tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8243509952411926888..comments2024-03-28T11:35:36.126-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Cry of triumph / MON 12-31-2018 / Quarry / Spirited horse / Make a goofRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89793839243954046912019-02-05T16:43:45.472-05:002019-02-05T16:43:45.472-05:00Haha! I had to read this at least twice. She's...Haha! I had to read this at least twice. She's the man... Right off the bat, it didn't make sense. Thanks!Jentapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454427112814312006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79428710275493862252019-02-05T13:54:34.495-05:002019-02-05T13:54:34.495-05:00Claire: a poodle is pretty much a real dog, despit...Claire: a poodle is pretty much a real dog, despite the frou-frou grooming you see if you watch the dog shows on TV. They are allowed to compete in Retriever Hunt Tests with Labradors, Goldens, Flat-coats, etc. and they can be as successful as any Retriever-named breed. retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27024541444318662282019-02-04T15:13:31.285-05:002019-02-04T15:13:31.285-05:00Easy puzzle through which I flew, pausing only at ...Easy puzzle through which I flew, pausing only at HIHO which, like for others here, recalled Louis Nye, along with Tom Poston and Don Knotts. There was another guy who used to say "Why not!?" in a funny voice. Who was he? Loved Steve Allen, a brilliant, talented and truly funny man.<br /><br />Good theme well-executed except for the clue for the revealer. I think "O3, by name" would have sufficed without any reference to the themers.<br /><br />STEGOSAUR is just fine, as would be it's name: STEGOSAURus.<br /><br />Gimme more anpersandwiches! Nice Monday puzzle.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47196112537653448802019-02-04T14:37:55.246-05:002019-02-04T14:37:55.246-05:00OOOh! Another nice one. THO IDO feel it was a bit ...OOOh! Another nice one. THO IDO feel it was a bit more challenging than your average Monday. It played more like a Tuesday or even a Wednesday for me. Bravo to Brian Thomas and thanks for the review Clare Caroll! Sometimes you feel like saying "Careful with that axe EUGENE" to Rex's fill-in but you were right on the DOT. In fact you scored in the high NINES. Now, time for a glass or two of SHARI...thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8790039941892624572019-02-04T13:45:17.095-05:002019-02-04T13:45:17.095-05:00OZONE theme is a good one. Liked it, and moved hap...OZONE theme is a good one. Liked it, and moved happily along.<br /><br />Then got T-boned on Natick street at the TOERAG/STEGOSAUER crossing. Guessed TOERAt and STEtOSAUR.<br /><br />Take me to one of the town's ERS, if there is one.<br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74974065447332400502019-02-04T12:44:22.836-05:002019-02-04T12:44:22.836-05:00I cannot believe moderation ate my post. It had t...I cannot believe moderation ate my post. It had to do with the first chapter of my first grade Dick and Jane Reader. Which went, "Look. Oh look. Oh look. Oh oh oh." Which helped with the solve, coming in handy at last. Where could it have gone? Surely it couldn't be censored??? It was only a tad more fun than yesterday's S-Bowl. <br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57590161901704758772019-02-04T12:31:20.692-05:002019-02-04T12:31:20.692-05:00Saw the OOO thing right off and thought maybe it’s...Saw the OOO thing right off and thought maybe it’s a tic-tac-TOE (not TOERAG) thing, but no, it’s an OZONE thing. Wasn’t expecting that layer. I was expecting an AUNT Jemima rant from OFL, but Clare is here today; I see others have filled in that blank for Rex.<br /><br />As a kid I used to think SHARI Lewis was pretty, so, yeah baby.<br /><br />HIHO, HIHO, it’s back to work I go. OK Mon-puz.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71013596692577176142019-02-04T11:28:55.495-05:002019-02-04T11:28:55.495-05:00SINN LAIDASIDE
EUGENE HITON AUNT SHARI for a kiss...SINN LAIDASIDE<br /><br />EUGENE HITON AUNT SHARI for a kiss,<br />and IMPLORED for THIRD base, that goof.<br />AUNT SHARI said, “HON, I’MTOOOLDFORTHIS,<br />and GEEWHIZ, GENE, I HAVENOOOMPH.”<br /><br />--- OLAV ODIN NESS<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15444589541390585822019-02-04T11:26:59.802-05:002019-02-04T11:26:59.802-05:00Two very jarring events accompanied this solve:
1...Two very jarring events accompanied this solve:<br /><br />1. You're going to hit me with an ampersandwich RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE?? AT 1-ACROSS???? POOOr Brian Thomas. "He don't know me very well, DOOO he?"*<br /><br />2. The printed grid in my paper was 15x13 (!). Yep, the bottom two rows were simply not there, so I had to finish the solution like a diagramless.<br /><br />As to the rest of the puzzle, I enjoyed the theme, and the cleverness of even finding four familiar triple-O expressions that fit into the grid. Those were cOOOl. The fill is another matter.<br /><br />Besides 1-a, I have no idea what TOERAG is; it sounds like...I don't even know, but don't hit me with it near mealtime. And I spent three years in England. Surely not something that belongs in a Monday puzzle.<br /><br />Scanning the comments, I came across a discussion of Steve Allen, seemingly way off-topic. Yet there is a connection! Louis Nye, one of the three Men in the Street (Don Knotts, Tom Poston) interviewed at the top of Steve's late night show, always greeted him with "HIHO, Steverino!" Now you know that IMTOOOLDFORTHIS!<br /><br />So, definitely a weird experience, not what one would expect on a Monday. Unfortunately, 1a is like Ricky Fowler's performance on hole #11 yesterday (triple-bOOOgey 7). However, despite that fiasco, he still won the tournament! What to score? I dunno...par, I guess.<br /><br />*A cartoon character's catchphrase: Barney Bear, I believe.<br /><br />The amazingly talented puppeteer SHARI Lewis wins DOD.<br /><br /> spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25150110298216740602019-02-04T10:54:17.739-05:002019-02-04T10:54:17.739-05:00Didn’t Louis Nye play Cheryl David’s father in an ...Didn’t Louis Nye play Cheryl David’s father in an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm?”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36740120788961720642019-01-02T13:34:26.154-05:002019-01-02T13:34:26.154-05:00Devout Atheist 4:06 - You’re comments about Steve ...Devout Atheist 4:06 - You’re comments about Steve Allen reminded me of his son Brian’s membership in the Love Israel cult and Steve’s attempts to get him out. That may have inspired all of Steve’s anti religion treatises, or Steve might have inspired Brian to join Love Israel. Love Israel said he saw Jesus in Brian’s eyes, but later Love’s wife said anyone with a beard and long hair looks like Jesus. Happily, Brian finally left the cult and became a real estate mogul. Apparently, Love doesn’t conquer all.....<br /><br />Toe rag reminds me of the infection my son got in junior high when he wore his nasty gym socks over a cut on his foot. Red lines up his leg and everything.<br /><br />Finger/stinger - hard g/silent g.<br /><br />Hi, ho, Moderator.<br /><br />OlyLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777016194907113644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4626744473288444602019-01-01T08:38:33.276-05:002019-01-01T08:38:33.276-05:00Thank you one and all for a perspicacious 2018. I ...Thank you one and all for a perspicacious 2018. I send my admiration to the community as a whole for contributing to my entertainment, enjoyment and understanding of cruciverbalism. Best wishes for a happy 2019!CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35321670546695992792018-12-31T21:57:23.459-05:002018-12-31T21:57:23.459-05:00@JC66 - Exactly. The Steve Allen Show which aired...@JC66 - Exactly. The Steve Allen Show which aired in the early evening on Sunday was a different show from the Steve Allen hosted Tonight Show which aired week nights after the late news. Gene Rayburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53465635366264434622018-12-31T20:56:23.496-05:002018-12-31T20:56:23.496-05:00JC66, You're not out of ODOR with that retort,...JC66, You're not out of ODOR with that retort, in fact, it surely makes a whole lot of scents...Touche! LOLWarren Howie Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5060872214001810692018-12-31T20:49:29.545-05:002018-12-31T20:49:29.545-05:00@WHH
You should use smell check.@WHH<br /><br />You should use smell check.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54824937382283939902018-12-31T20:39:14.742-05:002018-12-31T20:39:14.742-05:00The Yeast I can say is that "I'M TOO MOLD...The Yeast I can say is that "I'M TOO MOLD FOR THIS" LOLWarren Howie Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25954396240928977772018-12-31T19:50:29.245-05:002018-12-31T19:50:29.245-05:00Just for those who are curious, toerag is a bit ol...Just for those who are curious, toerag is a bit old fashioned so doesn’t really get used anymore here in the UK, though I would say everyone British would know what the word means. It would certainly be considered inoffensive nowadays.Brit solves nytnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37153072168686004202018-12-31T19:50:14.509-05:002018-12-31T19:50:14.509-05:00CDilly52, Please forgive the misspelling in my pre...CDilly52, Please forgive the misspelling in my previous posting, as I meant to say "admirable" instead of "admiral" as I was evidently at sea with the latter.Warren Howie Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18443888991880814502018-12-31T19:43:35.554-05:002018-12-31T19:43:35.554-05:00CDilly52, Thanks a ton for your admiral and equall...CDilly52, Thanks a ton for your admiral and equally perspicacious post along with the shelf-contained pic of your pretty kitty and all beaucoup best wishes to us all in health and happiness for 2019.Warren Howie Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7801519363789513632018-12-31T19:42:07.933-05:002018-12-31T19:42:07.933-05:00@Gene Rayburn
Per Google:
Louis Nye, 92; Comedi...@Gene Rayburn<br /><br />Per <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=hi+ho+steverino&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Google</a>: <br /><br />Louis Nye, 92; Comedian Coined Phrase 'Hi-Ho, Steverino' During ..<br />articles.latimes.com › Collections<br />Oct 11, 2005 - Comedian Louis Nye, who created a national catchphrase by belting out "Hi-ho, Steverino!" ... On "The Steve Allen Show," which ran until 1961 under various names, he quickly endeared himself to audiences as Gordon Hathaway, the effete country-club snob who would welcome Allen's ...<br />JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9215102235163281982018-12-31T19:14:41.872-05:002018-12-31T19:14:41.872-05:00Thank you one and all for a perspicacious 2018. I ...Thank you one and all for a perspicacious 2018. I send my admiration to the community as a whole for contributing to my entertainment and enjoyment of cruciverbalism. Best wishes for a happy and health 2019! Hopefully, I will continue to learn and grow.CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72923724278155530942018-12-31T19:11:57.389-05:002018-12-31T19:11:57.389-05:00Yes!!! So few of us (seemingly) who were raised on...Yes!!! So few of us (seemingly) who were raised on grammar. As someone who works with attorneys general, I am acutely aware of the paucity of actual grammar instruction in schools today. Sad. It’s why so many of our young folks cannot write!CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14508575723114712242018-12-31T18:23:06.050-05:002018-12-31T18:23:06.050-05:00The recurring “Man on the Street” sketch was part...The recurring “Man on the Street” sketch was part of Allen’s Sunday night variety show, not part of the Tonight Show. Gene Rayburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23653515647794360642018-12-31T17:32:04.682-05:002018-12-31T17:32:04.682-05:00I should think Rex wouldn't like TOERAG. I did...I should think Rex wouldn't like TOERAG. I did some research: convicts, the impoverished, the down-and-outers would wrap rags around their feet as they had no shoes. These rags would rot and stink. And so it evolved into a derogatory term. I don't like it a bit. I'm okay with it in the puzzle but sad that it doesn't have the word "archaic" modifying it because that must mean it's still in use.<br /><br />HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87782809976027888062018-12-31T17:30:15.352-05:002018-12-31T17:30:15.352-05:00@pabloinnh
Yep, I think you're right That wa...@pabloinnh<br /><br />Yep, I think you're right That was the "bit." I checked IMBD, and he did a bunch of stuff after, but nothing as iconic.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.com