Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 23, 2020

12:00 am

justafreep

whoa.

12:01 am

hurshy

woooohoooooooooo

12:02 am

Rainiqui

re 8

12:02 am

justafreep

se7/8

12:03 am

Rainiqui

de 9

12:03 am

rbud

se8 x 2

12:03 am

Rainiqui

de 8

12:04 am

justafreep

na7

12:04 am

jessmom

un8

12:06 am

justafreep

re8 x 2

12:06 am

Rainiqui

to 7

12:07 am

justafreep

sc7

12:07 am

Rainiqui

sc 7

12:07 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:07 am

cybernan

oh wow - I so do not have time for this!

12:08 am

justafreep

sn7

12:12 am

hurshy

se8 - 9

12:13 am

hurshy

phantoms: scour, scout, sonorous

12:15 am

justafreep

ro7

12:17 am

hurshy

here's a thing you don't get to say every day:
i have found 100 words and they are all S words! lol

12:17 am

justafreep

ha

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

hurshy

two S tiles grey

12:20 am

marksdolly

ty Lickety!

12:20 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:20 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety and hi all

12:20 am

hurshy

and only, uh, 14 more S words

12:20 am

hurshy

25% done and ONLY WITH S WORDS!

12:21 am

saanichcat

Impressive hurshy!

12:21 am

marksdolly

162 left here

12:21 am

hurshy

well i mean that's pretty nuts that over 1/4 of the words are S words

12:21 am

marksdolly

that's overwhelming

12:22 am

justafreep

it's intenssssssssssssse

12:22 am

hurshy

you don't seem to be too overwhelmed there :D

12:22 am

marksdolly

lol

12:22 am

marksdolly

but I don't have all the s's that you do either :)

12:23 am

hurshy

i trade early speed for less difficulty at the end by focussing on one thing at a time

12:24 am

Jshap3542

i wish i had the mental fortitude/focus to go letter by letter in the beginning but my brain goes wild if i see a word and dont input it

12:24 am

marksdolly

here too JS

12:24 am

justafreep

there's an ma8 I just found that I... I don't know how one would use it. It stinks, as words go, imo.

12:24 am

hurshy

my brain goes a little wild, but, i just bash it down like whac-a-mole

12:25 am

hurshy

unless it's something i know i will not remember later on like something weird people are giving clues for

12:25 am

justafreep

weird people? I resemble that remark!

12:26 am

Rainiqui

pr 7 and 8

12:26 am

Lizlin

pr 8 x 2

12:26 am

hurshy

"something weird THAT people are giving clues for"

12:27 am

justafreep

:-)

12:30 am

justafreep

re9

12:34 am

hurshy

she sells sea shells by the sea shore

12:37 am

rbud

welp, never would have gotten that Y without Lickety. (yu 5 and 6) New one for me.

12:39 am

rbud

(so, nbt and nbs accomplished, back to listlessness, haha)

12:44 am

ursh

ty for the Ys

12:49 am

hurshy

man, i only have 5 more S words, but that 39/42 is just so ugly, i wish i could find ONE more from that tile

12:54 am

hurshy

meanwhile i'm polishing off vowels

12:55 am

marksdolly

down to 106 here

12:55 am

marksdolly

but hitting a wall

12:56 am

marksdolly

oots

12:56 am

marksdolly

oops

12:56 am

hurshy

:D

12:56 am

marksdolly

have hit a wall, :)

12:57 am

hurshy

one more U and one more A will finish the vowels for me

12:57 am

dizgrannie

un 8 if not called

12:57 am

marksdolly

well done hursh

12:57 am

hurshy

got the u!

1:00 am

hurshy

sleep winning, ttfn lovely babblers

1:00 am

marksdolly

gn hurshy!!

1:07 am

SamanthaJoy

*pops in*

1:07 am

SamanthaJoy

"looks around*

1:08 am

SamanthaJoy

*nopes right the fuck back out again*

1:08 am

SamanthaJoy

Ree y'all tomorrow, then

1:09 am

SamanthaJoy

See*

1:13 am

ursh

Well Samantha is not feeling the joy :)

1:29 am

Douglas

Does this grid make up for all the small, thorny, ugly grids earlier this week?

1:34 am

Marmar

It does that for me Douglas. I am happy when I get 50-60% of the daily grid, and when a monster like this comes along, I get to feel smart for about 20 minutes cause of ALL the words I can find ;)

1:35 am

Douglas

We were due for a big one

1:36 am

grannyrose

dive right in me mateys. it's loverly in....full of words that twist and twirl until yer head is spinning... loll

1:47 am

JaxH66

The name of one of my cats is in this grid

2:05 am

Douglas

I am amused to find a word that's all on one row of the keyboard, po5/18

2:08 am

grannyrose

so it is, douglas. i didn't notice that.

2:10 am

JaxH66

Also po6/24 and several 4s

2:16 am

Aloyisius

enable doesn't like "contessa", boo

2:19 am

dizgrannie

ma 7 a peson who fertilizes and pl

2:20 am

Aloyisius

ty diz.. crashing, 80 for later.

2:36 am

grannyrose

and thar she blows. one whale of a grid done.. *happy sigh *

3:17 am

Jivingjenny0

please may i have a clue for the de9

3:21 am

ursh

de9 is the plural of de8

3:30 am

mattygroves

May I have stats for the Y please?

3:31 am

grannyrose

de8. de + mother ******, the great outdoors

3:32 am

grannyrose

yu5/18 and it's plural

3:32 am

mattygroves

Hello Rose! How is lockdown treating you?

3:33 am

grannyrose

g'day matty. how you both doing over there? i am in full lockdown. have had cv-19 swabs done, results negative, as a requirement to go in for my routine treatment.

3:34 am

grannyrose

matty, when they announced the second bout of lockdown i lost the plot. couldn't stop crying.

3:34 am

mattygroves

I'm glad you've avoided COVID! Sarah is also in lockdown - Tilly's three months old and doing really well - she's a little chubster!

3:34 am

mattygroves

Big hugs, Rose, from afar

3:35 am

grannyrose

ta matty. and yup, it's official. Tilly is one very cute bub.

3:35 am

mattygroves

I'll have to put a more recent picture up :)

3:36 am

grannyrose

oh, and i'm a Great Aunt now. my niece had her first about the same time as Tilly was born.

3:36 am

mattygroves

CONGRATULATIONS!

3:37 am

grannyrose

thanx honey. it still feels a little weird....loll

3:37 am

mattygroves

I still can't get used to being a Grandma!

3:37 am

mattygroves

I figure at this rate, I'll meet her in person around about the time she goes to high school

3:39 am

grannyrose

well i'm up to number four, with four step-grandchildren, plus two adopted. plus nephews and nieces. the youngest niece calls me aunty granny.loll

3:39 am

mattygroves

Awwww! Your Christmas list must be huge

3:40 am

grannyrose

now see here young lady... as so4 as all this kerfuffle is over, you AND himself had better be on the first available flight.

3:40 am

mattygroves

I absolutely will be!

3:40 am

mattygroves

Jeff's daughter is currently living with us, having broken up from her bf in Sydney and come home (she's 25)

3:41 am

grannyrose

i'll email you the pic of us from last Boxing Day. Don took the pic so he isn't in it. and the latest addition was still unseen.

3:42 am

mattygroves

Oooh - brilliant - and I'll email you Tilly photos back!

3:42 am

grannyrose

how's that gping matty? two hens in the hen house, could be interesting.

3:43 am

mattygroves

She spends most of her time in her room, either working (still for the Australian company!) or doing whatever 25 year olds do in their room. She comes down for dinner, where she's pleasant enough. She has a sweet deal - a dad who is willing to wait on her, her dad's girlfriend who earns most of the money, free meals, free rent, free everything, her dad driving her wherever she wants to go. I suspect she'll never leave

3:43 am

grannyrose

i am also on FB AND i have zoom connected. two avenues we can chat on.

3:44 am

grannyrose

oh, dear. why all the freebies? does she not have an income of her own yet?

3:44 am

mattygroves

Oooooh! Friend me on FB at once!

3:45 am

mattygroves

She absolutely does. But Jeff wouldn't HEAR of asking her to pay anything

3:45 am

grannyrose

under mattygroves or your for real name?

3:45 am

mattygroves

Real name

3:45 am

grannyrose

but that's not good policy, matty. surely Jeff sees that.

3:46 am

grannyrose

okay. after our chat i'll see if i can find you

3:48 am

grannyrose

sent you a friend request honey.

3:49 am

grannyrose

and back at you...loll

3:56 am

mattygroves

And have accepted!

3:56 am

grannyrose

outta here. i have two friends wanting my attention...loll and both of them overseas.happy babbling y'all. great grid. amusement factor 10/10

3:56 am

mattygroves

Have a great day!

3:57 am

grannyrose

xx matty

4:21 am

player girl

Hi all. This is the biggest grid I ever remember seeing. Good luck everyone.

5:06 am

Scrabbler

Whoa! Massive grid.

5:14 am

ChampFit

Oh happy day!

5:14 am

Scrabbler

Dive in, Champ. There are words everywhere, then add an S.

5:15 am

ChampFit

That looks like a good idea!

5:15 am

Haz1558

Good morning, it's one of those mad typing frenzy grids. For a while at least!

5:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi Haz! Yes, I am typing away.

5:16 am

Haz1558

It's invigorating.

5:17 am

Scrabbler

Perfect to start my day and get ready for work.

5:19 am

ChampFit

Agree!

5:47 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. Enjoy the grid and the day.

5:48 am

Haz1558

You too.

5:52 am

spellit

fw that was fun!

5:53 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

5:56 am

spellit

Thanks Haz

6:18 am

Uneaixoise

Halfway and off to feed the dogs! :-)

7:31 am

BzznBea

Good morning, BabblePeeps.

7:31 am

MollyL

*Looks for chickens*

7:32 am

BzznBea

Could be marshmellows...

7:32 am

BzznBea

Or is it marshmallow...I never remember

7:33 am

MollyL

Ah, the sugar fix of Easter : D

7:33 am

BzznBea

Now they make them for all occasions.

7:34 am

MollyL

It's marshmallow, and this I remember due to a movie called The Sandlot, where they talk about making s'mores with "mallows".

7:39 am

periwinkle

hi all. very dark here. some thunder too. going to rain soon

7:39 am

BzznBea

Lucky you!

7:39 am

periwinkle

exactly half way. bbl

7:45 am

MollyL

We had end of the world storms yesterday and it looks like we get more today.

7:46 am

Wendrie

afternoon :)

7:47 am

BzznBea

Good afternoon, Wendrie.

8:00 am

Wendrie

nice big grid - and my 2pm meeting was cancelled so I've got a bit more time today :)

8:01 am

Wendrie

No rain here - 75F/24C high thin cloud with wisps of blue peeking through.

8:03 am

BzznBea

Sounds lovely! I wish we could get cooler temps.

8:03 am

Wendrie

much cooler today than earlier.

8:25 am

MollyL

It's a long journey through the s and t words.

8:25 am

MollyL

senate

8:25 am

HarryHood

wow! gotta get to work on this!

8:26 am

MollyL

And there is a freebie for you

8:26 am

bichon

Molly, that never happens to you

8:27 am

Wendrie

it's the 48 Ps that seem to take forever...

8:28 am

MollyL

Oh, it happens to everyone

8:28 am

HarryHood

enable seems to arbitrarily dictate when one can put a T at the end of a word to make it past tense. Like senst is not a word, but drest is.

8:34 am

Wendrie

does anyone have a hint for the second ce/6?

8:35 am

PastorJ

Christini - are you still here?

8:35 am

PastorJ

I'm working this afternoon so I can babble a bit this morning!

8:36 am

pcal2

Wendrie, taken every 10 years in US. This year.

8:37 am

Uneaixoise

Tx pcal!

8:37 am

pcal2

yw

8:37 am

Wendrie

thanks Pcal - brain didn't twist in that direction...

8:37 am

PastorJ

earth to Christini!

8:38 am

pcal2

lol

8:38 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:39 am

car.eeyore

Good morning everyone! This is an awesome grid! YAY!!!!

8:40 am

Christini

Hi PastorJ!

8:40 am

HarryHood

hi mlf, car

8:40 am

Christini

crone

8:40 am

Christini

crones

8:41 am

PastorJ

hey Christini! thanks for the free words!

8:41 am

Christini

Apologies all.

8:41 am

Wendrie

wrong box Christini!

8:41 am

Christini

Obviously I don't chat much!

8:41 am

Christini

cero

8:42 am

PastorJ

I distracted you!

8:42 am

PastorJ

Thanks to you I'm up to a whopping 43 words now!

8:42 am

MLFAN17

gj paster lol

8:43 am

Wendrie

have you added 's's to all the words?

8:43 am

PastorJ

so far, yeah

8:43 am

Trifioso

Car.look, I made it!

8:43 am

Trifioso

and good morning friends

8:44 am

MLFAN17

y stats pls?

8:44 am

car.eeyore

Hello luv!

8:44 am

Wendrie

morning Triff

8:44 am

Wendrie

yu 5 & 6

8:44 am

Trifioso

good morning! on an old laptop. so forgive funky tupos

8:44 am

Trifioso

please

8:45 am

Wendrie

yu 5/18 & 6/30

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

hello

8:45 am

Trifioso

hello TO

8:45 am

HarryHood

found a 9!

8:46 am

Trifioso

way to go, Harry!

8:46 am

Wendrie

WTG!

8:46 am

MLFAN17

clue pls wend?

8:46 am

Trifioso

You can feel good, good about hood!

8:47 am

MLFAN17

harry is it a re word?

8:47 am

Christini

So PastorJ, we leave Sunday for Iowa City.

8:47 am

Wendrie

Look at the up 4/6 and add a y, I monkeytyped it

8:48 am

PastorJ

I was just gonna ask if you were on your trip yet; couldn't remember when you said.

8:49 am

Christini

Housesitter Ken arrives Saturday from plague-ridden Arizona.

8:49 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:49 am

Wendrie

np

8:49 am

PastorJ

Yikes. At least any cooties he's carrying will have died by the time you come home!

8:49 am

Trifioso

nbt, which is no big whoop today, lol

8:50 am

car.eeyore

Well done!

8:50 am

MLFAN17

it always is a big deal trif

8:51 am

PastorJ

I'm off to deal with laundry for a while, Christini - if I don't talk to you beforehand, have a good trip!

8:51 am

Christini

Thanks! Maybe a driveway visit when we get home?

8:52 am

HarryHood

yes mlf it was a re word

8:53 am

MLFAN17

ty harry

8:54 am

MLFAN17

100 down

8:56 am

car.eeyore

so...enable....shit is a word but not poos?

8:57 am

car.eeyore

phantom: prudent

8:57 am

Trifioso

attempting the "outdoor babble with goat accompanying" --- let's see how this goes

8:57 am

hokie carla

holy cow, it's a big one

8:57 am

Trifioso

MLF!! how nice to "see" you! it's been a while!

8:58 am

hokie carla

yes, mlfan!!

8:58 am

Trifioso

I started this day off by putting my dress on backwards. A sure sign that it's going to be an "interesting" slog

8:59 am

hokie carla

uh-oh

8:59 am

car.eeyore

but was it inside out and backwards?

8:59 am

Trifioso

no, just backwards, so there is THAT

9:03 am

Trifioso

Leo just sneezed. it's so cute

9:04 am

car.eeyore

God bles!

9:04 am

Trifioso

lol I actually said that

9:05 am

Trifioso

they have decimated all the nuisance grape vines off the rock, and all the poison ivy. They are such good goaties

9:07 am

car.eeyore

OK...first pass through got 243. Time to make icing and make some sample cookies. HAGD all!

9:07 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with re9 please

9:07 am

Uneaixoise

Hi and bye, car!

9:08 am

periwinkle

nm :)

9:08 am

Trifioso

that's my sister, ladies and gentlemen!! genius with words, artist with cookies!

9:08 am

aslindy

hello all

9:08 am

Trifioso

hello aslindy

9:09 am

Uneaixoise

Goats eat poison ivy?? I need to hire some!!!

9:09 am

Trifioso

they LOVE it une! Take it from me though - watch them carefully! Vincent ate a ton of it, and then licked my calf - oops

9:10 am

periwinkle

am I invisible today?

9:10 am

aslindy

I see you peri

9:10 am

Trifioso

oh no! hello perio

9:10 am

Trifioso

peri

9:10 am

Uneaixoise

Ouch!

9:10 am

Trifioso

he didn

9:11 am

periwinkle

thanks

9:11 am

Trifioso

he didn't mean it, une

9:11 am

hokie carla

just had to take my dog out. I don't have any 9's yet, peri.

9:11 am

periwinkle

have the 3 9's now looking for the 8's I have 5

9:11 am

Trifioso

wow!!!

9:12 am

periwinkle

i can help with the 9's

9:12 am

periwinkle

:)

9:13 am

periwinkle

got dark here and some thunder earlier but no rain so far

9:13 am

periwinkle

at least it is a little cooler than past few days

9:14 am

Trifioso

i am REALLY hoping it rains here later today. Only about a 50% chance. My back forty is a dust bowl

9:14 am

periwinkle

taking a break in a few minutes

9:15 am

hokie carla

I literally just started and am on my 2nd letter, so no clues needed yet, but thanks

9:16 am

periwinkle

ok

9:17 am

Trifioso

i keep trying to make "course" and "count" happen

9:17 am

hokie carla

yeah, I keep thing recount

9:17 am

hokie carla

thinking

9:17 am

Trifioso

recuse.....

9:17 am

hokie carla

odd autocorrect

9:17 am

Trifioso

ugh

9:18 am

hokie carla

yep, recuse also

9:18 am

Trifioso

lol just found my DH - st6.18....think Tommy Chong

9:18 am

pythonx

good morning everyone wow a huge grid! don't know if i will even bother. Trifioso how many goats do you have?

9:19 am

Trifioso

good morning pythonx. Just two

9:19 am

Trifioso

Dwarf Nigerians, 2 years old, rehomed them here in March

9:19 am

pythonx

vincent and leo? love the names

9:19 am

Trifioso

Vincent Van Goat and Leonardo Di Capricorn, fully

9:19 am

periwinkle

bbl

9:20 am

pythonx

lol, love it

9:20 am

Trifioso

take care, peri dear

9:20 am

Uneaixoise

Yes, great names! Next one:. Riviera?

9:20 am

hokie carla

aw, my fave beagle in the grid

9:20 am

Trifioso

I have wanted goats for YEARS - since I was home for so long due to the shutdown, the timing was perfect. Turns out I was RIGHT - these guys have MORE than earned their keep

9:21 am

hokie carla

the place we camped a few weeks ago has goats and I was talking to another camper who told me she talked them into selling her a kid. wish I had somewhere to keep one.

9:22 am

Trifioso

of course there has been a learning curve - they eat LOTS of stuff they shouldn't....but really they are such loves. Think of them as really helpful dogs

9:22 am

Trifioso

An only goat is a lonely goat! They really, really don't do well alone!

9:22 am

Uneaixoise

And they're so lovable!

9:23 am

hokie carla

well, if I don't have a place for one I certainly don't have a place for two ;)

9:23 am

Trifioso

these big grids are such a tricky thing - when I am grid locked and walk away, I end up reentering stuff.....but it's too big to do all in one go

9:23 am

Uneaixoise

Years ago one of my mom's caregivers had cutie patootie goats!!

9:24 am

aslindy

I would love to borrow a couple goats for a while, but I wouldn't want to keep them.

9:24 am

aslindy

because I wouldn't have anyone to care for them when I am gone

9:24 am

Trifioso

you can rent them, for sure, but wow, does it cost money around here!

9:25 am

hokie carla

when I was a kid, my neighbor had goats on a farm somewhere but he brought 2 kids home and kept them there for a while. so adorable and playful.

9:26 am

Trifioso

its like watching a show that never ends. THese fools try to sit in my lap!

9:26 am

Uneaixoise

Goats available to rent not too far from here but no idea re price....

9:26 am

Trifioso

$600 a week around here

9:28 am

Trifioso

cracked one 8!

9:28 am

hokie carla

I have somehow found 4 8's

9:29 am

Trifioso

sigh....I can hear my idiot doggo barking his fool head off way up the driveway. I'm too hot to move....

9:31 am

hokie carla

grayed a tile! (so what if it was the upper E)

9:31 am

Trifioso

well done, hokie!

9:31 am

phaeton

hello...any stats for the Y?

9:32 am

Trifioso

yu 5.18 and 6.30

9:32 am

aslindy

yu5,18 and yu6,30

9:32 am

phaeton

ty

9:32 am

Trifioso

and hello phae

9:34 am

Wendrie

the yus are clued lower down

9:36 am

phaeton

found them...thanks

9:36 am

aslindy

a clue for the un6 please?

9:36 am

Trifioso

we sort of wave the PB on big grid days, yes?

9:36 am

MollyL

un + not go

9:37 am

hokie carla

wave at the people in it?

9:37 am

aslindy

thank you molly

9:37 am

phaeton

waive

9:37 am

hokie carla

this grid is so big I"m sure it's hard to have a chat without accidentally using words

9:38 am

Trifioso

agreed, hokie, which is why we usually call off the PB on big grid days - was just checking

9:39 am

Trifioso

i have a ton of masks to make today - should really stop when I hit halfway....

9:39 am

Trifioso

secondo is coming up from philly for the weekend, and socially distant visiting is happening - I am SO excited to see her!!!!! She is bringing her new love interest too - first time he will be here

9:40 am

hokie carla

we have to drive to get our motorhome from a repair place - about 2.5 hrs. round trip. probably won't be finishing this one today

9:41 am

hokie carla

but will get some fresh SC peaches if anyone wants any

9:41 am

Trifioso

straight up JEALOUS you have a motor home!

9:42 am

hokie carla

I'd like a smaller one but it is the best way to travel with pets and food issues

9:42 am

Trifioso

we are going to rent one of those someday, you heard it here first!

9:43 am

phaeton

stats for the 9?

9:44 am

hokie carla

we had a pop-up camper and decided to do a cross country trip in 2014. mr. homie said it would be cheaper to buy one than rent since we were gone over 7 weeks

9:44 am

Trifioso

ph hokie, trade lives with me???

9:44 am

phaeton

hokie...traveled in a motor home for 5 years...LOVED it!

9:44 am

aslindy

se9,54

9:44 am

hokie carla

of course we tried to sell it earlier this year and couldn't, then the pandemic hit. could prob sell it now with the surge in RV'ing

9:45 am

hokie carla

phae, did you have a phaeton?

9:45 am

phaeton

yes...lol How did you know? ;-D

9:45 am

hokie carla

youngest kid is a senior this year. we will probably travel around a while when he goes to college.

9:46 am

hokie carla

ha! I always just assumed that but wanted to make sure.

9:46 am

phaeton

ty aslindy

9:46 am

phaeton

phantom - round

9:47 am

hokie carla

we have ended up on some dicey roads in ours. just kinda stresses me on travel days. it is a 40'

9:47 am

Trifioso

do you tow it, or drive it?

9:48 am

hokie carla

we drive it, it is a class A which is like a bus. like the rock stars, etc. but we tow a truck behind it.

9:48 am

phaeton

so was ours...got in some pickles. hard to turn around..then we towed a 20 ft trailer behind it. whew!

9:48 am

Trifioso

holy cow. Okay, so I could NEVER back that up

9:49 am

hokie carla

mr. homie doesn't mind backing into campsites. but when we're towing you can't back up or it will break the tow bars.

9:49 am

phaeton

I drove a school bus for 20 yrs so driving wasn't a problem. My husband drove because he couldn't give directions worth a damn.

9:50 am

hokie carla

phae, we once got sent by our RV GPS onto a back country road into Capitol Reef NP. was crossing a dry creek bed in the road and our jeep came up in the air into the back end. I actually said at the time "we're in a bit of a pickle."

9:51 am

phaeton

lol...some of those roads the GPS sends you on turn out to be nothing but ruts

9:52 am

hokie carla

I drove a few times early on but haven't in years so just haven't been able to get comfortable doing things like backing up. I'm kinda small and can't get the seat adjusted close enough.

9:53 am

phaeton

my friend went to a driving school in Yuma, just in case she had to drive. Her hubby was a retired truck driver. We were sad when we had to stop.

9:53 am

hokie carla

oh, it was so washboarded he had to drive really slow and it took hours and hours. we unhooked the jeep after the first ditch crossing and I drove ahead as a scout, but we couldn't really go back at that point.

9:53 am

phaeton

what type do you have?

9:53 am

hokie carla

that is sad. it's a great lifestyle.

9:54 am

phaeton

manufacturer?

9:55 am

hokie carla

ours is like bottom of the line - cross country sportscoach. it is a bunkhouse but our boys rarely go with us anymore.

9:55 am

phaeton

it's just great to be out on the road...meet many wonderful people.

9:55 am

hokie carla

we remodeled the bedroom this summer and are going to do the rest when we get it back. I was going to change the bunkhouse to a sewing room but I'm thinking now I might leave it in case we want to try to sell again.

9:56 am

BzznBea

It is HOT!

9:56 am

hokie carla

agreed

9:56 am

phaeton

it's already 81 here and supposed to reach 91. Hitting the water today.

9:57 am

hokie carla

85 here bea, not sure what the feels like is because my phone is somewhere else

9:57 am

lawyer-1

Sorry to change topics, but is anyone familiar with Stack Social?

9:57 am

hokie carla

ok, mr. homie is ready to leave. BBL

9:58 am

mixi6

no. lawyer-1

10:02 am

mixi6

current temp 89. feels like 95. Took my walk at 7 am and it was already 77.

10:04 am

BzznBea

Mixi, how are the covid cases in your area?

10:07 am

Trifioso

sorry, disappeared for a minute there- my laptop died and I had to reboot, and then got the DREADED "install updates please wait" message

10:09 am

mixi6

rising slowly.

10:10 am

mixi6

I was allowed to visit my mother-in-law this past weekend.

10:10 am

Trifioso

how did they handle it, mixi?

10:12 am

mixi6

We had lunch in my car. (air-conditioning running) she drove to the local park. Then I was allowed in to give a concert, but not visit.

10:12 am

Trifioso

I am glad you got to see her!

10:12 am

mixi6

She turned 89 on Tuesday.

10:13 am

moolingwa

morning all

10:14 am

BzznBea

Hey, mool.

10:15 am

moolingwa

hey bzz...happy Thursday

10:15 am

Trifioso

good morning mool

10:15 am

moolingwa

hey trif, happy almost end of the week to you

10:16 am

Trifioso

thanks!

10:16 am

moolingwa

well, 175 to go...this is going to take some time

10:19 am

72 Temple Owl

hey trif

10:19 am

72 Temple Owl

morning moo sounds so funny...

10:20 am

72 Temple Owl

i am awaiting a workman who i hope is still cominng though it's raining intermittently.

10:20 am

moolingwa

hey TO

10:21 am

Trifioso

(((( rain)))))

10:23 am

72 Temple Owl

oh yeah. rained a lot and more is due

10:23 am

MLFAN17

poor mool

10:24 am

moolingwa

heh

10:24 am

72 Temple Owl

why poor moo?

10:24 am

moolingwa

not really, don't mind a big board every now and again

10:24 am

Trifioso

please please send it this way!

10:24 am

MLFAN17

i love big boards more fun sometimes

10:24 am

BzznBea

mlf, you haven't been around much lately.

10:25 am

72 Temple Owl

if i oculd, i surely would. it's been good awful. the deer have been eating everything. they finally visited my hosta.

10:25 am

hurshy

what's a hosta?

10:26 am

BzznBea

shade loving plant, hursh

10:26 am

hurshy

ah

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

it's a decorative plant. a bitg ckump of variegated leaves.

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

it's like planting a salad bar for deer.

10:27 am

hurshy

do you mean you did it in order that they would eat that instead of other plants?

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

well, no...

10:28 am

hurshy

ok i just wasn't sure if visiting it was a good thing or a bad thing :D

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

bad. unless you want a clmp of ragged stems in your front yard.

10:30 am

hurshy

well, you could get a big scary dog to bark at them and scare them away

10:31 am

Trifioso

man pee works, by the way....ask your male house members to pee around flowers/plantings you want to preserve. If you live in a neighborhood, have them pee into a cup and distribute

10:31 am

rururocks

sounds like the deer are taking you hosta-age

10:31 am

Trifioso

they stay far awy

10:32 am

Trifioso

lol good one, ruru!

10:32 am

hurshy

oh i've heard that human hair has that effect as well trif

10:32 am

72 Temple Owl

hmm, perhaps that was what governor cuomo was doing in that photo of him nude in the garden...

10:32 am

Trifioso

it might, i dont' know. Can only attest to the pee. Works

10:33 am

hurshy

my former hairdresser told me she had someone who would ask them for the cuttings for her garden

10:33 am

hurshy

so wait, trif, are you saying women's pee does NOT work? or just that it's easier for men to pee around plants?

10:33 am

rururocks

that's why your neighbor's wonder why valentine just doesn't use the bathroom like the rest of us

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

when it's this dry i doubt much works, though cayenne seemed to deter rabbits from eating the verbena in pots

10:34 am

Aloyisius

hi everyone! nice to have a big grid. We use a deer-repellant that works (until it rains).. but ooh does it smell bad !

10:34 am

rururocks

(HOPES scrabs isn't here for that one)

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

and also around the parsley

10:34 am

Trifioso

I heard it was man pee, so that's what I use.

10:34 am

Trifioso

I don't have any neighbors, ruru.

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

deter does not equal harm

10:35 am

Aloyisius

right.. they just don't eat the flowers and move on to something else

10:35 am

rururocks

well if you get some rabbits coming up from Mexico TO the cayenne won't help

10:36 am

hurshy

picturing rabbits in colorful ponchos and sombreros

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

i picture the poor critters sneezing

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

ok time to get ready. workmen coming to replace outdoor faucet.

10:37 am

rururocks

ariba! it's verbena

10:37 am

hurshy

i thought contessa would count but for some reason it doesn't

10:37 am

HarryHood

never had any luck with hostas until we moved to MA.

10:37 am

HarryHood

in CT the deer had a salad bar in my backyard.

10:37 am

Trifioso

agreed, harry. they do love massachusetts

10:38 am

HarryHood

well I have no deer here for some reason.

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

they ate every blossom from the very beautiful and costly plant. they bit the flowers from the gerbera daisies, but do not eat them. just for fun

10:38 am

HarryHood

they can't afford the real estate taxes.

10:38 am

hurshy

if you're in the boston suburbs it's probably just too people-y for deer

10:39 am

HarryHood

they were all over the place in new haven, which was also peopley

10:39 am

72 Temple Owl

hahaha true that harry

10:39 am

HarryHood

but we did have extensive woods nearby. here just small patches of woods

10:39 am

Aloyisius

I think the name is Liquid Fence - the deer waited until the lilies bloomed and then ate every one, so we decided to try the deterrent and it worked.

10:39 am

72 Temple Owl

hursh: in a city of 45000 my brother looks out the windoe and sees a huge buck they are everywhere in urban areas.

10:39 am

BzznBea

I have several hostas that are close to four feet across. They are at least 10 years old.

10:39 am

penquis

saw a doe and her fawn in our parking lot on Route 1 over the weekend....lots of people, cars and businesses around....

10:40 am

HarryHood

coyote urine is good

10:40 am

72 Temple Owl

so i hear, harry

10:40 am

hurshy

i lived in new haven too! :D did you ever go to Claire's, the vegetarian restaurant?

10:40 am

Aloyisius

right Bea, some hostas are not attractive to deer

10:40 am

HarryHood

always hursh!!!

10:40 am

HarryHood

but I liked edge of the woods better

10:40 am

MollyL

Plenty of people where I live, and the deer walk down the street like they are neighbors.

10:41 am

hurshy

wow i wonder if we were ever in the same place at the same time :D

10:41 am

HarryHood

we lived in NH from 2003-2013 I think

10:41 am

hurshy

well, i am weird cause, i just like seeing deer, i find them so beautiful that it is hard for me to consider them pests

10:41 am

hurshy

i was there from 2008-2015

10:42 am

MollyL

Hursh, I feel the same way about deer.

10:42 am

HarryHood

wow! where did you live?

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

have many near misses then finally a hit when they run into your car.

10:43 am

hurshy

i lived in the northeast corner of town, just right near the borders with east haven and north haven

10:43 am

HarryHood

we were in westville. first near hopkins and then near the yale bowl

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

i like them whilst walking but when driving... and i don't like the little surprised they leave on the lawn

10:43 am

HarryHood

I like them when they don't leave ticks near my kids.

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

surprises.

10:44 am

hurshy

ha, it would have taken a half hour to get from your place to mine then

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

well that is a lost cause here. i had a tick earlier in the ssummer. there is an incredble amount of lyme disease here.

10:44 am

BzznBea

Finally greyed the C...back later for the last 58...

10:44 am

clg47

They are big beautiful vegetation pests. There were 5 big bucks in my yard on July 4th. watching my neighbors fireworks.

10:44 am

HarryHood

yes. I do miss it though. small town feel.

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

i cut flowers from a shrub in the common area not knowing it was loaded with them.

10:45 am

hurshy

yes, i liked new haven a lot, but, i did not like all the bureaucracy i encountered, working at yale in an admin role.

10:45 am

HarryHood

oh no TO

10:46 am

HarryHood

Yale is monstrous like that. But if not for Yale I often think NH would be another Bridgeport.

10:46 am

HarryHood

Or worse - Waterbury

10:46 am

hurshy

i couldn't even return my parking garage device without filling out a form.

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

i kept seeing these little black spiders in the sink. then finally one found my arm

10:47 am

HarryHood

did you have a bullet rash?

10:47 am

hurshy

i could see when you GET one, a form, sure. but when you RETURN it... geesh

10:47 am

hurshy

that gives me the heebie-jeebies just to think about, TO

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

i spent a lot of time in bridgeport and stratford early in this century

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

no, harry. i got it off early i think. but it did raw bllod.

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

there is not always a rash.

10:48 am

HarryHood

I took our seniors from NH to brirdgeport for a service project. They were a little freaked out by the syringes and condoms we had to clean from the sidewalk.

10:49 am

72 Temple Owl

i was not in the city. just the mall and the UTC plants

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

and vazzy'. great food!

10:50 am

HarryHood

gotta get some work done! 120 left here.

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

stratford so ultra suburan, almost exurban

10:50 am

HarryHood

bbl

10:51 am

72 Temple Owl

i eed to leave as well, have fun all

10:51 am

72 Temple Owl

and to clean my keyboard out, i see. later

10:55 am

hurshy

does anyone know if there are any PY words?

10:56 am

hurshy

or PE words, for that matter?

10:57 am

MollyL

None of either

10:57 am

hurshy

mk, so i'm blind to twelve PO, PR, and PU words, lol

10:59 am

rururocks

i haven't found anything off the y or e in the corner

10:59 am

hurshy

ooh but i just found a de 8 & 9

10:59 am

amelu0218

the e will make you fish yourself

10:59 am

hurshy

e in the corner is easy

10:59 am

mattygroves

The E in the corner is a currency this side of the pond (but the other side of the channel)

11:00 am

penquis

yu 5 and yu 6....

11:00 am

amelu0218

the y is a 5/6

11:00 am

hurshy

the y rhymes with what you clip to get money off your purchases

11:00 am

rururocks

thank you

11:00 am

MollyL

Ru, please don't fish yourself in public
: D

11:01 am

hurshy

proably that's what they call them in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

11:01 am

Aloyisius

the y is an evergreen shrub + pl

11:01 am

rururocks

had to.. they were bugging me

11:01 am

rururocks

i was blind to seeing anything

11:01 am

rururocks

you could say I was bushed in trying to find the y aloy

11:02 am

penquis

just shrub it off, ru....

11:02 am

Aloyisius

ok ru, almost a groan

11:02 am

Aloyisius

lol penquis, g1!

11:02 am

rururocks

sorry.. just hedging my bets

11:02 am

Aloyisius

chalk up a groan ru

11:02 am

penquis

:oD

11:04 am

MollyL

Someone is going to start with the shrubbery thing in a minute.

11:04 am

mattygroves

Will someone trim their bush? ;)

11:04 am

rururocks

that's shrubbish molly

11:04 am

Aloyisius

lol !

11:05 am

rururocks

oh matty..

11:05 am

hurshy

yeah i was thinking of the shrubbery and the knights who say "ni"

11:05 am

mattygroves

Someone had to go there, it might as well have been me ;)

11:05 am

MollyL

*Whistles like she hasn't a clue what is going on

11:05 am

mattygroves

(I thought that too, Hursh, but chose to go the cheeky route)

11:06 am

MollyL

See. I knew the Knights would not go un-mentioned.

11:06 am

penquis

well i am off to McLoon's for lunch....bbl to find the remaining 109....ugh.....

11:07 am

mattygroves

46 Cs and 48 Ps. Jeez.

11:07 am

hurshy

i don't know monty python well at all but that is the one bit i liked very much

11:08 am

hurshy

the Ps are a bit harder than the Cs in my opinion

11:09 am

mattygroves

I have 132 left but it's tough going now - this won't be a finishing day

11:09 am

hurshy

but please note there are 119 S words as well

11:09 am

hurshy

of which i have found 114

11:10 am

MollyL

Duly noted. I have found them all and it was a trek

11:11 am

hurshy

i'm approaching the 90% mark for the grid overall

11:12 am

hurshy

now i think i saw someone post that there was an re9, is that correct or am i misremembering? so far i have se9 and de9.

11:12 am

MollyL

Correct

11:12 am

hurshy

and is it something "again"?

11:13 am

hurshy

oh yes it is, i have got it!

11:13 am

hurshy

that root is my favorite word of the day so far

11:13 am

MollyL

By jove, she's got it.

11:14 am

hurshy

eureka, i might even say

11:14 am

MollyL

Shazaam

11:15 am

saanichcat

I just got it too, thanks all!

11:15 am

hurshy

now if i could just find some more of those P words...

11:15 am

Uneaixoise

Clues for the 9's?

11:16 am

hurshy

also, i haven't found ANY words ending in -ous, which sort of surprises me

11:16 am

hurshy

de9 takes away the essential properties of something

11:16 am

hurshy

re9 design the lines of, perhaps, a car over again

11:17 am

MollyL

Look again Hursh

11:17 am

hurshy

se9 chefs would be people who flavor

11:18 am

Uneaixoise

Got the s!

11:19 am

mattygroves

I just need that re9 (to complete the 9s) - looking

11:20 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with either re8 pls

11:20 am

mattygroves

Found it

11:20 am

Uneaixoise

Re7/32 pt

11:20 am

mattygroves

Peri - to change the way you get somewhere - to use different directions Iit's a 7/8/8 combo

11:20 am

periwinkle

I just fount that ty Une

11:21 am

periwinkle

ty Matty

11:21 am

periwinkle

got them both ty

11:22 am

Uneaixoise

Another clue for de9 please?

11:22 am

hurshy

de + mother ______ (trees water mountains)

11:22 am

periwinkle

de and Mother N***** for de8 and pt

11:22 am

Uneaixoise

Thanks?!

11:23 am

periwinkle

173 left and stuck

11:23 am

periwinkle

help wth un8 pls

11:23 am

Uneaixoise

Not a question LOL

11:23 am

hurshy

un8 = wobbly

11:23 am

mattygroves

After a few drinks, I am un8 on my feet

11:24 am

periwinkle

ty both

11:24 am

periwinkle

missing 7 of the 8's

11:24 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for un8!

11:27 am

hurshy

molly d'you want to give me any pointers on where to look for some -ous words?

11:27 am

Uneaixoise

Pr8.....plural of pr7/32

11:28 am

BzznBea

I'm still missing one 8...

11:28 am

periwinkle

and there is a past tense too Une

11:29 am

hurshy

there are at least two pr7/32 with a plural, only one of them has a past tense

11:29 am

saanichcat

hursh, a fish: so 4, french coin

11:30 am

hurshy

oh, well i have THAT, i meant, bigger words that have the -ous suffix, like my phantom "sonorous"

11:30 am

Uneaixoise

Tx hursh

11:32 am

hurshy

woohoo, hit 90%!

11:32 am

Aloyisius

Bea, could it be se8? My last 8, it has to do with classifying by using antigens

11:33 am

BzznBea

I have those.

11:33 am

BzznBea

Is there a M8?

11:34 am

hurshy

i think i need this S!

11:35 am

hurshy

yay, thanks alo

11:35 am

Aloyisius

ok, in a Babble st6.24, I'm off. yw, hurshy.. hagd all, poof

11:37 am

pcal2

tks all for un8 clues...my last word!

11:38 am

BzznBea

Congrats, pcal.

11:38 am

hurshy

bea, i haven't found any m8 but i have 6 m words left so...

11:41 am

BzznBea

I found it...MA 8.50...Ones who spread poop...

11:41 am

hurshy

cool thanks

11:41 am

BzznBea

TO's deer could be considered in that category.

11:42 am

hurshy

hehe

11:42 am

BzznBea

I'm going to go do laundry and work on making more masks...

11:43 am

hurshy

i'm doing my most important job right now. being the platform on which little Rilla can suckle her suckle string.

11:46 am

wvteach

need another clue for SE 9 pls

11:46 am

hurshy

start with winter, spring, summer fall, make it a person who, and then plural

11:47 am

wvteach

thnx

11:48 am

hurshy

got my 40th P word! yay!

11:49 am

hurshy

and my 30th M!

12:02 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! he tragically trusted delilah

12:02 pm

origami

samson

12:03 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

12:49 pm

cybernan

name that NY hair guru

12:49 pm

rururocks

sassoon

12:49 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

12:50 pm

cybernan

got it in one ru

12:50 pm

rururocks

that one is rooted in my memory nan :D

12:54 pm

maccafixx

last to 5/12?

12:55 pm

rururocks

t + most of what cowboys ride

12:56 pm

maccafixx

ty rururocks!

12:57 pm

rururocks

yw

1:02 pm

maccafixx

un 7/36?

1:03 pm

Wendrie

still hungry

1:06 pm

maccafixx

ty!

1:07 pm

Wendrie

yw :)

1:28 pm

cybernan

any idea why the female member of the italian nobility is not in the dictionary? I really like the barefoot one

1:30 pm

dianedecoder

....a good old movie! Hi, nan

1:32 pm

cybernan

lol - I'd forgotten the movie, was thinking of the cooking show

1:33 pm

Atalante

guessing because it should be with an m not n

1:33 pm

cybernan

that's the frenh and it ends in an e

1:34 pm

Atalante

never seen it with an n

1:34 pm

dianedecoder

LOL....I'm old !! I never even thought of the cooking show !

1:34 pm

Atalante

obvious;y too french today!

1:36 pm

cybernan

lol -- we are about the same age, diane. How are you doing?

1:36 pm

hokie carla

I'm back and eating lunch. phantom century

1:37 pm

cybernan

anyone have stats for the y please?

1:38 pm

hokie carla

I saw this am that it's yu5/18, 6/30, but I wasn't able to monkey it

1:38 pm

hokie carla

untan isn't on enable? I'm very untan in the winter

1:40 pm

dianedecoder

I'm doing well nan, all legal things looked after and nowsettling into a new way of life for me. I have wonderful family, all of them close and when grief is shared, it is not as difficult. Life is still beautiful because of the memories. x x x

1:40 pm

Wendrie

Yu - look at the u word just before it and add a y ;)

1:41 pm

cybernan

I admire your attitude, diane -- I can't imagine how difficult it must be.

1:41 pm

cybernan

ty for the yu carla

1:41 pm

hokie carla

diane, just saw your profile. sorry about losing your husband. :(

1:42 pm

dianedecoder

thank you, carla

1:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in!

1:44 pm

dianedecoder

HI Gwen, the water's fine !

1:44 pm

cybernan

We are coming up to 57 years this weekend -- figure every day is a gift.

1:45 pm

dianedecoder

It truly is, nan. Happy Anniversary!

1:46 pm

cybernan

Thank you.

1:46 pm

hokie carla

We had 25 in Jan. Were going to do a trip this summer. Oh well.

1:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

1:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i play a little gaem when I load up Babble -- I look at the grid before I look at the total number of words, and I try to guess the total number of words -- today I guess 160 LOL

1:48 pm

cybernan

It is also hubby's 80th birthday -- we were going to have a big celebration with the kids and grandkids but are settling for having 6 of our friends socially distanced on the patio for drinks and cake.

1:49 pm

hokie carla

I start at top left and work across and down. just on 2nd row right now but wondering where all the words are.

1:49 pm

dianedecoder

Carla, it will be something to look forward to when this craziness is over.

1:49 pm

hokie carla

true, diane

1:50 pm

hokie carla

finally got the y's!

1:50 pm

dianedecoder

I also turned 80 in May. It was a VERY small celebration, so ybe it went unnoticed and I can remain 79 ?? ;-)

1:51 pm

hokie carla

sounds good to me

1:51 pm

dianedecoder

*maybe*

1:51 pm

cybernan

now that is a great idea, diane

1:51 pm

hokie carla

I also am ignoring my April birthday

1:51 pm

cybernan

what day in may? mine is may 14

1:52 pm

dianedecoder

May 7

1:52 pm

cybernan

and my daughter is may 21

1:53 pm

dianedecoder

My youngest daughter was 48 on May 24 ! ..our anniversary, May 21. May is my favourite month of the year for many reasons!

1:55 pm

cybernan

I find it hard to believe I have a daughter who is counting the days until retirement --- I'm sure it was only a couple of years ago that we retired!

1:55 pm

cybernan

*months and days

1:56 pm

dianedecoder

Three of ours are retired, my "baby" has a few years to go yet.

1:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

152 down, 264 to go

1:57 pm

hokie carla

I am the baby in my family but have basically been retired since my son was born almost 20 years ago. My older brothers are still working toward retirement!

1:57 pm

cybernan

188 here, but they are not coming as quickly now

1:58 pm

hokie carla

I have 243 left but haven't made it through the whole grid yet. still on 3rd row.

1:58 pm

hokie carla

maybe I should look more, chat less

1:58 pm

cybernan

I worked on and off over the years -- didn't work when the kids were young and took a year off to get settled every time we were transfereed after that.

1:59 pm

cybernan

have been out of the work force for 28 years now and seem to be busier than ever (just don't ask me at what)

2:00 pm

hokie carla

it's easy to keep busy at home

2:01 pm

dianedecoder

I never worked almost 30 years until we started our own company....then I was shareholder/bookkeeper etc. etc. As a result, my CPP is very meagre!!

2:04 pm

cybernan

yes - mine too - a lot of the time I worked half days so I could be home when the kids came in from school

2:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

204 down, 212 to go

2:05 pm

hokie carla

209 left here

2:05 pm

dianedecoder

Lunch time here. It was nice chatting :-)

2:06 pm

hokie carla

same, have a good day

2:06 pm

hokie carla

I mean, nice chatting, I already ate lunch :D

2:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go go hokie !!!

2:06 pm

cybernan

me three -- back later

2:07 pm

hokie carla

just pulled a d6 from the babble memory vault that I didn't know existed

2:09 pm

hokie carla

I keep wanting to make sorcery which is not even close, just some of the letters

2:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

I found the lost moon of Poosh LOL

2:13 pm

hokie carla

woot! found a 9

2:19 pm

hokie carla

hmm, you'd think one who takes a de6 would be a word, but as usual, it's a guessing game which words you can add -er to

2:20 pm

hokie carla

well, 145 left after 1st pass through. got at least halfway on every tile but the 2nd row E

2:22 pm

godthaab

Name that Proper Noun: Italian poet

2:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

dan tee !!!

2:24 pm

godthaab

Very Excellent!! You win an All Expense Trip for Two to the Seventh Circle of Hell. Second prize is the Eight Circle!

2:24 pm

hokie carla

LOL, what a prize package

2:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aw, chucks, been there all ready LOL

2:25 pm

godthaab

You are SO lucky!

2:25 pm

godthaab

Book doctor - oh yes, I see you are American :)

2:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh, are you sending them to philadelphia in July?

2:25 pm

godthaab

That's third prize!!

2:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we are in a pickle all right, but lickily I'm not in a state with a puddinghead for governor

2:26 pm

godthaab

What state are you in?

2:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

:D

2:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

michigan

2:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

where are you. god?

2:27 pm

godthaab

Yea she's good! But you still have all those wackos with gun on the State building (not sure what it is called)

2:27 pm

godthaab

I am in Canada

2:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

every state has anti-mask wankers and pro-gun wankers and creepy wankers who vote for pedophiles -- Murrika!

2:28 pm

godthaab

Yea- very sad.

2:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

but the majority of us a rational human being who care about others, and like that

2:29 pm

hokie carla

thank you, gwen

2:29 pm

godthaab

Vote early - Vote often.

2:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

266 down, 150 to go

2:30 pm

hokie carla

137 left here

2:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

go gwen go!

2:30 pm

hokie carla

I finished the 2nd R!

2:30 pm

godthaab

I am curious... how does one get kicked off the voting list in the U.S.? Aren't you registered with an address?

2:31 pm

hokie carla

yes, not sure what you mean. felons can't vote.

2:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

351 down with no list and no clues. going to finish what i have begun. plumbers came, everything out from the sink, time to clean before i put it all back.

2:31 pm

hokie carla

wow, well done, TO

2:31 pm

godthaab

I hear that 17 million people were kicked off the list last year. Is that possible?

2:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

sort of wanting to see how far i can go without help at this point have fun! back to phila heat wave hell

2:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

some fun words.

2:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye!

2:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in some states felons can't vote, in other they can. we are working to lift th\\eseis unamericna laws

2:32 pm

hokie carla

I have not heard that but due to anxiety issues I don't follow the news.

2:32 pm

godthaab

Ah.....

2:33 pm

periwinkle

160 left playing off and on

2:35 pm

hokie carla

where did you hear that, godthaab

2:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

felons can vote in Michigan, for example, but not in Florida (by felon I mean ex-con, not someone actually in prison)

2:38 pm

hokie carla

but I don't know who these 17 mil godthaab was referring to getting kicked off voter registries are. I just mentioned felons as being someone I thought couldn't vote.

2:39 pm

hurshy

i had heard that if you had registered long ago but not voted in years, they were purging you from the lists, in some places

2:39 pm

hurshy

so then you'd have to reregister

2:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there are corrupt officiasl in some states (Georgia, e;g;) who don't want the poor to vote, so they invent fake excuses to kick them off voter rolls

2:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

they don't wankt Dems or liberals or sensible people to vote, either

2:40 pm

hurshy

it's probably because the devil went down to Georgia

2:40 pm

hokie carla

both my boys got registered at the DMV when they got their licenses. the youngest will be 18 in Sept. I'm sorry this is his first election.

2:40 pm

hokie carla

he was looking for a soul to steal

2:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

googl "rob georgia" and you will learn about how they have been coing this in Georgia since 1998

2:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

voting is awesome -- even if the presidential race is scary there will be plenty other things to vote on -- state university board -- your local mayor -- member of congress -- judges -- etc

2:43 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I usually try to educate myself on the local ones before I go. we're in a weird area and have actually had years where there's nothing to vote on.

2:44 pm

hokie carla

I keep trying to make the US beer in the grid work. just in case. it is only a proper noun though.

2:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we call those phantoms

2:45 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I've been calling them all day. add that one to my list.

2:45 pm

hurshy

well phantoms are things that aren't there but would count if they were

2:45 pm

hurshy

the beer IS there but doesn't count, because as hokie said, it is a proper noun

2:45 pm

cybernan

I just hope that those who didn't vote last time because they didn't like Hillary have learned that not voting isn't enough -- you have to vote against whatever or whomever you don't want.

2:46 pm

hokie carla

oh, good point

2:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, pick pick pcik LOL

2:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

found a nine woot

2:48 pm

hokie carla

I found se9, what did you find?

2:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

de9

2:49 pm

zoozzoom

Re9

2:49 pm

hokie carla

hmm, well it's not ones who de6 because I already complained about that

2:49 pm

m9f9l

hello all.

2:49 pm

hokie carla

howdy

2:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there are at least 12 different and compelling reason why Hillary (supposedly) lost in 2016. People who didn't vote because they assumed she would win are only one of them

2:50 pm

cybernan

don't have either of those -- just the se 9

2:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i don't even have the de6

2:50 pm

hokie carla

an alt. ro5

2:50 pm

m9f9l

I have the de9.. thanks for the other two, looking now!

2:51 pm

hokie carla

ooh, got the de8/9

2:52 pm

hokie carla

would be nice if it was recounted, but that is a legit phantom

2:53 pm

hokie carla

found the re9! thx, all

2:53 pm

ChampFit

Man!!!!!!!!! I was right behind you with the de, now gotta find the re...

2:54 pm

hokie carla

you can do it!

2:54 pm

cybernan

found the re - still looking for the de

2:54 pm

ChampFit

So many options when it's an re....

2:55 pm

hokie carla

look at 7's that start with the letters around the E. you might not have the root yet. that always adds a degree of difficulty

2:56 pm

ChampFit

I know! Will get there...surely! ;)

2:57 pm

hokie carla

current makeup trends (which I rarely wear) use this word

2:57 pm

hokie carla

nan, do you want a small clue for the de?

2:57 pm

ChampFit

DONE!

2:57 pm

cybernan

a clue for the de 8-9 please?

2:57 pm

hokie carla

think alcohol, nan

2:57 pm

JaxH66

Got the r9. Not got the other 2. Do they build off other words?

2:57 pm

ChampFit

Done before I saw the clue, but that would've done it. Thx!

2:58 pm

cybernan

well, it's not dewars!

2:59 pm

hokie carla

hmm, forget the de part and think of what canadian parks have - you are out in ____

2:59 pm

hokie carla

jax, the se9 is a plural of one who se6

2:59 pm

JaxH66

Just found the se8/9

2:59 pm

cybernan

ty --- strange word

3:00 pm

cybernan

still don't see the alcohol connection though

3:00 pm

hokie carla

you've never heard of de8'd alcohol? maybe I'm making that up.

3:01 pm

JaxH66

Thanks. De is common word in biology

3:01 pm

cybernan

no I haven't

3:01 pm

hokie carla

just googled it, I'm not making it up

3:01 pm

JaxH66

No you’re not making it up Carla. As soon as you said that I got it

3:01 pm

hokie carla

whew

3:02 pm

m9f9l

found the se8/9

3:03 pm

hokie carla

is that all the 9's, m?

3:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

97 to go, calling it quits for now

3:05 pm

hokie carla

wow, gwen you stepped it up. 113 still left here.

3:05 pm

m9f9l

I just got the re9, so done with the 9s! Yay!

3:06 pm

hokie carla

yay

3:07 pm

hokie carla

finished the o's & the u!

3:08 pm

m9f9l

finished the y :)

3:09 pm

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the y please?

3:10 pm

m9f9l

yu5/6

3:10 pm

zoozzoom

YU 5/18

3:11 pm

m9f9l

Hi zooz!

3:12 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, M9f9l! 😊

3:12 pm

m9f9l

This thing is huge.

3:13 pm

hokie carla

TWSS

3:13 pm

hokie carla

(sorry to ru and other acronym haters, not spelling that one out)

3:13 pm

JaxH66

Thanks for the ys

3:13 pm

cybernan

going to list when I get down to 150 -- there is only so much of the day I am willing to spend on this

3:14 pm

m9f9l

Ha carla. I had to look it up. :D

3:14 pm

hokie carla

104 left here. would like to get to 100.

3:14 pm

m9f9l

236 left here

3:15 pm

hokie carla

sorry, couldn't resist it, you had a perfect setup

3:16 pm

hokie carla

just found a fish I'd missed

3:16 pm

hokie carla

where did hurshy go? head down working hard on this one? I need someone to guess my missing N.

3:17 pm

zoozzoom

NE + not bottom.

3:17 pm

m9f9l

grandmas?

3:17 pm

hokie carla

no, I have that

3:18 pm

m9f9l

the lake monster?

3:18 pm

zoozzoom

slang word for food.

3:18 pm

hokie carla

have that

3:18 pm

m9f9l

Which N?

3:18 pm

hokie carla

if there aren't any weird ones sticking out at you I guess I'll have to wait for the list.

3:19 pm

hokie carla

actually missing one from each N but was trying to finish the middle

3:19 pm

zoozzoom

NE7 maybe.

3:20 pm

cybernan

ce 8 please?

3:20 pm

hokie carla

I do not have an ne7, so that is one - thx, zooz. looking now.

3:20 pm

JaxH66

Na5?

3:20 pm

hokie carla

I have a couple of na5

3:21 pm

hokie carla

which n is the ne7, zooz?

3:21 pm

zoozzoom

Ends in Pt of consume food, Jax.

3:22 pm

zoozzoom

Middle.

3:22 pm

hokie carla

oh, I think jax was just guessing mine

3:22 pm

JaxH66

Yes got that one

3:22 pm

zoozzoom

Oh haha! Sorry!

3:22 pm

hokie carla

nan, I don't have

3:23 pm

m9f9l

I just got a ne7 but it doesn't end in pt of consume food?

3:24 pm

hokie carla

that is 2 clues for different words jumbled, M

3:24 pm

m9f9l

There's a phantom that starts the same and ends with pt of consume food...

3:24 pm

m9f9l

Ah

3:25 pm

m9f9l

I should update my profile pic. Had a 4th grand last month!

3:25 pm

zoozzoom

It does not take me long to confuse people as you can see haha!

3:25 pm

cybernan

off to get some groceries - bbl

3:26 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, M9f9l!

3:26 pm

hokie carla

aww

3:27 pm

m9f9l

He got here before the midwife did!

3:27 pm

m9f9l

But my Son-In-Law handled it just fine

3:27 pm

hokie carla

glad there were no problems

3:28 pm

zoozzoom

Apparently I came out like a bar of soap!

3:28 pm

m9f9l

Ha ha.. many do!

3:28 pm

zoozzoom

Never could handle confined spaces.

3:28 pm

hokie carla

haha, none of mine did!

3:28 pm

hokie carla

also my first one was 15 days late

3:29 pm

m9f9l

Yikes

3:29 pm

hokie carla

and I would have died not in a hospital

3:29 pm

zoozzoom

I bet you were saying Come out godammit!

3:30 pm

BzznBea

Carla?

3:31 pm

hokie carla

yes, bea?

3:31 pm

BzznBea

What are you doing?

3:31 pm

hokie carla

working on this grid, why?

3:31 pm

BzznBea

Are you in the Queen City?

3:31 pm

hokie carla

yes, we made it back about an hour ago

3:32 pm

BzznBea

I just got off a Fa

3:32 pm

NANCY

OK, could i get a clue for the ne 7 please, tried to make sense with the previous clues but not getting it

3:32 pm

hokie carla

more like 2 hours ago

3:32 pm

hokie carla

nancy, I never found it either

3:32 pm

BzznBea

FT with my granddaughter and we talked about slime for 40 minutes!

3:33 pm

hokie carla

haha, does she make it?

3:33 pm

m9f9l

Oh I don't know. They can do a lot at home. The day of his birth as my daughter took him back from me on her way to her room she stopped and said "I could have had a "I would have died if not in a hospital" stories!" She hemorrhaged and bled a lot, and they had to go in manually.. but they got it sorted!

3:33 pm

zoozzoom

NE + vowel + I do not fancy you as you are not my ----

3:33 pm

BzznBea

ne 7 is new+ sort

3:33 pm

hokie carla

my boys were older when that came out. does they use elmer's glue?

3:34 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx for ne7!

3:34 pm

m9f9l

The toy slime? Or natural slime?

3:34 pm

hokie carla

thx, was trying that prefix. also didn't not have the "sort" part of the clue yet. it's a 2-fer!

3:34 pm

m9f9l

Like slime molds?

3:34 pm

NANCY

thank you zooz

3:34 pm

BzznBea

She makes it. Glue, glitter, beads...she loves it and makes beautiful mixes.

3:35 pm

hokie carla

not sure why I said "does they" LOL

3:35 pm

BzznBea

Toy slime. She does not watch tv, but she watches slime videos on youtube all the time.

3:36 pm

m9f9l

The new thing, to go by plural pronouns:)

3:36 pm

hokie carla

funny

3:36 pm

m9f9l

My grands watch a lot of those also

3:36 pm

hokie carla

you can literally watch anything on YT these days

3:37 pm

m9f9l

I just watched a youtube to figure out how to get out our broken dipstick

3:37 pm

BzznBea

I'm always sending her random packages of stuff with slime or beads in it.

3:37 pm

Uneaixoise

YouTube is the best!!

3:38 pm

m9f9l

There's a couple youtubers that I watch regularly myself.

3:38 pm

origami

YouTube is my go-to for anything that involves tools. I can barely use a mechanical pencil.

3:39 pm

BzznBea

She told me today in our conversation that "since this virus stuff, you can get anything on Amazon." I laugh so much when I talk to her.

3:40 pm

origami

Grandkids must be the best!

3:40 pm

m9f9l

I might make a youtube explaining how percentages are reversible. Someone posted a meme about it, and so many people were having issues with it. I explained it in a typed out explanation and it helped a lot of people, but I think a video might be better.

3:40 pm

m9f9l

That's funny. I love it when memories of something my kid said come up on facebook.

3:41 pm

BzznBea

Depends on the tool, ori. Hubs gave me a maddox tool for my birthday. I am all over the yard wacking out stuff I don't want...

3:41 pm

hokie carla

mr. homie watches every night. he has a few regulars and then he looks up anything he is working on

3:41 pm

m9f9l

Like my son asking if even remembered how to be awesome.

3:41 pm

origami

There are a couple of great gardening channels also.

3:42 pm

m9f9l

My daughter has been watching videos about the Ruth Stout method of gardening since one of my tax clients told me about it.

3:42 pm

origami

I often engage in appropriate tool usage.

3:42 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

3:42 pm

BzznBea

Grandkids and the things they say are so much fun. Our oldest, would see something he didn't know about an would say, "What's that for doing?" We still say that....

3:43 pm

BzznBea

Ruth Stout...will have to look at that.

3:44 pm

m9f9l

I love it when something they say becomes family vernacular.

3:44 pm

hokie carla

we are going to do a video of our RV remodel. will let you all know when it's on. :D

3:45 pm

hokie carla

I say "I can't like that" when talking about certain foods because my friend's daughter used to say it all the time.

3:45 pm

BzznBea

My grandsons watch youtube on Roblox...I remember when we used to watch Nick Jr. Now, the tv is never on when they are here.

3:46 pm

BzznBea

Carla, have you seen where Wake county schools are going to be online only for the first semester?

3:47 pm

m9f9l

We have quite a few. From our oldest daughter "I'm a growned up kid!" "it's traggik" (instead of tragic...because she read it but hadn't heard it). From our first son "Yood Yob!!" (he couldn't say consonants for a long time) From our third (daughter) "No me me!!" When we play chase. We're not sure which one would say "that's asgusting!" but we still say it.

3:49 pm

hokie carla

No. Cabarrus Co is doing 1 day a week in school and 3 groups, but you have the option to do all online. Meck Co. is oddly going for 2 weeks before switching to all online.

3:49 pm

BzznBea

And then the other state I watch closely is Kansas. My daughter teaches there and my grands go there. The state BOE vote to not delay the opening of school or the wearing of masks while they were wearing masks in their meeting...<faceplant>

3:50 pm

BzznBea

m9, I love "that's asgusting"! LOL

3:52 pm

m9f9l

Youngest (son) said he was going to tell something in his game to "sneeze fire" so I asked if there were dragons in his game. "No!" "then who's going to sneeze fire?" "Sneeze fire is when you tell them to stop shooting!!!"

3:52 pm

BzznBea

I have a young friend starting at App State. They will have abbreviated classes, much like summer school and will be home and stay home at Thanksgiving.

3:53 pm

BzznBea

LOL! Sneeze fire...

3:53 pm

m9f9l

We have lots. we call the tv remote the "babote" and the computer a "luler"

3:55 pm

m9f9l

Christmas lights on houses are "ho ho lights"

3:58 pm

hokie carla

my niece & my oldest son used p's for f's. one time my mom said there was a fork in the road and my niece exclaimed, "there's a pork in the road?!" we still laugh about that and she's almost 21.

4:00 pm

zoozzoom

My sister's daughter when she was about 5 went to school in mother's car and mother said to her other half it is pissing down out here. They got to school and my sister's girl shouted out as soon as she got into the class It is pissing down. My sister could of died on the spot lol

4:01 pm

BzznBea

My oldest daughter called her vagina her "china". We were hosting Christmas dinner one year and my mom asked what she should use to set the table. I said, "Oh, let's use the china." My daughter looked at us and said, "What?"

4:01 pm

zoozzoom

Oh, Bea! LOL

4:03 pm

BzznBea

Zooz, I have tears from the "pissing down"...

4:03 pm

BzznBea

I have got to go start dinner....Leaving 42 in Judi's bucket! Night all!

4:04 pm

zoozzoom

Bless her apparently she said it with such pride too!

4:04 pm

zoozzoom

Have a lovely meal and a nice evening, Bea ❤

4:06 pm

hokie carla

98 left here. on phone call right now. bye, bea!

4:07 pm

MollyL

Judi's bucket is going to be full of leftovers tomorrow. Maybe we can chum with it.

4:13 pm

m9f9l

Funny stories!

4:14 pm

m9f9l

200 left. ugh

4:17 pm

zoozzoom

Yes! Thankfully I have just finished and time to retire for the evning. Happy babbling everyone! And good luck!

4:18 pm

hokie carla

well done, good night zooz

4:22 pm

hokie carla

lol, how is ma7/8 acceptable and other -ers in the grid are not

4:22 pm

hokie carla

it's a noun, not a verb!

4:27 pm

hokie carla

has anyone noticed there are a LOT of S words today?

4:27 pm

penquis

119, i think....

4:28 pm

hokie carla

I thought about doing the maths, but didn't. thx. :D

4:28 pm

penquis

someone posted it earlier...

4:32 pm

hokie carla

well, my laptop is on 11% so I guess I have to get off the couch. leaving 83 for later, unless Judy wants them?

4:46 pm

Uneaixoise

Ce6/21?

4:46 pm

penquis

ce + short writing piece....

4:48 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

4:48 pm

penquis

yw...

4:48 pm

Uneaixoise

Just found natural fertilizer :-)

4:49 pm

hokie carla

that's the one I was saying it's ridiculous that one who does that is accepted. so don't forget those! made it to the charger. :D

5:22 pm

penquis

well, I went through the list and now I have only 7 to find....taking a dinner break....bbl to finish....

5:29 pm

harpjane

huge grid eh

5:33 pm

hokie carla

biggest I've seen in a long time

5:33 pm

cybernan

hello again - back to the never ending grid :)

5:37 pm

hokie carla

nan, did you get the ce8? I looked it up.

5:37 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey, Nan :-)

5:39 pm

cybernan

no I didn't -- just got back from a grocery run

5:39 pm

hokie carla

just like always in big grids, there are words I know I entered that weren't there

5:40 pm

hokie carla

do you have se8/55? virtually the same

5:41 pm

cybernan

I have an se 8-9 combo

5:41 pm

hokie carla

ends in what you do on a keyboard

5:42 pm

cybernan

play?

5:43 pm

cybernan

oh - a computer keyboard, lol

5:43 pm

harpjane

(rimshot for nan....)

5:43 pm

harpjane

I have 100 words and no animals yet

5:43 pm

hokie carla

well, in the old days there were manual & electric machines that you did this on

5:43 pm

hokie carla

jane, there is a mammal that was new to me and a common food fish

5:43 pm

harpjane

hokie, in the old days they weren't called keyboards.....

5:44 pm

cybernan

got it, ty carla

5:44 pm

hokie carla

I'm plenty old enough to have used those machines pre-computers. LOL

5:45 pm

hokie carla

I even took a class in high school

5:45 pm

harpjane

F.R.F. (space) D.E.D. (space) F.R.F ad naseum

5:45 pm

cybernan

me too -- had a royal portable when I was at university

5:46 pm

cybernan

was in this huge black square case that came in very handy for smuggling wine into the dorm.

5:48 pm

MollyL

Royals were the best. I had an IBM Selectric. I think it might still be stashed away somewhere.

5:49 pm

cybernan

lol - this was long before electric ones

5:49 pm

MollyL

You haven't really ty4ed unless you had to return your carriage with your own hand.

5:50 pm

MollyL

Yes Nan, I know Royals were before electrics. My Dad had a Royal. That is what I learned to ty4 on.

5:50 pm

hokie carla

I probably only ever used electric ones

5:51 pm

hokie carla

I liked the ones that had the white-out strip built in.

5:51 pm

harpjane

those came later. I would wear those out!

5:52 pm

cybernan

I don't think I could use one now -- the touch is so much heavier - sort of like switching between and electric organ and a piano

5:54 pm

hokie carla

I kinda liked feeling the letter swing out and hit the paper when you hit the key, and the carriage going back

5:54 pm

hokie carla

5 T's left and that's it!

5:55 pm

NANCY

un 7 please

5:55 pm

cybernan

wtg carla

5:56 pm

cybernan

de 6-7 please?

5:56 pm

hokie carla

hungry, nancy

5:56 pm

hokie carla

wow, my last one was something you need the white-out for. think I would've seen that. anyhoo...

5:57 pm

NANCY

ty carla

5:57 pm

hokie carla

nan, sounds kinda like a man's name, like Tutu

5:57 pm

hokie carla

I mean, like his first name

5:58 pm

hokie carla

it's the mammal I was telling harpjane about

5:58 pm

rururocks

that'd be uncomfortable meeting him homie

5:58 pm

rururocks

"nice to meet you tutu"

5:59 pm

cybernan

ty carla

6:00 pm

harpjane

Wait. There's a mammal that wears a tutu?

6:00 pm

MollyL

They have killer underwater ballets

6:02 pm

cybernan

name that french impressionist painter

6:02 pm

MollyL

If he had been Brutus, we would have
et tu, Tutu?

6:04 pm

rururocks

hippos wear tutus harp.. everyone knows that

6:11 pm

cybernan

ne 7 please?

6:13 pm

harpjane

Actually I just watched Fantasia!

6:14 pm

rururocks

i love that movie

6:14 pm

harpjane

I have

6:14 pm

harpjane

I have Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 so we made a night of it.

6:15 pm

harpjane

Something's wrong with Fantasia 2000 and I can't turn the director's commentary off. I need an 8 year old to fix it

6:15 pm

MollyL

ne7...new prefix + hunt and peck

6:16 pm

cybernan

don't think I've ever seen it -- wasn't that one of the first mickey mouse flicks?

6:16 pm

MollyL

I don't like director's commentary

6:17 pm

harpjane

I'm trying to convince my husband to take me to my birthday dinner. The place we always go just re-opened. My birthday was March 20. I think I ate cold beans out of a can.....

6:17 pm

hokie carla

I have both as well but recently watched the original on Disney+

6:17 pm

harpjane

Fantasia is several animated stories, nan. One is Micky in The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

6:17 pm

hokie carla

Mine was Apr. 11, harpjane. had a similarly unspectacular dinner.

6:18 pm

rururocks

I make it a point to eat and drink something nice on my birthday

6:20 pm

hokie carla

I honestly don't rem. what I ate. Even though it was 3 mos. ago it seems like 5 years. I do remember it sucked and my friend & I (whose birthday is 2 days later) said we would celebrate next year. We were supposed to be spring breaking in FL together with our families.

6:21 pm

MollyL

I do the same Ru. Your birthday is about celebrating yourself. Cold beans out of a can wouldn't cut it for me.

6:22 pm

harpjane

We had our dinner reservations and everything, March 20 was the last day that restaurants could stay open in Montana so every place was PACKED. We cancelled our reservations.

6:22 pm

hokie carla

well, those were the lockdown days when everywhere was closed and you were terrified to go to the grocery store

6:22 pm

harpjane

Actually I think we had Chinese leftovers along with the beans.

6:23 pm

harpjane

Stats for the Y words please?

6:23 pm

cybernan

po 6/21 please?

6:23 pm

hokie carla

I did make a chocolate torte for myself

6:23 pm

hokie carla

yu5/18, 6/30

6:24 pm

hokie carla

nan, it's a weird plural of a weird singular word that looks plural. let me try to think of something. actually the singular is right ahead of it on the list

6:24 pm

harpjane

never heard of it. thanks

6:25 pm

harpjane

a shrub

6:25 pm

hokie carla

drawing a blank on cluing, nan, last 3 are part of another word for exam

6:25 pm

hokie carla

yw hj

6:26 pm

cybernan

ty carla

6:28 pm

cybernan

leaving for now, maybe for the rest of the day :)

7:02 pm

penquis

de 6/24 (first one)?

7:02 pm

Lizlin

de 6 - purple fruit like a plum

7:02 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all.

7:02 pm

Lizlin

Wrong - srooty

7:02 pm

Lizlin

de 6 - sounds like first name of archbishop Tutu

7:03 pm

penquis

hi liz...

7:03 pm

Lizlin

Sorry - early morning fingers and brain!

7:03 pm

penquis

ty....got it....

7:03 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks Liz

7:03 pm

Lizlin

yw! Phew!

7:04 pm

penquis

my last word....se 8/25?

7:05 pm

penquis

sorry it's 8/55....

7:05 pm

Lizlin

Also missing that.

7:07 pm

penquis

looked it up on a2z....ends with what you do with a keyboard....

7:08 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

7:08 pm

penquis

yw....i am done....

7:08 pm

Lizlin

Congrats, pen.

7:09 pm

penquis

the se 8 is like the ce 8.....

7:09 pm

Lizlin

Ahhh! That helps

7:09 pm

Lizlin

Was thinking of the wrong keyboard.

7:12 pm

penquis

ah....didn't think of that....

7:13 pm

Lizlin

No worries! You're 2nd clue did it for me.

7:13 pm

Lizlin

15 left here.

7:16 pm

penquis

go, liz!

7:17 pm

Lizlin

Grrr! Caught out by US spelling again for st 6/24.

7:18 pm

Lizlin

using the list is so helpful. Thank goodness for lackey.

7:18 pm

Lizlin

Lickety!

7:18 pm

Lizlin

Autocorrect strikes again.

7:20 pm

penquis

amen regarding likety.....i had to go to the list earlier than I usually do....

7:21 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks. Last words cr 5/6. A babblet, which I'd completely forgotten about!

7:21 pm

LuvWordGames

WTG Liz!

7:21 pm

penquis

congrats....

7:22 pm

Lizlin

Thanks and thanks also to help from cluers. Can't stay to clue today - busy day. Have a good day / evening all.

7:22 pm

penquis

well i am heading out to do the crossword and spelling bee at the NYT.....goodnight all.....

7:33 pm

MollyL

*Hopes Pen gets a Spelling Bee medal

7:48 pm

HarryHood

100 words to go

7:50 pm

rururocks

*and a movie*

7:54 pm

Trifioso

hello again friends! Wow, lots of familiar faces from this morning, how nice!

7:55 pm

HarryHood

did you get t-storms? we had a bit

7:55 pm

Trifioso

two booms, less than 1/4 rain. boooooo

7:55 pm

Trifioso

of course the goats and doggo had to carry on like it was the end times

7:56 pm

HarryHood

I think we got half an inch

7:56 pm

Trifioso

nice!

7:56 pm

HarryHood

yes - we'l take it

7:56 pm

Trifioso

I *might* have hit the garden hose with the mower yesterday...shhhhhhh.

7:57 pm

HarryHood

I won't say a word. blame it on leonardo

7:57 pm

Trifioso

i bought some flex seal....

7:58 pm

HarryHood

90!

7:58 pm

HarryHood

I am not going to last very long w/o the list.

7:58 pm

Trifioso

go harry go!

7:59 pm

Trifioso

im just trying to grey some letters. almost there with a couple

7:59 pm

HarryHood

5 grays here. including the corner E :)

7:59 pm

HarryHood

well eight, including the three zeros

7:59 pm

Trifioso

me too, but three are zeros

8:00 pm

HarryHood

hah

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

8:01 pm

HarryHood

hi TO

8:01 pm

Trifioso

hello TO!

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

how is yourlocal offspring faring in this heat and strife?

8:03 pm

Trifioso

im rather hopeless at coming back to big grids - just keep entering words I already got

8:03 pm

Trifioso

we are managing. lots of laying around, panting

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

i lost a boatload of words. i hate that

8:04 pm

Trifioso

what do you mean? where did they go?

8:04 pm

HarryHood

80! woohoo

8:05 pm

Trifioso

go harry! and still no lilst?

8:05 pm

HarryHood

nope!

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

beats the hell out of me. i entered, refreshed often, but still... i am wonderinf about if i had used the list, if the would be able to tell exactly what i lost.

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

i posted how many i had, earlier, intentionally, so i could compare, going back to check brb

8:06 pm

Trifioso

oh that would lead to flying laptop syndrome here!

8:07 pm

Trifioso

i just can see what i haven't thought of yet.

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

it makes it a chore rather than fun

8:07 pm

Trifioso

i feel like I have all the obvious ones, but i dont

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

there are lots of great words today.

8:07 pm

HarryHood

I'm gonna list. this is becmoing a struggle

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will have to list soon.

8:08 pm

rururocks

harry's talking cow talk

8:09 pm

Trifioso

there are, TO

8:09 pm

HarryHood

I tend to moo that when I get tired.

8:11 pm

Trifioso

dont be too herd on youself

8:11 pm

HarryHood

well it's only ru who had the beef with it.

8:12 pm

Trifioso

well, hes a bull-y

8:14 pm

Trifioso

greyed an e!

8:14 pm

phandmd

wow, big one tonight...

8:14 pm

HarryHood

yay

8:14 pm

Trifioso

as the actress said to the bishop....

8:14 pm

HarryHood

good luck ph. gonna be a late night for you

8:15 pm

rururocks

I don't put anything pasture harry

8:15 pm

Trifioso

hahahaha

8:16 pm

phandmd

nope. Just an hour. I find what I find and that is it... actually 45 mins...

8:16 pm

Trifioso

udderly hilarious

8:16 pm

rururocks

I have a far range of jokes

8:16 pm

HarryHood

I feel like michael scott

8:16 pm

HarryHood

trying to think of a good pun.

8:17 pm

rururocks

there's some decalfinated coffee in the PB harry

8:17 pm

Trifioso

no pb today! big grid, remember?

8:18 pm

HarryHood

that's a stretch ru.

8:18 pm

rururocks

you're saying that hereford ... er I mean here forward

8:19 pm

HarryHood

I'm saying it here there and heiferwhere

8:19 pm

rururocks

now we're milking it for all its worth

8:20 pm

Trifioso

all these cow puns are making me hor.....nope. can't do it

8:20 pm

HarryHood

better hoof it out of here

8:20 pm

rururocks

you can write it in your dairy trif

8:20 pm

HarryHood

thank you for being demooor trif

8:20 pm

Trifioso

lolol

8:21 pm

rururocks

night folks

8:21 pm

HarryHood

bye ru

8:21 pm

Trifioso

night ruru

8:23 pm

Trifioso

how many now, harry?

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

sonor

8:24 pm

HarryHood

41.

8:24 pm

HarryHood

just got the eminence front words. it's a pu5!

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need to list, really, or i will be here all night. every 5-10 minutes or so, i find a word.

8:27 pm

HarryHood

we give you dispensation, TO

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

but it's been a lot of fun, just winging it.

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

well i try not to be so ocd about it, but it's nice to say you did it on your own.

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

i want so touse the -ous or eous

8:29 pm

Douglas

phantom onerous

8:30 pm

Douglas

One can't get much closer to onerous that onerout

8:30 pm

HarryHood

wow! finished the Ps.

8:30 pm

HarryHood

28 to go.

8:30 pm

HarryHood

talk about onerous.

8:32 pm

Trifioso

youve got this, harry!

8:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

consciously avoiding pointing out phantoms today.

8:34 pm

Trifioso

im def at the "banging on keys" point

8:34 pm

HarryHood

at least you didn't try renude - like what I did to my library books

8:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

my two key no longer works. i was trying to sign up forvaccine trials but all my phones have twos in thwm

8:36 pm

Trifioso

did I ever tell you harry - I had a student ask me to help her find the diary of anne frank in the library like this: "I know the title, but I don't know who wrote it?"

8:36 pm

HarryHood

oy

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

o.0

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i had a bakery clerk tell me that had to put a sign up telling people cthe rolls were whole wheat in case people were allergic to wheat.

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

damn it i want sure to be there today.

8:41 pm

HarryHood

one word left, it's a c, and I need to figure out which one it is.

8:42 pm

Trifioso

come on, harry!!!! we believe in you!!!

8:42 pm

HarryHood

yay done

8:42 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for harry!!!!! you are a rock star!

8:43 pm

HarryHood

that was the biggest grid in quite a long time

8:44 pm

HarryHood

anybody want help? else I am going to disappear

8:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg, harry!

8:45 pm

HarryHood

well I'm going to ske-cattle. hagn all

8:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

night

8:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have to charge this thig up soon.

8:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

uh oh, it's dying will have to charge it and list to finish. bbl

8:52 pm

Trifioso

i have over 100 left, so I wll be calling it soon

8:52 pm

Trifioso

bye TO

8:54 pm

welki

...stopping in for a quick hello

8:57 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word DE 5/14 - no definition found

8:59 pm

grannyrose

how strange ! the definition is in merriam-webster dictionary. one would think enable at least used a popular american dictionary.

9:00 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for wvteach!

9:00 pm

Trifioso

hello welki, grannyrose

9:00 pm

grannyrose

hey ya trif

9:02 pm

Trifioso

hmmm trying to monkey that de5

9:03 pm

phandmd

welp. I found 167 words. Now off to bed. Have a good night all.

9:03 pm

Trifioso

good night phan

9:05 pm

grannyrose

sweet dreams phan dear

9:05 pm

grannyrose

trif, do you need a clue?

9:06 pm

Trifioso

i think so, thank you

9:06 pm

grannyrose

de + remains of cigarette

9:06 pm

Trifioso

ty - weird word

9:07 pm

grannyrose

it means exactly what it says.

9:07 pm

grannyrose

and you know that enable is the master/mistress of weird words...lol

9:12 pm

stidgmere

Ready to have some ice cream for dessert. Got a lot of words but are leaving a bunch unfound. Always nice to read the comings and goings in the chog. Spell check is after me. Stay well and be happy. Or, stay happy and be well.

9:13 pm

Trifioso

enjoy stidgmere

9:13 pm

stidgmere

ty

9:26 pm

car.eeyore

List is open and I'm going to finish this! Only 147 to go!

9:27 pm

Trifioso

hey girl! i am just trying to finish up a couple of letters. 113 lets

9:27 pm

Trifioso

felt

9:27 pm

Trifioso

left

9:27 pm

Trifioso

jesus

9:28 pm

car.eeyore

third times a charm, sis

9:28 pm

grannyrose

nope. jesus not in the grid. lol

9:35 pm

Trifioso

12 greyed tiles, exactly 100 left. I think I will call it a day

9:35 pm

car.eeyore

I might have to as well. I am so tired and groggy headed.

9:36 pm

NANCY

having a lot of trouble finding the pr 8s, any clues

9:37 pm

Trifioso

i have the ones that have to do with feet, but that's it

9:43 pm

grannyrose

pr8/50 is a pt, pr8/45 is a plural ending of pr7. not amateur + mr king cole's first name + vowel

9:44 pm

car.eeyore

Ok, got down to 90. I'm heading to bed.

9:45 pm

grannyrose

there is also pr7/32 and pr8/45. both build on p6/21, south african flower

9:46 pm

car.eeyore

Good grief! Thank you Grannyrose. I have one of those in my living room.

9:47 pm

grannyrose

*giggle* car.ee

9:47 pm

NANCY

need that flower clue please

9:47 pm

grannyrose

pr6. not amateur + not coffee

9:48 pm

NANCY

oh I have the pr 6 and 7 but not the 8

9:48 pm

grannyrose

plural, nancy

9:49 pm

grannyrose

oh, hang on. first pr7 is not amateur + not coffee + consonant, first letter of your name

9:54 pm

NANCY

yes i finally got the n one by monkeying. thank you for your help, always welcome

9:54 pm

NANCY

still have 60 to go

9:59 pm

mkg

hi all. trying to get half way. any clues for the Y words? Also missign the E word top right corner. ty

10:01 pm

grannyrose

yu5/18 and its plural. y + not down + not off

10:02 pm

grannyrose

eu4/5. currency in europe

10:02 pm

mkg

ty granny. got it.

10:02 pm

mkg

got eu word too. ty ty.

10:03 pm

mkg

and i am half way and nbs, nbt. ty

10:03 pm

grannyrose

yay mkg

10:05 pm

mkg

night all

10:05 pm

grannyrose

sweet dreams mkg

10:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, back for my last 97

10:16 pm

grannyrose

hey gwen. enjoy

10:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

tanx, granny!

10:20 pm

NANCY

ok granny i am now at the sc and cant find the last sc 621

10:22 pm

NANCY

not the pl of the 736

10:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i can clue that if you still need it

10:35 pm

grannyrose

latin plural of pouch which contains testis

10:35 pm

NANCY

i do need it along with a stiff drink

10:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

LOL

10:35 pm

grannyrose

sorry, that should e testes...lol

10:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

no one here needs sc6/21 LOL

10:36 pm

grannyrose

*grin* .... peeks under dalek.... nope....

10:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

LOL

10:37 pm

NANCY

got it, i am so tired of this grid....need to get it

10:37 pm

NANCY

over

10:37 pm

grannyrose

WTG NANCY !!!

10:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

did you finish, nancy?

10:38 pm

grannyrose

or do you have a few to go.... in which case i take back the WTG, and give you a yay !!

10:39 pm

NANCY

no not over that was part of the post before it still have 22 to go

10:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you ahead o me! 50 here

10:40 pm

grannyrose

come on honey. i'll help you over the finish line. 22 not so bad.

10:41 pm

NANCY

18 left

10:42 pm

grannyrose

yay !! check for all your plurals and past tenses. there are heaps of the blessed things

10:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello, rose

10:44 pm

grannyrose

TO.... XOXOXOXO.... hello dear. finally have my admission date for treatment of FM. next Tuesday....just knowing picks my spirits up.

10:44 pm

grannyrose

how are you, honey? still dodging cv-19?

10:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'm glad for you, rose. I am haning in there. hurrying to finish this grid. i am behind because a got a long phone call.

10:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's a fun one.

10:46 pm

grannyrose

okay. i'll be quiet and let you concentrate.

10:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

i probably won't be looking at chat until i get stuck lol

10:50 pm

NANCY

10 left all se

10:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

clike right now

10:54 pm

grannyrose

i'm here

10:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

did you finish, rose?

10:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

depot

10:56 pm

grannyrose

yes i have TO

10:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

perhaps the first two cr words? are they cre?

10:58 pm

grannyrose

yes they are. means notched or scalloped like a leaf maybe.

10:58 pm

NANCY

fw at last

10:59 pm

NANCY

holy cow i am pooped

10:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty rose

10:59 pm

grannyrose

WTG NANCY !!! rah! rah@!rah!

10:59 pm

grannyrose

a satisfied pooped, Nancy?

11:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay nancy! perfect clue, rose ty

11:00 pm

NANCY

thank you for being in the wings to prod me thru

11:00 pm

NANCY

yes going to go to sleep very soon.

11:00 pm

grannyrose

my pleasure. both of you.

11:02 pm

grannyrose

sweet dreams Nancy. see you tomorrow.

11:02 pm

NANCY

sweet dreams to you too.

11:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

6 to go

11:03 pm

grannyrose

thanx dear. xx

11:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

ne 7 pls?

11:06 pm

grannyrose

prefix meaning new + use a machine to write

11:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in your deliver papers, you have a paper ro*** (add suffix)

11:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(if, not in)

11:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks

11:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stuck on the po6/24, first one

11:09 pm

grannyrose

potassium carbonate, po6/24

11:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, got it, and FW woot

11:10 pm

grannyrose

WTG BOOK DOCTOR GWEN !!!

11:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

tanx, granny, your clue would not have helped me, no chemistry brain cells LOL

11:12 pm

grannyrose

loll....

11:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

down to the wire here

11:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hear thunder in the distance. must get done soon

11:15 pm

grannyrose

goooo TO

11:15 pm

cybernan

hi again - don't think I'll finish this one -- still have 94 to find

11:15 pm

grannyrose

you never know nan...

11:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

two per minute, give or take !!! go go go

11:17 pm

cybernan

first po 6/24 please?

11:18 pm

grannyrose

me at 11>09 nan

11:19 pm

grannyrose

or po*, thing to cook in + cigarette residue

11:19 pm

cybernan

ty rose

11:21 pm

grannyrose

just thought.... some time in the future, someone is going to say what's a cigarette? loll

11:23 pm

harpjane

357 to go. I might not make it. lol

11:23 pm

grannyrose

ROFLOL not a hope Jane

11:24 pm

harpjane

I'm painting furniture so I'm easily distracted. There's always another drip to wipe up....

11:24 pm

harpjane

I did find one animal though, a stingray ish

11:24 pm

grannyrose

*giggle* i hope you aren't referring to me...

11:26 pm

harpjane

lol, could I get a clue for one of the 9's? At least I'll have nbt/nbs then

11:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

un6 pls?

11:27 pm

grannyrose

de9. de + mother ******, the great outdoors, plural

11:28 pm

grannyrose

un + not go

11:28 pm

cybernan

se 9 - people who use salt and pepper

11:30 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty rose for your help. gtg, thunder getting louder. see you

11:31 pm

grannyrose

be safe dear friend. bye. xx

11:31 pm

cybernan

sa 7 please?

11:32 pm

cybernan

nm - found

11:32 pm

grannyrose

sa7. sa* diego + soldiers go overseas to do a **** of duty

11:32 pm

grannyrose

loll....now see here....

11:34 pm

harpjane

333 to go. Ever hopeful

11:34 pm

grannyrose

wow, Jane. you're rocking...

11:35 pm

harpjane

I gotta good feeling about this.....

11:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go go jane!!!

11:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i predict tomorrow's grid: 135. good night!

11:40 pm

grannyrose

having lunch. bbs

11:41 pm

harpjane

331 for tomorrow because that's how many I have to go

11:41 pm

harpjane

that way I can finish them tomorrow

11:53 pm

cybernan

ne 7 please?

11:54 pm

grannyrose

ne7. new prefix + use keyboard to write

11:54 pm

cybernan

ty rose

11:55 pm

cybernan

first ma 6?

11:55 pm

grannyrose

ma6. demented + last part of currency in europe

11:56 pm

cybernan

ty

11:56 pm

cybernan

ty ty ty -- done just under the wire

11:56 pm

grannyrose

WTG CYBERNAN !!

11:57 pm

grannyrose

great effort. wow !!

11:58 pm

grannyrose

*flexing fingers, cracking knuckles * what's the likelihood of another biggie?

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