Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, May 12, 2020

12:01 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:03 am

jessmom

to7

12:03 am

jessmom

hi Min

12:04 am

Rainiqui

fi 7

12:05 am

jessmom

te7

12:06 am

pugmama763

di 8 & 9

12:06 am

pugmama763

de7

12:09 am

bigbirdboss

in 7/8

12:17 am

jessmom

fl8

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

periwinkle

ty lickety

12:38 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:39 am

harpjane

found some bovine

12:44 am

justafreep

et9

12:57 am

cybernan

not sure I"m playing the same grid as the rest of you -- not seeing most of the 7's, no 8's no 9's

1:33 am

sprite

good morning babblers

1:36 am

sprite

niffle should be a valid word. Sounds like one.

1:38 am

justafreep

totally agree, sprite

1:40 am

sprite

hi freep :)

1:41 am

justafreep

Hi! How are you tonight?

1:41 am

sprite

not too bad! How about you?

1:41 am

justafreep

All things considered... good

1:42 am

justafreep

I took a grid break and have returned to find that niffle is better than most of my other guesses!

1:43 am

sprite

lol :D

1:44 am

sprite

I am trying to make sch--- work. No luck so far.

1:44 am

justafreep

I gave up on it.

1:45 am

sprite

good call. Don't think there are possibilities there.

1:46 am

justafreep

schiffle :-)

1:48 am

sprite

ohhhh I want schiffle too!

1:49 am

justafreep

it's a far prettier (non)word than some of the actual words. And I think that counts for something.

1:49 am

sprite

true. Sounds like a doozy of a babble grid.

1:50 am

justafreep

it's pretty niffly, but we've had worse

1:51 am

sprite

I am a bit out of practice, it is taking me longer. But fun to get back into it.

1:52 am

justafreep

I took a few years off and it took me quite awhile to get back into the groove. Many forgotten babblets (or the idea to look for them)

1:52 am

sprite

I looked up my own list of them in my profile, lol. Just to refresh the memory.

1:53 am

justafreep

Clever. I didn't do that. "I'll never forget the variations on etui," I thought. Wrong.

1:54 am

sprite

hahahaha

2:24 am

sprite

fireflies. Fun grid. Quit a few babblets indeed. Bye freep, nice seeing you!

2:24 am

justafreep

Nice seeing you, too, Sprite!

3:25 am

mattygroves

I keep trying German words. Many don't work.

4:17 am

Kamanjah

Hi Sprite, if you're still here! {{hugs}}
How are you?

4:18 am

Kamanjah

oops, just saw her fireflies...the time differences throw me off sometimes.

4:54 am

PMS

et

5:08 am

PMS

ci

5:11 am

M3

icky grid the I is my least fav letter

5:20 am

MollyL

Yeah, I'm not sure why anyone would call this one "fun".

6:00 am

Flask1

Hi everyone....what a horrible grid!

6:20 am

hydra

Hi all. What this grid needs is an a.

6:23 am

hydra

103 left to find. Back latr.

7:15 am

MollyL

Well, at least there is vodka in the grid.

7:15 am

BzznBea

Stolie?

7:18 am

bichon

in 7/44, pls

7:21 am

dan2bit

to cause, as in harm

7:24 am

bichon

ty dan

7:24 am

MollyL

Part of the level of difficulty with this grid is the way the words are laid out. That in7 is a perfect example.

7:25 am

BzznBea

The are backwards and loopy.

7:25 am

MollyL

And yes Bea, Stoli

7:27 am

MollyL

I guess if your eyes naturally go round and round in circles, they are easy to see. : D

7:42 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for in7

7:55 am

BzznBea

Lots of biology and chemistry words today as well as a lot of words Babble players should have in their ei7.36 memory.

7:56 am

Flask1

My goodness, wish I'd never started this one today....

8:00 am

MollyL

Ooo, Bea is taking a page out of Aloy's book and dropping grid words into her chat.

8:00 am

BzznBea

=) Sneaky, eh?

8:01 am

chrisk

and I'm grateful for it - didn't have that ei

8:07 am

Flask1

Can I have a clue for ei7 please?

8:09 am

BzznBea

similar to photographic memory, flask

8:11 am

Flask1

sorry Bzzn...just can't get it at all. but thanks anyway!

8:12 am

BzznBea

Do you have the ei4?

8:13 am

Flask1

yes

8:13 am

BzznBea

Add facial spasm to the end

8:14 am

Flask1

well thats new to me, but Bzzn, thankyou for your patience..:)

8:15 am

BzznBea

=)

8:15 am

Flask1

dietic

8:15 am

Flask1

sorry!

8:17 am

BzznBea

That is close to a di8/9 combo

8:18 am

Flask1

Wow! You're a star, thankyou!..:)

8:19 am

dan2bit

morning all! could I have stats for the lone O?

8:20 am

Flask1

Hey Dan...how are you??

8:20 am

cherlyq

oh 46

8:20 am

cherlyq

oh 4 6 sorry

8:20 am

dan2bit

doing well Flask, and you? thanks cherlyq

8:21 am

Flask1

Am good....not liking this grid...lol

8:21 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with the J pls

8:22 am

Flask1

Hi peri...

8:22 am

Flask1

Hi peri...

8:23 am

Judi

Morning, all. "Pedi" in the grid. Wish I could get one.

8:23 am

phaeton

je4/9 peri

8:23 am

periwinkle

ty phae looking

8:24 am

periwinkle

got it ty

8:25 am

phaeton

yw

8:25 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

8:26 am

dan2bit

what are the real stats from the P?

8:26 am

phaeton

there are fake stats?

8:26 am

dan2bit

pedi :-)

8:26 am

periwinkle

help with I (eye) in 4th column pls

8:26 am

MLFAN17

which one dan?

8:27 am

phaeton

to scratch something peri

8:27 am

dan2bit

sorry the right column P

8:27 am

BzznBea

pe5/12 and pe6.21

8:27 am

periwinkle

sheesh ty phae

8:27 am

phaeton

yw

8:27 am

MLFAN17

I have a pe6

8:28 am

BzznBea

4th column I is it4.6 and 6.27

8:28 am

hokie carla

pe5 is more french looking maybe of same pe6

8:28 am

dan2bit

thanks all!

8:29 am

hokie carla

I'm not really seeing anything on my own this morning. must drink more coffee I guess.

8:29 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

8:29 am

MLFAN17

2nd column I stats pls?

8:29 am

periwinkle

I am looking for the et9 without sucess

8:30 am

BzznBea

second column i stats are in7.44

8:30 am

periwinkle

in7/44 an in8/60

8:31 am

MLFAN17

i just found a in6 from thee i think/

8:31 am

BzznBea

Also in6.39

8:31 am

hokie carla

I just found in 6/39 there

8:31 am

MLFAN17

me too

8:31 am

hokie carla

lol

8:31 am

BzznBea

et9 is an insecticide, Ends with the number before 10

8:32 am

periwinkle

ty Bea looking

8:33 am

periwinkle

found it ty Bea

8:33 am

hokie carla

finally found the in7/8, thx

8:33 am

MLFAN17

i got the et9

8:33 am

hokie carla

got et9, thx bea

8:34 am

MLFAN17

bzz clue th in 7/8 pls/

8:34 am

hokie carla

to cause something like pain

8:35 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

8:35 am

hokie carla

phantom elicit

8:36 am

BzznBea

Yes, I have been trying that one all morning.

8:37 am

MollyL

Boy Bea, you must be a brainiac. I have never heard of that insecticide.

8:38 am

MLFAN17

nbt/nbs

8:38 am

hokie carla

master gardener

8:39 am

MLFAN17

is the di9 something scientific related?

8:39 am

MLFAN17

or health?

8:39 am

BzznBea

the di9 is related to what you eat

8:40 am

BzznBea

I had to study a lot about pesticides.

8:40 am

hokie carla

thx, got 'em

8:41 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz and morewords

8:44 am

hokie carla

this one is really difficult for me today. not getting anywhere near halfway on each tile.

8:44 am

hokie carla

tite

8:44 am

hokie carla

oops

8:44 am

hokie carla

see already making words up

8:44 am

BzznBea

It is a difficult one for everyone, Carla.

8:44 am

MLFAN17

i don't want to jinx anything so no comment here

8:44 am

BzznBea

Go backwards a lot

8:45 am

hokie carla

good to know. 182 is big, usually easier. must be a lot of really weird ones.

8:45 am

MLFAN17

backwards?

8:45 am

hokie carla

ah, the going backwards always trips me up, so I will start looking that way, thx

8:46 am

hokie carla

right to left, mlfan

8:46 am

MLFAN17

if you mean bottom right corner stating point that's what i do

8:47 am

hokie carla

in english we read left to right, so backwards would be right to left

8:47 am

MLFAN17

but i go up and not left

8:48 am

hokie carla

hogwarts custodian in the grid, but a real word

8:48 am

MLFAN17

no idea

8:48 am

phaeton

made it halfway

8:48 am

Judi

I feel like I've been punked by this grid. Found all the 8's and 9's with Lickety's help. Gonna pack it in with 66 left in the bucket. See y'al tomorrow.

8:49 am

hokie carla

lol, judi. have a nice day

8:49 am

hokie carla

still 102 left here

8:49 am

MLFAN17

i have 106 left

8:50 am

hokie carla

alt. rock band in the grid, real word. I had no idea the real def. interesting.

8:51 am

MLFAN17

stats pls?

8:51 am

hokie carla

wi5/20

8:51 am

hokie carla

I thought it was an old gas station

8:52 am

MLFAN17

so did i lol

8:52 am

MLFAN17

i think it is... i gtg

8:56 am

BzznBea

Back from unloading a bunch of old porch furniture. Gave it to a young family.

8:58 am

hokie carla

nice

9:00 am

MollyL

You have never heard a radio person saying Roger Wi5? It means will comply.

9:00 am

hokie carla

it's a weird grid when I can find more C's than other words

9:00 am

BzznBea

That's what I think when I see that word, Molly.

9:01 am

hokie carla

I don't think so Molly, if I did I didn't notice. and that's what the def. says if you click on it, which it what I was saying was interesting.

9:01 am

MollyL

Too young I guess. And I know a lot about music, but don't follow alt bands so I had never heard of them.

9:02 am

BzznBea

Carla, you might be too young to remember the old lawn chairs that were wood and had a canvas sling to sit in.

9:02 am

MollyL

I think of those as beach chairs Bea

9:02 am

hokie carla

I think I know the ones, bea

9:02 am

HarryHood

I recall alot of mold on those chairs

9:03 am

BzznBea

I had three of those frames for the chairs. One had been refinished and my youngest daughter used it in her teen bedroom.

9:03 am

hokie carla

my parents never had any though, but I can picture them in my mind

9:03 am

BzznBea

Yes, Molly...Beach chairs, but I was landlocked as a kid. We used them at the local lake.

9:04 am

BzznBea

Any way, they are gone now!

9:04 am

MollyL

I am ancient and can remember the steel frame, woven mesh folding lawn chairs

9:04 am

hokie carla

we always had the ones with the strap webbing

9:04 am

HarryHood

cheetos!

9:04 am

BzznBea

Yes, those came next after the wooden chairs.

9:05 am

MollyL

I think they call them web strap

9:05 am

HarryHood

I remember those carla - with the sprocket adjustable backs and feet

9:05 am

hokie carla

you can buy those now at Target.

9:05 am

hokie carla

oh, those are the lounges, HH. my brother broke his tailbone in one of those when the legs collapsed

9:05 am

BzznBea

Everything old is new again except us...

9:06 am

HarryHood

ouch!

9:06 am

MollyL

Wooden? Adirondack chairs?

9:06 am

hokie carla

so deep, bea

9:07 am

BzznBea

No, they weren't adirondack. These were foldable and almost like a puzzle to get the together.

9:07 am

hokie carla

dehicle - dolly's car

9:07 am

MollyL

What about the all metal bouncy chairs? Those are really old.

9:08 am

phaeton

ec8?

9:08 am

MollyL

And those cast iron bistro tables and chairs. So uncomfortable.

9:09 am

BzznBea

ec8 is a sea urchin

9:09 am

BzznBea

We have some old metal chairs. Love them!

9:11 am

HarryHood

ninjoe - when the democratic candidate starts breaking out the martial arts moves in the debates

9:12 am

BzznBea

https://tinyurl.com/y74ddsp6 These are the type of chairs we gave away. Holy crap! Should have sold them!

9:13 am

hokie carla

yeah, that's mostly what I was picturing. I wasn't thinking adjustable like that though

9:13 am

BzznBea

Good old Joe...Bless his heart.

9:14 am

HarryHood

why anybody would want to be president - beats me.

9:14 am

HarryHood

you either really think you can make a difference, or you've got a big old ego.

9:15 am

HarryHood

but they're all gluttons for punishment.

9:15 am

rururocks

can we find a president under 70? is that asking too much

9:15 am

BzznBea

I guess if you are into politics, that's what you want to do...

9:15 am

hokie carla

apparently

9:15 am

HarryHood

thats a great pic ru.

9:16 am

rururocks

thanks.. makes me laugh

9:17 am

HarryHood

help with the lone J or O please?

9:17 am

BzznBea

Perfect example of backwards words are in the cl's...

9:17 am

LuvWordGames

oh 4/6

9:17 am

hokie carla

can't rem. what I did last time to get my profile pic to change for me. I changed it like 3 days ago and it's still the old one

9:17 am

LuvWordGames

je 4/9

9:17 am

BzznBea

je4.9

9:18 am

HarryHood

ty for the O

9:18 am

MLFAN17

bzz can you expand on that se urchin clue I found two words using google but neither in the grid only part of the word

9:18 am

MLFAN17

?

9:18 am

HarryHood

and the J

9:18 am

BzznBea

Is it the quilt, Carla?

9:18 am

HarryHood

nbt :) and 67 to go

9:18 am

HarryHood

it is a very small quilt

9:19 am

hokie carla

yes, but I'm still seeing the owl. refreshing, restarting the browser does nothing. It's different for macs and I forgot what I had to do last time.

9:19 am

BzznBea

uses robot ending, mlf.

9:19 am

HarryHood

it takes a few days, also on my laptop and desktop

9:19 am

MLFAN17

clean out your cache

9:20 am

hokie carla

are you talking about the pic or the actual quilt, HH? at first it was ginormous so then I saved it at small

9:20 am

HarryHood

the pic is tiny

9:20 am

rururocks

it's a sea urchin with a paranoia condition

9:20 am

hokie carla

guess I should do medium next time

9:21 am

hokie carla

I kept thinking that word was shorter and ended with lid. is there a sea urchin like that? got it now, thx

9:22 am

BzznBea

I completed my fabric slashing pillow yesterday. It looks awesome! Am hoping to get pics today.

9:22 am

MLFAN17

I have the right word I thought and it is in the grid but wont take it/

9:22 am

Uneaixoise

Good one, ru :-)

9:22 am

hokie carla

can't wait to see!

9:23 am

BzznBea

Then you aren't spelling it correctly, mlf.

9:23 am

HarryHood

2/3 done. bbl!

9:23 am

hokie carla

I always find it amusing that te6 is a word but not te4

9:24 am

BzznBea

Yes, me too.

9:25 am

rururocks

my phantom is elicit

9:25 am

MollyL

You have to do a hard refresh, CNTL + F5 for Windows, who knows what for Macintosh, to see an icon change.

9:25 am

hokie carla

same

9:25 am

BzznBea

Mine too, ru.

9:25 am

hokie carla

same was to ru

9:26 am

MollyL

Icon pictures should be 350 x 350 pixels

9:27 am

BzznBea

Yikes! Just discovered I have one vowel word left...

9:27 am

hokie carla

googling tells me safari hard reset is cmd + opt + E, but that does nothing when I do it, it doesn't even reload

9:28 am

Ping

maybe cmd + opt + esc?

9:28 am

MollyL

One of the reasons I don't care for Macintosh products

9:29 am

hokie carla

I did clear history on the drop down menu and it worked, but now I'll prob have to fill in everything everywhere else

9:29 am

hokie carla

I have been Mac since 2012 and don't like Windows at all anymore.once you go mac you never go back.

9:30 am

MollyL

I have used Macintosh and hated every second of it

9:31 am

rururocks

i know i hate windows ten.. that's for sure

9:31 am

hokie carla

I had 2 windows laptops before this MacBook and each of them lasted a year or less. this one is 8 years old.

9:31 am

Flask1

Can I just say, what a difference it makes going backwards to find a lot of the words...thanks for the hint!!

9:32 am

hokie carla

very true, flask

9:32 am

Flask1

:)

9:32 am

hokie carla

ah, russian olympic city in the grid

9:32 am

BzznBea

Makes a world of difference, flask.

9:32 am

rururocks

going backwards?

9:33 am

BzznBea

Reading right to left, ru.

9:33 am

Flask1

it sure does!!

9:33 am

hokie carla

bea pointed out a lot of the words run backwards

9:33 am

hokie carla

ha! found the double vowel t word that usually throws me.

9:34 am

Flask1

Ru there are a lot of words run backwards!

9:36 am

BzznBea

And I just found the things in your mouth that I always miss...<rolls eyes>

9:36 am

hokie carla

68 left still, but must take a laundry break

9:36 am

hokie carla

bea, I usually miss that but had found them today. mr. bf just got back from the dentist so maybe that's why.

9:37 am

Flask1

I missed it too...thanks Bzzn...

9:37 am

rururocks

that must be an experience going to a dentist right now

9:38 am

hokie carla

yeah, they sent an email the other day outlining all the changes being made.

9:38 am

hokie carla

he said the hygienist said it was way scarier during AIDS before they knew what was going on

9:39 am

BzznBea

I read an interesting article yesterday about COVID and the reopening.

9:41 am

BzznBea

Basically, what it said is to consider airflow and length of time you are near others.

9:42 am

rururocks

that's hard to do here in Napa we have a bunch of gas bag winery owners out here :D

9:42 am

MollyL

There are things that people are not going to be comfortable with. Sharing close quarters, like elevator space, for example.

9:43 am

M3

so standing in queues behind lots of people is a bad idea!

9:43 am

BzznBea

The reason so many people in meat packing plants have contracted it is because the environment is refrigerator cold and the workers have to yell at each other to be heard.

9:43 am

BzznBea

I wouldn't do it, m3.

9:45 am

rururocks

stats on the J anyone?

9:45 am

BzznBea

Your chances of getting it by passing some on in the store is very slim. But standing in line...The author used an equation about distance and time.

9:45 am

BzznBea

je4.9

9:45 am

rururocks

oh geez

9:45 am

rururocks

thanks bea

9:47 am

BzznBea

That has been the most sought after word today.

9:47 am

rururocks

i must have stared at that for 5 minutes

9:49 am

hurshy

ooee i just popped out the di8 and 9 like it was nothing

9:51 am

rururocks

thank you hursh.. my missing d's

9:51 am

hurshy

yw! :D

9:51 am

hurshy

top row gray!

9:53 am

hurshy

phantom: epithet

9:53 am

M3

i go out once a moth to the local farm shop thats it. the rest is deliverd, ive started growing all my own veg,

9:54 am

BzznBea

I have one more D to get that row gray...

9:54 am

hurshy

there's getting a plane's wings clear to fly in the winter

9:54 am

hurshy

a 4/5 babblet

9:54 am

hurshy

and not length or width but...

9:55 am

BzznBea

That's it! Thanks!

9:56 am

MollyL

Everyone should be careful, no question. But the fact of the matter is that unless you have been locked in your house with no outside contact at all (no deliveries, no grocery store trips) you have chances of being infected. Just do what you can to keep your chances low.

9:57 am

M3

pople over hear are infecting other who they live with, familes are now getting sick together!! aparently, but you can trust the news anymore

9:58 am

BzznBea

Carla, you still out there?

10:00 am

hurshy

left col grey!

10:02 am

rururocks

no kidding about the backwards words

10:04 am

MollyL

Greying things out really seems to get Hurshy's juices flowing!!!!!!

10:04 am

hurshy

small victories :)

10:05 am

rururocks

i'm greying my hair and columns at the same time

10:06 am

BzznBea

I bet there are lots of grey hairs out there.

10:06 am

hurshy

lol

10:07 am

Flask1

Yes Bzzn...there arelots here!

10:07 am

MollyL

Really, it's going to be a stampede when the salons open

10:07 am

hurshy

some very nice words today, ones we don't get often

10:08 am

Flask1

I keep making little random calls to my hairdresser...just to keep me in the loop...lol

10:09 am

rururocks

i have had three appts postponed so far.. salons are a long way from open

10:10 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! a brand of strong glue

10:10 am

MollyL

Loctite

10:10 am

BzznBea

My mom is the one going nuts here. I actually heard her drop the F bomb when she heard it would still be a while for the salons to open.

10:10 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:15 am

bichon

st 8/50, pls

10:15 am

MollyL

Mom's who don't usually, using the F word are such a treat : D

10:17 am

BzznBea

Used an anvil, bichon.

10:20 am

bichon

can you give me another clue, pls

10:20 am

MollyL

That is a new one for me. Sm maybe, but not st.

10:21 am

MollyL

Under the spreading chestnut tree the village ______ stands. Make it an st word and past tense it.

10:23 am

saanichcat

thanks Molly

10:23 am

MollyL

And, as usual for Babble words, the word OBSOLETE appears in the definition.

10:24 am

rururocks

closed out the c's.. whew

10:24 am

rururocks

hi saanich

10:24 am

hurshy

i do love hearing the birdies tweet on a nice sunny day

10:25 am

bichon

tyMolly

10:25 am

rururocks

whew for a minute i thought harpjane was getting started

10:25 am

BzznBea

I have 9 words left...All C's

10:25 am

saanichcat

hello ru. How's the biking?

10:25 am

MLFAN17

ty fo rthe st8 clue

10:25 am

MLFAN17

bzz I hate c words

10:25 am

rururocks

no biking yesterday.. it was pouring here

10:26 am

MollyL

It must be hard to like cats and birds. Isn't that a conflict of interest? : D

10:26 am

BzznBea

What words do you like, mlf?

10:26 am

rururocks

today it's sunny so i'll get out. I'm up to 5 miles a day.. that's good for an old geezer like me

10:26 am

hurshy

it was when i tried to have both in the house, yes, molly :( but when they are outside and the cats are kept in, tis fine

10:26 am

MLFAN17

bzz the easy words lol

10:26 am

MollyL

Whoa, look out for Mr. Fitness

10:27 am

rururocks

i'm really trying Molly.. i have to get in better shape..

10:28 am

MollyL

I'm trying to stay off sugar. It's depressing.

10:28 am

rururocks

i am totally off sugar and carbs right now

10:29 am

MollyL

Oh if I give up sugar and carbs, the weight melts off. It is really a boring way to exist though.

10:29 am

bichon

I had blood drawn yesterday forr an upcoming Zoom with my doctor. My triglides are off the chart

10:30 am

MLFAN17

agreed molly

10:30 am

rururocks

well.. i weight a WHOLE lot more than you

10:30 am

hurshy

is it possible to be addicted to goldfish crackers?

10:30 am

MLFAN17

YES

10:30 am

MollyL

Yes Hurshy, I know someone who eats the all the time.

10:30 am

BzznBea

My mom is addicted to Cheezit Extra toasty

10:31 am

hurshy

well, cheezit i KNOW i can't buy. those are too delicious and i will definitely eat too much.

10:31 am

MLFAN17

same here hurshy

10:33 am

BzznBea

My favorite cracker right now is the Premium Saltine minis.

10:34 am

bichon

I'm going to have a mango coconut smoothie for lunch today

10:34 am

MLFAN17

I just love crackers in general

10:34 am

hurshy

howzabout a clue for ec8?

10:34 am

rururocks

this grid is making me crackers

10:35 am

MLFAN17

lol

10:35 am

BzznBea

ec8 is a sea urchin. End in robot ending

10:35 am

rururocks

ec8 a frightened sea urchin

10:35 am

hurshy

thank you bea and ru

10:36 am

Flask1

clue please for st8/50?

10:36 am

rururocks

time to go.. actually working today.. later folks

10:36 am

MLFAN17

ty for the ec8

10:37 am

MLFAN17

flask ends in hi4

10:38 am

BzznBea

Clued at 10:21, flask

10:41 am

mkg

not getting sea urchin. any other clues? ty

10:41 am

BzznBea

Use morewords, mkg

10:41 am

hurshy

there's really only a couple ways to get from ec to the robot ending

10:41 am

hurshy

should be monkeyable

10:42 am

hurshy

te7?

10:42 am

BzznBea

Old word for crazy in the head.

10:43 am

hurshy

ah thanks, i was like, ending with ie at first

10:43 am

mkg

ty got it.

10:44 am

mkg

was the st 8 clued? dont see it . need it though. ty.

10:44 am

Flask1

Is there another clue for st8? please??

10:46 am

BzznBea

A black sm*** uses an anvil. Another word for him is a sm***y.

10:46 am

BzznBea

Change the sm to st and make it past time.

10:48 am

mkg

ty bea. weird word.

10:48 am

sammysmom

Good clue. I got it!

10:49 am

mkg

any clues for the 9s? ty

10:49 am

Flask1

Oh wow! What a word....thanks Bzzn...

10:49 am

BzznBea

Are you going to ask for clues for all the big words, mkg?

10:50 am

mkg

no. just one 9 will do. ty

10:51 am

BzznBea

et9.60 it is a pesticide that ends with the letter before ten.

10:51 am

mkg

thanks. looking.

10:52 am

mkg

got it. ty

10:55 am

mkg

just looked at your back porch. nice.

10:55 am

mkg

still missing some tiles......darn.

10:57 am

Marian Todd

any clues for the di9 please

10:57 am

aebmusica

st8....clueplease

10:57 am

BzznBea

st 8 was clued at 10:46

10:57 am

BzznBea

di8 and 9 relates to what you eat

10:58 am

mkg

s+ you give 10% to charity which is called this, past tense ending

10:59 am

Marian Todd

Thanks BzznBea - got both di's

11:00 am

aebmusica

ty all :)

11:00 am

mkg

any clues for the j word? stats too? ty

11:00 am

BzznBea

je4.9

11:02 am

mkg

ty got it

11:03 am

MollyL

I'm with Ru, I don't clue four letter words. If someone can't be bothered to look for words that small, perhaps a different game would be better. Something simpler.

11:03 am

mkg

i object to use of that j word. it is korean word.

11:04 am

BzznBea

I'm with you, Molly. I also hate to clue 5's

11:05 am

MollyL

This virus crap is really starting to wear on me. First my Mother's Day cake order was canceled, now the plants that I ordered are canceled as well. Damn.

11:07 am

BzznBea

Is there a farm stand or small nursery near by, Molly?

11:09 am

MollyL

Yep, but everything they have available for curb side pick up is sold out. I guess it wasn't meant to be this year.

11:09 am

MollyL

I can try Lowe's I guess. They usually have crappy plants though.

11:09 am

BzznBea

Some thing will come about.

11:10 am

BzznBea

I usually buy from Lowe's. Not this year. Won't go out there to be around all the people.

11:12 am

BzznBea

I need to get a bit more productive. Still in my jammies...

11:12 am

BzznBea

See you tomorrow.

11:12 am

MollyL

Apparently the plant place I ordered from had to shut down because they are shipping plants and the plants are winding up stuck in USPS warehouses for weeks and dying.

11:13 am

MollyL

Ah, still in pajamas at noon. That is living the good life. Have a nice day Bea.

11:14 am

hokie carla

mr. homie just asked me if I was going to wear my pjs all day.

11:14 am

cybernan

good morning all -- hope everyone is well

11:15 am

hokie carla

just came by to ask bea about my tomato plant with yellow leaves at the bottom.

11:15 am

hokie carla

and she is leaving

11:15 am

hokie carla

or gone

11:15 am

marksdolly

your tomato plant could've gotten nipped by frost or too much water, just nip the yellow leaves off and the plant will be fine

11:16 am

hokie carla

ok, thanks. that was our plan, just take them off and see what happens

11:16 am

marksdolly

they'll be find hokie

11:17 am

marksdolly

this is the earliest that we've planted our garden, and it looks really good! had to cover a couple of nights

11:17 am

marksdolly

onen

11:18 am

MollyL

Carla, are you and your husband retired?

11:19 am

mkg

what difference does it make if we dress or are in pjs all day? weird times. very weird.

11:19 am

mkg

what difference does it make if we dress or are in pjs all day? weird times. very weird.

11:19 am

mkg

who would have ever dreamed of what we are going through????????

11:19 am

mkg

bizarre is all i can think every day.

11:19 am

cybernan

Carla - could also be a sighn of root rot:
https://dengarden.com/gardening/Yello\nw-leaves-on-tomato-plants-Get-rid-of-y\nellow-tomato-leaves

11:20 am

Flask1

clue please for li6/24 ?

11:20 am

cybernan

saw on the news today that the USA is likely to experience 70% infection of the population if more isn't done to slow it down.

11:21 am

marksdolly

Flask, think another word for moss

11:21 am

mkg

i wish they could test if we have already got the antibodies. my hubby has it and i tested negative. what does this mean?

11:22 am

moolingwa

morning all, better board today I see

11:22 am

Flask1

Hey Mark, its the one after the floor covering, sorry!

11:22 am

marksdolly

good morn Mool!

11:22 am

MollyL

I think it means you don't have the virus.

11:22 am

moolingwa

hey doll, happy Tuesday

11:23 am

marksdolly

:) thank you! and you too!

11:23 am

moolingwa

tx :)

11:25 am

marksdolly

I don't have that one yet Flask

11:27 am

Flask1

ok Mark...Molly was that clue for me?

11:30 am

hokie carla

molly, I just haven't gone back to work after staying home with kids. my husband retired from the bank 5 years ago. now we have rental houses.

11:31 am

cybernan

li 6: blackish green fungus that grows on rocks and trees in northern climates -- looks like moss

11:32 am

hokie carla

darn, I have that one

11:32 am

montreal13

it's the chinese tree flask, sometimes written with double e

11:32 am

cybernan

not finding any j words

11:33 am

moolingwa

short one nan

11:33 am

HarryHood

ty for those 2 words mont

11:33 am

montreal13

JE4/9 nan

11:33 am

montreal13

np harry ☺

11:33 am

doseffing

... je4/9 ... rhymes with colourful gas or ex Leaf centre #14

11:34 am

moolingwa

jendin...hmm

11:34 am

cybernan

ty - forgot that one

11:34 am

doseffing

... older ex-Leaf centre #14 ... and Matts was #13 wasn't he

11:34 am

moolingwa

yeah, he was 13 I believe

11:35 am

moolingwa

I know of the guy you mention, but he predates my interest in hockey

11:36 am

cybernan

not that much of a hockey fan any more dos -- used to go to the games at the forum but that was a loooong time ago :)

11:36 am

doseffing

... being able to spell his name from cards found in chocolate bars got me a free chocolate bar in 1962

11:36 am

moolingwa

woot

11:37 am

marksdolly

Flask, have you found that LI6 yet?

11:37 am

doseffing

... still impressive ... I only got in The FOrum once ... when my dad took me to his office and we took a shortcut through the building to get to lunch ... got to shake hand with Henri Richard ... a not to be forgotten moment

11:38 am

moolingwa

43 left, and I just got my first 8 :)

11:38 am

Flask1

Montreal....am not getting it...sory!

11:38 am

marksdolly

you're doing great mool!

11:39 am

moolingwa

tx dolly...tougher board, which is good

11:39 am

marksdolly

:)

11:41 am

moolingwa

ah, there's another 8!

11:42 am

doseffing

.... we just moved on from the ex-Toronto hockey player (chosen as one of the top 100 in the first hundred years of the league) and moved on to my team, The Habs (or more properly Le Cllub d'Hockey Canadien de Montréal) which I gather was known to cybernan at one time

11:42 am

moolingwa

Les Habitants

11:42 am

doseffing

... that's them

11:42 am

cybernan

dos - only went because hubby was a coporate client of brokers who liked to butter him up with tickets.

11:42 am

moolingwa

The only original NHL team that still has the same name

11:43 am

mkg

hey doseffing......just read your blurb and a suggestion: live as carb free as possible. eat veggies and proteins.

11:43 am

doseffing

... he could have given them to me ... I'd have opened an account (with my 25cents per week allowance)

11:44 am

cybernan

we were there in the days of Henri Richard, Belliveau, Dryden...

11:44 am

mkg

carbs are what puts on the weight. i eat oils and butter but no carbs and stay slim. it is carbs that are the bad guys. man originally lived on veggies and proteins and fruits. i cut the fruits too but carbs are a no no.

11:45 am

Jshap3542

with respect, carbs put on no more weight than any other type of nutrient. gaining weight is from eating in a caloric surplus and losing weight comes from eating in a deficit. simple math

11:45 am

doseffing

... all sound advice ... but I've found that simply cutting out beer lost me 20 pounds in two months ... I'll have to try that one again sometime

11:46 am

HarryHood

no beer, no carbs? what's next - no coffee?

11:46 am

Jshap3542

if it helps to reduce your calories by cutting out major food groups then go for it but you could achieve the same results by simply eating less of everything

11:46 am

cybernan

what it comes down to in my book is one thing....
do you want to be fat and happy or skinny and miserable?

11:46 am

HarryHood

or just take away air

11:47 am

hokie carla

true, jshap. I have lost more weight by tracking calories than anything.

11:47 am

doseffing

... I want my knees to stop hurting ... and loosing some weight would help with that a lot ... ... but I unfortunately am to prone to do what I enjoy and not what's good for me

11:48 am

hokie carla

did y'all see the pic of Adele?

11:48 am

Jshap3542

ya hokie when you get honest about what you eat everyday and religiously keep track it becomes clear what needs to be cut out/limited

11:48 am

zoozzoom

I am not miserable due to being skinny.

11:48 am

cybernan

I figure I've only got a few years left so I might as well eat what I like.

11:49 am

Jshap3542

adele looks like a new person I couldn't believe it

11:50 am

hokie carla

I lost a bunch last summer hoping it would help my knee but it didn't really.

11:50 am

hokie carla

yeah, I could barely recognize her

11:50 am

MollyL

The reason people lose weight when they give up carbs is because all the good food is carbs. So you eat less because a person can only eat so much lean meat, eggs and vegetables.

11:51 am

cybernan

have you had your knee x-rayed carla? Maybe you need a replacement.

11:51 am

Jshap3542

whoever designed the human knee truly wanted humans to suffer

11:53 am

hokie carla

I had an MRI. I had synovitis then. now it hurts in a different spot and my PT friend said it's kinda weird. I think my quad deteriorated when I was trying to get over the synovitis and that is causing pain now. I did PT for a while and got an injection but still hurts sometimes.

11:53 am

MollyL

I am sure I need a hip replacement, but they will have to drag me kicking and screaming.

11:53 am

hokie carla

I saw this synovial placa syndrome or something that I think I have all the symptoms of but haven't been back to ortho to ask.

11:53 am

moolingwa

yay, another 8

11:54 am

hokie carla

mr. homie keeps saying I should just get a knee replacement, but they don't just replace them for fun. that's usually if it's down to bone on bone.

11:54 am

cybernan

why molly? -- you would feel so much better when you can walk pain free

11:54 am

hokie carla

I just have 3 8's oo

11:54 am

hokie carla

molly, supposedly new hips are the easiest recovery

11:54 am

HarryHood

me too - 3 8s

11:55 am

marksdolly

I only have 2 of the 8's

11:55 am

moolingwa

I have 3 8s too

11:55 am

cybernan

I've had both of my knees done -- not as perfect as the real joint, so much better than when I was hobbling around -- can walk for an hour without stopping, no limp, no pain

11:56 am

sammysmom

harry... are you related to the hoods from portland >

11:57 am

moolingwa

four 8s!

11:57 am

moolingwa

that was the dumbest of the four so far though

11:57 am

HarryHood

yes - hoodsies :) that's the reference

11:57 am

Flask1

Mark no I haven't found the li6 yet

11:58 am

hokie carla

our PT friend got a new knee a couple of years ago and he was around 53. he is so much better now. he rides bikes with mr. homie and we always joke he is the bionic man now.

11:58 am

sammysmom

i lived across the field from hood dairy .. lioved their kce cream

11:58 am

hokie carla

so naturally that is why mr. homie thinks I should just get one

11:58 am

HarryHood

woo!

11:59 am

HarryHood

40 left. I am stuck. bbl!

12:00 pm

moolingwa

27 left here

12:00 pm

moolingwa

tough going

12:00 pm

hokie carla

when you say dumb, moo, how about a clue?

12:00 pm

hokie carla

68 left but I have only been chatting

12:01 pm

cybernan

carla - I was 72 when I had mine done -- was walking with only a cane after one week and threw that away a month later.

12:01 pm

hokie carla

nice

12:02 pm

hokie carla

I think I need to eat lunch before I can see more words

12:02 pm

cybernan

going to list - finding this tough

12:03 pm

Flask1

pehen

12:04 pm

cybernan

first ch 5 please?

12:05 pm

hokie carla

first one I have is to like scold someone

12:06 pm

cybernan

there is a 5/16 before that one

12:07 pm

hokie carla

ends like a common e babblet

12:08 pm

hokie carla

well, without the s that e word usually has

12:09 pm

hokie carla

hebrew apparently. take the c off and you have a 4 in the grid

12:17 pm

cybernan

ei 7 please?

12:18 pm

cybernan

or et 9?

12:19 pm

marksdolly

the et9 extends from the et6 above it

12:20 pm

cybernan

tried every 3 ltr. combo I can think of on the end of that - nothing working

12:21 pm

marksdolly

add a charged atom to the end of it

12:21 pm

Dianne

help with the st8 - please.

12:21 pm

cybernan

oh - got it finally - ty

12:21 pm

marksdolly

:)

12:22 pm

hokie carla

no idea on st8 or ei7

12:23 pm

cybernan

is that for the ed dolly?

12:23 pm

cybernan

* ei 7 I mean

12:24 pm

marksdolly

are you looking for the ei7?

12:24 pm

marksdolly

add those crawly little bugs to the end of the 4 above it

12:25 pm

cybernan

ty dolly

12:25 pm

marksdolly

:)

12:31 pm

cybernan

and ty for the ch 5 -- had to find the h first

12:33 pm

hokie carla

found the 10% I always miss

12:35 pm

Trifioso

thank you for that, hokie! And hello friends

12:35 pm

marksdolly

hi Tri

12:35 pm

hokie carla

yw and hello!

12:37 pm

hokie carla

brand name alert - adhesives brand

12:38 pm

Trifioso

scotch

12:38 pm

hokie carla

no, but that is almost there

12:39 pm

Trifioso

hmmm elmers? gorilla glue? 3m? hahah

12:39 pm

hokie carla

loctite

12:39 pm

Trifioso

ohhhhh

12:41 pm

Trifioso

finally got the 9

12:41 pm

Trifioso

the et one, that is

12:43 pm

cybernan

oc 6 please?

12:44 pm

marksdolly

add h4 to the end of the oc

12:44 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

12:45 pm

marksdolly

hi jm

12:45 pm

Flask1

Clue for Li6 please

12:45 pm

cybernan

ty dolly

12:46 pm

marksdolly

:)

12:46 pm

doseffing

... there are three ... two are variations on the Chineses nut ... the other is like moss growing on a rock

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

ty dose

12:48 pm

doseffing

... any time

12:57 pm

Flask1

it must be the chinese one....but am really struggling to get it...

12:57 pm

cybernan

te 7 please?

12:57 pm

Flask1

petite

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

ty flask

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

think white canned chinese nuts flask

12:59 pm

Flask1

yw!

1:00 pm

MollyL

I knew one spelling of that but not the weirdo one

1:02 pm

hokie carla

we have an ice cream truck driving around

1:03 pm

Flask1

I have even tried googling it too!! Nothing!

1:04 pm

cybernan

hope the driver is wearing a mask and gloves and physical distancing

1:04 pm

hokie carla

I clicked the def. of the one I had and it brought up the weird spelling

1:04 pm

hokie carla

agreed, nana

1:04 pm

hokie carla

nan

1:06 pm

Flask1

It's a mystery!

1:07 pm

cybernan

isn't a wiffle a skinny waffle?

1:07 pm

hokie carla

the spelling I'm used to is not here, it's ly

1:07 pm

hokie carla

not here. here wiffle is a brand of plastic baseball & bat.

1:07 pm

doseffing

whiffle

1:08 pm

MollyL

li6...I ____ the fire + first three of pretty dishware you use on special occasions that comes from the orient

1:08 pm

cybernan

and a wifle is elmer fudd's gun

1:08 pm

hokie carla

or just click the def. of the one you do have ;)

1:09 pm

MollyL

I hope the kids in the neighborhood get extra ice cream for being cooped up so long

1:09 pm

marksdolly

lol love it Nan!

1:10 pm

Flask1

Thankyou Molly!!..:)

1:10 pm

hokie carla

so annoyed, tried canceling my gym membership since their online workouts made my knee worse, and they are trying to make me pay 50% of remaining 10 mos. on my contract or get a doctor's note to pause it.

1:11 pm

hokie carla

they said they are opening back 5/26 with modified schedule, well, I won't be there for quite a while. so I already paid for all of april and may with nothing in return.

1:11 pm

MollyL

I have never seen the nut spelled that way. But hey, that is Enable for you.

1:11 pm

cybernan

but still not finding the wi 5/20

1:12 pm

hokie carla

I just learned today, nan, means will comply in radio lingo

1:12 pm

cybernan

oh -- goes with roger -- is that really a word?

1:12 pm

doseffing

... wilco

1:12 pm

hokie carla

roger, roger. didn't we just have roger yesterday?

1:12 pm

hokie carla

yes, that's it, dos

1:13 pm

MollyL

No, but neither is AWOL and Enable takes it. Dose you can go get yourself a drink in the PB

1:13 pm

doseffing

... apologies ...

1:13 pm

hokie carla

or it's an american alt rock band

1:14 pm

cybernan

te 7 please?

1:15 pm

hokie carla

don't have

1:15 pm

Flask1

scow

1:16 pm

MollyL

Sounds like the past tench of one of your senses, not sight, smell, hearing, taste...in southern drawl

1:17 pm

MollyL

*Past tense

1:17 pm

hokie carla

well, I tried that as a 5 and do every time but it's not allowed

1:18 pm

hokie carla

yeah, if someone is te7, they ain't right in the head

1:18 pm

cybernan

ty molly

1:18 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for the help everyone -- time for elevensies -- made some ginger cookies yesterday

1:19 pm

MollyL

Yeah, but by all rights, don't te5 the stove you will burn up your hand, should work too

1:19 pm

hokie carla

exactly!

1:20 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone -- stay safe and watch out for that icecream man :)

1:20 pm

hokie carla

well, I have made (very little) progress. still 54 remaining. guess I will go walk the dog.

1:33 pm

MollyL

I really hope Nan was kidding about the ice cream man. There is such a thing as being too vigilant.

1:35 pm

jmcnrick

I think it was the social distancing thing. I heard on in my neighborhood this weekend too. I was glad I didn't have to decide whether to let my kids have ice cream.

1:35 pm

jmcnrick

And, it is kinda cold here anyway

1:37 pm

marksdolly

fireworks!!

1:37 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo marks!

1:39 pm

marksdolly

ty:)

1:40 pm

marksdolly

any clues needed?

1:40 pm

jmcnrick

I am content to stumble along for a while

1:41 pm

marksdolly

:)

1:50 pm

periwinkle

help with fl8 pls

1:51 pm

moolingwa

it's a dumb word that doesn't look real

1:52 pm

moolingwa

Perhaps a combination of irritated skin with a quick pull away as a result of something surprising

1:53 pm

periwinkle

great clue ty Mool

1:53 pm

moolingwa

yw

1:53 pm

periwinkle

still missing 5 of the 8's

1:53 pm

periwinkle

67 words left

1:53 pm

moolingwa

was a pure guess I my part when I was prospecting for 8lw

1:53 pm

moolingwa

27 left here

1:54 pm

periwinkle

I am binge watching House on TV

1:56 pm

moolingwa

I'm about to get on a call with a customer :)

1:57 pm

moolingwa

when a price is obscene wouldn't you consider that costile?

2:08 pm

periwinkle

I saw a clue for the st8 but still do not see the word

2:08 pm

Flask1

clue for t37/40 please

2:09 pm

Flask1

te7/40

2:10 pm

Gillie

"touched, slightly crazy"

2:11 pm

periwinkle

help with st8 pls

2:11 pm

Flask1

is that for me Gillie?

2:11 pm

Gillie

Yes Flask

2:11 pm

Gillie

peri, I haven't got it, but I'll look

2:12 pm

Flask1

peri is it your birthday today?

2:13 pm

periwinkle

no my birthday is In February

2:14 pm

periwinkle

why do you ask, Flask?

2:14 pm

Flask1

stithied....

2:14 pm

jmcnrick

*puts the candles back in the drawer*

2:15 pm

Gillie

I guess she wanted to give you a birthday gift.

2:16 pm

jmcnrick

I was ready for cake

2:16 pm

periwinkle

wel it is my unbirthday :-)

2:17 pm

Gillie

I found it from the earlier clue, was just trying to figure out a better clue.

2:17 pm

Flask1

I tried for hours to get that word!!

2:18 pm

Flask1

Gillie can you give me another clue please?

2:18 pm

Gillie

Flask, the te7 rhymes with a word that could also mean "engraved".

2:18 pm

MollyL

Unbirthday Party in the PB for Peri. Lots of ice cold gin and tonics available for party girls and boys.

2:20 pm

Flask1

Oh an icecold gin would be fab right now...

2:21 pm

MollyL

If you like it ice cold you should keep it in the freezer

2:21 pm

Flask1

Gillie is that not only 6 letters?

2:21 pm

periwinkle

I would love a cold G&T right now

2:21 pm

MollyL

Gin makes me gag, so I will stick to whiskey

2:21 pm

periwinkle

I still need help with st8 pls

2:22 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 64 left

2:22 pm

Flask1

OMG...I wrote it out for you!!

2:22 pm

MollyL

s + ten percent charity word but change the last vowel + past tense ending

2:22 pm

Flask1

at 2.14

2:22 pm

periwinkle

you sure did Flask and I did not see it. thank you

2:22 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

2:22 pm

Sugrraleona

lmao

2:22 pm

Flask1

yvw

2:22 pm

MollyL

And yeah, it was put in the grid

2:23 pm

MollyL

Wow, and you people haven't even started shooting gin yet. Whee!

2:24 pm

Flask1

You're right Molly...lol

2:24 pm

periwinkle

hey I am multitasking here. watching House on TV and playing babble. I also organized two drawers In my bureau earlier today

2:25 pm

Sugrraleona

ni5?

2:25 pm

Flask1

techied

2:25 pm

MollyL

Judi will be sorry she missed your organization update. I will let her know. : D

2:26 pm

periwinkle

haha Molly

2:26 pm

MollyL

ni + what Jack and his girlfriend went up, minus the last letter

2:26 pm

Flask1

Te7 please?

2:26 pm

periwinkle

ty Mlly

2:26 pm

MollyL

I need to purge dresser drawers. Too much accumulated junk in them.

2:27 pm

Sugrraleona

ty Molly

2:27 pm

periwinkle

Molly even

2:27 pm

MollyL

t + past tense of drawings made by rubbing stone

2:28 pm

MollyL

te7 rhymes with "that is a very far fe7 idea"

2:28 pm

Flask1

So it is....thankyou...I was missing a T...thanks Molly!

2:32 pm

Sugrraleona

et9?

2:34 pm

Flask1

Sugr...et9 ends in the number before 10

2:35 pm

Sugrraleona

got it - ty

2:36 pm

Flask1

yvw

2:46 pm

Flask1

de6/7 combo please?

2:49 pm

Gillie

Hercule Poirot does this.

2:50 pm

Gillie

Or a geiger counter does it for radiation.

2:54 pm

Flask1

thanks Gillie!

2:55 pm

Naches girl

Detect

2:56 pm

Flask1

thanks Nache

2:58 pm

origami

This is a nasty grid

3:08 pm

Flask1

Gillie do you have the de5 just before de6/7 combo, please?

3:09 pm

origami

Flash - deepness

3:09 pm

Flask1

Thanks origami!

3:10 pm

Flask1

Wow! Fireworks at last!!

3:10 pm

origami

You're welcome

3:10 pm

Flask1

Any clues needed before I go?

3:12 pm

Flask1

OK...goodnight to one and all...

3:20 pm

MollyL

This is a nasty grid. Someone said it was fun this morning. I don't get that at all.

3:24 pm

hokie carla

who on earth?

3:52 pm

jan

Nasty grids don

3:53 pm

jan

Nasty grids don't bother me much. I just don't finish them... (sorry our modem blinked off briefly with the power)

3:53 pm

hokie carla

LOL, I was like, who's don?

3:54 pm

jan

We've been having intermittent power issues all afternoon. Very breezy, even windy here.

3:55 pm

hokie carla

today is the first not super windy day here in like 4 days

3:57 pm

harpjane

hello, may I have stats for the P, and the lone N please?

3:58 pm

jan

p/5/12 and p/6/21. Don't have the lone n.

3:58 pm

origami

ne 4/4

3:59 pm

hokie carla

the left p? I believe the n is ne4

3:59 pm

moolingwa

ne4

3:59 pm

moolingwa

back for my final 26

3:59 pm

hokie carla

I went to the list at like 50 left!

4:00 pm

moolingwa

still listless and clueless....to date anyway

4:00 pm

jan

I don't list till I'm down to 20 percent. Haha, why do I make silly rules like that for myself??

4:00 pm

hokie carla

still clueless here too but I think you mean something else

4:00 pm

moolingwa

that means I'm sillier then ;)

4:02 pm

moolingwa

I try to get 80% done without looking at the tile stats...then I try going through each letter, then I try to focus on the ones I have most remaining on...and then I don't list

4:02 pm

moolingwa

the cool thing is that you can make your own rules within the rules

4:02 pm

MollyL

Speaking of silly rules, I have never understood NBT and NBS. Like what does that mean? If you got points for it or something, I would understand.

4:04 pm

moolingwa

Just a way of marking some form of progress...lots of different ways that players do that. I don't focus on the NBT/NBS, but if that's what someone wants to do, then it's like a game inside a game

4:04 pm

hokie carla

lol, I don't fret about that. maybe there is a cookie waiting in the PB?

4:05 pm

MollyL

I think it is just age old lingo here, like the monkey thing. And people who still say nifty.

4:05 pm

moolingwa

people still say nifty??

4:05 pm

hokie carla

agree, however people like to play it, but like finding 1 word on a tile with 38 doesn't mean anything to me. if I can get halfway on each tile I feel like I've done something.

4:05 pm

hokie carla

I've heard fifty is nifty

4:05 pm

origami

Only groovy people, mool

4:06 pm

moolingwa

that's gnarly

4:06 pm

MollyL

Yep, and sixty is swell. Seventy is lousy though.

4:07 pm

hokie carla

for forty it's just "oh lordy"

4:07 pm

MollyL

Nifty was my Dad's word. But he was always excused as he grew up in the 1920's.

4:07 pm

harpjane

oooh I love those nifty monkeys!

4:07 pm

moolingwa

I guess I'm just not hip to these wicked, rad, woke terms that people use

4:08 pm

MollyL

Harp, I would expect no less due to all of your animal references.

4:08 pm

moolingwa

do you need fifty monkeys to be nifty, or can it be a lesser amount?

4:08 pm

hokie carla

moo, now you're going to have to explain all those here

4:08 pm

moolingwa

you don't need to know the definitions to play these word games :)

4:10 pm

MollyL

I made it a habit not to use my kids terminology. It provokes dirty looks and eye rolls.

4:10 pm

origami

Totes, Molly

4:10 pm

moolingwa

When I left New Zealand in the 80s "wicked" was a popular term...it's much more recently used in Boston

4:10 pm

MollyL

It is also unbecoming for people of a "certain age". Makes you sound like you are trying to sound young and hip, when you are definitely not.

4:11 pm

hokie carla

I thought wicked was used in new england for a long time?

4:11 pm

moolingwa

I think I missed the whole window for young and hip in conjunction

4:11 pm

origami

I've never been hip

4:12 pm

moolingwa

Believe you're right hoke, I meant more that it faded out in NZ.. continued on for Boston for some reason

4:12 pm

hokie carla

ah

4:12 pm

MollyL

Wicked has been used in Boston for years. It is not unique to New Zealand.

4:13 pm

moolingwa

although the way it was used is a little different

4:14 pm

hokie carla

wicked awesome

4:14 pm

MollyL

Well I don't count on y'all from other countries and what words mean after I found out what fanny means in the UK

4:14 pm

moolingwa

yes, puts a whole new spin on "fanny" pack

4:15 pm

MollyL

And the song by The Bee Gees

4:15 pm

origami

When I was in Jr. High, "righteous" was a thing

4:17 pm

hokie carla

righteous!

4:18 pm

hokie carla

hmm, has the li8 been clued? don't recall seeing it while I've been here. is it a regular word?

4:18 pm

hokie carla

I mean I have a good idea of the first 5 letters but can't seem to get it

4:19 pm

hokie carla

nm

4:22 pm

MollyL

No problem, Peri

4:24 pm

hokie carla

:D how about so8?

4:26 pm

MollyL

Battery

4:27 pm

hokie carla

I guess not beating someone up

4:27 pm

MollyL

Sorry battery word

4:28 pm

MollyL

*Hit enter too soon

4:28 pm

hokie carla

oh, why didn't you just say it ends with the 80s Little Caesar's pizza mascot?

4:30 pm

hokie carla

4 difficult words left

4:31 pm

hokie carla

actually, one was just a pl. that I was looking the wrong way (eye roll)

4:32 pm

MollyL

I guess you never hung out with car guys

4:32 pm

hokie carla

no. but the word looks familiar to me

4:34 pm

origami

I always thought that was an "se."

4:34 pm

hokie carla

ugh another of my "difficult" words was a pt

4:34 pm

hokie carla

is st8 a regular word?

4:35 pm

origami

No

4:38 pm

origami

Do you want a clue, hokie?

4:39 pm

hokie carla

sure

4:40 pm

origami

s + give 10% with an extra vowel (sorry, best I could come up with)

4:40 pm

origami

*gave rather

4:40 pm

phandmd

good evening

4:40 pm

origami

Hi phan

4:41 pm

phandmd

Hi. I am puzzling out that clue you just gave...

4:41 pm

Gillie

Is that painting one of yours, origami?

4:42 pm

origami

Yes, Gillie. The photo is a little squished, though.

4:42 pm

hokie carla

well, that had me stymied, but your clue helped me know which 3rd letter to look it up.

4:42 pm

Gillie

I like it.

4:42 pm

hokie carla

that's fireworks! thanks to all cluers and lickety

4:42 pm

phandmd

where does the extra vowel go?

4:42 pm

origami

Yay, hokie

4:43 pm

phandmd

well done Carla

4:43 pm

origami

Thank you, Gillie.

4:43 pm

origami

near the end phan

4:43 pm

hokie carla

ph, it's making a sometimes vowel word (not in grid) a pt

4:44 pm

hokie carla

oh, and of course it's an obsolete word

4:44 pm

phandmd

I am not sure I understand what you mean Carla

4:44 pm

phandmd

and of course it is

4:45 pm

phandmd

OK, I am deciding to pass on that word for now and just work the grid...

4:46 pm

moolingwa

back again.....26 to go, or did I already say that

4:51 pm

periwinkle

hi all, back again. help with li8 pls

4:51 pm

moolingwa

hey peri, no idea....don't have that

4:51 pm

moolingwa

but now that I know there's an li8...I shall loo

4:52 pm

montreal13

extend the 2nd LI 6/24

4:52 pm

moolingwa

ah, thx monty

4:53 pm

montreal13

np mool ☺

4:53 pm

moolingwa

would have almost certainly not got that without assistance

4:53 pm

montreal13

a strange one indeed...

4:53 pm

moolingwa

more than a fair share of strange ones in this board

4:54 pm

montreal13

yes, that ET9 among them...

4:55 pm

periwinkle

ty monty

4:55 pm

moolingwa

oh, guess I'll look for that one now too...

4:55 pm

moolingwa

got it

4:55 pm

moolingwa

had the 6

4:55 pm

montreal13

np peri - ET9 ends in a number...

4:55 pm

montreal13

well done mool !

4:55 pm

moolingwa

tx

4:56 pm

montreal13

must go - good luck to all who persist

4:57 pm

moolingwa

seeya monty, enjoy your evening

4:57 pm

periwinkle

th8 also ends in a number

4:58 pm

moolingwa

ah, thx peri...just two 8s and a 9 to go

4:58 pm

moolingwa

don't forget the th7...if you don't have it

4:58 pm

moolingwa

21 left over all

4:58 pm

periwinkle

there is a di8 and di9

4:59 pm

moolingwa

got them, that's all I needed

4:59 pm

periwinkle

good

4:59 pm

periwinkle

bbl

4:59 pm

moolingwa

ciao

5:40 pm

MollyL

I feel like a black market bandit. Amazon just delivered a pound of active dry yeast. : D

5:51 pm

jmcnrick

molly the bread baking mobster moll

5:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

evening

5:53 pm

jmcnrick

TO!!!!

5:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my!

5:54 pm

jmcnrick

surprise!!!!!

5:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

this calls for a drink. but then again , nearly everything does these days.

5:55 pm

jmcnrick

I would give you a hug. . . but social distancing you know ;)

5:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

ditto. i was thinking about you. i was looking into raising a bay laurel but it seems not feasible this far north.

5:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

would need to overwinter inside and i don't have the space.

5:58 pm

jmcnrick

no? Mine did die from one too many freeze thaw freezes

5:58 pm

jmcnrick

I am starting my sixth since then. It takes a while to get it going.

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

that big thing died?

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

the tree?

5:59 pm

jmcnrick

my heart broke when it died. nearly 20 feet tall but skinny and it just split in two with the freeze

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry. when?

6:00 pm

jmcnrick

I couldn't cut it down for a year and even then I saved the cut tree for a couple of years. completely irrationally.

6:00 pm

jmcnrick

about 5 years ago.

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

i don't know

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

so what's up with you TO?

6:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

not much. sometimes i get fits when i want to clean everything. madness.

6:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

;D

6:03 pm

jmcnrick

yeah I have been going through piles. I have thrown out hundreds of dead pens. I keep the pencils to donate to schools later.

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

chafing to start home improvement projects. of course, the same projects i have put off for a few years.

6:04 pm

jmcnrick

why don't you start them then? the hardware stores will deliver

6:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

i put pens and a spare mug into the common room at the library witha tnoe that read, need a pen, take a pen. . it was funny to see a guy look around and take the whole thing.

6:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

bot for me to do. but juest interviewd a new handyman. starting with outdoor stuff.

6:05 pm

jmcnrick

haha he must have been desperate. I only throw out the dead ones

6:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry. they are handyman taks.

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

I am mainly sewing masks and protective gear for an outpatient clinic for immigrants and low income fold

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

folk

6:06 pm

jmcnrick

I understand. I get to ask help from the boy

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

looked like a hoarder to me, and i should know. have not been in MD since the eclipse. hate going there.

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

and before that when i saw you.

6:07 pm

jmcnrick

I am sorry.

6:07 pm

jmcnrick

things ended?

6:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

in a way. coming here is better, space to work, someone to feed you....

6:08 pm

jmcnrick

molls the ice cream truck is here!!!

6:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

YAYAYAYAY! toasted almond! strawberry shortcake> chocolate eclair!

6:09 pm

jmcnrick

put on your mask and I will give you a five and you can go get one.

6:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

:D

6:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i want to finish this. before tv time. after all, i am sure there is lots of quality entertainment on. *eyeroll*

6:11 pm

jmcnrick

sheesh I hardly even turn it on. Even Jeopardy is a repeat tonight

6:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

like the news. why bother

6:13 pm

jmcnrick

I read the American e-edition of the British Economist each morning and that's it.

6:14 pm

jmcnrick

but I keep on keeping on. . . lead a Zoom workshop on Conversations with the Other: How to talk with people with whom you disagree politically.

6:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

someone we know swears by BBC online but it's as sensational as US news. i like NHK japan

6:14 pm

jmcnrick

That was a new experience and I can't wait to do it live again! Oy!

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

I like the BBC. The things they are sensational about our not our things so I don't care.

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

that sounds interesting but like a fanstasy

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm that may sound xenophobic. . .

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

its about conversations not debates.

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

i may take the contact tracing course from hopkins. but here it's going to be a paid position. i don't want to take a job from someone.

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's hard to separate the two these days.

6:16 pm

jmcnrick

I am sure there will be volunteer opportunities

6:17 pm

jmcnrick

well that is a lot of the point of the workshop

6:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

well it's what i trained to do and did for some years-counseling.

6:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

active listening, etc.

6:19 pm

jmcnrick

I like your profile story.

6:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you. my alma mater sent it.

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

I have been sending postcards to kids, right now I am sending Frozen postcards with charater prototypes and talking about how an animated movie is made

6:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

i apologize for monopolizing chat. we have not seen each other for a long time.

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

I guess I need to update mine. My cat died about a year and half ago

6:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

to whom?? iw ant to work at the food bank but am a little chicken. i have friend who have some nive gigs, making welfare check calls, etc

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

oops. I just assume others would jump in. sorry if I have been rude.

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

but except for delivering meals to those who usd to go to senior centers, not much going on here.

6:23 pm

jmcnrick

chiildren of friends and collegues

6:23 pm

dan2bit

nobody here to be offended :-)

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

i can send you a movie of the eclipse. director's cut. ;)

6:24 pm

jmcnrick

howdy Mr. 2bit! how's Ms. 2bit and the daughter?

6:25 pm

jmcnrick

that would be nice TO

6:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

they are also on FB

6:25 pm

dan2bit

we are well, safe and healthy. miss2bit turned TEN on Friday

6:26 pm

jmcnrick

WOW TEN! hard to imagine

6:27 pm

dan2bit

her big gift just arrived today in 3 large heavy boxes, which I am to turn into a backyard trampoline :-)

6:28 pm

Ping

like a magician!

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

Have fund with that. Safety railings I hope?

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

my great niece with be 7 on Thurday and I am a bad great aunt because I forgot so I will have to fedex a present tomorrow to Brooklyn! Oy!

6:29 pm

dan2bit

yes, a ring of pads and safety netting all around

6:30 pm

jmcnrick

very cool present!

6:32 pm

dan2bit

thanks - I think like many parents we are anticipating not having many safe day camp or neighborhood pool options this summer

6:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

man, i lost so many words today even though i refreshed.

6:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

tics

6:39 pm

jmcnrick

the quaker camp in maryland is not opening this year.

6:40 pm

jmcnrick

wtg TO!

6:40 pm

Ping

I don't know of day or sleepover camps open this summer

6:40 pm

jmcnrick

btw you have a word in your 6:36 comment

6:41 pm

jmcnrick

it is a major cost.

6:42 pm

jmcnrick

The Nationals are "giving" season ticket holders a credit for each game missed (my theory is that means all of them) that can be used on drinks and food and merchandise through next season.

6:42 pm

jmcnrick

That's a lot of beer

6:43 pm

dan2bit

yes everybody is trying to hang on to money already given. I have tickets to four "postponed" concerts from March and April, and our county's parks & rec department has not yet started issuing refunds

6:43 pm

dan2bit

the national zoo is also hoping to convert our camp fees to "donations"

6:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have in7/8?

6:45 pm

dan2bit

in7 harm or pain on someone and plural

6:46 pm

jmcnrick

thank you dan

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:47 pm

dan2bit

np. I am looking for the oc6 and ec8

6:48 pm

Ping

ec8 is I think a sea urchin

6:49 pm

dan2bit

actually that helped Ping, ty!

6:50 pm

Ping

yw

6:50 pm

Ping

i don't have the other one

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

te7/40 pls?

6:53 pm

dan2bit

oc6 = oc + sharpen

6:54 pm

dan2bit

t + carved into metal, TO

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. good to see you je, talk soon

6:55 pm

Ping

Thanks, Dan

7:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

why does PBS do this? back to back eposides of the asiansamericans. i can;t sit trhough four hours, no commercials!

7:02 pm

Uneaixoise

Ping!! Aaww I've missed that cute graphic!

7:04 pm

Ping

Hi Une

7:05 pm

Ping

Good to see you1

7:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

nice to see you, ping. good night, all

7:14 pm

Ping

hi and bye, TO

7:18 pm

penquis

hello all....is the so 8 a compound word?

7:18 pm

Lizlin

Good morning.

7:18 pm

MollyL

No, it's a battery word

7:19 pm

Lizlin

No pen - it's a type of battery

7:19 pm

penquis

hi liz...

7:19 pm

Lizlin

Is this a difficult grid or am I just being word blind?

7:20 pm

penquis

it's not been too bad since i listed but there are some weird words....

7:20 pm

Lizlin

Yes I've just listed and that's helping.

7:27 pm

penquis

well i went through the list and still have 5 to find....

7:27 pm

Lizlin

I'm left with 12 after my first run through with the list.

7:28 pm

Lizlin

Helps going through a 2nd time.

7:30 pm

Lizlin

li 8 pls?

7:32 pm

penquis

i have that one.....and not out to previous word...

7:32 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

7:32 pm

penquis

yw

7:32 pm

Lizlin

Down to 5 now - all 5's and 6's

7:34 pm

penquis

can you please clue the so 8?

7:35 pm

Lizlin

so 8 - begins with a 4 letter flat fish (possibly from Dover) ends with a robot ending

7:35 pm

Lizlin

And there's another consonant tossed in after the fish

7:35 pm

penquis

ty....

7:36 pm

Lizlin

yw

7:36 pm

rururocks

It is a car part pen

7:36 pm

penquis

didn't know that....

7:37 pm

rururocks

Part of the starting system

7:37 pm

rururocks

<—-ru’s automotive

7:39 pm

Lizlin

The first te 6 pls - my last word

7:40 pm

penquis

it's a pt....

7:40 pm

penquis

or at least it looks like one....

7:40 pm

penquis

same first four letters as previous word...

7:41 pm

Lizlin

Thanks - fireworks. A difficult grid for me - some weird words.

7:41 pm

penquis

st 8?

7:41 pm

Lizlin

s + 1tenth part of an offering (I think) + pt

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Someone clued it earlier - not a word I knew.

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Oh - and there's another vowel before the pt

7:42 pm

origami

Hi folks - 35 left. Not sure I'll finish.

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Rubbish clue - sorry

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Hi ori

7:43 pm

origami

Hi Liz

7:43 pm

penquis

i got it, thanks....

7:43 pm

rururocks

Hello ori

7:44 pm

Lizlin

Anything else before I head out for a socially distanced walk by the ocean?

7:44 pm

penquis

yes, th 7?

7:44 pm

Lizlin

yw Pen

7:44 pm

rururocks

Enjoy liz

7:44 pm

penquis

hi ori....

7:44 pm

origami

Hi ru, pen!

7:45 pm

Lizlin

th 7 - the previous 4 letter word + most of the number before 10, then extend for th 8

7:45 pm

Lizlin

Bye for now - enjoy your days / evenings.

7:45 pm

penquis

ty....TITT....i am done....

7:46 pm

MollyL

Pen TITT's again

7:46 pm

rururocks

Titt?

7:46 pm

MollyL

Thought I Tried That

7:46 pm

rururocks

Oh jesus

7:47 pm

rururocks

Iha

7:47 pm

MollyL

I know. People say that all the time and I wonder if they look at what they type.

7:48 pm

rururocks

I never understand them

7:48 pm

origami

I don't understand 90% of the acronyms used.

7:49 pm

MollyL

I wonder why it is so hard to type out entire words, but that is just me.

7:49 pm

rururocks

I agree. It is hard to understand

7:50 pm

MollyL

Especially since this is a word game, where I would assume people like words. Whole words that is.

7:50 pm

rururocks

It is because pen is in a hurry to get lobster Rolls. Because she can

7:51 pm

origami

I think they all come from the texting generation.

7:52 pm

rururocks

I could go for lobster tacos right now

7:52 pm

MollyL

Every time one of my sons emails or texts me that he DEF can't wait for something, I want to smack him. But I love him so I refrain.

7:53 pm

MollyL

I could go for lobster anything right now. As long as it is good lobster.

7:53 pm

rururocks

I better not do DEF on an email

7:53 pm

MollyL

I think U will : P

7:54 pm

rururocks

You are just jelly

7:55 pm

origami

I think I hate "jelly" the worst.

7:55 pm

rururocks

Lol i knew it

7:55 pm

MollyL

Oh God, save me from "jelly". I really don't like that one.

7:55 pm

rururocks

Lol i knew it

7:55 pm

MollyL

And it is usually people WAY too old to be using it.

7:56 pm

origami

LMAO :D

7:59 pm

nava

clue for st8/50???

8:01 pm

origami

Clued at 7:41 nava

8:01 pm

KrisE

last word. I can't get it. te5/7 after the things you chew with.

8:02 pm

KrisE

5/12 I mean. I'm fried.

8:02 pm

rururocks

K

8:02 pm

rururocks

Te plus vowel plus freud’s friend

8:03 pm

rururocks

Or ted has two eyes to quote jilli

8:04 pm

rururocks

Time to make dinner bye you guys

8:04 pm

origami

Bye, ru

8:04 pm

KrisE

omg thank you!

8:17 pm

nava

thank you!

8:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

clonk! (diving in, forgot the pool wasn't open yet)

8:55 pm

Marc Freeman

th7, please?

8:55 pm

Marc Freeman

tech

8:55 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry

9:00 pm

Marc Freeman

still need th7, please?

9:01 pm

NatashaW

do you have th4, 5 marc

9:02 pm

Marc Freeman

yes

9:02 pm

Ping

th 4,5 + number before 10

9:02 pm

NatashaW

add a number after it minus the last vowel

9:04 pm

NatashaW

then take that same word and stick a vowel in front of it and voila, you have a 9 letter word

9:04 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

9:05 pm

NatashaW

looked up that et9... darn, it's a "potent carcinogen"

9:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

what, no points for niffle???????

9:08 pm

NatashaW

I know!!

9:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

or schit ???

9:10 pm

NatashaW

or... wait for it... cheetos

9:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

argh, no !!!!!!!!!!

9:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

top row donw, OY VEY

9:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bottom row dwon

10:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

10:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

OMG fw at last, what an ornery grid

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night night to all lurkers (poink)

10:35 pm

Marc Freeman

et9, please?

10:35 pm

Marc Freeman

elite

10:36 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry

10:37 pm

Cosmo Kramer

et9 - et + ** (greeting) + * (vowel) + **** (number of letters in this word)

10:39 pm

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

12:00 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

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