0911-22 NY Times Crossword 11, September 22, Sunday - NYXCrossword.com (2023)

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11 With hot summer route 108-Down : DOG …
108D See 11 bars: … DAYS

“Dog Days” is the name given to the hottest and most sultry days of summer. The term derives from the ancient belief that hot weather was caused when Sirius (the Dog Star) was very close to the sun.

19 "He Is" on a 1963 hit for the Chiffons: SO BEM

"He's So Fine" is a great song released by the Chiffons in 1962. Famously, the music rights owners sued George Harrison in 1971, claiming he was guilty of plagiarizing "He's So Fine" when writing their hit "My Sweet Lord" . Harrison was found guilty of "subconscious" plagiarism. In an odd twist, the Chiffons recorded a version of "My Sweet Lord" a year before the case was decided.

The Chiffons were an all-female singing group from the Bronx, New York who were at the height of their success in the early 1960s. Shortly after the release of the 1962 hit "He's So Fine", the group released two singles as Four Pennies. When "He's So Fine" became a huge hit, they dropped the "Four Pennies" moniker and stuck with "The Chiffons".

24 English poet who wrote "The Highwayman": ALFRED NOYES (hides "NO" and "YES")

Alfred Noyes was an English poet best known for his narrative poem The Highwayman, published in 1906. The highwayman in the poem is in love with an innkeeper's daughter named Bess. Bess dies trying to warn her lover of an ambush, and then the highwayman dies trying to avenge her death. The highwayman and Bess meet like ghosts on winter nights.

26th World Cup org. : FIFA

The International Football Association (“Fédération Internationale de Football Association” in French) is commonly referred to by the acronym “FIFA”. FIFA is the governing body for the game of football (association football) and organizer of the FIFA World Cup, which takes place every four years.

27 Digging in Ice? : igloo

The Inuit word for "home" is "igloo", which is what we usually spell "igloo". The Greenlandic (yes, it's a language) word for "house" is very similar, namely "igdlo". The walls of igloos are huge insulators due to the air pockets in the snow packs.

29 Comedian Bombeck: ERMA

Erma Bombeck wrote for newspapers for nearly 35 years. She has produced over 4,000 witty and humorous columns entitled At Wit's End, all of which detail her life in the suburbs back home.

30 Old American Pseudonym: POOR RICHARD (hidden "POOR" and "RICH")

Poor Richard's Almanac was an annual publication written by none other than Benjamin Franklin. The first edition hit the shelves in 1732 and was very, very successful, selling around 10,000 copies a year. Apparently, Napoleon Bonaparte was a huge fan.

33 prop that allowed Houdini to "walk" through a wall: TRAPDOOR

"Harry Houdini" was the stage name of Hungarian-born escapologist and magician Erik Weisz (later changed to "Harry Weiss"). Many people have the impression that Houdini died in an escape gone wrong, an impression created by the plot of some films about his life. The truth is, he died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix. It's also true that Houdini suffered a series of blows to the stomach as part of the act a few days before his death, but doctors believe his appendix would have ruptured anyway.

35 Napoleonic ___: ERA

By most definitions, the Napoleonic era began with the coup by Napoleon Bonaparte that effectively ended the French Revolution. The era itself ended with Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.

39 Republic overthrown in 1933: WEIMAR

At the end of World War I, Germany's imperial government was overthrown in the German Revolution of November 1918. Just one year later, a new constitution was approved by a national assembly in the city of Weimar. The resulting Weimar Republic lasted until the collapse of German democracy in the early 1930s and the NSDAP came to power.

41 Roter Block em Minecraft: TNT

Minecraft is a video game released in 2011. It has been considered one of the most influential video games of all time.

43 Rapper Fiasco: LUPE

"Lupe Fiasco" is the stage name of rap artist Wasalu Muhammad Jaco. Jaco uses his real name when performing with the rock band Japanese Cartoon.

52 Bird associated with bats: ORIOLE

The songbird called the oriole builds an interesting nest. It is a woven cup-shaped structure suspended from a branch like a hammock.

56 East Asian Teaching: TAO

The Chinese character name "tao" means "way", but the concept of Taoism denotes the true nature of the world.

58 fighters in the Six Day War: Apr.: ISR

The Six Day War took place from June 5 to 10, 1967 and was fought between Israel and its neighbors Egypt, Jordan and Syria. By the time the ceasefire was signed, Israel had seized vast tracts of land formerly controlled by Arab states, such as the Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, West Bank of the Jordan River and the Golan Heights. The entire territory under Israeli control grew by a factor of three in just six days.

59 Natural Fertilizer: Manure

In the 1400s, “manure” meant cultivation with “manual labor”. As time went on, "fertilize" really meant "treat the soil with fertilizer, manure, and compost." Today, “manure” is mostly used as a noun describing animal waste collected from stables and barnyards, often used as fertilizer.

60 Old TV socket: PAR

Jack Paar is best known for hosting The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. When he died in 2004, Time magazine wrote that Paar was "the guy who divided talk show history into two eras: before the couple and below the couple ". Very polite …

61 Neighbor of Jammu and Kashmir: PUNJAB

Punjab is Pakistan's most populous province and is home to more than half of the country's citizens. "Punjab" (also "Panjab") means "Five Waters", a reference to five rivers that form tributaries of the Indus: Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.

64 Instrument that plays som “tsst”: HI-HAT

On a drum kit, a hi-hat is a pair of cymbals that sit on a stand and are played with a pedal. The top plate is raised and lowered by the foot, creating a popping sound.

66 "Masel ___!": TOV

"Mazel tow!" is a Yiddish expression meaning "Good luck!"

68 Caesar Salad Ingredient: HEART OF ROMAINE (hidden “FOR” and “FROM”)

Romaine lettuce is also known as lettuce, the name "Romaine" being the more common name here in North America.

Caesar Salad was created by restaurateur Caesar Cardini at Hotel Caesar's in Tijuana, Mexico. The original recipe called for whole lettuce leaves to be picked up on a toothpick and eaten with the fingers.

71 Clanton im OK Order: IKE

Ike and Billy Clanton participated in what is arguably the most famous shootout in Old West history, the Shootout at the O.K. Corral that took place in Tombstone, Arizona. Interestingly, the fight didn't take place at the O.K. rather than. Corral, but it happened six houses down in a vacant lot next to a photo studio.

75 Fly ___ (martial arts strike): KNEE

Martial arts are various martial traditions and systems used in combat or simply to promote physical well-being. The term "martial" is derived from Latin and means "art of Mars", an allusion to the Roman god of war, Mars.

76 Dive Locations: ATOLLS

An atoll is a ring-shaped coral island surrounding a lagoon. There is still some debate about how an atoll forms, but a theory proposed by Charles Darwin on his famous voyage aboard the HMS Beagle still holds. Essentially, an atoll was once a volcanic island that sank and fell into the sea. The island's coastline is home to coral growth that continues even as the island continues to shrink into the orbiting coral reef.

Our word "Schnorchel" comes from the German naval slang "Schnorchel" meaning "nose, muzzle". The German slang was applied to an air shaft used for submarines due to its resemblance to a nose, as air would seep through it and make a "grunting" sound. "Schnorchel" comes from "Schnorchen", the German word for "snoring".

83 Wrapping at the Ranch: SERAPE

"Serape" is the English pronunciation and spelling of the Spanish word "zarape". A zarape is like a Mexican poncho, a soft wool blanket with a hole in the middle for the head. Most serapes have brightly colored designs that use traditional Mayan motifs.

87 HORSE CARRIAGE: SHAY

A chaise is a light carriage with a folding top that can carry one or two people. "Chaise" is the French word for "chair", named after the means of transport "Sedan Chair". In the United States, the name "chaise" evolved into "shay".

88 Essayist „In Praise of Torly“ : ERASMUS

Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch priest and theologian. Erasmus was a prolific and successful writer, and by the 1530s his written works accounted for 10-20% of all book sales in the world. A famous quote attributed to Erasmus says:

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

90 Norman or English King? : LEARN

Norman Lear has written and produced some great TV shows including All in the Family, Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons. He also did some film work, including writing and producing the amazing 1967 film Divorce American Style.

Shakespeare was inspired by the legend of "Leir of Britain", the story of a mythological Celtic king, for his famous drama "King Lear".

91 With 93-Across, young river animal: OTTER...
93 See 91-Across: … PUP

Both male and female otters are known as dogs and bitches, the pups being called pups. Males and females are sometimes referred to as boars and sows. A pack of otters is a pack, a family, a hut, or maybe a great place. In the water, a collection of otters might be called a raft.

96 Tribal circle, maybe: TEPEES

A tent (also spelled "teepee" and "teepee") is a cone-shaped tent traditionally made from animal hides and used by Native Americans of the Great Plains. A tent is an entirely different structure and often a misnomer for a tent. A wigwam is a domed structure built by Native Americans in the West and Southwest as a more permanent dwelling. The tent might also be covered with skins, but it was more commonly covered with grass, reeds, bushes, or cloth.

105 Large electromotive unit: MEGAVOLT

The volt is a unit of electric potential or voltage. By electrical voltage I always mean something like water pressure. The higher the water pressure (voltage), the faster the water flows (the greater the electrical current flowing).

Electromotive force (EMF) is the term for the "force" that causes current to flow through a conductor. Roughly speaking, EMF corresponds to voltage. The higher the voltage, the more current tends to flow. The Greek letter epsilon is the symbol for EMF.

107 branch of dentistry specializing in root canals: ENDODONTICS (hiding "DO" and "DO NOT")

The specialty of dentistry known as endodontics deals with the treatment of the dental pulp, the living tissue inside the tooth.

111 Actress Teri: GARR

Actress Teri Garr had several minor roles during her youth, including appearances in nine Elvis films. Garr's big break came with the role of Inga in Young Frankenstein, and her supporting role in Tootsie earned Garr an Academy Award nomination. Unfortunately, Teri Garr suffers from multiple sclerosis. She is a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

112 Davis von „Thelma & Louise“: GEENA

In addition to being a successful Hollywood actress, Geena Davis is also an accomplished archer and was about to qualify for the United States Archery Team for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Davis is also a member of American Mensa. She is a lady...

Thelma & Louise is a thought-provoking and highly entertaining film. It was directed by Ridley Scott in 1991 and has two fabulous leads in Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon. You'll also see Brad Pitt on screen in his first major film role.

113 going to bed, with “out” : CONK …

The term "conk out" was coined by aviators during World War I and was used to describe engine stalling.

119 products for sale: Apr. : MDSE

Goods ("mdse" or "merch")

120 Filmmaker born in Taiwan: ANG LEE

Taiwanese director Ang Lee has certainly made an eclectic mix of films, mixed in terms of genre but not in terms of quality. It bested classics like Sense & Sensibility (my favorite), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Brokeback Mountain, and Life of Pi.

121 George Washington fells a cherry tree and others: MYTHS

The famous story about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree as a child eventually became fiction. He was reportedly confronted by his father after hitting a tree with an ax and confessed saying, "I'm sorry Dad, I can't lie". Is not true …

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1 organization created under F.D.R. : SSA

The Social Security Administration (SSA) was created as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The first person to receive a monthly retirement benefit was Ida May Fuller of Vermont, who received her first check for $22.54 after paying payroll taxes for three years. The New Deal proved to be a good deal for Mrs. Fuller, as she lived to be 100 and received nearly $23,000 in total benefits, while her three-year contributions totaled just $24.75.

2 Heuler eines Films? : LOBISOMEM

A werewolf is perhaps better known as a werewolf. A werewolf transforms from human form into a werewolf at the full moon.

4 Rebuke: TAKEN AWAY

The term "tirada" describes a long and violent speech and is a word that came from French into English. "Tirade" can have the same meaning in French, but it is also the word for "volleyball". So a tirade is a salvo of words.

6 Lectures Acronym: TED

The acronym "TED" stands for "Technology, Entertainment and Design". TED is a series of conferences held around the world by a non-profit group called the Sapling Foundation. The themes of the conferences are diverse and the meetings are usually chaired by big names such as Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Bill Gates and Jane Goodall. The Sapling Foundation then makes recordings of the conferences available online for free to spread the ideas around the world. These conferences are known as “TED Talks”. There are also TEDx events, which are talks presented locally under license from TED.

7 Model for elementary school students: DIORAMA

A diorama is a scaled-down or scaled-down replica of a scene. We mostly see life-size dioramas in museums, while our kids might make small dioramas as homework. The original diorama was an image viewer invented by Louis Daguerre and Charles Marie Bouton in 1822. These historic dioramas were quite large and showed scenes that appeared to change as the lighting was manipulated.

8 Mountain Residence: OLYMPUS

Olympus is the highest peak in Greece. In Greek mythology it was the home of the gods, and in particular the main gods known as the twelve Olympians.

10 What three dots can mean: ESS

The Morse code symbol for the letter S is "dot-dot-dot".

12 Kenyon College University: OHIO

Kenyon College is a private school in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824. The college was founded largely with funds from fellow Englishmen Lord Kenyon and Lord Gambier. Kenyon's list of alumni includes President Rutherford B. Hayes, actor Paul Newman, comedian Jonathan Winters and actress Allison Janney.

14 org. raised over F.D.R. : FDIC

During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Banking Act of 1933. The Act established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a temporary government corporation that insured deposits made by customers of qualified financial institutions. The first accounts funded in 1934 had an insurance limit of $2,500. Since the 2008 financial crisis, that limit has been $250,000.

16 namesake of one of Earth's five oceans: ATLAS

The first known mention of the name "Atlantic" for the second largest ocean in the world comes from ancient Greece. The Greeks called this ocean "the Atlas sea" or "Atlantis thalassa".

17 baby carriers, maybe: STORK

In German and Dutch society, storks resting on the roof of a house were considered good luck charms. This tradition gave rise to children's stories of babies being brought to families by storks.

22 Vice President After Pence: HARRIS

Kamala Harris served as a United States Senator from California in 2017 after serving as California's Attorney General for six years. In early 2019, Harris announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election. Although she dropped out of the race, eventual candidate Joe Biden chose her as his running mate for Vice President. When the Biden-Harris ticket won the election, Harris became the highest-ranking politician in US history.

25 One of Neptune's moons: NEREID

Nereid is the third largest moon on the planet Neptune. In Greek mythology, the Nereids were sea nymphs who served the god Neptune.

30 Second half of an enchantment: -POCUS

There seems to be a lot of speculation about the origin of the Hocus Pocus spell, but nothing is very clear to me.

31 Hit-assinatura de Helen Reddy: I ​​AM WOMAN

Successful singer Helen Reddy was born in Melbourne, Australia. In 1966, Reddy won a talent contest and won a trip to New York City to audition. The 25-year-old single mom decided to stay in the US and was able to launch a successful singing career a few years later. His 1972 hit "I Am Woman" was the first recording by an Australian artist to reach No. 1 on the US charts.

33 Shares space with # : THREE

The # symbol is usually referred to as a "number sign", but here in the US the name "pound sign" is also very common, as is "hash mark".

34 Oil dipstick similar: OIL

One type of dipstick is used to measure the oil level in an internal combustion engine.

38 Southwest Arts Center: TAOS

The city of Taos, New Mexico is named after the nearby Native American village of Taos Pueblo. Taos is famous for its art colony. Artists began to settle in Taos in 1899 and the Taos Society of Artists was formed in 1915.

39 Tom Jones and Anthony Hopkins, by birth: WELSH

Tom Jones... someone with a real voice and a great showman. I saw it in Vegas many, many moons ago and it was one of the best Vegas shows I've ever seen. Although "Tom Jones" is a carefully chosen stage name (he was born Thomas Woodward), the name is not far off the mark as Jones is his mother's maiden name. The stage name was chosen by his manager to capitalize on the appeal of Tom Jones, a film adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel that was doing well at the time. The name also emphasized Tom's Welsh roots, as Jones is a very common name in Wales.

Fabulous actor Anthony Hopkins got his big film break as Richard the Lionheart in the historical drama The Lion in Winter 1968. Hopkins hails from the south coast of Wales and was encouraged early in his career by Welshman Richard Burton, whom he met as a teenager. I would argue that Hopkins' best known film role was Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.

44 Suzhou Museum Architecture: PEI

Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei grew up in Shanghai. He moved to the United States to study architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Though he transferred to MIT soon after. List of his projects include the John F. Kennedy Library in Massachusetts, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong and the famous glass and steel pyramid at the Louvre in Paris.

47 He Set A Guinness World Record In 2014 And Reported 34 Hours Straight: AL ROKER

Al Roker is best known for playing the weatherman on NBC's Today show. However, he has successfully moved away from that platform, even co-writing a novel called The Morning Show Murders, about a celebrity chef and TV host mired in mystery. Current …

As part of a fundraiser to benefit the military and the USO, meteorologist Al Roker compiled a 34-hour non-stop weather forecast on NBC in November 2014. The event earned the nickname "Roker-thon" and established a new Guinness world record. Roker replayed the event in various guises in 2015 and 2017. For Roker-thon 2, Al covered weather for all fifty states and Washington, DC in the same week. For Roker-thon 3, he visited colleges across the country and participated in record-setting stunts such as the longest conga line on ice and the tallest human letter.

48 Breasts: In tea water

Fernsehen (TV, teevee, the tube, the boob tube)

49 N.B.A. City, on the leaderboards: TOR

The Raptors are an NBA basketball team from Toronto, Ontario. The franchise was formed along with the Vancouver Grizzlies when the NBA expanded into Canada in 1995. However, the Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001, leaving the Raptors as the league's only Canadian member. The choice of the name "Raptors" in 1995 was heavily influenced by the popularity of the movie "Jurassic Park" in the mid-1990s.

50 Magic Power: MOJO

The word "mojo", which means "magic charm, magnetism", is probably Creole in origin.

51 fraternal figures: MÖNDER

The term "monk" is normally used to describe a male member of a religious order. More specifically, the term is limited to members of a community of men who lead a contemplative life separate from the world. The related term "monk" also applies to male members of a religious community, but brothers work with the wider community.

55 Her name is Greek for "all gifted": PANDORA (hidden "AND" and "OR")

According to Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman. She was created by the gods, with each god giving her a gift. Her name can be translated from Greek as "all talented". Pandora is famous for the story of "Pandora's Box". The story was supposed to revolve around Pandora's "jar" because a 16th-century mistranslation turned "jar" into "box". In the story of Pandora's box, her curiosity got the better of her and she opened a box that she was told to leave alone. As a result, she discarded all of humanity's ills and shut them down just in time to trap hope within herself.

57 activity hills: ANTS

Anthills are actually underground nests. Ants in the colony burrow underground, resulting in a mound of sand or dirt above ground.

62 Pro Bowl side, short: AFC

The AFC-NFC Pro Bowl is the NFL's all-star game and is played at the end of the season, around the time of the Super Bowl. Pro Bowl rules differ from regular NFL games to make the game safer. Apparently, NFL owners don't want their players to get injured when they're not playing for their own team.

63 items with straps: bra

The word "brassière" is of French origin, but it is not the word the French use for "bra". In France, what we call a bra is known as a 'soutien-gorge', which translates to 'held under the breast'. The word "bra" is used in France, but there it means a baby undershirt, a lifebuoy or a harness. "Brassière" comes from the old French word for "armguard" on a military uniform ("bras" is the French word for "arm"). Later, "brassière" became "breastplate" and from then on the word came to refer to a type of female corset. The word jumped into English around 1900.

65 ___ Master's Voice: HIS

The RCA logo features a dog named Nipper. Nipper was a real dog from England whose owner, Francis Barraud, made a painting of Nipper listening to a gramophone. Barraud then approached several gramophone manufacturers in the hope that they would be interested in using the image for promotional purposes. Nipper's likeness was indeed captured, and at the time it was Barraud himself who invented the catchphrase "The voice of his master".

70 The one who took us all? : OTIS

Elevators (simple elevators) have been around for a long time. What Elisha Otis did was the "safety elevator", a design he presented at the 1853 New York World's Fair. At the fair, Otis stood on a raised platform in front of the spectators and ordered his assistant to cut the only rope who held the platform. Her safety system kicked in as the platform dropped just a few inches, leaving the crowd stunned. After this demonstration came the orders.

79 worker with comb: BEE

Bees create a structure called a comb in their nests to house their larvae and store honey and pollen. Honeycomb consists of hexagonal cells made of wax.

81 Mountebank: Betrug

A banker is a charlatan, a fraud. The term more specifically refers to someone who sells quackery to a small crowd and uses gimmicks and exaggerated stories to persuade individuals to buy. "Mountebank" comes from the Italian of "monta" meaning "to go up" and "banco" meaning "bank". The idea is that the scammer would "board a bank" from where he could appeal to the crowd and sell his fraudulent wares.

86 It has its circumstances, in short: TRIG

Trigonometry (trig) is a branch of mathematics that deals with triangles and calculations based on the relationship between the angles of a triangle and the lengths of its sides.

87 Popular beer brand, casually: STELLA

Belgian beer Stella Artois is named after the brewer Sebastianus Artois. Artois was the brewmaster of the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium, in the early 17th century. Den Hoorn Brewery has been around since at least 1366... ​​yes, 1366!

89 Meeting the deadline? : SENTIA

"Séance" is a French word meaning "to sit". We use the term in English for a seance in which a spiritualist tries to communicate with the spirits of the dead.

91 One side of the coin: OBSERVE

The two sides of a coin are referred to as "obverse" and "verso". The obverse is commonly referred to as "heads" as it usually represents a person's head. The reverse is commonly referred to as "tails" because it is the opposite of "heads".

92 Online geködert: TROLLED

In internet terms, a troll is someone who tries to disrupt the activities of an online group. The term "troll" fisherman is used to describe such a person when he makes incoherent comments to "lure" others into an emotional response. I have to admit that I feel sorry for people who lead such sad lives...

97 Cancels: EXTOLS

Praising something is praising it out loud. The term "elevate" comes from the Latin "extollere" and means "to raise, to increase".

99 Literary Utopia: XANADU

Shangdu (also "Xanadu") was located in Inner Mongolia, China, just over 200 miles north of China. Shangdu was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty founded by Kublai Khan in 1271. The Venetian traveler Marco Polo visited Shangdu around 1272, and the city was destroyed by the Ming army in 1369. Centuries later, in 1797, the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge immortalized the city (as "Xanadu") in his famous poem Kubla Khan.

The word "Utopia" was coined by Sir Thomas More in his book "Utopia" published in 1516 to describe an idyllic fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. More's use of the name Utopia derives from the Greek "ou" for "not" and "topos" for "place". By naming his perfect island "Not Place", More apparently made it clear that he didn't believe the ideal could really exist.

105 Longtime Sportswriter Jim: MCKAY

Jim McKay was a sportswriter best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports for 37 years, until 1998. McKay also covered 12 Olympic Games, including his memorable coverage of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. his country during World War II in the US Navy, where he was a minesweeper captain.

114 Tour de France Distance Units: Apr.: KMS

Kilometer (km)

As early as the late 19th century, long-distance cycling races were used as promotional events, traditionally to increase newspaper sales. These races were usually held on circuits, but in 1902, supporters of the sports magazine L'Auto decided to organize a race that would take participants across France. This first Tour de France took place in 1903, it started in Paris and went through Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes and then back to Paris.

115 „___, Farsa!“ : BAH

Charles Dickens's classic 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol, left us with some famous phrases and words. First, it led to the popular use of the phrase "Merry Christmas", and second, it gave us the word "Scrooge" to describe a mean person. And third, everyone knows that Ebenezer Scrooge used the words "Bah! Humbug!"