Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, November 23, 2020

12:00 am

hurshy

oh this is so great, i love when we keep getting sizeable grids!!!!

12:01 am

hurshy

Ys Yanked!

12:04 am

hurshy

Gs Gone!

12:05 am

jessmom

wi7

12:05 am

hurshy

to7

12:05 am

dizgrannie

pr 7

12:05 am

jessmom

wa7

12:05 am

hurshy

to7 x 2

12:08 am

SuzeeQ24

me7

12:11 am

hurshy

i words incinerated!

12:12 am

hurshy

Os Obliterated!

12:12 am

cybernan

as 7

12:16 am

hurshy

if anyone finds the right hand Es would you mind mentioning it?

12:17 am

dizgrannie

same here Hurshy

12:17 am

lynxxx

en6.21 Hursh

12:17 am

dizgrannie

ty, nbt

12:18 am

hurshy

ty lynxxx

12:18 am

Gillie

was in yesterday's grid too

12:18 am

hurshy

was it?? i finished the grid and totally don't remember??

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:24 am

dizgrannie

pi 7/9

12:25 am

hurshy

this is a lot of P words

12:25 am

hurshy

i have 40 p words and that seems like a lot but...

12:25 am

hurshy

so many more

12:25 am

dizgrannie

pi 7, 9,8

12:26 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:26 am

hurshy

guess i need to look at the LOWER p now too lol

12:26 am

dizgrannie

YES Hurshy

12:27 am

hurshy

phantom pimiento

12:28 am

hurshy

yay found that trio

12:28 am

hurshy

gee, now i only need 22 more P words lol

12:30 am

cybernan

can only see pi phantoms

12:30 am

hurshy

think ingalls

12:31 am

dizgrannie

lower P PFFT

12:31 am

hurshy

i only need one more lower now, whereas 19 upper

12:32 am

cybernan

have a pi 6/30 but that's it

12:32 am

dizgrannie

pi 6/30 was my last pi

12:33 am

cybernan

laura ingalls?

12:34 am

hurshy

yeah, and her fam. pa, primarily. ma, reluctantly.

12:34 am

cybernan

not that I see any connection there

12:34 am

dizgrannie

yes Nan

12:34 am

hurshy

willa cather

12:34 am

rastapopolous

Willa Cather has afamous book too

12:35 am

hurshy

jinx rasta

12:35 am

dizgrannie

go out west in the early days

12:35 am

Lizlin

Had to google that but thanks :)

12:35 am

hurshy

except there were ALREADY PEOPLE living there perfectly happily gah

12:35 am

cybernan

don't see anything to connect to the pi 7-9

12:36 am

cybernan

guess i didn't watch enough of little house on the prairie

12:37 am

hurshy

neil armstrong then

12:37 am

dizgrannie

people whodiscover new territories or lands

12:38 am

cybernan

ah - ty

12:38 am

cybernan

my mind was just not travelling along that track

12:39 am

hurshy

others had to travel it first... hahahahaha

12:39 am

hurshy

to blaze the trail.... ROFL

12:40 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs -- good night everyone :)

12:41 am

hurshy

shouldn't premia be the plural of premium?

12:50 am

lynxxx

charisma is not there

12:51 am

hurshy

tis true, tis pity, and pity tis, tis true

12:54 am

dizgrannie

ca 8

12:54 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! he that prayed to depart in peace, having seen the baby Jesus

12:57 am

jessmom

er7

12:57 am

CiociaJudy

Pr7

1:03 am

SuzeeQ24

pr7x2

1:04 am

hurshy

hmmmmmm i can't see ca8

1:07 am

hurshy

thought it was carotene for a sec there

1:12 am

lynxxx

so close to an expensive fabric

1:13 am

hurshy

so close to a lot of cool words!!

1:14 am

lynxxx

just change one letter

1:15 am

CiociaJudy

Thx lynxxx

1:16 am

hurshy

oooh yay i got it too ty

1:23 am

lynxxx

Nice grid. BBL

1:28 am

crayola

thanks for the ca8 hint, lynx

1:45 am

ARB

as

1:48 am

hurshy

*panting* 300 words

1:51 am

grannyrose

*huff'n'puff'nhuff'npuff* there's alight at the end and it ain't no train...goooo hurshy

1:56 am

grannyrose

what a lovely grid. lots of runs with stem words. lots of old babblets to keep the grey matter jumping.

2:40 am

hurshy

301st word finishes the 4s...

4:11 am

mattygroves

Will I kick myself if I ask for stats for the E in the last column, third row? And good morning, all!

4:12 am

ursh

dont kick yourself matty - I am also waiting for the stats for that E

4:14 am

Lizlin

I have en 6/18 from there.

4:14 am

MollyL

en 6/21 is the other

4:15 am

ursh

well thank you - finally nbt nbs :)

4:19 am

mattygroves

Looking now!

4:25 am

mattygroves

found the 6/21 - looking for the 6/18

4:58 am

MollyL

Ruby's Thanksgiving ca5 is in the grid. We miss you Ruby!

5:25 am

mattygroves

Yes, we do, Ruby :(

5:29 am

mattygroves

May I have a wee nudge, please, on that en6/18? Maybe I'm grid blind....

5:30 am

lynxxx

think tree feet

5:30 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

5:30 am

mattygroves

And I love that - tree feet. I must remember that

6:36 am

MLFAN17

hello

6:40 am

MLFAN17

last column first o stats pls?

6:41 am

Jeanius421

oo5/10

6:41 am

MLFAN17

ty jean

6:42 am

Jeanius421

yw

6:42 am

MLFAN17

any stats for last column e?

6:42 am

doseffing

en6/21 en6/24

6:42 am

Jeanius421

en6/18

6:42 am

ursh

en6/18 and en6/21

6:43 am

doseffing

.... that's a better answer than mine

6:44 am

ursh

lovely earlier clue for one of the en6 - think tree feet

6:44 am

MLFAN17

all i can think of is trunk or bark for that ursh

6:45 am

doseffing

.... the underground part

6:45 am

MLFAN17

ohhh duh

6:45 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

6:53 am

MLFAN17

clue for the pi 9 pls?

6:54 am

doseffing

... to have been one of the earliest to do something

6:56 am

MLFAN17

ty dose got both

6:56 am

MLFAN17

all 3

7:05 am

ursh

phew 73 P's

7:20 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

7:29 am

hokie carla

Bea!

7:30 am

BzznBea

Carla!

7:33 am

hokie carla

phantom depart

7:37 am

hokie carla

oh my, I was like, this is going nicely, then I noticed there are 330 words and then I saw 61 P's.

7:43 am

BzznBea

Yep

7:43 am

BzznBea

And another 12 at the bottom.

7:43 am

hokie carla

eek

7:45 am

MollyL

Everyone!

7:46 am

BzznBea

Molly!

7:46 am

hokie carla

Molly!

7:47 am

MollyL

Hooray for 21/2 day work weeks!

7:47 am

hokie carla

reads as 21 2 day work weeks

7:47 am

BzznBea

Yippee!

7:48 am

BzznBea

Too bad you have to go in for half a day on Wed. That is stoopid.

7:48 am

MollyL

Yeah, this place does not do justice to fractions.

7:49 am

MollyL

I just saw a coffee mug with the Grinch on it that says "Touch my coffee and I will slap you so hard that Google can't find you".
: D

7:49 am

BzznBea

LOL!

7:50 am

MollyL

And it would be a full day Wednesday if I had not taken the half day myself. I work for Puritans who don't believe in early dismissal the day before a holiday weekend.

7:50 am

mattygroves

I have taken Thursday and Friday off - not that anything is happening here, mind, but I've done so anyway

7:50 am

BzznBea

I have one that has Cruella on it and it says, "Bitchy, Moi?"

7:51 am

hokie carla

matty!

7:51 am

BzznBea

I'm sure not many celebrate Thanksgiving over there, matty. =)

7:51 am

mattygroves

Hi Carla! And, of course Bea, Molly !

7:52 am

BzznBea

so close to having earwax

7:52 am

mattygroves

No, not as such ;) And a turkey is too big for three people anyway

7:53 am

BzznBea

We are having a turkey for three.

7:53 am

Judi

Good morning, all.

7:53 am

hokie carla

I just got a half breast for 4 people!

7:53 am

BzznBea

Judi!

7:53 am

mattygroves

It's not the same, though, when it isn't smothered in bacon ;)

7:53 am

hokie carla

judi!

7:53 am

MollyL

Oh dear Matty, is the girl STILL living with you?

7:53 am

BzznBea

How in the world did you find half a turkey breast?

7:53 am

mattygroves

Oh yeah - it'll be six months in a couple of weeks

7:54 am

mattygroves

And no sign of any change

7:54 am

hokie carla

very close for parsnip, too

7:54 am

BzznBea

I'm going to smother mine with Duke's Mayonnaise

7:54 am

hokie carla

bea, they were at Trader Joe's

7:54 am

BzznBea

Aw.

7:55 am

mattygroves

The Windsor Farm Shop (near us) does lovely turkey crowns absolutely covered in bacon - it really helps keep it moist - plus, bacon makes everything (except possibly ice cream) better ;)

7:55 am

hokie carla

looks pretty big and I got the biggest one

7:55 am

Judi

We will be having turkey loin cooked on the grill. Hubby whined while we were in the grocery store yesterday. Saw some woman buying several boxes of stuffing mix. I said we didn't need stuffing as we would be having mashed potatoes. Since he whined, we are now having stuffing too. Just the two of us, mind you.

7:55 am

hokie carla

you really can't have one without the other, judi

7:56 am

MollyL

We always have stuffing AND mashed potatoes. And sweet potatoes.

7:56 am

mattygroves

Mmmm..stuffing with pork sausage me4. Are you sensing a theme here? ;)

7:56 am

MollyL

Yes, I put sausage in my stuffing. Mmm.

7:56 am

BzznBea

I was thinking about adding sausage to mine.

7:57 am

hokie carla

we call it dressing and we do not put sausage in, though I wouldn't be opposed to that.

7:57 am

mattygroves

Oh, do - but make sure it's good quality sausage

7:57 am

MollyL

The sweet potato thing I make is masterpiece. The topping is butter, brown sugar, flour, pecans and coconut.

7:57 am

MollyL

Bob Evans sage sausage is killer in stuffing.

7:58 am

BzznBea

Sounds awesome, Moly. I'm saving the sweet potatoes for leftovers.

7:58 am

hokie carla

I can't like sweet potatoes

7:58 am

mattygroves

I'm struggling to get excited even for Christmas - and for the OHs 60th birthday, which is two days before Christmas. Just not feeling it.

7:59 am

MollyL

It's been such a weird year. I think a lot of people will have trouble getting in the holiday spirit.

8:00 am

hokie carla

almost pregnant in the grid (not me)

8:00 am

Judi

So true, Molls. Covid has sucked the fun out of damn near everything.

8:01 am

BzznBea

And there will be so many with someone missing.

8:02 am

MollyL

Matty you must feel totally ripped off. Six months with the faux step-daughter and no sign of when you can see the grand girly.

8:05 am

hokie carla

well, made it halfway on the first P.

8:06 am

BzznBea

Nice work!

8:09 am

mattygroves

I think you've nailed it, Molly. Many of the things that are irritating me are minor in the great scheme of things, so I clamp down on it - but whilst that keeps me from saying anything stupid, it doesn't keep me from thinking it

8:10 am

mattygroves

I feel like I flip flop between barely contained fury and low grade sadness

8:12 am

BzznBea

I think there are a lot of people with the same emotions, matty.

8:13 am

mattygroves

I know. That's part of the reason why I try to keep it to myself, mostly (except, of course, just now)

8:16 am

rururocks

covid has given me a sense of what retirement is like

8:17 am

BzznBea

But hopefully you would be more mobile, ru.

8:20 am

rururocks

well one thing for sure cocktail hour is a lot earlier these days :D

8:20 am

Judi

LOL! I'll drink to that.

8:21 am

crosshair

Did someone say booze?

8:22 am

Judi

Ah yes. Crossy will bring the bacon infused vodka.

8:22 am

crosshair

Actually I was thinking of my bacon stuffing after all that stuffing talk earlier in the chog.

8:24 am

Judi

Aren't you bacon weaving your turkey this year, Crossy?

8:25 am

crosshair

lol, Bacon weave mats have many applications--turkey just being one f them. :)

8:25 am

crosshair

My "O" is being temperamental on this keyboard.

8:26 am

Judi

177 words left. Gotta tap out on this one. Off to do some real work. Later, kids!

8:26 am

crosshair

Though I mainly use the standard "5x5" weave for most uses.

8:27 am

hokie carla

I also have 177 left!

8:27 am

hokie carla

going to zoom workout now. TTFN

8:27 am

crosshair

Good grief--look at all those "P" words!

8:29 am

Scrabbler

61 + 12!

8:30 am

aslindy

morning all

8:30 am

BzznBea

Hey, lindy.

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Hello

8:31 am

bichon

Hi, Scrabs

8:32 am

Scrabbler

Hi bichon. How are you, Mr Bichon, and Marco?

8:33 am

bichon

Virus free. Not leaving the house for T'day or Christmas. We had plans to go see the CA grandkids. Alas.

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Wise decisions, as I listen to a story about crowded airports. I fear the surge of COVID in 1-2 wks.

8:35 am

bichon

Wesleyan students have left. Not returning til Feb.

8:35 am

Scrabbler

Arizona's ICU beds are full and they have run out of ICU MDs and nurses.

8:35 am

Scrabbler

That's good, bichon.

8:36 am

rururocks

surge? there's already a million cases in the US..

8:36 am

bichon

My b.i.l went to SD to hunt quail. He returned with the virus, was mighty sick.

8:36 am

Scrabbler

And COVID is projected to peak in February.

8:36 am

rururocks

South Dakota is the worst state for covid there is.. is he nuts

8:36 am

adubin77

Scrabbler: Where are you getting your data? The AZ DHS site does not indicate that ICU capacity is reached

8:37 am

Scrabbler

An AZ ICU doc on Twitter posted that last night.

8:37 am

bichon

He is a retired phyisician and he is very nuts

8:38 am

rururocks

that south dakota governor has all those deaths on her hands ... what an idiot

8:38 am

MollyL

Twitter is not the most reliable source of information

8:38 am

Scrabbler

A career in medicine will do that, bichon. *wink*

8:44 am

mattygroves

Finally, under 100 words left

8:45 am

rururocks

93 here on first pass.. seems a bit slower now

8:46 am

Scrabbler

189 to go and going slow

8:47 am

Aloyisius

Good Monday Morning everyone!

8:47 am

Scrabbler

Hi Aloy. Nice new car you got.

8:48 am

Aloyisius

ty Scrabbs, we just finished driving it 22 hours to Florida.. think it is broken in now.

8:48 am

rururocks

yes.. looks like a nice car.. i didn't know that Jaguars had barbeque features from her last car

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Nie, Aloy. Haha, ruru.

8:49 am

Aloyisius

ooh ru, don't know whether to laugh or cry

8:49 am

rururocks

at this point with a new car.. you laugh about it now

8:49 am

Aloyisius

oh, ok.. lol, sniff

8:50 am

Scrabbler

A very traumatic experience for you, Aloy.

8:50 am

Scrabbler

I must depart now to shop for my mom and visit her. Enjoy the day.

8:51 am

Aloyisius

it was.. out of the blue, for non FB Babblers, my old car started smoking and then caught fire.. total loss. Bye, Scrabbs, take care

8:52 am

rururocks

did you try the nicotine patches first on the car aloy :D

8:52 am

Aloyisius

LOL.. now that was a good one, ru!

8:53 am

rururocks

after something like that it's best to laugh about it especially since you weren't hurt at all

8:54 am

Aloyisius

you are right

8:54 am

Aloyisius

I was lucky

8:54 am

rururocks

yes you were VERY lucky

9:08 am

phaeton

whew...half-way

9:09 am

penquis

the name of my garage band in high school is in the grid today....we were called the Proteens.....LOL....

9:11 am

phaeton

😂😂

9:11 am

Aloyisius

Great name!

9:12 am

penquis

our drummer had to make his own drum set....he used some wooden and hard cardboard boxes from the candy store across the street....

9:12 am

penquis

ty, aloy....

9:12 am

mattygroves

Are there any ps words in the grid today?

9:13 am

penquis

dk....

9:14 am

phaeton

no

9:14 am

mattygroves

OK, thanks ;)

9:14 am

phaeton

yw

9:18 am

zoozzoom

Did you record any of your music, Pen?

9:19 am

penquis

my brother recorded a few tunes on a reel to reel tape recorder but I have no idea what happened to the tape....

9:20 am

zoozzoom

Aw that is a shame. bet that would of been great to listen to it again!

9:20 am

zoozzoom

What type of songs did you do?

9:21 am

penquis

we literally played in the garage for about three years....only gigs we had were a friend's birthday party, my parents' anniversary party, and my grandparents' anniversary party....

9:22 am

penquis

we played your basic rock and roll....

9:22 am

zoozzoom

Still good though!

9:22 am

penquis

it was a lot of fun....

9:23 am

penquis

drummer had to rent a drum set for the gigs.. ;o)

9:23 am

zoozzoom

What were you? Singer or did you play an instrument?

9:23 am

penquis

oh i was a guitarist.....did do some background vocals occasionally....

9:24 am

penquis

i was also in a folk group in high school....we were called The Group....

9:24 am

zoozzoom

Nice! Do you still play a bit or have you stopped altogether?

9:26 am

penquis

Oh I still have a guitar, but it's an acoustic one....sold the electric one years ago....i play it occasionally, but now I play the alto recorder more....i am in a recorder group....we have played at a nursing home every week in their waiting room for years.....not now, of course...

9:27 am

zoozzoom

That is really good! I wished I had learned an instrument when I was younger. Good for you!

9:28 am

hokie carla

I had no idea there were recorder groups. still have my recorder from elementary school!

9:28 am

penquis

it's fun....easier to pick up the recorder after playing the guitar....actually took guitar lessons as a kid....

9:29 am

zoozzoom

I could play the triangle!

9:29 am

penquis

yes, carla....we have five different kinds of recorders.....sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor and bass....

9:29 am

rururocks

a love triangle zooz?

9:29 am

hokie carla

I assume the ones we played in school were soprano

9:29 am

penquis

i know someone who plays the triangle in an orchestra, zooz....

9:30 am

zoozzoom

Lol trust you, Ru!

9:30 am

penquis

yes, soprano....i can play the sopranino which is smaller than a soprano and the alto....'

9:30 am

HarryHood

I never knew recorders were so complicated

9:31 am

HarryHood

sopranino! that would be a great boggle word

9:31 am

hokie carla

I also still have my flute. Played flute from 5th-12th grade (and sometimes piccolo).

9:34 am

penquis

there are actually three different sizes of bass recorders....some are so large that the player has to stand on a stool to play it....

9:34 am

hokie carla

wow

9:34 am

penquis

carla, you could probably learn to play the recorder quite easily...

9:34 am

hokie carla

I can pick out tunes on it pretty easily

9:35 am

penquis

i like the alto because it's lower pitched.....not as screechy as a soprano....

9:36 am

penquis

harry....i have seen soprano in babble but never sopranino.....

9:36 am

hokie carla

I tried learning the fiddle a couple of years ago. My dad and oldest brother played in old-time bluegrass bands for years and my dad gave me a fiddle and a guitar to learn. I gave the guitar back at one point because someone else wanted to learn.

9:36 am

HarryHood

it's in enable!

9:37 am

penquis

it's a real word, harry.....LOL....

9:37 am

HarryHood

it sounds like a shape of pasta :)

9:37 am

hokie carla

the fiddle I tried. bought several books, one of which had a CD. it's so hard. I could play some easy tunes but just didn't put the time or effort in to stick with it. so, I gave it to my other brother because he wanted to learn.

9:38 am

penquis

the guitar can be learned pretty easily as well if you already read music....my great nephew taught himself to play by watching YouTube....i was so impressed that i gave him my old 12 string guitar for Christmas when he was 14....

9:39 am

hokie carla

my dad played guitar and banjo and my oldest brother played mandolin and bass. he should be able to do fiddle as it's the same as mandolin but he says he can't do the bowing.

9:39 am

rururocks

did your brother take a bow too hokie

9:39 am

hokie carla

yeah, my middle brother taught himself recently to play guitar and does pretty well.

9:39 am

hokie carla

I doubt he ever took a bow but you never know.

9:40 am

penquis

i also have a banjo.....can play a few chords on it....once played it to accompany a pianist and a fiddler at a French Canadian soiree.....long, long time ago....

9:40 am

HarryHood

I've tried to learn banjo - never took. I'd love to be able to play though

9:40 am

HarryHood

and mandolin

9:41 am

penquis

do you play any instrument, Harry?

9:41 am

HarryHood

mostly guitar, pen

9:41 am

HarryHood

been playing with the same group of friends for about 35 years

9:41 am

penquis

i would think you could learn the banjo then....

9:41 am

HarryHood

well - different friends have come and gone

9:42 am

mkg

hi all.

9:42 am

penquis

don't know anything about the mandolin...

9:42 am

mkg

any clues for the 9? ty

9:42 am

HarryHood

yeah - it would take some sitting down and working at it.

9:42 am

HarryHood

I want it to be easy :)

9:42 am

penquis

don't have it yet, mkg...

9:42 am

MollyL

I see you all are fiddling around again

9:42 am

penquis

heh heh.....it would take a little practice....

9:43 am

BzznBea

pi9.66 pt of one who blazed the frontier

9:43 am

godthaab

Should i post a video of my playing flute, clarinet and sax. Not sure if this is de riguer....

9:43 am

mkg

ty! got the 8 and 9.

9:43 am

penquis

ty, bea....should have found that real word... ;o)

9:43 am

HarryHood

godthaab - can you do those all at once?

9:44 am

penquis

cool, godthaab!!

9:44 am

godthaab

I wish!!!!

9:44 am

HarryHood

like those throat singers

9:45 am

HarryHood

got the corners greyed !

9:46 am

penquis

i was just looking at a video the other day that I took of my great-nephews when they were 8 and 10...they were singing the Lobster Trap Tree song.....they made up the words and sang it to the tune of O Christmas Tree.....very cute....

9:46 am

hokie carla

wow, the 9 is such a normal word. but I hadn't gotten to that P yet. ah, who am I kidding. would have never found.

9:46 am

penquis

i saw those throat singers live at a folk festival once....they were amazing...

9:47 am

hokie carla

oh, I, too, have grayed the corners

9:47 am

HarryHood

bet you didn't know that was a thing carla :)

9:47 am

godthaab

Here is the link https://preview.tinyurl.com/y2lnfamr (Oh, yea, I forgot bass clarinet as well)

9:47 am

BzznBea

I'm grey except for the top P, R, and M.

9:48 am

hokie carla

wow, bea has lots of gray

9:48 am

HarryHood

godth - so cool!

9:48 am

godthaab

Thanks, Harry!

9:49 am

hokie carla

very excellent!

9:49 am

godthaab

Thanks!!!!

9:50 am

HarryHood

you own all these instruments?

9:50 am

hokie carla

I'm impressed you have all those instruments

9:50 am

HarryHood

do you play professionally?

9:51 am

hokie carla

great minds, harry

9:51 am

HarryHood

oooh I love the freedom you took with the scaramouche part

9:52 am

godthaab

Yes. I run a conduct a couple of big bands, a concert band, and I have West Coast octet. I also do a lot of studio work. These days, I write music for film and video games.

9:53 am

BzznBea

22 left...Back during my zoom meeting this afternoon...

9:53 am

hokie carla

bye bea!

9:54 am

hokie carla

still working on first pass here, stuck on 3rd row E

9:54 am

HarryHood

me too carla!

9:54 am

Aloyisius

bye Bea, hello again all.. back. Keep getting interrupted - should be a law vs. interrupting Babble Time!

9:54 am

hokie carla

moving on to 4th row

9:55 am

hokie carla

Aloyisius!

9:55 am

Aloyisius

hey there hokie!

9:57 am

penquis

Gothaab....very nicely done!!....I wish I could play all those instruments....and a great job putting the thing together....

9:58 am

mkg

missing some tiles: any clues for the O second row, fifth column?

9:59 am

hokie carla

oo5/10, was in yesterday's too I think

9:59 am

HarryHood

oo5/10

10:00 am

hokie carla

Swiper was swipier than most foxes...

10:00 am

mkg

wow. ty

10:01 am

mkg

how about the E right under that O? thanks.

10:03 am

mkg

aerie

10:03 am

mkg

apologies! off to pb

10:04 am

hokie carla

somehow I didn't have that one

10:04 am

HarryHood

watch out mkg. george thorogood playing there today.

10:04 am

HarryHood

and for the rest of november. 2 drink minimum.

10:05 am

mkg

who is george thorogood? and what does he play?

10:05 am

HarryHood

he plays three chords. over and over again.

10:05 am

penquis

i saw him in concert in Montreal once....rocking night!

10:05 am

hokie carla

LOL, was just typing "cue 'who's George Thorogood'"

10:05 am

hokie carla

he's bad to the bone, mkg

10:06 am

HarryHood

when was that pen?

10:06 am

mkg

ok.

10:06 am

mkg

bad as to a bad musician?

10:06 am

mkg

anyone have a clue for me for that fifth column E? ty

10:06 am

penquis

oh.....not so very long ago....perhaps mid or late 90's?....he was playing at the time of the Jazz Festival....

10:07 am

HarryHood

wow - so he's still around? I thought he'd been banished to vegas.

10:07 am

penquis

my brothers wanted to go...i did enjoy it.....except for the standing all the time part......

10:07 am

HarryHood

yeah - standing is for the young.

10:07 am

hokie carla

well, as much as late 90s feels like yesterday, it was actually quite long ago

10:07 am

penquis

well he may not be around anymore, Harry.....that was over 20 years ago....

10:07 am

HarryHood

oh yeah carla - didn't realize that :)

10:08 am

HarryHood

hah!

10:08 am

mkg

please send me a clue for the E fifth column inbetween the music talk please.

10:08 am

hokie carla

HH & I had literally just said we couldn't find it before you asked for it, mkg

10:08 am

penquis

i don't have it either....

10:09 am

hokie carla

so if you could give us a clue for it, that'd be great ;)

10:09 am

HarryHood

you sound like the boss from office space

10:10 am

hokie carla

Gary Cole, great job in that

10:10 am

HarryHood

love that movie

10:11 am

hokie carla

so classic

10:11 am

MollyL

I saw Thorogood in concert too. He was great. Guitar snobs like Harry don't like him.

10:11 am

HarryHood

yes - I will admit to that.

10:11 am

hokie carla

his songs do sound a lot alike, but I bet he does a good show

10:12 am

MollyL

I bet you say the same three chords thing about Cobain too.

10:12 am

penquis

it was a fun time...

10:12 am

HarryHood

heh. I wont speak ill about the dead

10:12 am

hokie carla

name that proper noun - small town in VA near Va Tech. (if aloy is here she might get it)

10:13 am

MollyL

While I can appreciate guitar genius like Eric Johnson and Jonny Lang, I do like some fun guitar as well.

10:13 am

penquis

i can like something simple if it's played well....also like some more complicated and difficult music if it's well played....

10:13 am

HarryHood

like yngwie maulmstien

10:13 am

Deeha

have you got those e's? I can clue them if you need

10:13 am

HarryHood

:)

10:13 am

penquis

got me there, harry....

10:13 am

penquis

no Es here....

10:13 am

hokie carla

stats, please deeha

10:14 am

crosshair

Since we are on guitars, I must chime in my fondness for the playing by Mark Knopfler.

10:14 am

MollyL

Oh God, Harry is probably a Django Reinhardt fan too.

10:14 am

HarryHood

love knopfler

10:14 am

hokie carla

yeah, knopfler is pretty good

10:15 am

Deeha

en- the end of plants! and en- very excited. ro4 nd ra4

10:15 am

penquis

ah....Dire Straits....loved them.....

10:15 am

Aloyisius

thinking Radcliff, but partially remember one that starts with a P, hokie

10:15 am

hokie carla

it's in the grid, aloy

10:16 am

HarryHood

how could I miss that.

10:16 am

HarryHood

ty deeha nbt.

10:16 am

penquis

ty, deeha....

10:16 am

Aloyisius

maybe I'll come across it and a bell will ring.. enjoyed driving through the area with fond memories of the New River

10:17 am

HarryHood

gotta go get ready for class - I'm remote today cause my daughter came home from college. have fun everybody!

10:17 am

hokie carla

yeah, I just remembered this from seeing it on the interstate signs. don't remember what exit or anything but google says it is 7.5 miles east of Blacksburg.

10:17 am

Aloyisius

bye, Harry.. hagd

10:17 am

hokie carla

bye HH!

10:17 am

penquis

bye Harry....

10:18 am

hokie carla

thx, deeha

10:19 am

hokie carla

okay, I will spare you aloy, it's Ironto.

10:20 am

Aloyisius

ty hokie.. that one I don't remember!

10:21 am

MollyL

Hahaha...population 374

10:21 am

hokie carla

wow, that is funny

10:22 am

hokie carla

I feel like that had a pizza joint or something that was "famous" but I never went

10:23 am

hokie carla

must be the Mountain View Italian Kitchen

10:24 am

penquis

*wondering what having a pizza joint really is like*....

10:24 am

crosshair

it is a lot of work where you need massive volume for slim margins.

10:25 am

hokie carla

*wondering if pen means a joint joint

10:25 am

crosshair

Because all the big brands are perpetually undercutting you.

10:25 am

Aloyisius

LOL ..

10:25 am

hokie carla

but yes, reading the trip advisor reviews of that place, that is definitely it

10:26 am

penquis

Gotta go.....colonoscopy awaits....bye all....

10:26 am

hokie carla

fun, good luck!

10:26 am

crosshair

Ugh. sounds like fun.

10:26 am

Aloyisius

hope you have great results, pen..

10:26 am

cybernan

good morning everyone -- good luck pen

10:26 am

penquis

ty.....more fun than colon cancer, I am sure....bye!

10:26 am

moolingwa

morning all...just 330 to go

10:26 am

Aloyisius

hi nan!

10:27 am

crosshair

Howdy, Cybernan. :)

10:27 am

hokie carla

nice, moo. still working on first pass here but have finally made it to bottom row. 86 left.

10:27 am

moolingwa

Nice

10:27 am

MollyL

Chain pizza like Dominos and Papa Johns are vile. I always go for the Mom and Pop place.

10:27 am

cybernan

hi crossy

10:28 am

Aloyisius

first pass here, too..

10:29 am

crosshair

I am doing a first pass as well--as always I hope for at least 50%

10:29 am

MollyL

Nan are you all hip to your cell phone now, or still in a learning curve?

10:31 am

hokie carla

all I can think of now is that progressive ad where the guy is teaching older people how to use their cell phones and stuff. hehehe

10:35 am

hokie carla

oh well, first pass complete - 75 to go - guess I'll hit the shower and see new words when I come back

10:35 am

crosshair

For those looking for a nice smartphone, I highly recommend the one I have for myself--the Samsung galaxy A71. has a thin bezel, a 6.7 inch screen, and comes in at $400 C.A.D. I think if you get one in the next two weeks or so at your local Wallymart, it also comes with a $200 Walmart card for any purchase in the store. I love mine.

10:35 am

Aloyisius

later, hokie.. (-:

10:37 am

cybernan

getting there, molly -- I just use it for talk and text ... data is too expensive for the amount of use I would give it. I really don't need a computer on my phone.

10:37 am

crosshair

The 4500 Ma battery is nice as well.

10:38 am

cybernan

bite thy toungue crossy -- son #1 works for apple :)

10:38 am

crosshair

Ugh--people still use I-Phones? :)

10:39 am

crosshair

They are a nice phone, but I prefer an Android OS as it is not so proprietary.

10:39 am

cybernan

and i everything else apparently

10:40 am

crosshair

I-pones are good for those who need everything to sync together, phone, tablet, and pc.

10:40 am

cybernan

yeah - I figure they all are -- microsoft included

10:41 am

cybernan

some day, in somebody's lifetime, they will all integrte --- then watch the prices drop!

10:43 am

MollyL

I have never been into Macintosh products. I had an iPod for a while. I had to use a Mac computer for a job once and almost lost my mind.

10:51 am

cybernan

still wouldn't have a cell phone other than pay as you go if our internet provider hadn't provided free talk and chat along with our internet package. Data is still $45/GB/month however

10:53 am

mkg

ok all, still missing the E word in 3rd row! help!

10:54 am

cybernan

en 6

10:55 am

mkg

ty. any clues???????

10:56 am

mattygroves

en plus tree feet

10:57 am

mkg

got it. ty so much!

10:59 am

Aloyisius

bbl.. ty

11:07 am

Uneaixoise

Me7/36 ?

11:10 am

Haz1558

me plus not the bottom, two vowels in a row, Latin style.

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

haz!

11:12 am

Haz1558

Hello TO!

11:12 am

saanichcat

thanks Haz!

11:12 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, saanichat.

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

how are you today? i am lazy. have not obtained anything for the upcoming holiday

11:15 am

Haz1558

I'm fine, done my usual Monday cleaning and laundry and working myself up to making the evening meal.

11:15 am

cybernan

ca 8 please?

11:15 am

72 Temple Owl

ah, you area a virtual dynamo of domestic duty... ;)

11:16 am

Haz1558

Well, I like to stick to my routines, I'm a creature of habit.

11:17 am

Haz1558

ca8 - sounds like luxurious material for a sweater, replace one middle letter with a vowel.

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

My habit of late is sitting. adjusting to change of weather. i hate the cold

11:18 am

cybernan

ty haz - great clue

11:18 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, nan.

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

ca8 - polish nobleman who fought in american revolution with an added vowel.

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

americans of polish descent hold parades on his day

11:20 am

cybernan

do you really think a Canadian would know something as obscure as that? lol

11:20 am

72 Temple Owl

no. i don't.

11:21 am

HarryHood

meathead's uncle in All in the Family, with a different first consonant

11:22 am

HarryHood

ty - got me nbs :)

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

wow harry!

11:22 am

Haz1558

The things I learn here...

11:22 am

HarryHood

I watched a LOT of tv as a boy.

11:22 am

cybernan

lol - didn't know meathead had an uncle on the show

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

you will be a star at trivia in your local pub...

11:24 am

72 Temple Owl

i could not sleep last night and pared this one down to 75 in a little over an hour.

11:24 am

MollyL

Not to mention is it the guys first name Nan, not his last

11:24 am

Haz1558

Providing they ask questions about Polish noblemen and TV relationships.

11:24 am

Mary

clue for the SE8 pls

11:24 am

72 Temple Owl

you never know...

11:24 am

Mary

Sorry SA8

11:24 am

MollyL

Nan, try a sweater wool with a different letter in the middle

11:25 am

MollyL

Oh sorry, that clue was already given

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

i had a guy overrule me vehemently, as drinking giys sometimes do, that the tip of a shoelace was not an aglet. we lost. he didn;t even miss a beat, much less apologize.

11:25 am

Haz1558

sa8 - three letters for plant juice, two letters to do over again and finish with Miss Farrow.

11:26 am

hokie carla

I learned aglet from watching Phineas & Ferb

11:26 am

Mary

ty Haz good clue

11:26 am

72 Temple Owl

but the hardest trivia i ever attended was seinfeld. OMG the minutia/

11:26 am

HarryHood

that's a great word! sounds like gomez adams kissing his wife's arm

11:26 am

cybernan

ty carla

11:27 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Mary.

11:28 am

HarryHood

addams.

11:32 am

72 Temple Owl

i am working on going over my collectiios of this and that and giving them to a friend with an etsy shop. i need to stop so i can clean for the holiday.

11:34 am

Haz1558

Is this stuff you have made yourself or things you have acquired over the yearS?

11:34 am

72 Temple Owl

it's a trip down memory lane, amazing how i can remember where and when i acquired most of them. many flea markets over the years.

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

and also the friends who introduced me to the markets and the genres they collected. i feel good knowing they will go to loving homes.

11:36 am

Haz1558

Yes, knowing someone else will have enjoyment helps the process of letting go.

11:36 am

72 Temple Owl

have gone through the cat collection, now working on the owls.

11:38 am

Haz1558

Were they all out on display or kept boxed?

11:39 am

72 Temple Owl

many were out on shelf in kitchen, which was just repainted. shelf will not go back up.

11:39 am

72 Temple Owl

too many were languiishing in storage.

11:39 am

Haz1558

A good idea, if it's not there you won't be tempted to fill it again.

11:40 am

Haz1558

And if they're in storage you're not getting to enjoy them anyway.

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

i have photos so i could put kitchen back together. sometimes make me second guess, but it's good. i found i have a coro vintage heraldry brooch from the 40s worth over $50

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

the costume jewelry collection will be the last to go.

11:42 am

Haz1558

It's probably more personal than the other things.

11:43 am

cybernan

some of the old avon jewelry has become collectors items as well

11:44 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. and i never refused any collections offered to me/ o love using vintage pins on my winter coats.

11:44 am

jan

When I was in college and working as a Big Sister helping a 7 year old with her reading, she made a card for me, thanking me for being her to/6. I treasured that card and for a while, adopted that as my official nickname. Though I kept up with her for a number of years, I sadly lost track of her when she was in her twenties...Whenever that to/6 is in the puzzle I think of her.

11:46 am

cybernan

just turned the news on -- can't believe the number of people who are travelling despite the CDC begging people to stay put for the holiday --- what is wrong with these people!!!!

11:46 am

72 Temple Owl

ty jan. time to go. happy babbling.

11:46 am

HarryHood

was actually missing that to6 - ty

11:46 am

clg47

they drank the bleach

11:47 am

gemini_J13

why don't they shut the airlines down?

11:47 am

Haz1558

Bye, TO. Heading to the kitchen myself.

11:47 am

cybernan

either that or they are smoking something funny

11:48 am

cybernan

can you imagine the protest if they did that, gemini -- think is is a good idea though

11:54 am

MollyL

I can tell you this about most people. They are NOT going to do something unless they are forced to do it.

11:55 am

hurshy

i saw an article where they spoke to a woman in Taiwan or somewhere, and she was saying, "we got the virus under control here because we followed orders," and when the American love of freedom was mentioned, further commented, "well, I don't have to wear a mask, and I can go visit my family. who's free now?"

11:55 am

cybernan

yes, although it hurts to think that so many people are so selfish and inconsiderate.

11:58 am

cybernan

Canadians for the most part followd recommendations at first but our young people are rebelling now --- sad to see the result

11:58 am

hurshy

there's a trio of ca6/24 in a rows, of which i have author Truman and a kind of short pants. can anyone help me with whatever the other one is?

12:01 pm

amelu0218

it's a 5/6 prior to those, hursh

12:01 pm

therealblah

ca 6/24 antics...or small pungent flower buds

12:01 pm

hurshy

hmm, but my 5 doesn't pluralize

12:01 pm

cybernan

don't have it either hurshy

12:01 pm

amelu0218

always makes me think of scooby doo

12:02 pm

LuvWordGames

ca 6/14 a type of hat, what you get from being in the sun

12:02 pm

clg47

a military rank - ay ay caxx

12:02 pm

hurshy

oh, no, i see what you mean amelu, that's not one of the three in a row tho

12:02 pm

hurshy

thanks luv and clg!

12:03 pm

amelu0218

Sorry, I haven't listed. it's the only set of 3 I have, lol.

12:03 pm

cybernan

ty luv

12:03 pm

hurshy

funny how sometimes, if something looks like a misspelling of a word you know, you specifically do NOT try it

12:03 pm

hurshy

amelu, there's a 4 and a 5 that come after antics and before Truman

12:04 pm

clg47

i do that often

12:04 pm

amelu0218

thanks, hursh!

12:07 pm

periwinkle

hi all help with ca8 please

12:08 pm

cybernan

haz clue: expensive sweater yarn with one of the consonants changed to a vowel

12:08 pm

welki

hi folks

12:09 pm

hurshy

hi welki

12:09 pm

cybernan

gm. welki

12:11 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

12:11 pm

periwinkle

got the ca8 ty haz and nab

12:11 pm

periwinkle

nan even

12:11 pm

sammysmom

today was thanksgiving day in 1939.. roosevelt had move the holidaybackaweek earlier soasto give another week before christmas. i was born early eoughi in the day for mama to enjoy thanksgiving dinner.

12:12 pm

hurshy

happy birthday to you then!

12:12 pm

periwinkle

Happy Birthday!!

12:13 pm

cybernan

happy birthday sammysmom

12:16 pm

gramma

my words just went crazy. Toot, product, market, etc. What in the world is going on?

12:17 pm

gramma

I refreshed and it's all good but I've never seen that before.

12:48 pm

MollyL

Happy Birthday SMom!!

12:49 pm

sammysmom

thanks for the bd wishes.

12:49 pm

hokie carla

yes, happy birthday!

12:50 pm

sammysmom

atorn

12:51 pm

hokie carla

I am a bit stuck at 49 left here.

12:54 pm

MollyL

SMom is atorn between drinking all the champagne or eating all the birthday cake. Go for both, I say.

12:56 pm

hokie carla

proportionally I am missing the most from the S

12:58 pm

hokie carla

only 4 4's left. 10 5's, 24 6's, 8 7's, and 2 8's

12:59 pm

hokie carla

where is moo with a stats update?

1:11 pm

MollyL

WHAT? NO MOOLINGWA? WHAT WILL WE DO???

1:13 pm

SuzeeQ24

so many P's

1:13 pm

amelu0218

He popped in earlier. Prolly got busy w/work. I expect he'll be back. Until then? I guess we'll just have to make do...

1:16 pm

cybernan

working my way through the list now - 16 to go and missing some

1:21 pm

dizgrannie

P's pickled

1:22 pm

cybernan

first ca 5 please?

1:23 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

1:30 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone -- hope you will stay safe and do your part to stop the spread

1:36 pm

hokie carla

we always do

1:37 pm

MollyL

Nan is like the poster girl for COVID prevention

1:40 pm

Aloyisius

in memory of FMitch.. ta6.21, her favorite

1:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

My youngest just moved to Philly and can't come home. She doesn't have people there yet.

1:45 pm

Aloyisius

aw, this will be tuff on the family Kaplan.. I think all of us have learned how much we took for granted and the importance of being with the ones we love.

1:50 pm

gramma

re between the highlights of a game and to be king?

1:51 pm

hokie carla

no idea gramma. not sure I have those.

1:52 pm

Aloyisius

sorry, don't have it either

1:52 pm

gramma

It's my last rmword and I can't find it. 8(

1:53 pm

hokie carla

think I found the highlights one and did have the king one. but nothing in between. what's the stat?

1:53 pm

NANCY

GRAMMA, COLOR PLUS HAT

1:53 pm

Aloyisius

ooh, ty Nancy

1:54 pm

gramma

TY

1:54 pm

NANCY

sorry about caps not meant to yell

1:54 pm

hokie carla

THANKS NANCY :D those compounds with that color always get us

1:54 pm

gramma

That's ok. I am hard of hearing.

1:54 pm

Aloyisius

yeah, redpaw had too many points

1:56 pm

NANCY

still have 45 to go all p and t words

1:57 pm

hokie carla

I also have 45 left, but only 23 are p's and t's

1:58 pm

moolingwa

84 left

1:58 pm

moolingwa

26 of which are Ps and Ts

1:58 pm

hokie carla

moo!

1:58 pm

moolingwa

hey...sorry busy day today

1:59 pm

hokie carla

I was hiding from the doom and gloom anyway

2:00 pm

hokie carla

anyone want to take a stab at my missing w?

2:00 pm

moolingwa

one of my 5 missing ones?

2:00 pm

moolingwa

make that 2 missing ones

2:01 pm

justafreep

hokie - wa6/33?

2:01 pm

gramma

Yikes! I finished.

2:01 pm

hokie carla

good guess, freep!

2:01 pm

dizgrannie

FWs

2:01 pm

hokie carla

well done, gramma

2:02 pm

justafreep

nice, dizgrannie and gramma!

2:02 pm

dizgrannie

wi 7/48

2:02 pm

gramma

Holy moley that was tough

2:03 pm

gramma

Goog luck all. See you tomorrow. Stay safe

2:05 pm

Aloyisius

bye, gramma.. take care

2:39 pm

hokie carla

well, still 45 left (incl. 4 4's) so I'm going to have to go to the list.

2:40 pm

BzznBea

Carla!

2:40 pm

Aloyisius

you did really well sans list

2:40 pm

hokie carla

Bea!

2:41 pm

hokie carla

thanks, aloy

2:42 pm

HarryHood

100 to go here.

2:42 pm

HarryHood

I don't see how I could possible get down to 45.

2:42 pm

BzznBea

Finally cleared the Top P.

2:42 pm

hokie carla

wow, good work

2:46 pm

Aloyisius

must scoot.. g luck all, this is a tuffy grid!

2:46 pm

HarryHood

89. making some progress

2:46 pm

hokie carla

bye aloy!

2:46 pm

hokie carla

I had to skip 2 A's bea

2:47 pm

periwinkle

almost done 127left here :)

2:47 pm

hokie carla

did you get your nickname and plural?

2:47 pm

HarryHood

my sister in law wanted to buy us a mat for the cat's food dish, and I told her not to put the cat's name on. So she told the guy on the phone not to personalize it, and we got the mat with the inscription "NOPERS" - which is now the cat's nickname.

2:47 pm

periwinkle

help with either to7please

2:48 pm

periwinkle

hah Harry

2:48 pm

hokie carla

LOL

2:48 pm

hokie carla

I did try noper and noped this morning

2:48 pm

HarryHood

I have one to7 whic is pl of the guy who uses the instrument to flip burgers

2:48 pm

hokie carla

peri one I have is one who uses what HH saids

2:49 pm

hokie carla

or said even

2:49 pm

BzznBea

The other is the plural of the guy who blows the horn

2:49 pm

periwinkle

ty both

2:49 pm

HarryHood

ah - ty bea

2:49 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea and I already had the plural "sigh"

2:50 pm

hokie carla

those were my last 2 on top row!

2:50 pm

periwinkle

I meant I already had the singular

2:51 pm

BzznBea

I need to attend a meeting. See ou all tomorrow.

2:51 pm

hokie carla

bye bea!

2:51 pm

HarryHood

have a fun mtng

2:51 pm

MollyL

Little Boy Blue is not in this grid.
: D

2:53 pm

HarryHood

80!

2:54 pm

hokie carla

well, I gotta say, list not helping much!

2:57 pm

MollyL

I thought the other to7 was plural of the guy who has gas

3:00 pm

moolingwa

back again...80 to go

3:00 pm

hokie carla

moo! 33 here.

3:00 pm

moolingwa

ah, you're getting away from me ;)

3:01 pm

hokie carla

well I had to list at 45

3:01 pm

hokie carla

but I'm having to skip a lot on the list.

3:01 pm

moolingwa

oh, that bodes well

3:02 pm

hokie carla

exactly. good luck finishing this one.

3:02 pm

moolingwa

amps

3:02 pm

moolingwa

oops

3:02 pm

hokie carla

have that one, but thanks

3:02 pm

moolingwa

yeah, me too apparently

3:04 pm

moolingwa

40 of my remaining 75 are 6+ letters, so that's also not a good sign

3:05 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I was in similar straits

3:05 pm

moolingwa

the three words I've found since...all 4/5s

3:06 pm

HarryHood

70. phew. Ive had enough - will bbl to list.

3:07 pm

hokie carla

still have 11 + 2 P's left - WITH THE LIST

3:08 pm

moolingwa

have 7+9 P's (7 off the bottom one)

3:08 pm

moolingwa

never mind, found a p off the bottom one :)

3:08 pm

moolingwa

and another...it's a bonanza

3:09 pm

hokie carla

the bottom one is easy :D

3:09 pm

moolingwa

you know when a crow is sitting there with it's beak open..it's sitting there precaw

3:15 pm

hokie carla

tampire - a creature of the night that really sinks his teeth in, over and over

3:16 pm

moolingwa

that's not what first came to mind...much better def

3:16 pm

moolingwa

carpot - a vessel used to capture leaking engine fluids in your garage

3:17 pm

moolingwa

caprism - the deification and worshipping of goats

3:17 pm

NANCY

CLUD

3:18 pm

NANCY

CLUE FOR THE first pr 6/7 please, my last two words

3:18 pm

moolingwa

was wondering what CLUD was

3:18 pm

hokie carla

one word with 2 spellings and I get one but not the other from another direction

3:19 pm

maccafixx

re 6/27?

3:19 pm

hokie carla

sorry, nancy, had to skip thoses

3:19 pm

hokie carla

*those

3:19 pm

hokie carla

re6/27 is one of those compounds with the color that we always struggle with

3:20 pm

NANCY

hey, i have done a whole days work on this grid mool, i am amazed i can type at all.

3:20 pm

hokie carla

22 left after going through the list! the worst.

3:21 pm

moolingwa

52 left here

3:22 pm

moolingwa

28 of those are 6+ words

3:22 pm

NANCY

hokie, let me know when you find the pr 6/7 please

3:23 pm

hokie carla

I might have to look them up but will do. only 22% battery left on my laptop!

3:23 pm

hokie carla

somehow I still have a 4 and a 5 left? I couldn't even find those with the list?

3:23 pm

moolingwa

what letter on the 4?

3:24 pm

moolingwa

just found two more 4s to take me to 50

3:24 pm

hokie carla

have to go back through the list. yesterday there were some weird shenanigans going on with my list vs my copy/pasted lickety list.

3:24 pm

maccafixx

ty carla!

3:25 pm

hokie carla

np

3:26 pm

hokie carla

yeah, no 4's missing from lickety list. guess I will close it out and re copy/past

3:28 pm

moolingwa

tempware - stuff you buy for a party

3:29 pm

moolingwa

decarote - when happens to your tree after a couple too many nogs

3:29 pm

moolingwa

when=what

3:30 pm

hokie carla

found the 4, I did already enter it, post list so I clearly remember doing it. so frustrating.

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Phantom spittoon

3:30 pm

moolingwa

sounds terrifying

3:31 pm

hokie carla

only if you're scared of ghosts

3:31 pm

moolingwa

it's too be exspectred

3:33 pm

moolingwa

pawpis - alternate spelling for dolphin

3:33 pm

hokie carla

actually sounds less scary than a people spittoon

3:33 pm

moolingwa

unless there's a phantom spitter

3:34 pm

moolingwa

which goes to reason...I mean who else is going to use a phantom spittoon

3:34 pm

hokie carla

alright, I'm going to have to charge this computer and do some supper prep work. will try to find words while I'm working but I don't see it happening.

3:34 pm

moolingwa

47 left here

3:34 pm

hokie carla

but phantoms would be spitting phantom tobacco juice, so it would be better than real tobacco juice

3:35 pm

moolingwa

perhaps

3:35 pm

moolingwa

ectoplasmic ejections are not something I want to trifle with

3:36 pm

moolingwa

ectoplasmic expectorations

3:36 pm

moolingwa

caspier - to me more like a friendly ghost

3:36 pm

hokie carla

wow, some big words there

3:37 pm

moolingwa

size doesn't matter

3:37 pm

moolingwa

obscurity is more important

3:38 pm

moolingwa

caroteen - an orange adolescent

3:39 pm

moolingwa

carpong - the odor common to cars that have been left outside in a rainstorm with their windows open - a few days later

3:42 pm

moolingwa

caremia - a vehicle deficiency

3:48 pm

MollyL

I thought carpong was an auto version of a bad 70's table tennis game

3:49 pm

moolingwa

that would be amusing

4:02 pm

jbp

hi all.

4:03 pm

jbp

would someone clue me the top corner A, please?

4:19 pm

spellit

am5/6 not happy!

4:20 pm

spellit

at5 make amends

4:20 pm

jbp

thanks, speall

4:20 pm

MLFAN17

to make upset jbp

4:20 pm

MLFAN17

an5

4:21 pm

spellit

Sorry that should be an5/6 not am5/6

4:21 pm

jbp

tytyty

4:22 pm

MLFAN17

yw

4:22 pm

jbp

how about the far right middle E? I'm sure it will leap out at me

4:22 pm

MLFAN17

en ro4

4:24 pm

jbp

ty mlfan !

4:25 pm

MLFAN17

yw jpb

4:25 pm

jbp

will be back hopefully.. did get halfway tho, which is something! ;-)

5:24 pm

moolingwa

40 to go...see if I can knock off a few more

5:34 pm

lynxxx

an interesting sa8 - TY Morewords

5:35 pm

moolingwa

hey lyn

5:35 pm

lynxxx

Hi !

5:36 pm

moolingwa

Happy Tuesday

5:38 pm

lynxxx

Happy here - not too hot nor cold - and a couple of days from officially eradicating COVID - though wisely we aren't claiming that as it is sure to crop up again with returning expats

5:38 pm

lynxxx

How is everything where you are?

5:38 pm

moolingwa

yeah, we're the opposite here, everything going back into lock-down

5:39 pm

lynxxx

must say by 'we' I meant Victoria

5:39 pm

jan

Too cold, too wet, and COVID out of control. Other than that, everything s fine.

5:39 pm

moolingwa

yeah, assumed so...my fam up in QLD have been living normally for some time

5:39 pm

lynxxx

should I ask about the President or is everyone accepting it except Trump?

5:40 pm

moolingwa

Well, amongst republican supporters, about 77% or so believe something suspicious went on

5:41 pm

lynxxx

Wow - that's an awful lot of unhappy people then

5:41 pm

moolingwa

So that would make around 57 million or so who don't accept it...not counting anyone who didn't vote

5:41 pm

HarryHood

got a new humidifier, and it came with a vial of lavender. I have no interest in essential oils, but I opened it just to take a whiff, and I can't get the smell off my hands now.

5:43 pm

lynxxx

Can't cope with lavender either - over powering. Read an interesting article the other day about oil burners and dogs - an awful lot can have dire effects

5:43 pm

moolingwa

a quick search suggest rubbing alcohol...if you have any

5:43 pm

jan

We're in a post-fact world here. In my state, the Democrat trounced his Republican opponent by more than 20% of the vote--the largest margin of victory in recent memory--and he's arguing that he won the election anyway.

5:43 pm

HarryHood

I'll try some hand sanetizer

5:44 pm

HarryHood

I'm so over these essential oils - the social workers in my school put it in the vaporizer in their offices

5:44 pm

lynxxx

So if winning Republican politician 'accept' Biden will that help?

5:44 pm

jan

That ought to work; I can't see what people like about lavender--I can't abide it. Though it isn't as noxious to me as patchouli...

5:44 pm

moolingwa

well, just 38 left, but 23 of them are 6+ letters

5:45 pm

HarryHood

patchouli brings back memories of grateful dead shows though

5:45 pm

jan

Yeah, it's the smell of hippie to me.

5:45 pm

HarryHood

unwashed longhaired youngsters

5:46 pm

HarryHood

it's the smell of victory

5:46 pm

jan

Yup...though if you can remember the sixties, you weren't there...

5:51 pm

lynxxx

pr7.32 yet another word I have never seen before

5:52 pm

HarryHood

yeah - just monkeyed that one.

5:53 pm

jan

Wouldn'

5:54 pm

jan

Wouldn't that be the pr/7/36 you monkeyed?

5:54 pm

HarryHood

working on that right now - but ty for the hint!

5:55 pm

HarryHood

or are you talking about 7/32 - have that one already

5:55 pm

HarryHood

oh nm - I'm working on pi7/36. duh

5:55 pm

jan

Nope...but you'll see what I did when you get it.

5:56 pm

HarryHood

no I had that already :)

5:58 pm

HarryHood

help with the pi7/26 would be welcomed

5:59 pm

penquis

do you mean the pi 7/36?

5:59 pm

HarryHood

yes :)

5:59 pm

cybernan

no monkeying around with that one

6:00 pm

penquis

starts with urine....ends with what you can get bogged down in....

6:00 pm

cybernan

oh - sorry -- thought he was asking for the pr 7/36

6:00 pm

HarryHood

tinkledetails?

6:00 pm

cybernan

smelly bog

6:01 pm

penquis

did Ru use your login, Harry?

6:01 pm

HarryHood

hah

6:01 pm

MollyL

It's an ant!

6:02 pm

HarryHood

ty for the pi7.

6:03 pm

MollyL

♪♫Just what made that little old ant, think he could move that rubber tree plant♫♪

6:03 pm

HarryHood

wow finished those Ps. amazing

6:04 pm

penquis

he had high hopes, Molly....

6:04 pm

MollyL

You have more determination on these grids than I do Harry.

6:05 pm

MollyL

High in the sky apple pie, hopes

6:05 pm

HarryHood

keeps me sane, curiously.

6:06 pm

HarryHood

had a student email me after a remote test - he felt guilty and told me he cheated.

6:07 pm

lynxxx

now what do you do?

6:08 pm

HarryHood

I went for a run.

6:08 pm

HarryHood

to think about it -

6:08 pm

HarryHood

then I asked him to send me his browser history so I can look and see where he cheated, so I don't have to give him a zero.

6:09 pm

HarryHood

he hasn't done that yet.

6:09 pm

jan

In Zoomland cheating is easy and endemic, apparently.

6:10 pm

HarryHood

I'm sure

6:10 pm

HarryHood

I'm glad he felt guilty about it

6:11 pm

jan

One of my colleagues said recently that she doesn't worry about cheating because in all her years of teaching, none of her students ever cheated.

6:11 pm

lynxxx

...and owned up to it which is good

6:11 pm

HarryHood

hah!

6:11 pm

jan

You're right that at least he was remorseful.

6:11 pm

HarryHood

so I want to cut him some slack, but not teach him that there are no consequences

6:12 pm

jan

The problem is that it's a race to the bottom. Once students think that others are cheating, they start to consider defensive cheating.

6:13 pm

jan

In my class, the students are required to keep their grades in the top half of the class or else lose their scholarship money. So, there's a huge pressure on them.

6:13 pm

lynxxx

Some-one here said that using Lickety / Morewords etc was not 'cheating' but just being resourceful.

6:14 pm

HarryHood

wow - that's like lake wobegon! all the students are above average

6:14 pm

jan

I wish we would simply guarantee the scholarship money for their whole degree period. It would make grades less fraught.

6:15 pm

jan

But the dean says that we depend financially on at least 20% of them forfeiting their scholarships. Another reason I think I am retiring after this year.

6:15 pm

HarryHood

congratulations!

6:18 pm

HarryHood

DONE!

6:19 pm

lynxxx

Congrats!! Tough grid

6:19 pm

jan

Doing Babble is just for fun. If asking for clues/ using Lickety/ searching Morewords/ etc. makes it more fun for someone, that's their choice. Cheating is when you take unfair and unallowed advantage of a resource that is denied to others.

6:19 pm

HarryHood

good night all!

6:20 pm

jan

And congrats to you Harry! No way I will come close to finishing, but I don't mind. I just do this to relax and unwind.

6:20 pm

lynxxx

bye Harry

6:20 pm

jan

G'night to you, Harry!

6:26 pm

lynxxx

Finished too - bye everyone

6:34 pm

Gillie

I think you can't really improve at this game without making use of resources like Lickety or More Words. You can't try all the "possible" words - there are just too many.

6:35 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

6:36 pm

Lizlin

Congrats to finishers and good morning all :)

6:36 pm

periwinkle

hi Liz, hi all

6:37 pm

penquis

i am also back to finish....hi all.....

6:37 pm

penquis

at least I hope to finish... ;o)

6:37 pm

Lizlin

I agree, Gillie and also with what Jan said about Babble being fun and as it's not competitive, how can there be "cheating"?

6:39 pm

Gillie

Very true

6:42 pm

MollyL

Babble is pretty competitive at the flip.

6:43 pm

Lizlin

It can be - for me it's a bit of fun and if I find a biggie at the beginning, I guess I do call it but that's just because it's unusual for me to find the biggies so quickly.

6:44 pm

Lizlin

I guess there are people, who have amazing vocabularies and also retain some of the very unusual words that appear here! I admire them but in the end I play for me and sometimes to chat to people.

6:44 pm

penquis

the flip is just another aspect of the game....part of the Babble culture, I think.....don't like it, turn off chat....

6:45 pm

Lizlin

Best advice pen, and something I do sometimes.

6:45 pm

Lizlin

Especially on the rare occasions these days that there's a troll!

6:46 pm

Lizlin

ap 6/21 pls

6:46 pm

MollyL

And I would not agree with "Cheating is when you take unfair and un-allowed advantage of a resource that is denied to others." As in Harry's example, cheating came as the result of an internet search, which is available to all.

6:46 pm

Lizlin

True but I was referring to cheating within babble.

6:46 pm

penquis

there was one here the other day...but she didn't stay because she was ignored pretty much....

6:46 pm

Lizlin

I missed that!

6:47 pm

MollyL

Pen are you referring to the person who made a comment to Kaplan?

6:47 pm

penquis

i am a bit compulsive, so I like to finish grids....i don't hesitate to ask for clues or use A 2 Z or any other resource....who am I cheating with if i do?

6:48 pm

penquis

yes, Molly....i thought it was a troll....

6:49 pm

MollyL

I agreed with that person. Kaplan needs get over the constant conversation about "slam" words.

6:50 pm

penquis

at the time she was really talking about Yiddish words....i found a lot of that interesting....

6:50 pm

penquis

this grid is not easy....

6:50 pm

Lizlin

Down to 18 using Lickety but struggling now.

6:51 pm

MollyL

As for "cheating", I find it interesting that people will not consult the list, yet feel like asking for clues is not "cheating". Everyone has their own twist on how to play this.

6:51 pm

penquis

i am also using Lickety.....31 left....

6:52 pm

penquis

yes, i find it amusing that people avoid using the list while asking for clues or hints about missing words....to each his own....

6:52 pm

Lizlin

That's true - I think a lot is how the game is first explained to you. But everyone uses resources to suit themselves, if they want.

6:53 pm

penquis

lots of us have our own "rules" that we play by....e.g., when to list....

6:53 pm

Lizlin

I also find it weird that people complain about all the stats given early on, when as you said, Pen, they have the option of turning the chat off.

6:55 pm

penquis

the flip is the flip....it's what it is....you can easily avoid it.....what i find annoying is gratuitous clueing....that's when i turn off the chat....don't ind people asking for clues, just don't like "free" clues....

6:55 pm

Lizlin

By clues, do you mean the stats or when words are actually clued?

6:56 pm

penquis

when words are clued and nobody has asked for the clue...

6:56 pm

Lizlin

Right - yes, I agree.

6:56 pm

penquis

but that's me....i can turn off chat...

6:57 pm

penquis

i like to keep an eye on chat usually...

6:57 pm

MollyL

I don't like clue blurting either Pen. As for the flip,there used to be a standard that there was no clues or stats for the first hour. That got tromped by certain players.

6:57 pm

Lizlin

Ha! Just shows I'm becoming too used to the US spellings - missed the ap6 with the UK spelling!

6:58 pm

penquis

ha....didn't have that yet...

6:59 pm

Lizlin

These "p" are never ending.

7:00 pm

penquis

yes, 73 of them....

7:00 pm

Lizlin

I still have 9 to find.

7:01 pm

pam

What an interesting chog! I agree that everyone has their own rules and ways of playing--to list or not to list, to lickety or not, etc. Back in the day, people criticized clues that were basically spelled out the word. Now, cluing is more relaxed. And so it goes. It's supposed to be fun, right?

7:01 pm

pam

And hi, all!

7:02 pm

penquis

hi pam....

7:02 pm

penquis

i try to clue based on what i have learned about the person asking for a clue...

7:02 pm

Lizlin

Hi Pam

7:03 pm

pam

That makes sense, Pen. And hi liz and pen!

7:03 pm

Lizlin

I love the really clever clues - but don't always understand them. I love the punning too and wish I was able to be so quick with my repartee!

7:04 pm

pam

I don't use lickety or lists or the like. I also don't care if I finish or not and I LOVE big grids. But that's my level of joy.

7:04 pm

pam

I love the clever clues even though I don't always understand them--and often, I have the word being clued, LOL!

7:04 pm

Lizlin

But that's the beauty of the game. No pressure - play how you like but don't spoil it for others!

7:05 pm

pam

Exactly, Liz. I hate the flip so if I happen to be awake, I turn off babble.

7:05 pm

penquis

that's the key, liz...

7:08 pm

Lizlin

I think also that we all just have to accept that Enable is what it is - there are all sorts of words included. Some are really unusual, some are insulting to some people but in the end, they are words and they are in this particular dictionary, so no point in whinging or getting wound up about it!

7:09 pm

penquis

yes, no use grumbling about things you can't change....*having been a little guilty of that at times, lol*....

7:09 pm

Lizlin

:)

7:10 pm

Lizlin

Clue for the pi 7 pls

7:11 pm

penquis

well i have been through the list and still have 12 to find...

7:11 pm

Lizlin

Down to 14 now and going to resort to Morewords.

7:11 pm

penquis

pi 7....urine + bog....

7:11 pm

Lizlin

Thanks :)

7:11 pm

penquis

it's really an ant....

7:11 pm

Uneaixoise

Think Willa Cather

7:12 pm

Lizlin

That's what I looked up on google yesterday - sorry, should've said the last one.

7:12 pm

Lizlin

Thanks though Une. I'd never heard of Willa Cather.

7:12 pm

penquis

it is the last one...

7:12 pm

Uneaixoise

Oh, sorry

7:12 pm

Lizlin

Yes, Pen's clue was the one I needed.

7:13 pm

Lizlin

No worries.

7:13 pm

penquis

oh ok....good....

7:13 pm

Lizlin

I could just whinge and say well, if it's an ant, call it an ant 🤣

7:14 pm

penquis

heh heh....

7:14 pm

penquis

can someone please clue the ca 8?....feeling lazy tonight....had my colonoscopy this afternoon....

7:15 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx...... didn't have that one

7:15 pm

Lizlin

I was about to ask how that went.

7:15 pm

Uneaixoise

Ugh..

7:15 pm

penquis

had polyps....always do....but it was ok...

7:15 pm

Lizlin

Ca 8 - it was clued earlier as an expensive woollen fabric but lose a consonant in the middle and replace with a vowel

7:15 pm

Uneaixoise

The prep is the worst!

7:16 pm

Lizlin

Glad you're OK.

7:16 pm

penquis

absolutely....used to take minimal meds and watch the procedure....they have a new anesthetic and they wouldn't let me do that this time...

7:16 pm

Lizlin

I'm getting bored with lazy now - had a hip replacement 2 weeks ago. Now just have to build up my strength again.

7:16 pm

pam

Glad it went well.

7:16 pm

penquis

ok so far....have to wait for the polyp analysis....

7:17 pm

penquis

ty, pam...

7:17 pm

Lizlin

Good luck with that.

7:17 pm

penquis

ah, good to build up your strength again....

7:17 pm

pam

Heal well, Liz!

7:17 pm

penquis

ty...

7:17 pm

Uneaixoise

Ditto, liz!

7:18 pm

Lizlin

Thanks - I'm being really good doing the physio and doing several short walks but was pretty achy last night so doing a bit less today.

7:18 pm

pam

Une, your photo is fab!

7:18 pm

penquis

ty for the clue, btw....found it....was all around that one....

7:19 pm

pam

If you're doing the work and have a modified rest day, your body will be very happy, Liz!

7:19 pm

Lizlin

Keeping up with the physio but walking less today. Listening to my body! But I really miss our beach walks!

7:20 pm

penquis

i am going for a walk in the cemetery tomorrow....peaceful, quiet and no people....

7:21 pm

Lizlin

Sounds restful (no pun intended)

7:21 pm

penquis

it is quite nice...

7:21 pm

penquis

er 7/28?....

7:22 pm

Lizlin

When I lived in London, Highgate cemetery was a lovely place to walk around - Karl Marx is buried there but that's not necessarily a reason for going there.

7:22 pm

Lizlin

er 7 - extends the word before it with a common ending.

7:23 pm

penquis

i live in a small town...but the cemetery is a pretty good size....graves go back to the 1700s.....still people being buried there, too....

7:23 pm

penquis

ty for the clue.....should have tried that....

7:24 pm

Lizlin

It's really interesting looking at really old graves - something we did on our trip to Ireland last year, when we were wandering around old churchyards.

7:24 pm

Lizlin

yw

7:26 pm

Lizlin

P's punctured :)

7:27 pm

hokie carla

argh, british spellings getting me once again!

7:27 pm

penquis

nice....

7:27 pm

penquis

hi carla....

7:28 pm

hokie carla

hi pen

7:28 pm

Lizlin

Hi Carla

7:28 pm

hokie carla

hi lizlin

7:28 pm

penquis

i still have maybe 4 Ps.....down to 8 now...

7:28 pm

hokie carla

why are there extra, silent vowels???

7:28 pm

Lizlin

That UK spelling got me too and coming from the UK that should be one I remembered.

7:29 pm

hokie carla

I have 20 left after listing, 13 of which are P's

7:29 pm

penquis

way too many Ps here!

7:29 pm

Lizlin

Must be a hangover from which ever language is at the root (I know PB) of the word.

7:30 pm

hokie carla

I guess so. looks like latin for this one.

7:31 pm

penquis

don't believe in that rule, liz... ;o)

7:32 pm

Lizlin

from the New Latin and Ancient Greek - that particular word - according to Wikipedia!

7:32 pm

periwinkle

hi all 42 left

7:32 pm

penquis

hi peri....

7:32 pm

hokie carla

'sup peri

7:32 pm

Lizlin

Hi Peri

7:32 pm

penquis

or do i need to go to the PB for that?.... ;o)

7:33 pm

hokie carla

hi p4

7:33 pm

Lizlin

Well, me too then, I guess.

7:34 pm

penquis

just shows how silly it can get....

7:35 pm

hokie carla

agreed

7:35 pm

hokie carla

and it draws attention to regular words that people may not have found yet

7:35 pm

penquis

exactly....hate that....

7:35 pm

periwinkle

te6/21 FM's favorite. I remember you FM

7:35 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks - finally. Thanks to cluers, Lickety and Morewords (so happy that's working properly again!)

7:36 pm

penquis

is the sa 8 a compound word or just a weird word?

7:36 pm

penquis

congrats, liz...i am down to 3....

7:36 pm

Lizlin

That was my last word!

7:36 pm

hokie carla

someone said that earlier but ta6/21, which I found at the time but then didn't find te6/21 until the list.

7:36 pm

Lizlin

It was a new word to me - that sa 8

7:36 pm

Lizlin

Same here, Carla

7:36 pm

periwinkle

sa8 a weird word new one for me

7:37 pm

penquis

too weird to clue?

7:37 pm

periwinkle

type of blood poisoning

7:38 pm

Lizlin

Haz1558
sa8 - three letters for plant juice, two letters to do over again and finish with Miss Farrow. - clued earlier by Haz

7:39 pm

penquis

ty, liz....found it.....only 1 left now....

7:39 pm

Lizlin

Time for me to go - too long in front of my computer for my liking! Have a good day / evening all and congrats in advance for finishing.

7:39 pm

hokie carla

just looked it up. ending might be a baby born too early in italy ;D

7:39 pm

hokie carla

bye lizlin!

7:40 pm

penquis

i am done....ty for the help.....

7:40 pm

penquis

bye liz....

7:41 pm

hokie carla

well done

7:42 pm

periwinkle

33 left here

7:42 pm

hokie carla

14 here but I am just looking them up

7:42 pm

hokie carla

not just to finish but now I have to know what they are that I can't find.

7:42 pm

penquis

i looked up a few at the end....

7:43 pm

penquis

i am heading out.....goodnight all.....

7:44 pm

periwinkle

way too many P words

7:44 pm

hokie carla

bye pen

7:44 pm

hokie carla

agreed, peri

7:45 pm

hokie carla

down to 13 now - all P's

7:46 pm

periwinkle

first pr6 pls

7:47 pm

periwinkle

32 left most of the P words

7:50 pm

hokie carla

haven't found that yet

7:52 pm

periwinkle

I need the pr7 after it too

7:53 pm

hokie carla

do you have pi 6/30? I can't even find that by looking it up

7:53 pm

periwinkle

no

7:55 pm

maggiej

theft ... think of Captain Hook

7:56 pm

periwinkle

I looked for it on more words no luck

7:56 pm

hokie carla

wow, I saw that when I was looking it up but was like, no it's not in the grid.

7:56 pm

periwinkle

ty ty maggie

7:56 pm

hokie carla

thx, maggie

7:56 pm

maggiej

yw

7:57 pm

periwinkle

need to do dishes, may be back to finish 23 left

7:58 pm

hokie carla

just looked up the first pr6 if you are still here

8:07 pm

hokie carla

well actually monkeyed the last 5

8:08 pm

hokie carla

peri, if you come back the first pr6 is beforehand + thing you might plug an electric guitar into

8:19 pm

periwinkle

I am back and looking

8:19 pm

periwinkle

tyty carla

8:30 pm

periwinkle

11 p words left almost done

8:30 pm

periwinkle

wtg carla

8:36 pm

periwinkle

and done, last word was pe7. next to last word was peri!!

9:10 pm

dan2bit

finally broke through to less than 100 left

11:58 pm

ursh

136

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