Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, May 26, 2021

12:01 am

jessmom

wa7

12:04 am

dizgrannie

at 7

12:04 am

periwinkle

fa7

12:10 am

Gillie

ro7

12:12 am

cybernan

hi Gillie -- numbers so much better in AB today :)

12:12 am

Gillie

sw7/8

12:13 am

Gillie

Yes - although still pretty bad in the hospitals, I think.

12:13 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:13 am

cybernan

better here too -- think the vaccinations must be finally showing results

12:13 am

Rainiqui

Thanks Gillie

12:13 am

periwinkle

wd Rainiqui

12:14 am

Gillie

yw

12:14 am

Rainiqui

Thank you kindly Peri !

12:15 am

Gillie

In AB, the numbers started going down as soon as we went back into full lock-down, but vaccinations certainly can't have hurt.

12:16 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:16 am

cybernan

we have had some restrictions listed today - but no travel outside our health regions yet.

12:16 am

Gillie

Kids are back in the schools here, and I think we'll be coming back out of lock-down soon (a stage, at least). I just hope it's not too soon.

12:18 am

Rainiqui

Ontario is ridiculous. You can play golf but you can't buy your child shoes.

12:18 am

cybernan

yes - sending the kids back didn't make much sense to me -- they've been out all this time and there are only 4 weeks left until the end of the school year.

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty lickety!

12:20 am

cybernan

ah - but haven't you noticed? Sports are so much more imortant than human life!

12:20 am

cybernan

I can't believe we are sending athletes to covid infested Japan

12:20 am

Gillie

Well, golf is outdoors and doesn't necessarily require close contact. Getting kids shoes does seem pretty important, though.

12:21 am

periwinkle

me either nan

12:23 am

Gillie

I've read that a majority of the Japanese think the Olympics should be called off, but the government wants it to go ahead.

12:25 am

cybernan

the Japanese government has a lot of money invested in infrastructure, but stil -- all those people travelling from all over the world and home again -- I think it is a disaster in the making

12:30 am

periwinkle

100 left. good night all

12:33 am

cybernan

112 here and crashing. Good night everyone

12:33 am

Gillie

Good night

1:04 am

jessmom

so7x2

1:19 am

dizgrannie

FWs,,,last word was the blood sucking fly

1:20 am

AtlKru

thanks grannie. those are horrible in florida, usa

1:21 am

dizgrannie

yw

1:33 am

Frances

east s

2:02 am

AtlKru

ok. 76 left. goodnight! good luck babblers

5:09 am

ItalianGreyhound

J words normally give me fits, but these were easy

5:35 am

ItalianGreyhound

how is the eL 4/5 a real word and not an abbreviation

5:47 am

ItalianGreyhound

the TS flys are invading Florida per AtlKru at 1:20 below who knew

6:49 am

bichon

We may finally! get rain here in CT

7:19 am

mkg

Hi all. Anyu clues for top corner N word? Ty

7:20 am

mkg

Oh never mind. Just got it. Sorry

7:22 am

mkg

Could use a clue for the 8 please

7:25 am

mattygroves

A pirate, sort of. Someone who buckles his sw5

7:25 am

mattygroves

(someone who does sw5 and pl)

7:25 am

Jeanius421

great clue and funny

7:26 am

mkg

Wow thanks. Didnt get it yet but got the sw 5

7:26 am

mkg

Got the 8. Ty

7:35 am

mkg

Great clue.

7:38 am

MollyL

I thought those flies were only in Africa

7:41 am

BzznBea

Worldwide product shipping has caused many invasive plants and insects to make thier way to the US.

7:42 am

BzznBea

Fire ants are another case.

7:42 am

MollyL

True, but I can't find anything about those flies in Florida and that would be pretty big news

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

or6 please? have the bay window one

7:46 am

Judi

Good morning, all.

7:46 am

Judi

I have an Or6/18 - it's a bird.

7:46 am

phaeton

or6...fance decor

7:46 am

doseffing

... sounds like the Baltimore baseball team then plural

7:46 am

phaeton

*fancy

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

hey judi

7:47 am

MollyL

The bay window one and the sounds like Baltimore bird are the same word

7:48 am

Uneaixoise

have tried and tried the bird. . . alt spellling?

7:48 am

BzznBea

Use phaes clue

7:48 am

phaeton

i before e except after c

7:49 am

phaeton

lol I thougth Une didn't know the spelling or the or6

7:50 am

MollyL

The church has an or6 black and white marbled interior.

7:51 am

Judi

ORgasmic! No, that's not it.

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

Is there a double consonant?

7:51 am

phaeton

Une...go right not left

7:51 am

MollyL

*Wonders about a church with an orgasmic interior

7:52 am

BzznBea

No double cons...It is a very decorative item or place.

7:52 am

MollyL

Une, you have the bird alternate spelling. It's the same as the bay window.

7:52 am

phaeton

Une is completely confused

7:52 am

MollyL

I get confused by this chat on a daily basis

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

Oriole?

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

Oreole?

7:53 am

Judi

Very similar to that, Une.

7:53 am

phaeton

I'm jusr confused on a daily basis

7:53 am

BzznBea

NO! Forget the clue about the bird. Completely differnt word this or6

7:53 am

phaeton

UNE...think DECOR

7:54 am

phaeton

Can't type eithere

7:54 am

MollyL

Une, you HAVE the bird one. It's the same as the bay window

7:54 am

mattygroves

It's the same as the ar5 and 6, except it starts with O (for the not the bird).

7:54 am

mattygroves

For the church, think or + Mr Hawthorne

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

Oohhh kept looking for alt bird
Tx Matty

8:00 am

Uneaixoise

Sorry....fried brain.....packing for trip.....

8:00 am

Judi

* hopes Une remembers to pack brain *

8:01 am

Uneaixoise

Yes!!

8:01 am

BzznBea

Isn't it wonderful that people are traveling now!

8:02 am

Judi

It is, Bea! I can't wait to get on an airplane and thumb my nose at this whole pandemic thing.

8:02 am

BzznBea

I dropped Mr. Bea off at the airport yesterday.

8:06 am

Judi

Bottom row blacked out.

8:07 am

Judi

Time for abreak. 67 left in the bucket.

8:09 am

mattygroves

26 left and listing. Diving in in 3...2....1

8:22 am

MollyL

Be careful you all. One of the COVID nazis will see you celebrating and start lecturing about how it's "too soon"

8:22 am

mattygroves

Finito. Have a great day all

8:22 am

MollyL

Well done Matty

8:23 am

hokie carla

having an outdoor grad party here. I hope all our friends are vaccinated.

8:23 am

hokie carla

huzzah matty

8:25 am

Trifioso

hello friends! EXCITING NEWS! I found a sneaky way to babble at work! I am thrilled!

8:25 am

BzznBea

You should okay outside, Carla. People will still distance.

8:25 am

hokie carla

hello! that is exciting. :D

8:26 am

MollyL

Have you heard about the vaccinated lottery? Pretty cool idea to encourage people to get a vaccine.

8:27 am

hokie carla

I haven't heard about that. if free krispy kreme doughnuts for a year weren't enough incentive...

8:28 am

jzw

I thought a free Costco chicken would be nice.

8:28 am

hokie carla

ooh, yeah

8:28 am

hokie carla

is that a thing? do I need to head to Costco?

8:28 am

Trifioso

the conspiracy fools would probably claim there is government secrets hidden in the chicken

8:29 am

hokie carla

I mean the free chicken, I know they have big delicious ones because I buy one every time I go.

8:33 am

Trifioso

we don't have a lot of costcos near here - it's BJs wholesale land here

8:33 am

MollyL

Are you talking about rotisserie chicken?

8:33 am

hokie carla

BJs is closest to me but I'll drive to a Costco instead. actually let my BJs membership lapse this year.

8:34 am

hokie carla

yes, the rotisserie

8:34 am

hokie carla

we have 3 Costcos but they are all 30-45 min drive

8:34 am

MollyL

I quit buying those after I read about all the gunk they inject in them.

8:35 am

hokie carla

molly ruins everything

8:36 am

MollyL

Just call me party pooper

8:38 am

hokie carla

if you can unhat why can't you rehat

8:39 am

MollyL

I thought about getting a rotisserie oven, but then I had to go to another Kitchen Appliances Anonymous meeting.

8:39 am

jzw

Why is my babble pic on my iphone different than my mac? New puppy is on the phone but the Nigali is still on my computer.

8:39 am

hokie carla

we had one years ago and didn't use it much.

8:39 am

MollyL

Step 1: Realized that I was powerless over kitchen appliances and my cabinets had become unmanageable.

8:40 am

hokie carla

do command option R

8:40 am

hokie carla

for hard reset, jzw

8:40 am

MLFAN17

any ts words?

8:41 am

Trifioso

count for the n please?

8:41 am

hokie carla

well, I put that in my profile to reference when this comes up but now it's not doing anything to mine

8:41 am

hokie carla

na4

8:41 am

jzw

in the chat carla?

8:41 am

Trifioso

ah, of course, thank you

8:42 am

BzznBea

Molly, Don't you have an air fryer?

8:43 am

MollyL

I do but it is small so I would have to do a pretty small chicken in it.

8:44 am

hokie carla

command shift R worked - adorable baby puppy!

8:45 am

BzznBea

The rotisserie in my airfryer only lets me do chicken less than 4 lbs. But I get bigger chickens and air fry on the tray.

8:45 am

MLFAN17

nbt

8:46 am

jzw

It worked! Thanks carla

8:46 am

MLFAN17

my husband and i love rotisserie chicken i could eat it everyday

8:47 am

hokie carla

np

8:47 am

MollyL

That is another reason we need a Babble Bulletin Board. So many people don't know about the hard refresh. Or how to change or resize their icon pictures.

8:48 am

MLFAN17

and nbs

8:48 am

hokie carla

the costco ones are so big, we eat some and then I make chicken salad with the leftovers

8:50 am

jzw

You have to get the ones that are butting on the top. A check out person once complimented my on my choice. :)

8:50 am

hokie carla

what does that mean, butting on top? they are upside down?

8:51 am

jzw

that reach the the top of the container.

8:51 am

hokie carla

oh, I see

8:59 am

MLFAN17

j's done

9:00 am

hokie carla

hadn't even noticed a J

9:01 am

hokie carla

still on 3rd row

9:01 am

MLFAN17

they are easy

9:08 am

hokie carla

ah, just found bea's fish

9:09 am

BzznBea

Carla, how are you coming on the quilts you are doing?

9:09 am

hokie carla

well, I finished April's in early May and haven't started May's yet! I need to get busy.

9:10 am

BzznBea

You will get it all done.

9:11 am

hokie carla

yep, I'm not doing anything special on these, just stitch in the ditch or straight lines

9:12 am

hokie carla

found the 8!

9:13 am

BzznBea

It's time for me to get busy.

9:13 am

hokie carla

44 left after 1st pass. thought I was closer than that.

9:13 am

hokie carla

have a good day!

9:31 am

hokie carla

middle row gray!

9:41 am

MLFAN17

hokie?

9:42 am

hokie carla

yes, mlfan?

9:43 am

MLFAN17

do you have af6?

9:43 am

hokie carla

no, but thanks. should have seen that

9:43 am

hokie carla

a + a thing with hay, flowers, deer, etc.

9:45 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

9:45 am

hokie carla

and that helped me find my last A there, too, thanks. last col gray!

9:46 am

MLFAN17

yw lol

9:46 am

hokie carla

down to 19 here. still need 8 on the middle col S, geez.

9:46 am

MLFAN17

i need 16

9:50 am

hokie carla

found some, still need 5 there. 16 total. think I will take a break.

9:50 am

MLFAN17

bye hokie

10:16 am

bonkler

morning all! got my first dose of Pfizer yesterday, hoo boy my shoulder is tender

10:17 am

MLFAN17

hi bonk

10:18 am

MLFAN17

that is common from what i have heard

10:18 am

bonkler

yup, no other side effects so far

10:19 am

MLFAN17

thank goodness

10:21 am

moolingwa

morning all

10:21 am

moolingwa

down to my last 248

10:21 am

bonkler

hiya mool

10:21 am

MLFAN17

morning mool

10:21 am

moolingwa

hey bonk, happy Wednesday

10:22 am

moolingwa

hey ML...hope life is good over there

10:22 am

MLFAN17

not bad how about you?

10:23 am

moolingwa

not bad for a Wednesday

10:23 am

MLFAN17

thats good

10:26 am

MLFAN17

mool do u have the 2nd at6?

10:27 am

MLFAN17

never mind

10:29 am

moolingwa

yeah I do :)

10:33 am

MLFAN17

so do i

10:50 am

moolingwa

24 to go

10:51 am

MLFAN17

👍

10:52 am

moolingwa

going to take a break

10:53 am

MLFAN17

aww poor mool

11:05 am

bichon

wh 5/20, either/or, pls

11:07 am

Cosmo Kramer

wh** are you asking bichon? plural for the 5..

11:07 am

cybernan

wh 4-5: reporter's question(s)

11:08 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

11:08 am

Cosmo Kramer

hope i didn't interrupt you wh*** you were busy

11:08 am

bichon

ty Cosmo

11:11 am

cybernan

stats for the 8 please?

11:11 am

Cosmo Kramer

sw8/65

11:13 am

cybernan

ty - had the root, but wouldn't have thought of that without the buckle :)

11:13 am

MLFAN17

hello again

11:13 am

hokie carla

rehi

11:14 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have the two r words that come from the middle r?

11:14 am

penquis

new-hi....

11:14 am

hokie carla

I do!

11:14 am

penquis

one is re 5....pt of when a show is broadcast again....

11:14 am

hokie carla

I know re5 is one

11:15 am

MLFAN17

is that a pl?

11:15 am

hokie carla

ro4 is the other

11:16 am

Scrabbler

Fun grid?

11:16 am

MLFAN17

ohh sorry re 5 not a ro 5 is what you just said

11:16 am

penquis

it's ok...hi scrabs....

11:16 am

hokie carla

yeah, I got down to 15 without much trouble

11:17 am

Scrabbler

I was at the local high and middle school getting kids ready for fall sports.

11:17 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

11:18 am

hokie carla

physicals?

11:18 am

MollyL

So nice to hear about kids playing sports again.

11:21 am

Scrabbler

Yes, for kids whose parents don't bring them to the pediatrician's office.

11:22 am

cybernan

is that the only preventative medicine they ever get, scrabs?

11:22 am

Scrabbler

No, because vaccines are required for kindergarten and grades 6, 7, and 12.

11:23 am

cybernan

but no annual checkups?

11:24 am

Scrabbler

I dislike doing exams at school because I have no parent or chart, just a kid. The state requires exams for certain grades, every 2 years, but if not done at office then school doc does them.

11:24 am

hokie carla

yeah, we always just had the ped fill out the sports physical form when the boys went in for annual checkups, but you could get sports physicals other places.

11:25 am

hokie carla

the youngest did not have a sports physical before his soccer season in Jan because they made the requirement 18 mos from 12 mos due to COVID. I really think he was past 18 mos. too.

11:25 am

cybernan

I can't understand why parents wouldn't bring their kids in for a checkup - unless it is financial. I guess that could be a problem when there is no medicare

11:26 am

Scrabbler

Some parents are not responsible with medical care for their children.

11:26 am

hokie carla

yeah, annual checkups were always free with our insurance but I could see a parent with no insurance being like, they're not sick, I'm not taking them.

11:27 am

Scrabbler

Kids can easily get free insurance coverage.

11:27 am

hokie carla

aha! found a word! 14 left.

11:28 am

hokie carla

but then they still have to have a parent to take them there

11:28 am

cybernan

There is some concern here that once this pandemic is under control there will be a noticable rise in diagnoses of other serious medical illness - that symptoms are being ignored right now and people unwilling to go to a hospital or doctor's office.

11:29 am

Scrabbler

Absolutely, nan.

11:33 am

hokie carla

speaking of sick, I am VERY prone to motion sickness and have some going on right now. ridiculous reason - there is a crew putting a new drainpipe down our side yard and I was sitting in the dining room on that side this am while the heavy machinery was vibrating the house.

11:34 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no. Being dizzy is an awful feeling.

11:34 am

hokie carla

thinking about hitting the Bonine, but I don't know if I'd rather not feel nauseous or feel drugged/sleepy all day

11:34 am

Scrabbler

Can you go somewhere else?

11:35 am

cybernan

does the ginger gravol work for you carla? It doesn't make you feel drugged.

11:35 am

hokie carla

I sat out in the driveway for a while on the other side of the house. I should probably not be on this laptop with it on my lap.

11:36 am

hokie carla

I have tried some ginger product before. I think I do have some ginger supplement here. maybe I'll take that and see.

11:40 am

hokie carla

found another word at least. 13!

11:42 am

cybernan

83 - have only found about 20 since I got here -- head isn't in this game.

11:43 am

hokie carla

must not be, because this is a fairly easy one (if I'm saying that it must be true)

11:44 am

cybernan

trying to close out the w's -- still need one more

11:45 am

hokie carla

but I only have 4 of 4 and 5 left and the rest are 6 and 7 so that can't be good.

11:45 am

hokie carla

do you have wa4/8 for first one, nan?

11:46 am

hokie carla

or possibly wh5/20. very common word that I didn't see until late

11:46 am

cybernan

ah - there it is - a wa 5 that makes no sense - a plural pt

11:46 am

hokie carla

and it's so common I almost accidentally used it in that post

11:47 am

hokie carla

ah

11:50 am

hokie carla

need 1 F. I'm guessing it is a 6 or 7 weirdo

11:51 am

sandr

fa 7/40 the biggest obese person in a crowd

11:52 am

hokie carla

I have that one but thanks. maybe it is a small one then.

11:52 am

sandr

fa 6/27 plural of the fa 5/16

11:52 am

hokie carla

nope, have that

11:53 am

hokie carla

there's just too many to narrow that down without looking at the list unless it's a glaring word

11:53 am

penquis

do you have the other fe 7?....I do.....can clue it if you want....

11:54 am

hokie carla

fe or other fa? I have neither but will look, thx

11:54 am

penquis

FE....

11:54 am

hokie carla

got it

11:54 am

hokie carla

ISITT

11:55 am

penquis

it's ironic...i am missing four F words... ;o)

11:55 am

hokie carla

LOL

11:56 am

hokie carla

do you have the one for first year high schooler or college?

11:56 am

penquis

yes...

11:56 am

hokie carla

thought for sure I just found one with rerate. how is that not on enable?

11:57 am

penquis

i don't know.....derate is accepted.....if you ca DE it, aren't you RE-ing it at the same time?

11:58 am

hokie carla

I know! and unhat, rehat like I mentioned this morning.

11:58 am

Deeha

Ive never understood the rules for RE words

11:58 am

hokie carla

what's funny about me trying rerate is I need 2 R's from the other R, not that one.

11:58 am

penquis

me either....

11:59 am

hokie carla

they are very arbitrary

11:59 am

penquis

like the pt using T at the end....

11:59 am

hokie carla

yeah, I always try ruint

12:00 pm

Deeha

thats just lazy!!

12:00 pm

Scrabbler

I passed halfway so I am done. Time to go to the greenhouse and get tomato plants and flowers.

12:00 pm

penquis

bye scrabs....

12:00 pm

hokie carla

bye, scrabbs!

12:02 pm

hokie carla

any guesses on my last bottom A? I am baffled.

12:02 pm

hokie carla

I have at4, as5, as6

12:04 pm

sandr

ive got the same three

12:04 pm

hokie carla

hmm, maybe pen has it

12:07 pm

hokie carla

omg, it's aw6

12:07 pm

cybernan

sorry - had to pay the window washer

12:08 pm

penquis

sorry, carla....got distracted....

12:08 pm

cybernan

I have as 5, at 4 and aw t from that a - is there an as t as well?

12:09 pm

hokie carla

yes, as6

12:09 pm

cybernan

*aw 6

12:09 pm

cybernan

got it - ty

12:09 pm

hokie carla

11 left!

12:10 pm

penquis

it's funny.... i have 40 left and yet i seem to have words people are asking about....*wondering where MY missing words are hiding*.....

12:10 pm

cybernan

7 more s's to grey that first column - groan

12:10 pm

hokie carla

ha!

12:10 pm

penquis

only missing two of those...

12:10 pm

hokie carla

I need 1 S in first col, 1 in 2nd col and 5 in 3rd col!

12:11 pm

cybernan

there should be an alt. sp for sheriff

12:11 pm

hokie carla

I did try it just in case

12:12 pm

penquis

there is...

12:12 pm

hokie carla

that was my missing one!

12:12 pm

cybernan

oh - lol - ty pen

12:12 pm

penquis

yw...

12:12 pm

hokie carla

10!

12:12 pm

hokie carla

I tried a different alt sp

12:13 pm

cybernan

me too - double r

12:13 pm

hokie carla

now I shot the sheriff is stuck in my head

12:14 pm

penquis

gotta go to PT.....bbl to finish....

12:14 pm

penquis

bye all...

12:14 pm

hokie carla

bye pen!

12:14 pm

cybernan

bye pen

12:14 pm

hokie carla

speaking of double R's, just found 2 more S's. 8 left!

12:15 pm

cybernan

s's with double r's?

12:15 pm

hokie carla

yep, I had a pair with single R's and then remembered the double R's

12:16 pm

cybernan

or words with double s?

12:16 pm

hokie carla

horse color, by the way, there are 2 horse colors in the grid today

12:16 pm

cybernan

ty - didn't have the horse

12:18 pm

cybernan

ok - found those, ty carla

12:18 pm

hokie carla

np

12:19 pm

cybernan

just need 3 more from the 1st col now

12:21 pm

hokie carla

now I need one E from the middle. 2 R's, 1 S 2nd col, 3 S 3rd col and 1 T 3rd col. 2x4, 2x5, 3x6, 1x7

12:21 pm

hokie carla

nan do you have the sw5/7/8 set?

12:23 pm

cybernan

and the sw 4-5

12:24 pm

hokie carla

there's a scottish sh5 that's most of the sh6 police badge

12:25 pm

cybernan

ty - didn't have that one

12:25 pm

cybernan

just need one more now

12:25 pm

cybernan

found - a plural comparative and another non word

12:26 pm

cybernan

you've heard of nonart? nonword should be there too!

12:28 pm

hokie carla

my missing T was the fly

12:28 pm

hokie carla

7!

12:28 pm

cybernan

if you can have sw 7 I don't see why we can't have st 7

12:29 pm

hokie carla

have tried that a couple of times at least

12:30 pm

hokie carla

seatest - when you put a boat in the ocean

12:31 pm

cybernan

and most full too

12:32 pm

cybernan

going to work on the l's for aw6

12:32 pm

hokie carla

do you (or anyone lurking) have the upper E finished?

12:33 pm

cybernan

yes I do!

12:33 pm

hokie carla

ok, take a guess at what I'm missing 😜

12:34 pm

cybernan

there are a couple of el 4 babblets

12:34 pm

hokie carla

I have those

12:34 pm

hokie carla

and 5 ER

12:34 pm

cybernan

must be an er then - how many are you missing?

12:35 pm

hokie carla

just 1

12:35 pm

hokie carla

have a 4/5/6 and then 2 4s

12:36 pm

cybernan

5,4,4 following the mistake

12:38 pm

hokie carla

oh, it's the plural without a singular

12:38 pm

hokie carla

thx

12:38 pm

cybernan

missing l x2 - care to guess?

12:38 pm

hokie carla

now 2 R and 1 + 3 S left

12:39 pm

hokie carla

LE4/5?

12:39 pm

cybernan

have that and the pl

12:39 pm

hokie carla

li5/10?

12:40 pm

cybernan

oh - thought I had the 4 - guess it didn't enter properly

12:40 pm

cybernan

so one more

12:40 pm

cybernan

have a 5//10 that is a pl

12:41 pm

hokie carla

there is a babblet li5/10 not a pl, no def

12:41 pm

cybernan

ah - found another - l's done - ty

12:43 pm

spellit

e

12:44 pm

cybernan

on to the f's

12:47 pm

cybernan

picked up a couple of plurals and a babblet,so just need 3 f's now

12:48 pm

hokie carla

see, you're getting your head in the game

12:48 pm

periwinkle

hi folks

12:48 pm

hokie carla

peri!

12:48 pm

cybernan

hi peri

12:50 pm

hokie carla

I am giving up and going to the list for last 6

12:50 pm

cybernan

well done carla - still need 43 - 3 more and break time

12:50 pm

cybernan

giving up on the one remaining f

12:51 pm

hokie carla

my last F was FE7

12:52 pm

periwinkle

I need fe7 pls

12:52 pm

cybernan

ooh - clue please?

12:52 pm

hokie carla

well my last 3 S from middle col were gimmes

12:53 pm

hokie carla

looks like it's probably chemistry. starts with bueller of movie and ends with a ranking

12:54 pm

hokie carla

or an interest charge

12:54 pm

periwinkle

ty carla

12:54 pm

cybernan

ty carla - something to do with iron I guess

12:54 pm

MollyL

*Laughing at the Bueller clue

12:54 pm

hokie carla

that would be my guess but just looked it up and it is some hypothetical salt thing

12:55 pm

cybernan

hey - it got the job done!

12:55 pm

hokie carla

LOL Molly

12:55 pm

periwinkle

hi Molly

12:55 pm

hokie carla

so nan, you have heard of the movie?

12:57 pm

hokie carla

my last S was a group of 6, which was fitting since I had 6 words left for the list. but disappointing, I should have gotten those 6, but I had reached the point of never seeing new words.

12:57 pm

cybernan

yes

12:57 pm

cybernan

prbably something my kids watched

1:00 pm

cybernan

stalled again - bbl for the last 32

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

how many letters for the first part of fe7 3 or 4?

1:22 pm

MLFAN17

got9t

1:22 pm

MLFAN17

got it

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

may i have a clue for the LONE fe7 pls?

1:37 pm

moolingwa

rehi

1:46 pm

moolingwa

fe7 - a form of iron

1:56 pm

MLFAN17

is that the word ending in ra4?

1:58 pm

moolingwa

yes

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

have it

1:58 pm

moolingwa

okay :)

1:59 pm

moolingwa

have all the 7s, if you need help with any still

2:00 pm

MLFAN17

sorry thought their was another fe7 i only need one more 7

2:00 pm

moolingwa

what tiles you have left?

2:01 pm

MLFAN17

i only have 5 finished tiles

2:02 pm

cybernan

hello again

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

hello cyber

2:03 pm

cybernan

have greyed the f -- only one fe 7

2:03 pm

cybernan

there is an fa 7 though

2:03 pm

MLFAN17

i have 5 words to find to grey teh f

2:04 pm

MLFAN17

i have the fa7

2:12 pm

MLFAN17

i have wa 4 6 7 4 5 6 4 am i missing something?

2:14 pm

cybernan

wh 5

2:16 pm

MLFAN17

you mean wa5? i have wh x 3

2:17 pm

cybernan

wh x6

2:18 pm

cybernan

there are three wh 5

2:19 pm

MLFAN17

have them

2:19 pm

MLFAN17

i am missing one w word

2:20 pm

MLFAN17

oh i have wa 4 x5

2:20 pm

cybernan

wa 4,4,6.....

2:21 pm

cybernan

probably the first wa 4 - scottish word

2:22 pm

MLFAN17

yes my first 3 wa words are 4 4 6

2:23 pm

penquis

i have all the Ws and my first three are 4, 4, 6....

2:23 pm

cybernan

why don't you list then?

2:23 pm

MLFAN17

i have the scottish ord

2:23 pm

MLFAN17

wa 4 4 6 7 4 5 6 4

2:24 pm

MLFAN17

wh 4 5 5 4 5 6

2:24 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone :)

2:24 pm

penquis

bye, nan...

2:24 pm

MLFAN17

bye cyber congrats

2:24 pm

cybernan

bye pen and mlf

2:24 pm

penquis

my last wh words are 4, 5, 6.....in that order to the end of the Ws...

2:25 pm

MLFAN17

mine too

2:26 pm

penquis

so you are missing just a WA word.....there are 8 that start with the same three letters....

2:26 pm

penquis

sorry....7, not 8....

2:26 pm

MLFAN17

ty pen

2:26 pm

MLFAN17

will look

2:31 pm

MLFAN17

two wa 5/18 right?

2:32 pm

MLFAN17

got it

2:32 pm

MLFAN17

ty pen

2:32 pm

penquis

good....

2:33 pm

MLFAN17

not my last word though lol

2:36 pm

penquis

i am down to 28....

2:36 pm

moolingwa

12 left here, and hi

2:36 pm

MLFAN17

congrats

2:36 pm

penquis

hi mool...

2:36 pm

moolingwa

happy Wednesday :)

2:37 pm

moolingwa

10 to go...that's why it's good to step away, helps to see things that you can't see :)

2:37 pm

penquis

ditto to you, mool....

2:37 pm

moolingwa

8 to go

2:37 pm

moolingwa

tx

2:38 pm

MLFAN17

you are not finished yet mool???/

2:38 pm

moolingwa

7...on a veritable roll here

2:38 pm

moolingwa

no, had calls

2:38 pm

moolingwa

6 to go

2:38 pm

MLFAN17

i have more tehn both of you do

2:39 pm

moolingwa

2x4, 2x5 and 2x6 remaining, so that's good

2:39 pm

hokie carla

moo!!

2:39 pm

penquis

23 now....still have 9 fours missing....should work on that, i guess....

2:39 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that's what I'm focusing on

2:40 pm

moolingwa

hey hoke, missed you earlier )

2:40 pm

moolingwa

5 to go

2:40 pm

MLFAN17

7s at fa fe ro so sw wa what 7 am i missing?

2:40 pm

hokie carla

had to get my last 4 from the list - was one of my missing R's

2:41 pm

moolingwa

two so7s

2:41 pm

hokie carla

that's so 7

2:41 pm

MLFAN17

ty

2:41 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I've got this far unassisted

2:42 pm

moolingwa

so7 is popular in Trinidad where my father lived once

2:42 pm

MLFAN17

popular as in a food?

2:42 pm

hokie carla

I got to 6 almost entirely unassisted (note almost) and should have gotten last 6

2:43 pm

moolingwa

well it's a flavoring rather than a food

2:43 pm

MLFAN17

i have so 6/7

2:43 pm

moolingwa

nice hoke

2:43 pm

moolingwa

the definition here has it as a colour

2:44 pm

hokie carla

is that the horses? for some reason my word list didn't load when I refreshed

2:44 pm

moolingwa

I know it as a plant

2:45 pm

moolingwa

yes, in the definition lists it as referring to a particular colored horse

2:47 pm

hokie carla

yeah, my dad was into horses and I've heard him use it. there is also another horse color here.

2:47 pm

moolingwa

4 to go

2:47 pm

moolingwa

yep, see that

2:48 pm

moolingwa

they share two letters

2:49 pm

hokie carla

no, it's ro4

2:49 pm

hokie carla

I guess ro are the 2 letters they share

2:49 pm

moolingwa

yes, which are also in the other word...not in that order tho

2:50 pm

hokie carla

ok, just checked, the ro is a type of so. so weird when the grid does these things

2:50 pm

moolingwa

just needed that H to be in a different spot and we could've had horse too :)

2:51 pm

moolingwa

had a couple of horses with my first wife...expensive hobby

2:54 pm

hokie carla

yeah, luckily my dad had a good buddy he rode with that had a barn, so he kept his there

2:54 pm

moolingwa

very time consuming too

2:55 pm

moolingwa

3 to go

2:57 pm

moolingwa

LFO 2x5 1x6

3:00 pm

hokie carla

could be anything but my money is on LO 5 and F 6

3:00 pm

penquis

i have all the Ls and they are not particularly odd....

3:00 pm

hokie carla

one odd L5 to me, but one of moo's specialties

3:00 pm

moolingwa

yeah, was l5

3:00 pm

moolingwa

thought I'd tried it already

3:01 pm

penquis

well we have seen it before here....

3:01 pm

moolingwa

yes

3:01 pm

hokie carla

yes, which is the only reason I tried it - I actually remembered one!

3:01 pm

penquis

me, too....

3:01 pm

moolingwa

always makes me think of a certain belgian detective

3:01 pm

penquis

no definition for it...

3:02 pm

moolingwa

currency from italy

3:02 pm

moolingwa

oh nevermind

3:02 pm

moolingwa

it autocorrected on me

3:03 pm

moolingwa

Oh no I was right...it was Italian currency

3:03 pm

penquis

it's Turkish currency....

3:03 pm

moolingwa

well they both used the same "term" for their currency

3:03 pm

hokie carla

further googling earlier made it seem like turkey and italy

3:04 pm

moolingwa

actually it says on mine it was Israeli

3:04 pm

hokie carla

LOL

3:04 pm

penquis

i think the dictionary i used self corrected, too....

3:04 pm

moolingwa

but it sounds like a hebrew version of the italian/turkish term

3:04 pm

hokie carla

and like I said, foreign currency is one of moo's specialties

3:05 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, I got you leks, drachma, rupiah and yuans right here baby

3:05 pm

hokie carla

have you checked your F plurals? I'm changing my bet

3:06 pm

moolingwa

If I had a shekel for every zloty I've found, I'd have a pile of pesetas and florins that would rival any dubloon you could come up with

3:06 pm

moolingwa

the euro is so boring

3:07 pm

moolingwa

it really sticks in my crore

3:07 pm

hokie carla

oh geez

3:07 pm

moolingwa

heh

3:07 pm

hurshy

what brought this on, the li4?

3:08 pm

moolingwa

kind of

3:08 pm

hokie carla

almost had me ROT(f)L

3:08 pm

moolingwa

zaire that

3:08 pm

moolingwa

we peso little attention to currencies of the world

3:09 pm

moolingwa

but let me be franc, there is just so much material to work with

3:09 pm

hurshy

i'm having a yen for sushi over here

3:10 pm

moolingwa

yuan a go?

3:12 pm

moolingwa

still 2 to go :)

3:12 pm

hokie carla

I used to work in foreign accounts receivable and don't remember this many

3:13 pm

moolingwa

we haven't even mentioned Marks, Schillings, Roubles and Rupees yet

3:14 pm

penquis

or loonies... ;o)

3:14 pm

moolingwa

Pounds, Krone, Koruna...Baht

3:15 pm

moolingwa

I believe I still have some Pounds, Koruna and Baht somewhere

3:16 pm

moolingwa

found my o

3:17 pm

moolingwa

for some reason, I often miss it or find it late

3:18 pm

hokie carla

6?

3:19 pm

moolingwa

yeah

3:19 pm

hokie carla

that was my guess

3:19 pm

penquis

i am done....listed for the last dozen....some missed plurals...hate that....

3:19 pm

moolingwa

yeah, found a couple when I came back with 12 to go

3:19 pm

hokie carla

so I know what the F has to be unless you missed a variant

3:19 pm

moolingwa

actually missed a singular on a plural too

3:19 pm

penquis

i think i did too...

3:20 pm

penquis

heading out.....bye all.....

3:20 pm

moolingwa

later pen

3:20 pm

hokie carla

bye pen

3:21 pm

moolingwa

I have a standalone f5 if that's what you're thinking

3:22 pm

moolingwa

was missing a different standalone

3:22 pm

hokie carla

yes it was, so you're missing an easy pl

3:22 pm

hokie carla

or there are 2

3:22 pm

moolingwa

no, there are two standalones

3:22 pm

moolingwa

I had the harder of the two, was missing the american one

3:22 pm

hurshy

i'm missing two f

3:23 pm

moolingwa

perhaps if I'd gone to college here

3:23 pm

hokie carla

that was my guess!

3:23 pm

moolingwa

oh, nice!

3:23 pm

hokie carla

do you have fe7 hurshy

3:23 pm

moolingwa

it's a little tricky in it's positioning

3:23 pm

hurshy

yes

3:24 pm

moolingwa

do you have the indian currency used by a french brother?

3:24 pm

hurshy

um, i guess yeah

3:24 pm

hokie carla

I don't know if I have that one and I'm finished

3:24 pm

moolingwa

heh

3:25 pm

moolingwa

I mentioned the currency earlier

3:25 pm

hokie carla

isn't that rupee?

3:25 pm

moolingwa

there's an f4 that's not common

3:25 pm

hokie carla

there are a lot of sets, hurshy. if you're missing 2 it might be a set

3:25 pm

moolingwa

yes, but we have cents and dollars :)

3:26 pm

hokie carla

do you have the old timey card game?

3:26 pm

moolingwa

centavos y pesos

3:27 pm

moolingwa

centimes et francs

3:27 pm

moolingwa

pence and pounds

3:27 pm

hurshy

yes i do, didn't know that's what it was though! lol

3:27 pm

moolingwa

shillings und marks

3:27 pm

moolingwa

I certainly never knew :)

3:28 pm

hurshy

ok i found one of them it was a 4 that is a plural

3:28 pm

moolingwa

do you have the place where strawberries grow?

3:28 pm

hurshy

so not a set

3:28 pm

hokie carla

I know it from the show Deadwood

3:28 pm

moolingwa

ah

3:28 pm

hurshy

mmmm, strawberries

3:28 pm

moolingwa

there's two uncommon f4s

3:28 pm

moolingwa

aside from that plural 3

3:28 pm

moolingwa

and the card game :)

3:28 pm

hurshy

so one i assume you're talking about is the one that ends with two vowels

3:29 pm

hurshy

and there's the french son

3:29 pm

moolingwa

yes, there's another as well which is a homophone of another word

3:29 pm

hurshy

yeah, homophone of that plant

3:30 pm

moolingwa

yep

3:30 pm

moolingwa

the bro from college

3:30 pm

hurshy

yep have that

3:30 pm

moolingwa

the two unique fives next to each other

3:31 pm

hurshy

hmm ok i need the other one of those then

3:31 pm

moolingwa

one is the french brother crossed with the indian currency

3:31 pm

moolingwa

the other is a college slang term

3:32 pm

hurshy

yes, got it, thanks

3:32 pm

moolingwa

US college I should say

3:32 pm

hurshy

now to return to the Rs, on which i have far more to go

3:32 pm

moolingwa

which happened to my last word

3:32 pm

hokie carla

or US high school too

3:32 pm

moolingwa

the r's are more normal

3:33 pm

hokie carla

what happened to your last word?? oh no!

3:33 pm

moolingwa

oh I got it some time ago hoke :)

3:35 pm

hokie carla

I was just busting on you because you left "be" out of your post. so the question is, what happened to that word?

3:36 pm

hurshy

how many re?

3:37 pm

hokie carla

just 3

3:38 pm

hurshy

ok cool

4:09 pm

hurshy

not a bad grid, got to 95% now, no list

4:12 pm

moolingwa

oh :)

4:46 pm

Uneaixoise

Impressive, hursh!

6:33 pm

MollyL

The ever impressive Hurshy

6:39 pm

hokie carla

well, I don't want to brag, but I got to 98% 🤣🤣🤣

6:40 pm

jbp

hi, fellow babblers. Would someone like to clue me on the top corner N

6:40 pm

joym999

my favorite insect name is in this grid!

6:40 pm

hokie carla

na4/4

6:41 pm

hokie carla

T, joy? that was my very last T out of 50 T's

6:41 pm

joym999

yup

6:42 pm

joym999

not my favorite insect, though, which is a dragonfly, and will probably never appear in the grid.

6:42 pm

jbp

ty, Carla --weird word

6:43 pm

hokie carla

it and its plural are common babblets. I've been struggling to see them but found it today.

6:57 pm

joym999

yeesh, there really are 50 Ts. I only have 23 so far

7:00 pm

MollyL

The ever impressive Carla

7:09 pm

hokie carla

haha, well, I'm no moo, who got to 100%. and probably ru. did I miss him declaring this one easy?

7:18 pm

MollyL

Well, we can't all be the "word gifted"

7:20 pm

MollyL

Lately, I play until I'm bored with it and then move on to real life.

7:23 pm

joym999

There's someone who is always at the flip, granny someone, who is also posting all the 7 and 8 letter words while I'm still staring blankly at the screen, and then announcing FW about 10 minutes later.

7:23 pm

joym999

What is this real life you speak of, molly?

7:24 pm

hokie carla

yeah, those flip people are different than the rest of us ;)

7:24 pm

joym999

I've stop attending the flip. It was making me feel inadequate.

7:25 pm

hokie carla

it's 1am for me so I can't even see the screen well, but if I'm awake I check it out.

7:26 pm

joym999

easier for me... flip is at 10 pm here.

7:26 pm

hokie carla

I do feel a sense of accomplishment if I call a big word first 😂

7:28 pm

dan2bit

got past 200, no more than 4 left from any tile

7:28 pm

joym999

Every time I've called a big word it always turns out that grannie called it at 12:02 and I missed it.

7:29 pm

hokie carla

you got it dan!

7:31 pm

hokie carla

LOL, joy. that's why I don't even bother calling any past like 5 min or so, unless there are no posts yet

7:33 pm

MollyL

The flip people are over achievers times ten

7:34 pm

joym999

You're right, Molly. They probably all have high blood pressure.

7:55 pm

rururocks

I hardly ever stay up for the flip these days

7:56 pm

hokie carla

ruru!

7:56 pm

rururocks

Hiya

7:57 pm

rururocks

I like to bang it out in the morning lately

7:57 pm

rururocks

The grid that is

7:58 pm

joym999

lol

7:59 pm

hokie carla

oh dear

8:00 pm

rururocks

Had to qualify that before molly razzed me

8:09 pm

wht

Hi ruru, I see you are still bringing excitement to the chat.

8:09 pm

hurshy

watching Derry Girls

8:09 pm

rururocks

Ha

8:09 pm

hurshy

it's quite hilarious

8:17 pm

wht

Fireworks from the game and in the sky. We are getting some serious lightning and thunder here.

8:33 pm

hokie carla

ruru, did you get a puppy too or is that an old pic?

9:03 pm

rururocks

old pic of Dylan

9:04 pm

hokie carla

adorable

9:05 pm

rururocks

he was a cutey

9:10 pm

rururocks

no more puppies for me.. I'm too old for that now

9:13 pm

hokie carla

you're never too old for a puppy!

9:14 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks lickety and carla and all cluers

9:15 pm

hokie carla

well done, dan!

10:20 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

11:58 pm

Cosmo Kramer

234 - next grid prediction

12:01 am

ursh

155

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