tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post4578443820120941051..comments2023-12-22T06:42:08.261-05:00Comments on Sun Blocks - A Crossword Blog by Pete Mitchell: Tuesday, December 23, 2008Pete Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-3154308527761464812008-12-25T10:14:00.000-05:002008-12-25T10:14:00.000-05:00my wife loves E.R., and always has. i didn't like ...my wife loves <I>E.R.</I>, and always has. i didn't like that show, and in fact, i'm not into the whole medical drama genre. however, over thanksgiving break i developed an unhealthy addiction to <I>house</I> because of the 24-hour marathon on USA. i think i watched 8 consecutive <I>house</I>s. i still don't really dig the medical stuff, and some of the scenes are waaaay too graphic for me (i'm very squeamish when it comes to blood), but ... hugh laurie is just so good, and the character of house is so funny, that it's impossible not to like the show.<BR/><BR/>if <I>scrubs</I> is anything like <I>parker lewis</I>, maybe i'll give it a shot.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-1032151711802164352008-12-24T03:18:00.000-05:002008-12-24T03:18:00.000-05:00Never seen Scrubs? I thought you were married to ...Never seen Scrubs? I thought you were married to a doctor?<BR/>OK, I know you're not much into TV. All my doctor friends love it... I checked it out because I know one of the recurring actors, but it's a quality sitcom.<BR/><BR/>Point taken about the legal thing...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209543514266918480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-72980657821050861532008-12-23T17:27:00.000-05:002008-12-23T17:27:00.000-05:00evad, that use of SNOW BIRD sounds familiar. i don...evad, that use of SNOW BIRD sounds familiar. i don't know why i couldn't place it. we managed to "fly" south only as far as DC, where it's still freaking cold this week, albeit not as cold as it looked like in chicago on monday night football. ye gods.<BR/><BR/>dan, the clue was [Legal], not [Adult, for all legal purposes (save alcohol)]. i don't know any other context in which it would be normal to call somebody "legal" interchangeably with OF AGE.<BR/><BR/>but yeah, parker lewis! i've never seen <I>scrubs</I>, but the cheesy sound effects whenever jerry pulled something out of his jacket, the corny teenage slang, the glass in ms. musso's door shattering every time she opened it... great stuff. i didn't realize it was "ahead of its time" since i haven't seen anybody else do it since.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-6082591148451215632008-12-23T14:55:00.000-05:002008-12-23T14:55:00.000-05:00I loved Parker Lewis Can't Lose! The Scrubs-y vis...I loved <I>Parker Lewis Can't Lose</I>! The <I>Scrubs</I>-y visual style was way ahead of its time.<BR/><BR/>If you're OF AGE, you're an adult for all legal purposes (save alcohol)... no innuendo intended, I'm sure. Get yer mind out of the gutter! ;)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209543514266918480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-635640285893463472008-12-23T09:41:00.000-05:002008-12-23T09:41:00.000-05:00Joon, I think you live here in New England and sho...Joon, I think you live here in New England and should be very familiar with "snow birds," i.e., those who "fly" to Florida to avoid our relatively harsh winters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com