Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, February 18, 2021

12:01 am

Cosmo Kramer

i was close. predicted 148. only 1 less !!

12:02 am

cybernan

how disappointing

12:02 am

origami

ca6, if it's worth calling

12:02 am

ursh

haha Cosmo

12:04 am

rastapopolous

fo7

12:04 am

justafreep

fo7

12:04 am

jessmom

ha6

12:04 am

justafreep

and 2% of the grid!

12:05 am

amelu0218

Yeah. No thanks. Enjoy all!

12:07 am

joym999

SI6

12:07 am

Cosmo Kramer

fi6

12:10 am

cybernan

ca 6 x2

12:12 am

dizgrannie

ha 6

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

cybernan

ty lickety - think we'll need them

12:21 am

cybernan

stuck with 14

12:24 am

grannyrose

stuck at three

12:25 am

cybernan

well done, rose -- just listed and first two words look like bad spellings of something else - no def. of course

12:26 am

cybernan

cabah n

12:26 am

jessmom

ca6 x 3

12:27 am

grannyrose

nasty snake, ma5 was my last.

12:28 am

pinkhatlil

hi lickety, could you send me the link for clues please?

12:28 am

joym999

it's at the bottom of this page, pink

12:31 am

pinkhatlil

i know you have those clues, joym99 lickety used to be able to email you the program/link that was specifically for the game ... its been so long i dont remember all the details

12:34 am

rbud

do you maybe mean Babble Expert? I've never used it, so not sure.

12:35 am

pinkhatlil

yes rbud, that's the one!

12:36 am

rbud

but I know some folks have a link for it in their profiles and it does something... I wonder who to look for, hmmm. Anyone here know?

12:36 am

cybernan

stumped by the ba 5 -- any cluese please?

12:37 am

dofith

a sheep noise, nan

12:37 am

dofith

pt

12:38 am

rbud

Ahh, it's in Sprite's profile. says:

The Babble Expert can be downloaded here:
http://tinyurl.com/asayuk8
or here:
http://r46.me/BabbleExpert201104\n10.zip

12:38 am

pinkhatlil

rbud, bless you, thanks!

12:39 am

rbud

oh, that darn \n thing... last part is supposed to be

BabbleExpert20110410.zip

12:39 am

rbud

you're welcome. :)

12:40 am

dofith

cyberman, a bleat

12:41 am

pinkhatlil

unfortunately rbud both links have 404 error, page not found. I'll email Lickety and see if he still has the link, but thank yooouuu

12:43 am

SummerBreeze44

http://r46.me/BabbleClues.html

12:43 am

cybernan

ty dofith *!*~*!*

12:44 am

cybernan

on my way -- stay safe everyone

12:45 am

rbud

Summer, that's the regular list - they are wanting Babble Expert - I guess it lets you put words in both lists at once or something? I forget, I never used it, but heard people talk about it all the time. I wonder if it is discontinued? Anyone know?

12:46 am

pinkhatlil

Summerbreeze, it was babble expert i was after specifically, but thanks

12:47 am

Gillie

http://r46.me/BabbleExpert20110410.zip worked for me

12:47 am

pinkhatlil

rbud now the link you gave wants to work... gotta love technology!!!

12:48 am

SummerBreeze44

Thank you for setting me straight, rbud :)

12:48 am

joym999

I've got everything except the CA6s

12:49 am

rbud

I have no way to troubleshoot it, browsing "as a guest" on a borrowed laptop, won't let you download a lot of things. Glad it worked.

12:51 am

pinkhatlil

That used to frustrate me when i'd do the same thing, it certainly makes life easier when playing

12:52 am

joym999

Got 'em! Surprisingly painful for such a small grid.

12:52 am

AtlKru

ca/ 6 / 30

12:54 am

AtlKru

it has that spelling and another.

1:00 am

ivesy3

clue for the ba 5 plz

1:02 am

grannyrose

past tense sheep sound ives

1:02 am

ivesy3

ty!

1:09 am

Uneaixoise

Tx rose!

1:29 am

ivesy3

clue for the second ha5 plz..

1:32 am

ivesy3

found it !

5:16 am

Scrabbler

48 words!

6:47 am

periwinkle

hi all. it is snowing here again. blegh

6:48 am

lizmac

Hi, anyone got a clue for the last 6/30 ? Stuck on last word !

7:19 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:19 am

lizmac

NM, got it !!

7:22 am

ChampFit

Good morning je!

7:23 am

jmcnrick

Champ. . . how are you fairing? you obviously have electricity since you are on the chog

7:24 am

jmcnrick

faring?

7:25 am

ChampFit

Yes. At Mom's, as she has a huge generator. We both have power right now, but there are rolling blackouts to allow everyone access to the grid. One more night of hard freeze tonight.

7:26 am

ChampFit

I just didn't want to wake up to no power again in the night, so stayed at her place.

7:27 am

jmcnrick

I understand. My sister in Galveston stayed at a hotel with a generator until its pipes burst.

7:28 am

jmcnrick

My friends in the Heights seem to be exactly alternative having electricity. I have been writing friends about how to hunker down safely.

7:29 am

ChampFit

My youngest lives in Galveston, and has been without power since Monday. She stayed with a lot of friends in an apartment on the same grid as the hospital, but managed to get to me yesterday safely. Bro and sis-in-law from the Heights have been here since Monday. Same thing...intermittent power. And Houston proper is under a boil water notice.

7:30 am

jmcnrick

and with electric stoves as so many have. . . .

7:31 am

jmcnrick

Let's have a round of applause for deregulation

7:32 am

ChampFit

Both of our houses have gas stoves and fireplaces, thankfully. Also, limited options for food, as stores are without power.

7:33 am

MollyL

We've got ice, we've got sleet, we've got snow. And still there are idiots out on the road.

7:34 am

jmcnrick

But we have insulation Molls.

7:35 am

jmcnrick

I am rescheduling my jab from tomorrow.

7:35 am

MollyL

Insulation?

7:36 am

jmcnrick

folks down in Texas rarely have insultation

7:37 am

MollyL

Yeah but I couldn't figure out what that had to do with road conditions. It is beyond me why non-essential people get out and drive in this crap.

7:38 am

jmcnrick

insulation. that is why this icy cold is so hard on them. . . and the fa** that their power is unregulated since the mid20th century

7:38 am

jmcnrick

Don't look at me. Even though my car is built to drive in this crap, I am not.

7:39 am

ChampFit

Idiots!!! Yesterday when electricity was out in huge swaths, people were running lights that were clearly just out due to lack of power. Morons!

7:40 am

MollyL

I have a friend who is a police officer. And when he responds to accidents in weather like this and asks "Where were you headed?" These are the answers he gets...Dunkin Donuts...McDonalds...oh nowhere, we were just out for a drive in the snow.

7:41 am

jmcnrick

And folks in Texas are more clueless than people up here as to how to drive in ice and snow.

7:42 am

jmcnrick

Although, to be fair, a lot of Northerners have move down there.

7:42 am

HarryHood

ah found the 7.

7:42 am

HarryHood

hello all.

7:43 am

jmcnrick

hi harry

7:43 am

HarryHood

hi jmc hi molly

7:43 am

hokie carla

was so close to graying the top row

7:43 am

HarryHood

missing 2 H

7:43 am

hokie carla

1 H

7:43 am

jmcnrick

not me. still need 6 Hs

7:45 am

HarryHood

and still 3 blank tiles as well!

7:46 am

hokie carla

just starting 2nd row

7:46 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

7:46 am

jmcnrick

hahaha and there is that, Harry! I have four!

7:46 am

jmcnrick

hi bzzn

7:46 am

jmcnrick

and hi hokie

7:46 am

HarryHood

hello bea!

7:46 am

hokie carla

bea!

7:47 am

HarryHood

nasty little grid, isn't it

7:47 am

hokie carla

jmc!

7:47 am

hokie carla

harry!

7:47 am

HarryHood

I have to go get my kids tested in 5 minutes

7:47 am

hokie carla

yikes

7:47 am

HarryHood

hi carla !

7:47 am

jmcnrick

tested?

7:47 am

BzznBea

Freezing rain here.

7:48 am

HarryHood

going back to school on Monday, all need to be tested for covid.

7:48 am

jmcnrick

ah!

7:48 am

hokie carla

I think just cold rain here

7:48 am

jmcnrick

here too Bzzn

7:48 am

crosshair

Good morning, my Babble friends.

7:48 am

HarryHood

supposed to get some snow tonight

7:49 am

HarryHood

hi crossy

7:49 am

jmcnrick

hi Crossy!

7:49 am

HarryHood

bye all. 19 still to go here. Going to get my children's brains poked with qtips.

7:50 am

BzznBea

Morning, crossy.

7:50 am

crosshair

fist

7:50 am

crosshair

oops, sorry

7:50 am

jmcnrick

tsk!

7:50 am

jmcnrick

bye Harry

7:50 am

crosshair

Not to used to chatting anymore. have to remember to move the cursor again. ;)

7:51 am

jmcnrick

:) well I scrubbed down the PB a few days ago so it should be fine

7:52 am

crosshair

Well, that is good at least. I will make some brekkies while I am in there.

7:53 am

jmcnrick

I take my coffee black

7:54 am

BzznBea

And I like my eggs scrambled.

7:55 am

hokie carla

okay, a little hung up on the 2nd A

7:55 am

BzznBea

Me too.

7:56 am

jmcnrick

no help here

7:56 am

BzznBea

Have you been sewing, Carla?

7:56 am

crosshair

Let's see: eggs scrambled with 5 year old Quebec apple wood smoked cheddar shaved on tip, maple and hickory bacon, brown sugar-infused breakfast sausages, hash browns with diced peppers and sweet onions, Texas toast, and a nice jar of homemade strawberry jam, and a tall, frosty glass of no pulp orange juice to wash it all down.

7:57 am

BzznBea

Yes, please.

7:57 am

hokie carla

no, not lately. we got our kitchen cabinets painted so I've been busy with moving stuff back and forth and cleaning up and hiding upstairs while they were here, etc.

7:57 am

hokie carla

but I did get a quilt sandwich made in the upstairs hall

7:57 am

jmcnrick

just coffe for me, Crossy although that looks good

7:57 am

BzznBea

Bet your kitchen looks nice.

7:58 am

hokie carla

I also have the binding ready to sew on 6 placemats

7:58 am

BzznBea

I've been making flannel receiving blankets and burp clothes.

7:58 am

hokie carla

it looks a lot better, but I still need to paint the walls.

7:59 am

jmcnrick

I aspire to quilt but really doing the masks for the clinic takes as much skill as I can muster. I have at least three quilts in my head but no progress.

7:59 am

hokie carla

also would like to replace appliances but mr. homie not on board with that yet.

7:59 am

jmcnrick

It is so nice to have a fresh kitchen hokie

7:59 am

crosshair

O.K JMC, I have some Costa Rican mountain grown single-plantation coffee beans here. I will grind them up, and use my old 1955 fire King peculator to give them the justice they deserve. Meduim heat, and perk for 9 minutes to tease all the essential oils out of the beans.

8:00 am

hokie carla

j mc, I resolved to finish a quilt a month this year. only 10 days left in Feb!

8:00 am

jmcnrick

I will patiently (sorta) wait Crossy

8:00 am

hokie carla

I got new lighting and faucet and cabinet hardware yesterday

8:02 am

hokie carla

I recovered all the chairs and we painted them and the table week before last, and while I love them, I'm afraid they are too cool. had to go with warm paint to match the existing granite.

8:02 am

jmcnrick

Back in the day when I was a professional world saver, my second in command was a coffee aficionado and always brought in the best beans and made the coffee himself allowing me to live the feminist dream of saying: Bill, make me some coffee.

8:02 am

hokie carla

can't decide if I want to make new valances or do a cornice on the windows

8:03 am

BzznBea

I've never been a fan of cornices. Don't know why.

8:03 am

jmcnrick

Ha! I got one of the second A words

8:04 am

hokie carla

do tell...

8:04 am

BzznBea

I got them both.

8:04 am

jmcnrick

a counting device

8:04 am

hokie carla

well bea, some of them look really stuffy

8:04 am

BzznBea

I got ab5.20

8:04 am

hokie carla

was googling last night and some I was like, I would never do that

8:05 am

jmcnrick

ab5/16

8:05 am

ChampFit

I need the 5.20 clue please!

8:06 am

hokie carla

2nd row gray!

8:06 am

hokie carla

thanks for the As

8:06 am

jmcnrick

what weird word

8:06 am

LuvWordGames

ab + start of opp. of before

8:06 am

BzznBea

The 5.20 uses that middle tile.

8:06 am

jmcnrick

Ab+plus most of what Huck Finn rode

8:06 am

hokie carla

champ. think of a direction on a ship

8:07 am

ChampFit

Thank you!!!

8:07 am

MollyL

Is that enough clues Champ?
: D

8:07 am

hokie carla

2nd col gray!

8:07 am

jmcnrick

wtg hoke

8:07 am

LuvWordGames

am 6/33 is a weird one too

8:07 am

zoozzoom

Thank you for the AB 5/20

8:07 am

jmcnrick

haha well one of them should work Molls

8:07 am

jmcnrick

ty luv *looking*

8:08 am

mkg

Hi all. Any clues for the A in fourth column, fourth row? Thanks.

8:08 am

MollyL

Yep, about 5 of them

8:08 am

jmcnrick

hi mkg see below

8:09 am

jmcnrick

oh sorry those were 4th column second row

8:09 am

mkg

Oooh. Am 6 i guess. I just dont know it at all.

8:09 am

mkg

Was the am 6 clued earlier? I dont see it below.

8:10 am

zoozzoom

Haha took a punt and got the AM6 thank you again.

8:10 am

BzznBea

that am6 ends with what zoo animals are kept in.

8:10 am

LuvWordGames

am + what you put your groceries in + vowel

8:10 am

zoozzoom

I have only just start3ed so all good.

8:10 am

jmcnrick

ty Luv

8:11 am

BzznBea

Luv is correct. Sorry

8:11 am

BzznBea

Was getting ahaead of myself.

8:11 am

zoozzoom

sift

8:11 am

zoozzoom

Poo

8:12 am

MollyL

I got it from your clue Bea. I just assumed you meant sounds like

8:12 am

jmcnrick

Crossy's coffe should be ready in the PB zooz

8:12 am

BzznBea

You at work today, Molly?

8:12 am

mkg

Ty got it.

8:12 am

zoozzoom

Nice! I'll take it.

8:13 am

LuvWordGames

speaking of the PB, the boys that wait on you in there are in the grid

8:13 am

mkg

I am also missing the B word if anyone has stats and clue, unless it is a 4. Then stats is enough.

8:13 am

MollyL

And here I thought Zoom was a tea only man

8:13 am

hokie carla

don't have

8:13 am

jmcnrick

ooooooooo ty luv.

8:14 am

zoozzoom

Funny thing is I will drink tea here at home yet only drink coffee at parents.

8:14 am

LuvWordGames

ba 5/16 sound sheep made

8:14 am

mkg

Ok guys, i just cant believe i cant find the b word. Ugh. Need clues please or stat. I am sure it is ba but how many letters?

8:14 am

ChampFit

The b word was clued earlier...it's a 5/16

8:15 am

mkg

Ty

8:15 am

MollyL

This could be a grid where every single word gets clued

8:16 am

BzznBea

I bought a dreadful jar of instant coffe yesterday at the store in case we lose power again today are tomorrow.

8:16 am

mkg

The ma 5 is weird. Thought it was a proper noun.

8:16 am

jmcnrick

not quite but close

8:16 am

mkg

Well not seeing clue for ba 5.

8:16 am

jmcnrick

probably a good plan Bzzn. It makes a decent mocha with instant cocoa

8:16 am

MollyL

Oh dear God Bea, instant coffee is horrid. Get a coffee press.

8:17 am

hokie carla

well, just try to monkey it for a while, that's what I'm doing

8:17 am

jmcnrick

see 8:14 mkg

8:18 am

BzznBea

Funny...I donated my coffee press on a recent "clean out the closet" day.

8:18 am

hurshy

i got the 7!

8:18 am

hokie carla

I had it and didn't even notice!

8:18 am

jmcnrick

wtg hursh!

8:19 am

BzznBea

That was one of the easier ones today, hursh.

8:19 am

hurshy

at the copa, copa ca6
the hottest spot north of ha6

8:21 am

hokie carla

wish I had some bacan right now

8:21 am

hurshy

anyone have the right-hand fourth row A word?

8:21 am

Gadget

Clue for the B?

8:21 am

hokie carla

yes, we all do, hurshy ;)

8:22 am

jmcnrick

8:14 Gadget

8:22 am

mkg

I found the clue. It is sheep sound. But that is baah which the grid wont take.........ba 5 is what i am struggling with. Gadget, that is what you need too.

8:22 am

hurshy

no h, past tense

8:22 am

zoozzoom

Pt of sheep sound.

8:22 am

mkg

Ok. Got it.

8:22 am

jmcnrick

look at the clue and take it more exatly mkg

8:22 am

mkg

Hard to believe that is a real word.

8:23 am

hokie carla

am6/33, hurshy

8:23 am

mkg

But easy once clued right. Ty.

8:23 am

hokie carla

geez, still 10 left

8:23 am

hurshy

6/33, eh? that's a substantial word

8:23 am

Gadget

Thanks guys!

8:23 am

hurshy

whew, got it

8:24 am

hurshy

now i have 8 words left, from 8 different tiles, lol

8:24 am

jmcnrick

go hursh go!

8:24 am

jmcnrick

22 left for me

8:24 am

zoozzoom

Fireworks for me. Happy babbling everyone!

8:25 am

BzznBea

9 here and I don't have any M's. Haven't got there yet.

8:25 am

jmcnrick

whoohoo zooz!

8:25 am

hurshy

so you only need one word that's not an M?

8:25 am

zoozzoom

coat.

8:25 am

hokie carla

30% of my remaining are 4's

8:25 am

zoozzoom

Italian bad men

8:26 am

zoozzoom

That is a couple of Ms to get you going.

8:26 am

jmcnrick

ty zooz

8:26 am

hurshy

idk if i have the coat unless you mean the apple computers?

8:26 am

hokie carla

I don't think she was stuck, just hadn't gotten there. but I didn't have that one, so thanks.

8:27 am

hokie carla

(the mob)

8:27 am

zoozzoom

Yes that is it, Hurshy. I like to meet people half way sometimes and hope they get where I am going with my clues.

8:27 am

hurshy

lol

8:28 am

zoozzoom

Ah okay sorry thren, Bea. I will go so not spoil everyones fun. Toodle pips.

8:28 am

hurshy

but you should have said coatS

8:28 am

hokie carla

bye zooz! have a good one.

8:29 am

BzznBea

Today feels like a rice pudding day.

8:29 am

hokie carla

and every time you say toodle pips, I wonder if you are my uncle larry

8:29 am

hurshy

toodle pip(s) is the best way to say goodbye, hands down

8:29 am

hurshy

i really cannot see how there can be another H word

8:30 am

hokie carla

also missing one

8:31 am

BzznBea

Most of those H's are those Scotish words.

8:31 am

BzznBea

There is a 6

8:31 am

hurshy

well i have 4 that have two vowels together in the middle

8:31 am

jmcnrick

good to know Bzzn

8:31 am

MollyL

I think everyone has a weird old Uncle Larry. Or knows someone like him.

8:31 am

hurshy

and then i have a trio that go together

8:32 am

BzznBea

I wonder if Mr. Bea's neices and nephews say that about him.

8:32 am

hurshy

oHO, ha + most of a trout

8:33 am

hokie carla

now that's odd, thanks

8:34 am

MollyL

I don't know Bea. Does he tell the same joke over and over again? Tell the same stories over and over again? Speak to hear the sound of his own voice? If not, they probably don't.

8:34 am

hokie carla

uncle larry is like the king of "dad jokes". he thinks he's hilarious.

8:34 am

hurshy

my dad does the first two of those

8:34 am

jmcnrick

the weirdest thing any of my uncle's ever did was marry the same woman twice

8:35 am

MollyL

Oh Uncle Larry's always think they are hilarious. They think they are clever too.

8:35 am

hurshy

to list, or not to list, that is the question

8:36 am

hokie carla

I'm going to try to find my 3 4's before listing

8:36 am

BzznBea

How many do you have left?

8:36 am

hokie carla

8 left here

8:36 am

hurshy

5

8:36 am

jmcnrick

I am probably Uncle Larry but I don't tell jokes

8:37 am

hokie carla

isn't a toddler a myist?

8:38 am

BzznBea

Found the snake

8:38 am

hoyamd

yay a nice shot one

8:39 am

hoyamd

short

8:39 am

hokie carla

eww, a snake?

8:39 am

hoyamd

haft

8:39 am

hokie carla

well, it's short hoya, but not nice

8:40 am

hoyamd

oh well, at least i have time on this sleety day

8:41 am

BzznBea

If you change one letter in that toddler word, Carla, you will get another M word.

8:41 am

hokie carla

well, found one of my 4s

8:41 am

hokie carla

I think I have that, bea, thanks. if it's the 2nd letter that's changed.

8:42 am

hurshy

hokie it's the one kobe bryant nicknamed himself for

8:42 am

BzznBea

Yes, it is Carla.

8:43 am

hokie carla

oh, finished the S. not sure how I couldn't see that pair.

8:43 am

hokie carla

4 left!

8:43 am

BzznBea

What letters do you have left?

8:43 am

hokie carla

oh, the snake, hurshy? I don't recall him nicknaming himself.

8:44 am

hokie carla

F (middle), C (4th col), and one from each M

8:44 am

BzznBea

The snake was Kobe's nickname

8:45 am

hokie carla

just googled, thanks

8:46 am

BzznBea

CArla, do you have the fi.8

8:46 am

hokie carla

phantom caftan

8:46 am

BzznBea

fi4.8

8:47 am

BzznBea

There are three sixes in that C.

8:47 am

hokie carla

geez, that was the F and it took me forever

8:48 am

hokie carla

am missing a 6, so probably

8:48 am

BzznBea

One is a lizard

8:48 am

crosshair

mm, the Ma coat does not work--sad face...

8:49 am

hokie carla

I have the one that's a little croc

8:49 am

hokie carla

and the pool tent

8:49 am

BzznBea

Do you have the taxi driver?

8:50 am

hokie carla

of course not because those ridiculous arbitrary words never occur to me. thanks.

8:50 am

jmcnrick

ty Bzzn

8:50 am

jmcnrick

try ma4/6 Apple computers Crossy

8:50 am

BzznBea

I'm going to go fix breakfast. See you all next time.

8:51 am

crosshair

I also needed the taxi driver ty. ;)

8:51 am

hokie carla

bye bea! have a good miserable weather day

8:52 am

jmcnrick

bye Bzzn

8:52 am

crosshair

Just looked at the word count for the first time! This grid feels a lot bigger!

8:53 am

jmcnrick

it's a bear

8:54 am

crosshair

finally found the fo 5/16

8:55 am

crosshair

and the 7 that goes with it. :)

8:55 am

hoyamd

the left side of the grid went well, but that right side...

8:55 am

jmcnrick

ha! and now I have. NBT thanks Crossy

8:57 am

hokie carla

down to one M5

8:57 am

jmcnrick

go Hokie go!

8:58 am

hoyamd

you can do it!

8:58 am

hokie carla

I swear I've tried everything. might have to peek at its place on the list.

9:00 am

hokie carla

well, I guess I didn't try everything, but I feel like I did try this. anyhoo, in the words of zooz, toodle pips

9:01 am

hoyamd

yay!

9:02 am

dauber

G'mornin', all...looks like a quick one! (famous last words)

9:02 am

hoyamd

starts quick

9:14 am

bichon

ma 5/18, pls

9:18 am

jaxx7

a snake

9:18 am

HarryHood

ty jax

9:19 am

HarryHood

like the dance that ralph kramden tried to do with the episode of carlos with the fancy manners

9:20 am

jmcnrick

hi dauber and jaxx

9:20 am

jaxx7

hi, jmc

9:20 am

HarryHood

6 to go

9:20 am

jmcnrick

hi bichon

9:20 am

hoyamd

clue for am6

9:21 am

HarryHood

ends in *** of aqarius

9:21 am

jmcnrick

am+sounds like where a bird might live

9:21 am

hoyamd

tx

9:22 am

jaxx7

thanks Harry

9:23 am

HarryHood

still missing 3 ms

9:24 am

hoyamd

got em if you ewant clues

9:25 am

dauber

Stuck on an H

9:25 am

HarryHood

got one!

9:25 am

HarryHood

I'm also missing an H

9:26 am

hurshy

ha + most of a trout

9:26 am

HarryHood

ty hursh. that was it

9:27 am

HarryHood

4 left

9:27 am

jmcnrick

15 left

9:27 am

hoyamd

1 left and my monkeys are tired

9:27 am

dauber

Ahh, thanks, hurshy!

9:28 am

HarryHood

gfmm here

9:28 am

jmcnrick

*offers hoya bananas*

9:28 am

hoyamd

nom nom

9:28 am

HarryHood

and one is a 4, and I don't know which!

9:28 am

jmcnrick

silly those were for the monkeys!

9:28 am

hoyamd

monkeys in my brain

9:29 am

hoyamd

:D

9:29 am

HarryHood

it was the G :) easy word. 3 to go

9:29 am

hoyamd

full of slush and sleet

9:30 am

HarryHood

2!

9:31 am

jmcnrick

go harry go!

9:31 am

hoyamd

ok im tired. clue for the B pls

9:32 am

HarryHood

sounded like a sheep

9:32 am

marksdolly

an animal sound

9:32 am

jmcnrick

PT sheep sound

9:32 am

hoyamd

groan

9:32 am

hoyamd

ty

9:32 am

HarryHood

groan indeed

9:33 am

hoyamd

no wonder my monkeys couldn't get it. they are jungle folk

9:33 am

HarryHood

1 word left - upper M5

9:34 am

HarryHood

and I have the mob.

9:34 am

hoyamd

"like" the mob

9:34 am

HarryHood

ty hoya

9:34 am

HarryHood

done!

9:35 am

hoyamd

yw

9:35 am

jmcnrick

whoohooo Harry

9:35 am

HarryHood

must go get stuff done. hagd!

9:35 am

hoyamd

hagd all

9:35 am

jmcnrick

bye hoya and whoohoo!

9:53 am

periwinkle

this is a stinky little grid.help with A above the C please

9:54 am

dauber

two ab5s

9:54 am

periwinkle

ty looking

9:55 am

periwinkle

got one ty

9:55 am

periwinkle

and the other thanks so much

9:56 am

periwinkle

12 left bbl

10:02 am

bichon

ma 5/20, pls

10:03 am

jmcnrick

hi peri

10:03 am

jmcnrick

bye peri

10:35 am

MollyL

Jmc, did you get your Jack delivered?

10:42 am

Uneaixoise

Need that one too, bichon

10:43 am

bichon

ma 5/20 ma truth or **tion

10:44 am

bichon

ma 5/18, second one, pls

10:45 am

Uneaixoise

Tx!

10:45 am

bichon

yvw

10:45 am

Uneaixoise

Snake, bichon

10:46 am

Uneaixoise

Lethal

10:46 am

bichon

ty Une

10:46 am

Uneaixoise

My pleasure!

11:05 am

bichon

ca 6/30, pls

11:06 am

penquis

like the Carribean island...

11:11 am

moolingwa

ah, a small one today

11:12 am

penquis

yes, a dissapointment...

11:13 am

moolingwa

halfway :)

11:14 am

penquis

well i need a break....bbl to find my last 10....bye....

11:14 am

crosshair

18 left, and this tiny grid is showing it sharp teeth. :(

11:14 am

moolingwa

seeya pen

11:59 am

jmcnrick

go Crossy go!

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

no Molls I didn't get teh Jack delivered. I decided to rough it with wine.

12:02 pm

jmcnrick

Thanks for asking though

12:19 pm

bookgrrl

anyone have a clue for the BA 5/16? It's my last one.

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

pt sheep sound

12:20 pm

bookgrrl

ty!

12:20 pm

bookgrrl

any clues before i leave?

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

I am missing one F in the first column I wouldn't mind a clue for

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

or stats anyway. I have the petard words

12:28 pm

hokie carla

fe5?

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

ty hokie *looking*

12:30 pm

hokie carla

there is a canadian singer named that. looks like noun form of a familiar adj.

12:31 pm

hokie carla

she had one hit here that I know of, so probably obscure clue

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

haha obscure is fine

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

Ta!

12:37 pm

hokie carla

lol, just looked at the def. it actually is another word for a mutt. nothing to do with the adj.

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

no problem I found it anyway

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

7 left :D

12:38 pm

hokie carla

was just checking in on my lunch break. any more guesses wanted before I go?

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

no thanks. have all day. :)

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

two fi**** typing with two computers

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

6

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

5

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

4

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

3

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

Taking a break bbl

1:00 pm

MollyL

The petard words start with H not F. Common misconception

1:26 pm

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the 2nd and 4th row a’s in the 4th column. Thanks

1:28 pm

Gillie

ab5/16, ab5/20, and ab6/33

1:28 pm

Gillie

Sorry, am6/33, not ab6/33

1:29 pm

Gillie

They're all a little weird

1:30 pm

JaxH66

I’ve just monkeyed ab5/16!

1:32 pm

Gillie

Good going! The am6 is (was) apparently normally used in the plural, but it's archaic anyway.

1:32 pm

JaxH66

Got the am6 as well.

1:32 pm

JaxH66

Just the other ab to go

1:33 pm

Gillie

Congrats! I'm off now.

1:33 pm

JaxH66

Thanks for your help

1:35 pm

moolingwa

the last one sounds made up :)

1:36 pm

JaxH66

What a weird word

1:38 pm

sandr

ba 5/16 anyone, struggling even to monkey type it.

1:39 pm

sandr

fife

1:39 pm

moolingwa

what sheep did

1:39 pm

sandr

oops

1:40 pm

moolingwa

that was a clue for you sand

1:40 pm

sandr

thanks, didn't think of doing the double vowel

1:41 pm

moolingwa

yeah, it's not intuitive

1:45 pm

moolingwa

actually, for a small board, there's a fair number of whacky words

1:46 pm

sandr

really silly words

1:46 pm

sandr

last one ca 6/30

1:46 pm

moolingwa

yeah, like someone hired Lewis Carroll to write this one

1:46 pm

moolingwa

a type of crocodilian sand

1:47 pm

moolingwa

unless you didn't mean last ca 6/30

1:47 pm

moolingwa

there's another one before that

1:47 pm

sandr

no the first one

1:48 pm

moolingwa

a taxi driver

1:48 pm

sandr

cheers, fireworks

1:50 pm

moolingwa

yay

1:50 pm

moolingwa

congrats

1:50 pm

moolingwa

still have one to go myself

1:53 pm

lalaland

Moo, can you describe the last ca 6/30 again please?

1:54 pm

moolingwa

taxi driver....although an archaic form in some sense

1:55 pm

doseffing

... ca6/30 .... islands in the caribbean with big banking industry

1:55 pm

moolingwa

oh sorry, yeah the last ca 6/30 is a crocodilian

1:55 pm

doseffing

... also ca6/30 .... taxi guy

1:55 pm

moolingwa

I thought you meant the last one I clued

1:55 pm

lalaland

Duh, ty both dose and moo

1:56 pm

moolingwa

can be easy to miss because that third letter

1:56 pm

moolingwa

certainly not one I gravitate towards when looking for words

1:56 pm

lalaland

Absolutely. Three left!

1:57 pm

moolingwa

apparently the islands were named after the animal

1:57 pm

moolingwa

well gotta go...good luck to those still in gridlock

1:57 pm

jmcnrick

bye moo

1:57 pm

lalaland

Bye moo

2:00 pm

jmcnrick

1

2:00 pm

MollyL

I have never seen so many clues for such a small grid

2:00 pm

wht

Hi jmc. Good to see you here.

2:00 pm

lalaland

This one is troublesome

2:00 pm

jmcnrick

hi wht I have seen you in passing from time to time

2:00 pm

jmcnrick

well molls a lot of the words are weird

2:01 pm

wht

Usually I see you in the chat well after you have left. :^)

2:01 pm

jmcnrick

Thanks for asking about the Jack Molls but I am roughing it with wine

2:01 pm

jmcnrick

exactly wht

2:01 pm

MollyL

Yeah, but the are just a matter of random typing and jeeze there are only 48 words.

2:02 pm

jmcnrick

I really rarely resort to monkeys. I try to puzzle out the word.

2:02 pm

MollyL

Roughing it with wine would never be an option for me. I am not that fond of the stuff.

2:02 pm

jmcnrick

and since I am a terrible speller. . . .

2:03 pm

jmcnrick

I like wine and I have beer. so I am well enough off.

2:03 pm

wht

Bad spelling can be an advantage with this game.

2:03 pm

jmcnrick

hahaha sometimes it is wht

2:04 pm

wht

Beer, wine and Jack are all good ways to make sure you try all of the necessary random misspellings of common words.

2:04 pm

jmcnrick

haha

2:05 pm

jmcnrick

hot damn FW!

2:05 pm

jmcnrick

first time this year

2:06 pm

MollyL

*Squirts silly string at JMC

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

ack!

2:08 pm

jmcnrick

I'm glad my job provides me with the opportunity to spend some time here again.

2:09 pm

jmcnrick

*starts gathering up the silly string*

2:09 pm

jmcnrick

Is there anything creative to do with this stuff after it is out of the can?

2:10 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx for the ca6 words!!

2:10 pm

jmcnrick

hi Une!

2:12 pm

MollyL

I'm sure if you do a Google search on "ways to reuse silly string" you will find all sorts of whacky stuff

2:14 pm

jmcnrick

haha good idea

2:15 pm

jmcnrick

FYI because it keeps coming up in other places today: Clarence Darrow (not Mark Twain) wrote in his autobiography : I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.

2:18 pm

wht

I can see how that quote might be coming up a lot right now, jmc.

2:18 pm

jmcnrick

nope, not anything . Just how to remove the stains it creates on clothing and why it is banned in so many cities. Who'd have thought.

2:18 pm

MollyL

Mark Twain said, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"

2:19 pm

MollyL

Why would that quote be coming up a lot right now?

2:20 pm

jmcnrick

true true

2:21 pm

jmcnrick

because someone many people didn't like to listen to died yesterday.

2:21 pm

wht

Because of the death of a certain radio talk show host who was not universally loved.

2:22 pm

MollyL

I guess I just don't get the hatred

2:24 pm

MollyL

Same thing with Trump. I get not liking him, but the bitter venom spewed about him just seems to cast a lot of negativity out into the collective soul.

2:26 pm

jmcnrick

Well I don't wish people dead but I don't mourn their loss either.

2:27 pm

jmcnrick

and all of us except for possibly Mother Teresa throw some negativity out into the world. I just hope when I do I do it humorously.

2:31 pm

MollyL

Oh I agree that we all throw some negativity into the world. But there are certain people who seem to be professional Trump haters. Just obsessed with their hatred of the man.

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

I am no fan of Trump as you might have guessed, but I have better things to do than spend my time worrying about him. I am more worried about gerrymandering and voter suppression and systemic racism. Plenty to keep me amused in my cape.

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

Anyone at all interested in legal histories I would recommend reading Separate by Steve Luxenburg. Tells the history of Plessey, the case that created the concept of separate but "equal"

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

anyway I am off to do other things. My cape needs airing. The sidewalk needs salt. So much to do! Bye all!

2:37 pm

wht

Molly, I saw this quote yesterday. It might help you understand the reaction to Mr. Limbaugh. "I know it's tempting to lash out, but try to treat Rush Limbaugh with the same dignity, respect, and humanity as he showed to rape victims, Michael J. Fox, Sandra Fluke, Iraq War veterans, refugees, and the victims of mosque shootings."

2:39 pm

Bethjt

Well put wht

2:40 pm

MollyL

Well, there are plenty of assholes in the world who say and do stupid, nasty things. I'm with JMC. I have better things to do than expending energy hating people like Limbaugh and Trump.

2:42 pm

wht

Enough political fireworks. I just got virtual fireworks.

3:31 pm

Jo CA

You know it's over when Rush is a topic on Babble

4:24 pm

Annette

ambana

4:25 pm

Annette

oops!

5:23 pm

tessagram

amancage

5:45 pm

akazev

Rush is dead Always say something good about the dead. He's dead....good!

5:48 pm

akazev

Where do you think Trump got his script from? Yes, its Rush L.

5:49 pm

akazev

cabana

6:01 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

6:06 pm

nrkii

See, when someone I politically despise dies, I feel sad for their family, and I move on. Crazy, I know.

6:14 pm

hokie carla

after watching my dad go through Parkinsons I find him despicable

6:15 pm

nrkii

Despicable people are the ones I also despise. No argument there.

6:28 pm

IndiaJan

is it awful to hope that he suffered?

6:40 pm

dan2bit

depending on what you believe about after life, he may be now

6:46 pm

origami

Hello - can someone please give me a clue for the ba 5?

6:46 pm

nrkii

yeah, it's kind of awful

6:47 pm

nrkii

ba5 = made a noise like a sheep

6:47 pm

origami

Ah, thanks, mrk

6:47 pm

origami

*nrk

6:48 pm

nrkii

:)

7:27 pm

lexi

AB5/16 hint please?

7:32 pm

moolingwa

sounds like the plural of counting devices

7:35 pm

lexi

Got it! Thanks!!

7:38 pm

Plebian

ne

8:29 pm

rururocks

I'm glad Rush is gone too. What a horrible human being.

9:13 pm

rolotom

hello all

9:14 pm

rolotom

any clues for ha5/18 please?

9:16 pm

AtlKru

ha 5/18 - one who has memorized the Koran

9:19 pm

rolotom

TY!!!

9:19 pm

AtlKru

ha 4/8 ha 5/18 Handle of a weapon or tool & plural

9:19 pm

AtlKru

np

9:33 pm

hurshy

jmcnrick - i've heard some not so positive things about Mother Teresa, actually. but as far as I know, Fred Rogers would be a good substitute if you want a possible exception to universal negativity. :)

9:36 pm

rururocks

i've heard a lot of negatives about Mother Teresa

9:37 pm

dcseain

I've also heard a lot of bad about Mother Theresa.

9:48 pm

rururocks

it's Teresa DC.. no h

9:49 pm

leisl

ha 4/8 that is not a handle? I have tried everything, I think.

9:50 pm

rururocks

it's a babblet leisl.. with a double vowel

9:51 pm

rururocks

since you were fishing for clues :D

9:51 pm

leisl

Thanks! That's the only one I didn't try.

9:53 pm

rururocks

yw

11:33 pm

kimberblue

how about the ab5/20?

11:36 pm

ursh

ab5/20 sounds like the handle ha4

11:40 pm

kimberblue

ty! how about the am6/33?

11:41 pm

kimberblue

nevermind

11:42 pm

kimberblue

cabage

11:42 pm

kimberblue

oops

11:46 pm

kimberblue

two left im still stuck on, the ca6/30 and the ba5

11:47 pm

kimberblue

just the ba5 now

11:51 pm

kimberblue

clue for ba5 before the flip please!

11:51 pm

ursh

past tense of the sound a sheep makes

11:52 pm

kimberblue

fireworks! ty ursh!

11:52 pm

ursh

yay kimber

11:52 pm

Minveryork

Hello all! Can I have a clue for that ca 6/30 word please?

11:53 pm

kimberblue

ready for the flip now

11:53 pm

ursh

like the taxi driver but with a Y

11:54 pm

Minveryork

Never mind! Just found the ca 6/30 word.Thanks anyway

11:54 pm

gapeach

MAY i PLEASE HAVE A CLUE FOR AM-6? Thanks

11:55 pm

Minveryork

Oh I guess I need the LAST ca 6/30 word now please. TY!

11:55 pm

Minveryork

The am6/33 word is am plus a sack plus a vowel gapeach

11:56 pm

Minveryork

Can I please have a clue for the ha 5/18 word. Last word

11:56 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Min.

11:57 pm

Minveryork

I just found the ha5/18 word. Just need last ca 6/30 now

11:57 pm

ursh

ha+3/4 of a water animal

11:58 pm

ursh

there is the taxi driver then swop out the b for a y

11:58 pm

joym999

a kind of alligator

11:58 pm

joym999

spelled with a Y instead of an I

11:59 pm

Minveryork

Thank you ursh and other cluers!I have fireworks! Hooray

11:59 pm

ursh

phew under the gun there Min :)

11:59 pm

joym999

just in the nick of time, minver!

11:59 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses on the next grid size? My guess is 115 words.

12:00 am

Minveryork

I did not start the grid until 12:30.

12:00 am

joym999

236

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