View Word List Friday, June 19, 2020

FINAL SCORES

895 JBV
895 sprong
895 scribekd
895 grannyrose
895 dizgrannie
895 doseffing
895 NonoNanette
895 GeekMan
895 GobiasIndustries
895 ItalianGreyhound
895 slothboy
895 kittychan
895 loredana
895 kangabrat
895 bpalosky
895 VolleymomDee
895 bookwomen
895 Sandieangel
895 caps
895 isles7
895 westford
895 Habes
895 phaeton
895 nurse1000
895 BlackTar
895 paintguy
895 graciecat
895 rururocks
895 moolingwa
895 lazykoala99
895 dart001
895 SuzeeQ24
895 angelinaxox
895 montreal13
895 wvteach
895 bmb444
895 sugar
895 earth
895 nrkii
895 jimmel
895 Minveryork
895 Kateq
895 dan2bit
895 lynxxx
895 kellyk
895 Vioxx
895 justafreep
895 stidmama
895 rolotom
895 eliotl
895 mattygroves
895 Tigereye
895 cameron51us
895 galliwags
895 momof4&pe
895 SueMagee
895 ursh
895 anike
895 nellebean
895 contrary1
895 bichon
895 saanichcat
895 reneeo
895 davurs
895 lynnet
895 Mercy
895 grannyg
895 CiociaJudy
895 Bremen
895 Dorens
895 bubba218
895 pabtrek
895 M3
895 parisla
895 JoyOh
895 bala
895 Bogwoggle
895 crayola
895 ABJ
895 anmw85
895 jzw
895 Kamanjah
895 Lizlin
895 cj-a39
895 VDW
895 gemini_J13
895 MumTT
895 LisaG
895 flashman1998
895 ivesy3
895 rastapopolous
895 navcad
895 glittle
895 Sstteevvee
895 Vonna
895 dejavu
895 marksdolly
895 betelgeuse666
895 Tabbycat2
895 clg47
895 mermaid2
895 stu mcc
895 katiemac
895 Elliot
895 Tomago
895 MRSWHISKI2
895 msr
895 Solitare
895 Gillie
895 pcal2
895 ChampFit
895 dofith
895 wills
895 car.eeyore
895 HarryHood
895 Trifioso
895 Filomena
895 aebmusica
895 MelJewell
895 skooj
895 mtnmam
895 vashongin
895 joansiebone
895 sammysmom
895 LuvWordGames
895 penquis
895 chrisk
895 Lindrickway
895 GailMkp
895 rbud
895 anus
895 Creeta
895 McLeach
895 gremlinn
895 april98
895 bojazz
895 Jayk
895 wht
895 svingy
895 DTins
895 Soodle
895 Marian Todd
895 welki
895 hrh
895 zoozzoom
895 Turt
895 Catie
895 Funkylady
895 Mary
895 ch1212
895 Grandma Barb
895 72 Temple Owl
895 KrisE
895 jessmom
895 rebdickers
895 helenary
895 uleman
895 efor1124
895 Wendrie
895 hokie carla
895 broll
895 mrloser
895 ARB
895 marigold
895 Dianne
895 PMS
895 dromano66
895 Uneaixoise
895 smaller
895 shorty
895 Notheroldquilter
895 Sam
895 gramma
895 whizette
895 Dachef
895 Mubner
895 jan
895 spellit
895 NANCY
895 SummerBreeze44
895 Aloyisius
895 kim m
895 Atalante
895 sandy211
895 claws
895 Chris P
895 lbdawger
895 Dippnall
895 Karys
895 mo
895 hydra
895 Bonasa
895 Marc Freeman
895 movieman
895 Jacula
895 cybernan
895 Vicuna
895 SunnFlower
895 periwinkle
895 roncook
895 Michelle
895 pat56
895 wordly wise
895 hurshy
895 bigbirdboss
895 Haz1558
869 Alicia
855 thesnark
831 RoseAnn
824 Nicky6
813 origami
812 ladycece920
809 Lewandjoy
802 Zadit
792 Monnie
787 zas
783 Lorrie_in_SA
778 Babbleybrook
776 athena
762 bethn
752 Sam Snead
744 leen
739 georgiaj
739 katydid
738 Ouwachita
735 Chessy
734 lshult
734 wildcat17
733 MomStar
731 MollyL
727 rabbasar
724 lexophile
722 mixi6
720 kathy sue
714 jmcnrick
713 Jivingjenny0
690 hoyamd
684 torgone
683 Hillsnow
681 Deeha
681 suzysuz
679 corkee
674 lbuxx
668 Lindsay
663 ALC
663 guernseygirl
652 Fr/cat
651 auntnope
646 mojo9292
643 PastorJ
640 broony
640 Jayde287
629 JeeWhiz
629 BettyAnne
619 uconn
618 Kallia
617 wordplayer
611 epsurreal
609 hmgames
605 sciencegeek
605 BerniceQ
605 A*n*i*t*a
604 Gollux
604 MaryW
598 lawdoggy1
597 trentsnana
595 fla
594 jocularity
592 BLouie
591 shoo
581 Sandraf
580 wjb
577 Fit2knit
575 mirandapan
573 Robespierre
573 idicyidikat
572 BlueFireFrog
572 maccafixx
571 poor richard
571 dpomfr
570 JaxH66
570 superflippy
562 debbinla
561 Naches girl
558 circe
557 bethanyej
556 jaxx7
555 Gitel
554 skheiny
552 meeker
549 godthaab
542 LisaC
535 irishlady
533 tessagram
529 leisl
527 mkg
526 mael
523 markytom
522 dolche
521 ls1
520 Sugrraleona
518 jrr
514 VAjeweler
514 Bobie2
512 hyacinthe
510 bs18
509 Stephanaki
509 daisy88
508 sajarn
508 Maisie
508 REG
507 Nana5
507 Hebe
506 rolin
506 JW4975
500 Buggie
498 pors
498 Andee
497 helenkeller
495 Riverdance
494 Bethjt
493 redletter
489 Cube
489 chixnlegs53
489 Sunrise
485 toadandtoadette
484 stidgmere
483 aknitter
480 cavalier25
475 deanoz
471 uusue2
471 angrychick
469 Dog Fan
468 BarbaraA
466 mom99
461 freakinandpeakin
460 circqueen
458 Wogoe
457 gingin
456 mightyquin
455 The_Mad_Egyptian
454 Calllie
454 AnnetteL
450 Carol
450 pigeonman
449 avril
447 MVA
447 redshoes
446 Judi
446 helmet
444 tickymong
442 Jshap3542
442 tracyo
441 lpeebles
440 java2
440 TedinDurham
440 xeiluj
440 mummy
438 o2baflyndog
437 suz01
436 donnana
434 Flask1
434 gladius
433 Betsy Ross
433 chj
431 Roses6
430 gino
429 lara68
429 Snitkina
429 charliesmomuk
429 poodletoes
426 haggis
422 fratfitz
420 Katy
419 jpc1966
419 JIMMORRIS
418 Snowman31888
417 Madyh
415 MPittore
414 iluvtigs
413 kueenbee
412 terri1986
411 sally
410 Alycia
410 mcurlschool
408 magpie7
408 Neliamne
408 Wandering Chicka
406 cheeto44
406 Hightower2232
405 Kitensplay
404 jeanne314
400 machelle
400 ann
399 IndiaJan
399 ChrissieDee
398 bheron
397 inkydinks
396 jeanniejinx
391 little mim
391 mayneman
391 Marmar
390 ajsb
389 sukee
389 bonkler
388 rsiegel24
387 dc43
387 Wahrro
385 zabeth
385 adubin77
384 cg530
384 cherlyq
382 PJDR
381 mehdc
379 Kotah
376 Lizsark
376 MsCorvid
374 Limnobaggins
374 bookworm100
372 yikeym32
372 rosalie4
367 Kaplan the Magne
366 MightySpork
365 Glantarell
365 maggiej
363 RoundBarn
363 Biged
362 Nushka
361 Motek
360 Playwoman
358 cricket_paget
354 Jodeen
354 tinkerbelle
354 smooze
353 msg
353 eljay323
351 Petemcbride
349 MaddyMadd
348 8201girl
347 Frances
344 piggys_rule123
343 smoove
343 ella
341 scorpio
341 weegee
338 Valmar
338 Elle n
337 coralily
336 Oboequilter
335 jitesh
334 CMcG
334 mabaker8
334 Gabby65
333 therealblah
333 ChloeKat
332 piano player
331 mery9419
329 Scrabbler
324 shooshoo
323 alembick
322 Dinoreid
316 JJ
311 sb981
308 misstearweus
307 SoccerMOM
306 lizmac
306 LAT70
305 jka
304 lollynewt
303 KenTropic
302 artdr
302 Rainiqui
301 Sbustobante
301 TQ
301 Torgo
294 10s Gu
294 InTheRedwoods
294 beepbeep
292 granadan
292 gswope
290 nikofamouser
290 gumpunk
289 melonheadjujube
288 Natasha
285 tceicher
284 SuzeQ
283 linnet
281 amelu0218
281 lumaca
280 FrenchToast
279 Zombee
279 sallyann
276 nava
272 evantpdx
268 ZsaZsa
264 yeyellowknifetoo
262 Aaronitor
262 annevans
257 emusing
255 tsatch
253 Christini
251 Thistlekiller
251 raane
246 pen...
242 nissua
241 milly24
240 GrandmaS
239 disneyjessi
237 fit1
232 diann
227 KnightTime
227 sooooo
227 Mandy44
226 Romagirl
226 player girl
224 silversarah
224 funhs
223 puglet
222 Buttonman
222 potterylady
218 LuluP
218 robwhy
214 flosey
214 nursegladys
213 aaronsmom
213 lawyer-1
213 Sidra
212 megsy8512
210 Jerrybh81
210 pbc
210 LonnieC
210 Lib
210 Angela
208 gapeach
204 regis
203 kjg
202 harpjane
200 mjhogg
199 Gramjane
198 mimizodiac
196 markbowers7
194 skatt
194 akazev
193 pamrepton
182 Enomis65
179 Virginia Strout
176 flower65
174 marthas
168 MLFAN17
164 Valiant
158 marilyn992
157 janeybird
155 woodchick
154 Hockeyfan
154 Reese\'s
147 ironpete
144 princessofburund
144 Tinkerbell1
143 jylcat
141 amgreet8
141 aWolf
138 Nicholas Carter
138 mom82637
136 #1
132 moule
128 Kukana
127 mom23
122 No1mikemodanofan
119 freddie
118 AtlKru
113 roundabout
110 Strudtastic
108 Glens
106 Tropiske
104 gdine
102 Alleyn58
101 rowlie45
100 dcseain
100 Kermiteer
99 lalaland
91 Tulipp
89 pr
87 Fishbulb
87 Skug
85 DRWED
82 Anuja
81 rosalind230
78 Elalyr
77 cdd
77 mamabook3
76 rebeccs
75 nadav
69 emd99
68 Christa
66 cdnldy
63 karenth
61 Winnah
58 peter366
50 cks
49 PeggySue
48 duvaldfm
47 beckyj
28 kiara13
24 wenren
17 libarebel
13 Rangerbill
13 TXZinnia
13 shanghai ken
12 Moemonster
9 AmyZ
9 DLH1955
8 worzel
6 Angelsong
5 BevyBB

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
rastapopolous

so much for that!
12:00 am
Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!
12:02 am
Rainiqui

sa 6
12:02 am
jessmom

st6
12:03 am
grannyrose

top tow done...loll
12:03 am
rastapopolous

in6
12:03 am
grannyrose

nonaid
12:03 am
grannyrose

whew...not a word. apologies nevertheless.
12:05 am
cybernan

hi everyone - not at my best this late, but here goes...
12:06 am
rastapopolous

ca6
12:10 am
jessmom

ca6 x 2
12:11 am
Minveryork

I am stopping with 45 words and 382 points.I will be back later on today to clue & finish. Goodnight to all babblers!
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:20 am
jessmom

ze6
12:26 am
cybernan

crashing -- good night
12:29 am
jessmom

sa6 x 2
12:30 am
rururocks

done
12:39 am
dizgrannie

FWs
12:44 am
rbud

congrats, diz and ru
12:45 am
hurshy

are we supposed to be able to get that z
12:46 am
Jshap3542

just ask a frenchman where a goatee grows
12:46 am
hurshy

haha, thanks
1:31 am
rbud

done and dusted, laters, all! ♥
4:56 am
mattygroves

Good morning all! Does anyone have stats, please, for the Y in the bottom row and the O in the fourth row, first column?
4:57 am
Maisie

oy 4 11. think town cryer
4:57 am
mattygroves

Thanks Maise!
4:58 am
Maisie

haven't got the y yet
5:03 am
MollyL

The y is Spanish for John with a y
5:06 am
mattygroves

Thank you Molly!
5:23 am
MollyL

You know your challenges lie elsewhere in the day when the grid is a mere 90 words, the biggest of which is only 6 letters long. : D
6:34 am
Lizsark

speak for yourself MollyL I'm finiding this one very slow going lol
6:37 am
Marc Freeman

What are the stats for the 'o' in column 1 row 4, please? I found the first one in that row.
6:39 am
Marc Freeman

Found it thanks
7:23 am
Flask1

Hi everyone...what a dreadful grid!!
7:45 am
jmcnrick

hi all!
7:59 am
Uneaixoise

Howdy!!
8:05 am
Marc Freeman

What are the stats for the lone 'a' in column 3, please?
8:07 am
hokie carla

Howdy, Une! everyone!
8:11 am
bichon

It's Juneteenth
8:15 am
penquis

marc.....an 4....babblet....
8:15 am
hokie carla

I could not see it at all and as soon as you said that I saw it
8:16 am
MollyL

It's magic!
8:16 am
HarryHood

I have 6 an4s, but not that one :)
8:16 am
penquis

i didn't see it until he asked for it....
8:16 am
HarryHood

got it
8:16 am
HarryHood

still missing lower O in first column
8:17 am
dan2bit

oy4/11
8:17 am
jmcnrick

think town cryer harry
8:17 am
hokie carla

well it's not what Eddie Murphy used to say as Gumby
8:17 am
hokie carla

or Buckwheat, I mean
8:17 am
Marc Freeman

thanks got it
8:18 am
MollyL

I thought that was a courtroom word
8:18 am
jmcnrick

that too Molls
8:18 am
HarryHood

ty all.
8:18 am
HarryHood

nbt and 25 to go
8:18 am
hokie carla

I am finding the first col in general troublesome. I have the top O and one z
8:19 am
HarryHood

I'm just missing one Z from that column
8:19 am
jmcnrick

ze6/39
8:19 am
dan2bit

ye4/8 awful taste noise
8:19 am
hokie carla

now I have the other o. not sure how that clue snuck in below
8:19 am
MollyL

Yeah, that z is a pain
8:19 am
jmcnrick

magic hokie
8:19 am
hokie carla

thx, got the y. of course I had already tried te4 which isn't a word
8:21 am
hokie carla

is that a clue Molly, or it is a pain in the sense that I would never ever get it?
8:21 am
Marc Freeman

While you are at is can I get a clue for that ze6, please?
8:21 am
MollyL

Not a clue. Crazy word
8:21 am
jmcnrick

where a French man wears his beard
8:22 am
HarryHood

ty jmc!
8:22 am
HarryHood

21 to go
8:22 am
hokie carla

haha, thanks
8:22 am
dan2bit

jmc lol
8:22 am
jmcnrick

stolen from I forgot who
8:22 am
jmcnrick

:)
8:23 am
dan2bit

can i have just the stats for the bottom row Y? I keep wanting it to be fancy boat but it's not
8:24 am
jmcnrick

yu 4/74
8:24 am
HarryHood

yu4/7
8:24 am
jmcnrick

sorry added a few points by accident!
8:24 am
dan2bit

got it thanks both
8:25 am
Marc Freeman

Can someone give me another clue for ze6, please? The French beard alludes me.
8:26 am
hokie carla

wow, high point tile(s) I guess, 4/74
8:26 am
jmcnrick

where is a beard grown Marc? on ze6
8:26 am
jmcnrick

fat fingers hokie
8:27 am
Marc Freeman

Boy that was simple. How could I miss it. I think the French man threw me off.
8:27 am
hokie carla

in my mind I'm hearing Tattoo (Herve Villa....) saying ze6 to the riddle
8:27 am
Marc Freeman

Thanks again
8:27 am
jmcnrick

sorry but it was the accent needed for the word! hahaha yw
8:28 am
mael

that is a great clue for the ze6 lol
8:29 am
jmcnrick

I should look up who I stole it from
8:30 am
hokie carla

it sounds like something ru would do
8:34 am
hokie carla

ok, 26 left for later. going to try rollerblading with the dog. nice flat, new campground roads here.
8:35 am
M3

clue of sa 6 please
8:36 am
HarryHood

carla lives on a campground? or is this vacation?
8:36 am
HarryHood

sa6 dance - song from the 80s by men without hats
8:37 am
lshult

nice clue, almost sad i already had it...
8:38 am
lshult

could use a clue for the "i" or the lower "o" though
8:38 am
dan2bit

in6/18 born with it
8:39 am
lshult

tried that before, but mispelt it....thanks
8:40 am
dan2bit

np
8:40 am
HarryHood

It was on the radio ALL the time in Israel in the early 80s
8:40 am
lshult

grew up as a child of the 80's in London. Still live in the 80's musically
8:41 am
Marc Freeman

I guess I missed the 80's is there a further clue please?
8:41 am
HarryHood

I generally hated 80s music. I was listening to 60s music in the 80s. now it's mostly sentimental value
8:41 am
M3

im an 80's child, too
8:41 am
HarryHood

sa6 glasses
8:41 am
M3

oh yeah i need another clue lol
8:42 am
HarryHood

sa6 railing
8:42 am
lshult

these things are to protect you
8:42 am
HarryHood

corporate sa6 officer
8:43 am
M3

of the other sa6 sorry
8:43 am
Marc Freeman

I think I have the won. I need the other one, please?
8:44 am
lshult

i also only have that one
8:44 am
Marc Freeman

Just to be clear, I have the one that goes with glasses.
8:44 am
HarryHood

there's TWO sa6s? grrrr
8:44 am
M3

second sa6 24
8:45 am
Marc Freeman

sa6/33 and sa6/24 yes M3
8:45 am
M3

i need the sa6 24 please
8:45 am
lshult

me too
8:46 am
jmcnrick

I was a young mother in the 80s. Didn't listen to music except lullabys
8:46 am
M3

sandcat should be a word
8:46 am
HarryHood

or sadhat - the baseball cap I wear when I'm feeling blue
8:47 am
Marc Freeman

Take the sa4/5 before is and add a short hello
8:47 am
lshult

sandcan is where i keep my sand
8:47 am
M3

oh jexx thx Marc :)
8:47 am
HarryHood

ty marc
8:47 am
Marc Freeman

YW
8:47 am
jmcnrick

ty Marc. That's a dance?
8:47 am
M3

4 left, clue for the ac 5 please
8:48 am
LuvWordGames

ac 5/12 the high card + a british hellow
8:48 am
LuvWordGames

hello not hellow lol
8:48 am
jmcnrick

ty Luv
8:49 am
LuvWordGames

yw jmc
8:49 am
M3

thx Luv
8:49 am
LuvWordGames

yw M3
8:49 am
lshult

british thanks...
8:50 am
bichon

sa 6/33, pls
8:50 am
lshult

loads of clues just below
8:51 am
HarryHood

12 to go
8:51 am
Marc Freeman

add to the sa4/7 before it
8:51 am
M3

second na5 12 please
8:51 am
HarryHood

lots of vowels m3 - a nymph
8:52 am
Marc Freeman

st6, please?
8:52 am
lshult

only have the nymph
8:52 am
HarryHood

pl of na4/5
8:53 am
HarryHood

st6 add what a thespian does +vowel
8:53 am
M3

second one Harry, monky is loooking
8:53 am
bichon

don't understand the sa 6/33, help, pls
8:53 am
Marc Freeman

thanks got it
8:53 am
M3

build on the sa4 Bic
8:54 am
LuvWordGames

sa 6/33 is something that keeps you from harm
8:55 am
bichon

ty Luv
8:55 am
M3

found the second an 5 ! phew
8:56 am
M3

last one Ze 6, i didnt get it from clues earlier !! ;)
8:57 am
LuvWordGames

ze 6 ze + where a man's beard grows
8:57 am
M3

FW thanks Luv
8:58 am
MLFAN17

well this is a disappointment
8:58 am
LuvWordGames

WTG M3!
8:58 am
HarryHood

congrats m3
8:58 am
Trifioso

good morning friends
8:58 am
jmcnrick

whoo hoo M#
8:58 am
jmcnrick

or M3
8:59 am
jmcnrick

hi mlf and trif
8:59 am
Trifioso

hello jmc
8:59 am
MLFAN17

hi trif
8:59 am
MLFAN17

hi jmc
9:01 am
Trifioso

wow, so many ways to not spell "yacht"
9:02 am
lshult

still looking for the o
9:03 am
HarryHood

still missing 6 Cs
9:03 am
Marc Freeman

follow the points oy4/11
9:04 am
jmcnrick

the bottom O is something the ballif says when they open the court
9:04 am
bichon

oy 4/11,heard in a legal court
9:04 am
lshult

got it, thanks
9:04 am
Marc Freeman

When you find the c6's let me know. 8 left and all c's
9:04 am
lshult

18 to go
9:04 am
HarryHood

I have ca6 - long robe
9:05 am
lshult

also need 8 c's
9:05 am
Trifioso

I have greyed the left column - FEAR ME
9:06 am
lshult

left and bottom here
9:06 am
HarryHood

you're the GOAT trif
9:06 am
Trifioso

lololol - gretchen weiner will love today's grid!
9:06 am
jmcnrick

wtg Trif! I bow to your greatness
9:07 am
Trifioso

hahahah harry - I MISS my goats so much! they have totally bonded with the DH since I have been in isolation.
9:07 am
HarryHood

I had no idea trif - did you test positive?
9:08 am
Trifioso

no, was exposed on june 4th. been shut in my room since...retested wednesday, anxiously hitting refresh every ten minutes today, hoping for second negative
9:09 am
HarryHood

what a hassle. sorry. and sorry you're stuck in a room with only a 90 word grid
9:10 am
bichon

Trif, how awful for you. Hoping for the best
9:11 am
bichon

cain
9:11 am
Trifioso

the first day was a nice break from people-ing. the first day. pretty sucky for the rest of the time. thank goodness for babble and jigsaws
9:15 am
Trifioso

oooh I did watch "the good liar" which really surprised me! has anyone else seen?
9:15 am
HarryHood

no - I need a new show to watch
9:15 am
Trifioso

its a movie.
9:16 am
HarryHood

nope.
9:16 am
HarryHood

our a/c is broken. was just out yesterday buying fans
9:16 am
Trifioso

bummer.
9:16 am
HarryHood

indeed
9:17 am
HarryHood

all needs to be replaced, since it's the old coolant.
9:17 am
Trifioso

i need to put our window fan back in - at night it is as good as ac
9:17 am
Trifioso

wish it would rain again first though - I feel at this point I would just be blowing more pollen in
9:17 am
HarryHood

yes we try to trap hte night air in the house....but when it stays in the 70s and muggy at night its tough
9:17 am
jmcnrick

I use ceiling fans. . . only a/c a couple of days a year
9:18 am
hokie carla

just visiting this campground, Harry
9:18 am
HarryHood

ceiling fans are great - I installed them in all the rooms in our last house
9:18 am
HarryHood

fun carla!
9:18 am
jmcnrick

I love them and they help with heating in the winter
9:19 am
HarryHood

we always lost the remote controls.
9:19 am
Trifioso

my dad did the most brilliant thing at his house - they have a huge deck, with a table on it where he and his wife would sit to eat dinner, lunch, coffee, whatever. he installed a ceiling fan over it, outside....never a bug did bother them
9:21 am
HarryHood

I am just so reluctant to cook and heat up the house. I'll run the exhaust fan, but it still is a huge heat generator
9:21 am
Trifioso

maybe porch is a better word? veranda? it has a roof, anyway, but no sides?
9:22 am
Trifioso

agree, harry. I have to be convinced to even turn the fan on, really
9:22 am
HarryHood

porch works
9:23 am
Trifioso

we new englanders have such a strange relationship to house temp, I find. in the summer we cool the house to the same temp we heat it away from in the winter.
9:24 am
HarryHood

we are doing training right now for our new data system. ditching MyBackpack and siginig on to Veracross
9:24 am
HarryHood

So mindnumbingly boring
9:25 am
Trifioso

all they would give us is a "letter of presumed opportunity"
9:25 am
HarryHood

some of my colleagues are a bit.....technologically challenged.
9:25 am
Flask1

Hiya all...this is a very nippy wee grid!!
9:26 am
Trifioso

i signed up for an online training about google classroom, fine course, but the company has sent me four emails a day since.
9:26 am
Trifioso

hello flask!
9:27 am
HarryHood

we just got GC two years ago, and now we're moving to this new thing. very frustrating
9:27 am
Trifioso

i wish they would just pick one and sit down
9:27 am
Trifioso

no system does everything
9:27 am
HarryHood

yup
9:28 am
HarryHood

I'll go back to paper and pen if they'd let me :)
9:29 am
HarryHood

good god. this teacher is in the middle of asking very long winded questions and muted herself in the middle
9:31 am
Trifioso

lololol
9:31 am
Trifioso

are you sure the host didn't do it?
9:31 am
HarryHood

hah
9:32 am
jmcnrick

I don't have a remote control for my ceiling fans. just a pull chain.
9:32 am
Trifioso

allllmost to nbt
9:32 am
HarryHood

you have to be careful about rolling your eyes with zoom meetings - everybody can see you do it.
9:33 am
jmcnrick

go trif go!
9:33 am
HarryHood

I'm making no progress on my last 10 words.
9:33 am
Trifioso

i recommend getting a blow up photo of yourself, and propping it in front of the camera
9:33 am
jmcnrick

53 left but I keep slipping over to my work computer
9:34 am
HarryHood

found my last 6!
9:34 am
jmcnrick

or just have your name show. you don't have to join in video. I nevver do for work
9:34 am
HarryHood

4 4s and 5 5s left :)
9:35 am
jmcnrick

in fact I keep electric tape over my camera unless I am specifically using it.
9:35 am
jmcnrick

go harry go!
9:35 am
HarryHood

I always assume the ppl who don't show video aren't actually there
9:35 am
jmcnrick

or maybe they are just not liking the idea of their boss looking in their private space
9:36 am
Trifioso

see, I think the same thing - no video, not really there, or in bed or something.
9:36 am
HarryHood

that's the reason we can't force students to show video.
9:36 am
HarryHood

but they use it so they can just disappear. when I call on them they're not there
9:37 am
Trifioso

i didn't have the video on once because I was at trader joes.
9:37 am
jmcnrick

well that hurts their participation grade, no?
9:38 am
HarryHood

I suppose jmc - we're supposed to be very "flexible" with grading this quarter
9:39 am
jmcnrick

well it has to be a difficult way for most people to learn. I do trainings and I find other's participation in a zoom training spotty at best--and they are there by choice
9:39 am
cybernan

why Harry -- did covid fry their brains? Or is just that the school system doesn't want the fact that nobody did their homework to become evident?
9:40 am
Trifioso

one of the TEACHERS drove me round the bend with her stupid zoom class meetings. EVERY class had to feature comedy routines by her four year old, and her showing the class her latest art projects. I about spit out my teeth laughing one day, when I student blurted out "wow, you need a lot of validation, don't you?"
9:42 am
HarryHood

the motivated students who were doing well before covid did fine with zoom. The ones who were having trouble before basically sunk.
9:42 am
HarryHood

If they have trouble self-motivating and organizing, this distance learning was terrible for them.
9:42 am
Trifioso

agreed harry. So many kids have real challenges, and making learning happen online wasn't great
9:42 am
jmcnrick

I for one feel very disconnected in a virtual meeting. It is incredibly hard for me to connect with my audience which is a large part of the process.
9:43 am
Trifioso

not to mention below-grade readers - those poor kiddos didn't have a chance
9:43 am
HarryHood

it's not easy for the teachers either. very hard to read the class
9:43 am
cybernan

even in the classroom though it is tough to motivate someone who doesn't want to learn
9:43 am
HarryHood

tough all around.
9:43 am
jmcnrick

I am sure that is true harry
9:43 am
HarryHood

I have ways to get kids excited in a room. I can't do it so much on a computer
9:44 am
Trifioso

it was absolutely impossible to get a real discussion going - the kind where everyone is in, and participating, and chewing through a text. boy I missed that
9:44 am
Trifioso

amen harry, AMEN
9:44 am
HarryHood

maybe I should bring my cat in to do comedy routines
9:44 am
jmcnrick

you'd be surprised cyber. My mother oftened turned students around where others had failed. But she did that with one on one interaction.
9:44 am
cybernan

not all of my kids liked school, but they also knew that they either got an education and worked or they would starve -- Mom and Dad had no intention of supporting them for the rest of their lives.
9:44 am
Trifioso

yeah, the kid wasnt that cute, harry. it got annoying FAST
9:45 am
jmcnrick

she not only taught the advanced classes but the not so advance students would rush to sign up for her.
9:45 am
HarryHood

OK gotta g shopping before our NEXT faculty mtng.
9:45 am
HarryHood

bbs
9:45 am
cybernan

sometimes all it takes is for them to realize that there is someone who cares whether or not they succeed.
9:45 am
Trifioso

good luck harry! mask up, glove up!
9:46 am
jmcnrick

bye harry
9:46 am
jmcnrick

cyber that is a very important element
9:47 am
Trifioso

in what world is "chai" not a word?
9:47 am
cybernan

yes - masks and gloves all round -- can't believe how things are going south in the states --- there were 10x more new cases in Florida yesterday than in all of Canada
9:48 am
lshult

reverse the vowels
9:48 am
jmcnrick

but at my 50th High School reunion I talked to one student that she helped. She figured out he had a learning disability (only this was right when they started thinking about such things) so she arranged for the whole class to get tested so he wouldn't be embarrassed.
9:49 am
Trifioso

people are quick to blame the protests, but I dont think that tells the whole story. I think places are opening up too fast. we have no cure, no vaccine.
9:50 am
jmcnrick

The protests I go to are at safe distances and with masks. :)
9:50 am
jmcnrick

most of the people getting sick now date from Memorial Day weekend.
9:51 am
cybernan

I wonder how many will return from Trump's rally and spread the disease around their area -- hopefully they will self-isolate for 2 weeks, but doubtful.
9:54 am
jmcnrick

pulease they wont wear a mask they wont self isolate
9:58 am
Trifioso

the protests I attended were the same, jmc, but they were much smaller affairs, in towns, not cities
9:59 am
Trifioso

nbt!
9:59 am
Trifioso

whew!
9:59 am
jmcnrick

mine were in washington dc but others here were not as careful
10:00 am
jmcnrick

going to the weekly interfaith vigil tonight
10:00 am
Trifioso

id settle for leaving this room.
10:01 am
Trifioso

but I will be with you in prayer, jmc
10:01 am
MollyL

Nan, you do realize that the population of Canada is 37.59 million and the population of the US is 328.2 million. Of course the US is going to have more cases than Canada.
10:02 am
cybernan

Molly -- I was comapring Florida with all of Canada - not the entire USA
10:02 am
MollyL

And statistics from Florida are skewed due to the high number of elderly who live there
10:03 am
rururocks

well Floridians are being extremely stupid right now
10:04 am
Trifioso

here is an excellent site to use:
10:04 am
Trifioso

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
10:04 am
Trifioso

be sure to click on the "number of tests" data to compare
10:05 am
MollyL

How are people in Florida being stupid Ru? I don't keep up with the news much.
10:06 am
rururocks

literally thousands of people crowded on beaches next to each other at least in the photos I've seen in the news
10:06 am
Trifioso

if you look at the data, it shows that US cases spiked way up between Feb 1 - Mar 1, and have stayed sky high since then.
10:06 am
rururocks

most without masks and distancing
10:07 am
clg47

Florida does not report all cases. They fire individuals who are keep stats because they won't skew the data.
10:07 am
cybernan

That doesn't make a difference if people are being careful Molly. I live in the OKanagan VAlley which is also heavily populated with seniors (people come here to retire) and the only new case we have had in the last 3 weeks was someone who had been working in Alberta. Our entire health care zone covers the entire southern half of our province other than the southwest coastal region and we have only had that one new case in the entire region.
10:07 am
MollyL

There are a lot of people who don't take this COVID thing seriously
10:07 am
rururocks

here in California Masks are required for everywhere just about
10:07 am
jmcnrick

sadly they are hurting other people with their attitude
10:08 am
Trifioso

the difference is 100% leadership - or, in our case, lack of it.
10:09 am
rururocks

I've basically been home since March 13th.. i'm not out there much at all.. fortunately i like my house and view.
10:09 am
cybernan

That is true, Trif -- we have been very fortunate here in BC in that regard.
10:09 am
clg47

Check out news on the small town of La Grand, Oregon. One small Pentacostal church is responsible for over 200 new cases.
10:09 am
jmcnrick

so I started reading this book last night. It turned out to be about an american couple on their honeymoon and with a Jewish friend arriving in Vienna on Krystalnight. Well written but probably bad timing for me to read this book.
10:09 am
MollyL

Oh that
10:10 am
Buggie

Just to point out that AFAIK there are so far no risk factors that change how likely you are to catch the virus. Only how likely you are to be very ill from it. So a place having an elderly population doesn’t make it more likely to have more cases (though the way retirement homes are set up makes it easier for it to spread, but that’s a bit different)
10:10 am
MollyL

That is too bad. I think Maryland's governor is doing a great job.
10:10 am
cybernan

The only area in the states that is doing really well is the northeast -- the states that got together with NY to fight it.
10:12 am
jmcnrick

I think he is too Molls. We will see how this summer plays out
10:13 am
jmcnrick

But I spend a lot of time telling my aged friends in Texas that just because the governor says everything is hunky-dory doesn't mean you should go out.
10:14 am
MollyL

I think this whole experience is going to condition people to stay cooped up and alone, even when there is a vaccine.
10:14 am
cybernan

lol, jmc -- I'm trying to tell that to my 50 yr. old son -- but he doesn't listen either
10:14 am
MollyL

Because you know how vaccines go. Half the people who get the vaccine end up getting what the vaccine is supposed to prevent.
10:15 am
adubin77

At least in AZ, there is a very strong correlation between age and death rate from covid. 65+ has 75% of deaths, but only 14% of total cases.
10:15 am
Buggie

ummm, that’s not how vaccines work
10:16 am
cybernan

He wants to come and visit next week -- I just said he was welcome as long as he wasn't eating out in restaurants and was practicing self-distancing and wearing a mask in public, otherwise we would visit on the patio and I would put him up in a hotel.
10:18 am
Trifioso

i wish you much luck with that, cybernan, and hope your son respects your wishes
10:19 am
cybernan

oh, he will, Trif
10:19 am
jmcnrick

actually the polio vaccine worked very well. So did the mumps vaccine. The small pox vaccine. . . .
10:20 am
cybernan

The kids do understand that at our age we have to be really careful until we can get a vaccine.
10:20 am
jmcnrick

my boy is terrified for me! I keep telling him to chill.
10:20 am
Trifioso

quick babble etiquette question - is it always the done thing to announce when one is departing? what if I need to step away for about 30 minutes? it is okay to just disappear and reappear, yes?
10:20 am
jmcnrick

stats for the third column A please
10:21 am
jmcnrick

I hope it is okay to go in and out trif since I am working and don't always know when I am leaving for a while
10:21 am
cybernan

yeah Trif - not to worry -- I usually just say hi again when I've been away, unless I am going to leave in the middle of a conversation -- don't know what others do
10:21 am
jmcnrick

but if I know I will be gone for a while I usually mention it with a bbl
10:22 am
jmcnrick

haha yeah sometimes I accidently leave in the middle of a conversation. . .
10:23 am
cybernan

sa 6 please?
10:24 am
dan2bit

opposite of danger, cybernan
10:24 am
cybernan

sometime I am called away in the middle of a conversation
10:24 am
rururocks

what we've been discussing nan sa6
10:24 am
cybernan

oops - have that, ty dan and ru, looking for the sa 6/24
10:25 am
cybernan

need that and the ze 6
10:26 am
rururocks

sa 6 /24 beach material greetings
10:26 am
rururocks

or beach greetings :D
10:26 am
cybernan

ty ru
10:27 am
rururocks

the clever clue i saw for the z was french Jaw
10:28 am
cybernan

lol - ty again *!*~*!*
10:32 am
cybernan

on my way - hagd everyone and stay sa4 :)
10:32 am
joansiebone

imc, the A is an4. i had been looking for it too when you asked
10:38 am
origami

Good morning
10:38 am
Trifioso

good morinng origami
10:40 am
jmcnrick

ty joansie
10:40 am
jmcnrick

hi origami
10:43 am
jmcnrick

I was looking for the third column. the an 4s I have are second and fourth columns
10:44 am
MollyL

I think the third column is the buffalo
10:45 am
jmcnrick

hmm
10:51 am
toadandtoadette

an+ 2 vowels
10:52 am
wvteach

thnx toad
10:52 am
toadandtoadette

ac 5?
10:52 am
jmcnrick

ty toad finally got it nbt/nbs
10:52 am
jmcnrick

kinda like plastic toad
10:53 am
jmcnrick

or rhymes with greek cheese.
10:54 am
toadandtoadette

ty
10:54 am
jmcnrick

off to lunch bbl
10:57 am
MollyL

I am totally lost. Plastic toad? And the only Greek cheese I know ends in eta.
10:58 am
origami

I think she meant to put a comma between plastic and toad :D
11:13 am
wvteach

stats for top I pls
11:15 am
Uneaixoise

In6/18
11:17 am
wvteach

thnx
11:18 am
mixi6

Singleton n?
11:21 am
doseffing

grandmother
11:22 am
mixi6

Ty nbt
11:22 am
doseffing

zeca
11:40 am
Uneaixoise

Double n mixi
11:56 am
Trifioso

hi again. just checked the rankings, for the first time in ages. always a chuckle
11:59 am
jmcnrick

oh lord I quit looking when I was a daily babbler
11:59 am
Trifioso

I know, right? I haven't looked in ages....
12:00 pm
Trifioso

i do enjoy seeing my total number of points though....wish it was my bank balance
12:01 pm
jmcnrick

mmm that would be nice even with my little account!
12:02 pm
Trifioso

27 to go, and crawwwwwwwwling
12:04 pm
jmcnrick

haha 47 left for me
12:08 pm
Trifioso

just listed, with 23 left to go. hate listing for small grids
12:13 pm
jmcnrick

I am a whatever works person. I figure if I have spent more than several hours on a grid it is time to list.
12:15 pm
moolingwa

hi all
12:15 pm
jmcnrick

hi mooling
12:15 pm
moolingwa

small one today I guess
12:16 pm
Trifioso

hello mooling
12:16 pm
moolingwa

hey trif
12:17 pm
jmcnrick

small but mean
12:17 pm
moolingwa

40 to go
12:17 pm
Trifioso

seriously. STUCK on a 6
12:18 pm
jmcnrick

haha that is where I am mooling and it took me hours!
12:18 pm
jmcnrick

ze6?
12:18 pm
Trifioso

st
12:18 pm
moolingwa

oh, well yeah a few odd words, but relatively common in word games
12:20 pm
moolingwa

well, that's a new z word for me
12:20 pm
jmcnrick

want a clue?
12:20 pm
moolingwa

tx for the stats jm
12:20 pm
jmcnrick

yw
12:20 pm
Trifioso

not yet, thank you
12:21 pm
Trifioso

taid
12:21 pm
jmcnrick

ok :)
12:21 pm
Trifioso

oops sorry
12:22 pm
jmcnrick

rats not in the grid ;)
12:22 pm
moolingwa

down to my last 20
12:23 pm
Trifioso

aaargh! red bars!
12:23 pm
jmcnrick

go mooliing go
12:24 pm
periwinkle

hi all. 26 left. tough grid for me
12:25 pm
moolingwa

down to 12, but 4 of them are 6s
12:25 pm
periwinkle

I have 4 of the 6's
12:25 pm
jmcnrick

hi peri
12:26 pm
Trifioso

i here.....
12:26 pm
periwinkle

went for a walk early today before it got too humid walked 2 miles
12:27 pm
moolingwa

Had to wait for the rain to go walking this morning here
12:27 pm
Trifioso

fireworks! woot woot
12:27 pm
periwinkle

per chog there are two ca6 words. I have found one
12:27 pm
Trifioso

that st6 blows
12:27 pm
moolingwa

yay, congrats Trif!
12:28 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hooo trif!
12:28 pm
Trifioso

do you want a nudge for the other ca, peri?
12:28 pm
Trifioso

and thanks
12:28 pm
periwinkle

yes pls. I have the clothing
12:29 pm
jmcnrick

like singing together
12:29 pm
periwinkle

huh?
12:31 pm
jmcnrick

too oblique? haha ca4/5+plural first person
12:31 pm
periwinkle

ty jmc
12:32 pm
periwinkle

ok have both ca6, ze6, in6 and
12:32 pm
periwinkle

and st6. what am I missing?
12:33 pm
moolingwa

down to 6
12:33 pm
moolingwa

sa6
12:34 pm
periwinkle

getting red boxes again
12:34 pm
periwinkle

bbbl
12:36 pm
harpjane

stats for the middle col A please?
12:36 pm
moolingwa

an4/4
12:40 pm
harpjane

I keep think "not by the hair of my ch6 ch6 ch4 should be an acceptable phrase.....
12:44 pm
jmcnrick

an4/4 as I recall
12:45 pm
moolingwa

down to 4
12:46 pm
moolingwa

3..
1:03 pm
origami

Name that Proper Noun: Goethe play
1:03 pm
Atalante

So I’m trying to play this on my phone and typed in datcha and it tried to autocorrect to fisted hydrangeas. As you do
1:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

damned autocorrect!
1:05 pm
origami

Wow, that's a stretch
1:05 pm
harpjane

stats for the Y words please?
1:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

it's artificial idiocy.
1:06 pm
Atalante

I was quite impressed!
1:07 pm
MollyL

Faust
1:08 pm
origami

Ding, ding, ding!
1:17 pm
72 Temple Owl

i'm sure you've sen the autocorrect mistake site?
1:17 pm
MollyL

Do I win unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures?
1:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

you don't already have that?
1:18 pm
origami

But of course, Molly. No small prizes awarded around here.
1:21 pm
Atalante

So what’s this about a z6??!!
1:26 pm
origami

ze 6/39
1:28 pm
Atalante

Huh
1:28 pm
Atalante

Never seen that before
1:38 pm
stidmama

Atalante????? *bounce bounce bounce bounce*
1:40 pm
stidmama

and hello all. My first FULL day off, and already I am having a wonderful day with lovely surprises. Down to 29, and that ze 6 has me stumped. I saw french jaw clue and I don't get it. help?
1:41 pm
NANCY

ze plus where you wear whiskers
1:41 pm
NANCY

how are you doing these days
1:41 pm
stidmama

oh! thanks Nancy! :- ). 24...
1:42 pm
Nicky6

na4,4
na4,5
na5,12
1:42 pm
Nicky6

na4,4
na4,5
na5,12
1:42 pm
Nicky6

need help
1:42 pm
stidmama

two NA 5/12
1:43 pm
stidmama

I am missing two na also. :-)
1:43 pm
TedinDurham

one na 5/12 is a water nymph
1:43 pm
Atalante

Stiddy!!!!!!!!
1:43 pm
stidmama

LOL. speaking of water nymph...
1:44 pm
Nicky6

got that one
1:44 pm
Atalante

Z + the first few letters of what starfish sea urchins Etc are
1:44 pm
stidmama

that's a fun clue, atalante :-)
1:45 pm
stidmama

How's the sunny north on your island? It's trending overcast here I fear, coming in from the ocean.
1:45 pm
Atalante

Just for you :)
1:46 pm
stidmama

Nicky, there is also na 5/14 that I just found.
1:46 pm
Nicky6

Ot it
1:46 pm
Atalante

Well we’ve had sea fog for the last week. Ugh. But the moray firth coast today was much nicer and sunny
1:47 pm
stidmama

That sounds familiar... the county I teach in often has that low, cold fold in the morning even when it's lovely here at home.
1:48 pm
Atalante

And it’s a babblet - called haar here at least
1:48 pm
stidmama

Not sure what it's called in the states, or in the local language -- most of us just call it fog and wipe our windshields a lot. ;-)
1:49 pm
stidmama

*f4palm* duh: marine layer. LOL the sunshine has me completely bedazzled!
1:51 pm
stidmama

Oh! Under 18 - monkeys working overtime - but my goal is 20 remaining before I reach for lickety. brb
1:55 pm
Wendrie

any clue for the na 5/12 that isn't a water nymph?
1:57 pm
NANCY

plural of 4 above it
1:58 pm
Wendrie

duh! Thank you :)
1:58 pm
stidmama

and back
1:58 pm
NANCY

welcome
2:07 pm
stidmama

oh! down to 1... :-D
2:09 pm
Mary

ethch
2:09 pm
Mary

sorry
2:10 pm
LisaG

may i have stats for the y on the left please
2:11 pm
jmcnrick

ye 4/8
2:11 pm
LisaG

thank you!
2:11 pm
Atalante

Firebirds!
2:11 pm
stidmama

Well, my eyes are tired, so going to have to head out. (((jmc)))
2:11 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hoo atalante
2:11 pm
stidmama

YAY ATALANTE!!!!!!!
2:11 pm
LisaG

39 left... a lot of small words, but words I havent heard or dont use often.
2:12 pm
jmcnrick

bye stiddie
2:12 pm
LisaG

congrats atalante!
2:12 pm
Atalante

That was tricksy
2:13 pm
stidmama

*poof*
2:28 pm
Christa

Afternoon everyone. Love a small grid.
2:31 pm
zoozzoom

Hello, Christa. I prefer the large grids myself.
2:31 pm
Christa

hello zoozzoom
2:39 pm
periwinkle

Hi stiddy!!! hi all
2:39 pm
periwinkle

back to finish 18 left
3:23 pm
moolingwa

back for my last 3
3:24 pm
moolingwa

1 to go
3:25 pm
moolingwa

fw
3:41 pm
hokie carla

just clicked on the ze6 def and am shocked by the first one
3:45 pm
Gillie

Because a familiar word can be spelled so differently?
3:56 pm
hokie carla

yes
3:56 pm
hokie carla

like not even close. maybe I've been pronouncing the more common spelling wrong my whole life
3:57 pm
Gillie

I think it's usually the way it looks - but it wasn't originally.
3:58 pm
Gillie

usually *pronounced*
3:58 pm
Gillie

and *maybe* it wasn't originally
3:59 pm
Gillie

But I admit, the other spelling is surprising.
4:00 pm
Gillie

Anyway, I've finished my last few, so I'd best be off. Have a good day!
4:00 pm
hokie carla

well done, you too
4:00 pm
hokie carla

seem to be stuck here with 21 left
4:07 pm
Soodle

Can I help Carla? I’ve just finished. What’s seldom is wonderful.
4:09 pm
hokie carla

oh thank you, but I just went to the list.positive at least one I had already entered
4:10 pm
Soodle

Ah yes!!! The old ‘I’m sure I entered that before’ syndrome. Happens me all the time. 🙃
4:10 pm
hokie carla

:D
4:14 pm
hokie carla

can't believe I miss the flatbread
4:15 pm
hokie carla

missed
4:17 pm
marksdolly

fireworks!
4:17 pm
hokie carla

well done!
4:19 pm
hokie carla

2 S6 left
4:21 pm
Soodle

There are 2 odd sa 6,
4:21 pm
hokie carla

one was st, just looked it up, new to me
4:22 pm
Soodle

There are two odd sa sixes. Get your monkeys working Carla
4:23 pm
hokie carla

one sa6 is not odd at all, but the other one I just looked up. also new to me and not even sure I understand the definition. LOL
4:23 pm
Soodle

My mistake. One odd sa 6 & one odd st 6
4:24 pm
JaxH66

Still got 1sa6 and the st6 to get. Could I have a clue. I’ve got the sa6 that builds from sa4
4:24 pm
hokie carla

sa6 is the sa4 ahead of it + informal hello
4:25 pm
JaxH66

Thanks
4:25 pm
hokie carla

st6 is an incense spice used by ancient hebrews. not sure why we would have trouble with that ;)
4:25 pm
Soodle

St 6/24. St, perform on a stage & common vowel
4:26 pm
hokie carla

whew, thanks, soodle. was trying to figure out how on earth to clue that
4:26 pm
Soodle

Oops. That was st 6/21
4:28 pm
JaxH66

Thanks Soodle. I struggle with Jewish words as they’re really not common in England
4:30 pm
Soodle

Sometimes I get so carried away on the euphoria of fireworks, I gallantly volunteer to clue, then struggle to give a clue that makes ant sense whatsoever. I’m always relieved shen
4:30 pm
Soodle

When Babblers actually understand my clumsy clues.
4:33 pm
hokie carla

I know what you mean.
4:39 pm
ChampFit

I need the odd sa6 please!
4:52 pm
dan2bit

sa6/33 is the opposite of danger. I don't know if there is another sa6
4:53 pm
hurshy

there is, it's the stuff at the beach + casual greeting
4:57 pm
ChampFit

Thanks Hursh!
5:01 pm
Soodle

Hey Hursh. Hey Champ. Hey Dan. Nice to 'see ' old friends here. 🤗
5:04 pm
ChampFit

Hi Grandma Soodle! How's the wee one? I know...probably not so wee...
5:05 pm
dan2bit

hiya Soodle and thanks hurshy
5:09 pm
Soodle

He turned one at the end of May, Champ, & because of this wretched virus, I missed his first birthday. Damn you Corona Virus! But, please God, there will be many more birthdays. Hope all the Champ/2Bits/Hurshys are all safe & well?
5:10 pm
dan2bit

we are. miss2bit is TEN, and had to have a distanced birthday, though she did get to see some cousins from a safe distance in the yard
5:11 pm
ChampFit

I have many grandparent friends who've also been screwed out of special moments. Totally get it.
5:13 pm
ChampFit

cantus
5:14 pm
ChampFit


GAHHHH! *clearly can't chat and babble*
5:14 pm
dan2bit

oops
5:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

i'm sure someone will be glad for that clue
5:21 pm
JeeWhiz

Thanks champ.
5:26 pm
ChampFit

YW.
5:27 pm
stidgmere

I'm glad. Only 90 words and it could be Mt. Everest! Thanks Champ.
5:27 pm
ChampFit

I'm just annoyed with myself for the na5/12. I was all around that babblet and couldn't bring it to mind. GAH!!!
5:28 pm
ChampFit

Anyone need my feeble attempt at a clue for anything?
5:33 pm
MollyL

You give great clues Champ. Your clue for ca6 was stellar. *That was a joke*
6:16 pm
dan2bit

finito! ch5, everyone. thanks hurshy and all cluers
6:30 pm
Uneaixoise

Congrats!
6:42 pm
origami

Enjoying a G&T with a splash of cranberry juice. So refreshing :D
6:44 pm
Uneaixoise

Sounds tasty!!
6:47 pm
rururocks

A cosmotonic????
6:48 pm
origami

No triple sec - and just a splash of cranberry juice
6:49 pm
origami

My mother went through a cosmopolitan phase. Blech.
6:50 pm
rururocks

Never liked vodka drinks
6:51 pm
origami

I'm not the biggest vodka fan (except grayhounds, I do like those)
6:52 pm
origami

*greyhound rather
6:53 pm
rururocks

I prefer brown liquor
6:54 pm
origami

Big scotch fan I am :D I just have gin right now.
6:55 pm
rururocks

Hi me too. I love scotch
6:58 pm
origami

I went to the store for the first time in 3 months today. There were quite a few customers not wearing masks despite the gov's orders. I would have picked up some scotch, but the booze aisle was packed with maskless shoppers.
6:59 pm
rururocks

Unbelievable
6:59 pm
origami

Ru, Cynthia came over Wednesday and we had a distanced back yard visit. First friend I have seen since the end of February.
7:00 pm
rururocks

Oh great
7:01 pm
rururocks

I am too soon. In July. Meeting up with my cousins
7:01 pm
origami

Nice!
7:03 pm
rururocks

The hotel ai am staying at is giving me a big upgrade for free
7:04 pm
origami

I'm sure they're trying to get as many customers as they can.
7:04 pm
MollyL

Big upgrades are great.
7:05 pm
origami

I would so love to get the heck out of Dodge. Being stuck at home by myself is really starting to get to me.
7:06 pm
MollyL

We were talking about old comic strips at work today. Does anyone remember Prince Valiant?
7:07 pm
rururocks

I do
7:07 pm
origami

I remember Prince Valiant.
7:07 pm
origami

Do you remember playing with Silly Putty and the comics?
7:08 pm
MollyL

Ooo, I loved to copy the comics with Silly Putty.
7:08 pm
rururocks

I get reminded of Prince Valiant here sometimes
7:10 pm
origami

It was so fun stretching the copies out.
7:10 pm
MollyL

He was definitely valiant, with that special hair cut.
7:10 pm
rururocks

For sure
7:11 pm
MollyL

Ru, I love the new icon. We will, we will, infect you!
7:12 pm
rururocks

:D
7:13 pm
MollyL

I have a neighbor who is a county police officer. They have a new radio joke. DWM...driving with mask.
: D
7:14 pm
rururocks

Still hot here. I am sitting outside
7:15 pm
rururocks

Going to swim And make dinner soon
7:15 pm
origami

I wonder with everyone wearing masks these days if ne'er-do-wells have things easier.
7:16 pm
origami

Enjoy your swim, ru.
7:16 pm
mixi6

Starting to rain again.
7:17 pm
rururocks

See u tomorrow
7:18 pm
mixi6

Night ruru
7:20 pm
MollyL

If I still went to banks, I would feel weird walking into a bank with a mask on.
7:21 pm
origami

That's what I was thinking. I have to go to the bank sometime soon to deposit a check that is too big to deposit online. It's not that big :D
7:22 pm
MollyL

Ooo, I want a check that is too big to deposit digitally.
7:25 pm
origami

It's only $1200. My mortgage was sold recently and the new lender messed up the excrow account. I knew they would figure it out at some point.
7:25 pm
mixi6

Luddite here. Haven’t figured out how to deposit check not in person.
7:30 pm
MollyL

One of the joys of my life was when I figured out how to deposit a check with my cell phohe.
7:30 pm
MollyL

*Phone
7:30 pm
origami

My bank has an app that you can load onto a tablet (maybe even a desktop or laptop) and make deposits from the app. I can't do it on my cell phone. That's where my Luddite tendencies are at their finest.
7:33 pm
MollyL

My bank, upload the application, take a picture of the check, fill out the deposit information, done.
7:41 pm
JoyOh

Got ‘em all, first time ever! Almost hurt my shoulder patting myself on the back. 🥳
7:41 pm
origami

Congratulations, Joy.
7:54 pm
origami

I just checked and my bank has upped the limit on what you can deposit via mobile banking (I haven't actually deposited a check in ages) and I was able to do it on my i-pad. Yay!
8:41 pm
Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How's everyone doing today?
8:41 pm
Minveryork

By the way,congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
8:51 pm
origami

Hi Min! I am stuck at 9 and popping in now and then to try to find them. How are you doing, today?
8:53 pm
Minveryork

Hello origami. I am stuck at 1, but no rush to find. I can help clue if you need any clues. Was a tough grid today.
8:54 pm
origami

I have listed and mostly what I need are 4's that I can't find, even with the list. Sigh.
8:55 pm
origami

I like your icon, by the way. Living alone during this pandemic, there is nobody I can kiss. So I send you a virtual kiss :D
9:02 pm
Minveryork

I live alone too, so right back at cha!
9:03 pm
Minveryork

I can kiss my doggy though, which I do everyday anyway.
9:06 pm
origami

Oh, yes. My dogs are definitely getting all the attention they want these days (and probably more :D ).
9:08 pm
Minveryork

I think my dog is sick of me. Just me and him every day.
9:14 pm
origami

Both of my dogs have started to cram themselves down at the foot of the bed at night (175 lb of dog total) to escape my attention in the night. I guess there is only so much they can take :D
9:24 pm
Minveryork

What kind of dogs do U have? Have Cavalier King Charles
9:27 pm
origami

I have a black-and-tan coonhound and a mutt that is mostly Brittany. I am going to downsize when they go (and they are both very elderly). I hope that doesn't sound heartless, but I always need a dog.
9:27 pm
origami

I have a friend who bread Cavalier's. They are wonderful dogs.
9:28 pm
origami

*bred rather, blushing about that one
9:31 pm
Minveryork

U should downsize to a Cavalier King Charles then. I like to have a dog that is portable. Cavaliers are great dogs!
9:33 pm
origami

Yes, I need a dog I can pick up and put in the SUV. I can't pick up either of them and they are so old they won't jump up into it. Makes taking them to the vet (which these days happens frequently) quite a challenge. I was actually thinking about a beagle. But, then, they are snooty. Schultz nailed the breed with Snoopy :D
9:39 pm
origami

I will probably wind up getting a mutt from the pound or a pet rescue. I just don't want to get a dog that has a lot of behavioral baggage.
9:48 pm
Minveryork

My Cavalier is my first dog as an adult. I would not even consider getting another breed. I have seen websites for rescue Cavaliers. That is probably what I will do next.
9:48 pm
mkg

hi all. need clues for the other Z words. have the greek leter.
9:49 pm
Minveryork

How old are your dogs? My dog is twelve years old which is old for a Cavalier. Many do not live for 10 or 12 years.
9:49 pm
Minveryork

Hello mkg!How are you doing today?Welcome to the grid
9:50 pm
mkg

hi min. doing fine.
9:50 pm
mkg

also need clue for the o word for 4th row o, and the y word for the y in third column. ty.
9:51 pm
mkg

yeta
9:51 pm
Minveryork

There are only 2 Z words in grid. Other one is ze 6/39. It is a small shining disk and it is usually spelled with an S.
9:51 pm
mkg

oops sorry
9:52 pm
Minveryork

oy 4/11 word is oy plus some people use ** pass for tolls.
9:53 pm
mkg

got the oy. ty min
9:53 pm
mkg

looking for that ze word. ty
9:53 pm
origami

Min, mine are both 14. The average lifespan for a black-and-tan is 10-12. So she is ancient.
9:53 pm
mkg

hey my first name is there: Yacha! in grid.
9:55 pm
origami

Well, I am going to go water my meager garden. It's still 95 here at almost 8:00. Ugh. Happy babbling.
9:55 pm
mkg

keep thinking sequin but dont see it in grid with a z. hmm
9:55 pm
Minveryork

I do not think I have ever seen my name in the grid b-4.
9:56 pm
mkg

wet and about 70 degrees in md.
9:56 pm
mkg

raining. humid but 70.......its the humidity that kills.
9:57 pm
Minveryork

ze6: ze + some have dimple in their **** instead of cheek
9:57 pm
mkg

got ze word. had to use morewords to get it.
9:57 pm
mkg

ty
9:57 pm
mkg

ty min.
9:57 pm
mkg

need help with the Y word for Y in bottom row. ty.
9:58 pm
Minveryork

yw mkg
9:58 pm
Minveryork

yu4/7 is a hispanic name usually spelled with a J instead
9:59 pm
mkg

ty
10:02 pm
mkg

got yu. ty
10:02 pm
mkg

done for the grid. ty very much min.
10:04 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations mkg on your fireworks display!Way to go
10:20 pm
gemini_J13

my first finish in a month.....
10:23 pm
Uneaixoise

Fw!!
10:29 pm
LisaG

may i have a clue for the st6 please?
10:32 pm
grannyrose

st6. st + take part in drama, play + vowel
10:33 pm
LisaG

thank you! fireworks
10:47 pm
grannyrose

yw lisa. apologies . lunch arrived. WTG LISAG !!
11:20 pm
Minveryork

Hello grannyrose!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
11:30 pm
Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks!na 5/12 was my final word
11:31 pm
Minveryork

Not staying up for flip tonite. Hope to see you tomorrow.
11:58 pm
thesnark

Can anyone help with ca5 and st6?
11:59 pm
grannyrose

clue st6 at 10:32
11:59 pm
thesnark

I have that one..
11:59 pm
grannyrose

ca. tin + freud's thing
12:00 am
grannyrose

beach stuff + short hello