Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, July 10, 2018

12:00 am

SamanthaJoy

Flip

12:00 am

TraderKate

Thank you Dr. God :)

12:00 am

SamanthaJoy

Ma9

12:01 am

harpjane

flip

12:01 am

harpjane

otic

12:01 am

harpjane

dang

12:01 am

SamanthaJoy

Re7

12:01 am

TraderKate

I think the meeting is also at Buck HOuse, rather than Windsor... where only the closest go.. it's like Henry VIII's bedchamber ;)

12:02 am

Nef

Kate, that's very interesting!

12:03 am

Nef

Thanks Samantha Joy!

12:04 am

SamanthaJoy

Re7x2

12:04 am

TraderKate

I am still not convinced that he won't cancel due to some "emergency", but then again, he gets to go golfing at another of his properties..... must line the coffers whilst he can!

12:05 am

harpjane

MAGA is not a word. I just have to check every time.

12:05 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:05 am

Nef

And make sure he hasn't changed all the dictionaries in the world yet harp?

12:06 am

TraderKate

I am already mortified on behalf of The Queen for the tweetstorm than will ensue...he's gonna touch her (Ewwww) in a most condescending way. He won't be able to help himself... Gwad.... the horror :(

12:06 am

harpjane

hi nana

12:06 am

Nef

Hi nan

12:06 am

harpjane

found a whale

12:06 am

TraderKate

Hi Samantha, harp, and nan :)

12:07 am

TraderKate

__erator in here..wonder if I can find something to stick on the front :)

12:08 am

TraderKate

HA! AE7

12:08 am

harpjane

found a reptlie

12:08 am

Rainiqui

ma 9

12:09 am

TraderKate

TY Rain, and hello :)

12:10 am

Jacula

Just managed to get back into chog (it was red boxes at the flip). Hoping that the orange fart will cancel, Kate and, that if he doesn't, he won't dare lay a hand on our Queen. If he does, I hope she has eough control to either not slap him or throw up.

12:10 am

Rainiqui

Hi Kate - I erred. Samantha Joy listed it first. My chat log just now loaded.

12:11 am

sammysmom

hi

12:11 am

Jacula

Hi to Nan and Harp and anyone else in the chog now.

12:12 am

Nef

Jacula, I had the red boxes in chat when I first flipped; but 2 attempts at refreshing did the trick

12:13 am

TraderKate

She will be the epitome of discretion and good manners.. that is the only way to fight boorishness. He cancelled last time because of expected protests. He can't avoid them all....and he can not look up, but Fox will be carrying pics, evenif only to raise a hue and cry.. but he will see that blimp. and he won't be pleased.

12:13 am

gapeach

Oh, dear God, I hope you all are not talking about what I think you're talking about. Please say it isn't so.

12:13 am

TraderKate

sammysmom and peach came back!!! hello ;)

12:13 am

Jacula

BH! It says I've only foud 5 words when I've actually already got about 35.

12:14 am

gapeach

Hey there, Kate etal.

12:14 am

Rainiqui

I'm left wondering if there's any room for conservatives here....

12:14 am

TraderKate

Oh no Jacula.... :(

12:15 am

TraderKate

There is Rain.... sorry. You know it's not a personal thing? We adore you and in more normal times, rarely ever mentions the P word as a topic...

12:16 am

SamanthaJoy

There's plenty of room for conservatives. I just don't know what today's republican party has to do with conservatism.

12:16 am

Nef

I hope that our talk hasn't upset anyone; it's just that the ones talking at flip all had similar perspectives on the upcoming trip to London.

12:17 am

gapeach

Dang! I missed news tonight.

12:18 am

TraderKate

Kavanaugh, that is all peach

12:18 am

Jacula

Rain - I am a UK Conservative, which is a bit different from a USA one. However, in UK all the parties are in disarray and the conservative cabinet has just fallen apart.

12:18 am

cybernan

maybe the brits will still be too busy protesting every aspect of brexit to pay any attention to him

12:19 am

Jacula

No political offence meant to anyone though. We all have our own perspective on events.

12:19 am

Rainiqui

Thanks for that Kate - I live in a border city and can be in Detroit Michigan within 15 minutes. We see what's happening at the borders and we tend to support the Republicans around here.

12:19 am

TraderKate

I saw that Jacula... I have ignorant opinions about Brexit I keep to myself, because I know very little of the finer points of it. It just seems a shame :(

12:19 am

IndiaJan

there is certainly room for conservatism,,,just no room for intolerance and hatred in this world or at least in my worold

12:19 am

KnightTime

Orange Fart?

12:19 am

Jacula

Hopefully so, cybernan.

12:19 am

sammysmom

peach.. i have not watched the news on tv for 20 years.. iwas making myself ill just knowig there was nothing i coukd do about the horrors of the human race...

12:20 am

gapeach

I feel the same way, sammysmom.

12:20 am

sammysmom

tried it again last week.. i was right.. will go for another 20 or as long as i must endure

12:20 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:21 am

rastapopolous

Realtor was not found n the dictionary????

12:21 am

Jacula

Thank you Lickety.

12:21 am

Nef

TV news is very disheartening; I'd much rather get my news from the public radio stations, the BBC, and print myself

12:21 am

IndiaJan

i know! i tried it 5 times (at least)

12:21 am

cybernan

T & M should have a lot in common -- he wants to take the States out of NSFTA and she wants to take Britain out of the EU

12:22 am

cybernan

*Nafta

12:22 am

Jacula

Knightime - 'Orange Fart' is the UK nickname for Trump. He has a fake orange tan and 'trump' is a word for fart in UK.

12:22 am

sammysmom

````````have just recently discovered leonard cohen... i like his work

12:23 am

cybernan

lol Jacula

12:24 am

KnightTime

sort of like calling the queen - handbag liz

12:24 am

cybernan

I think everyone loves his work sammy -- he wrote so many popular songs

12:24 am

SamanthaJoy

Just discovered? Wow you're in for a treat.

12:24 am

TraderKate

Same here Rain - I'm in Fort Erie..and I'm half American... it's a crazy world. I have seen you chat from time to time and think taht you are likely centrist with a leaning for fiscal conservastism.. but, I could be way off. The important thing is that you always speak well and present your point in a nice manner. It is not our intention to drive any conservative minded people from the chat. We all have our place in theis world. (I never said a peep about Harper in his day, but somehow this seems very different to me.) I thnk we all have a stake in this as global citizens.

12:24 am

TraderKate

Thank you Lickety! :)

12:24 am

Jacula

Oh Gawd, sammysmom - LC's songs always make e want to throw myself off the highest building after listening to about three. They are so depressing. He was a brilliant poet and lyricist but his monotone delivery of the songs always depressed me.

12:25 am

sammysmom

and they make me feel better... how goddamned depressed am i ??

12:26 am

TraderKate

I tried that twice rasta! How can that NOT be a word? Must be a glaring omission?

12:26 am

Jacula

Knight - I don't think Handbag Liz is a very good nickname for our Queen. Her taste in handbags is far too dull and conservative. (Conservative with a small c.)

12:27 am

Jacula

Got 18 of my 35 words found back now by putting them in AGAIN.

12:27 am

Nef

sammy, maybe his music fits in with the whole world condition right now for you?

12:27 am

Rainiqui

I study global politics for roughly 3 hours per day. North American mainstream media is a joke. I look it over and then compare and contrast what I read from my overseas sources. If more people read international sites, they'd have a hard time reconciling what they've read with what the MSM has reported.

12:27 am

harpjane

hi jac!

12:27 am

IndiaJan

the Queen is above reproach...no nicknames required. and she has been demonstrating a love of bright colour lately

12:28 am

Jacula

Hi harp!

12:29 am

TraderKate

Always the bright colours Jan, though lately, very bright indeed! <3

12:29 am

Nef

Rain, I'm really tired of mainstream media. I think that that is how we ended up with this president (that and the Russians)

12:30 am

IndiaJan

used to be pastelish..but some of the new things have been outrageous...god bless her

12:30 am

TraderKate

Interesting Rain... I do try for BBC and a few others, but am not averse to CBC. I hope you will weigh ion more on our conversations. We're 8usually* pretty rational and respectful when discussing things here.

12:30 am

sammysmom

jave always had a great affection for the Queen... loved her when i was a kid and had paper dolls of elizabeth and margaret.. i was 14 when she was coronated and have admired all these years..

12:31 am

TraderKate

The Queen is the living person I would most like to meet... but off on atramp about the countryside with dogs :)

12:32 am

Rainiqui

I'm going to have to beg to differ with you Nef. In my opinion, the MSM is EXTREMELY anti Trump.

12:32 am

IndiaJan

agreed kate!

12:32 am

TraderKate

Better to be seen Jan... from one of her dressers/designers...The Queen Must Be Seen!

12:33 am

SamanthaJoy

I don't think that actually addresses what she said, rain. The MSM can be both anti-Trump *and* how we got him.

12:33 am

Jacula

Same here, Kate, re the Queen. I have met The Princess Royal (Anne) when we walked to a tent at the Royal Show together and discussed wildflower meadows. It nearly drove her private detectives mad when we paired up, but she'd decided I was okay and that was fine with both her and me.

12:34 am

TraderKate

Jacula - I am fainting dead away, pass the smelling salts and a gless of sherry p0lease <3

12:35 am

helensgirlkid

MSM can be referred to as very anti-Trump, but the people who voted for him are likely to be very anti-news reporters.

12:35 am

SamanthaJoy

We're all agreed that realtor is an actual word, though, right? I mean, we can agree on this?

12:35 am

Nef

Rain, before the election; the mainstream media really fell for his lies about Hilary and overlooked his faults and didn't mention so much about him that people really did believe him when he said he would help them.

12:35 am

Jacula

I didn't even realise who she was at first when she was walking in front of me because she looked 'too small', but I recognised her hairdo and thought, 'That looks like Princess Anne.' And then she turned round and we started chatting and realised how much we had in common.

12:35 am

TraderKate

One of these day I must get around to joining the Monarchy League... I meant to whenI was in Toronto, but never seemed to have the time with work.... now I am in a backwater with no groups I have any interest in.

12:36 am

Nef

Thanks Samantha; that's correct

12:36 am

hurshy

buggin me that the C and H are not touching

12:36 am

cybernan

yes - realtor is a word

12:36 am

SamanthaJoy

Ac 8

12:36 am

Jacula

*Smelling salts and sherry for Kate.*

12:36 am

IndiaJan

where are you Kate?

12:36 am

hurshy

oh i can tell you the thing about Realtor - the american association of them has the word trademarked and it is treated as a proper noun. you can't call yourself one unless you're certified by the national organization

12:36 am

Rainiqui

Okay - I'm out of this conversation.

12:37 am

TraderKate

Absolute champions at small talk and putting peole at their ease. Oh to be able to"study" under her ofor even a week. At one point I even looked into positions in the royal household...

12:38 am

SamanthaJoy

Ahhh, thank you for clearing that up, hurshy!

12:38 am

TraderKate

I'm in Foirt Erie Jan... right across from Buffalo - end of the QEW

12:38 am

harpjane

I think the Americans need to get some people from Northern Ireland to come over and teach us how to get along! And how to prevent Troubles.

12:38 am

IndiaJan

oh thatâ€™s interesting Hershy.

12:39 am

Jacula

We even talked about that time when an armed gunman tried to kidnap her from her car and she told him 'NO way!' and to bugger off. I told her how much I admired her for that.

12:39 am

IndiaJan

ahh..lovely area...so much wine!

12:39 am

SamanthaJoy

I hadn't noticed that they had any experience in *preventing* them!

12:39 am

hurshy

did you know that Thomas Jefferson believed that no constitution should last for more than 19 years? (a generation, basically) - he thought it should be regularly overhauled or else it was a form of tyranny...

12:39 am

TraderKate

helenskid is here!!!!! wooot!!!! and hurshy too :)

12:39 am

IndiaJan

im in Bayfield..north of grand bend

12:40 am

Jacula

Hi Hursh. Yes, I did know that about Jefferson. I agree with him.

12:40 am

IndiaJan

very cool story Jacula :)

12:40 am

hurshy

me too

12:41 am

Nef

harp, back in the 1970's my little home town would invite about 4-6 Irish kids to come & spend part of our summers living with town folk to get away from the "troubles"

12:42 am

cybernan

not getting anywhere with this - see you tomorrow. good night everyone

12:42 am

SamanthaJoy

Night nan

12:42 am

IndiaJan

nite Nan

12:43 am

helensgirlkid

Sorry to see you go, Rain. Good night.

12:43 am

SamanthaJoy

My first word was a 9, I got the 8, but I can't seem to get halfway. :/

12:43 am

sammysmom

off to bed with a maeve binchey... she sooths me

12:43 am

TraderKate

Thanks for your tidbit about realtor hurshy>
Rain, sorry that you felt you should bow out. Truly.
Niters nan :)

12:44 am

Jacula

32 words here, 3 more to find that I already found at the flip but which have disappeared.

12:44 am

Jacula

Love Maeve B., sammysmom.

12:45 am

sammysmom

nite all

12:45 am

TraderKate

Niters sammysmom, I haven't read any of that in years!

12:46 am

sammysmom

me too jacula.. get back to it kate she is calming an i love the insite she has

12:46 am

Jacula

I've still got Maeve B's last novel unread on my bookshelf and the volume of short stories her husband released a while later. I'm saving her last words.

12:47 am

Jacula

I've also done the same with last novels before death of 3 novelists who were personal friends.

12:48 am

SamanthaJoy

The Official Phantom of the Day is cuticle

12:48 am

TraderKate

Cue up Carly Simon.. Anticipation ;)

12:48 am

TraderKate

You too eh, Samantha?

12:49 am

Jacula

Oh, thanks for that Samantha. I'm going to keep trying to enter it now.

12:49 am

harpjane

phantom escalator

12:49 am

TraderKate

I have managed exactly 6 words. Thnking I am tired and not at all focused on Babble grid.

12:49 am

Rainiqui

Thank you kindly Helensgirlkid and Kate. Good night.

12:50 am

Nef

Jacula, I don't like to reread books, but I have reread a couple of books after the authors died

12:50 am

SamanthaJoy

Reticule was a close runner up

12:50 am

Nef

and Rain, I hope I didn't offend you,

12:50 am

Nef

I'm going to bed now myself.
Good Night.

12:50 am

SamanthaJoy

Lactate

12:50 am

SamanthaJoy

Lacerate

12:51 am

SamanthaJoy

And now I'm just trolling ;)

12:51 am

Rainiqui

It's all good Nef. Good night.

12:51 am

TraderKate

Rain.. perhaps another time you would like to expound a bit .. with yur background I would be interested in what you have to say from the "international news" point of view... I really would. It sounds like you have an alternate view tha may help shed light on a sticky situation.

12:51 am

SamanthaJoy

FINALLY found the Y!

12:52 am

TraderKate

Niters Nef ;)

12:54 am

TraderKate

tehre is no N for nuclear. The grid has no wrods; only phantoms ;)

12:55 am

Rainiqui

Kate, I will not expound on my views here. I take pride in differentiating between fact and opinion and i

12:55 am

hurshy

*feels like Nef punched me in the stomach*

12:56 am

hurshy

(not liking to reread books!)

12:56 am

TraderKate

I should have said expand, not expound, firgive please. I misspoke.

12:57 am

TraderKate

I reread favourites... but not most books. (Unless desperate)

12:59 am

hurshy

i have so many favourites that much of my reading is rereading

12:59 am

SamanthaJoy

I am off to bed. I'm halfway, stalled and tired. Night al.

1:00 am

hurshy

i mean, NOT rereading, to me, is like eating an apple and then saying, "wow, i loved that! now i must never eat another apple, bring me only new kinds of fruit!"

1:00 am

dizgrannie

FWs...last 2 words ec 7 & 9

1:01 am

TraderKate

Diz!!!!!! <3
Congraulations!!!!

1:02 am

Rainiqui

Kate, I feel that following only MSM is like reading only the left side pages of a book. Only when one is willing to read both left and right hand pages, are they able to follow the story, hence why I study international sites. Perhaps later, I can email you privately. No worries - expound, expand, examine, exchange, it's all good.

1:04 am

Jacula

FIREWORKS! *~*~*~*~*

1:05 am

Jacula

I left the chog to get on with the grid. Sorry!

1:06 am

TraderKate

Thank you Rain. I am a curious cat... I mean no harm, only to understand.. I am not a good student of human nature...but I do find it fascinating. Agreed there must always be a yin to the yang. If you do decide to e-mail me you might have to nudge me - my e-mail tends to gather dust. I am also on FB. Info needed is in my profile. I should be easy to find.. very bright red sweater in profile pic.

1:06 am

TraderKate

Congratulations Jacula!!!!
(I STILL have only 6 words... LOL)

1:07 am

Jacula

I have to go now, it's just after 7am in UK and I have not slept yet. Got a lot to do later, after 8 hours (hopefully) of sleeping.

1:07 am

hurshy

part of the problem may be that very sense of duality though - left and right, yin and yang. many things are far more complex than that, and making everything have to fit rigidly into a two-party system is one of the biggest probs in politics, i think.

1:07 am

Rainiqui

I'm craptacular with email too so maybe I'll try FB, thanks.

1:07 am

Jacula

Thanks Kate. I'll come back to clue later, if time.

1:07 am

TraderKate

Good nite (day Jacula... did yuo go for your booby detector thingy yet?

1:07 am

Rainiqui

rale

1:08 am

TraderKate

thanks rain... I do appreciate it. sending hugs and hopefully a quick finish to this grid for you.. os you can come back tomorrow and clue us all!

1:09 am

hurshy

reading international sites gives a great variety of perspectives

1:09 am

Rainiqui

You're a sweetheart Kate- thanks so much !

1:10 am

Jacula

Night Kate. Yes, I did go for the mammogram. Post about that is on my FB page.

1:10 am

Jacula

Nighters and Happy Babbling all. xxx

1:10 am

TraderKate

After BBC. Der Stern and a bit of Al Jezeera... I don't see much maybe a bit of the Guardian etc. I do have a leaning towrd Brit and Western European sources, but don't seek them out so much unless I am try8ng to confirm stories and get another viewpoint

1:11 am

TraderKate

My FB is way behind. Should be cayght up tomorrow.

1:11 am

TraderKate

Sending you a big hug Rain... take care.

1:12 am

Rainiqui

Same to you Kate.

1:12 am

TraderKate

<3

1:15 am

hurshy

ec 7 and 9 sounds hard to find...

1:16 am

hurshy

ecstatic, ectopic, ectoplasm, ecumenical...

1:16 am

TraderKate

Is that a clue hurshy?

1:16 am

TraderKate

All I see are phantoms I have 12 words now...

1:16 am

hurshy

no it's me thinking of ec words i know, words that aren't there

1:17 am

rbud

not common words by any means

1:17 am

hurshy

clue perhaps?

1:19 am

rbud

welllll..... hmmm.... ec + the herb sung about with parsley, sage, and rosemary, but with a different last vowel. (ec 7)

1:19 am

hurshy

thank you, and plural in the manner of holy holes in saints' hands, got it!

1:21 am

rbud

yes! :D

1:21 am

TraderKate

ty for the singular. brain too fried to think of weird Latin or Greek pl...

1:22 am

rbud

and now to see wth it actually is, hahaha

1:22 am

TraderKate

and... the penny dropped, ty hurshy!

1:22 am

hurshy

there was a movie by the name of the plural holy holes, like a horror movie or something

1:22 am

hurshy

oh good you got it

1:23 am

TraderKate

I read a book by that title many moons ago.

1:23 am

rbud

ewwwww, kinda sorry I checked, lol

1:23 am

hurshy

p'raps movie was based on book

1:24 am

TraderKate

Could have been.. it was so long ago, I don't even remember author off hand....

1:24 am

TraderKate

Must have been back in the 80s.. long time ago.

1:26 am

hurshy

b'lieve movie was 90s

1:31 am

hurshy

M's are hard today

1:32 am

TraderKate

took a quick peek.. htink the one I read was from colin falconer, not the top choice from goole (never heard of Phyllis Alesia Perry....

1:33 am

rbud

ma 5/16 surprised me, the fly spawn but not with dbl consonants, I monkeyed that one

1:33 am

TraderKate

siki says 1999 horror/supernatural. not sure it's the same. though the plot of starting in Brazil and moving into the US sounds familliar... too long ago and way too tired to think

1:33 am

hurshy

ty rbud

1:34 am

TraderKate

flying spawn?

1:34 am

hurshy

not flying, just fly

1:34 am

TraderKate

and there it is... ty again :) up to 18 words now :)

1:35 am

TraderKate

:) I shouldn't be online - it is stupid o'clock.

1:35 am

rbud

meh, early for you, heehee...

1:36 am

hurshy

sometimes when not wearing a watch my dad will look at his wrist and say "half past freckle"

1:36 am

TraderKate

lately, yes... I shuld take advantage and hopefully sleep... I need to get back in step

1:36 am

rbud

I've got another hour and a half in me, I think... just a night owl at heart

1:36 am

TraderKate

"and a quarter to a hair"... :)

1:36 am

hurshy

yes!

1:38 am

TraderKate

:D

1:41 am

hurshy

did anyone say what the 8 was and i missed it?

1:41 am

rbud

yes, ac 8/50

1:42 am

TraderKate

Iy may have been mentioned, I have 2 x 9, no 8

1:42 am

hurshy

oh you have two nines, do you? innnnteresting

1:42 am

hurshy

(sometimes i'm passive aggressive in seeking clues...)

1:42 am

TraderKate

An E#C 9/84 and an MA 9/66

1:43 am

TraderKate

:D PA clue forcing - new Babble sport?

1:44 am

rbud

Samantha mentioned the ac 8 in the midst of the realtor discussion, lol

1:45 am

rbud

I, too, have 2 nines... she also mentioned the ma 9 right off the bat at flip, I leapt upon it. :D

1:46 am

hurshy

oh well this grid is being hard for me to see things in

1:46 am

TraderKate

I found the MA on mu own...very pleased with myself... saw the tail end and fugured something had to fit in front!

1:47 am

TraderKate

It's a bit sticky for sure hurxhy!

1:47 am

rbud

take the knightly ma 4 weapon and mash it up with the ae 7's ending

1:48 am

hurshy

oh that is a thing you do in cooking, right?

1:48 am

hurshy

i mean, person who, but, the root word

1:48 am

TraderKate

ty rbud, will set my monkeys to work

1:49 am

rbud

maybe so, it rings a bell

1:49 am

TraderKate

oh... that's the MA 9? I have that one :(

1:49 am

hurshy

yes, lol

1:49 am

hurshy

i was going to say something but

1:49 am

rbud

yes, Kate, you have the nine already, which I was cluing

1:49 am

hurshy

i was hestiant

1:49 am

hurshy

hesitant

1:50 am

TraderKate

I am too tired, I shouldn't cchat - will mess up others.

1:52 am

TraderKate

why don't I see Mexican food? It's not like I don't eat it....

1:52 am

rbud

now, the 8, seems like some sort of mechanical thing to me, also ends with the same four letters as the ma 9. Something that "impels, or moves to action"

1:53 am

hurshy

i just found and was going to clue!

1:53 am

TraderKate

how about the first lette?

1:53 am

rbud

go ahead, might help others who don't get it when I do, haha.

1:53 am

TraderKate

pushinator

1:53 am

hurshy

ac8 kate

1:54 am

rbud

ac 8

1:54 am

hurshy

what we've been discussing

1:55 am

rbud

but I like pushinator, bwahaha!

1:55 am

TraderKate

ty... I am a lost cause tonight. I think I have to make a sammy :)

1:55 am

TraderKate

:D
Go-inator?

1:56 am

TraderKate

I really keep loking for an N

1:56 am

rbud

sounded a bit ru-ish, but you have to post. "damnit" or something like that right after it, haha

1:57 am

rbud

always makes me giggle with the wild guesses

1:57 am

TraderKate

Ah... silly me... that would probably channel peri and I would have it by now... small feast time.

1:59 am

TraderKate

darned duck! staring right at it too :)

2:00 am

rbud

gosh, are they starting up hopefully the last day in the Thai cave rescue efforts yet, I wonder? That's so amazing.

2:00 am

rbud

duck?

2:02 am

hurshy

nene isn't here today...

2:02 am

hurshy

nene isn't here today...

2:02 am

hurshy

nor mallard

2:02 am

hurshy

nor daisy

2:02 am

hurshy

nor daffy

2:03 am

rbud

yep, Thai cave news fresh as of 12 minutes ago, starting after the last 5.

2:03 am

hurshy

one of the rescuers died, that made me very sad

2:04 am

rbud

he ran out of oxygen in his tank, I thought they said. yes, very sad and seemingly so preventable. :(

2:06 am

hurshy

but what is this duck

2:07 am

rbud

oh, my, the guardian says "Elon Musk has shown up with his mini-submarine and left it at the site, but the rescue chief has said itâ€™s not of any use"

2:07 am

hurshy

i kinda thought that might happen

2:07 am

hurshy

they pulled a peri on him, in a manner of speaking

2:08 am

hurshy

except i guess not, i don't think they asked, he just thought of it himself

2:09 am

rbud

well, he tried, nice that he could afford the technology and made the effort.

2:09 am

rbud

is that the same guy who sent the Tesla car into space? made me giggle.

2:10 am

hurshy

yeah but ... it's like in the movies when the unconscious person has just woken up and the clumsy friend comes over and dumps ice water on their face to wake them up

2:10 am

hurshy

well he did found Tesla and SpaceX, i didn't know he sent a Tesla into space tho, why merge these two things?

2:12 am

rbud

oh, the videos are hilarious, there's a dummy spaceman "driving" the convertible around up there...

2:13 am

rbud

hand on the wheel, elbow on the door, quite relaxed.

2:14 am

hurshy

so... he did this for no purpose but funny videos?

2:15 am

rbud

I think he said it was standard procedure to test payload ejection or some such excuse, so why not make it one of his cars and get some PR out of the deal. If I recall correctly.

2:15 am

TraderKate

the duck is a T babblet, sorry. cheese and spicy pepperoni is now grilling :)

2:17 am

hurshy

a t babblet, hmm, wonder if i have it ... stats?

2:18 am

TraderKate

TA 4/4

2:18 am

TraderKate

normally you can switch out the vowels for another duck, but not today

2:18 am

hurshy

hmm ok don't think i have that then, when i look up mine they say other definitions, not duck

2:18 am

TraderKate

oh... I think nene is a goose?

2:19 am

hurshy

right

2:19 am

hurshy

sorry

2:19 am

TraderKate

money... I thought I saw an alt. def. of it as the duck.... see why I shouldn't chat? sent feathers flying over a non-starter ;)

2:20 am

hurshy

lol ok

2:21 am

TraderKate

well... now I am going through what Jacula did... words I know were entered and accepted "green" are missing... sigh

2:21 am

rbud

ah, then I have it. yay!

2:23 am

TraderKate

sorry to discommode... ;)

2:23 am

rbud

can't believe I've been at it for 2 hours and still need 39 words, don't believe there are any sensible ones left here.

2:24 am

TraderKate

need 63 but grilled cheese is more important!

2:26 am

rbud

I'll go along with that!

2:27 am

TraderKate

barely caught it in time, I had the flanme set too high for the pan. It's a bit um, scorched on one side

2:30 am

rbud

scrape and scarf, lol

2:33 am

TraderKate

sammy before me... tantalising smell... waiting for it to cool.. havarti hot peppperoni and dijon :)

2:35 am

rbud

sounds like something Hubs would have loved, he was big on grilled cheese and hot stuff

2:36 am

rbud

I used to kid him that he'd probably put hot sauce on peanut butter sandwiches if he happened to like those to start with

2:38 am

TraderKate

extra treat for me, I got a half price + 1$ off coupon on the Pillar's pepperoni... and the cracjer barrel sliced cheese packs - on for 3, and a 1$ off coupon.
Neither are deals you see often...

2:39 am

rbud

good score on those, for sure!

2:39 am

TraderKate

HAHA... can't ruin pb like that - it calls for something at least a bit sweet ImO

2:40 am

TraderKate

that's the way I shop... good deal, or do without ;)

2:43 am

TraderKate

ocelot is not in the grid

2:44 am

rbud

a weird tu 7, tu + vowel + Scarlett O'Hara's home in Gone with the Wind

2:45 am

Kamanjah

Hi all! Finally made it to Babble ;)

2:45 am

rbud

yay, hiya, Kam

2:46 am

Kamanjah

Hi rbud!

2:46 am

TraderKate

ty for the TA... it is small lizardy thing from off NZ
only surviving rhynchocephalian

2:46 am

TraderKate

KAM!!! :)

2:47 am

Kamanjah

Hey, Kate! The airborne pests are gone - humans win again ;)

2:48 am

TraderKate

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!
How'd ya get it done? (I am at least 2 days behind in FB...

2:49 am

Kamanjah

It got hot, they died. Simple weather change

2:50 am

TraderKate

so, they weren'y normal house flies?

2:52 am

Kamanjah

Well, they didn't take any "normal house fly" bait, so I guess they were mutant Calaveras County flies?

2:53 am

TraderKate

BWAHAhahaha... and the frogs hopped on over and had a feast!

2:53 am

TraderKate

Buffet at Kam's place - all you can catch :D

2:55 am

Kamanjah

I do have baby frogs in the greenhouse now, they're so cute!

2:55 am

Kamanjah

I can't find the one in the greenhouse window though - it needs to go back to the regular greenhouse!

2:56 am

TraderKate

Awwww!!!! and they will eat all the nasties... just don't step on them accidentally!

2:57 am

Kamanjah

One was on the doorknob tonight, all of 1/2" long. Cute little guy, hope he made it to a safer place.

2:58 am

TraderKate

How in the heck did he wind up on a doorknob?

2:59 am

Kamanjah

Jumped?

3:00 am

TraderKate

such a little frog all taht way up? You DO grow special jumping frogs there ;)

3:01 am

Kamanjah

The greenhouse has a door, the door has a knob...ya know? I was going out to change the watering, and there he was! I have plant shelves almost level with the knob...one was on the sliding door to the house the other night, right in the middle! They have sticky feets ;)

3:03 am

TraderKate

Ah... I am getting a picture now!

3:03 am

rbud

oh, wow, they're showing some footage from inside the cave tunnel in Thailand, very claustrophobic

3:04 am

rbud

Al Jazeera is showing it, I should say

3:04 am

TraderKate

There's a part that's only 15 inches wide... poor kids!

3:04 am

Kamanjah

Did they get any more kiddos out? Last I heard, 8 boys out. How terribly frightening

3:05 am

rbud

eek!

3:05 am

TraderKate

ooph! 8 now out of cave...

3:06 am

rbud

they're on the way in to get the last ones right now, plus a doctor who's been in there with them all this week and three Thai navy seals who've been staying, too.

3:06 am

TraderKate

I tuned in CBS for a minute - then back to no mind tv.

3:06 am

rbud

so hoping to get all 9 out today.

3:07 am

TraderKate

taht would be great.. only 4 + coach to go now.. this is turning out very well

3:07 am

Kamanjah

I thought there were 4 kids and the coach left to extract. Can't wait to hear they all make it safely!

3:07 am

TraderKate

today is the last day for reuniting kids and families (under 5s only)

3:08 am

rbud

still not sure why they went in to start with, even if the water wasn't there when they started out

3:09 am

TraderKate

ya, sign out - prohibited in rainy season... that coach will be in for it big time once all are out safely I feel for him.. a minute's bad judgement...

3:09 am

Kamanjah

I read they had to retreat further into the cave to escape rising water, so that's how they got so far into the cave. Bad idea in rainy weather...

3:10 am

TraderKate

yes Kam... so they have all been through that pinch point before... if they hadn't been able to pump so much water out.... eeek

3:10 am

rbud

they're all so painfully thin, poor things

3:11 am

rbud

maybe good for squeezing out, but still...

3:12 am

TraderKate

no cereal in grid

3:12 am

TraderKate

Boris Johnson resigned in the UK!

3:13 am

Kamanjah

Two of the first 4 out had to be flown to the hospital, so they must be pretty weak. I'm sure they've gotten stronger from having food brought in since they were found, but they were licking water that was dripping from the rocks before they were found. I hope they all recover mentally as well as physically.

3:15 am

TraderKate

I think they were sending all kids by helicopter to hospital Kam. Kids are pretty resilient, especially at that age. Not that you shouldn't worry, but they should be fine. At least there was a bunch, not one... and none have died in cave among teammates. HOw's that for cheerful :/

3:17 am

Kamanjah

One boy was taken by ambulance...

3:17 am

TraderKate

Swiss just launched against steel tariffs with WTO!

3:17 am

Kamanjah

I just want them all to be out and ok

3:18 am

TraderKate

Ya me too... the whole workd has been watching and pulling for them.

3:19 am

Kamanjah

Sad when the only "feel good" news is kids getting rescued after a couple of weeks stuck in a cave...

3:19 am

Kamanjah

Better than no good news tho

3:20 am

TraderKate

These days, I'm ready for anything. I might have to put out a call for rescue kittehs <3

3:24 am

rbud

good grief, there are a bunch of loonies in the "chat" at Al Jazeera... some nut claiming that everyone thinks he's the emir of the Islamic States and he doesn't know why.

3:26 am

rubyfoo

33 words and nbt. Do iet a geniud award? Bak to bed. I hope there'shot water today

3:27 am

zoozzoom

Okay first runt through and I have only managed to get 56 words. I am getting really bad at this game. Still i will try and find some more later today. Happy babbling everyone!

3:27 am

rbud

well done, ruby, and I too hope you get your hot water. :)

3:27 am

rbud

well done to you, too, zooz, laters

3:28 am

zoozzoom

((Ruby)) ((Rbud)) ((TraderKate)) (( Kamanjah)) sorry I can not stay and chat busy busy busy!

3:28 am

Kamanjah

Zooz zooms off...have a great day! You beat me with the first pass, I only have 53

3:29 am

TraderKate

LOL, I think ruby is sleep Babbling/walking!
she's down further than me and she's asleep :D

3:29 am

TraderKate

Hi and bye zooz, later.. have a great day!

3:30 am

TraderKate

Genius Award fjor rubyfoo!!!! <3 <3 <3

3:38 am

TraderKate

What is this wrold coming to? Armed guards to be installed in Chuck E Cheese's. (Amherst)

3:42 am

Kateq

Any hint for the co-7? I'm going mad....

3:44 am

TraderKate

Don't have it but willl help look Kateq :)

3:44 am

Kateq

Ty Kate.

3:45 am

Kamanjah

a very old fashioned boat

3:45 am

TraderKate

corsair ;)

3:45 am

Kamanjah

16th century

3:46 am

TraderKate

got it ty Kam!

3:50 am

Kateq

I got it too! thanks!

3:51 am

Kamanjah

Years of 16th century historical re-enactment...

3:57 am

TraderKate

:)

3:58 am

rbud

okay, finally got my last M, ma 6/27, some sort of monkey, usually spelled with que on the end, I thought

4:00 am

TraderKate

ty rbud.. will look. must be one weird spelling

4:00 am

rbud

in this case spelled like ma**roni and cheese, ending like the Mexican food ta4

4:02 am

Kamanjah

hadn't seen that one before...lots of odd words tonight

4:02 am

rbud

(still trudging along without the list here, get more mileage out of a grid that way, haha)

4:02 am

TraderKate

LOL, a chocolate monkey..or in this case a chocolate lemur?

4:03 am

rbud

(just me and my morewords...)

4:04 am

TraderKate

I am listless too... I should have put myself out of my misery hours ago...still 30, but I have all day to get them.

4:04 am

rbud

almost to 100, determined to get at least that far first

4:05 am

TraderKate

good going rbud!

4:06 am

rbud

still need 6 c's and 4 a's, but have all the 7's, 8's and the 9, so it narrows the hunt

4:07 am

rubyfoo

l keep trying realtor and it doesn't work. l'mgoing to shoot myself!!

4:07 am

TraderKate

need only 4 C words here, missing 2 x 7 and the 8 still

4:08 am

TraderKate

ruby - we awarded y ou the genius prize as you suggested.... you're doing well!

4:08 am

rbud

switch the 3rd and 4th letters, ruby, not the same meaning but it works here

4:14 am

mattygroves

My phantom - cuticle.

4:15 am

TraderKate

hurshy said she looked it up and it was actually a TM in the US by the peop0le who sell property rubt.

4:15 am

rbud

mine is "touche" and hiya, matty

4:16 am

mattygroves

good morning all! how is everyone?

4:16 am

TraderKate

Hi matty, how are the dorgis doing :)

4:18 am

mattygroves

Hah! Fine, so far as I know. I've not had any update lately. I email the queen, say 'you don't phone, you don't write...'

4:21 am

rbud

woot, made it to 100

4:21 am

TraderKate

Hahahaha. :D She's busy dahling....she has company coming, don't you know!

4:22 am

TraderKate

You need to get a note slipped into her red boxes matty ;)

4:22 am

TraderKate

wooot woot rbud!

4:22 am

rbud

bet he snubs her, or acts insufferable when he's there, the orange lout

4:22 am

mattygroves

This grid is going very slowly. Mind you, I am at work...just peeking from time to time

4:23 am

rbud

he'll have that bored look on his face, no doubt. She's not his type, not a man, or a despot, or a dictator...

4:24 am

TraderKate

he will be overly familliar is my prediction... and...he ...will...touch...her! It will be scandalous. Then the tweetstorm, oh, what a storm he will tweet...

4:24 am

TraderKate

this will be a private meeting... no cameras

4:25 am

mattygroves

He'll probably do the opposite - insist on touching her (that's against protocol) and so forth

4:25 am

mattygroves

Snap, Kate! Great minds. Well, my actual name IS Kate - so clearly we're special

4:25 am

TraderKate

think he secretly wants a title amd knows he'd have to buy one...

4:25 am

rbud

his body language with powerful women is pathetically easy to read

4:25 am

TraderKate

I predict The

4:26 am

TraderKate

Queen will NOT be amused.

4:26 am

TraderKate

It looked like she may have been able to hand it off to Charles... but nope. :(

4:27 am

TraderKate

Ansolutely matty! Kates are the best. There are a select number of us here in Babbleland (^_^)

4:28 am

Kamanjah

Firewords! Night all, have a great night or day!

4:28 am

mattygroves

Indeed! Trump is a major reason I took up UK citizenship (I did my ceremony last year on....the 4th of July. The irony wasn't lost on me)

4:28 am

TraderKate

agreed rbud. The meeting will be as short as she can possibley make it.

Congratuklations Kam!!!!

4:29 am

TraderKate

where are you roiginally from matty? I looked into going back in 2000.

4:30 am

mattygroves

I grew up in NY (Long Island), went to university in Portland and Munich, and have been here since 1988

4:30 am

TraderKate

(guessing by irony, you are uS?)

4:30 am

carleekat

can you just imagine trump bowing ? BWAHAHAHAH

4:30 am

TraderKate

How lucky you aare matty! What did you study?

4:31 am

TraderKate

Well, it is uncouth to do the full bow thing these days, but a bit more htan a deferential head bob is required...

4:31 am

TraderKate

Hi carlee :)

4:31 am

mattygroves

Drinking, mostly. I was supposedly studying medieval studies and German, dropped out, got married (in 1988), returned to uni here as a mature student and got my degree in 1999 in English Literature with Education

4:32 am

carleekat

and canyou imagine him even doing the head bob thing?

4:32 am

TraderKate

That sounds good... I could do medioeval history... if I couldn't do archaeology, that is... :)
Good on you for continuing!

4:33 am

mattygroves

...and now I'm a data planner for a living. Go figure

4:33 am

TraderKate

He bettter car... she has mad kung foo skills and corgis trained to rip the (ahem*) out of men ;)

4:34 am

TraderKate

Data planner? Not sure what that is...

4:34 am

mattygroves

I tell clients how to use their data to best communicate and sell stuff to their customers and prospects, in a nutshell

4:34 am

carleekat

lol... right...

4:34 am

mattygroves

Marketing

4:34 am

TraderKate

Ah... righto!

4:36 am

TraderKate

Have you had any recent privacy guidelines issued mayyu? (just curious, don't want details... just general - can't have you giving away ytrade secrets ;)

4:36 am

mattygroves

Sure - GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) has just come in so everyone's running around like a headless chicken

4:37 am

TraderKate

LOL, I do feel for you matty... must be a difficult adjustment all at once.

4:38 am

carleekat

2 more out of the cave

4:39 am

TraderKate

Wonderful news varlee!, so 2 + coach to go yet?

4:39 am

carleekat

yes... and a doctor came out and 2 navy seals who have been down there since the boys who were discovered

4:40 am

carleekat

since the boys were* i just woke up... sorry

4:41 am

TraderKate

:D

4:43 am

rubyfoo

To make matters worse, with 5 unrreturnedphone calls (lawyer, vet, plumber, etc) Ryuie is sleeping nearby ane &d_ng huzs "perfyme" to thee toxicmix

4:46 am

TraderKate

Did you say something earlier about having no hot water ruby?

4:47 am

rubyfoo

yes, _it's not even tepud and l can' t find a plumber

4:47 am

rubyfoo

thisis starting iut to be a great day NOT!

4:49 am

TraderKate

Oh ruby! Taht is awful... is there anything you can't do without for one day? NOt sure what all the calls are you are wating for. Haven't seen you in a while... why do you need the vet, for instance?

5:11 am

carleekat

there we go NBT/NBS in 25

5:13 am

TraderKate

LOL, HOT DOG ;)

5:20 am

lil*monkey

clue for ec7/9 combo?

5:23 am

TraderKate

add an herb from Simon anf Gafunkle (change las vowel

5:25 am

lil*monkey

god grief

5:25 am

TraderKate

fot the EC 9:
EC + *** kingdom come + Ms. Hari, the spy

5:25 am

lil*monkey

crazy! Thank you TK, I got both words

5:26 am

TraderKate

:) Good morning lil <3

5:26 am

lil*monkey

morning!

5:27 am

lil*monkey

Parsley, sage , rosemary and thyme la la la

5:27 am

TraderKate

gonna have to start calling you lmonk or somerthing...

5:27 am

lil*monkey

why?

5:28 am

TraderKate

With this font it is hard er to see.. lil!!!
Is a bit hard to decipher ;)

5:29 am

lil*monkey

oh OK, no worries! lil is fine, or LM, or my real name which is Laurie

5:30 am

TraderKate

I do remember you...another of the handful I remember most of the time ;)
Noticed some called you monkey... :/

5:30 am

TraderKate

I shoulod just try to put the asteriskin.. that'd do the tick lil*

5:31 am

TraderKate

I missed the serenade - lovely :D

5:36 am

lil*monkey

haaaaaaaaaaa good thing you couldn't hear it!

5:37 am

TraderKate

Now THAT made me laugh... you have never heard me sing (good thing for you) :D

5:38 am

lil*monkey

GTG shower now!

5:39 am

TraderKate

I am poofing too, Have a good day Laurie :)

5:41 am

carleekat

11th boy out

5:43 am

rubyfoo

Rufie,is breathing too heav_lyg, l got 5 e-pmails frÃ§omthe IRSyesterday etc. But l just ate 6 cherry tomatoes from the deck, so it's not all bad!

5:51 am

rubyfoo

l just guessed, fiddled around a bit, and foiund the ma9!

6:38 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with left C. need to get ready for gym

6:39 am

periwinkle

nm

6:39 am

Sam Snead

I thought "realtor" was a US English term?

6:40 am

Sam Snead

rect

6:40 am

Sam Snead

recta

6:40 am

Sam Snead

acta

6:40 am

Sam Snead

sorry!!

6:40 am

markbowers7

phantom: galactic

6:41 am

markbowers7

realtor is a word here in USA, but not in Enable apparently

6:42 am

Sam Snead

I see..

6:42 am

Sam Snead

A seller of real estate I guess?

6:42 am

markbowers7

yup

6:44 am

Sam

Realtor is a proper noun, the trade name for a real estate sales organization.

6:45 am

doseffing

... just checked ... "realtor" is in morewords but it's not accpetable .... ... however, it would accept it with an "er" ending ... curiouiser and curiouser

6:50 am

carleekat

EVERYONE OUT OF THE CAVE!!!!

7:04 am

Uneaixoise

yes!!!

7:18 am

jwr

This is another Enable blunder. Here's the "real" thing:

7:22 am

jwr

NM

7:42 am

robwhy

What a relief that ll of them are out of the cave. What a nightmare. So grateful

7:53 am

Trifioso

hello friends. I am SOOOOO relieved to hear the cave rescue went so well!

7:56 am

Trifioso

phantom: octagonal

7:59 am

Shirlockc

isn't that amazing?! good news for once on the morning shows

7:59 am

bichon

Here's to a great recovery for those boys

8:00 am

Trifioso

I mean, I am sorry for the family of the rescuer that died, of course, but oh, this could have been so much worse

8:16 am

EvaNadine

good morning, babblers!

8:16 am

car.eeyore

Good morning Babble crew!

8:20 am

bichon

hi car, Eva

8:26 am

Trifioso

car!!!!!

8:41 am

MLFAN17

hello all

8:43 am

MLFAN17

doe too bad realtor isn't a word

8:45 am

MLFAN17

dose

8:49 am

doseffing

... it's in the OED ... "an estate agent"

8:49 am

bichon

American English uses it

8:50 am

rururocks

maybe they didn't return enable's calls :D

8:50 am

MLFAN17

first column c?

8:51 am

doseffing

only one I've got is cu5/14 ... a term of endearment

8:51 am

MLFAN17

ty dos

8:52 am

bichon

my 7/48, pls

8:54 am

doseffing

... my + summer bed + most of frozen water

8:54 am

MLFAN17

ty dose

8:54 am

rururocks

my 7 fungal infection

8:55 am

bichon

ty dose, ru

8:55 am

jaianniah

I just cannot find ac5.... Help and hello!!! I am not a troll. I used to play every day with my daughter and stiddie and others...old timer??? Yep.

8:56 am

MLFAN17

third column r?

8:56 am

doseffing

... a person on the stage

8:56 am

bichon

someone on stage

8:56 am

doseffing

... two 4 letter bablets

8:57 am

doseffing

... both start with what happens to meat left out of the fridge over night and then add a vowel or a consonent

8:57 am

jaianniah

Actor isn't there....

8:58 am

MLFAN17

4th column jaia

8:58 am

doseffing

yes it is

8:58 am

bichon

sure it is

8:58 am

doseffing

... bottom

8:59 am

MLFAN17

dose does it start with ro 4/4 ending in a?

8:59 am

jaianniah

Crud... I never saw it at the bottom. apologies!!!! And thanx.

8:59 am

doseffing

... one does

8:59 am

rururocks

they staged it for you perfectly jai :D

8:59 am

doseffing

... other one replaces the vowel with a consonent

9:00 am

MLFAN17

dose sorry not getting it what are the stats?

9:00 am

doseffing

ro 4/4

9:00 am

MLFAN17

exactly ruru:)

9:00 am

jaianniah

Rusty, rusty rusty.... Maybe a bit....senile???? Iol!

9:00 am

MLFAN17

oh okay orry I have it

9:01 am

MLFAN17

I thought I was looking for a bigger word

9:01 am

MLFAN17

ty

9:01 am

doseffing

... when it comes to babblets they're just as hard to find as the big words

9:01 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:01 am

rururocks

if it's senile.. join the rest of us :D

9:02 am

MLFAN17

dose you are right about that

9:03 am

MLFAN17

I gtg wlll be back...

9:03 am

rururocks

that should be I htg

9:23 am

kje

gm

9:24 am

MLFAN17

same difference ruru:)

9:24 am

MLFAN17

gm kje

9:29 am

kje

wow, this seems tough today

9:32 am

origami

Good morning

9:32 am

kje

hi origami

9:35 am

origami

oooh - found a 9

9:36 am

kje

first 2, origami?

9:36 am

bichon

tu 7/32, pls

9:36 am

origami

ma

9:36 am

kje

ty

9:39 am

Shirlockc

ooo share the 9 stats pls

9:39 am

origami

ma 9/66

9:40 am

doseffing

tu 7/32 ... tu + vowel + GWTW plantation

9:41 am

bichon

ty dose

9:53 am

MLFAN17

hi origami clue pls?

9:54 am

mixi6

ty dose

9:54 am

doseffing

... do you have the ma5/14? ... ma9/66 is a thing which does it

9:55 am

doseffing

... 14 left ... and they're too much for me just now ... see you later .... ... luck to all who continue the struggle

9:55 am

MLFAN17

I didn't have it but I just guessed and got them ty dose:)

9:56 am

MLFAN17

nbs

9:58 am

mixi6

ty again dose.

9:59 am

Shirlockc

why is realtor not a word? <-- rhetorical

9:59 am

mixi6

'cuz it's realter

10:00 am

MLFAN17

shirl it is just not in babble

10:00 am

Dianne

Clue for the c0 7 - please.

10:00 am

Shirlockc

no, it's realtor

10:02 am

MLFAN17

looking with you Dianne....

10:03 am

gramma

I started this earlier and had all kinds of problems. I walked away and now all my words are gone!

10:03 am

MLFAN17

gramma every word you entered ?

10:04 am

gramma

Yes every last one of them

10:04 am

Shirlockc

nightmare!

10:04 am

MLFAN17

agreed shirl

10:05 am

mixi6

reload page again, otherwise oops.

10:05 am

gramma

What I find interesting is that the one's I struggled with before aren't coming any easier now.

10:12 am

Aloyisius

c + or6.21 = CO7

10:13 am

rururocks

don't forget the acle aloy

10:14 am

Aloyisius

oops, sorry if my clue was too revealing

10:14 am

rururocks

I'm just teasing

10:15 am

mixi6

ty aloyisius and ruru

10:16 am

Aloyisius

but.. I did include 3 letters = a no-no

10:16 am

rururocks

you're good aloy.. you're nearly a saint here

10:17 am

Aloyisius

LOL.. my halo slipped

10:20 am

Aloyisius

so now I'm blind to ec7.48, hunting

10:20 am

mixi6

also hunting

10:21 am

rururocks

you'll be sheepish when you find it aloy

10:21 am

Aloyisius

found it.. a newbie for me

10:22 am

Aloyisius

baaaaaaah... have to look it up

10:24 am

Aloyisius

"a virus disease", h'mm

10:25 am

mixi6

did look it up baaaa indeed.

10:25 am

rururocks

imagine sheep with Angelina Jolie lips :D

10:26 am

mixi6

no no ruru

10:26 am

Aloyisius

never know what you're going to learn in Babble !

10:27 am

rururocks

at least you didn't let it get your goat aloy

10:28 am

mixi6

maybe some lanolin would help

10:29 am

rururocks

lanolin would be shear excitement

10:31 am

jaianniah

First Fireworks in years!

10:32 am

jaianniah

Haha sure

10:32 am

jaianniah

Ruru....

10:32 am

mixi6

good for you jaianniah

10:32 am

jaianniah

Thanx....

10:33 am

jaianniah

It is good to see everyone again.

10:33 am

Aloyisius

wtg, jaiann ! one more to find here

10:34 am

mixi6

ruru's butting in again.

10:36 am

Aloyisius

ok, fw. Wonder how much it is going to cost at the laundromat to do my king size bedspread? Cheaper than breaking my washing machine.. and easier than washing it in the bathtub. Will find out!

10:36 am

gramma

Holy Christmas! What are those EC words? Help please.

10:36 am

jaianniah

TY, aloy! Our laundromat is up to 1.50....

10:38 am

Aloyisius

ec + most of an herb + a vowel... extend it with a Brit. ty for the ec9

10:39 am

jaianniah

Ec+ form of olde and yours+ not your da....that is 7

10:39 am

Shirlockc

wow, i got it from the clues thx!

10:39 am

Shirlockc

what a word

10:39 am

jaianniah

Has to do with skin??? I think???

10:40 am

rururocks

lips

10:40 am

Aloyisius

but this spread needs the super size machine.. maybe $4 ? Great Shirl ! Time to scoot... Happy Babbling to all

10:40 am

jaianniah

Now I know why you were talking about lips....

10:43 am

rururocks

nothing gets pasture jainn :D

10:45 am

phaeton

Hi! Just had something totally freaky happen. My daughter died in 2013. I kept her in my contacts on my phone but changed the # to 000-000-0000. It just called me.

10:46 am

gramma

Thanks for those clues.

10:46 am

rururocks

wow

10:46 am

phaeton

still shaky.

10:46 am

rururocks

that's eery

10:47 am

Shirlockc

your phone just called you?

10:48 am

susanj2

Phaeton, that is amazing! Our 26 year old son passed in 2014, and we get signs of him all the time.... love this.

10:48 am

phaeton

her name came up in the screen.

10:49 am

susanj2

Wow!

10:49 am

MLFAN17

I am still not getting the ac word ?

10:49 am

Shirlockc

cue the twilight zone theme song

10:50 am

phaeton

yeah...weird cuz my husband just passed away 3 weeks ago. Wonder if he will call me too.

10:50 am

susanj2

I'm sorry for your losses.....

10:51 am

MLFAN17

really phae? i am so sorry for your loss

10:51 am

phaeton

thank you all.

10:52 am

Shirlockc

didn't know phae, hope you're doing as well as can be expected

10:52 am

phaeton

mlf...is that the ec word you are looking for?

10:53 am

MLFAN17

their is a Hallmark movie called Hello its Me. a woman loses her husband but talks to him at times via her cell phone

10:53 am

phaeton

I am. It was unexpected, but very fast and he didn't suffer.

10:53 am

phaeton

lol...no thanks mlf

10:53 am

MLFAN17

yes ec sorry

10:54 am

MLFAN17

i always wondered if it could happen i had dreams about my father calling me from.. and asking me where he is.he passed away in 2013

10:55 am

rururocks

I'd do call blocking on my dad

10:56 am

phaeton

i can't block individuals.

10:56 am

MLFAN17

ruru why?

10:56 am

MLFAN17

i don't have a cell phone

10:56 am

rururocks

he was an asshole.. that's why mlf

10:57 am

phaeton

I put her on the reject list...then it goes right to voice mail.

10:57 am

MLFAN17

phae ohh

10:57 am

Shirlockc

i use truecaller, check and block, gets rid of telemarketors

10:58 am

MLFAN17

this grid needs another E we could make more words

10:58 am

phaeton

Shirl...have family staying with me, so that helps.

10:58 am

MLFAN17

phae yes on the ec word

10:58 am

phaeton

what are the stats for the ac you are looking for?

10:59 am

phaeton

ec...the herb that sounds like what's on a clock ending with a

11:00 am

MLFAN17

ty phae'

11:00 am

phaeton

my phone is not connected to the internet.

11:00 am

phaeton

yw mlf

11:02 am

bichon

re 7/28, pls

11:03 am

phaeton

looks like some one who is maybe a cousin or an aunt

11:03 am

Glantarell

re7 person who tells a story

11:05 am

phaeton

good clue Glant

11:07 am

bichon

ty Glant

11:07 am

Glantarell

yw

11:16 am

helenkeller

Good Morning Everyone :)

11:17 am

bichon

co 5/16, pls

11:17 am

helenkeller

Wow - just looked back in the chat to see who was chatting - such eerie stuff! My condolences.

11:21 am

Shirlockc

ac8?

11:21 am

helenkeller

co 5/16 is typically used with the prefix un- (gauche)

11:23 am

helenkeller

ya got me Shirl, will wait along with you for clue

11:25 am

phaeton

ac8...to be on stage - last vowel - article and end with cons

11:25 am

phaeton

i think has to do with cpas

11:25 am

phaeton

ends with either **

11:25 am

Trifioso

hello friends. so sorry to read about your husband, phaeâ€¦.a gentle hug to you

11:26 am

bubba218

ac8 ac + et ** brutus, + cat in the h** + either/**

11:26 am

phaeton

Thank you Trif

11:26 am

Shirlockc

wow, v. twisty, thx!

11:26 am

helenkeller

tx phae, bub :)

11:27 am

Trifioso

fantastic clue, bubba, thanks!

11:28 am

phaeton

I think there is a ghost in my laptop...my screen keeps going up and down...lol

11:32 am

phaeton

co7/36?

11:34 am

car.eeyore

looking phae....

11:35 am

bichon

ce 5/12, pls

11:35 am

phaeton

ce...either/** and a cons

11:36 am

helenkeller

phae is on fire - tx

11:37 am

sammysmom

stuck on la 6/24

11:37 am

phaeton

lol helen. I need the la6 too

11:38 am

phaeton

i keep trying lactate

11:38 am

helenkeller

mmmm- me too

11:38 am

helenkeller

I tried that too, :)

11:38 am

jaxx7

co 7/36 is a Welsh boat made for one which can be carried on a man's back.

11:39 am

car.eeyore

take those first letters and then add a Scottish cap to the end for the la 6

11:39 am

helenkeller

*hk goes out to boat shed to check labels on her boats*

11:39 am

phaeton

ty car

11:39 am

bichon

ty phae

11:40 am

helenkeller

tx car

11:40 am

phaeton

yw bich

11:40 am

wvteach

googled jaxx's clue - got it thnx

11:40 am

car.eeyore

or C + Delphi gal

11:40 am

phaeton

delphi?

11:40 am

Trifioso

((((car))))

11:40 am

helenkeller

tx car - a 2-fer :)

11:40 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- great clue car

11:41 am

car.eeyore

Hello luv!

11:41 am

Trifioso

guess what guess what guess what?

11:41 am

cybernan

wise man at delphi, phaeton

11:41 am

helenkeller

what? what? what?

11:41 am

car.eeyore

We got our mortgage settled and we are moving in two weeks?!?!?!?

11:41 am

helenkeller

heya nan

11:41 am

Trifioso

YOU ARE MOVING< CAR!!!!! hooray!!!!!

11:41 am

phaeton

yeah!

11:42 am

car.eeyore

Such mixed feelings but very excited and happy

11:42 am

helenkeller

congrats car!!!

11:42 am

phaeton

ma9?

11:42 am

car.eeyore

Thank you! thank you! Thank you!

11:42 am

helenkeller

Trif - What?

11:43 am

car.eeyore

to soften by putting in liquid...like cherries for a dessert

11:43 am

Trifioso

car is moving, and I am so excited for her!

11:43 am

phaeton

ty

11:43 am

car.eeyore

Again, I will believe it when I have the keys.

11:43 am

helenkeller

Ah, been gone so long from here, didn't know you 2 were so close - nice!

11:43 am

car.eeyore

we are sisters!

11:43 am

cybernan

moving where? same town?

11:44 am

Trifioso

lolol - sorry if I just "outed" you there - I am just so thrilled for you!

11:44 am

helenkeller

Newsflash!!!!

11:44 am

cybernan

still stumped on that ma 9 -- only thing I can think of is marinate

11:44 am

helenkeller

Clearly sisters, you look so much alike & have the same last names.

11:44 am

helenkeller

nan - exactly what I tried

11:45 am

NatashaW

The co6 is the boat Reepicheep uses at the end of vol 3 of Narnai

11:45 am

NatashaW

sorry, Narnia

11:45 am

car.eeyore

Absolutely fine! Same town. Much better house for our family

11:45 am

helenkeller

or else I eat most of the cherries & figure out something else to put in the dessert.

11:45 am

phaeton

cyber...more like chewing

11:46 am

car.eeyore

very close Cyber

11:46 am

cybernan

congrats car -- that is great. It will also keep you very busy!

11:46 am

cybernan

mmm - not masticate either

11:46 am

car.eeyore

use the medieval spiky ball weapon to start the word.

11:46 am

car.eeyore

Yes it will

11:46 am

car.eeyore

Oh you are so close cybernan!!!!!

11:46 am

cybernan

thought that was a flail

11:47 am

jaxx7

It is also something carried for self defence ma**

11:48 am

phaeton

start with the ma4/6 before it

11:48 am

cybernan

ah -- got it -- ty

11:48 am

cybernan

always think of that 4 letter word as a spice

11:48 am

car.eeyore

:)

11:49 am

car.eeyore

I hope the next upgrade of Babble will allow emoticons.

11:49 am

car.eeyore

I think there is a little ma 4 weapon one

11:50 am

cybernan

thanks for the great clues in the chat -- was so busy following up on them, I didn't have time to say hello for a while!

11:51 am

phaeton

tu7?

11:52 am

NatashaW

ends in Gone with the Wind house

11:52 am

NatashaW

it's the NZ lizard

11:53 am

cybernan

A ma 4 is part of the queen's regalia -- that short spear like thing with a decorative knob that looks like a cluster of leaves on the end. Suppose it could be used as a club!

11:54 am

Trifioso

heh...."knob"....hehe

11:54 am

Trifioso

torgone isn't here, so I have to carry the innuendo torch...

11:55 am

cybernan

oh - lol

11:57 am

bichon

ca 5/14, second one, pls

11:59 am

cybernan

multiple desert plants maybe?

12:02 pm

doseffing

... that's the first one ..

12:03 pm

doseffing

... have you got the repeating ca4/6? .... stick a vowel in the middle

12:04 pm

cybernan

ty dos

12:06 pm

cybernan

think it's time for me to list

12:08 pm

cybernan

ec 7 please?

12:09 pm

doseffing

... ec + old form of "your" + short for mother

12:10 pm

cybernan

ty dos -- is the 9 related?

12:10 pm

cybernan

found it

12:14 pm

bichon

ca 5/14, second one, pls

12:15 pm

doseffing

see at 12:03

12:16 pm

cybernan

ma 6/27 please?

12:17 pm

NatashaW

Ma6/27 is like the racial slur Sen. George Allen used against an Indian American in the rally crowd... remember that one?

12:17 pm

cybernan

or the my 7?

12:18 pm

NatashaW

"welcome to America and the real world of Virginia," he said after using the word...

12:18 pm

cybernan

sorry -- no idea on that one natasha

12:19 pm

doseffing

... my + a folding bed + part of frozen water

12:19 pm

NatashaW

sorry too! hard to clue without just spelling it out

12:19 pm

doseffing

... ... yeah ... it is a problem

12:19 pm

cybernan

don't watch mutch usa news anymore -- or turn it off as soon as something trump did comes on the air --- makes me too angry watching it

12:20 pm

cybernan

ty for the my dos

12:20 pm

bichon

dose, don't understand the clue

12:20 pm

NatashaW

This was a long time ago - I think the 06 election - which he lost after saying this on tape

12:20 pm

cybernan

oh -- would never remember that if I even saw it

12:21 pm

doseffing

... trying not to spell m6 .... mother + got the first part of the name of a famous cola drink a bit mixed up

12:24 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with the 8 or either 9 pls

12:25 pm

Glantarell

the 9 is an extension of the ec7 sheep disease

12:25 pm

cybernan

ty dos - that worked :)

12:25 pm

periwinkle

don't have ec7

12:25 pm

NatashaW

ec +"Parsley, sage, rosemary and ____" change last vowel

12:25 pm

Glantarell

ec + firt 4 letters of a herb + first vowel

12:25 pm

bichon

ca 5/14, second one, pls

12:26 pm

doseffing

.. ac 8/50 ... something or someone who makes things happen or start

12:26 pm

NatashaW

extend that for the 9

12:26 pm

doseffing

ca5 ... see 12:03

12:26 pm

NatashaW

lol dose

12:27 pm

periwinkle

ty for ec7

12:27 pm

bichon

dose, don't understand

12:28 pm

periwinkle

ty for ac8

12:30 pm

periwinkle

got ec9 ty

12:30 pm

periwinkle

is there an ma9?

12:31 pm

cybernan

bichon - think of the person who does statistics for life insurance companies and change the ending to either's partner

12:31 pm

periwinkle

there is. may I have a clue for the ma9pls

12:31 pm

doseffing

... do you have the ma6/14?

12:32 pm

doseffing

.... a machine that does that

12:32 pm

Judi

Good afternoon, Babblers.

12:32 pm

NatashaW

dose means ma5/14

12:32 pm

cybernan

ma 5/14 + vowel + "gone" babbler

12:32 pm

doseffing

... sorry ... that was ma5/14

12:33 pm

NatashaW

there are a lot of words on today's grid ending in the same 4 letters, referring to someone/something who puts into effect...

12:36 pm

periwinkle

"gone" babbler?

12:37 pm

rururocks

magoto-o

12:37 pm

rururocks

damn it

12:38 pm

NatashaW

ma9 is a person or machine that reduces things to small pieces. You sometimes do this to strawberries if you sugar them and leave them standing. it builds on the ma5,14.

12:38 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for the help :)

12:38 pm

doseffing

think whose name ends with gone

12:38 pm

Judi

Cracking clue, Natasha. Thank you!

12:39 pm

wvteach

stats for other 9 pls

12:39 pm

doseffing

... ah well .... must be off ... luck to all who continue the struggle ....

12:39 pm

NatashaW

lol Judi thx :-)

12:39 pm

periwinkle

got the ma9

12:39 pm

periwinkle

ty

12:39 pm

NatashaW

bye dose!

12:39 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

12:40 pm

NatashaW

ec9,84 wv

12:40 pm

NatashaW

clues for ec9 back at 12:25ish

12:40 pm

cybernan

ec + old english your + what you wipe your feet on + vowel

12:42 pm

wvteach

thnx

12:43 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone :)

12:57 pm

bichon

I still dont understand ca 5/14, second one, pls

1:04 pm

Judi

I don't understand most of this grid'

1:14 pm

Judi

That's it. I'm wimping out. 21 left. Too aggravating.

1:30 pm

PMS

ar

1:31 pm

torgone

I love being part of a clue ..

2:51 pm

bichon

co 5/16, pls

2:55 pm

bichon

nm

2:56 pm

bichon

one let, ca 5/14, second one, pls

3:02 pm

periwinkle

co7 pls

3:04 pm

bichon

peri I have it and I will clue it, but do you have tha ca 5/14?

3:04 pm

periwinkle

it the ca4 with an extra vowel in the middle

3:04 pm

periwinkle

the first ca4

3:04 pm

bichon

co + run a **ce + **nd me a hand

3:05 pm

bichon

no second ca 5/14

3:06 pm

periwinkle

that is what I clued

3:06 pm

periwinkle

2nd ca5/14 is the first ca4/6 with an extra vowel in the middle

3:07 pm

periwinkle

ty for co7

3:07 pm

Shirlockc

that co7 clue isn't working for me, i only get co6 out of that

3:08 pm

periwinkle

the c needs to be * too

3:08 pm

bichon

ty peri

3:09 pm

periwinkle

it is in the 90's again here :(

3:09 pm

Shirlockc

ah, got the co7, thx

3:11 pm

periwinkle

31 left and tired. bbl

3:31 pm

Habes

The co 7 is c+ or 6/21

3:53 pm

rbud

came back in for my last 10, finally listed, don't feel at all bad about not knowing any of them. Some unusual words in this one, for sure. done and see ya'll later!

3:58 pm

lbuxx

can someone clue the CO7/36?

3:59 pm

lbuxx

ooops.. just saw it was just clued

4:09 pm

wvteach

co + run a ***e + **nd me a hand

5:14 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

5:15 pm

mkg

teach i know clue was not for me but great clue.

5:15 pm

mkg

if anyone has clues for the 8 or 9s would love stats and clues. ty.

5:17 pm

ChampFit

ma9/66

5:22 pm

moolingwa

ac 8/50

5:25 pm

mkg

clues please champ and moolingwa

5:25 pm

moolingwa

ma - something that cuts things up

5:26 pm

moolingwa

ac - a device that is used to provide a specific amount of energy each time

5:26 pm

mkg

cuts things up? masher?

5:26 pm

moolingwa

they both end in the the same last 4 letters

5:26 pm

moolingwa

well I guess more crushing to get liquid out

5:27 pm

ChampFit

When you make a mojito you ma9 the mint.

5:27 pm

mkg

gee dont get the clues. thinking. are these common words i would know?

5:27 pm

moolingwa

the ma, not at all

5:27 pm

moolingwa

the ac8 you possibly have heard of, but it's uncommon

5:28 pm

mkg

the ac i dont get either. dont know energy use other than meter.

5:28 pm

moolingwa

for the ac think of another name for an accountant, but with a different ending

5:28 pm

moolingwa

for the ma perhaps start with a medieval blunt weapon, and add the common ending

5:28 pm

mkg

i actually just guessed and got that 9! wow. ty.

5:28 pm

ChampFit

Awesome!

5:28 pm

moolingwa

sometimes use the verb in cooking

5:28 pm

mkg

got the 8. ty. super clues.

5:29 pm

mkg

any clues for the other 9? ty

5:29 pm

moolingwa

you're welcome mkg

5:29 pm

moolingwa

haven't got it yet

5:29 pm

ChampFit

Oh yeah..what are the stats?

5:29 pm

moolingwa

8 is ac8/50

5:29 pm

TheSquid

good clues thanks

5:30 pm

moolingwa

welcome squiddish one

5:30 pm

ChampFit

I mean for the other 9

5:31 pm

TheSquid

y thank u

5:32 pm

zoozzoom

EC 9/84

5:32 pm

TheSquid

clue for that ec?

5:33 pm

zoozzoom

EC + most of a herb + vowel + moast of the word for going brown from the sun.

5:34 pm

moolingwa

geez, common word...not

5:34 pm

zoozzoom

lol

5:35 pm

mkg

any clues on the herb?

5:35 pm

moolingwa

and drop two letters for a 7

5:36 pm

zoozzoom

For the herb...think of the song Scarborough Fair..Are you going to Scarborough Fair
Parsley, sage, rosemary and

5:36 pm

TheSquid

definition of the word is, apparently, a skin infection

5:36 pm

moolingwa

the rolling stones had in on the side mkg

5:36 pm

TheSquid

according to google, anyway

5:36 pm

moolingwa

now don't be rash squidder

5:36 pm

mkg

huh? i am stumped.

5:37 pm

moolingwa

ec

5:37 pm

moolingwa

we just need to peel the skin back a bit on this one I think

5:38 pm

TheSquid

that is the most disgusting pun I have ever heard

5:38 pm

TheSquid

bravo

5:38 pm

moolingwa

ec + herb minus a leter plus a three letter palindrome that means nothing

5:38 pm

zoozzoom

Time for me to retire for the evening. Hope you all have a great evening/day. Happy babbling.

5:38 pm

moolingwa

you're saying it's the shingle most disgusting pun you've heard?

5:39 pm

TheSquid

bye zoo

5:39 pm

TheSquid

also yes

5:41 pm

TheSquid

can I get a clue for the y?

5:41 pm

moolingwa

starchy vegetable from tropical regions

5:41 pm

mkg

i get ectymata and not in dict.

5:42 pm

mkg

yu 4

5:42 pm

moolingwa

need another letter in the middle mkg...need more herb

5:43 pm

mkg

thyme is not in the grid. not sure what yu mean......no H.

5:43 pm

TheSquid

drop the e not the h

5:43 pm

lynxxx

H is in the grid

5:44 pm

mkg

oh my i totally did not see that at all! ty very much lynxxx.

5:44 pm

mkg

got the word now too. ty.

5:44 pm

mkg

wow. ty

5:45 pm

mkg

any clues for the O bottom row? i have the whale only. ty

5:46 pm

moolingwa

one of 8

5:46 pm

moolingwa

and the other is og4/7

5:50 pm

Shirlockc

11 left and i'm too lazy to finish

5:50 pm

Shirlockc

cya all tomorrow

5:50 pm

TheSquid

by

5:50 pm

TheSquid

e

5:51 pm

mkg

by shirlockc

5:51 pm

mkg

ty for all O words for bottom o. ty.

5:52 pm

mkg

how about top corner O? i have only ot 4 5

5:53 pm

ChampFit

Me too. Stupid O!

5:54 pm

mkg

struggling to get half way. i have only one C word for first column C. so

5:54 pm

mkg

C word clues are welcome too.

5:54 pm

ChampFit

I have co5/16 and cu5/14 from there

5:56 pm

mkg

ty. i have the cu 5. is co 5 the same with other vowel?

5:56 pm

mkg

oh ty i just got co 5. ty

5:57 pm

ChampFit

Great! This little grid is a pain in the butt!

6:03 pm

lynxxx

cy4.18 cy & abbrev for mother - then a latin plural for the 5

6:04 pm

ChampFit

You're a giver, lynxxx...thanks!

6:09 pm

lynxxx

here's an add one... "Mary had a little ga4.6" !!

6:09 pm

mkg

GOT ALL THE C WORDS FOR THE FIRST COLUMN C! TY TY TY FOR GREAT CLUES.

6:13 pm

sprite

good morning all

6:13 pm

lynxxx

hi Sprite !

6:14 pm

sprite

*hugs lyn* Hi there :)

6:31 pm

lynxxx

tough grid but done - bye all

6:31 pm

sprite

wtg lyn!!!!!!!!!! xxx

6:32 pm

TheSquid

by lynx

6:32 pm

TheSquid

bye*

6:33 pm

ChampFit

Congrats!

6:49 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

6:57 pm

ChampFit

Hello!

7:03 pm

MollyL

*Waves at Champ and 2Bit

7:11 pm

ChampFit

Hi Molly!

7:37 pm

helenkeller

Hello all - back to knock off the rest.

7:37 pm

ChampFit

Welcome!

7:38 pm

helenkeller

Heya Champ!

7:39 pm

carleekat

hi all... just popping in

7:39 pm

helenkeller

7:39 pm

helenkeller

Heya carlee

7:40 pm

carleekat

hey HK

7:40 pm

helenkeller

Sorry - it's these flat keys on this keyboard, my arthritic fingers, and poor typing skills, I keep hitting 'enter' without intent :(

7:44 pm

origami

Hego posted the funniest thing on FB : https://tinyurl.com/zkkbh6y

7:44 pm

origami

Hiya folks

7:46 pm

helenkeller

orig - Have seen it, it's great!!!

7:48 pm

origami

Spot on :D

7:49 pm

helenkeller

orig - that took quite a bit of work on his part, I'm glad it's getting lots of coverage. Do not get me started on mils.

7:52 pm

origami

Alas - it was my generation that raised them.

7:54 pm

helenkeller

ori - I blame my generation for creating all those middle managers, desperately clinging to their jobs, coming up with insane ideas.

8:29 pm

rururocks

That is why I didnâ€™t have kids. Who needs more know it alls

8:33 pm

rururocks

Waves to bugs

8:33 pm

rururocks

One week. Only one week

8:34 pm

Bugsaw

hi ruru. I have been debating whether to engage with you since you were the biggest noitall of our generation to know you shouldn't have kids ;)

8:34 pm

Bugsaw

The calendar is marked! Haven't heard from my cousin yet but I told her I would be away on Thursday.

8:36 pm

rururocks

Me? A noitall? Surely u jest

8:37 pm

Bugsaw

of course I jest

8:37 pm

rururocks

I just never got the tools to raise children

8:37 pm

HarryHood

done. what a miserable little grid.

8:38 pm

rururocks

Agrees with harry

8:38 pm

Bugsaw

I love that story David Niven told about a movie director who spoke fractured English. He thought Niven and another actor were making fun of him and it hurt his feelings so he yelled at them. . .

8:39 pm

Bugsaw

You guys think I know f*** nothing but let me tell you, I know f*** all!

8:41 pm

rururocks

I am far from being a narcissist.

8:42 pm

Bugsaw

there is a difference between self-aware and a narcissist.

8:43 pm

Bugsaw

unless you are suggesting that those of us who had kids are narcissists. goes off in a huff and weeps

8:43 pm

rururocks

I am self aware because i am old. I have been an idiot for most of my life

8:44 pm

rururocks

No. Just millenials mostly are narcissists

8:44 pm

Bugsaw

you were self aware enough to know you would not enjoy parenting. My youngest made that decision and I am proud of him for it.

8:45 pm

rururocks

It wasnâ€™t enjoy. It was being able to do a good job and the right thing. I just wasnâ€™t equipped

8:46 pm

HarryHood

I interact with many millenials. I find them to be terribly arrogant, but not necessarily narcissistic.

8:46 pm

Bugsaw

this grid would be impossible without Morewords.

8:46 pm

HarryHood

like they can empathize with others

8:46 pm

origami

See the link I posted below from hego. A funny about millennials.

8:47 pm

rururocks

I find them to be incredibly narcissistic

8:47 pm

HarryHood

and go out of their way to help their friends.

8:47 pm

rururocks

Not really harry

8:47 pm

HarryHood

maybe you're right ru.

8:48 pm

Bugsaw

I agree Harry. I think it comes from being told they could do whatever they put their mind to without realizing that hard work is an important component. They are a very generous generation.

8:48 pm

origami

I find them to be very self-centered and have a HUGE sense of entitlement.

8:48 pm

rururocks

Try a visit to sf to meet some. You wonâ€™t disagree then

8:49 pm

origami

Now that I think about it, my son's friends were very, very kind and generous with him.

8:49 pm

HarryHood

the arrogance really gets to me.

8:49 pm

rururocks

Fucking humongous sense of entitlement

8:50 pm

HarryHood

they do take care of each other.

8:50 pm

HarryHood

even if it's just clicking the "like" button

8:50 pm

penquis

hello all....tu 7 anyone?

8:50 pm

rururocks

Ha

8:50 pm

Bugsaw

isn't arrogance a result of not being taught values? A hug proportion of that whole generation was raised in daycare centres and schools that were afraid to teach morals because that was what the parents were supposed to do

8:51 pm

HarryHood

add a vowel and then scarlett's home

8:51 pm

rururocks

That might be true bugs. Not sure

8:51 pm

Bugsaw

ty Harry

8:51 pm

penquis

ty, harry...

8:51 pm

HarryHood

yw :)

8:52 pm

origami

I remember once picking my son up at day care. He was chasing around a little girl with a stick. The day care workers were standing around with arms folded, saying "Jacob, I need you to drop the stick." Like a 3 year old cares what you need. I hollered that he was going to poke someone's eye out and he dropped it like a hot potato.

8:52 pm

HarryHood

tu7 is a very cute lizard - look up a picture

8:52 pm

rururocks

Ha ori

8:53 pm

HarryHood

yeah the parenting style I see around here horrifies me.

8:53 pm

HarryHood

and the little kids who are children of thirty-somethings now are such monsters.

8:55 pm

HarryHood

I'd say that central air conditioning is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century.

8:55 pm

origami

Seconds that, harry

8:56 pm

Bugsaw

just as long as I don't have to raise any grandkids, I am happy to be done with that part of my life

8:56 pm

Bugsaw

being a grandparent is the best

8:57 pm

penquis

how about co 7?...

8:58 pm

HarryHood

add or6

8:58 pm

Bugsaw

a little round boat, pen

8:59 pm

penquis

hmmm....

8:59 pm

rururocks

Ex mrs ru wants to be a grandma

8:59 pm

rururocks

I told her we skipped a step

9:00 pm

penquis

i think it is the or 6 that i am missing....

9:00 pm

HarryHood

or6/21

9:00 pm

penquis

yup....oneof the 5 i have missing...

9:00 pm

rururocks

Or 6 a sage or pyschic

9:01 pm

PJDR

or 6/21 lives at Delphi

9:01 pm

penquis

ty for the OR word...

9:02 pm

Bugsaw

kids will pick her to be their grandmother if she is lucky. I have 5 who chose me.

9:03 pm

penquis

does the ou 6 start with not in?

9:03 pm

rururocks

She was adverse to children. But wants grandkids. Go figure

9:03 pm

penquis

nm....found it...

9:03 pm

rururocks

Yes pen

9:05 pm

rururocks

Time to swim. Take care

9:05 pm

origami

Have a nice swim ru

9:05 pm

penquis

i am done...ty for the help....

9:06 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo pen

9:14 pm

dan2bit

la6/24 clue, anybody?

9:15 pm

Bugsaw

a French lake plus a Scottish hat

9:16 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx bugs!

9:17 pm

penquis

ty, dan....

9:19 pm

dan2bit

thanks bugs! that's firewords

9:20 pm

dan2bit

new DC trophy in my profile phote :-)

9:21 pm

Bugsaw

well done dan. Nice pic

9:23 pm

dan2bit

it was a long wait in the hot sun outside the practice rink, but so worth it

9:25 pm

penquis

very cool, dan....

9:30 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

10:09 pm

kje

ou6?

10:09 pm

kje

care

10:09 pm

kje

sorry

10:11 pm

rururocks

Still need it kj?

10:11 pm

grannyrose

ou6. not in + what people do on the stage or in films

10:11 pm

rururocks

Not in plus not stop

10:11 pm

kje

ty

10:11 pm

kje

both

10:12 pm

kje

have two margaritas in me... so will be a little slow on the uptake : )

10:12 pm

kje

but... very happy - lol

10:12 pm

rururocks

Oooh

10:13 pm

kje

or6/21?

10:13 pm

rururocks

I have two glasses of french rose. Feeling no pain

10:13 pm

kje

yea for Tuesday night!

10:13 pm

grannyrose

at delphi, kje

10:14 pm

kje

isn't that 6/18?

10:14 pm

kje

oh, nm

10:14 pm

kje

oops

10:16 pm

grannyrose

ruru, we're going out for dinner tonight with a bottle of moet et chandin. our 14th anniversary, and we both have our jugulars intact.

10:16 pm

kje

ma6/27?

10:17 pm

kje

congratulations, granny!!!

10:18 pm

grannyrose

ma6. ma*intosh, raincoat + first part of the fruit of the oak

10:18 pm

rururocks

Jugulars?

10:18 pm

grannyrose

thanx kje

10:18 pm

rururocks

Champagne is nice

10:18 pm

grannyrose

yeah, jugular veins. the ones you can slit very easil

10:18 pm

kje

ty!

10:19 pm

Dorens

hi all -- clue for co7 please?

10:19 pm

rururocks

Co plus sage

10:19 pm

grannyrose

co7, at delphi but begins with a c

10:19 pm

kje

any la 6's?

10:20 pm

kje

oh, ty for that!

10:20 pm

grannyrose

2 x la6

10:20 pm

grannyrose

la6/21, and la6/24

10:20 pm

Dorens

thanks. my last weird word

10:20 pm

kje

hahaha - I meant clues, but yes, there are two

10:20 pm

rururocks

La6 more lacy

10:21 pm

kje

I have the 6/24... antibiotic

10:21 pm

kje

og sheesh.. hit me with a haddock

10:21 pm

rururocks

La plus consonant and mountain in marin

10:22 pm

kje

ooooo... good clue, but have that... that is the antibiotic one - beta-la6's

10:22 pm

grannyrose

back to the laundry.... *sigh*

10:22 pm

Dorens

you're the only one who knew that, kj

10:23 pm

rururocks

Kje is too smart for words ðŸ˜

10:23 pm

kje

yea... can't get more frilly, but get beta-la6 and my7 : /

10:26 pm

Dorens

sleepy good nught

10:26 pm

kje

gn dorens... sweet dreams

10:29 pm

kje

ec7?

10:37 pm

rururocks

Enflamed sheep lips ec 7

10:38 pm

kje

whaaaat - you're just trying to give me nightmares

10:38 pm

kje

weirdly, I found that

10:39 pm

rururocks

Now add british goodbye for the nine

10:39 pm

kje

perfect, ty!

10:40 pm

rururocks

A sheep named angelina woolie

10:41 pm

kje

ha!

10:42 pm

kje

those lips always bothered me... they don't look normal

10:42 pm

rururocks

They donâ€™t

10:42 pm

kje

uno!

10:44 pm

kje

FW!

10:45 pm

rururocks

ðŸ˜†

10:45 pm

kje

ty for the help... I could not have made it alone tonight

10:45 pm

kje

have you made it to nightbird yet?

10:46 pm

rururocks

Soon with an old college friend

10:46 pm

rururocks

After my vacation

10:46 pm

kje

fun vacation?

10:46 pm

rururocks

Happy to help

10:46 pm

kje

(I need a vacation)

10:47 pm

kje

we tried August One 5... very nice

10:47 pm

rururocks

Fun. Absolutely

10:47 pm

kje

then hit up Mr Tipple's Recording Studio afterwards... some fun jazz

10:48 pm

rururocks

I miss yoshis

10:48 pm

kje

I hear the Oakland one is quite good... have you gone over there?

10:48 pm

rururocks

I dont know about august one

10:49 pm

kje

Black Cat gets some good acts in

10:49 pm

rururocks

I donâ€™t do oakland

10:49 pm

kje

August One 5 is an indian place... upscale, fairly creative, very tasty

10:49 pm

rururocks

Except in daylight

10:50 pm

rururocks

Oooh i will try it. Where is it?

10:50 pm

kje

Black Cat is an old style dinner + band place... they have had some awesome jazz acts in

10:50 pm

kje

Tenderloin

10:50 pm

kje

serious Tenderloin - but I feel safe

10:50 pm

rururocks

Oooh

10:50 pm

rururocks

I dont do the tenderloin either

10:51 pm

kje

come on Ru!!! you're sounding old! loosen up

10:51 pm

rururocks

I like windows in my car

10:51 pm

kje

https://blackcatsf.com/

10:51 pm

MaMaWA

Hello babblers! For the life of me I cannot figure out how to copy my word list over to Lickety on my iPad. Its not the same as laptop or desktop. Any of you darlings have any help? I would really appreciate it.

10:52 pm

kje

pete and I have to take naps if we plan to go, because it really gets hopping late... so we usually make reservations for 10 or so

10:52 pm

kje

I have never tried that, mamawa

10:52 pm

kje

and then close it down... we are usually early to bedders

10:53 pm

kje

we Lyft or Uber down... though have walked over from Union area also

10:53 pm

kje

there are lots of great places opening down there

10:53 pm

MaMaWA

I want to go out with you kje ! Sounds fun!!

10:54 pm

kje

(and, yes I will do Oakland at night... times are a changin)

10:54 pm

kje

well, come on down mama... that can be arranged... and maybe we can rope in ru also

10:55 pm

kje

(or should have said come over...thought the Wa stood for washington in mamawa ; )

10:55 pm

MaMaWA

Are you and ruru discussing Oakland as in California? If you dont mind my asking

10:55 pm

kje

yes

10:55 pm

kje

he is in teh north bay, I am in SF... oakland is east bay, has an old rep, but actually not that bad anymore

10:55 pm

MaMaWA

Im in Ohio but frequent SoCal

10:55 pm

kje

but old timers like ru still have that old impression ; )

10:56 pm

kje

where in socal?

10:56 pm

MaMaWA

Mys sister has been in OC 25 yrs and daughter is there now as well

10:57 pm

MaMaWA

From Calabasass to Yorba Linda To Oceanside and San Diego

10:57 pm

kje

get them to bring you nirth...nocal is so much better!

10:57 pm

MaMaWA

I have a cousin in Sacramento

10:58 pm

kje

well... there ya go... a short drive away

10:58 pm

MaMaWA

Have always wanted to visit North Cali

10:58 pm

kje

sacraemnto si hot in the summer though, don't come now

10:58 pm

MaMaWA

Its brutal in Ohio right now LOL

10:58 pm

kje

so many beautiful things... Yosemite, Muir Woods, the bridges, and lots to do in the city

10:59 pm

MaMaWA

The humidity here is like florida

10:59 pm

kje

yeah, sacramento is in the high 90s-100... I am sitting in 50s and 60s : )

10:59 pm

MaMaWA

Yes I always wanted to visit San Fran and the restaurants, culinary scene

11:00 pm

kje

definitely do it then... too many choices

11:00 pm

MaMaWA

Yes for sure

11:00 pm

kje

I must get ready for bed.. work tomorrow

11:01 pm

MaMaWA

We have about 10 years til retirement ......

11:01 pm

kje

happy babbling mamawa... come north!

11:01 pm

MaMaWA

Thanks kje I will let you know

11:01 pm

kje

and if you do, feel free to send me a line and I'm happy to give you some recommendations

11:02 pm

MaMaWA

Baxk to this grid

11:02 pm

MaMaWA

Yes i will

11:10 pm

harpjane

hello 66 to go

11:33 pm

Nef

Good evening again. Hi harp; I have 85 to go.

11:51 pm

harpjane

oc5

11:51 pm

harpjane

oc5? getting blind

11:51 pm

MaMaWA

61 here , i got hooked into a Riverdale binge !

11:52 pm

harpjane

hi mama and nef

11:52 pm

MaMaWA

Hello all

11:53 pm

Nef

related to the number 8, harp

11:53 pm

Nef

and Hi everyone)

11:55 pm

harpjane

thanks nef

11:55 pm

Nef

yw

11:56 pm

MaMaWA

Hi nef

11:57 pm

Nef

Hi MamaWa

11:57 pm

MaMaWA

I only have two of the c words in bottom righr if anyone wants to clue

11:58 pm

Nef

I only have 1 so far, sorry

11:58 pm

ursh

plural spiky plant ?

11:59 pm

Nef

thanks, ursh

11:59 pm

MaMaWA

Ty ursh

11:59 pm

ursh

ca 4/6 ca repeated

11:59 pm

harpjane

those spiky things on the bottom of shoes

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