tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3318874779139389989..comments2024-03-28T13:14:24.847-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2008 - Doug Peterson (Truman declaration of 9/2/45 / Pink-legged wader / Dickens moniker)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38192889374779929122008-12-10T22:25:00.000-05:002008-12-10T22:25:00.000-05:00I'll humbly add Faith Salie to Rex's View cast. An...I'll humbly add Faith Salie to Rex's View cast. Anyone enjoy "Fair Game" on PRI Radio as much as I did before it got yanked?Deborah Boscherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630878222793439712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34457432376687907942008-12-10T11:57:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:57:00.000-05:00re the peterson puzzle on 11-05 HST announced the ...re the peterson puzzle on 11-05 HST announced the surrender on August 14, 1945 at a press conference in the White House. That was when we celebrated VJ Day. The surrender documents were signed on 9/2/45, but VJ Day was 8/14/45.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58969483951226580972008-11-06T13:05:00.000-05:002008-11-06T13:05:00.000-05:00Just wanted to say it took me about 15 tries befor...Just wanted to say it took me about 15 tries before I even <I>found</I> a NYT to buy. All that for a Wednesday crossword puzzle. Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>And I know and care as much about 80s pop music as I do about Uzbek politics. I guess Uzbek politicians aren't very crosswordy or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20273220463107762882008-11-06T03:11:00.000-05:002008-11-06T03:11:00.000-05:00@joho, fikink, orangei think Peggy noonan is a vir...@joho, fikink, orange<BR/><BR/>i think Peggy noonan is a virago.<BR/><BR/>(kidding)<BR/><BR/>@foodie<BR/>we really DO think alike, I too had HALF/HERON making ICON a plausible LION. oy.<BR/><BR/>@evil doug<BR/>it's "malapop", damnit! Now even I think you're evil!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76951666634582848872008-11-06T00:16:00.000-05:002008-11-06T00:16:00.000-05:00I was going to say many things about how angry thi...I was going to say many things about how angry this use of "virago" makes me and see that others have already said what I've been thinking, and I couldn't agree more.<BR/><BR/>-VegaVegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893157908004486201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64472039193341170382008-11-05T22:31:00.000-05:002008-11-05T22:31:00.000-05:00"Come On Eileen" is ok; "Gloria" is better. Laura ..."Come On Eileen" is ok; "Gloria" is better. Laura Branigan died way too young.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74688603226361932882008-11-05T22:00:00.000-05:002008-11-05T22:00:00.000-05:00Well, I was telling my husband about the '80s musi...Well, I was telling my husband about the '80s music poll/election tonight.<BR/><BR/>1. He rolled his eyes at the mention of "Total Eclipse."<BR/><BR/>2. He said "Safety Dance" was awesome.<BR/><BR/>3. He sang a line or two of "Mr. Roboto" and I'll be damned if it hasn't earwormed itself into my head. I am not pleased.<BR/><BR/>My husband rocks, except for the earworming.<BR/><BR/>Wade, I bought a giant multi-disc '80s compilation for $100 a few years ago, and copied it all into iTunes. I could be listening to "Come on Eileen" RIGHT NOW. But my kid's just falling asleep, so I won't. (Oh, the sacrifices we parents make.) The <I>Tommy Boy</I> scene where Chris Farley and David Spade sing along with "Eileen"? Priceless.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55373762242815024202008-11-05T21:49:00.000-05:002008-11-05T21:49:00.000-05:00@joho, I know...isn't it awful? I didn't mind Pegg...@joho, I know...isn't it awful? I didn't mind Peggy NOONAN when I read her, but watching her pontificate this election season, I can't SLOW my conclusion that she is a fraud. All the cloying pauses before her "Listen-up!-I'm- about-to-be-profound" delivery and the lugubrious "weight of the world" on her shoulders as a pundit is just too much. I expect her to finish it off with, "I vant to be alone."<BR/>Sorry.fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4636703369320738562008-11-05T21:26:00.000-05:002008-11-05T21:26:00.000-05:00Couldn't seem to focus on the puzzle this morning ...Couldn't seem to focus on the puzzle this morning because last night I was too excited and couldn't go to sleep till dawn... I started in the NW and had HALF for 1A and HERON for 1D and made a general mess of that corner and soon gave up. I came back late this evening and zipped through it. Amazing how that works. <BR/><BR/>And to show you how this puzzle/site have insinuated themselves into my psyche-- I heard on the news that the Obama transition team includes Federico Peña and my first thought was: Didn't we see him recently in the puzzle? What did Rex say about him? Sure enough, he was with us on Sept. 16, in a Michael Langwald puzzle with a food-related theme (Woohoo!) and Rex said: "My favorite Pena is Tony"... who did not make the transition team.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56303327175910694902008-11-05T20:48:00.000-05:002008-11-05T20:48:00.000-05:00I'm glad I learned Boz from a previous puzzle, oth...I'm glad I learned Boz from a previous puzzle, otherwise I don't think I would have gotten that corner.<BR/><BR/>I got the three long answers before the answer connecting them and I was wondering what it could possibly be. A fun aha moment for me.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget that Pete (the cat) has a dog Butch, and in an episode called "Pluto's Best" Butch and Pluto compete in five categories to see who will win the trophy for top dog. I won't ruin the exciting ending. <BR/><BR/>From now on if anybody asks I'm gonna say my sign is VIRaGO.<BR/><BR/>-sillygooseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77210713149817934152008-11-05T20:34:00.000-05:002008-11-05T20:34:00.000-05:00@fikink: Wow, I'm stunned. "Smarmy" is the not wor...@fikink: Wow, I'm stunned. "Smarmy" is the not word I would pick to describe Peggy NOONAN. Eloquent, intelligent, gracious ... definitely NOT smarmy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74158837536146502832008-11-05T18:47:00.000-05:002008-11-05T18:47:00.000-05:00@orangeI'm familiar with the feminine warrior aspe...@orange<BR/>I'm familiar with the feminine warrior aspect in the definition of the word VIRAGO. I don't use the word myself and was appalled to find how the definition has degenerated.<BR/><BR/>It seems that every time our strength as female people is highlighted, it turns into a slur.<BR/><BR/>When I looked up the word today the warrior aspect of the word is listed as archaic. In a dictionary for children of all places! And I hate it!<BR/><BR/>And Doug says his original clue for BUMP was changed so it is coming at us from all directions and not all of them are meant to be malicious. End of rant.<BR/><BR/>I liked todays puzzle as the theme is so fresh - not add something to something or take something away - and I liked the way the theme entries were not all one thing - a flag, an event and a name.<BR/><BR/>And the misdirection of the fill - GOOFF OPART VJDAY BIJOU made for a fun puzzle.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8552288939964638032008-11-05T17:38:00.000-05:002008-11-05T17:38:00.000-05:00I'm sure I would have enjoyed your original clue f...I'm sure I would have enjoyed your original clue for "baby bump" more, doug p. I am sorry it was changed.<BR/>As for NOONAN, I think you could have as easily clued her with "smarmy Peg" - I've not seen too many people so impressed with their own pedestrian intellect. <BR/>This was an enjoyable puzzle, the morning after, which I managed to do in a FOG. Really liked GOOFF.fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60205484832536766682008-11-05T17:19:00.000-05:002008-11-05T17:19:00.000-05:00@puzzlegirl: Yes, you did chide me once for using ...@puzzlegirl: Yes, you did chide me once for using "baby bump". I'll just say that the clue in the puzzle wasn't the clue I submitted and leave it at that. :) <BR/><BR/>I voted for "Cum on Feel the Noize" and think it's grossly unfair that Quiet Riot wasn't invited to any of the debates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2092923342986162952008-11-05T16:45:00.000-05:002008-11-05T16:45:00.000-05:00Medium for me. Had problems with the NW and had t...Medium for me. Had problems with the NW and had to come at it from the south. VIRAGO was new to me also and ASKANT just looks strange. Could be an advice column for bugs? That said, I liked this one. Seemed about right for a Wed.<BR/><BR/>Count me among those who would actually watch Rex's version of the view, including Betty White. She was hilarious a few seasons ago on Boston Legal.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87869009169944719832008-11-05T16:40:00.000-05:002008-11-05T16:40:00.000-05:00@ miriam b -- You're right, Meir was born in Kiev ...@ miriam b -- You're right, Meir was born in Kiev and lived with her family in Milwaukee until about age 16. She ran away to stay a while with married sister Sharya in Denver, then returned to finish high school in Wisconsin. She taught briefly, married Morris Meyerson at age 19 and they emigrated immediately to Palestine. What I was recalling was a turning point for Israel when she came to Chicago, having failed in a secret mission to persuade the Arabs not to invade upon the withdrawal of the British troops. -- (the following from a bio)<BR/><BR/>In January, 1948, Golda Meir flew to the United States to raise funds for the arms that were urgently needed to defend the 700,000 Jews in Palestine who were threatened with concerted Arab attacks. She made an unscheduled appearance before the Council of Jewish Federations in Chicago on January 2, 1948. Her speech came from her heart... and moved thousands to give more. The Israeli Prime Minister, Ben- Gurion later described the result of her mission: "Someday when history will be written, it will be said that there was a Jewish woman who got the money which made the state possible." <BR/><BR/>Later off course she served as the first and only woman Prime Minister of Israel.ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1245779174323109162008-11-05T15:59:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:59:00.000-05:00I'm relatively new to puzzles and Rex, but it seem...I'm relatively new to puzzles and Rex, but it seems to me that there's a growing trend for the puzzlemaker not to abbreviate the clues when the answers are, indeed, abbreviations. Anyone else notice this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17457240198162915232008-11-05T15:53:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:53:00.000-05:00It's bogus. "Safety Dance" isn't even a song. It...It's bogus. "Safety Dance" isn't even a song. It sounds like a bunch of guys with no hats playing kazoos. And it's condescending to be told I can dance if I want to. As if they have any say in when I can dance! How about "Come on, Eileen"? Can we compromise with Dexy's Midnight Runners?RodeoToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374112725461339067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43065965441614482992008-11-05T15:27:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:27:00.000-05:00Also didn't know BIJOU, and I considered MAW for t...Also didn't know BIJOU, and I considered MAW for the tool. Which seems just as likely, it's just not actually correct. But I chose...wisely.<BR/><BR/>Never heard of VIRAGOS. Like everyone else I started with MEANS instead of MODES. Bigger problems in ND, but nothing too serious. I've also been stung by a bee, and I also like Samantha Bee. Dinner with some St Olaffers tonight; I went to the other one.<BR/><BR/>PS I'm really upset by the election results. I mean seriously, people, Safety Dance? I intend to remind Rex to hold the run-off, and I'll campaign until then with hat firmly in hand.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52567397999700302092008-11-05T15:07:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:07:00.000-05:00BOZ was also a disasterous first-round pick for th...BOZ was also a disasterous first-round pick for the Seahawks, Brian Bosworth, a juiced linebacker from Oklahoma, notable for a memorable Monday Night game where Bo Jackson flattened him on his way to a 92-yard TD run in the Kingdome.<BR/><BR/>NOONAN is also a shout on the golf course, specifically an attempt to break the concentration of someone making a putt. You can never have too many Caddyshack references ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83317640866275679802008-11-05T14:44:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:44:00.000-05:00One of my life goals is to attend the St. OLAF's h...One of my life goals is to attend the St. OLAF's holiday choral concert. As tickets are harder to score than fourth round at The Masters, guess it'll have to remain a dream. <BR/><BR/>Nice puzzle, easy for midweek, but BIJOU was new to me. Thought of it only as a movie house!Chip Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944056030047563287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17561719431977775912008-11-05T14:36:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:36:00.000-05:00BOWLING not only fit, it was the first word I put ...BOWLING not only fit, it was the first word I put in the grid, mostly because my ball is 16 lbs (and it hooks like a big dog!). So that screwed me up for awhile.<BR/><BR/>That Wanda Sykes is one funny chick. Her "racist dolphin" routine was hilarious. I think she'd be AWESOME as a replacement for any of the others on The View, whoever they are...Mike the Winohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130415184285936710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79312665467999329772008-11-05T14:02:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:02:00.000-05:00No puzzle for me today. All dead tree versions so...No puzzle for me today. All dead tree versions sold out. Did something important happen last night?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12435013733159049082008-11-05T13:57:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:57:00.000-05:00@artLvr 11:46 AM: I thought Golda Meir was from Mi...@artLvr 11:46 AM: I thought Golda Meir was from Milwaukee. Could be wrong - too rushed to Google right now. I do know that her sister, Clara Stern, lived in Bridgeport. <BR/><BR/>I would probably not have been amused at the film involving the pregnant woman because it would have brought back memories of a harrowing personal experience. <BR/><BR/>One lovely summer day long ago I accidentally locked myself out of the house. I was barefoot (and very pregnant!)at the time. This fact figures in the narrative. I decided to climb in through a window, this being back in the pre-paranoia era when people didn't always lock their ground-floor windows. As I was raising the sash, a yellow jacket stung me on the sole of my foot.miriam bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506593846362044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9790274478280866362008-11-05T13:50:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:50:00.000-05:00Nobody in its hq city, Cincy, says "Procter a...Nobody in its hq city, Cincy, says "Procter and Gamble." Always P&G. Adding Loni and the Ohio River makes this a Queen City can of corn. Or box of Tide....<BR/><BR/>Had my first--whatchamacallit?--when I started out with "oreo" in the "taco" spot, only to correct it and use oreo later.<BR/><BR/>If Goofy and Pluto were in Korea, who would eat who? My money's on Pluto being the diner, Goof the dinner....<BR/><BR/>Evilevil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.com