Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, December 16, 2020

12:01 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:06 am

jessmom

hi min

12:06 am

jessmom

su7

12:07 am

saanichcat

ma 7

12:08 am

rururocks

cr8

12:09 am

saanichcat

thanks ru!

12:10 am

vashongin

st7

12:12 am

cybernan

cr 8

12:12 am

cybernan

oops -- sorry ru

12:13 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:14 am

rururocks

no problem nan..

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Hillsnow

Thanks, Lickety!

12:23 am

rururocks

un8 is the other 8

12:24 am

marksdolly

hi Vash!!!

12:28 am

cybernan

Don't know about you guys but I use the furniture polish again and again and again

12:29 am

vashongin

hi marks :)

12:29 am

marksdolly

good to see you Vash!

12:30 am

vashongin

good to see you, too!

12:32 am

rururocks

going to bed 40 left for tomorrow

12:32 am

marksdolly

gn ru

12:34 am

jessmom

ar7

12:37 am

jessmom

ac7

12:40 am

cybernan

good night everyone

12:52 am

vashongin

good night nan

12:53 am

ursh

i cannot see the un 8

12:54 am

SueMagee

You’re obviously not messy.

12:54 am

ursh

ahah

12:55 am

ursh

ty sue

12:55 am

SueMagee

You’re welcome.

1:49 am

jessmom

am7

2:22 am

spellit

Prial = set of 3 cards of the same denomination in the UK!

4:05 am

lshult

cr8/55

4:08 am

player girl

I hate K words, I never see them, can anyone please help with the K words or the E right next to it.

4:10 am

lshult

got one
ke4/11

4:23 am

MollyL

The other is kh5/22. The E words are to mark up text and plural.

4:32 am

player girl

Thanks Molly, Ishult. (As a Hebrew speaker I should have known the ke 4)

6:08 am

mattygroves

Hi peeps. May I have stats, please, for the lone i (eye) in the second column, third row?

6:09 am

MollyL

im4/6

6:09 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

6:57 am

MollyL

First time for our local kids, a snow day but school is open, thanks to virtual learning. Kind of sad. Snow days used to be a treat for kids. COVID, the joy stealer.

7:48 am

Jeanius421

is there a def for the kh5?

7:49 am

chrisk

yes - in India, a structure to ensnare elephants

7:51 am

MollyL

That ought to bring it right to mind...not

7:51 am

chrisk

aits

7:51 am

Jeanius421

TY Chris, never heard of it but got it thanks for that

7:51 am

chrisk

free word - and the reason why I don't usually chat. YW

8:00 am

Jeanius421

I've often wondered how you can be MORE nu4/6

8:01 am

montreal13

TY chrisk for that KH5

8:05 am

montreal13

1st pass done - bbl for last 66 - minus 15C this a.m. - HAGD and stay safe - poof

8:06 am

hokie carla

oh my. 36F here and I thought that was too cold.

8:07 am

MollyL

Canada has a special kind of cold.

8:07 am

hokie carla

yeah, not for me

8:07 am

MollyL

That is why (not kidding) they have to plug their cars in at night,.

8:08 am

hokie carla

we got lots of rain this morning and the street is flooded. the occasional lakefront property we didn't know we were buying.

8:09 am

rururocks

pond for pond it was a good buy though

8:09 am

MollyL

We are expecting six inches of snow. BLECH

8:09 am

mattygroves

Oh dear oh dear ;)

8:10 am

Judi

Hokie's streaming service must be awesome.

8:10 am

Judi

Good morning, y'all.

8:10 am

Judi

She just can't gush enough about it.

8:10 am

mattygroves

WE're going to get a flood of flood puns, I predict ;)

8:11 am

mattygroves

The tap has been turne

8:11 am

mattygroves

turned

8:11 am

hokie carla

LOL, Judi, it's actually a waterfall service during hard rains

8:11 am

rururocks

I'm sure it's swell most of the time

8:11 am

MollyL

Y'alls cups runneth over

8:11 am

Judi

Y'all can't bayou a better property.

8:11 am

mattygroves

We've waves of wet puns

8:12 am

hokie carla

good news is the DOT finally agreed to replace the drain pipe, supposedly in Jan

8:12 am

mattygroves

I was going to make a very rude comment involving 'moist' but thought better of it ;)

8:12 am

hokie carla

haha

8:12 am

Judi

LOL, Matty.

8:12 am

hokie carla

hey 236 left here

8:13 am

MollyL

Damn, I hate it when people think better

8:13 am

rururocks

hokie's being deluged with puns about water

8:13 am

MollyL

When it rains, things are H2Woe at Carla's place

8:14 am

hokie carla

oh, and I googled -15C, 5F, so definitely way cold but not as cold as I was thinking.

8:14 am

Judi

Must be the DOT has been bogged down with other work.

8:14 am

hokie carla

all these things are true

8:14 am

rururocks

it's really just an outpouring of affection

8:15 am

hokie carla

it's an outpouring of something

8:17 am

mattygroves

That outpouring of affection could be making you moist (I thought worse of it in the end)

8:17 am

rururocks

oh lordy

8:18 am

mattygroves

(I know, I'm a terrible person. Hit me with a wet fish)

8:18 am

MollyL

Matty is one of those S&M people when it comes to fish

8:18 am

mattygroves

I'm sitting through a work global analytics town hall, and this actually appeared on a slide: Prepare for Existential Flexibility

8:18 am

welki

*does an about face and makes a cup of coffee*

8:19 am

hokie carla

welki!

8:19 am

MollyL

Global Analytics Town Hall made me drowsy.

8:19 am

rururocks

*lights a cigarette*

8:19 am

mattygroves

Believe me, I'm ready to drown myself (to continue the water theme)

8:19 am

MollyL

Who comes up with that shit?

8:20 am

hokie carla

down to 216 here now

8:20 am

mattygroves

God knows. I'm ready to carve my eyeballs out with a rusty spoon.

8:20 am

MollyL

And who thinks ANYONE would be interested?

8:21 am

jbp

"Prepare for Existential Flexibility"... is that essentially 'expect the unexpected?

8:21 am

jbp

or more like 'no one expects the Spanish Inquistion

8:22 am

hokie carla

LOL, who writes that

8:23 am

72 Temple Owl

death by powerpoint...

8:23 am

mattygroves

Oh so very much

8:23 am

hokie carla

woot! finished the w

8:23 am

jbp

it all ties back into to H.Caria's 'go with the flow' situation

8:33 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:34 am

jbp

howdy MLFan

8:34 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the Un8?

8:35 am

MLFAN17

howdy jbp

8:35 am

hokie carla

haven't made it to that row yet, judi

8:35 am

hokie carla

mlfan!

8:36 am

MLFAN17

hi hokie

8:37 am

hokie carla

got one, judi, it relates to being messy. or neat.

8:37 am

Judi

Ty, Carla.

8:37 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

8:38 am

hokie carla

np

8:38 am

MLFAN17

2nd column i stats pls?

8:38 am

welki

ok, that's better - mmmmm, coffee

8:38 am

Judi

85 left in the bucket. See y'all later.

8:38 am

jbp

good clue, Carla

8:39 am

hokie carla

bye judi

8:39 am

jbp

i'd love a clue for that same i, too

8:39 am

hokie carla

not sure about the i, looking now

8:39 am

hokie carla

im4

8:40 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

8:40 am

MLFAN17

nbt/nbs

8:41 am

jbp

may I have a clue for that i?

8:41 am

jbp

bnm, got it

8:42 am

jbp

nbt/nbs.

8:42 am

jbp

Gotta book, but hope to be back soon

8:43 am

hokie carla

bye jbp!

8:44 am

hokie carla

omg, just saw there are 31 a's on one tile

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

this grid is making me crave the swedish rye..i've been thinking of driving to NJ to get one.

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

matter of fact, i had the website up to call them. funny.

8:45 am

welki

got your hairs cut?

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

two inches. feels great.

8:46 am

MollyL

Are Swedish oompa loompa's, oompa li5/14s?

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

they are coming in on their days off to get everyone in. she was to leave at 3 and stayed till 7 for me.

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

hmm, maybe...

8:47 am

welki

is it snowing yet? if not, go get your bread :)

8:47 am

72 Temple Owl

hard to find. i need to try to bake it.

8:47 am

72 Temple Owl

um...it's in cranbury... and it's not on today's baking calendar.

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

i forgot ti check. it was baked last saturday :(

8:50 am

MollyL

They just banned indoor dining again here, but salons remain open on a limited capacity basis.

8:51 am

hokie carla

airpie - dessert back in the golden days of commercial flight.

8:51 am

72 Temple Owl

they were hit so hard, still closed when gyms were open. it's heartbreaking.

8:52 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh, haim is on tv! they are so lovely.

8:52 am

72 Temple Owl

saw them three years ago and now they are nominated for a grammy.

8:52 am

hokie carla

so, we're not talking corey haim then? RIP

8:53 am

72 Temple Owl

no. carla, did you try the choir link?

8:54 am

hokie carla

I will put it on my tv later while sewing

8:55 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with bottom A please

8:57 am

hokie carla

peri! I don't know. this grid started out fine on top row, but now I'm struggling to get half of each tile on 2nd row. nothing on that bottom A is jumping out.

8:57 am

72 Temple Owl

our radio station is playing the top 1000 songs as picked by our very discerning listeners. it's been a lot of fun. and variety.

8:57 am

periwinkle

ok

8:57 am

periwinkle

ok

8:57 am

welki

something that's smelly is ac5/14

8:57 am

hokie carla

ah, thx, welki

8:57 am

periwinkle

ty welki

8:57 am

saanichcat

ac 4/5 is all I have so far Peri

8:58 am

periwinkle

ty saani

8:58 am

saanichcat

ac 4/6 I mean

8:58 am

hokie carla

duh on the 4, thx

8:58 am

saanichcat

now where are the other two?

8:59 am

hokie carla

what's funny is I tried the 4 with an e stuck on the end just in case that was a word but didn't see the 4.

8:59 am

Dachef

something that is smellier is ac7

8:59 am

periwinkle

ac5/14

8:59 am

hokie carla

saanichcat, see welki's clue for one more

8:59 am

hokie carla

duh again, thanks, dachef

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

okay, time to run out to the store before the storm. later. if the power holds up.

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

OMG DACHEF!

9:00 am

Jo CA

ac 5/14

9:00 am

MollyL

Oh good luck at the grocery store. I'm sure they are jammed with people buying everything in sight.

9:01 am

72 Temple Owl

not grocery,thank goodness.

9:01 am

Jo CA

and ac 7/36

9:02 am

72 Temple Owl

driving to phila at rush hour last night was hair raising, to say the least. panicked people who have forgotten how to drive.

9:02 am

saanichcat

thanks Jo!

9:03 am

MollyL

People around here drive like idiots. That is why I don't venture out in the snow. It's bad enough on dry pavement.

9:03 am

72 Temple Owl

okay, going now. dachef, so nice to know you are still around sometimes. stay well.

9:03 am

Dachef

hi temple - yeah, still around. Not playing as much as I used to due to work. How are you?

9:05 am

72 Temple Owl

I'm fine, under the circumstances. and you? still writing?

9:05 am

Dachef

Still writing. Check www.riodayneinc.com

9:06 am

Dachef

(shameless plug)

9:07 am

72 Temple Owl

hahaha

9:07 am

72 Temple Owl

i have to go now. see you later.

9:07 am

Dachef

:)

10:22 am

aslindy

hello all

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

Dachef! Hi!!

11:14 am

hurshy

ahhh finally did not do a grid at the flip, just did W and O, so i have some fun left for daytime :D

11:15 am

hokie carla

I did W, 1 i, E, and lower A, and then I took a sewing break. 73 left.

11:16 am

cybernan

good morning everyone : )

11:16 am

cybernan

what are you making carla?

11:17 am

hurshy

morning nan, hokie

11:18 am

hokie carla

well, I haven't actually done any sewing yet this a.m. put some HTV (heat transfer vinyl) on some shirts for our family PJs. I started buying them a few years ago because I think it's funny to make the boys wear them. but I waited too late this year so have to make them.

11:18 am

hokie carla

couldn't even find fabric for the bottoms, so I bought a king size thermal blanket at walmart and will use that.

11:19 am

hokie carla

but I'm also making some lounge pants for my mom and am cutting those out right now. finished one pair already. now have to change all the thread colors in the serger and coverstitch machines.

11:20 am

hurshy

that's quite the commitment to making your children suffer

11:20 am

hokie carla

I know, right?

11:20 am

hokie carla

I think they secretly like it

11:21 am

hokie carla

I don't have all their measurements so I'll have to guess.

11:21 am

cybernan

tradition!

11:21 am

hurshy

Rs Rammed!

11:22 am

hokie carla

one year I found one piece PJs. that was the funniest.

11:23 am

hokie carla

hurshy, I have 2 o's, but the other 2 must be weird, right?

11:23 am

hurshy

just babblets, nothing long or that we haven't had

11:23 am

cybernan

Fabric is so expensive here now that it doesn't really encourage me to sew much -- it costs more to make something than go out and buy it. Just about fell over when I went to get Christmas fabric for the masks --- anything that had a tight enough weave for masks was $18/meter (39")

11:23 am

hokie carla

just found another

11:24 am

hokie carla

my mom gave me a bunch of Xmas fabric last year that she had bought who knows when, but none of it was good for pj bottoms

11:25 am

hurshy

found my first 7!

11:25 am

hokie carla

the thermal blanket at walmart was $24 so probably cheaper than I could buy.

11:25 am

hokie carla

I have 2 7's somehow

11:25 am

cybernan

yes -- I probably would have been better off to find a christmas tablecloth!

11:26 am

hokie carla

yep

11:26 am

BzznBea

Good afternoon, friends. Just getting started here.

11:26 am

hokie carla

bea!!

11:26 am

hokie carla

bea, there's an A with 31

11:26 am

hurshy

just makes you realize how much workers elsewhere in the world must be getting exploited to make those goods, if they cost less than the fabric that you could buy to make them

11:27 am

hokie carla

true

11:27 am

BzznBea

31

11:28 am

BzznBea

31 A's...Woohoo!

11:28 am

hurshy

BUT you only have to find one at a time

11:28 am

cybernan

Fabric is about twice as costly here as it is in the states. We had a big box fabric store (similar to Jo-Annes) come into town and drive everyone else out of business -- now they are the only store within 50 miles

11:28 am

hokie carla

I have only found 11. couldn't even get halfway earlier

11:28 am

wvteach

stats for single O in 2nd column pls

11:28 am

hurshy

there are 3 or4 and one oi5

11:28 am

hokie carla

if you mean i, it's an im4

11:29 am

wvteach

Yes,i mean the I

11:30 am

hokie carla

thanks for the other o, finished that now.

11:30 am

hokie carla

hurshy, what is my missing r?

11:31 am

hurshy

well my last one was like the verboten thing to do with your chip at a party

11:31 am

hokie carla

I do have the sing/pl combo that aren't normally so

11:31 am

BzznBea

worn

11:31 am

hokie carla

oh, I have that one and forgot about that R, missing 2 there. was talking about the upper r

11:32 am

BzznBea

My first word...Crap...

11:32 am

hurshy

am/fm

11:32 am

hokie carla

lol

11:32 am

hurshy

person who travels with the band

11:32 am

hokie carla

nope

11:32 am

hurshy

ra4/5 right before the handicap accessibility feature

11:33 am

hokie carla

that's a lot of words ,if it doesn't stick out at you, it's probably an easy one

11:33 am

hokie carla

but thanks for trying

11:34 am

hurshy

opie is feeling sooo frisky this morning!

11:35 am

BzznBea

Ship ship hooray!

11:36 am

BzznBea

All Christmas packages at the post office and ready to deliver all over the midwest.

11:37 am

hokie carla

nice

11:38 am

BzznBea

Twelve boxes of various sizes. Almost as much for shipping as we spent on Christmas...

11:39 am

BzznBea

Not really, but it seems like it.

11:39 am

hurshy

:O

11:40 am

hurshy

one more T and one more i

11:40 am

hokie carla

I still need 4 Ts

11:40 am

hurshy

what can they beeeeeeeee

11:41 am

hurshy

my 7 is a tr7 if that helps

11:41 am

hurshy

all the other Ts are findable with patience and persistence

11:41 am

hokie carla

do not have. wonder what my 2 7s are.

11:41 am

hurshy

except possibly the one i haven't got

11:42 am

hurshy

tr7 is an adjective to do with a group of 3

11:42 am

hokie carla

have tried more like a hobo several times

11:42 am

hurshy

ha, i was thinking of it as more like a "loose woman"

11:42 am

hokie carla

could go either way

11:42 am

BzznBea

I tried that too, CArla.

11:43 am

hokie carla

the 8 I have is similarly silly

11:46 am

hokie carla

finally made halfway on the A

11:50 am

hurshy

now one more T one more i and one more L
what could they beeeeeeee

11:51 am

cybernan

need to do some baking - bbl

11:51 am

periwinkle

hi all. I have 20/31 of the top A

11:51 am

hokie carla

still need 4 t's and 5 L's.

11:51 am

hokie carla

nice, peri!

11:53 am

hurshy

did y'all get the french goodbye words?

11:54 am

hokie carla

actually did this time! I usually miss.

11:54 am

periwinkle

yes hursh

11:54 am

periwinkle

some snow flurries here :(

11:54 am

hurshy

i can't wait til tonight and tomorrow we're supposed to get HEAPS of snow!!!!

11:55 am

periwinkle

I hate snow

11:55 am

hokie carla

we finally have a little sunshine after rain all morning. street flood has mostly drained.

11:55 am

hurshy

:O

11:55 am

periwinkle

you can have it all hurshy

11:55 am

periwinkle

help with ma7 or su7 please

11:56 am

hokie carla

ma7 is birds maybe

11:56 am

hokie carla

looking for su7

11:57 am

hokie carla

su7 is old timey clock

12:02 pm

periwinkle

ty carla

12:02 pm

periwinkle

ty carla again

12:02 pm

hokie carla

yw

12:03 pm

periwinkle

still mising 2 sevens

12:03 pm

hokie carla

I still need 3, incl. the tr7 hurshy said

12:03 pm

periwinkle

do you have tr5/12

12:04 pm

hokie carla

got it!

12:04 pm

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

12:04 pm

hokie carla

still need 3 N's but those are always tricky

12:06 pm

hurshy

Ss Sunk!

12:06 pm

hokie carla

now just need 1

12:07 pm

hokie carla

you're going too fast! :D

12:07 pm

hokie carla

still need 2 S

12:07 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! Cosette's love

12:08 pm

hokie carla

is that les mis? never actually seen it

12:08 pm

hurshy

yes, les mis

12:09 pm

periwinkle

I have seen it but I don't remember

12:09 pm

hurshy

Ms Managed!

12:09 pm

hokie carla

still need 3 of those

12:11 pm

hurshy

one is a cat sound

12:12 pm

hokie carla

name that proper noun! - powder candy that you eat with a candy stick

12:12 pm

hokie carla

of course, one of the million ridiculous spellings of that, thanks

12:16 pm

hurshy

are all the U un words?

12:16 pm

hokie carla

I still need 1 but I have 5 un

12:17 pm

hurshy

ah, well, same here

12:18 pm

MollyL

Fun Dip

12:18 pm

hokie carla

ding ding ding!

12:18 pm

hurshy

i bet molly knows mine also

12:18 pm

hokie carla

found the last u, also un

12:19 pm

hokie carla

a backward circle it was

12:20 pm

MollyL

Marius

12:20 pm

hurshy

you mean un5/20?

12:20 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!!

12:20 pm

hokie carla

yep. do you have un8?

12:20 pm

hurshy

no i do not

12:21 pm

hokie carla

someone asked this morning which is the only reason I found it

12:21 pm

hurshy

i shall look

12:21 pm

hokie carla

oh, bottom R finished

12:24 pm

hokie carla

stuck again at 37 left

12:25 pm

hurshy

ke4/11 and what?

12:26 pm

hokie carla

that's all I got

12:26 pm

hokie carla

just got up to do something and remembered why I sat down at the computer in the first place. LOL

12:26 pm

hurshy

well i got the cr8, at any rate

12:27 pm

hurshy

Cs Conquered and Hs Hacked!

12:29 pm

hokie carla

missing 2 C's. is the 8 related to another c?

12:29 pm

hokie carla

and what is my missing H?

12:29 pm

hokie carla

nm!

12:29 pm

gemini_J13

to the 5

12:30 pm

hokie carla

scottish babblet

12:30 pm

hokie carla

thx, gemini. I swear I tried that earlier

12:30 pm

hokie carla

now have a different C left

12:31 pm

gemini_J13

ty ca 4/6?

12:31 pm

hurshy

ca6 french word for notebook

12:32 pm

hokie carla

that's it. don't know french.

12:34 pm

hurshy

i don't know a tun catc**** than john jacob jingleheimer schmidt. remove the tc.

12:35 pm

hurshy

will i regret it if i ask for a un8 clue?

12:35 pm

hurshy

*a tune, that clue was supposed to say...

12:36 pm

gemini_J13

not as neat

12:36 pm

hurshy

thanks

12:36 pm

hokie carla

thx, hurshy. and what gemini said.

12:36 pm

hokie carla

so you might regret it. :D

12:36 pm

hokie carla

and hey, bottom row gray!

12:37 pm

hurshy

11 left now

12:37 pm

hurshy

anyone want to compare 7s?

12:38 pm

MollyL

Sounds like a guy thing

12:38 pm

gemini_J13

I'm missing am and tr

12:38 pm

hurshy

oho, there's an am?!

12:40 pm

hokie carla

I have ac, st, tr, ma, and a 5th I can't find in the list

12:40 pm

hurshy

there's ar also, hokie

12:40 pm

hurshy

and su, which you clued earlier :D

12:40 pm

hokie carla

ok

12:40 pm

gemini_J13

su

12:41 pm

hokie carla

ah yes, I even clued su earlier

12:41 pm

hurshy

that's what i just said

12:41 pm

hurshy

lol

12:42 pm

hokie carla

yeah, it popped up later

12:42 pm

hokie carla

so I need ar and am. normal day at babble.

12:42 pm

hokie carla

got the ar!

12:42 pm

hurshy

am6 = preposition + preposition, am7 = plural

12:43 pm

hokie carla

what is that, a moo level clue? too clever for me.

12:44 pm

hokie carla

but I got them

12:44 pm

hurshy

then it's not too clever for you! lol

12:45 pm

hokie carla

not sure if I got the clue before or after the words ;)

12:46 pm

hurshy

it's the moooost wonderful time of the yeeeeeeeear

12:46 pm

hokie carla

still 30 left here

12:46 pm

hokie carla

1/3 are As

12:46 pm

hurshy

:O

12:47 pm

hokie carla

any words with what we breathe? (well not oxygen). I want to make those but don't see any.

12:47 pm

hurshy

there's a whole collection of short ai babblets

12:48 pm

hokie carla

just found 4 babblets I'd missed

12:48 pm

hokie carla

ha!

12:51 pm

hokie carla

did you find that K?

12:51 pm

hurshy

yes, with the list. kh5/22

12:51 pm

moolingwa

57 to go here

12:51 pm

hokie carla

well, I would hav never found

12:51 pm

hokie carla

mooo!

12:52 pm

moolingwa

I already had all the k's :)

12:52 pm

hokie carla

26 here

12:52 pm

hurshy

yeah. listed for last ... 9 or so? and only one was fishy, so, not bad

12:52 pm

hokie carla

whew

12:53 pm

moolingwa

all the C,E,I,K and Os so far

12:53 pm

moolingwa

add H to that

12:54 pm

hokie carla

well I can't even monkey that K. I know I did the maths right.

12:54 pm

moolingwa

the 5?

12:54 pm

hokie carla

yes

12:55 pm

moolingwa

yeah, tough one to clue that

12:55 pm

hokie carla

got it

12:55 pm

moolingwa

nice

12:55 pm

hokie carla

kinda like the MTM spinoff

12:55 pm

hokie carla

but with a K and a different vowel in the middle

12:56 pm

moolingwa

mary tyler moore?

12:56 pm

hokie carla

yes

12:57 pm

hokie carla

I have grayed W, O, small i, U, E, K, C, small A, H, R

12:57 pm

moolingwa

I have one R greyed

12:57 pm

moolingwa

have one left on the top R

12:57 pm

hokie carla

oh yeah, I meant small R. still need one on the top.

12:58 pm

moolingwa

only have half the U's so far

12:58 pm

hokie carla

they're not bad for once

12:59 pm

moolingwa

yeah, had been focusing on the big tiles

12:59 pm

moolingwa

only 1 u remaining now

1:00 pm

hokie carla

omg, RME (rolling my eyes) at my last R!

1:00 pm

moolingwa

my last g's yesterday were good and goosed :)

1:01 pm

hokie carla

yeah, gooses was my last and why I was complaining. but maybe it is a present tense verb there and not a plural of the noun.

1:02 pm

moolingwa

it's the verb

1:02 pm

moolingwa

you can goose someone :)

1:02 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that just occurred to me when you said goosed

1:03 pm

hokie carla

didn't notice it yesterday. LOL

1:04 pm

hokie carla

24 still. TT LLLL AAAAA i N SS MM DD FFF P

1:05 pm

moolingwa

still have 41 left

1:05 pm

moolingwa

finished the bottom row

1:05 pm

hokie carla

found an F!

1:06 pm

hokie carla

3 4's, 10 5's, 10 6's

1:08 pm

hokie carla

22!

1:08 pm

moolingwa

39

1:08 pm

moolingwa

I'm on a customer call tho :)

1:09 pm

hokie carla

you can still pass me

1:11 pm

moolingwa

35

1:13 pm

moolingwa

N's finished

1:13 pm

hokie carla

still one here

1:15 pm

moolingwa

30 to go

1:20 pm

hokie carla

21

1:21 pm

moolingwa

27

1:23 pm

hokie carla

anyone have any TS words?

1:25 pm

moolingwa

not me

1:31 pm

hokie carla

I'm going to either have to take a break or use the list. L and A are still a pain, but need 1 or 2 on the rest.

1:32 pm

moolingwa

still 4 As to go

1:32 pm

moolingwa

and 3 Ls

1:32 pm

moolingwa

2 Ls

1:32 pm

carolina004

hi

1:33 pm

carolina004

hi

1:33 pm

moolingwa

hey caro

1:33 pm

carolina004

hru

1:34 pm

hokie carla

howdy!

1:34 pm

hokie carla

still 4 Ls and 5 As here

1:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

carla

1:47 pm

hokie carla

TO

1:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

rolaid. wish i had some. ugh.

1:53 pm

hokie carla

I saw rolaid earlier :D and of course tried it just in case

1:57 pm

hokie carla

ugh, still 5 left after listing. I think out of the 16 I already found with the list, only 3 of those I should have known.

2:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

i only played for a while this AM. i need 63

2:05 pm

BzznBea

Finally some time for myself. 195 left. =)

2:05 pm

zoozzoom

Oh I thought you meant roulade haha!

2:07 pm

moolingwa

24 still

2:07 pm

MollyL

Hi Bea

2:08 pm

BzznBea

Hey, Molly. Howmmuch snow do you have?

2:08 pm

MollyL

Looks like 5 inches where it's accumulating.

2:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi zooz hi moo

2:09 pm

BzznBea

Are you home?

2:09 pm

moolingwa

Hey TO...hope you're staying warm

2:09 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, T Owl!

2:09 pm

MollyL

Oh yeah, I'm home. I don't venture out in crap like this.

2:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. just brought the mail in. settling in and waiting to see what we get.

2:10 pm

moolingwa

we had about 1/2 - 1" each of the last three days, but nice sunny day today

2:10 pm

BzznBea

If we were a bit colder we would be having same stuff. WE have had three inches of rain today.

2:11 pm

zoozzoom

I take it you are having a snow storm sweeping across then.

2:11 pm

moolingwa

that's a lot of rain

2:11 pm

MollyL

The weather geeks are saying this may all turn to rain, which would be great because it would wash the snow away, but then we will have to deal with ice, which is worse.

2:12 pm

zoozzoom

That is all we ever get here is rain. I think even the plants are fed up with it.

2:16 pm

zoozzoom

*Sniffs under my arms* Do I smell or something? Haha!

2:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahahaha

2:18 pm

moolingwa

We get it all...hail included in the summer

2:19 pm

cybernan

biscotti in oven - whew - hate making them but they are d-i-l's favourite

2:20 pm

zoozzoom

Yes I have seen videos of hails storms in some parts of America. The size of golf balls and even bigger!

2:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

zooz, you don't get hail?

2:21 pm

zoozzoom

That will smell nice!

2:22 pm

cybernan

yes - coffee and chocolate - what's not to like

2:22 pm

zoozzoom

Yes they are normally only very very small. do not get it often though. Usually between seasons.

2:22 pm

ChampFit

That's how a lot of us get new roofs...wait for a good hail storm, then call the insurance peeps!

2:23 pm

moolingwa

We do get some big hail stones in colorado...fortunately I've not seen anything too big at my house yet, but a few miles away has

2:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

true dat, champ. although mine came courtesy of Sandy. not worth it.

2:23 pm

moolingwa

mine came courtesy of 60mph winds on a bright sunny day

2:24 pm

zoozzoom

Aww that is awful, CampFit. Insurance must rise heavily each year at that rate.

2:24 pm

ChampFit

Yes, I'm in a hurricane zone too.

2:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

my neighbors got new siding because of hail.

2:24 pm

moolingwa

insurance rates is one of the reasons I left Miami...was around $6000 a year for the dump I owned

2:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

i thought it was a scam when the contractors came through. but they got vinyl and the old aluminum is much better.

2:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, hurricanes.

2:25 pm

zoozzoom

Wow that is crazy money!

2:25 pm

moolingwa

yeah, and lack of commercial options in the insurance market

2:25 pm

ChampFit

But when everyone around you is having it covered, that's when you call. Gives credence to your claim. Although one of my neighbors got screwed on the roof.

2:26 pm

zoozzoom

What is car insurance like in the USA? Here in the UK if you are a new driver it can cost more than you paid for a second hand car!

2:27 pm

moolingwa

I lived in Miami for 8 years and was fortunate enough to avoid hurricanes

2:27 pm

ChampFit

Better than that, for sure! But it does depend on where you live.

2:27 pm

moolingwa

I think there's been two in the 4 years since I've left

2:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow. i pay about twenty eight hundred for car and home

2:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

and have full coverage.

2:29 pm

zoozzoom

I hear dentistry is very expensive too?

2:29 pm

moolingwa

health care in general

2:30 pm

ChampFit

You can get insurance for that. I don't have it, and pay out of pocket, but when you need a big procedure (God forbid) you can do a payment plan. It's doable.

2:30 pm

zoozzoom

To have a crown here costs about£ 750

2:30 pm

moolingwa

clothes, gas, housing....is cheaper in comparison than many other countries, though there are some very expensive markets for sure

2:30 pm

ChampFit

That's similar. May have been a bit more. Preventative care is the key.

2:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

costs more than that here. however, there is a surfeit of dentists so there are now large commerical discount practice.

2:31 pm

ChampFit

I will pay the moon and the stars to make sure I feel NOTHING! :)

2:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

i swear that dentistry was more affordable before dental insurance became widespread.

2:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh wait, 750 in euros?

2:32 pm

zoozzoom

Oh our electricty and gas prices are ridicously expensive!

2:32 pm

zoozzoom

No in UK sterling.

2:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

gas is cheap now that everyone is staying home.

2:33 pm

moolingwa

well you can't really use currency conversion to assess cost, it's more about how many hours you have to work to do it

2:33 pm

zoozzoom

LOL Champfit! I hear you on that!

2:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok then that is maybe 50% more than here.

2:33 pm

zoozzoom

That is true, Mool.

2:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah yes. i do that when i want to buy a luxury. it put thing into perspective.

2:34 pm

moolingwa

there's at least one index out there where they publish some of that stuff...cant recall the name though

2:36 pm

cybernan

Trudeau is proposing a huge carbon tax on our gas -- we already pay more than most other provinces because we have a provincial carbon tax

2:36 pm

moolingwa

ah you in Alberta?

2:37 pm

cybernan

no in BC -- Alberta doesn't have anything much in the way of taxes -- no sales tax either

2:38 pm

moolingwa

that makes more sense...yeah Alberta is the source of all that oil anyway :)

2:39 pm

cybernan

our provincial taxes include income (on top of the federal), carbon, sales, property transfer

2:40 pm

zoozzoom

Here in the UK petrol is about £1.25 a litre or around £5 a gallon. You?

2:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to get the tree out of its box to unfold. later

2:40 pm

ChampFit

I have a shocking lack of A's from the top one. Clearly I'm blind...

2:41 pm

ChampFit

Zooz...$2.00 tops

2:41 pm

moolingwa

At a personal level we have federal, state and county as well as sales tax. Though many counties don't have tax, some states have no sales tax (e.g. Delaware), others have no income tax (e.g. Florida)...it's a bit of a soup really

2:41 pm

moolingwa

I have 21 left, and four of them are A's champ...the A's are difficult today

2:41 pm

ChampFit

7 left...thanks for making me feel less dim!

2:42 pm

moolingwa

oh and property tax

2:42 pm

moolingwa

in Pennsylvania, my property tax was about 70% school tax

2:43 pm

zoozzoom

Sounds too complicated for me all theses different taxes.

2:43 pm

zoozzoom

Sorry for typos.

2:43 pm

moolingwa

well then there's often three separate taxes if you stay in a hotel too :)

2:44 pm

ChampFit

My property taxes are about 2.8% of the appraised value of my home.

2:50 pm

zoozzoom

We have a council tax we have to pay each year to pay towards services provided such as refuse collectors,police, shcools, street lighting road matainence etc

2:53 pm

BzznBea

Is the un8 a "not" beginning or a "one" beginning?

2:53 pm

ChampFit

Not

2:53 pm

zoozzoom

Can give you a nudge if you need, Bea.

2:55 pm

BzznBea

Would love a nudge. Thanks.

2:55 pm

moolingwa

it's a common word if that's helpful

2:55 pm

zoozzoom

More messy.

2:56 pm

BzznBea

Got it. Thank you.

2:57 pm

hokie carla

hello again. just took winston on a short, cold walk.

2:57 pm

BzznBea

Hey, Carla.

2:58 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Hokie.

2:58 pm

hokie carla

snow would've been better than this miserable day. 36, feels like 28. still misting out but at least no downpour like this morning.

2:58 pm

hokie carla

zooz! bea!

2:59 pm

zoozzoom

Only now do I see the shadow clock. Tsk!

3:01 pm

hokie carla

I can't find an L5 to save my life

3:01 pm

hokie carla

omg, nm

3:01 pm

hokie carla

I normally get that one. RME

3:01 pm

hokie carla

and SMH

3:04 pm

zoozzoom

What does SMH mean?

3:04 pm

hokie carla

shaking my head

3:04 pm

hokie carla

that one I can't take credit for, it's oft-used in social media

3:04 pm

zoozzoom

Ah! thanks.

3:05 pm

zoozzoom

I often see it on another game I play and could not work it out haha! I suppose I should of just googled it.

3:05 pm

hokie carla

if anyone can help me with the di6 that'd be great. :D

3:06 pm

hokie carla

I have googled my share of acronyms over the years

3:06 pm

zoozzoom

Sounds like what you put on a baby to catch its wee wee etc.

3:07 pm

hokie carla

just tried that with an L at the end. thanks!

3:07 pm

hokie carla

now 3 A's left

3:07 pm

BzznBea

I still have 23 A's left. =)

3:08 pm

hokie carla

well I went to the list with 5 or 6 left and still can't find 3

3:08 pm

zoozzoom

There are 6 Am words.

3:10 pm

zoozzoom

AD 6/27 maybe?

3:10 pm

hokie carla

that's one of mine, yes

3:11 pm

zoozzoom

AD + vowel + three letter word we say for a photo.

3:11 pm

hokie carla

gracias

3:12 pm

hokie carla

found another. 1 left

3:13 pm

zoozzoom

So what are you left with?

3:13 pm

hokie carla

there it is. this was rough at the end. getting back to work now.

3:13 pm

hokie carla

it was the mayo :D

3:13 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats. Toodle pips.

3:14 pm

zoozzoom

Okay I am leaving too. Thank goodness I hear a lot of you say haha! Bye.

3:14 pm

cybernan

still have 30 to go -- guess I'm on my own

3:14 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone

3:22 pm

amelu0218

nan, you're ahead of me if that makes it any better, lol.

3:25 pm

MollyL

Who would say thank goodness? We love it when you are around Zoom.

3:32 pm

BzznBea

What for dinner, Molly?

3:34 pm

MollyL

Chicken, bacon and provolone subs and salad. What's for dinner at Chez Bea?

3:37 pm

BzznBea

No idea...

3:37 pm

BzznBea

Maybe some sauteed veg over lemon pasta.

3:39 pm

BzznBea

I'm trying to get my decorated porch as my icon...

3:58 pm

BzznBea

40 left...I'm done for today.

3:59 pm

cybernan

giving up soon too -- even with the list I'm not getting very far

4:10 pm

cybernan

9 left and I'm finished

4:55 pm

amelu0218

this one was painful.

5:01 pm

MollyL

Ooo, Bea has a pretty Christmas porch. I hope she gets a good night's sleep.

5:35 pm

HarryHood

hello! 75 here

5:35 pm

HarryHood

missing 17 (!!!!) A's

5:50 pm

HarryHood

62. listing.

6:09 pm

HarryHood

10. bbl

6:52 pm

Uneaixoise

Still 50 to go.....whew.....

6:56 pm

penquis

back to find my last 50 was well....

7:25 pm

MollyL

You people are much more diligent than I am. I gave up a long time ago.

7:26 pm

penquis

well i listed and am down to 28....not a fun grid....

7:26 pm

mkg

hi all. snowy and great to stay inside today. i walked 1.5 miles in my basement for exercise today and did 10 flights of my stairs. my apple watch keeps tabs and it is great to have.

7:27 pm

penquis

good to get exercise....i had a massage today... ;o).....snow tomorrow....

7:28 pm

mkg

love the snow................but now my bones make it hard to build a snow man.

7:28 pm

mkg

is a massage considered exercise? didnt know that.

7:29 pm

MollyL

Nice for you that you have the pool to swim in, the big basement to walk in and many stairs to climb.

7:29 pm

penquis

i didn't say it was exercise...

7:29 pm

mkg

only one flight of stairs from main level to basement. i am very blessed. the pool was closed today. hope it is open tomorrow.

7:30 pm

Cosmo Kramer

is a massage considered exercise? didnt know that.
-- yes it is.. for the masseur !!

7:30 pm

penquis

yes, lol....

7:31 pm

mkg

ok kramer...........

7:32 pm

mkg

i didnt think it was exercise but just curious.

7:41 pm

MollyL

The pool was closed? Isn't it your pool/

7:43 pm

penquis

well i am down to 4....

7:45 pm

MollyL

Pen will finish and be triumphant.

7:45 pm

penquis

in theory anyway....

7:46 pm

MollyL

No way you leave 4 unfound

7:49 pm

penquis

perhaps not...

7:52 pm

penquis

may have to look up the last two....

7:57 pm

penquis

it's awful to know the first three letters of a 6 letter word and not be able to find it....

7:58 pm

hokie carla

ad6, pen?

7:58 pm

penquis

yes, lol....

7:58 pm

hokie carla

I had the same issue. would you like a clue?

7:59 pm

penquis

yes, please...

7:59 pm

hokie carla

think photo

8:00 pm

penquis

hmmm....

8:00 pm

hokie carla

like another word for photo, shortened

8:01 pm

penquis

ah....was trying to make the ad into that....found it....ty....i am done...

8:01 pm

hokie carla

well done, this one was a bear

8:06 pm

penquis

ty....it was a tough one...

8:14 pm

penquis

well i am off....goodnight all....

9:17 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks zooz, lickety, hurshy and all cluers

9:22 pm

wht

Hi, is anyone still here?

9:22 pm

wht

Does anyone have a clue for the un8?

9:26 pm

Uneaixoise

Un8 more messy

9:26 pm

wht

ty Une. That is fireworks for me.

9:26 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!!

9:28 pm

wht

Does anyone need clues before I go?

9:34 pm

wht

Good night all. Happy Babbling.

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