Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 5, 2024

12:07 am

broll

to 8

12:13 am

jbp

re 7 & 8

12:13 am

jbp

and hi all

12:14 am

jbp

ae 7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

dcseain

thanks, lickety.

12:18 am

jbp

slicers

12:18 am

jbp

crap, sorry

12:18 am

jbp

thanks, Lickety!

12:18 am

dcseain

all good, that one's not valid

12:35 am

sprite

morning babblers. It's a big one! o/

12:42 am

dcseain

morning, sprite.

12:42 am

sprite

hi seain!

12:45 am

SuzeeQ24

ga 8 & 9

12:53 am

dcseain

phantom aileron

12:54 am

sprite

I am pretty sure babble is the only place that sentence has ever been uttered :D

12:54 am

dcseain

LOL probably so

12:57 am

mattygroves

Morning all. I know it's early, but may I have stats, please, for the lone O in the last column?

12:57 am

sprite

hi matty, that is Or6/18

12:57 am

mattygroves

Thanks Sprite! looking

12:59 am

mattygroves

Found it - thanks again!

1:00 am

sprite

phantom ensign

1:00 am

dcseain

indeed

1:00 am

sprite

yvw matty

1:08 am

ursh

well I have nbt and nbs but still 130 left :(

1:08 am

sprite

endless bounty today, ursh

1:43 am

sprite

ooooo I loved finding the G biggies :D

2:00 am

sprite

brb

2:30 am

sprite

back with coffee for the last 20

3:02 am

sprite

fireflies. Last word ac8/45. Have a peaceful night, all, and a blessed day.

6:50 am

Kiani

hi all

7:20 am

aslindy

hello all

7:34 am

Kiani

morning

7:35 am

aslindy

how's it going?

7:35 am

Kiani

eh. still v sore.

7:35 am

aslindy

sorry to hear that

7:36 am

aslindy

did you get pics from Laura?

7:36 am

Kiani

Erica showed them to me

7:37 am

Kiani

want to go to the baptism but I dunno if I can be in the car that long w my back/shoulder/neck the way it is

7:37 am

aslindy

sure. we will be on the road all that day. :(

7:42 am

aslindy

this grid is not flying along like most big grids do

7:44 am

Kiani

I did at least finally get my big work project done

7:45 am

Kiani

or, at least, that chunk of it done.

7:45 am

aslindy

oh well done!

7:51 am

Kiani

do you have the Ys yet? can't see them

7:52 am

aslindy

yes. yo4,8 and yo5,18

7:53 am

Kiani

oh derp

7:55 am

mael

ohh found a cool 8/9 combo

7:55 am

mael

good morning

7:55 am

Kiani

hello

7:56 am

aslindy

hi mael

7:56 am

mael

you're right lindy, it's not a smooth grid at all

7:59 am

aslindy

198 left after first pass. doubt I'll finish today, too busy.

8:08 am

MollyL

If you think those are cool, you must visit The National Cathedral.

8:16 am

wingding

molly, it's a very nice setting, off of mass ave ... would be nice this time of year ... haven't seen since the '80s

8:38 am

MollyL

Yes, I have been there several times

8:40 am

MollyL

It is actually on Wisconsin Avenue

8:40 am

periwinkle

what are you talking about Molly and wingding?

8:41 am

MollyL

The National Cathedral

8:41 am

periwinkle

oh ok

8:41 am

MollyL

mael mentioned that she thought g8/9 are cool

8:42 am

MollyL

The Cathedral has some of the best stone work I have ever seen.

8:42 am

periwinkle

ok I did not see her post

8:43 am

phaeton

wow! found the 9

8:43 am

MollyL

Get this, it costs $10,000 to get married at The National Cathedral.

8:44 am

periwinkle

which one phae?

8:44 am

phaeton

so9

8:44 am

periwinkle

I do not have that one. may I have a clue please. I have ga8/9

8:45 am

phaeton

card game

8:45 am

phaeton

I could use a clue for the ga8?

8:45 am

periwinkle

ty ty

8:45 am

MollyL

Stone creatures on a cathedral

8:46 am

phaeton

ty molly

8:46 am

phaeton

yw peri

8:47 am

Shirlockc

great word, thx for the clue!

8:47 am

MollyL

People are getting all excited about that word.

8:48 am

periwinkle

it is a neat word

8:48 am

mael

it's cause it's awesome

8:49 am

MollyL

Trivia: They are actually decorative spouts to carry water clear of the building

8:49 am

periwinkle

did not know that. would be a good question on Jeopardy

8:49 am

mael

and an amazing cartoon for us old millenials

8:50 am

periwinkle

help with 8s please. I only have re8 and ga8

8:50 am

phaeton

to8...to put up with

8:51 am

phaeton

re8?

8:51 am

periwinkle

ty phae

8:51 am

phaeton

yw

8:51 am

phaeton

but that's all I have :-(

8:51 am

mael

I have a re8 that's to name a book again

8:52 am

periwinkle

re6/8 to give up public office and the person who does it

8:52 am

phaeton

ty mael

8:53 am

phaeton

re8/50?

8:53 am

Shirlockc

got a whole bunch of words with that clues

8:53 am

periwinkle

I clued the re8/50

8:53 am

phaeton

no...I got the re8/40 from that

8:54 am

phaeton

oh wait...missed that clue

8:54 am

periwinkle

don't have the re8/40

8:54 am

phaeton

mael gave the re8/40 clue

8:54 am

phaeton

bbl

8:54 am

periwinkle

got it thanks mael and phae

8:58 am

periwinkle

bbl

8:58 am

mael

bye!

8:59 am

hokie carla

mael, was just coming to ask you a chicken question

9:00 am

mael

hi!

9:00 am

hokie carla

hi!

9:00 am

mael

I probably have a chicken answer :)

9:00 am

hokie carla

how are some eggs brown and some white? I said it depends on the chicken but I don't know.

9:01 am

mael

it's genetic, depends on the breed of chicken

9:01 am

hokie carla

thanks!

9:02 am

mael

there are brown, white, blue, green, and every shade in between

9:02 am

rururocks

isn't it diet related?

9:03 am

mael

no

9:03 am

hokie carla

interesting. why do we only see brown & white in grocery stores? and do they taste different?

9:03 am

mael

that just affects the yolk color, really

9:03 am

mael

I don't think they taste any different

9:04 am

rururocks

I'd be shell-shocked to see blue eggs

9:04 am

mael

the breeds that lay the most eggs, commercially speaking, lay white or brown eggs

9:04 am

hokie carla

the other day I went through like 10 crates of eggland's best and each one had a cracked egg.

9:04 am

mael

hah, ameraucanas lay eggcellent blue green eggs

9:05 am

mael

most of our eggs are pale green because I like those types of chickens

9:06 am

MollyL

You must be yolking

9:07 am

rururocks

is that where green eggs and ham came from?

9:07 am

montreal13

you guys crack me up !

9:08 am

MollyL

I do not like them in a box, I do not like them with a fox

9:08 am

rururocks

sometimes I feel like a dumb cluck here some mornings

9:09 am

origami

I'll have to brood on this grid for a while

9:09 am

MollyL

This conversation is getting very scrambled

9:09 am

BzznBea

Mael, I love ameraucanas eggs. It is always a treat to find them in my local raised eggs.

9:09 am

rururocks

we'll give you free range ori

9:11 am

MollyL

Everyone should get free range now and hen

9:11 am

origami

Pastured eggs are really something to crow about.

9:13 am

rururocks

man the g's were tough today

9:15 am

hokie carla

I'm finding this whole grid tough for a big one

9:16 am

hokie carla

I used to buy pasteurized eggs but can't find them anymore. Was good for eating dough.

9:18 am

hokie carla

maybe it's mainly the e's I'm struggling to get half on.

9:18 am

mael

I can only find pasteurized eggs if they are pre scrambled in a tetrapac

9:19 am

origami

I'm working on the T

9:19 am

origami

T's and they are tough

9:19 am

mael

which I would only get to make zabaglione for tiramisu or something

9:19 am

hokie carla

there used to be a brand called Davidson's and then some big company bought them out but I haven't seen them in a while. maybe they still have them at my old store in charlotte but not here in SC.

9:21 am

hokie carla

looks like there was an egg scandal in 2016 about "false advertising" with them

9:21 am

hokie carla

but I definitely bought them after that time

9:22 am

hokie carla

their twitter account hasn't been posted to since 2018

9:22 am

rururocks

did you change on the scandal over-easily?

9:23 am

hokie carla

it's made me all scrambled

9:23 am

MollyL

I think she's more hard-boiled than that

9:23 am

rururocks

she keeps poaching other people's puns though

9:24 am

hokie carla

I think ruru's about to crack

9:25 am

rururocks

no I'm happy, i'm always sunny side up

9:25 am

MollyL

No he's right, scrambled was already fried

9:27 am

rururocks

truely.. we quiche you not

9:28 am

hokie carla

is it a coincidence that sl4 is in today's grid?

9:28 am

mael

hah, I think it's funny that it took me so long to find the li8

9:29 am

hokie carla

I only have 3 7's and nothing bigger

9:30 am

hokie carla

I ask this every time, why aren't goest and goeth words?

9:31 am

MollyL

Why mael? Are you ill? 😋

9:31 am

MollyL

That was a play on words for the slower of you.

9:31 am

hokie carla

oh, I was sure of that, but as you know, I am still too slow.

9:33 am

hokie carla

ooh, just found an 8/9 set. who's slow now???

9:33 am

rururocks

the t's are awful

9:35 am

origami

No kidding

9:35 am

hokie carla

need 4 + 8 + haven't worked on the 3rd one yet

9:38 am

MollyL

The rules people make up for themselves to play this game never cease to amuse me. I just find words as I see them. There is no process involved.

9:39 am

hokie carla

I just work on each tile and hadn't made it to the 4th row. I do type words from other places when I see them, else I forget that I ever saw them.

9:40 am

hokie carla

have now worked on the lower T and still need 11 there

9:43 am

rururocks

i have all the t's now.. whew

9:43 am

hokie carla

found 4 more on that one but moving on

9:45 am

origami

Famous fictional cannibal in the grid today :D

9:46 am

hokie carla

lecter

9:46 am

origami

Yep!

9:46 am

hokie carla

for some reason I was thinking that was a word because I remember talking about it last time, but it's not. must've been something similar I can't remember.

9:48 am

origami

With a different last vowel it is a word. Maybe that's what you remember.

9:49 am

hokie carla

I don't think so, because I know that word. but it's entirely possible I just couldn't see it that day even though I know it.

9:55 am

hokie carla

what is the single O stat?

9:57 am

origami

or 6/18

9:57 am

origami

or 6/18

9:58 am

hokie carla

I swear I thought I tried that

10:02 am

hokie carla

phantom elongate

10:05 am

hokie carla

107 left after first pass. could only find 5 E's on each of the first 2 E's, so no HOET.

10:25 am

MollyL

Elongrate...big strands of shredded cheese

11:23 am

rururocks

any one have the ac8? my last eight

11:24 am

wingding

i tried that this morning

11:26 am

rururocks

you tried to clue it you mean?

11:26 am

wingding

phantom elongate thought i might be lucky

11:32 am

rururocks

got it.. it wasn't on the morewords listing.

11:33 am

BzznBea

ends in consume?

11:36 am

penquis

consume or consumed?....hello all....

11:40 am

rururocks

yep that's it bea.. we've had the word before But it was hard to find being so twisty.

11:40 am

rururocks

consumed pen :D

11:54 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:55 am

penquis

ty, ru...

11:55 am

Gillie

it did come up in morewords for me

11:55 am

penquis

hi mool...

11:55 am

Gillie

ty

11:55 am

moolingwa

hey pen, happy Thursday

11:56 am

penquis

same to you, mool...

11:57 am

moolingwa

tx

12:19 pm

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

12:19 pm

penquis

hi nan...

12:19 pm

saanichcat

hey nan! hi, how are you?

12:19 pm

moolingwa

hey nan

12:26 pm

periwinkle

I have ac7 but no ac8

12:26 pm

penquis

add a vowel in the middle for the ac 8...

12:27 pm

cybernan

same here peri. Hi saanich

12:31 pm

penquis

well i am going to run errands....bbl for the last 100...slow going for a big grid....

12:31 pm

periwinkle

still no seeing ac8

12:31 pm

cybernan

don't have an 8-9 either - assume it is an ac - the only 8 I am missing

12:32 pm

penquis

i have ac 8 but not an ac 9....add a vowel in the middle of the ac 7 for the 8...

12:32 pm

periwinkle

feeling pleased with myself. went to exercise class onTues. went back to the gym today and used machines, recumbent bike, leg press and elliptical.

12:32 pm

penquis

go, peri!...

12:33 pm

periwinkle

thanks pen

12:34 pm

penquis

yw...

12:34 pm

penquis

bye all...

12:34 pm

periwinkle

I have the following 8s. ga, rex2,to.help with other 8s please

12:36 pm

penquis

having trouble leaving... ;o)

12:37 pm

periwinkle

:)

12:37 pm

penquis

my clue for the ac 8 was not helpful, peri?

12:37 pm

periwinkle

no :) not sure where to put the vowel

12:37 pm

MollyL

Eights...ac, ag, ga, gr, li, lo, ra, re x 2, to

12:38 pm

penquis

ac + vowel, etc...

12:38 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

12:39 pm

MollyL

ac8 take a slow moving large ice mass, remove the first two (gl) and add consumed food

12:40 pm

cybernan

got the ac 8 -- sorry my eyes are playing tricks on me -- thught there were only 3 8's. should have known it wouldn't be that easy with a grid this size.

12:40 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly and pen

12:48 pm

periwinkle

hellp with li8 or lo8 pleases

12:50 pm

MollyL

Li means able to read, lo is a word used to describe business procedures

12:50 pm

periwinkle

sheesh, ty for li8

12:50 pm

periwinkle

ty for lo8 too

12:51 pm

periwinkle

bbl

1:01 pm

cybernan

need a break too -- later

1:15 pm

mkg

Any clues for 9s welcome. Ty.

1:19 pm

mkg

Clue for the word that starts with O in fifth column. Ty.

1:20 pm

hokie carla

ga8/9. have you seen the original ghostbusters?

1:21 pm

hokie carla

they are sometimes on top of or in front of old buildings. I think in ghostbusters it was the NYC library.

1:21 pm

mkg

Saw it. Why? I dont see the ga word at all.

1:22 pm

mkg

Right…i know NY buildibngs. Why?

1:23 pm

mkg

Garts

1:23 pm

mkg

Oops sorry.

1:23 pm

hokie carla

they are like statues of weird looking creatures

1:23 pm

mkg

Ga 8 and 9 is related to the NY library? Not getting it.

1:24 pm

hokie carla

I said I think it was the NY library that had them in the movie.

1:24 pm

hokie carla

but I don't know NY buildings

1:24 pm

mkg

Ok got it. Ty

1:25 pm

mkg

Ty.

1:25 pm

mkg

Great clue by the way.

1:26 pm

mkg

Any clue for the O word fifth column O? Ty

1:27 pm

hokie carla

or6/18

1:27 pm

MollyL

No ga9 on the New York libary. It was the lions in front that got possessed in Ghostbusters. There are ga9 on other buildings in New York though.

1:28 pm

mkg

Right molly but there were ga in the movie for sure from other buildings.

1:29 pm

mkg

Those lions are very famous. I used to love to spend part of a day or a day iin that library. Wonder what it is like today when all is computers….no more files to look up books.

1:31 pm

mkg

Well i still dont have the O word for the O fifth column. Help please!!!!!!ty

1:46 pm

moolingwa

rehi

1:49 pm

MollyL

Carla clued that o word

2:14 pm

hokie carla

rehi, just waiting for paint to dry

2:14 pm

moolingwa

sounds like the speed at which I'm finding words at this point

2:14 pm

hokie carla

yep, still 104 left here

2:15 pm

moolingwa

I'm half of yours :)

2:15 pm

hokie carla

I thought you'd say like 25

2:17 pm

hokie carla

ooh, just found 3 upper E's

2:18 pm

moolingwa

50!

2:18 pm

hokie carla

and a middle row E. finally HOET!

2:19 pm

moolingwa

ah, found a top E

2:19 pm

hokie carla

still need 3 + 4 + 2 on the E's

2:19 pm

moolingwa

1+3+2 for me

2:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

having so much fun re inputting rthe words i put in this AM

2:25 pm

hokie carla

always fun

2:27 pm

hokie carla

ooh, made it under 100. 94 left. 15-24-24-23-7-1

2:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am going to see Los Texmaniacs tonight.

2:28 pm

moolingwa

no longer half....48

6-7-12-16-6-1

2:28 pm

hokie carla

never heard of them

2:28 pm

hokie carla

wiki tells me they are a conjunto band, which I've also never heard of

2:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

Tejano

2:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes

2:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i cannot get used to school buses, i will have to leave hella early.

2:31 pm

moolingwa

5OFOET

2:32 pm

hokie carla

finally got the 2nd row T to 5 left. still a lot of big tiles with big number of words left.

2:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

good bye

2:32 pm

hokie carla

bye, have fun!

2:35 pm

hokie carla

moo, did you gray upper N? I have no ideas for the 3rd one

2:35 pm

moolingwa

yp

2:35 pm

moolingwa

n7

2:36 pm

hokie carla

hmm, will look.

2:37 pm

hokie carla

how about the left i?

2:38 pm

moolingwa

still need the one there

2:38 pm

hokie carla

is the NE7 a normal word?

2:39 pm

moolingwa

normally seem as a ne9 adjective, rather than the 7 which is a noun

2:42 pm

origami

If I accomplish nothing else today, I feel accomplished finishing the A's

2:42 pm

moolingwa

well done ori...I still have 9 of those to find :)

2:42 pm

hokie carla

awesome! I still need 7 + 9!

2:43 pm

moolingwa

3+5 now

2:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

word of the day: adverb.

2:44 pm

moolingwa

indeed

2:45 pm

moolingwa

4OFOET

2:45 pm

hokie carla

need to go do another coat of paint. TTFN.

2:45 pm

moolingwa

gl

2:48 pm

Kamanjah

Thanks for the ne7, mool.

2:49 pm

moolingwa

yw kam

2:49 pm

moolingwa

3OFOET though I need 3 off the L, E, S, G, C, T, A and A

2:51 pm

moolingwa

well, got both the A's down to 1

2:55 pm

hokie carla

ok, still not great. now just waiting for this coat to dry

2:56 pm

moolingwa

29 left

2:56 pm

hokie carla

oh, saw the N when I came back. now just need the other R on bottom row to gray last col. 🤣

2:56 pm

moolingwa

3-4-6-9-6-1

2:56 pm

moolingwa

probably the 7 off that too :)

2:56 pm

hokie carla

yes, I have the 5

2:57 pm

hokie carla

phantom rigatoni

2:57 pm

moolingwa

delicious with ghost peppers?

2:57 pm

hokie carla

is that a clue?

2:58 pm

moolingwa

no

2:58 pm

hokie carla

oh, the phantom rigatoni

2:58 pm

moolingwa

right

2:58 pm

moolingwa

not sure how I'd clue the 7...other than it comes up from time to time, but not sure it's really a regular word, but it's common in boggle type games

2:58 pm

hokie carla

what's the 2nd letter?

2:59 pm

moolingwa

o

3:00 pm

moolingwa

I'm a shade under 2.0 WPT

3:00 pm

hokie carla

looking at the S, I still have 7

3:00 pm

moolingwa

3 S's for me

3:11 pm

hokie carla

phantom gigolo

3:23 pm

BzznBea

Finally closed the A's...

3:25 pm

hokie carla

working on the first one now. can't find any more than 9.

3:26 pm

hokie carla

and I guess I'm stuck on 22 of the other one

3:27 pm

hokie carla

these are the worst

3:27 pm

hokie carla

found a set finally

3:30 pm

hokie carla

58 total left now. 3-12-18-18-6-1
yeah, this grid is terrible.

3:36 pm

BzznBea

top row grey

4:31 pm

bichon

I reached halfway

4:33 pm

penquis

hi bichon...73 left here...slow going...

4:34 pm

bichon

I don't6 plan on finishing, as usual

4:35 pm

penquis

not sure here...

4:38 pm

BzznBea

70 needed here. It's too much.

4:39 pm

bichon

Good evening folks

4:39 pm

penquis

bye, bichon...

4:51 pm

BzznBea

I finally figured out why this grid is so difficult. No flow. Very few words build on the next...

4:51 pm

penquis

exactly...

4:51 pm

penquis

usually larger grids include more word families...

4:53 pm

periwinkle

very true Bea

4:54 pm

periwinkle

it is a tough one. I will keep plugging along and may be finish. we will see

4:54 pm

penquis

same here...

4:54 pm

dcseain

yes, this on is thoughts large in a while.

5:04 pm

penquis

well i may come back for my last 58...bye all....

5:04 pm

periwinkle

bye pen

5:04 pm

periwinkle

90 left here

5:04 pm

BzznBea

Some one has to cook dinner. If it's going to be edible, I guess that me...

5:06 pm

periwinkle

may be back later

5:06 pm

dcseain

I just ate. A meal of this morning's rice with peppers and tuna and a slaw I had on hand. all mixed together.

6:50 pm

hurshy

greetings

6:50 pm

penquis

hi hursh...

6:54 pm

hurshy

phantoms: tenon, tenor

7:02 pm

hurshy

and ensign

7:05 pm

hurshy

top row grey!

7:07 pm

penquis

go, hursh...

7:33 pm

penquis

well i went to the list...after my first pass, I still ahve 13 to find... :o(

7:36 pm

phaeton

any one have the ra8?

7:36 pm

penquis

a pl....mineral ending....

7:39 pm

penquis

so sorry.....that is the ra 7 i clued....don't have the ra 8....

7:40 pm

phaeton

guess that's why I couldn't find it...lol

7:40 pm

penquis

found it....includes a double consonant near the end....

7:40 pm

penquis

looks like a french word...

7:41 pm

penquis

starts with the first four letters of the previous word...

7:43 pm

phaeton

k

7:44 pm

penquis

only one option for the double consoant.. ;o)

7:48 pm

penquis

well after my second pass through the list, I still have 7 left....

7:49 pm

phaeton

how about the gr8?

7:50 pm

penquis

even more ending...

7:50 pm

penquis

sounds like even more like a kind of bear...

7:50 pm

phaeton

ty

7:50 pm

hurshy

phantom: gorgon

7:51 pm

penquis

yw...

7:55 pm

penquis

can someone please clue the so 9?

7:59 pm

penquis

it's my last word... ;o(

7:59 pm

hurshy

would if i could but i don't have it

8:00 pm

penquis

thanks anyway...

8:03 pm

dcseain

solo card game

8:04 pm

hurshy

well don't we feel silly

8:04 pm

penquis

duh...can't believe i missed that...ty, dc...

8:04 pm

penquis

i am done....it was a slog...

8:05 pm

penquis

anyone need anything before I go?....

8:08 pm

penquis

guess not...goodnight all....

8:10 pm

hurshy

oooooeeeeee i found the other 9 and it's a good one

8:17 pm

hokie carla

can't believe I didn't see the so9

8:28 pm

phaeton

ag8?

8:36 pm

lynxxx

most of to concur and a ****k of wood

8:41 pm

phaeton

don't get the wood part

8:45 pm

lynxxx

what about an agno**** doesn't believe in God

8:47 pm

phaeton

ty

8:48 pm

lynxxx

yw - challenging grid

8:52 pm

phaeton

yes it is...finally down to 30

10:35 pm

mkg

Hi all. Still missing the O word for fifth column O. Please please help! Clues welcome

10:41 pm

mkg

The or 6 18 please?

10:42 pm

hpb

sounds/ends a bit like the line where the sky meets earth

10:42 pm

mkg

Monkeys got it. Ty.

10:42 pm

mkg

Ty hpb great clue.

10:42 pm

hpb

mine too :)

10:42 pm

mkg

Ty

10:42 pm

hpb

happy i got it!

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