tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1183567689170233373..comments2024-03-28T22:04:17.970-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Swiss who pioneered in graph theory / WED 3-2-11 / Only patron on "Cheers" to appear in all 275 episodes / Bxe5 or 0-0-0 in chessRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8228975829099510482011-04-07T23:45:05.659-04:002011-04-07T23:45:05.659-04:00For Rex, it's probably frustrating to have you...For Rex, it's probably frustrating to have you just come to complain. Especially because if you were to, I dunno, hit the END key on your keyboard, then click [Newer Post], you would get to the next day's puzzle. I understand asking you to both hit a key and click a link is a lot, especially when you already clicked one to get here, but I know you can do it.<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30181664952278522542011-04-07T20:10:53.401-04:002011-04-07T20:10:53.401-04:00I very much liked ICYDEADPEOPLE ... and got hung u...I very much liked ICYDEADPEOPLE ... and got hung up on SPAM instead of SCAM.<br /><br />@Octavian You <i>literally thought</i> someone would do something. As opposed to thinking in some other manner?AKhttp://hedman.tk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19127596838569279392011-04-07T10:35:59.221-04:002011-04-07T10:35:59.221-04:00I believe your syndicated puzzle is one day behind...I believe your syndicated puzzle is one day behind. For us out here in the hinterlands, it is frustrating to find your puzzle is yesterdays.Joe Gibsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41290625955652464832011-04-06T21:07:26.059-04:002011-04-06T21:07:26.059-04:00@Dirigonzo, thanks for the Kudos. How nice to be ...@Dirigonzo, thanks for the Kudos. How nice to be noticed!<br /><br />As Mrs. Lovett said in <i>Sweeney Todd</i>, "Ideas just pop into my head,...and I keep thinking!".David Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580599628294869568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8317162042759092242011-04-06T17:44:48.837-04:002011-04-06T17:44:48.837-04:00Syndi-late paper solver.
Do whatever you have to,...Syndi-late paper solver.<br /><br />Do whatever you have to, just make sure that ICYDEADPEOPLE gets aired for public consumption! Thing is precious! Tagline fits half the bloggers here at Rexville who can't get their giggle on for a "cool" pun. Honestly, I have no intuitive feel for such humorlessness. What's their problem: too much IDOL? Do they suddenly see ICYDEADPEOPLE swimming in their bran fiber cereal? Jeez, the guy just made a pun: don't CALVE, man!<br /><br />And just where, exactly, is a constructor supposed to cite source(s) for a lifted phrase (or four) like this anyway? Especially IF originally contributed to a somewhat obscure website by somebody using a (probably) ephemeral user name (understandable given the (who knew?) numbers of pun-hating groaners and stoners)? <br /><br />@Sad Guy's 12:43A comment on his personal experience with the discontinuance of HUMMER: priceless!<br /><br />Also thanks to everybody who enlightened me to the ZOLA/Dreyfuss story. What a lesson for those who would limit a free press.!<br /><br />Easier than I was bracing for for a Wedpuz. Puns are fun. And so are YODELS! Go ahead and use THAT in a Star Wars film tagline.NotalwaysrightBillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77139614832690124712011-04-06T16:55:11.036-04:002011-04-06T16:55:11.036-04:00My vote for best pun in the prime-time comments go...My vote for best pun in the prime-time comments goes to @Alpine Joy for Texas math team = Houston Eulers.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40085157238438879312011-04-06T14:11:19.265-04:002011-04-06T14:11:19.265-04:00Good Discussion today (syndication-land).
I for on...Good Discussion today (syndication-land).<br />I for one liked the puzzle, but I do loves me a good pun. There is a competition every year at the O Henry House in Austin called the O Henry Pun Off that is just a HOOT.<br /><br />As for the puzzle itself, I would be willing to bet that the last 6 weeks has not seen an answer as fabulous as 42a.<br /><br />@SadGuy....your comment made my coffee come shooting out of my nose (OUCH!) when I was on the bus! TOO funny.<br /><br />I was sad to see that ACME was not here on this day, as she would have had cute comments and additional praise for the pangram.Lurking, Just Behind Younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60500908431059150582011-04-06T13:46:44.173-04:002011-04-06T13:46:44.173-04:00I just have to say that I find the whole originali...I just have to say that I find the whole originality/plagiarism argument fairly ridiculous. Knowing some inveterate punsters (and the way they look for puns in **every** thing), I imagine there isn't a pun under the sun that hasn't been uttered or printed *some*where. Suggesting that any of these should be copyrighted just shows how far down the corporate rabbit hole we've all gone.<br /><br />These puzzles are for **entertainment** and whether the constructor achieved this by borrowing from others seems inconsequential to me. The key is whether the audience enjoyed the result.timhttp://timwarner.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7805794426824291812011-04-06T13:18:01.428-04:002011-04-06T13:18:01.428-04:00BREAKING NEWS: several words in recent NYT puzzles...BREAKING NEWS: several words in recent NYT puzzles actually have appeared previously in the OED! Shocking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43872462182857831452011-04-06T13:17:06.062-04:002011-04-06T13:17:06.062-04:00WHATEVER! As a relative newcomer here, I was just...WHATEVER! As a relative newcomer here, I was just delighted to do a Wednesday puzzle without having to Google anything. And ICYDEADPEOPLE made up for everything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8372141173125761722011-03-04T20:00:54.714-05:002011-03-04T20:00:54.714-05:00David Poole didn't lift anything. You're j...David Poole didn't lift anything. You're just jealous. You were caught in a lie here and on Wordplay.litigatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29797629615453957592011-03-03T22:06:15.517-05:002011-03-03T22:06:15.517-05:00To ANONYMOUS at 10:36
Thanks. I looked at that ...To ANONYMOUS at 10:36<br /><br /> Thanks. I looked at that link. <br />I now understand that everything<br />was lifted.<br /> Sorry I'm late with this apology.ANON Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69470701398479392512011-03-02T23:39:28.648-05:002011-03-02T23:39:28.648-05:00I meant to say "La Vérité EST en Marche...&qu...I meant to say "La Vérité EST en Marche..." but let's not have a 41a, CALVE.<br /><br />61a named names, and the puzzle may have been a little 53d, but in general, I think it was all in good fun.<br /><br />Thanks, Rex!David Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580599628294869568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2113182487373907902011-03-02T23:16:44.332-05:002011-03-02T23:16:44.332-05:00@ Anon B 10:29 -
I saw all four.@ Anon B 10:29 - <br /><br />I saw all four.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76556056592545722262011-03-02T23:04:36.147-05:002011-03-02T23:04:36.147-05:00Goodness gracious, sakes alive! I really don'...Goodness gracious, sakes alive! I really don't know, but I personally don't think it's a big deal one way or the other.<br /><br />I can't follow every comment that closely, and I'm not saying that any person is doing this, but I am reminded that we had the "chivying" word a few days ago, and it comes to my mind, reading today's comments.<br /><br />It's just a crossword, as far as I'm concerned. And many years ago, I made a very homemade crossword for my niece, and the title was "No Cross Words Hear!".<br /><br />If you want to read up on something that you can really complain about, study about the trials, formal and informal, of Dreyfus, and Zola.<br /><br />Zola fled France for a time, as I recall, and Dreyfus eventually served as a military officer into the 1920's, I think. The machinations of the conservative (or the entrenched military faction, if you want) versus the progressive voices in France at that time is something to really get up in arms about, whichever side you reside on politically. I'm sure we all want to fight against miscarriages of truth and justice.<br /><br />I protested the war in Iraq in D.C. in the big march (2005?) with a sign that read, on the front (prepped for the International Press), "An American Says, 'M. le President, J'ACCUSE!'", and on the back, the other great Zola quote, "'La Vérité en Marche, et rien ne l'arretera!'". Those are good words to live by.<br /><br />Libya is on fire right now, more or less. My attention is turned to ferreting out the truth the best I can discern it. Any puzzle that mentions Zola and Euler in the same day is alright by me.David Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580599628294869568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1677241598287566672011-03-02T22:36:45.643-05:002011-03-02T22:36:45.643-05:00Addition to my comment at 10:29
I just looked ...Addition to my comment at 10:29<br /> <br /> I just looked back at the puzzle. Of the four theme answers, only<br />one was a pun on a review, the others were puns on the titles.<br />On the web site, as far as I could <br />tell, all the reviews were just <br />that, reviews.ANON Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49438582138151011282011-03-02T22:36:19.661-05:002011-03-02T22:36:19.661-05:00NATE, YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE PAGE OF THE TOP RANKED...NATE, YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE PAGE OF THE TOP RANKED REVIEWS. IT IS HERE: <a href="http://www.fwfr.com/tops.asp?mode=att" rel="nofollow">http://www.fwfr.com/tops.asp?mode=att</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63735559423311013532011-03-02T22:36:05.670-05:002011-03-02T22:36:05.670-05:00I have a few comments regarding this talk of copyr...I have a few comments regarding this talk of copyright violation. I am not a lawyer, but I like to follow these issues.<br /><br />The amount of quoted text is so small that fair use would probably apply.<br /><br />Independent invention, as half-claimed by Poole, is not copyright violation. This is in contrast with trademark/patent law, where first invention trumps rediscovery.<br /><br />I don't see how anyone can claim the <i>unfilled</i> puzzle is a violation of copyright! Now, maybe tomorrow when the answers are published there will be issues, but for now, none. (I speak as a pen-and-paper solver. I have no idea how or when answers are or provided with the online version.)<br /><br />And while there could be issues regarding the NYT publishing the answer, I don't think there are any with <i>Rex</i> publishing the answer! Rex is simply revealing what the NYT clues meant to him, an act of independent creation.william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25930171025439968342011-03-02T22:34:30.736-05:002011-03-02T22:34:30.736-05:00@SharonAK - which method did you use to look at th...@SharonAK - which method did you use to look at the old post? There's "Older Posts," on the very end of the site, and "Blog Archive" along the right-most column. Either way, I found them listed immediately after the day requested, but no longer on a separate little screen that could be added to.<br /><br />In other news, Gadhafi's son is accused of plagiarism in his doctorate at London School of Economics. Academic plagiarism is, of course, serious.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44111494819705155302011-03-02T22:29:28.496-05:002011-03-02T22:29:28.496-05:00To REX and Jack J
I went to the FOUR LETTER...
w...To REX and Jack J<br /><br /> I went to the FOUR LETTER...<br />website. I went through several pages of 100 movies each. The only one I saw in common with today's<br />puzzle was Titanic and the review<br />was not"I see dead people". I don't<br />remember what it was. The only thing that I can see is that today's puzzle were all puns on 4 letter reviews. The ones I read<br />in the website did not appear to<br />be puns although I was just skimming.ANON Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35717713938495918212011-03-02T22:18:41.257-05:002011-03-02T22:18:41.257-05:00@SethG: It seems, then, the second scenario I desc...@SethG: It seems, then, the second scenario I describe may hold, and that settles the issue for me.<br /><br />@Barryg: I have seen no snowballing baseless accusations today--there were two contrasting views almost from the start and they fought over this during the day--that's what blogs are there for. Besides, I think comparing today's "battle" to McCarthyism seriously trivializes that sorry episode--nobody's livelihood was destroyed even by the most vociferous detractors of today's puzzle.Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60527052636929069052011-03-02T22:15:26.793-05:002011-03-02T22:15:26.793-05:00@Ulrich and @SharonAK, not to worry. There's ...@Ulrich and @SharonAK, not to worry. There's gotta be a bunch of puzzle geeks and Rex fans like me who continue to follow the discussion 'til the next day's post. Even if we don't post all that often these days.lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24111585775596280952011-03-02T21:55:45.341-05:002011-03-02T21:55:45.341-05:00After reading the snowballing, baseless accusation...After reading the snowballing, baseless accusations against David Poole today, it's---Guilty until proven innocent. McCarthyism indeed.Barrygnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32303694380998124522011-03-02T21:42:34.377-05:002011-03-02T21:42:34.377-05:00That website lists over 300,000 reviews of almost ...That website lists over 300,000 reviews of almost 40,000 movies, dating to 1999. Over 600 of those reviews are for Titanic, over 200 for Taxi Driver and Jedi, and almost 200 for Back To The Future. There is clearly a large universe of possibilities.<br /><br />Each of the four theme entries is the highest rated review for its film*, and each appears on the list of the all-time top 100 ranked reviews. Given these facts, it seemed unlikely that this was a complete coincidence and perfectly reasonable to question it.<br /><br />David Poole reports that two of the theme answers appeared on an email list his friend sent him, that he came up with the other two himself (with Will's help), and that he'd never heard of the website. I have no reason not to take him at his word. <br /><br />*Note that LUKE BACK IN ANGER actually is listed with Empire Strikes Back, but they're all the same, right?SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11552960703885290192011-03-02T21:33:43.566-05:002011-03-02T21:33:43.566-05:00I may be posting too late in day for anyone to see...I may be posting too late in day for anyone to see this, but <br />Help:<br />As a syndication solver I tried today to see the blog for Wednesday, Jan 26. Eventually it came up, but in a chain of Rexp's posts without the comments from the rest of you.<br />Does anyone know why that happens, or , more important, how I can get to them? It has happened a number o times before, but is not the norm.<br />If you have a solution for me, please e-mail to sod@gci.netSharonAKnoreply@blogger.com