tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4281704837625058051..comments2024-03-28T09:39:30.593-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Postprandial woe / Classical record on Norman Bates's turntable in Psycho / Linguistic origin of MulligatawnyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3620440524718018072016-08-06T22:42:00.859-04:002016-08-06T22:42:00.859-04:00Thanks @Z et alia
Since I have used my one and on...Thanks @Z et alia<br /><br />Since I have used my one and only cell phone a couple dozen times since I got it in 2011, it's obvious I like to keep it simple when technology roars.<br /><br />So I shan't look up getting a Google Acct. But I do thank you for your info - you have often been helpful.<br /><br />Now - I. Am. Not. A. Robot.<br /><br />D,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-934653871003831262016-08-06T22:34:23.570-04:002016-08-06T22:34:23.570-04:00@pkrbkr - Uncle Google Sees All. Uncle Google Know...@pkrbkr - Uncle Google Sees All. Uncle Google Knows All. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52327140269218112016-08-06T22:28:11.837-04:002016-08-06T22:28:11.837-04:00So many things these days require a Google account...So many things these days require a Google account. Cheeses!pkrbkrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86739817605358976792016-08-06T22:14:52.427-04:002016-08-06T22:14:52.427-04:00@Diana - ah, yes. I get that occasionally when I p...@Diana - ah, yes. I get that occasionally when I post from the laptop, where I have no idea how to access my Google account. When I post from the tablet, I am automatically granted humanity. [beep]kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69925175098885300132016-08-06T22:12:26.051-04:002016-08-06T22:12:26.051-04:00"If you post from a google account you don..."If you post from a google account you don't have to prove you're not a robot. You also get your name in blue."<br /><br />And a picture!Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185068601066087185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58433355843243602662016-08-06T22:11:01.047-04:002016-08-06T22:11:01.047-04:00@rain forest: You are absolutely correct re EDENS...@rain forest: You are absolutely correct re EDENS. The constructor got her Bible stories mixed up. Canaan was the Promised Land. Unfortunately, it was already occupied by the Canaanites, who are still upset about that.Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185068601066087185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74657064256235552902016-08-06T22:04:51.087-04:002016-08-06T22:04:51.087-04:00@Diane,LIW - If you post from a google account you...@Diane,LIW - If you post from a google account you don't have to prove you're not a robot. You also get your name in blue.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27248732183411439432016-08-06T21:49:33.907-04:002016-08-06T21:49:33.907-04:00@kitshef
When I comment, I must pass a "Plea...@kitshef<br /><br />When I comment, I must pass a "Please prove you're not a robot" test. I'm shown 9 photos and must identify "mountains" or "store fronts" or "street signs." Perhaps you don't have that? Anyway, the storefronts are my least favorite.<br /><br />D,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81618763650071077222016-08-06T21:16:35.124-04:002016-08-06T21:16:35.124-04:00DLIW - what is 'the robot quiz'?DLIW - what is 'the robot quiz'?kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55916360818903674702016-08-06T16:34:30.071-04:002016-08-06T16:34:30.071-04:00I had "sleeping" and "shiner" ...I had "sleeping" and "shiner" across the top at first. Used to work with a doctor who hated teaching afternoon classes because of "Post-prandial narcolepsy," a phrase I try to get into conversations<br /><br />Had fun with as much of the puzzle as I got, but had a dnf in the NW because of my cultural illiteracy. I did know REDVINES, but couldn't pull it out of my post-prandial brain. (See how I got that in there?)<br /><br />Little Aunt ENA shows up often in puzzles, but probably gets written in by crosses and gets unnoticed. <br /><br />@Waxy - I knew what you meant yesterday. However, I think FutureLanders got the "changed" clue and we Synders got the old one. You know how you revise something and the old version ends up popping up? <br /><br />I thought the oyster cracker would be some kind of kitchen gizmo from KTel. <br /><br />Two of my f-I-l's favorite expressions were KYBOSH and kaput. Most of his letters to us would have one or another. <br /><br />Now, to prove my humanity. What's your least favorite pics to click on while doing the robot quiz? I hate the storefronts. The pics are so little I can't tell if it's a house, a storefront, or a barn. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28603298323037831102016-08-06T16:21:07.837-04:002016-08-06T16:21:07.837-04:00I'm responsible for what my avatar, Tom Moreho...I'm responsible for what my avatar, Tom Morehouse, just said.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7411473245164583412016-08-06T15:10:32.813-04:002016-08-06T15:10:32.813-04:00What Rex said.
NE was last to go, made gettable b...What Rex said.<br /><br />NE was last to go, made gettable by the two DIANAS, but slowed down because of Nab before NET and SnrA before SRTA.<br /><br />Favorite answers: EMOTICON (don't use them) and TOPDOGS, writeover of TOPgunS.<br /><br /><br />I know that more than enough has been said about yesterday's LOLITAS issue. But I couldn't help thinking about it after reading most of the comments, and at the risk of salting the wounds.... <br /><br />Yes, as created by Nabokov, Humbert is a pedophile, Lolita (Dolores) is a coquette, and Nabokov's novel is rated a great work of modern literature. It may be difficult to reconcile all this with our justified outrage today about pedophilia and blaming the victim. Nabokov wasn't excusing either the pedophilia or coquetry; he was brilliantly illuminating them in a complex fictional relationship.<br /><br />Was the reaction here due solely to the cluing? Maybe the clue could have been modified to avoid some of the incensed reactions, but I doubt that would have cooled the reactions of all.<br /><br />The outburst against the cluing and answer seemed an echo, distant as it was, of reactions to the novel when it was first published in the 1950s: Ban the messenger and burn his message--even if I expect we've come a long way since then.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />leftcoasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033341194718217353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47261105542802604672016-08-06T15:02:35.349-04:002016-08-06T15:02:35.349-04:00Though I liked the puzzle, maybe not as much as @R...Though I liked the puzzle, maybe not as much as @Rex, I had a massive DNF - the worst one I've had in years. Maybe I had too much wine last night...<br /><br />That licorice was completely unknown, and I had REDlINES in there which gave DILES for 3D and I thought they could be low bars. Clue was bit off there, or maybe needed a "?". <br /><br />The North east was almost blank even though I knew EROICA, SRTA, and guessed EDENS (was EDEN the promised land? I thought it was where Adam and Eve messed things up.). Now that I look at the solution, there were a couple answers I should have got, but I CAN'T EVEN would never have come. <br /><br />I was well slapped down on this one, but I could see its liveliness. @Spacey - I used to be in love with Meredith Baxter. rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6556188510051964762016-08-06T14:21:46.979-04:002016-08-06T14:21:46.979-04:00I found this a lot harder than most of you. As I c...I found this a lot harder than most of you. As I counted it, the PPP was even a little higher than @Z had it, and a lot of it was unknown or barely-remembered trivia to me. As Z said, it's a wheelhouse/outhouse thing. ELYSE? ARIE? Norman Bate's turntable? Definitely not my wheelhouse. I was nearly KIBOSHed, and felt good about just being able to finish.<br /><br />OTOH, I actually do hear ANDIMOUT and ICANTEVEN in the wild, and I enjoyed the fresh feel they gave to this puzzle. Maybe its a regional thing. Liked FOODCOMA, REDVINES and LINERNOTE,too. Loved some of the clever clues, and the EDISON quote. <br /><br />I suppose it was inevitable that KIBOSH would be turned into a verb, but I've not actually seen or heard it used that way, myself, before today.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing the next edition of Ms. Rhode's work, and hoping, purely for my own sake, that it's a little lighter on the PPP and trivia.Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185068601066087185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88268010616094508252016-08-06T13:47:09.749-04:002016-08-06T13:47:09.749-04:00@Rondo - sorry about any confusion yesterday. Was ...@Rondo - sorry about any confusion yesterday. Was not referring to you but who(m)ever revised the clue in the 5-weeks between prime and syndi time at the NYT.<br /><br />Tough Saturday for me. Had SEGMENT before PERCENT, ICANTGOON before ICANTEVEN and SOULLESS before SEEDLESS as well as not knowing REDVINES, CALE and ELYSE in the NW and about the dietary preferences of OTTERs in the SE. Dr. Google to the rescue. <br /><br />On to the Olympics.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20188233242975289842016-08-06T12:12:01.642-04:002016-08-06T12:12:01.642-04:00To the leadoff blogger: Who are you and what have ...To the leadoff blogger: Who are you and what have you done with the real OFL? This is kindness in the extreme. Oh, it's an OK puzzle, but I see nothing to crow about with ANDIMOUT. Looks to me like she just needed three more letters to stick in front of "I'M OUT," which is what people say. They do NOT stick an "AND" in front of it. Ditto with ICANTEVEN....what? This is the perfect definition of a partial. Yes, I suppose I've heard someone trail off; not saying the entry is illegitimate; just awkward. PASSATEST is SEENAS similarly contrived. Contrast IMLATE, a la Carroll's white rabbit. Wholly contained, and IN THE LANGUAGE. <br /><br />Not much punch, for a Saturday; I agree with an overall easy-medium rating--but for the end of the week? Really easy. I didn't know about OTTER diets; I'm assuming we're talking sea OTTERs here. One writeover: my "Totes" were baGS before seeing the gimme ATSTUD. Fill is not bad, but does contain the RRN and the RSD (random sports division). Hand up for thinking KIBOSH was a noun. DOD is Meredith Baxter-Birney as ELYSE (not to be confused with EROICA). Par.<br /><br />Loved last night's opening ceremony, especially the Refugee Team marching under the Olympic Flag, and the inaugural Olympic Laurel for "making the world a better place through sport" to Kip Keino. Good stuff. Carry on, guys.<br /><br />Anything to make us forget about "The 50-foot Fence Builder."spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43411878738728579762016-08-06T11:55:24.302-04:002016-08-06T11:55:24.302-04:00Almost forgot the DIANAS Ross and Spencer, both of...Almost forgot the DIANAS Ross and Spencer, both of whom, well. . . you know.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74689328702447215522016-08-06T11:39:26.160-04:002016-08-06T11:39:26.160-04:00So OFL has never seen a LINERNOTE? That’s impossib...So OFL has never seen a LINERNOTE? That’s impossible, or else he doesn’t know what they are. The biggest problem I created was entering bigwiGS off just the GS; a bit of an inkfest ensued there but success in the end.<br /><br /><br />@Waxy – re: yesterday, if you meant MY comment, it's pretty clear that I did NOT think the revised clue was an "upgrade".<br /><br /><br />I would have preferred “Musician J.J.” for the CALE answer, nothing wrong with the Velvet Underground either, but Lou Reed is probably the most well-known of the group. Had at least one VU album as a youth; I’m sure I read the LINERNOTEs. How else do you know their names and stuff? BTW, J.J. CALE’s first name was also John.<br /><br />As @George B. mentioned, OONA Chaplin carries the name on, yeah baby. India ARIE has perhaps grown out of it.<br /><br />ONELOVE as performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers is such a classic; it should be a gimme for 90 PERCENT of music lovers.<br /><br />IMLATE for brunch. Even considering the RRN, this puz was not STALE. ANDIMOUT.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87354973688340148492016-08-06T10:50:12.635-04:002016-08-06T10:50:12.635-04:00STALE WARRIOR (NUMBEST SENSES)
ICANTEVEN PASSATES...STALE WARRIOR (NUMBEST SENSES)<br /><br />ICANTEVEN PASSATEST, for ONELOVE, it’s a dud,<br />I’m SEENAS SEEDLESS, I guess, ANDIMOUT ATSTUD.<br /><br />--- ARLO MUELLER<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25213393092250940852016-07-04T20:29:18.281-04:002016-07-04T20:29:18.281-04:00On the other hand, I hated it. And I hated it most...On the other hand, I hated it. And I hated it most especially and viscerally for ANDIMOUT and ICANTEVEN. <br /><br />Can anyone on this blog, or in the world for that matter, tell me they knew who Aunt ENA was before today? Do you know now?<br /><br />Then there is FOODCOMA - which we just freakin' had - what - a week ago!?!?<br /><br />I do admire the construction - a whole lotta WoEs yet finished with no major snags, thanks to the fairness of the crosses. <br /><br />kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75986899581147828702016-07-03T20:30:57.080-04:002016-07-03T20:30:57.080-04:00Thank you!!!!!!!!!!?!Thank you!!!!!!!!!!?!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850450565127503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61409781955400389392016-07-03T11:18:14.656-04:002016-07-03T11:18:14.656-04:00Everything could have a different perspective shou...Everything could have a different perspective should one choose to find it. <br /><br />Like...does no one in this world understand the seriousness of comas and the pain caused to the families of the inflicted? How dare the puzzle constructors take this malady so lightly with their jokes about FOODCOMAs every week? The insensitivity is atrocious. And shame on Rex for blah, blah, blah...<br /><br />I'm quite aware I don't speak for everybody. If I did, I wouldn't feel the need to post my comment. Alysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852273461889866415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40787264445913441362016-07-03T05:36:45.405-04:002016-07-03T05:36:45.405-04:00ALEAST means American League East, for those who a...ALEAST means American League East, for those who asked. Jim Finderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484757199667048774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-149914806501146642016-07-03T05:35:44.738-04:002016-07-03T05:35:44.738-04:00Agree with Nancy and Joe Bleaux. Agree with Nancy and Joe Bleaux. Jim Finderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484757199667048774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16027005682816644242016-07-02T23:53:08.771-04:002016-07-02T23:53:08.771-04:00The coast is clear, but I can't help revisitin...The coast is clear, but I can't help revisiting Lady DIANA Spencer who, as I remember had to PASS A TEST that proved that she was not at present, and was in the future capable of becoming a Royal BABY MAMA. Believe you me, I keep a sharp eye on my wife's driver.Larry Gilstraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493069947477383208noreply@blogger.com