tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post4410446302515962118..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: FRIDAY, June 5, 2009—Gareth BainOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31990099202292392462009-06-06T10:01:14.271-07:002009-06-06T10:01:14.271-07:00MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER AND MYSELF WILL NEVER DO A CR...MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER AND MYSELF WILL NEVER DO A CROSSWORD WILL YOUR NAME ON IT!!! THEY SHOULD BE CHALLENGING AND FUN... THIS ONE WAS NEITHER!!! MRS T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72462480036601676162009-06-06T06:13:20.554-07:002009-06-06T06:13:20.554-07:00Another new word, crossist. Had you heard of cruci...Another new word, crossist. Had you heard of cruciverbalist?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53025426426471871842009-06-05T20:58:16.773-07:002009-06-05T20:58:16.773-07:00Smiler's donation, abbr. SPZSmiler's donation, abbr. SPZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62281662151963181132009-06-05T20:33:42.750-07:002009-06-05T20:33:42.750-07:00Anon 8:27, I think SPERMATOZOA are donated quite a...Anon 8:27, I think SPERMATOZOA are donated quite a bit more often, but I couldn't for the life of me fit that into three squares.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-620605405229017152009-06-05T20:27:43.001-07:002009-06-05T20:27:43.001-07:00Are OVA really donated frequently? As body parts ...Are OVA really donated frequently? As body parts go they're probably second only to blood, at least when donated by the living, but still, frequently?<br /><br />I've never donated any. Oops wait, I'm a man. Never mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-78164560480689646602009-06-05T20:11:31.873-07:002009-06-05T20:11:31.873-07:00As a jazz musician, bass solos are most common. Ja...As a jazz musician, bass solos are most common. Jazz vocalists usually are not defined as tenor, bass, etc. I've never heard of a vocal solo referred to as a 'bass' solo in jazz.<br /><br />Also, I originally thought the theme of the puzzle was ET GO HOME!As I am a very new crossist, I enjoyed this one; and enjoy this column very muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-71583711614703414112009-06-05T17:23:39.949-07:002009-06-05T17:23:39.949-07:00I too struggle with 16A (DORAL)... I kept thinking...I too struggle with 16A (DORAL)... I kept thinking of Coral Gables and wanted CORAL. I thought Doral was a cigarette brand (or cigaret for you oldies). This made the whole NW abysmal and JUNKETDNA just didn't make sense (still doesn't). If only I had done 59D first (the theme key) I would have caught on to the ET thing, but I finished the puzzle without knowing the theme... a real handicap. Funny pair (ENS) was funny. The whole puzzle was funny!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1130789072951750212009-06-05T16:04:37.811-07:002009-06-05T16:04:37.811-07:00@Charlie,
Thanks. I rephrased things.
rp@Charlie,<br /><br />Thanks. I rephrased things.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72560354410404645822009-06-05T15:30:06.829-07:002009-06-05T15:30:06.829-07:00@Orange: I'm impressed you have seen all these...@Orange: I'm impressed you have seen all these films! Agree with you about the gender in films difference. Also, thanks for a great new word: gay-bait!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20536331497213084342009-06-05T15:13:36.869-07:002009-06-05T15:13:36.869-07:00Thanks! I'm enjoying learning all kinds of new...Thanks! I'm enjoying learning all kinds of new crosswordese.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341449158923468939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-14545946813613091602009-06-05T15:01:00.891-07:002009-06-05T15:01:00.891-07:00Two (e)Ns in funny, phonetically speaking.Two (e)Ns in funny, phonetically speaking.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27785434961249399732009-06-05T14:55:07.912-07:002009-06-05T14:55:07.912-07:00I'm new to this site & love it. Found it ...I'm new to this site & love it. Found it doing a Google search. Why is "ENS" a funny pair?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341449158923468939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9889233381603466182009-06-05T14:14:48.994-07:002009-06-05T14:14:48.994-07:00@Rex - Is your imaginary brother black? Because I...@Rex - Is your imaginary brother black? Because I saw on the news last night that imaginary black men are getting out of control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-920078091721197992009-06-05T13:46:33.944-07:002009-06-05T13:46:33.944-07:00fully enjoyable puzzle- not quite as hard as today...fully enjoyable puzzle- not quite as hard as today's NYT, but a nice challenging solve. The theme helped immensely- had maybe half the solve filled in, but cruised through the rest once I had the theme. struggled a bit in the SW- had LOA instead of KEA and MANY instead of ARMY. Took a while to sort that all out.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300385702200589764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58462991371855687442009-06-05T12:35:51.841-07:002009-06-05T12:35:51.841-07:00And don't toddler boys watch "Dora the Ex...And don't toddler boys watch "Dora the Explorer" too? If you make a good movie with an interesting character who is relatable and there are good jokes, the boys will watch it—well, unless their familes gay-bait them and tell them that stuff is for girls. But more and more parents are trying not to raise their kids that way, and it'd be nice if Hollywood would get the memo.<br /><br />"iCarly" is one of my son's favorite shows. The lead, as PuzzleGirl can tell you, is the talented Miranda Cosgrove. She's not pink, she's not princessy—she's sharp-witted and appeals to both boys and girls.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2077838805305587262009-06-05T12:27:35.767-07:002009-06-05T12:27:35.767-07:00was just talking about the pixar thing with my wif...was just talking about the pixar thing with my wife the other day. she said she read somewhere that pixar freely admitted that it's purely a financial decision: girls will see a movie whose main character is a boy, but boys won't watch movies about a girl, so if they make one, they lose half their audience.<br /><br />that seems very sad to me. it also seems not quite true (didn't <i>little mermaid</i> do okay at the box office?), but they've done the market research and i haven't; i'm sure there is such an effect, but i can make only uneducated guesses as to how strong it is. but either way, it seems odd that disney apparently has no problem making these movies that pixar won't make. it does seem that there is increasing pressure on pixar to do exactly that, though. maybe in a few years we'll start to see the effects.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60849554323990642392009-06-05T11:48:27.221-07:002009-06-05T11:48:27.221-07:00Junk DNA was ok with me. I just love how the scie...Junk DNA was ok with me. I just love how the scientists determined that genes only existed if they produced recognized proteins. We know what you do?, you're a gene. We haven't figured it out? , you're junk.<br />As, predictably, it turns out, the junk ain't necessarily junk. Just does different things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2925370294935878182009-06-05T11:10:45.375-07:002009-06-05T11:10:45.375-07:00@SethG and Orange - my bad - the Pixar/Disney thin...@SethG and Orange - my bad - the Pixar/Disney thing confuses me at times, which is really sad as I'm a stockholder. "The Incredibles" is my favorite animated film - probably due to my early years as a comic book fanatic. Mr. Incredible is the only character that I can't draw a direct correlation to from other sources:<br /><br />Elastigirl - Mr. Fantastic, AKA Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four<br /><br />Violet - Inivisible Woman, AKA Sue Storm<br /><br />Dash - The Flash (DC Comics) AKA Jay Garrick/Barry Allenimsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18357657603600580022009-06-05T10:54:00.706-07:002009-06-05T10:54:00.706-07:00@imsdave: Lilo's good, but that's standard...@imsdave: Lilo's good, but that's standard Disney and not Pixar. I'm talking Pixar-grade story and art, but not about boys and men for a change.<br /><br />Toy Story 1 & 2: Females an afterthought; not movers of the story.<br />Monsters, Inc.: Females merely supporting characters. Boo is a barely talking toddler.<br />Incredibles: Supporting characters.<br />Ratatouille: Supporting character, not in the plural.<br />Cars: What, maybe 10 male characters and one female one who's a love interest? Oh, wait, there's also the car with the SHOGRL license plate.<br />Finding Nemo: Marlin and Nemo are the core relationship, but Dory's pretty major. Of course, she's a fish and not a girl.<br />A Bug's Life: Main bugs are male.<br />Wall-E: Main robot male, Eve a pretty sex-object robot. The line-up of past space-colony captains: almost all male. Why? Because hundreds of years in the future, Pixar imagines men will still hold almost all positions of power.<br />Up: Boy, old dude.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51566551262118627702009-06-05T10:53:36.100-07:002009-06-05T10:53:36.100-07:00@imsdave - "Pixar"
@Orange - "Phil...@imsdave - "Pixar"<br /><br />@Orange - "Phillipa"<br /><br />@Apple - "iKea"SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45183039050212662262009-06-05T10:44:17.571-07:002009-06-05T10:44:17.571-07:00@Orange - "Lilo and Stitch"@Orange - "Lilo and Stitch"imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75741286550237380352009-06-05T10:34:30.962-07:002009-06-05T10:34:30.962-07:00I'll show a little love for "junk DNA&quo...I'll show a little love for "junk DNA" as a familiar phrase. I know it well enough. JUNKET DNA still clangs to my ear, though, given that a legislative trip cannot possibly have DNA of its own.<br /><br />Before Pixar makes a bird movie, they need to make one with a female lead character (and not a princess, either).Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58902711904967502382009-06-05T10:26:13.283-07:002009-06-05T10:26:13.283-07:00So, you are all witnesses. When Pixar steals Rex&#...So, you are all witnesses. When Pixar steals Rex's Kea Movie idea and we have to sue for millions, we will need to you testify. <br /><br />I never faced the Kea/Loa dilemma because I've never heard of Mauna Kea and struggled mightily in that corner, trying to remember a nursery rhyme about three Balers. <br /><br />Enters. Bleah.<br /><br />Junketdna seemed the most awkward of the new phrases and while I knew it had to be DNA, I didn't write it in for the longest time because of the clunkiness. <br /><br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503942337165432288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1688375641313535272009-06-05T10:16:06.048-07:002009-06-05T10:16:06.048-07:00Amazing music by Victor Wooten; I also thought jaz...Amazing music by Victor Wooten; I also thought jazz for the bass solo. Would it be a basso solo if it were a vocalist?<br /><br />Lots of music-related clues in this puzzle, fun to look them all up, some hidden in longer words.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23636697817486442312009-06-05T10:00:00.464-07:002009-06-05T10:00:00.464-07:00I personally have no problem with "Bass Solo&...I personally have no problem with "Bass Solo" as a base phrase. And it reminds me of the Bass Fest episode of Tom Goes to the Mayor, which is always good for a laugh.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDt4eBVF8B0<br /><br />Not to pick nits, but Mauna Loa and Manua Kea are two of the five volcanoes that make up the Big Island of Hawaii. They are not responsible for the entire chain.Charlienoreply@blogger.com