tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5565018302961119762..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2007 - Allan E. ParrishRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75859369909063756842007-04-10T20:53:00.000-04:002007-04-10T20:53:00.000-04:00Ah, Rex, you are just too young. In the mold of Ad...Ah, Rex, you are just too young. In the mold of Adlai Stevenson, I recall Hubert Horatio Humphrey (48A), the so-called Happy Warrior, as the great hope of American liberalism in the '50's and '60's. Before serving as LBJ's Veep (1964-1968), he was the boy mayor of Minneapolis and then Senator from Minnesota. In 1968, he ran for President against Richard Milhous Nixon and, tragically for history and the US (eg. Watergate), lost.<BR/><BR/>HHH is largely an unknown today (as you demonstrated Rex) but at the peak of his popularity he was a great force in American politics. This I recall and I'm merely a Canadian.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73901949116641677682007-02-27T17:58:00.000-05:002007-02-27T17:58:00.000-05:00Unless your house has a flat roof, a dome roof, or...Unless your house has a flat roof, a dome roof, or a hip roof, then it most likely has at least one gable. Gables are the pointy end pieces between the pitched areas of the roof. That's where the attic is. <BR/>A gable may or may not contain a window or windows. A house may also have dormers. Dormers are little gabled areas (usually with dormer windows) that project out from the front or back of the pitched roof of a house. Your house very likely has gables but not dormers. (If so you can name your gables Clark -- or not.) <BR/><BR/>Well, anyway . . . .<BR/><BR/>Keep blogging, Oh Mighty Rex, King of the CrossWorld.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16910550172895287392007-02-27T15:54:00.000-05:002007-02-27T15:54:00.000-05:00RE: George Michael - Free man. I believe that what...RE: George Michael - Free man. I believe that what he calls his "culture" (Andrew, correct me if I have this wrong) is anonymous sex in the park with men. I believe he was caught doing this and proclaimed that the undercover reporter didn't understand his "culture." <BR/><BR/>I enjoy many a George Michael song, particularly "Father Figure" and "Careless Whisper."<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18631962012162241452007-02-27T15:30:00.000-05:002007-02-27T15:30:00.000-05:00Speaking of Wham!, where is George Michael these d...Speaking of Wham!, where is George Michael these days? Still in the slammer, or a free man?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12122819420373377692007-02-27T13:21:00.000-05:002007-02-27T13:21:00.000-05:00OH, and PS, I realize that I replied (above) to so...OH, and PS, I realize that I replied (above) to something Howard B said ... at someone else's blog (?!). So my XTC comments should make no sense to anyone.<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66653892951455055312007-02-27T13:13:00.000-05:002007-02-27T13:13:00.000-05:00Baio was also on eps of both "Love Boat" and "Fant...Baio was also on eps of both "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island" - the great TV one-two punch of the late 70's. Also "Battle of the Network Stars V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XIV, and XVI"<BR/><BR/>My favorite series of his is "Rewind"; it was cancelled before it ever aired. I did not get this fact from imdb, but from memory. Andrew and I used to reference "Rewind" a lot: the fastest show ever to get the axe - they had already begun promoting it with on-air commercials, and then [poof], gone.<BR/><BR/>That's all the Baio I have in me today.<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65792770217241045062007-02-27T12:49:00.000-05:002007-02-27T12:49:00.000-05:00Re: Scott Baio's stint on Arrested Development.Who...Re: Scott Baio's stint on <I>Arrested Development</I>.<BR/><BR/>Who could forget Bob Loblaw's law blog?<BR/><BR/>-MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79078432804819381802007-02-27T12:27:00.000-05:002007-02-27T12:27:00.000-05:00Sweetie, our house does not have gables. And Nelli...Sweetie, our house does not have gables. And Nellie Bly featured prominently in my dissertation because she wrote a lot about the working girl. See you at dinner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77205228431830734922007-02-27T11:16:00.000-05:002007-02-27T11:16:00.000-05:00I was saying SPEC as if it were a word - not think...I was saying SPEC as if it were a word - not thinking of it as an abbreviation, which makes much more sense.<BR/><BR/>"Well I don't know how to write a big hit song / And all crossword puzzles well I just shun" - yes, "Mayor of Simpleton" is the second track on XTC's late 80's album Oranges and Lemons - way to remember the crossword reference, Howard. I'm impressed.<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87440183495286174662007-02-27T11:05:00.000-05:002007-02-27T11:05:00.000-05:00Bob Loblaw!The Army's loaded with people whose ran...Bob Loblaw!<BR/><BR/>The Army's loaded with people whose rank is specialist, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>My building is gable-free. Interestingly, this puzzle could have been even more packed with names—Clark Gable and Dominique Swain's last names were clued as nouns, though. I see swains as more like the wooers in Jane Austen books than as sweaty farmhands. Perhaps you are influenced by SWeat stAINs?<BR/><BR/>And technically, isn't Haggard an ex-pastor?<BR/><BR/>I think Nellie Bly is one of those names I learned via crosswords when I was a kid.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14370922032401535252007-02-27T10:39:00.000-05:002007-02-27T10:39:00.000-05:00There's an episode of Scrubs where the Charles in ...There's an episode of <I>Scrubs</I> where the <I>Charles in Charge</I> theme song has prominence.<BR/><BR/>It shocked the hell out of my wife when I was able to sing along. <BR/><BR/>So this was a big gimme. Besides, who <I>doesn't</I> have the TV career of Scott Baio memorized?<BR/><BR/><I>Happy Days</I><BR/><I>Joannie Loves Chachi</I><BR/><I>Charles in Charge</I><BR/><I>Diagnosis Murder</I><BR/><I>Arrested Development</I> (recurring character, season 3)Alex S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07543077687426776863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60706955432574136242007-02-27T10:03:00.000-05:002007-02-27T10:03:00.000-05:00The "Charles in Charge" theme is notable for its u...<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeE8x--PeII" REL="nofollow">The "Charles in Charge" theme</A> is notable for its utter creepiness. These people sign their rights away to the new boy in the neighborhood who lives downstairs, and still the singer wants to enlist in the program. Creepy, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25028511685011973892007-02-27T09:40:00.000-05:002007-02-27T09:40:00.000-05:00Am I the only one who hates an above-the-fold loca...Am I the only one who hates an above-the-fold location?? Also, it seems when it's below the fold, it's on an even page, necessitating a reverse second fold. Wouldn't it be nice (a little Beach Boys lingo) for a below-the-fold location on an odd page? Is this too nit-picky?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com