tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post2953821817134611484..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: MONDAY, June 29, 2009 — Samantha WineOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84869774078914222172009-11-02T00:44:05.850-08:002009-11-02T00:44:05.850-08:00Number 4 seed from 8 AAAAA will go into playoffs w...Number 4 seed from 8 AAAAA will go into playoffs with losing record. Will it be Brookwood or Parkview in week 11?Goober……..Very good questions…….. 1. How will the four teams share the MAC next year when Veterans High opens…Daize Shaynehttp://www.daizeshayne.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-121798651305024872009-06-30T21:56:46.053-07:002009-06-30T21:56:46.053-07:00Thanks for the info, Joon!Thanks for the info, Joon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75756040285275299082009-06-30T19:08:34.993-07:002009-06-30T19:08:34.993-07:00Actually I had no problem with FNMA. I used to be...Actually I had no problem with FNMA. I used to be a Realtor(T.M.) and we were told to never use FANNIE MAE for FNMA (Federal National Mortgage Association)... it was a cutesy Wall Street acronym and reeked of non-professionalism.JOHNSNEVERHOMEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48109872096209966832009-06-30T19:00:38.827-07:002009-06-30T19:00:38.827-07:00I agree with Rex and I think I've had too much...I agree with Rex and I think I've had too much WINE.<br />I know I won't do another one of her's.JOHNSNEVERHOMEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20720674843942742102009-06-29T18:38:58.923-07:002009-06-29T18:38:58.923-07:00@ charles bogle: Thank you for your fantastic com...@ charles bogle: Thank you for your fantastic comments! I really appreciate your insight because your comments and encouragement really help me out.<br />You and the trinity (rex, pg and orange) are doing a great job at making this a fun hobby. And by the way, I don't have enough time to mention all the other nice and patient friends that are part ot this community.<br />I truly hope that each of you know how much I appeciate your help.eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982438058437100914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74788278552985644692009-06-29T16:52:31.640-07:002009-06-29T16:52:31.640-07:00Oh, and isn't the expression "per annum&q...Oh, and isn't the expression "per annum" fairly common?easylobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64461873703116735882009-06-29T16:50:30.047-07:002009-06-29T16:50:30.047-07:00I'm very late with this, so probably no one wi...I'm very late with this, so probably no one will read it, but I thought the puzzle was challenging but doable for a Monday, with a lot of non-crosswordese fill. Took a while to get INNYC and THEFBI, but I was pleased when I did. It seems to me (IMOO) that the speed solvers were irritated by this puzzle because it had some "unconventional" answers that slowed them down. Bruised egos, perhaps?easylobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51848825291726128792009-06-29T16:43:51.376-07:002009-06-29T16:43:51.376-07:00I almost commented about the name - samantha wine....I almost commented about the name - samantha wine. was going to say " it's time for a glass of "Wine"<br />Or "lets not wine about this puzzle"chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-71128795407076977192009-06-29T15:10:11.971-07:002009-06-29T15:10:11.971-07:00If you were a woman during WW11 you would have wor...If you were a woman during WW11 you would have worn lisle stockings as nylon was not available. As I wasn't around during that war I'm not sure how I knew that word, must have read about it in some book, so I did finish that jumble, much to husbands chagrin as he had started it.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33061785708760621902009-06-29T15:00:17.470-07:002009-06-29T15:00:17.470-07:00@Joon: I should have known! Didn't you point o...@Joon: I should have known! Didn't you point out another pseudonym a<br />few months ago?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49837557433103097432009-06-29T14:36:22.289-07:002009-06-29T14:36:22.289-07:00Ok this puzzle turned me into grouch of the day so...Ok this puzzle turned me into grouch of the day so here's my beef w Saturday's JUMBLE,,,the first mixed up word was ELLIS. Now, this is not a Mensa exercise, but we couldn't come up w anything-<br /><br />the directions call for an "ordinary and common" word<br /><br />Find out in today's paper the unscrambled word was LISLE, which dictionary says is a type of thread from, of course, Lisle, France...<br /><br />Pass me that pitcher of Martinis please!Charles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-41618722850255229102009-06-29T14:32:24.857-07:002009-06-29T14:32:24.857-07:00i had a mistake at the FNMA/ANNUM crossing (put in...i had a mistake at the FNMA/ANNUM crossing (put in ANNUS and just shrugged when i didn't recognize the govt agency letter pileup), but the rest of this puzzle didn't bug me. part of why it took longer than the typical monday, which nobody seems to have pointed out, is that it's bigger: 16 squares wide, necessitated by the length of GIANTS IN THE EARTH. but yes, it's also somewhat harder than usual.<br /><br />i can't grasp the complaint against BATH for {Relaxing soak}. i mean... a BATH is a relaxing soak. if you want to soak yourself without prioritizing relaxation, you take a shower. right?<br /><br />i also chuckled when i saw "the editor didn't do his job." you know who samantha wine is? rich norris, that's who. it's another anagrammatic pseudonym: "samantha wine" = "what's in a name?"Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-40810921108619440462009-06-29T13:51:18.884-07:002009-06-29T13:51:18.884-07:00@Toothdoc and Purple Guy - you both made me smile ...@Toothdoc and Purple Guy - you both made me smile for the first time since I started this awful puzzle solving experience today.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10875544009587170122009-06-29T13:36:29.652-07:002009-06-29T13:36:29.652-07:00Agree with all the criticisms except FNMA. Fannie...Agree with all the criticisms except FNMA. Fannie Mae is most often abbreviated FNMA in the financial industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12782970804719133932009-06-29T13:16:32.309-07:002009-06-29T13:16:32.309-07:00I'm sticking with the crowd - just didn't ...I'm sticking with the crowd - just didn't like it. I actually finished in a longish time for a Monday AND with an error. I never studied Latin (apparantly that wouldn't have helped anyway), and as I plopped in my last letter, I really wanted there to be an L in that mortgage abbreviation, so went with ANNUL.<br /><br />IMOO a better clue for THEFBI would have been the 60's - 70's TV series by that name that starred Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (whose father, the violinist shows up with some frequency in xwords). Of course that could just be me showing my grey hair.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62494637985289916062009-06-29T12:41:40.731-07:002009-06-29T12:41:40.731-07:00@toothdoc...totally agree.
Hated this puzzle. Am n...@toothdoc...totally agree.<br />Hated this puzzle. Am now going to floss and brush my teeth, then make a martini with an olive garnish, which I will sip while taking soak until I get soused !PurpleGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831764248536980544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5288013549175261982009-06-29T12:06:17.934-07:002009-06-29T12:06:17.934-07:00IMPO this was an awful puzzle. As a DDS all I can...IMPO this was an awful puzzle. As a DDS all I can recommend is that you brush and FLOSS the taste of this puzzle out of your mouth and hope for a better fill later in the week.toothdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789603460108959746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-86184507293442685052009-06-29T12:03:07.414-07:002009-06-29T12:03:07.414-07:00My apologies for the double (now triple) entry. Gu...My apologies for the double (now triple) entry. Guess I subconsciously really didn't like it doubleCharles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-76102732598700184552009-06-29T12:00:24.156-07:002009-06-29T12:00:24.156-07:00Am totally w Rex, @puzzlegirl, @obertb@, @mac, @ei...Am totally w Rex, @puzzlegirl, @obertb@, @mac, @eileen, others...although I only have been doing these for two months, I feel I've gotten sense for what is "professional," and this inane puzzle really rankled me...for once I feel a total waste of time and effort<br /><br />In addition to the examples cited, STICKINTHEMUD is an age-neutral term, although it's wrongly clued as "old fogey"__you can be a SITM at any age<br /><br />So far as I'm concerned--and I am not normally critical of the construction--the only pleasures I had were in the shout-outs to SID Caesar and SAMIAM<br /><br />In NYC (where MOMA is), we'd call this one: dreckCharles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27724055612364912062009-06-29T11:28:37.137-07:002009-06-29T11:28:37.137-07:00Am totally w Rex, @puzzlegirl, @obertb@, @mac, @ei...Am totally w Rex, @puzzlegirl, @obertb@, @mac, @eileen, others...although I only have been doing these for two months, I feel I've gotten sense for what is "professional," and this inane puzzle really rankled me...for once I feel a total waste of time and effort<br /><br />In addition to the examples cited, STICKINTHEMUD is an age-neutral term, although it's wrongly clued as "old fogey"__you can be a SITM at any age<br /><br />So far as I'm concerned--and I am not normally critical of the construction--the only pleasures I had were in the shout-outs to SID Caesar and SAMIAM<br /><br />In NYC (where MOMA is), we'd call this one: dreckCharles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-78856583438454823842009-06-29T10:45:28.645-07:002009-06-29T10:45:28.645-07:00I started working the puzzle and soon realized tha...I started working the puzzle and soon realized that it seemed nonsensical, especially for a Monday. FNMA-you got to be kidding! Also, all our phones have no other letters than O on that button (but quickly caught my error). And to make matters worse, our newspaper editor didn't include the clue for 62D.<br />Overall, it was pretty bad.eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982438058437100914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28288187100297747902009-06-29T10:03:25.035-07:002009-06-29T10:03:25.035-07:00I'm afraid I have to agree with Rex and Puzzle...I'm afraid I have to agree with Rex and PuzzleGirl; the editor didn't do his job this time. <br /><br />Liked fetish: mine is a shoe one.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32522707889833270962009-06-29T09:28:09.634-07:002009-06-29T09:28:09.634-07:00I get the "wrong side of the bed" commen...I get the "wrong side of the bed" comment every time I don't like a puzzle. [yawn] Bring the rebuttal or shut up, I say.<br /><br />INNY,<br />RP<br /><br />P.S. I think I was too hard on the "THE" in "THE FBI." Just a little.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62030815981860496592009-06-29T09:27:20.554-07:002009-06-29T09:27:20.554-07:00IMOO. That's very good.
Never read "Gia...IMOO. That's very good.<br /><br />Never read "Giants in the earth", but now I have this Stan Rogers song, "The Giant" stuck in my mind. Haven't heard it years, and I doubt anyone here will have. <br /><br /><i>Cold wind on the harbour and rain on the road<br />Wet promise of winter brings recourse to coal<br />There's fire in the blood and a fog on Bras d'Or<br />The giant will rise, with the moon<br /><br />'Twas the same ancient fever in the Isles of the Blest<br />That our fathers brought with them when they went West<br />It's the blood of the Druids that never will rest<br />The giant will rise, with the moon<br /><br />So crash the glass down, move with the tide<br />Young friends and old whiskey are burning in-side<br />Crash the glass down, Fingal will rise, with the moon</i>Gary Lowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84595367609455639772009-06-29T09:23:39.899-07:002009-06-29T09:23:39.899-07:00I agree.. Hard for a monday puzzle. Never heard of...I agree.. Hard for a monday puzzle. Never heard of FNMA. I thought the mouth of a river was the deltachefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.com