Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 2, 2020

12:04 am

Rainiqui

ar 7

12:06 am

godthaab

au8

12:08 am

SuzeeQ24

in7

12:10 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:16 am

rururocks

40 for tomorrow.. night all

12:16 am

Rainiqui

Night Ru

12:17 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- are you sure there are 156 words here?

12:17 am

marksdolly

hi nan!

12:17 am

marksdolly

and lots of vowels too nn!

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Rainiqui

in 7

12:20 am

penquis

ar 7 x 2.....and an ar 8

12:20 am

rastapopolous

there's only one 8

12:20 am

marksdolly

there is no ar 8

12:21 am

penquis

yes....an ar 8....

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

penquis

12:21 am

rastapopolous

it's an au8

12:21 am

penquis

sorry....key stuck....yes, au 8

12:28 am

cybernan

is the au 8 anything close to normal?

12:28 am

marksdolly

similar to the ar 6/7

12:29 am

penquis

yes...and close to the ar 6/7...

12:30 am

cybernan

ty pen -- too late at night for me -- see you tomorrow :)

12:30 am

penquis

goodnight...

12:30 am

cybernan

ty to you too dolly

12:30 am

marksdolly

good night penq

12:30 am

marksdolly

:)

12:37 am

jessmom

di7

12:41 am

marksdolly

ty

12:43 am

Kateq

May I have hint for that di 7?

12:44 am

marksdolly

di + n5/10

12:46 am

marksdolly

39 left, time to call it a night, happy babbling!

12:47 am

Kateq

TY! another one of those words with no definition

1:09 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:24 am

sprite

good morning babblers

1:33 am

sprite

di7 has a definition, just not one in the dictionary the questionmarks refer to.
It means: containing two n5 groups. It is a chemical word.

1:34 am

sprite

the n5 groups take the place of two hydrogen atoms :)

3:31 am

Kamanjah

Are you still here, Sprite? (my clock says no)
I hope you are feeling better!

5:15 am

MollyL

Someone must have complained that there aren't enough Swedish words in the grids

5:37 am

FrenchToast

ja verkligen!

5:38 am

MollyL

Hey Lil' French Toast. Do you have fun plans for the 4th?

5:38 am

M3

:)

5:38 am

FrenchToast

I wish!

5:39 am

FrenchToast

I will walk on the beach early Sat AM, other than that, no plans :(

5:39 am

FrenchToast

How about you? Are you doing a big cookout?

5:43 am

FrenchToast

BBL

5:46 am

MollyL

Just a small cookout. Early walks on the beach are the best. Good for your soul.

7:06 am

MLFAN17

Happy Birthday to ME Happy birthday to ME Happy Birthday to ME Happy Birthday to me:D

7:09 am

HarryHood

happpy birthday ml!

7:10 am

MLFAN17

Thank you Harry

7:10 am

HarryHood

you got a nice grid as a present

7:10 am

MLFAN17

is it?

7:11 am

HarryHood

well I'm up to my second tile, and so far it seems so :)

7:11 am

MLFAN17

I was hoping for bigger

7:11 am

HarryHood

but then you wouldn't have time to eat your cake

7:12 am

HarryHood

wow! found the 8 already

7:12 am

jesssssssssssss

clue for 8?

7:12 am

HarryHood

au

7:13 am

HarryHood

female parts.

7:13 am

MLFAN17

lol my mom called a few days ago and told my husband to not tell me that my mom got me a cake. We only have one actual bakery where I live what else would I think? He coudnt exactly just not tell me where he was going since always does anyway

7:13 am

HarryHood

what kind of cake?

7:14 am

HarryHood

we had ice cream cake last night for my youngest's bday

7:14 am

MLFAN17

no idea hubby hasn't picked it up yet. I think he has to pick it up before 11 or noon. starting about this time of the morning.. I am hoping its a cheesecake

7:15 am

HarryHood

love cheesecake. with coffee - can't get any better than that.

7:15 am

MLFAN17

agreed

7:16 am

MLFAN17

2nd column n stats pls?

7:16 am

HarryHood

not even close to being there ml. I'm still working on the top row.

7:17 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:17 am

HarryHood

hi jmc

7:18 am

MLFAN17

hi jmc

7:19 am

MLFAN17

my husband just told me he hopes the cake fits in the fridge.. seriously? Its just two of us

7:20 am

HarryHood

sounds like you'll need some help finishing that cake (nudge nudge wink wink)

7:20 am

rolin

i just had the most wonderful pieces of chocolate cake delivered.

7:20 am

MLFAN17

sorry I don't email birthday cake lol

7:21 am

MLFAN17

rolin you had a piece of chocolate cake delivered?

7:21 am

rolin

yup...

7:21 am

jmcnrick

the things you can get delivered these days! I get margaritas and martinis delivered

7:21 am

rolin

I took some red pepper seedlings round to a friend...so she returned the bag with four pieces of chocolate cake in it

7:22 am

MLFAN17

you are so lucky!

7:22 am

HarryHood

nice return on investment rolin

7:22 am

MLFAN17

jmc do you make them yourself?

7:22 am

jmcnrick

harry took the words out of my mouth!

7:23 am

rolin

i was thinking the Sam Harry...as i stuffed a piece in my mouth...lol

7:23 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have the 2nd column n?

7:23 am

jmcnrick

no the restaurants are allowed to deliver them

7:23 am

rolin

*same

7:23 am

MLFAN17

jmc oh you poor thing lol

7:23 am

rolin

would be so much better if we were allowed out to visit and have afternoon tea there

7:24 am

MLFAN17

can you drink it on a deck or a porch?

7:24 am

jmcnrick

We are allowed out more now but I am staying home. I have too many friends who are medical stagg and still struggling

7:25 am

MLFAN17

jmc I haven't been anywhere since we were told to stay home

7:25 am

rolin

i'm classed as vulnerable..sigh... so I havent been to a shop in over 100 days.

7:25 am

jmcnrick

I had a friend over for a glass of wine in my back garden. 6 feet apart. that was nice

7:25 am

MLFAN17

jmc better then nothing:)

7:25 am

jmcnrick

my friends in Texas terrify me with their wandering around. . . .

7:26 am

jmcnrick

exactly MLF

7:26 am

rolin

and Florida.. i just don't understand it

7:26 am

jmcnrick

when I get too lonely I call my son and talk

7:26 am

MLFAN17

jmc what about the masks wearers in tx?

7:27 am

jmcnrick

I spent an entire evening fussing at a Texas friend for going to store etc. She's my age.

7:27 am

rolin

next week our five mile travel limit is being lifted...my partner and I are gonna try to find a self contained cottage somewhere

7:27 am

jmcnrick

they split along political lines unfortunately

7:27 am

jmcnrick

7:27 am

jmcnrick

7:27 am

jmcnrick

7:27 am

mael

2nd column N is na5/12

7:27 am

MLFAN17

did she wear a mask?

7:27 am

MLFAN17

hi mael

7:27 am

jmcnrick

that sounds great rolin

7:28 am

jmcnrick

hic

7:28 am

MollyL

You can still visit/have tea if you keep a safe distance

7:28 am

rolin

ty mael

7:28 am

mael

I'm glad I live in MA, everyone wears masks

7:28 am

MLFAN17

got it ty mael

7:28 am

jmcnrick

yes she did mlf.

7:28 am

MLFAN17

jmc that's good:)

7:28 am

jmcnrick

Maine too I hear mael

7:29 am

MLFAN17

everyone here Is supposed to not sure if they have or not

7:29 am

MollyL

What is a "self-contained cottage"?

7:29 am

HarryHood

gotta go drive the kids - bbl!

7:30 am

MLFAN17

btw earlier convo, my husband will be getting us something to eat at a restaurant here that doesn't open until 11

7:30 am

jmcnrick

bye hh

7:30 am

mael

yeah, the north east in general is doing pretty good with social distancing and masking, thankfully

7:30 am

mael

I'm taking my kiddos to the playground (masked!), have a great day everyone

7:30 am

jmcnrick

bye mael enjoy

7:31 am

MLFAN17

stats for the 8 pls?

7:31 am

MollyL

Why does everyone feel like they have to stipulate that they are masked?

7:31 am

jmcnrick

because they know some of us would worry about them

7:33 am

MLFAN17

agreed with jmc

7:33 am

MollyL

Yeah but we know mael. We know she is a good mother. I have no doubt that she is taking the appropriate precautions for herself and her family. I guess I just don't get it. It seems like overkill.

7:34 am

MollyL

It's like posting...be back in a bit. Going to the bathroom. Will wash my hands after. : D

7:34 am

MLFAN17

not really, people are concerned. But in that situation I would be worried about whether or not that stuff is being wiped down if they use jungle gym, slide etc

7:35 am

MLFAN17

well people should wash their hands after they go to the bathroom anyway. People were taught that years ago

7:37 am

MollyL

I'm starting to think that we will never get back to life the way it was before all this COVID stuff. Playgrounds, gyms and grocery carts have been germ factories for years.

7:38 am

jzw

Does anyone else do this? I got the he4/5 and thought what if I added a t would that be the past tense? Duh!

7:38 am

MLFAN17

that is what I keep thinking too. I mean, shouldn't this cleaning things like grocery cart, equipment, shelves etc be cleaned on a regular basis anyway?

7:39 am

PastorJ

Yes, but this particular germ hasn't been around all that long, and we're still learning about it. Until there's widespread immunity it merits special care.

7:39 am

BzznBea

Good Morning, Babbleland.

7:39 am

MLFAN17

jzw I just got a 4/5 but I cant put a t at he end of it

7:40 am

jzw

Different he4

7:40 am

MollyL

Hello there Bea

7:40 am

MLFAN17

oh I got it

7:40 am

MLFAN17

good morning bzz

7:41 am

jmcnrick

Actually for most germs the over cleaning just makes for stronger germs that we can't kill before they kill us. The problem we face here is that the germs are already killing us.

7:42 am

MLFAN17

true jmc. I never thought that cleaning everything on a daily basis was that good of an idea generally speaking

7:43 am

MollyL

I'm very curious to read the studies of this thing, somewhere down the line. Particularly about the people who were exposed, yet did not get the thing.

7:43 am

MollyL

And yes, over cleaning and sanitizing really hinders more than it helps.

7:43 am

MLFAN17

their are light versions of it molly

7:43 am

jmcnrick

the main thing right now is to wash your hands whenever you contact something not yours. such as the ATM

7:44 am

BzznBea

They are watching another virus very carefully.

7:44 am

MollyL

Light versions??

7:44 am

MLFAN17

yes you don't get as sick

7:44 am

MLFAN17

bzz really?

7:45 am

jmcnrick

that was why they thought 30 somethings didn't get it. Turned out they did, but it wasn't as bad so they thought it was a cold or allergies.

7:45 am

jmcnrick

until they started dropping dead from strokes.

7:46 am

MollyL

I wasn't talking about people who get the virus and don't have severe symptoms. I'm talking about people who were exposed to it and don't get it.

7:46 am

MLFAN17

I think where I live the last I heard the average age for getting it is 49

7:46 am

MollyL

People who are exposed, who then get tested and are negative.

7:47 am

MLFAN17

molly interesting isn't it?

7:47 am

MollyL

I'm gonna go open up the bar now.

7:47 am

BzznBea

Please do.

7:47 am

jmcnrick

just orange juice for me Molls got a bit of a headache

7:48 am

MLFAN17

yeah I could use one too but for a different reason righ molly?:) lol

7:48 am

MollyL

Squeezes some fresh oranges for JMC

7:48 am

jmcnrick

ooooo fresh how delightful

7:49 am

MollyL

I love my juicer. Nothing like the smell of fresh squeezed citrus.

7:50 am

MollyL

My boss, who has a beautiful house on a lake north of here (Deep Creek, JMC) is here at work today. He needs to have his head examined. He has such a Puritan work ethic.

7:51 am

jmcnrick

I used to make fresh squeezed orange juice until my electric juicer died and life got too complecated

7:51 am

MollyL

His whole family is already up there. Except his Puritan work ethic daughter, who will be here too.

7:51 am

jmcnrick

he can't work from home? that's nuts (if you will excuse teh expression)

7:52 am

MollyL

He has not worked from home during this whole thing. Neither has the daughter. Part of the Puritan thing, I guess.

7:52 am

jmcnrick

that is not the word I would use Molls

7:53 am

MollyL

I refrain from using the word I usually do when posting here. : D

7:53 am

jmcnrick

when this was just reving up I told my bosses I would not contribute to the pandemic and refused to go downtown.

7:53 am

jmcnrick

so they gave me sick leave until they set up remote work.

7:54 am

MollyL

One good thing that has come out of this is that people have learned exactly how effective working from home can be.

7:55 am

jmcnrick

there were three people--one of whom is pretty germ-phobic who went in every day on the Metro and they were only allowed to work 7.5 hours so I got more money for not coming in

7:55 am

jmcnrick

yes I have been doing it some for many years with clients spread across the globe

7:57 am

jmcnrick

remote work definitely helps with the pollution.

7:59 am

MollyL

I am loving the decrease in traffic on the roads. My stress level is down 50%.

8:00 am

jmcnrick

my only stress driving the little bit I do is the number of people who don't know to walk facing oncoming traffic

8:01 am

BzznBea

Haven't been able to find any flow to this grid today...

8:02 am

jmcnrick

hang in there bzzn

8:03 am

MLFAN17

bzz me either

8:03 am

MLFAN17

Hubby just left to pick up the cake:)

8:04 am

jmcnrick

goody! when he gets back we can all yell surprise and sing happy birthday!

8:04 am

MLFAN17

lol gee thanks:)

8:05 am

MLFAN17

uh yeah no surprise

8:18 am

BzznBea

I did finally get nbt

8:20 am

MollyL

Another drink for the Bzzn lady

8:20 am

jmcnrick

WTG bzzn

8:30 am

HarryHood

clue for the U please?

8:30 am

HarryHood

duh nm

8:31 am

bichon

ar 6/24, pls

8:31 am

HarryHood

nbt nbs and 53 to go

8:31 am

jmcnrick

wtg hh

8:33 am

HarryHood

when is that cake coming already? My coffee is half done!

8:34 am

Judi

Did someone say "cake"? Good morning, all.

8:34 am

HarryHood

word of the day, judi

8:34 am

HarryHood

it's all about the cake, no muffins no muffins

8:34 am

jmcnrick

he has to pick up lunch too hh

8:35 am

HarryHood

oh brother. forget the lunch, let's go straight to dessert.

8:35 am

welki

'morning, folks! road trip to junior's for cheesecake!

8:35 am

montreal13

AR6/24 - a small stream that dries up easily...from the spanish i think...

8:35 am

Judi

What are muffins but small cakes?

8:35 am

HarryHood

more cake! woohoo!

8:35 am

montreal13

gm all

8:35 am

HarryHood

ah ty mont

8:36 am

montreal13

np HH and the plural also...

8:36 am

bichon

ty Montreal

8:36 am

montreal13

np bichon ☺

8:37 am

HarryHood

phantom nitrid

8:38 am

HarryHood

and oriole

8:38 am

jmcnrick

ty montreal

8:38 am

montreal13

np jmc ☺

8:40 am

jmcnrick

I kept looking for the second L

8:44 am

HarryHood

39 to go - that's 75% done woohoo

8:44 am

montreal13

wd HH !

8:45 am

montreal13

Ts terminated !

8:45 am

jmcnrick

go harry go!

8:46 am

HarryHood

and this is where we slam on the brakes :)

8:46 am

hokie carla

wow, 15 a's from there? thanks to a clue in the chat I now have 3/15. always annoying a's.

8:47 am

HarryHood

hi carla. bye all - bbl - save me a piece of ml's cake :)

8:47 am

jmcnrick

haha it only took me an hour to understand the clue for the au8!

8:47 am

hokie carla

hi, bye. everyone's up early today.

8:47 am

BzznBea

I actually have to agree with you today, Carla.

8:47 am

jmcnrick

will do hh enjoy your day

8:47 am

hokie carla

oh, I didn't see that one, jmc.

8:47 am

montreal13

HAGD HH

8:48 am

hokie carla

I have 5 now, bea

8:49 am

hokie carla

8 -found 2 we had the other day

8:49 am

montreal13

have 10 from that A...but it's been a struggle....

8:49 am

hokie carla

can't forget the little mermaid - up to 10

8:50 am

BzznBea

Plural mermaid

8:50 am

hokie carla

I did, still 10. but moving on now.

8:51 am

jmcnrick

ty for the little mermaid

8:51 am

BzznBea

I just cleared all the vowels.

8:51 am

jmcnrick

and plural

8:51 am

jmcnrick

wtg bzzn

8:51 am

montreal13

wd bzz !

8:51 am

hokie carla

wow

8:54 am

BzznBea

Are you ehjoying vacation, Carla?

8:55 am

hokie carla

yep, nice to get away. heading back tomorrow though.

8:55 am

montreal13

Rs removed

8:56 am

ALC

loxs

8:56 am

MollyL

Wait, you are on vacation and you are going home for the 4th of July?

8:59 am

hokie carla

yes. we do 7/4 week every year with one of mr. homie's sisters. this year with it on a Sat. it is a little trickier. this campground opens for res. on 1/1 and there are only 2 creekside spots that work for us. by the time my SIL got through, someone already had this one booked for 7/4 so we could only get Fri-Fri.

9:01 am

hokie carla

it's already super hard to get campsites at most campgrounds. this pandemic booming the RV industry isn't going to help unless people start building more campgrounds.

9:02 am

MollyL

I would imagine people are looking into safer ways to vacation.

9:02 am

MLFAN17

hubby got the cake. White frosting with a strawberry on top.

9:03 am

hokie carla

sounds delish. I missed the cake talk, is it your birthday?

9:03 am

MollyL

Someone mentioned a self-contained cottage. I don't know what that is.

9:03 am

BzznBea

My friends are taking their rv out for a couple weeks. Going through OK and AR.

9:03 am

MLFAN17

yes hokie it is

9:03 am

hokie carla

I would imagine cottages are self-contained, I don't know what that means either.

9:04 am

MLFAN17

what is this self contained cottage about?

9:04 am

BzznBea

I guess that is AK.

9:04 am

hokie carla

happy birthday, mlfan!

9:04 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie!

9:04 am

hokie carla

oklahoma and alaska?

9:04 am

MLFAN17

Hubby is also going to get us something to eat

9:04 am

BzznBea

A self contained cottage would be like a bungalow here, probably. Has a kitchen or kitchenette.

9:04 am

BzznBea

Arkansas

9:05 am

hokie carla

I just thought all cottages had kitchens

9:05 am

hokie carla

I think arkansas is AR

9:05 am

BzznBea

AR would be correct.

9:05 am

hokie carla

AK is alaska

9:05 am

MLFAN17

bzz was that supposed to be a clue for a word or just convo

9:06 am

BzznBea

No clue.

9:06 am

MLFAN17

hokie cottages are supposed to be homes so I would assume they do have kitchens?

9:09 am

BzznBea

Rolin was taking about the self contained cottage. She is in Wales.

9:09 am

MLFAN17

hmm

9:10 am

Judi

Arrgh. Last word. Di7/32. Any clues?

9:10 am

MLFAN17

they are for the holidays and you can rent them

9:11 am

hokie carla

haven't gotten to the d yet but I'll look

9:11 am

BzznBea

di 7 ends with the explosive

9:12 am

BzznBea

or the heart pill

9:13 am

jmcnrick

some cottages that I have stayed at didn't have kitchens. they had fire pits though

9:13 am

jmcnrick

pb bzzn

9:13 am

Judi

Thank you! Fireworks!

9:13 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo judi!

9:13 am

hokie carla

well done judi

9:13 am

BzznBea

Aw, yes...Good! I could use a stiff drink.

9:13 am

BzznBea

Congrats, judi

9:14 am

jmcnrick

Molls opened the bar earlier

9:14 am

hokie carla

phantom index

9:14 am

MLFAN17

not getting the di word

9:14 am

MLFAN17

sorry

9:16 am

hokie carla

wow, not seeing these middle i's either

9:17 am

jmcnrick

ends with a word that is often associated with glycerin

9:17 am

MLFAN17

hokie on the 2nd column?

9:17 am

hokie carla

yes

9:17 am

hokie carla

found 1/9

9:17 am

MLFAN17

I have 5 hokie

9:17 am

jmcnrick

phantom idiot

9:17 am

BzznBea

Those are in's

9:17 am

gingin

irod

9:17 am

MLFAN17

right

9:18 am

hokie carla

that's what I assumed but the must be longer than I'm expecting

9:19 am

hokie carla

they

9:19 am

BzznBea

5, 6, 7..

9:19 am

hokie carla

found a 6/7!

9:19 am

MLFAN17

I have 3 in 5's

9:20 am

hokie carla

and then a 5/6

9:20 am

BzznBea

Think pineapple...

9:20 am

hokie carla

those are the 4 I found

9:20 am

hokie carla

then the other I have is a beginning

9:21 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie I on 2nd column greyed

9:21 am

MLFAN17

All I words done

9:21 am

BzznBea

There is an io as well

9:21 am

hokie carla

well done, mlfan, still have 4 here

9:21 am

hokie carla

ok, found the io

9:22 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

9:23 am

MLFAN17

may I have a clue for the ur5 pls?

9:25 am

BzznBea

It is all vowels in the grid often

9:26 am

MLFAN17

duh ty got it

9:26 am

hokie carla

thx

9:31 am

hokie carla

46 left after first pass through. guess I will do some other things. TTFN

9:39 am

MLFAN17

mom called to wish me a happy birthday. cake my mom said she THINKS is strawberry.. (it has a strawberry on the top of it).

9:39 am

MLFAN17

hubby went to get the food

9:39 am

hokie carla

so she made the cake?

9:40 am

MLFAN17

no came from local bakery

9:40 am

hokie carla

what is your birthday brunch meal?

9:40 am

MLFAN17

she lives in another state

9:43 am

BzznBea

I'm off for the day...See you tomorrow...

9:43 am

MLFAN17

Greek

9:44 am

MLFAN17

very casual

9:44 am

MLFAN17

bye bzz

9:45 am

MLFAN17

chicken slouvaki

9:46 am

MLFAN17

souvlaki

9:46 am

MLFAN17

typo

9:47 am

penquis

happy birthday, MLF!

9:47 am

MLFAN17

Thank you Pen!

9:48 am

car.eeyore

Happy Birthday to YOU, MLF!!!

9:49 am

MLFAN17

Thank you Car!

9:56 am

72 Temple Owl

happy birthday, fan!

9:58 am

MLFAN17

Thank you owl

10:04 am

Trifioso

is it your birthday today, mlf? happy birthday!

10:08 am

Uneaixoise

Happy birthday, mlf!!!

10:09 am

Trifioso

monring use

10:09 am

Trifioso

une

10:10 am

Uneaixoise

Hey trif :-)

10:11 am

Trifioso

what does your name mean? I have always meant to ask

10:11 am

poodletoes

Have a great day, MLF

10:11 am

rururocks

one from Aix in Provence I'd guess

10:12 am

Trifioso

ah! nice

10:12 am

rururocks

just guessing though

10:14 am

Trifioso

like me and this grid - just guessing. mean little thing

10:15 am

rururocks

i can't even find all the fours in this thing

10:15 am

Trifioso

right?

10:16 am

Trifioso

here comes a goat to steal my tea.....

10:16 am

melonheadjujube

hi, babbelinis!
I'm about to garden but just wanted to say hello to some familiar names. Hope you are all well. My pandemic existence is "bird in a gilded cage." I have what I need. My Steinway plus solo bike rides keep me sane. Besos to all.

10:17 am

Trifioso

besos to you too melon!

10:17 am

melonheadjujube

eh, babbelini. The "i" makes it plural.

10:17 am

rururocks

hi melon

10:17 am

melonheadjujube

grazie, Trif!

10:17 am

rururocks

like a jeff besos ?

10:17 am

melonheadjujube

hey, ruru XXXOOO

10:17 am

Trifioso

I like the "bird in a gilded cage" analogy - will try to adjust my own thinking accordingly

10:17 am

melonheadjujube

Oh, ruru, you just ruined my salutation!

10:18 am

rururocks

sorry

10:18 am

cybernan

good morning all -- happy birthday mlf

10:18 am

rururocks

thought maybe he'd shower us with money and free amazon shipping

10:18 am

Trifioso

good morning nan!

10:18 am

melonheadjujube

Trif, for me this has been more sabbatical than confinement. Now, I don't have kids underfoot, I am sheltering solo, and I have income. I am well aware others are not so fortunate.

My pandemic project is tha Alban Berg opus 1 sonata.

10:18 am

CadFan

nudge for the bottom row n please?

10:19 am

Trifioso

damned if I know, cad, have been looking for ages here

10:19 am

72 Temple Owl

the bottom. or at least, the low point.

10:19 am

melonheadjujube

Bezos? TO him, workers are line items to be minimized, and customers are line items to be courted.

10:19 am

rururocks

the highest point cad

10:19 am

melonheadjujube

Thank you 72 Temple Owl!

10:19 am

Trifioso

that is a lovely way to think of it, melon. I am glad to have encountered you today

10:20 am

rururocks

i mean the lowest point

10:20 am

Trifioso

oh bless you. nbt

10:20 am

melonheadjujube

likewise, Trif.

10:20 am

CadFan

Ack, thanks!

10:20 am

melonheadjujube

I need help with the Y for NBT

10:20 am

Trifioso

everywhere my eyes fall i see something that needs fixing, or tending, or cleaning. It's overwhelming

10:20 am

rururocks

to want and wish for ye4

10:21 am

Trifioso

melon I have a yo4 - think of long ago

10:21 am

rururocks

i need coffee.. it's a goat term

10:21 am

rururocks

the r'

10:21 am

Uneaixoise

Ru is right :-)

10:21 am

melonheadjujube

ruru's ye4 is new to me.

10:21 am

rururocks

the r's are at the top

10:21 am

melonheadjujube

ah, tx Trif

10:22 am

Trifioso

my goats won't be doing any of that - "adjusted"

10:22 am

rururocks

I'm right UNE?

10:22 am

melonheadjujube

NBT, off to garden. Nice conversations. My day is a little smilier. Ciao for now! [poof]

10:22 am

rururocks

that's what I always thought it meant

10:22 am

Trifioso

ciao bella

10:23 am

Trifioso

my goats are so pissed at me. The vet told me to back off their feed for the summer, since they are foraging so much. they look at me like I satan herself

10:25 am

Trifioso

its a lovely name, Une

10:28 am

rururocks

they have a salad named after une in Aix

10:47 am

hurshy

uuuuuuggggggghhhhhh

10:52 am

MollyL

That jump in and say UGH thing is getting very popular

10:53 am

hurshy

oh really? i didn't realize

10:53 am

hurshy

i am just sick of stupidity.

10:54 am

hurshy

i read an article about a guy who posted that he regretted going to a party bc he got COVID. the next day he died.

the person who gave him the disease KNEW he had it but thought he wasn't contagious because he was asymptomatic, so he went to the party anyway.

10:55 am

MollyL

If we get a really deadly virus going around, that kind of stupidity is going to wipe out half the population

10:56 am

cybernan

what do you mean if -- we do have a really deadly virus going around now

10:58 am

M3

Im not liking this grid today.

10:59 am

MollyL

Nan, I'm talking about something that is deadly enough that anyone who gets it dies. Not everyone dies from COVID.

10:59 am

M3

Even some of teh 4 letter words are grrrrrrrr

11:00 am

Trifioso

you guys, I have got to show you a photo I just took....please hold

11:00 am

M3

ye 4, 6 for example !!

11:01 am

M3

oh wow yi 4 6 ... cruuuumbs #

11:02 am

cybernan

true, Molly -- maybe when you are my age you will be more concerned about it

11:03 am

Bethjt

This discussion reminds me of the Edgar Allan Poe story the Masque of the Red Death.

11:03 am

hurshy

yeah i've had that story in mind since this plague first started

11:03 am

brandyjack

thanks for the ye4/6

11:03 am

Trifioso

please let me know if you can see my new profile pic, especially if it is huge

11:04 am

Bethjt

The movie had everyone dancing at a party and then dying horribly.

11:04 am

bichon

Trif, is it the gentleman?

11:04 am

hurshy

also the Vashta Nerada from Doctor Who... not every shadow, but any shadow... not everyone will die, but anyone could...

11:04 am

M3

haha Trif your Goat plays babble thats awesonme

11:04 am

Bethjt

But just because people aren't dying horribly withing hours or minutes of infection doesn't mean that COVID 19 isn't really dangerous.

11:05 am

hurshy

is that a goat or a cow trif?

11:05 am

Trifioso

its my two goats, trying to convince me they are better than monkeys

11:06 am

Bethjt

Sorry, don't mean to preach but I live in Houston where the ICU beds have filled up and they are having to convert non-ICU floors for COVID patients.

11:06 am

hurshy

i want to have goats someday

11:06 am

Trifioso

preach away, beth! Having spent 11 days in isolation I would MUCH rather people took it seriously

11:07 am

Trifioso

you really, really really do hurshy. they are delightful

11:07 am

cybernan

no -- you don't need to apologize, beth -- there are obviously too many people out there who do not realize how dangerous covid is. They would rather believe Trump's fantasies than what the doctors and scientists are trying to tell them.

11:08 am

Trifioso

did you hear rand paul the other day? "should we believe all these experts?" YES you dumb sh*t

11:08 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:08 am

brandyjack

On that, I disagree

11:08 am

Trifioso

hello mooling! welcome

11:08 am

moolingwa

hey trif

11:09 am

hurshy

and when his neighbor attacked him he lost a lung so he's at extra risk, too, trif

11:09 am

hurshy

what do you disagree with, BJ? that goats are delightful? :)

11:09 am

brandyjack

Mmmmm. Carne Asada.....

11:10 am

Trifioso

rand paul swam in the congressional pool AFTER being exposed to COVID. he sucks

11:11 am

brandyjack

Trump is backed by some doctors. Do you remember when they brought those Ebola patients to South Texas for treatment, saying oh yea we are equipped. The doctors though a facemask was enough protection against a hemorrhagic fever. Just because they have a degree doesn't mean they have a clue.

11:12 am

Bethjt

The Dallas hospital that took in the Ebola patient was fairly well equiped but the staff hadn't been trained properly on using PPE for ebola.

11:12 am

cybernan

BJ - look at the evidence. Trump is an idiot

11:13 am

brandyjack

Hey, that's a deadly insult to the royal order of ifiots....

11:13 am

brandyjack

er, idiots even.

11:14 am

Trifioso

trump refuses to wear a mask. what more proof do we need?

11:14 am

brandyjack

Never disagreed with that. Just disagree that one should accept 'experts' word on anything. Like that damned coroner we had here in Ontario that liked to diagnose 'shaken baby syndrome'. Credentials were crap.

11:15 am

brandyjack

Hey, Darwin needs to get cracking....

11:15 am

brandyjack

Unfortunately, because everyone around him is wearing a mask, he isn;'t likely to catch it.

11:15 am

cybernan

True, BJ, but in this case there are several voices in the scientific community all saying the same thing.

11:16 am

Bethjt

True Nan. Consensus means a lot in science.

11:16 am

hurshy

yeah - it's true that not everyone with credentials is trustworthy, but when a large majority of them agree, then you listen

11:17 am

brandyjack

Peer review means a lot. Too bad several of the journals have been bought up and no longer do peer review. They are devoted to publishing whatever crackpot moneymaking theories they can find.

11:18 am

moolingwa

Which journals don't do peer review anymore?

11:19 am

brandyjack

Unfortunately, i cannot remember the names. I've never had access to them myself, but i did recognize the names as being formerly noteworthy.

11:19 am

brandyjack

I wish I had bookmarked the article. Not sure if it was Wired or some othersource.

11:20 am

Bethjt

Well I'm going to do yoga. Its the only thing that keeps me sane these days.

11:20 am

hurshy

yay for yoga!

11:21 am

brandyjack

Just thining about that makes me hurt.....

11:21 am

hurshy

di7?

11:21 am

moolingwa

Well, discrediting expertise and creation a sense of distrust is a political tactic that is intended to make people not think for themselves, or be open to new ideas

11:22 am

moolingwa

Scientific method is intended to provide a mechanism for testing and acceptance over time, as evidence builds up, similarly the rule of law is intended to be a methodology that allows for inspection and adjustment over time

11:23 am

hurshy

i like this quote from Isaac Asimov: “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”

11:23 am

moolingwa

Neither system is perfect, but they are generally a lot better than an individual or series of individuals expressing opinions without evidence, which again is how some politics works

11:24 am

moolingwa

Creating room for doubt is a tactic that these folks use to manipulate the mindset of a population

11:27 am

moolingwa

I do like me some Asimov

11:28 am

origami

Trif - love your goat pic. I was reading just the other day about how smart goats are.

11:28 am

hurshy

anyone have di7?

11:29 am

cybernan

one must remember that most of what is posted on the internet is just someone's opinion.

11:29 am

marksdolly

di + n 5/10

11:30 am

hurshy

thanks mark!

11:30 am

moolingwa

that was in the board the other day right?

11:30 am

marksdolly

yw :)

11:34 am

hurshy

i think so, moo, and i missed it then too

11:34 am

moolingwa

yeah, not a word that easily comes to mind

11:35 am

cybernan

le 5/14 please?

11:35 am

moolingwa

this board seems pretty nice so far...39 to go

11:35 am

moolingwa

I think it's some sort of hawaiian plant nan

11:36 am

moolingwa

yeah, looked it up, it is

11:36 am

cybernan

nm - monkeyed it

11:36 am

moolingwa

along with ohia

11:36 am

cybernan

ty mool - sounds like it

11:39 am

cybernan

ohia and the el 4 in this grid are finally starting to stick with me, but it has taken almost 15 years!

11:39 am

moolingwa

yeah, there's a bunch

11:39 am

moolingwa

the naoi, naos ones like yesterday

11:39 am

moolingwa

I often have difficulty seeing also and the other el4 in this grid

11:40 am

moolingwa

oh and jiao from yesterday too

11:41 am

hurshy

angst is one i have had a lot of trouble with, even though it's a known word

11:41 am

bichon

le 5/14, pls

11:41 am

moolingwa

hawaiian plant bich :)

11:42 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone and stay safe

11:42 am

moolingwa

nice nan, enjoy your day

11:42 am

moolingwa

24 left here

11:47 am

MLFAN17

hi moool

11:47 am

moolingwa

hey ML, happy Thursday

11:48 am

MLFAN17

may I have a clue for the n word that is supposed to make part of the di 7 i think please?

11:48 am

MLFAN17

ty mool

11:48 am

moolingwa

think the most common element in the atmosphere

11:50 am

MLFAN17

for the n or the entire word?

11:51 am

moolingwa

well it's the first part of that element

11:51 am

MLFAN17

sorry mool i am los

11:51 am

MLFAN17

los

11:51 am

MLFAN17

lost

11:52 am

clg47

ni5,10 think boom boom

11:52 am

JaxH66

The total word is 7 letters. You're looking for 5

11:53 am

MLFAN17

got it ty

11:53 am

MLFAN17

jax i didn't know which word mool was talking about my mistake i got it now

11:53 am

MLFAN17

both of them

11:54 am

JaxH66

I thought that might have been the case, which is why I tried to help you a bit

11:54 am

MLFAN17

mool?

11:55 am

MLFAN17

np ty jax

11:59 am

marksdolly

fireworks!!

12:00 pm

bichon

woot! mark

12:08 pm

rururocks

anyone able to clue the di 7

12:10 pm

bichon

di + 88888glycerine

12:10 pm

rururocks

thank you

12:10 pm

bichon

yw

12:11 pm

ChampFit

I had the one right before it and completely missed that one...what an IDIOT! Thx!

12:12 pm

rururocks

that one isn't in a to z wordfinder

12:35 pm

MollyL

That is why I gave up on A to Z and started using morewords

12:42 pm

rururocks

morewords is too hard to use though.. it takes forever to get to the word you need

12:46 pm

ChampFit

You still have to find the word. It's so easy to really be clueless and wander around and around it.

12:47 pm

rururocks

things line up and make more sense to me in a 2 z.. but it's often missing a lot of words that enable accepts

12:52 pm

MollyL

Are you using morewords the right way? Entering di----- for example (di and five dashes) for the word you are looking for? It doesn't take forever

12:55 pm

ChampFit

Was that to me or ru? I would assume there's only one way to do it...enter a partial word and see what comes up. Sometimes are harder than others, due to letter placement in the grid...maybe I'm looking right instead of left, say.

12:56 pm

rururocks

i do search for word by word length

12:56 pm

rururocks

it's cumbersome that way

12:56 pm

ChampFit

Sometimes there are a lot of words that length, too.

12:56 pm

PastorJ

morewords is helpful but I'd much rather scan a vertical list than a horizontal one!

12:57 pm

rururocks

that's funny i prefer beng horizontal :D

12:57 pm

ChampFit

And so it begins...............! ;)

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

:P

12:58 pm

PastorJ

Well, everything's contextual, right ru??

12:58 pm

rururocks

exactly PJ

12:58 pm

PastorJ

;0)

1:01 pm

MollyL

Everything is contextual. For instance, I might make a comment about a more serious virus and people might think I meant this one wasn't serious. : D

1:03 pm

hokie carla

out of morewords, a2z, and bestwordlist, morewords is my least favorite

1:04 pm

ChampFit

I've decided I'm George Costanza...can't go left...can't do it!

1:06 pm

MollyL

Champ, you are much prettier than George.
: D

1:06 pm

rururocks

a 2 z is my fave

1:07 pm

ChampFit

:)

1:12 pm

hokie carla

I think I like the results presentation of bestwordlist the best but it's a little more cumbersome to enter what you're looking for than a2z. It also has a lot of words not on Enable.

1:16 pm

MollyL

It is nice that there are choices. It is cool that someone else is doing a word list now too, in case Lickety runs into trouble.

1:23 pm

hokie carla

agreed

1:25 pm

MLFAN17

hello again

1:25 pm

ChampFit

Finally finished! Enjoy, everyone...!

2:19 pm

origami

Hi fan

3:19 pm

periwinkle

hi all help with bottom N pls

3:23 pm

mo

hi peri …. na5/12

3:23 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

3:24 pm

periwinkle

ty

3:25 pm

mo

yw

3:30 pm

bichon

ur 5/12, pls

3:32 pm

moolingwa

lots of vowels in that one

3:32 pm

moolingwa

there's actually two words, anagrams of each other which have the same letters

3:34 pm

mkg

any clues for the i word top right corner?

3:35 pm

bichon

ty mool fw

3:35 pm

moolingwa

congrats!

3:35 pm

moolingwa

still have 3 to go myself

3:35 pm

bichon

do you want a clue?

3:36 pm

moolingwa

well not sure what they are, have one 4,5,6 each remaining

3:36 pm

moolingwa

A, E and H are the letters

3:36 pm

moolingwa

oh nm, found the h4

3:36 pm

moolingwa

so 2 left

3:36 pm

moolingwa

should be able to figure them out

3:39 pm

mkg

would love clue for top row i word. ty

3:39 pm

mkg

also once again have no 7s or 8s. clues welcome with stats.

3:39 pm

moolingwa

plural of a longer word mkg

3:40 pm

moolingwa

the i word that is

3:40 pm

moolingwa

think nipples for a 6/7 combo, and then add a letter to get a 7/8 combo

3:40 pm

mkg

huh? plural of longer word? what is the stat for the i?

3:41 pm

moolingwa

il 4/4

3:42 pm

mkg

ty mool

3:42 pm

moolingwa

yw

3:47 pm

moolingwa

well these last two might remain missing

3:53 pm

moolingwa

a 5 or 6 from the center bottom, let me know...I have two a5s off that one, but not sure if there's a 3rd, or whether it's a 6

3:54 pm

amelu0218

3 x ad5

3:55 pm

moolingwa

tx ame

3:55 pm

amelu0218

yup! yvw

4:02 pm

moolingwa

1 to go

4:03 pm

amelu0218

what letter?

4:06 pm

moolingwa

e6, I have one but guess there's a second

4:09 pm

moolingwa

e in the middle column

4:10 pm

amelu0218

er & el

4:10 pm

moolingwa

el then...okay thanks

4:11 pm

moolingwa

fw

4:12 pm

amelu0218

congrats!

4:52 pm

Douglas

NBT-1

5:02 pm

dpomfr

any help for ur 5,12 please?

5:04 pm

Douglas

No doubt something technical and scientific

5:11 pm

penquis

dp....just add vowels....

5:11 pm

penquis

dp....just add vowels....

5:12 pm

penquis

sorry about the duplicate.....dk how that happened...

5:37 pm

penquis

i am done...

5:38 pm

Douglas

Yanni is in the grid. He has such beautiful hair.

5:48 pm

rururocks

yeah he does.. for a wife beater

5:53 pm

NANCY

ru he was never married

5:54 pm

rururocks

then his girlfriend's.. he's been busted twice

5:55 pm

rururocks

to me a man that lays a hand on a woman is the lowest of low no matter who the hell he is

5:56 pm

NANCY

agreed

5:57 pm

Douglas

I didn't know about that. When others fail, I am reminded of the need to become nobler and stronger

6:09 pm

mkg

still missing the i word for the top right corner i. please send me stat and clues. ty

6:10 pm

periwinkle

last ar6 pls

6:13 pm

NANCY

mkg il plus two vowels go to the left after il

6:13 pm

NANCY

common in babble

6:15 pm

NANCY

il 4

6:16 pm

NANCY

peri the last ar is singular of the seven after it

6:21 pm

periwinkle

I do not have the ar7

6:22 pm

NANCY

ar is a stream tht

6:23 pm

NANCY

that runs behind property. like a ditch or swale, called this in the southwest

6:23 pm

periwinkle

got them both ty

6:23 pm

NANCY

welcome

6:23 pm

periwinkle

33 left getting tired of this grid and in general but will persevere

6:28 pm

Douglas

NBT-2, ready to quit. But will I?

6:30 pm

Uneaixoise

38 to go.....I give up

6:34 pm

periwinkle

first ni5 oks

6:35 pm

periwinkle

please even

6:35 pm

periwinkle

16 left

6:41 pm

grannyrose

peri, ni5 rhymes with another name for an apron

6:51 pm

grannyrose

bbl. didn't realise it was so late. i have things to do, and places to be...not really. but i should move this ol' bod' around for a bit. see you all at the flip. xx

6:51 pm

Douglas

NBT-3!

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye rose

6:53 pm

MollyL

The first ni5 I have is n + an anagram of rubber wheel on a car. Can't think of a rhyme for apron for that.

6:53 pm

sukee

Think pinafore

6:55 pm

MollyL

Oh wrong. an N word that rhymes with sk....slim person

6:58 pm

MollyL

But pinafore kind of gives it up.

7:04 pm

periwinkle

I dont know another name for an apron

7:05 pm

periwinkle

I dont know another name for an apron

7:07 pm

periwinkle

I don't know another name for apron

7:08 pm

periwinkle

I don't know another name for apron

7:09 pm

periwinkle

I don't know another name for apron

7:09 pm

MollyL

It is not another name for apron in the US

7:10 pm

periwinkle

got it ty

7:19 pm

mkg

still missing the N bottom row. any stats for the word? ty

7:19 pm

mkg

also need the stats and clues for the 8. ty

7:19 pm

Tigereye

Na5/12 from the bottom row

7:21 pm

mkg

ty. any clues? ty

7:21 pm

mkg

got the na. ty.

7:23 pm

mkg

got the 8. so nm.

7:30 pm

Douglas

Ooh, I have that one, Tigereye, it's as low as you can go

7:31 pm

phandmd

good evening!

7:37 pm

Douglas

"The butler's got jam on his rolls, Roy,
***** out the lot, with tea from a silver pot
just like any picnic"

7:59 pm

Douglas

It just occured to me that Arrid anti-perspirant was suppose to sound like ar4/5

7:59 pm

Douglas

I may not be able to find any words, but I can say silly things in the chat.

9:02 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word SO 5/14 so not a word

9:02 pm

movieman

the di7 plz

9:19 pm

movieman

anyone here?

9:19 pm

dan2bit

no :-)

9:20 pm

dan2bit

sorry movieman don't have it

9:31 pm

wvteach

DI 7 = DI + explosive

9:32 pm

dan2bit

thanks wvt! that's firewords

9:33 pm

wvteach

congrats

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