Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, May 4, 2004

12:03 am

theonleething

I love Sammi!

12:04 am

Marilyn Manson

I do too!!!

12:09 am

ridthecancer

no. i love sammi more than any of you ever will.

12:10 am

Marilyn Manson

lets all love sammi, together. lets love sammi all over there face!

1:07 am

Drizzo

Is 1576 way less than I should have? There seems to be near endless possibilities, yet I seem to be stalling

1:20 am

Marilyn Manson

shut up.

1:24 am

JulieRox

currently 63/4.75/937 and off to get some Zs

1:27 am

rickdairy

80/4.50/892 - me too

1:28 am

Marilyn Manson

too bad i cant use NIN.

1:31 am

Drizzo

141/4.82/2057 ... It's getting late

1:38 am

rickdairy

wish i could use doh!

1:42 am

L D

87 words 4.74 1195

blah.

2:26 am

Christine

woohoo.... my first 8 in two days....

4:28 am

Alti

Ooo got a nine! I'm all excited now. I think I can sleep! LOL

7:36 am

burns1

I like todays. 10 minutes, 31 words including a 9 and 8 and a 7

7:48 am

cbullock

yeah, my first 20 words averaged over 35pts/word

8:00 am

tvoltagg

well then.. i think the word for YOU two is in the top left section of the board. it's 4 letters. it goes clockwise.
:-)

8:14 am

burns1

Thank you, I didn't have THAt particular word!

Anyway, I notice that you end up finishing above me all the time anyway

8:15 am

cbullock

actually, i didn't have that either... lol

8:53 am

cbullock

one 9, and scores of 7's, but the 8 still eludes me

8:59 am

RET

Freon is not valid?

9:01 am

RET

Anyway, over 1000 - I can go back to work now - haha!

9:01 am

Si

142/4.91/2232 but no sign of an 8 or 9.

9:17 am

Foulke29

oooh hovercraft so close

9:51 am

burns1

How can someone leer but not be a leerer?

10:02 am

hoofmane3030

Just when I thought I should stop playing and finish up this paper . . . a nine letter word exposes itself. It almost brought a tear to my eye.

10:07 am

tvoltagg

I also just landed the niner.. but still no 8.

10:13 am

Si

Just found an 8, but the nine still eludes me - is it a common word?

10:20 am

standby4sue

oopsy just burnt my hubbyd shirt looking for a word <shrugs> Oh well LOL Hate ironing any way :(

10:32 am

hoofmane3030

You might have to look deep within the puzzle and within yourself to find the nine-letter word . . .

10:33 am

cbullock

the 9's more common than the 8
(at least the ones i have)

10:45 am

standby4sue

*punches air* Got a Nine @ last :)

10:47 am

bacchae

Way to go sue ;)

10:47 am

pufferfish

Why isn't freon working? And I could have sworn I got it this morning, and now it's not on my list. Very strange.

10:52 am

standby4sue

Thanks pet LOL

10:55 am

cbullock

two 8's

11:16 am

standby4sue

I got to go to School now Laura *wink* LMAO!!

11:29 am

Si

Thanks hoofmane3030!

Just wish I hadn't been told there is another 8 to find now too...

11:33 am

Si

I'll have to call it a day at 160/4.97/2588. Need to go home and pack my flat...

11:40 am

RET

1301 - woohoo - I'm moving on up ......

11:53 am

RET

1400! Does anyone care - probably not, but try to rejoice in my success just this once! Have pity on me, those with twice as many points.

12:25 pm

RET

1515 - can you stand it? I thought NOT!

12:31 pm

hoofmane3030

RET . . . you and I can battle it out for twenty-something place . . . I'm currently at 1632 and strugglin'

12:34 pm

holmes

there Are no 8-letter words, and certainly no 9-letter ones. You're all lying

12:35 pm

RET

all right - just like my golf handicap

12:42 pm

Stubbychuck

Very stuck at 1594. I'll be back. Muhwahahaha.

12:46 pm

discodave

Well, I got over 2000 today, at least. I guess we'll be looking at 4000 for the top score? Sob...

12:47 pm

Assa

Crap! It won't allow orderve.
I'm really annoyed about that.

12:52 pm

Stubbychuck

Ok. I'm quitting again for a little while. 1674. I found the nine letter-er, but where oh where are you 8 letter-ers?

1:00 pm

boomrz2

what is the most points anyone has ever scored on one word?

1:02 pm

B.B.

"orderve" is spelled hors d' oveur, if I'm not mistaken, which I may be, but not by much.

1:04 pm

Kaetchen

hors d'oeurve

1:14 pm

eepingbunny

Actually, you're all wrong. It's hors d'oeuvre.

1:26 pm

RET

I spell it f-i-n-g-e-r-f-o-o-d

1:29 pm

libboy

'ronin' isn't taken either? grrr.

1:33 pm

RET

still ticking - 1629 - hoofmane - you still out there?

1:38 pm

hoofmane3030

1979 . . . you can't touch me!

1:42 pm

RET

Puff, puff ...... 1721 ...... arghhhhh

1:46 pm

sapphie

I tried ronin.... no luck....doing realy badly today...back at work and brain fried out

1:47 pm

holmes

155 words 2315
9-letter guy hit me like lightning, but still no 8-letters

2:09 pm

RET

Found the 9 letter word - my life is complete!

2:19 pm

holmes

About Freon: is it a brand name? I guess I could easily look it up..

2:20 pm

Delta

Yes, I believe Freon is a brand. I think the technical name is R-12, but I can't remember.

2:22 pm

RET

hoofmane3030 - 1945 .......

2:24 pm

RET

hoofmane - make that 2017 !!

2:25 pm

Delta

I just looked it up, and R-12 is Freon (which is a trademarked name), but maybe it was called something else first.

2:31 pm

April

Acer is a word, latin for Maple, won't take it though

2:38 pm

sapphie

On 1948, but no 9's or 8's....this one is driving me mad. Exactley how many 8's and 9's are there? Brain hurts!!!

2:50 pm

hoofmane3030

I've been stuck on the phone here for awhile . . . I need to get back on the trolley and defend my not-title

2:53 pm

RET

yeah, that working sure gets in the way doesn't it - haha!

2:53 pm

Beren

I guess "dinorat" wasn't a real prehistoric rodent, huh? ;)

2:55 pm

hoofmane3030

yeah, "working"

3:30 pm

hoofmane3030

Stuck at 2039, RET, (in a New York accent now) how you doin'?

3:34 pm

jmurdock

Are we not men? Devo is not a word...... :-(

3:39 pm

RET

I hate to say it - I'm at 2036 - haha!

3:44 pm

RET

Did I say 2036? I meant to say 2041 - haha!

3:45 pm

RET

Oh no, I'm out of control - at 2053!

4:06 pm

jmurdock

96 / 4.74 / 1414 .....I give up!
My head hurts!

4:12 pm

RET

hoofmane - I really need to work some more so i leave you with ...... 2075 - but I may be back - hahahahahahaha!

4:14 pm

RET

Or maybe ..... 2099 ...... hahaha - someone stop me!

4:21 pm

RET

2122 - OK, I'm really going back to work now ....

4:21 pm

derrr

RET, you can stop anytime..

4:31 pm

BubbaJo

this is crazy! I love words and only have 68! How on earth can you get so many you all!>>>>????!!!!!! Yikes!!!

5:28 pm

RET

OK - I'm leaving this at 2204 - I think I've wrung everything out of this that my feeble mind can do. And it's time to eat dinner. See you at the awards ceremony tomorrow - haha!

5:29 pm

derrr

points should be detracted for bragging about your score... or something

5:30 pm

RET

Hey - I'm doing it while I can - check out my other feeble finishes

5:31 pm

RET

And as Archie Bunker said - if you can't stand the heat, stay away from the cook!

5:31 pm

boomrz2

RET, that is an incredible score, but how about if we determine that for ourselves...

5:34 pm

RET

Actually I do not expect to win - holmes posted a higher score much earlier in the day and I'm sure he/she has added to it by now. And I am sure there are other whizzes out there that don't even need to condescend to my trash talk.

5:47 pm

boomrz2

and this is the best I've scored on any puzzle yet as well, but I've played but five times or so, I'll be curious to see the highest scores tomorrow. I don't even have an 8 or 9 either and am puzzled at what they are...hmmm...

6:43 pm

beluga

got 2215. thanx hoofmane3030 for xlnt clue to 9 letter word. :)

7:34 pm

tor

over 100 words is crazy enough!

7:45 pm

April

TYRA are you there?

7:48 pm

elphaba

Between the clue and my better half figuring out the first five letters, I finally got that dratted nine. Finally!

8:12 pm

April

nine was easy hours ago, what is the eight?

8:34 pm

atlatl51

Finally got the clue for the niner! Thanks!! I bet i still come in 10th or 20th place though. Oh well...

8:36 pm

atlatl51

has anyone found more than 2 eights?

8:38 pm

April

I'd like to find one 8, any clues?

8:39 pm

Beren

I've got the 9, but no 8s...

8:53 pm

atlatl51

magic covers. that's for 2 of the 3 8's

9:10 pm

Stubbychuck

Magic Covers, eh? Hmmm...

9:13 pm

April

thanks, got one of those 8's, but the other one...?

9:15 pm

atlatl51

it's the best i can do for a hint.

9:20 pm

Beren

I dunno... I appreciate the hints, but I think I'm pretty fried -- I'm not seeing them.

10:20 pm

Alti

That clue is killing me LOL it's almost one of those head banging on keyboard moments

10:33 pm

cbullock

four 8's now

11:05 pm

Alti

Got one of the 8s now 'm off to work, done for the day, good luck all

11:05 pm

RET

2394 and no 8 letter words - argghh - time for bed - magic covers, indeed - haha!

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