tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post5443510582432057036..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: TUESDAY, December 29, 2009 — Julian LimOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63020354187685689802009-12-29T22:31:39.688-08:002009-12-29T22:31:39.688-08:00It was rather interesting for me to read the artic...It was rather interesting for me to read the article. Thank you for it. I like such topics and everything connected to them. I definitely want to read more on that blog soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58986255589051510582009-12-29T19:05:06.170-08:002009-12-29T19:05:06.170-08:00Those are all sorts of adverbs, articles etc. put...Those are all sorts of adverbs, articles etc. put together. . Ten means at the, der is of the, ter is at the. Many of them are still used. One expression, ter plaatse, is very common, and means "at the location".machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35689844927889216632009-12-29T18:55:17.417-08:002009-12-29T18:55:17.417-08:00@Mac - like a neuter. Whatever happened to ten, te...@Mac - like a neuter. Whatever happened to ten, ter, der of the 17th century? Were they once masculine? Or are they only in names?<br />As in ten Broeck, ter Horst, van der Schoenderwoert.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8903129752912511952009-12-29T18:06:09.478-08:002009-12-29T18:06:09.478-08:00@Sfingi: using the diminutive in Dutch is helpful ...@Sfingi: using the diminutive in Dutch is helpful especially for people learning the language. We don't have der, die and das, but we do have de and het. When you add on the diminutive, it is automatically "het".machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-78032167097457426532009-12-29T16:33:24.763-08:002009-12-29T16:33:24.763-08:00@ddbmc - Go to whatscookingamerica.net/eggs/german...@ddbmc - Go to whatscookingamerica.net/eggs/germanpancake.htm<br /><br />Recipe and instructions. They are great.<br /><br />Congratulations Julina/Corgi on your debut, it was great Tuesday puzzle, not too soft, not too hard, just right.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83821493778419557622009-12-29T15:29:59.955-08:002009-12-29T15:29:59.955-08:00@Corgi of Mystery Ain't no mystery anymore, Ju...@Corgi of Mystery Ain't no mystery anymore, Julian. Thanks for tipping the faithful here off. You could've chosen to hide in the weeds for a while. Damn smooth debut.docmoreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02818994558608641561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36919147619185805052009-12-29T15:20:31.415-08:002009-12-29T15:20:31.415-08:00And the pig will lie down with the tiger. (Woody A...And the pig will lie down with the tiger. (Woody Allen said, The lamb will lie down with the lion, but the lamb won't get much sleep.)<br /><br />I just found a site where a young girl gave a quick spoken summary of Star Wars. I learned a lot.<br />Maybe there's one on Harry the Potter.<br /><br />@ddbmc - Did you see the dog-cat joke today on Mother Goose and Grimm? It's a "dirty" joke.<br /><br />KPAX was a pretty good movie. The guy's a mental patient who might actually be from another planet - or just crazy. <br /><br />@Mac - the diminutive "-jes" - my Dutch teacher - in the 1980s - had just got back from a visit and said they were tacking it on a lot, and things were just "getting smaller and smaller" back in Holland.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58711068532870901832009-12-29T15:06:30.321-08:002009-12-29T15:06:30.321-08:00@Mac, my sister in law made the "Dutch Baby&q...@Mac, my sister in law made the "Dutch Baby" many years ago and served it for brunch. It is almost like a big fluffy omelette or souffle-that unpuffs when brought to the table.<br /><br /> I'm sure you can add what you like to it! It would make a wonderful lunch item and I imagine you could adapt for dinner, too! Enjoy! Other recipes call it a "German pancake."<br /><br />Maybe @chefwan/bea have better recipes! The one I cite is basic. :)<br /><br />Loved the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon, too!ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16035667819170336892009-12-29T14:34:39.134-08:002009-12-29T14:34:39.134-08:00That pancake sounds delicious! Still no idea why i...That pancake sounds delicious! Still no idea why it's called a Dutch baby pancake. It's not what we do with babies. Perhaps they meant to say Deutsch, German.<br /><br />In Holland pancakes are never eaten for breakfast, always for lunch or even dinner. They are very large but thin, and cooked with bacon or apple right in them, and then drizzled with syrup or sprinkled with sugar, or even filled with fruits. Some are hearty, so it really becomes a meal.<br /><br />When I saw the term baby pancakes I thought it might be "poffertjes", tiny round pancakes baked in special pans and served with plenty of soft sweet butter and confectioners sugar.<br /><br />I have to go find something to eat.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2188918050457688052009-12-29T14:28:24.839-08:002009-12-29T14:28:24.839-08:00Congratulations, Corgy!
Nice puzzle, I liked that ...Congratulations, Corgy!<br />Nice puzzle, I liked that word "harpy", don't think I've ever seen it in a puzzle. I got the theme quickly because "spare" and "strike" are the only two terms I know related to bowling.<br /><br />@JNH: did I ever tell you that a friend in Boise, Idaho had a cleaning service called "mom"? Mom cleaned her house.<br /><br />@ddbmc: thank you! I'll check out the recipy right away.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58716754812561803662009-12-29T14:13:26.255-08:002009-12-29T14:13:26.255-08:00@TCOM, congratulations! You people who can constru...@TCOM, congratulations! You people who can construct these marvelous toys are an astonishing breed. Glad you walk among us.<br /><br />I also once bowled (badly) in a league, and have never heard the term "turkey" in this context. But not even a speedbump here, as the fill was so smooth.<br /><br />After missing it yesterday through inattention, I actually looked for the theme today. First one I got was TURKEY SHOOT, which enabled me to never spot the theme till I got here. Thanks, PG.<br /><br />@ddbmc, me too re LHASA vs. Ulan BATOR, which I started with. Someday I'll get those straight, like MALI and BALI. Maybe.lit.docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16213495007850368082009-12-29T13:18:44.532-08:002009-12-29T13:18:44.532-08:00Fun puzzle and I zipped through it (I'm still ...Fun puzzle and I zipped through it (I'm still a xword newbie, but I think my time's improving! :)<br /><br />I agree, JNH, a puzzle with Harry Potter theme would be quite enjoyable!<br /><br />I loved "How plots are planned" (could imagine rubbing one's hands and cackling) and the newsman working on columns (that one slowed me down a bit.)<br /><br />I agree re: raw eggs, never heard of them tossed at Easter. Halloween, yes!<br />Also, someone should name their daughter Cora, and she in turn should become famous, so we'll no longer need the "Dither's wife" clue. (I'm always running through the list in my head: "Is it Nora? No, she's with Nick. Is it Dora? No, she's an explorer"...)Marthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63570058361964089892009-12-29T12:14:39.271-08:002009-12-29T12:14:39.271-08:00Congrats, Corgi! Fun puzzle. And now I want to go ...Congrats, Corgi! Fun puzzle. And now I want to go bowling. Cosmic Bowl? Or that great old-timey place that's on the second floor, above a hardware store?jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21438159247545523952009-12-29T12:09:29.145-08:002009-12-29T12:09:29.145-08:00@JNH Was at Zion a few years ago. Also Brice, the ...@JNH Was at Zion a few years ago. Also Brice, the grand canyon, Sedona etc. What a trip!!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60281051169291493252009-12-29T11:41:13.448-08:002009-12-29T11:41:13.448-08:00Congrats, @CorgiOM, aka Julian! Fun Tuesday-got th...Congrats, @CorgiOM, aka Julian! Fun Tuesday-got the theme but didn't know all the bowling words, so now I'm edjumicated!<br /><br />I had a Lhasa Apso many years ago and her name was Lani-after Ulan Bator(capital of Mongolia). I kept thinking THAT was the capital of Tibet,so was stumped till the end in the NW corner. I did finally use the "Google" (as Craig Ferguson calls it) and everything filled in from there. Speaking of dogs, my cousin just named her new dog "Kat," from "Taming of the Shrew." Of course, I can't resist all the dog-"Kat" jokes.<br /><br />@PG, stay warm in Chi-Town. It is mighty cold and windy here in the East today! Have fun at the wrestling tourny. <br /><br />@JNH, I got to Moab and Bryce but didn't make it to Zion! I'll wait for your pictures on Flickr and live vicariously!<br />@Mac-I put a link on yesterday's blog for the Dutch Baby Pancake. Enjoy!ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60386591634444391152009-12-29T11:23:29.073-08:002009-12-29T11:23:29.073-08:00@JNH
If they did a Harry Potter puzzle, like the S...@JNH<br />If they did a Harry Potter puzzle, like the Simpsons, everything I know would have come from CW's ... I would be in the weeds.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44248353951637916542009-12-29T11:21:17.693-08:002009-12-29T11:21:17.693-08:00@JNH
That was a great game last night!
Knew you we...@JNH<br />That was a great game last night!<br />Knew you were smiling when you came to ZION, looking forward to your Spring trip.<br /><br />I especially thought very cleaver, the cluing for HARPY.<br />As to DERATE, sometimes you fill an answer and think ... WTH?<br /><br />@redanman<br />Some of us also do both the LAT & NYT.<br />I don't think it is appropriate to comment on the other puzzle here.<br />Its kind of a spoiler for those who do the LAT first, then move to the other.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18650601297658391932009-12-29T11:14:01.015-08:002009-12-29T11:14:01.015-08:00Oh, and the other theme puzzle I'd like to see...Oh, and the other theme puzzle I'd like to see would be based on Harry Potter words. Do I hear a second?JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90627137219841839952009-12-29T11:11:29.431-08:002009-12-29T11:11:29.431-08:00Nice job, @Corgi (Julian), this puzzle just flowed...Nice job, @Corgi (Julian), this puzzle just flowed and I love that. I wrote my critique (above) before I knew it was yours...sure glad I said nice things.<br />How about my request for a future comic/cartoon theme?JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10188743080562004552009-12-29T11:03:02.426-08:002009-12-29T11:03:02.426-08:00A puzzle that kept me RAPT !!!!
Wow, I really sail...A puzzle that kept me RAPT !!!!<br />Wow, I really sailed through this one… I guess it just clicked. Maybe it’s because there’s lots about comic characters (where my mind is). Piglet, Dagwood’s wife CORA, The Family Circus, and the PENGUIN. I wish the LAT constructors would come out with an entire comic-based theme puzzle.<br /><br />I never noticed the theme till I came to PG's nice blog. And wouldn't I know that she'd put up some cute photos today. Good to see a photo of those cute PuzzleKids... weren't they freezing though in this windy city? <br /><br />I always loved A.A. MILNE‘s books… even as an adult, I liked Winnie-the-Pooh, and especially Piglet<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqkzJoRua5U" rel="nofollow">PIGLETS</a> are so cute.<br />Isn't that clip amazing?<br />I loved the little TIGGER costumes.<br /><br />Words I liked: ROOD, TYLENOL, DO JUSTICE, WISH LIST, and RAW EGGS (although I’ve never seen them thrown on Easter).<br /><br />Words I didn’t like: DERATE and ASEA (overused).<br /><br />New words: KPAX & HARPY<br /><br />I knew ROOD “Cathedral cross” from my past experience in Edinburgh Scotland, where I saw the word HOLYROOD used, and I thought “is that Hollywood misspelled? Duh!<br /><br />Now I really loved seeing ZION in this puzzle, not just for it’s religious implications, but for the fact that I’ll be at ZION National Park next May. I can’t wait!<br /><br />I'm late really today… went with the guys to Mother's for breakfast. One good Bears game and we gab on forever.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-69851824473637555872009-12-29T11:02:54.775-08:002009-12-29T11:02:54.775-08:00Congratulations on the debut.
Caught the theme wi...Congratulations on the debut.<br /><br />Caught the theme with spare and strike, but had to work out double and turkey. My bowling days are far behind me!<br /><br />Hadn't a clue on KPAX, but had to trust the crosses.bluebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112978237190389791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77278568293382612922009-12-29T10:39:42.406-08:002009-12-29T10:39:42.406-08:00Congrats Corgi, it seens like everyone is getting ...Congrats Corgi, it seens like everyone is getting published these days, j/k. If you got a NYT puzzle about to be published you're a DOUBLE, one more to be a TURKEY.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-82812402984612680662009-12-29T10:11:32.934-08:002009-12-29T10:11:32.934-08:00I thought it was a cool puzzle, no ewws or yucks a...I thought it was a cool puzzle, no ewws or yucks and tougher for me than NYT today.<br /><br />OTC drugs in both puzzles today!xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74236300684748561552009-12-29T09:44:14.314-08:002009-12-29T09:44:14.314-08:00Congratulations Corgi!! How ever I found it a bit ...Congratulations Corgi!! How ever I found it a bit hard. Never got the theme til I came here.<br /><br /> I did bowl (infact was in a league) way back when, and I don't remember the Turkey - probably because I never had 3 strikes in a row.chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56346457353192440352009-12-29T09:41:23.970-08:002009-12-29T09:41:23.970-08:00@Corgi, good puzzle, thanks for sharing with us.@Corgi, good puzzle, thanks for sharing with us.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.com