Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, March 15, 2025

12:07 am

LuvWordGames

Th 7

12:07 am

justafreep

si7 (and hi)

12:08 am

LuvWordGames

Hi freep

12:08 am

justafreep

ch7

12:09 am

Rainiqui

in 7

12:09 am

cybernan

hello :)

12:09 am

LuvWordGames

Hi nan

12:09 am

Rainiqui

Hi everyone

12:11 am

justafreep

Happy Ides of March to those who celebrate (and to those who are past midnight!)

12:14 am

justafreep

mi7 and mi8

12:16 am

justafreep

or7/8

12:16 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:18 am

dizgrannie

can some one clue me the N please

12:18 am

justafreep

there's an no4 babblet

12:18 am

LuvWordGames

Geek

12:18 am

justafreep

and a Seussian nu

12:19 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs and good night :)

12:19 am

dizgrannie

oh derr thanks, nbt/nbs

12:19 am

justafreep

Night, nan

12:20 am

Robespierre

Today is in the grid!

12:21 am

justafreep

oh. indeed!

12:25 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:25 am

Robespierre

Thank you!

12:26 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:29 am

justafreep

mi7/8

12:30 am

Gillie

another pair?

12:31 am

justafreep

huh. ca6 is also in the grid along with today.

12:31 am

justafreep

yes, gillie. shoulda said mi8 x 2 and mi7 x 2

12:32 am

Gillie

well, I knew you probably weren't just repeating yourself

12:32 am

justafreep

wouldn't be the first time. and wouldn't be the first time, either.

12:33 am

Gillie

:)

12:36 am

Gillie

on7

12:44 am

justafreep

time for me to shut the eyes. good night, all.

2:06 am

gemini_J13

test

2:50 am

dizgrannie

I keep forgetting

2:50 am

dizgrannie

oops Julius

7:18 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

8:22 am

Norma

se

8:51 am

Norma

de

8:58 am

MollyL

ce

9:02 am

hurshy

morning

9:05 am

hurshy

phantom: murder (most foul...)

9:09 am

MollyL

Murder of crows

9:09 am

hurshy

ornithicide

9:11 am

hurshy

and if that D were a G we'd have mirage, but sadly, it's just a mirage

9:15 am

hurshy

are there any WR words?

9:16 am

MollyL

Nope, not ornithicide. A group of crows is called a murder of crows. Like a flock of seagulls.

9:16 am

hurshy

i know, i just felt like saying ornithicide

9:22 am

hurshy

wow

9:27 am

hurshy

doc has told me that the grids just come randomly out of the computer, so it's kinda crazy that we have id4 and ca6, and are within an ace of having ma5 too, on this very day

9:36 am

MollyL

Random selectivity

9:37 am

MollyL

On a more important note, I hope everyone is ready to celebrate The Day tomorrow. Remember, it's no sin not to be Irish, just a terrible, terrible shame.

9:40 am

rururocks

isn't it Monday? Or did I miss Saturday completely?

9:41 am

hurshy

it's monday but maybe if people have to work monday they have more time to celebrate on sunday

9:41 am

rururocks

I know I'm not hitting the freeways on Monday.. that's how I'll celebrate

9:42 am

hurshy

good call

9:42 am

rururocks

we have plenty of drunk tourists here as it is

9:43 am

MollyL

Yeah, it's Monday. I am a day ahead of myself.

9:43 am

rururocks

i do hope you have a nice holiday though

9:43 am

MollyL

Ru, out where you are it is dangerous to hit the freeways any day.

9:44 am

hurshy

is that california? i found the california freeways very scary

9:44 am

rururocks

well especially three day weekends..in the wine country.

9:45 am

rururocks

we get visitors to wineries here all the time hursh... they get loaded since they don't know how to taste and spit

9:45 am

hurshy

i was living in san jose and, i mean, coming from new england, everyone always says like, Massachusetts drivers are terrible and all that, and i thought the freeways around san jose were so much scarier

9:45 am

MollyL

Does St. Patrick's Day constitute a three day weekend? I don't know anyone who gets that day off. Except people in Ireland.

9:45 am

rururocks

I agree with that hursh... people on 280 are freaking nuts

9:47 am

hurshy

i lived on the western end of san jose and had a job interview on the eastern end at one point. i took the freeway across town and when i got off, i was like "i'm still alive! i'm still alive!" and i thought if i took that job, i would have to make up my mind to take other roads, even though it would take twice as long to get there, because i simply could not cope with the intensity of that stress on a daily basis

9:47 am

rururocks

not like boston drivers are the most polite people in the world though

9:48 am

MollyL

I have heard the Atlanta highways are pretty bad too.

9:48 am

hurshy

yeah but there's rudeness and then there's recklessness. i think at most 1 in 10 drivers in new england are reckless, whereas in san jose it felt like 7 or 8 out of 10 were.

9:49 am

rururocks

if you saw some of the crap that i see in the south bay you'd never drive again in california

9:50 am

MollyL

I blame a lot of it on foreign people who come to this country and don't learn how to drive properly.

9:50 am

hurshy

there was at one point a guy who jumped off an overpass into traffic. the people whose cars hit him didn't even stop. which is crazy because he jumped in front of you to kill himself, that's clearly not your fault, if you just stop, you won't be in trouble. but if you don't stop and they find you, you WILL be in trouble.

9:53 am

hurshy

i didn't see it, thankfully, just read about it in the paper

9:53 am

rururocks

I believe that. But Molly out here the crazy drivers are young google and facebook employees

9:54 am

Gillie

if hurshy really believes this grid is random, she's more credulous than I would ever have thought

9:54 am

rururocks

They drive their Teslas and pruisâ€™s at 100 mph

9:55 am

Gillie

but I don't believe she does think it's random

9:55 am

hurshy

well doc told me directly, and i tend to believe people unless i have strong reason not to

9:57 am

Gillie

they may be random in general, but this one certainly isn't

9:57 am

MollyL

I believe they are random. And Hurshy doesn't strike me as a "credulous" person.

9:58 am

Gillie

no, as I said, I don't really believe she thinks it's random

9:59 am

MollyL

I also don't think she would say that if she didn't believe it. There are people who don't believe that a person who flips a coin ten times could get heads ten times, but it happens.

9:59 am

hurshy

there are more things in heaven and ea5, horatio...

10:00 am

hurshy

ooh wow speaking of random patterns popping up, i currently have 5-4-3-2 words remaining

10:01 am

Gillie

now that is believable

10:02 am

Gillie

although I only have 3 4-letter words left, which is extraordinary, considering how much better at this hurshy is than I am

10:05 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! his "folly" was the purchase of Alaska

10:07 am

rururocks

seward

10:07 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:08 am

Gillie

Speaking of which, our B.C. premier says he plans to charge drivers going through B.C. to/from Alaska a toll, although he hasn't said how he plans to implement it

10:08 am

hurshy

phantom: radish

10:09 am

Gillie

But I gather Alaska gets most of its goods by sea anyway, so a fairly empty gesture

10:10 am

hurshy

well it's easy these days, you don't even need tollbooths, just those bar things over the road with cameras and whatnot

10:10 am

mkg

I welcome any clues for 7s or 8s. Ty

10:11 am

Gillie

The tricky part is figuring out where they are going - just into B.C., or onto Alaska

10:11 am

hurshy

it would be easier to do it by registration - toll for those with US plates, none for those with canadian

10:11 am

rururocks

I'm going to Haida Gwaii this summer but staying on the islands only

10:13 am

Gillie

And the Alberta premier has said that we are no longer importing alcohol from the states

10:13 am

hurshy

quite right, too. only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them.

10:14 am

phaeton

hello..may I have a clue for the ma6/39 pls

10:14 am

rururocks

I'm ok with it too..

10:14 am

hurshy

it is an islamic place of worship, phae

10:14 am

hurshy

synonym for mosque

10:16 am

rururocks

Canada should have a permanent ban on Teslas and tesla parts

10:17 am

phaeton

ty hurshy

10:17 am

Gillie

It doesn't always work out - I didn't realize (or had forgotten), that when Hitler invaded Poland, the plan was basically to exterminate the population, but they only killed about 1/5 of the population in the end, apparently. They needed slave labor.

10:17 am

mkg

Does anyone have any 7s or 8s? Just stats would be helpful. Ty.

10:18 am

hurshy

there are two mi7/8 pairs and one or7/8 pair, the latter being the most normal of the bunch

10:20 am

BzznBea

Hello, friends.

10:20 am

mkg

Ty

10:20 am

rururocks

hi bea

10:20 am

mkg

Got the or words. Ty.

10:20 am

hurshy

hi bea

10:21 am

Gillie

Hitler considered the Poles to be (another) inferior race

10:22 am

hurshy

yeah, he was a bit of a jerk, eh?

10:23 am

BzznBea

LOL! Hitler was a big jerk.

10:24 am

hurshy

sadly, he drew inspiration from the US, the relentless efforts to commit genocide against the indigenous people here and the racial segregation laws and policies we had. he was all, oh yeah, i wanna copy those guys, they have this racism thing DOWN

10:37 am

BzznBea

Nasty storms in the midwest yesterday.

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

what has happened to this place that was once a place to play, make friends and enjoy a bit of fun and diversion from everyday life? it really helped me during my divorce...glad that occurred then and not now. this is a rheotorical question.

11:00 am

sprite

good afternoon, babblers

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

well sprite, unusual to see you but a pleasure.

11:02 am

sprite

hiya TOwl, yeah I am usually on a lot earlier in the day. Today was messy. Glad to see you.

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

time to put that mess behind you.

11:03 am

sprite

absolutely. Love babble for that purpose, always does the trick. Some need for focus, some lovely chat, a little bit of frustration and whipping up monkeys :)

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

i am amazed at how it helps critical thinking, not to get too clinical. but remember how helpful it was when i was all alone.

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

i am taking a break for home admin stuff and housework.

11:11 am

sprite

bye for now :)

11:11 am

MollyL

I agree TO. This place has really become a litany of depressing facts and opinions.

11:11 am

sprite

this place? Babble chat?

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

yep. been a tough week here, but i unloaded on real life friends. i am okay now.

11:14 am

sprite

ugh, definitely not what I would be looking for in babble chog. A bit of light banter, maybe a clue or two in case of panic, some interesting discussions, yeah, all that is great.

11:16 am

72 Temple Owl

well something wonderful has happened in the last year. i did not know my cousin and his new wife- (we have a really big family who have branched out and spread out as theyd o)

11:17 am

sprite

and? You got the opportunity to get to know them?

11:18 am

72 Temple Owl

were living near and had created their dream business. they are also feeling the separation and stress of business and so i visit them regularly and hear the update on how things are going. you know, sprite, i trained to be a counselor.

11:18 am

sprite

oh wow, that is really wonderful!

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

i enjoy the company. they shared a big booking with me this week, i am happy for them.

11:22 am

sprite

how lovely to be able to watch them succeed and help them when needed

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

yes!

11:23 am

welki

hi, folks

11:23 am

72 Temple Owl

beginning to come out of hbibertaion this week

11:23 am

sprite

my good news is that I got my first order (paid for!) for a zentangle drawing.

11:23 am

72 Temple Owl

hi welk.

11:23 am

sprite

hiyi welki

11:24 am

welki

<-- wishes she was on the small spanish island that's in the grid

11:24 am

72 Temple Owl

great!

11:24 am

sprite

let's pretend, welki :)

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

welk are you back in the cold?

11:25 am

welki

not yet, but it's been pretty chilly here the last week or so - still, better than snow

11:26 am

72 Temple Owl

sprite i was briefly in your vicinity end of november.

11:26 am

sprite

we are entering spring here. Some really nice warm days. Of course, it is the Netherlands, so all of a sudden we are back to freezing temps. But still. Getting there.

11:26 am

72 Temple Owl

spring begins this week but i am sure we will have snow in the next two weels

11:27 am

sprite

oh wow, TOwl. In the Netherlands or somewhere else in Europe?

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

running through the airport to catch my klm flight to ny

11:28 am

Trump 2024

I canâ€™t find any 7 letter words

11:28 am

sprite

ah, lol :D Really briefly then.

11:28 am

72 Temple Owl

i thought i would expire. that close.

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

i have 89 words and none baout 6 letters. they will reveal themselves eventually.

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

the tour operator missed the flioght

11:29 am

sprite

think compound or combine several consonants for 7s

11:30 am

72 Temple Owl

darn cannot type

11:30 am

sprite

omg TOwl, that is kind of hilarious. She had to catch up with you guys?

11:32 am

72 Temple Owl

well, there we were at jfk in the cold without our charter bus to get us back to nnj

11:32 am

sprite

not fun. Bad planning on her part.

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

sprite; a he. cheap sob was no doubt enjoying a great dinner and fine wine. he flew fisrt class.

11:34 am

sprite

omg for real! Baaaaaad boy!

11:34 am

72 Temple Owl

never joined us for the dinners he arranged. interesting, no

11:34 am

72 Temple Owl

hahhahhahah

11:34 am

sprite

not a good travel guide then.

11:35 am

sprite

I hope you got some compensation

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

we were returning from italy. i also spent 2 weeks in greece in the summer

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

i loved greece

11:35 am

sprite

sounds like a wonderful journey

11:36 am

72 Temple Owl

first time. i had dreaded the long flight but i am over that now

11:37 am

72 Temple Owl

uh oh...welk, did i drive you off?

11:37 am

sprite

dinner time here, bbl. Lovely to catch up with you!

11:37 am

72 Temple Owl

ditto. have a good evening.

11:39 am

72 Temple Owl

and i am off to tend the wash. later

12:08 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with either mi7 pease

12:10 pm

BzznBea

Hi, peri. I have one of the two. Make an error in a sketch

12:10 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

12:10 pm

MollyL

The other ends in killer whale

12:11 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, Molly.

12:11 pm

periwinkle

ty Moly

12:22 pm

welki

apologies for my island blurt before

12:57 pm

cybernan

Good moring everyone -or afternoon :)

12:59 pm

cybernan

what did you think of the new cabinet welki?

1:05 pm

cybernan

anyone know what the other 8 is? (not the m 's)

1:05 pm

welki

early days, nan, but the new cabinet has all senior members in it - let's hope they're as wise as they are senior.

1:06 pm

welki

or 8/55

1:07 pm

cybernan

yes - but I did notice that the west was left out again. One article I saw said that he made little consideration to regional representation. What an understatement! of the 24, 13 are from Ontario and 7 of those are from Toronto ridings!

1:08 pm

cybernan

ty welki - looking

1:09 pm

welki

nothing new there; not expecting any change when the election takes place, but right now, canada has bigger fish to fry.

1:10 pm

welki

(it's an or7/8 combo)

1:11 pm

cybernan

true - but it looks like a good effort to pull things together is being made.

1:11 pm

cybernan

At least he is well known and made a good impression when he was in Europe.

1:12 pm

cybernan

oh duh -- should have had that one, considering where I live! ty

1:13 pm

welki

yep, he did - different style than trudeau, but he's well spoken, definitely has a good foundation business-wise, and appears "presidential" when on the podium.

1:14 pm

cybernan

agreed

1:14 pm

welki

have a good day, nan - time to get things going here.

1:15 pm

cybernan

ty - you too

1:21 pm

cybernan

need to get some brunch - slept in today

1:49 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

2:01 pm

ChampFit

chas

2:01 pm

ChampFit

SORRY!!!

2:08 pm

MollyL

Champ, what is your new icon?

2:13 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

2:25 pm

ChampFit

Sorry...wandered off. If you turn it right side up, it's a watercolor of me and my husband. We went to a wedding and they had someone there who did watercolors of everyone. Really neat. And NO IDEA why that sucker turns sideways on here.

2:27 pm

MollyL

It is the image site you use to upload icons. I recommend irfanview.com. It gives you the options to resize and rotate before you upload. It never ceases to amaze me what people spend money on for weddings.

2:28 pm

ChampFit

It wasn't sideways until it uploaded here! When I uploaded it, it was straight up and down. But then it turned.

2:29 pm

ChampFit

Don't get me started on weddings. In the midst of it now with my youngest. I'm holding the line, but it would be pretty damn easy to go overboard.

2:31 pm

ChampFit

One of the gals at a venue told me, "This is the only time you start hearing people say, 'It's only $1000' . It's crazy out there!

2:33 pm

MollyL

I don't envy you. I wouldn't want to be helping a child plan a wedding these days. It's the destination weddings that really freak me out. Please come to our wedding and oh, spend $5,000 to get there.

2:34 pm

ChampFit

Yeah, but that saves whoever's paying, because there are less attendees. My "problem" is that her fiance has a huge family that all live here, and are very close. I'm limiting it to 150, and they're welcome to pay for anything over that.

2:36 pm

MollyL

Continue to breathe deeply and hold your ground.

2:37 pm

ChampFit

Believe me, I'm on it! Day by day...and we have till January to figure it all out.

2:38 pm

MollyL

Good luck. I'm sure it will be a great day and that the mother of the bride will look spectacular.

2:39 pm

Soodle

My nephew is getting married in Barcelona in May - same weekend as some massive music festival. Flights which would normally cast a couple of hundred euro are now north of â‚¬1,500. Oh, and the hote charge â‚¬1,000

2:39 pm

Soodle

PER NIGHT. you donâ€™t even get to keep the bed.

2:39 pm

ChampFit

OMG, Soodle! That's crazy. Talk about a small group...can't imagine too many will go.

2:40 pm

cybernan

Hello everyone :)

2:40 pm

ChampFit

My mom is 90 years old...she couldn't manage the travel. I'm glad she's still alive for it...the last grandparent standing. So she has to be there. Hi nan!

2:41 pm

Soodle

Iâ€™m quite dure it was deliberate - to keep the numbers down. Itâ€™s working,cos Auntie Soodle wonâ€™t be going.

2:41 pm

Soodle

Hey Nan ðŸ˜€

2:41 pm

ChampFit

Hell no you aren't! That's just crazy. And a gift on top of it? Forget it.

2:42 pm

ChampFit

Molly...re: my icon...when we got the painting, I said, "When did I marry George Bush (43)"?

2:43 pm

ChampFit

:)

2:43 pm

cybernan

and here I thought $450 per night for my granddaughter's destination wedding was expensive!

2:43 pm

ChampFit

Feels like a bargain now, doesn't it?

2:44 pm

Soodle

Have you got your MOB outfit yet, Champ? And your GOB outfit, Nan?

2:45 pm

MollyL

Mother of the bride dresses are hard to find. They are either slut-wear or frump-wear.

2:46 pm

ChampFit

No. I've got my eye on some, but will have to start trying on I guess.

2:46 pm

ChampFit

Other daughter got married in November, and had 19 people at a Justice of the Peace, then lunch after. Knew I wouldn't get off that easily twice!

2:47 pm

Soodle

Looking at yourvFB photos, Champ,youâ€™d look good in a trash bag.

2:47 pm

ChampFit

You're too kind! It just want comfortable. Don't want to have to worry about anything, just staying upright!

2:48 pm

ChampFit

I have an m and o for the 8's. What am I missing?

2:49 pm

MollyL

Another M

2:49 pm

ChampFit

Ty!

2:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello again. weddings are just nuts now. seems some really get caught up in the 'can you top this' trap.

2:56 pm

ChampFit

Yep.

2:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

my niece got married last october. small but she got a bit frazzled over all the details. a planner was not in the fiancial plan because they really wanted a house.

3:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

they married on sunday and closed on their house the friday after. crazy kids!

3:00 pm

ChampFit

My DIL and her mom got all wrapped up in that with my son's wedding. Pinterest makes people go crazy!

3:00 pm

ChampFit

That's WHACK, TO!!!

3:00 pm

Soodle

Gotta go. Grands are home for Paddyâ€™s Day & we are having a sleepover here. Iâ€™ve been told that they want pepperoni pizza with no pepperoni. Go figure.

3:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't know why this is. the basic wedding is very costly without all the extras

3:01 pm

ChampFit

And all of us grown ups know that NO ONE pays attention to all the little cute touches that are added. Not one BIT!

3:01 pm

ChampFit

Enjoy your grands Soodle!

3:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

you can have green mozzarella

3:02 pm

cybernan

have fu Soodle

3:02 pm

MollyL

Nope. Everyone just thinks "why did they spend all that money?"

3:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

well it gives the guests something to talk about for about a week

3:02 pm

ChampFit

I had a green beer today after running a race...it was lovely and cold!

3:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

i had a corned beef reuben today

3:03 pm

ChampFit

The bride told my daughter that the watercolor artist was $7000.

3:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow

3:04 pm

cybernan

we have a community event called Paddy's Potatoes. Baked potatoes, chili, salad and dinner rolls on the menu and a live band playing music.

3:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

but not surprising. i asked my niece if there was anything she had skipp(she is my godchild

3:05 pm

ChampFit

That sounds lovely, nan.

3:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i though she would say a bigger cake or something but it was a couple of flower pieces. little did i realize the price tag lol

3:06 pm

ChampFit

The bride at this wedding is a photographer. So she's seen all the things. And wanted the artist, and a great DJ (there were 2 and they were awesome) some light up "crowns", and light up things that looked like pool noodles with lights inside.

3:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

until i got the bill

3:07 pm

cybernan

I'm really lucky to be living here - the best of all worlds: a single home within a gated community that has at least one big social event each month with other weekly events as well.

3:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh, we just had those light up noodles for your mardi gras!

3:08 pm

ChampFit

My daughter doesn't care about the cake. It's likely to be little donuts that come with different choices of stuff you can sprinkle over them. Pieces of HEAVEN, I tell you! And I don't care for donuts. But these were almost like beignets...really good.

3:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

and now you have to have engagement photo shoots as well. but i will say the photos are fantastic.

3:08 pm

ChampFit

Nan, that's a goal for me! Can't wait to be able to move to hopefully an over 55 community with fun people like you!

3:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

she had a single layer then a cut up sheet cake for guests

3:09 pm

ChampFit

One of the photographers is "throwing in" the engagement photos. Yeah, right!

3:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

because she said it's all the same once you cut it

3:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

her photos are just so much better than the old school traditional ones. i remember my mom saying they missed photos of family members. not for this one. and they were gorgerous.

3:11 pm

ChampFit

Exactly. This wedding had a 6" cake with "Just Married", and then cupcakes and cookies for the actual dessert. BBQ for the food, because...Texas.

3:11 pm

ChampFit

Photography has come a long way. It's amazing.

3:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

that's nice

3:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

champ good luck. are you much involve in the planning/

3:13 pm

ChampFit

Yes, it's my youngest daughter, so my job. But she's a lot like me, knows exactly what she wants, and is trying to micromanage me. I will prevail!

3:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol

3:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

the kids did there own since they paid for nearly everything themselves. they only thing my SIL was a bit disappointed about was that it was not in church

3:16 pm

ChampFit

Same. My son was married at our church 10 years ago. Middle daughter did a JP, and youngest will do the same, at a venue.

3:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

my nephew got ordained and performed the ceremony. it's a trend

3:19 pm

ChampFit

I was asked to do one recently, but I really didn't know the groom, and they don't live close by. Would've been hard to get to know each other prior. They had someone else get ordained for it.

3:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have a musician friend who is a pastor and also hires out to do ceremonies. he is great, humorous, personalizes each one by sitting down with each separaately beforehand.

3:21 pm

ChampFit

Perfect.

3:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

my nephew could hardly speak, he was crying. they are irish twins, so to speak, no disrespect to the irish. sometimes kids come close together

3:22 pm

ChampFit

That's so sweet!

3:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

so though very different in temperament, they are like peas in a pod.

3:24 pm

ChampFit

Am I dim, or is this not an easy grid? I still need 5 C's. Down to 26.

3:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

grid? there's a grid?

3:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

interesting to know how the term irish twins came about. i'm sure this is an ocurrence that spans ethenicities.

3:27 pm

ChampFit

:)

3:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

pardon my misspellings.

3:28 pm

ChampFit

One would think. I have a client who's daughter has a set of twins that turned 1 two weeks before she had another child. 3 kids under 2!!!

3:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

OMG

3:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

that poor women has her hands full

3:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

OMG the time change has me all mixed up, i have to go. happy babbling

3:30 pm

ChampFit

Enjoy!

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

and again, no disrespect meant. i am sure there is a bad origin, like there is to many expressions we use today with no knowledge of their true origins.

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's downright embarrassing when you learn the origins of many of them.

3:33 pm

ChampFit

It takes a LOT to offend me, TO. No worries at all.

3:38 pm

MollyL

Irish twins comes from the idea that a woman who had a baby and breast fed for the traditional 6 to 9 months had another child soon after that. (Breastfeeding ceases menstruation and does not allow pregnancy). Irish people (most devout Catholics) do not practice birth control.

3:38 pm

nrkii

TO, my mom and dad's first 3 kids were basically "Irish triplets"... We always just considered it part of the territory of being Catholic in the 60's. But my mom also used to say that my dad couild walk in the door and say hello and she'd get pregnant.

3:39 pm

nrkii

I don't think she knew I was listening when she said that.

3:39 pm

ChampFit

Same for my mom, nrkii.

3:39 pm

nrkii

I was basically the only "planned" pregnancy out of 6

3:40 pm

ChampFit

Pretty sure none of us were.

3:41 pm

nrkii

My third older brother died the day he was born, so my parents took an intentional break for 3 years before they were ready to consider another kid.

3:42 pm

MollyL

Sounds like nrkii

3:42 pm

ChampFit

That's awful. I'm so sorry for your mom and dad...must've been so rough for them.

3:42 pm

MollyL

nrkii's parents were "zesty"

3:43 pm

MollyL

Okay, bad timing on that comment, sorry

3:44 pm

nrkii

My mom had 2 kids in diapers and basically no room to wallow... she lost 2 babies after I was born, and the second loss would have finished her but I was only 3 so she again had no room to get depressed (not that it's really a choice, but she saw it that way)

3:44 pm

nrkii

Molly, no worries! :)

3:44 pm

ChampFit

Some people are really fertile. Mom popped all three of out in a row, but my youngest bro had the Rh factor. Blood transfusion in the hospital. She stopped after that. They didn't have a workaround for it at the time, and she didn't want to risk it. Made dad get a vasectomy.

3:48 pm

MollyL

Considering the things that were not known about childbirth "back in the day", it is a wonder any of us were born. I was breech with the cord wrapped around my neck. Tried to hang myself at birth.

3:48 pm

nrkii

My mom got a priest to tell her it was okay to use contraception "as long as it was to control her cycle". Such a ridiculous time.

Every one of the 3 babies she lost was a unique and scary tragedy that would not be so today. The last was an ectopic pregnancy that almost killed her. She told the surgeon that while he was tieing off one tube, he could just go ahead and tie the other. They wouldn't do it unless my dad consented, so she called him and told him to get his butt to the hospital to sign.

3:50 pm

MollyL

I read that Rosemary Kennedy's mental disabilities came from lack of oxygen at birth because the doctor was running late and the nurse on duty pushed the baby back up the birth canal and told the mother to cross her legs and "hold it"

3:50 pm

ChampFit

Exactly!!! My mom tried birth control, but the guilt was too much for her.

3:51 pm

ChampFit

And now, it's amazing the babies they can and do save. HUGE difference in our generation alone.

4:03 pm

cybernan

coming up for air - 3 left

4:04 pm

ChampFit

go nan!!!

4:05 pm

cybernan

ih 5/14 please?

4:05 pm

cybernan

starts in first col.

4:06 pm

ChampFit

add a furry critter with horns

4:06 pm

cybernan

nm - finally monkeyed it

4:06 pm

cybernan

ty champ

4:08 pm

cybernan

ma 6/39 please?

4:09 pm

ChampFit

mosque. If you'd just brush up on your Arabic, it would come to you. (super sarcasm there!)

4:10 pm

cybernan

no idea what arabic for a mosque is

4:12 pm

ChampFit

It's got weird letters, so hard to clue.

4:13 pm

ChampFit

More in spanish + high point tile, + ego

4:13 pm

MollyL

If you do a Google search on word arabic mosque it comes right up

4:13 pm

ChampFit

Faster than my attempt at a clue, I'm sure.

4:14 pm

cybernan

ty champ -- had to guess ant the more in spanish part, but clue worked :)

4:15 pm

ChampFit

WoohOO!

4:17 pm

Soodle

Happy to report the pepperoni pizzas with no pepperoni have been delivered & are being consumed. For the time being, all is calm, all is quiet. We are watching The Wizard of Oz, ( fast forwarding through the scary bits) & even the 4 month old seems to be enjoying herself.

4:17 pm

cybernan

seachow should be a word -- all that delicious food that comes from the sea

4:17 pm

ChampFit

Lots going on in that movie...should work like a charm!

4:17 pm

ChampFit

Agree!

4:18 pm

cybernan

struggling with the se 7/36 - help please!

4:19 pm

ChampFit

Add an appendage.

4:19 pm

ChampFit

I'm sorry...expected you to read my mind. si4/5 + appendage.

4:20 pm

cybernan

have that one champ - looking for the se 7/36

4:22 pm

ChampFit

Oh..duh!!! I've never seen it before. Se + most of not mom but D** + edge of a cup.

4:23 pm

Soodle

â€¦.. am prepared to give Champ a dispensation for blurting the ch 5/16 word @ 4.17. ðŸ¤ª

4:23 pm

cybernan

ty - that's me done (and done in!)

4:24 pm

ChampFit

CONGRATS! And thank you for the official dispensation Soodle. Much appreciated!

4:24 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

4:25 pm

ChampFit

No thanks...really close now.

4:26 pm

cybernan

ok then -- good evening :)

4:26 pm

ChampFit

enjoy!

4:26 pm

Soodle

Well done Nan. Will trundle along without clues for the time being, while munching no-pepperoni pepperoni pizza.

4:27 pm

ChampFit

And now I'm done too...hope you have a fantastic evening with the grands Soodle. Nice to see you!

5:41 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with ma6 please.my last word

5:44 pm

MollyL

See clues below

5:47 pm

periwinkle

I found it. and done

6:03 pm

NANCY

clue for de 7 please

6:16 pm

nrkii

de7 to remove the heavy head gear

6:21 pm

NANCY

SORRY still cant get it. third letter might help

6:22 pm

NANCY

OH just found it. thanks or hor

6:23 pm

NANCY

for your help nrkii

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

anybody home

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

anybody home?

8:20 pm

SuzeeQ24

any clue for the se7?

8:26 pm

SuzeeQ24

anyone?

8:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

think of the humorist david-

8:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

change final letter

8:53 pm

SuzeeQ24

ty owl

10:36 pm

suefrad625

so exciting. Dragon is docking with the ISS

10:38 pm

suefrad625

there is a free Chanel called NASA plus. I have it on my firestick

10:42 pm

suefrad625

6 min

11:59 pm

cybernan

oh are those poor astronauts finally coming home?

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