Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, April 7, 2021

12:07 am

justafreep

la7

12:09 am

grannyrose

gr7

12:09 am

SueMagee

Thank you both!

12:09 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:10 am

justafreep

you're quite welcome

12:16 am

origami

co7

12:17 am

rururocks

the eyes have it

12:17 am

origami

:D

12:17 am

justafreep

Ahh. Thanks, I see it now.

12:18 am

rururocks

you're a good pupil freep

12:18 am

rururocks

maybe a vision-ary too

12:19 am

justafreep

Well, I didn't want to face your 50 lashes if I didn't see it

12:19 am

rururocks

try not to blink

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

Rainiqui

Eye think Ru needs to put a lid on it.

12:20 am

justafreep

Thanks, Lickety. A sight for sore eyes....

12:21 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:21 am

rururocks

just trying to get an iris out of you rainiqui

12:21 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:21 am

Rainiqui

grrroooooaaaaaaannnnnnnn

12:23 am

jessmom

ac7

12:23 am

rururocks

sorry .. I will dilate it back a bit now

12:26 am

justafreep

thanks, jess

12:26 am

rururocks

hate to say it but my phantom is orgasm

12:27 am

origami

Thanks ... now that's my phantom also.

12:28 am

rururocks

:D

12:28 am

Rainiqui

Mine is labrat.

12:28 am

justafreep

And ruru... enough with the vitreous humor, I say!

12:28 am

Rainiqui

Should we send him back to sclera?

12:29 am

ursh

stats for the lone i

12:29 am

ursh

please

12:29 am

rururocks

you guys are a bit anal retina about jokes

12:30 am

Rainiqui

You just socket to us !!!!

12:30 am

origami

ursh - is 4/6

12:30 am

Rainiqui

is 4, 6

12:31 am

justafreep

ursh - is 4/6

12:31 am

rururocks

ok... i've got to get some shut eye.. :D night all

12:32 am

justafreep

I hope you drop off to sleep eyesily, ru

12:32 am

ursh

thanks

12:34 am

rururocks

well it was a macula reception

12:35 am

Rainiqui

I thought it was a macula conception.

12:35 am

cybernan

this would be a much nicer grid if there was an e next to that g

12:42 am

justafreep

yes, nan

12:45 am

cybernan

crashing -- good night everyone :)

12:46 am

justafreep

g'night, nan

12:54 am

jessmom

an7

1:47 am

Shegran

Corner

2:08 am

jbp

ac7

3:55 am

spellit

?

5:18 am

player girl

I need help with the lone C and the lone S both from the top row.

5:18 am

player girl

Please???

5:18 am

JaxH66

ci5/16. You smoke it

5:19 am

JaxH66

not got the s

5:19 am

player girl

Thanks Jax, should have seen that.

5:20 am

player girl

OK Found the S. si 4/6. To send a dog to attack

5:20 am

player girl

NBT NBS

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

No4/4 please? Brain is fried!

7:23 am

Uneaixoise

Nm!!!

7:36 am

MollyL

Joyeux Une
: D

7:54 am

hokie carla

wish I could see the i

7:55 am

BzznBea

is4.6

7:55 am

Dorens

you will, carla. Limited options considering the points

7:56 am

hokie carla

you're right, it was easy once I knew what I was looking for. thanks, bea.

7:56 am

BzznBea

tw

7:57 am

BzznBea

yw

7:57 am

hokie carla

it's official, bea, the youngest is going to Raleigh!

7:57 am

BzznBea

State?

7:58 am

hokie carla

yep

7:58 am

BzznBea

NIce.

7:59 am

Dorens

I'm sure hoping colleges are back to normal by September. I feel terrible for all the kids whose social/emotional well being has been affected by quarantine, etc.

8:00 am

MollyL

I do too. This crap has really robbed the kids.

8:00 am

hokie carla

I watched a forum yesterday with the chancellor (no idea what that is) and the dean of student affairs or something, and they are definitely planning on going back to normal.

8:02 am

hokie carla

my oldest son is in his 2nd year of college. he only got 1/2 year in the dorm and hates the online classes. plus, he'd always wanted to study abroad and was planning to last fall, so that's never going to happen.

8:02 am

Dorens

Some universities are requiring vaccinations. I think that makes sense, but I'm so concerned about the anti-vax folks. Just saw this morning that 50% of Republican men don't think they want to be vaccinated. I just don't understand that

8:02 am

hokie carla

they said they are not requiring it but are strongly encouraging it

8:04 am

Dorens

I'm wondering if more and more schools will join the requirement bandwagon going forward.

8:04 am

hokie carla

mr. homie was saying he was getting J&J and then when I started seeing it here and he is now eligible, he was hemming and hawing. but then he decided he didn't want to be lumped in with those refusing to get it so now he has an appt. Fri.

8:04 am

hokie carla

well, I think they require the other vaccines. I remember having to get the vax record for my oldest when he started.

8:05 am

Dorens

That's terrific. My daughter got J & J last week and already made plans for brunch and pedicures with a friend. She's so excited to finally be seein gfriends

8:05 am

bichon

I get my second dose today

8:06 am

hokie carla

the youngest & I have 2nd moderna on 4/22 so then all 4 of us will be done.

8:06 am

Dorens

Yes, they do require other vaccines. But since this new vaccine is emergency use, some people feel justified in rejecting it.

8:06 am

Dorens

Drink lots of water, bichon!

8:06 am

hokie carla

that's great bichon! I hope you don't have side effects.

8:06 am

bichon

Why?

8:07 am

hokie carla

dorens, that's exactly what they said in the forum, since it's emergency use they won't require it, but he point out that 4 million people have had it in NC

8:08 am

Dorens

I was told that it helps to avoid the side effects. I did and most of my friends sand relatives did too and we've all been fine. Of course that doesn't mean it's impossible, anecdotal, etc. But I know doctors who've agreed that it's a good idea, Bichon

8:08 am

bichon

It's Pfizer, so I'm not expecting any side effects

8:09 am

Dorens

well, Pfizer sometimes does have side effects. But older people seem to have less, since they have less robust immune systems.

8:09 am

hokie carla

my mom had a night sweat incident after 2nd pfizer, so probably a fever that broke

8:09 am

hokie carla

my oldest son had 2nd pfizer last week and he said his arm was less sore but he felt mentally foggy

8:10 am

Dorens

Most likely, carla. My feeling was that if I had side effects, that would be fine... much preferable to the virus itself!

8:10 am

hokie carla

yep

8:11 am

Dorens

yes, i've heard about the mental fog. But it's temporary with vax. I have a friend who had Covid three months ago and she still has brain fog

8:11 am

hokie carla

now my oldest brother felt like he had a horrible flu for like half a day after his 2nd pfizer

8:11 am

hokie carla

brain fog is pretty common with celiac disease as well, so I probably wouldn't notice :D

8:12 am

MollyL

I can't blame brain fog on a vaccine. That is a constant state of mind for me.
: D

8:12 am

hokie carla

maybe you should get checked for celiac ;)

8:13 am

MollyL

Maybe I should get more sleep

8:13 am

hokie carla

amen to that

8:13 am

MollyL

Or have a thousand less things to do

8:13 am

Dorens

I hate reading all these articles on how we should get more sleep. I'd love to get more sleep, but i'm a lifelong insomniac

8:14 am

hokie carla

yeah, I usually can't go to sleep before 11:30 or midnight, but now that the time changed it's much later

8:15 am

MollyL

I could get a lot more sleep if not for the 40 hour work week and the lack of a husband/partner to share all the work with.

8:15 am

BzznBea

I get four hours sleep before midnight, usually.

8:15 am

Dorens

And beginning around 60 or so, I began waking up in the middle of the night, even if I got to sleep at a decent hour

8:16 am

hokie carla

I was listening to this No Sleep Podcast, which I hadn't noticed is actually horror stories acted out. I woke up at 3am and one was playing and I listened a while and was like, crap, no way I'm going back to sleep now. And I like scary movies and stuff, this was crazy.

8:17 am

Dorens

I find podcasts help me get back to sleep. They have to be interesting enought to keep my attention, but not so interesting as to keep me awake.

8:17 am

Dorens

But that one sounds terrible!

8:18 am

hokie carla

I guess that's why it's called "No Sleep". LOL. I do have some other good ones, and Audible has free ones that are designed to put you to sleep.

8:19 am

Scrabbler

Hahaha.

8:19 am

hokie carla

Mandy Patinkin does one about the history of mathematics. and one of the Jonas Bros (Nick, maybe) does one about the perfect swing in baseball. Have never made it through either of those.

8:20 am

Scrabbler

I got a weighted blanket for myself for Christmas and my sleep has improved dramatically.

8:20 am

Dorens

Yes, I've heard the math. Just about right in terms of interesting but not too interesting.
Hi Scrabs

8:21 am

Scrabbler

Doren, did you know that Peter Hornbeck died on Dec 26?

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

good morning.

8:21 am

Dorens

I got one of those for my 11 year old grandson and he LOVES it. I have shoulder problems and couldn't stand the idea of trying to shift in the middle of the night, lifting it would be tough

8:21 am

Dorens

Oh no, that's terrible, Scrabs
and Hi, Owl

8:22 am

hokie carla

LOL, scrabs's weighted blanket post snuck in, and i was like what is dorens talking about

8:22 am

Scrabbler

He was hiking with his family on his property, walked in the door of his home, collapsed and was dead.

8:22 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl

8:23 am

Dorens

I frequently wonder what I'm talking about too!

8:23 am

Dorens

Heart,Scrabs?

8:23 am

Scrabbler

The chat often has multiple topics with multiple people.

8:23 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Doren. He was 78, I think, and had his first heart attack at 49.

8:24 am

hokie carla

I know, but it also has a tendency to insert posts into places I've already read

8:24 am

hokie carla

bagism - the belief in designer purses

8:25 am

Dorens

My daughter worked at Coach for years. Between the two of us we have quite a stash

8:26 am

hokie carla

I live too close to an outlet mall and every time I went by the coach outlet they had a sale going so I have quite a stash as well.

8:27 am

Dorens

She had a 50% discount and still has friends there, so she does quite well. She worked at Michael Kors for a couple of years and when they had special sample sales the prices were insane. But I never liked their bags as much as the classic old Coach bags.

8:28 am

mkg

Hi all.

8:29 am

72 Temple Owl

i wish my niece had a job like that. she is doing well, though, all grown up now.

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Hi mkg

8:31 am

mkg

Anyone have a clue for the first row i word? Ty.

8:32 am

MLFAN17

mkg i am just starting but so far not from me

8:32 am

mkg

Bagism is in the grid....too bad it is not a word.

8:33 am

hokie carla

is4/6

8:33 am

mkg

Ty mlfan. I am also just getting there. Not seeing that i word at all.

8:33 am

Dorens

That is what started the whole coach thread, mkg. Is4/6. The point score should help

8:34 am

MLFAN17

mkg ends in a vowel its is4

8:34 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

8:34 am

mkg

Ty mlfan.

8:34 am

hokie carla

the def. given for the IS is an acronym and not a well known and used one, like AWOL. surely there is another actual definition.

8:34 am

Scrabbler

My mother is getting her Coronavirus vaccine on Friday and she is terrified of feeling terrible afterward.

8:35 am

mkg

Got the is word. Ty all

8:35 am

MLFAN17

i thought ti was some weird foreign word

8:35 am

72 Temple Owl

i understand older people do not react as strongly if at all?

8:35 am

hokie carla

how old is she, scrabbler? hopefully she will feel fine. gotta be better than getting covid.

8:35 am

Dorens

Scrabs, have you reassured her that most folks her age have no bad effeects due to their aging immune system?

8:35 am

mkg

Why are these words allowed????????is nato alowed also?????

8:36 am

Dorens

My mom and her husband in their 90's were fine!

8:36 am

Scrabbler

She will be 90 in June.

8:36 am

zoozzoom

Parents are having their second one tomorrow, Scrabs Achy arm and feeling a bit nausea is about it for the first one. Should be fine.

8:36 am

hokie carla

no to nato. gotta be something else to it.

8:37 am

mkg

My second moderna is monday. I hope i dont have reaction.

8:37 am

Scrabbler

TY for the reassurance. I was able to schedule her for the one-dose J & J vaccine so we have just one struggle into and out of a wheelchair, car, and building.

8:37 am

MLFAN17

2nd column e stats pls?

8:37 am

mkg

Anyone have any 7s? I have lots of sixes but no 7one s.

8:38 am

Dorens

That's terrific I also recommend lots of hydration.

8:38 am

Scrabbler

mkg, I had 6 hrs of fever and muscle aches, took one dose of naproxen, and then was fine.

8:38 am

hokie carla

oh, just realized I don't have that E, mlfan

8:38 am

mkg

I had only tiredness from first one.

8:38 am

zoozzoom

Okay sorry turning chat off. please do not take offence. Too many clues popping up and I have only just started lol

8:38 am

hokie carla

I only had sore arm from first one

8:38 am

MLFAN17

lol hokie

8:38 am

mkg

I will take meds as soon as i get home.....or maybe should take one to take right after.

8:38 am

Scrabbler

Thanks for your input, Zoom

8:38 am

Dorens

el4/4

8:39 am

mkg

And i had a sore arm as well.

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

i have heard about hydration as well.

8:39 am

mkg

Yes water is very vital

8:39 am

Dorens

I believe lots of icing helps with sore arm

8:39 am

MLFAN17

hi dorens ty

8:39 am

rastapopolous

the bottom e is the opposite of tiredness

8:40 am

Dorens

I've read that taking meds isn't the best idea unless you do have symptoms.

8:41 am

mkg

Ty for super clue rasta.

8:41 am

Scrabbler

Yes, premedicating might blunt the immune response.

8:41 am

mkg

Dorens what would taking meds do if you dont have symptoms? There isnt anything negative about taking them is there?

8:41 am

mkg

Really?

8:41 am

Dorens

exactly.scrabs

8:42 am

mkg

Interesting.

8:42 am

Dorens

Just no need to do it unless you need it.

8:42 am

MLFAN17

mkg grid has a co 7/52 no idea what it is though

8:42 am

72 Temple Owl

i wonder if lack of reaction means older people don't have enough immunity

8:43 am

hokie carla

well, I've heard the same thing for when you're sick. that it is better to let your body fight off a fever unless it is too high and you feel too bad.

8:43 am

Dorens

My sore arm bothered me with my first shot but I toughed it out without tylenol. Second shot I iced it like crazy (plus lots of hydration) and it wasn't early as bad.. And less robust immune response, owl, but still enough

8:43 am

72 Temple Owl

i had a sore arm after second dose. worked at food bank the next day.

8:44 am

Kevin25

Hello all! I have 2/4 for the bottom A but I have gotten stuck. Any clues?

8:44 am

MLFAN17

mkg gr7 a color with an ending

8:44 am

BzznBea

CO 7 has to do with the eye

8:44 am

hokie carla

that's all I have as well, kevin.

8:44 am

Dorens

co 7 is extenstion of co6/21

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

which did you get? my borther had a ton of trouble getting his inlaw, who live up your way, their shots. they are well into their 80s

8:44 am

MLFAN17

what do you want a clue for kevin/

8:44 am

MLFAN17

?

8:44 am

Dorens

I had modoerna

8:45 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

the eligiblity opened up just two weeks before he turns 65.

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Anyone here get the J & J vaccine?

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

i had pfizer.

8:45 am

Dorens

My daughter and friend, Scrabs

8:45 am

BzznBea

All the A's at the bottom are ac

8:45 am

mael

I have an appointment to get a pfizer shot on sunday :)

8:45 am

MLFAN17

scrabb is j7j the one shot?

8:46 am

hokie carla

mr. homie is getting it Fri. my best friend got it a couple of weeks ago. I think she just had some chills and that was it.

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

i only know of teachers and young people who gto j&j.

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Yes, J & J is a one-dose CoV vaccine.

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Yes, J & J is a one-dose CoV vaccine.

8:46 am

BzznBea

ac5.16, ac7.44, ac5.12, ac4.5

8:46 am

mael

here in MA you don't get to pick what you get

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

my sil had 6 hours chills an fever overnight. next day fine

8:46 am

mkg

J &J is only 60% effective.

8:47 am

Scrabbler

TY, Bea. I have the squirrel nut only so far.

8:47 am

MLFAN17

really mkg?

8:47 am

hokie carla

well, here you just get what you can, mael

8:47 am

Dorens

daughter had a headache from J&J, that's all. I've read that it's less effective in elderly though.

8:47 am

MLFAN17

mkg did you get the clues or stats for some 7s yet

8:47 am

MLFAN17

?

8:47 am

Scrabbler

But J & J is 100% effective in preventing hospital stays and death.

8:47 am

72 Temple Owl

my friend is going mad trying to get her husban, who is a long haul truck driver, a shot. one would think getting up a clinis at large truck stops would help

8:47 am

mkg

That is what i read but it was a while ago so maybe now is better.

8:47 am

mkg

Any are better than none.

8:47 am

Dorens

That's not true, mkg

8:48 am

72 Temple Owl

wondering how coon we will have to get it again.

8:48 am

mael

I'll take 100% effective at preventing death :)

8:48 am

hokie carla

well, mkg, I saw something about the effective rates are misleading. that's just from the trials, plus they are effective at not dying and keeping people out of hospitals.

8:48 am

Scrabbler

I am sure we will get a booster within a year, with efficacy against the emerging strains.

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

this has come about so quickly, data is still being collected. like how long immunity lasts.

8:50 am

hokie carla

yeah, I'm expecting a booster too

8:50 am

Dorens

So much we don't know, but it's remarkable that we've got these vaccines now

8:50 am

72 Temple Owl

the rise in cases seems to be with those who work and were too young to get vaccinated.

8:50 am

Dorens

I'm still very concerned about the variants

8:50 am

Dorens

Also, the young who hang out in bars and have parties, owl

8:51 am

MLFAN17

mor coming dorens

8:51 am

72 Temple Owl

i know folks who are steadfastly refusing. they have their reasons. and there are always those who have medical or religious views that preclude it.

8:51 am

72 Temple Owl

well, there's that.

8:51 am

hokie carla

well the variants spring up where there's a lot of cases, so if we could just get those down...

8:51 am

mael

hopefully they are few enough that we'll have herd immunity regardless

8:51 am

Dorens

I think the politicization of vaccinations is obscene

8:52 am

72 Temple Owl

one who is a nurse who refused is only getting it now because she likes to cruise and they are requiring it.

8:52 am

hokie carla

agreed

8:52 am

mael

agreed, dorens

8:53 am

72 Temple Owl

well, dorens, EVERYTHING now has become politicized. not to talk politics,i won't.

8:53 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Doren. Science should not be a political issue. Science is true whether you believe in it or not, as Dr Neil Tyson said.

8:53 am

72 Temple Owl

and also, there is no such thing as community spirit. it's america, every man for himseld

8:53 am

hokie carla

and as Ricky Gervais said, now everyone thinks that their opinions are facts

8:54 am

Dorens

Love Neil Degrasse Tyson!

8:54 am

mael

that's the real problem. Opinions aren't facts and we need to stop treating them as if they were

8:55 am

72 Temple Owl

look at all those proclaiming they should be first in line, or at least before another group. ned the widsom of solomon to decide.

8:55 am

Scrabbler

I have spent about 30 years listening to anti-vaxxers. Aaaaah.

8:55 am

Dorens

I have a Facts Matter bumper sticker on my laptop

8:55 am

mael

if there's one thing that drives me to furious rage it's anti-vaxxers

8:55 am

hokie carla

I bet, scrabs

8:56 am

72 Temple Owl

yep. we were vaccinated without question when young. and here we are.

8:56 am

Dorens

antivaxxers should all go live on an island somewhere

8:57 am

72 Temple Owl

now now...

8:57 am

hokie carla

me too, mael! my family has heard me go into numerous rants against them. how on earth could it be better for for your kid to die of measles, whooping cough, polio, etc than to have autism (which isn't even caused by the vaccines)?

8:57 am

Dorens

Owl, remember when we got the salk vaccine? They just rounded us up in our school gyms and shot us up

8:57 am

mael

the fact that I don't have to worry about my children dying of polio, of smallpox, of tetanus is something that I wanted to be taking for granted

8:57 am

72 Temple Owl

oh yes. and those tine tests that scared the bejesus out of you.

8:57 am

hokie carla

I think, you don't want to vaccinate your kids? fine, then never let them leave the house and go out into society.

8:57 am

Scrabbler

Agreed, Doren, about island exiles.

8:58 am

mael

I had whopping cough as a kid and it permanently damaged my lungs. I didn't even travel with my kids until they had their first measles shot

8:58 am

hokie carla

they should absolutely not be allowed in public schools

8:58 am

72 Temple Owl

did anyone see the pBS history of polio and the vaccine? eye opening. kids now think everything can be cured.

8:58 am

Scrabbler

In NY they are not allowed in schools.

8:59 am

mael

I actually think it's more complex than that. The kids suffer because they aren't vaccinated, it should be grounds for a guardian ad litem.

8:59 am

Dorens

Mael, weren't you innoculated against pertussis? You're younger than my kids and I thought they all were

8:59 am

mael

it wasn't standard in Italy when I was a kid

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

dorens, i thought we all had dpt when young.

8:59 am

Dorens

Ahhh. What a shame

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

and now they say it wears off?

9:00 am

hokie carla

I just read a long article the other day about a man in TX still living in an iron lung. I did not really know anything about polio. kinda crazy the parallels to covid. also interesting how it became such a problem due to better sanitation.

9:00 am

mael

I got a booster shot each pregnancy, so I'm covered for a few more yers

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

big campaign in this state for that, grandparents should get it so as not to give to grandkids

9:01 am

mael

mother's antibodies cover the babies until they are old enough for a shot, thankfully

9:01 am

hokie carla

I've had measles boosters like 3x because I didn't have antibodies when tested.

9:02 am

72 Temple Owl

carla, the fear. it was just awful. we were never allowed to go to a public pool, an back then, people didn't have them in yards like now.

9:02 am

72 Temple Owl

my dream was to go to the salt water pool at palisades park.

9:02 am

Dorens

And it was such a big deal when the Salk vaccine came out. I remember all the hoopla

9:03 am

72 Temple Owl

oh yes. but i did not know about the tainted batch in W VA

9:03 am

Dorens

We did get there though, Owl. It was a major weekend destination in junior high

9:03 am

hokie carla

my parents never talked about it. I wonder if it wasn't as widespread in their small mountain town

9:03 am

72 Temple Owl

to the pool? lucky you!

9:04 am

Dorens

Well we got the Salk vaccine back in the 50's

9:04 am

72 Temple Owl

in those days we were given $ , hopped on the bus and just went.

9:04 am

Scrabbler

The newer pertussis vaccine, used since 1997, has fewer side effects but is much less effective.

9:04 am

72 Temple Owl

i think my mother was still leery of things.

9:05 am

72 Temple Owl

but pools were often associated with outbreaks because they occurred in summer.

9:05 am

hokie carla

there was a hospital outbreak of pertussis here in '99 because I know some people who had a baby there who caught it.

9:06 am

Scrabbler

Pertussis is very contagious. The difficulty is the delay in diagnosis because we don't suspect pertussis until that bad cough kicks in 2 weeks after a runny nose.

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

carla, we of a certain age grew up with lots of diseases you don't hear bout that did much damage. i laugh comparing "quarantine" with those for scarlet fever. they put a sticker on your door and MADE you stay home.

9:08 am

hokie carla

my mom either had scarlet fever or rheumatic fever, I don't remember which

9:09 am

Dorens

measles, mumps, chicken pox, german measles

9:09 am

72 Temple Owl

scarlet fever damaged the heart.

9:09 am

hokie carla

my oldest brother has a smallpox vaccine scar but the middle one and I did not get that vaccine

9:09 am

hokie carla

ok, she had scarlet fever because she has a heart murmur from it

9:10 am

hokie carla

that is the one from untreated strep I think

9:10 am

72 Temple Owl

my niece and nephew saw my scar and asked what in the world it was.

9:11 am

Scrabbler

Scarlet fever is a Streptococcus infection and that can lead to rheumatic fever. I saw one case of that in the mid-90's and expect to never see another in my career. It is rare in the US now.

9:11 am

hokie carla

TO, did you just tell them you got shot? I would have.

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

naughty carla!

9:12 am

hokie carla

give you some street cred

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

we jersey girls have street cred

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

i think we are born with it.

9:13 am

Dorens

haha!

9:13 am

hokie carla

LOL

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

there is both a whale and what some whales eat in the grid today.

9:14 am

hokie carla

just found an unexpected 7

9:14 am

HarryHood

ah ty for the whale food. I'm in the middle of the Bs

9:14 am

Dorens

oooh, I didn't have the latter, thanks

9:14 am

hokie carla

thanks, didn't have the food

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

and omg i have enjoyed chatting but must be going. will be back later,all nice to see you

9:14 am

hokie carla

harry!

9:14 am

hokie carla

bye TO!

9:14 am

HarryHood

gm carla

9:15 am

Dorens

later owl

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

was planning to paint but it's showeing.

9:15 am

HarryHood

I screwed up the 5555555 yesterday. I needed a 5/14, and by acccident put in a 5/16, so figured I might as well finish the grid.

9:15 am

hokie carla

LOL

9:15 am

Scrabbler

My sister is coming down here with her grandsons in 2 hours, for a few hours of hiking and playing in the woods.

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

hi and bye, harry

9:15 am

HarryHood

you cant "take back" words :)

9:16 am

HarryHood

bye TO

9:16 am

hokie carla

that sounds nice, scrabs

9:16 am

Dorens

Enjoy Scrabs

9:16 am

HarryHood

fun scrab. I was in binghamton on Monday - beautiful weather

9:16 am

hokie carla

how was your drive back? feel bad?

9:16 am

HarryHood

no it was fine, thanks

9:17 am

HarryHood

I took a bunch of ibuprofen

9:17 am

Scrabbler

Great weather this week. Then I am game doc at a football game this evening. There is a short season to make up for the cancelled fall season last year.

9:18 am

HarryHood

game doc? for the players or the audience?

9:18 am

hokie carla

yep, short seasons here too. so weird for "football weather". I was so glad my son got to play his senior soccer season, and now I am so glad to be done with kid sports.

9:19 am

Scrabbler

For the players. Football players have a 100% chance of injury, usually minor, sometimes bad.

9:20 am

HarryHood

That sounds like a frightening position to be in. Have you ever had anything terrible happen?

9:20 am

Dorens

I remember when my former husband did those during his residency scrabs. I'd be in the bleachers praying that they'd all get up and be okay after every play

9:21 am

HarryHood

In my last school the risk of injury was sometimes great from overzealous parent threatening the coach to let their kids play.

9:21 am

hokie carla

yeah, I remember my high school always had an ambulance from the life saving crew parked in the end zone

9:21 am

Dorens

Ok folks, I'm down below 30 and time to get moving. Happy babbles to you all

9:21 am

Scrabbler

Bad knee injuries mostly--season-ending, surgery needed. Occ neck injury. Lots of concussions. I stand on the sideline.

9:21 am

Scrabbler

Bye Doren

9:21 am

HarryHood

bye doren

9:21 am

hokie carla

31 here. bye doren!

9:22 am

Scrabbler

However, being on the sideline means I witness toxic masculinity at its worst. What I hear and see from players and coaches is appalling.

9:22 am

HarryHood

ugh. sorry.

9:23 am

Scrabbler

It has been a learning experience.

9:23 am

HarryHood

athletes can be pretty nauseating sometimes.

9:23 am

hokie carla

similar injuries in soccer. my kids' school has a great trainer that's from our big healthcare injuries. I always call her the hardest working trainer around. sometimes she is the only one for both schools so she's running around everywhere or driving the gator.

9:23 am

HarryHood

what is a "gator"

9:23 am

hokie carla

my oldest son blew out his ACL in his junior year of soccer. never really was the same after.

9:24 am

Scrabbler

I have an athletic trainer with me and he has taught me a lot of sports medicine.

9:24 am

hokie carla

a john deere thing, harry. kinda like a golf cart without the roof. 2 seats and a little back like a pickup truck bed

9:25 am

HarryHood

oh - seen them on tv football games.

9:25 am

hokie carla

yep, they usually have big orange coolers in the back

9:26 am

Scrabbler

I am almost halfway. This is not easy.

9:27 am

hokie carla

I will say the football trainer at my kids school isn't as good as the soccer one. He had 2 crazy misdiagnoses on my oldest son.

9:28 am

Scrabbler

Too bad. They should know to refer to an orthopedist.

9:29 am

Scrabbler

I tell parents to take their kid to the sports medicine urgent care center. We are lucky to have that here.

9:29 am

hokie carla

well, one was he was like, your foot is broken so we went to orthopedist that night and they were like, no, just a bruise.I forgot what the other one was.

9:30 am

hokie carla

yeah, we have that too, so much better than going to ER. I actually went to it myself when I broke my wrist playing soccer. a PA did a reduction right there.

9:31 am

Scrabbler

Good. It is best to avoid ERs. It is best to not be a patient, haha. It's dangerous.

9:32 am

hokie carla

for sure

9:32 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. Chores to do. Enjoy the day.

9:32 am

HarryHood

found a 7

9:32 am

HarryHood

bye scrab

9:32 am

MLFAN17

i only have 2 of the 7s

9:33 am

hokie carla

bye! I'm going to get busy too. 31 left for later. I have 3 7's.

9:33 am

HarryHood

bye carla!

9:34 am

HarryHood

coffee time! bye mlf

9:35 am

MLFAN17

bye harry

9:36 am

MLFAN17

PHANTOM forge

9:58 am

spellit

Any clues for an6 and an7 please?

9:59 am

MLFAN17

hi spell

9:59 am

MLFAN17

i dont have either but i am looking with you

10:01 am

spellit

Driving me nute! en6 as well!

10:02 am

spellit

Will have to stop for a coffee and see if that helps

10:02 am

MLFAN17

i have coffee in my system right now and its not helping me lol

10:03 am

spellit

Oh dear

10:03 am

hokie carla

coffee gives you en6

10:04 am

MLFAN17

omg ty hokie

10:04 am

hokie carla

just checked back in while waiting for a store to open so I can call them. glad I did. :D

10:04 am

spellit

Just seen it - thanks carla

10:04 am

hokie carla

took me a while, wasn't easy.

10:04 am

MLFAN17

so are we hokie:)

10:04 am

hokie carla

no idea on the an6/7

10:04 am

MLFAN17

yeah neither do we

10:05 am

hokie carla

what's the point total for the 6?

10:05 am

spellit

an6/30 and an7/40

10:06 am

Uneaixoise

Like en6/30

10:06 am

MLFAN17

same word dfferent first letter

10:06 am

hokie carla

lol, thought I tried that

10:07 am

hokie carla

7 is adj.

10:07 am

MLFAN17

either of youahve an 7/40?

10:07 am

hokie carla

yes, see below

10:07 am

hokie carla

kinda rhymes with what some people are to pollen and peanuts, etc

10:08 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

10:09 am

Uncagain

La7 40 kind of big

10:15 am

car.eeyore

LOLOL...put gr 5/14 and gr 6/27 and you have Mr. Hooper!

10:15 am

Alleyn58

We have one off to Cambridge in the Autumn - just hope things are normal for her.

10:16 am

MollyL

I get whiplash with these chat comments sometimnes

11:00 am

MLFAN17

ty for the la 7cluclue

11:02 am

MLFAN17

ac7 clue pls?

11:09 am

Aloyisius

it ends with the brand name of a popular ball point pen, MLF.. am done and poofing. Happy Babbling!

11:25 am

Babble1

I have 5/6 7 letter wors and I only need one more!

11:27 am

Babble1

recon

12:19 pm

hokie carla

lunch break! rehi

12:38 pm

hokie carla

I think I found one word. 23 left for later!

12:57 pm

moolingwa

178 left!

1:01 pm

hokie carla

well you have your work cut out for you

1:01 pm

moolingwa

95 to go now

1:03 pm

HarryHood

break from class

1:03 pm

HarryHood

60 to go

1:04 pm

HarryHood

just realized I'm still missing two tiles!

1:04 pm

moolingwa

58 to go after first pass

1:05 pm

moolingwa

how's your day going HH?

1:06 pm

HarryHood

well! my daughter got her first shot today

1:06 pm

hokie carla

SS TT GGGG BB AA R FFF LL N CCCC

1:06 pm

HarryHood

my wife gets her first shot tomorrow

1:06 pm

moolingwa

cool, got my wife is scheduled for later in the month

1:06 pm

HarryHood

bbaarfff

1:07 pm

moolingwa

just got my second 7...that's a little slow

1:07 pm

hokie carla

I still need 1 7

1:07 pm

HarryHood

I have 4 of them.

1:08 pm

amelu0218

lol @ HH's choice of letter order

1:08 pm

HarryHood

are the top i and s normal words?

1:08 pm

moolingwa

I isn't

1:08 pm

hokie carla

I think he was making fun of mine!

1:09 pm

hokie carla

no to the i

1:09 pm

hokie carla

yes to the s

1:09 pm

amelu0218

the s is.

1:09 pm

HarryHood

ok got the s. ty

1:11 pm

HarryHood

stylab: an orbiting satellite functioning as the salon for the international space station

1:11 pm

moolingwa

hopefully it doesn't crash into the australian desert

1:12 pm

moolingwa

garbish - trashy clothes

1:12 pm

moolingwa

29 to go

1:13 pm

hokie carla

oh, I already tried garbish

1:13 pm

moolingwa

didn't work for you?

1:14 pm

hokie carla

nope

1:14 pm

moolingwa

not a trend I expect had a long run

1:17 pm

HarryHood

when skylab was going to crash they were selling plastic hats with pointy things on top on the streets of nyc to protect you from the falling metal.

1:17 pm

moolingwa

did anyone actually wear them?

1:18 pm

HarryHood

I think they did.

1:18 pm

HarryHood

people weren't so bright back in the 1970s.

1:18 pm

HarryHood

they actually listened to disco.

1:18 pm

moolingwa

heh

1:18 pm

moolingwa

I'd argue not much has changed

1:19 pm

HarryHood

well now we have tiktok.

1:19 pm

moolingwa

indeed

1:19 pm

periwinkle

hi folks,help with top C and the i

1:20 pm

moolingwa

perhaps they should have sold hats to protect people from COVID

1:20 pm

moolingwa

c = stogie

1:20 pm

HarryHood

I try to photobomb my students as much as possible when they're making their tiktoks.

1:20 pm

moolingwa

i = 4 letters...not a common word

1:20 pm

bichon

an 7/40, pls

1:21 pm

moolingwa

didn't have it, but here you go...

1:21 pm

periwinkle

ty for ci word

1:21 pm

periwinkle

stats for the i word pls

1:21 pm

moolingwa

an 7 ends in the same ending that a reaction you might get to pollen

1:21 pm

moolingwa

is 4/6

1:22 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

1:22 pm

HarryHood

that can't be the defn.

1:22 pm

moolingwa

ah, up to 4 sevens now

1:22 pm

HarryHood

a russian log hut.

1:22 pm

amelu0218

oh, jeez! ty for that!

1:22 pm

periwinkle

ty mool for is word

1:23 pm

MLFAN17

the f words are driving me nuts

1:23 pm

moolingwa

yw

1:23 pm

moolingwa

I just finished the f if I can help

1:24 pm

HarryHood

I am still missing 5 Fs

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

i need 5 of them

1:24 pm

moolingwa

oh, found another 7

1:24 pm

hokie carla

I need help with 3 F's!

1:24 pm

moolingwa

17 to go

1:24 pm

HarryHood

3 now.

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

how about the fo7?

1:24 pm

moolingwa

there's an f7

1:25 pm

MLFAN17

yep

1:25 pm

moolingwa

fo7 to sprint previously

1:25 pm

HarryHood

2

1:25 pm

hokie carla

I have a weird fo6

1:25 pm

HarryHood

just got that carla

1:25 pm

hokie carla

aha. 7's finished!

1:25 pm

HarryHood

ty mool

1:25 pm

HarryHood

missing one F now

1:25 pm

moolingwa

yw

1:26 pm

hokie carla

2 here

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

i have a fo 6/30

1:26 pm

moolingwa

3x4, 4x5, 9x6 and 1x7 remaining

1:26 pm

moolingwa

there are two fo6s...the other is worth 33 points

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

i also have 1 more 7 to find

1:26 pm

hokie carla

1x4, 10x5, 10x6

1:26 pm

HarryHood

can't be 4x5

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

which is the fo word lol

1:26 pm

hokie carla

I hvae the 33

1:27 pm

moolingwa

that's what I have left HH

1:27 pm

moolingwa

total

1:27 pm

HarryHood

oh :)

1:27 pm

MLFAN17

33?

1:27 pm

HarryHood

I thought those were the Fs :)

1:27 pm

hokie carla

oh, I have the other fo6 too

1:27 pm

moolingwa

fo 6/33

1:27 pm

hokie carla

just need one F now. not sure how that happened

1:27 pm

MLFAN17

oh diont have that one

1:28 pm

hokie carla

math is hard

1:28 pm

HarryHood

finished F. yay

1:28 pm

hokie carla

finished F

1:28 pm

moolingwa

nice

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

harry pff

1:28 pm

HarryHood

well I still have 45 others :)

1:29 pm

hokie carla

20 here

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

math is hard?

1:29 pm

moolingwa

17 here still

1:29 pm

moolingwa

oh, found my last 7

1:29 pm

HarryHood

carla is being a barbie doll from the 1960s

1:29 pm

hokie carla

yes, mlfan I thought I had 2 F's left but just 1

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

now have 3 fo words

1:29 pm

hokie carla

harry, that one was from the 90s or 2000s!

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

ohh

1:29 pm

HarryHood

ouch.

1:30 pm

hokie carla

1992 per the googles

1:30 pm

hokie carla

a year after I passed the AP calculus exam

1:30 pm

MLFAN17

can i get a clue for the fo 7 pls?

1:30 pm

HarryHood

funny

1:31 pm

hokie carla

moo gave one, mlfan

1:31 pm

HarryHood

1:25

1:31 pm

MLFAN17

got the fo 6/33..strange word

1:31 pm

moolingwa

previously sprinted...if you want to translate literally

1:31 pm

moolingwa

the 6 is just older english for the word we use today

1:31 pm

hokie carla

ok, let's work on these c's

1:32 pm

hokie carla

or previously jogged

1:32 pm

bonkler

clue mlf pls?

1:32 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I have 4 c's to go

1:32 pm

hokie carla

same

1:32 pm

moolingwa

3 now

1:32 pm

HarryHood

7 Cs

1:33 pm

moolingwa

2

1:33 pm

MLFAN17

uhh saw the clue

1:33 pm

moolingwa

S T G B AA R L N E C

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

sprint something ..no idea

1:34 pm

moolingwa

2 c's sorry

1:34 pm

moolingwa

sprinted...not sprint

1:34 pm

moolingwa

jogged not jog

1:34 pm

hokie carla

prior to is be****, he *** a race

1:34 pm

bonkler

got the fo 6/33

1:35 pm

MLFAN17

ends in lions ga8** leave off the last vowel

1:35 pm

moolingwa

the literal meaning of the f7 is to precede or to have jogged ahead

1:36 pm

bonkler

ty for the clues!

1:36 pm

hokie carla

still 4 G's and 4 C's. ugh

1:36 pm

moolingwa

1 G left

1:38 pm

hokie carla

giving up for a while

1:38 pm

HarryHood

yah me too. bbl!

1:38 pm

moolingwa

renag - a redundant form of nag

1:38 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I need something to eat

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

hi bonk

1:39 pm

bonkler

hiya mlf, hope everyone is getting springtime weather

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

i cant getting the word forging out of my head for that clue

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

but obviously no ing

1:40 pm

MLFAN17

bonk yes we are ..how is your weather there?

1:41 pm

bonkler

beautiful out, I'm heading out to the park shortly to look at flowers and pretend the world isn't a big ol' cluster

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

lol really .. yeah pretty flowers and plants😊😊

1:43 pm

bonkler

makes me wish my little doggo was still with us, miss her tiny self

1:44 pm

MLFAN17

i have a cat, who doesnt pay much attention to me hubby isnt home

1:45 pm

MLFAN17

i wish i had all my pets with me

1:47 pm

bonkler

Ah pets, they break our hearts when they pass but not before they fill them up.

1:54 pm

origami

My favorite dog in my life passed in February. I'm still sad. I still have one dog (a very old huge dog, who does nothing but sleep) and a cat (a snooty cat) :D

1:57 pm

bichon

I am very sorry for your loss, Origami

1:57 pm

origami

Thank you, bich

2:10 pm

bichon

My Bichon is 13 y.o. He's in good helath, but you never know

2:14 pm

Uneaixoise

So sorry about your dog, Origami :-(

2:20 pm

joym999

Sorry Origami. That's hard.

2:32 pm

Shirlockc

so hard to lose a family member, origami

2:45 pm

MollyL

Sorry about your dog. There is nothing worse than a snooty cat.

2:49 pm

hurshy

*hugs* to origami

2:51 pm

hurshy

any SC words or are all the corner ones ST?

2:52 pm

hurshy

aha, found my last one, and yes, they are all ST

2:53 pm

hurshy

stumped on the i word though

3:02 pm

origami

Thank you, all.

3:15 pm

hurshy

found the Queen's favorite dogs

3:26 pm

origami

Took me forever to ofind that word

3:27 pm

hokie carla

stareo - when music enthralls you

3:43 pm

cybernan

good afternoon everyone :)

3:53 pm

cybernan

al

4:02 pm

mty

Happy HUMP Day, Babble Folks!!

4:24 pm

hurshy

so, um, yeah, did anyone have that i word?

4:28 pm

cybernan

is 4

4:41 pm

hurshy

weird one!

4:56 pm

cybernan

yes it is

4:58 pm

cybernan

don't know why stylo isn't accepted -- it isn't that long ago that gestetners were still in use

5:01 pm

cybernan

7 left -- all 6's and 7's

5:03 pm

cybernan

an 7 please?

5:03 pm

cybernan

ooh - found the diamond patterned socks

5:06 pm

cybernan

or the co 6/27 - not the dogs

5:09 pm

hokie carla

I always miss the socks!

5:10 pm

cybernan

hi carla -- do you have the first co 6/27 or the an 7?

5:10 pm

hokie carla

an7 kinda rhymes with people are al8 to peanuts, pollen, cats, etc

5:11 pm

hokie carla

the first co6/27 I have is the dogs

5:12 pm

cybernan

there is one just after the reef

5:12 pm

cybernan

ty for the an

5:12 pm

hokie carla

monkeyed the co6 - alt sp of bernsen from LA Law

5:12 pm

cybernan

don't watch LA Law, but will start with names

5:13 pm

hokie carla

ends with word like a travel * to canada right now

5:13 pm

cybernan

ty carla - that did it for me.

5:14 pm

cybernan

Do you need any clues before I leave?

5:14 pm

hokie carla

LA Law is from the 80s so I thought maybe there was a chance :D

5:14 pm

hokie carla

No thanks, not sure what I'm looking for

5:15 pm

cybernan

was to busy riding herd on 3 young teens in the 80's

5:16 pm

cybernan

was also working part time and volunteering as choir mistress for our church choir.

5:16 pm

periwinkle

first ag5 please

5:16 pm

cybernan

ends with a belief peri

5:17 pm

hokie carla

looks like discrimination against certain groups spelled another way

5:17 pm

periwinkle

sheesh, ty nan

5:17 pm

periwinkle

ty carla

5:19 pm

cybernan

on my way -- enjoy the evening -- back at the flip

5:20 pm

hokie carla

good night, nan

5:25 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

5:41 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

5:46 pm

origami

Congratulations, Une.

5:50 pm

hokie carla

well done!

5:50 pm

hokie carla

howdy, trif

6:09 pm

periwinkle

ar6 please

6:09 pm

HarryHood

socks?

6:10 pm

periwinkle

thanks Harry

6:10 pm

HarryHood

yw

6:11 pm

HarryHood

listing.

6:16 pm

hokie carla

think I will too, harry

6:18 pm

hokie carla

darnit, missed the madagascar mammal

6:18 pm

HarryHood

yup me too

6:18 pm

Trifioso

hmmmmm

6:18 pm

Trifioso

sorry, skipped out to eat

6:18 pm

HarryHood

hi trif

6:25 pm

HarryHood

done!

6:26 pm

hokie carla

nice! still 6 here.

6:27 pm

HarryHood

let me know if you need a clue

6:27 pm

hokie carla

thanks, struggling with 2 cr's right now. they're probably regular words after I just struggled with gr6 who sells food.

6:28 pm

HarryHood

one is very much not regular - it made me go to morewords

6:29 pm

periwinkle

tough grid for me la7 please

6:29 pm

HarryHood

ends in the chicago mass transit

6:29 pm

HarryHood

la7 - sort of big

6:29 pm

hokie carla

got that cr6, thx

6:30 pm

HarryHood

you're also missing a cr5 which is very similar to the other cr5.

6:30 pm

periwinkle

ty Harry

6:30 pm

HarryHood

similar to the witch.

6:31 pm

HarryHood

yw peri

6:31 pm

hokie carla

I know that cr5, not sure why I couldn't get it at first. anyhoo, finished now

6:31 pm

HarryHood

wtg carla

6:32 pm

HarryHood

bye !

6:33 pm

hokie carla

adios!

6:38 pm

periwinkle

finally fw .thanks for the help

6:38 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for fireworks!

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