Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, March 18, 2021

12:00 am

jbp

flip!

12:01 am

cybernan

good evening/morning everyone :)

12:01 am

ursh

morning all

12:02 am

justafreep

Evening, some! Morning, some!

12:06 am

cybernan

my favourite travel hat is here :)

12:07 am

jbp

somberero?

12:08 am

cybernan

nope -- tilly (except I think it is spelled Tilley)

12:08 am

cybernan

but then, spelling never seems to be of real importance here

12:08 am

jbp

I will google it --never heard that one before

12:14 am

justafreep

al7

12:14 am

jessmom

en7

12:16 am

broll

mi 7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

jbp

thanks, Lickety!

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty lickety!

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

justafreep

un7 (a monkey/guess that I don't know)

12:26 am

dizgrannie

ai 5, 2 nights in a row

12:28 am

cybernan

good night everyone - see you tomorrow :)

12:29 am

justafreep

well, diz, it makes sense that it's spread around like that....

12:29 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:33 am

dizgrannie

al 7 x 2

12:34 am

justafreep

thanks, diz.

12:34 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:39 am

dizgrannie

don't forget the ll 5

12:41 am

joym999

there's a phantom llama

1:01 am

joym999

my favorite pepperidge farm cookie, milano, is in the puzzle

1:09 am

dizgrannie

FWs...last word ma 6/42

3:11 am

rolin

does anyone else use A2Zwordfinder....and ask....WHY!!!!!

6:21 am

HarryHood

tough one. got nbs, but still missing 2 tiles. bye!

8:12 am

MollyL

Rolin, what is wrong with A2Z?

8:17 am

Judi

Good morning, all. I use A2Z. It has been bonked for quite a few days.

8:23 am

Judi

Bleh. This grid sucks. BBL.

8:31 am

rururocks

a2z changed their format and it sucks like morewords does

8:34 am

MollyL

Oh my God, I just went to take a look. That format is AWFUL.

8:35 am

MollyL

I have never had a problem with morewords.

8:35 am

rururocks

not sure why these Techie geeks have to improve something that works just fine

8:35 am

rururocks

morewords format to search is tedious

8:41 am

MollyL

How is it tedious? You just type in al---- for an al6 and it gives you all possible words. And I mean you use the dashes.

8:41 am

rururocks

hurshy is going to go nuts when she sees the grid

8:42 am

MollyL

Oh my God, you are right. We are going to get many comments about the cat who she thinks is an angel.

8:42 am

rururocks

but then you have to keep clicking on it to move the pages to the possible word

8:43 am

MLFAN17

they are messing with moreworeds again?

8:44 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends. Good to see you, ru.

8:44 am

MollyL

I'm not sure what you mean, Ru. When I look at morewords it is a page with a box at the top. You type in your possible word, al---- and all the possibilities populate below the box where you typed. You don't have to click on anything.

8:44 am

rururocks

good morning bea

8:45 am

rururocks

if you go by word length molly it's tedious

8:46 am

MLFAN17

hi bzz.. any rain yet?

8:46 am

BzznBea

Yes, we are having rain today.

8:46 am

Sam

The number of dashes determines the word length. I don't see the problem, Ru.

8:46 am

MLFAN17

i dont think we have had any today so far

8:46 am

MollyL

Thank you Sam. I have never found morewords tedious.

8:47 am

MLFAN17

i think its going ot start around 11 or so?

8:48 am

BzznBea

It depends on how specific, you can get with the word you are looking for in MM. Sometimes you have to go to the next page.

8:48 am

Sam

The only tedious part is when you click to empty the box, you have to click again in the box to enter a word. It never used to be that way.

8:49 am

rururocks

I only use morewords when I'm really desperate

8:49 am

Sam

OK, Bea, if your search is too vague, you get too many choices. That's when I begin adding the possible third vowels one at a time to get a shorter list.

8:50 am

Sam

Me too, Ru. But I'm often desperate near the end of a grid.

8:50 am

MollyL

I only have to click once in the box. I wonder if these differences are browser specific.

8:50 am

Sam

Might be, Molly. I use Brave, and it messes up a lot of sites.

8:51 am

MollyL

That's funny, I don't even know what Brave is.

8:52 am

MLFAN17

i love morewords

8:54 am

bichon

Whre would I be without it?

8:54 am

MLFAN17

though their was a time when i went to it and it had videos playing on the site

8:55 am

hokie carla

I never liked morewords. haven't seen tthe new a2z.

8:56 am

bichon

how do you find it carla?

8:56 am

MLFAN17

hi hokie i have never used that site

8:57 am

hokie carla

oh, a2z is unusable now. just checked it out.

8:57 am

BzznBea

It's listed under the resources tab at the top of the page.

8:57 am

MLFAN17

can anyone give me stats for single L pls?

8:58 am

hokie carla

li4/4

8:58 am

hokie carla

I think it's the same single L we had yesterday or the day before.

8:59 am

MLFAN17

so far i have 7 from the other L

9:00 am

MLFAN17

got it

9:00 am

hokie carla

I don't have a resources tab at top of page, but it's a2zwordfinder.com.

9:00 am

BzznBea

The resources tab is in expert. Sorry.

9:04 am

rururocks

i have to give thanks for that Mi 7

9:05 am

hokie carla

how many are there? I have one. and I keep trying zi7 though itt's not there.

9:08 am

bichon

I tried zillion, but it's not there

9:09 am

bichon

sorry, no zi 7

9:09 am

hokie carla

cat sound alert!

9:11 am

rururocks

homie is littering the chat with cat clues

9:11 am

hokie carla

put the claws away ru, it was just one

9:12 am

MollyL

She is unable to keep from blurting. She may need an intervention.

9:12 am

rururocks

aw.. don't be a pooper-scooper

9:12 am

hokie carla

now who's littering the chat

9:13 am

rururocks

what are you infurring hokie? :D

9:14 am

hokie carla

we need to nip this in the bud

9:14 am

MollyL

I think you both need to tow feline.

9:15 am

BzznBea

That -ly makes for some interesting words.

9:16 am

hokie carla

I did try hamily but no go

9:19 am

BzznBea

In what context would you use 'hamily"?

9:19 am

rururocks

no.. i like to keep puddy hokie on

9:19 am

dauber

I think it'd be "hammily" anyway.

9:20 am

rururocks

a hamily is a mommy and daddy and baby pig

9:20 am

dauber

lion

9:21 am

dauber

dararhghh!!!

9:21 am

dauber

sorry

9:21 am

MollyL

One pig happy hamily.

9:22 am

rururocks

lol

9:22 am

BzznBea

I'm thinking ham and bean soup for dinner.

9:22 am

rururocks

except daddy pig rides a chop-per

9:22 am

MollyL

I thought he rode a Hog

9:23 am

rururocks

I'm thinking soup tonight too bea

9:24 am

BzznBea

We had Italian last night for dinner. We might have bangers and mash tonight.

9:24 am

rururocks

what's bangers?

9:24 am

dauber

coin

9:24 am

BzznBea

sausage

9:24 am

rururocks

you are on a roll dauber

9:25 am

dauber

Okay, seriously, I'm having a bad week and part of that bad week is PUTTING MY FINDINGS IN THE CHAT BOX INSTEAD OF THE "Add Word:" FIELD!!!!!!!

9:25 am

BzznBea

Ru, have you had your second vaccine yet?

9:25 am

rururocks

i get it Friday afternoon.. have an appt this time

9:26 am

BzznBea

I got my first on Sunday.

9:26 am

rururocks

oh great.. that's fantastic bea

9:26 am

rururocks

did your arm hurt? Mine did

9:27 am

MLFAN17

mi7 clue pls?

9:27 am

rururocks

one in a mi7 mlf

9:27 am

MollyL

I am so amused by people being EXCITED about getting shots.
: D

9:27 am

rururocks

like me :D

9:28 am

bichon

Geno Auriemma, coach of the Uconn women's bbal team tested positive righ after his second shot. But, he is asymptomatic

9:28 am

rururocks

i'll be happy to have it done with believe me molly

9:28 am

MLFAN17

ty

9:28 am

MollyL

My son sent me a picture of him and his vaccination card after he got his yesterday. Boy knows how to party right? A shot on St. Patrick's Day.

9:28 am

MollyL

And not the shot of liquor kind of shot.

9:28 am

BzznBea

Yes, my arm hurt. I was also really fatigued.

9:29 am

dauber

I had a shot on St. Patrick's Day, too.

9:29 am

dauber

but not THAT kind of shot.

9:29 am

MLFAN17

is the u word a un?

9:29 am

rururocks

I wasn't fatigued but my arm felt like I was hit with a baseball bat

9:29 am

BzznBea

U's are al un

9:29 am

rururocks

all of them are un mlf

9:29 am

MLFAN17

thanks ruru

9:30 am

bichon

I heard the Moderna gives much more of a side effect than Phizer

9:30 am

MollyL

<---Waiting for the one shot Johnson & Johnson

9:30 am

BzznBea

I'm not sure the fatigue was from the jab or from just the crazy week/end and time change.

9:31 am

BzznBea

They are giving J&J at Wlagreens

9:31 am

rururocks

did you read about the Catholic Church and the Johnson and Johnson vaccine?

9:31 am

BzznBea

Walgreens

9:31 am

rururocks

I wonder if WLmart has it too bea :D

9:31 am

MLFAN17

ruru all i know is its only one shot

9:31 am

BzznBea

I saw something about it. They say its from aborted fetuses

9:32 am

rururocks

yeah.. they're discouraging Catholics from taking the vaccine .. how dumb is that

9:32 am

hokie carla

I did read that but then they backtracked and said it's okay if that's all that's available but then some priests are telling their congregattions ot not get it still.

9:33 am

dauber

Hey, whaddaya expect from my birth church? It took until the '90s before the admitted that Galileo was right all along.

9:33 am

MLFAN17

people are nuts

9:33 am

BzznBea

Isn't it made from stem cells? Wish people would get that straight.

9:33 am

hokie carla

supposedly there are cloned stem cells from 2 fetuses from 1973 and 1985 that they use also in rabies, MMR, etc vaccine.

9:33 am

rururocks

they also took a big step backwards on Gay Catholics sadly

9:34 am

MollyL

Well, if people are strongly anti-abortion, and they have the option of another vaccine, they should be aware of what the Johnson & Johnson one is made from.

9:34 am

BzznBea

I loved their stand on gays and marriage, but they will welcome them into the church with sensitivity.

9:34 am

rururocks

what?

9:34 am

hokie carla

I guess htey are for rabies too, which is 100% fatal

9:35 am

dauber

uzimama

9:35 am

dauber

DAMMIT!!

9:35 am

BzznBea

LOL! I love that word!

9:36 am

MollyL

Not to be confused with a baby mama

9:36 am

rururocks

um bea... the pope said yesterday that being gay is a sin.. that's not going to go over well with certain practioners

9:37 am

rururocks

practitioners

9:37 am

mael

as a recovering Italian catholic, it pains me that anyone still listens to that nonsense

9:37 am

BzznBea

Yes, but they will welcome them in with sensitivity. And I was being facetious whe I said I loved it.

9:38 am

dauber

I could have sworn that earlier in Francis's papacy he said "Who am I to judge?" when asked about gays...

9:38 am

BzznBea

Mr. Bea is a recovering Southern Baptist.

9:38 am

rururocks

he did say that.. .which is why his comments are really odd yesterday

9:39 am

bichon

Mr. B is a lapsed Lutheran

9:39 am

dauber

I don't know what I am. On paper I'm Catholic. My wife once said, when the priest who officiated our marriage asked if she's a practicing Catholic, "I practice; I'm just not very good at it." I'm definitely not an atheist, but I seldom set foot into a place of worship.

9:39 am

hokie carla

well, the united methodist church is completely splitting

9:39 am

bichon

I am a non practicing Jew

9:40 am

dauber

In reality, I just cannot accept much of what the Catholic church stands for.

9:40 am

rururocks

It is just so sad to me that this pope isn't as progressive as we all hoped and that Women would be allowed to be a pastor, and that gay people deserve equal treatment in the church..

9:40 am

hurshy

if anyone is interested in some spiritual food for thought that moves away from all that and is progressive, you might check out a podcast called The Heretic Happy Hour. i like it very much.

9:41 am

hokie carla

what I don't get is there are so many "sins", why do they focus on that

9:41 am

rururocks

I'm an atheist so I shouldn't even comment

9:41 am

dauber

The Catholic parish my wife and I belonged to years ago was very progressive. In fact, our pastor was hated by most priests in the diocese because he...*gasp!*...welcomed gays with open arms. Even during midnight mass one Christmas during his homily he mentioned how there are people who say, "Well, God didn't make them that way!" "Well, then...who *did*?" he said.

9:41 am

hokie carla

I mean there are all kinds of adulterers but they are allowed

9:43 am

hokie carla

does anyone want to guess my last C?

9:43 am

rururocks

(looks at the can of worms that hokie opened)

9:43 am

BzznBea

I havent even made it to the C yet.

9:43 am

rururocks

i finished a long time ago :D

9:43 am

rururocks

(smug)

9:44 am

hokie carla

lol, you sure are ;)

9:45 am

mael

cans of religious worms are the worst :)

9:45 am

MollyL

Technically, adultery is cause for ex-communication

9:46 am

MollyL

*Notices no takers on the guessing game

9:46 am

hokie carla

I know, smug ru knows the answer but won't guess!

9:46 am

hurshy

the way i see the Catholic stance on marriage now, the way i can't help seeing it, is that they took what is merely a basic biological drive common to all life (procreation) and turned it into a moral and spiritual good/imperative, such that now that we've got contraceptives, which helpfully prevent unwanted children despite that biological drive, they think they are a bad thing. it strikes me as ir6.

9:47 am

MollyL

Most religions consider marriage a spiritual union as well as a physical one.

9:48 am

rururocks

yeah.. someone had to condom the practice hurshy

9:48 am

hurshy

yes, but the RC church rates procreation as a higher purpose of marriage than the spiritual union

9:48 am

hokie carla

and how did I open the can? someone else (ru?) started it with hte J&J vax statement.

9:48 am

rururocks

you brought up pedophilia hokie

9:49 am

hokie carla

what? I never said anything about pedos.

9:49 am

hurshy

oh dear

9:49 am

hokie carla

I said other sins like adultery

9:49 am

rururocks

or at least adulterers sorry

9:49 am

hurshy

that's, um... a far cry

9:49 am

rururocks

thought you were talking about the priests who preyed on children which is rampant in the church

9:49 am

hokie carla

and FTR, I believe people are born homosexual therefore not a sin

9:50 am

rururocks

agreed

9:50 am

dauber

I was born not homosexual, but with this horrible mental problem that makes me type my answers in the Chatterbox instead of the answer field.

9:51 am

rururocks

making you a typosexual dauber

9:51 am

hokie carla

LOL

9:51 am

hurshy

dauber, it's not your fault. years ago there was a button you had to click to Enter Chat after you typed it, and this hardly ever happened. but after Dr God revamped the site, we no longer had said button, and it became a rampant sin...

9:51 am

rururocks

most typosexuals are a bit keyed up

9:52 am

MollyL

I am not defending the Catholic church, but I think the statement that they place a higher value on procreation than on a spiritual union is not exactly correct.

9:52 am

hurshy

many of us requested the return of such a button, to no avail. "people will get used to it" he said. ha.

9:52 am

hurshy

perhaps i've gotten the wrong impression, Molly

9:53 am

MollyL

His response when I emailed him about what happens when you try to enter "spam" was..."interesting". Whatever.

9:53 am

hokie carla

don't they believe the only reason for sex is to procreate? that's why against contraceptives.

9:53 am

Jeanius421

No

9:53 am

dauber

I think the official word on the RC church is no *unnatural* contraceptives, which would rule out condoms, pills, IUDs, etc.

9:54 am

hokie carla

why isn't unoily a word??

9:54 am

hurshy

because you can just say, dry

9:54 am

hurshy

lol

9:54 am

dauber

Used to be the rhythm method was the officially recommend way, but now they recommend the "sympto-thermic method," which apparently is pretty scientifically reliable.

9:54 am

rururocks

what's a natural contraceptive?

9:54 am

dauber

And hokie -- if you haven't already, try a variation on that word. :)

9:54 am

hokie carla

mr. homie grew up catholic, so everything I know I learned from him

9:54 am

Jeanius421

rhythm method

9:55 am

rururocks

oh jeezus

9:55 am

dauber

Oh, wait -- hokie, sorry about that, I was thinking of a different word.

9:55 am

hokie carla

was typing out unoil doesn't work either ;)

9:55 am

dauber

Just LOOKS like it.

9:56 am

BzznBea

The adj form of that word gets me.

9:56 am

rururocks

I did really want to like this pope, but he's not coming through as I see it

9:56 am

hokie carla

are the E's EN? cannot find.

9:56 am

rururocks

they are en's

9:56 am

BzznBea

Yes, en

9:57 am

MollyL

I don't see the need to clutter up the chat with Catholic doctrine, but I would do a little research on that "Catholics think sex is only for procreation" claim

9:57 am

hokie carla

got one!

9:57 am

hokie carla

got the other!

9:57 am

dauber

Let me rephrase my earlier claim (really, it's way too early in the morning to do anything -- if it's before 2:00, I can't function)....

9:57 am

dauber

The Catholic church's stance is that contraception that involves a drug or a device is not officially approved.

9:58 am

rururocks

so dumb

9:58 am

hokie carla

mr. homie's mom gave us a copy of the catechism years ago. maybe I should read it. :D

9:59 am

MollyL

That is different than saying Catholics think sex is only for procreation

9:59 am

rururocks

so many countries having tons of children they cannot feed and care for

10:00 am

MollyL

Yes, but that overpopulation of third-world countries has little to do with Catholocism..

10:00 am

mael

it actually has more than a little to do with catholicism

10:00 am

rururocks

oh it has plenty to do with Catholics in SOuth america and Mexico

10:00 am

mkg

Hi all. Any clues for the 7s? Ty. Dont have any

10:00 am

dauber

Which is why you have "Vatican roulette" (that is, the rhythm method) and the newer, more reliable "sympto-thermic method," in which the woman takes her basal body temperature every day, and you jot down any new symptoms. And the temperature changes and symptom changes should indicate when would be a good time for either conceiving or not conceiving.

10:01 am

BzznBea

We lived across the street from the Catholic church in my home town. Our street was filled with parked cars. My youngest put a sign out at the curb that said you could park here if you used birth contral.

10:01 am

dauber

I've heard from people who swear by the sympto-thermic method on both sides: good for conceiving, good for contraception. Personally, I think it's good for contraception because by the time you take the temperature and write everything down, you're probably no longer in the mood.

10:01 am

mkg

Cute

10:02 am

mkg

Cute bea.

10:02 am

dauber

mkg - try un7/36 for noe

10:02 am

dauber

*one

10:02 am

hokie carla

I guess mylar is a proper?

10:02 am

BzznBea

I didn't think so. I was horrified!

10:02 am

dcseain

yes, as is conrail :)

10:02 am

dauber

I also found a mi7/32

10:03 am

hokie carla

guess un7 is my missing u

10:03 am

rururocks

give the kid credit bea :D

10:03 am

mkg

Need a clue please.

10:03 am

rururocks

even if he spelled control wrong :D

10:04 am

dauber

I WISH I could give a clue; the un7 is a weird word that I've never seen before.

10:04 am

mael

basal body temperature tracking is actually a great way to avoid getting pregnant (or actually get pregnant), it's just a hassle

10:04 am

BzznBea

That might have been me typing...=)

10:04 am

dauber

I guess I could say it's one of the un4s with a suffix.

10:04 am

BzznBea

She was a handful, that is for sure.

10:05 am

hokie carla

trying to figure out how the points could total that

10:05 am

BzznBea

Go for the mi7, mkg.

10:05 am

rururocks

oh a she.. that's even funnier

10:05 am

rururocks

I'm all for testing basal body temperature physically :D

10:06 am

mael

true, nothing as sexy as sticking a thermometer under your tongue at 6 am until it beeps, ruru

10:06 am

BzznBea

I'm finding this grid tedious.

10:07 am

mael

the fact that you have to do it as soon as you wake up is the annoying part

10:07 am

rururocks

not what I had in mind mael

10:07 am

MollyL

I thought it was morewords that was tedious.
: D

10:07 am

hokie carla

looked up the un7. weird

10:07 am

mael

I figured ;)

10:07 am

rururocks

lol

10:07 am

dauber

You have to do it as soon as you wake up, but BEFORE you actually move.

10:07 am

mael

yep

10:08 am

hokie carla

mkg, the un7 is like what men pee in but replace a letter with 2 letters

10:08 am

MollyL

unthebushes

10:08 am

dauber

So unckets next to the bed?

10:08 am

hokie carla

good point

10:08 am

mael

unstandingup

10:08 am

BzznBea

Like she will get that clue...

10:09 am

dauber

untoradebottleinthecar?

10:09 am

hokie carla

they don't pee in a standing up, mael!

10:09 am

MollyL

Hmmm???????

10:09 am

mael

true, they miss

10:09 am

dcseain

ah, that un word has to do with teeth.

10:10 am

hokie carla

yes, men pee everywhere and anywhere they want. I'm referring to the legit thing in a bathroom

10:10 am

MollyL

It actually has to do with a hooked shape

10:10 am

hokie carla

thanks, seain, no def. in dictionary of course.

10:10 am

hokie carla

or thanks molly. I don't know who to believe!

10:10 am

BzznBea

Finally cleared the A's

10:11 am

hokie carla

geez, I sill need 6 A's up top

10:12 am

MollyL

Thank you for not saying "A's annihilated!" Bea

10:13 am

BzznBea

I never say that.

10:13 am

dauber

heh. I have one A cleared. 18 more to go.

10:13 am

hokie carla

need 4 a's now to annihilate them ;)

10:14 am

BzznBea

Our poor dog, Emma. She isn't allowed on the furniture while she is recovering. She has to use the dog bed and she hates it!

10:15 am

rururocks

nice name for a dog

10:15 am

hokie carla

I bought Winston a dog bed years ago and it sat in our living room for years. I got rid of it last year because he never once got on it.

10:16 am

rururocks

My dog uses his

10:16 am

BzznBea

That's was her name when we got her from rescue.

10:16 am

rururocks

cats always use them

10:17 am

hokie carla

this grid is tedious. still 25 left.

10:18 am

rururocks

hurshy still here?

10:18 am

BzznBea

I've got two H and one N left.

10:18 am

hokie carla

I have finished the H but have one N

10:20 am

BzznBea

Scots in the H...

10:21 am

BzznBea

And grandma in the N

10:21 am

hokie carla

hmm, not my missing N

10:22 am

bichon

un 7/36, pls

10:22 am

BzznBea

I'm off to do more tedious things. =)

10:22 am

hokie carla

bye bea!

10:22 am

hokie carla

bichon, I did a clue at 10:08 that may or may not work

10:22 am

rururocks

i should run off too.. thanks for the laughs and religious discussion

10:23 am

hokie carla

bye ru!

10:23 am

MollyL

Bea blurted her way on out of here

10:24 am

hokie carla

didn't do me any good though

10:25 am

MollyL

Now now Carla, it's not all about you

10:25 am

bichon

carla, didn't understand the clue, sorry

10:26 am

MollyL

un + first three of a spice you put in apple pie + Mr Gore

10:26 am

bichon

nm, but ty all

10:50 am

penquis

hello all...

10:50 am

hokie carla

hey pen

10:54 am

penquis

this is the kind of grid that i don't like...

10:54 am

hokie carla

yeah, it's not my fave either

10:55 am

hokie carla

has been a slow go from the start

10:55 am

penquis

it's a plodder....a slow plodder...

10:55 am

hokie carla

yep

10:59 am

bookgrrl

I'm pretty sure that the whole 115 words thing is a hoax. ;-)

10:59 am

hokie carla

you may be onto something

10:59 am

penquis

LOL...

11:01 am

mael

yeah, this grid is brutal. I have a single 6 letter word, wth

11:01 am

bookgrrl

that's one more than I have!

11:01 am

hokie carla

I have found 7 somehow, but about to finish my 4's which leaves me with big words.

11:04 am

mael

oh, i found two more. It is slow going

11:08 am

hokie carla

phantom militia

11:08 am

penquis

mine, too...

11:10 am

hokie carla

stuck with 12 left. guess I will eat lunch.

11:10 am

penquis

36 to go here...

11:11 am

penquis

\\\\\

11:13 am

penquis

11:13 am

penquis

11:13 am

penquis

11:13 am

penquis

11:13 am

penquis

11:14 am

penquis

88

11:14 am

penquis

sorry....something was on my keyboard...

11:17 am

hokie carla

not a cat?

11:19 am

penquis

no...my ipad....had to send a message to someone...

11:19 am

mael

my phantom is llama

11:22 am

mael

oh man, I just found the oi6, what a trip

11:25 am

hokie carla

that's my missing o! what's the point total?

11:26 am

penquis

6/24...

11:29 am

hokie carla

not oilmap

11:31 am

penquis

nope...it's an adverb...

11:32 am

hokie carla

thought I had tried that. thx

11:33 am

penquis

yw...

11:36 am

penquis

well I need a break....bbl to find my last 21....bye all...

11:42 am

hokie carla

bye!

11:47 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

11:48 am

bichon

hi nan

11:48 am

hokie carla

howdy nan

11:49 am

sammysmom

hi all

11:49 am

cybernan

got our appointments for the vaccine -- yay

11:49 am

hokie carla

nice

11:51 am

cybernan

good to know that in one more month our lives will be more normalized -- suitably distanced and masked, of course :)

12:04 pm

hokie carla

maybe a light at the end of the tunnel

12:06 pm

cybernan

if everyone would just take the vaccine offered, it would indeed signal the end I think. Unfortunately preserving everyones' "freedom" threatens us all

12:07 pm

cybernan

I think this should be treated the same way polio was in the 50's -- the only exemption from getting the vaccine is a valid medical reason supported by your doctor.

12:09 pm

hurshy

in the words of the Wicked Witch (movie version): "What a world, what a world!"

12:11 pm

hokie carla

when we would say "it's a free country!" as kids, my dad would always say, your freedoms end where another's begins. I think that has gotten lost today.

12:12 pm

cybernan

that is so true, carla - both the sentiment and the fact that we have lost it

12:13 pm

periwinkle

hello all. what a mean grid. help with any 7 please

12:14 pm

hokie carla

one in a mi7 chance I finish this sans list

12:14 pm

hurshy

haha

12:14 pm

cybernan

al 7 -- make ET a french female

12:14 pm

periwinkle

ah ty carla

12:15 pm

hokie carla

ah, didn't have the a7

12:15 pm

cybernan

*then change last 2 letters in that al 7 to either's partner

12:15 pm

periwinkle

ty nan

12:16 pm

hokie carla

thx, nan, that was my last 7

12:16 pm

periwinkle

ty again nan

12:16 pm

cybernan

yw carla and peri

12:20 pm

hokie carla

well, I better go walk Winston before the big storms come through. BBL for last 8.

12:30 pm

cybernan

ri 6 please?

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

Italian word. Exchange or mart.

12:36 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* ty zoom

12:52 pm

dan2bit

so many brand names! zima, mylar, zune

12:53 pm

joym999

love the ET clue, nan.

12:54 pm

joym999

I agree w/ you about the vaccine too. It's unbelievable to me that people are refusing it, and also refusing to wear masks. They want the "freedom" to kill other people.

1:01 pm

cybernan

have you seen the march break parties on the beaches? And these people are supposedly bright enough to be attending university? God help us all.

1:02 pm

medusa

is there a clue for the last mi5 please/

1:03 pm

joym999

I have, Nan. Unbelievable.

1:05 pm

medusa

got it

1:06 pm

cybernan

good - was just trying to think of a clue

1:06 pm

medusa

thanks. i see why that would be hard.

1:08 pm

cybernan

I know it has something to do with sailing-- mi5 mast, but that's about it

1:12 pm

cybernan

at least our Canadian students won't be going south for March Break -- they would have to provide a negative covid test result from no more than 2 days before their return, then isolate for 2 weeks in a government sanctioned hotel at their own expense before they could return to home or school.

1:12 pm

jan

Drunk driving is a crime even if you don't get into an accident because the drunk driver is imposing a risk on others. Not wearing a mask should be, too.

1:15 pm

cybernan

It is in some places here, jan -- $350 fine

1:16 pm

joym999

good point jan

1:19 pm

cybernan

any more clues wanted before I leave?

1:19 pm

MLFAN17

ty for the al7

1:20 pm

MLFAN17

z5?

1:20 pm

MollyL

al7 is an ET version of The Beatles Ms. Rigby. But Nan never would have gotten that clue.
: D

1:20 pm

cybernan

there are two of them mlf -- note the 2nd clue

1:20 pm

MLFAN17

found it

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

got that al word

1:22 pm

cybernan

you are right -- don't see what Eleanor Rigby has to do with al 7

1:22 pm

MLFAN17

the pronunciation of the word

1:23 pm

cybernan

still looks more like a frenchified ET to me

1:24 pm

cybernan

oh I see -- MOlly was referring to the other al 7

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

well i dont know what the other al7 is

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

i didnt have either

1:25 pm

cybernan

ok - on my way - hagd everyone

1:33 pm

dauber

The two al7s have the same root.

1:51 pm

hokie carla

I'm back. Keep seeing chimpanzee even though it's not even close.

1:56 pm

joym999

FW! Anyone need a clue before I go?

1:57 pm

periwinkle

either of th e E words please

1:58 pm

hokie carla

they are related. then en6 is like a place (CA?) with different vowel.

1:59 pm

periwinkle

ty got the en6

1:59 pm

hokie carla

I believe Pauly Shore was a thawed out caveman in a movie called EN-O Man

2:00 pm

jan

Now make it adjectival.

2:00 pm

hokie carla

oh, it's a live oak. did not know that.

2:00 pm

joym999

the EN words both sound like a city near Los Angeles

2:01 pm

periwinkle

ty got them both

2:01 pm

MollyL

And the clues just go on and on and on. Someone say California again.
: D

2:02 pm

hokie carla

no comment on my Pauly Shore clue?

2:03 pm

MollyL

What? About how you enjoy all the deep and thought-provoking films?

2:03 pm

hokie carla

I actually never saw that one, just remember it

2:04 pm

hokie carla

haha, according to wikipedia, it's known as California Man in other countries.

2:06 pm

MollyL

Oh great. That will just add to all the snide, anti-American sentiments out there.

2:06 pm

hokie carla

I just wanted to comply with your request for someone to say California again

2:07 pm

MollyL

Well, you know the en6/7 are like a city in California.

2:08 pm

hokie carla

I might've heard that.

2:08 pm

hokie carla

and still no one has guessed my last C

2:08 pm

MollyL

And you haven't gotten the hint yet?

2:08 pm

hokie carla

NTPN! brand of countertop

2:09 pm

MollyL

Corian

2:09 pm

hokie carla

well well well, found the last C

2:09 pm

hokie carla

and ding ding ding

2:10 pm

hokie carla

you win an all expenses paid trip to MD

2:11 pm

MollyL

Gasp! Just where I've always wanted to go!

2:13 pm

dauber

aaaaaand....fw. This was a wild one!

2:13 pm

hokie carla

well done. still 7 to go here.

2:14 pm

hokie carla

not sure they exist

2:24 pm

hokie carla

6!

2:30 pm

hokie carla

5. didn't even notice that one took. :D

2:36 pm

moolingwa

just starting...

2:37 pm

hokie carla

moo! not my favorite grid.

2:37 pm

moolingwa

ah, well 32 down...83 to go

2:38 pm

moolingwa

not sure how much time I have...has been a wekk

2:38 pm

hokie carla

you probably won't need much

2:39 pm

moolingwa

that would be preferable

2:39 pm

hokie carla

I have (upper) i, Lx2, and Mx2 - 1x4, 3x5, 1x6

2:39 pm

moolingwa

66 to go

2:40 pm

hokie carla

but I am doing crafty things in the meantime of not seeing these last few

2:40 pm

moolingwa

nice

2:41 pm

moolingwa

I'm working in between words

2:42 pm

hokie carla

nice

2:43 pm

moolingwa

50 to go...got two of the 7s so far...but just 3 of the 6s

2:45 pm

hokie carla

I got help with a couple of the 7s

2:46 pm

Uneaixoise

En6 please?

2:47 pm

MollyL

California here I come

2:48 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

2:49 pm

hokie carla

what'd I say it is, a live oak tree?

2:49 pm

hokie carla

I love those draped in spanish moss in the south

2:50 pm

moolingwa

used to have live oaks in my yard in Miami...loved those trees

2:50 pm

moolingwa

then the power utility came and hacked one of them, because in Miami you still have a lot of above ground power

2:51 pm

moolingwa

appeared to be a "lowest bidder" kind of job

2:51 pm

hokie carla

yeah, they hack trees to pieces here too for power lines

2:53 pm

moolingwa

33 to go...have improved my 6s to 8 of 10...but 7s remain at 2

2:54 pm

hokie carla

there's a great county park in Charleston that we took our motorhome to once. had to drive super slow because the live oak branches kept hitting the ACs

2:55 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that would be tricky

2:58 pm

hokie carla

getting dark out here. maybe it is going to storm after all.

3:06 pm

moolingwa

sounds fun

3:08 pm

hokie carla

tornado watch

3:09 pm

hokie carla

oh, there's a rumble of thunder

3:09 pm

moolingwa

yay

3:19 pm

moolingwa

25 to go

3:25 pm

hokie carla

saw some hail

3:25 pm

moolingwa

getting more exciting

3:26 pm

hokie carla

lightening up out there now and the rain slacked up, so less exciting

3:26 pm

hokie carla

have you finished the i, L, or M?

3:26 pm

moolingwa

ah political storm...all noise and no action

3:27 pm

moolingwa

have 2 I's left, 2 L's left...M finished tho

3:28 pm

hokie carla

this show I'm watching just said "bruiting" for brooding in the closed captions. they also called some bluesy rock music country earlier

3:28 pm

moolingwa

bruiting...yikes

3:29 pm

hokie carla

any MY? cannot find 2 Ms

3:29 pm

hokie carla

rain picked back up, street is flooded

3:30 pm

moolingwa

m6 which means class or type...sometimes used with regard to film types

3:30 pm

moolingwa

got the cat sound?

3:30 pm

moolingwa

got the m with the m5 with the high scoring tile or the 6 for that matter with the high tile?

3:30 pm

hokie carla

yes, I actually got that early on surprisingly (cat sound)

3:31 pm

moolingwa

actually the m6 is defined as surroundings, though I guess I'm not sure I've seen it in that usage

3:32 pm

moolingwa

oh, they mean surroundings with respect to culture or social...so I guess in that sense, yes

3:32 pm

hokie carla

hte only m6 I have is the one with the high point

3:32 pm

moolingwa

yeah, three's another

3:32 pm

moolingwa

french word

3:32 pm

hokie carla

aha

3:32 pm

hokie carla

h

3:32 pm

hokie carla

thx

3:33 pm

hokie carla

you said there is a 5 with the zed? (just wanted to use that)

3:33 pm

moolingwa

then there is the 5 with the high tile

3:34 pm

hokie carla

is this a regular word?

3:35 pm

moolingwa

no

3:35 pm

hokie carla

ma or mi? you'd think I could get a 5 but nothing's taking

3:35 pm

moolingwa

mi

3:39 pm

hokie carla

oh, there's the soccer/volleyball brand. NTPN!

3:39 pm

moolingwa

yay, found another 7

3:39 pm

hokie carla

nice

3:39 pm

HarryHood

just coming back to this farshluginna grid

3:40 pm

HarryHood

still missing 2 tiles.

3:40 pm

hokie carla

yeah, it's the pits, harry

3:40 pm

HarryHood

1 tile.

3:40 pm

moolingwa

13 to go

3:40 pm

hokie carla

4 left. still struggling with a 5 I know exists.

3:40 pm

HarryHood

nbt!

3:40 pm

moolingwa

11

3:41 pm

HarryHood

50 to go here

3:45 pm

HarryHood

ntpn - a mint cookie I used to be very fond of, and now am "meh" about

3:46 pm

hokie carla

hmm, all I can think of are thin mints. maybe there was a grasshopper? anyhoo, no idea.

3:46 pm

HarryHood

milano :)

3:46 pm

moolingwa

I never think of them as mint

3:46 pm

hokie carla

milanos are mint?

3:47 pm

HarryHood

there were mint milanos.

3:47 pm

HarryHood

and orange. those were gross

3:47 pm

hokie carla

I am thinking of pepperidge farms' like shortbread with chocolate on one side.

3:47 pm

HarryHood

and double chocolate.

3:47 pm

HarryHood

yes.

3:47 pm

moolingwa

Yeah, I think they ended up making a few flavors

3:47 pm

hokie carla

my soccer & volleyball one was mizuno

3:48 pm

hokie carla

molly is lurking waiting for me to mention I can't eat milanos because of the gluten ;).

3:48 pm

HarryHood

40.

3:48 pm

HarryHood

I used to be crazy for all things mint.

3:49 pm

hokie carla

so my missing 4 is either upper i or L

3:49 pm

HarryHood

I guess it' slike the kids smoking the menthol cigarettes. for me it's cookies and ice cream.

3:50 pm

hokie carla

I used to think mint chocolate chip ice cream was gross, but have become addicted in the last couple of years.

3:52 pm

HarryHood

cornally: how plates of nachos behave when they're amorous

3:57 pm

moolingwa

I do like mint choc chip ice cream, and I have a huge vendor sized dispenser of York peppermint patties behind me

3:57 pm

moolingwa

But it can get too much quickly

3:59 pm

HarryHood

I just spent awhile trying lots of P words.

4:01 pm

HarryHood

30!

4:02 pm

hokie carla

LOL, it is odd to have a P with no words

4:04 pm

hokie carla

I'm throwing in the towel

4:05 pm

HarryHood

it's a nasty towel today. 28 still to go. gotta get supper ready.

4:05 pm

HarryHood

bye!

4:05 pm

hokie carla

bye

4:09 pm

hokie carla

well, I have to say I haven't found a single word out of the 4 with the list, so I feel good about not being able to find them before.

4:10 pm

hokie carla

well duh, the 4 I always miss, but it was the end of the m6 from earlier

4:52 pm

NANCY

CLUE for the mi 7 please

4:53 pm

montreal13

BIG number NANCY

4:53 pm

NANCY

ty that was my last word

4:54 pm

montreal13

yrw and well done !!

4:58 pm

montreal13

FW as well - see you all demain - poof

5:25 pm

moolingwa

I'm not going to finish this one I think...still too many things to do at work

5:26 pm

MLFAN17

hi hokie

5:37 pm

HarryHood

24. listing.

5:44 pm

HarryHood

done. good night!

5:49 pm

Uneaixoise

Kudos!!

6:02 pm

Uneaixoise

Co5/12? Not the reddish color....

6:03 pm

Uneaixoise

Nm!!

6:40 pm

mkg

Hi all. Sorry to be in and out.

6:40 pm

mkg

Any clues for any 7s welcome. With stat please. Cant find any of them.

6:41 pm

mkg

Wow just got the mi 7. Ty for the clue of big number. I welcome any others. Ty

6:42 pm

Uneaixoise

Who wants to be a mi*****aire?

6:42 pm

mkg

Yes gotr that one. Ty une. Need all the others and i also have only one six. The six i have is mi 6. Others welcome.

6:43 pm

Uneaixoise

Al7 Ripley scifi film + double vowel

6:44 pm

mkg

Dont know sci fi films at all. Sorry une.

6:45 pm

mkg

Got al 7. Ty une. Monkeys working

6:45 pm

mkg

Also missing the i word for the first column i. Stats needed please and a clue too. Ty.

6:46 pm

mkg

Got the im 4. Never saw that one before....ugh. I feel half the words in this grid arent real words.

6:47 pm

mkg

One last one: the E in the fourth column. Any clues for either word?

6:49 pm

mkg

I see they are en 6 and 7I. Ugh. Not seeing much.

6:49 pm

dan2bit

en6/21 - hard to clue - like a neighborhood in LA with a different ending vowel

6:50 pm

mkg

Got the six./ ty. Grfeat clue.

6:51 pm

mkg

Any ideas on the seven?

6:51 pm

dan2bit

add a cons for the 7

6:51 pm

mkg

Ty got the seven now too./ ty

6:51 pm

Trifioso

hello friends! just finished four hours of parent teacher conferences, tra la la

6:51 pm

dan2bit

yw

6:52 pm

mkg

Done for today. Got over half way and nbt and nbs. That is my goal every day. So ty dan2bit. Good clues.

6:54 pm

mkg

Gee now i want the z 6 word. Anyt clues? Ty

6:55 pm

mkg

Za 6 22. Sorry. That is the stat.

6:55 pm

mkg

Just got it. It is za 5 22 not six. Sorry.

6:55 pm

mkg

Off for now.

6:55 pm

mkg

Have a good night

7:07 pm

hurshy

tx for that one mkg

7:13 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! a popular pepperidge farm cookie named for an italian city

7:18 pm

hurshy

i do pine for the days when babble chat was always hoppin' 24/7... sigh

7:21 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! Actor Mark or skater Dorothy

7:54 pm

wht

Hamill

7:55 pm

wht

And Milano

11:02 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

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