tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2991952065721226187..comments2024-03-29T06:31:37.869-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Subject of notable 2016 referendum / THU 2-9-17 / Caesarean rebuke / Surfer's tether / Trounce informallyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90432268311577179272017-10-14T16:19:48.354-04:002017-10-14T16:19:48.354-04:00Do you need free Twitter Followers?
Did you know y...Do you need <b>free Twitter Followers</b>?<br />Did you know you can get these <b>AUTOMATICALLY AND ABSOLUTELY FOR FREE</b> by registering on <b><a href="http://socialexch.syntaxlinks.com/r/AddMeFast" rel="nofollow">Add Me Fast</a></b>?Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47845180054149068702017-03-16T16:04:10.911-04:002017-03-16T16:04:10.911-04:00Liked the puzzle fine - cheated a bit because I wa...Liked the puzzle fine - cheated a bit because I was too busy/lazy taking care of Mr. w - who is his old feisty self. An answer to many prayers. <br /><br />We were in Paris in 2000. All over the city were posters for a show "The Seine and Paris," with a painting of the E Tower at the 18?? exhibition. I took out my translation books, practiced in the street, and went into a shop to ask where (if they knew) I could request a copy of the poster. The clerk seemed to understand, talked with her manager, then went to the door, took down the poster, put a bow around it and gave it to me. It's hanging in my bedroom - used to be I my office. Fantastic memory of the gracious Parisians! Au revoir, mesdames et messieurs!<br /><br />Diana, La Lady AttendreDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53630958692236258492017-03-16T15:09:29.572-04:002017-03-16T15:09:29.572-04:00@Rondo - MIA Farrow has never done much for me. B...@Rondo - MIA Farrow has never done much for me. But, Sevda in, or out of, a bikini... Also, if you Google Images ACME, she qualifies as a yeah, baby.<br /><br />I kinda liked this puzzle primarily for the theme. The left right positioning of the answers didn't bother me, and I thought that MATHS was included on the left to establish that side as the "British side". Also, you got your BOAR over there.<br /><br />I've spent a lot of time in France, and I have found the French to be civilized, polite, warm and accepting, even in Paris. Maybe because I attempted French all the time, I was treated well. From my time there, I learned to always say "bonjour" when entering a shop, or meeting someone, or even just passing them on the street. Outside of Canada, it is my favourite country.<br /><br />Travelogue over.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73276603681577141882017-03-16T14:03:17.811-04:002017-03-16T14:03:17.811-04:00Not real good at British lingo, and not a fan of c...Not real good at British lingo, and not a fan of cross-referenced puzzles. As main features here, this one is a serious pain in the butt.<br /><br />Tripped up by BOzO, IWiN and KNoCKERED cluster-f&@#.<br /><br />Added insult with non-theme affected QUo/oNSARI natick.<br /><br />May need a sitzbath and mild opioid.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84199149578947289282017-03-16T12:25:39.820-04:002017-03-16T12:25:39.820-04:00@spacey - I didn't see it in time: MIA Farrow,...@spacey - I didn't see it in time: MIA Farrow, yeah baby.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20010530907122507882017-03-16T12:22:49.397-04:002017-03-16T12:22:49.397-04:00EXHAUSTED ISSUE
You KIDDED me ONCE about why my D...EXHAUSTED ISSUE<br /><br />You KIDDED me ONCE about why my DIVINED DEERHIDES,<br />let me REFRAME how ICARE for my OWN DEAR lady:<br />IHEAR it’ll GOVIRAL how I ELOPED and IWON over my bride – <br />In her BIKINI she KNACKERED me, though she’s EIGHTY.<br /><br />--- ART “RUDI” RUDESTBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91660716259565639422017-03-16T12:08:19.351-04:002017-03-16T12:08:19.351-04:00Left to right orientation is fine. For example, br...Left to right orientation is fine. For example, brexit is on the right / British side of the Atlantic. Two down, is clued as 56 down across the Atlantic. That is, it is rent across the Atlantic. So the British word belongs on the left because it is what they say across the pond.<br /><br />I do this puzzle several weeks late, in the Seattle Times. Sorry I missed all of you. AphidLaRue@yahoo.com<br />Try<br />Healthylifecalculator.org for<br /><br /> an estimate of the number of good years you have left.Aphid Laruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041821842082372654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33290414725330220312017-03-16T12:07:44.896-04:002017-03-16T12:07:44.896-04:00OFL's (and many others') easy; my DNF. I s...OFL's (and many others') easy; my DNF. I spent three years in England, and I have NEVER heard the word "KNACKERED." I assumed it was KNoCKERED, and the clown was "of course" BOzO. The clue "Old English Christmas meat" meant absolutely nothing to me, so with a shrug I just left it "zOoR." It made as much sense to me as any other possibility: none.<br /><br />Single-letter add-ons, one of my main banes, abound: A(?)LITERATE and ETRAIN directly over ATEMPO. Not even gonna mention 7-across; @rondo knows. But hey, friend, no fair pulling a yeah baby out of your own past! I'm sure she was--is, even--but I'll go with someone in the grid, whom I don't know personally but would like to meet: our OWN ACME.<br /><br />I guess you can get VISTAS out of "Prospects" if you put it in a blender. Theme is nice and dense--and I have no problem with the words being on the "wrong" side. Example: 4-down is 41-down, across...etc. So 41-down is what we say--and 4-down is the equivalent across the pond. That's what the clue says. However! The price is too high. And that awfulness in the west could have been cleared up with a better clue for 43-across. Had I finished that, I would've scored it a bogey. Which is across-the-pond for par.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79707435110339682682017-03-16T11:20:43.571-04:002017-03-16T11:20:43.571-04:00ULNA an early gimme so then ATLANTICOCEAN was too....ULNA an early gimme so then ATLANTICOCEAN was too. What @Finn V chimed in with sorta tainted this puz for me since they’re all on the “wrong” side, unless you flip your globe over. Still better than a rebus. Random w/os like lSAT, IcaN, and BOzO slowed me a bit, but no biggie.<br /><br />QUEUEING must be some sort of record for consecutive vowels.<br /><br />Saç IÇI is a dish I had at a caravanserai in Baku, Azerbaijan. A spicy stew of vegetables and either goat or lamb (maybe BOAR?). I still have photos of that trip of my DEAR Sevda in her BIKINI. And her BIKINI hanging to dry in my hotel room. Yeah baby!<br /><br />Sub-par fill (@spacey will hate AFLERS, who doesn’t?), bad geography, lotsa threes, not terrible but kinda landed with a THUD.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71334639025721370972017-02-15T02:18:11.640-05:002017-02-15T02:18:11.640-05:00Your style is unique compared to other people I ha...Your style is unique compared to other people I have read stuff from. Thank you for posting when you have the opportunity, I will just bookmark this page.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.telesystemscorp.com/cat6-cabling-services.php" rel="nofollow">Cat5e Wiring Services</a></b><br />Mark Winstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922719538560603309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38209229444528162452017-02-10T03:29:11.990-05:002017-02-10T03:29:11.990-05:00Bollocks! Who gives a horse's arse
All the Br...Bollocks! Who gives a horse's arse <br />All the Brit smack I know. +wordphanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693465770426693314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87674560476946875072017-02-09T22:59:32.690-05:002017-02-09T22:59:32.690-05:00I hated France the first time I was there but the ...I hated France the first time I was there but the food was awfully good, brilliant, in fact. On many subsequent trips with less linguistic frustration, I had a wonderful time and thought the Parisians congenial. <br /><br />Dunno why we're discussing the Frogs relative to a basically Limy-Septic Tank puzzle when we oughta be taking the piss out of a certain Anonymouse or mice who is/are doing nothing more than stirring and who fails to mention the brilliance of the Republican administration for confirming De Voss then commences to abolish the department of Education. <br /><br />It's only a matter of time before 45's off to the Funny Farm where life is beautiful all the time and he'll be so happy to sse those nice young men in thier clean white coats, they're coming . . . . *<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />*Sorry, I don't usually rave on but It's a bit late, I'm a little pissed, haven't had dinner yet and the pointless random remarks are irritating me. Normally, I wouldn't feed a troll. **<br />**Some translation of the previous footnote may be required.Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58114742727149278762017-02-09T22:53:19.873-05:002017-02-09T22:53:19.873-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34775745929668638372017-02-09T22:20:56.796-05:002017-02-09T22:20:56.796-05:00The funniest thing since the election is "the...The funniest thing since the election is "the Resistance."It's so damn cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20434413117478421152017-02-09T21:44:58.966-05:002017-02-09T21:44:58.966-05:00Any country that can scrape mold off of unpasteuri...Any country that can scrape mold off of unpasteurized cheese and have it taste like the opened pearly gates has the right, in my opinion, to think U.S. domestic beer, coke, Kraft and McDonald's is worthy of an occasional "Sacre Bleu." I love the French and they've never been rude to me. @Doug. Have you ever read "The Collapse of the Third Republic?" You might change your mind on how you feel about the French.<br />On the other hand...the Brits and their food make me laugh thinking about the hell chef. I love my now KNACKERED husband and his entire family but they can take a wonderful leg of lamb and cook it till it's grey and the vegetables all taste like cabbage. There are some decent restaurants in London but you pay through the nose. Don't be fooled by quaint pubs either. What Italian restaurant in this entire world would serve a side salad with peas in it!<br />This could have been a Sunday. I enjoyed the romp and kept thinking of our differences:<br />BUM BAG/FANNY PACK<br />AUBERGINE/EGG PLANT<br />HOB/STOVE<br />RUBBER/Trojan!<br />FANNY/ Sex in the City...<br />Did anybody else have TOE HOLD for that thing the surfers tether?<br />@ACME. I can always count on a huge laugh. Good one!<br /> GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60927440507417402272017-02-09T21:40:51.666-05:002017-02-09T21:40:51.666-05:00I came here very late, and have only read about ha...I came here very late, and have only read about half the comments -- so I'll just say a) yes, STP is an additive, though I suppose maybe they have tried to spread their brand to an oil; and b) what's all this left-right carping? The average Brit is way to the left of the average American.jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88687285345466625512017-02-09T21:23:55.141-05:002017-02-09T21:23:55.141-05:00If you choose to toss in alt right perspectives on...If you choose to toss in alt right perspectives on this blog, how about if you go take an elementary school class in English grammar and punctuation. That way, the rest of the blog can think:'hmm, that person expresses slightly to the right of Attila The Hun with wonderful precision and eloquence'. Otherwise, we are liable to think you are as moronic as many of the other people that hold your political beliefs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34768030538102425972017-02-09T21:09:06.473-05:002017-02-09T21:09:06.473-05:00Nice to check back in on the comments to find that...Nice to check back in on the comments to find that the French have been defended and a little humor thrown into the bargain. Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35491832590895060012017-02-09T21:01:33.011-05:002017-02-09T21:01:33.011-05:00Thank God for Sessions, DeVos, Tillerson, what a c...Thank God for Sessions, DeVos, Tillerson, what a cabinet! Trump's whack but at least he picked a qualified cabinet. Gorsuch is great too they're only going to need a simple majority once McConnell kills the filibuster for Supreme Court. Kennedy will retire soon and it's too much to ask RBG and Breyer to hang on for another four (eight ?) years. Finally we'll have a Supreme Court which will follow the law and not legislate. Thanks to Hillary for being such a horrible candidate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-228174387398066542017-02-09T20:41:58.571-05:002017-02-09T20:41:58.571-05:00Not those of us who spend time in that wonderful c...Not those of us who spend time in that wonderful country!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51102221183358202962017-02-09T20:31:35.524-05:002017-02-09T20:31:35.524-05:00@Quasimojo -'With the archives everything Shor...@Quasimojo -'With the archives everything Shortzian is new again. Although, frankly, that puzzle is pretty unspoilable. It is the very definition of "first world problem," but there is always someone with "that" puzzle on their clipboard. Unfortunately, there is no equivalent place to discuss pre-2006 puzzles that I know of.<br /><br />I just saw a preview for a new <i>Power Rangers</i> movie, a favorite show of my 32 year old nephew and 26 year old son when they were pre-schoolers. I'd much prefer a <i>Mork and Mindy</i> movie, personally. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65123812691330811352017-02-09T20:28:59.363-05:002017-02-09T20:28:59.363-05:00@Tita my dear, what Nancy said, but you forgot the...@Tita my dear, what Nancy said, but you forgot the punchline!<br />Here is the old joke, told by an old comic:<br /><br />In heaven, The French are the chefs, The English are the police, The Italians are the Lovers, The Germans are the Mechanics, and the Swiss run the place.<br /><br />In hell, The English are the chefs, The French are the mechanics, The Swiss are the lovers, The Germans are the police ...and the Italians run the place!ACMEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85265576392978191692017-02-09T20:18:32.646-05:002017-02-09T20:18:32.646-05:00@Tita -- The way I heard the joke: Hell is the pl...@Tita -- The way I heard the joke: Hell is the place where the English are the cooks, the French are the mechanics, the Germans are the police, and the Swiss are the lovers.<br /><br />@old timer, Anon 2:09 and Tita -- I haven't been in France for many decades now, but I have traveled and stayed there in the past and had the exact same reaction that all of you did. They're not big on small talk and superficiality, but if you make an effort to speak their language and they connect with you at all, they go much deeper. They want to know all about you: What you think and how you think and why. (And it's not as though I'm a great linguist -- trust me). But I've always found the French people interesting and a lot nicer than their reputation would indicate. My voicing of this view, however, did not make me especially popular upon return to the US. An awful lot of people, it seems, <i>really</i> do not like the French,<br /><br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89445246884054031162017-02-09T19:58:22.576-05:002017-02-09T19:58:22.576-05:00*proud of...not proofs.
As for the rest of that n...*proud of...not proofs.<br /><br />As for the rest of that nonsensical post,I plead snowed in with 13" before the drifting, 4 hours on generator power, and an absolutely awful head cold.<br />At least the power came back on.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42735750950390927222017-02-09T19:41:22.145-05:002017-02-09T19:41:22.145-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.gifcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612467417938884430noreply@blogger.com