tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2492816052887225673..comments2024-03-29T11:06:05.838-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Automaker Chevrolet / SUN 5-15-11 / Villainous group Get Smart / Train part where sorting was once done / Fleet Amtrak train / Damascene's homelandRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26255288449554379302012-02-23T16:03:08.324-05:002012-02-23T16:03:08.324-05:00Rex: Develop the desire. Vinny is Pesci at the pea...Rex: Develop the desire. Vinny is Pesci at the peak of his crazy powers. He deserved the Oscar, not Tomei.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472262278428040074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56994275439577292082011-05-29T17:02:02.797-04:002011-05-29T17:02:02.797-04:00Did nobody notice that 'Mueslix' is spelle...Did nobody notice that 'Mueslix' is spelled incorrectly in this case?<br /><br />Kelloggs makes a cereal called 'Muslix' (umlaut over the u; no 'e' in the word)).<br />Just sayin' .<br /><br />Re "Vinnie": if you can't stand an actor, wild horses can't drag you to the theatre. <br />I can't stand Dianne Keaton, but I'm sure she's been in some funny movies....nevertheless, I've no interest in <br />seeing any of them.<br />It's the singer, not the song.<br /><br />I get Rex's comments 100%Ginthepinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33505217321985297372011-05-22T21:29:10.790-04:002011-05-22T21:29:10.790-04:00Syndi-solver.
After watching "My Cousin Vinn...Syndi-solver.<br /><br />After watching "My Cousin Vinny" five times, I, too, have no desire to see it. Except for the scene where Tomei is wearing the most New Yorky fashion outfit ever filmed since the Follies days (and pulling it off mahvelously) and stamps out Mr. Ed style, "My biological clock is ticking!!!" Yeah, and ya just wound MY watch too!<br /><br />I imagine that PULLINGTEAT would be pretty good BERTCONTROL. Just don't let Ernie get too close to Katy Perry next time she's featured. That's more than just WELTMANAGEMENT there.NotalwaysrightBillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42927145778585335212011-05-22T17:58:16.173-04:002011-05-22T17:58:16.173-04:00Saw My Cousin Vinny. Didn't like it. Don'...Saw My Cousin Vinny. Didn't like it. Don't tend to like anything with Joe Pesci, one of the actors I least enjoy watching, so I'm with the minority here. <br /><br />I did think the puzzle was really easy, but it wasn't near my fastest time. Probably because I was watching Mamma Mia while doing it. <br /><br />Favorite clue: the one about NASA.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86532087323766186242011-05-22T17:19:04.762-04:002011-05-22T17:19:04.762-04:00The prime-time denizens of Rexville seem to have b...The prime-time denizens of Rexville seem to have been a tad cranky a week ago, with everything from the perceived (not by me)ease of the puzzle to our host's taste in movies being up for criticism. And the harshest critic, whom I shan't name but I think it's pretty apparent who I mean, turns out to be someone right here in my own home town! Small world, I guess.<br /><br />Anyway, I didn't find the puzzle all that easy as I was doing it and none of the theme answers jumped into view for me as they did for others. But as I look at my completed pen on paper grid it looks less messy than usual so maybe fewer write-overs indicates it was easier than it felt.<br /><br />Favorite wrong answer was at 114d- G.M. debut of 1964 where I put GeO (I know, I know - they came much later but, hey, it fit!) Was thrilled when NEWT came along (but more thrilled when his presidential aspirations crashed and burned in real time this week) and GTO, a car I actually owned in the '60s, appeared and inspired happy memories from my yout'.<br /><br />Thanks @Gil.I.Pollas for the baby hummingbird video - a smile-inducer for sure!<br /><br />@Rex - it was good to hear your mind at work while solving a puzzle.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84552783295382552222011-05-22T09:24:01.153-04:002011-05-22T09:24:01.153-04:00I, too, had probs with "table or boot" a...I, too, had probs with "table or boot" and decided to google. It's a computer term! It just didn't make any sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81072839398930877322011-05-17T13:14:40.698-04:002011-05-17T13:14:40.698-04:00I think RP's comment was that the clue did not...I think RP's comment was that the clue did not mention that she won an Oscar for her performance.<br /><br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31733565923378871372011-05-16T17:58:14.533-04:002011-05-16T17:58:14.533-04:00Your comment that the answers didn't include &...Your comment that the answers didn't include "Tomei" is strange as #59 across is the name of the actress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7434098503154117172011-05-16T14:43:30.777-04:002011-05-16T14:43:30.777-04:00You missed one of the funniest and most accurate c...You missed one of the funniest and most accurate courtroom comedies ever if you missed My Cousin Vinnie. I often used it in teaching lawyers trial advocacy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64275299811543829212011-05-16T10:01:04.606-04:002011-05-16T10:01:04.606-04:00As soon as I saw "Cathy Allis" I wondere...As soon as I saw "Cathy Allis" I wondered if she had made this puzzle more difficult than her New York Magazine offerings (which are more difficult than Maura B. Jacobson's but still quite easy).<br /><br />I suppose a crossword constructor can't change her stripes - she is who she is - and that's why this puzzle, for me as well, was so easy I breezed right through it in record time (for me - I'm no 10 minute solver!).<br /><br />My mother, a dyed-in-the-wool Maura B. Jacobson fan, finds Cathy Allis's puzzles too confusing by comparison. Whenever I visit her in NY and see her NYMagazine (I leave the puzzle for her to do), I'm happy to see Cathy Allis's name. That means my mom will need my help! <br /><br />That said, she is just too easy for the NYT Mag.nurturinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035395856164817422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56512613928953501642011-05-16T09:54:21.269-04:002011-05-16T09:54:21.269-04:00Ah... answering my own question.
http://www.elvis...Ah... answering my own question.<br /><br />http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/article_aron_or_aaron.shtmlWillGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866240704986864780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70010119708640719932011-05-16T02:00:41.433-04:002011-05-16T02:00:41.433-04:00@CoolPapaD: You know RP is going to have to rent ...@CoolPapaD: You know RP is going to have to rent the movie, just to see what his loyal followers are talking about.<br /><br />@RP: If you do watch the movie, will you tell us what you thought?<br /><br />@breakfast fare: The grits scene is one of the best!Princess Kosmonopolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26110709863896217802011-05-16T01:06:19.196-04:002011-05-16T01:06:19.196-04:00Decent puzzle. Got a little confused by the Elvis ...Decent puzzle. Got a little confused by the Elvis clue. Wasn't his middle name Aaron, not Aron?WillGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866240704986864780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57382362945340420312011-05-16T01:03:34.257-04:002011-05-16T01:03:34.257-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.WillGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866240704986864780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77509597801197672882011-05-15T23:49:44.958-04:002011-05-15T23:49:44.958-04:00Sorry should have been more specific.
Go to Google...Sorry should have been more specific.<br />Go to Google then type in Rescued Baby Hummingbird. I swear it works and I promise a smile.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62737445536874590152011-05-15T22:46:42.681-04:002011-05-15T22:46:42.681-04:00@Gil.I.Pollas : Rescued Baby Hummingbird.
Nope, d...@Gil.I.Pollas : Rescued Baby Hummingbird.<br /><br />Nope, didn't work.Depressed Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38256671578060267412011-05-15T22:44:08.694-04:002011-05-15T22:44:08.694-04:00If you want to smile for the rest of today as well...If you want to smile for the rest of today as well as this week, type in Rescued Baby Humming bird.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23084266590295478292011-05-15T22:41:10.271-04:002011-05-15T22:41:10.271-04:00@JenCT. Avatar: Wow. How did you get him to sit...@JenCT. Avatar: Wow. How did you get him to sit still?Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4644025127940708472011-05-15T22:30:08.153-04:002011-05-15T22:30:08.153-04:00@JenCT - When we lived in San Diego I had five gia...@JenCT - When we lived in San Diego I had five giant hummingbird feeders that I toiled at keeping filled at the "height of the season". We don't have any hummingbirds here and I sure do miss them. They are fascinating little creatures to watch.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35094605893513040002011-05-15T21:51:24.498-04:002011-05-15T21:51:24.498-04:00My Cousin Vinny sucks. It's stereotypical, de...My Cousin Vinny sucks. It's stereotypical, demeaning and definitely not funny. For once Rex has it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37250065145916107782011-05-15T21:33:31.466-04:002011-05-15T21:33:31.466-04:00@JenCt: you have a lot of lovely birds around you!...@JenCt: you have a lot of lovely birds around you! We're happy to keep the feeder filled for the finches, gold and house. And then there are the turkeys.....<br /><br /><br /><br />Bablense.... I guess so.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47597844804599759852011-05-15T21:13:14.779-04:002011-05-15T21:13:14.779-04:00Puzzle seemed very familiar to me, as I solve the ...Puzzle seemed very familiar to me, as I solve the ones in NY Magazine every week. So it wasn't hard, who cares??? <br /><br />@chefwen: I'm with you, it takes me a while just to read the clues!<br /><br />*Sigh* - I'll never be a speed solver...<br /><br />(Avatar is a female ruby-throated hummingbird that I watch just outside my computer-room window.)JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87674424644080356072011-05-15T21:08:00.249-04:002011-05-15T21:08:00.249-04:00I thought My Cousin Vinny was a very funny movie, ...I thought My Cousin Vinny was a very funny movie, but there is no point in telling Rex he ought to see it. I loathe for example Coen brother movies (unlike almost everyone I know) and get really tired of people telling me I'd really enjoy their latest.<br /><br />Liked the puzzle, didn't find it as easy as some of you.michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72396598312334495582011-05-15T20:34:36.636-04:002011-05-15T20:34:36.636-04:00@foodie Didn't know that Damask table cloth is...@foodie Didn't know that Damask table cloth is from Damascus. Another thing I learnedchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16218136855876762272011-05-15T20:14:43.870-04:002011-05-15T20:14:43.870-04:00i wish "grits" had made its way into the...i wish "grits" had made its way into the puzzle.breakfast farenoreply@blogger.com