight.<br /><br />A barrel roll, while acrobatic in nature, has an interesting property: there is a constant 1g load on the airplane throughout the maneuver. You could set a glass of water on the floor, perform the barrel roll, and not spill a drop. If there were passengers, and if their eyes were closed, they could not tell they were in the maneuver.<br /><br />The legendary Bob Hoover demonstrated this on film by pouring a glass of tea with one hand while piloting a Shrike through the barrel roll with the other. Mind you, he was really good at this! You can watch a <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uw2qPLEgKdQ" rel="nofollow">clip of Bob Hoover here</a>Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36951448292099090432014-12-30T10:14:29.220-06:002014-12-30T10:14:29.220-06:00Good Morning:
This was a fun solve as it had a li...Good Morning:<br /><br />This was a fun solve as it had a little bit of something for everyone, as Argyle parsed so skillfully and wittily. The theme and answers hit home with yours truly who moved 17 times in 27 years. I know my way around packing boxes!<br /><br />Thanks, Greg, for a delightful Tuesday offering and thanks, Argyle, for the charming summation.<br /><br />Dudley, that is a great photo of you and your lovely wife. Glad you got to spend your birthday doing something you enjoy so much.<br /><br />Owen and Chairman Moe - You are both in rare form today.<br /><br />No plans for New Year's Eve, so, Marti, have some bubbly for me. (Maybe an hors d'oeuvre or two, also! 😉)<br />Have a great day.325Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24117771836344680722014-12-30T10:03:53.072-06:002014-12-30T10:03:53.072-06:00Hello, puzzler friends!
Thanks to Greg Johnson an...Hello, puzzler friends!<br /><br />Thanks to Greg Johnson and Argyle for today's speed run and review.<br /><br />In the convent a friend of mine would announce, time for the BOX SOCIAL when going to confession.<br /><br />Thanks to crosswords, OYEZ and AIOLI are firmly stored in my brain though I have cooked with the latter.<br /><br />Mr. & Mrs. Dudley strike a nice pose. Wonderful photo.<br /><br />Have a lovely Tuesday, everyone!<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65098356614343168592014-12-30T09:52:21.057-06:002014-12-30T09:52:21.057-06:00"Puzzling thoughts":
If this crossword ..."Puzzling thoughts":<br /><br />If this crossword were akin to a visit to the dentist, I could exclaim: "look ma, no cavities!!" My ink-filled answers on newsprint look pristine today; not a write-over in sight! For me, I just kept plucking the "low-hanging fruit" and pretty soon the puzzle was solved ... Guess I was a bit better than C-PLUS!<br /><br />Nice theme; a few tougher clues/solves but definitely a puzzle that fits Monday or Tuesday <br /><br />Lots of choices today for a limerick; I chose the "Friends" actor:<br /><br />There was once a young actress from Pisa,<br />Who was here on a one-year long visa;<br />Her talent, she boasts,<br />Is portraying ghosts;<br />That's how she got the name: Moan-a LISA!Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7952375448266640032014-12-30T09:50:17.588-06:002014-12-30T09:50:17.588-06:00efficient<a href="http://justhdphotos.com/file/30090/1920x1080/Funny%20Photos%202208.jpg" rel="nofollow">efficient</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11684249365300319572014-12-30T09:41:44.983-06:002014-12-30T09:41:44.983-06:00marti sounds great, love walking distance even whe...marti sounds great, love walking distance even when walking is not so easy.<br /><br />Canadian Eh, you have to know marti has at least one pair of <a href="http://www.fashioninspo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/elle-02-jimmy-choo-cheshire-black-rubber-riding-boot-galoshes-xln-lgn.jpg" rel="nofollow"> THESE</a>Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.com