Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, June 10, 2018

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

flip

12:03 am

hurshy

hi melon

12:03 am

melonheadjujube

hi, hurshy

12:06 am

hurshy

fe8

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

tx

12:07 am

melonheadjujube

fl7

12:07 am

melonheadjujube

actually fl7 X 2

12:09 am

KnightTime

cl7

12:10 am

melonheadjujube

tx, KT

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

nbt nbs

12:14 am

hurshy

pr7

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

hah, just got the pr7, you beat me to the clue.

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

did you find the other 8?

12:15 am

hurshy

not yet

12:17 am

SueMagee

ma8

12:18 am

hurshy

thanks sue

12:18 am

hurshy

10 left now

12:18 am

SueMagee

YW

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

hurshy

phantom: falcon

12:18 am

melonheadjujube

tx, Sue. I should have seen that as I have made one of those!

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

tx Lickety!

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

nbt, nbs, > halfway, and all the â‰¥ 7s. Mediocrity attained! Now to bed!

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

[poof]

12:24 am

hurshy

5

12:26 am

SueMagee

Might I have the stats for the Y, please?

12:26 am

hurshy

yu4/9

12:27 am

hurshy

1

12:27 am

hurshy

an a5

12:27 am

SueMagee

Thank you, hurshy!

12:27 am

hurshy

DONE!

12:27 am

hurshy

you're welcome sue

12:28 am

hurshy

oh sue i have a question i have been needing to ask a real brit

12:28 am

SueMagee

And well done you!

12:28 am

SueMagee

Go on, then

12:29 am

hurshy

so i know that the song changes from god save the king to god save the queen and vice versa when the monarch changes, and you'd have your barristers who've got silk being KC instead of QC, but, when the queen's mom was still living, if the queen was a king, would the queen mother still be called the queen mother, or would she have been called the king mother?

12:29 am

hurshy

like is it about her having been the queen previously or more about who she is mother TO?

12:30 am

SueMagee

The Queen Mother was the first to carry that title, but I canâ€™t imagine there being a king mother!

12:31 am

Lizlin

That's interesting - so I googled it and hi all.

12:31 am

Lizlin

Here's an answer

12:31 am

hurshy

she was the FIRST? wow

12:31 am

Lizlin

The King's mother, if still alive (and if she was Queen as in a consort, not a regnant Queen like Queen Elizabeth) usually keeps the title Queen, but sometimes there are variations like Dowager Queen. Again, it's pretty flexible. Casually you get names like the "Queen Mum", which is what they called Queen Elizabeth's mother when she was alive. Officially the Queen Mum kept the title Queen (though, again, there is a difference between a consort Queen and a regnant Queen).

12:31 am

SueMagee

I think it was more about her being the mother of the queen than her having been a queen herself.

12:32 am

hurshy

thanks liz

12:32 am

Lizlin

Wasn't her title queen as the wife of King George?

12:32 am

hurshy

then it would be king mother, if anybody thought to call it that, but, they don't. they just say dowager queen or whatever.

12:32 am

hurshy

yes she was a queen consort like you said liz

12:33 am

hurshy

sue just means that the "queen" in queen mother represents the new queen and not the dowager queen

12:33 am

hurshy

IF elizabeth were to die before philip then he could be the king father hahahahaha

12:33 am

Lizlin

ðŸ˜‚

12:34 am

hurshy

such funny things to think about

12:34 am

Lizlin

BTW congrats, Hurshy

12:34 am

hurshy

thanks

12:34 am

hurshy

(i had to think for a minute why you were congratulating me)

12:35 am

Lizlin

I got so caught up with your question that I didn't say congrats then.

12:41 am

hurshy

well i also just finished the school year yesterday so

12:41 am

hurshy

that's what i'm congratulating myself for

12:44 am

TraderKate

TY Dr. God and TY Lickety :)
Hi all!

12:44 am

sprite

good morning all

12:47 am

sprite

qs quonquerred

12:47 am

TraderKate

found an 8! Hi spritey :)

12:48 am

sprite

wow, well done! And hi :)

12:49 am

TraderKate

It's so unusual, I have to remark... :D

12:49 am

sprite

*giggles* I know the feeling

12:50 am

sprite

*rattles rose's cage*

12:50 am

TraderKate

:D
just a muggle... muddling along ;)

12:50 am

sprite

same here. Oops, PB

12:51 am

TraderKate

bah... that hardly counts... BUT sangria is needed if you aren't too busy to mix up a spiker ;)

12:52 am

sprite

*pours Kate a generous helping*

12:53 am

TraderKate

Oh tytyty ... I was going to venture out today and get some vino but had a horride sleepless night. The day was lost and I will be up until all hours now...

12:53 am

sprite

ugh, that sucks :(

12:54 am

TraderKate

frustrating.. I was yawning but just couldn't drop off... grrr

12:54 am

sprite

definitely not fun :(

12:57 am

grannyrose

*bares teeth and rattles back * leave me alone. i am really grumpy. why am i the only adult-acting person in this house? we've been to church, we are both suffering from the lack of sleep, but i am the one who has washed the dishes, finished washing the towels and hung them to dry, and started putting the dry laundry away.

12:57 am

sprite

*hugs rose and holds her close*

12:58 am

TraderKate

{{{(((rose)))}}}
how horrid!

12:58 am

grannyrose

he's sitting in front of his laptop watching yet ANOTHER new DVD he has bought. grrrrrr

12:58 am

sprite

honey, the only way this will change is if you DO NOT pick up the slack. Leave them chores alone and go do something you like. Don has to learn to grow up.

12:59 am

sprite

hint: wash only your clothes and not his :D

12:59 am

grannyrose

I WANNA KICK SOMETHING !!! oh... lookee he4... sprite's backside. bend over honey, it's for a good cause... loll

12:59 am

sprite

hey! Leave my backside alone, that is private property!

12:59 am

TraderKate

hire a maid....then see if there's $$$ for new DVDs.

1:00 am

sprite

here, kick cyberbully. He/she/it is in need of good kickings.

1:00 am

grannyrose

okay, okay, just thought i'd try.

1:00 am

TraderKate

we need to get you one of those punchy clowns that you whack and they bouce back up again.. repeat until anger abated

1:01 am

sprite

*seconds Kate* Told you before, time for you to get domestic help for some chores once a week. Don can go play with hims...I mean his DVDs if he does not agree.

1:01 am

grannyrose

ugh.... don't start me. the wretch has made an ad for microsoft. every time they show the ad, i get to see that ugly dial.

1:02 am

sprite

sidenote: for some reason I keep seeing popcorn in the grid

1:02 am

TraderKate

(asnd all maid dollars come out of his birthday and Christmas gift envelope...)

1:02 am

grannyrose

oh sprite. remember the little ones at church who call me granny rose?

1:03 am

sprite

what Kate says

1:03 am

sprite

no no no no no no no, not changing the subject now. Hold those kids, first decide to get a cleaning lady.

1:04 am

grannyrose

the little girl, Grace is 2 years old. and she has been watching ballet dancers. you shouldsee her pirouetting and doing arabesques. soooo cute

1:04 am

grannyrose

the little girl, Grace is 2 years old. and she has been watching ballet dancers. you should
see her pirouetting and doing arabesques. soooo cute

1:05 am

sprite

rose thinks that if she says it twice, we will forget about the cleaning lady. We won't.

1:05 am

grannyrose

u both mean so well, but this place is so untidy and dirty in parts, i couldn't allow a cleaner in until i clean and tidy the place... loll

1:05 am

TraderKate

sanity and domestic harmony more important than a few dollars.. no matter how much you squeak!

1:06 am

sprite

honey, it is HIGH time you get help. Stop making reasons not to. You don't have to have a perfectly cleaned and tidy house to get a help.

1:06 am

sprite

and awwwww @ Grace. So sweet.

1:06 am

TraderKate

entirely the wrong mindset tose... they don't know you, you pay them to work, not jusdge...and you can explainit all away if you must by saying you are a bit too infirm to keep up with the house.

1:07 am

TraderKate

(we all know peope that clean before the char lady comes... silliness and false pride, if you ask me...)

1:07 am

Kamanjah

Rose, a cleaning lady is to do the cleaning - you don't clean before she comes, that's why you hire her!

1:08 am

grannyrose

*sigh* okay, i'll talk it over with himself. if he realises that i am totally unwilling to live like this he may pick up his game or pay the cleaner.

1:08 am

sprite

exactly. A good help will actually enjoy setting things to right for you. Please, Rose. This is a recurring issue between you and Don and your health does NOT permit this kind of stuff. Not doing it all by yourself, and not having the stress of Don sitting on his lazy ass and you doing all the work. Swallow your pride and get HELP.

1:08 am

TraderKate

talk it over? HOw about lay a fiat on him? done deal.

1:09 am

TraderKate

this is the way it is and by the way, I'm going to buy a new hat whilst I'm at it... ;)

1:09 am

sprite

I think it is past talking it over with the lazy so-and-so. I think it is time to tell him that YOU have decided to hire a cleaning lady. He is not your boss, ya know.

1:10 am

grannyrose

okay, i hear you all.

1:10 am

sprite

"I am through with doing the chores alone, no matter how tired I am. I am also through with being frustrated about your not helping. And I am through with fighting about it. The cleaning lady starts next week."

1:11 am

sprite

*giggles at the new hat*

1:11 am

TraderKate

We will be checking rose...

1:11 am

grannyrose

not a new hat... new shoes, new dresses, new tops and new trousers.

1:12 am

sprite

there you go.

1:12 am

TraderKate

if he can have DVDs, rose can have an equally unnecessary thing like a hat to lift her spirits and don when attending docto'rs appontments or going to the gym...

1:12 am

grannyrose

oh my.... a gym hat..... hmmmm

1:12 am

TraderKate

I was going to say shoes... but I was afraid you'd think of something sensible like walkers :(

1:13 am

sprite

*pictures rose in a gym hat and a pink tutu*

1:13 am

grannyrose

oh no Kate. the last pair i bought (just 6 weeks ago) are bright red slip ons.

1:13 am

TraderKate

A new dress!!! Perfect :)
and shoes, handbag, hat, and gloves to match!!!
WOOOOOOT! Pictures will be needed...

1:14 am

grannyrose

and the pair before that are embroidered slip ons. i adore them

1:14 am

sprite

you can wear those shoes with the tutu and gym hat

1:14 am

TraderKate

ROFL spritey... can picture the tutut and hat.... with rose giving the evil eye to anyone that looks at her sideways...

1:14 am

sprite

:D

1:15 am

TraderKate

I adore red shoes!!! <3 <3 <3

1:15 am

sprite

when we went to pick up rose and don from the airport, I was wearing a pink tutu... around my neck :D

1:15 am

grannyrose

bless you both... not grumpy any more and i do promise to bring up the subject of housework with DH. i try to not call him lazy, but when he bolts out the door to help anyone else, i just see flames.

1:15 am

TraderKate

Were you tasting the sangria spikers for adequacy?

1:16 am

sprite

great, honey. And please remember, you do not need his permission to hire help. You can tell him you have decided it is necessary.

1:16 am

grannyrose

oh, sprite, and what a moment that was... do you remember all the people waiting, and laughing and clapping when we hugged?

1:16 am

sprite

rose did a lot of tasting sangria while she was here :D

1:17 am

sprite

lol yes! And you so very tired, and then seeing the tutu and laughing your ass off

1:17 am

TraderKate

He must hear that rose... I think he is juist stuck in the 1940/50s mindset... he probably never gave it serious consideration.. even when you did mention it (too politely methinks...press your point that this is absolutely required)

1:17 am

TraderKate

Now back to the tutu and other glad rags!

1:18 am

sprite

it was awesome. Finally meeting in the flesh and able to hug for real. We did LOTS of hugging those weeks.

1:19 am

TraderKate

Sprite, you must have been a sight for sore eyes when they got off the plane! Picturing the tutu choker ;)

1:19 am

grannyrose

did we ever !!! loved your hugs... *sigh* what a time we had.

1:19 am

TraderKate

It's a wonder you didn't hug her to pieces sprite!

1:19 am

sprite

I looked absolutely ridiculous, lol.

1:20 am

sprite

oh, our rose is hugproof :D She gives as good as she gets.

1:20 am

grannyrose

Kate, i had sent it over in the bottom of a box of goodies i sent over to sprite. apparently when it was unpacked, both sprite and Rob couldn't stop laughing.

1:20 am

TraderKate

Quite sure rose had no problem picking you out of the crowd at the arrival gate! (flask of sangria covertly tucked in a pocket for easy access...)

1:21 am

sprite

lol I think we would have recognised eachother without the tutu just as well. But for laughs, it was brilliant.

1:22 am

TraderKate

LOL rose.. I have read of you goody box care packages... what was she meant to do with the tutu? (If not wear it at the airport for ease of identification...???)

1:22 am

grannyrose

she could have worn around one thigh, you know, like a garter..... *ducks under the table*

1:23 am

TraderKate

This grid does not seem very friendly... and still people were finished in just a few scant minutes!

1:23 am

sprite

rose and I exchange goodie boxes, and have so much fun compiling them... and unpacking them!

1:23 am

TraderKate

LOL... I was thinking that Rob could have worn it instead... ducks under with rose...

1:23 am

flosey

wow - I'm really dragging!! not even half way

1:24 am

sprite

so far it went fast for me. If not for all the chatting, I'd have been done ages ago, I think. 9 more to find.

1:24 am

sprite

*hugs flosey* Good evening, dear lady! How are you and how is the head?

1:24 am

sprite

Rob proudly wears a hat rose sent us... a hat with built-in ventilator, working on solar energy.

1:25 am

TraderKate

hi ((fosey)) exhoing concern over the terrible migraine...

1:25 am

flosey

head is fine thanks Sprite, just tired now and would be wise to go to bed - but I don't always follow my head when it is telling me~

1:25 am

grannyrose

cooee flosey dear. hugs sweetie.

1:26 am

flosey

thanks Kate - all clear today - it just seemed strange to me to be getting them after all the years I've been clear of migraine

1:26 am

grannyrose

*giggling at Rob wearing that hat *

1:26 am

sprite

the pink tutu was sent to us because it is an inside joke between rose and me. We always say Rose is still able to wear the tutu she wore when she was little... around her ankle, now, that is.

1:27 am

sprite

oh, been there, done that, flosey! Knowing I have to go to bed and postponing... and postponing... and doing just this one more thing... and then reading a little...

1:28 am

TraderKate

Glad it cleared flosey.. now you will have to recuperate - they can take the stuffing out of you for a while...have you had any changes in meds lately, unusual weather.. possible allergy development since you have had a few... maybe they need to look inside your noodle and make sure the blood vessels are behaving rhemselves...

1:28 am

flosey

always cheers me up to see the 3 of you in here chatting

1:28 am

sprite

after rose went home, I gave the tutu to our neighbour girl... she is SO proud of it and wears it often. Her mom wanted to make it the right size and she just refused to part with it for the time that would take, so cute :D

1:29 am

sprite

*hugs flosey* And we enjoy seeing you join us.

1:29 am

grannyrose

lolll really sprite ?? how adorable !!

1:30 am

sprite

yeah it is so sweet

1:30 am

TraderKate

when you aren't in chog we are not complete flosey!

1:31 am

grannyrose

does she wear under her armpits? how old is she ?

1:31 am

grannyrose

as always flosey, i love 'seeing' you in chat.

1:31 am

sprite

she is 5, I think, and yes, under her armpits, holding it up.

1:31 am

grannyrose

roflolll

1:32 am

flosey

thanks Kate

1:32 am

sprite

and you should see her proud little face. It clearly says: "I am looking absolutely beautiful and I know it."

1:32 am

sprite

true, Kate

1:33 am

TraderKate

they could sew tie-up ribbons onto the waist and use as straps until whe grows.. then she wouldn't have to hold it up.

1:33 am

sprite

I think her mum has fixed it by now. But it was great, the way she did not want to let go of it.

1:33 am

grannyrose

how cute !! next package i send will have one her size in it. is she small for her age or about average do you think?

1:34 am

TraderKate

the self confidence of youth :D
I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gayyyyyy!!!

1:34 am

sprite

about average, I think.

1:34 am

sprite

lol Kate! Exactly!

1:34 am

grannyrose

lolll Kate.

1:35 am

sprite

look what you've done. Now that song is in my head

1:36 am

TraderKate

I can picture her dancing around... she can join rose's "grands" in spirit...

1:36 am

sprite

oh, btw, the singing went great yesterday! Lots of compliments.

1:36 am

TraderKate

uh oh.... :/
do I have to go tho the box for installing earworms?

1:37 am

sprite

and rob has cut off his hair and shortened his beard, rose! He looks 15 years younger, lol.

1:37 am

TraderKate

Well done sprite! Did you rake your bows and accept the accoldaes of the adoring fans ?

1:37 am

sprite

I don't think we have a penalty box for earworms. Yet. We might have to create one :P

1:38 am

sprite

hehehe it was a tiny audience, but yeah, we did enjoy their reactions!

1:39 am

grannyrose

oh my. what brought that on?

1:39 am

TraderKate

Congratulations then sprite, it sounds like you enjoyed it...which is al;-important!

1:40 am

sprite

I think the heat, rose. It was very hot and humid here, and he kept having this wet, dripping ponytail. All of a sudden he decided he had enough.

1:40 am

sprite

he'd had enough*

1:40 am

TraderKate

meep meep... that's what The Roadrunner says...

1:40 am

sprite

we did, Kate!

1:41 am

sprite

yeah, enable does not know the roadrunner. Poor beastie.

1:41 am

sprite

fireflies. Anything I can help with before I go?

1:41 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!!

1:42 am

sprite

(see that pretty girl in that mirror there...)

1:42 am

TraderKate

Congratulations sprite!!!

1:42 am

grannyrose

bless you both, sprite. xoxox

1:42 am

TraderKate

Enable is obviously lacking in decent culture...

1:43 am

TraderKate

tiny hint on the m8 i heard about?

1:44 am

sprite

a scaled-down version of a building-to-be, Kate

1:44 am

grannyrose

ma8. uses the high scoring tile, ends with french ending

1:45 am

sprite

or as the dictionary says" a small model or study in three dimensions for either a sculptural or an architectural project"

1:45 am

TraderKate

ty both, I will look.
Enjoy the day sprite, hope you get some nice relaxing time tjoday!

1:45 am

TraderKate

ha! got it from spritey's dictinary definition ;)

1:46 am

sprite

no rest for the wicked. OA meeting, visiting rob's new work place, nails.

1:46 am

Kamanjah

thanks for the hints :)

1:46 am

sprite

*hugs Kam on her way out*

1:46 am

grannyrose

on a Sunday sprite ??

1:47 am

TraderKate

On Sunday? thought you'd be able to read and practise your new art!

1:47 am

sprite

dear friends, a big *hug*. Thanks for the wonderful company, as usual.

1:47 am

grannyrose

*giggles* snap Kate

1:47 am

TraderKate

Kam. leaving???? never see her any more... :(

1:47 am

sprite

yes, he has the key now, rose :D And he wants to show it to me... it is in the woods in Amsterdam...

1:48 am

Kamanjah

I'm not leaving

1:48 am

TraderKate

:D
<--- devilish grin for rose...

1:48 am

grannyrose

ahhhh, okay. {{Rob}} and for you {{sprite}}

1:48 am

sprite

I am leaving, Kam just came in!
Sleep well, dear people. And enjoy your day.
*extra hug for rose*

1:48 am

TraderKate

yay Kam!! and HI! :)

1:48 am

Kamanjah

I've been here since the house cleaning

1:49 am

sprite

did we miss your entree? If so, I apologise. If not, shame on you for lurking while we need your company :D

1:49 am

TraderKate

you.... lurker, you! ;

1:50 am

Kamanjah

I told Rose she didn't have to clean first...guess I got lost in the chatter

1:50 am

TraderKate

clopper isn't a word! anc you imagine?

1:51 am

TraderKate

Oh dear, sorry I must have missed that...wasn't ignoring you. It does happen sometimes when the chog flies and also trying to hunt fishies... (un successfully

2:01 am

flosey

41 to go but too tired tonight, good night all, sweet sleep

2:02 am

flosey

I'll be back in the morning

2:03 am

TraderKate

restore your poor head flosey, sleep well and long... tomorrow will wait! ( <3 )

3:28 am

zoozzoom

Okay first run through and I have 29 words left. Was trying to get to 100 but never mnd. need one more 8 and one more seven but they will have to wait until the car boot sales are done. Happy babbling everyone!

3:30 am

rbud

hi and bye, then, zooz

5:28 am

eliotl

gaudy

5:29 am

eliotl

ack! sorry!

5:29 am

PMS

p

5:38 am

lil*monkey

Thank you eliot, great clue!

5:53 am

TraderKate

:D

5:55 am

eliotl

;)

6:45 am

dan2bit

morning all!

6:46 am

rubyfoo

bonjour

6:46 am

rubyfoo

coda

6:46 am

rubyfoo

sorry

7:02 am

MLFAN17

hello all

7:05 am

MLFAN17

2nd column f?

7:07 am

ChampFit

I have several Fl words...good morning all!

7:07 am

MLFAN17

gm champ

7:07 am

MLFAN17

oh I am so dumb ty champ

7:08 am

ChampFit

gm...and no you're not! I still need one from there...

7:08 am

MLFAN17

me too

7:09 am

MLFAN17

4th column d?

7:09 am

ChampFit

Pt

7:10 am

MLFAN17

ty champ

7:10 am

MLFAN17

nbt

7:10 am

MLFAN17

and nbs

7:10 am

ChampFit

Np!

7:47 am

MollyL

I did not know that the group of sheep without the k was a word. But then, Babble recognizes all kinds of words I have never heard of

7:48 am

ChampFit

Agreed. Another stupid word

7:51 am

Turt

clue for the ma 8,60?

7:53 am

lil*monkey

try FL words? I have all the Fs but don't know which word came from which F.

7:53 am

LuvWordGames

uses the high point tile and has double cons.

7:54 am

Buggie

Molly, it's actually a common word in French, used namely in building and baking. It's covering the outside with a spray.

7:54 am

Turt

ty!

7:55 am

MollyL

We use the same word for the same meaning, only with the K.

7:58 am

Buggie

Oh, found the English verb, it takes double consonant (without the K). The K version is listed as a variant

8:01 am

MollyL

I am in construction and when we talk or write about fl___ing a building or surface, it is with the K. Lots of difference between British and American spelling for things. You use cheque, we use check, etc.

8:02 am

Buggie

As I said, I found the English verb, as in used in England :P

8:05 am

MollyL

Words and their spellings, definitions and recognition are odd sometimes. When you look up fa4 in this grid, it says it is a Portuguese folk song. It is also a Gaelic word for "long ago" and yet that meaning is not given.

8:09 am

Buggie

I agree. dictionary.com doesn't have the verb to strim, yet it's a very common word where I'm from

8:10 am

LuvWordGames

te 6/21 please?

8:11 am

LuvWordGames

nm, found for fw

8:12 am

Buggie

congrats

8:12 am

LuvWordGames

ty Buggie, any clues needed?

8:13 am

Buggie

I'm good for now thanks

8:23 am

gramma

how about a hint for that last te6? please.

8:26 am

penquis

te + perform an action again....

8:26 am

gramma

TY done!

8:26 am

MLFAN17

I have a non babble question. I just went to one of my webpages which is for a magazine. the webpage address for the first time said this site is not secure. Like this site, it has what looks like a clock next to it. Should I be a bit more concerned with the site that says its not secure then any other ? should I delete it?

8:26 am

penquis

congrats, gramma...

8:27 am

penquis

well babble i a not secure site, too....

8:27 am

MLFAN17

true pen

8:27 am

MollyL

Google has implemented a new warning for sites that are phished for personal information. I don't use any sites that make this warning pop up. And Pen is right, Babble is not secure either.

8:28 am

aebmusica

Having been hacked 5 times, MLFAN, I wouldn't use that site.

8:28 am

MLFAN17

ty aeb

8:28 am

penquis

then you won't use babble either, aeb?...;o)

8:28 am

MollyL

I was just thinking the same thing Pen
: D

8:29 am

aebmusica

Alas, alas....I still do, because when I joined in 2008 it was okay.

8:29 am

MLFAN17

its the first tiem the site has ever said it so..

8:30 am

MollyL

It is the first time because recently, Google must have found something to rank it "insecure"

8:30 am

MLFAN17

aeb same here I still obviously use this site. I have deleted the site for the magazine.

8:30 am

penquis

most sites "phish" for personal info, I think....

8:31 am

MollyL

It amazes me how many people post their email addresses in their profile. That is really asking for trouble.

8:31 am

aebmusica

I used to think that if one paid to be a member of a certain site, it was safer.

8:32 am

penquis

not necessarily....

8:32 am

penquis

you can surf "incognito" with Chrome....not if that would help prevent a phishing problem or not...

8:35 am

MollyL

I'm not sure when this board went "unsecure" but it may have been when Dr. God quit charging

8:36 am

penquis

I think everyone is being much more careful in pointing out site insecurities...not sure that sites with that warning now are any less secure than they were before...

8:39 am

MollyL

Technically, just being on the internet makes you vulnerable. And most people use Facebook which opens you up to all kinds of internet insecurity.

8:40 am

penquis

i don't do facebook.....i have avoided it because i think i would get consumed by it....and i have no desire to reconnect with someone i went to first grade with...

8:52 am

rururocks

me too.. I have no desire to reconnect with friends from school.. maybe one from college.

8:53 am

penquis

i know my personality....i would have to constantly check pages of people I know....only thing i miss is seeing some family photos....

8:54 am

gemini_J13

fb has been a blessing for my 90+ year old mother

8:55 am

penquis

i bet...

8:55 am

gemini_J13

no email,,,, just fb on her computer ~ she hears from all the family

8:56 am

penquis

one site for all....nice for her....

8:56 am

MLFAN17

molly I noticed this site and some others became unsecure when my computer did a major update.

8:57 am

gemini_J13

me on the other hand... yes I should watch my computer time

8:57 am

penquis

yes, everyone is being more proactive about letting you know about site insecurity....and every browser is being more careful....

8:58 am

MLFAN17

I just went to google a few minutes ago.. isn't that site usually safe?

8:58 am

MollyL

People used to email family photos to family members. That seems like "too much trouble" since the advent of Facebook. Shame.

8:59 am

penquis

yup...

9:00 am

penquis

well i have hit a wall here....guess i will go do the crossword....bbl to finish....bye all....

9:00 am

rururocks

I'm so old I used to Mail family photos

9:06 am

MollyL

Photos used to take a long time to share. You took them, had to wait for them to be developed, then mailed them to people. Now it is all instant.

9:09 am

MollyL

Direct deposit, microwaved food, streamed videos. People don't have to wait for much anymore. Although I would rather wait for good food than ever microwave it.

9:09 am

Shirlockc

the microwave saves me from starvation :)

9:10 am

MollyL

Or get in line at the various grease pits that call themselves "Fast Food".

9:11 am

MollyL

My new response to people who tell me "I don't cook" is "Really? Do you eat?"

9:12 am

rururocks

I love cooking.. it relaxes me

9:12 am

rururocks

i had my microwave taken out and replaced the space with an additional cabinet

9:12 am

MollyL

I just don't get "I don't cook". It is a basic skill required by a fundamental physical need.

9:13 am

rururocks

i see people buying prepackaged food instead of fresh vegetables all the time at the store

9:15 am

Shirlockc

i live alone so if i get fresh veggies, half of it rots before i can eat it all

9:15 am

NatashaW

My late mother-in-law would have been better off not cooking.

9:15 am

rururocks

i live alone too.. and i don't have that trouble

9:16 am

rururocks

my mother couldn't cook to save her life..

9:16 am

NatashaW

She took her gorgeous brussels sprouts from her garden (in Sheffield England) and boiled them on high for 45 minutes.

9:16 am

rururocks

that's pretty common natasha

9:17 am

MollyL

Oh no, there is nothing worse than over cooked fresh vegetables.

9:17 am

Shirlockc

omg, a terrible way to treat brussel sprouts

9:17 am

NatashaW

It felt criminal

9:17 am

NatashaW

God gave you these gorgeous things, and you boiled them till they were grey

9:17 am

rururocks

prison guard to woman.. "what are you in for?" woman... i boiled the shit out of brussel sprouts

9:18 am

MollyL

The trick to making fresh fruit and vegetables work is to only buy as much as you will eat in a few days. You can't shop once a week for one or two

9:18 am

Shirlockc

did you have to eat them? that would be ick

9:18 am

rururocks

true molly.. i buy just enough to get me through a few days

9:19 am

NatashaW

I'm the only veg eater in my house (2 men who won't touch anything that "grew in the ground" unless it's a potato). I often visit the farmer's market and split what I buy with a neighbor or friend.

9:19 am

MollyL

If I see fruit starting to ripen, I use it for smoothies. If I'm over stocked on vegetables, I make soup and freeze it. It is all about managing what you have.

9:19 am

NatashaW

Yes, soup is a great way to treat aging veggies

9:20 am

MollyL

Wow Natasha. True meat and potatoes men. That isn't the most healthy diet.

9:32 am

Shirlockc

stats for the y pls?

9:33 am

craftylady

Yu 4/9

9:33 am

Shirlockc

thx!

9:34 am

rururocks

good thing we don't have an aging veggies home

9:35 am

Shirlockc

i've been trying to do a salad lunch which i make myself during the weekdays

9:35 am

rururocks

Anyone seen ms Carrot ?... she hasn't been up to mulch

9:36 am

Shirlockc

butternut squash, low fat feta, diced onions, mushrooms and my new fav riced cauliflower

9:37 am

Shirlockc

because she's been beeten up or uprooted?

9:38 am

rururocks

she got steamed that someone said she needed a new slice of life

9:39 am

Shirlockc

you have so much dirt on her!

9:39 am

rururocks

her new boyfriend the chef was trying to butter her up

9:39 am

rururocks

thankfully she took stock of the situation

9:39 am

Shirlockc

must have made her boiling mad

9:40 am

rururocks

at the bingo game she shredded the competition

9:42 am

Shirlockc

so her number was called, she must have been peased

9:43 am

jwr

I live in San Francisco's Chinatown. Working nights, I get home anytime between 4am and 7am and watch the curbs crowded for five blocks (plus side streets) with trucks loaded with produce just out of the ground or the orchards. including fruit and veggies that aren't supposed to be able to be grown here. I was raised on heavy Austrian food, boiled meat, boiled potatoes, rich desserts - India 3 yrs & Japan for 7 added those but returning to US never changed me until now. Better ate late than never.

9:44 am

PMS

could I have a clue for ma 8 60 please.

9:45 am

Shirlockc

i used to live near Ctown too, that's the way to shop, pick up what you need for the day and cook right away -- like most european markets too

9:46 am

Shirlockc

ma8 is the female version of a noble title (i think), use the high letter tile

9:46 am

PMS

no matter I just got it.

9:46 am

jwr

I had to really learn to shop, too. Now it seems normal. Friends in other parts of town are addicted to their own farmers markets.

9:46 am

Shirlockc

i'm so off on that def. of ma8 lol

9:46 am

PMS

ty shirlockc

9:47 am

jwr

that Sprite gave? Agreed.

9:47 am

Shirlockc

i like the farmer's markets, but there's no comparison to the $ of Ctown

9:48 am

jwr

For sure. The only advantage is that the markets have a greater variety . . . like protein!

9:50 am

Shirlockc

i disagree about the variety, the first time i've had sapota, dragon fruit etc was from C-town and i'm chinese

9:51 am

Shirlockc

more common now to see this stuff in the supermarket, but still rare/non existent in the farmers markets

9:51 am

jwr

I'm talking about variety of foods besides fruit and veg. I''m not ready to take home the fresh-killed chicken!

9:51 am

Shirlockc

since they sell what they produce e.g., locally

9:52 am

jwr

Agree about the variety you're talking about. I don't know where you'd get better. And seasonal.

9:54 am

rururocks

fresh chicken wouldn't be worth sticking your neck out for

9:54 am

Shirlockc

my fav is the fruit lady on canal and mott in nyc, she has the best produce

9:55 am

jwr

no fair, ru. I'm getting ready to go to bed. I don't want to be up for hours thinking about all the clever retorts!

9:56 am

Shirlockc

Re-tort or not retort, that is the question

9:56 am

rururocks

well.. you could keep us abreast in some way jw

9:57 am

jwr

I grew up in NY. The family went out to Mott street at least once a month.

9:59 am

jwr

Okay, rocks. The problem is that I never figured out what to do with the pupik.

9:59 am

rururocks

is Mott street anywhere near Hoople street?

10:00 am

jwr

I have to let Shirlockc answer that one.

10:01 am

rururocks

how do you sleep around china town.. it's got to be really noisy?

10:04 am

jwr

I do wish I could take up your challenge, Ru. I'm a fun punner when I get going. But -- sleep calls. . . . No noise a'tall. None. Thick walls, well insulated. And, of course, I have been losing my hearing for years . . . .

10:05 am

rururocks

lucky you.. (not about the hearing)

10:05 am

jwr

eh? what's that?

10:06 am

rururocks

I'm fortunate to have pretty good hearing still.. my brother needs a hearing aide now though.. he wanted me to buy him one .. they're like $4,000 +

10:06 am

jwr

Don't you live in quiet Napa? Oh. Forgot about the fires. Have you moved?

10:06 am

rururocks

i live in Napa.. it's quiet in my neighborhood.... or otherwise I wouldn't sleep... I'm a super light sleeper

10:08 am

jwr

*chortle* Only four grand to get someone to hear for you. That's pretty cheap. ... I didn't think you slept at all. You're always babble-ing

10:08 am

jwr

"aide"

10:08 am

rururocks

no.. i sleep.. I'm not here all the time really

10:09 am

jwr

Sorry. That was a health-care joke. They're only funny to ambulance drivers.

10:10 am

rururocks

my hearing aide was my ex MIL who yelled at me :D

10:12 am

jwr

Actually, you are here all the time. ru, just like sprite and rose and a few others. It's a pervasive spirit on this site - and what keeps it superior to all others I've seen or heard about. ... Do you remember an SNL sketch long ago with ... wait a minute, I'll go find it.

10:17 am

jwr

Here we go: https://tinyurl.com/aclj88t

10:18 am

jwr

That's it for me. Have a sunshiny day and don't forget to eat your veggies.

10:46 am

MollyL

60 points for an 8 letter word. BIG HINT.

11:04 am

mkg

molly i dont get it. what is the stat?

11:06 am

NatashaW

ma8,60

11:10 am

therealblah

there is also fe 6/80

11:11 am

NatashaW

you mean fe8,60

11:11 am

therealblah

oops yes :)

11:13 am

NatashaW

the ship's worm nearly bit me, but I got it in the end... FW :-)

11:14 am

NatashaW

clues, anyone? Otherwise I'm off to the puppy park!

11:22 am

MollyL

I always think of that as a mispronounced city in Ohio.

11:24 am

bichon

ma 8/60, pls

11:27 am

Cathyar

it has a french ending bichon.

11:28 am

bichon

ty Cathy

11:28 am

Cathyar

Welcome. :-)

11:32 am

mkg

dont see ma 8. sorry.

11:33 am

mkg

got it now.ty.

11:33 am

mkg

off to work.

11:34 am

maccafixx

pr 7/40?

11:35 am

wvteach

PR 7 - put something together before it is needed

11:37 am

maccafixx

ty wvteach!

11:41 am

Cathyar

Just need te6/21 for fw.

11:43 am

rururocks

te + do something again and again

11:44 am

Cathyar

Thank you ruru! :-) FW!

11:46 am

rururocks

yw

11:49 am

Minveryork

T's Taken! 3 left

11:49 am

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

11:49 am

Minveryork

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

12:08 pm

MollyL

Hi Min, how are you? Are you enjoying your new place?

12:12 pm

Minveryork

Hi MollyL!How are you doing? I am LOVING my new place

12:22 pm

Minveryork

I just posted a story of clues in profile if anyone needs it

12:23 pm

MollyL

I'm so glad you are out on your own, Min. You have deserved that for a LONG time. Enjoy.

12:27 pm

Minveryork

Thank you MollyL!

12:34 pm

HarryHood

co8: codmeter - determines how big that fish _really_ was

12:35 pm

Shirlockc

or an athlete's junk

12:36 pm

HarryHood

<---- not going there

12:36 pm

MollyL

Never heard of an athlete's junk referred to as "cod".

12:37 pm

Shirlockc

i was thinking of codpieces

12:37 pm

rururocks

Either way you are talking about a pole

12:37 pm

HarryHood

yah me too

12:37 pm

HarryHood

ooh good one ruru

12:38 pm

Shirlockc

yeah, you're reeling them in, ruru

12:38 pm

MollyL

Oh, 15th century athletes

12:38 pm

Shirlockc

you brought it up HH, and yes i went there

12:38 pm

HarryHood

i searched the chog and can't believe nobody has mentioned the absence of the word "gadfly"

12:39 pm

MollyL

Uh, that could be because it doesn't spell out in the grid

12:39 pm

HarryHood

that's why it's absent.

12:39 pm

MollyL

Exactly : D

12:39 pm

HarryHood

*boom*

12:40 pm

MollyL

Harry, I was mincing garlic today and thinking about your icon : )

12:40 pm

HarryHood

nodmeter - measure how boring the sermon was this morning.

12:40 pm

HarryHood

my new crop is growing nicely. last years crop is pretty much either eaten or rotting.

12:41 pm

rururocks

You must clove garlic

12:42 pm

HarryHood

on that note - going to do laundry! 41 to go.

12:43 pm

rururocks

Zorry

12:45 pm

MollyL

*Wonders if the squirrels and rabbits in Harry's neighborhood have garlic breath

12:51 pm

fit1

any clues for the te 6/21

12:53 pm

doseffing

te+r4

12:54 pm

fit1

Thanks. Got it from your clue :)

12:55 pm

doseffing

... yw ... it's just back off the end of the chog ... no work on my part

1:06 pm

Shirlockc

i have one ad5, one am5 and one am6, what am i missing?

1:14 pm

harpjane

what are the stats for the lower F please?

1:15 pm

HarryHood

fl4, fl4, fl7, fl7

1:15 pm

MollyL

ac5

1:16 pm

harpjane

thanks

1:16 pm

HarryHood

yw

1:18 pm

Shirlockc

thx molly, found the ac word, weird one that

1:19 pm

flosey

may I have a clue for pr7 please

1:19 pm

HarryHood

frozen entree is cooked before.

1:20 pm

flosey

thanks Harry

1:20 pm

HarryHood

yw. 31 to go here. bbl!

1:27 pm

wvteach

help with PR 6 that coes after the PR 7 pls

1:30 pm

mrloser

PR6 same first 3 as PR7 + first 3 of doctors area

1:30 pm

Minveryork

pr6/27 refers to someone who wants to become a doctor

1:31 pm

wvteach

thnx min - ** finito ** last word PR 6/27

1:33 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations wvteach on your fireworks!Hooray for U!

1:40 pm

MollyL

*Wishes using the word "you" would come back in style

1:40 pm

flosey

could someone please clue ma8?

1:40 pm

MollyL

Think of a lawn game with mallets and use an extra letter

1:42 pm

flosey

thanks Molly, believe we played that at my Gramma's - not coming to mind tho, will keep trying

1:43 pm

mkg

cro is the start of the game. ma is the start of this word. rest of the word is the same as the game.

1:43 pm

MollyL

A co8 is a woman who flirts in French. Make it ma

1:45 pm

bichon

pr 7/40, pls

1:45 pm

MollyL

pr7 clued at 1:19

1:49 pm

bichon

ty

1:53 pm

flosey

does the game begin cr?

1:54 pm

periwinkle

hi al help with ma8 pls

1:56 pm

bichon

am 6/24, pls

1:56 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

1:59 pm

MollyL

See clue at 1:43 for ma8

2:00 pm

flosey

thanks Molly, took me a while but finally remembered the name of that game

2:00 pm

MollyL

The French flirt clue was better

2:01 pm

flosey

yes, twas the ending that I had forgotten

2:05 pm

bichon

am 6/24, pls

2:05 pm

flosey

whew!!! FW at last, thanks again for your patience Molly, that was a dilly!!

2:06 pm

flosey

I remember the game so well, loved it as a child - haven't seen or heard of it since

2:06 pm

MollyL

am + last three of a doe or a faun

2:07 pm

MollyL

I remember playing the lawn mallet game too. It was fun.

2:08 pm

MollyL

That was back in the day when kids played outside. Now they are all glued to computer game screens.

2:10 pm

bichon

that's the am 5, need the 6, pls

2:14 pm

MollyL

Electrical current word (that clue probably won't fly)

2:15 pm

bichon

sorry, don't understand

2:16 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations flosey on you fireworks! Hooray for you!

2:17 pm

libarebel

am 6/24--am _ French father

2:17 pm

libarebel

+

2:18 pm

bichon

ty libra

2:18 pm

libarebel

yw

2:19 pm

Minveryork

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

2:19 pm

libarebel

Hi Min! Doing well thanks & you?

2:28 pm

MollyL

Min is our newly liberated woman. Yay for Min!!

2:29 pm

Shirlockc

10 left and really trying not to list

2:31 pm

MollyL

It is no crime to list. Asking for clues in the chat is the same thing as looking at the list. You either do the grid without help, or with it. Just my way of thinking about it.

2:39 pm

libarebel

Liberated? Breakup or Divorce?

2:40 pm

bichon

re 6/24, pls

2:44 pm

MollyL

To create again

2:44 pm

libarebel

Got out of the Slammer? :-D

2:47 pm

bichon

ty Molly

2:56 pm

Minveryork

I am well libarebel. Yes, I am liberated and happy about it. Scroll back in the chat log to see.Do not want to bore others with repeated posts.Gotta go. I will be back later

2:59 pm

MollyL

Min, no one here is ever bored by you posting about how your life is finally better. Post about it all you want.

3:14 pm

Shirlockc

stats for the 8? i have one that is the ma8 what's the other?

3:15 pm

clg47

fe8,60

3:17 pm

Shirlockc

thx cig!

3:33 pm

Shirlockc

is there an rh?

3:34 pm

dan2bit

nope Shirlockc

3:34 pm

Shirlockc

k, i'm missing one r, so still pecking

3:34 pm

dan2bit

firewords! tx lickety and all cluers - pr6 early doctor was my last

3:59 pm

MollyL

pe4...the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber,,,this is why I have less and less interest in finishing these puzzles

4:16 pm

MollyL

That and the fact that words you entered hours ago disappear

4:30 pm

libarebel

Molly-- I reverse googled & found pe4/6! TY!

4:31 pm

libarebel

Never would have guessed it...

4:44 pm

MollyL

Reverse Googled?

4:45 pm

MollyL

Is that like putting the definition in? Because that is still a Google search.

4:47 pm

libarebel

Yup, Molly-- is that cheating?

4:48 pm

chrisk

faud

4:48 pm

libarebel

Oh, I get it-- you're right-- still a google search...

4:49 pm

libarebel

kind of reverse...

5:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, fw, bye all

5:58 pm

mixi6

preassemble?

5:59 pm

mixi6

nm

6:49 pm

harpjane

82 to go

6:50 pm

origami

Hi Harp

7:00 pm

harpjane

hi

7:38 pm

phandmd

Hi

7:39 pm

phandmd

if anyone is around, I could use a clue for the RE 5/14 pretty please

7:40 pm

penquis

to resew the bottom of your pants...

7:40 pm

Bugsaw

to shorten your skirt

7:40 pm

phandmd

EVERY TIME! I miss that! Thanks, Pen and Bugs

7:40 pm

penquis

yw...

7:41 pm

Bugsaw

I can never see the volcano. it just is

7:44 pm

penquis

i am done...

7:44 pm

phandmd

Me too!

7:45 pm

penquis

congrats...

7:45 pm

phandmd

To you as well!

7:54 pm

penquis

ty....i am off...

9:40 pm

harpjane

Reminds me of my high school years, in the 60's."You want to shorten your skirt? AGAIN?"

9:43 pm

Minveryork

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

9:43 pm

harpjane

good minver! did you get my joke?

9:44 pm

harpjane

women of a certain age should get it.

9:52 pm

Minveryork

Sorry, I did not get it. Does it relate to something posted in the chat log earlier today? I was just concentrating on finding my last word. Been saving it since 11:57 in morn

9:57 pm

harpjane

it's an aging hippie's clue for re5

10:06 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks!co6/30 was my last word.

10:07 pm

Minveryork

I will be for another 30 minutes if clues are still needed.

10:07 pm

harpjane

congratulations minver!

10:07 pm

harpjane

ad5>

10:07 pm

harpjane

ad5?

10:09 pm

Minveryork

ad5/14 is a plus de 4/6 word that is included in my story

10:12 pm

harpjane

thanks!

10:26 pm

harpjane

3 to go

10:29 pm

harpjane

done

10:29 pm

harpjane

see you all at the flip

11:00 pm

Marc Freeman

ma8, please?

11:06 pm

Marc Freeman

code

11:06 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry

11:09 pm

origami

Think of a kitchen seating area - a ban*

11:11 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry didn't help

11:14 pm

origami

The ending is a frenchish diminutive. Sorry, best I can do.

11:17 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

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