Author Topic: does the writerrs strike affect tpir (Read 4710 times)

clemon79 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 06, 2007, 04:33:38 PM »

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'168926\' date=\'Nov 6 2007, 01:13 PM\']
Didn't I read that the crossword clues (and the whole freakin' puzzleboard) were done by the same person or persons who create the daily USA Today puzzles?
[/quote]They're edited by Timothy Parker, yes, but that doesn't mean he creates them, it means he oversees other people's work and ensures that it is up to USA Today's high standards.

Also, cruciverbalism is generally a freelance occupation. I doubt there is any union involved.

narzo · « **Reply #16 on:** November 06, 2007, 05:12:27 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'168928\' date=\'Nov 6 2007, 03:33 PM\']
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'168926\' date=\'Nov 6 2007, 01:13 PM\']
Didn't I read that the crossword clues (and the whole freakin' puzzleboard) were done by the same person or persons who create the daily USA Today puzzles?
[/quote]They're edited by Timothy Parker, yes, but that doesn't mean he creates them, it means he oversees other people's work and ensures that it is up to USA Today's high standards.

Also, cruciverbalism is generally a freelance occupation. I doubt there is any union involved.
[/quote]

"the million dollar password is... 'cruciverbalism' "

clemon79 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 06, 2007, 05:25:33 PM »

[quote name=\'narzo\' post=\'168930\' date=\'Nov 6 2007, 02:12 PM\']
"the million dollar password is... 'cruciverbalism' "
[/quote]
Does it play like the Cashword?

"Crossword."
"Construction."
"Pastime."

/as always, one "M"

Jay Temple · « **Reply #18 on:** November 06, 2007, 07:37:01 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'168903\' date=\'Nov 6 2007, 11:17 AM\']Adam Sandler's credit on "TPIR" is "editorial consultant"[/quote]
Is that who puts the showcases together? My wife was asking the same question in the OP, and I suggested that that person might belong to the WGA.

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #19 on:** November 06, 2007, 10:25:24 PM »

[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'168936\' date=\'Nov 6 2007, 07:37 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'168903\' date=\'Nov 6 2007, 11:17 AM\']Adam Sandler's credit on "TPIR" is "editorial consultant"[/quote]
Is that who puts the showcases together? My wife was asking the same question in the OP, and I suggested that that person might belong to the WGA.
[/quote]
Him and Stan Blits, generally. Neither will be affected by the strike.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #20 on:** November 07, 2007, 10:13:12 AM »

Writers Guild or not, there has to be better copy word choice than "Gelatin dessert is easy to make and a tasty dessert" when describing a box of Jell-o.

5 cents of every DVD sale or download for that?

clemon79 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 07, 2007, 11:48:42 AM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'168969\' date=\'Nov 7 2007, 07:13 AM\']
Writers Guild or not, there has to be better copy word choice than "Gelatin dessert is easy to make and a tasty dessert" when describing a box of Jell-o.
[/quote]
"Gelatin dessert provides jiggly goodness as the perfect end to a delicious meal."

/I could write this shiat

uncamark · « **Reply #22 on:** November 07, 2007, 12:32:47 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'168976\' date=\'Nov 7 2007, 10:48 AM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'168969\' date=\'Nov 7 2007, 07:13 AM\']
Writers Guild or not, there has to be better copy word choice than "Gelatin dessert is easy to make and a tasty dessert" when describing a box of Jell-o.
[/quote]
"Gelatin dessert provides jiggly goodness as the perfect end to a delicious meal."[/quote]

Men like to see it bounce up and down--it's tasty, lively gelatin dessert.

And to keep it clean:

Put fresh or canned fruit in gelatin dessert to make salads that will make your kids gag.

Well, personal experience on my part.

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #23 on:** November 07, 2007, 12:53:20 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'168981\' date=\'Nov 7 2007, 12:32 PM\']
Men like to see it bounce up and down--it's tasty, lively gelatin dessert.[/quote]
Damn, that actually sounds like something off Scrabble.

/Yes, I know that wasn't the point.

clemon79 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 07, 2007, 02:50:17 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'168981\' date=\'Nov 7 2007, 09:32 AM\']
Put fresh or canned fruit in gelatin dessert to make salads that will make your kids gag.

Well, personal experience on my part.
[/quote]
It's all about the texture, man. Apples and mandarin oranges are fine. Canned peaches and pears are tolerable. Marshmallows (not a fruit, I realize) and bananas are NEVER fine. It wants something crisp.

/was served a lot of Jell-O when he was a kid

jmangin · « **Reply #25 on:** November 08, 2007, 09:01:50 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'169007\' date=\'Nov 7 2007, 02:50 PM\']
/was served a lot of Jell-O when he was a kid
[/quote]
Did you ever have this as a kid? My crazy aunt from Michigan made it all the time and it looked absolutely dreadful.

clemon79 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:42:35 AM »

Trying to remember if Mom ever made any of the more, erm, stratified Jell-Os. I don't remember it ever being cloudy. Usually she just picked a flavor (usually lime, occasionally peach or strawberry) and a single fruit to add and called it good. Lime with pears or apples was VERY common.

Chelsea Thrasher · « **Reply #27 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:45:06 AM »

[quote name=\'jmangin\' post=\'169067\' date=\'Nov 8 2007, 09:01 AM\'] Did you ever have this as a kid? My crazy aunt from Michigan made it all the time and it looked absolutely dreadful. [/quote]
I myself have had a variant of it - didn't have the celery, and was kept more on the sugary side. My aunt used to make it all the time. Usually turned out quite good. Exception to the rule, though.

/Keep it simple