Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, March 8, 2025

12:13 am

justafreep

ki7/8

12:15 am

justafreep

te7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:39 am

jbp

thanks, Lickety, and hi, all

12:44 am

jbp

phantom: eliipse

12:54 am

Gillie

en7

12:56 am

momof5

Te6/7

2:09 am

sprite

morning babblers

2:10 am

sprite

10?

2:13 am

sprite

ks killed

2:23 am

dizgrannie

pf 7 a german coin

2:41 am

Christa

Good Morning sprite

2:41 am

sprite

hi Christa :)

2:46 am

sprite

fireflies. Have a lovely day, Christa. *poof*

4:44 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

6:18 am

aslindy

hello all

7:25 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

7:28 am

Scrabbler

Good morning, hokie.

7:28 am

hokie carla

hey scrabs

7:29 am

Scrabbler

What are your plans this weekend?

7:29 am

hokie carla

have te6 in a little while and then I will work on my niece's t-shirt quilt later.

7:30 am

hokie carla

walked 18 holes pushing my golf bag yesterday and I am sore!

7:30 am

hokie carla

what are you up to? cold up there?

7:31 am

Scrabbler

My 12 year old great-nephew just started tennis lessons. I am so excited as I played since age 8 and played on my college team for 4 years.

7:31 am

hokie carla

that's cool!

7:32 am

Scrabbler

23 degrees now. My 2 great-nephews are here to snowboard all weekend. With warm temps coming the resort will probably close in 1-2 weeks.

7:36 am

hokie carla

supposed to be 58 at 10 when I have tennis. the NC slopes are still open. I drove up to Va/Tn on Thu and the mountains were covered in snow. that reminds me, I need to add wash my car to my to-do list today.

7:42 am

hokie carla

phantom viking

7:44 am

Scrabbler

I was making breakfast for the younger boy.

7:45 am

Scrabbler

You live in AT territory. Have the trails opened from Helene damage?

7:45 am

hokie carla

they must love coming there - snowboarding and being taken care of ðŸ˜

7:46 am

hokie carla

I think there's a big section still closed but I see groups working on it on FB

7:46 am

Scrabbler

They do love it here. Their own bedroom. Ski resort across the valley. Great park nearby.

7:47 am

Scrabbler

I have hiked the AT in Shenandoah NP. It's beautiful down there.

7:48 am

hokie carla

Shenandoah is kinda far from anywhere I've lived. I did drive up into once after I dropped mr. homie off at the beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway. He rode the whole thing on his bike.

7:48 am

hokie carla

BTW, still parts of that closed too. The amount of damage Helene caused is pretty staggering.

7:50 am

Scrabbler

I was on the AT website a few weeks ago and saw a long closed section in NC.

7:51 am

Scrabbler

My youngest sister will hike the AT in southern VA next month.

7:51 am

rururocks

how is retired life for you scrabs

7:52 am

hokie carla

I mean, the flooding was terrible, but the amount of huge trees down is crazy. even in my neighborhood, the empty lots have huge trees down, so that's how the forests and trails are.

7:53 am

Scrabbler

It's been 16 months, ruru, and I am still getting used to it. I totally enjoy being free but it is so strange to be free.

7:54 am

hokie carla

is she going through Damascus, scrabs? I know they got hit really hard but I haven't seen any AT updates about there. part of the Va Creeper Trail near there was obliterated.

7:54 am

rururocks

yeah.. it's going to be challenging for me I think

7:54 am

Scrabbler

I think they are starting in Wayneburg and going south.

7:55 am

Scrabbler

I mean Waynesboro.

7:55 am

hokie carla

mr. homie was worried when he retired about being bored, but I told him he'd find plenty to do and he has.

7:56 am

rururocks

I'm wrapping up my biz at the end of the year. I'm kind of excited about it

7:57 am

Scrabbler

I am not bored. I read, hike, snowshoe, XC ski, go jigsaw puzzles. It is so odd to not be stressed and exhausted after decades.

7:57 am

Scrabbler

Good for you, ruru. You have earned retirement. That's what I tell myself.

8:01 am

72 Temple Owl

morning. almost hokies

8:01 am

rururocks

it's hard for me to stop I have the best job in the world

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl

8:02 am

72 Temple Owl

then why stop?

8:05 am

rururocks

I'm planning to just work part time for an importer. It's easy work and it pays a lot of money and I love the wines. California has instituted some stupid wine laws that I don't want to constantly do reporting to the state any more.

8:05 am

72 Temple Owl

sound plan.

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

it's such a personal decision and not a straight path, this retirement thing.

8:06 am

hokie carla

hey TO, I hadn't even noticed HOKIE there

8:06 am

rururocks

I know .. I've been working since I was 13 it'd be weird to stop

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

nearly

8:07 am

hokie carla

no, hokie is actually there

8:07 am

72 Temple Owl

well so it is

8:07 am

72 Temple Owl

was looking down

8:08 am

hokie carla

yep, sometimes gotta go up (I tell myself this all the time)

8:08 am

72 Temple Owl

i retired young and now finding it's time to reassess

8:09 am

hokie carla

well, I have 26 left but only found 1 E on the 2nd row

8:09 am

72 Temple Owl

some people should never retire- unless/until forced to.

8:11 am

rururocks

I'm hoping that working Tuesday thru Thursday will give me a lot more time off and I can stall complete shut down a while longer

8:12 am

72 Temple Owl

i had interests before retirement that i devote more time to. and picked up a few along the way

8:13 am

rururocks

oh .. i'm going to volunteer some and take boating lessons and kayaking lessons

8:13 am

72 Temple Owl

but things change. a dance friend went to the gym last week, lay down for a rest before going out to dinner, and never woke up. no history, just gone.

8:14 am

72 Temple Owl

but she never put off living all through her life. i so admire that she never waited to do what she wanted to do.

8:14 am

rururocks

that's what I'm worried about.. I do want to accomplish some things in my retirement

8:14 am

hokie carla

I left the business world to be a stay at home mom and had a network of other moms, but then I moved here. most everyone is retired but they're all 10+ years older than me.

8:14 am

hokie carla

sorry about your friend, TO

8:14 am

rururocks

mr homie is a lot older than you hookie?

8:14 am

72 Temple Owl

and you cannot relate/

8:15 am

hokie carla

no, he is 2 years older, but he retired at 42

8:15 am

rururocks

wow.. how'd he do that?

8:16 am

72 Temple Owl

i see old workmates but most are all into the grand kids thing. and would never consider just heading to the city for a concert or event.

8:16 am

hokie carla

he put in 20 years and they said he could ðŸ˜†. but we've had rental houses he's been managing, so he doesn't like to say he retired.

8:17 am

rururocks

well, I for one am traveling a lot throughout the year

8:18 am

72 Temple Owl

so hokie, interested...you cannot relate, age, interests?

8:19 am

hokie carla

just a different generation. like I start singing 80s/90s song and they have no idea. and they all have grandkids, etc.

8:19 am

hokie carla

they are boomers (don't mean that in a neg way) and I am gen x, and it's just different.

8:20 am

72 Temple Owl

i am so lucky to be part of a music community where all that is shared across generations. thank you for your comment,

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

we were just discussing that yesterday while working at the noon concert.

8:22 am

hokie carla

lol, you will like this...there is music bingo every so often and the newest they play is 80s stuff. the whole first category was like 50s music. even some of the people at my table were like, how old do they think we are?

8:22 am

72 Temple Owl

we definitely have different point of view but music brings us together.

8:23 am

72 Temple Owl

omg i know, sometimes when i go to balance class orhave a senior event they play all sinatra and the like.

8:23 am

hokie carla

last time I sat with some tennis friends, and a couple of them are in their 70s, so it was actually a nice mix of ages to know all the songs

8:24 am

Scrabbler

An older friend, to be 80 soon, once asked me if I listed to showtunes. Uh, no.

8:24 am

72 Temple Owl

but at boom class she plays a lot of disco. that is always fun and great tempo for exercise.

8:25 am

72 Temple Owl

lol scrabs. i just saw come from away and thought enjoyed it felt a bit like that.

8:25 am

Scrabbler

I listen to alternative rock mostly, and 80's-90's music.

8:26 am

hokie carla

one time when I was at the wellness center every day for a week, they were playing 40s music the whole week. come on.

8:27 am

72 Temple Owl

just saw the actor michael shannon with r.e.m tribute. he totally channels michael stipe. who knew?

8:27 am

hokie carla

I listen to mostly 80s and 90s as well, some 00s, across several different genres, but 90s is prob my favorite decade across genres.

8:27 am

rururocks

I don't listen to all that much music really.. I tend to like quiet around the house

8:27 am

Scrabbler

I saw photos of him, Owl.

8:28 am

hokie carla

oh, just realized the time. I should probably get out of my PJs for te6.

8:28 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway so I am done. I have to feed the boys and get them ready for snowboarding.

8:29 am

72 Temple Owl

and i should probably make this couscous salad so i can run to the store for an alternative if it bombs.

8:29 am

72 Temple Owl

sometimes i like talk radio npr and sometimes quiet.

8:30 am

72 Temple Owl

i looked in 6 stores for israeli couscous so i'd better make the effort.

8:30 am

72 Temple Owl

couscous salad with lemon and english cucumber and feta

8:31 am

rururocks

that's an easy salad.. do the feta at the end

8:31 am

72 Temple Owl

debating because lots of vegans

8:31 am

72 Temple Owl

about feta

8:32 am

72 Temple Owl

but saw one on the box that looked better with walnuts and cranberry, couscous cooked with consomme

8:33 am

rururocks

oh skip the feta then

8:33 am

72 Temple Owl

i am so squeamish about pot lucks especially since i once volunteered to be a table tender. i don't think i've ever eaten an entree at one since then

8:34 am

rururocks

i do a variation of that salad and add fennel with the cukes and lemon dressing

8:34 am

72 Temple Owl

fronds or chopped raw\

8:35 am

rururocks

sliced thinly and steamed for one minute then put in an ice bath to stay crisper and lightly salted

8:35 am

72 Temple Owl

recently made sausage and peppers with fennel and ziti and it was so good. nutrient dense. i love raw fennel.

8:35 am

rururocks

it's vegan.. I had to cook for a vegan for a few weeks to help her

8:36 am

72 Temple Owl

thanks for the info will try.

8:36 am

rururocks

fennel and cucumber are a great match

8:36 am

72 Temple Owl

not hard to make vegan but many also gluten free. it boggles the mind because i can eat anything.

8:37 am

rururocks

actually some vegan cooking is a pain in the ass. believe me

8:37 am

rururocks

finding the ingredients can be challenging

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

so a lemon and olive oil dressing with a bit of garlic will work? since i am of a mind that hot things shouls be eaten hot - like pasta- i am skeptical.

8:38 am

rururocks

I don't use garlic ... everything else is so delicate

8:39 am

rururocks

you could add a touch of fresh thyme to liven it up

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

depends. i just told someone to saute yelow and green squash, add diced tomatoes with basil oregano garlic, and add to linguine aglio olio. great vegan meal

8:39 am

rururocks

thyme and lemon dressings are really good

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

just a bit of granulated, garlic should be sparing unless it's the feature flavor

8:40 am

saanichcat

that's ok.. that's milder than fresh garlic

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

now aglio olio...love it

8:41 am

rururocks

I agree saanich

8:42 am

72 Temple Owl

but it seemed as if there would not be much taste besides lemon as written. i think it calls for a bit of parsley

8:42 am

rururocks

yeah.. it's a delicate salad you want to taste the cucumbers

8:43 am

72 Temple Owl

was looking for something that needed neither heat nor refrigeration

8:43 am

72 Temple Owl

i will put link in profile if anyone wishes it

8:43 am

rururocks

that's a good salad.. goes with everything

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

last time i made caprese skewers and i ate most ofthem

8:45 am

rururocks

I made a Mediterranean salad a few weeks ago and there wasn't a tiny piece left..

8:45 am

rururocks

I can't find my last two words damn it

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

i was the buffet tender once time and was cleaning up dishes and someone yelled at me because there were a couple of spoonfuls of food in their vessel and i had emptied it and washed it they wanted to take it home.

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

if it's baked goods i will eat it. i need to lose 10 lbs

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

what is in med salad?

8:47 am

72 Temple Owl

recipe for salad says the israeli couscous is toasted so the cucumbers will not lose crispness

8:48 am

72 Temple Owl

oh heck got to run late for something

8:48 am

72 Temple Owl

will look for reply later

8:48 am

rururocks

olives, lettuce, radicchio, chopped english cukes, three colors peppers

8:48 am

rururocks

great dressing too

8:49 am

welki

'morning, kids

8:50 am

rururocks

hi welks

8:51 am

rururocks

i guess no more trips to arizona for you?

8:52 am

hurshy

h'lo all

8:52 am

welki

i think we'll be back next year

8:53 am

welki

for sure, nothing is certain - we'll pack up and leave, and if we need to take a year off, we can do that. i have neighbors who, if things really go sideways, can sell our rig and sxs for us

8:54 am

welki

hi, hursh

8:56 am

hurshy

hey look, hokie in the grid

8:57 am

welki

i could go for a phantom knish right about now

8:58 am

hurshy

good news - you can have a phantom knish any time you want!

8:58 am

welki

and no calories!

8:58 am

hurshy

indeed

8:59 am

hurshy

top row grey!

8:59 am

LuvWordGames

gotta love enable, another foreign coin-pf 7

9:00 am

hurshy

oh dear

9:00 am

penquis

ooh...that's actually one i know....German coin....hello all....

9:01 am

LuvWordGames

hi pen

9:01 am

penquis

hi luv....

9:03 am

hurshy

good grief on this E... got two mushroom words and the volcano and then stumped

9:04 am

penquis

those are the only ones i have from the upper E...

9:04 am

hurshy

oh there's another one, ei5/18

9:05 am

penquis

ah yes...ty...

9:07 am

penquis

there is also another en 6/7 combo....

9:07 am

hurshy

oh and ei7 and 8 - more German for ya pen

9:07 am

penquis

danke... ;o)

9:08 am

hurshy

and danke to you, too. between us we got them all!

9:09 am

hurshy

phantom: knit

9:13 am

hurshy

2nd row grey!

9:13 am

hurshy

thank goodness for enable to help me with that pf7

9:15 am

penquis

two years of German in college.... ;o)

9:15 am

hurshy

i did classical Greek - which actually comes in handy a fair amount in this game

9:16 am

penquis

i bet!

9:17 am

hurshy

phantom: pennies

9:18 am

penquis

don't need them...we have pf 7.... ;o)

9:18 am

hurshy

haha

9:18 am

hurshy

but i still need five more P words, so...

9:19 am

BzznBea

Good morning, hurshy and pen.

9:19 am

hurshy

one little p word in a jar doesn't really go too far

9:19 am

hurshy

morning bea!

9:20 am

penquis

hi Bea...

9:24 am

BzznBea

Thanks to you both for the German words.

9:25 am

penquis

yw...

9:25 am

hurshy

yw

9:28 am

hurshy

phantom: lipid

9:29 am

BzznBea

Weird story about Gene Hackman.

9:29 am

hurshy

very

9:29 am

penquis

yes...

9:30 am

MollyL

Leave it to someone who plays this game to know the pf7.

9:31 am

penquis

:oD....my brother was stationed in Germany, too....so I visited him three times....spent a lot of pf7s there!

9:32 am

BzznBea

Oh! Thanks!

9:33 am

hurshy

oh, that wasn't one of the ones you were thanking us for earlier?

9:36 am

hurshy

ok, i need 5 P, 4 S, and a D, and one of them is an 8

9:37 am

BzznBea

No, I was thinking of the E words.

9:37 am

hurshy

i just figured you had gone back far enough and got the ei words and the pf

9:38 am

BzznBea

I don go back looking for words. Too tedious

9:39 am

hurshy

3 P 2 S 1 D

9:40 am

BzznBea

The D has your 8

9:40 am

hurshy

oh, how unexpected!

9:43 am

hurshy

haha i just realized i said enable earlier when i meant morewords, regarding the pf7

9:44 am

hurshy

had to use MW to get de8 too

9:54 am

penquis

well i am down to 25....time for a break....bye all....

10:02 am

hurshy

you know, i've noticed that with spelling bee, the phenomenon of going away and coming back and then boom you see the pangram is very strong

10:02 am

hurshy

like your subconscious just keeps working on it in the background

10:02 am

hurshy

it's pretty cool

10:41 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :) How about a clue for that de 8 please?

10:43 am

BzznBea

de8 is to terminate

10:51 am

cybernan

ty bea - nothing coming to mind at the moment. Sounds like there are a few foreign words in this one again.

10:52 am

MollyL

The de8 is not a commonly used word

10:59 am

penquis

3

11:17 am

BzznBea

Namaste

11:40 am

Gillie

actually, de8 means terminal, as in the last line of a verse, or the last syllable of a word

11:40 am

Gillie

But, as Molly says, not a common word

11:43 am

hokie carla

rehi people

11:44 am

hokie carla

de8, pf7??, I have a lot to make up

11:44 am

Gillie

doesn't take "gonna"!

11:44 am

hokie carla

last 25 is terrible for me. 3-7-7-5-3

11:45 am

hokie carla

I did not try gonna today because I remembered even though they have a bazillion BS words, that is not one.

11:46 am

Gillie

I'm down to 15, but I went to the list at 23

11:53 am

Gillie

and fw - lots of weird ones

11:55 am

hokie carla

well done

12:04 pm

cybernan

hi again

12:04 pm

cybernan

wd gillie

12:07 pm

hurshy

hokie you get a tiara!

12:08 pm

hokie carla

I know! TO thought it was just a phantom but I hadn't even noticed until she said that.

12:08 pm

cybernan

3 left - the ei 7-8 and the pf 7 - done for the day

12:09 pm

hokie carla

so how many ei words are there? I found ei7/8 but only have 3 e's

12:09 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone and happy tiara day, carla

12:09 pm

hokie carla

thanks, nan. you have a good one.

12:18 pm

hurshy

there's also ei5/18

12:18 pm

hurshy

two pairs of EN words

12:23 pm

hokie carla

got the 5, thx

12:24 pm

hokie carla

so finally HOET

12:25 pm

hokie carla

shouldn't have sat down on the couch when I got back from te6. now I can't get up.

12:54 pm

suefrad625

hi all

12:59 pm

suefrad625

who else thinks they are covering up the Gene hackman death? She gets some sickness that only 17 people had last year. they have her running errands ours before she DROPPED dead but they said she would have been REALLY sick for 24-48hrs. And if he is in such bad shape with alzismers, that he didn't even realize his wife (or anyone) was dead for 7 days? wouldn't he have a nurse during the day at least? and the dog wasn't whining? Nope. This does NOT look like a duck.

1:06 pm

nrkii

One of his kids said last week that Gene Hackman was in good health, and doing pilates and yoga twice a week. The fact that nobody noticed they weren't texting, calling or going anywhere for so many days is what is stumping me.

1:10 pm

MollyL

sled

1:37 pm

suefrad625

me too nrkii

1:38 pm

suefrad625

sorry, I am trying to get everything clean while hubby is out today. we live in a 5th wheel and it is impossible to do the floors while we are both here. and the laundry, and the small repairs, and and. lol

1:39 pm

suefrad625

tx molly

1:42 pm

suefrad625

I am now running rosy (Irobot) until her basket is empty.

1:42 pm

suefrad625

spin

1:42 pm

suefrad625

sorry

1:44 pm

hokie carla

I do not see a conspiracy in it, but I do think it's sad no one checked on them or noticed they were incommunicado, not even a mailman.

1:46 pm

hokie carla

I think it's plausible the wife was his only caregiver if he was fine except the memory

1:46 pm

suefrad625

that is the conspiracy, isn't it? if he was VERY SICK, there would have been a nurse. and if she was VERY SICK, she would not have been running errors with no one noticing how sick she look.

1:46 pm

suefrad625

the cops are making a big deal of how bad he was.

1:47 pm

suefrad625

that he probably didn't even notice his wife on the floor for 7 days!

1:47 pm

suefrad625

please don't take the UPPERCASE as me screaming AT you. I am just bolding what has been said. not disrespect meant.

1:54 pm

mirandapan

I'm inclined to believe the medical report. Hanta virus is not uncommon in New Mexico and the West in general. Also, my husband died of advanced dementia in August. I lived in fear of something like this happening. Had it been me, my husband would of course have noticed my body, but he would be no longer knew how to use the phone or even what the phone was for. It does appear that he was trying to leave the house, possibly for help. It is tragic and haunting.

1:59 pm

hokie carla

my dad had dementia with Parkinsons and my mom was his caregiver. my brother lived 2 miles away and came and helped but if he didn't it very well could've happened that way. he would not have known how to use the phone to call for help. and like miranda said, I have heard that hanta is more common in the west, and I think the bad symptoms come on pretty quick, so she probably just thought she had a cold.

2:00 pm

hokie carla

what on earth would be the point of a conspiracy in this case?

2:01 pm

hokie carla

what are they covering up?

2:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

carla!

2:03 pm

hokie carla

TO!

2:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

omg just cleaning up the kitchen but the creation probably won't kill anyone and may even be edible.

2:05 pm

hokie carla

always a plus

2:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

no dishwasher. tiny counter space. time to move.

2:05 pm

hokie carla

I still need to wash my car

2:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

but a mess1 i am so awkward in the kitchen now

2:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am washing up a colander, two pots, three bowls . measuring stuff, juicer, final resting place container...

2:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

lemon zester...knives...

2:07 pm

hokie carla

mr. homie always complains about how many things I dirty when cooking. definitely glad to have a dishwasher.

2:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

if you make the couscous ahead it clumps so not an option. it clumped whilst preparing the other stuff

2:09 pm

hokie carla

I cannot eat the couscous so I don't make the couscous

2:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

too much prep to do all whilst it's cooking. next time begin with choppiing the cucumber and parsley

2:09 pm

hurshy

oh yeah cause it's wheat

2:09 pm

hokie carla

yep

2:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

i thought about farro but i don't like the texture.

2:09 pm

hokie carla

now quinoa I can eat

2:10 pm

hurshy

quinoa is great

2:10 pm

hokie carla

I don'tthink I can do farro either

2:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

another optio but thiws is a budget -and weight-friendly option

2:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

will be lots of people, the trick is to make enough to be decent but not to feed 100

2:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i mean, there's one guy who always just brings a rotisserie chicken. and it's well received. and one who makes authentic jambalaya. he's from baton rouge.

2:12 pm

hokie carla

winston has come over whining so I guess I'll BBL

2:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

aw a pat on the head for winston and ;ater

2:13 pm

MollyL

Anyone who brings New Orleans style jambalaya is a good guest to have. What is this? A pot luck?

2:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

god bless aldi - found everything but te couscous there and half the cost of the market

2:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. there will be friends but also paying neighborhood guests. late mardi gras dance live band.

2:15 pm

MollyL

Paying guests? At your home?

2:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

who knew aldi had fresh- and i do mean FRESH- parsley in manageable size/

2:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

no. at the irish center

2:16 pm

MollyL

Never heard of couscous for Mardi Gras.

2:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

pot luck not specific. made lemon cousous feta cucumber salad. lots of vegetarians in the community

2:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

we get tons of king cakes and also not enough facility to bring a ton of crockpots etc

2:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

bet you never heard of irish mardi gras either :D

2:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

but srsly aldi...

2:29 pm

suefrad625

Ive been making potluck dinners with Hearts of Palm pasta and everyone loves it. Lasagna, seafood linguine, and next will be spaghetti with Alfredo.

2:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

for how many/

2:37 pm

suefrad625

6-13. it just depends. we do it every Friday. except during Lent

2:37 pm

suefrad625

they gave up Friday dinner and do it on Thursday. lol

2:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

h dear, molly seems to have been suddenly called away

2:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

this will be at 80-100 + and open to the public. when i attend a smaller gathering, i have more options.

2:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

only a few electrical outlets in the auditorium

2:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

and that jambalaya definitely gets one

2:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

i, however, will eat beforehand and graze the desserts

2:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

but the salad turned out okay. i may make a bit more dressing and add at the event

2:41 pm

MollyL

No, was I supposed to respond to something?

2:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

maybe...perhaps chuckle at irish mardi gras. :D

2:46 pm

MollyL

Sounds like a confusing event with a lot of weird food and music combinations.

2:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

gues it's confusing if not part of it. just a zydeco dance with a live zydeco band. we do it every month but this is celebrating mardi gras hence adding the dinner. no way to get a real band from louisiana before ash wednesday. they are all playing locally. the irish club is the best facility large enough to hold the crowd for a special dance event like this.

2:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's a lot of fun.

2:50 pm

periwinkle

hi all. ho6 pleae

2:55 pm

MollyL

Goose sound plus two vowels

2:56 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

2:58 pm

suefrad625

ty molly

3:00 pm

suefrad625

hubby just got home. I have been cleaning the carpets, washing all the linens (including the dog stuff), and washing the floors. not using bleach. he walked in and said "smells like Clorox. you've been cleaning.". WTF. I know his heart, but sometime his mouth gets me so pissed.

3:01 pm

suefrad625

I really think, he thinks it was a compliment.

3:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

perhaps he equated clean with bleach, maybe that's how his family did?

3:07 pm

suefrad625

yea, but you would think that after 15yrs, he would know differently.

3:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

it

3:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

funny how that works.

3:08 pm

suefrad625

gotta love him.

3:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

:)

3:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

this nonfunctioning shift key is getting me down, gonna try to set it right. bye

3:11 pm

suefrad625

bye

3:19 pm

suefrad625

ok. If Gene was so bad off, then she would not have left him alone to go shopping. and they know she did by her phone.

3:24 pm

scatterbrain

Any clues pls for the de8

3:54 pm

MollyL

Wow Sue, you are really hung up on this Hackman thing.

4:51 pm

suefrad625

I am fascinated

4:52 pm

suefrad625

te6/7?

5:02 pm

MollyL

Bowling

5:02 pm

suefrad625

ty molly

5:18 pm

suefrad625

ei7/8

5:19 pm

penquis

are you asking for a clue?

5:19 pm

suefrad625

yes please

5:19 pm

suefrad625

I thought I put the ?

5:20 pm

penquis

frozen water + German alcoholic beverage....

5:21 pm

penquis

the frozen water part is also German....it sounds like the English word...

5:21 pm

suefrad625

oh thank God. I thought I was going bonkers not seeing the c

5:27 pm

suefrad625

I get the first, but not the second. but ty for giving me a start

5:28 pm

penquis

it's German....a word for cabernet, chablis, etc....

5:31 pm

suefrad625

ty pen

5:31 pm

penquis

yw...

5:35 pm

scatterbrain

Clue pls for the de8

5:35 pm

penquis

it's one of my 11 missing words...

5:35 pm

suefrad625

didn't you get sent to jail if you said a word that is in the grid?

5:35 pm

suefrad625

me too

5:36 pm

MollyL

Jail?

5:37 pm

penquis

yes, it was being sent to the Penalty Box or PB....personally, I never thought that was a good idea since it was equivalent to giving a gratuitous clue...

5:37 pm

suefrad625

it was where you would bring donuts to and coffee for everyone who did the same thing

5:37 pm

suefrad625

like if you say "I went to the list" and the word list was in the grid

5:38 pm

suefrad625

you had to say "I went to the li**.

5:38 pm

suefrad625

it was a fun way to say ooops

5:38 pm

penquis

read my post... ;o)

5:38 pm

suefrad625

that it!!!! ty Pen. it has been driving me bonkers.

5:39 pm

penquis

yw...

5:42 pm

penquis

well i am tired of this grid...going to list....

5:52 pm

penquis

scatterbrain....are you still here?

5:54 pm

penquis

i am done....had to use Best Word List for the last three....

6:00 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

6:06 pm

scatterbrain

Hi pen still need the de 8

6:30 pm

scatterbrain

Hi anyone else have the de 8 pls

6:37 pm

swmbo

De8: Lucyâ€™s husband plus rhymes with bent. Sorry if this is too specific.

6:41 pm

scatterbrain

Thanx swim I just got it

6:42 pm

swmbo

:)

8:25 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

8:25 pm

Minveryork

By the way,congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go!

10:19 pm

mkg

What is wrong with me? I cant find that de 8 no matter what. Darn.

10:19 pm

mkg

Got first part but not seeing second part

10:20 pm

mkg

Oooh just got it. Ty anyway

10:22 pm

mkg

I have no sevens or sixes. Any help welcome. Ty

10:38 pm

grannyrose

mkg en 6 /7. en 6. en + short name for piece of land in an ocean. then past tense for en 7

10:39 pm

mkg

Got them both. Ty granny.

10:39 pm

mkg

Does anyone have a clue for the top row N words? Ty.

10:40 pm

grannyrose

ki 7. kith and ki* + ocean going vessel. plural for ki 8

10:40 pm

mkg

Wow got them. Ty.

10:40 pm

mkg

ty ty

10:41 pm

mkg

i am done for tonight. Off to sleep. Ty ty for clues.

10:41 pm

grannyrose

ne 4/7. ne + no **s, ands or buts

10:41 pm

grannyrose

sweet dreams mkg

10:42 pm

mkg

got it! Ty. No blanks now and ty for wishing me sweet dreams.

10:42 pm

grannyrose

yw mkg

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