Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, September 17, 2017

12:02 am

pugmama763

co8

12:03 am

pugmama763

ru7

12:04 am

pugmama763

co7

12:05 am

pugmama763

ro7

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

tx pug!

12:09 am

pugmama763

yw :)

12:10 am

Lizlin

yu 7

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

tx :-)

12:11 am

pugmama763

ty liz

12:11 am

Lizlin

yw :)

12:11 am

jessmom

yu7x2

12:12 am

Lizlin

So there are! Thanks

12:12 am

pugmama763

ty again

12:15 am

Lizlin

ch 7

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

aahh found the co8!

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:20 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

halfway -- gnite all :-)

12:21 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, Une

12:23 am

hurshy

ch8

12:23 am

harpjane

found a baby bovine

12:24 am

Lizlin

Ooops! Thanks Hurshy = meant ch 8 when I posted before! Don't know if there is a ch 7 - sorry if I've confused people.

12:24 am

rururocks

<---totally befuddled liz

12:24 am

hurshy

i wondered, liz - thanks for clarifying

12:25 am

Lizlin

:)

12:25 am

Lizlin

Nothing unusual there, Ru

12:25 am

hurshy

anyone have any luck with the H words?

12:25 am

Lizlin

hu 7

12:27 am

hurshy

AND 8! thanks

12:27 am

hurshy

what about the center O?

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

74 and really signing off!

12:28 am

Lizlin

Thanks for the 8 hurshy

12:28 am

rururocks

ok 4 hursh

12:28 am

rururocks

78 une

12:28 am

hurshy

oh sheesh

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

76

12:28 am

hurshy

i have 99 so i want one more

12:28 am

Lizlin

Thanks Ru - so obvious but I was also missing it.

12:29 am

rururocks

that's ok liz

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

go hursh!

12:29 am

rururocks

:D

12:29 am

harpjane

found a peruvian ungulate

12:29 am

hurshy

phantoms; humor, rumor

12:29 am

rururocks

that sounds like a south American pole dancer harp

12:29 am

hurshy

ok got 100 now, ttfn all!

12:30 am

Lizlin

Sleep well

12:31 am

harpjane

ruru lol

12:33 am

harpjane

hu7

12:33 am

harpjane

hu8

12:51 am

dizgrannie

FWs...last two words were al 6/36 and pl.

1:00 am

sprite

good morning all, an early babble for me

1:00 am

flosey

good morning Sprite

1:00 am

harpjane

hi sprite

1:00 am

flosey

what time is it there now Sprite?

1:00 am

sprite

good evening, flosey! How did the doctor appointment go? And how are you doing?

1:00 am

sprite

hi harpjane

1:01 am

flosey

exactly 11 pm here

1:01 am

sprite

it is 8 am here

1:01 am

flosey

is that Saturday or Sunday

1:01 am

sprite

wow, 15 hours ahead of me

1:01 am

sprite

sunday here

1:02 am

flosey

no Sprite, you are ahead of us - it's Saturday night here

1:03 am

harpjane

sprite, we are behind you! It's exactly midnight in Montana

1:03 am

flosey

9 hours ahead of West Coast Canada

1:03 am

sprite

oh! Wow, did I have it all wrong in my head. So... aussie first, then US and Europe, and then Canada.

1:04 am

sprite

thanks, harpjane. I can get so confused with timezones :)

1:04 am

sprite

aussie, europe, US, canada. Right.

1:05 am

harpjane

Right. It turned Sunday on the International Date Line about 15 hours ago. Then Sunday crept across Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and now it's heading into the US. But it will be Monday soon in Australia....

1:08 am

sprite

don't laugh... I have written that down :)

1:08 am

flosey

not laughing Sprite, smart move

1:09 am

sprite

:) I stink at topography too. Always had the highest marks, but one day later I had forgotten the maps completely.

1:12 am

sprite

ks killed

1:13 am

harpjane

I love maps. I dislike GPS and I find myself smug and intolerable when GPS is out and I have the only map in the group.....

1:15 am

sprite

lolol! I can read maps. We didn't have a gps in the car until recently (Don and Rose donated the one they used during their trip to us!) and always used maps. I just can't remember them for long.

1:15 am

sprite

*giggles at 'intolerable smug'* Great feeling, isn't it :D

1:24 am

sprite

your icon always makes me smile, harpjane. Those harps look like an angel.

1:24 am

dofith

...and jut to add to the mess, it is 2.23pm here in Western Australia, while Rose, Liz and other east coasters have 4.23pm.

1:24 am

sprite

flosey, I see that my question got lost in chat. How did the doctor appointments go?

1:25 am

sprite

hiya dofith! Yeah, internal timezones for aussie and US too... it is a mess :D

1:25 am

sprite

and canada too, no doubt. Too big for just one timezone.

1:25 am

sprite

and then all the differences in DST allover the world... madness.

1:26 am

dofith

When the USSR existed, we used to teach that it experienced 12 time zones!

1:27 am

dofith

..at least in terms of 15degree longitudinal bands, not necessarily how their government decreed.

1:27 am

sprite

indeed. We have quite a few different timezones in europe as well. Can you imagine, 12 zones in one country?

1:29 am

dofith

Yes, you'r right. Here in Aust, only southern states have DST, we don't, neither does Qld and NT.

1:30 am

Kamanjah

Then there's my pet peeve - time changes twice a year here in the US. Drives me batty!

1:30 am

Kamanjah

Hi everyone!!

1:31 am

dofith

We keep having referendums (referenda?) here over daylight saving, but it never gets in - people say it's too damn hot for too long on a summer's day without delaying nightfall for another hour.

1:31 am

flosey

hi Kamanjah

1:31 am

sprite

*hugs Kam* Ikr! I hate DST. Messes up my system completely. At least the summer-to-winter change here is relatively smooth. But the other way around, when everything has to be earlier than feels right... I have a bad week of it at least.

1:31 am

dofith

Hi Kamanjah. Same here!

1:31 am

sprite

so true, dofith. Can't see the advantage for you over there.

1:32 am

Kamanjah

*hugs* back, Sprite! I'm the opposite of you - I love long evenings and hate it when it's dark at 4:30PM. Plus, they change the date for the time changes every few years...silly, imho

1:33 am

dofith

When I was a worker and when we had daylight saving trials, I enjoyed having that extra hour before dark - could get stuff done outside before dark and the horrible creepy crawlies came out.

1:34 am

sprite

here, it is always in a weekend. So the date changes every year. It is a good thing my computer does it automatically, that is often my cue that things are rotten for a while again :D

1:34 am

Kamanjah

But, it is easier to 'fall back' on one's body because we can 'sleep in' until we adjust.

1:35 am

Kamanjah

I worded that a bit incorrectly - they change weekends. The dates change every year, because it's always at 2AM Sunday regardless of our time zone.

1:35 am

sprite

rose and Liz told me that you don't have much twilight time in aus. Here, daylight goes away slowwwwwly. In Summer, it is easily 10 pm before the light is really gone. 11 with DST.

1:36 am

dofith

Apparently our farmers are always against daylight saving - the farmers themselves work work by the sun but their school kids would work by the clock - the whole family would end up in a mess. So they said anyway. What about farmers in the US and Europe?

1:37 am

sprite

here, farmers are the most vocal about keeping DST. Guess their families don't mind the different schedules.

1:38 am

sprite

wow, frustrating, Kam! They changed the weekend here once. From the first in Fall to the last of september, iirc.

1:38 am

Kamanjah

I just wish the government would leave time alone. Our bodies tend to go with the sun, not the clock. But they don't want to delay the time for school starting, so they turn the clock back an hour so the kids can catch the bus after the sun rises. Then their poor parents get home from work after dark...

1:38 am

dofith

It is just another issue we confront every few years, along with the republic, the flag and now same sex marriage! And everyone gets their knickers in a twist again!

1:39 am

sprite

I am with you, Kam. Let the time stand, and let us adjust. Must easier.

1:39 am

dofith

Gotta love democracy!

1:40 am

sprite

lol dofith, indeed! Can't wait to see what the outcome of the referendum is, about the same sex marriage.

1:40 am

Kamanjah

I think we change the first weekend in November now, and I forget when in the spring. They moved it up a few years ago. The fall time change used to be before Halloween so the kids could go trick-or-treat earlier

1:41 am

sprite

democracy stinks. Problem is, all other forms of government are worse, grin.

1:41 am

sprite

must = much*

1:42 am

dofith

It's not a referendum because it's an act that is to be changed rather than the constitution. This vote is neither - just an opinion poll for the gov't to gauge public opinion, I think. What a waste of time and huge $$$. Let the gov't govern, I say.

1:43 am

sprite

true, I read that, sorry.

1:44 am

dofith

I am going to get myself all worked up again. Will put away my soapbox and have a stiff drink, perhaps!

1:44 am

sprite

*pours dofith a drink and brings up some new-learned aussie slang: no worries, mate!*

1:44 am

Kamanjah

An election for "opinions"? That seems a waste of money. Of course, election issues in the US have become a world-wide farce lately. I'll leave my soapbox behind tonight... ;)

1:46 am

dofith

The biggest problem with the same sex marriage thing is, I think, the lack of discussion about the legal advantages to these marriages being recognised - next-of-kin issues etc.

1:47 am

sprite

they should follow the same lines as for man-wife marriages, in my opinion. No need to have different legal patterns.

1:48 am

dofith

Lol, Kam and Sprite! US politics is fascinating, right now - makes our lot look quite reasonable, for once! Goodonya, Sprite!

1:48 am

sprite

rose and don sent me a book on aussie slang :D Am a student now :D

1:48 am

Kamanjah

I'm 100% with you, Sprite. I believe in equal rights for all humans.

1:49 am

dofith

Of course they should, Sprite. It won't make a bean of difference to hetero couples, so I don't understand why anyone would vote no.

1:49 am

Kamanjah

Ha, from my viewpoint, politics in the US today is a bad joke.
Oops, the soapbox is sneaking out...

1:49 am

sprite

*sighs and wishes babble chat could rule the world*

1:50 am

dofith

OK, Kam , Sprite and dofith - soapboxes away NOW!

1:50 am

Kamanjah

Thumbs up to babble chat!

1:51 am

sprite

*breaks soapbox, feeds campfire, brings out guitar* Kumbaya, My Lord... Kumbaya...

1:51 am

dofith

Babble chat rools!

1:52 am

Kamanjah

::giggle::
Good one, Sprite

1:52 am

dofith

Thanks for the chat, ladies. 'Bye now xx

1:52 am

Kamanjah

Ah, campfire...sounds so nice and peaceful. Our weather has finally dropped into tolerable ranges

1:53 am

Kamanjah

Bye, dofith, nice to 'meet' you!

1:53 am

sprite

bye dofith, lovely to have you join us for chat!

1:54 am

dofith

Likewise, Kam and Sprite. Really going now...

1:56 am

sprite

fireflies. Last word eu7/64. I mean, come on! Needed lickety and a2z for it. "the ability of an organism to live under variable conditions". My new word learned for today... oh, it is alternative spelling too!

1:58 am

Kamanjah

Congrats, Sprite! There are some oddball words in this grid! That's my missing 7, at least you already looked it up for me!

1:58 am

sprite

*hugs Kam* Have a lovely day!
*leaves hug in chog for rose to find*
bye all, have a blessed day and a peaceful night.

1:58 am

Kamanjah

And a great day to you too!!

1:59 am

sprite

I hope I didn't give away too much for the eu7. Though I think, unless you know the word, it is impossible to find monkeying :D

1:59 am

flosey

fw and off to bed - nice and early tonight!! good night all

1:59 am

sprite

wtg flosey!!!!!!!!! and good night :)

1:59 am

Kamanjah

Grats, flosey! G'nite!

3:01 am

rubyfoo

Good morning

3:01 am

rubyfoo

Hard grid, at least for me

3:47 am

rubyfoo

Gloomy and cold this morning, but l'm feeling optimistic anyway

3:48 am

rubyfoo

NBS, but many missing tiles

3:50 am

MollyL

*Waves at Ruby

3:56 am

Deeha

my granddaughter started school last week. her older sister had instructed her on how to behave. 'Don't muck about' 'Don't burp' 'Don't fa4.7!! Three good rules for life really!!!!!

3:59 am

MollyL

Kids usually tell it straight up

4:04 am

Deeha

only just noticed I tried and tried to update my photo with no success and suddenly there it is! The two partners in crime!

4:05 am

MollyL

They are very cute.

4:08 am

Deeha

off now for day out bbl good luck all

4:17 am

rubyfoo

Back. Hello, Molly, if you're still here

4:17 am

rubyfoo

There was an endless discussion about DST this morning.

4:18 am

rubyfoo

The only Strange thing about it for me is that it's a week different here than the US

4:19 am

MollyL

Wow, I didn't know there was that much to say about daylight savings time. : D

4:20 am

rubyfoo

They went on for ages and then had a "deep" discussioin of democracy

4:20 am

MollyL

I'm not a big fan of "dark at 5PM".

4:21 am

PMS

c ommie

4:21 am

rubyfoo

Nor am l, but there's nothin g to be done about it

4:21 am

rubyfoo

In Dec, it's dark here at AM and also at 5PM

4:22 am

rubyfoo

8AM*

4:22 am

rubyfoo

<-- very far north

4:22 am

MollyL

Well, this time of year is less light and more darkness, whether we adjust the clocks or not. As for Democracy, well it seems somewhat of a sport here to find fault with America in general.

4:25 am

rubyfoo

l'mout of the way and the climate is pretty temperate glad l live here, dark or not. At least it's

4:25 am

rubyfoo

sorry for the garbled sentence

4:26 am

rubyfoo

l don't know why my laptops do that

4:32 am

rubyfoo

My dog-walker just arrived. Yay!

4:33 am

MollyL

It is a good Sunday at Ruby's place

4:33 am

rubyfoo

Yes it is!

4:37 am

rubyfoo

Silly words in here but l can't find an H

4:43 am

MollyL

Misspelling of what we American folks refer to as a foot rest for a chair

4:44 am

MollyL

Or a thing tied to trees that you lay down on

4:45 am

MollyL

Forget the first one, that has s's in it

4:45 am

MollyL

<--Needs more high octane coffee

4:52 am

rururocks

Hottoman

4:52 am

rururocks

Damn it

4:53 am

MollyL

No, that's the hot guy next door who mows his yard shirtless
: P

4:55 am

rururocks

Does he trim bushes too?

4:55 am

rubyfoo

l think the hu7 is a grassy bump

4:56 am

rubyfoo

hi ru

4:56 am

MollyL

<---Refrains from comment : P

4:56 am

rururocks

Hi ruby

4:56 am

MollyL

*But laughs at "grassy bump"

4:57 am

rubyfoo

Yesterday's "mystery meat" was rabbit and slightly undercooked served with salsify! How weirtrd is that

4:59 am

rubyfoo

Don't tell scrabbler!

4:59 am

rururocks

Hopes scrabs doesn't show up for that

5:00 am

rubyfoo

I don't get a choice, sadly

5:04 am

MollyL

I'm surprised at some of the things you get. It doesn't seem like this meals program takes the dietary and digestive needs of those they serve into account.

5:15 am

rubyfoo

Not at all. l'm certainly not the oldest, but often meat is so tough that it's unchewable and often too salty.

5:15 am

rubyfoo

They brought soup only once in the past year!

5:15 am

rubyfoo

*

5:16 am

rubyfoo

They need a good dietician

5:17 am

rubyfoo

"monkey boy" just left. He is the sweetest 16 yr old l've ever met unlike yesterday's boy who is like a hu7, but less interesting

6:10 am

MollyL

"Like a hu7, but less interesting". Ouch. I have met, mopey teenage boys like that. I would think soup would be a great thing for a meals on wheels organization to make. It uses up leftovers and is very nutritious.

6:11 am

MollyL

*Decides to take the job as Ruby's personal chef and ghost writer

7:22 am

mattygroves

Morning all. Well, afternoon but we didn't get in until after 4 last night thanks to delayed flights from Portugal. May I have stats, please, for the O smack bang in the middle of the board?

7:23 am

bichon

ok 4/10

7:24 am

mattygroves

I'm clearly tired and missing the blindingly obvious. Thanks, bich.

7:25 am

MollyL

No problem. As usual, there are plenty of weird words in this grid that you won't feel bad about missing.

7:25 am

mattygroves

I have 53 left - I may go and see if my brain works better on the NY Times crossword. If I can keep my eyes open

7:32 am

periwinkle

hello all. help with top e pls

7:33 am

bichon

fa 5/22, pls

7:34 am

bichon

em 5, what you use to shape your finger nails

7:38 am

Scrabbler

Good morning, kids.

7:39 am

bichon

Hi Mrs. Bunny

7:40 am

Scrabbler

The bunnies are happy now. I gave them their morning salads.

7:41 am

bichon

I'm always happy after a salad

7:41 am

periwinkle

ty Bichon and good morning Scrabbs and bunnies

7:41 am

Scrabbler

Me too.

7:41 am

periwinkle

how are you feeling today Scrabbs?

7:41 am

bichon

yw peri

7:42 am

bichon

fa 5/22, pls

7:42 am

Scrabbler

Better. Just a bit tired.

7:43 am

Scrabbler

My monkey has been trying many fa5's.

7:43 am

bubba218

fa5 not near + Nan** Reagen

7:43 am

Scrabbler

fa5/22= adjective form for a type of play.

7:44 am

Scrabbler

Bubba's clue is easier.

7:44 am

bichon

ty Scrbs, bubba

7:52 am

rolin

can someone clue the hu7 pls?

7:53 am

bubba218

hu7 Like the type of thing you connect to two trees and then lay on, but change the first vowel

7:53 am

rolin

perfect thx bubba

7:54 am

bubba218

YW

7:56 am

Scrabbler

TY

8:13 am

bubba218

Done, anyone need clues before I go

8:15 am

mixi6

H?

8:15 am

phaeton

stats for Y?

8:16 am

mixi6

nm

8:16 am

phaeton

nm

8:16 am

bubba218

clued at 7:53

8:17 am

bubba218

Bye

8:21 am

mixi6

bye bubba

8:34 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:39 am

penquis

hello...

8:43 am

MLFAN17

3rd column I?

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Hi penquis. I lost interest in this grid, but maybe I can find some more words.

8:43 am

penquis

im 4/8...

8:43 am

penquis

not a word i have seen before....

8:44 am

penquis

hi scrabs...

8:44 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

8:44 am

MLFAN17

arty

8:44 am

penquis

it's not a grid i am enjoying...

8:44 am

MLFAN17

oops

8:44 am

MLFAN17

me either pen

8:44 am

Scrabbler

I am struggling to pass halfway.

8:45 am

MLFAN17

scrabbler I was struggling to get nbt .. corner n stats pls?

8:45 am

Scrabbler

no4/5--city in Alaska

8:46 am

MLFAN17

ty scrab

8:46 am

MLFAN17

nbt

8:46 am

doseffing

... and n5/12 ... only ladies

8:46 am

doseffing

... no5/12

8:47 am

Scrabbler

TY

8:48 am

MLFAN17

ch8?

8:49 am

MLFAN17

I guessed on the hu8:)

8:50 am

phaeton

ch8...more friendly

8:51 am

MLFAN17

hi phae ty

8:51 am

phaeton

yw

9:00 am

Scrabbler

TY

9:05 am

penquis

i am done...

9:06 am

phaeton

wtg pen

9:06 am

Scrabbler

Yay for you. 63 left for me.

9:06 am

phaeton

co5/20?

9:06 am

penquis

ty...

9:07 am

penquis

co 5....slang for a Russian person in the 50s....

9:07 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway, so I am done. Time to get on with my day. Enjoy the day, folks.

9:07 am

penquis

you, too, scrabs...

9:10 am

mkg

hi all.

9:11 am

mkg

smoky

9:11 am

mkg

so sorry all.

9:12 am

mkg

anyone have any clues for the i word ? ty

9:12 am

doseffing

I'm 6/27 4/8

9:13 am

mkg

ty doseffing. looking

9:13 am

doseffing

I'm 4/8 ... think of the standard nickname for little James and drop the j

9:13 am

mkg

ty got it.

9:14 am

mkg

omens

9:14 am

mkg

darn. did it again.

9:14 am

doseffing

... I'm 6/27 ... I'm + French for wall

9:14 am

mkg

off to pb to sulk.

9:15 am

doseffing

... heavens ... this one is hard and unpleasant enough without that

9:16 am

mkg

actually off to work but ty for clue. need one more clue for H word if you have it.

9:16 am

doseffing

... sorry about that one

9:18 am

MLFAN17

mkg like the thing you put between trees to swing in just spelled differently

9:18 am

mkg

anyone have an H word to clue to me quicky?

9:18 am

doseffing

... silly me ... it's easy once you try ... hu7/64 8/95 ... think of the sleeping apparatus that you string up between trees on a summer afternoon and change the "a" to a "u"

9:18 am

mkg

ty. ty ty ty

9:18 am

MLFAN17

that's what I just said dose lol

9:19 am

mkg

got both of them. ty. off to work.

9:19 am

doseffing

... who reads?

9:19 am

MLFAN17

dose not me lol

9:19 am

MLFAN17

do you?

9:20 am

mkg

the actual meaning is a raised piece of land. very interesting.........

9:20 am

doseffing

... someone asks for a clue ... you go away and have a brilliant insight ... type out the clue ... and then go back to see that six people have already clued it before you got all your typing done

9:21 am

MLFAN17

dose what else is new right?:)

9:22 am

doseffing

... I realized it was the land formation but very few people will ever get the clue from the correct meaning ... if they don't know the word ... knowing what it means doesn't help them find it

9:23 am

MLFAN17

true

9:23 am

doseffing

... very little in the world is actually new ... it's just new for us ...

9:23 am

doseffing

... ah well ... starting to get hot ... better do the lawn before it's too hot ... luck to all

9:23 am

MLFAN17

bye dose ty and have fun

9:24 am

doseffing

... have fun? ... cutting grass? ... I love an optimist ... maybe I should try it ... ... have fun too mlf

10:20 am

rururocks

cutting grass is ok.. as long as you don't mown and complain about it

10:26 am

bichon

ka 5/24, pls

10:27 am

rururocks

that must be my missing k

10:28 am

TheByzantine

Ka + to inter: b**

10:28 am

Roses6

ty Byz!

10:29 am

bichon

ty Byz

10:30 am

TheByzantine

1 Peter 1:24 24For, "All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

10:35 am

MollyL

I'm not sure I grassp what you mean, Ru.
: P

10:41 am

bichon

co 6/27, second one, pls

10:43 am

rururocks

what the hay?

10:44 am

TheByzantine

a member of the Russian ruling party (slang)

10:44 am

MollyL

The second one is not rare

10:45 am

bichon

Byz, I don't understand

10:46 am

TheByzantine

I clued the wrong one

10:46 am

bichon

ty Molly

11:01 am

wvteach

stats for the I pls

11:24 am

mixi6

eu7?

11:30 am

mixi6

ty morewords. fw.

11:30 am

LeslieAnn

i got an im 4/8, teach. mixi i'm not even close to guessing eu7 :)

11:30 am

LeslieAnn

oh well then. congrats!

11:33 am

mixi6

it's got two sometimes vowel with all right in between.

11:34 am

LeslieAnn

whoa. i feel 0% bad that i didn't find that on my own

11:47 am

mixi6

me either.

11:48 am

MollyL

Stats for hard to find words can be found in LIckety's List

12:14 pm

rururocks

lickety is like babble viagra

12:16 pm

MollyL

Especially if you are limping towards fireworks

12:17 pm

rururocks

or looking for a soft landing I guess

12:18 pm

MollyL

But there is always the possibility of that rigid 4-hour period (Women joke about this far fetched possibility)

12:20 pm

rururocks

well.. time may pass flaccidly... errr I mean fluidly

12:24 pm

MollyL

2 minutes? Believable. 4 hours? A pipe dream.

12:29 pm

Judi

Howdy, all.

12:30 pm

rururocks

hi judy

12:30 pm

rururocks

<---way past two minutes :D

12:31 pm

Judi

nome

12:31 pm

Judi

Shit. Sorry.

12:33 pm

MollyL

Oh (bats eyes innocently) I thought Judi was going to Alaska

12:34 pm

Judi

Nome an is an island.

12:34 pm

rururocks

I thought she was shopping for lawn ornaments

12:35 pm

MollyL

Nome I didn't know that. Yes 'em, I know about Alaska.

12:35 pm

rururocks

well judi it takes one to nome

12:36 pm

MollyL

Is there anything more ta5/24 than a yard full of lawn ornaments?

12:37 pm

Judi

A former classmate of mine has a lawn ornament making business. She buys molds and posts the new statuettes on Facebook. They are God Awful.

12:38 pm

rururocks

I never really got that stuff....but I do like the pink flamingos though

12:39 pm

rururocks

one of my neighbors has the Lawn Jockeys

12:39 pm

Judi

Yeah. Pick flamingos are the hippest.

12:40 pm

Judi

Apparently the older, chalkware figures are now very collectible and equally pricey.

12:41 pm

Judi

This includes original (not reproduction) lawn jockeys, animals - such as foxes, rabbit, squirrel, etc.

12:42 pm

Judi

I confess to buying my nephew a lawn ornament for his garden. It's a platypus.

12:42 pm

rururocks

I have a bunch of rock in my front yard so Lawn ornaments are inappropriate :D

12:46 pm

MollyL

It never ceases to amaze me what some people will funnel money into to make those things "pricey". Lawn ornaments, beanie babies, etc.

12:47 pm

Judi

*cringes at Beanie Babies * I hate those stupid things. Feel sorry for all the suckers who collected those.

12:48 pm

MollyL

Remember when people used to put those metallic balls on cement stands in their front lawns? WTF was up with that?

12:48 pm

Judi

My SIL had a 6' tall display case with all her Beanie Babies in it. * eye roll *

12:49 pm

Judi

Let us not forget the blessed mother within what looked like a 1/2 bath tub.

12:51 pm

MollyL

Collectibles elude me. Especially those things with the big eyes that look like Weemees.

12:52 pm

MollyL

Precious Moments

12:52 pm

Judi

* barfs *

12:53 pm

ChampFit

Totally with you on this. Good morning/afternoon!

12:53 pm

rururocks

my grandmother had a bunch of precious moment statues.. they were horrible

12:54 pm

ChampFit

If something needs to be advertised as "collectible", that's a clue. To me, collectible is something you just choose to collect.

12:55 pm

rururocks

I agree champ

12:55 pm

Judi

Yep. My grandmother collected Hummels.

12:55 pm

rururocks

I collect wine.. but I make profits off the bottles

12:56 pm

rururocks

I'd like to collect hummers too

12:56 pm

rururocks

oh hummels

12:56 pm

ChampFit

Hmmmm...a glass of wine sounds quite nice right now, since you mentioned it. ;)

12:57 pm

rururocks

I had champagne yesterday.. was delish

12:57 pm

ChampFit

What kind?

12:58 pm

rururocks

domaine agrapart

12:58 pm

MollyL

Classic cars, art, wine, all understandable collectibles.

12:59 pm

ChampFit

Never had that. Glad you enjoyed it.

12:59 pm

rururocks

he's a great producer and reasonable (sort of)

1:00 pm

MollyL

I'm sure it is better than the cheap ass grocery store champagne I sometimes purchase.

1:01 pm

Judi

Molly buys Shamepagne.

1:02 pm

ChampFit

I have friends who know champagne. Works for me...I just drink what they like!

1:02 pm

rururocks

you can buy decent sparkling wine at Costco.. molly the Roederer (Mendocino) Brut.. it's about $15-$16 and it is pretty damn good

1:02 pm

ChampFit

Love me some Costco.

1:03 pm

Judi

lol! I still refuse to buy wine that's in a box, can or bag.

1:03 pm

rururocks

store bought cheap sparkling wine is really bad for your health.. bad chemicals and additives

1:03 pm

ChampFit

Wine comes in cans? ICK.

1:04 pm

rururocks

it does.. I can't believe it but it does

1:04 pm

ChampFit

Pretty sure I haven't missed anything.

1:05 pm

rururocks

bet you haven't either

1:06 pm

rururocks

my dad used to drink wine in a box..

1:06 pm

ChampFit

People like it. Someone's buying the stuff.

1:06 pm

rururocks

actually my dad drank a lot of stuff..

1:07 pm

Judi

Mine too, Ru. He raved about how well it fit in the fridge. I tried it once. Awful. Completely spit-outable.

1:08 pm

ChampFit

I have a friend who kept it in her RV. It fit perfectly.

1:08 pm

rururocks

yeah.. I tried it once too.. it's pretty awful

1:08 pm

MollyL

Nice recommendation, but I don't shop at Costco. Hard to justify that for a food budget for two.

1:09 pm

rururocks

oh.. maybe at a total wine and more.. they have pretty cheap prices too

1:11 pm

tceicher

There is a carrier made called "bag-o-wine". It is a canvass bag made specifically made to hold the bag from a box of wine. There's room for glasses.

1:11 pm

ChampFit

Portable party!

1:12 pm

Judi

Mouse wants a new battery and cat wants attention. Off I go.

1:12 pm

tceicher

You remove the bag from the box and insert it into the carrier. I has a hole for the spout. Perfect to take to an party...........if you like the wine.

1:12 pm

ChampFit

bye!

1:12 pm

MollyL

Bag-O-Wine. I'm thinking MD 2020 now

1:12 pm

ChampFit

:)

1:13 pm

MollyL

Bag-O-Wine used to be of the brown paper variety. On the street corner.

1:13 pm

tceicher

MD 2020?

1:14 pm

MollyL

It's street bum wine. Very cheap.

1:14 pm

tceicher

Oh, I see.

1:14 pm

rururocks

mogan david 2020

1:15 pm

rururocks

(gallo product for bums)

1:15 pm

tceicher

That's what the priests used to use for mass when I was growing up . Loved going to communion

1:16 pm

MollyL

Boones Farm used to be very popular too. Among the winos and the underage crowd.

1:17 pm

rururocks

that's what the priests used on me too tc

1:18 pm

tceicher

Found it in the sacristy when cleaning there when we were in the eighth grade. Snuck a few sips. non consecrated, of course

1:19 pm

ChampFit

Before 2 Buck Chuck.

1:19 pm

MollyL

Somehow, cheap wine on the altar for a holy ceremony seems wrong.

1:20 pm

ChampFit

I need to ask what they use at church. Have no idea.

1:21 pm

rururocks

I can tell you for certain.. it's not Lafite

1:39 pm

MollyL

I guess if you are going to bless it and make it holy, it doesn't matter what you start with. I have to wonder how good the wine in the time of Jesus was.

1:50 pm

rururocks

well.. if I was going to have my last supper, you can bet it'd be a pretty good wine :D

1:54 pm

harpjane

hello 73 to go

1:54 pm

harpjane

This reminds me of a joke. "Jesus walks into a bar. Orders 12 waters. Winks at disciples."

1:54 pm

rururocks

heading out to go for a hike.. have fun everyone

1:55 pm

ChampFit

Cute!

2:01 pm

ch1212

im6 clue please?

2:02 pm

harpjane

add cow poop *an***

2:02 pm

MollyL

Take the at out of a word that means juvenile or acting below one's age.

2:02 pm

harpjane

I guess it could be any kind of poop

2:02 pm

Dorens

good clue molly, thanks

2:03 pm

ChampFit

Two vastly different clues right there!

2:03 pm

ch1212

cow patty? pancake? ... juvenile.... mmmm don't tell me! :)

2:04 pm

ch1212

got it! Great clues, both of you!

2:05 pm

harpjane

hi chch it's always nice to see you!

2:05 pm

ch1212

hi harp! I was thinking of you the other day when I saw the weather map, and the smoke in Montana.

2:07 pm

harpjane

yeah. I was not personally impacted by the fires, so I don't mind the smoke. This was the longest fire season in record, though. Ever.

2:08 pm

ch1212

I hate to say this, but probably the longest fire season on record until next year. It's been awful across western Canada and the northwestern U.S. too.

2:09 pm

harpjane

I forget, where do you live? Washington State? Were you near the fires in the Gorge?

2:09 pm

harpjane

yo5?

2:10 pm

ch1212

We live in north of Seattle, so we have smoke drifting down from Canada, and from eastern Washington. YO5 is an odd word. yo + first 3 of the silent French street entertainer.

2:11 pm

harpjane

thanks, taking a break now, with 44 to go

2:12 pm

harpjane

Lots of words in today's grid have no definition.

2:14 pm

ch1212

Me too harp. bbl all.

2:17 pm

ChampFit

needed that ch1212...thx

2:18 pm

ChampFit

Clue for the top row E please. I'm blind, apparently.

2:19 pm

Dorens

nail file, champ

2:20 pm

ChampFit

AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Thx!

2:23 pm

Dorens

my pleasure

2:24 pm

rururocks

that was a cuticle clue

2:24 pm

MollyL

Short hike

2:24 pm

rururocks

ate lunch first

2:24 pm

rururocks

leaving soon

2:26 pm

MollyL

*Cues up Willie Nelson ♪♫On the trail again♫♪I can't wait to get on the trail again♪♫

2:26 pm

Dorens

nomo

2:26 pm

MollyL

No football today Ru?

2:27 pm

Dorens

no nomo either

2:28 pm

rururocks

I might molly.. the 49ers are so depressingly bad it's hard to watch

2:28 pm

rururocks

hi doren

2:28 pm

ChampFit

I live in Houston. The Texans are KILLING me.

2:28 pm

Dorens

hi ru. et al

2:29 pm

ChampFit

And next week we play New England IN New England. Ugh.

2:29 pm

rururocks

yeah.. they really need a quarterback to make it work

2:29 pm

ChampFit

Offensive line. The new QB is going to be good, one day. I think.

2:30 pm

rururocks

better get on my walking shoes.. it is so nice out here today.. dog is ready to go. bye for now

2:30 pm

Dorens

enjoy it ru.

2:34 pm

MollyL

??Thought there were two dogs now

2:35 pm

Dorens

dylan. just dylan

2:35 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - just popping in - have 20 min for a first run through

2:35 pm

MollyL

I guess I missed something. There was talk of a foster dog.

2:36 pm

Dorens

hi nan

3:10 pm

periwinkle

help with ch8 or co8 pls

3:11 pm

periwinkle

hi all

3:11 pm

periwinkle

hi all

3:11 pm

periwinkle

just back from a yard sale. lots of beanie babies there

3:11 pm

MollyL

The ch8 is more friendly, the co8 is an ordinary person. One who is not rare.

3:12 pm

periwinkle

tyty Molly

3:12 pm

periwinkle

62 left bbs

3:46 pm

moolingwa

124 left :)

5:33 pm

cybernan

hello again

5:42 pm

cybernan

em 5/14 please?

6:09 pm

car.eeyore

em + ***ci beaucoup@!

6:13 pm

mkg

hi all. i didnt get the yo 5 clue. any further clues? i dont know french.

6:14 pm

mkg

nebver mind. it is english too. ty.

6:14 pm

mkg

hebrew word.

6:14 pm

mkg

should not be in the grid.

6:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

em/16 pls?

6:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

emeu

6:37 pm

lynxxx

a person who ems

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hav eno idea :( i only have the four and the last 5

6:39 pm

lynxxx

what about the end of a person who sews up the bottom of a skirt

6:39 pm

lynxxx

NO - wrong word - SORRY - the one you want is what you file your nails with

6:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have the last two em words. a 4 and a 5

6:48 pm

gapeach

FW finally. Blessings y'all.

7:59 pm

wvteach

** fintio ** last word AL 7/52

8:19 pm

dan2bit

evening all! wtg gap & wvt

8:20 pm

wht

Good evening Dan.

8:21 pm

dan2bit

listing with 35 to go

8:24 pm

wht

38 to go here.

8:27 pm

dan2bit

alors, french cat

8:32 pm

wht

mom s

8:33 pm

wht

Ooops.

8:40 pm

dan2bit

can anybody clue the eu7?

8:40 pm

wht

I would if I had it.

8:41 pm

LeslieAnn

i will, it's wacky, give me a minute

8:41 pm

LeslieAnn

eu + hook letter + middle of an egg - L + sometimes vowel

8:42 pm

wht

Clue for the hu7/8?

8:42 pm

HarryHood

that is a very cool word

8:43 pm

wht

Thanks LA. Is that a european version of karaoke?

8:44 pm

dan2bit

ty LA that's firewords!

8:44 pm

wht

wtg dan.

8:44 pm

dan2bit

hu7 is like ha7 rope bed

8:44 pm

dan2bit

hu8 is being full of hu7

8:45 pm

LeslieAnn

well i looked it up and most places don't have it spelled with the first y

8:45 pm

HarryHood

ty dan - that's nbt and nbs for me :)

8:45 pm

wht

ty dan. got both of them. 3 left now.

8:45 pm

LeslieAnn

"the ability of an organism to survive under changing environmental conditions."

8:45 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats dan!

8:46 pm

dan2bit

go wht go

8:46 pm

dan2bit

any other clues needed?

8:47 pm

HarryHood

I'm calling it a day with 56 to go. good night all

8:47 pm

LeslieAnn

not yet dan, i'm about to list thanks

8:48 pm

wht

ka5 please.

8:51 pm

dan2bit

ka5 like ma5 povich the talk show guy

8:52 pm

LuvWordGames

Thanks dan

8:52 pm

wht

thanks Dan. Monkeys gave up on that one.

8:53 pm

dan2bit

you mean you don't know your New Zealand hardwood trees? :-)

8:53 pm

LeslieAnn

how embarrassing

8:54 pm

wht

Just monkeyed the rh5 for fireworks.

8:54 pm

dan2bit

yay wht!

8:54 pm

wht

Have no idea what that word is either.

8:54 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats!

8:55 pm

dan2bit

an ancient greek drinking horn, of course :-P

8:55 pm

LeslieAnn

i would take an al 6/7?

8:56 pm

dan2bit

it sounds like it takes al7 of people to make the world go round

8:56 pm

LeslieAnn

nice clue, got it immediately :)

8:56 pm

dan2bit

al7 uses every tile in the left column

8:56 pm

LeslieAnn

there are some oddballs in here today

8:56 pm

LuvWordGames

They build off the al 4-/10

8:56 pm

LeslieAnn

i mean the puzzle, not the chat ;)

8:57 pm

dan2bit

haha LA there are some here too

8:58 pm

wht

Smaller grids have odder words.

9:02 pm

LeslieAnn

im6?

9:08 pm

Pinikula

"adolescent-like" less the unnecessary middle letters...(no that's not the definition, just a spelling clue) :)

9:08 pm

Pinikula

Hi all! :)

9:09 pm

LeslieAnn

:) thanks pini and hello

9:10 pm

wht

good night all. Happy Babbling.

9:10 pm

LeslieAnn

night wht

9:11 pm

LeslieAnn

and fireworks for me!

9:12 pm

Pinikula

wtg la!

9:37 pm

Pinikula

yo5 plz?

9:51 pm

grannyrose

yo5. yo + female parent with different vowel in the middle

9:53 pm

Pinikula

thx granny! :)

9:53 pm

Pinikula

thoughts on the ry5 (my monkeys are slacking)

9:54 pm

Pinikula

er... rh5 that is

9:54 pm

grannyrose

no ry5 pini

9:54 pm

grannyrose

ah, okay. rh + sometimes vowel + short thank-you

9:55 pm

Pinikula

danke! :)

9:57 pm

grannyrose

yw

9:59 pm

Pinikula

5 to go!

10:00 pm

Pinikula

ru7?

10:00 pm

grannyrose

ru + not females

10:01 pm

Pinikula

after that? after the plural and before the card game?

10:02 pm

grannyrose

single the ru7

10:03 pm

Pinikula

ru5 = re + not females, ru6 = plural, ru7 = ?, ru6 = game...am I misunderstanding your clue?

10:04 pm

Pinikula

got it!!!

10:04 pm

Pinikula

4 more

10:05 pm

Pinikula

3 e's and an f

10:05 pm

grannyrose

yay pini

10:05 pm

Pinikula

first and last em5?

10:06 pm

grannyrose

em5, used on finger nails, as in em5 board

10:06 pm

Pinikula

got it

10:06 pm

grannyrose

last em5 uses double consonant. em + mal de ***, sea sickness

10:06 pm

Pinikula

got it! :)

10:07 pm

Pinikula

eu7 and fa5 are the last ones (thx for your clues!)

10:07 pm

grannyrose

whoot, you is sizzling

10:07 pm

grannyrose

whoot, you is sizzling

10:07 pm

dan2bit

fa5 is comedy-like

10:08 pm

Pinikula

thinking, dan

10:08 pm

Pinikula

thx granny!

10:08 pm

dan2bit

or fa5 sounds like a persian language

10:09 pm

Pinikula

got that one, dan!

10:09 pm

Pinikula

now for the elusive eu7

10:10 pm

dan2bit

eu7 starts like the eu4, uses both sometimes vowels, with a vowel & the high point tile between

10:10 pm

grannyrose

eu7. eu*o + sometimes vowel + are you **ay, alright? + another sometimes vowel

10:11 pm

Pinikula

dang, would never have gotten that one on my own!! *FIREWORDS*

10:11 pm

Pinikula

thx much for the help!

10:11 pm

grannyrose

WTG PINIKULA!!

10:12 pm

Pinikula

couldn't have done it without you guys!

10:12 pm

Pinikula

now off with me...see you next time! :)

10:13 pm

grannyrose

XOXOX pini. have a good day/eve.

11:23 pm

torgone

Props to all cluers in the chat today - some really impossible words .. I'm looking at you, eu7/64.

11:31 pm

hoyamd

clue for the rh?

11:32 pm

hoyamd

got it

11:33 pm

hoyamd

cl for the ka5/24

11:34 pm

torgone

Like Mr. Povich ..

11:36 pm

hoyamd

ty

11:36 pm

hoyamd

this one is killing me

11:37 pm

rururocks

it's a toughie

11:38 pm

rururocks

hi torg

11:41 pm

hoyamd

fw

11:41 pm

Bugsaw

hey ruru

11:42 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

11:43 pm

rururocks

hi bugs.. hi mr. gone

11:44 pm

rururocks

I'm sore from taking a long hike with Dylan.. my knees are killing me

11:47 pm

maccafixx

ch 8/65?

11:47 pm

rururocks

more friendly macca

11:48 pm

maccafixx

ty

11:50 pm

rururocks

yqw

11:51 pm

torgone

Didn't hike today - worked on car - didn't fix it - hate working on cars - should have hiked ..

11:52 pm

maccafixx

hu 7/64?

11:53 pm

Bugsaw

just finished. able to talk a bit now. We had the first rain in months so I didn't spend time getting wet, just smelling how wonderful the world can be when it is replenished

11:54 pm

Bugsaw

nite all

11:55 pm

hoyamd

macca - like the thing you hang between trees but a diff vowel

11:55 pm

rururocks

night bugs

11:55 pm

maccafixx

ty

11:55 pm

rururocks

just beautiful here today.. warm but not too hot

11:56 pm

hoyamd

it took me forever to realize that the ier wrapped back around.

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