tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6685266691292431799..comments2024-03-28T18:52:07.432-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: THURSDAY, Oct. 2, 2008 - Samuel A. Donaldson (1980s craze starter / One-named New Age musician / Hogwarts stick / High-school disrupters)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14451640236196006012021-08-04T20:13:13.954-04:002021-08-04T20:13:13.954-04:00Bad. Bad. Not good!Bad. Bad. Not good!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50074739761510626042008-10-02T23:56:00.000-04:002008-10-02T23:56:00.000-04:00DoggoneitNow, that's an expression that needs to s...Doggoneit<BR/><BR/>Now, that's an expression that needs to show up in the puzzle, not all this literature and Sushi stuff. <BR/><BR/>I liked BRAINSURGE, probably because I'm partial to all things brainy. But a major surge of electrical activity in the brain would not, in fact, produce many good ideas. More like a seizure. <BR/><BR/>Big Sur has got to be one of the most beautiful places on earth and as I started reading Kerouac's tale, I felt that it would ruin it for me. So I skipped it, as richard wells advised.<BR/><BR/>@acme, I've wondered what process you use to come up with cool names. It was very interesting to get a glimpse of that today... I was involved in naming a biotech company once. Boy, was that hard! But it was great fun. In the process I got attached to some names that I suggested but got rejected. So, now I use them for various e-mail folders... I will take your left overs if you want to throw them my way. <BR/><BR/>I think it was Green Mantis who suggested a name for Rexville: The Bar of Spotty Erudition? I loved that! I need to use it somewhere special (Rex, I think you said you'd give this name to your next dog).foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86212957270596066012008-10-02T20:52:00.000-04:002008-10-02T20:52:00.000-04:00@miriamb I dont think so.time to watch the debate...@miriamb I dont think so.<BR/><BR/>time to watch the debate. I'll check here tomorrow morning.chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61678860251480753092008-10-02T20:50:00.000-04:002008-10-02T20:50:00.000-04:00@chefbea1: Was it Greeley? I'm not sure.@chefbea1: Was it Greeley? I'm not sure.miriam bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506593846362044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80941297280169148692008-10-02T20:29:00.000-04:002008-10-02T20:29:00.000-04:00oh, okay. i couldn't bring myself to watch the yan...oh, okay. i couldn't bring myself to watch the yanni clip, so i had no context there. i thought you were talking about rex's desire to see ONI or something equally obscure from japanese folklore in the puzzle, and i was being called out on mythology knowledge. now i look like a pompous ass for spouting off japanese mythology for absolutely no reason.<BR/><BR/>i'm still not sure what is making you associate young boys with the people who count black squares. the only recent puzzles to go way over the limit were by caleb madison (twice) and oliver hill. on the other end of the spectrum, 18-block kevin der is younger than me but i certainly wouldn't call him a boy.<BR/><BR/>by the way, DIDGERIDOO has <A HREF="http://www.xwordinfo.com/ShowPuzzle.aspx?date=8/16/1994&g=3&d=D" REL="nofollow">been in the puzzle once</A>. (it was a theme answer.)Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5317418843525094792008-10-02T19:56:00.000-04:002008-10-02T19:56:00.000-04:00@orange: Yes, thanks.I hadn't done the puzzle when...@orange: Yes, thanks.<BR/><BR/>I hadn't done the puzzle when I checked RPDTNYTCP, so I tried to skim the comments so that I wouldn't pick up any useful solving information (which turned out to an unnecessary precaution). As soon as I solved the puzzle, I logged on to the Cruciverb website and realized I had jumped to conclusions. I guess the famous Sam is too busy gluing down his toupee to construct crosswords.Opsimathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101512799501767799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28579595243303052942008-10-02T19:43:00.000-04:002008-10-02T19:43:00.000-04:00Ikijibiki, read back to my 4:02 comment. It's not ...Ikijibiki, read back to my 4:02 comment. It's not <I>the</I> Sam Donaldson.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36978903633049693692008-10-02T19:29:00.000-04:002008-10-02T19:29:00.000-04:00just watched jeopardy Nixon was an answer as was ...just watched jeopardy Nixon was an answer as was another xword from todays puzzle. Can't remember what is was. Anyone??chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87499651088099970492008-10-02T19:24:00.000-04:002008-10-02T19:24:00.000-04:00Can't believe that no one noticed the constructor ...Can't believe that no one noticed the constructor is possibly THE Sam Donaldson (His middle name is Andrew, making him "Samuel A. Donaldson.") I'm still waiting to see one from "S. Leroy Jackson."Opsimathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101512799501767799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-798038883032988822008-10-02T17:52:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:52:00.000-04:00@joonyes, I was referring to the didgeridoo in the...@joon<BR/>yes, I was referring to the didgeridoo in the Yanni clip; sorry for the confusion!<BR/>I figured fitting that into a grid might appeal to you or one of those boys who count white squares!<BR/>;)<BR/>drat, third post and I might have so much more to say today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73207211431562241872008-10-02T17:10:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:10:00.000-04:00I am not-so-eagerly awaiting the day when SSSSSSSS...<I>I am not-so-eagerly awaiting the day when SSSSSSSSSSSS appears in a puzzle. [Gypsy]</I><BR/><BR/>It may have appeared already. There was a Monday some years back which had three 15-letter answers, stuff like GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR for "Dog's unfriendly response". Real dumb joke, but it worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67963800078353672402008-10-02T17:02:00.001-04:002008-10-02T17:02:00.001-04:00Kerouac, Big Sur, may be one of his best, but, if ...Kerouac, Big Sur, may be one of his best, but, if you're not interested in a writer's alcoholic crack up - skip it. Nevertheless, a great crossword word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11092709053994412892008-10-02T17:02:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:02:00.000-04:00Kerouac, Big Sur, may be one of his best, but, if ...Kerouac, Big Sur, may be one of his best, but, if you're not interested in a writer's alcoholic crack up - skip it. Nevertheless, a great crossword word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29777576546329160742008-10-02T16:51:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:51:00.000-04:00@ crosscan - loved the limerick@chefbea - I never ...@ crosscan - loved the limerick<BR/>@chefbea - I never noticed the string of S's on my ticket but Ialways seem to be the token blonde-haired, blue-eyed white lady who gets the full monty at sercurity. Geez I'm tired of it.<BR/>@mac - I remember an awful Brit sandwich called a chip butty but it was butter, dense white bread, and chips - no mayo. Dreadful.<BR/>@acme - not sure what you were referring to but I think I saw a didgeridoo in the Yanni clip.<BR/>Re: the Yanni clip, even if he's not your cuppa at least it is real people playing instruments and not merely an LP being scratched while curse words are screamed at you. (He's also pretty cute.)Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32473182882303938302008-10-02T16:39:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:39:00.000-04:00@gypsy loved your limerick@gypsy loved your limerickchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82439033961962957262008-10-02T16:02:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:02:00.000-04:00Artlvr, they can't use [Swelled head?] for BRAIN S...Artlvr, they can't use [Swelled head?] for BRAIN SURGE. My brother-in-law had that in the midst of brain surgery, and they had to lop off an unneeded chunk and finish surgery in a few days when the swelling subsided. Crosswords don't like to evoke disease states worse than ACNE.<BR/><BR/>Constructor Samuel A. Donaldson apparently teaches law (like Obama used to—the liberal plot marches on) and is not the same as Samuel Andrew ("Sam") Donaldson of eyebrow fame.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26514716262256130512008-10-02T15:50:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:50:00.000-04:00@jeff in ChicagoThere were 3 Buggs/Daffy/Elmer sho...@jeff in Chicago<BR/><BR/>There were 3 Buggs/Daffy/Elmer shorts that used rabbit season/duck season. I know one ended with "Elmer Season" and another with "Baseball Season".<BR/><BR/>Any Daffy/Porky short is great (Duck Dodgers in the 23 1/2 Century).<BR/><BR/>@greene<BR/><BR/>You missed one: An anagram for 46A (amoebas) could be <I>es Obama</I>, obviously a subliminal message for those spanish solvers to vote democratic...How about [brand of french fries] (McCain) once in a while?JoefromMtVernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030453374212116105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81095791567375192682008-10-02T15:49:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:49:00.000-04:00Just wanted to share the best limerick I've ever h...Just wanted to share the best limerick I've ever heard:<BR/><BR/>A decrepit old gas man named Peter<BR/>While hunting around for the meter<BR/>Touched a leak with his light<BR/> He arose out of sight<BR/>And, as anyone can see by reading this, he also destroyed the meter<BR/><BR/><BR/>I loathe SSSS...and its evil sibling SSS. What determines how many S's constitute a hissing sound? I am not-so-eagerly awaiting the day when SSSSSSSSSSSS appears in a puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10646505311902177282008-10-02T15:48:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:48:00.000-04:00@dk: YANNI on a stick sounds so much better than ...@dk: YANNI on a stick sounds so much better than the way I thinking of preparing him. No fuss no muss.<BR/><BR/>@andrea carla michaels: Loved your sneaking in late only to encounter a Twins situation. I had almost forgotten the word "ish!" I think it's only spoken in Minnesota.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33217872630410960782008-10-02T15:21:00.001-04:002008-10-02T15:21:00.001-04:00acme:nevermind ONI, let's get derrigerdoodoo (or w...acme:<BR/><BR/><I>nevermind ONI, let's get derrigerdoodoo (or whatever it's called) into a puzzle. Joon?<BR/>young boys?</I><BR/><BR/>no idea what you're talking about here. i'm actually even afraid to ask what this means. (especially the part about young boys.) you mean a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo" REL="nofollow">didgeridoo</A>? that's the best i can do, but it doesn't sound at all related to what you might be talking about.<BR/><BR/>from context, i'm guessing you're referring to something shinto-y, but my shinto knowledge runs pretty thin. i got your amaterasu, your izanami and izanagi, ... uh ... emperor jimmu ... i think i'm done. oh, and KAMI. that looks like it belongs in a grid, doesn't it? it hasn't been seen yet in the NYT, but it probably should. KAMI is roughly as important a concept as AINU (on whose behalf i have <A HREF="http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com/2008/08/thursday-aug-7-2008-peter-collins-and.html?showComment=1218124020000#c5786160248120624956" REL="nofollow">impassionedly posted</A> already).Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77269008796426719762008-10-02T15:21:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:21:00.000-04:001. I lived sixth grade in Sault Ste Marie, ONT (fe...1. I lived sixth grade in Sault Ste Marie, ONT (ferry to Sault Ste Marie, MI before the bridge was built),[wikipedia says they are the oldest cities in ONT and MI] and am pleasantly surprised how often it appears in Xword puzzles.<BR/>2. Surely the clue for 1A RAVEN could have been shorter: "it 'perched upon a bust of Pallas,'"; more than enough on a Thursday, no?MarkTrevorSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430213349449710478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26917855861777970362008-10-02T15:02:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:02:00.000-04:00@macMy mom once tapped Mel Torme on the shoulder a...@mac<BR/>My mom once tapped Mel Torme on the shoulder and asked him "Didn't you used to be Mel Torme?"<BR/>(He went off in a huff)<BR/><BR/>I have a naming job for a winery and was pushing the guy to think of imagery that meant something personal to him...and he wrote last night that he is totally into the Baltimore Ravens.<BR/>I thought that would make a beautiful logo, along with some other adjective (Laughing Raven, Ravenswood, whatever, it's a work-in-progress) I wrote back to him and then dowloaded the puzzle minutes later and boom! RAVEN is the first word!!!!!!!! I totally take that as a sign!<BR/>If it becomes a reality, case of wine on me when we all meet up (out here)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89723131264313565652008-10-02T14:44:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:44:00.000-04:00re BRAINSURGE -- clue might be Swelled Head? Maver...re BRAINSURGE -- clue might be Swelled Head? Maverick's Scourge? Will spare everybody a limerick... <BR/><BR/>∑;)ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88139610180328336192008-10-02T14:28:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:28:00.000-04:00@mexican girlTotally agree, I'm still laughing an ...@mexican girl<BR/>Totally agree, I'm still laughing an hour later!!!!!<BR/>Between the gang "riff" and the limerick, I feel Rex outdid himself.<BR/><BR/>Little concerned that HPIV was some sort of horrible disease his daughter was working thru and am relieved to realize it was some sort of wand ref... (gotta get me a kid one of these days...not!)<BR/><BR/>@dk<BR/>I'm with you, I had RUBIC (sik) for the longest time (and AMOEBAE which seems cooler for the whole OE/AE combo) so Kerouac took a loooong time to emerge and yet I had spent the previous 4 hours prior to doing the puzzle (at midnight) at Cafe Trieste!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>@Rex<BR/>nevermind ONI, let's get derrigerdoodoo (or whatever it's called) into a puzzle. Joon?<BR/>young boys?<BR/><BR/>@joho<BR/>A few nights ago, I came home to my Mpls hosts, worried I was doing bad guest-behaviour coming in post 10pm...but they were all huddled in the basement watching some Twins game that had gone into extra innings. <BR/>Forced to join in<BR/>(and tell my Kevin Baglien-beat-up if-I-couldn't-name-five-twins-in- 1969 story) I have to say, things haven't improved much since then as there was a guy who kept smelling his bat.<BR/>G-r-o-s-s-s-s-s-s-s...or as they say in Minnesota, "Ish!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33774139855199095432008-10-02T14:27:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:27:00.000-04:00@miriam: one and the same, of course..... I should...@miriam: one and the same, of course..... I should preview.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.com