Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, August 1, 2022

12:00 am

melonheadjujube

hello!

12:00 am

justafreep

howdy!

12:01 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:01 am

hokie carla

hi

12:02 am

justafreep

en7

12:08 am

Gillie

ch7

12:10 am

aebmusica

sham

12:12 am

justafreep

I dunno. I think the ch7 is real

12:12 am

hokie carla

lol

12:12 am

cybernan

ra 8

12:14 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, thanks Nan

12:15 am

hokie carla

hey guys - PSA - ramen is not a word. I did not try it, but I might tomorrow.

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

aebmusica

fane

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

nbt

12:19 am

hokie carla

well no HOET for me. 50 left..

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

HOET?

12:20 am

hokie carla

HOET!

12:20 am

hokie carla

half on every tile

12:20 am

cybernan

not seeing much of anything -- no ch 7 and no t

12:20 am

hokie carla

t is a babblet

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

ah, a new one to me! I'm back after rather a long time away.

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

T was my last tile for nbt.

12:21 am

hokie carla

I also do not see the ch7, nan. maybe tomorrow.

12:21 am

hokie carla

aha, there it is

12:21 am

cybernan

ty carla - nbt, nbs

12:22 am

melonheadjujube

tuchus is not a word either, even if it is in my house!

12:24 am

cybernan

still not seeing it - tomorrow. Good night everyone :)

12:25 am

hokie carla

it's a good word, not ridiculous

12:25 am

melonheadjujube

halfway.

12:26 am

melonheadjujube

ah, got the ch7!

12:26 am

cybernan

got it -- on my way :)

12:27 am

cybernan

very apt for how I am feeling :)

12:27 am

hokie carla

well, I almost clued it that way for you but figured I ought to wait

12:40 am

melonheadjujube

it's a river near me

12:53 am

melonheadjujube

The sc7 and sc8s elude me! they are between the sc12 and the last sc. First three letters, please?

12:56 am

broll

scm

12:56 am

broll

sorry - sch

12:59 am

melonheadjujube

Thanks. I had gotten the sch5/16. ae the other words related to the sch5?

1:00 am

broll

cream cheese action on bagel

1:01 am

melonheadjujube

Ah! The YIVO spelling leaves out the "c". Still. .. I shoulda. . . .

1:02 am

melonheadjujube

and that does not account for the sc 8/50

1:02 am

broll

yivo?

1:03 am

broll

I'm totally stuck on that one

1:03 am

broll

looking in the scrabble dictionary as we "speak"

1:04 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for the cream cheese clue!

1:04 am

broll

yw

1:04 am

melonheadjujube

yivo.org is the Institute for Jewish Research that is particularly focused on the Yiddish language as well as the hitory of eastern European Jewry.

1:05 am

broll

i thought that was the y

1:09 am

melonheadjujube

wordhippo was no help on this.

1:10 am

justafreep

the 8 is... the plural

1:10 am

broll

well, I put the monkeys to work. It comes off the top s and is worth 10 points.

1:11 am

broll

there's another 8 after that, freep

1:11 am

justafreep

ah

1:11 am

justafreep

that's unfortunate

1:12 am

justafreep

but explains my confusion

1:12 am

melonheadjujube

There are two sc8s. the sc8/55 is the plural of the sc7/40. The sc 8/50 succeeds sc5/16, which oddly enough, does not have an expected plural.

1:15 am

melonheadjujube

btw, sh 6/24 is the YIVO spelling of sc 7/40. Again, and oddly, in this case the plural isn't accepted! Meshuggeneh!

1:16 am

justafreep

well, you can't make the plural....

1:16 am

melonheadjujube

Maybe we should be looking for an sci 8/50

1:16 am

justafreep

just like it is impossible to make an sc8/50. There. I've solved it!!!!!

1:17 am

justafreep

yes. it is an sci8

1:17 am

melonheadjujube

yep! got it!

1:17 am

justafreep

and it's a pisser, gotta say

1:18 am

justafreep

I never woulda found that, so thanks for the idea!

1:18 am

melonheadjujube

OK, nbt, nbs, ≥ halfway, and all the ≥ 7 letters. Mediocrity achieved! I'm hitting the hay.

1:18 am

justafreep

ha. g'night. and welcome back

1:19 am

broll

still looking! monkeys are not helping

1:19 am

melonheadjujube

Thanks. Signing off with 102 words. Good enough!

1:21 am

justafreep

lemme know if the monkeys need assistance before I go to sleep....

1:24 am

broll

I got it! thought I had tried that combo, but sometimes my fingers do not obey!

1:27 am

justafreep

yeah.

1:28 am

justafreep

Although I think it's probably the first time my fingers have ever typed that combo....

1:31 am

broll

yes it's not a word that comes up often in conversation

1:32 am

justafreep

alright... back tomorrow to see if I find more. G'night!

1:32 am

broll

nite

1:52 am

ursh

I am completely stuck on the sc 8/50 and the sh 6/24

2:00 am

ursh

Fireworks - those two were like needles in a haystack

4:38 am

sprite

good morning babblers

4:52 am

sprite

wow, almost halfway and still not a single biggie.

5:07 am

player girl

If the sc 7 & 8 work, why won't it take the word for tushy?

5:08 am

ItalianGreyhound

same for me - 69 left and not one 7 or 8

5:11 am

ItalianGreyhound

snarf should be a word

5:14 am

sprite

hiya IGH, I agree

5:14 am

ItalianGreyhound

Hi, Sprite - odd grid for me

5:15 am

sprite

Enable is truly odd that way, player girl :)

5:16 am

sprite

IGH: for me too. Interesting and quirky.

5:34 am

sprite

there we go. Fireflies. Have a peaceful night and a blessed day, all.

7:36 am

player girl

Can anyone please help me out with the lone T?

7:36 am

player girl

Also the bottom A?

7:36 am

MollyL

tu4

7:37 am

MollyL

an4

7:37 am

player girl

Thanks Molly

7:38 am

player girl

Neither word is familiar

7:40 am

MollyL

If you are looking for familiar words, you are playing the wrong game 😊

7:42 am

player girl

Ha Ha, I mean even in the context of babble. The tu I have seen before but I don't remember the an

8:38 am

hokie carla

well, reading the chat tells me I have 4 sc words to look up

8:39 am

hokie carla

hard to do when i don't even know which S to start at. I'm assuming the top.

8:41 am

MollyL

Freep just about gave one of them away. Since when do we clue with the first three letters?

8:41 am

hokie carla

well, melonhead said it first

8:42 am

hokie carla

but I wouldn't say it gave anything away to me

8:42 am

MollyL

You will know what I mean about Freep when you get the word

8:43 am

hokie carla

I may never get the word 😜🤣

8:43 am

BzznBea

Most of them are from the lower s

8:45 am

hokie carla

maybe I'll work on a different letter

8:45 am

hokie carla

also I keep trying snarf

8:47 am

hokie carla

well, that was just a subtle clue by freep. if I'd known it was a clue I would've found it without looking it up.

8:49 am

MollyL

The clue plus the first three letters wasn't exactly subtle. But that kind of cluing is the thing now.

8:50 am

BzznBea

I don't think it is a thing now. I think there are just players who don't do a good job clueing

8:52 am

MollyL

That and the intense desire to blurt 😊

8:54 am

hokie carla

but what I'm saying is I read it and didn't realize it was a clue

8:55 am

hokie carla

so I don't think it was a blurt or giveaway like you think

8:55 am

hurshy

phantom: guilt

8:56 am

MollyL

Okay. I read it and figured it was a clue right away. Different perceptions at work.

8:57 am

MollyL

So it's not a blurt or a giveaway to say that you must be starving for the fa6/30 I guess.

8:58 am

hokie carla

that sounds like a ru's clue

8:58 am

hokie carla

and I can't say because I have the word already

8:59 am

hokie carla

but when I read "it's a pisser" I automatically just thought, great, this is a really hard or stupid word.

8:59 am

MollyL

Well Freep's was like a Ru's Clue (Not to be confused with Blues Clues)

9:02 am

hokie carla

yes, I originally typed ru's clues but wasn't sure anyone would get the reference

9:03 am

BzznBea

ramen still isn't accepted.

9:03 am

hokie carla

I told everyone last night not to try it!

9:03 am

HarryHood

four corners grayed. fwiw.

9:04 am

hurshy

phantom: charm

9:04 am

hokie carla

nice. I have 31 left but haven't gotten anything at all, other than the obvious/non-obvious clued word.

9:05 am

BzznBea

We went to a movie theatre yesterday.

9:05 am

HarryHood

just to eat popcorn?

9:05 am

BzznBea

Just to eat popcorn. Mr. Bea made a mess.

9:06 am

BzznBea

All three of us have read Where the Crawdads Sing so we wanted to see the movie.

9:06 am

HarryHood

oh that looks good.

9:07 am

BzznBea

It is a good movie.

9:07 am

HarryHood

we saw elvis last week

9:08 am

BzznBea

I would like to see that one as well.

9:09 am

HarryHood

it's ok.

9:09 am

hokie carla

did you read the author is being investigated for a murder similar to the book?

9:09 am

hurshy

i did

9:10 am

BzznBea

I saw that. But I didn't think she was the one doing the murder but knew who did.

9:10 am

hurshy

phantom: imagine

9:10 am

hokie carla

yeah, from what I read it was maybe her husband at the time

9:11 am

hokie carla

finally found a word

9:12 am

HarryHood

47 to go. I have no 7s or 8s! very clean stats :)

9:13 am

hokie carla

6-11-10-1-2

9:14 am

hokie carla

just found a 4/5 set and thought it weird that I've never seen that before. of course it's scottish!

9:15 am

HarryHood

ah found a 7/8.

9:15 am

hurshy

phantom: carafe

9:15 am

hokie carla

was it yiddish, harry?

9:16 am

HarryHood

yes :)

9:16 am

hokie carla

can you help me out? 😜

9:16 am

hurshy

there is an en7 which is a plural

9:17 am

BzznBea

Think cream cheese carla

9:17 am

HarryHood

ty hursh! got it

9:17 am

HarryHood

would ordinarily be spelled without an extra consonant

9:17 am

hokie carla

hmm, I got nothing

9:18 am

hokie carla

oh yeah, now I remember

9:18 am

hurshy

really?

9:18 am

HarryHood

medical pap

9:18 am

HarryHood

ok.

9:18 am

hokie carla

hate to break it to you, hurshy, but not as common down here.

9:19 am

hurshy

i honestly think i only know it from tv/movies which have people in NY

9:19 am

hurshy

lol

9:19 am

hokie carla

even though we have a buttload of transplanted NYers

9:20 am

HarryHood

first and last column grayed

9:21 am

hokie carla

nice, still need 1 R in first and 3 S in last

9:21 am

hokie carla

phantom schism

9:21 am

hokie carla

and chasm

9:23 am

hokie carla

name that italian company with pretty good gluten free food

9:24 am

HarryHood

ragu?

9:24 am

hokie carla

nope, but I did see that earlier

9:25 am

hokie carla

this one actually has an umlaut, so I always thought it was german or something not italian.

9:26 am

HarryHood

SixLugar

9:26 am

hokie carla

nope

9:26 am

hurshy

so, do i gather that nobody has any 8s other than the one we were just discussing?

9:26 am

BzznBea

I have them all.

9:26 am

hokie carla

I have 3

9:26 am

hurshy

oh!

9:26 am

hokie carla

the answer is Schar

9:27 am

hokie carla

one was heavily discussed by molly & I on whether it was or was not a dead giveaway - sc8

9:27 am

hurshy

isn't that the one we were just discussing?

9:28 am

hokie carla

there is an ra8 that's kinda stupid

9:28 am

hokie carla

no, another sc8, hurshy

9:28 am

hurshy

oh, ok

9:28 am

HarryHood

ah got the ra8

9:28 am

HarryHood

ty

9:28 am

BzznBea

Only stupid if you don't know any.

9:29 am

BzznBea

Lots of them where I'm from.

9:29 am

hurshy

ooh i got ra8 also, ty!

9:29 am

hokie carla

I just think they are called something else, like -ers

9:30 am

hokie carla

in general I think most of the enable words that end that way are ridic

9:30 am

BzznBea

Yes, I see your point, Carla.

9:30 am

hokie carla

so I did try it with rug and rig here, just in case

9:30 am

hurshy

so close!

9:31 am

HarryHood

with rug is it a sales person or a toupee wearer?

9:31 am

hokie carla

yes

9:33 am

hokie carla

so harry, what is my missing R on the left?

9:33 am

hokie carla

or bea, whoever wants to guess

9:33 am

HarryHood

ru5/16

9:34 am

HarryHood

latin pl.

9:34 am

BzznBea

ru5

9:34 am

hokie carla

thanks both, tried the regular plural at least 3x

9:34 am

hokie carla

but guess what, it never took 😜

9:35 am

hurshy

well i found the clue part of the chog but it is befuddling

9:35 am

BzznBea

It ends with pee, hursh

9:35 am

HarryHood

30 to go. msising 5 on that top S!

9:35 am

hokie carla

so you're saying it wasn't a dead giveaway?

9:36 am

hurshy

no, not a dead giveaway

9:36 am

HarryHood

is "dead giveaway" a clue?

9:36 am

hokie carla

I have SS GGG HHH CCC SSS MM AA SSS E F R

9:36 am

dcseain

ty, for the ru4/5!

9:37 am

hurshy

no, harry

9:37 am

hurshy

but melonhead said something in there about an sc5/16 which i also do not have

9:37 am

hokie carla

no, someone made a statement last night that molly said was a dead giveaway

9:38 am

hokie carla

but I still had to look up the word

9:38 am

BzznBea

Any one have a sh6.24 clue. It's my last.

9:38 am

hurshy

alt sp of the sc7/8

9:38 am

hokie carla

do you have the sc7 alt sp sh6, bea?

9:39 am

HarryHood

wow I can't believe I didn't have that :)

9:39 am

HarryHood

it's pretty twisty

9:39 am

hurshy

is there really an sc5/16

9:39 am

hokie carla

IDK

9:40 am

hurshy

aha, yes, there is, i found it

9:40 am

BzznBea

That was it.

9:40 am

HarryHood

found my last 7

9:40 am

hokie carla

5-9-9-0-1

9:40 am

HarryHood

you can pl it w/o the c, but not with the c. which makes no sense.

9:40 am

hokie carla

it's not in the grid

9:41 am

hurshy

it's because it starts with a different S

9:41 am

hurshy

so then you can't use that S to make a plural

9:41 am

hokie carla

because it starts from the S that is used to plural

9:41 am

HarryHood

huh?

9:42 am

hokie carla

it's not in this grid, it doesn't exist

9:42 am

HarryHood

I'm saying sc5/16 can not be pl, but sh4/6 can.

9:42 am

HarryHood

which doesn't make sense.

9:42 am

HarryHood

sorry - I wasn't clear.

9:42 am

hokie carla

ok, I don't have those then

9:43 am

HarryHood

ah yes melonhead said the same thing at 1:12 AM. Do thse people never sleep?

9:44 am

hurshy

1-1-5-1-1

9:45 am

hokie carla

yes, I did read that this morning before but thought it was about the SH5/SC6

9:46 am

hokie carla

oh, I did have that 4, now got the plural and the 5

9:47 am

HarryHood

I looked up the sc8. I don't know why that would have been obvious.

9:48 am

hokie carla

the "blurt" molly was talking about was "that was a pisser". was not obvious to me until I looked up the word.

9:48 am

HarryHood

oh - I didn't see that :)

9:48 am

HarryHood

hah!

9:54 am

hurshy

finding the Spelling Bee hard today

9:54 am

hokie carla

haven't looked at that yet

9:56 am

HarryHood

26 for later. bye!

9:57 am

hokie carla

bye

9:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

ma8 is really stretching

9:58 am

hokie carla

is that a clue or just a statement?

9:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

statement.

9:59 am

hokie carla

how about a clue, P&TY?

9:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

If you want a clue, in my state they combine everything with the ma starter

9:59 am

MollyL

ma8...catholic service + jim jones group

10:00 am

hokie carla

yeah, that's a weird one, thanks, both

10:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

A place where some people don't want to go because this is what they feel religion is.

10:00 am

hurshy

sounds like it can't be a terribly old word, based on the definition

10:00 am

hokie carla

that's what I was thinking

10:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

I like clues that are a little more cryptic.

10:01 am

hokie carla

and I was hoping there was a set of M's, still one M left

10:01 am

hurshy

let me see, hokie, do you have ma5/18 x 2

10:01 am

hokie carla

well your first one was definitely cryptic, kap 😜

10:02 am

hokie carla

yes, hurshy

10:02 am

hurshy

what about mi4/5 a girl from an original star trek ep

10:03 am

hokie carla

I do have one that looks like a girl's name, so I'm going to say yes

10:03 am

hurshy

the 3 wise men perhaps?

10:03 am

hokie carla

have 'em

10:04 am

hokie carla

and the sing

10:04 am

hurshy

well then just look at your words again cause it's something fishy

10:04 am

Kaplan the Magne

Only one of them.

10:04 am

hokie carla

was a pl of the first one

10:19 am

rururocks

i could use a clue for the sc8 that isn't on a bagel

10:22 am

hokie carla

it's a pisser, ruru

10:22 am

MollyL

I knew she was going to say that

10:23 am

hokie carla

LOL

10:25 am

Shirlockc

not getting that sc8 clue

10:27 am

hokie carla

don't worry, it is only super obvious to molly

10:27 am

MollyL

piss...pee...

10:28 am

hokie carla

starts like star trek genre, ends like pee

10:28 am

MollyL

But saying pisser for a word that contains a word that means pee isn't obvious at all.

10:29 am

rururocks

cryptic pisser clues

10:30 am

hokie carla

cryptic or obvious, can be both apparently

10:30 am

MollyL

Cryptic pisser, is that a mummy without a bathroom?

10:30 am

rururocks

suga

10:31 am

rururocks

oopsie

10:31 am

rururocks

not a word anyway

10:31 am

MollyL

Bah bah bah bah, aw honey honey

10:31 am

hokie carla

thinking I may have to list for last 17

10:32 am

MollyL

The Archies. Crap 70's music at it's finest

10:32 am

hokie carla

2-6-9, yeah, never going to find that many 6s

10:33 am

cybernan

good morning all. 8:30 am and it is already 81F outside -- probably 100 in the sun which is relentless. I've spent the last hour deadheading the front flower bed before it gets any hotter.

10:34 am

mael

we're in for another heatwave here in MA too and our drought has worsened still

10:34 am

mael

sorry nan, stay cool if you can

10:35 am

hokie carla

my watch said it was 84 but now it says 75 and showers. they must be somewhere else because I definitely don't see rain.

10:35 am

cybernan

yes I will stay in my air conditioned house for the rest of the day

10:35 am

MollyL

No complaints here. 77 and we have had plenty of rain.

10:37 am

mael

oh I wish Molly

10:39 am

rururocks

rained here this morning too

10:39 am

origami

It will be 100 in the shade here today.

10:39 am

cybernan

enough to do some good for the fires, I hope

10:39 am

rururocks

well I finally squirreled away that sc8

10:39 am

origami

Approximately 5 raindrops here, nan :D

10:40 am

mael

that sc8 is a new one for me, for sure

10:40 am

cybernan

oh :(

10:40 am

rururocks

we got a lot here ori

10:40 am

rururocks

i hope I can use it in serpentine sometime.. :D

10:40 am

cybernan

are the fires near either of you?

10:41 am

rururocks

no waaaay north nan

10:41 am

rururocks

near the Oregon border

10:41 am

rururocks

if you drive through you can get a bit high if you inhale

10:41 am

hokie carla

we stayed in Crescent City on our cross country trip

10:41 am

mael

hah

10:42 am

cybernan

oh -- really liked some of the wines and wineries from southern OR

10:42 am

hokie carla

mr. homie prefers the OR wines

10:43 am

hokie carla

can anyone help with as6/24? last one. glad I went to the list. only missed a couple of regular words.

10:44 am

MollyL

Like sanitation workers

10:44 am

origami

The big fire is quite a ways inland from Crescent City.

10:45 am

Shirlockc

finally got the sc8 -- what a nutty word

10:45 am

hokie carla

stupid, thanks

10:45 am

hokie carla

what I remember about crescent city is it is always like 52 and foggy

10:45 am

hokie carla

then we got about an hour inland and it was super sunny and hot

10:45 am

MollyL

Remember when people used to get yelled at for calling words nutty and stupid?

10:45 am

origami

I love the weather there :D

10:46 am

hokie carla

no, i do not

10:46 am

msr

may I get a clue for the sc8/50 please?

10:46 am

hokie carla

I think the fogginess would get to me if I lived there

10:46 am

hokie carla

it was very damp

10:48 am

cybernan

going to list as soon as I get to 50 I think

10:49 am

hokie carla

I made it to my 17, nan!

10:49 am

bichon

I thought Crescent City is NOLA

10:51 am

hokie carla

I think that is the nickname of NOLA, but there is a Crescent City, CA, in the redwoods, right at the OR border.

10:51 am

cherlyq

103 is expected here but usually they are off on that

10:52 am

bichon

Think I've been to the one in CA

10:52 am

hokie carla

msr, there are quite a few clues in the chat for that word, did you see them and need different clues?

10:52 am

MollyL

It is possible to have more than one city with the same name. There are a lot of Jefferson's.

10:52 am

msr

sacs

10:52 am

msr

Sorry

10:53 am

dcseain

we all do it now and again.

10:53 am

hokie carla

there's also a Green(e)ville in like every state

10:54 am

dcseain

I live in the only Loudoun. All the others are Loudon.

10:54 am

hokie carla

lots of Springfields

10:54 am

MollyL

Washington is the number one city name in the US

10:54 am

hokie carla

but New Orleans is New Orleans, nicknamed The Crescent City, not Crescent City.

10:54 am

bichon

and Middletowns

10:56 am

hokie carla

haven't heard of that many Middletowns, but it makes sense there would be a lot

10:57 am

hokie carla

per the googles, it's washington, springfield, franklin, and greenville

10:57 am

bichon

There are a lot of Middletown. In fact, one of our neighbors come from Middltown NJ to buy another house in Middletown CT. Grandchildren are reason

11:00 am

hokie carla

bristol is 5th on the list, that surprises me

11:06 am

mael

alas, no ragu

11:06 am

hokie carla

mael you missed my italian gluten free NTPN

11:06 am

hokie carla

not ragu

11:08 am

cybernan

speaking of tomato sauce -- did Newman's Own go out of production? We can't get it here anymore.

11:11 am

mael

hah, I actually did not know that was gluten free thing

11:11 am

mael

I.. am very happy with my gluten

11:11 am

mael

and I try ramen every time in the hopes that one day it will take

11:12 am

cybernan

I don't know tht it was, mael -- just wondering if it still existed

11:12 am

MollyL

We still get Neman's Own products

11:12 am

mael

they're still around here in MA too, we just never really buy any

11:12 am

rururocks

most gen x, z and millennials have no clue as to who Newman is/was.

11:13 am

cybernan

ty Molly -- maybe it is a transportation problem with all the border closings and truck drivers refusing to get vaccinated.

11:13 am

mael

oh the gluten free thing was for hokie

11:13 am

MollyL

I make my own sauce. Never tried his other stuff.

11:13 am

mael

we make our own sauce too, I'm just waiting for my san marzano's to ripen

11:13 am

MollyL

Carla is gluten free? Who knew?

11:14 am

cybernan

I liked Newman's Sockarooni the best -- just added a few sauteed mushrooms to it

11:14 am

MollyL

To the young 'uns Newman is just a guy on a sauce jar

11:15 am

mael

paul newman is one of the guys that even us young ones know, I've found

11:15 am

cybernan

I tried it a first because the proceeds go to charity then stuck with it because I liked it and couldn't be bothered with the "made from scratch" for only two people.

11:15 am

mael

... but I guess I'm not young anymore so maybe

11:17 am

MollyL

I make sauce for two people. I put it in freezer containers in the correct portions for meals.

11:17 am

mael

I do the same

11:17 am

mael

I've never felt comfortable with canning but we have a big freezer so that works too

11:18 am

MollyL

Red sauce is a great thing to make on a rainy weekend afternoon. As long as you have plenty of bread for "dipping".

11:18 am

cybernan

I never cook large roasts or turkey anymore to have the bones to begin with.

11:18 am

MollyL

I'm not comfortable with canning either

11:18 am

mael

you can make a super quick version with canned tomatoes too, you just need an onion and butter :)

11:19 am

MollyL

Hm, I don't make my red sauce with bones

11:19 am

mael

me neither... or my ragu!

11:20 am

mael

half ground pork, half ground beef

11:20 am

hokie carla

phone call here - haven't noticed if we still have newman's own or not. and this gen x-er knows paul newman.

11:23 am

cybernan

bones of a roast or turkey in the roast pan it was cooked in, add crushed tomatoes, seasonings, chopped celery and sauteed onion , cover and leave in oven at 225 overnight -- in the moring pul ot the bones, cool, skim off excess fat and voila - the base for your pasta sauce.

11:23 am

mael

that's a lot of work, nan!

11:24 am

mael

I just roast my tomatoes for 45 minutes with salt and a little sugar, peel them, and toss them in the blender

11:24 am

cybernan

tastes good though -- forgot to say chopped and sauteed garlic along with the onion

11:24 am

mael

then freeze it in quart containers

11:25 am

cybernan

I also used fresh herbs whenever I could. But I was feeding 5 people + any of the kids friends who "happened" to be around so sometimes 7 or 8 at a meal

11:26 am

hokie carla

I made my own big batch once and froze some and it was good, but then I found Rao's and really like it so just started buying it.

11:26 am

mael

as far as I'm concerned the only herb that belongs in tomato sauce is fresh basil, but my mom was maybe unorthodox in her sauce. Oregano is way overpowering

11:27 am

hokie carla

but mr. homie doesn't like Rao's as much so now I've tried this other one that I can't think of

11:27 am

mael

phantom: ashram

11:27 am

hokie carla

and all you philadelphians/nearby NJians, it's not gravy

11:27 am

cybernan

I use fresh basil in a lot of things - have a clump of it in the garden. Have you tried sprinkling a little shopped fresh basil in your wraps? yum

11:28 am

mael

most of our basil ends up turned into pesto!

11:30 am

hokie carla

every time I grow basil it flowers when I'm not looking

11:30 am

cybernan

just snip the flowers off -- new branches of leaves will grow

11:30 am

hokie carla

I know, but it turns bitter I think

11:32 am

bichon

years ago I planted basil and the Japanes beetles chewed them up

11:32 am

hokie carla

holy cow, just saw the KY death toll is up to 30

11:33 am

cybernan

death toll from what? the heat?

11:33 am

hokie carla

they had big flash flooding last week

11:33 am

cherlyq

Floods

11:33 am

hokie carla

the article I just read said more known bodies not identified over the 30 number

11:34 am

cybernan

terrible

11:34 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:35 am

hokie carla

maybe an hour or two from my mom/where I grew up

11:35 am

hokie carla

hey moo

11:35 am

moolingwa

hey hoke, happy Moonday

11:36 am

cybernan

ma 8 please?

11:36 am

hokie carla

same to you

11:36 am

moolingwa

tx :)

11:36 am

cybernan

nm - found it

11:36 am

cherlyq

Hi Moo

11:37 am

hokie carla

how would you find that, nan??

11:37 am

cybernan

break time :)

11:37 am

moolingwa

not sure I like this grid, and I'm only 52 words in

11:40 am

mkg

HI ALL.

11:40 am

mkg

Any clues for top corner C? Ty

11:40 am

moolingwa

hey mkg

11:40 am

hokie carla

I got down to 30ish last night, but had to list at 17 and got quite a bit of help, plus the 17 on the list were mostly stuff I wouldn't get.

11:41 am

moolingwa

sounds ominous

11:41 am

hokie carla

probably no biggie for you. I haven't seen an easy declaration from ruru though.

11:43 am

hokie carla

top corner c has a regular word set, mkg. will let moo clue it so I don't give it away.

11:43 am

penquis

hello all...

11:44 am

hokie carla

pen!

11:44 am

penquis

carla!

11:44 am

moolingwa

50 to go

11:44 am

moolingwa

pen!

11:45 am

penquis

mool!

11:45 am

moolingwa

heh

11:45 am

mkg

Ty carla

11:45 am

hokie carla

I'm just amazing on the bee. will have to go back tonight.

11:46 am

mkg

Moo any clues for the C words for the corner C? Ty

11:46 am

moolingwa

close but no...

11:46 am

hokie carla

I have a pink floyd song stuck in my head now

11:47 am

moolingwa

the other one is a measurement associated with radiation

11:47 am

moolingwa

better than "what about bruno"

11:48 am

hokie carla

I still haven't watched that

11:48 am

moolingwa

it's entertaining

11:48 am

moolingwa

14-12-9-1-4

11:48 am

marksdolly

hello to you all!

11:49 am

marksdolly

hi Hokie!

11:49 am

moolingwa

hey dolly

11:49 am

hokie carla

hello dolly!

11:49 am

marksdolly

good to see you both!

11:49 am

marksdolly

carns

11:49 am

marksdolly

carn

11:49 am

marksdolly

oops

11:50 am

moolingwa

ah, found an 8

11:51 am

penquis

hi dolly...

11:51 am

marksdolly

hi Pen!

11:51 am

hokie carla

well, you're lucky, dolly, I was unable to move from the couch or else I wouldn't still be here. 😜

11:51 am

penquis

still here, mkg?

11:52 am

hokie carla

but now I am up and making lunch. no idea how it's lunchtime already.

11:52 am

moolingwa

yeah, it's not even 11 here ;)

11:52 am

marksdolly

lol Hokie

11:53 am

hokie carla

almost 1pm

11:53 am

hokie carla

I am still in pjs

11:53 am

marksdolly

yes you are an hour ahead of us

11:53 am

marksdolly

it is what it is, sometimes a jammy day feels good

11:53 am

moolingwa

rode for a couple of hours, work calls...I feel very productive

11:54 am

hokie carla

I did feed Winston this morning

11:54 am

marksdolly

enjoy your day mool

11:54 am

marksdolly

I'm sure Winston was happy! :)

11:55 am

hokie carla

I have a headache and my jaw feels like I clenched or ground my teeth all night, so maybe I'll be productive after I eat and take something.

11:55 am

moolingwa

worth a shot

11:56 am

marksdolly

I hate it when I wake up like that, even with my mouth guard, sometimes it will be like that

11:56 am

hokie carla

yeah, I did have on a mouth guard and a lower retainer

11:56 am

penquis

i am not liking this grid....

11:57 am

moolingwa

agreed pen

11:57 am

72 Temple Owl

mexican wrestling in the grid...

11:57 am

marksdolly

you might try ice pack to relax the muscles

11:57 am

periwinkle

hi all. back from a lot of errands for my self and 2 other people.

11:57 am

periwinkle

tough grid for me

11:57 am

penquis

hi peri...

11:57 am

moolingwa

hey peri

11:58 am

moolingwa

25 to go...

6-8-7-1-3

11:58 am

periwinkle

still looking for an apartment. would you all please send positive vibes my way

11:58 am

penquis

i spent the mornings the last few days helping my neighbor move to the building next door....

11:58 am

hokie carla

hey peri

11:58 am

penquis

i will do that, peri!....

11:58 am

hokie carla

oh, I hope you find one soon

11:58 am

moolingwa

sure peri

11:58 am

penquis

very hard to find apartments here....and the rents have gone up a lot....

11:59 am

periwinkle

thank you. it is very discouraging. rents are very high too

11:59 am

penquis

my rent went up 43% when the building was sold...

11:59 am

periwinkle

yikes

11:59 am

moolingwa

yikes

11:59 am

periwinkle

this building was sold and rents went way up

12:00 pm

periwinkle

having a roommate is ok. but she will move back to Mass once I decide what I am doing

12:00 pm

hokie carla

some of our friends just sold their house and are renting a 2 BR apt downtown for like $3800/mo

12:00 pm

penquis

i knew it would go up a lot....and the new landlord has fixed a few things, he had my bathtub/shower and bathroom sink refinished, and he's going to paint my bathroom and put in a new flooring...he also put in four sets of blinds in my living room....

12:01 pm

periwinkle

new landlord made no repairs to any of the apartments here :(

12:01 pm

periwinkle

wow that is really high carla

12:02 pm

penquis

this guy is fairly young and does a lot of things himself....he is quite responsive...

12:02 pm

periwinkle

you are lucky pen

12:02 pm

penquis

that is more than three times my rent for a two bedroom apt....

12:02 pm

periwinkle

I am tired from errands will bbl and will go to list very soon

12:02 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I thought so

12:02 pm

penquis

yes, at least he seems good...the old one would just shrug off problems....

12:03 pm

hokie carla

they said they are going to treat it as a one year vacation

12:03 pm

penquis

bye, peri....

12:03 pm

cybernan

rents are high here too -- why I want to stay in my house until I need 24 hour care.

12:03 pm

penquis

hi nan....

12:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

senior communities abound in the city, they offer relief for those with lower incomes. otherwise, new apartments here go for $2200-$2800 fir 1/2 bedroom. plus all types of fees. but i may still move to one, they are beautifully appointed

12:06 pm

cybernan

hi pen

12:06 pm

penquis

hi TO...

12:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

the only good thing is that you don't need a security deposit anymore, instead there is insurance in case you skip. which is bringing all types of folks in who could never afford it from the city.

12:09 pm

cybernan

that was a good idea TO -- 3 months rent up front is a lot for many people.

12:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

double edged sword.

12:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i participate in a program that i donate to to help folks by lending them the deposit $

12:10 pm

hokie carla

I thought it was usually 1 month. is that super old?

12:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

here you only need first and one month security, i am sure the city is laxer

12:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

well if you are insured for rent, you do not need the one month security.

12:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i never had to pay more than first and security, but the city is a sanctuary city now and laws are changed to help people afford rent. then again, there in laz enforcement if any

12:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

lax

12:13 pm

hokie carla

we moved here right after college and getting married and just barely had enough money from gifts for the security deposit. It was a tiny one bedroom and I think it was like $300/mo. that was 1995 but I don't think adj for inflation is as high as now.

12:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

my niece's rent just went up 20%

12:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

the better senior communities run around 2000 but include some meals and housekeeping.

12:15 pm

hokie carla

the oldest has always found cheap housing and the youngest is still on campus this coming year, but I've heard some crazy rents there for off campus.

12:15 pm

penquis

i lived in an apartment before this one for 21 years....in that time my rent went up $20....those landlords and those days are gone...

12:16 pm

cybernan

sc 7,8-8 and I am stumped -- clues please?

12:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

a friend just moved from her lower rent city apartmant to one of the lutheran communities, she just could not keep up with that

12:16 pm

penquis

i don't have any of those...

12:16 pm

hokie carla

well, the 7/8 is like a pat of cream cheese

12:16 pm

moolingwa

tx hoke

12:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

well everyone wants to make up for inflation. and then there is greedflation.

12:17 pm

hokie carla

the other 8 "is a pisser"

12:17 pm

penquis

well got the cream cheese words...ty....

12:18 pm

penquis

well, carla, we already know that... ;o)

12:18 pm

MollyL

*She's going to beat that pisser thing to death like the dead horse

12:18 pm

hokie carla

well, molly says it's obvious, and I disagreed 😜

12:18 pm

hokie carla

there she is!

12:19 pm

cybernan

neither clues mean anything to me

12:19 pm

MollyL

Really, how could I possibly think that pisser is an obvious clue for a word that contains urine.

12:19 pm

moolingwa

ends it pee

12:19 pm

hokie carla

ru Ru's Clued it with the actual definition, which I didn't know

12:19 pm

moolingwa

or you could just type the word in the chat I guess...that works :)

12:20 pm

hokie carla

it's squirrel like

12:20 pm

moolingwa

nutty

12:20 pm

penquis

nan....think of dirty politics...a sm*** campaign.....and add a letter within that word....

12:20 pm

MollyL

Nothing new. People type words in the chat all day long

12:20 pm

penquis

the 8 is an alt sp of that word....

12:21 pm

cybernan

ok - found the pee one - had forgotten about the top s - do they all come from there?

12:21 pm

hokie carla

no

12:22 pm

moolingwa

top row grey...16 to go thanks to those clues

12:22 pm

penquis

the pee one comes from the top row S?....

12:22 pm

cybernan

oh yes - have seen that before - not a term used around here ever

12:22 pm

moolingwa

2-7-6-0-1

12:22 pm

cybernan

thanks everyone

12:23 pm

penquis

umm....

12:23 pm

hokie carla

I only know it from tv/movies

12:23 pm

moolingwa

Il lived in new york a couple of times

12:23 pm

penquis

question at 12:22.... :o|

12:24 pm

moolingwa

yes pen

12:24 pm

penquis

ty..

12:24 pm

hokie carla

sorry, that snuck in pen

12:24 pm

MollyL

Yes, the pee one comes from the top row S

12:24 pm

cybernan

I lived in Mtl and didn't hear it there, but then our neighbours wouldn't socialize with us because we were Christians.

12:25 pm

penquis

ty...

12:25 pm

hokie carla

my tv recommended a NZ mystery show so of course I started watching. you all really do have a strange accent to my ears, moo.

12:26 pm

moolingwa

we believe in not using vowels hoke

12:26 pm

hokie carla

the leg sounding like lig is the weirdest

12:26 pm

moolingwa

australians by contrast like to really dwell on them

12:26 pm

hokie carla

so it is vowels being used, just different ones

12:26 pm

moolingwa

pen sounds like pin...

12:26 pm

moolingwa

even words like that can sound more like thit

12:26 pm

penquis

i usually run subtitles... ;o)

12:27 pm

hokie carla

well, in appalachia, I was actually taught that pen and pin were homophones

12:27 pm

hokie carla

and we do say them the same, that's why we say ink pen or straight pin

12:27 pm

hokie carla

me too, pen!

12:27 pm

moolingwa

pin sounds a little like peen in australia

12:28 pm

moolingwa

my accident is just a melange of weird pronunciations now

12:28 pm

moolingwa

accent

12:29 pm

moolingwa

my accident was caused by the guy who ran the red light

12:29 pm

hokie carla

yeah, mine is greatly diluted now

12:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i've lost track of what you're cluing...

12:30 pm

hokie carla

but certain things remain, and per my husband and kids it all comes back when I talk to someone back home.

12:30 pm

hokie carla

we aren't cluing, just talking about this NZ mystery show and accents.

12:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

you were. a pee word

12:31 pm

cybernan

sh 6/24 please

12:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

but no stats

12:31 pm

hokie carla

oh, sc8, starts with star trek genre, ends in pee

12:31 pm

hokie carla

that is alt sp of the sc7, nan

12:31 pm

hokie carla

the pat of cream cheese

12:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

sci fi?

12:32 pm

penquis

first part...

12:32 pm

penquis

just add the pee...

12:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

okay thoroghly confused, will look later

12:33 pm

cybernan

ty carla

12:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

please no clue on my account

12:34 pm

cybernan

now that i know that the word means a pot of cream cheese, maybe I will remember it -- always use whipped cream cheese as the base for my wraps.

12:35 pm

hokie carla

also means a bribe, have never heard that

12:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

what's a bagel without sc6

12:36 pm

cybernan

don't eat bagels -- too heavy for me.

12:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

lunch time!

12:37 pm

hokie carla

I like cream cheese in stuff but not on bagels

12:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

and now i want a bagel

12:37 pm

hokie carla

and apparently good bagels take a lot of gluten because gluten free ones are horrible.

12:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i generally eat my bagels with nothing. nor do i toast them. true bagels need nothing

12:37 pm

hokie carla

so I don't bother

12:37 pm

MollyL

I would rather go without than use whipped cream cheese

12:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

a hot bagel is heaven...i will tear into one in the car on the way hone.

12:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

there are not even any real bagels in the city anymore. it's awful. need to go to ny

12:39 pm

cybernan

I use the whipped on wraps, Molly, because it spreads more easily

12:39 pm

hokie carla

I didn't even know there was a whipped cream cheese. is that in the tub instead of the brick? no, I think there are tubs that are the same as the brick.

12:39 pm

MollyL

True bagels need nothing if they are good bagels. There is a terrible lack of good bagels.

12:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

the monstrosities they pass off as bagel, which are over twice the size...

12:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the flavors! oy!

12:40 pm

penquis

my faves are Montreal bagels....from St. Viateur....don't care for the NY bagels i have tried....

12:40 pm

MollyL

There is cream cheese, soft cream cheese and whipped cream cheese. The whipped cream cheese has too much air whipped into it.

12:40 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone - enjoy your bagel lunches :)

12:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

they are definitely different in ny. authentic

12:40 pm

penquis

congrats, nan...

12:41 pm

hokie carla

well, as much as I'd like to stay and chat about bread I can't eat 😜, I think I'll get dressed and run some errands. good luck, all.

12:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

i only remember plain, egg, onion

12:41 pm

penquis

bye, carla....

12:41 pm

MollyL

What a life. Just getting dressed at 1:40 pm

12:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

okay now i am starving and my dinner will be spoiled.later

12:59 pm

penquis

whittled down to 30....taking a break.....bye all...

1:02 pm

sammysmom

stuck on sc / 50 //

1:02 pm

sammysmom

8 LETTERS

1:20 pm

MollyL

ends in a word that means pee SMom

1:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

what a great word?

1:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

a great word!

1:27 pm

mael

I run our elementary school's student garden and I just picked and donated 5 pounds of kale today! Brings our total produce donation for the season to 50 lbs!

1:30 pm

Sophie512

great work Mael

1:45 pm

mael

thanks Sophie

1:45 pm

mael

FW! does anyone need any hints?

1:49 pm

Sophie512

thanks, just got here, plan to find half now and the rest later this evening Have a great rest of the day!

1:50 pm

mael

you as well :)

1:54 pm

MollyL

mael, that is great for the kids that they are getting to grow and donate food. Good lesson in community service.

2:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

test

2:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

i changed my icon and received confirmation and refreshed and reloaded-- still see the old one.

2:15 pm

MollyL

Hard refresh, CNTRL + F5

2:16 pm

MollyL

I see the new one

2:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks but i don't and CTL+F5 does nothing

2:19 pm

MollyL

When you change your icon you have to hard refresh while you are still in MY ACCOUNT and then hard refresh when you get back on the Babble board. Didn't used to be that way

2:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

when i hard refresh, should something happen? like it does when i go to the toolbar and hit refresh? because nothing does.

2:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

have never had this issue before.

2:22 pm

MollyL

If you are using Windows, CNTRL + F5 pressed at the same time (not one after the other) Mac hard refresh is SHIFT + RELOAD

2:24 pm

MollyL

What browser are you using?

2:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

firefox

2:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

there's a refresh icon on the toolbar which i generally use to refresh babble

2:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

actually it's a reload icon

2:26 pm

MollyL

That doesn't hard refresh and will not show your new icon

2:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

how do you spell the yiddish rear? I thought it was tuchas

2:27 pm

MollyL

Try CNTRL+SHIFT+R

2:27 pm

MollyL

tuchus

2:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty firefox should be able to use CTL+5 but does not. it does use also SHIFT+CTRL+R

2:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

the icon looks smooshed.

2:29 pm

MollyL

Icons need to be 350 x 350 pixels

2:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

my deer selfie is gone forever...

2:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to finish mopping. later

3:06 pm

Uneaixoise

Sc8/50 clue please?

3:12 pm

moolingwa

ends in pee

3:18 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Ha6/21?

3:39 pm

Uneaixoise

Nm!!!

6:40 pm

penquis

i am done....goodnight all....*waving to the lurkers*....

6:54 pm

MollyL

Une got hip to the ha6 before she was ha6ed with clues

9:11 pm

mkg

hi all. back for more. i am missing the 7s and 8s. please send any stats and clues possible. ty.

9:12 pm

Sophie512

hi, I just got back, too.....sorry have 0 7s and 8s

9:14 pm

mkg

ty anyway

9:21 pm

Bugsaw

ladies, check the clues posted at 3:06 and 3:12 for an eaasy to find 8

9:23 pm

Sophie512

got it thanks

9:43 pm

Sophie512

mkg

9:44 pm

Sophie512

got the ra 8 and ma8 they build on shorter, previous words stuck on SC 7, 8 leaving it alone for now

9:48 pm

Bugsaw

thanks Sophie. Just found them both.

9:56 pm

Sophie512

found a ch7 want a clue?

10:00 pm

Sophie512

got en 6 and plural too

10:00 pm

Sophie512

70 left, good enough I'm tired Night bug and Mk

10:27 pm

mkg

please send clues to me for any 7s or 8s.

10:27 pm

mkg

ty

10:31 pm

mkg

too late all. sorry

11:24 pm

bookwomen

sc 8 sc+vowel+pee

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