Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, January 27, 2023

12:02 am

justafreep

happy flip to all who celebrate

12:02 am

dcseain

flop :)

12:03 am

justafreep

re7 x 2

12:04 am

justafreep

mi7

12:05 am

justafreep

ro7

12:05 am

dofith

se8

12:09 am

dcseain

so8

12:09 am

Gillie

ra7

12:10 am

Q

th8

12:10 am

SueMagee

Ex 8/9

12:11 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, thanks Sue !

12:11 am

justafreep

thanks, sue

12:11 am

SueMagee

My pleasure, rain.

12:12 am

SueMagee

And freep!

12:13 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:14 am

Gillie

th7 (& th8)

12:14 am

justafreep

also ex7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

Gillie

en7

12:22 am

Gillie

so8

12:23 am

Gillie

(oops - called already)

12:27 am

justafreep

re7 x 3

12:28 am

Gillie

darn it - I'm still trying to find a second one

12:28 am

justafreep

I knew you were getting close, so my call is meant as aspirational

12:29 am

Gillie

Well, thank you - I've got three now

12:30 am

Gillie

re7 x 4

12:30 am

justafreep

darn you!

12:30 am

Gillie

:)

12:40 am

dizgrannie

th 8 x 2 if not called

12:43 am

Gillie

Well, I tried theramin, but I guess that's not how it's spelt

12:45 am

justafreep

middle e on that

12:45 am

Gillie

Yes, I figured that out - but thank you!

12:46 am

Gillie

ho7

12:49 am

Gillie

Well, 60 left, and I'm packing it in for now

12:49 am

Gillie

Good night, all

12:50 am

justafreep

G'night!

12:59 am

dizgrannie

wow, just got he 8/75

3:53 am

rbud

thanks for that, diz - uses the high point tile

5:31 am

aslindy

hello all

5:38 am

aslindy

phantom: theremin

5:50 am

MollyL

That one just lives in your day to day mind vocabulary, does it?

5:50 am

aslindy

yes. it's a fascinating instrument, used in the theme song for some of my favorite tv shows.

5:54 am

aslindy

Here is an example: https://tinyurl.com/mryfarym

5:59 am

aslindy

as far as I know, it's the only instrument played by gestures and not touching the instrument

6:21 am

Robespierre

Someone once made a really great documentary about the theremin and its creator; the whole thing is on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNJKKV\npj7Fc

6:22 am

aslindy

aw, says this video isn't available anymore

6:22 am

Robespierre

Drat! It’s really worth watching. Maybe it’s for rent on Amazon or something

6:23 am

Robespierre

Huh…the whole thing seems to be there when I click on it

6:24 am

aslindy

weird. no, it's not there for me.

6:28 am

Robespierre

Maybe try this link? (I tried clicking the “share” button instead of just copying from my search bar) https://youtu.be/HNJKKVpj7Fc

6:29 am

aslindy

yes, that worked!

6:30 am

Robespierre

Yay!

6:30 am

aslindy

I'll watch later this morning. thanks!

6:31 am

mael

sad to report that ramen is still not a word

6:41 am

bichon

haven't they had ramen and spam for lunch?

6:41 am

mael

spam got added! that was a momentous day

6:45 am

Kiani

morning all

6:46 am

aslindy

hi kiani

6:46 am

aslindy

ramen and spam? wow, so much sodium!

7:15 am

Kiani

today is my sendoff from my old team... going to be rough (in a good way)

7:16 am

aslindy

will there be cake?

7:16 am

Kiani

I think so

7:16 am

aslindy

does urchin make cakes there?

7:17 am

Kiani

not for this specifically, altho apparently her team could have if my team had known they could request it

7:17 am

aslindy

that would have been cool

7:18 am

Colhad45

Howdy folks

7:20 am

aslindy

morning

7:21 am

saanichcat

hi there aslindy

7:36 am

Colhad45

I'm from Australia, it's probably been over ten years since I last played this game. I remember lickety splits list

7:36 am

aslindy

the list is still available

7:36 am

Colhad45

It's still there

7:48 am

hurshy

what made you take such a long break? (says hurshy, who can't imagine missing a day's babble if she is conscious and has internet)

7:54 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with ex8/9 please

7:54 am

mael

a proctor, peri

7:55 am

mael

builds off the ex4

7:55 am

mael

:)

7:55 am

periwinkle

got them thanks

7:55 am

periwinkle

stats for the other 9 please

7:57 am

mael

that I don't have yet :)

7:57 am

periwinkle

ok I check early chat but did not see it

7:58 am

periwinkle

I checked even

7:59 am

BzznBea

re8.40 and 9.54

7:59 am

periwinkle

bbl

7:59 am

mael

thanks bea

7:59 am

BzznBea

yw

7:59 am

hurshy

i'm quite sure a childhood song told me that na4o was a word

8:01 am

Colhad45

Hurshy, not sure. I was the same with another game called Chihuahua a 9 letter online game.

8:02 am

hurshy

hmm, intriguing, i haven't heard of that one

8:03 am

Colhad45

Make as many words as possible but each word must use the central letter

8:03 am

hurshy

oh so like the spelling bee, but 9 instead of 7?

8:03 am

BzznBea

Sounds like spelling bee

8:08 am

Colhad45

I play a lot of word games but I think now with mobile phones and the app store there's so much more, lots of boggle and scrabble games. Don't like the letter connect games you see a lot of these days, never been a fan of those

8:18 am

mael

I found this grid fun today, 17 left

8:18 am

mael

good words, nothing too obscure

8:23 am

hurshy

i'm working on Rs

8:23 am

mael

still working on the Ss here

8:24 am

BzznBea

I'm done with R and working on S.

8:24 am

BzznBea

I have a lot of ungrey vowels.

8:24 am

hurshy

are the long ones mentioned earlier from the left or center R?

8:25 am

BzznBea

left

8:25 am

Colhad45

I see Elon Musk in the grid

8:25 am

mael

left, they were my last two Rs. Not doing something over

8:26 am

hurshy

NOT? hmm.

8:27 am

BzznBea

they start with a part of the eye.

8:27 am

BzznBea

But have nothing to do with the eye.

8:28 am

mael

uses one of the chemical endings that makes up most of the long words in the grid!

8:28 am

hurshy

so i only need to figure out letters #7 and 8 ??

8:29 am

hurshy

ok i'm very confused because i got them and i clicked the def and it seems to indicated that it IS to do with the eye

8:29 am

mael

hah, I didn't even look up the def

8:30 am

hurshy

i still do not get your first clue, mael

8:30 am

BzznBea

Its a protein

8:30 am

mael

I just meant that it's not a repeating re- word

8:31 am

hurshy

OHHHH

8:31 am

mael

FW!

8:31 am

hurshy

gotcha.

8:31 am

BzznBea

Congrats, mael

8:31 am

hurshy

well done, mael

8:31 am

hurshy

before you go, can you tell me how many RH words?

8:31 am

mael

thanks, friends

8:32 am

jimmel

ions

8:32 am

BzznBea

only one

8:32 am

Scrabbler

Oooh, another big grid.

8:32 am

hurshy

thanks bea

8:33 am

hurshy

hiya scrabs, how are things in bunny land today

8:34 am

Scrabbler

I slept in a bit so I found the bunnies tossing their empty salad plates around. They were mad at Mom.

8:34 am

hurshy

lol

8:35 am

Shirlockc

kitty doesn't understand weekends so we have a bit of a WTF is wrong with my human food delivery system

8:36 am

hurshy

left col grey!

8:37 am

hurshy

<-- Rilla is not a morning person, so, she eats lunch and dinner instead of breakfast and dinner

8:38 am

Shirlockc

kitty wants food WHEN she wants food

8:38 am

hurshy

well so does Rilla, but she doesn't WANT it in the morning

8:38 am

hurshy

that is too early to eat

8:39 am

hurshy

for her

8:39 am

Scrabbler

Our pets are funny.

8:39 am

hurshy

yes

8:39 am

BzznBea

I have a 65 pound dog that wants to sit on my lap in the bathroom.

8:39 am

Scrabbler

Do we train them or do they train us?

8:39 am

Shirlockc

endless entertainment = fur babies

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Bea.

8:40 am

hurshy

Rilla invented fetch and told me I had to play it with her. She was playing with a twistie and she brought it and dropped it on my leg and stared at me til i threw it for her.

8:41 am

Scrabbler

I received a package from my orthopedist's office--so many pre-op and post-op instructions. EKG, blood work, pre-op exam, etc.

8:41 am

Scrabbler

That's cute, hurshy.

8:41 am

hurshy

the doctor has become the patient

8:42 am

Scrabbler

Yep. It's scary.

8:42 am

hurshy

:(

8:42 am

hurshy

what are you having done?

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Shoulder reconstruction--rotator cuff and biceps tendon.

8:43 am

hurshy

so you can pitch in the big leagues again

8:44 am

Scrabbler

You bet.

8:44 am

hurshy

when is the surgery?

8:46 am

Scrabbler

February 14. My valentine = my orthopedist. I do love him.

8:46 am

hurshy

lol

8:47 am

Scrabbler

He is so kind, friendly, and talkative.

8:47 am

hurshy

nice

8:54 am

hurshy

phantom: hernia

8:56 am

Scrabbler

I diagnosed a hernia in a 6 year old boy yesterday. A funny kid.

8:56 am

BzznBea

I found the Hs a bit vexing.

8:57 am

hurshy

yeah i still need 3 H

8:57 am

hurshy

but i need 4 T so that's worse

8:58 am

BzznBea

There is an 8 in the H

8:58 am

hurshy

hmm then that is one of the ones i need

8:59 am

hurshy

got it!

8:59 am

Shirlockc

clue pls?

9:00 am

BzznBea

uses the high point tile

9:00 am

hurshy

h + look over or test

9:09 am

Scrabbler

TY

9:11 am

hurshy

i just don't see what else to even try from that bottom T!!

9:11 am

hurshy

gah

9:12 am

BzznBea

there are two 8s

9:12 am

hurshy

ok, i just found one of them!

9:12 am

hurshy

and the other!

9:13 am

hurshy

that's 8s done

9:52 am

mkg

Nice grid for friday.

9:57 am

mkg

Very nice grid. Nice mix of vowels and cons. Yup

9:58 am

ChampFit

I just went through and found a bunch of plurals I'd missed. Picking at my last 49.

10:09 am

hurshy

16 to go here!

10:09 am

ChampFit

Oooooooooohhh...go hursh!

10:09 am

mkg

Cant find the H 8s. Hmmm. Oh well.

10:09 am

hurshy

just one H8

10:10 am

mkg

Ty. Got that one just now.

10:11 am

mkg

Any hints for the 9s? Ty.

10:11 am

hurshy

ex9 people who check the products for quality, or administer a test, etc

10:11 am

ChampFit

That's the one I have too.

10:12 am

hurshy

re8 and 9, start like part of the eye and end with hawaiian goose

10:12 am

ChampFit

Needed that! Thanks so much.

10:12 am

mkg

Got them hurshy. Ty for super clues.

10:20 am

hurshy

sa7 rhymes with G word for an item of clothing

10:21 am

ChampFit

Another one I wouldn't have typed. Thanks again!

10:21 am

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

10:30 am

saanichcat

ty hurshy, new word for me!

11:33 am

Shirlockc

got all these clued words except for the h8, still looking for that one -- great clues all

11:36 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:50 am

penquis

hello mool....hello all....

11:51 am

Aloyisius

hi pen, hi all.. late start today

11:54 am

penquis

hi aloy...

11:54 am

penquis

laundry...brb...

11:56 am

moolingwa

hey pen

12:04 pm

penquis

back...

12:33 pm

bichon

"semite" not found in the dictionary?

12:34 pm

penquis

proper noun?

12:34 pm

bichon

true, but

12:40 pm

Aloyisius

change the first vowel and you will have a word, bichon

12:41 pm

bichon

ty Aloy

12:42 pm

Aloyisius

yw, I found it right after you posted

12:42 pm

Aloyisius

still chugging through first pass

12:48 pm

penquis

stalled at 75....

12:49 pm

sammysmom

watching a huge hawk in my back yard s squirrel nearby doesn t seem to be afraid of him.... i would be !!

12:49 pm

penquis

me, too!

12:51 pm

sammysmom

pen, did you eveer visit the Victorian Mansion in Portland? my parents were caretakers there years ago.

12:51 pm

sammysmom

it was a fascinating place.

12:51 pm

penquis

yes, about five years ago....i went when it was decorated for Christmas....very nice...

12:52 pm

Aloyisius

do you have a bird feeder, sammys? Coopers Hawks love to hang around waiting to swoop onto birds at feeders

12:53 pm

sammysmom

no aloy.. but walter throws peanuts several times a day and we have a huge amount of all kinds of birds.. have even seen an eagle..

12:53 pm

MollyL

That must have been a fascinating job for your parents SMom.

12:54 pm

Aloyisius

wow.. and the squirrels love them too

12:55 pm

sammysmom

yes it was molly.. i remember mom playing the piano and the harp-- i was thirty years old and did not even know she could play iknstruments till then

12:58 pm

sammysmom

ggthe house was said to be haunted.. my husbnd scofffed and said naw..... when he came down from a visit to tjhe attic, he was NOT scoffing and refused to talk about his visit up there.

12:59 pm

sammysmom

mom said the house was haunted and she would not talk about it either.

1:02 pm

sammysmom

my dad used to play the glasses- (theramin) but would not let enyone of touch them because they were so fragile and we were klutzes

1:03 pm

MollyL

Ooo, good ghost stories.

1:07 pm

periwinkle

what are the stats for the h8 please

1:08 pm

sammysmom

jhe 8 / 75

1:08 pm

sammysmom

minus the j

1:08 pm

periwinkle

ty got it

1:12 pm

periwinkle

either th8 please

1:14 pm

penquis

sorry, don't have them yet...

1:14 pm

Aloyisius

me either, but I am almost there

1:15 pm

periwinkle

are you both doing the grid by letter?

1:15 pm

periwinkle

I jump all around

1:15 pm

penquis

not me...

1:15 pm

Aloyisius

I am now after my first sweep

1:15 pm

penquis

i jump around, too...

1:15 pm

penquis

sometimes i look systematically for fours....

1:16 pm

Gillie

One th8 is a plural - looks like a misspelling of a word for a rising wind caused by heat

1:16 pm

Gillie

The other one starts with the same letters

1:17 pm

periwinkle

hmm

1:17 pm

Aloyisius

ty Gillie

1:17 pm

Aloyisius

yes, it has a latin pl ending, just got it.. oops, that is th7.36

1:18 pm

penquis

ty, gillie....i did find the one that ends like the owner of the diner where Flo worked on the sitcom....pl....

1:18 pm

periwinkle

ty Aloy just found that one

1:18 pm

Aloyisius

oh, good peri

1:19 pm

periwinkle

ty got them all

1:19 pm

Gillie

yw

1:22 pm

Aloyisius

the last th8 ends with a tiny insect.. nap time for me.. Happy Babbling!

1:22 pm

penquis

bye aloy....

1:22 pm

periwinkle

ty Gillie

1:23 pm

periwinkle

I meant ty Aloy

1:26 pm

periwinkle

97 left bbl

1:26 pm

penquis

bye, peri...

1:43 pm

MollyL

Three tiny insects in the grid. Guess your best.

1:53 pm

penquis

well i have whittled it down to 38....taking a break....bye all...

2:40 pm

sammysmom

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.. WALTER JUST MADEME A HUGE MUG OF GREEN TEA WITH ELDERBERRY!!

2:40 pm

MollyL

Walter is the best. I need a Walter.

2:40 pm

sammysmom

i feel so papered

2:41 pm

sammysmom

pampered that is

2:42 pm

sammysmom

i wish a walter for you... he is such a great caretaker.. my nursees and drs arejealous of me

3:59 pm

Turritopsis

Am down to 2, but stumbling in seeing them; SA7,52 & SO5,10--any clues would be wonderful, thanx

4:01 pm

Gillie

so5 ends with two vowels

4:06 pm

Turritopsis

ah. thank ou Gillie

4:07 pm

Gillie

sa7 rhymes with a word for an item of clothing - I found it using Morewords

4:16 pm

Turritopsis

ty Gillie--I had tried that earlier but it didn''t 'take'--may have been a keyboard issue. But many thanks--I have my celebration now.

6:00 pm

dcseain

ah, bain du so5 :)

7:39 pm

hokie carla

for the san tropez tan? that's so6😜

8:37 pm

dan2bit

by the power of grayskull!

8:37 pm

dan2bit

evening all

8:44 pm

aaronsmom

Could I get help with the last th6, please?

8:46 pm

dan2bit

the last one I have is a synonym for flail, but still have 6 missing t words

8:49 pm

aaronsmom

That was it!!! Thanks so much.

8:49 pm

dan2bit

yvw

8:49 pm

aaronsmom

I feel dumb when I miss those easy ones. lol

8:50 pm

dan2bit

it happens to all of us

8:51 pm

dan2bit

i have a whole set of et and ra words I type just in case. 2 of them in the grid today :-)

9:34 pm

cybernan

hi - anyone still here?

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