Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, February 28, 2022

12:05 am

grannyrose

sm 8

12:05 am

broll

co 7

12:06 am

SueMagee

Mo7

12:07 am

ursh

mwah rose

12:09 am

penquis

Ac 8

12:09 am

grannyrose

* giggle * ursh

12:11 am

galliwags

as

12:11 am

broll

po 7 & ro 7

12:13 am

CowExploder

and lo 7

12:13 am

SueMagee

Po8/9

12:14 am

Gillie

in7

12:16 am

broll

lo 7 x 2

12:17 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:20 am

penquis

Hi nan…

12:20 am

cybernan

ooh - a lot larger this time

12:24 am

cybernan

our lover of little french dogs gets the crown today :)

12:31 am

harpjane

found some teeny bugs

12:32 am

SummerBreeze44

tr7

12:33 am

Gillie

se7

12:46 am

SummerBreeze44

ro7

12:47 am

penquis

More than one ro 7?

12:48 am

harpjane

found felines

12:49 am

cybernan

trump and putin are in the grid :)

12:50 am

penquis

The lake monster is there in a complete way….

12:51 am

harpjane

found some birds

12:55 am

penquis

Heading to bed with 100 left to find later….bye all….

12:56 am

cybernan

still have a blank o on the right and haven't found the 9

12:57 am

penquis

Ditto….bye!

12:58 am

penquis

Found the po 8/9….really leaving now… ;o)

1:02 am

ursh

ob 4&5

1:02 am

cybernan

ty ursh

1:09 am

cybernan

good night everyone -- that po combo will hopefully jump out tomorrow

2:46 am

PMS

noon noons

3:44 am

ajbns87

Noob noobs

5:44 am

Frances

C OST

5:59 am

ItalianGreyhound

No Noobs here

6:46 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help iwth i and o in right column pls

6:56 am

Uneaixoise

Ob4 and 5

7:00 am

Tigereye

I only have in 5/6 from that I so far

7:01 am

Uneaixoise

Is7/36

7:07 am

mattygroves

in7/28 also from there...

7:07 am

mattygroves

Along with its related 6

7:24 am

Scrabbler

Good morning. Big grid.

7:29 am

aslindy

hello all

7:34 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

7:38 am

Scrabbler

Hi aslindy and Bea

7:40 am

BzznBea

Scrabs, how is your mother?

7:43 am

Scrabbler

She is doing well, thanks. Intact mind, balancing her checkbook to the penny, without a calulator.

7:45 am

72 Temple Owl

good morning

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for in6 and 7!

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

He5/14 please?

7:52 am

MollyL

Wow, I haven't balanced a checkbook in years. Thank God for online banking.

7:53 am

mattygroves

Female chicken + non religious term for AD

7:53 am

BzznBea

Thanks, matty.

7:54 am

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

7:55 am

MollyL

No clue about non religious term for AD but I have the word

7:55 am

mattygroves

Common Era (rather than Anno Domini). And BC is Before Common Era

7:56 am

MollyL

I am so not up on the politically correct lingo

7:56 am

aslindy

isn't it BCE?

7:57 am

MollyL

That's what Google says

7:57 am

mattygroves

BCE is Before Common Era ;)

7:57 am

mattygroves

And it's hardly recent terminology - from Wiki: The expression has been traced back to 1615, when it first appeared in a book by Johannes Kepler as the Latin: annus aerae nostrae vulgaris (year of our common era),[4][5] and to 1635 in English as "Vulgar Era".[a] The term "Common Era" can be found in English as early as 1708

7:58 am

aslindy

right. you left off the E previously.

7:58 am

mattygroves

And yeah, Lindy, I made a typo. Sorry! :)

7:58 am

aslindy

No problem, I was just checking! :)

8:05 am

godthaab

Bach is often referred to as Common Era

8:08 am

MollyL

Too bad. Nothing common about Bach. 😊

8:08 am

hokie carla

yeah, makes him sound so basic

8:11 am

welki

fyi, a schooner is not a boat that has the ability to schoon

8:13 am

hokie carla

thanks, I'm sure I would've tried it if I would've thought about it

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Haha, welki.

8:15 am

BzznBea

Prairie schooners

8:16 am

welki

:)

8:17 am

Shirlockc

favorite breakfast food in grid!

8:18 am

welki

hey, hokie - i made our first reservation for the last week of may, in saskatchewan, on a beautiful lake. another couple is joining us, so they'll tow our boat up there for us. (california trip is still dependent on the weather)

8:18 am

hokie carla

awesome!

8:18 am

Scrabbler

Nice, welki

8:19 am

hokie carla

we made it to the beach yesterday, then last night a heavy fog rolled in like a horror movie. and we've had crazy wind all night and morning. currently 57F and cloudy.

8:19 am

welki

ohhh, i love the fog seaside

8:20 am

Scrabbler

welki, I looked at a map of CA and, damn, your provinces are so big.

8:20 am

BzznBea

What beach, Carla?

8:20 am

welki

yes, it's 24 hours of driving from our place to our destination

8:20 am

hokie carla

fernandina beach on amelia island, FL

8:20 am

Scrabbler

Amazing, welki.

8:20 am

BzznBea

Sounds lovely.

8:21 am

hokie carla

I put my windchimes out and they have been going crazy.

8:21 am

welki

i'd love to flyfish for bonefish in florida - maybe someday

8:22 am

Scrabbler

I have been there, carla! Is the sweetgum tree still there? I think near the pastry shop. (I am a tree freak.)

8:22 am

Scrabbler

Have you walked around Fort Clinch, carla?

8:22 am

hokie carla

haven't been downtown yet but will look!

8:23 am

hokie carla

we are camping in Ft Clinch.

8:23 am

hokie carla

we rented a house in Jan '21 here and rode our bikes around in here but didn't go in the actual fort, so will do that this time.

8:24 am

penquis

hello all....

8:24 am

hokie carla

pen!

8:24 am

penquis

carla!

8:24 am

BzznBea

Hey, pen.

8:24 am

welki

hey pen

8:25 am

Scrabbler

Hi penquis

8:25 am

penquis

hi Bea, welki.....

8:25 am

penquis

hi scrabs....

8:25 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy, carla!

8:25 am

hokie carla

thanks, I think we might have another bad weather day tomorrow and then should be good.

8:26 am

Scrabbler

We saw a family of otters at the piers, near Brett's

8:26 am

hokie carla

I saw an armadillo yesterday

8:27 am

hokie carla

had seen them at disney's campground but didn't know they were this far north

8:27 am

penquis

i saw snow this morning... ;o)

8:27 am

Scrabbler

And there are bobcats near the golf course at the Ritz

8:27 am

hokie carla

yuck

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Me too, penquis

8:27 am

hokie carla

(yuck to the snow, though I do think snow is beautiful)

8:28 am

hokie carla

I'm assuming there are deer here as I saw quite a few trails when I was walking Winston earlier.

8:28 am

penquis

it's perfectly fine as along as I don't have to shovel it or clean it off my car....

8:28 am

donnasc6dogs

armadillos in middle TN on the Cumberland Plateau

8:28 am

Scrabbler

Cool, donna

8:28 am

hokie carla

really, donna? I didn't know that.

8:29 am

hokie carla

I grew up in NETN area

8:29 am

BzznBea

They are in KS as well.

8:29 am

donnasc6dogs

a friend has a bunch in her compost pile--last summer they pulled up her tomaotes and beans

8:29 am

crosshair

Yawn...Good morning, everyone, did someone mention ba5/16? 😊

8:30 am

hokie carla

they carry leprosy

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Crossy! I have missed you.

8:30 am

donnasc6dogs

finally had to fence with chicken wire to a foot under ground

8:30 am

hokie carla

sounds good, crossy, are you cooking?

8:30 am

penquis

hi crossy....

8:30 am

welki

hi, crossy

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Isn't it fun when a mistype is a word?

8:31 am

hokie carla

when you mistype it and it takes as a real word? yes

8:31 am

crosshair

Aww, I have missed you as well, Scrabby.

8:31 am

Scrabbler

How is life up north there?

8:33 am

crosshair

Same, ole, same ole., minus 14C, and gas is $6.40 a gallon today. :(

8:33 am

Scrabbler

Yikes!

8:33 am

hokie carla

eek

8:34 am

crosshair

Yup. $1.60 a litre.

8:34 am

BzznBea

I got wordle in two!

8:34 am

hokie carla

well, that sounds better 😂

8:34 am

hokie carla

nice, bea!

8:34 am

Scrabbler

I think it's about $3.80 here, I get less expensive gas at the Indian Reservation.

8:34 am

penquis

Nice, Bea!

8:36 am

crosshair

We are looking at $2 a litre by spring or just over $8 a gallon.

8:36 am

Scrabbler

Well, if Ukraine can be free I will pay more.

8:36 am

crosshair

..depending on how current events 7nfold.

8:36 am

crosshair

Unfold*

8:36 am

crosshair

Yup.

8:37 am

Scrabbler

enol

8:37 am

Scrabbler

enol

8:37 am

Scrabbler

enols

8:37 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Organic Chemistry 101.

8:37 am

crosshair

Scrabby, you give the best clues.

8:38 am

Scrabbler

No cryptic clues that are useless. Clear and straightforward.

8:38 am

hokie carla

i always try honies. I mean if the fresh prince himself can use it in a song, it must be real.

8:38 am

Shirlockc

wouldn't that be honnies?

8:38 am

crosshair

I think that is honeys. :)

8:39 am

welki

money, monies, honey, honies - makes perfect sense to me

8:39 am

hokie carla

thank you, welki

8:39 am

Shirlockc

just like goose geese, moose meese

8:40 am

hokie carla

and it case anyone isn't singing it, it's something like "honking at the honies in front of you with the light eyes. they turn around to see what you beeping at..."

8:41 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and must get ready to shop for mom and visit her. Enjoy the day.

8:41 am

crosshair

Tc scraby, say hi to mum for me.

8:41 am

penquis

bye scrabs...

8:41 am

hokie carla

nm, looked up the lyrics and he is just talking about one honey apparently.

8:42 am

hokie carla

bye scrabs

8:43 am

donnasc6dogs

say hi to your mom from all of us

8:43 am

welki

and now for a little hotel california
🎶warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air🎶

8:43 am

MollyL

Leave it to Carla to know Fresh Prnce lyrics

8:44 am

BzznBea

They are coming out with a new Fresh Prince.

8:44 am

MollyL

People really need to learn to leave well enough alone

8:44 am

hokie carla

boy, it takes me back.

8:45 am

hokie carla

yeah, bea. that looks awful. why would I want to watch a dramatic fresh prince?

8:45 am

MollyL

Like, who thought it was a good idea to remake Dirty Dancing?

8:45 am

hokie carla

or wonder years?

8:46 am

hokie carla

or karate kid?

8:46 am

mael

did anybody actually watch the remake of dirty dancing?

8:46 am

MollyL

I only watched the Fresh Prince for The Carlton Dance

8:46 am

hokie carla

I did not, mael. but I have seen the karate kid one and it wasn't horrible.

8:47 am

mael

I jsut can't even figure out how the plot of dirty dancing would make sense at this point

8:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

Or I love Lucy with Nicole Kidman. Blah. Btw I like cryptic clues. I don't like clues that basically spell it out for you- why not just give the word?

8:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

lones

8:47 am

MollyL

Kidman was dreadful in that movie

8:47 am

mael

hah, kaplan

8:48 am

hokie carla

can someone help with the right side O? PY&TY

8:48 am

MollyL

I will never watch the remake of Dirty Dancing.

8:48 am

MollyL

ob 4 and 5

8:48 am

BzznBea

ob4 and 5

8:49 am

mael

I meant more audiences than individuals, I'd forgotten it had even happened :)

8:49 am

hokie carla

kaplan, that was the joke. scrabs actually gave words accidentally that no one was asking for clues.

8:49 am

MollyL

Sychronized cluing. It's a new Olympic sport.

8:49 am

hokie carla

gracias, wasn't trying that (obviously)

8:50 am

MollyL

It did pretty shoddy at the box office

8:51 am

hokie carla

oh, bichon gets a tiara today

8:51 am

mael

oh look at that!

8:52 am

bichon

Yup, but not accepted

8:53 am

hokie carla

most dog breeds are proper nouns

8:54 am

hokie carla

well, I have HOET but 88 left. must make some breakfast and then go to the store.TTFN.

8:54 am

penquis

bye carla....

9:19 am

BzznBea

I just got to the C. That's why I still have so many left.

9:20 am

donnasc6dogs

postil

9:22 am

donnasc6dogs

sorry not a word anyway

9:22 am

rururocks

but a nice try though

9:22 am

penquis

no, but change a vowel and you have one...

9:23 am

rururocks

change an ending consonant and you have another

9:23 am

penquis

ty, ru....didn't have that one...

9:25 am

donnasc6dogs

i had those, trying to get the last one

9:28 am

Aloyisius

Good Monday everyone.. nice to have a biggee for a change.

9:29 am

BzznBea

Hey, Aloy.

9:29 am

penquis

agreed...hi Aloy...

9:33 am

rururocks

it's always about biggies

9:34 am

Aloyisius

somehow my concentration has wandered..

9:34 am

rururocks

add a vowel donna and you have a 7

9:38 am

rururocks

you really need to compose yourself to find a few of the b's though

9:39 am

Aloyisius

lol, good one ru

9:42 am

rururocks

i just found a vegetable that can go both ways

9:43 am

rururocks

if only there were a kernel of truth to that

9:44 am

MollyL

Aw shucks

9:44 am

Aloyisius

hats off to you

9:44 am

rururocks

ha molly we're all ears

9:45 am

MollyL

Well then, try to cob-ble together a few more puns

9:46 am

rururocks

that would be a-maizing

9:47 am

Aloyisius

need a cup of ru's coffee

9:47 am

MollyL

I'm sure that just popped out

9:48 am

BzznBea

Let stalk about it some more.

9:48 am

rururocks

I've just realized with all this dining out lately I've gotten husky

9:49 am

BzznBea

We went to a brewery on Saturday and had some amazing pizza.

9:49 am

rururocks

pizza sounds great. I love pizza too

9:50 am

Aloyisius

what toppings do you like, Bea?

9:50 am

BzznBea

The crust was just perfect. Not to thick but crispy on tbe edges and soft in the center.

9:51 am

BzznBea

The one we had was sausage, tomatoes, fresh mozz, provolone and arugala with a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

9:52 am

Aloyisius

now I'm hungry..

9:52 am

MollyL

You lost me at arugala and balsamic glaze. I was with you up until then.

9:52 am

BzznBea

Our daughter had the Mardi Gras pizza with andoille, crawfish, peppers and onions.

9:53 am

Aloyisius

sounds like a special pizza place

9:53 am

BzznBea

Its a brewery first. And they only serve pizza so it better be good.

9:54 am

BzznBea

Molly, do you have Mellow Mushrooms up there?

9:55 am

MollyL

Pizza is pizza and Cajun food is Cajun food. The two were not meant to meet. Anymore than pineapple and ham were meant to meet pizza. No Mellow Mushrooms around here.

9:55 am

MollyL

There are some people who get mellow from mushrooms though.

9:56 am

MollyL

Looks like there are some in Virginia, but I don't drive that far to get pizza.

9:56 am

BzznBea

I have one of their menus and when I do homemade pizza I top our pizzas like they do.

9:57 am

BzznBea

They make a potato pizza that is awesome.

9:58 am

BzznBea

I'm leaving thrity for this afternoon.

9:58 am

rururocks

i don't like beer so i guess that wouldn't be for me

9:59 am

Aloyisius

you need a winery that makes pizza too ru

10:03 am

Aloyisius

doing a happy dance, found the 9

10:04 am

rururocks

what does the 9 begin with

10:05 am

Aloyisius

po ru

10:05 am

MollyL

Po po ru. So sad.

10:06 am

Aloyisius

well, it isn't a negative word at least

10:07 am

Aloyisius

though it is subatomic, so you could miss it

10:08 am

MollyL

Aloy is the best blurter.

10:08 am

aslindy

thanks, aloy

10:08 am

Aloyisius

(-: ty I think Molly

10:09 am

Aloyisius

yw aslindy

10:10 am

aebmusica

in5....clue please

10:11 am

marksdolly

ty aloy

10:11 am

Aloyisius

in the beginning..

10:12 am

Aloyisius

hi marks, yw

10:13 am

marksdolly

hi aloy :)

10:14 am

Aloyisius

need to go start a cake, hubby's bday today.. bbl .. fun grid today, Happy Babbling!

10:14 am

marksdolly

happy baking!

10:15 am

mael

thanks for the po9 hint

10:16 am

aslindy

phantom nostril

10:17 am

rururocks

that'd be nothing to sneeze at for sure asl

10:22 am

mael

ruru spoiling the a5

10:23 am

mael

:)

10:28 am

donnasc6dogs

phantom school

10:29 am

rururocks

phantom: horniness

10:34 am

MollyL

No one is surprised that is your phantom Ru
😊

10:37 am

rururocks

well it kind of stuck out at me

10:39 am

ajbns87

There's tits in the puzzle so quite possibly added to that phantom

10:40 am

ajbns87

What's the clue for po9?

10:43 am

ajbns87

Phantom School too

10:45 am

windingwake

Thanks, the hormones discussion helped me find ho7/8

10:46 am

windingwake

Argh. Hormones discussion. Imma go make cookies for the pb now

10:46 am

mattygroves

Not electrons, not neutrons but....

10:46 am

windingwake

….my autocorrect did that

10:47 am

mattygroves

Can you make Famous Amos cookies, please? I haven't had those since my Grandma died. In 1993

10:47 am

mattygroves

I have COVID, so I'd be most grateful, thanks ;)

10:48 am

mattygroves

And yes, I have been vaxxed. 3 times but the last was in December and Boris, in his infinite wisdom, has stopped ALL covid restrictions...including self-isolation (I'm isolating anyway)

10:48 am

ajbns87

Not electrons, not neutrons, but protons??

10:49 am

mattygroves

Close. VERY close.

10:50 am

mattygroves

Not in the spelling but in the idea. Not anti-matter...

10:50 am

mattygroves

Not negative matter...

10:50 am

MollyL

That is the way COVID restrictions are everywhere these days. The CDC has said we don't need to wear masks anymore if vaccinated. People are going to stick to their COVID ways though.

10:50 am

mattygroves

What the brain of Data or Isaac Asimov's androids consist of (geek alert!)

10:52 am

ajbns87

Thanks Matty, a bit of googling helped get there too

10:53 am

ajbns87

Why I enjoy Babble, learning new words

10:56 am

MollyL

I would enjoy it more if I learned new words that I could actually use in conversation.

10:58 am

ajbns87

You mean you don't talk about sub atomic anti matter in daily conversation?

11:02 am

mattygroves

If you were a science fiction fan, you might. I do (from time to time) :)

11:08 am

MollyL

And this I believe.

11:13 am

hurshy

boy, the Ss are giving me a rough time

11:14 am

hurshy

phantom: monsoon

11:19 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

11:19 am

hurshy

hi nan

11:37 am

cybernan

all of those clues for the po 8-9 when over my head. I'm not even sure sub atomic particles or antimatter had been discovered when I was born

11:38 am

hurshy

well there's electrons and neutrons and this one is like not negatrons

11:38 am

cybernan

^wemt over my head --- just got up, so not awake yet

11:38 am

marksdolly

good morning Nan :)

11:38 am

cybernan

I've heard of the first 2 hurshy but no idea what they are

11:39 am

cybernan

anyone got a good breakdown clue instead of all this science talk

11:39 am

hurshy

you don't have to know, just think about NOT negatron

11:39 am

cybernan

there is no ton in the grid and no pro, so I am lost

11:40 am

cybernan

what is a negatron?

11:40 am

hurshy

well you need some coffee

11:40 am

cybernan

no i need help I can understand

11:40 am

hurshy

you are not looking carefully enough at the word parts

11:40 am

mattygroves

If something isn't NEGative it's....POSitive, yes?

11:40 am

ajbns87

Breakdown clue first half of word, is opposite of negative

11:41 am

cybernan

as far as I know something that isn't negative is pro -- there is no pro in the grid

11:41 am

hurshy

pro is the opposite of con

11:41 am

ajbns87

Second half is name of a movie beginning with T

11:41 am

hurshy

something else is the opposite of negative

11:41 am

mattygroves

It's not PROsitive, now, is it?

11:41 am

cybernan

and the word begins with po not pr

11:42 am

cybernan

that doesn't relate, matty, but it did give me the word I think, ty

11:43 am

mattygroves

Are you positive? ;)

11:45 am

ajbns87

Any clues for words beginning with O, looking particularly at the one on right side of grid

11:47 am

cybernan

It all makes sense now, but to someone who does not know much about the sciences it doesn't initially. I know it is difficult for you younger generations to understand, but when I was in school, science, other than the very basics, was not a required or core subject.

11:47 am

ajbns87

I'm young and had to Google to find the answer

11:48 am

hurshy

my clues were merely intended to deal with word formations. that they all ended in tron, and then opposite of nega-

11:48 am

hurshy

so there was no science knowledge required

11:48 am

cybernan

just the tron ending is to do with science, hurshy --- think of the words you know that end in tron...

11:48 am

hurshy

that is why i thought coffee would help

11:50 am

cybernan

ob 4/6, aj

11:50 am

hurshy

yes but when you put the opposite of nega, which starts with po, combine it with tron, it gives you the entire thing!

11:53 am

cybernan

I think you are missing my point --- how many of these things were discussed in elementary school or high school in the 1950's? If the words, prefixes and suffixes are not part of your vocabulary it doesn't help. I don't think mega as a prefix even existed back then -- at least not in the regular world

11:54 am

hurshy

negative and positive being opposites is an extremely everyday pair of opposites

11:54 am

cybernan

mega didn't hit my common usage vocab until computer language

11:54 am

hurshy

MEGA is not involved

11:54 am

hurshy

perhaps you should get an updated prescription for your eyes :D

11:55 am

hurshy

you are seeing two humps where only one is present

11:55 am

cybernan

I don't think you are even trying to understand what I am saying --- I am not talking about positive and negative

11:55 am

hurshy

but you should be talking about positive and negative, because those are the words i was endeavoring to get you to think about in my clue.

11:56 am

hurshy

i never said anything about mega, only nega

11:56 am

cybernan

but with a scientific application for which I was not familiar.

11:56 am

mattygroves

I think, Nan, the clues were all given in good faith - I know there's no tone of voice in chat, and you (I hope) don't mean it this way, but it really sounds as if you're blaming the cluers for clueing badly, rather than simply admitting that YOU didn't get it. Not getting it isn't anything to be ashamed of, but that isn't the cluers fault, and google could have been your friend here. As it is, it seemed (and again, I'm aware of the no tone of voice thing) that you were not happy until the whole word was given to you.

11:56 am

hurshy

whatever, i am very tired of talking about this

11:56 am

mattygroves

Nan, just out of interest, how would you have clued it?

11:57 am

ajbns87

Thank you Cybernan, not heard of ob word before

11:58 am

aebmusica

hurshy.... did you hear about the dromedary who married a camel.....they had a little boy with no hump....what did they name him.....Humpry(lol)

11:58 am

cybernan

stop and think --- where did you learn about chemistry, physics and biology? and what if you had never had those subjects taught to you? How aware do you think you would be of all the scientific terms that come up in this game?

11:59 am

hurshy

can you please stop asking me questions about this cnan? i disagree with you, i really feel that you only needed to think about word parts. but i am not interested in arguing about it all day, i am trying to get rid of a migraine here

11:59 am

hurshy

i understand what you are saying and i still disagree, that's all.

11:59 am

cybernan

po + not stand + mr. reagan

12:00 pm

bichon

ty nan

12:00 pm

ajbns87

Mr Reagan... Would be lost on me...

12:00 pm

hurshy

hahaha

12:00 pm

ajbns87

Ah first name....

12:00 pm

ajbns87

Ronald

12:01 pm

cybernan

then don't start and argument, hurshy -- I do not like being put down because I never had the opportunity to learn something

12:01 pm

hurshy

i am not putting you down for not knowing science. i am only saying that my clue did not require that science knowledge that you seem to think it required.

12:01 pm

ajbns87

What's the other 8s.... I hope not scientific words...

12:01 pm

cybernan

still missing 2 of them here aj

12:02 pm

hurshy

i haven't gotten any other 8s

12:02 pm

ajbns87

Got ho and po

12:03 pm

ChampFit

I also have an sm8

12:03 pm

cybernan

there is an sm 8

12:03 pm

ajbns87

Thanks Champ

12:03 pm

hurshy

ooh thanks champ, missed the plural on that

12:03 pm

mattygroves

Nan, did you read my comment below? I'm sorry that our clues did not meet with your approval. We clued how we thought to - your way of clueing isn't the only way to do so (and neither is mine, but I'm not having a go at you for your clueing style)

12:03 pm

cybernan

and an ac 8

12:04 pm

mattygroves

There are loads of clues here that reference things I know nothing about - pop culture, things that are American post 1988, very old songs or singers. But I don't blame the cluers ;)

12:05 pm

ajbns87

Smo.... Hmmm... Can I ask for a clue... I've got another word for a kiss

12:05 pm

hurshy

plural it

12:05 pm

cybernan

matty I am not judging anyone's clues -- I was just saying they didn't make sense to me. and I certainly agree with your last post. It was Hurshy arguing with me when I said they didn

12:06 pm

cybernan

didn't make any sense to me, that I had an issue with

12:06 pm

ajbns87

Ahhh es plural

12:06 pm

ajbns87

Thanks Hurshy

12:06 pm

hokie carla

well, not trying to pile on but hurshy's opposite of negatron when thought about literally and not in a scientific way is a complete giveaway

12:07 pm

hurshy

just to be clear, cnan, the only thing i was saying was that my clue did not actually require science knowledge, as you think it does. absolutely no putdown of you was intended.

12:07 pm

ajbns87

What's the ac word then

12:07 pm

ajbns87

..

12:07 pm

cybernan

muscle pain

12:07 pm

hurshy

my head is full of ac8 because of this migraine

12:08 pm

ChampFit

Thx for the clue!

12:08 pm

cybernan

not fun, hurshy - do you get an aura with it?

12:08 pm

hurshy

no, i have "common" not "classic" migraines. classic has auras.

12:09 pm

ajbns87

Thanks, ends with the ess...

12:09 pm

MollyL

Between Hurshy and Aloy, the 8/9 were definitely given away.

12:09 pm

ajbns87

What's the average age here?

12:10 pm

hurshy

average? hmmm i think at least 60

12:10 pm

MollyL

70

12:10 pm

cybernan

no idea, aj - I would guess 40-50. Not many of us my age.

12:11 pm

MollyL

Sometimes it feels like it's 85

12:11 pm

ajbns87

I'm 34, anyone younger?

12:11 pm

hokie carla

funny, I think there are more 65-80

12:11 pm

hokie carla

so avg of 60 seems right to me too

12:11 pm

hokie carla

mael is low 30s I think

12:11 pm

hurshy

we used to get tweens and teens playing sometimes but that doesn't seem to happen these days

12:11 pm

Retired PJs

68 here. I'm just average in many ways, but don't know about my age!

12:11 pm

ajbns87

Interesting, I used to play word games with my grandmother

12:12 pm

MollyL

Definitely over 60 because most people who play consistently are retired or don't work.

12:12 pm

cybernan

could be -- it just seems that when I play, the chat is all about stuff that was current when my kids and grandkids were young.

12:12 pm

hokie carla

most of us signed up almost 20 years ago and I don't know how many younger people stumble onto it these days.

12:13 pm

Retired PJs

I call myself 'retired pjs' because i retired but then went back to work! So i'm both.

12:13 pm

hurshy

cute

12:13 pm

MollyL

Kids don't stay interested in games like this for very long. And a lot of the "kid players" we have had were fakes. MehnameisHannah

12:14 pm

Sophie512

Hello all. Well, today's total lets me know I'll play for a while and then move on. I've only been playing since last summer, and I'll be 71 in May.

12:14 pm

hurshy

but there was bex :) i know she was real, for i visited her and her family in Newcastle!

12:14 pm

cybernan

who will ever forget her!

12:14 pm

hokie carla

that fake must've been while I was on hiatus

12:14 pm

hokie carla

we recently had a real or fake 8 yo in england

12:15 pm

cybernan

oh you're probably a fixture now sophie :)

12:15 pm

hurshy

8 is too young, you just don't know enough words yet, so of course you'll lose interest quickly

12:15 pm

MollyL

She wasn't as good of a fake as Nancy Boy. That one took the cake and fooled a lot of people. In a very cruel way.

12:15 pm

hurshy

12 is probably a decent age to get into it

12:16 pm

hokie carla

and there was a teenage girl recently, can't think of her name

12:16 pm

cybernan

my daughter was in her 40's when she found it and put me on to the game (that was in 2005), but she doesn't play anymore -- prefers sudoku

12:16 pm

hurshy

could i have a clue for that ho8?

12:17 pm

ChampFit

Women need them.

12:17 pm

cybernan

things that cause PMS

12:18 pm

hurshy

ah, doh!

12:18 pm

hurshy

thanks

12:18 pm

mattygroves

Well, technically so to men. Testosterone, estrogen, progesterone...

12:18 pm

hokie carla

I think a lot of us came in 2005 when the game was mentioned in some newspaper

12:19 pm

hurshy

and it is so much better of a game than wordle!

12:19 pm

cybernan

stomach thinks my throat's been cut, so off to find some breakfast. :)

12:21 pm

CowExploder

i heard about this from serpentine

12:22 pm

cybernan

I still play wordle everyday - a challenge to myself to get it in 3 or less

12:23 pm

hurshy

yeah i mean it's fine to play but it only takes a couple minutes. this is more fun cause there are so many words to find

12:24 pm

bichon

All I ever hear from Mr. B is wordle and querdle

12:24 pm

hurshy

hello cowexploder, that is an interesting name

12:24 pm

hurshy

*hands bichon the tiara*

12:24 pm

ChampFit

soes

12:24 pm

ChampFit

CRAP! Sorry

12:24 pm

MollyL

I don't get the big whoop over wordle.

12:25 pm

hokie carla

it's not a word, champ, you just gotta play that off like it was part of your chat

12:25 pm

bichon

The less I hear about it, the better. Mr. B always trying to get me to play it.

12:26 pm

ChampFit

Next time, carla!

12:26 pm

MollyL

And for those of you obsessed with wordle, hellowordl.net lets you play all day.

12:27 pm

hurshy

did anyone notice the weird clue in the Atlantic crossword yesterday? it claimed that Idaho was one of two states with panhandles...

12:27 pm

ChampFit

The thing I like about it (when I remember to play) is that it's only one word.

12:28 pm

hurshy

i was like, um, Oklahoma, Florida, Texas even thinks of their top as a panhandle... definitely more than two.

12:30 pm

hurshy

phantom: schooner

12:30 pm

hokie carla

welki has already informed us one cannot schoon

12:31 pm

hurshy

:D

12:31 pm

hurshy

well that makes sense since a schooner is a boat, not a person doing something

12:31 pm

hurshy

DOH, pb for me

12:32 pm

mattygroves

I'm still hoping for Famous Amos cookies in the PB

12:33 pm

hurshy

i will accept any cookies, unless they are stale

12:33 pm

mattygroves

RE Wordle...anyone tried this? https://www.quordle.com/

12:33 pm

hurshy

or are anise flavored, blech

12:33 pm

mattygroves

You're welcome ;)

12:33 pm

MollyL

Double blech to anise flavored cookies

12:34 pm

hokie carla

the people on my other internet place play quordle every day. and now they've started playing an 8 one. I drew the line at dordle.

12:35 pm

MollyL

I guess for some people there is no such thing as overkill

12:36 pm

ChampFit

Just found another 8. Bi8

12:37 pm

Retired PJs

Eight? What's that called - octurdle? (sorry not sorry)

12:38 pm

MollyL

Sometimes I wonder how people passed the time before internet word games.

12:38 pm

hokie carla

something like that. hold on...

12:38 pm

hurshy

my grandma had crossword puzzle books. i do too actually!

12:38 pm

hurshy

and she went swimming at the YMCA

12:38 pm

hokie carla

octordle.com

12:43 pm

ajbns87

I discovered this via a newspaper, that referred to it as the cross between boggle and scrabble, recently returned to see if it still exists

12:44 pm

ajbns87

Disappointed Lochness isn't in dictionary

12:44 pm

hurshy

try 'em seperate

12:44 pm

hurshy

would you expect Lakeerie to be in the dictionary?

12:47 pm

ajbns87

Nope

12:47 pm

hurshy

well there ya go then :)

12:47 pm

hurshy

dang it i HATE is words

12:48 pm

hokie carla

oh, I was looking for some earlier because I only have 2 i's there and didn't find. but I just now realized I called HOET and it wasn't true!

12:49 pm

MollyL

To the stockade with you missy

12:49 pm

hokie carla

I know, premature HOET

12:52 pm

ajbns87

What's HOET?

12:52 pm

hurshy

Half Of Each Tile

12:52 pm

hokie carla

still not getting any is words

12:52 pm

hurshy

hokie made that one up

12:52 pm

hokie carla

HOET is half on every tile

12:53 pm

hurshy

that is because the 3 is words are all very weird and require morewords to find

12:53 pm

hokie carla

it's harder than NBT, so it's what I strive for

12:53 pm

hokie carla

hurshy, what are the stats, please?

12:54 pm

hurshy

6/24, 7/40, 7/36

12:54 pm

hurshy

no combos

12:55 pm

hokie carla

found the 6, was working all around that

12:57 pm

hurshy

those and 2 ce words, all weird

1:08 pm

hokie carla

monchichi monchichi, oh so soft and cuddly

1:18 pm

cybernan

are the is 6-7-7 lonely?

1:19 pm

BzznBea

yes

1:20 pm

cybernan

mmm not a lonely banana pen

1:24 pm

mael

hursh, I also still don't have HOET because of that I :)

1:24 pm

hokie carla

I found the is6 but looked up the is7's

1:26 pm

cybernan

I will wait until after I've listed before I resort to looking up the words

1:27 pm

NANCY

I did the same but did not get the sevens eva

1:27 pm

NANCY

even after looking them up,,,clue please

1:28 pm

hokie carla

I resorted early since hurshy said she had to look them up

1:28 pm

hokie carla

the 7's are the same except for the 4th letter

1:29 pm

hokie carla

one ends in what girl and boy scouts sew on their uniforms minus a silent letter

1:30 pm

hokie carla

they both are lines drawn on maps but are for different kinds of maps

1:31 pm

MollyL

Boy and girl scouts sew badges on their uniforms not pa7

1:31 pm

cybernan

got that one, ty carla

1:31 pm

hokie carla

they have pa that are not badges too, i.e. the troop numbers

1:32 pm

cybernan

depends on where you live molly, what they are called

1:32 pm

hokie carla

the council name

1:33 pm

cybernan

in Britain, ba's are called pa's

1:33 pm

hokie carla

there are the merit badges, but there are other pa*

1:34 pm

MollyL

No pa7s when I was a scout. Only badges that we sewed on a sash that went with the uniform. That was back in the olden days.

1:35 pm

cybernan

we didn't have sashes - they were sewn on your sleeve

1:35 pm

hokie carla

I got different pa* for selling cookies that weren't badges. plus the aforementioned troop numbers and council name.

1:35 pm

MollyL

The only thing uglier than girl scout uniforms back then were Catholic school uniforms and I got to wear BOTH!

1:36 pm

BzznBea

I still have my GS sash and beret.

1:36 pm

hokie carla

and I still have my sash!

1:36 pm

cybernan

you're talking about those ugly dark blue dresses with the multitude of pockets and black leather belt?

1:36 pm

NANCY

THANKS nan, got them

1:37 pm

MollyL

Bea, you didn't keep the attractive yellow bow tie?

1:38 pm

MollyL

Girl scout uniforms here are green

1:38 pm

hokie carla

I don't rem. a yellow bow tie. I think I went as high as cadet and that was it.

1:38 pm

cybernan

good going, nancy - only got one of them

1:38 pm

MollyL

I thought y'all Canadians had Girl Guides

1:38 pm

cybernan

we do, Molly

1:38 pm

MollyL

You were not wearing the 1960's version of the uniform Carla

1:39 pm

mael

I am currently in the process of ironing on all my daughter's pa*, she bridged to brownie recently :)

1:39 pm

NANCY

NAN are you still missing one seven? which one do you have? tile count wise

1:40 pm

cybernan

in the 50's our uniforms were dresses -- so ridiculous going camping in dresses. What were they thinking?

1:40 pm

MollyL

There is something before Brownies/

1:40 pm

mael

yes, daisies

1:41 pm

hokie carla

for your reading pleasure, a history of girl scout uniforms https://tinyurl.com/bdf3cw2d

1:41 pm

mael

sad that st* is not an accepted word, while we're talking about that word ending

1:42 pm

hokie carla

like short for tom selleck's trademark? I tried that.

1:42 pm

hokie carla

and with an e

1:43 pm

mael

yep

1:43 pm

mael

me too

1:47 pm

cybernan

no idea what selleck's trademark is -- a moustache?

1:47 pm

hokie carla

yes

1:53 pm

hokie carla

well, I thought I was doing well getting 3 or less on each tile, but I still have 41 words left since I need 10 c's and 6 b's. argh.

1:54 pm

cybernan

just got to 80 and off to get some chores done before it gets any later in the day.

1:54 pm

hokie carla

we are trapped inside with crazy wind and rain so I think I'll work on my t-shirt quilt.

1:57 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with is7 or in7 please

1:58 pm

hokie carla

look at my is7 clues around 1:28

1:59 pm

mael

the in7 is a plural, in6 is similar to the in5 that means at the start

1:59 pm

hokie carla

in + 80s sci-fi movie with one of the bridges boys

2:00 pm

periwinkle

no idea carla

2:00 pm

periwinkle

not seeing it mael but will keep looking

2:00 pm

hokie carla

ok, look at mael's then

2:02 pm

mael

your clue's better hokie haha

2:03 pm

mael

like a scan**** machine for ballots

2:04 pm

periwinkle

got the in7 thank you both

2:05 pm

periwinkle

help with po8/9 please

2:05 pm

mael

it's a particle, peri

2:05 pm

periwinkle

hmm

2:06 pm

periwinkle

got them ty mael

2:06 pm

mael

yw :)

2:07 pm

mael

sorn

2:07 pm

mael

oops

2:18 pm

Uneaixoise

80 to go......what a tedious grid ....

2:28 pm

Uneaixoise

70......

3:22 pm

CowExploder

sc 6/24 anyone?

3:53 pm

harpjane

could I get the stats for the left column S and the right column O please?

3:54 pm

cybernan

ob 4

3:54 pm

rastapopolous

se5/10, I don't have th o yet

3:57 pm

cybernan

don't have it cow, but looking

3:58 pm

cybernan

sc 6/24 - begins like an educational institution + either's partner + consonant

3:59 pm

dc43

se5/10, se6/18, se6/21 and se+7/32

4:00 pm

CowExploder

thanks cyber

4:01 pm

CowExploder

se 5/10 and 6/18 are what a waiter at a mexican food restaurant may call a diner

4:02 pm

CowExploder

the se 6 and 7 are variations

4:02 pm

rastapopolous

make it a portuguese restaurant

4:03 pm

cybernan

the 6 and 7 are Portuguese

4:03 pm

cybernan

oops - rasta beat me

4:06 pm

cybernan

when ac 8 is accepted, shouldn't ic 8 be accepted as well?

4:07 pm

CowExploder

you'd need a t

4:08 pm

rastapopolous

loch

4:08 pm

rastapopolous

sorry

4:10 pm

cybernan

i was thinking of gooiness, not scratching, cow

4:13 pm

cybernan

I think we all had it, rasta. Oddly enough as I am converting a bunch of my old photos to jpeg's for a video program, I am now working on Urquhart Castle which is on the shores of lo 4 in today's grid :)

4:15 pm

CowExploder

urquhart is the last name of one of my best grade school friends, who later started up a few video game companies

4:26 pm

cybernan

missng 4 b's -- the ones I have are all "normal" words

4:28 pm

cybernan

going to list now

4:34 pm

cybernan

first ch 5/14 please?

4:35 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

4:44 pm

cybernan

is 6 please?

4:56 pm

CowExploder

i need that one too

5:02 pm

cybernan

so 7-8 please?

5:07 pm

cybernan

down to that is 6 now

5:08 pm

hurshy

is + the **** pet where a plant grows out of a ceramic figure of an animal

5:08 pm

Soodle

So. Consonant. Scottish exclamation. *** aye. Vowel & plural. (If that makes any sense)

5:10 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks hurshy :D

5:10 pm

cybernan

ty soodle - had monkeyed it, but I know there are others who are looking

5:11 pm

cybernan

some really strange ones today. Off to wordle - have a good one :)

5:11 pm

cybernan

headache gone, hurshy?

5:13 pm

cybernan

Ukraine does not look good. If Putin goes nuclear do you think the western allies will declare war?

5:13 pm

Soodle

Love your profile words Nan.

5:13 pm

cybernan

ty soodle

5:13 pm

cybernan

I don't know how we could avoid it -- he has to be stopped

5:16 pm

CowExploder

thanks soodle

5:16 pm

cybernan

on my way -- see you at the flip :)

5:17 pm

Soodle

Things are not going Putin’s way. Ukraine has put up huge resistance. To his credit, Biden didn’t rise to the bait of possible nuclear war. (Trump would have exacerbated the situation). I have faith that democracy will win out.

6:09 pm

harpjane

nbt nbs with a mere 230 to go

7:32 pm

harpjane

found some birdies

7:38 pm

MollyL

I don't know. Trump called Putin "smart" and called US leaders "dumb". I am doubting he would have made this situation worse. I'm glad he is no longer President.

8:16 pm

frobscottler

hey y'all, anyone have a clue for os6/18?

8:17 pm

frobscottler

it's my last one so I can help with clues for any others!

8:18 pm

ch1212

think of sadam's last name, and change the first two letters to os

8:19 pm

frobscottler

lol nice clue, thanks! had to look that one up and I'm completely unsurprised that I didn't know it haha

8:19 pm

ch1212

Glad it worked. Congrats on fireworks!

8:32 pm

Gillie

Trump would probably have phoned Putin to congratulate him, and refused to participate in sanctions or any kind of military aid to Ukraine.

8:33 pm

CowExploder

sad but true

8:35 pm

CowExploder

can anyone help on the bi 7 and bi 8?

8:35 pm

grannyrose

cooee

8:35 pm

Gillie

Do you have the bi6? Think hats.

8:36 pm

grannyrose

bi 7. bi + fruit of oak tree, minus first two letters + vowel

8:45 pm

CowExploder

thank you gillie, granny

8:45 pm

CowExploder

didn't think of the alternate spelling

9:33 pm

godthaab

cybernan - excellent icon!!!!

9:46 pm

Sophie512

52 left put a fork in me, I'm done night all take care

10:05 pm

godthaab

boat

10:07 pm

godthaab

sorry!!!!!!

10:50 pm

JustMe2252

WooHoo Took me all day, but I got FIREWORKS!

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