12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:29 am
vashongin
ty lickety
12:30 am
cybernan
hello everyone :)
12:30 am
vashongin
hi nan :)
1:01 am
cybernan
crashing -- good night :)
2:29 am
Jacula
50 left to find, but duty calls. BBL.
5:47 am
M3
co,7 36 . is it a common word?
6:01 am
M3
got it , finally !
7:02 am
Uneaixoise
Clue for co7?
7:06 am
ladycece920
to think highly of oneself
7:17 am
Gadget
Still can't get it!
7:29 am
MollyL
Think of a co word that means stuck on yourself
7:38 am
frogface
think of a co music show, and change one of the letters.
7:39 am
ChampFit
super twisty...thx!
7:43 am
frogface
Not an easy grid this one, maybe just me.
7:43 am
BzznBea
Lots of vowels.
7:44 am
frogface
cannot see anything from that Y
7:45 am
frogface
never heard of it, thanks.
7:47 am
BzznBea
The other y is ya5.16
7:47 am
frogface
aww, think yadda should be a word.
7:48 am
frogface
never heard of that one either, thanks Bea.
7:59 am
movieman
the th6 plz
8:01 am
BzznBea
add Mr. Gore the the th4
8:01 am
BzznBea
it is the base of your thumb
8:20 am
mael
laddy is totally a word, come on! :)
8:30 am
periwinkle
I tried it too mael
8:30 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with the H pls
8:31 am
BzznBea
Good morning, peri.
8:32 am
periwinkle
ty Bea
8:36 am
BzznBea
Good morning, mlf.
8:37 am
MLFAN17
good morning bzz are we ready for some rain?
8:37 am
BzznBea
Sure. Can always use rain.
8:38 am
MLFAN17
at least its decent temps:)
8:40 am
MLFAN17
may I have a clue for the he 6 that was mentioned in chat earlier pls?
8:40 am
BzznBea
crazy and quick
8:45 am
hokie carla
wow, I don't like so far
8:46 am
MLFAN17
hokie me either
8:46 am
Judi
Hiys, kiddos!
8:46 am
player girl
Hi all. Happy Purim for those who celebrate. Any help with the single N & A from the bottom right?
8:46 am
BzznBea
Hello, Judi and girl
8:47 am
hokie carla
I have been taking zyrtec at night and that coupled with the time change, I cannot wake up in the mornings.
8:47 am
BzznBea
na5.12 and aa5.14
8:47 am
player girl
Thanks Bea
8:48 am
BzznBea
I love spring allergies in NC...NOT!
8:49 am
MLFAN17
clue for the na 5/12 pls bzz?
8:49 am
BzznBea
My mom is having a horrible time.
8:49 am
hokie carla
I went to an ENT a few years ago and they did allergy testing and said I'm not allergic to the 10 or 20 most common here and I have non-allergic rhinitis. My friend and I laugh about that every spring.
8:49 am
MollyL
It's Purim. Hamantashen for everyone!
8:50 am
Sandraf
Chag Purim sameach
8:50 am
hokie carla
I don't know if it's the Bradford Pears but I always notice it when those start budding
8:50 am
MLFAN17
hokie allergic rhinitis?
8:50 am
BzznBea
na5 - Sportscaster Jim Na5
8:50 am
hokie carla
I feel like there's some googling in my future. No idea what Purim is.
8:51 am
MLFAN17
ty got it
8:51 am
BzznBea
I have problems with the redbuds.
8:51 am
hokie carla
they are pretty early usually. haven't noticed the one in my yard yet.
8:52 am
72 Temple Owl
gang of four robins yesterday,, first i've seen
8:53 am
BzznBea
We have robins year round, owl.
8:53 am
hokie carla
found a 7 woo hoo
8:53 am
MLFAN17
and cardinals
8:54 am
hokie carla
I think we have all the birds year round. they have flown south and stopped here.
8:54 am
72 Temple Owl
our cardinals stay all winter. they were so chirpy yesterday
8:54 am
BzznBea
Bluebirds are back.
8:54 am
MLFAN17
I loe bluebirds
8:54 am
BzznBea
I'm watching the hummingbirds migration map closely.
8:55 am
MLFAN17
bzz do you have food for them?
8:55 am
hokie carla
I saw a little bluebird the other day in front of my house
8:55 am
hokie carla
the hawks were here all winter as well
8:56 am
MLFAN17
cool we have a bird feeder where you can put a square of food into it on the side. hubby stopped doing it for some reason
8:56 am
BzznBea
One of my errands today is to get more birdfood.
8:56 am
hokie carla
probably tired of feeding the squirrels, mlfan!
8:56 am
BzznBea
That is probably suet
8:56 am
hokie carla
I wish these hawks would take out the squirrels
8:56 am
MLFAN17
oh we have that too hokie lol
8:57 am
BzznBea
I have a pileated woodpecker. I love getting sight of him.
8:57 am
hokie carla
ooh, I have to watch the clock. 20 min til I need to leave for the gym. It's so late already!
8:57 am
MLFAN17
does that one have red on the top of its head?
8:58 am
BzznBea
Yes. He is the big woodpecker.
8:58 am
MollyL
Bea, pileated woodpeckers are gorgeous.
8:58 am
MLFAN17
hope you beat the rain hokie
8:58 am
MLFAN17
they are beautiful bzz
8:58 am
MollyL
Or big pecker for short : D
8:58 am
hokie carla
I caught something on my trail cam once that I was baffled by and my brother said it was a chickadee
8:58 am
BzznBea
I love them, Molly. Always exciting to see one.
8:58 am
MLFAN17
i hope ruru doesn't come in lol
8:59 am
hokie carla
mlfan, I was going to walk there today since it's so warm, but my husband said it'd be raining when I left, so I guess I'll drive.
8:59 am
MLFAN17
i gtg will be back...
8:59 am
BzznBea
You've never seen a chickadee?
8:59 am
72 Temple Owl
overrun with squirrels. despite hawks
8:59 am
72 Temple Owl
i've never seen a blubird.
8:59 am
MollyL
We have chickadees all over the place here
9:00 am
hokie carla
not close up on a trail cam. I couldn't even tell it was a bird I think
9:00 am
BzznBea
You are probably too urban, owl.
9:00 am
72 Temple Owl
i only saw juncos once this winter.
9:00 am
72 Temple Owl
not urban at all
9:00 am
hokie carla
I might try to find that pic and change to it later
9:00 am
BzznBea
Do you have a lot of woods, owl?
9:00 am
72 Temple Owl
but no one adjacent is feeding the past dew years
9:01 am
hokie carla
not sure I've seen a junco.
9:01 am
72 Temple Owl
not in the yard. but around, there are wooded areas
9:01 am
hokie carla
we have mostly cardinals, robins, pigeons or doves
9:02 am
BzznBea
I'm a bird birder so I see lots of different birds.
9:02 am
BzznBea
A big birder...
9:02 am
72 Temple Owl
we had doces but they are gone now. starling, sparrows, cardinals, those little burds that sing like canaries. we hae lost trees to ash borer and storms, and with the went the birds
9:03 am
BzznBea
Yes, that is sad, owl.
9:03 am
72 Temple Owl
it's sad. the little ones would sit in the spruce outside the bathroom windoe and chiro me awake
9:04 am
72 Temple Owl
it was like being a kid and going through woolworth's back door where the pet depeartment was
9:09 am
hokie carla
as a not morning person, chirping birds waking me up makes me angry. :D my mom can't believe it because she loves to hear them.
9:11 am
mixi6
not a mourning dove, then homie.
9:11 am
hokie carla
I bought her a clock at Xmas that plays a different bird sound on the hour
9:11 am
mixi6
my mom had a clock like that.
9:12 am
BzznBea
Homie is not a mouring dove. =)
9:12 am
hokie carla
haha, I get your joke. but mourning doves don't actually bother me! It's the perky chirpy ones.
9:12 am
BzznBea
My MIL had one too.
9:12 am
hokie carla
homie don't play 'dat
9:12 am
Judi
lol. My parents had a bird clock too. I wanted to fling that thing into the street.
9:14 am
mixi6
glad you like my joke.
9:17 am
hokie carla
just took the dog out - rain is here
9:18 am
hokie carla
all I can see in this grid is Hecho en Mexico
9:19 am
hokie carla
speaking of birds, just found US bird
9:20 am
hokie carla
and now I'm off to the gym - TTFN!
9:23 am
bichon
ag 5/18, pls
9:24 am
BzznBea
ends in some times vowel, bichon
9:37 am
mkg
are there any ght ending words? not seeing them
9:38 am
BzznBea
I haven't found any ght endings
9:39 am
MLFAN17
Hello again
9:39 am
MLFAN17
First column N stats pls?
9:40 am
BzznBea
na5.12 and ne7.40
9:41 am
mkg
bea if you have clues i need them for these n words. ty.
9:42 am
BzznBea
ne7 is to ignore something
9:42 am
MLFAN17
thanks bzz
9:43 am
MLFAN17
4th column a for nbt pls?
9:43 am
Dianne
Help with the fa 6/30 - please.
9:44 am
mkg
ne: hmmm not getting it yet.
9:44 am
BzznBea
ah5.14, mlf
9:44 am
MLFAN17
mkg when you don't pay attention or take care of something you ne7 it
9:45 am
BzznBea
That's on I'm missing, Dianne.
9:45 am
MLFAN17
duh ty bzz
9:46 am
mkg
i can only think ignore........hmmm
9:46 am
mkg
got it bea! ty.
9:47 am
BzznBea
fa6 - last two letters are opp of even.
9:47 am
MLFAN17
I cant find that fa 6 either so far
9:48 am
mkg
missing bottom corner a word. any clues or stats or both?
9:49 am
MLFAN17
f words done
9:50 am
Dianne
fa6 - cooling item + first part of opp of yesterday
9:50 am
MLFAN17
is the ic4 a babblet?
9:51 am
BzznBea
It's you black square
9:51 am
MLFAN17
no wonder I cant find it
9:51 am
Dianne
he6 clue, please
9:52 am
BzznBea
he6 - crazy and fast
9:53 am
MLFAN17
bzz its you black square?
9:53 am
MLFAN17
ohh I found it
9:53 am
Dianne
Thanks so much
9:53 am
BzznBea
YOUR black square
9:57 am
NatashaW
no "copay" guess the dictionary wants universal healthcare :-)
10:03 am
rururocks
black squares matter bea
10:03 am
MLFAN17
natasha I tried that too
10:04 am
MLFAN17
thank you ruru
10:04 am
BzznBea
All squares matter.
10:06 am
rururocks
anyone have the fa 6/30?
10:06 am
MLFAN17
ruru ends in the **d couple
10:06 am
BzznBea
Dianne clued at 9:50
10:07 am
rururocks
thanks. thank you mlf
10:07 am
MLFAN17
yw rurur
10:07 am
magpie7
fa6/30 is a creepy feeling. "That gives me the fa....s"
10:08 am
NatashaW
One of my favorite 19th c English words!
10:08 am
rururocks
i have a feeling my last words are all going to be odd like that one
10:08 am
MLFAN17
ya 5 clue pls?
10:09 am
MLFAN17
ruru this is an odd grid in my opinion
10:09 am
rururocks
thanks for the ya mlf.. missed that one
10:10 am
MLFAN17
okay so can you clue it pls?
10:10 am
rururocks
kind of rhymes with the asian country
10:10 am
BzznBea
ya5 what a little dog does an not off
10:11 am
MollyL
The little dog that lives behind me does that constantly.
10:11 am
BzznBea
A little dog can get it's ja5. =)
10:12 am
rururocks
maybe you need that machine the yapper
10:12 am
BzznBea
I'm done trying to be funny...
10:12 am
rururocks
yap on yap off
10:12 am
MLFAN17
I had one of those once
10:12 am
MLFAN17
my parents got rid of it
10:12 am
NatashaW
does putting a space in the middle exempt one from PB ru?
10:13 am
rururocks
absolutely :D
10:13 am
NatashaW
I will never have a little dog for just that reason - can't stand the high-pitched bark
10:13 am
rururocks
especially if there's a good joke in it
10:13 am
MLFAN17
natasha ankle biting yelpers
10:14 am
NatashaW
some are very cute and at least they don't dislocate my shoulder like my current sweetheart, a 63 lb Rottie mix
10:15 am
BzznBea
I need to get something else done today. See you all tomorrow...
10:15 am
NatashaW
bye Bea
10:15 am
rururocks
bye bea
10:15 am
MLFAN17
i had a cairn poo a long time ago that dog actually barked
10:16 am
rururocks
that sounds like an awful mix of two breeds ugh
10:17 am
MLFAN17
they are so cute and sweet
10:19 am
MollyL
Yap, yap, yap, yap, yap, they call him the yapper.
10:20 am
MollyL
*Wonders if she has a favorite 19th century word
10:21 am
NatashaW
*Has read way too many Georgette Heyer Regency romance novels not to have a few of those
10:39 am
rururocks
too bad life couldn't be like romance novels huh?
11:03 am
Uneaixoise
He6/27? Tx
11:06 am
rururocks
rushed or hurried creates he6
11:50 am
hokie carla
lead singer of Rush in the grid!
11:51 am
hokie carla
and now I'm singing a Kenny Rogers classic in the grid
11:53 am
anawaltgal
just got a new computer. does anyone know how I can get the clues to show up again. many thanks.
11:53 am
hokie carla
also one of the voice coaches here
11:53 am
hokie carla
just click on Lickety's Babble Clues under the tiles. that's the way I get them.
11:55 am
anawaltgal
no, there is a way that it will show right on the same window. thanks anyway.
11:56 am
hokie carla
that may be babble expert you are talking about. I have a mac so I can't use that and have never seen it. I believe if you click that link I was talking about you can find the link to babble expert on lickety's page.
11:57 am
anawaltgal
thank you
11:58 am
hokie carla
no, looks like he just has his email address at the bottom to request babble expert. maybe a windows user will chime in with better info. sorry.
12:00 pm
anawaltgal
yep, I was just there
12:10 pm
M3
ive been using https://dfmchfhf.github.io/babbleclues\n/babbleclues.html# as its blacked out and easier on the eye
12:12 pm
hokie carla
well I am stuck with 44 left. this one is hard.
12:26 pm
sammysmom
ctuck ln the co 7/ 36 ??
12:27 pm
sammysmom
and my he-- hurts
12:27 pm
hokie carla
I don't have that one yet
12:28 pm
hokie carla
and sorry about your he__ache
12:29 pm
sammysmom
ty carla
12:32 pm
MollyL
SMom, co7 is a trait of people who are stuck on themselves
12:32 pm
hokie carla
got it, thx
12:33 pm
sammysmom
well, i am rather stuck on myself
12:33 pm
MollyL
Oh drat, the chat width is
blown again. Friendly reminder,
links should be posted with tinyurl.com
12:34 pm
bichon
de 5/14, pls
12:34 pm
MollyL
Link to Babble expert:
http://tinyurl.com/asayuk8
12:37 pm
hokie carla
don't have that one, bichon
12:37 pm
hokie carla
I have 12 left but have to run to the dentist
12:37 pm
hokie carla
TTFN, happy babbling
12:38 pm
hokie carla
ooh, just found it bichon. of course it is archaic for skillful or ingenious.
12:39 pm
hokie carla
most of the first name of Earnhardt and Earnhardt Jr of NASCAR
12:47 pm
bichon
but that would be da, no?
12:48 pm
hokie carla
de + that
12:54 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
12:56 pm
MLFAN17
not getting the de6
12:56 pm
MLFAN17
hi cyber
1:02 pm
bichon
it's de 5/14, and I don't get it either
1:03 pm
MollyL
You add what hokie said to de MOST of his name
not ALL of it
1:04 pm
bichon
but his name doesn't start with de
1:05 pm
MollyL
Yes, I know his name doesn't
start with de. Read what I posted.
Her clue should have been
de + most of the first name of
NASCAR Earnhardt
1:05 pm
cybernan
de 5/14: expired minus a vowel +mr. gore
1:05 pm
MollyL
Add what hokie said to de
1:07 pm
bichon
got it, ty, pretty obscure
1:12 pm
cybernan
ex 7 please?
1:16 pm
cybernan
name that composer of the surprise symphony in the grid :)
1:17 pm
M3
ex 7 the ? says a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together.
1:18 pm
cybernan
I'm sure that you won't be surprised when I say that doesn't help much
1:19 pm
cybernan
hi welki
1:19 pm
MollyL
ex7 the first 5 of a word that means
to get someone all jazzed + not off
1:20 pm
cybernan
ty molly - good clue
1:20 pm
welki
nan, i read last night's chat and saw your post about alberta whining about the oil prices tanking. why would you say that?
1:23 pm
cybernan
just tired of listening to AB premier complaining about everything the federal government does -- I do realize how important the oil industry is and do think the pipeline should have gone through long ago, but I also think Kenney and his government should be a lot more sympathetic regarding environmental issues
1:27 pm
welki
so let me get this straight. if jason kenny complains, the entire province is whining? i live here and haven't heard any whining at all.
what i hear is fright, people wondering if they'll lose their homes, similar to what happened before. combined with the dow crashing, many people have lost their retirement savings and are terrified of the long term implications of the low oil prices. maybe you're one of the lucky ones who doesn't have to worry about money, but from where i sit, albertans, while not whining, sure are nervous about the coming months/years.
1:27 pm
moolingwa
the ex7 sounds like a thrilling atomic particle
1:27 pm
welki
or the new transformer character :)
1:28 pm
moolingwa
ooh yeah, that would work
1:28 pm
cybernan
welki - when I said albert was whining again I was referring to the government, not the individuals in the province
1:28 pm
toadandtoadette
lots of proper names in this grid
1:28 pm
moolingwa
probably turns into a porsche or a high-speed bike
1:30 pm
cybernan
maybe it is time the oil producing areas of the world should look for other sources of income --- eventually fossil fuels are going to have to be phased out if this planet is to survive.
1:32 pm
welki
i'm thinking a transformer mercedes 300SL or we could go retro with a delorean - those wings!
1:42 pm
hokie carla
back from the dentist. glad you all got my clue all ironed out. LOL
1:48 pm
cybernan
down to 6 -- all 6's and 7's
1:48 pm
hokie carla
"doncha wish your girlfriend was hot like me" - not the do6 I'm looking for
1:49 pm
hokie carla
my 11 left is spread over all word lengths
1:49 pm
bichon
fa 6/30, pls
1:49 pm
cybernan
just found it if you want a clue, carla
1:50 pm
hokie carla
sure nan, thx
1:50 pm
hokie carla
bichon, that is one of my 11
1:51 pm
cybernan
do + another word for trouser
1:51 pm
hokie carla
I swear I thought I just tried that. must've only thought about it and your offer of a clue distracted me. thx
1:52 pm
cybernan
fa 6 = what you use to move the air around (Lady Windermere had one) + most of Lincoln son
1:52 pm
zoozzoom
FA 6 people who are crazy for the pop stars + frog like creature without the A.
1:52 pm
hokie carla
strange one, thanks
1:52 pm
zoozzoom
oops sorry. did not see your post, Nan.
1:53 pm
hokie carla
I had to think about Lincoln's son for a minute. Of course it was also his wife's maiden name (or middle?). funny that a canadian used it in a clue. ;)
1:55 pm
NatashaW
finally found ah5. Giant fish slap to the he4.
1:55 pm
cybernan
we did learn USA history in school as well and British and our own --- and Greek and Roman, also a little French history
1:56 pm
cybernan
ha 6 (last one) please?
1:56 pm
hokie carla
nice, nan. we did some world history but I don't rem. much.
1:56 pm
cybernan
nm - found it
1:56 pm
hokie carla
my apple watch uses ha6
1:57 pm
cybernan
ne 7 please?
1:58 pm
NatashaW
abandoned, uncared for ...
1:58 pm
hokie carla
I ne7-ed my deck garden last year
1:58 pm
Cosmo Kramer
i am going to ne7 your request
1:58 pm
cybernan
ouch - a fish slap - ty
1:58 pm
hokie carla
I ne7 to inform you that is a real and common word
1:58 pm
NatashaW
heck Carla, I do that every year!!
1:59 pm
hokie carla
I do that to all my plants
1:59 pm
NatashaW
black thumb here. Never saw a plant I couldn't kill.
1:59 pm
zoozzoom
Although you didn't Cosmo 😜
2:01 pm
cybernan
po 7 please (missing both)?
2:01 pm
hokie carla
my mom gave all us grandkids of her mother some cuttings from a plant at her house. I killed mine so she gave me a new one and then I killed that one.
2:01 pm
zoozzoom
someone who smokes weed.
2:01 pm
hokie carla
I am missing both those as well, nan
2:01 pm
hokie carla
did not see that coming, thanks, zooz
2:02 pm
cybernan
mmm - not potchap
2:02 pm
cybernan
ok - got the first one, ty
2:03 pm
hokie carla
ooh, monkeyed the 2nd
2:03 pm
hokie carla
looks french, checking the def
2:04 pm
hokie carla
it is a vase or jar and it is french
2:04 pm
cybernan
not part of my french vocab - clue please?
2:05 pm
cybernan
nm - found it
2:06 pm
hokie carla
good, was working on a clue but it wasn't going well
2:07 pm
cybernan
can think of a couple if anyone needs it?
2:08 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* some strange words in today's le 7 -- hagd everyone
2:08 pm
hokie carla
thanks, you too!
2:10 pm
hokie carla
hard eye roll on the no5 & 7
2:13 pm
hokie carla
2 left. 1 is a 5 and you'd think I could figure it out based on points and a methodical typing of every combo.
2:13 pm
hokie carla
got it, just needed to type that in so I could find it.
2:14 pm
hokie carla
now a pesky 6 is all that remains between me & fireworks
2:20 pm
bichon
which 6, carla?
2:25 pm
hokie carla
have just read the entire chat and no one has asked for it, so it must be a regular word that I am blind to.
2:26 pm
hokie carla
la6/27
2:26 pm
moolingwa
well if it's any consolation, I have 18 left....and 6 of them are sixes
2:27 pm
Haz1558
Same as the le6/27 save for one letter
2:27 pm
hokie carla
I tried ladynap, hoping that was a real thing, since I'd love to have one. alas, not only is it not a thing, it is 7 letters.
2:28 pm
hokie carla
thanks haz, that's really weird, because I know I tried that on my first pass through the list and it didn't take. so of course I didn't try it now.
2:28 pm
Haz1558
So, fireworks?
2:30 pm
hokie carla
yes, but so anticlimactic :D
2:30 pm
moolingwa
and now I have 5 sixes left...tx H
2:30 pm
Haz1558
Oh well, at least you're finished.
2:31 pm
hokie carla
yep, now maybe a ladynap
2:32 pm
moolingwa
yes, and then you can wake up all gladdy
2:32 pm
MLFAN17
ty for the ex7
2:33 pm
moolingwa
hopefully your ladynapping spot has sufficient paddage
2:35 pm
moolingwa
conpany - a dishonest commercial enterprise
2:35 pm
MLFAN17
mool is that a clue?
2:35 pm
hokie carla
no, we're just making up words, not unlike enable
2:36 pm
MLFAN17
may I have a clue for the la 7 pls?
2:37 pm
hokie carla
it's ladynap, mlfan
2:37 pm
MLFAN17
LE7 sorry
2:37 pm
hokie carla
there is no la7
2:38 pm
hokie carla
uses the highest point tile - like the vocabulary of a group
2:38 pm
hokie carla
ends in the i word you couldn't find earlier
2:41 pm
hokie carla
and now you have literally every letter in the word
2:41 pm
MLFAN17
hokie i am completely confusedia
2:42 pm
MLFAN17
got it never mind
2:42 pm
hokie carla
part of a luxury car make + little pictures on your computer
2:55 pm
BzznBea
Good clue, homie.
2:58 pm
BzznBea
By habit, I opened my computer and clicked on Babble...
2:58 pm
hokie carla
I just keep the tab open and check back in regularly
3:16 pm
moolingwa
so....down to 11 words, from 11 different tiles
3:23 pm
BzznBea
Go, mool, go.
3:27 pm
moolingwa
6 to go
3:27 pm
moolingwa
sometimes stepping away and coming back really helps
3:35 pm
BzznBea
What are you having for dinner tonight, Carla?
3:44 pm
moolingwa
5 to go
3:46 pm
periwinkle
hi all
3:47 pm
BzznBea
Hey, peri. How has your day been?
4:03 pm
periwinkle
my day has been good so far and yours?
4:12 pm
bichon
ha 6/27, last one, pls
4:15 pm
periwinkle
don't have it bichon
4:15 pm
ch1212
Hello all from the U.S. epicenter of COVID19, in Washington State. Between our county and the next over, we have 244 cases with over 100 more pending. Lots of stuff cancelled, colleges and universities holding classes remotely. #1 thing we can all do to limit spread of ANY virus is to wash our hands multiple times a day. Funny memes are popping up: Wash your hands like you are washing Jason Momoa. lol! Stay healthy :)
4:16 pm
hokie carla
I don't know, Bea, I need dinner ideas!
4:17 pm
hokie carla
hi, ch1212, happy hand washing to you.
4:18 pm
ch1212
And you too :)
4:19 pm
hokie carla
just heard there is a case where my parents live
4:19 pm
ch1212
The number of cases is increasing by about 25% each day the past week.
4:20 pm
hokie carla
ha6/27 relates to touch, same ending as op relating to eye
4:20 pm
bichon
We've had a couple in CT, but they didn't live here
4:20 pm
periwinkle
oh that is not good
4:21 pm
periwinkle
not getting your clue for ha6 carla
4:21 pm
ch1212
Over 800 in the U.S. as of this afternoon. The numbers are hollow though, because over 80% of cases are mild, and because the testing criteria excludes a number of more serious cases.
4:21 pm
MollyL
It is sad that it gets the outbreak of an uncontrollable virus to get people to wash their hands.
4:21 pm
periwinkle
but I got the ha6
4:21 pm
hokie carla
I think it's already all over
4:21 pm
periwinkle
true Molly
4:22 pm
bichon
Like people didn't know how before. What do they do after a m
4:22 pm
hokie carla
as a germaphobe I already wash my hands like 100x a day. I have hand eczema too so they are already cracked and peeling.
4:23 pm
bichon
me too Carla. But, the last few years, it's been under conrol
4:24 pm
ch1212
oh, hokie, so sorry. I keep a container of coconut oil mixed with frankincense oil next to the sink, and rub some into my hands after washing. I also use it on my eczema and psoriasis, and it really keeps it at bay.
4:24 pm
MollyL
And nothing against hand washing, but if you washed your hands every time you came in contact with something someone else has touched, you would be at the sink all day. Door knobs, elevator buttons, anything you swipe a payment card in...the list goes on and on.
4:24 pm
bichon
I use CeraVe
4:25 pm
ch1212
I love CeraVe too. That and Aquaphor, which I used on my skin during topical chemo.
4:26 pm
bichon
Use Aquaphor when my legs e ichy
4:27 pm
hokie carla
I have all kinds of hand creams at various sinks and places throughout the house.
4:28 pm
hokie carla
I just discovered Aquaphor spray ointment which is great for my back.
4:28 pm
ch1212
mmm ... I haven't heard of that product before. Thanks for the tip!
4:28 pm
bichon
My Podiatrist always tells me to put lotion on my toes
4:29 pm
hokie carla
it really does feel like the ointment and not those spray lotions
4:29 pm
bichon
You have an itchy back Carla? So do we. Have o ry that
4:29 pm
MollyL
People don't moisturize their feet enough. Vaseline and socks before bed. It works wonders. Especially on dry, cracked heels.
4:30 pm
hokie carla
yes, I've done that before, should do it more.
4:31 pm
hokie carla
my back is crazy itchy right now at the bra strap. starting to wonder about elastic or latex being the culprit. or just winter weather.
4:31 pm
bichon
po 7/40, pls
4:31 pm
MollyL
I would like to try that foot peel stuff, but it takes 20 days and I am about ready to graduate into sandals.
4:32 pm
hokie carla
one is someone who likes marijuana, bichon
4:32 pm
MollyL
Carla, two words, sports bras. I haven't worn a regular bra in years.
4:32 pm
hokie carla
I have not heard of that, Molly
4:33 pm
hokie carla
I actually live in gym clothes, so sports bras are my main thing
4:33 pm
bichon
Being small bosomed, I often ddon't even wear a bra when I'm indoors
4:35 pm
ch1212
so envious! There's no way I can get out of wearing a bra... even at night. My nickname in high school was Dolly Parton.
4:36 pm
bichon
When I was 13 I wanted big oobs. Not now
4:36 pm
hokie carla
other po7 is a french vase, starts same as other but ends frenchy. like a recess in a wall without the first letter.
4:36 pm
bichon
have it, ty
4:37 pm
ch1212
thanks for both, hokie
5:49 pm
moolingwa
rehi, back for my last 5
6:09 pm
moolingwa
1 to go
6:10 pm
moolingwa
and fw...that last 7 took me a while
6:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
hello
6:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi ori
6:57 pm
grannyrose
helloooo ori and TO. dong quite well over here. how are you both?
6:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi rose
6:58 pm
origami
Hi rose - doing well, thank you.
6:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
doing well. events cancelled due to virus. it's going to be a miserable boring month
6:58 pm
grannyrose
our weather can't make up it's mind and consequently lilies which bloom in the spring are blooming again, at the beginning of our autumn.
6:59 pm
72 Temple Owl
wow. it's like spring here, 60s and 70s F.
6:59 pm
origami
Here also, TO
6:59 pm
grannyrose
over here as well TO. we are flying up to QLD end of March. if travel ban comes in we are gonna be well and truly stuck.
7:00 pm
origami
Events are being cancelled here as well. No meetings more than 4 people allowed at work.
7:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
a friend just beck from there. have not heard about any cases there
7:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
wow! here the guidelines are crowds 500+
7:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
and of course NO DANCING
7:01 pm
origami
I work at a university and they are being very cautious.
7:01 pm
grannyrose
temp. about to hit 96F here. go figure.but the nights are lovely. down to 60F. very comfortable for sleeping.
7:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh my! is that usual?
7:02 pm
grannyrose
TO, QLD cases have started to gain momentum. we do have appropriate masks for the plane and airports.
7:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
i took dvds from the library and douused them in alcohol before using
7:03 pm
grannyrose
TO, for our autumn, this early yes. temps swing rather wildly.
7:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
around Penn, all the chinese students weat them all winter.
7:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
but funny thing, not now. weird.
7:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
that's UPenn.
7:05 pm
grannyrose
i know. same here. i tink before, they wore them to stop catching anything from us. now they aren't wearing them to show that they aren't infected.
7:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
interesting.
7:05 pm
grannyrose
current advice is to not wear masks unless you have symptoms. and of course, xenophobia has gone rampant.
7:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
aat least we still can babble.
7:06 pm
grannyrose
yup, even in self-isolation we can babble.
7:07 pm
ls1
speaking of xenophobia, support your local chinese restaurants. Chicagp
7:07 pm
72 Temple Owl
my SIL teaches 4th grade. school nurse came in today to talk to them. when she asked where the virus came from, they all said chinese food!
7:08 pm
ls1
sorry... Chicago's Chinatown is taking a HUGE financial hit because people think it's in the Chinese DNA or something. So ridiculous
7:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
she asked them wehre chinese food came from, they answered "China"
7:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
nurse said, no, it comes from Costco! :D
7:09 pm
grannyrose
we are supporting our local chinese restaurants too but can't afford to do it more than once/week.
7:10 pm
origami
The kids must be hearing this ridiculous stuff at home.
7:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
at least they didn't say corona beer.
7:11 pm
origami
Corona beer sales are way down I hear.
7:11 pm
ls1
I heard somewhere that sales of Corona beer is down.
7:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
i did, too.amazing
7:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
I stocked up. need the essentials if forced to stay home.
7:12 pm
grannyrose
i was sitting outside my local cafe with a friend, having a last illicit drink before coming home. laughed myself silly. everyone coming out of the supermarket carried a multiroll pack of loo paper. i simply cannot understand their reasoning. surely there are more important things they would need if self-isolated.
7:12 pm
MollyL
It is really sad the way people are believing the hype about this virus.
7:13 pm
ls1
makes me cheer even more for quick natural selection.
7:13 pm
origami
And what is up with the toilet paper hoarding? If I was seriously concerned I would be more worried about medications and food.
7:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
it's very bad in WA, though. but you are tight about the stupid stuff people believe.
7:13 pm
grannyrose
i hear you Molly.
7:14 pm
grannyrose
ori, absolutely. food and meds first, if one must hoard.
7:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
although it would be a bad thing to be out of, must admit!
7:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
there was a large pyramid of sale TP in shopRite today. glad to see it. I had a coupon. but the coolies that had the coupon were all gone
7:16 pm
grannyrose
ori, the way i understand it. the chinese us toilet paper to blow their noses into, not tissues. i think because of this, they have been stockpiling, anticipating a dramatic increased need if they get the covid-19.
7:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
my brother said he waited 45 MINUTES on lin in CostCo BUSIINESS today, huge carts of paper towels, lysol wipes, TP etc going out.
7:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
cookies.
7:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
people went to the business site because the regular was sold out
7:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
just a typo. they are nest to each other. time to go.
7:18 pm
grannyrose
bye TO. nice to catch up and chat. xox
7:18 pm
72 Temple Owl
bye!
7:18 pm
origami
See ya', TO
7:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
rose do you mean in china? necause my brother said those stockpiling were asian
7:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
damn i am famished brain cannot order fingers io the right keys
7:21 pm
origami
Why that would cause Americans to hoard TP is a mystery.
7:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
no idea. it's one of those items i like to keep on hand.
7:22 pm
ls1
Asian Americans may be stockpiling so they don't have to go out in public as often. I also heard a story about Asians buying guns. I think they're worried about "retribution". Can't blame them.
7:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
stay virus free, peeps.
7:22 pm
origami
I normally have a lot on hand also.
7:22 pm
origami
That's awful Is1
7:25 pm
ls1
remember after 9/11, anyone who looked middle-eastern was a target?
7:25 pm
MollyL
All people need to hear is that the is a shortage on ____ fill in the blank. People are like sheep. Once they hear that, they will go hoard it. Toilet paper, anti bacterial wipes, rubbing alcohol...go look at Amazon. They are out of stock on all those things and more.
7:27 pm
origami
I went to buy some hand sanitizer for work and Amazon and OfficeDepot were both out.
7:31 pm
MollyL
Good luck finding hand sanitizer anywhere
7:32 pm
grannyrose
we had some bloke here trying to sell 20 rolls on-line for AU$2,000. one of our investigative teams of reporters sprang him. filmed it all.
7:34 pm
grannyrose
sprang? sprung? which one?
7:36 pm
origami
Good grief!
7:37 pm
origami
I had to tell people it wasn't available and there was almost a mutiny. Just wash your hands people!
7:38 pm
MollyL
I have never gotten hand sanitizer. Like you said, just wash your hands.
7:38 pm
cherlyq
my neighbor gave em a whole box of hand sanitizer from where she works a couple of months ago
7:39 pm
origami
I personally don't use it either.
7:39 pm
cherlyq
but I really prefer soap too
7:39 pm
ch1212
Okay, lol! In our area of Washington, we have 250 confirmed cases of the nearly 1,000 nationwide -- as of 5pm pt. The message from the CDC a few weeks ago (and still) is for people to have about 2 - 3 extra weeks worth of groceries and household goods on hand, in case they need to self quarantine, or otherwise limit outings. For some reason, many people took that to mean the end of the world, and they stocked up on a year's supply of toilet paper. lol!
7:40 pm
MollyL
See, there is something else. People are going to start stealing from their workplaces.
7:40 pm
cherlyq
she did not steal it lol they had overstock and did a sale on it
7:40 pm
cherlyq
her company makes the stuff
7:42 pm
origami
It's a first that they are letting us use university funds to buy tissues and hand sanitizer (if we were able to get it). We were expected to bring those things from home.
7:43 pm
MollyL
Sorry, no offense to your neighbor. But people will start stealing. From workplaces, from public restrooms, etc.
7:43 pm
cherlyq
yeah I can see that
7:44 pm
origami
No way do I want to go to Hell for stealing a roll of TP :-)
7:44 pm
cherlyq
I really was surprised water is even going off the shelf here to and hand sanatizer
7:44 pm
MollyL
I don't think that is on the list of reasons to go to hell.
7:45 pm
cherlyq
and I work from home and they sent a list of things we can do
7:46 pm
origami
I have to update our business continuity plan by Monday. They are anticipating people working from home and classes being on-line.
7:47 pm
MollyL
I don't get people who buy water. We use a water filtration system and reusable containers.
7:48 pm
rururocks
I'm going to fire myself on Friday and reconsider on Monday
7:48 pm
cherlyq
we have horrible water here so I already have to buy water my last two filtraters did not work so I just buy water now
7:49 pm
origami
I just drink tap water. It is soooo hard that there is a powdery residue when I make ice cubes.
7:49 pm
cherlyq
worst comes to worst though I know how to boil water
7:49 pm
rururocks
anyone see the anti cigarette drug in the grid?
7:50 pm
origami
It was pointed out to me by someone, ru
7:50 pm
rururocks
oh.. i haven't seen it before in a grid. .. must mean something :D
7:51 pm
origami
It must be a sign ...
7:51 pm
rururocks
exactly
7:51 pm
rururocks
if it shows up tomorrow i'll know for sure
7:52 pm
MollyL
Chantix...do I win a prize?
7:52 pm
rururocks
<---badge of honor
7:52 pm
rururocks
yes molly a box of girl scout cookies.. your choice
7:53 pm
MollyL
Oh goodie. Girl Scout cookies. That should get them talking at wehatemolly.com
7:53 pm
rururocks
(i bought some last week from a really cute little girl and her mother) i had to.. she was so adorable
7:54 pm
rururocks
I wonder what cookies set them off?
7:55 pm
rururocks
i better go brave the grocery store.. i don't have stuff for dinner
7:56 pm
rururocks
you all have fun now ya hear?
7:56 pm
origami
Stock up on TP while you're at it Ru :D
7:57 pm
rururocks
I always do that since i'm full of it
7:57 pm
rururocks
whole foods has horrible toilet paper though.. it's like shaved tree bark or something
7:58 pm
origami
Any port in a storm ...
7:58 pm
MollyL
Could be the lesser know Mt. Vesuvius Girl Scout cookies. Ready to blow at any time.
7:58 pm
origami
Maybe the Thanks-A-Lot
8:00 pm
rururocks
bye guys.. have fun
8:16 pm
periwinkle
first na5 pls
8:40 pm
mkg
hi all. need some clues and stats.
8:41 pm
mkg
Any clues for H word first column? and stats as well. ty
8:41 pm
hurshy
i had a very he6 day so i am tired
8:41 pm
mkg
potch should be in the grid. it is yiddish for a hit.
8:41 pm
mkg
TY! GREAT WORD AND CLUES! TY
8:42 pm
mkg
potch is more common than some other terms that they have in yiddish........
8:42 pm
mkg
any clues for N in bottom row, fourth column? ty
8:43 pm
hurshy
nickname for Mrs. Reagan
8:44 pm
mkg
she had a nickname?????? if so would be nan which is 3 letters...........
8:44 pm
mkg
what is the stat hurshy?
8:44 pm
hurshy
nah, just turning it from two syllables to one
8:45 pm
hurshy
i'm not saying anyone actually CALLED her that, just a possible nickname for anyone with that name
8:45 pm
mkg
ok got it. ty.
8:45 pm
mkg
ty. good clue
8:46 pm
hurshy
phantom: panda
9:43 pm
Uneaixoise
I have le6/27 non-historical story.....what is the other le6/27?
9:47 pm
Uneaixoise
My last L ....
9:49 pm
MollyL
It is the L in Enable
9:50 pm
Trifioso
hello friends
9:51 pm
MollyL
Enhanced North American Benchmark....
9:52 pm
MollyL
The vocabulary of a particular language
9:52 pm
Trifioso
hello rbud!
9:52 pm
rbud
wow, that's what ENABLE stands for? Learn something new every day, as they say.
9:52 pm
gumpunk
thanks Molly, good clue!
9:53 pm
rbud
(all these years, I've never actually been to Enable, I just hear about it all the time, haha)
9:53 pm
MollyL
It starts with Luther, the arch enemy of Superman
9:53 pm
Uneaixoise
That's the le7/52.....
9:54 pm
rbud
past tense of le 4/6
9:54 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx rbud
9:55 pm
rbud
"the old le 4 leered at the pretty girls, and le 6 after them in his heart" - lol
9:56 pm
MollyL
Sorry Une, I wasn't looking at points.
9:58 pm
rbud
at least it was fun to hear about Enable, I really never knew that.
9:58 pm
Trifioso
lowest level lone n, please?
10:00 pm
rbud
I think it's what Hursh clued at 8:43, if that's the right N for it
10:01 pm
Trifioso
yes! thank you
10:02 pm
Uneaixoise
Next to last ha -- ha6? My last word.....
10:04 pm
rbud
first three of not sad + a facial twitch
10:05 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx!! Fw!!!
10:05 pm
Trifioso
huzzah for une!!!!
10:30 pm
rbud
yay, that's me done - anyone want a clue?
10:38 pm
rbud
very well, then, laters!