Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, March 12, 2020

12:03 am

justafreep

mi7

12:09 am

jessmom

pu7

12:10 am

cybernan

yuck - ty

12:10 am

justafreep

yeah. what nan said.

12:12 am

jessmom

sorry and yw :)

12:13 am

cybernan

mu 7

12:13 am

cybernan

and lu 7 - ru will love it

12:23 am

cybernan

et 4/5 for the 3rd day in a row

12:24 am

Lizlin

But I'd missed it, so thanks

12:27 am

dizgrannie

Yl4,5

12:29 am

jessmom

il6

12:30 am

Gillie

pi7

12:30 am

Gillie

ilea

12:30 am

Gillie

oops

12:31 am

jessmom

up6

12:32 am

cybernan

not seeing that pi 7 nor the il 6

12:33 am

marksdolly

nan go south on the Pi

12:33 am

cybernan

found the il

12:33 am

marksdolly

and the IL is from the 1st colum

12:37 am

Gillie

If you know woodpeckers, that may help with the pi7.

12:38 am

cybernan

only thing I know about woodpeckers is that they have an annoying habit of pecking on the metal flasihing on the roof at 5:30 am

12:39 am

Lizlin

I just wondered why Lickety's announcement hadn't happened. The list is there with an extra word. If anyone finds the word, please post it and I'll let him know.

12:40 am

Gillie

The woodpecker I'm thinking of is apparently Canada's largest, and it will bang on anything that makes a loud noise when it's trying to find a mate.

12:41 am

Jacula

pi7 - heap of something + past tense of taking in food.

12:41 am

cybernan

ty jacula

12:41 am

Jacula

y/w, cybernan.

12:42 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Jacula

12:42 am

jessmom

the vi7 is the extra word on lickety

12:42 am

Lizlin

Thanks - I'll email him.

12:43 am

Lizlin

Done - when he sees the email, I'm sure he'll update the list.

12:51 am

Jacula

Fireworks! ~*~*~*~*

12:51 am

ursh

haha nan re woodpeckers on the roof - we have a type of Ibis known here as a hadeda becaucse of their loud call - they converse with their neighbours from our roof at 5am almost every day

12:52 am

cybernan

grats jacula

12:52 am

Lizlin

Congrats jacula

12:56 am

Gillie

The woodpeckers are noisiest in the spring. We had a northern flicker (I think) that kept coming back to bang on the top of a nearby light standard last year. I think maybe he never did find a mate.

12:57 am

cybernan

no wonder -- I don't think even the birds want to listen to that racket!

1:01 am

Gillie

This isn't really a good are for them, I think, but I had seen a pair of them in previous years, so maybe he'd lost his mate.

1:01 am

Gillie

*area

1:01 am

melonheadjujube

hi, all.

1:04 am

cybernan

hi melon - struggling with the last few -- think I need to consult lickety

1:04 am

melonheadjujube

I'm practicing solcial distancing re: that virus. Grateful for the friendly confines known as Babble (:

1:13 am

cybernan

so far we have one case now that has been home quarantined for 10 days now -- nothing else so far, but a bunch of snowbirds returning soon, so no idea how long that will last

1:17 am

cybernan

4 left but too tired to look for them now -- good night everyone :)

1:22 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:33 am

melonheadjujube

Help with leftmost i and the y for nbt

1:36 am

Lizlin

yl 4/7 - sorry only just come back to the grid.

1:37 am

Lizlin

Still missing that i but it was clued earlier as il6 I think.

1:41 am

melonheadjujube

Hah, the y4 is an anagram of a city in Washington state. Thanks!

1:42 am

Lizlin

yw

1:43 am

melonheadjujube

ah! il 6/24. The lightbulb came one!

1:44 am

melonheadjujube

nbt

1:44 am

melonheadjujube

nbs

1:44 am

Lizlin

Thanks for that. The light bulb certainly did come on :)

1:44 am

melonheadjujube

phantom: tumult

1:45 am

Lizlin

BBL

1:46 am

melonheadjujube

ciao! glad you liked my clue.

1:51 am

aebmusica

vi7.....clue please

1:57 am

justafreep

I don't think there is one. I have the 7's grayed out and the V grayed out, and don't have a 7.

1:58 am

bookwomen

no vi 7 just 4/7

2:36 am

sprite

good morning all

2:45 am

sprite

I keep seeing lively

2:47 am

sprite

and words on -ism of course

2:49 am

sprite

and atlatl, but okay, that is stretching it :D

2:58 am

sprite

fireflies. *leaves hug in chog for rose to find*

4:19 am

Strudtastic

Life

4:20 am

Strudtastic

Sorry

4:55 am

M3

i have to stop typing telly ! Im sure its only a British thing?

4:58 am

MollyL

And it is a word, it just doesn't exist in the puzzle

5:33 am

Deeha

it is pretty british M3 along with gogglebox!

5:37 am

Deeha

with all the odd words they allow, the foreign ones, the abbreviations, the 'archaic' and they dont allow tuile?

5:39 am

M3

Ive never watched Google Box, i try and avoid most Telly. I cant think why i would want to watch people watching telly. !! lol

5:39 am

lynxxx

Try again, spelling not quite right Deeha

5:40 am

Deeha

i used to and I occasionally dip in. It can be very funny

5:40 am

M3

Yeah, i know people who love it! each to their own huh

5:41 am

Deeha

ah ty lynxx it only has one l in my dictionary

6:37 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with I (eye) in left column and A pls

6:38 am

FrenchToast

il6,24

6:38 am

periwinkle

ty looking

6:38 am

FrenchToast

sounds like something lights up

6:39 am

periwinkle

ty French Toast. notice that you are new to Babble. Welcome

6:39 am

FrenchToast

My old account got corrupted, so I had to create new one. This is lil*monkey.

6:40 am

periwinkle

oh hi there lil monkey!!

6:40 am

FrenchToast

Hi peri! My real name is Laurie.

6:41 am

periwinkle

I know

6:41 am

periwinkle

found ac4/6

6:41 am

FrenchToast

I'm off work today and debating whether or not to go to the Capitals hockey game tonight. Waiting to hear if they will actually allow spectators.

6:42 am

periwinkle

they are not allowing spectators and in number of the big games. I personally would not go tonight but that is me

6:42 am

FrenchToast

oh thanks for the ac4

6:43 am

FrenchToast

Yes, I agree... I'm riding with another person so waiting to hear what she wants to do.

6:44 am

periwinkle

bbl

7:04 am

MollyL

Ooo, Lil Monkey got Frenchified. : D

7:06 am

jimmel

jilt

7:07 am

jimmel

sorry!

7:27 am

FrenchToast

LOL Molly

7:53 am

mattygroves

Does anyone have the il6, please?

7:53 am

mattygroves

pite

7:55 am

FrenchToast

il6,24

7:55 am

FrenchToast

sounds like something lit up

7:55 am

rururocks

does that mean you'll develop a syrupy personality? :D

7:56 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

8:03 am

MollyL

Eggsactly Ru.

8:03 am

rururocks

how did your account get corrupted here monkey, i wish Dr G would secure this site

8:28 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:28 am

rururocks

hi mlf

8:30 am

MLFAN17

hi ruru

8:30 am

origami

Hi fan, all

8:30 am

MLFAN17

hi origami

8:31 am

saanichcat

hi origami!

8:31 am

origami

Hi, sannich!

8:31 am

rururocks

hi ori and saan

8:31 am

saanichcat

morning ru

8:33 am

origami

Hiya, ru

8:33 am

MLFAN17

this grid is awful imo

8:34 am

moolingwa

morning all

8:34 am

MLFAN17

morning moool

8:34 am

origami

Hi, mool

8:37 am

MLFAN17

il6 may I have a different clue pls?

8:38 am

MLFAN17

something being lit up ?

8:39 am

moolingwa

a test to determine whether acid or alkali?

8:39 am

moolingwa

or a different one

8:40 am

MLFAN17

do you know which I it is mool?

8:40 am

moolingwa

I only have the one

8:40 am

moolingwa

which is the clue that I gave

8:40 am

phaeton

il6...sick,vowel, and not you but **

8:41 am

phaeton

left i

8:42 am

MLFAN17

vowel? shouldn't that be a cons?

8:42 am

MLFAN17

got it never mind

8:42 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:42 am

phaeton

yw

8:47 am

phaeton

ac6?

8:48 am

MLFAN17

I will look with you phae

8:52 am

cherlyq

chemical word

8:53 am

phaeton

ty cherly

8:53 am

cherlyq

yw

8:54 am

cherlyq

well off to work see you later

9:04 am

wvteach

stats for Y pls

9:09 am

welki

yl 4/7, 5/16

9:09 am

wvteach

thnx welki - would never have monkeyed that

9:11 am

welki

was hoping you were still here :)

9:22 am

Ouwachita

I see that LIMU is here...I wonder where DOUG is?

9:23 am

MLFAN17

sv?

9:24 am

MLFAN17

oops

9:24 am

MLFAN17

sorry

9:24 am

MLFAN17

wv who are the candles for?

9:26 am

MLFAN17

i monkeyed a word i didn't know would work lol

9:27 am

moolingwa

I've typoed words sometimes and got them :)

9:27 am

MLFAN17

me too

9:28 am

MLFAN17

mu7/44 was the word i typed in not knowing

9:33 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

9:34 am

periwinkle

hi nan, hi all. I have no 7 letter words

9:35 am

periwinkle

found mi7

9:36 am

cybernan

all but one are normal words for a change

9:36 am

periwinkle

if you say so nan. still looking

9:37 am

MLFAN17

i have 2

9:37 am

periwinkle

help with mu7 pls

9:37 am

MLFAN17

peri do you have the 4 above it?

9:38 am

periwinkle

I have to quiet

9:38 am

periwinkle

I have to quiet

9:38 am

cybernan

smelly like mold

9:38 am

periwinkle

not using list yet

9:38 am

MLFAN17

i think you mu** have it to finish the grid?

9:38 am

periwinkle

ty both got the mu7

9:39 am

MLFAN17

yw

9:39 am

periwinkle

and the lu7

9:39 am

periwinkle

got that one too

9:39 am

periwinkle

found the pi7

9:39 am

MLFAN17

have the lu7 now

9:40 am

periwinkle

help with pu7 pls

9:40 am

MLFAN17

clue for the pi 7 pls?

9:40 am

cybernan

stuck on both tu 6's

9:41 am

periwinkle

the 4 before it and ingested food

9:41 am

MLFAN17

cyber one is a fabric

9:41 am

cybernan

heap + consumed

9:41 am

cybernan

I have a tu 5 that is a fabric

9:41 am

MLFAN17

ty for the pi 7

9:42 am

hoyamd

phantom - multiply

9:42 am

cybernan

oh - an alt sp - ty

9:42 am

periwinkle

pu7 pls

9:42 am

MLFAN17

yep ends in e

9:42 am

MLFAN17

that wasn't for you peri

9:43 am

periwinkle

I only have one tu6

9:43 am

MLFAN17

i do to peri

9:44 am

cybernan

looked it up - the tu 6/21 is a piece of armour

9:44 am

periwinkle

that is the one I have nan

9:44 am

cybernan

pu 7 = pimple

9:44 am

periwinkle

ty nan for pu7

9:44 am

periwinkle

bbl

9:46 am

MLFAN17

clue for the ut 6 pls?

9:47 am

cybernan

ut 6 = useful

9:47 am

player girl

I am confused. Are there 2 tu 6/21 s?

9:47 am

cybernan

tu 6/27 please?

9:51 am

MLFAN17

no player just one and a 6/27

9:51 am

cybernan

mlf ???

9:52 am

cybernan

nm - just saw a new player has come in

9:53 am

MLFAN17

yes player girl

9:54 am

player girl

Oh, I've been here for a while.

9:56 am

cybernan

ah - at last *!*~*!*

9:57 am

BzznBea

Congrast, nan!

9:57 am

BzznBea

Just starting myself.

9:57 am

cybernan

ty - any clues wanted before I leave>

9:59 am

origami

Could I please have the stats for the bottom row, second column m?

10:01 am

cybernan

me 4/5

10:02 am

BzznBea

me5.12

10:02 am

origami

Thanks, nan

10:03 am

cybernan

no - bea is correct it is the 5/12

10:03 am

cybernan

on my way - hagd everyone :)

10:04 am

origami

Thanks, bea.

10:09 am

mkg

scarey stuff going on........my grand kids schools in NY area all closed. bergen county NJ just announced ALL SHULS CLOSED, ALL JEWISH EVENTS CANCELLED. KOSHER RESTAURANTS CLOSED. Advising people not to "get together" with friends.......

10:09 am

MLFAN17

hi bzz

10:09 am

BzznBea

Heloo, mlf.

10:10 am

mkg

And tomorrow emergency meeting at NIH for all doctors. I am afraid for my husband who is an MD aged 71 who has some lung stuff anyway......very nervous he will get it..........

10:10 am

MLFAN17

tu 6/27 clue pls or did i miss it?

10:11 am

MLFAN17

mkg NBA games are suspended..At the stock market in NYC several people have the virus

10:11 am

mkg

oops i was wrong. the meeting tomorrow is only for one branch of NIH. my husband is cancelling patients coming in.

10:12 am

MLFAN17

mkg your husband if he can should stay home

10:14 am

mkg

i hope he does stay home.

10:16 am

MLFAN17

MKG I have a friend who is goig to be 49 this year. He has allergies and asthma he has been known to get sick. I am very worried about him..i haven't spoken to him recently

10:16 am

MLFAN17

he did make a comment about the virus on his twitter but i wont repeat it lol

10:17 am

IndiaJan

morning :)

10:17 am

BzznBea

Morning, Jan

10:17 am

MLFAN17

morning india

10:21 am

MLFAN17

My husband just called me and told me he locked the keys in the car

10:22 am

BzznBea

Bummer!

10:22 am

MLFAN17

Yeah and he bought some groceries

10:24 am

MLFAN17

He said he was gong to try to get in with a coat hanger from someone somewhere.. no idea

10:26 am

mkg

i just heard that what the world needs to do is have EVERYONE stay home for 2 weeks and the virus wont spread and will die! or maybe 3 weeks just for extra safety.

10:27 am

mkg

but who knows what the next virus will be?

10:27 am

mkg

question: is this how humanity will end? from viruses?

10:27 am

MLFAN17

only time will tell mkg

10:28 am

mkg

interesting stuff viruses........they mutate all the time.

10:28 am

MLFAN17

TU 6/27 clue pls and is the 5 related?

10:28 am

MLFAN17

like most things its a cycle

10:29 am

BzznBea

tu5 not related

10:29 am

BzznBea

tu + animal also called a jackass with a different end vowel.

10:31 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

10:31 am

mkg

ty for great clue.

10:31 am

MLFAN17

are the first three letters the same for the 5 as the 7?

10:32 am

MLFAN17

;erfect clue btw

10:32 am

mkg

i cant find the tu 5

10:32 am

MLFAN17

me either

10:32 am

hurshy

i have one that is a fabric

10:32 am

BzznBea

Are you asking about tu5/12, mlf?

10:32 am

mkg

one tu 5 is tu+double cons + vowel

10:32 am

MLFAN17

yes bzz:)

10:33 am

BzznBea

mkg just clued

10:33 am

MLFAN17

that's the one i need for top t

10:33 am

MLFAN17

needed

10:34 am

mkg

i am stuck. tough grid

10:35 am

MLFAN17

not doing to well with this grid either

10:35 am

MLFAN17

45 to go

10:35 am

mkg

livy

10:35 am

mkg

oops sorry

10:36 am

mkg

not a word

10:36 am

MLFAN17

nope

10:36 am

mkg

anyone have the V word or the Y words? ty

10:36 am

hurshy

well, it is a word, but it's a proper noun :D

10:36 am

mkg

got V word. sorry

10:36 am

MLFAN17

vi 4

10:37 am

MLFAN17

yl 4 and 5

10:38 am

mkg

ty. yl........hmmm

10:38 am

hurshy

plants have x(yl4) and phloem

10:39 am

mkg

well i got it. dont know how but i did. ty

10:39 am

BzznBea

Hey, hurshy. Was wondering where you have been,

10:40 am

hurshy

nowhere in particular, i've been around

10:41 am

MLFAN17

mkg i think we have had those words before

10:42 am

hurshy

we have, indeed

10:42 am

MLFAN17

Hubby just called and is getting someone to help him get into his car. I don't know what that means but..

10:43 am

hurshy

anyone have the left i word?

10:44 am

MLFAN17

il6 i think?

10:44 am

ursh

il6/24 to light up

10:44 am

hurshy

ahh, how poetic

10:44 am

mkg

well my plumber just came........he said he goes into houses and worries who might have this virus.......not easy

10:45 am

MLFAN17

mkg unfortunately you have to e careful anywhere you go.

10:45 am

mkg

to light up? hmmm.

10:45 am

mkg

i keep remembering the black plague.........and my mothers stories from the 1918 flu where people were so afraid.

10:47 am

mkg

got that il 6. wow. great word.

10:47 am

mkg

ty

10:49 am

BzznBea

mkg, go to the CDC's webpage. They have a list of things to do that will help you understand the virus and how to prevent getting it.

10:49 am

MollyL

Sounds like your husband locked himself out of his car

10:50 am

mkg

bea, if hubby goes to NIH hospital then how can i prevent it???????? he is a doctor.

10:51 am

BzznBea

He will have to follow protocol.

10:51 am

MollyL

Good advice Bea. Understanding and ways to prevent getting the virus are better than panic inducing comments.

10:51 am

hurshy

amen to that

10:51 am

NatashaW

Presumably he wears protective gear while treating any COVID-19 patients, then strips off and cleans prior to going home...?

10:52 am

MollyL

Doctors always follow contagion protocol.

10:52 am

hurshy

i've got 100 words!!

10:53 am

MollyL

You may go to the head of the class. : D

10:53 am

hurshy

zoooom

10:53 am

BzznBea

The flu epidemic of 1918 spread and killed so many people because they did not have the medicines we have today. Sanitation is better as is the understanding of germs.

10:54 am

hurshy

and other equipment is better too, like ventilators

10:54 am

hurshy

and if we "flatten the curve" as everyone keeps talking about then it sounds like it will be manageable

10:55 am

MollyL

There was no hand sanitizers, no public access to hot water, etc

10:55 am

hurshy

ok here is a funny thing that happened about the virus

10:56 am

hurshy

on tuesday night my local news said the st. patrick's day parade would continue as planned next week. they never cancel. they would never consider cancelling. then last night they said, it is cancelled.

10:56 am

BzznBea

LOL!

10:56 am

hurshy

(keeping in mind i am not actually in ireland. maybe there they really wouldn't cancel.)

10:57 am

MollyL

No they did cancel in Ireland.

10:57 am

hurshy

i'm sure st pat understands

10:57 am

hurshy

he was a real good guy

10:57 am

BzznBea

The NCAA isn't allowing fans at the tournament because they don't want to get sued if someone contact the virus at an event.

10:57 am

hurshy

and the NBA cancelled the rest of the season

10:58 am

MollyL

Many universities are sending students home for spring break and telling them to stay there. Classes will be remote for the rest of the year. I saw a photograph of two college guys, holding up Corona beer bottles that said "No more classes this year"

10:58 am

BzznBea

Because they have players that tested positive for the virus.

10:59 am

hurshy

the trouble is, some people look at these measures and think "oh wow, this must be really bad" when really what we need to think is "oh good, people are doing what needs to be done to prevent this from getting really bad"

10:59 am

MollyL

Molly's Financial Tip of The Day: Invest in Charmin.
: D

10:59 am

BzznBea

Exactly.

11:00 am

MollyL

I agree Hursh. I could do without the massive over reaction.

11:00 am

NatashaW

No, invest in Gilead Sciences (makers of remdesavir) and Zoom (EVERYONE is working on Zoom now)

11:01 am

BzznBea

They are even homeschooling on Zoom.

11:01 am

MollyL

I was joking Natasha, but you might have something there.

11:01 am

hurshy

mullet is a phantom word. if only it were also a phantom hairstyle.

11:01 am

MollyL

What is Zoom?

11:02 am

NatashaW

remote meeting app

11:02 am

MLFAN17

next door neighbor took spare key to hubby

11:02 am

MollyL

Oh, like Go To Meeting?

11:02 am

NatashaW

My board held its first remote meeting yesterday. Using Zoom. All the universities will be using it to conduct classes.

11:03 am

NatashaW

Zoom and Slack are the apps du jour

11:03 am

MollyL

I do my best to stay away from meetings. They usually put me to sleep.

11:03 am

MLFAN17

yes nba is cancelled for the rest of the season or for as long as it takes. I heard on a talk show a few days ago that quarantine can tale weeks

11:03 am

NatashaW

I use Zoom to tutor Hebrew to adult bnei mitzvah students.

11:04 am

hurshy

did you hear how the kids somewhere in asia realized that if they all rated their homework app one star, then it would get removed from the app store for bad ratings?

11:04 am

NatashaW

That is the problem with Zoom... they can see you falling asleep. So yesterday one of the board members put her feet up and we briefly saw her pedicure because she'd aimed her camera wrong LOL

11:04 am

NatashaW

I private messaged her and she turned off the camera

11:06 am

MollyL

Well, as long as it was a nice pedicure. : D

11:06 am

BzznBea

I volunteered this morning. Understandably, there were a lot less volunteers this month. Some one had to get that food out though.

11:06 am

BzznBea

That is funny Natasha.

11:06 am

NatashaW

Good for you Bea.

11:07 am

NatashaW

Someday we'll resume normal life. I hope and pray. Meanwhile it's interesting figuring out what really matters. Life stripped down to its essence...

11:07 am

NatashaW

Understanding that our illusions of control are just that. And when in a tizzy, there's always Babble to calm the mind.

11:09 am

bichon

tu 6/27, pls

11:09 am

hurshy

my dad said in england they are paying people large amounts of money to take part in vaccine trials. 9000 people signed up for 50 slots. i hope they do one near me!!

11:10 am

hurshy

well, bichon, it rhymes with the latin plural of puffy white clouds

11:10 am

NatashaW

nice clue hursh, thx. uplie

11:11 am

NatashaW

oopsie sorry :-0

11:11 am

NatashaW

nm not a word!

11:11 am

BzznBea

tu + another name for jackass with different end vowel

11:13 am

MollyL

Good clouds clue Hursh

11:13 am

hurshy

thanks

11:14 am

MLFAN17

ac6 is some type of acid or something?

11:14 am

NatashaW

yes exactly

11:14 am

bichon

ty hurshy

11:15 am

MLFAN17

was that for me natasha?

11:15 am

NatashaW

yes mlfan

11:16 am

MLFAN17

can I get an idiot clue pls?

11:17 am

NatashaW

use the sometime vowel to make a chem ending

11:17 am

BzznBea

top card + first three of an aspring substitue Name Brand

11:18 am

BzznBea

That is aspirin substitite

11:20 am

origami

It was just announced that all classes at the university where I work will be on-line beginning Monday. No face-to-face classes until the end of the school year.

11:20 am

MLFAN17

oww

11:20 am

mkg

not getting the ac 6.

11:20 am

MLFAN17

wow oops

11:21 am

M3

Ireland will be closing schools and colleges at 6pm this evening.

11:21 am

MLFAN17

mkg I am not either

11:21 am

mkg

great idea origami. what college?

11:22 am

MLFAN17

i thinkthe substitute is Tylenol but not sure?

11:22 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back

11:39 am

jaxx7

My last clue Posh name for spot pu7/40

11:39 am

NatashaW

eeewww hate that word

11:40 am

jaxx7

Very descriptive methinks.

11:41 am

NatashaW

all too much so!!

11:50 am

CadFan

Origami - my daughter is in school in Southern CA - they are all on line by March 20 - one of her classes already is.

11:59 am

hokie carla

My son is a freshman in college - they are going online Mon for 2 weeks but still having labs in person. Really. And he is in computer classes, so the easiest labs to do online they are doing in a classroom?

12:01 pm

bichon

Our University is closed for he rest of the semester. Students, who are on break now, have to take all their property home by next weekend

12:01 pm

hokie carla

my son was on break last week so they all already went back. but he has friends that have to move out.

12:02 pm

hokie carla

at other colleges

12:19 pm

hokie carla

I daresay me4y is a word - "my grilled cheese sandwich is nice and me_y"

12:28 pm

MollyL

Just a reminder, if you type out the indicated word in a clue, you are basically giving the word away.

12:29 pm

hokie carla

ok, if I stopped my comment after "word" would you know what I was talking about?

12:30 pm

BzznBea

I got side tracked...

12:31 pm

hokie carla

I'm about to go plant some flowers, bea. we took all the landscaping around the pool out because it was looking bad.

12:31 pm

BzznBea

I'm ready to plant flowers.

12:33 pm

MLFAN17

No drastic measures are being taken by the NFL yet

12:33 pm

BzznBea

Damn! Got the needlecase yesterday, but not today...

12:34 pm

MLFAN17

I always forget that word

12:35 pm

ch1212

We're in the Seattle area, MLF - schools closed, no gatherings over 250 (including churches), and people over 60 (me) and with health issues advised to stay home.

12:36 pm

MLFAN17

ughh ch

12:36 pm

MLFAN17

Stay safe and do what they say keep yourself as healthy as you can being indoors:)

12:36 pm

BzznBea

Why would the NFL be taking drastic measures. They aren't even playing.

12:37 pm

MLFAN17

the college have their pro days and the draft is coming up

12:37 pm

ch1212

my nephew plays for Kentucky Wesleyan.

12:38 pm

MLFAN17

is he going for the draft?

12:39 pm

MLFAN17

the draft meaning if they will allow people to be there or not ie spectators/fans

12:39 pm

ch1212

Not sure -- haven't heard. Wouldn't be surprised, but I know his mom and dad want him to finish college first.

12:39 pm

BzznBea

Well, I guess if college is not in session, that would cancel college days. It's over a month before the draft.

12:39 pm

MLFAN17

oh that's good :)

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

bzz some schools are/were on spring break already

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

some were told not to go back

12:41 pm

BzznBea

Yes, I heard that.

12:41 pm

MLFAN17

I don't know how many are having their pro/college days as we speak

12:44 pm

MLFAN17

my husband said a man in Walmart put lots of cans of food in his cart. I guess my husband found whatever he thought we needed

12:44 pm

MLFAN17

but also said the store was kind of depleted

12:46 pm

MLFAN17

multi isn't a word?

12:46 pm

ch1212

be honest: how many of us just tried it? lol!!

12:47 pm

bichon

me 6/27, pls

12:48 pm

ch1212

extend your me4/5, bichon

12:50 pm

MLFAN17

Hockey is now suspended

12:50 pm

MLFAN17

me ch12 lol

12:50 pm

ch1212

time for more coffee - bbl

12:52 pm

MLFAN17

I went through chat and I didn't see a clue for that ac 6 that mkg and I couldn't find(I still cant)?

12:53 pm

MLFAN17

i mean another clue

12:53 pm

mkg

i have no words for the A bottom corner nor for the E other bottom corner. I welcome stats and clues. ty

12:53 pm

MLFAN17

i think it was high card something?

12:53 pm

MLFAN17

mkg em 5/14

12:54 pm

MLFAN17

ac4 and the ac 6you and i apparently don't have

12:54 pm

bichon

ty ch1212

12:54 pm

mkg

need clue for the em. ty

12:54 pm

mkg

i have ac 4. just got it. but the six is ?????

12:55 pm

mkg

clue for em 5 please. ty

12:55 pm

MLFAN17

em and have we *** before?

12:55 pm

MLFAN17

ac6 no idea

12:59 pm

BzznBea

ac6 - high card + take ***enol (aspirin substitute)to reduce fever

1:06 pm

moolingwa

sounds like the acid in vinegar

1:06 pm

moolingwa

but with a different chemical ending

1:08 pm

bichon

pi 5/16, pls

1:09 pm

moolingwa

religious purity?

1:09 pm

BzznBea

same as pi5 before but change last letter

1:10 pm

bichon

sorry, don't have the one before

1:11 pm

moolingwa

reverence of god

1:11 pm

bichon

ty mool

1:11 pm

moolingwa

yw

1:30 pm

marksdolly

fireworks!!

1:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

1:31 pm

wvteach

stats for bottom left corner E pls

1:31 pm

origami

em 5/14 I think teach

1:32 pm

wvteach

thnx

1:33 pm

Soodle

All St Patricks Day activities -

1:34 pm

Soodle

Have been cancelled here. All schools & colleges closed. Mass fatality planning underway. It's really very scary.

1:34 pm

origami

Yikes, Soodle.

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

I think we're moving in that direction.....

1:39 pm

Bugsaw

stay home Soodle and wash everything before you go out and when you come home. Mass fatality planning is very scary!

1:42 pm

Soodle

Indeed. We are in uncharted waters for sure. ((((Bugs))). I hope you are well?

1:47 pm

Bugsaw

we are. I am making chicken soup for friends who have colds so it will get here soon enough. I just wash things down all the time and starting out healthy helps.

1:56 pm

moolingwa

ever evolving here in the US

1:56 pm

moolingwa

although the response is much more state by state than at the federal level for the most part

1:57 pm

moolingwa

States like California and Washington, as well as the city of New York are banning public gatherings

1:57 pm

moolingwa

Hockey, Basketball and Soccer have all suspended their seasons

1:57 pm

moolingwa

Broadway too

1:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

soodle

2:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

okey dokey then

2:11 pm

NatashaW

Just visited Trader Joe's on a Thursday aft at 2 pm thinking (silly me) it wouldn't be busy. It felt like the End of Days in there. Shelves stripped clean. Lines like in Soviet era groceries. Carts piled to the brim. I bought some feta cheese :-)

2:20 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a fun time

2:41 pm

MollyL

The more that things close down, the more people go into panic mode. I just read that Broadway theaters have gone dark.

2:43 pm

moolingwa

yeah, just found out our local grocery store is out of most things cleaning/anti bacterial related...even eggs

2:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

my county has to greatest number in the state. on the way home from the y today i heard the governor's press conference. the couty is effectively shut down, except for essential retail, which are grocerires, gas stations pharmacies. all gymsa nd community centesr, all schoolsallt heaters , are closed.

2:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

theaters and entertainment venues like concert halls.

2:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

for two weeks, effective Saturday.

2:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the neighboring state of NJ is in sync with this.

2:48 pm

KnightTime

mix 3 parts 91% alcohol to 1 part aloe vera gel to get homemade purell

2:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

if that makes you feel better, do it. anything that makes you feel better, without taking supplies away from your neighbor, go fot it.

2:52 pm

moolingwa

yes, unfortunately a lot of the toll is psychological it would seem

2:52 pm

MollyL

And if you can find rubbing alcohol, are a clever shopper. Stores are wiped clean of that too.

2:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

as for me, my county goernment CALLS ME with updates and sponsors town halls via phone where we can talk ditrectly with state epidemiologist, health dept., etc.

2:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have a large bottle we bought to de ice the car locks. no little vectors running around in here, so i will not be disinfecting the residence.

2:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

but i will say i ran to walmart this AM and a whole aisle evoted to TP was bare.

2:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

i agree with non medical measures. the goal is containment

2:55 pm

moolingwa

I think I have a year's supply of TP in my house, but it has more to do with mismanagement of buying frequency than because I'm planning for the apocalypse

2:55 pm

MollyL

Well, if the apocalypse comes, you will go out with a clean butt.

2:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

unfortunately, we have learned a big lesson from the awful scenario in WA state

2:56 pm

moolingwa

at least we have babble :)

2:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol moo. e3very buy something twice becaue you forgot?

2:56 pm

MollyL

We'll always have Paris...I mean Babble

2:56 pm

moolingwa

I'll keep that in mind as I fight off the TP-deprived zombies

2:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just gave away a second jair os pimientos to my friend.

2:56 pm

moolingwa

no, never ever done anything like that TO :)

2:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol

2:57 pm

moolingwa

which reminds me, I would like to get some more olives

2:57 pm

moolingwa

Another item that I generally over supply myself on

2:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahaha we'll all be craving SOMETHING

2:57 pm

moolingwa

but happen to be on an ebb right now

2:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

*sigh* i do need to go to the grovery to get a birthday card. *shudder*

2:58 pm

moolingwa

Make your own ;)

2:58 pm

moolingwa

my wife is good at those sort of things, not that she always admits it

2:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i could eat for a month with what i have on hand. but i do know people who live paycheck to paycheck and can hardly buy for a week at a time.

2:59 pm

moolingwa

yeah, and a lot of those folks are also going to be hurting for paychecks given the suddenness of this

2:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

i worry about hourly workers. there are many who just about get by.

3:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am going to a metting of food pantry tonight to see what we can do

3:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

county website was not available - too much traffic i think

3:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

but last town hall was last night. things changing rapidly.

3:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry for going on

3:11 pm

Karys

suit suite

3:26 pm

LuvWordGames

me 6/27 is a weird word

3:56 pm

Trifioso

hello. just home from an after school seminar with the principal. As of right now, all schools in our county still open. people, especially the pregnant teachers and those with little kids, were clearly vexed. All after school activities, sports and field trips are cancelled, and no community groups can use the school facilities. Im not too happy with this. in school - safe. after school - not safe. makes no sense!

4:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

it seems as if kids are vectors, trif. how do you deal with that?

4:06 pm

Trifioso

it is all very upsetting. most of the kids I work with have at least one sibling in college, who have been sent home due to the colleges closing. and those students come in to school every day

4:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

we are on the same restirctions that Italy implmented. It's working there to contain things

4:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is very upsetting to be in education or health care right now. i wish you the best.

4:23 pm

helenkeller

Italy did not have anywhere near enough restriction, hence the country of 60 million is at a shut down right now.

4:28 pm

Trifioso

a lot of people got upset when the principal said the school was remaining open because we don't have any confirmed cases yet, but are trying to prevent cases happening. I cannot see how waiting for a case to present and then shutting the school solves anything

4:29 pm

periwinkle

hi all. I am glad I am retired and no longer working in healthcare.

5:01 pm

rbud

I was in the hospital for three months at the end of 2018, and one thing that I noticed was how automatically the medical folks used the purell stuff - and there was a dispenser every few feet, it seemed. It was like "see dispenser, use dispenser" even if they'd touched nothing in the room. I imagine it's even more so now.

5:05 pm

Soodle

Hi Peri, Trif, Helen et al. I have 2 siblings who are General Practitioners. Both have seen infected patients today. Both have staff who are rightly concerned about their own, and their families health. I work in the Coroner's service & we are currently arranging a conference call for Sunday to discuss mass fatality arrangements.

5:05 pm

Trifioso

hello soodle my dearest. it's a weird time for sure

5:06 pm

Soodle

Ah, Trif. How lovely to see you. ((()))

5:08 pm

Trifioso

you too! I was so hoping they were going to suspend school - give us all a chance to catch our breath and figure out what is going on.

5:09 pm

Soodle

Today I paid â‚¬12 for 4 packs of a particular brand of baby food. I paid â‚¬31 to post it to the UK. It is out of stock there, and his nibs likes it. Go figure.

5:09 pm

Trifioso

golly. that was nice of you!

5:10 pm

Soodle

Extraordinary times!

5:10 pm

Trifioso

here the stores are completely out of ....well, everything! people are panicking and hoarding

5:10 pm

Trifioso

i am not at all sure what the big demand for toilet roll is. Coronavirus doesn't cause diarrhea

5:11 pm

rbud

it's the fear of stores closing, and the fear of being stuck at home for weeks in quarantine without enough.

5:12 pm

Trifioso

no no, i know - just being cheeky. get it?

5:14 pm

rbud

I get ya, lol - but it's true we do go through an incredible amount of it here, with my disabled daughter, her fellow, and my son all under my roof with me. Part of her problem leads to frequent bathroom visits, and she's the sort of person whose habits (overuse of TP is one) are seemingly unchangeable.

5:14 pm

ch1212

Trif, in our town I've been putting up health posters, answering questions, etc, and I get asked all the time: What's up with toilet paper shortage!? It's because the CDC advised people have about an extra two weeks worth of non-perishable food and household goods and medicines, in case they need to self quarantine. Many people took that to mean getting a year's supply of toilet paper. lol!! I honestly don't know why!! We stocked up on our favorite brand of tissue, for sneezing.

5:14 pm

Soodle

Luckily, my DIL texted me early this morning to see if I could get this stuff. I called to the store before 9.00am & bought 4 packs. By 1.00 pm there wasn't a grain of it left. (Also - and I know I'll spell this wrong) diarrhoea is a symptom.

5:14 pm

Trifioso

panic won't help anyone though.

5:15 pm

Trifioso

anyway, i am off to cook dinner. tra la la

5:15 pm

rbud

I can't afford to panic - broke until next Wednesday, by which time things may well and truly be on lockdown, who knows?

5:19 pm

Soodle

Bye Trif! Enjoy dinner. And, Rbud, you are far from alone. Many people simply don't have the funds to buy in advance. Like you, I live paycheck to paycheck.

5:29 pm

lynxxx

Our supermarkets are now limiting Toilet paper to one pack per person - somehow they are still selling out within an hour of restocking shelves. Grand Prix starts this weekend, just announced there will be no public allowed in. Not sure if GP will go ahead - Mc:Laren has pulled out and gone home

5:30 pm

Soodle

But I understand Ferrari (based in Northern Italy -

5:30 pm

lynxxx

Sadly Tom Hanks and his wife have contracted coronavirus here & are in Gold Coast Hospital now

5:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello, lyn!

5:31 pm

lynxxx

Ferrari came - weird decision!

5:31 pm

Soodle

sorry. I hear Ferrari are still travelling????

5:31 pm

lynxxx

Hi Owl

5:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

are they that bad that they are in hospital?

5:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

trif, phila schools are open beacuase they say they are a food source for many children. at least, for now.

5:33 pm

lynxxx

Owl - symptons sound mild but yes they are - they are both quite old so seems prudent

5:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

are mild or are very sick?

5:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

and so much for the hope that the virus will go away with warm weather

5:34 pm

lynxxx

Mild by the sound of it

5:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol 63 is not my idea of quite old :)

5:36 pm

lynxxx

nor mine - but it is for coronavirus

5:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

the information here is that the rateis highest in those 80+

5:37 pm

lynxxx

starts at 60 here - oh to be a child again

5:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

unless you are already chronically ill or immuco comromised

5:38 pm

lynxxx

don't I know it

5:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you?

5:38 pm

lynxxx

71

5:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops i did not mean how old!

5:39 pm

lynxxx

and immun compromised

5:39 pm

lynxxx

so-so given everything

5:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

you are in my prayers.

5:40 pm

lynxxx

a couple of orthodox schools up the road have been closed as a teacher and family returned from the US have coronavirus

5:41 pm

Soodle

The tinfoil hat brigade are saying this is a cull. (Multiple eyerolls)

5:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow i guess they were on the weat coast.

5:42 pm

lynxxx

All the persons with coronavirus have returned from the USA or Iran here. Not sure how the Hanks got it...I am guessing they had movie staff come from the US recently.

5:43 pm

lynxxx

what is a cull in Ireland Soodle?

5:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

yep, the west coast is terrible.

5:45 pm

Soodle

Well- for example- when the deer population becomes a problem, authority is given to euthanise a number of them. O

5:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

forgive me my insensitivity, lyn

5:47 pm

lynxxx

so they say Mother Nature reckons it is time for another plague?

5:47 pm

Soodle

Thats a cull. Happens with seals as well. Dreadful, I know, but it happens.

5:47 pm

lynxxx

We do it too don't feel special!

5:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was to go to a meeting tonight and my SO was wuite agitated that I not.

5:48 pm

Soodle

I think they think this particular cull is manmade

5:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh, the rumors are rampant.

5:48 pm

lynxxx

At least they won't blame it on China - as most things are

5:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am getting my info from my health dept. the media does not get it right.

5:49 pm

Soodle

Like I said - the tinfoil hat brigade

5:49 pm

lynxxx

aka the Facebook brigade perhaps

5:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

stop it or someone will think tinfoil hats protect you from the illness.

5:50 pm

lynxxx

lol

5:50 pm

tessagram

tule

5:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

i really need to get dinner. somehow, i don't feel very hungry.

5:51 pm

lynxxx

you can't buy face-masks anymore here but I haven't heard of a run on tinfoil - perhaps we can start a new trend

5:52 pm

Soodle

But in practical terms, the closure of schools etc has huge implications for working parents. Kids have to be cared for. Parents have to work. Huge dilemma.

5:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just want to get through the 2 week shutdown and be ok on the other side. did a public relations thing last Sunday night at a concert.

5:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

crowds and close talkers.

5:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

getting back to the grid, i want "uptilt". denied.

5:56 pm

lynxxx

good luck Owl

5:56 pm

Soodle

Off to bed now. Stay safe everybody, and keep washing your hands.

5:56 pm

lynxxx

Try that one again

5:56 pm

lynxxx

bye Soodle

5:56 pm

lynxxx

Try that one again OWL

5:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

damn! ty!

5:58 pm

lynxxx

Late breakfast time for me - Bye all and what Soodle said

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes all stay safe

6:27 pm

mkg

i have 50 left and dont think i will finish. but any clues for the E bottom corner most welcome. em 6 i think and i just dont see it and monkeys not working

6:38 pm

origami

It is em 5/14 mkg - think of a man's name.

6:48 pm

NANCY

pu 7 please

6:49 pm

NANCY

tace

6:50 pm

NANCY

sorry

6:52 pm

hokie carla

chicken pox will create some pu7

6:53 pm

NANCY

tyvm, got it

7:55 pm

mkg

not getting it still

7:55 pm

mkg

got it.

8:15 pm

ch1212

OH NO!!! It's fine the schools are closed, large gatherings are prohibited, and there's no toilet paper, but now I just found out the LIBRARY is closing! AAAGGGHHHH!!!

8:16 pm

origami

Oh, no! The library closing would be a BIG problem for me.

8:17 pm

ch1212

Exactly! They did give us a heads up - we have until 6pm tomorrow to go get books, movies, music, etc. No word on when they will reopen.

8:19 pm

origami

I would have to check out far more books than I could read in a couple of months and just keep renewing the ones I hadn't got to online.

8:20 pm

ch1212

Yes! In a way, since I'm retired and have been strongly advised to stay home for the duration, this is a blessing in disguise. In fact, my daughter teased me today and said, "Mom, as an introvert, you've been preparing for this your whole life!" lol!

8:21 pm

origami

I'm your age, but still working part-time. Although there are rumors they may be closing the campus.

8:26 pm

ch1212

All schools are shut down here for at least the next 5 weeks, and even some restaurants are closed. Our police station and fire station are closed to visitors and walk-ins. Churches have cancelled services.

8:29 pm

ch1212

Dinner's ready -- bbl :)

8:45 pm

HarryHood

clue for the bottom middle column E please?

8:46 pm

origami

el 5/12 Harry

8:47 pm

Uneaixoise

Tu6/27?

8:47 pm

HarryHood

got it thanks origami

8:47 pm

HarryHood

nbt

8:49 pm

origami

Clue for the first mu 6/24 pls

8:50 pm

origami

Welcome, harry

8:51 pm

HarryHood

35 to go. packing it in. good night all

8:52 pm

Uneaixoise

Mu4 animal + April 15 is income **x day

8:52 pm

Uneaixoise

Tu6/27 please

8:54 pm

Uneaixoise

And te6/24.....my last two words

8:56 pm

origami

Thank you, Une

8:56 pm

origami

Sorry, I have neither of those

8:57 pm

Uneaixoise

Ok.....

8:59 pm

Uneaixoise

Found the te6

9:01 pm

Uneaixoise

Can anyone clue the tu6/27?

9:04 pm

origami

Oi ... this grid!!!

9:10 pm

Bugsaw

stille need tu6, Une. I have a thought

9:19 pm

origami

I could use your thout, Bugs.

9:19 pm

origami

thought, even

9:21 pm

nrkii

tu6 27 - Very close to a word for a fracas, but change the last letter from a consonant to a vowel

9:21 pm

nrkii

meanwhile, I'd love a clue for the te6

9:24 pm

Bugsaw

I am such a bad cluer nrkii. I have to think. . . Can you help Origami?

9:24 pm

origami

Got it! thanks, nrk

9:25 pm

origami

Sent you an email, bugs

9:25 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx! Fw!

9:26 pm

origami

WTG, Une!

9:27 pm

Bugsaw

the word just before te 6 but end it with an alternate vowel, last 2 letters of a word to sing without opening your mouth

9:27 pm

Bugsaw

I will check origami. I have performance anxiety about clueing here now, everyone is so critical

9:28 pm

nrkii

thanks!

9:28 pm

origami

Hey, any clue hellps!

9:29 pm

Bugsaw

that used to be my thinking but things change. I just hate to ignore someone needing a point in the right direction

9:32 pm

origami

Well, I got it from you clue. Thank you.

9:34 pm

nrkii

il6 help please?

9:34 pm

Bugsaw

to light up

9:34 pm

Bugsaw

sent a response, origami

9:34 pm

nrkii

perfect, thanks!

9:36 pm

Bugsaw

Just finished with the help of Morewords. Can never see the second el 5

9:37 pm

Bugsaw

anything else before I wander off?

9:37 pm

nrkii

wtg, bugsaw!

9:39 pm

Bugsaw

ok, I am off. Stay safe everyone and keep washing those hands!

9:39 pm

origami

<--- skin is being rubbed raw :D Take care, Bugs.

9:43 pm

mkg

any clues for the ac 6????so stumped!

9:52 pm

origami

High pt card and the ending of a flying dinosaur.

10:06 pm

origami

Fly-by clue request? :D

10:26 pm

Marc Freeman

could someone give me the stats for the loan 'v', please?

10:26 pm

stidmama

vi 4

10:26 pm

stidmama

babblet...

10:26 pm

stidmama

or fish...?

10:26 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

10:36 pm

rururocks

(thinks he means LONE V)

10:40 pm

Marc Freeman

Yes I did. Probably the reason I couldn't get it in the first place.

10:54 pm

Marc Freeman

pu7, please?

11:06 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks found it

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