tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6574145994828690292..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Wrapping weights / SAT 6-11-22 / Banned backyard game / Ruler chosen through Islamic process of Shura / Certain crossbred lapdog / Travel aid in science fiction / Queen Wheat City / Vehicles in the Phantom Menace / Ironic word before an expletive / Drink with dry vermouth paradoxically / Authority in the field informally / NBA general manager BrandRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7866551075843008882023-11-09T11:37:05.914-05:002023-11-09T11:37:05.914-05:00Rarely seen anything like this. Don't know how...Rarely seen anything like this. Don't know how I ended up here, I was looking for <a href="https://posters-muraux.fr" rel="nofollow">posters</a> lol !Tobby M.https://posters-muraux.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70142633786456577652022-07-17T11:15:51.301-04:002022-07-17T11:15:51.301-04:00A little surprised to hear Noomi RAPACE was so dif...A little surprised to hear Noomi RAPACE was so difficult. Her striking performance as the title character in the Swedish version of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was so much better than that of the US version, you cannot help but be riveted. Anyone who likes the story should watch the original version, as well as the sequels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25000186223395694212022-07-16T20:17:06.165-04:002022-07-16T20:17:06.165-04:00OK. Let's do the TIMEWARP again.
almost...al...OK. Let's do the TIMEWARP again.<br /><br />almost...almost...<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85140742089755783802022-07-16T15:57:11.945-04:002022-07-16T15:57:11.945-04:00Yikes, another DNF. Slipping. Would never have got...Yikes, another DNF. Slipping. Would never have gotten OPENEARS (kidding me?) anyhow. Oh well, parred the Wordle.<br /><br />Looks like everybody's darling Rory is poised to take down the Claret Jug. The man certainly has put Northern Ireland on the map.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18985627907842428942022-07-16T15:32:17.111-04:002022-07-16T15:32:17.111-04:00Scattered little inkfests like toner before REAMS ...Scattered little inkfests like toner before REAMS and at first WHOstoSAY.<br />Yeah baby Noomi RAPACE a gimme since I saw the original 'Girl' in Swedish.<br />Wordle par after starting all Blue.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28066937150405727912022-07-16T15:00:53.748-04:002022-07-16T15:00:53.748-04:00A sadistic mess, with no enjoyment or wit. Rejecte...A sadistic mess, with no enjoyment or wit. Rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16337463792428739832022-07-16T14:14:03.430-04:002022-07-16T14:14:03.430-04:00ODD REACTION
ENID thinks IT'S HASSLEFREE,
DOI...ODD REACTION<br /><br />ENID thinks IT'S HASSLEFREE,<br />DOING ROCKSTARS IN between us.<br />WHOCANSSAY we're AWED but me,<br />when we MASSAGE ELTON's PIANIST?<br /><br />--- MAME COLEMANBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59541506042094664792022-07-16T12:30:31.747-04:002022-07-16T12:30:31.747-04:00HOLY ——. So many bad puns and proper names it isn’...HOLY ——. So many bad puns and proper names it isn’t even funny. JARTS, JENGA, ELTON = Boo! It’s all EARS or OPEN minds not OPENEARS. It’s odd that ITSODD crossed AWED. IAMS on top of NCAA on top of GENY crossed with DOING and the unknown RAPACE = a fiasco in that corner. Is a WETMARTINI really a thing? MEATCASES took forever to figure out. Had swamp before REEDY and bandAGE before MASSAGE. LUPE threw me for a loop. Cluing for MINORS and EARPLUGS made me groan. Had PARenTS before PARROTS (They don’t know what they’re talking about). Both are correct - if you are a GEN Zer. EARPLUGS and OPENEARS are a duplicate of EARS and WS should have disqualified it for that reason. This one was anything but HASSLEFREE but it was still fun to solve so it gets a passing grade. Speaking of fiascos, the latest Jeopardy champ Emily Fiasco is playing like anything but her namesake. thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24270019264616943272022-07-16T11:36:41.718-04:002022-07-16T11:36:41.718-04:00Earplugs marketed for students was a thing in coll...Earplugs marketed for students was a thing in college, more than forty years ago. Your college timeframe may differ. Perhaps they are being brought back now?EightAndEighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088709309871879826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85622615057502691632022-06-12T01:12:19.333-04:002022-06-12T01:12:19.333-04:00@A: I've never seen anything like that. It was...@A: I've never seen anything like that. It was awesome. Never anything like that in TX. Thanks for the video. Talk about High Stepping!<br />oldactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051597410428663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85629028207389681872022-06-11T23:08:33.924-04:002022-06-11T23:08:33.924-04:00Late to the puz party again.
Well, yes, I did fin...Late to the puz party again.<br /><br />Well, yes, I did find this rather prickly. Finished without cheats, but came here to find I really don’t know my games. JARTS? JENGA? (Hi, @Barabara, S, @Gruff) I’ve really been missing out on all the fun. Although my dexterity game, Dagga, sounds more interesting than JENGA, and more prickly too, in a William Tell sort of way. And @Barbara, I think we were misdirected by yesterday’s TAG LINE. I mean, a TAg LINE could be a change in tone, if you think about it long enough and weirdly enough, as I did. aLTON Brown was no help, either.<br /><br />I thought willingness to listen was an OPEN mind, but the DALAI LAMA would have none of it. I'm so confused.<br /><br />@Anon at 11:44, hand up for wormhole! I didn’t write it in but I sure wanted to. Though I’m now enamored of @Nancy’s astromap. If there were such a thing it would be the perfect “Travel aid in science fiction.” Bravo, @Nancy!<br /><br />OMG, @GILL, my sides hurt from laughing at your story! I’ll be glad to keep you and @Whatsername, et al, company anytime! My extra dry ‘martini’ tonight is Viennese vodka on the rocks, but when I do the real thing it’s very dry but pretty basic: pour a few drops of chilled vermouth into the chilled glass, then pour it out, leaving only what clings to the glass, and add the shaken Beefeaters and an olive or three. @Roo, your question is actually kind of profound. I mean, of course the ingredients matter, but part of the magic of a martini is in the careful process of construction. If you liked smily faces in your olives and took the time to carve them, I bet your martini would taste better.<br /><br />@oldactor, lucky you to be a drum major (or in band at all) in Texas, home of the world’s best high school bands. Here in MS these days, we got us some <a href="https://youtu.be/sngpk3H7HTw" rel="nofollow">high steppin’ drum majors.</a> This Battle of the Bands takes place about a half mile from my house.<br /><br />Thanks to Sid for the workout!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237000067564152763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20206626063983462722022-06-11T23:05:10.176-04:002022-06-11T23:05:10.176-04:00@oldactor
👍 I didn't take it as mean spirited...@oldactor<br />👍 I didn't take it as mean spirited. I actually thought it was funny!<br />I don't see that post either! Dang! At least we got a @JC66 recipe. I like the funny recipes, ala you wave the glass over an unopened bottle of vermouth, et. al.<br /><br />RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76063054473168627222022-06-11T22:43:33.121-04:002022-06-11T22:43:33.121-04:00@RooMonster: I posted that on my phone so my ident...@RooMonster: I posted that on my phone so my identity didn't show up. I'm not anonymous, I'm Old Actor.<br />So I went to my computer and reposted, I haven't seen it. In that post I told in detail how I make a martini. I hope you see this. I enjoy your posts every day and no hard feelings.oldactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051597410428663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13402274891932606112022-06-11T22:03:13.018-04:002022-06-11T22:03:13.018-04:00I need to mention that this weekend we went to our...I need to mention that this weekend we went to our daughter-in-law’s graduation from Evergreen College in Olympia, WA. Go Geoducks!!! A friend who had recently purchased an old house hosted an after-party for the grad + friends and family. In searching for entertainment possibilities, she found, beneath cobwebs in the basement, an unused set of Lawn Darts (JARTS). We left 4 hours ago, issuing warnings. Who knows what has happened by now.egsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439054465313994020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14442340660542875372022-06-11T21:06:21.735-04:002022-06-11T21:06:21.735-04:00@Roo
BTW, I love seeing ANAL in the puzzle. 😂@Roo<br /><br />BTW, I love seeing ANAL in the puzzle. 😂JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23845151019313236352022-06-11T21:01:10.499-04:002022-06-11T21:01:10.499-04:00@Rooi
I keep two martini glasses in the freezer.
...@Rooi<br /><br />I keep two martini glasses in the freezer.<br /><br />1. Fill a "cold" Martini glass with gin (my choice is Bombay Sapphire).<br /><br />2. Fill a steel shaker with ice and pour a "dash" of vermouth (Martini & Rossi)) in.<br /><br />3. Pour the gin from the glass into the shaker and stir.<br /><br />5. I waste some time by putting out some snacks.<br /><br />6. Stir again. <br /><br />7. Put out more snacks.<br /><br />8. Take the second martini glass out of the freezer. Stir what's in the shaker and pour its into the glass.<br /><br />9. EnjoyJC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87032015771113962712022-06-11T20:40:32.514-04:002022-06-11T20:40:32.514-04:00@Anonymous 7:42
Hey there! It was me that asked th...@Anonymous 7:42<br />Hey there! It was me that asked that question. I'm genuinely intrigued on how you make your Martini.<br /><br />RooMonster I Care Guy<br />RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72457813144349030732022-06-11T20:16:50.293-04:002022-06-11T20:16:50.293-04:00This would have probably been in the Easy column f...This would have probably been in the Easy column for me if I had not stubbornly hung on to PINE for "Ache for, in a way" (PITY) for so long. LenFuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71437449963924214572022-06-11T19:42:06.828-04:002022-06-11T19:42:06.828-04:00Whoever said a martini is just a glass of gin woul...Whoever said a martini is just a glass of gin would think a glass of fine wine is just a glass of grape juice. It is an art and I am master. I’ve had them from the American Bar in the Savoy Hotel in London to fancy bars in Tokyo. If made correctly, it is the most perfect cocktail ever invented (some say it was in Martinez bar in CA in the 1800s). I could tell you how to make one but you don’t care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74992721181801279832022-06-11T17:51:37.415-04:002022-06-11T17:51:37.415-04:00Correction: After reading the comments I realized...Correction: After reading the comments I realized that PORKIE and ELTON were WOEs for me. I did know RAPACE as I watched the Swedish version of the trilogy before the Rooney Mara film came out. I also knew TIG who is a guest every now and then on Colbert.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45646011792459532892022-06-11T17:06:41.680-04:002022-06-11T17:06:41.680-04:00@Anonymous 4:14PM: yep. Sure can.
From the Officia...@Anonymous 4:14PM: yep. Sure can.<br />From the Official M&A Help Desk Dictionary:<br />ani<br />noun (pl. anis)<br />a glossy black long-tailed bird of the cuckoo family, with a large deep bill, found in Central and South America.<br /><br />M&A Help DeskMasked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26973822010267070192022-06-11T16:44:22.322-04:002022-06-11T16:44:22.322-04:00@GILL
I'll practice (though I really don'...@GILL<br /><br />I'll practice (though I really don't have to) making one in a couple of hours.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50389454388138739842022-06-11T16:24:20.045-04:002022-06-11T16:24:20.045-04:00@Whatsername: A margarita it is. I make them wit...@Whatsername: A margarita it is. I make them with real stuff. None of that fake lime stuff. COLEMAN and COLESLAW (whom I taught to be bartenders) make a mean one as well. <br />Bring your RATS NEST as well because we don't give a rats ass. @Nancy, and even maybe @JC, can whip up some martinis if you change your mind.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6139028402855913252022-06-11T16:14:21.897-04:002022-06-11T16:14:21.897-04:00Can someone please explain 39 across? Black bird =...Can someone please explain 39 across? Black bird = ANI Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62062659076684234692022-06-11T16:04:49.574-04:002022-06-11T16:04:49.574-04:00Tough SatPuz, the way @Mohair Sam [yo!] and M&...Tough SatPuz, the way @Mohair Sam [yo!] and M&A like em. And with primo Jaws of Themelessness puzgrid layout, once more.<br /><br />The M&A no-knows were: TIG. LUPE. PORKIE. ELTON. Knew RAPACE.<br /><br />Only 4 weejects today. Kinda victims of the 62-worded puzgrid, I reckon. <br />staff weeject pick: ANI. Wow … a vintage clue/answer that goes back to the 5 Jul 1942 NYTPuz. Classic crosswordese. Timewarpish.<br /><br />fave hunks of letters: TIMEWARP. HASSLEFREE. DALAILAMA. JENGA/JARTS game combo. WHOCANSAY. HIGHSTEP. PARROTS & HAMSTER column. Neat other longball stuff, but a lot of em was pluralized, so points off, on those … honrable mention to EARPLUGS, tho [had the 1 U in the puz].<br /><br />fave clue: {AA and AAA} = MINORS. <br /><br />Thanx, Mr. Sivakumar dude. Challengin enough to have us hootin and highsteppin.<br /><br />Masked & Anonymo1U<br /><br />p.s. M&A won't campaign for themed puzs on a Saturday. But just keep considerin that one-in-three themed FriPuz proposal. And enjoy herein a humbly-presented themed runtpuz, as a subtle bribe ...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/UploadRunt/FetchPage?id=NzAzMDU0NDg4NjkzOTQxNw&title=Odds_1_and_1_Ends_1_-_1_by_1_M_1_and_1_A" rel="nofollow">**gruntz**</a><br /> Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.com