tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6685438774403772503..comments2024-03-28T10:37:54.893-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Mail lady on Pee-wee's Playhouse / SUN 11-15-20 / 1989 Tom Hanks black comedy / Keto adherent e.g. / Republican politico Reince / Small bird with complex songs / Seasonal song with lyrics in Latin / Lipa Grammy-winning pop artist Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55166841337465555552021-01-05T19:16:39.441-05:002021-01-05T19:16:39.441-05:00Am I the only one who doesn't read W.S.'s ...Am I the only one who doesn't read W.S.'s paragraph B4 each puzzle? If you missed it in the title, the paragraph DISCUSSES its lack of a theme.babs53https://www.blogger.com/profile/03920013475148368009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23277245432672601472020-12-08T20:32:04.619-05:002020-12-08T20:32:04.619-05:00Appreciate your efforts Rex. The last four years h...Appreciate your efforts Rex. The last four years has been a black eye on us golfers. I love the game, the walk, the strategy, the competition, the camaraderie and so much more. When I too skip my duties to play, it’s not as satisfying for sure. But for me and my blue collar friends, it is something we enjoy spending our time on and wish the game was viewed and appreciated for the personal challenge it is. don franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38628236742219784432020-11-30T16:41:14.977-05:002020-11-30T16:41:14.977-05:00What the heck is SB?What the heck is SB?El Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864290772960286801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37567079112603750362020-11-30T10:20:39.804-05:002020-11-30T10:20:39.804-05:00I think today's themeless puzzle was Will Shor...I think today's themeless puzzle was Will Shortz's revenge for Rex's mean comments about the quality of recent Sunday puzzles. Rex, never criticize him again! I really miss the themes. Beth64https://www.blogger.com/profile/04323609063704832460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89844317598911059762020-11-29T17:35:26.541-05:002020-11-29T17:35:26.541-05:00I agree with Will's description of the constru...I agree with Will's description of the constructor - lots of fun word play for a Sunday. The PPP must have been in areas I've heard of.<br /><br />Now...back to studying the periodic table and Greek gods.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50988790260692227902020-11-29T17:16:37.381-05:002020-11-29T17:16:37.381-05:00I liked the puzzle, and I knew there wouldn't ...I liked the puzzle, and I knew there wouldn't be a theme, which kinda made it fun, especially with "no Simpson" clues. Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852317245481451270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48998466626818938942020-11-29T16:08:06.353-05:002020-11-29T16:08:06.353-05:00Why are there different tournaments for males and ...Why are there different tournaments for males and females. Don't they both play the same courses?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647436144691594540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87119007604066417862020-11-29T16:00:00.726-05:002020-11-29T16:00:00.726-05:00Yeah, and Einstein breaks it twice.Yeah, and Einstein breaks it twice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647436144691594540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58844855324132588272020-11-29T14:24:54.098-05:002020-11-29T14:24:54.098-05:00OFL is soooo misguided about golf. Most golfers ar...OFL is soooo misguided about golf. Most golfers are not of the 'exclusionary country-club "sport"' ilk. My COURSE membership this year cost $400 and I played more than 40 rounds, so < $10/round; hardly exclusionary.<br /><br />Anyway, this themeless was just fine. As compared to the lackluster themed Sundays of late, this puz was sparkling. Lotsa good clues and long answers. a Sunday themeless is not necessarily a TERRIBLEIDEA.<br /><br />Why not give BEATRIX Potter a yeah baby? THATSOKAY by me.<br /><br />A Sunday TREAT.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64366384451305410912020-11-29T14:07:10.678-05:002020-11-29T14:07:10.678-05:00HADN'T SLEEP (WHO ASKS?)
Of COURSE IT's h...HADN'T SLEEP (WHO ASKS?)<br /><br />Of COURSE IT's hearty, DAMN NATURAL and gripping:<br />a SLUMBERPARTY WHEN there's SKINNYDIPPING!<br />(WOULDILIE?)<br /><br />--- BEATRIX PRIEBUSBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88615398029803864372020-11-29T11:41:48.579-05:002020-11-29T11:41:48.579-05:00Re golf, I'll just say one thing: show me anot...Re golf, I'll just say one thing: show me another sport where a player calls a penalty ON HIMSELF!!<br /><br />This puzzle has two bad spots: the title and the SE corner. If you have no theme, just leave the thing untitled. Putting THEME SHMEME up there seems like beating your own chest. Not cool.<br /><br />And that PPP-laden SE, culminating in SHORTI. Ugh!! But that said, the rest of it was pretty impressive. Much more openness than I'm used to in a big grid, with way more long answers. Easy-medium, and with that much long stuff that's a feat. SALMA Hayek takes a turn at DOD.<br /><br />Well now, we did have TRICKORTREAT not that long after the Halloween stuff went back to the attic, but THATSOKAY. It's still themeless. Birdie.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81496353738433346852020-11-28T14:34:08.642-05:002020-11-28T14:34:08.642-05:00Yes I took golf up in my forties. I loved it. I wo...Yes I took golf up in my forties. I loved it. I worked as an ICU nurse at the time. The golf actually relaxed me. I was a good golfer I won a few tournaments in my day. I still play now.30 some years later. Still doing the Sunday Times Crossword as well. I miss the tougher ones. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793199947183900564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7609443268961600442020-11-28T09:46:55.893-05:002020-11-28T09:46:55.893-05:00I agree with chefwen’s golf response. People with ...I agree with chefwen’s golf response. People with your thoughts on golf are fully without merit. I know so many wonderful people who play golf, and also contribute more to society than you apparently do. Riggercanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366888602277293342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39433709512238640202020-11-17T14:50:14.975-05:002020-11-17T14:50:14.975-05:00First and last post from me. I come for the (mostl...First and last post from me. I come for the (mostly) witty banter among solvers, and a distraction from current events.<br /><br />As one of the 70+ million who voted to re-elect Trump, your veiled snarky comments are not needed. Why alienate half of your readers? <br /><br />Over the last year as a conservative, I have endured censorship from Big-Tech, and have seen things with my own eyes that defy MSM reports. Go ahead and laugh. Look down on me. Call me uneducated, racist, Kool-Aid drinking, xenophobic. <br /><br />When they begin to censor your words... come talk to me then. Its only a matter of time.<br /><br />Your side calls for unity. Where in the hell was that for the last four years? Utter Hypocrisy.<br />Val. H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6923901466763040142020-11-16T14:50:39.728-05:002020-11-16T14:50:39.728-05:00Apparently the constructor doesn't understand ...Apparently the constructor doesn't understand it early. This is stolen from https://nyxcrossword.com/2020/11/1115-20-ny-times-crossword-15-nov-20-sunday.html "The term “mare’s nest” has two meanings these days. More commonly it refers to a confused mess, although this usage is really an error, confusion with the idiom “rat’s nest”, which has that meaning. The correct usage of “mare’s nest”, dating back to the 16th century, is to describe a hoax, a promising discovery that turns out to be next to nothing."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43131222977302704722020-11-15T22:44:11.780-05:002020-11-15T22:44:11.780-05:00@Wit – Actually it was Paul singing to John's ...@Wit – Actually it was Paul singing to John's son Julian.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38605247051843822582020-11-15T21:27:52.076-05:002020-11-15T21:27:52.076-05:00@KnittyContessa Hey Jude is John singing to his so...@KnittyContessa Hey Jude is John singing to his son Julian. That makes it especially sweet.Withttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402390143070860072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21379480956486538232020-11-15T20:41:48.431-05:002020-11-15T20:41:48.431-05:00@kitshef....I forget my brother-in-laws name too.....@kitshef....I forget my brother-in-laws name too...But there's a reason for that..... :-)GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-378779940644748652020-11-15T20:38:38.869-05:002020-11-15T20:38:38.869-05:00@Kitshef (7:44) -- You remember the capital of ev...@Kitshef (7:44) -- You remember the capital of every nation on earth? You were truly born to play "Jeopardy".<br /><br />But, yes, I have that kind of quirky memory, too. I can't remember what I had for dinner last night or the theme of yesterday's puzzle. I fill a glass with fresh, cold water and then leave it sitting in the kitchen. But I remember every lyric of every song in every Broadway musical that I listened to before the age of 35. I can recite poems -- some in French, yet! -- that I learned in high school. Memory is such a funny thing, isn't it?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22220873868731174152020-11-15T20:07:07.745-05:002020-11-15T20:07:07.745-05:00@Say it
I don't "expect" "you&q...@Say it<br />I don't "expect" "you" to do anything re SB posts, if you even know what those are. We're free to post comments about SB; that's already been well established. Skip past them, do whatever the hell you want. My comment was much more about establishing a norm for SB-ers to help reduce friction and which would make it as easy as possible for the haters to ignore them. <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59249134429928331592020-11-15T20:06:35.393-05:002020-11-15T20:06:35.393-05:00@Unknown 6:14 PM
Ditto that :)
@TTrimble 👍
Sor...@Unknown 6:14 PM<br /><br />Ditto that :)<br /><br />@TTrimble 👍<br /><br />Sorry about the WordPress blog glitch; it may be because I haven't upgraded to one of the paid options.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the "hovering/muting" trick doesn't work for me. Nevertheless, as much as I'd love to be able to discuss the the sb words (both included and omitted), I'm reluctant to tempt fate here. Imo, just the sight of those sb alerts is offsetting, per se. I'd still prefer to go the email digest route. @Barbara S. has my email addy, and I hereby give her permission to share it with you (or anyone else who's interested), provided she's ok with that. We could discuss the issue in more depth via email. Wdyt?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace</a> ειρήνη Paix Frieden Paz Maluhia Pax 🕊 bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87944571104029617312020-11-15T19:44:36.876-05:002020-11-15T19:44:36.876-05:00@Nancy, @Gill I. Memory is a funny thing. I rememb...@Nancy, @Gill I. Memory is a funny thing. I remember Gill talking about Vincent Price, but you would be amazed how often someone asks me on a Monday what I did that weekend and it takes me five minutes to figure it out. I remember the capital of every nation on earth, but constantly forget my brother-in-law's last name.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42249956663657658522020-11-15T19:02:03.319-05:002020-11-15T19:02:03.319-05:00You really expect us to spend our time on the blog...You really expect us to spend our time on the blog clicking on all your posts to make them disappear? Today and tomorrow and the day after that? Until the end of time? You think this is a good compromise? I think it's a complete joke and very inconsiderate. Please say you're not serious.Say it ain't sonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36285113648906071442020-11-15T18:14:35.642-05:002020-11-15T18:14:35.642-05:00I thought Agassiz at first too!
Signed, fellow BC...I thought Agassiz at first too!<br /><br />Signed, fellow BC-erUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431084288653080450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49453921205685624642020-11-15T18:09:11.409-05:002020-11-15T18:09:11.409-05:00@bocamp
0 for me too.
I'd been thinking a l...@bocamp <br />0 for me too. <br /><br />I'd been thinking a little about SB and SB posts during my self-imposed quarantine, and wanted to contact you the other night to share some thoughts, but didn't see a direct email. So instead I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but that didn't work either because the software simply wasn't accepting any means that I tried using to identify myself (e.g., email and name) in order to leave a comment, and so I gave up. <br /><br />Anyway, I noticed something interesting. It might be well known to everyone but me, but have you (here I include whoever reads this) noticed that when you hover the cursor near a user's name at the top, a finger appears, and then when you click, the post is hidden but leaves only the name? Click again, the post reappears. <br /><br />When I discovered this, it seemed to me that this simple observation might lead to a resolution of the "SB problem". The idea is that if someone wants to post about SB, then go ahead with the usual warning at the top, but (and this is important) agree to talk *only* about SB in that comment. In other words, don't embed SB comments within larger comments. That way, as soon as an SB-hater sees ***SB Alert***, they could immediately hide the post from view and not wonder whether they're missing something else besides SB. <br /><br />In other words, they could throw out the "bathwater" without worrying about any "baby". <br /><br />I also think a little self-discipline (such as what you've been exhibiting recently) could help. It would be nice to discuss on occasion things more substantive than "I got QB!" or "Congratulations!", or at any rate, cut down on progress reports (except in the quiet form you've been using, like "-3" without further commentary). Talk more about the words, for instance. Also, keep the number of SB-related posts per day down to a lowish number. <br /><br />We used to have a friendly and supportive subcommunity here. It's been a while since I've heard from Pamela and Barbara S., for instance. And certainly SB was tolerated by the mods (in other words, we won the right). And it was tolerated by a decent faction of regulars not involved in SB, although there have been others who consistently voice their displeasure. <br /><br />It's really not in my interest to irritate or upset people here. But you and I and others enjoy this, and it seems that with a little thoughtfulness and reasonableness together with the simple "muting" trick noted above, we can arrive at a peaceable solution which might be acceptable to others here as well. <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.com