tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post642377769147603523..comments2024-03-29T09:29:30.755-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: City in which Glee is set / THU 5-3-18 / Self-deprecatingly titled instructional book series / European nation since 1993 / Casey at bat autobiographer / Bubble-filled Nestle chocolate bar / Word on magnumRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42713969681560509842018-06-07T16:18:13.959-04:002018-06-07T16:18:13.959-04:00Much time spent getting a good foothold and, after...Much time spent getting a good foothold and, after that, finding and filling the rebuses. Got them, but not easily.<br /><br />FORD and KIA came first, later OPEL and AUDI. (Wondered at first if all these makers made "easy-to-park" COMPACTCARS, and I guess they do if you give them a little leeway.)<br /><br />DIRTCHEAP took some DIGging out, and SMAUG was unknown and required getting KIA and AUDI in their crossing down rebus words.<br /><br />Clever gimmickry, and more or less liked it.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44317284799161229562018-06-07T14:40:05.475-04:002018-06-07T14:40:05.475-04:00At least the revealer helped (kinda, if you stretc...At least the revealer helped (kinda, if you stretch it with FORD) with the rebus, but a rebus nonetheless. So I'd rather not park in this lot - I'll take the real bus instead. (Get it? Nudge? and what is this about DINGE? Gotta go back an see.)<br /><br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2503780966805091902018-06-07T12:16:20.521-04:002018-06-07T12:16:20.521-04:00I guess that the CARS are COMPACT only because the...I guess that the CARS are COMPACT only because they fit into one square, not because of their actual makes. 1a ACCLAIM was a Plymouth model from the early-mid 1990s, apparently not COMPACT. But the FORD was the last to show, figuring that there was a CAR roughly in each quadrant and AFD made no sense; so more of an add-on than a write-over. Damn rebus-iness. Roone ARLEDGE a gimme as was yeah baby Cheryl LADD.<br /><br />OFL just can’t wait to be offended. Somehow. No matter how obscure a reference. DINGE? Nevah, evah heard it used so. Let’s try to be an ADULT. ORE, OAR not?<br /><br />Not that bad a puz, but I don’t care much for rebi MYSELF.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84400429437483320992018-06-07T10:52:16.799-04:002018-06-07T10:52:16.799-04:00Will there be no end to the Age of Taking Offense?...Will there be no end to the Age of Taking Offense? I take it...when it is directed AT ME, personally. NOT when it happens to appear in a crossword. Geez, you people! Anyway, I never even heard of DINGE used in that context. But even if I had, it wouldn't have gotten my knickers in a twist.<br /><br />Enough of that. This puzzle is a good one IMO; I'm not as averse to rebusiness as some. It's just another exercise in brain calisthenics. It helps that I found the trick right away; AFD is ridiculous; by the clue should be AFFORD...et voila! I popped right down to the revealer clue and laid in COMPACTCARS, and it was, ahem, off to the races. Easy-peasy. (I would add "Japanesey" as Brooks Hatlen did in Shawshank, but am afraid I might *offend* someone; as it is, I've already miffed the pea farmers)<br /><br />Agree that the long fill is stellar. Cheryl LADD is an OPENANDSHUT winner of the DOD; no need to DANCEAROUND that. Eagle.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87420183593983785092018-06-07T10:16:12.870-04:002018-06-07T10:16:12.870-04:00An okay puzzle but the only thing COMPACT about th...An okay puzzle but the only thing COMPACT about the cars was the fact they were squashed into individual little squares. Fords can be small but usually are not. I was expecting to see Mini, Smart, Fiat etc. in the rebus squares. Not bad, just not great.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10966926987783114402018-06-07T10:02:32.522-04:002018-06-07T10:02:32.522-04:00ADULT DRAMA
As FORDUMMIES who will DANCEAROUND
wi...ADULT DRAMA<br /><br />As FORDUMMIES who will DANCEAROUND<br />with the DULLES of DIRTCHEAP whores:<br />No REALBOY GENIUS would DARE be found<br />with a DALI he *can* AFFORD.<br /><br />--- REP. SYD ARLEDGE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77890846264542136872018-06-07T10:01:26.889-04:002018-06-07T10:01:26.889-04:00ADULT DRAMA
As FORDUMMIES who will DANCEAROUND
wi...ADULT DRAMA<br /><br />As FORDUMMIES who will DANCEAROUND<br />with the DULLES of DIRTCHEAP whores:<br />No REALBOY GENIUS would DARE be found<br />with a DALI he *can* AFFORD.<br /><br />--- REP. SYD ARLEDGE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76400609407317064292018-05-09T20:47:13.970-04:002018-05-09T20:47:13.970-04:00I finished it but I have never considered an AUDI ...I finished it but I have never considered an AUDI to be a compact car. I’ll give you that FORD or KIA have compact models, but AUDI - the 5000, etc - is not what comes to mind when I think compact. This theme was a bit of a stretch. DORODesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828307253267027026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84782185636964909682018-05-03T22:37:51.906-04:002018-05-03T22:37:51.906-04:00@Z:
If you had asked me before checking I would ha...@Z:<br />If you had asked me before checking I would have guessed the word in the ad copy was “DINGy.” <br /><br />there are a plethora of noun/adverb morphs on ending -e and -y. one might even posit one morph supports the existence of the other. he said edgy.Banana Diaquirinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21711737959603395402018-05-03T22:35:22.953-04:002018-05-03T22:35:22.953-04:00@Barbie:
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YMMV has been an acronym fo...@Barbie:<br /><br />???????????<br /><br />YMMV has been an acronym for, at least, decades. even before the innterTubes.<br /><br />Your<br />Mileage<br />May <br />Vary<br />Banana Diaquirinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42579238293836401182018-05-03T22:30:32.875-04:002018-05-03T22:30:32.875-04:00@Barbiebarbie, Well aware of the likely pronuncia...@Barbiebarbie, Well aware of the likely pronunciation of Hebe in Pinafore. But that is not at all relevant to my point. In PRINT it's the same as the slur. ( I am trying to recall whether anyone actually SAYS her name in the play. In Yeoman, a central character is named Phoebe, which I am sure Gilbert rhymed with "she be," but I don't think he made similar use of Hebe. ) OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19890551277835946452018-05-03T20:59:11.334-04:002018-05-03T20:59:11.334-04:00Yeah, I didn’t know it either. As I recall, only a...Yeah, I didn’t know it either. As I recall, only a “D” or “N” could plausibly fit in that square and the D struck me as a good bit more likely. <br /><br />But that was the second to last square for me (before the same one as Rex)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661905441640243116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35304187447833253672018-05-03T20:25:57.267-04:002018-05-03T20:25:57.267-04:00@ Z : Then why have men’s and women’s divisions? I...@ Z : Then why have men’s and women’s divisions? Is it because the women would dominate and men wouldn’t get to play ? Frisbee Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1407380245370277902018-05-03T19:35:26.906-04:002018-05-03T19:35:26.906-04:00Z
I've long known you weren't particularly...Z<br />I've long known you weren't particularly observant. <br /><br />MR. CLEANAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54983222984440520172018-05-03T19:22:11.876-04:002018-05-03T19:22:11.876-04:00@anonymous - that one detergent uses the word in s...@anonymous - that one detergent uses the word in some of their ad copy doesn’t make the word “common.” But wait, it seems that there is more than one detergent that uses it. Still not “common” in my opinion. I don’t know about you, but before today I’ve never ever ever bothered to read detergent ad copy. If you had asked me before checking I would have guessed the word in the ad copy was “DINGy.” I don’t know about your auto-correct, but mine insists that DINGE is not a word. Add in that even in detergent ad copy DINGy looks to be far more common and I’ll grant “plausible,” but nowhere near “persuasive.” <br /><br />@Amelia - I do hope I don’t sound offended. I’m not. Fascinated. Curious. Pedantic. Amused by someone remaining anonymous trying to play “gotcha” with me. But not offended. <br /><br />@Larry - way to stick in the dagger and twist. I confess to taking special pleasure in pointing out that elite Women’s Ultimate is generally better ultimate than elite Men’s Ultimate. What’s especially funny to me is that a lot of “highlights” in Men’s Ultimate are actually a result of bad execution, bad throws or bad decisions.* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFRJqpIPrno" rel="nofollow">This play</a> is a perfect example. Critical point (whoever scores wins) and the guy just picks up the disc and throws a prayer. Lots of athleticism on display, terrible ultimate. Contrast that play with <a href="https://ultiworld.com/2018/05/01/making-basics-look-beautiful-breakdown-uc-san-diegos-offense/" rel="nofollow">this breakdown</a> of a beautifully run offense. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />*I believe in the Oxford comma, so that should help you understand that sentence. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92042598956872991732018-05-03T19:08:28.421-04:002018-05-03T19:08:28.421-04:00Ouch, @OISK, Hebe is the cup-bearer to the Greek g...Ouch, @OISK, Hebe is the cup-bearer to the Greek gods, and is pronounced HeeBee. Pretty sure that’s Sir Joseph’s cousin’s name. You bin consortin’ with uneducated G&S directors?BarbieBarbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80072876818774805622018-05-03T19:05:19.282-04:002018-05-03T19:05:19.282-04:00@Banana, what is YMMV?
Your Mother Manufactures Vo...@Banana, what is YMMV?<br />Your Mother Manufactures Volvos?<br />You Make Me Vibrate?<br />Yellow Manes Mean Vapidity?<br /><br />?????BarbieBarbie confusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52918684011056345962018-05-03T18:33:49.388-04:002018-05-03T18:33:49.388-04:00Clue: Sir Joseph's cousin, in Pinafore. Ans...Clue: Sir Joseph's cousin, in Pinafore. Answer: Hebe. <br /><br />Would anyone care that "Hebe" is a derogatory term for Jewish people? In fact, I would bet that a great many more people know "Hebe" as "Jew" than have ever heard of Sir Joseph Porter, KCB. <br /><br />I have probably seen "dinge" used in its racial sense, since I have read anything by Chandler that I could get my hands on, but that did not cross my mind at all when I filled it in.<br /><br />Lovely puzzle.<br /><br />OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56162452470227041622018-05-03T17:17:52.506-04:002018-05-03T17:17:52.506-04:00as stated above all of these are makes not models ...as stated above all of these are makes not models i.e. Ford and is compacted into the crossword squareAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986669046903607159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17451509744711246032018-05-03T16:28:23.630-04:002018-05-03T16:28:23.630-04:00thanks to all for enlightening me that the cars we...thanks to all for enlightening me that the cars were "compacted" not "compact cars" as I'd supposed...especially after OPEL was the first to fall.<br /><br />Love to erudition of many who come here. Always something to learn.ArtOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146522383916865617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91678934121790300702018-05-03T15:35:08.211-04:002018-05-03T15:35:08.211-04:00Not just the internet. In the Supermarket. The wor...Not just the internet. In the Supermarket. The word is in Proctor and Gamble's marketing material. Come on. Dinge is not a rare word, no matter how hard yo stamp your feet and say it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17659180750766750892018-05-03T15:33:11.702-04:002018-05-03T15:33:11.702-04:00@SJ Austin, glad to hear it wasn't just me (I)...@SJ Austin, glad to hear it wasn't just me (I)! Weird. Thanks for your post, SJ.QuasiMojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88502548144022830192018-05-03T15:10:43.657-04:002018-05-03T15:10:43.657-04:00@MetroGnome - For Christ's sake, of course the...@MetroGnome - For Christ's sake, of course there are women who like sports, and like it more than a majority of men do. There are men who like knitting, and like it more than most women like knitting. Rosie Greer was a famously a compulsive knitter when he wasn't trying to kill quarterbacks - that doesn't mean that I'd lose over time on a even money bet that any random knitter was a woman. I never said there was no overlap between the interests of the sexes, that any activity is essentially male, that any other is essentially female. No reasonable in the world ever said that, any time, anywhere. However, take attendance at a pro football, baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey game and count the number of guys who went as a group of males, and how many went as a group of females. Then tell me that women like sports as much as do men, except for when it's the WNBA or Womens' Soccer or Hockey, in which case men apparently have no interest at all in sports. <br /><br />@Banana - Of course you can find it on the internet. <br /><br /><br />@Both - Deliberately misinterpreting what someone has said and then providing a counter example to that misinterpretation isn't an argument, it's being argumentative.<br /><br />And no one has ever called a bad sax player honky. <br />Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1945401225916051632018-05-03T15:02:41.360-04:002018-05-03T15:02:41.360-04:00Like QuasiMojo, I had my last rebus filled in auto...Like QuasiMojo, I had my last rebus filled in automatically by the web app. It was AUDI, and I had already identified the square and was about to figure it out when I realized it was probably RNA, not DNA in 15A. So I fixed that, and then the "You did it!" chime happened, and lo and behold, there was AUDI. Weird.<br /><br />If I had taken the extra 15 seconds to do it myself, I'd have hit exactly my Thursday average.SJ Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091353484812479314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7396655940547094272018-05-03T14:21:34.074-04:002018-05-03T14:21:34.074-04:00Tide Odor Rescue™ with Febreze Odor Defense™
R...<br />Tide Odor Rescue™ with Febreze Odor Defense™ <br /><br /><br /><br />Rating <br />Rating Stars <br /><br /><br />4.41/5 ( 451) <br /> <br />Here's the copy from the Tide advertisement, lest @Z not acknowledge his error and Banana's being quite correct.<br /><br />Tide Odor Rescue™ with Febreze Odor Defense™ helps eliminate odors at the source by cleaning deep into the fibers. The Odor Defense™ technology breaks down built in odors and layers of body soil and dinge, which can lead to odor issues over time. To achieve the best results, add Tide Odor Rescue™ with Febreze Odor Defense™ to your wash along with the Tide PODS® Plus Febreze Odor Defense™ laundry detergent. This product is a part of the Tide + Downy Odor Defense™ Collection. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com