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Relative difficulty: Challenging (misplaced, strange)
Theme answers:
- URBAN LEGENDS => Urban Leg Ends (18A: Feet in the city? (3 wds.)
- KINDRED SPIRITS => Kind, Red Spirit (24A: Friendly Communist ghost? (3 wds.))
- QUICK THINKING => Quick, Thin King (47A: Slim monarch who gets around fast? (3 wds.))
- GOOGLE IMAGES => Go Ogle Images (58A: Head off to stare at some pictures? (3 wds.))
Toulon (French pronunciation: [tu.lɔ̃]; Provençal: Tolon (classical norm), Touloun (Mistralian norm), pronounced [tuˈlun]) is a city in southern France and a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department. // The Commune of Toulon has a population of 165,514 people (2009), making it the fifteenth-largest city in France. It is the centre of an urban area with 559,421 inhabitants (2008), the ninth largest in France.[1] Toulon is the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille and Nice. (wikipedia)
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You call that a "Mind THE GAP" puzzle? That's not a "Mind THE GAP" puzzle. *This* (NYT, January 17, 2013) is a "Mind THE GAP" puzzle (and a good one) (seriously, it is—much better than today's).
Meanwhile, I had a nice weekend.
I attended Lollapuzzoola 10, the world's greatest NYC crossword tournament, and, well, see pictures, above. My wife and I did OK. The tournament was (as usual) great fun—jam-packed, with tons of new faces—and I got to meet interesting people (a lot of younger people just getting into crossword nerddom!) and eat interesting food and see a Mets game. Lovely lovely lovely. A great way to bring my summer to an official close (teaching starts Thursday). Thanks to Tyler Clark for covering for me Friday and Saturday. And oh, yeah, if you want to do the Fantastic tournament puzzles (all by top-notch constructors) you're in luck. You can get them here, cheap.
See you tomorrow.
Signed (from 37 stories over Manhattan), Rex Parker, King of CrossWorld
[Follow Rex Parker on Twitter and Facebook]
ReplyDeleteMIND THE GAP?
Is this the London Times?
@Johnny 12:13 a.m. I take the Metro North to/from Westchester. Every day I'm told to mind the gap. The same is true of LIRR.
DeleteWatch the gap on Metro North
DeleteOn the tough side for me too, but it could be the 15x16 grid?
ReplyDeleteTOULON was a gimme. I spent a few days in the harbor there in the summer 1967 aboard a large gray ship with guided missile launchers. I never went ashore as it was not much of a tourist destination, plus I was saving money to return to college in the fall (however, I did hit the beach in Mallorca).
I also had trouble making sense of the reveal, so I'm inclined to mostly agree with @Rex on this one.
No disagreement about the higher difficulty of this puzzle and how such a punny bunch of answers belongs on a Wednesday. But I'm surprised you didn't enjoy it. Every gap breaks the word into two words with a significantly different sound (soft g of legend to hard g of leg, short i of kindred to long i of kind, etc)., so in general I thought the wackiness bar was set quite high. I also liked the long answers, and wasn't irritated by any particularly subpar fill. We got Wednesday early this week, hurray!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone remember laughter?
ReplyDeleteDidn't find the puzzle difficult, but it took my puzzle noobie husband to explain "the gap" in the words to me. Colour me red. How could I not love a puzzle with 6A in it.
ReplyDeleteTwo goofs SECURE sIte before LINK and SWaM before SWUM. No biggies. Cute puzzle.
Sure sounds like the tournament was great fun, maybe someday.
interesting that both today's and 01-17-13 crosswords include Lee
ReplyDeleteDon't understand OFL's animus. In "breaking words into two words," you have to mind where you put THE GAP.
ReplyDeleteIf only it held water politically, Kasparov the Friendly Ghost would've been a fun clue.
I agree with Patrick, it was excellent puzzle and I liked the same things he did. How can you not appreciate thinking of Google as "Go Ogle"? Where is your sense of fun?
ReplyDeleteI took the reveal as meaning Watch out before you pronounce this phrase ‘cause there’s a “gap” in one of these common words that you aren’t expecting. I love this kind of theme, the kind that has you taking a second look at a word or phrase and re-seeing it in a different light. Love it.
ReplyDeleteTOULON was easier to me than AMPLITUDE. Much easier. Wheelhouses and all that.
“Grease” then “Rhebus” (ouch) before RHESUS.
“Take” one’s time before BIDE.
I agree that there’s no cohesiveness to the list. Sure.
But BUT…. I’ll take the looseness just to be shown that second take on URBAN LEGENDS. That alone was worth the price of admission. The QUICK THIN KING was good, too…
… but I tell ya, that LEG ENDS. It made me laugh. Excellent.
Arrived in London last night and was repeatedly told to MIND THE GAP in the underground.
ReplyDeleteThe other GAP puzzle was a Thursday puzzle and I don't think it is fair to compare a Monday puzzle with a Thursday puzzle.
These two cascos slowed me down:
1D. {Done the backstroke, e.g.} SWAM-->SWUM
39D. {Praise highly} LAUD-->TOUT
Details here.
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ReplyDelete@rex -- With great respect, always -- "... all you're doing is breaking words into two words...". No, you're breaking words into two words In Common Phrases, which is another ballgame, IMO. I've been trying to come up with other theme answers with no success (as it turns out, Tom, according to his notes, wrote a computer program to help him come up with answers).
ReplyDeleteI thought this was brilliant and funny. Truly, I don't think a reveal was needed, just the common phrases and their wacky clues -- terrific wordplay. The cluing was Monday level yet didn't insult the intelligence, and there is a SWEPT up, a BETTE by YOUBET, and a SAD sitting on an EMO. It's a clean grid, and for me, a wow and a smile. Thank you Tom.
And on this special day, to those experiencing full totality, with apologies to "White Christmas":
May your day be merry and black
And may all your retinas stay intact
I'm with @Patrick O'Connor on this one.
ReplyDeleteI'll disagree with @Lewis only on the issue of the reveal. I do think it is needed for those of us staring at URBAN LEGENDS and wondering why it the clue says "three words."
GO OGLE IMAGES is creepy funny. URBAN LEG ENDS is creepy absurdist funny. This should have been the Best Tuesday Puzzle Ever™.
Definitely not a Monday. A full minute over average.
ReplyDeleteSo badly wanted laUd instead of TOUT (39D); caused some problems. The vague theme at 39A and the oh-so-out-of-place TOULON kept me guessing there.
And where did TUN (43D) come from?
I think I'll push this puzzle directly into the path of the next oncoming train.
This was a great puzzle. Fun and witty, not challenging, so yes, Monday. Loved AMPLITUDE.
ReplyDelete@Lewis, love the lyrics! My head is substituting "And with all your foceas intact" but I like yours better so I'm not listening.
Here's hoping for an uncloudy day...
**foVeas. Fat fingers.
ReplyDeleteMedium for me once I caught the gap thing. Stuck on AMPLITUDE for a bit. Also misspelled WALLE, thinking of Wiley Coyote, I suppose. Did take me longer than usual to finish. Liked it.
ReplyDeleteI loved, loved, loved this one! Also finished it in normal Monday time, maybe even a little faster since once you got the first theme answe the rest were easy. Only word I had to get from the crosses were Toulon. Anyone else love the word "amplitude?" Luv saying it!
ReplyDeleteVery nice puzzle, but I had to do a lot of downs to get through it. When done, I was surprised that my time was slower than average.
ReplyDeleteI am normally bored to tears on Mondays but generally do the puzzle anyway so I can enjoy reading this blog and all of the comments. Today I did the puzzle with some degree of delight instead of boredom. Alas, OFL is a big meanie and has totally lost his sense of perspective as far as I'm concerned. I think he used to have one.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent is the word for this one. Four great themers, plus some A+ fill (PLANKTON, ELI WHITNEY, AMPLITUDES). This is what every puzzle should be.
ReplyDeleteHad INtact before INFULL, so thought we were to going to get IT Gal and Necco wafer.
Way harder yet more enjoyable than a usual Monday for me. Things that slowed me down: SECUREsite, Necco wafer before NILLA, laUd before TOUT and having no idea what a TUN is. All the theme answers made me smile, once I'd figured out where to put THE GAP.
ReplyDeleteSeeing LEE clued as the general with "crowd with torches" in the same puzzle was a bit too topical and sad.
If this is a Wednesday puzzle misplaced on a Monday, I personally see that as a feature rather than a bug. It was certainly more fun and interesting than a typical Monday.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the solve was coming across the first clue that included "(3 wds.)" Made me wonder if this was some kind of throwback puzzle: How long has it been since multi-word answers have been clued this way in the NYT? Discovering that this was an essential part of the theme gave me a chuckle.
Tough puzzle!! Finished it without go ogling but didn't get the theme til Rex explained. Was hoping for an eclipse puzzle with Moon shine, Moon pies and sun chips...oh and capri sun!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great time watching the eclipse!!!
I thought the puzzle was a lot of fun. Good job!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I downloaded the NYT puzzle at 7:35 a.m. Eastern and solved it. I checked the site for the daily commentary and this was a completely different puzzle. I downloaded the same link at 7:45 Eastern and this puzzle came up?
ReplyDeleteDid this happen to anyone else? I must have gotten a sneak peek at a future puzzle I suppose.
Loved this puzzle. Not sure why Rex didn't. If I had access to some later in the week puzzle (it seemed early weekish), it was a great solving experience as well.
Re: my previous comment. I stand corrected. I clicked the wrong link on my desktop and solved a puzzle from last week first.
ReplyDeleteApologies for any confusion, Zevonfan
A puzzle based on the DOOK! What an inspired idea! And so well executed. It was witty, it was crunchy, it was everything you don't expect to see on a Monday. And to think -- before coming to this blog, I always skipped Mondays. This one would have been a real loss, and I wouldn't have even known it. The one DOOK I couldn't parse out was GO OGLE IMAGES. But what's not to love about KIND RED SPIRIT and QUICK THIN KING? Such fun!
ReplyDeleteWondered about TOULON and TUN which gave some pause but liked the puzzle and the theme a great deal. Would have preferred the revealer to be a Jos. Banks three for two giveaway but enjoyed solving this a lot. Stared at SEA LUP since it went in from he crosses but looked back at the clue and relaxed. Look forward to doing the Lollopuzzola puzzles later today.
ReplyDeleteTuesday time for me. Totally overlooked the theme as I went.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of GOOGLE, the GOOGLE logo today is making me seasick.
ReplyDeleteLiked your poetic eclipse warning, @Lewis (5:50 a.m.) -- I've heard they've run out of protective glasses in NYC. You may notice that I'm posting an hour earlier than usual. I woke up early and plan to go to the park this morning -- much earlier than usual -- so that I can get home safely before the [partial] eclipse begins at 1:23 p.m. My friend said: Just don't look at the sky. I said: When you're as absent-minded as I am, you just might look by mistake. And also, when the eclipse ends in NY at 4 p.m., the sun might be so low in the sky that it would be in your line of vision, whether you want to look at it or not. I plan to be home by 1 p.m. and will turn on the television and watch totality [which we don't get] in other parts of the country. Better safe than sorry, that's what I say. Be careful, everyone.
Agree with all y'all. A terrific puzzle just run one or two days too early.
ReplyDeleteIf you ride the Long Island Rail Road - the nation's busiest commuter railroad, you are repeatedly warned to mind the gap.
ReplyDeleteOnly had to read the first three words to know that Rex is back: "So many problems." Jeez, Rex! You had a great weekend and come back in a sh**ty mood? GET OVER YOURSELF!
ReplyDeleteMondays are usually a bore but today was great.
ReplyDeleteTheme answers were quite funny to me.
Nice basketball diversion clue for bib.
Leg ends reminded me of an episode of Just Shoot Me where an air head writer struggled for another word for feet.
Sarcastic suggestion from coworker "Walking hands?"
Grab your eclipse glasses and enjoy!
Apparently NY commuter lines are going all Anglophile -- it's certainly a British phrase, but I didn't mind it. A fun puzzle, and I don't really care if it's a Monday or not.
ReplyDeleteAs several have remarked, it's really hard to give up on laUd, expecially once that U is confirmed by the cross. I needed the revealer to fix that, if for no other reason.
I have no objection to TOULON, but thought maybe TSK and PSST were too many for one puzzle.
This puzzle could have been made much more timely if 62A had been clued as "General with controversial statues."
I lucked out and this one was in my wheelhouse. Solved it in record time after a long bus ride home solving all the puzzles I had missed over the last four days visiting upstate NY and moving the munchkin into his townhouse. The best things about the C2C bus were the wifi and really cushy seats which made it possible for even a carsick prone person such as myself to be able to comfortably solve puzzles on my iPad.
ReplyDeleteThey even say "Mind the Gap" on some subways stops in NYC.
@Nancy, I might head over to the American Museum of Natural History today because they may have glasses and if not they are sure to have some special events.
No time to read the comments. We brought our youngest to Manhattan to start college. Did the puzzle in a brief lull. This was a challenging Monday. I did it in the hotel's paper. Part of the problem was the newsprint lettering is hard to read. Time for a new prescription.
ReplyDeleteCount me in the Loved It crowd. Had to go back and forth between acrosses and downs more than a normal Monday, but still finished very slightly under my Monday average.
ReplyDeleteIt was a fine Monday puzzle. Someone peed in Rex's Cheerios again.
ReplyDeleteFinished the puzzle with no problem, typical monday for me, but I had to come here to sort out the theme. #fail
ReplyDeleteAgree with the ones who loved this. The most sophisticated Monday I can remember. Solving downs only I had to wonder what ApPLeITUnES had to do with measuring waves - and now wonder if iTunes has an algorithm that measures AMPLITUDES so that you're not constantly adjusting the volume (Pandora sure as heck does not).
ReplyDeleteAnd...LEE, MOB, IDIOTS. Is there a not-so-hidden message?
Hey All !
ReplyDeleteIrony - Living here in Las Vegas which gets maybe 5ish inches of rain per year, and on the day of a Total Eclipse, it's overcast cloudy and sprinkling.
As for puz, agree it should've been run on Tuesday. Was slightly tougher than a MonPuz, but would've liked to see the whole MINDTHEGAP (10 letters) in the middle row. And ran tomorrow.
Have to admit not being able to parse GOOGLE as GO OGLE. Drat, cause that is funny! Wonder if that was what the originators were thinking.
Yesterday, VIDIOTS, today IDIOTS. Um, what are you trying to say?
Did like it overall. Maybe replace GAP with Space, or some such. Just thinking aloud...
LUV YEW? YOU BET.
RooMonster
DarrinV
What a nice Monday theme! I definitely needed the (3 wds.) prompt to get it. URBAN LEGENDS, okay URBAN = City, but feet = legends, as in a scale on a map legend? I'm sorry, what? Not very QUICK THINKING here today but I got it without outside help so I'm happy. LEG ENDS, hah.
ReplyDeleteThe rest is good too, with PLANKTON, RHESUS, BELGRADE, AMPLITUDES, QUILT. Nice job, Tom McCoy.
No totality here in MN. And @Nancy, while the GOOGLE logo didn't make me seasick today, it did leave me bemused.
Trying to think of some legends with famous leg ends. Gene Kelly? Fred Astaire? Clarabell the Clown? Michael Jordan?
ReplyDeleteThis was a delightfully wacky theme and much appreciated on a Monday.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to @Rex and Ms.Rex on their first place finish!
@2:20 Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteAnd Mob, too.
Rex, you're an asshole.
ReplyDeleteTom McCoy, thanks for a terrific puzzle.
Too contrived. Interesting concept but the end results were forced and not at all clever. Style over substance, the trend alas st the NYT these days. Congrats Rex and spouse! High fives!!
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ReplyDelete@Nancy from yesterday --
All theme answers had a missing starting "Re" ---
In a memo, there's often a heading beginning with "Re." => "REgarding."
Rex's review makes me miss Tyler Clark.
ReplyDelete"So many problems?" Methinks most of the problems in this case are you, Rex. I would think your 1st Place medal would have put you in a better mood. But instead you've come back more whiney and negative than ever. Call an ambulance. The nits are screaming.
This is one of the best Monday puzzles I can remember. Loved the theme and how it was executed. For example, how can you not like the reimagining of GO OGLE IMAGES?
Also appreciated the fact that this was not a mindless romp. Entries like AMPLITUDES, BASE RUNNER, and PLANKTON put some meat on this puzzle's bones and made it interesting.
Tom McCoy is a first-rate constructor and this puzzle is further evidence of it.
Liked it a lot though it seemed more Tuesday than Monday.
ReplyDeleteTo paraphrase Huckleberry Finn speaking of Pap, "Rex warnt in good humor so he was his usual self."
I got the puzzle, but not the theme - maybe it's me but I wasn't interested enough.
ReplyDelete@RP: Congratz to U and yer PuzEatinSpouse on winnin that pairs division. And, yep agree -- MonPuzs should not feature any French cities that are not at least in the top twelve largest burgs pool. 15th largest comes off as lookin mighty desperate.
ReplyDeletefave moo-cow eazy-E MonPuz clue: { ___ Juan (lover)} = DON. In this rodeo, many of the clues were downright PeterGordonMonPuz-esque, in their feistiness. Good stuff.
Really enjoyed that there "All you're doing is breaking words into two words ... that is the Full Extent of this puzzle's cohesiveness. Nothing related to subways, nothing related to anything. Just 'hey I broke a word in two and there was wackiness.'" theme. Seems plenty complicated, for a MonPuz theme, to m&e. Do MonPuz themes hafta be related somehow to "subways"? I musta missed the memo on that, while off on our annual weeklong trip to upper Wisconsin. Got me a whole week of the NYTPuzs to do makeup tests on. Object to the potential "subways" spoiler on last week's MonPuz, btw. But, I digress.
THEGAP revealer's wordplay kinda zoomed over M&A's head. Plumb barreled right thru M&A's station, in fact. But I don't eat at Subway's all that often, tho.
PSST! ... Weeject stacks **galore**! Two stacks each, in the NE and SW areas. staff pick: SSS. Concerned, that @Anoa Bob might burst a blood vessel, tho.
Extra puz box column! More for yer money. 12 U's! Extra welcomin back, to the M&A. Thanx, Mr. McCoy. thUmbsUp.
Masked & Anonymo12Us
"From no stories over a weedy old front lawn"
**gruntz**
I join rhe "laud"-ers, in both senses: in loving the creative, amusing theme and those fine Downs and in thinking "laud" before TOUT. I liked how the center stack SEAL UP THE GAP describes what the "normal" version of the theme phrases does.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tom McCoy, for this stellar Monday.
Accustomed to Rex's negativity but today's was totally uncalled for. A really fun puzzle with enough bite to distinguish it from most Mondays.Was Rex being modest when he wrote that he and his wife did okay at the tournament?
ReplyDeleteOn the (slightly overwrought?) complaints about TOULON: I thought that it, together with the ELBA clue, made up a nice
ReplyDeletemini-Napoleonic theme (where he made his name; where he was first exiled).
@GHarris
ReplyDelete@Rex's modesty extended to his including a photo of the "medal" he won in his post.
I think the puzzle was just fine. I don't mind a TOULON on a Monday since it means I learn something on a day that is otherwise rather boring. I, too, got hung up on laUd, did a double-take on the clue for SWUM (done the backstroke had me shaking my editor head in disbelief), and seeing General LEE made me wince (though Connie Willis' "Lincoln's Dreams" portrays a very complex, not-easy-to-dislike man). Being here in the middle of not much, mind THE GAP was unfamiliar. And that's okay because URBAN LEGENDS was pure fun.
ReplyDeleteWe will have 93% coverage here but it's overcast so I think we'll just get the dark and some very confused wildlife. For those who want a fun method for viewing without burning your retinas, use your phone's camera in selfie mode, turn your back on the sun, and watch the eclipse over your shoulder. NASA insists this won't damage your phone (or your eyes).
Thanks, Mr. McCoy.
@Nancy, thanks for pointing out the Google theme. Hysterical!
ReplyDeleteSTAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS, PLEASE!
ReplyDeleteI liked the puzzle too. Regular readers of this blog know:
OFL has No. Sense. Of. Humor.
'Nuff said!
No matter your opinion of @Rex--latest results have him trending somewhere south of Trump but north of Betsy DeVos--you have to congratulate the man on his performance in the puzzle tournament. 1st in Pairs! 11th overall! And with his wife, to boot! My spouse and I would've started arguing at the two-minute mark ("No, honey, 'gist' is not spelled with a "y," and no, you cannot look it up!") and would've continued until Security showed up.
ReplyDeleteGive the man his props, which is, incidentally, about as hip as I get.
I was in Toulon last October -- nice place. (I also pass through Natick from time to time.)
ReplyDeleteLike most, I enjoyed this a lot.
p.s.
ReplyDeleteM&A once asked a long-time NYC native what they do, whenever a commuter gets caught in the subway train doors. He just laughed, and speculated "Get her shoes!"
U-respect exam given to certain Brit pols? (5 wds.)
Answer is given below, at the splatz-mark.
[And why are we abbreviatin "words" in the themer clues, btw? … Just askin.]
M&Also
* M AND A TORY TESTING.
A very nice Monday ... a challenge and a laugh! A pleasant way to wait for the eclipse.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Messers Rex on your contest accomplishments.
Please try to lighten up with the eclipse.
Mind the Gap.
@Malsdemare, I love Connie Willis's books. "Lincoln's Dreams" was wonderful, though I actually like her time travel books better. "To Say Nothing About The Dog" was great fun and the WWII duology was riveting. I'm glad to find a fellow fan.
ReplyDelete@Aketi (9:38)-- You know, I might have walked west through the park to the Museum instead of going to the courts, had I not been out so bloody early this morning that I didn't see your suggestion in time. Now, having already walked west and then back east again in this godawful heat and humidity, I'm back in A/C for the rest of the day. I hope, though, that you were able to buy the eclipse glasses at the M of NH and that you'll be out enjoying the 70% of the eclipse we're getting today.
ReplyDeleteWm. C (10:29) (about yesterday)-- I actually did understand the meaning of RE in that context. And so I must admit that the puzzle was fair. But it provided a very belated "Aha", and only after the slog of coming up with a lot of phrases that initially made no sense at all. When I finally realized what was going on I was...underwhelmed. Perhaps I should have liked the trick more. But I really didn't. Anyway, thanks for the explanation.
What the f@#& was that three part ALL CAPS thing? Someone tell Rex to come here and erase that.
ReplyDelete@M&A, man, we missed you last week. At least I did. That M AND A TORY was priceless.
RooMonster
The 80% eclipse here was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteEerie strange filtered light and several minutes
of complete silence along with a gradual cooling and
then return to mid-day warmth.
So thankful for the near-perfect conditions.
Great eclipse!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved this Monday puzzle, and was well below my average time. TOULON was perfectly fine because the downs were so straightforward. URBAN LEG ENDS was just genius. I respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree with Rex's review of this delightful puzzle, and also offer my respectful and wholehearted congratulations to him and his wife on their puzz solving prowess!
ReplyDeleteOvercast here in the mid-south for the eclipse. The run up to totality made the mosquitoes think it was an extra, but very short, dusk, their favorite time of day to eat, so they swarmed with a vengeance! Bite hard, bite fast, bite often! (to the extent a bug can "think"). In ten minutes got 20 or more serious bites that reacted into real live whelps (usually they don't even bite me). After being bug bait, and it being overcast, in full, not even a chance of a "peeking eclipse", I retired to the safety of the screen porch. Next time.
ReplyDeleteOh, and Rex, kudos on the pairs Lollapuzzoola win. But if you won the pairs, I'm guessing that to call yourself "King of CrossWorld" is a bit of usurpation that Ms. Parker may be somewhat miffed about. GOT and all. Shouldn't you, more properly, and for the sake of peace and tranquility in the realm, if not fairness, be merely "co-regnant?" Just wonderin'
Oh, and think about it. "Mind" the gap. As in, "see a gap in your mind's eye". I think it's a fine usage. And a nice AHA! A bit like those old images that become 3D if you stare at them fixedly for long enough. Suddenly, BAM, you can't see it any other way! Think different.
Hey Michael, congrats on the. Lollapuzzoola win, but my wife uses my last name.
ReplyDeleteI finished the puzzle in 7 minutes, which is about 5 minutes faster than my average Mon. I mostly went through the Down clues first, which were mostly gimmes. I then went back through the Across clues to clean up some blanks. The themers were all recognizable phrases, so I didn't even read their clues. Down, Across, Done. Then I checked the themer clues and got four good laughs on the re-parsing of the phrases. Genius! What an enjoyable and clever Monday puzzle!
ReplyDeleteThen I went to Xwordinfo thinking this might get a POW, but no, Jeff went on about the 16x15 grid, 81 words vs. 79 (!), etc. But at least he called it a pleasant solve, "nice and accessible for Monday solvers".
Next I read Rex's rant. Geez, what a pile of crap. Wrong in so many ways. I appreciate that I have learned a lot about puzzles in reading his blog over the years, but sometimes he's just really, really wrong.
Just curious, have any of our Italian speakers read that 3 post all caps rant? I recognize a few words and can't help wondering what that is all about. Robo-posts don't usually come in three parts.
ReplyDelete@Nighthawk's adventures (4:02 p.m.) make me glad I didn't have the protective glasses and therefore didn't stay in the park for the eclipse. I get eaten alive by mosquitos even when there isn't any eclipse. From the safety of my apartment, at least, the eclipse seemed to be a dud in NYC. It barely got overcast at all. It certainly didn't get dusky. At least 100 times a year it gets much darker in the daytime, right before a thunderstorm or even a heavy rain. Without all the hoopla, I wouldn't have had a clue that anything remotely unusual was going on.
ReplyDeleteI did go online to look at the various photos of totality. Those were awesome. I'm sure there will be a lot more on the news tonight. @Nighthawk -- sometimes very, very hot water applied to the bites works better than any anti-itch cream.
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ReplyDeleteI was disappointed with the eclipse. I wanted more colors. They were better when the Grucci Brothers did them.
ReplyDeleteStrangely you say challenging but it's the first puzzle I've been able to solve completely in months
ReplyDelete@Ernesto Preatoni 1 (@1:22):
ReplyDelete**PROPRIO COSI', BABY**
"Baby?" What is this "baby?" Der Fuhrer has never said "baby."
@Nancy, through glasses the eclipse looked like an orange red crescent moon. Some kind woman I met on the way to the AMNH shared her glasses with everyone. I made a viewer out of a cereal box. My first hole was a little too big, but I redid the foil with smaller holes and it worked quite well. I had a series of white crescents inside the box.
ReplyDeleteLots of people showed up at the American Museum of Natural History. All the cereal boxes were either gluten free or organic or both. Some young woman took a picture of my husband's cereal box that I used for the event because it matched hers. I could even see the clouds when they shadowed the sun.
The best effect however was the crescents made by the shadows of the leaves. You'll probably find photos on the NASA site that will show you better photos than what you might have been able to see if you'd had glasses.
The GAPS in other things that created shadows were fascinating. Colanders made some great shadow patterns.
This puzzle made me rethink my dislike of Monday's usual puzzle fare - glad I did it!
ReplyDeleteSo what happens if the other girlfriend goes to "Dr. alexzander" and gets a spell cast to bring him back to her?
ReplyDeleteMaybe his head will explode...
Roo
Does he do reverse casting? As in a Leave Me The Hell Alone to an ex? Inquiring minds . . .
I have an inquiring mind and honestly, I don't want to know. How do these people find one another? It can't be through crossword blogs, can it?
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PROPRIO COSI', BABY, PROPRIO COSI'!!! CHI E’ L'ECONOMISTA PEDOFILO PAOLO CARDENA’, L'ECONOMISTA PEDERASTA, NAZISTA, RAZZISTA, RICICLA CASH MAFIOSO PAOLO CARDENÁ DI CRIMINALISSIMO BLOG VINCITORI E VINTI ( PER NON DIRE QUANTO SIA PURE SEMPRE FALSO, LADRO, TRUFFATORE, BRUCIANTE TUTTI I RISPARMI DI CHI A LUI, IDIOTAMENTE, ABBOCCHI SU INTERNET… OLTRE CHE MANDANTE DI OMICIDI, MALATO MENTALE, COCAINOMANE E TANTISSIMO ALTRO DI MERAMENTE PERICOLOSISSIMO.. MA VEDREMO TUTTO QUESTO MOLTO PRESTO)?!? RAGLIEREBBE SU INTERNET CHE FAREBBE IL PRIVATE BANKER… MA NON AGGIUNGE CHE I SUOI SOLI 2 CLIENTI SONO LE FAMIGLIE MAFIOSE ED ASSASSINE: CAGNETTI E CRISAFULLI DI MILANO!! E POI...IL VERME SCHIFOSO PAOLO CARDENA' DI CRIMINALISSIMO BLOG VINCITORI E VINTI E' PURE UN NOTISSIMO PEDOFIL-O-MOSESSUALE!!
INFATTI, FATEVI QUESTE DOMANDUZZEDDE PLEASE ( SCRIVO IN SLANG SICILIANO, ESSENDO PAOLO CARDENA’ UNO SCHIFOSISSIMO MALAVITOSO RICICLATORE DI SOLDI ASSASSINI DI COSA NOSTRA, CAMORRA E NDRANGHETA… GLI FACCIO COME SE UN FAVORE… LO FACCIO SENTIRE COME SE A CASA… LO FACCIO SENTIRE COME SE IN UNA….SANGUINARISSIMA... “COSA SUA”… AAAH) … COME E' PAOLO CARDENÀ, LO SCHIFOSO PEDERASTA PAOLO CARDENÀ, NELLA VITA PRIVATA? COI PANTALONI ABBASSATI? SOTTO LE LENZUOLA? 5 SERE ALLA SETTIMANA VA' IN LOCALI ^OCCULTISSIMI^ DI TIPO ESTREMAMENTE DEPRAVATO! APERTI SOLO A MASSONI OMOSESSUALI LEGHISTI E BERLUSCONIANI!!! CI VA' COL PARI PEDERASTA GIULIO TREMONTI ( IL CUI AMANTE OMOSESSUALISSIMO ERA IL NAZISTA ALEXANDER BOETTCHER, QUELLO CHE SI RIEMPIVA DI COCAINA E FACEVA SFREGIARE CON ACIDO ASSASSINO TANTA GENTE INNOCENTE, INNOCUA E PER BENE.. NEVER FORGET, PLEASE... IL DEAL ERA QUESTO: ALEXANDER BOETTCHER INCULAVA L'OMOSESSUALE, SPESSO PURE DI TIPO PEDERASTA, GIULIO TREMONTI ... COME QUESTO TWITTER ACCOUNT LO FA STRA INTUIRE https://twitter.com/alexanboettcher .. ED IL CIUCCIA E PRENDI CAZZI A GOGO, GIULIO TREMONTI, CERCAVA DI FARLO SFONDARE IN POLITICA... ALLA FINE, PERO', L'UNICA COSA SFONDATA ERA IL DI DIETRO DEL CULACCHIONE "CHIC LE FREAK" GIULIO TREMONTI STESSO). CON ALTRI PARI PEDERASTA QUALI GIULIANO FERRARA, CLAUDIO CERASA, PAOLO BARRAI, VINCENZO BARRAI, LELE MORA, STEFANO BASSI, DANIELE MINOTTI, ALESSANDRO CECCHI "CHECCHI" PAONE, GIOVANNI PIROVANO, MASSIMO DORIS, OSCAR DI MONTIGNY, YVES CONFALONIERI. IVI FANNO ORGE SU ORGE ANCHE CON RAGAZZINI DI 14 ANNI!! IN DARK ROOMS! E' UNO SCHIFOSISSIMO PEDOFIL-O-MOSESSUALE, IL VERME BERLUS-CO-RROTTO PAOLO CARDENA'!!! PAGA ADOLESCENTI ROM DI 10-14 ANNI, PER INCULARLI A SANGUE! VA' IN CAMPI ROM PADANI, DUE, TRE VOLTE ALLA SETTIMANA, AT 4 AM, IN PIENA NOTTE, A PAGARE ZINGARELLI PER SODOMIZZARLI TERRIFICANTEMENTE! NE ABBIAMO LE PROVE! LO ABBIAMO PEDINATO PER MESI E MESI E MESI! ABBIAMO FOTO SU FOTO! VIDEO SU VIDEO! PRESTISSIMO, OGNI DOVUTA COSA, SU INTERNET!
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Just loved this puzzle! Laugh out loud funny answers.
ReplyDeleteI've been to ELBA and TOULON. Wonderful spice market in the latter. And plenty of naval lore to keepp any history buff busy.
@Nancy - just love your christening the theme as a DOOK theme.
@Robert A Simon - love the narrative of your joint-solving experience!
@Aketi - the colander method is my absolute favorite - my sister has a "vintage" one with a beautiful star pattern - made for a beautiful effect!
I took a wine box, cut two holes in the side and jammed my binoculars in, popped a piece of white paper in the opposite side, then pointed the binoculars at the sun.
Magnificent!
I was the most popular person at the lake!
Little kids were fascinated - I took the opportunity to urge them towards fascination with science - one of them says he wants to be a meteorologist and astronaut.
Even with a haze of thin clouds, my device provided a very clear picture from beginning to end. In fact, you could see the clouds scudding by in the 1" diameter image. The sky cleared completely about 15 minutes past max, and it was actually less interesting.
I was surprise at how much of the sun did get eclipsed up here in CT. It was enough to cast an odd glow - noticeable, but barely so. I don't know how it affected animal behavior - I could only see human animals in the vicinity!
@Nancy - the eclipsing sun is no more dangerous than any other sun. In fact, it is actually a tiny bit less dangerous. THE differenceIS that during an eclipse, people are wont to stare straight at the sun to try to see it with the naked eye. Hence all the dire and hyperbolic warnings.
To further defend TOULON, my husband reminds me that it is the name of Jack Aubrey's cat in the Patrick O'Brien novels - his having found him walking the streets of said city.
ReplyDeleteHe thought that would've been a better clue.
I am so sick of Rex saying medieval history clues are gimmes and then bitching about geography. Some of us actually know geography. Get over yourself. This was one of the fastest Mondays I have done all year and it made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteCRIMINALISSIMO BLOG DI PAOLO CARDENÀ: VINCITORI E VINTI! NOI SAREMO I VINCITORI! E LUI E LA SUA MAFI-A-SSASSINA BERLUSCONIANA LI RADEREMO AL SUOLO. PROFESSIONALMENTE E REPUTATIVAMENTE! IL VERME PAOLO CARDENA' E' NOTO PEDOFILO E RICICLA PER LA MAFIA!!
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CHI E' LO SCHIFOSSISSIMO PEDOFILO PAOLO PAOLO CARDENÁ DI ESTREMAMENTE CRIMINALE BLOG VINCITORI E VINTI?!? CHI È IL NOTO PEDERASTA INCULA BAMBINI PAOLO CARDENÁ DI MALAVITOSO BLOG VINCITORI E VINTI?!? OPINIONI TUTTE VOMITEVOLI SU STO PEDOFIL-O-MOSESSUALE PAZZO E SODOMIZZA INFANTI E RAGAZZINI: PAOLO CARDENÁ DI BANDITESCHISSIMO BLOG VINCITORI E VINTI!!! SONO UN FUORI USCITO DA QUEL PARTITO STRA COLMO DI MAFIA E NAZISMO CHE E' FORZA ITALIA. DI STO MERDONE DELINQUENTE DI PAOLO CARDENÁ ( CHE LI FA IL MEGA RICICLA SOLDI MAFIOSI) SO' TUTTO! E QUINDI, COME DICONO A NAPULE, ORA MI "HAGGIA PROPRIO SFUGA' "!!! PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING, SI DEFINISCE "PRIVATE BANKER"...MA NON DICE CHE UNICI SUOI CLIENTI SONO I MAFIOSI ASSASSINI CRISAFULLI DI MILANO! UNA DELLE FAMIGLIE DI COSA NOSTRA PIU' BASTARDAMENTE KILLER DI TUTTI I TEMPI! E POI, COME CITATO, IL VOMITEVOLE PEDERASTA PAOLO CARDENÁ DI CRIMINALISSIMO BLOG VINCITORI E VINTI E' PURE NOTISSIMO PEDOFIL-O-MOSESSUALE ( E' PEDOFILO, QUINDI, "BERLUSCONICCHIO DOC": QUI IN UNA FOTO CHE GLI ABBIAMO FATTO, MENTRE, IN MUTANDE, FISSAVA, CON SGUARDO DA DEPRAVATO SESSUALE MAXIMO, UN BAMBINO DI OTTO ANNI, NELLE ADIACENZE DI UN CAMPO ROM PADANO...CHE MEZZ'ORA DOPO INCLUERA' A SANGUE...LO STAVAMO PEDINANDO DA MESI E MESI E MESI, ABBIAMO FOTOGRAFATO E VIDEATO IL TUTTO http://a.mytrend.it/authors/1385.jpg PRESTO OGNI COSA SU MIGLIAIA DI SITI, ANCHE DI PLUTONIO E MARTE, NON SOLO DI QUESTO PIANETA SEMPRE PIU' "PICCIRIDDU PICCIRIDDU" .. USO SLANG SICILIANO, PER FAR SENTIRE IL MEGA RICICLA CASH DI COSA NOSTRA, PAOLO CARDENÁ, COME SE IN UNA "COSA SUA" AAAA)!!!
SI, PROPRIO COSI', BABIES, PROPRIO COSI'!!! OPINIONI TUTTE ORRIBILI SUL BASTARDO CRIMINALE PAOLO CARDENÁ, OPINIONI TUTTE VOMITEVOLI SULL'ECONOMISTA SODOMIZZA BAMBINI PAOLO CARDENÁ, SUL BLOGGER PEDERASTA, NAZISTA, RAZZISTA, RICICLA CASH MAFIOSO PAOLO CARDENÁ DI CRIMINALISSIMO BLOG VINCITORI E VINTI ( PER NON DIRE QUANTO SIA PURE SEMPRE FALSO, LADRO, TRUFFATORE, BRUCIANTE TUTTI I RISPARMI DI CHI A LUI, IDIOTAMENTE, ABBOCCHI E QUINDI SI AFFIDI VIA INTERNET… PER NON DIRE QUANTO SIA ANCHE MANDANTE DI OMICIDI, MALATO MENTALE, COCAINOMANE E TANTISSIMO ALTRO DI MERAMENTE PERICOLOSISSIMO.. MA VEDREMO TUTTO QUESTO MOLTO PRESTO)?!? RAGLIEREBBE SU INTERNET CHE FAREBBE IL PRIVATE BANKER... MA NON AGGIUNGE CHE I SUOI SOLI 2 CLIENTI SONO LE FAMIGLIE MAFIOSE ED ASSASSINE CAGNETTI E CRISAFULLI DI MILANO! E POI..IL VERME SCHIFOSO PAOLO CARDENA' DI CRIMINALISSIMO BLOG VINCITORI E VINTI E' PURE ACCLARATO PEDERASTA SODOMIZZA BAMBINI!
INFATTI... FATEVI QUESTE DOMANDUZZEDDE, PLEASE ( AGAIN AND AGAIN... SCRIVO IN SLANG SICILIANO, ESSENDO PAOLO CARDENA’ UNO SCHIFOSO MALAVITOSO RICICLATORE DI SOLDI ASSASSINI DI COSA NOSTRA, IN PRIMIS, POI ANCHE DI CAMORRA E NDRANGHETA… GLI FACCIO COME SE UN FAVORE… LO FACCIO SENTIRE COME SE A CASA… LO FACCIO SENTIRE COME SE IN UNA….SANGUINARISSIMA... “COSA SUA”… AAAH): COME E' IL VERME CRIMINALISSIMO PAOLO CARDENÀ, LO SCHIFOSO PEDERASTA PAOLO CARDENÀ, NELLA VITA PRIVATA? COI PANTALONI ABBASSATI? 5 SERE ALLA SETTIMANA VA' IN LOCALI ^OCCULTISSIMI^ DI TIPO ESTREMAMENTE DEPRAVATO! APERTI SOLO A MASSONI OMOSESSUALI LEGHISTI E BERLUSCONIANI!
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For me, it was easy and fun. Just right for a Monday. Okay, it's not perfect, but I don't get Rex's rage.
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ReplyDeleteFor URBAN_LEGENDS in BELGRADE let’s hear it.
HAY, don’t DOUBT that ALECsander’s the thing.
PSST, YEW know that KIND_RED_SPIRIT?
YOUBET. That’s the QUICK_THIN_KING.
--- DON “NILLA” DYLAN
this stream of unconsciousness brought to you by THEGAP INFULL ASIN INN GOOGLEIMAGES
Yeah, you guys are right: remove the (3 wds.) hints and stick it in a, say, Thursday. TOULON, though bigger than I thought, did not belong. A couple of misdirects--one leading to a writeover. It's a FEAT to include paired 10's outside the theme, but when I saw that 12-down was starting with SECURE, I naturally finished it off with sIte. And just a glance across at sUV seemed fine. Till I read the clue. The other one was laUd; hand up for that one.
ReplyDelete"Mind THEGAP." This must be a sign in the London tube, I guess; when I was there ('60's) I don't recall seeing it. Over here? Not a thing. I totally agree with OFL about this revealer: it's weak. The themers were kinda fun to do, but it's like he said. Undercooked. Runny: perfect description. I give props to those tens, though.
It's always nice to have the Divine Miss M. for a DOD candidate, but today's sash goes to WENDY Williams; I'd like to GO OGLE her. An incredible 11 U's means that Tom has at least one fan today. As for me, put it back in the oven for another hour. Bogey.
Didn’t realize it was 16 wide until I came here. I did realize this puz was not a sparkler. If my count was correct there are 24 threes in this puz, that’s a lot, TSK TSK. Parsing those words was OK and so were the long downs.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Mind THEGAP is pasted all over the London tube. So much so that the second time I was there c. 2007 I bought a baseball cap with the Mind THEGAP logo.
Tip of THEcAP to MN born and raised Nobelist Bob DYLAN. YOUBET.
Many, but not all yeah babies rate a TEN. Gotta LUV BETTE Midler.
Nice TRY, but I did not LUV this puz a TUN.
The blog ate my post. Must have been the spellcasters.
ReplyDeleteI laughed at the puzzle. Little harder than the usual Monday.
I believe the "fall into the Gap" ads came from the "mind the gap" phrase from London.
Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords
Obviously, this was a puzzle only the solvers enjoyed. Read the comments - people loved it. Good start to the week.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a sweet puzzle, on a Monday yet, and one not to be SWEPT under the carpet. Funny, punny, and fanciful. Mind THE GAP was an appropriate revealer, pointing out something that needs to be heeded in interpreting the themers.
ReplyDeleteThere was "crunch" (kind of dislike that word), great downs and clues that put up a fight.
During my 4-month foray around France, I cycled twice from Le Pradet to TOULON which is a very interesting city, and it has excellent beach restaurants on the Mediterranean and an impressive naval harbour. Even the city centre was cycle-friendly. There you go, a little travelogue.
An easy and enjoyable puzzle. Now I'm going to GO OGLE some IMAGES of TOULON.
The Spellcasters are becoming a real nuissance. Can OFL find a way to filter them out please?
ReplyDeleteGoofy but fun. (Rex taking it too seriously.)
ReplyDeleteGimmick readily visible and, yes, goofy, at URBANLEGENDS. Also just a bit of resistance at GOOGLEIMAGES.
Fun all the way--clues and revealer included.
Thanks for the Monday morning brightener, Tom McCoy.
It took me a few extra seconds to get a toe-hold, but once I did, it was off-to-the-races Monday easy and then some. Loved the theme answers, and the fill, though some of it was a bit tired, was OK. Fun Monday. Lighten up, Rexy Boy!
ReplyDelete@M&A (though I doubt you check back on syndication day): Not only did you get 12 U's, you also got a YEW!
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ReplyDeleteJust out of curiosity, what's up with the 12 U's (plus YEW) and M&A?
ReplyDeleteAlexander I or Aleksandar Obrenović (Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић; 14 August 1876 – 11 June 1903) was king of Serbia from 1889 to 1903 when he and his wife, Queen Draga, were assassinated by a group of Army officers . . .
ReplyDelete@BS2--Interesting bit on the fate of the very young Alexander. Seems the Serbs were into assassination as a mode of succession.
ReplyDeleteYOUBET. apparently ALECsandar was neither KIND nor QUICK enough.
ReplyDeleteThis is just a request for people to post comments about a puzzle on the blog for that puzzle, not comments about a Sunday puzzle on a Monday. For us in syndicate land, the Sunday puzzle is much more current (only a week old instead of a month) and your comments could be a spoiler. I know, the rest of the world is no longer reading the blog for this puzzle, and I don't want to post on today's blog, as that would spoil the puzzle for me when it appears in my paper.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle was pretty Monday-ish to me, except for Toulon, which wasn't a problem anyway. But I'd have liked for there to be some relationship among the theme answers, more than that they were just two words that could be three. But I guess the pun puzzles are often that way, just three or so random puns.
@foggy - didn't YEW know? U is M&A's favorite vowel and we often get a count of just how many show up in a puz. Now YEW know the rest of the story.
ReplyDeleteAlexander was neither quick nor thin. Sadly, both he and the Queen consort suffered a terrible fate. It's such a Draga...
ReplyDeleteThe conspirators searched the palace and eventually discovered the royal couple and murdered them in the early morning of June 11, 1903. King Alexander and Queen Draga were shot and their bodies mutilated and disemboweled and, according to eyewitness accounts, thrown from a second floor window of the palace onto piles of garden manure. The King was only 26 years old at the time of his death. King Alexander and Queen Draga were buried in the crypt of St. Mark's Church, Belgrade. (Wiki)
Cheers Rondo!
ReplyDeleteOFL is a pencil man. And what a pencil!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to see the dual eraser, as I'm an eraser fan. As some of you know, I bring a supply of brightly colored mechanical pencils to tournaments and pass them about like Halloween candy. The lead seems to last forever - the eraser, not so much. (Not sure how the lead does that. Does it twist around? Get replaced? I've tried to take one apart after it finally ran out of lead, but no answers were apparent.)
ReplyDeleteBut then, @Rondo passed out Pink Pearls at the last Minnesota tourney, and that should last a long, long time.
Pencils rock.
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I prefer to use a pen. Because I never make misteaks.
ReplyDeletemisteak, good one
ReplyDeleteMind The Gap:
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ReplyDeleteDESTABILIZZA L'EX REPUBBLICA ITALIANA ( DA INIZIO ANNI 80, DA QUASI 40 ANNI, ODIATISSIMA E SCHIFATA, GIUSTAMENTE, IN TUTTO IL MONDO: FASCIOMAFIOSA DITTATURA DI BERLUSCONIA) PER FILO NAZISTI SERVIZI SEGRETI SVIZZERI ( ITALIA, DICEVAMO, DA 40 ANNI, GIUSTISSIMAMENTE, NAZIONE CHE FA VOMITARE IL QUASI INTERO PIANETA TERRA, IN QUANTO FASCIOMAFIOSA DITTATURA DI BERLUSCONIA.. NON PER NIENTE, TUTTE LE PIU' GRANDI INDUSTRIE, IN ITALIA DA SECOLI, DALLA TIRANNIA DI BERLUSCONIA O RENZUSCONIA O CALENDUSCONIA O GENTILUSCONIA CHE SIA, SON SCAPPATE... VEDI FIAT, PIRELLI, LUXOTTICA, MERLONI, PARMALAT, TELECOM, ALITALIA, QUASI TUTTO L'ALIMENTARE, QUASI TUTTA LA MODA, PIU' MIGLIAIA E MIGLIAIA DI ALTRE IMPRESE GRANDI E PICCOLE... E CHE SIA CHIARO, PLS, CHE IDDIO BENEDICA I GRANDISSIMI PM O EX PM CHE NON SOPPORTANTO IL CANCRO DEL MONDO INTERO, SILVIO BERLUSCONI, COME ANTONIO INGROIA, NINO DI MATTEO, ROBERTO SCARPINATO, HENRY WOODCOCK, ILDA BOCASSINI E CHIUNQUE ALTRO DI QUESTA AMMIREVOLISSIMA CATEGORIA)! FA CRIMINI FINANZIARI SU CRIMINI FINANZIARI E NAZI-ST-ALKING, SU INTERNET, SU ORDINE DEI PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME SILVIO BERLUSCONI DI FORZA ITALIA MAFIOSA! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME PAOLO BERLUSCONI DE IL GIORNALE ( DI ADOLPH HITLER)! O PEDOFILI PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME MARINA BERLUSCONI DI FININVEST-(MA)FI(A)NINVEST! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME FEDELE CONFALONIERI DI MEDIASET-MAFIASET-NAZISTSET! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME UBALDO LIVOLSI DI MEDIASET-MAFIASET-NAZISTSET! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME ENNIO DORIS DI MEDIOLANUM-MAFIOLANUM-NAZISTANUM! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME MASSIMO DORIS DI MEDIOLANUM-MAFIOLANUM-NAZISTANUM! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME OSCAR DI MONTIGNY DI MEDIOLANUM-MAFIOLANUM-NAZISTANUM! O O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME GIOVANNI PIROVANO DI MEDIOLANUM-MAFIOLANUM-NAZISTANUM!!!
PROPRIO COSI': IL GIA' TRE VOLTE IN GALERA PAOLO BARRAI NATO A MILANO IL 28.6.1965 FA CRIMINI FINANZIARI SU CRIMINI FINANZIARI E NAZI-ST-ALKING, SU INTERNET! SU ORDINE DEI PEDOFILI SPAPPOLA GIOVANNI FALCONE E PAOLO BORSELLINO: SILVIO BERLUSCONI, PAOLO BERLUSCONI, MARINA BERLUSCONI, FEDELE CONFALONIERI, UBALDO LIVOLSI, GIOVANNI PIROVANO, OSCAR DI MONTIGNY, ENNIO DORIS E MASSIMO DORIS ( CHE DA DECENNI CERCAVANO E STRA CERCANO, PURE, DI IMPORSI COME GLI ADOLPH HITLER MISTI AD AL CAPONE DEL WEB, ANCHE, MA DI CERTO, NON SOLO, ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME QUALI GIULIO OCCHIONERO E FRANCESCA OCCHIONERO, "IERI", COME ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME PIO POMPA E MARCO MANCINI, " "L'ALTRO IERI", COME ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME GIULIANO TAVAROLI ED EMANUELE CIPRIANI, "TRE GIORNI FA", COME ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME ROBERTO PREATONI E FABIO GHIONI, "QUATTRO GIORNI FA", COME ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME GAETANO SAYA E RICCARDO SINDOCA, "CINQUE GIORNI FA").
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ReplyDeleteMICHELE NISTA E' UN GRANDISSIMO UOMO. OLTRE CHE UN VINCENTISSIMO GENIO BORSISTICO. COME DETTO ALL'INIZIO. MENTRE VOI, ETERNAMENTE PIDUISTI, NAZIMAFIOSI ED ASSASSINI PAOLO BARRAI, PAOLO CARDENÀ, GIACOMO ZUCCO, FEDERICO IZZI, ELISA COGNO, PIERA CLERICO, MAURIZIO BARBERO, GIULIANO FERRARA, CLAUDIO CERASA, DANIELE MINOTTI, MATTEO SALVINI, MARINA BERLUSCONI, MARIO GIORDANO, PAOLO LIGUORI, ENNIO DORIS, MASSIMO DORIS, OSCAR DI MONTIGNY, FEDELE CONFALONIERI, SILVIO BERLUSCONI (E TOPAIE FASCIOMAFIOSE DI VOSTRO CONTORNO) SIETE FOTOCOPIE OMICIDA DEI TERRORISTI TAGLIA TESTE DELL'ISIS. SGOZZATE O METTETE SOTTO I CAMION CHIUNQUE NON SIA VOSTRO TAPPETINO. SIAN ESSI BAMBINI, ANZIANI, ZOPPI, CIECHI. SI SIA CHI SIA. SIETE PEGGIO DEI TERRORISTI ISLAMICI! SIETE DEI VERMINOSI ADOLPH HITLER ED AL CAPONE DEL WEB! MA ANCHE DELLA VITA DI TUTTI I GIORNI! E MOLTO MA MOLTO PRESTO AVRETE TUTTE LE RISPOSTE CHE MERITATE. QUALCHE GIORNO E VEDRETE COME ARRIVERANNO TUTTE. DA ME IN PERSONA E NON SOLO. NON VI FAREMO AMMAZZARE GENIO BORSTITICO ED EROE CIVILE MICHELE NISTA (GLI MINACCIATE MORTE O CERCATE DI INDURLO AL SUICIDIO OGNI GIORNO, VIA EMAIL E NON SOLO, SICARI EFFERATI, SANGUINARI, KILLER, STRAGISTI, MEGA COCAINOMANI, BERLUSCONAZISTI E PADANAZISTI CHE ALTRO NON SIETE)! NON VE LO FAREMO RENDERE NUOVO GIACOMO MATTEOTTI, COME TANTISSIMO BRAMATE DAL VOLER FARLO DIVENIRE. VERGOGNA, DISUMANI, EFFERATI, SPIETATI ASSASSINI!!!!
ANTONY. CONSULTANT GOLDMAN SACHS.
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MIO PADRE E' INGLESE, MIA MADRE E' ITALIANA, SONO NATO E CRESCIUTO A LONDRA. IL MIO ITALIANO SCRITTO E PARLATO, QUINDI, NON E' DI CERTO PERFETTO. SPERO COMPRENDIATE EVENTUALI ERRORI DI DIVERSO TIPO.
EMAIL DI MICHELE MICHELENISTA6@MAIL.COM - LONDON 00447939.508007
TEXT ABOVE WRITTEN BOUT AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS ON MANAGING TO ADVANCE WITH FULL SUCCESS, ALL THE TIMES ( THING ABSOLUTELY PROOVABLE) WHERE WORLDWIDE CRIPTOCURRENCIES, CURRENCIES, STOCKS AND COMMODITIES GO: MICHELE NISTA. BUT ESPECIALLY, TEXT BOUT AN ABSOLUTE HERO, AN ABSOLUTE NEW GIACOMO MATTEOTTI: MICHELE NISTA. PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY WHO REDUCED TO A MUSH, 2 EXTREMELY HEROICAL MEN AND MAGISTRATES ( GIOVANNI FALCONE AND PAOLO BORSELLINO): SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY THE WORST CRIMINAL "WHILE WEARING A TIE" OF THE WHOLE WORLD AND OF ALL THE TIMES: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY A PRINCIPAL OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF "MASKED" MURDERS AND DOZENS OF SLAUGHTERS: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY A MEGA MAFIA MONEY LAUNDERER AND IMMENSE PROTAGONIST OF ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL CRIME: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY A NAZIST DICTATOR, SINCE ALWAYS, BECOME ONE WITH COSA NOSTRA, CAMORRA, NDRANGHETA, CHINESE MAFIA, RUSSIAN MAFIA, ALBANESE MAFIA, RUMENIAN MAFIA, NORTH AMERICAN MAFIA, COLOMBIAN MAFIA: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY AN ABSOLUTELY ASCERTAINED PEDOPHILE: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! AND OBVIOUSLY, ALL HIS CORRUPTED NAZIMAFIOSI HIT MAN AND ASSASSINS!
ANTONY. SENIOR CONSULTANT GOLDMAN SACHS.
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ReplyDeleteDESTABILIZZA L'EX REPUBBLICA ITALIANA ( DA INIZIO ANNI 80, DA QUASI 40 ANNI, ODIATISSIMA E SCHIFATA, GIUSTAMENTE, IN TUTTO IL MONDO: FASCIOMAFIOSA DITTATURA DI BERLUSCONIA) PER FILO NAZISTI SERVIZI SEGRETI SVIZZERI ( ITALIA, DICEVAMO, DA 40 ANNI, GIUSTISSIMAMENTE, NAZIONE CHE FA VOMITARE IL QUASI INTERO PIANETA TERRA, IN QUANTO FASCIOMAFIOSA DITTATURA DI BERLUSCONIA.. NON PER NIENTE, TUTTE LE PIU' GRANDI INDUSTRIE, IN ITALIA DA SECOLI, DALLA TIRANNIA DI BERLUSCONIA O RENZUSCONIA O CALENDUSCONIA O GENTILUSCONIA CHE SIA, SON SCAPPATE... VEDI FIAT, PIRELLI, LUXOTTICA, MERLONI, PARMALAT, TELECOM, ALITALIA, QUASI TUTTO L'ALIMENTARE, QUASI TUTTA LA MODA, PIU' MIGLIAIA E MIGLIAIA DI ALTRE IMPRESE GRANDI E PICCOLE... E CHE SIA CHIARO, PLS, CHE IDDIO BENEDICA I GRANDISSIMI PM O EX PM CHE NON SOPPORTANTO IL CANCRO DEL MONDO INTERO, SILVIO BERLUSCONI, COME ANTONIO INGROIA, NINO DI MATTEO, ROBERTO SCARPINATO, HENRY WOODCOCK, ILDA BOCASSINI E CHIUNQUE ALTRO DI QUESTA AMMIREVOLISSIMA CATEGORIA)! FA CRIMINI FINANZIARI SU CRIMINI FINANZIARI E NAZI-ST-ALKING, SU INTERNET, SU ORDINE DEI PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME SILVIO BERLUSCONI DI FORZA ITALIA MAFIOSA! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME PAOLO BERLUSCONI DE IL GIORNALE ( DI ADOLPH HITLER)! O PEDOFILI PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME MARINA BERLUSCONI DI FININVEST-(MA)FI(A)NINVEST! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME FEDELE CONFALONIERI DI MEDIASET-MAFIASET-NAZISTSET! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME UBALDO LIVOLSI DI MEDIASET-MAFIASET-NAZISTSET! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME ENNIO DORIS DI MEDIOLANUM-MAFIOLANUM-NAZISTANUM! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME MASSIMO DORIS DI MEDIOLANUM-MAFIOLANUM-NAZISTANUM! O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME OSCAR DI MONTIGNY DI MEDIOLANUM-MAFIOLANUM-NAZISTANUM! O O PEDOFILI, MANDANTI DI CENTINAIA DI OMICIDI "MASCHERATI" ED ORGANIZZANTI DOZZINE DI STRAGI, COME GIOVANNI PIROVANO DI MEDIOLANUM-MAFIOLANUM-NAZISTANUM!!!
PROPRIO COSI': IL GIA' TRE VOLTE IN GALERA PAOLO BARRAI NATO A MILANO IL 28.6.1965 FA CRIMINI FINANZIARI SU CRIMINI FINANZIARI E NAZI-ST-ALKING, SU INTERNET! SU ORDINE DEI PEDOFILI SPAPPOLA GIOVANNI FALCONE E PAOLO BORSELLINO: SILVIO BERLUSCONI, PAOLO BERLUSCONI, MARINA BERLUSCONI, FEDELE CONFALONIERI, UBALDO LIVOLSI, GIOVANNI PIROVANO, OSCAR DI MONTIGNY, ENNIO DORIS E MASSIMO DORIS ( CHE DA DECENNI CERCAVANO E STRA CERCANO, PURE, DI IMPORSI COME GLI ADOLPH HITLER MISTI AD AL CAPONE DEL WEB, ANCHE, MA DI CERTO, NON SOLO, ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME QUALI GIULIO OCCHIONERO E FRANCESCA OCCHIONERO, "IERI", COME ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME PIO POMPA E MARCO MANCINI, " "L'ALTRO IERI", COME ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME GIULIANO TAVAROLI ED EMANUELE CIPRIANI, "TRE GIORNI FA", COME ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME ROBERTO PREATONI E FABIO GHIONI, "QUATTRO GIORNI FA", COME ATTRAVERSO SPIE MASSO-N-AZIFASCISTE CRIMINALISSIME GAETANO SAYA E RICCARDO SINDOCA, "CINQUE GIORNI FA").
Anon 6:02. Have you never heard of Tun Tavern. How unpatriotic!
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PER FINIRE, GENIO BORSTISTICO ED EROE CIVILE MICHELE NISTA, IN VITA SUA, HA SOLO ED ESCLUSIVAMENTE SCRITTO SU 2 BLOGSPOTS CHE GLI FACEVATE HACKERARE DI CONTINUO, IN QUANTO TEMEVATE, COME TUTT'ORA STRA TEMETE, IL SUO INTUITO E FIUTO DI PLATINO ( VEDENTE SEMPRE ANCHE NEL BUIO PIU' PESTO).
MICHELE NISTA E' UN GRANDISSIMO UOMO. OLTRE CHE UN VINCENTISSIMO GENIO BORSISTICO. COME DETTO ALL'INIZIO. MENTRE VOI, ETERNAMENTE PIDUISTI, NAZIMAFIOSI ED ASSASSINI PAOLO BARRAI, PAOLO CARDENÀ, GIACOMO ZUCCO, FEDERICO IZZI, ELISA COGNO, PIERA CLERICO, MAURIZIO BARBERO, GIULIANO FERRARA, CLAUDIO CERASA, DANIELE MINOTTI, MATTEO SALVINI, MARINA BERLUSCONI, MARIO GIORDANO, PAOLO LIGUORI, ENNIO DORIS, MASSIMO DORIS, OSCAR DI MONTIGNY, FEDELE CONFALONIERI, SILVIO BERLUSCONI (E TOPAIE FASCIOMAFIOSE DI VOSTRO CONTORNO) SIETE FOTOCOPIE OMICIDA DEI TERRORISTI TAGLIA TESTE DELL'ISIS. SGOZZATE O METTETE SOTTO I CAMION CHIUNQUE NON SIA VOSTRO TAPPETINO. SIAN ESSI BAMBINI, ANZIANI, ZOPPI, CIECHI. SI SIA CHI SIA. SIETE PEGGIO DEI TERRORISTI ISLAMICI! SIETE DEI VERMINOSI ADOLPH HITLER ED AL CAPONE DEL WEB! MA ANCHE DELLA VITA DI TUTTI I GIORNI! E MOLTO MA MOLTO PRESTO AVRETE TUTTE LE RISPOSTE CHE MERITATE. QUALCHE GIORNO E VEDRETE COME ARRIVERANNO TUTTE. DA ME IN PERSONA E NON SOLO. NON VI FAREMO AMMAZZARE GENIO BORSTITICO ED EROE CIVILE MICHELE NISTA (GLI MINACCIATE MORTE O CERCATE DI INDURLO AL SUICIDIO OGNI GIORNO, VIA EMAIL E NON SOLO, SICARI EFFERATI, SANGUINARI, KILLER, STRAGISTI, MEGA COCAINOMANI, BERLUSCONAZISTI E PADANAZISTI CHE ALTRO NON SIETE)! NON VE LO FAREMO RENDERE NUOVO GIACOMO MATTEOTTI, COME TANTISSIMO BRAMATE DAL VOLER FARLO DIVENIRE. VERGOGNA, DISUMANI, EFFERATI, SPIETATI ASSASSINI!!!!
ANTONY. CONSULTANT GOLDMAN SACHS.
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MIO PADRE E' INGLESE, MIA MADRE E' ITALIANA, SONO NATO E CRESCIUTO A LONDRA. IL MIO ITALIANO SCRITTO E PARLATO, QUINDI, NON E' DI CERTO PERFETTO. SPERO COMPRENDIATE EVENTUALI ERRORI DI DIVERSO TIPO.
EMAIL DI MICHELE MICHELENISTA6@MAIL.COM - LONDON 00447939.508007
TEXT ABOVE WRITTEN BOUT AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS ON MANAGING TO ADVANCE WITH FULL SUCCESS, ALL THE TIMES ( THING ABSOLUTELY PROOVABLE) WHERE WORLDWIDE CRIPTOCURRENCIES, CURRENCIES, STOCKS AND COMMODITIES GO: MICHELE NISTA. BUT ESPECIALLY, TEXT BOUT AN ABSOLUTE HERO, AN ABSOLUTE NEW GIACOMO MATTEOTTI: MICHELE NISTA. PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY WHO REDUCED TO A MUSH, 2 EXTREMELY HEROICAL MEN AND MAGISTRATES ( GIOVANNI FALCONE AND PAOLO BORSELLINO): SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY THE WORST CRIMINAL "WHILE WEARING A TIE" OF THE WHOLE WORLD AND OF ALL THE TIMES: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY A PRINCIPAL OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF "MASKED" MURDERS AND DOZENS OF SLAUGHTERS: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY A MEGA MAFIA MONEY LAUNDERER AND IMMENSE PROTAGONIST OF ANY KIND OF FINANCIAL CRIME: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY A NAZIST DICTATOR, SINCE ALWAYS, BECOME ONE WITH COSA NOSTRA, CAMORRA, NDRANGHETA, CHINESE MAFIA, RUSSIAN MAFIA, ALBANESE MAFIA, RUMENIAN MAFIA, NORTH AMERICAN MAFIA, COLOMBIAN MAFIA: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! PERSECUTED SINCE 30 YEARS BY AN ABSOLUTELY ASCERTAINED PEDOPHILE: SILVIO BERLUSCONI! AND OBVIOUSLY, ALL HIS CORRUPTED NAZIMAFIOSI HIT MAN AND ASSASSINS!
ANTONY. SENIOR CONSULTANT GOLDMAN SACHS.
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