tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post9194087954541509348..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, May 17 2018 Jeffrey WechslerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16378197159893912442018-05-18T07:31:26.852-05:002018-05-18T07:31:26.852-05:00I'm finally reading post-3:00 pm. About Calvi...I'm finally reading post-3:00 pm. About Calvin's picture of the train derailment after going over the"penny" ...<br /><br />We used to put rocks on the tracks, the original "Big Bang". I was so relieved when only a very large noise ensued. <br /><br />MTA Station had an imposing sign: Expectoration Forbidden! <br /><br />This was Boston in the 50s<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22200284690131794622018-05-18T03:24:02.396-05:002018-05-18T03:24:02.396-05:00So...you stole my song. So...you stole my song. Elvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26884123165688886432018-05-18T03:22:59.438-05:002018-05-18T03:22:59.438-05:00So...what's so funny bout peace love and under...So...what's so funny bout peace love and understanding? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23954630746805303802018-05-18T02:12:48.080-05:002018-05-18T02:12:48.080-05:00I had my first visit with a new doctor today, and ...I had my first visit with a new doctor today, and it was a nightmare! The doc was probably okay, but the facilities weren't. The walk from front to exam area was more than I could manage, so LW got a wheelchair to roll me in. A narrow wheelchair. I am NOT narrow! It was painful and got progressively worse. My hearing was having a bad day, too, so LW had to be my ears. They scheduled me back in 2 weeks for a rectal exam that couldn't be done while my butt was securely ensconced in that first chair! I would not let them pry me out of it until I had a better place to sit -- preferably back at my car with the reclining seat! Finally, as we were ready to leave, they found a different wheelchair, wider and with removable arms to boot. It took 3 people to pry me out of that mobile iron maiden so I could get to the new chair, but it was actually comfortable! If I'd had that to start with, I wouldn't have been so crotchety and had a more reasonable visit!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47609610268639636732018-05-17T23:57:52.426-05:002018-05-17T23:57:52.426-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you AnonT for the WKRP...Thank you, thank you, thank you AnonT for the WKRP. Love that episode. And hand way up to say he is NOT a folk singer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26132536996200514672018-05-17T23:57:03.000-05:002018-05-17T23:57:03.000-05:00D4 - What I get when I click your link is THIS. ...D4 - What I get when I click your link is <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/ajl64PesxdFFYWTz1" rel="nofollow">THIS</a>. No 500 miles to be found. Perhaps Yahoo! is futzing with stuff. If you see "search" in the URL, it no workie. Try Google.<br /><br />The Silver Lining inre: POACH'd egg-face? I now <i>know</i> Hoyt Axton.<br /><br />That's 5. -T OUT!Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57501900702155380352018-05-17T23:37:07.334-05:002018-05-17T23:37:07.334-05:00Anonymous T at 11:02 PM
- - (why do your links ...<b>Anonymous T</b> at 11:02 PM<br /><br /> - - (why do your links always go to a Yahoo! search page instead of what you're talking about? - I never know what you meant)...<br /><br />Here is the URL for the video for "500 Miles." I do not know how the software works. I checked the link and got to the video. Hoyt is singing to me as<br />I write to you. Did you ever reach the video?<br /><br />https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=songs+by+hoyt+axton#id=79&vid=ae2c006fae0039479066ab8ab7f55b95&action=view<br /><br />Was your egg "porched or biled."<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38453878646682613292018-05-17T23:08:02.409-05:002018-05-17T23:08:02.409-05:00Well, D4, now I'm more egg-faced. I just LIU ...Well, D4, now I'm more egg-faced. I just LIU on Wiki and he wrote for but wasn't in Three Dog Night. I'm way off-base; someone BAT ME IN! Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73644037523674952712018-05-17T23:02:15.615-05:002018-05-17T23:02:15.615-05:00OMK - Boy did Eastmon take your money on that filt...OMK - Boy did Eastmon take your money on that filter! Really? That was "color" TV? I bet your radio was in mono and they sold a parabola to reflect sound back at you to make it stereo :-)<br /><br />D4 - I cede... First, I was confused on which member of Three Dog Night was Hoyt Axton. I went and checked your link (why do your links always go to a Yahoo! search page instead of what you're talking about? - I never know what you meant)...<br /><br />Anyway, in the "search results," I saw <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QZHSIhdYSZY" rel="nofollow"> Della and the Dealer</a></b>. Wait, is that the same as...? So, I clicked it. <br /><br />I know that song! It was <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZHIov0AozQ" rel="nofollow"> in S1E9 of WKRP.</a></b> [45m] as was another "You got the knife, I've got the gun. C'mon boy we're going to have a little fun..."<br />I thought the guest musician was just some up-and-comer... pass the V8.<br />OK, I'll go with all-American Folks(y) :-)<br /><br />Picard said Jeremiah "prophet" so blame him...<br />When I was 10 or so, I thought Aliotta Hanes Jeremiah was called Jeremiah Prophet (I don't know why but I did): Here's two versions of LSD: <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrdtmG2IMM" rel="nofollow">pictures of the Windy City </a></b> and <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6gvyaPgAdS0" rel="nofollow">a cute cartoon one </a></b> (that I've posted before) for your listening pleasure.<br /><br />Misty & Lucina - get whole soon!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77039031109198819282018-05-17T21:22:02.873-05:002018-05-17T21:22:02.873-05:00Rick Papazian at 11:16 AM
- - “Can’t say it was...<b>Rick Papazian</b> at 11:16 AM<br /> - - “Can’t say it was a blah story,” said the Ðave.<br /><br /><b>Anonymous T</b> at 8:02 PM<br /> - - 45A - Folk singer Axton: - HOYT - "HOYT; Becky's right - not Folk in my book." She wrote "Perhaps he could be known as an alternative country western artist."<br /><br />I invite you to my post at 1:57 PM where I wrote to Becky. While I agree with each of you, I thought I made a case for him being a folk singer. Remember how carefully JW creates, and RN edits.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65194159869367238702018-05-17T21:16:20.596-05:002018-05-17T21:16:20.596-05:00Saying HOYT Axton was a folk singer surprised me t...Saying HOYT Axton was a folk singer surprised me too. The guy wore a cowboy hat. That's usually a clue he's country.<br /><br />Keith, Ha ha good one. I thought maybe HAR HAR was a New York or Jersey accent from Splynter, like Lawn Giland where he lived.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18807530555648468562018-05-17T20:12:27.930-05:002018-05-17T20:12:27.930-05:00Wow Rick, nice. What's your day-job? -TWow Rick, nice. What's your day-job? -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27355794857210080982018-05-17T20:02:25.816-05:002018-05-17T20:02:25.816-05:00NUTS! I talked myself into 'APU must'a ha...NUTS! I talked myself into 'APU must'a had a cousin ACU with 8 kids' and left Decor in place... //Ah, that HOYT; Becky's right - not Folk in my book.<br /><br />Hi All!<br />Thanks JW for the fun puzzle that was fill-a-little-here fill-a-little-there; you know BABY STEPS. Thanks Steve for the expo; Goth image you described cracked me up. And I love me some Nova (enjoyed the link).<br /><br />Like BigE and others, it was CUSTOM TOM TOM that let me glom-on. Filling other themer's repeats gave me just enough of a toe-hold to fill around. BERBER was last to fill as I changed Buster(?) to BUBBA.<br /><br />WOs: bINO b/f NINO, afore mentioned BUster and of course APU b/f screwing myself.<br />ESPs: Names sans SAM<br /><b>Fav</b>: ATAN @16a would be if clue'd as Trig.; um, c/a for BARD - I was headed for Poet but waited.<br /><br />{A,A, B}<br /><br />IM: Great puzzle-menu :-)<br />HG - I remembered Jillette's kid was named MOXIE; I forgot her middle name was Crimefighter.<br /><br />Swamp - Steve beat me to the ALE bit; I'll just add ALEs are made with top-fermenting yeast while lagers yeast are bottom-fermenting. Note: IPA == Indian Pale ALE and has more hops than normal Pilsner-style ALEs.<br /><br />OMK - HAR HAR; both syllables. I'd have groked it sooner had I not kept reading it "Guffaw symbol." I was thinking "what do they use in comics to symbolize laughter?" It was only after guessing @3d's 1st name as CLAI<b>R</b> did I finally read the clue correctly :-)<br /><br />Off to read Rick's story!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44288233408614179662018-05-17T18:56:45.988-05:002018-05-17T18:56:45.988-05:00I mentioned above the fake color "lenses"...I mentioned above the fake color "lenses" we used to use to colorize B/W television. I came across this sample of one, so thought I should share it - especially for some of the younger Corner members who don't know what lengths we went to to brighten up our viewing.<br /><br />Here is a <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/02/33/6c/02336c648443f1012b2c611e0779fcd6.jpg" rel="nofollow">Color Screen</a>, of a type that nearly everybody used - at least for a little while.<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18126820539678785412018-05-17T18:43:50.422-05:002018-05-17T18:43:50.422-05:00To my TBBT friends, Stephen Hawkings' wedding ...To my TBBT friends, <a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2418452/the-big-bang-theory-finale-deleted-scene-reveals-stephen-hawkings-wedding-present?utm_source=aol" rel="nofollow"><b>Stephen Hawkings' wedding present</b></a><br /><br /><b>CrossEyedDave </b> at 6:03 PM<br /><br /> - - I find it interesting that you should present this apocalypse at this time. How ominous.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48309621030732424892018-05-17T18:08:42.084-05:002018-05-17T18:08:42.084-05:00Inquiring Minds: Thanks!
Lucina: Thanks for the a...Inquiring Minds: Thanks!<br /><br />Lucina: Thanks for the answer regarding Carmel. I misunderstood and thought you were talking about going to Sedona!<br /><br />CED: Oh, wow. I remember that Calvin and Hobbes. That was kind of a nasty one!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46640606013522383722018-05-17T18:03:06.839-05:002018-05-17T18:03:06.839-05:00Sorry,
I got distracted in the middle of the puzz...Sorry,<br /><br /><a href="https://thecomicninja.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/calvin-and-hobbes-playtime-large.jpg" rel="nofollow">I got distracted in the middle of the puzzle...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23850378274824200512018-05-17T17:32:05.267-05:002018-05-17T17:32:05.267-05:00Picard @ 5:16 pm
Lucina answered your question @ ...Picard @ 5:16 pm<br /><br />Lucina answered your question @ 2:13 pmInquiring Mindsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24839631388772986912018-05-17T17:16:16.513-05:002018-05-17T17:16:16.513-05:00I meant to add that with all of the challenges (es...I meant to add that with all of the challenges (especially in the NW) I did FIR. And learning moment about CHINOS. Never heard that before. Where I live CHINO is a nickname Mexicans give to each other if they "look Asian".<br /><br /><b>PK, D4E4H and Lucina:</b> Thanks for the kind words about my Sedona photos. I have many photos of beautiful VIEWS. I picked those because the clue was "Scenic highway offerings" and these VIEWS were all taken from the highway or from right along side the highway.<br /><br /><b>PK, D4E4H and OMK:</b> Glad you enjoyed my link to the HOYT Axton song "Joy to the World". The words were meant to be meaningless fill to go with the tune. But those words stuck almost as originally written. (Apparently Jeremiah originally was a "prophet" before he was a bullfrog.) Way cool about your son, OMK.<br /><br /><b>Lucinia:</b> Inquiring minds are still wondering what you were/are planning to do in Carmel?Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26931687483616045532018-05-17T17:02:25.602-05:002018-05-17T17:02:25.602-05:00Just call me late to the party. Busy busy day. Fi...Just call me late to the party. Busy busy day. Finally got 15 minutes to spare and downloaded today’s effort. Uh, oh—it’s a J Wexler… maybe 15 minutes won’t be enough. Fortunately the FIR finally occurred but I was wondering for a while. <br /><br />Hand up for wanting SCALD before POACH and DNALAB for CSILAB. <br /><br />Nice S-O to Husker there. <br /><br />HOYT Axton remains a favorite singer of mine. His 2 best albums (IMHO) were Pistol Packin' Mama and Spin of the Wheel. <br /><br />Sending good thoughts to <b>Lucina</b> and <b>Misty</b> today. <br /><br /><b>billocohes</b>: Da doo ron ron ron, da do ron ron. Ö<br /><br />Have a great day (what’s left of it) all!WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35536804119159681102018-05-17T16:58:58.849-05:002018-05-17T16:58:58.849-05:00I dunno, PK,
HAR is never my first choice for a la...I dunno, <b>PK</b>,<br />HAR is never my first choice for a laugh or "Guffaw." <br />I mean, I get it, but HAR, as a syllable, always seems locked away in the past. It belongs back in the days of early TV, when we pretended that B&W pix were colorized by putting large lenses filled with three fat horizontal color stripes in front of the screens and watched Milton Berle do his sarcastic "HAR-de-har-har-HAR!" <br /><br />I tend toward the more "Vanilla" syllables, like "Hah" and (maybe) "Haw" (tho this may smack too much of Lord Haw-Haw). <br />For lighter laughter, my choices are "Tee" and "Hee." <br /><br />HAR just seems too unspontaneous and brittle - and to belong decades ago in TV history. <br /><br /><b>~ OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48370940296872376172018-05-17T16:45:47.603-05:002018-05-17T16:45:47.603-05:00A great, fun challenge today, thank you, JW. I ne...A great, fun challenge today, thank you, JW. I needed help in a few places but I think I'm getting better at your puzzles. Excellent write-up, Steve. I needed you to explain the theme.<br /><br />Hand up for dnaLAB/CSILAB and mayI/CANI.<br /><br />Favorite c/a 33d slow but steady progress/BABY STEPS. That's how things are going with my formerly feral dog at the shelter. He and his brother were found under someone's porch and have to learn about life inside and dealing with humans.<br /><br />Lucina, sorry about your fall. Healing thoughts coming your way.<br /><br />Misty, I hope your surgery went well.<br /><br />Yesterday and today we got some much needed rain. Pollen has been washed out of the air and I was able to work outside today.<br /><br />Happy Thursday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29976570024239807882018-05-17T16:01:00.865-05:002018-05-17T16:01:00.865-05:00A friend and neighbor of ours had a beautiful Weim...A friend and neighbor of ours had a beautiful Weimaraner dog named HOYT. We both grew quite fond of him. After he died, our friend, who has owned many Weimaraners, got another one which he named KAIN. We like him very much also.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58932116004209904772018-05-17T15:55:59.273-05:002018-05-17T15:55:59.273-05:00Excellent puzzle. Love love loved it. Had most of ...Excellent puzzle. Love love loved it. Had most of the same experiences with it that many of you had, such as entering SCALD at first. <br />Toot Toot Tootsie, goodbye.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79509407799107743202018-05-17T15:54:22.660-05:002018-05-17T15:54:22.660-05:00I suppose we all have Joy to the World stories. Mi...I suppose we all have Joy to the World stories. Mine concerns my then young son who went , briefly, to a religious school. At Christmas time the priest asked who could sing a Christmas Carol. Anybody know Joy to the World? Silly priest! Surely he knew what would happen, or maybe he did.<br /><br />Anyway, my son belts out a loud tribute to his good friend Jeremiah and his wine. At age seven, he probably didn't know what wine really was, but he knew it was something little boys...and bullfrogs....didn't drink.<br /><br />I was called to the principals office. <br /><br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.com