tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post9100805344539920954..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday January 23, 2009 Willy A. WisemanZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27367859167593538172009-01-24T02:29:00.000-06:002009-01-24T02:29:00.000-06:00Did anybody see the movie 10 000 BC? It was good ...Did anybody see the movie 10 000 BC? It was good for a laugh. Some funny bits were the scene where our heroes got attacked by giant ostriches (?!) and then, later, a scene in whicg we saw the Sphinx being constructed. Yes, acording to <A HREF="http://www.sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/sphinx.html" REL="nofollow">a</A> <A HREF="http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/henryr/quest/sphinx/index.htm" REL="nofollow">few</A> <A HREF="http://www.egypt-tehuti.org/sphinx.html" REL="nofollow">websites</A> I found, the sphinx is over 12 000 years old: this is based partly on evidence of water erosion (which would only have been possible during the millenia following the end of the Ice Age when Egypt underwent flooding) and partly on the argument that 12 000 years ago the sphinx would have been directly facing the constrellation Leo.<BR/><BR/>I say 10 000 BC was good for a laugh: besides the giant ostriches, there were the pyramids that were being constructed, which is completely wrong as the pyramids would have been constructedillenia later as tombs forthe pharoahs. Some of the lines that came off as funny were a line early in the movie where an old wise man (named A'Gor perhaps?) warned that the Earth was getting warmer (naturally, as the Ice Age ended) and then an exchange at the end of the movie which has our hero asking a friend from another tribe what they would do when the wooly mammoths are all gone (and they can no longer hunt them) and his friend says "Plant these" and hands him a handfull of seeds, blatently telling the audience that this was the end of their old hunter-gatherer way of life and the begining of agriculture.<BR/><BR/>In case I don't get to use this computer later (because I'm borrowing somebody else's laptop), I did today's puzzle on line and finished in 24 minutes and 33 seconds.<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37050174925047647562009-01-24T00:28:00.000-06:002009-01-24T00:28:00.000-06:00Sorry. I just had to post thisSorry. I just had to post <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/Mazzic/06griffinsphinx.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A>Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39030377419451934942009-01-24T00:24:00.000-06:002009-01-24T00:24:00.000-06:00I myself don't find anything DF about a sphincter....I myself don't find anything DF about a sphincter. To me that has one purpose...exit only.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16688136797875724422009-01-24T00:09:00.000-06:002009-01-24T00:09:00.000-06:00Sorry, Argyle...I must have been typing while you ...Sorry, Argyle...I must have been typing while you were posting. Didn't mean to duplicate.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68801461544566856592009-01-24T00:00:00.000-06:002009-01-24T00:00:00.000-06:00Re: the Sphinx...Argyle's photo is correct, and Ha...Re: the Sphinx...Argyle's photo is correct, and Hayraker is basically correct. The Griffin(griffon, gryphon) is a classical, mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. A sphinx is an Egyptian creature of mythology with the head of a man OR animal and the body of a lion. A sphinx is ALSO portrayed a having the head and breasts of a woman, the wings of an eagle and the body of a lion(hence Argyle's photo). The Sphinx of Thebes(the female version with the wings and lion's body) posed riddles to travelers, if they couldn't answer, she destroyed them ( I would say ate them, but that's just too DF)<BR/><BR/>SO...folowing that line of reasoning, a sphinx could also be a griffin. It is just more usual to see the sphinx w/o the wings.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33417824263391218602009-01-23T23:58:00.000-06:002009-01-23T23:58:00.000-06:00SERE can also mean Survival Evasion ResistanceEsca...SERE can also mean <BR/><BR/>Survival <BR/>Evasion <BR/>Resistance<BR/>Escape <BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival,_Evasion,_Resistance_and_EscapeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21944696160351842332009-01-23T23:53:00.000-06:002009-01-23T23:53:00.000-06:00PromiseMeThis : I liked Metallica growing up and s...PromiseMeThis : I liked Metallica growing up and still do as I got older I also like smooth jazz. I like classical it helps me sleep. I just don't rap or country.<BR/><BR/>I like Bob James, Earl Klugh, Candy Dulfer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50869243147932483552009-01-23T23:24:00.000-06:002009-01-23T23:24:00.000-06:00JD, I had no idea that the Isle of Man was not a p...JD, I had no idea that the Isle of Man was not a part of the UK. Fascinating. I <I>did</I> know that their particular variety of Gaelic was called Manx. I am sorry to see it is disappearing.<BR/>With that I realize that I have surpassed my allotted number of posts for the day.<BR/><BR/>Goodnight!Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50586850599217366522009-01-23T23:15:00.000-06:002009-01-23T23:15:00.000-06:00Ah, a new day(EST)...I can post again. Oh wait, I'...Ah, a new day(EST)...I can post again. Oh wait, I'm answering a question so it doesn't count anyway.<BR/><BR/>The Egyptian sphinx is a man but in classical mythology she was a woman; seated on a rock outside of Thebes, she proposed a riddle to travelers, killing them when they answered incorrectly, as all did before Oedipus. When he answered her riddle correctly the Sphinx killed herself.<BR/><BR/>Now the DF part, the derivation...late Latin sphinctēr, from Greek sphinktēr, from sphingein, to hold tight. And as we all know, everbody has a sphincterArgylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80113232364831214932009-01-23T23:09:00.000-06:002009-01-23T23:09:00.000-06:00In the olden days this would mean something....HEY...In the olden days this would mean something....HEY I WAS NUMBER SIXTY NINE! Some of you know what I am talking about.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57667233835457890372009-01-23T23:08:00.000-06:002009-01-23T23:08:00.000-06:00Promiseme, I was kinda half kidding about the t-sh...Promiseme, I was kinda half kidding about the t-shirts...just defending C.C. and her blog. I do have a source though....Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20454203324240093522009-01-23T23:03:00.000-06:002009-01-23T23:03:00.000-06:00Clear ayes, merci beaucoupTres bon poem, and I lov...Clear ayes, merci beaucoup<BR/>Tres bon poem, and I loved the pie song!<BR/><BR/>I really like the fact that we have such a variety of c/w's, because everyone's brain is wired differently. I like having a few names in the c/w's to see if I'm on track. With just synonyms you never know until you're in deep doo doo.( C.C. that means I have to use my eraser a lot!!)<BR/><BR/>Found the Isle of Man's motto today:<BR/>"Quocunque jeceris stabit" which means "It will stand where ever you throw it." So different than "In God we trust" <BR/>Did you know that it does not belong to the United Kingdom; it is self governing..quite a govt. with that motto!They call their island Ellan Vannin. Ellan is Gaelic for island. They have a Manx culture and used to have a Manx Gaelic language, but now it is Manx English. Whatever, we probably couldn't understand them.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to tomorrow's c/wJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39760823393944390682009-01-23T22:55:00.000-06:002009-01-23T22:55:00.000-06:00I suspected as much, but I wasn't quite sure what ...I suspected as much, but I wasn't quite sure what to make of your reply. Put me down for one of those tee-shirts :)<BR/>Is there really an XW championship going on there?Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68798853360829269252009-01-23T22:49:00.001-06:002009-01-23T22:49:00.001-06:00Kazie, I that was our weather yesterday, and usual...Kazie, I that was our weather yesterday, and usually you get our crap a couple of days later. Believe me friend, it probably will come your way in the next day or two, hext the wind. Promise me, Kuala Lumpur I am afraid is not on my GPS system. I was just irritated on their smugness on puzzle solving. Maybe it was a joke...don't know.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42837693584233289992009-01-23T22:49:00.000-06:002009-01-23T22:49:00.000-06:00Good evening C.C. and all weird word lovers,Yikes!...Good evening C.C. and all weird word lovers,<BR/><BR/>Yikes! Didn't know papuan, apia, sial or tare.68A was a trick! Phar was weak, and I'm not sure that I agree that a pariah is a leper. Lepers were considered pariahs back when they sent them to Molokai.All I can say is I'm glad I had all day to do this. I love retirement!!<BR/>Argyle, I agree with your 8:25 comment, and that sphinx is a fraud.LOL! Could it be the pharoah Akhenaton? He was very weird; had a very girly shape.Actually, in Greek mythology a sphinx is a winged monster with a lion's body and the head and breasts of a woman.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24722979311194278222009-01-23T22:46:00.000-06:002009-01-23T22:46:00.000-06:00ClearEyes, you had the HTML tags right, but you p...ClearEyes, you had the HTML tags right, but you put only the text between them. Perhaps <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbsBJmx-m2s" REL="nofollow"><BR/>this</A> is what you intended to link to.Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47534160191587532562009-01-23T22:41:00.000-06:002009-01-23T22:41:00.000-06:00Jeannie,You are not you really going to Kuala Lump...Jeannie,<BR/>You are not you really going to Kuala Lumpur, are you?Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56325933091543834132009-01-23T22:30:00.000-06:002009-01-23T22:30:00.000-06:00Jeannie,Wasn't too bad here today--32 above, but w...Jeannie,<BR/>Wasn't too bad here today--32 above, but windy, with drifting across the road in many places. Stay warm and enjoy your weekend! Try windsurfing on the lake!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28327527560960809422009-01-23T22:21:00.000-06:002009-01-23T22:21:00.000-06:00Sorry Kazie, I thought you might want to be includ...Sorry Kazie, I thought you might want to be included in the group. It's been silly busy at work the last couple of weeks. I usually do the x/w on my lunch hour which has been non-existant. I try to read the blog everyday, but don't feel I should comment unless I have actually given the puzzle a try. Today was a fluke and wouldn't you know it, it was a hard one, and I HATE to "G" spot too many answers. I usually give up. It's really cold here tonight. Minus 7 with the winds still blowing at 15-20mph. The winds would be perfect if I was on my sailboat on a 80 degree day. Those are coming, at least I keep telling myself that.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72550345410866173772009-01-23T22:19:00.000-06:002009-01-23T22:19:00.000-06:00Jeannie, "Procuring"? Sounds like fun. Count me ...Jeannie, "Procuring"? Sounds like fun. Count me in.<BR/><BR/>Lois, I think you're right about the Sphinx, <A>Dude Looks Like A Lady</A>.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46213965111763600362009-01-23T22:12:00.000-06:002009-01-23T22:12:00.000-06:00Jeannie,Not sure Kuala Lumpur is on my itinerary f...Jeannie,<BR/>Not sure Kuala Lumpur is on my itinerary for this year. But thanks for including me in your invitation.<BR/><BR/>Wow, what a great lot of new bloggers today! Is it the anniversary that brought you all out of the woodwork? Welcome to all of you!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28388300562448447092009-01-23T21:16:00.000-06:002009-01-23T21:16:00.000-06:00@crosswordprodigy...too bad you finished in under ...@crosswordprodigy...too bad you finished in under "Dennis" time. You might find some of us there at the tourney. Just look for the C.C. crosswordcorner.blogspot.com logo on our t-shirts. I don't think you'll miss mine. Lois, Carol, Clearayes, Kazie...do you want me to "procure" yours? I have a source.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36864736002162902752009-01-23T20:48:00.000-06:002009-01-23T20:48:00.000-06:00First timer! I've been following your blog for a ...First timer! I've been following your blog for a few months now and really enjoy the education. I've decided to finally chime in with this tidbit from my son. He wants me to inform Dennis that today may be National Pie Day but March 14 is National Pi Day (get it ... 3.14)!!<BR/><BR/>One other comment on the clues... I have a hard enough time with my native tongue, but I despise clues where I am suppose to know French and Chinese. Poivre and Sel.... arrggh.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day -BobRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440493598839861248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18285248590809990002009-01-23T20:47:00.000-06:002009-01-23T20:47:00.000-06:00Argyle: I thought the Sphinx was the head of a 'm...Argyle: I thought the Sphinx was the head of a 'man' on the body of a lion. Your link shows 'boobs'! What's up w/that? Are they 'man boobs'? Or am I just delusional?loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38663478115429898622009-01-23T20:25:00.000-06:002009-01-23T20:25:00.000-06:00One last thing...I think Willy A. Wiseman should l...One last thing...<BR/><BR/>I think Willy A. Wiseman should let Barry Silk edit his puzzles.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.com