View Word List Tuesday, January 11, 2022

FINAL SCORES

2632 rururocks
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2632 Chris P
2632 hurshy
2632 JBV
2632 parisla
2632 gremlinn
2632 Grandma Barb
2632 bojazz
2632 cybernan
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2632 sandy211
2632 dianedecoder
2632 pcal2
2632 phaeton
2632 westford
2632 wht
2632 pat56
2632 Jacula
2632 aebmusica
2632 MelJewell
2632 LuvWordGames
2632 dizgrannie
2632 Lorrie_in_SA
2632 shorty
2632 spellit
2632 vashongin
2632 sammysmom
2632 amandacath
2632 gramma
2632 penquis
2632 BzznBea
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2632 Catie
2632 DTins
2632 72 Temple Owl
2632 mab
2632 welki
2632 Turt
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2632 Michelle
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2632 Kateq
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2632 Mercy
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2632 lynxxx
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2632 justafreep
2632 Kamanjah
2632 NANCY
2632 ARB
2546 Verve
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2471 Uneaixoise
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2292 davurs
2279 Dorens
2197 Gitel
2164 SueMagee
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2053 corkee
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1976 helenary
1974 Mary
1921 VDW
1899 bubba218
1882 Cathyar
1881 Sam
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1876 dcseain
1850 Ind
1829 felicitas
1826 godthaab
1825 svingy
1824 scatterbrain
1819 rabbasar
1801 juniperberet
1792 mael
1780 mattygroves
1774 pilgrim719
1768 GailMkp
1762 Deeha
1759 waskallia
1748 windingwake
1742 AnnetteL
1741 suzysuz
1729 doseffing
1719 silversarah
1697 fuzzykoala
1679 Sev
1675 periwinkle
1671 ChampFit
1652 Robespierre
1648 kingrichard
1645 lexophile
1644 helenkeller
1635 Sugrraleona
1632 BerniceQ
1624 kellyk
1618 Zadit
1602 BadPixxie
1584 Gollux
1583 Katy
1573 Read-Knit-Bake
1573 Guernseygirl 2
1567 ajsb
1566 marilyn992
1562 evvvie
1560 A*n*i*t*a
1555 dejavu
1551 jocularity
1547 cheeto44
1545 susanj2
1545 Babbleybrook
1543 Playwoman
1528 jwr
1528 Shirlockc
1527 JW4975
1520 3oldkatz
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1504 deanoz
1498 Notheroldquilter
1488 magpie7
1472 anus
1468 mo
1463 Ouwachita
1457 idicyidikat
1455 Madyh
1455 REG
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1455 Solitare
1453 Wife
1446 java2
1439 frobscottler
1436 Riverdance
1427 tmtm
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1422 Mubner
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1390 dauber
1382 Stitchknit
1380 cameron51us
1379 superflippy
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1378 cookiepelli
1376 JaxH66
1373 Filomena
1371 Tomago
1369 MRSWHISKI2
1366 Dippnall
1362 lyv4ever
1356 kangabrat
1350 jmcnrick
1349 VAjeweler
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1341 sonipitts
1340 barbarella1981
1337 circqueen
1335 rbud
1331 SeaSpray
1331 Habes
1320 mkg
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1299 adubin77
1297 Limnobaggins
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1292 MollyL
1286 Gabs
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1269 firefly779
1264 WoolyChris
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1253 rsiegel24
1250 MirandaPanda
1244 LAT70
1239 Vioxx
1239 uconn
1238 eieios
1234 TedinDurham
1232 auntnope
1231 MumTT
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1201 zTink
1188 GrandmaS
1183 Nana5
1177 CES222
1177 Zombee
1171 sugar
1163 Motek
1162 jka
1162 Sip
1162 ann
1157 arianell
1153 MaddyMadd
1146 Marmar
1145 Lexie74
1144 Sunrise
1144 dc43
1140 Hillsnow
1137 inkydinks
1133 sooooo
1133 pors
1132 Fit2knit
1123 rationalimage
1120 Dinoreid
1113 nellebean
1110 RoundBarn
1107 AaronGL19991
1107 Geep
1105 Retired PJs
1100 Sophie512
1098 Roses6
1097 10s Gu
1096 athena
1094 Plebian
1093 skheiny
1091 Lewandjoy
1082 jnkbck
1078 tessagram
1075 gladius
1074 nanowooster
1071 GBurton
1071 nurse1000
1070 Kaplan the Magne
1068 Snitkina
1067 DS927
1065 mummy
1061 bs18
1061 merlypoop
1059 MsCorvid
1059 swmbo
1056 Kakiser
1054 lynnet
1054 gswope
1053 robin.redbreast
1051 Angela
1048 The_Mad_Egyptian
1047 mjhogg
1045 duvaldfm
1044 Sandraf
1042 JIMMORRIS
1041 ZsaZsa
1040 jeanne314
1040 Shelleyr
1035 kenmack
1035 bobicus
1032 SuperGretel
1031 shoo
1031 gino
1025 rkptbound
1024 rolin
1023 caps
1021 milly24
1021 car.eeyore
1019 ella
1016 bheron
1014 trentsnana
1014 Buttonman
1012 Q
1010 Julie
1010 piggys_rule123
1008 mery9419
1002 hempshow
1000 oregonmarki
996 Krysten
993 lara68
990 redshoes
984 daisy88
977 Sam Snead
976 sajarn
969 MomB
968 Meatball421
967 jaxx7
964 MVA
962 Eve0101
962 loredana
962 Jodeen
960 cg530
950 Calllie
949 ginnie
945 donnab3012
939 Fredswax5
939 gingentle
937 M!M!z
929 GeekMan
928 irishlady
920 aWolf
919 mtnmam
919 khana
917 mymuseisme
914 tickymong
906 mprussell
905 yubi
897 pigeonman
887 AtlKru
887 mehdc
885 funhs
885 MonicaYT
885 msg
884 rosalie4
879 pamysue
879 jrr
878 ypsigirl
869 MomStar
868 Scrabbler
868 JJ
867 circe
865 Soodle
858 fratfitz
858 Rainiqui
850 ajoy21
849 charliesmomuk
842 cherlyq
827 player girl
826 markbowers7
824 Glantarell
824 smooze
821 melody17
819 Sugarblues
818 Oboequilter
816 KnightTime
810 o2baflyndog
802 little mim
800 sarah6girls
797 mojo9292
794 tinkerbelle
794 mabaker8
792 Kitensplay
790 KenTropic
790 Aaronitor
778 angelinaxox
765 Natasha
760 mamabook3
758 JudyHall
758 robwhy
758 machelle
756 PMS
749 leisl
744 wjb
734 sukee
734 Wendrie
725 ara1955
716 jaydee
714 scubadiver
713 therealblah
707 stidgmere
706 Biged
701 linnet
700 kueenbee
700 SuzeQ
696 Jen34
691 hmgames
687 momof4&pe
686 jeanniejinx
686 CAZ100
678 8201girl
676 diann
674 Regality
671 KrisE
665 majenwen
664 melkaywil
661 scorpio
659 pamrepton
650 aslindy
648 laurielou
645 Alycia
638 PhoenixAsh66
627 flower65
623 HockeyNut
622 freddie
614 rowlie45
613 kathy sue
601 emusing
595 raane
595 sedmac
594 nursegladys
591 crayola
586 emd99
582 Doll414
582 cauzneffct
573 mom23
569 amelu0218
568 moule
563 bookgrrl
561 mightyquin
551 sallyann
550 PJDR
543 helmet
540 pen...
517 Kukana
515 Frances
506 ellenin
496 scarydeb
481 LUHAN
472 words
469 BLouie
468 bichon
468 lbelle
463 cody10
462 mom82637
462 Olivia R MW
456 Elena laures
454 Pillsy74
453 iiosefi
449 Simmie
446 Judi
440 akazev
440 MissOmnibus
439 pbc
439 wesnurse
438 Keala
437 beckyj
436 Monnie
436 babbleme
428 lshult
428 Pema
424 fit1
421 roundabout
421 Mandy44
418 Focal
414 hydra
410 karenth
406 ElTrev
405 jmurdock
405 Cube
404 slothboy
401 TQ
400 BeckyG
400 ljsinoz
396 marie
395 Neschen4779
391 WenWorld
388 Sunnidaze
384 winobu
379 amgreet8
378 gdine
376 rosalind230
366 debbinla
359 DarleenMB
358 Shegran
354 piano player
343 woodchick
343 Gramjane
336 Alleyn58
336 helen67
333 inga8227
332 nadav
331 PeggyK
329 frogface
324 Tropiske
318 Strudders
304 webatx
303 sian
296 LonnieC
283 mixi6
266 Lady_Campari
264 janeybird
264 origami
264 princessofburund
259 annevans
255 Glens
255 Buggie
248 JeeWhiz
239 Rangerbill
236 SaunC
227 #1
218 lawyer-1
212 nodt
211 BlueHen
195 regis
195 tsatch
188 kjg
178 Lib
170 Jivingjenny0
170 mama
156 Christa
153 Judyj
150 TXZinnia
148 worzel
102 larkim
96 UntitledDocument
92 peter366
87 Susiesue666
48 PinkHatClub
45 nava
37 donnana
28 bonk2
16 dan2bit

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:01 am
SuzeeQ24

te7
12:01 am
SuzeeQ24

telex
12:02 am
Rainiqui

te 8
12:03 am
jessmom

wo7
12:05 am
SueMagee

Re7
12:05 am
ursh

or 7&8
12:05 am
Rainiqui

nbt, nbs
12:06 am
broll

do 7
12:07 am
jessmom

te8x2
12:07 am
SueMagee

Ti7
12:08 am
SueMagee

Ride
12:08 am
SueMagee

Rides
12:08 am
SueMagee

Sorry!
12:14 am
Gillie

ex8
12:29 am
justafreep

late flip but I contribute an re8
12:30 am
broll

wo 8
12:31 am
justafreep

de7
12:34 am
justafreep

or7 x q
12:35 am
Gillie

But what is q?
12:35 am
justafreep

ha. x 2
12:36 am
justafreep

q = 2. everyone knows that.
12:36 am
justafreep

(freepish variable system)
12:47 am
mab

i don't think you had to say, freep. as far as i know, we're all highly familiar with that system.
12:47 am
mab

highly.
12:48 am
justafreep

The FSV Encyclopedia is a number one best seller on Amazon, so I'm not surprised, really. But I take no chances....
12:48 am
mab

of course.
12:48 am
cybernan

not seeing some of these 8's -- off to bed. Goodnight everyone.
12:49 am
justafreep

night, nan
12:49 am
Gillie

goodnight, nan
12:49 am
mab

night nan.
12:50 am
Gillie

re7/8
12:50 am
Gillie

Maybe that's the re8 that freep called?
12:50 am
Uneaixoise

No one has an updated list in his/her profile?
12:55 am
mab

don't know. not sure i'll need it, as i already have 2, count them 2 whole 8 words. so proud.
12:56 am
mab

wait. one whole 8 word.
12:58 am
justafreep

yes, mine was a 7/8 in the end
12:59 am
Gillie

Well, I've got 6 of the 8-letter words and 9 of the 7-letter words
1:00 am
Gillie

Make that 10 of the 7-letter words
1:02 am
justafreep

I make it 10 in the official record
1:02 am
Gillie

But I still have a total of 15 left
1:07 am
justafreep

te7 x 2 (or x q, for those who play in the FVS only)
1:13 am
anike

Does anyone have all the 7 and 8 words? How many re 7's are there?
1:16 am
Gillie

I have 2 re7's, but I'm still missing 2 7-letter words
1:17 am
anike

OK, So still looking for another re7.
1:19 am
aebmusica

does anyone have a list?
1:20 am
anike

Found that thanks
1:24 am
mab

look later in molly's profile. if there's a list she'll probably post it there. makes it easiest to find.
1:29 am
Gillie

Well, I'm 14 words short, but I've put the list of what I do have in my profile in case it helps.
1:29 am
aebmusica

she has yesterday's list listed.
1:30 am
justafreep

thanks, gillie
1:33 am
Gillie

yw - I'm also trying https://dfmchfhf.github.io/babbleclues\n/babbleclues.html (dfmchfhf's babble clues site), but so far it looks like it's stalled
1:35 am
grannyrose

mo 7/ 36
1:36 am
grannyrose

and mo 8/50
1:37 am
justafreep

oh. thanks, granny rose.
1:41 am
Gillie

ty granny - I needed morewords for those
1:42 am
justafreep

I simply walked into them (with an accent?)
1:42 am
grannyrose

loll
1:43 am
broll

gillie - do 4/7 at the end
1:44 am
justafreep

and a do5/16 before it
1:44 am
grannyrose

missing o word x 1. i have od 4. om 4, 5.
1:45 am
grannyrose

or 5, 7, 8, 6, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7. missing?
1:45 am
justafreep

6,6,7
1:46 am
grannyrose

thanx freep
1:47 am
Gillie

Ok, so I've added in the mo and do words
1:47 am
justafreep

the last 7 is definitely an r
1:48 am
ursh

i am missing an 8 - i have ex mo or re te and wo what am i missing please
1:49 am
justafreep

te8 x 2
1:49 am
ursh

ty lookinh
1:49 am
ursh

looking
1:50 am
ursh

got it tx
1:52 am
broll

gillie - le 4/4, le 6/21 at start
1:52 am
justafreep

I am down to the 7 left. I believe I have tried EVERYTHING that is pronouncable
1:55 am
justafreep

ah! re7/36
1:55 am
justafreep

fw
1:55 am
justafreep

what are you missing on your list at this point, gillie?
1:56 am
Gillie

I've got 9 left: L, M, RRR, S, TT, W 1, 2, 5, 1
1:57 am
justafreep

second L is le 6/21
1:58 am
Gillie

Of course
1:58 am
justafreep

me 5/12 is what you're missing. It's the 7th (after the 6/24 and the 4/5)
1:59 am
grannyrose

freep, does that make re 7 x 3?
2:00 am
justafreep

W - next to last wi should be a wi6/30
2:00 am
broll

re 5/16, 4/5, 4/4, 6/21, 6/18
2:00 am
justafreep

yes, re7 x 3
2:00 am
grannyrose

ta
2:00 am
justafreep

not an 'again' word, fwiw
2:01 am
grannyrose

narrows it by about 75%
2:01 am
justafreep

S - se5/18 at the end of the se's
2:03 am
justafreep

T - missing two TR words. the last 5 are tr6/21, tr4/4, tr4/6, try4/5, tr5/12
2:06 am
justafreep

Rs - all REs. starting in 9th position is should be re6/21, re6/18, re4/4, re5/10, re7/36. (the two 6s and the 7 are what your list is missing)
2:06 am
broll

at end - te 7/48
2:07 am
broll

oops - te 7/48, 6/21, 7/32
2:07 am
grannyrose

nope i am well and truly stuck. freep can you please list the r words. i'm missing 3.
2:08 am
justafreep

I just listed the three Gillie doesn't have. Did that help?
2:08 am
anike

And te 8/45
2:10 am
broll

yes, but it was the 6/21 that was missing
2:12 am
grannyrose

still missing one r word from bottom r tile
2:12 am
justafreep

re4/5, re6.24, re7/36, re5/12, re4/5, re5/16, re4/5, re4/4, re6/21, re6/18, re4/4, re5/10, re/36, re4/5, re7/32, re8/45, re5/10, re6/21, re5/10, re4/4, re 5/10, re6/18
2:13 am
justafreep

ri 4/5, ri 5/12, ri 6/21, ri 5/12
2:13 am
justafreep

ro4/5, ro 4/5
2:14 am
grannyrose

whoot found the missing r. thanx freep
2:15 am
Gillie

Okay, I've got the rest, but for some reason the me 5/12 is eluding me, even though it seems like it should be simple.
2:15 am
grannyrose

okay. 4 left. *sigh* t x 3, s x 1. and yes i have that final se5
2:16 am
grannyrose

gillie did you plural me 4/5m alternative spelling of blackbird?
2:18 am
anike

I am missing a t 4
2:18 am
Gillie

Oh - got it, but it's not going in
2:18 am
anike

I am missing a t 4
2:20 am
Gillie

I've updated my profile - thanks everyone!
2:20 am
anike

Yay!! Fireworks
2:20 am
grannyrose

thanx gillie
2:21 am
anike

Happy babbling everyone
2:22 am
Gillie

Updated again - it was missing my last word
2:23 am
Gillie

Bye, all
2:25 am
grannyrose

and done... finally. thanx gillie and freep.
2:28 am
broll

also done - thx all listers
2:41 am
Kateq

Thanks to all for the hints!
5:12 am
mael

name that fantasy badland in the grid
5:13 am
mael

lees
5:13 am
mael

oops
5:23 am
ItalianGreyhound

clueless on the badland
5:36 am
Scrabbler

A badland, hm.
5:37 am
ItalianGreyhound

responding to Mae at 5:12. Hi, Scrabbler!
5:38 am
Scrabbler

Hi IG. 5 degrees here, come on up.
5:39 am
ItalianGreyhound

let me get my thermals on first
5:41 am
Scrabbler

I need to fill up my gas tank today.
5:41 am
ItalianGreyhound

expecting a shortage?
5:42 am
Scrabbler

No. On Tuesdays I work at a clinic on an Indian reservation where the gas is 40-50 cents less per gallon.
5:43 am
ItalianGreyhound

makes sense - you live an amazing life, btw
5:43 am
Scrabbler

I try to remind myself of that.
5:45 am
ItalianGreyhound

I'll remind you from time to time (for what that matters)
5:47 am
Scrabbler

The pandemic has revealed the ignorant, disrespectful, and foolish people.
5:50 am
ItalianGreyhound

look for the good and have fun - thats all Ive got
5:52 am
Scrabbler

Yep, I focus on the good and hope the others will think about what I say.
5:57 am
lynxxx

Having spent most of today in hospital, I just want to commend Scrabbler and every medical person that looks after us in these awful times. You are always cheerful and kind, hiding all the work pressures you are all under....THANK YOU SO MUCH.
5:59 am
ItalianGreyhound

Ditto :)
5:59 am
Scrabbler

Lynxxx, I work in primary care so am not seeing the horrors of health care workers in emergency departments and ICUs.
6:00 am
Scrabbler

I am stressed and anxious and cannot imagine the severity of illness and frequent deaths that they see.
6:01 am
Scrabbler

Our stress is dealing with people that are anti-science--these people are anti-mask, anti-vax, and anti-regulation. They scream at us, curse at us.
6:03 am
lynxxx

I know Scrabbs but the 'ripples' spread out to you too. I was not in ED and ICUs but could see it clearly in staff (that weren't out because of Omicron!)
6:04 am
Scrabbler

I read about CoV 1-2 hours daily and know the realities--long COVID, brain matter loss in survivors.
6:05 am
Scrabbler

As a scientist it is fascinating to learn about CoV as the pandemic evolves, but as a human it is so sad.
6:07 am
lynxxx

I have to say goodnight, bye everyone and thanks again Scrabbs
6:07 am
Scrabbler

TY, Lynxxx. Sleep well.
6:08 am
Scrabbler

I passed halfway and must leave for work in 10 minutes. Enjoy the day.
6:13 am
Uneaixoise

Take care, Scrabs....sending hugs.....
6:51 am
hurshy

ahhh scrabbler, you are like Spock!
6:51 am
jmcnrick

tree
6:52 am
jmcnrick

oops
6:52 am
jmcnrick

good morning
6:52 am
hurshy

i wonder what percentage of us had that as our first word. gotta be pretty high!
6:52 am
jmcnrick

yep
6:53 am
jmcnrick

my first wo** was wo**!
6:53 am
jmcnrick

I am not as methodical as you hursh start with answers that jump out at me
6:54 am
hurshy

yeah but i thought tr4 would jump out at people too
6:54 am
jmcnrick

oh definately
6:54 am
jmcnrick

*definitely
6:55 am
welki

'morning, everyone
6:56 am
jmcnrick

hi welki
6:56 am
72 Temple Owl

hello
6:56 am
jmcnrick

hi TO
6:59 am
Meatball421

tyre
6:59 am
Meatball421

oops
6:59 am
jmcnrick

ta meatball
7:00 am
Meatball421

;-)
7:19 am
mael

hey all
7:19 am
BzznBea

How are you feeling, mael?
7:20 am
mael

better today, finally the sore throat seems to be ebbing
7:20 am
mael

took it long enough!
7:20 am
mael

thanks for asking :)
7:20 am
BzznBea

Good to hear.
7:22 am
mael

now I just have to survive another week at home with the kiddos while the youngest gets out of quarantine
7:22 am
mael

how is everyone?
7:22 am
mael

byou, bea?
7:23 am
BzznBea

I'm good. Trying to get stuff done that was delayed for the holidays.
7:26 am
jmcnrick

hi mael and bzzn
7:26 am
BzznBea

Good morning, jm.
7:27 am
mael

morning
7:27 am
mael

cold one here in MA, it's currently 7 degrees out there
7:28 am
bichon

Shivering along with you mael
7:28 am
jmcnrick

hi bichon
7:29 am
jmcnrick

DC is a balmy 17 degrees
7:29 am
bichon

hi jm
7:29 am
bichon

that hot?
7:30 am
mael

positively shorts weather, jm!
7:30 am
mael

hi bich
7:31 am
BzznBea

We are at 26F. Had a poweroutage last night for a couple hours. House still hasn't warmed up.
7:31 am
jmcnrick

yikes bzzn glad it's back on
7:32 am
BzznBea

Yes, me too.
7:41 am
MollyL

19 here in the suburbs. Gross.
7:41 am
MollyL

19 here in the suburbs. Gross.
7:49 am
MollyL

Sorry for the double double post post
7:50 am
jmcnrick

I just thought you had an echo where you are. . .
7:52 am
MollyL

No, my computer at work is possessed today.
7:52 am
jmcnrick

OMG! Where's a priest when you need one?
7:54 am
MollyL

Hopefully not climbing a staircase at Georgetown.
7:58 am
hurshy

phantom: telemetry
7:58 am
hurshy

top row grey!!
7:58 am
jmcnrick

hehe my boy had a friend who went down that staircase on a mountain bike. He got to the bottom without mishap and but then admitted it had been stupid so none of the rest of them tried it
7:58 am
BzznBea

I have the first and last column grey.
7:59 am
jmcnrick

well done bzzn
7:59 am
MollyL

Um stupid...very. He's lucky he didn't break his neck.
8:00 am
mael

it's like my kids when I ask them to stop doing something dangerous: "but mama, I haven't gotten hurt yet!"
yeah buddy, YET
8:03 am
jmcnrick

I actually had a friend who, when a boy, sledded down the most dangerous hill in his neighborhood and broke his arm. While his mom took him to the emergency room to get patched up, second brother went down the hill with similar results.
8:04 am
jmcnrick

while mom took the second kid to the ER and leaving strict instructions no one else slide down the hill, the third brother did it with the same results.
8:04 am
BzznBea

That poor mom.
8:05 am
jmcnrick

when she took the third kid in the doctors took him aside and asked him if his mom was abusing him! Three kids in one day appeared suspicious.
8:06 am
mael

I think I would actually have died of mortification bringing the third kid
8:06 am
jmcnrick

I know what you mean mael. . .
8:07 am
mael

those boys better have been on their best behavior for the next 12 years or so
8:07 am
jmcnrick

well I only know one of them and he is a delightful and sweet man
8:07 am
MollyL

So what is the thought process there. "Oh look, he slid down that hill and broke his arm. I think I'll do it too."?
8:08 am
jmcnrick

pretty much molls with an "I can do it better" attached
8:09 am
MollyL

The y-chromosome causes such odd behavior.
8:11 am
hurshy

yeah did you see the article recently that said that if you have a female surgeon, her patients all do equally well after surgery, but if it's a male surgeon, on average, their female patients have significantly more negative outcomes.
8:11 am
72 Temple Owl

okay it's official...i will not be setting foot outside today. nice size grid.
8:12 am
MollyL

I wish I had that option
8:14 am
jmcnrick

I think some of it is socialization rather than innate.
8:16 am
mael

it's definitely socialization, my daughter is WAY WAY more likely to try something dumb and dangerous than my son
8:16 am
72 Temple Owl

yes. my niece is permanently working from home, which astounds me. i believe my old agency is still working from home. next will come the job cuts.
8:17 am
doseffing

Explanation of the teenaged and preteenaged male understanding of the universe ....
8:17 am
72 Temple Owl

heck, if i could have done that i would never have left.
8:17 am
doseffing

If I cog down the hill successfully then I"m better than him.
8:17 am
mael

if there's a good thing to come out of this pandemic it's some workplaces finally realizing that many jobs can be done just as well from home
8:18 am
doseffing

If I go down the hill unsucessfully then I'm braver than him because I did it when I knew what could happen.
8:18 am
doseffing

If I don't go down the hill they'll call lme chicken
8:18 am
doseffing

I'm a man and mom is not the boss of me.
8:18 am
doseffing

There's four stupid reasons for doing it
8:18 am
jmcnrick

haha you sound exactly like my boy at that age except for the chicken issue
8:20 am
jmcnrick

he is still telling me things he did that he didn't tell me about at the time. . . he says he has a statute of limitations that has to expire before he will tell me about something dangerous or stupid he did.
8:24 am
MollyL

Oh I had a conversation with my older two that was like that. I had to tell them to stop after a while.
8:25 am
doseffing

I use the stories in school to try to persuade them to not do stupid things because I can say I did them and they were stupid and I was excessively lucky to not get caught too badly. Don't press your luck because I know idiots who were not as lucky as me.
8:32 am
MollyL

Oh and kids often listen to cautionary tales from their teachers. Not.
8:45 am
jmcnrick

sometimes they do if it's the cool teacher. I bet dose is cool
8:46 am
jmcnrick

my mother was the cool teacher and at my 50th HS reunion people kept coming up to me to tell me how much she changed their lives. . . and she was an English teacher!
8:47 am
MollyL

I wouldn't know JMC. There is no such thing as "the cool teacher" in a Catholic School.
8:48 am
72 Temple Owl

why are the e words so elusive today?
8:48 am
jmcnrick

ah the nuns in the movies who were so cool as to sing rock are a myth
8:49 am
MollyL

As are the Ninja Nuns on Netflix
8:50 am
jmcnrick

I guess none of them fly either. . .
8:50 am
MollyL

No, damn it
8:50 am
72 Temple Owl

sadly, no
8:50 am
jmcnrick

oooo I missed the ninja nuns!
8:50 am
jmcnrick

are you sure they are Catholic and not Buddhist nuns?
8:51 am
MollyL

It's actually not a bad show. However I kept laughing at the very idea of ninja nuns.
8:51 am
72 Temple Owl

oh my, this woman is making chocolate chip muffins with 5 cups of spinach and avocado instead of oil...
8:51 am
jmcnrick

blech!
8:52 am
72 Temple Owl

chocolate is very forgiving but still...
8:53 am
MollyL

Definitely Catholic and the show is called Warrior Nun
8:53 am
jmcnrick

I tried that kind of cooking when the boy was little and it was my turn to bring the muffins in . . . and the kids spotted every time.
8:53 am
MollyL

Oh my God, that recipe sounds disgusting
8:53 am
Kaplan the Magne

I don't feel like watching anything other than The Nanny and I Love Lucy for the same reason.
8:53 am
hempshow

did they at least call the ninja nuns nunjas?
8:53 am
jmcnrick

I will look for that next time it is netflix's turn to be my streaming network
8:54 am
hempshow

i'm jumping into the convo pretty late here
8:54 am
jmcnrick

lol hemp
8:54 am
MollyL

Alas, they did not
8:54 am
jmcnrick

clearly a missed opportunity
8:54 am
Kaplan the Magne

leese
8:55 am
72 Temple Owl

I'm sure you are all waiting for this:tinyurl.com/92eteajb
8:55 am
Kaplan the Magne

sorry,
8:55 am
aslindy

hello all
8:55 am
Kaplan the Magne

tyre
8:55 am
jmcnrick

they actually look pretty disgusting to me TO
8:56 am
Kaplan the Magne

Ouch sorry again
8:56 am
jmcnrick

already clued KAplan
8:56 am
jmcnrick

hi aslindy
8:56 am
BzznBea

You are on fire, Kap. =)
8:56 am
72 Temple Owl

but her kids LOVE them...
8:56 am
BzznBea

Good morning, lindy.
8:57 am
MollyL

Why do those kinds of recipes always start with "My kids love helping me make these..."
8:57 am
jmcnrick

they love them because they aren't allowed real sweets to compare them with
8:57 am
72 Temple Owl

anyone have anything beginning with wr?
8:57 am
72 Temple Owl

i agree, je
8:57 am
phaeton

no wr's
8:57 am
BzznBea

No wr's
8:58 am
72 Temple Owl

lol i can just imagine what her kitchen looks like afterwards
8:58 am
72 Temple Owl

ty
8:59 am
MollyL

This reminds me of the Montessori teacher I used to know that told the story of the kid who was not allowed sweets who stole sweets from all the kids in the class lunchboxes. They found her gorging on them in the janitor's closet.
9:00 am
jmcnrick

a way will be found. . .
9:01 am
MollyL

It's a really good story to show how keeping something from a child makes it all the more attractive. Especially if all the other kids are allowed to have it.
9:02 am
72 Temple Owl

a friend who is anorexic and vegetarian had a cake for her daughter's first or second birthday. when we went into the dining room to sing and cut it, she discovered the kid with a fistful of cake shoved into her mouth. mother freaked out.
9:04 am
jmcnrick

my boy, on the other hand, just told me about a slow cook beef recipe with ranch dressing mix and a stick of butter. . . he says it is great
9:04 am
MollyL

And that is the kind of thing that creates food issues for women.
9:04 am
BzznBea

Mississippi Pot Roast.
9:05 am
72 Temple Owl

whenever i've stumbled on the pioneer woman, i gag at her use of butter (as well as her deethnisixing of recipes)
9:05 am
jmcnrick

oh is that it bzzn?
9:06 am
MollyL

Her what of recipes?
9:07 am
72 Temple Owl

daughter does not have food issues, but has substance abuse issues. Both kids do.
9:07 am
jmcnrick

making everything midwestern rather than italian or mexican
9:07 am
72 Temple Owl

she de-ethnisizes them. it's the new trend, make up your own words.
9:08 am
72 Temple Owl

yes. not all of us have families that work on a ranch.
9:09 am
jmcnrick

Well Mississippi has done well by me for recipes. My great aunt handed down Mississippi Eggplant casserole
9:09 am
72 Temple Owl

de-ethnicization? help
9:09 am
jmcnrick

I think that word needs a C in the middle TO
9:09 am
72 Temple Owl

spell, please
9:09 am
72 Temple Owl

i mean, we are literate people, even if we do coin words.
9:09 am
jmcnrick

how about she strips whatever is outside her culture from the dish
9:10 am
BzznBea

PW has a great recipe for comfort meatballs. One of my fams favs.
9:10 am
72 Temple Owl

interesting
9:11 am
jmcnrick

some of her food is okay. but none of it is very interesting IMHO
9:11 am
72 Temple Owl

that is why she still has a line a walmart when others have been banished. so bland, nothing offensive to subject to cancel culture. yet.
9:12 am
72 Temple Owl

she does have a slight accent, though...:)
9:12 am
jmcnrick

haha I think cancel culture is supposed to work against the White culture TO
9:13 am
72 Temple Owl

i thought it was just against anything you do not like.
9:13 am
jmcnrick

I have assumed she is from midwest scandinavian stock. But maybe Mennonite and German.
9:13 am
72 Temple Owl

want to lay odds on whether or not her contract will be renewed? I bet we will see her line at Ollie's Outlet
9:14 am
jmcnrick

I think cancel culture is something that is thrown up when anyone suggest a sacred cow may actually be a snake in the grass
9:14 am
72 Temple Owl

she is a ca girl
9:15 am
72 Temple Owl

ollies is the graveyard or the former celebrity products. like paula deen
9:15 am
jmcnrick

I haven't watched her in years so no clue. just making wild guesses
9:15 am
BzznBea

She was born and raided in OK
9:15 am
BzznBea

Raised
9:15 am
72 Temple Owl

whose grass does not have a snake- or at least a snakeskin- upon examination?
9:16 am
jmcnrick

the home cook cookoff show was trying to redeem Paula Dean
9:16 am
72 Temple Owl

okay...no comment.
9:16 am
jmcnrick

thanks for the info bzzn
9:18 am
BzznBea

She has made enough money that even if her product line does go to Ollies, she will not lose anything. And her husband's family is wealthy enought from cattle and oil.
9:19 am
72 Temple Owl

great marketing, there
9:20 am
BzznBea

Need to get busy. Last 20 for later.
9:21 am
jmcnrick

well she won the next master chef show years ago. . .I actually watched some of that year. . .I remember thinking she was boring and was surprised when she won.
9:21 am
jmcnrick

I think it was her expert branding of herself that turned the tide
9:21 am
72 Temple Owl

so time to see what can be accomplished via phone and web today, before cleaning. happily, no pipes frozen.
9:23 am
72 Temple Owl

yes and she describes her recipes as if she invented them and they are the bomb.
9:23 am
72 Temple Owl

even if bastardized.
9:23 am
jmcnrick

now there is the right description! hahaha
9:24 am
72 Temple Owl

yes. yes it is. thank you.
9:24 am
72 Temple Owl

i refuse to give in on the e words. bbl to hunt for them
9:26 am
72 Temple Owl

happy babbling
9:27 am
jmcnrick

bye TO
9:29 am
hurshy

yeah those right E words are tough, i only see ex4
9:30 am
jmcnrick

I have an ey4
9:32 am
jmcnrick

ah mine are all on the left e. nm
9:35 am
MollyL

How does one de-ethnicize a recipe?
9:38 am
jmcnrick

you make enchiladas using white bread for tortillas and ketchup for salsa
9:40 am
jmcnrick

you make them in rolls in the bottom of a pan, pour on the ketchup and top them with Velveeta and bake them in the oven until they are bubbling
9:41 am
jmcnrick

in-chee-lay-das
9:45 am
MollyL

Oh that is just disgusting. I've looked at that Pioneer site maybe once and was not at all impressed.
9:45 am
mattygroves

Ewwwww
9:45 am
mattygroves

The only thing we used Velveeta for back in the day was to hide pills for the dogs.
9:47 am
MollyL

We used it for what we called "White Trash Cheese Dip" in college
9:48 am
jmcnrick

Velveeta is a pretty good cheese product and mixed with some sharp cheddar makes good mac and cheese
9:48 am
jmcnrick

it melts better than most cheeses
9:50 am
jmcnrick

and I understand it makes killer crab dip. . . but I haven't tried to do that
9:51 am
jmcnrick

now I am hungary. . .
9:51 am
hokie carla

mmm, I like to add a block of cream cheese to a small velveeta and some browned sausage or ground beef and a can of rotel. yummy.
9:53 am
hokie carla

just went to pick up my walmart order. they were out of 9 of my items. so now I've gotta see if I can get a harris teeter order today or tomorrow.
9:53 am
MollyL

That is more or less the White Trash Cheese Dip. Those Hanky Panky
9:53 am
MollyL

Hanky Panky's are good too
9:54 am
hokie carla

I think the cream cheese classes it up a bit 🤣
9:54 am
MollyL

What in the hell is going on with the grocery stores? They are out of stock on so many things.
9:54 am
hokie carla

supply chain
9:55 am
jmcnrick

and yet my CSA of unwanted food has no problem filling up boxes
9:56 am
hokie carla

what does that mean?
9:56 am
MollyL

And you can't get same-day delivery anymore. I don't believe the supply chain BS.
9:57 am
jmcnrick

this CSA was created to take food that would other wise be thrown out and deliver it to members like any other CSA
9:58 am
jmcnrick

instacart will give you same day delivery. but I hate the fact that for every item they give me a plastic bag. So if I order 10 items I get 10 plastic bags
9:58 am
hokie carla

yeah, I was going to try out the walmart delivery but it looked like I could get it yesterday but I couldn't. then I realized they wouldn't deliver mr. homie's beer, so I just did curbside.
9:58 am
hurshy

it could be the grocery stores have a lot of workers out sick with omicron
9:58 am
hokie carla

but what does CSA mean?
9:59 am
jmcnrick

hungaryharvest.net
9:59 am
hurshy

so they're just not able to restock as well or bring deliveries or prepare orders for pickup
9:59 am
hokie carla

hungary or hungry?
9:59 am
jmcnrick

Community Supported Agriculture
10:00 am
jmcnrick

haha hungryharvest.net
10:01 am
rururocks

do you pay hungary harvest by chech?
10:01 am
hurshy

czech you mean :)
10:01 am
hokie carla

ah, all I could think was customer service agreement or account
10:01 am
jmcnrick

it had a pretty rocky start for me since there was no way to pick and choose among the options so I got a pound of watermelon radishes which should just never have been planted in the first
10:01 am
hokie carla

ru sliding in with the puns
10:01 am
rururocks

yes czech ;D
10:02 am
jmcnrick

but now can customize it with in a narrow range
10:02 am
hurshy

and of course you'd buy your turkey from them
10:02 am
jmcnrick

I was going to ignore the pun until he got it right
10:02 am
rururocks

blew my own joke
10:03 am
jmcnrick

no but you can get vegan goulash [hehehe]
10:03 am
hurshy

lol
10:04 am
Mary

Thank you MollyL for the list again today....
10:04 am
jmcnrick

any supply chain issues with your wine, ru?
10:05 am
jmcnrick

my local liquor store is suffering but I think it is in part their management since other liquor stores don't seek to be struggling as much
10:05 am
MollyL

Instacart is not that way with bags in Maryland. And we haven't had same-day delivery since before the holidays.
10:06 am
rururocks

there will be jm.. maybe time for me to retire then :D
10:06 am
jmcnrick

I tried Giant Peapod, too and had the same bag issue. But my instacart was at least same day.
10:06 am
rururocks

hardly any wine made here in California (North that is) in 2020
10:07 am
jmcnrick

I know the christmas trees were hurt by the 2008 recession
10:07 am
jmcnrick

economics has a long memory
10:08 am
rururocks

i think we should leave trees outside decorated and not chop them down and put them in the house.
10:08 am
MollyL

The live trees you buy on any given year were grown over 4 years ago.
10:08 am
MollyL

Everyone I know who gets a live tree had issues this year.
10:08 am
jmcnrick

I paid as much as I paid for a 10 tall tree for a 6 foot tall tree
10:08 am
jmcnrick

and some of them 10 or more years
10:09 am
jmcnrick

I will be eating mac and cheese in the PB
10:09 am
MollyL

That is a lovely sentiment Ru. Try explaining it to a kid at Christmas.
10:09 am
hurshy

yeah it's not so great environmentally for us to be chopping down all those trees. i now go with balsam/cedar scented candles to get that christmassy smell instead
10:10 am
jmcnrick

actually the planting and replanting of them is sustainable. the manufacture or plastic ones is not.
10:10 am
hurshy

ooh just randomly monkeyed an re7/36
10:10 am
MollyL

A Christmas tree lot plants one tree for every one cut down so I think environmentally it's okay.
10:11 am
jmcnrick

further from my point of view I would rather support Canadian and US farmers over Chinese manufacturers
10:11 am
hurshy

i don't have room for any tree at the moment really so the last couple of years i have just hung lights on the top of the windows/french doors and then hung ornaments from the lights
10:11 am
hurshy

that makes sense jmc :)
10:14 am
jmcnrick

a couple of years I didn't buy one in time so I have one I made out of pcv pipe and green burlap ribbons. It is pretty two dimensional so I put it on the front porch in 2020 since no one was coming in my house.
10:14 am
hurshy

i suppose it may have been done already but
10:14 am
jmcnrick

sounds pretty hursh
10:14 am
hurshy

name that proper noun! the place into which one does not simply walk
10:15 am
72 Temple Owl

mordor
10:15 am
MollyL

Mordor
10:15 am
hurshy

ding ding ding!!!
10:15 am
cybernan

Good morning everyone - interesting that you are just having supply issues in the stores now -- it has been that way here for a couple of months. All I can say is it helps to live in an area where there are over 100 estate wineries :D
10:16 am
jmcnrick

it has been happening some for a while cyber
10:17 am
hurshy

i told the student i was virtually tutoring to take a break and let me know when he was back and i think he just forgot to come back altogether, lol
10:18 am
jmcnrick

stats for the middle E please
10:19 am
rururocks

ee4
10:19 am
hurshy

ee4/6
10:20 am
jmcnrick

ty and slap me with a fish
10:23 am
hokie carla

ok, was able to get HT order today
10:26 am
jmcnrick

yay hokie
10:27 am
MollyL

Okay everyone. You can stop holding your breath about Carla's grocery order. (I was more concerned about Mr. Carls's beer)
10:27 am
hurshy

did anyone else find more of the right E, besides the ex4?
10:28 am
MollyL

They are all ex
10:28 am
rururocks

ex6 and ex8
10:31 am
cybernan

not words that I know, for sure
10:31 am
rururocks

it involves thrusting nan
10:32 am
hokie carla

oh, I got the beer from the walmart order, never fear. funny, the lady said 'when's your birthday?" and I was thinking, they've never asked me before to confirm who i was that way. is that on my account somewhere? so I told her the month and day and she was just staring at me...
10:32 am
cybernan

if you say so...
10:32 am
hokie carla

then I added the year, and she said "we just have to ask. I was sure you were old enough." only then did it occur to me it was for the beer.
10:39 am
hokie carla

these T's are trouble, right?
10:40 am
hokie carla

and is anyone else singing george strait right now?
10:41 am
hokie carla

or has everyone fallen asleep?
10:41 am
cybernan

te 8 x2 was called last night, but haven't found them yet
10:41 am
rururocks

<--has the te8's
10:41 am
hokie carla

oh, trouble indeed
10:42 am
MollyL

He says, smugly
10:42 am
hurshy

i have those also
10:42 am
hokie carla

so smug 😜
10:42 am
hurshy

looking for the ex6 and 8 mentioned
10:42 am
MollyL

Smug crowd
10:42 am
cybernan

found those from ru's clue
10:42 am
hurshy

*am dumb today*
10:43 am
hokie carla

which T are those? I only have 1 right upper T and need 2 if I want a shot at HOET
10:43 am
hurshy

i think they are both from the right
10:43 am
MollyL

The ex words are the opposite of what you do with a card at an ATM and past tense
10:43 am
hurshy

and so are the shorter ones that go with them
10:43 am
hokie carla

just found a TE7/8 from right
10:43 am
hurshy

ahhh thank you molly!
10:44 am
hurshy

yeah hokie - the others are a 6 & 8, and are more normal
10:44 am
cybernan

a common word carla?
10:44 am
hokie carla

opposite of withdraw?
10:44 am
MollyL

It was a guy thing for Ru to clue about thrusting
10:44 am
MollyL

Carla, you don't withdraw your card at an ATM
10:44 am
hokie carla

ha, of course I even said the te6 in the chat earlier
10:45 am
hokie carla

aha, thanks, molly
10:46 am
cybernan

I guess that was before I came in, carla
10:47 am
jmcnrick

ty molls
10:47 am
hokie carla

it's in my grocery store name, nan
10:48 am
jmcnrick

ty hokie
10:48 am
cybernan

walmart?
10:48 am
hokie carla

the other one
10:49 am
hokie carla

it's what a seesaw does
10:49 am
MollyL

To te6 on the brink of insanity Nan
10:49 am
rururocks

I was trying to make a visual clue molly :D
10:49 am
cybernan

ty - don't know the store
10:50 am
hokie carla

yes, it's fairly regional
10:51 am
hurshy

Rs Ransacked!
10:51 am
jmcnrick

wtg hursh
10:51 am
cybernan

bbl - this is just too much
10:51 am
hurshy

did we land on there being no WRs or is there one?
10:51 am
MollyL

No wr
10:52 am
hurshy

ok wow just monkeyed a weird compound for wo8
10:52 am
hokie carla

should I be seeing the middle E?
10:52 am
hurshy

ee4/6
10:53 am
MollyL

Many have not seen it
10:53 am
hurshy

yikes, i need 1-1-1-3-2
10:54 am
hokie carla

yikes, I need a lot more
10:54 am
MollyL

The Master Gardener would tell ou that the wo8 is not weird at all, Ms. Blurter
10:54 am
hurshy

well it seems weird because wo4s are animals
10:54 am
periwinkle

hi all. not seeing the ex6/8 even with a clue
10:55 am
MollyL

Yes but look at the definition
10:55 am
cybernan

opposite of "in 6" the tab into the slot
10:55 am
hurshy

ah
10:56 am
hokie carla

when you stick something in, like an ATM card into the M, you are ___. this is out.
10:56 am
MollyL

Peri, what do you do with your card at the ATM, or with coins at a soda machine? The opposite
10:56 am
periwinkle

ah thank you all
10:56 am
MollyL

I like how Carla doesn't get my clue and then later uses it.
10:57 am
periwinkle

help with E in third column. the one under the L pls
10:57 am
MollyL

ee4
10:57 am
jmcnrick

ee4/6
10:58 am
periwinkle

ty Molly, feeling really stupid. ty jmc too
10:58 am
periwinkle

bbl
10:58 am
jmcnrick

bye peri
10:58 am
jmcnrick

you were not alone on not seeing that
11:10 am
BzznBea

I should be doing something else, yet here I am.
11:11 am
hokie carla

sorry, I meant to credit you, molly
11:11 am
hokie carla

hey bea
11:11 am
BzznBea

How are you feeling, Carla?
11:11 am
Shirlockc

any of you playing wordle?
11:12 am
hokie carla

pretty good, bea, thanks
11:12 am
origami

Shirl - I play
11:12 am
hokie carla

yes, shirl, but I haven't played today's yet
11:12 am
Shirlockc

i started yesterday
11:13 am
hokie carla

yesterday was tough, took me 5/6 to get
11:13 am
Shirlockc

I can see myself making it a daily routine
11:15 am
hokie carla

ooh, just got 2 today
11:20 am
mattygroves

Everyone seems to be playing Wordle. Where is it - I see people posting about it on Facebook all the time
11:21 am
hokie carla

https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle\n/
11:21 am
hokie carla

* take off the \n/
11:23 am
BzznBea

That was easy. I will have to start playing.
11:25 am
MollyL

Wow, how do you guys have time for all these word games?
11:25 am
hokie carla

wordle doesn't take nearly as long as babble, you only get 6 tries
11:25 am
BzznBea

That took about two minutes.
11:26 am
BzznBea

I'm a slug.
11:29 am
hokie carla

ewww
11:30 am
jmcnrick

*gets out salt*
11:31 am
jmcnrick

when i was in Kenya I saw a slug as big as my foot
11:33 am
BzznBea

Not much creeps me out, but that would!
11:33 am
MollyL

See, this is why I have no desire to go to Africa. Who wants to see that?
11:34 am
jmcnrick

It was really interesting
11:35 am
jmcnrick

in fact, my niece got me a 3-d printed articulated sea slug for Christmas. My niece gets me.
11:37 am
MollyL

*Imagines the odd gift exchange conversation between JMC's family members
11:37 am
jmcnrick

https://tinyurl.com/2p8d3adb mine is prettier because it is sea green blue and yellow
11:38 am
origami

sea slugs are beautiful
11:39 am
jmcnrick

haha my boy and I vie for having the most perfect gift that cost the least! I won a couple of years ago with an expensive book on collectable cars which I got for free
11:39 am
rururocks

nudibranchs you mean
11:40 am
jmcnrick

he won this year as he got me an Exxon ad from the 70s where they brag about having enough energy to melt an iceberg which I had see when it was first printed and thought was pretty stupid thing to brag about at the time.
11:41 am
jmcnrick

that ad now sells for hundreds of dollars but he got it for $11 because it was still in the Life Magazine.
11:41 am
jmcnrick

parenthetical: My daddy worked for Humble/Exxon
11:46 am
hokie carla

last col gray!
11:46 am
BzznBea

That was a total of three words, Carla.
11:46 am
penquis

heh heh.....hi carla....
11:47 am
jmcnrick

wtg hokie
11:49 am
BzznBea

I finally found a recipe for chicken spaghetti that doesn't call for canned creamed soup.
11:49 am
penquis

nice...
11:54 am
jmcnrick

okay I am going to go chip my car out of the ice block bbl
12:01 pm
hokie carla

bea snuffing out my minor accomplishments 😁
12:03 pm
BzznBea

Ahhh, I'm sorry. Just keeping you humble.
12:04 pm
MollyL

You can always substitute homemade creamed soup
12:05 pm
BzznBea

My house is still cold.
12:06 pm
BzznBea

Yes, but I'd rather eat homemade creamed soup.
12:08 pm
MollyL

When you don't want to used canned creamed soup you are basically substituting chicken broth and some fat source like sour cream or cream cheese and some butter
12:09 pm
BzznBea

Yes. This recipe calls for a white sauce.
12:14 pm
MollyL

Which is basically what cream soup is, flavored with chicken, mushrooms, celery, etc.
12:14 pm
marksdolly

Thank you a ton Molly for the list!
12:17 pm
MollyL

I am just passing it along. Gillie did all the work.
12:18 pm
MollyL

Name that Dr. Seuss character.
12:19 pm
BzznBea

Smert?
12:20 pm
penquis

Yertle?
12:20 pm
BzznBea

That's it!
12:20 pm
BzznBea

The turtle.
12:20 pm
MollyL

Ding ding ding! Penquis wins a gift certificate to the pet store.
12:21 pm
penquis

:oD
12:21 pm
MollyL

I wonder when the animal rights people will start complaining about Yertle.
12:22 pm
BzznBea

I need one more 7 An re7 before the one to put things in a row.
12:24 pm
NANCY

clue for te 7 and 8. the last two te words please
12:24 pm
penquis

still missing 5 sevens right now...
12:25 pm
penquis

ends with pt of going on a horse trip....
12:25 pm
penquis

and pl for the 8....
12:26 pm
penquis

Bea....do you have what you do with coupons?....you probably do....
12:26 pm
BzznBea

yes, I have that one.
12:28 pm
NANCY

ty pen got them
12:29 pm
penquis

yw...
12:35 pm
hokie carla

finally finished first pass and have HOET!
12:36 pm
penquis

nice...
12:36 pm
penquis

i have that except for the fourth column E....
12:36 pm
hokie carla

still 49 left though
12:37 pm
hokie carla

I only have that thanks to the chat
12:37 pm
penquis

37 here....
12:41 pm
BzznBea

I finally finished. The R's and T's!
12:41 pm
penquis

go, Bea!...
12:42 pm
MollyL

So when did dfm's Lickety Look-A-Like site go down?
12:42 pm
hokie carla

nice
12:42 pm
penquis

no idea, molly....don't even know what that is...
12:42 pm
BzznBea

Probably when lickety's went down.
12:43 pm
hokie carla

I don't know. I remember someone else had their own site the last time lickety's was down but I didn't have the link nor remember who it was.
12:43 pm
MollyL

No, dfm's site has nothing to do with Lickety
12:45 pm
BzznBea

Any idea who dfm is?
12:45 pm
hokie carla

just another player IIRC
12:47 pm
BzznBea

I do know there is a program out there that solves the puzzle.
12:47 pm
hokie carla

the one I'm thinking of was same as lickety's as far as how you do it
12:48 pm
MollyL

There is a program out there that solves the puzzle and I was convinced that a certain long ago player used it because they finished so fast.
12:49 pm
hokie carla

I don't even understand why you'd play
12:49 pm
BzznBea

To keep up your points and placement.
12:49 pm
BzznBea

If there is a day you can't play.
12:50 pm
penquis

to impress people who don't even know who you are or care about how you do.....seems pointless to me....
12:51 pm
hokie carla

to what end? in the long run you get nothing for your points and placement except maybe some fake praise from anonymous people on the internet.
12:51 pm
hokie carla

and by no means is my praise I heap upon finishers each day fake 😜
12:52 pm
MollyL

This is the link to dfm's site. It doesn't resolve for me:
https://tinyurl.com/3rkb4fsc
12:52 pm
hokie carla

yeah, still says loading for me
12:52 pm
hokie carla

maybe (s)he quit updating it?
12:53 pm
penquis

same here....
12:53 pm
MollyL

Carla, look at the flip. There are people who are ultra competitive about this game. I have no idea why. But they want to be FIRST to find it and FIRST to finish.
12:53 pm
penquis

i am competitive, but using a puzzle solver seems to defeat the purpose....
12:54 pm
hokie carla

exactly
12:54 pm
MollyL

It's likely that's it. That the player quit updating it. Believe it or not, people actually do lose interest in this game. Especially 24-year-olds.
12:54 pm
penquis

when i played a competitive form of this game online, there were a couple people who were suspected of using such programs....
12:55 pm
hokie carla

I just don't understand why cheating is more fun than actually playing the game
12:55 pm
MollyL

People who do things like that are just attention whores trying to gain praise from strangers.
12:55 pm
hokie carla

I guess
12:55 pm
penquis

it's the need to win and to have others admire that....sound familiar to anyone??...
12:56 pm
hokie carla

are you talking about yourself?
12:56 pm
MollyL

Are we EVER going to quit with the Trump stuff?
12:56 pm
hokie carla

🤣
12:56 pm
hokie carla

oh, I didn't even know that's what pen was getting at, but it's not wrong.
12:56 pm
penquis

:oP
12:57 pm
Chris P

does anyone have the 2nd re7/36? My last word and just can't see it.
12:57 pm
penquis

i don't...bea has it if she is still here...
12:58 pm
MollyL

I swear we are going to be three Presidents down the line and people will STILL be bitching about Trump.
12:58 pm
penquis

i did not bitch about anything.....just made an observation....
12:58 pm
BzznBea

re + most of not less + Freud term
12:58 pm
Chris P

Nm just monkeyed it.
12:58 pm
penquis

ty, bea...
12:59 pm
penquis

and congrats, Chris....
12:59 pm
MollyL

Those are the kinds of things that make me go look for something else to do.
12:59 pm
Chris P

Thanks
12:59 pm
penquis

another word not in the dictionary....
12:59 pm
Jacula

Thanks for that last clue Bzz. 43 left to find now.
1:01 pm
Jacula

41 left now - just found a liquid measure and its plural that I really should have seen before!
1:02 pm
penquis

go, jac... ;o)
1:02 pm
Jacula

I'll have to go, as in vacate this seat soon - my dinner's nearly ready to go into the oven. :)
1:08 pm
mael

what are you making, jacula?
1:09 pm
Jacula

Nothing exciting tonight, mael. Just heating up a steak in pastry slice.
1:09 pm
penquis

i need a break....bbl to finish....bye all....
1:09 pm
Jacula

TTFN penquis.
1:17 pm
MollyL

Liquid measure and I'm thinking cup, ounce, gallon, pint and then I thought 'think Britz
1:17 pm
MollyL

Or Brit
1:18 pm
Jacula

Not an Imperial measure, Molly.
1:18 pm
hokie carla

steak in a pastry slice sounds very exciting to me
1:23 pm
Jacula

Would be if it was home-made, hokie-carla, but it's just a bought one I'm heating up.
1:25 pm
Jacula

I'm off for now. Happy Babbling all.x
1:31 pm
72 Temple Owl

as the saying goes, if you stir it, it's home made
2:33 pm
cybernan

hi again - back from grocery shopping where half the shelves were empty because the supply trucks haven't come in since Friday. However I did manage to get everything on my list except for 3 things and with a couple of substitutions
2:34 pm
jmcnrick

well done cyber
2:44 pm
cybernan

I don't mind people calling long words at the flip (might never find them otherwise) and will call one myself on the rare occasion that I am first to find it. What I don't understand is call ing 6's or 7's when there are 30 of them.
2:46 pm
jmcnrick

haha I can see that would be annoying. especially since so many are just plurals
2:49 pm
cybernan

Still missing 8 x2 and would love to know what they are: ex, or, re, te, wo, ? ?
2:50 pm
jmcnrick

all except to I think
2:51 pm
jmcnrick

oh sorry I misread AGAIN looks like you are missing a second te8
2:51 pm
cybernan

yes I know but which two?
2:51 pm
jmcnrick

and a mo8
2:51 pm
jmcnrick

sorry i can be so dimwitted sometimes
2:51 pm
cybernan

ok - the te I have is part of a 6-8 combo
2:52 pm
jmcnrick

sorry I have given you all I know. I have ex and wo. :/
2:53 pm
jmcnrick

now I have the same te8
2:53 pm
cybernan

hate to tell you this, but it is an age thing, jmc -- why should you be any different :)
2:54 pm
cybernan

*have a peek at my profile - should give you a chuckle or two
2:54 pm
jmcnrick

ah you should read the article in the NY Times
2:55 pm
cybernan

I think the reason I find them so funny is that I can relate...
2:57 pm
jmcnrick

Oh I relate as well.
2:58 pm
jmcnrick

sorry it was the Guardian not NYT. tinyurl.com/yc5vf52w
2:59 pm
periwinkle

help with wo8 pls. I have a w o7
3:00 pm
jmcnrick

it's a compound wo** peri
3:01 pm
cybernan

what you sow if you want to raise fish bait?
3:01 pm
periwinkle

ty will look some more
3:01 pm
periwinkle

ty found it
3:01 pm
periwinkle

ty nan
3:01 pm
cybernan

yw
3:02 pm
periwinkle

is the mo8 a compound too?
3:02 pm
cybernan

don't have it
3:03 pm
periwinkle

missing 3 of the 8's
3:03 pm
hokie carla

rehi - also missing 3 8's
3:03 pm
periwinkle

do you have mo8 carla?
3:03 pm
cybernan

missing lunch - bbl
3:03 pm
hokie carla

nope
3:04 pm
hokie carla

still need 4 m's
3:04 pm
hokie carla

it was moider!
3:04 pm
jmcnrick

hahaha
3:08 pm
jmcnrick

found a druid queen in the grid
3:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

experiencing some ageism right now re charity work. while there's always a need to recruit new blood, there is also active bias re the older folks which contributes to a self-fulfilling prophecy
3:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

of older people not being capable
3:13 pm
ch1212

TO, so sorry to hear that. You might check into the RSVP program in your area -- specializes in us senior volunteers.
3:13 pm
hurshy

:(
3:13 pm
72 Temple Owl

je you certainly blow away that myth
3:14 pm
hokie carla

wait, not sure exactly what's happening. I thought most volunteers in charities were older because they are retired?
3:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

well, there may be lots of attitude adjustment now that labor is scarce
3:14 pm
doseffing

... and the young'uns really don't like it when you point out that their instructions don't work; are unclear; and have nothing to do with what you've asked them to explain.
3:14 pm
hokie carla

so they don't want your help is what you're saying?
3:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

not all. and even then, there is definitely a window. and definitely differing attitudes re preference
3:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

exactly. they just want $
3:16 pm
72 Temple Owl

that we DO have in abundance, so it is believed.
3:17 pm
ch1212

I recently stepped down as CEO (volunteer) of a non-profit that relies on volunteers, and I made sure every single one felt happy, supported and valued. I've also volunteered with people who treated me like a nuisance -- needless to say I didn't stick around. TO, there are so many opportunities that would cherish your gifts -- don't give up :)
3:17 pm
jmcnrick

I blow away what myth??
3:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

i don't have time for any organization that does not value me
3:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

uh oh foot in mouth.
3:18 pm
jmcnrick

and you shouldn't TO there are plenty organizations in the world. . .
3:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

a myth that as we age we must sit in our rocking chairs.
3:19 pm
hokie carla

about this wo8, I got the impression it is a compound with crawly things, but not finding it. any help?
3:19 pm
72 Temple Owl

look at your list for two that go togehter, carla
3:19 pm
jmcnrick

haha I like my rocking chair but there is plenty to do. . . some of it from home
3:19 pm
ch1212

well, hokie if those crawly things started out like plants do...
3:19 pm
72 Temple Owl

hahahahaha
3:20 pm
hokie carla

so I'm starting it wrong?
3:20 pm
jmcnrick

well start with the crawly wo and plant'em
3:20 pm
doseffing

... nope
3:20 pm
ch1212

no, you are right about the crawly start
3:20 pm
hokie carla

ok, got it. thanks, village.
3:20 pm
hokie carla

could've sworn I tried that earlier
3:21 pm
jmcnrick

*reaches out to others and starts swaying* kum by ya my lord.
3:21 pm
72 Temple Owl

i need to do some work, hardly cleaned anything today. it's the yearly paper cleanup plus. taking it inch by inch
3:21 pm
hokie carla

I cleaned a couple of bathrooms earlier
3:22 pm
hokie carla

oh, and vacuumed this room
3:23 pm
hokie carla

where's the spam people? no one complaining about treet today?
3:24 pm
72 Temple Owl

*standing o for carla*
3:24 pm
72 Temple Owl

okay, i need to do something before sundown. den is the darkest room and it's hard to sift through papers in the dark. later
3:25 pm
hokie carla

bye, good cleaning to you!
3:33 pm
cybernan

hi again
3:33 pm
cybernan

still have 40 to find and getting nowhere
3:34 pm
cybernan

haven't found the mo 8 nor one of the te's
3:40 pm
hokie carla

down to 22 but stuck
3:45 pm
cybernan

thumbs down to the Aussie judge who did not uphold novac's deportation. What else could this man have done? He had several months to get vaccinated before the tournament and chose not to. Why on earth would any sports organization want a man with these values and morality representing their sport?
3:47 pm
jmcnrick

it aint over yet, cyber
3:47 pm
jmcnrick

he still has to be allowed to play against the organizations rules
3:47 pm
cybernan

found the other te 8 - any clues for the mo please?
3:48 pm
cybernan

too bad the other atheletes don't band together and say if he plays, we don't.
4:07 pm
jmcnrick

I think they should cyber
4:08 pm
jmcnrick

but I suspect they worry if they do people will say it is because they know he will beat them
4:09 pm
72 Temple Owl

there uis mo8?
4:09 pm
cybernan

apparently TO
4:10 pm
72 Temple Owl

hmm..perhaps better tackled later, after dinner and zoom garden club meeting. first time zoom-er
4:13 pm
jmcnrick

mo 8/50 if that is any help. no help to me when the words get that long
4:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty i will file that away for later.
4:14 pm
jmcnrick

enjoy your supper
4:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

pasta night!
4:15 pm
cybernan

mo 7/36 - 8/50 -- not sure if it is a combo, but first 2 mo's in the list
4:16 pm
72 Temple Owl

interesting...
4:17 pm
cybernan

yes a combo: french me + most of love and admire
4:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

okie dokie, later
4:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

first clue of the day for me, 17 words left.
4:23 pm
mkg

Ty for super clue!
4:26 pm
jmcnrick

ty cyber
4:27 pm
cybernan

yw
4:27 pm
cybernan

Clue for the last or 6/21, 7/32 please?
4:28 pm
zoozzoom

If it has HE at the front of the word it would almost be like a cream for piles.
4:29 pm
zoozzoom

Had.
4:30 pm
mkg

Allf rom the or 5 before. Add endings.
4:30 pm
mkg

Or 8 also
4:30 pm
mkg

All from the or 5 before. To have everything organized it is then in or***.
4:31 pm
zoozzoom

Wrong Or words, Mkg.
4:31 pm
zoozzoom

The Def is it is an alloy that imitates gold.
4:32 pm
zoozzoom

Used to imitate gold* (past my bed time)
4:32 pm
cybernan

ty zoom
4:32 pm
jmcnrick

ty zooz
4:33 pm
jmcnrick

ty mkg I didn't have that one
4:51 pm
cybernan

^!^~^!^ any clues wanted?
4:55 pm
cybernan

on my way - enjoy your evening and stay safe :)
5:38 pm
jmcnrick

nbt/nbs and 83 left. that will have to do tonight
5:38 pm
jmcnrick

bye all
5:43 pm
godthaab

The other te 8? I have the french head start one
5:46 pm
dcseain

i have the four lead vacuum tube.
6:03 pm
Uneaixoise

Ex6 please?
6:04 pm
penquis

sorry, don't have it yet...
6:19 pm
nrkii

When you want to use an old style phone booth, you have to in**** a coin... EX6 is like that
6:20 pm
penquis

ty, nrkil....
6:21 pm
rururocks

(except old phone booths don't exist any longer)
6:21 pm
scribekd

And the past tense, too
6:33 pm
grannyrose

g'day from me.
6:33 pm
penquis

hi rose...
6:34 pm
grannyrose

hoping you all are safe and warm.
6:35 pm
Uneaixoise

Tx for ex6 :-)
6:36 pm
penquis

I am done...
6:39 pm
penquis

safe and warm here....it's 3 degrees Fahrenheit outside....i am lucky that I am ok....
6:39 pm
grannyrose

WTG PENQUIS !!
6:39 pm
penquis

ty....
6:39 pm
penquis

heading out....goodnight all....
6:43 pm
grannyrose

sweet dreams pen dear. xx
7:18 pm
periwinkle

help with mo8 please, hi all
7:21 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello
7:22 pm
72 Temple Owl

list time: who has one today?
7:26 pm
72 Temple Owl

ah, i see...nevermind, found one
7:28 pm
Plebian

sorry to butt in, but does anyone know what happened to Lickety?
7:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

computer fried
7:31 pm
Plebian

Ah, thank you Temple Owl. I was worried about him and definitely miss his list.
8:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

is anyone here?
8:37 pm
grannyrose

i'm in and out TO. how can i help?
8:42 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi rose! how are you?
8:45 pm
72 Temple Owl

i guess she's gone. good night, you babblers, you seekers of words.
9:27 pm
mab

i missed plebian, but if anyone is wanting a list there is one on Jacula's profile.
9:50 pm
scribekd

The list in Jacula's profile is from yesterday. Down to 15 & am ready for the list. Anyone know where today's list is?
9:58 pm
bookwomen

Gillie
has today's list
10:02 pm
scribekd


Thank you very much!
10:02 pm
bookwomen

yw
11:59 pm
ursh

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