tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5619370616435957439..comments2024-03-28T12:19:10.066-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Singer with the second video ever played on MTV / THU 2-18-10 / Cornwall feature / Little The Wire antihero / Hell is full of musical amateursRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18991886854494193212010-03-26T13:14:55.634-04:002010-03-26T13:14:55.634-04:00@Rex — If you don't compete, how can you still...@Rex — If you don't compete, how can you still be the 44th Greatest?<br /><br />@jae — Ditto on the CC.jpChrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8274424294890302972010-02-19T11:12:07.582-05:002010-02-19T11:12:07.582-05:00I found it amusing that Jill St. John was a 44D!I found it amusing that Jill St. John was a 44D!StanCanyonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10803342409513445082010-02-19T01:22:51.389-05:002010-02-19T01:22:51.389-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12207134666570250292010-02-19T01:22:19.662-05:002010-02-19T01:22:19.662-05:00This evening's tipsey tourney was not a confid...This evening's tipsey tourney was not a confidence booster for me. I just want to forget about it as quickly as I can. Tyler, of course, finished it in no time at all, claiming he didn't understand some of the clues and answers. Orange followed right behind him, and she was sitting right next to me. I had had a glass of wine and I soon found out that doesn't help with crosswords. Never drink and solve, and never solve late evening. After the two pros finished their puzzles, the rest of us pretty quickly started working together to get an end to this torture. In the meantime Merle Reagle was telling us very funny wordplay stories and testing us on anagram prowess. Peter Gordon was there, and Puzzle Girl was the grand referee. There was a slightly quicker next puzzle, which our blog master, Rex Parker, also did, and then we parted to rest up for tomorrow's action. On the way to finding a taxi I ran into Karen from the Cape and her mother, returning from "Lion's King". <br />Looking forward to meeting and seeing lots of blogfriends tomorrow!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79702757585525768032010-02-18T22:05:15.500-05:002010-02-18T22:05:15.500-05:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 5:58, 6:54, 0.86, 15%, Easy<br />Tue 7:53, 8:42, 0.91, 26%, Easy-Medium<br />Wed 11:03, 11:54, 0.93, 33%, Easy-Medium<br />Thu 15:15, 19:28, 0.78, 9%, Easy<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:16, 3:40, 0.89, 20%, Easy-Medium<br />Tue 3:59, 4:27, 0.90, 21%, Easy-Medium<br />Wed 5:43, 5:51, 0.98, 49%, Medium<br />Thu 6:44, 9:20, 0.72, 5%, Easy<br /><br />For the top 100 solvers, this one ranks as the 10th easiest relative to the day of the week of 205 puzzles I've tracked since last June.sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53662143954519713852010-02-18T22:02:28.718-05:002010-02-18T22:02:28.718-05:00Wax actually had to with the way the master was or...Wax actually had to with the way the master was originally cut before the vinyl disks were manufactured. The wax created the original mold.puzzlemenschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4780127036980894022010-02-18T21:40:38.375-05:002010-02-18T21:40:38.375-05:00I was unable to comment earlier as my system at wo...I was unable to comment earlier as my system at work does not allow the captcha image to appear. If you notice, the enter key on most keyboards have a return arrow on it as well. It performs as a return key in nearly all word programs or text entries. I think of the arrow as the same return as I learned when typing on a manual typewriter MANY years ago.<br /> 3dogmomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75958331915651176742010-02-18T21:26:49.768-05:002010-02-18T21:26:49.768-05:00Coming to you live from the bar at the Marriott .....Coming to you live from the bar at the Marriott ... with PG and Orange and Katie Hammill. Peter Gordon is across the room. With mac. Buncha drunk scraggly guys at the bar, one of whom started cat-calling me and telling me he was a "fan." OK ... see you later. Your guest blogger for Fri and Sat is a gem. Enjoy.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33803923492506564282010-02-18T20:46:29.196-05:002010-02-18T20:46:29.196-05:00Re: OPTION
Interesting comments. I was focused o...Re: OPTION<br /><br />Interesting comments. I was focused on how in football, they never say "option play," just "the option" as in "Oklahoma often runs the option."<br /><br />MTV's second video was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run," from my favorite album of hers, "Crimes of Passion."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24591902198751624022010-02-18T20:15:57.225-05:002010-02-18T20:15:57.225-05:00I liked this puzzle a lot. Maybe being a relative ...I liked this puzzle a lot. Maybe being a relative newbie and never having seen the theme before gave me a different perspective, but I thought it had real freshness and energy.<br /><br />@Bill_from_NJ: My uncle died in the battle at Salerno (on a Merchant Marine ship). So Anzio and Salerno were always familiar terms to me growing up in the '50s.<br /><br />Re: The Wire. My approach was to watch every episode twice, back to back. Most of the dialogue came through that way.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5149551344977600632010-02-18T19:42:50.345-05:002010-02-18T19:42:50.345-05:00Sorry, Andrea used my laptop this afternoon. That ...Sorry, Andrea used my laptop this afternoon. That comment was mine! She is at a scrabble event mid-town.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66155862527517751882010-02-18T19:39:24.478-05:002010-02-18T19:39:24.478-05:00I promise I will read all your comments when I get...I promise I will read all your comments when I get back from Orange's party, the Tipsey Tourney. I started partying last night already, again this afternoon, and now I'm on my way to Brooklyn.<br />The puzzle was the final one at the Westport tournament, and I did it in drips and drabs today anyway, being sidetracked by Andrea.... She is as much fun as you all imagine!<br /><br />I saw Pat Benatar for the first time at Catch a Rising Star in London. That's what I remember and I'm sticking with it.<br /><br />Last Saturday I had to laugh at the discussion of Arete. I was pretty sure it would show up in a late week puzzle....!<br /><br />So surprised Rex is not competing! I can sort of imagine him wanting to enjoy it one year without the pressure. Hope to see him this evening.andrea carla michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091986128593034022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9715587694725942512010-02-18T19:06:27.733-05:002010-02-18T19:06:27.733-05:00Too easy for a thurs, and a bit too boring a theme...Too easy for a thurs, and a bit too boring a theme as well, but I still thought it was so fun. I mean, senioritis? PG Thirteen? Awesome. <br />-LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49760743646922918362010-02-18T18:36:53.180-05:002010-02-18T18:36:53.180-05:00no one talked about the theme after 1:00 pm - what...no one talked about the theme after 1:00 pm - what gives?<br />I never got the theme answer because I have never seen the keyboard of a MAC. Well, Rex often has to find the theme for me anyway; yes, I was able to complete the puzzle without it, but still --- ugh!desnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66491385804094050362010-02-18T17:15:35.303-05:002010-02-18T17:15:35.303-05:00@ Clark - funny joke, in a black humor sort of way...@ Clark - funny joke, in a black humor sort of way. Thanks.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36518521716175575202010-02-18T16:56:42.814-05:002010-02-18T16:56:42.814-05:00@elaine-hand up for A FIT. "Cornwall feature&...@elaine-hand up for A FIT. "Cornwall feature" and PG13" gave me fits in NW...liked PINUP/STJOHN...didn't care for partial phrases eg SOASTO, ORNOT...IMO not one of Mr. Madison's usually clever and entertaining outings...tough for those not from NE to get EzPASS?Charles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35070931708246288932010-02-18T16:54:37.169-05:002010-02-18T16:54:37.169-05:00Holy Quigley! CRUCIVERB.com is down! The sky is f...Holy Quigley! CRUCIVERB.com is down! The sky is falling; the sky is falling!<br /><br />Anyone know what is up??<br /><br />ortivido? isn't there a shorter way to say this?Needs more Puzzlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7817716945957264762010-02-18T16:11:05.776-05:002010-02-18T16:11:05.776-05:00Like @wm m emba, I found this one more on the diff...Like @wm m emba, I found this one more on the difficult side, however, it was made so by all my errors. Am I the only one who slapped down on side kick off the O in DOC? Well, that sure as sh*t didn't work. Other major goofs were trash before TRIPE, hand up for moat before MOOR. Never heard of EZ PAYS, guess I don't get out much. etc. etc.<br /><br />Caleb and I are just not on the same wave-length.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79344775544535376162010-02-18T15:54:59.348-05:002010-02-18T15:54:59.348-05:00Snaptcha. Should have been a Wednesday.
Re: The ...Snaptcha. Should have been a Wednesday. <br /><br />Re: The Wire - I agree that it was sort of hard understanding what was going on at first, but it was well worth it to keep listening. Not sure if it would have been the same experience if I had been reading and watching.<br /><br />Not a Pat Benatar fan - from my own (limited) perspective, she seemed to appeal primarily to young adult males. My boyfriend actually camped out (remember that?) for tickets and we saw her in concert in the early '80s. I remember clearly bringing him coffee while he was waiting for the TicketMaster to open. I also remember really dreading going to the show. I remember almost nothing about the show itself.hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7636608029086925592010-02-18T15:34:17.765-05:002010-02-18T15:34:17.765-05:00@Ruth -
Madam, Billy Elliot is English, not Welsh...@Ruth -<br /><br />Madam, Billy Elliot is English, not Welsh.Charles, Prince of Walesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57896367298032471072010-02-18T15:24:46.762-05:002010-02-18T15:24:46.762-05:00Hand up for entry "Have A COW" which pro...Hand up for entry "Have A COW" which proved wrong. I made a mess of this thing, it must be an elite puizzler's dream?<br /><br />I did not find this one at all easy, it had a lot of open-ended questions with many answers crossing each other, AGRIC abbreviation also did not know TIM & TOPSY and always think RITA Morales is from Hollywood.<br /><br />I won't (captcha) <b>lyste</b> any more of my failings for today, it seems generally a love-fest for this to me indifferent puzzle.xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20998946794711818932010-02-18T15:17:21.669-05:002010-02-18T15:17:21.669-05:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 7/30/...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation of my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Thu 14:55, 19:27, 0.77, 8%, Easy<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Thu 7:03, 9:20, 0.76, 8%, Easysanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45943194351788699162010-02-18T15:14:15.812-05:002010-02-18T15:14:15.812-05:00"Well You Say I'm Twenty Something And Sh..."Well You Say I'm Twenty Something And Should Be Slacking<br />But I'm Working Harder Than Ever And You Could Call It Macking<br />So I'm Supposed To Sit Upon My Couch Watching My T.V.<br />I'm Still Listening To Wax, I'm Not Using The CD."<br /><br />"Sure Shot," the Beastie Boys. 1912? Oh, no, that would be 1994. :-)Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8462310330459006972010-02-18T15:07:28.369-05:002010-02-18T15:07:28.369-05:00OK, I "forgot" to look at the answer to ...OK, I "forgot" to look at the answer to find the "keyboard" implication (my bad), but FWIW, the clue didn't "say" keyboard, so I got that part right and claim partial credit. <br /><br />(Actually, the clue didn't "say" anything, one had to read it --- ba-da-boom).<br /><br />For the dictionary obsessed, from 4teachers.org:<br />PC: A microcomputer with its own processor and hard drive. Although technically this refers to all such computers, including Macs, the term PC is nearly synonymous with only the [Windows] -compatible microcomputers.<br /><br />[Linux users need not respond]<br /><br />@Elaine<br /><br />In fact the "Society for Recorded Sound" is the major repository for wax LPs.<br /><br />(I'd tell you what my captcha was, but then it wouldn't come true)<br /><br />..../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52051409346852063052010-02-18T14:38:58.485-05:002010-02-18T14:38:58.485-05:00@deerfencer, if you're going to be watching Th...@deerfencer, if you're going to be watching The Wire I'd assume you'll rent the DVDs. I watched the whole series on DVD and there are definitely English subtitles. I used 'em all the way through, and my hearing is pretty good. You just need them. I started doing the subtitle thing years ago when I was trying to watch a DVD of "Billy Elliot" and for the life of me could not catch what those Welsh kids were saying. Saves a lot of time on the rewind button. Y' feel me? (you'll understand the last comment after you've watched The Wire. It is FABULOUS)Ruthnoreply@blogger.com