tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post116127119982710327..comments2024-03-29T04:46:57.646-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2006 - Raymond C. YoungRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90844378023359565852007-12-18T17:41:00.000-05:002007-12-18T17:41:00.000-05:00Hey this is neat...the only other place I have see...Hey this is neat...the only other place I have seen the no-toed sloth mentioned is in an article over at www.wikihowl.com about How to Break Up with Your Pet Rock.WindyDesign of Zazzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365229045706225680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1161326278629586922006-10-20T02:37:00.000-04:002006-10-20T02:37:00.000-04:00Message received - you shall soon own an Enya CD.Message received - you shall soon own an Enya CD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1161291811236938042006-10-19T17:03:00.000-04:002006-10-19T17:03:00.000-04:00For TWO and THREE - what about 'Small prime' for e...For TWO and THREE - what about 'Small prime' for each? Or 'Sequel suffix'? <BR/><BR/>Don't know if this applies in the US, but TWO and THREE each answer to being a 'Pick-up card in switch'. And I mean picking up in a-fun-for-the-whole-<BR/>family sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1161276551470869302006-10-19T12:49:00.000-04:002006-10-19T12:49:00.000-04:00Perhaps those three young Japanese women in the pi...Perhaps those three young Japanese women in the picture would like a skosh more Edy (whatever Edy is). <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for that reference, as Japanese is among the last languages I would have gussed as an origin. "Skosh" just sounds so quaint, and feminine, actually, that I have a hard time imagning an American serviceman saying it. Shows what I know. I would guess that women use the word more than men today - maybe because I associate it with the family kitchen or home decorating - "could you move the sofa a skosh more to the right? Perfect!" "This needs a skosh more paprika," etc. Just can't imagine someone saying, "if only he'd thrown the ball a skosh farther, they'd have scored a touchdown for sure."<BR/><BR/>I hereby register my dissatisfaction with the conventional spelling of "skosh," which looks like it rhymes with "Osh Kosh B'gosh" and not "brioche."Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1161273009967645812006-10-19T11:50:00.000-04:002006-10-19T11:50:00.000-04:00Wow, you are cranky!It's skosh. Read all about it ...Wow, you <I>are</I> cranky!<BR/><BR/>It's <I>skosh</I>. Read all about it <A HREF="http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-sko1.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A> at the entertaining World Wide Words. Who knew we borrowed the word from Japanese?Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.com