tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6353106968624806712..comments2024-03-28T13:54:49.910-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Bygone Korean automaker / TUE 5-5-15 / Small house in Latin America / Shoes named for antelope / Vera of haute couture / Vivacious wits / Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80148221006286475582017-12-06T01:10:11.450-05:002017-12-06T01:10:11.450-05:00According to the SSA Adeline was the 63d most popu...According to the SSA Adeline was the 63d most popular name for baby girls in the US in 2016. Robert was 62d for boys. sdcheezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457420125517948430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10063939500672419072017-02-11T21:38:42.837-05:002017-02-11T21:38:42.837-05:00I'm Mellisa Thomas; My husband just came back ...I'm Mellisa Thomas; My husband just came back home after leaving me for so long. I can't explain this but I just have to share my joy and happiness with the world I don't know how Dr Ihunde helped me in bringing back my husband. I have been frustrated for the past 6 years with my 3 kids in a marriage of 19 years after my husband had left me for no reason, all i did every day was to cry. One faithful day a friend of mine came visiting and I told her about the situation i have been for years now, she then told me about a very powerful man called Dr Ihunde Spell Temple. that he is a very powerful man, at first I never wanted to believe her because I have spent a lot going to different places but she convinced me, so I had no choice because I really need my husband back. So we contacted Dr Ihunde who told me all I needed to do and i give him a trial. But the greatest joy in me today is that Dr Ihunde was able to bring my husband back to me after years of not even taken my calls. and now we are living happily as never before. Thanks to Dr Ihunde. If you have problems of any kind I will advise you to contact him via his email: (ihundespelltemple@gmail.com) or call him +2349055637784. Mellisa Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67300565586333820212015-06-09T22:04:51.606-04:002015-06-09T22:04:51.606-04:00My daughter is an 18 year old Adeline, which as no...My daughter is an 18 year old Adeline, which as noted by you all is very rare. It is now more popular than it was from 1900-1920, when it fell off the table for some reason - probably the association with Puritan aunts - and back then people treated us like we were committing child abuse giving her the name. I remember one of my clients saying "well, you can call her Addie; I guess that would be cute." Now, much different. She's Addy (not Addie) only when she plays basketball. Anyway I came here all excited to see the Addie love and got . . . something else from Rex.<br /><br />I've also been to a pub trivia night but now we're just piling on.sdcheezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457420125517948430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90310071199454190732015-06-09T19:20:53.341-04:002015-06-09T19:20:53.341-04:00I got Addie in physics. /:> (I got Addie in physics. /:> (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46035947157740148232015-06-09T19:10:54.966-04:002015-06-09T19:10:54.966-04:00You are an annoying twit!
Pork off!You are an annoying twit!<br />Pork off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15139557027752313732015-06-09T15:19:46.991-04:002015-06-09T15:19:46.991-04:00@rain forest - "pointless?" Sure, if you...@rain forest - "pointless?" Sure, if your goal is to change Rex. But I didn't make my "lazy" observation (for example) to change Rex. I find people's reaction to the puzzle and the review fascinating. I still get the email follow-ups just so i can see how you react five weeks later. I do miss @diri (last I checked he is blogging Luongo's Sunday puzzle which I don't get), but I find the rest of your observations well worth the read. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60459689178611268872015-06-09T14:39:14.882-04:002015-06-09T14:39:14.882-04:00I think I've said more than once that I'm ...I think I've said more than once that I'm no longer going to comment on @Rex's reviews, and more than once I've forgotten I said that. I think most of us realize that he isn't going to change; he has his favourites, and there are a few constructors whose work he really doesn't like. Most of the time I disagree with him, but I understand it is pointless to say so, especially here in syndiland. So, I'll try again to refrain from commenting about his commenting.<br /><br />The puzzle was fun, and very ACME, whom I miss primarily because of her upbeat and supportive comments. I think she was key to having the constructor's names published with the puzzle, and was a factor in having their stipend raised. Somehow, it works better when you are unfailingly positive as opposed to unfailingly negative. That's my comment (**for a Tuesday**).rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17158066596274547992015-06-09T14:37:57.970-04:002015-06-09T14:37:57.970-04:00Thought the IE thing was cute, and it helped me ge...Thought the IE thing was cute, and it helped me get ...BIRDIE where I has been shooting for some kind of "hole in one". Still finished with a couple of bad squares. Took,a stab at MSd for the AOL alternative, and my girl was named AnDIE. It seemed to fit what was happening. Probavly should have been alerted by the resulting KIDn, but rapper and sports names are a real weak spot here.<br /><br />I have trouble with all the people who carp about Rex's comments. It's his party, and he is nice enough to invite us. Disagreeing with what he says is your privilege, Calling him names for offering his opinion is just poor manners. If you don,t enjoy the party, go,elsewhere. I find I enjoy it more when I read the blogs that offer something of interest that is somehow hooked to the puzzle, which is to say I happily skip what seems to be some kind of teen-age bickering session among the Anons of this world. Maybe some of you should just skip Rex's comments? <br /><br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88302905081810516432015-06-09T12:51:01.872-04:002015-06-09T12:51:01.872-04:00Agree that @rex porker was spot on. OFL just can’t...Agree that @rex porker was spot on. OFL just can’t get over something. Chill.<br /><br />Can’t slam any puz with my wife’s name it. <br /><br />I guess I must be a duffer, I do get that RAREBIRDIE.<br /><br />In my one attempt at “glamour” photography my model’s name was MARLA – talk about yeah baby! My then girlfriend came across the photos and negatives, this was before DIGITAL, and somehow everything went up in smoke. Actually. But I will never forget you MARLA.<br /><br />Yes there were fill issues, but this puz was better than a lot of Tuesday stuff.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91901664515867082432015-06-09T12:02:22.159-04:002015-06-09T12:02:22.159-04:00Once again, @Rex Porker hits the mark. No wonder @...Once again, @Rex Porker hits the mark. No wonder @ACME stopped blogging here: OFL obviously doesn't like her. Yes, O Ignorant One, ADDIE IS a real name, and SHOCKINGPINK a real color. And oh yeah, cheater squares. They didn't bother you when your faves used them, so why do they bother you today? For a guy who runs a blogsite your comments are very subjective.<br /><br />That said, I will agree that there are some weak spots in the fill. AMAD is about as awkward a partial as you can get, and we have yet another RPR (random playground retort). Plus the tired ERI and ESAI.<br /><br />The BARSTOOLIE IDED MOLOTOV,<br />So I wouldn't serve him a drinkie.<br />He raised a SHOCKING finger to me;<br />I can tell you it wasn't his PINKIE.<br /><br />This puzzle was kinda cute, and to me no more than easy-medium--even "for a Tuesday." I give it a B-, mostly due to fill defects.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80035813668183866402015-06-09T11:53:28.342-04:002015-06-09T11:53:28.342-04:00NOMO SMUT
After a ROUND in the PUB, the SOT felt ...NOMO SMUT<br /><br />After a ROUND in the PUB, the SOT felt IDEAL,<br />he DIDSO in order to make a SWEET deal.<br />He’d STAIR at miss MARLA, imagining EDEN,<br />in his BARSTOOLIE brain, nothing would IMPEDE him<br />from saying, “MARLA you TEAS, this might be a sin to ya,<br />but I’ve got a GNAWing URGE to get my WANG INDIA.”<br /><br />--- OSCAR ECCLES<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91763289073455798902015-05-06T15:09:58.509-04:002015-05-06T15:09:58.509-04:00Grain of salt with comment: I was sexting with a c...Grain of salt with comment: I was sexting with a cute guy while doing the crossword ... but this puzzle seemed HORNY to me! And pretty gay, too. First, SMUT -- not all porn is smut, btw! -- is crossed with URGE. TEAS are where the gays go to meet and dance on Fire Island. And finally, what a duffer surprisingly shoots on your hole!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77602334250381620252015-05-06T00:47:55.780-04:002015-05-06T00:47:55.780-04:00Oh wait. No, quadstacks are more stupid. I forgot....Oh wait. No, quadstacks are more stupid. I forgot. And the people who create them are database-driven maroons.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135400012128650710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12319606982325313512015-05-06T00:44:29.834-04:002015-05-06T00:44:29.834-04:00@MattG yeah, it was pretty sad and ugly.
But, he...@MattG yeah, it was pretty sad and ugly. <br /><br />But, hey, maybe pangrams, and the people who create them, ARE the stupidest things going in crosswords today, what do I know? ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135400012128650710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88582949542097056162015-05-06T00:04:29.871-04:002015-05-06T00:04:29.871-04:00I didn't know Andrea didn't comment here a...I didn't know Andrea didn't comment here anymore, that's too badMattGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7709933459656506972015-05-05T23:31:01.333-04:002015-05-05T23:31:01.333-04:00Came home from trivia night at a local pub (honest...Came home from trivia night at a local pub (honestly!), did the puzzle, and came here to see what everybody thought.<br /><br />Somewhat hard for a Tuesday, but otherwise a happy little puzzle. <br /><br />Not sure how it is possible to reach (whatever @Rex's age is) without knowing shocking pink.<br /><br />ILO/DAEWOO seems like an unfair cross for a Tuesday (or even a Wednesday or Thursday).<br /><br />With Addison being among the top 30 names for girls for 11 years running, and top 10 in several of those years, I bet we're all going to know quite a few Addie's soon.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74174381937810048692015-05-05T23:05:55.737-04:002015-05-05T23:05:55.737-04:00Thank goodness. Glad to see I'm not the only o...Thank goodness. Glad to see I'm not the only one who knows what a "shocker" is!!<br /><br />For the uninitiated: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shocker_(hand_gesture)<br /><br />Crossed with "SMUT" and it's a great Tuesday puzzle. Now just wonder who Addie is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24574754550176714942015-05-05T22:28:38.172-04:002015-05-05T22:28:38.172-04:00After I figured this one out (the SE corner was a ...After I figured this one out (the SE corner was a killer, especially the theme reveal), I also tried to think of a girl character or woman or girl in real life named "Addie," which is the basis for the legitimacy of the puzzle theme. Couldn't think of a one. Then I remembered the novel and movie "The Summer of '42," thinking it was the name of the the teenage girl character the narrator tries to lose his virginity to. Wrong. Her name was "Aggie," not "Addie." My conclusion: stupid, contrived puzzle, especially for a Tuesday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43189817589907211642015-05-05T21:16:13.506-04:002015-05-05T21:16:13.506-04:00"Addie Loggins" used to post to this blo..."Addie Loggins" used to post to this blog (she borrowed the name from Paper Moon) which means Rex doesn't really read his comments. ;-)<br /><br />Seriously, though I stopped reading the blog because of the increasing snarkiness.<br /><br />Figured I'd check in to see if he was still arbitrarily ripping ACME to shreds. Check. Hehe<br /><br />Surprised no-one's really mentioned that, though. Guessing -- since they used to be friends -- Andrea said something he didn't take to, so has been using his blog to brutalize her ever since.<br /><br />I'll be back when the next MAS puzzle comes through!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135400012128650710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34897936428365987622015-05-05T20:08:10.475-04:002015-05-05T20:08:10.475-04:00Ok I'll end there. That was gold.Ok I'll end there. That was gold. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47121883104312824712015-05-05T19:55:18.306-04:002015-05-05T19:55:18.306-04:00I can't believe you're running for preside...I can't believe you're running for president! Jesus Christie! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65765360047381225852015-05-05T19:51:19.741-04:002015-05-05T19:51:19.741-04:00What Jessica Lange said to Dustin Hoffman in a 198...What Jessica Lange said to Dustin Hoffman in a 1982 movie: "See ya later, Tootsie." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33845848391579804482015-05-05T19:45:59.516-04:002015-05-05T19:45:59.516-04:00Tougher than your average Tuesday for me - most of...Tougher than your average Tuesday for me - most of my time was spent in that middle left like many others but figuring out RARE finally got it done. That said, like @oldtimer, for me AOL and MSN are over. Never used either of them and now never will! Doesn't mean they aren't crossword-worthy but it wasn't at the top of my brain either.<br /><br />@AliasZ, I was holding my breath (you could have heard a pun drop :-) ) and sort of holding my hand near my eyes in case @Leapfinger's story got too groany but aah, sigh of relief.<br /><br />I first ran into Pub Trivia night in Val d'Isere, France. The guy running the game was British and if your group didn't give a correct answer, he would yell "wrong", but it rhymed with 'rung' the way he said it. My husband and I still imitate him! That was back in 1998.<br /><br />Thanks, Mr. Blake and Ms. Michaels, a cute puzzle and nice Tuesday challenge.<br /><br />And finally, now that no one will be around to answer my question, I was wondering if it would be acceptable to clue 1A without referencing 20A but when cluing 20A, start it with "with the answer to 1A"? That way, the puzzle wouldn't be using a split clue right off the bat. But it might be confusing, so not done? Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2017245069805852562015-05-05T19:36:52.188-04:002015-05-05T19:36:52.188-04:00When the Count plays well, the producer always Pay...When the Count plays well, the producer always Pays Basie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54459800149312996082015-05-05T19:30:08.531-04:002015-05-05T19:30:08.531-04:00I didn't love the puzzle, but Addie isn't ...I didn't love the puzzle, but Addie isn't THAT ibscure a name.<br /><br />And shocking pink is a shade of bright pink made famous in the sixties by Elsa Schiaparelli<br /><br />Which I actually knew without googling.<br /><br />Sometimes Rex forgets that many crossworders have cultural references he does not.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com