Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, April 18, 2020

12:02 am

hokie carla

Wi8

12:03 am

SueMagee

Thanks, carla.

12:04 am

hokie carla

I didn’t even really see it, just thought all the letters were there so I may as well try it

12:07 am

jessmom

we7, wi7

12:08 am

justafreep

re7

12:10 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:10 am

marksdolly

hi nan

12:10 am

hokie carla

Hi nan

12:10 am

justafreep

hi nan

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty Lickety1

12:19 am

justafreep

lickety!

12:20 am

justafreep

typos and imagined typos all night. Still, I'll likely monkey words at this rate

12:24 am

hokie carla

Oh, a dwarf

12:26 am

jessmom

an7

12:29 am

Rainiqui

co 7 and 8

12:31 am

cybernan

not seeing any of these 7's -- time for bed

12:31 am

jessmom

or7

12:31 am

marksdolly

38 left here, thinking of calling it a night, good night

12:36 am

grannyrose

rain, i have a co8, compound word. is it related to your co7?

12:40 am

marksdolly

there are 2 co7s and 2 co8s

12:41 am

grannyrose

s'okay. it's not. co8, not related to rain's co7 and co8

12:42 am

marksdolly

I have 1 set and they are related, but am still looking for the others

12:44 am

jessmom

FWs

12:44 am

marksdolly

great job!

12:44 am

grannyrose

WTG JESSMOM !!!

1:01 am

dizgrannie

just got co 7/8 with a double i in it....thanks to morewords

1:44 am

ursh

FW - last word the dwarf with hayfever :)

1:51 am

lshult

morning all

3:42 am

mattygroves

Morning all. Does anyone have stats for the O in the top row, please?

3:43 am

Dippnall

or 6/21

3:43 am

Dippnall

and or 7/32

3:46 am

M3

Good moring, Looks like the sun has also gone into quarentine !

3:48 am

mattygroves

It has indeed, though it's supposed to get nice again next week

3:49 am

mattygroves

And thanks for the Os, Dippnall!

3:50 am

M3

i hope so, ive put the heating on again brrr

3:51 am

mattygroves

I haven't quite resorted to that. We'll see how the house feels later (and my feet, specifically, which seem to get very cold)

3:53 am

M3

Bad circulation, some bed socks maybe :)

3:53 am

mattygroves

Aah, but then my feet get too hot! I can't win

3:53 am

M3

one off and one on lol,

4:09 am

rururocks

that's what men are for matty

4:20 am

MollyL

I was thinking that was such an open door for you Ru, but didn't expect you to be up at this hour. : D

4:31 am

rururocks

can't sleep.. went to bed too early

4:32 am

rururocks

i'll try to go back to bed in a few.. i hate just tossing and turning all night

4:32 am

MollyL

Yeah, that will happen to me if I go to bed too early.

4:38 am

rururocks

easy grid.. back to bed for me.. see you later

4:58 am

MollyL

Sweet dreams, smarty pants

5:06 am

mattygroves

Haaaa! (Just back, having showered, dressed, contemplated the existential dread of existence.)

5:21 am

lshult

back for another look/
got 2x co8, what's the last 8?

5:24 am

mattygroves

I've no idea - the only 8 I have is the weird co8 (because of morewords) - can you nudge me on the other, please?

5:26 am

lshult

co8/45=pointy prombosis

5:27 am

lshult

would have expected it to be reversed

5:27 am

mattygroves

That did it - thanks!

5:27 am

mattygroves

That's...backwards though. It'd be like saying ridejoy. Or cabtaxi.

5:28 am

mattygroves

(snap)

6:15 am

MollyL

If they are going to put all these restrictions on grocery shopping, then I think people should have to take an idiot test before entering. 80% of the wouldn't get in.

6:15 am

MollyL

*of them

6:15 am

mattygroves

What restrictions are in place where you live?

6:16 am

MollyL

Must wear a mask, must stay 6 feet apart (people are not) must follow the arrows (people are not)

6:17 am

MollyL

Plus, they had the section where I usually get my chicken police taped off because they were stocking it. So I got to buy all the expensive meat. Yay me.

6:19 am

mattygroves

The UK government are still not recommending masks for the non-caring well (i.e. for people who are not caring for someone with COVID).

6:20 am

mattygroves

But yeah, shopping is like playing pacman - avoid the ghosts, eat the fruit

6:27 am

MollyL

To me, wearing anything but an N95 mask is like putting up a chain link fence to keep out the mice. Aesthetically, it looks good, but in reality, it is not keeping anyone "safe".

6:32 am

mattygroves

Good luck finding one in the UK - even medical staff are struggling with the lack of PPE. And dying.

6:43 am

MollyL

No, I wouldn't get them for my personal use. Medical people need them.

6:44 am

mattygroves

Yarp. And they need to be worn properly and, I suspect, many lay people (myself included) wouldn't know how to do that

6:45 am

MollyL

If people would just keep a safe distance, the masks would not be necessary. However, as previously stated, many people are idiots.

6:46 am

MollyL

I waited for five minutes while this woman stood staring at potatoes. Really? They are potatoes. Pick some, put them in a bag and move on.

6:52 am

mattygroves

Also, many supermarket aisles are very narrow and, of course, there is always a danger from someone in an adjoining aisle. It's complicated. It always is. These are less than super fun times.

6:54 am

kim m

A mask, any mask, protects other people from you. The virus travels by droplet when you talk, cough or sneeze. And because many people are asymptomatic, without a mask they may be unwittingly spreading the virus.

6:55 am

BzznBea

Enable question of the day: Why can you not plural the Hawaiian goose?

6:56 am

BzznBea

Good morning all.

7:00 am

FrenchToast

MOrning Bea, I believe the plural of that word is the same as the singular.

7:01 am

BzznBea

And yowzer is not a word?!?!?!

7:02 am

BzznBea

Morning,monkey.

7:02 am

FrenchToast

LOL I thought the word was yowsah

7:02 am

BzznBea

There is also the fact that there is not an S in the Hawaiian language.

7:03 am

FrenchToast

Yep

7:06 am

FrenchToast

Bea how's everything in North Kackalacky this AM?

7:07 am

BzznBea

It is rainling here this morning. Had plans to work in the yard today. Maybe this afternoon...

7:07 am

BzznBea

How are you doing?

7:07 am

FrenchToast

Rainy here in coastal Virginia too... supposed to clear up later.

7:08 am

FrenchToast

I'm OK, it was a long trying week at work, but enjoying a relaxing weekend, and I'm off Monday!

7:09 am

BzznBea

I'm sure most days/weeks are trying for med workers right now. You are all heros to me.

7:10 am

FrenchToast

I work in a rehab center, we are starting to admit patients who have survived coronoa, it's shocking how weak and debilitated they are.

7:11 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bea and Toast

7:11 am

FrenchToast

Hi Scrabs!

7:11 am

BzznBea

Morning, scrabs.

7:12 am

Scrabbler

I told myself last night that I would get up early to go into town to shop when the store opened at 7. Now I am here.

7:12 am

Scrabbler

Meaning, I didn't shop yet.

7:12 am

FrenchToast

Me too Scrabs

7:12 am

BzznBea

You need rest.

7:13 am

Scrabbler

There really isn't a rush. Yes, Bea, I have been sleeping poorly for the last month.

7:13 am

FrenchToast

I keep having nightmares

7:14 am

BzznBea

I shopped on Thursday...A trial in patience, I tell you.

7:14 am

Scrabbler

I had one just before I awoke 30 minutes ago. I witnessed a plane crash in my front yard. I ran away to not get hit.

7:15 am

FrenchToast

omg Scrabs, that's horrible :(

7:15 am

FrenchToast

But I feel it's a common theme during this trying time, to dream about things out of our control.

7:15 am

BzznBea

That's horrible!

7:15 am

Scrabbler

Yes, my heart is still racing. I suspect the metaphor is Coronavirus coming to hit me.

7:16 am

FrenchToast

Aw so sorry Scrabs *hug*

7:16 am

Scrabbler

Dreams are fascinating to analyze.

7:16 am

MLFAN17

bzz was it successful?

7:17 am

FrenchToast

I agree Scrabbler!

7:17 am

BzznBea

Was what successful, mlf?

7:17 am

Scrabbler

Hi ML

7:17 am

MLFAN17

your shopping trip on Thursday?

7:17 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab!

7:17 am

MLFAN17

Hi French!

7:17 am

BzznBea

Yes.

7:18 am

Scrabbler

I am almost out of paper products (facial tissues, etc) so need to find some soon.

7:18 am

MLFAN17

that's good bzz:)

7:18 am

MLFAN17

bzz we heard it rain here last night

7:19 am

FrenchToast

Hi mlf!

7:23 am

Scrabbler

I just found the Ouija board word, se6.

7:24 am

FrenchToast

oh I didn't have that! Thank you

7:25 am

MLFAN17

I know the word just have to spell it right

7:26 am

MLFAN17

got it

7:30 am

MLFAN17

2nd column top o stats pls?

7:31 am

FrenchToast

I think or6 and or7 plural

7:31 am

BzznBea

Second column?

7:31 am

MLFAN17

oh 4th sorry

7:31 am

FrenchToast

It's the top O

7:32 am

MollyL

I'm glad I ordered a bunch of Kleenex a while ago when I did my "what if we get sick" scenario. I got some Gatorade too and found the thermometer that hasn't been used in years. Still works though.

7:32 am

BzznBea

Yes, those stats are correct.

7:32 am

FrenchToast

Oh me too about the Kleenex Molly... I bought 6 boxes a while back.

7:33 am

MLFAN17

molly my husband mentioned our thermometer a few days ago that we need to replace it

7:33 am

FrenchToast

Warning to all: Kleenex is not meant to be flushed, so if you use it as toilet paper, put it in a trash bag, not down the toilet.

7:33 am

MollyL

The paper products aisle in my grocery store is STILL empty. People need to get over the hoarding thing.

7:33 am

BzznBea

I always have Kleenex. My mom goes through a box every ten days.

7:33 am

bichon

clue for the or 6, pls

7:34 am

BzznBea

or 6 is microscope stain

7:34 am

MollyL

We have handkerchiefs as a last resort.

7:34 am

BzznBea

Or dye used for microscope slides

7:35 am

MollyL

For nose blowing, not toilet use. : D

7:35 am

bichon

Bea, ty, but I have no idea what that is

7:35 am

MollyL

or + French word for movie, misspelled.

7:35 am

BzznBea

It is a word that is in the grid a lot.

7:37 am

MollyL

It is in grids a lot Bea. And it always makes me think of the pig word.

7:38 am

BzznBea

Speaking of Kleenex...There is sn6...=)

7:39 am

bichon

ty Molly, Bea

7:39 am

MollyL

Yes, all the other dwarfs are jealous.

7:41 am

MollyL

I think crozy should be a new pandemic word. Getting crazy from being too cozy at home. : D

7:41 am

MollyL

And yes, I know it works another way.

7:43 am

BzznBea

I'm going crozy from all the cooking...

7:44 am

mattygroves

I'm stuck on 41 left. I have two CO8s - what's the other, please?

7:44 am

MollyL

See, this is not affecting me all that much. I cook all the time and for the most part, I try to stay away from people. And of course, I still have to haul my ass into work.

7:44 am

BzznBea

wi8

7:45 am

mattygroves

Thanks Bea. May I have full stats, please?

7:45 am

BzznBea

wi8.60

7:46 am

MollyL

I bet that was Ru's first word.

7:46 am

mattygroves

Ta. Looking. Is it a word I'm likely to use?

7:46 am

BzznBea

I cook all the time too. We hardly ever eat out. So I don't know why this is bugging me so much.

7:46 am

MollyL

Yes Matty

7:46 am

mattygroves

It's the choice, I think. Even if you don't go out to eat much, you know you CAN. Now you know you can't, you miss it

7:46 am

BzznBea

If you drink wi4

7:46 am

MollyL

Maybe because of all the other things you can't do, Bea.

7:46 am

mattygroves

Oh yes, I do!

7:47 am

MollyL

She said! Enthusiastically!!

7:48 am

mattygroves

You know me too well, Molly

7:48 am

BzznBea

I think that is correct, Molly. And I laugh, because there really isn't anywhere I go...

7:48 am

mattygroves

And yeah, found the WI and I've been around a few in Australia and Italy

7:48 am

MollyL

My sister sent an adorable video of her, after she finally got her power back on, in clean pajamas, going back in the electric recliner and hoisting a glass of wi4

7:49 am

mattygroves

Thanks

7:50 am

BzznBea

I know they are glad to get power back.

7:51 am

MollyL

The only time I was glad that I have an old fashioned, use your hand and a lever, recliner was when she told me about getting stuck in her electric one when the power went out.

7:51 am

sukee

I got stuck in mine once too.

7:51 am

BzznBea

LOL!

7:51 am

sukee

Mine is a lift chair.

7:52 am

MollyL

I laughed myself silly thinking about the ridiculous things you would have to do to get out of a fully reclined recliner.

7:53 am

sukee

Hilarious, I couldn't get out of mine until the power came on.

7:53 am

sukee

But i certainly tried :)

7:53 am

MollyL

Gads, how long were you stuck in it?

7:54 am

sukee

2 hours. My phone was also dead and it is tied up to my cable anyway.

7:55 am

sukee

I live in an apartment, so the power is usually right back on but they were working on the generator (a fact I didn't know about in advance)

7:55 am

sukee

I struggled so much I unplugged it. But managed to plug it in again.

7:55 am

sukee

I have to look for a battery backup

7:56 am

MollyL

Well that sucks. Now see, the first thing I would do is feel like I had to pee. Even if I really didn't. Knowing that I couldn't would make me feel like I did.

7:56 am

sukee

I was close, I needed to have a bowel movement for the last hour :)

7:57 am

sukee

But, I survived, was sore the next day but at least I have a story to tell :)

7:58 am

dan2bit

good mornin all! what an Old McDonald grid we have - EIEIO everywhere

7:58 am

sukee

Hi dan

7:59 am

Scrabbler

Hi Dan, yes, lots of vowels.

8:00 am

dan2bit

hi sukee hi Scrabbs

8:00 am

dan2bit

two constellation names

8:02 am

Scrabbler

Orion and ?

8:03 am

dan2bit

Aries

8:03 am

Scrabbler

Yes, there it is.

8:09 am

mattygroves

I have two ZE4s, one ZE5 and a ZO4, what am I missing, please?

8:10 am

BzznBea

Another zo4

8:11 am

MollyL

I love words with "spiny carapace" in the definition.

8:11 am

BzznBea

LOL!

8:12 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

8:15 am

MollyL

I was reading about South Africa's lockdown. No liquor, no cigarettes, no dog walking. Sounds like a recipe for hysteria.

8:17 am

phandmd

Good morning!

8:17 am

BzznBea

Morning, phan.

8:18 am

phandmd

how are you this morning, Bea?

8:18 am

BzznBea

US says liquor stores are essential...$$$, don't ya know.

8:18 am

BzznBea

I'm good. How is your daughter doing?

8:19 am

phandmd

She's "OK" Husband is now sick too.

8:19 am

BzznBea

Oh, dear...

8:19 am

MollyL

I say, you are asking for the crime rate to go up if you close the liquor stores.

8:19 am

BzznBea

Let's hope it is mild for him too.

8:20 am

phandmd

Yes indeed!

8:20 am

BzznBea

If there is such a think as mild...

8:20 am

MollyL

Phan, I am so sorry your whole family has been affected by this.

8:20 am

MollyL

Lots of mild cases Bea. Look at the numbers. Not everyone who gets it is hospitalized.

8:21 am

phandmd

Well, I have a son and a daughter that are still healthy, and that are considered essential.

8:21 am

phandmd

zora

8:21 am

phandmd

oops

8:22 am

MollyL

There have been a lot of times in my life that I wished to be considered "essential". This is not one of them. Although the absence of traffic has been nice.

8:26 am

phandmd

I bet 270 has been amazing lately

8:28 am

MollyL

I go over it every day. When I look down, it's like Sunday morning traffic. And the absence of sirens is amazing. All the idiots who cause accidents are off the road. Yay!

8:34 am

BzznBea

Just on FB...

8:34 am

BzznBea

Just on FB...

8:34 am

BzznBea

Just on FB...

8:34 am

BzznBea

Just on FB...

8:34 am

BzznBea

What the heck...

8:35 am

BzznBea

Any way...A mom and her daughter completed a 40K puzzle.

8:36 am

phandmd

That's an extra large puzzle!

8:36 am

BzznBea

No kidding!

8:38 am

MLFAN17

my husband heard a strange noise and thought it was the pressure cooker. it was the cat meowing at him!

8:38 am

MLFAN17

Hi phan

8:39 am

phandmd

that's funny! Hi, MLF

8:39 am

phandmd

I just made it half way. Going to go do stuff, now that I have to take care of 2 people... Also need to get hybby tested today.

8:39 am

MLFAN17

I thought It was too. I am in a different room and I heard the cat meow not the pressure cooker making a noise like that thank goodness

8:40 am

MLFAN17

is the wi 8 a pl?

8:40 am

phandmd

I don't have it so....

8:40 am

BzznBea

yes

8:41 am

dan2bit

yes, but the singular is not in the grid

8:41 am

rururocks

liquor is essential :D

8:41 am

MLFAN17

hi dan

8:42 am

MLFAN17

is it a real word?

8:42 am

dan2bit

hiya mlf

8:42 am

dan2bit

yes real

8:42 am

BzznBea

yes

8:43 am

rururocks

that wi8 will have you over the barrel mlf

8:43 am

dan2bit

don't press your luck ruru

8:44 am

rururocks

i know i want to give a juice - y clue

8:44 am

BzznBea

Stomp it.

8:44 am

rururocks

sometimes when i clue i feel like such a cork ...

8:45 am

dan2bit

we always know you ferment well

8:45 am

MLFAN17

got it

8:45 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:45 am

rururocks

i do.. but some people try to bottle up my humor

8:45 am

hokie carla

hello peoples

8:46 am

rururocks

morning ms hokester

8:46 am

MLFAN17

I will be back..

8:46 am

hokie carla

we know you will :D

8:46 am

BzznBea

LOL!

8:46 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Carla.

8:47 am

hokie carla

I still feel a little asleep.

8:47 am

BzznBea

Must be something extra special for breakfast at her house if it was being cooked in the pressure cooker...

8:48 am

hokie carla

speaking of, how'd the brownie bites go?

8:48 am

BzznBea

Ham and beans? Roast and potatoes...

8:48 am

FrenchToast

Who made brownie bites?????

8:48 am

BzznBea

They were okay. Needed to cook a little longer.

8:49 am

hokie carla

pshaw, I prefer brownies on the gooier side

8:49 am

BzznBea

I did monkey. In the Instant Pot.

8:49 am

FrenchToast

Yummy!

8:49 am

FrenchToast

Im making Buffalo chicken dip today.

8:49 am

BzznBea

Yes, that is what my mom said. She loved them.

8:49 am

hokie carla

mmmm, I love me some buffalo chicken dip

8:49 am

rururocks

brownies are better gooier

8:50 am

FrenchToast

Me too hokie

8:50 am

FrenchToast

I agree with gooey brownies

8:50 am

BzznBea

I made chicken and rice in the IP too. It was good.

8:51 am

hokie carla

sounds good

8:52 am

rururocks

i made greek chicken breasts with braised cabbage

8:52 am

hokie carla

how'd you get chicken from greece ;)

8:52 am

rururocks

you catch them from behind :D

8:53 am

Atalante

I'm so glad the word chicken was in ru's sentence

8:53 am

hokie carla

oh, my zodiac sign is in the grid

8:53 am

hokie carla

why did the chicken cross the ocean?

8:53 am

BzznBea

Aries?

8:53 am

hokie carla

yep

8:54 am

MollyL

*Wonders about Greek breasts and braised cabbage

8:54 am

FrenchToast

why did the chicken cross the ocean carla

8:54 am

rururocks

my mother wanted me to marry greek breasts, but I went the Hebrew route

8:55 am

hokie carla

I don't have an answer :P

8:56 am

rururocks

carla.. why did the punk chicken not cross the road?

8:57 am

hokie carla

uhh, he was rebelling against the man?

8:57 am

rururocks

no he was stapled to it

8:58 am

Atalante

always though chicken was a staple part of a diet

8:59 am

hokie carla

I'm sure when I get that I will groan :D LOL

9:00 am

rururocks

don't groan.. i'm not counting them this year

9:00 am

hokie carla

ok, this is weird. I know I entered ar4/5 last night. that a is showing 0/5, so I tried it again. It says I've already entered it, yet it is not in my word list.

9:01 am

hokie carla

I will refresh and see what happens, but now I know for a fact there are words I've entered that don't show up.

9:02 am

hokie carla

there it is after the refresh. so weird because I played last night on my iPad and this is on my laptop, so it should've all loaded first thing.

9:06 am

Atalante

so someone said a co7-8 had 2i's together?!

9:07 am

MollyL

Same as the 6/7 but double the i's

9:07 am

BzznBea

Yes, Ata...

9:08 am

BzznBea

Hemlock poison

9:09 am

Atalante

huh hmmmm looking

9:09 am

rururocks

triatoma ata

9:11 am

MollyL

*Trying to make the connection between assassin bugs and hemlock

9:12 am

Atalante

thanks :) now I keep wanting to try coenose as well

9:12 am

BzznBea

Add another cons to that word, Ata and you will get the other co8

9:13 am

Atalante

well who knew!!

9:14 am

Atalante

I've heard of dogs having conehead (cone of shame) but not that co8 :P

9:18 am

MollyL

Oh, now I get it. Clue confusion.

9:21 am

MLFAN17

well the pork didn't get cooked all the way through in the pressure cooker but hubby put some meat on the stove in an iron skillet. It was Delicious!

9:23 am

MLFAN17

I don't get the co7 or 7's clues..any others pls?

9:23 am

rururocks

pork with what?

9:23 am

FrenchToast

co + number after 8, then plural

9:24 am

FrenchToast

then same word but double the vowel

9:24 am

BzznBea

co7 Add a vowel to the number after eight

9:24 am

MLFAN17

ty toast

9:25 am

MLFAN17

This is a strange board

9:26 am

MLFAN17

Not asking for a clue, but which or is it for the or 6/7?

9:26 am

rururocks

i had a cranberry scone.. i can't eat pork this early in the morning

9:26 am

Atalante

top one

9:26 am

BzznBea

top

9:26 am

FrenchToast

top row O is or6 and 7

9:27 am

MLFAN17

ruru,i wasn't expecting to do so either but apparently hubby wanted to start it sooner maybe because of the pressure cooker?

9:29 am

MLFAN17

found them ty

9:29 am

BzznBea

I made egg salad in my cooling frenzy yesteray. I had that on toast this morning.

9:29 am

rururocks

my breakfast items need to kind of pair up with black coffee

9:30 am

MLFAN17

bzz we had egg salad a few days ago

9:30 am

MLFAN17

why ruru?

9:30 am

rururocks

i eat egg salad for breakfast all the time bea.. it's easier than cooking up eggs for breakfast.. i'm lazy that way

9:31 am

BzznBea

Yes, that's why I make it.

9:31 am

MLFAN17

I love egg salad.. ruru do you put anything in it like pickles or celery?

9:32 am

MLFAN17

we eat ours plain

9:32 am

rururocks

sometimes super thin celery.. i don't put pickles in egg salad.. i do sometimes in tuna salad

9:32 am

rururocks

kje got me putting capers in tuna salad and that is the best

9:32 am

Atalante

when you say egg salad what do you actually mean?

9:33 am

Atalante

I'm never sure in American!

9:33 am

rururocks

mashed up eggs with mustard and mayonnaise and salt and pepper

9:33 am

BzznBea

I put celery and onion in my egg salad. Some whole grain mustard and a touch of horseradish.

9:34 am

Atalante

ty! our egg salad tends be egg with salad lol

9:34 am

MLFAN17

bzz my husband like it with onions. I don't like anything crunchy in my egg salad

9:34 am

rururocks

(hard boiled eggs)

9:34 am

MLFAN17

4th column e stats pls?

9:34 am

BzznBea

I also seperate my whites and yolks. Add the mayo, etc to the yolk like I'm making deviled eggs.

9:35 am

Aloyisius

gm all, muesli and black cherry yogurt this a.m.- don't feel like having leftover pizza

9:35 am

BzznBea

Imade deviled eggs to go with the dinner I took to the neighbors last night.

9:35 am

rururocks

aloy could join MLF for breakfast i guess ... Pizza? ugh

9:35 am

MLFAN17

i am not a big fan of leftover pizza

9:36 am

hokie carla

eo4 I believe

9:36 am

hokie carla

I'm back. had to get a mask in the mail.

9:36 am

BzznBea

ee5.10

9:36 am

Aloyisius

whatever strikes my fancy and is available.. hi hokie

9:36 am

MLFAN17

ruru no thanks

9:36 am

MLFAN17

good point aloy

9:37 am

hokie carla

pretty sure ee5 is from 3rd col e

9:37 am

BzznBea

No, Carla is correct.

9:37 am

MLFAN17

i have the ee5

9:37 am

MLFAN17

just not getting this en word yet

9:38 am

hokie carla

what about upper o?

9:38 am

BzznBea

There is no en word.

9:38 am

BzznBea

upper O is oc6 and oc7

9:38 am

MLFAN17

i go the eo 4 that was mentioned

9:38 am

BzznBea

6.21 and 7.32

9:38 am

hokie carla

there's no c next to the o

9:39 am

MLFAN17

oc? that is to the right

9:39 am

BzznBea

sorry or

9:39 am

MLFAN17

i got a oc5

9:40 am

hokie carla

I guess it's orc... ;)

9:40 am

MLFAN17

i have orc 6/7

9:40 am

hokie carla

got em, thx

9:55 am

BzznBea

I'm back to making masks today.

9:55 am

BzznBea

Vio con Dios, ya'll...

9:55 am

Aloyisius

have you been able to find elastic, Bea?

9:56 am

hokie carla

I'm going to work on my mom's mother's day quilt today. though the sun has come out.

9:56 am

hokie carla

may have to do a long walk with the dog

9:56 am

Atalante

any clue for a wi6/7?

9:56 am

hokie carla

I have run out of elastic again

9:57 am

dan2bit

variant spellings of hot dog word, Ata

9:57 am

Aloyisius

the hot dogs, Atalante?

9:57 am

hokie carla

I only have one wi6, ata, and it's a comparative

9:57 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

9:57 am

Atalante

ahhh didn't know you could shortened them like that!

9:57 am

hokie carla

thx, guys

9:57 am

Aloyisius

hi nan

9:59 am

Atalante

firebirds!

9:59 am

hokie carla

how are there so many spanish words allowed but not nino/nina?

9:59 am

Aloyisius

wtg, Atalante!

9:59 am

hokie carla

well done!

9:59 am

Aloyisius

don't miss the goose, hokie

9:59 am

cybernan

wd ata -- only got half way last night

10:00 am

hokie carla

I have the goose, thx!

10:00 am

Aloyisius

yay, honk!

10:00 am

Atalante

love the goose

10:01 am

hurshy

ok, the weirdest thing ever just happened

10:01 am

hurshy

i made a typo and it looks nothing like a word and it went, it is co7 (with 8 plural) and i am so surprised

10:02 am

ch1212

go ahead, I'm listening (channeling Frazier) lol

10:04 am

Aloyisius

ty hurshy, looking

10:04 am

hurshy

i would never have got that in a million years without that typo. without a clue i mean.

10:05 am

Aloyisius

found 'em by monkeying

10:05 am

hokie carla

is it the one with double vowel I read about when I was skimming the chat?

10:05 am

hurshy

yes

10:05 am

Aloyisius

nope, I found a co6/7

10:05 am

hokie carla

I didn't really pay attention, but now I guess I should try some things

10:06 am

hokie carla

is it co7/32 or different points?

10:06 am

hurshy

yeah, those were what i was TRYING to type, alo

10:06 am

hurshy

that is the right points hokie

10:06 am

hurshy

so double the central vowel for the weirdos

10:06 am

hokie carla

ok, will see what I can monkey

10:07 am

Flask1

Good afternoon all.....hope everyone is safe and well....

10:07 am

cybernan

gm flask

10:07 am

hokie carla

is it related to $$ or am I on the wrong track?

10:07 am

Aloyisius

hi Flask

10:07 am

hokie carla

hello, flask

10:07 am

origami

Good day, Babblers

10:08 am

hurshy

wrong track

10:08 am

Flask1

Hi Origami

10:08 am

Aloyisius

hi to origami too

10:08 am

cybernan

have one co 6 -- don't see anything else

10:08 am

hokie carla

same

10:08 am

hokie carla

ok, good to know wrong track

10:08 am

hurshy

co + number, and plural. then double the central vowel to get the very very weird ones.

10:09 am

hokie carla

thanks! got all 4

10:09 am

JaxH66

Thanks hurshy

10:09 am

hurshy

still need 4 more C words anyway sigh

10:09 am

hokie carla

I have 6 left

10:09 am

cybernan

ty hurshy -- they are all new to me

10:10 am

hurshy

i know, i was like, felt lucky enough to monkey the 6 and then made the typo as i was trying to do the plural and so just stumbled into them!

10:12 am

Aloyisius

ty hurshy, have never seen that one

10:12 am

mattygroves

Hi again all - back from our daily walk. And stuck on this grid with 36 left!

10:12 am

hurshy

it was a truly Providential typo

10:13 am

Flask1

Thanks Hurshy for sharing!

10:13 am

hurshy

no probs :)

10:13 am

hokie carla

32 left here. probably going to the list.

10:17 am

hurshy

now what are the odds we're going to remember that one if it comes up again? :D

10:17 am

hokie carla

very low for me

10:19 am

origami

We'll have to rely on someone to make a typo while monkeying :D

10:19 am

hurshy

ok, i did not find either of the other 8s

10:20 am

hurshy

i have 12 left: 5 N, 4 C, 2 S, 1 W

10:20 am

hokie carla

wi8 is easy, think napa valley

10:20 am

hurshy

ahhhh thanks hokie

10:20 am

hurshy

those Ws were quite the slog

10:20 am

hokie carla

I still have 8 w's left!

10:21 am

hurshy

it's like, two words with five gajillion versions of them

10:21 am

hurshy

lol

10:21 am

Aloyisius

(-: ty hokie

10:22 am

hokie carla

I got wi8 at 1am last night, not by seeing it in the grid but thinking all the letters were there, may as well just type it and see what happens.

10:22 am

Aloyisius

that crying vegetable was hiding from me but I finally saw it and its modifier

10:22 am

hurshy

yeah, i tried the singular even though i could see it was NOT there but stupidly forgot to try the plural

10:23 am

hokie carla

did not have the modifier, thx

10:23 am

hurshy

looks like paul revere and william dawes brought us snow this year

10:23 am

Judi

Saturday salutations, Babblers.

10:23 am

Aloyisius

hi Judi

10:23 am

hokie carla

howdy judi

10:24 am

origami

Hi Judi

10:24 am

Aloyisius

do you have Sat. off, I hope, Judi?

10:25 am

hokie carla

hmm, any help with next to last co6?

10:25 am

hokie carla

nm

10:25 am

hokie carla

duh

10:25 am

cybernan

hi judi - didn't think about it being the weekend -- all the days are running together with endless monotony

10:26 am

Aloyisius

like the movie, Groundhogs Day

10:26 am

origami

I was just telling someone I felt like Bill Murray in that movie, Aloy

10:26 am

hurshy

wait, i only have one co6 after those weird ones and their shorter versions, where little jack sat with his pie and stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plumb

10:26 am

hurshy

so that must mean i'm missing another

10:27 am

hokie carla

the one I was asking about is a pl.

10:27 am

Judi

Sure seems like it, Nan. Although, I have been going in to work, so I have more of a regular routine. My husband is working from home... and growing his hair long.

10:27 am

hokie carla

like a misspelled o'brien

10:27 am

hurshy

ok, cool, got those now

10:27 am

cybernan

you need a time out then hurshy :)

10:28 am

hurshy

i need the third 8, is what i need, lol

10:28 am

cybernan

oh - ty carla - didn't have those

10:29 am

hokie carla

there is another co8, compound word

10:29 am

hokie carla

lol, dictionary says it's a bloodsucking assassin bug

10:30 am

Judi

Well now, there's something we all need added to a pandemic.

10:30 am

Aloyisius

ooh, lovely.. hunting for the bug

10:30 am

hokie carla

ice cream thing + smeller on your face

10:31 am

hurshy

allllllrighty

10:31 am

hurshy

thanks

10:31 am

JaxH66

could I have a clue for the wi8 please?

10:31 am

cybernan

ty carla

10:31 am

hurshy

places where they make the drink

10:31 am

Aloyisius

lol, ty for the bug

10:31 am

hokie carla

places where they use a lot of grapes, jax

10:31 am

origami

I try the plural of the Hawaiian goose every single time. It never works.

10:31 am

Judi

Wi8: where the vino is created.

10:32 am

hokie carla

same, ori

10:32 am

cybernan

so many strange words -- heading for the list

10:32 am

hurshy

only 6 more for meeee

10:32 am

hokie carla

they are even stranger with the list, nan

10:32 am

hurshy

3 N, 2 S, 1 C

10:32 am

JaxH66

Thanks, was looking for the singular not pl

10:33 am

hokie carla

what about ro6?

10:33 am

hurshy

r + weepy veg

10:33 am

hokie carla

I never get that one! thx

10:36 am

Judi

Time to guzzle more coffe then off to run some errands. See y'all later.

10:36 am

origami

See ya' Judi

10:36 am

hokie carla

bye judi

10:37 am

MollyL

Judi mentioned long hair on her husband. I am noticing a lot of guys with straggly hair and women with bad roots.

10:38 am

hurshy

sn6?

10:38 am

hokie carla

a dwarf

10:38 am

hurshy

OH I GOT IT

10:38 am

hurshy

it is a dwarf!

10:38 am

hokie carla

or me, right now

10:38 am

hurshy

as hokie said lol

10:39 am

mixi6

My hair is three weeks past due. I just got two compliments from family, go figure.

10:39 am

hurshy

i'm the other S dwarf

10:39 am

MollyL

Wow, asked, answered and got all in the course of a minute.

10:39 am

cybernan

heigh ho heigh ho -- ty hurshy

10:39 am

hokie carla

I'm struggling with a 4. how can that be?

10:40 am

MollyL

I am so overdue for a pedicure. That will be my first treat when this eases up.

10:40 am

cybernan

still looking for that or 6

10:40 am

cybernan

and just pulled a peri :)

10:41 am

hurshy

good job!

10:41 am

mixi6

Need an o from the top row.

10:42 am

cybernan

if you thought TP and flour were a problem --- can you imagine 1 million people all trying to book appointments for a hair cut?

10:42 am

hokie carla

fireworks! last one was zo4 (but not the 4 I was struggling with) that we literally had this week and I clued it several times for mlfan. of course forgot it by today.

10:42 am

hurshy

well then you need what cnan just found, and plural

10:42 am

M3

or 6, cry when you chopy chop

10:43 am

Aloyisius

congrats, hokie

10:44 am

origami

Yay, hokie

10:49 am

MollyL

Yeah, once the salons and spas open back up it's going to be hard to get an appointment.

10:53 am

mixi6

That on6 m3. I looked up the stats and monkeyed the or6

10:54 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* any clues wanted?

10:56 am

cybernan

off to find a new icon then -- stay safe everyone

10:57 am

bichon

on 6/24, pls

10:58 am

mixi6

M3 clued at 10:42

10:59 am

cybernan

like the weeping veggie

11:01 am

cybernan

or 6 = o + what you lead a horse with

11:16 am

bichon

on 6/24, pls

11:21 am

bichon

M3 gave me the or

11:30 am

MollyL

on6 is like the weepy vegetable

11:32 am

bichon

ty Molly

11:51 am

Flask1

hi all....clue please for we6/30 (2nd one) please?

12:02 pm

rururocks

like a daschund we 6

12:02 pm

bichon

wi 6/30 [first one], pls

12:10 pm

bichon

never mind, fw

12:10 pm

Flask1

thanks ruru

12:11 pm

phandmd

co 7/8 pair pls?

12:11 pm

MollyL

Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Meyer...

12:14 pm

mixi6

Double the middle vowell of the co number.

12:14 pm

Flask1

phan...do you have the co6/21?

12:14 pm

phandmd

yes

12:14 pm

phandmd

Thanks Mixi

12:14 pm

Flask1

If so, ok...double the middle vowel

12:15 pm

mixi6

Yw. Stolen clue

12:21 pm

stidgmere

Good morning from here in the heart of the fir trees, Washington State. We are back to grey skies and rain. Feels good to have our usual weather. Clear skies and sun make me a little nervous. All for now. . .

12:21 pm

Flask1

clue please for sn6/39?

12:21 pm

zoozzoom

Achoo

12:22 pm

Flask1

Oh bless you....

12:23 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

12:23 pm

Flask1

Thanks Zooz....how are you?

12:23 pm

SuzeeQ24

clue for the lone co7,32

12:24 pm

phandmd

should be a plural

12:26 pm

zoozzoom

Co + number before ten. plural.

12:26 pm

phandmd

OR 6?

12:27 pm

SuzeeQ24

have that..must need something else

12:28 pm

phandmd

then it must be the one like it but with double vowel. singular

12:28 pm

SuzeeQ24

have that too..gotta figure this out

12:29 pm

zoozzoom

Have you tried the co7 into a six without the last vowel?

12:29 pm

zoozzoom

Oh okay.

12:31 pm

SuzeeQ24

got it...was that double vowel one singular...tyvm

12:32 pm

phandmd

YW.

12:32 pm

zoozzoom

Glad you found it!

12:32 pm

phandmd

I still need help with the OR 6...please?

12:32 pm

SuzeeQ24

ty..me too :)

12:33 pm

zoozzoom

Phandmd ends in opp of out.

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

Then plural. for the 7

12:35 pm

phandmd

now just to figure out the middle 2 letters....

12:36 pm

zoozzoom

First two letters of small change USA money.

12:36 pm

phandmd

does it go from the upper O?

12:36 pm

zoozzoom

Yes it does.

12:36 pm

FrenchToast

phand, first 3 letters are the killer whale.

12:37 pm

phandmd

got it! Thanks

12:41 pm

phandmd

The RO 6?

12:42 pm

zoozzoom

Like the cry veg

12:43 pm

phandmd

you know. it took me forever to find that veggie!

12:43 pm

zoozzoom

Always the way!

12:43 pm

FrenchToast

don't forget on6

12:44 pm

phandmd

found that right after I found the 5.

12:46 pm

zoozzoom

I am off to do other things. Best of luck with the rest of the grid everyone!

12:52 pm

phandmd

And done. off for a walk before it rains again.

1:49 pm

tceicher

y

1:58 pm

tceicher

i

2:05 pm

Uneaixoise

15 to go....hate the C's!!

2:06 pm

Uneaixoise

4 C's to go

2:07 pm

Uneaixoise

13.....

2:08 pm

Uneaixoise

12....

2:09 pm

Uneaixoise

10...

2:10 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with he E below the Z please

2:10 pm

periwinkle

go Une!

2:11 pm

Uneaixoise

9...

2:11 pm

Uneaixoise

Ee5 creepy

2:12 pm

periwinkle

duh, of course, ty Une

2:13 pm

Uneaixoise

Yw!

2:14 pm

Uneaixoise

Wi7/44?

2:15 pm

periwinkle

do you have wi6/30 if so it is the pl

2:17 pm

periwinkle

slang for penis

2:19 pm

melonheadjujube

that and two spellings of hot dog

2:19 pm

melonheadjujube

hi, Une. I should be on my bike while the sun is shining, yet here I am/ Weird grid: all those Es Is and Ns.

2:22 pm

MollyL

Please God, women everywhere, never refer to a man's penis as his wi6

2:23 pm

melonheadjujube

LOL and true MollyL

2:29 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx Peri! Took a popcorn break :-)

2:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Have the co8 with double vowel....the other one please?

2:34 pm

origami

Une - compound word that contains your schnoz

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

Bizarre!! :-)

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

6 to go....

2:40 pm

Uneaixoise

5...

2:41 pm

Uneaixoise

4....

2:43 pm

Uneaixoise

3....

2:51 pm

Uneaixoise

2....

2:52 pm

origami

Go, Une!

2:53 pm

Uneaixoise

1....

2:53 pm

Uneaixoise

Missing one co5

2:54 pm

Minveryork

A co 5/16 words end with a sometimes vowel Uneaixoise.

2:54 pm

Minveryork

I's Incubated! 9 left

2:55 pm

Uneaixoise

That was it!! Fw!

2:55 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Uneaixoise on your fireworks! Way to go!

2:55 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

2:55 pm

Minveryork

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

2:56 pm

origami

Way to go, Une.

2:58 pm

Minveryork

O's Obliterated! 8 left

3:00 pm

MollyL

What's up Min? How are you doing?

3:01 pm

Minveryork

Hello MollyL! I am well, thank you.Hope all is well with U

3:13 pm

Minveryork

R's Rebuffed! 3 left

3:16 pm

Minveryork

W's W Wobbled! 2 left

3:17 pm

Minveryork

I have 1 word left which I will save until later. Storytime!

3:35 pm

mael

ronin is also a word that should have entered common usage by now

3:37 pm

MollyL

I'm doing well Min. But I am a you, not a U.
: D

3:38 pm

Minveryork

Hello mael! How are you doing? Welcome to the chat log.

3:38 pm

MollyL

Also Min, I am kind of laughing about your husband appreciation day icon. : D

3:43 pm

mael

I'm doing okay, overall. The kids miss school terribly

3:52 pm

MollyL

This isolation thing is hardest on the kids. They miss school, soccer, playing with friends.

3:59 pm

Minveryork

I miss school terribly too mael.Think my dog is sick of me

4:00 pm

Minveryork

MollyL, I am so happy I do not have to celebrate this day!

4:01 pm

MollyL

Min, you deserved better than what you got. Here's to next time, if you choose a next time.

4:03 pm

Minveryork

Thank you very much MollyL! By the way, I like your icon: better days ahead. From your lips to you know who's ears

4:30 pm

Minveryork

Okay lurkers, I am back!! Story of clues has been posted.

4:50 pm

MollyL

Thanks for the story Min. We now have all day lurkers. Creepy.

5:17 pm

helenkeller

You're creepy Molly. 'All day lurkers. Creepy' Wake up woman, it' been exactly this same way for a long time, because of you, you creeper.

5:18 pm

Minveryork

Hi helenkeller!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

5:19 pm

helenkeller

Heya Minver, doing well, how about you?

5:21 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well, for the time being helenkeller.I think my dog is sick of me already. Jack does expect a daily outing

5:22 pm

helenkeller

Then Jack shall have one. Ah, dogs can't get enough of their people :)

5:23 pm

helenkeller

earn

5:23 pm

Minveryork

By the way, I used he real Helen Keller to write a sample mini auto-biography and a timeline for my ENL students.

5:23 pm

helenkeller

apologies

5:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Why can't people "lurk" and just do the grid without getting into a whole conversation?

5:23 pm

Minveryork

You have 4/4ed the right to enter the Penalty Box Helen!

5:24 pm

helenkeller

lol minver

5:24 pm

helenkeller

KM - because now we're 'creepy.'

5:24 pm

Minveryork

Hi Kaplan the Magne!How are U doing? Welcome to chog.

5:26 pm

Minveryork

Wow! I did not mean to cause so much controversy using word "lurkers". It was just a joke. My apologies to those I offended. I have been guilty of being a lurker in the past

5:26 pm

NatashaW

Can someone enlighten me? I don't get what the issue is here. Those who wish, chat, and those who don't, needn't... no?

5:28 pm

helenkeller

It was not you fault Minver. It appears that those who don't chat are now 24/7 "creepy lurkers."

5:31 pm

Minveryork

Hello NatashaW! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

5:32 pm

NatashaW

Hi Minver! Doing well. Grateful for health, employment, and food deliveries.

5:32 pm

NatashaW

How about you?

5:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Nothing wrong Minveryork. This is not like lurking on some secret meeting. It's a word game

5:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

renar

5:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oops, another cardinal sin

5:36 pm

doseffing

... only if it's an acceptable word

5:37 pm

Minveryork

Hello doseffing! How are you doing? Welcome to puzzzle.

5:37 pm

doseffing

... just dropping by to see what's going on

5:39 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

5:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I just recovered from pneumonia, for which I was hospitalized because they thought it was covid19, (and because I fainted and was turning blue but never mind that.) So I just thought I'd pop in for a little wordplay, and there's always some issue

5:40 pm

Minveryork

I think use Babble website for different reasons. Some bablers just come to play the grid and that's it. While some come to play and chat and that's it. Some others come to play, socialize and clue and that is it. That is the nice thing about Babble. How you can use it to fit your need as U see fit. No judgements should be made

5:40 pm

NatashaW

Sometimes if things are a tad heated I just close the chog (resize the window).

5:40 pm

Minveryork

Hello Trifiioso! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.

5:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Correct.

5:40 pm

Trifioso

how scary kaplan! Glad to hear you are having better days!

5:41 pm

Minveryork

Babble might even be a form of therapy for some people.

5:41 pm

Trifioso

I'm doing just fine, min - laughed out loud at your icon - god help us all

5:41 pm

Trifioso

I traded WAY up, that is for sure!

5:42 pm

Minveryork

You are the second person to find my icon amusing. I am happy if I can put a smile on people's faces at this time.

5:42 pm

Trifioso

it did indeed, though MANY long time babblers will remember that my first marriage ended JUST as I was told about babble, and boy, was i unhappy

5:43 pm

Trifioso

after a long time of mourning, I emerged a much better person. I wish the same for you.

5:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It was too scary to be scary, if you know what I mean. I was in isolation for 3 days and rather than spend another night- they changed their minds about discharge- I signed myself out AMA and recuperated at home for a month. Tonight my husband says he's coming back to share the bedroom. All I've been doing there is watching reruns of "Get Smart."

5:44 pm

Trifioso

oh kaplan, I am sorry to read! Babble is such a blessing at those times when one needs distraction and friendly chatter

5:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My husband brought me food in bed, and got up at night to give me cough medicine and take my temperature, so I guess he's a keeper.

5:44 pm

NatashaW

Yikes, that IS scary! Glad you are on the mend.

5:44 pm

Trifioso

sounds like it, yes!

5:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I've been doing words with friends but I can't always concentrate.

5:45 pm

Minveryork

Thank you Trifioso. Ex-husband always complained about this game. He said I paid more attention to babblers than him.Meanwhile,he paid more attention to Mr. Budweiser

5:45 pm

Trifioso

oh, I am afraid I rather overdid it on the WWF during this shutdown, and now have tooooo many games going

5:46 pm

Minveryork

Oh and I also can't forget his other pal,Mr. Marlborlo too.

5:46 pm

doseffing

... spent a week in isolation about 13 years ago ... in the next room was a guy on a forced dieting situation ... he weighed about 700 pounds .... so he was just in bed .... he watched MASH from noon to midnight and STAR TREK from midnight 'til noon ... ... I can't watch either show anymore

5:46 pm

Trifioso

that certainly doesn

5:46 pm

Trifioso

doesn

5:46 pm

Trifioso

i give u[

5:46 pm

Minveryork

Anyway,I digress. I have started a new life and I'm happy!

5:47 pm

Trifioso

different computer, this keyboard kills me

5:47 pm

Trifioso

i am happy for you min

5:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I've tried to go back to seeing clients on Zoom but my energy was poor until this week. Today I got down on my hands and knees and scrubbed the bathroom floor because I couldn't take it. And I dyed my hair by myself because the roots were about two inches long, and in desperate times there are priorities.

5:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Miner, I remember when it was bad and I'm glad your life changed

5:48 pm

Minveryork

Any day I get to stare at handsome Mr. B is a terrific day.

5:49 pm

Trifioso

kaplan, one of my former students drank three whiskeys and cut his own hair on facebook live last night - it was HILARIOUS

5:49 pm

Minveryork

Kalpan, I hope that U are feeling 100 percent again soon!

5:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I KNEW I didn't want to go to that damned conference in Times Square the first week of March...There were about 1000 group therapists from around the world and boom- a week later they announced a big covid19 outbreak.

5:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My oxygen levels are in the 90s so I think I'm getting there. I just haven't been out in weeks. Today it snowed in Boston.

5:51 pm

Trifioso

yikes!

5:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you for the good wishes

5:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all. kap, glad you're on the mend.

5:52 pm

Trifioso

yes. yes it did. I factually threw a fit when I opened the curtains this morning (south shore)

5:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

They didn't cancel the conference because they asked the lawyers and the CDC guidelines. The CDC is a shadow of its former self. Why not ask medical people? Why lawyers?

5:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Well, it hardly snowed all winter.

5:53 pm

Trifioso

ugh, kaplan, don't get me started! That idiot in chief doesn't even listen to doctors

5:53 pm

Trifioso

i know right? One snow day in december, and that was it!

5:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

AUUUUGGGGGHHHHH

5:54 pm

harpjane

hello

5:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have to go. I didn't realize it was 7 PM.

5:54 pm

Trifioso

where could you possibly have to be? lol

5:55 pm

Trifioso

hello harp!

5:56 pm

Trifioso

min, are you still here?

5:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night

5:59 pm

harpjane

ooh found a goose. my first animal!

5:59 pm

Trifioso

lololol - I usually refer to it, and the dolphin, as "That effing goose!"

6:00 pm

harpjane

yup

6:01 pm

Minveryork

Hello 72 Temple Owl! How are U doing? Welcome to grid.

6:01 pm

harpjane

there are certain words that I just automatically try. For example, my brother's daughter, I just type it in if there is a C in the grid.

6:02 pm

Minveryork

Trifioso I am still here.I was just playing a game of Tetris

6:02 pm

kje

realted co 7 and 8?

6:02 pm

kje

Minveryork

Hi kje! How are you doing.Been AGES since I've se4/4 you

6:03 pm

kje

hi min!

6:03 pm

kje

yes, have been busy

6:03 pm

kje

today I am relaxing a bit

6:04 pm

Minveryork

I love your icon kje. My school has a big poster with that saying on it.Too bad it's just hanging in an empty hallway

6:04 pm

Trifioso

Min! Cute story for you! I face timed with my lovely daughter today, and noticed she was wearing a Bowie tee. Apparently she is in this subscription service that sends her new clothes to try every month - if she likes them, she can buy them at a discounted rate. If she doesn't, she can send them back. Apparently this vintage style tee came in this month's box. I said "That is one of the Serious Moonlight tour shirts from 1983!" and she was STUNNED and answered "Oh my god, that is exactly what it says on the bottom of this shirt! how did you DO that?" Uh, have we met? lololol

6:05 pm

Trifioso

apologies for using the word "apparently" twice in one paragraph - minus five points

6:06 pm

kje

ok, FW

6:06 pm

kje

hapy to clue that co7/8 combo if needed before i leave...

6:06 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for kje!

6:06 pm

torgone

I could use it ..

6:06 pm

Minveryork

The teacher in me won't jump to criticize you, Trifioso. I was already corrected for using "U" as an abbreviation b4

6:06 pm

kje

ok

6:07 pm

Trifioso

torgone my love! so happy to see you!

6:07 pm

kje

co + a number, but double the vowel

6:07 pm

torgone

Heyas kids .. How is everyone?

6:07 pm

kje

a weird doubling of the vowel

6:08 pm

torgone

Thank you!

6:08 pm

kje

yw

6:08 pm

Minveryork

Can you tell,I really like to use abbreviations? I just need 2 get away from formal English sometimes after teaching it all of the time to my ELL students. LOL!

6:08 pm

Minveryork

Hello torgone! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

6:09 pm

kje

if I was jilli - i would have said something like... co + how many lives an egotistical cat has ; )

6:09 pm

kje

RIP jilli

6:09 pm

Minveryork

That's clever kje!Can never think of clever clues like that

6:11 pm

kje

adios - hagn all

6:12 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye kje! I hope to see U again soon here in the chog

6:16 pm

torgone

Nitres kje

6:38 pm

harpjane

stats for the top O please?

6:39 pm

Trifioso

darned if I know, harpjane, have been looking for them forever

6:40 pm

gumpunk

what are the stats for the 3 8's please?

6:40 pm

Vicuna

or 6/21 and 7

6:40 pm

Trifioso

i have just one, gumpunk - or 8.45

6:41 pm

Vicuna

co8 x 2

6:41 pm

Trifioso

oh i am sorry! CO 8.45

6:42 pm

Minveryork

Hello gumpunk! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

6:42 pm

Minveryork

Hello Vicuna! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

6:42 pm

Vicuna

wi8/60

6:42 pm

gumpunk

it's been awhile! hope you are all healthy

6:43 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Minver, and everyone.

6:43 pm

Trifioso

thank you for the wi 8 vicuna

6:43 pm

Vicuna

My pleasure.

6:44 pm

gumpunk

oh, vicuna.... I miss those wi 8's!! thanks

8:03 pm

origami

Hi folks. Is anyone else inexplicably fatigued. I get up, do nothing and am exhausted.

8:09 pm

Minveryork

Hello origami! How are you besides inexplicably fatigued

8:21 pm

origami

Tired :D How are you, Min?

8:25 pm

Minveryork

I am tired too. Had insomnia last night and got up early.

8:25 pm

wvteach

Also had insomnia last night - didn't get to sleep until 3

8:27 pm

torgone

2020, anxiety is thy name ..

8:28 pm

Minveryork

Didn't go to sleep until after 5 and got up at 10:00 a.m.

8:31 pm

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me.

8:32 pm

Minveryork

Hi grannyrose! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.

8:33 pm

grannyrose

i am also very sleepy. i fall asleep after breakfast. i have a nap about 2pm. i fall asleep in my armchair, sitting bolt upright at about 8pm. stay up til 9:30pm trying to maintain some sort of norm. last night slept through to 4am, awake briefly, thn slept til nearly 7:30am. drowsy now. i don't understand it.

8:33 pm

grannyrose

hey ya min dear

8:34 pm

grannyrose

such a lovely cheery greeting from yoy always. xox

8:35 pm

grannyrose

i do have bad nights too. where i see theclock dial at 1, 3, 4, 5, 6:30 which is usually when i give up and get out of bed.

8:37 pm

grannyrose

anyway, great excitement here. it's hair wash day...

8:38 pm

grannyrose

oh and i bought an air fryer. going to try 'roasting' vegs in it for dinner tonight.

8:39 pm

origami

Well, glad I'm not the only one :D I really don't feel like I am anxiety-ridden, but, boy, am I having trouble staying asleep and when I am awake, all I want to do is take a nap.

8:40 pm

origami

Hi granny and tor

8:40 pm

grannyrose

exactly ori. so like covid-19 this is world wide? i wonder if our UK friends are the same?

8:46 pm

rururocks

I am the same ori. Went to bed at 7 pm and popped up awake at two

8:47 pm

rururocks

Finally got back asleep at 4

8:48 pm

origami

Yes! I wake up in the dead of night and read for a while and then try to go back to sleep. Sometimes I succeed. But I can never sleep much beyond 6 no matter how little I have gotten.

8:50 pm

Minveryork

Hi rururocks! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

8:50 pm

rururocks

My cycle of sleep is all screwed up

8:51 pm

rururocks

Hi minver

8:54 pm

grannyrose

i wonder what the so-called experts are going t say about this. it's all very well to say don't worry...but how do you not worry?

8:54 pm

Minveryork

ru, what happened to your groan count. Were there too many groans to count?

8:55 pm

origami

Well, I was worried. But seeing here that others are experiencing the same thing gives me hope that I am not losing my marbles in isolation.

8:55 pm

origami

Ru - drank more of that bottle today. The remainder is calling to me.

9:14 pm

rururocks

Great

9:14 pm

rururocks

Really glad you like it

9:15 pm

rururocks

Happy you are set for a while

9:22 pm

rururocks

No more groans minver. No one groans at my puns anymore

9:22 pm

LuvWordGames

co 7/32, co 8/45 please? I know the 1st 4 letters but can't seem to monkey the rest

9:24 pm

LuvWordGames

nm, found them for fw

9:24 pm

Minveryork

Double the vowel in the middle word and make it plural.

9:24 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks Min, they are weird words

9:29 pm

harpjane

found a horse

9:31 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:39 pm

mkg

hi all.

9:39 pm

mkg

would love more clues for the co 7 and 8 words. ty.

9:42 pm

Minveryork

Hello mkg!How are you doing today?Welcome to the grid

9:44 pm

mkg

hi min.

9:45 pm

mkg

well stuck. dont see the 7/8 co words. would love clues please. ty. i have a co + number and plural is a 7. but that is it. help!

9:46 pm

Minveryork

co 7/32 adds an extra seeing vowel to the co 6/21 word.

9:47 pm

mkg

got it. wow. never saw that word before. ty so much min.

9:48 pm

mkg

still not seeing so many words. i words for i in second column are needed please. ty.

9:50 pm

Minveryork

That in 5/10 word rhymes with the crying vegetable mkg

9:51 pm

mkg

got it min. ty.

9:53 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:57 pm

mkg

how about clue for o words for top row o? ty

10:06 pm

Minveryork

An or6/21 is or plus anagram of ***** You're Gone (song),

10:06 pm

Minveryork

or7/32 word is plural of an or6/21 word I just clued mkg

10:43 pm

mkg

dont know the song. cant think of it. sorry min

10:45 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a protein

10:45 pm

mkg

sorry what protein?

10:47 pm

Minveryork

or6/21 word is or plus french word for theater&plural it.

10:53 pm

mkg

i tried google french for theatre and it shows me cinema or theater.........? very stuck. sorry min.

10:55 pm

harpjane

you have to double a vowell, mkg

10:55 pm

Minveryork

That or 6/21 is or plus anagram of the first 4 letters of a french theater, that word you just saw in Google mkg.

10:57 pm

mkg

there is no ci in grid.......

10:57 pm

Minveryork

That is why I said ANAGRAM. mix up those letters mkg.

10:57 pm

mkg

got it. ugh. so sorry min. so sorry.

10:58 pm

mkg

i got it and apologize.

10:58 pm

mkg

ty anyway

10:58 pm

Minveryork

Now plural the or6/21 word to get the or 7/32 word mkg

10:59 pm

mkg

ty done. ty

11:00 pm

mkg

still missing E word for bottomr row e........any clues?

11:02 pm

Minveryork

ea 4/4 means to make money.Next ea word is the person who makes the money, mkg. Is that the word you need?

11:02 pm

mkg

got it and ea 6. ty

11:02 pm

mkg

perfect clue.

11:04 pm

mkg

one last tile missing any words. the E under the Z. any clues? ty min

11:06 pm

harpjane

ee5 mkg, spooky

11:08 pm

mkg

ty!!!!!!

11:08 pm

Minveryork

mkg, let me know when U are ready to get FWs.I'll enter my last word with U.We can celebrate FWs together mkg

11:08 pm

mkg

ty. i am going to sleep now with 65 left.

11:08 pm

mkg

i am so so sorry.

11:09 pm

mkg

ty for clues and see you tomorrow night

11:09 pm

harpjane

could i get clues for the top row O words? I'm stuck

11:09 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations mkg on your fireworks! Hooray for you!!!

11:10 pm

Minveryork

Isn't that the word I was just trying to clue for mkg harp?

11:13 pm

harpjane

lemme look....

11:17 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:17 pm

harpjane

don't know the song so that didn't help....

11:17 pm

harpjane

time to list

11:48 pm

Minveryork

Did you get that word with my french theater clue Harp?

11:59 pm

mkg

flip???????

11:59 pm

mkg

nevwre went to sleep min.

12:00 am

Minveryork

Just entered my last one.I almost forgot to get fireworks

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