tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post948824541964799623..comments2024-03-29T08:04:24.537-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday December 1, 2008 Stanley B. WhittenZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81807754303269881362009-07-25T10:28:03.329-05:002009-07-25T10:28:03.329-05:00Anonymous,
What's the name of your paper? You ...Anonymous,<br />What's the name of your paper? You are lagging way behind. Thanks for leaving a comment.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37448308293750790132009-07-25T10:25:54.950-05:002009-07-25T10:25:54.950-05:00Dieter Brock - great quarterback. Too bad for the...Dieter Brock - great quarterback. Too bad for the Rams that they only picked him up at the end of his career. <br /><br />There are some "better" Celine Dion albums?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41581872648092722182008-12-01T22:27:00.000-06:002008-12-01T22:27:00.000-06:00@ J.D.--Also on this date in 1929, "Damn" was deem...@ J.D.--Also on this date in 1929, "Damn" was deemed the proper response when Bingo is called.RichShifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180920801631153123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29316224277714184022008-12-01T22:16:00.000-06:002008-12-01T22:16:00.000-06:00Oh I completely forgot to write about my name!When...Oh I completely forgot to write about my name!<BR/><BR/>When I was born I was named Mark. Then I was put up for adoption. My parents already had a son named Mark (my older brother) so my birth certificate was reissued with Martin being my legal name.<BR/><BR/>When I lived in Quebec, I only needed to know enough French to a) read the newspaper and b) listen to the better Celine Dion albums. Most people would switch to English as soon as they heard my bad accent so learning to speak French wasn't really necessary.<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56050222983798050192008-12-01T21:53:00.000-06:002008-12-01T21:53:00.000-06:00I apologize, I meant to put a warning label on the...I apologize, I meant to put a warning label on the <EM>Peach, Plum, Pear</EM> clip.<BR/><BR/> Ralph Dieter Brock (born 1951, in Birmingham, Alabama), is a former Canadian Football League quarterback who spent most of his career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and led the league in passing for four years. Nicknamed "The Birmingham Rifle" <BR/><BR/>(It looks like Crockett called it right.)<BR/><BR/> His father, Billy William Brock, had named the family's first son Billy Joe, and so his wife Maria, who is German, got to name the next boy. When she chose the name Dieter, Billy William blanched. So Maria suggested making Dieter the boy's middle name, which Billy William allowed was a fine idea. Then he named the boy Ralph. It wasn't until Ralph Brock had been playing in Canada for four years that he spoke up and revealed to the public his lifelong preference for the name Dieter.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71864379212203832802008-12-01T21:39:00.000-06:002008-12-01T21:39:00.000-06:00Good evening, C.C. and gang. Again, no puzzle tim...Good evening, C.C. and gang. Again, no puzzle time today. However, I didn't read a clear discussion of font size, so here it is as I taught it. A printed letter, ie a b c, etc. has three atributes: a) Style, as in bold, italic or underlined, b)font face, as in times new roman, arial, courier(a la IBM selectric, etc. anf finally font size. One point is equal to 1/72nd of an inch or 72 points make one inch. Thus 12 point(pica) gives us six lines per inch. <BR/>We in the computer world get the terms from the newpaper industry. Headlines as Yanks win World Series might be 144 point or two inches in NYC, but 4 point(barely readable) in Boston.<BR/>Regarding font face, it seems every printer since Gutenberg has developed his or her own "look" to letters. If you open MS Word and click on the font face, just left of the font size, you'll see a list of many different font faces. <BR/>In typewriter days, the machines came with either pica or elite keys. Elite, being 10 point, produces more lines per inch, ie 7.2. There would also be more characters per line. <BR/><BR/>Nice to find a moment to read the blog. Btw, C.C., a belated but muchly deserved congrats on your millionth. Yikes...Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451235337157151011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61011122084059754342008-12-01T20:53:00.000-06:002008-12-01T20:53:00.000-06:00Just one more comment on the '12-point type.' The...Just one more comment on the '12-point type.' The American Heritage dictionary states, 1. "A printer's unit of type size, equal to 12 points or about 1/6 of an inch." As opposed to, 2. "A type size for typewriters, providing 10 characters per inch, [1/10" per each]." Apparently, the type setters and typists never quite got together. And, yes, from typing class, Elite font is 12 characters per inch. We used to have to change the typing-head ball on the electric typewriter to change the size of type.Retread38https://www.blogger.com/profile/16468017135611163576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71690842280673599972008-12-01T20:40:00.000-06:002008-12-01T20:40:00.000-06:00I notice you seem to have the most trouble with wo...I notice you seem to have the most trouble with words that were in vouge when I was a teen; about 6 decades ago. Yes! Applesauce was used rather widely--at least out West.<BR/>Of course, at my age I didn't get hung up on the 'forest fauna,' which is incorrect for the answer needed.<BR/>FYI! Lou Brock was a pro baseballer.<BR/>Thanks to Dr. Dad, I now know what I've been doing for the last 60 years; DIY. <BR/>Everyone take care thru the next 24 days and have a very Merry Christmas.Retread38https://www.blogger.com/profile/16468017135611163576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82772565340130379812008-12-01T20:24:00.000-06:002008-12-01T20:24:00.000-06:00On this day in1887, Sherlock Holmes 1st appeared i...On this day in<BR/>1887, Sherlock Holmes 1st appeared in print: "A Study in Scarlet"<BR/><BR/>1903, the 1st western film was released, "The Great Train Robbery"<BR/><BR/>1917, Father Flanagan's Boys Town was founded<BR/><BR/>1929, game of BINGO was invented byEdwin Lowe<BR/><BR/>1955, Rosa Parks was arrested<BR/><BR/>1982, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was released.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7470588444206172272008-12-01T19:32:00.000-06:002008-12-01T19:32:00.000-06:00Good evening to all,Perfect smooth sailing until I...Good evening to all,<BR/>Perfect smooth sailing until I met the pirate ship, and not groking the theme, I did not fill in applesauce.I had handlebars instead of banana seat for a bit.I had no aura, nor could I setsail without a sail. I had tear for rend; pica and alte did not come to mind.I couldn't wait to get home to see if sallies,fatso and pinetrees were correct.Peer was an odd answer too.The end.<BR/><BR/>Nothing unusual about my name. After 3 girls they wanted a boy, not to happen. My oldest sisters have lovely names: Noel and Mayo. Mine is plain.<BR/>Argyle, the clip on bananas brought back memories. Haven't heard that song for awhile. My dad used to sing that.Who knows why! Later on he whistled everything.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32038538810048034152008-12-01T18:28:00.000-06:002008-12-01T18:28:00.000-06:00Doreen,Read my 10:05 and the middle of my 9:01 pos...Doreen,<BR/>Read my 10:05 and the middle of my 9:01 posts from this morning.<BR/><BR/>You're right--once a teacher always a teacher, never miss a teaching moment.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29774703203116062812008-12-01T17:52:00.000-06:002008-12-01T17:52:00.000-06:00C.C.I was named after a race horse (Miss Doreen). ...C.C.<BR/><BR/>I was named after a race horse (Miss Doreen). My grandfather would bet on her whenever she ran and she won, mostly. My grandmother was a bookie, and my father owned race horses--all nags. My mother liked the name.<BR/><BR/>I read Little Women many times when I was in elementary school. I identified with Joe. As it happens, I became a writer after many years of teaching.<BR/><BR/>As far as pica type: In the old days when there were no computers, typewriters had two kinds of type: pica or elite. The size was determinted by the number of key strokes per inch.<BR/><BR/>Dennis<BR/><BR/>No, I've always worked in the U.S.: however I travel much and speak French.<BR/><BR/>Don't know of a French slang for "ta ta." I've only always heard "au revoir."<BR/><BR/>All "-tion" endings are feminine. That's one of the few absolutes in the language. As for other words, the ending is frequently determined by the last letter. Usually words which end in "-e" are feminine, hence "sadness" is "tristesse" and feminine. Don't count on the word endings as a clue though.<BR/><BR/>Martin<BR/><BR/>One more French lesson. "Je vis" is the passe sample. This past tense is not ordinarily used in conversational French or in informal writing. It is a literary tense. It is used in formal writing, such as history and literature. When learning French, it's only necessary to recognise it when reading. It is used less and less these days. The Passe Compose is taking its place in literature, except for "avoir" and "etre."<BR/><BR/>That is probably more than you wanted to know <BR/><BR/>Once a teacher, always a teacher.<BR/><BR/>DoreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24044231942007628982008-12-01T17:33:00.000-06:002008-12-01T17:33:00.000-06:00I had all the faith that someone would come up wit...I had all the faith that someone would come up with an answer to Pica. Thank you Lois. Maybe the constructor should have listed the clue as obsolete or archaic? <BR/><BR/>ttfnMr. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865288063559684909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61450823250546448302008-12-01T17:07:00.000-06:002008-12-01T17:07:00.000-06:00Good Evening C.C. and all,Another easy puzzle. St...Good Evening C.C. and all,<BR/><BR/>Another easy puzzle. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop.<BR/>As for "sallies", I seem to remember an episode of M*A*S*H where Frank Burns used a phrase with it. It may have been "Stuff your silly sallies in a hat." Does this ring a bell to anybody?<BR/><BR/>A little night music may have to do with the length of the bugle call. Once Taps has been played, it's lights out and all activity ends except guard detail. Sound feasible?RichShifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180920801631153123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53199916555038505372008-12-01T16:47:00.000-06:002008-12-01T16:47:00.000-06:00Good evening CC et al: Such an easy puzzle...agai...Good evening CC et al: Such an easy puzzle...again, but I'm not complaining. Jazzes me up for the rest of the morning. 'Peer' surprised me as a nobleman. Cherry bomb cracked me up remembering them in mailboxes. Drdad, Dennis & Dick were even more mischievous, as I recall. No surprise! What was the name of that homemade bomb? <BR/><BR/>Carl, I, could be wrong, but I think in the days of typewriters, there were 2 choices of typeface and Pica was the larger of the two sizes being 10 characters/in and Elite was 12 characters/in, which makes the clue wrong. That was before font was even a common term...of course that was also when we still communicated by smoke signals out on the range and the Pony Express was fairly new. <BR/><BR/>Argyle: that applesauce clip was cute...and would've fit perfectly w/my children. Should've bought stock in Motts. But that harpist? I'd rather hear fingernails on a blackboard...oh wait,that's what she reminded me of. Sure makes me appreciate the singing I hear around here. <BR/><BR/>CC: "Well, blow me down" is a term I think Popeye used, at least it reminds me of him. Of course, nowadays it has an even more interesting meaning. <BR/><BR/>Welcome back, Drdad. You were missed very much.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9294767417634447882008-12-01T16:11:00.000-06:002008-12-01T16:11:00.000-06:00Argyle, I share Crockett's YIKES! Why would anyone...Argyle, I share Crockett's YIKES! Why would anyone that sings(?)that badly ever record their voice? Hope no one paid to listen to that!!carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36323639265356522862008-12-01T16:07:00.000-06:002008-12-01T16:07:00.000-06:00@argyle Yipes! Even with the lyrics that sounds/lo...@argyle Yipes! Even with the lyrics that sounds/looks like a very bad trip!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58805928283190722752008-12-01T14:59:00.000-06:002008-12-01T14:59:00.000-06:00Chris In LA...Re: Ootz..It sounds as good as any o...Chris In LA...Re: Ootz..It sounds as good as any other explanation. So, why not? That's the story I'll tell from now on. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Argyle's got me thinking about fruit. It's not so easy finding a non-kiddy poem about fruit. This one appealed to me. It was written by blog writer/foodie Jonnygo when he was in Thailand. <BR/><BR/><B><I>A poem about exotic fruit</I></B><BR/><BR/>To reveal the flesh of mangosteen, first crack the violet casing<BR/>Exotic treats on Thailand's streets, they send my heart-rate racing.<BR/><BR/>Longans winey-syrup notes, dark, sticky moscatel<BR/>Clustered clumps, beige camels humps with deep perfumey smell<BR/><BR/>The screw thread, patterned, pineapples deserve a grand applause<BR/>Carved by hand, there's much demand for pop sticks in your jaws.<BR/><BR/>Fluorescent, coloured, lashes on...translucent oval eyes<BR/>Are rambutans deserving fans? Or lychees in disguise?<BR/><BR/>Banned on every airline flight, green-spiked reeking durians<BR/>Some say bizzare, and maybe are....designed for Epicureans.<BR/><BR/>The biggest, baddest fruit of all has scaly reptile hide<BR/>Brown when ripe, this mulberry-type contains a feast inside........<BR/><BR/>For within the jackfruit lies cream pods of bi-valve shape<BR/>Every form, a tropical storm of nature's mixed fruit shake.<BR/><BR/>In local tongue, the, "Nam Dok Mai", a tear-shaped mango dream<BR/>Its fibre-less, with light, lime zest, which makes superb ice cream.<BR/><BR/>- JonnygoClear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84618524466468047662008-12-01T14:36:00.000-06:002008-12-01T14:36:00.000-06:006:35 today. An easy puzzle, even with the mis-clui...<B>6:35 today</B>. An easy puzzle, even with the mis-cluing as others have noted.<BR/><BR/>The online version of the puzzle has <B>22d: Subterfufes</B> which threw me for a while (an obvious typo for "subterfuges").<BR/><BR/>I was literally LOLing at the flora/fauna mixup in <B>41a</B>. As in the dupe for SLEUTH, I think the editor just wasn't being careful, and that lack of care really detracts from the puzzle for me. Mistakes will happen, even in the NY Times puzzle which many consider the gold standard, but two errors in one puzzle is a bit much.<BR/><BR/>I was told my real first name means "gift from God" but I'm not sure if that is right or not. My middle name comes from my uncle (my mom's younger brother).embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72162995120137770742008-12-01T14:21:00.000-06:002008-12-01T14:21:00.000-06:00Argyle, you're getting a little Mitch Miller-ish o...Argyle, you're getting a little Mitch Miller-ish on us, lol.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22803280183278067772008-12-01T14:05:00.000-06:002008-12-01T14:05:00.000-06:00And to finish up, the classic, "Yes, We Have No Ba...And to finish up, the classic, "Yes, We Have No <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTTrXAE7OPU" REL="nofollow"><B>Bananas</B></A>Today".<BR/>Everybody SING!Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64130041939514730572008-12-01T14:02:00.000-06:002008-12-01T14:02:00.000-06:00@ Cleareyes:For what it's worth, I'll bet "ootz" w...@ Cleareyes:<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, I'll bet "ootz" was "baby-ese" for "juice".Chris in LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014439509467031515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69452366524710224852008-12-01T13:17:00.000-06:002008-12-01T13:17:00.000-06:00Carol and Kazie, Applesauce is just one of those t...Carol and Kazie, <B><I>Applesauce</I></B> is just one of those things that either strike a person as funny, or not so much. Sitting in his mother's (maybe grandmother's) rocking chair, with the sailboat picture hanging over the white sofa, this tongue-in-cheek gangsta wanna-be got me laughing I thought the two nerdy suburban kids spoof-rapping, with all the accompanying rap dance moves, hand signals, jewelry and outfits, about something as ridiculous as applesauce was funny.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38298102036025473052008-12-01T13:12:00.000-06:002008-12-01T13:12:00.000-06:00Good morning C.C. & allAnother somewhat humdru...Good morning C.C. & all<BR/><BR/>Another somewhat humdrum xw today until I went brain-dead on the west coast. I had to go back for a coffee refill. 41A - bad clue as you all have noted. 46D - Bad clue. I'm sure someone will jump up and say I'm WRONG but I was taught that Pica is a style and 12 point is the size. Pica can actually be any point size as can any other typeface. <BR/><BR/>Mabel Mercer again! Uta Hagen very familiar. My first thought for 28 down was man on a seat but perps killed that quickly. Overall, a fairly easy start to a new week. <BR/><BR/>Hope you all had a great weekend.<BR/><BR/>ttfnMr. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865288063559684909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81121470851075243092008-12-01T13:11:00.000-06:002008-12-01T13:11:00.000-06:00I don't know about others but I was laughing at th...I don't know about others but I was laughing at the sheer idiocy of it, although it may be a spoof of a real rapper's song.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I've found <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV1a6UBdrPk" REL="nofollow"><B>Peach, Plum, Pear</B></A> with <A HREF="http://www.lyricsdir.com/joanna-newsom-peach-plum-pear-lyrics.html" REL="nofollow"><B>lyrics</B></A>. I had to look up the lyrics because I couldn't make out what she was singing. Now I'm not sure what she is saying, either.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.com