tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post9123013531638820196..comments2024-03-28T20:49:13.267-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Early Sony recorder / TUE 6-30-15 / 1990s Indian PM / Singer Josh whose self-titled 2001 debut album went 4x platinumRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86213074397592651022022-03-05T11:27:24.571-05:002022-03-05T11:27:24.571-05:00Wow, amazing block structure! How long
Have you wr...<br />Wow, amazing block structure! How long<br />Have you written a blog before? Working on a blog seems easy.<br />The overview of your website is pretty good, not to mention what it does.<br /><a href="https://fasisoftz.com/bingo-numbers-crack/" rel="nofollow">Bingo Numbers Crack</a><br /><br /><br />Abrar ul haqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445154634483733749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28682164598033779742015-08-04T16:46:12.551-04:002015-08-04T16:46:12.551-04:00Thank You @rondo With the Syndi-linc unlinked, it...Thank You @rondo With the Syndi-linc unlinked, it's a pain to find the correct puzzle, and a double pain when the 'right one' isn't.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156872089175084024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53397916681236362872015-08-04T16:18:14.991-04:002015-08-04T16:18:14.991-04:00Very pleasant puzzle. I would have liked if Vincen...Very pleasant puzzle. I would have liked if Vincent Price were the tagger though. <br /><br />Went by to fast. <br /><br />I'm thinkin bout July Harpers Puzzle. Hmmmm, laundry or new puzzle......<br /><br />Thanks @Rondo!<br /><br />I'm AUF!!Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41622889074731982662015-08-04T10:54:43.342-04:002015-08-04T10:54:43.342-04:00@Syndi-solvers - go to the June 9 puzzle for the o...@Syndi-solvers - go to the June 9 puzzle for the one with the horsesrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31232180434381216672015-07-14T16:54:43.710-04:002015-07-14T16:54:43.710-04:00BTW - just banged out the July Harper's Puzzle...BTW - just banged out the July Harper's Puzzle. That was 3-1/2 hours of solid work. rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21442684096609467002015-07-14T15:47:23.675-04:002015-07-14T15:47:23.675-04:00Fun puzzle. Had to replace Tut with TSK, and my do...Fun puzzle. Had to replace Tut with TSK, and my doctor had to replace his Degree with his DIPLOMA, Otherwise smooth sailing.<br /><br />On a side note, my iPad now, annoyingly, flashes some kind of hint words at the top of the keyboard as I type. Unbelieveably, when Imwrote <br />doctor had to replace", the suggested words were "own first wife"! I think the spooks are tunning the joint!DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37828234781966671252015-07-14T14:25:23.613-04:002015-07-14T14:25:23.613-04:00BRAVery and BETAmAx made a mess of the SW for a wh...BRAVery and BETAmAx made a mess of the SW for a while, but that was it for write-overs.<br /><br />Going to play golf? Give that MANATEE.<br /><br />Really sad to say that I knew GROBAN. Had a date once who thought he was the bee's knees. Yes, that bad. Or at least that bland.<br /><br />Think I might head to the BAR for a COORS, ICY cold. Or a shot of RYE?<br /><br />OBELISK, ROD TOOL. Really Ms. Gelfand, TSK.<br /><br />Another puz by a lady and no yeah baby in it. But it has the "adorable" Mr. GROBAN. Now I WAX pathetic. Tomorrow I'll try again.<br /><br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85720954717418467752015-07-14T12:12:26.880-04:002015-07-14T12:12:26.880-04:00POSER OVA ROD
ABBEYS got the HOTS for me on FIELD...POSER OVA ROD<br /><br />ABBEYS got the HOTS for me on FIELDTRIPS from school,<br />she’s a GAZELLE and an ACROBAT, that IMP is a jewel,<br />and she ANSWERS with BRAVADO and no FUSS (she’s so cool),<br />when I say, “The PRICETAGS still nothing to SLO WAX my TOOL.”<br /><br />--- ROD STASIS<br /><br />today’s stream of unconsciousness sponsored by ICY COORSBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73107728747997080002015-07-14T12:01:07.457-04:002015-07-14T12:01:07.457-04:00This one was...okay. I mean, all the ANSWERS are r...This one was...okay. I mean, all the ANSWERS are right there, save GROBAN and BAO for which I needed every cross. The theme is...fine. Not scintillating, but fine. The fill is...well, you can guess. C.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50668007217797296012015-07-01T09:17:50.103-04:002015-07-01T09:17:50.103-04:00@anon8:48 ("Grammar Nazi's Friend")...@anon8:48 ("Grammar Nazi's Friend"), et. al. --<br /><br /><br />Sorry, but the entire context was: "Sorry, but so DOES {your response to} a lot of informal posts..."<br /><br />In which @GN unfailingly issues a correction.<br /><br />Obviously from the context I was referring to his (implied) response to EVERY post, not the referred posts themselves.<br /><br />Read the context, friends. The content thereof makes the grammar clear ... and correct. ;-)Billynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45132002172658833752015-07-01T06:55:53.111-04:002015-07-01T06:55:53.111-04:00Anyone else suspect that @Billy C and @Jamie C. ar...Anyone else suspect that @Billy C and @Jamie C. are related by marriage?Elephant's Childnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6780175410598451192015-06-30T23:40:21.528-04:002015-06-30T23:40:21.528-04:00@ Billy C,
Just when I thought you had embarrasse...@ Billy C, <br />Just when I thought you had embarrassed yourself as much as you possibly could on this board, you took it to the next level. As far as I know, language has not evolved to the point that a verb does not have to agree with its subject. Your comment is especially pathetic in the context of trying to outdo a someone who obviously knows grammar. Jamie C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66090317135189805492015-06-30T22:04:00.657-04:002015-06-30T22:04:00.657-04:00So little love for Playland??
I spent many many su...So little love for Playland??<br />I spent many many summer days there as a kid, teen, and college kid.<br />Winters too, skating at the rink.<br /><br />My favorite was, and still is, Derby Racer - a high speed merry-go-round.<br />I always pick a horse on the outside, because, of course, they go the fastest!<br /><br />Operating since Playland opened in 1928, and hand-carved.<br />Bring me some cotton candy, please, @Ryan!!<br /><br />Thanks for the memory, Ms. Gelfand, and for a solve that made it fun to guess each themer.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9955749019560669532015-06-30T20:50:57.865-04:002015-06-30T20:50:57.865-04:00Hey, @Big Steve. Sorry. I shoulda given the answer...Hey, @Big Steve. Sorry. I shoulda given the answers. FORD FLEXES and CRUISE SHIPS. The others you got. Loren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38998380279097399272015-06-30T20:48:45.187-04:002015-06-30T20:48:45.187-04:00@Billy C..."
So DO a lot of informal posts.....@Billy C..." <br />So DO a lot of informal posts...." In other words, a lot of informal posts DO happen all the time.<br /><br />--grammer nazi's friendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10553565400248623762015-06-30T20:43:30.274-04:002015-06-30T20:43:30.274-04:00@Loren Muse Smith
I think it's polite if one ...@Loren Muse Smith <br />I think it's polite if one poses some questions, to also show answers.<br />Can you confirm or give answers, please.<br /><br />"Actor Harrison shows off his muscle?" REX FLEXES<br />"Actress Sharon matures?" STONE AGES<br />"Musician Axl gets two strikes and a spare?" ROSE BOWLS<br />"Actor Tom sends packages?" HANKS?? SHIPS/MAILS<br />"Musician Taylor dances with the Rockettes?" SWIFT KICKS<br /><br />BTW, I had Betamax at first. This is a case study in marketing over engineering.<br />It's studied in many B-schools.<br />While the Betamax may have been a better quality, VHS came out with 1-hr. + tapes to record TV shows. Also, Sony kept the Betamax, while VHS was licensed to many manufacturers.<br /><br />We had the first machines in the country, as my father worked for a major TV manufacturer.<br />So for a couple of years in high school, video nights of all manner were a popular attraction. <br /><br />Thanks. -- Big SteveBig Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22123898773881018952015-06-30T20:02:25.033-04:002015-06-30T20:02:25.033-04:00Mr. Nazi --
Heh, heh ... "Happens all the ti...<br />Mr. Nazi --<br /><br />Heh, heh ... "Happens all the time."<br /><br />So does a lot of informal posts here for which you have ZERO tolerance.<br /><br />Your pal, Billy<br />Billy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81588550736605349512015-06-30T19:55:46.310-04:002015-06-30T19:55:46.310-04:00@Z, thanks for the link. I've never heard any ...@Z, thanks for the link. I've never heard any of the examples except for the Dramatic So, which seems really common. (Which means I've used it myself :-) ).<br /><br />I liked this puzzle a lot. I consider "this type" of puzzle (common phrases twisted into puns) to be very common, just like rebus puzzles or puzzles whose theme entries have the vowels change or the sounds change or use alliteration, or whatever. For me, if it is done well, that's all that counts. And the image evoked by PRICE TAGS was worth a laugh for me today. <br /><br />@M&A, Short Shorts, har!<br /><br />I'm trying to figure out why the autocorrect hates apostrophes. When I write something using 's, autocorrect almost always adds a space between my ' and the s and adds the s to the next word, possibly adding other letters to make a real word which then makes no grammatical sense. For example, I had "that's all". Behind my back, autocorrect changed it to "that' small". Sneaky thing, no wonder we're all prone to typos, it's not our fault!!<br /><br />Thanks, Susan Gelfand, for a great Tuesday.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58024826532626152622015-06-30T19:13:54.077-04:002015-06-30T19:13:54.077-04:00@Lucy - Several years ago Rex temporarily switched...@Lucy - Several years ago Rex temporarily switched from solving on line to paper and pencil to prepare for the ACPT. He commented then that his times were more than a minute slower on paper. If you are reasonably proficient with an iPad I suspect paper would also be slower. No idea about a phone solve but I find texting annoying. <br /><br />@Z - Every now and then I read something that is off just enough to motivate me to comment. The nice thing is that in almost every case you address it before I have a chance to get to it. You did it again today. Thanks.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84041438389100140722015-06-30T18:21:26.318-04:002015-06-30T18:21:26.318-04:00Hah! The bag of potato chips trick was once used i...Hah! The bag of potato chips trick was once used in an episode of Criminal Minds, if I remember correctly. Further evidence that television isn't entirely worthless.AnonyMunchkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70138816413458209652015-06-30T18:14:00.456-04:002015-06-30T18:14:00.456-04:00@Billy C,
Sometimes a sentence can have an implie...@Billy C, <br />Sometimes a sentence can have an implied subject. Happens all the time. grammar nazinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42880584067980149252015-06-30T17:54:51.240-04:002015-06-30T17:54:51.240-04:00@ Lewis, loved your factoid today. My brother is ...@ Lewis, loved your factoid today. My brother is a firefighter and that seems like the type of thing he would do. He once won the contest during a training for arson detection. They all had to set fire to a building and then the others had to figure out how it was set. He used a big bag of potato chips and it was undetectable. No one figured out how he set the fire.Aketinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91686612660261167902015-06-30T17:24:19.296-04:002015-06-30T17:24:19.296-04:00@mathguy,
I'm thinking that would be a high p...@mathguy,<br /><br />I'm thinking that would be a high proportion, rather than a high ratio, of unique grids.<br /><br />Sometimes math doesn't ADAPT to language entirely EASELy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53130090713936269912015-06-30T16:51:09.617-04:002015-06-30T16:51:09.617-04:00@mathguy
I hoped you would get interested in this....@mathguy<br />I hoped you would get interested in this. Why not solve a simple case first? Perhaps how many 7 x 7 grids and then combine them.r.alphbunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657275501845781384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17490173086987556602015-06-30T16:43:13.793-04:002015-06-30T16:43:13.793-04:00Thank you very much, Mathguy.Thank you very much, Mathguy.pmdmnoreply@blogger.com