Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, March 1, 2017

12:02 am

flosey

flip

12:10 am

vashongin

ce 6

12:10 am

broll

ho 6

12:16 am

greenery

wait wasn't it 82 words yesterday?

12:17 am

Sheinz

88

12:17 am

NonoNanette

no was 88 yesterday

12:17 am

greenery

okay

12:18 am

greenery

wonder how low it can go

12:18 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:18 am

flosey

Hi Liz

12:18 am

Lizlin

Hi Flosey

12:18 am

NonoNanette

the smallest i remember was 25

12:22 am

dizgrannie

yep 25 was the smallest and largest 744

12:23 am

flosey

how well I remember that 744

12:23 am

dizgrannie

lol Flos it was a goodun

12:24 am

flosey

sure was Diz, wouldn't hope for another though

12:27 am

broll

there was a puzzle with 24 or 23 words before Lickety came on board, but I lost my n4 with the date

12:29 am

flosey

when did Lickety come aboard? do you remember?

12:30 am

broll

not too long after I started, I think, so 2005 or 2006 maybe?

12:31 am

NonoNanette

his wife joined in 05

12:31 am

NonoNanette

so right about then

12:32 am

flosey

I came in 06 and I think he was here at that time but not offering clues right away

12:32 am

Lizlin

When was the 744 grid? Do you remember? It was either shortly after I joined, so was too mind-blown to attempt it, or before I join.

12:33 am

flosey

does his wife still play? I'm not aware of her

12:34 am

dizgrannie

I remember it was around daylight change over - not idea what year.

12:34 am

Lizlin

Lickety says April 21 but no year given.

12:34 am

jbp

hi,all.

12:34 am

grannyrose

ohflosey, surely you remeber mrpresident

12:35 am

Lizlin

Hi jbp and Rose

12:35 am

broll

yes, he developed the clue feature as a project for his computer class, I believe.

12:35 am

Q

well, more than half pre-lickety-clues. that's my goal, some days easier to meet than other days.

12:35 am

grannyrose

and she only plays occasionally.

12:35 am

broll

loved the limecat logo!

12:35 am

grannyrose

hey ya liz

12:36 am

jbp

i started babbling a few months before I got married,... i find it a great stress reliever

12:36 am

flosey

yes Rose, I do! but who was it?

12:37 am

grannyrose

mrpresident is lickety's ex

12:37 am

jbp

oh, I did not know that. I"m not in the loop on these things

12:37 am

flosey

nor am I jbp!

12:37 am

grannyrose

stuck with 5 to go.. sigh

12:38 am

Lizlin

22 here - so a long way to catch you up or to finish.

12:38 am

grannyrose

and the clues list was developed for her to help her solve the grid. at the time she was going through a lot of surgery and hospital time.

12:39 am

Lizlin

It's so much appreciated by so many people here.

12:40 am

jbp

I rarely finish, but I am always grateful to Lickety, and to the clues from all y'all.

12:43 am

jbp

speaking of which, I"m heading out with nbt. have a good night/day all!

12:44 am

flosey

good night jbp

12:45 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, jbp.

12:46 am

Lizlin

Also taking a break - not seeing any more words. Sleep well if I don't see you before.

12:47 am

hurshy

seems like this is one of the hard smalls. as opposed to the easy smalls. or biggy smallz.

12:49 am

vashongin

t's are te 4, 4, 5, 5, 4; to 4, 5, 4, 4, 4; ty 4

12:49 am

grannyrose

okay, all i'm missing is anh4 and ah6

12:50 am

grannyrose

ahen.. an h4

12:50 am

vashongin

a's are al 4, 4, 4

12:50 am

broll

ho 6 - like religion

12:50 am

grannyrose

would you like a list of the others?

12:51 am

vashongin

i am short 1 c, 2 h's and 4 l's

12:51 am

vashongin

L's to be clear

12:52 am

grannyrose

ca4... ce6, 4, 5, ...cl4, 5...co4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4

12:52 am

broll

missing 1 - have he 4, 4 ho 6, 4, 4 hy 4

12:53 am

vashongin

thanks granny

12:53 am

grannyrose

la4, 5, 5... le4, 4, 4, 4, 5... li4, 4, 4, .... lo4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4

12:54 am

isles7

he 4,4 ... ho 6,4,5,4,5 ... hy 4

12:54 am

Aloyisius

broll, there is an ho5

12:55 am

broll

ty, & hello aloy

12:55 am

broll

got it, thx again

12:56 am

vashongin

thanks isles

12:56 am

grannyrose

any others needed?

12:56 am

Aloyisius

yay, good to see you broll

12:56 am

isles7

Fireworks yay

12:56 am

Aloyisius

missing 2 B's, granny

12:57 am

broll

oops, was missing 2 h's

12:57 am

grannyrose

be4, 4.. bl4.... bo4, 4, 4, 4, 4... by4

12:58 am

NonoNanette

2 ho 5's

12:59 am

grannyrose

WTG ISLES7!!!

1:00 am

vashongin

thanks for the lists

1:01 am

Aloyisius

tyvm granny !

1:02 am

grannyrose

YW ALOY

1:03 am

grannyrose

sorry, forgot capslock was on..

1:03 am

Aloyisius

Lol, np

1:04 am

grannyrose

i am so chuffed. this is my second grid i have finished list less

1:06 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:07 am

grannyrose

thanx dear lickety. welcome as always

1:07 am

Aloyisius

fw - was looking at the wrong L. ty Lickety - gnite all

1:08 am

grannyrose

WTG ALOYISIUS!!!

1:08 am

Aloyisius

granny, that is terrific, congrats

1:09 am

flosey

thanks Lickety - and all others who started listing

1:30 am

flosey

fw and off to bed, good night all

1:31 am

Lizlin

Congrats Flosey. Sleep well

1:41 am

sprite

good morning all

1:45 am

sprite

cooooeeeee roooooseeee!

1:46 am

sprite

and all others babbling who want to join me in chog :D

1:56 am

sprite

name that proper noun: he wrote awesome books like the prophet and the alchemist

1:59 am

grannyrose

*meanders in, sipping a lemon vodka* whatcha want, shweetie?

1:59 am

sprite

what do you think? A shot of that lovely vodka please

1:59 am

sprite

*hugs rose with a vengeance* How was your day, my dear friend?

1:59 am

grannyrose

*giggle* sure....*hands sprite the bottle and a straw*

2:00 am

sprite

*nixes the straw, puts bottle to mouth*

2:01 am

grannyrose

busy. caught up on all that wretched clean laundry, folding etc. put away clean dishes... emptied bags of shopping left on floor by DH....

2:02 am

grannyrose

our weather is set to be mid-thirties all week. our A/C is putting in for overtime... loll

2:02 am

sprite

your DH needs to learn to pick up after himself! Jeezzzz... men.... or at least some men.... ;)

2:04 am

grannyrose

DH has sprayed all around our doors and windows outside. apparently there were scores of spiders scurying every which way. then he went out with a broom and swept away all their webs and debris.

2:06 am

grannyrose

AND the outside plumbing/drainage is finally done. he hopes to finish off the merbau boards he is putting on below floor level outside. then.... perhaps.... my kitchen will get some attention.

2:06 am

sprite

wow, he has done a lot of work. I retrack my last comment... he is a keeper ;)

2:07 am

sprite

retract*

2:07 am

grannyrose

as well he has been on-line and booked all our accommodation for our continental part of our trip.

2:10 am

sprite

that is so wonderful. A few weeks left, hun. Can't wait

2:12 am

sprite

91 days

2:15 am

sprite

was happy to see your email. Ruby's came as a bad surprise after I booked the ticket, lol.

2:16 am

grannyrose

yeah, a little worrying for her, so i thought a description of how a GPS works may calm her fears.

2:17 am

sprite

indeed. We will be fine, if all else fails, there are always maps. I'll check to see if Rob has any cards of that part of france. He loves maps, lool... has tons of them

2:26 am

sprite

...that wasn't supposed to be a stopper

2:26 am

grannyrose

we have bought a new GPS loaded with the latest maps of europe on it.

2:27 am

grannyrose

<------laughing.....was already typing

2:27 am

sprite

wow awesome. That should take us right to ruby's.

2:27 am

sprite

*grins*

2:27 am

grannyrose

it sure will.

2:28 am

Marc Freeman

ho6, please?

2:28 am

grannyrose

most religious

2:28 am

grannyrose

sorry, religiously is better

2:28 am

sprite

ho + flower

2:29 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

2:30 am

sprite

yvw Marc

2:34 am

sprite

btw, sent you an email, rose

2:35 am

grannyrose

ta sprite

2:36 am

sprite

lol you won't say ta once you have read it

2:37 am

grannyrose

*giggle* np's how? via paypal?

2:37 am

sprite

that would be perfect

2:38 am

Marc Freeman

what are the stats for the two y's please?

2:38 am

grannyrose

okay. will try and organise it tomorrow. xoxox

2:38 am

grannyrose

ye5/14 and yo4/6

2:39 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

2:39 am

sprite

rose, you guys are just too awesome. *hugs* for you both.

2:39 am

grannyrose

which email addy sprite? ca5 or sprite

2:40 am

sprite

spriteweb please

2:40 am

grannyrose

np's

2:40 am

sprite

you will love ruby's house. It is so pretty. With a really beautiful garden too

2:42 am

sprite

fireflies

2:43 am

sprite

ours isn't half as pretty. Neither house nor garden. But it will be just as welcoming to you, I promise

2:43 am

Marc Freeman

congrats sprite I have 2 to go 1 4 and one 5. May have to go to the list to finish

2:44 am

Marc Freeman

for the 'o''s in column 2 I have oi4/6 and ol4/4 what are the stats for the 3rd 'o' please?

2:44 am

sprite

we can help you, Marc. Which letters?

2:45 am

sprite

or4

2:45 am

Marc Freeman

Also the last 'r' 5 were listed before but one was missing?

2:45 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got the o

2:46 am

grannyrose

done sprite

2:46 am

sprite

the Rs are ro4/5 combo

2:46 am

sprite

wow rose, that is wonderful. Thank you again.

2:46 am

grannyrose

a little extra just in case. xoxox

2:47 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!

2:48 am

Marc Freeman

Sorry it is a 'l5' in column 2 that I am missing. Its the 'l' at the top of column 2. There are 6 l's there and I have 5 of them

2:48 am

sprite

aw sweetie... thanks. It is fast as fast... already here!

2:49 am

grannyrose

lo5/14 marc

2:49 am

sprite

probably lo5/18

2:49 am

grannyrose

ugh, what sprite said.

2:50 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks and finished. Now have to go to bed. Thank you all for the clues. poof!!!

2:51 am

grannyrose

WTG MARC FREEMAN!!!

2:51 am

sprite

wtg and sleep well, Marc!

2:52 am

sprite

time for me to walk Terra. Rose, *HUGS* and lots of love. I hope you will sleep well tonight. *hug* for Don too.
All the others: have a wonderful day and a peaceful night

2:53 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} my darling. xoxox

4:25 am

mattygroves

Morning all. I shall probably kick myself, bu t has anyone got stats for the E in the fourth row, fourth column?

4:26 am

Cosmo Kramer

ee4/6

4:29 am

mattygroves

Consider myself kicked! :)

4:30 am

Bremen

roo b

4:31 am

MollyL

*Starting to think Maddy is a masochist
: D

4:31 am

mattygroves

You know the difference between a sadist and a masochist? A masochist says 'hurt me, hurt me' and a sadist says 'no'

4:32 am

MollyL

Ba-dum-ching

4:32 am

mattygroves

Two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff. 'ba dum ching'

4:33 am

MollyL

She's got a million of 'em folks

4:34 am

mattygroves

Be afraid. Be very afraid. :) How are you Molly and Cosmo?

4:36 am

MollyL

I'm still waiting for the coffee to re-charge my battery

4:41 am

mattygroves

Coffee is good for that (though I find that coffee, like beer, isn't bought but rented - necessitating reasonably easy access to the loo)

4:42 am

MollyL

Our bodies are great. They take what they need, and get rid of the rest. Our minds, not so much.

4:44 am

mattygroves

Excellent insight :)

4:53 am

MollyL

A big ha-ha to the grid gods for putting le4 in the grid today, this first day of Le4. Ashes and sacrifice to all.

4:54 am

mattygroves

Tis also St David's day, for any Welsh amongst us

4:58 am

MollyL

I had to look up St. David's Day. It's like St. Patrick's Day for the Welsh. (Except probably not so much drinking)

4:59 am

mattygroves

The Welsh can drink. More daffodils, though.

4:59 am

mattygroves

And leeks.

4:59 am

MollyL

I can see wearing daffodils, but leeks? That could get pretty smelly.

5:14 am

mattygroves

All done - I shall go and attend to laundry. Have a great day, all

5:18 am

Gillie

Leeks are no smellier than daffodils, in my experience, and tasty, whereas daffodils are supposed to be poisonous.

5:27 am

Gillie

(My own contribution to totally irrelevant statements about St. David's Day.)

5:28 am

MollyL

I read that people wear leeks and daffodils on St. David's Day. Must be misinformation if it is irrelevant.

5:29 am

Gillie

Their tastiness and smelliness don't really come into it, however.

6:28 am

maggiej

1st ho 5/16 any hints?

6:29 am

doseffing

... my first one is the religious ho4 with a double vowel

6:29 am

sandr

I believe they make online card games back in the 80/90's, apart from that clue i can't think how to describe it

6:30 am

sandr

its a combination of ho 4/7 and a vowel

6:35 am

maggiej

tyvm

6:36 am

sandr

am i correcg about the card games?

6:42 am

doseffing

... Eight left for later ... time to go do something useful ... ... luck to all

6:55 am

bichon

cl 5/12, pls

7:00 am

MollyL

c + what pirates plunder

7:00 am

MollyL

Or the kind of tree you tie bits of fabric to in Ireland, without the ie at the end

7:01 am

rururocks

Cwenches

7:01 am

rururocks

Damn it

7:01 am

MollyL

Very good Ru, you may go to the head of the class

7:03 am

bichon

ty Molly

7:03 am

rururocks

ðŸ˜ƒ

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

exciting morning -- tornado sirens going off . . .

7:34 am

rubyfoo

I thought Spring was coming and after rain, Wind, sleet, more rain, etc., there is frost again.

7:34 am

rubyfoo

Horrible.

7:34 am

rubyfoo

I thought there'd be flowers!

7:35 am

rubyfoo

And no help o n Wed. and I can't get the fire to "take"

7:35 am

rubyfoo

And then I watched Trump on YouTube. I think I'll go back to bed!

7:38 am

rubyfoo

At least there are no tornadoes!! I hope une is OK!

7:39 am

rubyfoo

cente

7:40 am

bichon

hi ruby, Une

7:41 am

rubyfoo

What a miserable mornoing, so far! How re you?

7:43 am

bichon

It's very warm, but we will have t'storms later, the deep cold

7:43 am

rubyfoo

I'm trying to keep my spirits up, but it's not so easy today

7:57 am

MollyL

Ruby, why in the world are you watching Trump on YouTube if you dislike him so much?

8:08 am

EvaNadine

ugh. sick again.
why cant my poor family catch a break this season??
:(

8:13 am

mael

ugh, eva. I'm sorry. we've gone through all the germs this year too

8:14 am

EvaNadine

lil man is battling his 2nd round of RSV -- just about 3 weeks now.
the first time around, mama had the same cold virus as him + daddy had a nasty stomach bug.
the second time around, mama had a double ear infection + daddy cut his thumbs really badly...and now daddy has the flu + mama has a sickness to be determined later today when i go to the clinic...

8:19 am

mael

that's terrible, I hope everyone feels better soon! We went through two stomach bugs, strep, bronchiolitis, ear infections, rsv, two weird rashes, and at least three separate colds. And we just got a form that some kid has the flu at daycare. And I have an ear infection today. Hooray!

8:19 am

mael

kids are germ factories

8:22 am

EvaNadine

i have a feeling my ear infection isnt cleared up (last time i had one, it took 2 rounds of antibiotics to clear it up) and im just praying i didnt catch the hubbys flu.
and we have gtten an email from daycare that several kids have had the flu + strep. c'mon, people!

8:23 am

hydra

Tell me about it. My partner's 5-yr-old grandaughter gives us every germ she picks up from school. She went down with a stomach bug last Friday and by Sunday I had it. And now her mum's got it. Get well soon, Eva.

8:26 am

wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS - time to get on with the day - out in to the rain

8:26 am

mael

almost spring! things really do get better in the spring

8:28 am

EvaNadine

TY hydra.
my mom offered to either come stay with us for a few days or to take baby K for a few days, but shes almost 80 + the last time she was here, she caught hubbys stomach bug + also just got over pneumonia.
i dont want to expose her to any more ickiness.

8:43 am

hydra

We are in our 70s. I got ear infection, laryngitis and pneumonia in Dec 2015 and ended up in hospital. You do seem to be more vulnerable when you get older!

8:43 am

hydra

Fireworks! Anyone need clues?

8:58 am

Gadget

Any N words please...

8:58 am

Gadget

Top N

9:00 am

freckledcat

Top n-- no+not high

9:00 am

Dianne

n+ canola or olive

9:04 am

lorena_k

any clues for the co 5/12 please? my my i don't see it

9:07 am

hurshy

hey look we have le4 for the first day of le4!

9:10 am

lorena_k

nm found it

9:10 am

suefrad625

clue please lorena

9:11 am

hurshy

it's the aussie exclamation of wow, isn't it?

9:12 am

suefrad625

Crikey? nope

9:12 am

hurshy

no not that one

9:12 am

lorena_k

co double second letter another double vowel

9:13 am

suefrad625

nice, ty

9:13 am

hurshy

it's more like "yoohoo!" apparently

9:13 am

suefrad625

my 20yr old son just invited me to lunch.

9:13 am

hurshy

i thought it was "wow"

9:14 am

hurshy

the 6's are ce6 and... ?

9:14 am

lorena_k

ho is the other 6 i think

9:14 am

penquis

ho 6/27...

9:17 am

hurshy

is it weird? if so may i have a clue?

9:21 am

lorena_k

it is weird and annoying lol ho + the flower Li 4/6

9:22 am

hurshy

thank you!

9:22 am

lorena_k

yw

9:23 am

rururocks

phantom : Boloney

9:28 am

Judi

Howdy, y'all!

9:28 am

lorena_k

Hi Judi

9:28 am

hurshy

hey jude

9:28 am

rururocks

good morning ms judi

9:32 am

lorena_k

fireworks and I'm out. Have a good day all! :D

9:57 am

Judi

16 words left. Off to the doc appointment. See y'all later! *POOF*

10:29 am

moolingwa

morning all, just getting started with this monster

10:38 am

moolingwa

8 to go...

10:50 am

MollyL

82 words is "a monster"?

10:52 am

moolingwa

:)

10:53 am

moolingwa

monsters come in all sizes

10:59 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with lower O in right column pls

10:59 am

periwinkle

meant just the O and I found it so nm

11:39 am

rubyfoo

More like a nasty gremlin than a monster

11:42 am

moolingwa

heh

11:42 am

moolingwa

4 to go

11:43 am

moolingwa

2 to go

11:47 am

Gadget

Can I get a Y clue or two?

11:56 am

ch1212

Matchmaker

11:57 am

moolingwa

do you want the stats for the y's?

12:10 pm

Gadget

please:)

12:10 pm

moolingwa

ye 5/14

12:10 pm

moolingwa

yo 4/6

12:23 pm

moolingwa

1 to go

12:24 pm

moolingwa

fw

12:25 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 2 sixes? ty

12:26 pm

periwinkle

ce6 and ho6. I do not have either one

12:27 pm

mkg

ty peri

12:27 pm

mkg

missing the o word for the o first column. hmmm. clues welcome or just stat.

12:27 pm

mkg

ty

12:28 pm

mkg

nm got it. so sorry.

12:28 pm

Glantarell

ho6 - doing things in a ho4/7 way

12:28 pm

Glantarell

evening all

12:29 pm

mkg

i have ho 4 and trying to get the six. ty.

12:30 pm

periwinkle

not seeing that ho6

12:30 pm

Glantarell

use top l where the ho4 uses bottom l

12:30 pm

periwinkle

I monkeyed it ty. new word for me

12:31 pm

mkg

all i can think is ho**ish....hmmm

12:31 pm

periwinkle

ho and white flower often seen at Easter

12:32 pm

mkg

got it. ty

12:32 pm

mkg

weird word. doubt it is ever used.

12:32 pm

periwinkle

very weird and doubtful that it is ever used. need help with co6 pls

12:33 pm

Glantarell

no co6

12:33 pm

periwinkle

sorry ce6 pls

12:33 pm

Glantarell

I think ho6 is used on this side of the pond

12:34 pm

mkg

oh. ok.

12:35 pm

Glantarell

ce6, ce +no4/4

12:35 pm

periwinkle

tyty Glant

12:36 pm

periwinkle

bbl. 70 degrees outside with the sun shining. better get out there. supposed to get really bad weather in next few days. bbl

12:37 pm

Glantarell

enjoy, Peri, we had snow here alst night (not enough to stick)

12:45 pm

MollyL

Really bad weather? That's too bad. Just thunderstorms here.

12:47 pm

cybernan

good morning, everyone --- snowing here again, ugh!

12:47 pm

Glantarell

Morning Nan

12:48 pm

Glantarell

fw

12:48 pm

Glantarell

and off to put the grandkids to bed

12:51 pm

cybernan

enable doesn't speak irish, boyo

12:53 pm

zoozzoom

PB for you, Nan!

12:56 pm

cybernan

oops - wasn't accepted the first time I tried it!

1:15 pm

CiociaJudy

boilo is positively a word up where I live!

1:50 pm

cybernan

ho 6 please?

1:50 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

1:52 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!*
hagd everyone

2:50 pm

mkg

hi

2:50 pm

mkg

ho 6 is ho 4, but insert a vowel and cons before the last letter.

2:59 pm

harpjane

nbt

2:59 pm

harpjane

hi all

3:02 pm

doseffing

... and done ... may I offer a clue for anyone? ...

3:02 pm

harpjane

The H**** and the IVY, with an extra vowell

3:03 pm

doseffing

... adverb meaning done with religious fervor

3:05 pm

doseffing

... oh well ... must be off ... g'night and good luck to all ... 'til tomorrow

3:12 pm

periwinkle

19 4 and 5 letter words left

3:13 pm

harpjane

hi periwink

3:13 pm

periwinkle

hi harp, hi all

3:16 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 16 left

3:17 pm

harpjane

finally found a critter. feline

3:17 pm

harpjane

27 here

3:17 pm

lynxxx

23 here and slowed down too

3:18 pm

periwinkle

bbs

3:28 pm

harpjane

found a bird

3:34 pm

mo

hi everyone, can I be of a little help?

3:35 pm

lynxxx

Hi Mo. Thanks but still enjoying trying odd combos

3:36 pm

mo

ok lyn, I understand.

3:42 pm

mo

ok, then I will quietly creep away. Byeee and good luck everyone.

3:43 pm

lynxxx

bye Mo

4:38 pm

dan2bit

firewords! ho6 prostitute flower was my last

4:50 pm

MollyL

Ha ha 2Bit, I had the same prostitute flower thought about that word. Hope you had a happy birthday.

4:57 pm

dan2bit

thanks it was nice

5:58 pm

Dorens

I would think it would be a strumpet lily don't ya think?

5:59 pm

mkg

16 left. can i make it to the end? hmmmm

6:01 pm

mkg

any clues for the last ho 5 word? ty

6:01 pm

mkg

nm got it.

6:18 pm

penquis

hello....just passing through....

6:20 pm

hurshy

hello friends. having once helped me discover why a particular song happened to have gotten into my head, i place great faith in the crowdsourcing potential of the babble chatroom. so... I feel like there is some really well-known, common like... story/myth/fable where there is something like really scary but it turns out to be nothing. is it just such a common trope in a lot of TV shows that's making me think there is one particular famous one?

6:20 pm

hurshy

i even feel like there is a word to describe such a thing, like, "it's only a ______", that is BASED on the story... that maybe starts with a G?

6:30 pm

rururocks

not following you hursh.. sorry

6:30 pm

hurshy

'sok. you don't have to ALL knows - if one comes up with something, that's all it takes! lol

6:33 pm

rururocks

I don't watch much TV.. so I'm kind of clueless on stuff like that

7:01 pm

swmbo

I follow you but I can't think of an example

7:05 pm

hurshy

but i feel like that i was thinking it was from like, you know, a greek myth or aesop's fable or something really... non-TV... but then i thought, maybe it is just a meme ON tv and somehow that created the illusion in my head of it being so... so... fundamental.

7:05 pm

Myriam

Could use some help. ee4 any clue?

7:05 pm

swmbo

so a common theme in ancient myths like the Greek adventures, or the Iliad, or some such? Or the Brothers Grimm? Theme that have been given a modern twist for modern sensibilities?

7:05 pm

hurshy

ee4 like a limbless aquatic creature

7:05 pm

lil*monkey

Myriam, think of a long skinny animal

7:06 pm

swmbo

I think I read somewhere that all stories are a variant of a small (like maybe 5) different plots

7:06 pm

hurshy

yeah, and i thought that one particular one had turned into a metonym - (the way Scrooge now can be applied to any miser)

7:07 pm

Myriam

Got it! Thank you all.

7:07 pm

swmbo

Yes I see. Will think about it as I drop opff to sleep. Sometimes a great way to solve problems is to think of them before sleep and consciously tell your brian to figure it out. It works.

7:07 pm

hurshy

but i mean you see it everywhere really - wizard of oz, the giant head is an illusion - scary shadow looks like a monster but turns out to just be a jacket hung over a chair, etc

7:08 pm

hurshy

true, and thank you swmbo! if you think of it and don't see me, maybe put it in your profile and i'll check there :)

7:09 pm

hurshy

i should also try to ask Molly, i think she was the genius who deduced where the song in my head had come from :)

7:13 pm

swmbo

OK, I am off to sleep in the arms of Morpheus. BTW regarding using your brain to solve a problem, this was studied some years ago. The subjects were given a riddle and instructed to think of it before sleeping and instruct the brain etc. The riddle they were given was this: "A man in a uniform sees an object he fears in the hands of another. He immediately turns around and runs home." Give it a try

7:25 pm

ciaobabe

i'm new here.Can anyone tell me how to play this game?i will appreciate it

7:28 pm

hurshy

it is like Boggle, you find words, the letters have to be adjacent but diagonal counts as well as horizontal and vertical, and you can't use the same tile twice within one word.

7:29 pm

ciaobabe

Thanks Hurshy,now i understand why i always cant get a word.

7:31 pm

hurshy

the points on the tiles just help you to find words because people make lists of every word in the grid that day, telling the first TWO letters, how many TOTAL letters, and how many POINTS. the point values increase more the longer the word is. in a four letter word you just read the points straight off the tiles, so COAL would be co4/5 (if it were connected). the word "PETAL", when it is in a grid, would be pe5/12 because p is worth 2 as well, and for 5 letter words you double the point values. for 6 you triple, 7 you quadruple, and so on.

7:31 pm

hurshy

4 is the shortest you can do.

7:33 pm

hurshy

usually you can find two forms of the list (one printable) by going to the link at the bottom of the page "Lickety's Babble Clues" - he uses a computer to generate them most days soon after the new puzzle appears. if Lickety doesn't happen to post, someone who solves it quickly will usually post the printable-style list in their profile, and you can ask in chat if anyone knows who has it. (MollyL and Volleymomdee) are good ones to try.

7:33 pm

ciaobabe

haha,and it is my level,4 points==

7:34 pm

ciaobabe

i guess we are not having the same puzzle because i cant see petal

7:34 pm

hurshy

no, we have the same puzzle, PETAL was just a hypothetical suggestion.

7:35 pm

ciaobabe

oh,i see...So everyone is having the same puzzle?

7:35 pm

hurshy

we have a standing rule that you don't use words in the chat if they are in the puzzle that day - although personally i don't think that should include times when common words such as "this" and "that" appear in the grid.

7:35 pm

hurshy

yes, everyone has the same puzzle, there is one puzzle per day, it switches at midnight, central time (US).

7:36 pm

ciaobabe

Oh,now i understand why i only has 4 hours left

7:36 pm

hurshy

the number of the words in the puzzle has varied over the years i've been playing from lows in the 30s to highs over 500, 600, maybe even 700??

7:37 pm

hurshy

so when there's a small one and you finis23

7:37 pm

hurshy

scuse me, my cat cut me off mid-sentence jumping on the keyboard

7:37 pm

hurshy

i was trying to say that when you finish early and you want to play more, it is sad and you sit and mope until the next day.

7:38 pm

ciaobabe

haha,dont worry...Is it not 2.30am in England?

7:38 pm

hurshy

oh I am only a wannabe

7:38 pm

hurshy

i'm really in the US

7:38 pm

hurshy

just think my ancestors made the wrong decision

7:38 pm

ciaobabe

Oh,so it is not like when you already finish and you can raise to another level...Alright,i like this game idea.haha

7:39 pm

hurshy

we help each other a lot, people give clues freely

7:39 pm

hurshy

but we don't like it when people feel ENTITLED to clues, if they don't understand one, two, or more clues, and they just expect people to keep giving them more...

7:40 pm

hurshy

we're only human

7:41 pm

ciaobabe

hahaha,is it mean i should pay more attention to the chat box so that i might get some clues from it?lol

7:42 pm

hurshy

sometimes we get into pun mode, where we all start making lots of puns in the chat on a theme, like the other day it was birds, and so if you like puns, that's a bonus

7:42 pm

hurshy

yes, you can get lots of clues, as well as ask for them

7:42 pm

hurshy

also, there is the free way to play, and the register and pay way to play. if you pay, you only pay one time, not annually.

7:43 pm

ciaobabe

what is the difference between them?

7:43 pm

hurshy

it used to be, but idk if he changed it, that if you play free, you get the stats below the puzzle (Tile Stats and Word Stats) for two weeks, and then they go away, and if you want to have those, you have to pay. if you pay you also can have a picture and a flag and stuff.

7:44 pm

hurshy

do you see the Tile Stats and Word Stats? they are handy.

7:45 pm

hurshy

the Tile Stats look like a mini version of the grid, and they tell you how many words you can make that START from that tile. so today, you can make 3 N words by starting at that first N.

7:45 pm

ciaobabe

Yes yes,i saw that...But my eng skills isnt good enough to develop some vocab more than 4 points...

7:45 pm

hurshy

and all three of those are not words you would use in everyday conversation, as it happens.

7:45 pm

hurshy

oh, are you Italian?

7:46 pm

ciaobabe

anyways,thanks for the help...I need to try to take a look the puzzle and see what can i get,haha

7:46 pm

ciaobabe

nono,i am malaysian haha

7:46 pm

hurshy

so, you'd be surprised, you DO know longer words, like right there you can spell "puzzle" and "develop" and "points" and "skills" which are all more than 4 letters

7:47 pm

hurshy

but many of the words - even the 4 letter ones - are very obscure (we call them "babblets") and so, if you are just learning English, you definitely wouldn't be expecting to find those. which means you wouldn't finish the puzzles.

7:47 pm

ciaobabe

haha,i mean from the puzzle.

7:48 pm

hurshy

yes but regular words appear in the puzzle :)

7:48 pm

hurshy

today is not a great example, it has fewer normal words than many puzzles.

7:49 pm

ciaobabe

haha,really?hope the next puzzle will be easy with me haha

7:49 pm

hurshy

i would venture to say that many people would say they disliked today's puzzle compared to other days.

7:49 pm

ciaobabe

wow,really? Hmm,this sounds challenging and i like challenge

7:50 pm

hurshy

well good :) welcome! fair warning: it's very addictive.

7:50 pm

ciaobabe

haha,yay!5 letters got!:)

7:50 pm

hurshy

one of our very best players, Sprite - English isn't her first language either. she's in the Netherlands.

7:51 pm

ciaobabe

well,first 14 points got

7:51 pm

hurshy

if you click on someone's picture, you can see their profile.

7:52 pm

hurshy

and then you can see what the picture is, because it is usually too small to see in the version here in chat.

7:52 pm

hurshy

<-- this is my kitten Rilla, zipped up in my sweatshirt.

7:52 pm

ciaobabe

cute Rilla

7:53 pm

hurshy

oh yeah, and proper nouns do not count, so, sometimes i play a game called Name That Proper Noun!, just to get them out of my system.

7:53 pm

hurshy

like if OBAMA were in the grid, i would say
Name That Proper Noun! recent president of the U.S.

7:53 pm

hurshy

and people would say "Obama!" and i would say "ding ding ding!"

7:54 pm

hurshy

i invented that game. :)

7:55 pm

hurshy

and when you see a word that looks like it's there but it actually isn't, we call that a phantom.

7:56 pm

ciaobabe

i know what you mean. Like implying

7:56 pm

hurshy

we also have this other funny tradition where if we asked for a clue for something, and then people gave the clue and it turned out that it was a very easy, normal word that we feel like "gee, I should have seen THAT!", we used to say, "hit me with a fish!"

7:57 pm

hurshy

and as a result, words that are easy and normal are now described as "fishy"

7:57 pm

hurshy

if you do finish a puzzle, you get a little mini video of fireworks.

7:58 pm

ciaobabe

oh,thank you...i will pay more effort to it after work...now i have to go

7:58 pm

ciaobabe

bye and good night

10:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all you lurkers

10:33 pm

origami

de-lurking to say "hi.'

10:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

small grid but fun so far, hi origami

10:36 pm

origami

I have 37 left and have to sign off shortly

10:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

10:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

better git crackin LOL

10:37 pm

ciaobabe

i still have 70 left,lol

10:37 pm

ciaobabe

hi all

10:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

that's FW fer me. clue?

10:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi ciaobabe

10:38 pm

origami

Congrats Gwen

10:38 pm

origami

Hi there ciaobabe

10:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

don't tell me no one needs any clues 8 - )

10:42 pm

ciaobabe

you can give me some hints if you want

10:42 pm

ciaobabe

but i guess i am going to gv up this lol

10:42 pm

origami

Too many left to ask for one - ducks head in shame

10:42 pm

ciaobabe

1 hour left

10:43 pm

origami

We need to ask for a specific clue. One you are looking for.

10:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

here are the "big" words: ce6 = ce + one unit of music

10:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ho6 = the word ho4 (sacred) turned into an adverb

10:44 pm

origami

OK, that's a way to clue that way, gwen.

10:45 pm

origami

Those are the only "big" words :D

10:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

some other weird ones:

10:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ye5 = a yiddish word, a upperclass woman, y + one penny is a c*** + vowel

10:47 pm

origami

There is a co 5 - the sound a dove makes and the first two letters of your seeing organ

10:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ho5 = rules according to ho***

10:48 pm

origami

OK ... nighters. Have fun.

10:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nights origami

10:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

by4, a little bitty segment of computer code

10:51 pm

ciaobabe

wow,the clues are difficult for me though

10:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

CL5 = c + a bunch of stolen money

10:51 pm

ciaobabe

good night,my lunch break ends too

10:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night ciao

11:12 pm

Graely2

fw!

11:37 pm

chj

cl5 sounds like a sutherland flick

11:45 pm

rururocks

cldon'tlooknow

11:45 pm

rururocks

damn it

11:46 pm

rururocks

clsixdegreesofseparation

11:46 pm

rururocks

damn it

11:52 pm

chj

cl3094823 job

11:53 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

11:53 pm

chj

i meant cl&*^(*^%$ job

11:53 pm

cybernan

I hope all of our babblers are safe from the terrible storms and floods

11:54 pm

chj

Thank you, Noah

11:56 pm

rururocks

we've finally had a break in the storms here

11:56 pm

cybernan

thats good to hear

11:57 pm

rururocks

I am sick of the rain.. can't wait for spring to arrive

11:57 pm

cybernan

keep waiting for the spring weather to arrive -- but at least we don't have to endure tornados, hurricanes and floods

11:57 pm

rururocks

have you moved yet nan?

11:58 pm

cybernan

no - we take possession May 1 and will spend the month renovating before we move in on June 1

11:59 pm

cybernan

the amount of sorting and tossing to do with 25 years worth of stuff I thought I couldn't ever part with is mind boggling

12:00 am

chj

A literal spring cleaning

12:00 am

rururocks

tell me about it.. I toss stuff out every weekend.. and it is endless

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