tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8056915486336402699..comments2024-03-29T06:46:32.237-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Sagan wrote about his brain / WED 1-6-16 / gibbon zoo primate / Sikorsky of aviation / Taiwanese PC maker / Automaker whose name means listen in Latin / Jazz saxophonist ColemanRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54038666558074388572016-02-10T22:20:20.726-05:002016-02-10T22:20:20.726-05:00AE I owe U to Burma Shave.
Late to the party, wi...AE I owe U to Burma Shave. <br /><br />Late to the party, with a ode-<br /><br />Welcome to day ones.<br />Your better than nones.<br />I love your po-ums. <br /><br />That's why I'm late:)<br /><br />You rock! Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10832584558470434262016-02-10T20:54:46.542-05:002016-02-10T20:54:46.542-05:00When the late Leigh Kamman used to host a Saturday...When the late Leigh Kamman used to host a Saturday late-night show on MPR - "The Jazz IMAGE" - recordings by ORNETTE Coleman were a staple on his show. I think there might have been an interview with him at one time as Leigh knew many reknowned musicians personally. I really miss Leigh AND his show. I'll bet @TeedMN knows of it. I sat outside many warm summer nights listening until the wee hours, then beyond. I know what you're thinking, AND you're rightrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77785717816997158572016-02-10T20:43:44.880-05:002016-02-10T20:43:44.880-05:00Rondo and Spacey
I think the plural in the reveal...Rondo and Spacey<br /><br />I think the plural in the revealer refers to the word notationS (plural) in the clue. I could be wrong...<br /><br />D,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10131602442627151872016-02-10T18:15:06.458-05:002016-02-10T18:15:06.458-05:00Tardy, so guess I deserve the ROD or at least shou...Tardy, so guess I deserve the ROD or at least should be TSKED, not only for chronic tardiness but also for misspelling SERAlLIO, which had a domino effect on TEAC (unknown) and TAG (should have known).<br /> <br />A bit DENSE today.<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51440615844845272602016-02-10T15:05:16.865-05:002016-02-10T15:05:16.865-05:00PJS AND LINEN
She’s not ONICE for being PIGEONTOE...PJS AND LINEN<br /><br />She’s not ONICE for being PIGEONTOED,<br />she’s in the GULAG because she HOED.<br /><br />--- ROD LEROI<br />BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6362856227687656842016-02-10T15:00:22.166-05:002016-02-10T15:00:22.166-05:00I remember when ORNETTE Coleman died NPR replayed ...I remember when ORNETTE Coleman died NPR replayed a Terry Gross interview with him. Remember thinking what t great name, but since I didn't see it in print, I didn't remember today - got it with the crosses and said, "Oh yeah - him!"<br /><br />The OED has 2 volumes or 20, so I couldn't figure out why we got 8. Mr. Waiting's dad was an x-worder, and I now have his shorter OED. <br /><br />Always wanted a PEZ dispenser when I was a kid, but my accountant-like mom did not think that little bit of candy was a good ROI.<br /><br />Was runnin' along with this puz, ready to say yippee for Wed, when I hit a few potholes and got a flat tire. TEAC, ACER, IOS, BROCA, and, of all things, AEIOU all decided to HIDE from me. Why? Can't believe I haven't heard of Broca - musta, sometime... Perhaps his name is hiding in a part of my brain made especially for him. ;-)<br /><br />I must have had too much of Teedmn's Almaden after Rainy's Zinfandel yesterday. Good thing Tita brought the madeleines to soak it all up.<br /><br />So I learned about a couple of moons, Broca, remembered Ornette, and rediscovered seraglios. So good return on investment for me. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29261515546873364282016-02-10T14:53:04.124-05:002016-02-10T14:53:04.124-05:00There seems to be DENSE AND ticked off dummkopfs a...There seems to be DENSE AND ticked off dummkopfs all over the bottom of this puz. Naturally, they wouldn’t be at the top. I guess only one REFERENCE, but four CROSSes make the gridspanner plural?<br /><br />CHRON without a trailing O looks more like a biblical abbr. to me – 1 CHRON., 2 CHRON. . . .<br /><br />If you don’t hit your tee shot past the forward tees you’re supposed to drop TROU.<br /><br />Closest thing to a yeah baby is PHOEBE, if you go the Friends route.<br /><br />TEAC used to be a big name in quality reel-to-reel tape decks, if you had one of those to show off you were doing pretty well. Parent company is Gibson Guitar, also top quality. I had an Akai r2r deck with auto reverse that was pretty cool and kept the party going for hours w/o flipping records. My guitar is not a Gibson.<br /><br />If you’re gonna throw us a vowel string, at least continue on with the sometimes Y. That would be different.<br /><br />This POBOY had too much Mardi Gras AND BS partying, so I’m abit grouchy today. This week’s puzzles seem more gimmicky than themey. Aloha OE(D).<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62760907265821102292016-02-10T14:51:31.772-05:002016-02-10T14:51:31.772-05:00If you don’t hit your tee shot past the forward te...If you don’t hit your tee shot past the forward tees you’re supposed to drop TROU.<br /><br />Closest thing to a yeah baby is PHOEBE, if you go the Friends route.<br /><br />TEAC used to be a big name in quality reel-to-reel tape decks, if you had one of those to show off you were doing pretty well. Parent company is Gibson Guitar, also top quality. I had an Akai r2r deck with auto reverse that was pretty cool and kept the party going for hours w/o flipping records. My guitar is not a Gibson.<br /><br />If you’re gonna throw us a vowel string, at least continue on with the sometimes Y. That would be different.<br /><br />This POBOY had too much Mardi Gras AND BS partying, so I’m abit grouchy today. This week’s puzzles seem more gimmicky than themey. Aloha OE(D).<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71406564556366643242016-02-10T13:57:53.889-05:002016-02-10T13:57:53.889-05:00Well, since my paper neglected to put in any shade...Well, since my paper neglected to put in any shaded squares had no idea what the theme was but still finished. Was an OK puzzle. eastsacgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17629105545071229402016-02-10T13:11:09.095-05:002016-02-10T13:11:09.095-05:00Both yesterday's and today's puzzles were ...Both yesterday's and today's puzzles were pretty perfunctory, with some amusement and some skill in construction shown. I'm off to siphon some wine with my wine-making group, and so I'll leave it at that.<br /><br />I have to say that I didn't dislike either puzzle, and in today's I had no idea who ORNETTE or BROCA were, or what their brains were like.<br /><br />@BURMA SHAVE - Starting your second year? Go for it!rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29544930575397316042016-02-10T12:55:24.383-05:002016-02-10T12:55:24.383-05:00BTW - that was not a slam on any HINDU, living or ...BTW - that was not a slam on any HINDU, living or dead. It just made a rhyme.BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87390247177668967242016-02-10T12:40:37.103-05:002016-02-10T12:40:37.103-05:00DODOS IRK GULAG REDS
IGOR TSKED CHAD (who is HIND...DODOS IRK GULAG REDS<br /><br />IGOR TSKED CHAD (who is HINDU),<br />“I’ve ZEROEDIN on what ‘DENSE’ is,<br />AND IDES say it’s IDIOTs like you!”<br />“You think you don’t KNEED CROSSREFERENCES?”<br /><br />PHOEBE SERAGLIO<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20074939984880833962016-02-10T11:45:21.254-05:002016-02-10T11:45:21.254-05:00Who would name their son ORNETTE? The suffix sugge...Who would name their son ORNETTE? The suffix suggests another gender--although there's a solid precedent in Lafayette. In any case, he's without a doubt today's Mister Obscurity. I kept thinking there had to be a much more recognizable nickname; the name Coleman seemed so familiar. Alas, no, he's not Chick, or Fats, or Moonshine, or Pappy, or Slim, or Ziggy; he's just...ORNETTE. Or was. Died last year, now that I look it up. Free form jazz. And here I thought all along that jazz WAS free form. Go figure.<br /><br />I mostly agree with OFL, with the additional point that the reveal line is plural, yet only one REFERENCE appears. This was a time-waster for me, because by the time I got there I already had two sets of OEDs in hand. Could the bottom two be different? N-no, there they sat, two more volumes of the same thing. Wait: could the OED be split up into four volumes? I guess technically, then, you could refer to it in the plural. Still was a headscratcher for this solver.<br /><br />I did like some of this--even a themer or two--but most of it should have been put ONICE. The two moons were good, but only one line off from symmetry. Most unforgivable of all: the vowel string. Please, no more! D. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42168796402301344242016-02-09T23:17:18.209-05:002016-02-09T23:17:18.209-05:00Posting on Tuesday, 2/9.
Sorry - sleepy. --Hop...Posting on Tuesday, 2/9. <br /><br /><br />Sorry - sleepy. --Hope the party is going along.<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46574184051690554622016-01-15T03:36:55.451-05:002016-01-15T03:36:55.451-05:00Fun. Liked the astronomy and dumbing down themes. ...Fun. Liked the astronomy and dumbing down themes. This time, professional and cultural references were on my side: TEAC and BROCA and ORNETTE were gimmes. Recently went a concert that included Abduction at the Seraglio, so that was easy too.<br /><br />Road signs: in 1992 I took a bicycle tour in the Teton-Yellowstone area. Watching the maps, planning ahead, we knew a couple days in advance that we would be crossing Bitch Creek. Of course all the women in the group wanted their picture taken next to the sign! But when we got there, no sign of a sign ... oh, naturally, put up a sign for Bitch Creek and you'll be lucky if it's still there half an hour later.<br /><br />Edwardpaleolithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869723067229032824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90865454718540743862016-01-08T08:50:44.890-05:002016-01-08T08:50:44.890-05:00Oh hell, I just can't resist...
Every single ...Oh hell, I just can't resist...<br /><br />Every single exit...Ausfahrt... off the Autobahn is cause for titters when you've got one or more kids in the back seat.<br />it got old for us in a hurry...never did for them...ahh youth...<br /><br />Thx @everyone else for your stories.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40142812659045590912016-01-08T03:54:11.609-05:002016-01-08T03:54:11.609-05:00Alert! Obscenity follows, regarding "Welcome...Alert! Obscenity follows, regarding "Welcome to" signs. There is a town in Austria called Fucking, pronounced Fooking. Americans<br />love to have their picture taken at the sign which disturbs the city management who discourage the practice. They prefer tourists<br />avoid their town. As implied by the sign, they like privacy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373497811486389544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75987603913462844312016-01-06T22:27:36.184-05:002016-01-06T22:27:36.184-05:00@Chris Mc - Yes, Google takes into account your se...@Chris Mc - Yes, Google takes into account your search history, blog preferences, net income, and voting history, and those other little things you never wanted to share, so those who frequent this blog will get Rex Parker hits before Rexall Drugs, etc.Middle Atlanteannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15136831502623269412016-01-06T20:27:05.568-05:002016-01-06T20:27:05.568-05:00And from this puzzle I learned that if you google ...And from this puzzle I learned that if you google "rex" you get this blog BEFORE the wikipedia page on "rex" that includes a reference to Oedipus Rex and before any mention of "Rex Ryan". But not before "Rex architecture". Or maybe google's secret algorithms just know I really like crosswords. <br /><br />Either way, pretty impressive...maybe king of more than crossworld now. Chris Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165475810421809103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38726502371727408922016-01-06T20:09:36.038-05:002016-01-06T20:09:36.038-05:00@Wednesday’s Child: I never bone up when I moon pe...@Wednesday’s Child: I never bone up when I moon people. That would be hard on me.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594499580554560103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4376903022418614682016-01-06T19:30:46.232-05:002016-01-06T19:30:46.232-05:00@Z, very funny! I thought by now, others would ha...@Z, very funny! I thought by now, others would have chimed in with some memorable CITY LINE signs. I forgot to mention Lititz, earlier, also in Pa. Dutch Country.<br /><br />@Wed. Child, at the doctor's office or in a mens' locker room, guys may "drop TROU".Ludyjynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69124141997365005662016-01-06T19:28:15.986-05:002016-01-06T19:28:15.986-05:00@xmatt - "These so-called smartphones and tab...@xmatt - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computers#Mobile_computers_become_dominant" rel="nofollow">"These so-called smartphones and tablets <b>run on </b>a variety of operating systems and have become the dominant computing device on the market,...."</a> I'm sure you can find more examples. To get all pedantic on you, "My iPhone runs iOS 7" and "My iPhone runs on iOS" would best be used in two different contexts. Just "runs" is just an OS specific software statement. "Runs on" implies a more gestalt, whole device, apps included, meaning. Of course, as with all things linguistic, usage may vary. <br /><br />@Wednesday's Child - "I better bone up on my moons." Not just good crossword advice.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64405118337495273462016-01-06T18:57:23.428-05:002016-01-06T18:57:23.428-05:00I thought it was ZHOU Enlai. Am I the only one? I thought it was ZHOU Enlai. Am I the only one? Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980511260482048263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28925460784183684792016-01-06T17:45:52.490-05:002016-01-06T17:45:52.490-05:00Yeesh. If it ain't Brocan, don't fix it!Yeesh. If it ain't Brocan, don't fix it!Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37637160595306055122016-01-06T17:26:34.630-05:002016-01-06T17:26:34.630-05:00Mehy meh except where it was extremely meh. Indeed...Mehy meh except where it was extremely meh. Indeed, rather easily meh as wellxyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.com