tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post630826022540951693..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: SUNDAY, July 18, 2010 (calendar)Merl ReagleOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77481699430576887222010-07-20T18:53:19.358-07:002010-07-20T18:53:19.358-07:00Mr. Reagle really has a weird sense of humor (at l...Mr. Reagle really has a weird sense of humor (at least I think it's humor he's trying for!)hmjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56998223306567084582010-07-19T09:00:37.525-07:002010-07-19T09:00:37.525-07:00Heh. The Saturday NYT theme was Elmer Fudd. I swea...Heh. The Saturday NYT theme was Elmer Fudd. I swear these guys get together and compare notes.Rattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910205883576257318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83077356697822778482010-07-18T23:42:52.654-07:002010-07-18T23:42:52.654-07:00As a lover of Bugs and WB cartoons, this loony mes...As a lover of Bugs and WB cartoons, this loony mess of a puzzle certainly didn't honor the wittiness of his classics. Reagle again offers up a hodgepodge of celebrity drivel (i.e. BEHAR and EXES) and esoteric , obscure words. His puns pale in comparison with WB's great writers and their clever use of words. Give it up,Merle, or start educating yourself in the proper use of English. The Times should fire the editors of this abomination. Anyone wasting more than an hour on this crap needs to get a life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77591528529438864662010-07-18T14:23:53.941-07:002010-07-18T14:23:53.941-07:00Couldn't help but thinking: "Ewww, you sk...Couldn't help but thinking: "Ewww, you skwewy wabbit!," as I plugged away at this cw. Got DREWU right away, as I used to live directly across the street from the "Home of the New Jersey Shakespeare Theater!"<br /><br />As a child, who grew up on Bugs and pals, I found this puzzle enjoyable. Loved the sly other references to Bugs-analia: IHOP, 59 A-TEX (as in his creator TEX Avery); Play on words-104 D:CARAT; I supposed there were more that I missed--but I do remember one of the cartoons having a "Peter Lorre" character, along with an "Edward G. Robinson" character. Bugs was doing his best to "bug" the bad guys! According to Wiki, Bugs or Bugsy was an oldfashioned name for some one who was crazy or DERANGED. Of course, Rubble creator TNT, was used in many of the Looney Toons. 117A Corny bit? EAR. The cartoons had plenty of corny bits, along with rabbit EARS....ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89715356542839506612010-07-18T13:05:08.638-07:002010-07-18T13:05:08.638-07:00Didn't know ENA, ARRAU, EVANS,or TEY, which sl...Didn't know ENA, ARRAU, EVANS,or TEY, which slowed things down, as did the Dodger's game. But funny and fun.<br /><br />Thanks, PG.JIMMIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27014371796297384652010-07-18T11:37:41.483-07:002010-07-18T11:37:41.483-07:00Ugh and ouch, Reagle at his worst or for some his ...Ugh and ouch, Reagle at his worst or for some his best. Top NW was the toughest part for me with DREW U, ARRAU, OH HEY and SARA.*David*noreply@blogger.com