Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, December 17, 2020

12:01 am

hurshy

flip those babble flapjacks

12:03 am

penquis

pr 7

12:04 am

hurshy

i found a yummy delicious thing to drink

12:04 am

penquis

cool...

12:05 am

hurshy

Fs Finished!

12:05 am

hurshy

i intimidated into inexistence!

12:06 am

hurshy

phantom: rapport

12:08 am

hurshy

phantom: outlet

12:13 am

dizgrannie

nbt, just need an 8

12:13 am

hurshy

phantom... kinda... priapism

12:14 am

maggiej

sp 8

12:15 am

hurshy

thanks maggie!

12:15 am

dizgrannie

ty Maggie...nbt/nbs

12:15 am

maggiej

yw

12:16 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Maggie

12:19 am

jessmom

sp7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:21 am

hurshy

phantom: part, apart

12:27 am

penquis

ro 7

12:28 am

hurshy

phantom: roulette

12:29 am

cybernan

hi all -- late start

12:29 am

penquis

hi...

12:29 am

hurshy

thanks pen

12:29 am

hurshy

hi nan

12:30 am

penquis

yw...

12:34 am

hurshy

phantom: novel

12:35 am

penquis

ro 8...

12:35 am

hurshy

woot, thanks pen (again)!

12:35 am

penquis

my job here is done....i will leave 53 to find later....goodnight all....

12:36 am

penquis

yw, hursh....

12:36 am

hurshy

i haven't found jess's sp7 yet

12:37 am

hurshy

Ps Pummeled!!

12:37 am

penquis

builds off a word stat that I posted....

12:37 am

marksdolly

there is sp8

12:37 am

penquis

sorry....that was the 8.....

12:37 am

hurshy

yes i got the 8, but jess said there was a 7 too

12:37 am

marksdolly

hmmm

12:37 am

jessmom

kilt accessory

12:38 am

hurshy

oh dear that sounds hard

12:38 am

penquis

bye all....

12:38 am

hurshy

nope i thought of it!

12:38 am

hurshy

wow was that a lucky guess or was it buried somewhere deep in the recesses of my brain? will never know

12:38 am

marksdolly

got it, thx Jess!

12:38 am

jessmom

yw

12:39 am

Jacula

Early start here. 91 found, 70 to go. BBL.

12:41 am

hurshy

Vs Vanquished!

12:45 am

hurshy

Es Extinguished!

12:46 am

hurshy

Ls Licked!

12:46 am

hurshy

odd un6... to stay at home?

12:48 am

cybernan

another scot in the house jess?

12:48 am

hurshy

phantom: rain, pain, sprain

12:49 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

12:50 am

hurshy

10 left!

12:57 am

hurshy

feeling pretty stuckish at 9

12:59 am

hurshy

phantom: sprout

1:04 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs, half way an d falling asleep -- see you tomorrow

1:51 am

dizgrannie

luverly rain here after a hot day, but becoming very humid now...Summer in OZ

1:55 am

ursh

same here diz - had lots of rain early summer now getting awfully humid

6:08 am

PMS

b ras

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Yep, I have several.

6:11 am

PMS

oe

6:11 am

Scrabbler

Time to hitch up and get to work. Enjoy your day, PMS.

6:15 am

PMS

Sorry about those. Don't know how they happened.

7:25 am

mattygroves

Hi all. Does anyone have stats, please, for the lone A in the middle column, second row?

7:27 am

periwinkle

no matty

7:27 am

periwinkle

tough grid

7:29 am

LuvWordGames

ar 5/10 I believe

7:29 am

periwinkle

I hae 2 ar5 from the left A

7:30 am

periwinkle

got it another ar5

7:30 am

periwinkle

ty Lu

7:30 am

periwinkle

Luv

7:31 am

periwinkle

help with sp8 pls

7:31 am

gemini_J13

do you have an ra 6?

7:32 am

periwinkle

no

7:32 am

periwinkle

I just found an ra6/21

7:32 am

LuvWordGames

ends in what a baby plays with

7:32 am

dan2bit

sp + baby toy

7:32 am

gemini_J13

6/18

7:33 am

periwinkle

ty all

7:33 am

periwinkle

I was close

7:33 am

periwinkle

what are stats for the other 8 pls

7:35 am

dan2bit

don't have it peri

7:35 am

periwinkle

ok

7:37 am

mattygroves

I should have seen that A. Thanks!

7:38 am

LuvWordGames

ro 8/40

7:51 am

mattygroves

That should be easy to find. And yet, I haven't found it

7:51 am

LuvWordGames

would you like a clue?

7:53 am

sukee

I would :)

7:54 am

LuvWordGames

the ro 7 starts out like a flower & ends in an opera. Then add a cons to that for the 8

7:54 am

dan2bit

ty lwg!

7:55 am

sukee

Ty, got it

7:55 am

LuvWordGames

yw :-)

7:55 am

sukee

8s down :)

7:56 am

dan2bit

I have the 7s that have been clued pr7 and ro7 what's the other 7?

7:58 am

Sunrise

sp/7 is a small pouch that rests at the front of a scottish kilt .

7:59 am

sukee

I had tried that but spelled it wrong, ty

8:00 am

dan2bit

ty

8:00 am

Sunrise

yes two of the consonants together.

8:00 am

HarryHood

barbra streisand''s voice is in the grid

8:02 am

welki

'morning, folks

8:03 am

sukee

Hi welki

8:03 am

HarryHood

hello welki

8:06 am

HarryHood

70 to go. time to shovel. hagd all

8:07 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

8:07 am

sukee

Can i have stats for the A in the middle column? All I need for nbt.

8:07 am

welki

hi, bea

8:08 am

BzznBea

Any warm up for you, welki?

8:10 am

welki

it's seasonal here, bea - right now, it's hovering around the freezing mark. winter is so long here, won't really warm up until april or early may

8:10 am

welki

(we have the occasional chinook blow in and that makes for some nice days in between)

8:10 am

sukee

-8C here today.

8:11 am

sukee

They are predicting our winter will have some cold days and then some mild days, I can live with that.

8:12 am

welki

sukee, i have the a words, but can never figure out which word comes from where (when there are a couple of words that could come from either)

8:12 am

sukee

I'm the same at times :)

8:14 am

sukee

Animal Planet is on free preview this month, my cat Tobey is loving it. He sits right under the tv and watches.

8:18 am

mattygroves

Thanks for the RO!

8:20 am

sukee

Well, maybe I can find that A later. BBL.

8:23 am

Dorens

i just found it sukee if you're still here

8:27 am

phaeton

I do Dorens

8:27 am

Dorens

to steal something

8:28 am

Dorens

sorry... to burn something.. not quite awake yet

8:29 am

phaeton

ty ...thought I had typed that in

8:31 am

72 Temple Owl

hello folks

8:33 am

phaeton

hi owl

8:37 am

72 Temple Owl

hi phae

8:42 am

72 Temple Owl

time to get moving. food pantry today. happy babbling.

8:44 am

aslindy

hello all

8:45 am

BzznBea

Good morning, lindy.

8:45 am

aslindy

hi bea, how are you?

8:45 am

BzznBea

I'm doing well. Thanks.

9:20 am

rururocks

does anyone have the first pa 6/21? I just cannot find it

9:21 am

rururocks

now that i asked.. i just found it jeez

9:21 am

mattygroves

I only have one, and I highly suspect it isn't the first...

9:24 am

rururocks

everything has been easy so far.. a few p's gave me a bit of trouble

9:25 am

SuzeeQ24

I am blind to the as,5

9:25 am

Uneaixoise

First pa6 is a bird :-)

9:26 am

Uneaixoise

Second is a preacher

9:26 am

bichon

un 6/30, pls

9:26 am

rururocks

that's the yoga thing i think suzee

9:27 am

SuzeeQ24

hmmm

9:27 am

BzznBea

A yoga pose

9:27 am

BzznBea

as + woman's name

9:30 am

montreal13

UN+R4

9:33 am

bichon

ty montreal

9:33 am

montreal13

np bichon ☺

9:33 am

SuzeeQ24

thanks r and b......oviously not into yoga, lol

9:36 am

rururocks

me neither.. I'm not good at bending over :D

9:38 am

SuzeeQ24

lol

9:47 am

BzznBea

The 6's are giving me fits today.

9:58 am

Judi

Good morning, y'all.

10:16 am

moolingwa

morning all

10:18 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

10:19 am

moolingwa

hey nan, happy Thursday

10:19 am

cybernan

hi there mool

10:23 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the Tu6/30?

10:24 am

HarryHood

just got it

10:24 am

HarryHood

a small cylindrical passage

10:25 am

HarryHood

ty for the stats

10:25 am

cybernan

extend the tu 4

10:25 am

HarryHood

what tu4? the horn?

10:26 am

cybernan

I assume it is a mathematical, scientific or medical term -- they don't seem to be able to use regular words like the rest of us

10:27 am

HarryHood

it's a shortened form of the old valley girl word for excellent

10:30 am

mkg

Great clues all. Ty.

10:31 am

mkg

Hi all.

10:31 am

HarryHood

novetta sounds like it should be a priest in training

10:31 am

HarryHood

hi mkg

10:33 am

moolingwa

hey mkg, HH

10:34 am

mkg

Hi moo

10:34 am

HarryHood

ooh I just found a word that I haven't seen since we got a multi-speed blender in the 1980's

10:35 am

mkg

Harry what is the stat? Ty

10:35 am

HarryHood

fr6

10:35 am

mkg

Ty

10:35 am

HarryHood

40 to go. fun grid!

10:35 am

mkg

Got it I think. Ty

10:36 am

HarryHood

though I am still missing 12 6s!

10:37 am

moolingwa

46 left....15 6s to go :)

10:37 am

moolingwa

plus the 7 and 2 8s for good measure

10:38 am

mkg

I am missing the 8s as always. Clues welcome with stats. Ty

10:38 am

HarryHood

and you've been at it mool for what, 6 minutes?

10:38 am

HarryHood

:)

10:38 am

moolingwa

19 minutes :)

10:38 am

moolingwa

but I am on a con call

10:39 am

HarryHood

must be a very engrossing topic

10:39 am

moolingwa

ever hear of ESG?

10:40 am

HarryHood

eggs,shallot and garlic?

10:40 am

mkg

What is east?

10:41 am

mkg

Darn auto correct. I typed ESG and it wrote east.....

10:41 am

HarryHood

it sounds delicious

10:41 am

mkg

Tell us about ESG

10:41 am

MollyL

Harry, only blenders in Bah-ston have that speed
: D

10:41 am

HarryHood

blendahs

10:43 am

MollyL

I just fell asleep reading the definition of ESG. Who dreams up these conference call topics and WHY?

10:43 am

HarryHood

35 to go. bottom row greyed :)

10:43 am

mkg

Can’t get the p word for the fifth column p. Darn........every time I think I have it it is from other p’s

10:44 am

HarryHood

there was also a rapper named E.S.G. stands for Everyday Street Gangsta.

10:46 am

moolingwa

ESG stands for Environmental, Social Responsibility and Governance

10:46 am

moolingwa

It is a mechanism for measuring organizations and how sustainable they are

10:46 am

HarryHood

yeah I got that. it sounds fascinating.

10:46 am

MollyL

Zzzzzzzz

10:46 am

HarryHood

not.

10:46 am

HarryHood

I was in on the beginniing of that topic in the early 90s at bell labs

10:47 am

moolingwa

Institutional investors are increasingly looking at ESG as a means for determining where to invest money

10:47 am

HarryHood

the guy who wrote the book on green design

10:47 am

HarryHood

and that expanded in green management.

10:47 am

moolingwa

Right, and now it's expanding into these other areas

10:48 am

HarryHood

Tom Graedel was his name.

10:48 am

HarryHood

oh now he's at Yale.

10:50 am

HarryHood

very nice - it's gratifying that corporations are being pressured to think of these things.

10:51 am

HarryHood

and that people can get jobs greening boardrooms.

10:52 am

HarryHood

but I still like Eggs Shallots and Garlic better.

10:53 am

HarryHood

OK - gotta run. saving 35 for later. My kids are gonna come in from shovelling and will want hot chocolate.

10:55 am

moolingwa

It's also encouraging that they're being held accountable for following regulations, and being socially responsible too

10:56 am

moolingwa

already 15% of institutional investment money is informed by ESG, and the expectation is this will grow further, with a particular focus on Environmental factors over the next few years...

11:02 am

MollyL

I will also go with eggs, shallots and garlic

11:56 am

cybernan

hi again -- stuck on my last 4: ro 7 please?

11:58 am

cybernan

nm found them

12:02 pm

cybernan

first ba 5 please?

12:03 pm

marksdolly

scottish child

12:03 pm

cybernan

nm - found that one too

12:04 pm

cybernan

ty dolly

12:04 pm

marksdolly

yw

12:04 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!*

12:04 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone

12:05 pm

marksdolly

enjoy your day Nan!

12:06 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats, Nan!

12:11 pm

marksdolly

and that finishes that bag of marbles!!! fireworks!

12:12 pm

hokie carla

58 left here

12:12 pm

marksdolly

keep plugging Hokie!! you'll get there!

12:13 pm

hokie carla

already found 1! ;D

12:14 pm

hokie carla

found at least 2 scottish words already

12:15 pm

hokie carla

that should be my goal - find all the scottish words in the grid

12:17 pm

hokie carla

ooh, top P gray

12:20 pm

hokie carla

hmm...un* not a word. sometimes I wish I could unvomit

12:21 pm

zoozzoom

Dogs do lol

12:21 pm

hokie carla

yes, though I wasn't thinking along those lines for me

12:22 pm

zoozzoom

Haha! I would hope not!

12:22 pm

hokie carla

so gross. dogs are so lovable but so gross.

12:23 pm

zoozzoom

And they lick parts..well you know and then their owners let them lick their faces. YUCK!

12:24 pm

hokie carla

winston rolled around in some poop in the woods yesterday so that was nice

12:25 pm

zoozzoom

Even worse if they roll round in a dead fox. They will really stink for days.

12:26 pm

hokie carla

ugh, probably not as bad as a dead skunk I'd imagine

12:26 pm

hokie carla

he also loves to roll around on cigars that people throw on the golf course.

12:26 pm

zoozzoom

They are trying to put a scent on them that makes them scary to other dogs.

12:27 pm

hokie carla

well they certainly do love to pick the stinkiest things

12:27 pm

zoozzoom

Really. Well that one is new to me. I wonder why? Maybe the same reason?

12:27 pm

zoozzoom

Yes they sure do haha!

12:27 pm

hokie carla

what, the cigar? I don't know why

12:28 pm

hokie carla

he also likes to roll in freshly cut grass, which does stain his fur green

12:28 pm

zoozzoom

Yes cigar never heard that one before.

12:29 pm

hokie carla

he used to pick them up and start chewing and we'd have to pry it out of his mouth but he learned not to do that

12:31 pm

zoozzoom

A dog chewing tobacco who would of thought it. All he would need next is a gun holster and a spitoon haha!

12:32 pm

hokie carla

hehe

12:43 pm

hokie carla

stuck again at 24 left

12:45 pm

zoozzoom

Yes I am just staring at the screen. Maybe I should take a break to refresh the eyes.

12:56 pm

hokie carla

ok, made some lunch. we'll see if my eyes refreshed enough.

12:56 pm

moolingwa

hi and bye :)

12:57 pm

hokie carla

fly-by?

12:58 pm

hokie carla

permission denied, maverick

1:00 pm

moolingwa

sorry, got a call I'm hosting :)

1:00 pm

moolingwa

32 left if you're wondering though

1:00 pm

hokie carla

thanks

1:08 pm

hokie carla

afro is like ramen, spam, mosh, and tada. I can't not try those words.

1:15 pm

HarryHood

as spock says, live long and praspor

1:15 pm

hokie carla

found my missing F thanks to hurshy's flip clue blurting

1:15 pm

hokie carla

I thought that was just a phantom or not a real word

1:16 pm

HarryHood

I am missing one f as well

1:16 pm

hokie carla

probably that

1:16 pm

HarryHood

what

1:16 pm

MollyL

It's not that one Harry. Hurshy blurted your blender setting

1:16 pm

HarryHood

oh. nm then. I was too lazy to scroll way down to the flip

1:17 pm

hokie carla

if you have the one she blurted I will guess your missing one is the shortened version

1:17 pm

HarryHood

got that

1:18 pm

hokie carla

one that rhymes with bea's baby plants?

1:18 pm

hokie carla

the rest are combos I think

1:18 pm

MollyL

Do you get fries with them?

1:19 pm

HarryHood

bea has baby plants?

1:19 pm

hokie carla

she took a class on propagating them

1:19 pm

MollyL

The plant misspelling Harry, I"m sure you have it

1:20 pm

HarryHood

I think I do not

1:20 pm

hokie carla

then he's just missing a plural

1:20 pm

hokie carla

or possibly singular

1:20 pm

HarryHood

got it

1:20 pm

HarryHood

ty both :)

1:20 pm

HarryHood

fiddleheads

1:20 pm

hokie carla

are you calling us names or is that like an interjection?

1:21 pm

HarryHood

that's a baby fi4

1:21 pm

HarryHood

well fe4.

1:21 pm

HarryHood

they're edible

1:21 pm

hokie carla

I see

1:23 pm

HarryHood

my son just informed me he's going to drink his protein shake and take an ice bath in the new snow.

1:23 pm

hokie carla

phantom petunia

1:23 pm

hokie carla

crazy kid

1:24 pm

HarryHood

yup

1:25 pm

MollyL

Poor kid. All that social isolation has driven him over the edge.

1:25 pm

hokie carla

okay, I saw what my missing 7/8 start with but am not seeing them.

1:25 pm

HarryHood

he's the least isolated of all of us

1:26 pm

hokie carla

how old is he?

1:26 pm

HarryHood

16. going on 35.

1:26 pm

hokie carla

haha. yeah, I could see a kid saying that in the good ole days.

1:27 pm

hokie carla

my senior is 18 and says he would be fine living on his own

1:28 pm

HarryHood

oh yeah - he's always saying he'll go live on his own.

1:28 pm

HarryHood

his plan it either to get a chateau in italy and drink wine, or a ranch in wyoming and write a manifesto

1:28 pm

hokie carla

solid plans

1:28 pm

HarryHood

depends on the day.

1:30 pm

HarryHood

29 and stuck.

1:30 pm

hokie carla

am I missing something easy with the left E?

1:30 pm

hokie carla

nm

1:30 pm

HarryHood

:) wtg

1:31 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I just monkeyed it. last chemistry for me was in 1991

1:31 pm

hokie carla

and I don't recall ever seeing that word

1:32 pm

HarryHood

owuldn't be in hs chem.

1:32 pm

hokie carla

just need on T on the bottom to gray that row and column

1:32 pm

hokie carla

for some stupid reason I took chemistry freshman year at virginia tech

1:32 pm

HarryHood

tu6?

1:33 pm

hokie carla

I guess it is tu6

1:33 pm

HarryHood

like a valley girl word

1:33 pm

hokie carla

is that a real word or a made up one?

1:33 pm

hokie carla

good clue, thx

1:34 pm

HarryHood

sounds real to me

1:34 pm

hokie carla

I was just going to declare it not real

1:34 pm

HarryHood

like if you're watching tv on a real small set

1:35 pm

hokie carla

I now have a grayed i - top row, bottom row, middle column

1:37 pm

hokie carla

19 left here.

1:38 pm

hokie carla

need 1 u, so many possibilities but enable is so fickle

1:38 pm

HarryHood

25

1:38 pm

HarryHood

still need 2 us

1:41 pm

hokie carla

18!

1:41 pm

Gadget

Any clues for the lower right P?

1:42 pm

hokie carla

I have pe6/21

1:42 pm

hokie carla

can't find the other

1:42 pm

HarryHood

pe5/12

1:42 pm

hokie carla

kinda rhymes with a bike part

1:43 pm

hokie carla

duh, thanks HH

1:45 pm

Gadget

Thanks!

1:46 pm

HarryHood

got the fifth column grey, and the fifth row.

1:47 pm

hokie carla

I need 1 A in 5th column

1:47 pm

HarryHood

yoga?

1:48 pm

hokie carla

I guess? that doesn't fit the 2 I have.

1:48 pm

hokie carla

ah, we had that recently

1:48 pm

hokie carla

thx

1:48 pm

hokie carla

15!

1:48 pm

HarryHood

22 here

1:48 pm

hokie carla

AA RR SSS B NN P U TTT

1:49 pm

HarryHood

that looks like obscenities

1:51 pm

hokie carla

I guess it's in the eye of the beholder, harry

1:51 pm

HarryHood

agreed

1:52 pm

hokie carla

but soon it may turn into that

1:53 pm

hokie carla

14!

1:53 pm

HarryHood

enjoy your last 14 - bbl for my 22.

1:54 pm

hokie carla

bye! I think I will do some stuff and come back.

1:55 pm

hokie carla

but found another T6 on my way out! 13!

2:33 pm

periwinkle

hi all 70 left and stuck

2:34 pm

periwinkle

I have sp8 help with other 8 pls

2:35 pm

MollyL

ro8 a person who grows the flowers of love

2:35 pm

MollyL

Or one of those old Catholic women who is always on her beads
: D

2:35 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

2:36 pm

periwinkle

ty got it

2:37 pm

periwinkle

Molly did you get a lot of snow. we did not.just a few inches

2:38 pm

periwinkle

one of our neighbors shovelled our walk and another used a snow plow

2:38 pm

periwinkle

so the sidewalk is snow and ice free.

2:40 pm

moolingwa

back again...

2:41 pm

periwinkle

hi moo

2:43 pm

moolingwa

hey peri, happy Thursday

2:46 pm

periwinkle

same to you

2:47 pm

periwinkle

55 left bbl

2:47 pm

MollyL

Peri we just got a few inches too but icing is a problem here as well.

2:49 pm

moolingwa

thanks

2:49 pm

moolingwa

27 left

2:58 pm

lynxxx

Good morning - going to bet one is the tu6.30

3:00 pm

hokie carla

11 now! thx for the clues, molly

3:01 pm

lynxxx

morning Carla

3:02 pm

hokie carla

lynnnnn!

3:04 pm

lynxxx

Hi - I'm usually in & out these days but see you busily working the grid regularly

3:04 pm

moolingwa

hey lyn, happy friday

3:05 pm

moolingwa

rehi hoke :)

3:05 pm

moolingwa

finally found my last 7 and 8

3:06 pm

moolingwa

20 to go

3:08 pm

lynxxx

My last was the sp7...obviously scottish roots aren't very strong. Have a good afternoon/evening you two

3:09 pm

moolingwa

my last 7 was actually a subset of the 8 I was missing...though I already had the subset 6

3:10 pm

moolingwa

if that makes any kind of sense

3:13 pm

hokie carla

sorry, I am in and out right now. looking for a file on my computer, flash drive, and portable drive, and it is nowhere.

3:14 pm

hokie carla

AA SSS B NN P U T

3:15 pm

hokie carla

harry was right, obscenities. one of my favorite (made up by me years ago), assbut

3:17 pm

hokie carla

actually, I'm a T short, it's assbutt

3:36 pm

hokie carla

1 4, 4 5s, 6 6s.

3:37 pm

hokie carla

(yes, my hope is that by typing it out I can see them)

3:37 pm

zoozzoom

Sometimes work.

3:37 pm

hokie carla

zooz!

3:37 pm

hokie carla

are your eyes refreshed?

3:37 pm

zoozzoom

I mean if, Peri can ask for a clue then almost instantly get it I cannot see why yours does not work haha!

3:38 pm

zoozzoom

Yes I am doing rather well now thank you!

3:38 pm

hokie carla

nice!

3:38 pm

moolingwa

17 to go now

3:39 pm

moolingwa

3x4, 6x5 and 8x6

3:39 pm

hokie carla

11 still

3:39 pm

moolingwa

A,A,B,B,F,N,P,P,P,R,R,S,S,T,T,T,U

3:40 pm

hokie carla

well, at least today it looks like we're doing the same one

3:40 pm

moolingwa

yeah

3:41 pm

hokie carla

which u's do you have?

3:41 pm

moolingwa

appair - when it looks like two socks should go together

3:41 pm

moolingwa

4,5 and 5

3:42 pm

hokie carla

according to my kids and husband, that's any two socks

3:42 pm

zoozzoom

un6

3:42 pm

moolingwa

they have a certain appairance

3:42 pm

hokie carla

ok then

3:43 pm

moolingwa

if a lion mistakenly has an utterance, can they unroar?

3:44 pm

hokie carla

zooz and I have already discussed the unbarf

3:44 pm

moolingwa

I was just about to

3:44 pm

zoozzoom

lol

3:44 pm

hokie carla

you were about to discuss it or do it?

3:44 pm

moolingwa

and surely one can be unrapt about something

3:45 pm

moolingwa

the kids had built a sandcastle in the living room, but their mother was unrapt about it

3:45 pm

zoozzoom

That u6 ends in to wander about.

3:45 pm

hokie carla

believe me, I've tried these all day. unvote, unveto

3:45 pm

hokie carla

seems like a stupid word, thx

3:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

3:46 pm

hokie carla

the others are just as valid as that one.

3:46 pm

hokie carla

TO!

3:46 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, T Owl!

3:46 pm

moolingwa

hey TO, happy Thursday

3:47 pm

hokie carla

abrir es no bueno

3:47 pm

moolingwa

maybe it's to remove former presidential advisor Carl from your campaign

3:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

happy thursday. thawing out after finishing up the shoeveling.

3:47 pm

hokie carla

how much snow?

3:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

maybe 6 "? but then a couple of sleet.

3:48 pm

hokie carla

it has looked like snow here all day, but just a little mist earlier. plus it's 44F.

3:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

very heavy. bad enough clenaing up the porch and walkway and end of the drive after neighbor cleared drieveay

3:49 pm

moolingwa

38 here...I thik

3:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

in typical nor'easter fashion, the sky was lovely blue today.

3:49 pm

moolingwa

we don't tend to get that wet heavy snow like in Philly here

3:50 pm

hokie carla

when we get snow we get all kinds

3:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

it was murder. i carried a lot of it to the end of the driveway, took two hands and i lost a coople of shoverlfuls along the way

3:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

i find it hard to relax when it's sleeting that heavily.

3:50 pm

moolingwa

I don't miss the freezing rain then covered with snow

3:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

heart attach snow, for sure.

3:51 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that happens here a lot. actually opposite, snow, then freezing rain or sleet on top of it.

3:52 pm

zoozzoom

Broken bone conditions that is for sure.

3:52 pm

hokie carla

so what TO described

3:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

my deocrations blew off the porch twice.

3:53 pm

moolingwa

I remember getting 2 1/2 feet of snow once in Philly...I kneeled in it and a goldfinch actually landed on my shoulder

3:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the bow came off the light up present. will fix it later.

3:53 pm

zoozzoom

I would rather that than you off the porch, T Owl!

3:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

o.O

3:53 pm

hokie carla

abrir and baño

3:54 pm

moolingwa

you need the bathroom?

3:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, went out in the thick of it last night and when i came it, with wet shoes, it was like a skating rink in my foyer.

3:54 pm

hokie carla

I knew you like birds, didn't know you were the bird whisperer

3:55 pm

hokie carla

just pointing out the spanish words in the grid

3:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

but not as bad as predeicted and i could have gone out

3:55 pm

moolingwa

teta too then :)

3:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

moo, were you here for the great winter of... the one where we had the inches and the ice storm? i've never been in a worse winter storm.

3:56 pm

zoozzoom

It was about 50f here today so had to put my gloves on. Thought that was cold enough haha!

3:56 pm

hokie carla

I keep seeing vuvuzela even though the letters aren't there. not sure what language that is.

3:56 pm

moolingwa

no, don't believe so TO...was that late 2000s?

3:56 pm

moolingwa

perhaps swahili hke

3:57 pm

moolingwa

I looked it up, it's a zulu word

3:57 pm

moolingwa

vuvu apparently means to make a sound

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

maybe mid. we were off wor for three days, governor's orders to conserve energy, rolling power outages.

3:58 pm

hokie carla

well, my spellcheck was okay with it

3:58 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I have the sense it was just after I left

3:58 pm

moolingwa

I left in 2006

3:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

zooz, i feel for you...

3:58 pm

moolingwa

15 to go

3:59 pm

zoozzoom

haha! Yeah right!

3:59 pm

hokie carla

LOL. I did put gloves on yesterday to walk the dog, but it was 36F

3:59 pm

hokie carla

still stuck on 10 here

3:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh, i see.. you all are playing some sort of game. ;)

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i cannot yet see 8 letter words.

4:01 pm

zoozzoom

I do actually have sympathy for you guys who seem to get a lot of cold weather. I cannot stand cold conditions.

4:01 pm

hokie carla

well, I wouldn't call what I'm doing playing it

4:01 pm

zoozzoom

Ro8 Sp8

4:01 pm

moolingwa

depends on what you mean by cold

4:01 pm

moolingwa

and lots

4:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

dryer has buzzed. see you later.

4:02 pm

hokie carla

our worst winter weather is usually Jan & Feb

4:02 pm

hokie carla

bye TO

4:02 pm

zoozzoom

Snowy,icy,sleety all with wind. anything near freezing and below.

4:02 pm

moolingwa

wind is no fun

4:03 pm

moolingwa

I've had a couple of days this week where it hasn't gotten above freezing

4:03 pm

moolingwa

today is a little above

4:03 pm

hokie carla

I think we can all agree on that (wind)

4:03 pm

moolingwa

when it's still here and the sun is out...it can be pleasant...even when it's below freezing

4:05 pm

zoozzoom

I watch a lot of live feed webcams. I watch santaclaus village. also Finland levi, And a few others. The snow in finland levi is mad.

4:05 pm

zoozzoom

They still had two massive piles of snow heaped up an the large hill throughout Summer!

4:06 pm

moolingwa

well, I'm at 39 degrees north latitude or thereabouts...helsinki, at the southern end of Finland is at 60

4:06 pm

zoozzoom

It is their main ski slope though but still there in the Summer. No thanks.

4:06 pm

hokie carla

I'll have to check that out.

4:07 pm

hokie carla

the only live feed I check regularly is the Big Texan 72oz steak challenge. LOL.

4:07 pm

moolingwa

ooh, found a word

4:07 pm

zoozzoom

lol

4:07 pm

moolingwa

not cold related if you're wondering, nor spanish

4:07 pm

hokie carla

oh, looks like someone's getting ready to go in the challenge

4:08 pm

hokie carla

what letter, moo?

4:08 pm

moolingwa

T

4:08 pm

hokie carla

I just need 1 T

4:08 pm

moolingwa

it was off the bottom t, so I assume you have it already

4:08 pm

zoozzoom

If it is six letters long just give us the first six letters.

4:08 pm

hokie carla

LOL, zoozz

4:09 pm

moolingwa

okay, it doesn't end in u

4:09 pm

zoozzoom

haha!

4:09 pm

hokie carla

yes, I need one on the 19

4:09 pm

moolingwa

it is 6 letters tho :)

4:09 pm

moolingwa

ooh, another t6...albeit off the 4th row

4:10 pm

moolingwa

and a third...to complete my T's

4:10 pm

zoozzoom

Bet it was the TU 6/30

4:10 pm

hokie carla

I found 2 similar T6 off the 4th row earlier

4:10 pm

moolingwa

you're just giving it away today zoo :)

4:10 pm

moolingwa

yeah, those were my last two hoke

4:10 pm

zoozzoom

Sorry.

4:11 pm

moolingwa

the fish and the horse

4:11 pm

hokie carla

so what is my last one, zooz? from the 19

4:11 pm

moolingwa

no worries zoo

4:11 pm

moolingwa

there's three 6s off that one hoke

4:11 pm

zoozzoom

atA 6/24 maybe.

4:12 pm

zoozzoom

TA6*

4:12 pm

moolingwa

that would be my guess too

4:12 pm

hokie carla

ok, must be a 6

4:12 pm

moolingwa

12 to go....2x4, 6x5 and 4x6

4:14 pm

hokie carla

was about to ask for the pt. total and then saw your post that snuck in. finally found it.

4:15 pm

hokie carla

9 left! 1 4, 4 5s, 4 6s

4:15 pm

moolingwa

11 left...I found a 5

4:16 pm

moolingwa

10 to go

4:17 pm

zoozzoom

My last word was the SA 6/18 never see that one.

4:17 pm

hokie carla

yep, don't have that. looking...

4:18 pm

moolingwa

I guess you were suddenly enlightened then

4:18 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

4:18 pm

moolingwa

was too good to pass up :)

4:19 pm

hokie carla

I guess it will be funny when I find it :P

4:19 pm

moolingwa

A,A,B,F,N,P,P,P,R,S

4:20 pm

hokie carla

AA SSS B NN P

4:20 pm

zoozzoom

Time for me to rest my head on a pillow and allow my eyelids to close. Hope you both find the hidden words in todays grid and enjoy the wonderful sights of the fireworks!

4:20 pm

moolingwa

you have a lot fewer p's

4:20 pm

hokie carla

good night, zooz. sounds like a nice idea, sleep

4:20 pm

moolingwa

found my missing f

4:21 pm

moolingwa

night zoo

4:21 pm

hokie carla

just need 1 P from the 5 tile

4:21 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I have one off that, and two off the top

4:22 pm

moolingwa

nm, found the bottom p

4:22 pm

hokie carla

ooh, what was it?

4:22 pm

Uneaixoise

Un6 please?

4:22 pm

moolingwa

someone who likes averageness in golf would be a parfan no?

4:23 pm

moolingwa

yeah, thats a popular today Une...un + wander

4:23 pm

Uneaixoise

Hee hee

4:23 pm

hokie carla

un + something an eye might do on a guy

4:23 pm

moolingwa

hey, I got checked out plenty in Miami...and not by guys

4:23 pm

hokie carla

:D

4:23 pm

hokie carla

bienvenido a miami

4:24 pm

moolingwa

indeed

4:25 pm

Uneaixoise

An eye? Don't understand.....

4:25 pm

moolingwa

another spanish word...rana

4:25 pm

hokie carla

ok, moo's clue is probably better, une

4:25 pm

hokie carla

4:23

4:25 pm

hokie carla

can I have the def. of the sa6/18?

4:26 pm

moolingwa

posara too apparently

4:26 pm

moolingwa

to be suddenly enlightened hoke

4:26 pm

hokie carla

and moo, you never told me the p you found

4:26 pm

moolingwa

oh, it was a chicken

4:27 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx.....what a weird word!

4:27 pm

hokie carla

oh yeah, that didn't help earlier. not sure why I asked .

4:27 pm

moolingwa

apparently it's the pt of unreeve

4:27 pm

hokie carla

agreed, une

4:27 pm

moolingwa

looks italian then

4:28 pm

moolingwa

although you normally see a longer version as an adjective with "elegance"

4:34 pm

hokie carla

went to the list. never seen any of those words before. still have 2 6s I can't find.

4:35 pm

moolingwa

still 8 to go

4:35 pm

moolingwa

and one of them is a 4

4:36 pm

hokie carla

I could say something that would probably give that one away

4:36 pm

hokie carla

or you could just open your mind

4:36 pm

moolingwa

heh

4:38 pm

hokie carla

whew, finally got the last 2. still not familiar with them.

4:41 pm

moolingwa

no idea

4:41 pm

moolingwa

still 8

4:41 pm

bichon

bu 5/16, pls

4:42 pm

moolingwa

a bluff or cliff?

4:42 pm

hokie carla

almost a male servant

4:42 pm

moolingwa

or a male servant's action

4:42 pm

hokie carla

he always "did it"

4:43 pm

bichon

ty mool, carla

4:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

back.

4:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

keep seeing parapet

4:49 pm

moolingwa

ooh, found a word

4:50 pm

hokie carla

nice

4:50 pm

hokie carla

and I also saw parapet

4:50 pm

moolingwa

was a variation on a word I already had

4:51 pm

moolingwa

and another word

4:51 pm

moolingwa

6 to go

4:54 pm

moolingwa

A,B,N,P,P,R to go

4:54 pm

moolingwa

1x4, 3x5 and 2x6

4:55 pm

hokie carla

still pretty sure on the 4

4:56 pm

hokie carla

but my clue was too good :D

4:56 pm

moolingwa

I do have 6 n4s in case you're thinking it was that

4:56 pm

hokie carla

nope

4:57 pm

hokie carla

my last N was a 5

4:58 pm

moolingwa

well half my remaining words are 5s, so that's a strong possibility

5:01 pm

hokie carla

well, I'm assuming for R you have the bird ;)

5:03 pm

moolingwa

apparently not

5:05 pm

moolingwa

my r is off the top row

5:05 pm

hokie carla

the bird type that is also a dino type on Jurassic Park

5:05 pm

moolingwa

oh geez

5:06 pm

moolingwa

I didn't have that

5:06 pm

moolingwa

my daughter would be disappointed

5:06 pm

moolingwa

she likes them both

5:06 pm

hokie carla

was that really it? sorry. I thought a bird guy would definitely have.

5:07 pm

moolingwa

nope, missed it entirely

5:19 pm

hokie carla

just took winston in the back yard and he took off. thought I'd lost him forever but he then he appeared. our back yard is a swamp right now so his paws were covered in mud.

5:21 pm

bleugirl2

Hola. Any clue for AR 6?

5:23 pm

hokie carla

hola! it was new to me. no def. not sure how to clue but it is ar + a b4

5:24 pm

bleugirl2

new to me too! thanks!

5:24 pm

hokie carla

no prob

5:38 pm

moolingwa

new to me too :)

5:39 pm

moolingwa

ah, there's my final 4

5:39 pm

moolingwa

2 to go

5:40 pm

moolingwa

1 to go

5:40 pm

hokie carla

was it the A?

5:40 pm

moolingwa

no, was the p

5:40 pm

moolingwa

I had the abbreviated spanish word already

5:40 pm

hokie carla

aha, then that's why my clue didn't work. LOL

5:41 pm

moolingwa

it was a p4/5 combo

5:41 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I had it before you even mentioned it

5:41 pm

moolingwa

a b5 to finish this one out

5:41 pm

hokie carla

nice

5:42 pm

moolingwa

and fw

5:42 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

5:42 pm

moolingwa

so just needed clues for that a6 and u6...otherwise got them

5:42 pm

hokie carla

well done

5:42 pm

moolingwa

I might've eventually figured out the u...but not sure

5:43 pm

moolingwa

oh, and the bird one :)

5:43 pm

hokie carla

I know, I tried the u with all the other words, eventually I might've made it to the right one

5:43 pm

moolingwa

my last a was actually the word you clued

5:43 pm

hokie carla

ah

5:44 pm

moolingwa

the last n was a 5

5:44 pm

hokie carla

the bird one was one of the earliest I saw :D

5:44 pm

moolingwa

the last b was a kid from hibernia

5:44 pm

hokie carla

was it kinda like a diaper?

5:44 pm

moolingwa

that's how it goes

5:44 pm

moolingwa

I got the harder of the two 8s relatively early on

5:45 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that was it hoke

5:45 pm

hokie carla

my last B was the one we clued for bichon. new to me.

5:46 pm

moolingwa

ah, yeah had that one relatively earlier to go with the bums and bluffs

5:46 pm

hokie carla

I did find all those together except that one

5:47 pm

moolingwa

oops, not hibernia, the other celtic country :)

5:47 pm

hokie carla

time to figure out supper. okay, it's actually kinda late to be figuring it out but that's how we roll. ;) see y'all tomorrow.

5:47 pm

hokie carla

I found the 2 scottish words early this morning

5:47 pm

moolingwa

Caledonia

5:48 pm

moolingwa

yeah, it actually came easy in the end...sometimes I get locked in, and once I get a word or two, the last ones all pan out

5:50 pm

hokie carla

I reach a point where I can find no more, even if I am familiar with them. I feel good about today since I didn't know the ones left. (though I may have seen the a4 before). hopefully I'll remember them next time. ;D

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

when i step away i rgenerallly see more wornds upon my reitnr. not this. time.

7:41 pm

Freeman

Could I get the stats for the bottom 'e' in column 1, please?

7:42 pm

dcseain

I'd appreciate stats for the lower left E also, please

7:56 pm

dan2bit

el5/12 dcs

7:57 pm

jan

el/5/12

7:57 pm

dan2bit

sorry that's the left one

7:57 pm

dan2bit

oh wait that's what you both asked for

8:02 pm

Freeman

thanks

8:13 pm

mkg

Hi all. Back to get half way. Need stats and clues for the 8s please. And I only have one 7: pr 7 so would love more clues for 7s. Ty

8:17 pm

dan2bit

ro7 is flower + opera solo, less one vowel

8:17 pm

dan2bit

sp7 is a scottish pouch

8:17 pm

dan2bit

I'm hunting for either sa6/21

8:18 pm

mkg

Ty not getting them yet but looking dan. Ty

8:19 pm

mkg

Dan it is the entire flower or first three?

8:19 pm

dan2bit

1st 3

8:20 pm

dan2bit

add a cons for ro8

8:20 pm

mkg

I don’t know opera solo I guess. I thought it was at 4.

8:20 pm

dan2bit

got my sa6's - thanks licketly and all cluers

8:21 pm

dan2bit

ar4

8:21 pm

mkg

Got both the 7 and 8. Ty dan.

8:22 pm

mkg

Any clues for the P words for the P fifth column? Thanks.

8:22 pm

dan2bit

both start with domestic animal pe6/21 and pe5/12

8:24 pm

mkg

Ty dan I assumed it would be and e. But just not seeing the words. Any clues welcome

8:26 pm

dan2bit

pe6 rhymes with tea heater

8:26 pm

dan2bit

pe5 starts the same but ends with a vowel

8:27 pm

mkg

Got that one just now darn. Ty.

8:28 pm

mkg

The six ends with a vowel too.......right?

8:28 pm

dan2bit

yes

8:29 pm

mkg

So the 5 is stumping me. Does it have the double cons also?

8:29 pm

mkg

No got it. Ty ty ty

8:29 pm

mkg

Whew. Those were difficult.

8:29 pm

mkg

Need one more clue: the A in third column is missing too. Please stat and clue. Ty

8:29 pm

dcseain

the sa6-21 i have is a fruit, from Spanish

8:30 pm

Uneaixoise

First pa6/21 please.....my last word

8:31 pm

mkg

Pa 6 21 I have is like a minister. Not sure if it is first one or not. I only have two

8:31 pm

Uneaixoise

Have the bird and the reverend

8:31 pm

mkg

Wow. Sorry une. I am not a help here.

8:32 pm

Uneaixoise

No that's not the first.....

8:32 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx anyway

8:33 pm

mkg

Still don’t see the A word for third column A. Darn. Every a I try is from one of the others

8:34 pm

dan2bit

pa6 like an outcast, but ends in a different consonant

8:35 pm

dan2bit

center column A is fire setting crime

8:35 pm

mkg

Ty

8:35 pm

Uneaixoise

Got it.....fw!!!

8:35 pm

mkg

Got it dan. So simple and I didn’t see it. Ty.

8:37 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo Une!

8:37 pm

dan2bit

yw mkg

8:38 pm

dan2bit

any other help needed before I scoot?

8:41 pm

dan2bit

*poof&

9:48 pm

Freeman

po6, please?

9:51 pm

Freeman

found it thanks

10:03 pm

Freeman

How about ro7, please?

10:03 pm

dcseain

flower start, operatic finish, freeman

10:05 pm

Freeman

thanks

10:15 pm

Freeman

un6, please?

10:19 pm

allyall

hi, stats for the bottom e in the 4th column please?

10:19 pm

dcseain

un+ and an R word

10:19 pm

dcseain

el5.12

10:20 pm

allyall

the 4th column please, where the e is surrounded by t's ?

10:20 pm

allyall

nm

10:20 pm

cherlyq

et 4

10:20 pm

dcseain

plural greek letter

10:20 pm

allyall

ty

10:21 pm

allyall

couldn't see it for so long

10:26 pm

Freeman

na5/14, please?

10:27 pm

dcseain

i need to scoop litter boxes and put out trash. Happy Babbling, yall! *poof* na and irish republican army

10:28 pm

allyall

starts with a sleep

10:30 pm

Freeman

thanks

10:31 pm

Freeman

Also, thanks dcseain for the un6

10:34 pm

Freeman

sp7, please?

10:35 pm

allyall

scottish pouch

10:39 pm

Freeman

found it thanks

11:51 pm

dizgrannie

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