tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3191875582805048021..comments2024-03-29T08:29:18.049-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Gangland rival of Dutch Schultz / WED 8-31-16 / Victims of Morlocks in sci-fi / Mineral used for insulation / Bow-toting deityRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4144432433203389312017-09-23T19:44:59.440-04:002017-09-23T19:44:59.440-04:00Ever wanted to get free YouTube Views?
Did you kno...Ever wanted to get <b>free YouTube Views</b>?<br />Did you know you can get these <b>ON AUTOPILOT & TOTALLY FREE</b> by using <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-84219540601803619972016-10-31T10:15:13.221-04:002016-10-31T10:15:13.221-04:00I just need it for my research paper. I need peopl...I just need it for my research paper. I need people's opinion nowadays because the facts that I gathered were people's opinion a lont time ago. thanks ^_^<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFH6bgZUPn8&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow">herbs learning</a>Gary Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549621201445968313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22510126086992519382016-10-25T08:20:22.364-04:002016-10-25T08:20:22.364-04:00I want to say few thanks to Dr JUMBA, FROM Kenya. ...I want to say few thanks to Dr JUMBA, FROM Kenya. for the wonderful work he did for me last week, my husband ask for a divorce letter because of the little misunderstanding we heard in the past few month, And also i never wanted this because all our investment was a joint business and i don't have to be far away from my family and my two lovely kids. My friend told me about Dr JUMBA FROM Kenya.Email: jumbaherbalis@yahoo.com and how he also help him so i have to contact him because i want to stop my husband from completing the divorce letter and i want to keep my family together and after contacting him, i was told what i needed to do and when i was going to start seeing the result and after which my wife call me and start asking for my forgiveness and it was all like a dream to me and we are all living happily together again all thanks to Dr JUMBA FROM kenya.<br /><br />1. Getting your lover or husband back<br />2. Money spell/good luck spell<br />3. If you want to stop your divorce<br />4. Protection spells<br />5. Get a job spell<br />6. Promotion spells<br />7. Getting your money back.<br />8. Freedom spells<br />9. Love spell<br />10. If you want to satisfy your partner<br />11.You want to be promoted in your office.<br />12.Herbal care.( HIV, AIDS, cancer, etc).<br />13.You want to be rich.<br />Email:( jumbaherbalis@yahoo.com )<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09818923390199986648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44005652492541962392016-10-05T19:04:37.278-04:002016-10-05T19:04:37.278-04:00I'm with them what got a smile outta this. Es...I'm with them what got a smile outta this. Especially EMILYPOSTIT. Yes, some of the puzzle was a bit odd, but overall a good, clean, fun Wednesday.<br /><br />Biggest smile, though, came from the comment about "not knowing squat about bidets." Har.<br /><br />That was almost as funny as a headline I saw today in the Food Section of the paper (where the puzzle also is). The article was about those round holiday cookies filled with nuts or dates and covered in confectioner's sugar. "With Mom's balls, secret is in the nuts." Lambo (my kitty) looked at me and wondered, "Why did you just spit coffee on me?" A long-time major editor of the paper just retired. Methinks the new one must be too busy to read all sections. <br /><br />What will tomorrow hold? <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Tomorrow's Puzzle GreatnessDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69964257209561456422016-10-05T15:14:55.659-04:002016-10-05T15:14:55.659-04:00From Syndication Land:
I don't know why Rex h...From Syndication Land:<br /><br />I don't know why Rex has to overthink things. This is a simple and elegant theme. You take a familiar expression and add "it" to the end. Yes We Can, Swing Band, Shortstop, and Emily Post all become fun new phrases by making "it" last! This is a great example of wordplay and why I do crossword puzzles in the first place! Thanks Ned for putting a smile on my face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18069655829718360102016-10-05T14:15:07.632-04:002016-10-05T14:15:07.632-04:00I dunno. Got IT right away, so the themers went in...I dunno. Got IT right away, so the themers went in easily enough, but IT seemed a bit off. Easy way to curl your hair – PERMIT, which as clued should be “license”- a contractor needs a building PERMIT. OTYPE is bass ackwards. High count of 3 letter answers.<br /><br />So I guess “Nice OWLETs!” is not a great opening line to EMILY PO? The retort is probably “It’s too SHORT.STOPIT!”<br /><br />This puz is hot to TROT with EROS LOVE SEX, etc.<br /><br />SHEL Silverstein composed not only that Cash song and a similar one called “The Winner” for Kris Kristofferson, but most of the Dr. Hook lyrics as well , in addition to a lot of bawdy poetry for Playboy (not OUI) mag. And kids books. Many ASPECTS to his prose.<br /><br />Regarding a certain TAT, “IDAHO. See da STAMP?”<br /><br />So OFL NOSES puz is up next? Will he review himself, if so? What are the ODDS?<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23345730595072036852016-10-05T13:21:49.181-04:002016-10-05T13:21:49.181-04:00Easy but very ODD puzzle today:
The "r"...Easy but very ODD puzzle today:<br /><br />The "r" in the clue's "driving" is ARE.<br /><br />SHORTSTOPIT?<br /><br />Theme and themers were okay but awkward.<br /><br />That's all. Gotta run.<br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13228235921908868512016-10-05T11:17:31.434-04:002016-10-05T11:17:31.434-04:00What a losing game it is trying to predict what wi...What a losing game it is trying to predict what will take up the majority of the comment space here. POST-IT wins today; who knew? My overall impression, with EROS, LOVE, SEX, HOTTUB (!) is that we need to get Ned a girl. Precious few of them to be found within; if we remove Dickinson (or POST) as a surname and replace it with, say, Blunt, EMILY would do nicely. Let's make her the DOD.<br /><br />I have to agree with OFL, this one's a clunker--and that makes two in a row. His cryptic message for tomorrow's entry seems to promise an end to the run. Could it be our boy has gotten himself published? Oh boy, that puppy had better be SQUEAKY clean! I can't wait. Stuffed at the line of scrimmage; no gain. Second and ten. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24918520074468799332016-10-05T10:32:29.593-04:002016-10-05T10:32:29.593-04:00SALTY SEX ADE
INThe HOTTUB? YESWECAN,IT HAMPERS t...SALTY SEX ADE<br /><br />INThe HOTTUB? YESWECAN,IT HAMPERS the ODDS that OUI will go fast.<br />When LOVE SOAKSIN to a man, then EROS will PERMIT it to MAKEITLAST.<br /><br />SHEL LEE-CHIANG<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56900589258624172412016-09-01T03:43:22.666-04:002016-09-01T03:43:22.666-04:00@anon - You completely missed the point of @Z'...@anon - You completely missed the point of @Z's rant. In a mastery based assessment system, which is what all schools should be using, "there is no such thing as grade inflation." Assessment is not relative, it is based on objective measurable standards that do not change OVER TIME. jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42212740855038596742016-09-01T00:10:05.865-04:002016-09-01T00:10:05.865-04:00@Z - A for quality of rant, D- for quality of argu...@Z - A for quality of rant, D- for quality of argument. Unless you have a precise measure of exactly what the student was supposed to know, what grades they got for what portion of that they actually knew, and tracked that over time. you have absolutely no idea of whether there is grade inflation or not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90929901739498167892016-08-31T23:57:43.174-04:002016-08-31T23:57:43.174-04:00@Mohair Sam - Touché. Now to see what RantMaster R...@Mohair Sam - Touché. Now to see what RantMaster Rex has to say about Thursday's tour de force... Im predicting high marks. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31186906738551629312016-08-31T23:24:03.711-04:002016-08-31T23:24:03.711-04:00@Z - Actually it was a good rant - informative to ...@Z - Actually it was a good rant - informative to one not in education, but who could resist the shot?Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68851545679942468442016-08-31T23:22:10.204-04:002016-08-31T23:22:10.204-04:00@Z C@Z CMohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-471058274651502082016-08-31T23:08:15.551-04:002016-08-31T23:08:15.551-04:00PPS @JanieC, loved your POSTIT Notes War.PPS @JanieC, loved your POSTIT Notes War.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50740305363920073392016-08-31T23:01:22.213-04:002016-08-31T23:01:22.213-04:00@kitshef and @mathgent - There is no such thing as...@kitshef and @mathgent - There is no such thing as grade inflation, just some relic terms that confuse and a lot of misunderstanding about what grades should and do represent. First, grading on a curve tells us nothing about what was taught or learned. Take two high schools using the same final math exam, both grading their own students on a curve. At one school the scores are normally distributed with a top score of 49% and a low score of 0% correct. At the second the scores are normally distributed with a high score of 100% and a low score of 65%. A 49 gets you an A at the first school while a 65 gets you an E at the second. No good school has graded on a curve in ages (if your "good" school does or did it isn't as good as you think) because it tells us nothing. Then there is the whole 90/80/70/60 percentage system. If a really good teacher does an outstanding job and everyone scores 95% or above is giving them all A's "grade inflation" (or a movie plot - see <i>Stand and Deliver</i>)? The real issue is that we all think we know what letter grades mean, but when it comes down to practice, there is no cultural consensus beyond some vague sense that C is average and no one wants to be average. On the real important aspects of assessment (what do you know? what can you do? what are you like?) letter grades are worthless. Okay - I'll stop now - Before someone starts assigning grades to my rants. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68773696536532394192016-08-31T21:44:38.532-04:002016-08-31T21:44:38.532-04:00Proud UI alum here (MosCOH, not MosCOW) so IDAHO w...Proud UI alum here (MosCOH, not MosCOW) so IDAHO was a gimme. Pretty sure the drink hails from outside these United States but I vaguely remember a Moscow Mule something in my college town - a bar? A restaurant? Who knows? It was the late 70s and I was young and drunk a lot. <br /><br />Oh, the puzzle? An easier Wednesday, a fun but not back-flipping fun theme, I knew immediately that OFL would hate it, too lazy to analyze why but as always I'm in awe of anyone who constructs these puzzles. So much easier to solve and complain than to imagine and construct. Thank you, constructor, especially for LEGSDIAMOND!Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31559898961852418272016-08-31T20:43:56.857-04:002016-08-31T20:43:56.857-04:00@Leapy, funny how a clue can give you a thougt th...@Leapy, funny how a clue can give you a thougt that's irrelevant but just won't leave you alone . . . . <br /><br />I know that there are toilet seat BIDETs available but they need hot and cold water hook-ups. I also know that there are classical BIDETs available in this country too. Bitch all y'all want, they are out there and available.<br /><br />Wood stoves used to have MICA windows in the doors so you could see the fire inside, They had a nasty habit of flaking over time. Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85911630699022346822016-08-31T19:21:20.007-04:002016-08-31T19:21:20.007-04:00@Complainants about cluing a BIDET as a "Bath...@Complainants about cluing a BIDET as a "Bathroom fixture:<br /><br />Would you consider "Kitchen fixture" or "Backyard fixture" in lieu of that? In a related vein, had to laugh over @kitshef's 'I'm not privy to...'<br />One thing I'll say is that bidets are a perfect height for little kids to wash their doll's clothes, the MAIN hazard being that they'll wander away without turning off the taps and flood the entire hotel suite as a consequence.<br /><br />@Joe Bleaux, two thumbs up!<br /><br />@Numinous, Bugsy Moran is pretty close, eh? I got stuck thinking of Crazy LEGS Hirsch. Wrong DIAMOND.<br /><br />@Lewis, @AliasZ did have some suggestions on offer, though not with nearly the same gusto as @M&A.<br /><br />MICA insulation was new to me, so I looked that up, went on to asbestos, fiberglass, vermiculite... I'm getting the idea that insulation can be hazardous to your health.<br /><br />At least my serch for MERCH has ended. Prosit!!<br /><br />ps: If you don't have the street credit for Rex, you can always Debit.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62899161113370109132016-08-31T19:04:25.643-04:002016-08-31T19:04:25.643-04:00Fun and fast Wednesday for me. Smiley theme. Am so...Fun and fast Wednesday for me. Smiley theme. Am so very tired of Rex picking everything apart like it's rocket science!?!Honeysmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48687175166855939152016-08-31T18:48:44.216-04:002016-08-31T18:48:44.216-04:00As an MD for 30 years, have NEVER heard of O Type!...As an MD for 30 years, have NEVER heard of O Type!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23232242609980475492016-08-31T18:13:17.278-04:002016-08-31T18:13:17.278-04:00When you are both clever and insightful, you shoul...When you are both clever and insightful, you should receive praise. Here is your praise😊. Obama is a great President as far as I am concerned and, had he not had to put up with the nonsense of the roadblocks that the Republicans threw at him every step of the way, he might have been even better. According to Mr. Johnson, the useless several trillion dollar war in Iraq and the destruction of the American economy by W and he is a better'President than Obama?!! Yikes.Andrew Heinegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101651673327984167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4389400342974384052016-08-31T17:18:09.346-04:002016-08-31T17:18:09.346-04:00Stick a find in between you will and two. DOH!Stick a find in between you will and two. DOH!chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4139208169859911182016-08-31T17:16:27.289-04:002016-08-31T17:16:27.289-04:00@Joseph Michael - Pay a visit to our house and you...@Joseph Michael - Pay a visit to our house and you will two bidets, one built right into the toilet seat.<br /><br />Cute puzzle, only problem was putting in STAT before ASAP?chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29846777645224895202016-08-31T16:54:43.693-04:002016-08-31T16:54:43.693-04:00Took me 45 minutes. That sucked! Took me 45 minutes. That sucked! Laura the Kiwinoreply@blogger.com