tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6885922883613088392..comments2024-03-28T18:01:16.957-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Last ruler of United Kingdoms of Sweden Norway / WED 1-2-19 / Monk known as father of English history / 1980s-90s NFL great Lonnie / Vice president who became ambassador to Japan / Well in old RomeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37326840112055452472020-02-08T09:00:10.005-05:002020-02-08T09:00:10.005-05:00What is CHEESECAKEI ? Is the extra I from MARTINI ...What is CHEESECAKEI ? Is the extra I from MARTINI an error at the end of cheesecake?RonMediatorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796201439975093187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38921406837364606002019-02-06T17:44:58.805-05:002019-02-06T17:44:58.805-05:00Completed it right, after having some trouble find...Completed it right, after having some trouble finding the gray squares. Many of them were barely, if at all, visible. Was able to see a couple of them that forked, which led to looking for forked answers that made sense, whether gray or not, and found them.<br /><br />May be getting old and gray, eyes not as sharp as they used to be, but today I have to point to the printer of my newspaper, who could be a low-on-ink robot.<br /><br />Otherwise, a good medium-challenging Wednesday.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91602066157174939712019-02-06T17:34:48.210-05:002019-02-06T17:34:48.210-05:00@anon 4:02 - I was not aware of that. I like the D...@anon 4:02 - I was not aware of that. I like the Dilbert strip simply because the office and engineering humor are spot on.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37991140505020901612019-02-06T16:02:47.392-05:002019-02-06T16:02:47.392-05:00From Syndication Land:
@rondo
OFL dislikes Scott ...From Syndication Land:<br /><br />@rondo<br />OFL dislikes Scott Adams the creator of Dilbert, because he is a defender of our President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71671258119065039742019-02-06T14:57:15.006-05:002019-02-06T14:57:15.006-05:00@anon 1:50 - Peabody instead of DOGBERT is a good ...@anon 1:50 - Peabody instead of DOGBERT is a good thought, but it's the semantics of cartoon v. comics (strip). You could ask Mr. Peabody's boy Sherman or Dilbert's pointy-haired boss for clarification if necessary.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18927611714111857942019-02-06T14:49:51.851-05:002019-02-06T14:49:51.851-05:00Am I the only one left who remembers PISMO Beach a...Am I the only one left who remembers PISMO Beach as a '"muscle beach" , the source of many jokes in the radio days of Bob Hope, <br />Edie Cantor and the like-miss those comics and their gentle humor!<br />Enjoyed @Gill's trip up the coast-done it many times myself, and would add the warrf at Monterey to her itinerary- at least back before they built that huge convention center thing that cuts it off from everything. Ah, progress!DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84396262407233655692019-02-06T13:50:41.516-05:002019-02-06T13:50:41.516-05:00Anyone else put in Peabody instead of Dogbert?Anyone else put in Peabody instead of Dogbert?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85743543883156736872019-02-06T12:56:07.403-05:002019-02-06T12:56:07.403-05:00I se folks are still on the ball looking for offen...I se folks are still on the ball looking for offense. Oops - I said ball. There - I said it again. <br /><br />Today's puzzle (remember puzzles?) puzzled me for a while. Just didn't get it. Then, hours later, it was all clear and easy as any kind of pie. Which I don't think is so easy. You ever makea crust? Badly? Now that's easy to do.<br /><br />Diana, the FINNDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55058137292337857322019-02-06T12:11:33.854-05:002019-02-06T12:11:33.854-05:00ESSO BEEEATERS
I’m WEARY of each ADMAN ISEE,
and ...ESSO BEEEATERS<br /><br />I’m WEARY of each ADMAN ISEE,<br />and BRAINLESS IDEAS I RUE.<br />EGAD, don’t BRAG about LGBT,<br />OHNO, just add that LATENT Q.<br /><br />--- DOGBERT PISMO<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17028618570036237272019-02-06T11:39:50.580-05:002019-02-06T11:39:50.580-05:00Whaddya mean “Ugh, that comic”? Perhaps the best o...Whaddya mean “Ugh, that comic”? Perhaps the best one in all of the strips in the Mpls. and St. Paul papers combined. Funny because it’s true to life. Perhaps not to one living in an ivory tower, though. Word of the day OSCARII offers further proof that Norway was part of Sweden into the 20th century, so 99% of the folks of ‘Norwegian’ descent in MN are actually descended from Swedes (they never believe me).<br /><br />One write-over in the west. Guess I’m not *woke* (god, how I despise that term) enough to remember which order all those letters – and sometimes the LATENT Q – fit together. Makes me want a bacon sandwich.<br /><br />AIRSTREAMS coulda been clued as those top-shelf trailers. I lived in one for most of a summer.<br />And we didn’t get to Waller in FATS.<br /><br />LISA Leslie, six and a half feet of supermodel as a hoops star. Yeah baby.<br /><br />Thurs trickery on a Weds. EGAD, what tomorrow?<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15970305634776986102019-02-06T11:16:23.685-05:002019-02-06T11:16:23.685-05:00LOTT of problems with this one (but not with Niner...LOTT of problems with this one (but not with Niners' #42).<br /><br />--> Construction: the first "I" of MARTINI extends the path of the dessert coming up the central diagonal. I was racking my BRAIN trying to come up with a dessert that ended in -KEI. Very late, I realized that the I wasn't part of it; it was merely the next square on the diagonal.<br /><br />--> Definition: How does ADHOC mean "Makeshift??" How does EKE mean "Draw (out)??" LATENT is "Unrealized--" at least so far, but certainly an off-throwing clue. And a BERET is FAR from necessarily a "soldier's topper."<br /><br />--> WOEs: BEEEATERS? LEANTOTENT? GREEK salad??<br /><br />The whole thing left me scratching my head. Plus we have the old crutch ESAI; what would constructors do without that poor guy? As you can tell, I'm WEARYOF this. Bogey. TATA!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88880153292702517072019-02-06T11:02:59.181-05:002019-02-06T11:02:59.181-05:00I liked this one a LOTT. In fact, I thought it was...I liked this one a LOTT. In fact, I thought it was forking great! Nicely done Jacob Stulberg. PS: EGAD! ISEE Rex used (almost) the same line from the Good Place as I did. OHNO, that's nothing to BRAG about - it's a BRAINLESS pun. But he didn't hate this one too much - which is something since he is usually so WEARYOF themers. OK, time for a PEACH MUFFin. TATA for now...thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83259570130294875042019-01-03T14:23:07.475-05:002019-01-03T14:23:07.475-05:00Elementary dear Paul. Ah the African Education Con...Elementary dear Paul. Ah the African Education Conference, those were the times!Karl Grouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273769058714750742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53358375805851402582019-01-03T10:54:30.384-05:002019-01-03T10:54:30.384-05:00Good point about MUFF also being a potentially off...Good point about MUFF also being a potentially offensive term. I think we have to realize that it's a matter of degree. Offensive terms vary is degrees of offensiveness based on alternative meanings and pejorativeness. I'd never heard of BEANER. I thought it was going to be offensive because it referred to a flatulent person. I fault Shirtz for not taking into account how offensive it (apparently) is. I'm fine with his response. I'd advise Rex to take a chill pill, but then his cantanerkousness is sort of why we read his blog in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77717813141486223872019-01-03T10:30:29.997-05:002019-01-03T10:30:29.997-05:00@Anonymous 1:43 p.m. I'm a little late, but, n...@Anonymous 1:43 p.m. I'm a little late, but, no that's not how it works. OSU is fine for "the Ohio State University." After all, it's "the United States of America," but we don't say TUSA, but rather USA. Articles are often dropped in initialisms, abbreviations, and acronyms. Even their website is osu.edu and not tosu,edu.<br /><br /><br /><br />Peter Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358201722058061544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65837724245091214112019-01-03T07:25:36.916-05:002019-01-03T07:25:36.916-05:00Spot on. Apologize briefly and retire the phrase. ...Spot on. Apologize briefly and retire the phrase. Proud Mammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147445552811284327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89278496161694497182019-01-03T05:31:30.429-05:002019-01-03T05:31:30.429-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54887086004181216872019-01-02T21:29:33.452-05:002019-01-02T21:29:33.452-05:00@KarlGrouch, Nenge Mboko perhaps? Beef Jerky time...@KarlGrouch, Nenge Mboko perhaps? Beef Jerky time. Clarence Beeksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9502402009782743322019-01-02T21:25:12.663-05:002019-01-02T21:25:12.663-05:00I don't know what I hate more...quotation mark...I don't know what I hate more...quotation marks, commas or periods. I do know what I like, though...sharing a fourth with @JC66.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71745283523101005242019-01-02T21:02:28.557-05:002019-01-02T21:02:28.557-05:00@Gill
Thanks, I'm on my third.@Gill<br /><br />Thanks, I'm on my third.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3403934518037522252019-01-02T20:57:56.217-05:002019-01-02T20:57:56.217-05:00@JC66.....Don't you feel a huge big {SIGH} com...@JC66.....Don't you feel a huge big {SIGH} coming on? Good gravy, Bob Mills. "If someone told Will Shortz it was a racial slur, I wouldn't blame him for asking, "Why?"." Well, Mr. blindfolds, it is and surprise, surprise.....everyone has told you and Will, why. <br />Please, sir.....(I don't even know what to add here)..<br />@JC66. Care to share a little scotch?GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2714191002808788302019-01-02T19:39:43.025-05:002019-01-02T19:39:43.025-05:00@Bob Mills
Did you even read @WS's response/a...@Bob Mills<br /><br />Did you even read @WS's response/apology?<br />JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23328910916502130792019-01-02T19:06:24.684-05:002019-01-02T19:06:24.684-05:00Ariande,
Thanks for the gratuitous vocabulary less...Ariande,<br />Thanks for the gratuitous vocabulary lesson. You missed my extraneous word It in the first sentence by the way,<br />I have PhD in classics from that school in West Philly. I think I know all about Crete, Cretans, cretins and creeps. Thats where you come in. <br />I have an extremely difficukt time typing. Some folks call me a doofus, cripple, retard and the like. Maybe you have too. Anyway,thanks again for pointing out a typo (autocorrect!!!!) While ignoring the larger, and actual, point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13628564020347581902019-01-02T18:40:50.743-05:002019-01-02T18:40:50.743-05:00@Anonymous 4:08pm. The word is “cretin” not Cretan...@Anonymous 4:08pm. The word is “cretin” not Cretan unless you did mean people from Crete. Ariadnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27859221204438905132019-01-02T18:14:49.738-05:002019-01-02T18:14:49.738-05:00I suppose it's possible to over-debate this is...I suppose it's possible to over-debate this issue. But really, how many people recognize "BEANER" as a racial slur? If someone told Will Shortz it was a racial slur, I wouldn't blame him for asking, "Why?" <br /><br />Because someone decided it was? Has it ever become a political issue? If 99% of the American people never heard of "beaner" as a racial slur, is Will Shortz responsible to the other 1%? Have we become so politically correct that we refuse to use a word, simply because someone, somewhere, thinks it's inappropriate?Bob Millsnoreply@blogger.com