tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8964359293828802412..comments2024-03-19T02:34:18.750-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Robert E. Lee MorrisZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48022425015978821012015-04-28T23:02:14.052-05:002015-04-28T23:02:14.052-05:00Hey Alex, this clip is waaaay different from this ...Hey Alex, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmwqnqL3Hbg" rel="nofollow">this clip</a> is waaaay different from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xTqUEhWYsI" rel="nofollow">this clip</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52255269531356405082015-04-28T21:18:05.133-05:002015-04-28T21:18:05.133-05:00Bill G - you done did it Obligatory Jeopardy link....Bill G - you done did it <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUZijEuNDQ" rel="nofollow">Obligatory Jeopardy link</a>. //yes I'm in a Weird Al kick/SLANT. I have all the TAPES. Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67196757965839707762015-04-28T20:57:28.641-05:002015-04-28T20:57:28.641-05:00Jayce, I agree about the sound quality and accents...Jayce, I agree about the sound quality and accents on some of the British shows. When that happens, I turn on subtitles.<br /><br />CED, great bicycle video! <br /><br />I haven't watched Jeopardy yet but I will soon. To my mind, Alex often makes mildly annoying comments when he's trying to be cute or clever. Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19083280206946981662015-04-28T20:57:18.572-05:002015-04-28T20:57:18.572-05:00CED - you make me smarter (or at least amuse) ever...CED - you make me smarter (or at least amuse) every day. I studied AI (my masters thesis was on machine vision) and watchig my kids learning was/is absolutely fabulous. Maybe IBM got it right in Watson. Thanks for the UTURN left / it goes right bike link. Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42040465202808539812015-04-28T19:05:30.562-05:002015-04-28T19:05:30.562-05:00Also, Alex's comment, after the question, befo...Also, Alex's comment, after the question, before the reveal, was misleading, if not wrong.Lorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8616202091088543122015-04-28T19:02:17.367-05:002015-04-28T19:02:17.367-05:00Tonight's Final Jeopardy question is now a per...Tonight's Final Jeopardy question is now a personal favorite. I've heard it before but had forgotten the answer. It was a great inner struggle and, alas, I could not prevail. So, now, it is a fact that I will never forget. Funny how the mind works ala CED's bicycle link.<br /><br />People will ask, "How do you know that!?! And better yet, why?!?"Garthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37111231250443266972015-04-28T18:56:56.178-05:002015-04-28T18:56:56.178-05:00I loved the image of "two stacks of magazines...I loved the image of "two stacks of magazines on my lobster-crate coffee table, one of Hoard’s Dairyman and one of The New Yorker."Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21055885563348975332015-04-28T16:57:08.453-05:002015-04-28T16:57:08.453-05:00Greetings!
Thanks, Mr. Morris and Santa.
No prob...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks, Mr. Morris and Santa.<br /><br />No problems.<br /><br />Hate the unshaven look on Tennant and others. Hated "Murder."<br /><br />Beautiful day here.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57897794203398988282015-04-28T16:42:25.872-05:002015-04-28T16:42:25.872-05:00Yes! I strongly recommend the use of Closed Captio...Yes! I strongly recommend the use of Closed Captioning for British TV. I believe BillG first mentioned it.<br /><br />As for the face stubble on men: no thank you! It not only looks ugly, it feels worse. I like to kiss a clean-shaven man. MmmmmLucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42105867981813279692015-04-28T16:37:35.345-05:002015-04-28T16:37:35.345-05:00What Dudley and Jayce said.
OK enough of this s...What Dudley and Jayce said.<br /><br /><br /><br />OK enough of this silliness. Enjoyed the puzzle, but not as much as yesterday. Had some trouble remembering PCP, and the Dietz Z was only by virtue of getting Spitz with perp help, but got it done. Like others, I saw "spear" in the circles prior to the reveal.<br /><br />Very cool backwards bike video, CED. Sent it to all the kids.<br /><br />Can't bring myself to click on the punctuation link. Sorry Hahtoolah. I spent last Friday in a 7 hour seminar on writing, where we spent 3 hours on punctuation. Overload. Maybe another day.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65161776039259487312015-04-28T16:16:43.624-05:002015-04-28T16:16:43.624-05:00For those having trouble with accents on BBC TV, t...For those having trouble with accents on BBC TV, turn on Closed Captioning (not my idea; I think someone mentioned it here some time ago).'Enry 'Igginsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45550744371741608172015-04-28T16:13:38.531-05:002015-04-28T16:13:38.531-05:00Correction of my 7:04 a.m. post on "CAT"...Correction of my 7:04 a.m. post on "CAT" scans: The use of the "A" is "acronymic," not "anagrammatical."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72219394284241694022015-04-28T16:12:41.140-05:002015-04-28T16:12:41.140-05:00Hello Puzzlers -
Glad to learn there are others w...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Glad to learn there are others who dislike the stubble style. I'm getting tired of the look in the L.L. Bean catalog, frinstance. <br /><br />As for the puzzle, no real problems. Hand up for Snee before Dirk. Dashiell Hammett was easy, I just re-watched the Maltese Falcon a few days ago.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23234013584026063072015-04-28T16:04:18.876-05:002015-04-28T16:04:18.876-05:00Honesty.
Aw nuts! I gotta have some spare change ...<a href="http://s.fishki.net/upload/post/201405/05/1266495/189f60bef46258e7ab08b37fc109e563.jpg" rel="nofollow">Honesty.</a><br /><br />Aw nuts! <a href="http://img5.visualizeus.com/thumbs/c1/2f/funny,photo,robot,sign,cgi,ciborg-c12f96e7bbedf1cf6eb65b2700c7e4d7_h.jpg" rel="nofollow">I gotta have some spare change for this guy...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.owensworld.com/sites/default/files/styles/images/public/funny-pictures/i-got-a-spare.jpg?itok=OisXS-8b" rel="nofollow">Ingenuity at work!</a><br /><br />Hey! <a href="https://verdedirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spare001.jpg" rel="nofollow">I have the same sign on my dishwasher!</a><br /><br />From YouTube trending:<br />Knowledge does not = understanding <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzDaBzBlL0" rel="nofollow">Neural Plasticity.</a><br />Which makes me wonder, would a crossword be more difficult if it were backward? I mean 1A was on the bottom right, or the whole dang thingie was a mirror image? Has it been done??? Hmmm...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67893516515852603272015-04-28T15:35:20.043-05:002015-04-28T15:35:20.043-05:00I, too, dislike that stubble look. To me it just l...I, too, dislike that stubble look. To me it just looks unkempt and unclean.<br />Bill G, I agree with you about kinds of stories on TV that I like. When the plotting gets too circuitous, sometimes I can still enjoy the performances. <i>How to Get Away with Murder</i> was awful!<br />I just wish the BBC shows had better sound; really hard to hear the dialog in most of the British shows, as it is usually drowned out by background sound effects and music. My wife can't understand the Yorkshire accents.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82008183967148283612015-04-28T15:26:44.011-05:002015-04-28T15:26:44.011-05:00Fun puzzle today. Had the same pause-giving experi...Fun puzzle today. Had the same pause-giving experience with the SPITZ, ECLAT, DIETZ area as many of you did. knew HAMMETT but not EISEN, but got it by perps.<br />Hahtoolah, I enjoyed that article you linked. Thank you.<br />I always thought the "A" in CAT scan stood for "assisted."<br />Avg Joe, your comment yesterday afternoon was awesome.<br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33037213381809491142015-04-28T15:21:41.125-05:002015-04-28T15:21:41.125-05:00Irish Miss, I sometimes like shows because of the ...Irish Miss, I sometimes like shows because of the characters or the 'feel' of the show; Foyle's Law for example. So I found Broadchurch worthwhile for those two reasons. However, the story and the ending seemed muddled to me but that may be the fault of my feeble brain. I tend to like dramas where the bad guys are apparent and where they get their comeuppance in the end. These days I'm a fan of NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, etc. I tried How to Get Away with Murder and hated it. I liked Suits at first but it got self-indulgent and tedious.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58501424974514668832015-04-28T15:02:13.618-05:002015-04-28T15:02:13.618-05:00Bill G,
I agree--there's nothing worse against...Bill G,<br />I agree--there's nothing worse against a woman's face than short stubble. My DH has always had his beard, and that's no problem as long as it's not too short, and kept neat.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73037029978311630992015-04-28T14:52:42.193-05:002015-04-28T14:52:42.193-05:00I would not have, normally, read an article on com...I would not have, normally, read an article on commas and writing style. But, after all the plaudits, from many of you, I decided I should give it a try. <br /><br /> Thank you, Hahtoolah, for a linkup to a very intelligent article, on something that is generally utterly boring. I thought the article was rather long, but I persevered... (ellipsis -)<br /><br />I still think its too much, "an ado about nothing" - when there are much, much worse writing errors that most writers commit. And its like someone threading the eye of a needle. But, I suppose, people can specialize in the most arcane of things. <br /><br />As, for me, I put a comma, WHEREVER POSSIBLE - it always prevents confusion.<br /><br />If in doubt, always remember, God gave us punctuation for a purpose (!) ... use it. Argyle isn't going to charge you five cents a word.<br /><br />But I've had my fill of writing styles, and if this is what The New Yorker is all about, I suppose I would not care to pick up a copy - even if its an old one in my doctor's waiting room - and even if it's free.<br /><br />Now to check if I'm a tobor.Sons and Lovers, of puntuationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81153978336664195872015-04-28T14:40:36.535-05:002015-04-28T14:40:36.535-05:00HG - Thanks for the background. In my area, the C...HG - Thanks for the background. In my area, the Catholic schools are named after Bishops, Cardinals, Popes, and Saints, no mere mortals that I know of.<br /><br />Bill G - I agree with you re David Tennant's scruffiness in both shows. In fact, he sometimes looked like he could use some time in a hot shower, with lots of soap! BTW, what did you think of the ending of Broadchurch? (Lee and Claire were evil personified, IMO.) There is going to be Season 3, but haven't a clue about the story arc.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81724268117076298582015-04-28T14:24:26.378-05:002015-04-28T14:24:26.378-05:00I forgot. Hahtoolah, I enjoyed that link. Thank ...I forgot. Hahtoolah, I enjoyed that link. Thank you.Bluehenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215040742633388939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9349836081475680262015-04-28T14:17:03.429-05:002015-04-28T14:17:03.429-05:00Anon @1:34 - Doh! The V-8 just HIT ME - SPARE (l...Anon @1:34 - Doh! The V-8 just HIT ME - SPARE (literally) CHANGEs. I was trying to look for retirement $$ in the theme answers.<br /><br />Bill G - I shave w/ a real razor CIRCA Sunday (whether I need it or not :-)) and try to keep up w/ my electric during the week. DW does not like a GROSS shaggy PELT. I got HIP TO that in a hurry! C, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25357351243081202412015-04-28T14:15:04.251-05:002015-04-28T14:15:04.251-05:00A fast, fun fill today. Thank you, REL Morris for...A fast, fun fill today. Thank you, REL Morris for the construction; and thank you Lyegar for the dissection. One time through across and down and the only holes were in the south center that gave so many people trouble. Perps gave me SPITZ (CSO Spitzboov) which gave me DEITZ, and so on. Last to fall was PCP.<br /><br />Bad stuff, that PCP. I knew a kid in college who overdosed on it, and while he did barely survive, he had to be taught how to walk and talk again. I vowed never to use the stuff, and when I found out that some marijuana was laced with PCP I quit drugs all together. I spent the last six years of my pre-retirement directing a nonprofit program to help recovering addicts. There but for the grace of God. . .<br /><br />Enough for now. Cya!Bluehenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215040742633388939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85844776331207455992015-04-28T14:08:43.893-05:002015-04-28T14:08:43.893-05:00BillG: Unshaven men on TV always make my face itch...BillG: Unshaven men on TV always make my face itch in remembrance of being rubbed sore by such scruffs. Longer beards don't bother me. My husband always shaved in the evening to accommodate my tender skin. LOL!PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51836918920521398212015-04-28T14:08:15.315-05:002015-04-28T14:08:15.315-05:00Musings 2
-For all interested parties, here is how...Musings 2<br />-For all interested parties, <a href="http://grosscatholic.org/about-us/our-heritage/daniel-a-louise-gross.html" rel="nofollow">here is how Omaha Gross Catholic got its name</a><br />-Omaha also has Skutt Catholic High School, which is named in honor of V.J. Skutt, longtime CEO of Mutual of Omaha<br />-Gross in a working class neighborhood in Southeast Omaha and Skutt is in a wealthy area in Southwest Omaha.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.com