tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post9046130864695888916..comments2024-03-28T20:49:13.267-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2008 - Billie Truitt (Measure of national economic health / Mr. _____ (Lucy's TV boss) / Rhyming word game)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64895922856241866702008-12-29T13:09:00.000-05:002008-12-29T13:09:00.000-05:00@greeneRe your comment to the movie Samson and Del...@greene<BR/><BR/>Re your comment to the movie Samson and Deliliah. Yes I have seen the movie---many times over. Yes, by todays standards it may be classified as corn but as a 1949 superbly filmed Cecil B. DeMille epic which married new color technology, hollywood-star romance and biblical events it was a film that recieved a 4 1/2 star ratingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82121619603598542102008-11-25T12:19:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:19:00.000-05:00@anonymousHow about when Hedy tries to get a stude...@anonymous<BR/><I>How about when Hedy tries to get a student discount at the same box office scene?</I><BR/><BR/>That's <B>Hedley</B>.<BR/><BR/>@edith b<BR/><I>I just assumed, and it may have been a bad assumption, that math had a part in her discoveries.</I><BR/><BR/>We mathematicians believe that math is part of everything.<BR/><BR/><I>Sorry if I offended you as a mathematician.</I><BR/><BR/>No offense whatsoever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10407049426184780612008-11-25T10:29:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:29:00.000-05:00I, too, have been looking for Wade.@fergus, figure...I, too, have been looking for Wade.<BR/><BR/>@fergus, figured out your brother's UNPC hinky pinky in the middle of the night. Thanks for the riddle.fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-613821944611253762008-11-24T23:52:00.000-05:002008-11-24T23:52:00.000-05:00mac, I wondering where he was as wellmac, I wondering where he was as wellfergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69942847267290088052008-11-24T22:45:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:45:00.000-05:00@william e emba-I may have played fast and loose w...@william e emba-<BR/><BR/>I may have played fast and loose with the term "mathematican" but I never said she had a side career as one. I just assumed, and it may have been a bad assumption, that math had a part in her discoveries.<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I offended you as a mathematician.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65305784482164767112008-11-24T21:04:00.000-05:002008-11-24T21:04:00.000-05:00Where is Wade?Where is Wade?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69732703929519847882008-11-24T19:07:00.000-05:002008-11-24T19:07:00.000-05:00@chefbea: There's actually no Nina in this drawin...@chefbea: There's actually no Nina in this drawing. I'm going to work on resizing it on Thanksgiving. I really need to get some better computer skills.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26185406208823994972008-11-24T17:58:00.000-05:002008-11-24T17:58:00.000-05:00@margaret-I'm sorry. I should have given you cred...@margaret-<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry. I should have given you credit for coining the word <B>coincicross</B> for just the phenomenon I was describing.<BR/><BR/>I didn't remember because of the Great Non-contretemps Between Rex and Evil Doug that took place that same day.<BR/><BR/>So, Andrea, never mind, it's already taken care of.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11588953314088144462008-11-24T16:34:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:34:00.000-05:00@green like your avatar. Is there a Nina in that ...@green like your avatar. Is there a Nina in that hand?chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81558627631286088192008-11-24T16:33:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:33:00.000-05:00@archaeoprof re. OpEd pieces, haven't the foggies...@archaeoprof re. OpEd pieces, haven't the foggiest now, but they got $100 in the late 60s (Mom had one). Bet they haven't kept up with inflation though.<BR/><BR/>I was also brought up with "stinky pinkies" rather than "hinky", which I think expanded more nicely to longer versions (stinkily pinkilies and stinkililly pinkillilies if I recall correctly). It was a fun game, certainly not "weird"! Certainly a fine way to pass the time on those long road trips in the pre-ipod/video game days.<BR/>Still seems pretty obscure for a monday I must say - "stinky pinky" gets many more hits than hinky, but still only 33k on google (and most of those aren't the word game, but we won't go there)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51851830454929972152008-11-24T16:29:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:29:00.000-05:00@ edith, vega, et al. -- I'm partial to the term ...@ edith, vega, et al. -- I'm partial to the term "coincicross" but maybe that's because I'm the one who coined it. I'm glad folks remembered it. (It was the same day as the great "Do Spelling and Smarts Go Together?" debate which was much more memorable!)<BR/><BR/>I didn't get the theme 'til I came here; I like the puzzle better for it. I have to say I hate UNPEG and I've never heard of HINKY PINKY. Now, HANKY PANKY -- that I've heard of!! Having the 15 square MEET IN THE MIDDLE run through the middle is nice.<BR/><BR/>Initially, I had Titter for Giggle and Skewer for Lampoon, which I like better than either TEEHEE or SATIRE. But it is a Monday after all.<BR/><BR/>Off to check out ACME's puzzle. Thanks for the heads up.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08727682398955175642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64568924977438528542008-11-24T15:58:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:58:00.000-05:00Thanks Andrea for Inky-Stinky, which I couln't rem...Thanks Andrea for Inky-Stinky, which I couln't remember as the familiar name for HINKY-PINKY. The game stands out for a particularly coarse example that my brutish brother coined. It's both crude and politically incorrect, relating as it did to a command one might give to a grocery store employee in a certain neighborhood. Got to go find the Chronicle now.<BR/><BR/>I went for speed today and naturally never saw the theme. Those Inner and Outer Clues always throw me, perhaps because Exogenous and Endogenous came from a pseudoscience where nobody can tell cause from effect, and it makes no sense to pretend you can conduct experiments since there can be no control group. I went for MMLE for the French lass, which is embarrassing because I taught a French class this morning. NEEDN'T, for no fathomable reason was my favorite answer of the day.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54527542095292195372008-11-24T15:05:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:05:00.000-05:00@rafaelthatmf: SethG might have more to say on the...@rafaelthatmf: SethG might have more to say on the subject, but my answer is ... you don't. You just have to hope you can get it with the cross.PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835502266781516627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65845794089009534042008-11-24T15:03:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:03:00.000-05:00How do you know when to go with Olav versus Olaf? ...How do you know when to go with Olav versus Olaf? Sorta like tsar czar for me. Cool that meet in the middle is actually in the middle and meets both edges. Maybe I’m reaching. No over inking today. Found a nice evenly folded newspaper this morning that allowed for the easy matching of all corners when folding the Arts section and filled the grid in with properly printed letters for an awesome looking finished product. Easy puzzle but as a whole solving experience I likey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15902100406000936292008-11-24T14:31:00.000-05:002008-11-24T14:31:00.000-05:00Got the theme right away but kept waiting for POIN...Got the theme right away but kept waiting for POINTER to appear.Isn't that the finger next to the thumb? (that's what my grandaughter tells me.)chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48503451053661682472008-11-24T13:44:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:44:00.000-05:00@Doc JohnHow about when Hedy tries to get a studen...@Doc John<BR/><BR/>How about when Hedy tries to get a student discount at the same box office scene? Many memorable lines in that flick - most UNPC-line: 'Where 'de white women at?'<BR/><BR/>RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18388119389856804942008-11-24T13:40:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:40:00.000-05:00RailRoad Gang: "We heard you was hung"Sheriff Bar...RailRoad Gang: "We heard you was hung"<BR/>Sheriff Bart: "I am, I am"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34284184226482661912008-11-24T13:32:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:32:00.000-05:00Like Crosscan, just back from vacation, in my case...Like Crosscan, just back from vacation, in my case ten days in Costa Rica. When the bus broke down, I pulled out the November 2008 Puzzler from The Atlantic Monthly and had a really good workout.<BR/><BR/>But today's NYT was a nice step back into the everyday world, not too easy, deserving Rex's Medium rating.<BR/><BR/>My only comment has to do with 51D, Reclusive actress Greta (GARBO). I have read that she was misquoted. Instead of "I vant to be alone'" the basis for her being called reclusive, the actual quote may have been, "I vant to be left alone," in response to annoying reporters of the day. Very different meaning.<BR/><BR/>Bob KerfuffleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40921899986151886382008-11-24T13:27:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:27:00.000-05:00@edith et al, I thought that was "coincicross," wh...@edith et al, I thought that was "coincicross," which was already coined by [shoot, I don't remember; sorry].<BR/><BR/>I'm SO irritated with myself that I didn't get the theme until I came here.Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893157908004486201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80931708433662502622008-11-24T13:24:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:24:00.000-05:00I found it to be a relatively easy Monday puzzle. ...I found it to be a relatively easy Monday puzzle. Only a couple very minor stopping places. Least fave answer: NEEDN'T. I also thought it was a little odd to call a RIOT an event. "Hey everybody, I'm having a RIOT on Saturday. Hope you can make it!"<BR/><BR/>Another mini-mini-theme: GARBO and LAMARR.<BR/><BR/>Ah, Blazing Saddles. One of my all-time faves. One of my favorite scenes is when Hedley strides up to the theater concession stand at the end and says, "Raisinets." Just something about that one word and the way he delivers it that sums up his whole character.Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48866933644651701822008-11-24T13:20:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:20:00.000-05:00@ cheryl -- I called that a déjà-do, since I did i...@ cheryl -- I called that a déjà-do, since I did it right, changed my mind and erased it, then wrote the same in later on... thus it's done right again.<BR/><BR/>∑;)ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3220360476668502402008-11-24T13:12:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:12:00.000-05:00$200 per puzzle in the NYT? That's far less than ...$200 per puzzle in the NYT? That's far less than I expected. What does the paper pay for an op-ed?archaeoprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956231727789223463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82094673217113324242008-11-24T12:59:00.000-05:002008-11-24T12:59:00.000-05:00Another nice pair is the AWOL EX G.I.Even though i...Another nice pair is the AWOL EX G.I.<BR/><BR/>Even though it's not hanky-panky, which I wrote in first, hinky-pinky still sounds vaguely dirty. I dare Trebek to say that on Jeopardy!<BR/><BR/>Was there a term established for the phenomenon of erasing an answer, then realising it was correct? If not, the term "err-asure" came to mind while I was working on Saturday's puzzle. <BR/><BR/>Onward to the L.A. TimesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926746419713451941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64134900235245523402008-11-24T12:43:00.000-05:002008-11-24T12:43:00.000-05:00@mac, I have the LA Times solution grid posted at ...@mac, I have the LA Times solution grid posted at my blog. The NYT, Sun, and CrosSynergy solutions are also there, so be careful if you're planning to do those other puzzles and don't want to encounter spoilers.<BR/><BR/>As I learned the game, you have hink-pink, hinky-pinky, and hinkety-pinkety to mimic the number of syllables in the phrases you're supposed to guess. I second Jeff in Chicago's preference for hanky-panky, though I was fond enough of hinky-pinky as a kid.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87770690784760202832008-11-24T12:42:00.000-05:002008-11-24T12:42:00.000-05:00@edith b: I have heard of "Ecstacy," but never se...@edith b: I have heard of "Ecstacy," but never seen it. Sounds rather naughty for 1933. I read somewhere that Ms. Lamarr had a scientific side, but couldn't quite remember what it was. Thanks for the update.<BR/><BR/>@william e emba: I love the whole Hedly Lamarr business in "Blazing Saddles." Pure Mel Brooks. Ms. Lamarr was also skewered in the 1960 musical "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" via the character Hedy LaRue -- the boss' girlfriend who's sleeping her way to the top. Pure Abe Burrows and a Pulitzer Prize to boot.<BR/><BR/>Did Andrea's lovely LA Times puzzle during lunch today. Why did Will turn this one down? I like the theme, but miss the connection to the blog.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.com