tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4578469096188521769..comments2024-03-29T10:29:48.789-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Relative of weasel / MON 9-9-19 / Neckwear with letters A B C D Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79238242152487299732019-10-14T17:13:11.937-04:002019-10-14T17:13:11.937-04:00@Rondo - S, VFMNX - NT
Lady Di@Rondo - S, VFMNX - NT<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11380589192490440132019-10-14T16:23:40.661-04:002019-10-14T16:23:40.661-04:00or MNXor MNXrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1180823302818211072019-10-14T15:24:59.859-04:002019-10-14T15:24:59.859-04:00@D,LIW - I think that's with your XNM.@D,LIW - I think that's with your XNM.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55023402592265295922019-10-14T14:48:14.787-04:002019-10-14T14:48:14.787-04:00Is the suffix -EYES, -AYES, or -IZE? The first two...Is the suffix -EYES, -AYES, or -IZE? The first two would be a bit DAFT and the third would be the USUAL, which makes most sense. Liked SOCIAL LIES [-IZE] the best, but they all worked well.<br /><br />Had heWN before SAWN, and AsseRt before AFFIRM. <br /><br />Enjoyed it.<br /><br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74942832538314880392019-10-14T14:09:39.344-04:002019-10-14T14:09:39.344-04:00Solved basically from the bottom up, and didn'...Solved basically from the bottom up, and didn't need (tho noted the "theme" to solve. That said...ALPHABETTIES? Any of you guys own/have seen one? <br /><br />I used to have a tie when I was in the HS marching band, and helped my friends tie their ties, too. So I'm somewhat of a semi-pro in the tie world. But ALPHABETTIES? Er…<br /><br />Otherwise, a fine Monday - 'praps a tad harder than average for the day, only due to the answers not existing in the universe of many people. <br /><br />I do love a TENDERRYE, toasted, with my ham and eggs.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84221847110243713882019-10-14T10:28:25.369-04:002019-10-14T10:28:25.369-04:00I thought that this puz was right on the money for...I thought that this puz was right on the money for a Monday. Got the theme at TENDERRYES and never looked back. Finished in 2 Rexes and still saw the avian column 6.<br /><br />As previously mentioned, GRETA Garbo was my grandmother’s cousin who, at least at first, was SOREAT her for moving to the U.S. <br /><br />Relatives aside, Amanda PEET earns a yeah baby.<br /><br />Vikes OVER @spacey’s Eagles; too late as USUAL. EASY but good Mon-puz, IMHO.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47345040262614608632019-10-14T10:01:13.327-04:002019-10-14T10:01:13.327-04:00GRETA EATSITUP
AWGEE, the EASY way that TEDTALKS
...GRETA EATSITUP<br /><br />AWGEE, the EASY way that TEDTALKS<br />is NOTED AMONG ALL of us guys,<br />those SIRENS BITE on what TED mocks<br />as the USUAL SOCIALLIES.<br /><br />--- OWEN TWEED<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13206836555278404112019-09-09T22:36:47.623-04:002019-09-09T22:36:47.623-04:00If anyone is still reading, and cares. Both anon....If anyone is still reading, and cares. Both anon. 2:45 p.m. and 4:17 p.m. (the same person?--try to identify yourself somehow! I add "Poggius" because I can't logon when I can't remember my password), who defends Judaeo-Christian truth which he or she has learned through 5 decades of study, and DevoutAtheist (5:08 p.m.) are correct that the issues (?) I raise are irrelevant. The sort of argument, such as it is, that I made is wholly retro, the sort of thing a skeptic would have said a century ago, or a Mark Twain a century and a half ago. <br /><br />I pulled these chestnuts out of the fire because I find them mildly amusing, and the "argument" is so old-fashioned (whether one is a believer, skeptic, or atheist) that I suspected that most readers of this site had not heard them, and that perhaps they would find them amusing as well. <br /><br />Anon. i.e. PoggiusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68533900818582374222019-09-09T22:05:48.268-04:002019-09-09T22:05:48.268-04:00Hugely easy for me and I enjoyed it. A terrific mo...Hugely easy for me and I enjoyed it. A terrific monday, IMHO. Adam Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046254717670130277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46794697532132635362019-09-09T21:02:47.549-04:002019-09-09T21:02:47.549-04:00somebody made the laws of physics that constrain t...somebody made the laws of physics that constrain the universe to what it is. it could all be random chance, of course, in terms 14.5 billion years of events that led to we pea brained morons, but the elements have a structure and so does the atom. humans credit Mendeleev for the former and Bohr for the latter, but neither 'invented' what they're credited with. they just dug it up from the muck of time. in that limited sense, you can call it God if it makes you feel better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24064813502468795582019-09-09T19:19:06.620-04:002019-09-09T19:19:06.620-04:00Liked the puzzle. Found it both clever and straigh...Liked the puzzle. Found it both clever and straight forward.seems like I always opposite of the experience Rex has.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350943841251832035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25460506416637429032019-09-09T18:48:24.126-04:002019-09-09T18:48:24.126-04:00@Emily Litella 10:53
Har!
As long as those Patri...@Emily Litella 10:53<br />Har! <br /><br />As long as those Patriots keep winning, I'll keep with the "There's no God" people.<br /><br />RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34871148967677635732019-09-09T17:48:18.297-04:002019-09-09T17:48:18.297-04:00To anti-ACER folks, I’ve been around tennis contin...To anti-ACER folks, I’ve been around tennis continuously and intensely for 5+ decades, and never heard that term.<br />3 & out.Crimson Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665174292516725433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60692212067188230312019-09-09T17:08:54.365-04:002019-09-09T17:08:54.365-04:00One must recognize that there are no gods to lie, ...One must recognize that there are no gods to lie, or not lie. Today's discussion on the topic is moot.DevoutAtheistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20938723185817560552019-09-09T16:54:27.099-04:002019-09-09T16:54:27.099-04:00Thanks, everyone, for explaining BIRDIE/HEN/DOVE. ...Thanks, everyone, for explaining BIRDIE/HEN/DOVE. I could have stared at the puzzle all day and never seen it. Either my eyes don't work that way or my brain doesn't -- take your pick.<br /><br />You're right, @jberg: I can't think of a single instance in which I've heard the word ACER actually used in a tennis conversation. You'd say: "She aces opponents all the time" or "He wins because of all the aces he hits" or "Watch out that she doesn't ace you on big points." But "He's a famous ACER"? Or "I hear you're playing the big ACER today"? No way. Still, this just isn't the sort of thing that ever bothers me in xwords.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21074104689000469502019-09-09T16:33:33.353-04:002019-09-09T16:33:33.353-04:00Joining the love fest for this truly delightful Mo...Joining the love fest for this truly delightful Monday offering. Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34332214835687825642019-09-09T16:17:47.682-04:002019-09-09T16:17:47.682-04:00@Z And Poggius,
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/ji...@Z And Poggius,<br /><br />http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/why-god-cant-lie-or-sin<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84902160140353533732019-09-09T15:57:25.452-04:002019-09-09T15:57:25.452-04:00*in re anon. 2:45 p.m.
*Somebody* is lying, eith...*in re anon. 2:45 p.m. <br /><br />*Somebody* is lying, either God or the author of Genesis (traditionally Moses, although I don't think anyone believes that any longer). This is what used to be called a "white lie" (perhaps now an un-PC term; our puzzle uses the term "social lie," new to me). What I cited was a famous example of a "problem" in an over-literal reading of the Bible. This and a few other things never caused much anxiety with believers. Another famous example is Numbers 22:20-22, where God gives precise instructions to Balaam (as in Balaam and the talking ass). Balaam apparently followed these instructions precisely, and "God's anger was kindled" as a result!<br /><br />Anon. i.e. PoggiusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50844688874505476592019-09-09T15:45:15.950-04:002019-09-09T15:45:15.950-04:00@Anon2:45 - Your religious education never taught ...@Anon2:45 - Your religious education never taught you that a lie of omission is still a lie? I’m pretty sure that it is the God character in the Pentateuch that engendered the quip, “...and on the 8th day Man recreated god in his own image.”<br /><br />@TJS - I know I know, just making small talk. But, again, people’s looks are not an appropriate topic for small talk. That comment about my jacket might be fine 999 times out of 1,000. But when he or she seems unusually distant later I reserve the right to chortle, “I told you so.” And I guarantee you that people find people who ask about them and not their looks far more entertaining at parties. <br /><br /><b>@Nancy</b> - Look at the rest of the answers in that column. Seems like that had to be an intentional Easter Egg and we all have a little egg on our faces because nobody but @Lewis seems to have caught it.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90369537834895224082019-09-09T15:15:15.758-04:002019-09-09T15:15:15.758-04:00Loved comment reference to EMILY LITTELA, a classi...Loved comment reference to EMILY LITTELA, a classic SNL character. Do miss Gilda Radner. Quote her as often as Inspector Clousseau in law practice.Crimson Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665174292516725433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90861173661127659922019-09-09T15:02:21.422-04:002019-09-09T15:02:21.422-04:00@burtonkd , @Leslie-
Always nice to find other St...@burtonkd , @Leslie-<br /><br />Always nice to find other Stan Rogers fans. I also saw Garnet at a local pub, good show, but Stan Lite. I do some of Stan's songs-- I like to sing "Mary Ellen Carter" at the senior centers. Inspiring.` Not quite the same, as I'm a tenor and capo up. He was one of the lower voices to really make it, gave him some real power. And yes, gone far too soon.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17552352453688951452019-09-09T14:58:44.878-04:002019-09-09T14:58:44.878-04:00Best Monday in a while -- Loved it! Thought the t...Best Monday in a while -- Loved it! Thought the theme was much more entertaining than Sunday's.timjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439701303127557361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77318196776263483882019-09-09T14:45:59.085-04:002019-09-09T14:45:59.085-04:00Poggius,
I invite you to reconsider the propositi...Poggius,<br /><br />I invite you to reconsider the proposition that God lied. In more than five decades of religious education I have never heard the claim that God lied. At least not in the Judeo-Christian tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91243815414729637252019-09-09T14:25:45.098-04:002019-09-09T14:25:45.098-04:00Who's this @Nancy everyone's talking about...Who's this @Nancy everyone's talking about?<br /><br />@Wm C.<br /><br />Why does your post sound so familiar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81423020446824166622019-09-09T13:54:15.932-04:002019-09-09T13:54:15.932-04:00On 57A, social lies. The most famous "social...On 57A, social lies. The most famous "social lie" was told by God, to Abraham, as recorded in Genesis, chapter 18. God has decided that the Sarah and Abraham are to have a son Isaac. Sarah hears of this from God. She then laughs, and says that she is too old, and that Abraham can't get it up ("Sarah laughed ..., saying, 'After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure.'") God reports these words to Abraham, and here is the social lie. God to Abraham: "Why did Sarah laugh, and say, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?'" That is, God leaves out the part about Sarah mentioning Abraham's "age" or impotence(Genesis 18:12-13, RSV)<br /><br />Anon. i.e. PoggiusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com