Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, May 5, 2023

12:05 am

broll

st 7 & 9

12:05 am

Rainiqui

in 7 and 8, mo 7

12:08 am

Gillie

pa7

12:08 am

dizgrannie

ti 7

12:08 am

Gillie

re7

12:08 am

momof5

Se7/8

12:09 am

broll

di 7

12:09 am

dizgrannie

se 9 and 10

12:10 am

Gillie

em7

12:13 am

SueMagee

As7/8

12:13 am

broll

re 8

12:14 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:15 am

Rainiqui

Thanks for the 10 Diz !

12:15 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:17 am

Gillie

st7 x 2

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

rbud

odd pr 7/32

12:19 am

rbud

and ty, lickety

12:19 am

jbp

mo 7/32 if not called

12:19 am

jbp

oh, thank, Lickeity!

12:26 am

Gillie

in7 x 2, in8 x 2

12:27 am

rbud

anyone have that lone N? it's eluding me.

12:46 am

mkg

Me too rbud.

12:46 am

mkg

Also dont have the 9s or the 10.

12:49 am

SummerBreeze44

ni6/18

12:51 am

lynxxx

sn8

1:45 am

marksdolly

70 left for morning, gn all

1:54 am

rbud

oh! thanks, SummerB, got it!

2:22 am

dizgrannie

FWs

2:37 am

anike

I am struggling with the di 8. Can anyone help?

2:38 am

DTins

its a calamity anike di8/45

2:40 am

anike

Of course it is! Thanks DTins

5:09 am

ItalianGreyhound

My favorite 80s arcade game!

5:23 am

worzel

Why doesn't it allow resit? It's not hyphenated.

5:29 am

ItalianGreyhound

adit

5:29 am

ItalianGreyhound

oops

6:04 am

aslindy

hello all

6:45 am

Scrabbler

Hello.

7:04 am

aslindy

how's it going, scrab?

7:06 am

Scrabbler

I am listening to a fluoride varnish video as we will start applying this to young kids soon.

7:07 am

bichon

Scrabs, what is that?

7:07 am

Scrabbler

When I actually have to watch the video I will switch over.

7:08 am

Scrabbler

So many kids in the US do not see a dentist and cavities are far too common. Applying fluoride varnish can decrease tooth decay.

7:36 am

hokie carla

my kids got varnish so I am familiar (though that was at the dentist). when I was in elementary school they gave us fluroride at school. I feel like they were some kind of pellets you add to water, but I don't recall exactly.

7:37 am

hokie carla

phantom ceremony and trespass

7:38 am

bichon

Is the varnish the same as sealants?

7:39 am

hokie carla

not exactly. the varnish is painted on and they would get it at every visit (so 6 months). they would not brush that night.

7:40 am

hokie carla

maybe every other visit

7:41 am

bichon

My kids never got cavities

7:43 am

Scrabbler

OK, done with the video.

7:44 am

Scrabbler

Fluoride used to be applied as a gel but the varnish is more effective.

7:44 am

aslindy

pretty sure my kids had the gel. one had lots of cavities, the other almost none

7:45 am

hokie carla

I feel like one of my kids had one cavity. meanwhile, I had at least one in every molar. and I had sealants in some of those but they don't last forever.

7:45 am

Scrabbler

Our biggest concern is being so close to a kid taht might have COVID. A new surge has started.

7:47 am

mael

I had many cavities but my kids have had none, despite non stellar tooth brushing (I have to nag and remind them morning and night)

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Excellent, mael.

7:48 am

hokie carla

same, mael. I can't believe mine didn't have more

7:48 am

mael

I get the fluoride varnish too these days

7:48 am

bichon

I remember begging not to have to brush

7:48 am

mael

I think my dentist does it once a year?

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Why, bichon?

7:49 am

aslindy

I had lots of cavities. Now watching one filled tooth to see when it will need a crown instead.

7:49 am

hokie carla

I hated toothpaste because I said it was "hot"

7:49 am

mael

I mean, I remember hating brushing too. I don't like it now either. I have to game myself and promise to brush AFTER coffee

7:49 am

bichon

I was always so tired. What did I know?

7:50 am

mael

which I do, because alas as grownups we understand the consequences of not doing it haha

7:50 am

hokie carla

here's what I was talking about
- fluoride swishing at schools in the 70s/80s. https://tinyurl.com/3m3cufe2

7:51 am

bichon

Now I am uber attentive to my teeth. I even use proxa brushes

7:51 am

mael

we had no fluoride growing up in Italy and it shows

7:51 am

Scrabbler

I need to get ready for PT. I will be back tonight.

7:52 am

hokie carla

bye scrabs

7:52 am

hokie carla

yeah, the people that are against fluoride are a little wack-a-doo

7:52 am

mael

yup

7:52 am

bichon

Like those who don't want Covid vaccines

7:54 am

mael

also

7:55 am

mael

and those who don't want the HPV vaccine

7:55 am

mael

for their kids

8:10 am

Justin

it's nice that the government cares about our teeth and ensures we all have sparkly teeth

8:13 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, guess rotini doesn't exist. Hi all.. in and out day. Babble a bit and then work some.

8:15 am

mael

which is funny because zi4 does

8:17 am

Aloyisius

exactly, mael

8:18 am

Aloyisius

maybe it is a brand name?

8:19 am

penquis

didn't it accept rigatoni the other day....hello all...

8:19 am

Aloyisius

hi pen

8:19 am

penquis

hi Aloy...

8:24 am

gemini_J13

dins

8:24 am

gemini_J13

tret

8:25 am

mael

rigatoni was in the crossword puzzle yesterday!

8:26 am

mael

it's not a brand name, but enable is very weird about what pasta shapes it recognizes :)

8:26 am

Aloyisius

quick first pass done.. bbl..talk of italian food making me hungry!

8:29 am

mael

same :) see you later

9:05 am

BzznBea

fun grid today

9:05 am

penquis

yes...hi bea....

9:06 am

BzznBea

morning, oen

9:06 am

BzznBea

pen

9:46 am

Kiani

hi all

9:47 am

MollyL

I am in low gear today. It took me a while to get that lone N, and another while to get the Wordle.

9:48 am

origami

Took me all 6 tries in Wordle.

9:48 am

aslindy

hi kiani

9:49 am

MollyL

Origami! My sister in slowness 😊

9:51 am

origami

😀

9:53 am

penquis

took me 5...and still haven't found the lone N....does it start with a negative prefix?

9:55 am

aslindy

it does not

9:55 am

penquis

thanks...

9:55 am

Kiani

can we have the stats for it?

9:56 am

aslindy

ni6,18

9:59 am

penquis

duh...found it....

10:00 am

Kiani

huh. never heard of that word

10:01 am

MollyL

Only ever seen it here in the land of weird words.

10:02 am

penquis

we have had it before....had the ni 5 but the 6 was twisty...

10:10 am

penquis

stalled at 40....taking a break...bye all...

10:11 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:13 am

hurshy

morning, morning!

11:15 am

hurshy

too quiet!

11:20 am

hurshy

all by myself...

11:20 am

hurshy

don't wanna be... all by myself...

11:33 am

Aloyisius

just logged back on for a bit.. hi hurshy

11:33 am

hurshy

yay, hi!

11:34 am

Aloyisius

strange when the chat is so quiet, huh?

11:34 am

aebmusica

hi brushy!

11:34 am

hurshy

yes, it's disquieting for it to be so quiet

11:34 am

hurshy

hello aeb

11:36 am

aebmusica

sorry hurshy....autocorrect changed my typing of your named I didn't notice it.

11:36 am

Aloyisius

was hoping I would miraculously see words I missed on first pass.. not happening yet, lol

11:36 am

hurshy

i feel like that happens more with spelling bee puzzles for me than with babble... babble has so much more to work with

11:37 am

hurshy

that's ok aeb, i figured it was autocorrect :)

11:37 am

saanichcat

aeb - does the autocorrect change the words you enter?

11:38 am

hurshy

i always turn autocorrect OFF on pretty much everything. i dislike computers trying to boss me around.

11:39 am

saanichcat

ditto hurshy, it is ALWAYS off

11:39 am

hurshy

but some people's brains are not made for spelling accuracy so i'm not implying that that is what everyone ought to do!

11:46 am

hurshy

right col grey!

11:48 am

aebmusica

no5/14....clue please

11:49 am

saanichcat

really loud

11:49 am

aebmusica

ty....never even looked in that direction

11:50 am

saanichcat

yvw!

11:55 am

hurshy

Zs Zinged!

11:56 am

hurshy

oh bother. i haven't found any 9s or the 10.

11:56 am

hurshy

aHA got the 10 and one 9 at any rate!

12:47 pm

Guernseygirl 2

Zits

12:48 pm

Guernseygirl 2

Ziti

12:48 pm

Guernseygirl 2

Zitis

12:48 pm

Guernseygirl 2

Zins

12:49 pm

Guernseygirl 2

Sorry. I don’t know how it happens. I didn’t think I’d been anywhere near the chat.

1:00 pm

BzznBea

back from tacos and tequila...

1:06 pm

hurshy

you're have a T day

1:07 pm

BzznBea

its cinco de mayo

1:07 pm

hurshy

True

1:15 pm

periwinkle

the tile stats and word stats are not in alignment for me to day. makes it difficult to see what I have and don't have

1:16 pm

hurshy

do you mean the numbers don't add up or the boxes don't line up?

1:16 pm

periwinkle

I turned computer off and on. did not change

1:16 pm

periwinkle

boxes do not line up

1:16 pm

hurshy

weird

1:16 pm

periwinkle

yes and annoying

1:18 pm

periwinkle

I have se9/10. help with other 9's please

1:19 pm

BzznBea

as8 and 9

1:21 pm

periwinkle

ty will look

1:21 pm

hurshy

st9

1:21 pm

hurshy

pretid

1:21 pm

periwinkle

I have st 7/8. does the st9 go with them?

1:22 pm

BzznBea

no

1:22 pm

hurshy

no, it has a different 7 with it

1:22 pm

periwinkle

ok

1:23 pm

periwinkle

may I have a clue for that 7 please, hurshy

1:24 pm

hurshy

in the morning you get up and st7 your muscles

1:24 pm

periwinkle

ty

1:25 pm

periwinkle

not seeing the as8/9

1:25 pm

hurshy

one hit the earth and led to dinosaur extinction

1:25 pm

BzznBea

space rocks

1:25 pm

periwinkle

ty hurshy

1:25 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

1:26 pm

periwinkle

bl

1:30 pm

hurshy

well, i missed a lot of fishy ones

1:35 pm

aebmusica

hurshy...... Was out walking my dog....andYes autocorrect changes mywo

1:35 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- just back from getting my 2nd bi-balent booster :)

1:35 pm

BzznBea

is that covid?

1:36 pm

aebmusica

how does one turn off autocorrect?

1:36 pm

cybernan

yes, bea

1:45 pm

cybernan

stats for the lone n please?

1:47 pm

MollyL

Do a Google search for how to turn off autocorrect on whatever device you are using

1:48 pm

MollyL

ni6/18 Nan

1:48 pm

cybernan

ty - looking

1:55 pm

BzznBea

its a plural

2:03 pm

cybernan

not seeing it - moving on

2:52 pm

MollyL

Ends in plural of 2000 pounds

2:53 pm

mkg

Hi all. Any clues for the 9s or 10?

2:54 pm

rastapopolous

what injured people get laid on

2:55 pm

rastapopolous

that would be, laid out on lol

2:55 pm

mkg

Got the as 9. Ty for clues below.

2:55 pm

mkg

What are the stats for the ten please?

2:56 pm

BzznBea

st9

2:57 pm

mkg

ty bea.clues welcome as well. Ty

2:57 pm

BzznBea

se10.77

2:58 pm

mkg

5y.

2:58 pm

mkg

Ty. Cant find the st 9 let alone the 10.

2:58 pm

mkg

Ty

3:00 pm

moolingwa

rehi

3:01 pm

Scrabbler

Back for more searching.

3:01 pm

moolingwa

yep, me too...76 left

3:02 pm

dcseain

I probably won't finish today as it's 48Hour Film Project weekend. And I'm the gaffer.

3:02 pm

moolingwa

ah :)

3:02 pm

Scrabbler

Find what you can, seain.

3:03 pm

moolingwa

sounds more interesting anyway

3:03 pm

dcseain

it is always fun. I've worked with this group for about 12 years.

3:06 pm

dcseain

Reston, where I live is In the grid today.

3:07 pm

moolingwa

I spent a good part of one spring in Reston

3:07 pm

dcseain

Beatiful time of year here, but horrid in that both Northern and Southern plants live here, so allergy hell.

3:08 pm

mkg

Got the ten. Ty for stats.

3:08 pm

mkg

amen DC. And i am allergic to them all.

3:09 pm

mkg

Z’s done.

3:09 pm

moolingwa

phantom indiscretion

3:10 pm

dcseain

phantom dissection too

3:19 pm

BzznBea

looking for one more 8...24 left

3:19 pm

moolingwa

40 left...have 6 more 8s to go :)

3:29 pm

BzznBea

any one have a clue for the me6.24 and 7.36? assuming it is a combo

3:31 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a surname

3:31 pm

Scrabbler

I will look with you.

3:33 pm

moolingwa

3OFOET

3:33 pm

Scrabbler

I need another clue, please.

3:34 pm

moolingwa

starts with a "gun for hire"

3:34 pm

moolingwa

or rather most of the start of "gun for hire"

3:34 pm

Scrabbler

Got it

3:36 pm

moolingwa

disnomer - an incorrect name or term used to belittle someone or something

3:38 pm

Scrabbler

Aha

3:38 pm

moolingwa

25 to go

3:38 pm

moolingwa

4-2-8-6-4-1

3:45 pm

BzznBea

how's the shoulder, scrabs?

3:45 pm

moolingwa

dinometer - an archaic instrument for measuring dinosaurs

3:46 pm

BzznBea

i'm still looking for the m's i'll get there

3:50 pm

BzznBea

yes! ty

3:50 pm

BzznBea

15 left

3:52 pm

Scrabbler

My shoulder has been rapidly healing and improving. I am ahead of schedule.

3:53 pm

BzznBea

Good. All that PT pays pff.

3:53 pm

BzznBea

off

3:54 pm

Scrabbler

Yes.

3:54 pm

BzznBea

I'm working on my right hip. Chronic bursitis.

3:55 pm

Scrabbler

I had a steroid injection for that maybe 8 yrs ago.

3:58 pm

BzznBea

I've had one. It helped but i decided to move through the pain.

3:58 pm

Soodle

Happy to see your shoulder is on the mend, Scrabbler. I mainly lurk these days, but I’ve been following your progress.

3:59 pm

BzznBea

I've been exercising for three weeks and it doesn't bother me through the day.

3:59 pm

Scrabbler

Thanks, Soodle. Every week at PT I learn 1-3 new exercises.

3:59 pm

BzznBea

hey, soodle...how are those grands?

4:01 pm

Soodle

A continuing delight, Bea, thanks for asking. 🤗

4:01 pm

BzznBea

I miss my grand bebes. Got one starting to talk about college.

4:02 pm

Soodle

Gulp. My grands are only starting to talk. Period. 🤣

4:03 pm

BzznBea

They are at the best age.

4:03 pm

Soodle

What’s the prognosis Scrabbler? Full recovery?

4:04 pm

Scrabbler

Well, at age 63 my shoulder was not 100% pre-injury. So after injuries, surgery, and PT I might get to 75-80.

4:05 pm

Scrabbler

I feel very close to pre-injury.

4:11 pm

Soodle

Ok. Close to pre-injury is good. At our age, anything that’s not a backwards step is good. Well done you & may your recovery continue. 👏

4:11 pm

rururocks

well.. we won't let you shoulder any blame for now scrabs

4:11 pm

Scrabbler

Haha, ruru.

4:24 pm

BzznBea

6 left...

4:24 pm

Scrabbler

Go Bea, go. I am close to halfway.

4:25 pm

BzznBea

ru, this new dog of ours is proving to be much smarter than us two leggers.

4:26 pm

rururocks

oh how so?

4:31 pm

BzznBea

He is our 8th boxer through rescue. We also have fostered 12 boxers in our home. Someone spent a lot of time and money on training him. He has been with us for five months. His English lanuage is very large.

4:32 pm

rururocks

wow.. nice.. he sounds like a keeper

4:32 pm

BzznBea

And the boxer is known as the clown of the dog world. Quincy has human humor

4:33 pm

BzznBea

Yes, Mr. B already signed the papers.

4:34 pm

Scrabbler

Nice.

4:34 pm

rururocks

that's great bea

4:45 pm

Scrabbler

135 left and I am done. See you tomorrow.

4:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye scrabbler

4:50 pm

BzznBea

di8, please?

4:50 pm

rururocks

a calamity bea

4:50 pm

ChampFit

Tragedy!

4:51 pm

rururocks

anyone have the re9? i am not seeing it

4:52 pm

BzznBea

re9 is eye infecetion

4:52 pm

periwinkle

eye inflammation ruru

4:53 pm

BzznBea

i can not believe that is...i typed that word but misspelled it...

4:55 pm

BzznBea

done! got to go prep for my day with Cindy! hoping she is fully clothed.

5:19 pm

rururocks

anyone have the si8? this grid is killing me

5:29 pm

NANCY

h

5:29 pm

rururocks

never mind

5:30 pm

NANCY

rhymes with the lead speaker of the church

5:31 pm

rururocks

thanks it was right in front of my nose and i couldn't see it

5:33 pm

Aloyisius

Nancy, did you mean it rhymes with pa6.21?

5:35 pm

rururocks

another name for pa6

5:35 pm

Aloyisius

ah so, ty ru, got it

5:37 pm

Aloyisius

the itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.. no itsy, sigh

5:38 pm

rururocks

I can't wait to finish this bugger

5:39 pm

Aloyisius

know what you mean.. and since I'm Babbling late, have a ways to go here

6:22 pm

Aloyisius

Monkeys are worn out.. time to go. Happy Babbling!

7:32 pm

periwinkle

31 left and stuck. will plod along for awhile.

7:49 pm

godthaab

what is going on with the bulk paster in babble clues. cut and p5 won't work

7:53 pm

wht

I don't know, godthaab. I am using Babble Expert and the bulk paste ther is working.

7:54 pm

wht

My monkeys are going blind. Does anyone have a clue for the or6/7?

7:54 pm

Gillie

Bulk Add is working for me

7:56 pm

Gillie

or6 ends with not out

7:57 pm

wht

ty Gillie

7:58 pm

Gillie

yw

8:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

clue pls for di845?

8:16 pm

ChampFit

tragedy.

8:16 pm

Gillie

a catastrophe

8:16 pm

wht

Or to get rid of a flower?

8:16 pm

ChampFit

I like yours better Gillie

8:17 pm

Gillie

ty :)

8:17 pm

wht

Fireworks for me.

8:17 pm

Gillie

congrats!

8:17 pm

ChampFit

WooHOO! Congrats!

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

grats wht

8:18 pm

wht

Good night all. Happy Babbling.

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night.

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