Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, June 18, 2020

12:03 am

cybernan

hope this one is better than the last 200+ grid

12:05 am

Rainiqui

ab 8

12:07 am

cybernan

ty rain

12:07 am

jessmom

ta7

12:07 am

Rainiqui

Anytime I can Nan

12:08 am

chj

bu7

12:09 am

crayola

br7

12:10 am

jessmom

tr7x2

12:17 am

crayola

at9

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

SuzeeQ24

lu7

12:20 am

cybernan

not seeing any 7's - time for bed :)

12:37 am

marksdolly

ty lickety

12:38 am

gapeach

Thanks Lickety.

1:49 am

lynxxx

pe8

1:59 am

grannyrose

and done. my phantom was actually in the grid. *sigh* cooee and g'day from me.

2:05 am

grannyrose

i hope you are all enjoying the grid. for some reason it just didn't flow for me. i had to struggle for my last 30. ah, well. they can't be all easy, right? otherwise we would get bored and find something else to do...see you all at the flip. happy day/eve to all.

6:57 am

hokie carla

too many a's. and phantom adult

6:57 am

BzznBea

I have to agree with you, Carla.

6:57 am

M3

Hokie, same A's are not my favourite letter to start with

6:57 am

hokie carla

you probably already have them all :D

6:58 am

BzznBea

I only have 8

6:58 am

hokie carla

they are annoying, M3. do I even know 36 a's?

6:58 am

M3

i know i dont hehe

6:59 am

BzznBea

I do have all the other vowels.

7:00 am

hokie carla

I'm just on 2nd row but the 1st row e & o were no problem

7:00 am

hokie carla

looks like I just need 2 e's from the bottom and then I'll have all the other vowels

7:01 am

BzznBea

I made masks with the surge elastic. Very nice stuf.

7:02 am

hokie carla

yes, I think it's probably more comfy but I haven't made any for myself with it

7:03 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:03 am

hokie carla

howdy j

7:04 am

BzznBea

Hello, jmc.

7:07 am

jmcnrick

lots of words begining with vowels :(

7:07 am

hokie carla

I found 10 of the middle a and then moved on

7:09 am

hokie carla

eek, 41 B's

7:10 am

MollyL

Good morning Carla, Bea and Merry Sunshine
: D

7:11 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Molly.

7:11 am

hokie carla

morning

7:13 am

hokie carla

I love it when I think I'm just making words up, it takes, and then I realize oh, that is a common word.

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

Morning, all :-)

7:13 am

hokie carla

morning, une

7:13 am

BzznBea

Hey, une.

7:16 am

BzznBea

I'm so glad it quit raining.

7:16 am

BzznBea

I'm so glad it quit raining.

7:17 am

hokie carla

we only got 2"

7:17 am

BzznBea

Did you get a lot of rain, Carla?

7:17 am

MollyL

We've got that fine mist kind of drizzle going on here. Very gloomy

7:18 am

BzznBea

We had 10". Five of those over night yesterday. We still do not have sun.

7:18 am

Uneaixoise

Veerrry dry here....

7:18 am

MollyL

Damn, that is a lot of rain

7:19 am

M3

we had a huge poor down over the nighe several inches

7:19 am

hokie carla

no sun here. we had black clouds pretty much all day yesterday like it was about to pour but it did nothing all day

7:20 am

Uneaixoise

Same here hokie

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

Glad no rain today.... transporting sweet rescue tripod pittie girl .....glad roads are dry

7:23 am

jmcnrick

it rained and rained here but I am southeast of Molls

7:23 am

hokie carla

where are you transporting, just in Nashville?

7:23 am

jmcnrick

it has stopped for the moment but still gloomy

7:24 am

MollyL

Oh we had big rain overnight. Now just drizzly stuff. More to come, it looks like.

7:24 am

jmcnrick

oh misunderstood the drizzling remark

7:24 am

hokie carla

it must've rained here overnight because the deck is wet

7:25 am

Uneaixoise

Picking her up in east TN.... then she'll continue west

7:25 am

jmcnrick

frozn princess in the grid

7:26 am

hokie carla

safe travels, une

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

7:26 am

hokie carla

already been singing the song, jmc

7:26 am

hokie carla

so close to having another princess in the grid - mulan

7:30 am

hokie carla

now have 20/36 a's

7:30 am

hokie carla

but the rest of the vowels are kaput ;)

7:30 am

jmcnrick

wd hokie

7:31 am

BzznBea

I just closed out the A's =)

7:31 am

hokie carla

of course! well done

7:31 am

jmcnrick

WOW bzzn!

7:31 am

BzznBea

I still have two blank T's...

7:31 am

jmcnrick

I have 1 A word hahahaha

7:32 am

M3

i have al lthe e's hehe

7:32 am

jmcnrick

haha I have 1/2 of them

7:33 am

M3

i will never find all the a's

7:33 am

jmcnrick

HA! Now I have them all.

7:34 am

hokie carla

just found a hummus brand - did not know that's what the word meant!

7:34 am

MollyL

Some of those A words are a stretch

7:35 am

hokie carla

must be in my missing 16 because the ones I've found are pretty regular, which makes sense

7:36 am

MollyL

If you finish A and B, it's 1/3 of the grid, wow

7:38 am

hokie carla

well, I have gotten at least half of each tile except the N and lower T, just not seeing much there. only found 2 7's and nothing higher. 93 left for later. must get some things done. TTFN

7:38 am

jmcnrick

bye hokie

7:46 am

Sugrraleona

mu7 anyone?

7:47 am

jmcnrick

sorry sugrra

7:48 am

aebmusica

not yet, Sugrra

7:49 am

welki

aha - if you can tone something down, make the sound smaller, it's mu7

7:50 am

jmcnrick

hi aeb and welki

7:50 am

aebmusica

hi all

7:50 am

welki

hi jm, ae, sugr

7:51 am

BzznBea

Thanks, welki.

7:52 am

welki

hi, bea

7:53 am

M3

ab6 24 clue please

7:54 am

BzznBea

One who ab5/14

7:55 am

M3

got it thx Bzz

7:56 am

BzznBea

yw

7:56 am

jmcnrick

ty bznn

7:56 am

jmcnrick

I am now up to a whopping 3 A words! hahaha

7:58 am

Flask1

Hi everyone.....

7:58 am

jmcnrick

hi flask

7:58 am

M3

ab 8 where animails are slaughtered for comsuming

7:58 am

M3

I knew the word i had to ask Alexa how to spell it lol

7:59 am

jmcnrick

haha the word I know for that M3 is stockyard!

7:59 am

jmcnrick

maybe slaughterhouse

7:59 am

Flask1

jmc...we have something in common...our dislike of A words....or at least trying to find them...

7:59 am

jmcnrick

and there are soooooooo many today!

8:00 am

jmcnrick

flask did you see my profile pic?

8:00 am

Flask1

no?

8:00 am

M3

jmc, we call them ab8, we dont like to tell people we slaughter animal befor we eat them!!

8:01 am

jmcnrick

that is the McNeil castle in the Bay off Barra

8:01 am

BzznBea

Missing an 8

8:01 am

jmcnrick

M3 I know I have seen that word before but danged if I can remember it. I will creep up on it later.

8:02 am

Flask1

Its beautiful...is it on an island?

8:02 am

jmcnrick

yes in a bay surrounded by Barra The southernmost inhabited island.

8:03 am

MollyL

The ne, Bea?

8:03 am

jmcnrick

The laird lives in Detroit and his grandfather refurbished the castle before they made all the laws about what you can and can't do.

8:03 am

BzznBea

Yes, I found it.

8:04 am

Flask1

whats it called jmc?

8:04 am

MollyL

Of course you did, clever woman : D

8:04 am

BzznBea

I didn't think of that sufix until welki clued the mu.

8:04 am

jmcnrick

The McNeil Castle is all I know. The Isle of Barra is the home of the McNeil Clan

8:05 am

MollyL

That suffix gets a bit of use today

8:05 am

Flask1

Yes...its a beautiful part of the country..

8:05 am

M3

the ar's are difficult oh and the at's

8:07 am

MollyL

So JMC, as a descendant, do you have a standing reservation at the castle any time you want to drop by?
: D

8:07 am

jmcnrick

My boy and I went sea kayaking among teh brown seals. We later spent the

8:07 am

jmcnrick

haha no

8:07 am

MollyL

'Tis a pity

8:07 am

jmcnrick

No Molls. Only the Laird

8:08 am

jmcnrick

we later spent an evening in the pub with this sweet drunk guy trying to tell me how to shoot pool. And I guy playing a squeezebox for drinks.

8:09 am

Flask1

0.....

8:09 am

M3

Accordion?

8:09 am

jmcnrick

*a guy

8:10 am

Flask1

sounds fab jmc....by the way are you McNeil???

8:10 am

jmcnrick

a small accordian

8:10 am

MollyL

Squeezebox for drinks, there are so many naughty places you could go with that...

8:11 am

jmcnrick

haha my secret is out flask

8:11 am

jmcnrick

it was a bucket list item for me

8:11 am

jmcnrick

we also accidently ended up at teh

8:11 am

jmcnrick

Edinburg Festival

8:12 am

Flask1

0h I love the Edin Fest.

8:14 am

jmcnrick

We had a great time and in Glasgow we found a good Mexican Restaurant and I got to listen to a drum and pipes band.

8:17 am

Flask1

I love to be able to meander along Princes Street taking in all the wee sideshows......now as for Glasgow....I think its the friendliest city in the country...the people are wonderful...they are famous the world over...

8:18 am

jmcnrick

my boy and I both liked Glasgow best. It seemed very livable.

8:19 am

bichon

I love "outlander"

8:20 am

Flask1

Oh yes....the folk are fab!

8:21 am

Flask1

jmc...do you think you would come back?

8:21 am

Flask1

Bichon, I have never watched it

8:22 am

jmcnrick

yes, but I may go to Ireland next. My grandfather was born in Dublin. Then maybe to Scotland again.

8:23 am

MollyL

Outlander is a great series

8:23 am

Flask1

Lol...I have family in Dublin too....my father was an Irish man.....

8:24 am

jmcnrick

Well maybe we can do a Babble Meetup with Atalante and you then.

8:24 am

jmcnrick

I am a huge fan of Babble Meet Ups

8:24 am

Flask1

I'm laughing because you're probably thinking to yourself this woman likes to spread herself about....

8:25 am

Flask1

have you done a few?

8:25 am

jmcnrick

Are you kidding? I grew up in Texas. The British Isles are a postage stamp!

8:26 am

jmcnrick

At one time I was the Meet Up Queen. :)

8:26 am

Flask1

Really??

8:26 am

MollyL

I still think you have met more people who play than anyone else

8:28 am

jmcnrick

I suspect that is true. Not everyone likes to travel as much as I do.

8:28 am

jmcnrick

And a couple of Babblers have come to DC!

8:29 am

Flask1

From the UK?

8:30 am

aebmusica

bu7/44.....clue please

8:30 am

jmcnrick

None from the UK yet. I tried to hook up with Atalante but that didn't work out when I was there.

8:30 am

jmcnrick

Maybe this time.

8:30 am

72 Temple Owl

good day

8:30 am

jmcnrick

plural of bu 6/30

8:30 am

jmcnrick

hi TO

8:31 am

aebmusica

of course...I was going the wrong way ...as usual.

8:31 am

Flask1

Well please keep me posted as to when and where...

8:31 am

jmcnrick

haha aeb I do that all the time.

8:32 am

jmcnrick

If it happens it will probably be in December of this year or spring of next. That is my current goal.

8:32 am

72 Temple Owl

hmm, bu6...

8:32 am

Flask1

Good!

8:32 am

72 Temple Owl

don't butlers buttle?

8:32 am

jmcnrick

what you save if you bu6 your car and house insurance

8:33 am

jmcnrick

that's what I think TO

8:33 am

72 Temple Owl

ah...

8:34 am

72 Temple Owl

had it but not the plural, was staying away from that because i keep seeing bundtlet. then i want one

8:35 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with bottom T pls

8:35 am

jmcnrick

ty for the bu5

8:36 am

72 Temple Owl

any time

8:38 am

MollyL

You were very close with the manservant thing

8:39 am

jmcnrick

ty Molls

8:40 am

Flask1

a wee clue for bu7 please?

8:40 am

MLFAN17

good question peri

8:41 am

jmcnrick

plural of the insurance arrangement

8:41 am

jmcnrick

sorry peri I haven't a clue! hahaha

8:42 am

Flask1

but there's no S there

8:42 am

72 Temple Owl

this grid is full of pastry

8:42 am

MLFAN17

huh?

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

time to start the day, it's so late! seems as if i should have more words than i do. bbl

8:45 am

Uneaixoise

99 to go.....back in a bit!

8:46 am

MLFAN17

I got the bu words

8:46 am

Flask1

can u clue me the 7 please ml?

8:46 am

bichon

share, pls, mlf

8:47 am

MLFAN17

bu 7?

8:47 am

Atalante

and with Haz!

8:47 am

Flask1

yes

8:47 am

BzznBea

35 left for this afternoon during another zoom meeting...

8:47 am

JaxH66

Flask1, go the other way and you'll find the answer. The pl is there

8:47 am

MLFAN17

hi jx

8:47 am

JaxH66

Hi MLF

8:47 am

MLFAN17

i am not getting the bottom t word?

8:48 am

Flask1

Hi Jax and thankyou!!

8:48 am

JaxH66

I've not got that t word, or any of the 8's or the 9 yet

8:48 am

MLFAN17

when you put something together you bu**** it and the other is the pl

8:48 am

MLFAN17

me either

8:48 am

bichon

ty mlf

8:49 am

MLFAN17

yw bichon

8:50 am

Flask1

nor me Jax

8:52 am

MLFAN17

top corner e stats pls?

8:52 am

HarryHood

er4/4 er5/10

8:53 am

jmcnrick

sorry had to bounce out for work

8:53 am

MLFAN17

ty jmc

8:54 am

Atalante

strange that ablute doesn't work

8:54 am

MLFAN17

jmc can you help with the bottom t?

8:54 am

HarryHood

huh

8:55 am

JaxH66

tu7/32

8:56 am

jmcnrick

no sorry MLF I have no idea

8:56 am

jmcnrick

ty jax. . looking

8:56 am

HarryHood

tu6/27

8:56 am

HarryHood

just found it

8:56 am

MLFAN17

np jmc

8:57 am

jmcnrick

ty harry

8:57 am

periwinkle

ty jax

9:00 am

Flask1

thanks Jax..got it!

9:02 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

9:02 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

9:02 am

jmcnrick

hi cyber

9:02 am

MLFAN17

may i have a clue for that bottom t pls?

9:03 am

Flask1

Hi Cyber

9:04 am

Flask1

Ml...dunno how to clue it...sorry!

9:04 am

MLFAN17

does it extend from another word/

9:04 am

jmcnrick

tu7/32 and tu 6/27 that's all I know so far

9:05 am

MLFAN17

me too

9:05 am

Flask1

it starts with a part of word to teach

9:06 am

mattygroves

I have the TU6 from that T - take the large brass musical instrument (TU4/7) and extend it

9:06 am

jmcnrick

ty matty!

9:08 am

MLFAN17

got the tu 6/27

9:08 am

MLFAN17

from bottom t

9:08 am

M3

ai 7 clue please

9:08 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back..

9:08 am

jmcnrick

ty Flask I greyed that T

9:08 am

Flask1

it was tough, eh?

9:08 am

mattygroves

I'm looking for that TU7 though

9:09 am

Flask1

its not connected to the 6

9:09 am

mattygroves

Yeah, I realise that given the stats :) Thanks, still looking

9:10 am

jmcnrick

flasks clue helped with the tu 7

9:10 am

JaxH66

tu 7 - relating to guardianship. Can't think how to clue the word

9:10 am

HarryHood

ai7: compound ends in month day year

9:12 am

M3

Ty harry ill keep looking

9:13 am

HarryHood

tu7 end rhymes with your unfinished basement

9:15 am

Flask1

bbs..

9:17 am

Vicuna

tu7 - Egyptian boy king + Spanish masculine article + Egyptian sun god facing the wrong direction

9:21 am

HarryHood

this is so cool - closing day meeting at school are usually so boring, but here I get to babble in the background!

9:26 am

moolingwa

morning all

9:27 am

M3

found it phew

9:28 am

cybernan

if we can have a sand bar, why not mudbar?

9:28 am

moolingwa

200 to go

9:28 am

moolingwa

or an oyster bar

9:30 am

cybernan

128 but slowing down -- anyone know what the 9 begins with?

9:31 am

moolingwa

172 now

9:31 am

Flask1

at...

9:31 am

HarryHood

66 to go - still no 8s or 9s

9:31 am

MLFAN17

ty for the ai7

9:31 am

Sandraf

At

9:31 am

Sandraf

At 9-72

9:33 am

Flask1

Can we have a clue please Sand...

9:34 am

M3

9 = to give praise to

9:35 am

Sandraf

A characteristic of someone

9:36 am

M3

at + three - 0 + not only *** vowel. ( this is why i dont clue !! ) words are hard

9:36 am

Flask1

attribute

9:37 am

Flask1

Oooooooooooooooooooh am so sorry!!!

9:37 am

Sandraf

If a celebrity has passed away the tv put a ??? Show on!

9:37 am

cybernan

to give credit for

9:37 am

cybernan

that's it flask :)

9:38 am

Uneaixoise

Tx flask!!!

9:38 am

Flask1

OMG....sorry folks!

9:38 am

M3

yey my clue worked

9:39 am

moolingwa

100 to go

9:39 am

cybernan

yes - it gave me the start - ty m3

9:39 am

Sandraf

Clue for al 7 please

9:42 am

cybernan

what you breate in + number on a calendar

9:43 am

cybernan

breathe

9:44 am

HarryHood

found an 8! nbs :)

9:45 am

Sandraf

Ty

9:46 am

MLFAN17

gj flask

9:54 am

cybernan

a struggle just to get below 100

9:56 am

moolingwa

down to 57 to go, but yes, a tough board this one

9:57 am

cybernan

you've done well, mool - way ahead of me. Think I need to go to the list after breakfast

9:58 am

moolingwa

thanks nan, trying to muscle my way through this one

10:00 am

moolingwa

the 6/7s seem to be the tougher ones on this board....34 of 61 for me

10:01 am

cybernan

just have 29

10:02 am

cybernan

just found the officer in the roman army

10:11 am

car.eeyore

good morning

10:13 am

HarryHood

hi car

10:13 am

moolingwa

hey car

10:14 am

jmcnrick

ta for the 9 flask! hahaha

10:14 am

jmcnrick

hi to all since I wonderedoff

10:15 am

car.eeyore

Good grief...cat just showed up at the slider door with "fresh kill".

10:15 am

car.eeyore

Thank goodness it is closed!

10:15 am

moolingwa

I like that term...wondered off

10:15 am

jmcnrick

ah the cat loves you!

10:15 am

moolingwa

kind of like just the mind wandering off rather than the whole body

10:15 am

car.eeyore

Yes, he does.

10:15 am

jmcnrick

hope it's not a bird

10:15 am

moolingwa

I often wonder off

10:16 am

car.eeyore

chipmunk. The two cats have just about elimated them from our yard. and we only have 1 squirrel that comes to the edge of the yard now

10:16 am

Flask1

lol....I would love to say you're welcome jmc...but don't want a lynching...:

10:16 am

jmcnrick

haha there is a great country music song that was sung: Wandering wandering, if you're wandering too"

10:16 am

car.eeyore

I hate it when they get the bunnies, especially the babies. And I have told them birds are off limits!

10:17 am

jmcnrick

not to worry flask. . . the story about me putting the entire list in the chog is true and I am still alive and kicking

10:18 am

jmcnrick

I am a fan of killers of bunnies myself. . . the bunnies eat my garden to the ground.

10:18 am

rururocks

I read back on yesterday's brouhaha and I just didn't get what the fuss was about.. the comment was to no one but JMC

10:19 am

jmcnrick

well let it go ru. . . I have

10:19 am

Flask1

me too....

10:19 am

rururocks

i did.. I'm glad i missed it

10:20 am

jmcnrick

I guess larb is too foreign a dish for enable

10:20 am

car.eeyore

Poor chipmunk...it was just playing dead. all sorts of chaos is now happening on the deck.

10:20 am

car.eeyore

(hums National Geographic theme song...)

10:21 am

jmcnrick

haha sorry I am not there to see it car

10:21 am

Flask1

nice wee clue there jmc...ty

10:21 am

jmcnrick

have you seen the nature spy show?

10:21 am

jmcnrick

yw flask

10:22 am

jmcnrick

they make mechanical bears and birds and fish. . .it is amazing

10:22 am

rururocks

your cats listen to you to not eat birds Car?

10:22 am

Flask1

the spycam with animals?

10:23 am

Flask1

its brilliant!

10:23 am

car.eeyore

I wish. We had a nest with babies in our doorway. I was petrified he would eat them when they tried to fly, but they made it!

10:23 am

jmcnrick

yes flask it is so fun to watch

10:23 am

Flask1

it really is...

10:23 am

HarryHood

stuck at 62.

10:23 am

HarryHood

bbl!

10:24 am

jmcnrick

sadly I am stuck at 59 but in my case that is the number of words I have. . . .

10:24 am

jmcnrick

bye harry

10:24 am

car.eeyore

Honestly, I do not like the killing part, but I love to watch my cats outside. It is SO their element! They were inside cats as long as I could manage it, but the will in them was waaaaaay too strong. I have had other cats that could care less, but these two could not and would not be denied life in the wild!

10:26 am

car.eeyore

My husband is sweet enough to pick up the carcasses for me. I just can't do it.

10:26 am

moolingwa

being a birder, I won't let my cats outside :0

10:26 am

rururocks

sounds like the killing fields there

10:26 am

Flask1

Its not an easy grid at all today....

10:26 am

moolingwa

not at all

10:26 am

car.eeyore

I absolutely love birds and love bird watching.

10:27 am

car.eeyore

I would have feeders all over the place, but I was out voted by my hubby and MIL

10:27 am

jmcnrick

a neighbor and her daughter had a squirrel in their yard that they watched every day. One day a hawk swooped down and grab and ate the squirrel in front of them. The mom sought words to talk to her daughter about it but the daughter said: Circle of life, mom.

10:27 am

car.eeyore

Amen

10:27 am

moolingwa

Yeah, had a friend who taught a squirrel to wait outside his window and he'd feed it...same result

10:27 am

Flask1

Oh dear...

10:28 am

car.eeyore

Still traumatic though

10:28 am

jmcnrick

for the mom. The daughter not at all. The lion king was good for something.

10:30 am

car.eeyore

Ahhh...the mighty hunter is back without his prey. It got away...but the other cat is out in the Savannah still...

10:31 am

car.eeyore

This is my older cat, Dante. He is now lying on the kitchen floor, clearly exhausted from all that "work".

10:33 am

jmcnrick

very few outdoor cats in my neighborhood. I have a feeder by my window where I work and I watch the birds beat up on each other. But some are very pretty.

10:34 am

moolingwa

Occasionally get a coopers or sharp shinned walk to feed off the bird feeder birds

10:34 am

moolingwa

walk-hawk

10:34 am

car.eeyore

I am always amazed at the colors in birds, how their feathers lie, the way they fly...I absolutely love them. It is something my dad shared with me, so it is extra special

10:34 am

jmcnrick

the feeder is squirrel proof but there are a couple of squirrels that are convinced they will outsmart it.

10:34 am

car.eeyore

Wow!

10:35 am

car.eeyore

Well that can be hours of entertainment right there!

10:35 am

moolingwa

Yeah, my daughter has picked up a lot from me watching the birds, so I get that jm

10:35 am

moolingwa

special for me too

10:39 am

MLFAN17

where are all of these m words hiding?

10:39 am

jmcnrick

stubborn critters are they?

10:40 am

MLFAN17

seems to be I only have 3

10:40 am

MollyL

Clearly the Enable word list makers did not have a healthy outdoor upbringing. Otherwise they would know that mudball sure as hell is a word.

10:40 am

Flask1

am really struggling here today...

10:40 am

jmcnrick

haha so my clue was no help then

10:41 am

jmcnrick

I kept trying to find mudlark Molls

10:41 am

Flask1

for that one word, yes it was...lol

10:42 am

jmcnrick

plural flask

10:42 am

MollyL

Thanks JMC, I have all the m's. I was just griping about mudball. It reminded me of the conversation of the other day.

10:42 am

car.eeyore

I need help please with the fourth column bottom T?

10:43 am

jmcnrick

tu 7/32 and tu 6/27

10:44 am

car.eeyore

phantom: tabulate

10:44 am

jmcnrick

I keep trying blue as well

10:44 am

car.eeyore

ty! got it!

10:44 am

jmcnrick

yw car

10:45 am

jmcnrick

I needed more help than that! haha

10:47 am

MollyL

Yeah, that tu7 didn't just roll out of my brain either

10:50 am

sammysmom

in my back yard there are 8 squirrels, a groundhog and more birds than i can count and chipmunks.

10:50 am

jmcnrick

nice sammys

10:51 am

sammysmom

they are feasting on the peanuts that walter feeds them nice ???????????

10:52 am

hurshy

i see the 7 from that bottom t you're discussing but having trouble with the 6

10:52 am

rururocks

you'll have to steppe it up hurshy

10:52 am

jmcnrick

the 6 has nothing to do with the 7

10:52 am

hurshy

that one comes from the third row ruru, if i understand you correctly

10:53 am

rururocks

oh...

10:53 am

jmcnrick

the 6 almost seems musical

10:54 am

rururocks

you could say the tu6 is like the woman in pyscho

10:54 am

jmcnrick

bbl 186 left (I am guessing no FW for me today)

10:54 am

MollyL

I was going to say the instrument in Psycho

10:54 am

Vicuna

tu6/27 - extend the big brass to make a verb from a skinny pipe

10:55 am

hurshy

thanks everyone :D

10:55 am

MollyL

I think everyone knows the first four letters now
: D

10:59 am

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for any of the 8s please?

10:59 am

cybernan

tu 6: what you take a bath in + consumed

10:59 am

vashongin

mud--

10:59 am

rururocks

ne 8/50 is my only 8 jax

11:00 am

cybernan

just have the ab 8/50 and ne 8/50

11:00 am

JaxH66

Thanks, I'll go looking

11:01 am

vashongin

well that was weird

11:01 am

MollyL

le8/55 and pe8/55

11:02 am

moolingwa

pe8

11:02 am

moolingwa

and le8

11:02 am

moolingwa

ah, molly beat me to it

11:03 am

cybernan

ty for the le 8 - still struggling with the pe

11:04 am

JaxH66

Are any of them compound words?

11:05 am

moolingwa

no

11:05 am

cybernan

3 have to do with making something work

11:05 am

cybernan

the ab 8 is a slaughterhouse

11:06 am

hurshy

ugh

11:06 am

JaxH66

Thanks nan

11:07 am

cybernan

clue for the pe 8 please?

11:07 am

moolingwa

you should be able to get it if you have the other 8s nan

11:07 am

moolingwa

Oh sorry wrong one

11:07 am

moolingwa

Think grandfather clock

11:08 am

cybernan

tried that, mool but it isn't accepted

11:09 am

moolingwa

think adjective

11:09 am

hurshy

make it an adjective

11:09 am

hurshy

yeah

11:10 am

JaxH66

Do they all end the same way?

11:10 am

moolingwa

nope

11:10 am

cybernan

ok - ty - thought you said it ended like all the others.

11:10 am

cybernan

8's done

11:10 am

moolingwa

Yeah, that was my bad nan...was thinking of the ne

11:12 am

hurshy

how can we have ablutions if we can't ablute?

11:13 am

moolingwa

well you can have salutations, but you can't salutate

11:13 am

hurshy

you can salute

11:13 am

moolingwa

likewise orientations don't orientate...despite the best efforts of some public speakers

11:13 am

hurshy

but they do orient

11:13 am

moolingwa

you'll get yourself in trouble there hursh

11:14 am

moolingwa

interestingly enough, m-w does have ablute

11:15 am

hurshy

so it is a shocking omission here then!

11:15 am

moolingwa

indeed, we should write to our representatives

11:15 am

moolingwa

I'm starting to think ro4 appears in more boards than not

11:16 am

hurshy

lol

11:17 am

JaxH66

Does the le8 build off of another word? Got the other 3 8s.

11:18 am

hurshy

most things at the library are LE8, but not certain reference materials

11:18 am

JaxH66

NM found it

11:18 am

JaxH66

Thanks Hurshy

11:18 am

hurshy

mhm

11:19 am

rururocks

my dog is very pettable.. but enable doesn't like that either

11:21 am

MollyL

I'm just wondering what Hurshy's date would think if she told him she needed to go ablute. : D

11:22 am

hurshy

he'd like it - evidence of my intelligence turns him on. :D

11:24 am

rururocks

why am I thinking of a Fish called Wanda right now

11:27 am

hurshy

wait so the 8s were listed but what is the 9?

11:28 am

MollyL

at9

11:28 am

MollyL

And Ru, I was thinking more of Annie Hall

11:30 am

hurshy

thanks molly

11:30 am

cybernan

* wondering if intelligence is one of hurshy's at 9's

11:34 am

hurshy

i think this grid is harder than it looks

11:36 am

hurshy

just found an odd br7

11:39 am

MollyL

It is a fight between bands of hellion kids

11:39 am

hurshy

lol

11:39 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! wealthy middle eastern city

11:40 am

cybernan

don't know about that one -- just the Montana town

11:41 am

hurshy

but the montana town COUNTS and is thus ineligible for NTPN

11:41 am

moolingwa

yes, and it's one of the most polluted towns in the US

11:42 am

cybernan

as are most mining communities

11:42 am

hurshy

:(

11:43 am

cybernan

but then, what would we do without copper wire and copper bottomed pots?

11:43 am

rolin

hmm... i think this grid has a word in it to describe it... 'orable

11:44 am

rolin

nan... do you like copper bottom pots?

11:44 am

hurshy

lol, i wouldn't go THAT far

11:44 am

MollyL

Dubai

11:44 am

cybernan

I used to before the days of glass cooktops

11:45 am

rolin

i inherited some... and i think they are more trouble than they are worth

11:45 am

cybernan

*and before they got to be so darned expensive

11:45 am

MollyL

I would be surprised if Nan has not heard of Dubai

11:45 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!

11:45 am

cybernan

yes - wasn't really looking for it Molly

11:46 am

MollyL

Rolin, keeping them clean is a pain. Mine generally only shine like new copper a few times a year.

11:47 am

cybernan

using the granite pans now -- love them

11:47 am

MollyL

I was going to do name that proper noun with the perfume but then realized it was a playable word.

11:49 am

rolin

exactly molly.... if i cant get at a pot with a scourer or put it in the dishwasher...i'm not interested...

11:51 am

cybernan

I find with the glass top stove that I have to scrub the pot/pan bottoms after every use in order to keep the cooktop clean.

11:51 am

rolin

hmmm... another of my stay away froms.... glass top stoves

11:52 am

periwinkle

I have ab8 and la8 help with other two pls. hi all

11:52 am

Chris P

Stuck on my last word - ta5/16. Anyone have this?

11:52 am

cybernan

I wish they would bring back the solid elements -- liked them a lot better

11:52 am

hurshy

ne8 and pe8, peri

11:52 am

MollyL

I hand wash my non-stick pans. That is enough. Everything else goes in the dishwasher. I don't care if it makes the handles look worn out.

11:52 am

hurshy

i don't but will look now Chris P

11:52 am

periwinkle

ty hurshy looking

11:53 am

periwinkle

got the ne8 ty

11:53 am

periwinkle

not pettable but should be

11:53 am

cybernan

same here molly -- except for my ceramic knives -- hand wash those too

11:53 am

hurshy

tu + another term for a dinner roll

11:53 am

hurshy

i mean TA ugh sorry

11:54 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

11:55 am

Chris P

Ty hurshy - thought I'd tried that!!

11:56 am

cybernan

I guess enable doesn't consider labrat one word even though it combines many others that aren't really legitimate either.

11:56 am

hurshy

nor the stuff we breathe + ba4

12:00 pm

JaxH66

Shame there's no h, otherwise there would be an easy 8!

12:01 pm

hurshy

:D

12:01 pm

hurshy

:D

12:02 pm

hurshy

mu7?

12:02 pm

cybernan

name that town in Norway, Sweden, Yorkshire and everywhere else the Vikings settled

12:03 pm

mkg

hi all. need clues for 8s and 9s. ty. stats and clues. ty.

12:03 pm

JaxH66

at9/72

12:04 pm

cybernan

mu 7 - can be made silent?

12:04 pm

JaxH66

ab8/50, pe 8/55, ne8/50, le8/50

12:04 pm

hurshy

thanks cnan

12:05 pm

hurshy

you'd think i'd think of that with all of the words that have that structure today, but noooo

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

12:07 pm

mkg

ty. any clues welcome as i am not seeing them.

12:07 pm

mkg

ty

12:08 pm

JaxH66

at - someone's strength is an at9

12:08 pm

hurshy

or, you can say that someone's success was at9d to their hard work

12:09 pm

JaxH66

the le8 and ne 8 both end with a common ending today. Pe8, think grandfather clock

12:09 pm

mkg

got at jax. ty.

12:09 pm

JaxH66

Ab slaughterhouse

12:09 pm

mkg

thinking about these. very difficult for me.

12:10 pm

JaxH66

Took me a while to find them

12:11 pm

mkg

got at 9. but no 8s. have 7s.

12:11 pm

cybernan

ab 8 is a slaughterhouse

12:12 pm

mkg

looking but dont think i know the ab word.

12:13 pm

mkg

got the slaughterhouse. ty.........

12:13 pm

mkg

yeah google

12:14 pm

hurshy

i hate that word. well, i hate the existence of such places.

12:18 pm

cybernan

you must be a vegetarian, then

12:25 pm

hurshy

yeah

12:26 pm

hurshy

i eat some seafood, but i know i'm going to need to get off that too, sooner or later, since we're overfishing and the ocean is becoming more acidic, we're just not going to have that as an option at some point

12:28 pm

cybernan

even some of the seafood is contaminated now -- especially the stuff coming from the orient -- not sure about the shrimp from argentina

12:29 pm

Alleyn58

Don't get the Grandfather clock reference - further hint needed please

12:29 pm

cybernan

starts like fulcrum's invention

12:30 pm

hurshy

oh of course it's CONTAMINATED, i just mean someday there won't be many fish to eat, contaminated or otherwise

12:31 pm

hurshy

everything, including the air and water, all over the world, is contaminated by microplastics, so, you literally cannot live on this planet right now without having them in your body, along with whatever chemicals they have picked up in their journey through the world

12:32 pm

hurshy

alleyn, are you a Poe fan? The Pit and the .... - but turn it into an adjective form

12:35 pm

cybernan

down to 12, but need a break

12:37 pm

MollyL

Wow Hursh, that's a cheery thought

12:39 pm

hurshy

not cheery, but an important fact that people should know.

12:43 pm

BzznBea

And whatever you smoked in the 70's....

12:46 pm

mkg

any clues for the T bottom row? TY

12:47 pm

BzznBea

tu7.32

12:47 pm

hurshy

and tu 6/27

12:48 pm

rururocks

<---not a smoker

12:48 pm

BzznBea

Me either now.

12:49 pm

BzznBea

But you can now eat it. =)

12:49 pm

wvteach

got Tu 6 - is the TU 7 related

12:49 pm

MollyL

Who knew we would one day have marijuana vending machines.

12:50 pm

BzznBea

no

12:50 pm

rururocks

the whole world has gone to pot

12:51 pm

wvteach

tunette

12:51 pm

MollyL

A tiny tuner

12:52 pm

BzznBea

Sorry, wv, that is not a word...said like Alex Trebek

12:52 pm

wvteach

got TU 7 anyways

12:53 pm

wvteach

actually have a tiny tuner for my instruments (along with a bigger one)

12:54 pm

mkg

ok i am not getting the tu words. any clues as to meanings or other things? ty

12:55 pm

MollyL

Not sure whether to play Tiny Bubbles or Tiny Dancer

12:55 pm

BzznBea

Do Ho any time!

12:55 pm

HarryHood

I vote against the Elton John. Unless it's something off yellow brick road. or don't' shoot me I'm only the piano player

12:55 pm

BzznBea

Don

12:55 pm

HarryHood

yes don ho.

12:55 pm

mkg

got a tu 6 so am ok now. ty.

12:56 pm

rastapopolous

I'm quite fond of Burn Down the Mission

12:56 pm

MollyL

My Mom had a big crush on Don Ho. When she met my friend Todd, who is half Japanese and part Hawiaan, she sighed and said "Oh, he looks like Don Ho"

12:56 pm

HarryHood

yes. what album is that from rasta

12:56 pm

wvteach

TU 6 / TU 7 combo - think northern Canada terrain

12:57 pm

MollyL

Tumbleweed

12:57 pm

HarryHood

old Elton John songs were really quite good.

12:57 pm

HarryHood

And old Billy Joel songs

12:57 pm

MollyL

Sorry Tumbleweed Connection

12:58 pm

HarryHood

Billy Joel post glasshouses just doesn't do it for me

12:58 pm

rastapopolous

That's when he had bernie taupin writing for him. Yes, Tumbleweed Connection

1:00 pm

MollyL

Billy Joel/Turnstiles was one of his best.

1:01 pm

MollyL

Did you two see Rocketman, and if so, what did you think?

1:01 pm

HarryHood

Once he started up with that supermodel it all went downhill

1:01 pm

rastapopolous

didn't see it

1:01 pm

HarryHood

ditto Lyle Lovett. Once he got with Julia whatsername

1:02 pm

HarryHood

I didn't see it. I saw the Freddie Mercury one, which was pretty good

1:03 pm

Christa

Julia Roberts

1:03 pm

HarryHood

yes! ty christa

1:03 pm

HarryHood

very odd couple

1:03 pm

Christa

I love babble & hello everyone

1:04 pm

HarryHood

"labrat" was not found in the dictionary

1:06 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Christa.

1:06 pm

HarryHood

my head of school is very verbose. He just sent out a 7 paragraph email to all parents, students and faculty which says absolutely nothing.

1:08 pm

HarryHood

50 to go! will bbl to list. hagd all

1:09 pm

rastapopolous

shouldn

1:09 pm

jmcnrick

wtg harry

1:09 pm

rastapopolous

shouldn't pendula be the plural of pendlum?

1:09 pm

jmcnrick

wouldn't be pendulae?

1:10 pm

jmcnrick

wouldn't it be

1:12 pm

rastapopolous

wikipedia says it is the neuter plural of pendulus. But I guesss Enable doesn't know it.

1:12 pm

jmcnrick

what Enable doesn't know is legend

1:14 pm

BzznBea

I'm here listening to a a zoom meeting about raised bed gardening...

1:15 pm

jmcnrick

learn anything?

1:15 pm

jmcnrick

Last meeting like that I listened to I finally left because it was so regional and the region was Arizona

1:15 pm

BzznBea

Not yet. =)

1:17 pm

BzznBea

This one is from my Master Gardener group. It will get me an hour of edu time. =)

1:19 pm

jmcnrick

nice

1:19 pm

jmcnrick

I chopped all of my joe pie weed to 1/3 height. We will see how that does. Any thoughts on Poke Weed?

1:21 pm

hokie carla

my dog is very pettable, I don't see why that isn't a word

1:21 pm

rastapopolous

apparently endtable is two words. And I was so excited to find it.

1:21 pm

BzznBea

Poke weed...get rid of if.

1:21 pm

jmcnrick

ruru had the same thought hokie

1:21 pm

MollyL

So did Peri

1:21 pm

hokie carla

because he also has a very pettable dog

1:21 pm

jmcnrick

how? It has roots to the center of the earty

1:22 pm

jmcnrick

I agree. My cats were always pettable.

1:22 pm

BzznBea

Just keep digging it out.

1:22 pm

jmcnrick

that's what I was afraid of.

1:23 pm

hokie carla

mine actually insists you pet him any time you're in the same room, which is always because he follows you everywhere

1:23 pm

hokie carla

he's very huggable too

1:23 pm

rastapopolous

Poke is edible.

1:23 pm

hokie carla

poke is also a paper bag

1:23 pm

jmcnrick

I have a raised bed that was poorly designed by a friend of mine--well made just poorly designed--and it collapse last winter under the snow and ice.

1:23 pm

Krysten

That "un" combo is sooooo tempting. But alas, there are none.

1:24 pm

jmcnrick

really How do you eat it>

1:24 pm

MollyL

I thought poke weed was poisonous

1:24 pm

rastapopolous

I don't live in poke country, so I've never actually had it.

1:24 pm

BzznBea

Would you be able to use an organic herbicide on it?

1:24 pm

jmcnrick

that's what I thought Molls

1:24 pm

BzznBea

Would you be able to use an organic herbicide on it?

1:25 pm

hokie carla

I've heard poke salad is big in HI but I don't know if it's the same as poke weed

1:25 pm

rastapopolous

I think if you get it young it's ok.

1:25 pm

rastapopolous

no, poke in hawaii is raw meat

1:25 pm

jmcnrick

I would be wary of any herbcide

1:25 pm

rururocks

you have to be a senator from the South to get poke when it's young

1:26 pm

BzznBea

But what about vinegar, salt and dish detergent?

1:26 pm

rastapopolous

we have some new fast food place called "poke Doke" you say the e. Kinda like sushi except sliced beef and prok, with vegs ets

1:26 pm

jmcnrick

that I would try. I use detergent on my roses sometimes

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

poke is how my older family would say pork

1:28 pm

BzznBea

I think you can google the specs on that. Mr. Bea uses that for spraying on small spots in ou yard.

1:28 pm

hokie carla

which poke is worse, poisonous weed or raw meat?

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

Sunday poke roast

1:28 pm

rastapopolous

https://willowhavenoutdoor.com/feature\nd-wilderness-survival-blog-entries/pok\ne-pokeweed-poke-salet-survival-wild-ed\nible/

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

some raw meat is quite tasty

1:28 pm

hokie carla

wow, how did that link not blow the chat?

1:28 pm

rururocks

i don't like raw anything

1:29 pm

PastorJ

not even raw lettuce?

1:29 pm

rastapopolous

quite fond of ceviche myself

1:29 pm

hokie carla

me either. except raw fruit

1:29 pm

rururocks

ok pastor J.. you win :D

1:30 pm

PastorJ

my job here is done.

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmmmm ceviche

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

wd Pastor

1:30 pm

hokie carla

e. coli loves raw lettuce though ;)

1:30 pm

PastorJ

ty! not often anyone can get ahead of ru.

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

there is a dish called wilted lettuce which is lettuce sauteed in butter

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

that is what the faucet in the kitchen is for hokie

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

nope I have done it a time or two but it is a rare things

1:31 pm

BzznBea

We have wilted lettuce all the time. Love it!

1:31 pm

rastapopolous

cream of lettuce soup is a thing too, when your garden is overrun

1:32 pm

MollyL

Well just remember what Hurshy said earlier. Everything is contaminated by microplastics. So it's only a matter of time. Live large while you can.

1:32 pm

BzznBea

However, I use a little bacon fat and crumbled bacon , then add a white balsamic and drizzle over the fresh lettuce.

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

what is really good cooked is rocket/arugula. Tastes like peanuts when it is cooked.

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmmm bacon

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

I am so happy I just finished baking some bacon for supper

1:34 pm

BzznBea

My mom fixes two pounds a week. =) But she is 80 and she can eat as much as she wants!

1:35 pm

jmcnrick

haha I hae only gotten to the point where I don't eat every bit I cook.

1:36 pm

Atalante

goodness, has enable suddenly taken to hating words today?

1:36 pm

rururocks

i'm off of bacon.. although i love it

1:36 pm

BzznBea

I don't eat a lot. Love me a BOLT or a BLAT.

1:38 pm

MollyL

I swear, Ru will be sitting on a mountain top, levitating above the ground before too long.

1:38 pm

hokie carla

no offense to hurshy but she also said one diet soda a day was just as bad as smoking cigarettes.obviously micro plastics is a problem since they have now been banned from HBA but I'm not going to let it stress me out. leaving that to covid.

1:40 pm

BzznBea

LOL! IKTR, Carla. I will be really pissed if I quit smoking and COVID takes me out!

1:41 pm

rururocks

WHAT TO YOU MEAN LEVITATING? :D

1:42 pm

rururocks

IKTR?

1:42 pm

hokie carla

I think she meant IKR

1:42 pm

Atalante

IKR?

1:42 pm

hokie carla

which is I Know, Right?

1:42 pm

PastorJ

I guess ru has to yell so we can hear him down here

1:42 pm

BzznBea

I Know Thats Right

1:43 pm

hokie carla

ah, see a new one on me

1:43 pm

rururocks

have i mentioned lately how much i hate acronyms?

1:43 pm

hokie carla

I may have heard it a time or two

1:43 pm

Atalante

HIMLHMIHA?

1:43 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

1:44 pm

hokie carla

ha! just guessed a science word!

1:44 pm

Atalante

I agree ru

1:45 pm

rastapopolous

with all these latin endings there's a fair amount of science

1:45 pm

BzznBea

I bought new face coverings the other day. Wore it shopping today for the first time. Really liked it.

1:45 pm

PastorJ

Bzz, did you order them online, and if so from where?

1:46 pm

rururocks

pretty soon you'll be wearing a burkha bea :D

1:46 pm

BzznBea

I found them at my local WlaGreens.

1:46 pm

PastorJ

ah, thanks!

1:46 pm

rururocks

I want to rent a hazmat suit to show up at a local restaurant for laughs

1:47 pm

MollyL

Oh I'm waiting for people to start wearing HazMat suits in public. Carla will be among the first.

1:48 pm

hokie carla

I have been out in public recently in just mask

1:49 pm

jmcnrick

my solution is to stay at home mostly

1:49 pm

BzznBea

I'm not sure I would wear a burka, ru.

1:49 pm

hokie carla

got a pattern for one that uses knit fabric and goes over your whole head and a cotton insert in front of your nose and mouth. haven't gotten around to it yet.

1:49 pm

Atalante

bet that gave everyone a shock, carla

1:49 pm

MollyL

Wow, no gloves? No showering and laundering when you get home?

1:49 pm

hokie carla

and when I say "just mask" I mean in addition to clothes

1:50 pm

hokie carla

ha! ata was on it

1:50 pm

Atalante

:D

1:50 pm

jmcnrick

whew! I was invisioning "just a mask"

1:51 pm

hokie carla

I only wore gloves once when I had a cut on my finger. just wipe my hands down in the car and wash them good at home

1:51 pm

BzznBea

The one I have is like a spandex fabric. You can wear it as a mask, a cap, a collar a do rag...

1:51 pm

hokie carla

like the buffs they wear on survivor?

1:52 pm

BzznBea

Yes, but not a large, maybe.

1:52 pm

hokie carla

some of the girls wear them as tube tops on there

1:52 pm

jmcnrick

*now envisioning only gloves"

1:53 pm

rururocks

i'd go out with two masks carla if I were you :D

1:53 pm

MollyL

*Wants to see Bea in a doo-rag

1:53 pm

Atalante

what on earth is a doo rag

1:53 pm

BzznBea

The ones I bought are a little too small for that. Unless you boobless like me.

1:54 pm

origami

Bea in a doo rag and a burka.

1:54 pm

BzznBea

Mr. Bea wears a do rag when he is working outside.

1:54 pm

hokie carla

I go back and forth from extreme stress to being resigned to whatever is going to happen is going to happen.

1:54 pm

hokie carla

do you know Bret Michaels from Poison, Ata? he wears a doo-rag a lot

1:55 pm

BzznBea

I do have a cap that black women wear to sleep in. I wear mine in the kitchen to cook.

1:55 pm

hokie carla

you can image search him or just search for doo-rag

1:55 pm

jmcnrick

a doo rag is a cloth wrap round your hair. kinda looks like a pirate scarf

1:55 pm

hokie carla

I suspect it's really do-rag since it's for or part of a hairdo

1:56 pm

Atalante

huh

1:56 pm

jmcnrick

breathe deeply and hold it for the count of 10 and then exhale. do that three times. you will feel better for it

1:56 pm

jmcnrick

'i have seen it spelled both ways

1:58 pm

HarryHood

done! last word sounded like domo arigato Mr. ra6

1:58 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo harry!

1:59 pm

hokie carla

gracias, cause you know I didn't have that made up word

1:59 pm

hokie carla

and well done. somehow I still have 79 left.

1:59 pm

HarryHood

hah

1:59 pm

periwinkle

120 left here hi all

1:59 pm

jmcnrick

<==161 left

1:59 pm

HarryHood

I listed the last 50.

2:02 pm

Atalante

I've got 135 words plus another 15 that enable does't like

2:02 pm

periwinkle

hi Ata!

2:03 pm

Atalante

hi peri! :D

2:03 pm

jmcnrick

the only word I am sulking about is larb

2:03 pm

BzznBea

I have 17 left.

2:03 pm

Atalante

I'm still annoyed about ablute

2:03 pm

BzznBea

It is a struggle.

2:03 pm

periwinkle

I tried that one Ata

2:03 pm

hokie carla

I still have 18 4's left!

2:05 pm

rastapopolous

ablute annoyed me also

2:05 pm

hokie carla

did not annoy me as I don't know it

2:06 pm

Atalante

never made ablutions?

2:07 pm

periwinkle

bbl

2:07 pm

BzznBea

I can not believe I didn't see my lady part...

2:08 pm

hokie carla

just looked it up, I guess the methodists don't do that as I've never heard that

2:08 pm

hokie carla

ha! bea. I got that earlier. don't forget to plural!

2:09 pm

Atalante

its just washing your hands, at least over here. nowt religious

2:09 pm

hokie carla

actually, not plural, but make adj

2:09 pm

hokie carla

then pl that

2:09 pm

BzznBea

I go tthem.

2:09 pm

rururocks

i saw that word right away

2:10 pm

jmcnrick

it's morning wash up in my family

2:10 pm

hokie carla

ru, you should probably not admit to seeing the word ;)

2:11 pm

rururocks

seeing is ok.. isn't it?

2:11 pm

rururocks

I guess I never know around here these days

2:11 pm

hokie carla

just went through all my open tiles and did not find any of the 18 4's!

2:11 pm

rururocks

i have ten fours left hokie just to make you feel better

2:13 pm

hokie carla

that does, thanks

2:13 pm

BzznBea

I still have 5 6's and a 7...

2:14 pm

rururocks

i'm missing 9 sevens. this is an odd grid for me

2:15 pm

hokie carla

I'm missing 12 7s, but I still have 76 left, so missing lots of things :D

2:16 pm

BzznBea

My 7 has to be a d or an l

2:16 pm

rururocks

i have a lu7 bea

2:17 pm

BzznBea

I have lu7

2:17 pm

Atalante

amazing how words are so much more obvious when someone says one is there

2:17 pm

Atalante

ooooh and theres some seaweed too

2:17 pm

BzznBea

Got it. LA7.28

2:18 pm

hokie carla

really? I still don't have lu7.

2:18 pm

BzznBea

It's a little wor, Carla

2:18 pm

hokie carla

I should just take a break. not seeing words.

2:18 pm

Atalante

put your glasses on, carla take another look

2:18 pm

BzznBea

word

2:19 pm

hokie carla

I am riding in my motorhome right now getting sleepy

2:19 pm

rururocks

i need a break from this.. see you guys later

2:19 pm

BzznBea

Where are you going, Carla?

2:24 pm

BzznBea

Tell me tomorrow. I found my last...du5.14...See you all tomorrow.

2:25 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo bzzn

2:47 pm

moolingwa

rehi all, back to try and finish off some of these 37 I have left

2:53 pm

jmcnrick

yay! I broke 100! 153 tog o

2:56 pm

aebmusica

nu

2:57 pm

moolingwa

almost there jm :)

2:59 pm

jmcnrick

haha not hardly mooling but I plug away

2:59 pm

moolingwa

each one counts :)

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

I was so happy to get fireworks yesterday the firsst in several years since I hadn't been around much until lately

3:00 pm

moolingwa

Oh, congrats!

3:00 pm

moolingwa

I don't get fireworks most days

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

i am generally happy to chat and plug away

3:01 pm

moolingwa

yep, I like the challenge, but don't need to complete to enjoy

3:02 pm

jmcnrick

back in 2010 I would get fw often but never daily. Then happy when I only wandered by occasionally I would aim for nbt/nbs

3:02 pm

jmcnrick

anything is fine

3:02 pm

moolingwa

When I first started I wanted to complete every grid, so used the list...now just want to see what I can find for myself with the odd clue

3:04 pm

MollyL

Oh I could have given it to Carla with a Big Comfy Couch mention.

3:20 pm

aebmusica

first pe6/24....clue please

3:24 pm

periwinkle

Ifound lu7 but not la7

3:26 pm

periwinkle

help with pe8 pls

3:29 pm

aebmusica

nvm

3:30 pm

aebmusica

pe4/5+ vowel+consonant+plural of is

3:33 pm

periwinkle

looking

3:35 pm

periwinkle

not getting it

3:36 pm

aebmusica

an adjective for a grandfather clock

3:36 pm

montreal13

the PE8 i have starts with a PE4/6

3:37 pm

aebmusica

it is a six ,please forgive me

3:37 pm

periwinkle

got it. that is what confused me

3:37 pm

periwinkle

I was going circles

3:37 pm

montreal13

me too...

3:38 pm

aebmusica

sorry I am no good with numbers

3:38 pm

periwinkle

have all the 8s

3:38 pm

montreal13

wd peri, i just found my 1st one...☻

3:40 pm

periwinkle

bl

4:11 pm

Wendrie

clue for the tr7/36 please?

4:12 pm

LisaG

I only have 3 7s, and none start with a tr yet

4:13 pm

lbdawger

hello, may I have a clue for the tab5/16? the one before the story

4:14 pm

LisaG

I dont have that one yet either, sorry

4:14 pm

LisaG

I have just started, and not halfway through yet

4:16 pm

LisaG

got it lbd... ta + *** in the oven

4:18 pm

LisaG

finally greyed out my first tile. the top o :)j

4:19 pm

lbdawger

wtg Lisa!!

4:29 pm

LisaG

any clues for the le 8 please?

4:30 pm

MollyL

If a friend asks for a loan, make sure that your le8 money doesn't need to be paid back right away

4:30 pm

LisaG

thank you!

4:31 pm

LisaG

that was my last l word. Now a i have a few grey tiles and over halfway done :)

4:31 pm

LisaG

Its a tougher grid for me today lol

4:33 pm

MollyL

The ta5/16 is ta + another word for roll

4:37 pm

jan

Just logged on--feast or famine these days in Babbleland.

4:43 pm

MollyL

Hi Jan. Crumbs or a five course meal.
: D

4:44 pm

jan

Indeed...and the days when I have time for a biggie, we get the mini-grids and vice versa, it seems!

4:45 pm

MollyL

How are you and your husband doing?

5:03 pm

aebmusica

tr7/36.....clue please

5:03 pm

jan

We're doing fine--bored, but it is finally turning into summer here, so we can sit outside a bit.

5:05 pm

aebmusica

nvm

5:15 pm

jan

In Britain, they are calling high risk people who have to isolate themselves "cocooners." I like that!

5:16 pm

jan

Maybe we will turn into butterflies when all this is over!

5:31 pm

MollyL

I still wonder if people who consider themselves high risk will ever be able to go back to life the way it was before this.

5:32 pm

MollyL

And turning into butterflies sounds nice
: D

5:48 pm

maccafixx

ta 5/16?

5:56 pm

MollyL

Clued at 4:33

5:57 pm

maccafixx

ty Molly!

6:04 pm

penquis

hello all....

6:28 pm

MollyL

Hello Pen (not lurking)

6:29 pm

MollyL

Note: That is a joke to Pen, who often says hello to the lurkers

6:30 pm

penquis

hi molly....i do my share of lurking....mostly in the mornings.....

6:36 pm

MollyL

Good time to lurk

6:37 pm

penquis

I like to just type away on a new grid....i just go systematically around the grid and type what words i see....

6:43 pm

rururocks

<---trying to figure out what systematically typing around the grid is

6:45 pm

penquis

i start i one corner and move around the grid typing words as i go....

6:49 pm

MollyL

It helps to turn the chat off if you like to find words on your own. I do that if I am up at the flip.

6:50 pm

penquis

i have done that before....but most of the time i just ignore it for a while....

6:51 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

6:51 pm

penquis

hi trif...

6:51 pm

Trifioso

hello!

7:03 pm

Trifioso

just reading back through the chog.....I guess I am a 'Cocooner" as well!

7:03 pm

Trifioso

still waiting on test results.....ugh

7:04 pm

penquis

for the virus?

7:04 pm

Trifioso

yup

7:04 pm

penquis

how are you feeling?

7:08 pm

Trifioso

fine. i'll fall over in shock if i am positive.

7:09 pm

penquis

well i am happy to hear that you are feeling ok...

7:09 pm

Trifioso

thank you. babble is sometimes an actual mental health saver

7:10 pm

penquis

for sure....in more ways than one....

7:11 pm

dan2bit

evening all! so disappointed that pendula is not the plural of pendulum

7:12 pm

Trifioso

hello dan2!

7:12 pm

Trifioso

that would be a good plural....

7:12 pm

dan2bit

Trif! been a while

7:12 pm

penquis

hi dan...

7:12 pm

Trifioso

i can't babble at work anymore....being ab4 to babble again during the day has been a pleasure

7:13 pm

Trifioso

so lets see, dan, you have, I think, 6 children these days? lol

7:14 pm

dan2bit

hehe - just the one, but she turned TEN in May

7:14 pm

Trifioso

*faint*

7:15 pm

Trifioso

I can't believe how long I have been babbling....

7:18 pm

dan2bit

same

7:19 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all :)

7:19 pm

Trifioso

good morning lizlin.

7:21 pm

penquis

hi liz....

7:22 pm

Lizlin

Hope you've all had good day.

7:22 pm

Trifioso

good enough.

7:22 pm

Trifioso

is the t in the bottom row a tw?

7:22 pm

penquis

ok, here....survived grocery shopping....

7:23 pm

Lizlin

No - both tu from my memory.

7:23 pm

Lizlin

I guess no one has very many exciting days at the moment :( Surviving from one to the next is good though.

7:23 pm

Trifioso

thank you.

7:24 pm

Lizlin

I've greyed that tile and no tw words.

7:28 pm

Lizlin

da 6/27 - well, that's a dodgy plural.

7:33 pm

Trifioso

plurals are my achilles heel

7:33 pm

penquis

i have two left and they are both T words....

7:34 pm

Lizlin

Too many words which can be spelt in 2 directions - I've also missed quite a few plurals.

7:34 pm

penquis

just one now...

7:34 pm

Lizlin

WTG Pen. 36 left here.

7:36 pm

Trifioso

FINALLY shifted the lower t! whew!

7:36 pm

Lizlin

WTG!

7:36 pm

penquis

the word i have left isa TU word...

7:37 pm

Lizlin

I have all of them. Can clue (or try to) if you'd like.

7:38 pm

MollyL

Pen, is it the tu7?

7:39 pm

penquis

yes...

7:39 pm

Lizlin

A clue for tr 7/36 pls

7:39 pm

penquis

just found it...i am done....

7:39 pm

Lizlin

Congrats, pen

7:40 pm

penquis

ty....

7:40 pm

penquis

worth attempting...

7:40 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for penquis!

7:40 pm

Lizlin

Thanks.

7:41 pm

MollyL

tr7/36...three prefix + Cain's brother

7:41 pm

Lizlin

Thanks again - didn't try that. Just didn't look right.

7:41 pm

penquis

ty, trif...

7:42 pm

MollyL

Oh, Pen already clued it. Sorry.

7:42 pm

Lizlin

I appreciated both and they both worked for me.

7:43 pm

penquis

no problem....it just came to me out of the blue....

7:43 pm

justafreep

Turns out it was totally tr7, Lizlin!

7:43 pm

Lizlin

:) Sure was!

7:44 pm

penquis

well i am heading out....goodnight all....

7:44 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening.

7:46 pm

penquis

you, too....bye!

7:48 pm

Trifioso

good night penquis

7:53 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

7:53 pm

Lizlin

Hi Tor

8:00 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks

8:01 pm

Lizlin

Any clues needed before I go?

8:03 pm

Trifioso

hello torgone! so nice to see you here

8:03 pm

Trifioso

and huzzah for lizlin!

8:03 pm

Lizlin

Thanks.

8:05 pm

Lizlin

OK - have a good day / evening everyone.

8:09 pm

LuvWordGames

z zgdc

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night, all

8:10 pm

Trifioso

good night TO

8:11 pm

origami

Hi folks

8:14 pm

Trifioso

hello origami

8:17 pm

origami

Hi there, Tor

8:17 pm

origami

Still feeling good, Trif?

8:17 pm

Trifioso

for such a big grid, I don't seem to be getting very far. crawling to halfway

8:17 pm

Trifioso

feeling just fine, origami

8:18 pm

origami

Good news!

8:18 pm

torgone

Heyas Trifs, ori ..

8:18 pm

origami

I doubt I will finish this one. Played a while this morning and still have 140 left.

8:19 pm

Trifioso

funny how tough it is

8:19 pm

torgone

Stalling out with 90 yo go ..

8:20 pm

origami

I had a nice, properly distanced and face-masked visit from a friend on my patio yesterday. I served good tea, kumquats and palmieres. It felt like I was throwing a party :D So good to see someone.

8:20 pm

Trifioso

good for you, origami!

8:21 pm

origami

Living alone during this is difficult.

8:22 pm

Trifioso

flag on the play -- "bralette" is 100% a word. My daughters fought over them for YEARS

8:23 pm

origami

:D

8:32 pm

Trifioso

this grid is making me feel stupid

8:34 pm

origami

Right there with you, Trif.

8:34 pm

Trifioso

i made it to halfway and nbt, so there's that....

8:35 pm

origami

There's that. I'm missing the 9.

8:45 pm

origami

Well, I'm letting this one rest, kids. I'm going to go paint. I'll see y'all.

8:46 pm

rururocks

Quitter!! 😂

8:47 pm

Minveryork

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

8:47 pm

rururocks

Actually I almost gave up on this one too. Not in the mood today

8:47 pm

Minveryork

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

8:47 pm

rururocks

Hi minver

8:48 pm

Minveryork

Hello rururocks! How are you? I am also a quitter. I have up on the grid at 7:40 tonight. I am also not in the mood.

8:48 pm

periwinkle

I will not finish this one. Not in the mood either. Also was getting red bars of doom earlier

8:49 pm

hokie carla

not in the mood for this one either. still have 72 left. went to list at 75 and gave up with the ab's

8:49 pm

Minveryork

For those who haven't given up on grid,I just posted story

8:49 pm

periwinkle

76 left here. will look a little more

8:50 pm

periwinkle

I love your stories Min

8:50 pm

Minveryork

Thank you periwinkle!I did not really write a story today.

8:51 pm

Minveryork

It is more of a blog or opinion piece, but has lots of clues

9:02 pm

origami

Quitter, I am. You know the grid is bad when I choose to paint spools of thread and thimbles for a friend rather than finish :D Have a good evening all.

9:03 pm

Minveryork

Hello and goodbye origami! Nice to see you for 5 seconds

9:22 pm

dan2bit

22 left, mostly A's

9:28 pm

Minveryork

Awesome dan2nit!

9:28 pm

dan2bit

hiya Min! how are you this evening?

9:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving, in, actually here to find my last 201

9:33 pm

mcurlschool

Excellent clue package peri! and so very true.

9:34 pm

mcurlschool

sorry, that should have been.....good story min

9:36 pm

dan2bit

tu7 the very last word? I have the frozen steppes

9:39 pm

Minveryork

tu 7/32 word is King *** plus vowel plus ***ry King dan2bit

9:40 pm

Minveryork

Hi Book Doctor Gwen! How are you? Welcome to the grid.

9:40 pm

Minveryork

Hello mcurlschool! How are you doing? Welcome to chog.

9:40 pm

dan2bit

thank you Min! I kept dancing around that one

9:40 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well dan2bit. Today was my last day of school

9:40 pm

dan2bit

now 4 left, all A's

9:40 pm

dan2bit

3

9:41 pm

Minveryork

Go dan2bit go!

9:43 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks Min and lickety and all cluers semester ab6 was my last - don't think those are coming back any time soon...

9:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

doing pretty good, hi min and all

9:44 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dan2bit on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

9:45 pm

Douglas

"We cannot stroll to the music of the ****. We must march to the sound of drums."
"Poetry, Captain? Against all regulations."

9:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway done, woot

9:54 pm

Minveryork

HUZZAH!

9:58 pm

Douglas

Come up to the lab, see what's on the ****
I see you shiver with antica….

9:59 pm

Minveryork

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

9:59 pm

Douglas

...pation

9:59 pm

Douglas

I am doing well, enjoying my silly flow on the chat

10:02 pm

Douglas

Although I wouldn't mind a clue for the southernmost t. All the words I can see would go for the t on the equator

10:14 pm

cybernan

hi all - 7 to go

10:14 pm

bookwomen

tu 6/27 bathing place+ past tense eat

10:16 pm

Minveryork

Go cybernan go!

10:17 pm

Minveryork

Hi bookwomen! How are U doing today? Welcome to grid.

10:17 pm

Minveryork

tu 7/32 word is King *** plus vowel plus ***ry King Douglas

10:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

'sup bookwomen!

10:17 pm

Douglas

Thanks, now I don't feel so bad about not seeing it.

10:19 pm

Douglas

Oh, as in
"Three little maids who, all unwary
Come from a ladies seminary
Freed from its genius *******y"

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

OH, that guy! thanks, douglas, i was not getting the other clue

10:22 pm

cybernan

lu 7 please?

10:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

lu7 = a small moon (sort of)

10:23 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

10:23 pm

cybernan

ty gwen

10:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8 - )

10:26 pm

cybernan

first mu 5 please?

10:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mu5/16 = little kids make ***pies + curtains aka d**pes

10:29 pm

cybernan

ty gwen

10:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8 - )

10:32 pm

cybernan

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

10:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg cybernan !!!!!!!!

10:43 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations cybernan on your fireworks! Hooray for U

11:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stuck on the mu7, plz&ty

11:11 pm

Douglas

It has ab4/6 at the end

11:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gots it, TYVM

11:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

dos

11:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fin

11:59 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size? My guess is 177 words.

11:59 pm

rastapopolous

270

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