tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3895026769133086503..comments2024-03-28T10:53:48.176-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Satyrs' looks / MON 7-4-2016 / FedEx competitor / Instigation / Drug used to treat Parkinson's / N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Thomas / Helpful theorem, in math Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24987954145182355282016-08-08T23:17:17.041-04:002016-08-08T23:17:17.041-04:00@Diana, LIW, nice link to the Leonard Pitts Jr. pi...@Diana, LIW, nice link to the Leonard Pitts Jr. piece, very timely. Sure, the PC thing can become heavy-handed, but as Mr. Pitts states, "But for all the (sometimes justified) criticism it receives, so-called political correctness has at heart an important goal: language that is more inclusive, respectful and reflective of marginalized lives."<br /><br /><br /><br />Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40422340736491473232016-08-08T22:49:24.655-04:002016-08-08T22:49:24.655-04:00@Anon 10:24
Yes, a "pox" refers to the ...@Anon 10:24<br /><br />Yes, a "pox" refers to the disease of Small Pox. However, The Bard said (I believe 'twas Shakespeare) "A pox on both your houses," meaning a curse on your families. Hence, the clue's response. Not a definition, but an a"pox"imation.<br /><br />Diana,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79709371928044359892016-08-08T22:24:50.697-04:002016-08-08T22:24:50.697-04:00Not sure if I read every comment but I didn't ...Not sure if I read every comment but I didn't see anyone mention that "pox" is a type of disease, not a curse! Unless we are generalizing to the concept of people being "cursed" with a disease in a sense that would include herpes, diabetes, polio or what have you. I know crossword clues aren't meant to be definitions, but that still felt wrong to me.<br /><br />Fun puz anyway though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52031364294519697082016-08-08T20:33:33.539-04:002016-08-08T20:33:33.539-04:00#1 - The Puzzle. I thought (my opinion!) it was c...#1 - The Puzzle. I thought (my opinion!) it was crunchier than the usual Monday, but not exactly "hard." Wasn't sure how to spell NYUK, so that Y was the last to go in. <br /><br />Remember the gaff, "Harry, Herbert, Hoover, Heaver?" Well, I wanted Harry or Herbert until the J reminded me of EDGAR. Ha ha on me. <br /><br />Mr. W has a Rolex; I have a TIMEX. Guess which one keeps better time? And keeps on ticking, without a watch winder. (Yes, that is a thing.)<br /><br />LEMMA? Wha? And didn't remember ICEES. But all's well that ends well. <br /><br />#2 - Opinions. Skip this if you've had too many. There are times I find opinions on this and other blogs to be heavy-handed. That's my opinion. But I still may agree or disagree with the underlying idea. Today, I disagreed for reasons already well-stated regarding the difference between gender and sex. <br /><br />However, I support Rex and his subs for stating their opins. (Even tho I do think some are heavy-handed, and I fear for Rex's exploding head some days.) <br /><br />I read both "liberal" and "conservative" opinion columns. Boy - do THEY have opinions!!! Two of my favorites are Kathleen Parker (conservative) and Leonard Pitts Jr. (liberal). (BTW - a week or two ago, they essentially wrote the same column regarding a current candidate for a high office in the US.) (Guess who.) (Yeah, well that's your opinion, huh?) <br /><br />In my paper today was an opin column by Leonard Pitts, "How I got in trouble with 'ladies,'" which my paper retitled "Remember goal of PC language." He gives his personal reaction to being taken to task regarding his own language, with three different responses to three instances of said task taking. Very well written, in my opinion. I think he does a good job of explaining why we should critique each other - sometimes being right, and sometimes over/underdoing it. <br /><br />http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article94054342.html if you care to read it. My opinion is you oughta! It is about language, nuance, and other good stuff. <br /><br />#3 - @Z - I agree with you - I don't believe you meant to be the arbiter of anyone else's ideas, comments, or opinions. Not sure how @Rainy was reading your comments. <br /><br />#4 - Wow - you're still with me? On gender identity. If you're interested, Jennifer Boylan wrote 2 great (in my opinion) books about being a transgendered person. Helped me better understand her, and other's, situation. "I'm Looking Through You," and "She's Not There." Lots of musical references, as you might surmise, and a wry look at herself and life. With compassion. Speaking only for myself, AKA, in my opinion.<br /><br />Diana, OpiningDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71110659022949214892016-08-08T18:26:58.908-04:002016-08-08T18:26:58.908-04:00@rain forest - Huh? I did mention that a couple co...@rain forest - Huh? I did mention that a couple comments stood out for me, but I don't think I labelled anything "bad" or "indifferent." Heck, @4:52 I asked people to read all the comments.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85956852565782975622016-08-08T17:54:47.001-04:002016-08-08T17:54:47.001-04:00Sigh. I thought this was a pretty good puzzle unt...Sigh. I thought this was a pretty good puzzle until I came here and discovered it was a booby trap. (Oops! Hope that didn't offend anyone!) <br /><br />Here's the thing: I am really, truly sympathetic to those who feel that they are stuck in the wrong body. I don't blame them a bit for taking whatever measures they find necessary to reconcile the disparity between their physical bodies and their sense of gender.<br /><br />Simply put, however, biological sex and gender identity are two different concepts. The Y chromosome is passed down only from fathers to sons. In the purely biological sense, then, it is <i>characteristically</i> male, regardless of how those sons choose to express their inner sense of gender. <br /><br />I am so hoping that tomorrow the conversation will be about the puzzle, rather than how the puzzle triggers our anger and existential angst.Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185068601066087185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17540076099706514292016-08-08T17:50:53.655-04:002016-08-08T17:50:53.655-04:00Whoever said that upon seeing a baby born with a p...Whoever said that upon seeing a baby born with a penis and testicles, the doctor could say "Hey, it might be a boy!" - appropriate today.<br /><br />There are people here who apparently are easily offended; there are those who are offended by those who are offended; there are others who are offended by those who think they <i>should</i> be offended, but aren't; then there are those who are offended because they just want to solve a puzzle and are made to wade through all the offended people's comments. Count me in this last group. @Annabel has a point of view - fine, although it didn't need to be stated in a crossword blog. But it is a blog, and that is the nature of blogs, I guess.<br /><br />@Z - who made you the arbiter of which comments are good, bad, or indifferent?<br /><br />I enjoyed doing this puzzle, easy as it was, and I thought it was a terrific start to the week.<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63321905304254637562016-08-08T15:07:40.983-04:002016-08-08T15:07:40.983-04:00I'm coming late to this party as I don't g...I'm coming late to this party as I don't get the NYT crossword until much later, in syndication. But what is all the hooplah about the Y chromosome? It is a male characteristic. Show me a male who does not have a Y chromosome. <br /><br />On the whole I found this to be rather difficult for a Monday, but as someone pointed out, it was intended for a Thursday.<br /><br />I hope you all had a great 4th of July.JayLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726671789227194135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24836414208493825072016-08-08T14:20:50.257-04:002016-08-08T14:20:50.257-04:00Monday simple, easy theme but some of the fill was...Monday simple, easy theme but some of the fill was not:<br /><br />MOMJEANS (pause), YCHROMOSOME (another pause) , LEMMA (unknown), and ISIAH (odd spelling) Thomas.<br /><br />With those, some good Monday bite.<br /> leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53882526820082717182016-08-08T13:43:04.629-04:002016-08-08T13:43:04.629-04:00From Syndication Land
Wow! Who stole Annabel and...From Syndication Land<br /><br />Wow! Who stole Annabel and replaced her with Rex?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56235257320999685882016-08-08T12:34:32.839-04:002016-08-08T12:34:32.839-04:00"Typically" does not mean all the time. ..."Typically" does not mean all the time. That's enough qualification for me.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75356682094509772622016-08-08T12:25:58.628-04:002016-08-08T12:25:58.628-04:00Re taking offense I'm with @da kine and @anon....Re taking offense I'm with @da kine and @anon. 11:34. As regulars here already know.<br /><br />Well, here it is already, Thursday...what? It's what? MONDAY?!?? With LEMMA??? OHGOD, what a ZINGER! Ne. Va. Heardofit. VROOM NYUK.<br /><br />Lotta problems with this one, culminating in the horrid XED. A POX on XED, I say! Also, I would NEVER clue "ABOVE" by saying "On top of." That connotes resting on a surface, not "ABOVE." Acceptable clues would be "Over," or "Overhead," etc. This is a BAD clue.<br /><br />I must confess I didn't fully understand the "FOURTH" part of the theme until Annabel explained it--eliciting a groan from me. Each letter is a "FOURTH" of a four-letter word. Ee..okay. I guess.<br /><br />DOD is without a doubt the ravishing Catherine ZETA-Jones.<br /><br />LEMMA. On a Monday, yet. Bah. Bogey.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50395757610130377452016-08-08T12:16:03.316-04:002016-08-08T12:16:03.316-04:00“Characteristic” means “a feature. . . belonging t...“Characteristic” means “a feature. . . belonging typically to . . .” . So the clue seems correct to me. Next time the opening comment contains a hint of PCness or taking a stand, I’m skipping through all the rest of ‘em to do my post. I don’t need that re: a puzzle. Maybe this is all a result of this wacky election year.<br /><br />Once again, syndiland gets to re-celebrate a holiday. Wish today was a day off since it is beautiful here. Maybe better than it was on the FOURTHOFJULY. I had no difficulty with this puz, it did not seem like a Thursday as was apparently anticipated. <br /><br />A potential crossing of yeah babies with omnipresent ENYA crossing what coulda been Ms. ZETA-Jones. ENYA and Ed Asner and the Teris should be collecting royalties.<br /><br />LEMMA was the outlier but was surrounded by gimmes. Good way to start the week, if it wasn’t for the FLAP. <br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53612330549884906312016-08-08T11:34:45.578-04:002016-08-08T11:34:45.578-04:00I will be glad when we can get back to discussing ...I will be glad when we can get back to discussing what the crossword is all about, instead of always trying to talk about what offends us in the puzzle. That belongs completely in another forum. I am so glad that I have never bothered to read Orange's blog as she seems to think it is so important to call those things out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12184599782813255412016-08-08T11:29:52.473-04:002016-08-08T11:29:52.473-04:00@anon 11:25 - you must be new. I don't do clas...@anon 11:25 - you must be new. I don't do classy.BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73420013947356355622016-08-08T11:25:04.556-04:002016-08-08T11:25:04.556-04:00Wow. Classy. Wow. Classy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54818934486106619612016-08-08T10:02:35.328-04:002016-08-08T10:02:35.328-04:00MAIN IMPETUS SIGNS
OHGOD, YEROUT of yer mind, if ...MAIN IMPETUS SIGNS<br /><br />OHGOD, YEROUT of yer mind, if yer INON that YCHROMOSOME scene,<br />no SUITS on the FOURTHOFJULY, O,MAN, I get into MOMJEANS!<br />NYUK, NYUK, NYUK.<br /><br />--- J.EDGARHOOVER, DIR.<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55613182169559111132016-08-07T23:54:29.832-04:002016-08-07T23:54:29.832-04:00RE: Saturday's Google account discussion. Goog...RE: Saturday's Google account discussion. Google does see all! I woke up early Saturday morning (Aug 6th) and realized that I had forgotten to print my puzzle (future version). My browser home page is Google. The Google logo was a big cake and some smaller cupcakes and various sweets. Suspicious, I moused over it and sure enough, it came up "Happy Birthday Teedmn". And yes, it was my birthday. The first person to greet me wasn't a person, ick. I found it somewhere between creepy and hysterically funny.<br /><br />So choose to sign up within your comfort zone. I'm just grateful I've never pulled the Facebook trigger.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23358689656267539422016-07-06T08:36:01.639-04:002016-07-06T08:36:01.639-04:00@anon11:37 - And...? When I was growing up we chan...@anon11:37 - And...? When I was growing up we chanted an "interesting" version of "Eenie Meanie Miney Moe." I'm older now and have learned a few things since I was 6, so would not ever repeat that racist chant. Likewise, five years ago I really hadn't thought much about gender (I'm pretty much a live and let live sort of person) so wasn't aware that there was an issue. I'm a little older now, I've learned a few things, and I incorporate that new knowledge into how I conduct myself. Personally, I don't feel guilty about my previous ignorance (there's lots I don't know) but I also don't take offense when someone points out my ignorance and suggests I might want to change. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48066565679162695802016-07-05T23:37:15.009-04:002016-07-05T23:37:15.009-04:00Y CHROMOSOME is fantastic, as is its clue (116A: *...Y CHROMOSOME is fantastic, as is its clue (116A: *Women just don't get it). ---Jan 23 2011Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35839592632874515692016-07-05T14:05:30.966-04:002016-07-05T14:05:30.966-04:00@Annabel - I missed your post yesterday, but went ...@Annabel - I missed your post yesterday, but went back and read it today. So very well stated. And lest that sound ageist ("Aww, how cute, look how well she advances an argument!") I'm remembering myself as a college student, and while I'll give myself credit that I would have agreed with your position, I could not have stated it as well. Ellen Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473445503706985149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35412293859630859432016-07-05T11:26:18.427-04:002016-07-05T11:26:18.427-04:00The y chromosome is a male characteristic. If the...The y chromosome is a male characteristic. If the clue was masculine characteristic you would have a point. But male and female are absolutely defined by chromosones. Ironic that this would come up in a forum related to words.<br /><br />http://www.dictionary.com/browse/y-chromosome. Rationalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503930318495842387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62027478904111749992016-07-04T23:19:32.734-04:002016-07-04T23:19:32.734-04:00LMS @7:10 When I first heard of L DOPA I thought i...LMS @7:10 When I first heard of L DOPA I thought is was spelled el dopa until I saw it in crosswords. My grandfather had Parkinson's disease and participated in the human trials of the drug in the 1970s. When the trial was over his insurance company would not pay for the drug since it was not yet approved and continuing the prescription was very expensive for a retired couple. Fortunately it was approved within a year after the trial.<br /><br />With all the attention to Parkinson's disease (eg: Michael Fox) over the years I am surprised you have not seen L DOPA in the wild. I agree it does sound like a term from a B grade movie about the drug trade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59351664778205986312016-07-04T22:27:31.446-04:002016-07-04T22:27:31.446-04:003 and out...
@Chefwen - I think that your kitty c...3 and out...<br /><br />@Chefwen - I think that your kitty comment is what took the most guts to post here!<br />I'm still rotflmao - in spite of how guilty I feel doing so.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46399580227952045072016-07-04T22:19:59.047-04:002016-07-04T22:19:59.047-04:00There was a puzzle today.
A rare commemorative puz...There was a puzzle today.<br />A rare commemorative puzzle. I like those.<br />I needed to come here to let the "fourth" aspect of the initials sink in, though.<br />Thanks, JD/JC<br /><br /><br />Since you all asked, I will inject some tangential levity. <br />When my brother was at RPI, he lived in HALL HALL. He figured that it had been Mr. HALL's lifelong ambition to be willy successful that he could donate enough money to his school to get a HALL named after him.<br /><br />BC - Before Cellphones - there was a single pay phone in the common room. When it rang, the nearest student would answer "Hall Hall. Who in the Hall do you want?"<br /><br />You're welcome.<br /><br /><br /><br />Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.com