Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, December 11, 2020

12:00 am

hurshy

dang it

12:01 am

Cosmo Kramer

i was the closet :)

12:01 am

hurshy

i don't really care about being close i just want big grids

12:01 am

Cosmo Kramer

every one wants big grids

12:01 am

origami

I hope for the middle sized ones (around 200)

12:03 am

hurshy

Ms Managed!

12:03 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

12:04 am

hurshy

Rs Ravaged! top row grey!

12:05 am

hurshy

Ss Sunk!

12:06 am

hurshy

oh and the 6 is sp, if you want to know...

12:06 am

SueMagee

Sp6

12:09 am

hurshy

Ts Toppled

12:10 am

hurshy

Ps Pummeled!

12:13 am

hurshy

Ls Licked!

12:14 am

hurshy

name that fictional proper noun! powder for traveling via a fireplace network

12:14 am

jessmom

Floo

12:14 am

Lizlin

Floo powder

12:14 am

Lizlin

I always try Floo

12:14 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

12:15 am

hurshy

Ws Whacked!

12:16 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! not-very-popular brand of soda

12:16 am

marksdolly

fanta

12:16 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

12:16 am

hurshy

4 left here!

12:16 am

marksdolly

:)

12:17 am

origami

Wow, hurshy!

12:18 am

hurshy

yes but then it is soooo slow getting the last ones

12:18 am

marksdolly

can you believe wazoo won't work? LOL

12:19 am

hurshy

hmmm, interesting, hadn't thought about that

12:19 am

hurshy

2 left! both 5s

12:19 am

hurshy

got the o!

12:23 am

cybernan

hi everyone - late start :)

12:23 am

marksdolly

hi Nan!

12:23 am

hurshy

hi nan

12:24 am

origami

Hi nan

12:26 am

hurshy

listed to get my last word, which turns out to be weird so that worked out

12:26 am

Lizlin

Extra word on Lickety's list - wa6/45. I've emailed him.

12:26 am

origami

Congratulations, hursh.

12:26 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Hurshy

12:27 am

marksdolly

wtg hursh!

12:27 am

hurshy

ty

12:31 am

ursh

top right R stats please

12:33 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:34 am

origami

ri 4/9, ursh

12:34 am

licketySplitAUS

Got rid of that extra word :)

12:34 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:39 am

cybernan

not seeing that 6 -- maybe tomorrow. Goodnight everyone

12:39 am

ursh

good grief ty origami

12:39 am

origami

:D

12:43 am

hurshy

there's also a weird mo4/10 and pl if that helps ppl

12:44 am

Gillie

ty hurshy - for some reason that did help

12:44 am

Gillie

I'm down to 2 five-letter words left

12:45 am

Gillie

And now just 1

12:46 am

Gillie

Maybe I'll leave that for tomorrow - night, all

1:35 am

dizgrannie

FW's .just remember the bloody car - fi 4

2:01 am

lynxxx

aah - another Friday night little one

2:12 am

Motek

SI

2:14 am

rolin

surprised to see sp 4/10 is an acceptable word

2:26 am

Deeha

and surprised to see mooli isnt- its atype of radish

2:27 am

Deeha

I do think there are a lot of offensive words in this dictionary

4:41 am

MollyL

Here is the thing about offensive. If I call someone a sp4, that is offensive. If sp4 appears in a word game, it's not. It's just a word that appears in a dictionary or on a word list.

4:42 am

mattygroves

Molly, you and I agree entirely on this. Words have power when we give them power, which we do if we use the word as an insult (or are insulted by them). As part of a word list, the word has no inherent, automatic power.

4:45 am

MollyL

Yes, offense or insult comes from the word being used against someone. Not from a word just being on a list or in a game. You are right, it's all about the power involved. Great way to explain that.

4:45 am

mattygroves

Zoot is a word. So there, I have spoken ;)

4:52 am

MollyL

You can't have the suit without the zoot.
: D

4:54 am

mattygroves

Exactly.

4:56 am

mattygroves

FW. Off to Bournemouth this afternoon, so there's that

5:09 am

Deeha

I was waiting for you to say that Molly. So I can use the n words an I as I'm not actually calling anybody it? So werong-yid wog spaz are all offensive because they are words used to cause offence whether you are standing in front of a person or using it in a quiz. It is a word used to cause offence wherever it is found

5:27 am

ChampFit

Clearly, everyone's tolerances are different. Yesterday, I screwed up and accidentally sent a text calling a woman a dingaling. She was VERY offended. OOPS!

6:09 am

MollyL

Where is the line between offensive and not offensive? Black people find it offensive to be called a nigger by white people. And yet they call each other that jokingly.

6:11 am

MollyL

If I use the word nigger in a sentence that states that people find it offensive, is it offensive that I used the word in a sentence saying that?

6:16 am

aslindy

morning all

6:21 am

Sugrraleona

as5?

6:24 am

Sugrraleona

nevermind - got it and got Fireworks WHOOP!

6:24 am

aslindy

well done

6:57 am

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

7:00 am

Robespierre

Ugh. I really didn’t need to wake up, open Babble, and promptly find people throwing around the n-word in the chat. It’s an ugly, offensive word, and I wish it and other slurs weren’t included in the Babble dictionary.

7:34 am

HarryHood

5 left here

7:35 am

HarryHood

nothing standing out

7:35 am

HarryHood

and coffee is just kicking in

7:38 am

HarryHood

3

7:38 am

MollyL

Morning Harry.

7:38 am

HarryHood

hi molly

7:38 am

HarryHood

trying to finish before class starts

7:40 am

BzznBea

Lindy, are you warm and toasty this morning?

7:40 am

HarryHood

what's my missing Z?

7:42 am

MollyL

Probably one of the 3 zo4

7:43 am

HarryHood

ty got it

7:44 am

HarryHood

one O and one A left.

7:47 am

HarryHood

going to the list

7:48 am

HarryHood

that's it for today! have fun everybody

7:50 am

MollyL

Harry knocks it out of the park and goes forth to conquer his day.

8:03 am

hokie carla

oh, I missed Harry. hello everyone else!

8:03 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Carla

8:06 am

hokie carla

I'm seeing hand sanitizer in the grid even though it's not even close

8:14 am

hokie carla

bottom row gray! (changed tactics today)

8:31 am

hokie carla

6 left - 4 A, O, F. 3 4s, 3 5s. these annoying A's

8:31 am

welki

'morning

8:31 am

hokie carla

welki!

8:33 am

welki

our colorado player gets the tiara today :)

8:34 am

hokie carla

moo? yeah, I tried mool thinking it was a word and then remembered where I've seen it ;)

8:34 am

hokie carla

whoops, it is a word

8:34 am

MollyL

Oh, that's sad. Cos used to be our Colorado player

8:34 am

hokie carla

and yes, the m was gray which means I forgot

8:34 am

hokie carla

have you heard from Cos lately?

8:36 am

welki

i'll be more careful in the future. our recent colorado player gets the tiara today.

8:39 am

hokie carla

opaz - when you can't quite afford the whole gem

8:42 am

hokie carla

well, I am still stuck at 6 left. will venture out to walmart and try again later. TTFN

8:42 am

welki

stuck with seven left

8:43 am

welki

have fun at wallyworld, always an adventure

8:43 am

hokie carla

yep. wanna get there early before it's too crazy

9:27 am

MollyL

Hahaha...early before it's too crazy...on December 11th...hahaha...

9:32 am

BzznBea

I was at the grocery store yesterday. I thought a storm was coming.

9:33 am

MollyL

We went to see the Christmas lights in the local State Park last night. What usually takes 15 minutes to drive through took an hour and ten minutes. I couldn't believe how many people were there.

9:34 am

MollyL

And most of the cars had open sun roofs with kids sticking out the top, screaming and hollering. It gave me new sympathy for parents with stir crazy kids in these "times of COVID".

9:34 am

BzznBea

Were the cars socially distancing?

9:36 am

Judi

Good morning, kiddos!

9:36 am

BzznBea

Hello, Judi.

9:36 am

Judi

Stuck on the As5/10. Anyone have a clue?

9:37 am

bichon

My daughter, who works a a manager in a home for the intellectually disabled adult, was exposed to Covid 19. The residents weren't supposed to go to work. However, some idiot took them anyway. Since she was exposed, my granddaughter can't go to school for two weeks.

9:37 am

BzznBea

ends like the long yellow fruit

9:37 am

bichon

as + girl's name

9:37 am

Judi

Ah, the yoga pose. Thanks, Bea

9:39 am

Judi

Jeez, Bichon. Hard to believe that some people just don't understand the importance of what to do after exposure. Makes me want to throw a fish.

9:40 am

bichon

Daughter thing the woman should be fired

9:40 am

bichon

*thinks

9:41 am

Judi

I would have to agree, Bichon.

9:41 am

BzznBea

Neigbor kid came home yesterday wearing a mask. He never wears a mask. Told Larry he tested positive like it was an award.

9:41 am

Judi

So much for never wearing a mask. Oy.

9:42 am

BzznBea

Teens think they are invincible. No thought for others.

9:43 am

BzznBea

loan

9:43 am

BzznBea

Sorry1

9:43 am

Judi

Fireworks for me. Off I go. *POOF*

9:43 am

bichon

On the positive side; my d.i.lo works at the University of California, SF. They are giving all employees who work on site, the vaccine. She works from home

9:45 am

bichon

az 5/20, pls

9:48 am

Haz1558

az plus first part of England's capital

9:50 am

72 Temple Owl

hi haz

9:51 am

72 Temple Owl

hi bich.

9:51 am

Haz1558

Hello, TO, am multi-tasking, trying to write Christmas cards.

9:52 am

Haz1558

I'm slightly horrified by how bad my handwriting looks. I should use a different pen.

9:54 am

bichon

ty Haz, fw

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

i know, i know. lack of writing. sometimes i sit whilst watching tv andwrite for practice. will do that before i write the cards.

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

yay bich!

9:55 am

72 Temple Owl

has, i recently stmbled upon a blog by someone in th eUK who had among other things lots of mug microwave desserts.

9:56 am

72 Temple Owl

though i have never liked bread pudding, i tried her bread pudding in a mug and found it lovely. a healthier sweet snack.

9:56 am

Haz1558

We used to handwrite exams for 3 hours, no way I could do it now.

9:57 am

72 Temple Owl

oh and palmer? i always had trouble with that. now i thin writing one's signature is all that is taught.

9:59 am

Haz1558

Is Palmer the red lines and blue lines?

10:05 am

MollyL

I purposely do not make most of my cursive letters like the Palmer letters. It's the rebel in me.
: D

10:06 am

Haz1558

Sorry, we are maybe at cross purposes, TO I was recalling having to use special paper at school to teach penmanship.

10:19 am

72 Temple Owl

oops, bbs washer stopped and i am back now. palmor is making lo5 betweem lines and also a i think up and down lines...for penmanshop

10:23 am

Haz1558

Yes, we were taught to slant and lo4. I do think the older generation have retained their handwriting skills judging by some of the cards we've received so far.

10:24 am

bleugirl2

having issues with all teh As

10:26 am

EmaMaria

FW :)

10:27 am

Haz1558

Well, I had better slip off and walk the dog, multi-tasking can only go so far. Happy babbling!

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

i do not like a words.

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

happing babbling see you later

10:28 am

Haz1558

Bye!

10:28 am

bleugirl2

found some in the clue threads. how about the upper right R

10:30 am

KnightTime

cracker

10:30 am

bleugirl2

ah! duh!

10:32 am

bleugirl2

upper N? I have the 4/5 sing/pl

10:33 am

KnightTime

don;'t have it

10:34 am

MollyL

no + first three of what a rolling stone doesn't gather

10:35 am

rururocks

well not drugs

10:39 am

MollyL

I'm probably dating myself. A rolling stone gathers no....is an old saying.

10:46 am

bleugirl2

i know the saying. thanks!

10:47 am

periwinkle

9 left and stuck. hi all

10:49 am

periwinkle

6

10:50 am

periwinkle

dating oneself. guess that is what lots of people are doing during the pandemic :-)

10:52 am

periwinkle

5

10:52 am

periwinkle

be back later to finish

10:56 am

mkg

Very old saying.

10:56 am

mkg

I even forgot what is was and had to think.....

10:56 am

mkg

I have no sixes so clues welcome with stats. Ty.

11:03 am

KnightTime

sp _a4

11:03 am

KnightTime

sp+a4

11:06 am

bleugirl2

need 2nd column O. Have 4/7

11:08 am

MollyL

: D Peri, good one about pandemic dating

11:09 am

KnightTime

om5

11:10 am

KnightTime

ruminant third stomach

11:11 am

bleugirl2

monkeyed it. thanks!

11:21 am

MollyL

Because everyone knows what a ruminant third stomach is. (Hint: it's not the name of a grunge band)

11:25 am

KnightTime

all that matters is google knows :)

11:28 am

bleugirl2

19 left. gonna have to use the list

11:30 am

bleugirl2

ooh got 5 more real quick

11:47 am

bleugirl2

FIREWORXXX!

11:53 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

11:57 am

cybernan

chuckling to myself over the pomor penmanship -- we had MacLean's ----- when I first started teaching all of my blackboard work had to be in MacLean's penmanship --- was that ever a challenge for a left hander using chalk!

12:08 pm

cybernan

az 5 please?

12:14 pm

hokie carla

just scanning through prior chat and saw it. it's like the 4 but stick a cons. in.

12:16 pm

cybernan

ty carla

12:17 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* so many strange words :)

12:18 pm

hokie carla

4 left now - 3 4s and 1 5. O AA F. surely I can monkey the 4s.

12:18 pm

cybernan

anyone need help before I leave?

12:19 pm

MollyL

Everyone get out your fountain pens

12:19 pm

Fr/cat

I need zo4/9

12:20 pm

hokie carla

there are 2, one where animals are, the other is almost the exact same

12:20 pm

cybernan

there are 2 of them - virtual chat vehicle then change last letter

12:20 pm

MollyL

MacLean and Palmar are virtually identical.

12:21 pm

cybernan

that's what I figured from the chat molly

12:21 pm

MollyL

It's like Labor Day and Labour Day

12:21 pm

cybernan

both pains you know where as far as I was concerned

12:22 pm

Fr/cat

Thanks

12:23 pm

cybernan

yw

12:24 pm

Fr/cat

Need the az5/20 to finish

12:24 pm

cybernan

off for breakfast -- hagd everyone and stay safe

12:25 pm

hokie carla

I just somewhat clued the az5/20 at 12:14, like 10 posts down.

12:25 pm

MollyL

az + charged particle

12:26 pm

MollyL

Sorry I can't read. az + Chaney of horror films

12:27 pm

mkg

dont get the charged particle. thought that was ion. not in grid.

12:27 pm

hokie carla

she retracted

12:28 pm

MollyL

Apparently not fast enough

12:29 pm

MollyL

Do you think I could pay Nan to get rid of the Santa in a mask icon?

12:29 pm

MollyL

Probably not, I think Nan's loaded.

12:31 pm

Fr/cat

Thanks. I don’t often finish, so I’m happy!

12:34 pm

mkg

ok so i still need a clue for this word. will try to find old posting

12:35 pm

mkg

not finding the az 5 even with other clue. help needed please. ty

12:36 pm

ch1212

mkg, did you ever wear sheer stockings, called ny* ? Remove the plural letter and use the last three.

12:41 pm

sukee

Having my first cup of coffee in probably 6 months. I may get hyper :)

12:42 pm

ch1212

Enjoy, sukee!

12:45 pm

sukee

Too sips and I'm finding words I missed earlier :)

12:46 pm

sukee

Two :)

12:46 pm

ch1212

:D!

12:47 pm

ch1212

soot

12:47 pm

ch1212

oops, sorry

12:47 pm

ch1212

OH CRAP! Again! lol!

12:47 pm

sukee

Thanks, I didn't have the second word

12:47 pm

moolingwa

hi all...back for my final 92

12:48 pm

hokie carla

stuck at 4, you will pass me quickly

12:48 pm

moolingwa

hope you got the one I told you about yesterday :)

12:48 pm

hokie carla

but they are 75% 4's, so surely I can monkey

12:49 pm

hokie carla

well, it's funny, I was like moo told me a bunch of other z words and I said I would memorize them, but then I didn't

12:49 pm

MollyL

You know how you have that weird old uncle at family gatherings who tells the same jokes all the time?

12:49 pm

moolingwa

heh

12:49 pm

moolingwa

50 to go

12:49 pm

hokie carla

uncle larry in my family

12:51 pm

moolingwa

25 to go

12:51 pm

ch1212

14 to go

12:52 pm

moolingwa

almost there ch

12:54 pm

moolingwa

10 to go

12:54 pm

ch1212

9

12:54 pm

moolingwa

9 also :0

12:55 pm

periwinkle

4 left here. trying not to go to the list

12:55 pm

moolingwa

7...

12:56 pm

ch1212

3

12:56 pm

periwinkle

3

12:56 pm

moolingwa

6

12:57 pm

periwinkle

2

12:57 pm

ch1212

fireworks! (whew -- thanks for pushing me, moo!)

12:57 pm

moolingwa

wtg ch!

12:57 pm

periwinkle

missing an F and an A from lowest A

12:57 pm

ch1212

Any clues needed before I head out?

12:58 pm

moolingwa

not for me thanks, others may

12:58 pm

periwinkle

help with missing F

12:58 pm

ch1212

Do you have fi4/8?

12:58 pm

periwinkle

yes and one fa

12:59 pm

periwinkle

3 fi and 2 fl

12:59 pm

periwinkle

4 fi

12:59 pm

ch1212

there are 3 fi4/7

12:59 pm

sukee

I'm missing an f too

12:59 pm

ch1212

2 fl5's, and 1 fl4

1:00 pm

periwinkle

missing an fl5 looking

1:00 pm

moolingwa

4 to go

1:00 pm

ch1212

Go, moo, go!

1:00 pm

sukee

and I found it, I thought I had already input it

1:00 pm

moolingwa

ah, got to do a call, back in a bit

1:01 pm

moolingwa

oh, they cancelled it

1:01 pm

moolingwa

will carry on

1:02 pm

periwinkle

i give up going to the list for last 2

1:02 pm

moolingwa

3 to go

1:04 pm

periwinkle

sheesh fw and both were words I should have found by myself oh well

1:04 pm

moolingwa

well congrats anyway peri

1:04 pm

periwinkle

byee

1:04 pm

periwinkle

ty

1:04 pm

moolingwa

2 to go

1:04 pm

periwinkle

and congrats in advance to you mool

1:04 pm

moolingwa

1 to go

1:05 pm

sukee

I keep finding words I thought I had already input

1:06 pm

moolingwa

that's annoying

1:06 pm

moolingwa

makes you wonder what else you put in that didn't take

1:07 pm

sukee

I can't find the last W, I have 7 4s and 2 5s

1:07 pm

sukee

Make that 3 5s

1:08 pm

sukee

Found it

1:08 pm

moolingwa

I have one 5 left

1:10 pm

moolingwa

might come back later to look for it

1:11 pm

Jeanius421

doesn't accept wazoo! I object

1:12 pm

sukee

I tried that :)

1:12 pm

sukee

Well, I need 20, bbl.

1:16 pm

hokie carla

I'm back. still 4 left.

1:17 pm

hokie carla

it takes weird words out the wazoo, but not wazoo

1:28 pm

moolingwa

still 1 left

1:29 pm

hokie carla

what letter? I still have 1 5 left. I need O AA F

1:29 pm

moolingwa

A

1:29 pm

moolingwa

I can guess your o

1:29 pm

hokie carla

how many a5s do you have already?

1:30 pm

moolingwa

well there are 2 a5s...and I'm missing one

1:30 pm

hokie carla

ok, please do

1:30 pm

hokie carla

ok, I have both then. which means my 2 a's are 4's

1:30 pm

moolingwa

The o word you're probably missing is an anagram of a certain infamous middle eastern personality

1:31 pm

hokie carla

LOL

1:31 pm

moolingwa

:)

1:32 pm

hokie carla

is that a 5, or do I need an F5?

1:32 pm

moolingwa

I would hazard a guess your last f is a 4

1:33 pm

hokie carla

finally monkeyed it

1:33 pm

hokie carla

so 2 A4 and O5

1:34 pm

hokie carla

I accidentally saw your missing a5 in the chat earlier

1:34 pm

moolingwa

ah

1:35 pm

moolingwa

ah, found it

1:35 pm

hokie carla

well done

1:35 pm

moolingwa

monkeyed it

1:35 pm

moolingwa

didn't know that one

1:36 pm

hokie carla

I've seen it here before I thought, but it is yoga so maybe saw it on my yoga dvd

1:36 pm

moolingwa

Oh, I had the yoga one

1:36 pm

moolingwa

the one I was missing was like a cyborg lion from narnia

1:37 pm

hokie carla

wait, you were missing the z one? I thought that was one of the words you mentioned last night.

1:37 pm

hokie carla

and yes, when I saw it clued it the chat, I immediately thought of narnia

1:38 pm

hokie carla

well just monkeyed the o

1:38 pm

moolingwa

no, hadn't mentioned that one

1:38 pm

moolingwa

didn

1:38 pm

hokie carla

and now I can see the anagram

1:38 pm

moolingwa

didn't know it to be honest

1:39 pm

hokie carla

now just the 2 A4s that I have tried everything out the wazoo for

1:39 pm

moolingwa

the yoga one I remember partly because there's a bird nicknamed the "jesus" bird that has a similar sound just with a consonant in front of it

1:39 pm

hokie carla

doh, there's one. common babblet

1:39 pm

moolingwa

so 2 left?

1:39 pm

hokie carla

1 A4 left

1:40 pm

moolingwa

and you got the two that I did clue yesterday?

1:40 pm

hokie carla

no, I just have 1 4 with a z

1:41 pm

moolingwa

:)

1:42 pm

hokie carla

there it is. shew. thanks to moo and all cluers. I think I got to 6 without any clues at all so I'll consider that a good showing. :D now off to the usual, walking the dog. 64F and sunny again today

1:43 pm

moolingwa

snow here...in case you were wondering

1:44 pm

hokie carla

I used to love snow. but I'm okay with not having it now.

1:46 pm

moolingwa

enjoy the walk and day

2:44 pm

cherlyq

fire works no list but daughter and I worked it together

4:00 pm

hoyamd

FW - those A's were no fun!

10:16 pm

Minveryork

Not sure if anybody is here or cares,but I have fireworks!

10:17 pm

leisl

Yay! I am down to 9, which is the closest to done I have gotten in a while.

10:19 pm

Minveryork

Hello leisi! How are U? I can help with your last 9 words.

10:21 pm

leisl

I have four Ns left (two on top, two on the side), a F, two As and two Ms. I am trying every combination and just can't get anything.

10:24 pm

leisl

OKay now down to one N on top.

10:31 pm

Minveryork

no4 is no + ** soon ** possible leisl. is that what you need

10:36 pm

leisl

I don't know.

10:37 pm

leisl

What I try isn't found in the dictionary.

10:37 pm

leisl

noaz

10:37 pm

leisl

oops

10:38 pm

leisl

noas

10:39 pm

leisl

My cursor likes coming over here.

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