Saturday, July 4, 2026

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
MetFan

Howdy all - not much better than yesterday
12:03 am
dizgrannie

hi all
12:05 am
Rainiqui

la 7 and 8
12:05 am
Dippnall

un 8 and 9
12:07 am
mabaker8

er 7
12:08 am
ursh

hello all
12:08 am
Rainiqui

bu 7
12:08 am
mabaker8

hi all
12:11 am
mabaker8

ti 7
12:13 am
Rainiqui

nbt, nbs
12:17 am
dizgrannie

nbt/nbs
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:19 am
MetFan

ty lickety
12:28 am
Gillie

un8 x 2
12:29 am
dizgrannie

un 9 x 2
12:34 am
Robespierre

un 8 x 3
12:45 am
Gillie

re8
1:02 am
Gillie

un8 x 4
3:09 am
MumTT

aery
4:38 am
saanichcat

bundt
4:38 am
saanichcat

sorry
5:07 am
MollyL

San, please put one bu5 cake in the PB 😊
5:10 am
MollyL

Happy Independence Day! And Happy 250th birthday America.
5:46 am
bichon

I read that Trump was at Mt. Rushmore and he was hoping to see his image up there too
5:51 am
dizgrannie

bichon, oh no, theres no room left, is there
5:51 am
bichon

Spoken arom Austrailia where you don't have to live with this
5:52 am
dizgrannie

true
5:52 am
saanichcat

great plan Molly, consider it done, and the espresso is ready too!
5:53 am
dizgrannie

bunya
5:54 am
dizgrannie

oopsie
6:26 am
MollyL

Ooo, I love cake and coffee for breakfast
6:28 am
MollyL

There isn't enough room in the world for Trump's ego. He has monopolized the 4th of July so much that the fireworks don't start until 11 PM
6:37 am
bichon

Don't get me started
6:37 am
bichon

Is he going to pardon the Alexander brothers?
6:55 am
MollyL

If they are criminals, he probably will
7:00 am
dromano66

right, Molly!
7:29 am
bichon

Raping women and girls
7:30 am
rururocks

who are the alexander brothers?
7:30 am
saanichcat

Mr T seems to believe it is HIS birthday, not that of the nation. It is great to see the pushback he is getting now
7:30 am
rururocks

his monumental ego is on full display in the dakotas
7:31 am
saanichcat

hi there ru
7:31 am
rururocks

hi.. another exhausting grid again.. jeez
7:32 am
saanichcat

not as bad as yesterday just finished this one
7:32 am
rururocks

half a tiara to you today
7:33 am
saanichcat

huh? oh, I see, ha ha, thanks!
7:36 am
hurshy

yay, another big grid
7:40 am
ivesyj

clue for the first un 9please
7:41 am
rururocks

Mine is below the ocean
7:41 am
rururocks

i don't know if that is the first
7:43 am
ivesyj

thats ok ruru because i dont see that one either lol
7:43 am
hurshy

think of the song from Little Mermaid and remove "the"
7:44 am
hurshy

plural for 9
7:44 am
Sugrraleona

below = un5/14 plus another word for ocean or water for the 8 and then plural for the 9
7:45 am
rururocks

she's fishing for clues really
7:45 am
hurshy

don't carp on it ru
7:45 am
Sugrraleona

ha ha ha ha
7:45 am
rururocks

i don't want to see her flounder
7:46 am
hurshy

but there's a time and a plaice
7:46 am
rururocks

that'd be swell for her
7:46 am
Sugrraleona

Spongebob is my friend and so is Patrick - I love where they live
7:47 am
hurshy

one of the nice things about it is - no mosquitoes
7:47 am
rururocks

I don't know these people
7:47 am
hurshy

but surely you've HEARD of spongebob
7:47 am
ivesyj

i got the one from little mermaid but i cant find the first un9
7:49 am
rururocks

i have it .. a dress that wasn't resewn un9
7:50 am
ivesyj

whew!! thanks ru
7:50 am
ivesyj

i need my tim hortons coffee now!
7:59 am
hurshy

Es Eliminated!
8:11 am
Sugrraleona

i'm not getting the un9 dress that wasn't resewn clue
8:11 am
hurshy

not changed
8:13 am
Sugrraleona

i got it, ty
8:14 am
MollyL

Maybe a dress that wasn't taken in
8:19 am
ivesyj

clue for the un 8 -50 right before the little mermaid song
8:19 am
hurshy

be anorexic?
8:20 am
phaeton

not fed enough
8:20 am
Sugrraleona

when someone doesn
8:20 am
Sugrraleona

when someone doesn
8:20 am
Sugrraleona

omg - when someone doesnt eat enough they un9
8:21 am
Sugrraleona

sorry about that
8:22 am
ivesyj

thanks sugar finally got it !
8:38 am
phaeton

grayed to U!
8:39 am
Sugrraleona

i'm still missing 2 u's
8:46 am
hurshy

me too
8:46 am
rururocks

missing one here
8:48 am
Sugrraleona

im missing la7/40 and the la9 - help?
8:48 am
phaeton

do you know which ones?
8:49 am
rururocks

la 7 levels of cake and past tense
8:49 am
rururocks

la9 is doing the wash plural
8:49 am
Sugrraleona

ty ruru
8:50 am
Sugrraleona

that's the 8 i think
8:51 am
rururocks

multiple clothes la9
8:52 am
hurshy

or multiple stores that you can take your dirty clothes to
8:52 am
Sugrraleona

aaaah, ty - i'm a knuckleahd
8:52 am
rururocks

i was going to say :D
8:53 am
hurshy

i wonder how the word "knucklehead" came to exist
8:53 am
Sugrraleona

I was born hursh LOL
8:55 am
Sugrraleona

i just googled it - there was a cartoon character called "RF Knucklehead" in used in Air Force training posters during WWII showing them what Not to do
8:55 am
hurshy

then i would like to know what went on in the person's head who came up with that name lol
8:56 am
Sugrraleona

my picture? LOL
8:56 am
hurshy

you are really pushing the self-deprecation envelope today
8:56 am
Sugrraleona

ha ha ha
8:57 am
hurshy

:)
8:57 am
Sugrraleona

Happy 4th of July
9:05 am
hurshy

i haven't done too well with this grid because i'm still sleeeeeeeeepy
9:07 am
hurshy

but Rs Ransacked!
9:07 am
Book Doctor Gwen

phew! less than 400 today!! (hi all)
9:07 am
hurshy

hi gwen :)
9:13 am
Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot, hi hurshy
9:15 am
hurshy

i decided to go to the list early and just found some weird ones
9:15 am
BzznBea

Two big grids in a row. That's nice.
9:15 am
Book Doctor Gwen

looking forward to le5ing them!
9:15 am
BzznBea

Anyone know where the Hokie is?
9:17 am
rururocks

i asked about her the other day no sign of her
9:18 am
welki

hi folks - i wrote to her asking her to check in. she's probably camping where there's no cell service
9:19 am
BzznBea

That's what I think, welki.
9:19 am
rururocks

she might have been kidnapped by ISIS
9:19 am
welki

she'd be a force to be reckoned with
9:20 am
hurshy

is ISIS very active in the carolinas?
9:20 am
rururocks

especially in a burhka
9:20 am
welki

she's a sewer - i can only imagine the fashion statement she'd make :)
9:22 am
BzznBea

With this heat, there isn't to much activity anywhere.
9:23 am
hurshy

ISIS people are probably used to heat, being from a hot region
9:24 am
Book Doctor Gwen

seamster? sewist? (i hope)
9:25 am
welki

yes
9:25 am
periwinkle

hi all help with first un9 please
9:26 am
welki

nothing malodorous :)
9:26 am
rururocks

clued below peri
9:26 am
hurshy

not changed, peri
9:26 am
periwinkle

oh I saw the clues but not seeing it
9:27 am
hurshy

he saw her at the reunion and thought she was un9, just as beautiful as ever
9:28 am
periwinkle

hmm
9:29 am
periwinkle

ty hurshy and other cuers
9:29 am
periwinkle

cluers even
9:29 am
periwinkle

19 U words?
9:30 am
rururocks

finished.. had a bit of trouble with this one
9:30 am
BzznBea

I need to get the home made ice cream prepped and ready for churning.
9:30 am
welki

what flavor, bea?
9:31 am
BzznBea

Just plain old vanilla.
9:31 am
rururocks

ah.. I made some ice cream for a dinner party recently
9:31 am
welki

ru - still can't decide whether or not to make the trip. it's either 7 hours to santa rosa and a 1.5 drive to lakeport, or 3 hours to sf and a 3-4 hour drive
9:31 am
welki

plain old vanilla is my favorite, bea
9:32 am
rururocks

just reach out to me if I can help welks
9:32 am
rururocks

Vanilla is my favorite too most times
9:32 am
BzznBea

With Momma in the house I've been making a lot of ice cream. Her fav is vanilla.
9:32 am
rururocks

I'm a big mint chip guy too
9:32 am
welki

hahaha - i can pick up a chauffeur's hat and you can drive miss welki :D
9:33 am
BzznBea

Ta
9:33 am
rururocks

I do a great hoke impersonation ms daisy
9:33 am
rururocks

I am going to be in canada from teh 13-19th
9:33 am
rururocks

the that is
9:34 am
welki

on the island?
9:34 am
rururocks

yeah.. Campbell River area
9:35 am
welki

if bc wasn't so ridiculously expensive and over-taxed, we'd relocate
9:35 am
rururocks

I'd live there in a heartbeat
9:35 am
rururocks

but Canada doesn't want old farts like me
9:37 am
periwinkle

I am pretty sure you are in your 60s ruru
9:37 am
welki

i don't think there'd be a problem, not like if mr. welki wanted to relocate to the states. that's nearly impossible.
9:40 am
periwinkle

la9 please
9:40 am
rururocks

I wish I was in my sixties
9:40 am
periwinkle

how old are you?
9:40 am
rururocks

I'll be 72 later this year
9:40 am
periwinkle

I had no idea.
9:40 am
rururocks

really?
9:40 am
periwinkle

yep
9:41 am
welki

he looks like a kid
9:41 am
rururocks

I'm so mature and staid around here
9:41 am
rururocks

:D
9:41 am
ivesyj

well ru you are younger than me. im 75. and still working at library for the past 16 years. and im tired lol
9:41 am
periwinkle

lau
9:41 am
rururocks

I'm retiring soon ivesy. I'm tired of working
9:43 am
periwinkle

I have la7/8 but need the la9 please
9:43 am
ivesyj

i retired from my job in 2010 worked there for 31 years .. 5 mos later started at the library lol. but books are my passion so its good
9:44 am
periwinkle

nm found it a pl
9:49 am
periwinkle

I love books. I am a voracious reader
9:49 am
rururocks

I have a voracious... oh never mind
9:51 am
ivesyj

i buy too many books.so silly becuz i can get them from our library. sigh
9:52 am
periwinkle

where is hokie carla?
9:52 am
periwinkle

I read most of my books on my kindle
9:52 am
Book Doctor Gwen

did someone say books? (peers at chat)
9:58 am
Book Doctor Gwen

book doctor here, or is that too obvious, also a book dealer, also a nerd lol
10:00 am
LuvWordGames

Hey Gwen, fellow Michigan book lover here
10:00 am
MollyL

Carla was here yesterday. She usually travels on holiday weekends.
10:00 am
periwinkle

ok
10:00 am
Book Doctor Gwen

hi back, Luv!
10:00 am
periwinkle

how are you liking the heat Molly?
10:01 am
periwinkle

it was 100+ the past few days
10:01 am
MollyL

I am dreading my next electric bill
10:01 am
periwinkle

me too
10:02 am
MollyL

I don't know how people make it without air conditioning in heat like this.
10:02 am
periwinkle

bbl
10:02 am
ivesyj

we die a slow death molly.
10:03 am
MollyL

Ivesy, you don't have air conditioning?
10:04 am
rururocks

I'm installing air conditioning in my new house when I move
10:05 am
rururocks

and a generator
10:05 am
Book Doctor Gwen

in hot climates houses have open porches where people can hang out and catch the breeze. also lots of ice water
10:05 am
Shirlockc

my AC has been running all morning it's only set at 78 and it's still running
10:06 am
rururocks

wowza
10:06 am
rururocks

it's 56 here right now
10:06 am
penquis

i have a heat pump and it works for me....hello all....
10:06 am
rururocks

hi pen
10:06 am
penquis

hi ru...
10:13 am
ivesyj

no air condition in my apartment. thank goodness we have it at library.
10:16 am
Flask1

Good afternoon all, just been reading some of the chat, and ruru was saying that he"lol be 72 yrs old later in the year, well I too will be 72, in September. In my head I certainly don"t feel it....and I can still be a bit of an idiot.
10:18 am
ivesyj

well flask being 75 i have the i will do what i want attitude lol..
10:22 am
Flask1

Oh yes ivesyj, I do try to be as independent as possible, and woe betide anyone who tries to stop me...lol
10:24 am
ivesyj

exactly lol. have a lot of younger staff working with me and i just give them the evil eye when they think they know more than i do
10:26 am
mkg

Did anyone clue the la 9??? not seeing it. and i need it. ty.
10:26 am
penquis

didn't even know there is one...
10:28 am
mkg

see below someone asked for clues. i also have the la 7/8 but not the 9.
10:29 am
mkg

here it is now 94 degrees and getting higher. does anyone remember in 1964 a huge heat wave in the new york area? it was 104 in NYC and i was there and used the subway and i swear it was 115 in the subway stations!
10:29 am
rastapopolous

Newsom went to a french one of these
10:30 am
MollyL

la9 places where clothes get cleaned
10:31 am
penquis

ah, ty, molly...
10:31 am
MollyL

I think Ru is a frequent patron of the French one
10:32 am
MollyL

He eats in a lot of ooo-la-la places like that
10:33 am
mkg

i have la 8 as place where close get cleaned. not seeing a 9
10:33 am
penquis

pl....PLACES....
10:34 am
penquis

the singular is not in the grid...
10:34 am
rastapopolous

the verb is 7/8
10:37 am
Book Doctor Gwen

ty, got the LA clot
10:43 am
MollyL

Jeez, how to you turn la8 into a place instead of actions
10:44 am
Mary

LA9 is the beginning of the 7 & 8 plus DR5,12
10:51 am
maccafixx

ta 6/21?
10:51 am
penquis

don't have it...
10:51 am
Book Doctor Gwen

hoet woot
10:52 am
Book Doctor Gwen

the LA9 ends with consonant, two vowels, consonant
10:56 am
Flask1

Could I please have a clue for the first UN word?
10:56 am
clg47

un pure, not changed
10:56 am
Tabbycat2

Unchanged
10:59 am
Flask1

Oh dear....it's a hard one...
11:00 am
therealblah

un + what the tailor did to your hem line
11:07 am
Book Doctor Gwen

(un + al5 + suffix)
11:08 am
mkg

i still have no 9s. hmmm
11:08 am
mkg

got that un 9!!!!!!! thanks so much
11:09 am
Flask1

clue please mkg??
11:09 am
mkg

got the la 9! ty for this plural clue. ty
11:09 am
phaeton

below the ocean
11:10 am
mkg

super clues today
11:10 am
mkg

un and then if your dress is too large you can have it al***** to fit.
11:12 am
phaeton

de8?
11:14 am
mkg

dont have a de 8 yet pahe.
11:14 am
phaeton

found it
11:15 am
Flask1

Thanx for all the clues...:)
11:23 am
phaeton

ce8?
11:24 am
clg47

a type of delivery
11:26 am
BzznBea

Thanks cig
11:39 am
Soodle

Thanks cig. I’ve had three of them, never knew how to spell it. Happy Independence Day to all my American friends. Hope everyone enjoys the festivities.
11:39 am
BzznBea

Hey, Soodle. Hope you are well.
11:41 am
Kallia

de 8 means to take out air.....de+ae6
11:42 am
Soodle

All good Bea, thanks. Hope all well with you too.
11:44 am
BzznBea

Trying to keep cool. But we just stay inside.
11:44 am
Book Doctor Gwen

119 to go, losing speed, BBL and happy 4th to all, despite the shitshow
11:53 am
cybernan

good morning --- and another to large to finish, I see
11:56 am
MollyL

Apparently, Trump's National State Fair was closed yesterday due to people dropping like flies from heat exhaustion. They are blaming poor planning for the extreme heat.
11:57 am
MollyL

I will blame anyone with the poor sense to venture out into heat index values of 115 degrees.
11:57 am
BzznBea

They are not opening today until after 5pm.
11:58 am
MollyL

Well, that is slightly better temperature wise but not much.
11:59 am
BzznBea

The entire thing was ill conceived.
11:59 am
rururocks

ya think?
12:00 pm
MollyL

So was pushibng the fireworks to 11 PM so Trump can run his mouth.
12:01 pm
rururocks

fireworks are going to start here as soon as it's almost dark
12:01 pm
rururocks

my neighborhood is like a warzone
12:01 pm
MollyL

That is the usual time for The National Mall fireworks.
12:06 pm
cybernan

I can't imagine anyone being allowed to set off fireworks with the fire hazard so high. They were cancelled here for risk of forest fire.
12:07 pm
MollyL

I read that the hideous arch at the National State Fair is cracking and oozing yellow goo.
12:07 pm
rururocks

they're pretty much illegal here but it still doesn't stop the macho rednecks and macho mexican guys here from blowing off m80's
12:08 pm
MollyL

Nan, I won't be surprised if there are a lot of fireworks-related fires this year.
12:10 pm
BzznBea

Citizens in my town don't spend money on fireworks. They just shoot off their guns.
12:35 pm
cybernan

I don't understand the kind of mentality where the first thought for solving a dispute is a gun
12:36 pm
cybernan

Thank goodness privately owned guns (other than hunting rifles) are a rarity rather than the norm around here.
12:50 pm
cybernan

the a's are proving difficult for me today