Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, December 29, 2020

12:01 am

hurshy

greetings and happy flip to all who may be here

12:03 am

maggiej

co 9

12:03 am

grannyrose

co8/9

12:04 am

grannyrose

and greetings to you Hurshy

12:04 am

hurshy

hi rose :)

12:07 am

godthaab

flip

12:08 am

jessmom

se7

12:10 am

rastapopolous

es7

12:11 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:13 am

hurshy

@(*%&@! phantoms!!

12:13 am

grannyrose

se8

12:14 am

grannyrose

se7 x 2

12:15 am

jessmom

re7 x 2

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

hurshy

te7

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty lickety!

12:23 am

dizgrannie

ce 7

12:29 am

hurshy

well i Flew through the Fs!

12:31 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed too

12:32 am

hurshy

i words immolated

12:39 am

hurshy

4 words left! C, D, S, T

12:43 am

grannyrose

ce5/12?

12:44 am

grannyrose

what number of letters hurshy?

12:44 am

hurshy

have two of those

12:44 am

hurshy

i'm missing 2 4s and 1 5 and 1 6 but i don't know which is which

12:44 am

grannyrose

de6, dry land

12:45 am

hurshy

oh my, how did you know

12:45 am

hurshy

what a dunce i am

12:45 am

hurshy

ooh found S4

12:45 am

hurshy

that leaves C and T

12:45 am

grannyrose

cos i nearly fell off my chair when i found it

12:46 am

grannyrose

have you pluraled all your t's?

12:46 am

grannyrose

cr5?

12:47 am

hurshy

ya i do think i have pluralled all my ts

12:47 am

hurshy

cr5 i have, it's a top C that i miss, and a top T also

12:47 am

grannyrose

including ta4/5 ?

12:47 am

hurshy

yeah

12:48 am

hurshy

ok, i had to past tense a co4, so that's that

12:48 am

grannyrose

pluralled money?

12:48 am

hurshy

which leaves the T is a 4 so i can monkey it probably

12:48 am

hurshy

done!!

12:48 am

grannyrose

WTG HURSHY !!

12:49 am

hurshy

ty, ty for the encouragement and help :D

12:49 am

grannyrose

my last was te6, stress.

12:49 am

grannyrose

duh, make that te7, stress

12:50 am

grannyrose

now what are we going to do for the next 23 hours? i might sleep some of it i think.

12:51 am

hurshy

me too :)

12:52 am

grannyrose

and how are you handling life in general now, Hurshy? a while back wasn't a good time for you. are you okay?

12:53 am

grannyrose

brb. someone drained my glass of wine and didn't refill it. how rude !!

12:54 am

hurshy

i'm ok. things are all pretty up in the air for me and i do not know how long that will last or what the future holds in virtually any area of life, but i'm trying to just take it a day at a time and be patient

12:56 am

grannyrose

and be kind to yourself too Hurshy. sometimes we forget ourselves when handing out the tea and sympathy.

12:57 am

grannyrose

did i tell you i have the implant in place now? Jan 1st we start stepping up through the programs to find the one which is right for me.

12:57 am

cybernan

Hi everyone - really late for me tonight, so just a quick peek

12:58 am

grannyrose

g'ay nan. nice to see you have survived all the festivities.

12:59 am

cybernan

it was pretty quiet rose -- just the two of us and a lot of Face

12:59 am

cybernan

*FaceTime with the kids

1:01 am

grannyrose

ahhh lovely, but not quite the same. praying for all my fellow citizens on this planet. i hope you and yours stay safe and well. xx

1:02 am

cybernan

thanks rose - and back at you.

1:05 am

grannyrose

time for me to chase some FB friends whom i check on each day. some are going fine, some aren't. catch you all after the next flip. xx

1:20 am

cybernan

anyone have stats for the 9 please? Is it an 8-9 combo?

1:29 am

cybernan

goodnight :)

1:44 am

jitesh

co9 freezing aid

1:45 am

jitesh

coise

1:45 am

jitesh

coies

1:45 am

jitesh

sorry

2:22 am

lynxxx

thanks jitesh

7:22 am

HarryHood

27 to go. that was fast

7:23 am

BzznBea

Sure was. I didn't even see you.

7:23 am

HarryHood

like greased lightning I am.

7:24 am

HarryHood

that "freezing aid" clue does nothing for me

7:24 am

BzznBea

Nor me either.

7:24 am

HarryHood

oh!!! got it!

7:24 am

BzznBea

Nor me. Correct grammar.

7:25 am

HarryHood

it's the part of the fridge or air conditioner which might go on the fritz.

7:25 am

mattygroves

Someone who abridges books for Readers Digest could be one of these

7:25 am

HarryHood

nbs now ):

7:25 am

HarryHood

:) even

7:26 am

BzznBea

That was what I thought, Matty.

7:30 am

HarryHood

finished the Rs

7:30 am

BzznBea

I'm just starting the third row.

7:30 am

mattygroves

All done. Have a great day all

7:31 am

HarryHood

wtg mg! hagd

7:31 am

BzznBea

Bye, Matty

7:31 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

7:31 am

HarryHood

hi une

7:31 am

MollyL

Freezing aid is not exactly what a co9 does, but I can see why someone might think that

7:32 am

Uneaixoise

Clue for te7 please?

7:32 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Molly and Une

7:32 am

BzznBea

te7 is stress

7:32 am

Uneaixoise

Hey harry :-)

7:32 am

HarryHood

ooh that's a twisty one

7:32 am

Uneaixoise

Tx Bea!

7:33 am

HarryHood

20 to go. must make coffee - bbl!

8:01 am

hokie carla

just started the coffee pot here. 131 left.

8:02 am

BzznBea

I have to have my coffee pot on a timer.

8:03 am

welki

morning, all

8:04 am

BzznBea

Good morning, welki.

8:07 am

aslindy

hello all

8:08 am

MollyL

I'm with you Bea. There is no waiting around for coffee in the morning for me.

8:08 am

hokie carla

we always love it when we remember to do it the night before and turn on a timer

8:08 am

hokie carla

hey welki, lindy

8:08 am

BzznBea

Hello, lindy.

8:09 am

BzznBea

I usually get my coffee ready for the next day while prepping dinner or cleaning up after.

8:10 am

welki

me too, bea - although i'm sure that there are some people who would frown on me pre-grinding the beans for the next day.

8:11 am

hokie carla

we decided we hate grinding beans

8:11 am

hokie carla

any time we buy whole beans (the last one was accidental) we definitely do it the night before

8:12 am

hokie carla

so no frowning here

8:12 am

welki

i like the convenience of a keurig, and usually use it during the week (when it's only me drinking coffee at home), but on holidays (like now) and weekends, we like a fresh brewed pot

8:13 am

welki

i would like to try the nespresso, but afraid i would really like it - and the pods are really expensive

8:13 am

hokie carla

we did K cups for a while but decided to go back to a coffee maker.

8:13 am

hokie carla

I've heard great things about the nespresso

8:14 am

welki

what brand of coffee do you drink, hokie?

8:14 am

hokie carla

ha, we will drink anything. what do you like?

8:15 am

welki

we were buying salt spring coffee, but it's sometimes hard to find - melitta dark or ethical bold now

8:16 am

welki

i like the kicking horse coffees, but it's like $15/pound - and i can't justify the cost

8:17 am

welki

when we bought already ground coffee, we swore by maxwell house

8:17 am

hokie carla

none of those sound familiar. not sure what we bought in Canada

8:18 am

welki

for k-cups, i buy kirkland (costco) pacific bold

8:19 am

hokie carla

we buy Dunkin Donuts a lot. also this blue brand that I'm drawing a blank on. they have a hawaiian one and a jamaican one we like.

8:19 am

welki

way too much conversation from me about my coffee preferences :)

8:20 am

hokie carla

haha, everyone else is searching the grid but you and I are babbling. ;)

8:20 am

BzznBea

I'm stuck with 14.

8:20 am

welki

i'd like to try jamaican blue mountain coffee

8:20 am

hokie carla

down to 96

8:20 am

welki

i have 29 left

8:20 am

bichon

co 8/50, pls

8:20 am

BzznBea

I've been trying to decide what I want to cook in my air fryer.

8:21 am

MollyL

I thought it was Mr. Bea's air fryer
: D

8:21 am

welki

normally, i gag at the thought of turnips (NOT rutabaga), but i'm going to give them a shot in the air fryer tonight

8:21 am

BzznBea

co8 is to make something smaller

8:22 am

BzznBea

I love roasted turnips.

8:22 am

welki

just season them like potatoes, bea?

8:23 am

Judi

Good morning, all. I'll weigh in on the coffee name tossing. I like Trader Joe's coffee. It runs about $7.99 to $8.99 a lb.

8:23 am

hokie carla

I didn't think I would ever like turnips but roasted some in one of those home delivery meal kits and they were delicious.

8:23 am

hokie carla

Judi!

8:23 am

BzznBea

Yes, I spritz them with olive oil and season

8:23 am

welki

mmmmmm ... trader joe's. i make a visit every time i'm in the states

8:24 am

sukee

The only way I like turnip is when it is mixed with carrot.

8:24 am

BzznBea

I got some really small white turnips at the farmers market this summer. They were so good.

8:24 am

Judi

Could you roast your own coffee beans in an air fryer??

8:25 am

BzznBea

I'm not sure. I'll have to look.

8:25 am

bichon

ty Bea

8:26 am

BzznBea

Looks, like it, Judi.

8:26 am

Judi

Well, there ya go, Bea.

8:26 am

Judi

Oh crap. Work intrudes. BBL.

8:28 am

MollyL

Has anyone had Ethiopian coffee? I have heard it is really good.

8:29 am

hokie carla

not that I know of

8:29 am

rururocks

i have it all the time.. it is good.. kind of chocolatey in flavor

8:29 am

hokie carla

I started drinking coffee in my early 40s and I could quit any time. mr. homie says he could give up beer but could never give up coffee.

8:31 am

hokie carla

any weird Fs? can't find one.

8:31 am

sukee

No, the Fs are pretty normal

8:31 am

hokie carla

not a lot of options

8:31 am

BzznBea

Normal F's

8:31 am

MLFAN17

fe 4/5

8:31 am

rururocks

one's kind of crappy though

8:31 am

sukee

lol

8:31 am

hokie carla

unpossible, mlfan

8:31 am

sukee

3 of them are related

8:32 am

BzznBea

LOL! That's for, ru.

8:32 am

MLFAN17

no i meant fe 4 and 5 for you sorry

8:32 am

sukee

It's the Cs I'm having trouble with

8:32 am

hokie carla

yeah, I still have 6 c's

8:32 am

BzznBea

It is a good thing we have been isolated. I can't even carry on a typed conversation.

8:33 am

BzznBea

I still have 7 of them, sukee.

8:33 am

hokie carla

well, ru's statement leads me to what I think is the 3rd letter

8:33 am

hokie carla

duh, now I see it

8:33 am

hokie carla

2nd col gray!

8:34 am

MollyL

Shit Carla, took you long enough

8:34 am

hokie carla

I'm poop at this game

8:34 am

rururocks

she was trying to flush out the column

8:35 am

MollyL

Scatology rules (Just ask BR)

8:35 am

BzznBea

Speaking of flush...

8:35 am

hokie carla

need to wipe the cobwebs out of my brain

8:35 am

MLFAN17

7 8 9 any words related?

8:35 am

BzznBea

We are in the process of changing out toilets to old people height.

8:35 am

hokie carla

we have one of those, bea

8:36 am

rururocks

woooo living large these days bea :D

8:36 am

sukee

I had to get a seat to add to the toilet too :)

8:36 am

BzznBea

8 and 9 are related.

8:36 am

MLFAN17

if you mean low profile we have one

8:36 am

hokie carla

really nice when your legs are super sore from working out for the first time in forever. also good for bad knees

8:36 am

MollyL

Speaking of which, the toilets in the womens room of my office building are like the ones they put in kindergarten classrooms.

8:36 am

hokie carla

they are higher

8:36 am

hokie carla

oh geez, molly, that's horrible

8:37 am

BzznBea

The 8 was clued at about 8:20

8:37 am

rururocks

i don't know squat about toilet sitting

8:37 am

sukee

I was at the hospital once and there was a toilet like that Molly. I have mobility problems so it was very hard for me to get up, thought I would have to call for help :)

8:37 am

MollyL

I swear they are about 10 inches off the floor. It is ridiculous

8:37 am

BzznBea

Why are they like that?

8:38 am

BzznBea

I'd complain!

8:38 am

hokie carla

my church back home has those in the preschool rooms. so tiny.

8:38 am

MollyL

I use the handicapped stall simply because it has a "normal height" toilet

8:38 am

BzznBea

They are just trying to keep women down.

8:38 am

sukee

Toilets, like stairs, are things you don't think about when you are younger and healthier.

8:38 am

hokie carla

I always try sensei

8:39 am

hokie carla

true, sukee

8:39 am

welki

me too

8:39 am

hokie carla

I'm already planning for bad knees. want our next house to be one level.

8:39 am

hokie carla

1st col gray!

8:40 am

BzznBea

I've been saying the same thing for years, Carla. Told Mr. Bea that as soon as we got the porch done we were selling this place and buying a brick ranch

8:40 am

MLFAN17

i dont see a clue for co8 which bichon asked for

8:41 am

sukee

They replaced our toilets a couple of years ago to higher. However, it was still too low for me. Had a moment getting up out of that. Had to immediately go buy a chair so I could go to the bathroom.

8:41 am

MLFAN17

all i saw was thank you bea

8:41 am

BzznBea

You can see it in the archives.

8:41 am

hokie carla

you can open the chat mlfan ;D

8:41 am

MLFAN17

i will have to look again

8:41 am

sukee

Readers Digest offers CO******* books

8:42 am

MLFAN17

i knew that hokie :P

8:42 am

sukee

present and past tense

8:42 am

hokie carla

I was trying the moo method of ignoring clues but just saw that one

8:42 am

hokie carla

not sure how he does it

8:42 am

BzznBea

What is his method?

8:43 am

hokie carla

he somehow chats and ignores clues

8:43 am

sukee

I start off wanting no clues, but after an hour I am begging for them :)

8:43 am

hokie carla

he says he doesn't look

8:43 am

MLFAN17

ogt the 9

8:43 am

hokie carla

same here, sukee.

8:43 am

MLFAN17

and got the co8

8:44 am

hokie carla

oh, I had the other 8 on my own and didn't realize

8:44 am

welki

i don't recall seeing mool the last few days

8:44 am

MollyL

I can't not look at the chat if it is open. I close it when there are too many clues flying

8:44 am

rururocks

2nd and 3rd column grey

8:44 am

hokie carla

yeah, I wonder if he's not working and not playing

8:45 am

BzznBea

I liked the way it was handled by a few players last week when we had a big grid and someone started asking for the big words early. Everyone just left.

8:45 am

sukee

I seem to be stuck at 42

8:45 am

hokie carla

56 here but still haven't made it to some tiles yet

8:46 am

hokie carla

yeah, I just leave and come back later or hide the chat

8:47 am

hokie carla

I also do that for covid talk

8:47 am

MollyL

I have noticed that a lot of the regular flip players are no longer around at the flip

8:47 am

MollyL

Oh I definitely leave when the COVID preaching starts

8:47 am

hokie carla

I think hurshy does a lot more chatting at the flip than they're used to. :D

8:48 am

MollyL

I was thinking the same thing

8:48 am

hokie carla

I will chat at the flip if I have glasses on but otherwise I can't read it. usually on my ipad then.

8:49 am

BzznBea

Anyone else buy a 2020 planner? What a waste of money!

8:49 am

sukee

So, we are in lockdown for a month here in Ontario. Yesterday I needed a lightbulb changed because I can't reach it but they can't come in the apartments until the end of next month. Thankfully it is not an important light.

8:49 am

BzznBea

I decided not to bother this year.

8:49 am

hokie carla

I bought one on my ipad and had to buy an app to use it with, bea! definitely a waste.

8:50 am

sukee

Lol, I have a couple of free calendars.

8:50 am

rururocks

i have just one .. desk planner

8:51 am

welki

sukee, will they come in if something big needs repair?

8:51 am

hokie carla

I'll just use my google calendar like I always did before I decided to get a cute digital planner

8:51 am

MollyL

2020 Planner...Monday...stayed home...Tuesday...stayed home...Wednesday...stayed home...

8:51 am

hokie carla

that's a journal

8:52 am

hokie carla

phantom tincture

8:52 am

BzznBea

I keep a journal. But it is really more like a list of things to do. I will also make a note of things that happened that day.

8:52 am

MollyL

Sorry...Monday...planned to stay home

8:54 am

sukee

I assume is like the fridge or the stove break down or I have a flood they will come in.

8:55 am

hokie carla

once again, vowel struggles

8:55 am

hokie carla

I'm sure the i's will come to me, sure

8:56 am

sukee

Last lockdown they came and removed my closet doors because I couldn't open them. Still waiting for new ones.

8:56 am

BzznBea

Why can't I find my last three C's...

8:56 am

sukee

I only have two i's so far

8:56 am

hokie carla

found 5 now

8:56 am

hokie carla

still have 4 c's

8:57 am

hokie carla

just one i left now. just gotta talk about them.

8:57 am

rururocks

<--- has all the c's... (smug look)

8:57 am

hokie carla

of course that's not working on the c's

8:57 am

sukee

I still need 6 c's

8:58 am

sukee

4 now

9:00 am

Soodle

I was on annual leave till after the New Year, but got called in yesterday as the Dublin City Morgue is beyond full capacity & we need to get temporary mortuary & refrigeration facilities. It’s worse now than in March/April.

9:00 am

BzznBea

Everything grey except that C.

9:01 am

BzznBea

Isn't that from all the holiday travel, soodle?

9:02 am

mael

senesce is totally a word, enable. Come on.

9:02 am

Soodle

That certainly would have contributed Bea.

9:03 am

BzznBea

I had read that many European countries we seeing a huge spike and that it was a variant strain.

9:04 am

Soodle

Alas yes. It’s déja vu.

9:04 am

sukee

I think that is the reason for our lockdown, to stop the spread from people who did not stay home at Christmas.

9:05 am

Aloyisius

hi all .. out of lurk mode with 30 to go

9:05 am

sukee

35 here

9:06 am

bichon

es 7/40, pls

9:06 am

sukee

In 1 hour and 20 minutes I have found 7 words :)

9:06 am

BzznBea

I finally found my last C's. Was not going backwards, which is common for me.

9:06 am

BzznBea

es7 is the mouth of a body of water

9:06 am

sukee

Make that 20, I misread the time.

9:07 am

sukee

Ty Bzz

9:07 am

bichon

ty sukee

9:08 am

sukee

Okay, 34 to go, taking a break.

9:15 am

hokie carla

officially stuck at 17 left

9:17 am

hokie carla

16

9:17 am

BzznBea

What letters are you missing?

9:17 am

hokie carla

15

9:17 am

hokie carla

last D was an easy 4

9:18 am

hokie carla

CC TTT N i SSS NNNN R

9:18 am

hokie carla

found 2 N's

9:19 am

BzznBea

Those N's gave me probems

9:19 am

BzznBea

Do you have the $100 bills?

9:20 am

hokie carla

that was them, thx

9:20 am

hokie carla

11!

9:21 am

BzznBea

I'm off for them day. I might even spend some quality time with Janie Janome. She has been calling me for weeks.

9:21 am

Aloyisius

my last two must be those bills, the first two c's.. looking and ty

9:21 am

hokie carla

bye bea! enjoy. I have another pair of pj shorts cut out for the oldest I will probably work on.

9:21 am

Aloyisius

hagd bea.

9:21 am

hokie carla

aloy, they are actually underwater pools of water in south america

9:22 am

hokie carla

I'm sorry, central america

9:22 am

Aloyisius

found 'em ! fw for me too and I have to scoot ..

9:22 am

hokie carla

bye aloy!

9:23 am

Aloyisius

ty hokie.. didn't know so bea's clue worked

9:23 am

hokie carla

I learned them in a book :D

9:23 am

Aloyisius

Happy Babbling all.. this grid was a lot friendlier than yesterday's !

9:23 am

hokie carla

agreed!

9:24 am

Julipp

rats

9:24 am

Edmond Dantes

Estuary

9:24 am

hokie carla

wow, 2 at once ;)

9:25 am

Edmond Dantes

Toin

9:30 am

hokie carla

down to 6! T N I NN R

9:31 am

hokie carla

found the T - 5 left!

9:32 am

hokie carla

there's the i! 4 to go

9:37 am

hokie carla

ok, gonna have to take a break and see if anything shakes loose. TTFN

9:37 am

72 Temple Owl

go carla go

9:37 am

72 Temple Owl

well, i didn't mean leave...

10:02 am

hokie carla

never fear, back with breakfast or I guess brunch at this hour.

10:02 am

HarryHood

hi carla

10:02 am

HarryHood

16 here

10:02 am

hokie carla

sup

10:04 am

hokie carla

phantom nectar

10:05 am

HarryHood

13

10:06 am

hokie carla

still 4

10:06 am

HarryHood

ooh you're so close

10:06 am

hokie carla

N NN R - 2 5's and 2 6's

10:07 am

HarryHood

I have all the Rs.

10:08 am

HarryHood

you have the bird house

10:08 am

HarryHood

?

10:08 am

hokie carla

hmm, care to guess what I'm missing? right R

10:08 am

hokie carla

I don't know about a bird house R, maybe that's it

10:09 am

HarryHood

re-birdhouse

10:09 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks.

10:09 am

hokie carla

was thinking "but that's an n word" and wasn't smart enough to add re to it. LOL

10:09 am

HarryHood

12. finished the 4s.

10:09 am

hokie carla

3 N's left now.

10:10 am

HarryHood

missing 4 Ns myself, so no help there

10:11 am

hokie carla

I've tried bird house-y more than 3 times

10:12 am

hokie carla

well, found the 2 on the right - this may be the first time ever I've found that familial word without a list.

10:12 am

hokie carla

1 N5 left!

10:12 am

HarryHood

wow wtg!

10:14 am

amelu0218

do you have the one that rhymes with the de5?

10:14 am

hokie carla

nope, thanks amelu. that does it!

10:14 am

HarryHood

congrats carla

10:14 am

hokie carla

probably would never have tried that either, even though we've had it before.

10:15 am

hokie carla

nice to finish one with just a little bit of help after the previous 3 or 4 monsters.

10:16 am

hokie carla

now back to work on this house!

10:21 am

HarryHood

8 to go!

10:25 am

allyall

nbt/nbs, more than halfway. :)

10:26 am

HarryHood

gogo allyall

10:29 am

HarryHood

4 to go - 2 Ts and 2 Ns

10:30 am

KnightTime

8 to go here

10:30 am

HarryHood

wtg kt!

10:33 am

KnightTime

ok, found 5 very obvious words - duh!!!

10:35 am

HarryHood

I think I've tried every possible permutation here for these 4.

10:35 am

hokie carla

do you have ni5/6?

10:35 am

hokie carla

well there's 2 ni5/6 combos

10:35 am

HarryHood

the radon ones I do

10:35 am

KnightTime

yes -

10:36 am

HarryHood

ah - missing one.

10:36 am

hokie carla

the family ones I struggled with

10:36 am

KnightTime

there are the sound ones

10:36 am

HarryHood

family ones?

10:37 am

hokie carla

your sibling's daughter

10:37 am

HarryHood

grrr

10:37 am

HarryHood

yes got it . unbelievable.

10:37 am

HarryHood

missing t5/6

10:37 am

HarryHood

aren't you supposed to be fixing your house?

10:37 am

hokie carla

that's the one I said I've never found without a list until today. such a regular word that I can never see

10:38 am

hokie carla

I am working in this area

10:38 am

car.eeyore

I have te 5 & 6

10:38 am

HarryHood

lucky for me

10:38 am

hokie carla

computer screen was still on

10:38 am

HarryHood

have that - ty ee

10:38 am

hokie carla

color tinge?

10:39 am

hokie carla

short version of a phantom I called earlier

10:39 am

hokie carla

ti5/6

10:39 am

HarryHood

yes that's it - will hunt

10:40 am

KnightTime

fw finally

10:40 am

car.eeyore

wtg

10:40 am

hokie carla

well done, KT

10:42 am

car.eeyore

I got 'em harry if you need 'em

10:42 am

HarryHood

done.

10:42 am

car.eeyore

wtg

10:42 am

hokie carla

well done

10:42 am

HarryHood

I had to search for carla's phantom statement. which was buried among lots of idle chatter :)

10:43 am

HarryHood

ty both. have a fun day!

10:45 am

hokie carla

idle chatter? unbelievable!

10:50 am

MollyL

Oh he can't be talking about the meaningful chat here. "E's eliminated!!" idle? Balderdash.

10:50 am

cybernan

good morning all :-)

10:56 am

Mubner

morning!

10:56 am

cybernan

missing re x2 -- don't have any 8's or the 9 -- is that them?

10:57 am

Mubner

the 8 and 9 is a co

11:00 am

cybernan

ty mubner

11:00 am

penquis

hello all....

11:00 am

cybernan

hi pen

11:01 am

marksdolly

good morning all!

11:02 am

penquis

hi dolly...

11:02 am

marksdolly

1 of the 8's is a SE the other is CO 8/9

11:03 am

marksdolly

good to see you Pen :)

11:03 am

penquis

same here...

11:03 am

cybernan

gm dolly - found the co and looking for the se

11:03 am

marksdolly

the Re are not related, although close in spellings

11:03 am

marksdolly

gm Nan! good to see you

11:04 am

marksdolly

do you have the se 6/24?

11:05 am

cybernan

yes - have them all now

11:05 am

cybernan

ty dolly

11:05 am

marksdolly

okay great!!

11:05 am

cybernan

now to find my missing re's

11:06 am

penquis

i am down to 7....pesky little creatures....

11:06 am

marksdolly

lol 22 here

11:07 am

cybernan

so far I have a couple of again words, a couple of sappy words and a nap

11:07 am

penquis

6 now....all 5s and 6s....

11:07 am

penquis

one isn't an again word but the other is...pt....

11:07 am

marksdolly

both of your re 7s are past tense

11:07 am

penquis

if you are asking about 7s...

11:08 am

penquis

they are both pt if they are the ones i am thinking of...

11:08 am

marksdolly

coeds

11:08 am

marksdolly

oops

11:08 am

cybernan

dplly - it was a 6-7 I was missing

11:09 am

penquis

found it?

11:09 am

cybernan

*ty dolly

11:09 am

marksdolly

:) yw

11:10 am

cybernan

time for breakfast - bbl

11:13 am

Uneaixoise

Th4?

11:13 am

marksdolly

this or th--

11:16 am

Uneaixoise

Omg thanks!!

11:17 am

marksdolly

lol

11:18 am

penquis

i am done...

11:20 am

marksdolly

wtg!!!!

11:20 am

marksdolly

8 left here

11:21 am

penquis

ty...

11:29 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats pen!

11:29 am

marksdolly

fw!

11:29 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats marks dolly!

11:29 am

cybernan

grats all - 19 left here

11:29 am

marksdolly

any clues needed before I scoot?'

11:29 am

allyall

wtg!

11:29 am

marksdolly

ty

11:29 am

JaxH66

Se8 please

11:30 am

marksdolly

do you have the se 6/24?

11:30 am

marksdolly

for the u add a vowel to the end of that

11:30 am

JaxH66

No I dont

11:30 am

marksdolly

and for the 8 add a vowel and cons

11:31 am

marksdolly

60 of these to a min

11:32 am

JaxH66

Thanks got it.

11:32 am

marksdolly

:)

11:33 am

cybernan

missing one d - have 6x2 and 5x2, the rest are 4's

11:34 am

allyall

35 remaining, time for a break :)

11:34 am

cybernan

found it - the heavenly one

11:52 am

SummerBreeze44

sensei not a word? :(

11:53 am

cybernan

not today :)

11:54 am

dan2bit

sansei is how enable spells it, for whatever weird reason

11:56 am

bichon

re 6/18, first one, pls

11:59 am

cybernan

the bird made another home

12:00 pm

bichon

ty nan

12:00 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone - stay safe

12:00 pm

cybernan

yw

12:14 pm

jan

Sansei doesn't mean teacher, it means a three generation Japanese emigrant, parallel to issei and nisei.

12:14 pm

cosdem

dictionary.com defines it as teacher

12:14 pm

dan2bit

phantom conscience

12:14 pm

cosdem

sen·sei
/ˌsenˈsā,senˌsā/
Learn to pronounce
noun
noun: sensei; plural noun: sensei
(in martial arts) a teacher.
"Sensei Ritchie began work"

12:14 pm

cosdem

ahh said sansei.. never mind! :P ill shut up

12:15 pm

dan2bit

yes it's originally a japanese word, came into english via martial arts, so the vowel transliteration is usually se not sa

12:15 pm

dan2bit

but either could be "right"

12:16 pm

jan

Not if you follow the correct pronunciation...it would be syllabarized in Japanese with the "se" kana, not the "sa" kana.

12:18 pm

cosdem

can I get the stats for the 9?

12:19 pm

MollyL

The whole "kana" thing is way above my head. I will bow to either guy

12:19 pm

jan

Sorry, cosdem, I don't have it yet.

12:19 pm

MollyL

co9/66 Cos

12:20 pm

cosdem

working on this plus negotiating with a car salesman at the same time... fun fun

12:20 pm

cosdem

thanks molly

12:20 pm

origami

This is a grid of many phantoms.

12:20 pm

dan2bit

I believe jan, I don't know written japanese at all, I just know how english-ification of foreign words from other alphabets doesn't always work

12:22 pm

jan

Japanese transliteration is usually pretty good, probably because Japanese uses its syllabary very consistently--no irregularly written words. Chinese, though, is a transliteration mess when rendered into Roman alphabet.

12:26 pm

cosdem

Cani get a clue for the co8/9 please

12:27 pm

zoozzoom

Compact.

12:27 pm

MollyL

Earlier, someone said that Reader's Digest has co versions of books in it. Forms of that.

12:27 pm

mael

I have 17 left and am very stuck

12:28 pm

cosdem

ah ok I know the word... thanks...

12:28 pm

cosdem

got em!

12:28 pm

MollyL

I always think of a kind of milk when I see that word.

12:38 pm

cosdem

offer made .. will know within a few hours I hope

12:39 pm

jan

This is an online negotiation?

12:39 pm

cosdem

someone is doing It for me via phone

12:41 pm

MollyL

Apparently I am missing something. Offer for what?

12:41 pm

cosdem

ive been without a car for two years

12:41 pm

MollyL

Oh, you're buying a car.

12:42 pm

cosdem

yeah

12:42 pm

cosdem

this would be paid in full.. no monthly payments.

12:42 pm

cosdem

so let's see,

12:43 pm

MollyL

Wow, that is great. I would love to buy a car outright and have no payments.

12:43 pm

jan

I hate car negotiations so much that I won't buy a new car till somebody crashes into mine and totals it. Well, that's what has happened, planned or not.

12:44 pm

cosdem

its a honda SUV. 4x4... so if I get it ill be able to do doordash/ubereats etc... so I can make money instead of sit at home and feel sorry for myself 24/7

12:44 pm

cosdem

help with the first ce6 please?

12:44 pm

jan

Those are pretty sweet cars, I have heard.

12:45 pm

clg47

cosdem - good for you to be creative. We all have to reinvent ourselves from time to time.

12:45 pm

cosdem

right.. it'll be a start at least.. until I fkd something permanent.

12:46 pm

clg47

Good!

12:47 pm

cosdem

they will even bring it to my house so I dont need to find a ride to pick it up.. if offer is accepted anyway

12:49 pm

cosdem

nvm found the ce6

12:49 pm

clg47

The other thing to remember and what I always tell my kids and other co-workers. If you don't give someone a chance to say "No" to you you never give them a chance to say "Yes" so keep on looking.

12:49 pm

cosdem

thats a good point thanks

12:50 pm

MollyL

Well, Cos, you must be doing something right if you can afford a car. Good for you.

12:51 pm

cosdem

I got some decent Christmas cash is why I can do this lol

12:51 pm

MollyL

Where do I sign up for Christmas cash like that?
: D

12:53 pm

cosdem

well I have a special needs person living with me.. I take care of him and teach living skills etc.. this is achristmas bonus from his family...

12:55 pm

jan

Bless your heart, that is a challenging task! I can imagine how grateful his family must be to have you taking care of him.

12:55 pm

cosdem

hes high functioning at least but... it is challenging! hes been living here since august... working out well.. his family loves me .. I got lucky with this situation otherwise I wouldn be able to afford to live here.

12:56 pm

cosdem

so technically it IS a job.. but its a stay at home job thats 24.7

12:58 pm

cosdem

ooh they responded! brb in a few

1:00 pm

cosdem

discussing payment methods now! *crosses fingers*

1:00 pm

jan

Sounds promising...

1:07 pm

cosdem

I think its happening....

1:18 pm

cosdem

I GOT THE CAR~ ITLL BE HERE TODAY

1:25 pm

Cosmo Kramer

congrats!!

1:30 pm

MollyL

Look out Colorado. Cos is back on the road.

1:33 pm

jan

So happy for you! Finally some good news for you.

1:35 pm

leisl

cone

1:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oops

1:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Cos is back

1:40 pm

cosdem

its all paid for.. it'll be delivered at 2pm

1:41 pm

carolina004

col

1:41 pm

carolina004

Cool

1:42 pm

carolina004

hi I have not met u yet i am new

1:43 pm

cosdem

I used to be a regular.. then I disappeared for two years lol... but im back

1:43 pm

carolina004

cool

1:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I know Cos, and I haven't watched DOOL since then. :(

1:49 pm

carolina004

how old r u?

1:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Glad about the car. I disappear periodically too

1:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

otine

1:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

sotine

1:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

sincer

1:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oops

1:50 pm

MollyL

Cos is old enough to know better

1:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

still doing it

1:50 pm

cosdem

oh dear I fell for it

1:50 pm

carolina004

I'm just trying to get to know him

1:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Cos is cool and ageless

1:52 pm

carolina004

ok

1:53 pm

cosdem

there's no n need to share ages in this group...

1:53 pm

allyall

fireworks! pair of in6 were my last two

1:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

we are largely between 0 and 120

1:54 pm

carolina004

I'm 16 so I feel too young to play this game

1:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

0-120

1:56 pm

carolina004

Ok

1:56 pm

crosshair

Good afternoon, my Babble buddies. :)

1:56 pm

hurshy

we've had younger kids for sure :)

1:57 pm

cosdem

crossy!

1:59 pm

zas

You're 16? Good for you for playing this game. It's a great game. I wish it had existed when I was 16. We didn't even have calculators back then LOL. This would have improved my vocabulary big time.

2:01 pm

crosshair

Back when I was 16, it was reading, Scrabble, and a gigantic Websters dictionary that helped with my vocabulary.

2:03 pm

zas

send

2:03 pm

zas

oops sorry sorry

2:22 pm

gumpunk

hi all! Hope your holidays have been happy.... looking for help with the 8. I have the one that means to make smaller.Stats please?

2:28 pm

zas

se 6/24 add a vowel, then plural.

2:28 pm

zas

Is that the one you're looking for? I need help with the co 8

2:28 pm

Focal

toes

2:29 pm

Focal

Ach! Back playing after a break of a few years and I'm already putting words in the chat box in error. Mea culpa!

2:30 pm

cosdem

hah focal... I came back yesterday after a few years of not playing too :)

2:30 pm

Focal

Hey!

2:32 pm

gumpunk

the co 8 means to make smaller. the co9 is related.

2:33 pm

gumpunk

the se 8 must be from a se 6/24 that I don't have yet!

2:33 pm

zas

Oooh thanks gum, got it. Great clue!

2:34 pm

zas

There's only one se 6/24, it's the first se.

2:35 pm

zas

But the 7 is a word I have never heard of. Just monkey typed LOL

2:35 pm

gumpunk

aha -thank you! didn't try that combo.

2:35 pm

zas

well enough for now, Happy New Year to all!

3:11 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue for se8 please?

3:12 pm

dan2bit

add a vowel to the time unit, then plural that

3:21 pm

periwinkle

Happy Birthday, Une!!

3:22 pm

periwinkle

Happy Birthday, Une!!

3:29 pm

cosdem

the car is here the car is here! in my possession!

3:34 pm

mkg

hi all. need clue for the E fourth column. ty.

3:46 pm

grannyrose

mkg, eo4/4

3:55 pm

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the bottom row c please

3:58 pm

joym999

bottom row c is 4,6

4:00 pm

JaxH66

Thanks. Sometimes I miss the obvious ones

4:10 pm

joym999

I am totally stumped on the CE words. I've found only one so far. Sigh

4:13 pm

wht

The first one looks like it should be a hundred dollar bill.

4:13 pm

wht

And it has a plural.

4:14 pm

joym999

thanks, WHT

4:15 pm

wht

Don't get burned by the next 3.

4:22 pm

joym999

Thanks again, wht. I wasn't thinking that word could be a verb!

4:23 pm

joym999

I'm embarrassed that I didn't get the "100 bill" one, since it's a word for a particular geographic feature in an area of the world that I've been to several times. But it's not an English word so I didn't think of it.

4:28 pm

wht

Don't worry joym. Babble Blindness besets all babblers regularly.

4:28 pm

wht

And fireworks for me.

4:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!!

4:31 pm

wht

Thanks Une.

4:31 pm

wht

Does anyone need any clues before I go?

4:37 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx Peri

4:37 pm

Uneaixoise

Se8?

4:38 pm

joym999

congrats wht!

4:38 pm

Freeman

te7, please?

4:38 pm

mkg

granny, ty for clue. got it. sorry not to answer faster.

4:39 pm

Uneaixoise

Te7 is stress

4:40 pm

wht

se8 looks like it would be the spanish plural of the first se6.

4:43 pm

Uneaixoise

Don't get it, why

4:43 pm

Uneaixoise

Wht

4:46 pm

wht

The se8 is the plural of the se7 before it. Which builds off the first se6 by adding a vowel at the end.

4:50 pm

Uneaixoise

My first se6 is a fisherman :-(

4:51 pm

wht

Just a sec, I see the problem. There is another se6 before that one.

4:52 pm

wht

(There is a clue in there somewhere.)

4:52 pm

Uneaixoise

Got it !!

4:55 pm

wht

Time to go. Happy Babbling all.

5:18 pm

MollyL

Happy Birthday Une!

5:19 pm

cosdem

clue for te7?

5:25 pm

MollyL

You were probably stressed about the car deal and feeling some te7

5:26 pm

cosdem

ah thanls

5:29 pm

cosdem

how about the es7?

5:30 pm

joym999

the ES7 is a watery place

5:31 pm

cosdem

yeah that dosesnt help lol but thanks.. thinking

5:32 pm

cosdem

ah found it.. it did help after all

5:39 pm

cosdem

and fireworks

6:17 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx Molly!

6:17 pm

Freeman

es7, please?

6:20 pm

grannyrose

es7. river mouth

6:21 pm

grannyrose

comes from e tile in fourth column, very twisty

6:21 pm

Freeman

thanks

6:31 pm

Freeman

Does the co8 work off the co5 before it?

6:37 pm

Freeman

If not could I get a clue, please?

6:40 pm

Freeman

Fount it thanks

6:58 pm

grannyrose

apologies marc. i am back now.

8:34 pm

Cosmo Kramer

is lickety site down? unable to connect

8:35 pm

Minveryork

Hi there Cosmo. How are you? I used Lickety's List today.

8:35 pm

Cosmo Kramer

oh.. i used it yesterday, but now page not loading..
thanks..

9:22 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue forco8 50? Thanks

9:22 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Rose.

9:25 pm

Cosmo Kramer

co8 - to pack it in smaller size.. CO* (against) + heavy
add a letter for the 9

9:26 pm

Minveryork

A co8/50 is a form of Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup.

9:26 pm

Minveryork

Hello gapeach!How are you doing today?Welcome to grid

9:28 pm

gapeach

Thanks much Cos and Min.

9:29 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:29 pm

gapeach

I'm doing OK, Min. Thanks for asking. Hope you have a wonderful NEW YEAR!

9:30 pm

grannyrose

g'day peach. Christmas blessings on you and yours. how are you today?

9:30 pm

grannyrose

huh!! min beat me to it. loll

9:31 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Rose. I'm just trying to wait out this election.

9:32 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

9:32 pm

grannyrose

holding onto you, honey. such a difficult time for all americans.

9:32 pm

grannyrose

WTG UNEAIXOISE!!

9:33 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Uneaixoise on fireworks! Hooray for you!

9:33 pm

Minveryork

Hello grannyrose! How are U? Nice to see you in the chog

9:34 pm

grannyrose

thanx min. lovely to see you as always. you must have been born on a Sunday...

9:36 pm

Minveryork

I must have been born on a sunday? Why do you say that?

9:36 pm

grannyrose

the child who is born on the Sabbath Day is bonnie, blythe, good, and gay. it describes you to a T.

9:41 pm

Minveryork

I wish I could say I was born on a Sun,but I was born on a Saturday. I just googled my date of birth. TY grannyrose!

9:43 pm

grannyrose

the first recorded rhyme was in the 1570's. that's a long time ago, huh !

9:45 pm

grannyrose

apparently Thomas Nashe could recall young children being taught the rhyme then. much later it was actually written down. amazing how stuff stays around for hundreds of years.

9:47 pm

grannyrose

now time for my nanna nap. if you're around i'll see you at the flip. xx

9:50 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight grannyrose.
I'll see you at the flip I suppose.
Hope you like my pathetic rhyme.
At this time.

9:50 pm

harpjane

hello

9:50 pm

Minveryork

Hello harpjane! How are U doing today? Welcome to grid

10:27 pm

hoyamd

FW

10:33 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations hoyamd on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

11:24 pm

Minveryork

C's Compromised! 2 left

11:28 pm

Minveryork

R's Remanded! 1 left

11:36 pm

grannyrose

and i awaken. in time for min's fireworks ??

11:37 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! de6/21 was my last word

11:38 pm

grannyrose

WTG MINVERYORK !!

11:41 pm

Minveryork

Thank you grannyrose.Saw your comments about rhyming so I wrote a poem for you at 9:50 grannyrose.Did U see it

11:43 pm

grannyrose

i did dear min. very clever of you.

11:52 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size? My guess is 137 words.

11:54 pm

grannyrose

i would like a really big one. 400+

11:57 pm

dizgrannie

333

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