Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, December 20, 2021

12:00 am

harpjane

ne7

12:02 am

Gillie

te7

12:02 am

harpjane

be7

12:02 am

harpjane

ba7

12:02 am

Gillie

se7

12:03 am

Gillie

co7

12:03 am

justafreep

be7 x 2

12:04 am

harpjane

found a horse

12:04 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:05 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:05 am

SueMagee

Ab8

12:08 am

harpjane

thanks sue

12:10 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:12 am

Gillie

op7

12:13 am

SueMagee

My pleasure, harp.

12:14 am

Gillie

re7

12:16 am

Gillie

re7 x 2

12:16 am

Gillie

x 3

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:21 am

justafreep

en7

12:22 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:22 am

Jacula

na6/21 and na8/45 - a feeling you are about to vomit and something you might see or smell that makes you feel like you might.

12:27 am

Gillie

I haven't found anything for the 'i'

12:28 am

ursh

me neither

12:28 am

harpjane

nor have I, billie

12:28 am

harpjane

gillie

12:28 am

Gillie

au7

12:30 am

harpjane

silly words, is 4/6 and 5/14

12:31 am

SueMagee

Thsnks, harp.

12:31 am

Gillie

ty

12:32 am

harpjane

nbt nbs

12:34 am

cybernan

ty harp

12:40 am

cybernan

co 7 x2

12:43 am

harpjane

found a buffalo

12:48 am

harpjane

halfway bbl

4:07 am

player girl

Hi all. Cold morning here. Can anyone help with the O in the left corner and the I in the second column?

4:08 am

player girl

Found the I's

4:08 am

player girl

And the O. NBT, NBS

4:52 am

ItalianGreyhound

both I words use the 2nd letter (plural)

5:07 am

mattygroves

Hey, grey - I have one of the Os from that corner (the lubricants) - can I have stats for the other, please?

5:08 am

ItalianGreyhound

Hi, Matty - OS 5/10. (double cons)

5:08 am

mattygroves

Thank you most kindly!

6:30 am

periwinkle

good morning all. very cold here. help with lone t pls

6:32 am

ItalianGreyhound

Te 4/4 I believe

6:32 am

mattygroves

Boobies. Cow boobie.

6:32 am

periwinkle

ty matty

6:33 am

periwinkle

and ty IG

6:33 am

ItalianGreyhound

good morning, Peri

6:53 am

hurshy

hmm, interesting that libations can exist without libate :)

6:56 am

Scrabbler

Haha.

7:03 am

72 Temple Owl

how goes it, scrabbler?

7:06 am

Scrabbler

Good, how about you.

7:08 am

72 Temple Owl

okay., trying to decide about traveling for the holiday

7:08 am

72 Temple Owl

and getting everything done. my dental was cancelled twice because of covid

7:10 am

72 Temple Owl

how's it going with you, are you seeing kids in person?

7:12 am

72 Temple Owl

oops, getting late,see you later

7:13 am

Scrabbler

Stay away from people and wear a mask when indoors.

7:18 am

dan2bit

morning all! found spanish trash in the grid

7:19 am

BzznBea

basura

7:22 am

Scrabbler

Not a word, Bea. Rats.

7:22 am

Scrabbler

I don't know that word, Dan.

7:28 am

MollyL

I know that one because we have to write it on anything that is trash but might not look like trash at my office so housekeeping will take it.

7:29 am

BzznBea

Are you working all week, Molly?

7:39 am

dan2bit

can I have stats for either I word?

7:40 am

saanichcat

is 4/6; is 5/14

7:40 am

dan2bit

ty saani

7:40 am

saanichcat

not a common word, I monkeyed it from the stats

7:41 am

Scrabbler

TY

7:41 am

dan2bit

same :-) even dictionary.com gives it as an acronym

7:45 am

MollyL

Bea, Today, tomorrow and 1/2 day Wednesday. Then I'm free to deck the halls and bake.

7:46 am

BzznBea

I'm glad you will be able to have some time off.

7:49 am

MollyL

Short week this week and next week. Hoo-rah.

7:50 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. See you tomorrow.

7:50 am

BzznBea

Enjoy the day!

8:42 am

cybernan

hello everyone - 24F here today, brrr

8:42 am

cybernan

darn - missed scrabbs - wanted to ask her something

8:43 am

penquis

19 here....;o)

8:43 am

saanichcat

hi nan! 0 C here

8:44 am

cybernan

lucky you! and you are supposed to get some sunshine today, aren't you?

8:46 am

saanichcat

we are indeed! I like what you wrote on your icon page, so sensible

8:47 am

mindchime

Only 84F here today :(

8:47 am

cybernan

thanks - just copied and posted it - it was sent to me by a friend and I thought it was worth sharing. I just wish the people who need to would read it.

8:47 am

saanichcat

where are you mindchime? That's warm!

8:48 am

mindchime

naples, FL saanichat. warm for now, cooler next week I think.

8:50 am

pcal2

nan can i share what you wrote?

8:50 am

cybernan

feel free to copy and paste :)

8:50 am

pcal2

...what your friend shared...

8:51 am

pcal2

tks

8:53 am

cybernan

Did you see on the news that another Trump supporter lost his life to covid at age 52 -- so sad.

8:59 am

Justin

was he vaccinated (@nan)?

9:00 am

mael

if this is the state senator you're talking about then nope, he most certainly was not

9:00 am

cybernan

well as he led several anti-vax rallies in WA, I doubt it

9:01 am

Justin

interesting ... though honestly a lot of these anti-vax CRACKPOTS say that publicly, but in secret hoard as much of the good stuff as they can

9:02 am

mael

I thought he might have been one of those: publicly anti vax for political reasons but privately vaccinated, but no

9:02 am

cybernan

he was a Republican senator I think - ultra conservative apparently

9:02 am

mael

a true believer!

9:02 am

pcal2

i don't understand since Trump was vaccinated BEFORE he left the White House...

9:03 am

mael

but that's before vaccinations became political

9:04 am

welki

good morning, everyone

9:04 am

cybernan

Trump has a lot to atone for, but I doubt that he ever well. The man (and seemiingly his kids) are without conscience

9:04 am

mael

I bet that if trump had won (god forbid) vaccinations wouldn't have been controversial

9:04 am

cybernan

gm welki

9:04 am

pcal2

true, but that doesn't change the facts...not that the facts are of much value to many

9:04 am

mael

not to this degree honestly, the anti-vax crackpots would have been there but maybe not along party lines

9:10 am

cybernan

there was an en 7 called last night, but I"ll be darned if I can see it

9:11 am

welki

it's a plural, nan

9:11 am

cybernan

I have an en 6, but it can't be made into a pl.

9:13 am

cybernan

oh - must come from the top corner

9:13 am

mael

same, nan

9:13 am

welki

yep

9:14 am

mael

I also have an en6 from up top

9:15 am

penquis

and i have them all... i am done....see you all tomorrow....

9:15 am

welki

hi/bye pen

9:15 am

cybernan

same here, but no pl. there either

9:15 am

cybernan

bye pen - grats

9:16 am

welki

en + pin it on the donkey

9:16 am

mael

oh duh, thanks

9:17 am

cybernan

duh - ty welki

9:26 am

hempshow

morning babblistas

9:27 am

hempshow

i may have been late to the party, but i did a lot of research and just got my first VAX last week; i hope others holding out (or, more likely, being VIOLENT) on the vax will do what i did

9:28 am

mael

good for you hemp!

9:28 am

mael

thanks for getting it :)

9:30 am

cybernan

good for you, hemp -- hope you will get the 2nd shot and the booster as well.

9:35 am

cybernan

back later

9:37 am

MollyL

Why is someone who is not getting vaccinated being violent?

9:39 am

rururocks

I think Hemp means the antivaxxers being violent in response.. like airplanes etc

9:41 am

MollyL

Thanks, Ru. I had not read about any of that.

9:42 am

rururocks

omg.. they're assaulting airline staff

9:42 am

mael

it's been bad in Italy too, they've assaulted hospitals and staff

9:43 am

rururocks

why do that.. unbelievable

9:43 am

MollyL

Personally, I don't know why anyone thinks it is safe to fly yet, but that is just me.

9:43 am

rururocks

one in five americans believe Trump is going to be reinstated by year end

9:43 am

rururocks

I'm not flying ..

9:44 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! Navy construction unit

9:44 am

MollyL

How can Trump be reinstated?

9:44 am

rururocks

he can't.. they're delusional

9:45 am

MollyL

Well, since they were delusional thinking he was a good President, I guess it continues.

9:45 am

hurshy

he was just pointing out that if that many people think that, it's not surprising that they might think it is safe to fly

9:45 am

MollyL

Seabee

9:46 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:47 am

MollyL

I can't think of a better hotbed for infection that being cooped up with a lot of people on an airplane.

9:48 am

hurshy

the i words have me stumped

9:50 am

rururocks

think of the Clash.. meet me at the is4

9:50 am

MollyL

I had to look up the eye words

9:50 am

hurshy

thanks!

9:50 am

mael

with mandatory masking and air filtrating systems an airplane is actually probably safer than indoor dining though...

9:51 am

MollyL

Ru did you mean Rock The Ca5? And if so, how did Hurshy get that?

9:52 am

rururocks

that's what I meant..

9:52 am

hurshy

hurshy is good at extrapolating from incomplete information

9:52 am

mael

that's a skill, hurshy :)

9:52 am

MollyL

And she speaks of herself in the third person

9:52 am

hurshy

only sometimes

9:53 am

MollyL

Okay, then we will only refer to you as Sybil sometimes.

9:53 am

hurshy

see, molly, if you had said, "hurshy, how did you get that?" then i would have responded in the first person. it is because you said it the other way that i responded in third person.

9:53 am

cybernan

If you are ready for a chuckle and you have not yet seen a copy of "Twas the Night before a Covid Christmas" - it is posted in my profile

9:55 am

MollyL

Sorry, not finding much humor in COVID Christmas. Just heard from my son that he thinks he has it, which means Christmas is off, for the second year in a row.

9:56 am

mael

i'm so sorry, Molly

9:57 am

MollyL

Well, at least he is vaccinated so he shouldn't have a severe case if it is COVID. I can hope it's just the regular flu until his test results come back.

9:57 am

mael

I hope he feels well enough soon! is he boosted?

9:59 am

cybernan

So sorry to hear that your son is sick, Molly. Our kids won't be coming either has we are in strict isolation until we know what is happening with Omicron.

10:01 am

mael

we see my inlaws on a regular basis anyway (multiple times a week with the kids) so our christmas plans haven't changed. Both my MIL and SIL are nurses though, so it's been a tough month

10:01 am

rururocks

i'm dining here by myself too molly i'm not going anywhere

10:01 am

MollyL

He has had a booster. But he manages a restaurant and is likely exposed to people who have not been vaccinated.

10:02 am

MollyL

Well,I will have my youngest, who lives with me. But I think he is getting tired of holidays that are just him and Mom. We will make the best of it. One thing is for certain. There will be PLENTY of beef tenderloin.

10:02 am

mael

hopefully the booster helps keep this at the level of a bad cold!

10:03 am

origami

Sorry to hear about your son, Molly. I'm on my own here.

10:06 am

MollyL

Thanks everyone for your good wishes. We will just have to do a "late Christmas" this year.

10:12 am

mael

spread the cheer to the new year :)

10:23 am

Justin

does anyone know current guidance on if you're boosted but still get SarsCov2?

10:23 am

Justin

like should you take another booster at that point to lessen the impact or wait until it runs its course?

10:25 am

mael

the booster is not going to help once you have active covid

10:26 am

doseffing

...I I haven't heard anyone suggest a fourth shot ... and once you've got it another shot isn't going to do anything for the illness

10:26 am

mael

there are potential treatments that your doctor can recommend if necessary

10:27 am

doseffing

... there are a couple of drugs that seem to be very helpful with lessening the symptoms but they seem to be ineffective against omicron

10:28 am

MollyL

Justin, no offense to anyone here, but you are better off getting medical advice from a physician.

10:29 am

doseffing

... there was a rumour of a third drug which was rumoured to be somewhat effective on the symptoms from omicron but it is apparently quite rare and hard to find ... .. it seemed to be something that didn't work for the earlier variants so they never made any more but turned out to maybe be effective for omicron

10:29 am

doseffing

.... absolutely correct Molly

10:34 am

rururocks

i like to get my drug advice from the whackos at the republican party and have loaded up with bleach and ivermectin

10:37 am

MollyL

It is a scary world we live in when there are people who belive that ingesting bleach will do anything but kill you.

10:38 am

rururocks

yeah.. those are the guys standing on the roof with tinfoil on their heads facing due north

10:42 am

mael

but it's the vaccine that's untested and scary, right?

10:42 am

rururocks

right.. 200 million americans can't be wrong can they?

10:45 am

rururocks

gotta get to work.. bbl to finish

11:11 am

hempshow

i think the world would agree that millions of Americans are often wrong LOL but not about the vaccine!

11:58 am

cybernan

Hi again - still 79 to go

11:58 am

marksdolly

hi Nan!

12:01 pm

m9f9l

good morning

12:08 pm

cybernan

missing a ton of a's from the bottom and from the s tile above it

12:16 pm

m9f9l

Just missing a ton in general...

12:29 pm

m9f9l

ok. 1/2 way on all tiles. I need to go to work!

12:30 pm

m9f9l

happy babbling nan!

12:31 pm

MollyL

God love you M9. Someone who actually spells out the words 1/2 way on all tiles.

12:31 pm

MollyL

Sorry to all the pedants, 1/2 is not a word.

12:57 pm

mrloser

Yeah RU, Now I have all white hair and large teeth and a sort of whinny instead of a laugh but no virus LOL

1:38 pm

BzznBea

Where are these people coming from? Seems to be we have been invaded by posers.

1:48 pm

MollyL

There was a time, years ago, when common sense prevailed. No more.

1:57 pm

sammysmom

hello all..Molly, i see that i am not on your nice list, and rightly so, but how did you know ??

2:07 pm

MollyL

SMom, you are on Santa's top-secret, super nice list

2:11 pm

sammysmom

thanks-spybribing pays off !!

2:18 pm

mich_pdx

it's probably the drugs in the grid...

2:19 pm

harpjane

hello

2:19 pm

harpjane

124 to go

2:20 pm

mich_pdx

go Jane go!

2:23 pm

mich_pdx

bottom row, done! And back to work for me (*poof*)

2:28 pm

harpjane

found insects,buzzies

3:00 pm

aslindy

hello all

3:00 pm

harpjane

hi asl

3:01 pm

BzznBea

Hey, lindy.

3:01 pm

aslindy

hi bea

3:02 pm

aslindy

hello harpjane

3:08 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! fact-checking site for urban legends etc

3:10 pm

BzznBea

snopes

3:10 pm

aslindy

snopes

3:11 pm

BzznBea

clue for se7.32 please?

3:13 pm

BzznBea

Got the se7.

3:14 pm

BzznBea

Off to do more holiday prep...

3:21 pm

mab

snopes!

3:22 pm

mab

third place. not so bad.

3:23 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

3:23 pm

hurshy

sorry, i was off researching something so your dings got delayed

3:24 pm

origami

Oh, no ... ding delays :D

3:24 pm

mab

hurshy - still working in person?

3:26 pm

hurshy

well i was... but then today a whole bunch of kids got sent home to quarantine and i just found out that the school as a whole is going virtual until jan 10

3:26 pm

hurshy

and idk if i will be working there much beyond the 10th anyway, so...

3:27 pm

mab

maybe best. Is hard to do virtual, like stressful?

3:28 pm

hurshy

i mean... for tutoring, it is a little bit harder than in person, but not too bad. the next couple of days we might not do much anyway because it's right before the break

3:29 pm

mab

oh of course. keep forgetting it's Christmas some how.

3:31 pm

hurshy

google 8 Polish Foods of Christmas and watch the video. you won't be sorry.

3:36 pm

MollyL

Veggie Tales? Seriously?

3:36 pm

hurshy

Veggie Tales! Sillily.

3:40 pm

mab

veggies eating lots of meat!

3:40 pm

hurshy

i know, it's so ironic! lol

3:45 pm

mab

so, i could have potatoes, prunes, and dessert. Not too bad. except for the prunes.

3:46 pm

hurshy

oh i wouldn't really want to eat any of those things either, except that light flaky pastry perhaps. i just like singing them.

3:47 pm

hurshy

there's something so satisfying about singing "...and a boiled potato topped with dill weed!" (even though i hate dill)

3:50 pm

mab

yeah, cute, but i have sneaky idea there's meat in that flaky pastry. but maybe jam!

3:50 pm

hurshy

jam is always good

4:22 pm

mab

didn't enable used to have the word orsin/orson/orsen? i don't see it in the dictionaries so maybe not. thought it had something to do with sailing. did i dream it?

4:23 pm

mab

seems to mean bear-like in old whatever language

4:23 pm

hurshy

there's orcein

4:25 pm

mab

nooo. but very good word.

4:25 pm

mab

i must have been hallucinating.

4:41 pm

PinkHatClub

yoes

4:56 pm

mab

yikes. there's a very nasty software bug out there. be extra careful if you're running java. 'most serious' security breach ever' WaPo

5:01 pm

mab

Amazon, microsoft, google are affected and others. 500 engineers at google working on it - just a tiny bit of code is responsible.

5:06 pm

mab

hard to avoid java because lots of online entities small and huge use it.

5:07 pm

mab

not to click on anything odd even if it looks ok. not obviously weird like others.

5:18 pm

cybernan

hi again - finally made it back from the dentist

5:19 pm

mab

oh - another dentist appt. are you done now?

5:20 pm

mab

hope so

5:21 pm

cybernan

yes - the permanent crown went in today and a tiny filling

5:22 pm

cybernan

this has been a lot better than expected after not having seen a dentist for 2 years

5:25 pm

mab

well that's good. it still sounds a little grueling to me, but it's done. phew.

5:25 pm

cybernan

probably shouldn't be playing here either

5:26 pm

cybernan

if there is a problem with java stay away from interactive games and shopping sites

5:27 pm

cybernan

ey

5:28 pm

mab

yes! the paper mentioned the games. Amazon must be having lots of trouble.

5:30 pm

cybernan

think I've had enough of this one anyway - leaving 40. Have a nice evening everyone. :)

5:31 pm

mab

bye nan. take care.

5:32 pm

mab

ceasure

5:33 pm

mab

sorry excuse for attempted word.

6:45 pm

ItalianGreyhound

another big grid - I likee

6:51 pm

ItalianGreyhound

chat used to be interesting alas

7:00 pm

rururocks

the chat is plenty interesting early in the day, in the late afternoon / early evening .. not so much

7:01 pm

ItalianGreyhound

ok

7:01 pm

rururocks

most everyone is long done by now

7:01 pm

ItalianGreyhound

like drunk :)

7:03 pm

rururocks

yeah.. certain players for sure

7:04 pm

ItalianGreyhound

nice dog

7:05 pm

rururocks

thanks.. he was a good dog.. no longer with us. I should post a photo of my new dog

7:06 pm

rururocks

i think I'll get started on Dinner.. enjoy the game

7:31 pm

MollyL

Oh my

8:42 pm

harpjane

Hello, 72 to go

9:24 pm

harpjane

ce 5/16 and 6/27 clue, anyone?

9:26 pm

mab

sorry harp, don't have them. desperately need them myself.

9:27 pm

mab

not sure anyone's here.

9:27 pm

bookwomen

ce + voewl+sound sheep make plural

9:27 pm

harpjane

39 left, take heart mab

9:27 pm

bookwomen

still here finishing my last 56

9:28 pm

harpjane

omg a new one to me, thanks book!

9:28 pm

bookwomen

yw

9:36 pm

mab

i'm such a dolt. what does a sheep say? bleat is all I know.

9:37 pm

mab

city woman

9:37 pm

bookwomen

reverse the first two letters of the alphabet

9:40 pm

mab

oh that sound. thank you.

9:40 pm

bookwomen

yw

9:41 pm

harpjane

yessir yessir, three bags full....

9:44 pm

mab

was just hearing that in my head

9:45 pm

bookwomen

well now I am too ty for that ear worm

9:46 pm

harpjane

6 to go

9:46 pm

harpjane

my special gift, passing out earworms!

9:48 pm

bookwomen

you are very good at it

9:53 pm

bookwomen

fw. any clues before I leave?

9:54 pm

mab

se 7 32??

9:56 pm

harpjane

add two negative letters to the color that follows

9:56 pm

mab

thank so much!

9:56 pm

bookwomen

do you have the an6/7

9:56 pm

harpjane

insert, actually

9:58 pm

harpjane

another word about vision, insert a greek letter into the dolphin

9:58 pm

bookwomen

now drop the s and change the vowel for an 6/7 and insert plural letter for an 7/8

10:22 pm

cybernan

an 7-8 please?

10:27 pm

mab

the word above it? take the s and move it back a couple of spaces.

10:29 pm

cybernan

ty mab - strange words

10:36 pm

cybernan

se 7/32 please?

10:43 pm

mab

it has that same ending - the condition for which you wear a patch?

10:43 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

10:43 pm

cybernan

ty mab

10:44 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for the help :)

10:44 pm

mab

would you have the be 7 and 8?

10:45 pm

mab

congrats!

10:51 pm

mkg

Hi all. Clue for any 8s please with stats. Ty.

10:56 pm

mab

ab 8 50 is a plus people who aid and ab...

10:57 pm

mab

na 45 is the feeling when something makes you whoozy

10:58 pm

mkg

Ty. Got ab 8.

10:59 pm

mab

an 45 is difficult to clue -- there are some clues down just a bit.

10:59 pm

mkg

Anyone have clue for the i word? Ty

11:00 pm

mab

and i ain't got the be 50 or it's 7

11:00 pm

mab

has the sound sheep makes on the end

11:01 pm

mkg

Ty got the i word.

11:01 pm

mkg

Words. Ty.

11:02 pm

mab

for an you've got not yep plus bye, later, except spelled differently.

11:21 pm

mab

plaintive plea for be 7 36 and 8 50?

11:24 pm

mab

last two words

11:24 pm

mab

will trade my first born

11:26 pm

mab

i'm baking bread. will give you a piece for the be 7 and 8.

11:28 pm

mab

pearl necklace?

11:30 pm

mab

unending gratitude?

11:31 pm

mab

boxed set of the dick van dyke show?

11:33 pm

mich_pdx

mab! I just got it -- an italian firearm & plural

11:34 pm

mab

thank you!

11:35 pm

mich_pdx

happy to help :)

11:35 pm

mich_pdx

and I LOVE the dick van dyke show

11:36 pm

mab

perfect! oh, me too. any words you need?

11:36 pm

mich_pdx

tons, lol - I have 76 left, but I'm just going through the list

11:38 pm

mab

let me know, i'll be close by.

11:41 pm

mich_pdx

the two is words are slippery - any clues?

11:47 pm

mich_pdx

okay, morewords helped me out, got those pesky is's

11:51 pm

harpjane

222

11:57 pm

mich_pdx

56 left, and that's OK

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