tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post391681933362254947..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Popular hair-coloring technique / TUE 7-2-20 / Taj Express destination city Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60163043696027956052020-08-25T19:50:10.368-04:002020-08-25T19:50:10.368-04:00I would say Sasha Cohen (skater, actress) for anot...I would say Sasha Cohen (skater, actress) for another DOD.<br />Good one Burma. LOL !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25960383836437828342020-08-25T16:49:09.797-04:002020-08-25T16:49:09.797-04:00What a pleasant puzzle this was. A bit like yester... What a pleasant puzzle this was. A bit like yesterday's - which I also enjoyed - only with the rough edges smoothed off. Plus, I always like to learn a new word to use:<br /><br />"My beard isn't turning grey, I'm just rocking a natural OMBRE."straylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536180563789923012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79050281871720813162020-08-25T15:14:55.992-04:002020-08-25T15:14:55.992-04:00Didn't even see CC until I got here. Easier t...Didn't even see CC until I got here. Easier than yesterday for me - hindsight and all that.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70503409162002437192020-08-25T14:32:21.136-04:002020-08-25T14:32:21.136-04:00"Cute and clever" and better than yester..."Cute and clever" and better than yesterday's, ala Rex. I'M GLAD to agree.<br /><br />The E in MACE was the last letter in. Have grown too used to thinking of it in another, much less pleasant context.<br /><br />leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21918491078504523312020-08-25T11:59:33.089-04:002020-08-25T11:59:33.089-04:00Yeah, not only is a pro-am golfing with the stars,...Yeah, not only is a pro-am golfing with the stars, so is the annual celebrity tournament for charity. In fact, all PGA events pour millions into charity every year. But you go ahead and hate golf, sir. It's your right. Just don't leave the RAKE in the bunker.<br /><br />I liked this one, small wonder, despite the trio of UPs and the awful OHHI. That one is extra awful for me, because it reminds me of a door-to-door sales job (encyclopedias, if you can believe it) where I was supposed to greet the (assumed) woman answering the door with "OHHI, it's the mister I wanted to see." As if I knew the guy. I hated the dishonesty of it, and quit after two weeks.<br /><br />But the rest of it is typical, breezy, in-the-language Burnikel, and gets a birdie.<br /><br />P.S. Hand up for DOD Erin Andrews.<br /><br />spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87558548800937785782020-08-25T11:00:28.112-04:002020-08-25T11:00:28.112-04:00This was a fun puz but I'll give it three some...This was a fun puz but I'll give it three somethings UP, like EATUP, USEUP, ALLFIREDUP. I always use a Penn, so the 4 corners get me SEAN. ERIN Andrews gets another yeah baby. C.C.'s puzzles are always solid. rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32897344279694095102020-08-25T10:53:18.758-04:002020-08-25T10:53:18.758-04:00HUMPTY DRAG
I'M ALLFIREDUP to SCORE, you see,...HUMPTY DRAG<br /><br />I'M ALLFIREDUP to SCORE, you see,<br />and I'MGLAD we STEAMily necked,<br />but as I USE my VISUALACUITY,<br />WHATASHAME you're NOT ERECT.<br /><br />--- ERIN LEE NICKELSBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56040455290869128332020-08-25T10:17:46.506-04:002020-08-25T10:17:46.506-04:00Breezed through this one with no write-overs. This...Breezed through this one with no write-overs. This ISNOT CC’s BEST. On a scale of ZERO to TEN I give it a six.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66492906770455372912020-07-21T23:57:19.530-04:002020-07-21T23:57:19.530-04:00So many great comments today that I missed respond...So many great comments today that I missed responding to because of a long busy day. I really came here to gloat-<br /><br />SB ALERT<br />I just hit QB! Nine zillion words today, and the last 3 appeared at the last minute! Whoopee!<br /><br />I’ll have to tell you all again tomorrow- I’m sure you’re all gone from here by now.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832495838735512868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44540843554245146512020-07-21T23:28:01.487-04:002020-07-21T23:28:01.487-04:00@Anon 7:47 – I was elaborating on the content of t...@Anon 7:47 – I was elaborating on the content of the article you cited, as you didn't go into much detail and didn't provide a link – <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/arts/music/blind-auditions-orchestras-race.html" rel="nofollow">here it is</a>, for those who want to read it. I understood it quite well.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59443798741843056762020-07-21T21:11:48.033-04:002020-07-21T21:11:48.033-04:00TTrimble,
My Grandfather was in a bed, in diapers ...TTrimble,<br />My Grandfather was in a bed, in diapers for close to two decades with Alzheimer’s. My mother seems to have it too. <br />I feel your pain. But please, please, don’t believe unproven antidotes. Physical fitness appears to have no affect on the big A. <br />We can eat all the kale we want, do all the pushups we want, it won’t matter. I hope your family history proves an aside to your own life. But save your money, energy, tears and heartbreak. Go to a reputable neurologist. Hell, disregard me. But don’t get suckered. <br />I will pray for you and your father. Good luck. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34212920122415139222020-07-21T20:43:44.485-04:002020-07-21T20:43:44.485-04:00The perfect puzzle when taking a break for coffee ...The perfect puzzle when taking a break for coffee : )ow a paper cuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274485476691680075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27469209434734593402020-07-21T20:30:57.175-04:002020-07-21T20:30:57.175-04:007:47
Thanks for hint; I just checked it out, and w...7:47<br />Thanks for hint; I just checked it out, and will further. My favorite is/has been South Carolina Wildlife, multiple award winner.<br />Crimson Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665174292516725433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30131899942605645622020-07-21T20:15:25.717-04:002020-07-21T20:15:25.717-04:00Well getting home and reading thru the comments, I...Well getting home and reading thru the comments, I find I made a mistake calling TIE SCORE green painty. I missed that 20 is a score. That adds some color. TIE SCORES would even be better, I believe. Thanks to @whatshername for that, but it sounds like she did think the answer was TIE SCORES.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48476057340977132192020-07-21T19:47:17.328-04:002020-07-21T19:47:17.328-04:00Crimson Devil,
“... if they could smell, they’d be...Crimson Devil,<br />“... if they could smell, they’d be unhuntable”. I take it you don’t subscribe to Pennsylvania Game News.<br />Perhaps, dollar for dollar, America’s best periodical.<br /><br />Joe Dipinto, are you seriously explaining the meaning of an aric,e I introduced to the board? And I believe you missed the gist. The gist was to get more poc in big-time orchestras. But why? The connection of an orchestra with the audience is the music. That’s why the very, very best orchestras make tremendous money on their recordings.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67650457367799134112020-07-21T19:43:07.850-04:002020-07-21T19:43:07.850-04:00*Cryptogram alert*
@Joe Dipinto (2:29) -- One of t...*Cryptogram alert*<br />@Joe Dipinto (2:29) -- One of the easiest ever. In every cryptogram, I first look for the letter pattern of the 4th word in this one; if it's there, I know I've probably cracked the puzzle already. And if it's confirmed by the first word that's in today's puzzle, game over.<br /><br />But it's funny, Joe. Everyone here knows I hope each day for very hard crosswords and hate it when they're too easy. With cryptograms, it's the opposite. I find them difficult, am not especially gifted at solving them, and need all the help I can get. There have been two of them that I gave up on: one was that German word horror and I forget what the other one was. So that when I see an easy cryptogram, my reaction tends to be "Whew!"Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81632836057093264202020-07-21T19:37:03.922-04:002020-07-21T19:37:03.922-04:00@Barbara S., @jae, @JC66
Appreciate the responses...@Barbara S., @jae, @JC66<br /><br />Appreciate the responses about Prevagen. About a year and a half ago I went in thinking, "what the hay, it probably couldn't hurt; I'll give it a shot". But as I said, it didn't produce any noticeable difference in my case. <br /><br />I am a potential sucker for such things because there is incidence of Alzheimer's on both sides of my family, with my father dying of it 2 years ago, and it scares the ever-loving shit out of me. It's actually heartening to see the people here, many of whom are older than me (I was born in the early 60's), taking care of themselves and staying physically and mentally active. Taking care of one's body is particularly important, <i>mens sana in corpore sano</i> and all that. Anyway, thanks again. <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83122131910735287202020-07-21T19:18:43.028-04:002020-07-21T19:18:43.028-04:00@TTrimble
I may medicinal help myself, but from m...@TTrimble<br /><br />I may medicinal help myself, but from my perspective, you're doing fine.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21388805385886725062020-07-21T19:14:51.441-04:002020-07-21T19:14:51.441-04:00@TTrimble - The evidence for prevagen is not encou...@TTrimble - The evidence for <a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/skeptical-cardiologist/80321" rel="nofollow">prevagen</a> is not encouraging.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33812405867206459202020-07-21T18:57:48.781-04:002020-07-21T18:57:48.781-04:00@TTrimble
Isn't there a court case pending aga...@TTrimble<br />Isn't there a court case pending against the makers of Prevagen for making false claims? I should have looked up the details before posting. I have a naturally occurring skepticism about such products, but I think this one is set to go before the courts.<br /><br />Barbara S. (11NF!)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20322938038499239532020-07-21T18:47:39.532-04:002020-07-21T18:47:39.532-04:00Took me longer than average to finish this puzzle ...Took me longer than average to finish this puzzle - mainly because I am never on the same wavelength as this constructor. I don’t know why, but I have never hit the groove on a Burnikel puzzle. I’m always “OK, I can see that” when solving, but it’s never an aha moment that makes me smile at how clever the clue is.<br />Theme answers today a typical example, all made sense, but none left me with any sense of “How cool is that.” Not one of the other long phrases popped into my head upon reading the clues. Every single one took a few crosses to parse. Never heard of ombré hair, but that seems to have been the case with most folks.<br />Maybe someday I will grok this wavelength.Xcentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861463412821400095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63147743232516524742020-07-21T18:34:30.441-04:002020-07-21T18:34:30.441-04:00Bburtonkd and Whatsername, re wild turkey: unmatch...Bburtonkd and Whatsername, re wild turkey: unmatched for combination of visual acuity, hearing, including sense of location, and gorgeous male plumage (perhaps matched only by male wood duck). If they could smell, they’d be unhuntable. Crimson Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665174292516725433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84042587713507560022020-07-21T18:14:15.938-04:002020-07-21T18:14:15.938-04:00Loved this one, too. Just enough to puzzle out to ...Loved this one, too. Just enough to puzzle out to make it satisfying. Some interesting answers. I didn't know ombre (and I used to be a copywriter for a haircare products company, so don't feel bad, Rex) but got it through crosses. Enjoyable. - newbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83672474287850456362020-07-21T18:01:26.946-04:002020-07-21T18:01:26.946-04:00@kitshef
I did know, but hadn't made the conn...@kitshef <br />I did know, but hadn't made the connection between the two facts! Thanks! <br /><br />---[SB Alert]--- <br /><br />@Barbara S. (aka 11NF!) <br />Yeah, it's been pretty annoying recently for me too. I was one away today and finally threw in the towel. [I didn't know the word.] <br /><br />There are some great words in the batch if one is lucky to think of them (and sometimes it <i>is</i> luck). <br /><br />I've been thinking of taking Prevagen again, which they advertise all the time on the 6:30 news. They keep telling us that it helps with mental clarity, memory, etc. for people of a certain age. (And, as they helpfully tell you, it's made from jellyfish! W00T!) I had tried it for a while and couldn't really tell if it was helping or not, and at $2/pill it felt a little pricey. But maybe I'd be able to tell if I started up again. This SB has hooked me more than I'm comfortable admitting, it seems. <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13539986692542790412020-07-21T17:45:26.335-04:002020-07-21T17:45:26.335-04:00@TTrimble - Your last paragraph was very well said...@TTrimble - Your last paragraph was very well said. I find that people who use terms like “virtue signaling” and “woke” pejoratively are best kept at a 10 foot pole social distance as they have nothing useful to contribute to anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com