tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3804878732391369707..comments2024-03-29T08:57:48.742-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Nut with cupule / THU 4-15-10 / Howdah occupant maybe / Sneaker symbol / Unit proposed by Leucippus / Crop farmer of GenesisRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59528566296045033612018-05-31T08:56:36.088-04:002018-05-31T08:56:36.088-04:00I know I’m late to the party, but if anyone else i...I know I’m late to the party, but if anyone else is solving their way through the archives and enjoyed this theme, you may also enjoy “SAY AH” from February 3, 2002 by Richard Silvestri. It even has two of the same theme answers, if you count the way I expected to spell MYNA.Tyler James Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024488370553690685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43870063584440588932010-05-25T13:39:18.500-04:002010-05-25T13:39:18.500-04:00Did not like "waynemanna" at all. Mis-s...Did not like "waynemanna" at all. Mis-spelled "mynah" as "minah" and kept trying to shoehorn "Pataki" where "Dewey" belonged. Oops.tingodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856785302900246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15380168535904059032010-04-16T11:38:51.143-04:002010-04-16T11:38:51.143-04:00@Rex
I guess I don't understant Zeke's po...@Rex<br /><br />I guess I don't understant Zeke's point.<br /><br />I took his "I know way too much about Ms Bullock's and absolutely none about [random 50's movie star]'s, due solely to actually being alive as they publicly go through their marital woes." to mean it's "unavoidable".<br /><br />I (and my friend) disagree.<br /><br />Leaving it at that.<br /><br />.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42020833662425690152010-04-16T11:25:20.727-04:002010-04-16T11:25:20.727-04:00@Glitch,
Who cares what some guy you know does or...@Glitch,<br /><br />Who cares what some guy you know does or doesn't know? It's completely irrelevant, as NOBODY has argued ANYWHERE that "everyone knows 'Mad Men.'" You are deliberately avoiding the better, more cogent argument of Zeke in order to continue fighting a straw man.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39676420826494956932010-04-16T11:10:29.822-04:002010-04-16T11:10:29.822-04:00@Rex
For the record, I never compared A@A to Arth...@Rex<br /><br />For the record, I never compared A@A to Arthur, and wouldn't.<br /><br />The point was "interests" before our times.<br /><br />@Zeke<br /><br />I know an Editor, active in the NYC Arts community, who owns neither a cell phone nor a television. He exists. He knows not of "Mad Men".<br /><br />.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78877076898390940892010-04-16T01:20:17.861-04:002010-04-16T01:20:17.861-04:00@Glitch, I don't understand @Zeke's rant, ...@Glitch, I don't understand @Zeke's rant, but I do agree with you 100%. On to Friday's puzzle.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85188363990124875382010-04-15T23:52:11.134-04:002010-04-15T23:52:11.134-04:00By the way, JENI's last HBO special, A Big Ste...By the way, JENI's last HBO special, A Big Steaming Pile of Me, is still relevant and hilarious. But I will always remember an earlier bit he did about cooking shows, and how there really should be one targeting the average guy. His suggestion:<br /><br />"We're about to create a dish from ingredients you don't have, with utensils you can't afford, in a kitchen bigger than your whole *&%ing apartment!"<br /><br />As you can tell, my man crush on JENI is right up there with BEQ and Joon. Great puzzle, fellas.HudsonHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119485923243014649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92143329852250061792010-04-15T23:38:50.859-04:002010-04-15T23:38:50.859-04:00@Glitch - Whether you like it or not, being alive ...@Glitch - Whether you like it or not, being alive vs not being alive sometimes trumps interest. I have absolutely no interest in Sandra Bullock's marital woes, any more than I have any interest in [random 50's movie star]'s marital woes. Yet I know way too much about Ms Bullock's and absolutely none about [random 50's movie star]'s, due solely to actually being alive as they publicly go through their marital woes. <br />You said you have little interest in today's TV, but have specific interest in 50's TV. That's fine, but has nothing to do with what I said. I simply said that, absent any specific interest one way or the other, being alive is kind of a prerequisite for knowing things, and that all of us were alive for the past 3 or 4 years, going back 55+ years, not so much.Zekenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17656512503273066302010-04-15T23:13:22.668-04:002010-04-15T23:13:22.668-04:00Old/new--I don't care. But January is a far m...Old/new--I don't care. But January is a far more interesting clue than Amos for something as pedestrian as JONES. Especially in a puzzle that might have included ENERO (50D turned out to be EVENT). I just don't think Will did us any favors there. By the way, Mad Men is on AMC (basic cable), not HBO, as Moonchild mentioned.<br /><br />Richard JENI was a comic genius. I saw one of his last shows at Caroline's, and I can't believe he took his own life so soon thereafter. R-rated, to be sure, but it seems the comic mind is often troubled. So sad.HudsonHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119485923243014649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48312089212191855232010-04-15T22:33:23.566-04:002010-04-15T22:33:23.566-04:00completed about 5% of the grid, like all of BEQ...completed about 5% of the grid, like all of BEQ's puzzles, and therefore hated it....like all of BEQ's puzzles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19631179518974165652010-04-15T22:03:12.901-04:002010-04-15T22:03:12.901-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:44, 6:55, 0.97, 48%, Medium<br />Tue 6:40, 8:49, 0.76, 7%, Easy<br />Wed 12:50, 11:52, 1.08, 72%, Medium-Challenging<br />Thu 19:25, 19:37, 0.99, 52%, Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:34, 3:40, 0.97, 48%, Medium<br />Tue 3:32, 4:30, 0.79, 11%, Easy<br />Wed 6:05, 5:49, 1.05, 70%, Medium-Challenging<br />Thu 8:49, 9:23, 0.94, 36%, Easy-Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16835500600282324902010-04-15T21:20:06.092-04:002010-04-15T21:20:06.092-04:00Amos 'n' Andy is famous above-all for its ...Amos 'n' Andy is famous above-all for its racial stereotyping. Without passing judgment on its creators or its fans (at the time), I'd prefer not to see the characters clued in the New York Times. Holy Cow, there are a gazillion other Jones's to choose from.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84064026986352018422010-04-15T21:09:37.670-04:002010-04-15T21:09:37.670-04:00@Glitch,
Your comparison of Amos 'n' Andy...@Glitch,<br /><br />Your comparison of Amos 'n' Andy to Morte D'Arthur is enormously ridiculous, and you know it. Zeke referred specifically to pop culture, and he is right. He never said "nothing before my lifetime is valid."Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5305427972795672122010-04-15T20:52:23.084-04:002010-04-15T20:52:23.084-04:00Whether you're interested or not, January Jone...Whether you're interested or not, January Jones is part of today's culture. Amos Jones? Not so much, unless you're talking <a href="http://www.steelers.com/team/coaches/amos-jones/955b8653-7892-4f8d-9504-62c75b6d96d4" rel="nofollow">football</a>. Other famous Joneses include Marion, James Earl, Tommy Lee, George, Dow, Grace, and Davy. <br /><br />William Meissner, the new CEO of Jones Soda, used to work at SoBe. One would maybe use a Wicca basket to turn me into a newt. Cupule was from the Klahn puzzle.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50761165764979394502010-04-15T20:26:12.421-04:002010-04-15T20:26:12.421-04:00@Bob/PurpleGuy ... I tried to email your personal ...@Bob/PurpleGuy ... I tried to email your personal address but it came back to me. So I'll say here that you are in my thoughts. Remember all the happy times ... from your comments it sounds like you had many.johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52861120974293387392010-04-15T19:43:02.460-04:002010-04-15T19:43:02.460-04:00Challenging! I almost didn't finish, until MOS...Challenging! I almost didn't finish, until MOSES changed to JONES (Amos Moses is SO much more musical) and CAREY became DEWEY (which broke 15 minutes of puzzlement over the TAIG combination). For me, a real killah.<br /><br />Andrea, I apologize for stealing one of your exclamation points.Robert of San Franciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197396256929590508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86832422286413878582010-04-15T19:20:59.088-04:002010-04-15T19:20:59.088-04:00@lit.doc - After perusing a few sites, it seems t...@lit.doc - After perusing a few sites, it seems that "Basketball Jones (featuring Tyrone Shoelaces)" was the A-side, and "Don't Bug Me" was the flip-side. That bit is also hysterical - just Google "Cheech and Chong Don't Bug Me," and there is a free link to listen to it!CoolPapaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542059534657415505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76917251838398663562010-04-15T18:13:52.787-04:002010-04-15T18:13:52.787-04:00@Zeke
It's not age, it's interests. I don...@Zeke<br /><br />It's not age, it's interests. I don't have a great interest in today's TV (despite spending many years in the industry), and do not have access beyond "basic" cable (by choice) --- I have other timewasters, er diversions ;)<br /><br />My knowledge of 50's TV is second hand, but I have done a lot of research in that area, both personally and professionally.<br /><br />Rex is a professor (and professer)of classic literature, including his upcoming Arthurian class. All written before he was alive.<br /><br />He also has a blog devoted to Pulp Fiction, another of his interests. The majority written before he was alive.<br /><br />My point was that with respect to contemporary TV (Simpsons, Mad Men, The Wire, et al) no one, especially our host, should imply "everyone should know".<br /><br />In fact, "everyone" and "nobody" should be banned from this blog IMHO.<br /><br />..../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77901814947580278812010-04-15T18:09:04.759-04:002010-04-15T18:09:04.759-04:00I much preferred the Amos and Andy clue.I much preferred the Amos and Andy clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35325065148706935332010-04-15T17:55:22.348-04:002010-04-15T17:55:22.348-04:00The outtakes during the closing credits were awful...The outtakes during the closing credits were awfully funny too.<br /><br />Stoked when I noticed the authors, but it made me a little guarded about entering anything, since there was probably some trick up their collective sleeve. Even though it wasn't very tricky, the puzzle still lived up to the high expectations I had.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76762146114460221912010-04-15T17:46:51.144-04:002010-04-15T17:46:51.144-04:00@ lit.doc.
Now I remember! Considering what I was ...@ lit.doc.<br />Now I remember! Considering what I was doing back then I forgive myself. I just heard this high (not that kind of high) voice and was thinking of Flip.<br />@ archaeoprof, The only way I can get rid of an ear worm is to actually sing it out loud for a line or two. Works for me. Good luck.Moonchildnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22635673230043462522010-04-15T17:45:09.465-04:002010-04-15T17:45:09.465-04:00@Rube, your post caused me to try to confirm that ...@Rube, your post caused me to try to confirm that the "grey eminence" was Cardinal Richelieu, as that is what I always think of when seeing the word, EMINENCE. <br />LO AND BEHOLD! I have remembered it incorrectly all these years. The Grey Eminence was Richelieu's "right-hand man," one Francois Leclerc du Tremblay.<br /><br />This is why I am such an avid reader of this blog!<br /><br /><br />Off to make dinner for the FIL. My thoughts are with you, Bob. <br /><br /><br />captcha: shemi - How I landed Mr. Fikink.fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70094249972542206992010-04-15T17:30:06.420-04:002010-04-15T17:30:06.420-04:00Great puzzle.
Brenny and Joon?Great puzzle. <br /><br />Brenny and Joon?CKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53391401733548387922010-04-15T17:28:30.310-04:002010-04-15T17:28:30.310-04:00@Moonchild, "Basketball Jones" was by Ch...@Moonchild, "Basketball Jones" was by Cheech & Chong.<br /><br />@CoolPapaD, a pox on your B-side curiosity. I even found one of the original 45s on eBay. But did it tell me what was on the other side? Noooooo. Now I know of one more thing I don't know.<br /><br />@fikink, I had totally forgotten about that scene from <i>Being There</i>. LMFAO! Thanks for the memory.lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87584112211170350232010-04-15T17:12:59.254-04:002010-04-15T17:12:59.254-04:00Brenden and Joon always throw up a challenge for m...Brenden and Joon always throw up a challenge for me, different wave lengths. This one was fun and I did manage to finish, just felt a little bruised at the end. Started out with Coumo and crazy at 5A & D, Prep before ELEM and mode before MAKE, eventually sorted the whole lot out. PHEW!<br /><br />@obert - bring on that wine puzzle, my non solving husband would probably be able to get it.<br /><br />@purpleguy Bob. Many thoughts and prayers flowing your way.<br /><br />Wendychefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.com