Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, December 31, 2021

12:01 am

ursh

great scott !!!

12:01 am

dizgrannie

WOW

12:03 am

Roses6

th8

12:03 am

Rainiqui

tr 7 and 8

12:04 am

SueMagee

How many?

12:04 am

cybernan

oh my goodness! Happy New Year's Eve diz

12:04 am

cybernan

too many 7's to bother calling

12:07 am

ursh

ha8 x 2

12:08 am

jessmom

th8

12:09 am

justafreep

holy moley! Or maybe unholy money!

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

Are you kidding me?!

12:11 am

jessmom

to8/9

12:11 am

dizgrannie

reminds me of the 700+ one we had a few yrs ago

12:12 am

dizgrannie

nbt

12:19 am

Rainiqui

di 7 and 8

12:20 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:21 am

Rainiqui

de 10, nbt, nbs

12:23 am

SueMagee

Well done, rain.

12:25 am

Rainiqui

Thanks Sue - I started the d's after getting sick of t's

12:29 am

dizgrannie

Us done...un 7

12:31 am

dizgrannie

have 7 ts so far,one has no vowels

12:32 am

AtlKru

whoa ending the year with 506 words!

12:41 am

aebmusica

pont

12:50 am

cybernan

half way and nbt, but no 10 yet

1:01 am

Roses6

over half way, NBT, but missing a 9 and a 10

1:02 am

dizgrannie

Ks kapoot

1:32 am

Roses6

crashing with 317, but still no 9 or 10. sweet dreams all.

3:07 am

marigold

t

4:06 am

JaxH66

Di7/8 takes me back to my days working in a n

4:06 am

JaxH66

*lab

4:23 am

player girl

OMG I have NEVER seen such a huge grid

4:23 am

player girl

lids

4:23 am

player girl

Oooops Sorry

4:36 am

movieman

clue for the si9 plz

4:39 am

Kateq

hunting for it myself

4:42 am

rbud

compound word - what you do to add fertilizer on top of the dirt, next to a plant

4:43 am

Kateq

or add woman's garment to the si 4/5

4:44 am

Scrabbler

506!

5:34 am

ItalianGreyhound

Indeed!

5:43 am

Scrabbler

Hi there. I had red bars of doom since 0534.

5:44 am

Scrabbler

I mean 0501

6:13 am

Scrabbler

304 left and I must go to work. Maybe I will come back tonight.

7:09 am

welki

'morning, everyong

7:11 am

Uneaixoise

Morning :-)

7:12 am

welki

hi une

7:28 am

saanichcat

morning all, happy New Year's Eve!

7:29 am

MollyL

Same to you Saan. All the best to you in the New Year.

7:35 am

Frances

oa th

7:39 am

Sugrraleona

OMG, 560 words?? LOL good morn all - this ought to take all day

7:40 am

Meatball421

I usually shoot for at least half

7:43 am

BzznBea

Holy crap!

7:47 am

MollyL

And good morning to you Bea
: D

7:48 am

BzznBea

Nice way to end the year.

7:49 am

MollyL

Better today than tomorrow when everyone is New Year's Eve weary

7:49 am

BzznBea

Not everyone.

7:50 am

Lizlin

10 minutes to midnight here - so just wanted to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2022

7:50 am

MollyL

Sorry, when people "might be" weary

7:50 am

BzznBea

Happy New Year, liz!

7:51 am

MollyL

Same to you Liz

7:54 am

dan2bit

wowee. Good morning all! happy end of 2021 Lizlin and all in Oz

7:56 am

wvteach

Good morning all

7:58 am

bichon

Hi wv, n, Molly, Bea, Lizda

8:03 am

dan2bit

102 S words

8:04 am

BzznBea

85 T's

8:06 am

penquis

whoa!!....hello all....

8:09 am

MollyL

Interesting what 4 S's will do to the word count

8:10 am

penquis

yes....have to add them to every word, lol....

8:10 am

MollyL

Nope, every word does not end in S

8:11 am

penquis

but it's easier to just type it than to see if it connects to any of the four Ss.. ;o)

8:25 am

penquis

well the first 200 words were fun... ;o) ... glad I started this one early in the day....

8:26 am

MollyL

200 words in 19 minutes? Brainiac

8:26 am

penquis

lots of word families in this one...

8:26 am

MollyL

Name that proper noun...ritzy store famous for it's New York location

8:27 am

BzznBea

saks

8:27 am

dan2bit

saks

8:27 am

penquis

saks

8:27 am

dan2bit

shoot Bea was faster

8:28 am

MollyL

Ding! Ding! Bea wins a gift certificate to said store and some ritzy New York accomodations.

8:28 am

penquis

i am jealous!

8:29 am

MollyL

Not me. New York City holds no appeal for me whatsoever,

8:29 am

penquis

well not now, for sure....

8:29 am

penquis

i just assumed there was no expiration date....

8:30 am

MollyL

I'm not big on crowds aside from the COVID thing.

8:30 am

bichon

As a ex New Yorker, I would agree with Molly

8:31 am

rururocks

I'm not a New Yorker but it's a great City and a TON of fun if you do it right

8:31 am

penquis

it's nice for a few days....i like shows....

8:31 am

bichon

The crowds

8:32 am

penquis

well i would not go now, that's for sure...

8:33 am

BzznBea

Time Square will be less crowded this year. Only 15,000 instead of 85,000.

8:33 am

bichon

Growing up in New York, our windows faced the elevated train. I woke up to see a man masturbating

8:34 am

penquis

yuck....

8:34 am

BzznBea

On the train? Was the train stopped?

8:34 am

rururocks

oh wow

8:37 am

bichon

No, he was on the platform

8:39 am

mael

I have seen men masturbating in public on three separate continents, it appears to be a global problem

8:40 am

rururocks

they'd have to be pretty messed up to do that

8:40 am

mael

oh, definitely

8:41 am

Meatball421

I have come across one bopping the baloney in a forest preserve, not even attempting to conceal himself.

8:43 am

phaeton

Hello...may I have the corner E stats pls?

8:43 am

rururocks

volcano

8:45 am

phaeton

ty ru...morning blindness.😎

8:52 am

rururocks

funny that ha7 is in the grid with all the public demonstrations

8:55 am

hurshy

ooooeeeee

8:59 am

Shirlockc

just logged in and the conversation ... lol

9:00 am

saanichcat

you could get into serious punning now ru...

9:00 am

rururocks

logged in Shirl?

9:00 am

Shirlockc

you took mine ruru

9:00 am

Shirlockc

you stiffed me

9:00 am

BzznBea

ha

9:01 am

saanichcat

here we go

9:01 am

penquis

it's like watching a tennis match....

9:01 am

Shirlockc

with all the lobbed balls?

9:01 am

rururocks

well.. if you can't beat em...errrr never mind

9:06 am

BzznBea

The clam word is a phantom.

9:07 am

hurshy

what's the clam word?

9:07 am

rururocks

taenia

9:07 am

phaeton

whew...half way

9:08 am

hurshy

ah

9:08 am

penquis

192 left here...

9:08 am

BzznBea

I thought it was nereis

9:09 am

periwinkle

Wow a really big one.

9:09 am

rururocks

oh you're right

9:09 am

penquis

yes...a WOWie....

9:10 am

BzznBea

TWSS

9:10 am

periwinkle

good morning all

9:10 am

rururocks

(that was for bea)

9:10 am

BzznBea

Just wanted to get that in before Carla.

9:11 am

rururocks

I'm not sure what twss is

9:12 am

BzznBea

That's what she said.

9:12 am

wvteach

halfway - time for breakfast

9:13 am

BzznBea

Everyone have the black eye and collards ready for tomorrow?

9:13 am

phaeton

blech

9:14 am

BzznBea

It has just been recently that I have started to enjoy any type of legume other than the peanut.

9:15 am

rururocks

i love black eyed peas

9:15 am

periwinkle

never had black eyed peas

9:15 am

rururocks

but then I'm half Oakie

9:16 am

phaeton

starting to gag just thinking of them...lol

9:17 am

BzznBea

My black eye pea dish is a chili made with sausage and ground pork. I throw in a handfull of collards for the green. And to make my momma holler.

9:17 am

penquis

in delight or in disgust?...

9:18 am

bichon

I have never heard of this tradition. Is it from the South?

9:19 am

rururocks

i braise my collards with olive oil and a touch of garlic before I put them in bea

9:19 am

BzznBea

In disgust. All I have to do is look at her and say, "Veg-All".

9:20 am

BzznBea

Ru, I do that when we are eating them as a side.

9:21 am

rururocks

gives them a little more flavor.. I just use ham hocks too

9:21 am

BzznBea

Bichon, I think it is a southern thing.

9:21 am

rururocks

and top with crumbled bacon :D

9:21 am

hurshy

are there any rh words?

9:22 am

bichon

Mr. B ate it last New Years. He grew up in Florida.

9:23 am

penquis

the only New Years tradition we had growing up was going to my grandparents (as did my cousins' family)... My grandfather would bless us all....

9:24 am

BzznBea

Black eye peas for luck. Greens for wealth. Corn bread for gold. Pork for prosperity.

9:24 am

penquis

we had all that in one blessing.. ;o)

9:25 am

BzznBea

I can't see how rh words would be possible, hurshy.

9:25 am

hurshy

yeah me neither but you never know with this game

9:26 am

BzznBea

There are ps and pt words.

9:26 am

hurshy

i got the no-vowel one

9:26 am

hokie carla

jinkies, am I seeing that number right?

9:27 am

penquis

yes...lol

9:27 am

BzznBea

You are indeed.

9:27 am

penquis

thanks for the heads up, bea...

9:27 am

hokie carla

looks like I'm going to need some more coffee

9:28 am

hokie carla

probably a bad sign that I can only find 2 a's off the bat

9:28 am

BzznBea

That top A is a devil.

9:29 am

hokie carla

good to know from the A expert

9:29 am

hurshy

idk, i found 13 of them and only 2 were weird

9:29 am

hokie carla

I can make 80s game consoles though

9:30 am

hokie carla

well, you're like ruru, I don't trust anything you say re: level of difficulty. no offense.

9:30 am

rururocks

I beg your pardon?

9:30 am

penquis

i am missing four...

9:30 am

hurshy

well the weird ones are ar4/8 and pl if that helps :)

9:30 am

hokie carla

😁

9:30 am

hokie carla

oh, we've had that before

9:31 am

penquis

now i am missing two...ty, hursh...

9:31 am

hokie carla

well now I have 9 so I can move on

9:32 am

hokie carla

11

9:33 am

rururocks

just finished the a's... only one weirdo

9:34 am

hokie carla

anyone said the total A number or do I have to add them all in my head?

9:34 am

hurshy

49

9:34 am

hokie carla

happy new year

9:34 am

BzznBea

101 Esses.

9:34 am

penquis

NTPN....movie/TV studio....

9:35 am

MollyL

Desilu

9:35 am

penquis

ding! ding! ding!....

9:35 am

hokie carla

oh wow, good one

9:36 am

BzznBea

Has any one seen the movie?

9:36 am

penquis

not me...

9:36 am

MollyL

I just watched the movie with Kidman. She was awful

9:36 am

BzznBea

She said she had a hard time being funny. I can't imagine anyone playing Lucy.

9:37 am

hurshy

i would think it is harder to play an actual person than a made-up character

9:37 am

periwinkle

have no desire to see the movie. there is only one Lucy. cannot imagine in that role

9:37 am

penquis

they should have cast someone used to doing comedy....

9:38 am

hokie carla

I didn't even know there was a movie

9:38 am

periwinkle

cannot image Kidman in that role is what I meant to say

9:38 am

periwinkle

yes pen

9:38 am

penquis

well i have to go....bbl to find the last 167....bye all....

9:38 am

MollyL

Bardem was much more believable as Desi. So was the guy who played William Frawley

9:38 am

Jeff7

The TCM Podcast about Lucy was wonderful. It's season 3 called The Plot Thickens 10 episodes

9:38 am

hokie carla

only 436 left here - bye pen!

9:38 am

hurshy

is there just one pt, or more?

9:38 am

periwinkle

296 left here

9:38 am

bichon

Did anyone imagine how Lucy and Desi made a baby with those twin beds

9:38 am

periwinkle

nothing bigger than a 7 so far

9:39 am

BzznBea

Yes, only one pt.

9:39 am

hurshy

ok thanks

9:39 am

hokie carla

oh mylanta, 50 7s?

9:40 am

periwinkle

found a th8/55

9:41 am

hokie carla

well I had the root and the pl, but didn't make the 8. thx

9:41 am

periwinkle

the only 8 I have

9:41 am

hokie carla

me too

9:42 am

BzznBea

Yesterday we had auld. Not today.

9:42 am

hokie carla

but we have a war hero/actor

9:44 am

mael

I have 5 8s but no 9s or 10s

9:44 am

rururocks

9 eights here no 9's or tens

9:45 am

BzznBea

4 8's, 2 9's, 0 10's

9:46 am

hokie carla

ooh, I grayed a tile!

9:46 am

MollyL

Is someone writing all of this down?

9:46 am

BzznBea

I am.

9:46 am

hokie carla

I have a spreadsheet started, don't worry

9:47 am

hurshy

i just found a 10!!!!

9:47 am

MollyL

One 10 is fairly common, the other not so much

9:47 am

hurshy

i think mine is the not so much

9:47 am

MollyL

Yeah, I would figure you would find that one first

9:47 am

hokie carla

I just found the superlative ending, now I gotta go back and look at the tiles I did.

9:49 am

BzznBea

I started a bit backwards today.

9:50 am

MollyL

Okay, I will play, how does one start backward?

9:50 am

hokie carla

at the bottom right, obvi

9:51 am

godthaab

I have the de10 . What is the other one please?

9:51 am

MollyL

st

9:52 am

dromano66

is this the biggest puzzle ever?

9:52 am

godthaab

Thanks!

9:52 am

doseffing

nope ... 744

9:53 am

dromano66

wow!

9:53 am

hurshy

is that st10 a compound?

9:53 am

MollyL

And not everyone starts at the top left Miss OBVEE

9:53 am

MollyL

I thought the st was the one you had.

9:53 am

BzznBea

Today, I started at the top of the last column.

9:54 am

bichon

The day of 744 there was no list. Some people finished

9:54 am

hurshy

oh, no. i just didn't think de10 was common.

9:54 am

MollyL

No it is not a compound

9:54 am

BzznBea

I'm going to shake things up this year. =)

9:54 am

hokie carla

phantom residue

9:54 am

MollyL

There was a list the day of 744

9:54 am

doseffing

... there were all kinds of problems ....

9:54 am

hurshy

hokie, make it an adj

9:55 am

hokie carla

of course, thx

9:55 am

hokie carla

I now have 1/7 of the 8s

9:58 am

mael

which D does it comes from?

9:58 am

hurshy

bottom

9:58 am

mael

thanks!

9:58 am

MollyL

The 10? The bottom

10:02 am

BzznBea

What a word.

10:02 am

hokie carla

so you can do something half-assed but not assed

10:03 am

rururocks

oh you can do something asses alright

10:03 am

BzznBea

She said assed.

10:03 am

MollyL

Which word Bea?

10:03 am

hokie carla

well, yes that is a word, ru

10:03 am

BzznBea

The de10.

10:03 am

rururocks

assed too :D

10:04 am

BzznBea

I'll start using it when I go shopping.

10:04 am

MollyL

Has no one ever gone to a high school graduation? That is read at every one I've been to

10:04 am

hurshy

but that means that st10 is weirder than de10

10:05 am

rururocks

i was stoned at my graduation.. i don't remember a thing

10:05 am

hokie carla

hmmm. just went to one this past summer.

10:05 am

BzznBea

Now, how could you be stoned at your graduation if you have never smoked?

10:05 am

MollyL

st 10 is weirder than de10. De10 is on greeting cards, posters and t-shirts

10:06 am

hokie carla

decongratulations!

10:06 am

MollyL

I think it is a song too

10:06 am

BzznBea

By the Eagles.

10:07 am

hokie carla

I guess the PB is inactive on a day like this?

10:07 am

rururocks

I smoked back then but gave it up after high school

10:07 am

MollyL

No not by the Eagles. That was Desperado

10:08 am

Shirlockc

i'm just not grokking any of the 10 clues

10:08 am

hokie carla

well, I don't know what grokking means, but me either

10:08 am

hurshy

you better let somebody love you, let somebody love you

10:10 am

MollyL

Best line in that song is "your prison is walking through this world all alone"

10:10 am

BzznBea

I graduated in a class of 21. That poem would have been more than those old cowboys could handle.

10:10 am

MollyL

Grokking?

10:11 am

rastapopolous

Stranger ina strange land. Now accepted by dictionaries like enable

10:11 am

MollyL

Wow Bea, was that graduation from a one-room schoolhouse?

10:11 am

Shirlockc

grok = to understand, from Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land = my nerd is showing

10:12 am

BzznBea

No, but there were only 100 students in the entire school then.

10:12 am

doseffing

... and they'd all read Stranger in a Strange Land ...

10:12 am

hokie carla

even my graduating class was way bigger than that (167)

10:12 am

hurshy

phantoms: lieu, adieu

10:13 am

rastapopolous

I thought we *all* read that in the 70s

10:14 am

rastapopolous

Like Dune.

10:14 am

hurshy

pb

10:14 am

hokie carla

I started kindergarten in like 78, so definitely not

10:14 am

rastapopolous

Oh no! you're right!

10:14 am

MollyL

Not all of us are science fiction readers. And who read Dune?

10:14 am

doseffing

... some of us read it in the sixties ... only time in my high school career I got to be one of the cool kids ... ... the cool kids discovered it and as the resident Heinlein expert I was explaining it to them

10:15 am

rururocks

i read dune and liked it

10:15 am

hokie carla

PB is suspended today because you can't have a convo without hitting on one of these 506 words

10:15 am

hurshy

i read it but only within the last few years

10:15 am

rastapopolous

All of my cohort certainly. The first one was great. The sequels, not so much

10:15 am

rururocks

you youngun hokie

10:15 am

Shirlockc

read dune, was good

10:15 am

hokie carla

hurshy's like 4 years younger than me

10:17 am

MollyL

Do you guys all dress up and attend Star Trek conventions?

10:17 am

rastapopolous

Galaxy Quest maybe lol

10:17 am

hurshy

i went to a trek convention when i was about 11, and got nichelle nichols' autograph and a plastic pair of spock ears

10:17 am

Shirlockc

my xboss not only did that, he went on a ST themed cruise

10:18 am

BzznBea

Comican

10:18 am

hokie carla

so, what's the length of that PT word?

10:18 am

hurshy

pt6

10:18 am

MollyL

I shudder to think of what one pays for a Star Trek cruise

10:18 am

hokie carla

and I found 1 PS, is there more?

10:19 am

BzznBea

no, ch

10:19 am

periwinkle

I have 1 ps words

10:19 am

rastapopolous

I have 2 ps words

10:19 am

MollyL

5 ps

10:19 am

BzznBea

Sorry, ps x 5

10:19 am

hurshy

i have 3 ps words

10:19 am

hokie carla

oh geez

10:20 am

hokie carla

well I found another but will probably have to skip the rest

10:20 am

hurshy

thanks molly & bea

10:21 am

hurshy

that brings me to 450 words!

10:21 am

MollyL

**Wonders if Comiccan is where the people who got thrown out of Comicon go.

10:21 am

hokie carla

I think we comican

10:21 am

hokie carla

I guess ponte is a proper noun?

10:22 am

hurshy

as in the Ponte Neuf?

10:22 am

hokie carla

it's a fabric, which reminds me I never told my NTPN the other day which was cupro

10:23 am

MollyL

I swear, Hurshy sends me to Google more than anyone else here

10:23 am

hokie carla

yeah, I was like what is the ponte neuf, but then just kept looking for words

10:23 am

hurshy

well i was wrong anyway, it's Pont Neuf, no e on the end

10:24 am

hurshy

one of the famous bridges in paris

10:24 am

hokie carla

ponte is a stable, double knit

10:26 am

rastapopolous

finally found a word with that -ise ending

10:26 am

hokie carla

cupro is a very soft, recycled cotton, kinda like rayon but stretchy

10:26 am

hurshy

phantoms: sound, resound

10:26 am

hokie carla

yep

10:27 am

hurshy

ooh what is it rasta?

10:27 am

rastapopolous

to8/9

10:27 am

hokie carla

omg, 54 D's and they're not popping out at me

10:28 am

periwinkle

ty rasta

10:28 am

hokie carla

thx rasta

10:28 am

hurshy

thanks!

10:28 am

hurshy

two 9s there

10:28 am

BzznBea

There are two of those 9's

10:28 am

hokie carla

we've had that before and I think it's stupid. you can just use the 5.

10:28 am

hokie carla

to say the same thing

10:29 am

hokie carla

thx bea, you are correct

10:29 am

hurshy

bbl

10:30 am

BzznBea

Me too...228 left.

10:30 am

rastapopolous

That's why it took me forever. It's not a real word. I like the music one better, one letter away, that's not accepted

10:30 am

hokie carla

281 left here but I'll try a little longer

10:30 am

rururocks

79 here for me

10:34 am

Scrabbler

Go ruru, go! 304 to find for me.

10:34 am

Uneaixoise

Go ru indeed!

10:35 am

hokie carla

ruru will finish and then declare it easy. haha

10:35 am

Scrabbler

Yes.

10:36 am

hokie carla

I am shooting for HOET today

10:37 am

rururocks

this ain't an easy grid.. by any stretch

10:39 am

cybernan

good morning everyone - left at the halfway mark last night

10:39 am

hokie carla

hey nan

10:40 am

Scrabbler

You made a lot of progress, Nan.

10:41 am

Uneaixoise

Just hit the halfway mark....

10:41 am

robwhy

11 K words?????

10:42 am

Scrabbler

Go Une, go!

10:43 am

hokie carla

I managed to get 7 K's but no idea on the other 4.

10:43 am

dan2bit

150 to go here. hoet but still no 9s

10:44 am

Scrabbler

Let's go, people.

10:44 am

sandy211

Tot9 :)

10:45 am

maccafixx

si 9?

10:46 am

robwhy

sidetone should be a word

10:46 am

hokie carla

I just tried sidedesk

10:47 am

robwhy

I meant sidenote

10:47 am

robwhy

and yes, side desk too

10:47 am

hokie carla

oh, that def should be

10:48 am

cybernan

is there a si 9 -- or there should be? have to 9 x2 but don't know what the 3rd one is

10:49 am

hokie carla

I assumed macca was asking for a clue for it

10:50 am

maccafixx

yes!

10:50 am

hokie carla

obviously none of us have it 🤣. maybe ruru will chime in.

10:52 am

cybernan

well it is not the adulterer's "other"

10:53 am

saanichcat

there is an si 9, clued earlier as si 4 plus article of woman;s clothing, meaning is a way of fertilizing garden

10:53 am

saanichcat

it's "duh" when you find it

10:53 am

hokie carla

weird, thannk

10:54 am

maccafixx

ty saanichcat!

10:54 am

cybernan

ty saanich

10:54 am

saanichcat

great you got it!

10:54 am

hokie carla

well I was looking for sideblouse at first

10:55 am

cybernan

Did you get a lot of snow the other day -- son set pics of Vancouver - awful

10:55 am

cybernan

anyone know what the 10 is?

10:55 am

MollyL

It wasn't a duh for me. I have never heard of the fertilizing term

10:56 am

hokie carla

yes, the 10s are ST and DE but I don't have either. there are some various clues just a bit ago.

10:56 am

MollyL

Which 10

10:56 am

saanichcat

ah yeah nan, I am still stuck up my driveway. Maybe free on the weekend. Nowhere to go anyway and it's really pretty. BUT COLD!

10:56 am

hokie carla

also have never heard of it

10:57 am

saanichcat

maybe the term isn't widely used in the States; it is up here.

10:57 am

MollyL

Does anyone get it when I say "Go placidly amidst the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence"?

10:58 am

hokie carla

like, get where the quote is from or get what it means?

10:58 am

saanichcat

sure do. got sick of it in 1966.

10:58 am

MollyL

Get what it means in terms of a 10

10:59 am

hokie carla

oh, then no

10:59 am

BzznBea

Ahh...I should have seen the si9

10:59 am

hokie carla

is that the graduation one?

10:59 am

cybernan

no

10:59 am

hokie carla

I knew bea would know the si9

10:59 am

MollyL

Thank you Saan. I guess that is something only we elders know

11:00 am

cybernan

not this elder

11:00 am

MollyL

It is like the most over done poem in history

11:00 am

hokie carla

who wrote it?

11:01 am

cybernan

mind you, we were busy building a house and dealing with a new born for most of 1966

11:01 am

saanichcat

oh nan you would. It was so over-used. posters, cards, all made to look old, when it was written by an American in the 1920s. Max Ehrmann. PB for me.

11:01 am

MollyL

Max Ehrmann

11:02 am

joym999

OMG...I wasn't able to pop by at flip time last night and I just started now and OMG. 506 words! I am overwhelmed.

11:03 am

cybernan

is it for the de or the st?

11:03 am

hokie carla

thank you and google, got the de10 now

11:03 am

saanichcat

the de

11:03 am

hokie carla

hey joy, I felt the same when I signed on this morning

11:03 am

cybernan

doesn't matter - that saying means nothing to me

11:04 am

hokie carla

arnaz + remove the rodents + vowel

11:05 am

hokie carla

well I just need 1 lower D for HOET

11:05 am

cybernan

ok - remember seeing the posters now -- thought it had something to do with the catholic church, like hanging a cross on your wall

11:06 am

lbdawger

Happy New Year's Eve everyone! working on the si 9, got the first part, but don't have a clue about article of woman's clothing

11:06 am

cybernan

ty carla

11:06 am

Uneaixoise

Tx hokie!!

11:07 am

hokie carla

thank google 😜

11:07 am

cybernan

not slacks, dawger

11:07 am

BzznBea

Women all over the world will be wearng one to parties tonight, dawg.

11:08 am

Uneaixoise

Turkey and -----ing

11:08 am

cybernan

I hope not bea -- we had a big enough jump in covid cases after Christmas -- pile new year parties on top of that? OMG I hope most people are sensible enough to stay home.

11:09 am

lbdawger

ahh thank you thank you thank you.

11:09 am

hokie carla

ok, I have DE10 and Di6 from bottom D, can someone give me a stat for another?

11:09 am

MollyL

Now Nan, you know most people have no common sense

11:09 am

Uneaixoise

Hey dawg!

11:10 am

rururocks

di7/8

11:10 am

hokie carla

hmm, are they related to the 6?

11:10 am

lbdawger

hi ya Unea!!

11:11 am

MollyL

COVID cases are spiking all over the place here and yet classrooms remain open as do other things that should not be

11:11 am

saanichcat

yes carla

11:11 am

hokie carla

or do they have the prefix to undo something?

11:11 am

hokie carla

ok, thanks, saan

11:12 am

Smdnjv

ariser

11:12 am

hurshy

which 6, the pupil one?

11:12 am

hokie carla

that's the one I have

11:12 am

hokie carla

are there 2 di6 from bottom D?

11:12 am

hurshy

there's another one that is a latin plural

11:12 am

hurshy

and then the most grim situation

11:12 am

hokie carla

the most grim is the other D

11:13 am

Smdnjv

Oops sorry. I just noticed my booboo.

11:13 am

hurshy

oh i didn't know we were saying the 7/8 was from the bottom

11:13 am

hokie carla

phantom disuse

11:13 am

MollyL

Most grim doesn't come from the bottom d

11:14 am

hokie carla

oh, well that's what I asked for so I just assumed it was bottom D

11:14 am

cybernan

don't have the di 6

11:14 am

cybernan

ty molly

11:14 am

hurshy

yeah i came in and didn't scroll back to see that

11:15 am

hokie carla

basically I just need 1 D from bottom to achieve HOET

11:15 am

hokie carla

phantom disease

11:16 am

hokie carla

found one! HOET!

11:16 am

hurshy

there's a past tense where the root is from the other 6

11:16 am

BzznBea

di7/8 - start like the sour pickle end with pay the r*** monthly

11:17 am

hurshy

that's not related to a 6 then

11:17 am

hokie carla

thanks bea, was never going to stumble across that

11:18 am

MollyL

You need to stick a vowel in the middle of Bea's clue

11:18 am

hurshy

did anyone say what the other 9 is while i was gone?

11:19 am

BzznBea

si9

11:19 am

cybernan

si 9, to x2

11:19 am

MollyL

to9 x 2 and si9

11:19 am

hokie carla

yes

11:19 am

cybernan

lol, carla

11:19 am

hokie carla

apparently it's a duh compound word to the canadians and the master gardeners

11:20 am

hurshy

ok

11:20 am

hokie carla

hurshy doesn't really need help, nan 🤣😜

11:20 am

hurshy

yes i doooo

11:21 am

BzznBea

clued for dawg not long ago

11:21 am

MollyL

Apparently she needs help spelling do

11:21 am

hokie carla

alright, I'm going to get out of my PJs. 154 for later if I decide to come back.

11:21 am

hokie carla

happy new year if I don't see y'all again today. I guess I could say it tomorrow.

11:21 am

hurshy

canadians and gardeners... hmm

11:22 am

BzznBea

Who needs help spelling?

11:22 am

MollyL

PJ's at lunchtime. What a life.

11:22 am

cybernan

is the st 10 a compound?

11:22 am

BzznBea

compound word

11:22 am

hokie carla

I don't even know what day of the week this is, molly

11:22 am

MollyL

Hurshy doooooes

11:22 am

BzznBea

Not the st10

11:23 am

hokie carla

I may undecorate inside today. I normally wait for old xmas but kinda feeling cluttery in here.

11:24 am

BzznBea

I wait until The Epiphany.

11:24 am

cybernan

ok, will keep looking - ty bea

11:24 am

hurshy

it's not starentous

11:24 am

BzznBea

Besides, we like the decorations up for our anniversary.

11:24 am

hokie carla

maybe that's what I wait for, the 6th?

11:24 am

BzznBea

Yes, the 6th

11:24 am

MollyL

We take down on New Years Day. Enough is enough by then.

11:25 am

hokie carla

yours is tomorrow?

11:25 am

hokie carla

mine is the 7th

11:25 am

BzznBea

Yes, #22 tomorrow.

11:25 am

hokie carla

mine will be 27!

11:25 am

MollyL

Happy Anniversary Bea

11:25 am

hurshy

i am struggling with both si9 and st10

11:26 am

cybernan

we have always kept ours up until 12th night, but then we always used to have a 12th night party too

11:26 am

hokie carla

and yes, we had an ice storm the day before mine and then mr. homie's family complained about a wedding in the mountains in winter.

11:26 am

MollyL

Anyone who can stay married that long is doing something right

11:27 am

BzznBea

st 10 is a long step not taken early

11:27 am

cybernan

happy anniversary, to all of you

11:27 am

BzznBea

Thanks, nan.

11:27 am

hokie carla

hmm, cryptic

11:27 am

hokie carla

thanks, nan

11:27 am

MollyL

Ephiphany, 12th Night, the celebrations go on and on

11:28 am

hokie carla

ah, was looking at the wrong ST

11:28 am

hurshy

thanks nan

11:28 am

hokie carla

thanks, bea

11:28 am

BzznBea

yw

11:29 am

hokie carla

not going to declare GATBO though since I only have 6 8s

11:29 am

hurshy

i don't know GATBO yet, what's that one

11:29 am

cybernan

got it - ty bea

11:29 am

hokie carla

oh cricket sounds. great.

11:29 am

hokie carla

got all the big ones

11:29 am

BzznBea

TWSS!

11:30 am

hurshy

ah well i still need that si9

11:30 am

hurshy

all i can think is si4st5

11:30 am

hokie carla

okay, 150 left. that's a nice round number. really leaving now.

11:30 am

cybernan

5 more 8's and 28 more 7's and I will be back in monkeyland

11:30 am

BzznBea

not front or back + article of clothing with a skirt

11:30 am

hurshy

interesting. thanks bea

11:31 am

BzznBea

You put your fertilizer there so it won't burn your plants.

11:32 am

hurshy

where... is it? like around the edges of the garden? or in between rows?

11:32 am

BzznBea

Aroung the edges of the plants.

11:33 am

cybernan

ha 7 should be a word (implacable person)

11:38 am

Uneaixoise

Have st6 8 7 .....but no 10

11:38 am

cybernan

just clued by bea, une

11:39 am

Uneaixoise

Found it!!!!

11:40 am

Uneaixoise

To produce a shrill sound

11:40 am

BzznBea

Avis just delivered the mail. Later than I thought. Guess I will get clothed. 196 left.

11:40 am

Uneaixoise

New to me....

11:44 am

MollyL

If I am ever outside with someone in the Fall and they say "Oh listen, the crickets are st10ing" I am going to look at them in a funny way and start backing away slowly.

11:45 am

Uneaixoise

Indeed!

11:46 am

origami

Holy smokes! Hi folks.

11:50 am

rururocks

perfect timing ori.. just finished

11:51 am

windingwake

Wooow.

11:51 am

origami

You should get a medal :D

11:51 am

cybernan

grats, ru

11:51 am

PJDR

task

11:52 am

cybernan

I am going to declare pj day over and have some breakfast - bbl

11:52 am

rururocks

I hope dart shows up at 8:30 tonight to start

11:57 am

rururocks

bye all have to straighten up the house... have fun with this monster grid

11:58 am

origami

Have a nice day, ru.

11:58 am

rururocks

nice weather finally here

11:59 am

origami

A little cloudy here. At least it's not raining. Not something someone from CA is normally glad about.

12:01 pm

rururocks

8 days of rain weren't enough for you for a while?

12:02 pm

origami

Yes!

12:03 pm

saanichcat

hey ori, how goes it? Way to go ru, if you are still here

12:03 pm

origami

Doing good saanich. How are you?

12:04 pm

saanichcat

fine, just about finished this long game, last 5 to go, whew

12:05 pm

origami

Wow. I won't have the staying power to finish.

12:06 pm

saanichcat

but I am snowed in.

12:07 pm

origami

You BC folks have been hit hard. I hope you stay warm.

12:07 pm

MollyL

If you want to see The Brainiacs Club, look up today's finishers tomorrow.

12:08 pm

saanichcat

more like people with patience club!

12:12 pm

A*n*i*t*a

can someone clue the single e in the last column please.

12:12 pm

A*n*i*t*a

dunes

12:12 pm

A*n*i*t*a

oops sorry

12:13 pm

sandy211

There is a volcano on the island of Sicily with this name

12:13 pm

origami

et 4/4

12:13 pm

A*n*i*t*a

TY

12:15 pm

A*n*i*t*a

couldnt see the wood for the trees, stats gave me it straight out. Ty origami

12:15 pm

origami

You're welcome.

12:16 pm

A*n*i*t*a

rids

12:16 pm

hurshy

you're really on a roll there

12:17 pm

A*n*i*t*a

lol

12:21 pm

hurshy

Us Upended!

12:22 pm

car.eeyore

Whooo hoo! Biggun' for NYE!

12:23 pm

saanichcat

hurshy, can you clue the un 7 please?

12:23 pm

hurshy

i un7ed an old photo album that i hadn't seen in years

12:24 pm

saanichcat

duh! and thanks! FW!

12:24 pm

origami

Congrats saanich!

12:25 pm

saanichcat

thanks! Happy New Years Eve to everyone.

12:26 pm

cybernan

grats saanich - hagd

12:27 pm

saanichcat

thanks nan, you too.

12:28 pm

cybernan

trying to figure out what you do with that old album besides uncover it

12:28 pm

cybernan

ah ok - found - ty hurshy

12:29 pm

cybernan

an I already had it - lol

12:30 pm

cybernan

think I should head for the list - can't remember what i've entered

12:32 pm

cybernan

and 3 ad's right off the bat - :(

12:41 pm

hurshy

phantom: posse

1:28 pm

Uneaixoise

Another clue for un7 please?

1:29 pm

amelu0218

what archaeologists do

1:32 pm

Uneaixoise

Uncover?

1:33 pm

Uneaixoise

Got it!!!!

1:33 pm

cybernan

another word that means uncover, une

1:33 pm

amelu0218

~;o)

1:42 pm

dizgrannie

HAPPY NEW YEAR from DOWNUNDER. 157 LEFT

1:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

happy new year to you

1:49 pm

origami

Happy New Year, diz.

1:59 pm

MollyL

Fireworks at amelu's tonight?

2:00 pm

Uneaixoise

Betty White died...... :-(

2:00 pm

hokie carla

oh, Betty White died 18 days away from turning 1000

2:00 pm

hokie carla

I mean 100

2:02 pm

cybernan

oh no -- I really liked her - great sense of humour

2:03 pm

hokie carla

yep, she was a good one

2:04 pm

BzznBea

Who said she died?

2:04 pm

Uneaixoise

Wonderful lady.....

2:05 pm

hokie carla

the news

2:05 pm

Uneaixoise

On CNN right now

2:05 pm

origami

Oh, no. She was always one of my favorites.

2:10 pm

Trifioso

very, very sad. I hope all of us are blessed enough to live in a way that, even if we die at 99, everyone agrees it was too soon.

2:11 pm

origami

Well said, Trif.

2:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

2:12 pm

Trifioso

hello

2:12 pm

cybernan

I just loved her comment about the new abortion laws in some states

2:14 pm

Trifioso

the jiffy lube one?

2:14 pm

cybernan

yes

2:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

happy new year. time to go

2:15 pm

BzznBea

She must have a big date.

2:16 pm

cybernan

bye TO

2:19 pm

cybernan

down to 20: 8 x4, 7 x10, 6 x2 Throwing in the towel for now.

2:25 pm

hurshy

dang it all

2:26 pm

hurshy

these other people that have died the last few days, like john madden, i purposely refrained from saying "at least betty white hasn't died" in order to avoid jinxing her, but it failed

2:29 pm

BzznBea

Finally got the D's grey!

2:30 pm

MollyL

Happy Trails Betty. They will be glad to greet you in The Summerlands.

2:35 pm

pat56

ptoses

2:36 pm

periwinkle

ty :)

2:36 pm

hurshy

phantom: tirade

2:36 pm

hurshy

tres

2:36 pm

hurshy

scuse me

2:37 pm

periwinkle

tr7/8 please

2:37 pm

hurshy

ariel's dad's scepter

2:38 pm

hurshy

or a brand of gum

2:38 pm

BzznBea

Doesn't the devil have one too?

2:38 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh

2:41 pm

zoozzoom

Fireworks. Happy babbling everyone!

2:44 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

2:53 pm

dizgrannie

FWs

3:03 pm

ChampFit

Happy New Year everyone! Just back from a short trip to New Orleans. What a gift this large grid is!

3:04 pm

BzznBea

Happy New Year to you too, Champ.

3:04 pm

hokie carla

finally got the PT! 🤣

3:05 pm

BzznBea

You go, gilrl!

3:05 pm

BzznBea

Especially since it was in the chat.

3:05 pm

hokie carla

well, it was only because it was typed in the chat

3:06 pm

BzznBea

jinx

3:08 pm

wvteach

help with SI 9 pls - i know the first four letters but monkeys have given up on the last five

3:08 pm

origami

NTPN: Fable teller

3:09 pm

BzznBea

Aesop

3:09 pm

origami

Yes!

3:09 pm

hokie carla

wv, what women wear (and some men)

3:10 pm

BzznBea

Attire for women with a skirt

3:13 pm

cybernan

just finished reading Betty Whites Obit on CNN website. Did she die of old age, or was she sick?

3:13 pm

origami

She had just reported being well, so whatever it was happened very suddenly.

3:14 pm

hokie carla

I just assumed old age

3:14 pm

cybernan

I think she was interviewed not that long ago about how she planned to celebrate her 100th

3:15 pm

cybernan

clue for the ra 6-7 please?

3:17 pm

cybernan

nm - monkeyed it

3:20 pm

periwinkle

help with di7/8 please

3:21 pm

cybernan

don't have it

3:21 pm

cybernan

gotta run

3:32 pm

harpjane

FIVE O SIX?

3:33 pm

fuzzybunny

harp, my thought exactly!

3:36 pm

Uneaixoise

Ad7/32 please?

3:36 pm

origami

A type of gland, une

3:37 pm

periwinkle

ty ori

3:37 pm

periwinkle

140 left

3:38 pm

harpjane

found an ungulate

3:38 pm

origami

You're welcome

3:39 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks ori!!

3:39 pm

harpjane

and vermin

3:39 pm

origami

:D

3:41 pm

harpjane

poker volcano anagram alert

3:45 pm

BzznBea

But no clam worm

3:46 pm

harpjane

and a duck or two

3:46 pm

cybernan

2nd re 6-7 combo please? (follows leases)

3:48 pm

harpjane

nbt

3:48 pm

hokie carla

live/lived is what I have after those

3:48 pm

hokie carla

I should say lived in a house

3:49 pm

BzznBea

Its before that.

3:49 pm

cybernan

there is one in between

3:49 pm

hokie carla

hmm

3:49 pm

hokie carla

points?

3:49 pm

cybernan

re 6/21 - 7/32

3:50 pm

BzznBea

re + you **e with your eyes + not night but **y

3:50 pm

BzznBea

Then plural

3:50 pm

hokie carla

ah, the one that always reminds me of CA town

3:51 pm

cybernan

ty bea

3:52 pm

BzznBea

I'm struggling with the re6/7/8

3:52 pm

MollyL

It is a California town. Made famous by Tom Petty in Free Fallin'

3:52 pm

hokie carla

only re8 I have is leftover effects from something

3:53 pm

hokie carla

I was thinking the town was spelled differently, but that's how I know it, from the song

3:53 pm

BzznBea

It's after that one.

3:54 pm

mab

something strikes a chord with you...

3:54 pm

hokie carla

hmm, not resound

3:54 pm

hokie carla

ah, I know

3:54 pm

mab

close..

3:54 pm

hokie carla

nm, not what I thought I knew

3:55 pm

hokie carla

nm, found it

3:55 pm

BzznBea

Ahh! of course!

3:55 pm

BzznBea

Thank you.

3:56 pm

mab

yw

3:57 pm

cybernan

sr 6 please?

3:57 pm

hokie carla

I certainly don't have any sr words

3:57 pm

hokie carla

the only one I know is sr4 and I didn't even have that

3:57 pm

cybernan

there is the standard sr 4 babblet

3:58 pm

hokie carla

points? for the 6

3:58 pm

cybernan

sr 6/24 - should be monkeyable

3:59 pm

BzznBea

sr6.24

3:59 pm

Aloyisius

has anyone a clue for si9? I have the first part but can't see the rest..

3:59 pm

hokie carla

women's clothing

3:59 pm

BzznBea

When I found that one this morning, I knew it would make nan's eye twitch.

4:00 pm

hokie carla

is the last part, aloy

4:00 pm

BzznBea

The most asked for word of the day is the si9

4:00 pm

hokie carla

I'm still trying to get an re6 since bea said she needed a 6/7/8 and I have a 7 and 8, unrelated

4:01 pm

Aloyisius

ok, ty.. looking

4:01 pm

cybernan

clue for that sr 6 please?

4:01 pm

hokie carla

nan, sr + tv commercial + what I might respond to a funny

4:01 pm

BzznBea

s + ***io plays music + short laugh

4:01 pm

Aloyisius

probably bc it isn't in A to Z, bea?

4:01 pm

origami

That si 9 can also be when you add something to a food item, but not right on top.

4:02 pm

harpjane

I don't think I have that piece of clothing. slflannel? sl

4:02 pm

hokie carla

can I have my *ing on the * please? good one, ori

4:02 pm

origami

:D

4:03 pm

BzznBea

I don't think the re6/7 and 8 are related

4:03 pm

hokie carla

yeah, the 7 and 8 I have arent but I can't get a 6 related to that 7

4:04 pm

BzznBea

WW reaches you to ask for your 8ing one the *

4:04 pm

cybernan

ty bea - would never have found it without your cllue

4:04 pm

hokie carla

<---- chopped liver

4:05 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

4:05 pm

cybernan

does the 6 you are looking for follow the 8?

4:05 pm

Aloyisius

ty all.. finally found it, whew! this grid has been a doozy. Going for a nap and then think I'll cook up a mess o' turnip greens. Happy New Year !

4:06 pm

BzznBea

Finally found my re.

4:06 pm

BzznBea

soak

4:06 pm

BzznBea

Shit.

4:06 pm

cybernan

I have all the r's but have no idea what carla is looking for

4:06 pm

hokie carla

I have no idea either

4:06 pm

BzznBea

I mean, darn

4:07 pm

BzznBea

To leave in water again.

4:07 pm

hokie carla

I did not have those, thanks

4:07 pm

cybernan

to see again was my last one

4:08 pm

hokie carla

not resee. lol

4:09 pm

BzznBea

Take the stain out again.

4:09 pm

cybernan

or to stain again

4:09 pm

BzznBea

There you go, nan.

4:10 pm

BzznBea

That's my husband. He does that to his shirts all the time.

4:11 pm

BzznBea

I'm left with nothing but Ssssss...

4:11 pm

cybernan

la 8 please?

4:11 pm

BzznBea

the state of not being early

4:12 pm

cybernan

you have all the tough ones bea

4:12 pm

cybernan

duh - of course, ty - forgot that suffix

4:12 pm

hokie carla

I actually found that one on my own this morning to my great surprise

4:13 pm

BzznBea

Because I have all but the Ssssss.

4:13 pm

cybernan

I meant you have the tough sssss

4:13 pm

hokie carla

I just need 1 A to have the four corners grayed

4:14 pm

BzznBea

ar7.32?

4:14 pm

hokie carla

I have one

4:14 pm

cybernan

have that one

4:15 pm

BzznBea

There are two

4:15 pm

hokie carla

oh, do tell

4:15 pm

BzznBea

One is the most dry

4:15 pm

hokie carla

that's the one I have

4:15 pm

cybernan

I need all 3 ad's -- someone said a gland I think, but I don't know many medical terms

4:16 pm

hokie carla

kidney related - ad + a kidney word in the grid

4:16 pm

Uneaixoise

Think kidneys, Nan

4:16 pm

hokie carla

I only have that and the pl, do not have the other ad

4:17 pm

hokie carla

if someone's kidneys stop working they are in * failure

4:17 pm

cybernan

ty - just need the last 7 now

4:18 pm

forwardbyfaith

the other ad7 means to adore or worship

4:18 pm

hokie carla

wow, first guess. thanks faith

4:18 pm

BzznBea

This is the way geeks spend NYE.

4:18 pm

hokie carla

still need that other ar7, bea

4:20 pm

origami

Well, I finished the A's at least :D

4:20 pm

cybernan

ty forward

4:20 pm

BzznBea

I don't know how to clue it. A form of to be + not yes + you and me.

4:20 pm

hokie carla

perfect clue, thanks

4:21 pm

hokie carla

4 corners gray! and yes, those are my only grayed tiles.

4:21 pm

cybernan

well done bea - ty

4:21 pm

hokie carla

awesome, ori. I still need 3 + 7 A's

4:22 pm

cybernan

ae 7 and 6 left for the a's -- assume they are latin

4:23 pm

BzznBea

Fiddle around with the same last letters I just clued.

4:24 pm

cybernan

was that for the ae 7 bea?

4:28 pm

hokie carla

are those ae's from the bottom or middle, nan?

4:28 pm

forwardbyfaith

anyone have the first ta7,32?

4:30 pm

forwardbyfaith

nm if found it

4:30 pm

hokie carla

first one I have is being late for school more than once

4:30 pm

mab

ta is late, late, late

4:31 pm

joym999

sounds almost like the Doctor's time machine

4:32 pm

hurshy

:D

4:32 pm

hurshy

ae words that i have are from the middle

4:32 pm

hurshy

BUT i don't have the 7

4:33 pm

hurshy

oh wait i do have a 6 from the bottom also

4:33 pm

hurshy

it's a name from greek mythology

4:34 pm

hurshy

oh i see and with an extra letter it can become an adjective word, so yes, those are from the bottom

4:37 pm

cybernan

sorry - computer froze and had to reboot

4:37 pm

hokie carla

well, unless you know greek mythology you haven't missed much 🤣

4:38 pm

cybernan

the ae's I'm looking fore are from the bottom

4:39 pm

cybernan

don't know mythology at all

4:39 pm

hokie carla

me either

4:40 pm

cybernan

typed in something greek looking though at it was the 6 following the 7!

4:41 pm

cybernan

ends in you and me if that helps

4:41 pm

Cathyar

de10...a pretty famous poem.

4:41 pm

hokie carla

well bea already told us that so I'm probably just slow and will look it up

4:41 pm

cybernan

don't know what is going on, but now my screen is stuck - can't adjust size or move it

4:42 pm

hokie carla

cathy, much talk about it earlier. not too famous as I am not familiar.

4:42 pm

cybernan

ah - and extra vowel before you and me for the 7

4:43 pm

cybernan

ae + compass direction + you and me

4:43 pm

BzznBea

Nice, nan.

4:43 pm

hokie carla

got the 6, will work on the 7

4:44 pm

cybernan

stuck again

4:44 pm

cybernan

no vertical adjustment of screens

4:44 pm

cybernan

think something is wrong with expert

4:44 pm

hokie carla

hmm, try rebooting one more time

4:45 pm

hokie carla

oh, didn't realize you were in expert. no idea.

4:50 pm

cybernan

rebooted again. Missing the di 7-8

4:50 pm

cybernan

did you find the ae 7?

4:50 pm

hokie carla

di + last part of able to speak another language well

4:51 pm

Rainiqui

di 7 and 8 - using this will weaken a solution

4:51 pm

cybernan

mm, no g so...

4:52 pm

hokie carla

my dad was * in spanish

4:53 pm

periwinkle

ty for di7/8

4:53 pm

cybernan

I assume you mean the bi word, but don't see how to tie a similar ending to the di

4:53 pm

periwinkle

still missing 7 of the 8 letter words

4:53 pm

cybernan

and the 7 and 8 come from differnt d's

4:53 pm

hokie carla

no, not that

4:54 pm

hokie carla

I just need 2 8s

4:54 pm

hokie carla

nan, did you see my 4:52 post?

4:56 pm

cybernan

oh - I see. Ty Carla

4:56 pm

cybernan

was missing 4 d's -- 2 now

4:57 pm

cybernan

du 7 and da 8

4:57 pm

hokie carla

I still need 17 d's! but haven't looked at it since this morning

4:57 pm

BzznBea

du7 ends with the loch monster

4:58 pm

cybernan

found the da

4:58 pm

cybernan

silly word

4:58 pm

periwinkle

help with da8 please

4:59 pm

BzznBea

da8 is info + sun coming up anagram

4:59 pm

cybernan

think of the books you wrote in as a kid "dear di*****". Now imagine similar books for info entered into a computer program

5:00 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

5:00 pm

BzznBea

Soory...Been a long day...

5:00 pm

periwinkle

ty nan

5:00 pm

BzznBea

I'm looking for 7...

5:00 pm

cybernan

yw - glad you got it

5:02 pm

cybernan

which 7, bea?

5:02 pm

hokie carla

7 total I think she means

5:02 pm

hokie carla

meanwhile, I have 99 left

5:03 pm

BzznBea

Six left now...

5:04 pm

cybernan

du 7 please? Monkeys quit

5:04 pm

hokie carla

did you see where bea said it ends in loch monster?

5:04 pm

hokie carla

only one letter left to find

5:05 pm

cybernan

ty - misspelled not shiny I guess

5:05 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* whew!\

5:05 pm

hokie carla

nice

5:06 pm

BzznBea

Good job, nan!

5:06 pm

hokie carla

only 97 left now

5:06 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted?

5:06 pm

BzznBea

I will be right behind you.

5:07 pm

hokie carla

too many words left, may as well list than bug you for stats, but thanks, nan

5:07 pm

hokie carla

you can guess my missing K if you want

5:07 pm

cybernan

one more word game to finish, then need to run malwarebites and crap cleaner.

5:08 pm

hokie carla

good idea

5:08 pm

cybernan

ka 5/18 - like the famous photograher?

5:08 pm

BzznBea

What in the world???

5:09 pm

hokie carla

what bea?

5:09 pm

cybernan

was that your missing k?

5:10 pm

hokie carla

nan, I have a couple of ka5/18 but I don't think I have what you are talking about. now to remember a famous photographer...

5:11 pm

cybernan

photographer ends in h but otherwise the same as the limestone

5:11 pm

cybernan

ka 4/9 and plural?

5:11 pm

hurshy

erm

5:11 pm

BzznBea

Just give me the word after the winning st7.44

5:11 pm

hurshy

i know ansel adams

5:12 pm

hurshy

and um margaret burke-white, but only because she was mentioned in "What Women Want"

5:12 pm

hokie carla

well the one I have is st6, bea

5:12 pm

cybernan

everyone is under a lot of st 5/10 due to covid, bea

5:12 pm

hurshy

me too

5:13 pm

BzznBea

Whoa! That was a lot of st5.10

5:13 pm

cybernan

*st 6/18 I mean

5:13 pm

hokie carla

well, I didn't have that, thanks, nan

5:13 pm

BzznBea

st6.18, I mean.

5:14 pm

hokie carla

a ka4/9 pl would be 5/20, not 5/18

5:14 pm

cybernan

on my way - back at the flip. Happy New Year, Bea

5:14 pm

hokie carla

bye, happy new year

5:14 pm

penquis

hello again....

5:14 pm

hokie carla

pen!

5:15 pm

cybernan

yes it is a 5/20

5:15 pm

hurshy

is that pair the one you were relating to a famous photographer?

5:15 pm

BzznBea

I need to go fix dinner. My mom is giving me the evil eye. Reminds me when she would tell me to come set the table. After telling me three times, she would yell, "Put the book down and set the table." NOthing changes...

5:15 pm

hokie carla

ok, I have that

5:15 pm

hokie carla

haha, bea

5:15 pm

penquis

bye, bea....

5:21 pm

hurshy

ooh i only need one more 8 (and 30 other words)

5:21 pm

penquis

nice....156 here....

5:22 pm

hokie carla

think I'll make supper now. 87 left.

5:22 pm

hokie carla

I also just have 1 8 left

5:22 pm

penquis

see you later...

5:28 pm

hurshy

and now i only have 10 more 7s to go... haha

5:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

has the du7/36 been clued lately? or the li6/21?

5:31 pm

penquis

don't know....just got here....

5:32 pm

hurshy

du7 like boring things, but it would be an 8, you would think, you drop one of the letters

5:32 pm

dan2bit

li6/21 is german hosen with an extra vowel

5:32 pm

hurshy

li6hosen

5:32 pm

hurshy

jinx dan!

5:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

that li 6 means "song" im german

5:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty and good night

5:34 pm

penquis

bye, TO...

5:44 pm

bubba218

finished, a lot of words!

5:44 pm

penquis

congrats...

5:50 pm

cybernan

no malware and crap cleaned - hopefully will work better now :)

5:51 pm

penquis

nice...

5:52 pm

cybernan

need to change icon in honour of new year...

5:53 pm

penquis

i did like your national wine day... ;o)

5:54 pm

cybernan

oh that is the new one - didn't think it had uploaded properly :)

5:55 pm

penquis

well i see it when i click on your green pic....

5:56 pm

cybernan

maybe after I sign out and back in again -- although I did do a hard boot

5:56 pm

penquis

who knows?.....it seems to work differently all the time...

5:56 pm

cybernan

that's for sure

5:57 pm

cybernan

any clues needed before I log out?

5:57 pm

penquis

just tell me please if the 9s or 10s are compound words....

5:57 pm

hokie carla

I did a hard refresh and see it

5:58 pm

penquis

wb, carla....

5:58 pm

hokie carla

to9x2 are different tenses. si9 is compound

5:58 pm

cybernan

the 10's are not compound

5:59 pm

penquis

ty...

5:59 pm

hokie carla

10s are just weird

5:59 pm

cybernan

one 9 is a compound, but the other 2 are not

6:00 pm

NANCY

du 7 pretty please

6:01 pm

penquis

ty....

6:01 pm

penquis

ty....

6:01 pm

cybernan

property of not being shiny misspelled

6:01 pm

penquis

i am that appreciative... ;o)

6:01 pm

hokie carla

nancy check hurshy below

6:01 pm

hokie carla

5:32

6:03 pm

cybernan

du clued at 6:01

6:03 pm

penquis

ty, nan...

6:03 pm

NANCY

TY got it, going crazy with this grid

6:03 pm

cybernan

how close are you to the finish carla?

6:04 pm

cybernan

I finally listed with around 100 to go -- couldn't remember what I had already entered anymore

6:05 pm

hokie carla

86 left. just slowing going through each tile again and then I'll stop. no interest in going to the list with a huge number left.

6:05 pm

cybernan

with some the weird words, the list was still a challenge

6:05 pm

penquis

i am close to listing....

6:06 pm

cybernan

I was really surprised there were only two loch endings though

6:06 pm

hurshy

me too. i'd like to get 2 or 3 more words first

6:07 pm

hokie carla

why is the li6 not plural?

6:08 pm

penquis

because it's a German word...

6:08 pm

hokie carla

they don't do plurals?

6:08 pm

penquis

i am guessing... ;o)

6:08 pm

cybernan

because it is an adjective?

6:08 pm

hokie carla

I thought someone said it was a song

6:09 pm

cybernan

why is hardass not a word? no rhyme nor re 6

6:09 pm

hurshy

it says it IS the plural - songs

6:09 pm

penquis

A lied is a German song. The plural is lieder. Lied most often refers to a song performed in German by a solo singer with piano accompaniment.

6:09 pm

hurshy

like kind is child and kinder is children

6:09 pm

hokie carla

oh, I just read the same

6:10 pm

cybernan

on my way - see later

6:11 pm

penquis

bye, nan....

6:11 pm

hokie carla

'night, nan

6:16 pm

penquis

is the third AD word related to the first two?

6:17 pm

hurshy

i have two ad7 and they are not related

6:17 pm

penquis

ok, thanks...then your third is related to one of the ones you have....

6:17 pm

hurshy

aHA that was my missing 8!!!

6:17 pm

hurshy

ok, 25 left, that's 95% done, i will list now.

6:18 pm

hurshy

thanks pen

6:18 pm

penquis

you have a lot more patience that i have... ;o)

6:21 pm

hokie carla

darn, that's not my missing 8

6:28 pm

penquis

i hate AE words...

6:29 pm

harpjane

400 to go. Time to list.....

6:34 pm

hurshy

that's not something one hears every day! lol

6:35 pm

harpjane

I know, it should be 400 to go, time to cry....

6:35 pm

harpjane

happy 2022, hursh!

6:36 pm

hurshy

i doubt it, but thanks. happy 2022 to you :)

6:41 pm

hurshy

there, done!

6:41 pm

penquis

congrats...

6:41 pm

hurshy

thanks to the babble gods for winding up the year with such a nice big juicy grid

6:44 pm

hokie carla

I hate PS words - still need 3

6:44 pm

penquis

same here...

6:45 pm

Jacula

I agree, hursh! Thank you babble gods.

6:45 pm

penquis

Amen, hursh.....though i was happier earlier than i am now.. ;o)

6:45 pm

harpjane

happy 2022 jac!

6:45 pm

Jacula

Happy 2022 to you, harp and to all. x

6:46 pm

harpjane

I was asleep last night at the flip so I didn't realize what we had until about an hour ago. But we were just going to watch tv so I can probably finish

6:46 pm

hokie carla

have you looked at the bee, pen? I saw the pangram first word, but the other words, not so much.

6:46 pm

penquis

haven't looked yet....

6:46 pm

hurshy

and remember folks, never blackmail. especially not if you know they've murdered someone. that's just asking to be killed yourself.

6:46 pm

penquis

ty, jacula....same to you!

6:47 pm

hokie carla

there's only 23 words but I only have 11

6:48 pm

rururocks

Hey Jacula can I ask if you've been in touch with Haz? is she ok?

6:50 pm

penquis

i am missing five out of six AT words... :o(

6:50 pm

mkg

Hi all. Missing bottom corner e word. Please send stat. Ty

6:50 pm

Jacula

Hi ruru. I haven't been in touch with her lately, but will do soon. Did see her here on the chog quite recently.

6:50 pm

hurshy

et4/4

6:50 pm

mkg

I have no AT words. Sorry

6:50 pm

Jacula

mkg - bottom e is the babble volcano.

6:51 pm

mkg

Ty

6:51 pm

hurshy

there are 5 at words that all go together

6:51 pm

mkg

ty! Never remember it.

6:51 pm

mkg

Got it

6:51 pm

mkg

Athies

6:51 pm

mkg

Athis

6:51 pm

mkg

Oops sorry.

6:51 pm

hurshy

they have to do with repenting and making up for one's actions

6:52 pm

hokie carla

I have 3 ATs

6:52 pm

hokie carla

those 3

6:52 pm

hurshy

there are 5 tho

6:52 pm

mkg

Got the at words. Ty

6:52 pm

hurshy

you need the person(s) who

6:52 pm

penquis

oh....forgot there was a third A....lol....ty....

6:53 pm

hokie carla

ah, my other was at4, unrelated

6:53 pm

hokie carla

now I just need 9 L to gray bottom row

6:54 pm

hokie carla

so hurshy, what was my missing K? was too confused earlier.

6:54 pm

penquis

i am only missing five L words but I am still missing other bottom row words...

6:54 pm

penquis

is the DA 8 a weird word?

6:55 pm

hokie carla

yes, but we've had it before - it's a pl but the sing is not in the grid due to no Y

6:55 pm

penquis

hmm...ty...

6:55 pm

hurshy

oh, um, let me see

6:56 pm

hokie carla

I guess it's not weird if you're catholic

6:56 pm

penquis

got it...

6:56 pm

hurshy

mine was a ka5/18 that came after the measures of diamonds or gold

6:56 pm

hokie carla

ok, will look. looks very likely it.

6:57 pm

hokie carla

got it, thx

6:59 pm

penquis

is the DE 10 an ordinary word?

6:59 pm

rururocks

thanks Jacula.. haven't seen her in months.. just wanted to know she's ok.. people take breaks from this game I guess

7:00 pm

hokie carla

not to me but some of the older players said it was very common at one time

7:00 pm

hokie carla

a poem read at graduations and on posters and tee shirts. but I've never seen it before.

7:01 pm

penquis

got it...thanks.

7:01 pm

hokie carla

np

7:01 pm

Jacula

ruru - I think she's still playing but perhaps not posting on the chog much. I'm the same these days.

7:02 pm

hokie carla

I got out of my pjs after noon...is it too early to get into pjs? it's been at least 7 hours of clothes.

7:02 pm

rururocks

i don't think she's playing that much

7:03 pm

lynxxx

Hi. Haz has given up on Babble - she has a pretty full life

7:04 pm

rururocks

oh.. that's kind of what I thought lyn... that's fine just hope it wasn't a health issue

7:05 pm

rururocks

hoped that is

7:06 pm

Jacula

Has she lynxxx? I'll ask her next time I write or ring.

7:06 pm

Jacula

I meant given up on Babble, not about the full life.

7:07 pm

Jacula

Right, I'd better dive back into the grid as I still have 122 words to find. *s p l a s h ! *

7:08 pm

hokie carla

really have no idea where 6 more L's or 8 more D's could be

7:09 pm

penquis

do you have the la 6 that is related to wool?

7:11 pm

hokie carla

I found an LA7 after I posted that but I don't think I have a 6 related to wool

7:11 pm

hokie carla

think I got it now

7:11 pm

hokie carla

thx

7:12 pm

penquis

yw...just found my last L....

7:12 pm

hokie carla

wow, nice

7:14 pm

hokie carla

71 left!

7:14 pm

penquis

i take that back....have all the LA words...missing one LI and three LU words...

7:14 pm

penquis

72 left here...

7:15 pm

hokie carla

I have 8 LU and 4 Li

7:16 pm

lynxxx

10 LU & 5 Li

7:16 pm

penquis

only missing LU now...

7:16 pm

hokie carla

just found an LA and thx lynxxx

7:16 pm

hokie carla

so looks like I have all the LA now

7:17 pm

penquis

done with the Ls...yea!

7:17 pm

dan2bit

finished! wow

7:17 pm

hokie carla

huzzah, dan!

7:17 pm

lynxxx

congrats!

7:17 pm

dan2bit

thanks lickety and all cluers

7:19 pm

penquis

congrats, dan...

7:21 pm

penquis

just found three OA words without looking at the grid....been playing too long!

7:31 pm

hokie carla

ha! I had one oa4 all day and just got the anagram a few min ago

7:31 pm

penquis

i am struggling through the RE words right now....and have skipped quite a few words before that...

7:32 pm

hokie carla

really no idea on my last 3 L's.

7:32 pm

hokie carla

I still have 5 R's left, probably all RE

7:33 pm

penquis

do you have the la 5/7 combo?

7:33 pm

penquis

and the four praising words?

7:33 pm

hokie carla

yes, I found out thanks to lyn that I need 1 Li and 2 LU

7:34 pm

hokie carla

so I guess I have some idea, just no idea on what those could be

7:34 pm

penquis

the LI 7 is an unfamiliar one for me....

7:35 pm

penquis

the last seven LU words start with the same three letters....

7:35 pm

hokie carla

ok, I do not have an li7

7:35 pm

penquis

*i feel like Will Shortz sometimes*.....

7:36 pm

hokie carla

ha!

7:36 pm

hokie carla

ok, now I know the 3rd letter of my LUs

7:36 pm

penquis

you can find them....

7:37 pm

hokie carla

thought I was onto something with lunear 🤣 too long playing today

7:37 pm

hokie carla

found 1!

7:38 pm

hokie carla

was hoping for a combo but doesn't seem like it

7:39 pm

hokie carla

would you mind cluing the odd li7?

7:39 pm

penquis

sure...li + email gone out + vowel....

7:40 pm

hokie carla

ugh, we've had that before, thx

7:40 pm

hokie carla

bottom row gray!

7:40 pm

hokie carla

only 67 to go 😭😭😭

7:41 pm

penquis

48 here...

7:41 pm

penquis

is the re 6 and 7 after the apartment fees a combo?

7:42 pm

hokie carla

yes, think town in CA

7:42 pm

hokie carla

in tom petty song

7:43 pm

penquis

i am clueless....

7:43 pm

hokie carla

we have it quite a bit I think

7:43 pm

hokie carla

it's a grayish green

7:43 pm

hokie carla

but tom sings - she's a good girl, living in re6

7:44 pm

penquis

i am missing seven RE words... :o(

7:44 pm

NANCY

I have one left an re 7 which follows the re 8-50 can anyone put me out of my misery?

7:44 pm

bookwomen

re+chalk board

7:45 pm

penquis

not me...

7:45 pm

penquis

ty, book...

7:45 pm

bookwomen

yw

7:46 pm

bookwomen

just back to find 28 more prob all plurals lol

7:47 pm

NANCY

oh tyvm. fireworks. Happy New Year to all. Hope it is a better n

7:47 pm

NANCY

one than this one

7:47 pm

penquis

need 47 here....messaging with my brother, watching a football game, clueing and trying to find words.... :oP

7:47 pm

penquis

congrats!

7:47 pm

hokie carla

well done, nancy. and same to you.

7:47 pm

bookwomen

congrats Have a Happy New Year

7:48 pm

hokie carla

pen, I am watching football and I made a cake, now stirring up a glaze.

7:48 pm

periwinkle

41 left

7:48 pm

hokie carla

and I'm occasionally switching over to spelling bee

7:49 pm

penquis

LOL...

7:49 pm

penquis

hello again, peri....

7:49 pm

hokie carla

and y'all are way ahead of me. hey peri.

7:51 pm

periwinkle

hi all

7:55 pm

penquis

can someone please clue the sr 6?

7:55 pm

hokie carla

oh, I did earlier, let's see. sr + tv commercial + short laugh

7:56 pm

penquis

ty...

7:57 pm

penquis

is the st 10 related to the st 7 before it?

7:57 pm

lynxxx

half of it is

7:57 pm

dan2bit

first 5 the same, ye

7:58 pm

penquis

ty, dan...

7:58 pm

penquis

got it!.....

7:58 pm

hokie carla

it means crickets chirping. I'm sure that will help. 🤣

7:59 pm

lynxxx

use the end of your ad7.36

7:59 pm

penquis

yes, found it, ty...

8:00 pm

penquis

dan's hint did the trick....

8:03 pm

hokie carla

ok, 10 4s left, can I find those at least?

8:04 pm

penquis

i think you can!....mine are done....and you usually find yours before i find mine...

8:06 pm

penquis

i finished going through the list and I have 13 to find now....

8:06 pm

hokie carla

doh, there's a frog plus 2

8:07 pm

penquis

can someone please clue the ae 7?

8:07 pm

hokie carla

do you have ae6?

8:07 pm

hokie carla

if so add a vowel toward the end

8:07 pm

penquis

no....just the first ae word...ae 5....and then the ae 4....missing the two in between....

8:08 pm

bookwomen

if you have ae 6 add an extra vowel in the middle of the other two at the end

8:08 pm

penquis

i don't have the ae 6....

8:09 pm

hokie carla

hurshy said it was greek mythology. basically ae6 is 2/3 vowels

8:10 pm

lynxxx

ae & if gittery or shaky you are ***v***

8:10 pm

hokie carla

ae + abbrev for the region you live in + not them

8:10 pm

bookwomen

ae 6 ends in you and I

8:11 pm

penquis

got them...ty all.....

8:12 pm

hokie carla

now I'm singing lady gaga

8:13 pm

bookwomen

fw

8:13 pm

penquis

congrats...

8:13 pm

hokie carla

woot woot

8:14 pm

harpjane

not familiar with aus avbvreviations I guess

8:14 pm

hokie carla

what do you mean?

8:14 pm

hokie carla

I was clueing for pen

8:15 pm

hokie carla

who lives in ME

8:15 pm

harpjane

"region you live in?" oh, for pen....

8:15 pm

harpjane

well in that case, I just had to look at her avatar!

8:15 pm

hokie carla

exactly!

8:15 pm

penquis

yup....the region is New England....

8:15 pm

harpjane

to figure out where she lives!

8:15 pm

harpjane

377 to go

8:16 pm

penquis

my brother made a lobster linguini tonight....wish I was there!

8:16 pm

penquis

10 here...

8:16 pm

hokie carla

60 herre

8:16 pm

hokie carla

I always get double r when I type here.

8:17 pm

harpjane

we had crab last year on NYE,

8:17 pm

penquis

he also ate some raw Maine oysters....i would have skipped that part of the dinner...

8:18 pm

harpjane

I really want RADISH to be in the grid

8:18 pm

penquis

i like crab, too....

8:18 pm

hokie carla

yuck

8:18 pm

hokie carla

I want radius, jane

8:19 pm

penquis

is the Di 7 an ordinary word?

8:20 pm

hokie carla

oh, NTPN - gluten free company (in US at least)

8:20 pm

hokie carla

not unless you're like a scientist

8:20 pm

penquis

sorry, no idea...

8:20 pm

hokie carla

udis

8:21 pm

hokie carla

di + most of the word for being able to speak another language well.

8:21 pm

harpjane

now I want to know the radius of a radish.....

8:21 pm

harpjane

damn ADHD....

8:21 pm

hokie carla

quite a conundrum

8:22 pm

penquis

ty, carla....

8:23 pm

hokie carla

np

8:24 pm

penquis

i have four left....all RE words....

8:24 pm

hokie carla

57 left. still 6 4s left

8:25 pm

penquis

are you still playing without a list?

8:25 pm

hokie carla

yes

8:25 pm

penquis

i am not that masochistic.. ;o)

8:26 pm

hurshy

you're assuming she's not still enjoying it!

8:26 pm

hokie carla

I just don't like to go through that many on the list. would rather not finish.

8:27 pm

penquis

i just buzz through as quickly as i can, skipping words along the way and then go back to those...

8:28 pm

penquis

looking again for those Tom Petty words.... ;o)

8:30 pm

hokie carla

sorry, I messed up the lyric earlier - it's a long day, living in re6

8:30 pm

penquis

don't apologize...you could sing all the lyrics correctly and I still wouldn't know the town...

8:31 pm

hokie carla

it's twisty, down, backward, up to the right

8:32 pm

hokie carla

sounds like what flood waters do with a different vowel at the end

8:33 pm

penquis

found it...ty....

8:33 pm

hokie carla

well done!

8:35 pm

penquis

i am done!!....whew!

8:36 pm

hokie carla

I bet some of my 4s were already entered. you know how big grids eat words.

8:36 pm

penquis

yes, happens all the time....

8:36 pm

hokie carla

I gave you a preemptive hoorah because I thought those others were your last 2. 😁

8:36 pm

penquis

i think i will make myself a Holly Jolly drink....

8:37 pm

hokie carla

sounds good

8:38 pm

periwinkle

and done. Happy New Year Everyone!!

8:38 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo peei

8:38 pm

hokie carla

nice, HNY to you too!

8:39 pm

dan2bit

peri

8:39 pm

hokie carla

LOL, I didn't even notice the peei

8:39 pm

periwinkle

byeee see you next year

8:40 pm

penquis

congrats, peri!

8:43 pm

harpjane

I finally have a letter greyed out....

8:44 pm

harpjane

found an amphibian

8:45 pm

penquis

well i am off with my Holly Jolly to check out the Bee....bye all....Happy New Year!

8:47 pm

hokie carla

bye pen. just made it to amazing.

8:48 pm

penquis

just peeked so far....doesn't look good... :o| .... bye....

8:51 pm

harpjane

found another duck

8:52 pm

hokie carla

hmm, I think I just have one duck

8:52 pm

harpjane

ei5 and te4

8:54 pm

hokie carla

hmm, do not have the te4 unless it has another def.

8:54 pm

harpjane

its a color

8:54 pm

hokie carla

ok, then i do

8:54 pm

harpjane

normally i would be alittle tighter with clues....

8:55 pm

hokie carla

it's late

8:55 pm

harpjane

and it's a huge mf

8:55 pm

hokie carla

yep

9:06 pm

hokie carla

52 left. that's almost 90%. maybe I will just look at the list now.

9:21 pm

Meatball421

is there a definition for the ST10 ?

9:24 pm

hokie carla

yes, to produce a sound like a cricket chirp

9:24 pm

Meatball421

is a normal word?

9:25 pm

hokie carla

not one I've ever heard. ends in not early.

9:26 pm

grannyrose

may i clue? Happy New Year everyone.

9:27 pm

Meatball421

please :-D

9:27 pm

hokie carla

happy new year to you, rose! you're a year ahead of me now.

9:27 pm

grannyrose

lol.... i'm the spirit of what is to come.

9:27 pm

hokie carla

😁

9:29 pm

Meatball421

cripes I got it. Never heard that word in my whole life

9:29 pm

grannyrose

st 10. st + take a ***e in your car + vowel + not early

9:30 pm

grannyrose

* giggle* if you only knew how many times we all have heard that, or said it ourselves.

9:31 pm

hokie carla

I'm going to start using it in convo

9:32 pm

grannyrose

like ?? the child st10d like a cricket by the hearth.

9:32 pm

hokie carla

sure

9:33 pm

grannyrose

can i please have a recording and pics when you do?

9:33 pm

hokie carla

haha

9:34 pm

grannyrose

my goodness we are having a cool change...outside temp has dropped a whole degree... to 38C !! did i tell you how much i love my A/C?

9:35 pm

hokie carla

ok, pretend I'm an american and tell me what that is in F. 🤣 or I can google.

9:36 pm

harpjane

100F

9:36 pm

hokie carla

oh lawdy me, 100.4F. I'm glad you have AC too!

9:38 pm

hokie carla

it was 70F here today

9:39 pm

hokie carla

but we're supposed to be in winter

9:40 pm

mab

clue for re 7 28 - right after the 8 50???

9:42 pm

hokie carla

re + a clean ____

9:42 pm

joym999

I've been working on this beast on and off all day and I'll be lucky to get it half done, but I hope you're all having a nice New Year's Eve. Happy New Year, my Babble friends, and may 2022 bring us the end to this horrible pandemic.

9:42 pm

harpjane

same to you joy

9:43 pm

grannyrose

thank-you Joy

9:43 pm

hokie carla

thanks, joy. back atcha.

9:44 pm

Trifioso

hello friends, and happy new year

9:45 pm

hokie carla

hey trif, HNY

9:46 pm

Trifioso

thanks. I am so glad to see 2021 end, you can't imagine.

9:46 pm

mab

ohhh, got it - thanks carla!

9:47 pm

hokie carla

can't believe I missed na6 after the week I've had

9:51 pm

joym999

that doesn't sound good carla

9:54 pm

hokie carla

I'm just highly susceptible to motion sickness and have been having vertigo which is making me sick

9:56 pm

Nef

Hello, and Happy New Year. I hope that this year will be much better than the last 2!

9:56 pm

harpjane

hi nef\

9:56 pm

hokie carla

hey, HNY!

9:56 pm

joym999

Awful. I used to get really bad motion sickness in every kind of vehicle before I started taking ginger pills. Even with the ginger, though, I can barely step foot in a boat.

9:57 pm

Nef

How are you, Harp?

9:57 pm

hokie carla

I'm fairly okay in vehicles, joy. boats not so much. anything else involving motion, not so much.

9:57 pm

harpjane

good, lying low. husb just got out of the hospital a few weeks ago for a collapsed lung, i sprained my knee. So we're a sorry bunch!

9:58 pm

joym999

I hope you can keep your feet on the ground, or in an unmoving bed, for a while.

9:58 pm

hokie carla

oh no, jane! hope you all are better soon.

9:59 pm

hokie carla

thanks joy

9:59 pm

Nef

Oh, harp; so sorry to hear that! At the same time, this is a good time to lie low!

9:59 pm

joym999

That's bad, Jane, when you're both sick at the same time. You can't even take care of each other. I hope you're both improving.

10:01 pm

harpjane

We are, but in the meantime we figured out how to get all our yard work and shoveling done for the season. We really need to come up with some long range plan for getting old....

10:02 pm

harpjane

My injury was almost a month ago, and its' probaby 80% improved. No surgery needed which is good!

10:07 pm

grannyrose

if any of you have some prayers and/or positive vibes left in your kits, could i please have some? two nephews who we spent Boxing Day with, including hugs, have tested positive. their dad, my bro has a sore throat and a headache. Hubby and i had our boosters two days ago without knowing we may have been exposed.

10:09 pm

hokie carla

oh, hopefully you weren't! thinking about you all.

10:09 pm

joym999

I'm sorry to hear that, granny. Turning on the positive vibes and the prayers both, and I'll turn the volume up to 11 for you.

10:09 pm

joym999

Most vaccinated people who get omicron are asymptomatic, so they say.

10:10 pm

grannyrose

thank-you, i'm worried because we can't get my bro on his phone.

10:11 pm

grannyrose

my bro and both nephews were double vaxxed.

10:11 pm

joym999

they'll probably be fine then. Keeping my fingers crossed for all of you.

10:12 pm

hokie carla

hopefully they'll be fine then

10:12 pm

joym999

I've got 300+ words and I'm going to call it quits, since it's time to exercise.

10:12 pm

harpjane

252 left here

10:13 pm

hokie carla

4 left here.

10:13 pm

grannyrose

gooooo carla.

10:18 pm

wvteach

2 left here - need help with RE 6/21 and RE 7/32 combo

10:18 pm

hokie carla

well, there were a lot I should have gotten before the list but I am finished

10:19 pm

hokie carla

a town or city in CA mentioned in Tom Petty's Free Fallin', teach

10:23 pm

wvteach

thanx - ** finito **

10:24 pm

grannyrose

WTG WVTEACH !!!

10:25 pm

grannyrose

oh oh oh.... WTG HOKIE CARLA !!!

10:27 pm

harpjane

found an ermine

10:51 pm

Nef

Asks

10:52 pm

Nef

Oops,

10:52 pm

Nef

Oops! Sorry!

11:27 pm

harpjane

found a bunny

11:46 pm

ursh

Good morning all - happy new year

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