tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2161678114523011446..comments2024-03-28T07:04:40.875-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Exemplar of masculinity / MON 8-29-16 / CBS spinoff set in SoCal / Clic Stic pen maker / 1990s fitness fad with infomercialsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57222813196323425212017-12-16T13:52:51.328-05:002017-12-16T13:52:51.328-05:00Online casino with full entertainment.
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A TIMEOUT for ACHY MUSCLES is ...EASY WYOMING EVENT<br /><br />A TIMEOUT for ACHY MUSCLES is no ISSUE,<br />if one AILs, NURSE CLEO has the power<br />to rub every SPORTY MANSMAN’s tissue <br />and make that DAM STUB the DEVILSTOWER.<br /><br />--- MEL MOE SAMOSA<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82647150585894079872016-08-29T23:30:12.057-04:002016-08-29T23:30:12.057-04:00Grand Tetons would have fit as well, but then some...Grand Tetons would have fit as well, but then someone would translate from French and be offended. It would not have been much a challenge to DS to find crosses given six of them are 3s and 4s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64454844023114531942016-08-29T19:52:43.143-04:002016-08-29T19:52:43.143-04:00I'm a Blazing Saddles gal myself. RIP Waco Kid...I'm a Blazing Saddles gal myself. RIP Waco Kid. Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81481395965748800422016-08-29T17:54:49.683-04:002016-08-29T17:54:49.683-04:00I liked that the puzzle was about Wyoming -- a nic...I liked that the puzzle was about Wyoming -- a nice change from the daily dose of New York and California and the Simpsons. But in truth I'd be happy with a puzzle about any state that is often either ignored or derided -- why not Delaware or New Jersey or Nebraska? I wonder if the constructor has ever been in Wyoming...<br /><br /> I almost got Naticked on a Monday. I kept looking at the _enga and -ete until finally jete came to me. Never heard of Jenga.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31562472412607767262016-08-29T17:40:01.784-04:002016-08-29T17:40:01.784-04:00Nancy, again, you're too smug for me. No expl...Nancy, again, you're too smug for me. No explation need.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76332599466619022722016-08-29T17:39:30.652-04:002016-08-29T17:39:30.652-04:00Definitely not called for. Jean Arthur was, what, ...Definitely not called for. Jean Arthur was, what, 53 when she made Shane (because George Stevens asked for her!). She looked 35. A great actress.joerossmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498285701201418462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8099839443632727972016-08-29T17:38:29.948-04:002016-08-29T17:38:29.948-04:00@Nancy - I knew you were in trouble when I read yo...@Nancy - I knew you were in trouble when I read your post. Had to know you live in Manhattan to get the joke. Laughed when @Evil Doug pulled out Patchogue, I was born and raised there.<br /><br />Best named town in America IMO is Show Low, AZ. The town was won in a poker game between two partners who owned the land. After hours of playing for rights to the town they agreed that the player with who could show the lowest card in the next hand would win the town. The winner showed the two of clubs, named the town Show Low, and the main street Duece of Clubs. Yes I've been there,it borders the White Mountain Apache Reservation with which I've done some business. Beautiful part of America.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13643654864674083482016-08-29T17:34:34.488-04:002016-08-29T17:34:34.488-04:00Definitely not called for. Jean Arthur was, what, ...Definitely not called for. Jean Arthur was, what, 53 when she made Shane (because George Stevens asked for her!). She looked 35. A great actress.joerossmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498285701201418462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47291041641047176022016-08-29T17:28:04.176-04:002016-08-29T17:28:04.176-04:00@Nancy5:04 - italics are no replacement for body l...@Nancy5:04 - <i>italics</i> are no replacement for body language. I must confess that I thought you were serious, too. I've resorted to adding footnotes when I think I might be taken seriously inadvertently. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62297618530383234312016-08-29T17:22:08.422-04:002016-08-29T17:22:08.422-04:00Got DEVILS TOWER early. And then got waylaid beca...Got DEVILS TOWER early. And then got waylaid because I was sure the theme had something to do with mashed potatoes.cfxknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48570186160314310972016-08-29T17:19:04.149-04:002016-08-29T17:19:04.149-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.evil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66360837204223138622016-08-29T17:09:51.658-04:002016-08-29T17:09:51.658-04:00Why are you apologizing if you don't care? I l...Why are you apologizing if you don't care? I like it when the puzzle takes us (New Yorkers) out of our little bubble. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26173188660745212542016-08-29T17:04:35.199-04:002016-08-29T17:04:35.199-04:00I thought the fact that I was joking would have be...I thought the fact that I was joking would have been obvious to one and all. My deliberately over-the-top language. My use of <i>italics</i>.That you of all people, Evil, would take umbrage and see it as -- what exactly? --a put-down of Native Americans [of all things] is simply astounding to me. Most Native American place names are actually quite euphonious: Pensacola; Sarasota; Ottawa -- they just roll off the tongue. But I don't care if Meeteetse was named by Chief Sitting Bull, himself -- it's a very funny name. And that's all I was saying. Please don't go looking for insults where there aren't any.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76677948701169098972016-08-29T17:00:26.728-04:002016-08-29T17:00:26.728-04:00Mel Brooks - - >The Producers - - >
Gene Wil...Mel Brooks - - >The Producers - - ><br />Gene Wilder=<br />Brilliant evil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72024440868860011282016-08-29T16:34:53.188-04:002016-08-29T16:34:53.188-04:00Just saw that Gene Wilder passed away. RIPJust saw that Gene Wilder passed away. RIPchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78212288401918900392016-08-29T16:17:02.395-04:002016-08-29T16:17:02.395-04:00Yeah @Gill I., hard not to get caught up in that m...Yeah @Gill I., hard not to get caught up in that music! Jiménez has won many awards, including induction into the <a href="http://acltv.com/hall-of-fame/2015/" rel="nofollow">Austin City Limits 2015 Hall of Fame</a>. <i>Un Mojado Sin Licensia</i> is also the title of one of his albums, available on YouTube.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11608356892982848732016-08-29T15:01:19.854-04:002016-08-29T15:01:19.854-04:00**Ahem**
The issue isn't WYOMING. It is that t...**<i>Ahem</i>**<br />The issue isn't WYOMING. It is that the theme is Trivial Trivia. Make it NYC. Make it Hawai'i. Make it Michigan (well, that grid might be kind of cool). I don't care. If I want state trivia, or National Park trivia, or European River trivia, or any other geographic trivia I'll go to the bar on trivia night. Or maybe National Geographic. I prefer Cross<b>word puzzles</b>, not crosstrivia puzzles. Are there people who will like this puzzle? Sure. I am not one of them. That says nothing about my liking or disliking WYOMING.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83157181245698927182016-08-29T15:00:33.488-04:002016-08-29T15:00:33.488-04:00"I just can't take any place called Meete..."I just can't take any place called Meeteetse seriously. I just can't! It's pointless for me to even try.Who named that absurd-sounding town, anyway?" <br /><br />I'm guessing it was Native Americans, Nancy. You know, those folks who came up with Yaphank, Queechy Lake, and Patchogue--all in, whaddya know, New York. Oh, and also Manhattan. I have trouble taking *that* place seriously.... evil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22997248393438568902016-08-29T14:41:06.291-04:002016-08-29T14:41:06.291-04:00I was trying to type "I just can't take.....I was trying to type "I just <i>can't</i> take...seriously."Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11804394368651597212016-08-29T14:39:17.980-04:002016-08-29T14:39:17.980-04:00As a lover of nature and scenic beauty, I'm a ...As a lover of nature and scenic beauty, I'm a New Yorker who does not sneer at the wide open spaces of the rest of the country. I've been to JACKSON HOLE and I've seen OLD FAITHFUL erupt. But, sorry, @Bill L (2:12), I just take any place called Meeteetse seriously. I just <i>can't!</i> It's pointless for me to even try. If the town had its own song, would it be a cross between "Meet Me In St. Louis" and "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye"? Who <i>named</i> that absurd-sounding town, anyway?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.com