tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8600883897477597537..comments2024-03-28T06:08:12.377-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Johnny who used to cry Come On Down / TUE 4-27-10 / Penny-pincher slangily / Seoul-based automaker / Means of staying toasty at nightRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67119788667636340732010-04-28T15:36:49.561-04:002010-04-28T15:36:49.561-04:00Remember, the mark of Cain was also a protection f...<i>Remember, the mark of Cain was also a protection for Cain against being murdered, as well as a signal to others.</i><br /><br />That's the point of it being offered as a mnemonic. If you know what the phrase means, you'll remember which brother lived and which one was killed. And if you don't know what the phrase means, find out, and then you'll forever remember which brother is which.<br /><br />My point was that everyone already knows the phrase "mark of CAIN". It's often difficult to remember which name is which in any story, but stories themselves are pretty memorable. The mnemonic is simply to make sure you attach one name to the story correctly.william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72647147014042346652010-04-27T23:28:59.133-04:002010-04-27T23:28:59.133-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:00, 6:55, 0.87, 20%, Easy<br />Tue 8:02, 8:51, 0.91, 26%, Easy-Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:19, 3:40, 0.91, 26%, Easy-Medium<br />Tue 4:23, 4:31, 0.97, 48%, Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83071424019700365022010-04-27T21:38:46.237-04:002010-04-27T21:38:46.237-04:00@JenCT
One afternoon I was driving home from my so...@JenCT<br />One afternoon I was driving home from my son's orthodontist's appt, and we saw an odd 'projection' from the side of the roadway...so I slowed down...and ...out popped a turkey's head, followed by the turkey...and another...and another (for twelve turkeys!)...an entire brood of young wild turkeys, who crossed the road and disappeared down the gulley toward the Chagrin River. It was truly wonderful to see them like that. The resurgence of the wild turkeys in Ohio has been a huge success story...and it's echoed in other areas as well. Wonderful! (BTW, Ben Franklin bitterly opposed the selection of the 'thieving' Bald Eagle as a national symbol; he much preferred the Wild Turkey. He had a point.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65337779738861488932010-04-27T21:35:36.811-04:002010-04-27T21:35:36.811-04:00@Andrea Bedlam(p) Michaels: looking forward to you...@Andrea Bedlam(p) Michaels: looking forward to your puzz tomorrow!<br /><br />This was one of those great puzzle, Rex and comment days. Learned quite a lot!<br /><br />The most amazing heated blanket I ever encountered was last year, when before a medical procedure a sort of sheet was put on me, and almost immediately hot air was blown into it, warming me beautifully!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23326244077378820632010-04-27T19:03:53.735-04:002010-04-27T19:03:53.735-04:00@bookmark, CoolPapaD
Thanks, I wondered about that...@bookmark, CoolPapaD<br />Thanks, I wondered about that too!<br />Five acts it is! THAT's what I learned today...<br />and that there are other kinds of HEATEDBLANKETS that are not electric!<br />(@Hazel, thanks for keeping it real and stay well!)<br /><br />@jesser<br />If you do it right, EVERY party is a coming out one! ;)<br /><br />@tptsteve<br />not that it's a contest, but fwiw I thought your getting it from the crosses (!) comment yesterday took the cake!<br /><br />@anonymous 7:08am<br />I think maybe s/he was referring to how hard (relatively) the NW is...I know I got many answers wrong initially...<br />Had VIAduct instead of OVIduct, AVE Maria instead of TIA Maria, etc. so it's possible s/he left those mistakes in and couldn't get past that...<br /><br />@Oliver <br />I thought this was really clever...and seven themes!!!!!!<br />Even if there ARE 120 possibilities for BLADE this was smoooooooth. <br /><br />And I'm so happy no one really complained about the circles... there are only so many variations on a theme NYT accepts and this was a nice fresh SWITCH.<br /><br />@stan, puzzlegirl, addie<br />53D TOTAL shoutout to you!!!!!!<br /><br />@van55<br />You made me realize that ogling is 75% of googling!<br /><br />@Clark<br />If they were all blonds, would they be renamed Blond Girls?<br />Looking forward to tomorrow in more ways than three!andrea igetit michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16768879708079660442010-04-27T17:40:08.953-04:002010-04-27T17:40:08.953-04:00@ nope 5:17 - glad you cleared that up. Thanks.@ nope 5:17 - glad you cleared that up. Thanks.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88574824107661885402010-04-27T17:22:18.358-04:002010-04-27T17:22:18.358-04:00@JenCT - We have these gobblers all over Upstate N...@JenCT - We have these gobblers all over Upstate NY. My inmates thought they were rats, since they are often grazing and have their heads down.<br /><br />These words such as BEDLAMP and CHEAPO seem OK to me since we get the answer, don't we? <br />As far as HEATEDBLANKET, there are 2 reasons hospitals use them rather than electric BLANKETs: There could be problems if they got wet and they need to be washed after one use, unlike mine at home which is full of happy dust mites. A BEDLAMP could be one of those over the bed or clipped on to the headboard.<br /><br />@RetiredChemist - Tell the Northeasterners there are SAEs at Cornell, UVM and Bard, and of course Syracuse U which has every combination of any 3 Greek letters.<br /><br />@Artlover - El Ropo Stinko was my Dad's cigar. Actually, I liked the smell of seegars which filled the office buildings in the 40s-70s.<br /><br />@Jesser - BOor and BORE have much in common.<br /><br />@Gubdude - watch out for prayer, drawer, sewer and a few other choice homonyms. The idea is to throw us off.<br /><br />@Emba - Remember, the mark of Cain was also a protection for Cain against being murdered, as well as a signal to others. Like checking in with his parole officer.<br />The Old Testament pretty much reflects the beginning of agrarianism, with all this talk of locusts, storage of wheat, talking donkeys.<br />@Rube - it snowed here today. But it didn't stick.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1883107364668702962010-04-27T17:22:11.204-04:002010-04-27T17:22:11.204-04:00@CoolPapaD: Yes, all Shakespeare plays have five a...@CoolPapaD: Yes, all Shakespeare plays have five acts.bookmarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27794789822912452882010-04-27T17:22:03.892-04:002010-04-27T17:22:03.892-04:00I remember it from Springsteens "Adam Raised ...I remember it from Springsteens "Adam Raised a Cain"<br /><br />"In the Bible Cain slew Abel and East of Eden he was cast.<br />You're born into this life paying for the sins of somebody else's past"MikeMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77244421689971089872010-04-27T17:17:29.661-04:002010-04-27T17:17:29.661-04:00@r_c
I was prompted to write by your line that I ...@r_c<br /><br />I was prompted to write by your line that I quoted.<br /><br />If I (on some other occation) had written "Anyone who has lived in NYC knows ..." the first part of your response would mirror my feelings ;)<br /><br />As to SAE being a WTH answer, I just mean I had it, didn't understand it and had to look it up (for next time). <br /><br />Thus, your second assumption is correct.Nopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74490840730728769592010-04-27T17:11:24.228-04:002010-04-27T17:11:24.228-04:00Just read an article in today's NYT you may en...Just read an article in today's NYT you may enjoy, especially you ladies who remember the 60s. A little <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/business/27flier.html" rel="nofollow"> humor</a> in the otherwise usually dry Business Section.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41646215607522211892010-04-27T17:09:23.359-04:002010-04-27T17:09:23.359-04:00@sparky, your slipping ever closer to the edge. T...@sparky, your slipping ever closer to the edge. Timing yourself....hmmmm. Now the important question: Pen or pencil?<br /><br />@doc john, Terri Hatcher was a Bond girl - neat.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5054072557088093022010-04-27T16:44:47.612-04:002010-04-27T16:44:47.612-04:00I memorized which Biblical brother was which way b...I memorized which Biblical brother was which way back when via the phrase "CAIN was ABEL". Presumably you've also heard of the phrase "the mark of CAIN"?<br /><br />You could <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain_and_Abel_%28comics%29" rel="nofollow">also</a> read Neil Gaiman's SANDMAN. Highly recommended on general principles along with the many miniseries followups, and the two spinoff series, but as a side effect, you will forever know which is which.william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79514695788263785472010-04-27T16:24:16.787-04:002010-04-27T16:24:16.787-04:00@JenCT, my turkey is coming over to see your turke...@JenCT, my turkey is coming over to see your turkey :)<br /><br />I thought the puzzle was fine for a Tuesday. I first thought it was going to develop into a play on ABLED, oddly a back-formation of "disabled," so I was quite happy to see SWITCHBLADE.<br /><br />(I still think the graphically rotating E A R T H saved that puzzle from the anagram constraint.)fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75840308584424196232010-04-27T15:43:40.558-04:002010-04-27T15:43:40.558-04:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 7/30/...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation of my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Tue 7:59, 8:51, 0.90, 25%, Easy-Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Tue 4:29, 4:31, 0.99, 53%, Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68546829251685192372010-04-27T15:00:07.035-04:002010-04-27T15:00:07.035-04:00Liked this very much, although hand up for AMEMIC ...Liked this very much, although hand up for AMEMIC before ATOMIC.<br /><br />Love Queen Latifah.<br /><br />In honor of all the turkey talk, I changed my picture to a hen that's been frequenting my yard lately - I think she has a nest nearby.JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35046938805393537002010-04-27T14:40:35.511-04:002010-04-27T14:40:35.511-04:00There's more to it than just burning files in ...There's more to it than just burning files in MP3 format onto a CD. It's no accident that you can put that CD in a CD player and it will work. There's a standard for something called an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3_CD" rel="nofollow">MP3 CD</a>. My car stereo plays DVDs burned with directories of MP3s. Makes for a cheap iPod replacement.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86050115087859711572010-04-27T14:37:32.867-04:002010-04-27T14:37:32.867-04:00The nighttable clues "bedside lamp," not...The nighttable clues "bedside lamp," not "BED LAMP," which is usually behind, over, or even in the bed. Many examples <a href="http://www.nextag.com/reading-bed-lamp/search-html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Sigh...BEDLAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14498990638848379712010-04-27T14:07:09.717-04:002010-04-27T14:07:09.717-04:00@mac
CHEAPO can be an adjective, but as Rex illust...@mac<br />CHEAPO can be an adjective, but as Rex illustrated, it can be a noun...and with me, it usually is. I'm a real cheapo when it comes to some things... but in fact when it comes to towels I want the cheapo-s; the thick ones won't get you dry!<br /><br />@Rube<br />Bzzzzzt! Wrong again. Neither Cain nor Abel was a hunter; herds of goats and sheep were common in those times--milk, meat, skins, hair, and so forth--so one was a farmer, the other a herdsman.<br /><br />As someone pointed out on WordPlay, this puzzle just cries out for the inclusion of Zorro, the Gay Blade.<br />Found it quick and fairly simple to solve, though (again) don't accept that these scrambled things are anagrams.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72559251035779681392010-04-27T14:02:24.967-04:002010-04-27T14:02:24.967-04:00Friends kept dropping by last night so I didn'...Friends kept dropping by last night so I didn't get to the puzzle until after I had consumed several glasses of wine. That is usually enough to put my brain in rest/sleep mode, but I was able to zip right through this one so it must have been Monday easy.<br /><br />Heated blankets are a blessing while in the out patient department of a hospital. Why they keep those places so damn cold, I'll never know.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15443717639262727442010-04-27T13:46:35.560-04:002010-04-27T13:46:35.560-04:00I started with Ave Maria and Viaduct, couldn't...I started with Ave Maria and Viaduct, couldn't think of Rivera and moved on to another part of the puzzle. Eventually came back to atomic (duh!) and got the thing right.<br /><br />I don't necessarily equate Bible study with religion. I've taken a course in Bible as Literature where religious study wasn't the focus.bluebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112978237190389791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84901523780123096802010-04-27T13:45:48.649-04:002010-04-27T13:45:48.649-04:00Looks like Clark beat me to the punch but here'...Looks like Clark beat me to the punch but here's a more complete list of other notable Bond girls:<br /><br />Dame Diana Rigg<br />Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore)<br />Barbara Bach<br />Halle Berry<br />Tanya Roberts<br />Jill St. John<br />Jane Seymour<br />Denise Richards (playing a nuclear physicist)<br />Teri Hatcher<br />Britt Ekland<br />Kim Basinger<br /><br />So you see, they're not all forgettable people in quickie roles. (Thanks, IMDB) Also, Grace Jones wasn't exactly a Bond girl but she was a sexy female in a Bond movie so I guess that counts. (Yes, she's sexy.)Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70243909467841958292010-04-27T13:29:36.375-04:002010-04-27T13:29:36.375-04:00On my campus, the SAEs were more commonly referred...On my campus, the SAEs were more commonly referred to as "Stink And Eat". I've heard Sleep And Eat also from alums of other schools (I was just a GDI).HudsonHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119485923243014649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83322764230477479112010-04-27T13:24:21.246-04:002010-04-27T13:24:21.246-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33857374024303890752010-04-27T13:21:49.041-04:002010-04-27T13:21:49.041-04:00If I then copy my cd to a flash drive or hard driv...If I then copy my cd to a flash drive or hard drive, those can also hold mp3s. How does this change Rex's point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com