Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, April 1, 2020

12:01 am

jessmom

we7/8

12:06 am

gapeach

te7

12:07 am

Gillie

ti7

12:07 am

rastapopolous

en7, in7

12:10 am

Lizlin

in 8

12:11 am

Lizlin

in 7 x 2

12:14 am

dizgrannie

hi all....LTNS...nbt/nbs

12:15 am

periwinkle

hi diz hi all. I have nbt but do not see either 8

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:24 am

cybernan

do not like that in 8 -- not really a word in my brand of english

12:25 am

Lizlin

I agree - it should be more so

12:33 am

cybernan

good night - leaving 50 for tomorrow - stay safe :)

1:11 am

mrpresident

Good-day my babble friends. How are you all going? Unprecedented times xx

1:18 am

ursh

Hello mrp - long time no see - on lockdown here - definitely unprecedented times - nothing we have ever experienced in our lifetime

1:20 am

mrpresident

Hello ursh xx has been incredible! We are in stage 3 lockdown too. Hating it, but embracing it. Conundrum

1:22 am

ursh

yip day 6 here - one person may go to grocery stores or pharmacy - no dog walking - no beach swimming - no gatherings - cafes, bars and restaurants are closed

1:24 am

mrpresident

Ok we are coming to that. No gatherings, only household members allowed in a dwelling, everything else is â€œessentialâ€ and canâ€™t even sit at a park bench!

1:26 am

mrpresident

We had some pretty sh***y behaviour at our beaches so they introduced laws to stop people gathering.. was highly embarrassing for this country

1:27 am

zoozzoom

Pretty much the same here. everything except shops that sell food is closed. Lockdown is in force here too.

1:28 am

zoozzoom

Yes I saw that on the news. Bondi beach I think they showed.

1:30 am

mrpresident

Hi zoom! Iâ€™m sorry you are going thru this too. We are now heading to that. Itâ€™s so sad.

1:31 am

rbud

same here - it was Spring Break in Florida, the beaches were packed. Then the other day I saw a map of cell phone tracings for the two weeks after , from just one beach - they went home all over the eastern half of the U.S. and some spots out west as well.

1:31 am

mrpresident

Yep, just stupid. We were warned that should people continue to flout the advisory rules, it would become law

1:32 am

mrpresident

Hello bud! Lovely to see you. We are all just gobsmacked here. No way out for 6 months we are told

1:32 am

zoozzoom

We have to do what we can to protect the elderly and ill healthed people. I am worried about the jobs that people might lose by the time thos is over though.

1:33 am

mrpresident

Our biggest issue was travelling youth at Bondi Beach, and the virus spread expedientially

1:33 am

rbud

I suspect the same here, if not longer than 6 months - but they lead us on and tell us pretty much nothing about what they really think.

1:34 am

mrpresident

More than anything, unemployment is now a major concern. We are a country with very few... and our jobless rate is now 15%. Unreal

1:34 am

zoozzoom

The young think they are immune to this virus but here in the UK a thirteen year old boy with no health issues died from the corona virus yesterday.

1:35 am

mrpresident

Holy moly zoom! We didnâ€™t get that news

1:36 am

mrpresident

Iâ€™m so sad. Just awful

1:37 am

zoozzoom

Well viruses do not discriminate. It will infect anyone from any background. Young,old,poor,wealthy. Does not matter.

1:38 am

mrpresident

True. We have a the highest testing rate and each day, the numbers climb... no one is safe

1:39 am

mrpresident

Iâ€™m sure you guys and girls have discussed this in depth over the last couple of weeks, Iâ€™m sorry to come on here and bemoan the situation

1:39 am

zoozzoom

That is a sore point here inthe UK. We are told they are ramping up testing to 25k a day and yet the people on the front line are saying hardly anyone is being tested.

1:41 am

zoozzoom

Meh I am sure people are fed up of hearing me talk about what the weather is doing outside today haha! athat is my normal convo here.

1:41 am

zoozzoom

Meh I am sure people are fed up of hearing me talk about what the weather is doing outside today haha! athat is my normal convo here.

1:41 am

mrpresident

Iâ€™m so sorry zoom. Itâ€™s not helpful to curb our anxiety with opposing stories

1:42 am

mrpresident

Iâ€™m here to check up on my babble family and reconnect as is normal during times of crisis

1:42 am

zoozzoom

It is what it is, Mrp :-)

1:42 am

mrpresident

If you want to talk about it, then please do! Itâ€™s normal to vent

1:44 am

mrpresident

It is just my son and I atm, and as he has Aspergerâ€s, he is so glad to be isolated and socially distancing! But it is not for me... wish I could see my family and friends

1:45 am

zoozzoom

Oh I am fine. I look after my parents so watch the same TV shows everyday and talk about this virus all day too so talking about it here fine with me.

1:46 am

mrpresident

Luke has his 21st in a week. And we canâ€™t celebrate so will just put off a party until we can!

1:46 am

zoozzoom

Someone next door has just dropped something on the floor and smashed. Bet they are not happy. (We have thin walls)

1:46 am

mrpresident

Thatâ€™s awesome zoom. Looking after people is paramount

1:47 am

mrpresident

If it was a bottle of anchovies, Iâ€™d be pretty unhappy too! Lol

1:47 am

zoozzoom

In the mean time, Mrp you could do a face time party with all his friends so they can sing Happy Birthday and still talk to each other and stuff!

1:48 am

mrpresident

Yes he has that all set up. Iâ€™ll get him a cake and give him $$$ so he will be happy

1:49 am

zoozzoom

Yes He will like that.

1:49 am

mrpresident

Am having to order stuff online now, with everything closing down. Iâ€™ve decided to do plenty of knitting now that we are in autumn

1:50 am

mrpresident

And what the f##k is with hoarding toilet paper?

1:50 am

zoozzoom

My sister said the other day that to do her supermarket shopping online they are quoting a time slot of around two weeks!

1:51 am

zoozzoom

Yes the TP thing is silly.

1:51 am

sprite

good morning babblers

1:52 am

mrpresident

Correct! We donâ€™t have a big population so they just shut it all down for most. Only the elderly and disabled can get it

1:52 am

zoozzoom

Good grief hello, Sprite! Long time no see.

1:52 am

mrpresident

Hi sprite! Long time x

1:53 am

sprite

*hugs zooz* I know. Have been sick for the last 5 weeks. Very busy before that.

1:53 am

sprite

hi mrP

1:54 am

zoozzoom

Oh dear that is a long time to be ill. Hope you are feeling better.

1:54 am

sprite

how have you been, zooz? And how are your parents holding up?

1:54 am

mrpresident

Ok well Iâ€™m off to cook dinner. Bye for now

1:54 am

sprite

slowly getting better now, day by day. It is a vicious flu!

1:54 am

sprite

bye mrP

1:55 am

zoozzoom

Oh we are fine. It is very hard trying to keep everything clean and not worry about giving germs to them apart from that all is the same.

1:55 am

zoozzoom

abye, Mrp nice to see you!

1:55 am

sprite

good to hear. Yeah, it is an intensive time for all.

1:56 am

zoozzoom

Mother went into hospital a while a go with c-diff but that is sorted out now.

1:56 am

zoozzoom

How is everyone in your family doing?

1:56 am

sprite

ah, am glad that is okay now. Are they feeling very isolated? And are you?

1:57 am

sprite

perfect waste of a good -ing ending, I see

1:57 am

zoozzoom

YNo we are fine to be honest this routine is no different now to what it was before the lockdown. Nothing has changed for us. As we do not go out anywhere anyway.

1:58 am

sprite

Rob is okay, still healthy, thank God. Tim is back in the Netherlands, university is closed and exams are cancelled, he has automatically been promoted to the next study year. Caya has graduated magna cum laude, very proud of her. She will go for her Master's in the fall.

1:58 am

zoozzoom

YMy day consists of getting up going to parents look after them come home. Then repeat the next day and so on haha!

1:59 am

sprite

ah right, I see.

1:59 am

sprite

that is pretty intensive caretaking, zooz *hugs*

2:00 am

zoozzoom

Oh wow Caya has done so well for herself! She has worked hard for that! Congratulations to her from me even though she does not know me haha!

2:01 am

zoozzoom

Yeah it is a shame for those who studied hard to have their exams cancelled.

2:01 am

zoozzoom

Not so bad if you are crap at exams though.

2:01 am

sprite

yeah but in the view of all the health issues and deaths, it is a small setback. We have a lot to be grateful for.

2:03 am

sprite

I will tell her, zooz :) We are a bit worriesd about her, she complained of a sore throat and coughing, and her girlfriend had a cold. There has been a contact with someone with covid19, so it is a possibility. But yesterday she wasn't worse than the day before, I am praying that means it is not the flu. I cannot recommend getting it!

2:03 am

zoozzoom

Glad Rob is well too Just hope you can keep yourself healthy. Five weeks of illness is a long time!

2:03 am

sprite

well, I didn't have to go to the intensive care and I am still alive, so I am not complaining.

2:04 am

zoozzoom

N no illness is good. High temperature and consstent dry cough are the main symptoms.

2:05 am

zoozzoom

That is neither here or there, Sprite. You must look after yourself so you can worry about your siblings! That is how it gos right?

2:06 am

zoozzoom

goes*

2:06 am

sprite

I know. Am still coughing like mad, but the fever is down, haven't had a fever for 36 ho5 now, so that should mean I am over the flu. Got pneumonia, which is over now too. And now bronchitis. Once the organs are damaged by the virus, bacteria grab their chance, alas.

2:06 am

sprite

too true, dear man.

2:09 am

zoozzoom

Pneumonia is the pits. Trying to get the phlem from your chest is a ruddy nightmare. I had it end of september and even now I am still trying to cough it out.

2:09 am

sprite

so true. And it hurts like the dickens.

2:10 am

sprite

ks killed

2:10 am

zoozzoom

Never had the dickens but yeah it does

2:10 am

sprite

:D

2:11 am

zoozzoom

ðŸ¤£

2:11 am

zoozzoom

I think, Rose has gone on a vacation the last I heard.

2:12 am

sprite

yes she has. I hope she is having a wonderful time. She needs the relaxation.

2:13 am

sprite

the government has informed us yesterday that the current measures are working, and that we will have to keep them up for at least 4 more weeks.

2:13 am

zoozzoom

I would think everything would be closed due to all the lockdowns going on.

2:14 am

sprite

quite possible that the lockdowns in Aussie are not as tight as here. We have a much denser population.

2:15 am

zoozzoom

Not sure what the timeline is here. some say a few more weeks and they might relax the lockdown some are saying it could go on for six months.Will just have to wait and see I guess.

2:15 am

sprite

isn't your government keeping you up to speed?

2:16 am

zoozzoom

Yes they are. The only problem with that is they tell us one thing and the NHS is saying that that is not the case.

2:17 am

sprite

oh how frustrating. Here, they are doing it together. We had a press conference yesterday and it was clear as a bell.

2:17 am

zoozzoom

Example. Government says they are ramping up testing to frontline staff to 25k a day. Nhs says they have had hardly any staff tested. Who do you believe.

2:19 am

sprite

very frustrating. Here, they are doing the same thing, keeping labs open longer. They want to expand testing of medical staff to people outside hospitals now. It takes a lot of tests. They also work on having 2400 ICU beds by Sunday. And they are opening corona hostels, where people can go who do not need ICU, but cannot take care of themselves.

2:21 am

zoozzoom

Sounds good, Sprite! Glad your government is being quick about it and being open and honest with its people. I think ours are trying to do the same but they got the strategy wrong and so have had to change course and are now fighting a catch up game.

2:23 am

Kamanjah

Sprite! How are you? I did not read anything yet, just saw you here and wanted to say hi and send hugs!

2:23 am

sprite

ah that is hard. Yeah, the government here is very open. They say dutch people cannot be commanded, they need to understand and when they do, they will conform. I think that is true.

2:23 am

zoozzoom

Protect the elderly and ill healthed let the rest get it so they build up an immune to it I think I heard was the first strategy.

2:23 am

sprite

hi dear Kam *hugs*. I am getting better day by day now. I think we won the fight, now I need to recover from the whole ordeal. How about you and yours?

2:24 am

sprite

ouch, zooz! That is very wrong indeed. Even young, healthy people have died from it.

2:24 am

zoozzoom

Hi, Kam. I need to go. let you two catch up. Nice to see you all Bye and stay safe and as healthy as you can xx

2:25 am

sprite

you too, zooz. *hugs*

2:29 am

Kamanjah

Shoot, I missed saying hi to Zooz while I read the chog.

2:30 am

sprite

send him a virtual hug, it will reach him :D

2:30 am

Kamanjah

I'm glad you're doing better, Sprite! We had a scare - hubby ended up in hospital for a few nights because he let his diabetes get out of control.

2:31 am

zoozzoom

No you didn't :-) I just wanted to let you get a word in. I don't stop rabbiting so wanted to take a step back. Plus I can find some words too â¤

2:31 am

sprite

ouch, that is not good. Is it all sorted again?

2:32 am

Kamanjah

Nightmare, with 14-yr-old grandson staying here...he refused to leave until he felt his Grandpa was doing ok.
And no, it's not quite sorted...I don't think he got everything he needed from the pharmacy

2:33 am

sprite

troublesome :( I hope it will be okay soon. Fireflies here, and I have to go. Glad to have seen you, Kam. *hugs* and you are both in my prayers.

2:33 am

Kamanjah

Since the hospital allows no visitors, I couldn't talk to the doctors and find out what the main issue was. Blood test all out of whack. He thought he had everything he needed to test, but there was no battery to run the glucose test

2:38 am

zoozzoom

asorry to hear that, Kam. Can you not phone them to get the full results?

2:45 am

Kamanjah

Zooz, we have to sign forms to get info. If he does not have what he needs by tomorrow, I will be making lots of noise. I hate being excluded from my husbands's care because of this stupid virus, but I do understand the necessity of decreasing exposure.

2:47 am

Kamanjah

I just got frustrated and decided to save the grid for tomorrow. I'm exhausted.

2:52 am

zoozzoom

Bless you, Kam trying to deal with this on your own must be hard. They should of made sure he had everything he needed. I would make plenty of noise. But for now you are tired and so need to rest. Have that then write down your plan of action and go for it.

2:54 am

zoozzoom

You could also look on social media sites like facebook to see if others have had similar experiences and how they resolved them. Take an hour or so to do that. There might be some good suggestions.

2:55 am

zoozzoom

I really do need to go this time. Hope you can get it all sorted out, ((Kam)) Bye for now.

5:17 am

mrpresident

Hello babble friends! Please accept my love and condolences. Iâ€™m on the the other side of the world so my words donâ€™t come out in real time for many.. lickers is still making it possible to get clues out. Iâ€™m proud of our community. Stay safe xx

5:19 am

Deeha

greetings from UK. Hope you are well and keeping sane in these days of lockdown. Thank goodness for Babble

5:20 am

mrpresident

Itâ€™s a bizarre situation... when I was really sick, you all came together. Now I see the same love for everyone in the world! You are all amazing!

5:21 am

mrpresident

Hi Deeha, nice to meet you :)

5:36 am

sukee

Good morning all

5:48 am

JaxH66

I have a y4/7. Does anyone know what the other one is please?

5:48 am

sukee

yi 4/7

5:48 am

sukee

ya 4/8

5:49 am

JaxH66

Thanks. That's the last column greyed out

5:50 am

sukee

I need the 3rd A in that column, have ai 4/5 and ag 4/6

5:51 am

JaxH66

pl

5:51 am

sukee

Well, doh, TY

5:51 am

JaxH66

YW

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

Mro

7:11 am

Uneaixoise

MrP is it really you? Hello!

7:42 am

hokie carla

ooh, just found the native american evil spirit

7:43 am

hokie carla

and plural

7:43 am

MollyL

*Gives Carla the Smarty Pants t-shirt

7:43 am

hokie carla

thx

7:44 am

hokie carla

it's not often I find a 7/8 all by myself

7:46 am

hokie carla

but thanks to the X-Files, this is a word I know ;)

7:47 am

MollyL

Who says The X-Files isn't educational?

7:47 am

hokie carla

I want to believe

7:48 am

hokie carla

maybe I'll rewatch X-Files during this

7:54 am

MollyL

I think a lot of people are re-visiting shows they enjoyed while they deal with the stay at home thing.

7:54 am

hokie carla

yep

7:56 am

bichon

Hulu rules!

7:56 am

hokie carla

I do watch a lot of hulu

8:01 am

regis

sofa

8:01 am

hokie carla

thx, did not have that one!

8:02 am

regis

Dense

8:04 am

rururocks

just arrived and right column greyed out :D

8:05 am

hokie carla

impressive :P

8:05 am

hokie carla

I still need a Y and an A to finish that feat. but I did gray the H, so I got that going for me

8:05 am

hokie carla

ooh, just found my y

8:07 am

hokie carla

of course my missing A was a plural. right column done!

8:08 am

mkg

hi all. any cluesa for the 8s? ty

8:08 am

mkg

thog

8:08 am

mkg

oops sorry

8:08 am

hokie carla

well, one is multiple native american evil spirit - we7/8

8:09 am

rururocks

i didn't know you splake indian hokie

8:09 am

hokie carla

rhymes with another word for blue (like denim)

8:09 am

hokie carla

see below re: x-files ;)

8:11 am

rururocks

sets timer to see how long it takes to get my joke

8:11 am

hokie carla

oh, it may take a while. I thought you had a typo.

8:12 am

rururocks

left column grey

8:12 am

hokie carla

I'm struggling with left col A tile

8:12 am

hokie carla

and I keep wanting to make author

8:14 am

hokie carla

where is bea to guess my missing 3 a's??

8:15 am

MollyL

*Gets the joke. Hint, see definition for the word Carla keeps mentioning

8:15 am

hokie carla

oh, it was the 2nd def

8:16 am

MollyL

Brings a whole new meaning to people here saying "fish me"

8:16 am

hokie carla

and I had looked up splake before but it just said it was a cross between a lake trout and a brook trout, no mention of the we7

8:17 am

Tigereye

A

8:17 am

A*n*i*t*a

fouse

8:17 am

A*n*i*t*a

house

8:18 am

Tigereye

Have you got the Au 5/6 combo hokie?

8:18 am

hokie carla

so everybody knows: fidgit and idgit aren't alt spellings

8:18 am

hokie carla

no, tigereye. thx, will look

8:19 am

hokie carla

duh, got 'em

8:19 am

hokie carla

I have 2 ar's and 4 au's

8:20 am

mkg

matanto is what i get for native american evil spirit

8:20 am

Tigereye

Same here, suspect we're missing the same one

8:21 am

hokie carla

mkg, there is a blue dye also a band called ____ Girls from 80s-ish - rhymes with that. I am sure there are quite a few evil spirit words. have not heard of mutant.

8:21 am

mkg

further clue for the we 7/8 please.

8:21 am

hokie carla

*matanto stupid autocorrect

8:22 am

mkg

carla will try to think about it but need something about where the word goes or something.

8:22 am

hokie carla

if you have we4 it continues on from that

8:23 am

hokie carla

maybe someone else can do better, sorry

8:23 am

mkg

got it. put into google native american evil spirit starting with W.

8:24 am

mkg

also need the i words for the i that is under the F. ty

8:24 am

M3

Thanks mkg :)

8:24 am

hokie carla

ig6 - to light a fire

8:25 am

hokie carla

io4

8:25 am

mkg

ty carla. got it.

8:26 am

mkg

ty for io 4. missed it totally.

8:26 am

rururocks

bottom row grey

8:26 am

hokie carla

yeah, that one took me a while to see. I'm not good at reading backwards.

8:26 am

hokie carla

dang, ru. I still need 8 i's

8:27 am

swmbo

en ds

8:28 am

hokie carla

of course I didn't have the blue dye I was talking about earlier

8:28 am

hokie carla

glad I didn't come out and say it in the clue

8:30 am

Judi

Greetings, sheltered humans.

8:31 am

hokie carla

howdy, judi

8:31 am

M3

Good afternoon, there are some weird words today !

8:31 am

MollyL

Whatever you do, don't clue Nan anything with In6 Girls in it. : D

8:31 am

hokie carla

thanks for the reminder

8:31 am

rururocks

puts on All by Myself on the LP player

8:32 am

MollyL

Hi Judi, from one "I'm still working" person to another

8:32 am

hokie carla

although she did get one of my pop culture references from the 80s the other day

8:32 am

hokie carla

f's finished

8:33 am

MollyL

*All of the under 30's scratch their heads and wonder what an LP player is

8:33 am

hokie carla

LOL

8:33 am

Judi

For you foodies out there, I have a Netflix recommendation for you. I have been watching "The Chef Show" with John Favreau. It is delightful.

8:33 am

hokie carla

for the record, my 19 yo has an LP player

8:34 am

hokie carla

thanks, judi, will check it out

8:34 am

Judi

Like we all aren't gaining enough weight being stuck at home.

8:35 am

hokie carla

I keep eating like I'm on the Titanic while it's going down

8:36 am

Judi

Things haven't got that dire, Carla. Hoard the food. Don't eat the food. I know. Easier said than done. I have a hard time not justifying having Ben & Jerry's Milk & Cookies ice cream in the house.

8:37 am

Judi

"It's the apocolypse. We deserve to have ice cream." etc., etc....

8:37 am

hokie carla

I've developed a thing for mint chocolate chip ice cream

8:38 am

rururocks

new ben and Jerry's flavor Covid and Cream is coming out

8:38 am

Judi

Ha ha! I wouldn't doubt it , Ru.

8:38 am

hokie carla

ru, are you okay there? you haven't bitten on 2 puns today.

8:38 am

MollyL

It should be Covid & Scream

8:38 am

rururocks

better yet molly

8:40 am

MollyL

I am going to spend too much money on a steak dinner Friday to support the restaurant that my son manages. Plus, I will know who is doing my curb side service. : D

8:40 am

rururocks

oh god if i had ice cream around the house that'd be the end of me

8:40 am

hokie carla

my friend sent a pic of NC gov with headline that kids have to repeat their grade. then our other friend says "oh, it's April Fools!" who does April Fools jokes during this?

8:41 am

mael

seriously, april fools is canceled this year

8:41 am

hokie carla

yep, just like I'm postponing my birthday for better times

8:41 am

Judi

Noble of you, Molly. We too are spending too much money today - purchased steaks from the local family-owned butcher shop. Eye-popping prices. But (don't tell Haz & Ata), they have fresh rabbit and we also got some nice NY strip steaks.

8:42 am

MollyL

I'm still trying to figure out who goes on vacation during this. I got a call yesterday and the woman who called said "While Dan is on vacation..." Seriously?

8:42 am

Judi

Uhg. I repeated myself there. More coffee is needed.

8:42 am

hokie carla

well, I have made it to 25 words left and can't find any more.

8:43 am

hokie carla

yeah, who and how is someone on vacation?

8:43 am

Judi

If someone else is enjoying a vacation right now, I'll be pissed. I had to cancel mine. * hands on hips*

8:43 am

rururocks

(hopes scrabs doesn't show up right now)

8:44 am

hokie carla

yep, still waiting for my vrbo refund

8:44 am

MollyL

Oh I am not even going to say what I thought that refund was for : O

8:44 am

Scrabbler

Aaaaah! Who is eating rabbit?

8:45 am

Judi

May my cawnivawus statements be stwicken fwum the weckod.

8:45 am

MollyL

I don't get the vacation thing. What could people possibly be doing? Beaches are closed, restaurants are closed, etc.

8:45 am

hokie carla

haha

8:45 am

hokie carla

I don't know either molly

8:46 am

hokie carla

my friends who own beach houses have both been there with their families since school shut down. I am jealous they are there.

8:46 am

Judi

Ooooh. I know! Lets drive from one shelter-in-place to this other shelter-in-place to gaze out the sealed windows at the landscape we can't enjoy.

8:46 am

rururocks

top row grey (just being annoying now)

8:47 am

MollyL

Sounds like a ton of fun Judi. : D

8:47 am

hokie carla

I though you already said that? what is my missing a then?

8:47 am

Judi

Then again, if we try to drive across state lines, we may get stopped and sent back home. :-((

8:48 am

hokie carla

judi, my one friend can hear the ocean from her house, so that's nice. also they are on a small island and the beach isn't crowded even on holidays so they can go out on it and not be near anyone.

8:48 am

MollyL

Probably the missing A is au + short for what you make at a dining establishment to save you a table

8:49 am

hokie carla

ooh, found my missing a - au5 for the other person that was looking with me

8:49 am

Judi

That sounds lovely, Carla. I certainly envy them at this time.

8:49 am

hokie carla

now just need 3 t's from top row

8:49 am

hokie carla

and yes, that was it Molly, where were you earlier?? ;)

8:49 am

MollyL

Wealthy people with vacation homes...someday I would like to be one of them.

8:50 am

Judi

Name that proper noun: Soda of the Caribbean.

8:50 am

hokie carla

mr. homie is working on our motorhome and currently has it inoperable, but there's really nowhere to go with it.

8:50 am

Tigereye

Got it, thanks Howie

8:51 am

hokie carla

yw, tigereye!

8:51 am

Tigereye

Hokie even

8:52 am

hokie carla

we follow various full-time RVers on youtube and one of them was saying the other day the place they were at closed but they were allowed to stay. that would be pretty awful if you lived in your RV and had nowhere to go.

8:52 am

MollyL

For those of you who can donate blood, I read that The Red Cross is experiencing a shortage of blood and is asking those who can, to donate.

8:53 am

hokie carla

I have never done it but should probably check into it.

8:53 am

Judi

I believe Walmart parking lots are a safe haven for RV'ers, if they can't find a campground.

8:53 am

MollyL

The only Caribbean bubbly I know is Red Stripe.
: D

8:53 am

bichon

I, unfortunately, cannot donate blood [due to a lower hematocrit than their standards]

8:54 am

hokie carla

that's nice Judi, but eventually they're going to need to empty the tanks!

8:54 am

MollyL

A Walmart parking lot. Now THAT'S a vacation. Boy howdy.

8:54 am

Tigereye

Soda of the Caribbean is a word too so can't post it on the chat

8:54 am

hokie carla

what's the stats of that, tiger?

8:54 am

rururocks

i'm missing a S 6

8:55 am

Tigereye

Ti 4/6

8:55 am

hokie carla

I have se6/18

8:55 am

rururocks

have both of those

8:55 am

hokie carla

I think I have that, tiger, thx

8:55 am

hokie carla

so there are 2 se6/18?

8:56 am

MollyL

Yes

8:56 am

Judi

Ok. Well, add an a to the end of that word and you'll have the Caribbean soda, mon.

8:57 am

hokie carla

ok, got the 2nd se6/18

8:57 am

MollyL

Both se6 sound like not Congress. Different last two letters.

8:57 am

Tigereye

The ti 4/6 on it's own is Caribbean soda too

8:57 am

MollyL

I'm going to stop cluing as Carla is doing just fine finding her own words.

8:58 am

MLFAN17

ty fo rthe se6's

9:00 am

hokie carla

well, I still have 21 left, so I must need some clues

9:00 am

hokie carla

did you find the s6, ru?

9:00 am

rururocks

had to look up the so 6

9:00 am

hokie carla

so, it's not a regular word?

9:01 am

hokie carla

what is the point total?

9:02 am

rururocks

so 6/24

9:02 am

MLFAN17

4th column top I stats pls?

9:02 am

rururocks

we've had it before but i never remember it

9:03 am

doseffing

ig 2/24

9:03 am

hokie carla

io4 and ig6

9:04 am

doseffing

that's ig6/24

9:04 am

MollyL

Ah yes, it's French

9:04 am

MLFAN17

ty for the io

9:04 am

MollyL

The so6

9:04 am

hokie carla

well, I may as well have a clue then, I am terrible at the french

9:05 am

MLFAN17

yes I would like a clue for that ig 6/24 pls?

9:05 am

doseffing

... start a fire

9:05 am

rururocks

to light something up mlf

9:05 am

hokie carla

ig6 - to light a fire

9:05 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie and ruru

9:06 am

hokie carla

you missed dos!

9:06 am

doseffing

... story of my life

9:06 am

rururocks

(smoke detectors going off in the PB)

9:06 am

MLFAN17

and ty dose

9:06 am

hokie carla

it's funny how posts come into the chat. I swear they pop in random places

9:06 am

MLFAN17

just when you think you were first posting in the chat lol

9:08 am

hokie carla

found 5 more for 20 left but I gotta do some things today so going to the list

9:09 am

rururocks

well there is one thing i've noticed about babble and the stay sheltered order

9:09 am

BzznBea

Good Morning, friends.

9:09 am

rururocks

hi bea.. good morning

9:09 am

hokie carla

morning, bea

9:10 am

MLFAN17

gm bzz

9:11 am

BzznBea

Just had a meeting fellow master gardeners on zoom.

9:12 am

MLFAN17

is the in8 an extension of another in word?

9:12 am

hokie carla

Ah, I was wondering where you were earlier when I was struggling with a's ;-)

9:12 am

BzznBea

Yes, mlf

9:12 am

BzznBea

It is more so.

9:12 am

MLFAN17

ty bz.l I gtg will be back..

9:13 am

BzznBea

I still have one A left, Carla.

9:13 am

hokie carla

well of4 is a new one to me.

9:15 am

bichon

offensive word

9:15 am

hokie carla

yes, that's what dictionary said. I only knew of honky and cracker.

9:17 am

Judi

That's a new one to me.

9:19 am

hokie carla

well, 1 left - the french so6 that I have not been able to get the right combo of letters so I guess I will look it up. there were at least 2 on the list that I swear I tried already.

9:20 am

hokie carla

well, of course I found it after posting that.

9:22 am

origami

Good morning

9:22 am

BzznBea

Good morning, ori.

9:25 am

Judi

Leave it to Babble to teach me something offensive. :- ))

9:33 am

rururocks

Hang around me judi i apparently say offensive stuff all the time

9:36 am

MollyL

He is such a pervert, Judi
: P

9:36 am

MLFAN17

is the iin8 an extension of a 6?

9:36 am

BzznBea

No, extention of the 7

9:36 am

Aloyisius

April is here.. hi Babblers

9:36 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

9:37 am

origami

Hi Aloy

9:37 am

MLFAN17

clue pls for the in7 ?

9:37 am

MLFAN17

hi aloy

9:38 am

MLFAN17

hi origami and judi

9:38 am

BzznBea

in 7 severe, serious

9:38 am

hokie carla

this game is very in7

9:38 am

hokie carla

(well, not this game)

9:38 am

Aloyisius

ty Bea

9:39 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

9:39 am

origami

Hi fan

9:54 am

BzznBea

I'm off for the day. Any clues before I go?

9:55 am

car.eeyore

I need stats for the second i word from the top i in the fourth column please?

9:55 am

Deeha

ig6

9:56 am

BzznBea

io4 and ig6.24

9:56 am

car.eeyore

ty

10:02 am

Aloyisius

I'm off to watch a u-tube on cutting hair.. see you all next time. Hagd!

10:03 am

hokie carla

good luck!

10:04 am

hokie carla

luckily I'm in the growing out phase of my hair but I need to watch a movie on thinning it out

10:04 am

Judi

Oh no. Aloy is thinking of cutting her own hair. Intervention alert!

10:04 am

MLFAN17

I cut the back of my husband's hair a few days ago

10:05 am

Judi

It truly is a world gone mad.

10:05 am

MLFAN17

i need a haircut too

10:06 am

MLFAN17

it was just the back

10:07 am

Judi

My husband's hair is a disaster - needs cutting. My roots are just starting to show. Eh. It will be the new trend.

10:07 am

Judi

Sorry. Didn't realize I was giving up a word there.

10:08 am

MLFAN17

the longer our hair gets the worse it gets

10:08 am

origami

I am very low-maintenance. That said, I was overdue for a haircut before this started and now it isn't a pretty sight.

10:09 am

MLFAN17

same here origami

10:09 am

Judi

We're all low maintenance now, origami.

10:09 am

rururocks

i'm growning a pony tail

10:09 am

mixi6

Yes, mine was scheduled for last week.

10:10 am

MLFAN17

i could wear a small ponytail right now.. i have done it before

10:12 am

MLFAN17

first in7 clue pls?

10:13 am

mixi6

only in7 that I have is a pl.

10:14 am

MLFAN17

never mind mixi its a in 6/7 i have it

10:14 am

mixi6

I had a pony tail until last October, then got it cut really short. the long portions are two inches.

10:16 am

MLFAN17

i have done really short haircuts.. never again

10:17 am

origami

I'm sure that is a good look for you, ru :D

10:19 am

MLFAN17

fa 5/20 clue pls?

10:19 am

LuvWordGames

a derrogatory term for a homosexual

10:20 am

MLFAN17

hi luv ty

10:20 am

LuvWordGames

hi MLF

10:20 am

hurshy

also a cigarette, or, originally, a bundle of wood that can be lit on fire

10:21 am

hurshy

i hate it when one can no longer use words an old way because of a new, bad meaning they have taken on

10:22 am

Judi

Fireworks!

10:22 am

MLFAN17

we7 clue pls?

10:22 am

MLFAN17

congrats judi!

10:22 am

LuvWordGames

WTG Judi!

10:23 am

mixi6

'grats Judi

10:23 am

Judi

WE7: evil spirit or We + blue dye.

10:24 am

Judi

Or anagram of blue dye, I should say.

10:24 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Judi

10:24 am

Judi

I'm out. See y'all tomorrow!

10:25 am

MLFAN17

i don't understand that clue sorry

10:25 am

LuvWordGames

contains a word for what you do with a shovel

10:25 am

MollyL

Watch out, next thing you know, Ru will be sporting a man bun.

10:27 am

MollyL

I cut my own hair. But the very moment they are available, I am getting a pedicure appointment.

10:27 am

cybernan

good morning all -- nice sunny day and still no appearance of the virus in our little gated community of 100 homes -- feeling fortunate and hoping it stays that way :)

10:27 am

rururocks

you will NEVER SEE ME in a man bun.. :D not ever

10:28 am

cybernan

good to hear it ru -- they look so silly - almost as bad as a pony tail

10:28 am

hurshy

i had a pedicure once. it makes me very uncomfortable to make someone else work with my feet.

10:28 am

MollyL

I honestly don't get how any guy thinks that is a good look. It's not.

10:29 am

MLFAN17

hurshy i cant even feel people touching my feet and i don't like when they do

10:30 am

hurshy

can't FEEL it? have you told your doctor about this?

10:30 am

MLFAN17

hurshy i am in a wheelchair, i have a birth defect called Spina Bifida

10:31 am

mixi6

I had a piano student with that once upon a time.

10:31 am

hurshy

ohhhh i see

10:31 am

MLFAN17

hurshy:)

10:32 am

hurshy

second row grey! and last column, for that matter.

10:32 am

MLFAN17

last column greyed here

10:33 am

mixi6

last column greyed here too. lol.

10:34 am

hurshy

are there any SW words?

10:34 am

LuvWordGames

no

10:34 am

hurshy

mk thanks

10:35 am

MLFAN17

sorry still not getting the we7 anymore help please?

10:35 am

LuvWordGames

did you see my clue @10:25?

10:36 am

MLFAN17

yes i did

10:36 am

LuvWordGames

we + cons. + what you do with a shovel + vowel

10:36 am

MLFAN17

that is a three letter word right?

10:37 am

cybernan

remove the first letter from the blue dye

10:37 am

LuvWordGames

yes

10:37 am

MLFAN17

okay finally got it ty

10:37 am

jaxx7

we + mood i*****, mlf

10:37 am

jaxx7

and pl

10:37 am

MLFAN17

got the pl and greyed the w

10:38 am

cybernan

missing one w

10:38 am

SuzeeQ24

clue for tr5,18 plz

10:39 am

mixi6

fw

10:39 am

hurshy

russell brand has done videos where he tells you the tr5/18 = tr4 + ne4 (smushed)

10:39 am

cybernan

nm - just realized the 8 is the plural

10:40 am

mixi6

close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments

10:40 am

LuvWordGames

tr 5/18 is a plural without a singular. rhymes with pt. of making a sketch + plural

10:40 am

hurshy

is it terrible if i like russell brand's version better? lol

10:41 am

Uneaixoise

Success du jour. Baby Wipes at local grocery!!

10:41 am

SuzeeQ24

tyvm...never would of got that

10:42 am

hurshy

4th row grey!

10:43 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for we7!!

10:43 am

cybernan

tr 5: pair of tartan pants worn by some highland regiments instead of kilts. Donald where's your tr 5?

10:45 am

hurshy

well this is good, i got all the 7s and 8s on my first run through the grid!

10:45 am

hurshy

helps that people were clueing the w, of course

10:46 am

hurshy

fourth column grey! 10 words left!

10:46 am

hurshy

bottom row grey!

10:46 am

LuvWordGames

ho 6/27 please?

10:46 am

hurshy

that's my missing H!

10:47 am

LuvWordGames

found it, it's a compound word

10:47 am

hurshy

ok, it is pig + neck***

10:47 am

hurshy

yayyyy

10:47 am

hurshy

go us!

10:47 am

LuvWordGames

that's fw for me, any clues needed?

10:49 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! museum Reina ______

10:50 am

LuvWordGames

ok HAGD everyone

10:50 am

Dorens

Sofia

10:50 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

10:50 am

hurshy

bye luv

10:51 am

Dorens

loved Madrid museums.. particularly the Thyssen Bornamissa or however it was spelled

10:52 am

cybernan

haven't been to spain -- it was too far down the bucket list, will probably never get there now

10:53 am

bichon

Have been to the Pado and Reina Sofia. Wonderful

10:53 am

Dorens

currently dreaming that it will all be fine in a year. while realizing that is not realistic

10:53 am

hurshy

yeah i was a big fan of Madrid when i visited. i loved the wide thoroughfares with baskets of flowers

10:53 am

Dorens

lovely city. And then there was Barcelona!

10:53 am

bichon

in 6/21, second one, pls

10:54 am

hurshy

to plan to do something

10:54 am

bichon

ty hurshy

10:57 am

cybernan

so 6 please?

10:57 am

hurshy

that's my missing S!

10:58 am

zoozzoom

Well groomed.

10:58 am

Trifioso

nbt, so hello friends! Have about 15 minute before next zoom

10:58 am

hurshy

yaaay thanks zooz! done with 6s!

10:59 am

cybernan

not seeing it

10:59 am

hurshy

it's like, french looking, cnan

11:00 am

cybernan

guess it is a new one for me - have no idea

11:00 am

MumTT

s

11:00 am

hurshy

nah, we've had it, it's just hard to clue

11:00 am

cybernan

oh - there it is - ty -- have seen the word before, just didn't know the def

11:00 am

hurshy

yeah

11:02 am

Atalante

21 to goooo

11:02 am

hurshy

5 here - wonder how fast you will overtake me :D

11:02 am

Atalante

I doubt it unless I get the list!

11:02 am

hurshy

you always used to, when we did not get the list

11:02 am

hurshy

i am so slow at last ones

11:03 am

Atalante

I just seem to be word blind today, I have 3 6s left and those will take the time

11:04 am

hurshy

i have two D and two T and one A left

11:05 am

Atalante

the As are easy

11:05 am

hurshy

well i am missing a top one

11:05 am

Atalante

Ive got 2 Ts and 2 Ds left too

11:05 am

cybernan

3 plurals in the a's

11:05 am

Atalante

I'm sure you are. Think a golden version of a greek god :)

11:05 am

hurshy

i do have three plurals

11:05 am

hurshy

thank you ata!

11:06 am

Atalante

:)

11:06 am

Atalante

oh its nice to clue intelligently

11:06 am

hurshy

oooh i just found my Ts - they were SO FISHY

11:06 am

hurshy

and it is nice to receive intelligent clues :D

11:07 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone - stay safe.

11:07 am

hurshy

congrats, ttfn cnan!

11:08 am

hurshy

got my D4! now just D5 left

11:09 am

hurshy

got it wooooohooooooooooo

11:09 am

hurshy

now i can play GWAIM if desired.

11:10 am

Atalante

wooohoo :) what 3 6s am I missing LOL

11:10 am

hurshy

or anyone else for that matter :D

11:11 am

MumTT

g

11:12 am

hokie carla

what is GWAIM?

11:12 am

hurshy

Guess What Atalante Is Missing

11:13 am

hokie carla

(cue to Molly - me asking for an acronym explanation)

11:13 am

hurshy

of course the original base version is GWHIM (me, Hurshy)

11:13 am

hokie carla

ah

11:13 am

hokie carla

I like playing that

11:13 am

Atalante

or more like guess what Ata thought she'd typed in but obviously hadn't

11:13 am

hokie carla

I'll see what I can do, but 24 6's is a lot

11:13 am

hurshy

it is the other auxiiliary game i invented besides name that proper noun.

11:14 am

hurshy

well, if ata wants us to play she will say more details about what she needs

11:14 am

hokie carla

any tiles to not look at, ata?

11:14 am

Atalante

I need 2 Fs

11:15 am

hokie carla

do you have between the third and fifth?

11:15 am

Atalante

I do now :D

11:15 am

hokie carla

well, that is the only f6 I see

11:16 am

hokie carla

do you have ho6? I usually miss that but found it today!

11:16 am

Atalante

yes! but only because someone clued it! I bet I'm missing an annoying in6 or something

11:17 am

zoozzoom

There are two HO 6s

11:17 am

hokie carla

there are! the one I always miss is pig related

11:17 am

Atalante

I kn4 it

11:18 am

hokie carla

there are 6 in6. I def. had missed a few.

11:19 am

bichon

so 6/24, pls

11:20 am

Atalante

a swanky french elegant haircut

11:20 am

hokie carla

I had to look it up (as did ru). kinda hard to clue but it is french and looks french

11:20 am

hokie carla

well-groomed

11:21 am

Atalante

right. 1 F5 to find

11:22 am

bichon

ty carla, Ata

11:22 am

Atalante

well what a word to end on

11:23 am

hokie carla

looks like you found it then

11:25 am

hokie carla

guess I will take the dog for a walk. TTFN

11:25 am

Atalante

yes its very annoying when its a word that just seems to have a consonant from its normal spelling

11:27 am

MollyL

GWAIM's world! GWAIM's world! Party time! Excellent!

2:02 pm

Deeha

love a clue for we7 I'm going crosseyed looking for it!!

2:05 pm

periwinkle

hi all.help wth in8 pls

2:07 pm

MollyL

More extreme

2:08 pm

MollyL

we7...w + not beginning + vowel + not stop. then plural

2:08 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

3:57 pm

amelu0218

also a monster from many RPGs.

3:58 pm

amelu0218

based on mythology

4:06 pm

MollyL

RPG = Role playing games...think Dungeons and Dragons.

4:06 pm

amelu0218

Or Final Fantasy and the like.

4:07 pm

MollyL

Amelu, pretty picture, but it's huge. Is that your yard?

4:09 pm

amelu0218

Yes, sorry, I always forget how to shrink the pics. That started as 6 small plants, 3 along each side of the walkway, about 40 years ago (I'm guessing).

4:10 pm

amelu0218

If you go all the way to the bottom right, you can see the back tail light of one of our trucks. Gives you a better perspective.

4:19 pm

Uneaixoise

Your giant azalea is amazing!! My grandmother had some huge ones like that in her yard in Louisiana decades ago...... breathtaking.....

4:36 pm

hokie carla

I didn't know they get that big

4:36 pm

hokie carla

(that's what she said)

4:40 pm

MollyL

You would be surprised how big they get
(Yes she knows of that)

4:41 pm

Kamanjah

four

4:59 pm

MollyL

More like nine

7:01 pm

Elliot

clue for so6 please

7:04 pm

MollyL

so + the last two of animal that produces bacon + first two of not far...French word

7:16 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks lickety and all cluers. in6/7 purple were my last

7:19 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!!

7:22 pm

MollyL

Elliot must have given up on so6

7:25 pm

MollyL

in6/27 is blue, in case that confuses anyone

8:52 pm

dan2bit

right. color-impaired

9:35 pm

Uneaixoise

20 to go....sigh

9:42 pm

Uneaixoise

15....

9:48 pm

Uneaixoise

10

9:53 pm

Uneaixoise

6

9:58 pm

Uneaixoise

3

10:29 pm

Uneaixoise

2

10:33 pm

Uneaixoise

In5/10?

10:33 pm

bethn

Not outer

10:35 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!

10:35 pm

bethn

Yvw

10:38 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

10:39 pm

bethn

Whoo Hoo Une!!!

10:40 pm

bethn

Endure

10:40 pm

bethn

Sorry!

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