tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5694860744981126371..comments2024-03-28T20:49:13.267-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Noted French encyclopedist / TUE 1-27-15 / German WWI admiral / Indian state whose name means five rivers / President who lived at Oak Hill / Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51007306934860521832015-03-18T04:02:58.208-04:002015-03-18T04:02:58.208-04:00Hey Gill, Entrees are the main course. Wasn't ...Hey Gill, Entrees are the main course. Wasn't sure if you were joking about that. I enjoy your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27707769278193075352015-03-03T16:42:01.670-05:002015-03-03T16:42:01.670-05:00Liked it, and I'm just so gosh-darned happy th...Liked it, and I'm just so gosh-darned happy that Augustus Caesar got a month named after him because otherwise my birthday would disappear, CE or AD, who really cares?<br /><br />Do you fly LOT? No, I fly a lot.<br /><br />Whether it is called a theme or not, the long acrosses all rhymed, something I picked up after SUCH SWEET SORROW, a sentiment I've never experienced.<br /><br />I just hope that Dan Feyer really enjoys solving a puzzle in a minute and change.<br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84885242132664296212015-03-03T14:00:30.244-05:002015-03-03T14:00:30.244-05:00This one taught me that KILIMANJARO has two "...This one taught me that KILIMANJARO has two "i"s and one less "a" than I thought. Surprised when CABLE appeared, I just accepted ETH and appreciate @Z's discovery of the source. Also, while I got it, I still don't see how AVIATE fits the clue. True, zeppelins have pilots and are flown, but that seems a stretch for a clue for a word equivalent to "fly". Why did the clue so please @Generic Solver? Once again I must be missing something. Let's see, should "lead" be pronounced "led" or "leed" or.....<br />I give up!DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65057311708530020962015-03-03T11:49:58.692-05:002015-03-03T11:49:58.692-05:00Ro-rot-row-reau-roe, but no boat, so, v. weighed-w...Ro-rot-row-reau-roe, but no boat, so, v. weighed-wade-wayed?? Not that either. Though this puz ran 5 days after the anniversary of that case.<br /><br />I found this one rather easy, but was irritated with alot of the fill and you know I adore those 3 letter answers, which have been pointed out in other posts.<br /><br />ELISA from Paint your Wagon, what a classic, and both Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood sing! Whoodathunk? Wrote a college paper on it.<br /><br />The long themers were OK in my book, and less w/o ink than yesterday, so I'm sure my solve time . . . well, I don't give a ROOsass about that.<br /><br />Poetry fest/showdown today?! interrobangly askedrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86867289999124529742015-03-03T11:03:37.674-05:002015-03-03T11:03:37.674-05:00A man from the CENSUSBUREAU
Tried to count Dr. Lec...A man from the CENSUSBUREAU<br />Tried to count Dr. Lecter (oh, no!)<br />He shouldn't have come--<br />That was really DUMB--<br />Now his liver is SUCHSWEETSORROW!<br /><br />OFL has pretty well listed my objections to this one; others cited the amusing couplings at 10 and 69.<br /><br />This type of theme, with no revealer, should have bumped this puppy up to at least Wedensday. I myself didn't catch the theme till the 4ETH (!) entry. I give it a C: gotta give props for KILIMANJARO.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86864807647540887822015-03-03T09:12:15.674-05:002015-03-03T09:12:15.674-05:00ARID SOLE WOES
ONO BIN MAD, BCE,
SUR RUS AGE ETH,...ARID SOLE WOES<br /><br />ONO BIN MAD, BCE,<br />SUR RUS AGE ETH, SSE.<br />UVA MAR HON, ALE OWL CHI<br />OER ATM LOT, NOI LEA!<br /><br />FAKE OVID (OLEA ELUL)<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85893296285394893282015-02-11T23:52:18.017-05:002015-02-11T23:52:18.017-05:00My Name is Marian martins,i am here to testify of ...My Name is Marian martins,i am here to testify of the good works of Dr prophet Adefemi.2 years ago,my husband left home,he never returned ,no phone call,no letters,no email.my son got sick ,so ill,things were so tough for me.i had lost hope.About a year ago,i met a psychic,i paid over $700 and still nothing happened,i lost hope completely.my son's situation got worse each day.Last Month i saw a posting concerning the good works of the temple professionals.i gave them a try.i paid about $400,for all three spells(bring lover back,healing spells and career spells).within 2weeks,my husband called me and told me he was sorry and that he wants to come back to me and that he would explain everything when he comes back,three days later i got a new job with an.my son's condition is getting better each day and i trust he would be well in a matter of days.i Want to thank dr Prophet Adefemi.To those out their passing through problems you can contact him via prophetadefemiolu@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091488912553165895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30571656564052134632015-01-30T10:41:40.327-05:002015-01-30T10:41:40.327-05:00Just got to this on Friday. I thought it was fair...Just got to this on Friday. I thought it was fair for Tuesday and a pretty fast solve despite having NTH for a while. I had no idea there was a theme until reading Rex's blog, and I am still not sure it was really a theme, although I have to believe it was not unintentional. pfbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42153725170271848142015-01-29T07:59:27.395-05:002015-01-29T07:59:27.395-05:00Unlike NY, we really did have a blizzard; no paper...Unlike NY, we really did have a blizzard; no papers Tuesday or Wednesday, but as I left the house for an early flight to DC, I found those two papers on my porch, apparently a midnight delivery. Today's wasn't there yet (at 6 AM), but will try to get one here at Logan and solve it on the plane.<br /><br />Unlike Rex, I enjoyed seeing DENIS DIDEROT, who ought to be famous if he isn't.. Iand I missed the R part of the theme, which is nice, but calls out for a revealer -- you know, "how you should get your ducks," or "the best part of the shad." Except that either of those would duplicate another themer. <br /><br />As my friends from Louisiana say, let's GEAUX!jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84621199247753116882015-01-28T11:18:01.767-05:002015-01-28T11:18:01.767-05:00Had Tuesday's paper delivered this morning wit...Had Tuesday's paper delivered this morning with Wednesday's paper, because of the blizzard that wasn't. Easy enough puzzle.<br /><br />You can use C.E. to mean Common Era or Christian Era, but, please, for the sake of us extremely sensitive Latin students, if you want to use A.D., place it before the date: A.D. 2015. The Latin Anno Domini means "Year of our Lord," and it hurts me every time I see it misplaced. :>))<br /><br />Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13436827356970565862015-01-27T23:27:26.032-05:002015-01-27T23:27:26.032-05:00Actually, no one buys yours.Actually, no one buys yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51908041584806734822015-01-27T23:00:32.910-05:002015-01-27T23:00:32.910-05:00I was going to remark on doing these puzzles for t...I was going to remark on doing these puzzles for time yesterday, but my iPhone misfired somehow. I get the paper NYT and I do the crossword last, after dinner. I usually multi-task but the puzzle itself is very relaxing, yet stimulating at the same time. I like the accomplishment of solving, no matter how long it takes. And then I enjoy reading this blog - a nice group of people - witty and usually very civil. Sure beats reading comments on political articles. So solving for speed defeats the purpose for me. I travel a lot and I'll save the Sunday NYT magazine for long trips. Bose headphones, good music and the Sunday puzzle makes any plane trip relaxing.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798476654937234022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21341302130091269222015-01-27T20:08:49.157-05:002015-01-27T20:08:49.157-05:00@Ludyjynn: Sorta out West.
M&A@Ludyjynn: Sorta out West.<br /><br />M&AM and A and Out All Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6752514753053156982015-01-27T20:07:54.825-05:002015-01-27T20:07:54.825-05:00Thanks for cluing me in on the theme, all! I spent...Thanks for cluing me in on the theme, all! I spent some time looking at KILIMANJARO thinking there was an alphabet run in there of IJKLMNO but what about the A, the R?<br /><br />Looked at DENIS DIDEROT, no such tie-in in evidence, threw in the towel on sussing the theme and came here.<br /><br />@Ludyjynn, thanks for the Hebrew months a while back. I wrote them out about ten times in an effort to get them to stick. But the first encore appearance of Elul and uh, um, hmmm. I'm sure glad I memorized the Greek alphabet back when the synapses weren't misfiring!<br /><br />Thanks, Mr Tuttle, for the puzzle.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24142832098346557752015-01-27T17:21:18.472-05:002015-01-27T17:21:18.472-05:00I've seen it as "Christian Era" too,...I've seen it as "Christian Era" too, @Z, and I think that's actually the most preferable option as it seems to appease all sides. Let's vote for that choice,Benko IV (sorry, last one)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66246109591257105122015-01-27T17:09:29.034-05:002015-01-27T17:09:29.034-05:00"ROOBER" (falls between February 29th an..."ROOBER" (falls between February 29th and March 1st.)wreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797908615185213756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83250891074385888422015-01-27T17:05:14.118-05:002015-01-27T17:05:14.118-05:00@Benko - I disagree only in this - If I use AD the...@Benko - I disagree only in this - If I use AD there is no indication that I understand the issues, while using CE signals awareness of the issues. The first time I ran across CE in print it indicated "Christian Era," which I think is better than "Common Era" for the reasons you raise.<br /><br />@Roo Monster - Right up there with the inspiration for that avatar of yours (decent brew, BTW).Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47077778704068385922015-01-27T16:43:45.069-05:002015-01-27T16:43:45.069-05:00@Z, Great movie. One of my all time favorites. Lik...@Z, Great movie. One of my all time favorites. Like, 1 or 2. <br /><br />To throw my two cents in on time and such, (not that anyone wanted it!) I think we use the Gregorian Calender, or somesuch. I do know many years ago, there was no July and August. To wit, September was 7th month, hence SEP, October 8Th, OCT, November 9th, NOV, December 10th, DEC. But along came big-head Julius Caesar who wanted a month to himself, so July came about. After he died and his son took over, Augustus, he said, Hey, if my dad has a month, I want one to. So, August came about.<br /><br />Recanted all that from memory from reading about it somewhere, so no source available! <br /><br />Can I get ROO as an added month?<br /><br />RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6956210011768526132015-01-27T16:41:11.256-05:002015-01-27T16:41:11.256-05:00@Z: There are many different ways of counting yea...@Z: There are many different ways of counting years, and many of them are based on religious observance. I just think that it is easier for Westerners to dismiss the Christian way of counting years than, say, the Muslim or Jewish way of counting years. I don't think this is solely because the Christian calendar is the most prevalent in the West. I think because most secular Westerners (or their ancestors) personally reject/rejected Christianity they feel this gives them a right to criticize Christian culture in a way that would be considered un-PC with other world religions. I also think this sort of thing contributes to the whole "persecution of Christianity" narrative which is so prevalent in right-wing media. <br />Also, I think the use of "BC" and "AD" actually does help us to remember that we are using only one specific calendar out of many, based on Christian counting. It seems to me like it's worse to pretend that the Christian calendar is the "Common Era" for everyone than to admit it's only the Christian way of doing things.<br />Ok, rant out.Benkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64425673709935799752015-01-27T15:57:28.942-05:002015-01-27T15:57:28.942-05:00@Evil Doug - Do you like The Princess Bride.
@Ben...@Evil Doug - Do you like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6TQ7ljcsjk" rel="nofollow">The Princess Bride</a>.<br /><br />@Benko - The difference between "In the year of our Lord" and "Common Era" is the implicit recognition in the latter that there are other legitimate ways of counting years. For day to day use it hardly matters. If, however, one wants to write seriously, formally, and globally "Common Era" denotes that you are aware of the arbitrariness of your counting method. Hardly on the level of things like DeflateGate or whether a 1:01 time is cheating, just another thing to be aware of.<br /><br />@Anon11:59 - Neither ignored nor flamed...What is this blog coming to?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39786936261462175942015-01-27T15:47:52.210-05:002015-01-27T15:47:52.210-05:00Great discussion today about things of great impor...Great discussion today about things of great importance - <br /><br />"ENTREE - main course or appetizer?" (Thanks, @Carola, for that research!).<br /><br />Re: how we label time - I totally agree. Let's rename July and August, and all the days of the week.<br /><br />Being in the software business, I would love to create another sea-change event like Y2K. That was so fun and lucrative, let's just completely randomize our 'start of time' definition.<br />Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23878976480219385432015-01-27T15:46:21.696-05:002015-01-27T15:46:21.696-05:00Dear @M&A, Out of curiosity, where do you resi...Dear @M&A, Out of curiosity, where do you reside? I just noticed your parting remark about folks living "out East". From my experience, people who live in CA or the Midwest refer to the Atlantic coast as "back East", while we on the East coast refer to those in CA or the Pacific coast as living "out West". Crazy, huh? What's your take on this?<br /><br />Growing up in NJ, we went "down the shore" to the beaches, but here in MD, we go "down the ocean" to coastal destinations. Enough to make me scratch my head in wonder!<br /><br />Ludyjynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29628265742217539292015-01-27T15:40:05.535-05:002015-01-27T15:40:05.535-05:00Since the newspaper didn't arrive today I star...Since the newspaper didn't arrive today I started out doing this puzzle online. It seemed much harder, somehow. I ended up printing it out and then swept right through it. Medium Tuesday for me.<br /><br />"Such sweet sorrow" is easy, but so beautiful. <br /><br />Interesting, @Benko.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77747571369770054032015-01-27T15:36:33.695-05:002015-01-27T15:36:33.695-05:00As 1 A.D. and 1 C.E are, in fact, the same year, d...As 1 A.D. and 1 C.E are, in fact, the same year, doesn't 1 C.E also refer to the birth of Jesus, though it doesn't say so? It doesn't offer any other reason for choosing that as year one except that's what Christians used and we still use the Christian calendar, though we pretend otherwise. Would you insist that the Muslims pretend that their calendar isn't based around Mohammed? Because maybe some people in the Middle East find it offensive? (Not a Christian.)Benkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15384533147095111652015-01-27T15:06:37.587-05:002015-01-27T15:06:37.587-05:00ED --
"Duh. Sense of humor much?"
Yea...<br />ED --<br /><br />"Duh. Sense of humor much?"<br /><br />Yeah, that about captures how articulate you are, my man.<br /><br />Also, aren't you the cheerleader of the "Don't feed the trolls" faction? D'oh!!!<br /><br />BillyCnoreply@blogger.com