tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post4684053756751980288..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Wednesday, January 30 - Peter A. CollinsLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-51598417848673595052008-03-13T13:07:00.000-06:002008-03-13T13:07:00.000-06:00nice rebuttal to what i consider an uncalled for, ...nice rebuttal to what i consider an uncalled for, arrogant rant.<BR/><BR/>ole!cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-25315884205433238252008-03-12T23:56:00.000-06:002008-03-12T23:56:00.000-06:00Hey, Rex, lighten up. I saw Linda's tongue firmly...Hey, Rex, lighten up. I saw Linda's tongue firmly in her cheek over rap. <BR/>Seems to me there's a phoney war going on over popular vrs. classical culture -- you guys are winning so don't get so snarly about us losers. Its the triumph of ephemeral trivia over lasting value IMOO, but so what? I keep doing the puzz.<BR/>I expect you are right about the Clinton whispering campaign over colour, which I agree is disgusting. Six weeks later it is on the verge of becoming a shouting campaign. If the RNC Swiftboat Team gets to go after Obama it will become a screaming rant. Deal with it.<BR/><BR/>(But I don't want you all moving to Vancouver!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-78865701479015529992008-01-31T05:25:00.000-07:002008-01-31T05:25:00.000-07:00well said Linda!!!!...perhaps the US would be a ni...well said Linda!!!!...perhaps the US would be a nicer place if we all did not try and read an insult to every word uttered without first considering the person who said/wrote itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-79667743432114212792008-01-30T18:35:00.000-07:002008-01-30T18:35:00.000-07:00On a regular basis, I claim to know little to noth...On a regular basis, I claim to know little to nothing about sports, geography...and opera, among other things. I have never claimed...in this blog or elsewhere...to be an expert solver or a know-it-all. As any regular reader knows, I occasionally have wrong answers in the grid. I know there are readers who especially enjoy the noncompetitive spirit of this blog.<BR/><BR/>I don't think of rap as predominantly black...I think of it as predominantly young...which I'm not. By "proud" I simply meant that I'm not trying to act young. Because the style doesn't suit me or interest me, I don't care to know the names of rap artists or their songs. <BR/><BR/>I grew up in south Florida during a time when schools were segregated. Hell, water fountains and bathrooms were! Talk about disgusting!<BR/><BR/>I am not biased...nor am I a bigot. Everyone who knows me knows that...and anyone who reads this blog could have inferred that.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-10359876010209948902008-01-30T17:03:00.000-07:002008-01-30T17:03:00.000-07:00Why would you be "proud" to be completely ignorant...Why would you be "proud" to be completely ignorant of rap? Or of anything, for that matter? If I claimed to be "proud" to know nothing about opera, readers would (rightly) have my head. <BR/><BR/>I find it depressing that someone as insightful as you would laud your own ignorance. I assume you are white, but even if you are not, denigrating a predominantly black form of expression in this way is particularly troubling.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm just sensitive because the Clinton campaign has basically been whispering "he's a [offensive word for black man deleted]" about Obama to anyone who would listen for the past few weeks in an attempt to tap into the worst ideas and fears that whites have about blacks. Disgusting.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm sure you meant no offense. Nor do I mean any.<BR/><BR/>mdsRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-23829028143007320962008-01-30T12:30:00.000-07:002008-01-30T12:30:00.000-07:00I agree with the comment about GAT. I was certain...I agree with the comment about GAT. I was certain of it since MALARIA was clear and BEGGARY seemed to fit in with the eggy theme. But I kept thinking it couldn't be GAT, which seems to have left us in the 20's. I don't think there were gang bangers in the 20's.<BR/><BR/>Thank heavens I visited Hungary once, though, or I would never know MAGYAR.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718706595018626788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-47049050568493009072008-01-30T11:34:00.000-07:002008-01-30T11:34:00.000-07:00Did I say Thursday puzzle? Egad! I'm so frazzled I...Did I say Thursday puzzle? Egad! I'm so frazzled I don't even know what day it is. ;)MBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315707409179428435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-80926961922883635572008-01-30T11:14:00.000-07:002008-01-30T11:14:00.000-07:00On the easy side for a Thursday puzzle, but with a...On the easy side for a Thursday puzzle, but with a few places that caused some hesitation. I never saw the theme until i read your blog, Linda. Never heard of Adia (lovely song), but got it from the crosses. Simpson names always give me trouble, but got Apu also from crosses. It took me a bit to dredge up Sluggo too. That was one of JimH's crossword "aha" moments. It just bubbled up out of nowhere.<BR/><BR/>It was nice to see Yaz in the puzzle. In Boston we happily saw a lot of him this past season, as the Sox were celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1967 "Impossible Dream" team.<BR/><BR/>Loved seeing an old favorite, Yves Montand, over whose singing I swooned over many years ago, and especially liked that he was right next to his wife, Simone Signoret's film, <EM>I Sent A Letter To My Love</EM>.<BR/><BR/>Linda, I like liver and Brussels sprouts too - just not in the same meal. ;)MBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315707409179428435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-1004558742521081452008-01-30T06:38:00.000-07:002008-01-30T06:38:00.000-07:00Linda I apologize...I re-read your blog and you di...Linda I apologize...I re-read your blog and you did note the EGG words...when I scanned the gird I did not see your usual highlighting of the themed answers...I just started typing and did not realize my mistake until after I posted!!!Please accept my apologyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-79544023530342126552008-01-30T06:22:00.000-07:002008-01-30T06:22:00.000-07:00Linda, I think that you missed today's theme...lon...Linda, I think that you missed today's theme...long clue half dozen eggs and the word egg appears in six answeres..17, 18, 19,55,57 and 59 across.<BR/>I did not like gat for gangbangers Gun because GAT is archaic and gangbanner is not....overall a very enjoyable puzzle...a bit difficult but funAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-35092833620648181172008-01-29T23:06:00.000-07:002008-01-29T23:06:00.000-07:00Hey, thanks for the plug :)MALARIA has infected my...Hey, thanks for the plug :)<BR/><BR/>MALARIA has infected my NYT database three times. You can see the list here: www.xwordinfo.com/Word.aspx?word=MALARIA<BR/><BR/>PS, thanks for the Adia link. I didn't know the song but I love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com