tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2154716092376945281..comments2024-03-29T09:24:38.958-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, Oct. 5 2009 — Dance craze of the '90s / I Spy co-star Bill famililarly / Hotpoint products / Ice house Var.Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4194644419582135062017-10-06T05:39:51.322-04:002017-10-06T05:39:51.322-04:00Thanks for sharing this article. This is very help...Thanks for sharing this article. This is very helpful for the people those are want to tuition classes in <a href="http://www.plustuition.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">SATS Tuiton Marlow</a>glain andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544814489938782835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9386856463726581652013-01-21T13:20:33.592-05:002013-01-21T13:20:33.592-05:00RP - No need to publish this but I hope you will r...RP - No need to publish this but I hope you will read it. I did this puzzle today, 1-21-2012 (Happy MLK Day!) from one of Will Shortz' collections and when I was done I felt the need to come here see what you and the Rexville community had to say about it 3 1/2 years ago. I've been reading and commenting in syndiland for a couple of years and I guess it has become an essential part of doing the puzzle for me. Thanks so much for maintaining a place that provides so much for so many over the years.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86396834544956631622009-11-09T10:56:17.796-05:002009-11-09T10:56:17.796-05:00MUST SEE: "The Ice-Fishermen Cometh" - S...MUST SEE: "The Ice-Fishermen Cometh" - SALMON P. CHASE and SALMAN RUSHDIE in an IGLU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77291757952210634752009-10-06T10:50:23.264-04:002009-10-06T10:50:23.264-04:00Anon 5:03 wants to sell us insulation paper - all ...Anon 5:03 wants to sell us insulation paper - all 3M. Google Translate rocks.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72116111783168646812009-10-05T23:59:54.187-04:002009-10-05T23:59:54.187-04:00@Mr and Mrs Crosscan
Thank you! (My question was ...@Mr and Mrs Crosscan<br />Thank you! (My question was meant as a joke, echoing back as to whether or not SHE was for real...)<br /><br />@Ret_chem, Martin, Stan<br />Looks like we got a kettle of fish going, let me sift thru this batch<br />and see if something sparks. (Insert your own mixed metaphor here!)<br /><br />Had lunch with SanFranMan where we argued over whether the average solver would know who Salmon P. Chase was...and the difference between a Monday and Tuesday puzzle... <br />So much for Algonquin Round Table banter!<br /><br />I really liked this puzzle, and have one more thought:<br /> The upper NE corner 10A CASA could have been CASH with HAYES going down where ASYET is with very little rewriting, and you would have had two more subthemes and maybe avoided the whole DISH/ISH/ASHE thing.andrea kai-michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60166196746597289202009-10-05T23:20:41.030-04:002009-10-05T23:20:41.030-04:00Kinda late, but if you're ever down in the Fin...Kinda late, but if you're ever down in the Financial District of San Francisco. the local Federal Reserve branch has a nice little gallery museum of money, free of charge, right out in front on Market Street. <br /><br />You can see genuine issues of the aforementioned notes, and many more. (The $100,000 dollar bill is better than the candy bar.) And maybe gain an interest in monetary policy and some financial sophistication. At the SF Fed, they're a little too strong on Economics education, but they are not short on common sense.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38776317173239528272009-10-05T22:18:13.862-04:002009-10-05T22:18:13.862-04:00@andrea - Mrs. Crosscan thought you were great and...@andrea - Mrs. Crosscan thought you were great and wondered if that was the "real" you or was it just the show. I assured her that you are funnier and even more real in person.<br /><br />And why are you surprised there is a Mrs. Crosscan? Maybe I don't want to know the answer to that.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17879336784512785232009-10-05T22:17:09.973-04:002009-10-05T22:17:09.973-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7206635676632513672009-10-05T22:14:27.904-04:002009-10-05T22:14:27.904-04:00FYI....my German guests managed to complete this p...FYI....my German guests managed to complete this puzzle--though I admit to assisting in some of the denser cultural thickets. When I spelled and then pronounced AARGH, they both "got it" at once. However, IGLU and MAGMA were already in my friends' mental lexicons! Not bad!<br /><br />Salmon P. Chase was the father-in-law of soldier/explorer Fremont...and most of the presidents could be guessed from relatively few letters on crosses! So, even though fun-- not really tough, even if you are trying to explain RIGHTONTHEMONEY to a non-English speaker.<br /><br />Fun comments!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60751953595069192632009-10-05T21:41:43.665-04:002009-10-05T21:41:43.665-04:00An enjoyable and (for the day) difficult for me Mo...An enjoyable and (for the day) difficult for me Monday. I don't know those big bills and I'm not young. And Salmon P. Chase seems mighty obscure for Monday.michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63081514772668613122009-10-05T21:33:08.716-04:002009-10-05T21:33:08.716-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 7:13, 6:59, 1.03, 62%, Medium-Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:45, 3:42, 1.01, 59%, Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86373854829668958392009-10-05T21:26:16.473-04:002009-10-05T21:26:16.473-04:00Marina-employed wife says that @Corby is basically...Marina-employed wife says that @Corby is basically correct and that<br />@mac is cool.<br /><br />We're both sad about Gourmet -- we get the more humble and how-to<br />oriented Cooks Illustrated, but Gourmet was at the top of its class.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1155450241194885812009-10-05T21:16:32.508-04:002009-10-05T21:16:32.508-04:00I thought Hitler as well. I think it was because t...I thought Hitler as well. I think it was because the clue prior was D-Day. A great example of priming!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612471128230202620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83741212846296234392009-10-05T19:44:57.430-04:002009-10-05T19:44:57.430-04:00@Martin: what a great list! Didn't know some o...@Martin: what a great list! Didn't know some of those were fish.<br /><br />It's so sad about Gourmet; it's the magazine I have been a subscriber of longer than any other... Most reliable recipes, most interesting articles, best tips for travel.<br /><br />I may be holding a line on Saturday during the regatta around the Statue of Liberty! Hope it's dry and not too cold....machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81077996793622312342009-10-05T19:22:27.888-04:002009-10-05T19:22:27.888-04:00Having been forced to learn how to sail, I was ter...Having been forced to learn how to sail, I was terribly hung up by "un-rig" (rather than the appropriate "de-rig"). All I can now picture is my dad yelling at Will Shortz, and saying that it's almost as much a beginner mistake calling the lines "ropes".Corbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39509158527113760672009-10-05T19:12:07.556-04:002009-10-05T19:12:07.556-04:00Thank you, Anonymous sir. May I have another?Thank you, Anonymous sir. May I have another?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56233509996855310332009-10-05T18:10:33.453-04:002009-10-05T18:10:33.453-04:00"All is" well - usually used when all is..."All is" well - usually used when all is definitely NOT well! Remember this scene from "Animal House"?<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDAmPIq29ro<br /> Kevin Bacon alert!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47940039265007955212009-10-05T17:31:30.204-04:002009-10-05T17:31:30.204-04:00Thought this was a v. cool and original little Mon...Thought this was a v. cool and original little Monday puzzle. I liked the old-school cartoon feel with the EEK and the AARGH. Good old Charlie Brown, and whIchever toon(s) actually said EEK. <br /><br />Also love seeing MAGMA in a puzzle - reminds me of an awesome trip to the Big Island where we watched MAGMA KERplop into the ocean at dusk, then walked across miles and miles of flow field in the moonlight. <br /><br />It was very nice to take it off autopilot and have something to keep you guessing on a Monday. Also appreciated the big bill factoids from @Glitch & the reminders from @Rex, @Ulrich, & others to go back and reread some Raymond Chandler.<br /><br />Better luck next year, Bravos!! Go Falcons!hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29142780327642217162009-10-05T16:29:19.907-04:002009-10-05T16:29:19.907-04:00@Doc John
A physician who had suitable vocation?@Doc John<br />A physician who had suitable vocation?George NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844466463123158982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-254227608248986212009-10-05T16:20:24.581-04:002009-10-05T16:20:24.581-04:00@acme, I'm floundering here...signed Moby Dic...@acme, I'm floundering here...signed Moby Dick.<br />@Crosscan, say hi to Alberta for me.<br />@foodie, chefb, cehfwen et al, Gourmet Magazine is being closed down after some young MBAs from McKinsey decided the crossword was too hard for them...well sorta. <br /><br />Most large bills were issued to make interbank transfers more manageable. One of those early American banks, focused on business and was named after Mr. Chase, although he did not own or participate in the bank. Later John D. Rockefeller decided to put his money there which made it the largest in the world. BTW, I have a few Salmon Chase bills and will trade five of them for one Woodrow Wilson bill. Any takers?miguelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22500333481655562182009-10-05T16:08:45.835-04:002009-10-05T16:08:45.835-04:00Easy puzzle for me, but enjoyably so.
I'm wai...Easy puzzle for me, but enjoyably so.<br /><br />I'm waiting for the day that KAI is clued as a Star Trek religious leader (Kai Opaka, from Deep Space 9). Weird to have the ENTS without the Tolkein reference. I like the word CANAAN.Karen from the Capenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24497562132942754492009-10-05T15:31:13.008-04:002009-10-05T15:31:13.008-04:00Funny story about a $1000 bill.
I worked my way t...Funny story about a $1000 bill.<br /><br />I worked my way through college at Phoenix Greyhound Park as a cashier. A woman came up to my window with what I thought was a $100 dollar bill and asked for some tickets. I gave her the tickets and her change and sent her on her away. After the race was over, a very angry man came up to me and accused me of stealing $900 from his wife because she had paid with a $1000 bill and she came back to him with only a hand full of tickets and change for a 100. I had turned in my money at the end of the race and the money room had all the money for that race.<br /><br />While I was explaining this to him - having no luck - the money room manager came running up to me to tell me I was $900 over for the race. I am now getting yelled at from two different directions and I am positively clueless. After all, I am a 21 year old kid working part-time at night and people are demanding answers from me that I don't have! <br /><br />Security arrives and we are all escorted to the Managers office where the situation is finally resolved. That was my only contact with a large bill and I didn't even remember it.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2805936772292774182009-10-05T15:19:45.211-04:002009-10-05T15:19:45.211-04:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 7/30/...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation of my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:59, 6:58, 1.00, 55%, Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:50, 3:43, 1.13, 63%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39243231311464293022009-10-05T14:56:47.465-04:002009-10-05T14:56:47.465-04:00To all fans of Chandler: Today's comments moti...To all fans of Chandler: Today's comments motivated me to create a thread on my blog to discuss which of his novels you like best (sorry for being gauche and advertising this, but I can't see any other way of doing it)--it's something I have been planning to do for a long time...Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49168209166293667562009-10-05T14:55:33.304-04:002009-10-05T14:55:33.304-04:00@ Doc John - re Let's make a Deal - You have o...@ Doc John - re Let's make a Deal - You have out-geezered me. However I DID figure out who your avatar is. That had been bugging me....retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.com