tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6013367683679934770..comments2024-03-28T18:01:16.957-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, May 18 2009 - B Truitt (Year-round alp topper / Style of the 1920s and '30s / Common burger topper)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31072654213225687612009-06-25T07:06:18.572-04:002009-06-25T07:06:18.572-04:00I like solving puzzles, but don't like the cro...I like solving puzzles, but don't like the crosswords. And I missed the video too since I hit late. Sudoku interests me more.Dazyhttp://www.asiarooms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24630787764852420102009-05-19T06:26:00.000-04:002009-05-19T06:26:00.000-04:00Dude, you are in love with me. You can't stay away...Dude, you are in love with me. You can't stay away. Thanks for posting. I just won a bet.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28935949451743465392009-05-19T05:36:00.000-04:002009-05-19T05:36:00.000-04:00I’ve been told that there is some curiosity here a...I’ve been told that there is some curiosity here about my whereabouts. I still check my puzzle results, and occasionally I’ll read the chat if there are topics of interest in the crossword. But I’ve sort of weaned myself off the blog after the following discussion took place in early April….<br /><br />**************<br /><br />[Rex wrote:] <br /><br />It's one thing not to like rap; that seems quite reasonable. I don't like acid jazz or show tunes or modern pop-country. People have different tastes. <br /><br />It's another thing, however, to take time out of your day to write me to tell me how irresponsible / godless I am for providing my readers easy access to rap. <br /><br />Also, there's a lot of implicit racism in the anti-rap sentiment I hear. Lots of older whites wondering why blacks won't behave.<br /><br />When you say rap isn't musical - it's simply ignorant. What you mean is that it's not tuneful or melodic, and even that isn't always correct. It's this speaking from a position of massive ignorance that I resent. You can take a cross-sampling of any genre and challenge that genre's musicality.<br /><br />I realize I'm fighting a losing battle with this crowd. I don't expect to change minds. My only long-range hope is an abatement of ignorant condescension.<br /><br />**************<br /><br /><br />[I responded:] <br /><br />Rex,<br /><br />You were doing fine until you said:<br />"Also, there's a lot of implicit racism in the anti-rap sentiment I hear. Lots of older whites wondering why blacks won't behave."<br /><br />Baloney. And if it's "implicit", perhaps the problem is in your inference. <br /><br />But if you're going to try to run that weak argument up the flagpole, I'd counter that there's "a lot" (I'll mimic the same overly vague term you've employed) of explicit racism---and gratuitous celebration of rape, violence, homophobia, hedonism, the exploiting of women as the property of men, crime, cop-killing, gangstas---in some rap. <br /><br />Maybe that's why I tend to avoid at least that element of the genre---rather than the white supremacy that you too casually accuse "lots [there's that term again; be careful, Rex] of older whites" of harboring.<br /><br />There's "lots" of real racism, in all colors, out there. Suggestions like yours are as counterproductive as they are unfounded, and tend to trivialize the genuine problem.<br /><br />Evil<br />Older White, but not among the "lots".<br />****************<br /><br /><br />[Rex reacted:]<br /><br />@ed,<br /><br />Angry denials like yours (which I knew was coming - oddly predictable of you) only confirm my feelings. You get very angry when anyone talks about racism (cf. your ignorant rant about the NAACP awards) because apparently for you, if a black guy isn't hanging from a tree, it doesn't count. Sorry I can't agree. <br /><br />Yes, it's the black people who are racist. Rich. Please, tell me more.<br /><br />rp<br /><br />****************<br /><br />[And Evil Doug posted his last:]<br /><br />Even more predictable is your distortion of my words. Read them again, and if you have the courage to address what I really say, go for it.<br /><br />I can't even begin to describe the contempt I feel for your "hanging" comment.<br /><br />***************<br /><br /><br />And that was enough for me. I’ve always giggled happily as Rex has succumbed to calling me “asshole” and “douchebag”---fun to get him foaming a little---but his hyperbolic, inaccurate and clearly distorted comments about my views made me realize: For a guy who seems to pride himself on English skills in his occupation as well as his avocation, you can sure see his knees buckle a lot when he runs out of ideas. He typically succumbs by attaching the “ignorant” label---count how many times he relies on the term above---on whomever he disagrees with that day, and then flails away with nonsense and personal shots to throw the discussion off track rather than expose his lack of debating firepower. <br /><br />I was truly appreciative of those of you who had the courage to publicly voice your disappointment in Rex right on the blog that day---you must have been truly “ignorant” to do so!---or to e-mail your kind thoughts to me. While I think you know I never shy away from legitimate debate, the host’s tiresome inability to engage on a higher plane for any extended period leads me to believe I’ve got a better use for my time.<br /><br />Warm regards to you all,<br /><br />Evilevil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39514386680646420252009-05-18T23:42:00.000-04:002009-05-18T23:42:00.000-04:00I'm really taken with "CRUMB CRUST" -- whether it'...I'm really taken with "CRUMB CRUST" -- whether it's the double CRU element (the others don't repeat the vowel) or because it's spondaic, or because it just sounds nice, like "Cellar door." Anyway, it's my favorite of many delicious answers.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65490078658524433672009-05-18T21:39:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:39:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure Evil Doug hasn't been around since...I'm pretty sure Evil Doug hasn't been around since that last little dust up, dispute, contretemps, having to do with attitudes towards rap music. I was pretty new to the blog at the time.Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-706414320805662672009-05-18T21:35:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:35:00.000-04:00@archaeoprof = tempura is a Japanese batter- fried...@archaeoprof = tempura is a Japanese batter- fried style of food preparation. Shrimp TEMPURA is delicious. Yummmmmm. Shrimp TEMPERA, while surely quite colorful, probably is not delicious. The best one can say, and I base this only on the fact that elementary school kids are/were given TEMPERA to color with, is that shrimp TEMPERA is probably non-toxic.<br /><br />@ fikink - I think we mostly all agree - data can <I>imply</I> something, but only an interpreter of data can <I>infer</I> something. When a person implies something, s/he is presenting information, imterpretation, etc. When a person infers something. s/he is receiving information. SleepyPumpkin said it more succinctly. If s/he is an academic I bet his/her classes end on time.<br /><br />@ Charles Bogle - nice to hear of your continuing progress.Retired_Chemisthttp://www.glengowan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26816323645598496032009-05-18T20:54:00.000-04:002009-05-18T20:54:00.000-04:00I may still feel grouchy but I thought this was to...I may still feel grouchy but I thought this was too easy even for a Monday and it was boring, too. But I still don't know how Rex can do it in three minutes.<br /><br />I'm glad others are asking about Evil Doug. I've mentioned him a couple of times with no response.<br /><br />And as for Norm and Otis, if Cheers had been honest, Norm would have acted exactly the way Otis did. No one could drink that much beer without falling off the stool. Now that I think about, Norm and Otis kinda looked like each other.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12177767182208048772009-05-18T19:07:00.000-04:002009-05-18T19:07:00.000-04:00@Rex: I did the tempura/TEMPERA thing too. I gue...@Rex: I did the tempura/TEMPERA thing too. I guess I don't really know what "tempura" means...<br /><br />I'm off to Israel and the PNA tomorrow, and so will be out of circulation for about a week. See you all when I get back.archaeoprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956231727789223463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22606505297354986112009-05-18T18:41:00.000-04:002009-05-18T18:41:00.000-04:00@Two Ponies: Interesting observation that both Wad...@Two Ponies: Interesting observation that both Wade and Evil Doug don't seem to be around. Has anyone ever seen both of them in the same room at the same time?PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835502266781516627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43131246167146847392009-05-18T18:27:00.000-04:002009-05-18T18:27:00.000-04:00@Xman
I'll tipple to that.
.../Glitch@Xman<br /><br />I'll tipple to that.<br /><br />.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57994049195536929122009-05-18T18:05:00.000-04:002009-05-18T18:05:00.000-04:00@Anonymous 5:44--
Personally, I've grown exhauste...@Anonymous 5:44--<br /><br />Personally, I've grown exhausted with sot v. tippler.<br /><br />Here's the Webster's II take:<br /><br />sot A person whose faculties have been dulled by excessive drinking; a habitual drunkard.<br /><br />tipple (verb) To indulge in intoxicating drinks habitually and often...but in small quantities and usually without absolute drunkenness.<br /><br />tippler One who tipples.<br /><br />My Aunt Agnes likes her sherry and tends to tipple during the day.<br /><br />Her husband, Uncle George, drinks himself into a stupor from morning to night. He's a sot, I'm afraid.slypetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537129206516720012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88048353691759616192009-05-18T17:54:00.000-04:002009-05-18T17:54:00.000-04:00@fikink: I learned somewhere along the way that "t...@fikink: I learned somewhere along the way that "the writer implies; the reader infers." The "er" can be a (sorta) mneumonic...sleepy pumpkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42035192771782179242009-05-18T17:44:00.000-04:002009-05-18T17:44:00.000-04:00Edith B - I like your analogy! I always thought T...Edith B - I like your analogy! I always thought Tippler to be more of a social drinker whereas a SOT is found in the gutterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-282599590320711862009-05-18T16:58:00.000-04:002009-05-18T16:58:00.000-04:00Buzzed through this puzzle in typical Monday fashi...Buzzed through this puzzle in typical Monday fashion. And I agree, there IS a world of difference between a SOT and a Tippler: Norm on "Cheers" was a tippler and any alcoholic is a SOT - Otis on "Andy Griffith", for instance.<br /><br />Sorry if I offended Pop Culture haters.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59838574956530788062009-05-18T16:57:00.000-04:002009-05-18T16:57:00.000-04:00@des: "Breathe a sigh of relief" is familiar to me...@des: "Breathe a sigh of relief" is familiar to me so I don't have a problem with that clue.<br /><br />@Anon2:29: Congratulations!!<br /><br />See ya at chefbea's.PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835502266781516627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11016318894397254962009-05-18T15:05:00.000-04:002009-05-18T15:05:00.000-04:00I wanted "bond" for "Molecule part," especially be...I wanted "bond" for "Molecule part," especially because it is the bonding electrons and their delocalizations that allows one to enjoy the hues of said molecule. :)Dirt Pilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04912208751020843855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34480199682951137142009-05-18T14:58:00.000-04:002009-05-18T14:58:00.000-04:00Rex,
You must have been in a good mood. I thought...Rex,<br />You must have been in a good mood. I thought you would complain about EMAG (again!) or its neighbor SIGH being used for the Sound of Relief. I don't think so; SIGH is for contentment or boredom or even a groan, but not relief - that would be PHEW.<br /><br />ps - I was up at SUNY-Binghamton yesterday for my nephew's college graduation. A nice affair. One observation, though: with four graduation ceremonies in one day, you and your faculty colleagues (well, those who attended), were obviously gluttons for punishment!desnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34885601173014756252009-05-18T14:29:00.000-04:002009-05-18T14:29:00.000-04:00First puzzle I ever completed without google! Hoor...First puzzle I ever completed without google! Hooray!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53524910086737324722009-05-18T14:21:00.000-04:002009-05-18T14:21:00.000-04:00thanks Rex for the great Elvis clip. Somehow when ...thanks Rex for the great Elvis clip. Somehow when he does it, lip-synching doesn't bother me!<br /><br />I'm w the majority today-a delightful, fun puzzle; loved the CR-CR alliterations and themes. <br /><br />Throughout, the author had fun w "u" sounds--lots of dull u's ("onion"), u's more familiar ("Kukla"), u's that aren't u's ("redo")--hues of u's ("hue")<br /><br />I stumbled over the SE lower quad and don't mind confessing ("neap" and "Creole") but feel good I was able to noodle it out on my own. Not one google or other help line for me today. Nice feeling!Charles Boglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56701024451327545762009-05-18T13:26:00.000-04:002009-05-18T13:26:00.000-04:00@shamik and Greene and everyone else...Talk about ...@shamik and Greene and everyone else...Talk about food... Do the LATimes puzzle. This is really my day!!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92116380660413122242009-05-18T13:23:00.000-04:002009-05-18T13:23:00.000-04:00PAN FRIES had me thinking of potatoes wat too long...PAN FRIES had me thinking of potatoes wat too long, Fun Puzzle.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67596049133533752102009-05-18T13:21:00.000-04:002009-05-18T13:21:00.000-04:00So, @Chefbea, what time is dinner?So, @Chefbea, what time is dinner?johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88789158846054606962009-05-18T12:41:00.000-04:002009-05-18T12:41:00.000-04:00Isn't CREEPY CRAWLY a brand of pool cleaner? Oops...Isn't CREEPY CRAWLY a brand of pool cleaner? Oops, never mind. That's Kreepy Krauly which looks...I don't know, kind of creepy.<br /><br />@Shamik: I'm with you. I'll meet you at Chef Bea's house for dinner.<br /><br />Loved the puzzle today. Very easy, but still spicy enough to make it interesting. Also one of my best Monday times ever.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58004503449478393632009-05-18T12:29:00.000-04:002009-05-18T12:29:00.000-04:00And if I remember correctly, KUKLA is Greek for do...And if I remember correctly, KUKLA is Greek for doll.<br /><br />2nd easiest correct Monday puzzle for me. <br /><br />Making my flight reservations to get to chef bea's house for dinner. ; )Shamikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635283729322415150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1230207023788389032009-05-18T12:28:00.001-04:002009-05-18T12:28:00.001-04:00Another fine Monday puzzle.
Lately it seems that t...Another fine Monday puzzle.<br />Lately it seems that the early week puzzles have been more entertaining.<br />Where's Wade been? I miss his funny comments.<br />And what happened to Evil Doug?Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.com