tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3157276836742434160..comments2024-03-18T20:52:26.803-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Queen of Chicago / TUE 3-24-15 / Newspaper publisher Adolph / Drenched with sudden flow / Vampire role for Tom Cruise / Mischievous Norse god / Country with kibbutzim / Downloaded video format / Xmas poem openerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47533465086015224622019-05-24T09:09:15.395-04:002019-05-24T09:09:15.395-04:00Are you tired of being human, having talented brai...Are you tired of being human, having talented brain turning to a vampire in a good posture in ten minutes, Do you want to have power and influence over others, To be charming and desirable, To have wealth, health, without delaying in a good human posture and becoming an immortal? If yes, these your chance. 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I have been married for 4years and on the fifth year of my marriage, another woman had to take my lover away from me and my husband left me and the kids and we have suffered for 2years until i met a post where this man Dr. Ehi have helped someone and i decided to give him a try to help me bring my lover back home and believe me i just send my picture to him and that of my husband and after 48hours as he have told me, i saw a car drove into the house and behold it was my husband and he have come to me and the kids and that is why i am happy to make every one of you in similar to met with this man and have your lover back to your self. You can contact him with this email address {igbodospiritualtemple@gmail.com) Thank you Dr Ehi. I am sure he will do same to help you too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48763411491644666632015-04-28T15:58:25.798-04:002015-04-28T15:58:25.798-04:00Per @Spacey, @Rondo, and others, I very much liked...Per @Spacey, @Rondo, and others, I very much liked this puzzle, and @Rex Porker's satirical comment was brilliant/hilarious/spot on. Way more effective than just calling OFL names.<br /><br />If you consider geologic time, I did this puzzle in the blink of an eye, and the three potential Naticks were gimmes here. <br /><br />So gratifying to see ZEDS in there, as well as MPS. We need more British/Canadian usage, as well as cowbells.<br />All in all, a fine Tuesday.<br /><br />208 the baccarat-unfriendly numbers continue.<br /><br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67321928276070868992015-04-28T15:34:44.065-04:002015-04-28T15:34:44.065-04:00@Burma Shave 8:36 - How dare you write daily in su...@Burma Shave 8:36 - How dare you write daily in such an entertaining way. Personally, I'd rather read about the vampire getting her husband back than lively creations using puzzle words. Such creative entertainment must be stopped. Stopped I say. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Consider yourself double-reversed-psychologied. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26989283202592817272015-04-28T15:21:23.588-04:002015-04-28T15:21:23.588-04:00Finally back on line after some kind of prolonged ...Finally back on line after some kind of prolonged system glitch, and instead of looking at that stack of mostly trashable E-mails, here I am checking up on hte semantic world! At any rate enjoyed this one, even if I just had to accept SANAA with two A's. Emjoyed M@A's "extra answers"- particularly "night towels". see you tomorrow, I hope!<br /><br />9204 not worth waiting for!DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91194504945136288382015-04-28T12:10:52.084-04:002015-04-28T12:10:52.084-04:00I agree with @rondo. Liked it, and actually had to...I agree with @rondo. Liked it, and actually had to start filling in the downs in the SE before finally arriving at the 21a moment: NIGHT. Loved @Rex Porker's hilarious satire. Keep those coming, please!<br /><br />I did take notice that OFL claimed a "roughly" time. C'mon, man. Why not to the second? Could it be your fourth minute, like the "day" in "Inherit the Wind," was of indeterminate length--say, about ten or fifteen minutes? Fess up!<br /><br />Was surprised that the usually brilliant @lms didn't know M (embers of) P (arliament)S, or the high-school algebra discussion of median, mean and MODE, so well explained by @Z. <br /><br />MPEG o' my heart, you were my only outlier today. More TECH stuff. *sigh* Yes, this theme Has Been Done Before; that does not "automatic"ally condemn it to mediocrity. As I said, the single missing-word revealer is fine if the SKYLIGHT to your brain opens as late as mine did.<br /><br />STEALAWAY evoked another poignant memory, from church camp. I used to know all the words by heart, but sadly, all I can recall now is the last line.<br /><br />I ain't got long to stay here.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29738985792837086412015-04-28T11:18:09.793-04:002015-04-28T11:18:09.793-04:00I thought this puz was solid – “especially for a T...I thought this puz was solid – “especially for a Tuesday”. Very little detritus, lotsa theme, and longish words for fill. Sure this type’s been done before, but probably not as well. And many Tuesdays have been dreadful lately. (and 4 minutes, my @$$!, smell the roses)<br /><br />Need to brush up on mathy terms, only write-over was Mean for MODE.<br /><br />Has LARA ever been clued for Ms. Spencer? From Antiques Roadshow to GMA, yeah baby.<br /><br />Thought the abbr. should be CMDR, so maybe instead use a TECH clue for a certain disc?<br /><br />The air didn’t go out of it for me at the revealer, I was wondering all along until then. Among the recent Tuesday swine, I consider this a PEARL.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18860461937276923772015-04-28T09:41:24.719-04:002015-04-28T09:41:24.719-04:00WOE INTHE OCHS
“Throw me a LIFELINE and maybe a P...WOE INTHE OCHS<br /><br />“Throw me a LIFELINE and maybe a PISTIL,” he TOLD me and moaned,<br />“Through city hall’s LEGALIZED AVARICE, my manse was REZONED.”<br />“TWAS for removing some DRYWALL and installing a SKYLIGHT,<br />now they’ll STEALAWAY my home, perhaps INTHE NIGHT.”<br />“Their TIMETABLE is soon, they RELY on TWICE the ADDL TAXes,<br />but I’ll protect the LAST of my IDEALS with that PISTIL and some AXES.”<br />“From my PARAPET IN THE OAKTREE my MODE is to wait<br />and keep DIALING city hall, EACH time requesting a REBATE.”<br /><br />--- LEO DELA CRAW<br />BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29716295299610613742015-04-28T08:36:28.270-04:002015-04-28T08:36:28.270-04:00I’ve been worrying all night as to if I’ve been re...I’ve been worrying all night as to if I’ve been reverse-psychologically-trolled. By complimenting me when - -oh, maybe it was just the opposite? Mockery!? Might I be shamed into nevermore posting where at least a dozen people, whom I’ll never, ever meet, might read my often off-color verse, crafted by using key answers from the NYT xword? Terrors! What to do? Is life still worth living? Alas!<br /><br />And now vampires to go with the spellcasters. Will it never end? Are there any answers to life’s deep questions? (apologies to Guy Noir)<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86385597111058424322015-04-06T12:16:31.378-04:002015-04-06T12:16:31.378-04:00How do I get turned into a vampire" is answer...How do I get turned into a vampire" is answered on this page. That is why this page will tell you how to get turned into a vampire.<br />This is also referred to as being changed into a real vampire.Only a real vampire can turn you into a vampire. Regardless of what some people and websites claim, being a vampire is a physical, medical thing. No spell, or ritual, or non-vampire can turn you into a vampire.To get turned into a vampire you need to do a simple exchange of blood with a vampire. Even just a 1/4 teaspoon of blood is more than enough blood to turn you into a vampire.connect with Mikaelson Family today if you wanna be a real vampire and have a chance to exchange blood with us. Email us via:mikaelsonvampirediaries@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79410124140517961022015-03-25T14:53:01.832-04:002015-03-25T14:53:01.832-04:00I will forever be grateful to a great spell caster...I will forever be grateful to a great spell caster who helped me to get my husband back who left me for 4 months and just on contact with this man everything changed and my husband came back to me just in a space of 48 hours its just absolutely amazing and i will drop his contact here for those in help to contact him via eduduzadsontemple@yahoo.com for any relationship challenge or financial distress...Clara jonezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557906613402685338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-208040454814788322015-03-25T07:54:06.836-04:002015-03-25T07:54:06.836-04:00Holy Mackerel! What has happened to OFL??Holy Mackerel! What has happened to OFL??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44884631240005814902015-03-24T19:19:21.226-04:002015-03-24T19:19:21.226-04:00A very nice Tuesday puzzle, Ms. Weintraub, and not...A very nice Tuesday puzzle, Ms. Weintraub, and nothing to cringe about, per the constructor's comments in Wordplay, in my opinion.<br /><br />I brought a pot of Gerbera daisies into the house to see if I could keep them alive over the winter. I see I have four OAKTREEs growing in it now - darn squirrels. Well they didn't get those acorns, hah!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9444017011880007602015-03-24T18:25:49.046-04:002015-03-24T18:25:49.046-04:00Fifteen years gone now
I still wander this PARAPET...Fifteen years gone now<br />I still wander this PARAPET<br />And shake my rattle bone<br />Fifteen years gone now<br />I still cling to the petticoats<br />Of the girl who died with meLeslie Anne Levinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17262619243283018942015-03-24T17:44:11.122-04:002015-03-24T17:44:11.122-04:00I like the puzzle generally. The theme didn't ...I like the puzzle generally. The theme didn't matter much. <br /><br />My only quibble is that I would not use "figure" to refer to any sort of ID number like a PIN or SSN. I think of the word as a number you can do meaningful math with--if not some sort of measure.<br /><br />As for PARAPET, those of us who grew up watching F-Troop well remember Capt. Parmenter crying out, "To the parapets!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339432172410182520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85972130314104494232015-03-24T14:19:36.847-04:002015-03-24T14:19:36.847-04:00@Mac and all those attending the ACPT..we all want...@Mac and all those attending the ACPT..we all want to see pictures of all the recites..and other famous people!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6042293197040352712015-03-24T14:13:26.121-04:002015-03-24T14:13:26.121-04:00p.s.
Yo, to @Alias-Z and @Roo, for all the sublimi...p.s.<br />Yo, to @Alias-Z and @Roo, for all the subliminal inspiration. I let all the Comment Gallery text flow over me, then write and submit my take, then read em all again, to try to figure out why my mind was possessed to wander in its chosen directions.<br /><br />I remember wantin to explain MODE, but that someone had already done it. Woulda realized it was the Magnificent Beast (tshirt tm) @Z, if he hadn'ta already taught me how to hide his comments, lately. Nice job on both counts, @Z-meister.<br /><br />ASU Like It. Shakespeare!<br /><br />M&AM and Asunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82553643623889002922015-03-24T14:08:31.070-04:002015-03-24T14:08:31.070-04:00@Bob K...What fun to go back to memory lane and re...@Bob K...What fun to go back to memory lane and remember how happy everybody was at that time!<br />I really miss @Tobias, @jesser, @JaxInL.A., @Shamick and the wonderful stories from @fikink....<br />I think I had just started to post at that time so seeing pictures of the participants was a real treat.<br />I hope we see more posted this year....<br />Gracias!GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6267902102629353882015-03-24T13:06:57.016-04:002015-03-24T13:06:57.016-04:00@Leapy,
I was going to enter into a monolog about...<br />@Leapy,<br /><br />I was going to enter into a monolog about the Gog Ray / Magog Ray twins yesterday but thought better of it. Thank you for your greeting late last night, I deeply appreciate it.<br /><br />It is rare that 1A right off the bat offers a musical reference. Here is a beautiful duet from the opera <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PYt2HlBuyI" rel="nofollow">"Les pêcheurs de perles"</a> (The PEARL Fishers) by Georges Bizet sung by Jussi Björling and Robert Merrill.<br /><br />As promised, let us listen to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6KvUon3x1g" rel="nofollow">FEU d'artifice</a> (Fireworks) by Igor Stravinsky, and let me finish, appropriately, with the finale of his ballet <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlCzpkpQ3qs#t=42m52s" rel="nofollow">L'oiseau de FEU</a> (The Firebird).<br /><br />Enjoy!<br />AliasZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477396362209386037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77006656526094031452015-03-24T13:04:45.169-04:002015-03-24T13:04:45.169-04:00@Casco Kid: To follow up on @mac's suggestion...@Casco Kid: To follow up on @mac's suggestion, I would refer you to <a href="http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/03/jazz-trombonist-kid-tue-3-22-11-english.html" rel="nofollow">this Rex Parker post from 2011.</a> (You can skip the words; just look at the pictures.)Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79423707829976722832015-03-24T13:03:08.682-04:002015-03-24T13:03:08.682-04:00M&A's House of Pitiful Additional Themers:...M&A's House of Pitiful Additional Themers:<br /><br />* TOWELSTAND. (some homophone work required)<br />* SHIRTSPOT.<br />* GAMEMOVES.<br />* FEVERVISION. (I once saw Elvis, while fightin a head cold)<br />* SWEATHAWK. (will use in a sentence, below)<br /><br />Dandy puz construction, and a fun & feisty solve. Got MODE lickspit (NIGHTLICK? NIGHTSPIT? ...nah), becuz of my math background. And that made the Minstrels of Parliament pretty easy to nail down, at my house.<br /><br />Kibbutzim is a neat word. So is Zhivago. And definitely addl-ly PARAPET, even tho better clue = {One too many budgie??}; real surprised that the Shortzmeister didn't catch that -- must be busy, cluin up all them tournament puzs this week. Is @63 going to there? Time to update his numberplate?!!<br />Another extra neat word: UROLOGY. Mostly beuz of all the cluin possibilities ... but I digress.<br /><br />That SE corner deserves some expert analysis and probin. It's tryin to accomodate a stack of long fillins, **plus ** two themers. Day-um. U gotta be a real sweathawk, to construct that corner successfully. Even then, glorious desperation ensues...<br /><br />* SANAA. This is the capital city, as pronounced by a baby goat that needs a urologist.<br />* ADDL. Like this. It's... so... shapeless. {How to turn fue into something you can run with??} woulda saved the day, here.<br />* IAL. Ah, yes. The Capp genus returns. Soothin.<br />* ALIS. Plural names are almost always a crowd-pleaser. (Exception: BUSHS.)<br />* BAHAI. I know what y'all are thinkin-- but, nooOOOo -- this religion is not dedicated to castin dispersions on cars that drive themselves.<br />* SSN. The weeject with hardly any identity problems.<br />* LATIFAH. Really cool, that this puppy could just drop right in there. Ditto, on schlocky LESTAT. Tom Cruise! Sure wish him good luck, now that he has started runnin for President.<br /><br />M&AMasked and AnonymoUUsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12699914563833451792015-03-24T12:59:57.873-04:002015-03-24T12:59:57.873-04:00@Casco Kid: it's a good idea to put your blog ...@Casco Kid: it's a good idea to put your blog name on the back of your name tag, that way we can find you! Other thing to look for is Bob Kerfuffle's Hawaiian shirt. You'll have more fun when you are outed! See you there, hopefully.<br />machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83517155652907035232015-03-24T12:57:13.903-04:002015-03-24T12:57:13.903-04:00Sort of a classic puzzle, well-executed. Fine and ...Sort of a classic puzzle, well-executed. Fine and easy-medium to me.<br /><br />My write-over was return for rebate, and I thought of "rampart" before parapet. Just last night I saw a map of Yemen with Sanaa on it.<br /><br />Never knew there used to be an s in the word before the accent circonflexe was added!<br />machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38977472131684666742015-03-24T12:53:17.937-04:002015-03-24T12:53:17.937-04:00Fell into the same SunLIGHT/SKYLIGHT and REturn/RE...Fell into the same SunLIGHT/SKYLIGHT and REturn/REBATE holes as others. Confidently entered rAmparT before PARAPET. <br /><br />@Clark: fondly recall driving past the stunning BAHAI temple in Wilmette on my daily commute. <br /><br />@Lewis: liked the TREK through the Middle East with SANAA, Israel, HALAL AND BAHAI. You could also add the FAROs of Egypt, Mohammed ALI(S), and queen LATIFAH.<br /><br />Enjoyable, fairly dreck-free Tuesday-ish puzzle. Thank you RW! Bomakanoreply@blogger.com