Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, March 3, 2019

12:00 am

hurshy

flippy flip flip

12:04 am

SamanthaJoy

flippity floppity floo

12:05 am

hurshy

st7

12:06 am

hurshy

x2

12:07 am

hurshy

x3

12:08 am

hurshy

x4

12:10 am

hurshy

li 8/9

12:10 am

hurshy

la7

12:12 am

cybernan

at 7

12:14 am

Rainiqui

li 7

12:16 am

jessmom

st8

12:20 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:23 am

Nef

Good Evening. IDK how you guys do it; at this time of night I rarely find words longer than 6 or 7 letters long! And *I* was the night owl for so many years; but now it's often all I can do here some evenings is barely find enough 4 letter words for NBT!

12:24 am

origami

I'm with you Nef. But on some grids I get big words right off :D

12:24 am

Nef

Thank you lickety!

12:27 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:27 am

cybernan

that why I'm crashing now, nef

12:27 am

cybernan

good night everyone

12:28 am

origami

See ya' nan

12:37 am

hurshy

well we're not all in the same time zone either

12:38 am

dizgrannie

5:37 pm here in east Oz

12:38 am

ursh

8.38am in South Africa

12:41 am

Nef

True; I forget that you aren't all dozing off (like I am now). Good Night; & Happy Babbling Everyone! :-)

12:41 am

Lizlin

Only 4.41 a couple of hundred km north of Diz.

12:42 am

dizgrannie

yep Qld doesn't have DLS

12:42 am

Lizlin

Wish we did.

12:43 am

dizgrannie

I wish we had it all year round

12:44 am

Lizlin

They tried that for a while in the UK - but it "faded the curtains" and the cows couldn't cope! 😂

12:44 am

dizgrannie

slatey

12:44 am

dizgrannie

oh sh!t sorry

12:45 am

hurshy

phantom: talent

12:49 am

hurshy

not seeing the li7 you called, Rain

12:50 am

Rainiqui

i believe it's an alternate spelling

12:51 am

hurshy

ahh ok thanks :)

12:51 am

hurshy

funny that plural works on the 8 but not the 7

12:51 am

Rainiqui

my pleasure!

12:53 am

Rainiqui

I thought the exact same thing about the plural

12:54 am

hurshy

90%

12:54 am

hurshy

that A on the right is the hardest square. unless i'm being really thick.

12:55 am

hurshy

yeah i was being mildly thick

12:55 am

Rainiqui

I only have 6 of the 9

12:55 am

hurshy

i have 8 of them now

12:56 am

hurshy

st7 x 5

1:07 am

hurshy

sa7

1:11 am

hurshy

phantom: atlatl

1:11 am

hurshy

(you know you've been babbling too long when...)

1:12 am

hurshy

that just leaves one 8 uncalled

1:13 am

hurshy

As Abolished

1:14 am

hurshy

12 left

1:15 am

jessmom

te8

1:16 am

hurshy

yay for jessmom!!!

1:17 am

dizgrannie

ll 5

1:17 am

hurshy

yay for dizgrannie!!!

1:20 am

hurshy

this is very helpful

1:20 am

dizgrannie

BBL time for tea

1:55 am

sprite

good morning all

2:01 am

sprite

only ever heard in babble:
phantom: atlatl

2:06 am

sprite

phantom: stiletto

2:06 am

gapeach

Hey there, sprite.

2:06 am

sprite

hiya peach! *hug* How are you doing today?

2:07 am

grannyrose

good morning dear sprite. the heat continues here. i'm watching the news. the bush fires have merged into one. homes are being lost, people are being moved away to safety. please pray for our poor land as it is consumed by fire.

2:07 am

gapeach

OK, thanks, sprite. Just plodding along.

2:07 am

grannyrose

heyya peach.

2:07 am

sprite

*blessings over your plodding*

2:07 am

gapeach

Hi there, rose. You OK?

2:07 am

gapeach

Thanks much, dear sprite.

2:08 am

sprite

good evening dear rose *hugssss* So sorry to hear. Are you and Don safe? And your kids?

2:08 am

grannyrose

i'm okay honey. but it;s heart breaking to watch places we have visited and loved utterly wiped out.

2:09 am

grannyrose

at the moment all our family are safe. the closest the fire is to us is about 50 km.

2:10 am

gapeach

I'm so sorry this is happeningl. Praying. Hugs

2:12 am

sprite

50 km is too close for comfort, the way things are going. I can understand how heartbreaking this must be. It is devastating.

2:14 am

grannyrose

we have a couple of hills between us, and the fire-break areas have been well-maintained.

2:19 am

sprite

that's a good thing. Praying for you and your country, honey

2:19 am

grannyrose

unfortunately we have national forest at the end of our street. we just need ONE idiot to throw a lit cigarette butt out of their car window.... we do have several ways that the firefighters can warn us. and we are checking their web site regularly.

2:22 am

sprite

scary

2:22 am

grannyrose

now spritey. how are you doing my sweetie?

2:23 am

grannyrose

and peach? is the pollen count going down? are you feeling a little better?

2:30 am

sprite

I am doing great. Went to Noud's workshop yesterday, a day of training for the assistents. It was marvelous. And I managed okay, in the wheelchair, and could do most things for myself and the other assistents were so sweet and helpful. Pain in the end was bad, had to take an oxycodone but regretted it. I do not sleep well on that stuff.

2:32 am

gapeach

Good for you, sprite.

2:32 am

grannyrose

pleased that your workshop went so well and that you were able to cope. but it does indicate just how important it is to keep that ankle elevated. ugh that the oxycodone has that effect on you.

2:35 am

grannyrose

i suspect that you, like me, are going to feel any swelling, however slight, affecting that ankle.

2:35 am

sprite

my ankle has been elevated all day. Just tiredness that made it hurt so bad, I think. And yeah, the oxy is not going down well. I get trippy, skate over the tops of sleep, so to speak, and never get under. Do not remember ever feeling that way before. Might be that the crazy amount of ketamine and oxycodone they gave me in the ambulance and hospital until the ankle was straightened that triggered a kind of hypersensitivity to the stuff.

2:36 am

sprite

yeah, probably. But while awake last night, I could slightly flex and stretch my feet. Both of them! So things are healing well.

2:38 am

sprite

yayyy used the -ncy ending at last

2:39 am

grannyrose

lollll... and i am fairly certain that is the only word that uses the c tile

2:39 am

sprite

*grins* Quite likely. Kind of a dead corner there, even though it looks so promising.

2:40 am

sprite

oh man, it is raining... so much rain! Wish I could send it your way, honey, it would end those fires in no time

2:40 am

grannyrose

and the x tile is only used twice.

2:42 am

grannyrose

i was gonna say, please go and run about in it for me.... then i remembered.... water and set plaster don't go together well...

2:44 am

sprite

mmmmm better not, lol.

2:46 am

sprite

the other assitants said I was doing too much for myself and to ask more help. And there I was, feeling so happy I could navigate it all on my own. Sometimes it is hard to explain to people why even the sweetest care does not make up for being self-sufficient.

2:47 am

grannyrose

*sigh* and there we have it again. honey, it is a hard lesson to le5 to be humble enough to accept an offer to help. by accepting that offer you are blessing the person who has offered.

2:48 am

grannyrose

it wa so hard for me. like you, to5ly independent, then suddenly..stuck in a wheelchair and needing help to negotiate even a single step up or down.

2:48 am

sprite

yeah... I know... and at the same time, I think that it is important to do for yourself the things you still can do. And not be that dependant, helpless person who enjoys being waited on.

2:50 am

grannyrose

when you are at home, to5ly yes. when out and about accept some help. explain you want to try, and will ask for help if you cannot do.

2:50 am

sprite

but I hear you. I will try to accept offers when they come... and for stairs and steps I need all the help I can get. But if I can do things for myself, I will do them by myself when possible.

2:50 am

sprite

that is a good one. Will do.

2:55 am

sprite

what I hate most (did not happen yesterday, but it did in the hospital and shops) is when people start talking over your head to the person pushing your wheelchair. "Does she have all the recipes?"
I went "HEY! I am right here. My leg is broken, not my mind or tongue."

2:55 am

grannyrose

oh, btw, thank-you for that very informative email honey.

2:56 am

sprite

yvw! And feel free to ask me anything about it, you and Don both.

2:57 am

grannyrose

oh dear.... i had that problem with mother mac who still had every single one of her marbles. docs, nurses, whoever, would talk to us rather than her. it would drive me almost into a towering rage.

2:58 am

grannyrose

many was the time i had to talk through gritted teeth in an effort to stop myself from shouting.

2:58 am

sprite

it is totally rude. Lol, the lady in the pharmacy actually blushed a fiery red and said sorry. I think she will not make the same mistake twice.

3:00 am

grannyrose

as so she should have. as you say, so rude.

3:00 am

sprite

I do have a little more patience for people outside care institutions. But care personnel? I am pretty sure they are trained to never do this.

3:03 am

grannyrose

nope, as far as i remember, no specific training for dealing with the person in the chair. it is actually something i le5ed as i went along.

3:03 am

grannyrose

also, it is a matter of respect and manners.

3:04 am

sprite

well it should be part of their training then. For crying out loud. Okay, I actually think each and every one of them should spend a week in a wheelchair and a week in a hospital bed just to learn what it is like.

3:05 am

grannyrose

so agree. i think that is why i could second guess what people under my care needed. i have had so many procedures, surgeries etc that i can EMpathise with what they are experiencing.

3:07 am

Kamanjah

Hugs to you Sprite and Rose!

3:07 am

sprite

exactly. And that is what is needed. I just read an interesting snippet about 'the near enemy'. A psychological phrase used to describe two things that look the same but are opposites. In this case, pity and compassion. Compassion is when there is empathy, and you feel the other person is equal to you. Pity is when there is no empathy and you feel superior to them.

3:07 am

grannyrose

{{{{{{kam}}}}}}my dear. how lovely to see you.

3:08 am

sprite

*hugs Kam* Hello dear one, glad to see you, how are you and Michael doing? Is Dad settling in?

3:09 am

Kamanjah

Good to see both of you! Dad answered his phone today, but wasn't making much sense. Guess he didn't have his hearing aid in...not sure, but at least he and Michael talked

3:09 am

grannyrose

oh dear.... little steps honey. at le5 he answered the phone.

3:10 am

sprite

glad he answered the phone. It will take time for things to settle, I think. Good thoughts and prayers to all of you there.

3:11 am

Kamanjah

Thanks for the email Sprite. I'll reply tomorrow - just popped in between TV and bedtime. Am glad I caught both of you here!

3:11 am

sprite

no hurry, Kam, whenever is good for you will be good for me :)

3:13 am

Kamanjah

I'm just hoping Dad couldn't hear...because he didn't remember his other grands bringing his dog to visit him. I'm afraid his time may be running out

3:13 am

grannyrose

rofloll... we are watching a program on the british royalty and how they relate to australia. they just interviewed a lady on the street. do either of you, know about Dame Edna Everage, a character played by an actor Barry Humphries. if you don't please google. this lady was actually wearing a pair of glasses exactly like those worn by that character.

3:14 am

sprite

sweetie, I know dame edna and I LOVE her. LOL @ the glasses, unbelievable that people wear stuff like that IRL

3:14 am

grannyrose

i am still roaring with laughter here.

3:14 am

Kamanjah

What's the name of the show? Sounds fun!

3:15 am

grannyrose

The Crown And Us: The Story Of The Royals In Australia

3:16 am

Kamanjah

I'll have to find it

3:19 am

Kamanjah

Rose, I'm so sorry you're living through fires - it's so awful. Now we're getting lots of rain...and by summer here, we'll have more fires. I hope California doesn't have any more severe fires this year, the past few years have been horrid. I hope you stay safe.

3:19 am

grannyrose

there are so many, for me, emotional and moving clips. like when Sir Robert Menzies made a speech. and in it he said" i did but see her passing by, i now know that i will love her until the day i die"

3:21 am

grannyrose

thanx kam. when the fires were blazing over there i was praying so hard, and weeping for all that was lost.

3:26 am

sprite

it is devastation on a scale unknown to us here.

3:27 am

sprite

finally found the 9

3:27 am

grannyrose

do you think we get 'softer' as we get older. these days i find i weep at so many things. is it because i have allowed God so much more into my heart and life?

3:28 am

sprite

yes honey, it is. People either go harder while aging, closing themselves off of the hurt and pain of living, or they go 'softer', allowing the pain to touch them.

3:28 am

Kamanjah

I don't think so, Rose, we just gain experience. Living through stuff makes us stronger

3:29 am

grannyrose

loll... now i respect both of your opinions... would you please agree some where along the line?

3:29 am

Kamanjah

Hmmm. I cry more, I feel more, but I feel I can deal with more too.

3:29 am

sprite

*giggles*

3:31 am

sprite

yes, we get stronger all the time. But as long as we keep our hearts open, we can be more easily touched and moved by things. I think that is a beautiful way of growing older. Much better than getting cynical and closing ourselves off from the pain of others.

3:32 am

Kamanjah

Agreed, Sprite. I was typing pretty much the same sentiment.

3:32 am

grannyrose

ahhhh, a sort of agreement. i can handle that.

3:32 am

sprite

*grins* The things we do to make our rose happy... *joking*

3:32 am

grannyrose

it is after 8:30pm here..... don has gone to get dinner ready.

3:33 am

sprite

lovely. Tell him to bring me some too. I can manage a hot meal for breakfast.

3:33 am

Kamanjah

I am so very tired, I have to go get ready for bed - it's 1:33AM here...

3:33 am

grannyrose

and so you should... i need a bit of a breeze on this pedestal.

3:33 am

sprite

aw sweetie, go sleep. *hugs* and lots of love. Pretty dreams too.

3:34 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams dearest kam. xoxox

3:34 am

Kamanjah

Hugs to both of you! <3

3:36 am

grannyrose

okay... time to go. hugs and blessings dear sprite. take it easy after your very busy yesterday.

3:37 am

sprite

darling, enjoy your meal and have a terrific evening, a peaceful night and a blessed day tomorrow. Luvsya lots. *hugs*

3:38 am

sprite

and I will. On the bed with the legs up, and Barbara and Liesbeth are coming to cook dinner for us. So sweet. So Rob will have today off as well, except for the things I really cannot do for myself.

3:49 am

sprite

finally found the compound 8

3:49 am

sprite

fireflies. To you all, a blessed day and a peaceful night.

3:59 am

mattygroves

Hi all. Anyone have stats for the i (eye) in the top row, and also the lone L in the fourth row, fourth column please?

4:02 am

rubyfoo

gm, Matty, il4/4

4:02 am

Dippnall

il 4/4 il5/10

4:02 am

Dippnall

lota

4:02 am

mattygroves

Thank you - looking now, both. Morning, Ruby and Dip!

4:03 am

Dippnall

sorry!

4:03 am

mattygroves

Found them both - cheers!

4:03 am

Dippnall

hello!

4:04 am

mattygroves

Aaah - a Liverpool (ish) gal :)

4:04 am

mattygroves

Welcome!

4:05 am

Dippnall

Yup - that's me! Fingers crossed!

4:05 am

mattygroves

Hey, you think you have it bad - if I had to support a football team, it would be Brentford

4:08 am

Dippnall

If we win the league (big if!) I may change my icon to Klop!

4:08 am

mattygroves

Pre dentistry or post?

4:14 am

gapeach

FW

4:15 am

Dippnall

la 4/4 - just got it

4:16 am

mattygroves

Oooh - looking

5:10 am

Flask1

Morning all....any clues for the 9 please?

5:32 am

juniperberet

li8/40 + plural - sounds like opposite of figurative

5:37 am

Flask1

thanks juniper...

5:38 am

juniperberet

np, was looking based on a half-remembered clue from earlier in the chog. Just having my second go at the grid.

5:39 am

Flask1

Oh I haven't found it yet...I was just saying thanx...lol

5:40 am

juniperberet

According to enable it's actually something to do with the sea shore, if that helps, but it looks more like an alternative spelling of a word meaning 'actually, factually'.

5:40 am

rubyfoo

li+t+t+what you jeed to pass to get phd

5:41 am

rubyfoo

strip of land next to ocean

5:41 am

juniperberet

lita

5:42 am

juniperberet

oops, sorry!

5:42 am

juniperberet

not a word, but still.

5:45 am

Flask1

Found it! Thanks for the clues

5:50 am

Sandieangel

Can anyone please clue me the AL5/14 please? Just cannot find it at all.

5:51 am

juniperberet

Small passage or path between buildings

5:52 am

Sandieangel

Of course. Got it now. Thanks.

6:01 am

Flask1

Clue please for st8 ?

6:05 am

MollyL

st7/8....s + camp dwelling + either .. and plural

6:06 am

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

6:07 am

Flask1

Thanks Molly..

6:07 am

MollyL

By definition, it is a person with a very loud voice. I used to work with one of those. : D

7:41 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with L in 4th column and te8 pls

7:43 am

Biltong

la4/4

7:43 am

periwinkle

ty Biltong

7:43 am

Biltong

yw :)

7:44 am

Biltong

Don't have te8 yet

7:45 am

periwinkle

ok

7:46 am

MollyL

te8...it was a te8 sign that he was lying

7:47 am

periwinkle

tyty Molly

7:47 am

MollyL

Or Edgar Allen Poe's "The Te8 Heart"

7:47 am

MollyL

Sorry, Allan, I always spell that wrong

7:49 am

Biltong

ty, Molly

7:52 am

dan2bit

good morning! can I have just the stats for the 9? no clue yet

7:52 am

LuvWordGames

li 9/54

7:55 am

dan2bit

got 'em! thanks

8:06 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

8:07 am

BzznBea

Congrats, luv! Just starting.

8:07 am

LuvWordGames

ty Bea, it's a fun grid

8:09 am

dan2bit

at7?

8:12 am

BzznBea

at+ripped

8:12 am

BzznBea

That is the 6

8:13 am

dan2bit

thanks Bzzn got 'em

8:15 am

BzznBea

yw

8:19 am

MollyL

Interesting definition for that word

8:26 am

Scrabbler

I want aorta but it's not here.

8:42 am

rururocks

This grid is heartless

8:46 am

mixi6

it's in a new vein

8:47 am

!!!

my name is in this grid! la5/5 (it's not a word though, heh)

8:52 am

dan2bit

st5 is in, so at least you can get heart repair

8:56 am

MollyL

I thought I was being festive making yellow, green and purple mini pancakes for Mardi Gras. I forgot that pancakes turn brown, no matter what color the batter is. : (

8:58 am

dan2bit

firewords!

8:59 am

dan2bit

thanks lickety and Bzzn and all cluers. sa5/10 like a hair place with a different final cons was my last

9:14 am

MollyL

That is a hair place where people laugh at you, digitally

9:21 am

Aloyisius

ty dan2 and congrats! phantom: satellite

9:21 am

rururocks

yeah.. i was orbiting around that one too aloy

9:22 am

dan2bit

I kept trying satiate

9:23 am

rururocks

then you'd be full of yourself Dan :D

9:24 am

rururocks

tattoo is my phantom

9:26 am

BzznBea

Phantom tattoo...what would be the point...

9:27 am

MollyL

Oh, but a tattoo of a phantom, big point there

9:27 am

rururocks

the grid probably couldn't ink the deal

9:28 am

MollyL

It would have left a big impression

9:35 am

rururocks

and lettered up the chat

9:39 am

dan2bit

now you're just needling us

9:40 am

MollyL

Just some parlor tricks

9:43 am

hoyamd

little too long for me today - hagd all and happy babbling!

9:58 am

rururocks

anyone know what the nine begins with?

9:59 am

Aloyisius

I have it, just have to find it

10:00 am

Aloyisius

li9 is a pl

10:01 am

rururocks

thanks.. i'll hunt for that

10:01 am

Aloyisius

has to do with coastal regions.. happy hunting

10:01 am

rururocks

thanks.. got it right away

10:01 am

Aloyisius

wow, wtg

10:02 am

rururocks

thank goodness there isn't a c in the grid

10:02 am

Aloyisius

LOL !

10:08 am

Aloyisius

down to 25 and time for a brunch break.. fun grid! bbs...

10:08 am

Uneaixoise

Bwaaaahaaaa

10:08 am

rururocks

something hit your funny bone une?

10:09 am

rururocks

i mean if it WERE in the grid.. some men here couldn't find it

10:19 am

Uneaixoise

Hee hee

10:27 am

rururocks

200 finally can list now

10:35 am

Aloyisius

great job, ru.. I usually list after I have found a min. of 3/4 FW, so off I go. Hope tomorrow's grid is as much fun. (-:

10:35 am

rururocks

have a great day aloy

10:36 am

hokie carla

I am a little out of practice, so I strive for 1/2 before I hit the list. I did get over half but am now on the list. Hi, y'all!

10:39 am

Judi

Hiyas, kiddos!

10:43 am

rururocks

good morning jud

10:49 am

MLFAN17

hello

10:53 am

rururocks

anyone able to clue the li 7/28?

10:53 am

rururocks

never mind

10:54 am

rururocks

I'm an idiot

10:54 am

MLFAN17

clue pls ruru?

10:54 am

rururocks

like the surf line .. with only one T

10:55 am

MLFAN17

no idea

10:55 am

rururocks

li7 drift in the ocean?

10:56 am

NANCY

ta 6 please, not the snitch one

10:56 am

rururocks

a small TAT :D

10:58 am

MLFAN17

reclue li 7?

11:00 am

rururocks

look up surf line mlf .. it's right there

11:00 am

MLFAN17

ty ruru will do

11:01 am

MLFAN17

i gtg for now

11:01 am

NANCY

ru, I tried tatlet but not getting anything else from your clue

11:02 am

rururocks

like ralph and Ralphie

11:02 am

rururocks

sam and sammie

11:02 am

rururocks

jim and Jimmie

11:02 am

NANCY

oh just got it. thanks

11:02 am

NANCY

right before you gave me the last clues.

11:23 am

MLFAN17

center t?

11:24 am

MLFAN17

never mind

11:46 am

cybernan

good morning everyoe :)

11:53 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Nan.

11:57 am

cybernan

hi zoom

11:59 am

MollyL

I think the sheep person clued that ta6 quite thoroughly
: D

12:01 pm

cybernan

wow -- just listed at 150 - I think most of my remaining 76 are a's!

12:08 pm

cybernan

sheep? -- thought that was a goat

12:09 pm

MollyL

Someone referred to him as "that sheep person". We thought it was funny. You have a lot more A's than I do if you have 76 of them

12:10 pm

cybernan

yes -- just seemed like a lot of blanks at the time :)

12:24 pm

rururocks

we'll give nan an A for effort at least

12:34 pm

cybernan

first lo 5 please?

12:35 pm

cybernan

nm - found

12:35 pm

phaeton

browned bread?

12:36 pm

cybernan

don't know - new one for me

12:38 pm

cybernan

oh - lo not to

12:49 pm

phaeton

la7?

12:52 pm

bichon

It's a period of time before puberty

12:56 pm

cybernan

te 8 please?

12:57 pm

bichon

looking for that too nan

12:57 pm

phaeton

ty bich

12:57 pm

bichon

yw phae

12:57 pm

phaeton

te8...te4 and ta4

12:58 pm

gumpunk

thanks phaeton

12:58 pm

bichon

ty phae

12:58 pm

gumpunk

sante

12:59 pm

gumpunk

oops sorry!

1:00 pm

phaeton

yw

1:03 pm

cybernan

not finding that te 8

1:03 pm

gumpunk

think of hitchcock...

1:04 pm

bichon

ea poe

1:04 pm

cybernan

pudgy fat bald?

1:04 pm

gumpunk

ha oops!

1:05 pm

gumpunk

"the te 8 heart" guy

1:05 pm

phaeton

te8...to relate something and a tall story

1:05 pm

cybernan

no idea - didn't like horror movies so have never watched any of them

1:06 pm

gumpunk

not a movie- a short story - classic

1:06 pm

bichon

Love ea Poe

1:08 pm

MollyL

No horror movies by Edgar Allan Poe

1:09 pm

cybernan

didn't know hitchcock wrote short stories

1:09 pm

rururocks

hitchcock is for the birds

1:09 pm

gumpunk

i was wrong on hitchcock - i was thinking of poe

1:10 pm

gumpunk

don't tell my HS english teacher, he'd be very disappointed.

1:10 pm

MollyL

The Te8 Heart is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe

1:10 pm

cybernan

ah - ty molly

1:11 pm

cybernan

sorry was confused -- thought hitchcock was a clue for the te 8

1:12 pm

cybernan

have heard of the poe ta 4, but have never read it

1:12 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for the help

1:13 pm

BzznBea

Wasn't that the heart that kept beating after it was removed from it's person?

1:13 pm

BzznBea

its

1:13 pm

cybernan

the selections for our english lit classes in school were just that -- english lit rather than american

1:14 pm

cybernan

the one exception was robert frost

1:16 pm

MollyL

There were a lot of great American writers, many quite famous. It's a shame you didn't get exposed to a wide range of literature.

1:17 pm

cybernan

don't forget we are part of the british empire --- we also studied a lot of british history

1:20 pm

bonkler

We read a lot of American writer in my classes, Hemingway, Faulkner, Harper Lee, Henry James etc

1:20 pm

cybernan

I think the school selections now are more eclectic now than they were 60 years ago.

1:21 pm

bonkler

I was in high school in the 70s and took a lot of English courses

1:22 pm

cybernan

that's 20 years behind me, bonkler

1:23 pm

cybernan

I mean 20 years after me

1:23 pm

bonkler

I suspect that given America's massive cultural gravity, Canadians end up knowing a good deal more about America than vice versa, often more than they do about Canada.

1:24 pm

cybernan

lol - some of the novels read in the schools now would have been "banned in Boston" in my day and considered to be porn.

1:26 pm

cybernan

We read the introduction to the Canterbury Tales, but were not allowed to read the tales themselves -- too racy!

1:29 pm

bonkler

I have no idea what they study now but I got in all manner of trouble for refusing to stand for the lord's prayer during the morning announcements. I was removed from editing the school paper for an editorial calling for its removal from a secular, public school. I caused a lot of problems. Dropped out of grade 13 and started a punk rock band :)

1:31 pm

bonkler

It was great being part of a huge cultural shift. A lot of changes came into the system as I was heading out the door.

1:32 pm

rururocks

i'm just slightly offended by "America's cultural gravity"..

1:33 pm

bonkler

the elephant next door

1:34 pm

rururocks

make that "America's massive cultural gravity"

1:52 pm

maccafixx

last ta 6/18?

1:55 pm

maccafixx

nm

2:26 pm

libarebel

US is only a part of America...

2:27 pm

rururocks

true..

2:27 pm

rururocks

but i'm not sure bonkler was including Mexico and Canada in his statement?
Not sure really

2:29 pm

libarebel

Me neither

2:29 pm

libarebel

wish we could move the border south so that Boston would be in Canada...

2:31 pm

rururocks

yeah.. then there would at least be some terrible Canadian Drivers :D

2:32 pm

libarebel

:D Boston does have a reputation for bad drivers-- of course, excluding me...

2:32 pm

rururocks

boston does.. i've experienced it.. for sure

2:33 pm

rururocks

i'm popping into Boston this summer

2:33 pm

libarebel

I live in Boston-- SUVs are the absolute worst...

2:34 pm

rururocks

it's a great city otherwise

2:36 pm

libarebel

Watch out for SUVs-- they know they won't get too hurt & bully their way anywhere they please-- I know-- I got my Camry totaled by one a little more than a year ago-- cut right in front of me & stopped-- broke my knee & wrist--

2:36 pm

libarebel

yes, I love Boston

2:39 pm

libarebel

Our "different" accent sounds normal to me-- I can detect the arrs, though they're not audible to others...

4:05 pm

Nef

Hi. libarebel; why DO Bostonians not pronounce their "R's"?

4:06 pm

dcseain

Nef, other costal port cites don't either: NYC; Charleston, SC, Savannah GA..

4:10 pm

Nef

Interesting. IDK anyone from SC or GA; but the people I've met from Rhode Island & NYC weren't so hard to understand. (Then again, maybe they've been around the Midwest or exposed to our accents more than the people I've met from Boston?) IDK; I was hoping for a linguistic reason for it

4:10 pm

MollyL

Nef, you could do a Google search on that question, but the answer is pretty boring.

4:11 pm

Nef

I suppose I could Google it, Molly; (& I probably will), but since libarebel mentioned it I thought I'd ask.

4:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'm from Jersey. some of us do, some of us don't.

4:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

btw is there some type of celestial event going on like a full moon, or is the low barometric pressure affecting peoples' brains???

4:13 pm

dcseain

Exactly, TO, not all in NJ do at all.

4:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

it would appear my accent, along with rapid speech style, is hard for some to decipher in carual conversation , as opposed to formal presentations.

4:15 pm

dcseain

i've never had trouble understanding you at all when we've met in person. :)

4:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

omg when i lived in FL for the summer...it was like a foreignn country.

4:16 pm

dcseain

LOL yeah, FL is like that for a lot of us.

4:16 pm

dcseain

sano

4:16 pm

dcseain

ooops

4:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

npr weekend edition did a piece on a reporter for the miami herald who collects " aA manin FL " sotires. like, " A man in FL threw a gator into the drive through window at Wendu's today". that is a real story.

4:18 pm

dcseain

ah, Florida Man at his best :D

4:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am sure you can read between the typos.

4:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think there's a florida man website.

4:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

fl, home of my ex inlws. apparently there is les then six degrees of separation between NJ and FL, given how quickly they adapted to redneck life.

4:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

pardeon the typo, it's than

4:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

:/

4:20 pm

dcseain

LOL So many of my older NYC friends retired to FL, especially around Miami.

4:20 pm

dcseain

ALl good, TO :)

4:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

central fla...it's not a magic kingdom.

4:36 pm

Nef

Molly, I've been off exploring Boston accents; and I now know more about phonemes, accents (both rhotic and non-rhotic), diphthongs, and fricatives than I ever expected to; but it certainly hasn't been boring!
(Seriously, I doubt if I'd ever use any of the info I just read in any useful way at all, however.)

4:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi nef

4:37 pm

dcseain

When i lived in Boston, could tell which town someone was from by how they talked.

4:37 pm

Nef

hi TO

4:38 pm

dcseain

down here, maybe a third of state can be determined by accent.

4:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

md or va?

4:41 pm

Nef

I remember (when I was younger) hearing that the midwestern accent was what all newscasters were trained to use. I always thought it was funny, because we *didn't* have accents (in my mind, anyway) but have learned over the years that the midwestern accent is just as distinct as other parts of the country are.

4:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'v ethought about speech lessons to lose mine

4:44 pm

Nef

Is your accent extremelydistinct, TO? (dc said he hasn't had trouble understanding you; so it can't be too bad, right?)

4:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

it

4:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's distinct. another feature of the region is rapid speech.

4:47 pm

libarebel

just back-- I think Bostonians speak w/ a broad A (as in "Paahrk) is a leftover from the British accent-- we were the earliest colony, I think...

4:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

the distinct philadelphia o is also descended from the british.

4:48 pm

Nef

I'm always impressed with people who can speak fast. That's something I've never been able to do (but that isn't to say my speech is slow, either)

4:49 pm

libarebel

I've actually been asked, on several occasions, if I were from Australia(!) I don't get that!

4:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

phone is more like faown

4:51 pm

Nef

That's interesting, libarebel. I wonder why they'd think it was an Australian accent?

4:52 pm

libarebel

Beats me, Nef, though Australians sound kind of British...

4:54 pm

Nef

re: the "r" sound for Bostonians; in reading about it, the R in car is pronounced if the following word starts with a vowel but not if it starts with a consonant (that's the rhotic/non-rhotic part of what I read).

4:54 pm

libarebel

I wish you could hear me say "I parked the car in Harvard Yard" :D

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

can you imagine if chat had sound?

4:56 pm

libarebel

interesting, Nef-- as in French-- never 2 vowel sounds in a row-- more fluid that way...

4:56 pm

Nef

LOL! I did read how that sounds; but there's no way I could write it that way here

4:56 pm

Nef

TO, that would be a nightmare (if chat had sound!)

4:57 pm

libarebel

Chat w/ sound-- a veritable cacophony!

4:58 pm

Nef

Even without accents; sometimes there are so many different convos going on at once it would definitely be overwhelming!

4:58 pm

libarebel

an understatement! :D

5:02 pm

libarebel

In French, chat (w/ silent "T" means cat-- chatte ("T" pronounced means "pussy"-- a friend of mine found that one out the hard way-- while in France she told people that her hostess had "deux chattes" :D

5:03 pm

libarebel

People expressed desire to meet her hostess...

5:03 pm

Nef

Oh, My! Not knowing French; I can imagine that was taken wrong?

5:04 pm

libarebel

Oh yeah!

6:19 pm

scrambler

libarebel, my Bostonian grandmother used to say pardon me, paaahdon. Also baaaahstid. hahah

6:20 pm

scrambler

Her last name was peabody, and she pronounced it pebidy

6:21 pm

Bugsaw

my favourite is in Maine where they talk about the humdiddy on da wahdah

6:37 pm

rururocks

my favorite is at the ballpark "getcha fenway Franks Heaaah

6:43 pm

libarebel

Pebidy is correct! I worked w/ a woman from CT & she pronounced it Peeboddy, much to our (Bostonian amusement :D

6:44 pm

libarebel

Heeah is also correct, as is baaaahstid!

6:45 pm

libarebel

They actually do say "ayuh" in Maine :D

6:46 pm

penquis

i don't....and i don't really know anyone who does....

6:47 pm

libarebel

We in Boston also say Satiddy for Saturday-- that one I can hear, but I still can't help pronouncing it that wat...

6:47 pm

libarebel

+way*

6:48 pm

libarebel

Maybe the guy in Maine who said it that way could tell we were tourists & was humoring us?

6:49 pm

penquis

perhaps....

7:00 pm

penquis

i am done....goodnight all....

7:15 pm

dcseain

The Peabody Institute in Baltimore is pronounced 'peedbody' so the pibidy thing was at first confusing to me.

7:16 pm

libarebel

I can see why, dc

7:18 pm

libarebel

The same CT woman was w/ me at a party where someone was looking for his "car keys", and was looking for his "khakis", again much to our (Bostonian) amusement

7:20 pm

libarebel

She didn't find either...

7:39 pm

dcseain

LOL I neven had trouble understanding anyone when i lived there, nor when i vist there.

7:43 pm

libarebel

Make sure you don't forget your caah kees when you visit!

7:43 pm

libarebel

Or your khakis, for that matter...

7:44 pm

NatashaW

I'm from RI originally... he drives a shahp cah! Also "youse guys"

7:45 pm

NatashaW

but my favorite is 'bubbluh" (water fountain)

7:46 pm

libarebel

:D-- Yup-- I have relatives in RI & they speak "normally...

7:46 pm

libarebel

Bubbluh, of course! :D

7:48 pm

dcseain

I miss the original frappuccino sold at the Steaming Kettle in Scollay Sq. Starbucks ruined that product after they bought that shop.

7:50 pm

libarebel

Sadly, Scollay Sq. is now the concrete jungle of Government Center or, Gummint Centah"

7:51 pm

libarebel

They took out the entire West End... :(

7:53 pm

libarebel

or maybe East-- I was about 18 when it happened-- long ago...

7:58 pm

nrkii

hi all... weird thing, I just got fireworks twice

7:59 pm

nrkii

premature FW, very strange

8:01 pm

dcseain

i've had the happen a couple times. It's confusing when it does. Hi, nrkii

8:01 pm

nrkii

hiya seain

8:03 pm

nrkii

well, that's me done... nobody clue-searching, so I'll say goodnight!

8:05 pm

dcseain

g'night nrkii :)

8:05 pm

gumpunk

OK, I give up on this OS 6.... help please? last word to get FT tonite!

8:08 pm

dcseain

i'll os6 your heart.

8:08 pm

libarebel

o + rob

8:09 pm

libarebel

o + beg, borrow & s****

9:51 pm

rururocks

gosh DC and Nrkii.. I guess you don't know if you're coming or going around here :D

10:25 pm

mkg

would love clues for the 9 and any 8s. ty

10:28 pm

Uneaixoise

Te8. Poe's The Te****** Heart

10:30 pm

Uneaixoise

St8 plural of st7/28

10:31 pm

mkg

ty got the te.

10:31 pm

mkg

dont have st 7 ytet

10:31 pm

mkg

sorry

10:32 pm

mkg

i have two st 7s but neither works for the 8

10:32 pm

mkg

sorry

10:32 pm

Uneaixoise

S+ canvas dwelling + either/**

10:33 pm

Uneaixoise

And plural

10:33 pm

mkg

ty got those st words. ty

10:34 pm

mkg

and got the 8. ty.

10:34 pm

mkg

just need the 9 now.

10:36 pm

Uneaixoise

Plural of li8/40

10:36 pm

mkg

ty. looking for li 8.

10:39 pm

mkg

need a clue for the li 8. sorry.

10:41 pm

Uneaixoise

No idea how to clue

10:41 pm

mkg

ok

10:42 pm

Nef

li 8/40 sounds like "you mean exactly what you say" but means is similar to intertidal

10:43 pm

Nef

And hi again, Everyone.

10:44 pm

mkg

ty

10:45 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

10:45 pm

mkg

got them. ty

10:45 pm

Nef

YAY, Unea!! WTG!!!

10:45 pm

Nef

wtg, mkg

10:46 pm

harpjane

hello, just starting the grid

10:46 pm

Nef

Hi harp. Have you been able to dig out yet?

10:50 pm

harpjane

yes, finally. everything is pretty well dug out. now we are getting a few days of below zero and wind. Then spring starts.

10:51 pm

Nef

LOL! Up until your last sentence there; that's the same here.

10:52 pm

harpjane

Spring is probably going to involve flooding, unfortunately.

10:52 pm

harpjane

May I have stats for the top row i please?

10:53 pm

Nef

Oh, they are definitely predicting flooding here in (as my brother calls it) the Flatlands.

10:54 pm

Nef

il 4 /4

10:54 pm

RoundBarn

Hi Nef--I'm on my way to bed so will just say hi. I'm still archiving. I'd like to get to Mlps in the spring but don't see how, yet. I do watch the chat, notice what's going on with people tho I miss a lot. Don't say much. Ru's goat-sheep discussion made me dream I was riding my goat on a country road and the goat deiced not to go farther. I woke up in worry, how to get to the meeting the goat-ride was getting me to. Did I send you a vol 4, the final one? JJ

10:55 pm

harpjane

thanks

10:55 pm

harpjane

stats for the lone L?

10:56 pm

Nef

Hi RB; yes, I have volume 4. I've just unpiled a bunch of books from my nightstand and find that your stories are perfect for bedtime (I can't read in bed anymore, trifocals makes reading in bed harder I found)

10:58 pm

Nef

harp, I have it blacked out but can't figure out which word (but I think it's a la 4/4

11:01 pm

deanoz

yep la 4/4

11:01 pm

Nef

harp, the other stats for that upper i are il 5/10

11:02 pm

RoundBarn

I'm glad you're enjoying them! good to hear from you. But I'm off to bed. (We had snow and ice today and low ,llow temps. My snowdrops have made 3 attempts to bloom! Goodnight.

11:02 pm

Nef

Good Night, RB. Take care of yourself & stay warm!

11:06 pm

rururocks

my comments on goats and sheep has brought up nanny discussions in the chat

11:09 pm

Nef

Did you ever expect someone to dream of your goat, ru?

11:10 pm

rururocks

I thought she was kid-ding

11:10 pm

rururocks

dreaming about goats is a little billy

11:11 pm

Nef

especially riding them? ;-)

11:13 pm

rururocks

you could say she was riding on a chevre-let

11:14 pm

Nef

LOL! Sorry, ru; I wish I could keep up with your puns! :-)

11:28 pm

rururocks

it's ok.. i'm probably putting too many pasture

11:30 pm

Nef

I think that's my problem; my brain has gone to pasture for too long!

11:31 pm

rururocks

I do it because i had a blow to my head

11:32 pm

Nef

Are you saying you pun due to a concussion?

11:32 pm

rururocks

sorta.. it was only a grazing blow :D

11:32 pm

Nef

Groan!

11:33 pm

rururocks

LOL

11:34 pm

Nef

THat was a good set up, you know

11:34 pm

rururocks

:D I planned it that way

11:34 pm

Nef

figures

11:35 pm

Nef

aloe

11:35 pm

Nef

OOPS!

11:59 pm

westford

I love to read the chat

11:59 pm

Bugsaw

it is fun when ruru gets going. I don't even try to engage

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