Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, April 4, 2020

12:02 am

dizgrannie

U's done

12:03 am

dizgrannie

se 7

12:03 am

cybernan

A lovely grid for our self-distancing days

12:14 am

rastapopolous

fo7

12:16 am

cybernan

ai 7

12:16 am

cybernan

fo 7-8

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty Lickety

12:24 am

rastapopolous

or9

12:31 am

cybernan

crashing -- nbt, but not seeing the 9. Stay safe everyone :)

12:31 am

Lizlin

Sleep well nan

12:48 am

ursh

ai 8/60

12:49 am

justafreep

me 8

6:19 am

MollyL

I miss the sanctuary of grocery shopping at 6AM in basic solitude.

6:41 am

BzznBea

Was there a lot of people there today, Molly?

6:44 am

MollyL

More than usual. And the six feet thing makes it difficult when people are just standing in the middle of the aisle and staring at the shelf.

6:45 am

MollyL

Limited toilet paper, but there was some. No yeast, as was reported here earlier in the week. Luckily, I still have some.

6:46 am

BzznBea

I stand at the end of the aisle and wait for them to move.

6:47 am

MollyL

I do too but after about five minutes of that, I get impatient. I don't understand why people don't know what they want BEFORE they go shopping.

6:47 am

MollyL

I paid some ridiculous price for green peppers because the organic ones were the only ones they had.

6:48 am

BzznBea

That is one thing I can get plenty of, produce. Not many people eat veg around here.

6:49 am

MollyL

Lucky for you and shame on them.

6:52 am

hokie carla

hello, and I think green peppers are always $$$$

6:52 am

BzznBea

Good Morning, Carla.

6:52 am

hokie carla

fracas the other day and first thing I see today is the word we used to clue that

6:56 am

hokie carla

wow, the blue dye again so soon

7:02 am

BzznBea

Carla, is your dad doing better?

7:04 am

hokie carla

well, I think he's better from the UTI. so weak though. my mom says he wants a shower but my brother says he's too weak to even get in the shower.

7:05 am

BzznBea

That doesn't sound good.

7:06 am

BzznBea

He's not getting any physical therapy?

7:07 am

hokie carla

not any more, he had a couple of different blocks of therapy from home health but they quit coming. my mom said it was because when they evaluated he wasn't showing any improvement.

7:08 am

hokie carla

plus he would never do the exercises between their visits. when I was there I would try to make him and my one SIL was very helpful with that at the time

7:09 am

BzznBea

Yes, if they don't do the exercises, they don't improve.

7:12 am

BzznBea

did you find the fabric?

7:15 am

BzznBea

Actually there are two fabrics.

7:20 am

hokie carla

have not yet. I got distracted there. back to it!

7:26 am

hokie carla

I keep seeing relief

7:29 am

Atalante

and why is corgies not in the dictionary?!

7:29 am

hokie carla

prob a proper noun

7:29 am

periwinkle

the singular is

7:29 am

periwinkle

hi all

7:29 am

hokie carla

I think dog breeds are

7:29 am

hokie carla

unless there is another meaning

7:30 am

Atalante

well I know, but still :)

7:51 am

hokie carla

well, 115 left after first pass through grid. did not see any fabrics. going to have to break and come back.

8:09 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone :)

8:09 am

bichon

hi nan, carla, Ata

8:15 am

Uneaixoise

Morning, all :-)

8:15 am

BzznBea

Morning, Une.

8:19 am

Scrabbler

Ooh, big grid.

8:20 am

BzznBea

Scrabs! Been wondering and thinking of you.

8:20 am

Scrabbler

I am anxious to the max.

8:21 am

BzznBea

I know you are. With good reason.

8:21 am

cybernan

Hi Scrabbs -- been wondering how you are holding up

8:22 am

Scrabbler

My youngest sister is a hospital pharmacist close to NYC and everyday she tells me of the COVID-19 hell in their hospital.

8:22 am

BzznBea

I can even imagine...

8:23 am

BzznBea

can't

8:23 am

Scrabbler

Anxious, not sleeping well, tired, scared. And I am not a hospital doc. Doctors and nurses in ERs and hospitals are working in a surreal nightmare.

8:23 am

cybernan

So far, BC has done a pretty good job of containment and the public is co-operating, which helps. I don't think we've hit the peak yet, though

8:24 am

Scrabbler

NYC/northern NJ are 2-3 weeks from peak and it is already horrific. I have to frequently remind myself that 80% of infected people do well.

8:24 am

cybernan

I can't praise the hospital workers enough - wow!

8:25 am

Scrabbler

So many are gettng infected and dying.

8:25 am

BzznBea

Nan, are you allowed to get take out food?

8:27 am

cybernan

yes, on phone orders, but I would rather prepare my own. There is one grocery store in town that still has pick-up dates within 6 days so I grocery shop on line. The artisan meat market we have always used is taking phone orders, so we just need to pop in and pick it up -- there are never a lot of shoppers there.

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

Hugs to you, Scrabs!!

8:29 am

cybernan

Oh! and our pharmacies are delivering to seniors.

8:29 am

BzznBea

We do not eat out either. I'm sure not going out to get food now. Too risky.

8:32 am

Scrabbler

Une, in our offices we just don't know if we are seeing infected kids (and their parents.) Every encounter is a risk.

8:34 am

bichon

Ive cancelled or have been cancelled from all medical appointments. The only one Ive been to is the podiatrist. Diabetic toenails

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Wear a mask when you leave the house.

8:36 am

BzznBea

Aren't other health officials saying the same thing now, Scrabs?

8:36 am

cybernan

Clinics and labs here are demanding that everyone wears a mask when they come in - hand sanitizer provided. We are requested not to buy N95 masks (leave them for health care workers) so many of us that sew are making our own. There are some good instructions available on line and it is a great way to recycle old T-shirts, bed and table linens.

8:36 am

bichon

Don't masks prevent other people near you, not you?

8:36 am

cybernan

* a virtual sewing bee :)

8:37 am

dan2bit

masks are helpful in reminding you not to touch your own face

8:38 am

BzznBea

Nan, I have been making masks from my hoarded quilthing fabric. =) My mom and I have made 30 thus far.

8:38 am

cybernan

they prevent you from spreading any viruses you may have --- if everyone wears one, then nobody is spreading their germs and everyone benefits.

8:38 am

dan2bit

and they can prevent droplets from others reaching your mouth or nose. They don't filter the air you breathe like a N95+ mask would

8:39 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:39 am

Scrabbler

The ideal homemade mask has a vacuum filter in between the cloth layers.

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Hi MLFAN

8:40 am

Scrabbler

And Dan

8:40 am

MLFAN17

HI scrab

8:40 am

cybernan

I'm using single knit cotton for the lining, a layer of flannelette and a double layer of high thread count cotton to make them.

8:41 am

aebmusica

This is why Babble adits players are doing the right thing.....we are certainly more than 6 feet away from other listed players.

8:41 am

Scrabbler

Yes, aeb!

8:41 am

cybernan

I didn't use a vacuum filter or felt because I wanted them to be washable.

8:42 am

vashongin

my sister is helping to make masks for our whole island - 2 per person. They are making 25,000 of them

8:43 am

BzznBea

I am making mine with a pocket on the back so the user can add a filter or an extra layer.

8:43 am

cybernan

are you on Whidbey, vash?

8:44 am

vashongin

The ones for the first responders are sewn with a pocket for a filter to be added later. - Vashon Island

8:44 am

cybernan

you aren't making pleated masks then bea?

8:44 am

BzznBea

Yes, they are pleated.

8:45 am

cybernan

ok - will have to try that

8:45 am

MLFAN17

First column e stats pls?

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Great work, vashongin

8:46 am

BzznBea

ei4.5

8:46 am

vashongin

I wish I sewed, but I am cutting elastic and fabric to help

8:47 am

MLFAN17

nope still blank

8:47 am

cybernan

ea 5/14 and plural

8:47 am

BzznBea

ea5.14

8:47 am

BzznBea

and ex5.20

8:48 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

8:49 am

MLFAN17

2nd column e stats pls?

8:49 am

dan2bit

ed5/12

8:50 am

MLFAN17

hi dan ty

8:51 am

Uneaixoise

Ee6 more like a snakey fish

8:51 am

MLFAN17

hi une ty

8:52 am

Uneaixoise

Yw :-)

8:54 am

cybernan

does anyone have stats for the 9?

8:54 am

MollyL

or9/72

8:55 am

BzznBea

or9.72

8:55 am

cybernan

ty molly and bea - looking

8:55 am

cybernan

got it ty

8:56 am

cybernan

had the or 5, but didn't look for anything more

8:56 am

BzznBea

And don't forget the singular

8:56 am

MLFAN17

cyber the instruement?

8:56 am

cybernan

ty - thought that ended with a y

8:56 am

cybernan

yes mlf

8:56 am

ladycece920

the or8/9 is the fabric

8:57 am

MLFAN17

or body part

8:57 am

Uneaixoise

Or9 plural of fabric used for my mom's wedding dress!

8:57 am

cybernan

and my grad dress :)

8:58 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

8:58 am

MLFAN17

at first I thought organza

8:59 am

MollyL

It is a better idea not to put guesses in the chat as they may contain part of the word

9:00 am

MLFAN17

got it!

9:00 am

rururocks

the first or word i saw was a group of people having sex

9:00 am

BzznBea

Of course you did. =)

9:01 am

cybernan

of course it would be

9:01 am

dan2bit

i wondered why there couldn't be a past tense of that one ruru

9:01 am

rururocks

just sayin'

9:01 am

MLFAN17

oh how shocking.. NOT

9:01 am

MLFAN17

ty ruru

9:02 am

rururocks

because it is a just in the moment kind of word dan

9:08 am

rururocks

thanks for the o's.. got them all

9:13 am

cybernan

keep seeing adagio

9:14 am

Scrabbler

Let me try it, nan.

9:14 am

Scrabbler

The last 4 letters work.

9:15 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the E third column bottom row? ty

9:15 am

MLFAN17

eg4

9:15 am

Scrabbler

I don't have it

9:15 am

cybernan

eg 4

9:15 am

mkg

ty

9:15 am

MLFAN17

yw

9:16 am

mkg

got it nan. ty

9:16 am

mkg

oops got it mlfan. sorry.

9:16 am

MLFAN17

yw np:0

9:16 am

mkg

well i have no 7s or 8s nor the 9. clues and stats welcome. ty.

9:18 am

Uneaixoise

Or8 fine white fabric..

9:18 am

Uneaixoise

Or9 is the plural

9:18 am

MLFAN17

9 is the pl

9:19 am

mkg

got both. ty. super clues. ty. just missing 7s now. ty

9:19 am

Scrabbler

TY, Nan. That was too easy to see.

9:19 am

MLFAN17

I don't have any mkg but working on the ai

9:20 am

swmbo

re

9:20 am

MLFAN17

hi swm

9:20 am

mkg

re what swmbo? a seven?

9:22 am

MLFAN17

does the ai7 start with what we breathe?

9:22 am

BzznBea

No, mlf

9:22 am

cybernan

found the fi 5 and that gave me a couple more :)

9:23 am

MLFAN17

no? ty bzz

9:25 am

cybernan

no but the ai 8 does

9:25 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back...

9:26 am

phaeton

ty nan

9:27 am

mkg

does anyone have a 7 to clue me? ty. stat too plz

9:27 am

phaeton

ai7..sick and a mans name

9:27 am

BzznBea

en7.44

9:28 am

cybernan

ai 7 flap on the wing of a plane

9:28 am

Scrabbler

Rabbits are causing a ruckus in their room..gotta go.

9:29 am

mkg

ty

9:30 am

mkg

got the 7. ty

9:33 am

mkg

Bea, a clue for the en 7 please. ty

9:34 am

BzznBea

final + tree covering

9:34 am

mkg

ty. got it. weird word......

9:40 am

dan2bit

stats for the lone E?

9:41 am

BzznBea

eg4

9:42 am

dan2bit

oh duh ty

9:56 am

MLFAN17

ty for the ail7

10:01 am

rururocks

(imagines scrabs yelling: "don't make me come up there and make you quiet you wabbits"

10:02 am

origami

Good morning

10:02 am

rururocks

good morning ori

10:03 am

BzznBea

Morning, ori.

10:04 am

MollyL

I'm trying to imagine ruckusing rabbits. What are they doing? Lobbing carrots at one another?

10:04 am

origami

I was going to plant today, but it is windy and is going to rain :-(

10:07 am

MollyL

What are you going to plant?

10:08 am

cybernan

it's hovering just above freezing here today, my poor narcisuss are never
going to bloom

10:10 am

origami

I'm going to plant beets, collars, kale and peas.

10:10 am

origami

*collards rather

10:11 am

cybernan

what are collards?

10:11 am

rururocks

greens nan

10:12 am

BzznBea

I idn't know any one outsie the south planted collards.

10:12 am

origami

They grow well here in the spring and fall. I love collards.

10:12 am

cybernan

what kind of greens? like lettuce? like kale? parsley?

10:13 am

rururocks

very popular in oklahoma cyber

10:13 am

BzznBea

How do you fix yours, ori?

10:13 am

origami

They are a large green. They need to be cooked a while. I like them cooked with onions and bacon.

10:14 am

cybernan

so more like spinach then?

10:14 am

rururocks

shallots and lemon juice and salt and pepper here

10:14 am

BzznBea

So you cook them to mush?

10:14 am

ChampFit

origami...I made some in my Instant Pot and they were fantastic! With bacon, of course. ;)

10:14 am

origami

Sometimes I make Hoppin' John to go with them.

10:14 am

cybernan

ugh bea - green slime

10:15 am

origami

I don't cook them to the mush/slime stage :D

10:15 am

BzznBea

That's why I don't like them cooked the "southern" way, Nan.

10:16 am

rururocks

i cook them until tender like kale

10:16 am

Sam

Collard greens and pork jowls. Yum.

10:16 am

origami

I'll have to try them with shallots and lemon juice.

10:16 am

cybernan

any green leaf cooked is like slime to me -- green leaves should only be used for salad in my book and if they are too tough for that they shouldn't be eaten at all

10:17 am

ChampFit

Instant pot...easy peasy. Render the bacon on the saute' setting, add in the chopped collards and a bit of cider vinegar, and cook on high pressure for a bit. Awesome!

10:17 am

rururocks

and a touch of olive oil ori

10:17 am

cybernan

won't eat anything that comes from an animal's head either.

10:17 am

BzznBea

I like to boil mine for a bit, then saute in olive oil with a splash of vinegar.

10:17 am

origami

Nan would starve to death in the South :D

10:18 am

cybernan

wilth all that shrimp about? I don't think so

10:18 am

BzznBea

Love me some grits.

10:19 am

BzznBea

But not shrimp and grits.

10:19 am

rururocks

alabama grits are the BEST

10:19 am

origami

I really like grits.

10:19 am

cybernan

nope - shrimp and lobster with mac and cheese

10:19 am

rururocks

grilled shrimp and grits are really tasty bea?

10:19 am

BzznBea

Why, ru? What makes thme the best?

10:20 am

cybernan

what are grits made from (dare I ask)?

10:20 am

rururocks

they're a little meatier if you know what i mean

10:20 am

BzznBea

I like cheesy grits. Don't make them at home as my mom can not eat corn products.

10:20 am

rururocks

and they cook up better

10:20 am

BzznBea

Ground corn, nan.

10:21 am

rururocks

your mom wouldn't be able to be around me ... i'm too corny

10:21 am

BzznBea

If you have ever had polenta, you have had grits.

10:21 am

origami

It's ground hominy-style corn. I like hominy cooked in Mexican dishes also.

10:21 am

BzznBea

Yes, you are...

10:22 am

cybernan

oh - I'll stick with mac and cheese

10:22 am

BzznBea

I nee to get on with my day...Any clues?

10:22 am

cybernan

ex 5 please?

10:23 am

BzznBea

ends like the montly subscription

10:25 am

cybernan

ty bea

10:25 am

BzznBea

I will say ad5.14...Until next time...

10:25 am

cybernan

a demain

10:27 am

cybernan

break time for me

10:28 am

origami

See ya, Bea.

10:31 am

rururocks

51 to go.. two letters

10:33 am

mixi6

95 to go

10:50 am

MLFAN17

2nd no 5 clue pls?

10:53 am

wvteach

NO 5 - my 2nd one is add a vowel to end of NO 4/4 - but i don't have a list

10:55 am

MLFAN17

still looking ty wv

10:55 am

MollyL

Oh, Bea has gone all Aloy, using grid words in her chat.

10:55 am

MLFAN17

wv my husband just said, that the Walmart in Morgantown is packed with people today

10:56 am

welki

hi folks

10:56 am

MLFAN17

hi welk

10:57 am

MollyL

Way to go people in Morgantown. Let's pack together in large groups.

10:57 am

origami

Hi welki

10:57 am

MLFAN17

molly lol exactly

10:58 am

wvteach

don't know - haven't been out of the house in 3 1/2 weeks

10:58 am

welki

we tried the early hour shopping this morning, hoping that shelves would be restocked - we got almost everything we needed. the store wasn't too busy and folks were being polite.

10:58 am

MLFAN17

that's good welk:)

10:59 am

wvteach

was your husband in Morgantown

10:59 am

Aloyisius

hi folks. I did that yesterday, welki and it was ok. Senior citizen hour at 8am

10:59 am

MLFAN17

no my husband was talking to his friend in Reidsville and that's what he said

11:00 am

wvteach

there is a walmart close to reedsville and then there are two in Morgantown as well as a Sams club

11:00 am

MLFAN17

ty wv for the no5 clue

11:00 am

welki

origami, i ended up using all the starter on thursday. was bothering me that i had to keep throwing half out (waste of good flour, which is scarce; and there's no way i could use it every day). so i'll wait until i'm nearly out of yeast and start again, because yeast is really hard to find

11:00 am

wvteach

yvw

11:01 am

welki

or try to make potato yeast :)

11:03 am

MollyL

Why is yeast now the hard thing to get? Are stay at home folks making tons of bread?

11:03 am

MLFAN17

wv I am used to staying at home

11:03 am

origami

I do have a recipe for potato yeast, but it involves hops. Does yours, welki?

11:04 am

MLFAN17

molly a lot of places don't have any bread

11:04 am

MLFAN17

origami I love potato bread

11:04 am

welki

no, do you want the recipe?

11:05 am

origami

It's ridiculous. I wonder how many moldering loaves of store-brought bread were thrown out when the run on bread occurred. Now people who don't have any idea how to make bread are buying all the yeast. Sigh ...

11:05 am

wvteach

i am alone here at home with no one to talk to so have learned to use Zoom

11:06 am

origami

Welki - yes. Can you send it to me?

11:07 am

origami

That's good teach. I had two zoom meetings yesterday and I think they were the first faces I had seen in a week.

11:07 am

welki

done

11:07 am

MollyL

I really hope that some of the things that have been hoarded will be donated to food banks once things calm down.

11:08 am

welki

(as in done, i sent the recipe to you - definitely not done with the grid)

11:08 am

wvteach

Celebrated my granddaughters 14th birthday with a Zoom gathering. Will start two Zoom classes this coming week.

11:09 am

origami

Thanks, welki. Seems simple enough and not quite as wasteful as the sourdough starter.

11:10 am

welki

wouldn't be so wasteful if i had a houseful of kids i could make pancakes or pretzels for - but we're only two and, if i "had" to bake every day, it would become a chore, instead of a pleasure

11:10 am

origami

A friend of mine knows a couple who are disabled and don't have any money. They rely on food banks which in their area are pretty barren. My friend is now buying their groceries for them.

11:11 am

origami

Yes, you can make pancakes, waffles, English muffins, etc., with the sourdough starter you have to get rid of. But I'm in the same boat, welki. Nobody to eat it all :D

11:11 am

MLFAN17

that is a good friend origami:)

11:11 am

welki

that's incredibly nice of them, ori

11:11 am

MollyL

That is very kind of your friend, Origami. More people who are not suffering financially should be doing things like that.

11:12 am

welki

my daughter makes the english muffins and LOVES them!

11:12 am

MLFAN17

this makes me wonder if people are out shopping for bread makers?

11:12 am

welki

don't know about bread makers, but boyhowdy, try to find a good hair clipper!!

11:13 am

MollyL

Not everyone can "work at home" and many, many people are suddenly without income.

11:13 am

MLFAN17

that's true

11:14 am

MLFAN17

Neither hubby or I can bake.. I wished I could. in fact, before this all started my husband said he is going to donate the mixer we never use

11:14 am

MollyL

Oh, thank God I have a good hair clipper because we are coming up on haircut time for my son and I have already told him it will be a "home done" job.

11:14 am

MLFAN17

brb

11:14 am

origami

The quotes around work at home apply to me. I normally work 20 hours a week (semi-retired). But in this environment I can only find about 2 hrs/day of work to do. I told my boss that I will be using 10 hrs/wk of vacation because it just doesn't feel right.

11:15 am

welki

we had a good pair, but let them sit too long without recharging and they wouldn't work - got nearly 20 years from them, so no complaints

11:16 am

MollyL

My workplace, considered essential, is only offering work at home to certain people. I find that very unfair.

11:19 am

origami

Everyone except facilities, payroll and thee police force are working at home as the university I work at is closed. Those people who are working on campus are getting time-and-a-half pay.

11:19 am

origami

Oh, and the IT folks are there.

11:24 am

MollyL

But Origami, if you are semi-retired, you have some kind of retirement income, correct? And how long will 10 hours a week of vacation time go?

11:27 am

Atalante

any stats for the 9? or the bottom middle E :)

11:27 am

origami

Yes, I have retirement from the university I formerly worked at. I could scrape by without any of my current income. 10 hours/week of vacation would last me about 4 months.

11:27 am

origami

I am very fortunate.

11:28 am

aebmusica

the 9 starts with an 0.

11:28 am

bojazz

e4 7

11:28 am

jaxx7

a fine fabric

11:28 am

Atalante

well goodness :) tx bo

11:28 am

MollyL

You are very fortunate. I am hearing about families with children where both parents are no longer getting an income. That is going to blow up in a bad way, sooner than later.

11:29 am

aebmusica

liro

11:29 am

Atalante

its a v fabric-y gr4 today

11:30 am

origami

Yes, it's a terrible time for people living paycheck-to-paycheck.

11:32 am

origami

Thanks for the 9 aeb. I always thought that ended in a "y"

11:33 am

welki

regardless of situation, i don't know anyone who's having a good time of it. right now, we're okay, but scared to death for our oldest daughter and husband, a hospital nurse and paramedic

11:33 am

aebmusica

it does ....but this is the plural

11:33 am

Atalante

have you groomed?!

11:34 am

welki

she was done a week and a half ago, so she's okay for now

11:34 am

origami

It depends on what you mean by "groomed." :D

11:34 am

Atalante

I so want to see the results when you do ;)

11:35 am

welki

(thought ata was asking about my dog)

11:35 am

origami

That must be scary, welki

11:35 am

Atalante

she was!

11:35 am

welki

really scary, ori - there were back to back covid deaths yesterday (which was her birthday :(

11:36 am

welki

ata, i ordered a good set of clippers - i think it'll go quicker than scissors and, at this point, it's not practical to groom her any other way than a "pet groom"

11:37 am

welki

and i can use them for the other half, and maybe even my own hair (which is always really short anyway)

11:38 am

Atalante

if you cut off any mats etc you see start forming as soon as possible, it makes it 100% easier later

11:40 am

origami

Hmmm - I'm thinking about sporting dreadlocks.

11:40 am

welki

*she wears her red sox cap to hide her baby dreads....*

11:41 am

Atalante

why is it sox and not socks? I never thought about that before

11:43 am

rururocks

she'll hereby be known as rasta-ori

11:43 am

welki

you put on your socks before your shoes, but root for the Boston Red Sox (cutesy shortening of an already short word)

11:43 am

Atalante

I just wondered if there was a reason rather a cutesy shortening :)

11:44 am

welki

thank you, google: On December 18, 1907, owner Taylor announced that the club had officially adopted red as its new team color. The name Red Sox is non-standard English for "Red Socks", short for "Red Stockings". ... As with Chicago, when the team's fans are talking about their own team, they are apt to call them simply "The Sox"

11:45 am

welki

they confirmed what i suspected, without using the word 'cutesy' :)

11:47 am

Atalante

:D

11:47 am

rururocks

better than the redskins i guess

11:48 am

NatashaW

whole lot better

11:49 am

rururocks

it is rather racist (pointing out the correct use of the word racist)

11:50 am

NatashaW

we call them 'the Washington team'

11:50 am

rururocks

too bad they can't change owners.. the current one is an idiot

11:51 am

MollyL

The Little Tyrant

11:51 am

rururocks

at least you guys have a pretty decent coach finally

11:51 am

NatashaW

We cheer when they lose. Love that the superbowl winner this year used to work for Snyder.

11:52 am

NatashaW

They need to change the name and somehow get a better owner or conglomerate.

11:53 am

rururocks

i agree

11:53 am

MollyL

The name has never bothered me. And I cheer when they win.

11:53 am

rururocks

we need a better owner out here too.. we have a little tyrant too

11:53 am

NatashaW

I have friends in the Narragansett tribe who find the name deeply offensive

11:54 am

rururocks

yes.. i think it's time to remove words like that from the dictionary and language.. like the N word

11:55 am

NatashaW

Not to mention get rid of Chief Wahoo (Cleveland)

11:55 am

rururocks

??

11:55 am

MollyL

Well all I can say about the name of the team is that money talks. And money is what has kept the name the same.

11:56 am

NatashaW

Chief Wahoo is that offensive caricature on the Cleveland Indian hats and other gear.

11:56 am

MollyL

He has red skin, Ru.

11:56 am

welki

they did get rid of chief wahoo

11:56 am

rururocks

oh..

11:57 am

NatashaW

By that argument (money talks), guess we should be OK with racism then!

11:57 am

NatashaW

Finally welki! Took 'em long enough

11:58 am

MollyL

I'm not saying anyone has to be okay with anything. All I meant was that the name has stayed in place as long as it has because changing it would be a money loser for a lot of big dollar people.

11:59 am

NatashaW

Same reason slavery lasted as long as it did... ending it was a money loser for a lot of big dollar people.

11:59 am

Deeha

our football staduims used to have lovely names like Elland Road etc now they have all been renamed with sponsors names like Machine Mart stadium etc.Lots of ugly names

11:59 am

NatashaW

Sorry, I feel really strongly about this. Just because it's profitable doesn't make it right.

11:59 am

MollyL

Originally, naming sports teams was meant as a sign of respect for the power of the name involved. Chiefs, Indians, Broncos, etc.

12:00 pm

MollyL

Wow, okay. If we are going to bring slavery into this I will bow out.

12:01 pm

NatashaW

It's the same argument - morally reprehensible, but oh the profit.

12:01 pm

NatashaW

I'll get off my soapbox now and go back to solving the puzzle :-)

12:01 pm

Atalante

the Stadium of Light was the best, or does that still exist

12:03 pm

MollyL

Natasha, just for the record, I was not defending the profit. Just stating that it seems to be what keeps the name in place. I have great respect for Native American people.

12:03 pm

aebmusica

there were a tribe of Cleveland Indians on the shores of Lake Erie and were called the Erie people in 1685. But the name "The Cleveland Eries" didn't sound so very good. Hence the name The Cleveland Indians.

12:03 pm

NatashaW

OK let's smoke a peace pipe... no wait.. bad for the lungs!

12:04 pm

hokie carla

y'all I'm having trouble making it to 100 left

12:05 pm

hokie carla

name that Harry Potter locale!

12:05 pm

NatashaW

lol carla I'm at 101...

12:05 pm

hokie carla

108 here

12:06 pm

doseffing

diagon alley

12:06 pm

hokie carla

ding ding!!

12:06 pm

hokie carla

FTR, I did try it in case it was short for diagonal

12:06 pm

Deeha

smoking a peace vape doesnt sound the same does it Natasha??

12:06 pm

origami

"Diagon" sounds like it should be a real word. Some sort of polygon :D

12:06 pm

hokie carla

I know!

12:06 pm

NatashaW

apparently the vape thing is why some young COVID patients aren't doing so well

12:08 pm

hokie carla

I see a shakespearean character as well

12:08 pm

NatashaW

quick, name a six-sided geometric form as pronounced by Eliza Doolittle before Henry Higgins taught her to speak like a lady

12:08 pm

doseffing

... apparently the flavoured and scented vaping products do nasty things to the linings of your lungs and then when you add Covid on top ... ... permanent lung damage

12:08 pm

Dorens

exagon

12:08 pm

NatashaW

ding ding!

12:09 pm

Atalante

I see no tile for ' in the 'exagon

12:09 pm

Deeha

ha ha dorens. Think you sre getting desperate like me!!

12:09 pm

Dorens

good point, ata

12:09 pm

NatashaW

lol ata

12:09 pm

doseffing

... that was another series ... eragon was a dragon wasn't he or was he the guy who rode the dragon

12:09 pm

Dorens

this is a little toughie!

12:10 pm

Atalante

hi Dorens :)

12:10 pm

Dorens

Hi Ata. And everyone else

12:10 pm

rururocks

hi ms. D

12:10 pm

MLFAN17

hi ata

12:10 pm

MLFAN17

hi dpres

12:10 pm

MLFAN17

hi natasha

12:10 pm

NatashaW

hi mlfan

12:11 pm

Dorens

g

12:11 pm

Dorens

sorry. thought i'd erased all the letters. missed one apparently

12:12 pm

Atalante

1 letter words not allowed :)

12:12 pm

MLFAN17

dorens ooops

12:12 pm

origami

Hi Dorens

12:12 pm

NatashaW

you're strict ata

12:12 pm

origami

Hello, Fan

12:12 pm

MLFAN17

hi origami

12:12 pm

Dorens

before i retired i played during lunch at work and wsas able to use babble expert. that used to happen all the time then. But i have a mac at home and can't.

12:14 pm

MollyL

For those who are stressed/in panic mode about current times...here is a good suggestion...Notice the good in the world, the helpers. There is a lot of scary, negative, and overwhelming information to take in regarding this pandemic. There are also a ton of stories of people sacrificing, donating, and supporting one another in miraculous ways. It is important to counter-balance the heavy information with the hopeful information.

12:15 pm

origami

Dorens - have you tried the application someone made when Lickety was down? Maybe that will work on mac

12:15 pm

origami

https://tinyurl.com/vsjxqbr

12:15 pm

Dorens

don't know about that, thanks.

12:16 pm

origami

You're welcome!

12:16 pm

Mary

se5/16 & 6/30 pls

12:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

how goes it, dorens?

12:16 pm

Atalante

omg and because its github it gets through my work's firewall :D

12:17 pm

dan2bit

se5 is a printers term used in font names

12:17 pm

Dorens

You live in Sacramento, Ori? My son used to work their. New Folsom.. .He's moved to Vallejo now and works fortunately works in public library system now instead of prisons!

12:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello, ata.

12:17 pm

Dorens

good owl, how about you?

12:18 pm

origami

Yes, Sac. It's good he doesn't work in the prison any more.

12:18 pm

Atalante

hi TO :)

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ditto. just came on to troubleshoot why my vaccum has not suction. worked fine yesterday.

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey, ata!

12:18 pm

hokie carla

hmm, what kind?

12:18 pm

Atalante

lovely to "see" you :D

12:18 pm

Dorens

oh yeah! that was a tough place! He took me there (when he still lived in Sac) and we saw the museum there. was interesting

12:18 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How's everyone doing today

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ata, just watched the best series on wildlife of the phillippines. the marine life was awesome!

12:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

12:19 pm

hokie carla

does it have a canister? I have one that if the canister isn't locked in, it stops sucking

12:19 pm

Minveryork

By the way,congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go

12:19 pm

MLFAN17

I got a e 5/16 don't know about a combo

12:19 pm

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back..

12:19 pm

MollyL

Hi Min, how are you?

12:19 pm

Atalante

Phillippines are probably best in the world for marine life, along with some of the Indonesian islands

12:19 pm

Dorens

hi min

12:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

no. upright. must check belt.odd that it worked now doesn't . i needed it to fix another diisaster this AM. i am becoing quite the handyperson.

12:21 pm

hokie carla

Oh, sorry, the one I'm talking about is a bagless upright, not a canister. I guess I meant the dustbin gets loose and then it stops sucking.

12:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

brush turns so belt is ok. must check filter. i am beginning to research a new one, thinking oreck

12:21 pm

MollyL

I love my Dyson. I never have any problems with it and they last for years.

12:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

i thnk bagless are messy and i have allergies so the thoguht of dumping dust...

12:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

which type?

12:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks carla

12:22 pm

MollyL

I haven't had a bag vacuum in years.

12:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

what model dyson?

12:22 pm

Minveryork

Guess what Dorens & 72 Owl? Our babble meet came up as a Facebook memory. Do you remember having that?

12:22 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I've been through a ton of vacs since I got married 25 years ago. I mean, at one point it was like 1 a year. Have had my Dyson pet for quite a while now and I don't even do the maintenance for it like I should. It is bagless too.

12:22 pm

hokie carla

It is pretty dusty to empty.

12:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

frankly, i miss a canister. easier to tote up and downstairs.

12:23 pm

Deeha

once said to a friend dust is mostly skin so you can put it in your com[post. She said yuk I'm not eating any of your vegetables!

12:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my, min! i was thinking about that jsut the other day! it was fun!

12:24 pm

Dorens

yes i do, min. how many years?

12:24 pm

hokie carla

I bought a backpack vac for the main floor that's all hardwood and some rugs. I like it but it gets heavy on my back. It's good for the stairs too.

12:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

as also our dinner party.

12:24 pm

hokie carla

deeha, my vac dust is mostly golden retriever fur, so I definitely wouldn't compost that :D

12:24 pm

Minveryork

I forgot how many years ago FB said, maybe 6 years ago?

12:25 pm

Atalante

I was thinking earlier about how long we've all known each other, if only virtually. Sometimes it's over 15 years

12:25 pm

Dorens

wow. yes I do remember it.. was fun

12:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

you have photos?

12:25 pm

MollyL

Dyson Ball Upright Multi Floor 2. Dumping what it picks up is no problem. You just place the cannister (that snaps out) into a large trash bag.

12:25 pm

Mary

clue pls for the se5/16 & 6/30. I have the font name

12:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

and ata, you are so near at times yet so far.

12:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you, molly.

12:25 pm

origami

I don't have carpets. I love my roomba.

12:25 pm

Dorens

Well my granddaughter is nearly 14 and I started shortly before she was born. So yeah... Long time

12:26 pm

Atalante

I know, I have a very weird life at the moment. Half is just normal, and half is running round the globe representing UK government on some science stuff

12:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh, i remember when you announced her!

12:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

not running around now, i hope.

12:26 pm

hokie carla

I will look with you Mary

12:26 pm

Minveryork

Been a member since 2006, so it's about 14 years for me

12:27 pm

Atalante

no! but I'd literally just got back from Jamaica / Florida before teh lock down

12:27 pm

Dorens

are you home now ata? is safe where you are?

12:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's almost like, hey, there's a word game here? :D

12:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i know, florida is easily driveable.

12:27 pm

Dorens

Ah- glad you got back

12:27 pm

Atalante

yes, I'm at home in Scotland with SIlverclaw and Loki. Silverclaw is now 15 (!)

12:27 pm

hokie carla

actually, I already had it and didn't see - it's like a part of convo where you take one statement and lead into a new topic

12:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

and beautiful as ever. so regal.

12:28 pm

hokie carla

the 6 is pt

12:28 pm

Dorens

My mom's in FL, was supposed to return last week but we advised her to stay longer. Home is Bergen County, NJ. second hotspot only to NYC

12:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

scotland is on my to visit list. its is so interesting.

12:28 pm

rururocks

scotland is way up there on my bucket list

12:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

do they give you a map with cases? i live in PA's hot psot.

12:29 pm

Dorens

I was supposed to take my granddaughter to England and Scotland this summer. seems like maybe not not

12:29 pm

Atalante

all come and visit :)

12:29 pm

hokie carla

ditto

12:29 pm

Dorens

We should!!!!

12:29 pm

Dorens

Babble meet up in Scotland.. great idea

12:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

lmy passport is going to waste, just sitting here. i all this lot, don;t we have a travel agent.

12:29 pm

Minveryork

Dorens, you are excused from the Penalty Box. It isn't sa 4/7 to go in the Penalty Box there. Not enough space for social distancing in that Penalty Box.

12:29 pm

rururocks

I'll go

12:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, min, but lots of alcohol. no germs

12:30 pm

Dorens

Maybe penalty box needs enlarging, But thanks Min. I haven't chatted much so forgot about PB

12:30 pm

Atalante

I'm sure the down south Babblers would like an excuse to come and party

12:31 pm

rururocks

Scotland (extensive travel there) is #2 on my bucket list

12:31 pm

Dorens

Maybe we could find some nice castle or something to rent out

12:31 pm

origami

I would love to visit Scotland.

12:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

speaking of longtime babblers, any update on sprite?

12:31 pm

Dorens

Isn't she usually on at night owl?

12:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

she was sick. and i have not been in chat much.

12:32 pm

Atalante

she's ok, she was on the other day, feeling better, though still unwell

12:32 pm

Uneaixoise

Hitching in Scotland......got ride in 18 Wheeler...... driver pulled over and parked to pick heather for me....sigh

12:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

good, thank, ata.

12:33 pm

Dorens

good memories une?

12:33 pm

Uneaixoise

Those were the days

12:33 pm

hokie carla

I just want to see Scotland and Ireland and don't need to go anywhere else. I would like to see Egypt but not sure I'd feel safe there in normal times.

12:33 pm

Atalante

Rob and kids fine too

12:33 pm

rururocks

New Zealand is my most desired travel location

12:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

i want to see the romance countries.

12:34 pm

Uneaixoise

Oh yes, ru!

12:34 pm

Dorens

yeah ru, and you'll never come back

12:34 pm

Atalante

I want to go t oPatagonia

12:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

it will be very interesting to see what happend to the EU after all this travail.

12:34 pm

rururocks

maybe i won't doren

12:34 pm

Atalante

and Russia, and dammit I was meant to be there in June this year. Damn you coronavirus!

12:34 pm

rururocks

i've been to patagonia.. it's incredible ata

12:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

i thought russia has none. or so they say.

12:35 pm

rururocks

i was hoping to go to NYC for a show in October, but that might not be possible now

12:36 pm

Dorens

So my son has a co5/16, Jasper. Yet if he had two the word wouldn't count?

12:36 pm

Dorens

oh yes. Broadway will be open in October, Ru and I am available!!!

12:36 pm

Dorens

comma misplaced.... haha

12:36 pm

Mary

tyvm Hokie, finally found the

12:37 pm

Mary

se5 & 6

12:37 pm

hokie carla

yw

12:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

min, nice to see you. i need to recover and do planned work, rather than emergency stuff. pans fell out ofrange drawer and jammed it. repair and cleaning up now complete

12:38 pm

hokie carla

I'm at a loss with those lower A's. only 6/17

12:38 pm

rururocks

if i come Doren.. i want to go to dinner at Racine

12:39 pm

Dorens

You got me!

12:40 pm

Dorens

Hopeful it will still be there. Restaurant scene will be quite different 6 months from now

12:40 pm

rururocks

yeah.. it's going to be different everywhere i think

12:42 pm

Dorens

I'm more scared about envisiosning the future (particularly in the city) than I am about getting the damned virus

12:42 pm

rururocks

i'm worried about getting the virus.. the bay area is about to explode now in the next two weeks.

12:42 pm

Dorens

(easy to say since I have been holed up in my house for thirty days other than walks in the woods)

12:43 pm

Dorens

Stay home RU!

12:44 pm

origami

Yeah - I think California is going to be the next hot spot in the US

12:44 pm

Dorens

ok. it's getting too real. Sorry- Later, folks

12:44 pm

rururocks

i have been Doren.. only shopping for my ex and a neighbor and myself twice a week. staying away from everything else. Been bike riding though

12:45 pm

hokie carla

the county we're in is pretty slow right now but we're on the border of Charlotte's county and it is rising daily. as I mentioned the other day, two of our close friends (a couple) tested positive.

12:45 pm

Atalante

good boy

12:45 pm

Minveryork

Two very simple things you can do to not get virus: stay home and wash hands.It might be easier said than done.

12:45 pm

origami

Time to paint for a while. See you guys.

12:46 pm

Minveryork

So nice of you rururocks to go shopping for your ex-wife.

12:47 pm

MollyL

It is worth mentioning again (someone said it earlier) that 80% of the people who actually get the virus, recover.

12:48 pm

hokie carla

so 20% is the death rate?

12:49 pm

Atalante

another reason to come to scotland, death rate is 3% here

12:51 pm

doseffing

... depends on your age ... 80+ seems to be a death rate around 10-20C% ... ... it seems to be about 3 times higher than an influenza outbreak .... ....

12:52 pm

doseffing

... but what's scarier is the number of people who are going to be suffering from permanent lung damage ... ... a number I saw was as mnay as 20-25% would have permanent significant reduction in lung capacity ...

12:52 pm

Atalante

ugh

12:53 pm

MollyL

You can't take 80% recover and then factor that the death rate is 20%. Statistics don't work that way. My point was that if you are in relatively good health and not elderly, your chances are good of recovering.

12:53 pm

doseffing

... how many of those pro athletes who laughed about it six weeks ago are going to have their careers ended because they can no longer exert at the levels required by a pro athlete .

12:54 pm

doseffing

... how many of those laughing immortal teenagers who were singing songs about Boomer Killing disease are going to spend the next 50 yiears gasping for breath

12:55 pm

doseffing

,,, ah well ... enough with the negative vibes Moriarity ... Donald Sutherland to Gavin McLeod in Kelly's Heroes

1:07 pm

Atalante

going to the list with 87 left seems very wrong

1:26 pm

Minveryork

Sorry, I disappeared. Was writing a story of clues.Posted in profile. Going to take break now. I will be back later.

1:36 pm

clg47

To Minveryork, nice profile. My husband was from New York, his aunt was his music teacher and he had his mother's history book - oh the good old days. Everyday is love our children day!

1:36 pm

clg47

coifs

1:43 pm

dan2bit

oops

1:43 pm

clg47

that's what I thought

1:49 pm

MollyL

Wow, that was very dark, doseffing.

2:11 pm

hurshy

it's a beautiful afternoon here in my neck of the woods!

2:15 pm

hokie carla

beautiful here too. just got back from a nice dog walk

2:17 pm

hokie carla

finally realized there is a real word buried in that c dog breed everyone wants to use

2:19 pm

hokie carla

finally made it to 100 left

2:19 pm

helenkeller

Unlike what someone said earlier about statistics, they were wrong, this is exactly how they work. You take all your closed cases. There are only two possible outcomes - recovery or death. If it's 80% recovery, then it's 20% dead. This is a stat I've been watching since the start, because it was so alarming - in the beginning, those numbers were reversed - 80% dead, 20% recovered, here in the US.

2:20 pm

hurshy

yeah but most people aren't tested so the real death rate is lower

2:20 pm

hurshy

we just don't know about all the people who had it with mild or no symptoms

2:23 pm

clg47

plus speculation that you might be able to catch it again 2 or 3 years later - much to study and be aware about

2:24 pm

helenkeller

No, hurshy. No one knows the 'real' numbers. But the groups you are proposing do not fall into the parameters of what I said. Which is why I specifically used the words "closed cases." Those stats are solid. No one knows about the asymptomatics, milds, or anything else & it's pointless to guess at this time.

2:24 pm

Dorens

i am hoping they have a vaccine for it by then jeez

2:24 pm

clg47

Hurshy and possibility that death rate could be higher because people who died where no tested or counted

2:24 pm

jan

There is even more that we don't know, according to one of my public health colleagues. We don't know how many people who initially survive will be weakened enough to succumb to later infections and illnesses that they would otherwise survive. And we don't know how many people with other conditions who weren't treated because of the overload of COVID patients will ultimately die because of lack of prompt medical attention. We won't have any idea of the toll this is taking for a long time...

2:25 pm

clg47

fat finger typing

2:28 pm

clg47

But I am glad that we have zoom, facetime, video conferencing and many ways to stay connected. Plus today it is sunny in my area and when I am finished I will be shoveling compost - I can be productive?

2:28 pm

helenkeller

True enough Jan. Also, it's clear we can't trust the numbers worldwide because some (many) countries are not submitting their true statistics - either on purpose or because they just don't have the resources & infrastructure to provide anything close to an accurate count. Take India, for example, stars only knows what's going on there.

2:46 pm

RoundBarn

I have cabin fever! Who has heard from Nef?

2:46 pm

Bugsaw

She posted on FB a few days ago

2:46 pm

clg47

Fireworks - now outside to divide and transplant ge4,8 's - Totally Tangerine a beauty

2:48 pm

Bugsaw

well done cig.

2:59 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! former wife of Prince Andrew

3:00 pm

mo

fergie

3:00 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!

3:01 pm

rururocks

talk about a guy who got let off the hook

3:01 pm

hurshy

you mean recently? not in terms of fergie

3:02 pm

rururocks

yes.. he was implicated in all that jeffrey epstein crap

3:02 pm

hurshy

yeah, just making sure that's what you were referring to

3:04 pm

hurshy

hey, a funky cold thing is in the grid

3:05 pm

hurshy

(and counts, i mean)

3:08 pm

hurshy

ok, this is a crazy one. somehow you can have something that is more-like-a-stone-shelf-on-a-cliff?

3:12 pm

rururocks

i questioned that one too

3:15 pm

hokie carla

that gave me 4 words, thanks!

3:15 pm

hokie carla

and you can't be ag__er than someone else though

3:15 pm

hokie carla

and got the funky cold one too, thx

3:16 pm

hurshy

four?

3:16 pm

hokie carla

yes, I didn't have the e ones

3:17 pm

hurshy

ah

3:17 pm

hokie carla

that are most of the stone-shelf-on-a-cliff

3:19 pm

hokie carla

didn't have the thing on a mountain either

3:19 pm

hurshy

right

3:21 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! alley where you'll find Ollivander's

3:21 pm

hokie carla

I already asked that one earlier, so I know the answer ;)

3:21 pm

hokie carla

Diagon

3:22 pm

hurshy

ah, well, ding ding ding!

3:23 pm

hokie carla

true story - I grew up next to a mountain and my parents still live there. My son was saying one day last year he wanted to climb it and we were talking to my brothers about whether they had, when I discovered to my surprise, there was a ri5 there that I'd just never noticed. I thought my bros. were going to die laughing. they still can't believe it.

3:24 pm

hurshy

:D

3:24 pm

hokie carla

I mean now that it was pointed out to me I can see it

3:28 pm

hurshy

much like babble words

3:28 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! hair regrowth product for men

3:29 pm

hurshy

if you answer and i don't ding it may be that i have fallen asleep, just fyi

3:30 pm

hokie carla

yes, just like babble

3:30 pm

hokie carla

rogaine

3:30 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!

3:30 pm

hokie carla

took me a sec. I kept thinking hair club for men. he's also a client!

3:37 pm

Atalante

an7 ... hmmmmm

3:49 pm

doseffing

... challenging clue, I hope ... ... there are two types of golf clubs ... woods an7

3:54 pm

cybernan

think wood burning fireplaces

3:55 pm

cybernan

en 7 please?

3:57 pm

ch1212

the finish + tree covering, cybernan

3:57 pm

cybernan

ty ch

3:58 pm

doseffing

... the green tree covering

4:05 pm

periwinkle

hi all.help with me8 Ihave anme7

4:10 pm

cameron51us

Me8 means ordinary, not of great quality

4:10 pm

periwinkle

ty cameron

4:11 pm

cybernan

ty cameron

4:15 pm

Uneaixoise

En7?

4:16 pm

periwinkle

clued at 3:57 une

4:18 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

4:20 pm

periwinkle

tough grid bbl

4:23 pm

cybernan

very tough

4:23 pm

cybernan

working my way through the list now and still have 74 not found

4:29 pm

ChampFit

About to start the list too...

4:57 pm

Minveryork

Hello all! I am back if anyone needs clues. Not sure how helpful I'll be since I gave up with only 216 words found.

5:03 pm

cybernan

back from our walk - only saw one other person out in the 7C temps.

5:09 pm

cybernan

id 8 please?

5:10 pm

hokie carla

I am very me8 at this game (thanks to whoever clued that, I got my first and only 8)

5:10 pm

cybernan

hi carla

5:11 pm

hokie carla

hi nan

5:11 pm

lynxxx

id8 stupid things to do

5:11 pm

Atalante

LYNXXXXXXXXX!

5:11 pm

hokie carla

wow, there it is, thx

5:12 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxx

5:12 pm

lynxxx

Hi !!

5:12 pm

Minveryork

Hello lynxxx! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

5:13 pm

Atalante

Patch??

5:13 pm

lynxxx

It takes a virus to see you Ata - well thats got to be one good (the only good one) thing about it.

5:13 pm

lynxxx

Hi Min

5:14 pm

lynxxx

Yep - had him a couple of years now - he's a clown

5:14 pm

Atalante

what a darling :)

5:14 pm

Atalante

so lovely to "see" you

5:15 pm

lynxxx

How is your boy - happy to have you around more I bet

5:15 pm

Atalante

do you still have Stew?

5:17 pm

lynxxx

No - Stew passed away a couple of years ago - he was around 12.5 years so average age and I suppose I was expecting it. He was just generally slowing down.

5:17 pm

lynxxx

I have forgotten your cats name?

5:17 pm

Atalante

I thought that might be the case :( he was a lovely boy

5:17 pm

Atalante

Silverclaw :)

5:17 pm

lynxxx

and still around?

5:17 pm

Atalante

and now I have Loki, he's a clown too]

5:18 pm

lynxxx

He's 2 or 3 years? past puppy stage - I don't know much about spaniels

5:19 pm

Atalante

he's 6!!

5:20 pm

lynxxx

Gosh. So how is everything in Scotland. We hear a lot about the UK but not so much about Scotland

5:21 pm

Atalante

all locked down :( but got to the beach today for a few hours which was blissful

5:23 pm

lynxxx

Are you working from home?

5:24 pm

Atalante

yes - for the next 11 weeks now

5:24 pm

cybernan

are your hospitals able to get the supplies they need or has trump cut off your supply too?

5:25 pm

Atalante

we're so far ok in scotland, england is more difficult I think

5:26 pm

Atalante

we've still got enough ventilators cross fingers

5:28 pm

lynxxx

They haven't closed the borders in the UK? all but 2 of our States have closed borders

5:28 pm

cybernan

I hope our manufacturers can get on line soon -- trump diverted one of our orders for ventilators to the USA and now he has orderered US manufacturers not to supply any health products to anyone outside the US. I think he has forgotten that thousands of nurses and other health care workers cross the border to work in the US everyday and that the wood pulp that goes into the making of those masks comes from Nanaimo BC

5:28 pm

Uneaixoise

Er7?

5:28 pm

Atalante

well everyone is being told to stay at home, and onyl travel as needed

5:29 pm

lynxxx

er7 Er** The Red and robot end

5:30 pm

lynxxx

or the other er7, compound, finish & tree green stuff

5:35 pm

Atalante

off to bed, but so very very nice to see you Lyn

5:36 pm

lynxxx

ditto Ata - sweet dreams

5:41 pm

cybernan

ne 7 please?

5:41 pm

spellit

clue for en7 please?

5:41 pm

lynxxx

sexy nightwear

5:42 pm

cybernan

ty lyn

5:49 pm

cybernan

final + green **** tea

5:54 pm

Minveryork

Hello spellit!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle.

5:55 pm

Minveryork

Hello cybernan!How are U? I absolutely LOVE your ic4/5!

5:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah min, you're back

5:57 pm

IndiaJan

hi everyone! i have broken free of my mandatory self-isolation! but sadly, nowhere to go

5:58 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx lynxxx!

6:00 pm

cybernan

lol Jan -- we are all self isolating, mandatory or not.

6:01 pm

Minveryork

Hello IndiaJan! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

6:01 pm

IndiaJan

yep, i am done the mandatory..i have moved on the voluntary...

6:01 pm

Minveryork

Hi 72 Temple Owl! I am back, although jumping in & out

6:01 pm

cybernan

through the list and 12 left -- back in a bit

6:02 pm

IndiaJan

how are things in the west Nan?

6:09 pm

spellit

Thanks cybernan that gives me fireworks! Doing OK thanks Minveryork although I am confined to staying at home because of my age. Good that we have a grandaughter to shop for us and our local pub is doing takeaway meals. Long haul ahead!

6:10 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations spellit on your fireworks!Hooray for you!

6:11 pm

origami

Back to work on my last 198 :D

6:12 pm

Minveryork

Hi origami! Welcome back. Posted story of clues before.

6:24 pm

origami

Hi Min. Thanks, I love your stories.

6:26 pm

Minveryork

Thank you origami! I hope you are more successful with this gr 4/7 than I am today. I quit gr 4/7 at 12:30 today.

6:34 pm

periwinkle

hi all. 120 left

6:34 pm

origami

Heya, peri

6:35 pm

periwinkle

hey ori

6:35 pm

periwinkle

hi Min, I love your stories

6:36 pm

Minveryork

Hi periwinkle! How are U doing? Thanks for compliment!

6:38 pm

periwinkle

I am well, Min. how are you?

6:40 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well. Trying to get used to the "new normal".

7:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

min may i have a clue for di6/21 pls?

7:03 pm

cybernan

se 6/21 following transitioned please?

7:04 pm

cybernan

di 6 - type of gas trucks use

7:05 pm

hokie carla

se6 is pt

7:05 pm

hokie carla

thx for di6

7:06 pm

Minveryork

Sorry 72 Temple Owl, but I did not find that di6 word.

7:06 pm

cybernan

the last se 6? -- looking for the one that follows the se 6/30 which is also a pt

7:07 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

7:07 pm

hokie carla

oh, I misread

7:09 pm

cybernan

how can you have a fishing basket that is pt?

7:09 pm

origami

Did you find it, min?

7:09 pm

hokie carla

just started the list and don't actually have that

7:10 pm

Uneaixoise

Have se6 meaning transitioned

7:11 pm

Uneaixoise

That's se6/30

7:11 pm

hokie carla

there is one after that that is less points that she was looking for, but she found

7:11 pm

Uneaixoise

Oh okay

7:12 pm

hokie carla

are ai6,7,8 all real words? can't find.

7:12 pm

LuvWordGames

ai 6 is a compound word but I haven't found the 7 or 8 yet

7:13 pm

LuvWordGames

just found 7/28, do you want a clue

7:13 pm

Uneaixoise

Ai8 is where you land a plane

7:14 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks Une :-)

7:14 pm

Uneaixoise

Compound

7:14 pm

cybernan

ai 7 is the wing flap that drops when you land the plane

7:14 pm

Uneaixoise

Yw

7:14 pm

LuvWordGames

that helped me find af 6/30 too

7:15 pm

cybernan

first fe 6 please?

7:16 pm

Uneaixoise

Ai6?

7:16 pm

cybernan

fellows who help?

7:16 pm

hokie carla

got the ai8, thx

7:16 pm

LuvWordGames

ai 6 is a compound word, think of the ai 8/60 and who might use it

7:17 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

7:17 pm

LuvWordGames

sorry I had the beginning wrong used nan's clue

7:17 pm

hokie carla

got it, but never seen that before ever

7:18 pm

cybernan

anyone have a clue for the first fe 6 please?

7:18 pm

hokie carla

still working on the ai7 but I know the 3rd letter

7:18 pm

LuvWordGames

ends in opp. of off

7:18 pm

cybernan

is that the fe luv?

7:19 pm

hokie carla

nope, that was for me, got it, thx

7:19 pm

LuvWordGames

no, sorry it's the ai 7

7:19 pm

FrenchToast

cybernan, the first fe6 is almost the same word as the fa6

7:19 pm

LuvWordGames

I don't have the fe you need sorry

7:19 pm

hokie carla

I don't have any fe6

7:19 pm

Uneaixoise

Ai7 ends in Mr. Howard aka Opie

7:20 pm

periwinkle

help with id8 pls

7:20 pm

Uneaixoise

Id8 stupidities

7:20 pm

hokie carla

things morons would do?

7:20 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks Une

7:20 pm

Uneaixoise

Yw

7:21 pm

periwinkle

ty you all for id8 will not finish. night all

7:23 pm

Uneaixoise

Nite!

7:23 pm

hokie carla

good night

7:24 pm

Minveryork

Origami, but I am no longer babbling. Just watching the chat log.Thank you for asking if I found the word though

7:24 pm

cybernan

last ge 5/16 please?

7:25 pm

penquis

robotic ending....

7:25 pm

LuvWordGames

ge 5/16 had robot ending

7:25 pm

cybernan

duh - ty pen

7:25 pm

LuvWordGames

did you find the fe 6, nan?

7:25 pm

cybernan

and luv

7:25 pm

penquis

yw...

7:25 pm

cybernan

not yet luv - did you?

7:26 pm

LuvWordGames

yep, another spelling for the tooth f****

7:26 pm

cybernan

have that one, ty -- looking for the last one

7:27 pm

cybernan

oh no - it's the fa I have

7:27 pm

cybernan

got it - ty luv

7:27 pm

LuvWordGames

do you need any other fe 6's?

7:28 pm

cybernan

gl 7 and 8 please?

7:28 pm

cybernan

no thanks - f's are done

7:28 pm

hokie carla

I got one that's like the fa6 but still need the last fe6

7:29 pm

LuvWordGames

gl 7 ends in noise and the gl 8 ends in to eat

7:30 pm

LuvWordGames

fe 6/27 ends if you tell a mistruth

7:30 pm

hokie carla

got it, thx

7:34 pm

cybernan

thank God - China is sending us 1m masks. :)

7:35 pm

LuvWordGames

me 8/55 please?

7:35 pm

hokie carla

I am very me8 at this game today

7:35 pm

hokie carla

and most days

7:36 pm

cybernan

middle of the road - not well done

7:36 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks carla

7:37 pm

hokie carla

de nada

7:38 pm

LuvWordGames

oops, and thanks nan too

7:38 pm

cybernan

been at this too long -- cannot see a word for to eat and can't see a noise

7:39 pm

hokie carla

just got to the gi's. I only have 1 out of 8.

7:39 pm

Minveryork

I am playing Weboggle and can't seem to get to #1 spot.

7:41 pm

cybernan

gl 8 is supposed to end in to eat, but don't see it

7:42 pm

cybernan

erode isn't there so I am stumped

7:43 pm

penquis

take a gl four letter word and add to eat....

7:43 pm

LuvWordGames

gl 7 ends in another word for noise and if you add a vowel to that ending you have the gl 8. They build off the gl 4/6

7:43 pm

cybernan

so the gl beginning is a word meaning to eat?

7:43 pm

penquis

it's the last gl four letter word....

7:43 pm

Minveryork

Hello penquis!How are you doing today? I hope all is well

7:44 pm

penquis

fine thanks....hope you're ok, too....

7:44 pm

cybernan

oh - whew - found it - tyvm

7:45 pm

cybernan

sorry to be so dense

7:45 pm

LuvWordGames

WTG nan!

7:45 pm

penquis

yw....i am heading out....goodnight all....

7:45 pm

LuvWordGames

nite pen

7:45 pm

LuvWordGames

any clues needed before I leave too?

7:46 pm

LuvWordGames

ok then, g'nite all :-)

7:48 pm

hokie carla

got the gl7/8, thx! and good night, luv

7:49 pm

cybernan

gr 6/24 please?

7:49 pm

hokie carla

that's the one I'm on now

7:51 pm

Tigereye

g 6/24

7:51 pm

Tigereye

gGr6/24 musical featuring Sandy and Dani

7:52 pm

cybernan

that is the first one - have that, ty - looking for the last one that follows sorrows

7:52 pm

hokie carla

oh, I'm looking for the last one

7:53 pm

Tigereye

Only have one atm

7:55 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* got it

7:55 pm

cybernan

most of bbq + compass direction

7:55 pm

hokie carla

thx, must've tried 20 combos

7:56 pm

cybernan

me too, carla

7:57 pm

cybernan

any other clues wanted?

7:57 pm

hokie carla

I skipped de5/20

7:58 pm

cybernan

get rid of the wriggley's

7:58 pm

hurshy

the custodian must de5 the desks because the students stick it there

7:58 pm

hokie carla

thx

8:02 pm

cybernan

on my way -- stay safe everyone. Hopefully the buffoon in my icon that commits all the id 8 will realize that cooperation is the anser -- between people, states, provinces and nations. We are all in this together. He is currently giving the states a very bad rep.

8:03 pm

hurshy

uh, he won't.

8:06 pm

cybernan

you are probably correct -- and there are all of his supporters who are just as single minded and selfish as he is.

8:08 pm

cybernan

couldn't believe it when he retaliated against NY -- as well as trying to hog the world's supply of ventilators and masks for his friends.

8:09 pm

cybernan

oh well - nothing I can do about it.

8:10 pm

hurshy

just look at kohlberg's theory of the stages of moral development

8:10 pm

hurshy

he's stuck at the pre-school stage, stage 2 - self-interest

8:13 pm

cybernan

yeah - as I have said before: stay home, stay well, pour wine :)

8:13 pm

hurshy

and start growing food

8:14 pm

cybernan

yes - my garden goes in the first week of may -- plan to have veggies growing amongst the flowers :)

8:29 pm

hurshy

if anyone is around and knows, what is the 9?

8:29 pm

hokie carla

hold on, I am on the list but haven't gotten to it

8:30 pm

Lizlin

or 8/9 - a fine material

8:30 pm

hokie carla

or9, follows an 8 I don't have

8:30 pm

Lizlin

Extends the body part or musical instrument

8:31 pm

hokie carla

must be one of the fabrics bea was talking about this morning

8:32 pm

hokie carla

not organza

8:32 pm

Lizlin

Ends with the opposite of "live"

8:33 pm

hokie carla

organrecorded

8:33 pm

hokie carla

(my ru impression)

8:33 pm

Lizlin

:)

8:33 pm

hokie carla

thanks

8:34 pm

Lizlin

He'd be impressed

8:34 pm

hokie carla

well, I'm missing a d but have them all checked on the list

8:44 pm

MollyL

♪Like Ru, if I could be like Ru ♫ I wanna be, I wanna be like Ru♪

8:45 pm

hokie carla

well, finally finished. good night.

8:45 pm

Lizlin

Same problem -a also missing a d

8:46 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks.

8:47 pm

Lizlin

Nice singing, Molly. Enjoy your evening.

9:13 pm

dcseain

how nice that an7 is in the grid. i like that word.

10:21 pm

hurshy

thanks lizlin

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