tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2242726690525680677..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, Feb. 11, 2008 - Ken Bessette (WENT BY DUGOUT)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82797740394730116902008-03-24T13:21:00.000-04:002008-03-24T13:21:00.000-04:00OBIT and DEATH in the same puzzle?OBIT and DEATH in the same puzzle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11655752688260898592008-02-12T11:38:00.000-05:002008-02-12T11:38:00.000-05:00Love the blog. Don't comment often (that makes me ...Love the blog. Don't comment often (that makes me a lurker, I guess.) I'm in the "alright"-haters camp but was under the impression that it was ok in British English (probably because of The Who). Any truth to that?<BR/><BR/>PS, I thoroughly enjoyed Eat, Shoots and Leaves, being a proofreader-nitkpicker type myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73834820741316475912008-02-11T23:10:00.000-05:002008-02-11T23:10:00.000-05:00Rex, I'm from Nebraska and I can assure you we hav...Rex, I'm from Nebraska and I can assure you we have at least 14 people here now! It was our first caucus ever, and I must say it was fun and educational. Actually felt involved. <BR/>Unfortunately, when the general election comes around our Obama votes won't count, I don't know the last time NE voted democratic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41238645141197138862008-02-11T21:34:00.000-05:002008-02-11T21:34:00.000-05:00.. me lurkingThe Portland (Maine) Press Herald use..... <BR/><BR/>me lurking<BR/><BR/>The Portland (Maine) Press Herald used to black border the obits and... they were on page 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71578456675079145702008-02-11T21:30:00.000-05:002008-02-11T21:30:00.000-05:00SHUKA (if you're still reading):I absolutely agree...SHUKA (if you're still reading):<BR/><BR/>I absolutely agree with your comment -- but, just FYI, there just ain't no such word as "alot." Always "a lot." Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4143946342879248112008-02-11T21:21:00.000-05:002008-02-11T21:21:00.000-05:00oops -- I meant "along with an earlier poster"oops -- I meant "along with an earlier poster"Michael Chibnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28648117658173838782008-02-11T21:20:00.000-05:002008-02-11T21:20:00.000-05:00This sounds a bit silly, but I thought (along with...This sounds a bit silly, but I thought (along with an earlier puzzle) that this was Tuesday-level. I had to think about some of the clues and started to fill in wrong answers on a few.Michael Chibnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29047072058640641052008-02-11T19:49:00.000-05:002008-02-11T19:49:00.000-05:00... Traffic (with Steve Winwood and Dave Mason) ha...... Traffic (with Steve Winwood and Dave Mason) had a great song called "Feeling Alright." They deserve a pass, as well, for non-standard usage.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39093843178423770592008-02-11T19:19:00.000-05:002008-02-11T19:19:00.000-05:00If you're gonna spell it "alot," I think it's incu...If you're gonna spell it "alot," I think it's incumbent on you to pronounce it as if it's French.<BR/><BR/>I'm okay with "alright," though. "Alright already!" "I'm feeling alright. Not great. Just alright." How could you feel "just all right"? Are you all right, or just partially right?<BR/><BR/>I just taught my son the proper pronunciation of "nuclear." See? A seven-year-old can master it.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34483115809553189772008-02-11T19:14:00.000-05:002008-02-11T19:14:00.000-05:00Geez, and I thought I was just letting the group k...Geez, and I thought I was just letting the group know about a book that I found enlightening and enjoyable! I never demanded everyone go out and read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80639935214219992342008-02-11T18:47:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:47:00.000-05:00Rex,Had an interesting thought about your blog:Wil...Rex,<BR/><BR/>Had an interesting thought about your blog:<BR/><BR/>Will your practice of puzzles move you better than 166th or will the people who've decided to go to the ACPT because of your blog make you worse than 166?<BR/><BR/>I'm looking for a Rex pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72084113479377524512008-02-11T18:46:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:46:00.000-05:00As I've read it, apostrophes in acronyms were used...As I've read it, apostrophes in acronyms were used because if you're writing in all caps, they're necessary. In an all-caps headline, "VIPs" looks like "VIPS" and you need the apostrophe to differentiate. And then it just became house style for lowercase writing for consistency.<BR/><BR/>I actually finished this puzzle by myself, and I'm a newbie that has never once finished a Tuesday puzzle. So I think this one is "medium" at best, not a "hard" as some are contending.plumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978479216011643645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56213308112138998982008-02-11T18:31:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:31:00.000-05:00Sigh - someday, TBONE will be clued as "Grammy-win...Sigh - someday, TBONE will be clued as "Grammy-winning producer Burnett." (But probably not until _I_ construct a puzzle.)<BR/><BR/>With respect to all who feel otherwise, "alot" is like nails on a blackboard to me, and I usually do what I can to discourage my students to use it. "Alright" is only marginally more acceptable. (Pete Townsend gets a pass.)<BR/><BR/>Today's puzzle was fun. ZITHER - it's about time I watched THE THIRD MAN again. And how can you not like YEGG?<BR/><BR/>Liked the doubling of Huck Finn clues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76884503918428749482008-02-11T18:28:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:28:00.000-05:00Smear Job3: a usually unsubstantiated charge or ac...Smear Job<BR/>3: a usually unsubstantiated charge or accusation against a person or organization —often used attributively -a smear campaign-a smear job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51538469400993014742008-02-11T17:37:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:37:00.000-05:00anon 4:37 -- You need to download Java to run the ...anon 4:37 -- You need to download Java to run the applet. Its free like pretty much everything.<BR/><BR/>www.java.com/getjava/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6786120093052426352008-02-11T17:05:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:05:00.000-05:00Hate to be on the wrong side of Doris, but I have ...Hate to be on the wrong side of Doris, but I have no problem with "alright" or "alot." I probably would never use them in formal writing, but they're colloquial expressions to begin with, so I have no problem with the, let's say, inventive spelling. <BR/><BR/>Also, I'm on record as having little to no affection for _Eats, Shoots, Leaves_. I can think of few activities more obnoxious than correcting other people's grammar. This is what I do to people when I really really really want to piss them off (i.e. I do it only teasingly, to people I know very well). Lord knows I (like many of you) make plenty of mistakes myself. <BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35231694237050322932008-02-11T17:04:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:04:00.000-05:00These JOBS were awfully familiar. I was working on...These JOBS were awfully familiar. I was working on constructing a puzzle on Saturday and had ????JO? (where ? is one letter to be determined) to fill, and I came up with the 4-letter answers in the puzzle, as well as your answers and BOOB. <BR/><BR/>(Alas, I eventually changed the O to an E and went with LEARJET.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142770114522437154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84956233397646908642008-02-11T16:48:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:48:00.000-05:00Yikes! It was the Who, not the Stones, of course. ...Yikes! It was the Who, not the Stones, of course. Have to admit that pop culture, even "classic" pop culture is not my strong suit. I'm an opera and ballet person, but I fake it with pop and sports.<BR/><BR/>Will never accept "alot" and "alright." Or "nuCUlar." At least our three leading candidates know how to pronounce "nuclear." (Talk about getting off topic.)Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849352112455623315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60717755183512275652008-02-11T16:47:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:47:00.000-05:00the internet was made for lurkers!the internet was made for lurkers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31382577234238156012008-02-11T16:37:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:37:00.000-05:00Is the applet what runs when you open up the puzzl...Is the applet what runs when you open up the puzzle? Because it doesn't work for me. Does anyone know whether that's because I use AOL? I need to open AcrossLite and do it either on the screen or on paper. I'd love to try the applet sometime and see how much time it takes me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73948611426272688222008-02-11T16:00:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:00:00.000-05:00Re: "writhe." I think the only person I've heard ...Re: "writhe." I think the only person I've heard of writhing with pleasure was Uriah Heep - and that ruins it for anyone else... gross!<BR/><BR/>And thanks to Orange for explanation of my "W.T.H's?"<BR/><BR/>Shuka<BR/><BR/>PS (Heard rumors that "alot" and "alright" now have made it in some dictionary as "current usage").Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262709729248396457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82649675747955152682008-02-11T15:52:00.001-05:002008-02-11T15:52:00.001-05:00Yikes! Doris, come back! Yes, Jim is right—I was r...Yikes! Doris, come back! Yes, Jim is right—I was replying to Megan's question about lurking. Not trying to shoo you away! Which would be horribly rude, given that this is not my blog. Just saying that if 7,000 people a day left comments here, it would be unworkable. Many blogs get comments from less than 1% of the day's readers, so 99%+ of blog readers lurk on a given day.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57293357522452999762008-02-11T15:52:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:52:00.000-05:00Not to belabor the dog steak point (not sure if th...Not to belabor the dog steak point (not sure if there is a hyphen in tbone, so I'm hedging), but I think beef bones are okay for dogs, but chicken bones can splinter and cause problems. <BR/><BR/>We had a cat that would pick chicken bones out of the trash and had to be careful to keep our golden retriever from "fetching" them. The GR was more interested in taking Bisquick out of the cabinets and spreading it all over the rug in the living room, however. Oh, and the trash.<BR/><BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37083964597657728752008-02-11T15:51:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:51:00.000-05:00Doc John,Not long ago I read a fairly scathing cri...Doc John,<BR/><BR/>Not long ago I read a fairly scathing critique of that book. One of the regular New Yorker writers (Louis Menand?) wrote the price, and as is often the case, a negative review can be a lot more fun than a laudatory one.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83857791242223077812008-02-11T15:28:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:28:00.000-05:00Delighted! I have added the Urban Dictionary to m...Delighted! I have added the Urban Dictionary to my Favorite Places, thanks very much....<BR/><BR/>∑;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com