tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1797859682332443590..comments2024-03-29T11:11:22.167-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Feb. 19, 2008 - Victor Fleming (FLAGSTON FAMILY PET)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15877203982994192622008-02-20T16:50:00.000-05:002008-02-20T16:50:00.000-05:00*Some* lyrics to "The One I Love"? Those are the ...*Some* lyrics to "The One I Love"? Those are the only lyrics, repeated several times. Oh, yeah, there's also that "Fire!" part.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142770114522437154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62376159040285033142008-02-20T06:43:00.000-05:002008-02-20T06:43:00.000-05:00Treedweller, many thanks for your suggestion about...Treedweller, many thanks for your suggestion about openning in a new tab (Vista) worked just fine, even with explorer. Must be the good air up in the trees.Ladelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822660581698301611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76289125676884403152008-02-20T02:13:00.000-05:002008-02-20T02:13:00.000-05:00"Dying" made sense at first--fit the definition, a..."Dying" made sense at first--fit the definition, and "eying" is a variant spelling; "eyeing" is the normal one (a point of which the form where I'm typing this is unfortunately ignorant; it's underscored the second, proper spelling in wrist-slapping red). Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22984110937420457892008-02-20T00:44:00.000-05:002008-02-20T00:44:00.000-05:00I lived right across the street from CBGB OMFUG on...I lived right across the street from CBGB OMFUG on the Bowery back in 1980. Yeah, it stands for Country, BlueGrass, Blues, and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers. (The FULL title of the joint.)<BR/><BR/>I also had DYING for "checking out", maybe 'cause my Dad just died. Took me a while to come up with another meaning for that phrase. I got fooled with HAIFA/JAFFA too. My first guess on 9D was "GO EASY", but that didn't last. Otherwise it wasn't too bad for me.Marybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278520565186414844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27965661330412087702008-02-19T22:45:00.000-05:002008-02-19T22:45:00.000-05:00I guessed it was CMG's Base.Rikki, CBGB tales. I w...I guessed it was CMG's Base.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Rikki, CBGB tales. I went there in both 1983 and 2001, <BR/>in between before and after<BR/>Syd Straw sung a great song <BR/>from there, <BR/>entitled<BR/>at CBGB's<BR/>on new year's evefergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15935018558213345652008-02-19T22:37:00.000-05:002008-02-19T22:37:00.000-05:00rikki, nope, CBGB closed in 2006. Patti Smith play...rikki, nope, CBGB closed in 2006. Patti Smith played the last gig there.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85089722780941504412008-02-19T21:49:00.000-05:002008-02-19T21:49:00.000-05:00Anybody know if the club CBGBs is still in New Yor...Anybody know if the club CBGBs is still in New York? We have an old, yellowed ad from when my husband played there as a young rocker, opening for the Ramones.<BR/><BR/>Doc John... of course I thought of Katy Lied, too, though I'd have to vote for Aja as my favorite SD album.<BR/><BR/>Jim in Chicago... before nylon, fishing line was made of linen, cotton, or silk. Nylon monofilament line was invented by DuPont and marketed first in 1939 but braided dacron was used for the next couple decades. Now it's primarily nylon.<BR/><BR/>Anonymouses (anonymice?), just wondering if you are aware that if you choose the Name/URL button, you can put a name or alias in there. It's hard to keep you all straight and we're a friendly bunch here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22383413937030077842008-02-19T21:37:00.000-05:002008-02-19T21:37:00.000-05:00Ladel:In XP (so maybe in Vista), using Firefox, I ...Ladel:<BR/><BR/>In XP (so maybe in Vista), using Firefox, I can right click on the link to the comments and open them in a new tab, which is the same size as all the other tabs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83874902280847185632008-02-19T21:28:00.000-05:002008-02-19T21:28:00.000-05:00My sainted daddy loved to golf. He took me out on...My sainted daddy loved to golf. He took me out on the course one time. The less said about that, the better.<BR/><BR/>I like references to comics strips, but two to the same one (and especially a rather lame one like HI & LOIS) seems more like laziness than like a mini-theme. Now if FLAGSTON itself had been an answer, I would have been relatively happier.<BR/><BR/>Great cluing for SELMA and HOSED. And Rex, thanks for the pic of those pups.<BR/><BR/>LEE J. COBB was in one of the all-time great movies, ON THE WATERFRONT. He also created the role of Willy Loman in DEATH OF A SALESMAN on Broadway. This is the first time in a while that I remember seeing both his first name and his middle initial in the answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22262253330824460132008-02-19T20:41:00.000-05:002008-02-19T20:41:00.000-05:00Thanks William e Emba for the Beetle Bailey / Lois...Thanks William e Emba for the Beetle Bailey / Lois Flagston connection.<BR/><BR/>In keeping with the theme, <A HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/philosophy_shop.37635602" REL="nofollow"> Hegel Golf Shirts.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65444767331717496862008-02-19T20:11:00.000-05:002008-02-19T20:11:00.000-05:00i also love the idea of radial loquacity.... just ...i also love the idea of radial loquacity.... <BR/>just talking in circles!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37097622807335578162008-02-19T20:07:00.000-05:002008-02-19T20:07:00.000-05:00It sure was reassuring to see that so many of you ...It sure was reassuring to see that so many of you had fallen into the same trap as me (ie HAIFA for 8D.) Unfortunately I had never heard of Lee J. Cobb or Graf Spee, so I stuck to my guns and ended up with 2 letters wrong. Live and learn.<BR/><BR/>One funny comment... when I had the initial two letters of 23A ("Gets the red out" sloganeer,) I tried VIAGRA. Anyone else make that mistake? Of course I erased it within the next 10 seconds or so, because it didn't fit with the down entries...<BR/><BR/>[And dare I say that that their slogan would more likely be "Gets the lead out"?]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85649330816645684912008-02-19T19:50:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:50:00.000-05:00p.s. Thanks, Emily.. Your page didn't update yet b...p.s. Thanks, Emily.. Your page didn't update yet but I'm looking forwatd to it.<BR/><BR/>Rex, your comment on perhaps being "wary" but not so much "weary" reminds me of time I was quoted as saying something was a "knotty problem", -- and it came out in print as a "naughty problem". Arrg.<BR/><BR/>∑;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30573009659200610082008-02-19T19:40:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:40:00.000-05:00@bt -- The pop-up box can still be resized on Safa...@bt -- The pop-up box can still be resized on Safari.<BR/><BR/>Happy to report that the kitchen sink is OK now... It seemed to take miles of snake to lose the OOZE.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to Mo for forwarding the neat Rex article!<BR/><BR/>∑;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81760790535154642532008-02-19T19:36:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:36:00.000-05:00Today's puzzle? Meh. I'm just excited to find out...Today's puzzle? Meh. I'm just excited to find out about the celebrity reader. Hope it's <A HREF="http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2007/12/christina-applegate-should-stop-by-here.html" REL="nofollow">Christina Applegate</A>!<BR/><BR/>Instead of the pop-up, try clicking the title of the post, which brings up the post with comments below. Before the update, I had to click the teeny timestamp to get to the "permalink". So for me, it's an improvement.<BR/><BR/>jim in nyc: <I>I like the "subtitles" you've begun to add to each daily blawg. They add focus.</I><BR/>Hopefully they add readers too - this is a trick to attract googlers, as we learned from <A HREF="http://www.xwordblog.com/2008/01/stellar-swan.html" REL="nofollow">JimH</A>. (I can't imagine traffic here has <A HREF="http://www.xwordblog.com/2008/01/ape-wrestlers.html#comment-99554316" REL="nofollow">dropped considerably</A>...) It's interesting to see which clue Rex expects to be the most-googled.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209543514266918480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64744380271604091932008-02-19T19:27:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:27:00.000-05:00A balk is not just committed on a pitch to home, y...A balk is not just committed on a pitch to home, you can do it to first as well. It usually is an accidental jesture that could fool a runner into thinking you were about to pitch when you weren't. Did everyone realize you need a baserunner to have a balk?Ladelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822660581698301611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89381837563589527212008-02-19T19:18:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:18:00.000-05:00CBGB's (in Simpson's): Comic Book Guy's BarReal Li...CBGB's (in Simpson's): Comic Book Guy's Bar<BR/><BR/>Real Life: Country Blue Grass/Blues<BR/><BR/>Pop-up box re-sizing: I don't think it's fixable. The blogging code got updated "fixed/upgraded" on Feb 12th. I think they made a change on that time that screwed things up. Not sure if there is code or a toggle that can be flipped to make it re-sizeable.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994595635649654314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24718856743642286832008-02-19T19:17:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:17:00.000-05:00@anonymousI had dying too. Really messed me up.@anonymous<BR/><BR/>I had dying too. Really messed me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17238428059557938512008-02-19T19:07:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:07:00.000-05:00oh yes. on oozes/squat being unsettling...http://w...oh yes. on oozes/squat being unsettling...<BR/>http://www.naturesplatform.com/images/pseudo2.gif<BR/><BR/>@artlvr<BR/>new drawing just posted. and today's is on the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59177677827828283432008-02-19T19:03:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:03:00.000-05:00I usually do Tuesday puzzles in around 8 minutes, ...I usually do Tuesday puzzles in around 8 minutes, but this puzzle was incredibly hard for me for some reason. I finally just gave up. Very frustrating.Arlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990658714816285634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37437351081358356482008-02-19T18:53:00.000-05:002008-02-19T18:53:00.000-05:00Dear Emily -- please give us more drawings? xxxxDear Emily -- please give us more drawings? xxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83110452618339566802008-02-19T18:48:00.000-05:002008-02-19T18:48:00.000-05:00Anyone know how to fix the pop up box sizing on a ...Anyone know how to fix the pop up box sizing on a machine running Vista?Ladelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822660581698301611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11968361567819752312008-02-19T18:29:00.000-05:002008-02-19T18:29:00.000-05:00is anyone else grossed out by squat and oozes bein...is anyone else grossed out by squat and oozes being in such close proximity to one another? i can't exactly say why...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79763830562290678682008-02-19T17:34:00.000-05:002008-02-19T17:34:00.000-05:00Awesome article in the Chronicle: with a front pag...Awesome article in the Chronicle: with a front page teaser, no less!<BR/><BR/>Congrats... hHappyDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890512140336081605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57681222143467165972008-02-19T17:32:00.000-05:002008-02-19T17:32:00.000-05:00Forgot to mention in my earlier post...The Chronic...Forgot to mention in my earlier post...The Chronicle has a policy whereby if a subscriber emails someone else a link to a story, that person has five days to read the story for free (at least that's been the policy). So...if anyone wants to read it, just mail me at morris.pelzel@gmail.com, and I'll send it to you.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478162256075160101noreply@blogger.com