Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, January 5, 2022

12:01 am

harpjane

close but no finish

12:02 am

harpjane

found an eagle

12:02 am

dizgrannie

Ws wipped

12:03 am

dizgrannie

Js jumped

12:04 am

harpjane

found a birdie

12:05 am

dizgrannie

found part of male anatomy

12:05 am

mich_pdx

lol, grannie

12:06 am

mich_pdx

they are always popping up, whether you want 'em or not

12:07 am

harpjane

you know what Betty White says about the male anatomy....

12:07 am

Jacula

Thanks dizgrannie, I saw that popping up thanks to you. ;)

12:07 am

dizgrannie

LOL

12:08 am

mich_pdx

do tell, harp (I love BW)

12:08 am

dizgrannie

pr 5 when pe 5 is cold...LOL

12:08 am

jessmom

re8

12:09 am

justafreep

re7

12:09 am

harpjane

better not, but you can google it!

12:12 am

mich_pdx

oh, she had some zingers

12:12 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:13 am

justafreep

el7

12:15 am

justafreep

le7

12:16 am

cybernan

er 8

12:16 am

cybernan

good evening all

12:16 am

Rainiqui

Hi Nan

12:16 am

justafreep

nan keeping with the theme there!

12:17 am

dizgrannie

LOL

12:17 am

cybernan

yep

12:17 am

Rainiqui

but I thought the pr 5 made the er 8 pu 6

12:17 am

rastapopolous

enable has never heard of prenups

12:17 am

mich_pdx

it's the grid! we can't help pointing out the obvious

12:18 am

Rainiqui

Diz started it

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Rainiqui

I'm waiting for her to come up with another

12:19 am

mich_pdx

thanks, Lickety - as ever

12:20 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

dizgrannie

well one can get some ac 6 with pe 5....thats the last LOL

12:22 am

Rainiqui

Can ur 5 come out of a pu 6 er 8 ?

12:23 am

Jacula

Oh, just found er8. lol

12:23 am

dizgrannie

dunno, I'm a female

12:24 am

Rainiqui

Believe it or not, I was rather normal before you got me going

12:24 am

justafreep

this is the type of knowledge we men keep under wr5 (as we should with the pe5 to begin with)

12:25 am

Jacula

Why isn'r prenup a word? Marriages have to be preceded by those all the time these days, so the internet would have you believe.

12:27 am

Jacula

LOL justafreep!

12:27 am

mich_pdx

freep!

12:28 am

cybernan

struggling with the o's

12:29 am

cybernan

slang for prenuptial agreement -- probably not recognized the last time enable was updated

12:30 am

justafreep

I've found an ou5 babblet and an or6 (from the bottom right one) that is also babble familiar

12:30 am

Jacula

cybernan - I guess you're right.

12:30 am

mich_pdx

thx freep, found em both

12:31 am

Jacula

65 to go now for me.

12:32 am

cybernan

ty freep

12:33 am

justafreep

yw

12:34 am

mich_pdx

I'm fading, be back tomorrow - happy babbling!

12:34 am

justafreep

night, mich

12:36 am

Jacula

Just found pe4 - small blue flower or Babbler's name.

12:39 am

Jacula

sp5/14 - what a would-be over who doesn't fancy you might do to you.

12:41 am

Jacula

re8/40 - a family member.

12:42 am

cybernan

have the sp 5/14, but no idea what a would-be over is

12:42 am

Jacula

el7/28 - a feeling of euphoria.

12:43 am

Jacula

Sorry cyber, that should have reaad would be lover.

12:44 am

Jacula

Sticky keyboard and still blurry eyesight AGAIN. Sorry!

12:45 am

Jacula

ir6.18 - someone who smooths fabric.

12:48 am

cybernan

calling it a night - see you tomorrow

12:48 am

Jacula

Just tried un in front of er5.12 for a floppy one but it didn't work. lol Did find another un5 (5.20) that might see you slightly bonkers, though. ;)

12:49 am

Jacula

Night cybernan. I'm going off for now with 54 to go, too. x

4:27 am

mattygroves

Morning all. Has anyone stats, please, for the either O?

4:27 am

mattygroves

(the corner one and the one in the middle of the fourth row)

4:28 am

lynxxx

corner one always reminds me of 50s singer Roy O

4:29 am

lynxxx

no B

4:30 am

lynxxx

op5.12 op & the 7 deadly ***s

4:46 am

Aloyisius

what is wrong with "acai", as in acai berry? hi all

4:47 am

lynxxx

hi Aloy

4:50 am

Aloyisius

hi lynxxx.. is that your dog? looks like it could run like the wind.

4:51 am

lynxxx

He won $70 during his racing career!

4:52 am

Aloyisius

wow ! What is his name? He looks sweet and a bit shy in the pic.

4:54 am

lynxxx

Racing name was Hurricane Patch - just Patch to us.

4:55 am

Aloyisius

How long have you had him?

4:55 am

lynxxx

He is sweet and a bit of a ratbag - likes screaming around the small backyard or around the house when the mood takes him. :Like most greyhounds I have met they tend to be a bit wary until they know you. Had him 3 years now - he is 7

4:57 am

Aloyisius

aww, am happy you adopted him.

4:57 am

ItalianGreyhound

Patch is Beautiful as always, Lynxxx

4:59 am

lynxxx

Hi. A close friend who has 2 whippets has just got her first Iggy! I say first as I wouldn't mind betting she gets another.

5:02 am

ItalianGreyhound

Gotta have 2 or more - then they lay on each other, rather than you all day

5:03 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in

5:08 am

lynxxx

Bye all

5:08 am

Aloyisius

bye, lynxxx

5:46 am

Scrabbler

Anyone still here?

5:46 am

Aloyisius

Good morning, Scrabbs

5:47 am

Scrabbler

Hi Aloy. How are you doing?

5:47 am

Aloyisius

okie dokie.. are you in a winter wonderland?

5:48 am

Scrabbler

Big storm will start at about 7pm and continue until Fri morning. 9-15 inches, but the location of the heaviest snow depends on how the snowband lines up over the lake.

5:49 am

Scrabbler

We need the snow for the ski resorts, and I want to CX ski and snowshoe.

5:50 am

Aloyisius

yes.. lake effect snow. Do you have a bunny pen so they can go out in it and hop around?

5:52 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, a raptor would swoop down and take them to eat.

5:52 am

Aloyisius

ooh, yes. Too risky.

5:58 am

Scrabbler

I don't like this grid.

6:02 am

Aloyisius

well, it made me laugh to see that both pe5 and er8 are in the same grid.

6:03 am

Aloyisius

just finished.. need any hints before I scoot?

6:03 am

Scrabbler

TY for 3 words

6:04 am

Scrabbler

No, thanks, I soon need to get ready for work.

6:04 am

Aloyisius

yvw.. stay warm and safe and have a great day!

6:04 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy your day.

6:47 am

mattygroves

Surely a kitten is a precat? ;)

6:48 am

waskallia

cant have a prenup either

6:51 am

mael

found the naughty 8 right off, go me

6:51 am

Meatball421

8======D

6:53 am

waskallia

eruction

6:54 am

waskallia

odear lol...not in the grid

6:55 am

markbowers7

phantom (unfortunately): tapir

6:56 am

waskallia

not liking this grid much

7:36 am

bichon

This grid is going no where

7:36 am

welki

hi bich

7:42 am

dromano66

grid is awful

7:44 am

mael

at least I finished the ws...

7:52 am

mael

name that constellation in the grid

7:52 am

welki

orion

7:52 am

mael

ding ding ding

7:52 am

welki

and there's hand sanitizer in there, too :)

8:04 am

aslindy

hello all

8:06 am

mael

hello!

8:11 am

MollyL

The hand sanitizer I am thinking of has two L's at the end

8:13 am

72 Temple Owl

morning

8:14 am

welki

helo, owl

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

hello welk.

8:25 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:25 am

72 Temple Owl

hi je

8:25 am

aslindy

hello

8:25 am

72 Temple Owl

has dc recovered yet?

8:26 am

MollyL

How often do we get pe5 and er8 in the same grid?

8:26 am

mael

it's a blessed day, molly

8:26 am

aslindy

never, I think

8:27 am

aslindy

until today

8:27 am

jmcnrick

the side streets still need attention

8:28 am

MollyL

Min could write a very racy story of clues

8:28 am

rururocks

yeah.. and they don't usually stick out as much either

8:29 am

MollyL

I knew you would poke in here about that

8:30 am

MollyL

You usually rise to the occasion

8:31 am

jmcnrick

ah I was working off the wrong E. Now I am on top of things.

8:31 am

rururocks

some people must have stiffened when they saw them

8:32 am

zoozzoom

What has aroused you all?

8:33 am

rururocks

I'm not sure punning this early rubs people the wrong way

8:33 am

bichon

Oy gvalt

8:34 am

MollyL

I'm sure it's hard on them Ru

8:35 am

jmcnrick

some people are more open to it than others Molls

8:36 am

MollyL

True and others are more rigid

8:36 am

mael

it's definitely a hardship

8:36 am

rururocks

I'm sure some of those people are stuck up

8:36 am

mattygroves

This really is a ... personal anatomy grid. Not only the er and the pe, but also it can be a pain in the re6 area

8:36 am

aslindy

then they should see a doctor

8:37 am

MollyL

Butt they might not want to

8:38 am

zoozzoom

They will get to the bottom of it I am sure.

8:38 am

mael

depends on what is stuck where, honestly

8:38 am

rururocks

that's a cheeky comment zooz

8:39 am

zoozzoom

Sorry I will stop being a pain in the ass!

8:39 am

rururocks

naw it's ok to spread them around

8:40 am

jmcnrick

ty for the clue matty. . . I got it in the end

8:41 am

rururocks

not to change the subject but this is a tough grid again

8:41 am

zoozzoom

I am not enjoying it either.

8:43 am

zoozzoom

No matter how often I try. Renew will not take.

8:44 am

jmcnrick

under the circumstances I was mildly surprised to find pu 4/6

8:46 am

MollyL

I think we are going for a record of most blurted clues ever today.

8:46 am

aslindy

this group has a lot of sp5,14 today

8:49 am

aslindy

clue for si7 please?

8:51 am

rastapopolous

Al Capone, the whole dang name.

8:52 am

zoozzoom

I think it is a red colour used in the middle ages.

8:52 am

jmcnrick

hahaha thanks for sharing that rasta.

8:53 am

rururocks

si7 is an auditorium for sinners

8:53 am

zoozzoom

A reddish brown pigment used in the middle ages.

8:53 am

rururocks

or a conference for sinners :D

8:54 am

rururocks

two clues is ochre the top there zooz

8:55 am

zoozzoom

haha!

8:55 am

bichon

ap 6/24, pls

8:55 am

phaeton

hello...stats for either O pls

8:56 am

zoozzoom

OR 6/18

8:56 am

aslindy

thanks for the clues

8:56 am

mael

name that Shakespeare character in the grid

8:56 am

aslindy

I have 69 words left to find.

8:56 am

phaeton

ty zooz

8:57 am

MollyL

She had to slip that 69 in there

8:58 am

rururocks

it's all about positioning molly

8:59 am

zoozzoom

AP 6 has to do with phonetic sounds.

8:59 am

zoozzoom

Time for a cup of tea and some biscuits.

8:59 am

Freeman

si7, please?

9:00 am

rururocks

just clued below freeman

9:00 am

MollyL

Just clued a while ago

9:06 am

bichon

ap 6/24, pls

9:07 am

phaeton

ru7/36?

9:07 am

phaeton

ap, vowel, short name for western state

9:07 am

Freeman

Sorry I did not get those cloes for si7. Any chance for another clue, please?

9:08 am

zoozzoom

RU 7 a quarrel or row

9:08 am

bichon

ty phae

9:09 am

phaeton

yw bichon

9:09 am

zoozzoom

I still try inuit and always annoyed it is not allowed.

9:10 am

MollyL

si7 crime against God + the country of Ethi_____ is in east Africa

9:10 am

phaeton

ty Molly

9:11 am

jmcnrick

ty molls

9:11 am

Freeman

Thanks got it

9:12 am

MollyL

Never heard of that ru7, must be a Brit word

9:12 am

phaeton

ty zooz

9:12 am

phaeton

raia

9:12 am

phaeton

sorry

9:12 am

jmcnrick

the inequities of Enable since it allows ce4/5 another people.

9:13 am

jmcnrick

ty phae

9:13 am

zoozzoom

Exactly, Jmc.

9:13 am

phaeton

yw jmc

9:14 am

Vicuna

ce4 isn't allowed because it's a people. It's allowed because it also has a non-proper meaning, just like cu5, al4, and plenty of other words.

9:15 am

zoozzoom

Ah! Thank you, Vicuna.

9:15 am

jmcnrick

I am unaware of the non-proper meaning Vicuna

9:16 am

Vicuna

Yeah, I didn't know it either, but I looked it up.

9:16 am

jmcnrick

sorry when I looked it up only came up with the proper meaning. . . .but that would make sense

9:17 am

zoozzoom

That is a good thing about babble. We are always learning.

9:17 am

jmcnrick

but the ? reveals all!

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

hello zooz

9:17 am

Vicuna

Oh, apparently it's some sort of stone ax.

9:17 am

jmcnrick

ty Vicuna. Always willing to learn.

9:18 am

zoozzoom

Hello, T Owl ❤️

9:19 am

Vicuna

All those words that seem strange and unknown to me are perfectly good words to a chemist or an archaeologist or a phonetician or whatever. Just like yesterday's or8 that Molly and Hokie thought was so obscure was a perfectly normal word to anyone who's familiar with classical music.

9:20 am

hurshy

the words i like best for finding in babble are words like that or8 - ones that i definitely know but that don't turn up often

9:21 am

jmcnrick

I learned several new anthropology words proofing my boy's thesis yesterday. That is one of the things I like about Babbleland

9:21 am

jmcnrick

and the broad spectrum of people and knowledge in the group. . .

9:22 am

rururocks

does anyone have that pr8?

9:22 am

Vicuna

And then when I do run into a Babblet in the wild I am so excited that I recognize it!

9:23 am

jmcnrick

exactly Vic!

9:24 am

jmcnrick

It also means I crush my older and better read sister when we play Boggle together! hahahaha (no sibling rivalry or anything)

9:24 am

zoozzoom

To do with the church rank, Ruru. Like a cardinal,bishop etc

9:25 am

Vicuna

Ah, thanks, zooz. I was trying to work from the wrong P.

9:27 am

zoozzoom

Ends with the word for facial spasm.

9:27 am

zoozzoom

Welcome, Vicuna.

9:27 am

jmcnrick

ty zooz

9:28 am

72 Temple Owl

hi vi

9:28 am

Vicuna

Hello, TO!

9:28 am

rururocks

thank you zooz.. i got tired of the hail maries on that one

9:28 am

72 Temple Owl

i am conducting an experiment in housekeeping today. post holiday heavy cleaning.

9:28 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for the pr8!

9:29 am

Vicuna

I'm just done with a first pass, and off to do a stint of housework. But *heavy* cleaning does not sound appealing at all! lol

9:29 am

72 Temple Owl

kitchen was heavily used for baking

9:30 am

72 Temple Owl

well, needs done. and i am awaiting the thaw to go out for errands.

9:32 am

72 Temple Owl

my goal is to have things clean enough to hire cleaners.:)

9:33 am

rururocks

got to get ready for work.. have fun with the grid everyone

9:33 am

zoozzoom

Toodle pip, Ruru!

9:48 am

hokie carla

wow, 2nd time in 3(?) days we have kid's piano concert

9:50 am

hokie carla

and isn't a kitty precat?

9:51 am

Sophie512

it should be

10:01 am

MollyL

And the tally goes up for most blurting in one day

10:02 am

mattygroves

Blurting what, exactly?

10:06 am

jmcnrick

words frequently repeat over a few days. Seems to be related to the not completely random choice of letters in the grid

10:07 am

hurshy

phantom: precious

10:10 am

MollyL

How are they "not completely random"?

10:10 am

jmcnrick

the fact that words repeat over a few days means to me that they are not completely random

10:11 am

hurshy

but they are... it's just a coincidence

10:13 am

jmcnrick

then seems to me that it would be rare to see words repeated over a few days whereas I have noticed that frequently over the years. . .of course, you may be right that it is a coincidence. . .

10:15 am

hurshy

it's kind of like that weird thing about how, if you have a room full of like 25 people, you wouldn't think you'd necessarily have people that share the same birthday, and yet, the odds of that are higher than you'd think, or something

10:16 am

jmcnrick

and, of course, it is human nature to see patterns

10:16 am

hurshy

yep

10:16 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

10:16 am

mael

"The birthday paradox, also known as the birthday problem, states that in a random group of 23 people, there is about a 50 percent chance that two people have the same birthday"

10:17 am

hurshy

there's really interesting stuff out there about the phenomenon of people seeing significance in things that actually occurred without any meaning behind them. i can find a link to an article on that topic if anyone is interested

10:17 am

Sophie512

good morning, Nan

10:19 am

jmcnrick

I would be interested hursh and I know about the birthday paradox. . . but that is a static group rather than the pattern exhibiting in an ever changing group

10:21 am

jmcnrick

my theory is probably debunked by the penny flipping rule: there is always a 50/50 chance of heads no matter how many times the coin is flipped.

10:22 am

hurshy

this is a good article. the phenomenon mentioned in it is called apophenia so you can also look up other things about that word. https://tinyurl.com/mryjajpp

10:26 am

jmcnrick

ta hursh. as I said earlier I love how much I learn in Babbleland. I was aware of the phenomenon but not its name so that will help me read more, thanks

10:30 am

MollyL

The birthday paradox is interesting because in my entire life I have only met one person who shares my birth date (Day/Month) and no one who shares my exact birthday.

10:31 am

hurshy

yeah that's the thing - the odds are not bad that some pair of people will share a birthday, but the odds that it will be YOU (or any particular person) are much l ower

10:31 am

jmcnrick

I don't usually know the birth date of people I meet

10:32 am

cybernan

one of our friends shares the same birthday as our younger son and the couples also share the same wedding date.

10:32 am

jmcnrick

I do know that my aunt, Richard Nixon and my friend I have know the longest all share the same birthday

10:32 am

jmcnrick

*known

10:32 am

cybernan

I wonder what the probability of that is

10:33 am

hokie carla

I went many years without knowing anyone with mine, then a guy I worked with had it, though a year older. then my cousin married a girl with the same exact birthday, and yes we were born in the same hospital. I know there is an actress same day and year as me, and oddly she also has celiac disease.

10:33 am

hokie carla

I went many years without knowing anyone with mine, then a guy I worked with had it, though a year older. then my cousin married a girl with the same exact birthday, and yes we were born in the same hospital. I know there is an actress same day and year as me, and oddly she also has celiac disease.

10:33 am

jmcnrick

It means I will never forget my friend's birthday. . . .hahaha

10:34 am

hokie carla

so weird there. I refreshed before hitting enter again thank goodness or it would've been 3x posted

10:34 am

jmcnrick

it was worth reading twice. . . .hahaha

10:34 am

mattygroves

One of my favourite fun with probability is the Monty Hall problem. For those who don't know, it goes like this: The game is Let's Make a Deal. Monty Hall, our host, presents you (and you are no doubt dressed like a camel or something) with three doors. Behind two of the doors is a goat, behind the third is a brand new car (let's assume you don't want a goat). Monty KNOWS where the car is (this is important). You choose a door. Monty then opens a different door, behind which is a goat. You are given the opportunity to swap doors at this point. Should you?

10:35 am

hokie carla

I've noticed when I listen to true crime podcasts how often they say something happened on my birthday. I was thinking about that recently. do they say other dates too and I just don't notice because they aren't my birthday?

10:36 am

jmcnrick

good point hokie

10:37 am

hokie carla

also, my son's birthday is Sept. and this year he said he heard someone outside his dorm room telling someone else happy birthday. he said his birthday is like the most common in the US, so I googled and sure enough it was first or second. I think 9 of the top 10 most common are Sept. so if any of you are Sept, odds are you will know someone else with your birthday.

10:38 am

hokie carla

matty, I have heard that and do not remember how it works.

10:38 am

jmcnrick

matty you picked the door you have when it had a one in three chance and now the other door has a 50/50 chance. . .

10:38 am

mattygroves

Yes, exactly, JMC! More later - on a call

10:38 am

jmcnrick

well lots of people got lucky in January every year. . . haha

10:38 am

mael

you should switch doors :)

10:38 am

hokie carla

both of my boys were born in Sept 😜

10:42 am

jmcnrick

personally I think you should stand pat. . . if you have the car, Monty would have opened the door without the goat. . . to make it more suspenseful. . .the odds are not the only factor here. If they were, then you should switch.

10:46 am

jmcnrick

but the people who write these things only deal with the odds and the only reason they mention he knows whats behind each door is to make it clear that he knew he was opening the door with the goat.

10:54 am

jmcnrick

bbl

10:55 am

MollyL

Okay, go read about the Monty Hall problem on Wikipedia and see if it doesn't make your brain explode.

10:56 am

MollyL

Well, I guess we know what you all were doing in January.

10:56 am

hurshy

you think that's bad, what about the latest quantum stuff - particles behave differently if they are observed.

11:00 am

MollyL

I knew it! A watched pot DOES boil.

11:07 am

hokie carla

does paint dry slower?

11:17 am

hokie carla

phantom opiate

11:20 am

bichon

ru 7/36, pls

11:20 am

hokie carla

I think charlie daniels was a ro5er

11:22 am

hokie carla

definitely fire flew from the devil's fingertips when he did it

11:25 am

hokie carla

well, no HOET for me after first pass. still no middle O and only 2 N. only 1 7, and not the one bichon is looking for.

11:28 am

mattygroves

You should always switch doors. If you do, 66% of the time you'll win the car.

11:36 am

Vicuna

The true secret to happiness is to like goats as much as cars.

11:47 am

MollyL

The devil was a ro5er. Charlie Daniels just sang about him.

11:53 am

windingwake

Bichon, if you have the belching er5, you’re on the right track for the ru7/36

12:14 pm

cybernan

hello again

12:15 pm

cybernan

ru 7/36: if you replaced the r with an a you would be bidding on something

12:31 pm

hokie carla

thanks nan

12:32 pm

cybernan

yw hokie - your turn is coming - 5 left and stuck

12:33 pm

hokie carla

43 left here

12:34 pm

cybernan

oh duh - played much of this game blind, I think

12:35 pm

cybernan

pr 8 please?

12:36 pm

hokie carla

you've heard of GATBO? I'm GNOTBO

12:37 pm

cybernan

??? thought we were going to abandon the acronyms

12:37 pm

hokie carla

maybe you and ru decided that

12:37 pm

hokie carla

GOT NONE OF THE BIG ONES

12:38 pm

montreal13

middle O OP5/12

12:39 pm

hokie carla

thanks mont!

12:40 pm

montreal13

np carla ☺

12:40 pm

MollyL

I'm all for abandoning the acronyms.

12:40 pm

montreal13

have only 1 8 - ER 8/45

12:41 pm

MollyL

I have three 8's and the ones that are not the E one are stupid

12:42 pm

cybernan

figure that pr 8 has to be before something

12:42 pm

montreal13

probably why i wasn't seeing them...sigh...

12:44 pm

montreal13

bbl

12:47 pm

MollyL

Nan, kind of yes, kind of no

12:47 pm

cybernan

clue please molly?

12:50 pm

MollyL

Are you ready for this? Relating to an ecclesiastic.

12:51 pm

cybernan

ty -- wonder who manufactured that one

12:52 pm

cybernan

tried the cleric, but a phantom

12:52 pm

cybernan

si 7 please?

12:53 pm

cybernan

btw - the answer to your icon is mine :D

12:55 pm

ChampFit

Got the pr from your clue...thx Molly. The Ca8 is stupid.

12:55 pm

penquis

hello all...

12:56 pm

cybernan

hi pen

12:57 pm

penquis

hi nan...

12:57 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* an awfully long stretch for some of those "words"

12:59 pm

penquis

congrats...

1:00 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

1:00 pm

penquis

no thanks....just started...

1:01 pm

cybernan

I guess champ is ok too -- hagd everyone -- a snowy one here

1:02 pm

penquis

you, too...bye...

1:05 pm

periwinkle

hi all

1:05 pm

ChampFit

Sorry...moseyed off for a sec...yes I'm good. Going to keep picking at my last 24.

1:05 pm

periwinkle

just have er8

1:06 pm

periwinkle

no 7's

1:06 pm

MollyL

Peri someone actually clue blurted that you are in the grid today. Like that is a hard one to spot.
: D

1:07 pm

periwinkle

2nd time this year :)

1:07 pm

penquis

are there any welsh words in this grid?

1:07 pm

periwinkle

tough grid for me. did not finish yesterdays

1:08 pm

sukee

They might as be welsh for the luck I'm having :)

1:08 pm

periwinkle

not seeing pr8 even with the clue

1:08 pm

penquis

i only found 67 words and it's already not so much fun....

1:08 pm

MollyL

No cw if that is what you mean

1:09 pm

periwinkle

I stopped playing yesterday cause it was no longer

1:09 pm

hokie carla

I didn't finish yesterday either, probably won't today. thought the vertigo was gone or on its way out and had a bad spell this morning and almost threw up. now just feeling motion sick all day.

1:09 pm

periwinkle

found 64 words so far

1:09 pm

periwinkle

I am so sorry carla that sounds awful the vertigo and the motion sickness

1:10 pm

periwinkle

no longer fun it was I meant to say

1:10 pm

periwinkle

bl

1:10 pm

penquis

sorry to hear about your vertigo woes, carla....

1:11 pm

hokie carla

thanks, hoping the PT can fix it on Fri

1:12 pm

penquis

.... X .... fingers crossed!

1:14 pm

hurshy

there is also an re8 which is nice and normal

1:18 pm

joym999

Hi all. Carla I'm sorry you're feeling bad again just when you thought it was over.

1:20 pm

penquis

hi joy...

1:20 pm

joym999

Also, I know grids are totally random, but I think the computer program that makes grids is male and just visited the doctor or maybe indulged in another activity.

1:20 pm

joym999

Hi pen! How's the weather in Maine?

1:21 pm

penquis

warm today....45....was about 20 yesterday....weird....

1:22 pm

joym999

warm? When it's 45 here everyone freaks out and turns up the heat.

1:22 pm

penquis

yes, warm, lol....

1:23 pm

hokie carla

59 here right now. I think I will try to walk Winston. He hasn't gotten many walks lately.

1:28 pm

hurshy

montgomery, juneau, phoenix, little rock, sacramento, denver, hartford, dover, tallahassee, atlanta, honolulu, boise, springfield, indianapolis, des moines, topenka, frankfort, baton rouge, augusta, annapolis, boston, lansing, st. paul, jackson, jefferson city, helena, lincoln, carson city, concord, trenton, sante fe, albany, raleigh, bismarck, columbus, oklahoma city, salem, harrisburg, providence, columbia, pierre, nashville, austin, salt lake city, montpelier, richmond, olympia, charleston, madison, cheyenne

1:28 pm

penquis

on a tour of the capitals, hursh?

1:29 pm

hurshy

i was blurting a clue

1:29 pm

hurshy

:D

1:29 pm

penquis

glad it was disguised then... ;o)

1:31 pm

hokie carla

thanks, pen 🤣 I've been sent to the PB for less.

1:31 pm

penquis

and some would say that i should be sent... ;o)

1:31 pm

hokie carla

oh hey joy, thanks

1:31 pm

hokie carla

yeah, but molly won't ever send you

1:32 pm

hurshy

phantom: si4cu4

1:32 pm

penquis

yes, i saw that, too...

1:32 pm

hurshy

and sincere

1:32 pm

penquis

yup...

1:33 pm

hurshy

i can't find the actual long si, si7\

1:34 pm

hokie carla

I don't have it

1:36 pm

hurshy

i got it!

1:37 pm

hurshy

it ends like a U word for a paradisal society

1:39 pm

joym999

I do not like this grid today. I do not like it much, I say. I do not like it in a box. I do not like it with a fox.

1:39 pm

penquis

or an ox...

1:41 pm

hokie carla

well it took me too long to think of said U word but I did, thx

1:42 pm

hurshy

i would not eat it with some lox, i would not play it without socks, i do not like it more than rocks

1:42 pm

penquis

or flocks...

1:42 pm

hokie carla

I just knew it wasn't sinucat - when your sinuses are messed up due to felines

1:42 pm

hurshy

at least it's better than having chicken pox

1:51 pm

hokie carla

how about skittles pox?

1:52 pm

penquis

heh heh...

1:53 pm

mab

I have betty whiteous; watched betty-jimmy fallon video until 5 am

1:53 pm

mab

whiteious?

1:53 pm

penquis

you are making me yawn....

1:59 pm

MollyL

Whiteitis

2:00 pm

mab

better. itis.

2:01 pm

MollyL

Hurshy is fond of blurting

2:02 pm

mab

my pediatrician is here and he's a word.

2:03 pm

penquis

taking a break....bbl to find my last 50....bye all....

2:10 pm

hurshy

has everyone heard about the plan for people to donate to local animal rescues on Jan 17 in honor of what would have been Betty White's 100th birthday?

2:10 pm

hurshy

it's circling the interwebs

2:22 pm

mab

i wonder if anyone knows how Howie is doing. I forget his last name, but he's on fb and i'm pretty sure he used to play here.

2:23 pm

mab

He was so crazy for betty. so crazy.

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

howie corwin is still sick with covid it appears

2:24 pm

jmcnrick

he is still posting on fb

2:25 pm

jmcnrick

sorry. . . covid is not confirmed

2:25 pm

jmcnrick

sweet guy. he came over to my house once a long time ago and I practiced my ASL but mainly we wrote notes

2:26 pm

mab

oh no. i think he contracted it many months ago and wasn't doing terribly well. hope it's not long haul. fond of him. maybe breakthrough.

2:29 pm

jmcnrick

he just posted he was feeling ill. . . seems to be a new bout

2:31 pm

mab

lots of difficult things he's been through. was hoping might be better, but pandemic...

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

he has had it tough

2:35 pm

mab

bet he's an very good teacher. I studied asl years ago. none has stuck with me. I wanted to do his online class but couldn't quite afford it then.

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

I wasn't aware he taught ASL on line

2:37 pm

mab

not sure it got too far off the ground, but i could be wrong.

2:38 pm

jmcnrick

too bad. now would be a good time to launch something like that

2:39 pm

mab

oh yes. i worry about him. even if I can't remember his name.

2:42 pm

dianedecoder

He is cosdem on Babble :-)

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

:)

2:43 pm

mab

oh right! thanks for that. totally forgot.

2:44 pm

mab

tell him to come back.

2:44 pm

hokie carla

oh, I wondered if you were talking about cosdem

2:55 pm

mab

carla, have listened to 99 percent invisible a few times - like it a lot. the one on language so interesting tx for that. walkies go ok?

2:58 pm

hokie carla

I'm glad you like it! just now getting my shoes on to go. slow moving.

2:59 pm

jmcnrick

duh! I just got your clue hursg. . .

2:59 pm

jmcnrick

*hursh

3:03 pm

Sophie512

bbl for last 40..... thanks for clues and chat between loads of laundry and cleaning up dog hairs

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

bye sophie

3:30 pm

kingrichard

Clue for the bottom row O please.

3:31 pm

zoozzoom

OR 6 ends in opp of daughter.

3:31 pm

periwinkle

or6/18

3:47 pm

kingrichard

Thanks, zoozoom and periwinkle.

4:09 pm

mkg

Hi all. Any hint for the or 6, like meaning? Ty

4:09 pm

mab

a sort of supplication to higher power, mkg

4:12 pm

mkg

Ty. Like prayer i guess. Is it latin? D

4:13 pm

mkg

Got it. I actually donbt know the meaning of that word at all. Thanks.

4:13 pm

mab

yay

4:13 pm

mkg

Ty

4:13 pm

mkg

Syn is prayer so now i know. Someday i will even be smart.

4:18 pm

Uneaixoise

Ap5/14? Babble blindness!

4:21 pm

mab

only have donna reed wear...

4:21 pm

Krysten

a+the speed in which you walk

4:23 pm

mab

ty Krysten.

4:24 pm

mab

who knew it would be normal word.

4:57 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

5:11 pm

periwinkle

help with pr8 pls

5:18 pm

Soodle

And the award for clumsiest clue goes to the following. PR 8/50. Prefix meaning ‘before’, How Los Angeles is affectionately known in 2 letters & facial tic.

5:19 pm

Soodle

Errr. That should have been facial spasm...

5:20 pm

mkg

Gread clue. Ty

5:20 pm

mkg

Would love to get one 7 please. Send a clue soodle. Ty

5:21 pm

mkg

That AP clue: some walk fast and some slow. So what do you mean by speed? Mph is miles per hour……..not getting this.

5:22 pm

mkg

Got the ap. Ty anyway.

5:26 pm

Soodle

El 7/28. A state of unbridled happiness. Add a cons to the beginning & get a next of kin for 8

5:36 pm

hokie carla

I just cut off like 3" of hair and asked the youngest if he noticed and he said, I can't tell and I never will.

5:44 pm

Freeman

pr8, please?

5:45 pm

hokie carla

sophie just clued it/gave some away 🤣 at 5:18

5:46 pm

Freeman

Thanks nice to get an easy clue

5:51 pm

hokie carla

yes, it was. my first 8!

5:56 pm

mab

oh the wisdom! my partner didn't learn that until he'd been a grown up for years and years.

5:58 pm

mab

william after my disastrous haircut: you look so beautiful. me: what? what? i'm hideous! william: oh. well...

5:58 pm

hokie carla

the youngest is wise beyond his years, has been his whole life.

5:59 pm

hokie carla

when he was like 8 he played flag football and on the way home from a game he said "I don't know why all the parents are always yelling...it's not like we're getting paid millions of dollars."

5:59 pm

mab

how old?

6:00 pm

hokie carla

he is 19 now

6:01 pm

hokie carla

when he first started talking he would say things that made me believe in reincarnation. just so odd and things a 2 yo wouldn't know. I wish I'd written some down but of course I didn't.

6:03 pm

NANCY

clue for the re 7 please

6:04 pm

hokie carla

I have one that is a piano concert like kids do

6:04 pm

hokie carla

but can mean other things of course

6:04 pm

Freeman

or6, please?

6:04 pm

NANCY

CARLA ty as usual you come to my rescue.

6:05 pm

mab

i love the precocious philosophical ones especially.

6:05 pm

hokie carla

haha, you're lucky I had that one, nancy

6:06 pm

hokie carla

freeman, it means a prayer

6:09 pm

Freeman

sorry don't get it

6:09 pm

hokie carla

but I sure didn't know that, so you might not. ends in not daughter.

6:10 pm

Freeman

got it thanks

6:16 pm

penquis

back...

6:24 pm

hokie carla

pen!

6:24 pm

penquis

carla!

6:27 pm

hokie carla

made it to 25 left but still not liking this one

6:28 pm

penquis

i listed....now down to 21...

6:32 pm

hokie carla

still have 5 4s

6:32 pm

penquis

one here...

6:32 pm

hokie carla

and still no HOET thanks to the pesky N

6:34 pm

penquis

the N words are not bad.....all words we know or have seen....

6:35 pm

hokie carla

I have the 4/5 genre and that's it

6:35 pm

penquis

i am stuck with three As left...

6:35 pm

penquis

one is a family member...

6:35 pm

Freeman

Me too 6 left

6:35 pm

penquis

the other two are a 4/5 combo....

6:36 pm

windingwake

Sushi-related

6:37 pm

hokie carla

LOL, anagrams of what I have. thanks y'all

6:37 pm

hokie carla

and I always miss that family member

6:37 pm

penquis

i am done....

6:38 pm

hokie carla

I just need 1 A from the middle row

6:38 pm

hokie carla

well done

6:38 pm

hokie carla

missing 7 P's

6:38 pm

eieios

I have er8 and re8. What are the stats for the pther two 8’s, please?

6:38 pm

penquis

i bet it is ap 6/24....

6:39 pm

penquis

ca 8/50...

6:39 pm

penquis

pr 8/50....

6:39 pm

eieios

Phantom = caption

6:39 pm

hokie carla

yep, no ap6 here

6:40 pm

penquis

ends on top of the grid...

6:40 pm

hokie carla

is the re8 a do again?

6:41 pm

penquis

no...but it's an ordinary word...

6:41 pm

penquis

ends with an ending that is common today...

6:41 pm

hokie carla

oh, kin to the ni5

6:42 pm

penquis

yup...

6:43 pm

hokie carla

is ca8 ordinary?

6:43 pm

eieios

-hantom = precious

6:43 pm

hokie carla

were you saying the ap6 ends at the top? is it a regular word?

6:43 pm

mab

ca not very normal

6:43 pm

penquis

i don't remember ever seeing ca 8 before...

6:44 pm

hokie carla

perfect.

6:44 pm

penquis

ap 6 is not a regular word but it is logically phonetic...

6:44 pm

hokie carla

if I was hurshy I'd say, oh there it is.

6:44 pm

mab

but related to a normal word.

6:45 pm

penquis

yes, but not a word normally used in conversation...

6:45 pm

hokie carla

think I will just look for the 4s and then list

6:45 pm

penquis

good plan...

6:47 pm

mab

but wait - ca is something people don't eat very often anymore. bird + more so

6:49 pm

ItalianGreyhound

good clue, Mab

6:49 pm

mab

ap, also a food people no longer eat, lesss a letter.

6:50 pm

penquis

well i am heading out....goodnight all....

6:50 pm

mab

ty ig. night pen.

6:52 pm

hokie carla

night, pen

6:52 pm

hokie carla

not sure about the food but got the ca with the last part of the clue, thanks

6:55 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

6:55 pm

hokie carla

hey dan

6:55 pm

hokie carla

any snow left?

6:59 pm

dan2bit

yes, we had a melt today but still 2-3 inches on the roof & lawn

7:00 pm

dan2bit

and miss2bit is still on extended winter break, at least through tomorrow!

7:01 pm

hokie carla

any sledding going on?

7:01 pm

dan2bit

we did take the toboggan up to a sled hill near her cousins on Wednesday after the snow was done. Avoided any traffic jams :-)

7:02 pm

dan2bit

oops Monday not Wednesday

7:02 pm

hokie carla

sounds fun!

7:04 pm

bojazz

good evening all. down to one word and need help ... the pr 8/50 ???

7:05 pm

hokie carla

sophie had an easy clue but looks like it's scrolled off.

7:06 pm

bojazz

thx...

7:09 pm

bojazz

got it... FW!

7:10 pm

hokie carla

good job!

7:12 pm

mkg

Hi all. Back for more. Still not hafl way.

7:12 pm

mkg

Any clues and stats for any 7s? Ty

7:15 pm

mkg

just got one 7 so ok there. Ty anyway

7:15 pm

mkg

Missing the i words. All welcome with stats. Ty

7:19 pm

Bugsaw

i words start with a household chore

7:22 pm

mkg

Ty got two of them\

7:23 pm

mkg

Got a third. How about the 4th? Ty

7:26 pm

mkg

The last i word i need is from the 5th column i. Stats and clues welcome.

7:26 pm

Sophie512

hang on I have it

7:26 pm

Bugsaw

in 5,12 not uncommon here

7:26 pm

mkg

Ty

7:27 pm

Sophie512

almost exactly like a 5 letter E word

7:27 pm

Sophie512

14 left for me

7:28 pm

mkg

Dont have an en word. Sorry

7:29 pm

mkg

Just got both. Ty

7:29 pm

mkg

Curi

7:29 pm

mkg

Sorry\

7:34 pm

Sophie512

do I need to scroll down for 8 letter pr word?

7:36 pm

Bugsaw

I am stuck there too, Sophie. Sorry

7:38 pm

Sophie512

ok dokey, how about 8 letter RE?

7:39 pm

Bugsaw

Metis people end prayers with, All my re******s

7:39 pm

Bugsaw

or family members if that is no help

7:42 pm

Sophie512

thanks

7:43 pm

hokie carla

I thought you gave a clue earlier for PR8? who was that?

7:43 pm

Bugsaw

not me. Do you remember what the clue was, carla?

7:44 pm

Sophie512

dunno, I'll look back later..... I've decided to be stuck on RO right now :)

7:44 pm

hokie carla

oh, it was soodle, at 5:18

7:45 pm

Bugsaw

ty

7:45 pm

hokie carla

"And the award for clumsiest clue goes to the following. PR 8/50. Prefix meaning ‘before’, How Los Angeles is affectionately known in 2 letters & facial [spasm]"

7:45 pm

hokie carla

but I changed the last part because she made a mistake and put the actual letters

7:45 pm

Bugsaw

got it from her clue though!

7:46 pm

Sophie512

got it thanks Carla, I went back to long chat

7:56 pm

Sophie512

ok, got the ROs

8:06 pm

Sophie512

and the ERs

8:06 pm

Sophie512

4 left (drum roll, please)

8:07 pm

Bugsaw

I am blind to 2 cr words

8:08 pm

Sophie512

5 and 6??

8:08 pm

Bugsaw

finally spotted it and the plural. I am done

8:09 pm

Sophie512

nooooo

8:09 pm

Bugsaw

do you want help with your last 4, Sophie

8:09 pm

Bugsaw

I am not the best cluer

8:11 pm

Sophie512

just got one from early AM chat

8:11 pm

Sophie512

down to 5 op 5 ni 6 la

8:12 pm

Bugsaw

ni is another person in your family

8:12 pm

Bugsaw

want more?

8:13 pm

Sophie512

oh for goodness sakes, talked to mine today

8:13 pm

Bugsaw

or are you a glutton for punishment as my father would say?

8:13 pm

Sophie512

I'll take the 5 op please Bug

8:14 pm

Bugsaw

op and a transgression

8:15 pm

Sophie512

I tried optic until I was blue

8:15 pm

Sophie512

ok, let me struggle a while longer on the LA 6

8:15 pm

Bugsaw

you have one correct letter in the correct position

8:16 pm

Bugsaw

ok, la is not a common word

8:16 pm

Bugsaw

I am off for tea. Happy Babbling

8:16 pm

Sophie512

great, just great

8:16 pm

Sophie512

how about LA and the 3rd letter, yes, I know, it's cheating

8:23 pm

Sophie512

never mind, guessed it

8:24 pm

Sophie512

Fireworks at last!

9:01 pm

MollyL

Morewords is helpful

9:39 pm

allyall

13 left!

9:53 pm

allyall

fireworks! :)

10:43 pm

harpjane

hello, 121 to go

10:45 pm

harpjane

found a chicken

10:49 pm

Uneaixoise

22 to go....

11:02 pm

maggiej

any hints for si 7?

11:03 pm

maggiej

nm

11:05 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue, Maggie?

11:06 pm

maggiej

just monkeyed it ... no idea what in the heck it is!

11:09 pm

maggiej

1st 3 letters is a transgression. Last 4 ends like heaven on earth last 4 letters. I am not good at clueing. Sorry.

11:10 pm

Uneaixoise

Nm.....found it!!

11:39 pm

harpjane

ca7?

11:42 pm

ursh

you write your name starting with a ca letter

11:42 pm

ursh

upper case ?

11:43 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:43 pm

harpjane

is the 6 related?

11:43 pm

ursh

knock off the L for the 6

11:44 pm

harpjane

oh duh....

11:45 pm

harpjane

cr 5 & 6?

11:46 pm

ursh

cr + our mixed up and plural

11:47 pm

harpjane

thanks, never heard of those!

11:47 pm

ursh

sorry for the lousy clue - means coagulated blood

11:49 pm

harpjane

gotit, your clue worked just fine!

11:53 pm

harpjane

found a rodent

11:59 pm

ursh

did you finish ?

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