tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4256477712507305028..comments2024-03-28T02:54:55.174-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Thumb drive port, for short / MON 4-1-2019 / Gymnast Korbut / Old Venetian rulers / Peter Fonda title role of 1997Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44718710175016295522019-05-06T21:32:33.875-04:002019-05-06T21:32:33.875-04:00Yup, Lefty, good ole M N X on that crossword fav,...Yup, Lefty, good ole M N X on that crossword fav, wry. <br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72326771547923632822019-05-06T19:14:06.208-04:002019-05-06T19:14:06.208-04:00@Lady Di--
Took me a little time to get the M in ...@Lady Di--<br /><br />Took me a little time to get the M in your kid's joke. Has to be "ham", right? Pretty clever stuff for a six-year old to enjoy. <br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12764359670354239102019-05-06T15:44:54.954-04:002019-05-06T15:44:54.954-04:00Good idea, @Lefty
Lady DiGood idea, @Lefty<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5424453788301766052019-05-06T13:44:14.403-04:002019-05-06T13:44:14.403-04:00Oops, FINIS.Oops, FINIS.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28083261860193370952019-05-06T13:41:04.700-04:002019-05-06T13:41:04.700-04:00Expected a line of L's to complete the LGBT FL...Expected a line of L's to complete the LGBT FLAG. <br /><br />FINI.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53514554382118852602019-05-06T13:11:06.903-04:002019-05-06T13:11:06.903-04:00I'm packing for a 17-day trip, so you won'...I'm packing for a 17-day trip, so you won't hear from me for a while. I'll leave you with a story my Grandma used to tell me:<br /><br />Patron and Waiter in a café:<br /><br />P - F U NE X?<br />W - S, V F X.<br />P - F U NE M?<br />W - S, V F M.<br />P - F U NE T?<br />W - S, V F T.<br />P - OK, I F X N M N T<br /><br />Hey, I was six - I thot it hilarious. I need a vaca.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for the plane<br /><br />PS - My Sundays were out of sync in local paper, so you may see me once on a Sunday before I'm back.<br />Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70381242511962516562019-05-06T11:58:40.554-04:002019-05-06T11:58:40.554-04:00Yeah. No. Not for me.
Shirts worn by the brothers...Yeah. No. Not for me. <br />Shirts worn by the brothers Gibb: B GG TTT (Bee Gees Tees).<br /><br />So, though not in order, the word ladder continues. Three rungs today. Within the last week or so we’ve had IRA IDA IMA YMA UMA UNA. Waiting on Uta. Am I missing any?<br /><br />@Lewis, I beg to differ. I count at least 49 sets of double letters. 14 each for the ‘themers’ plus 7 others.<br /><br />@spacey is correct, Paula ABDUL. Yeah BAE BAE.<br /><br />THETHINGIS we should expect better.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4341339190213265972019-05-06T10:10:24.172-04:002019-05-06T10:10:24.172-04:00BOCA BAE BODE
You could ARGUE, though, ARIEL AIN’...BOCA BAE BODE<br /><br />You could ARGUE, though, ARIEL AIN’T just a 4 STAR TTTTT . . .<br />THETHINGIS her BEAU taught THE BEST of birds and THE BBBBB . . .<br /><br />--- ABDUL GINSBURG<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1668952716054433862019-05-06T10:00:59.946-04:002019-05-06T10:00:59.946-04:00Geez, what a tease. George Thorogood said it best:...Geez, what a tease. George Thorogood said it best: "BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBad to the bone." Someone said it was tight? Not IMHO. Tight would be if there were NO stray T's, G's or B's outside of the three strings. And without a fourth string: the vowels. This is an industrial-strength crutch. Plus I still don't like BAE.<br /><br />EEEEEEEEEEEEEE-Y enough, to B sure. One letter written over: I'm never sure whether a name ends in -berg or -BURG. We do have a stellar DOD in Ms. ABDUL, but THETHINGIS, this one just didn't do it for me. Bogey.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13162692889019565212019-04-02T00:39:25.570-04:002019-04-02T00:39:25.570-04:00Am I the only one bothered by the clue for “pan”? ...Am I the only one bothered by the clue for “pan”? Swivel is not the action....wasted time arguing with this one. Mel Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950050340347524535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80868925175787261102019-04-01T23:17:21.098-04:002019-04-01T23:17:21.098-04:00A boxer who has had a long layoff might suffer fro...A boxer who has had a long layoff might suffer from <a href="https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/ring-rust.289171/" rel="nofollow">ring RUST</a>.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60409023187288883882019-04-01T22:58:33.659-04:002019-04-01T22:58:33.659-04:00That one had me stunped for about three seconds, b...That one had me stunped for about three seconds, because I always thought they use magnesium powder, not talc...Giskarrrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089604316687389285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43829572797355245452019-04-01T22:21:58.323-04:002019-04-01T22:21:58.323-04:00AEIOU and sometimes Y: The video, not the song, i...AEIOU and sometimes Y: The video, not the song, is vaguely reminiscent of Hot for Teacher, which is a bit strange since it was released before it, not after it. albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88185139440863150362019-04-01T20:15:25.560-04:002019-04-01T20:15:25.560-04:00@Marc. Thanks A LOT. I managed to not open Annab...@Marc. Thanks A LOT. I managed to not open Annabel's link because, you know, April 1st and all that.<br />After seeing that dude's yellow pants, listing to the music from hell and eyeing the teacher who is probably now in jail for child abuse, I think I'll go pour myself a drink and listen to some Lionel Richie.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2192874282191451392019-04-01T20:08:58.755-04:002019-04-01T20:08:58.755-04:00TGB = "There's a good boy"
Many tim...TGB = "There's a good boy"<br /><br />Many times, dear Daphnis, said Chloe<br />You have told me my breasts are snowy.<br /> You've made much fine verse on<br /> Each part of my person.<br />Now do something--there's a good boy.<br /><br />Posted by Anon. i.e. Poggius, who is not the author of the verse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28611821004165396962019-04-01T19:34:47.983-04:002019-04-01T19:34:47.983-04:00Only comment today is the video linked in the revi...Only comment today is the video linked in the review, AEIOU and Sometimes Y, may be the worst song I have ever heard and worst video I have ever seen. If it does, indeed, become an EARWORM, this will be my last post. Ever! For if it does, I will jump in front of a RAGINGBULL, or wave an LGBTFLAG in a biker bar while singing Paula ABDUL's Opposites Attract, or something to ensure I never hear that mess again. (And THETHINGIS, I graduated HS in 1984 and still appreciate the New Wave music of the times, but I seriously cannot remember ever hearing/seeing this dreadful tune.)Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25424297954955890542019-04-01T19:01:50.931-04:002019-04-01T19:01:50.931-04:00You haven't played for a month: Better shake t...You haven't played for a month: Better shake the rust off.<br />albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66450551387549003712019-04-01T18:56:26.131-04:002019-04-01T18:56:26.131-04:00Talc ... ?Talc ... ?Capn Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972946340586651536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67599011390598964642019-04-01T18:42:08.267-04:002019-04-01T18:42:08.267-04:00stuck at the Newark Marriott (have more dire words...stuck at the Newark Marriott (have more dire words EVER led into a comment?) I opted for 20 replays of Neil Diamond's "Forever in bluejeans" Try being more of an arse than me!the man who came backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027549948940818608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10369237079193063102019-04-01T18:38:44.900-04:002019-04-01T18:38:44.900-04:00Eye liner?Eye liner?Hoboken Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961143386907388905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23393866598366433192019-04-01T18:32:37.546-04:002019-04-01T18:32:37.546-04:00@pabloinnh nailed it. This puzzle was incredibly ...@pabloinnh nailed it. This puzzle was incredibly easy and not fun at all, and the long letter strings weren't clever either. This is the best the NYT could come up with for an April Fool's Day puzzle? And there was only one clue that stumped me for even a second: RUST for "Lack of practice, metaphorically." WHAT? RUSTY for "Out of practice, metaphorically," maybe. Try using it in a sentence: "You'd be doing better with your piano studies if it weren't for your rust."<br /><br />Phooey. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91325495908720850132019-04-01T16:05:07.121-04:002019-04-01T16:05:07.121-04:00@Annabel, you totally got me! Thanks for the laug...@Annabel, you totally got me! Thanks for the laugh.<br />I thought the theme offered a nice Monday-meets-April-Fools'-Day compromise: easy overall, and with the mild joke of substituting the letter strings for words.<br />I liked the array of female STARs: OBAMA, OLGA, IDA, ARIEL, and GINSBURG and the new-fangled BAE with her old-fashioned BEAU.<br /><br />@Mini-before-crossword-doers - I echo @Linda and @Joe DiPinto. Give us a spoiler alert, please.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11163093953638874382019-04-01T16:02:32.016-04:002019-04-01T16:02:32.016-04:00April 1, 2002 was another interesting one. That on...April 1, 2002 was another interesting one. That one had some touch cluing for a Monday, so it starts off slow but finishes fast. And no, I don't remember that from 17 years ago. I've been working through 2002 in the archives.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66920675862144220402019-04-01T14:43:46.573-04:002019-04-01T14:43:46.573-04:00I second @Joe Dipinto's "isn't spoili...I second @Joe Dipinto's "isn't spoiling the Mini here verboten?" You now have to do the mini before coming to this blog or risk having it spoiled here. Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52867513778191174702019-04-01T14:32:22.351-04:002019-04-01T14:32:22.351-04:00You could just have nyc subway train as a clue for...You could just have nyc subway train as a clue for strings of several different letters.<br /> Or long nap? z's.<br />O to the 15th power? (Oh not zero)<br />Tasted five times better than mmm.<br />Stuttered badly? B's<br />Stuck on the first letter? A<br />Stuck on the last letter? Z<br />albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.com