tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2072431462788725942..comments2024-03-29T10:12:38.569-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Actor Nielsen of "Airplane!" / MON 11-2-2020 / Coins in India / Marijuana cigarette, in old slang / Version that's just for showRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32178315638129320102020-12-07T19:28:42.297-05:002020-12-07T19:28:42.297-05:00I have a friend whose son's CAREER'S in RE...I have a friend whose son's CAREER'S in REEFER. They SWEETEN it up some and make edibles.<br /><br />Put your BOSS in the corners.<br /><br />KENDALL may be the least objectionable of that reality family, but no. What would crossword constructors do without UMA. Yeah baby.<br /><br />Good way to DRAW p a Mon-puz. rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3113635072262479312020-12-07T16:55:47.733-05:002020-12-07T16:55:47.733-05:00December 7, 1941-2020, RIP.December 7, 1941-2020, RIP.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29692034653756543412020-12-07T14:21:02.989-05:002020-12-07T14:21:02.989-05:00Very good Monday starter puzzle, in more ways than...Very good Monday starter puzzle, in more ways than one.<br /><br />Neat set of themers. GOLDENDOODLE stands out, but they’re all pretty good. <br /><br />EYED and OGLE are a good DUO. So are LESLIE and his COMEDY touch, literally touching.<br /><br />A lot to like here.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54004642061034222262020-12-07T12:25:30.156-05:002020-12-07T12:25:30.156-05:00We interrupt this blog for a special announcement ...We interrupt this blog for a special announcement from the Governor's office:<br /><br />An outbreak of the EKE virus has been detected. Accordingly, we ASK all solvers of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle to please wear a mask while solving; also maintain social distance from the page or phone. Let's try to get this virus under control. We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog.<br /><br />I have never heard of a GOLDENDOODLE. Strange that they retained the "D" from "labradoodle," which was the "D" of LabraDor, and used it where there's no "D" in "retriever." why not just call it a golden poodle?? I like for things to make sense. Have we suddenly become enamored with the word "DOODLE," which has nothing whatever to do with dogs?<br /><br />"Hey, what kind of dog is that?"<br />"It's a Shih Tzudoodle. What's yours?"<br />"A Cockadoodle Spaniel." Wait now, that one has possibilities...<br /><br />Anyway, okay for a Monday. Par.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68818430442578912122020-12-07T12:13:27.796-05:002020-12-07T12:13:27.796-05:00URBAN CAREERS
BEN had CAUSE to RUB KENDALL’s MUFF...URBAN CAREERS<br /><br />BEN had CAUSE to RUB KENDALL’s MUFF<br />ERE she SEAMS to ASK, “LAD, SCRUB my back.”<br />EGAD she SHAGS some SCARE-y stuff,<br />it ENDED when she’d JOIN him in the SACK.<br /><br />--- LESLIE WAYNE <br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9591362008239594762020-12-07T11:08:49.728-05:002020-12-07T11:08:49.728-05:00wow - so many comments yesterday the (few) Syndies...wow - so many comments yesterday the (few) Syndies got lost.<br /><br />But today - phew! We're back to normal - back to Monday, right where we belong.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42293190679707726972020-12-07T10:59:31.976-05:002020-12-07T10:59:31.976-05:00IAMB not thrilled by this one. AYE solved it witho...IAMB not thrilled by this one. AYE solved it without MUFFing anything, then it ENDED. EYED say it rates a C.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64903292251991802602020-11-02T21:35:20.650-05:002020-11-02T21:35:20.650-05:00You're all really, really nice!!! Too many to...You're all really, really nice!!! Too many to thank each of you individually, but I will say to @GILL that she's right about today's weather in NYC being lousy (50 m.p.h. winds; a "wind advisory" issued -- so I didn't go out and ended up breaking my PT appointment in order not to blow away like Judy Garland). And you're right, GILL, that I <i>am</i> much more likely to be creative in bad weather than in good. <br /><br />To @egs I'll say that I really, really hope Millie and Baffi enjoy the verse! They're my two favorite breeds by the way. By a wide margin. It's their respective heart-melting smiles. Whether in dogs or in people, I'm a sucker for a smile.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69531517364319258732020-11-02T20:12:56.411-05:002020-11-02T20:12:56.411-05:00Just returned after being out all day and saw @Nan...Just returned after being out all day and saw @Nancy’s ditty. I love it oodles!!! Thanks Nancy. I’m going to read it to Millie, my golden doodle, and Baffi, my labradoodle.egsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439054465313994020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47745403500796590912020-11-02T19:31:47.354-05:002020-11-02T19:31:47.354-05:00@Roo
👌@Roo<br /><br />👌JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73448615421721259282020-11-02T19:03:00.852-05:002020-11-02T19:03:00.852-05:00-2
Peace शांति Paz ειρήνη Maluhia Woof 🕊-2<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace</a> शांति Paz ειρήνη Maluhia Woof 🕊<br /><br />bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8112567647130668682020-11-02T18:33:50.126-05:002020-11-02T18:33:50.126-05:00@JC66
Shirley you can't be serious?
RooMonste...@JC66<br />Shirley you can't be serious?<br /><br />RooMonster Airplane! Line Stealer GuyRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45001813357302021942020-11-02T18:30:24.218-05:002020-11-02T18:30:24.218-05:00It's after 6, and still no mention of Shirley....It's after 6, and still no mention of Shirley.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3701294838871167002020-11-02T18:26:18.879-05:002020-11-02T18:26:18.879-05:00late to the party today but had to comments. This ...late to the party today but had to comments. This was the perfect Monday for me. Almost my fastest ever with a ton of fun things right in my wheelhouse--GOLDENDOODLES (and my own dog ROSY), SHAGging baseballs, GIN and tonic, FIVE CARD DRAW poker, COMEDY SKETCHes with LESLIE Nielson and WAYNE's World, and (w)RAP it up with a REEFER and a MCRIB!Sixthstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381916881914971288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22950587384470704512020-11-02T18:20:44.002-05:002020-11-02T18:20:44.002-05:00@Nancy, that was fun!@Nancy, that was fun!chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69022250772804820292020-11-02T17:32:37.895-05:002020-11-02T17:32:37.895-05:00@Nancy: Priceless! You are a poetic genius.@Nancy: Priceless! You are a poetic genius.Whatsernamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450876821189472213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89848861401715278152020-11-02T16:37:52.791-05:002020-11-02T16:37:52.791-05:00@Nancy -- You are the ditty-meistress. You have s...@Nancy -- You are the ditty-meistress. You have such a talent for this!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69467068058415353832020-11-02T16:37:44.434-05:002020-11-02T16:37:44.434-05:00@Nancy
Good one!@Nancy<br /><br />Good one!JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29115024040233408352020-11-02T15:42:58.509-05:002020-11-02T15:42:58.509-05:00Oh...@Nancy, Nancy....I'm so glad the weather ...Oh...@Nancy, Nancy....I'm so glad the weather in New York is awful and that you're not wiping off benches with your ears...it brings out the best in you. Mommy needs vodka.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70275436310358760302020-11-02T15:24:33.089-05:002020-11-02T15:24:33.089-05:00@Nancy 2:50 p.m.
Brilliant!
@Nancy 2:50 p.m.<br />Brilliant!<br />Barbara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17634754070567731006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2363980344188706852020-11-02T15:19:03.602-05:002020-11-02T15:19:03.602-05:00Did three puzzles today. There was a Leslie Nielse...Did three puzzles today. There was a Leslie Nielsen, a Leslie Jamison, and a Lesley Visser. Howardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36542249014734416962020-11-02T14:50:20.006-05:002020-11-02T14:50:20.006-05:00An explanation for @Off the Grid (5:23 a.m.):
The...An explanation for @Off the Grid (5:23 a.m.):<br /><br />The LabraDor Retriever was <br />The first to SHAG the poodle.<br />And thus the pup that they produced<br />Was dubbed a LABRADOODLE.<br /><br />The breeders found that silly name<br />So lovable and clever,<br />They put a "D" in D-less breeds<br />And ditched the "P" forever.<br /><br />And so we have the GOLDENDOODLE,<br />Sheepadoodle, too.<br />The Aussiedoodle; Saint Berdoodle --<br />What a "P"-less crew.<br /><br />But if you bend your ear, you'll hear<br />The whining of the poodle:<br />"How dare you use my DNA<br />And call my pup a DOODLE?!"<br /><br /><br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-208818508987937492020-11-02T13:31:33.989-05:002020-11-02T13:31:33.989-05:00@kitshef - Yah - I misunderstood your conjecture a...@kitshef - Yah - I misunderstood your conjecture and thought you had flipped clue and answer. My bad. I still disagree with the fractalization of the notion of “western border,” though. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86105398769930869802020-11-02T13:28:08.850-05:002020-11-02T13:28:08.850-05:00@ChuckD:
Thankfully they are a rare occurrence alo...@ChuckD:<br />Thankfully they are a rare occurrence along the coast here.<br /><br />but, to quote someone 'never say never again', if you lived in the Great Barrington area (and some years later in the downtown of Springfield, my home town) you might say not rare enough. luckily, I was long gone before both, but there was footage from an office building in downtown Springfield recording its passage. yikes. nothing like Toto and Dorothy, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49102624713586081782020-11-02T13:24:52.331-05:002020-11-02T13:24:52.331-05:00Western Stars, er, borders can be open to interpre...<a href="https://youtu.be/_IXzAAKrsFE" rel="nofollow">Western Stars</a>, er, borders can be open to interpretation. My old place in Detroit was a mile <i>north</i> of Canada (<a href="https://youtu.be/rMUk-6cBjko" rel="nofollow">”South Detroit”</a> is Windsor) so I have a small degree of sympathy to the Bolivia contention. But it is very small. West is west and northwest is northwest and <i>North by Northwest</i> is a great movie, and it is possible in a few spots to walk west from Argentina to Bolivia but saying “the western border” of Argentina includes Bolivia is akin to saying that our southern border includes Canada. <br /><br />@bocamp - re: the CYCLONE link; Far more interesting than a dictionary entry and 120 years old so it can’t be said to be a modern misuse. I also was struck by how gray the description is, matching the B&W opening of the movie. Local legend in my hometown has it that <a href="https://castlepark.org/%22" rel="nofollow">Castle Park</a> and possibly some locals served as inspiration. Some great beaches secluded enough to sun bathe au naturale are also nearby (well, at least they used to be secluded - undeveloped beachfront land is much desired).Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com