tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2914308387865721837..comments2024-03-28T22:09:11.213-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Fledgling pigeon / MON 1-25-21 / Nickname for Cardinals with the / Old weapon in hand-to-hand combatRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34708966153612585912021-03-01T21:57:20.308-05:002021-03-01T21:57:20.308-05:00This Trump tribute puzzle or not appeared in my pa...This Trump tribute puzzle or not appeared in my paper on March 1, the same day I read in my newspaper that Trump is planning to run in 2024, with a lot of support behind him. So while generally political things don't upset me in puzzles, nor do most references to disgraced people, coming across YOURFIRED soured my mood today more than ever.wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34967191683486430932021-03-01T15:16:10.836-05:002021-03-01T15:16:10.836-05:00Neat, smooth, and a good start for the WEEK.
The ...Neat, smooth, and a good start for the WEEK.<br /><br />The slick SPIRO AGNEW might seem a statesman compared to the orangeman who doesn’t want to go awayleftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1986450102903418712021-03-01T13:49:03.997-05:002021-03-01T13:49:03.997-05:00I knew it would be a good one when I saw Andrea Ca...I knew it would be a good one when I saw Andrea Carla Michaels was the co-constructor. I was not disappointed. I wonder if YOUREFIRED was directed at Trump - who is now residing in the GARBAGECAN of history.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36075000873372578882021-03-01T12:00:36.021-05:002021-03-01T12:00:36.021-05:00Another hand up for DIs.
How about either Olivia...Another hand up for DIs. <br />How about either Olivia or Miryam d'ABO for yeah baby?<br />Yeah @spacey, I got the SPIRO AGNEW reference.<br />STALER than many Mondays, but OK.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46127553461976685882021-03-01T11:52:53.871-05:002021-03-01T11:52:53.871-05:00INBOX ENTRY
ROMEO's AMIGA was A DOG,
OAR UNE ...INBOX ENTRY<br /><br />ROMEO's AMIGA was A DOG,<br />OAR UNE HAGUE, OAR BATTLEAXE.<br />"If YOU'REFIRED up, I'd DYE to snog",<br />she barked, "AND I M NOISY in the SACK."<br /><br />--- SPIRO AGNEWBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79011949580974318932021-03-01T10:37:52.626-05:002021-03-01T10:37:52.626-05:00'm in the dis before DIG club, too.
But sooo ...'m in the dis before DIG club, too.<br /><br />But sooo in the I Love Monday club - especially after last week, and yesterday's "worst puzzle ever." <br /><br />Must retrieve coffee from microwave.<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75280313703444962352021-03-01T10:27:27.092-05:002021-03-01T10:27:27.092-05:00I hate to be a "nattering nabob of negativism...I hate to be a "nattering nabob of negativism," but the ampersandwich in this one really ruined it. The theme was OK, very Monday, but the fill...I wouldn't say it turned this grid into a GARBAGECAN, but it could have used a shower. NO CUTS seems contrived and convoluted. No cutting! That's so much better--but of course won't fit here. Hand up for DIs. I come from an ERA in which DIG meant the exact opposite of insult! My only writeover. Bogey.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54863594369271440602021-01-26T12:44:24.229-05:002021-01-26T12:44:24.229-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45081730393965275672021-01-25T22:57:06.940-05:002021-01-25T22:57:06.940-05:00I liked this one a lot. Trump and fired just go t...I liked this one a lot. Trump and fired just go together. Glad for Nov3.<br /><br />I just realized that the entire Republican ticket for 1972 resigned. I recently reread a couple of papers I have from the day of Nixon's resignation. It's interesting to see how news papers have change over nearly 50 years.<br /><br />I once hypothesized that whole changing of VP, the resignation of POTUS was part of sinister plot to get a president who was not elected (Ford). I may be influenced by tall the conspiracy stuff going on now?<br /><br />One last Nixon dig: A co-worker in 1968 had a bumper sticker that read DICK NIXON BEFORE NIXON DICKS YOU.Monty Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924320449868956299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80897144697176592952021-01-25T22:07:58.865-05:002021-01-25T22:07:58.865-05:00OH MY GOD....@Nancy deserves the Oscar poet award....OH MY GOD....@Nancy deserves the Oscar poet award. Make me laugh, girl!GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21365108398161834922021-01-25T21:13:25.344-05:002021-01-25T21:13:25.344-05:00@A:
It's nice you have an avatar.
But picture...@A:<br /><br />It's nice you have an avatar.<br />But pictures only go so far<br />When otherwise the page is bare --<br />I don't see any info there!<br /><br />I must admit that I'm perplexed<br />By "Profiles" that are lacking text.<br />Your page, dear "A"' is white as snow --<br />An avatar with zilch below,<br /><br />An avatar that's fine with me<br />(Although I know not <i>what</i> it be!)<br />But maybe by the end of day,<br />You'll tell us who you are, dear "A"!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59574036142506017422021-01-25T20:45:59.196-05:002021-01-25T20:45:59.196-05:00@Z I haven't a jealous bone in my body. On the...@Z I haven't a jealous bone in my body. On the other hand, my spleen can be a real green-eyed monster.<br /><br />@Frantic, Did a spit take on that little bird! The two grapes put it over the top. JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281717752118151421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53220023767973083512021-01-25T19:48:46.272-05:002021-01-25T19:48:46.272-05:00@Z
Huh? Not sure what my "alternate name"...@Z<br />Huh? Not sure what my "alternate name" thingie is. <br />And that video! Am I supposed to be turned on, or repulsed? Good gravy, if that passes for good music, just shoot me now.<br /><br />RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13384548795874752372021-01-25T18:42:55.842-05:002021-01-25T18:42:55.842-05:00@A
Great avatar.@A<br /><br />Great avatar.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70277453244320106632021-01-25T18:37:53.480-05:002021-01-25T18:37:53.480-05:00To ghthree (1:44): I recall an oped, probably not...To ghthree (1:44): I recall an oped, probably not the NYTimes, attacking Agnew and pointing out the S.C. motto, Dum spiro spero, inspired the choice of the dumbbell. I can't remember the author; it must have been about the time of his resignation. It said nothing about "dumb as a bird"--I don't get the bird part.<br /><br />To A (4:54): interesting on the Hague, which I've never visited. For some reason I thought it meant "threshing floor." In Italian, isn't it "Aia," which means threshing floor (perhaps a coincidence)?<br /><br />To orangeblossomspecial (5:36): to me, too, Stan Musial was a god. One baseball game was on TV each week, Sat. afternoon, covered by Dizzy Dean and Peewee Reese. It was not announced in advance, but I kept hoping for the Cardinals, and they kept going with the damyankees.<br /><br />Anon. i.e. Poggius Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60108439678205818812021-01-25T18:32:15.838-05:002021-01-25T18:32:15.838-05:00YAy.....A got an Avatar. And she has a cAt named ...YAy.....A got an Avatar. And she has a cAt named BEEB. :-)GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81647744468873227112021-01-25T18:24:58.296-05:002021-01-25T18:24:58.296-05:00Another lyric:
I'm Popeye the sailor man
(toot...Another lyric:<br />I'm Popeye the sailor man<br />(toot toot)<br />I live in a GARBAGE CAN<br />(root toot)<br />I eat all the worms<br />And spit out the germs<br />I'm Popeye the sailor man<br />(toot toot)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775109748121153292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24498048929008311482021-01-25T18:19:15.935-05:002021-01-25T18:19:15.935-05:00Came back to show off my avatar. Thanks, for the n...Came back to show off my avatar. Thanks, for the nudge, @GILL I.!<br /><br />@JD You're welcome!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237000067564152763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2379468154104499302021-01-25T18:17:55.361-05:002021-01-25T18:17:55.361-05:00@Frantic Sloth - Granted, Capacious Bum sounds a l...@Frantic Sloth - Granted, Capacious Bum sounds a little more like a stage name for <a href="https://youtu.be/hsm4poTWjMs" rel="nofollow">Cardi B or Megan Thee Stallion</a>, but did you notice what they foisted on poor @JD or @Rü Monster? @Lewis does okay with Lepid Rustler and @Masked and Anonymous is aptly Mysterious Anthripod, but I can’t help but wonder if @LMS goes with her birth name or married name. I, at least, get a meta name since Zebigsap is, indeed, Mysterious. Of course, what can we expect from a paper that calls itself the alliterative “Decatur Dictator?” I have to assume that the editor was also a D&D Dungeon Master. <br /><br />@Ellen S & @Master Melvin - I didn’t read that section the way you both did. I read it more as “SQUAB’s best clue is ‘young pigeon’ which isn’t as Monday friendly as squad or squat.” The riff on the other two definitions was more “I went looking for my WOTD definition and look what I found.”<br /><br />BTW - That earlier link is to a <a href="https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=squib&submit.x=57&submit.y=23" rel="nofollow">squib</a>, not a SQUAB. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47702417241471798532021-01-25T17:57:16.109-05:002021-01-25T17:57:16.109-05:00@A, Thanks for doing the leg work on that info! In...@A, Thanks for doing the leg work on that info! Interesting.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281717752118151421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57342662790150646682021-01-25T17:36:49.711-05:002021-01-25T17:36:49.711-05:00I love STL. I remember as a kid in SEMO listening ...I love STL. I remember as a kid in SEMO listening to Harry Karay on KMOX radio describing the games featuring Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst and all the Cards.<br />orangeblossomspecialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42699334606333202752021-01-25T16:54:41.032-05:002021-01-25T16:54:41.032-05:00Happy International Education Day (observed)!
Fou...Happy International Education Day (observed)!<br /><br />Found that out researching The HAGUE. I always thought that an odd name for a city. Encyclopaedia Britannica says: “The city’s name recalls the hunting lodge of the counts of Holland, which was located in a woodland area called Haghe, or ‘hedge’ (whence ’s-Gravenhage, ‘the counts’ private enclosure).“ I s’pose that explains it, but I remain doubtful. No doubt that it’s a great place to visit, though, from all I read.<br /><br />Searching for info on the Hague Conventions (why are they not the The Hague Conventions?) led to sites about international law and UNESCO. The UN proclaimed January 24 as International Education Day, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. The theme this year is “Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation.” Really, is that already a generation? GenX, Y, and Z and now GenCOV? GenC19? Can we just not?<br /><br />Happy to see our old Maine Coon cat, BEEB, in the puzzle. Great cat, Beeb. Independent, but with a canine streak - very affectionate and would deign to fetch rolled-up aluminum foil balls. He was also fearless - our neighbors’ big Chow got out and ran over to harass our cats. Beeb charged him - ran him right out of our yard and across the street, past the owner who was on his way over. Later, after he developed kidney failure, we gave him subcutaneous fluids for the last year of his life. He was a good sport about it, and that year he caught his first and only mouse.<br /><br />Thanks to our constructors for all that, and for reminding us that YOU’RE FIRED can mean something positive. (Tough to watch poor Josh Allen get SACKed. Hope nobody gets FIRED at the Bills; they had a great run this year!)<br />Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237000067564152763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8184933425990696112021-01-25T15:42:50.447-05:002021-01-25T15:42:50.447-05:00@whatsername-Mahomes is more fun to watch than any...@whatsername-Mahomes is more fun to watch than any QB ever, probably, I think. TB12 just doesn't seem to enjoy himself very much, says the guy living deep in the heart of Patriots Nation. <br /><br />OTOH, we'll see if young Mr. Hamomes gets to 10 Super Bowls. If he does, good for him.<br /><br />@ghthree--Now that was a tour de force. What? Oh never mind. That was an magnum opus.<br /><br />Carpe Canem. resident dogcatcher.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74806696197000211072021-01-25T15:17:37.944-05:002021-01-25T15:17:37.944-05:00No time to read all the comments -- @Z, thanks for...No time to read all the comments -- @Z, thanks for the good wishes. I definitely should have arranged a trial run, but other pressures diverted me, and I never got around to it. I'll let you all know the results.<br /><br />@Nancy, I got your email, will send you a few later today. I thought you could print them out from their website without logging in, but I usually am logged in, so maybe I just made thewrong assumption.<br />jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8477316322857271982021-01-25T14:48:25.834-05:002021-01-25T14:48:25.834-05:00@Malsdemare 12:13
Well, I'd rather save I was ...@Malsdemare 12:13<br />Well, I'd rather save I was from Fortyfive,PA than Intercourse, PA. 😋<br /><br />@ghthree 1:44<br />That was great! Got a good chuckle out of it.<br /><br />RooMonster Non Quid GuyRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.com