tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6231936864487307630..comments2024-03-28T20:26:11.908-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Noggin knocks / TUE 7-21-15 / Toast choice / Brazilian fruit exportRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1741966500143579552015-08-25T20:09:44.927-04:002015-08-25T20:09:44.927-04:00Congrats on elevating the discussion with brillian...Congrats on elevating the discussion with brilliant repartee. Off to your Mentos meeting...Gentle Koelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02969454130007792733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31587884754957209652015-08-25T17:14:05.290-04:002015-08-25T17:14:05.290-04:00Hey! A happy Tuesday and "BURMA shave" f...Hey! A happy Tuesday and "BURMA shave" from @leapfinger 8:58 a.m. Awwww:) <br /><br />I'm with @spacecraft with a D-<br /><br />To add to list of cranky "celebrities". Bill Maher. Some people like him... but boy oh boy, don't get near him behind scenes..........Jimmy Kimmel? Awesome. <br /><br />My cats build SAND CASTLES in their private area in the back yard. Then they bury them like time capsules for the future! It's amazing!<br />I'm happy there isn't any OSTRICHES around.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49369371165836731812015-08-25T16:47:55.041-04:002015-08-25T16:47:55.041-04:00Tough Tuesday, but finally found my way. G in the ...Tough Tuesday, but finally found my way. G in the GEOFFREY/UNAGI cross was the last letter to go.<br /><br />Other too-slow-to-come crosses were SKED/DEVO, MTV/VID, and OJO/JAMESKIRK.<br /><br />Yesterday was a very easy Monday; today definitely balanced the accounts. Will tomorrow's come in average? Stay tuned.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38800259239045795642015-08-25T14:44:14.688-04:002015-08-25T14:44:14.688-04:00Hey, BURMA made the NYT puzzle!Hey, BURMA made the NYT puzzle!Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78607678730978273852015-08-25T14:40:22.147-04:002015-08-25T14:40:22.147-04:00Yeah, it’s Tuesday and vacation’s over. Back to th...Yeah, it’s Tuesday and vacation’s over. Back to the grind, but I’m sure I’ve seen it spelled DANO before. But, whatevs.<br /><br />Is AMERICAN really a “kind” of cheese? Or just a mix? I never eat it, as it sounds made up.<br /><br />Cheryl LADD was always my favorite of the TV Angels, yeah baby. Sorry Farrah.<br /><br />There’s a half of a nod to @BS in the top center, if there is ever any end to the double secret probation.<br /><br />Don’t have cable or satellite (yeah, one of that 1%), but have heard enough about ICEROADTRUCKERS to get that easily enough.<br /><br />Well, SIOUX me if I didn’t love this puz; got up on the right side of BED and had the AUDACITY to go back to work. Bad mood ensues.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32285564333122562722015-08-25T14:25:27.735-04:002015-08-25T14:25:27.735-04:00He hid the microfilm ONSITE in the SANDCASTLE made...He hid the microfilm ONSITE in the SANDCASTLE made of AMERICAN terra firma,BUT ASOF now ITSINTHEBAG so please BOOKEMDANNO, lest he SKIP off to BURMA. REPHRASE by TESSA FINNEY. I’m SPOSA get a shave with that WWII conquest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45301536877690467062015-08-25T14:23:21.601-04:002015-08-25T14:23:21.601-04:00I don't usually do Mon & Tue puzzles but a...I don't usually do Mon & Tue puzzles but a quick glance at a few clues started me on the way.<br /><br />It went quick with no look-ups and those names I didn't know filled themselves, like MTV and James Kirk and sposa and Renee.<br /><br />Didn't much care for oozy, ickier but the rest was just OK.<br /><br />Ron Diego, La Mesa, CA<br /> (Where flash mobs never sing, "The sun will come out tomorrow" because it always does).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34267603816123404742015-08-25T14:18:17.371-04:002015-08-25T14:18:17.371-04:00I regret having to slap a puzzle with entries like...I regret having to slap a puzzle with entries like OSTRICHES and AUDACITY, but the price was too high. SESS, really? OOX??? ASSNS was bad enough. Was there no other way to do this? SKED? Both OOZY and ICKIER.<br /><br />I have never understood the point of "reality" shows like ICEROADTRUCKERS or Deadliest Catch. So, a bunch of guys losing their tempers. Real entertainment. Please.<br /><br />A plethora of capitalized entries, horrid fill...I'd fail this one if not for a few good longer fill items. Duck, Patty! here comes another<br /><br />D-.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65402707418466363502015-07-23T02:33:48.503-04:002015-07-23T02:33:48.503-04:00Aren't "sand" and "ice" ad...Aren't "sand" and "ice" adjectives describing castle and road?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61500651662263664892015-07-22T09:31:51.837-04:002015-07-22T09:31:51.837-04:00No one had a problem with "SKED?!" That...No one had a problem with "SKED?!" That is a BS word/abbrev. That is all.oldbizmarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60722864034373961202015-07-22T02:20:54.479-04:002015-07-22T02:20:54.479-04:00Extremely difficult, for a Tuesday. Extremely difficult, for a Tuesday. Nebraska dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26594438119373201082015-07-22T00:44:44.379-04:002015-07-22T00:44:44.379-04:00@mathguy - how about side-by-side visual compariso...@mathguy - how about side-by-side visual comparisons of your solve along with your friends' solves, showing your paths through the puzzle, comments you made along the way, when you got stuck and stared, when you flew...<br />Tag clues/fill, as @r.alph said - Pop Culture, Sports, xwordese, RRN, Gimme...<br />Contact me through my profile if you want to learn more about doing this...<br /><br />@Lewis - @kitshef's link shows one ICE bag that is called the "Lewis Ice Bag"!!!<br />I stand most humbly and gratefully corrected.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67015632156597971812015-07-21T23:22:22.529-04:002015-07-21T23:22:22.529-04:00@LMS - I found your description of your gyrations ...@LMS - I found your description of your gyrations fascinating and funny. <br /><br />Not that ICE bag needs to be a thing to fit the revealer, but I'm surprised that people continue to question whether it is a real thing, even after several posters have said they have one. Perhaps you will believe amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ice+bag<br /><br />I thought it was pretty good. The good fill was of sufficient quality and quantity to overlook the bad fill.<br /><br />I do hate the recent trend of tic-tac-toe answers. kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72336261514511309712015-07-21T22:35:01.874-04:002015-07-21T22:35:01.874-04:00Thanks for the link to the podcast, @Matt!Thanks for the link to the podcast, @Matt!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26228736489579918362015-07-21T22:09:29.863-04:002015-07-21T22:09:29.863-04:00NYer, sorry about 'Obvious Man'. There are...NYer, sorry about 'Obvious Man'. There are one or two unpleasant posters on here that go by any number of names. They seem very unhappy and spend most of their time abusing others. Most of us are not like that. Best thing to do for now - ignore all the posts that don't have a blue link (this one excluded).Apologizing for othersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53212455161310320222015-07-21T20:45:41.278-04:002015-07-21T20:45:41.278-04:00Gee, @ NYer, think maybe you could have figured it...Gee, @ NYer, think maybe you could have figured it out before asking a stupid question? Obvious Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79787969794715446312015-07-21T20:45:01.558-04:002015-07-21T20:45:01.558-04:00Loking for, i mean.Loking for, i mean.NYernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35380139395527218322015-07-21T20:43:47.016-04:002015-07-21T20:43:47.016-04:00@anonymous8:32 - thanks, that's what i was loo...@anonymous8:32 - thanks, that's what i was looking. I subsequently found Rex's explanation in a 2013 blog.NYernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73868905741801661792015-07-21T20:32:36.611-04:002015-07-21T20:32:36.611-04:00@NYer - "green paint" describes a phrase...@NYer - "green paint" describes a phrase that really isn't a phrase that stands alone. Yes, there is such a thing as green paint, but green paint isn't a "thing" the way "wet paint" is a thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74047055072406108692015-07-21T20:04:25.935-04:002015-07-21T20:04:25.935-04:00@obvious man, are you new to this blog?@obvious man, are you new to this blog?NYernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90631935686030904272015-07-21T19:50:05.252-04:002015-07-21T19:50:05.252-04:00@Nyer: It's paint that's green.@Nyer: It's paint that's green. Obvious Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25980368144101447242015-07-21T19:16:47.829-04:002015-07-21T19:16:47.829-04:00I too have an ICEBAG! And it's light blue!
By...I too have an ICEBAG! And it's light blue!<br /><br />By the way, can someone please explain "green paint" ?<br /><br />NYernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4713731898760781732015-07-21T18:02:40.748-04:002015-07-21T18:02:40.748-04:00Have you heard this one? A man goes to his ortho...Have you heard this one? A man goes to his orthopedist, complaining of a painful shoulder. "What should I use, Doc, heat or ice?" "Ice," says the doctor. "Definitely ice."<br /><br />"That's funny, Doc. My cleaning woman says heat."<br /><br />The doctor looks annoyed. "Well, MY cleaning woman says ice!"<br /><br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6734918301476633732015-07-21T17:46:47.814-04:002015-07-21T17:46:47.814-04:00To be precise, the I in R.I.C.E. doesn't have ...To be precise, the I in R.I.C.E. doesn't have to be ICE, just cold: Cold enough to cause some shrinking of the post-traumatic swelling and to help numb the nerve endings of pain receptors. The cold treatment should be cyclic rather than prolonged, with short periods of cold alternating with periods of re-warming. Re-warming after chilling is accompanied by a rush of reactionary vasodilation, and the increase in circulation helps flush away the evil humors and associated gremlins.Technical jargonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88430984462873481842015-07-21T17:15:25.196-04:002015-07-21T17:15:25.196-04:00ICE bag caused no problem for me, since R.I.C.E. t...<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ice+bag&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAmoVChMI_tvF4JDtxgIVgjc-Ch24FA6F&biw=1200&bih=635" rel="nofollow">ICE bag</a> caused no problem for me, since R.I.C.E. treatments includes an ICE bag of some sort (that's Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation - standard treatment for all sorts of sport related minor injuries).<br /><br />I was surveyed by the NYT asking me about the likelihood of their all-digital offerings getting me to stop my print delivery. I noted that in the course of the survey specific reference was made to the crossword. Interesting. This reinforced my opinion from last week that Shortz is adding to their bottom line.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com