Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, July 21, 2020

12:01 am

jessmom

ta7

12:03 am

Gillie

no7

12:03 am

jessmom

ta7 x 2

12:04 am

justafreep

to7

12:05 am

justafreep

sn8

12:07 am

dizgrannie

du 7

12:08 am

grannyrose

co7 x 2

12:11 am

dizgrannie

na 7 x 2

12:11 am

bigbirdboss

di 7

12:14 am

jessmom

st8

12:16 am

Lizlin

di 8

12:18 am

rururocks

thanks liz

12:18 am

Lizlin

yw

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:25 am

dizgrannie

vo 8

12:27 am

dizgrannie

an 9...nbt/nbs

12:32 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Diz

12:34 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:38 am

dizgrannie

oi 8 - compound word

12:39 am

Lizlin

Thanks, again

12:47 am

dizgrannie

have 4 sy words so far

12:53 am

jessmom

an8

5:47 am

sukee

I would love stats for the lone U

5:47 am

mattygroves

So would I :)

5:47 am

Haz1558

ut4/5

5:48 am

mattygroves

Oh....duh!!! Thanks. How is everyone?

5:48 am

sukee

Got it :) Easy one.

5:48 am

sukee

Hi Matty. I'm enjoying the slightly cooler weather today, it's been hot.

5:48 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - I'm fine, sun is shining, taking a break before more chores.

5:49 am

mattygroves

Yes! Lovely to have some sun :)

5:50 am

Haz1558

I've moved the plants to get soaking in as much sun as possible, we've had a dreary July so far.

5:50 am

mattygroves

May was the really glorious weather. Shame everything was shut (though, for the record, I fully approved of lockdown)

5:51 am

Haz1558

Yes, May was fabulous and the lockdown meant no traffic - suddenly you could hear birdsong everywhere!

5:52 am

mattygroves

We live spitting distance from Heathrow Airport - things were so much quieter!

5:53 am

Haz1558

I'm sure. Do you get used to the noise of the aircraft or is it always a nuisance?

5:53 am

mattygroves

You mostly get used to it. Sometimes it's more noticable, like if you're standing outside on the phone

5:53 am

mattygroves

I've always lived fairly near to LHR so it's just a thing, really

5:54 am

Haz1558

Yes. As I child we lived near the railway station. We never heard the trains, but visitors always remarked on them.

6:07 am

Haz1558

Right, I must get going, back later to finish. Happy babbling.

6:08 am

Deeha

had a friend that lived opposite end of platform at St. Johns. Train every minute into London Bridge. Weed grab something to hold onto as they went past. Shed just say nonchalantly 'another train?'

6:30 am

Deeha

isnt there a word - dissonate?

6:34 am

MollyL

I think it's dissonant

7:00 am

Deeha

did check a 'normal' dictionary!!

7:01 am

hokie carla

and now I can't get Pearl Jam's Dissident out of my head. don't ask why. it just happens.

7:02 am

BzznBea

I know how that is, Carla.

7:02 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

7:02 am

hokie carla

morning, bea!

7:03 am

BzznBea

Another scorcher today, I'm afraid.

7:03 am

BzznBea

Need to get out soon to water.

7:03 am

hokie carla

yep, I need to walk the dog as soon as I finish this coffee.

7:04 am

Deeha

does the an8 start with the picnic pest

7:05 am

hokie carla

IDK, but just found the 9 on a guess!

7:05 am

hokie carla

just found an8 by dropping letter of 9

7:05 am

hokie carla

so, yes to your question

7:06 am

BzznBea

Is it picnic pest or against?

7:06 am

mattygroves

Against one of the 50 of these in the US

7:06 am

hokie carla

well, it's against, but picnic pest is most of against

7:08 am

mattygroves

Phantom: attitude

7:08 am

BzznBea

Thanks.

7:10 am

hokie carla

phantom sonata

7:13 am

aslindy

hello all

7:13 am

hokie carla

howdy

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for an8 and 9!!

7:14 am

hokie carla

just noticed I have 8 other 8's. is there just one an8?

7:15 am

aslindy

yes just one

7:16 am

hokie carla

ok, thx

7:23 am

hokie carla

finally found a 7

7:25 am

BzznBea

I'm still looking for one of those.

7:25 am

hokie carla

it is na, which is unusual for me to find an n7

7:26 am

BzznBea

ty

7:30 am

hokie carla

found another, it was far away

7:31 am

hokie carla

and another. on a roll here, only 13 7s left :D

7:43 am

hokie carla

well, my 1st pass st5: 80 left, reached at least half on most tiles (no v's), 19 4's to work on when I return. 76F out, feels like 76, so walking the dog before it turns 95F/feels like 106. TTFN

7:56 am

hokie carla

ok, just have to say I'm leaving to find more words. works every time. 61 left now, and really leaving.

8:30 am

Judi

Good morning, all.

8:32 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Jidi

8:32 am

BzznBea

Judi

8:33 am

Judi

You brought me luck, Bea. Found an 8.

8:33 am

BzznBea

=)

8:41 am

BzznBea

I'm off for the day.

8:46 am

phaeton

hello...clue for the st8?

8:48 am

phaeton

st8/45?

8:51 am

Wendrie

morning all

8:55 am

Judi

There are 3 St 8's.

8:55 am

Judi

St8/45 is the ONE I don't have.

8:56 am

Mubner

8/45 is like the one before it with different ending, like what annoys a dog

8:56 am

phaeton

ty Mubner

8:57 am

periwinkle

annoys a dog?

8:57 am

periwinkle

I have none of the st8

8:57 am

periwinkle

I have none of the st8

8:57 am

Mubner

yeah, they sell a medicine for it

8:57 am

periwinkle

hi all

8:58 am

MollyL

Blood sucker Peri

8:58 am

chrisk

situ

8:58 am

periwinkle

I figured that part out ty

8:58 am

chrisk

not a word

8:58 am

MollyL

Put a dictation taker in front of it

8:59 am

periwinkle

ty Molly and Mubner

9:00 am

Judi

TY.

9:00 am

periwinkle

the pllural is chrisk

9:00 am

Mubner

yw

9:01 am

chrisk

thanks - and it can be extended for a 7

9:03 am

Judi

I need a clue for the Os/8, please.

9:04 am

periwinkle

ty chris

9:04 am

Judi

NM> Found it.

9:05 am

periwinkle

clue pls Judi

9:06 am

Judi

Lazy, drowsy.

9:06 am

Judi

At least that's the definition I've seen.

9:06 am

Judi

Time for a break. 95 left in the bucket.

9:17 am

hokie carla

made it back. walk started out at 76, cloudy, very pleasant. ended 81, sunny, and feels like 89, super muggy. guess I have to get out earlier.

9:24 am

ChampFit

Same here, but it was cloudy. I think we won't hit 90 today. It's a dreary, muggy day.

9:24 am

phaeton

os8?

9:24 am

HarryHood

looks like a fun grid. I just passed 5 million last night!

9:25 am

hokie carla

we're in the super hot, daily thunderstorm part of the summer.

9:25 am

phaeton

that clue doesn't help :-(

9:25 am

ChampFit

Congrats Harry!

9:25 am

HarryHood

ty :)

9:26 am

hokie carla

I do not have an os8. have been trying to make bone related words, maybe it's that?

9:27 am

hokie carla

well done, harry

9:28 am

HarryHood

ty carla. I usually try to wrangle the points so I pause at exactly the million spot, but I'm so desparate for boggle with all the isolation that I didn't do that this time

9:28 am

hokie carla

not bony attitude - ossitude

9:29 am

hokie carla

I never even notice my points

9:29 am

HarryHood

I like numbers.

9:29 am

hokie carla

well I quit for like 6 years so my total is way less

9:30 am

hokie carla

ooh, found the os8, hold on

9:30 am

hokie carla

it means yawning or drowsy, who knew

9:32 am

hokie carla

os + 1st part of a ticket (speeding, parking) + picnic pest

9:32 am

ChampFit

Got it...thanks!

9:33 am

hokie carla

np

9:51 am

hurshy

goooooooooood morning babbleland

9:52 am

hurshy

wowee i just found an st8 that i didn't know would work!

9:53 am

hokie carla

morning

9:53 am

hurshy

how goes it, hokie

9:54 am

hokie carla

pretty good. 56 left, but pretty slow

9:54 am

hurshy

i'm on the second row but i'm doing all the S tiles too kinda

9:56 am

hurshy

they're kinda hard

9:56 am

hokie carla

yeah, I still have 11 on the big one, 6 + 1 on the others

9:57 am

hurshy

i got all 6 of the little one, 11 others left

9:58 am

hokie carla

just found a s4 I don't think I've ever seen before. how is that possible?

9:58 am

hurshy

is it sy4/6?

9:59 am

hokie carla

oh, it's scandanavian herring

9:59 am

hokie carla

no, si4/5

9:59 am

hurshy

oh, then no... h mmmm

9:59 am

hokie carla

but thx for the sy

9:59 am

hurshy

and thank you for that one

10:03 am

hurshy

i guess for Louis XIV, being a st7 was the same as being an egoist

10:05 am

hurshy

so that second row O has ot4, os8, and...?

10:08 am

hokie carla

still missing that one

10:08 am

hurshy

mk

10:10 am

hokie carla

got it, think sports like soccer goals that are good and not disallowed

10:10 am

hokie carla

on6

10:10 am

hurshy

ty

10:11 am

hokie carla

np

10:11 am

hokie carla

liso

10:11 am

hokie carla

oops

10:11 am

hurshy

tee hee

10:11 am

hokie carla

luckily not a word. I'm in trying all 4's stage

10:12 am

hurshy

phantoms: antic, attic

10:13 am

hurshy

do i need to be against anything for the A words?

10:13 am

hokie carla

yes, the usual an4 and 5 + an 8 and 9

10:13 am

hurshy

aHA i do, against Louis XIV i guess :D

10:13 am

HarryHood

prohate is not a word

10:13 am

hurshy

but there could be more

10:14 am

hurshy

well that's good

10:14 am

hokie carla

neither is antilo4

10:14 am

hurshy

we haven't got p or h anyway tho

10:14 am

HarryHood

that's what I meant carla :)

10:14 am

hokie carla

I just now got it, HH after reading hershey's comment :D

10:15 am

hurshy

ok, we're thick, sorry harry

10:15 am

hurshy

lol

10:15 am

HarryHood

hershey :)

10:15 am

SuzeeQ24

lol

10:15 am

HarryHood

I will try to be more obtuse with my humor from now on :)

10:15 am

hurshy

:O

10:16 am

HarryHood

st6/30 is a word we use to use in high school alot

10:16 am

hurshy

like "he's so st6/30"?

10:17 am

HarryHood

or "you're so st6" or that haircut is st6

10:17 am

hokie carla

when you were in high school, or during your teaching years?

10:17 am

hokie carla

oh, I see it now

10:17 am

HarryHood

hah - when I was in HS.

10:18 am

HarryHood

using that as a teacher would be.....frowned upon

10:18 am

hokie carla

yes, LOL

10:18 am

hurshy

not if you just said a celebrity was st6

10:18 am

hokie carla

I did not have the 4 for that either, so thanks

10:19 am

HarryHood

Ithink I would just avoid the word in general.

10:19 am

hurshy

i have two id4, anyone have the third for that i tile?

10:19 am

hurshy

oh duh just plural nvm

10:19 am

HarryHood

idly

10:19 am

HarryHood

gah sorry!

10:19 am

hurshy

haha

10:19 am

HarryHood

but ty hursh.

10:20 am

hokie carla

yes, before I could say so, plural

10:20 am

hokie carla

what about the other v? I have one that is a missing spot

10:20 am

hokie carla

-ish

10:21 am

hurshy

wow i just totally monkeyed it

10:21 am

hurshy

i can't believe it

10:21 am

hurshy

it is a vo8, not a normal word

10:22 am

hurshy

very similar to the os8

10:22 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

10:22 am

HarryHood

ty

10:24 am

hurshy

i feel so lucky when that happens

10:25 am

rururocks

got it too thank you hursh

10:25 am

hokie carla

need 2 S on the bottom to gray out a row

10:26 am

hurshy

i am also missing 2 S from there

10:26 am

HarryHood

I'm missing 10 from that tile :)

10:27 am

hurshy

we could compare things

10:27 am

HarryHood

7 now

10:27 am

hurshy

like, i only have one su, su5/12, have you got any others?

10:27 am

HarryHood

nah - still need to struggle for awhile

10:27 am

hurshy

i meant hokie :D

10:27 am

hokie carla

that's the only one I have

10:28 am

HarryHood

oops (blush)

10:28 am

hokie carla

got 3 st from harry's high school flashback

10:28 am

hurshy

3??

10:28 am

hurshy

aha thanks

10:28 am

hokie carla

one is a small apt

10:28 am

hurshy

did you get the st8/45

10:29 am

hokie carla

yes

10:30 am

hurshy

i have 7 sa words

10:30 am

hokie carla

ha! was just about to post the same

10:30 am

hurshy

lol

10:31 am

rururocks

i don't have a st 8

10:31 am

hurshy

well idk what one i have that you are missing

10:31 am

hurshy

maybe the thing they use for opening up arteries?

10:31 am

hurshy

st8 = secretary + involuntary muscle spasm

10:31 am

hokie carla

must be an st but there are too many from the other tiles to compare

10:32 am

rururocks

thanks

10:36 am

rururocks

i just found a new st8

10:36 am

hokie carla

I have 2

10:37 am

hurshy

is it the plural of a 7?

10:37 am

rururocks

yes

10:37 am

hurshy

cause i have two also, the one i was saying earlier about Louis XIV

10:37 am

rururocks

i found a third.. that tile is done..

10:37 am

hokie carla

ok, I don't have a plural

10:38 am

rururocks

one is like your secretary clue but more of a medical problem

10:38 am

hurshy

helps helps what is the third

10:38 am

hokie carla

that's the one I have

10:38 am

hurshy

ah thanks

10:38 am

hokie carla

so, my missing 2 are the 7 & 8

10:38 am

hurshy

i was saying for Louis XIV being a st7 is the same as being an egotist

10:39 am

hurshy

because he said "l'etat c'est moi"

10:39 am

hokie carla

yeah, but I didn't know what you were talking about ;)

10:39 am

hokie carla

got them now

10:39 am

hurshy

it means you are in favor of there being a nation-st5 i guess

10:40 am

hokie carla

but I don't think Louis XIV had anything to do with me getting it ;)

10:40 am

hokie carla

anyhoo, bottom row gray!

10:40 am

hurshy

ah well

10:41 am

hokie carla

I take that back, your statement about the an9 was relating to Louis and I knew that already

10:42 am

hurshy

louis louis, take me where you gotta go

10:42 am

hokie carla

so tried it with the ending you were referring to

10:42 am

MollyL

Is "we could compare things" like "I'll show you mine if you show me yours"? : D

10:42 am

hokie carla

sounds like maybe

10:43 am

hurshy

no wonder i never could understand those lyrics, he's got too many syllables and not enough notes so he's got to squish it all in there

10:43 am

cybernan

good morning all - just watched the chat flying by -- antoinette is here?

10:44 am

MollyL

Ooo, I hope so. I could eat some cake.

10:44 am

hokie carla

still have 6 4s left

10:44 am

hurshy

only 3 here

10:44 am

hurshy

one more 8 and SEVEN more 7s ack

10:44 am

MollyL

I still haven't figure out how those lyrics are "filthy".

10:45 am

hurshy

if we had a B we could make biscotti

10:46 am

hurshy

except it wouldn't count, apparently

10:46 am

HarryHood

ah ty for the an9

10:46 am

hokie carla

or a fossil with an f

10:46 am

hokie carla

I still have 3 8s and 11 7s!

10:50 am

hokie carla

are there any en's? I still need 5 e's from the right.

10:50 am

HarryHood

I am missing 3, but have no ens

10:50 am

MollyL

2 en6

10:51 am

HarryHood

well there you go :)

10:51 am

hokie carla

hmm

10:51 am

HarryHood

got one

10:52 am

HarryHood

and hte other

10:52 am

hurshy

idk why i thought en + tall farm building was one

10:52 am

hurshy

but it doesn't go

10:53 am

MollyL

It is with an E at the end, but not here

10:53 am

HarryHood

I've probably entered the word "tonate" 500 times over the last few years, and still doesn't accept it.

10:53 am

hurshy

ahhh that must be what i was thinking of

10:54 am

hurshy

ok so 2 ea, 2 en, eo, 3 et, missing just one other

10:55 am

HarryHood

2 ed?

10:55 am

MollyL

4 et

10:55 am

cybernan

not sure if all the chat about louis is for the an 9 or the st 7, but not close to finding either

10:55 am

hurshy

yes harry but that is the other e

10:56 am

hokie carla

I am missing eo, en6x2, and 2 et, but only 4 left. the eo must be the other e.

10:56 am

hurshy

it is for both cnan

10:56 am

HarryHood

hah. yes. of course I knew that.

10:56 am

hurshy

no, the eo is the right hand e hokie

10:56 am

hurshy

aHA got the et7 now

10:56 am

HarryHood

missing one et here.

10:56 am

hokie carla

oh, I do have that eo

10:57 am

hokie carla

so small I skimmed over it

10:57 am

MollyL

et7 ends in one who believes suffix

10:57 am

HarryHood

ty molly

10:57 am

hokie carla

ha! did not have the plural volcano. and thought I was something when I found the singular this morning. ;D

10:58 am

HarryHood

lots of politics today in the grid

10:58 am

cybernan

bien. mais louis? il ne m'aide pas

10:59 am

hurshy

being a st7 and an egotist was the same for him

10:59 am

hurshy

someday someone will understand that clue...

10:59 am

hokie carla

will someone give me some def. clues for the en6's? just not seeing them.

11:00 am

cybernan

it isn't helping me hurshy

11:00 am

hurshy

en6 relating to being related on the mother's side

11:00 am

hokie carla

what is the S in USA, nan

11:00 am

hurshy

because he said "l'etat c'est moi"...

11:00 am

hurshy

en6/18 is a medical condition i suppose

11:01 am

HarryHood

carla, one ends in not bro, one ends in lyme carrying insect

11:01 am

cybernan

merci, hurshy

11:01 am

hokie carla

oh, I think we've had the related on mother's side recently and I didn't know that's what it was but now I can't remember.

11:01 am

hokie carla

thx, harry. was trying the one over and over with the wrong vowel in the middle

11:01 am

hurshy

so the basic related on mother's side that we have a lot is an en5/10

11:01 am

hurshy

this makes it end with the spasm instead

11:02 am

cybernan

thoutght it was maternal or distaff, but apptarently not

11:02 am

hokie carla

got 'em all now, just need 2 a's to finish 5th col

11:02 am

hurshy

yesss i found 3 t words and now have 201 words!

11:02 am

hokie carla

I still have 35 left!

11:02 am

HarryHood

still 54 to go here

11:03 am

hurshy

oh, i need two A AND two T above that

11:03 am

cybernan

looking for louis' an 9 that isn't antoinette now

11:03 am

hurshy

if you are AGAINST louis

11:03 am

hokie carla

did you see my clue, nan?

11:04 am

hokie carla

S in USA

11:04 am

HarryHood

bbl !

11:04 am

hokie carla

hurshy, do you have the things in your throat?

11:04 am

hurshy

no, i had them removed and boy was that a painful recovery!

11:04 am

hurshy

thank you i was missing them both in the grid and in my throat :D

11:05 am

hokie carla

I've heard it's bad as an adult, were you a kid or adult?

11:05 am

hurshy

adult

11:06 am

hurshy

aha i got the A words, they look like they would be to do with coffee but i looked it up and it's a small tree or a kind of dye

11:06 am

hokie carla

I could probably get it done due to to6 st5s but don't want to

11:06 am

cybernan

ty for the to's

11:06 am

hurshy

phantom: constant

11:07 am

hurshy

fours finished :(

11:08 am

hokie carla

I still have 4!

11:08 am

hurshy

i do not like finishing fours before other lengths cause then monkeying is harder

11:08 am

hokie carla

yep

11:08 am

moolingwa

indeed

11:08 am

cybernan

when hubby had his out all the brokers on Bay Street got together and ordered a gallon of every flavour of ice cream that Baskin Robbins makes and had it delivered to his room in the hospital as a joke.
I don't know how much of it he saw, but the occupants in the children's ward thought it was wonderful!

11:09 am

hokie carla

but I try to finish them before listing

11:09 am

hokie carla

moo!

11:09 am

hokie carla

aw, that's nice, nan

11:09 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:09 am

hurshy

that's a lot of ice cream

11:09 am

moolingwa

53 left here

11:09 am

hokie carla

nais

11:09 am

hokie carla

oops

11:09 am

cybernan

yes - 51 gallons of it

11:10 am

hokie carla

good thing I keep typing fake words

11:10 am

hurshy

51?? i thought they had 31

11:10 am

hokie carla

maybe canadian BR has more. is there a poutine flavor?

11:10 am

hurshy

lol

11:10 am

cybernan

I'm not sure if the brokers he dealt with on WAll St. were in on it too -- proabably - they were all a crazy bunch

11:10 am

moolingwa

once you get past a couple of gallons does it really matter? ;)

11:11 am

moolingwa

mmm...poutine

11:12 am

cybernan

oh - maybe it is 31 -- can't really remember

11:12 am

hokie carla

I thought BR is 32 flavors

11:12 am

moolingwa

well the google says 31 apparently

11:13 am

hokie carla

remember in the old days when we couldn't find answers to anything immediately? :D

11:13 am

cybernan

doesn't matter - the stunt got a lot of laughs and some happy children

11:13 am

moolingwa

not sure how we got by without knowing the number of ice cream flavours at Baskin & Robbins

11:14 am

hokie carla

we saw more tv ads back then, so we just knew

11:14 am

moolingwa

the internet was a thing by the time I came to the US, even if I was using a 2400 baud modem

11:15 am

hurshy

let the record show that i was correct :D

11:15 am

hokie carla

I forgot, what year was that?

11:15 am

moolingwa

1995

11:15 am

moolingwa

hurshy is now our official ice cream specialist

11:15 am

moolingwa

perhaps you should change your name to hershy

11:15 am

hokie carla

that's what I was thinking. same year I started work after college. we did not have internet at my job until a couple of years later!

11:16 am

moolingwa

I set up an ISP in Australia the year before, and ran our internet connection for the company I worked for

11:16 am

hokie carla

the funniest thing was I had to do a computer test at my interview and it was on a Windows computer, but my dept. still used DOS.

11:17 am

moolingwa

ooh, DOS...get your config.sys and autoexec.bat ready folks

11:17 am

cybernan

stumped on that an 9-- no antibourbon, antiroi, antiroyal or antiking so I give up

11:17 am

hokie carla

nan, are you completely ignoring my S in the USA?

11:17 am

hurshy

it's the same root as the st7...

11:18 am

moolingwa

ah thanks for the clues you two

11:19 am

cybernan

ty hurshy -- don't see how that relates specifically to Louis, but got it :)

11:19 am

hurshy

because he said "l'etat c'est moi"...

11:19 am

moolingwa

what a faux pas

11:20 am

hokie carla

I'm like ru with acronyms - stop speaking french! though I know what a faux pas is and moi (thank you Miss Piggy)

11:21 am

cybernan

wonder if the tweeter was Louis in a former life?

11:21 am

hurshy

or napoleon

11:22 am

cybernan

ah, but if it was Louis instead of singing "vote him out" it would be "off with his head"

11:22 am

hurshy

i don't think st. helena is gonna cut it this time, we need exile to Mars

11:24 am

cybernan

do you really want that as a representative of "earthlings" on another planet?

11:25 am

hokie carla

alright taking a lunch/shower break since I can't find any new words. BBL for last 33.

11:26 am

cybernan

anyone have stats for the u?

11:26 am

Aloyisius

ut4.5 nan

11:28 am

cybernan

ty aloy

11:29 am

Aloyisius

yw nan

11:30 am

cybernan

half way - time for a break

11:30 am

Aloyisius

fw, so I'll leave with a clue for os8, my newbie for today: it is an adj. that means "yawning". Happy Babbling, all !

11:46 am

Uneaixoise

Tx aloy

11:47 am

periwinkle

not seeing it :(

11:47 am

Uneaixoise

Ends in picnic pest

11:49 am

periwinkle

got ty Aloy and Une

11:54 am

periwinkle

di8 pls

11:56 am

marksdolly

Peri, think of what your tongue does

11:56 am

marksdolly

vol

11:58 am

Uneaixoise

Yw :-)

12:03 pm

periwinkle

ty I thought I tried that

12:04 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:04 pm

marksdolly

:) you're most welcome

12:14 pm

hokie carla

name that proper noun - punkish Am. rock band from the 70s and 80s

12:14 pm

hokie carla

mostly just weird, not actual punk rock

12:20 pm

origami

devo

12:23 pm

hokie carla

ding ding ding!

12:25 pm

penquis

i am not liking this grid much....

12:25 pm

marksdolly

we got a winner!! :)

12:27 pm

hokie carla

is oi8 a regular word? I know the 3rd letter and still not seeing it

12:28 pm

penquis

compound word...

12:28 pm

marksdolly

yes, think of sharpening a tool, or knife

12:28 pm

hokie carla

ok, that's what I've been trying. guess I need to look through my list

12:28 pm

penquis

odist

12:28 pm

penquis

sorry....freebee....

12:28 pm

hokie carla

nope, that's just 5 ;)

12:29 pm

hokie carla

ok, got the 8!

12:29 pm

marksdolly

:)

12:39 pm

hokie carla

as someone with an accounting degree, I'm a little ashamed at not getting the au5/6

12:40 pm

marksdolly

ty hokie!

12:40 pm

marksdolly

dols

12:40 pm

marksdolly

oops

12:40 pm

hokie carla

yw

12:41 pm

hokie carla

3 c's left, troublesome with the li4 even.

12:54 pm

Alleyn58

cone

12:54 pm

penquis

dish

12:55 pm

Alleyn58

sorry didn't mean to post that!

12:55 pm

penquis

np....been there, done that....today even!

12:55 pm

hokie carla

well, looked up the last 2 - co7, one was an everyday word, one is weird. but that's fireworks!

12:57 pm

penquis

congrats....

12:57 pm

marksdolly

whoohoo!!

12:58 pm

marksdolly

scotid

1:07 pm

penquis

i have hit a wall....bbl to list for my last 60....bye all....

1:07 pm

HarryHood

50 here. also slow going

1:08 pm

moolingwa

41 left here...certainly is a slow board

1:20 pm

HarryHood

42 now. really stuck

1:22 pm

HarryHood

listing :

1:22 pm

HarryHood

:)

1:28 pm

welki

puzzle's a bit of a grunt today

1:29 pm

hokie carla

I listed at 31

1:31 pm

welki

no shame in that, this is a doozy

1:32 pm

marksdolly

fireworks!!!

1:32 pm

marksdolly

hi Welki!!!

1:33 pm

welki

marks! how the heck are you?

1:57 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

1:59 pm

HarryHood

last word - si6/21 - any help?

1:59 pm

HarryHood

hi trif :)

2:00 pm

HarryHood

hi welki :)

2:01 pm

welki

kept grain in that building, harry

2:02 pm

Trifioso

hi harry. i have just emerged from the cone of silence --needed to write an eight lesson summer course, so sequestered my silly self. I am sure you know this drill

2:02 pm

HarryHood

ty welki :)

2:02 pm

HarryHood

you're teaching a summer course?

2:02 pm

welki

off to walk the dog - hi/bye

2:02 pm

HarryHood

lovely pea pod welki

2:03 pm

Trifioso

its a town thing, voluntary.

2:03 pm

HarryHood

wow good for you

2:03 pm

HarryHood

what course?

2:03 pm

Trifioso

there was interest in forming a study group and I was asked to lead

2:04 pm

Trifioso

"racism, prejudice. discrimination and white people" -- in seven sessions. God help us all. I will do my best

2:04 pm

HarryHood

cool. I hope you have friendly and active students.

2:04 pm

HarryHood

for adults? they can be nastier than teens

2:05 pm

Trifioso

mostly millies I think.

2:06 pm

Trifioso

yeah, should be interesing, to say the least. I am just the messenger thank goodness, but pulling together the writings to use has been a big job - one on two things on the topic exist, lol

2:06 pm

HarryHood

have fun with it. It sounds like a really heavy course.

2:07 pm

Trifioso

i shall endeavor not to make it so. I am approaching it like more of a tasting menu - here are some things to think about, and lots of resources you can use to explore more on your own (and you should).

2:07 pm

HarryHood

I enjoyed the book "black ice" about an african american girl from philadelphia attending a new england prep school

2:08 pm

HarryHood

and they might like the henrietta lacks book

2:09 pm

SuzeeQ24

any clues for the co7,36? been looking and looking

2:09 pm

HarryHood

co7: prison resident + two letter word + not we, but __

2:10 pm

HarryHood

not a pretty clue, but then it's not a pretty word.

2:11 pm

SuzeeQ24

thx Harry...woulda never got that

2:11 pm

Trifioso

ugh. no

2:18 pm

HarryHood

hagd all

2:28 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 72 left

2:31 pm

periwinkle

doit

2:36 pm

Trifioso

the volume at which I am blasting opera right now is probably illegal

2:39 pm

SuzeeQ24

does it help you to find words?

2:41 pm

Trifioso

it helps my soul, which I guess helps me?

2:42 pm

SuzeeQ24

that's true

2:42 pm

Trifioso

hoping the neighbors will accept that reason

2:42 pm

SuzeeQ24

lol

2:45 pm

Trifioso

"neatist" needs to be a word. My sister certainly is one

2:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi trif

2:59 pm

Trifioso

hello TO. Im here for about another 15 or so, before my 4:30 kiddo. How are you?

3:01 pm

Trifioso

is the fourth column o fishy? Just cannot budge it

3:03 pm

Vicuna

There's an easy Babblet ot4/5 and an unusual os8/45 that meaning yawning, and I can't find the third.

3:03 pm

Vicuna

*that means

3:03 pm

Trifioso

thank you vicuna. Wow, haven't run across you in a while, nice to

3:03 pm

Trifioso

"see" you!

3:04 pm

Vicuna

Thanks! I never chat any more. *shrug* But since covid hit I've actually had my longest stretch over of being here every day. lol =P
I'm sure things are really crazy for you in education!

3:05 pm

Trifioso

SUPER crazy. The irony! Every meeting to discuss whether we should reopen schools is held via Zoom - the irony is not lost on me, but certainly seems to be escaping TPTB

3:06 pm

Trifioso

yes, babble can be a true oasis when things are nutty

3:07 pm

Vicuna

Heh. Well, I'm not sure there are any good answers, so I certainly feel for all the people having to make these decisions. At least MA is, on the whole, one of the reality-based states.

3:07 pm

LUCKY

Hi all, have not been here for years. Glad to be back and rediscover my addiction 😄

3:08 pm

Trifioso

tis, but because we are so small, we are run through every day by folks from surrounding states. I do not envy the people who have to decide. I keep going back to: whatever the superintendent's choose, people will be angry. But you can get over being angry a lot sooner than you can get over Covid.

3:08 pm

Trifioso

Hello lucky!

3:08 pm

Trifioso

glad to have you back

3:08 pm

Vicuna

I never miss a day of Babble because all my other shows, presentations, activities, etc were cancelled. I am teaching a zoom class tonight - my first time as a presenter via zoom, so I hope it goes well.

3:08 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Lucky.

3:08 pm

Vicuna

Welcome back!

3:09 pm

Trifioso

ooh, I am only DYING to hear how it goes! will be doing the same in a couple of weeks. What is the topic?

3:09 pm

LUCKY

Thnx Trifioso and Vicuna

3:10 pm

Vicuna

"World-Creation for Sci Fi/Fantasy Writers." If I see you in the next few days, I'll report back.

3:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello vi and lucky

3:10 pm

Vicuna

Hello, TO.

3:10 pm

Trifioso

wowza, that sounds fascinating!

3:10 pm

Trifioso

I wish you all the best with it

3:11 pm

Vicuna

Thanks.

3:12 pm

Vicuna

What will your presentation be on?

3:15 pm

Trifioso

racism, prejudice and discrimination. It's a town thing - like a town wide book club. I have been asked to facilitate

3:16 pm

Vicuna

Oh, good for you! And best of luck. Moderating discussion can be so much harder than just doing your own presentation.

3:17 pm

Trifioso

I may be so sorry I agreed - but maybe not. Gotta take risks right?

3:18 pm

Vicuna

Big risks, big rewards. If they asked you, they must have confidence that you're the best for the job!

3:26 pm

Wendrie

Vicuna - world building is such an integral part of writing, hope your presentation goes well. Are you going to World Con next week?

3:27 pm

Wendrie

Trif - moderating that discussion sounds tricky, hope it goes smoothly.

3:28 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Wendrie, thanks for the good wishes. No, I was invited to participate in a book reading, but I declined because I'm too many time zones away and didn't want to find myself assigned to a time slot that was three in the morning for me! What about you?

3:29 pm

Wendrie

I'm grateful that we're able to watch recorded panels. Although sad not to actually be in NZ

3:31 pm

Vicuna

Being in NZ would be awesome, but also out of reach for an awful lot of people. I have yet to do a virtual con and am just having trouble getting my head around what it might be like.

3:34 pm

Wendrie

I've not done a virtual con either - I suspect we're going to be in good company. I've just done the Hugo voting

3:37 pm

Vicuna

Did you actually read and watch all the nominations, or do you just vote in a few categories of your particular interest, or what?

3:38 pm

Wendrie

I only vote in the things I'm interested in. I read through as much of the packet as I can and then make notes as I go along. Good excuse to spend lots of time reading.

3:38 pm

Wendrie

If you've got a membership you have until tomorrow night to download the packet and vote

3:46 pm

Vicuna

No, I don't have a membership. I have never been to WorldCon! I've only been involved in stuff closer to home. That's why it would have been fun to take advantage of the virtual thing and actually go for once, but as I said, I was afraid I was too many time zones off.

3:47 pm

Wendrie

WorldCon next year is in Washington DC - which should be closer than NZ ;)

3:47 pm

Vicuna

Absolutely! lol
Do you write?

3:48 pm

Wendrie

yes - but not fiction or Sci Fi. I have a couple of friends who are up for Hugos, and many that write fiction. I prefer reading. What about you?

3:50 pm

Vicuna

I write a variety of stuff - mostly fantasy, much of it for kids. My most recent is a medieval-style bestiary of fantasy creatures (for adults). But I'm very small-time. =D

3:51 pm

Wendrie

My youngest writes fantasy for adults and loves bestiaries and similar.

3:53 pm

Vicuna

I get so excited about this stuff! lol You could check out "On the Virtues of Beasts of the Realms of Imagination." (Obviously, please ignore self-promotion if not interested!)

3:56 pm

Wendrie

Looks lovely - I've sent the link to my youngest.

3:57 pm

Vicuna

Thanks. Sounds like you have a very literary family. =)

3:58 pm

Wendrie

Well the two of us at least :)

4:00 pm

Vicuna

Okay, 5 o'clock here and time to start prepping for dinner. It was nice to meet you, Wendrie. Have fun "at" WorldCon. I hope the virtual format is satisfactory.

4:01 pm

Wendrie

thanks Vicuna - enjoy your dinner

4:39 pm

Wendrie

Anyone got a clue for the sa 5/6s?

4:42 pm

Wendrie

ah ha - got them ;)

4:59 pm

Wendrie

Fireworks! Night all :)

6:12 pm

mkg

hi all. yeah wendrie!

6:30 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

6:31 pm

dan2bit

I am disappointed that the plural of coitus is not coita

6:40 pm

MollyL

Oh well, coituses.

6:41 pm

dan2bit

indeed

8:08 pm

rururocks

I’d be disappointed too

8:08 pm

dan2bit

listed with about 40 to go - the number of words i missed with the same adverb ending was astonishing

8:11 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks hokie carla and lickety and all cluers

8:43 pm

mixi6

Santos

8:44 pm

mixi6

Toss

10:09 pm

cybernan

ty mixi - don't speak spanish, so hadn't spotted that one

10:10 pm

cybernan

lol - just noticed the time lapse

10:28 pm

torgone

Are we not men?

10:30 pm

cybernan

tor ???

10:33 pm

torgone

We are DEVO ..

10:36 pm

cybernan

sorry - not following

10:37 pm

Douglas

tor is enjoying the presence of the band Devo in the grid. Whip it good!

10:40 pm

mkg

any lcues for the 9 or 8s? ty

10:41 pm

cybernan

ty doug - have never heard of them

10:41 pm

torgone

I saw them in the basement of the Akron Art Institute in the mid late 70's

10:42 pm

cybernan

oi 8 - greasy rock

10:47 pm

mkg

got it nan. great clue. how bout the 9? ty

10:47 pm

mkg

loitstone

10:47 pm

mkg

listone

10:47 pm

mkg

oops so sorry

10:52 pm

cybernan

any clues for the en 6's please?

10:54 pm

cybernan

found the first one

10:59 pm

Gillie

2nd one ends with "not bro"

11:00 pm

cybernan

ty gillie

11:00 pm

cybernan

et

11:04 pm

cybernan

getting tired of this -- don't think I will finish

11:38 pm

mkg

any clues for the 9?????? ty

11:48 pm

mkg

please send clue fo r the 9 before flip!!!!!!!!!! ty

11:49 pm

grannyrose

mkg, an9. an**, prefix for against + what arizona, new mexico, utah are all examples of. the united *****s of america

11:50 pm

mkg

got it! ty granny! ty so much

11:50 pm

grannyrose

yay !! well done you mkg

11:51 pm

mkg

still missing o words for fourth column o and 4th column a words. any clues welcome

11:52 pm

mkg

got the a. so just the o please granny

11:52 pm

origami

PSA: If your crazy neighbors are sitting outside talking at the top of their lungs and laughing maniacally, blaring old school Neil Young really seems to calm them down.

11:52 pm

grannyrose

on6/21. on + either your right or your left

11:53 pm

mkg

got the on! yeah! nbt and nbs! ty ty ty

11:53 pm

mkg

ready for flip now.

11:53 pm

grannyrose

yay mkg.

11:53 pm

mkg

ty. and more than half way so met my goals .

11:54 pm

grannyrose

lolll origami. atta girl !!

11:55 pm

mkg

we have an issue: neighbors have pool. havent opened it in 3 or 4 years now but mosquitos are there. and our yard is full of them too. ugh.

11:55 pm

grannyrose

couldn

11:55 pm

origami

UGH

11:56 pm

mkg

not sure how to approach them with this info.

11:56 pm

grannyrose

couldn't you accidentally lob an open bottle of oil into it, mkg?

11:56 pm

mkg

we have tried to get rid of them in our yard and nothing works and now we know why

11:57 pm

grannyrose

or toss over a couple of toads...

11:57 pm

rururocks

you can report them to mosquito abatement MKG

11:58 pm

origami

Good advice, ru.

11:58 pm

rururocks

hi ori

11:58 pm

origami

Hiya!

11:59 pm

grannyrose

hmphhhh, what's wrong with oil and/or toads?? loll

11:59 pm

mkg

come on flip................

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