Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, January 5, 2020

12:00 am

hurshy

oooeeeee

12:00 am

Jen34

It's a big one

12:02 am

hurshy

that's what she said

12:03 am

Minveryork

Flip Flip Hooray!

12:03 am

Jen34

LOL

12:03 am

melonheadjujube

hi, all. A very anagrammy grid

12:03 am

Lizlin

ar8

12:04 am

jessmom

sk7/8

12:04 am

ursh

op 7 & 8

12:04 am

hurshy

and no, it's no coincidence that a certain pe5 is featured so prominently in such a big grid. i always suspected the computer that generated these grids was a boy but now i know it!

12:06 am

Jen34

literally the first word I spotted. of course.

12:06 am

Jen34

and then po4

12:06 am

hurshy

it's ok, Jen. unsolicited, not your fault.

12:08 am

Jen34

i'm a victim

12:09 am

hurshy

exactly

12:13 am

hurshy

well i have 52/61 top row and a grey center N, plus a battery at 5% AND i ought to be asleep, so, saving the rest for tomorrow i bid thee all fa4well

12:14 am

broll

cl 7

12:14 am

Jen34

Sleep well!

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

'nite hurshy

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

Need bottom row E for nbt

12:15 am

jessmom

ed5

12:16 am

ursh

volcano for bottom E

12:16 am

Dippnall

et 4 pass the fish ...

12:16 am

Jen34

I ALWAYS miss that et4

12:16 am

melonheadjujube

tx jessmom. I made a guess and got it.

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

d'Oh, the et4!

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

tx lickety

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

in9

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

nbt/nbs

12:22 am

melonheadjujube

di8/9

12:27 am

jessmom

ne8

12:32 am

melonheadjujube

halfway, and halfway asleep. Have fun everyone.

1:06 am

dizgrannie

oh durrr, my last C was the C5 kid.

2:03 am

rubyfoo

Bonjour

2:09 am

dizgrannie

hello Ruby

2:22 am

ursh

hello Ruby --- hot here 31C and humid and 10am

2:22 am

ursh

*at 10am

2:25 am

dizgrannie

21C at 7:20pm here and the fires are still burning.

2:26 am

rubyfoo

in the 20''s here so I haven't left my warm nest

2:27 am

rubyfoo

-3C here - pretty cold

2:28 am

rubyfoo

housekeeper has made a fire, but it requires that I get up, dress and descend - lots of work! LOL

2:28 am

ursh

oh lord Diz - we do so pray for rain for Oz - big rain

2:32 am

Kamanjah

Diz, You're obviously safe because you're online, but is your home safe? I can't even imagine what you folks are dealing with, and I'm in California where we had record breaking fires the past 3 years. It's so sad to see. I'm happy we could send some of our firefighters over to help, but we need them here too. Australia is in my heart and prayers.

2:35 am

Kamanjah

Ruby, enjoy your warm nest! I hate cold mornings! Sounds too cold for me where you are...I hope your housekeeper helps you get downstairs to to sit by the fire!

2:36 am

rubyfoo

Meds are seemingly working and pain is better than usual

2:37 am

Kamanjah

That's good to hear. I hope you have a comfortable day.

2:37 am

rubyfoo

I'm very Lucky that they give me so much morphine

2:37 am

rubyfoo

cole

2:37 am

rubyfoo

colic

2:37 am

rubyfoo

colics

2:37 am

rubyfoo

sorry

2:37 am

rubyfoo

I'll bequiet now

2:39 am

Kamanjah

Just stay comfy, Ruby. You're lucky to have pain meds and a nice fire for warmth. We all forget to move our cursors to the word box, you're not alone!

2:39 am

dizgrannie

Kamanjah, we are safe, twas a bit of a worry earlier today cos of a close fire, but thankfully it turned. we are all so devestated with what has happened

2:45 am

Kamanjah

I'm glad it turned away from you, diz. I hate wildfires. It's almost odd to me that in Calif they're brushfires, and in Oz they're bushfires...same devastation. Stay as safe as possible, and be ready to evac if necessary. Most of our kids have had to evac a couple of times the past few years. It's terribly frightening to live thru big fires. Hubs lost his house, and the house where his daughter grew up, and the rest of the family lost their trailers, cabins...everything went. I think our "Grandmother Oak" isn't going to come back. She's still trying, but more of her limbs are dying every year. The fire that took the family property was in 2016. Only one neighbor has been able to rebuild so far.

3:13 am

dizgrannie

just heard - there has been a drizzle of rain in one of the badly affected areas - any little bit helps.

3:14 am

ursh

fingers crossed it becomes more than a drizzle

4:21 am

rubyfoo

I Watch the international weather reports and my heart aches for all of our Australian babblers

5:32 am

MollyL

Name that proper noun... Swiss chocolatier

5:36 am

Kallia

lindt

5:38 am

MollyL

Ding, ding, ding! Kalia wins what is behind Door Number 2.

5:39 am

Kallia

could eat some Lindt right now.....so what is behind door number 2?

5:41 am

Book Doctor Gwen

and still no points for tardis (hi all)

6:23 am

player girl

Hi all. I am stuck on the lower left column A for NBS and NBT. Any cluers out there?

6:24 am

player girl

NM Just saw one

6:46 am

MollyL

Peri Syndrome

7:32 am

MLFAN17

I wish reslice was a word

7:33 am

MollyL

The PB is open and the breakfast buffet is out

7:33 am

MLFAN17

not a word

7:34 am

MLFAN17

sl is I know

7:38 am

MollyL

Well, technically when you post the re word, you give away the sl word

7:40 am

MLFAN17

I know molly that's true

7:42 am

MollyL

The PB is kind of a thing of the past, though. No one seems to care if you post words in the grid, give easy clues or clue with more than the first two letters...like we4 + wa4 for westward, which gives four letters of an eight letter word.

7:43 am

hokie carla

wow, the aquarium fish just jumped right out at me. and hi.

7:44 am

MLFAN17

molly exactly

7:44 am

MLFAN17

hi hokie

7:44 am

MollyL

Yes, that obvious aquarium fish is for Bea.
: D

7:44 am

MLFAN17

molly so happy the Patriots lost last night

7:44 am

hokie carla

hallelujah

7:45 am

MLFAN17

agreed

7:45 am

MLFAN17

and of course Brady isn't retiring yet

7:46 am

hokie carla

I had ear plugs in and just happened to look at the tv and saw "touchdown" and Brady walking off the field so I thought it was them, then I noticed the Titans celebrating. :D

7:48 am

MLFAN17

yeah I saw them on the field congratulating and such wasn't sure who won as most games Brady had one this season he pouted

7:51 am

MLFAN17

2nd column e stats pls?

7:51 am

hokie carla

bottom?

7:51 am

MollyL

Way to go Tennessee. I'm so tired of the cheating Patriots.

7:51 am

MLFAN17

me too

7:52 am

MLFAN17

yes hokie sorry

7:52 am

hokie carla

everybody is except for the people who are patriots fans for no reason

7:52 am

hokie carla

(ie no connection to NE)

7:53 am

hokie carla

and I guess the bad people who are fans for a reason

7:53 am

MollyL

If one of my favorite teams did the things the Patriots have done, I would be ashamed of them.

7:53 am

hokie carla

btw, that was a joke, I actually have some friends that are good people from NE who like the Patriots.

7:53 am

hokie carla

that is a good point, molly

7:54 am

hokie carla

ed 5/12, mlfan

7:55 am

MLFAN17

its funny the game is on again and basically, the Titans seem to be doing the things he Patriots do

7:56 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

7:56 am

hokie carla

I did hear the guys in the studio say after the game that the Titans did the Patriots things

7:56 am

hokie carla

did that mean they were cheating?

7:57 am

MLFAN17

yes it seems like it but I don't know, in some ways why not as its what the Patriots always do

7:57 am

MLFAN17

reserve time on the clock etc. the Titans forced the Patriots to use all their time outs too

7:58 am

player girl

OK. I have been living abroad for the last 34 years and wasn't all that up on football back in those days. What happened exactly that you are all about?

7:58 am

hokie carla

in general or last night?

7:58 am

MLFAN17

good question hokie

7:59 am

hokie carla

last night, the patriots lost, getting knocked out of super bowl. the reason that is great is they actually had a cheating scandal that didn't really amount to anything plus questionable activities by the owner, etc.

8:00 am

hokie carla

in prior seasons were those things

8:01 am

MLFAN17

Last column e stats pls?

8:01 am

hokie carla

and they've just been dominant with all those things so it's nice they lost

8:01 am

hokie carla

el4

8:01 am

MLFAN17

oh duh

8:02 am

MLFAN17

that cheating thing makes you think though but they kind of got beaten by their own game

8:03 am

MollyL

I'm always glad for a "what goes around, comes around" moment.

8:03 am

hokie carla

yep

8:04 am

MLFAN17

or karma is a bitch

8:04 am

hokie carla

btw, player girl, I am a casual - not really NFL fan, so someone else may explain it better

8:05 am

MLFAN17

does the ae7 begin with ae 4 ae**space?

8:06 am

hokie carla

didn't even know there was one but I'll try

8:06 am

MLFAN17

I looked at the list, I only have one ae word

8:06 am

ChampFit

The first 3 letters

8:07 am

MLFAN17

champ is it a real word?

8:08 am

MollyL

ae4/4 is last on the list of ae words, so no

8:08 am

ChampFit

Yes, it's pt of the word before it.

8:08 am

NatashaW

Pats got beaten because Gronk retired and Brady is 42. Forty-two. Nearly 43. Nothing to do with cheating scandals of past seasons. Also Belichick's proteges now all coach other teams and know the Belichick formula inside out so they have good answers for it.

8:09 am

hokie carla

natasha is saying she doesn't believe in karma :D

8:09 am

NatashaW

Not a fan by the way, though I'm a New Englander. But you can't take away from Brady being one of the greatest QBs in history.

8:09 am

MLFAN17

natasha that's what I said, titans knew how the Patriots play and beat them at their own game playing

8:09 am

hokie carla

even if not related to the past, it's still nice to see them lose

8:09 am

NatashaW

And every team steals signals. What's going on with the Astros for example.

8:10 am

NatashaW

They all do it, but some of them get caught.

8:10 am

MLFAN17

agreed hokie

8:11 am

MLFAN17

oh ok those words have been in the grid before

8:11 am

NatashaW

I agree, i'm not a fan of dynasties. Always happy to see the Yankees lose. They've got enough World Series titles.

8:11 am

hokie carla

agreed on that as well

8:11 am

MLFAN17

lol natasha

8:11 am

NatashaW

Same with the Pats. Time for someone else to win

8:12 am

NatashaW

Meanwhile, there are so many words in this grid, I just typed some random letters and lo and behold, it's a word!!!

8:13 am

hokie carla

haha

8:13 am

MLFAN17

and it was Bilichik that took notes during games this season

8:13 am

MLFAN17

natasha I love when that happens

8:13 am

hokie carla

I'm def going to have to go to the list sooner today. just too many to keep track of.

8:13 am

BzznBea

Morning, all...Just starting.

8:13 am

MLFAN17

morning bzz

8:14 am

hokie carla

It's a big one!

8:15 am

BzznBea

Lookie there...My fish...

8:15 am

hokie carla

bea, look at the bottom row

8:15 am

hokie carla

haha

8:16 am

BzznBea

That was an easy one to see.

8:16 am

MLFAN17

what are the stats?

8:17 am

BzznBea

te5/10

8:17 am

hokie carla

just look at the bottom row, mlfan

8:17 am

MLFAN17

oh geez really?

8:17 am

MollyL

Really? For the bottom row?

8:18 am

hokie carla

forgot afro is not a word. tell that to une's profile pic.

8:18 am

MLFAN17

lol hokie I have tried that word before too

8:20 am

BzznBea

I see you got you icon changed, Carla.

8:20 am

hokie carla

yep

8:21 am

MLFAN17

is the an7 an against word?

8:21 am

MLFAN17

or a card bid

8:22 am

NatashaW

neither

8:22 am

MLFAN17

ty natasha

8:23 am

NatashaW

more related to the an5

8:23 am

MLFAN17

a 5/10?

8:23 am

MLFAN17

an

8:24 am

NatashaW

the licorice like one

8:25 am

hokie carla

wow, I thought 13 K's would be hard, but I have found 12.

8:26 am

MLFAN17

ty natasha and Morewords

8:26 am

MLFAN17

congrats hokie I only have 6

8:26 am

MLFAN17

7

8:31 am

ChampFit

dine

8:31 am

ChampFit

Sorry! Popped in and was in the wrong box!

8:32 am

MLFAN17

too bad I already have that word

8:32 am

hokie carla

me too

8:36 am

hokie carla

woot! found an 8

8:37 am

MLFAN17

stats pls hokie and congrats:)

8:38 am

MLFAN17

?

8:38 am

NatashaW

lol my favorite old cartoon is a word! (fa7)

8:39 am

NatashaW

eras

8:39 am

NatashaW

whoops. Anyway that's not on this grid so no PB for me

8:40 am

MLFAN17

natasha what are the stats for the fa cartoon word you just mentioned?

8:40 am

MLFAN17

never mind I found it

8:40 am

hokie carla

ne8/45

8:41 am

MLFAN17

hokie ty for the ne8

8:41 am

hokie carla

very much related to natasha's fa7

8:41 am

BzznBea

I found the 8's that relate to the poison

8:42 am

MLFAN17

bzz ar5 you mean?

8:42 am

hokie carla

wait, there's poison? thanks, found them

8:44 am

hokie carla

now I can't quit singing poison by bell biv devoe

8:44 am

MLFAN17

i monkeyed ar 8/45:)

8:44 am

hokie carla

never trust a big butt and a smile

8:45 am

MLFAN17

is that a reernce to the ar8j?

8:46 am

MLFAN17

reference

8:47 am

hokie carla

no, it's a reference to the song I just referenced before it

8:48 am

MLFAN17

ohh

8:48 am

MLFAN17

i don't know that song

8:48 am

MLFAN17

i know the group poison and the song by alice cooper called Poison

8:48 am

hokie carla

I didn't really expect anyone here to

8:50 am

hokie carla

do you know new edition from the 80s? bell biv devoe were from that, along with bobby brown and johnny gill and another guy

8:50 am

MLFAN17

yes i know the groups just not that particular song:?0)

8:51 am

BzznBea

CAn I have a stat for the c in the last column, please?

8:51 am

MLFAN17

ce4

8:51 am

BzznBea

nope

8:51 am

LuvWordGames

ci 4/5 i 5/12

8:52 am

BzznBea

Thanks luv...

8:52 am

hokie carla

lol, wondered why you answered your own ? in the negative, bea

8:52 am

MLFAN17

i was going to say that next

8:53 am

MLFAN17

the stats

8:54 am

hokie carla

only blank tile I have is bottom a in first col. stats for that P&TY?

8:54 am

LuvWordGames

ae 6/21

8:54 am

BzznBea

I'm missing that one too for nbt/nbs

8:55 am

LuvWordGames

there's 2 ae 6/21's

8:55 am

hokie carla

I don't have a 9 either

8:55 am

LuvWordGames

only one letter difference between the 2

8:55 am

bichon

fa 7, pls

8:55 am

MLFAN17

i don't have a 9 either i only have one ae6

8:55 am

BzznBea

Thanks, again, luv.

8:55 am

montreal13

AR 4/4

8:55 am

hokie carla

found both ae6, thx luv

8:56 am

NatashaW

bichon remember the wonderful funny cartoon where the cows drive around the people?

8:56 am

hokie carla

compound word, bichon. distance related - the fa7 of the moon

8:56 am

MLFAN17

i have the one that is a 6/7

8:56 am

BzznBea

fa7 is the old cartoon, bichon

8:57 am

bichon

which I am not familiar with

8:57 am

bichon

nm

8:57 am

hokie carla

wow, thanks, montreal. could not see that.

8:57 am

NatashaW

My personal favorite fa7 cartoon was "the Zeonians came with the secrets to the universe. Vern, unfortunately, came with his thick glasses and his deer rifle"

8:57 am

MLFAN17

bichon ends in si 4/5

8:57 am

hokie carla

she said nm

8:57 am

dan2bit

fa7 not near + not front or back

8:58 am

MLFAN17

no idea natasha

8:58 am

BzznBea

LOL!

8:58 am

hokie carla

pb - dan

8:58 am

dan2bit

pb - MLF

8:58 am

NatashaW

with this grid almost anything you write will be in it

8:59 am

bichon

ty all

8:59 am

hokie carla

good point

8:59 am

MLFAN17

yep pb for me

8:59 am

hokie carla

lol, I didn't even see mlfan's penalty even though I had that word

9:00 am

MLFAN17

anyone have the fa9?

9:00 am

NatashaW

pl of fa8

9:00 am

BzznBea

I have that one.

9:02 am

MLFAN17

is it a compound word?

9:02 am

MLFAN17

i only have the fa7

9:02 am

BzznBea

No.

9:02 am

NatashaW

not exactly. a chemical I believe

9:02 am

Deeha

Weve got Dr.Who's spaceship here today

9:02 am

hokie carla

yep

9:02 am

BzznBea

Yes, a compound used in perfumes

9:03 am

BzznBea

I also found the in9

9:04 am

hokie carla

ooh, got the in9, thx

9:05 am

hokie carla

that is a compound, mlfan

9:05 am

MLFAN17

formaldehyde isn't in the grid

9:05 am

MollyL

Nope, it sure isn't. And it doesn't start with fa either.

9:05 am

BzznBea

Then that wouldn't be the one

9:05 am

bichon

clue for the in 9, pls

9:06 am

BzznBea

part of your shoe, bichon

9:06 am

hokie carla

longer version of what you can usually remove from your shoe

9:06 am

MLFAN17

isnt that in6?

9:07 am

hokie carla

LONGER VERSION

9:07 am

hokie carla

oops, was I yelling?

9:07 am

MLFAN17

got it

9:07 am

BzznBea

Sometimes you feel like it....LOL!

9:08 am

MLFAN17

more help with the fa word pls?

9:09 am

sandr

fa 4/7 portugal airport

9:09 am

BzznBea

fa8 and 9 - start with the three that mean distant

9:10 am

BzznBea

end with another word for sun

9:10 am

BzznBea

Then plural for the 9

9:11 am

MollyL

Also ends like an A word for spray products

9:11 am

MLFAN17

the sun word is a 3?

9:11 am

BzznBea

yes

9:12 am

MLFAN17

got them ty all

9:13 am

bichon

finally figured it out

9:13 am

MLFAN17

me too

9:13 am

bichon

but lost on the in9, help, pls

9:14 am

BzznBea

not outer + bottom of your shoue

9:14 am

MLFAN17

bichon do you have in 5/10 ending in r?

9:14 am

BzznBea

shoe

9:15 am

LuvWordGames

I found another 9 - di 9/66

9:15 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for the great clues!

9:15 am

bichon

do you mean the thing you put in your shoe?

9:16 am

BzznBea

yes

9:16 am

MLFAN17

luv clue pls?

9:16 am

bichon

that's the last in 6/18

9:16 am

LuvWordGames

one to reveals a secret

9:17 am

BzznBea

bichon use the opposite of outer

9:17 am

LuvWordGames

or the 8 ends in opp. of open and then make it one who does

9:17 am

MLFAN17

ty luv

9:17 am

BzznBea

As soon as you said di, I knew what it was. Thanks.

9:17 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back later poof

9:18 am

dan2bit

pb - LWG (the opposite is also in the grid ;-) )

9:18 am

Uneaixoise

Clue for di9?

9:18 am

LuvWordGames

I only have 99 words left, yet I only have 3 grey tiles, lol

9:18 am

bichon

ty Bea

9:18 am

LuvWordGames

lol true dan

9:19 am

LuvWordGames

Une, clued at 9?17

9:19 am

BzznBea

Luv just clued, Une

9:26 am

LuvWordGames

just found the opp. of the fa cartoon mentioned earlier

9:28 am

mattygroves

fa cartoon?

9:29 am

MollyL

Gary Larson

9:29 am

LuvWordGames

fa 7/44

9:29 am

mattygroves

Oh. I don't have it ;)

9:29 am

MollyL

The cartoon was spelled with two words

9:31 am

mattygroves

Is it a cartoon I am likely to have heard of (i.e. either before 1985 or after 1995 and before, say 2001?)

9:32 am

mattygroves

NM - not a cartoon (to my mind) but rather a newspaper comic. Thanks

9:32 am

mattygroves

Which, by the way, now has its own website -check it out!

9:32 am

hokie carla

yes, comic strip

9:33 am

bichon

in 6/27, pls

9:33 am

LuvWordGames

in + what you pay to ride in a taxi

9:34 am

hokie carla

my first job was in foreign AR for Hearst for their syndicated comic strips. interesting job. they did not have the aforementioned strip though.

9:34 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with di8/9

9:34 am

LuvWordGames

to reveal a secret and one who does for the 9

9:35 am

sandr

reveal information Peri

9:35 am

periwinkle

ty both have all the 9's

9:35 am

sandr

lint

9:35 am

sandr

oops

9:36 am

periwinkle

missing 3 8's and 87 other words

9:36 am

rubyfoo

bichon: in6 also part of a shoe

9:36 am

periwinkle

and only two squares grayed

9:36 am

periwinkle

hi ruby

9:36 am

mattygroves

I'm missing one 8 and 87 other words - three squares greyed. So not a lot better (technically, no better)

9:37 am

rubyfoo

hi peri

9:37 am

hokie carla

I have 3 grayed and 100 left. was going to hit the list when I reached 100 left but I will go through again each tile and see what happens.

9:37 am

mixi6

116 left and no grey tiles. (I do have gray hair, more than bugs bunny)

9:38 am

hokie carla

I'm very cl5 on several tiles

9:38 am

mixi6

nbt, nbs

9:39 am

cybernan

good morning everyone - a whopper :)

9:39 am

hokie carla

yep, it's big

9:40 am

BzznBea

Well I have all the A's grey...That's it...

9:41 am

hokie carla

I have the 3 grayed but 10 left in the other 2. a's tend to be really hard for me.

9:42 am

hokie carla

so I commend you on always getting the a's first (it seems)

9:43 am

BzznBea

I always try the grey the vowels.

9:43 am

rururocks

i just started and have the r, 0, e and n greyed out

9:43 am

periwinkle

well done Bea missing lots of As here

9:43 am

rururocks

bzz has the old macdonald complex

9:43 am

BzznBea

eieiooo

9:43 am

MollyL

Well, she does have a farm

9:44 am

BzznBea

I did have a farm...It is gone now.

9:44 am

hokie carla

I always try freon. did we decide that is brand name?

9:45 am

hokie carla

have all the t's!

9:45 am

periwinkle

missing two from corner T

9:45 am

rururocks

you are still involved with feeding the people at the shelter though no bea?

9:46 am

rururocks

people like you and une are my heros

9:46 am

BzznBea

Yes, still doing what we can there and for school kids on weekends.

9:46 am

hokie carla

peri do you have the aquarium fish?

9:47 am

hokie carla

that is admirable, bea

9:47 am

BzznBea

Thanks, carla.

9:48 am

periwinkle

yes

9:48 am

periwinkle

need one more T but still missing 81 words

9:51 am

rururocks

feeding kids sounds like a really worthy cause too

9:53 am

MollyL

You are a good soul, Bea. It disturbs me that while some people are leading high dollar lives, we still have kids going hungry in this country.

9:53 am

BzznBea

Kids and the elderly. Those are the ones I target.

9:54 am

rururocks

i'm going to volunteer for stuff like that when i retire

9:54 am

MollyL

I'm thinking of doing something similar, Ru.

9:54 am

periwinkle

do you give only food that you grow in your garden Bea?

9:55 am

periwinkle

I am looking for something like that near me

9:55 am

rururocks

the city sold her garden peri

9:55 am

periwinkle

Oh I did not know

9:55 am

periwinkle

I do donate food to food pantries and donate clothing to a church thrift store

9:56 am

BzznBea

No, peri. I collect food for the kids out of pocket. Stuff they can eat without cooking or refrigeration.

9:57 am

rururocks

i'm exhausted from cheering on Tennessee beating the Patriots

9:57 am

periwinkle

what a generous and wonderful thing to do Bea

9:57 am

hokie carla

lol, we talked about how awesome that was earlier

9:57 am

periwinkle

74 left bb

9:57 am

BzznBea

We did donate most of the produce we grew in the garden to local food banks.

9:58 am

MollyL

Wait Bea, what happened to your garden?

9:59 am

BzznBea

It was only a leased property from the city. They sold it to a property managment company so they could put in a cheap duplex.

10:00 am

BzznBea

That's the short story. =)

10:00 am

MollyL

Oh, I thought your garden was on your property. It looks like you have a big space.

10:01 am

BzznBea

We do have a large property. Just too many trees to grow anything in the sun.

10:01 am

BzznBea

We have tried...

10:02 am

MollyL

Sad to hear you lost your garden. You did good things with it. *Thinking nasty thoughts about your city*

10:03 am

hokie carla

well, I am at a standstill with 92 left. that's over 70%, so I am okay with going to the list. :D

10:06 am

cybernan

wow, carla - struggling to get to half way

10:06 am

hokie carla

you will get there for sure

10:09 am

cybernan

yes - just passed the mark

10:10 am

hokie carla

spanish words alert! I always forget them.

10:11 am

BzznBea

An I missed the male member...

10:13 am

hokie carla

speaking of the male member - also in the grid ;-)

10:13 am

hokie carla

inb4ruru

10:16 am

BzznBea

Got all the vowels grey...

10:16 am

hokie carla

well done

10:17 am

rururocks

(shocked look on Face)

10:18 am

rururocks

but it's always before ruru

10:19 am

hokie carla

wait a sec, was bea talking about the male member already or the spanish male like I originally thought?

10:19 am

BzznBea

I was not referring to the spanish word. =)

10:20 am

dan2bit

missed that the bottom row is a word :-(

10:20 am

hokie carla

oh, then my joke was stupid

10:20 am

rururocks

it's a member to remember

10:20 am

rururocks

stupid jokes are allowed hokie.. i do them all the time

10:20 am

BzznBea

Yes, dan, that is now known as Bea's fish.

10:20 am

hokie carla

oh dan, we mentioned the bottom row several times. :D

10:21 am

dan2bit

I am inattentive today

10:21 am

hokie carla

yes, stupid jokes are fine, but mine just didn't make sense

10:24 am

BzznBea

I'm down to 98...back for the rest during football...

10:29 am

rururocks

i'm down to 200 finally.. working letter by letter is slower

10:30 am

hokie carla

well so far I have found some obvious ones with the list but the n's are troublesome

10:30 am

origami

Hi folks - my maiden name is in the grid :D

10:30 am

hokie carla

linn

10:30 am

rururocks

oh

10:30 am

saanichcat

morning origami!

10:31 am

hokie carla

oops, that is a word

10:31 am

hokie carla

I will stop guessing

10:31 am

saanichcat

pl too hoklie

10:31 am

rururocks

waves to saanich

10:31 am

cybernan

gm saanich and ori

10:31 am

saanichcat

"waves back"

10:31 am

origami

Good morning, saanich

10:31 am

hokie carla

oh, I had them already so I really should be in the penalty box

10:32 am

rururocks

balloons are flying over my house right now

10:32 am

saanichcat

hiya nan, big one today and fun so far

10:32 am

cybernan

thought the pb had been dismantled

10:32 am

hokie carla

like, hot air balloons or random latex ones

10:32 am

origami

good morning, nan

10:33 am

origami

I like to watch the hot air balloons. I bet you get a lot in the summer/fall.

10:33 am

rururocks

every day

10:33 am

saanichcat

I went up in one, really really fun

10:34 am

cybernan

I'd just like some hot air about now

10:34 am

saanichcat

once I got off the floor of the basket

10:34 am

rururocks

lol saan

10:34 am

origami

I'd love to go for a ride in one

10:34 am

hokie carla

the city next to my hometown has a festival every summer and one of the events is a hot air balloon race. love to go and watch them all filling up and taking off, then when you drive home you see them all up there in the sky

10:35 am

hokie carla

I'd like to try one too

10:36 am

poodletoes

my maiden name is in the grid , too

10:36 am

hokie carla

mine will never be in the grid

10:36 am

poodletoes

How could that be??

10:37 am

hokie carla

I guess you are right, technically it could

10:38 am

poodletoes

does it have two Qs

10:38 am

hokie carla

even 2 q's is possible if the name had 2qu's in it

10:38 am

cybernan

3 9's and I still haven't found one

10:39 am

hokie carla

nan, let me di8 something to you, you can do it!

10:40 am

cybernan

ty carla :)

10:40 am

cybernan

getting se 6 I think -- need clues or the list more and more

10:40 am

dan2bit

16 left, mostly A's

10:41 am

hokie carla

I started at the bottom of the list today to put off the a's even longer

10:43 am

hokie carla

try in9, nan

10:46 am

cybernan

see an in 7, but no 9

10:47 am

hokie carla

it's a longer version of something you can take out of your shoe

10:47 am

hokie carla

the word is longer, not the shoe piece

10:48 am

hokie carla

wow, these en's are an enigma to me

10:52 am

cybernan

how many are there?

10:52 am

rururocks

normal words hokie

10:52 am

hokie carla

thx, will prob have to come back to them later but that is good to know

10:53 am

hokie carla

there are 8 and I can only see 3

10:53 am

cybernan

ok - need one more then

10:54 am

rururocks

yay.. wrapped up the a's

10:54 am

hokie carla

noice

10:56 am

rururocks

they were tough for me today

10:57 am

bichon

di 7/32, pls

10:58 am

Uneaixoise

Meals

10:58 am

hokie carla

there's another one I don't have yet

10:58 am

hokie carla

bottom of the di list

10:59 am

bichon

Une, need las di 7/32

11:00 am

Uneaixoise

Looking.....

11:00 am

hokie carla

ru, are the bigger af's normal words?

11:00 am

zoozzoom

Di + interest can go up or down.

11:02 am

bichon

ty zooz

11:02 am

hokie carla

like money interest or me watching tv interest?

11:02 am

Uneaixoise

Another clue please...

11:03 am

rururocks

yes af's are normal

11:03 am

hokie carla

oh, got the di

11:03 am

hokie carla

think interest *, une, like on a loan

11:04 am

Uneaixoise

Don't see it.... sorry

11:04 am

hokie carla

oh, ru, will rem. that for later.

11:06 am

rururocks

di + consonant + *** of sale for a product une

11:06 am

hokie carla

it means to lower your *, like if you're financing a car and you get 3% interest *

11:06 am

hokie carla

if they lowered it to 2% they are di7-ing it

11:07 am

hokie carla

honestly never heard it used in convo

11:07 am

rubyfoo

have no idea

11:07 am

Uneaixoise

I'm just Stoopid

11:08 am

rubyfoo

me too and in the pb to boot

11:08 am

Uneaixoise

Found di8 but.....

11:08 am

hokie carla

no, we have had it before but I wouldn't consider it a regular word

11:08 am

zoozzoom

DI + consonant + my heart **** went throught eh roof after my run.

11:08 am

hokie carla

same prefix as di8

11:09 am

Uneaixoise

Found it

11:09 am

zoozzoom

((Ruby))

11:09 am

rubyfoo

((zzoozz))

11:09 am

Uneaixoise

Never heard that word before

11:09 am

bichon

en 6/18, first one, pls

11:10 am

rubyfoo

finally

11:10 am

Uneaixoise

En + most of farm storage

11:11 am

hokie carla

well, I still have 24 left but gotta go. finally got a new cover for our motorhome and are putting it on now that it stopped raining

11:11 am

Uneaixoise

Go Ruby!

11:11 am

bichon

Une, that's not the first one

11:11 am

rubyfoo

hs that really a word?

11:11 am

origami

Hi, ruby

11:12 am

zoozzoom

EN + I live on the **** of Wight

11:12 am

rururocks

1st two columns grey now

11:12 am

Uneaixoise

Tx zoom!

11:12 am

rururocks

:D

11:13 am

origami

Got to halfway point

11:13 am

bichon

ty zooz

11:14 am

rubyfoo

My big goam was to get down to 100 but no way

11:14 am

Uneaixoise

85 to go.....

11:15 am

bichon

50 here, hi ruby

11:16 am

rubyfoo

I'm hopeless andd not improving

11:17 am

rubyfoo

hi bichon is that with or without a list?

11:19 am

saanichcat

50 to go and so much to do today I am going to the list

11:19 am

bichon

with, and Mr. B help

11:19 am

rubyfoo

half, at last

11:20 am

bichon

in 6/27, pls

11:20 am

cherlyq

left

11:20 am

cherlyq

194 left

11:21 am

zoozzoom

If I had a £1 for every grid I have finished without help from the chatlog or list I would still be a very poor person as I am lol

11:22 am

rubyfoo

haha

11:23 am

rubyfoo

I rely on clues from the chat log

11:23 am

rururocks

left three columns grey

11:23 am

zoozzoom

in + money paid for a journey say.

11:24 am

origami

Go, ru!

11:25 am

bichon

ty again zooz

11:26 am

Uneaixoise

Tx ru

11:28 am

rubyfoo

p

11:32 am

rururocks

oh.. the c's are a bit tough

11:33 am

bichon

ne 8/45, pls

11:34 am

zoozzoom

Compound word start with the opp of far.

11:35 am

bichon

ty zooz, like the fa 8

11:36 am

zoozzoom

Yes sorry about that I knew I put too much once I had written it.

11:37 am

dan2bit

af6 anybody?

11:38 am

zoozzoom

A + word that is like the word for when you are scared of something.

11:38 am

rururocks

to be afraid past tense

11:39 am

dan2bit

thanks both. odd that there's no af5

11:39 am

Uneaixoise

Slogging along.....70 to go

11:40 am

zoozzoom

You are going good guns, Une!

11:42 am

rururocks

L's to go..so far no list

11:43 am

rururocks

and the l's were super easy

11:43 am

zoozzoom

You will not need a list for the Ls, Ru.

11:43 am

zoozzoom

Ha! Snap.

11:45 am

zoozzoom

I did use lickety for a couple of the F words though.

11:45 am

bichon

or 7/32, pls

11:46 am

cybernan

wd ru -- the l's are the only one I've completed

11:46 am

cherlyq

gave a speech

11:46 am

MollyL

Zoom said f words
: P

11:47 am

cherlyq

oops not sorry

11:47 am

cybernan

or + eats

11:48 am

bichon

don't understand, nan

11:48 am

rururocks

i bet zooz swears around the house all the time :D

11:49 am

cybernan

you asked for the or 7/32 didn't you?

11:49 am

bichon

yes, but eats I don't understand

11:49 am

zoozzoom

OR + three letter word for a lot of noise + vowel plurallllllllllllllllllllllllll

11:50 am

cybernan

there is another word for eats in the grid

11:50 am

zoozzoom

Wow sorry I do not know what happened there!

11:50 am

zoozzoom

Ruru you know me too well Haha!

11:50 am

rururocks

you need to use ! is if you are going to copy MKG zooz

11:51 am

bichon

ty zooz, nan

11:51 am

rururocks

Bloody this and bloody that i'm guessing :D

11:52 am

zoozzoom

I will make no comment on the words I use, Ruru!

11:52 am

rururocks

ever the true gentleman ..

11:56 am

cybernan

don't understand why no 6/24 is accepted but no 5/10 that is related isn't

11:57 am

periwinkle

may I have a clue for the no6/24 pls

11:57 am

saanichcat

of a northern people, peri

11:57 am

cybernan

type of skiing - like cross country

11:58 am

zoozzoom

People from northen areas like Sweden.

11:58 am

periwinkle

ty nan ad zoos

11:58 am

periwinkle

zooz even

11:58 am

zoozzoom

Oops sorry, Saanichcat You were fast did not mean to but in.

11:58 am

periwinkle

ty saani

11:59 am

saanichcat

no worries, the more hte merrier

11:59 am

periwinkle

68 left and stuck

11:59 am

cybernan

79 here

12:01 pm

pinkhatlil

hello babblers!

12:01 pm

cybernan

hi pink

12:01 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Pink :-)

12:01 pm

rururocks

hello lil

12:01 pm

pinkhatlil

hi cybernan! how are you??

12:02 pm

pinkhatlil

hey ruru and zooz! hope your both well!

12:03 pm

zoozzoom

Hacking cough but still breathing LOL

12:03 pm

zoozzoom

How are you keeping, Pink?

12:03 pm

periwinkle

found all the T words

12:04 pm

cybernan

you too zoom? I am so tired of being house bound,

12:05 pm

pinkhatlil

i know the feeling zooz, im the same. i cant shift this flu thing going around. I blame the little people lol

12:05 pm

pinkhatlil

opera

12:06 pm

pinkhatlil

sorry!

12:06 pm

cybernan

np pink - gave me 3 words I didn't have :)

12:07 pm

zoozzoom

Tell me about it. I have tried so many medicines nothing is working Nightnurse and diazepam were good but that does nothing now. Had colds and chest infections since the end of September. Parents are not much better. And yes my sister's little one got it from school and next thing we all had it. He is better now though. Typicalq

12:07 pm

pinkhatlil

lol nan! glad to be of help

12:09 pm

zoozzoom

As soon as I lay down to sleep that will be it hack hack hack.

12:09 pm

zoozzoom

Man I do moan a lot lol

12:10 pm

pinkhatlil

zooz im glad to hear he has recovered, its an awful helpless feeling when the little people are unwell :( im dreading back to school for this very reason. lemon honey and ginger is good for colds and flu, have you tried that?

12:10 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks lickety and all cluers

12:11 pm

rururocks

moaning a lot can be a good thing zooz

12:12 pm

zoozzoom

I made a little song for him when he got his cold as he would cough out into your face. Hands to your mouth when you cough cough cough...Stop those germs from spreading round round round. Hands to your mouth when you cough cough cough and we will be healthy!.... It did not work lol

12:13 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Dan2bit!

12:13 pm

pinkhatlil

loool zooz kids will always be kids

12:15 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats Dan!!

12:16 pm

rururocks

time to watch me some football.. have fun all

12:16 pm

cybernan

bye ru

12:16 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats,Ruru! hope the team you support win!

12:17 pm

cybernan

2nd ar 8 please?

12:18 pm

zoozzoom

Same first six just change last two.

12:19 pm

cybernan

yeah -- just can't come up with the correct two

12:19 pm

cybernan

oh - got it - should learn to count points

12:20 pm

zoozzoom

Instead of going diagonally up go diagonally down

12:20 pm

cybernan

ty zoom

12:20 pm

MollyL

Go Saints!

12:22 pm

pinkhatlil

ty zoom

12:22 pm

zoozzoom

Okay think I will go and listen to some music! Happy babbling everyone!

12:23 pm

pinkhatlil

bye zoom!

12:23 pm

cybernan

bye zoom

12:32 pm

cybernan

fa 8-9 please?

12:33 pm

dan2bit

fa8 distant + compass direction + spanish sun

12:34 pm

cybernan

ty dan

12:34 pm

dan2bit

yw

12:41 pm

aebmusica

ne8/45 .....clue please

12:41 pm

cherlyq

closest to you

12:42 pm

aebmusica

ty never heard of that word before

12:43 pm

cherlyq

no we tend to hear the opposite which is also in the grid

12:44 pm

cherlyq

fa7 of the moon

12:45 pm

cybernan

in 9 please -- have the first 5 letters - maybe 6

12:45 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

1:00 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* any clues wanted before I leave?

1:01 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone :)

1:06 pm

cherlyq

half way finally

1:09 pm

BzznBea

looking for 80 here...

1:18 pm

hokie carla

can someone spare a clue for the or7? p&ty

1:19 pm

BzznBea

Or + consumes?

1:20 pm

BzznBea

Has a meal?

1:21 pm

hokie carla

first read that as costumes

1:24 pm

hokie carla

still blind. my interpretation of your clue must not be correct. it is after delivered a speech and before minerals.

1:24 pm

BzznBea

The more you work on these big ones, the less sense they make. I was looking at so5/12, not a liquid or gas and was thinking, "that is not a word..."

1:25 pm

hokie carla

lol, like co8, I was reading it as man's name + body part until I realized what it was

1:26 pm

BzznBea

You eat at a small cafe or di5/12

1:27 pm

MollyL

But make it a plural

1:28 pm

BzznBea

Was just getting ready to type that. =)

1:29 pm

hokie carla

just saw oreos :D

1:32 pm

BzznBea

I'm not getting the co8

1:33 pm

BzznBea

I got it...

1:33 pm

hokie carla

it's math related

1:34 pm

hokie carla

I saved us all more trouble and looked up the or. was obviously not getting what y'all were telling me to do, but thanks!

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

the co8 is math related?

1:34 pm

hokie carla

and or7 is not a word I am familiar with

1:35 pm

BzznBea

co + li6/198

1:35 pm

BzznBea

li 6/18

1:35 pm

BzznBea

40 left...back after halftime...

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

of course its a li6 I don't have

1:36 pm

hokie carla

lol, li6/198 uses the high point tile

1:36 pm

hokie carla

means in a straight li4

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

it is halftime of the game i am watching

1:37 pm

MLFAN17

does that li6 end in s?

1:37 pm

MollyL

Ooo, I want a word that gets 198 points

1:37 pm

hurshy

why did the tortoise win the race?

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

he got to the other side faster?

1:38 pm

hurshy

it was a bad hare day

1:38 pm

hokie carla

haha

1:39 pm

hurshy

found that in a crossword puzzle this morning and had to share lol

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

need more help with the co li word pls?

1:40 pm

hokie carla

co* powell + what you hear with

1:40 pm

hurshy

ahhh

1:40 pm

hurshy

those three points are co8, then

1:41 pm

hokie carla

this same word caused lots of problems the last time it was here

1:41 pm

MollyL

Well, if you add not far to the four letters you already gave, ta da!

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

oh didn't know i had to spell his first name i have it now ty

1:41 pm

hokie carla

it's literally 2 points on the same li4

1:41 pm

hokie carla

in maths

1:42 pm

hurshy

well, any TWO points are always co8. it's only interesting if more than two

1:42 pm

hokie carla

good point

1:42 pm

hurshy

it's the other c that i'm finding difficult. got two movie-looking words and a fat spread for cooking

1:43 pm

MollyL

That would be The Ci5 Kid, not the fat spread, right?

1:44 pm

hurshy

aren't they the same?

1:44 pm

MollyL

No, the white lard has an R after the C

1:44 pm

hurshy

ohh no i forgot the fat spread has an r

1:44 pm

hurshy

silly me

1:44 pm

hurshy

so yes, the kid, the kid

1:45 pm

hokie carla

just realized I didn't do c's yet with the list, so I still have 4

1:45 pm

MLFAN17

okay game is back i don't have all the c words yet

1:45 pm

MollyL

Disgusting stuff. And yet, if you have watched the movie "The Help" there are all kinds of amazing uses for it.

1:45 pm

MLFAN17

bye for now

1:46 pm

hurshy

keep wanting to use "ck" which isn't available

1:46 pm

hokie carla

I just used some in a chocolate/PB chex mix recipe the other day

1:55 pm

MollyL

I have no use for it. But I have a friend who was raised by parents who had a bakery and said that lard is the best thing to fry doughnuts in.

1:56 pm

hokie carla

interesting. my mom always had it on hand for different things, but I only use it if a recipe calls for it. don't use it in anything I make without one.

1:56 pm

marksdolly

lard is the best when making pie shells

1:56 pm

hokie carla

I wouldn't think of frying stuff in it

1:57 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I could see it being necessary for pie shells.

2:00 pm

hokie carla

ok, I give up on the next to last en6/18

2:03 pm

hokie carla

looked it up!

2:03 pm

hokie carla

now 6 a's left

2:08 pm

hurshy

you saying that just got me two en6/18s hokie, so thanks

2:08 pm

hokie carla

great!

2:08 pm

hurshy

this just goes to show, wondering aloud in the chog is not a bad idea :D

2:08 pm

hokie carla

there are 3 total

2:09 pm

hokie carla

wondering aloud does sound better than talking to yourself

2:09 pm

hurshy

hmm ok that's the last e from that box for me then

2:09 pm

hurshy

i have a couple of en6/21 but not a third en6/18

2:10 pm

hokie carla

hmm, the list shows 3 and has to be from that E so you must have a 3rd

2:11 pm

hurshy

no i'm saying i am missing one from that box, and that must be what i am missing!

2:11 pm

BzznBea

en6/18 ends with not bro

2:11 pm

hokie carla

ah!

2:11 pm

hurshy

got it!

2:12 pm

hurshy

you guessed the right one bea :D

2:12 pm

hokie carla

the one bea just clued is the one I had to look up. which is bad since we have it all the time.

2:12 pm

BzznBea

Just ask Vanna Bea for the vowels. =)

2:13 pm

hurshy

so i am annoyed about a sexist trivia question i had on Trivia Crack (an app game, if you don't know)

2:13 pm

hokie carla

I used to play all the time

2:14 pm

hurshy

it asked who played the lead in Jurassic Park, and Laura Dern and Sam Neill were both choices. i surmised, correctly, that they meant Sam Neill. But it seems to me that they had completely equal roles in the movie, and she was the more memorable I think. but he gets classed as "the lead" just because he's a man??

2:14 pm

HarryHood

who had the bigger font in the credits

2:15 pm

hurshy

i would think they would have been the same size...

2:15 pm

BzznBea

Yes, it's typical Old Hollywood. Man gets top bill.

2:16 pm

HarryHood

can trivia crack have 2 correct answers?

2:16 pm

hokie carla

I've seen the movie a lot and would consider him the lead, not because he's the man but because he spends all that time with the kids. just seems like he had more screen time and storyline. whether that's sexist or not, I don't know.

2:17 pm

HarryHood

it seems really dumb to have those as 2 of the choices.

2:18 pm

hokie carla

but the thing about Trivia Crack is users submit the questions and answers so some of them are really bad. that's kinda why I quit playing. that one was probably from a 10 year old.

2:18 pm

hurshy

yeah, hokie. i had a math one once that was just incorrect. the correct answer was not even one of the choices.

2:19 pm

HarryHood

sounds like the old #jeopardy game on irc.

2:19 pm

hurshy

and you can only report a question if you answer it while playing with another person, not in any of the other modes of play

2:19 pm

hokie carla

agreed, they should have just left her off the choices if they were getting at Sam Neill. have had ambiguous ones a lot.

2:21 pm

hokie carla

well, had to look up my last one too, but I am finished now

2:21 pm

HarryHood

99 to go. bbl perhaps!

2:21 pm

MollyL

*Laughing at Vanna Bea

2:21 pm

hurshy

i just learned something interesting yesterday related to ar7

2:22 pm

hurshy

Fiji - the bottled water brand - at one point said something in their advertising disparaging the water in the city of Cleveland. so the city ran tests and found that Fiji had levels of ar7 you would never find in city water.

2:25 pm

MollyL

One of the reasons I laugh at people who trust bottled water.

2:25 pm

BzznBea

Does not surprise me, hurshy.

2:26 pm

BzznBea

Me too, Molly. And all the plastic waste...

2:27 pm

BzznBea

I have about eliminated all plastic from my home. I do still have plastic containers for storage, but that is about it.

2:28 pm

maccafixx

last di 7/31?

2:29 pm

maccafixx

7/32

2:29 pm

BzznBea

un rank

2:30 pm

BzznBea

and I know that word is in the grid...sorry.

2:30 pm

BzznBea

and I kow that word is in the grid...sorry.

2:30 pm

maccafixx

ty BzznBea!

2:30 pm

BzznBea

Hmmm...I am an echo...

2:32 pm

BzznBea

yw, mac.

2:33 pm

hurshy

well i also found these stats

2:33 pm

hurshy

It takes around 6.74 kilograms, or 1.75 gallons of water, to produce, export, and distribute one bottle of Fiji Water. It also takes 2,000 times the amount of energy to produce bottled water as tap water, and each bottle costs up to 2,000 times more than tap water.

2:34 pm

hurshy

and of course this is not different from other brands, just happened to be the one i was looking up

2:35 pm

BzznBea

It has alwo been investigated and several bottled water companies were filling their bottles with city water.

2:35 pm

hurshy

yeah i think i heard that as well!

2:35 pm

hurshy

i ALSO read that australia, during the drought, sold millions of dollars of its water to a foreign company or companies. brilllliant

2:36 pm

BzznBea

Our city puts out an annual report on our city water. I am perfectly happy drinking it.

2:37 pm

MollyL

I filter tap water with Brita pitchers.

2:38 pm

hurshy

do we have someone compiling a list of words that babblers want to suggest be included if and when there is an update of enable someday?

2:38 pm

hurshy

because i think "afro" should be on there

2:38 pm

BzznBea

We certainly agree.

2:39 pm

hurshy

that top A is driving me a bit batty

2:39 pm

MollyL

I have very little belief that Enable will ever update. It's been 20 years now.

2:39 pm

BzznBea

13 left...C's and D's...back soon...

2:41 pm

hurshy

hope springs eternal molly

2:43 pm

maccafixx

fa 7/44?

2:44 pm

maccafixx

nm

2:45 pm

hurshy

no not nm!

2:45 pm

hurshy

lol

2:45 pm

hokie carla

have you all ever tried googling the enable dictionary? I can't even find it or a reference to it online.

2:45 pm

hurshy

oh no, now we are entering... the twilight zone

2:48 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! city in the middle of California

2:50 pm

MollyL

That's because it is the Enable Word List.
https://tinyurl.com/yxvpt2ao

2:50 pm

hokie carla

no idea, but did find this today https://tinyurl.com/yxvpt2ao

2:50 pm

hokie carla

LOL

2:50 pm

hurshy

lol

2:50 pm

Kamanjah

Fresno

2:51 pm

hurshy

you guys gotta hook pinkies and say "jinx"

2:51 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!

2:52 pm

hokie carla

what I don't get is if the NA stands for N. America, why is there so many archaic Scottish words?

2:52 pm

hurshy

so, about that retracted clue request for fa7...

2:53 pm

hokie carla

and if I'm reading that right, it hasn't been updated since 2000?

2:53 pm

hokie carla

fa7, opposite of ne8

2:53 pm

hurshy

maybe scottish immigrants like the Ingalls ancestors brought the archaic words with them...

2:53 pm

hokie carla

compound words

2:54 pm

hurshy

thankee hokie

2:56 pm

hurshy

ooooeeeeeee i found a 9!

2:56 pm

MollyL

The description of the Enable word list in that internet blurb is so snotty (talking about how superior it is) that I figure they just think they are the hottest shit around. Whatever.

2:56 pm

hurshy

lol

2:57 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I felt the same way reading, but that was written in 2005

2:58 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! actor Greg of "Sabrina" and more recently House of Cards

3:01 pm

MollyL

Kinnear

3:02 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!!

3:02 pm

MollyL

Although he is on my hit list for "As Good As It Gets"

3:03 pm

hurshy

is your hit list characters you hate or movies you love to "hit" as in watch?

3:03 pm

MollyL

Just what I think actors are really good in.

3:03 pm

hurshy

ah good

3:03 pm

hurshy

yes

3:04 pm

hurshy

he was so much less likable in sabrina than in as good as it gets

3:04 pm

MollyL

He was also very good in The Kennedys.

3:05 pm

hurshy

haven't seen that

3:06 pm

hurshy

i just remember him from sabrina the most strongly because it was the first major role i saw him in

3:06 pm

hokie carla

he had a good little role as himself in the unbreakable kimmy schmidt

3:09 pm

hokie carla

I haven't seen a lot of his movies but remember him from Talk Soup

3:29 pm

bichon

re 6/18, last one, pls

3:29 pm

bichon

senile

3:31 pm

lil*monkey

the last one I have is re + bottom of shoe

3:32 pm

bichon

sorry

3:32 pm

bichon

ty monkey

3:32 pm

lil*monkey

yw!

3:32 pm

lil*monkey

Taking a break to peel some shrimp

3:56 pm

mkg

any clues for 9s? ty

4:01 pm

Mary

di8 & 9 to reveal

4:01 pm

MollyL

Mmm, shrimp

4:05 pm

mkg

ty. thinking

4:06 pm

mkg

got the di words. ty. ty ty

4:14 pm

mkg

wow struggling to get to half way. ugh

4:16 pm

mkg

did it. half way. wow.

4:29 pm

MollyL

The Saints bit the dust. Now my only hope is for the 49ers.

4:30 pm

MollyL

Oh, and that the nasty Eagles lose.

4:36 pm

rururocks

Eagles will lose. Guaranteed

4:40 pm

turqaz

I'm missing a bunch between the British derriere and the crime of setting fire. would someone please help me?

4:40 pm

MollyL

I'm joining you in that anti-Eagles mojo, Ru

4:43 pm

hurshy

well, there's the poison that goes well with old lace

4:43 pm

hurshy

and then ar + trig function

4:44 pm

rururocks

Ar7 poison

4:44 pm

Uneaixoise

British derriere?

4:44 pm

hurshy

and ar + opposite of bro

4:44 pm

hurshy

don't be such an ar4, une!

4:44 pm

Uneaixoise

Oohhh ar4!

4:45 pm

rururocks

Bloody well done une!!

4:45 pm

hurshy

i'm still missing 7 A words though

4:46 pm

turqaz

ty hursh & ruru. now i'm just missing the 2nd ar 8/45

4:46 pm

hurshy

well now i know i need to find two ar8/45s!

4:47 pm

rururocks

Change the ending yurq

4:48 pm

hurshy

yay

4:48 pm

hurshy

got them

4:48 pm

hurshy

i thought i tried the pl poison and it did not go but i guess i must have made a typo or something

4:49 pm

hurshy

oh also, i have di9, what are the other two 9s?

4:49 pm

turqaz

ty ruru but i'm not seeing it

4:50 pm

hurshy

end with one of what caesar had to beware of in march

4:50 pm

hurshy

well i know it doesn't work that way but go with it

4:51 pm

turqaz

aha! ty hurshy

4:51 pm

hurshy

yw :)

4:52 pm

rururocks

Arseanchovies

4:52 pm

BzznBea

I've got 13 more...Will give it 10 minutes before I have to fix dinner and then im out for the day...

4:52 pm

rururocks

Damn it

4:55 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! good swiss chocolate company

4:57 pm

BzznBea

co6/21, the last one please?

4:58 pm

BzznBea

nm

4:58 pm

MollyL

Lindt...did that one earlier

4:58 pm

turqaz

lindt

4:59 pm

MollyL

Bea pulls a Peri

4:59 pm

rururocks

Lindt

5:00 pm

BzznBea

I did and I'm not ashamed. =)

5:00 pm

turqaz

looking at this too long, bbl

5:01 pm

BzznBea

I can not believe I just typed a word in the chat that did not have...

5:01 pm

BzznBea

Lawsey!

5:03 pm

BzznBea

Now I am off to fix di 6/21... Until next time...

5:10 pm

MollyL

Have a good dinner Bea. I'm going to type it in the chat a lot. Dinner, dinner, dinner.

5:11 pm

MollyL

And dings to all who answered Lindt since Hurshy abandoned us. Ding, ding and ding.

5:22 pm

hurshy

sorries, had to go eat dinner!

5:27 pm

MollyL

I hope there was Lindt for dessert
: D

5:28 pm

Uneaixoise

Whew......35 to go.....

5:29 pm

hurshy

i did have Lindt for dessert as a matter of fact!

5:30 pm

hurshy

so now that i am back, anyone want to tell me what the other 9s are? i have di9.

5:31 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all

5:32 pm

Lizlin

fa 8/9 (fa 8/55) and in 9/54

5:32 pm

hurshy

hello liz, how are you?

5:32 pm

hurshy

thank you, i shall seek these assiduously

5:33 pm

Lizlin

Fine thanks - no fires here at the moment. We had them before Christmas. Feel very sorry for those in NSW and Victoria. Terrible there.

5:33 pm

hurshy

what are y'all planning to do about your government?

5:33 pm

Lizlin

Hope your new year has started well Hurshy.

5:33 pm

MollyL

I knew Hurshy was assiduous.

5:34 pm

Lizlin

I wish I had the answer to that Hurshy.

5:35 pm

MollyL

What? Americans aren't the only ones with government problems? You would never know it from comments in this chat. : D

5:36 pm

Lizlin

🤣 I think I'd chose the NZ government if I had a choice.

5:36 pm

hurshy

denmark seems like it has things pretty together maybe

5:36 pm

Lizlin

11 years today since I moved to Australia - where did that time go?

5:37 pm

hurshy

where did you live before that liz? and what made you move?

5:37 pm

Lizlin

London. Early retirement and Aussie hubby.

5:37 pm

hurshy

was he a new hubby or he'd just been living ex-pat?

5:38 pm

Lizlin

We've been together since 2003.

5:38 pm

hurshy

how did you meet each other?

5:38 pm

hurshy

sorry if i'm being nosy, just don't answer if you don't want to

5:38 pm

Lizlin

Through teaching.

5:39 pm

Lizlin

That's OK - I won't answer anything I don't want to.

5:39 pm

hurshy

aHA i got the in

5:40 pm

Lizlin

I only got the fa through clues in the chat. Not a word I know.

5:40 pm

hurshy

then if you wouldn't mind passing along a clue i would be grateful

5:40 pm

Lizlin

Begins with not near and ends with another word for the sun.

5:41 pm

hurshy

since farcical refuses to be spelt farsicle for me

5:41 pm

Lizlin

And sickle didn't want to lose the k either.

5:41 pm

hurshy

thank you!

5:42 pm

hurshy

but if you're trying to point out a specific icicle, and it's the one on the end, surely that is a farsicle

5:42 pm

hurshy

:D

5:42 pm

Lizlin

True - or it should be :)

5:43 pm

hurshy

now to return to tackling that dratted lower C

5:44 pm

MollyL

It sounds like Liz and her husband have a great love story. I love great love stories.

5:44 pm

Lizlin

Just looking for my last c - and it's from that tile.

5:44 pm

hurshy

me too, my favorite is John of Gaunt and Kathryn Swinford

5:44 pm

Lizlin

That's more true that you know, Molly.

5:44 pm

Lizlin

I'm very very lucky.

5:45 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! killed by Jael

5:45 pm

Lizlin

c's finally called

5:46 pm

Lizlin

Sorry - don't know that ref.

5:46 pm

hurshy

it's in the Old Testament

5:46 pm

Lizlin

Sisera - I guess I'd've spelt her name with a Y. I googled it!

5:47 pm

hurshy

Sisera was a man, do you mean you'd spell Jael with a Y?

5:48 pm

Lizlin

Yes - Yael.

5:48 pm

hurshy

ah

5:48 pm

hurshy

are you Jewish?

5:48 pm

Lizlin

I was thinking sci fi rather than bible.

5:48 pm

Lizlin

Yes

5:48 pm

hurshy

ahhh, is there one in sci fi also?

5:49 pm

Lizlin

Dunno. It sounded like a sci fi name to me.

5:49 pm

hurshy

hmmm, let me think

5:49 pm

hurshy

Jadis is the white witch in Narnia...

5:50 pm

Lizlin

Ah! Got to go. 44 left to finish later - hopefully I'll have the time. Have a good evening / day everyone. Nice chatting.

5:50 pm

hurshy

i do see some indication of "cyberpunk" when googling

5:51 pm

hurshy

i should go too, do my yoga. ttfn!

5:58 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

6:02 pm

periwinkle

hi Trif

6:03 pm

periwinkle

help with 2nd di7 pls

6:03 pm

Trifioso

hi peri. I am not listing as yet, so not helpful, im sorry

6:03 pm

Trifioso

i have one that means more than one evening meal, if that helps at all?

6:06 pm

periwinkle

Trif that is the first one but ty

6:07 pm

Trifioso

ah, figured, but took a stab at it

6:07 pm

periwinkle

no worries

6:08 pm

Trifioso

i appreciate you talking to me! chog is just not the same anymore....

6:08 pm

periwinkle

:)

6:11 pm

periwinkle

20 left bbl may not finish

6:11 pm

turqaz

peri: 2nd di7: reduce to a lower ra 4/8

6:17 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one turqaz

6:17 pm

turqaz

yw

6:17 pm

stidmama

It boosted me past halfway! :-) now to get supper moving... *poof*

6:19 pm

rubyfoo

This is a wzird hour, what am I doing up?

6:29 pm

PastorJ

stats for any of the 9's please?

6:29 pm

Gillie

di9/66

6:30 pm

PastorJ

thanks much!

6:31 pm

Gillie

yw

6:35 pm

JaxH66

Stats for the 3rd column o please

6:36 pm

Gillie

on4/4 and on6/21, I think

6:38 pm

JaxH66

Thanks

6:39 pm

Gillie

yw

6:41 pm

MollyL

It is a grey head run here. And not to forget the grey comment. So sad.

6:42 pm

JaxH66

What do you mean Molly?

6:50 pm

MollyL

Grey head icon pictures

6:51 pm

JaxH66

I don’t know how not to have a grey head. It’s always been like that

6:54 pm

mixi6

go to my account and upload picture

6:54 pm

mixi6

fr6?

6:55 pm

MollyL

My Account is far right above the chat

6:56 pm

Gillie

Used with "al" to mean eating outside.

6:57 pm

mixi6

ty gillie

6:57 pm

Gillie

yw

6:58 pm

mixi6

af6?

6:58 pm

mixi6

nm. fw.

6:58 pm

mixi6

I was scared of that word.

6:59 pm

Gillie

Congrats!

6:59 pm

JaxH66

Just tried to upload a picture and I can’t work out how to do it. Will try again another time

7:01 pm

Gillie

fw

7:06 pm

Gillie

Is that better? It's still pretty grey.

7:50 pm

rururocks

that's good gillie.. we won't harp about it

7:59 pm

dan2bit

careful ruru, you don't want to get in treble

8:10 pm

wht

ruru, don't string her along.

8:13 pm

NANCY

AF 6 PLEASE

8:14 pm

wht

Nancy, it is a synonym for scared.

8:16 pm

NANCY

TY GOT IT

9:01 pm

NANCY

in 7 44 please

9:14 pm

MollyL

in + cold air from a crack in your house

9:15 pm

NANCY

tyvm molly, got it

9:37 pm

NANCY

don't know why I am having so much trouble with this grid but now I need the last pe 6 21 if anyone can please clue it

9:41 pm

lil*monkey

file a missing pe6 report

9:42 pm

NANCY

holy moly, thank you. this has been a slog and I still have 33 to go. should have seen that, guess I am babble blind tonight

9:43 pm

lil*monkey

yw!

10:30 pm

grannyrose

hello is anyone here?

10:32 pm

grannyrose

i am looking out of my hospital room window at a blanket of white. SMOKE EVERYWHERE just smoke. it is coming in through the air conditioning. we have smoke in the corridors. i am weeping for my country.

10:45 pm

helenkeller

Oh grannyrose, how horrible & frightening. On the news yesterday, they compared the size of the fire to Manhattan.

10:47 pm

helenkeller

Will you be able to be moved?

10:53 pm

helenkeller

Ok, I see that Manhattan comparison is very off, it's much, much larger than that.

11:30 pm

grannyrose

hi helen. it's just smoke no fire here yet. i am actually in a safe place here.

11:42 pm

toadandtoadette

Helen, I last heard the fire area is the size of Belgium

11:43 pm

toadandtoadette

Glad to know you are safe Granny. Its a horrible situation

11:44 pm

grannyrose

toadette, can we hold hands and pray? is that offensive to you?

11:44 pm

toadandtoadette

not at all.

11:45 pm

grannyrose

hold your hand in front of your screen and quietly pray with me. no words. just prayers.

11:49 pm

grannyrose

thank-you

11:50 pm

ursh

with you in prayer rose

11:54 pm

grannyrose

thank-you urshy. the smoke is becoming thicker. visibility is down to a few feet.i cannot imagine what the firey's are going through.i just cannot.

11:55 pm

toadandtoadette

5 minutes to find 142 words... can I do it? ;)

11:56 pm

grannyrose

just a tad tardy toadette

11:57 pm

toadandtoadette

started earlier today and then got distracted.... oh well

11:58 pm

grannyrose

it is a fantastic grid. i had a lot of fun.

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