tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6382553866658708436..comments2024-03-29T09:15:04.205-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Feb. 17, 2009 - K House (Umber or chocolate brown / Watergate tape problem / PC user's self-image / Trademarked citrus)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30910732302864844952010-01-30T21:31:12.504-05:002010-01-30T21:31:12.504-05:00Nan? It's NAAN. I agree with an earlier post...Nan? It's NAAN. I agree with an earlier poster in that "var." should be the case here, though why even have a variation? It's always been naan abroad and always been that case here. Making it 'nan' seems silly. Nan also opens it up for a host of mispronunciations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512454446995445485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30151869236612722702009-02-18T12:58:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:58:00.000-05:00Wow. This got good. Even better than today's blo...Wow. This got good. Even better than today's blog comments.<BR/><BR/>I think the one thing that hasn't been stressed enough is that R_C was rude. He could have just as easily said "If you google meh, you will get a better definition than I could possibly give." Or he could have not said anything at all.<BR/><BR/>As my wife says: "It's not what you say, but how you say it." And my dear departed mother taught me that if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything.<BR/><BR/>JOMOflaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044119123327065565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91429413559242080422009-02-18T09:32:00.000-05:002009-02-18T09:32:00.000-05:00Meh is pronounced like men or met without the fina...Meh is pronounced like men or met without the final consonant. Rhymes with feh, I believe, not with eh. I picked up the word from Tyler Hinman, who's in his early 20s, and it may be that I am too old for the word, but I like it so I'm sticking with it.<BR/><BR/>Some folks are too cool to type LOL. Me, I just can't go there. 99% of the time when someone makes an LOL claim, they did not actually laugh out loud. It hardly takes more effort to type "ha ha" or "Funny!" so what's the point?Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43150949976366725142009-02-18T08:38:00.000-05:002009-02-18T08:38:00.000-05:00@dk - My Egg is an older model, relatively small, ...@dk - My Egg is an older model, relatively small, and isn't lined with anything. Its just a ceramic egg, with walls that are maybe an inch or so thick (its raining and i'm not going outside to check). <BR/><BR/>I've never baked bread in it - although if the naan works out, I may give it a shot.hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57067214217825563522009-02-18T07:14:00.000-05:002009-02-18T07:14:00.000-05:00@evil, Come On, you Love it here. You can't stay a...@evil, <BR/><BR/>Come On, you Love it here. You can't stay away. And people love you. I've seen them gush. "Mob mentality" and "accepted norm"? - this is making me laugh out loud. "Gratuitous comments?" That's deliberate irony, right? This is silly. You are usually a lot of things, and silly isn't one. Also, I don't think you're serious that fawning is the safest commenting approach. That is, I don't believe *you* believe that is really what I most desire in a comments section.<BR/><BR/>I know you like to play anti-blog, but the idea that people here are unfriendly is hilarious and patently, demonstrably, factually untrue. I challenge you to find a friendlier blog comments section (one that gets, you know, this many comments) - A site that features open debate and disagreement and *doesn't* devolve into name-calling and fighting every day? I don't think it can be done. <BR/><BR/>Keep on posting. And thanks for fawning a little there in your last paragraph. You may pass. <BR/><BR/>RP<BR/><BR/>PS I'm begging people not to write in to continue this discussion. It's gone everywhere it's gonna go.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50874660494219196152009-02-18T04:27:00.000-05:002009-02-18T04:27:00.000-05:00Anonymous,You're right: This isn't a particularly...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You're right: This isn't a particularly friendly place. You were roundly scolded for not googling, and for spending more time responding to those potshots than the research itself would have taken. Of course, the significant number of hypocritical posters who took a swing at you are guilty of spending waaaay more time with their gratuitous comments than they would have by simply, and graciously, giving you your answer, or at least demonstrating some courtesy in their responses. They are also the ones who generally clog this blog with posts touting their solving time, doing nothing more than echoing earlier comments, or otherwise not being as cute as they think they are.<BR/><BR/>If you stick around, you'll learn some of these rules of the road. You'll also discover that there is a hierarchy of posters. The inner circle is tolerated whatever they do, while the rest are told their posts are too long, or not on point (whatever THAT is---you'll also see that discussions here aren't very compelling on many days), or otherwise not worthy of the geniuses who reside here.<BR/><BR/>But there often is value here, if you can cut through the chaff and find it. Rex's commentary is generally fresh and even educational, and there are some posters who like to take creative tangents based on some clue or answer which can lead to lively chats. But beware: The more you post away from the accepted norm, the greater the risk that you'll suffer the mob mentality so often present here....<BR/><BR/>But if you want to be safe, simply remember to start a post, "I agree with you" or "Great insight today" and you'll be fine.<BR/><BR/>Evilevil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52000701872079315632009-02-18T01:40:00.000-05:002009-02-18T01:40:00.000-05:00Gotcha!Gotcha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57438870328690324152009-02-18T01:39:00.000-05:002009-02-18T01:39:00.000-05:00I'm confused. Are you Anonymous1:21 and are you t...I'm confused. Are you Anonymous1:21 and are you the same Anonymous as Anonymous1:07 and what about Anonymous 1:06?<BR/><BR/>1:21, did you use the word PEH to play off the word MEH or is that your name?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps if you used a name- and it wouldn't have to be, like, your REAL name or anything - perhaps someone who wasn't a smartass might get back to youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80312769171043591782009-02-18T01:33:00.000-05:002009-02-18T01:33:00.000-05:00I seem to recall a preference for anonymice to ide...I seem to recall a preference for anonymice to identify themselves, so that when they don't post the rest will know who they are.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-157567226101067412009-02-18T01:21:00.000-05:002009-02-18T01:21:00.000-05:00I gotta say that I am really shocked at the rudene...I gotta say that I am really shocked at the rudeness on this blog. English is my second language and I thought it might be fun to ask a word related question about a word I haven't heard people using before. I still am unclear on MEH and thought some "word people" might be a great resource. Maybe with some fun conversation about it. I still don't know how to pronounce meh. Of course I am aware of Google. I promise I won't post anything on this blog again.<BR/><BR/>Peh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66348905131351811452009-02-18T01:07:00.000-05:002009-02-18T01:07:00.000-05:00I feel guilty bec I think it was my MEH that promp...I feel guilty bec I think it was my MEH that prompted the query... and I only used it to rhyme with my feeling about NEH!<BR/><BR/>I do think retired chemist might have been slightly more gracious to a newcomer, but then again, he just had his pocket picked by someone who shall remain ANONYMOUS, so perhaps it was his chance to strike back, EH?<BR/><BR/>OK, I can't remember if I told this story before, but in the 70's my mom was standing in line behind Mel Torme and actually said to him "Didn't you used to be Mel Torme?"<BR/><BR/>At which point he turned from The Velvet Fog into the Ice Fog... <BR/><BR/>(Is there such a thing as Ice Fog?)<BR/><BR/>Kidding! I know, I could google it!<BR/><BR/>Oh! And I do want to say this puzzle isn't getting enough love.<BR/><BR/>Kristian found THREE ways to break up HEART AND the weakest link one had, on top of everything else, to be split differently from the other two nice strong answers AND be 13 letters.<BR/>I contend the bland was in the fill not the theme. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36603416474350871412009-02-18T01:06:00.000-05:002009-02-18T01:06:00.000-05:00I don't think I hep enough to say meh. And that go...I don't think I hep enough to say meh. And that goes for LOL too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31030686015273035972009-02-18T00:48:00.000-05:002009-02-18T00:48:00.000-05:00Me thinks that "meh" is the dumbest slang word tha...Me thinks that "meh" is the dumbest slang word that he's ever heard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30925230272921102392009-02-18T00:12:00.000-05:002009-02-18T00:12:00.000-05:00I moving as quick as I can, Orange. You know Rex m...I moving as quick as I can, Orange. You know Rex makes me sweep up here every night. And there's never a day off!Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7433403372958799072009-02-18T00:07:00.000-05:002009-02-18T00:07:00.000-05:00This cartoon perfectly encapsulates all that is "m...<A HREF="http://www.savagechickens.com/2008/12/meh.html" REL="nofollow">This cartoon</A> perfectly encapsulates all that is "meh." (Found it via the 11:03 "you could google it" link.)Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8785967283016420872009-02-18T00:06:00.000-05:002009-02-18T00:06:00.000-05:00I love the "Let me Google that for you" gadget. To...I <I>love</I> the "Let me Google that for you" gadget. Total smartassery, yes, but educational at the same time, and you end up with the first 10 Google search results, which often contain the answer.<BR/><BR/>Crosscan, hurry! It's skim milk, and I need it by breakfast time or my child will get, like, 2 oz. of milk in his glass.<BR/><BR/>I only now remembered that the thrift store my friends and I would go to in high school was the Amvets store. No Salvation "Army" stores in our area...just Amvets.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82697421589123703932009-02-17T23:31:00.000-05:002009-02-17T23:31:00.000-05:00I would gladly join in a conversation with my blog...I would gladly join in a conversation with my blog friends if they asked. When some random, anonymous drop-in asks a blatantly obvious question that was discussed on said blog a few weeks ago, I feel less charitable. maybe that's just me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1232360692396793302009-02-17T23:26:00.000-05:002009-02-17T23:26:00.000-05:00I love Google, wouldn't know how to live without i...I love Google, wouldn't know how to live without it anymore, but sometimes it is better to get the information you are looking for, and many times so much more, from one of your blog friends. I don't google much for the puzzle anymore, but in my day to day life, anytime I have a question about a book or an author, an actor or a film, I hit Google. It's like having a living encyclopedia at my fingertips. <BR/><BR/>That said, I would be hard pressed to google MEH, although I have to admit to googling doh, if only for the spelling.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20021925667427669312009-02-17T23:03:00.000-05:002009-02-17T23:03:00.000-05:00you could google it.<A HREF="http://lmgtfy.com/?q=meh" REL="nofollow">you could google it.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91564172459195527322009-02-17T22:27:00.000-05:002009-02-17T22:27:00.000-05:00"Sent to Google?" It's ... right there. There. Rig..."Sent to Google?" It's ... right there. There. Right there. I have a little box in my web browser that *IS* Google. Don't most web browsers have search engines built right in now?<BR/><BR/>Asking questions = great. But you might consider if something can be answered with a simple Google before asking the question. I can't tell you how many questions I get that I answer by means of a single google search, i.e. by doing the thing that the asker should have been able to do for him/herself in the first place. I generally do this w/o mocking the questioner, because some folks are old and/or unfamiliar with technology that I take for granted. But really - a Google search is easier and more efficient than asking a question in a comments section. So start there. It's not hard work. It's typing a word and hitting "Return."<BR/><BR/>That said, I'm surprised that a Google search of "MEH" actually turns up clear info.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7616591361299140092009-02-17T22:15:00.000-05:002009-02-17T22:15:00.000-05:00So...every time a person has a word-related questi...So...every time a person has a word-related question on this blog (a blog presumably mostly ABOUT words!)he should be shut down and sent to Google? Gee, nice folks here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92209919030860813972009-02-17T21:59:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:59:00.000-05:00@ treedweller: Although I agree w/ anon, your res...@ treedweller: Although I agree w/ anon, your response is a gem. I must remember that one. It'll come in handy.flaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044119123327065565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90289259125423832332009-02-17T21:40:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:40:00.000-05:00okay, maybe there are other ways a smartass will r...okay, maybe there are other ways a smartass will reveal himself.treedwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18535401341558563092009-02-17T21:39:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:39:00.000-05:00@anonmaybe retired_chemist was a little smart-asse...@anon<BR/>maybe retired_chemist was a little smart-assed (I didn't think so, but maybe . . .), but you could have googled for your answer in the time it took to post that reply. Actually, less, probably.<BR/><BR/>A real smartass will post a link that goes to google, automatically types in the search term, and shows you the results. I never bothered to learn how to do it, but I've seen it.<BR/><BR/>Google for a man, and he'll get a bit of info. Teach a man to google, and he'll be able to spare us all really pointless questions.treedwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14547213302365437842009-02-17T21:28:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:28:00.000-05:00retired_chemist: Thank you for your smart-ass answ...retired_chemist: Thank you for your smart-ass answer to my MEH question. Go Google it. Wow, gee, thanks. I guess I'm not in the in-crowd enough to know that asking a simple question should elicit such a response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com