tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3573384038643491224..comments2024-03-28T14:47:10.991-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Food mascot in green suit jacket / SAT 8-22-20 / Performer for whom San Diego stadium was named / Beer with triangular logo / Giuseppe leader in Italy's unification / Hangout for Dorian Gray Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41642615611089869142020-09-27T19:32:59.421-04:002020-09-27T19:32:59.421-04:00@Greg Charles 2:55 AM
"Did anyone else know H...@Greg Charles 2:55 AM<br />"Did anyone else know Henri Bergson from Monty Python?"<br />Well, I never thought I was a fan of Monty Python. Now I have to temper that thought. <br /><br />@Anonymous 12:38 PM<br />"That you can not differentiate one anonymous from another does not grant License to identify them as a single person."<br />Yes, it does. It's your CHOICE to use an identifier that's shared. There's no need for moderators to go to any trouble to distinguish you. If you want to be distinguished, you know what to do. <br />wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52864367788587740802020-09-26T16:42:31.628-04:002020-09-26T16:42:31.628-04:00Like @Spacey, I had a hard time getting into the p...Like @Spacey, I had a hard time getting into the puzzle. I think my "foothold" was BASS ALE, but SIAM and REM also came early. Anyway, once I had a few answers, I got some momentum, especially in the SE (where my last name appears; always a treat) then moved on up to the centre which gradually fell. Didn't know BARNEY STINSON, but he came on a combination of guess and crosses.<br /><br />I'm with @Burma Shave in not seeing the appeal of Kelly RIPA, but chacun a son gout, as the French say.<br />I quite liked this one.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3170078842231925252020-09-26T15:14:33.693-04:002020-09-26T15:14:33.693-04:00Making slow progress in "finishing" Satu...Making slow progress in "finishing" Saturday puzzles. Got 85% of the words before conceding to lookups. <br /><br />Wanted dinoS before BONES, chIC before EPIC. The little-known BARNEY STINSON? Guys are LADS? So SCAD is a "great deal" without the pluralizing S? And so on.<br /><br />My votes go to LAURA Linney and GRETA Gerwig.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62360062760254533792020-09-26T15:05:17.346-04:002020-09-26T15:05:17.346-04:00Made the NYT Crossword. Life is good (even if my s...Made the NYT Crossword. Life is good (even if my surname is used in pejorative way).Erik Bendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50319127285659345312020-09-26T14:11:09.024-04:002020-09-26T14:11:09.024-04:00Judith Polgar, Grandmaster extraordinaire, would b...Judith Polgar, Grandmaster extraordinaire, would be offended by this post. Just because you are clueless about chess, or who plays it, doesn't mean everyone is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2421732865039134462020-09-26T10:48:58.624-04:002020-09-26T10:48:58.624-04:00Well well, #BS can do more than write poetry. Sorr...Well well, #BS can do more than write poetry. Sorry. my rhyming friend, but I must disagree about DOD Kelly RIPA. I think she's someone I could be friends with.<br /><br />The puzzle is like a lot of late-week offerings: daunting in the extreme at the start, then not so bad when you get a couple of things. Yeah, I play chess and watch CBS (is there another in the big 4 with ANYTHING worth watching?), although How I Met, etc. is not one of them. That bad boy went in on crosses. But the PAWNPROMOTION thing? Gimme.<br /><br />Not a lot to quibble about fill-wise, and quite a few triumph points. Birdie. spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89000897492586309612020-09-26T10:33:16.109-04:002020-09-26T10:33:16.109-04:00A lot easier than last Saturday. I had Green Giant...A lot easier than last Saturday. I had Green Giant before KEEBLERELF. Not EPIC or AAA, but pretty, pretty good.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61236820882720909312020-09-26T10:02:35.159-04:002020-09-26T10:02:35.159-04:00Easiest Sat-puz ever. Finished it in about 1.5 Rex...Easiest Sat-puz ever. Finished it in about 1.5 Rexes, that is, just over 10 minutes. ITS NOT ASECRET, or at least I'm not surprised, that OFL went straight for animal abuse upon seeing SHAMU. I'm tiring of those comments. Time to SKIP the top I guess. Too much INYOURFACE. LAURA Linney over the always annoying Kelly RIPA for yeah baby. A quick finish, no BONES about it.Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88114172665849791262020-09-26T09:45:52.269-04:002020-09-26T09:45:52.269-04:00SAD ASSET
LAURA knows OPIUM will send HER
when sh...SAD ASSET<br /><br />LAURA knows OPIUM will send HER<br />when she GOESON JAGS or ABENDER.<br /><br />--- ERIK GARIBALDIBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41301725430535255482020-09-25T22:58:04.308-04:002020-09-25T22:58:04.308-04:00felt like an easy Friday puzzle. PAWN PROMOTION: t...felt like an easy Friday puzzle. PAWN PROMOTION: the American chess Grandmasterr Hikaru Nakamura was just in the news recently. He just signed with TSM (an Esports group). Google "Hikaru Nakamura BONGCLOUD" . I''m a GenXer who's barely played any chess, but watching Hikaru's Youtube videos is addictive. Hikaru narrates while he crushes everyone.."if he takes I'll take...". I started playing online chess with people all over the world (it's cut into my crossword regimen)J'adoubenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81064173420435445852020-08-23T00:29:53.360-04:002020-08-23T00:29:53.360-04:00@Z 350pm That is a good point that I wholeheartedl...@Z 350pm That is a good point that I wholeheartedly agree with. In any case, I no longer care.đ¤ˇââď¸<br /><br />@Anonymous 426pm Thank you for the kind words and apology accepted.<br /><br />@Anonymous 505pm We can disagree. No problem there. I didn't know about your story, but I can imagine that everyone has one - whether or not it influenced a decision to embrace anonymity. If you felt attacked I can't say I blame you. <br /><br />@Petsounds 625pm Har! Thank you!! Now that you mention it, I really should have been able to suss that out myself! No biggie, but maybe next time you'll think about checking with me <i>before</i> you go out. đFrantic Slothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614296873700797321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21398082922439594912020-08-22T22:22:54.218-04:002020-08-22T22:22:54.218-04:00@Birchbark â I love your little vignette. Perfectl...@Birchbark â I love your little vignette. Perfectly captured in your writing.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53389826036590073142020-08-22T21:00:28.290-04:002020-08-22T21:00:28.290-04:00I agree, @Travis, 7::36 AM. Chess isnât my game a...I agree, @Travis, 7::36 AM. Chess isnât my game and PAWN PROMOTION was<br />Way beyond my ken, but at least when I saw PAWN, I realized it probably had something to do with chess. At first I thought it must be PAWN PROtection, but alas one letter too many. Just had to wait and get the crosses. As for BARRY STINSON, Inhad no frame of reference so poor old BARRY couldnât lend a hand to the PAWNs. And now I know something about chess to help with the next time. CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66657921402482956822020-08-22T20:47:50.426-04:002020-08-22T20:47:50.426-04:00@Puzzlehoatder 2:13 AM. I feel your pain!! For th...@Puzzlehoatder 2:13 AM. I feel your pain!! For the first time in at least 30 years, I missed more than one day in a row - 13 consecutive days in July! And I have skipped three days (not consecutive) in August!! No idea what keeps you grinding, but you have my very best wishes that the pressure lifts soon. Hang in there!.CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20374877087129265642020-08-22T20:29:26.008-04:002020-08-22T20:29:26.008-04:00"Though much is taken, much abides..." (..."Though much is taken, much abides..." (Tennyson) Way back when, like 1960ish, I discovered Henri Bergson's book on Laughter - I just checked and there it is on Wikipedia. Can't say I remember any math, but the liberal arts stuff seemed to stick better.Enialehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471368256290205583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90109154766810932542020-08-22T19:53:16.946-04:002020-08-22T19:53:16.946-04:00+1 to Chip Hilton and Mr. B. This really rankled m...+1 to Chip Hilton and Mr. B. This really rankled me today. I speak as a non-white non-American science / math (not so much chess though I enjoy watching chess YouTube videos) enthusiast. Amrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431545435795125408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62420554975859745832020-08-22T19:31:24.967-04:002020-08-22T19:31:24.967-04:00I enjoyed this, and finished in around 20 minutes ...I enjoyed this, and finished in around 20 minutes (never time myself on Saturdays). But then again my being forced to learn chess as a kid finally came in handy, as did my (semi) familiarity with ââŚMotherâ (Literally semi; remembered âBarneyâ right off the bat, needed a few crosses for âStinson).<br /><br /> Add my name to the of people who would like to live in a world where Sun Ra has a station named after himâŚalso would be nice to live in a world where The Replacementsâ Tommy Stinson was well-known enough time merit a NYTXW answerâŚSmirkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432210650523123413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60065712603170280832020-08-22T18:36:17.616-04:002020-08-22T18:36:17.616-04:00Keith D - I agree completely, except the song was...Keith D - I agree completely, except the song was written by Jackson Browne & Glenn Frey, sung by Frey with just a bit of harmony from Don. teevoznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1962196511452657332020-08-22T18:31:58.370-04:002020-08-22T18:31:58.370-04:00600, Digital dan et al: Digital Dan is correct tha...600, Digital dan et al: Digital Dan is correct that the symbol for a tie and a slur look the same. One way of looking at it is this way: a tie lengthens the duration of a not. [A quarter note tied to another quarter note results in a half not. Expressed differently in British nomenclature which makes me dizzy.] A slur indicates the notes should be played legato (smooth) as opposed to staccato (detached).<br /><br />Z: I think what bothers people is the overall effect day after day.For example a daily post can make yu think he dislikes Shortz. Reading many posts might convince you he hates Shortz. He has stated that in real life he is a bit passive. (He said when he had a chance to approach Patick Berry at a crossword puzzle competition, he did not because of that reason. Or something like like. So I think many who comment here, myself included, don't really know who he is. That hardly prevent many from expressing over the top pronouncements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67076267981444838302020-08-22T18:25:37.214-04:002020-08-22T18:25:37.214-04:00What a surprise!!!!!!! Michiganmanâs views align p...What a surprise!!!!!!! Michiganmanâs views align perfectly with Zâs. What a coincidence. đAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25138400449889379392020-08-22T18:25:25.077-04:002020-08-22T18:25:25.077-04:00@Frantic Sloth: CRAP! It was early and I referen...@Frantic Sloth: CRAP! It was early and I referenced the wrong clue. I meant the clue for PRYOR, not SIAM. Sorry for the confusion. I was running off to the farmers' market and hadn't even had a second cup of coffee. Mea culpa. Petsoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450782872354571553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26142703480284990492020-08-22T17:53:41.246-04:002020-08-22T17:53:41.246-04:00I know the clue to 29A says so, but rain will not ...I know the clue to 29A says so, but rain will not ruin SUEDE. Or any leather for that matter. Leather, including SUEDE, is more likely to degrade from drying out rather than from holding too much moisture, and will benefit from an occasional moisturizing with water. If your SUEDE gets rained on, no worries. Wipe it down with a soft, clean, absorbent cloth and let it air dry for a few days. Give it a light brushing. Good as new.<br /><br />I was watching one of those custom car TV shows and the guy was restoring some seat leather, on one of those early JAGS I believe, that was in very bad shape. Looked like there was no way to bring it back to life. The guy used a steam wand making many light passes over several days and the results were incredible. I could still see that it was very old leather but it looked really great. And just with water!<br /><br />@mathgent, I think about the luck vs skill ratio in games a lot. A decade plus of playing poker will do that to you. As I recall, chess has a luck factor, a very small one, but one nonetheless. In the long run, White has a slight statistical advantage over Black, all other things being equal, and that is (or should be) a matter of chance. I like to play Hearts, the card game, because I think it scores high on skill and low on luck. Most poker players, myself included, can tell you bad luck stories that will make you shake your head in SAD disbelief. <br /><br />Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81971058915914905212020-08-22T17:53:05.422-04:002020-08-22T17:53:05.422-04:00This afternoon at a store, I heard the word "...This afternoon at a store, I heard the word "busies" in a sense unknown to me, and used as a noun. <br /><br />The woman at the counter was with another customer when I arrived. I went about finding what I was looking for, back near the storeroom. Through its open door, another woman was up on a ladder, working in the high shelves. The door chime rang -- a third customer had now entered. <br /><br />"It's the busies," said she atop the ladder, aloud to no-one but herself and eavesdropping me.<br /><br />Then she corrected: "Excuse me. They are the busies." <br /><br />(I think she was right the first time but couldn't risk blowing my cover.)Birchbarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292725119040462686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46999694827958373652020-08-22T17:05:25.742-04:002020-08-22T17:05:25.742-04:00@Frantic:
One thing is certain, however: the nasti...@Frantic:<br />One thing is certain, however: the nastiest comments invariably come from one (maybe even more) of those calling themselves "anonymous". <br /><br />I have to humbly disagree. I joined the ranks of the mice just because I was harassed, for a considerable period of time (meaning below the belt responses from named commenters who chose to hold a grudge, long after some disagreement). I suspect that's why most of the mice have made the choice. It doesn't take a lot of thought to tailor one's comments into various personae (grammar, vocab, punctuation, voice, etc.); I suppose if you have a supercomputer with a text analyzer, slotting each of us (and our doppelgangers) is a piece of cake. While I've not done so (cross my heart), I suspect a mouse or two have conducted 'conversations' among his/her selves. Masters & Johnson studied such behaviour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52574437929747007072020-08-22T16:46:52.327-04:002020-08-22T16:46:52.327-04:00Wait... you mean black folks *don't* play ches...Wait... you mean black folks *don't* play chess in parks on warm days in Natick? Imma have to drive up from... New York... someday, see for myself, before I'd believe such a crazy thing!<br />Fred Wollamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079333036178727961noreply@blogger.com