tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post2077002400359642177..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Monday, March 24 - David J. KahnLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-1034234618176011992008-03-25T07:39:00.000-06:002008-03-25T07:39:00.000-06:00When there is a reigning king H.M.S. stands for Hi...When there is a reigning king H.M.S. stands for His Majesty's Ship (So for now all British ships belong to Her Majesty, but when Prince Charles assumes the throne they will immediately change to His Majesty's Ships with no paint job necessary)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-30369607769357920872008-03-24T18:20:00.000-06:002008-03-24T18:20:00.000-06:00wendyright you are!wendy<BR/><BR/>right you are!DONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-43650964181065163522008-03-24T04:38:00.000-06:002008-03-24T04:38:00.000-06:00One of my favorite puzzle gimmicks is working the ...One of my favorite puzzle gimmicks is working the whole thing around facts about a person or current event. So even though I was also a first-grader and didn't know who Elvis was at that point, later knowledge made this fun and doable. I will admit that I was initially parsing ALL SHOOK UP as something ending in HOOKUP, however ;) <BR/><BR/>Thought it was funny that, with all the military emphasis, AWOL was the word immediately following ELVIS, despite its lack of relevance to him personally! <BR/><BR/>A youtube video worth watching is <A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=moUifEmOcbU" REL="nofollow">this one</A>, a late performance of his that, despite the preposterous getup, reminds us why Elvis' stardom was so deserved. Even though at this point he was on the decline, his vocal powers were still staggering; the first time I saw this I was sobbing by the end. What a horrible waste. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your continued support of my blog, Linda.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-33859761564407313102008-03-24T00:12:00.000-06:002008-03-24T00:12:00.000-06:00Yeah, fifty years indeed. If I knew then....Speaki...Yeah, fifty years indeed. If I knew then....<BR/><BR/>Speaking of not knowing then, my understanding was that Colin Powell thought he was meeting Elvis, but it was really a mobile weapons laboratory. <BR/><BR/>Made my usual mistake with Seton (trying Alain), other than that pretty smooth sailing. <BR/><BR/>Now, I think I'll hit the sack, and not think about little Chrissie with Greg Norman....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com