Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, November 12, 2016

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:01 am

medusa

Had 15 words left on the other one. lol

12:01 am

Minveryork

I am diving into the grid.I will return when I'm halfway done

12:02 am

origami

I'm never here at the flip. Diving in.

12:05 am

hurshy

hi min, origami, medusa

12:05 am

medusa

Hi hurshy. Hows you/

12:06 am

hurshy

um, you know, personally good, existentially bad

12:06 am

origami

Heya hursh

12:06 am

origami

There is a lot of existential angst going around ;-(

12:06 am

crayola

cr8

12:06 am

jesdraggon

existentially bad?

12:08 am

hurshy

yeah

12:08 am

crayola

st7

12:09 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:09 am

origami

hi nan

12:09 am

flosey

hi everyone

12:09 am

medusa

Hi nan. Hows You

12:09 am

ursh

sa 7 x 2

12:09 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:09 am

Lizlin

ba 7

12:09 am

medusa

hi Liz

12:10 am

Lizlin

di 7

12:10 am

origami

Hey flosey and liz

12:10 am

hurshy

as a white person who endeavors not to be racist, you kind of hope that even if you cannot make up for past wrongs of your ancestors, the world is at least NOW moving in the right direction, which helps you kind of live with yourself. and then when something happens which looks likely to turn that around and head back in the other direction, you start finding it harder. at least, i do.

12:10 am

medusa

fa6/7

12:11 am

medusa

I get ya hursh

12:12 am

origami

Everyone I know is upset hurshy

12:12 am

jesdraggon

i'm with ya. Spent most of Wednesday in a rolling emotional break down. that was... a thing.

12:12 am

KnightTime

I am not upset and I cannot and will not worry about my ancestors or their actions.

12:12 am

jesdraggon

sorry about brexit.

12:13 am

Minveryork

I am stopping at 75 words and 820 points. I'll finish later.

12:13 am

origami

I'm not worried about my ancestors. I am worried about the generations to come.

12:13 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, Min

12:13 am

medusa

Brexit has not upset me. The way I see it is that something else will turn up at some point.

12:13 am

Minveryork

Goodnite 2 all babblers!Hope to see you here later today

12:13 am

medusa

Sweet dreams Min

12:14 am

hurshy

i think the chief trouble is that there is a whole group of white people who are kind and decent and conservative and they can't actually imagine or believe that there is a whole other group of white people who are NOT kind or decent, that the mainstream media is just making that hate speech stuff up, and so they don't realize that they've just given them permission to be horrid.

12:14 am

hurshy

i should remind you all that i am not ACTUALLY british, i just WISH i were. i'm american.

12:14 am

jesdraggon

where do they think 'mainstream media' comes from?

12:15 am

hurshy

the liberal elites

12:15 am

jesdraggon

ah, i just looked at your flag, sorry

12:15 am

KnightTime

i am American and wish not to be anything else.

12:15 am

medusa

Some people are so blind to what happens.

12:16 am

hurshy

no need to be sorry. if one has a confusing flag, one cannot mind if others are confused by it. I'M sorry for being confusing :)

12:16 am

jesdraggon

in that case, i'm sorry for a whole different set of racist bigoted economy destroying screw-offs...

12:16 am

jesdraggon

and sad about Leonard Cohen on top of it.

12:17 am

medusa

I heard about that. So sad.

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:17 am

jesdraggon

thanks, lickety

12:17 am

medusa

Thanks

12:18 am

origami

I think I will just not think about horrible things any more. I will just watch Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory again. The election results coupled with Cohen's death again has left me numb.

12:18 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:18 am

hurshy

how come i can't see more than half of the S's

12:19 am

hurshy

take the mental health break, origami. but don't take too long. remember that all that is needed for evil to win is for good people to do nothing.

12:19 am

jesdraggon

because they're hiding behind the h's?

12:19 am

medusa

I am watching the harry Potters again. Can't find all my dvds at the moment as I have things packed.

12:19 am

cybernan

I along with a lot of other Canadians are upset that a man like that could be president elect --- I can't imagine how moderate and forward thinking Amercans must feel.

12:20 am

jesdraggon

well, right now i'm strongly thinking about moving to canada, nan

12:20 am

hurshy

you know that feeling you get when you eat something and it just tastes off?

12:20 am

jesdraggon

because alternating between nausea and breaking down crying isn't working so well for me.

12:20 am

medusa

I do hursh

12:21 am

medusa

Hugs jes

12:21 am

origami

I know hurshy. I just want to take a break from reality. I am entitled :-)

12:21 am

hurshy

if i weren't smack in the middle of my master's program i'd probably be looking into canada as well. if they'd have me.

12:22 am

jesdraggon

student visa?

12:22 am

cybernan

Anyone with techie training wouldn't have a problem

12:23 am

hurshy

no like everything is all arranged for me to do my student teaching in january, and i haven't the foggiest idea what i would need to do from there to be certified as a teacher in a country other than the US

12:24 am

jesdraggon

what will your degree be?

12:24 am

cybernan

doctors and nurses as well -- have a brain drain here as medicos can earn so much more in the state. Our doctors have a cap on what they can charge for various procedures.

12:24 am

hurshy

MA in elementary education

12:24 am

origami

Alas, I am stuck here.

12:25 am

jesdraggon

I've a link to the things that qualify for express entry but will make people angry if I post it here because it's long

12:25 am

cybernan

We have more teachers than we need.

12:25 am

hurshy

rats

12:26 am

jesdraggon

University Degree at Masters Level is on the list though

12:26 am

hurshy

apropos that FAUST is in the grid

12:29 am

jesdraggon

phds get more points than doctors in their pool.

12:30 am

cybernan

struggling with the a's

12:31 am

m9f9l

hi all

12:31 am

ursh

i have one nan - au5/14

12:31 am

flosey

hi m9

12:32 am

medusa

hi m9

12:32 am

hurshy

2 reasons why i think about my ancestors:
1) someone says they think about the future instead. well don't we do that because we don't want them to look back and say, man, our ancestors really screwed things up and now it's super duper hard for us to fix it?
2) if your family was rich and you found out that your dad had made all his money through sex trafficking or something else terrible, what would you do? because that is where we are right now, it's just more generations, which makes it harder to see. but if you take the time to look, it pops out like a magic eye painting.

12:32 am

m9f9l

Luke! I am your fa6. :-D (couldn't resist)

12:33 am

Lizlin

Nice, m9 :)

12:33 am

medusa

Hahahahahaha m9. Love it! Already got that one.

12:33 am

m9f9l

Ohhh.. are we talking about genealogy?

12:33 am

ursh

anyone have the O

12:34 am

medusa

Still looking ursh

12:34 am

Lizlin

on 4

12:34 am

m9f9l

I hadn't even seen your comment when I said that about fa6

12:34 am

jesdraggon

on4

12:34 am

ursh

good grief - tx jes

12:34 am

hurshy

i didn't think you had m9, it popped up too fast

12:34 am

cybernan

and ad 4, ursh

12:34 am

medusa

Thanks jes.

12:34 am

cybernan

ty for the 5

12:34 am

hurshy

we're only talking genealogy obliquely and in the broad sense.

12:34 am

m9f9l

reminds me of one of my fave cartoons.

12:35 am

jesdraggon

no prob, ursh; lag got me though and liz clued before i did :)

12:35 am

medusa

thanks cyber

12:36 am

m9f9l

here's a tiny link to it: http://tinyurl.com/jabtz5v

12:39 am

medusa

Are there any stats for the lone a please?

12:40 am

cybernan

lookig for that one too, medusa

12:40 am

hurshy

i'm doing remarkably poorly at finding words

12:40 am

Lizlin

Me too

12:40 am

medusa

Ok. What about the i?

12:40 am

ursh

at7/32

12:40 am

hurshy

it5/12

12:40 am

aebmusica

at7/32

12:40 am

jesdraggon

it5

12:40 am

Lizlin

it 5

12:40 am

medusa

thanks ursh

12:40 am

medusa

thanks.

12:41 am

Lizlin

BBL

12:41 am

medusa

ttfn Liz

12:41 am

ursh

i have nothing from the top T - any stats

12:42 am

aebmusica

cerci

12:42 am

medusa

I need somethingon that oo ursh

12:42 am

cybernan

ty -- don't believe I couldn't find that!

12:42 am

m9f9l

ts5

12:42 am

hurshy

ta4/5

12:42 am

m9f9l

I think of it as a babblet

12:43 am

aebmusica

ta4/5= greek letter

12:43 am

ursh

ty nbt nbs

12:43 am

hurshy

babblet is in the eye of the beholder?

12:44 am

m9f9l

Well this is the only place I see those ts5s!

12:44 am

medusa

Not getting the at7!

12:45 am

m9f9l

got the a!

12:45 am

hurshy

that is why i think it's funny that you said you THINK of it - as if it is unique to you instead of something is liek, objectively a babblet because 95% of us never see the word elsewhere

12:45 am

m9f9l

Pray about it medusa! Bwahahahaha!!

12:46 am

hurshy

wow you can tell i am sleepy

12:46 am

m9f9l

Well.. I guess I USUALLY think of babblets as being 4 letters long.

12:46 am

hurshy

thanks m9

12:47 am

m9f9l

maybe it's a babblette...

12:47 am

cybernan

non-believer, medusa

12:47 am

jesdraggon

alrighty lovelies... i gotta go to bed if i wanna be anything resembling functional at work tomorrow.

12:47 am

hurshy

this is english, we don't have masc and fem words!

12:47 am

jesdraggon

stay strong

12:48 am

medusa

Thank you.

12:48 am

hurshy

*does weight lifting by lifting cat up and down*

12:48 am

m9f9l

waiter/waitress.... executor/executrix... ;-)

12:48 am

jesdraggon

thanks, nan... i got 6 words there

12:48 am

hurshy

sure but that is bc those words apply to PEOPLE who are masc or fem

12:48 am

m9f9l

But I was just making it looooonger. LOL

12:48 am

medusa

sweet dreams jes

12:48 am

hurshy

it's not like french where the chair and the table have gender

12:50 am

medusa

are there any stats for the 8 letter words please?

12:50 am

medusa

Finally list refreshed!

12:50 am

cybernan

crashing -- good night all

12:51 am

flosey

crf8/45

12:51 am

medusa

Thanks.

12:51 am

medusa

nbt and nbs

12:51 am

flosey

oops take that f out of there

12:51 am

hurshy

i wanted creature to be there but no

12:51 am

medusa

sweet dreams cyber

12:52 am

m9f9l

nbt/nbs here also.

12:52 am

medusa

wtg

12:53 am

hurshy

aHA i was close

12:54 am

m9f9l

and now I'm over 1/2 way! yay!

12:54 am

medusa

wtg

12:56 am

hurshy

100! niters

12:57 am

medusa

sweet dreams

1:21 am

medusa

No good. Eyes want to close! Will be back later.

1:41 am

flosey

fw and off to bed, bb tomorrow at flip

1:44 am

grannyrose

sweet dreeams dear flosey. and WTG FLOSEY

2:21 am

Marc Freeman

at7, please?

2:22 am

grannyrose

at7. someone who who doesn't believe in God

2:23 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

2:24 am

grannyrose

np's marc. xoxox

2:28 am

Marc Freeman

cr8, please?

2:29 am

sprite

good morning all

2:30 am

grannyrose

what the Lord God made.

2:30 am

Marc Freeman

Good morning sprite

2:30 am

sprite

morning Marc!

2:30 am

grannyrose

xoxox and {{hugs}} dear sprite

2:31 am

sprite

good evening my dear friend *hugs rose* How was your day? How did the church soup go and the movie night?

2:32 am

grannyrose

yesterday was most successful.. today i have taken it very easy...nothing physical at all.

2:32 am

sprite

are you hurting, darling?

2:34 am

grannyrose

not at the moment. just asked himself... he doesn't remember what he was yelling at me about... if at all.

2:35 am

sprite

you can tell him from me that he is kind of past the age he can indulge in temper tantrums. If it was so minor he cannot even recall the reason, he shouldn't blow up in the first place. Especially not against you, knowing how you will shut down.

2:36 am

grannyrose

tomorrow is church. and Monday i must give my admission papers to the hospital for the weekend, 2 weeks after.

2:36 am

sprite

counting down :)

2:38 am

grannyrose

himself cannot remember...

2:39 am

grannyrose

sprite.... he is so melodramatic...

2:39 am

sprite

yeah I know, that is what you said... still doesn't diminish his being responsible for his own behaviour

2:40 am

Marc Freeman

cr8, please?

2:40 am

grannyrose

absolutely sprite

2:40 am

sprite

sweetie, he can be all he is... but if you dissociate so badly you start repeating yourself and can't remember what happened at all, it is NOT a good thing.

2:41 am

grannyrose

marc... what our Lord God didi

2:41 am

sprite

rose already clued it when you asked before, Marc. God's work of making everything

2:41 am

Marc Freeman

sorry didn't see it. Thanks to both of you

2:41 am

sprite

yvw

2:42 am

grannyrose

sprite, i hear you my bestie.

2:43 am

sprite

*hugs rose* I definitely don't want to make waves in a good marriage. But I do think you need to speak up for yourself in this, and not allow him to be mr Drama to the extend you are taking damage.

2:43 am

sprite

extent*

2:45 am

sprite

how do you guys call the kind of water bottles bicycle racers use?

2:49 am

mattygroves

I just call them the water bottles bicycle riders use...

2:49 am

sprite

lol ok. We call it 'bidon' and it doesn't take.

2:49 am

sprite

and hiya matty! How are you today?

2:50 am

mattygroves

Good morning! It's wet and miserable here. We've friends coming to dinner tonight though so I shall bugger a chicken (beer can chicken, but you shove the can up the chicken's jacksie, so...)

2:50 am

mattygroves

How are you folks today?

2:51 am

sprite

yeah, lovely, tastes so good too.

2:51 am

sprite

I am ok. Back is hurting, but I have a whole day of no obligations :)

2:51 am

mattygroves

Excellent! Jeff's had to pop into work, so I'm still snuggled up in bed

2:52 am

mattygroves

Have you got numbers for the I in the last column and the T in the top row?

2:52 am

sprite

that is so cozy, isn't it...

2:52 am

sprite

ta4/5 and 5/12 for the top T

2:53 am

sprite

it is a combo

2:53 am

sprite

don't have the i yet, will help look

2:54 am

sprite

it5/12 for the i

2:54 am

sprite

and I think the Ts I just mentioned are from the second row T, sorry

2:55 am

sprite

let me check again, I have two of them

2:55 am

mattygroves

I found a ta4/5 but can't yet see how to combo it (unless I have a different one from you). Thank you! Once I find that pesky i, I shall be nbt and nbs

2:55 am

spellit

It5/12 is what sm

2:55 am

sprite

tu4/5 is from that top T

2:55 am

spellit

It5/12 is what snakes do minus the first two letters!

2:56 am

sprite

yeah ta4/5, not a combo, is from the top T too

2:56 am

spellit

Morning all although hardly good as it is pouring with rain

2:56 am

sprite

hiya spellit! I think matty only wants the stats for now

2:57 am

mattygroves

True. But thank you (nbt/nbs) :)

2:57 am

mattygroves

I won't hold it against you ;)

2:57 am

sprite

wtg matty!

3:03 am

sprite

funny that cr8, th6 and at7 are in the same grid

3:08 am

Marc Freeman

sa6/30, please?

3:10 am

sprite

I have it but how to clue it, lol

3:12 am

sprite

it is the alt spelling of a usually Hindu mendicant ascetic. Start with a word for depressed. Double the consonant.

3:12 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

3:13 am

sprite

wtg Marc!

3:13 am

sprite

where did rose go? Chasing a squirrel again?

3:16 am

sprite

cr8, th6, at7 and di8 all share a theme :)

3:19 am

mattygroves

Thanks for that! That's the 8s slaughtered

3:20 am

Marc Freeman

Oh could I get a clue for di8, please?

3:26 am

sprite

di8: someone who believes in 2 gods

3:28 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

3:28 am

sprite

yvw

3:32 am

sprite

fireflies. Any other clues needed before I go?

3:34 am

sprite

bye all

4:21 am

zoozzoom

Is it just me or does this grid have teeth? I am not finding this grid easy at all. Got 36 words still to find and have come to a halt.

4:24 am

bichon

di 8, pls [didn't understand Sprite's clue]

4:24 am

mattygroves

I have 42 left to find and have come to a halt. I've not listed yet though

4:24 am

mattygroves

di + th6/21

4:25 am

bichon

ty matty

4:26 am

zoozzoom

Glad it is just not me then lol

4:29 am

rubyfoo

Goodmorning!

4:30 am

zoozzoom

Hello, ((Ruby))

4:30 am

bichon

Hi ruby

4:30 am

rubyfoo

I was hoping for a go zo grid, but it could be worse! At least the (very) cold sun is shining

4:30 am

rubyfoo

gonzo*

4:31 am

rubyfoo

((ZZOOZZ)) ((BICHON))

4:31 am

rubyfoo

and Matty!!

4:31 am

zoozzoom

Raining here...no suprise there then.

4:32 am

bichon

We've had no rain at all so far this month and we are 12 down for the year

4:33 am

bichon

*12 inches

4:33 am

rubyfoo

My Wonder dog may be handsome, protecctive and a great dancer, but he still doesn't close the door behind him.

4:33 am

zoozzoom

If I could..I would gladly send you some much need rain, Bicon.

4:33 am

zoozzoom

Bichon*

4:34 am

rubyfoo

Here, we get the right amount of rain but November is very dark

4:35 am

bichon

Yes, it is a depressive month. Gets dark earlier and the beautifully colored leaves depart

4:35 am

zoozzoom

By about the middle of December it is dark by about 3:30pm so depressing.

4:36 am

bichon

But,spring will come

4:36 am

zoozzoom

I am still chanting "Mild Winter..Mild Winter" Molly lol

4:36 am

rubyfoo

Most of thge people I know, bboth here, there and everywhere are depressed in Nov.

4:37 am

zoozzoom

It will, Bichon that it will :-)

4:37 am

rubyfoo

They arepredicting a very cold winder here

4:37 am

bichon

We haven't any very old weather yet. Lows around the freezing point.

4:37 am

zoozzoom

Probably all that thought of over spending at Christmas time, Ruby lol

4:39 am

rubyfoo

And it's brought my first strong reealization of widowhood! The one thing that might have helped me through this catastrophic election, would have been talking about it with my once-brilliantt husband.

4:40 am

rubyfoo

I've been dreaing about him lately, mostly having the conversations we might have had....

4:40 am

rubyfoo

He was a Republican, so it made our discourse lively

4:40 am

zoozzoom

Is there not a get together group you could go to, Ruby one or two times a week say?

4:42 am

rubyfoo

I only drive if it's absolutely nedessary and the French are very private, so don't seem to have supportt groups

4:43 am

rubyfoo

Butmy Fr friends call and drop by and I have my housekeeper, so it'sn not bleak

4:43 am

rubyfoo

I am very lucky!

4:43 am

zoozzoom

That is good to hear :-0

4:43 am

zoozzoom

:-)*

4:43 am

MollyL

The dark time of year causes a lot of depression. Light deprivation.

4:44 am

zoozzoom

I am going to list as I am getting no where fast.

4:44 am

rubyfoo

i LEAVE MY READING LIGHT ON? DIRECTLY IN MY FACE? WHEN i NAP

4:44 am

rubyfoo

sorry for caps! Didn'tmean to shout

4:45 am

zoozzoom

Yes true, Molly. there are lights you can buy for this not sure if the condition is called SAD but that rings a bell.

4:46 am

zoozzoom

Seasonal Affective Disorder.

4:46 am

MollyL

That is it Zoom. Seasonal Affective Disorder.

4:48 am

bichon

I have that in the summer

4:48 am

MollyL

It helps to get out in the sun as much as possible during the day.

4:49 am

zoozzoom

That is why I love my garden :-)

4:50 am

bichon

I feel worse about hot and humid weather. Doesn;t let me feel invigorated

4:50 am

MollyL

If you can't get outside for some reason, even sitting in a sunny window for 10 or 15 minutes a day helps.

4:51 am

rubyfoo

It's never too hot for me

4:51 am

rubyfoo

yes, Molly, I do that

4:51 am

zoozzoom

Not a nice feeling I am sure, Bichon. I do not have t hat problem myself. I am the opposite i love the heat.

4:51 am

MollyL

I would rather be warm than cold any day.

4:51 am

zoozzoom

Although the humidity with heat must be a real drain.

4:52 am

zoozzoom

Oh yes me too..at least you can take layers of clothes off when getting too warm.

4:52 am

bichon

It is very draining and it's humid most of the summer here

4:52 am

rubyfoo

That's why I loved Florida, except for the mosquitoes.

4:52 am

MollyL

My problem with either extreme season is lack of fresh air. Too much heat or too much air conditioning bother me.

4:53 am

rubyfoo

Neither of those problems here -- no heat and rarely aircon

4:53 am

rubyfoo

ditas

4:53 am

rubyfoo

sorry

4:53 am

rubyfoo

no more talkinbg for moi

4:53 am

MollyL

In a hot humid summer, there is no fresh air anywhere, even outside. : (

4:54 am

zoozzoom

Tu peux continuer Ã parler, Ruby :-)

4:55 am

rubyfoo

Tu es trop gentil, zzoozz!

4:55 am

zoozzoom

We humans are never happy with the weather lol

4:55 am

MollyL

Tray bean everyone : P

4:55 am

rubyfoo

hahah, Molly!

4:56 am

zoozzoom

vous Ãªtes les bienvenus, Ruby!

4:56 am

zoozzoom

LOL I like tht, Molly!

4:56 am

zoozzoom

That*

4:56 am

rubyfoo

lots of Fr words in the grid today

4:56 am

MollyL

I was married to a French speaker and learned how to poke fun, when necessary.

4:57 am

bichon

at 7/32, pls

4:57 am

MollyL

There is a Gaelic word too, but the Gaelic definition is not given.

4:58 am

zoozzoom

A person who does not believe i a god, Bichon.

4:58 am

zoozzoom

in a god*

4:59 am

bichon

doh! ty zooz

4:59 am

rubyfoo

My first husband was a French historian (from IUL), and used to make a lot of language jokes and puns

4:59 am

bichon

IUL, ruby?

4:59 am

rubyfoo

IL*

5:00 am

MollyL

That is good Ruby. Living with someone who has a sense of humor is good for you. They don't assume every bit of poking fun is "mean spirited".

5:01 am

bichon

ok, ty

5:08 am

sukee

Good morning

5:08 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sukee :-)

5:09 am

sukee

Hi zoom

5:10 am

zoozzoom

à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ

5:10 am

sukee

wtg

5:10 am

zoozzoom

Happy babbling everyone!

5:46 am

rubyfoo

Good news, for a change, I've just been approved for French health insurance.

5:50 am

MollyL

That is great, Ruby.

5:51 am

Uneaixoise

yay, Ruby!!!!

5:54 am

MollyL

Great picture of your Dad, Une. I have one from that era of my Dad, landing a Coast Guard helicopter.

5:54 am

Uneaixoise

tx Molly

6:06 am

rubyfoo

I don't know when it takes effect or what it covers, but that's one less worry!

6:07 am

rubyfoo

es, une, grat photos!

6:07 am

rubyfoo

Yes* great*

6:08 am

rubyfoo

And lunch was delicious, choucroute garni -- how great is that?

6:09 am

MollyL

I'm glad you liked your lunch, Ruby. I'm not a sauerkraut fan.

6:09 am

rubyfoo

Compared to the usual, and nothing yesterday because of the Holiday, it was splendid!

6:10 am

MollyL

Really? France celebrates our Veteran's Day?

6:11 am

mattygroves

In the UK it's called Remembrance Day, though it's not a national holiday. We also have ceremonies on the first Sunday after the 11th (Remembrance Sunday)

6:11 am

mattygroves

It was originally to celebrate the end of WWI

6:12 am

rubyfoo

Yes, all the French wars, especially WW1. At our tiny village cemetery they lay wreaths, have a little brass band, close the Streets and the mayor gives a speech!

6:12 am

rubyfoo

Hello Matty

6:13 am

mattygroves

Hiya!

6:13 am

mattygroves

5 words left...

6:14 am

mattygroves

2 left...

6:14 am

mattygroves

Fireworks :)

6:14 am

rubyfoo

yay, Matty, I'll send the brass band over

6:15 am

bichon

Great news ruby

6:16 am

rubyfoo

ty Bichon

6:37 am

bichon

ta 5/16, pls

6:57 am

bubba218

ta + two times a day, as in an Rx

6:58 am

Anniebrook

fa 7/48 clue please

6:59 am

Sunrise

Annie ... you are your F/744 offspring.

6:59 am

bubba218

fa7 overweight + what sits on your neck

7:00 am

Anniebrook

thanks! Sunrise

7:01 am

Anniebrook

and thanks, bubba

7:03 am

MollyL

For you non-medical people, ta5/16 is ta + what you do at an auction, or something you put in on a house for sale

7:45 am

carleekat

nbt/nbs in 23

7:48 am

MLFAN17

ty sunrise

7:48 am

MLFAN17

hello all

7:54 am

penquis

hello....

7:54 am

MLFAN17

hi pen

7:55 am

MLFAN17

third column t?

7:56 am

penquis

don't have it yet...

7:56 am

penquis

plural of a greek letter...

7:56 am

MLFAN17

is it a 5?

7:57 am

penquis

no....

7:57 am

doseffing

4

7:57 am

MLFAN17

got it

7:57 am

MLFAN17

hi dose

7:58 am

doseffing

morning

7:58 am

MLFAN17

third column a?

7:59 am

penquis

ad 4...

8:01 am

doseffing

au5/12.... that I don't remember seeing before

8:01 am

penquis

add a letter for a 6....

8:01 am

lil*monkey

change last letter for au5/14

8:01 am

MLFAN17

dose clue please?

8:01 am

MLFAN17

hi lil

8:02 am

MLFAN17

found it

8:02 am

periwinkle

hi folks, I am in the lobby of the hotel in CT. Bat Mitzvah for my great niece. not playing babble today. just wanted to say hi.

8:02 am

doseffing

... I`ll guess that it`s meaning has to do with `hearing``

8:03 am

MLFAN17

lol hi peri

8:03 am

periwinkle

will be home sometime late Sunday afternoon

8:03 am

doseffing

... sorry keyboard is dying a horrible death today ... must change machines

8:03 am

periwinkle

free computer for 30 minutes here

8:03 am

periwinkle

happy babbling all.

8:04 am

penquis

hi peri...

8:08 am

MLFAN17

corner a?

8:09 am

penquis

someone who does not believe in God...

8:09 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

8:09 am

MLFAN17

I need last column I for nbt?

8:10 am

penquis

it + not him...

8:10 am

MLFAN17

thanks pen

8:10 am

MLFAN17

nbt

8:12 am

penquis

yw...

8:12 am

MLFAN17

does cr8 start out like another name for a monster?

8:13 am

penquis

yes...

8:13 am

MLFAN17

ohhh I found it ty pen

8:13 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

8:13 am

penquis

yw...

8:18 am

penquis

i am down to 20.....taking a break....bbl to finish....bye all...

8:53 am

MollyL

Ooo, Peri is out of pocket. Have fun Peri.

8:53 am

ChampFit

I have cr8...stats for the other one please?

8:54 am

phaeton

hello...help with the di8/50 pls

8:54 am

ChampFit

Well there you go...thx!

8:54 am

phaeton

yw

8:55 am

phaeton

Champ...tried your recipe. Turned out very good. The only change I made was to add some instant rice the last hour of cooking. Yum!

8:55 am

rururocks

Beyonce's scientific sister is in the grid everyone

8:56 am

ChampFit

Yes....That'll bulk it up. Glad it worked for you!

9:01 am

phaeton

Did you find the di8?

9:02 am

wvteach

no - but is it related to DI 6/7

9:02 am

ChampFit

No, did you? If so, just go straight to a clue please. ;)

9:02 am

phaeton

add di to the th6

9:03 am

rubyfoo

pls; clue fo big di's

9:03 am

rubyfoo

and hello

9:03 am

phaeton

no teach

9:03 am

rururocks

Di8 believes in two gods

9:03 am

ChampFit

Great clue...thx!

9:04 am

phaeton

it coould sound like being light headed with a lisp

9:04 am

phaeton

yw

9:04 am

phaeton

done! Time to feed the DH! Happy Babbling

9:04 am

ChampFit

congrats!

9:04 am

phaeton

ty

9:05 am

rubyfoo

no idea :(

9:08 am

welki

hi folks

9:08 am

ChampFit

Ruby...do you have at7?

9:09 am

welki

ruby - no idea on the di8? (if you don't believe in a higher power, you are an at7 - if you believe in one, you are a th6, if you believe in two, you are a di8)

9:10 am

rururocks

The only time i say oh god.... oh never mind

9:11 am

welki

.... and that's only if you don't know her name?

9:12 am

rubyfoo

aaah, got it. I nodded off for a second

9:14 am

rubyfoo

I thinkI'm narcoleptic in addition to everything else

9:14 am

rubyfoo

Sometimes I fall asleep in the middle of typing

9:15 am

rururocks

No. just older ruby

9:15 am

dan2bit

da7 anybody?

9:15 am

rubyfoo

ya think?

9:16 am

rururocks

Havent done the d yet dan

9:16 am

ch1212

Dagwood's boss is in the grid! (good morning all)

9:16 am

welki

da + a type of acid

9:17 am

dan2bit

morning all!

9:17 am

Dorens

da ends in a kind of acid

9:17 am

Dorens

ah. Welki. Hello and snap, or whatever it is they say in these sorts of situations.

9:17 am

welki

beats me, so here's a ^5

9:18 am

wvteach

hello all

9:19 am

welki

morning, teach, everyone

9:19 am

rururocks

Hi ms D

9:19 am

welki

dorens, i have a brave foodie grand-daughter, too - little neck clams didn't faze her :)

9:20 am

Dorens

good morning. I've been running around so much that today the only time I intend to leave my house is to pick up the newspaper at the end of the driveway. Which I should do right now, actually.

9:20 am

Dorens

that's pretty cool welki. how old is she now?

9:20 am

welki

she was 8 at clam time, almost 10 now

9:21 am

welki

she'll try anything - and i mean ANYTHING. love her :)

9:21 am

Dorens

very cool. Phoebe didn't even want to try raw oysters till 10.

9:22 am

welki

i have two others who are very picky eaters

9:22 am

rururocks

--- wont try raw oysters and is over 60

9:22 am

Dorens

well of course you do! I'm sure that (other than Phoebe) she's the most marvelous little girl on earth. Granddaughters tend to be that way. :)

9:23 am

welki

you should, ru - might help in the "oh god" department

9:23 am

Dorens

Well Ru, we get them fresh on Martha's Vineyard... harvested within the day, but it still took many many years of watching my 3 kids shucking and eating before I could get myself to try them.

9:23 am

rururocks

Hard to say oh god when you are gagging on a crustacean

9:24 am

welki

again with the innuendo - ho ho ho!

9:24 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

9:25 am

Dorens

he just can't help himself.

9:25 am

welki

hi, judi

9:25 am

Dorens

morning judi

9:26 am

dan2bit

thanks Dorens - finally found it for firewords!

9:26 am

rururocks

Just pearls of wisdom ladies

9:26 am

Dorens

hooray for dan2

9:26 am

Judi

Raw oysters? Frankly, my dear, I don't give a clam.

9:27 am

Dorens

i haven't listed yet, but when asked for a da 7 I knew to search for it. Need more people asking for clues for words that I don't know are there.

9:27 am

rururocks

Watches judi mussel in on the puns

9:28 am

Dorens

Well, have at it you too. I'm going to get the newspaper and hunker down in a sunny spot. Maybe even make breakfast.

9:28 am

rururocks

Aw d. Finish the grid

9:29 am

Judi

Aw shucks. Just trying to fit in.

9:29 am

Dorens

well, if I do then what do I have to look forward to today?

9:29 am

rururocks

Um lunch?

9:30 am

Judi

Off to brekkie! Later, kids!

9:30 am

Dorens

have a fridge full of food I haven't had time to cook. So maybe that will be the afternoon. Butternut squash soup, for which I already bought the apple cider. Maybe.

9:32 am

rururocks

I have to go shopping my petsitters ate everything

9:32 am

Dorens

You probably buy more food for them than yourself

9:33 am

rururocks

Probably

9:33 am

welki

omelet time - enjoy the day, everyone

9:33 am

rururocks

I ate a lot in LA

9:34 am

rururocks

Eggsellent welki

9:35 am

MollyL

I hope no one gets offended with all this yolking around

9:36 am

rururocks

Some lurkers are shellshocked

9:37 am

Quiltergirl

Some lurkers think its fun

9:37 am

Quiltergirl

Bate

9:37 am

Quiltergirl

Orry

9:37 am

rururocks

ðŸ˜„

9:39 am

rururocks

I guess my last pun was the quiche de resistance

9:39 am

Dorens

sorry i had a phone call -

9:40 am

rururocks

Nice easy grid today

9:40 am

Dorens

gotta go now -- later, gators

9:40 am

rururocks

Bye doren

10:27 am

jesdraggon

morning all

10:40 am

MLFAN17

hello all

10:40 am

cybernan

good foggy rainy morning

10:41 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

10:46 am

MLFAN17

ihave cu5 ending in t I need help with the other one please?

10:52 am

cybernan

marie cu 5 - scientist

10:52 am

aebmusica

look for the who found Radium, MLFAN

10:54 am

cybernan

di 8 please -- and please don't say it is some chemical because I won't know ;-}

10:56 am

Aloyisius

double those who believe in a god, nan

10:57 am

cybernan

ty aloy

10:58 am

MLFAN17

ty cyber

10:58 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, didn't post.. yw nan

11:00 am

MLFAN17

not getting the di8?

11:01 am

aebmusica

di+th6/21

11:01 am

cybernan

fa 7 describes me perfectly today

11:02 am

MLFAN17

ty aeb

11:03 am

aebmusica

urvw

11:03 am

MLFAN17

must be more then one as I don't think the one I have describes you cyber lol

11:03 am

MLFAN17

lol I got it ty cyber

11:04 am

MLFAN17

and I don't think you are

11:04 am

wvteach

nan is saying she is a FA 7/48 not a FA 7/44 (i think)

11:04 am

cybernan

yes

11:04 am

Aloyisius

nan is neither

11:04 am

MLFAN17

got that wv lol I had the fa 7/44 not the other one at first:D

11:05 am

MLFAN17

i am going to go watch the wvu game

11:05 am

MLFAN17

poof

11:06 am

Aloyisius

fw and I'm off too.. happy babbling gang.

11:07 am

cybernan

grats, aloy

11:09 am

rururocks

it would take balls for nan to call herself a fa7/44 :D

11:11 am

cybernan

sa 6/30 please?

11:11 am

rururocks

hindu holy man nan

11:14 am

cybernan

ah -- extra letter in the /16 - ty

11:14 am

wvteach

when i googled that it gave me SA 5/16 - how do i get SA 6/30

11:14 am

rururocks

add a d

11:14 am

wvteach

got it

11:19 am

cybernan

*!*~*!*

11:20 am

cybernan

off to nurse my cold -- back at the flip. Hagd everyone

11:21 am

rururocks

bye na

11:21 am

rururocks

nan

11:21 am

wvteach

congrats nan- tke care and get better

11:46 am

MollyL

Ru is familiar with all the holy men
: P

12:48 pm

MLFAN17

ty for the sa6/30

12:51 pm

MLFAN17

first fe 5/16?

12:55 pm

origami

Hi mlf ... thanksgiving meal is a fe 5/16

12:56 pm

MLFAN17

have that one

12:56 pm

MLFAN17

hi origami:)

12:57 pm

MLFAN17

its before the fa** domino

12:59 pm

MLFAN17

found it

12:59 pm

origami

sorry mlf, what is it you are looking for? I don't think there is a fa 5/16

1:00 pm

MLFAN17

I found the word I was looking for ty anyway origami:)

1:00 pm

origami

okey doke :D

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

35 left going back to watch the game poof

3:36 pm

MollyL

Ah yes, but there is an fe5/16 and I believe that is what MLF asked for.

3:38 pm

MollyL

Oh, now I see where chat got convoluted. fe5/16 would not come before Fa** Domino

6:38 pm

rururocks

*gives last rites to the dead chat*

6:52 pm

penquis

hello...

6:54 pm

rururocks

hewoo

6:54 pm

penquis

that pic always makes me smile....good for my grouchy brain today...

6:55 pm

rururocks

:D

6:59 pm

origami

Howdy ru, pen

6:59 pm

rururocks

hi ori

6:59 pm

penquis

hi ori...

6:59 pm

origami

beautiful day here today, eh ru?

7:00 pm

rururocks

yes.. it was.. I was able to swim today.. chilly but still doable

7:08 pm

penquis

i am done...

7:11 pm

origami

congrats pen!

7:12 pm

penquis

ty....weird words today...

7:14 pm

rururocks

is that al pacino in your avatar ori?

7:16 pm

origami

No, it's a not-very-good picture of Leonard Cohen. I should change it.

7:18 pm

rururocks

"say HELLO to my little FRIEND" is what I Think when I see that picture :D

7:20 pm

origami

definitely changing :D

7:25 pm

origami

I have never seen Scarface. I should put it on.

7:27 pm

rururocks

it's pretty violent.. there are great parts though

7:27 pm

rururocks

Pacino is pretty damn good in it

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have the cr8 pls?

7:27 pm

rururocks

what god did in 7 days TO

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:30 pm

rururocks

yqw

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

just not seeing the last few i have company and must get back to them

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

st7 pls?

7:35 pm

rururocks

where trains stop

7:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh hell ty

7:36 pm

rururocks

lol

7:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will try the desparation method to find the last word. this grid is twisty

7:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

at last! happy babbling, all

7:50 pm

rururocks

bye TO

10:07 pm

Nef

Anyone around at this time? I'm over half way and have NBS but haven't found that top row corner A. Could someone tell me the stats for it Please?

10:09 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! at7/32 is someone who does not believe in God

10:10 pm

Nef

Thanks, Min! I have searched every time I sat down at the grid today. It was making me frustrated!

10:11 pm

Minveryork

Just found the word myself. I looked at the chat in archive

10:14 pm

Nef

Ahh. I've never used the chat archives like that; (partially because I get distracted reading the chat log & forget to write down the clues!)

10:14 pm

rururocks

because the chat is so scintillating?

10:15 pm

Minveryork

It always is whenever you are here rururocks! Hello there!

10:15 pm

Nef

Sure, ru, why why not?

10:16 pm

Nef

Hi to both of you, BTW

10:16 pm

Minveryork

I always goto chat archives after I have exhausted Lickety.

10:16 pm

Nef

(Can't forget my manners, can I?) ;-)

10:17 pm

mkg

hi all.

10:17 pm

rururocks

hi you two.. and mkg

10:18 pm

Minveryork

Hello mkg! How are you doing today? Welcome to the chat

10:18 pm

mkg

any c;lues for the two 8s? ty.

10:18 pm

Nef

I haven't even looked at Lickety; I try to leave that for when it's closer to the flip

10:18 pm

Nef

hi msg.

10:19 pm

Nef

mkg, that is (Sorry)

10:19 pm

Minveryork

I go to Lickety as soon as I get halfway through the puzzle

10:21 pm

Minveryork

So this my babble routine: find half the words on my own. Open list and find all 4 letter words I missed.Scroll through the chog for clues. Then I open up the chat log in archives

10:21 pm

Nef

We all have our own personal rules, don't we? :-)

10:22 pm

Minveryork

I'll only ask babblers for clues if I'm absolutely DESPERATE.

10:23 pm

Minveryork

I also don't use the tile stats at the bottom until I am have only three words left. Right now I am scrolling the archive.

10:23 pm

rururocks

I like to finish the grids without lickety if possible

10:24 pm

Nef

Well, I've worked on this grid off & one 4 different times today & did search with More Words, but still could;t find that corner A word.

10:24 pm

rururocks

i get 2 or 3 out of five.. i have to go to lickety whether i like it or not

10:24 pm

rururocks

:D

10:25 pm

Nef

It's nice to know how other people play! :-)

10:26 pm

Minveryork

That is some restraint rururocks. I would NEVER finish grids if I did not use Lickety's list. Thank goodness for Lickety!

10:27 pm

Minveryork

I have also never used morewords before. I do use Reverse Dictionary a lot though. That is why I like definition clues.

10:27 pm

Nef

Agreed, Min. It seems that when the list isn't up, it takes a lot of people a long time to get help

10:29 pm

Minveryork

I don't even bother half the time if there is no list, but I do appreciate those who R nice enough to post lists in profile.

10:29 pm

rururocks

some people need help before the list :D

10:30 pm

Nef

Very true, Min.

10:31 pm

Minveryork

I always need help before listing rururocks, but I refuse to get any help(clues/list)before finding half of words myself

10:32 pm

rururocks

I wasn't talking about clues Minver :D

10:33 pm

Nef

ru, were you being sarcastic? (if so, it went right over my head!)

10:36 pm

rururocks

yes.. it's my nature

10:37 pm

Nef

LOL! And it's my nature to be gullible, I guess.

10:38 pm

rururocks

i'm a born cynic and wiseass

10:39 pm

Nef

It seems that way sometimes, ru. But not always.

10:39 pm

Minveryork

It went over my head too. It is in my nature to be clueless.

10:40 pm

Bugsaw

hello friends

10:40 pm

Nef

Hi Bugs, How are you?

10:40 pm

Minveryork

Hello Bugsaw! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

10:41 pm

Bugsaw

I am very well thanks. Hope you are all well and happy too

10:41 pm

rururocks

hi bugs

10:42 pm

Bugsaw

hi ruru. Is it still warm enough there to still enjoy your pool?

10:42 pm

mkg

well guess no one wants to clue the 8s.

10:42 pm

Minveryork

I am well, not sure about happy, but doing the best I can.

10:43 pm

Nef

I had supper with some friends; we had a delightful evening. :-)

10:43 pm

Bugsaw

cr 8 is what God made

10:43 pm

rururocks

I was actually able to swim a bit today..it's been warmer of late

10:43 pm

rururocks

crlittlegreenapples

10:43 pm

rururocks

damn it

10:43 pm

moolingwa

30 to go...tough board this one

10:44 pm

Nef

Thanks, Bugsaw!

10:44 pm

rururocks

it's not really mool.. seems like it's harder than it is

10:44 pm

Bugsaw

Min, I am glad you are managing to find balance in your life. You are on a rough road just now but it gets easier.

10:44 pm

rururocks

<---fires off a Ray joke

10:44 pm

Minveryork

So sorry, mkg, I did not see your request before. cr 8/45 is something you make. di 8/50 is di plus th 6/21 word mkg.

10:44 pm

Nef

It's just very twisty I think

10:44 pm

moolingwa

not much in the way of patterns

10:45 pm

mkg

ty min. i dont have th 6 yet. but ty. will look.

10:46 pm

Minveryork

Hi moolingwa! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

10:46 pm

Minveryork

th 6/21 word is the belief in God, opposite of the at 7/32.

10:48 pm

mkg

ty got both 8s and the six.

10:48 pm

mkg

ty min

10:50 pm

moolingwa

23 to go

10:50 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:55 pm

mkg

any clues for the T top row? cant find any there.

10:55 pm

mkg

oops just found one. so sorry. i apologize.

10:58 pm

mkg

missing the o word if anyone has it. ty.

11:00 pm

ursh

on4/5 **** upon a time

11:01 pm

mkg

wow how did i miss that one. ty so much.

11:01 pm

mkg

how about the top row A word? any clues?

11:02 pm

ursh

at7/32 - non believer

11:03 pm

Minveryork

at7/32 word is a person who does not believe in God mkg.

11:03 pm

Minveryork

Hello ursh!How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid.

11:03 pm

mkg

ty got it. ty.

11:04 pm

ursh

Hi Miner - all good tx - you ?

11:08 pm

Minveryork

I am okay. I have 13 words left. Don't care if I finish or not

11:08 pm

HarryHood

If I look at this grid hard enough, I keep thinking I will eventually find the word "situation" in it

11:09 pm

ursh

I challenged myself some weeks ago to get back to 1030 score and my goodness it has taken ages and still not there -- maybe not such a good idea

11:10 pm

HarryHood

I haven't been at 1030 in years

11:10 pm

HarryHood

haven't been over 1000 in several months

11:13 pm

HarryHood

good night - 57 to go, packing it in.

11:14 pm

ursh

night Harry - it is Sunday 7.14am here

11:34 pm

Minveryork

Can I please have clues for the three ce words? Thank you!

11:37 pm

ursh

ce6/26 - like the show where they use clowns etc

11:38 pm

ursh

two before same start diff vowel and before that no vowel at all

11:39 pm

Minveryork

Thank you ursh for the ce6/26 word. I just found the word

11:39 pm

Minveryork

Thank you ursh for the ce5/14 word. I just found the word

11:40 pm

ursh

sorry ce 5 same vowel no ending

11:40 pm

Minveryork

Thank you ursh for the ce6/24 word. I just found the word

11:41 pm

Minveryork

Can I please have a clue for the fa 7/48 word? Thank you!

11:42 pm

ursh

overweight + he4/6

11:43 pm

Minveryork

Thank you ursh for the fa7/48 word. I just found the word

11:43 pm

Minveryork

Thank you ursh for the sa6/30 word. I just found the word

11:44 pm

Minveryork

Can I please have a clue for the sa 6/30 word? Thank you!

11:46 pm

ursh

hindu word - unhappy - double cons - **m (to sing under your breath)

11:47 pm

Minveryork

Thank you ursh for the sa6/30 word. I just found the word

11:48 pm

Minveryork

Can I please have a clue for the da 7/40 word? Thank you!

11:49 pm

ursh

Glad to help - my routine is 7am coffee and babble. Now babble is 8am with time change - cant get my timing right :)

11:50 pm

ursh

da+cons+ur4/6

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Thank you ursh for the da7/40 word. I just found the word

11:51 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! da 7/40 was my final word

11:51 pm

stidmama

YAY Min!

11:51 pm

stidmama

*relurk*

11:52 pm

Minveryork

I said before I didn't care if I finished, but I was wrong. I'm so glad I was able to finish it.Thanks ursh for my fireworks

11:52 pm

ursh

hi stid

11:52 pm

Minveryork

Hello stidmama!How are you doing today?Welcome to grid

11:53 pm

Minveryork

I guess I will not be doing a story today with just 7 min left

11:53 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next puzzle size?My guess is 115 words

11:54 pm

ursh

I enjoy 150 or so - not mad about the biggies

11:55 pm

Minveryork

I am not a fan of the big grids either. I never get to finish.

11:57 pm

dizgrannie

333??...LOL

11:57 pm

Minveryork

Two nights in a row that I am here for the grid flip. That is record breaking news here. That NEVER happens for me!

11:57 pm

Minveryork

Hi dizgrannie! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

11:58 pm

Minveryork

Phantom words for me today were refuse, reuse, & situate

11:58 pm

ursh

hi diz - i find i do as much as i can on a big grid then leave it and come back later but i keep adding the same words

11:59 pm

flosey

hi everyone, just waiting for the flip and hoping for a medium to smallish grid

11:59 pm

Minveryork

Hello flosey! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.

11:59 pm

flosey

good thanks Min, and you?

12:00 am

Minveryork

I predicted a medium to smallish grid with my guess of 115

12:00 am

torgone

178

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