tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7841313922887663708..comments2024-03-28T13:54:49.910-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: WEDNESDAY, Sep. 19, 2007 - Stella Daily and Bruce VenzkeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59897995785150685042007-10-31T23:47:00.000-04:002007-10-31T23:47:00.000-04:00Future Comment: quite enjoyed KIRI and YMA in the ...Future Comment: quite enjoyed KIRI and YMA in the same puzzle as both are "exotic" aboriginal singers, albeit from different generations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32886765131439286652007-10-31T08:40:00.000-04:002007-10-31T08:40:00.000-04:00YOU WROTE 58A: Oscar-winning role for Helen Mirren...YOU WROTE <BR/><BR/>58A: Oscar-winning role for Helen Mirren, in brief). <BR/><BR/>Actually it's 56A: <BR/><BR/>There isn't a 58A <BR/>It's actullay 58D.<BR/><BR/>Although I prefer a 38DD myslef! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26415933929053254232007-09-20T10:13:00.000-04:002007-09-20T10:13:00.000-04:00I know I'm a day late, but I want to go on record ...I know I'm a day late, but I want to go on record saying that, as much as I'd like to take credit for remembering the Hamlet soliloquy, I pasted that from another source. I remembered the first few lines, but no more than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57678621830967338412007-09-20T05:58:00.000-04:002007-09-20T05:58:00.000-04:00Whew, just finished Thursday and anxiously await R...Whew, just finished Thursday and anxiously await RP's take on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61673586227247863472007-09-20T05:53:00.000-04:002007-09-20T05:53:00.000-04:00Wow, I missed the part where My Fair Lady was turn...Wow, I missed the part where My Fair Lady was turning tricks. I thought she was just a flower girl. I've Gotta see that movie again.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61913619207270979562007-09-20T04:44:00.000-04:002007-09-20T04:44:00.000-04:00Calm down! Pretty Woman is just My Fair Lady, whi...Calm down! Pretty Woman is just My Fair Lady, which itself was Pygmalion, which was...<BR/><BR/>It's an old story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57599232638317609542007-09-19T23:50:00.000-04:002007-09-19T23:50:00.000-04:00Wade, to me "lief" was one of the best in this puz...Wade, to me "lief" was one of the best in this puzzle. I have a hard time believing you still know all of your quote by heart, but if you do, good for you!<BR/>Talking about chick flicks, don't you all feel too much space is taken up in the bookstores by chick lit? Ten years ago we would have been embarrassed to admit we even read the stuff!<BR/>Orange, did you drink too much coffee this evening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27561742626473646692007-09-19T23:27:00.000-04:002007-09-19T23:27:00.000-04:00Aquafresh is the striped toothpaste I was smitten ...Aquafresh is the striped toothpaste I was smitten by as a kid (those groovy stripes!) and the one I use every single day. I abandoned it for Crest for about 25 years, but now Aquafresh is my main squeeze (from the bottom only, please—for best results).<BR/><BR/>It bears noting that JOEY LAWRENCE's actor brothers, Matthew and Andrew, do not lend themselves to themes that mingle baby marsupials with baby farm animals.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90997184111555076832007-09-19T23:00:00.000-04:002007-09-19T23:00:00.000-04:00Easl, I had the same thought and got stuck on DNA/...Easl, I had the same thought and got stuck on DNA/RNA. Gene material (typically) is DNA except in some things like rotavirus and mitochondria. So technically it is a valid clue, but... I missed it! Which combined with being stuck on SOO and YMA made NERVOUSLY and the whole SE a bit hard for me. ....But was so psyched to see Helen Mirren my hero as the clue for QEII, Prime Suspect is the best! (The antithesis of Pretty Woman and if you like crime dramas, don't miss it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69095242372988987952007-09-19T21:53:00.000-04:002007-09-19T21:53:00.000-04:00Would people please please please quit emailing me...Would people please please please quit emailing me explaining that a joey is a baby kangaroo. I know that, and if you'd only read the theme description, you'd see that I know that. My point was (and any third-grader could tell you this) that a JOEY is not like the other baby animals in the puzzle, in that the others are all domestic farm animals. And a JOEY is not. <BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80169212533293340032007-09-19T21:44:00.000-04:002007-09-19T21:44:00.000-04:00The problem with getting home late is that everyon...The problem with getting home late is that everyone has already chimed in with their comments.<BR/><BR/>A few additions:<BR/><BR/>Didn't we have ZBAR recently? At least, I thought we did, which is why that went in early for me.<BR/><BR/>Orange et al - in terms of Pretty Woman, I see this as a typical formulaic romantic comedy (many variations on the couple "acting" as if they are together "normally," e.g., Fred and Ginger having to pretend to being married - and then getting married so they could get divorced, etc.). In romantic comedies today the writers are always looking for a reason why the couple cannot be together, now that premarital sex (see almost any movie of before 1960), and class distinction (e.g., Sabrina) are no longer the barriers they once were. Being a hooker was a somewhat original variation (although the hooker with the heart of gold is really not).<BR/><BR/>As an older male who likes romantic comedies I prefer the Julia Roberts flick Notting Hill (a modernized version on the class differences), but that's me.<BR/><BR/>DSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78634634038317256292007-09-19T21:37:00.000-04:002007-09-19T21:37:00.000-04:00I agree with those who think LIEF for "gladly" was...I agree with those who think LIEF for "gladly" was the lamest thing in the puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36332978552462197192007-09-19T19:56:00.000-04:002007-09-19T19:56:00.000-04:00I never heard of Joey Lawrence.I never heard of Joey Lawrence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63292848821344057942007-09-19T19:43:00.000-04:002007-09-19T19:43:00.000-04:00Unbelievably, wikipedia has an entire piece on too...Unbelievably, wikipedia has an entire piece on toothpaste, including a discussion of how striped paste is made AND a little diagram. Even harder to believe, both Gleem and AIM have their own pages.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54141370779158472162007-09-19T19:34:00.000-04:002007-09-19T19:34:00.000-04:00Oh yeah, I was happy to be provided with an ASH, r...Oh yeah, I was happy to be provided with an ASH, regardless of the clue context. But not as gratified as the steering component the other day. Hmmm, what shall I wish for tomorrow? Maybe a DATE MOVIE archetype, given today's discussion.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65538273607067623302007-09-19T19:19:00.000-04:002007-09-19T19:19:00.000-04:00AquafreshThis is the striped toothpaste I used as ...<A HREF="http://www.aquafresh.com/" REL="nofollow">Aquafresh</A><BR/><BR/>This is the striped toothpaste I used as a kid.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63799963207068437002007-09-19T19:09:00.000-04:002007-09-19T19:09:00.000-04:00Wade asked the name of the toothpaste that had the...Wade asked the name of the toothpaste that had the stripes. It was Stripe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50675955398251529452007-09-19T18:57:00.000-04:002007-09-19T18:57:00.000-04:00FYI - In addition to Dancing With the Stars, JOEY ...FYI - In addition to Dancing With the Stars, JOEY L. was in a show I adored that NBC of course cancelled called American Dreams. I liked him in that immensely. <BR/><BR/>I thought Gleem wasn't made anymore but according to drugstore.com it is. <BR/><BR/>My favorite answers were the ICKES/ICKY pairing too, and BOCA, only because last week I was discouraging a friend from buying big round sunglasses because, as I told her, they made her look like one of those resort mavens from BOCA. Which she most decidedly is not. HUMBLE PIE was nice too. <BR/><BR/>Fergus was hoping for an ASH yesterday; he got one, though not for graceful shade.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8819437611170609562007-09-19T16:55:00.000-04:002007-09-19T16:55:00.000-04:00There's a fine line between "date movie" and "chic...There's a fine line between "date movie" and "chick flick." The Julia Roberts opus just prior to Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias, is a chick flick. It had no socially redeeming value for a guy. Pretty Woman is a date movie, meaning at least it might put her in the mood.<BR/><BR/>La Traviata was the date opera within the date movieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33045345936424336332007-09-19T16:43:00.000-04:002007-09-19T16:43:00.000-04:00Ooh, puzzlegirl: Talking smack about Grease? Rex l...Ooh, puzzlegirl: Talking smack about <I>Grease</I>? Rex loves <I>Grease</I>.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66212996782340601362007-09-19T16:18:00.000-04:002007-09-19T16:18:00.000-04:00Orange,I think the stance of the film is that they...Orange,<BR/>I think the stance of the film is that they find true love despite the sordid circumstances of their meeting and not at all to glorify or romanticize those circumstances. It remains a formulaic romantic comedy with a rather simplistic and outdated view of relationships between men and women. This, it seems to me, is what the term CHICK FLICK suggests that 'chicks' are supposed to like, while 'guys' are supposed to prefer action and car chases...<BR/>Anyway, while I might resent the zeitgeist that denies the complex nature of both male and female human individuals, CHICK FLICK and the way it was clued were fine and dandy as far as I'm concerned! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4203611897231608912007-09-19T15:46:00.000-04:002007-09-19T15:46:00.000-04:00orange: Amen on your succinct analysis of "Pretty ...orange: Amen on your succinct analysis of "Pretty Woman." Don't get me started on "Grease."PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017772879976436923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87329654003361865742007-09-19T15:41:00.000-04:002007-09-19T15:41:00.000-04:00Instructions afore the "Mousetrap?" Funny to see "...Instructions afore the "Mousetrap?" <BR/><BR/>Funny to see "not too tame neither" as if it were Shakespearean Ebonics.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83208941862834233292007-09-19T15:29:00.000-04:002007-09-19T15:29:00.000-04:00I didn't get LIEF until crosses filled it, but it ...I didn't get LIEF until crosses filled it, but it made sense to me because I remembered part of this speech from Hamlet that I had to memorize when I was a junior in high school:<BR/><BR/>"Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue. But if you mouth it, as many of our players do, I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines. Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, by use all gently, for in the very torrent, tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. I would have such a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Termagant. It out-herods Herod. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. For anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature, to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30978798760332153452007-09-19T14:54:00.000-04:002007-09-19T14:54:00.000-04:00Didn't anyone see Joey Lawrence last year on "Danc...Didn't anyone see Joey Lawrence last year on "Dancing with the Stars"? He did quite well, but wasn't as recognizable because he now has a shaved head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com