tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post156622285019041918..comments2024-03-28T06:38:18.999-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Cause of death in Sherlock Holmes novel Sign of Four / THU 7-16-20 / Classic MTV show that launched a film franchise / Classic leading lady honored on both US and Swedish postageRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56146893546821691952020-08-20T20:13:44.184-04:002020-08-20T20:13:44.184-04:00@Wanderlust 12:58 PM: I don't think anyone ans...@Wanderlust 12:58 PM: I don't think anyone answered the question about the blue name, and I wish someone who really knew had replied. I think you get a blogger account. It's been so long, I don't remember what happens next, how the sign-in gets connected to this page, whether it happens after you start to do a comment and log in or what. Must be. It always shows my google account on this comment page, so I don't even know if that's all that's required, or if the Blogger account is, but when you click one of those names, it goes to the Blogger page; maybe that's connect to your email address? <br /><br /><br />Once you get it, you won't even have to click the captcha, just click Publish. Big advantage.<br /><br />Please somebody, help this person!wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2470022199834187112020-08-20T15:52:43.930-04:002020-08-20T15:52:43.930-04:00First ART to show was FLOWCHART. The rest followed...First ART to show was FLOWCHART. The rest followed the DARK ART theme. <br /><br />Relatively easy, I thought, but my ART stuDENT entry didn't work. Alas, cheated to get the unknown ARTHUR DENT. Two other errors: Couldn't associate BAMBI with Godzilla, and never heard of OKCUPID.<br /><br />Found this is a clever and interesting puzzle, including its longer fill.<br /><br /><br />leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45999727955764405752020-08-20T15:20:58.450-04:002020-08-20T15:20:58.450-04:00NEWAGEY left me enragey. NEWAGEY left me enragey. El Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864290772960286801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44594814115966234562020-08-20T14:39:14.067-04:002020-08-20T14:39:14.067-04:00Before I got all the way down to DARKART I thought...Before I got all the way down to DARKART I thought it might be 'black ARTs'. Figured it out somewhere in mid-solve. I may have mentioned before that *classic* yeah baby Greta GARBO was my grandmother's cousin and was at one time mad at her for not returning to Sweden; guess she changed her tune.<br /><br />I didn't find anything particularly pesky here. Better than 3 or 4 letters in one box.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4141046295050202602020-08-20T14:32:44.518-04:002020-08-20T14:32:44.518-04:00@Z(8:15am):
Regarding the _bar answer, 99 times ou...@Z(8:15am):<br />Regarding the _bar answer, 99 times out of 100, the answer is T. However, once in a great while, the answer is J. It is a very rare bird, but I have encountered it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33011379225865227962020-08-20T14:11:06.037-04:002020-08-20T14:11:06.037-04:00After experiencing double froots recently, and lea...After experiencing double froots recently, and learning about Rodan, you can guess who I put into 22A - meeting up with Godzilla again. But no - it was little BAMBI. That little deer gets around, I guess. Little did I know. <br /><br />But whilst I also knew of WIIs, the WIIMOTE was out of my range, and for some reason TRI_E didn't yield up the T to me. I think I've been home a little too long. <br /><br />OTOH, I did know OTOH. And I found the conceit of the puzzle fun, once I got its arty little self. Little seems to be my word of the day. I'll let you know. A little later. ALOHA!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting a Little LongerDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83699055706146192852020-08-20T13:58:08.968-04:002020-08-20T13:58:08.968-04:00I found this to be an ARTful effort which kept me ...I found this to be an ARTful effort which kept me in the DARK for a while until I did the SE section, and *then* I found it very entertaining with entries covering a variety of topics. There was nothing that ticked me off, and I thought the theme was creative.<br /><br />@Anonymous (1:26) Why do you even bother commenting? It's all crap.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66482162824356160502020-08-20T13:26:47.436-04:002020-08-20T13:26:47.436-04:00A mixture of the occasional pisser added to the la...A mixture of the occasional pisser added to the lamest, most incomprehensible theme ever made this puzzle the total opposite of enjoyable. Rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55773810657789642872020-08-20T12:43:35.344-04:002020-08-20T12:43:35.344-04:00I cant believe that Rex let NEWAGEY go by unmolest...I cant believe that Rex let NEWAGEY go by unmolested. Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244699744193557774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62523526013214562182020-08-20T11:13:49.150-04:002020-08-20T11:13:49.150-04:00Had trouble starting, because even though JACOB wa...Had trouble starting, because even though JACOB was a gimme, I never in a million years would apply the adjective "classic" to JACKASS. I mean, come on now. So, off I went, finding gimme EDASNER, but not getting anything else there (you start naming tech devices and my eyelids grow heavy). Right then. Over to the SE, which at last I was able to do--and find the mcguffin. OHO! That's what was wrong with the SW: I misremembered the Hitchhiker protagonist as Ford Prefect; forgot all about ARTHURDENT. It's been a while. After that the thing got ATAD easier.<br /><br />Still, there were enough playful clues and such that I wouldn't call it easy. More of a medium. Some lively, if not always familiar (MATCHA??), fill, and the one true classic: DOD Greta GARBO. Score? You had me at BIRDIE, Evan.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11366458266893399582020-08-20T10:47:41.513-04:002020-08-20T10:47:41.513-04:00TRITE TRICK
OK,CUPID, YESISEE,
EROTICA is your D...TRITE TRICK<br /><br />OK,CUPID, YESISEE, <br />EROTICA is your DARKART.<br />SIR, A JACKASS like me <br />will need an ARTIFICIALHEART.<br /><br />--- AL DENTEBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67252997800943895662020-08-20T09:49:36.559-04:002020-08-20T09:49:36.559-04:00Artfully done. Loved the grid-spanning ARTIFICIALH...Artfully done. Loved the grid-spanning ARTIFICIALHEART. thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7982878522130640872020-07-16T22:55:32.147-04:002020-07-16T22:55:32.147-04:00Oops. I posted this 5 hours ago on the wrong day&#...Oops. I posted this 5 hours ago on the wrong day's blog.<br /><br />My answers to the quiz I suggested this morning are:<br />CORNDOG And SODACAN. One in each hand at the county fair you are not having this year. For the record I have never tried a CORNDOG. A food of convenience only IMO. Where there are CORNDOGs there are also much better choices.<br /><br />AL DENTE goes with NEWAGEY. They both involve cooking times. AL DENTE cooked as briefly as possible to be just right while the NEWAGEY tends to be half-baked or overcooked.<br /><br />That leaves us with JACKASS EROTICA which may be taken several ways. It makes me think of one of my favorite House MD episodes. House is treating a woman who regularly comes in for AIDS tests and has an ailment connected with contact with donkeys. House suspects her of being a prostitute and she does confirm she has been in contact with a donkey in preparation for a performance she is giving and to which she eventually invites him. House is mistaken in this case. You might guess what up if you know it was the shows Christmas episode. Mary had a little donkey.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4567557985985408922020-07-16T22:31:06.034-04:002020-07-16T22:31:06.034-04:00I FLOWCHED this puzzle pretty hard I FLOWCHED this puzzle pretty hard Pdxrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226235855539945980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24911778531302344542020-07-16T21:44:34.897-04:002020-07-16T21:44:34.897-04:00Late 1970s was treasurer of Doc Films at Chicago. ...Late 1970s was treasurer of Doc Films at Chicago. One Saturday (our blockbuster night) we showed Bambi meets Godzilla before the main feature. Main feature -long forgotten. But can still see the foot coming down...splat. RPCV Cameroonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30635734218460815062020-07-16T21:42:16.231-04:002020-07-16T21:42:16.231-04:00Newage shops sell a lot of them. Therefore I suppo...Newage shops sell a lot of them. Therefore I suppose newagers use them.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37329132907963542902020-07-16T21:22:12.594-04:002020-07-16T21:22:12.594-04:00@Anon 7:18 – well I'm going to go out on a lim...@Anon 7:18 – well I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that it's not one of the dead ones. Or one that's under 40. You have worked <i>with</i> them for 20 years, you say. That doesn't sound like an acting gig or an assistant gig. Someone who stretches out into other areas...I sense a couple of possibilities...like maybe someone who's required the services of book publisher since oh about 2000 or so...actually I see exactly ONE possibility.<br /><br />Unless of course I'm totally off-base.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13210588693440746482020-07-16T21:14:42.653-04:002020-07-16T21:14:42.653-04:00Most boring celebrity sighting (maybe) story ever ...Most boring celebrity sighting (maybe) story ever - walking with my cousin and his husband on the Highline last August, my cousin wrenched around, staring at someone who had just passed us. “Is that Chris Noth?”, he asked. Staring at the back of the head of the man in question, I could only say “Maybe”. (It was at twilight, so...).Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46988459385279310392020-07-16T20:22:11.662-04:002020-07-16T20:22:11.662-04:00@Nancy...It was a tomato...And he did it harm.
I&#...@Nancy...It was a tomato...And he did it harm.<br />I'll add one more actor encounter....I used to interpret for movies that were being made in Spain. My absolute favorite "You're the biggest JACKASS I've ever met" was on a film called "Peppermint Frappe" with Geraldine Chaplin." the first day on the set I excitedly went up to her and told her how much I adored her Father. She screeched "SO WHAT." Twas a good thing she didn't demand I bring her coffee. I might've spiked it with an unmentionable.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84078229484196919932020-07-16T20:08:00.038-04:002020-07-16T20:08:00.038-04:00@Anonymous
5:01 PM
Either someone was pulling your...@Anonymous<br />5:01 PM<br />Either someone was pulling your two-year old leg in 1935 or you are pulling ours. DiMaggio's first year with the Yankees was 1936. Page didn't join the team until the mid forties. Still, it's a nice story.GHarrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9150833046412109022020-07-16T19:50:10.451-04:002020-07-16T19:50:10.451-04:00For those who don't remember, this was Clinton...For those who don't remember, this was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV9JJmSCiI8" rel="nofollow">Clinton's campaign theme song</a>. JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23609711592632778802020-07-16T19:38:24.471-04:002020-07-16T19:38:24.471-04:00@Joaquin
Happy Birthday!
@Z
Many moons ago, a d...@Joaquin<br /><br />Happy Birthday!<br /><br />@Z<br /><br />Many moons ago, a day after Bill Clinton was inaugurated, I was on line to see an exhibit at MOMA (can't remember what it was), Michael Moore (before he was famous) approached me with a camera and asked me "How has the Clinton administration affected you?" I responded "I burned all my Fleetwood Mac albums." He told me to watch Carson that night. I still have the tape.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14418874157115787202020-07-16T19:38:23.634-04:002020-07-16T19:38:23.634-04:00I've loved all the sighting tales today. I kn...I've loved all the sighting tales today. I know I've already told my Teri Garr and Dan Aykroyd stories. Three more I'll mention: Kevin McCarthy in a tearing hurry in a shop on Cape Cod (do people remember him?), Germaine Greer, looking sleek in an elegant grey outfit in the University Library in Cambridge, U.K., and Salman Rushdie in an affable mood at a book signing in Canada. I actually chatted with Rushdie for a couple of minutes and came away with a very positive impression.<br />Barbara S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12266791116390479582020-07-16T19:31:53.251-04:002020-07-16T19:31:53.251-04:00Lol!! Caesar and and Thoreau are less noteworthy ...Lol!! Caesar and and Thoreau are less noteworthy than z’s nephew. The best part? Not mentioning Cosby as if typing the name would sully him. <br />Rock on z. Rock on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62311086498913914432020-07-16T19:18:52.156-04:002020-07-16T19:18:52.156-04:00Joe Dipinto,
I’ve got you beat. I’ve worked with o...Joe Dipinto,<br />I’ve got you beat. I’ve worked with one of your celebs for two decades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com