tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8472068912800697406..comments2024-03-28T18:12:10.683-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Mar. 17, 2009 - R Chisholm (1940s hit radio show featuring bartender Archie / Pakistani leader 1977-88 / Ferrara ruling family)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90500346345050915772009-04-22T02:27:00.000-04:002009-04-22T02:27:00.000-04:005wl... and up late at that too...
And glad to be ...5wl... and up late at that too...<br /><br />And glad to be confirmed with the "Challenging" rating. <br /><br />Lots of typical 3/17 Irish crap innuendo here most of which is just really not new at all.<br /><br />@Bill from NJ - you're one of my heroes and I was stoked to see you post 3 times. Sláinte!<br /><br />- - RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37681304735609126542009-03-18T22:58:00.000-04:002009-03-18T22:58:00.000-04:00Way late, but the most appropriate Dylan line woul...Way late, but the most appropriate Dylan line would be:<BR/><BR/>"I was so much older then,<BR/>I'm younger than that now."fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21373129556717892702009-03-18T10:22:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:22:00.000-04:00i got curious what the suffix -gan/ghan, -han in I...i got curious what the suffix -gan/ghan, -han in Irish names meant since 3 of the 5 had it...<BR/>it means "little" or "descended from" or "born of"...<BR/>(I guess like born-a-ghan?)<BR/><BR/>But I have to agree, what was Irish about Hogan? <BR/>I had mixed feelings, seems it was fun to have a radio show, a song, a tv show, and a book...so the fifth being another tv show, another -gan and nothing about being Irish threw it off for me...<BR/><BR/>One of those examples where I think 4 would have been better than 5.<BR/><BR/>And even I noticed how many black squares...but overall fun!<BR/>(Cheater squares were it could have been ERGO/DEADO, or something...<BR/><BR/>Two instruments you can hold with two hands: OBOE and SAX (too tired to insert rude joke here)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24269807423992253772009-03-18T07:21:00.000-04:002009-03-18T07:21:00.000-04:00@GlitchYeah, I get stuck trying to finish Fri and ...@Glitch<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I get stuck trying to finish Fri and Sat Puzzles, they puzzle me most of the time. There seems to me a quantum leap + increase in difficulty for my abilities from Thursday to Fri and Sat puzzles. They're hard for me, waaaah, and I'm not making any progress.<BR/><BR/>Wanta take it outside after finishing that Guiness? <BR/><BR/>8:~}<BR/><BR/>I'm just breezing M-W, getting Thursday and looking like a third grader on Friday and Saturday.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not quitting.<BR/><BR/>Buy you a whisky - teach you how to drink .....<BR/><BR/>:-0xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43112576074974333982009-03-18T00:23:00.000-04:002009-03-18T00:23:00.000-04:00This is the first time I've posted three times in ...This is the first time I've posted three times in a day for a long time. <BR/><BR/>I think there is a mass blurring of cultural references going on here with all the cable TV channels around.<BR/><BR/>I don't think there is so much reading going on as watching.<BR/><BR/>Orange, my family was stationed in Japan during the 50s and there was no TV. What we had for entertainment were old radio shows on Armed Forces Radio and old movies and newsreels at the Base Theater. So in my tween years I was exposed to a lot of radio shows from the 30s and 40s and movies from the same period.<BR/><BR/>When we returned to the States after our tour, talk about culture shock! All the actors and actresses had aged 30 years!<BR/><BR/>I developed an interest in Silent movies when I was in college so my head is full of pop culture references that span the 20th century.<BR/><BR/>I guess it came as no surprises to me during last years Teen Week the breadth of the constructors knowledge.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47020083252878203102009-03-17T23:58:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:58:00.000-04:00allan -- staying young at heart? yep -- i'll drink...allan -- staying young at heart? yep -- i'll drink to that! what a terrific post --<BR/><BR/>;-)janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23203203356364549962009-03-17T23:51:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:51:00.000-04:00@ janie:Or we could go with his take like this:May...@ janie:<BR/><BR/>Or we could go with his take like this:<BR/><BR/>May your hands always be busy,<BR/>May your feet always be swift,<BR/>May you have a strong foundation<BR/>When the winds of changes shift.<BR/>May your heart always be joyful,<BR/>May your song always be sung,<BR/>May you stay forever young,<BR/>Forever young, forever young,<BR/>May you stay forever young.<BR/><BR/>I know, not the dylan blog.<BR/><BR/>Tis a great day to be pseudo Irish.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781898738812454336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90924371550628277452009-03-17T22:25:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:25:00.000-04:00so hard to read all these takes on age and not thi...so hard to read all these takes on age and not think of these words from the bard dylan:<BR/><BR/>The line it is drawn<BR/>The curse it is cast<BR/>The slow one now<BR/>Will later be fast<BR/>As the present now<BR/>Will later be past<BR/>The order is<BR/>Rapidly fadin'.<BR/>And the first one now<BR/>Will later be last<BR/>For the times they are a-changin'.<BR/><BR/>of course that'd be bard *bob* dylan -- and the lyrics for the entire song are <A HREF="http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/times-they-are-changin" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>'night all --<BR/><BR/>;-)janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3462865598009036932009-03-17T21:38:00.001-04:002009-03-17T21:38:00.001-04:00@OrangeYou wrote:"I may agree with Rex that this t...@Orange<BR/><BR/>You wrote:<BR/><BR/>"I may agree with Rex that this theme skewed old and that two of the theme answers were rather mysterious to me. But I still finished in 2:48 despite my youth relative to the theme. :-)"<BR/><BR/>So 2:48 from a self proclaimed neo-geezer ---not bad, and may even negate your previous point(s).<BR/><BR/>Recalling a mantra from MY youth: "Never trust anyone over 30", also help to put your remarks in context.<BR/><BR/>.../Glitch (not to be trusted)Glitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6030953952269708152009-03-17T21:38:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:38:00.000-04:00Radio: “Duffy’s Tavern, where the elite meet to ea...Radio: “Duffy’s Tavern,<B> where the elite meet to eat.</B> Archie the manager speakin’. Duffy ain’t here — oh, hello, Duffy.”<BR/><BR/>TV: "Moe's Tavern, <B>where the elite meet to drink."</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82176041794457254842009-03-17T21:22:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:22:00.000-04:00@ anon 8:44 - PLEASE! be PC! Old fart indeed. We a...@ anon 8:44 - <BR/><BR/>PLEASE! be PC! Old fart indeed. We are gerontologically challenged persons of flatulence, as I said @ 10:53.<BR/><BR/>Guinness would be fine but the imbibition of the evening is the cheap (but remarkably palatable) Lindemann's 2007 Shiraz. <BR/><BR/>@ Crosscan: re O'ut - WELL DONE!retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13301450922200874092009-03-17T21:21:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:21:00.000-04:00P.S. Loved the comment from the younger solver who...P.S. Loved the comment from the younger solver who said <I>Simpsons</I> references are for an older generation than his/hers!Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27181314384148506932009-03-17T21:20:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:20:00.000-04:00@Bill from NJ: Hey, Bill, your profile says you're...@Bill from NJ: Hey, Bill, your profile says you're 61. That qualifies you for the senior discount in a lot of places. I adore you, but you're not 30 anymore. Hell, <I>I'm</I> not 30 anymore either. But I am not eligible for any senior discounts.<BR/><BR/>Of course, when I've 59, "senior citizen" will be defined (by me) as age 75 and up, and I'll be just entering the prime of middle age. Remember back in the day when middle age meant 40s and 50s? Now it seems to mean 50s and 60s, with each generation clinging to its own degree of youth.<BR/><BR/>I may agree with Rex that this theme skewed old and that two of the theme answers were rather mysterious to me. But I still finished in 2:48 despite my youth relative to the theme. :-)Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65661464417041080242009-03-17T21:15:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:15:00.000-04:00I finished quicker than yesterday, under 15 minute...I finished quicker than yesterday, under 15 minutes. That's about average for me on a Tuesday, so I wouldn't say it was challenging. Yesterday's seemed hard for a Monday to me. I've never heard of Duffy's Tavern, but it was easy to figure with the other clues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89974815443312263802009-03-17T21:10:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:10:00.000-04:00@foodie & Ulrichagree - I once felt "Simp...@foodie & Ulrich<BR/><BR/>agree - <BR/><BR/>I once felt "Simpson Challenged", but thanks to this blog, even that's passed.<BR/><BR/>@the redanman --- Thursday?!?<BR/>BTW you're a heretic toad :=)<BR/><BR/>Gotta go, maybe too much Guinness, call me a taxi<BR/><BR/>.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55847416247511348752009-03-17T20:50:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:50:00.000-04:00Finished really early, posting really late, couldn...Finished really early, posting really late, couldn't post at 0900 - my usual when I finish over coffee.<BR/><BR/>Easy fun puzzle to a "stuck can't-get-past-finishing-Thursday", just a small stutter in the mid-north, but easy from crosses to work out.<BR/><BR/>This is just the kind of puzzle I like - not a bunch of re-gurg fill in the blank. Some stuff I haven't a literal or proverbial clue (like ZIA) but easy to confirm by crosses.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I wonder if I want to advance to best in the world, tee-hee. I really liked these two so far, call me a heretic toad.xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28656186370623898462009-03-17T20:44:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:44:00.000-04:00old-timey term for an old fart...old-timey term for an old fart...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50089923077166634412009-03-17T20:31:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:31:00.000-04:00@ Crosscan - great minds think alike.FWIW I REALLY...@ Crosscan - great minds think alike.<BR/><BR/>FWIW I REALLY enjoy the late afternoon and early evening posts, for which the sobriquet "silly season" could be appropriate.<BR/><BR/>five or so and out - but I think the silly season posts don't count, just like calories eaten while standing up do not count.<BR/><BR/>Retired_chemist O'Geezer.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40178631993523575392009-03-17T20:15:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:15:00.000-04:00@retired_chemist - I was just going to say (sing) ...@retired_chemist - I was just going to say (sing) the same thing!<BR/><BR/>Crosscan O'Geezer<BR/><BR/>Three and O'utJeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24726539855622126012009-03-17T20:10:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:10:00.000-04:00I'm a geezer, you're a geezer, he's a geezer, she'...I'm a geezer, you're a geezer, he's a geezer, she's a geezer - wouldn't you like to be a geezer too?<BR/><BR/>(sung to the tune of the Dr. Pepper commercial)retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72779300890013093952009-03-17T20:01:00.000-04:002009-03-17T20:01:00.000-04:00Thanks for the puzzle Mr. Chisholm.I'm a geezer (a...Thanks for the puzzle Mr. Chisholm.<BR/><BR/>I'm a geezer (ala I'm Spartacus ! )<BR/><BR/>Lots of memories flow from this puzzle and comments. Finnegans Wake leading the charge. riverrun (lower case) starts the tale and merges back from the end. Talk about Wordplay, he was the master.<BR/><BR/>High culture v. low culture , mid-cult v. mass-cult - Dwight Macdonald are you still relevant?<BR/><BR/>Sláinte!Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466240197659721721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72933120567049437232009-03-17T19:56:00.001-04:002009-03-17T19:56:00.001-04:00@Sandy: of course you could enjoy both but the que...@Sandy: of course you could enjoy both but the question is: if you had to decide between the two and your only interest was doing well in the puzzle, which one would you study? the answer is Bart and that's a sad answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16606891657362945412009-03-17T19:56:00.000-04:002009-03-17T19:56:00.000-04:00@Blanche: I think Rex saying "This was a good day ...@Blanche: I think Rex saying "This was a good day for (very) old people" was funny. I think you're as old as you feel, as old as you act ... and most assuredly, as old as you look. But the third reason is the least important as long as the first two are going strong. <BR/><BR/>I don't believe Rex is an ageist. He's not even that young!<BR/><BR/>I'm taking my Irish self off to relax after a very long day ... good evening everyone.johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32551936590724358722009-03-17T19:49:00.000-04:002009-03-17T19:49:00.000-04:00what's a geezer?what's a geezer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31647595169105842612009-03-17T19:45:00.000-04:002009-03-17T19:45:00.000-04:00Thank you foodie and ulrich.Plus, I don't think yo...Thank you foodie and ulrich.<BR/><BR/>Plus, I don't think you have to choose between Beethoven and Bart. It is possible to enjoy both. <BR/><BR/>Sorry. That was five.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com