tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1049847776991177054..comments2024-03-28T10:14:47.455-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Rotund archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog / SAT 5-30-20 / Asian city on Yamuna River / Tower of classic math puzzle / Autumnal salad ingredients / Notable feature of opening clarinet solo in Rhapsody in Blue / Automotive debut of 1964Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69310213752916094532020-07-04T15:35:26.221-04:002020-07-04T15:35:26.221-04:00Easy? Medium? Challenging? Maybe all of those but,...Easy? Medium? Challenging? Maybe all of those but, on balance, easy-medium for a Saturday. Made it fun to do.<br /><br />Long acrosses in NW, middle, and SE were pretty easy. Less so were ALIA, HANOI, EGGMAN, and IGOR. The two TEENS in the NE were a bit of a distraction.<br /><br />Played more like a Wednesday, I thought, but nonetheless a nice treat.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57202592026107379382020-07-04T15:05:26.359-04:002020-07-04T15:05:26.359-04:00Weird - finished this one in personal record time ...Weird - finished this one in personal record time for a Saturday but dnf Thursday and Friday. <br /><br />And hey Trump: ACTIONITEM - LETITSLIDE. You're in a NOWIN situation. Take PEPTO, drink a few ICEES, and pardon Snowden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8270502357166569522020-07-04T14:56:28.467-04:002020-07-04T14:56:28.467-04:00Always did like ALANARKIN. Oh - you too?
Got hun...Always did like ALANARKIN. Oh - you too?<br /><br />Got hung up on the type of mop for a few moments, but all in all a fun Sat. Especially after one or two of this week's puzzles.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting and it was Worth ItDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59605156916404531092020-07-04T13:53:24.706-04:002020-07-04T13:53:24.706-04:00Wednesday called, wanting its puzzle back. Easiest...Wednesday called, wanting its puzzle back. Easiest Sat-puz in memory; musta finished in about three Rexes, though not shooting for time. At least one long gimme in each quad and SPRINGCHICKEN in the middle and lotsa threes to fill it all in. COTTONTIE verging on green paint. Sonja HENIE a yeah baby in her day. Fun and fast puz.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2166619332409865452020-07-04T13:38:41.816-04:002020-07-04T13:38:41.816-04:00I found this to be a bit easier than the usual Sat...I found this to be a bit easier than the usual Saturday, save a couple of snags. PEPITA was unknown--and must be a recent discovery, since it is not in my (4th edition) Scrabble dictionary. BTW, now that OFC says he "can't stand" Scrabble, that explains a lot. We are just two VERY different people. I did, however (after the solve, of course) find PEPINO. As it's an edible fruit, I'm glad I didn't look this up during the solve!<br /><br />Writeover: GeO before GTO. Now that I think about it, the Geo appeared quite a bit later. I think. Me: world's worst timeline guy. I also don't speak office-speak, so I simply have to assume that ACTIONITEM is a thing. Powerpoint me on it ASAP. When writing SPONGEMOP I wanted to finish SQUAREPANTS. Other noteworthy ITEMs: a Heep-less URIAH and a Walrus-less EGGMAN.<br /><br />One question, and I'm surprised that OFC didn't take this up: of all the names you could give to a tower, you had to pick HANOI?? Not cool. Sonja HENIE was DO a long-gone D. Honorable mention to a modern one: ALIA Shawkat. Though for a Saturday this one might have been a tad SPREADTOOTHIN, it still gets a birdie.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47955139811732720432020-07-04T13:37:39.578-04:002020-07-04T13:37:39.578-04:00SEDATE STAMP NINETEEN 99
"It's an ACTION...SEDATE STAMP NINETEEN 99<br /><br />"It's an ACTIONITEM, don't LETITSLIDE,<br />bring a SPONGEMOP to the CANTEEN!"<br />That LAST IDEA to USE Gen-Xers died<br />when not a MAN at age NINETEEN.<br /><br />--- IGOR MANNBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47032877273867483682020-07-04T13:13:13.379-04:002020-07-04T13:13:13.379-04:00@David
That's freaking hilarious!
Bawdy meanin...@David<br />That's freaking hilarious!<br />Bawdy meaning of freaking intended. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91929452497967098662020-07-04T13:03:33.700-04:002020-07-04T13:03:33.700-04:00Lose shavingkit, glissando, igor,and pepitas and y...Lose shavingkit, glissando, igor,and pepitas and you have a Wednesday puzzle. Did enjoy 20A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70868425267359743592020-07-04T12:42:03.221-04:002020-07-04T12:42:03.221-04:00@mathgent:
You are wrong about shaving kits. I'...@mathgent:<br />You are wrong about shaving kits. I've bought several shaving kits for myself, and as presents for others, and they almost always include a preshave oil to prevent razor burn, plus a postshave item that is sometimes called a balm(oils). Perhaps we have different ideas about what a "shaving kit" is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25573202694857526592020-07-04T10:37:06.469-04:002020-07-04T10:37:06.469-04:00EDIT - SE corner. Gotta get a new compass...EDIT - SE corner. Gotta get a new compass...thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36724902528531343412020-07-04T10:35:54.481-04:002020-07-04T10:35:54.481-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58285643675531981582020-07-04T10:31:42.044-04:002020-07-04T10:31:42.044-04:00I was doing fine until I hit the NE corner. Nothin...I was doing fine until I hit the NE corner. Nothing in my wheelhouse. I resorted to Google to get TORME and then the rest fell into place albeit at a glacial pace. thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2574266192999723262020-05-31T04:28:55.524-04:002020-05-31T04:28:55.524-04:001A reminded me of Clarence Day's "Life Wi...1A reminded me of Clarence Day's "Life With Father", "Father Among the Potted Palms" -- "Everything he owned had its place, and he never laid his clothes down at random. There were two drawers for his shirts, for example, another drawer for his socks, his shaving-kit was always on his English shaving-stand by the window. On his bureau were a pair of military hairbrushes, two combs, and a bottle of bay rum--nothing else. Each of his books had its own allotted place on his shelves. And on each shelf and in every drawer there was extra room. Nothing was crowded." For something 21st century, perhaps Brian Thomas looked at wikiHow's "How to Shave With Olive Oil". The brush might apply the shaving cream.District 4 Toastmasters LGET Campaignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523458650672337394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-340929251210436442020-05-30T20:32:58.395-04:002020-05-30T20:32:58.395-04:00Seconding @Nancy 5:35 – tomorrow's puzzle is b...Seconding @Nancy 5:35 – tomorrow's puzzle is buonissimo.<br /><br />Where did Rex dig that movie up from? I never heard of it, and I didn't even recognize Janet Leigh. The kid is really annoying.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83159264650411746782020-05-30T20:02:17.420-04:002020-05-30T20:02:17.420-04:00Got "springCHICKEN" before "EGGman&...Got "springCHICKEN" before "EGGman" so I guess that answers that question!Disciple of Nan'lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83060114252452740922020-05-30T19:51:52.014-04:002020-05-30T19:51:52.014-04:00I did not find that easy. Got most of it quickly, ...I did not find that easy. Got most of it quickly, but the NW was impossible. Eventually had to resort to Wikipedia to get GLISSANDO and KINTE before the rest fell into place. Jesse Witthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303843866820554058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19496312580254301122020-05-30T19:17:32.110-04:002020-05-30T19:17:32.110-04:00@bigsteve46 3:50
I like both Lee Remick and Robert...@bigsteve46 3:50<br />I like both Lee Remick and Robert Duvall -- that was a great cast. I'm fond of the film as it is, but picturing the Broadway actors in those roles is food for thought. I think the movie would have been quite different with them, but I can't seem to articulate exactly how. Can you?<br /><br />@jae 5:39<br />Thanks for the recommendation. I live in the last household in North America not to have Netflix, but maybe some day!<br />Barbara S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11395037468040320662020-05-30T19:10:36.237-04:002020-05-30T19:10:36.237-04:00Anyone who wants something else to think of when t...Anyone who wants something else to think of when they see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknTIcVyn8A" rel="nofollow">WACO</a> can click on this and watch the first 1:37 for the theme song (rap-sung by Lorne Greene). My brother and I saw ads for this 1966 movie on commercial TV back in the day and I'd bet anything, if I said WACO to him, he'd start singing "Waco, Waco, Waco". I don't think we ever did watch the movie.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50920958082966405252020-05-30T18:45:46.568-04:002020-05-30T18:45:46.568-04:00@CaryinB, lucky you! Those were the days. I like H...@CaryinB, lucky you! Those were the days. I like Hairspray too. The first one. :)QuasiMojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50213560662388499832020-05-30T18:06:47.743-04:002020-05-30T18:06:47.743-04:00@the joker, there was much merriment on the site l...@the joker, there was much merriment on the site last year when "pull a train" showed up as an innocent answer.burtonkdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775521394938142484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54988189951462503412020-05-30T17:52:27.049-04:002020-05-30T17:52:27.049-04:00@Barbara S
Thanks for throwing in an F! Valiant ef...@Barbara S<br />Thanks for throwing in an F! Valiant effort.<br />And thanks for the "white underpants" laugh!<br /><br />RooMonster Who Also Has White Underpants Guy <br />(eww!)RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48194721670928802582020-05-30T17:52:10.888-04:002020-05-30T17:52:10.888-04:00@QuasiMojo: Not too long after we met, in ‘72 or ‘...@QuasiMojo: Not too long after we met, in ‘72 or ‘73, my to-be-wife and I went to a double bill of Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Mink Stole and one or two others of Waters’ Dreamland “stars” were there. Pretty sure Edith Massey (the Egg Lady) was one of the them. She had a band called Edie & the Eggs, and also ran a second-hand clothing store. A few years ago we were in town and went to pay our respects at Divine’s grave in Towson, MD. I agree with you that John W’s collected essays are very good. One that sticks in my mind was about the TV dance program, The Buddy Deane Show, and the inside clique of high school kids who were the regular dancers, known as The Committee. I used to watch that show and we had all kinds of fantasies about the cute girls. He explored this more in “Hairspray,” still one of my favorite films of all time. CaryinBoulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05822903701279366708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75069822561895993632020-05-30T17:39:28.565-04:002020-05-30T17:39:28.565-04:00@Barbara S. - Alan Arkin is currently co-starring...@Barbara S. - Alan Arkin is currently co-starring with Michael Douglas in “The Kominsky Method” a Netflix series. It is very funny. jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13889656001505457982020-05-30T17:35:38.839-04:002020-05-30T17:35:38.839-04:00You're all in for a treat tomorrow with Lewis ...You're all in for a treat tomorrow with Lewis and Jeff's puzzle. Just finished it -- and it wasn't easy. A very intricately constructed puzzle, with much thinking required on the solver's part. Always a very good thing in my book. My lips are sealed from saying anything more until tomorrow.<br /><br />There was an awful lot on the blog today about SHAG RUGS. Didn't know they were known for vibrant colors. (Sounds awful doesn't it??? Rugs shouldn't give you a headache, make your eyes tear up, or fight with the couch). Didn't know SHAG RUGS had gone out of fashion. Didn't know they were making a comeback. I've always hated even the most tastefully-colored neutral ones for their "you can catch your toe in this" ridiculously loopy pile. The pile is annoyingly high -- without being especially soft or cushiony. All those loops, but you still feel the hard floor under your feet.<br /><br />I have the most wonderful thick plush carpet with a backing under it. No loops. When I went to look at carpets, the salesman at the carpet place on the UES (a lot more reasonable than ABC Carpet, btw) pulled out a book of samples and instructed me to take off my shoe and sock and place my foot on it. "What do you think?" he asked. "It's...it's...<i>orgasmic!!!"</i> I replied. It was. Twenty-five years later, it still is.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />tNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26490854827593707652020-05-30T17:15:35.269-04:002020-05-30T17:15:35.269-04:00The joker @ 4:14. Um, yeah, that’s why nobody ask...The joker @ 4:14. Um, yeah, that’s why nobody asked...Bax'N'Nexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191416323124153018noreply@blogger.com