tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3393745873185245883..comments2024-03-28T08:40:29.763-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, Feb. 9, 2009 - R J Hartman (Land of the so-called "Troubles" / Polynesian-themed restaurant chain / Word before Jordan or Canada)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17637300818309976052009-02-10T04:21:00.000-05:002009-02-10T04:21:00.000-05:00I got an "objectionable content" warning from Goog...I got an "objectionable content" warning from Google when I came to the site to check the chat. <BR/><BR/>Was it the beet salad? ;-)<BR/><BR/>It was unfortunate that this TV puzzle came out on the heels of the PJ puzzle, I think I would have liked it more if it didn't remind me of something else. <BR/><BR/>When I told my husband that CrossKen's comment on the CrossCan KenKen blog was funny he looked at me as if I had just had a stroke. All attempts to explain elicited further concern. <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the pictures Rex and chefbea, it is nice to put faces to the blog names of so many interesting people.<BR/><BR/>-sillygooseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52009838509818536512009-02-10T03:52:00.000-05:002009-02-10T03:52:00.000-05:00Did anyone notice that chefbea uses the words 'bee...Did anyone notice that chefbea uses the words 'beet' and 'good' a lot in her 'wright' up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72492406145638432252009-02-10T02:56:00.000-05:002009-02-10T02:56:00.000-05:00@rexThanks for the "Trouble" video...love early Ca...@rex<BR/>Thanks for the "Trouble" video...love early Cat Stevens, loved "Harold and Maude" (which played every night for like 7 years at the Westgate theater in Minneapolis (is that still there Sethg? Dk?)<BR/>I think I've already written in about crashing the writer's funeral, as an homage to the film.<BR/><BR/>Agree Tunnel Vision is nicer, tho maybe some trouble with the V in "TV" is the same word...<BR/><BR/>As for competing, it ain't for me...it was the First Time Ever I didn't notice a theme due to trying to rush thru...(5 minutes!<BR/>Not bad...I coulda been a contender but I pulled an Al on the third puzzle and inadvertently left a square blank :( <BR/>Byron was a judge and broke the news to me otherwise I would have been killing myself trying to figure out what I got wrong!)<BR/><BR/>(Will try and send pics of the Silicon Valley Puzzle Day, but I took with a non-digital camera...)<BR/><BR/>LEAR is a wonderful tie-in for the TV Set...He changed television, even for the after '80 set (people were born after 1980? And are old enough to read? Yikes!)<BR/><BR/>@JannieB<BR/>Thanks for the shout out!<BR/>I haven't gone anywhere (unless you count Morgan Hill for the Silicon Valley Puzzle Day.<BR/>As I said, just have spent more time on this blog than on writing puzzles, so you will see fewer and fewer from me, alas! <BR/>(Altho one of mine was in the syndicated version today :) <BR/><BR/>@chef bea<BR/>a million thanks for taking pics and to Rex for posting them! Love seeing what everyone looks like and Mac must be quite the hostess.. what a wonderful and generous woman!<BR/><BR/>@elitza<BR/>How dare Google give this blog a warning! And over John Lennon!!!<BR/>:(<BR/>Would like to echo Jane Doh's comments about John and Yoko and that picture being very moving in its time and esp poignant now...<BR/>unless she meant that snide remark (about getting high marks on a puzzle only if you are a regular on this blog) in anyway to be directed at me...then I want to cry.<BR/><BR/>@Doc John<BR/>I will go to bed chuckling over "I'm not gonna go going all Tia on it"!!!!!!!!!<BR/>HA!<BR/><BR/>@CrossKenKen<BR/>I bit big time! Funny! You remain my favorite KenKen blogger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28415327046884909082009-02-10T01:58:00.000-05:002009-02-10T01:58:00.000-05:00@ elitza: I think it must have been Crosscan getti...@ elitza: I think it must have been Crosscan getting his dastardly revenge for the earlier chastisement regarding KenKen. But then again, maybe it was Tia Consuelo Margarita Sofia aka BarbieBarbie. OOOh, he said evily. <:0)<BR/><BR/>Nighty night.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781898738812454336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17631570319824980522009-02-10T01:24:00.000-05:002009-02-10T01:24:00.000-05:00Oooh, someone reported Rex for "objectionable cont...Oooh, someone reported Rex for "objectionable content." Probably for the Two Virgins cover; its completely non-sexualized nudity isn't for the faint of heart, evidently. <BR/><BR/>*sigh*<BR/><BR/>Puzzle--meh, although Two Virgins did make me smile (having the same birthday as John Lennon makes me smile at references to him). I wanted Trader Joe's but obviously it didn't work for the theme. TJ's is pretty much the best grocery store ever.elitzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027160939927000716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63165499041849537362009-02-09T23:40:00.000-05:002009-02-09T23:40:00.000-05:00@jane doh: I heard that beets contain elemental me...@jane doh: I heard that beets contain elemental mercury and cause brain damage. And broccoli has arsenic in it.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80476639212776332802009-02-09T22:45:00.000-05:002009-02-09T22:45:00.000-05:00Such grumpiness. Clearly the Sunday preparation sk...Such grumpiness. Clearly the Sunday preparation sked is out of sync with the weekly sked, and WS can't be bothered to keep track ... still, each work stands on its own. <BR/><BR/>I thought this theme was fine for a Monday. Not the best, not the worst. <BR/><BR/>"Two Virgins" was a good choice vs. THE anything, which would be totally cheap for TV.<BR/><BR/>John and Yoko showed their normal, ungod|goddess-like, not-at-all-sexy bodies which, at the time, was very moving. Kudos to Rex for publishing the cover!<BR/><BR/>Maybe if the constructor were a regular participant in the blog he would have been given higher marks ....<BR/><BR/>Ken-Ken is awesome if you're a former fan of sudoku and tired of it -- or if you aren't. Thinking differently is good for the elasticity of the brain. Are beets good for the brain -- I hope so. <BR/><BR/>--JDPythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121774603671545699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39219207759419686712009-02-09T19:28:00.000-05:002009-02-09T19:28:00.000-05:00@Leon, have one for me.@fergus, thanks for the gee...@Leon, have one for me.<BR/>@fergus, thanks for the geeky challenge.fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85101298973262698162009-02-09T19:24:00.000-05:002009-02-09T19:24:00.000-05:00Nice Monday Puzzle Mr. Hartman.Great write-up RP. ...Nice Monday Puzzle Mr. Hartman.<BR/><BR/>Great write-up RP. <BR/><BR/>I did the puzzle last night and read the blog this morning. Big mistake. All day at work, looping in my mind:<B>Aaahoo, werewolves of London, Aaahoo. </B><BR/><BR/>Just as it faded at around 5:30, I drove home and what is in the sky but this big-ass Full Moon: <B>Aaahoo, werewolves of London, Aaahoo. </B> I guess I need a Pina Colada.Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466240197659721721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15706668756306664272009-02-09T18:29:00.000-05:002009-02-09T18:29:00.000-05:00@anonymous circa 1PM, amen!!!Amperes are not units...@anonymous circa 1PM, amen!!!<BR/><BR/>Amperes are not units of electricity, they're units of current. Even an ENGR should know that! ;-)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724123173450107615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24185235845338443632009-02-09T18:24:00.000-05:002009-02-09T18:24:00.000-05:00I happened to have the current Wired sitting aroun...I happened to have the current Wired sitting around. Interesting, a little devious, but that's all I should say on this off-topic.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61337492765587375142009-02-09T17:53:00.000-05:002009-02-09T17:53:00.000-05:00@green mantis ... today's your day! Happy Birthday...@green mantis ... today's your day! Happy Birthday!!! Catch lots of prey and enjoy!johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5514902014107647102009-02-09T16:07:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:07:00.000-05:00One of the most interesting things to me about com...One of the most interesting things to me about competing in a tournament, is the things that I didn't do. First thing I look at a puzzle is the constructers name - didn't do it on one single puzzle. Next, in early week puzzles, I look for the theme - didn't do it, it was explained to me in the anteroom by the solvers who noticed it.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Shortz explained after the first puzzle that the clue for STEELERS was indeed changed from the one we did.<BR/><BR/>I encourage you all to participate in these kinds of events, not for the competition, but for the comradery. I must have talked to twenty people I'd never met before (even online), and we had a ball.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65893889334368004142009-02-09T16:06:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:06:00.000-05:00Just to keep you on your geographical toes, you'll...Just to keep you on your geographical toes, you'll find the Gulf of Bothnia up by the Baltic, and Bosnia as part of the Balkans. Now that I've got that straight, there's the Moldova/Moravia confusion to clear up. I thought LATVIA was going to play an important TV role, but I guess not.<BR/><BR/>How many times I've seen DRAYAGE on a truck, thinking that Dray was just a verb. And just from the sound of Drayage I thought it was the supply of that foamy steel coating you see applied after the big beams are welded in place at a construction site (as long as OSHA's watching).fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20832082827356505352009-02-09T16:04:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:04:00.000-05:00I never could understand the "scene-by-scene" rema...I never could understand the "scene-by-scene" remake. They did that with The Omen, too. I mean, if you don't have anything fresh to add, why bother?<BR/><BR/>And for those of you that have seen Milk, Gus van Sant is capable of much, much more than Psycho.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the puzzle was OK. Count me as another one who hated the ampere clue. I'm not gonna go all TIA on it, though!Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33058991599529189252009-02-09T15:43:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:43:00.000-05:00You guys look great, all cute with your beets and ...You guys look great, all cute with your beets and your smiles.<BR/><BR/>Thanks everybody for the birthday wishes, the videos, the articles. I was unable to check them out Saturday because I was occupied by an important experiment to see if I could turn my blood into mostly alcohol. (It worked!)<BR/><BR/>Today's the real day, so it was nice to see those things now. <BR/><BR/>I liked seeing virgins in the puzzle. After all the sex, drugs, and rock and roll, it makes me feel fresh like a tiny larva, still blind and soft before a colorful future of killing for food.green mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823785147354157816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21832276029811356522009-02-09T15:36:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:36:00.000-05:00Everyone in automotive knows Toyota kept their nam...Everyone in automotive knows Toyota kept their name away from Lexus to compete with Mercedes and BMW. Toyota-pedestrian, Lexus not associated with Japan. But here in Detroit they still say "you're driving a Cadillac" when its top of the line.<BR/><BR/>Black and white films remind me when my son was in a very expensive private school they were required to watch Mel Gibson's Hamlet, well he forget until the night before and we had to rent Olivier's Hamlet. He got extra credit.fmcgmccllchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184250774341700041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76273629017290626062009-02-09T15:14:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:14:00.000-05:00Just a quick note from the 'weeks behind' group.Do...Just a quick note from the 'weeks behind' group.Do the puzzles most days and then pop in to see what Rex and the Blogettes have to say. (some of you really need to work on your dance moves)Always like the puzzles, and everyone's comments truly make my day. Some of my co-workers are beginning to wonder about me, thought, as they walk by during the lunch break and I am sitting here chuckling away at someone's cranky comments.<BR/>This is one of the best blogs ever.<BR/>KathkinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75102220067922583452009-02-09T14:44:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:44:00.000-05:00Enyoyed this puzzle more then yesterday's, mainly ...Enyoyed this puzzle more then yesterday's, mainly because it was smaller. I get catalogs from TRADER VICS periodically and still order from them.<BR/><BR/>Nice tight little puzzle, typically Monday.<BR/><BR/>Those of you who enjoy commenter Greene's asides on Broadway should check out his new blog at <A HREF="http://everything-theatrical.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Everything the Traffic will Allow</A>. I, for one, always find what he has to say both fascinating and informative.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35500583975054161342009-02-09T14:38:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:38:00.000-05:00@ Phillysolver, WmBem, Mac, Crosscan & the ver...@ Phillysolver, WmBem, Mac, Crosscan & the very quick thinking CrossKen:<BR/><BR/>Did you learn nothing from Rex' comment yesterday, he asked cryptically?<BR/><BR/>I bit too, but will wait til later to comment there.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone else have recollections of Psycho changing film viewing habits in the US? As I said earlier, I think it was Psycho, but it may have been a different movie. Where are my fellow old people when I need them?allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781898738812454336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29000057716075140062009-02-09T14:22:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:22:00.000-05:00@anne,... if this blog is any indication, they bet...@anne,<BR/><BR/>... if this blog is any indication, they better be watching "The Simpsons" --- anything else tends to get trashed.<BR/><BR/>Rex keeps an example of his wrath handy --- his Operation:Stop "Ally McBeal" in the "Important Posts" section on the right side of his main page.<BR/><BR/>We've been warned!<BR/><BR/>.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15219562846843450672009-02-09T14:21:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:21:00.000-05:00Love the word MEWL, and remembered it from Shakesp...Love the word MEWL, and remembered it from Shakespeare (As You Like It):<BR/><BR/>All the world's a stage,<BR/>And all the men and women merely players;<BR/>They have their exits and their entrances;<BR/>And one man in his time plays many parts,<BR/>His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,<BR/>Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms;<BR/>.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41749246313135389142009-02-09T14:03:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:03:00.000-05:00Will Shortz is standing in front of my puzzle! I'm...Will Shortz is standing in front of my puzzle! I'm going to steal that photo for my blog, Rex. (I'll give you credit.)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449858447953736269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22084395355700631482009-02-09T13:34:00.000-05:002009-02-09T13:34:00.000-05:00Thought Word of the Day would be: MEWL. I knew it ...Thought Word of the Day would be: MEWL. I knew it had to be correct because of the crosses, but still googled it. Would be a good homonym answer.<BR/><BR/>Actress/answer TIA CARRERE now has a new clue: "Grammy winner" so be on the lookout for that. She won Best Hawaiian Album with Daniel Ho (no relation.) The same goes for Al Gore--Add Grammy Winner to the bio.<BR/><BR/>Thought it was a perfectly fine Monday with some old favs and respectably different fill. Glad TWOVIRGINS came up as I read about it just now, and am now glad I passed up buying it for whatever else was interesting over the years.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389790318218161090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73874409451745478412009-02-09T13:25:00.000-05:002009-02-09T13:25:00.000-05:00And that goes for the rest of you too!And that goes for the rest of you too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com