tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2335784833381109520..comments2024-03-28T10:27:32.306-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, May 12, 2008 - Randall J. Hartman (ENTREE CARVED BY A CHEF)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60660613494514600842008-06-23T23:54:00.000-04:002008-06-23T23:54:00.000-04:00"Chaise longue" is French and means "long chair." ..."Chaise longue" is French and means "long chair." Americans tend to say "chaise lounge" because it's your basic lounge chair. Chaise lounge is used so often that it's hard to say it's "wrong," it's just not the original name of the object.<BR/><BR/>I don't understand how to use this "make a comment" section. I'm not a "google blogger." I don't have a URL. Well, I do but why do I want to use a webpage address? I have no idea what "open ID" means. So I picked "anonymous". With luck, this comment will never show up and you won't know how incompetent I am. If it does show up, here's PS to my message: I love Rex Parker's blog.<BR/><BR/>L. L. ThrasherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54998388437486519292008-06-23T23:03:00.000-04:002008-06-23T23:03:00.000-04:00Didn't anyone notice that 29D was spelled incorrec...Didn't anyone notice that 29D was spelled incorrectly or am I not seeing something???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14871759066481881342008-06-23T14:15:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:15:00.000-04:00Nitpicking from syndicate-land, but...While Idi Am...Nitpicking from syndicate-land, but...<BR/>While Idi Amin used to be an Exiled Ugandan (1A), since 2003 he's been one very dead Ugandan.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29586882603246799072008-05-13T09:40:00.000-04:002008-05-13T09:40:00.000-04:00@Ulrich - I trust you completed all your calculati...@Ulrich - I trust you completed all your calculations by 9:30.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11843581462009729502008-05-12T20:58:00.000-04:002008-05-12T20:58:00.000-04:00@ulrich - had I known it was your birthday would h...@ulrich - had I known it was your birthday would have baked you a cake - probably chocolate ganache yuuummmchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21847319668806227452008-05-12T20:23:00.000-04:002008-05-12T20:23:00.000-04:00@mac and humorless twit: I can one-up you b/c I ha...@mac and humorless twit: I can one-up you b/c I have a classmate named Heinrich Böll (I'm not kidding) who has a very successful arch. office in Essen (ditto). I just consulted with them on a competition for Cologne.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to all who remembered my birthday!Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60287644787313197552008-05-12T20:16:00.000-04:002008-05-12T20:16:00.000-04:00Mmmm, Dorothy. Have you guys seen Mrs. Parker and...Mmmm, Dorothy. Have you guys seen Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle? She gives the suicide toast at some kind of posh garden party and then passes out under some bushes, if I'm remembering correctly. Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>Nothing much to say about this puzzle; just stopping by to say I just turned in my last paper of the year and I am officially going to be haunting you all a lot more. And drinking martinis. Scary insect non sequitor martini ghost. Happy summer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39018959390674111462008-05-12T20:06:00.000-04:002008-05-12T20:06:00.000-04:00@Ulrich: Happy Birthday! I'm sure I could do this ...@Ulrich: Happy Birthday! I'm sure I could do this in German, but if I misspell it I will not hear the end of it with this crowd....<BR/><BR/>Does the humorless twit mean Heinrich?<BR/><BR/>I love all the Dorothy Parker quotes; just wished I could remember them.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83574419030845174822008-05-12T19:40:00.000-04:002008-05-12T19:40:00.000-04:00I would like to mention that the person to whom Do...I would like to mention that the person to whom Dorothy Parker was referring in her "A to B" comment was none other than Katherine Hepburn!Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18839926710675520112008-05-12T18:27:00.000-04:002008-05-12T18:27:00.000-04:00Then there's Dorothy Parker's take on the martini...Then there's Dorothy Parker's take on the martini:<BR/><BR/>I like to have a martini,<BR/>Two at the very most.<BR/>After three I'm under the table,<BR/>after four I'm under my host.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Didn't even notice the TOUPEE today. Like Rex I started off with a feeling of deja vu, as if the NY Times were syndicating itself. But then it started to seem a bit more fresh, and ended up being a fairly interesting Monday. <BR/><BR/>I've always thought of Per Se as pointless verbal fill, but with AS SUCH this observation is now confirmed, as well as searing its actual meaning into my mind -- this time maybe, for more than a few seconds.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39380818185338956532008-05-12T18:19:00.000-04:002008-05-12T18:19:00.000-04:00@ulrich - I decided to give you a pass in honor o...@ulrich - I decided to give you a pass in honor of your birthday. Many happy returns.JannieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282015159638078416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16341118185169274772008-05-12T18:14:00.000-04:002008-05-12T18:14:00.000-04:00I'm pressed for time today so all I'll say isFave ...I'm pressed for time today so all I'll say is<BR/>Fave clue/answer: Top secret? = TOUPEE<BR/><BR/>Tried to only do the acrosses today (not successfully) but I still didn't get to see a lot of the down clues. A fun solving experience.Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48605188501581316742008-05-12T18:00:00.000-04:002008-05-12T18:00:00.000-04:00@humorlesstwit and sethg: Thanks for trying to con...@humorlesstwit and sethg: Thanks for trying to console me in my misery!Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6569275008364940522008-05-12T17:28:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:28:00.000-04:00@Seth Maybe you know. When does one graduate fro...@Seth Maybe you know. When does one graduate from being a commenter to being a commentator? Is it simply an amateur / professional dicotomy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75483151215217046372008-05-12T17:23:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:23:00.000-04:00Ulrich,A couple of weeks ago I referred to people ...Ulrich,<BR/><BR/>A couple of weeks ago I referred to people who enter comments as "commentators". I misspelt "too" the other day, I think "their" a while ago, my writing is replete with miscommaed subordinate clauses and misgerunding, and I'm still not sure what Philly was talking about.<BR/><BR/>We still love you,<BR/>sgSethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18221618648973666852008-05-12T17:13:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:13:00.000-04:00@phillysolver - thanks for noticing me being missi...@phillysolver - thanks for noticing me being missing from the blog. Not being an online solver (as I truly enjoy the whole paper), I am at the mercy of my local stores to get the paper. There are many days when it is sold out by the time I get there. Home delivery is restricted to people who live 1 mile away from me, and the subscription option I have is Sunday only (for an additional $1.40). Wish I could comment on today's puzzle, but it was one of those no luck days. <BR/><BR/>p.s. I only solve early on Saturday and Sunday - usually pick up the paper after work on the week days.imsdave1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05801936953212432824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82493837131918912972008-05-12T17:09:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:09:00.000-04:00good way to start a week. although it's nice to s...good way to start a week. although it's nice to struggle a little bit, it's hard to argue with a puzzle that references both Brian Eno and Prince Edward Island, two awesome entities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42777888400956668702008-05-12T17:04:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:04:00.000-04:00@Ulrich - I feel you're being way too easy on your...@Ulrich - I feel you're being way too easy on yourself. I'm sure that the 2 1/2 hours your mistake has been up there without comment is due solely to the fact that thousands of us out here are so angry with this mistake that typing eludes us. I had to take 200mg of Valium before I could even start here.<BR/><BR/>No Boll among your favorite authors? From your hometown?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1073498541718852812008-05-12T16:56:00.000-04:002008-05-12T16:56:00.000-04:00Since no one else did it, I have to pick a nit wit...Since no one else did it, I have to pick a nit with myself: By using the term "misandronic", I apparently created a hybrid between "misandric" (Greek "andros" means man) and "misanthropic" (Greek "anthropos" means human being--in this context). Sorry, but I couldn't let this rest :-)Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84058038162799537692008-05-12T16:49:00.000-04:002008-05-12T16:49:00.000-04:00easiest crossword ever. I don't time myself but I ...easiest crossword ever. I don't time myself but I know I did it in record time. One Year on our drive to st. louis we saw a billboard advertising a 4-H Fair so we stopped. It was more fun looking at all the prize roosters, cows etc.chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56800829421336206932008-05-12T16:40:00.000-04:002008-05-12T16:40:00.000-04:00Easy puzzle, crappy time. I tried going the all d...Easy puzzle, crappy time. I tried going the all down route at first using the enter key to move around. It would have worked fine except for IDLER for INGOT, misspelling SAPPHAIRE (and eventually ROSH...), RIBROAST (which didn't fit), COMING for INASEC, and ATILT for ACUTE. Just fixing all that took twice as long as it took Rex to do the puzzle.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18745903027099450982008-05-12T16:13:00.000-04:002008-05-12T16:13:00.000-04:007:30 - my best time ever, and I wasn't really tryi...7:30 - my best time ever, and I wasn't really trying for speed, especially. I may be able to break 7:00 some day, but never 2:38! Doomed to a dreary life of CrossWorld serfdom, I suppose...Arbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406685193787291315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52678097455690032692008-05-12T16:00:00.000-04:002008-05-12T16:00:00.000-04:00Yeah, this was so easy that I not only solve it in...Yeah, this was so easy that I not only solve it in under 10 minutes using only the Down clues (plus the fact that the Across entries must be Monday-level fill) but even guessed 58A:FOURHCLUBS before writing in any of the crosses :-) The only wrong turn was 10D:ASSUCH where, having already filled in CH, I wrote INSICH thinking it's way out there for Monday. The second S happened to be right, which further delayed matters until I finally realized what the 11D birthstone must be.<BR/><BR/>I agree that the clue for 17A:HIGHCHURCH doesn't feel quite right. One advantage of using only the Down clues is that I didn't get to wonder about 17A until the grid was all filled in...<BR/><BR/>18D:CACHET vs. CACHE: these turn out to be etymologically related, apparently via a verb "to press" (either embossing the literal cachet or hiding something by pressing it between two surfaces).<BR/><BR/>Dorothy Parker witticisms: there's a famous but obscene one which you can find on Google using her name plus "vice versa" (and in the Wikipedia entry for Antimetabole)...<BR/><BR/>NDEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13576012321740971042008-05-12T15:41:00.000-04:002008-05-12T15:41:00.000-04:00Fastest ever NYT for me, 3:43 on the computer. Lov...Fastest ever NYT for me, 3:43 on the computer. Loved CHAISE and CACHET.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91063183331999439292008-05-12T15:36:00.000-04:002008-05-12T15:36:00.000-04:00With two of the three theme answers being ecumenic...With two of the three theme answers being ecumenical, I would have liked to have something besides WHICH IS WHICH for the third - anything from some another great world religion.<BR/><BR/>As it is I am reminded of the Sesame Street song - "One of these things goes with the other. One of these things just doesn't belong...."<BR/><BR/>My time today, 11:56Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com