Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, November 1, 2020

12:00 am

dizgrannie

nearly correct...lol

12:03 am

SuzeeQ24

om7

12:03 am

jessmom

ti8

12:03 am

Rainiqui

bi 8, ni 8

12:04 am

Gillie

fo7

12:05 am

Rainiqui

de 9

12:06 am

Rainiqui

de 11

12:06 am

saanichcat

de 8

12:09 am

cybernan

em 7

12:11 am

Gillie

tu7

12:11 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:12 am

jessmom

of8

12:15 am

chj

od8

12:16 am

Rainiqui

Timbit is a word - all Canucks know that

12:19 am

SuzeeQ24

br8

12:22 am

cybernan

ti 8 if not called

12:23 am

Gillie

mi7

12:25 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:25 am

cybernan

crash -- good night :)

12:28 am

Gillie

nbt/nbs

12:28 am

Gillie

se7

12:34 am

Gillie

or7

12:37 am

mkg

where is lickety? missing him

12:37 am

Lizlin

He's already adjusted the timing, so should appear in about 50 minutes or so.

12:37 am

Gillie

ri7

12:39 am

Gillie

mo9

12:42 am

saanichcat

ty Gillie, would not have thought that a word!

12:53 am

SuzeeQ24

ob7

1:07 am

SuzeeQ24

ob8

1:08 am

SuzeeQ24

fritt

1:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:28 am

grannyrose

rather nice grid. lots of runs of words which mounted up quickly. surprised to see the fly again though.

2:46 am

rolin

are the de 8/9/aa related?

2:46 am

rolin

de8/9/11*

2:49 am

Lizlin

De 9 and 11 yes.

2:54 am

lynxxx

the de8 is not but related to the de5.14

3:53 am

JaxH66

Are the 2 de9s?

3:54 am

lynxxx

no

3:55 am

JaxH66

Thanks. Got the de11 now

4:23 am

Deeha

Another months lockdown here. l ucky I've got babble to keep me sane. Oh and I do mean to paint the kitchen and bathroom this time!

6:18 am

aslindy

hello all

6:19 am

Uneaixoise

Hello!

6:20 am

BzznBea

Hey, lindy. Just arrived myself. Looks like a nice size grid for a lazy Sunday.

6:20 am

aslindy

indeed, bea

6:29 am

MollyL

Did I just see Busy Bea say "lazy Sunday"? Hooray. You deserve a lazy day.

6:30 am

BzznBea

Well, a lazy morning, anyway. =)

6:36 am

BzznBea

Another toilet in the grid today. Yesterday it was urinal.

6:39 am

MollyL

Urinal and the fruit that smells like raw sewage

6:41 am

BzznBea

Did you have a fun Halloween, Molly?

6:41 am

MollyL

We made the best of it. It was sad to see no kids out trick or treating though.

6:42 am

BzznBea

Yes, none here either.

6:42 am

aslindy

we live in a rural area and don't get trick or treaters, but I guess there were a lot in town

6:43 am

MollyL

At least there were some "safe" community activities nearby. I feel sorry for kids. They have really gotten ripped off this year.

6:45 am

aslindy

it's a good year to make new traditions and help kids learn to make the most of different times

6:51 am

MollyL

That is true, and a nice, positive spin. I still feel bad for kids that so many things they like and enjoy have been taken away from them.

6:52 am

MollyL

Not to mention all the families who are suffering due to job loss.

6:56 am

aslindy

and around here a lot of people lost everything to floods from dams breaching in the spring. all kinds of plans had to change for a lot of things.

6:57 am

welki

good morning

6:57 am

MollyL

2020 time change joke...getting an extra hour this year is like getting a bonus track on a Yoko Ono album.
: D

6:57 am

BzznBea

Hey, welki.

7:03 am

BzznBea

I'm not finding a flow to this puzzle.

7:05 am

welki

same - all over the place

7:14 am

FrenchToast

GM all

7:14 am

BzznBea

Hey, monkey,

7:14 am

welki

hi monkey

7:14 am

FrenchToast

Hi welki and bea

7:15 am

FrenchToast

I had zero trick or treaters

7:18 am

BzznBea

I'm sure we had none either. But I was in bed at 7:30 before the time change. =)

7:19 am

FrenchToast

I made spaghetti sauce in the Crock and it was amazing. Now my freezer is full of single-serve cups of sauce.

7:19 am

BzznBea

I love doing that.

7:20 am

FrenchToast

Me too!

7:21 am

welki

we did that last week and had some last night :)

7:21 am

FrenchToast

May I get a nudge for the single T word bottom row? I'm sure it's something easy and obvious.

7:22 am

welki

can't find it either

7:22 am

BzznBea

I don't have it or the T in the bottom corner.

7:22 am

FrenchToast

FOUND IT

7:22 am

FrenchToast

It's what you pay to the college.

7:23 am

aslindy

thanks bea

7:23 am

BzznBea

TY.

7:23 am

FrenchToast

Bea, for the corner, try the ice cream flavor, tu5 frutti

7:23 am

aslindy

er, thanks frenchtoast

7:23 am

BzznBea

Thanks again.

7:23 am

FrenchToast

yw aslindy :)

7:23 am

welki

well, whaddya know - thanks, momkey!

7:25 am

FrenchToast

nbt/nbs!

7:25 am

FrenchToast

Oh dam just saw I need an E word top row

7:25 am

BzznBea

Nice work!

7:25 am

FrenchToast

OK got it! nbt/nbs

7:38 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

7:39 am

Haz1558

d

7:39 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Scrabs.

7:39 am

FrenchToast

Hi Scrabs!

7:39 am

Scrabbler

Haz, free clues are kind.

7:39 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

7:39 am

Haz1558

If you can make a clue from that, you don't need one!

7:40 am

MLFAN17

hi french

7:40 am

MLFAN17

hi bzz

7:40 am

Scrabbler

You made me look at the Ds.

7:40 am

welki

hi, scrabbs, mlf

7:40 am

FrenchToast

Hello mlf

7:40 am

BzznBea

Good morning, mlf.

7:41 am

Scrabbler

When will the next French toast batch be cooked?

7:41 am

FrenchToast

I just had some about 30 minutes ago

7:42 am

MLFAN17

why were we not invited?

7:42 am

FrenchToast

oops

7:43 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have stats for th third column top d?

7:44 am

BzznBea

de6.21

7:44 am

FrenchToast

It might be de6,21. Meaning to hate or loathe

7:45 am

MLFAN17

ty de 6/21

7:46 am

MollyL

It must be French Toast Sunday. I made bacon stuffed French Toast for breakfast.

7:47 am

BzznBea

I think we will have sausage biscuits.

7:48 am

FrenchToast

Wheeeee I finished the Bs

7:48 am

hokie carla

We are not having french toast

7:48 am

hokie carla

or sausage biscuits

7:48 am

hokie carla

I think mr. homie has already had a cupcake.

7:48 am

FrenchToast

Yum that sounds good

7:48 am

FrenchToast

What kind of cupdake

7:49 am

BzznBea

I had a chocolate chip cookie.

7:49 am

hokie carla

yes, I was thinking about doing it myself. just white cupcakes (doctored GF white cake mix) with almond buttercream.

7:49 am

Aloyisius

pumpernickle toast/hummus here.. good morning, Happy Nov. to all

7:50 am

FrenchToast

YUM hokie

7:50 am

BzznBea

Hi, aloy

7:51 am

MLFAN17

hi aloy

7:51 am

hokie carla

I messed up the buttercream though. couldn't soften the butter at room temp and put in microwave for 30 sec because our microwave stinks, but that was too long so it was somewhat melty. anyhoo, still tastes good.

7:51 am

MLFAN17

we have store bought chocolate chip cookies

7:51 am

hokie carla

hi aloy, et al

7:51 am

FrenchToast

Melty runny frosting is good, I think. I'd rather have that than stiff frosting.

7:52 am

MLFAN17

third column bottom t stats pls?

7:52 am

welki

next time, rest the bowl in another filled with ice water and the butter will firm up again (she said, after doing that exact thing while making raspberry tarts last week)

7:52 am

FrenchToast

YUM raspberry tarts

7:52 am

hokie carla

ah, thx!

7:52 am

MollyL

To soften butter in the microwave, put a cold stick in and then 5 seconds, turn it, five more seconds, turn it, five more seconds. Check for softness then make five more on the last side. It works great.

7:52 am

BzznBea

mlf, college fee

7:52 am

Scrabbler

The oatmeal is ready for everyone.

7:53 am

MLFAN17

thanks bzz

7:53 am

hokie carla

another good tip, thx

7:53 am

FrenchToast

Scrabs, I just tried steel cut oats for the first time yesterday, it's a game changer.

7:53 am

BzznBea

I do mine on defrost in the microwave

7:53 am

Aloyisius

hi Scrabbler.. I'll pass. I like oatmeal cookies, but not oatmeal in the morning.

7:53 am

MollyL

I'm holding out for the sausage biscuits, and hoping there is sausage gravy with them.

7:53 am

Scrabbler

Oh, yes, nutty and chewy.

7:53 am

Scrabbler

fond

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I am fond of steel-cut oats.

7:54 am

FrenchToast

I bought the Red Mill brand. So much better than Quaker Oats which reminds me of cardboard.

7:54 am

hokie carla

I was just like what is she fond of?

7:54 am

BzznBea

Bob's oats are good too.

7:54 am

MollyL

All you people who are fo4 of things can hit the PB

7:55 am

hokie carla

I have to sweeten oatmeal before I can eat it

7:55 am

FrenchToast

I think that's what I bought, Bea. Is it Bob's Red Mill? It was only $2 at the Big Lots store.

7:55 am

Scrabbler

I add a bit of jam.

7:55 am

BzznBea

Yes, Bob's Red Mill.

7:55 am

MollyL

Me too Carla. I use brown sugar and maple syrup.

7:56 am

FrenchToast

I put about 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup. Also put Hemp milk. Well it was incredible.

7:56 am

hokie carla

and of course I have to buy gluten free oats, so a little limited in brand selection. yes, oats are naturally gluten free but they get cross-contaminated in the fields.

7:56 am

MollyL

Ooo, hemp milk. Nothing like getting stoned for breakfast.
: D

7:56 am

FrenchToast

I wish!

7:56 am

FrenchToast

There are no effects.

7:56 am

hokie carla

cannot do maple syrup because the smell makes me want to barf, but I do add brown sugar

7:57 am

MollyL

I was waiting for the maple syrup makes me gag comment.

7:57 am

hokie carla

I knew I had mentioned it before

7:58 am

BzznBea

PSA - There is a tm word today.

7:58 am

hokie carla

ok, but what's the length?

7:58 am

FrenchToast

what is a "tm" word

7:58 am

MollyL

Has anyone announced the fly yet? That always seems to get announced.

7:58 am

MollyL

A word that starts with tm, if you can dig that.

7:58 am

FrenchToast

Yes someone did earlier, but I didn't notice who.

7:59 am

hokie carla

no, but even though I know the fly I never see it

7:59 am

MLFAN17

inset ts word?

7:59 am

FrenchToast

Was it Mike Pence's head fly???? LOL

7:59 am

BzznBea

We had roasted brussel sprouts on the stock mopped with olive oil and maple syrup. That was delish!

7:59 am

MLFAN17

insect

7:59 am

MollyL

Ooo, that sounds good Bea.

8:00 am

FrenchToast

Yes that sounds delish. I love Brussels sprouts, the fresh ones roasted in oven.

8:01 am

BzznBea

A tm word is a word that starts with tm...=)

8:01 am

aslindy

any clues for the tm word?

8:01 am

BzznBea

tm + plural

8:02 am

aslindy

thanks bea

8:02 am

FrenchToast

HAAAAAAAAAA Bzz, I was thinking transcendental meditation word :) But I found the tm6

8:03 am

Vicuna

Here's a blog post about the tm word. (But of course it does just tell the word, so don't go until you already have it.) https://tinyurl.com/y5cmewh2

8:03 am

hokie carla

just found ti8 but tm + pl what?

8:03 am

MollyL

Carla is the abbreviation queen, not Bea
: D

8:03 am

FrenchToast

tm + the word for plural of letter S

8:04 am

MLFAN17

corner t stats pls?

8:04 am

hokie carla

thanks, all

8:04 am

FrenchToast

MLF, try the ice cream flavor tu5 futti

8:04 am

MLFAN17

i found the tm word in morewords

8:05 am

MLFAN17

thanks french freebeee

8:05 am

FrenchToast

and you can plural that flavor word

8:06 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:06 am

aslindy

a clue for the ti6, 24 please?

8:06 am

FrenchToast

OK taking a break! See yall later

8:06 am

BzznBea

Carla, there are no A's today.

8:07 am

hokie carla

amen

8:07 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. Maybe I will be back later.

8:07 am

BzznBea

I don't have that one, lindy.

8:07 am

MLFAN17

i dont either

8:09 am

hokie carla

ooh, found a 9

8:10 am

72 Temple Owl

this grid could use the letter n

8:10 am

72 Temple Owl

another one, i mean

8:10 am

aslindy

oh, the ti6 is a word meaning a small amount

8:12 am

aslindy

it's the british spelling, not the us spelling

8:12 am

BzznBea

I always say it is a ti6 nipply out when it is cold...

8:12 am

hokie carla

lol, all I can think now is tiniest

8:13 am

BzznBea

Off to fix breakfast...

8:14 am

hokie carla

bye bea

8:16 am

aslindy

time to feed the doggo

8:43 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with de9 or mo9 please

8:44 am

hokie carla

de9 is poor

8:44 am

hokie carla

don't have mo9

8:44 am

periwinkle

since I am not going to the gym I am using you tube videos and I may walk outside today

8:44 am

periwinkle

tyty carla

8:44 am

penquis

mo 9.....superlative ending with adj meaning not boastful.....

8:44 am

periwinkle

is your name Carl irl

8:45 am

penquis

dumb word...

8:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

I realize how much I don't need the gym when I take hilly walks through Tufts campus like I used to do over 20 years ago before I joined the gym.

8:46 am

periwinkle

I am not getting the correct spelling of the mo9. does it build off of the mo6/24?

8:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

Except when it's raining- but I can go when I like and listen to the music I like and not get bored. And work up a sweat.

8:46 am

BzznBea

It does, peri.

8:47 am

periwinkle

nm I was trying to put an extra vowel in there ty

8:47 am

BzznBea

Use the suffix for most at the end

8:47 am

periwinkle

i have 4 of the 8 that I found at the flip

8:47 am

penquis

good to get exercise, Kaplan....

8:48 am

periwinkle

8s even

8:48 am

periwinkle

I need to keep my bones strong

8:48 am

mattygroves

Hiya. Does anyone have stats they can lend me for the bottom, middle T - the lone T next to the F? please?

8:48 am

BzznBea

It is drizzly and dreary here.

8:49 am

periwinkle

tu7/32

8:49 am

BzznBea

That T is college fees.

8:49 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

8:50 am

hokie carla

wow, that mo9 is just stupid, who would say that in actual conversation?

8:50 am

periwinkle

it is stupid

8:50 am

mattygroves

It's actually awkward to say out loud

8:51 am

hokie carla

I know!

8:51 am

BzznBea

There were a lot of big words that I thought were stupid.

8:51 am

penquis

another time when my eighth grade English teacher (nun) is rolling over in her grave....

8:52 am

Trifioso

this current english teacher thinks it's stupid

8:52 am

periwinkle

80 bbl

8:52 am

penquis

because it is stupid....

8:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

it is wrong. It needs to be "most"

8:55 am

hokie carla

"she's the mo9 person I know" NOPE

8:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

In the only dance That Gene Kelly ever danced with Fred Astaire in That's Entertainment III you will ind the br7 word.

8:59 am

penquis

i love Fred Astaire.....actually have his autograph... :oD

8:59 am

MollyL

That is very cool Pen

8:59 am

penquis

a friend gave it to me long ago....

9:00 am

Trifioso

what a good friend!

9:00 am

penquis

yes, unfortunately he passed away at a very young age....

9:01 am

MollyL

Nice for him to give you one of his treasures.

9:01 am

penquis

yes....he had an amazing collection.....gave my brother a Jimmy Stewart autograph, too....

9:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

Cool/I have Clark Gable's. My dad used to collect opera singers and composers and conductors. Mostly in secret, an valuable collection. I did sell them all for 30K but wish I had saved Paul Robeson.

9:02 am

Kaplan the Magne

Dad was a collector. It was his only vice.

9:02 am

penquis

wow.....very cool!

9:03 am

Kaplan the Magne

An original phrase from Mendelsohn.

9:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

And of course a stamp collection which brought a pretty penny and would have been more if they had not sat in is second wife's garage for 15 years.

9:05 am

Kaplan the Magne

Widowers should watch their step, is all I'm saying.

9:05 am

penquis

that's too bad...

9:06 am

hokie carla

I have a lot of collections, but nothing I collected is worth anything. LOL

9:06 am

penquis

same here....

9:07 am

BzznBea

My mom has a collection of over 2000 postcards.

9:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

He uprooted himself and went to live in her home, and she never gave him any space...also made very clear to me when I was 30 that she was not to be considered a stepmother, not that I wanted one. It's a sad story. Dad should have stayed in NYC

9:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

My husband collects junk

9:07 am

penquis

wow.....i have a box of them somewhere that my grandmother gave me eons ago....

9:08 am

hokie carla

biggest one space-wise is Barbies and I'd love to get rid of them. sold a few at a yard sale last year. will probably start putting on ebay this winter.

9:08 am

penquis

have you sold much on ebay?

9:09 am

hokie carla

no, I have bought things but never sold anything. I know it's going to be a pain.

9:09 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have a lot of family archives, like my grandparents and great grandparents' documents and my dad's WWII letters to my mom, and all of his photos from the Persian Gulf Command, which not reside at Harvard.

9:09 am

hokie carla

going to start with some jewelry and purses and see how that goes.

9:09 am

penquis

i would think that there is a learning curve for selling...

9:10 am

hokie carla

yes. I think so.

9:10 am

Kaplan the Magne

I buy from eBay but never sell. It was a pandemic amusement. Now I have too many clothes I haven't worn anywhere.

9:12 am

hokie carla

I've been saving my blingy jeans instead of giving to goodwill with my other clothes. of course now they are kinda out of style.

9:12 am

penquis

the only clothes i have bought during the pandemic have been of the stay-at-home variety.....like sweats....

9:13 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have to wear something a little bit nice each day to stave off time disorientation. No sweats for me.

9:13 am

hokie carla

I live in sweats and leggings

9:13 am

penquis

same here....except when I have to go out for something....

9:14 am

BzznBea

I wear a lot of jeggins and leggings.

9:14 am

hokie carla

I wore jeans to the dentist last week. wasn't sure I would even have any that fit. :D

9:14 am

Trifioso

i will admit, with great embarrassment, that very little of my professional clothing fit very well after shutdown.

9:15 am

penquis

i can relate....

9:15 am

BzznBea

How is school going for you, Trif?

9:15 am

Trifioso

in my 20s it was so easy to lose weight - now? NO

9:15 am

Kaplan the Magne

My professional clothing has to do with sweaters and shoes

9:16 am

hokie carla

yep, so easy to gain, so hard to lose

9:16 am

Trifioso

I absolutely LOVE teaching where I do!!!! we are holding on to being open by the skin of our teeth, but so far so good

9:18 am

BzznBea

My daughter's school in KS has gone back to remote because so many of the teachers are in quarentine.

9:21 am

BzznBea

There is another stupid word for today. Fr7/48

9:21 am

hokie carla

slightly stuck at 55 left. guess I will feed the dog and stuff.

9:42 am

rururocks

Palm lives matter bea

9:44 am

hokie carla

wondered if it was related to that. not finding the stupid version though.

9:44 am

hokie carla

oh, there's a pt of a noun, I guess that's it

9:47 am

BzznBea

I guess I will get busy. Don't want my extra hour to go to waste. See you all tomorow...

9:47 am

rururocks

so far an easy grid

9:47 am

cybernan

good morning -- everyone is up bright and early :)

9:47 am

rururocks

yeah.. that's all we need is an extra hour of 2020

9:48 am

hokie carla

almost 11am here

9:50 am

cybernan

I liked the idea of staying on DST all the time -- that way our kids wouldn't be walking home from school in the dusk or dark.

9:51 am

hokie carla

I'd rather be DST year round as well

9:53 am

penquis

well i am taking a break.....bbl to find my last 60....

9:54 am

hokie carla

bye pen.

9:54 am

cybernan

bye pen

9:54 am

penquis

bye all....

10:03 am

hokie carla

now stuck at 44. only 4 gray tiles (excl. the 0s)

10:22 am

cybernan

no timbits!!!!!?

10:22 am

sukee

proper name :)

10:22 am

hokie carla

methinks that is a brand name

10:25 am

rururocks

ah.. found the 11

10:25 am

hokie carla

oh yeah? everyday word or ridiculous?

10:25 am

rururocks

dims

10:26 am

rururocks

wooops

10:26 am

rururocks

sorry

10:26 am

rururocks

it's a good word for current times hokie

10:26 am

rururocks

means broke

10:26 am

hokie carla

well that's not quite earth shattering

10:26 am

rururocks

out of money

10:27 am

hokie carla

oh, I have the 9 but haven't figured out how to make it an 11. and I tried.

10:27 am

dan2bit

25 left, mostly D's and B's

10:27 am

rururocks

the process of equals the 11

10:27 am

hokie carla

aha, a noun

10:27 am

cybernan

have the 9 as well and there is the 11 - ty ru

10:28 am

cybernan

I still haven't found the other 9

10:29 am

hokie carla

because it's incredibly stupid nan

10:29 am

cybernan

stats please?

10:29 am

hokie carla

you would never imagine it to be a legit word

10:29 am

hokie carla

mo9

10:29 am

cybernan

couldn't be more ridiculous than the bi 8

10:30 am

sukee

Thanks for the 9/11

10:30 am

cybernan

yes - I guess it could - ty

10:31 am

sukee

lol, I looked for the most ridiculous bi I could find and I found it :)

10:31 am

hokie carla

I have one bi8. kinda surprised it's a word on its own

10:32 am

rururocks

it's just more of lil bit here :D

10:32 am

sukee

That mo is crazy

10:32 am

hokie carla

supposedly there is a ti6 with similar meaning and brit spelling but I can't find it

10:34 am

hokie carla

and why is bi8 ok but not it7?

10:34 am

cybernan

have a ti 8 that fits that bill

10:35 am

hokie carla

I have a ti8 but it's most mouselike, but this was a 6 they were talking about

10:35 am

hokie carla

just realized that is my last T of all the T's

10:39 am

cybernan

still drawing a blank on that bottom i -- everything I try comes from the other one

10:40 am

hokie carla

I have 4 im from there

10:40 am

cybernan

nm - just found one

10:40 am

dan2bit

they are all im words, cybernan

10:40 am

cybernan

ok - have 4 of them

10:41 am

cybernan

ty dan

10:41 am

cybernan

and ty carla

10:41 am

hokie carla

found one more

10:42 am

dan2bit

all use the same first 4 except the last one is im5 like am5 acid

10:42 am

hokie carla

that was it, thx

10:42 am

rururocks

finally got all the m's..

10:43 am

hokie carla

I still need 4 M's

10:43 am

hokie carla

the M is the mo9 of all the tiles. nope

10:44 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! Bishop Tutu

10:44 am

hokie carla

desmond

10:45 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:46 am

hurshy

oooeee i found a 9

10:46 am

hokie carla

ooh, one M left

10:49 am

hokie carla

what is my one M???

10:50 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! town where the ingalls family settled in dakota territory

10:50 am

cybernan

260 down and stalled -- bbl

10:51 am

hokie carla

wow, impressive nan since there are 219 total

10:51 am

hurshy

lol

10:51 am

redshoes

Nan, that's impressive, 260 in a 219 puzzle. :)

10:51 am

dan2bit

carla do you have the mi7 homonym for "strongest"?

10:51 am

redshoes

Darn it, carla beat me to it.

10:52 am

Roses6

can someone help me with stats for the bottom line ts? especially the one on the far right...?

10:52 am

hokie carla

I am having a senior moment (never too young I guess) for the NTPN.

10:52 am

dan2bit

or maybe you are missing mo6ly obese?

10:52 am

dan2bit

center T bottom row is college payments

10:52 am

hokie carla

that's it, dan! thx

10:52 am

Roses6

thanks dan! one more gray tile...

10:53 am

Jo CA

tu 6/24 showed audible disapproval

10:53 am

hokie carla

the other bottom T is tu5, 7 and what Jo said

10:54 am

Roses6

Thank you!

10:54 am

dan2bit

looking for clues for the de6 and de7 between hellbeast and broke

10:55 am

hokie carla

those must be the 2 I'm missing from the top middle D

10:56 am

hokie carla

what is the points for the de6, dan?

10:57 am

dan2bit

de6/27 and de7/40 they are from the top row middle

10:58 am

hurshy

de6 is kinda like bishop tutu, change a vowel and remove a letter

10:59 am

hokie carla

thank you!

10:59 am

hokie carla

so the 7 is not a plural

10:59 am

dan2bit

ty hursh

10:59 am

hurshy

no :(

10:59 am

hokie carla

ooh, got the 7 too

11:00 am

hokie carla

now just need a D from the one below to gray out the whole column

11:01 am

hokie carla

¿donde esta?

11:01 am

hurshy

have you considered, you know, helping us with that 7...?

11:02 am

hokie carla

oh, I just assumed you found it

11:02 am

dan2bit

it's not "remove from horse" :-)

11:02 am

hokie carla

avoid the 80s Little Caesar's mascot!

11:02 am

hokie carla

too obscure? I am a robot.

11:02 am

hurshy

the little guy in a toga?

11:03 am

hokie carla

sorry, it was domino's pizza I think

11:03 am

dan2bit

robot ending helped ty carla

11:03 am

hurshy

yes, robot good

11:03 am

dan2bit

like bishop tutu but change a consonant to a vowel :-)

11:04 am

hokie carla

that's too easy! :D

11:04 am

hurshy

the bishop is so helpful, as befits a bishop

11:04 am

dan2bit

that's firewords for me! ty hurshy and carla and lickety and all cluers

11:04 am

hokie carla

well done

11:04 am

hokie carla

now I'm singing ob la di

11:05 am

hurshy

congrats dan

11:05 am

dan2bit

haha Molly's boyfriend ;-)

11:06 am

hokie carla

yes!

11:06 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! bite sized fried dough at a mainly Canadian chain restaurant

11:06 am

hokie carla

dan, what do you think my missing D from top left and lower middle are?

11:06 am

dan2bit

timbits

11:06 am

hokie carla

ha, nan already complained about timbits not being accepted

11:06 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

11:07 am

hurshy

oh haha sorry i missed that

11:07 am

hokie carla

maybe she is counting words like timbits in her 260 total

11:07 am

dan2bit

do6 pizza chain you should have gone to the penalty box for a minute ago :-)

11:07 am

hokie carla

ooh, found one D - middle column gray!

11:07 am

hurshy

what was that middle one hokie?

11:07 am

hokie carla

well, that is my other missing D then, thanks, dan.

11:08 am

hokie carla

D's done

11:08 am

hokie carla

the middle one was little tunes, hurshy

11:08 am

hurshy

dang, i have that. missing some other one then

11:09 am

hokie carla

if it's just one it must be an easy one

11:09 am

hokie carla

do you have de8?

11:09 am

hurshy

i have a de8 that is a past tense, yeah

11:10 am

hokie carla

do you have a 4 that is to try something out?

11:10 am

hurshy

yes, i was missing reduces the light!

11:11 am

hokie carla

do you have the 16 T tile done? just missing one there.

11:11 am

hokie carla

I think it's ti6

11:11 am

hurshy

i am missing one there also, and one from the 5 T above it

11:12 am

hokie carla

do you have the fly?

11:12 am

hurshy

yep

11:13 am

hokie carla

someone taking an exam?

11:13 am

hokie carla

male parts?

11:13 am

hurshy

ahh that's it

11:13 am

hurshy

the one taking an exam, wouldn't miss male parts!! ;)

11:14 am

hokie carla

supposedly the ti6 is a british small amount, but I can't find.

11:14 am

hurshy

not tidbit

11:14 am

hurshy

oh but i'm so close!

11:15 am

hurshy

use what i said

11:15 am

hokie carla

or titbid LOL

11:15 am

hurshy

change a letter

11:15 am

hurshy

don't use a d at all

11:15 am

hokie carla

got it, thx. T's totally done

11:16 am

hokie carla

now 1 upper S for 5th column

11:16 am

hurshy

i haven't done S at all yet

11:17 am

hokie carla

found it! 5th col gray!

11:20 am

hurshy

do you have all 6 of the other s?

11:20 am

hokie carla

nope, missing 1. that's what I'm working on right now.

11:20 am

hurshy

mk, me too

11:20 am

hurshy

and i'm missing one E from the E below that

11:21 am

hokie carla

same

11:21 am

hokie carla

do you have the needlecase

11:22 am

hurshy

of course

11:22 am

hurshy

no self-respecting long-time babbler would miss the NEEDLECASE!! lol

11:22 am

hokie carla

never know, sometimes we miss the easiest

11:23 am

hokie carla

I have 7 4's left. think I will work on those now.

11:24 am

hokie carla

also only have 3/7 of bottom O. confused about that.

11:24 am

hurshy

ob + exam and pl and pt

11:24 am

hokie carla

those would be them. never seen that before.

11:25 am

hurshy

but you must have one i don't, cause i only have 5

11:25 am

hurshy

oh there's the crying veg, now i have 6 too

11:25 am

dan2bit

theres an old-timey of8 combo

11:25 am

hurshy

ooh i only have of6

11:25 am

dan2bit

oops that's a bit too pb

11:25 am

hurshy

thanks dan!!

11:26 am

hurshy

ehh, it was just a linguistic coincidence, i think it'll pass

11:26 am

hokie carla

I only have of6 too

11:26 am

hurshy

of8 = frequently

11:26 am

hurshy

well that isn't that much more help is it

11:27 am

hokie carla

no. LOL. since of6 = most frequently

11:27 am

hurshy

well, use the fact that dan thought his clue would be pb worthy

11:28 am

hokie carla

thought I tried that earlier. must've left out a letter

11:28 am

hokie carla

bottom row gray!

11:28 am

hokie carla

22 left

11:30 am

HarryHood

you have stats for the lone T?

11:30 am

hokie carla

tu6

11:30 am

hurshy

no, tu7

11:30 am

hokie carla

I mean, 7

11:30 am

hokie carla

can't count

11:31 am

HarryHood

huh.

11:31 am

HarryHood

ok will hunt.

11:31 am

hurshy

it is a normal word

11:31 am

hokie carla

it's actually an everyday word, you are familliar with it this year

11:31 am

hurshy

phantom: embroider

11:31 am

hurshy

and embitter

11:32 am

cybernan

not seeing how to extend the of 6 meaning most frequent to of 8 meaning frequently

11:32 am

hurshy

the 8 is more of a compound word, nan

11:32 am

hokie carla

ok, hurshy finally remembered Walnut Grove, but that's not the answer

11:33 am

hurshy

no, you are thinking too much show and not enough book, lol

11:33 am

HarryHood

ah got it. nbt and 90 to go

11:33 am

hokie carla

you know I've seen the show more than I've read the books!

11:34 am

hurshy

well, it's De Smet

11:35 am

HarryHood

hah found a 9! a very silly word :)

11:35 am

hokie carla

yeah, I don't rem. that at all.

11:35 am

hokie carla

it's the ridiculousest, harry

11:36 am

HarryHood

heh

11:36 am

hurshy

maybe now's a good time to go back and read all the books hokie :D i don't mean this minute of course i mean in the general vicinity of now

11:36 am

hokie carla

LOL

11:37 am

hokie carla

hey, NTPN - norse god again ;)

11:38 am

hurshy

odin

11:38 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding

11:38 am

HarryHood

name that compound word: something we all did at 2 AM this morning

11:39 am

HarryHood

except in my house, where it will get done sometime before march.

11:39 am

hokie carla

3 4's left now, 3 5's, 6 6's, 4 7's, 2 8's. hopefully that adds up to 18

11:39 am

hokie carla

fallback ;)

11:39 am

hokie carla

that is just a trick to get me sent to the PB again

11:39 am

hurshy

i need 5 B, 4 F, 3 M, 2 O, 1 each S and E

11:40 am

hurshy

but mine are much shorter than yours on average

11:40 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! Wharton's Ethan

11:40 am

hokie carla

3 N, 4 F, 1 O, 1 S, 1 R, 1 i, 1 E, 1 N, 5 B

11:41 am

hurshy

there is an ni8

11:41 am

hurshy

you might miss no6/7 combo as well

11:41 am

hokie carla

ugh. will look.

11:41 am

hokie carla

well that was easy

11:41 am

hurshy

lol

11:41 am

HarryHood

ty for those

11:42 am

periwinkle

I found the of8. I did not realize that it had two T;s

11:42 am

hurshy

and then maybe, um... ever since WIlliam and Harry's mom died, we have no4

11:42 am

periwinkle

help with ob7 or ob8

11:42 am

HarryHood

ah - that was my last N

11:42 am

hurshy

ob + exam, then pl and pt

11:42 am

hokie carla

well, ni8 was easy. just now saw your no6/7 post

11:42 am

periwinkle

walked on the treadmill for a 1/2 hour earlier.

11:43 am

HarryHood

I'm missing a whole mess of Fs

11:43 am

periwinkle

ty hurshy, new words for me

11:43 am

hurshy

we're both missing 4 Fs too harry

11:43 am

periwinkle

still 77 left to find

11:43 am

HarryHood

13 here.

11:43 am

hokie carla

I will take a clue on no6 P&TY

11:44 am

hurshy

if your marriage is common law, i guess you got married with no6

11:44 am

cybernan

gifing up on the of 8

11:44 am

hokie carla

nodocs, nominister, nopreacher,

11:44 am

periwinkle

the of8 has two T's in the middle.

11:45 am

hurshy

start with the part you know, then add tv show Good _______

11:45 am

hurshy

(that's for cnan)

11:45 am

HarryHood

keeping your head above water

11:45 am

hokie carla

oh lort, hurshy, did you just give nan a pop culture clue? dynomite!

11:45 am

HarryHood

temporary layoff...

11:46 am

hurshy

well it's OLD pop culture, i never saw the show myself

11:46 am

hokie carla

yes, sometimes she knows the old stuff

11:47 am

hurshy

found a pair of Bs! it's, um, a particular environment

11:47 am

hokie carla

I have those already!

11:48 am

HarryHood

79 to go. gotta fold laundry

11:48 am

periwinkle

particular environment?

11:49 am

hurshy

well do you have the br6/7 combo that is a shorter version of the br7/8 combo, hokie?

11:49 am

hokie carla

ok, got the no6/7, now need 1 N

11:49 am

periwinkle

no hursh

11:49 am

hokie carla

nope, got them now, thx

11:49 am

hurshy

did you see my clue about losing william and harry's mom for that N, hokie?

11:49 am

hokie carla

I have that one

11:50 am

hokie carla

got it - no4/4

11:50 am

hurshy

ni4/5 right before nick at ni4 perhaps?

11:50 am

hokie carla

top row gray!

11:50 am

hurshy

mk

11:51 am

hokie carla

found another stupid F

11:51 am

jwr

okay. that's it. I've defended Enable up to now but allowing the m9 word is inexcusable.

11:51 am

hokie carla

pt of an adj

11:51 am

hurshy

lol

11:51 am

hokie carla

LOL, jwr

11:52 am

periwinkle

I need help with br6/7 please so I can get the br8

11:53 am

hokie carla

it's chemistry peri - what frat boys call each other + in between start & end

11:55 am

jwr

it's a kind cliche

11:57 am

hurshy

i don't understand how i have 5 fours left and can't see anything

11:58 am

hokie carla

made it down to 2 4's here

11:58 am

hokie carla

what do you think my missing R is?

11:58 am

hurshy

well, saying that jarred me into finding 2 F4

11:58 am

hokie carla

so competitive

11:58 am

hurshy

um, maybe the last ro4/5, like When Harry Met Sally minus the com

11:59 am

hokie carla

nope

11:59 am

hurshy

you got ri7?

11:59 am

hokie carla

no

12:00 pm

hokie carla

ok, thx!

12:00 pm

hokie carla

10 left

12:00 pm

hokie carla

one 7 & 8 left, are they together?

12:00 pm

hurshy

me too, what do you think my one missing M is?

12:01 pm

hokie carla

my last one, unhealthy? mo6

12:01 pm

hurshy

do you mean mo6/30?

12:02 pm

hokie carla

or the one that rhymes with the no4 you clued Harry

12:02 pm

hokie carla

yes, that's the one I was talking about

12:02 pm

hurshy

ahh that's it, the 4, thanks

12:02 pm

hurshy

idk if your 7 and 8 go together, i miss two 7 and an 9

12:02 pm

hurshy

i mean and an 8

12:03 pm

hokie carla

2 4, 3 5, 3 6, 1 7, 1 8 - FFF O S I E BBB

12:03 pm

periwinkle

ty carla

12:04 pm

hurshy

very similar to mine, i need one more 7 than you and one fewer 5

12:04 pm

hokie carla

sure :D

12:04 pm

hurshy

and one fewer 4

12:05 pm

hurshy

i think i will just get the list

12:05 pm

hokie carla

think I'm calling it and listing

12:05 pm

hokie carla

ha!

12:07 pm

hokie carla

omg at my missing S

12:08 pm

hurshy

ohhh no on the missing fs

12:08 pm

hokie carla

LOL at my i - i4 babblet

12:09 pm

hokie carla

I started at the bottom - haven't seen the F's yet

12:10 pm

hurshy

my missing 8 was NOT with a 7

12:10 pm

hokie carla

me either and I can't find it, even knowing the 3rd letter

12:10 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck with 80 left, bbl

12:11 pm

hurshy

it's a pl with no singular in the gird

12:11 pm

hurshy

*grid

12:11 pm

hokie carla

bye peri

12:12 pm

hokie carla

hmm, not seeing 2 F's either

12:12 pm

hurshy

cause the singular would be od6

12:14 pm

hokie carla

finally saw it

12:15 pm

hokie carla

now just the 2 F's and an E

12:16 pm

hokie carla

not a lot of options on the E

12:20 pm

hokie carla

I guess not if you're using the wrong 3rd letter because you can't look up. anyhoo, I am finished. TTFN

12:29 pm

moolingwa

morning all

12:31 pm

hokie carla

moo! it's afternoon ;)

12:32 pm

moolingwa

nah, I'm living in the past!

12:35 pm

hokie carla

did you finish yesterday's? I stopped at like 80.

12:35 pm

moolingwa

stopped with 23 to go

12:35 pm

hokie carla

wow, impressive

12:35 pm

moolingwa

ooh, found the 11

12:36 pm

hokie carla

I can't wait for you to find one of the m's ;)

12:36 pm

moolingwa

oh, found one 9 already

12:37 pm

moolingwa

if that's what you mean

12:38 pm

hokie carla

yes, I really meant 9 but typed m and then couldn't correct it

12:39 pm

hokie carla

because that would've given it away! but looks like you are familiar with the ridiculousest of words

12:39 pm

moolingwa

yes, I would have told you I had found it earlier, but you know :)

12:45 pm

moolingwa

50 to go

12:48 pm

moolingwa

will leave the others for later...hope your day's going well hoke

12:50 pm

hokie carla

just finishing up some Xmas masks. cold and cloudy here. good luck to you and have a good day!

1:05 pm

cybernan

7 impossible words left

1:10 pm

HarryHood

70 here. tough going

1:18 pm

cybernan

4 left 3 x 6 and that of 8. forgot the tm 6 and don't see the ti 6/24 and missing the m 6

1:18 pm

cybernan

*em 6

1:20 pm

cybernan

think I will follow carla to the sewing table

1:22 pm

cybernan

found the of

1:23 pm

HarryHood

ty for the tm. how awful.

1:26 pm

cybernan

clue for the tm please?

1:27 pm

HarryHood

add pl of snake letter

1:28 pm

cybernan

ty - never seem to be able to remember that

1:29 pm

cybernan

just need the em 6/24 and the ti 6/24 now

1:30 pm

HarryHood

don't have either of those

1:31 pm

HarryHood

60 to go

1:31 pm

cybernan

going to quit now - enough nonsense :)

1:31 pm

cybernan

hagd and stay safe

1:32 pm

HarryHood

bye nan :)

2:09 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 11? ty

2:09 pm

periwinkle

utter poverty mkg

2:10 pm

mkg

ty. great clue. got it in two seconds.

2:11 pm

mkg

got a 9 and 11 from it.

2:11 pm

periwinkle

great

2:36 pm

MollyL

The phrase "Christmas masks" depresses me.

2:41 pm

MollyL

I have avoided wearing any kind of mask that makes it look like I'm celebrating having to wear one.

4:00 pm

dan2bit

I've never looked at anybody wearing a mask and thought "that person is celebrating wearing a mask"

4:00 pm

dan2bit

mostly I'm just grateful if they manage to wear it correctly

4:16 pm

MollyL

Just a personal feeling Dan, nothing I attribute to anyone else.

4:28 pm

periwinkle

hi all. not happy about it being dark outside. but I will adjust

4:28 pm

periwinkle

back to find my last 27

4:40 pm

MollyL

I agree Peri. I am not a fan of this time of year.

4:50 pm

MLFAN17

de9 and 11 related?

4:59 pm

Chris P

yes mlf - penniless

5:27 pm

HarryHood

there is a movement in new england to keep DST going the whole year

5:27 pm

HarryHood

but then we'll be going to work in the dark.

5:28 pm

HarryHood

though at least the stupid cat won't be waking me up at 5:30 instead of 6:30 for a week

5:29 pm

Gillie

Here, there is occasional discussion of eliminating DST. The twice-annual time changes are jarring. (Saskatchewan doesn't have it.)

5:30 pm

Gillie

But in Alberta we probably won't change it unless the US does.

5:30 pm

HarryHood

I'd be OK with eliminating either one, but I agree that the time changes are silly.

5:32 pm

Gillie

It's even more confusing since I guess different parts of the world switch at somewhat different times.

5:32 pm

HarryHood

yes - and there are states (indiana is one I know of) where certain parts don't do DST. So when you drive around, you never know what time it is

5:33 pm

Gillie

That is weird

5:35 pm

dan2bit

Arizona doesn't switch. so they spend 8 months of the year aligned with Pacific time and 4 months aligned with Mountain time

5:35 pm

HarryHood

wow - just found a whole bunch of my missing Bs from a single root! 45 to go!

5:35 pm

MollyL

People who work early hours go to work in the dark when the time changes.

5:36 pm

HarryHood

I think it's more depressing to come home in the dark. but none of it's good. Maybe we should eliminate work - that would solve all the problems

5:37 pm

Gillie

Or all work in greenhouses

5:37 pm

hokie carla

we had supper and cleaned up and I was like, is it bedtime, and I looked and it was 6:12. :<

5:37 pm

HarryHood

or lighthouses

5:38 pm

HarryHood

I've just been sitting here entering random N words, until I realized I'd already found all the Ns.

5:39 pm

Gillie

Yeah, I have a bad tendency to keep trying things for tiles I've already finished

5:41 pm

Gillie

Molly, your icon looks sort of cosy up close, but sinister in the small version

5:42 pm

HarryHood

bromittee: a decision-making panel of back slapping guys

5:45 pm

HarryHood

40 to go. bbl to list.

5:54 pm

MollyL

My icon is black candles for All Souls Day

5:56 pm

MollyL

I'm with Harry. Eliminate work. Hell yes! Although there are some who have the luxury of not working. Lucky them.

6:06 pm

hokie carla

changed mine to a pic of my dog and it has reverted back to what I had the other day

6:07 pm

penquis

i see your dog, carla....

6:07 pm

MollyL

No, it's the dog

6:08 pm

Gillie

You probably just need to refresh

6:08 pm

hokie carla

so weird. I'm seeing the pumpkin in the chat and the blue quilt when I click my profile. I would at least expect it to stay the pumpkin on my end until sufficiently refreshed, not revert back to a previous one.

6:09 pm

Gillie

You may need to refresh in each window separately. Your browser is probably using the cache for each.

6:10 pm

hokie carla

guess I could always toss my cookies (I just like saying that)

6:11 pm

hokie carla

just went in on chrome where I'm not signed in and saw it there.

6:13 pm

Gillie

Refreshing in each worked for me. I was seeing the pumpkin in both windows before.

6:15 pm

MollyL

What browser are you using Carla?

6:17 pm

hokie carla

Safari. I've recently gone back to Chrome with everything else but I cannot get my babble login to work in Chrome. I literally just changed it on Safari and then entered the exact thing on Chrome and it says there is an error with either my email or password.

6:20 pm

hokie carla

just did manage passwords and I had 4 saved for babble on chrome, but that shouldn't matter since I was typing the new password and not autofilling. deleted the 4 just the same. guess I could do "forgot password" from chrome and see what happens.

6:25 pm

hokie carla

okay, solved the password problem by having it emailed to me by clicking forgot password. when you make a new password it looks like you can do more digits than you actually can, so it is truncating what you think your password is, that's why it won't work when you try to sign in with the longer one.

6:27 pm

MollyL

Oh Safari, a Mac, that explains the icon refresh problems

6:28 pm

Gillie

I'm using Firefox on a PC, and I did have to refresh

6:29 pm

hokie carla

so just for future reference if anyone resets their password and can't get in - it's 12 digits max

6:32 pm

Gillie

It allows you to enter more than that?

6:35 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I had entered 13 and when that wasn't working I allowed safari to create one and those are a lot longer and it took but then when I entered that back in it didn't match because it had been cut off at 12.

6:35 pm

Gillie

Well, that's annoying

6:36 pm

MollyL

One of the many reasons I have no use for Macintosh computers

6:36 pm

hokie carla

yeah, it needs to say on the account page 12 max and then not let you go over it. but this site was made many many years ago.

6:37 pm

hokie carla

I don't think this password thing is Mac specific, but maybe you are referring to the refresh problem

6:45 pm

MollyL

Refresh problem and the password thing. None of the sites I use that require a password require 13 characters.

6:50 pm

hokie carla

no, I think dr. god designed this site for 12 digits or less and has never changed it or updated it to current password standards. I didn't say anything about sites requiring 13 characters and sites aren't specific to macs or windows, so many sites I use are also used by windows people.

6:58 pm

MollyL

My password here is way less than 13 characters so that is not correct

7:03 pm

MollyL

I'm sorry, I guess I am not understanding this whole Babble password conversation

7:07 pm

hokie carla

sorry, I'm sure I am confusing. will try to make it clearer...1) I tried making my password more than 12 digits here. I didn't have to, but mine are usually long. 2) it looked like it accepted the long password but it really didn't, it cut it off at 12 3) so when I thought I was signing in with my correct long password it kept saying it was invalid.

7:08 pm

penquis

can someone please clue the ti 6/24?

7:08 pm

hokie carla

maybe I will email Dr. God. it's definitely the website design

7:09 pm

hokie carla

pen, it's a little amount but not spelled how we spell it. the syllables rhyme.

7:09 pm

MollyL

Pen, a little piece of something

7:09 pm

penquis

ty....i am done....

7:10 pm

MollyL

Kind of like a tiny A cup

7:10 pm

hokie carla

hehe

7:11 pm

penquis

heh heh....

7:30 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

7:31 pm

cybernan

ty molly - one of my last two

7:33 pm

cybernan

em 6/24 please?

7:35 pm

hokie carla

apparently it's a rhubarb laxative, nan :D

7:36 pm

cybernan

ok -- do you have a clue besides the def please?

7:37 pm

hokie carla

ends in loud noise

7:37 pm

cybernan

nm --- got it --- sort of like the laxative opposite one should never travel without

7:39 pm

cybernan

thanks for the help - back at the flip if I can stay awake that long!

7:39 pm

hokie carla

I definitely don't think I can make it to the flip.

7:40 pm

cybernan

not when you are on the east coast!

7:41 pm

hokie carla

I'm ready for bed now! has been dark for 3 hours.

7:41 pm

cybernan

i can barely make it to 10 pm as it is!

7:41 pm

cybernan

bye - oven timer just went off

10:23 pm

Minveryork

Hello! Been quiet here for the last 3 hours. I just wanted to let you know I posted story of clues if anyone needs it.

11:26 pm

Uneaixoise

Packing it in with 29 to go......whew

11:59 pm

pigeonman

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