Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, March 26, 2020

12:05 am

rastapopolous

pa7

12:07 am

marksdolly

ty!

12:09 am

cybernan

ty rasta

12:12 am

rbud

ta6, ca6

12:13 am

justafreep

kl6, too

12:13 am

SueMagee

Dr6

12:13 am

rastapopolous

ca6x2

12:13 am

rastapopolous

af6

12:14 am

justafreep

dr6

12:14 am

cybernan

have tried to lock the door 3 times -- still not working

12:14 am

justafreep

sorry. Sue got that one

12:14 am

cybernan

*lock it again I mean

12:15 am

rbud

well, that's just stingy of them - sure seems like a word to me!

12:18 am

Lizlin

th 6

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:19 am

cybernan

ch 6

12:20 am

marksdolly

ty Lickety!

12:20 am

marksdolly

20 left, bbl good night all!

12:22 am

Lizlin

le 7

12:22 am

Lizlin

Just spotted it ;)

12:27 am

gapeach

Does anyone know where Rose is? Haven't seen her for a while.

12:27 am

rbud

ty, Liz

12:28 am

Lizlin

She was taking a holiday in Queensland - would assume she's home now because borders between Queensland and other states have been closed but I don't know.

12:28 am

gapeach

Thanks much, Liz.

12:29 am

cybernan

ty liz

12:29 am

cybernan

not seeing that af 6

12:29 am

Lizlin

There are a few domestic flights still but I don't know whether her flight has been affected.

12:30 am

cybernan

figure it must come from the lone a at the bottom

12:30 am

Lizlin

af 6 - is a demon or monster. It has a double vowel

12:30 am

jesdraggon

hi again everyone :)

12:30 am

Lizlin

Hi jes

12:31 am

cybernan

ty liz - a new one for me

12:31 am

Lizlin

yw

12:38 am

cybernan

good night all -- will finish tomorrow

12:38 am

rbud

night, nan

12:39 am

Lizlin

Sleep well.

5:08 am

player girl

whoo hoo! Hello all. I am in the grid today! Th 6 is my real last name. (Oh no, should I not have revealed that?)

5:14 am

player girl

Well that got an underwhelming reaction

5:14 am

player girl

Can anyone please clue the A in the 4th column?

5:16 am

player girl

Hello? Looks like I am alone here.

5:21 am

hydra

I'm hear but I've only just started the game. Haven't gpt that A yet.

5:22 am

hydra

Oh yes, I have now. It's ak 4,8. Clue - ak plus double vowel.

5:23 am

hydra

The al 4,4 is similar.

5:26 am

EmaMaria

ar 5 10 a plus anagram of plant with bark and branches

5:37 am

Atalante

repaw is what dogs do for 20 minutes when they want you to get up

5:44 am

EmaMaria

Cats too

5:45 am

Atalante

absolutely

6:48 am

Atalante

HAZ!! I see you in whos online. I miss you

7:07 am

72 Temple Owl

imorning.

7:14 am

gramma

Last word took way longer than it should have. Stupid spotted cat!

7:15 am

72 Temple Owl

leopalepoard

7:16 am

gramma

With that word, I'll see you all tomorrow.

7:17 am

welki

'morning

7:17 am

BzznBea

Good morning, welki.

7:21 am

periwinkle

good moring all

7:21 am

72 Temple Owl

has anyone seen nef? seems like a long long time

7:23 am

welki

not me, but she does have a whole lot of stuff going on in her house

7:23 am

72 Temple Owl

oh no

7:24 am

72 Temple Owl

time to go. later.

7:24 am

welki

long-term stuff, owl - not emergent, from what i remember

7:24 am

welki

uh oh - hope everything's ok

8:13 am

wvteach

stats for single A in bottom row

8:13 am

BzznBea

af6.27

8:20 am

Judi

Good Thursday morning, kiddos. Sigh. The April vacation has been cancelled. Color me officially depressed.

8:21 am

BzznBea

I'm sorry, Judy. Such a dissappointment.

8:22 am

Judi

Gumble. Hopefully, we'll be able to reschedule for September or October... of this year.

8:26 am

Judi

Grumble, that is.

8:41 am

MollyL

Sorry Judi, but good call. I think it is unwise to be traveling until this virus scare is ebbing down. When we are all supposed to be staying isolated, it seems to be risky and somewhat foolish to be traveling. Unless it is for something urgent.

8:42 am

Judi

On the up side, I didn't have to wait on hold forever. Online cancelations made it easy.

8:42 am

phaeton

clue for le7 pls?

8:43 am

BzznBea

spotted cat

8:44 am

phaeton

ty Bea

8:45 am

MollyL

Oh I did the on hold thing for you. Don't even try to get in touch with FedEx these days. Unless you have about 45 minutes to kill, while listening to their "FedEx loves you" recording.

8:51 am

Judi

Well, love points for Travelocity and IHG (Holiday Inn) Rewards. Just a few clicks and my vacation was crushed.

8:52 am

phaeton

th6?

8:52 am

Judi

Must toddle away for a while. Work to be done.

8:52 am

phaeton

nm...fw

9:01 am

MLFAN17

congrats phae

9:07 am

MLFAN17

can someone clue the af6 pls?

9:08 am

BzznBea

A + not confined + cons.

9:08 am

MLFAN17

hi bzz ty:0

9:09 am

MLFAN17

last column p stats pls?

9:10 am

BzznBea

pr4.5

9:11 am

MLFAN17

ty again bzz

9:11 am

MLFAN17

nbt/nbs

9:12 am

magpie7

wotel - isn't that what Elvis sang about?

9:13 am

hokie carla

wow, just guessed at a kl and it worked

9:14 am

MLFAN17

what are the stats hokie?

9:14 am

hokie carla

kl6/36

9:14 am

MLFAN17

ty go t it

9:14 am

MLFAN17

it

9:16 am

BzznBea

There are a lot of weird words today.

9:16 am

periwinkle

hi all

9:16 am

hokie carla

there were a lot of weird ones yesterday

9:16 am

hokie carla

hey peri

9:16 am

MLFAN17

bzz I; just found a weird word but it is legit

9:16 am

BzznBea

Morning, peri

9:16 am

MLFAN17

hi peri

9:17 am

BzznBea

I didn't finish yesterday. Was in such a pissy mood...

9:17 am

hokie carla

it was late at night when I finished, but I thought about not. if I hadn't have sat down to watch tv I wouldn't have.

9:18 am

MLFAN17

i didn't either i got frustrated with that grid

9:18 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back...

9:18 am

periwinkle

same here mlf

9:20 am

hokie carla

it always annoys me that eker isn't a word. if you eked something out you are an eker.

9:20 am

hokie carla

also from yesterday, if learnt is a word, why isn't ruint?

9:21 am

BzznBea

Yes, I hate the pt T...

9:22 am

hokie carla

it's kinda prevalent in appalachian english

9:27 am

hokie carla

and if you L a door or window, why can't you redo it

9:33 am

hokie carla

well, 32 left. break time.

9:36 am

MollyL

Bea, all I have to do is glance at the news and I get in a pissy mood. I am isolating from that now.

9:41 am

BzznBea

I haven't been watching the news either. I thought I would enjoy the day in my sewing room. It always makes me feel better and grounds me in a way. But, yesterday. every thing I touched went to crap...

9:45 am

MLFAN17

I don't know anything about it but the main page of my computer posted links to online book clubs. I think its from Time magazine

9:46 am

MLFAN17

peri are you still here?

9:56 am

mixi6

played tennis yesterday. first time almost two weeks. I am now going to take two weeks off and then look at virus spread. There are now several in my county and a bunch 10 miles away.

10:03 am

moolingwa

good morning all

10:04 am

hokie carla

guess who's back. back again.

10:05 am

rururocks

you come back more than Arnold does hokie

10:05 am

moolingwa

um...george burns?

10:05 am

hokie carla

don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years

10:06 am

hokie carla

no eminem fans here?

10:06 am

rururocks

not me ..i hate rap

10:06 am

moolingwa

you only get one shot, don't miss your chance

10:06 am

hokie carla

so I guess you didn't get the LL Cool J one either

10:07 am

hokie carla

opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo

10:07 am

moolingwa

:)

10:08 am

MollyL

All I know about LL Cool J is that it stands for Ladies Love Cool James

10:08 am

hokie carla

thank you, moo, for playing along :D

10:08 am

hokie carla

that is correct Molly!

10:09 am

hokie carla

does anyone have the 7s?

10:09 am

mixi6

rap, rap. is that like the knock, knock jokes?

10:10 am

hokie carla

and ru, the full lyric is "guess who's back. back again. shady's back. tell a friend." in case you want to reply next time. ;-)

10:12 am

hokie carla

I don't like most rap, but I do like Eminem and I love Cool James.

10:12 am

hokie carla

:D

10:14 am

hokie carla

ooh, name that angel of Charlie in the grid today

10:14 am

cybernan

good morning, everyonek :)

10:14 am

hokie carla

morning, nank

10:15 am

cybernan

le 7. pa 7 - both regular words

10:15 am

hokie carla

oh, thanks, will look

10:16 am

car.eeyore

Guess who's back...guess who's back...guess who's back...guess who's back....guess who's back...guess who's back.....

10:16 am

hokie carla

THANK YOU CAR!

10:16 am

car.eeyore

Nobody wants to see Marshall no more

10:17 am

hokie carla

they want Shady, I'm chopped liver

10:19 am

MollyL

Your kids cringe and run from the room when you do this, right?

10:19 am

car.eeyore

No, they laugh hysterically! Especially when its my husband doing it!

10:19 am

hokie carla

LOL, they're usually trapped in the car if it happens

10:20 am

hokie carla

my oldest son, who was born in 2000, loves 90s rap/hip hop

10:20 am

car.eeyore

Yaaaaasssss! Us too!

10:21 am

hokie carla

my brother called me once and made me sing the chorus of Lose Yourself to his daughter because she didn't believe I knew it.

10:21 am

car.eeyore

Nice!

10:22 am

hokie carla

yes, I just typed in parakeet even though I know there's no 8

10:24 am

MollyL

Well, I get the laughing hysterically. It is pretty comical to see people "of a certain age" try to pull off rap.

10:25 am

hokie carla

true

10:25 am

car.eeyore

Sarah Palin killed it on the Masked Singer!

10:25 am

hokie carla

omg, that was crazy

10:25 am

car.eeyore

so good!

10:26 am

hokie carla

and FTR, I know all the words to that song (I Like Big Butts). one time on a girls trip to a 10k we were on a shuttle bus and that came on and the driver was laughing hysterically that I was singing along.

10:26 am

car.eeyore

I cannot lie!!!!

10:27 am

hokie carla

good thing you picked the least offensive part of the song for here ;-)

10:28 am

car.eeyore

Busta Move is my jam

10:28 am

hokie carla

hey don't just stand ther

10:28 am

car.eeyore

layin' on the beach perpetrating a tan...great line!

10:29 am

hokie carla

just curious, car - how old are you?

10:29 am

car.eeyore

52

10:29 am

hokie carla

yeah, that has to be one of the best lines ever

10:29 am

hokie carla

we are close, I thought so with your taste in music :D

10:30 am

car.eeyore

keep in mind, I am sitting here listening to classical music and prepping hymns for church service on Sunday. I have a broad range...

10:30 am

hokie carla

me too!

10:31 am

car.eeyore

There are only a few styles of music I don't care for...hardcore hip hop is one of them

10:31 am

car.eeyore

and techno is another

10:31 am

hokie carla

same, I don't like current rap or hip hop

10:31 am

cybernan

are your churches still open? Our services have been online only for since last week.

10:31 am

car.eeyore

but it is fine for those who like it...just not for me

10:31 am

hokie carla

also don't like techno or electronica or bdm or whatever

10:31 am

car.eeyore

Only online service through may 31st

10:31 am

72 Temple Owl

you want it, you got it...

10:32 am

car.eeyore

My favorite station in the car is Hair Nation

10:32 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh i do.! LCD soundsystem! WIlliam Orbit!

10:32 am

hokie carla

I also don't care for current pop singers. they all sound the same in trying to sound really cool.

10:32 am

hokie carla

Hair Nation is great.

10:32 am

cybernan

are you the choir director car?

10:33 am

car.eeyore

I'm the parish administrator at an Episcopal church and Lay Leader at my own methodist parish

10:34 am

car.eeyore

There is a video of Beyonce and Tina Turner singing 'Proud Mary'. It is such a contrast...it is effortless from Tina and looks so forced from Beyonce...but this just my opinion.

10:34 am

cybernan

oh -- duties differ I guess -- as choir director it was my duty to choose hymns and an anthem to suit whatever topic the minister chose for his sermon.

10:35 am

cybernan

* or the time of year

10:35 am

car.eeyore

We have a music director at the Episcopal church, but I am putting them into an online bulletin for the online Sunday service.

10:35 am

hokie carla

I just saw a video the other day of Miley Cyrus/Jimmy Fallon recreating Dolly/Kenny Islands in the Stream, and I thought the same, Dolly looked effortless and Miley, who's a great singer, looked like she was forcing it.

10:36 am

car.eeyore

When I sing at my "home" church, usually every other Sunday, my singing partner and I pick something that matches the sermon or the special dat

10:36 am

car.eeyore

* day

10:38 am

car.eeyore

As he teases me, I have a more secular taste than he. I "hear" a lot of mainstream songs are songs about God and my walk with him.

10:38 am

moolingwa

oh, just saw the LCD Soundsystem reference

10:39 am

MLFAN17

hi mool

10:39 am

cybernan

I think a lot of them are, car

10:39 am

car.eeyore

They just hit me a different way; for example "Bridge Over Troubled Water" always reminded me of Jesus. I asked my mum that when I was little - if they song was like Jesus

10:39 am

hokie carla

now I have Proud Mary stuck in my head

10:39 am

moolingwa

hey ML :)

10:40 am

car.eeyore

I have Clair de Lune playing but Eminem in my head...CONTRAST!!!!

10:41 am

car.eeyore

Stats for the A in the middle column please?

10:41 am

hokie carla

Clair de Lune is my all-time fave classical song

10:41 am

hokie carla

I do not have that one yet

10:42 am

car.eeyore

The Moldau is my absolute favorite followed by Clair de Lune.

10:42 am

cybernan

you would like klusmeier's anthems I think

10:42 am

car.eeyore

Ooooh! Thank you Cybernan...I will check them out today!

10:43 am

hokie carla

ooh, name that talk show queen in the grid today

10:43 am

hurshy

Oprah

10:43 am

car.eeyore

lol

10:43 am

hokie carla

ding ding

10:43 am

moolingwa

and you get a car

10:43 am

MLFAN17

pe 7 clue please?

10:43 am

hokie carla

hurshey wins it all right now if she can get the charlie's angel

10:44 am

MLFAN17

Hokie do you have a lowe's food store near you?

10:44 am

car.eeyore

And her production company is also in the grid

10:44 am

hokie carla

I believe they all turned into HT, mlfan

10:44 am

car.eeyore

LOL

10:44 am

hokie carla

you are correct, car! marx bro too, right?

10:45 am

moolingwa

I think you thinnking the wrong marz hoke :(

10:45 am

MLFAN17

they are based in ws?

10:45 am

moolingwa

at least those clowns were communists too ;)

10:45 am

car.eeyore

No, its a Marx brother too

10:45 am

MollyL

Harpo was a Marx

10:45 am

hokie carla

I do believe they are NC based, mlfan

10:45 am

moolingwa

groucho and beppo's brother

10:45 am

moolingwa

there were five of them if I recall

10:46 am

hurshy

well of course her production company is there, since it is just her name spelt backwards! like etna is always in the grid when ante is

10:46 am

MLFAN17

yes they are hokie

10:46 am

MLFAN17

may I have a clue for the pe7 pls?

10:46 am

MollyL

I was going to say the same thing Hursh

10:46 am

car.eeyore

I was being silly LOLOLOL

10:46 am

hokie carla

I don't have either 7 though nan said they were regular words

10:47 am

hurshy

sillyyyyyyyy

10:47 am

MLFAN17

hokie I have the other one very easy to find

10:47 am

cybernan

do you need a clue

10:47 am

MollyL

The L is, the P not entirely "regular"

10:47 am

car.eeyore

I am in a goofy mood today

10:47 am

hokie carla

also in the grid, what the devil wears

10:47 am

MLFAN17

cyber I need a clue for the pe7 pls??

10:48 am

moolingwa

well the other one might be a little medieval

10:48 am

cybernan

it is a pa 7 --- where rapunzel stood to let down her hair maybe?

10:48 am

MLFAN17

PA sorry

10:48 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

10:48 am

car.eeyore

ty

10:48 am

MollyL

Rapunzel let down her hair from a window

10:48 am

hokie carla

I don't use that word, but I'd say it is legit

10:48 am

moolingwa

well that one is a bit medieval :)

10:49 am

cybernan

ok then -- the roof above that window

10:49 am

MLFAN17

I had no idea and typed in a word and I got it lol

10:49 am

moolingwa

woot ML!

10:49 am

MLFAN17

ty mool

10:49 am

moolingwa

don't believe they score on intent :)

10:50 am

hokie carla

and thank goodness they don't penalize for wrong guesses ;)

10:50 am

moolingwa

amen to that

10:50 am

car.eeyore

af 6/27 is the middle column A

10:51 am

hokie carla

I already tried afreek, so I know that's not it

10:51 am

moolingwa

genie

10:51 am

moolingwa

obscure name for a genie anyway

10:51 am

MLFAN17

hokie change the last letter in that word

10:52 am

hokie carla

got it, thanks

10:52 am

MLFAN17

yw

10:52 am

hokie carla

was heading there once I figured out which tiles to use

10:52 am

hokie carla

I mean, point wise

10:53 am

moolingwa

you sometimes see the alternate spelling in grids too

10:53 am

moolingwa

this one less commonly

10:53 am

MLFAN17

I need a clue for the 2nd ch 5/22 pls?

10:53 am

hokie carla

ooh, just found another weird a

10:54 am

moolingwa

certainly some scottish sounding ones in there

10:54 am

hokie carla

I have one for writing on a blackboard, no idea if that's first or second

10:54 am

cybernan

rhymes with mack the knife fish

10:54 am

car.eeyore

sounds like a great white

10:54 am

MLFAN17

have that one hokie

10:55 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

10:55 am

hokie carla

thx, got it. oh, gotta go again, doing a noon online boot camp. TTFN

10:55 am

moolingwa

the two words are one letter different

10:55 am

hokie carla

20 left!

10:55 am

car.eeyore

have fun

10:55 am

moolingwa

23 here

10:55 am

MLFAN17

59 left

10:55 am

hokie carla

you'll be finished when I get back

10:55 am

moolingwa

probably not

10:55 am

moolingwa

but that's okay

10:55 am

cybernan

lol - just realize you are too young for Mack the Knife

10:56 am

moolingwa

yeah, who names their utensils anyway

10:56 am

MLFAN17

hokie me?

10:58 am

moolingwa

wouldn't a cupcake be a cakelet?

10:59 am

MLFAN17

ca 5/14 clue pls?

10:59 am

cybernan

rhymes with the spanish priest

10:59 am

MLFAN17

that would be interesting mool

10:59 am

MLFAN17

a name for or a name of a Spanish priest?

11:00 am

car.eeyore

the ch 4/6 (burn) with a vowel at the end

11:00 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* easy once I listed

11:00 am

moolingwa

or more literally spanish for father

11:00 am

cybernan

spanish father

11:01 am

moolingwa

and doesn't really rhyme so much as it is spelled the same

11:01 am

MLFAN17

oh sorry my mistake I need the CA with the same stats clue pls?

11:01 am

hurshy

i think it does rhyme

11:01 am

MLFAN17

congrats cyber

11:01 am

moolingwa

yes, ca word is what nan clued

11:02 am

moolingwa

I guess it could, depending on where you from

11:02 am

moolingwa

my apologies

11:02 am

moolingwa

I am sometimes pronunciationally challenged :)

11:03 am

cybernan

my favourite word in today's grid was the kl 6 -- hadn't heard that one for a long time

11:03 am

cybernan

not pronounce exactly the same, but spelled similarly

11:03 am

moolingwa

thdx for the clue nan, didn't have that one

11:04 am

moolingwa

not a lot of kl6ing going on now I guess

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

exterminate! exterminate! dr. who villains in grid!

11:05 am

moolingwa

heh

11:05 am

hurshy

DALEK AAAAAACCCCCKKKKK

11:05 am

cybernan

I guess not! -- only from 6 feet away and outdoors :)

11:06 am

hurshy

ok so i got the pa7 from clues given, what is the other 7?

11:07 am

cybernan

le 7

11:07 am

hurshy

hmmmmm

11:07 am

MLFAN17

animal hurshy

11:08 am

hurshy

OH

11:08 am

hurshy

thankee

11:08 am

MLFAN17

np

11:08 am

hurshy

now i shall have to watch Bringing Up Baby today for sure :D

11:09 am

cybernan

just watching gov. cuomo on TV -- he should be president!

11:09 am

MLFAN17

DA 6 clue pls?

11:09 am

hurshy

except before this i heard he like, cut hospital funding and stuff so ...

11:09 am

cybernan

begins with not light

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

gee, nan- can an american become president of canada? I thought canasa had a prime minister?

11:10 am

hurshy

DA6 rhymes with Meghan married to Harry

11:10 am

MLFAN17

ty hurshy

11:11 am

cybernan

actuall I wouldn't mind someone like him as PM either -- at least he can speak to the point and has a vocabulary of more than 10 words

11:12 am

hurshy

nice to see what high standards we hold politicians too, lol

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

i would never suggest anyone to govern a country in which i did not live.

11:13 am

hurshy

i wonder how Albert Einstein would have done if he had accepted the author to be PM of Israel

11:13 am

hurshy

*offer

11:13 am

hurshy

wow my brain is off

11:13 am

cybernan

Can it TO --- are you trying to censor the chat or something? I am as entitled to an opinion as you and like most of the world I think Trump is an idiot

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

indeed, you are.

11:15 am

hurshy

these are tense times.

11:16 am

72 Temple Owl

hurshy, that is interesting. i did not know that fact. i don't know much about einstein except for the science.

11:16 am

MLFAN17

as I have said before sometimes I hate looking for 4 letter word

11:16 am

hurshy

i mean i think he was wise to refuse, but, it would be interesting

11:16 am

MLFAN17

wors

11:16 am

MLFAN17

words

11:17 am

hurshy

is that KL6 the only KL word?

11:17 am

MLFAN17

got it

11:17 am

MLFAN17

yes it is hurshy

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

the scientists i know are not interested in politics. just science. to the exclusion of nearly everything else.

11:17 am

cybernan

yes sorry, TO - that was over the top -- just so tire of seeing Trump every time I turn the TV on saying that everything is beautiful or perfect and that he is doing such an amazing job when all of his fumbling around is going to cause thousands of deaths.

11:18 am

cybernan

yes hurshy -- want some koffee?

11:18 am

hurshy

icky no!

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

my scientist calls me every night with his analysis of the pandemic. srsly. it's not a coping mechanism for emoition, just the scientific way of looking at the world.

11:20 am

moolingwa

what's their current perspective TO??

11:20 am

hurshy

like Spock - capable of being simultaneously fascinated by something while still recognizing that it is terrible.

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

moo..points out timeframe for china...analyzes PA and MD, with MD clustered meaning common denomonator to cases like a convention...

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

truthfully, moo, i often put the phone on speaker and lay it down *redfaced*

11:22 am

hurshy

PA and MD meaning... Pennsylvania and Maryland?

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

yes

11:22 am

hurshy

ok, just checking cause Physician's Assistant and doctor could also work :D

11:22 am

moolingwa

I do wonder whether China isn't a perfect comparative though

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

one can only listen to the stats for so long

11:23 am

MLFAN17

PE5 clue pls?

11:23 am

MollyL

I'm already lost. I don't know what "with MD clustered meaning common denomonator to cases like a convention..." means

11:23 am

72 Temple Owl

well, they are a totalitarian state. no one here would tolerate an armed guard at the door.

11:23 am

moolingwa

Being more authoritarian, they were able to lock things down - once they did react, not sure we have the willpower here to do the same thing

11:23 am

moolingwa

right

11:23 am

hurshy

St. Pe5 at the Pearly Gates

11:24 am

cybernan

ours are saying that the only way to exercise control right now is massive testing and social distancing. The disease is like to keep recycling until we have a vaccination and an effective drug treatment. So no immediate fix I guess.

11:24 am

MLFAN17

ty hurshy

11:24 am

moolingwa

Of course lots of unknowns...no idea whether there will be a seasonal effect or not, although the fact it's spreading around the world in a variety of climates makes one wonder

11:24 am

72 Temple Owl

means analyst ponted out MD cluster began in Howard county with folks who had attended some emeting or convention? honestly, i do not keep track of what happens in md and get my news second hand

11:24 am

72 Temple Owl

so cannot verify

11:24 am

hurshy

they don't have any cases in Antarctica!

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

moo: exactly/ ask rose

11:25 am

moolingwa

that's only because the penguins resist getting tested hursh

11:25 am

cybernan

Antarctica invented social distancing :D

11:25 am

moolingwa

lol

11:25 am

MLFAN17

does Alaska?

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

he has been in antartica. replaces someone who went nuts from the year long hitch in virtual isolation

11:26 am

moolingwa

that really did make be lol nan

11:26 am

72 Temple Owl

suited him fine. scientists.

11:26 am

hurshy

yes alaska has cases

11:26 am

cybernan

:)

11:27 am

jaxx7

Meanwhile Mother Russia has only an increase in pneumonia cases.

11:27 am

MLFAN17

hi jaxx

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

of course.

11:28 am

jaxx7

Hi, MLF. Did you see Putin in his full protective gear?

11:28 am

MLFAN17

no

11:29 am

cybernan

on my way -- stay safe everyone

11:29 am

bichon

ch 6/24, pls

11:29 am

MLFAN17

bye cyber

11:30 am

MLFAN17

bichon a place where skiers stay

11:30 am

jaxx7

head to toe in protective suit with helmet. We had our scientists wearing something similar during the Novochok attack. It is only pneamonia thoughh

11:30 am

bichon

Just got ack from Costco Impressed by he sanitiing jo they are doing

11:30 am

bichon

ty MLF

11:30 am

MLFAN17

bichon were you able to buy anything?

11:31 am

MLFAN17

yw

11:31 am

jaxx7

hand sanitiser is advertised here at Â£32 for 50ml

11:32 am

MLFAN17

just use soap jaxx

11:32 am

clg47

thanks - I was looking for ch6

11:33 am

jaxx7

I do but people stockpiling sanitiser at Â£1 a bottle have brought out the profiteers.

11:33 am

clg47

chard

11:33 am

MollyL

I think the US was a little late implementing a ban on entry to people from infected countries like Italy and China.

11:33 am

clg47

oops

11:33 am

MLFAN17

cle for the 2nd le 5/18 pls?

11:33 am

MLFAN17

clue

11:35 am

MollyL

You really don't need hand sanitizer. Wash your hands frequently and wear latex gloves in public places.

11:36 am

MLFAN17

i agree with that too

11:36 am

72 Temple Owl

Bich, i heard about that

11:37 am

MollyL

Latex gloves are still readily available. I guess people are more concerned about having clean butts than they are about contact germs on their hands. : D

11:37 am

MLFAN17

strange people

11:38 am

72 Temple Owl

my nurse friends say droplets are the biggest concern, virus on inamimate stuff dies off .

11:39 am

72 Temple Owl

i recommend jergens hand wash- lovely and moisturizing. hand sanitizer is as hard on hands as on germs.

11:39 am

MLFAN17

clue for the 2nd le5/18 pls?

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

and readily available at dollar tree.

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

it's time to go outaide and see if it's dry enough to rake. later

11:41 am

MLFAN17

bye owl

11:46 am

MollyL

Hand sanitizer is brutal on my hands. I try to stick to frequent washing.

11:51 am

72 Temple Owl

i think we will have a couple of months of this at least, until well into may. trying to find little pleasures in this slowed down life.

11:52 am

72 Temple Owl

also trying to get my $ back from the ymca, who is charging my credit card whilst they are not open!

12:08 pm

hokie carla

I got a message from my gym this morning asking if I would be able to pay April. at least they are providing live camps online.

12:10 pm

hokie carla

not sure how to answer

12:16 pm

bichon

Your gym is open?

12:16 pm

moolingwa

my hands have aged several years in the last couple of weeks

12:19 pm

hokie carla

no, they're not open, but we're still paying

12:19 pm

hokie carla

my hands are crackalackin

12:19 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a great business model

12:21 pm

moolingwa

If they are at risk of going out of business, then there might or might not be an impact to you.

12:24 pm

moolingwa

I'm able to afford to pay my house cleaners even while I'm not having them come. For me it's about trying to share some of my good fortune with those who are more at risk. But at the same time, i''m not supporting other ones like restaurants, dry cleaners etc which are to varying extents also at risk

12:24 pm

hokie carla

the whole reason I joined was to be social with my friends who were already members. they are providing live online camps right now but I can find plenty of workouts on youtube for free.

12:25 pm

hokie carla

the follow-up questions were "can you help another member out" and "do you need help with April fee"

12:25 pm

moolingwa

that's confusing

12:26 pm

moolingwa

Were they clear in why they were asking?

12:27 pm

hokie carla

I did see someone complaining the other day on their instagram about having to pay for a gym that isn't open. I'm guessing people have told them they can't pay right now because they aren't working, etc.

12:28 pm

moolingwa

Is it a commercial enterprise, or non-profit?

12:29 pm

hokie carla

it is a franchise of a boot camp chain, so commercial. I need to find my contract and see if it addresses any closures beyond their control

12:29 pm

hokie carla

my son said his college dorm contract specifically addresses pandemics. what foresight those lawyers had.

12:30 pm

hokie carla

can someone tell me the point total of the le7?

12:31 pm

hokie carla

nm

12:31 pm

hokie carla

finally saw it!

12:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

the y poses it as a donation to help others. i already pay $^0 per month and work out with many who pay less than that for a year. they say if you continue to pay, they will credit you with one month free. it's not a contract reltaionship; you buy in with a one time fee then pay monthly

12:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

$60+ per month

12:38 pm

moolingwa

hhm, leerpad didn't work

12:41 pm

MollyL

Oh God, let's not be cutesy about social distancing. McDonald's has revamped the golden arches logo to be two separate arches with distance between them.

12:41 pm

periwinkle

that seems stupid to me Molly

12:42 pm

periwinkle

hi all. thinking of going for a walk in a bit

12:42 pm

jesdraggon

howdy all

12:42 pm

periwinkle

mopped kitchen floor and vacuumed bed room carpet so far this week

12:43 pm

periwinkle

may vacuum living room carpet tomorrow

12:43 pm

moolingwa

carpet's still on my list

12:43 pm

jesdraggon

ahahahah. Molly, that's hilarious. Not gonna make me drive to McD's, but funny.

12:43 pm

moolingwa

pets and carpet....

12:43 pm

periwinkle

don't eat any fast food

12:52 pm

mixi6

I thought they started out as separate arches?

12:55 pm

MollyL

The logo has always been in the shape of an M. Now the two humps of the M are separated. Pretty lame idea.

12:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

that's funny. i have been receviving all sorts of memes. most of them deal with overeating. :/

12:56 pm

MollyL

The response has been scathing.

12:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

not the logo, but the fact that they came up with it

12:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

the whole world has gone mad. face it. it was teetering on the brink before...;)

12:59 pm

gingin

It only exacerbates the madness, Owl, to have the buffoonery that is coming out of DC.

1:01 pm

jesdraggon

hahah. watching original series Star Trek and someone just offered to shake hands; Scotty, Spock, and Bones just stared at him like "what the crap is this". Which is hilariously appropriate now but I wonder why they were so blatant about it then.

1:02 pm

HarryHood

clue for lone A anybody?

1:03 pm

gingin

jesdraggon... props to Gene Roddenberry for being so ahead of his time

1:05 pm

MollyL

a + what you wear shoes on, but put an R in third place

1:05 pm

mixi6

Af monster

1:05 pm

HarryHood

ty

1:06 pm

HarryHood

nbt, 34 to go

1:06 pm

MollyL

On a positive note (to keep things balanced) many fashion houses are participating in the move to help make masks for health care workers.

1:06 pm

mixi6

19 left

1:06 pm

hokie carla

I am also at 19

1:07 pm

HarryHood

very weird to see the selection of missing items in the supermarket. no brown rice, but lot of white

1:07 pm

hokie carla

that is weird, when white tastes so much better

1:07 pm

HarryHood

I only use brown in the house, but the kids all prefer white :)

1:08 pm

rururocks

i prefer white also

1:08 pm

HarryHood

just like they would all love white bread if I would buy it

1:08 pm

bichon

I prefer white, but eat rown because of diabetes

1:09 pm

hokie carla

I'm calling it - going to the list so I can get on with my to-do list. got some mail-order trees today that I need to plant.

1:11 pm

MollyL

For people looking for something to do, check with your local county web sites for lists of ways you can volunteer or donate. Considering unemployment is at an all time high, people are going to need help sooner than later. We only get beyond this together, folks.

1:11 pm

bichon

pa 7/36, pls

1:12 pm

rururocks

i think i've kind of over donated already...

1:12 pm

hokie carla

bichon - first part of thing you jump out of a plane with + a dog or cat

1:13 pm

MollyL

There are things you can do that do not require your physical presence. Like ordering non-perishable food on line and having it sent to your local food bank or food pantry.

1:13 pm

mixi6

Ty hokie

1:13 pm

MollyL

That's great Ru. Very nice of you.

1:13 pm

hokie carla

da6?

1:14 pm

hokie carla

nm

1:14 pm

mixi6

Meghan m

1:14 pm

rururocks

fortunately i know how to get by on less... so i will just go into austerity mode now.. I think I overdid it

1:15 pm

HarryHood

not easy to find volunteer opps molly - I'm looking for ways for my students to do remote tasks around the community

1:15 pm

HarryHood

or anywhere

1:17 pm

bichon

ty carla

1:17 pm

mixi6

pick up trash on the roadside?

1:17 pm

MollyL

I don't know how it is set up in your state Harry. Here, I found things by doing research on how to help in my county. They need drivers to help deliver food to seniors, donations to food banks and volunteer helping centers, etc. Also people to shop for seniors.

1:17 pm

HarryHood

I will search - can't find anything by county.

1:18 pm

HarryHood

I'd imagine the school would not want to accept liability of sending them in-person anywhere

1:18 pm

NatashaW

I tried to volunteer with my county and got turned down because of my age... :-(

1:20 pm

MollyL

Natasha, you are in my area. Take a look here:
bethesdahelp.org/

1:21 pm

NatashaW

I've donated already to Manna but this looks like a nice idea too

1:23 pm

HarryHood

bye all - gotta go do the compost

1:23 pm

hokie carla

fireworks! quite a few I should have gotten without the list. I will try harder tomorrow. now off to do things but as always will check back in. love this community here.

1:24 pm

jesdraggon

yay hokie!

1:30 pm

MollyL

That is nice Natasha. I think anything positive we can do tips the scales towards the positive.

1:32 pm

NatashaW

We in our comfortable middle-class houses are surrounded by a sea of need. I live cheek by jowl with Langley Park, where the needs are overwhelming.

1:32 pm

NatashaW

So we do what we can. We're not rich but we're certainly a helluva lot richer than they are.

1:35 pm

NatashaW

FW. I join carla in blushing at some of the obvious 4,4s I had to list to find. But the sun is shining here so I think it's time for the daily dog perambulation around the block.

1:57 pm

jesdraggon

yay natasha!

2:21 pm

cybernan

just got this from a friend - if you don't think history repeats itself, read on:
A LETTER FROM F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, QUARANTINED IN 1920 IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE DURING THE SPANISH INFLUENZA OUTBREAK.
Dearest Rosemary,
It was a limpid dreary day, hung as in a basket from a single dull star. I thank you for your letter. Outside, I perceive what may be a collection of fallen leaves tussling against a trash can. It rings like jazz to my ears. The streets are that empty. It seems as though the bulk of the city has retreated to their quarters, rightfully so. At this time, it seems very poignant to avoid all public spaces. Even the bars, as I told Hemingway, but to that, he punched me in the stomach, to which I asked if he had washed his hands. He hadnâ€™t. He is much the denier, that one. Why, he considers the virus to be just influenza. Iâ€™m curious of his sources. The officials have alerted us to ensure we have a monthâ€™s worth of necessities. Zelda and I have stocked up on red wine, whiskey, rum, vermouth, absinthe, white wine, sherry, gin, and lord, if we need it, brandy. Please pray for us. You should see the square, oh, it is terrible. I weep for the damned eventualities this future brings. The long afternoons rolling forward slowly on the ever-slick bottomless highball. Z. says itâ€™s no excuse to drink, but I just canâ€™t seem to steady my hand. In the distance, from my brooding perch, the shoreline is cloaked in a dull haze where I can discern an unremitting penance that has been heading this way for a long, long while. And yet, amongst the cracked cloudline of an eveningâ€™s cast, I focus on a single strain of light, calling me forth to believe in a better morrow.

2:24 pm

bojazz

Wow...

2:27 pm

helenkeller

Very nice. (So, turns out Hemingway was not just a terrible writer, he was a terrible person as well.)

2:28 pm

MollyL

I love what they stocked up on. : D
No mention of food.

2:37 pm

jesdraggon

That letter is a parody that was published on McSweeny's. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-fac\ntcheck-quarantine-fitzgerald-lette/fal\nse-claim-this-is-a-1920-letter-from-sc\nott-fitzgerald-in-quarantine-during-th\ne-spanish-influenza-idUSKBN21733X

2:37 pm

origami

Name that proper noun: Italian fashion house

2:40 pm

Trifioso

prada

2:40 pm

origami

Yep

2:41 pm

Trifioso

nicely spotted, origami!

2:42 pm

origami

:-)

2:53 pm

hokie carla

ha! I said earlier the devil wears this but no one guessed

2:57 pm

origami

Good one, hokie

3:01 pm

rururocks

Hemmingway was a jerk and an alcoholic.. but i wouldn't say he was a terrible writer.

3:06 pm

MollyL

I think he was a great writer. Many do.

3:08 pm

rururocks

it's been a long while since i read one.. but i enjoyed the books of his I did read, like Old Man and the Sea, and a Moveable Feast.

3:08 pm

rururocks

i did read stuff about him being a big asshole though

3:09 pm

MollyL

Gotta use tiny url people, or the link won't work.
https://tinyurl.com/wsfs5wz

3:10 pm

MollyL

It is amusing that the letter was a parody. I thought it was like he was making fun of his own writing style.

3:11 pm

MollyL

It is amazing what gets passed around the internet without being checked. That kind of reinforces the idea that you should not believe everything that is being sent and posted these days.

3:14 pm

origami

I should probably go change into my daytime pj's. It's 1:15 here. I have had a preview of my retirement wardrobe and it ain't pretty.

3:18 pm

rururocks

i'm not sure what a retirement wardrobe would look like

3:18 pm

origami

In my case, pj's and yoga pants :D

3:22 pm

rururocks

i only wear PJ's in the middle of a really cold winter.. i'm afraid i've never owned any yoga pants

3:23 pm

rururocks

(please summer get here asap)

3:26 pm

KnightTime

i read that whatever is on the internet is 100% true, and I believe it because I read it on the internet

3:30 pm

bojazz

:)

3:33 pm

welki

i really like mcsweeneys.net

3:37 pm

welki

(i keep getting email from the u.s. and canadian embassies telling me to self-isolate if i've traveled to either place - and to advise my friends and family to do the same)

3:40 pm

rururocks

the weeds in my back yard are hoping i come out of isolation as i've been merciless in rippnig them little suckers out of the ground

3:42 pm

welki

i'd think they'd want you to stay inside, so you wouldn't pluck the poor little things

3:43 pm

origami

I am finally almost weed-free. It was a jungle back there.

3:52 pm

Bugsaw

Hello friends. I am with origami - since there is no fear someone will drop by any more I am perfectly happy in pjs or track suit pants.

3:53 pm

rururocks

good thing i don't live in qualicum :D

3:55 pm

origami

Hi Bugs

4:07 pm

hokie carla

I'd be afraid if you did own yoga pants, ru

4:11 pm

MollyL

Not under these circumstances, but I would love to get paid to stay home in my comfortable clothes.

4:13 pm

Bugsaw

I figure there is enough stress in the world. I can wear comfortable pants.

4:14 pm

dan2bit

I dressed up for work on Tuesday, just to shake up my video calls a little

4:14 pm

origami

You looked very dapper, dan

4:15 pm

Atalante

has anyone read Seveneves? There's a v important word associated with that in here

4:18 pm

hokie carla

I haven't, atalante

4:19 pm

hokie carla

I admit to being a day pj wearer. usually after my workout and shower I'll just put pj's on. still in workout clothes right now though since I planted some trees.

4:19 pm

periwinkle

hi Ata. I have not read that

4:19 pm

periwinkle

hi all

4:22 pm

origami

Hi peri

4:26 pm

MollyL

Origami, are you and Dan business colleagues?

4:27 pm

MollyL

Just checking, does v important mean very important?

4:28 pm

origami

No, Molly. I saw his photo on Facebook.

4:31 pm

periwinkle

fa5 pls

4:35 pm

wht

An electrical unit, Peri.

4:35 pm

hokie carla

I never read Bridget Jones's Diary but I seem to recall she said v. and v.v. for very

4:35 pm

rururocks

faPGE

4:36 pm

rururocks

damn it

4:36 pm

MollyL

Hi Wht. How is the Wht family faring with our new circumstances?

4:37 pm

MollyL

So she said "v"? Like some people actually say "OMG"?

4:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

is ru here? would like to ask a wine question.

4:38 pm

MollyL

Somehow "I'm v glad to meet you" doesn't seem to convey the sentiment. : D

4:38 pm

wht

We are all doing well. Mrs wht is now off work until May. We are practicing for when she retires. So far it is going well.

4:39 pm

hokie carla

I meant she wrote that in her diary. seems like I rem. ads where she would say out loud what she was writing.

4:39 pm

wht

Our kids and grandkids are also doing well and working from home.

4:39 pm

MollyL

Glad to hear things are well in your homestead, wht.

4:40 pm

wht

Well, for today, anyway.

4:43 pm

rururocks

go ahead TO

4:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. is there anything special about carol shelton wild thing old vine zinfandel?

4:46 pm

rururocks

not really.. it's a bigger styled zin.. moderately high alcohol too as i remember. it should be a nice wine for BBQ or red meats

4:46 pm

moolingwa

rehi

4:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

i saw it paired with a chianti in an auction. the bottle was signed, as if that makes a difference.

4:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

when i saw the bid, i began to wonder.

4:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

4:50 pm

rururocks

it's called the wild thing because she ferments it with wild yeasts.. she makes a ton of it.. so it's not really expensive

4:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh, the magic words revered by hippies everywhere.- wild yeast! i knew someone who homebrewed beer and woudl o into the basement to capture yeast from the air!

4:53 pm

hokie carla

I've heard of sourdough bread makers doing that

4:54 pm

jan

Reminds me of my old homebrewing days. We also made sourdough bread and once ended up inadvertently making sourdough beer. Not to be repeated...

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

they are having a hard time fundraising in this environment. they did have a house rental in nappa, though.

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have as well. does that mean there is yeast everywhere?

4:54 pm

rururocks

yes.. it's ambient

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

er, beer does not sound very good.

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, it's competing with the dust for airspace here. except in the new normal, not.

4:56 pm

jan

It wasn't Have you read about the guy on high dose antibiotics who ended up with brewers yeast in his gut? His body manufactured alcohol whenever he ate simple carbs. Called "autobrewery symdrome."

4:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

i HAVE heard of that malady. freaky.

4:58 pm

rururocks

my neighbor has a coors gut.. is that related?

4:58 pm

hokie carla

well, I have ringworm on my arm right now and my dr said it was yeast that is just everywhere

4:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

interesting.

4:59 pm

rururocks

wow.. that's odd hokie

4:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

is that why they tell you not to drink while taking antibiotics?

4:59 pm

jan

Give fungi an inch...

4:59 pm

moolingwa

it's the yeast you can do

5:01 pm

jan

Actually, I don't think alcohol is contraindicated for most antibiotics. Though, ladies, if you've been on antibiotics, you might learn more about yeast than you ever wanted. Know what I mean...

5:02 pm

jan

drake

5:03 pm

jan

Sorry...slinks off to the penalty box...

5:03 pm

rururocks

anyone missing that one? (asks the lurkers)

5:03 pm

mkg

desperate for a P word for P 5th column.

5:03 pm

sukee

Had it :)

5:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

canard

5:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

opps

5:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops, even

5:04 pm

sukee

pr 4/5

5:04 pm

mkg

ty got it sukee.

5:06 pm

mkg

could also use clue for the oone a word bottom of third column. ty

5:06 pm

sukee

That I don't have

5:08 pm

mkg

how about any clues for the 7s? ty

5:09 pm

sukee

PA 7/36 - a defensive wall

5:10 pm

sukee

part of a castle

5:15 pm

moolingwa

the other 7 is an animal

5:15 pm

moolingwa

the a word at the bottom of the third column is an obscure name for a genie

5:16 pm

sukee

Does it start with pa too?

5:16 pm

sukee

The other 7 that is

5:16 pm

MollyL

This will bring the pa7 up in Google Search...any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like

5:16 pm

moolingwa

the other 7 starts with l

5:17 pm

sukee

Found it, ty

5:17 pm

moolingwa

yw

5:18 pm

origami

My sourdough starter is made and I am doing a germination test on all of my old vegetable seeds. That's the extent of my productivity for the day.

5:18 pm

sukee

And got the A, with the help of Google.

5:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

i also have some old seeds, esp lettuce, which i've never grown but i think it likes this cool weather

5:20 pm

origami

lettuce is a winter/spring crop here. I will be planting some kale, chard and collards which tolerate the heat better.

5:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will just throw it in a large planter and see. it's not like i won't have plenty of time to wait.

5:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

have herb seeds, too. they worked well last year. and i have saved marigold seeds.

5:26 pm

moolingwa

planted some lettuce in my starters in the house earlier

5:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

does it like sandy soil?

5:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have no sand

5:27 pm

origami

The lettuce I have grown does fine without sand.

5:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, seeds were free, so why not? ty. i want this grid to be over. not feeling well.

5:31 pm

harpjane

greetings, could I get the stats for the O please?

5:33 pm

Jackanory

op 5,12

5:34 pm

origami

Oh, I hope you feel better soon, TO.

5:36 pm

mkg

hi all any clues for 7s? ty

5:36 pm

mkg

hi all any clues for 7s? ty

5:36 pm

mkg

hi all any clues for 7s? ty

5:37 pm

harpjane

OH MIO BABINO CAAAAAAARRRRRRROOOOO.... thanks for the o

5:37 pm

mkg

oh solo meo........

5:37 pm

Jackanory

yw

5:37 pm

mkg

help! those 7s!!!!!!!!

5:40 pm

Jackanory

Thing on edge of balcony to stop you falling off

5:41 pm

mkg

ty got it.

5:43 pm

Jackanory

other one is a spotty animal

5:45 pm

penquis

hello all....can someone please clue the ap 5?....it's my last word....

5:48 pm

Jackanory

mountain ridge apparently

5:48 pm

MollyL

a + what comes before baby game "a boo"

5:48 pm

Jackanory

sorry that was ar5

5:48 pm

penquis

i have that one....that is ar 5....i am missing ap 5....but thanks....

5:48 pm

penquis

ty, Molly....i am done....

5:57 pm

penquis

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

5:57 pm

MollyL

Bye Pen, hope you remain in good health.

5:57 pm

MollyL

I'm so tired of "stay safe" : D

6:12 pm

Marc Freeman

le7, please?

6:16 pm

dan2bit

spotted feline, Marc

6:17 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

6:18 pm

hokie carla

agreed, try and stay healthy is better than stay safe

6:18 pm

hokie carla

I prefer "may the odds be ever in your favor"

6:22 pm

MollyL

In my area, "stay safe" goes back to when those guys in the white van were going around shooting people. I think folks have just reverted back to it.

6:26 pm

dan2bit

firewords!

6:26 pm

dan2bit

turns out they weren't in a white van at all

6:27 pm

MollyL

Which is another example of how things that get spread around on the internet may or not be true.

6:33 pm

MPittore

Molly you must be in my "neck o' the woods! It was very scary and I had several close encounters, once at Michael's, at the Shell in Kensington, Crisp n Juicy in Leisure World Plaza...the final was on stopped on Gaither Road near my office while they towed their car in front of me....eerie!

6:35 pm

rururocks

is that the pair of guys shooting people out of the trunk of the car?

6:35 pm

MPittore

Yes ru

6:35 pm

rururocks

i remember that.. very scary.. i think one of them was up for parol recently

6:35 pm

MPittore

The young one still in jail and just got married

6:36 pm

MPittore

He was up for parole and got denied...

6:37 pm

rururocks

the other guy got put to death didn't he?

6:37 pm

MPittore

Hmmm now you're taxing my memory...I know he died...

6:38 pm

rururocks

well.. good riddance one way or the other i guess

6:39 pm

MPittore

We used to open our doors and duck down below then while pumping gas....as if that would have saved our behinds!

6:39 pm

rururocks

i guess Full Service wasn't an option :D

6:40 pm

MPittore

Yes I guess but it is so sad that any human being could be so sick that they would do such a thing...

6:40 pm

rururocks

no kidding.

6:41 pm

MPittore

Ahhhhhh, full service...I remember those days, lol!

6:41 pm

rururocks

he was ex-military no?

6:42 pm

MPittore

Him, I think you are correct...maybe there's an answer in his history

6:42 pm

rururocks

i'm just going from memory .. i'm not really sure

6:43 pm

MPittore

Yeah , me too...might have to google it

6:49 pm

rururocks

yep. they killed him by lethal injection

6:49 pm

rururocks

he was military

6:49 pm

rururocks

<---has a decent memory

6:58 pm

MollyL

It was a scary time here in the DC Metro area.

7:13 pm

rururocks

i bet

7:14 pm

rururocks

just got back from a short bike ride.. too cold to ride and enjoy it

7:26 pm

Uneaixoise

Currently 78 degrees here!

7:27 pm

MollyL

We are warming up too, Une. I'm glad people with nowhere to go have nice weather to get out in.

7:27 pm

rururocks

wow

7:29 pm

Uneaixoise

It's nuts!

7:32 pm

rururocks

in the 50's or lower here

7:33 pm

Uneaixoise

Which is normal!

7:33 pm

MollyL

Why nuts? It's Spring. Time for temperatures like that.

7:33 pm

rururocks

with the wind blowing it's even colder right now

7:34 pm

Uneaixoise

Molly, that's not normal for us in March

7:35 pm

MollyL

We have some days like that in early Spring. Right now we are around 54.

7:36 pm

MollyL

But we were in the 70's last week. I will take mild weather as a stress reducer for troubled times.

7:37 pm

hokie carla

we were only around 60 today but my mom said they were around 78, and we are usually 5-10 warmer than them

7:46 pm

origami

It's crazy - it was 80 here a couple of weeks ago. Back down into the 50's. But, I'll take cool weather as long as I can get it. I detest the heat.

8:01 pm

Uneaixoise

Me too origami!

8:02 pm

ChrissieDee

Origami, thanks for sharing Rubyâ€™s tribute from her son. I donâ€™t do facebook so was pleased to be able to read it.

8:05 pm

origami

You're welcome, Chrissie.

8:22 pm

welki

*hands out manhattans*

8:22 pm

welki

hi folks

8:37 pm

origami

Hi welki. Thanks for the drink!

8:37 pm

gemini_J13

ahh having my nightly mixed drink.... also

8:41 pm

welki

made mine tonight with crown royal, but really like them with maker's mark bourbon

8:42 pm

gemini_J13

I had a bottle of premixed white russian,,, add ice,,, and I thought "what are you saving this for????? "

8:43 pm

welki

no time like the present :)

8:43 pm

gemini_J13

:)

8:44 pm

welki

i'm going to send you that bottle of tequila that's sitting in my hutch, the one with the worm in it

8:45 pm

gemini_J13

me? Tequila makes my clothes fall off

8:45 pm

welki

now, that's an old song!!

8:46 pm

gemini_J13

appropriately so

8:46 pm

welki

after that one, we can go one or two rounds of, 'jose cuervo, you are a friend of mine....'

8:50 pm

gemini_J13

yes.... my friend and I did the lime, throw your head back,,,, and salt ~ I might not have that in the right order..... and then next thing I know I am barefooted out side with her husband,,, looking for her

8:50 pm

gemini_J13

she was under a table in the dining room ~~~ of the bar we were at

8:51 pm

gemini_J13

oh,,, and there was 4 or 5 inches of snow

8:56 pm

origami

I practice social distancing when it comes to tequila.

8:57 pm

welki

mine was in jackson hole, wyoming - at the million dollar cowboy bar

8:58 pm

welki

oh - and at my kitchen table :)

9:04 pm

origami

Tequila does something to my brain. I have decided I am too old to go with that :D

9:05 pm

welki

i haven't had tequila shots in a long, long, long time. i do like the occasional tequila paralyzer, though

9:11 pm

harpjane

Good evening, or whatever you might be experiencing. Could I get the stats for the lone A please?

9:21 pm

mixi6

af6 a monster

9:32 pm

rururocks

i don't drink tequilla either ori

9:34 pm

origami

Good thing. Can you imagine the two of us on a tequila binge? :D

9:35 pm

rururocks

oh god.. save me

9:36 pm

harpjane

thanks mixi

9:36 pm

rururocks

the last time i drank tequilla they found me naked in a shower with a sombrero on singing "your so vain"

9:36 pm

rururocks

on the beach

9:39 pm

origami

We would probably be arrested. And then who we call to bail us out :D

9:39 pm

rururocks

saanich or bugs?

9:40 pm

jesdraggon

maybe a little less tequila next time, ru

9:40 pm

rururocks

yeah.. or more clothes

9:41 pm

origami

Yes, saanich or bugs would get us. Cynthia would too. She would never let me forget it, but she would do it

9:42 pm

toadandtoadette

kr5?

9:45 pm

stidmama

what a baby does, or a robber, spelled with a k

9:45 pm

rururocks

he's such a kr5 (jerk)

9:45 pm

toadandtoadette

ty! now... le7

9:47 pm

rururocks

a spotted BIG Cat

9:47 pm

toadandtoadette

duh.. thank you

9:56 pm

toadandtoadette

pa7? only have 12 more to go!

10:00 pm

KnightTime

pa7 - a protective wall on a roof

10:02 pm

KnightTime

or phonetically - two + indefinite article + caress

10:02 pm

toadandtoadette

thanks

10:06 pm

toadandtoadette

grr. 2 more re5 & th6?

10:12 pm

toadandtoadette

FW

10:16 pm

origami

Congratulations, toad

10:16 pm

origami

I'm heading off to paint. Have fun, folks.

10:37 pm

MollyL

Okay, I'm done mopping up all the water. Tequila all around!

10:40 pm

rururocks

??

10:41 pm

MollyL

I was amused by the tequila comments. Yours in particular.

11:15 pm

rururocks

Oh. True story

11:15 pm

rururocks

Nevee

11:16 pm

rururocks

Never had tequilla again after that either

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