tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1653515004924353042..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, Jan. 28, 2008 - Michael Blake (DRAGON BALL Z GAME COMPANY)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92130348342040633772008-03-10T13:29:00.000-04:002008-03-10T13:29:00.000-04:00Sorry - Eight Crazy Nights (not Days) in case you ...Sorry - Eight Crazy Nights (not Days) in case you really wanted to watch it but couldn't figure it out with my error.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6288773273963747442008-03-10T13:28:00.000-04:002008-03-10T13:28:00.000-04:00Eight Crazy Days (Adam Sandler's Hannukah movie) f...Eight Crazy Days (Adam Sandler's Hannukah movie) featured a pair of deer feasting after an outhouse fell over, then smiling for the camera. Stuck in my brain forever and still creeps me out. I'll not be seeing the Chipmunk's movie. <BR/><BR/>I liked this puzzle, took a little long for a Monday, but I was able to get everything either with crosses or good guessing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68095316271212200602008-01-30T00:24:00.000-05:002008-01-30T00:24:00.000-05:00Looked through the comments on Tuesday for this pu...Looked through the comments on Tuesday for this puzzle and didn't see anyone else notice this strange event. A close relative mentioned to me earlier today about a blurb in the Times about Hamilton College where my son currently matriculates. The Times mentioned that the college has published "The Prison Diary and Letters of Chester Gillette". The same Chester Gillette who murdered his pregnant lover in 1906 and, here's the strange part, whose trial inspired the 'THEODORE DREISER' novel "An American Tragedy". I'm sure Times articles have wound up sharing common, present day famous people within articles and the puzzle on the same day but this one was a little too spooky, don't you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53147489126299724622008-01-29T21:36:00.000-05:002008-01-29T21:36:00.000-05:00the english nerd in me loved the "sister carrie" c...the english nerd in me loved the "sister carrie" clue...especially because not even half an hour before i had plucked that book out of my bookcase.literarychicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429122166895693446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62415818640665384912008-01-29T03:05:00.000-05:002008-01-29T03:05:00.000-05:00my god, i love the idea that this puzzle spawns a ...my god, i love the idea that this puzzle spawns a discussion as to whether the Chipmunks were Jewish, Woody Allen dentist jokes and whatever that fancy word about bad eating habits is!<BR/>And karmastura has a great idea about the other Simon trio with Paula and Randy!!!! <BR/>Hmmmmm, both American Idol and Randy Jackson have 12 letters! Paula Abdul has 10...if only Simon Cowell spelled his name with one l...or three!!!!! Or she was Paula Abdull...ok, I'll work on it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25052056648774510222008-01-29T00:29:00.000-05:002008-01-29T00:29:00.000-05:00Just got to check back in. janie: "actually, in ...Just got to check back in. <BR/><BR/>janie: "actually, in this case, i think the technical term is 'emily litellafied.'"<BR/><BR/>It did hit me after I posted that spoonerism wasn't correct. I'll go with litellafied. Or as Emily said, "What's all this fuss about natural race horses?. . . Nevermind!"<BR/><BR/>Mile High MuddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19767146942353754532008-01-28T22:06:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:06:00.000-05:00Well, as it turns out the Macintosh is now a less ...Well, as it turns out the Macintosh is now a less attractive piece of furniture than a nice Chippendale. That may be acorn(y) sentence but my wife said gopher it.<BR/><BR/>With apologies to Rex.PhillySolverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268610773776544241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7205276770200821702008-01-28T21:48:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:48:00.000-05:00Useless trivia: The Warner Brothers gophers, thoug...Useless trivia: The Warner Brothers gophers, though unnamed in early episodes, eventually became Mac 'n' Tosh. Why they do not now work for Steve Jobs is anyone's guess.jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65167976891642752812008-01-28T20:29:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:29:00.000-05:00I liked this spread, but it brought up a question ...I liked this spread, but it brought up a question about which was a more tedious experience: transcribing an interview with Alvin Toffler and his insufferable wife for NeXTworld magazine (remember Steve Jobs' post-Apple computer?) and slogging all the way through "An American Tragedy"? Maybe if I hadn't read "Crime and Punishment" not that long before, AAT might have been more of a riveting book -- but for me it was a painful ripoff and shabby comparison for the psychodrama of guilt and prosecution. Harrumph.<BR/><BR/>Why is the TE HEE girlish? What distinguishes a TEE HEE from other laugh sounds is the little wink that goes with the joke. Or at least that's what I've concluded is its distinction from HA HA, HEE HEE, HO HO, etc. Not sure whether this question has any authoritative answer, though.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63447856846577831282008-01-28T20:08:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:08:00.000-05:00This puzzle was a snap for me. As usual, I starte...This puzzle was a snap for me. As usual, I started the puzzle by looking at the themed words first. Toffler and Wiesenthal were gimmes. After that, the theme was obvious and I had filled in the following before even getting to any of the crosses:<BR/><BR/>ALVINTOFFLER<BR/>SIMONWEISENTHAL<BR/>THEODORE.......<BR/>THECHIPMUNKS<BR/><BR/>That kind of start is pretty rare for me.<BR/><BR/>Great theme and nice debut for Michael Blake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44113087976484291592008-01-28T19:47:00.000-05:002008-01-28T19:47:00.000-05:00Thanks pinky for reminding us about Ed White and t...Thanks pinky for reminding us about Ed White and the tragic launch pad fire 41 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58123277084116231572008-01-28T19:45:00.000-05:002008-01-28T19:45:00.000-05:00Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" was mentioned in t...Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" was mentioned in the Times <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/arts/28arts-DIARYREVISIT_BRF.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin" REL="nofollow">Arts Section</A> today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79398472050487405202008-01-28T19:44:00.000-05:002008-01-28T19:44:00.000-05:00Medium tough, I'd say. I was only one subway stop ...Medium tough, I'd say. I was only one subway stop away from home when I finished. Didn't help that I'd never heard of Toffler, Dreiser or The Chipmunks, and got azo from the downs.<BR/><BR/>But I think things have been really odd recently. I got stuck last Wednesday, breezed through Thursday and managed Friday pretty well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38087997593580046002008-01-28T19:35:00.000-05:002008-01-28T19:35:00.000-05:00Thank you doc john, that was exactly what I was th...Thank you doc john, that was exactly what I was thinkng of. Where did these guys originate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63484322636032078652008-01-28T19:29:00.000-05:002008-01-28T19:29:00.000-05:00That was Woody Allen...but you knew that.That was <B>Woody</B> Allen...but you knew that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73912491158739609232008-01-28T19:28:00.000-05:002008-01-28T19:28:00.000-05:00That's a funny Woodly Allen joke above. If you'd ...That's a funny Woodly Allen joke above. If you'd rather not read the novels, I'd recommend a couple of old movies.<BR/><BR/>Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" became "<A HREF="http://www.answers.com/topic/carrie-1952-film?cat=entertainment" REL="nofollow">Carrie</A>," a 1952 film starring Laurence Olivier and Jennifer Jones (not to be confused with the Stephen King book or film adaptation). Even better, "<A HREF="http://www.answers.com/topic/a-place-in-the-sun?cat=entertainment" REL="nofollow">A Place in the Sun</A>," an adaptation of "An American Tragedy," came out a year earlier. Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift were never better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55004932082418533042008-01-28T19:22:00.000-05:002008-01-28T19:22:00.000-05:00@ Mac- You may have been thinking of Chip 'n' Dale...@ Mac- You may have been thinking of Chip 'n' Dale, the Disney chipmunks or possibly the two very polite Warner Brothers chipmunks ("No, no, I insist.") Who I just found out via Wikipedia are actually gophers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82272684344309683482008-01-28T18:59:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:59:00.000-05:00The puzzle wasn't hard for me, but I had to move a...The puzzle wasn't hard for me, but I had to move around a bit more than most Mondays. I'm embarrassed to say I thought there were only two chipmunks (am I thinking of some strippers?).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48241436225388925752008-01-28T18:52:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:52:00.000-05:00I'm with Orange on Dreiser--An American Tragedy co...I'm with Orange on Dreiser--An American Tragedy could be a contemporary novel...just wonderful, and I read Sister Carrie in college and really enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>Regarding coprophagia, I had a golden retriever (may he rest in peace) who used to engage is said practice from the cat box. We laughed about "crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside." C'mon, the breakfast test time is long gone!<BR/><BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89867092314516952332008-01-28T18:46:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:46:00.000-05:00Mr. TOFFLER was a new one here. Surprised I haven'...Mr. TOFFLER was a new one here. Surprised I haven't run across that book at some point. Making a mental note to check it out.Howard Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766792795622192271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22329115420512651092008-01-28T18:16:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:16:00.000-05:00And Theodore Dreiser was a German-American raised ...And Theodore Dreiser was a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Dreiser" REL="nofollow">German-American raised strictly Catholic</A>. Dreiser's name is hardly an obscure proper noun—his <I>Sister Carrie</I> and <I>An American Tragedy</I> are fairly canonical. I might've even had one assigned in high school.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28089087270301505952008-01-28T18:12:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:12:00.000-05:00Am I the only one who felt this puzzle was incompl...Am I the only one who felt this puzzle was incomplete with out a "Dave" or "Seville" in there?<BR/><BR/>Steve Earle! One of my faves! I was pleased to hear his song "Someday" prominently featured in the movie version of BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA. (I think WASHINGTON SQUARE SERENADE is terrific, too, Rex.)<BR/><BR/>I can't hear Dreiser's name without thinking of some of Woody Allen's prose pieces. "The dentist ran out of ether, so he had to anesthetize the patient by reading him some Dreiser."<BR/><BR/>Yes, I remember Robin Williams' LaMans method routine. "That's where the father has two checkered flags and goes, 'VROOM! You're outta there!'"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64522489094747653372008-01-28T17:14:00.001-05:002008-01-28T17:14:00.001-05:00Anonymous 5:04--Chipmonks are not Jewish--there ar...Anonymous 5:04--Chipmonks are not Jewish--there are no monks in Judaism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27295284558878916582008-01-28T17:14:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:14:00.000-05:00It helps, when one is a writer, to be able to spel...It helps, when one is a writer, to be able to spell the word desperate the same way in one sentence. <BR/>And I wouldn't be surprised if the Chipmunks were Jewish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52818985441868656552008-01-28T17:04:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:04:00.000-05:00Since inure and enure are completely interchangeab...Since inure and enure are completely interchangeable definition-wise, it doesn't seem very cool to put the ambiguous letter in the middle of an obscure proper noun. Granted, "Dreeser" doesn't look as plausible as "Dreiser."<BR/><BR/>I notice that Toffler, Dreiser, and Wiesenthal are all Jewish. I wonder if the Chimpmunks are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com