tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2109202358558568531..comments2024-03-28T20:49:13.267-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SUNDAY, Dec. 21, 2008 - Elizabeth Gorski (Bug-B-Gon maker / Towers' attachments / Book in which destruction of Samaria is foreseen)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29213896026301673982009-01-04T12:19:00.000-05:002009-01-04T12:19:00.000-05:00troche... i prescribe Mycelex Troches for fungal i...troche... i prescribe Mycelex Troches for fungal infections in the mouth!<BR/><BR/>I knew dental pharmacology would finally come in handy.Irfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252194478387835630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46734195441040929592008-12-29T02:28:00.000-05:002008-12-29T02:28:00.000-05:00Fun all around! Tower made my head spin.No fear, M...Fun all around! Tower made my head spin.<BR/>No fear, Ms. Gorski.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33128713619923384772008-12-29T02:21:00.000-05:002008-12-29T02:21:00.000-05:00Get this puzzle late in middle Georgia. Getting fa...Get this puzzle late in middle Georgia. <BR/>Getting familiar with Ms. Gorski, bless<BR/>her heart. As The Who sang, I won't get <BR/>fooled again! Fun after the smoke cleared<BR/>(from my ears).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29018241700710152972008-12-28T23:32:00.000-05:002008-12-28T23:32:00.000-05:00108A 'SLAYS' (sleighs) sounds like part of the San...108A 'SLAYS' (sleighs) sounds like part of the Santa theme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14098491679962660442008-12-23T13:26:00.000-05:002008-12-23T13:26:00.000-05:00Simple and cheap fruit fly genocide:1) Procure on...Simple and cheap fruit fly genocide:<BR/><BR/>1) Procure one ramekin or other very small dish. <BR/>2) Fill about two-thirds full of apple cider (or other fruit-flavored) vinegar.<BR/>3) Add a couple drops of dishwashing liquid to break surface tension.<BR/>4) Leave where the fruit flies are.<BR/><BR/>The fruit flies will drown themselves with ridiculous speed. Empty and refill ramekin when clogged with flies or when the vinegar smell subsides. Within a few days, no more fruit flies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51320014285343923472008-12-22T11:35:00.000-05:002008-12-22T11:35:00.000-05:00I thought SUISSE and TOROS were a bit unfair as th...I thought SUISSE and TOROS were a bit unfair as there was no linguistic indication given - we could have had at least "chocolat" (if not "CHocolate" which might be a bit too cryptic). And SETONS seems a bit off since her maiden name was Bayley: perhaps "William and Elizabeth Ann".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21029458542014787342008-12-21T22:53:00.000-05:002008-12-21T22:53:00.000-05:00After about 30 minutes, I had just about everythin...After about 30 minutes, I had just about everything filled in except for the middle, North to South, which didn't break until Hosea... Then in fell in one fell swoop!<BR/><BR/>Learned a few new words today, troche and nipa. I also had a tress on the buffet table, alas. Sore loser was nice, just found out from the Vanity Fair that Katie Couric thinks her worst trait is that she is a sore loser and an obnoxious winner. Sorry for the silly trivia, but I'm hanging around a hospital reading anything I can get my hands on.<BR/><BR/>I think it should have been C-note, the other is something different altogether.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it was festive and enjoyable, as soon as you got the joke.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9075018895513712952008-12-21T20:38:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:38:00.000-05:00@dk, you would appreciate the idea that early male...@dk, you would appreciate the idea that early male Egyptians used to refer to their hand as their wife.<BR/><BR/>@greene, muses are, indeed, difficult to come by!<BR/><BR/>@NDE and was My Fair Lady merely a paraphrasing of the Greeks via Shaw?fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7177837761459036392008-12-21T20:34:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:34:00.000-05:00Love the Joe Jackson cut- thanks, man.Phoebe Cates...Love the Joe Jackson cut- thanks, man.<BR/><BR/>Phoebe Cates is married to Kevin Kline. As Rod Stewart sang, some guys have all the luck.kreiz1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11255781323496195240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19444718466005520232008-12-21T20:11:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:11:00.000-05:00Opera Opera, let us get back to the broken erect s...Opera Opera, let us get back to the broken erect statue thing.<BR/><BR/>@ladel, your comment reminded me of an old SNL sketch that was a parody of a Ford commercial.. The rite of an LTD was so smooth you could perform the bris in the back seat.<BR/><BR/>Ms. Gorski, great puzzle. BUNDLESUP worked for those of us in Frostbite Falls today. TROCHE is my new word. And I wanted oneway for AORTIC for a while.<BR/><BR/>@ulrich, Tosca and Salome are two of my favorites for story lines that are equal to the music.<BR/><BR/>ps. SANTABABY is on the radio here like every second play. <BR/><BR/>And at a local Applebees the sign was broken reading Neighbor HO bar and grill.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-766836718138581052008-12-21T19:29:00.000-05:002008-12-21T19:29:00.000-05:00@greene: My comment about plot was more in respons...@greene: My comment about plot was more in response to Rex's worries, not yours. But since it has come up: It's not always a good thing to be able to follow the plot of an opera b/c it often makes little sense (speaking of La Boheme: I always found the death of Mimi from consumption totally arbitrary--the opera, to me, is a series of independent acts held together by nothing resembling a plot--but I digress). What I want to do is point out a few operas whose plot holds together well, on top of ravishing music, by way of recommendation for people who may want to get a piece of the action: Tosca, Lucia di Lammermoor, and, my favorite, Salome (for the not-faint-hearted).<BR/><BR/>3 and outUlrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69763148273193397622008-12-21T19:28:00.000-05:002008-12-21T19:28:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65013725322336264622008-12-21T19:18:00.000-05:002008-12-21T19:18:00.000-05:00@NDE: Yes, of course, I thought of West Side Stor...@NDE: Yes, of course, I thought of <I>West Side Story</I> just as soon as I hit enter. Foolish omission. Before anyone else comes after me, <I>The Boys From Syracuse</I> and <I>Kiss Me, Kate</I> were based on Shakespeare comedies.<BR/><BR/>I guess there are others: <I>Return to the Forbidden Planet</I> is loosely based on <I>The Tempest</I> and <I>Two Gentlemen of Verona</I> was quite a hit in 1972 (from the creators of <I>Hair</I>). Some people say <I>The Lion King</I> is a retelling of <I>Hamlet</I> (Simba is Hamlet, Scar is Claudius, etc.). <I>Twelfth Night</I> has been done at least twice as <I>Music Is</I> and <I>Play On</I>. Oh, and I forgot that was a ghastly attempt at a sort of gangland <I>Macbeth</I> called <I>Jack to a King</I>. And that is quite enough.<BR/><BR/>@Fikink: Good to hear from you! I guess, like Coward, I have a talent to a-muse you.<BR/><BR/>Three and out.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7583693337023019082008-12-21T19:12:00.000-05:002008-12-21T19:12:00.000-05:00It took me too long to get the theme. I kept wonde...It took me too long to get the theme. I kept wondering why Hosni didn't fit. I also noticed that (unusually) I had the whole puzzle done except for Minnesota-Louisiana (not geographically quite accurate, I know). Then I had my aha moment -- or perhaps better to say my oho moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19351769110105922422008-12-21T18:01:00.000-05:002008-12-21T18:01:00.000-05:00@Greene: yes, Alcindoro should be one of the least...@Greene: yes, Alcindoro should be one of the least young or beautiful people on the <I>Bohème</I> stage. As for "sexy", I'll blame any shortcoming in that department on the costume etc. :-)<BR/><BR/>But never mind <I>Rockabye Hamlet</I> -- how could you forget the <I>Romeo and Juliet</I> paraphrase in <I>West Side Story</I>?<BR/><BR/>NDEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60822828706995423422008-12-21T17:42:00.000-05:002008-12-21T17:42:00.000-05:00@NDE: Point taken. I don't want all my opera sin...@NDE: Point taken. I don't want all my opera singers to be young, beautiful, and sexy -- just the ones playing young, beautiful, sexy characters. I'm kidding, I'm kidding, but I gotta say the cast of the Broadway production of <I>La Boheme</I> seemed just right for the proceedings at hand and quite unlike any other cast I've ever seen in those roles. This opera does celebrate, after all, youthful passion. On the downside, the voices were not Met quality (I think there was some miking involved) and the orchestra was rather skimpy in the string department. Still on the whole, the effect was ravishing.<BR/><BR/>@Ulrich: I agree with your points on following the plot in contemporary presentations of opera. Remember the days before supratitles? My point had less to do with an opera-goer being able to follow the plot and more to do with how the Shakespeare plots have been adapted for the opera medium. For someone well grounded in Shakespeare and unfamiliar with the dramatic liberties necessary for musicalization, the effect might be unsettling. Ergo, my <I>La Boheme</I> recommendation. But I'm really out of my element. I'm a musicals guy and fortunately the Broadway musical stage has mostly left Shakespeare's tragedies alone -- except for <I>Rockabye Hamlet</I>, about which the less said, the better.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36871441916907855092008-12-21T17:16:00.000-05:002008-12-21T17:16:00.000-05:00@noam: as I was preparing to leave for a party, it...@noam: as I was preparing to leave for a party, it came to me that i had misinterpreted your word game. you are correct, sir!jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81601044428914393182008-12-21T17:13:00.000-05:002008-12-21T17:13:00.000-05:00@ Jet City Gambler: thanks for the ESC tip for MAC...@ Jet City Gambler: thanks for the ESC tip for MAC.<BR/> -- MarkCampesitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852123189179333049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43761218984163453022008-12-21T17:06:00.000-05:002008-12-21T17:06:00.000-05:00Wow, the K-Tel clip brought back memories! Yep, I...Wow, the K-Tel clip brought back memories! Yep, I owned that "Starflight" album when I was a kid. As soon as I saw the album cover, it all came back to me. I think my sister and I played it until the grooves wore out. <BR/><BR/>Fun puzzle today. Like Santa, Ms. Gorski always delivers the goods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6588288927248844042008-12-21T16:02:00.000-05:002008-12-21T16:02:00.000-05:00arbitrage?arbitrate?fruitcake?arbitrage?<BR/>arbitrate?<BR/>fruitcake?jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36271913038183936312008-12-21T15:59:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:59:00.000-05:00I thought CSPOT seemed a bit off. Five-spot, yes;...I thought CSPOT seemed a bit off. Five-spot, yes; c-note, yes; c-spot??? In fact, Urban Dictionary has an interesting entry for C Spot that I am sure was not the author's intention...<BR/><BR/>But on the whole, a very enjoyable puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57553769214935271982008-12-21T15:47:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:47:00.000-05:00A giddy ride with HOsni spilling the beans about t...A giddy ride with HOsni spilling the beans about the theme and my favorite "farmercist" elucidating TROCHE.<BR/><BR/>Warm seasonal sentiments, Everyone.fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60580886465686920172008-12-21T15:31:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:31:00.000-05:00...and if it's OK to post that Delian photo then i......and if it's OK to post that Delian photo then it must also be OK to point out that "*r*it*a*e(s)" is the only English word to have those letters in order but not consecutive...<BR/><BR/>NDEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67555002055462164482008-12-21T15:23:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:23:00.000-05:00Whoa, this puzzle must be a record breaker! I nev...Whoa, this puzzle must be a record breaker! I never saw so many conjoined rebus squares connected from top to bottom. Very cool vertical "laugh track" . . . Happy Ho-lidays to allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56246471175738775742008-12-21T15:09:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:09:00.000-05:00@obertbSee Ladel said @ 1:18 Ho, Ho, Ho.@obertb<BR/><BR/>See Ladel said @ 1:18 Ho, Ho, Ho.Ladelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822660581698301611noreply@blogger.com