Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, August 21, 2017

12:04 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:08 am

flosey

hi Liz

12:09 am

pugmama763

sp8

12:10 am

Lizlin

Thanks, pug

12:10 am

flosey

thanks pugs

12:10 am

pugmama763

yw

12:11 am

hurshy

this grid makes me think of Isis and Osiris

12:15 am

rururocks

halfway

12:15 am

Trifioso

hello. still awake

12:16 am

rururocks

poor trif

12:16 am

Trifioso

ill live

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:19 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:20 am

Trifioso

thank you lickety

1:38 am

flosey

127 to go, I'm off to bed, good night all

1:40 am

flosey

124 for tomorrow, good night for sure this time

2:06 am

rbud

goodness, those are seriously odd ps words - all new to me! Glad I didn't spend much time trying to find the 9 on my own! :P

2:28 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! tristan's love

2:41 am

sprite

isolde!

2:41 am

sprite

good morning all

2:41 am

hurshy

ding ding ding

2:45 am

hurshy

so in case you didn't gather from below there are at least 2 ps9, then i have an sp9, don't have the fourth

2:45 am

hurshy

i mean EIGHTS

2:45 am

hurshy

just the one ps9

2:46 am

sprite

haven't been looking back at the chog yet, still in the do it myself phase

2:46 am

hurshy

well if you find ps8s and 9 in that phase, i'll eat my hat, lol

2:46 am

sprite

lol

2:47 am

sprite

trying to make the skin condition work

2:47 am

hurshy

that's what i tried when i saw rbud's comment...

2:48 am

sprite

hehehe. No luck?

2:48 am

hurshy

noop

2:50 am

grannyrose

yoohoo!! {{sprite}} {{hurshy}} hugs my dears.

2:51 am

sprite

sp8 x 2

2:51 am

sprite

rose! *hugsssss* Hello my dear friend, how have you been?

2:51 am

grannyrose

not so busy today, thank heavens. sprite, how did it go at the dentist? i was praying for you so hard.

2:51 am

hurshy

oooh ok thanks let me see...

2:52 am

sprite

it went okayish, rose, but I have to go back on thursday :( He could only do one cavity, because he had to go so very slow for me.

2:52 am

grannyrose

there's supposed to be a po6/24. if there is, i'll eat Hurshy's hat.

2:53 am

grannyrose

aww sweetie. i was hoping you were done and dusted with the dentist. xoxox

2:53 am

sprite

now now, you girls can share

2:53 am

hurshy

hawaiian dish + ___re and ___re alike

2:55 am

grannyrose

for pete's sake !! thanx hurshy. i've been dancing around that word for nearly 10 minutes.

2:56 am

sprite

stress is eating me up atm. Dentist, bills and my sister's party. Ugh. Can't sleep at nights.

2:57 am

grannyrose

honey, so wish i was with you. how about a sangria before bed..

2:57 am

hurshy

i can't sleep either, that's why i am here

2:57 am

sprite

sangria is all finished, hun. I am back to the occasional cider :)

2:58 am

sprite

sorry you can't sleep, hursh, though it is nice to have you here in chat with us

2:58 am

sprite

and rose, I so wish you were here too! I could do with a generous dose of rose

3:00 am

grannyrose

*smiling at you* something to make you happier. Don has sorted all the photos into folders for each country. gonna nail him down and get him to email you the Netherlands one.

3:00 am

sprite

oh brilliant! Please do.

3:02 am

sprite

I fall asleep in the evening, then wake up an hour later and cannot get back to sleep until 6 am.

3:02 am

sprite

so irritating!

3:03 am

grannyrose

my poor darling... xoxox... i don't know how to help you.

3:04 am

sprite

just hang in with me for the duration. Things should settle back down once the party is history. Well, about a week later, lol, I need some time to clear the fallout. And pray for me, please?

3:05 am

hurshy

i wish someone super rich had insomnia

3:05 am

sprite

and pay us to sing him or her lullabies!

3:06 am

hurshy

or pour lots of money into researching better treatments for it

3:06 am

hurshy

was my thought

3:06 am

sprite

a wiser wish. Can't we have both, though?

3:06 am

hurshy

sure why not

3:07 am

sprite

good. Yo, mr moneybags, get in babble stat

3:12 am

sprite

so very disobedient, isn't he or she?

3:12 am

hurshy

what else is new

3:12 am

sprite

true, true

3:14 am

sprite

ashoric - beachy

3:20 am

sprite

hm, argh is not a valid spelling, apparently. Even though arrgh and arrghh are, iirc.

3:21 am

grannyrose

the double arse makes it right

3:23 am

sprite

*grins*

3:24 am

sprite

double arse... the story of my life.

3:24 am

grannyrose

*giggles*

3:27 am

sprite

our rosie is in the grid!

3:28 am

grannyrose

*waves to sprite from the grid*

3:29 am

sprite

:) *waves back*

3:41 am

grannyrose

nearly dinner time honey. hope you can have some lovely quiet time today... to restore you and refresh. love you sweetie. xoxox

3:41 am

sprite

love you right back, my friend. *hugssss* to the both of you. Enjoy dinner and have a lovely night.

3:47 am

sprite

I'll bb later, this is a tricky grid. Bye hursh, I hope you can sleep soon.

5:44 am

rubyfoo

Hello.

5:44 am

rubyfoo

Hello.

5:44 am

rubyfoo

Goody, a big grid.

5:53 am

periwinkle

hi ruby, hello all

6:02 am

rubyfoo

Hi Peri, this grid is harder than it looks at first glance

6:05 am

periwinkle

yes it is. time to eat breakfast, bbl

6:24 am

LoriP

sa

6:26 am

rubyfoo

Hello Lorii. I haven't seen you before.

6:29 am

rubyfoo

and you're in the grid!

6:29 am

ChampFit

...and she's a word!

6:31 am

rubyfoo

Onlyh if there are two LOL

6:31 am

amelu0218

and valid as pl

6:31 am

ChampFit

:)

6:31 am

rubyfoo

(if you move slowly

6:32 am

rubyfoo

Do you know the difference between a lemur and a lo***?

6:33 am

rubyfoo

(not a joke, I have no idea)

6:33 am

ChampFit

No...

6:34 am

ChampFit

Well, now we're gonna have to ask Mr. Google!

6:34 am

doseffing

a loris is a lemur but a lemur isn't necessarily a loris

6:35 am

rubyfoo

Thank you, Dose, and how are you feeling these days?

6:36 am

rubyfoo

And a Dose is a médicine or a very nice fellow from Canada

6:36 am

doseffing

... have felt better ... but mustn't complain ... too much ... it's boring ...

6:37 am

rubyfoo

but l understand, complain away!!

6:37 am

doseffing

... being not busy ... waiting for the school year to start again ... so that I have something to do that isn't yard work

6:39 am

rubyfoo

I can't do much in tthe garden -- l feed the fish, dead-head some of the roses and pick fruit, but only if there is somebody here. l'm too afraid of falling

6:40 am

rubyfoo

I used to be ambitious.....

6:40 am

doseffing

... by the way ... is there something happening in France the first week of October ... a holiday ... an election ... it was just hard to book a hotel in Paris that week

6:41 am

rubyfoo

I don't know but will ask my friends

6:43 am

doseffing

... just wondered ... got a seemingly nice place in Montmartre, near Sacre Coeur, but it seemed like everything near the Champs Elysee or on the left bank was booked

6:43 am

rubyfoo

There used to be a shop between floors toward the ast end of the Louvre that sold actual prints from old engraving plates -- botanicals and the like. It was back in '64, and things were very different

6:43 am

doseffing

... or perhaps we just didn't check out enough places

6:44 am

rubyfoo

I used to take my 8- monhth old baby, witth his stroller, and tthe guards would help me

6:46 am

rubyfoo

I especially loved the basement with its Assyrian and Babylonian massive statues, and l'd sit on the steps below the Winged Victory and draw.

6:46 am

doseffing

... that's what we're planning ... just going for walks around the town because we haven't been there since '70 and '73

6:48 am

rubyfoo

We spent a whole summer (lst husband) at the Hotel Cusset on yhe rue Richelieu. It was a greatt location as my husband was working at the Bibliothèque Nationale and we'd picnic at the Palais Royal because we were on an extremely limited budget

6:48 am

rubyfoo

Comme ça change.....

6:50 am

doseffing

... le plus c'est la meme chose

6:52 am

rubyfoo

The Louvre was virtually empty, marvellous to have been there then. And Paris was still black; it was sand-blasted before my next visit in '67

6:55 am

doseffing

... were you there for the excitement in '68?

6:57 am

rubyfoo

Yes, I was living in London and my parents flew to Paris on the 1st flight available. I had a photo of a banner "Louvre en grève" and there were bodies in the river

6:58 am

rubyfoo

no no, l misemembetred. Itt was "L'Op'ra en grève!"

6:58 am

rubyfoo

(sorry for typos, my eyes were better then, too)

7:00 am

ChampFit

dose...I was there in January, and we stayed in a small hotel near the Louvre...a 5 minute walk away. Can't remember the name, but will check for you.

7:01 am

doseffing

... heavens ... I've got the board expanded so large it doesn't all fit on the screen at the same time ... and I've got this stupid keyboard on the Surface which requires you to rest your palms on the machine which somehow causes the machine to think that you're clicking on the adverts

7:01 am

rubyfoo

Paris has always been my favorite city

7:02 am

doseffing

... thanks Champ ... we got a place in Montmartre up near Gare du Nord so we can catch the chunnel train to London for week two ... thanks anyways ...

7:02 am

ChampFit

Oh, no worries! When are you going?

7:03 am

rubyfoo

I'll look forward to your reactions; Octt is the perfect time to visit. The hordes of lemmings will be gone

7:04 am

ChampFit

Oooh...I'll bet it's lovely then.

7:04 am

rubyfoo

It''s always beautiful but summer crowds can be unbearable

7:05 am

doseffing

... first two weeks of October ... wife wants to see London and I didn't want two weeks in the same town and the National Ballet of Canada was dancing in Paris the first week and I discovered where my mother's family came from ... so I talked her into Paris and London .

7:05 am

rubyfoo

When you were there, Champ, wre there a lot of regugees sleeping in the streets

7:05 am

doseffing

.... younger daughter gave me Orwell's Down and Out in London and Paris for my birthday

7:05 am

ChampFit

I did that with my daughter in January. No ruby...I imaging it was too dang cold for them!

7:06 am

rubyfoo

We used Europe o,n $5/day on our first trips

7:06 am

ChampFit

My daughter graduated early from college, so I took her to see The Mousetrap in London. It was a dream of hers. Built the trip around that. "Made" her to go Paris too, while we were there. ;)

7:07 am

doseffing

... I am much to old and stuffy to live out of a backpack any more ... did it once ... but I was young and fit then

7:07 am

rubyfoo

Not like husband #deux who stayed at the Ritz! LOL

7:07 am

doseffing

... ooh ... the Mousetrap ... forgot about that ... hmmm

7:08 am

doseffing

... checked out the prices at the Ritz ... maybe for lunch ... once ...

7:08 am

ChampFit

Check it out. It's not playing every day. I think we went on a Wednesday. We did tea at the Ritz before the play.

7:09 am

ChampFit

Anyone care to clue an I or the Y?

7:09 am

rubyfoo

It was elegant, and he was courting me

7:10 am

LuvWordGames

ya 4/7

7:10 am

LuvWordGames

ir 5/12

7:10 am

ChampFit

We were 30 mins late, due to Uber not working well in London. (That's a travel tip, Dose). But the lovely people at the Ritz settled us in, and made us feel like we weren't crazy, awful travelers. Thank you, Luv!

7:11 am

rubyfoo

Hi, Luv, I don't have either one

7:11 am

ChampFit

Got the y...thx

7:12 am

LuvWordGames

hi ruby, I was clueing for Champ. If you need clues for them I can give them

7:13 am

rubyfoo

I haven't even reached half and don't really care

7:13 am

rubyfoo

I'm enjoying dose's planning vicariously

7:14 am

rubyfoo

I hardly e ven go to "downtown" Annecy any more

7:14 am

rubyfoo

tael

7:14 am

rubyfoo

sorry

7:17 am

doseffing

... Ruby ... have you every been through Chatillon-sur-Seine ... it's mid way between Troyes and Dijon ... ... turns out that's where my mother's mother's family is from ...

7:19 am

rubyfoo

I've been in Troyes (manuscripts in the Library) and Dijon, bujt not Chatillon. What's there?

7:21 am

doseffing

... just a small town as far as I can tell ... it was the French Army headquarters for the first battle of the Marne ... ... but it seems that Charles Gouin left there with the army in 1655 and got left in Quebec when Louis Xiii died and the regency had more important things to think about than a struggling agricultural community in the New World

7:22 am

doseffing

... my grandmother is something like 7 great's granddaughter

7:23 am

rubyfoo

That is very interesting. My first trips to Europe were sspent tracking down Huegenot manuscrapts

7:24 am

bichon

ryby, you've such an interesting life

7:24 am

rubyfoo

. Later ones were sightseeing with an erstwhile French suitor, and the last oners were with 2nd husband, who wasn't really interested in much, but wanted to impress me

7:26 am

rubyfoo

Yes, bichon, I am very llucky to have all those memories and to have wound up in this beautiful place.

7:26 am

doseffing

... I thought he was a Huegenot because my grandfather's family were strict fundamentalist Scots Presbyterians ... but he was the loser in the family and ended up getting his housekeeper pregnant after his first wife had died ... so he married a Pur Laine Quebecoise Catholic much to his family's continuing disgust

7:28 am

rubyfoo

Howw wonderful to be able to trace your family that way. I knolw the name of my grandmother's shtetl in the Ukraine, but, aside from some 19th C photos, there is Nothing else

7:31 am

doseffing

... oh it was pure luck ... I didn't know my grandmother's name until I was 62 ... I just stumbled on it when one of my uncles passed away and my mother got a box of stuff

7:31 am

rubyfoo

I have a dog crying for "good boy cookies"

7:32 am

doseffing

... then he must have some

7:36 am

rubyfoo

They each get 10 cocktail snacks with roquefort; it's a sweet ritual

7:36 am

rubyfoo

no cocktails, though

7:36 am

doseffing

... sounds like they eat better than I do ...

7:37 am

rubyfoo

They certainly eat better (and more) than I do

7:38 am

doseffing

... speaking of which ... I should do something about breakfast before I forget again ... and as I can't seem to take any particular letter past half way I must be off until later ... have a good day Ruby ... sunny skies and luck to all

7:38 am

rubyfoo

bye Dose, thank you for bringing back Paris!

7:48 am

rubyfoo

174 and l give up -- not even nbt or nbs

7:48 am

rubyfoo

Bye bichon and luv (if you're still here)

8:55 am

NANCY

anyone have a clue for the po 6 please

8:56 am

flosey

po4 + a beginning of a laugh

8:56 am

flosey

monkeyed it, not familiar with the word

8:56 am

NANCY

tyvm, was drin

8:56 am

NANCY

v

8:57 am

mixi6

ps8?

8:57 am

mixi6

ty flosey

8:57 am

NANCY

tyvm was driving me nuts. no wonder I didn't get it, never heard of this word before

8:57 am

MLFAN17

funny how the so 5/10 is in the grid on this day

8:57 am

MLFAN17

hello all

8:58 am

flosey

yw

8:58 am

flosey

hi mlf

8:58 am

MLFAN17

hi flosey

8:58 am

NANCY

mlfan, that was my thought too. ironic

9:00 am

penquis

found the ps word....still need it?

9:00 am

MLFAN17

very ironic

9:00 am

MLFAN17

I do pen...

9:00 am

penquis

ps + PhD defense + two vowels...

9:01 am

MLFAN17

phd defense?

9:02 am

penquis

you have to defend your thesis with this exam....

9:03 am

bubba218

ps + pertaining to mouth + two vowels

9:03 am

mixi6

hello de4 ones. it not co4 today. the ga4 event of the day will be the so5. I hope it stays sunny, or i will gn5 my mo5,6. looking forward to oo4, not oo4 if I drop my glasses.

9:04 am

mixi6

ty gubby and pen. nbs

9:04 am

mixi6

*bubba, gotta love spell check.

9:05 am

MLFAN17

got it

9:06 am

penquis

you can plural that, too...

9:06 am

MLFAN17

I got the singular first

9:07 am

penquis

and change the last letter for another word...an 8...

9:10 am

MLFAN17

2nd column first I stats pls?

9:10 am

penquis

i have ir 5/12...

9:10 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

9:13 am

MLFAN17

is ya 4 a babblet?

9:13 am

penquis

i guess....it's a word i am not sure i am familiar with....

9:14 am

MLFAN17

must be why I cant find it?

9:15 am

penquis

well i didn't say it was a familiar babblet...;o)

9:15 am

penquis

rhymes with hairless...

9:15 am

MLFAN17

ty pen:)

9:15 am

penquis

yw....

9:16 am

penquis

it's not in the dictionary....

9:16 am

MLFAN17

figures

9:18 am

MLFAN17

does anyone know where the ar7 comes from?

9:18 am

penquis

sorry, don't have it yet...

9:19 am

mixi6

top a. sing it.

9:22 am

MLFAN17

hmm....

9:23 am

penquis

ah...ty, mixi...

9:23 am

MLFAN17

pen help please?

9:24 am

ch1212

It's eclipse day! Use protection :)

9:24 am

MLFAN17

hi ch

9:24 am

penquis

jackie's husband + that dress is *h ** lovely on you....

9:25 am

ch1212

thanks, pen... I was searching too.

9:26 am

penquis

yw...

9:27 am

MLFAN17

I don't have it yet will be back....

9:32 am

penquis

i am heading out...bbl to finish....bye all....

9:36 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone...happy eclipse day!

9:37 am

ch1212

hi car!

9:45 am

car.eeyore

I'm in the grid today! :)

9:54 am

MLFAN17

hi ch

9:54 am

MLFAN17

hi car

9:54 am

car.eeyore

Hello

9:54 am

MLFAN17

can someone reclue the ar7 pls?

9:55 am

ch1212

hi mlf!

9:55 am

godthaab

More singing

9:58 am

MLFAN17

does it end with the pt of sing?

10:00 am

mixi6

ar7,8 singing ar7 italian ending

10:00 am

ch1212

here's a stranger clue... first 3 letters of operatic solo + name of town in Washington that had giant mudslide a few years ago. That's the ar6. Then plural it.

10:01 am

mixi6

oh, I mean ar6,7 and ar6

10:02 am

MLFAN17

ty ch

10:02 am

MLFAN17

and now unfortunately, I need stats for the other a on the same column(4th)?

10:03 am

ch1212

me too.

10:04 am

MLFAN17

nbs

10:05 am

ch1212

stat(s) for that a please, mlf?

10:05 am

MLFAN17

if you mean the bottom a on 4th column I don't have it

10:06 am

MLFAN17

do you need stats for the ar 6/7" which comes from the top a on the same column?

10:06 am

ch1212

no, the bottom a, like you...

10:07 am

MLFAN17

I think its an 5/6 at least that's what it seems like via the list

10:08 am

ch1212

That's a start... thanks, mlf

10:08 am

MLFAN17

yw ch no luck for me so far

10:08 am

Haz1558

an5/10 and an6/18

10:09 am

MLFAN17

ch ne 4/4 and 5/10

10:09 am

MLFAN17

hi haz

10:09 am

ch1212

Haz! O bright and beauteous day! Thank you.

10:09 am

Haz1558

Hello! And you're welcome.

10:13 am

Haz1558

I keep thinking that this grid will magically transform into a much easier one. I continue to be disappointed.

10:14 am

ch1212

I agree. I keep shaking my head and wondering if the problem is a foggy brain this morning. Much relief to know you find the grid difficult too.

10:15 am

Haz1558

No, it's not just you, it just isn't behaving nicely at all.

10:16 am

ch1212

It's no doubt exacerbated by the fact I haven't had breakfast yet. So I'll take care of that now, and return later when my blood sugar is happy again. Great to see you, Haz!

10:17 am

Haz1558

Breakfast MIGHT just help, but I've had breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee and it's not done a thing. Good to see you as well!

10:18 am

ch1212

:) Be back later, all.

10:18 am

Haz1558

Bye, ch.

10:32 am

Aloyisius

guess I won't be able to polish this grid off before the eclipse, just started - hi all (-:

10:33 am

bichon

ca 6/24, pls

10:33 am

Haz1558

Hello, Aloy.

10:34 am

mixi6

ca + to whip someone with a ****

10:34 am

Aloyisius

good to see you, Haz :-)

10:34 am

suefrad625

mix, wet noodle?

10:34 am

bichon

ty mixi

10:34 am

mixi6

lol

10:37 am

suefrad625

I am very excited for the eclipse to start. my son went south to Columbia SC, I am staying here in Salisbury NC. 3% difference, and 2 hrs saved in traffic.

10:38 am

Aloyisius

per usual, NE Oh will cloud over - arrgh

10:38 am

suefrad625

i have one ps, ps8/45, are there other ps

10:38 am

Haz1558

There was an interesting article in the paper today about the forthcoming eclipse and about some of the commercial ventures arising from it.

10:40 am

suefrad625

stats for 2nd column O please

10:40 am

Haz1558

'Lunar lattes' in a coffee shop and 'Total Eclipse Moonshine'

10:40 am

Haz1558

ps5, two ps8 and a ps9.

10:41 am

Haz1558

You know a grid is going to be tricky when you see stats like that...

10:41 am

suefrad625

I am charging everyone $3 to look through my glasses, lol

10:41 am

Haz1558

Just right, sue!

10:42 am

suefrad625

if I hear Total Eclipse of the Heart again, I am going to barf.

10:42 am

Haz1558

Oh dear. The original Bonnie Tyler version?

10:42 am

mixi6

hubby has welding helmet. finally looked up rating. should have 14 +, our helmets are rated 13. oo4

10:45 am

Aloyisius

saw something on the TV last night - stand with your back to the sun and use a cracker that has little holes in it - place it in front of a white background, using the cracker as a pinhole filter - the image of the eclipse will appear on the paper.

10:46 am

suefrad625

Aloy, that wont work with the peanut butter on it.

10:46 am

suefrad625

Mix, the 004 is from the bottom O, isnt it?

10:46 am

Aloyisius

LOL - true, sue - am using a Ritz here

10:47 am

Haz1558

os4/4 comes from that o, haven't found the second yet.

10:47 am

mixi6

yes

10:47 am

mixi6

two oo4 from bottom o

10:48 am

Haz1558

I hope someone takes photos of people in welding helmets holding crackers to paper.

10:48 am

Aloyisius

LOL Haz

10:49 am

Aloyisius

am planning on watching the Nova special, "eclipse across America" tonight for the best views

10:49 am

Haz1558

I hope the weather behaves, it's really annoying if you prepare for something and then total cloud cover wrecks it.

10:50 am

Aloyisius

am used to it here, Haz - but one year we did see a lovely lunar eclipse. Miraculously, the skies were clear

10:50 am

doseffing

... Baltimore baseball team also from the 2nd column o

10:50 am

mixi6

we are mostly sunny right now. just a couple of puff clouds. it should start in a couple of hours.

10:50 am

Aloyisius

ty doseff

10:58 am

mixi6

we're supposed to get 92% coverage.

10:59 am

Aloyisius

no surprise, "aloy" is not in enable - had to try it anyway.. ooh, mixi - great

11:02 am

CiociaJudy

*lurking and stealing clues*

11:04 am

Haz1558

It's not stealing, it's recycling.

11:04 am

CiociaJudy

TY Haz. I feel better now. :)

11:04 am

Haz1558

Good.

11:07 am

MLFAN17

sue you will be seeing it around 2 oe 3 this afternoon am I right? I don't have the proper "eyewear" so hopefully I wont even be near a window. you CAN go blind if you look directly at it

11:08 am

Haz1558

But have you got Ritz crackers and a bit of paper?

11:09 am

MLFAN17

haz oddly enough we do have some crackers with holes in them lol

11:09 am

MLFAN17

but true that should work

11:09 am

MLFAN17

em5?

11:10 am

Haz1558

There you go, scroll back in the chat log and you'll get the method for the crackers.

11:10 am

Haz1558

10.45 - Aloy posted the method.

11:10 am

MLFAN17

hmm interesting ty

11:10 am

Haz1558

em5 is a plural.

11:11 am

helensgirlkid

Or just stick a pin (to make a hole) in a card - hold over the paper.

11:11 am

helensgirlkid

If you have no ritz crackers!

11:11 am

Haz1558

There'll be a run on Ritz crackers in the shops, prices will soar.

11:11 am

Haz1558

Ack. so4/4.

11:13 am

MLFAN17

ty

11:13 am

MLFAN17

hi helen

11:13 am

MLFAN17

hi haz

11:15 am

helensgirlkid

'Lo all - I'm having trouble reading the chat and checking the time, and calling my son, as well as Babbling - so I don't pay enough attention to the chat. Feel free to ignore me!

11:18 am

Aloyisius

- back - know how you feel helens, phone ringing, hubby showing me his smoked glass alternative to my cracker filter - hard to concentrate on Babble- have to stop munching on the crackers, lol

11:20 am

helensgirlkid

Nice that the adjective applied to today's eclipse is in the grid!

11:20 am

Aloyisius

yes it is!

11:20 am

Haz1558

Smoked glass sounds interesting. Is this a method he thought up on his own?

11:20 am

MLFAN17

helen glad you didn't say the s word as it is in the grid(type of eclipse)

11:21 am

Aloyisius

no - he learned it a long time ago - I googled and it is not recommended because of a chance of small slits that could let too much light through -but he has tested his and will use it anyway

11:22 am

rururocks

who discovered the ritz cracker thing Andy Griffith?

11:22 am

Aloyisius

hi ru - any cracker with holes will work , ie., little holes!

11:23 am

rururocks

sounds cheesy to me

11:23 am

MLFAN17

1829 by a guy with the last name graham

11:23 am

Aloyisius

not going to give you a groan for that (-:

11:24 am

rururocks

:D

11:24 am

rururocks

just trying to spread the jokes around

11:24 am

Aloyisius

lol, that was better

11:25 am

MLFAN17

but the cheesy jokes because you want to crack us up and you are crackers and cheesy too

11:26 am

Aloyisius

MLF - what's with the skull?

11:27 am

rururocks

I'll never wafer from a punning opportunity

11:27 am

MLFAN17

I love taxidermy items but not the real ones that is just ceramic

11:27 am

Aloyisius

can't suppress it - groaaaan

11:28 am

MLFAN17

i don't own any but i have always liked them

11:28 am

Aloyisius

quite a good replica, MLF

11:28 am

MLFAN17

yeah i thought it was neat when i found it while looking for one to post in here as my pic

11:29 am

Deeha

that is stunning mlf I want one!!!

11:29 am

MLFAN17

i got a link from a magazine whre this person got it hers from its called nearanddeer. they range in different prices

11:30 am

MLFAN17

deeha i wish i had a whole collection of different sizes and colors of them

11:31 am

rururocks

I think I have a bone to pick about the colors

11:31 am

MLFAN17

no pun intended right ruru?:D Hello ruru

11:33 am

rururocks

what steered you to the skull mlf :D

11:33 am

helensgirlkid

Down to 6 words - must go get something to eat. Bye all - have a good day - enjoy the eclipse.

11:34 am

MLFAN17

bye helen

11:34 am

Aloyisius

u2, helens!

11:34 am

ch1212

{groans, ruru :) }

11:38 am

Deeha

love the white skulls best

11:40 am

Deeha

strange grid today

11:40 am

rururocks

that skull is an O'Keefe-r mlf

11:55 am

Aloyisius

stopping with the mo5 eel till post eclipse - enjoy! Later, peeps - poof

11:56 am

ch1212

The sun looks like a waning cresent moon now from the seattle area.

12:00 pm

cybernan

al a

12:08 pm

Uneaixoise

partial eclipse beginning -- off to watch! hi and bye!

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

hope une's eyes are protected

12:25 pm

MLFAN17

deeha I love the white ones I saw some on a decorating show and they are my favorites

12:26 pm

MLFAN17

I have na 5/12 ending in d I need a clue for the other na 5/12 pls?

12:29 pm

MLFAN17

187 left.. :/

12:57 pm

Chris P

Does anyone have the po6/2?

1:01 pm

chrisk

The plural of Hawaiian food and a very short laugh

1:03 pm

Chris P

Thankyou = wpuld never have got that!

1:05 pm

chrisk

yw

1:10 pm

ch1212

clue for mo5/16: "When you're down by the sea and an eel nips your knee, that's a ... mo5" (sung to the tune of That's Amore" lol!

1:39 pm

Uneaixoise

that was sooo cool -- totality here in Nashville . . . street lights came on, crickets started chirping . . . and the corona was just electric white . . . wow!

1:44 pm

Uneaixoise

okay . . . bye

1:44 pm

Judi

Greetings, all!

1:45 pm

Judi

Wow! So glad you got a good view, Une. Clouds gathing here. :-(

1:55 pm

zoozzoom

Hope many of you enjoyed the totality eclipse!

1:59 pm

zoozzoom

Watched it live on the TV looked amazing!

2:01 pm

zoozzoom

Was supposed to be a small covering of the sun here but it is too cloudy here to see anything.

2:01 pm

zoozzoom

shag

2:02 pm

zoozzoom

oh i am so sorry everyone.

2:04 pm

Aloyisius

reminded me of the joyous experience when the start of 2000 was covered worldwide - the Eclipse Across America was a treat to watch - so much happiness and celebration ! Hi all - back to Babble now

2:05 pm

Judi

Well, we know what's really on your mind, Zooz.

2:06 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

2:06 pm

zoozzoom

Aloy is in the grid today!

2:07 pm

Aloyisius

yes ! (but enable won

2:07 pm

Aloyisius

won't accept it)

2:07 pm

zoozzoom

What does enable know. Wear the tiara with pride young lady :-0

2:08 pm

zoozzoom

:-)*

2:08 pm

Aloyisius

lol, thanks zooz !

2:09 pm

zoozzoom

And congrats on getting over 10 million points on babble so far!

2:11 pm

Aloyisius

red bARS, so I'll repeat - tyvm, haven't checked rankings in a while and did not realize

2:11 pm

zoozzoom

Yes I just had a few red bars here too.

2:25 pm

Aloyisius

so nice of a friend to drop off eclipse glasses - great view of the last part

2:26 pm

zoozzoom

Glad you got to enjoy it!

2:27 pm

Aloyisius

will watch it again tonight on the special TV show - very cool !

2:28 pm

zoozzoom

I find it amazing how the moon is exact size and distance to fit perfectly for a total eclipse.

2:29 pm

Aloyisius

we do live on a special planet!

2:29 pm

zoozzoom

True.

2:35 pm

mixi6

fw

2:36 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Mixi!

2:36 pm

mixi6

new picture of eclipse shadows

2:36 pm

Aloyisius

wtg mixi, congrats!

2:37 pm

ch1212

congrats!

2:37 pm

ch1212

(Check out my eclipse photo ;)

2:37 pm

zoozzoom

lol

2:38 pm

Aloyisius

vn - the nicest corona pics came from NC I thought

2:38 pm

mixi6

great picture ch1212

2:39 pm

ch1212

When I saw it, I couldn't resist!

2:39 pm

zoozzoom

Mixi all I can see is some sort of sheeting on your icon. Not of the eclipse.

2:41 pm

zoozzoom

ஜ۩۞۩ஜ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S ஜ۩۞۩ஜ

2:41 pm

zoozzoom

Some new words for me in this grid.

2:41 pm

ch1212

congrats, zooz!

2:41 pm

Aloyisius

yay zooz, congrats!

2:42 pm

mixi6

I had the cats eye nebula, then just changed to my sidewalk with really odd shape shadows from the eclipse.

2:42 pm

mixi6

we didn't get totality. only about 92 %.

2:43 pm

zoozzoom

Oh I see!

2:43 pm

ch1212

ditto here in Seattle area, mix.

2:43 pm

zoozzoom

Time for me to grab a bite to eat. Hope you all have a great evening.

2:43 pm

Aloyisius

same to you, zooz

2:44 pm

mixi6

it was still strange and just about the peak the evening bugs started up.

2:47 pm

MLFAN17

mixi I diidnt see the eclipse but it sure did get dark

2:53 pm

MLFAN17

na 5/12 not endingin d clue for the other one please?

2:57 pm

Aloyisius

starts with beg. of frozen water at the end MLF

2:58 pm

MollyL

Eclipse Mania...in which everyone puts on funny looking glasses and watches one circle in the sky move in front of the other circle in the sky. : D

2:58 pm

MLFAN17

hi alloy ty

2:58 pm

Aloyisius

yw

3:29 pm

Deeha

Odd sort of grid today. Not finding it easy

3:33 pm

Aloyisius

so many newbies made this grid quite a challenge - fw in time for a nap ! Happy Babbling - and yay for morewords! poof

3:52 pm

bichon

Wasn't dark here, just cloudy. Big disappointment

3:56 pm

bichon

ca 7/32, second one, pls

4:02 pm

lynxxx

vehicle & the O bird

4:04 pm

lynxxx

well - without the O anyway, just the end of it

4:05 pm

periwinkle

help with lower A pls

4:06 pm

lynxxx

sorry, its really early here - try again. ca7.32 vehicle and the end of the or6.18 (the bird)

4:06 pm

periwinkle

nm

4:07 pm

periwinkle

ty lyn

4:07 pm

bichon

ty lyn

4:15 pm

lynxxx

couldn't do this one without Lickety

4:33 pm

maccafixx

po 6/24?

4:34 pm

lynxxx

put a short laugh sound on the end of the po4.5

4:35 pm

maccafixx

ty lynxxx!

4:48 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

4:48 pm

lynxxx

hi Nan

5:09 pm

cybernan

da's have me stumped for the most part

5:19 pm

cybernan

is 7 please?

5:21 pm

MollyL

is + .....troops into battle

5:29 pm

periwinkle

Molly did you mean is+vowel +....troops into battle

5:34 pm

cybernan

ty molly and peri -- sorry for the delay -- was frozen out for a few minutes

5:34 pm

periwinkle

yw

5:34 pm

periwinkle

89 left and stuck

5:35 pm

periwinkle

I just had a slice of ricotta cheese pie which was really good.

5:40 pm

bichon

love ricotta cheese pie

6:01 pm

MollyL

Yes Peri, I forgot the vowel. Shame on me.

6:47 pm

TheByzantine

What's the worst thing about throwing a party in space?
You have to planet.

6:48 pm

doseffing

... or you don't know which way is up even before you've had a drink

7:02 pm

lbdawger

hello, clue for the po6 plz?

7:04 pm

MollyL

Hawaiian food + almost the leader of Iran

7:06 pm

lbdawger

ty Molly. would never have tried that one.

7:23 pm

lbdawger

sp8.45 plz

7:24 pm

lbdawger

nm found it! tadone!!

8:03 pm

phaeton

clue for ca6/24 pls?

9:02 pm

TheByzantine

ca + Simon Legree gave out 50 ****es

10:15 pm

cybernan

ps --- heeeeeelp please

10:16 pm

penquis

do you have any?

10:17 pm

Cosmo Kramer

ps8/45 - ps + either ** + * (one) + plants and trees have ***ves
plural for 9

10:17 pm

cybernan

ty cosmo

10:18 pm

penquis

and change the last letter for another 8...

10:19 pm

Cosmo Kramer

tx penquis

10:19 pm

penquis

yw...

10:21 pm

cybernan

ty pen

10:22 pm

penquis

yw...

10:22 pm

penquis

i don't think i will finish this one....still have 18 and i am quite tired...

10:25 pm

penquis

can't even find 5 letter words... :o(

10:40 pm

penquis

can someone please clue the first pi 6?

10:44 pm

penquis

well i am calling it quits....the missing 13 will have to stay missing....goodnight to the lurkers....

10:45 pm

penquis

of course, i just found the second pi 6 word and it's plural, lol...

10:53 pm

penquis

*waving*...

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