tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4150819395579968003..comments2024-03-28T09:35:39.262-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Multi-time pro bowl tight end Greg / FRI 8-10-18 / Main antagonist in George Orwell's 1984 / Setting for first Mickey Mouse cartoon / Ranch sobriquet / Move to right incrementallyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7777293354364477232018-09-14T20:04:33.531-04:002018-09-14T20:04:33.531-04:00This seemed a bit easier. Though I did put PANIN i...This seemed a bit easier. Though I did put PANIN instead of PAYIN. The rest was correct. <br /><br /><br />Mark Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80937367022524538012018-09-14T17:17:31.113-04:002018-09-14T17:17:31.113-04:00I think @Rex and @Z (pronounced "Zed") a...I think @Rex and @Z (pronounced "Zed") are on the same Frisbee team, har. But hey, "you do you". I speak descriptively, not prescriptively. Double har.<br /><br />LAMEST excuse I've heard for un-submitted homework, "my ferret made a nest out of it".<br /><br />This was a delightful, easy-medium puzzle with great clues and answers throughout. Professionalism, wordplay, care and attention and a sense of humour abounded.<br /><br />I remember when I was learning to drive my Dad said, "watch out for black cars with white doors." I had no idea what he was talking about.<br /><br />I think AYLA has to be the DOD yeah baby, just 'cause.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15646135447742621772018-09-14T16:41:23.076-04:002018-09-14T16:41:23.076-04:00@Rondo - your comment to R&Z - is that anythin...@Rondo - your comment to R&Z - is that anything like a black hole? Your accounts being in the black? (Instead of the red, which could also be whitewashed?)<br /><br />DDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36629236421566742572018-09-14T16:31:01.963-04:002018-09-14T16:31:01.963-04:00PPS - not all Oreos are the traditional black (dar...PPS - not all Oreos are the traditional black (dark brown) and white (crème) either, any more. It's a crazy world!<br /><br />DianaDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20304961122908265892018-09-14T16:28:58.241-04:002018-09-14T16:28:58.241-04:00PS - Swan farms are often sighted in APIA - wherev...PS - Swan farms are often sighted in APIA - wherever that is...<br /><br />dliwDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62314508866643411152018-09-14T16:23:28.002-04:002018-09-14T16:23:28.002-04:00Just couldn't suss out SPLITSVILLE, and that d...Just couldn't suss out SPLITSVILLE, and that did me in in the NW. Another game of horseshoes for me.<br /><br />Lady Di<br /><br />Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29010774536821140692018-09-14T14:34:42.481-04:002018-09-14T14:34:42.481-04:00PS - I just realized my first answer cIGnET for 42...PS - I just realized my first answer cIGnET for 42D (Farm young 'un) was wrong for another reason. Cygnet (young swan) is spelled with a Y - not an I. Also, swan farms are kind of rare. Pig farms, not so much. That's what I get for sticking my neck out! Have a good weekend everybody!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56002234755345004152018-09-14T14:33:14.195-04:002018-09-14T14:33:14.195-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11017463006886408482018-09-14T12:28:04.750-04:002018-09-14T12:28:04.750-04:00I solve the old-timey way. And shortly after I PUT...I solve the old-timey way. And shortly after I PUTPENTOPAPER I realized Rex would love this one. It was right after it became apparent there was no gimmicky theme to impede his precious finishing time. No extra layer to ponder and/or savour which regrettably which might add a couple of seconds to the clock. Such needless frills and adornments must be avoided at all cost. I love a good themer, but I'll admit this was a decent puzzle. Crunchy enough without being unfair. The SW corner was the last to fall. I had caLICoCAt and cIGnET before POLICECAR and PIGLET. I'm being a bit picky here, but not all cop cars are black and white like they used to be. The clue for 42A should have read: <i>Traditionally</i> black-and-white, or added the word slang. Anyways, nice work Mr. Gulczynski!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42001553132543376202018-09-14T11:43:28.089-04:002018-09-14T11:43:28.089-04:00About medium for a Friday. Like OFL, wanted but di...About medium for a Friday. Like OFL, wanted but did not trust SASS, exited the NW (again!) and "wandered" south a la VAGABONDS. There I met the late great George CARLIN, whose "A Place For Your Stuff" remains one of the funniest shticks I ever heard. Last letter was the A in FAIR: what a clue! "You make a point?" I can see replying "Well, that's FAIR," or some such, but the single word? Wow, that's a stretch. Almost a clue ERROR.<br /><br />FAIR, of course, is curiously another word for "light-skinned." We build connotations all over the place. BLACK is pejorative because it is linked to night, under cover of which many people do bad things. Point: you can't get away from it. Were we to scrub every potentially offensive word from speech, we couldn't talk at all. <br /><br />Having (as usual) PUTPENTOPAPER, I solved this in about the usual Friday time, 12 Rexes. My nominee for the "eau de speration" of the day is OPTO. Man, that is OPTO no good. But everything else is AOK, and at least OPTO is fresh. DOD is a flat-out gimme: Jessica ALBA. (That means "white;" whaddyagonna do?) Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36214393788820262722018-09-14T09:47:57.829-04:002018-09-14T09:47:57.829-04:00@steve landis - OBRIEN is a character in the book....@steve landis - OBRIEN is a character in the book.<br />@Rex and @Z - a whitewashed puz would be the LAMEST thing, ever.*<br /><br />This puz was FAIRly easy. PPP seemed quite high, like 40%. Could do without the SPACERACE thread. And the BLIND, LAME, etc.<br /><br />I remember seeing HANKAARON break the record on TV. I was 9 rows behind the Giants' dugout in San Diego when Barry Bonds tied HANKAARON's mark.<br /><br />Don't give me any GUFF for choosing multi-TIMES yeah baby Jessica ALBA. AREYOUBLIND?*<br /><br />Fun EZ puz with no ERRORs to get Friday rolling.<br /><br />*See what I did there? rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29686085181010812792018-09-14T08:54:26.359-04:002018-09-14T08:54:26.359-04:00VAGABONDS RELY ONMEDS
BEN and GLEN give me GUFF w...VAGABONDS RELY ONMEDS<br /><br />BEN and GLEN give me GUFF when they're drunk,<br />they're the LAMEST GASBAGS I know.<br />O'TOOLE is a LUMMOX and a SKUNK,<br />and OBRIEN's a real SOANDSO.<br /><br />--- EMIL OLSENBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36492933886007454332018-08-11T00:41:03.900-04:002018-08-11T00:41:03.900-04:00Edmond O’Brien starred in early version of 1984. ...Edmond O’Brien starred in early version of 1984. Clue should have said actor and not protagonist Steviedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863150517271139000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89776439339798799782018-08-10T22:39:11.811-04:002018-08-10T22:39:11.811-04:00The entire SW corner was absolutely brutal for me....The entire SW corner was absolutely brutal for me. Got PIGLET (even though I'm not sure how that's an abbreviation like its clue...) but then GOMER LOM ELO and TEX crossing OTOOLE and LUMMOX absolutely defeated me. I didn't get a single one of those clues by myself, had to call in the roommates for the first time in long whileSome Dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28307294643121225492018-08-10T19:55:11.361-04:002018-08-10T19:55:11.361-04:00Birchbark,
Anon here. Rockets are incredible. Depe...Birchbark,<br />Anon here. Rockets are incredible. Depending on how you define them, theyre as simple as Roman candles, and as mystifyingly intricate as what Space X did when they landed a rocket. The latter is the stuff of sci fi. More than worth a google serach.<br /><br />Real engine man,<br />I dont know what to say. Maybe Banana is doing some weird joke. Like Andy Kaufman, or Joaquin Phoenix. Truly bizarre, whatever it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30674349490411726072018-08-10T19:12:51.736-04:002018-08-10T19:12:51.736-04:00Thanks for the explanation!Thanks for the explanation!Music Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018681369835878309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82621867628900487122018-08-10T18:51:49.565-04:002018-08-10T18:51:49.565-04:00@AlexP yes, apparently that is a term for police c...@AlexP yes, apparently that is a term for police car. From the original Die Hard movie, when the police dispatcher hears gun shots over the radio: “See if a black-and-white can drive by.”Whatsernamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47944119550043611982018-08-10T18:28:04.508-04:002018-08-10T18:28:04.508-04:00@Banana, @Anonymous, @Engineman, (and yes, @JC66) ...@Banana, @Anonymous, @Engineman, (and yes, @JC66) -- This is the sort of debate where the reader learns something and the polemics are entertaining. What I know about rocket science mainly comes from Estes kits in the old days and "Gravity's Rainbow," a WWII novel by Thomas Pynchon. From the novel I learned that if you can hear the whine of a V-2 rocket in supersonic free fall, it means you're safe. This doesn't solve who started the space race, but it's interesting.Birchbarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292725119040462686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16978524610565195522018-08-10T18:18:31.614-04:002018-08-10T18:18:31.614-04:00Why is POLICECAR clued as “Black and White”? Is ...Why is POLICECAR clued as “Black and White”? Is it simply because police cars are often black and white? Never heard that before. Music Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018681369835878309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56981272020311199082018-08-10T18:11:27.777-04:002018-08-10T18:11:27.777-04:00There is no nut pine.There is no nut pine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42124494991691096082018-08-10T17:51:37.433-04:002018-08-10T17:51:37.433-04:00I live in Santa Fe. There is no tree named nutpine...I live in Santa Fe. There is no tree named nutpine. There are White Pines, Ponderosa Pines, Pinyons (which, yes, do bear little pine nuts), Sugar Pines. No nutpine. It sounds dumb, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61732431878066166742018-08-10T17:42:41.460-04:002018-08-10T17:42:41.460-04:00@Stacy 4:59 PM, thanks for your comment. Though I’...@Stacy 4:59 PM, thanks for your comment. Though I’m pretty far left politically—to me SJW is a compliment—I tend to be dismissive when it comes to terms such as “lame.” You’ve given this white, able-bodied, cisgender male much to think about.<br /><br />Enjoy the weekend.Stanley Hudsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58650257344390307852018-08-10T16:59:35.922-04:002018-08-10T16:59:35.922-04:00Hi all. I seldom comment here, but the discussion ...Hi all. I seldom comment here, but the discussion about offensiveness often gets to me. I think the whole idea of offense misses the point. The question is not about hurt feelings or sensitivity. The question is, do the physically lame enjoy equal access to all the resources we consider everyone to be entitled to, from voting booths, to schools and college campuses, to medical care, to employment opportunities, to bars, restaurants, and sporting venues, and to dignity and respect without patronization, pity, or contempt? (Please ask someone who is physically lame for their answer.) My impression is no, because it is not considered "truly" important; it is not considered important because deep at heart we still have some subconscious idea (expressed in our language) of lameness as...lame. So using the word pejoratively is not a problem because it offends--it is a problem because it continues the stereotype of a subset of humans, the lame, as lesser, and makes it incrementally harder for them to get basic rights and needs met.<br /><br />The same is true of blindness--the subtext of "Are you blind?!" is not just "you must find it difficult to see," but "you are incapable." The problem is not that the subtext is hurtful, but that it represents another hurdle faced by actual blind people when dealing with a largely sighted society that speaks to them loudly and slowly, because they're too "stupid" to hear: we don't tend to believe the blind are capable.<br /><br />So offensiveness, as in hurtfulness or bad manners, is irrelevant. What matters is the attitude of dismissal, which leads to the delay or dismissal of basic rights for those we use such words for. This is true whether we are discussing disability, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or any other area where human beings are denied access to the rights and privileges enjoyed by those in the "favored" power groups. <br /><br />If you are one of those on the upper end of power imbalances--white OR male OR straight OR able-bodied (or all of the above)--then offensive language used toward you IS about manners. But if you are in any of the less-favored groups, that language is about power. It is denigration, whether mild or severe, intentional or naive, used to justify perpetuating the often good-natured, complacent, no-big-deal, lazy denial of full humanity to fellow human beings. It matters not just emotionally but <i>materially</i>.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22515719315024330652018-08-10T16:47:37.120-04:002018-08-10T16:47:37.120-04:00@A Real Engine Man:
well, I lived through it, and...@A Real Engine Man:<br /><br />well, I lived through it, and my memory is still pretty good. and you haven't shown that anything I posted is factually incorrect. have at it, if it matters that much. wiki, BTW, is used only because it's convenient. remember, this thread started because someone asserted that Sputnik didn't start the SPACERACE. it did. but others decided to turn the question into a Supreme Court case. blame them, not Banana Diaquiri.<br /><br /><br />Banana Diaquiri is just here to help.Banana Diaquirinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85097811757190085792018-08-10T16:42:27.695-04:002018-08-10T16:42:27.695-04:00When I was in high school, "gay" meant &...When I was in high school, "gay" meant "happy and carefree, and a fairy was a woodland sprite. Neither was pejorative. I guess it matters when (and where) you went to high school. <br /><br />Later, when the entire chorus of Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe sang "Everyone is now a fairy" there were some snickers. Likewise, in Bernstein's Candide, when Cunegonde sang "Glitter and be Gay." <br /><br />If I were looking for insults to object to, I would mention DTG's blog post (which isn't in Rex's blog, but he does post a link to it) in which he uses the word "dick" to refer to males. As a CIS male I could object. But I know that the English language evolves (as do all others), so I don't take it personally. <br /><br />BTW, speaking of Latin,the version I learned was "numquam ubi sub ubi." Again it depends on when and where you went to high school. <br /><br /><br /><br />ghthreenoreply@blogger.com