Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 30, 2020

12:03 am

justafreep

sa7 x 2

12:04 am

justafreep

ma7

12:04 am

justafreep

ta7

12:04 am

justafreep

ti7

12:04 am

justafreep

sm7

12:05 am

justafreep

ji7

12:06 am

justafreep

wa7

12:07 am

justafreep

sm7

12:09 am

Rainiqui

ma 7

12:12 am

justafreep

re7/8

12:13 am

justafreep

another re7

12:15 am

grannyrose

mi9 if not called already

12:16 am

justafreep

thanks, granny

12:16 am

justafreep

grannyrose, that is

12:16 am

saanichcat

in 7

12:16 am

grannyrose

lol....np's

12:17 am

jessmom

ti8/9

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

re7 x 3

12:22 am

mkg

re 8

12:22 am

mkg

sm7

12:22 am

mkg

sa 7

12:22 am

mkg

ta 7

12:22 am

mkg

wa 7

12:28 am

saanichcat

in 7 x 2

12:35 am

justafreep

in7 x 3

1:20 am

Kizah

Anyone else finishing a bottle of vodka tonight? Sheesh!

1:27 am

Kizah

Darn...I was hoping someone would be around to chat

2:28 am

rolin

why is je 4/13 not capitalised?

2:29 am

rolin

eats

2:29 am

rolin

sorry

3:46 am

Marian Todd

Why is Jew allowed but not Jewish ????

4:48 am

mattygroves

Aaand, of course, I just tried Jewish. Heh

4:51 am

MollyL

I think jew is allowed because of the derogatory term to "jew" someone down (in a sale). Hello Matty, how is that baby girl doing?

4:52 am

mattygroves

Great! She's home now, bloods and MRI came back normal - fine, no problems. She's (slowly) putting on weight - given she was more or less born dead a week and a half ago, she's doing AMAZINGLY well x

4:53 am

MollyL

That is wonderful. You all must be so happy and relieved.

4:54 am

mattygroves

Oh, so very much! Last week, in truth, was a real roller coaster - she's so far away and the stresses of lockdown, WFH and everything else - it's SO great to have what is (fingers crossed) a regular stream of good news

4:54 am

Alleyn58

Thank you Matty for some positive news. She looks gorgeous.

4:54 am

mattygroves

I think so! At some point, I'll shrink a more recent, at home photo for my profile pic x

4:54 am

Alleyn58

Our granddaughter has had to postpone her wedding!!

4:54 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

4:56 am

lynxxx

So good to read the latest news of Tilly .. Yay!

4:59 am

mattygroves

Wes (their black lab) is confused, but he is as daft as a brush

6:14 am

BzznBea

This grid looks to be a bit friendlier than yesterday's.

6:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bea. I have been lurking for 45 minutes.

6:16 am

BzznBea

Things any better for you?

6:17 am

Scrabbler

Not until we have a vaccine next year. The virus is out there and anyone could have it.

6:20 am

BzznBea

Until then, we keep taking precautions. Do you think states are being to optimistic in opening things up?

6:20 am

Scrabbler

Oh, yes, it is too early from a health perspective, but the economic pressure is ruling.

6:22 am

BzznBea

You and I will do what we have to to keep our mommas from this.

6:23 am

Scrabbler

Absolutely!

6:23 am

periwinkle

good morning all! help please with the W in right column

6:23 am

Scrabbler

Hm, I have none yet, but will look.

6:24 am

periwinkle

I have 16 from the other W

6:24 am

Scrabbler

Me too.

6:26 am

lynxxx

we4.13 & 5 expression of relief

6:27 am

Scrabbler

I am stumped and must get ready for work.

6:27 am

periwinkle

ty lyn

6:28 am

BzznBea

The other two are wr6.33 and 7.48 ghostlike image.

6:29 am

periwinkle

ty Bea

6:29 am

lynxxx

TY Bea

6:30 am

BzznBea

smish isn't a word...

6:35 am

periwinkle

bl

7:03 am

MollyL

Smish, sm5 Bea was making a sash, long about a Saturday night

7:06 am

BzznBea

I see by your new icon you are doing some virtual shinrin-yoku. =)

7:07 am

MollyL

I meant to put something like that up for Arbor Day and then forgot. So belated.

7:38 am

Judi

Hiyas, kiddos.

7:42 am

MollyL

Greetings to Judi and her fresh squeezed fun foam balls

7:42 am

Judi

Freaky, aren't they?

7:43 am

MollyL

The annoying orange thing is very disturbing

7:44 am

Judi

The end of April is upon us. May it also be the end of April showers.

7:44 am

MollyL

Amen. I am so freaking sick of rain.

7:44 am

Judi

...and March winds... and February cold.

7:46 am

MollyL

It was a cold, wet April. And I mean cold, not cool. What is up with three freeze warnings in April?

7:46 am

Judi

Yes, it was bizzaro April for sure.

7:46 am

Judi

Now that May is here, I hope I can plant some flowers.

7:47 am

MollyL

Me too. I have one hanging basket so far and I have taken it inside for the last time. If we have another freeze warning, it dies.

7:48 am

Judi

NO! Save your flowers. They are innocent victims.

7:48 am

Judi

As were are cacti that we schlepped in and out three or four times.

7:49 am

BzznBea

I'm like that too, Judi. I felt bad pulling up my pansies to plant summer annuals.

7:52 am

player girl

why is je4 a word but isn't with the "ish" ending?

7:53 am

BzznBea

The ish makes it proper noun. The je4 can be used in reference to cheat someone.

7:54 am

doseffing

... I think because the noun is a proper noun ... this is the verb (offensive)

7:54 am

player girl

Sorry Bea, but that disgusts me.

7:55 am

BzznBea

Yes, it disgusts me as well...

7:55 am

BzznBea

I mean no offense.

7:58 am

player girl

Oh sorry Bea, I know you didn't mean it that way. Just in general it is so offensive.

8:00 am

Judi

* gazes at the clouds * Gee, the sky is looking kind of bluish today.

8:01 am

aebmusica

unfortunately this word as a derogatory meaning verb is still in dictionaries

8:02 am

MollyL

And it will remain in dictionaries. Dictionaries define words. They do not discriminate between "nice" words and "not so nice" words.

8:03 am

aebmusica

sadly..but too true

8:04 am

Judi

Yep. Molly is correct. The "J" word is right in there with the "N" word, the "K" word, and let's not forget "cracker" and "honky" while we're at it.

8:05 am

Judi

You could say that the dictionary is all-inclusive.

8:05 am

MollyL

Words are only offensive in regards to their intention. If you refer to a female dog as a bitch, no problem. Call a woman a bitch and you are in different territory.

8:06 am

Judi

Bitch, please.

8:06 am

Judi

Context is everything.

8:06 am

player girl

I cannot imagine a scenario in which to "jew" someone is nonoffensive.

8:07 am

MollyL

What I am saying is that defining it is not offensive. Using it as a verb, is.

8:07 am

bichon

Jew's harp, wandering Jew

8:10 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:12 am

bichon

hi mlf

8:12 am

MLFAN17

hi bichon

8:13 am

Judi

Well done, Bichon. My mother used to love that plant.

8:15 am

bichon

It could be called something different. Jews haven't wandered in how many years?

8:15 am

Judi

There's probably some fancy Latin name, but what fun is that?

8:16 am

BzznBea

It is actually called Spiderwort.

8:16 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have a word coming from the w in the last column/

8:17 am

BzznBea

wh4.13 and 5.28

8:17 am

BzznBea

As well as wr6.33 and 7.48

8:18 am

bichon

Actually, spiderwort is Tradescantia, different pland

8:18 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

8:18 am

MLFAN17

nbt

8:20 am

BzznBea

Both are in the same genus.

8:21 am

MLFAN17

does the ma9 start with ma4 something you get from the post office?

8:22 am

bichon

Bea, you are correct, but they look entirely different

8:22 am

BzznBea

No ma9

8:23 am

MollyL

I defer to the Master Gardener. *Bows

8:23 am

MLFAN17

oh geez its mi sorry my fault

8:24 am

Judi

Work to be done. BBL.

8:24 am

mkg

hi all. need clues for the 9s please. ty.

8:24 am

BzznBea

Are you just getting here, mkg?

8:29 am

MLFAN17

I got them!

8:31 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back...

8:33 am

mkg

I am just getting here now but last night was up to do 132 words at 1 am.

8:33 am

mkg

any clues for those 9s?

8:35 am

mkg

smile

8:35 am

mkg

oops sorry

8:35 am

LuvWordGames

mi 8 is to incorrectly change something and plural for the 9

8:36 am

player girl

Hi I'm back. Speaking of wandering je4, my daughter and 3 granddaughters just stopped by for a social distance visit. All of us in masks and standing outside. Oh well it was good to see them.

8:36 am

mkg

got it! ty.

8:36 am

mkg

great clue luv.

8:37 am

player girl

Is there also an ma9?

8:37 am

LuvWordGames

no

8:42 am

player girl

I need the E from the top row, fourth column and any I from the bottom row, 1st column. Any cluers out there? Please

8:42 am

LuvWordGames

ea 4/5 & ea 4/4

8:43 am

player girl

Thanks Luv

8:43 am

LuvWordGames

2 in 6/18's, 3 in 7/32's

8:44 am

player girl

thanks again

8:51 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

8:51 am

bichon

in 6/18, pls

8:52 am

doseffing

... to load a piece of software on your computer

8:52 am

LuvWordGames

and then change the vowel for the other in 6/18

8:52 am

hokie carla

also, different vowel

8:53 am

bichon

not install?

8:53 am

LuvWordGames

remove a letter

8:53 am

doseffing

... somebody, somewhere spelt it with one

8:53 am

bichon

ok, ty, never seen it spelled that way

8:55 am

hokie carla

me either

9:06 am

MLFAN17

just another way to spell it.. strange

9:06 am

MLFAN17

ty for both of those

9:07 am

MLFAN17

clue for the ti9 please?

9:07 am

BzznBea

Pasta again tofay, mlf?

9:08 am

BzznBea

ti9 is plural of the ti8

9:08 am

MLFAN17

we have leftover pasta but didn't eat that yet

9:08 am

MLFAN17

today was pork loin and hash browns'

9:09 am

BzznBea

The ti8 is a compound word and you can get it one your own...it is simple.

9:09 am

MLFAN17

bzz I don't have either so that doesn't help but I assumed the 9 is a pl

9:09 am

MLFAN17

?

9:09 am

BzznBea

Just look for it...

9:09 am

hokie carla

is it from bottom t?

9:09 am

BzznBea

It starts from the bottom t.

9:10 am

MLFAN17

i was about to ask that

9:10 am

hokie carla

ok, so pretty sure what the first part of the compound has to be then

9:11 am

MLFAN17

but i sit a 3 or a 4?

9:11 am

hokie carla

bea, I only have 4 a's left, can you believe it

9:12 am

BzznBea

The entire word is on the left side of the grid. Not too hard to find.

9:12 am

hokie carla

I'll just let it come to me later, mlfan, if she says it's easy.

9:12 am

player girl

Thanks Bea, I got the ti 8/9 and also the 2nd part of the word which I hadn't seen

9:12 am

BzznBea

Wow, Carla. Good job on the A's!

9:16 am

hokie carla

whoops, just discovered the bottom a :D

9:17 am

hokie carla

of course not seeing any there but I did finish the 4th col one looking for bottom

9:20 am

hokie carla

oh well, 80 left after first pass. was able to get at least halfway on everything but that bottom a.

9:21 am

hokie carla

my quilt is ready for binding - guess I will work on that for a while and then see if any new words jump out.

9:22 am

montreal13

3 AW for bottom A carla

9:22 am

hokie carla

got aw5

9:22 am

montreal13

AW 5,6,5

9:23 am

hokie carla

well, the other 2 were hard to see, but I got 'em, thx

9:24 am

hokie carla

did not see those w's either

9:24 am

hokie carla

it's like I can't read backwards!

9:24 am

montreal13

that was quick !

9:25 am

zoozzoom

?ton yhw

9:25 am

hokie carla

zooz, are you okay?

9:26 am

zoozzoom

I was being funny. It reads why not? backwards 👀

9:27 am

hokie carla

lol, see? I couldn't even tell!

9:27 am

montreal13

lol

9:27 am

BzznBea

I'm off to do the weekly shopping...ugh!

9:27 am

zoozzoom

🤣😜❤

9:27 am

mattygroves

¿ʇou ʎɥʍ

9:27 am

hokie carla

bye bea?

9:28 am

hokie carla

I mean, bye bea.

9:28 am

hokie carla

I was thrown by matty posting upside down and backwards

9:28 am

mattygroves

:)

9:28 am

zoozzoom

Are you in Australia, Matty? 😂

9:28 am

mattygroves

I wish!

9:29 am

hokie carla

thanks to ni6/7 I can't stop singing the island of misfit toys song from rudolph.

9:29 am

moolingwa

morning campers

9:29 am

hokie carla

howdy moo

9:29 am

moolingwa

happy Thor's day hoke

9:30 am

moolingwa

started on this one two hours ago...had early morning calls today

9:30 am

hokie carla

mmm, Thor from Avengers movie. nice visual, thanks, moo

9:30 am

moolingwa

yw, happy to contribute to your happiness

9:32 am

car.eeyore

G'morning all

9:32 am

hokie carla

morning, car

9:33 am

moolingwa

morning car

9:33 am

hokie carla

ooh, finished the upper t

9:34 am

moolingwa

nice...it's one 7 tiles I've completed (excluding the 0s)

9:34 am

moolingwa

oh, 8 tiles now :)

9:34 am

hokie carla

wondering how many times I'm going to try amish even though I know it's a proper now

9:34 am

hokie carla

I have 8 completed as well

9:35 am

moolingwa

^5

9:35 am

hokie carla

just need 1 s on the far left but really have no idea

9:36 am

moolingwa

just missing two on the left

9:36 am

moolingwa

there's an i stem that gets you a lot

9:37 am

hokie carla

what does that fancy word game talk mean? ;)

9:37 am

moolingwa

just finished that s on the left

9:38 am

moolingwa

there are 4 i words that all have the same first 6 letters :)

9:38 am

moolingwa

or alternately...6 words with the same first 4 letters

9:39 am

zoozzoom

I will come back later.

9:39 am

hokie carla

bye zooz

9:39 am

moolingwa

said in the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger?

9:40 am

hokie carla

ok, I have 1 sm, 1 sn, and 4 st from there

9:41 am

moolingwa

5 st

9:41 am

hokie carla

kthx

9:43 am

moolingwa

ah, found one of the 9s

9:44 am

hokie carla

which one? I know what one starts with but haven't seen it yet.

9:44 am

moolingwa

11 of the 21 tiles complete

9:44 am

moolingwa

I found a t9

9:44 am

doseffing

ti9 .... two metal workers

9:44 am

hokie carla

still trying to find that stupid st. moving on though.

9:45 am

moolingwa

yeah my last st was a curly one

9:45 am

moolingwa

12 tiles done

9:46 am

hokie carla

I'm close on only one other one, the h :D

9:46 am

moolingwa

completed that one

9:49 am

hokie carla

well?? which one am I missing?

9:49 am

moolingwa

the ha5?

9:49 am

hokie carla

yes!

9:50 am

hokie carla

I'm guessing that's not an everyday word.

9:50 am

moolingwa

nope

9:50 am

moolingwa

you have most of it already though

9:51 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

9:51 am

moolingwa

yw

9:51 am

hokie carla

I have seen that here before, but of course can't rem. it when needed.

9:51 am

MLFAN17

i still don't have that ti word yet...just getting back to grid again..

9:52 am

moolingwa

not sure if Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt was one, even if they did "share" a name ;)

9:53 am

doseffing

... nice clue!

9:53 am

MLFAN17

finished yet mool?

9:53 am

moolingwa

28 to go

9:53 am

hokie carla

still 57 here

9:53 am

MLFAN17

is that for the 9?

9:54 am

hokie carla

wa6 - when you see a proper noun try it anyway

9:55 am

hokie carla

I'm starting to feel like a ni6 about that ti8

9:56 am

MLFAN17

well you are one but i am sure if i ever find the ti9 i might feel like one too ?:)

9:57 am

hokie carla

thanks? LOL

9:57 am

phaeton

ti8...metal and the most common last name in America

9:57 am

rururocks

you didn't get the clue for it below?

9:57 am

hokie carla

thanks, phae. did not have the 2nd part of that word yet!

9:57 am

MLFAN17

ty and hello phae

9:57 am

phaeton

yw

9:58 am

hokie carla

I didn't get any previous clues, ru. I said I was a ni6.

9:58 am

MLFAN17

i figured it was those first three

9:58 am

MollyL

I thought the Angelina and Brad clue was clever

9:58 am

rururocks

oh ok

9:58 am

rururocks

that was clever .. i agree

9:58 am

MLFAN17

hokie did it rain there last night or early this A?

9:59 am

hokie carla

my rain gauge has 2" in it. pool is filled to the brim.

9:59 am

phaeton

that's ok...I can't find the li6/18

9:59 am

MLFAN17

wow hokie!

10:00 am

hokie carla

I still need 11 L's, but now I know to look for that one

10:00 am

MLFAN17

i heard it coming down last night hard for a short time. Hubby said when he got up before 6am it was still coming down. I don't think it is now though or since i got up

10:00 am

rururocks

the H is easy

10:00 am

hokie carla

just cloudy now.

10:01 am

MLFAN17

i need one more h word

10:01 am

hokie carla

ha5, mlfan

10:01 am

MLFAN17

ruru i have two 4 letter h words..another of those?

10:01 am

MollyL

li 6/18 is the short version of "Dangerous Li______" a Glenn Close movie

10:01 am

MLFAN17

ohh ty hokie

10:02 am

hokie carla

I do get the clue this time, molly, just a matter of getting the right combo of letters. never saw that movie.

10:03 am

MLFAN17

i never saw it either only parts of it

10:03 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

10:03 am

penquis

it's the verb form, i think....

10:03 am

phaeton

mi8?

10:03 am

hokie carla

yes, I think that is correct

10:04 am

MLFAN17

phae ends in al5 and pl

10:04 am

hokie carla

not militias

10:05 am

hokie carla

I did try militia just in case it was there but I couldn't see it

10:05 am

phaeton

ty mlf

10:05 am

MLFAN17

starts with a prefix

10:05 am

moolingwa

good strategy hoke

10:05 am

moolingwa

and thx for the mi clue phae and ML

10:05 am

hokie carla

got them, thx

10:05 am

MLFAN17

yw mool

10:05 am

MollyL

It is a sewing term Carla. To incorrectly take in an item of clothing

10:06 am

hokie carla

I would never do that ;)

10:06 am

moolingwa

I certainly wouldn't even attempt to do it

10:06 am

MLFAN17

finally got the ha5

10:06 am

MollyL

Well no wonder you didn't see it. : D MLF gave 4 of the 8 letters, so it shouldn't be hard to figure out.

10:07 am

hokie carla

I got the mi's that were clued. ??

10:07 am

moolingwa

well, going to go walk while I can

10:07 am

moolingwa

back later probably

10:07 am

hokie carla

bye moo, how many left?

10:08 am

MLFAN17

first letters of what????

10:13 am

origami

Good morning

10:14 am

hokie carla

morning ori

10:14 am

MLFAN17

good morning origami

10:14 am

rururocks

hi ori

10:14 am

MLFAN17

origami i assume you painted that pic in your profile?

10:15 am

origami

I like your new icon, ru :D

10:16 am

hokie carla

LOL, had to click and see. that's funny, ru.

10:16 am

origami

Yes, fan. for whatever reason the picture is a little squished. I keep meaning to change it :D

10:17 am

hokie carla

squished or not, it's nice

10:17 am

MLFAN17

its beautiful:0

10:17 am

origami

Thanks :D

10:17 am

MLFAN17

self taught?

10:18 am

origami

I was initially, but I take online lessons now.

10:19 am

MLFAN17

that is so cool.. i watch people on tv teaching painting . the pbs type shows

10:20 am

origami

I used to love watching Bob Ross on PBS

10:21 am

hokie carla

me too.

10:22 am

MLFAN17

Wilson bickford and yarnell

10:22 am

MLFAN17

origami who didn't love ot watch him?:) they run his shows at times too

10:22 am

hurshy

i think i may have figured something out about him

10:23 am

MLFAN17

about bob ross?

10:23 am

hurshy

so, he was apparently a drill sargeant or something prior to being on TV. and there were sometimes false rumors that mr. rogers had been in the military, and maybe it is because they both were on PBS and had that mild manner, and maybe people were mixing up something they heard about bob ross with mr. rogers.

10:24 am

sammysmom

walt er 11 loves bob ross , too. we watch him every night an even have had his discs from the livravy.

10:24 am

MLFAN17

that is bizarre

10:24 am

rururocks

mr rogers and bob ross were a couple?

10:25 am

hurshy

NO, don't start any NEW rumors! lol

10:25 am

hokie carla

you're saying they were the same person? ;)

10:25 am

MLFAN17

i wish i did just to watch him on a more regular basis

10:25 am

rururocks

Bob: Come on mr. Rogers.. take that sweater off again .. but this time slowly

10:25 am

hokie carla

lol, ruru writing PBS porn fanfic

10:25 am

hurshy

ru, i'm actually finding this offensive. which is unusual for me.

10:26 am

rururocks

sorry hursh.. it was just comical to me

10:26 am

hurshy

yeah, i know

10:27 am

MLFAN17

yeah not a fan either

10:27 am

MLFAN17

i just looked up bob ross i didn't know he was from florida

10:28 am

hurshy

hope you won't mind that i said so though, ruru.

10:28 am

rururocks

no.. not at all..

10:29 am

gramma

Does anyone remeber the mailman from Mr.Rogers?

10:29 am

rururocks

for me you don't know where the line is until you cross it :D

10:29 am

hokie carla

still can't find my missing st :(

10:29 am

origami

I remember the mailman ... "speedy delivery."

10:29 am

MLFAN17

hokie i have a 5/6

10:29 am

hurshy

mr. mcfeely. he was named after mr. rogers' maternal grandfather

10:29 am

gramma

Francois Clement

10:30 am

hurshy

francois clemens was the neighborhood police officer

10:30 am

hokie carla

me too, mlfan

10:30 am

gramma

Mr.Rogers washed his feet on tv. It was a big deal.

10:30 am

MLFAN17

they are the only two i have

10:30 am

gramma

Sorry. You're right.

10:30 am

MLFAN17

didn't he take a shower once too?

10:30 am

hokie carla

I also have 2 more st5

10:30 am

MLFAN17

or an actual bath

10:31 am

rururocks

(now i can't make any more mr rogers jokes)

10:31 am

gramma

He lives in town here and has an amazing voice.

10:31 am

MLFAN17

who does gramma?

10:31 am

funhs

Mr Rodgers? Lol

10:31 am

MLFAN17

i have 3 st5's

10:31 am

gramma

Francois Clement

10:31 am

hokie carla

yes, that was the policeman. I was picturing someone that looks like Capt. Kangaroo for the mailman but really no idea what he looked like.

10:32 am

doseffing

the hardest one is st5/10 ... a ladder over or through a fence ... ... sounds like a word which means "fashion" but replace the sometimes wowel

10:32 am

hurshy

no, mr. rogers died several years ago. francois clemens is the one with the amazing voice

10:32 am

hokie carla

well, I have that one, dos, so that's not it, but thx.

10:32 am

bichon

We live near an old estate. Several of the stone walls have them

10:33 am

MLFAN17

somehow the mailman i think was supposed to be another characger i think?

10:33 am

penquis

carla....do you have the sticks people walk on?....the singular is in the grid....

10:33 am

hokie carla

got it! something a druggie might have - st5/12

10:33 am

gramma

He is a larger than life, quite flamboyant in dress and manner and happens to be one of the few black/brown, african american.

10:33 am

hokie carla

not sure why that was so hard. I even had the close sm word

10:33 am

MLFAN17

that was my last s word on the first column

10:34 am

hurshy

mr. mcfeely, the speedy delivery man, was a character in the sense that he (and his wife) were the only two on the show who didn't just have their real names and identities used at all.

10:34 am

MLFAN17

i didn't know that hurshy

10:34 am

gramma

McFeely is a great name for a pedo

10:35 am

hokie carla

now 4 i words would close out the 1st col and 5th row

10:35 am

MLFAN17

i need 5 of then

10:35 am

hurshy

Fred's maternal grandparents were the McFeely's and his full name was Fred McFeely Rogers

10:35 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone :)

10:35 am

gramma

He should be a McDonalds character

10:35 am

MLFAN17

good morning cyber

10:35 am

gramma

hi nan

10:36 am

hokie carla

really at a loss. got 2 from the chat when I first got here and found 2 but no idea for the other 4.

10:36 am

hokie carla

morning nan

10:36 am

MLFAN17

hokie i am just typing away

10:37 am

hurshy

does anything use the mis- as a prefix?

10:37 am

gramma

yes

10:37 am

hokie carla

yes, mi8/9

10:37 am

doseffing

... a poor change

10:37 am

hurshy

mk thanks will look

10:38 am

MLFAN17

hokie 3 in7's no idea

10:38 am

hokie carla

ok, that's 3 of my 4 then. will look.

10:38 am

cybernan

can't imagine ever using the mi 8-9 --- stretching things a bit, I think

10:38 am

doseffing

in 7/32 ... to put a piece of software on your machine

10:38 am

hurshy

thank you dos!

10:39 am

gramma

Once you get one of them, you have them all with a slight change

10:39 am

doseffing

in732 ... to give someone good moral values

10:39 am

hokie carla

I have the in6's for both those but not seeing how to make 7s without another L

10:40 am

hurshy

but there's only one L so those seem to be 6s, yeah

10:40 am

doseffing

in 6/7 ... sounds a really close female friend ... or two

10:40 am

cybernan

wonder when the final consonant was dropped from those words?

10:40 am

doseffing

... sorry my first two 7/32 .. were really 6/18

10:41 am

cybernan

really don't like the liberties this dictionary takes with the english language

10:41 am

MLFAN17

im confused

10:41 am

hurshy

it's probably just that both were used pre-standardized-spelling

10:41 am

doseffing

... but the plural of in 6/21 can be done both in English and in Latin

10:41 am

hokie carla

got the 6/7 combo

10:42 am

hurshy

the 6-7-7-7 combo :D

10:42 am

hokie carla

ok, got both pl, just need one now

10:42 am

MLFAN17

stars in 6/21?

10:42 am

hokie carla

I have in 6, 6, 4, 6, 7, 7, 5. so I need another 7?

10:42 am

cybernan

don't have the 6/21 yet

10:42 am

hokie carla

nm, got it

10:43 am

doseffing

... there's a third 7 between the other two ... ... adjective form

10:43 am

MLFAN17

me either

10:43 am

hokie carla

1st col and 5th row gray!!

10:43 am

cybernan

had the adjective though

10:43 am

MLFAN17

i have two in 6 and one in 4

10:43 am

hokie carla

another word for lingerie is in_____. drop some letters

10:44 am

hurshy

everything i try with -ish fails

10:44 am

hurshy

ooh wait one of them just went!

10:44 am

hokie carla

jewish, amish

10:44 am

MollyL

Ru, I think the stay at home stuff is making people more easily offended than usual.

10:44 am

hokie carla

which one, hursh?

10:45 am

hurshy

not quite on time

10:45 am

MLFAN17

lots of people are on edge

10:45 am

hokie carla

gracias

10:46 am

cybernan

need to get ready for the day -- doing a curbside pickup on a garden shed we ordered.

10:46 am

hokie carla

nice. do you have to put it together I guess?

10:47 am

MollyL

Ah, another garden shed that Covid built (as Bea would say)

10:47 am

hokie carla

well, the color te4 cannot be -ish or -er

10:48 am

cybernan

yes -- it is one of those resin ones - the garage in this house has a lot less storage room than the old one, so this will help a lot to free up some space.

10:49 am

hokie carla

well, I need to get busy. stuck with 32 left.

10:51 am

bichon

ma 7/32, second one, pls

10:52 am

cybernan

just have the people who do the posting

10:55 am

hokie carla

just found it, feeling weak or sick

10:55 am

hurshy

good word, good word

10:56 am

hokie carla

LOL, I was just about to say it's one of my favorite words

10:56 am

cybernan

ty carla

10:57 am

bichon

sorry, don't understand

10:57 am

cybernan

back later

10:57 am

hurshy

a feeling of general unwellness

10:57 am

hurshy

the word has french roots

10:57 am

bichon

ty hurshy, et alia

10:58 am

cybernan

bich: ends like the last part of the Hellmann's product you use in sandwiches.

10:59 am

rururocks

omg finally finished the a's wow

11:01 am

hurshy

i still need one more of the top A

11:01 am

hokie carla

I gotta stop peeking back in here. I still need 3 of the top A.

11:03 am

hokie carla

al4! just found one

11:06 am

hokie carla

and another. what is the last one??

11:06 am

hurshy

i have five al4s, my last is a bird landed

11:07 am

hokie carla

ok, I also have 5 al4's

11:07 am

hokie carla

so not that

11:08 am

hurshy

but, my missing word could be another one, who knows?

11:08 am

MollyL

All my A's are blacked out. *Puts feet up and watches the Hokie & Hurshy Show

11:08 am

bichon

found another ish word

11:08 am

hokie carla

cookie in the PB for Molly!

11:09 am

hurshy

Polish capital counts

11:09 am

hokie carla

yeah, I said that earlier, when in doubt on the proper noun, try it out

11:10 am

MollyL

It is a fish. Hilariously, also called the jewfish. (See earlier conversation)

11:10 am

hurshy

well i always do, because, if it doesn't go, then i can play name that proper noun, but i wouldn't want to do it without checking first

11:10 am

hokie carla

same

11:11 am

hokie carla

come on molly, the least you can do is try to guess my missing A ;)

11:13 am

hokie carla

just tried amish for the 37th time

11:14 am

hurshy

so, besides the mi9 that we talked about earlier, does anyone have the other 9?

11:14 am

MollyL

ti9/66

11:15 am

hurshy

interesting, ok, will look

11:15 am

MollyL

I predict you will find it in under two minutes

11:19 am

hokie carla

some of us took 20 clues to find it, but you should see it right off

11:20 am

hurshy

well, not under two minutes, because i kept looking from the middle t, but i got it now

11:20 am

MollyL

Close enough

11:21 am

MollyL

*Imagines Hurshy trying tileteams

11:22 am

hurshy

lol

11:23 am

hurshy

90% done!

11:24 am

stidgmere

Why is tamale not on this grid?

11:25 am

hurshy

because it ... just isn't ... lol

11:25 am

hokie carla

same reason militia isn't

11:25 am

hokie carla

it's there, but it's not

11:25 am

stidgmere

Grids seem to narrow our choices.

11:30 am

MLFAN17

ty fo rthe ma7

11:37 am

MLFAN17

I still don't have any in7's?

11:37 am

MLFAN17

i just monkeyed in 7 ending in L

11:38 am

hurshy

there you go, now cut off the end and do both kinds of plurals

11:38 am

MLFAN17

ty hurshy

11:40 am

MLFAN17

hurshy what is the cats name?

11:40 am

hurshy

Rilla

11:41 am

MLFAN17

cute name very beautiful cat

11:41 am

hurshy

she is a darling angel

11:42 am

MLFAN17

i have a cat name Ginger she is a black and tan. has the m on her forehead

11:43 am

hurshy

cool

11:44 am

hokie carla

broke down and went to the list. of course my missing a was a 4. :<

11:44 am

MLFAN17

yours has an Mon its forehead too doesn't it?

11:44 am

MLFAN17

was it easy to find hokie?

11:44 am

hurshy

yeah, i spose she does, most tabbies do. M for Miss Marilla the Miracle Kitten

11:45 am

MLFAN17

aww

11:45 am

hokie carla

yeah, I should've seen it

11:45 am

hurshy

opie's M stands for Magnificent

11:46 am

MLFAN17

hurshy The name Ginger just came off the top of my head. I was going to change it, but she had already learned ginger

11:46 am

hurshy

then we weren't missing the same one, hokie. mine was at5

11:46 am

MLFAN17

hokie i usually have the worst time trying to find a 4 letter word when i need to in these grids

11:47 am

hokie carla

I found at5 early today. usually that one does not jump out.

11:47 am

MLFAN17

i don't have it

11:48 am

hokie carla

kind of like askew

11:48 am

hurshy

it's one of those a words like afoot or askew, yeah

11:50 am

MLFAN17

oh yeah we have had that word before

11:52 am

MLFAN17

omg!

11:53 am

MLFAN17

i just monkeyed re7/8 not even realizing that was my missing 8!

11:54 am

hokie carla

omg here, I always miss the alt sp of the hindi garment

11:54 am

MLFAN17

what are the stats hokie>?

11:55 am

hokie carla

sa5/10

11:55 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

11:59 am

hokie carla

can't find the last sa6/21

12:00 pm

hokie carla

seems like only one option for the 3rd letter based on the list location

12:01 pm

doseffing

... it looks like a man's name ... but isn't ... but would be if you changed a vowel

12:03 pm

hokie carla

thanks, looked it up because I couldn't think of the man's name. but that was a good clue.

12:03 pm

hokie carla

I am slow today

12:04 pm

doseffing

... no slower than me today ... it's a long 250

12:05 pm

hokie carla

maybe giving up on yesterday dulled my mind

12:06 pm

hokie carla

last 2 are wr - are those legit words I should get or made up stuff

12:06 pm

doseffing

... I'm actually finding today more difficult than yesterday ... yesterday's words were weird but the list tended to force them to be one thing ... ... today, the list is leaving them still difficult to find

12:07 pm

hokie carla

I gave up with the list yesterday. today hasn't been too bad for me.

12:07 pm

doseffing

.... they're okay ... ghost or spirit ... if you watched Stargate Atlantis they were the bad guys

12:07 pm

hokie carla

got them

12:08 pm

hokie carla

I did actually see them before your clue, which is hard to believe. Is stargate atlantis the one with mcguyver? I never watched it.

12:10 pm

doseffing

... that was Stargate SG-1 ... Atlantis was the sequel series after Richard Dean Anderson got pretty old and too wealthy

12:10 pm

Atalante

thats just Stargate

12:11 pm

hokie carla

I see

12:11 pm

Atalante

amd they ran out of storylines

12:12 pm

doseffing

... oh .. you watch Stargate whatever the last god awful one was called

12:12 pm

Atalante

I loved SG1 for ages until I thought I'd seen every storyline before! But I did love Vala

12:14 pm

doseffing

... they shot it outside of Vancouver with mostly Canadian extras ... I loved all the Canadian jokes ... ... "Did you get the scores from last night ... the football, hockey, the curling? "

12:15 pm

Atalante

jokes that scottish people also understand :P

12:15 pm

doseffing

... true

12:19 pm

hokie carla

didn't the scots invent curling along with everything else?

12:20 pm

periwinkle

hi all. just made a potato mushroom soup which turned out really well

12:20 pm

doseffing

... curling, the steam engine and whiskey ...

12:20 pm

hokie carla

interesting. I love potatoes and mushrooms.

12:20 pm

hokie carla

golf?

12:20 pm

doseffing

... and there goes many a prairie afternoon

12:25 pm

doseffing

... that was invented by the Hobbits of the Shire

12:45 pm

doseffing

... and done ... all praise be to lickety ... ... may I offer any clues for anyone? ...

12:46 pm

Atalante

nono no no NO NOT WHISKEY

12:47 pm

doseffing

... sorry ... my father's grandfather came from Erin so I misspelled ... apologies

12:49 pm

doseffing

... just for that I'll have to go and have a dram ... ... luck to all who continue the struggle ...

12:50 pm

Atalante

hahaha :D

12:50 pm

Daniel BLASER

Daniel

12:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi ata

1:13 pm

moolingwa

rehi

1:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi moo

1:20 pm

moolingwa

hey TO, happy Thursday

1:21 pm

hokie carla

you afraid to remind us of Thor again? ;)

1:21 pm

moolingwa

Happy Freya's Day eve?

1:21 pm

moolingwa

:D

1:23 pm

moolingwa

Apparently today is hairstyle appreciation day and national honesty day

1:23 pm

moolingwa

Also National Raisin Day, and Oatmeal Cookie Day...perhaps they could just combine those two

1:24 pm

hokie carla

nice combo "your hair looks terrible!"

1:24 pm

moolingwa

my thoughts exactly

1:24 pm

moolingwa

I appreciate that I don't have your hairstyle

1:24 pm

hokie carla

good one

1:27 pm

moolingwa

Apparently today is also the anniversary of George Washington being inaugurated as the first American President, and also Louisiana was purchased by the US, and then 9 years later became the 18th state

1:29 pm

hokie carla

you're just a wealth of knowledge

1:30 pm

moolingwa

the power of the search

1:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

and it's walpurgisnacht

1:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

more accurately, walpurgiseve

1:44 pm

MollyL

All I know is that it is Beltane tomorrow. So get your bonfires all set up.

1:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

there'll be no morris dancing tomorrow, sadly.

1:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

well they may dance, but it won't be public. sunrise

2:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have one 8 that's a plural. are the other two 8/9 combos?

2:08 pm

origami

I have one 8/9 combo

2:08 pm

zoozzoom

Mi 8 u plural

2:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

2:08 pm

zoozzoom

and not u.

2:08 pm

origami

Sorry, there are two 8/9 combos

2:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

i keep wanting to make an erroneous mi

2:12 pm

rururocks

thanks for the mi.. .i finished the m's finally

2:14 pm

forwardbyfaith

this grid is much easier today!

2:14 pm

rururocks

(note to self.. check in with Faith in an hour or so)

2:14 pm

zoozzoom

Yes it is. Yesterday was the pits.

2:18 pm

rururocks

*takes zooz's temperature*

2:19 pm

zoozzoom

Hey! Watch where you are sticking that thing! *Stern look*

2:20 pm

rururocks

ha

2:20 pm

rururocks

drops zooz's car keys on the floor

2:21 pm

zoozzoom

You maybe surprised to know that I do not own a car!

2:21 pm

rururocks

wow. really?

2:23 pm

zoozzoom

It is the case. i started to learn to drive around 30 years a go and hated it. I was a danger on the road so gave it up as a bad idea.

2:24 pm

zoozzoom

I had a small motorbike for a couple of years and I did not like that either so sold it. I love cycling though and do so everywhere.

2:24 pm

rururocks

well if you drove on the RIGHT side of the road Zooz you might find it easier :D

2:26 pm

zoozzoom

Haha! I did tend to go over to the right that was one of the problems. Kept nearly taking wing mirrors off of other cars as they went past. Too many close calls. It would only been a matter of time before something bad would happen. I did not want to takee the risk. I would not of been able to live with myself if I had hurt someone.

2:28 pm

zoozzoom

Now cycling is a different matter. I used to do 100 mile charity rides in a day and think nothing of it. I did several a year for cancer research charities.

2:31 pm

HarryHood

2/3 done!

2:31 pm

moolingwa

go Harry go

2:31 pm

HarryHood

nicer grid than yesterday!

2:31 pm

moolingwa

somewhat

2:31 pm

moolingwa

14 to go for me

2:31 pm

HarryHood

wtg mool

2:31 pm

moolingwa

tx, has been relatively smooth

2:32 pm

zoozzoom

I have stopped at 250 words. Happy babbling everyone!

2:32 pm

HarryHood

bye zooz

2:32 pm

moolingwa

you should keep looking zoo

2:32 pm

moolingwa

they may have missed some

2:33 pm

HarryHood

heh :)

2:33 pm

HarryHood

congrats zooz

2:33 pm

moolingwa

like telerash....the very definition of communicable disease

2:33 pm

moolingwa

or by disease...as the case may be

2:33 pm

zoozzoom

Haha! I like that!. Toodle pips!

2:34 pm

moolingwa

adios amigo

2:36 pm

cybernan

hello again everyone :)

2:36 pm

HarryHood

hallo nan

2:42 pm

moolingwa

hi nan

2:42 pm

HarryHood

60 remaining. had enough. bye1

2:54 pm

cybernan

first li 6 please?

2:55 pm

NatashaW

to connect up with s/o

2:58 pm

cybernan

ty nat

3:00 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx Nat!

3:01 pm

Uneaixoise

60 to go.....

3:01 pm

NatashaW

yw all!

3:06 pm

forwardbyfaith

could I have a clue for the mi8 please?

3:07 pm

cybernan

make an error changing something

3:08 pm

NatashaW

sewed a hem wrong

3:08 pm

NatashaW

sorry, the lag here is terrible. Verizon outage. using mobile hot spot.

3:12 pm

forwardbyfaith

ty for the mi8 clue!

3:21 pm

Flask1

Hi all...been looking for my last 2 words for over 30mins....can someone please clue ma4..ma5 combo..the 2nd one?

3:26 pm

Flask1

nm...found it!

3:34 pm

bichon

sa 6/21, first one, pls

3:40 pm

mixi6

meat

3:41 pm

bichon

sorry, don't get it

3:41 pm

mixi6

bologna

3:41 pm

Mary

sa6 how bout sandwich meat

3:42 pm

bichon

ty Mary, mixi

3:43 pm

Mary

may I have a clue for the ti8 and ti9 pls

3:44 pm

bichon

need that too, Mary

3:46 pm

mixi6

person who works with the metal. Compound word

3:52 pm

mixi6

fw

3:52 pm

Mary

ty mixi

4:01 pm

moolingwa

okay, 12 to go...not sure if I'll get there today

4:07 pm

moolingwa

or maybe I might...9 to go

4:08 pm

hokie carla

you can do it!

4:09 pm

hokie carla

what's left, maybe I can guess

4:10 pm

moolingwa

Down to 8...and two of them are 4s....got all the 7s, 8s and 9s

4:12 pm

hokie carla

nice

4:12 pm

hokie carla

the 4s I had left were easy IIRC

4:12 pm

hokie carla

but I'm sure there's some weird ones out of 115

4:12 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I suspect they are just easy ones I thought I had

4:13 pm

moolingwa

the last one I got fell into that category

4:13 pm

moolingwa

ah, there's one

4:14 pm

hokie carla

I'm sure you will finish

4:15 pm

moolingwa

not sure I will, but have found 5 of 12 so there's still time

4:17 pm

forwardbyfaith

could I have a clue for the si7 please?

4:18 pm

moolingwa

well I could try and give you a word that was like it, but that would be redundant :)

4:18 pm

rururocks

things that are a like are si7

4:18 pm

forwardbyfaith

ah just saw it!

4:19 pm

moolingwa

It was my last 7 if that's any consolation

4:20 pm

forwardbyfaith

thanks :)

4:22 pm

moolingwa

still have 2 w's from the middle column to ferret out

4:24 pm

moolingwa

oh there's one

4:24 pm

moolingwa

6 to go

4:27 pm

moolingwa

5...this is work

4:27 pm

hokie carla

did you finish that w?

4:27 pm

moolingwa

no, still have one w to go

4:28 pm

moolingwa

have an L, R, W and two S's (off different tiles) to go

4:28 pm

hokie carla

wa6, looks like a proper noun?

4:28 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that was the one I just got

4:28 pm

moolingwa

just as well I'm interested in geography

4:28 pm

hokie carla

bob marley's group?

4:29 pm

moolingwa

yeah, have all the 7s

4:29 pm

hokie carla

there is a wi5 that was kinda weird

4:29 pm

moolingwa

have the plural, fi that's the one you mean

4:30 pm

moolingwa

oh no

4:30 pm

moolingwa

doesn't work in this dictionary forgot

4:30 pm

moolingwa

there it is...4 to go

4:30 pm

hokie carla

:D I was like, I don't see an pl wi5

4:30 pm

cybernan

las sa 6 please?

4:30 pm

moolingwa

yeah, thought it took, but see it didn't

4:31 pm

hokie carla

nan, kinda like a biblical name but with last vowel changed

4:31 pm

hokie carla

you may be missing that s, moo

4:31 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I typically am missing the ones nan asks for :)

4:32 pm

cybernan

ty carla

4:32 pm

hokie carla

I see quite a few odd L's

4:32 pm

moolingwa

yep, that was one of them...3 to go

4:32 pm

hokie carla

not even sure what to guess

4:32 pm

hokie carla

yw

4:32 pm

periwinkle

hi all 57 left to find

4:33 pm

periwinkle

missing 3 of the 7

4:33 pm

hokie carla

hi peri

4:33 pm

moolingwa

almost there peri

4:33 pm

moolingwa

still have one 4 to go...and two 6s

4:34 pm

hokie carla

what letters?

4:34 pm

periwinkle

go mool!

4:35 pm

hokie carla

do you have both la6 that are pl of same 5?

4:35 pm

moolingwa

L and S in the 4th column, and R in the 5th

4:35 pm

moolingwa

that was the l

4:35 pm

moolingwa

duh

4:35 pm

moolingwa

tx hoke

4:35 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

4:35 pm

periwinkle

I have one la6 that is not a plural, looking

4:35 pm

hokie carla

hey trif

4:36 pm

moolingwa

hey trif, happy Thor's day (for hoke's benefit)

4:36 pm

periwinkle

hi Trif

4:36 pm

hokie carla

:D

4:36 pm

moolingwa

it's some distance before that one peri :)

4:36 pm

Trifioso

just finished making yet another excruciatingly embarrassing Loom video, and taking a break\

4:36 pm

Trifioso

today's topic - Martin Luther and the Reformation

4:36 pm

Trifioso

(worst band name ever)

4:37 pm

moolingwa

Well I'm sure it's not all loom and doom Triff

4:37 pm

forwardbyfaith

need help with the wr words please

4:37 pm

hokie carla

do you have re6/18?

4:37 pm

moolingwa

I'd tell you, but it might scare you off

4:37 pm

hokie carla

they are like ghosts

4:37 pm

Trifioso

good one mooling!

4:37 pm

moolingwa

they're hard to see in reality anyway

4:37 pm

periwinkle

if that was a clue, mool I did not get it

4:38 pm

forwardbyfaith

oh, thanks!

4:38 pm

hokie carla

in lord of the rings the word has ring in front of it.

4:39 pm

periwinkle

don't knw lotr

4:39 pm

LisaG

I have an mi-9. What is the other 9 please?

4:39 pm

hokie carla

ti9

4:39 pm

periwinkle

don't have re6/18 either

4:39 pm

periwinkle

will go to list soon

4:39 pm

hokie carla

I thought maybe re6/18 was moo's missing R

4:40 pm

hokie carla

it's kind of odd

4:40 pm

moolingwa

yep, it is

4:40 pm

hokie carla

that means s4 is left?

4:40 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for the help :)

4:40 pm

hokie carla

well done, nan

4:40 pm

moolingwa

yep

4:41 pm

piano player

Tail

4:41 pm

hokie carla

sh4/9? (there are 2)

4:41 pm

piano player

Mats

4:41 pm

moolingwa

heh

4:41 pm

moolingwa

never guess what s I was missing :)

4:41 pm

piano player

Mats

4:41 pm

moolingwa

possibly the easiest word on the board

4:41 pm

piano player

Mats

4:42 pm

hokie carla

one that you already had the pl for?

4:42 pm

moolingwa

For the la6, kind of similar to a certain hebivore

4:42 pm

hokie carla

what I do in a chair?

4:42 pm

moolingwa

nope, it's a 3 letter that is plural

4:42 pm

LisaG

I will try to figure it out. Thansk!

4:42 pm

moolingwa

yeah

4:42 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

4:42 pm

moolingwa

so just need to find the re6/18 and I'm done...thanks to you hoke

4:43 pm

hokie carla

do you want a context clue? should be easy for you anyway with the points

4:43 pm

cybernan

want a clue mool?

4:44 pm

moolingwa

I'm okay thanks to both of you

4:44 pm

moolingwa

pretty sure I can monkey this

4:44 pm

moolingwa

and yep, just did

4:44 pm

moolingwa

that's fw

4:44 pm

hokie carla

well done

4:44 pm

periwinkle

yay for nan and mool

4:44 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone and stay safe -- grats mool

4:44 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for mooling!

4:45 pm

moolingwa

thx guys, that's my second one for the week I think

4:45 pm

LisaG

how do they figure out the points on a word?

4:45 pm

hokie carla

I'm going to figure out supper. TTFN

4:46 pm

moolingwa

4 letters = letters x 1
5 letters = letter values x2

4:46 pm

moolingwa

etc

4:46 pm

hokie carla

lisa, there are points on the tiles. 4 letter words x1, 5 letter x2, 6 letter x3 etc

4:46 pm

LisaG

Thank you! I dont know why i never figured that out.

4:47 pm

moolingwa

15 letters, you get a free beer

4:47 pm

hokie carla

so, like re6/18 - divide by 3, means tile total is 6, which means each tile has to be 1 pt

4:48 pm

rururocks

One day all these monkeys are going to unionize

4:49 pm

LisaG

that will help out a lot!

4:49 pm

moolingwa

And I'll buy them a beer when that happens

4:49 pm

moolingwa

yes, unionized monkeys will be way easier to negotiate with

4:50 pm

hokie carla

lisa, do you know how to know which tile a word comes from when there is more than one of the same letter?

4:50 pm

periwinkle

I don't

4:50 pm

LisaG

the boxes below the puzzle?

4:51 pm

moolingwa

I use tarot cards myself

4:51 pm

hokie carla

yeah

4:51 pm

hokie carla

interesting method, moo

4:52 pm

LisaG

I have one s greyed out, but the other two are not, so a word cant come from teh greyed out one anymore.

4:52 pm

moolingwa

yes, well was either that or talking sock puppet...and the choice was a close one, but given that my mother was an astrologist, I went with the tried and true

4:52 pm

SuzeeQ24

finally done...my head hurts

4:52 pm

hokie carla

but like today, there are 3 s's. some words can be made from more than 1 s, but it goes top to bottom left to right., so the first s to make that word has it in its count

4:53 pm

moolingwa

yay suze...not for the aching noggin tho

4:53 pm

SuzeeQ24

lol

4:53 pm

LisaG

I did not know that

4:54 pm

LisaG

makes sense though... I was wondering why I was putting in words but they were going off of hte other letter, like the w words today

4:55 pm

rururocks

Some w’s are entitled

4:55 pm

hokie carla

yeah, a lot of people don't realize that and it makes it confusing when you don't

4:55 pm

LisaG

lol

4:56 pm

moolingwa

indeed, some w's are more equal than other w's

4:58 pm

moolingwa

there's also a list that many use to help complete it after it stops being fun

4:59 pm

moolingwa

Can be hard dealing with an unrequited grid

4:59 pm

moolingwa

I suspect there's a higher incidence of OCD amongst babblers than the general population

4:59 pm

LisaG

lol...

5:00 pm

hokie carla

possible. I certainly have OCD about some things.

5:00 pm

rururocks

Among other issues 🤪

5:01 pm

moolingwa

I'm more into massochism myself

5:02 pm

moolingwa

nothing quote matches the feeling of grinding through a grid for 23 hours each day

5:03 pm

LisaG

I have finished it twice, but most days only work a little on it during my lunch, or when work is so utterly boring that I have "free time while on the clock"

5:03 pm

rururocks

I think this is the only thing i am OCD about

5:03 pm

LisaG

Today, I have nothing going on after work, so am attempting to knock more of it out. I have 100 words left still.

5:04 pm

rururocks

Excuse me i have to go wash my hands again

5:04 pm

LisaG

Maybe I will get it finished again :)

5:05 pm

LisaG

Going to get dinner going, but I will be back

5:05 pm

moolingwa

good luck

5:07 pm

hokie carla

my son's sleeve was turned up the other day and I couldn't take it.

5:08 pm

rururocks

How dare he?

5:10 pm

moolingwa

such gall

5:11 pm

hokie carla

he didn't even notice. of course when I put it down the oldest says "thank you, that was killing me". he takes after me with the OCD stuff.

6:21 pm

phandmd

Good evening.

6:24 pm

penquis

hi phan...

6:24 pm

phandmd

Hey, Pen.

6:25 pm

phandmd

how are you this eveing?

6:25 pm

phandmd

eats

6:25 pm

penquis

yes, i am craving cake tonight... ;o) .... it's my birthday...

6:26 pm

phandmd

oops. Sorry

6:26 pm

phandmd

Well, Happy birthday!

6:26 pm

penquis

no problem...

6:26 pm

phandmd

what is your favorite cake?

6:26 pm

penquis

ty....

6:27 pm

rururocks

happy birthday Penq

6:27 pm

penquis

ty, ru....

6:28 pm

rururocks

to many, many more *clink*

6:29 pm

penquis

ty...

6:32 pm

penquis

i am not much of a drinker, but I must admit that I have had a little more alcohol during this sequetration.....

6:34 pm

rururocks

me too... too much i think.. i'm going on the wagon starting on Monday :D

6:34 pm

phandmd

I have just continued with my one drink a day. Let me tell you, sometimes after work it is hard to not drink more!

6:35 pm

penquis

well normally, i don't have a drink a day....and still don't....but I have had a few a week and sometimes wine with dinner....

6:35 pm

phandmd

my go to is usually wine

6:35 pm

rururocks

i have wine nearly every night

6:35 pm

penquis

they were out of my usual tonic water at the store last week.....luckily they had another brand...

6:36 pm

rururocks

I have to .. i'm a professional :D

6:36 pm

periwinkle

Happy Birthday, penquis!

6:36 pm

penquis

nice excuse, ru....

6:36 pm

penquis

ty, peri...

6:44 pm

rururocks

well.. it's kinda true pen

6:44 pm

rururocks

I simply call it education ...

6:44 pm

MPittore

SMH on this one, geesh

6:45 pm

rururocks

two toughies in arow mp.. i agree

6:50 pm

MPittore

and to make me feel even worse they are mostly 4 ltr words

6:50 pm

phandmd

well, my first run through has yielded me 134 words, but I have none of the 8's or 9s.

6:50 pm

MPittore

Hmm, I can think of a few four letter words for this one...

6:51 pm

penquis

i am down to 28....must say it's been much more fun than yesterday's grid....

7:02 pm

MollyL

Happy Birthday Pen! It is one of my son's birthday too. Good people were born on this day.

7:03 pm

penquis

ty.... :oD

7:03 pm

phandmd

Happy birthday to Molly's sister!

7:03 pm

phandmd

A's accomplished

7:04 pm

phandmd

E;s eradicated

7:04 pm

penquis

i am done....i actually liked this grid....

7:08 pm

MollyL

Actually, it is my son's birthday. My sister's was yesterday.

7:08 pm

phandmd

well done, Pen. Good birthday present from BAbble?

7:09 pm

phandmd

Ah. Well then. Happy birthday to Molly's Son!

7:10 pm

penquis

ty, peri....

7:11 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all. Should've been half way between Singapore and London right now for my nephew's wedding - bit of a downer to start May!

7:11 pm

Lizlin

Upside is, the wedding is postponed until next year and hopefully we'll be able to go then.

7:13 pm

phandmd

Well, at least there is an upside...

7:14 pm

penquis

hi liz...

7:14 pm

phandmd

I's incapacitated...

7:14 pm

Lizlin

True. Happy birthday pen.

7:14 pm

Lizlin

Hope you're both doing OK.

7:15 pm

phandmd

and I hope you are.

7:15 pm

Lizlin

All's good here thanks.

7:15 pm

phandmd

awesome.

7:15 pm

phandmd

lase

7:15 pm

phandmd

oops. I am so sorry

7:16 pm

Lizlin

No worries

7:17 pm

penquis

ty for the birthday greetings, liz....

7:17 pm

penquis

i am craving cake, so perhaps i will visit the PB to see what's there... ;o)

7:17 pm

Lizlin

Enjoy or get baking!

7:18 pm

Lizlin

I'll send you some virtual lemon polenta cake.

7:18 pm

penquis

i don't bake...

7:18 pm

penquis

that sounds good!

7:19 pm

Lizlin

It's very yummy actually.

7:19 pm

Lizlin

Moist and very lemony.

7:19 pm

penquis

love lemon flavored things...

7:19 pm

Lizlin

Me too.

7:20 pm

phandmd

me 3

7:20 pm

MollyL

Hey Liz, I read that you are having to miss a family wedding because of all the recent craziness. Are they still going through with the wedding?

7:21 pm

Lizlin

It's postponed until next year. The venue contacted them and offered them a new date - hopefully we'll be able to fly then.

7:22 pm

MollyL

Oh good. I'm glad you still have the chance to go celebrate with your family.

7:22 pm

Lizlin

Thanks, Molly. We've also got a close family wedding in Canada next year - hope we'll get to that too.

7:23 pm

MollyL

Here's to better days.

7:23 pm

penquis

amen!

7:24 pm

Lizlin

I'll drink to that (well coffee at 10 am) - good health and an end to all craziness to everyone.

7:24 pm

penquis

ditto to you, liz...

7:28 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks. Time to go and make some bread. Stay safe everyone and enjoy your days / evenings.

7:28 pm

penquis

bye, liz...

7:28 pm

penquis

i am also heading out...goodnight all....

7:28 pm

phandmd

well done, Liz happy baking

7:28 pm

phandmd

night Pen.

8:18 pm

phandmd

if anyone is around I would like a clue for the ist sa 6/21

8:22 pm

jimmel

Assuming this is the 1st sa 6/21: Italian cured sausage

8:24 pm

jimmel

And plural for the sa7/32, phandmd!

8:24 pm

phandmd

hmmm. I don't eat italian sausage, cured or otherwise...

8:24 pm

phandmd

I will google it

8:25 pm

phandmd

ah. got it

8:26 pm

jimmel

Ta-da!

8:26 pm

phandmd

Thanks, Jim

8:26 pm

jimmel

yw!

8:29 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

8:29 pm

phandmd

hello!

8:32 pm

Trifioso

hi phan. how are you doing with this grid? I'm no where near halfway yet

8:32 pm

phandmd

I am plugging along. I have 36 words left.

8:32 pm

Trifioso

that is impressive!

8:33 pm

phandmd

not really, I am using a2z a lot

8:33 pm

Trifioso

im impressed

8:34 pm

phandmd

I am always glad when I can find more than half the words on the first run through...

8:36 pm

Trifioso

i did a small bit of the grid earlier today, but didn't get back to it unitl just now - crazy busy today with schoolwork

8:36 pm

phandmd

I started at about 630 this evening. Eastern time.

8:37 pm

Trifioso

are you on the coast?

8:37 pm

phandmd

yes, MD

8:38 pm

Trifioso

i used to live in silver spring, and MAN do I miss the springtime there! Just beautiful! the spring weather here in boston is on track to be the coldest ever, and, on top of everything else, has been a real bummer

8:40 pm

Trifioso

whoo! found my first 8 and 9 combo

8:41 pm

phandmd

Yeah, but MD doesn't give up her seasons easily... it gets a bit bipolar

8:41 pm

phandmd

WTG Tri

8:41 pm

Trifioso

i dont miss august there - wowza

8:42 pm

NatashaW

Wow Trif, didn't know you'd lived in silver spring... that's where I've been living since '99

8:43 pm

phandmd

yeah, August isn't too fun

8:43 pm

Trifioso

i left there in 91 or 92....liked it very much

8:43 pm

NatashaW

It's true summers can be sticky here, but on the other hand we don't usually get buried in snow like in Boston

8:43 pm

phandmd

except every so often...

8:44 pm

Trifioso

that is true! on the plus side, we dont' close down for a week because of four inches either

8:44 pm

NatashaW

LOL make that half an inch.

8:45 pm

NatashaW

Yes phan, I remember Snowmageddon and then again in 2016...

8:45 pm

Trifioso

who am I kidding? we call eight inches of snow a "dusting:

8:45 pm

NatashaW

I'm from RI originally so am very familiar w/New England weather

8:46 pm

Trifioso

which part? my dad lived in common fence point

8:46 pm

NatashaW

common fence point?

8:46 pm

NatashaW

Fox point?

8:47 pm

Trifioso

i guess really it's part of portsmouth? my son lives in pawtucket in the coolest loft EVER

8:47 pm

NatashaW

I'm from the epicenter of world kulcha... Cranston.

8:47 pm

NatashaW

Oh, the tony part of the state. Near Newport?

8:47 pm

Trifioso

someone has to live in cranston! lol

8:48 pm

Trifioso

not overly near newport, but near enough to the base, I guess? near the mount hope bridge area

8:48 pm

NatashaW

It's amazing in a state that small, but those of us from west bay aren't so familiar with east bay. That's because RI-ers refuse to drive more than 10 minutes in any direction.

8:49 pm

Trifioso

too many bridges to deal with

8:49 pm

NatashaW

But I had no idea Pawtucket had cool lofts! That's progress, for sure. I remember it as a conglomeration of those multi-family horrors no one wants to live in any more

8:50 pm

Trifioso

we went to a polo game for the first time two years ago, and BOY was that fun!

8:50 pm

Trifioso

he lives in a fabulous old complex of factories that was re-fitted into super great lofts

8:50 pm

phandmd

ST 5/12 pls

8:50 pm

NatashaW

Yes, I love what they've done with all the old costume jewelry factories.

8:50 pm

Trifioso

remember the big fire a couple of weeks back? that was the next building over!

8:51 pm

NatashaW

Yikes!! Scary stuff.

8:51 pm

Trifioso

funnily enough, it had just sold the week before...hmmmm

8:51 pm

NatashaW

st12 hide something away maybe?

8:51 pm

NatashaW

hmmmmm indeed...

8:52 pm

Trifioso

my dad always said rhode island had "the finest politicians money could buy!"

8:52 pm

NatashaW

Like everyone now has a big st5,12 of TP... :-)

8:52 pm

NatashaW

LOL It's been called "the Louisiana of the North"

8:52 pm

phandmd

ah! Thanks

8:52 pm

NatashaW

But Gina's doing a good job re covid

8:53 pm

Trifioso

agreed. I like how baker has been handling it too.

8:53 pm

NatashaW

They've actually got pretty widespread testing going in RI - I do think it's easier for the smaller states to get their act together - but even so.

8:53 pm

Trifioso

yup

8:53 pm

NatashaW

Meanwhile my gov is going to defend his collection of Korean test kits with armed guards...

8:54 pm

NatashaW

The next civil war will break out when the Feds send the army to requisition the kits and the MD Nat'l Guard and police are called on to prevent it

8:54 pm

Trifioso

as long as people can GET tested!

8:55 pm

Trifioso

im fairly disgusted with how the PPP money and small business money has been distributed.

8:55 pm

NatashaW

Totally!! What were they thinking letting the big boys stick their fingers in that pie

8:56 pm

phandmd

WEll, good night. I got down to 27 words left. But it is now my bedtime. so...

8:56 pm

NatashaW

night phan! stay healthy!

8:56 pm

phandmd

Thanks, you too!

9:00 pm

Trifioso

i made it to halfway, which is a miracle for me today, im so distracted

9:30 pm

NatashaW

Finito... clues anyone? If not, kali nichta!

9:34 pm

dan2bit

hunting for the 2nd ma7/32 if you're still around NW

9:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(swan dive!) ("hi all" faintly heard just before the splash)

9:37 pm

dan2bit

never mind, got it. ends like a condiment. firewords!

9:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt

9:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg dan !!!!!!!!

9:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway done woot

9:53 pm

NatashaW

sorry, was on the zoom with the offspring... got distracted

9:54 pm

NatashaW

Gwen, you're a speed demon

9:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the worse my close-up eyesight gets the faster i am at boggle LOL

10:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh, found an 8 at last

10:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

2/3

10:02 pm

PastorJ

stats and clues for absolutely anything from the lower left i, please? Can't find even one!!

10:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i just found them, they are weird. in4/4, a babblet

10:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in6/18, in + first four letters of little cubicle in a restroom

10:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

another in6/18, take the word just clued and change the last vowel

10:06 pm

PastorJ

cool, thanks! wouldna thunk of either of those!

10:07 pm

PastorJ

sheesh, not that one either! do peeps actually use those words?

10:08 pm

PastorJ

i guess peruvians would use that 4/4...

10:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

archaic words are fair game (i assume they are archaic, too lazy to check) LOL

10:09 pm

PastorJ

the 4/4 is a monetary unit

10:09 pm

PastorJ

the other two say 'used with a verb', familiar words if you double the last consonant. never saw those before!

10:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, thanks!

10:10 pm

PastorJ

Thanks much, book, I can go to bed in peace with nbt and nbs, and only 5 words shy of halfway. 'nuff. Good nght!

10:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night ngiht

10:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

10:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fw and a big woo hoo

10:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

here to clue for a little while, in anyone needs

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