tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3886231569704858650..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Five Pillars adherent / WED 4-27-16 / Terrier of old whodunits / Cryophobe's fear / Hotfoots it, old-styleRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59203025187124937872016-08-15T21:11:32.715-04:002016-08-15T21:11:32.715-04:00you do know the technology exists to fabricate dre...you do know the technology exists to fabricate dreams and visions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86176789279751888972016-06-02T02:29:22.146-04:002016-06-02T02:29:22.146-04:00I thought everyone knew Lake Itasca. I guess it is...I thought everyone knew Lake Itasca. I guess it is a Minnesota thing.<br />I was just there walking over the start of the Mississippi last summer.<br /><br />A minum is also a unit of measure in the apothecary system. I learned it in one the of most challenging classes I ever took, "Math for Nurses". If I remember correctly 60 drops equals a minim, and 4 minims equal a dram. This is the same system that uses grains for weight measure, as in 1/4 grain of morphine or 5 grains of aspirin. You'll see it in old novels or historical novels.<br /><br />Don't you Syndielanders quit on me. Reading the blog and your comments is one of the highpoints of my day.kathy of the towernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30075661972484479402016-06-02T01:29:14.463-04:002016-06-02T01:29:14.463-04:00@Woody2004 - I wasn't going to comment today b...@Woody2004 - I wasn't going to comment today because I spent most of the day helping my daughter building a trellis. Fun. However, your comment seduced me, and so I will say something.<br />Though this puzzle was light on word play, which sometimes @Rex likes, and others, seems to ignore, I enjoyed learning about two of the nom de plumes of two of these authors. I'm not sure why a woman would use a man's pen name - I don't know of any men who use a female pen name....<br /><br />Although, when I was at a certain school as a vice-principal, I would write a weekly humorous wrap-up of the week, and refer to myself as a female. I did this so that no one would suspect that it was the vice principal. It worked for about 7 months until the teacher-librarian blew my cover (she caught me peeking into a quotations book). So, there you go.<br /><br />Hey, this puzzle was pretty clean, in my opinion, and I certainly have no qualms about the theme. Sometimes I really wonder what @Rex is on about.<br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88989870469349074962016-06-02T00:03:55.985-04:002016-06-02T00:03:55.985-04:00You know, before it all gets down to us syndilande...You know, before it all gets down to us syndilanders, I think it's all over anyway in whatever dimension of time you look at it. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91043618909418953792016-06-01T21:32:33.817-04:002016-06-01T21:32:33.817-04:00@kitshef
look over at the right-hand side of the ...@kitshef<br /><br />look over at the right-hand side of the blog, near the top<br /><br />do you see the "blog archive" section? no? keep scrolling down, slowly<br /><br />click on the month<br /><br />click on the day<br /><br />voila - you're flying thru space and time to your desired location<br /><br />@Woody - this has been suggested before. However, Syndie and Futureland posts are ok'd in "real time" on the same day. As I've mentioned before, Rex is just timeless. He gets all clues as they are posted, and okays them for "today's date" and Synders at the same time. <br /><br />Took me a while to figure this out, but if (for some reason) I wanted to comment on a 6-month-old post, I could do so today, and it would appear (on that date) when timeless Rex approved (or deigned to disdain) the comment today. My only restriction is I can't post more than 5 weeks into the future. But I'm working on it. ;-) McFly? Brown? Buehler? Anyone?<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for responses<br /><br />Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73145504876186376152016-06-01T20:31:55.984-04:002016-06-01T20:31:55.984-04:00@BS2, bravo!@BS2, bravo!leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39842379820590222052016-06-01T17:51:31.476-04:002016-06-01T17:51:31.476-04:00@spacecraft - yeah, that Sunday thing is really ir...@spacecraft - yeah, that Sunday thing is really irritating as the ONLY way I know to get to the syndiland is through the link at the top of Rex's Blog. So on a Sunday if I want to see Saturday's Syndi posts, I have to click on the link, then page back a day at a time to get to there. O for Diana (LIW)'s DeLorean.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8027446641814415652016-06-01T15:24:53.689-04:002016-06-01T15:24:53.689-04:00My, my, my. Oppositeville is alive and well. (Or...My, my, my. Oppositeville is alive and well. (Or is it Oppositegate?)<br /><br />Five very, very, very (as some would say) famous WOMEN "authoresses," and we get a "vaguely heard of?" Was this tongue in cheek? Please? Go to any, I mean any, grocery store that has a bookshelf of page-turners and you'll still see Ann Rule. Just like Nova Lox.<br /><br />We read about the BELL (Bronte) sisters IN HIGH SCHOOL. Sure, the pen names are probably not in everyone's wheelhouse (unlike soap opera stars, rap singers, Roman gods of nosefill, the Urdu word for skyey, et. al.) (Not to mention endless Harry Potter references.)<br /><br />You probably heard me laughing all the way to Maine and Canada. I did think Mr. Stillman dumbed it down a bit by putting "female author" in all the clues. Liked the suggestion to have a revealer of "women authors" instead. <br /><br />And then, after laughing till I cried at Rex's hilarious review, I read @Lewis's comments. More laughter and smiles from me. <br /><br />Strangest thing about this puzzle was seeing ALLOK 2 days in a row. Has ANYONE heard this? Anywhere?<br /><br />Diana, Waiting for more Laughs<br /><br />Ugh - the robot verifier isn't workingDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18392309877878229142016-06-01T15:22:12.521-04:002016-06-01T15:22:12.521-04:00@rainforest I enjoy reading your posts in Syndiela...@rainforest I enjoy reading your posts in Syndieland. I wake up late, and by the time I finish the puzzle and beam here, there are already a few syndicomments posted, usually by you, Burma shave, spacecraft, and Diana. I tried posting a few times but my comments seem to just vanish into the cosmic dust. <br /><br />Maybe we can convince @rex to use Syndieland as a beta testing ground to experiment with other forms of moderation. How about having the first four hours be moderation free. Or maybe allowing regular commenters to post without moderation and only moderating anonymice. If one of these forms of limited moderation works in Syndieland, he can expand it to the rest of the univers. What do you think?Wooody2004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44411557271088955162016-06-01T15:05:41.727-04:002016-06-01T15:05:41.727-04:00Syndies ruleSyndies ruleLongbeachleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78249332990125708562016-06-01T14:23:11.648-04:002016-06-01T14:23:11.648-04:00Right on, @rainy.
If we keep the faith and hope f...Right on, @rainy.<br /><br />If we keep the faith and hope for the best, maybe our monitor will bestow some charity.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24945499521567478822016-06-01T13:47:45.151-04:002016-06-01T13:47:45.151-04:00Liked the "pen name" theme.
Needed cro...Liked the "pen name" theme. <br /><br />Needed crosses to deal with MINI(m) stacks in NW (CHASM, HAIKU, ELLIS) and SE (STACK, CIRRI, ANNUM). They also revealed the two pen names I didn't know. Most of the rest was on the easy side.<br /><br />Would have rate this easy-medium and fun.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86444073462897440812016-06-01T13:18:01.452-04:002016-06-01T13:18:01.452-04:00Well then, let’s get all literary today. And so wh...Well then, let’s get all literary today. And so what if it’s just a list of names. Doesn’t always have to be snappy wordplay, see if folks actually know stuff. Mix it up, I say. Just leave out BEDIMS.<br /><br />Any true Minnesotan (and many an out-of-state vacationer) has walked across the mighty Mississippi River as it trickles out of Lake ITASCA. Right now, today, there are likely hundreds, or at least dozens, who will do it. Just be careful, those rocks are slippery.<br /><br />Julie CHEN at 1d gets a yeah baby today, as will ANNA Wintour. And for the first and last time ever a man’s name will get a yeah baby as well, J.K. as ROBERTGALBRAITH. They’re ALLOK.<br /><br />Maybe there should be a MINIM magazine to complement Maxim. But then Playgirl didn’t work out.<br /><br />Maybe not the snap, crackle and pop that REX would like, but that’s not something I DWELT on.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10562834032144585022016-06-01T12:51:35.942-04:002016-06-01T12:51:35.942-04:00ALINE SITES
ANNA and I put on ALIVE SHOW,
BARE i...ALINE SITES<br /><br />ANNA and I put on ALIVE SHOW, <br />BARE in the RYEGRASS and heather,<br />with no IDEA ASTA how it would go, <br />GRASPing at VINES we CAMENEAR together.<br /><br />--- LAGO VENETO<br />BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91757053232927881122016-06-01T11:38:27.085-04:002016-06-01T11:38:27.085-04:00I'm feeling out of sync both in time and persp...I'm feeling out of sync both in time and perspective. I thought this was the most enjoyable puzzle we've seen in a while, and I enjoyed the mix of easy and obscure pen names.<br /><br />I have to say I'm shocked at the number of complaints about this theme, especially from @Rex who is after all a professional literature guy. I am definitely NOT a trivia fan, but I don't consider Literature to be trivia. And, frankly, I expect the NYT puzzle to be aimed at a literate audience.<br /><br />That said, I wish the puzzle had not included BEDIMS or ALINE. In general, however, I thought the fill was decent, the clues frequently entertaining, and @Rex's scorn unmerited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76665014753701816642016-06-01T10:55:58.691-04:002016-06-01T10:55:58.691-04:00One small addendum: On Sundays, we syndilanders ge...One small addendum: On Sundays, we syndilanders get to move up to only a week old! Why that is, don't ask me. Come Monday, it's back to five weeks.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6033532306708943962016-06-01T10:51:06.295-04:002016-06-01T10:51:06.295-04:00Welcome @Hartley70 to our motley crue! Wow, even a...Welcome @Hartley70 to our motley crue! Wow, even a shout-out to OFL didn't EASE the torrent of vitriol on this one! So the theme is nothing but a list of names. Let's cut this guy a break. There are other gender-confused authors, but not a truckload. And to fit five of them into a 15x15 grid ought to count for something.<br /><br />Sure, there is some fill I'm not in love with (EVITE, BEDIMS, EENIE and the ubiquitous RRN), but all in ALLOK. For the DOD I have to play off ANNA; I'll pick Ms. Kournikova, immortalized in the poker world as AK: looks good but never wins a match. Well, not when I'm holding it anyway. Wimbledon's RYEGRASS made me think of her.<br /><br />I think ISAK DINESEN is a cool made-up name, something I'd never think of, so I'll say that's Mr. Stillman's par-saving long putt.<br /><br />spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20426719374966471862016-06-01T10:04:36.726-04:002016-06-01T10:04:36.726-04:00HAIKU
EROS’IDEA?
GRASP ROMEO’s DEMON LANCE.
YES, ...HAIKU<br /><br />EROS’IDEA?<br />GRASP ROMEO’s DEMON LANCE.<br />YES, BARE ANNA ACHES.<br /><br />--- SEN CHEN SHOW<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43375228562225237232016-06-01T08:55:24.818-04:002016-06-01T08:55:24.818-04:00There are other 5 Weekes out there! Voices in the ...There are other 5 Weekes out there! Voices in the wilderness. JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281717752118151421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53974757710224894692016-06-01T08:47:30.110-04:002016-06-01T08:47:30.110-04:00Like spake. Like spake. JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281717752118151421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89439762587825681072016-06-01T08:44:04.706-04:002016-06-01T08:44:04.706-04:00Thank you for typing the word spake. I don't k...Thank you for typing the word spake. I don't know why it always causes me to chuckle.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281717752118151421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10834039082288846962016-04-29T08:53:10.057-04:002016-04-29T08:53:10.057-04:00Thanks Syndies! I think I get it now. So there'...Thanks Syndies! I think I get it now. So there's posting action on Rex's 5 week old blogs among the 6-7 of you. Rex is aware of you all but doesn't update each 5 week old blog until the end of the day, so it's hard for you to communicate with each other. Sometimes you pop into the current discussion (Hi DianaLIW and thanks!) but generally most bloggers probably are unaware of the two time lines. <br /><br />You are time travelers from an alternate reality! My dream has come true.Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18440144850191079452016-04-28T21:39:23.756-04:002016-04-28T21:39:23.756-04:00Hi @Hartley
BTW, I love your posts!
You said, in...Hi @Hartley<br /><br />BTW, I love your posts!<br /><br />You said, in Futureland time:<br /><br />@rainforest, I'm perplexed. Are the syndicated puzzlers doing puzzles that are days later than original publication? If so, how could you possibly exchange comments in real time? You could still make a comment on the current day's blog if you reference the puzzle date you have completed. I believe @DianaLIW does this. I think many of us check the previous night's posts in the morning, but we're unlikely to go further back than that unless a post of the day directs us there.<br /><br />Here's the basics of SyndieLand. We get the puzzle 5 weeks late in our respective papers. But then we all solve on the same day (5 weeks late) and wait to hear from each other. We not only check the previous night, but 2 or 3 days and also days into the future. <br /><br />We flit about. Sometimes I come to the future to comment on the (5-week-old) past. I use my deLorean. Others, like Rainey, have superhero jumping powers. And sometimes we post those posts you mention to direct you and others to some time in the past. Where we live. <br /><br />Not sure this is complete, but hope this begins to answer your questions about other life in the universe.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords (cause they're 5 $()&%#'s late!Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11349664442328658762016-04-28T16:47:07.831-04:002016-04-28T16:47:07.831-04:00@Hartley 70 Those of us who we call Syndilanders,...@Hartley 70 Those of us who we call Syndilanders, or Syndi-ites, get the puzzle 5 weeks after initial publication. There used to be about a dozen of us, but now we have 6 or 7. The moderation system typically overlooks us until late in the day. We used to be able to comment on one another's posts, but that is almost impossible now. Also, a commenter from real team would occasionally drop in, slumming doncha know, and we could have a chat with him/her. No more, unless we address our comment via @Name. Even then, a rejoinder is a rarity. rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33856644887355943722016-04-28T15:43:42.777-04:002016-04-28T15:43:42.777-04:00@rain forest.....I Really Hope You Get This Post. ...@rain forest.....I Really Hope You Get This Post. I'm late today so @Rex might not show my face until after dinner or maybe even 5 weeks from now (even though it's only afternoon here in California).<br />There should be lots of posters that agree with you - maybe they just won't see this. @Rex even commented once that his biggest readership (or maybe contributors) came from syndication.<br />I cut my teeth in syndiland. I miss @Diri, @Red Valerian and, well, everyone. I moved to real time because my husband gave me a Times subscription...but at least I could still hear from all of you and the 5 week time lapse didn't matter.<br />I sure miss the interaction now. If you don't get up at 3 in the AM and post right away...(at least here on the West Coast), you're a bit SOL. You can be sure though, that if you don't understand a clue and ask for help, you'll get a gazillion answers. @Rex doesn't seem to mind that.<br />I've made some really neat cyber friends on this blog and, frankly, that's probably the only reason I keep coming back. It's a shame that we've lost so many posters because of this horrible time-lapse and boring interactions. <br />I know lots of us have tried to get @Rex to try a different approach - at least not have this stupid time lapse....it seems to fall on deaf ears......;-)<br /><br /><br />GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.com