tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3553617842488671791..comments2024-03-28T09:35:39.262-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Pointy-leaved desert plants / MON 5-24-21 / Roughly 71% of the earth's surface / Three-ingredient lunchbox staple familiarly Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89788775395780543972021-06-28T15:49:11.958-04:002021-06-28T15:49:11.958-04:00Clever and clean Monday theme from a musical MOUTH...Clever and clean Monday theme from a musical MOUTH to a lowly LASH.<br /><br />Pretty sure that either @spacey or @rondo or both will STAKE A CLAIM to the two LATINAS, JLo and Christina, and their very fine BODY assets. BLAME ME if I’m wrong.<br /><br />Thanks for the fun, Ms. Atkins.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34957619821646909632021-06-28T14:35:40.012-04:002021-06-28T14:35:40.012-04:00OK - good Monday start to the week. Let's hop...OK - good Monday start to the week. Let's hope we don't have a fiasco like last week, which shall remain 6 feet under the ground for me. <br /><br />And we won't even mention the Sunday bomb. Pow!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89635043270036145292021-06-28T12:50:00.606-04:002021-06-28T12:50:00.606-04:00Remember JARTs? There's a JART in the corners....Remember JARTs? There's a JART in the corners.<br />The puz has BODY parts in the themers. Hot DOGS.Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17864010759813883642021-06-28T12:35:25.000-04:002021-06-28T12:35:25.000-04:00HUN YUCCAS
ISO HADIT with her ASSET'S
DOUBLE...HUN YUCCAS<br /><br />ISO HADIT with her ASSET'S <br />DOUBLE wide AND in SLOMO,<br />don't BLAMEME, IT's her that's PLACID,<br />she should BEMOAN that fat PLATEAU.<br /><br />---ISAAC LEEBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8840716479809823452021-06-28T10:03:26.985-04:002021-06-28T10:03:26.985-04:00Quite an ordinary, pedestrian Monday. Easy-PEAS-y ...Quite an ordinary, pedestrian Monday. Easy-PEAS-y to do, even with the "Oh, no!" of 46d. I am NOT "amused when the ampersandwich is a sandwich;" all such are huge turnoffs for me.<br /><br />Theme is OK, it works, but it hardly sings. The fill has its moments, but nothing to negate you-know-what. Either--or both!--of the ladies mentioned in the clue for LATINAS will do for DOD. Bogey.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40319693087917391552021-05-24T23:28:59.099-04:002021-05-24T23:28:59.099-04:00@bo camp
One clever response to the skunk is a var...@bo camp<br />One clever response to the skunk is a variation of the hidden ball trick where 4 players converge on the mound and hide the ball. One goes to second, one to third, one to the skunk, maybe one to first. The runners do not know who really has the ball. What can the runners do?albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48015014146990218222021-05-24T23:19:13.431-04:002021-05-24T23:19:13.431-04:00Peas are nasty.
RooMonster No Peas GuyPeas are nasty. <br /><br />RooMonster No Peas GuyRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90001491210093677492021-05-24T23:18:01.765-04:002021-05-24T23:18:01.765-04:00@Anon 138pm
So you self-identifying as some anonym...@Anon 138pm<br />So you self-identifying as some anonymous dude (mis)correcting Z you make an issue of his erroneous using hyphen and call it embarassing himself. Then when called on it he admits you were right and the polnt had merit you are still upset. You do seem hyper about something. You use the hyphen like a club. And when I say you are the embarrassment and put in an obvious grammatical error and an abundance of hyphens you just can't resist. Obviously again with no self awareness. Please just stop.<br /><br />Anonymous 342pm<br />Ok it was 3 minutes of playing time and it was RI not GA. But it did happen. No leg-pulling.<br />Espn Skunk in the outfield. <br /><br />@anon413pm<br />He is really not abandoning his attempt to get to the next base. He is intentionally attempting to get in a rundown and helping his team get a run and ending up on second base himself. I noticed on my absurd triple play anonymous quit answering me when I asked on what grounds could the umps call time and do it in the 5 seconds it would take for the play to happen.<br />albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67186337410420961912021-05-24T22:33:28.651-04:002021-05-24T22:33:28.651-04:00Z,
I made no such claim. You’re obfuscating with...Z,<br /> I made no such claim. You’re obfuscating with your anti vaxxer nonsense, You put a hyphen in a word where none is needed. That is incorrect. Acknowledge that. <br />You are off your meds or bald faced liar if you say I made a claim that Merriam-Webster had an entry for mis-correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78559937387487920882021-05-24T22:20:36.232-04:002021-05-24T22:20:36.232-04:00In-Laws go home tomorrow night, so I might be able...In-Laws go home tomorrow night, so I might be able to reply to things a little earlier again Wednesday. <br /><br />@bocamp - 👍🏽👍🏽 - Yep. I was actually a little surprised that @anon claimed M-W had an entry for mis-correcting, I thought I was making it up. I also strongly suspected everyone here would know who I was talking about, too, when I put them behind me on the roller coaster. Well, I was half-right today. Language Change deniers are in my book on the same page as anti-vaxxers (i.e, not the people who might be hesitant about vaccines, I mean the charlatans selling anti-science), trumpists, climate change deniers, evolution deniers, and flat earthers. <br /><br />@Petew - First, are you @Pete with a name typo? And second, you’re a person after my own heart. Snap Peas are fine, and maybe @Anoa Bon is right and I’ve just never had PEAs cooked correctly, but I’ve never purchased PEAS from a grocery in my life and will not knowingly even get a dish with them when I dine out. My Shepherds’ Pie has either corn, carrots, or both.<br /><br />@michiganman - 👍🏽👍🏽<br /><br />@Everyone - Tomorrow, diaeresis, and is it really different than an umlaut. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31056282359885553042021-05-24T22:11:38.986-04:002021-05-24T22:11:38.986-04:00I really liked this and thought it was the best Mo...I really liked this and thought it was the best Monday in a long time. Great fill, hardly any dreck (as much as Rex likes to point out abundances of crappy fill, he doesn’t spend much time on the absence of it most of the time) and a few beautiful long downs which is not very common for a Monday.<br /><br />Maybe not the most ingenious theme ever, but certainly elegant and light and fun.<br /><br />Oh and this was my second fastest solve on Monday ever. Though I’m still at about 2 Rexes, so that doesn’t say THAT much...Giskarrrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089604316687389285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35359363517184486802021-05-24T18:49:20.023-04:002021-05-24T18:49:20.023-04:00@Joaquin 6:13. I promise you that if I looked Lik...@Joaquin 6:13. I promise you that if I looked Like Raquel, I wouldn't be sitting at home making "Cubano" bread and having a turn at my "Whimsy" little art.....I would be sitting under a "palapa" sipping the best rum I could find and asking the handsomest man on the beach to fan my crackly face. :-)GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8643601285954078312021-05-24T18:13:47.103-04:002021-05-24T18:13:47.103-04:00@LMS - Best avatar ever!
@Gill - Surely you jest. ...@LMS - Best avatar ever!<br />@Gill - Surely you jest. You're a dead-ringer for Raquel.Joaquinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744952152768979913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76786434743176527652021-05-24T17:30:12.203-04:002021-05-24T17:30:12.203-04:00Of all the poems about the guy who stabs his own m...Of all the poems about the guy who stabs his own mouth I think John X gave the best version.<br /><br />Give that man a drink!BILL Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16586479928787933572021-05-24T17:29:17.623-04:002021-05-24T17:29:17.623-04:00@Pablo
Really enjoyed the article. For any Dylan...@Pablo<br /><br />Really enjoyed the article. For any Dylan fans <a href="https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a36517062/bob-dylan-80th-birthday/" rel="nofollow">here's the link.</a> JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55302493376921623292021-05-24T17:06:46.906-04:002021-05-24T17:06:46.906-04:00@Anoa Bob:
If your PEAS are mushy and poor tasting...@Anoa Bob:<br />If your PEAS are mushy and poor tasting then they have probably been out of the garden for too long or have been overcooked or both. <br /><br />If you're old enough, and poor enough, and lazy enough (well, your family in sum), then you've been forced to enjoy Green Giant canned petit pois. OTOH, one might enjoy the re-run of Alton Brown's 'Good Eats' episode, 'Give Peas a Chance'. Yes a bit of a pun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24585113120282855362021-05-24T17:06:30.483-04:002021-05-24T17:06:30.483-04:00Love the hike in Treman State Park.... Ithaca is i...Love the hike in Treman State Park.... Ithaca is indeed gorges. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91789332121844986112021-05-24T16:59:07.502-04:002021-05-24T16:59:07.502-04:00@Pablo
Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out...@Pablo<br /><br />Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out now.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79926207174242959492021-05-24T16:44:49.210-04:002021-05-24T16:44:49.210-04:00@JC66-Don't know if you read Esquire on line (...@JC66-Don't know if you read Esquire on line (it's free), but Charlie Pierce has a really nice piece on the birthday boy today.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45599160340591241932021-05-24T16:34:48.893-04:002021-05-24T16:34:48.893-04:00@albatross shell (12:46 PM)
I like your LOB ratio...@albatross shell (12:46 PM)<br /><br />I like your LOB rationale. ⚾️<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.baseball-excellence.com/sbaseballforums/printthread.cfm?Forum=1&Topic=4739" rel="nofollow">'skunk in the outfield'</a> ploy is fun, both from a defensive point of view, as well as from an umpire's. Your point is well-taken re: umps not making calls hastily. This article contains some valid viewpoints, e.g., 'making a travesty of the game', but this rule seems to apply to the runners running the bases in reverse order. I didn't finish reading the whole thing, but there's another rule re: umps ruling on anything not specifically covered in the book <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2007/09_the_umpire.pdf" rel="nofollow">(9.01 (c).</a> However, as you pointed out, runners make their own base paths. So, bottom line, umps are not going to rule unless there's casebook evidence to back them up. Also, they're not looking for a game to be played under protest. <br /><br />As a manager, I'd just have my chucker pitch, and let things shake out.<br /><br />Maybe after the next practice, I'd invite any players who were interested to look at some other possibilities, e.g., if *R1 was not too far out in right field, and *F9 had a great arm, *F1 could disengage the rubber, fake a throw to *3B, and fire to F8. R1 would be forced to run directly back to *1B, and F9 could throw to home at anytime. Problem here is, once that throw goes to home, *R3 could head back to 3B, and R1 could head for 2B. My team would have a 'ball' with all the possibilities. ⚾️<br /><br />Oh, and btw, you're also absolutely right about your previous sitch (the u.a. tp); the umps would call that I.F. as soon as it's determined that an infielder could make the catch with ordinary effort. No way would they see all the other stuff until later. Then, God help the careless runners. 🙏<br /><br />@Anonymous (12:47 PM)<br /><br />You know as well as I, the idea is to still be easily understood when applying the flexibility principle to ones language usage. 😊<br />___<br /><br /><br />*s: R1 = runner on 1st; F9 = right fielder; F1 = pitcher; 3B = 3rd base; 1B = 1st base; R3 = runner on 3rd; 2B = 2nd base.<br />___<br /><br /><br /><br />pg -20<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace ~</a> Empathy ~ Kindness to all MEOW & Woof 🕊bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71244329331307875572021-05-24T16:20:37.437-04:002021-05-24T16:20:37.437-04:00I think the number of posts complaining about the ...I think the number of posts complaining about the posts commenting on how to eat PEAS are starting to outnumber the how-to posts.<br /><br />PEAS, like all legumes, rank very high on a number of nutritional measures. If fresh PEAS are lightly steamed, they will be al dente and produce a delightfully flavorful mini-burst when bitten into. If your PEAS are mushy and poor tasting then they have probably been out of the garden for too long or have been overcooked or both. Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2971691842288983162021-05-24T16:20:12.559-04:002021-05-24T16:20:12.559-04:00Back from two nights of quick vacation, nice to se...Back from two nights of quick vacation, nice to see all of you -- and nice to have you back here, Loren! I picked up the double entendre in your avatar, but not the one in your lunch; guess I'm too dainty.<br /><br />By the way, did you ghost-write that line for @Barbara S about the cats in a room full of rocking chairs? (Or is is rocking-chairs?)<br /><br />I know Rex doesn't read these, but somebody ought to tell him that a mouth harp is not the same as a harmonica -- it's a gizmo you hold between your teeth and pluck with your fingers. <br /><br />Anyway, the puzzle -- lots of fun, when we finally got home at 2:30 this afternoon, a nice welcome back to Boston.jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89362332695797095532021-05-24T16:13:18.676-04:002021-05-24T16:13:18.676-04:00Anon 3:42,
Indeed they were. I don't believe t...Anon 3:42,<br />Indeed they were. I don't believe there's any scenario that the baseball hasn't contemplated/ Naturally they have rule to cover it. In any even, they the shell's case covered. That runner would be called out pursuant to 5.00 (b)(2) for "obviously abandoning his effort to touch the next base."<br /><br />Don't get him started on his inane infield fly rule triple play where no one touches the ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19935202660314225712021-05-24T16:05:02.326-04:002021-05-24T16:05:02.326-04:00@kitshef (1:02) and anonymous (12:03) I stand corr...@kitshef (1:02) and anonymous (12:03) I stand corrected. Thank you. Nitpick withdrawn. thfennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184305198435406844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34296493549520631162021-05-24T15:54:23.931-04:002021-05-24T15:54:23.931-04:00@Nancy, @Gill thanks for the 100 Rifles story and ...@Nancy, @Gill thanks for the 100 Rifles story and link! Gill if that's you on a horse and not Racquel the similarities are closer than you admit. Should we assume you weren't the body double for the love scene with Jim Brown a few minutes earlier?thfennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184305198435406844noreply@blogger.com