tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post116230791378265996..comments2024-03-29T00:28:40.417-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2006 - Patrick BlindauerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-944731082062914492007-05-10T23:50:00.000-04:002007-05-10T23:50:00.000-04:00Fun fact: The Ford Model A existed in two incarnat...Fun fact: The Ford Model A existed in two incarnations. The one you posted is the more common version that existed after the Model T (1928-'31 I think) of which 4 million and change were built.<BR/><BR/>However, Henry Ford's first production car was also called the Model A. That debuted in 1903 with an $850 price tag, and had a mere 2 cylinders and 8 horsepower. He only built 1700 of these, so of course it is not very well known. <BR/><BR/>From there he went on to sell the Model C, B, F, K, N, R, and S before the T was first produced in 1908. That run ended in 1927 after selling 15 million Ts. Henry thought that the T revolutionized the industry so much that he may as well start the lettering from the beginning, hence the second incarnation of the Model A.<BR/><BR/>I worked at Greenfield Village for 3 summers driving Model Ts, so your comment piqued my interest. That is all.<BR/><BR/>Also: I found your blog by image searching "Bible pogs." Science faction!Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482348797841191772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1162328313487692582006-10-31T15:58:00.000-05:002006-10-31T15:58:00.000-05:00Patrick,Thanks for stopping by. In case you couldn...Patrick,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. In case you couldn't tell, I (and most solvers, as far as I can tell) really enjoyed the puzzle. Not superficially spookifying, but there's a latent fright factor there, which I hope I was able to bring out.<BR/><BR/>The on-line copy didn't have the sharp FANGS, but Orange was nice enough to send me the pdf of the newspaper edition, fangs intact. So Great.<BR/><BR/>Off to foist candy on EVIL-EYED kids. Can't abide Yoko's singing, but maybe I'll put on the Beatles' torturous "Revolution No. 9" until somebody cries "Uncle!" Then I'll put on "Helter Skelter." And eat ESCARGOTs. Yummy.<BR/><BR/>And Orange, if your corpses have left an odor that's merely "musty," you're way ahead of the game. In the corpse-hiding trade, I think "musty" is considered "springtime fresh."Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1162323500784296092006-10-31T14:38:00.000-05:002006-10-31T14:38:00.000-05:00I dunno, I think ESCARGOT's pretty scary.I AERATE ...I dunno, I think ESCARGOT's pretty scary.<BR/><BR/>I AERATE my lawn every year to freshen up the musty corpse odors. Doesn't everyone? Okay, that's a lie. I don't have a lawn.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1162323463909906662006-10-31T14:37:00.000-05:002006-10-31T14:37:00.000-05:00Thanks for your extensive and well-researched comm...Thanks for your extensive and well-researched comments on my first holiday NYT puzzle. You make me wish I had found spooookier factoids upon which to base clues.<BR/>Maybe next year!<BR/>Best,<BR/>PBlindauerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com