tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8703031624583769066..comments2024-03-28T07:35:42.427-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, May 4 2009 - M Milhet (Old schoolmasters sticks / Succumbing to second thoughts / Actor/brother Sean or Mackenzie)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42155838301574292162009-06-08T16:18:32.388-04:002009-06-08T16:18:32.388-04:00Found this site while searching for FERULES. Also...Found this site while searching for FERULES. Also appreciate the Aron/Aaron information - that had me lathered. I'm a newbie and glad to hear that is not the typical Monday puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4078792967659310422009-05-05T10:18:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:18:00.000-04:00The three massless particles are the PHOTON, the g...The three massless particles are the PHOTON, the gluon, and the graviton. The gluon has only been seen indirectly (3-jet events, for example) and the graviton exists in theoretical limbo.<br /><br />I believe we've seen gluon in the grid before.<br /><br />The neutrino used to be considered massless, but important observations in the 90s showed it had a tiny mass after all.william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33179755678606629692009-05-05T10:13:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:13:00.000-04:00Isn't ARON famously misspelled on Elvis tombstone ...<I>Isn't ARON famously misspelled on Elvis tombstone as Aaron?</I>Actually, Aaron is the little known <I>correct</I> spelling. Aaron was on his birth certificate from the beginning, but he grew up not knowing this, and spent most of his life spelling his middle name ARON. Near the end, he decided he wanted the more Biblical Aaron, and took steps to change his name, only to discover it was already Aaron all along. Then he died, and the estate, knowing all this, has used Aaron ever since.<br /><br />I admit, I first learned of the ARON/Aaron controversy from a book "proving" that Elvis faked his death, starting with the alleged mistake on his tombstone. Not that I fell for it, but I only learned the truth about ARON years later from Wikipedia.<br /><br />For what it's worth, in Hebrew the name is Aharon, but the 'h' got lost because Greek doesn't have a letter for 'h'. (It has aspiration symbols, frequently lost in transliteration.) There is also a Hebrew name ARON, meaning ark (as in Ark of the Covenant, not as in Noah).william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22995057669450140722009-05-05T06:20:00.000-04:002009-05-05T06:20:00.000-04:00Just found your site checking the Blixen and Graem...Just found your site checking the Blixen and Graeme answers for Sunday's puzzle. The Natick problem sounds like sour grapes to me, though. Just because you don't know regional American arcana doesn't make it less valid. That's what makes difficult puzzles so fun and confounding. And educational.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1639831652289281342009-05-05T01:40:00.000-04:002009-05-05T01:40:00.000-04:00I don't have much to say about this puzzle one way...I don't have much to say about this puzzle one way or the other.<br /><br />This puzzle didn't annoy me nor elate me. It was fine.<br /><br />Nation could have been clued as a magazine...The Nation.<br /><br />Kathy D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4004385061605969912009-05-04T21:33:00.000-04:002009-05-04T21:33:00.000-04:00I'm wondering how much tougher this was for the oc...I'm wondering how much tougher this was for the occasional solver? Probably won't find that answer among the crowd here, though, unless some of you network among those who take only the odd tipple.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92215067687487774882009-05-04T18:20:00.000-04:002009-05-04T18:20:00.000-04:00@ Foodie -- I too got a kick out of the idea that ...@ Foodie -- I too got a kick out of the idea that Darwin and Mendel corresponded, but later heard that Mendel's work found among Darwin's effects after he died seemed to be unread... Darwin's command of German was said to be very poor to non-existent. Too bad!<br /><br />∑;(ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67685102098794090382009-05-04T17:35:00.000-04:002009-05-04T17:35:00.000-04:00FERULE prompted a pretty big discussion here a yea...FERULE prompted a pretty big discussion here a year or so ago. It doesn't seem to me to belong in a Monday puzzle but that's just my opinion. Other than that there were only a couple of oddballs STAYER LEGION that appeared awkward. I looked up SNOOT after I finished the puzzle and it is clued to the secondary definition and therefore fair.<br /><br />There was not much to this puzzle one way or the other - a fairly typical middle-of-the roader for a Monday with just a couple of rough patches.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10402970691957703282009-05-04T16:35:00.000-04:002009-05-04T16:35:00.000-04:00@ Green. Of course. I had forgotten about him. Now...@ Green. Of course. I had forgotten about him. Now I'll be singing that song for the rest of the day!!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23622121717133287342009-05-04T16:21:00.000-04:002009-05-04T16:21:00.000-04:00Isn't ARON famously misspelled on Elvis tombstone ...Isn't ARON famously misspelled on Elvis tombstone as Aaron?George NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844466463123158982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60422668053912664252009-05-04T16:06:00.000-04:002009-05-04T16:06:00.000-04:00@Rex:
What's with the extended shoutout to Mr. Co...@Rex:<br /><br />What's with the extended shoutout to Mr. Colbert? Seems somehow untoward, shameless even.toddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12239710041234504812009-05-04T16:05:00.000-04:002009-05-04T16:05:00.000-04:00@XMAN--I got the quote from the unabridged OED of ...@XMAN--I got the quote from the unabridged OED of course---lexicographical SNOOT that I am! No, neither of us crossed the line at all, I would say. My girlfriend thinks I'm a SNOOT for doing the NYT crossword at all. So, in her eyes, we're all SNOOTs!Daniel Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424828583029410424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11495027541129219012009-05-04T15:36:00.000-04:002009-05-04T15:36:00.000-04:00@william e emba
Prof. Flutesnoot isn't a snoot, h...@william e emba<br /><br />Prof. Flutesnoot isn't a snoot, he just had a snoot like a flute (and an appropriate last name, to boot).<br /><br />Now Veronica, she's a bit of a snoot, but when your parents are filthy rich and named Hiram and Hermione, what does one expect?DJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169359183650145099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43820072764595809272009-05-04T15:20:00.000-04:002009-05-04T15:20:00.000-04:00Took me a skosh bit longer than a usual Monday. O...Took me a skosh bit longer than a usual Monday. Only write over was MELT instead of thaw and ATEAM over alist. Other than that it was pretty smooth.<br /><br />I also didn't get an opportunity to post yesterday (pizza party bash) but I enjoyed the puzzle except for a real AAAAARG moment when I finally took out stole and put in STOLA and stared in disbelief at where it's AT. CMON Caleb, didn't your momma teach you no bedder gramma?chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53059999890413974812009-05-04T15:12:00.000-04:002009-05-04T15:12:00.000-04:00@Daniel Myers:
Well done! Where'd you get the quot...@Daniel Myers:<br />Well done! Where'd you get the quote?<br /> <br />Snooty is as snooty does. I don't think either of us crossed the line.slypetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537129206516720012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6200947326291692902009-05-04T14:57:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:57:00.000-04:00@Chefbea: And, of course, who could forget Jubila...@Chefbea: And, of course, who could forget Jubilation T. Cornpone (the most famous denizen of Dogpatch, USA)?Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53980270804748202652009-05-04T14:55:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:55:00.000-04:00@foodie: "But I actually liked the fact that the t...@foodie: "But I actually liked the fact that the theme made me stop and think about how many ways there are to describe a change of mind when something is a little scary." -- Is that like the way Eskimos have many words for snow? And what does that say about our culture?<br /><br />Where I come from, "sedan" refers to a car with a proper trunk, regardless of number of doors, whereas "coupe" refers to a two-door hatchback.<br /><br />Vaguely challenging but do-able Monday puzzle for me.<br /><br />-VegaVegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893157908004486201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49100454408361506242009-05-04T14:47:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:47:00.000-04:00This was one of those hybrid puzzles that the cons...This was one of those hybrid puzzles that the construction (only 32 black squares! corners with seven and 8 letter parallel stacks! Some obscure words) was definitely Tues/Wed<br />but bec the theme was so Monday-y<br />that trumped the construction.<br /><br />As an occasional Monday constructor, I'm pretty sure that Will would NEVER let me get away with at least 7 of these words: IPECAC, ISBN, FERULE, ARON, ODDLOT, ICESHEET, ATEMPO, and maybe not even KRONA, ENOL, nor EMI.<br /><br />I suspect that perhaps the constructor is new, impressed him with the really nice grid and it's harder for folks to make a Monday puzzle (that is Monday in all aspects) than people suspect.<br /><br />Colbert NATION is another example of this...again I don't think I could have gotten away with cluing Nation this way. WIll would have told me too obscure for a wide audience...<br /><br />I don't know Mark Milhet but my bet is if he's a younger, hipper/hepper guy, it's perceived as a way to bring the puzzle into this century (cf RICKROLLING which in the past would not have flown as a Monday...)<br /><br />Not totally bitter (yet!) just trying to shed light on this clearly more difficult puzzle than the standard Monday fare.<br />:)andrea carla michaelshttp://acmenaming.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38603833470932612582009-05-04T14:37:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:37:00.000-04:00@ chefbea - "Very god right out of the oven with l...@ chefbea - "Very god right out of the oven with lots of butter... yummmm"<br /><br />Sounds heavenly.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-128667411500716592009-05-04T14:14:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:14:00.000-04:00@david Corn pone is like corn bread only they are...@david Corn pone is like corn bread only they are made individually instead of in a big pan and then cut into squares. Very god right out of the oven with lots of butter... yummmmchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24188650823801781062009-05-04T13:08:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:08:00.000-04:00A lovely juxtaposition of Jan Steen and Jan Brady,...A lovely juxtaposition of Jan Steen and Jan Brady, Rex.<br />very Colbert-ish. ;)fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12070525866350680132009-05-04T12:52:00.000-04:002009-05-04T12:52:00.000-04:00I loved all the Colbert pics in the writeup. I ha...I loved all the Colbert pics in the writeup. I had no idea he was so popular in the comics medium. I have been impressed with his geekcred in the past (see his interview with Neil Gaiman).<br /><br />I was looking up the ISBN classification system a while ago. The first digits are a country code, then there is a publisher code, then a title code, finally a check sum digit (like on the credit cards). All of which fits into a finite space, so large publishers get short codes so they can have more title codes, and vice versa. The check sum used to be in base 11, so they would use the letter X to symbolize 10 (and 0 to symbolize 11, how I miss new math) but they changed away from that system to one in base 10 again.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16202158575293365222009-05-04T12:49:00.000-04:002009-05-04T12:49:00.000-04:00p.s. I really wanted Buyer's (or Seller's) Remorse...p.s. I really wanted Buyer's (or Seller's) Remorse for one of the theme answers...<br /><br />@ Crosscan -- Good luck at the tables! Hope your 00.00.00 is not an omen.<br /><br />∑;(ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69992443581977426662009-05-04T12:47:00.000-04:002009-05-04T12:47:00.000-04:00I am a fairly new solver- so I was happy to see th...I am a fairly new solver- so I was happy to see that this one was rated 'medium challenging'- took me half again as long to solve as a typical Monday. <br />Note to Rex: before there was a Colbert Nation or a Red Sox Nation there was Raider Nation. <br />Cheers from Oakland.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300385702200589764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74887327181646638782009-05-04T12:29:00.000-04:002009-05-04T12:29:00.000-04:00@Ulrich: thank you for the link! I'm pretty sure I...@Ulrich: thank you for the link! I'm pretty sure I have a 2-door coupe.<br /><br />In our house "Snoot" is an endearment, derivided from the Dutch word snoet(je), little face. Not telling for whom.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.com