tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5982704075093172430..comments2024-03-29T04:46:57.646-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Wood painted to look like cannon / FRI 7-3-15 / Eyeless in Gaza novelist 1936 / Sir Lancelot portrayer of 1975 / Purchases that are puffed slangily / School head in best-selling series of novels / Rock star's nickname derived from his jewelry / Charlotte cream-filled dessert / Poe gaily bedight gallant knightRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67293111540394281282015-08-07T20:37:53.488-04:002015-08-07T20:37:53.488-04:00I couldn't accept AVEMARIA as a wedding song, ...I couldn't accept AVEMARIA as a wedding song, so I DNF.<br />Otherwise, it was a solvable puzzle though I had to run the alphabet too many times for too many answers. leftcoastTAMlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41520556313438579852015-08-07T12:48:58.712-04:002015-08-07T12:48:58.712-04:00The WSW was a little troublesome for me. I’ve seen...The WSW was a little troublesome for me. I’ve seen a couple of the Potter flicks, but didn’t know there was a first name and had AngUS in there for the longest time, which created down problems, for a while. But happily fixed.<br /> <br />When can we get over this BROMANCE nonsense? QUITIT already. Save that kinda word for the tabloids.<br /><br />Isn’t it really TeeBALL? Because they put the BALL on a Tee? At their age I faced live PITCHing; didn’t DAMAGE me. No wonder these smart ALECS are growing up needy.<br /><br />Propped up false god = TBAAL??<br /><br />Van HALEN – fun enough to listen to, but never purchased their stuff..<br /><br />I recently posted about the SEXKITTEN who tried to (at first) COVERTly TAKEAPEEK through my cottage window. Well, we both HADITMADE that summer.<br /><br />The Captain Jack is on me – there’ll be some RUMRAISIN’ today! <br />One week of vacation down and 2 ½ to go. Might be missin’ a few posts in the next couple weeks.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78390970372252522632015-08-07T12:21:05.778-04:002015-08-07T12:21:05.778-04:00In the event THAT this may be EXPURGATED, the foll...In the event THAT this may be EXPURGATED, the following DRIVEL is no EPICVERSE, so apologies to RINGO Starr, Sam SNEAD, Aldous HUXLEY, and ALBUSDUMBLEDORE, in no particular order<br /><br />ADDED CAUTIONS<br /><br />I TAKEAPEEK; ANDSCENE is her SILKEN skin,<br />I HADITMADE you’ll TEND to wager.<br />What’s MOST ALARMING is THAT this SEXKITTEN<br />THAT SLEEPS with me does it ASA TEENAGER (19 TRUED THAT).<br /><br />--- RINGO SNEAD-HUXLEY<br /><br />In the end, it was time to QUITIT, before any DAMAGE was LADEN on either party.<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15724523215276249632015-08-07T11:15:49.340-04:002015-08-07T11:15:49.340-04:00Two things I know: today's puzzle was way easi...Two things I know: today's puzzle was way easier than yesterday's--and @BS will make full use of SEXKITTEN. Got on track with TRAC and ELDORADO, and soon HADITMADE in the NE. -DORE as a school head? Please. On a Friday at least, be a little more COVERT on those gridspanners. Yes, I needed almost every cross for QUAKERGUN, but "of course" was my reaction. Quakers and guns don't mix--unless the guns are fake.<br /><br />Despite some stuff I didn't know--never saw AGAPE clued as a Greek word!-- this had nearly a SILKEN feel to it, and I never had to TAKEAPEEK. Wow, is SEAICE a thing? Brrr! Call it a B.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75880711301884610222015-08-07T10:58:41.611-04:002015-08-07T10:58:41.611-04:00Only one look-up today so I'm happy. Have to ...Only one look-up today so I'm happy. Have to agree this was an Easy/Medium puzz. I know nothing about Harry Potter and his ilk but I had the word Albus and that was all I needed for search.<br />Great grid by Mr. Hensley and many thanks.<br /><br />Came across a quote yesterday and thought it hilarious. Jack Nicholson said: My mother never understood the irony of calling me a sonofabitch. Think about it.<br /><br />Ron Diego, La Mesa, CA (Where all my gophers are lovingly dispatched by my two cats and promptly delivered to my side door for the taxidermist). <br /><br />Quote from Jack Nicholson: "My mother never understood the irony of calling me a son-of-a-bitch."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17124552564548946952015-07-04T13:38:37.394-04:002015-07-04T13:38:37.394-04:00Oh for the days when Earl Warren governed Californ...Oh for the days when Earl Warren governed California in a Progressive tradition that dated back to the Theodore Roosevelt era. I remember when San Francisco was a Republican town. The Goldwater nomination changed everything -- including the need for the moderate Republicans to change their registration to DEM. <br /><br />The strongest opponent of the Vietnam War was a Republican senator from Vermont -- a state that espouses pretty much the same views now as it did then, but which is now the most solidly Democratic states in the nation. I think the last two moderate Republicans were the lady senators from Maine.<br /><br />Thanks for the music, @AliasZold timernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26928959764231079202015-07-04T03:38:35.880-04:002015-07-04T03:38:35.880-04:00HAPPY GLORIOUS FOURTH TO EVERYBODY!HAPPY GLORIOUS FOURTH TO EVERYBODY!Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24284026366192284362015-07-04T03:34:38.194-04:002015-07-04T03:34:38.194-04:00@Ted Cruz Said: North Korea and Cuba, like you, ha...@Ted Cruz Said: North Korea and Cuba, like you, have no use whatsoever for any other party but theirs. HOW ARE YOU ON HUMAN RIGHTS?Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16129527782914331042015-07-03T20:57:47.223-04:002015-07-03T20:57:47.223-04:00Feeling left out, Anonymous 619? Poor baby.Feeling left out, Anonymous 619? Poor baby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31897548893473638072015-07-03T18:19:21.326-04:002015-07-03T18:19:21.326-04:00I see the circle jerk that is this blog is in full...I see the circle jerk that is this blog is in full force today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12220329466791596562015-07-03T18:12:06.962-04:002015-07-03T18:12:06.962-04:00@Lewis -- Glad I stayed, too. Really nice people ...@Lewis -- Glad I stayed, too. Really nice people like you are a big reason why.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60823196822245079192015-07-03T17:28:59.560-04:002015-07-03T17:28:59.560-04:00There is no longer such a thing as a "moderat...There is no longer such a thing as a "moderate republican." Those who think they are "moderate republicans" are fooling themselves, but not the rest of us. They are useful idiots to very small-minded and dangerous (mostly) men. Ted Cruznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79382617627616168432015-07-03T16:17:34.383-04:002015-07-03T16:17:34.383-04:00RexBlog commentary: the gift that keeps on giving....RexBlog commentary: the gift that keeps on giving. Some people just never let you down.<br /><br />(Speaking of French horns, HS classmate Nancy -- a different one -- played one in band. I remember when I first saw her drain spit from it: a special e-eew moment I'll try to not have interfere with Felicitous enjoyment.)<br /><br />@tupac, an addendum: I've been known to indulge in some things that are puffed (not the KIX) and would get them at the gas station when I filled up. For quite a while, they were on sale if you bought two, so when the young lad in the glassed-in kiosk would ask "One pack?", I'd hold up two fingers "Two pack". After this happened a couple of times, I made a comment citing you, and the kid was surprised that little Grandma lady had made the connection. So there's that.<br />Sorry for your untimely end, and kudos for still keeping your voice in.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51453149815925155372015-07-03T15:54:21.720-04:002015-07-03T15:54:21.720-04:00Thankee kindly, @r.alph. FUEGO as far as the FUSTY...Thankee kindly, @r.alph. FUEGO as far as the FUSTY GAELS, but it's at about there that I could see the beginnings of a theory of Berry's Immune System. Glad you aren't aVERSE to a pest's pestering. In this DAM AGE, it's hard to know. Had to throw CAUTIONS to the Aeolians just to ask.<br /><br />Will keep you pested...er, posted on further progress.<br /><br /><br /><br />Elephant's Child, aging fastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73415466274197834262015-07-03T15:46:56.596-04:002015-07-03T15:46:56.596-04:00@Leapy,
Ask and ye shall receive.
Here is part 1...<br />@Leapy,<br /><br />Ask and ye shall receive.<br /><br />Here is part 1 of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpap8xkJorY" rel="nofollow">"Die erste Wexpurgatesnacht"</a> by Mendelssohn. Beautiful French horn playing at 3:35.<br />AliasZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477396362209386037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28850939201746063542015-07-03T15:43:23.668-04:002015-07-03T15:43:23.668-04:00This AVE MARIA thing has caught my interest. I kno...This AVE MARIA thing has caught my interest. I know very little about the theology of the Catholic service -- but surely it's all right to ask for forgiveness before you are dead! First of all, the basic text of the mass is full of 'have mercy on us' and 'pray for us;' and reciting the words of the AVE MARIA itself was reputedly one of the penances one of the penances assigned at confession. Ave Maria asks the version to pray for us 'now and in the hour of our death,' though, so it might seem just a little too morbid for a wedding.<br /><br /><br />But I speak from ignorance, and would welcome enlightenment.<br />jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66513071805977386432015-07-03T15:37:19.396-04:002015-07-03T15:37:19.396-04:00p.s.
@r.alph: yep. Woulda bet serious small change...p.s.<br />@r.alph: yep. Woulda bet serious small change, that IME wasn't gonna have the Patrick Berry Usage Immunity. Was kinda cute, havin both IME and MEME in there, tho. <br />Technically, PB1 had some pretty fierce "words" in a pretty weirdball 21 Oct 2011 FriPuz, includin, but not limited to:<br />* LLED and its symmetric entry, SUCC.<br />* AS, IR, CE and CL. [This was a clear call for help to Runtpuz Central.]<br />* RATRA and his faithful companion EARUP.<br />* ISRA.<br /><br />fave clue: 10-A = {Letter accompanying sin}. Wowzer, if U flunked trig, would U ever be in a passel of trouble, solvin that...<br /><br />M&A<br /><br />**gruntz**Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027736429645378004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89203194887950254312015-07-03T15:28:17.621-04:002015-07-03T15:28:17.621-04:00@Elephant's Child
Here it is
All of Patrick ...@Elephant's Child<br /><br />Here it is<br /><br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com/allBerry.html" rel="nofollow">All of Patrick Berry</a><br /><br />Let me know if there is any other information that you would like to have.r.alphbunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657275501845781384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6350643516783219242015-07-03T15:09:42.389-04:002015-07-03T15:09:42.389-04:00Hey has this forum turned into the "ladies wh...Hey has this forum turned into the "ladies who want to meet for tea" message board? Mike D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34699780911609556952015-07-03T15:04:43.786-04:002015-07-03T15:04:43.786-04:00@Tupac - I think I counted three plaints about all...@Tupac - I think I counted three plaints about all things Potter being foisted on us, including one before you posted. <br /><br />BTW - Cosby.<br /><br />@Fred R - Having started life as a moderate Republican, I find most of the policies that have been shown to work best are espoused by the progressive wing. Of course, moderate Republicanism used to be the home of all things progressive, so that is hardly surprising. I look at the current crop of Republican presidential candidates and don't see a single one the would have been warmly received in conservative west Michigan in 1975. I'd summarize progressivism as the notion that being your brother's keeper is not only good for your brother, it's good for you. Did you hear that the left wing of the Democratic Party is the one drawing the biggest crowds at the moment. It could be an interesting election season. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3628543535875270542015-07-03T15:00:01.741-04:002015-07-03T15:00:01.741-04:00Nice little diversion. Team-solved it, (my part u...Nice little diversion. Team-solved it, (my part upside-down), at the local pancake plaza. Got some stuff in the middle first, like IME, ALECS, and TBALL, QUITIT, POTUS, and swelled out-word from there. Only slight hitch was that I clearly disremembered the Hogwart dude as ARGUS DUMBLEDORF. Cleaned most of that wee mess up, but ended up with REVELING as an important phase in demolition (35-D). This alternate answer is probably defendable, if the world championship had been on the line.<br /><br />Speakin of demolition… Dynamite, thicker-than-snot stacks, in all four corners. Probably why M&A started in the middle, lookin for crumbs. (Even tho I sorta suspected WHITECAPS in 1-A. Haven't really ever thought of WRESTS as bein a legal tender synonym of {Extracts}, tho, so got cold feet.<br /><br />U really really get some EPICVERSE, in the NYTPUzs. Most constructors really try to rise to the occasion. Good example of that phenom, right here. I mean, shoot -- it's eazye for punks like M&A to separate a couple little runt dogie-pewits out of the herd, and spend all their time brandin the ass off of just those. But just the day-um cleverness of the theme ideas, and the themeless-day stacks like today's litter of puppies, that keep old M&A comin back, year after year, sub-par U-count after sub-par U-count, for another generous helping. HADITMADE. TAKEAPEEK. QUAKERGUN. RUMRAISIN. REVELING. Sweet. Thanx for yer continuin good work, Shortzmeister. More, please. Keep yer balls outta the net, and have a good day.<br /><br />M&A<br />"Working Undercover with AGENT (007-U) SEXKITTEN"Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027736429645378004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22032186998317052022015-07-03T14:22:56.665-04:002015-07-03T14:22:56.665-04:00@fred romagnolo: Agreed. i cant remember Emma'...@fred romagnolo: Agreed. i cant remember Emma's last name even though i've read the book several times and I believe it's the second word in the book. :)<br /><br />yep, it is: "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her."paulsfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721639286466422944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21675683939855784902015-07-03T14:19:58.384-04:002015-07-03T14:19:58.384-04:00@Fred Romagnolo - Thank you. I'm not a partic...@Fred Romagnolo - Thank you. I'm not a particularly religious person, but I've attended many, many Catholic weddings and funerals and have only heard the beautiful Ave Maria at the latter. My ignorance of the faith and its traditions made me fear posting what seemed obvious.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28207143145185283342015-07-03T14:01:16.818-04:002015-07-03T14:01:16.818-04:00@Mathguy: absolutely, AVE MARIA is inappropriate i...@Mathguy: absolutely, AVE MARIA is inappropriate in a Catholic (and I would presume a more conservative Protestant) wedding, it's about asking for forgiveness before death - a far cry from the joy to be expressed at a wedding. As for BAAL representing a pro-Christian bias - it's from the Old Testament! I'm not sure most LIBS would care to be identified with the decidedly leftist Progressive wing. Just as most Conservatives would hesitate to be identified with Tea-partiers (or Confederate Battle Flag defenders). I haven't read the Potter books, and got bored after the 1st movie, but let's face it - DUMBLEDORE like Emma is a name from literature that we're all going to hear (although not ALBUS - what's Emma's last name?). Didn't we have a big thing about POLI vs POLy Sci recently? It's like sine vs SIN, better be able to handle both (potatoes vs potatos?). Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29222003123053936002015-07-03T13:50:00.696-04:002015-07-03T13:50:00.696-04:00There is a reason God invented email, smart phones...There is a reason God invented email, smart phones, texting, PDAs you should get each other's digits.It's a crossword blognoreply@blogger.com