tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7897628134795803366..comments2024-03-28T14:57:33.856-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Physicist Mach / TUE 3-3-15 / Flagmaker Ross / 1982 double-platinum Duran Duran album / Treat similar to Yodel / Neighbor of Ricardos / Foot for Greek god Pan / Space station that crashed in 1979 / Likable prez / Event featuring motocross snocross / Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61800872755374651012015-04-07T19:37:34.096-04:002015-04-07T19:37:34.096-04:00@Rondo, maybe with Molitor (and Torii Hunter for l...@Rondo, maybe with Molitor (and Torii Hunter for luck?) we'll get back to Kelly's best days of '87 and '91. Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75179573275149228732015-04-07T16:48:05.112-04:002015-04-07T16:48:05.112-04:00Former Twins manager Tom Kelly that is.Former Twins manager Tom Kelly that is.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76356874527038000872015-04-07T16:45:54.472-04:002015-04-07T16:45:54.472-04:00Former Minnesota Twins manager was frustrated to n...Former Minnesota Twins manager was frustrated to no end that David ORTIZ – “that big donkey”, Kelley’s words not mine – would not learn to slap the ball to the opposite field, so he got rid of him. And over time ORTIZ has become a legend in Boston. Another reason we here in MN are considered to live in fly-over country.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83671017034468781502015-04-07T15:52:05.649-04:002015-04-07T15:52:05.649-04:00Forgot. @Spacey--SUESS--brilliant. I'd say L...Forgot. @Spacey--SUESS--brilliant. I'd say LOL, but I hate textage.<br /><br />Still not a robot, so I have that for which to be thankful.<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79764709207502563532015-04-07T15:47:20.447-04:002015-04-07T15:47:20.447-04:00I had certainly heard of GONZO JOURNALISM, and HUN...I had certainly heard of GONZO JOURNALISM, and HUNTER S THOMPSON, and so it went well and quckly today. Some complaints about the straightforward clues--this is Tuesday, no?<br /><br />Someone up there made a reference to "neither NOR nor NORA..." which reminded me of Walt Kelly, viz. "Oh roar a roar for Nora, for Nora in the night, for she has seen Aurora Borealis burning bright."<br /><br />Doesn't get much better than that, QED. Hey, there's your Q.<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61272676696769818822015-04-07T14:48:16.064-04:002015-04-07T14:48:16.064-04:00Who the heck is Hunter Thompson? [Excuse me for be...Who the heck is Hunter Thompson? [Excuse me for being a bit illiterate]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8338137698430795242015-04-07T13:53:48.122-04:002015-04-07T13:53:48.122-04:00I subscribed to Rolling Stone for years, but the o...I subscribed to Rolling Stone for years, but the only issue I’ve ever saved was the one featuring HST after his passing. I read Fear & Loathing all those years ago and much of his work all through his career – he was one of a kind and is dearly missed. Oh, here’s the RS now – Issue 970, March 24, 2005, so it’s been 10 years gone. Miss you, dude.<br />What else to say ? Best Tuesday since . . . well a long, long time.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54545852481295954692015-04-07T13:28:56.930-04:002015-04-07T13:28:56.930-04:00HUNTERSTHOMPSON
Here’s an ODE to a NOBLE scribe,
...HUNTERSTHOMPSON<br /><br />Here’s an ODE to a NOBLE scribe,<br />When he HADAGO, he was ALLIN.<br />I MEAN, did it DRAG him down to imbibe?<br />HELLNO! And KUDOS to him!<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59763551000148000872015-04-07T13:17:14.220-04:002015-04-07T13:17:14.220-04:00I guess @chefbea,@M&A and I are the only ones ...I guess @chefbea,@M&A and I are the only ones who haven't read Mr. Thompson's works. In my case, this lack left me with a big DNF looking at acrosses telling me that someone named Thompson wrote something having to do with LOATHING and GAS. YUK! Time to quit! <br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57737120369819184592015-04-07T13:10:20.291-04:002015-04-07T13:10:20.291-04:00I usually don't start puzzling until Wed. but ...I usually don't start puzzling until Wed. but today I had some early time to kill. Really enjoyed this one - all gettable without lookups. The last to fill was the NW. Hard corner to crack. I knew the expression Gonzo Journalism but my little grey cells were a bit black. I don't care for RuPaul at all but the movie clip was funny. Thanks for a fun puzzle, K. House.<br /><br />Ron Diego La Mesa, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63016836991392807642015-04-07T10:38:34.247-04:002015-04-07T10:38:34.247-04:00Ha! Amusing pic there. SUESS: a female attorney? L...Ha! Amusing pic there. SUESS: a female attorney? Lots of Scrabblicious fill today, including at least one gratuitous one: AXE/LUXE. I guess LUXE is all right, though it is another example of Words That Nobody Ever Actually Uses, abbreviated WTNEAU--or "What now?" But the cross could have been completed with B, C, D, G, P, R, or T. Maybe even K. So, yeah, gratuitous.<br /><br />I'm not a big fan of any of the theme elements, but they are all familiar enough that they practically filled themselves in. I did like a lot of the fill, even if two bleedovers, OCELOT and LAN (cripes, I've forgotten already what that...oh yeah, Local Area Network, right? Is that right? Agh, my brain hurts) snuck in.<br /><br />Still, OK for a Tuesday. B-.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38207353470692815652015-03-27T17:08:34.970-04:002015-03-27T17:08:34.970-04:00Dr Ogudugu is like a father to the fatherless.. i ...Dr Ogudugu is like a father to the fatherless.. i never believed these will really make a change in my marriage, and i never have it in my thought that i could ever been with my husband Mr Devis after divorcing and ending our 33years marriage.... My life was upset i never knew where to start from when my husband broke up with me.....My name is Jane Devis from Poland but got married and live in Chicago USA, GREATOGUDUGU@GMAIL.COM is the right email address to contact for an urgent help in getting your lover back.... 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But today as i am sharing these good news is for me to express my experience to all the whole universe that these is a good spell caster that helps in bringing back lost lovers and he is.or call +2348066421534 I am happily with my husband and my 3 kids, TARRY, WENDY, JEFF... great Ogudugu i thank you for helping me to get my family back.... his email address is (GREATOGUDUGU@GMAIL.COM or +2348066421534)<br />Dr Ogudugu Solution Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936965325660073663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9374606652813707822015-03-08T00:37:59.699-05:002015-03-08T00:37:59.699-05:00It always seems impossible until it is done. Getti...It always seems impossible until it is done. Getting my husband back was a thing i saw as literally impossible until it happened to a friend of mine who was able to get her husband back with the help of DR. Zadson and it became clear to me that he is the messiah whom i need and indeed after 3 days of making contact with DR. Zadson it happened as promised, my dear husband who has been gone for 6 months came back to me and i said to myself there are thousands of women out there who are in need of such help and i took upon myself to extend his email so contact can be made via eduduzadsontemple@gmail.com or call +2347050269626 its an amazing miracle.Dawna jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430484704975685882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47502188051431503832015-03-04T12:18:43.772-05:002015-03-04T12:18:43.772-05:00I'm never as put off as Rex re: the niceties o...I'm never as put off as Rex re: the niceties of theme consistency so in that regard this was fine. Loved learning 'fiasco', was happy to see binge-watch. But having to know the title of a 58-year-old song and the other musty trivia trumps all and sucks out the joy.nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19570697240494382952015-03-04T07:43:05.425-05:002015-03-04T07:43:05.425-05:00So clever, Anon12:15, your talent for opening your...So clever, Anon12:15, your talent for opening your mouth in order to show your own behind, <br />But you really are barking up the wrong tree.Anon formerly known as 2010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12521334608637789402015-03-04T00:33:30.195-05:002015-03-04T00:33:30.195-05:00Travel today, so I HAD A GO late. For me, a recor...Travel today, so I HAD A GO late. For me, a record Tuesday just two seconds short of fifteen minutes, faster than yesterday. I read HUNTER S. THOMPSON's FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS when I was in high school, so the theme was a gimme. <br /><br />Tomorrow is National Pun Day.bwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171297580941770571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1323734941039990052015-03-04T00:15:58.101-05:002015-03-04T00:15:58.101-05:00And so he triples down on his ignorance. I'm ...And so he triples down on his ignorance. I'm shocked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20954800455542307752015-03-03T23:33:40.521-05:002015-03-03T23:33:40.521-05:00NCA President, I noticed that you mentioned that e...NCA President, I noticed that you mentioned that earlier and wondered, because you have said, I believe, that you don't favor puns. It's nice to know that there are exceptions. Is it the style or the setting, do you think?Elephant's Childnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36219809471915532572015-03-03T23:03:55.574-05:002015-03-03T23:03:55.574-05:00Are those of you who think this puzzle seems like ...Are those of you who think this puzzle seems like a trivia exercise actually just missing the puns? Because I kind of liked it for that very reason. Dorothy Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148036083217174024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38102274621817408992015-03-03T23:00:38.919-05:002015-03-03T23:00:38.919-05:00@Anon905 and @bookdeb - thank you re Dr. Seuss.
@...@Anon905 and @bookdeb - thank you re Dr. Seuss.<br /><br />@bird re Q - fear of Rex retribution in las vegasIronic?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54244139234472044732015-03-03T22:36:39.969-05:002015-03-03T22:36:39.969-05:00It's surprising to me that anyone gleaned from...It's surprising to me that anyone gleaned from my note that I didn't know who HST2 was, and with a fair (though not encyclopedic) amount of detail. I guess if you want to jump to conclusions, you're allowed to choose which conclusion to jump toward.<br /><br />Z, there's <b>always</b> a source, but how good is the source's source? How sure are you they meant to be answering the question at hand, and that across all eventualities and historical contexts? Good old Wiki, where I've never found a single error or statement grounded in opinion...<br /><br />Yes, Anon1702, those were the four leading contenders I had on my list. How clever of you to divine that. Now go polish your Captain of Debate Tam Medal.<br /><br />So pleased to see that Fuzzy Math has Fuzzy Thinking as well as Fuzzy Reading for Comprehension to keep it company.<br /><br />And so to bed.Anon formerly known as 2010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81543403179491493272015-03-03T21:29:44.947-05:002015-03-03T21:29:44.947-05:00Is a MISSUSA* something one would find on the door...Is a MISSUSA* something one would find on the doorposts of a Kristian House?<br /><br />*As expressed in yesterday's blog commentary, and Spoilers be damned!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13079497835993894592015-03-03T21:06:46.865-05:002015-03-03T21:06:46.865-05:00Anon @ 2010, way to double down on your ignorance....Anon @ 2010, way to double down on your ignorance. Always a good strategy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25982034969659218572015-03-03T21:02:40.094-05:002015-03-03T21:02:40.094-05:00Yeah @anon 2010, you're right. Thomas Paine a...Yeah @anon 2010, you're right. Thomas Paine and William Shakespeare were famous for "Gonzo journalism." As were Emily Dickinson and Jane Austen. GETACLUE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5564065588948033402015-03-03T20:51:31.597-05:002015-03-03T20:51:31.597-05:00@Anonymous 2010 - I can't speak for @anon 0923...@Anonymous 2010 - I can't speak for @anon 0923, but I think <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzo_journalism" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> is a good place to start. I might even check a <a href="http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:10764/mhirst_gonzo.pdf" rel="nofollow">source</a>. I might then discover that GONZO JOURNALISM and HUNTER S THOMPSON are very much linked, the latter being the creator of this sub-strain of New Journalism. From the number of quotes posted above, I would guess that @anon0923 is not the only poster surprised to learn that anyone doesn't know Hunter S Thompson.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com