tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post1982280329213562207..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: TUESDAY, December 1, 2009Dave HansonOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45395191216561068562009-12-02T19:54:36.465-08:002009-12-02T19:54:36.465-08:00@shrubb5, now that we have a solution to end the w...@shrubb5, now that we have a solution to end the war in Afghanistan, do you think we should sneak into a state dinner at the White House, so we can tell President Obama? (lol)ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85993109024339646542009-12-02T08:00:04.981-08:002009-12-02T08:00:04.981-08:00@ddbmc:
LOL! Fantastic idea for using "Small ...@ddbmc:<br />LOL! Fantastic idea for using "Small World" in Afghanistan. Hey, I think this could help speed up our troop withdrawals by years and save us billions!! bin Laden will likely give himself up!shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-70722142937239166572009-12-02T06:46:27.373-08:002009-12-02T06:46:27.373-08:00@Shrubb5! OMG, I had totally forgotten about &quo...@Shrubb5! OMG, I had totally forgotten about "It's A Small World!" Now I know why I couldn't get into an Ivy!(lol) Actually saw that exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, NY! (Flushing Meadows, to be precise)-and several times with kids at Disney World.<br /><br /> I'm surprised this song hasn't been used to torture war criminals to gain stategic advantage. This may be the way to end the war in Afghanistan! Erect loud speakers on the mountain tops and in caves! We could drive the Taliban to distraction. We'll need to provide our troops w/ ear plugs) <br /><br />Also liked movies you mentioned. Old time fav is "Philadelpia Story." Anything, too, with Cary Grant acting silly and debonaire.<br /><br />@Crosscan, enjoy DW, but really, stay away from "Small World......" You've been forewarned!ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-73836532896460042052009-12-02T06:44:35.444-08:002009-12-02T06:44:35.444-08:00Puzzlegirl, I sure am glad you spelled out Eewwwww...Puzzlegirl, I sure am glad you spelled out Eewwwww! for me. I never knew how many W's to use before.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85540394003239891532009-12-02T00:54:14.518-08:002009-12-02T00:54:14.518-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63272696337192706452009-12-02T00:54:14.517-08:002009-12-02T00:54:14.517-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23143709999606853442009-12-01T21:01:12.057-08:002009-12-01T21:01:12.057-08:00@shrub5: I'll be in Disney World next week, an...@shrub5: I'll be in Disney World next week, and will think of you at Small World.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37298706464338385452009-12-01T20:29:28.701-08:002009-12-01T20:29:28.701-08:00@ddmc - Love Like Water for Chocolate - I forgot a...@ddmc - Love Like Water for Chocolate - I forgot about it. One of my favorites of all time. Also forgot to mention that my sixth grade class performed MACBETH and I was in ACT 1 with the thunder and lightening. I had a minor part as Banquo even though I was/am a girl.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-70742713921373963202009-12-01T20:28:40.575-08:002009-12-01T20:28:40.575-08:00@JNH: On my favorite chick flicks list: "Ghos...@JNH: On my favorite chick flicks list: "Ghost", "The Way We Were" and "An Officer and a Gentleman." A recent one I saw, but not going to make the cut for the favorites list: "The Proposal" with Sandra Bullock -- predictable but still enjoyable.<br /><br />@bluebell: Agree with you re ODIC.<br /><br />@Hazel: Wow, that Amos Alonzo Stagg was one creative guy!<br /><br />@ddbmc, Orange, Crosscan, Sfingi, Eddie Q, crazycatlady, tinbeni, etc: "Muskrat Love" and "Hey Mickey" are nothing! The worst song in the world to get stuck in your brain is "It's a Small World After All" from Disneyland. This devious tune will give you a headache, then rob you of dozens of IQ points. May also be linked to early onset Alzheimer's disease and brain cancer.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-70898355264569911602009-12-01T19:46:24.824-08:002009-12-01T19:46:24.824-08:00Thought TOSCALE was "HOscale," as in toy...Thought TOSCALE was "HOscale," as in toy trains, and thought, therefore, that "hasah" was some sort of Arab palindromic war effort.<br /><br />Didn't know ACING, QUICKKICK and thought ball carrier had something to do with New Years Eve.<br /><br />Liked all the ick and ic.<br /><br />Hubster hates Capt. and Tennille. Apparently everything came together to make a cathexis of all he shkeeves in a performance. First, the ad hominems: Tennille has a toothy overbite making her unsexy, and the captain wears that hat and is Italian and shaming the race, and his father, Carmen Dragon. Then the music: they either have lousy songs (that rat song) or lousy interpretations. Whatever.<br />@Puzzlegirl - I appreciate the Eric Clapton; clears the mind of the rest.<br /><br />@ddbmc -<br />Cato the Younger (of Utica, Tunisia)d. 46 B.C.E. is a famous "model" suicide written about by Dante and Addison, among others. Utica was a port, but was "silted in," the opposite of what will happen to NYC, all of FL and Holland. Utica, NY was named during the Classic Revival period. My family's been there only 3 generations. P.S.I like the movies you mentioned.<br /><br />@Splitinfin - I believe the Eddas were translations, whereas Shaks. isn't. I remember one day in my 30s, I was listening to Shaks. on tv and realized I totally understood, unlike in HS.<br /><br />@Hazel - thanks for Stagg. My favorite people categories are lefties, suicides, Sicilians and centenarians.<br /><br />@Mac - could you pleeze look up my comment yesterday and tell me if you know anything about my Oscar/Oskar and the gyms?Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-52137237618174364812009-12-01T19:42:31.733-08:002009-12-01T19:42:31.733-08:00@crazycatlady
@ddbmc
It's funny, I liked "...@crazycatlady<br />@ddbmc<br />It's funny, I liked "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Amelie" also, and I'm no chick. Perhaps it was because of those male-charmers: Meg Ryan and Audrey Tautou. Movie producers are no fools.<br /><br />Another ICK-ICK word would be PICKUP-STICKS. Does anyone remember that game? Oh, to have steady hands again!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16282853292712464672009-12-01T18:11:14.743-08:002009-12-01T18:11:14.743-08:00AND another cool phrase- "Sick Ticket", ...AND another cool phrase- "Sick Ticket", which is what @CrossCan is for including that damn "Muskrat Love!" Next, it will be "Xanadu" or "Let's Get Physical!" Arrrh. Talk about your Ick Factor! "Sloe Hand" Clapton was excellent, tho. <br /><br />Was just talking to college son #1 this afternoon about past Presidents! Before I got to do the puzzle! I must be psychic! Tricky Dick came up, but as I remember the bumper stickers from that era: Dick Nixon-Before he D**** you! (don't shoot the messenger!)<br /><br />For @JNH-Chick Flicks I like: "Chocolat" and "Like Water for Chocolate" and "Amelie!"<br /><br />@Glowe, I, too, thought of the vapid Kato Kaelin! I must develop a more refined thought process! Marcus Porcius Cato has quite a few stria in his brow! @Sfingi, apparently, there was a Cato of Utica! Any relation?<br /><br />Sadly, I caught some of "Don't Mess with the Zohan," the other day on cable. Zohan was punting a cat around playing "hacky sack." Ick-and sick to boot. Apparently, apart from Middle Eastern football, hacky sack is another form of entertainment. Probably improves the soccer skills.<br /><br />We had Brett Favre, redux today? I like the purple anyway. <br /><br />@PG, loved the Skype story! Cheers to the newly engaged LA Times CW afficionados! They couldn't get married on the blog, could they? I mean people have gotten married in stranger places! :)ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-66095419510667611002009-12-01T16:12:42.333-08:002009-12-01T16:12:42.333-08:00I keep thinking about the QUICKKICK and looked aro...I keep thinking about the QUICKKICK and looked around to see if it was more of a college thing - because it seems awfully familiar to me (Bobby Bowden? Spurrier?) - I know I've seen it more than once or twice, but maybe it was a long while ago. <br /><br />Anyway, couldn't find out the details I was looking for, but I did find out from College Football HOF site that it was "invented" by Amos Alonzo Stagg - he also introduced the end-around, hidden-ball trick, fake punt, man-in-motion, double reverse, huddle, backfield shift, Statue of Liberty play, padded goal posts, and numbers on players' backs. <br /><br />And he lived to 102!<br /><br />Sticky wicket - another cool ick phrase.hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55741897375757091692009-12-01T16:11:37.666-08:002009-12-01T16:11:37.666-08:00@JNH Oui! Le Dejeuner Sur la Herbe was tres scanda...@JNH Oui! Le Dejeuner Sur la Herbe was tres scandalous! L DOPA was in yesterday's puzzle also, or maybe it was DOPAMINE.They all make me DOPEY who was another dwarf.<br /><br />I wanted to say that Models were built, TOO SKINNY. My fav CHICKFLICK - Sleepless in Seattle. So there ya go.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53093612188414481692009-12-01T16:09:54.247-08:002009-12-01T16:09:54.247-08:00@JNH
I did mention Hot Toddy @ 8:02 am post ... an...@JNH<br />I did mention Hot Toddy @ 8:02 am post ... and my preference for a Hot Buttered Rum earlier.<br /><br />Also contemplated whether there is a Hot Toddy using Scotch. I guess I could heat up a Rob Roy ... but I prefer my Scotch in a Brandy Snifter, two fingers, neat ... and that is warming enough.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75428972537194884742009-12-01T15:35:19.154-08:002009-12-01T15:35:19.154-08:00@johnsneverhome: I wanted LIKEABRICKSHITHOUSE for ...@johnsneverhome: I wanted LIKEABRICKSHITHOUSE for [5D How many models are built?] but it wouldn't fit. Sorry, high school creeping into my brain.<br /><br />Crazy coincidence that lately, for some unknown reason, I have been thinking about the name "Snorri" and here it is in PG's write-up. Sounds like the name of Snow White's eighth dwarf.<br /><br />Nice puzzle made infinitely more difficult by the fact that I can't spell TOUSLED. Had TOSSLED, which gave me OSTYEAR, knew that couldn't be right, but still couldn't correct the spelling error. Oh, well. I got Snorri's EDDA right.obertbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939425154392230224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63140570297752322462009-12-01T15:29:13.457-08:002009-12-01T15:29:13.457-08:00A few things surprised me today in the comments:
...A few things surprised me today in the comments:<br /><br />I didn't hear the same complaints as the other day with LDOPA. Maybe now it's in everyones vocabulary and it's being accepted as standard crosswordese.<br /><br />Heard some non-CHAI remarks, but no one mentioned Hot TODDY... where did all those scotch-lovers go?<br /><br />No women mentioned their favorite CHICK-FLICK (except for PG and her photo of The Notebook).<br /><br />None of you art historians mentioned that Manet's painting "The Luncheon on the Grass" (37a) was perhaps one of the most scandalous moments in art history.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59605072609238141092009-12-01T15:21:54.982-08:002009-12-01T15:21:54.982-08:00@Jet City Gambler
Thanks for the info, I found it ...@Jet City Gambler<br />Thanks for the info, I found it on Wiki too.<br /><br />Got me thinking about Drop Kicks.<br /><br />They are still legal for Extra Points or Field Goals.<br />Turns out the only one in the last 60 years was by Doug Flutie on 1/1/06 for an extra point ... it was also his last play as a pro.<br />Prior to that the last one was 12/21/41 ...<br /><br />Another thing I'm Thankful for is the NON re-hashing of L'Dopa!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27195279131615285192009-12-01T15:03:32.993-08:002009-12-01T15:03:32.993-08:00The ICK award today goes to.....CrossCAN for Muskr...The ICK award today goes to.....CrossCAN for Muskrat Love! Remember when TONI Tennille & Cap'n scandalized the world by playing it for QEII? PG: smooth clear blogging today, as always.<br /><br />Pliney and CATO are confounded in my mind but the four letter slot helped clear the air.<br />BTW: 21st century Icelanders can still read the 13C. EDDA works with relative ease -- compare that to how we struggle with Shakespeare's works, written much later.<br />Maybe songstress Bjork can turn a few verses into a pop song?<br /><br />OUTYEAR and QUICKKICKS were a stretchy pair of guessimates for me, but legit, nonetheless. CHAI is referred to as "Ugh in the Mug" here in Splitsville -- major ICK factor, imho. Brandy might deaden the taste, maybe?split infinitivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89795836513563853722009-12-01T14:30:24.582-08:002009-12-01T14:30:24.582-08:00@Tinbeni
The only one I remember is Randall Cunni...@Tinbeni <br />The only one I remember is Randall Cunningham, he was pretty proficient at quick kicks. In fact, wiki says he did 20 of them during his career, including a 91-yard punt (one of the longest in NFL history).Jet City Gamblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2067379365912435552009-12-01T13:44:50.868-08:002009-12-01T13:44:50.868-08:00@Hazel
You are very kind. Whereas last weekend the...@Hazel<br />You are very kind. Whereas last weekend the YUCs (oops, I mean the Buccaneers) lost in the last minute (and we SACKed your QB six times). They also lost in the last minute against Miami, 3 weeks prior, but 6 of their 10 losses were routs. 1-10 record is sick.(got the 1ck thing in there).<br /><br />@GLowe - the Quick Kick can also be a pooch, coffin corner or squibber. As @pg2 rightly pointed out, it's the punting on 3rd down, 2nd or even 1st, when the defense does not expect it, that you are not lined up in a punting formation, that makes it a QK. Haven't seen it in an NFL game in at least 20 years (or is it 30).<br /><br />And THAT "Hey Mickey" tune won't leave me alone. It just keeps rolling around and around in my head. ... tears ...Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-57212494795250187622009-12-01T13:36:13.529-08:002009-12-01T13:36:13.529-08:00It may not have been a perfect theme, but I liked ...It may not have been a perfect theme, but I liked the icky words, and I finished the puzzle very quickly. I also thought "Pliny" immediately, then Cato.<br /><br />I have to look up "skaldic", new word for me. Thanks PG, also for the charming puzzle proposal. Beats skywriting any day.<br /><br />@Orange: so that is Captain and Tennille!<br /><br />I am a tea person but chai is just an assault on the tastebuds. I like them a little gentler, like ginger-lemon. Just finished mine. I'm having my holiday sale and I finally have a lull. The next crowd expects soup, bread and cheese and pate. And let's not forget the wine, though no rose.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-88223656780029831462009-12-01T13:32:04.419-08:002009-12-01T13:32:04.419-08:00@jazz - Plus, Edda has a really cool cat.
Puzzle,...@jazz - Plus, Edda has a really cool cat.<br /><br />Puzzle, O.K. but pretty easychefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37575797926790617432009-12-01T13:20:49.194-08:002009-12-01T13:20:49.194-08:00A quick kick is different than a pooch-punt, or a ...A quick kick is different than a pooch-punt, or a coffin-kick, or your average squibber. :-)GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46432917212471866892009-12-01T11:57:55.854-08:002009-12-01T11:57:55.854-08:00The "Elder" or "Younger" alway...The "Elder" or "Younger" always sends my brain to Pliney, and I have to notice the missing letter to get off of it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619134087005334598noreply@blogger.com