tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5978831009276013351..comments2024-03-28T12:07:05.624-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Sam of "Jurassic Park" / WED 6-26-13 / "Idylls of the King" woman / Belle's caller / Six-time All-Star Ron / Cain's eldest sonRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24429720059116511522013-07-31T22:05:40.381-04:002013-07-31T22:05:40.381-04:00@Dirigonzo -- Good one re: Mensa @Dirigonzo -- Good one re: Mensa Texas Syndy Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52553020036931128782013-07-31T15:26:41.780-04:002013-07-31T15:26:41.780-04:00I first discovered the need to add AGE to complete...I first discovered the need to add AGE to complete the theme answers in the lower half of the grid and it took me a while to figure out the same strategy didn't apply in the top half, where the phrases already contained an extraneous AGE. Given the differences in age and experience I'll bet one of the constructors had to THINKBIG to invent the theme and the other was responsible to EXECUTE the idea flawlessly. Whoever did what, it worked - great collaboration, great puzzle!<br /><br />@rain forest - An attorney representing Mensans will be in contact regarding your callous and injurious remark regarding their character.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62958432359994321492013-07-31T15:08:20.896-04:002013-07-31T15:08:20.896-04:00Starfish aren't fish. That's why they are...Starfish aren't fish. That's why they are called sea stars. Chillax is a sort of portmanteau of chill and relax.<br /><br />Excellent puzzle. Fun to come to the realization that the AGEDIFFERENCE was in the two ways that AGE was added on/left out. <br /><br />Well done!<br /><br />Capcha: dipsites-places to check oil level, or, Mensa meetings.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71215064199357472432013-07-31T14:25:48.751-04:002013-07-31T14:25:48.751-04:00I'm guessing that David wanted a racy clue for...I'm guessing that David wanted a racy clue for 2 down but Bernice prevailed with the Latin six.connie in seattlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68348404689045989872013-07-31T13:57:04.631-04:002013-07-31T13:57:04.631-04:00I'm one of those who got the puzzle but didn&#...I'm one of those who got the puzzle but didn't get the revealer, even after I understood the 83 part! Really appreciate those who can make sense of these things! Only had a one square question, the correctly guessed Y in ASHLEY/CEY, My one write-over came from watching too many commercials, as my first response was "got milk?" Should have noticed clue lacked a ?<br /><br />As one who just labored through about 10 captchas hoping for one I could hope to decipher, I agree with @spacecraft. Either make these things work or dump them! Preferably the latter.DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16612220027842960432013-07-31T12:19:09.976-04:002013-07-31T12:19:09.976-04:00I loved this puzzle and found it challenging for a...I loved this puzzle and found it challenging for a Wednesday.<br /><br />Question - I never heard the word "Chillax" before. It was the 9d clue. Is it a real word?<br /><br />I could never have constructed a puzzle much less a super one at 16 and am sure I won't be able to if I ever get to 99.<br /><br />Congratulations! BedfordBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348600333498878554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48152715143318141002013-07-31T11:46:51.413-04:002013-07-31T11:46:51.413-04:00Again with the stupid spellcasters. You know, mayb...Again with the stupid spellcasters. You know, maybe I will get in touch with this guy. I know who's gonna be the target of MY first one! This whole captcha thing is just so much nonsense. Skewered, twisted, many times illegible letters and photography that's an absolute joke. And all to prevent invasion????????<br /><br />To today. I loved this puzzle. BIONIC = "Not quite human." As we are seeing, being human is quite a wonder, when the brain can create like this at 16 and 99. BTW, @cheerio, yes, I did notice the 83/38 thing, being somewhat mathic and dyslexic at the same time.<br /><br />I didn't have to come here to get the bottom two theme entries, but I must confess to staring at the completed grid for a couple of minutes before...aah! AGE is NOT there! It's MISSING! That's the point! Great set-up, you two! Here I was, floundering about in the south, wondering why AGE wasn't going in wehre it was supposed to. Luckily, crosses forced the issue, but I gotta tell ya I was sorely uncomfortable filling those two in.<br /><br />Liked the mini-Rosetta stone of ALDENTE crossing ELTORO--which is fine. Doesn't equate with English "THE" in my mind, chiefly because Romance language nouns are gender-specific. Papa would be proud. OLE! Both ears and the tail for you two!<br /><br />Had to wade thru 5 captchas to get one I could decipher. Aaugh!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26975504170249945572013-07-30T18:19:34.964-04:002013-07-30T18:19:34.964-04:00I am Miss Ananbel.,From united states of America.I...I am Miss Ananbel.,From united states of America.I will start by saying to all that have experience heart break and also can't do with out there lover should please stop here and read up my story, So as you will know how to go solving or getting your ex back from this spell caster..AND AGAIN I WILL WANT TO ALSO TELL ALL THAT THIS SPELL CASTER I WILL WANT TO TELL THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT IS HARMLESS AND DO NOT HAVE ANY SIDE EFFECT, BUT TO RESTORE AND GIVE YOU BACK WHAT YOU DESERVE, COS WHEN I MEET WITH THIS SPELL CASTER THAT WAS INTRODUCED TO ME BY THE WIFE OF MY BOSS IN MY WORKING PLACE, HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE CAN CAST SPELL ON SO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS EXCEPT IN GETTING YOUR EX OR MAKING YOUR LOVER TO LOVE YOU MORE THAT WILL SUITE YOU. Last year December, My lover was cheating on me and was not also give me the attention that a man should give to a woman,And really that was troubling my mind and tearing my heart apart to the extent that i was not concentrating in the office the way i use to before the break up by my lover.And before that incident,I always see how my boss use to love his wife so much. I was binging to think that i was not doing the right thing to him that will make him love me forever,So i really gathered my courage and went to my boss wife office to ask her the secret that made her husband love her so dearly,In the first place she refused in telling me,She asked me why i am asking her such a question,That if is it not normal for every man to love his wife.I told her the reason that made me ask her about this question,That my lover started cheating on me lately,When i knelt down before her for her to see my seriousness in this issue that i went to ask her,She opened up to me by telling me that i should not tell anybody about what she want to tell me,The wife to my boss started to say to me that she used a very powerful spell on his husband to love her,And the spell that she used is harmless, But the spell is just to make him love her and never to look for any other woman except her. I QUICKLY ASK HER HOW DID SHE GET TO KNOW THIS GREAT,POWER,DURABLE AND PERFECT WORK SPELL CASTER,she said that a friend of hers also introduce her to him. Then i also ask her how i can meet with this spell caster.SHE SAID EVERYTHING TO ME,THAT THE NAME OF THIS SPELL CASTER IS ODEMIN SPELL TEMPLE .My next question to her was how can i get this wonderful spell caster,She said she is going to give me the email of the spell caster for me to contact him for my problem,Really she gave to me this spell caster email and i contacted him and explained all to him,And after every thing that needed to be done by the spell caster, In the next two days, My lover that hated me so much came to house begging for forgiveness and i was so glad that i have finally gotten my heart desire..I was so grateful to this spell caster for what he has done for my life.. So i made a promise to him that i will always continue telling the world about his wonderful work towards me and also to other that came to you before and also the people that will also get to you from my story that i narrated on line now..I will want to say to the entire world that you should not cry over noting again, That there is a great man that has been helping individuals to restore there Joy and smile in there faces !! The direct email to get this man is : odeminspelltemple@yahoo.co.uk ,This is what i want to tell you all out there,That is thinking that all hope is lost OK..ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9456907073385951542013-07-24T18:21:29.728-04:002013-07-24T18:21:29.728-04:00You are a mess. No this was not a pass...it was a...You are a mess. No this was not a pass...it was a touchdown!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86368167802423356242013-07-21T04:28:01.087-04:002013-07-21T04:28:01.087-04:00My mouth is full of testimonies, Am miss RECHEL E ...My mouth is full of testimonies, Am miss RECHEL E my husband left the home for two years to south Africa for a tourist, where he meant this prostitute and he was bewitch by the girl my husband refuse to come back home again, i cry day and night looking for who to help me, i read a news paper about a powerful spell caster called Dr OYAKHILO and i contacted the spell caster to help me get my lover back to me and he ask me not to worry about it that the gods we fight for me..so all the items that will be responsible will only cost me $300USD,oh i was very happy. he told me by mid-night when all the spirit is at rest he will cast a spell to reunite my lover back to me. and he did in less than 3 days my husband came back to me and started crying that i should for forgive him, i,m so happy for what this spell caster did for me and my husband.. Dr OYAKHILO of oyakhilobhegbelovespelltemple@live.com I have nothing to give to him than shearing his good work and kindness over my relationship.<br />and he can still do more in your life Email: oyakhilobhegbelovespelltemple@live.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79000189583507704732013-07-13T16:15:33.137-04:002013-07-13T16:15:33.137-04:00
My mouth is full of testimonies, Am Mrs Mercy. my...<br />My mouth is full of testimonies, Am Mrs Mercy. my husband left home for two years to south Africa for a tourist, where he meant this Lady and he was bewitch by the girl my husband refuse to come back home again, i cry day and night looking for who to help me, i read a news paper about a powerful spell caster called DR ehis and i contacted the spell caster to help me get my lover back to me and he ask me not to worry about it that the gods we fight for me.. he told me by mid-night when all the spirit is at rest he will cast a spell to reunite my lover back to me. and he did in less than 3 days my husband came back to me and started crying that i should forgive him, i,m so happy for what this spell caster did for me and my husband..email: ehisdeliverspelltemple@yahoo.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848493765308894168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21369422356711638842013-06-28T03:43:49.044-04:002013-06-28T03:43:49.044-04:00need to go read the 'rest of the story'......need to go read the 'rest of the story'...Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45824084907547694362013-06-27T18:09:46.095-04:002013-06-27T18:09:46.095-04:00Hi everybody...miss ya'all!
I've been get...Hi everybody...miss ya'all!<br /><br />I've been getting to the puzzles while away, but this one just floored me, so just had to stop in here to check what all my peeps thought.<br />Aboslutely loved the idea and the execution. Congratulations to both teh constructors. Bellissimo!<br /><br />@JenCT - I remember that episode! "Oh, this old thing? Just somethign I had hanging around..." lol!<br /><br />@lms - I was watching GWTW dubbed in Italian here in Latina, Italy. Fabulous hearing Hattie MacDaniel...<br /><br />At Westport tourney, Will Shortz admitted one of the very rare mistakes in puzzles - it had something to do with "I'll never be hungry again" quote as hte last line of the movie. The fact checker had never seen the movie - watched it, to check the clue, and as the camera panned back from that moment, fade to black, he checked it off as correct.<br /><br />I fly back tomorrow - gotta get some sleep.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3525220571238164952013-06-27T09:49:37.795-04:002013-06-27T09:49:37.795-04:00I beg to differ. Arthur (1981) has the most quotes...I beg to differ. Arthur (1981) has the most quotes. Followed by Young Frankenstein, then Blazing Saddles.AFInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12845531894468915512013-06-27T02:09:17.992-04:002013-06-27T02:09:17.992-04:00Fantastic...and the backstory makes me cry!
So sw...Fantastic...and the backstory makes me cry! <br />So sweet.<br />I like the add it on, and subtract it, like two puzzles for one!<br /><br />Hand up, well, ARM up for RAY.<br /><br />Had to run the alphabet for RA?/GE?SER<br />and just as I got to the end, as I started to write in Y, a Crystal GEYSER commercial came on tv and literally said GEYSER as I was writing it in... Such bizarre synchronicity.<br /><br />How amazing this whole puzzle is and the description of how a collaboration comes about is priceless.<br />No to take anything away from Neville's writeup, but it's well worth it to pop over to the other blog today to read the interview, one aspect this blog lacks.<br />(Tho the comments over there are so confusing, off-topic, overly punny and dizzying for me)<br /><br />Bravo for the collaboration...shocking.<br /><br />@Neville, thanks for the "Troop Bev Hills" clip. Classmate Pamela Norris co-wrote it and it's still the #one film for girls who are 8 of all time! So funny!<br />She still can live off the residuals... (Then again she is also a 4 time Jeopardy! champ and ex-SNL writer, so she has a couple of other things going for her! ;))<br /><br />Anyway, bravos all around, it's breathtaking and one for the ages, for the story alone.Age Capri Musicalpassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57910726712304488532013-06-27T00:30:58.341-04:002013-06-27T00:30:58.341-04:00watched the clip on youtube-Rhett says it would an...watched the clip on youtube-Rhett says it would any stress if anything it's on 'Frankly'syndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814698406887041710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26396624695262437572013-06-26T22:20:42.464-04:002013-06-26T22:20:42.464-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 5:42, 6:12, 0.92, 13%, Easy<br />Tue 9:21, 8:19, 1.13, 78%, Medium-Challenging<br />Wed 10:54, 9:44, 1.12, 78%, Medium-Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:27, 3:49, 0.91, 6%, Easy<br />Tue 5:39, 4:57, 1.14, 83%, Challenging<br />Wed 6:22, 5:38, 1.13, 81%, Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4385171587756635212013-06-26T22:10:29.296-04:002013-06-26T22:10:29.296-04:00Anybody remember when Carol Burnett spoofed GWTW a...Anybody remember when Carol Burnett spoofed GWTW and made a dress out of the curtains? <br /><br />One of my favorite shows...JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25205516931722571742013-06-26T21:37:15.069-04:002013-06-26T21:37:15.069-04:00@Carola
Hi! You got it! I'm sure you rememb...@Carola<br /><br />Hi! You got it! I'm sure you remember some other famous quotes from GWTW!<br />Casablanca has the most.<br /><br />See you tomorrow!<br /><br />17 and out.Sandy Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22310802382353269042013-06-26T21:35:56.773-04:002013-06-26T21:35:56.773-04:00@M&A: Dude! I see the resemblance.@M&A: Dude! I see the resemblance. John Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557037910799243636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-645656330284244352013-06-26T21:31:21.741-04:002013-06-26T21:31:21.741-04:00@retired_chemist
You're my go-to quoter! Of c...@retired_chemist<br /><br />You're my go-to quoter! Of course you are correct!<br /><br />It's been a long time for me too, but every year or so the AFI lists their top 100 films, the top villains , or the top quotes- GWTW is always up there, so it refreshes my memory.<br /><br />I'll think about it tomorrow, at Tara...you know the rest.<br /><br />Sandy Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1329909684680287562013-06-26T21:24:23.217-04:002013-06-26T21:24:23.217-04:00@retired chemist and @Sandy K - Agree about option...@retired chemist and @Sandy K - Agree about option 2. Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81359448772826589352013-06-26T20:02:55.443-04:002013-06-26T20:02:55.443-04:00@ Sandy K - option 2 as I recall, but it was a LON...@ Sandy K - option 2 as I recall, but it was a LONG time ago that I saw GWTW.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88467728723291742872013-06-26T19:56:00.445-04:002013-06-26T19:56:00.445-04:00@lms-
That's so exciting! Hope she loves it. ...@lms-<br />That's so exciting! Hope she loves it. <br /><br />My bff and I read the book together and were tempted to skip over the long battle scenes to get to the 'good parts'. We acted out the end, sobbing, of course,- but had to go see the movie (film) ; ) to see how Rhett pronounced his famous line. Was it- Frankly my dear, I...<br />DON'T give a damn?<br />don't GIVE a damn?<br />don't give a DAMN?<br /><br />I think the AFI voted it the #1 quote.<br /><br />Enjoy!Sandy Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16412656345621761182013-06-26T19:15:38.831-04:002013-06-26T19:15:38.831-04:00@skua76: The position at the Orange County Registe...@skua76: The position at the Orange County Register's associated newspapers is not an internship—I do indeed get paid!David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.com