12:13 am
cybernan
ad 7 too
12:15 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:17 am
deanoz
ah sorry, it was the 8
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
dcseain
thanks, lickety
12:21 am
sprite
thanks Lickety. Morning babblers
12:22 am
dcseain
hallo, sprite
12:22 am
sprite
hi seain!
12:23 am
dcseain
I hope to sleep before 05 tonight. :)
12:23 am
sprite
that would be nice :)
12:23 am
dcseain
yesterday I had too much coffee and chatted the night away with a friend in New Hampshire. LOL
12:24 am
sprite
hehehe sounds like a good night, but sleep is not unimportant
12:25 am
dcseain
it was, and agreed re sleep.
12:26 am
sprite
I remember myself skipping whole nights of sleep, writing or dancing... then straight onto school, uni or work. Those days, my friend, are lonnnnnnnng past! :D
12:27 am
dcseain
same here. I was 26 when I learned that that was no longer a thing for me.
12:29 am
sprite
lol yeah. I can vividly recall the first time I was at a party with all my friends, after one of those kind of nights, and suddenly feeling that going home and to bed was the thing I wanted most in all the world!
12:30 am
dcseain
for me, it was at work, went home at 1, and was afraid of falling on the tracks in the Metro on the way home. Happily, short wait for bus at the train station, I was not up for walking that day.
12:30 am
cybernan
10:30 pm here - my usual time to crash -- good night :)
12:30 am
sprite
it is not easy, falling down from the pedestal of being a young god
12:31 am
dcseain
good night, nan
12:31 am
dcseain
true that, sprite.
12:32 am
dcseain
bbs, going to install a system update.
12:32 am
sprite
see you on the other side, seain
12:36 am
harpjane
this is hard
12:37 am
sprite
hi jane, yes, a challenging one
12:44 am
dcseain
and back
12:44 am
dcseain
that took longer than I expected, as there was an update late last week.
12:45 am
sprite
always surprising, those updates
12:45 am
dcseain
and yes, Jane, it is a challenging one today.
12:46 am
dcseain
I also bought the Poly Bridge games before opening browser again.
12:46 am
sprite
we have a drinkwater warning here in this area. Which is really weird in this country with its perfect water. But they found E.coli traces, so we are boiling all drinking water, especially for the dogs. And bottled water, which we usually do not have to buy at all.
12:47 am
dcseain
the joys of climate change. Best with it.
12:48 am
sprite
not sure that is related. They are still trying to find the cause.
12:49 am
dcseain
I'm having fun chatting and playing, but I think I need to sleep.
12:49 am
dcseain
so g'day, g'night, and happy babbling, y'all!
12:49 am
sprite
sleep well, seain, and dream of good stuff
12:57 am
GroovyKiwi
Knock knock
12:57 am
sprite
who's there?
12:59 am
sprite
oh look at that, it is Kiwi and Foxy!
12:59 am
GroovyKiwi
And he’s even a word in the grid tonight
1:00 am
GroovyKiwi
Yes Pe5
1:01 am
sprite
ohhhhh how lovely, now I know his name :D
1:01 am
GroovyKiwi
Tho I usually put a y on the shirt version
1:02 am
GroovyKiwi
*short
1:03 am
sprite
fireflies. Some lovely words in this grid. Some really tough ones.
1:03 am
sprite
*hugs* to you both!
1:03 am
GroovyKiwi
Ty sprite. I’m 1/3 done lol
1:04 am
Foxy62
You’re one up on me sprite, hugs back at you
4:32 am
ivesy3
clue for the te 5
4:32 am
ivesy3
oops got it
6:35 am
medusa
hi all. nbs nbt
6:47 am
medusa
t trampled
7:09 am
medusa
re5 if someone can help
7:11 am
hokie carla
I have one that is to put in water again
7:11 am
medusa
thank you. how are you
7:11 am
hokie carla
still half asleep, thanks. how are you?
7:16 am
hokie carla
phantom aqua
7:17 am
hokie carla
and quad
7:21 am
MollyL
It trips me up every time there is a U next to the QU
7:28 am
hokie carla
name that rock singer in the grid!
7:49 am
hokie carla
one ding
daltrey
7:49 am
hokie carla
but I thought it was daltry too at first
7:49 am
hokie carla
hey ruru!
7:49 am
rururocks
one ding?
7:50 am
hokie carla
not ding ding ding
partial credit
7:50 am
hokie carla
I could give ding ding since it was just one letter off
7:51 am
rururocks
daltrey
7:51 am
hokie carla
ding ding ding!
7:52 am
rururocks
origami's rescuer
7:52 am
hokie carla
my emojis haven't been working lately but I guess they're back.
7:52 am
rururocks
daltrey
7:57 am
hokie carla
ooh, found the 3 big ones all on my own
7:57 am
hokie carla
but still need 4 6's
7:58 am
rururocks
he saved her at the Oakland Colluseum
7:58 am
hokie carla
a bit stuck with 10 left
LL H
Q AA C
D GG
7:58 am
hokie carla
oh yeah? how'd he do that?
7:59 am
rururocks
she and a friend went to the Led Zepplin concert as kids and her older sister forgot to pick her up.. so the band drove by in their limo and picked them up and drove them home.
8:00 am
hokie carla
wow, that's a cool story. so they were opening for LZ?
8:00 am
rururocks
no he's the lead singer for led zepplin
8:00 am
MollyL
No he's the lead singer in The Who
8:01 am
hokie carla
no, he's the lead singer for The Who, which is why I said who? earlier
8:01 am
MollyL
Robert Plant is the singer for Led Zepplin
8:01 am
rururocks
oh.. sorry.. you're right. I forget the lead singer of the who
8:01 am
rururocks
oh.. thanks .. i got them mixed up
8:02 am
rururocks
I' am not a fan of either band so ... my bad
8:02 am
hokie carla
well, you found the name that proper noun
8:02 am
MollyL
It's been a long time since he rocked and rolled
8:02 am
hokie carla
but now I'm taking back one ding. back to one ding.
8:02 am
hokie carla
he is 80 now
8:03 am
rururocks
yes... that's probably right
8:03 am
rururocks
take all the dings back hokie i screwed it up
8:03 am
BzznBea
Wish I could have yesterday's grid back. Hurricane and no plans.
8:03 am
MollyL
Damn, I saw a picture of Gene Hackman yesterday. He is 94
8:04 am
rururocks
you guys are getting the hurricane bea?
8:04 am
hokie carla
is debby a hurricane now? or TS?
8:04 am
MollyL
Yeah, now I'm wondering if it was Robert Plant who picked Origami up
8:04 am
BzznBea
Yes. Tornadoes, lots of rain and wind.
8:04 am
hokie carla
we are right on the edge. no rain yet but heavy clouds and breezes
8:05 am
hokie carla
very comfy on my porch now. lots of birds singing today.
8:05 am
hokie carla
yeah, hopefully origami will show up and tell us who really picked her up.
8:06 am
hokie carla
ooh, found a word!
8:06 am
hokie carla
debby is heading to NE, hopefully hurshy will pay attention at some point
8:07 am
rururocks
it was the whole Led Zepplin band.. they were nice enough to drive them home to Pleasanton.. quite a ways away from the Oakland Colluseum
8:07 am
hokie carla
I had lunch in Pleasanton once. nice town.
8:08 am
rururocks
it is a really nice little city
8:08 am
rururocks
ooh found the 8
8:09 am
hokie carla
my friend lived in a nearby town for a year and I can't remember what it was. will have to look at a map. but another friend and I went to visit her.
8:09 am
rururocks
probably dublin or sunol
8:11 am
hokie carla
looking at the map I'm thinking dublin. I remember seeing the outlet mall 🤣
8:11 am
rururocks
we'll hear from Kaplan later today about this grid
8:12 am
hokie carla
yep, already thought that
8:14 am
rururocks
10 left but getting a bit tougher
8:14 am
rururocks
(notice I didn't say harder molly)
8:16 am
BzznBea
electric blip 1
8:16 am
hokie carla
still stuck at 9 here
8:17 am
rururocks
I wouldn't like living where hurricanes come
8:18 am
hokie carla
I was in FL for one in 2004, it was pretty crazy
8:19 am
BzznBea
This happens when it is only rain. There are so any trees that need trimmed.
8:20 am
rururocks
in your yard?
8:21 am
MollyL
But you can live where earthquakes come...🙄
8:21 am
BzznBea
No, on others property.
8:21 am
rururocks
sure.. i don't have to stir my manhattans at cocktail time
8:22 am
MollyL
Because she still thinks people are unaware that words like da4 are slurs
8:25 am
hurshy
at this point i would welcome a hurricane
8:25 am
BzznBea
Be careful what you wish for
8:25 am
hurshy
they are generally not as severe by the time they reach the northeast
8:26 am
MollyL
Yeah, but you have hurricane rain headed your way this weekend
8:27 am
hurshy
and i'm just in despair here because everything is going wrong with an important thing i needed done, i've kept being given wrong or misleading information, and it's been extremely frustrating and upsetting
8:27 am
BzznBea
I'm sorry.
8:27 am
hurshy
so compared to that a hurricane seems practically pleasant
8:28 am
BzznBea
Maybe you will get what you need today.
8:29 am
rururocks
(bea does a Mick Jagger impersonation) noted
8:29 am
hurshy
it sounds like i will not. a blood test i was told on tuesday morning would take about 24 hours, now i'm being told the results may take "a couple more days" and basically nothing else can happen until those results come in
8:32 am
rururocks
that sounds scary hursh... hope it turns out well
8:33 am
hurshy
it's not MEDICALLY scary, it's just i'm supposed to be starting a sort of internship on monday and now i can't because even though i obviously don't have TB, i can't PROVE i don't have TB, and i'm meant to do a certain number of hours per week, and i don't know how that's going to happen if everything keeps going wrong
8:34 am
BzznBea
Don't they do TB with a skin test?
8:35 am
hurshy
well there's a skin test but the medical person said i might as well have the blood test one instead since i had to have other blood work done anyway
8:35 am
hurshy
and apparently they can run like 3 different kinds of blood tests and in this case they seem to have chosen to run the slowest one, after telling me it would be 24 hours
8:36 am
BzznBea
I understand.
8:37 am
hurshy
murphy's law
8:37 am
72 Temple Owl
best to all east coasters. debbie is going to be pretty bad. have been festing all week and already a soggy mess
8:37 am
72 Temple Owl
and more again tonight, not even storm yet.
9:08 am
mkg
How about a clue for that 8 you found? Ty.
9:08 am
mkg
Is it a two word word?
9:09 am
penquis
ad 8...it's a sin....hello all....
9:10 am
mkg
A SIN?? Hmmm. Ok have to think on that one.
9:13 am
mkg
Any clue for the ad seven? Ty.
9:13 am
mkg
Nm just found it. Ty.
9:19 am
penquis
stalled at 22....taking a break...bye all....
9:26 am
medusa
back for a bit. Hi all
9:30 am
MollyL
A TB test can be read in 48-72 hours. That should get you in the door on Monday if you get the skin test done today.
9:31 am
MollyL
A TB skin test
9:41 am
medusa
p pummelled
9:50 am
medusa
he 6 please if there is a clue?
10:24 am
medusa
fireflies. does anyone need any help before I go?
10:55 am
hokie carla
rehi. will I see any new words?
10:57 am
cybernan
hi everyone. al 5/10 before the word that changes things?
10:57 am
hokie carla
seamstress?
10:57 am
cybernan
nm - found
10:58 am
hokie carla
nm, you mentioned the seamstress
10:58 am
cybernan
ty carla
10:58 am
hokie carla
I am multi-tasking again
10:59 am
hokie carla
found my q
10:59 am
hokie carla
now 8 left
10:59 am
cybernan
I seem to find words only after I ask for a clue!
11:00 am
hokie carla
that's usually how it works. the peri effect.
11:05 am
hokie carla
now the rain is here
11:08 am
cybernan
done -- a few I thought I had entered and a bunch I just didn't see
11:08 am
hokie carla
well done
11:09 am
hokie carla
ooh, found a word
11:09 am
cybernan
a much more manageable size today -- too busy with company and trying to watch the olympics for the larger grids.
11:09 am
cybernan
hagd everyone :)
11:09 am
hokie carla
yeah, watching olympics right now
11:13 am
hokie carla
found another word! 6 left.
11:14 am
hokie carla
well, will have to wait. TTFN.
11:17 am
moolingwa
morning anyone
11:25 am
bichon
The Olympics are still on?
11:33 am
MollyL
They go on FOREVER
11:37 am
bichon
I thought they ended when womens gymnastics were over
11:47 am
MollyL
Looks like closing ceremonies are on Sunday
12:10 pm
hokie carla
rehi. ends with gymnastics??? track & field is still going.
12:10 pm
hokie carla
2-3-1
12:15 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found a word!
12:16 pm
hokie carla
found another word
2-1-1
actively searching for 4's but keep finding 5's
12:21 pm
hokie carla
I wonder if bea's power went out
12:22 pm
hokie carla
1-1-1
12:26 pm
hokie carla
0-1-1
12:27 pm
hokie carla
probably will never figure out which is the 5 and which is the 6. H and C in last col.
12:30 pm
MollyL
Welcome to WBAB ladies and gentlemen where it's all Carla all day!
12:32 pm
hokie carla
not my fault everyone finished and left
12:32 pm
hokie carla
looks like an he6 was mentioned in the chat, and I do not have.
12:34 pm
MollyL
Very regular word you probably use it a lot
12:34 pm
hokie carla
oh duh
12:34 pm
MollyL
My brain will just not see either version of the Italian goodbye.
12:34 pm
hokie carla
I don't ever really have an occasion to but saw it. now for the c5. oh, that's it.
12:35 pm
MollyL
Really? I'm surprised. It is a very big part of that hipster internet lingo that you often use.
12:36 pm
hokie carla
I usually miss the 4 but saw it today. forget about the 5. but that's not really what it is, it's an alt sp of chinese money
12:36 pm
hokie carla
he6 is hipster internet lingo?
12:36 pm
hokie carla
and why, we ask, does enable not only have chinese money, but chinese money spelled two ways
12:37 pm
MollyL
Yes, since people seem to need to define themselves sexually these days.
12:38 pm
hokie carla
I'm still a gen x-er, most of us don't need to
12:41 pm
MollyL
I just found out that "intentional refusal to use someone's correct pronouns is equivalent to harassment and a violation of one's civil rights."
12:42 pm
MollyL
So I am giving up pronouns and using people's names instead of using a pronoun to refer to them.
12:44 pm
hokie carla
safest option
12:53 pm
lbuxx
I just call everyone dude....lol
12:56 pm
hurshy
well i mean if you're not doing it INTENTIONALLY... like if you've known someone for years and you are used to saying "she" and it's hard to switch to "they", like it may bother a person but they know it is challenging. it's more the people who think you cannot be trans, that you just have to stick with your gender assigned at birth, and are using the wrong pronouns on principle. i think usually people can tell the difference. esp cause in the former type of case, one corrects oneself and apologizes and stuff
12:57 pm
Shirlockc
intent makes a big difference
1:04 pm
Buggie
I think most people who complain about pronouns don’t actually know anyone who they’d accidentally use the wrong pronouns with. A lot of it is fearmongering, wave trans and gender issues around like a red flag in front of a bull to distract from real problems. It only becomes a problem if you’re misgendering someone on purpose.
1:06 pm
Shirlockc
it's the othering thing, like my group v. that group and never the twain shall mix, if it's not color then it's going to be something else.
1:09 pm
Buggie
yep, in-group and out-group. Though it wasn’t always this polarised
1:11 pm
hurshy
i mean... severe polarization pops up in various times and places. when i think about like, catholics and protestants killing each other over doctrinal disagreements... like, today that seems so ridiculous, but, it happened
1:12 pm
mael
finally finished the As, hello everyone
1:14 pm
hurshy
ooh i need one more
1:14 pm
hurshy
and it's not aioli
1:15 pm
mael
from which a?
1:15 pm
hurshy
oooh i just found it
1:15 pm
hurshy
gtg, ttfn all
1:15 pm
mael
there's a weirder al5/14 that I hadn't seen often
1:27 pm
dcseain
yay mael!
1:37 pm
Shirlockc
FW! i think the big grids are more "fun" but it is easier to finish the smaller ones
2:03 pm
dcseain
yay shirl!
2:06 pm
dcseain
thanks, anita
2:25 pm
dcseain
whew.Saw email saying my Who Gives A Crap order arrived. We have Debby remnants falling from the sky. Box disintegrated as I was bringing it in. Happily, IKEA bag to the rescue ! such excitement for a delivery.
3:24 pm
Dorens
Congrats, seain
3:27 pm
wingding
dc ... how bad is the rain there, i'm in PHL ... it doesn't look like much is happening, or going to, here
3:46 pm
hurshy
hi all, 7 to go
3:48 pm
hurshy
mystified by what my last Q can be
3:52 pm
hurshy
oh it's FRENCH
3:52 pm
hurshy
keep forgetting that counts
4:01 pm
hurshy
anyone around?
4:05 pm
hurshy
ooh i finished!
4:57 pm
MollyL
Check out the Debby tracking. It's working it's way up the East Coast
6:04 pm
anawaltgal
Virginia has been slammed with rain all day. we lost power, but my home was only out 2 hours. stay safe.
6:05 pm
penquis
feel a little guilty here in Maine....it was a beautiful day....hope everyone stays safe....
6:08 pm
anawaltgal
signing out. but dont feel guilty. i actually like the sound of rain. Indiana tornados....not so much.
6:09 pm
penquis
i understand....bye...
6:22 pm
penquis
i am done....goodnight all...
10:43 pm
Minveryork
A's assaulted! 5 left (if anybody is here)
10:44 pm
Minveryork
C's Chased! 4 left
10:53 pm
Minveryork
Q's Questioned! 1 left
10:55 pm
Minveryork
I am finished! I have fireworks! la 5/16 was my last word.
10:56 pm
Minveryork
Since nobody is here to witness my fireworks, I am going,
10:57 pm
jesdraggon
yay minver!