tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post4643720413913290422..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: TUESDAY, April 28, 2009 — Joy C. FrankOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18264739132177888192009-04-29T07:52:00.000-07:002009-04-29T07:52:00.000-07:00Jump the shark refers to a late Happy Days episode...Jump the shark refers to a late Happy Days episode where Arthur Fonzerelli (aka The Fonz) wore his trademark black leather jacket and water skied over a school of sharks! It was such a lame attempt to revitalize the aging sit-com that the industry immortalized the episode by usuing it as a pinncale describing a TV series that had PASSED its prime.Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18225751451858280792009-04-28T19:47:00.000-07:002009-04-28T19:47:00.000-07:00@Orange: recipe for chicken paprikash:
1. steal a...@Orange: recipe for chicken paprikash: <br />1. steal a chicken.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2205916469561576242009-04-28T18:42:00.000-07:002009-04-28T18:42:00.000-07:00nudism, nudist
cubism, cubist
priapism, priapist?
...nudism, nudist<br />cubism, cubist<br />priapism, priapist?<br />organism, organist... I like that one<br /><br />I think that, sadly, every verb *does* have an "ER" nominative form. <br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29365414797509629412009-04-28T17:01:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:01:00.000-07:00@chefbea: "Test chicken for doneness. Salt to tast...@chefbea: "Test chicken for doneness. Salt to taste. Cut the cheese liberally."Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64931929403890179872009-04-28T16:54:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:54:00.000-07:00@orange - that must have been chicken picatta you ...@orange - that must have been chicken picatta you were carrying aroundchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26208492150014384312009-04-28T14:30:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:30:00.000-07:00Had a few mistakes at first COCO instead of COCA, ...Had a few mistakes at first COCO instead of COCA, crude instead of CRASS and abuzz in for APIAN, all easily fixable esp. when the MZ just wasn't going anywhere.<br /><br />We don't say shoot the bull or shoot the s**t here, we say "talk story".<br /><br />Although I did not know LALO, OPAH was a gimme.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49139519963918551762009-04-28T14:28:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:28:00.000-07:00A couple years ago, my friend had chicken with lem...A couple years ago, my friend had chicken with lemon and capers. She toted the leftovers around as we clothes-shopped for game-show clothing for me (<I>Merv Griffin's Crosswords</I> had, alas, jumped the shark long before I appeared on it). In Banana Republic, we thought someone had been farting richly because there was such a stink. Turned out to be the bag with the leftovers. We blamed the capers, rightly or wrongly. And then we did the right thing: we threw the bag in the trash rather than hiding it in the store as a prank.<br /><br />I liked this theme, especially JUMP THE SHARK. It's a phrase I apply to things other than TV shows. Restaurant that isn't as good as it used to be? Website I don't care for any more? They've jumped the shark.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83184444494195783682009-04-28T14:20:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:20:00.000-07:00I enjoyed this puzzle, although I only really knew...I enjoyed this puzzle, although I only really knew one of the theme answers: pass the buck. Shoot the bull I know as "shoot the breeze", should it be "bullshoot" then?<br /><br />@puzzlegirl: to me piquant means savory as opposed to sweet, so not necessary sour. I do love capers, use them a lot. In some recipes you fry them in oil and they pop.<br /><br />I think my favorite clue was the "dictator" one, that was clever. <br /><br />@SethG: I think we shouldn't be shaking hands at all anymore....<br />Yesterday my brother-in-law called to give us advise on how to deal with this pandemic, and at the end of his discourse my husband said: "Sorry, Glenn, I have to go out to talk to my 5 Mexican masons". Glenn didn't miss a beat and told him to shake all their hands.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10315832533201771292009-04-28T14:05:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:05:00.000-07:00Check out this link for clarification on "Jump the...Check out this link for clarification on "Jump the Shark" (http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/jump-the-shark.html. Interesting web site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-34739542251935120412009-04-28T14:02:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:02:00.000-07:00@Lemondade: I've only heard "torero" during the be...@Lemondade: I've only heard "torero" during the beer barell polka (I was raised near Milwaukee) and it was always more of a nonense word. Did make me think of the Brewers' baseball team though. <br /><br />Loved having "jump the shark" in the puzzle. I bought the book with the same name about 10 years ago for a friend. Their website used to be much better (before the TV Guide takeover) and I always loved voting on how different shows jumped. <br /><br />~puzzled_in_pdxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46682529713548977722009-04-28T13:51:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:51:00.000-07:00oh! for some reason i didn't even notice. NEPOTIST...oh! for some reason i didn't even notice. NEPOTIST ... yeah, i guess it's not as common as NEPOTISM. but to me it sounds perfectly natural, unlike some of the -ER words you see in puzzles. it may be that for every -ISM there are -ISTs, whereas it is patently untrue that for every verb there is an -ER of that verb. does anybody buy that? i just made it up.<br /><br />ok, first counterexample: STOICISM. the adherents are STOICs, not STOICISTs. there goes that theory.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-71154847528302988012009-04-28T13:33:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:33:00.000-07:00Yeah for "piquant!" And "supple" sounds like a di...Yeah for "piquant!" And "supple" sounds like a dirty word? No way! It's sexy, IMO, if a word can be such a thing. Now "lithe," on the other hand, is a word that hangs out in truck stop restrooms on Saturday nights.<br /><br />~LA DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227109846158896032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21889864639634881142009-04-28T13:32:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:32:00.000-07:00I thoroughly enjoyed the puzzle, probably because ...I thoroughly enjoyed the puzzle, probably because i got all of the answers right on the first go around<br /><br />shooting the bull has a double kind of meaning<br /><br />on one hand it refers to the action of bulls in a pen. they gather together and snort and just generally make a bunch of noise<br /><br />on the other hand it refers to lounging around and lazily playing darts (with the bulls-eye)<br /><br />i will be using put on the dog now as it is my new favorite sayingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230780960459201641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79798806883033646752009-04-28T13:10:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:10:00.000-07:00From Chicago originally and very familiar with SHO...From Chicago originally and very familiar with SHOOT THE BULL. No food reference opportunities today..., other than maybe, YEAST. (?) Ughhh.<br /><br />- - RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1141906482697167252009-04-28T12:15:00.000-07:002009-04-28T12:15:00.000-07:00@Joon,
NEPOTISM, sure. NEPOTIST ... less good.
...@Joon, <br /><br />NEPOTISM, sure. NEPOTIST ... less good.<br /><br />Liked PIQUANT and OCULAR.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42725412507969294492009-04-28T10:20:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:20:00.000-07:00@karen thanks for the explanation of jump the sha...@karen thanks for the explanation of jump the sharkchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29048896217723374402009-04-28T09:54:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:54:00.000-07:00The bailiff does announce "ALL RISE" when the judg...The bailiff does announce "ALL RISE" when the judge first enters the courtroom, and then "BE SEATED" when the judgfe sits. <br /><br />BETTA fish have two ts, though I thought the OPAH/LALO cross was a bit much for a Tuesday. <br /><br />One of the interesting things about crossword puzzles is the unknown of regional and other constructor bias. <br /><br />Totally unfamiliar with the term TORERO, knowing only the american TOREADOR, or MATADOR. <br /><br />Any puzzle with Piquant, and a Sherlock Holmes reference is not bad.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-67651900488582698262009-04-28T09:42:00.001-07:002009-04-28T09:42:00.001-07:00For the folks who've never heard the phrase JUMP T...For the folks who've never heard the phrase JUMP THE SHARK, it comes from a Happy Days episode set in Hawaii where the Fonz, you know, jumps over a shark, on waterskis. While wearing his leather jacket. (See the blog picture.) There's a website where people discuss at what point various series have turned unwatchable. I'll let you guess the site name.<br /><br />And I've used the Shoot the Bull term, but I can't remember in which part of the country.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16993472787408468842009-04-28T09:42:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:42:00.000-07:00Thought it should be shoot the breeze also
In Gre...Thought it should be shoot the breeze also<br /><br />In Greenwich they hold "Puttin" on the Dog" once a year where you can come and adopt stray dogs - cats also. Its a lot of fun watching dogs do tricks etc.<br /><br />And as an aside - BULL DOG is the mascot of the marines<br /><br />never heard of jump the shark - Where did that saying come from?<br /><br />@puzzle girl did you make chicken picatta? Love caperschefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2028594758835790332009-04-28T09:36:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:36:00.000-07:00yeah... didn't know BULL or DOG. BUCK and SHARK, s...yeah... didn't know BULL or DOG. BUCK and SHARK, sure. so the theme fell a little flat for me. on the other hand, i had absolutely no beef with the clues for AIR, MOE'S, AFOOT (great word, great clue, i thought), or NEPOTISM. and CALTECH is a really nice crossword answer, especially for the LAT puzzle.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36930798322021025252009-04-28T09:28:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:28:00.000-07:00The BULL and DOG phrases seemed old-timey. And SHA...The BULL and DOG phrases seemed old-timey. And SHARK feels dated. <br /><br />Nepotism is one of the English words I learned in Spanish class.<br />SG: "¿Qué es el nepotismo?"<br />Sra.: "Nepotism."<br />SG: "Oh."<br /><br />I did know it's good luck to shake 'ands with a sweep (mine's from Pittsburgh), I do cook with capers, and I do wear a <A HREF="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/416171288_b8f95ef494.jpg" REL="nofollow">Kangol</A>.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13113219093943632102009-04-28T08:47:00.000-07:002009-04-28T08:47:00.000-07:00SHOOT THE BULL is a common phrase in my circles an...SHOOT THE BULL is a common phrase in my circles and was the first thing that came to mind. I'm not sure what crowd most of you hang out with, oh you're from the NE, understood. SHARK and DOG phrases were unknown.<br /><br />I liked a lot of the fill, the hardest crossing was the OPAH, LALO/COCA section. Favorite fill was PIQUANT, SUE ME, and ACETO.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46611662042573766602009-04-28T08:33:00.000-07:002009-04-28T08:33:00.000-07:00Maybe SHOOT THE BULL is regional. I'm from the Mid...Maybe SHOOT THE BULL is regional. I'm from the Midwest and I've heard this expression all my life. On the other hand, I've never heard JUMP THE SHARK, (don't read TVGuide) but I'm glad to know it. PUT ON THE DOG would seem more coastal than midwestern, but I've heard it often. (Why coastal? Because we midwesterners are less--how shall I say?--fashion-conscious, than coast dwellers, urban ones, anyway.)obertbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-428148554338354372009-04-28T08:30:00.000-07:002009-04-28T08:30:00.000-07:00Interesting. I've heard the phrase "shoot the bull...Interesting. I've heard the phrase "shoot the bull" all my life. And I've used it a lot myself. Maybe it's a mideast/midwest thing. I thought the puzzle was a pleasant Tuesday experience.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376277682993763836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-86760065899276588922009-04-28T08:17:00.000-07:002009-04-28T08:17:00.000-07:00JUMP THE SHARK, The only place Ive heard this phra...JUMP THE SHARK, The only place Ive heard this phrase is in TV Guide! I never understood what it meant until today. It wasnt worth the wait!!Johnnoreply@blogger.com