tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post3107530378847757299..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, June 2, 2021, Jesse GoldbergHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-34975797814748451792021-06-06T16:53:37.122-04:002021-06-06T16:53:37.122-04:00I purchased "Contact" when it first came...I purchased "Contact" when it first came out, and of course own the movie (I mean, Jodie Foster!). I think I have all of Sagan's books, but I've never done a search to find out if I missed one along the way! I suppose that I should.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-88088466498607688222021-06-03T10:26:27.183-04:002021-06-03T10:26:27.183-04:00Hey Huygens, in the off chance that you haven'...Hey Huygens, in the off chance that you haven't read 'Contact', you might enjoy it as well, with the same caveat that I read it 30+ years ago and parts of it might not have aged too well. But the ending is brilliant!!Philbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043217968097552604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-47753317355830507212021-06-03T10:10:16.454-04:002021-06-03T10:10:16.454-04:00Nice theme, and it was good to see LINUS in there,...Nice theme, and it was good to see LINUS in there, an old favorite (even though he's somewhat of a Bible-thumper). I also enjoyed SETI, being a fan of The Search. Carl Sagan's book, "Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI)" predated the "SETI" term, I think, but I'm not sure. I remember reading the book in my teens and quite enjoying it, though I haven't read it in some time so hesitate to recommend it as many of the ideas and techniques could be outdated. After all, it's almost fifty years old. I see the point on the word HYSTERIA, but you (Colum) have got to get "Conversion Disorder" into more widespread usage or no one will know its meaning. I like to consider myself a "Man About Town" but I'd have been hard-pressed to suss its meaning. 6:59Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-57836066848372909422021-06-02T22:51:14.158-04:002021-06-02T22:51:14.158-04:00I did the same - HEARTS - cuz whoever heard of a g...I did the same - HEARTS - cuz whoever heard of a game called HEARTH? Not I, apparently. I took the time to root it out but it still bloated my solve time up to 6:01. Loved the theme - so clever!<br /><br />HYSTERIA has deep, sexist roots, to be sure.Philbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043217968097552604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-9149967879766711552021-06-02T20:48:59.621-04:002021-06-02T20:48:59.621-04:00YKNOW, it's ironic, but I've literally nev...YKNOW, it's ironic, but I've literally never heard of HEARTH[STONE]. I ended up with a literal FWOE because I left HEARTs in there, and it's ironic, because there's no such game as HEARTs stone. (That I know of.) Also, when I saw sUSHES, I didn't think "That's wrong," I thought "How could they spell "shushes" without the first h!?!<br /><br />What a maroon. <br /><br />Anywho, I can't ASPERSE the grid because of the EROSION of my own MISUSED mind. All I can do is say CRATs and hope I don't make a TONNE of mistakes tomorrow. :)<br /><br />Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com