tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post4491323022470518759..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Friday, February 22 - Mike Nothnagel and David QuarfootLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-5621450781252948522008-04-04T15:28:00.000-06:002008-04-04T15:28:00.000-06:00woo doggies! this was a toughie. i loved it. did t...woo doggies! this was a toughie. i loved it. did too!<BR/><BR/>(why don't people like the playground retorts??? i don't get it.)cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-7556091970655666302008-02-22T15:53:00.000-07:002008-02-22T15:53:00.000-07:00Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used goog...Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used google to check spelling, but I don't consider this cheating.Otherwise a hard but entertaning Friday puzzle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447162545694461366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-9902063270329928642008-02-22T15:52:00.004-07:002008-02-22T15:52:00.004-07:00Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used goog...Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used google to check spelling, but I don't consider this cheating.Otherwise a hard but entertaning Friday puzzle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447162545694461366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-53068477533615593692008-02-22T15:52:00.003-07:002008-02-22T15:52:00.003-07:00Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used goog...Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used google to check spelling, but I don't consider this cheating.Otherwise a hard but entertaning Friday puzzle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447162545694461366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-68905255402148557182008-02-22T15:52:00.002-07:002008-02-22T15:52:00.002-07:00Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used goog...Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used google to check spelling, but I don't consider this cheating.Otherwise a hard but entertaning Friday puzzle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447162545694461366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-69091493614058631802008-02-22T15:52:00.001-07:002008-02-22T15:52:00.001-07:00Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used goog...Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used google to check spelling, but I don't consider this cheating.Otherwise a hard but entertaning Friday puzzle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447162545694461366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-88585275804224464382008-02-22T15:52:00.000-07:002008-02-22T15:52:00.000-07:00Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used goog...Had to google 9a-1883 Maupassant novel.I used google to check spelling, but I don't consider this cheating.Otherwise a hard but entertaning Friday puzzle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447162545694461366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-41864597087476459852008-02-22T14:26:00.000-07:002008-02-22T14:26:00.000-07:00Hi all.Just to set the record straight: I construc...Hi all.<BR/><BR/>Just to set the record straight: I constructed all the good parts of this puzzle and DQ put in all the stuff you didn't like. (OK, not really.)<BR/><BR/>Actually, we each ended up constructing almost exactly half of this grid: DQ the upper half and I the lower. We each gave the other a seed word (SADBUTTRUE, SLIPNSLIDE) and joined our halves in the middle.<BR/><BR/>Let it snow...<BR/>MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-54338013358277840782008-02-22T11:58:00.000-07:002008-02-22T11:58:00.000-07:00Found what I was originally looking for:If you've ...Found what I was originally looking for:<BR/><BR/>If you've got 5 minutes, (and you want to spend them this way,) <A HREF="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3orwn_batman-lesley-gore_blog" REL="nofollow">here's </A> the full Lesley scene.<BR/><BR/>Apparently, my role in crossworld will be to link to semi-obscure, semi-applicable references on other people's blogs. Constructors, if you're listening, my specialties are math, 80's movies and sitcoms, and the Pittsburgh Steelers.<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>sgSethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-48087775814637012982008-02-22T09:38:00.000-07:002008-02-22T09:38:00.000-07:00"Bologna of the sea"? You crack me up, Linda! Grea..."Bologna of the sea"? You crack me up, Linda! Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-4031528777710729612008-02-22T09:08:00.000-07:002008-02-22T09:08:00.000-07:00You've found me out! ;)You've found me out! ;)wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-77705111418150473652008-02-22T07:49:00.000-07:002008-02-22T07:49:00.000-07:00Wendy...too strange. I updated the blog to reflec...Wendy...too strange. I updated the blog to reflect your post ; )Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-23743095865211264712008-02-22T06:40:00.000-07:002008-02-22T06:40:00.000-07:00sethg - I too loathe the 'playground retorts'. I a...sethg - I too loathe the 'playground retorts'. I actually cringe when I see them in the puzzle. I wonder what puzzle was the first ever to use this device. Anyone know?wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-42550620427170281282008-02-22T06:37:00.000-07:002008-02-22T06:37:00.000-07:00You said: She was best known for "It's My Party," ...You said: She was best known for "It's My Party," but "You Don't Own Me" was my favorite of her songs.<BR/><BR/>Then you will be amazed to go to my blog and see what I posted exactly one half hour before I downloaded the puzzle. What are the odds???? <BR/><BR/>Lovely puzzle, MN and DQ! Fave answers: SAD BUT TRUE, MEOWS, WHO ME, ALVIN AILEY, STAMP ACT, LOWER LIP, and of course, my girl LESLEY GORE!!!wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-43466434668225223252008-02-22T06:26:00.000-07:002008-02-22T06:26:00.000-07:00Thanks, Howard and Norman, for the KNOX and JONAH ...Thanks, Howard and Norman, for the KNOX and JONAH info. Hadn't heard that definition of JONAH before, but forgot to mention that. Elaine and I started chatting mid-post...when I returned to it, all I could do was wrap it up.<BR/><BR/>Donald, I usually spend too much time finding pictures. Last night was no exception, but it was worth it.<BR/><BR/>Seth, I'll go check out your link. When I tried that yesterday in the middle of my comment, I lost everything I'd written. I hate that...she said vehemently.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-29834403833719501332008-02-22T06:16:00.000-07:002008-02-22T06:16:00.000-07:00Thanks Norman...I had never heard it used in that ...Thanks Norman...I had never heard it used in that context beforeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-8548827537286025042008-02-22T06:12:00.000-07:002008-02-22T06:12:00.000-07:00Bob,Jonah, def. 3 according to Webster's: Any pers...Bob,<BR/><BR/>Jonah, def. 3 according to Webster's: Any person or thing regarded as bringing bad luck.<BR/><BR/>NormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-57696643147010227992008-02-22T05:42:00.000-07:002008-02-22T05:42:00.000-07:00Sorry I have no idea why it appeared twiceSorry I have no idea why it appeared twiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-891609082966826222008-02-22T05:40:00.001-07:002008-02-22T05:40:00.001-07:00A hard but doable Friday puzzle with a lot of help...A hard but doable Friday puzzle with a lot of help from Google...there were a nuber of clues I did not like but Mr. Shortz is the editor not me...can someone explain 39A one who brings bad luck = JONAH...I get the biblical reference and the nice cross with NOAH but it stops there for meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-85536208724682188362008-02-22T05:40:00.000-07:002008-02-22T05:40:00.000-07:00A hard but doable Friday puzzle with a lot of help...A hard but doable Friday puzzle with a lot of help from Google...there were a nuber of clues I did not like but Mr. Shortz is the editor not me...can someone explain 39A one who brings bad luck = JONAH...I get the biblical reference and the nice cross with NOAH but it stops there for meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-81484924466287782342008-02-22T03:26:00.000-07:002008-02-22T03:26:00.000-07:00James KNOX Polk. Now you know - and knowing's half...James KNOX Polk. Now you know - and knowing's half the battle.<BR/>I'm up at 5:30 right now looking outside at all the snow, knowing that I have a long drive through it to get to work. My LOWER LIP is out as I pout.<BR/>Upper-left of this puzzle took me almost as long as the rest. Nasty stuff today :).Howard Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766792795622192271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-36853950305298696592008-02-22T02:31:00.000-07:002008-02-22T02:31:00.000-07:00What a great pout picture!What a great pout picture!DONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-82551350479796829302008-02-22T01:24:00.000-07:002008-02-22T01:24:00.000-07:00(Sorry, that was me...spelt something rong...)Two ...(Sorry, that was me...spelt something rong...)<BR/><BR/>Two things I, well, hate is such a strong word, we'll say vehemently dislike.<BR/><BR/>The first is Childish comeback[s], playground retorts, the like. IAMSO done with AMNOT, ISTOO, ARESO, the whole lot of you.<BR/><BR/>And second is Lesley Gore. We felt so bad for her when Judy brought Johnny to her birthday party, but then she set feminism back 20 years when she took him back. She gloated over her victory! Lesley, what Judy did was wrong, but it's not about her. Johnny's an idiot. Don't give him another chance!<BR/><BR/>Ach, what do I know, I'm just a guy whose mom was on the playground retorting _with_ <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wizNdpSCNnM" REL="nofollow">Lesley</A> when all that went down,<BR/><BR/>sgSethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-26336505644809054452008-02-22T01:09:00.000-07:002008-02-22T01:09:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.com