tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6514352339182353746..comments2024-03-28T12:49:16.793-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Young gallant in Romeo and Juliet / MON 5-6-19 / 1990s Indiana governor Evan / Coastal resort areas / Mortar accompanier / Sandwich chain whose name is French for ready to eat / Fish by dragging netRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18680674934254677742020-03-20T19:21:17.809-04:002020-03-20T19:21:17.809-04:00Aside: That was Chad and Jeremy. Aside: That was Chad and Jeremy. willzimjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729456230043091509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24428229604625530762019-06-10T15:27:56.395-04:002019-06-10T15:27:56.395-04:00I've seen eye rhymes before - wake up Rex!! ;...I've seen eye rhymes before - wake up Rex!! ;-)<br /><br />Never saw a PRETAMANGER store in the wild, but apparently my old Philly hometown has them. <br /><br />'Twas a touch tougher than the typical Monday offering. It's no secret that I'm an ADMIRER of Mondays, but I'm not a NEONATE.<br /><br />Diana, LIW for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76214952192623238032019-06-10T15:15:53.760-04:002019-06-10T15:15:53.760-04:00EYE RHYMES, eh? Somewhat different from ear RHYME...EYE RHYMES, eh? Somewhat different from ear RHYMES which of course can only be discerned if one engages the mouth. Makes one think, sorta. So, are there any *nose* rhymes (other than those, toes, doze, knows, lows, sews). Inquiring minds want to know.<br /><br />Hah on ANNA K, @Spacey! Isn't it also called "Big Slick"?<br /><br />The puzzle was easy enough to just about complete with acrosses only, but it nevertheless had a nice array of good words: RESTIVE, FAKERY, EPIDEMIC, NETHER, NEONATE. <br /><br />Good Monday.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77835725876532354372019-06-10T15:11:35.602-04:002019-06-10T15:11:35.602-04:00Just a normally easy Monday puzzle -- until the me...Just a normally easy Monday puzzle -- until the messy revealer area. EYE RHYMES (on a Monday?) tangled up with AYE, AYE and BAYH, topped by PRETAMANGER and crossed by OMAR? Okay, but maybe just enough to stir a bit of ANGER for some.leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31064795304959021832019-06-10T10:34:16.072-04:002019-06-10T10:34:16.072-04:00@spacey - You're killin' me. That Ace-king...@spacey - You're killin' me. That Ace-king thing for ANNA K is great! I'll remember to USE it.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41623294226680715852019-06-10T10:16:17.238-04:002019-06-10T10:16:17.238-04:00If indeed PRETAMANGER is a "chain," it c...If indeed PRETAMANGER is a "chain," it certainly must be REGIONAL. I have lived in both the east and the west, and have never even driven PAST one, let alone heard of it. Luckily, though, the puzzle was too easy to make it troublesome.<br /><br />EYE RHYMES is a new one on me; I thought they were heteronyms. No matter. As I started from the top, I was struck by how few PPPs there were. The south brought up the count, though. Simple theme; only three entries plus crossing revealer; doesn't try to do too much. The result brings more smiley faces than frowny ones. Take a lesson, constructors.<br /><br />If you don't know PATOOT, you've never seen the latter M*A*S*H episodes: the ones with Col. Potter. How he talked the Army into shipping his horse Sophie to Korea is still a wonder.<br /><br />The DOD contest is fierce today, but ATTAGIRL, TERI Hatcher: you win! Numerous honorable mentions to ANNA Kournikova (we poker players used to call Ace-King that name: looks great but can't win), the crossing S.J. PARKER, and TRISHA Yearwood. A GAM of GAMs, if you will. Birdie.<br /><br />spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89763302183093345482019-06-10T10:06:53.166-04:002019-06-10T10:06:53.166-04:00I won’t research these things, but I know about EY...I won’t research these things, but I know about EYE RHYMES only because of previous xword puzzles. But I went straight to PRETAportER because I’ve seen it somewhere. So a bit of a Mon-puz inkfest.<br /><br />Sorry to say that Ilhan OMAR is indeed from MN. Get off my side.<br /><br />AW,C’MON. Why the long face Ms. PARKER? Because ANNA and TERI and TRISHA are first in line for a yeah baby? ANNA K. was semi-famous for her AFFAIRS with NHL players.<br /><br />OFL is hard to please. AYEAYE EYE.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86685645440257410862019-06-10T09:47:12.473-04:002019-06-10T09:47:12.473-04:00USE RHYMES
ATTAGIRL, TERI – EYE am an ADMIRER, ho...USE RHYMES<br /><br />ATTAGIRL, TERI – EYE am an ADMIRER, honey – <br />are you APT to marry, or TRADEON AFFAIRS for MONEY?<br /><br />--- SIR MERCUTIO BAYH-PATOOT<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21378558521841434112019-05-07T06:51:31.637-04:002019-05-07T06:51:31.637-04:00Pretentious? Perish the thought!! 😉Pretentious? Perish the thought!! 😉CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9479319356403226372019-05-06T23:22:35.645-04:002019-05-06T23:22:35.645-04:00Good lord, what is this crap about imaginary numbe...Good lord, what is this crap about imaginary numbers? It's just a way of expressing an extra dimension. So instead of having one axis, you have two. And I'm an English major, ffs! "Imaginary" was a poor choice of nomenclature. Should've just stuck with "complex numbers."<br /><br />Peter Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358201722058061544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77030061101045485282019-05-06T22:57:33.273-04:002019-05-06T22:57:33.273-04:00@Z : Ilhan Omar is a blatant ant-Semite. You and y...@Z : Ilhan Omar is a blatant ant-Semite. You and your alter ego Michigan Man are either ignorant or willfully dishonest. Either way it’s not a good look.Catholic Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66146525189860565922019-05-06T22:15:36.063-04:002019-05-06T22:15:36.063-04:00@chefbea - I don’t know why, but I took Rex’s open...@chefbea - I don’t know why, but I took Rex’s opener, “Did not expect to be blogging tonight,” to mean something came up. Finals maybe?<br /><br />@Jeff B, @michiganman, and @Fred Romagnolo - Yep. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47462342923185011352019-05-06T20:46:01.031-04:002019-05-06T20:46:01.031-04:00Been busier’n a one-legged man in a butt-kicking c...Been busier’n a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest today so a late entry. <br /><br />DNF. On a Monday. Shakespeare didn’t know his own character’s name was Hercutio? I mean, c’mon Bill!!! And some people do find advantage in parting with their honey.<br /><br />Other than that it was a pretty quick, fun little puzzle. No real holdups anywhere. I’ve never seen a Pret a Manger, assumed that if it’s named carry to chew then I probably don’t want to. Har.<br /><br />Pretty much a great puzzle. <br /><br />When I saw the AXMEN going after MERCUTIO, I just said AYE AYE and hoped he wouldn’t have to cross the STYX. <br /><br />No English degrees here, just have fun with the language. 'Cause, y'know, why not?<br /><br />IDAHO REGIONAL ADMIRER<br />Mark, in Mickey’s North 40<br />Runs with Scissorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280938333784679275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82580338218960683302019-05-06T20:13:12.877-04:002019-05-06T20:13:12.877-04:00Interesting entries here. I disagree with Rex ofte...Interesting entries here. I disagree with Rex often but don't mind him stirring things up. The political correctness is a bit much, but I enjoy the give and take of this community. And it's his blog, so we have the option of bailing out.<br /><br />@Anon 8:49: I had a very similar experience, breezing through most of the puzzle (not as quickly as you) till the deep south halted that. Your account of it was an entertaining read.<br /><br />@Michiganman: I too am tired of seeing criticism of Israel and AIPAC called anti-semitic. Rep. Omar certainly needs to choose her words with more care, but the actual message is an important one, especially after the most recent election and the issues that surrounded it. Jeff B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12816420049080180079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3429103154842449652019-05-06T19:41:47.386-04:002019-05-06T19:41:47.386-04:00Another MA in English here to say that I, too, hav...Another MA in English here to say that I, too, have heard of sight rhymes, and am flexible enough in my thinking (particularly when it comes to crosswords) to accept “eye rhymes” as a legitimate phrase. An anonymous poster noted that he/she(/they?) teaches this to AP literature students; I teach it to IB literature students and also enjoy awarding such insights when marking IB exams, particularly to students who can articulate the effects of such a technique. <br /><br />As Eric Hoffer wrote, “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists” (source: NOT Wikipedia, NOT BrainyQuote, etc.). Props to all the learners here with the humility and curiosity to explore something previously unknown rather than to claim its irrelevance in the face of their ignorance.T Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292927572877415923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24947709629342522802019-05-06T19:39:31.465-04:002019-05-06T19:39:31.465-04:00@Larry (2:44) -- Great stuff, as usual. Of course...@Larry (2:44) -- Great stuff, as usual. Of course it's the Rachel that finds Ishmael in the end, which sort of underscores your point.Birchbarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292725119040462686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31273148105072641522019-05-06T19:21:44.898-04:002019-05-06T19:21:44.898-04:00I call foul. PRET A MANGER Is only in six cities...I call foul. PRET A MANGER Is only in six cities, not states, cities. I would object if this was in a Saturday puzzle. In a Monday! Outrageous. Space Is Deephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799838582935195126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67940383656213666582019-05-06T18:10:53.734-04:002019-05-06T18:10:53.734-04:00Is there a reason no one has answered my question....Is there a reason no one has answered my question.....why no Anabel?????chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50722427725611377732019-05-06T18:05:53.560-04:002019-05-06T18:05:53.560-04:00@Carola - thanks for pin pointing when I learned a...@Carola - thanks for pin pointing when I learned about EYE RHYMES from xwords. jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17736553267885291462019-05-06T17:45:46.485-04:002019-05-06T17:45:46.485-04:00Good one!Good one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52892131770505265602019-05-06T17:28:59.553-04:002019-05-06T17:28:59.553-04:00Thanks for the reference to the Henderson story. ...Thanks for the reference to the Henderson story. Great! Gee, Rex has a PhD? Who knew? (Spoiler alert: Anyone who has read this blog more than once.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76093812112339429762019-05-06T17:00:20.313-04:002019-05-06T17:00:20.313-04:00Wikipedia? Seriously? Citing Wikipedia as a reliab...Wikipedia? Seriously? Citing Wikipedia as a reliable reference for anything serious is inexcusable for a professor. And the level of narcissism it takes to complain constantly that something is not a "thing" or "dumb" because, he never heard of it or doesn't agree with it is astonishing. <br /><br />More to the point: I can no longer abide a blogger who claims to be a scholar, yet seeming can't be bothered to uphold the bare minimum standards of scholarship in his widely read public posts. Instead these posts increasingly perpetuate the excuses of the ignorant that educating themselves is either too much trouble, or unnecessary because the subject falls outside the extremely narrow field of what they consider relevant or useful.<br /><br />Arguments such as "I'm an expert and I consider X to be incorrect/dumb, therefore anyone who considers X to be true is wrong/an idiot/behind the times" echo exactly the arguments of extremists and conspiracy theorists. Those arguments do a great deal of harm. <br /><br />How sad someone who has allegedly devoted his life to education continues to spout them.<br /><br />And last, for anyone interested in reliable, standard, well-researched sources that define "EYE RHYME" and do not seem to think it's an obscure term or a "dumb concept" or simply an obsolete historical thing:<br /><br /><i>The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics</i> which lists "Eye Rhyme" as the primary term adding in parentheses the secondary terms "sight rhyme" and "visual rhyme", followed by several paragraphs concerning history and current usage and citing other reference works.<br /><br /><i>The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms </i> (Oxford University Press)<br /><br />The Poetry Foundation's "Glossary of Poetic Terms"<br /><br />Numerous dictionaries including Merriam-Webster, American Heritage and Collins, with some noting it is also called a sight rhyme. Roget's Thesaurus includes it as well.<br /><br />Hundreds of syllabi and course descriptions from universities and high schools alike...<br /><br />Not to mention study and flashcard materials for the Advanced Placement Exam which note that "eye rhyme" is included in the AP poetry terms you will be tested on.<br /><br />I could go on, but anyone - even without a Ph.D. - can easily find these same sources and others with the most cursory phrase search.<br /><br />I will miss the commenters on this blog. They are a great bunch. But continuing to visit the blog and increase its hits only indicates support for a distressingly closed mindset, with which I fervently disagree.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />cordwainer<br />HSCW Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954885428960480720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86777424350704907442019-05-06T16:24:41.156-04:002019-05-06T16:24:41.156-04:00To all the English majors. If you square a negativ...To all the English majors. If you square a negative number you get a positive answer since a negative times a negative is always positive. Some equations solve to the square root of a negative number. There is no way you square any number and get a negative result. So e.g. The square root of minus one is an IMAGINARY NUMBER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50475895691465303712019-05-06T16:19:29.444-04:002019-05-06T16:19:29.444-04:00@Loren - Dad taught me to "deaden" a few...@Loren - Dad taught me to "deaden" a few nails on anything that takes extra abuse (doors, window sills, etc.). I'd use a slightly larger nail than needed, hammer it in to about 1/2 inch from the surface, then hammer it once from the side to bend the head into the wood. One hard blow of the hammer to the head of the nail secures the head hard into the surface, making the nail nearly impossible to shake from its seat (hence dead). I've always assumed that method was the source of the "dead doornail" idiom.<br /><br />@Pret A Manger defenders - Best credit man I ever knew taught me to be very careful lending to franchisees looking to start up a location with a frachisor with less than 200 locations. Name recognition will have little or no value. Googled "Pret" and saw they have only 74 locations in the USA. PRETAMANGER is a Friday/Saturday clue, or one for the London Times. Also learned that PRET opened their first location in France in 2012. Go figure.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78593323142775493002019-05-06T16:08:58.778-04:002019-05-06T16:08:58.778-04:00So I guess nobody reads the blog before they comme...So I guess nobody reads the blog before they comment. That would account for the 23 shout outs to @Nancy that there are indeed pretamangers in NYC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com