And the sense of "humor" on this one ... I guess I'm thinking specifically of the ATTIRE clue, which ... I just don't get (11D: Difference between a well-dressed bicyclist and a poorly dressed unicyclist, in a joke). I mean, a tire, ATTIRE? Is that it? They sound alike, so it's funny? Yeesh.I've always — since I was a kid — liked homophone jokes like "When is a door not a door?" They're so simple. They're right there. Undeniable jokes. And yet, Rex denies this one, questions whether it constitutes a real joke. Okaaay.
May 8, 2020
I liked it.
But Rex Parker was grumpy about the little joke in today's NYT crossword (spoiler alert):
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Don’t leave us in the dark: When is a door not a door?
Adorable.
When it's a jar.
Homophone jokes, puns, dad jokes, like all humor, a matter of taste.
I like that one, especially in a crossword, you have think creatively.
Nobody tell Rex Parker about the Cryptic Crosswords so popular in the U.K.
(I used to love those.)
When is a joke just not funny? A: When it's homophonic.
I’m not homophonophobic
When is a door knot a door. I thought the Attire joke was amusing. I didn't roll on the floor with laughter but it was clever.
There seems to be a certain "Type" in the media/entertainment industry that's always looking down on anything that's simple or heartfelt o popular. They always seem to end up as some sort of critic and have the standard liberal bourgeoisie desire to appear superior to the masses. They're urbane sophisticates, honorary people of color, who are "hip" (LOL). If Aunt Sally from Podunk Iowa likes it, they hate it.
Why did the window glass cry?
Because it was in pane.
I just Tweeted that joke with a face-palm GIF...Excellent
Rex is a great cross-word worker, but he also a nasty little prig. I have him pegged as a mid-level clerk in the New York State Revenue Department in Binghamton.
Does that make Rex a heterophone?
You may be a pain, but you aren't transparent (my friend's dad when we would block the TV)
"a mid-level clerk in the New York State Revenue Department in Binghamton." Like I've been saying, lately he's one cross word away from going psycho. Its always the quiet ones.
You pegged Rex?
... he's an errand boy for grocery clerks to collect a bill
Hear about the fire on the Indian reservation?
The heat was intense.
When is a door not a door?
I adore that joke.
Is Althouse's joke a homophone or riddle. Maybe I don't understand the definition of homophone.
Elitist pricks demonstrate their superiority by rolling their eyes at puns. Adult hipsters who know what the _good_ jokes are.
When does the King of Crossword seem less tall? A: When he's Grumpy.
So the joke wrecks Parker?
Hear about the fire on the Indian reservation?
The heat was intense.
Did you hear about the fire on the Indian Reservation campground?
The heat was in tents.
“Denies”? That's a forbidden word! It evokes Holocaust Denier! Say rather, he is “skeptical” that it’s a joke.
“When is a joke just not funny? A: When it's homophonic.”
NTTAWRT.
If you like crosswords, I recommend you give the Wall Street Journal's a look. Today's theme was "Got My Ion You."
"When It's A Jar" is a book by Tom Holt. I liked it.
MadMan - I thought that was understood, which explains why I’m not in the standup biz.
Those who pretend to be too sophisticated for the “lowest form of humor” are simply not clever enough to pun.
Because he's judged non-essential, my barber can't work. Meanwhile, the crossword puzzle critic can ply his craft.
But Rex Parker was grumpy about the little joke in today's NYT crossword
Nah. Rex Parker is still pining for Mary Worth.
Okay, Rex Morgan and Judge Parker are both still pining for Mary Worth.
I've always — since I was a kid — liked homophone jokes
Homophonia starts early.
"You've got to be taught
To hate
And fear
You've got to be taught
From year
To year
Its got to
Be drummed in your dear little ear
You've got to
Be carefully
Taught"
For goodness sake when will you Americans take to cryptic crosswords? Of which ATTIRE would be the foothills.
I'm not reading this post until I catch up with daily NYT puzzles. I got a few weeks behind during the lockdown and am now doing them two a day until I catch up. 4/30 and 5/1 are up next. Rex has become more and more like a parody of a woke person. That's it. He's the Titania McGrath of crossword world.
For goodness sake when will you Americans take to cryptic crosswords?
The NYT's Puns and Anagrams puzzles are quite similar, but behind the paywall. The Toronto Globe and Mail Cryptic is free, as are those in the Guardian and the Financial Times.
But...that extra "T" in attire. A-jar works. I'm with Rex. THE SPELLING MUST BE HONORED
>>For goodness sake when will you Americans take to cryptic crosswords?
>>The NYT's Puns and Anagrams puzzles are quite similar, but behind the paywall. The Toronto Globe and Mail Cryptic is free, as are those in the Guardian and the Financial Times.
The NYT's Puns and Anagrams puzzles are pathetic. They have occasional cryptics that are also pathetic. Been doing the Guardian cryptics for about a year and a half. The real deal, though sometimes a bit too Brit-centric. There are apparently a bunch of others available on-line, but I already waste too much time on the Guardian ones.
I like the NYT acrostics by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon every other week. Always liked acrostics, but they were too tedious to do on paper. Have gotten a lot better, but this week was a slow start. Took me about 50 percent longer, but still managed to finish after getting few of the clue answers by working through the word patterns in the grid.
Off to do the new Guardian Prize, though I haven't made much progress on the last two regular cryptics.
--gpm
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