tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2138839368821416467..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2006 - Kenneth J. BernikerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37045067501758081352007-01-16T16:17:00.000-05:002007-01-16T16:17:00.000-05:00I completely agree with you re: the pluralization ...I completely agree with you re: the pluralization of bones. I had ulnae but EEEES made no sense. And I don't think of LEG as a pants part -- it's more like what goes into the pants part. I had HEM which messed things up for a few minutes. Well, I need to DASH TO the store for lemons.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78081739668573811822006-12-05T13:55:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:55:00.000-05:00Well Rex, your Tom Jones is hot, but P's reference...Well Rex, your Tom Jones is hot, but P's reference to knitty is even hotter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90890500392581062692006-12-05T13:05:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:05:00.000-05:00Sorry, I forgot to include the url where you can f...Sorry, I forgot to include the url where you can find a picture and instructions for having fun with raffia: <br /><br />http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer03/PATTaline.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10124336220299514962006-12-05T13:03:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:03:00.000-05:00Certainly in sheer numbers, osier wins the Google ...Certainly in sheer numbers, osier wins the Google wars. But the first couple of pages of a Google search for "osier" give you nowhere to buy the stuff. Search "raffia" on the other hand, and you are inundanted with purchasing options. And some lovely projects, such as this gem from knitty.com: "Small purses are fun, raffia is fun - together this is the Doublemint of fun summer purse projects!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51143926690543134452006-12-05T12:36:00.000-05:002006-12-05T12:36:00.000-05:00Google disagrees with you two re: the RAFFIA / OSI...Google disagrees with you two re: the RAFFIA / OSIER controversy, but I'll concede that in certain artsy contexts you may be right - I'm happy to be challenged by two lovely ladies such as yourselves (that's me channeling Tom Jones via Englebert Humperdinck - what do you think?). Actually, Google *Image* search agrees that RAFFIA is more common. OSIER is undeniably more krossword-kommon.<br /><br />Thanks to reliable Chris for filling in the potential Simpsons references I failed to make. "He's hardly ever sick at seeeeeaaaa!"<br /><br />RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5915927562782026092006-12-05T12:11:00.000-05:002006-12-05T12:11:00.000-05:00My therapist told me this morning that I should sp...My therapist told me this morning that I should speak my mind more often, so I will start by agreeing with your wife that raffia is far less obscure than osier, which I could not pick out of line-up. Raffia, on the other hand, was at one time ubiquitous, particularly as an ornament on a wrapped gift or an element of decor.<br /><br />Ahh, I am so glad to have that off my chest . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69679688428172223152006-12-05T11:50:00.000-05:002006-12-05T11:50:00.000-05:00I always remember HMS Pinafore because when Sidesh...I always remember HMS Pinafore because when Sideshow Bob gives Bart a last request before he kills him, Bart asks him to sing every number of HMS Pinafore. Obviously Bob does it with pleasure, getting into costume and everything, and it ends up foiling his plans. Good episode.<br /><br />Nils Lofgren wrote a song about the 1978 Bullets. It's actually not that bad. Pretty catchy, actually. You can hear it (and some other weird Bullets/Wizards-related songs) here: http://www.wizznutzz.com/god.shtmlsonofdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177442874914826830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40601667736841692262006-12-05T11:34:00.000-05:002006-12-05T11:34:00.000-05:00I know what raffia is, but I usually need to be re...I know what raffia is, but I usually need to be reminded (by you) of the definition of osier. I contend that the former is far less obscure than the latter. Next time we're in A.C. Moore, I'm sure I could find us some raffia, but I think we'd have a harder time locating the osier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com