tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1276179685823703835..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Dec. 16, 2008 - Gail Grabowski (Mixologist's workplace / Military flotilla / Org. slogan "In Service for the Girls of the World")Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38930089828589980792009-01-21T01:48:00.000-05:002009-01-21T01:48:00.000-05:00Regarding HOTDOG being an Archie Comics phrase, Ho...Regarding HOTDOG being an Archie Comics phrase, Hot Dog is the name of Jughead's beloved pooch. Thus, it is said rather often, but as a direct address, not an exclamation.<BR/><BR/>Jughead's Pooch. That would have been a much better clue.Harrison Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9497948920742757192009-01-20T21:25:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for thinking of those of us in syndication ...Thanks for thinking of those of us in syndication land!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800206716184461477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15371376761597305262009-01-20T16:41:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:41:00.000-05:00Rex, thanks again for remembering those of us in s...Rex, thanks again for remembering those of us in syndication. The Almost a Pangram puzzle was hilarious. It made up for an otherwise boring puzzle day. <BR/>I'm watching Obama walk through the inaugural parade right now on TV. The crowd is screaming like a bunch of teen-aged girls at an NSync concert. It's awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8971949239417039352008-12-17T13:49:00.000-05:002008-12-17T13:49:00.000-05:00Another Dell starter: Dell Comics!A lead in to an ...Another Dell starter: Dell Comics!<BR/><BR/>A lead in to an old crossword standby - Huey, Dewey & Louie, not to mention Little Lulu, Uncle Scrooge, etc.....Laurence Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512608792667325309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32065950164250162802008-12-17T09:15:00.001-05:002008-12-17T09:15:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Glitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59411251074046011422008-12-17T09:15:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:15:00.000-05:00@macMy point exactly ....See what you're missing?(...@mac<BR/><BR/>My point exactly ....<BR/><BR/>See what you're missing?<BR/><BR/>(Probably not).Glitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-614132895767265282008-12-16T20:25:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:25:00.000-05:00Good for you, Mr. Glitch, but I am always very hap...Good for you, Mr. Glitch, but I am always very happy when I get either a message or an email when I'm wandering around a busy, noisy city where I don't even hear my phone ring, or when I'm staying with a relative who doesn't have a computer in the house. Some of us even do the puzzle on it!<BR/><BR/>@joho: there is definitely a difference. When you are in a tropical country, you are often advised just to eat bananas, and not any peeled and cut other fruits. I hope I'll remeber that in the next couple of weeks.... We've stocked up on the Pepto.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59366296188069986332008-12-16T20:15:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:15:00.000-05:00@Bob Kerfuffle: when I ski in Austria or anywhere ...@Bob Kerfuffle: when I ski in Austria or anywhere else I try not to hit a tree<BR/><BR/>@Doug: "bananas are the lone item in their category." What? There is fruit and there is "banana?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12393548303675578532008-12-16T19:21:00.000-05:002008-12-16T19:21:00.000-05:00Why bananas are such good sellers: Cheap, super h...Why bananas are such good sellers: Cheap, super healthy and packaged in biodegradable wrapping! Wonder Bread, Oreos etc. all are big selling, but they have lots of competitors in their categories so their share is fragmented, whereas bananas are the lone item in their category. <BR/><BR/>Fun fact that many of you might not appreciate: The reason bananas generally look so perfect is that they are shipped hard and green to your favorite store's fresh food warehouse, where they get gassed until perfect. Gassed, that's gross?! No, it's perfectly natural and the same gas that fruit like kiwis produce. Put a kiwifruit in a bag with a green banana and watch it ripen.<BR/><BR/>OK, enough non-NYT blather. Could have been about beets, so no complaints, eh.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389790318218161090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17635034163599657492008-12-16T17:48:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:48:00.000-05:00@treedweller [among a similar few]Nice post, gener...@treedweller [among a similar few]<BR/><BR/>Nice post, generaly on topic with a bit of personal / human interest and a touch or refrence to others.<BR/><BR/>Refreshing --- Rex should be proud<BR/><BR/>@mac re: blackbury(sic)<BR/><BR/>When beepers first came out, and 24/7 became possible, our running joke was "can I borrow the dead battery tonight"?<BR/><BR/>I check my email twice a day, I convinced Verizon to disable the voice mail box on my cell, and my PDA is a dead tree based system from Daytimers that I have used since 1963.<BR/><BR/>I have a full life, a successful consulting business, and have yet to miss an important meeting.<BR/><BR/>... and only use acrosslite when the news delivery guy is late.Glitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69423338388120954882008-12-16T15:53:00.000-05:002008-12-16T15:53:00.000-05:0027D - Bouquet GARNI? When we ski in Austria, we u...27D - Bouquet GARNI? When we ski in Austria, we usually stay in a PENSION GARNI - which means breakfast comes with your room, I think. (Some things are very hard to reseach even with Google!)<BR/><BR/>Bob KerfuffleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36298245126469552752008-12-16T15:41:00.000-05:002008-12-16T15:41:00.000-05:00Bourbon and Scotch are both whiskeys.The Mixologis...Bourbon and Scotch are both whiskeys.<BR/><BR/>The MixologistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76602493045819257392008-12-16T14:54:00.000-05:002008-12-16T14:54:00.000-05:00Yep yep yep, easy Tuesday puzzle for me. I must be...Yep yep yep, easy Tuesday puzzle for me. I must be getting better! The best part about today's puzzle was how quickly I could finish it. But my new niece arrived yesterday, woo-hoo! To my brother, whose name is SRI. Crossword fame, woo-hoo! Count me in for the gin, vodka, scotch, whiskey, bourbon, and wine fest.<BR/><BR/>-VegaVegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893157908004486201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20269259172287095702008-12-16T14:43:00.000-05:002008-12-16T14:43:00.000-05:00I think this must have been what it is like to be ...I think this must have been what it is like to be and Orange-level solver for me, only slower. Being in an acutely OSHA-aware industry, I saw 1A and was off, barely even slowing down till I reached the last square. GARDENGATE stretching out with that WAY gave me pause, but by then it couldn't have been anything else. I had to wait for a couple of crosses to get RAGON and VETTE, and in my haste I almost left scar where SCAB should be, but in the end I finished with perhaps my fastest Tue. ever, and topped my time from a lot of Mondays.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it wasn't all that memorable, but this had nothing to make me cranky. I even enjoyed finding TREE in there, and FARNERINTHEDELL was fun even before I saw the theme. Also, since I'm a bit ill and knew I wasn't working today (but not so ill as to be completely miserable), I stayed up way too late and pulled all of it off at an ungodly hour. What's not to be upbeat about?treedwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91278338803674068232008-12-16T13:22:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:22:00.000-05:00A listless Monday for me..... couldn't believe tha...A listless Monday for me..... couldn't believe that "aper" showed up again. I agree, no-show and bad press are nice, but I never heard Hot Dog used this way.I was cheered up by the NSync clip, made me think of my all-time favorite, the Chinese boys lip-sync-ing (sp?) "That a way" or something like that. I think I still have it on my "favorites" list, need to see it once in a while to have a good laugh.<BR/><BR/>@Doug, what, not OREO's?<BR/><BR/>@Archaeoprof: how about crib-mate? <BR/><BR/>@Greene: I miss my almost daily dose of theatre commentary!<BR/><BR/>@Rex: I love my Blackberry, so convenient to be able to read emails anywhere!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29893838496161500412008-12-16T13:20:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:20:00.000-05:00@Steve in Boston - as a retailer of beverage alcoh...@Steve in Boston - as a retailer of beverage alcohol - I likes me the wine - I can tell you that I actually put a premium on wines with hints of shoe leather. I also look for aroma of dust after a rain, barnyard, earth and even petroleum! All that before I even give it a sip! Now when you hear someone trying to describe the wines "shoulders" you know you've got a geek on your hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2745019986085961332008-12-16T13:18:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:18:00.000-05:00@deke,If you're buying, then yes. I don't eat hot ...@deke,<BR/><BR/>If you're buying, then yes. I don't eat hot dogs. Gin, vodka, scotch, whiskey, bourbon - all good.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62101120231805755022008-12-16T13:14:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:14:00.000-05:00I understand the difficulty increases as the week ...I understand the difficulty increases as the week progresses – still Tuesday easy can still have some inspiration. Make all the theme answers kid related or some other additional twist. The clues/answers don’t have to be anymore difficult to decipher just cuter when you get them. I’ve seen it done. It transcends. Any puzzle that has ETA crossing ETO does not transcend. Do like the X in the middle. <BR/>These short days positively sap my energy. Add to that our zero degrees Fahrenheit forecast and simply getting out of bed seems like drudgery. I think I have not quite evolved out of the hibernation instinct. I’ll get up in March. Just 5 days ‘til the third rock rounds the corner though, and then in 3 days the sun will rise again!<BR/>I think I can I think I can I think I can….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57016166042946646772008-12-16T13:06:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:06:00.000-05:00Aw, I liked this puzzle. I thought it was a solid...Aw, I liked this puzzle. I thought it was a solid Tuesday puzzle, that I got done fairly quickly. <BR/><BR/>I still have trouble telling apart N'Sync from New Kids on the Block. I believe the latter is on their reunion tour. <BR/><BR/>I guessed on Coca Cola for Doug's question. Bananas? Wow.<BR/><BR/>Bouquet garni was in two cookbooks I was using recently. Personally I'm going to throw the herbs into the stew pot and not worry about fishing them out afterwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1499370063983265482008-12-16T12:45:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:45:00.000-05:00Errr, my idea was not to phonily manufacture cheer...Errr, my idea was not to phonily manufacture cheer/fun. It was to find the fun in shoes, being crankly or garni in shoes (I have some sneakers that could use it). <BR/><BR/>My muse (e.g. Calliope) was not any oath I took as a therapist it was the simple joy of an xmas pagent.<BR/><BR/>My lovely wife accuses me of being mushy around the holidays as I want to make up for being "grinch-like" the rest of the year. So as we say in my house "sorry if some got on your shoes."<BR/><BR/>Lastly, Rex we can discuss your childhood and the attendant admonitions at some Mixologist's workplace where I can assure I will not be drinking the cheap stuff :):)<BR/><BR/>hmmm perhaps a HOTDOG for lunch?dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87035369667462198742008-12-16T12:37:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:37:00.000-05:00Seth, why are you apologizing?In the much more rev...Seth, why are you apologizing?<BR/><BR/>In the much more reverent holiday performance category, I recommend seeing "Holiday Affair," with a young Janet Leigh and an always awesome Robert Mitchum. Their "affair" is not the hot kind that both Leigh and Mitchum have in other films, but the movie is an excellent little holiday diversion (a comedy/romance). One challenge: you have to believe that Robert Mitchum would ever, ever get a job selling toy trains in a department store. Once you're over that hurdle, it's smooth sailing. Oh, and Harry Morgan (of "M*A*S*H fame) does a nice turn as a "Night Court"-esque grumpy judge.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75717793217347625512008-12-16T12:31:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:31:00.000-05:00@Doug: the voting window was only open for 90 minu...@Doug: the voting window was only open for 90 minutes! Crap! I wanted to vote. But I would have been wrong. I was going to go with Wonder Bread. (Bananas? I did NOT see that coming. hee hee)<BR/><BR/>In the "irreverent holiday performance" category, I recommend seeing "The Santaland Diaries" if it is being done near you. My kind of holiday cheer.jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91900842732146582032008-12-16T12:28:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:28:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, I only objected to to the "crappy" part. ...Oh yeah, I only objected to to the "crappy" part. Definitely common and tired fill, it's just a great name. I hope to one day name my own comic dog SNERT.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, didn't mean to be intrinsically provocative. Bah!SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1645769132218218632008-12-16T12:27:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:27:00.000-05:00@Rex:In the new Mickey Mouse clubhouse on the Disn...@Rex:<BR/>In the new Mickey Mouse clubhouse on the Disney channel, Mickey's catch-phrase is "Hot Dog!".<BR/>I'll be honest with you, I've never heard of a hot dog being used as an expletive and so every time I hear Mickey saying it I can't help but thinking he feels hungry.... that, or he thinks Pluto looks real nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46117702320160048692008-12-16T12:20:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:20:00.000-05:00Merry Xmas to you, too, Greene. I like your poem, ...Merry Xmas to you, too, Greene. I like your poem, in that it was far more assholish than anything anyone had yet written today, and so does nothing to (phonily) manufacture cheer. Plus "crankly" is a good word. And who needs close quotations?<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.com