tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2900470994697891561..comments2024-03-28T20:06:43.260-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22, 2007 - Patrick BlindauerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7039936308199485712007-08-23T15:49:00.000-04:002007-08-23T15:49:00.000-04:00Anon 9:50, I know you are, but what am I?Anon 9:50, I know you are, but what am I?Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86270319077784140052007-08-23T13:34:00.000-04:002007-08-23T13:34:00.000-04:00If meg is not a unit (because byte is the unit and...If meg is not a unit (because byte is the unit and mega is the prefix) then decibel would not be a unit (because bel would be the unit and deci would be the prefix). But we normally use decibel (actually a ratio)as the unit of loudness. Perhaps you should think of a meg as a dervied unit, although derived units normally refer to units that combine two or more units (such as the work unit - erg - which is force times distance).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36162094131345704582007-08-23T09:50:00.000-04:002007-08-23T09:50:00.000-04:00OrangeIf there is an argument, you'll find it!Orange<BR/><BR/>If there is an argument, you'll find it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85813483463702371872007-08-23T07:38:00.000-04:002007-08-23T07:38:00.000-04:00Speaking of toppings for baked potatoes in the UK ...Speaking of toppings for baked potatoes in the UK - TUNA?<BR/><BR/>Had a friend order that just for the hell of it. Not me, boy.<BR/><BR/>liebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52580653771523161362007-08-23T00:15:00.000-04:002007-08-23T00:15:00.000-04:00Well, that's all true I'm sure. England has change...Well, that's all true I'm sure. England has changed so much, yet as anywhere a spot of nostalgia remains.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63146709457729271792007-08-22T23:57:00.000-04:002007-08-22T23:57:00.000-04:00Fergus and Mac, hey, I was in England (London and ...Fergus and Mac, hey, I was in England (London and Liverpool) three months ago, and they're still hawking that crap in various eateries. In Liverpool, near a university campus, there was a place that sold baked potatoes with a bunch of toppings, including those damned Heinz baked beans. And various storefront quick restaurants offered beans on toast, I think in London too but definitely in the Liverpool area. We were (a) dining out with a kid, (b) trying not to spend $200 on meals, and (c) always dressed super casually, so we weren't going to the finer restaurants. (Except for that one bistro in Liverpool where my fish arrived with a glass bowl of pipe smoke over it, which was bizarre.) So maybe the people you know in the UK aren't eating the bland crap, but it did seem to be widely available, especially up north.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65084220677005044672007-08-22T23:42:00.000-04:002007-08-22T23:42:00.000-04:00Late to the game as usual...Alex: Loved the video!...Late to the game as usual...<BR/>Alex: Loved the video! I should have <I>known</I> that square was a smiley! I had a feeling that pentagram I put there instead was wrong, but didn't go with my instinct ;).Howard Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766792795622192271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82492880615095303812007-08-22T23:24:00.000-04:002007-08-22T23:24:00.000-04:00Orange, I don't think there are any cafes left in ...Orange, I don't think there are any cafes left in London that serve that sort of crap. Even the most distant county pubs now have Singapore noodles or Chow Fun, or some amusing variant.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63936267001456663762007-08-22T23:16:00.000-04:002007-08-22T23:16:00.000-04:00I like clues that have a lot of musicness.I like clues that have a lot of musicness.PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017772879976436923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86073105561295163692007-08-22T22:45:00.000-04:002007-08-22T22:45:00.000-04:00of course I mean "either".....of course I mean "either".....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14396545608636297702007-08-22T22:40:00.000-04:002007-08-22T22:40:00.000-04:00orange, I've lived in the UK twice, and nobody I k...orange, I've lived in the UK twice, and nobody I know eats the sort of food combinations you describe anymore. That sort of died when the great detective left Baker Street, and that was not real, eather!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80723206662856455932007-08-22T22:07:00.000-04:002007-08-22T22:07:00.000-04:00I'm with Easl....A "unit" of memory is a bit. If ...I'm with Easl....<BR/><BR/>A "unit" of memory is a bit. If you have more of them you get a meg, but unit means one, which means bit. <BR/><BR/>"Measurement of memory" would be accetable, but not "unit".BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994595635649654314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72066646303112349672007-08-22T21:57:00.000-04:002007-08-22T21:57:00.000-04:00Contrary to Rex and others, I thought this was pre...Contrary to Rex and others, I thought this was pretty difficult for a Wednesday. I was juiced up with pretty good times on Monday and Tuesday, but did today's quite slowly. I had DALE for DELL for quite a while, and thus had ASTON for ELTON. And when I fixed DALE, I neglected to fix ESTON, figuring it was some random guy I'd never heard of. Made the same mistake (not checking the cross for a changed letter) when I put in PRIEST, clobbering the final S I'd put, so I had MGMS. And since I do the puzzle on paper, I don't get the computer telling me to find the mistake to fix. Also didn't know ORSINO, so left IMHERE for INHERE. So slow and two mistakes! :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50848039974720574572007-08-22T21:28:00.000-04:002007-08-22T21:28:00.000-04:00Book em Dano = pick up line, ha ha ha ha.Book em Dano = pick up line, ha ha ha ha.Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17722890192939966692007-08-22T21:14:00.000-04:002007-08-22T21:14:00.000-04:00Didn't one of the Two Fat Ladies die a few years a...Didn't one of the Two Fat Ladies die a few years ago? I liked their show, but their food often scared me. Too meaty.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83769063403874767082007-08-22T21:07:00.000-04:002007-08-22T21:07:00.000-04:00Hilarious video Alex - thanks!Hilarious video Alex - thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88096468109196143652007-08-22T20:40:00.000-04:002007-08-22T20:40:00.000-04:00But Orange,What about Jamie Oliver? Things have ch...But Orange,<BR/><BR/>What about Jamie Oliver? Things have changed. There's Nila something. And two Fat Ladies. And Rick Stein. Some great food. I make the Oliver Leek/Garbanzo soup four times per winter. I guess Gordon Ramsey is good but I can't hear the food.<BR/><BR/>If you ever see the BBC series "Chef" (non Iron-), you wil be very amused. PBS aired it in the early 90s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81189650953151186882007-08-22T20:38:00.000-04:002007-08-22T20:38:00.000-04:00A fun puzzle. I also got bogged down a bit in NE....A fun puzzle. I also got bogged down a bit in NE. Initally had ..RIDE which took a while to undo. I too debated SOSA vs. RUTH. Still, pretty easy for a Wednesday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45890073269392179752007-08-22T19:58:00.000-04:002007-08-22T19:58:00.000-04:00Fergus, the problem is all those places that offer...Fergus, the problem is all those places that offer canned baked beans on toast for breakfast, canned baked beans on a baked potato for lunch, mushy peas with fish and chips...need I go on?Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30728441864527674902007-08-22T18:27:00.000-04:002007-08-22T18:27:00.000-04:00From my time in the City (London) I hazily recall ...From my time in the City (London) I hazily recall many a SLAP-UP lunch. So many of the big financial firms had their own in-house chefs and fancy dining rooms. Each competing with another for even better fare. The old saw about British food was out of date already in 1987, and I'm still amazed that the perception persists.<BR/><BR/>My errant path exactly mirrored Wendy's today, having been on the same trail of tribulation as Rex for quite a few days. <BR/><BR/>Threw some arrows at the local Irish pub last night so darts was ripe for reinterpretation.<BR/><BR/>Liked the clue for VWS.<BR/><BR/>Enjoyed this puzzle in an odd sentimental way since my current vehicle is a Pickup Truck, which some poeple find incongruous but it keeps me grounded LEST I appear too ARTY.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39852811892138610252007-08-22T18:04:00.000-04:002007-08-22T18:04:00.000-04:00Funny video, Alex! I'll link to it in my post toni...Funny video, Alex! I'll link to it in my post tonight.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54440722122210256512007-08-22T18:02:00.000-04:002007-08-22T18:02:00.000-04:00I couldn't get the NE corner at all. I used to be ...I couldn't get the NE corner at all. I used to be able to just put the puzzle aside, come back to it in a day or two, and finish it up then. But now I have to read Rex's blog so I can't wait. Damn you, Rex Parker!PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017772879976436923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30003658106245974682007-08-22T18:01:00.000-04:002007-08-22T18:01:00.000-04:00four letter 600 homer name:MAYS (660)Initial react...four letter 600 homer name:<BR/><BR/>MAYS (660)<BR/><BR/>Initial reaction was SOSA but then thought better do crosses to double checkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37449474684960924642007-08-22T17:35:00.000-04:002007-08-22T17:35:00.000-04:00I'm trying to get good at crosswords... I can do M...I'm trying to get good at crosswords... I can do Monday and Tuesday now. I like coming here to feel absurdly bad. You are all so good! Anyway, I made a crossword inspired video that some of you may get a kick out of... <BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Yea_qfQ0sRasputin1981https://www.blogger.com/profile/09517594912088761911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70609537675343706652007-08-22T16:42:00.000-04:002007-08-22T16:42:00.000-04:00My father was a member of the Shrine Chanters, a m...My father was a member of the Shrine Chanters, a men's choir. They wore tuxedos and their fancy bejeweled fezzes when they performed. So the clue "chanter" brought back memories for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com