12:00 am
Minveryork
Flip flip hooray!
12:00 am
hurshy
you were a little high, min :)
12:01 am
hurshy
like the first thing i see is a phantom... trellis
12:01 am
Rainiqui
re 7 x2
12:02 am
Rainiqui
re 7 x3
12:04 am
Rainiqui
re 7 x4
12:13 am
m9f9l
hello all. nbt
12:15 am
m9f9l
thanks for the 8 jess
12:20 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:22 am
hurshy
kinda befuddled by the right col S. got 2, but, then stuck
12:22 am
melonheadjujube
hi, m9f9l. Clue for the lone I rightmost column? and the lower of the two Ls for nbt, please?
12:23 am
melonheadjujube
thanks!
12:24 am
melonheadjujube
thanks again!
12:24 am
melonheadjujube
nbt
12:25 am
melonheadjujube
thank you, Lickety!
12:28 am
hurshy
think i'm gonna call myself happy with 150 for now. night all :)
12:32 am
cybernan
calling it a night also -- off to Calgary in the morning.
1:01 am
sprite
good morning all
1:02 am
flosey
good morning Sprite
1:04 am
sprite
*hugs flosey* A good evening to you, dear lady. How was your day?
1:04 am
flosey
day was good but sleep won't come so I'm back here to possibly find a few words
1:05 am
sprite
sorry you cannot sleep. My gain though, am glad to see you.
1:05 am
flosey
thanks Sprite, happy to see you come in
1:06 am
sprite
:)
Did I tell you the good news re my ankle? Cast is off, big screw is out, and I am walking! Not very far yet and slowly, but walking! I can walk my dog again.
1:11 am
flosey
I don't recall hearing about your ankle problem Sprite, sorry but good luck, hope you are soon able to walk well
1:12 am
sprite
thank you! I broke it in february. Had to have surgery to get it fixed. It's been a challenging 2 months. Very grateful for the speedy recovery, which is much sooner than the surgeon expected.
1:13 am
flosey
your surgeon must be very happy to hear your good results
1:14 am
sprite
he was flabbergasted, lol. Told him this is what you get with reiki and lots of people praying for you.
1:20 am
sprite
phantom ending: -ion
1:33 am
marksdolly
Fireworks!! yay!
1:33 am
sprite
gratz marksdolly
1:34 am
flosey
wow, WTG Marksdolly
1:34 am
marksdolly
thank you Flosey!
1:34 am
marksdolly
ty Sprite!
1:34 am
Uneaixoise
So glad the ankle is better!!
1:34 am
sprite
yvw, and nice to meet you
1:35 am
sprite
thanks Une :D How are you doing?
1:37 am
Uneaixoise
Ok thanks :-)
1:38 am
sprite
good to hear xxx
1:45 am
sprite
isn't realtor a word?
1:46 am
sprite
as in the guy/gal that sells your house?
1:48 am
flosey
I tried that too Sprite - can't believe it isn't accepted
1:48 am
sprite
silly enable :D
1:55 am
sprite
new words learned for today: ro7/8 and ai7
1:59 am
Christine
I have ai7, but there's no dictionary definition ... does anyone have clue to the meaning?
1:59 am
Christine
Hood newd in your ankle ,
1:59 am
sprite
it is scots for one's own self
1:59 am
sprite
thanks Christine :)
2:00 am
Christine
Hood newd ???? What the heck ... Fumble fingers struck once again.
2:01 am
sprite
*giggles* I got your meaning, no problem
2:01 am
Christine
Sprite, I guessed that might be the definition. Thank you.
2:01 am
sprite
yvw. All the (useless) things we learn from babble, huh :D
2:06 am
sprite
fireflies *hugs* to my friends, and to you all a blessed day and a peaceful night.
*leaves big hug in chog for rose to find*
2:23 am
flosey
l2:20 am, must get to bed, goodnight all, Hope to be back tomorrow to finish up
4:31 am
MummyBear
sorry wrong box
5:56 am
medusa
is there a clue for et6 please?
5:57 am
sandr
whats the points value medusa and i'll have a gander at it
5:58 am
medusa
et6 18. Thanks
5:59 am
sandr
all 1 point letters then
6:00 am
medusa
I never know how the points are worked out on words over 4 letters! lol
6:01 am
sandr
e.g 4/4 = total of 4 point 5/18 = 9 points 6/27 =9 points
6:01 am
sandr
divide by 1 for 4 letters 2 for 5 letters 3 for 6 letters etc
6:02 am
medusa
Ok. Thanks. Have wondered.
6:02 am
sandr
give us a clue then for the et 6/18 please
6:03 am
medusa
not sure how to clue it! think itis a french word. e + a type of fabric.
6:04 am
medusa
or et + liqud for cooking + vowel.
6:04 am
sandr
ok ta will work on that premise
6:04 am
sandr
and plural for the 7
6:04 am
medusa
Then plural for the 7
6:07 am
sandr
bbl, better do some uni work
6:07 am
medusa
lol. Ok hun. Take care. xx
6:11 am
medusa
ta7 32 clue please?
6:19 am
Riverdance
Ta + high letter vowel + to water off soap, reverse last letters
6:20 am
Riverdance
Yw, now must get to work
7:09 am
MollyL
If you look at the HELP section at the top of this box, it tells you how points are calculated.
7:20 am
Trifioso
hello friends. back to school again. SO out of it....what do I do here again? lol
7:21 am
BzznBea
Morning, Trif and Molly.
7:21 am
BzznBea
I've been thinking about you and your family, Trif.
7:23 am
Trifioso
thank you bzzn.
7:24 am
Trifioso
its nice to be busy again at work, actually
7:34 am
car.eeyore
Hey! I was just texting you to see how it is going today?
7:34 am
car.eeyore
Good morning, everyone
7:35 am
Trifioso
hi. I am deep in the concrete bunker right now....lucky to get wifi! lol. I survived everyone saying how sorry they are, which is a miracle. I BARELY slept last night, so I am a fair bit wooly, to be sure
7:35 am
Trifioso
how are you?
7:36 am
car.eeyore
Barely slept last night as well. I'm OK.
7:37 am
car.eeyore
I knew you would be able to handle it. I had a picture of robert STack getting through the airport in Airplane with all the witnesses and pamphlets and such...that was you this morning!
7:37 am
Trifioso
starting Lord of the Flies with my B block class next period...poor ol' Piggy....
7:37 am
car.eeyore
that book is so depressing
7:38 am
Trifioso
I use Survivor and the Hunger Games as a referent, it helps them buy in
7:39 am
car.eeyore
Honestly, I know there are "classics", but the reading list for Dylan next year is the same one I had :|
7:39 am
Trifioso
most of the books we read freshman year are a right bummer. We need to throw in a Hitchhikers Guide or something to break it up
7:39 am
car.eeyore
Dylan used to love to read...now he hates it because it feels like work
7:40 am
BzznBea
I remember having to read The Scarlet Letter and On the Beach my freshman year...
7:41 am
BzznBea
Oh, and The Jungle...
7:41 am
car.eeyore
I have to get to work. I hope the rest of your day is peaceful. Have a good day everyone :)
7:43 am
Trifioso
yours too love
7:43 am
Trifioso
we are her warriors
7:44 am
Trifioso
count for the lone L please?
7:45 am
BzznBea
She says in a singsong voice...
7:48 am
Trifioso
ohhhhh fish me, she said singingly
7:51 am
Trifioso
my brain is cheeeeeeese
7:57 am
MollyL
*Passes around crackers
7:59 am
BzznBea
How was Easter dinner, Molly?
8:16 am
dan2bit
morning all! bottom row done
8:16 am
BzznBea
I'm still looking for one pesky P...
8:17 am
bichon
name that Toyota gas saver
8:17 am
dan2bit
when you run an abbey that's not big enough to be an abbey, you're a p5
8:18 am
bichon
ding ding you get the Babble prize today
8:18 am
BzznBea
That's the one I was missing, dan.
8:18 am
BzznBea
I hope the prize is a prius.
8:20 am
bichon
Alas, no, but you do get recognition
8:21 am
MollyL
Try driving "recognition" around town. : D
8:22 am
BzznBea
I'll be happy with that, then. =)
8:22 am
MollyL
Easter dinner was good Bea. Ham and potato au gratin, brown sugar carrots, asparagus, deviled eggs and home made rolls. How about you?
8:24 am
BzznBea
We had simple since it was just the three of us. Grilled ham steaks, scalloped potatoes and asparagus. I did devil two egss, but used too much mayo and they were runny.
8:39 am
72 Temple Owl
no realtor?
8:39 am
72 Temple Owl
rotls
8:39 am
72 Temple Owl
rous
8:39 am
72 Temple Owl
tous
8:39 am
72 Temple Owl
wrote
8:39 am
NatashaW
hey owl, you're in the wrong lane :-)
8:40 am
72 Temple Owl
not unusual
8:41 am
BzznBea
switch the letters in realtor, owl and you will get a 7
8:41 am
NatashaW
turns out 'realtor' is a 'branded' word like Kleenex
8:41 am
72 Temple Owl
ty bea
8:42 am
72 Temple Owl
time to go to the gym. later
8:52 am
MLFAN17
2nd column lone L?
8:53 am
MLFAN17
hi bzz ty
8:55 am
MLFAN17
I will be back....
9:19 am
MLFAN17
help with the I and s on the last columns pls?
9:25 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with N in 2n column pls
9:27 am
MLFAN17
I think its ni 4/5?
9:27 am
periwinkle
ty looking
9:27 am
MLFAN17
i meant 4 and 5
9:29 am
therealblah
ni 4/4 x 2
9:29 am
therealblah
hiya mlf, how goes it?
9:29 am
MLFAN17
help with the 8's pls?
9:29 am
MLFAN17
Not bad blah how about you?
9:30 am
therealblah
don't have them yet
9:30 am
therealblah
so far so good...the day is young lol
9:30 am
MLFAN17
agreed lol
9:41 am
aslindy
ta8 - plural of ta7, and amino acid
9:43 am
aslindy
*an amino acid, not and
9:44 am
rururocks
<---thinks wooter should be a word since several players are wooters here
9:55 am
rururocks
mostly from boston though :D
9:56 am
aslindy
ro8, plural of ro7, a provencal sauce
10:00 am
rururocks
thank you asl
10:05 am
MLFAN17
isn't it provencal?
10:07 am
MLFAN17
no idea on either of those?
10:07 am
rururocks
isn't that what she wrote?
10:09 am
MLFAN17
maybe ithought it was spelled wrong but it isn't never mind on that
10:10 am
aslindy
there is a little mark under the c but I don't know how to do that, and it is capitalized, of course
10:11 am
sooooo
since when is realtor not a word
10:11 am
PastorJ
sooooo it's capitalized.
10:12 am
MLFAN17
yeahi think we all want that to be a word
10:14 am
sooooo
Thanks Pastor, and MLFAN thought I was going crazy.
10:14 am
MLFAN17
no you are not
10:31 am
Judi
Good morning, all.
11:13 am
Judi
Time for lunch. 22 left. BBL.
11:26 am
mkg
hi all. clues for 8s? ty
11:34 am
bichon
re 7/28, second one, pls
11:35 am
montreal13
TA7 = greek letter + after a wash cycle, there is a ***s* cycle - pl. for the TA8
11:35 am
doseffing
mine presently is sells at a store ... but I'm missing lots of r
11:36 am
montreal13
my 2nd RE7/28 is a plural
11:37 am
bichon
meant the third
11:37 am
doseffing
... keeps
11:37 am
rururocks
(sneaky way to get all the re7's ) :D
11:38 am
bichon
that's the last 7/28
11:38 am
MollyL
Provençal ALT + 0231 for the c
11:41 am
montreal13
RE + roof material
11:42 am
bichon
ty montreal
11:42 am
montreal13
np ☺
11:42 am
montreal13
bbl for last 36
11:53 am
bichon
ro 7/32, don't understand the provencal sauce
12:00 pm
mkg
ty for the 8. got it.
12:01 pm
bichon
share, pls mkg
12:02 pm
mkg
i dont get the ro 7 or 8. any other clues? what is a provencal sauce anyway??????
12:02 pm
mkg
the ta 8 is:
12:02 pm
doseffing
... provencal is a province of France
12:02 pm
bichon
yes, but what is the sauce
12:03 pm
mkg
ta 8: greek letter + after you wash dishes you ---s- them. then add s to the end of the 8
12:03 pm
rururocks
the sauce is usually alcohol :D
12:03 pm
doseffing
... haven't heard of it before ... but it contains feeling sick
12:03 pm
mkg
i dont get the sauce either. the sauce i know is roux and we dont have the X.
12:04 pm
doseffing
... but that's the plural ... and if there isn't an x then don't put one in
12:13 pm
MollyL
Proveçal is a French cooking sauce.
12:15 pm
mkg
i thought it was an ro word.............i am so confused
12:16 pm
mkg
also need the i word for 5th row i. ty
12:18 pm
mkg
just got it. in 4. ty anyway
12:19 pm
MollyL
If you do a Google search on spicy French mayo you will get the ro7/8
12:26 pm
mkg
got it! ty molly!
12:33 pm
Judi
Hi again, kiddos.
12:36 pm
MollyL
Is that Mr. Judi holding up that big ass rock?
12:37 pm
Judi
<<<< Yes. Hubby doing his best impression of Sisyphus.
12:37 pm
Judi
Or Sissy Puss, as I like to say it.
12:43 pm
MollyL
*Wonders how many people are looking up Sisyphus
12:44 pm
MollyL
I actually took a whole semester of Greek mythology and happened to be awake the day we covered that one.
12:46 pm
Judi
I always liked Greek Mythology.
12:47 pm
Judi
*** psst - he was like a Greek Atlas ***
12:49 pm
Judi
Those Greek gods got around.
12:56 pm
MollyL
Did he shrug?
12:56 pm
Judi
Eventually.
12:57 pm
MollyL
And not for nothing, but Atlas was also Greek.
12:58 pm
Judi
Sisyphus, in Greek mythology, the cunning king of Corinth who was punished in Hades by having repeatedly to roll a huge stone up a hill only to have it roll down again as soon as he had brought it to the summit. (Per the Encyclopedia Britannica).
1:00 pm
Judi
That's all for today, kids. Do your homework and go to bed at a decent hour. Ciao until tomorrow!
2:21 pm
bichon
to 6/21, pls
2:25 pm
poor richard
How come "realtor" doesn't count a a word?!
2:25 pm
poor richard
file
2:25 pm
poor richard
Oops
2:26 pm
corpsvalue
bichon: to + laughing gas is nit**** oxide
2:28 pm
corpsvalue
Realtor is a trademark name.
2:30 pm
poor richard
Thanks, corps. You learn something new every day!
2:40 pm
bichon
in 6/18, pls
2:42 pm
bichon
doh, ty momo
2:54 pm
dan2bit
firewords! thanks lickety and all cluers
4:16 pm
jzw
stuck on the second re6/18 7/28 pair after to rent again
4:18 pm
montreal13
RE + straigth ****
4:18 pm
jzw
Doh! NM I'm a dope or blind!
4:19 pm
montreal13
naw, babble blindness, a common thing around here...
4:38 pm
montreal13
FW ! may i offer a clue before i go ?
4:40 pm
montreal13
well, good luck to all and take care - poof
5:30 pm
lil*monkey
oops sorry
5:40 pm
libarebel
why won'r Enable allow realtor-- it's a rea
5:46 pm
Nef
Libarebel, someone said it’s a trademark name.
5:47 pm
libarebel
hmm.. ty nef-- it's in the "real" dictionary w/ lower case "r"
5:48 pm
libarebel
Oh well...
5:49 pm
Nef
Well, you’ve been around long enough to know Enable dictionary has it’s own weird rules that we just don’t know. ;-)
5:50 pm
libarebel
Enable s*cks!
5:50 pm
libarebel
You are correct, nef :[]
5:51 pm
Nef
Yep! (I think that’s part of its’ rules!)
5:51 pm
libarebel
I kept entering it in disbelief...
5:55 pm
MollyL
*Don't look...Lil Monkey peed in the chat*
: D
5:55 pm
Tomago
The regular whinging about enable's failure to accept some word or another does get tiresome. Especially as it doesn't matter. If the game accepted your precious word, there would be one more word in the scoresheet, so there's nothing lost by it not accepting it. You know you found it. Pat yourself. The machine doesn't have to validate it for you.
6:07 pm
nrkii
could I have a gentle clue for the ro8 please?
6:10 pm
Nef
Oh, Tomago, it’s a frustration for many of us; I don’t think it hurts to whine about it every so often, -unless a person blathers about it nonstop. Sometimes it’s a conversation starter, you know?
6:11 pm
nrkii
nm, found the ro7/8
6:12 pm
Nef
Hi nrkii. Ro8 isa spicy French mayo (which I’ve never seen before).
6:12 pm
nrkii
thanks... monkeys came through for me :)
6:13 pm
Nef
Good monkeys, nrkii 😉
6:14 pm
Tomago
My point is it's pointless.
6:14 pm
Tomago
My point is it's pointless.
6:14 pm
Tomago
Whinge about the stupid words it requires. But you got realtor, whether the machine required it or not.
6:15 pm
Nef
No, I do understand that if the word worked, it would just add to the total number of words. I’m sorry it’s tiresome to you.
6:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
hiya nef
6:18 pm
libarebel
TY Nef!!!
6:19 pm
libarebel
sarcasm Tom
6:19 pm
libarebel
no sarcasm Nef :)
6:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
no apologies required, nef.
6:21 pm
libarebel
Agree Temple Owl!
6:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
hiya reb
6:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
trying to finish and get to other business. lousy night, need to check the bookshelf.
6:23 pm
MollyL
Well, we all have opinions about the Enable word list and they are all valid.
6:23 pm
72 Temple Owl
or watch the bizarre eastern europena movies my guest has brought.
6:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
they are truly strange. and some quite funny.
6:42 pm
Deeha
I wonder who decided on the er/or rules?! Like who decided realtOR and not realtER or teachER and not teachOR?? I wonder these things late at night when I havent found a new word in a while!!
6:44 pm
MollyL
I get that. I wonder why some cultures use fetal, while others use foetal. And why some cultures use check and others use cheque. And why foetal and cheque get underlined in this chat as misspelled.
6:45 pm
MollyL
*Waves at Dee. We miss you!
6:46 pm
Deeha
I thought a lot of that was Americans wisely removing unwanted letters!
6:47 pm
Deeha
Hi Molly-waves back! I do log on every day but sometimes keep my trap shut!!
6:48 pm
MollyL
Hi Deeha. I was waving at VolleyMomDee. We really miss her a lot.
6:49 pm
Deeha
sorry wrong Dee!!
6:49 pm
MollyL
No worries, you get a wave too. : D
6:56 pm
Deeha
right it's 1 o clock and past my bedtime. Goodnight all and good luck
6:59 pm
rururocks
is it Whinging or Whining ?
6:59 pm
rururocks
which one does enable accept :D
7:00 pm
libarebel
I think British is Whinging...
7:00 pm
libarebel
good question ruru
7:00 pm
MollyL
I never heard "whinging" until I started playing this game.
7:01 pm
rururocks
i've heard of Scwhinging :D
7:01 pm
MollyL
I've heard of cringing
7:02 pm
rururocks
and trolling too
7:02 pm
libarebel
impinging or impingeing?
7:02 pm
MollyL
And slinging
7:03 pm
MollyL
Or stinging
7:03 pm
libarebel
English is so weird re: soft "g" & hard "g"...
7:05 pm
libarebel
and, also "weird"-- doesn't obey the "i" before "e" rule...
7:18 pm
MollyL
Maybe that's why it's weird
7:23 pm
libarebel
good point, Molly!
8:11 pm
rururocks
Maybe spell it wceird then
8:28 pm
Nef
You know what? I don’t really think a lot of it matters much, does it? I went & fixed supper, ate, cleaned up the kitchen, and am now returning to Babble & we still haven’t solved the mysteries of our crazy British/American/Canadian “English†language; but it kept the conversation going, didn’t it?
8:46 pm
hurshy
que? no habla ingles
8:47 pm
origami
Howdy Babblers.
8:48 pm
hurshy
hey origami, how's things?
8:48 pm
hurshy
do you do origami or is your name a metaphor or what?
8:49 pm
Nef
LOL, hurshy! I had thought of commenting about the French & Spanish effects on the language too; but decided against it.
8:50 pm
Nef
Hi, Orioles! I haven’t seen you here for a while, Nice to see you! :-D
8:50 pm
Nef
Ori, (dang spellcheck!)
8:51 pm
hurshy
it's funny how there are so many cognates, and yet with english, spanish, and french, "speak", "hablar" and "parler" don't seem at all similar
8:51 pm
hurshy
sometimes even when the english is a germanic word, the french and spanish are still more related
8:53 pm
Nef
hurshy, that’s *way* over my head. I don’t know nothing about any of that!
8:59 pm
Nef
(I just know that I don’t know anything about languages; I have a hard enough time with daily “English!â€
8:59 pm
origami
Hi Nef. I've been absent and/or lurking.
8:59 pm
origami
Yes, Hursh. I do origami! Love it.
9:04 pm
hurshy
ever fold a thousand cranes and make a wish?
9:07 pm
origami
I did fold 1000 cranes in memory of my son. I wasn't actually wishing for anything, though.
9:13 pm
hurshy
my i ask what happened to your son? if too painful, just ignore me.
9:21 pm
origami
He had schizophrenia. He died of alcohol poisoning. Drug overdoses are very common with people with that disease. I really didn't expect it, in that he was turning a corner in terms of dealing with his illness - taking his medication, seeing the doctor, asking for help when he needed it.
9:27 pm
Nef
I know you’ve told me before about your son, ori.
9:39 pm
mkg
mental illness is the worst illness of all. and insurance companies limit payments. horrible horrible horrible.
9:39 pm
mkg
i am so sorry for you ori. so so sorry.
9:42 pm
origami
Thanks guys. Actually in California, there is "parity," And my insurance provided him with needed care. And since he was disabled he was able to stay on my insurance. A blessing.
10:11 pm
Nef
That is a blessing, ori
10:36 pm
cybernan
hello - anyone here?
10:41 pm
Playwoman
they don't accept "realtor"?
10:46 pm
cybernan
I wondered about that too playw
10:51 pm
cybernan
not going to finish tonight - bye
10:57 pm
Nef
Earlier someone said that “realtor†is a trademark name.
11:03 pm
hurshy
it is, indeed. i've always found that very weird.
11:03 pm
hurshy
like Teacher (TM) lol
11:04 pm
Nef
Teacher is trademarked too?
11:04 pm
hurshy
i'm saying no other profession is
11:04 pm
hurshy
so it's very weird
11:05 pm
hurshy
Doctor (TM), Author (TM), Actor (TM), no no and no
11:07 pm
dfmchfhf
but the actual profession is (real estate) agent
11:10 pm
Nef
Interesting, dfmch; I didn’t know that either.
11:11 pm
dfmchfhf
in canada and the u.s. at least - it's illegal to claim you're a "realtor" unless you're associated with the association
11:11 pm
Nef
But then again; it makes sense once I thought about it for a while.
11:49 pm
dizgrannie
Hi all, just checking my icon pic