12:04 am
cybernan
hello everyone - wonder what happened to those 200 + grids
12:09 am
FrenchToast
qu7 x 2
12:09 am
ChloeKat
french toast - stop doing something . . . you ?
12:10 am
ChloeKat
it doesn't sound quite grammatically right
12:10 am
FrenchToast
um what?
12:11 am
ChloeKat
I blank this job . .. .
12:11 am
FrenchToast
oh ha. I thought you were telling me to stop doing something.
12:11 am
ChloeKat
no sorry . . . trying to give clue
12:12 am
FrenchToast
I already have that word, but thanks.
12:23 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:24 am
cybernan
ty broll
12:25 am
cybernan
and ty gillie
12:30 am
cybernan
calling it a night -- have to leave something to do tomorrow :) Although I do have a couple of masks under construction that I need to finish. Stay safe, everyone.
2:40 am
ivesy3
clue for the en6 pl
2:41 am
ivesy3
nvm found it
4:46 am
mattygroves
Would you give me a wee clue on the en6, please?
4:51 am
mattygroves
Also, stats for the Y in the top row, please?
4:51 am
mattygroves
Found the Y!
4:52 am
MollyL
en6 essential nature
4:53 am
mattygroves
I found an EN6 - not sure if it's the same one though, but thank you!
4:53 am
MollyL
A company is a separate legal en6
4:54 am
mattygroves
Got that one, thanks Molly!
4:54 am
MollyL
Yeah there is only one, it is hard to define
4:57 am
MollyL
I am reading about this US economic stimulus money and wondering how it is even going to make a dent in the financial troubles people are feeling
4:59 am
mattygroves
There's an MY8?! 2020 is going to be a hard year.
5:02 am
MollyL
Would it help if I said the my8 includes the high point tile?
5:03 am
mattygroves
I'll start looking and let you know :)
5:03 am
mattygroves
Yes. Yes it helped greatly :)
5:07 am
MollyL
Good, I didn't want the my8 of what the word was to fluster you : D
5:21 am
mattygroves
Without your help, I'd be all aflustered ;)
5:23 am
MollyL
How are the grocery stores stocked in your area? Any better?
5:24 am
sukee
Hi all, thanks for the clues :)
5:24 am
mattygroves
Umm....sorta. Jeff's still struggling to get strong flour and yeast. But he went to a shop today and got a half leg of lamb, a pork joint, some fruit and veg and some cookies so it's not quite apocalyptic at the moment
5:24 am
mattygroves
You? I should probably know this, but where in the US are you?
5:25 am
MollyL
DC Metro area. Things are better than they were at first. The toilet paper shortage continues. Fortunately, I buy that in bulk, so we are okay for a while.
5:26 am
MollyL
It is about a three to four day wait for grocery delivery. What I used to be able to get in 2 hours.
5:29 am
mattygroves
Yeah, I haven't even tried for grocery delivery. I did get a garden lounger delivered today though. Priorities, don't you know!
5:31 am
princessofburund
It is a week's wait for grocery delivery here, but I have thankfully found a couple of nice young women who are braving the grocery stores for me, as I'm in quarantine.
5:31 am
princessofburund
i hope you and your families are all well.
5:34 am
MollyL
Good. It is nice to hear stories about people who are pitching in and helping others.
5:34 am
sukee
Hi princess. I made my big outing for today already, I went down to check my mail. I have to go out shopping probably on Monday.
5:35 am
MollyL
That makes up for all the latex glove litter I see in grocery store parking lots. Really people? Use the damn trash can.
5:36 am
sukee
Well, I will have absolutely nothing when I go out. But I think the stores are providing sanitizer at least.
5:41 am
MollyL
That is okay, we do the best we can. I see a lot of people in paper face masks and bandannas that may not be very effective in keeping virus germs out.
7:19 am
Atalante
favourite place in the world is Scotland? very sensible!
7:41 am
welki
'morning, everyone
7:42 am
BzznBea
Good morning, welki.
7:46 am
welki
quiet morning in babbleland, bea
7:47 am
BzznBea
It certainly is.
7:47 am
MollyL
*Yells and bangs on a few pots and pans to wake things up
7:48 am
BzznBea
There ya go! Not quiet any more...
7:49 am
BzznBea
Molly, I agree with you about the masks not keeping germs and virises out, but they do keep you from touching your face.
7:50 am
MollyL
Oh any little thing they do to help is fine with me. I just hope people are not operating under a false sense of security. Maybe it doesn't matter.
7:52 am
MollyL
Okay, for all you Peeps lovers, they have come out with Peeps pancakes. Make your Easter extra festive!
: D
7:56 am
BzznBea
Never was much of a peeps fan.
8:00 am
MollyL
Me either. I don't get the attraction. It's like pure sugar.
8:01 am
MLFAN17
eww peeks pancakes
8:05 am
MollyL
They are regular pancakes, made to look like Peeps. Not pancakes made with Peeps.
8:12 am
MollyL
PSA: Diapers are expensive and a lot of families who are not generating an income need them. This is a link to the national diaper bank, where you can make a donation on line.
8:12 am
MollyL
https://tinyurl.com/vpn2zwr
8:21 am
BzznBea
I had a zoom meeting yesterday. One of the attendees arrived wearing a bra, no shirt.
8:21 am
rururocks
was it mario cuomo?
8:22 am
BzznBea
LOL! I wish!
8:22 am
MollyL
Did anyone say anything about it?
8:22 am
hokie carla
lol, do people not know their camera is on? my computer asks for permission on zoom to start the camera. I heard there was a lady who peed on screen.
8:22 am
MollyL
Also, was it a sports bra or a regular bra?
8:23 am
rururocks
she confused zoom with whiz hokie
8:23 am
MollyL
I don't thing urine supposed to do that on Zoom
8:23 am
BzznBea
Yes, several people said something in the chat about covering up herself or covering her camera. She left the screen and came back wearing a hat.
8:23 am
MollyL
What an ass.
8:24 am
hokie carla
so, I guess she was trying to make a statement then
8:24 am
BzznBea
It was a regular bra. She is an older woman.
8:24 am
MollyL
Oh, even worse.
8:25 am
BzznBea
I made sure I was dressed for the meeting. I did not want to be in my jammies.
8:25 am
MollyL
This amuses me because when it comes to comfort, the bra is the first thing to go. I do wear layers of a-shirts and t-shirts around the house though.
8:26 am
hokie carla
seriously
8:26 am
hokie carla
doesn't even make sense
8:26 am
BzznBea
This woman is just weird.
8:27 am
rururocks
she apparently was trying to be supportive :D
8:27 am
MollyL
Nice of you to show some respect for you fellow meeting attendees Bea. Now if you could convince all those people who show up at the grocery store in pajama pants and slippers.
8:27 am
rururocks
or make it an uplifting conversation?
8:28 am
BzznBea
She is very passive aggressive. I was wondering which Cindy we were seeing yesterday.
8:29 am
MollyL
Sounds like it was Playtex Cindy.
8:29 am
MollyL
In 18 hours she will shift gears.
8:30 am
BzznBea
Maybe she has Playtex gloves and a bra mixed up.
8:30 am
BzznBea
She is not the sharpest bulb in the drawer.
8:37 am
rururocks
maybe you should have mr Bzz zoom her back wearing only athletic supporter
8:38 am
BzznBea
Oh, that would be a wee bit of a mistake.
8:38 am
rururocks
oh.. skip that one then
8:42 am
rururocks
how so though?
8:42 am
phaeton
So...Mr. Bea can't show his wee-wee.
8:42 am
rururocks
that's not really showing it is it?
8:43 am
phaeton
Depends on size.
8:44 am
rururocks
it would teach CIndy a lesson :D
8:45 am
BzznBea
I am anxious to see how she looks at next weeks meeting.
8:45 am
phaeton
Or enjoy it...maybe that's the goal...;
8:45 am
rururocks
yeah.. she sounds like a voyeur
8:45 am
phaeton
sorry...finger spasm
8:46 am
phaeton
Maybe stuck inside is getting to her...needs to create her own fun. Bea...does she live alone?
8:47 am
BzznBea
No, she is married.
8:48 am
phaeton
hmm...husband must be used to her antics.
8:49 am
BzznBea
en 6 being
8:50 am
hokie carla
oh, just found my fave russian shape stacking game
8:51 am
hokie carla
howdy
8:51 am
BzznBea
Good morning, mixi.
8:51 am
MLFAN17
hello again
8:53 am
MLFAN17
I don't like this grid
8:53 am
mkg
hi all. i dont get the en 6 clue below. any other clues? ty
8:55 am
car.eeyore
en + boob + sometimes vowel
8:55 am
hokie carla
if you've ever seen ghost hunting shows they will talk about an en6 being in the room. ends same as a large town.
8:56 am
MLFAN17
hokie ty that was the perfect clue for me:)
8:59 am
MLFAN17
yo 5 clue please?
8:59 am
hokie carla
yw, mlfan :D
8:59 am
rururocks
plural mlf
8:59 am
hokie carla
y +has a debt
9:00 am
MLFAN17
ty ruru and hokie
9:02 am
MLFAN17
at least I know now what the stats are for the top y its just a matter of finding it
9:02 am
rururocks
you have to look into the beyond mlf
9:02 am
MollyL
I liked the boob clue. : D
9:03 am
rururocks
it seems to be a popular subject this morning
9:04 am
MollyL
Yes, we will probably all be chastised shortly.
9:06 am
MLFAN17
thinking about this one moving on for now
9:08 am
rururocks
the grid gets tougher about 167
9:09 am
MLFAN17
i am npt even close to that
9:09 am
hokie carla
I have 76 left. seem to have slowed down.
9:10 am
HarryHood
71 here after my first pass
9:10 am
HarryHood
just finished first coffee
9:10 am
MLFAN17
stats for the single s on the third column?
9:11 am
HarryHood
don't have it
9:11 am
HarryHood
doh! ty bzz
9:12 am
MLFAN17
oh duh got it ty
9:12 am
HarryHood
missing both Es.
9:13 am
MLFAN17
stats for 2nd column y and o under it pls?
9:13 am
HarryHood
now just 2nd row e
9:13 am
doseffing
... em 5/12 6/24 en 6/24 eq6/33
9:14 am
HarryHood
nbt! ty for the hlep
9:16 am
HarryHood
66 to go. gotta get ready for next class. bye!
9:17 am
MLFAN17
od 5 clue pls?
9:17 am
BzznBea
It comes from the top o
9:18 am
BzznBea
od + long time
9:18 am
hokie carla
that one is from the 2nd col o
9:19 am
hokie carla
and thx, I didn't have
9:19 am
penquis
i think it comes from the second row O....
9:19 am
MLFAN17
i have to go will be back...….
9:23 am
rururocks
anyone have the last my6?
9:24 am
hokie carla
I only have 8 m's. how many my are there? I thought there were prob some but couldn't find them.
9:24 am
penquis
I have one that ends in not bro....
9:25 am
BzznBea
my + ship danger siganl + cons.
9:25 am
hokie carla
thanks, pne
9:25 am
rururocks
after that one
9:25 am
hokie carla
thanks, bea
9:26 am
rururocks
thank you bea.. now i need to work on the 8
9:26 am
BzznBea
The 8 is easy
9:26 am
hokie carla
what is the 8 stats?
9:27 am
mixi6
my8,70 carla
9:27 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with the my8 . I have an my6
9:27 am
hokie carla
duh, thx
9:27 am
hokie carla
look at the point total, peri
9:28 am
BzznBea
Uses the double letter tile, peri.
9:28 am
rururocks
i found it.. jeez.. right in front of my nose
9:28 am
BzznBea
And it does not build off a 6
9:28 am
periwinkle
I have 2 my6 ok looking
9:29 am
hokie carla
there is an x-men (woman) named that
9:30 am
MollyL
It sounds like a stripper name
9:30 am
mattygroves
Uses a high point tile
9:30 am
periwinkle
don't know anything about X-Men or women
9:31 am
mattygroves
There's a phrase - 'feminine my8'
9:32 am
periwinkle
sheesh, ty did not see that Q :(
9:32 am
periwinkle
was going in the wrong direction
9:33 am
cybernan
good morning, everyone :)
9:34 am
BzznBea
Morning, nan
9:38 am
periwinkle
help with lone O pls
9:39 am
MollyL
Remind me never to go asea with Bea.
: D
9:40 am
penquis
it's OD 5/12....
9:40 am
periwinkle
ty pen
9:42 am
cybernan
have is 4 from the corner i - does anyone have stats for the other, please?
9:43 am
mixi6
ty for the 4
9:45 am
cybernan
6/18? 6/21? 24?
9:46 am
cybernan
nm - found it
9:46 am
BzznBea
What are you asking, nan?
9:46 am
cybernan
was looking for the io 6 - found it
9:47 am
periwinkle
I didn't
9:48 am
BzznBea
io + zero
9:48 am
MollyL
Peri, charged particle + number before two
9:48 am
periwinkle
ah ty Bea andMolly
9:53 am
BzznBea
<waves goodbye>
10:00 am
cybernan
stallled with 60 -- think I'll have breakfast and sew for a while.
10:02 am
MollyL
*Waves goodbye from a socially distant location*
10:14 am
NatashaW
Hi all! Waiting for the challah dough to rise... my last pkg of yeast. Henceforth will have to grow yeast on a potato or do without.
10:14 am
NatashaW
Flour also extremely scarce tho
10:31 am
MollyL
Really? I got some at Giant last time no problem. Bread flour too.
10:32 am
origami
There's no flour here :-(
10:35 am
bichon
os 6/27, pls
10:37 am
MollyL
Hahahaha! You can get flour on Amazon. In 25 pound or 50 pound increments. Hahahaha!
10:40 am
bichon
If you bake a lot like I do, 25 lb bag is reasonable. Plus I make pizza dough.
10:40 am
origami
Ha! I am venturing out of my bubble today and will try to get some at the store, but I'm not hopeful.
10:41 am
mixi6
surgical procedure to drain waste out of the body. bichon
10:42 am
bichon
ty mixi, sounds awful
10:46 am
rururocks
just went to the grocery store for my ex.. it was fairly quiet ori
10:48 am
rururocks
and i did see a ton of discarded latex gloves in the parking lot.. are people that irresponsible and are slobs?
10:58 am
Uneaixoise
Slobs indeed
10:58 am
NatashaW
I saw that 50 lb bag of flour on Amazon and actually thought about getting it but with summer coming, how could I keep it from getting buggy...
11:00 am
NatashaW
Lucky you Molly (finding flour) - nowhere to be found around here for delivery. I'm not venturing into stores due to age+health history so if it can't be dropped on my doorstep I'm doing without.
11:00 am
MollyL
Probably the same people responsible for the fast food trash you see by the side of the road. Pigs.
11:01 am
NatashaW
I've tried to get Giant to deliver but Peapod has zero openings ever.
11:01 am
Uneaixoise
Can you still mail packages at the post office?
11:02 am
MollyL
I had some luck with Instacart. Ordered Tuesday morning got Friday afternoon delivery.
11:03 am
NatashaW
I'm so reluctant to use Instacart because of how they've been (mis)treating their people... though I doubt any of the delivery services are perfect in that regard... but I'm guessing folks are grateful for the gig, and I always give a good tip
11:04 am
MollyL
I don't think Giant treats their people any better. I have been shopping at the same store for years. I talk to the cashiers and I hear things about how Giant treats their employees.
11:08 am
rururocks
i'm so glad we don't have employees any longer though
11:09 am
cybernan
back for another go at this
11:09 am
zabeth
Re: Instacart, I'm not sure they're happy and grateful for the gig considering they are organizing a strike
11:10 am
NatashaW
exactly. That's why I'm not using them.
11:10 am
zabeth
Tipping is great, especially cash if you can!
11:10 am
zabeth
Solidarity :)
11:10 am
NatashaW
We've been asked not to give cash but it is billed separately and given in its entirety to the driver.
11:11 am
zabeth
that's good! I know cash used to be the gold standard to make sure the driver got the tip, but now it is riskier since there's more contact involved
11:12 am
bichon
Are pharmacies making home deliveries?
11:12 am
mkg
any clues for the Y word? ty
11:12 am
mkg
oh silly me. got the y word. sorry
11:12 am
zabeth
I was about to ask which y :)
11:17 am
MollyL
Ru, what happened to your employees?
11:18 am
mkg
ugh. missing the E words for 4th column E. help!
11:22 am
MollyL
If anyone is looking for the tackiest Easter shoes ever...they have pink, blue and yellow Crocs out with Peeps on them. Yee Gods.
11:24 am
cybernan
sounds like the tacky easter fascinatiors we were going to make for our end of month happy hour last week -- it was cancelled of course.
11:24 am
origami
I love crocs (minus the Peeps) :-)
11:25 am
rururocks
<---wouldn't be caught dead in crocs
11:27 am
cybernan
en, eq, et 6 -- any clues please?
11:27 am
rururocks
Canada doesn't allow crocs to cross the border ori :D
11:28 am
origami
Just think what crocs and a man bun would do for you, ru :D
11:28 am
origami
<--- plans on smuggling crocs across the border.
11:29 am
cybernan
podiatrists just love crocs -- bring in all kinds of business
11:29 am
rururocks
oh that'd be a great look for me.. crocs and a manbun
11:30 am
rururocks
that and a star wars t-shirt i guess
11:30 am
Soodle
I got a delivery of home heating oil today. The delivery man’s face was the first live human face I have seen in 13 days; albeit through a window. I hate self isolation. I hate it
11:31 am
origami
You'll have to beat the ladies off with a stikc.
11:32 am
rururocks
ori's trying to get me in trouble :D
11:36 am
cybernan
en 6 please?
11:36 am
origami
You don't need any help with that :D
11:36 am
MollyL
The absolute worst look I have ever seen on a man is shorts and sling back Crocs.
11:43 am
MollyL
Nan, en6 is a presence, like a legal en6
11:44 am
Mubner
Soodle, this isolation is probably going to be the new "normal", it's a tough concept for me
11:44 am
cybernan
ty molly
11:44 am
cybernan
that gave me the eq as well
11:45 am
cybernan
et 6 please?
11:45 am
Dorens
I can just picture ru in crocs and a man-bun----------NOT!!
11:46 am
MollyL
I don't think it is going to be the new normal. I do think people need to reexamine the way they interact. I also think that if certain people had stayed home when they were sick, we would not be in this mess in the first place.
11:47 am
NatashaW
Trouble is, more and more data indicate significant % are asymptomatic or presymptomatic and shedding virions ike crazy
11:47 am
origami
I can't get that image out of my mind now, Dorens.
11:47 am
NatashaW
LOL Ori
11:47 am
MollyL
Has anyone else noticed the lack of siren noise? I used to hear sirens from police and emergency vehicles at least once a day. Now, hardly at all.
11:47 am
clg47
to Mubner - it is a tough concept & I found a book on a Canadian astronaut and his 'isolation' in space to help me change to a stay at home person.
11:47 am
Dorens
It's hard, right Ori?
11:48 am
NatashaW
I read something by the former Soviet prisoner Anatoly Sharansky on how to handle isolation. One day at a time...
11:49 am
Mubner
cig47- I was pretty much raised in the backwoods of Alaska and can handle long stretches of nobody, there is still sadness of the loss and mindfulness is the only way for me
11:50 am
MollyL
We will never know the data I am interested in. How many people went to China while the virus was rampant there? How many of them then returned to other countries? How many people traveled to countries where this virus was already prevalent even after that news came out?
11:50 am
cybernan
I think we are soon going to see legislation to the effect that masks and gloves must be worn in groceries and pharmacies. We are asked not to buy N95 masks as they are needed by health care workers, so busy sewing masks now. Thank goodnes there are a few easy patterns posted on the internet.
11:51 am
clg47
yes, mindfulness and gardening if you are able - biggest dandelions I ever saw were in Alaska.
11:55 am
Mubner
We just adopted a cat at the end of February, the cat has no idea about COVID and he's just great...I tell myself, be like the cat...lol
12:00 pm
Aloyisius
nan, the et6 ends with abb. for first day of the week
12:01 pm
cybernan
sy 6 please?
12:01 pm
cybernan
ty aloy
12:02 pm
mkg
dont have sy word. sorry
12:02 pm
Aloyisius
newbie to me: sy6 ends with abb. for Columbo's profession
12:02 pm
mkg
but system is not in grid.
12:02 pm
cybernan
neither is syenite
12:04 pm
cybernan
there is an abb. for detective?
12:04 pm
mkg
got the sy word. . didnt know that abreviation for columbo. ty
12:05 pm
mkg
any clues for any of the T words from the T in 4th column? ty
12:05 pm
cybernan
still don't know it
12:06 pm
moolingwa
something lovers might do...alternate spelling
12:06 pm
moolingwa
to be short or abrupt
12:06 pm
moolingwa
official definition is lacking originality, hackneyed
12:07 pm
moolingwa
three heavy weights perhaps
12:07 pm
moolingwa
three musical term
12:07 pm
moolingwa
those are the four I have
12:07 pm
mkg
moo i need stats please. ty.
12:07 pm
moolingwa
oh, the last one, to be like a camping habitat
12:08 pm
moolingwa
tr 6/18
12:08 pm
moolingwa
tr 5.10
12:08 pm
moolingwa
tr 6/18
12:08 pm
moolingwa
tr 7/28
12:08 pm
moolingwa
and the last one is te5/14
12:09 pm
mkg
oh dear dont see any of them yet.
12:10 pm
moolingwa
the tr5 is common word, the others less so
12:10 pm
moolingwa
common in babble, but not in spoken or written language
12:11 pm
mkg
tried te**ism but no luck.
12:11 pm
Aloyisius
gtg, ciao and Happy Babbling
12:11 pm
mkg
got two of them. ty.
12:12 pm
mkg
got the musical word too. ty.
12:12 pm
cybernan
os 6/21 please?
12:12 pm
moolingwa
to pass liquid through a semi-permeable membrane
12:13 pm
moolingwa
from a dilute to concentrated solution
12:13 pm
cybernan
no idea mool
12:13 pm
cybernan
got it though :)
12:13 pm
moolingwa
do you remember donnie and marie?
12:13 pm
moolingwa
ah, cool
12:14 pm
moolingwa
maybe donnie and marie sugar ;)
12:15 pm
cybernan
po 6 please?
12:16 pm
cybernan
nm - found - usually prefaced by ex or com
12:16 pm
moolingwa
ending for com, pro and ex
12:16 pm
moolingwa
thinking the same way nan
12:17 pm
cybernan
no for that sy
12:18 pm
cybernan
still can't think of an abb. for detective
12:18 pm
moolingwa
missed that one
12:19 pm
cybernan
the clue was sy + abb. for colombo's profession
12:20 pm
moolingwa
the s in the middle bottom row?
12:20 pm
cybernan
s in first column
12:21 pm
moolingwa
Well I have an sy5 that is a church delegation or council
12:21 pm
moolingwa
not sure that's the same one...also have an sy4
12:22 pm
moolingwa
oh, nm...found it
12:22 pm
cybernan
yes me too - the sy 6-7 combo is at the beginning
12:22 pm
moolingwa
hard one to clue, let me think
12:22 pm
moolingwa
there's a letter in between that was missed in that clue
12:23 pm
moolingwa
begins like a group that is aligned or working together and ends in a french preposition
12:23 pm
cybernan
it doesn't matter mool because I don't know the abb. for detective
12:23 pm
doseffing
first three letters
12:25 pm
cybernan
don't see any french prepositions either
12:25 pm
moolingwa
alien life form?
12:26 pm
moolingwa
instead of french preposition
12:26 pm
doseffing
... it's not a preposition ... it's french for "and"
12:26 pm
cybernan
oh - french conjunction?
12:27 pm
Atalante
first three letters are a diff spelling of deadly **** + short for columbo
12:27 pm
doseffing
... bien sur
12:27 pm
moolingwa
not preposition, sorry conjunction
12:27 pm
doseffing
... yup that'll do
12:28 pm
moolingwa
hard to provide a clue when you use the wrong terms
12:28 pm
cybernan
whew - got it
12:28 pm
cybernan
ty mool and dos
12:28 pm
moolingwa
almost nepotism
12:29 pm
doseffing
... every once in a while it doesn't matter how hard you try ... no clue seems to work .... and then someone comes along and gives a brilliant clue in three words
12:29 pm
moolingwa
very much so, our minds lock in to specific aspects and it takes someone else to see it in a differnt angle
12:30 pm
moolingwa
I do like trying though, sometimes the clueing can be more fun than the playing
12:30 pm
cybernan
that did finished it for me -- any clues wanted before I leave?
12:31 pm
cybernan
I agree mool
12:33 pm
moolingwa
yay nan
12:33 pm
moolingwa
still 28 to go here, but feels achievable
12:34 pm
cybernan
ok - back to my sewing -- almost finished 2 masks.
12:35 pm
moolingwa
personal use, or making them for others?
12:36 pm
cybernan
these two are for us --- making up an instruction sheet with photos as I go, then will post several copies on the bulletin board outside our clubhouse. Will make more for the non sewers if needed.
12:36 pm
moolingwa
very cool
12:37 pm
moolingwa
I think one thing that has been missed in the whole mask debate perhaps is that the focus has been about preventing catching COVID, but wearing a mask might make more sense preventing individuals from spreading it
12:39 pm
Atalante
over here its been all about stopping spreading it
12:39 pm
cybernan
It just a 4 layer surgical style mask, but after doing some research I've come up with materials that can be found in the home (old t-shirt, bed or table linens, elastic, ribbon, pipe cleaner) to make them with (fabric stores all closed)
12:40 pm
cybernan
exactly - the goal of everyone wearing these masks
12:44 pm
cybernan
on my way - hagd and stay safe :)
12:57 pm
moolingwa
how are things generally over the Ata
12:58 pm
Atalante
very boring, so many people affected :(
1:05 pm
Atalante
its not great, but at least we dont have Trump!
1:05 pm
Atalante
what the heck are all these my words
1:14 pm
rururocks
muscle proteins
1:14 pm
Atalante
of course ty
1:16 pm
rururocks
you being a scientist i knew you'd get it
1:18 pm
Atalante
I hate thos grid
1:28 pm
harpjane
good afternoon
1:35 pm
harpjane
found some teeny bugs
1:54 pm
Atalante
why on earth can't I find a pe4!
1:55 pm
Atalante
oh for goodness sake
1:56 pm
Trifioso
hello friends! I am enjoying reading back on the mask discussion - been cranking them out here for weeks. VERY hard to find more supplies now
2:00 pm
Trifioso
this grid is made of phantoms
2:04 pm
moolingwa
yeah, a lot of almost in this one
2:04 pm
moolingwa
eponymous, nepotism
2:06 pm
harpjane
stats for the top Y please?
2:10 pm
Atalante
wide blue y***er
2:26 pm
Trifioso
is the top left i word science=y?
2:26 pm
moolingwa
one is more social science, the other sounds like a chemistry term
2:27 pm
Trifioso
got one! thanks again moo
2:27 pm
moolingwa
12 left here
2:28 pm
Trifioso
138 left here! lol - had to run down and make three more masks!
2:29 pm
moolingwa
sounds like you have a good set of priorities :)
2:29 pm
Trifioso
q's quashed!
2:29 pm
moolingwa
quickly too :)
2:31 pm
moolingwa
8 left, found 3 related words which helped
2:31 pm
Trifioso
go, mooling, go!
2:31 pm
hokie carla
is the et6 some kind of sciency word?
2:32 pm
Trifioso
i dont have it yet, hokie, sorry
2:32 pm
hokie carla
no prob
2:33 pm
moolingwa
don't have it either
2:33 pm
lynxxx
it's a liguistic thing
2:34 pm
moolingwa
tx lynx, that did it
2:34 pm
moolingwa
7 to go
2:34 pm
sammysmom
my small effort to keep the systems in this country viable...... i had stamps so i wrote a note lr sent a card to everyone i could think of ( for the postal workers) renewed prescriptions.. because i might need them (for the drugstore workers) had the car serviced and the tak filled for the gas station workers... got a few groceries for those workers... am \using every facility that i can safely use that ks not on line to keep people who want be on the jobs
2:35 pm
hokie carla
like the root of a word? that's kinda what I was thinking. still looking.
2:35 pm
Trifioso
you are doing a good service, sammysmom!
2:35 pm
moolingwa
I got a fridge delivered yesterday...my garage fridge died last week
2:35 pm
Trifioso
just be CAREFUL and keep your self safe!
2:36 pm
hokie carla
got the et, thanks
2:36 pm
moolingwa
also paid another company to haul away my old friedge
2:36 pm
moolingwa
getting some beer and wine delivered today
2:37 pm
moolingwa
get milk delivered every friday, we're fortunate enough to have that service here
2:37 pm
Trifioso
I have a MASSIVE pile of junk in my yard, due to recent efforts - the company I called to haul it away is not currently doing so. Oh dear
2:37 pm
moolingwa
they can deliver eggs and milk too
2:37 pm
Trifioso
luckily no one can see my yeard
2:37 pm
moolingwa
I used 1-800-GOTJUNK...
2:38 pm
sammysmom
am greeting my neighbors who are out walkkng their children an pets at a safe distance.. trying to keep communications open.. have books to len them (all washed in vinegar to reduce germs)
2:38 pm
hokie carla
how about the no6/21
2:38 pm
moolingwa
sounds like an aid for staying awake ;)
2:38 pm
lynxxx
ends in a measure of medicine
2:38 pm
Trifioso
how is "snitty" not a word?
2:39 pm
moolingwa
no need to get snitty about snitty not being acceptable
2:39 pm
hokie carla
that's a weird one, thx
2:39 pm
lynxxx
tried it too
2:39 pm
Trifioso
this is what I am saying!
2:39 pm
moolingwa
tried it three
2:39 pm
moolingwa
three times that is
2:39 pm
hokie carla
missed the one that was plain as the ___ on my face, and all the related ones
2:40 pm
hokie carla
I tried snitted but not snitty
2:40 pm
sammysmom
snitty should be a word.. i am snitty quite often... some people call it bitchy, but snitty does just fine.
2:40 pm
moolingwa
as long as you keep the decibels down hoke
2:40 pm
moolingwa
I think it's acceptable in the more recent versions of this dictionary
2:40 pm
ch1212
why do I have this irresistible urge to try that word for myself? Like, what, it's going to work for me? lol!
2:41 pm
ch1212
(it didn't) ...
2:41 pm
moolingwa
try again, maybe it's a timing thing
2:41 pm
Trifioso
lol ch1212
2:42 pm
moolingwa
another phantom monetise
2:42 pm
hokie carla
is the os6/27 related to the os6/21?
2:43 pm
ch1212
It's not, as far I as I know...
2:43 pm
moolingwa
only have the 6/21 so far
2:43 pm
hokie carla
and would take a clue for pe7 if anyone has
2:43 pm
lynxxx
nope - but ends like the procedure no-one likes col*****
2:43 pm
ch1212
I was going to say, "type of bag"
2:44 pm
moolingwa
ah, thanks for that clue
2:44 pm
moolingwa
6 to go
2:44 pm
hokie carla
got it, thx
2:45 pm
lynxxx
pe7 writing implement and anagram of your feet fingers
2:45 pm
moolingwa
tx again lynx
2:45 pm
hokie carla
thanks, lyn. I'm going to have to start using feet fingers in convo
2:45 pm
moolingwa
a five factored sugar perhaps?
2:46 pm
moolingwa
5 to go
2:46 pm
rastapopolous
a five carbon sugar, yes,
2:46 pm
hokie carla
still have 21
2:46 pm
moolingwa
ah, cool
2:47 pm
lynxxx
there is an unusual sy6.27 and 7 - a blended word
2:48 pm
moolingwa
two 4s, two 6s and the 8 to go....apparently I'm on an even keel
2:48 pm
moolingwa
yeah that sy is hard to clue
2:48 pm
lynxxx
do you want the 8?
2:49 pm
moolingwa
and my remaining words come from two tiles
2:49 pm
moolingwa
not yet tx lyn
2:50 pm
hokie carla
hate to ask for a 5, but I'm struggling with si5/14
2:50 pm
moolingwa
well, down to 3 words now
2:50 pm
lynxxx
si5 a girly boy
2:51 pm
hokie carla
of course I tried sitty, like that was a thing
2:51 pm
moolingwa
yeah, if only there were more s's in this board
2:51 pm
hokie carla
yep, too many for me
2:52 pm
Trifioso
i cannot budge a few letters for nbt. grrrrrr
2:52 pm
hokie carla
now I'm to the sy's, will see if I can find, but not hopeful
2:52 pm
moolingwa
all three of my remaining words are m's
2:53 pm
hokie carla
I still need all 5 from 4th col t, didn't bother with nbt
2:53 pm
hokie carla
do you have the one that cowboys do, moo?
2:53 pm
Trifioso
well, torgone's favorite word is there! lol
2:53 pm
moolingwa
cows go moo hoke, not cowboys ;)
2:53 pm
moolingwa
but yes, I have that one
2:53 pm
hokie carla
and do you have mo6/30, that was a weird one
2:54 pm
hokie carla
cowboys mo5 and one cowboy mo6
2:54 pm
moolingwa
I have two mo 6s both of which are plural
2:54 pm
lynxxx
there are 3 my6.27
2:54 pm
hokie carla
ok, you need the 6/30 then
2:55 pm
moolingwa
okay, thanks, will look
2:55 pm
mkg
hi all. need clue for the 8 please.
2:55 pm
lynxxx
don't look Mool
2:56 pm
lynxxx
my8 favourite island of Princess Margaret
2:56 pm
hokie carla
my8 - she's blue in the X-Men movies
2:57 pm
moolingwa
ah, well thanks guys...that gets me the 8
2:57 pm
lynxxx
see - now that shows the different generations
2:57 pm
moolingwa
yeah, hokie's clue ended up getting it for me
2:57 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I know who princess margaret is but didn't even know that was an island
2:58 pm
hokie carla
was she the partier? seems like I rem. pics of her at a beach or in an ocean. bet that was her fave.
2:58 pm
moolingwa
oh, that mo6/30 was odd...tx for that
2:58 pm
moolingwa
one to go
2:58 pm
lynxxx
Best get goi9ng - bye a
2:58 pm
lynxxx
Best get goi9ng - bye a
2:58 pm
Trifioso
lynxx, do you all have netflix in australia?
2:59 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I wouldn't have found mo6 w/out a list
2:59 pm
lynxxx
Yes - but I dropped it Trif
2:59 pm
hokie carla
so, who wants to try to clue the sy6/7 for me :D
3:00 pm
moolingwa
well the first four sound like a group work together, the end is a french conjunction
3:00 pm
hokie carla
somehow I got that, thx
3:00 pm
Trifioso
bye lynss
3:00 pm
hokie carla
bye, lynxxx
3:02 pm
mkg
ty for super clue. ty
3:03 pm
mkg
island has diff. second letter btw.
3:04 pm
hokie carla
whew, fireworks thanks to the list and all the cluegivers
3:08 pm
Atalante
I keep missing lynxxxxxx :(
3:23 pm
hurshy
is4/5 and... what?
3:30 pm
hurshy
thanks! how are you today ata?
3:30 pm
Atalante
good good, well bored and loki is barking like an idiot, but fine apart from that :)
3:31 pm
hurshy
what's the virus situation in your area?
3:31 pm
Atalante
do you need any clues?
3:31 pm
rbud
I've forgotten what "Torgone's favorite word" is - I know I knew it at one time.
3:31 pm
hurshy
not really, i only just started
3:31 pm
Atalante
fairly low death levels in scotland, just evolving uncertainty and worry
3:32 pm
Atalante
enjoy the my's ;)
3:32 pm
hurshy
my state has a moderate amount of cases
3:32 pm
hurshy
not too bad
3:33 pm
LisaG
Im in ohio in the US and its craziness here
3:33 pm
Atalante
isnt every man's fvourte word ti4? :P
3:33 pm
LisaG
We have been on a shutdown for 2 1/2 weeks
3:33 pm
rbud
ahhh, silly me, thanks. *slight blush*
3:33 pm
Atalante
I don't know if thats right, but I can believe it!
3:36 pm
rururocks
not all of us
3:36 pm
moolingwa
my favorite word is zyzzyvas
3:36 pm
moolingwa
but I'm not "evey man"
3:37 pm
moolingwa
this last word is a tough...an m6 of some sort
3:37 pm
Atalante
mo6/30 or my6/27?
3:40 pm
hurshy
ok i got that my but you said to enjoy THEM so there must be more
3:41 pm
Atalante
too many!
3:45 pm
hurshy
name that proper noun! a ford model name that they used in the UK but not in the US
3:48 pm
Atalante
no idea!
3:48 pm
Atalante
ahhhhh ok :)
3:49 pm
hurshy
i'd do the impressionist but it's toooo obvious
3:50 pm
Atalante
well yes
3:50 pm
hurshy
here's a new word: if you're very observant, you are a notiste
3:53 pm
Atalante
very nice, and on that no4, I'm off to bed :)
4:06 pm
periwinkle
hi all. I only have one 7. the qu7/44. help with any other 7 pls
4:07 pm
periwinkle
hurshy, is that your kitty?
4:09 pm
LisaG
can i have help with the i words please?
4:13 pm
CadFan
peri - shorten and modify the 7/44 will get you 3 more q's
4:14 pm
CadFan
Peri, sorry , nevermind, I mid-read your post!
4:17 pm
hokie carla
peri, one 7 fixes your teeth
4:18 pm
hokie carla
another 7 is a pl very similar word
4:18 pm
hokie carla
there is another qu7/44
4:18 pm
hokie carla
hi, welki
4:18 pm
hokie carla
tr7 is three sounds
4:19 pm
welki
what's for supper at your place? i have whole grain bread in the oven and will be making spatchcock chicken with roasted potatoes and carrots
4:20 pm
welki
(made traditional shaped loaves because it makes the BEST pb&j sandwiches - wish there was a gluten free version for you, hokie - and a diabetic version for me!)
4:23 pm
LisaG
67 left. Pretty good for the first time back in years.
4:23 pm
hokie carla
never heard of spatchcock chicken
4:23 pm
hokie carla
well done, lisa
4:23 pm
hokie carla
I think I'll make a loaf of bread in my bread machine.
4:24 pm
moolingwa
isn't spatchcock just an immature chicken
4:25 pm
moolingwa
still have this one m6 to find
4:25 pm
welki
it's a chicken that's prepared by removing it's backbone, flattening it out and roasting at a fairly high temp
4:26 pm
moolingwa
oh, cool
4:26 pm
hokie carla
3 my6, 3mo6
4:26 pm
welki
correction - you can spatchcock just about any bird - i've done turkey, too
4:26 pm
moolingwa
tx hoke
4:26 pm
hokie carla
makes me think of splotch so when you described it fits
4:27 pm
welki
a 13 pound turkey takes just under 2 hours!
4:27 pm
welki
skin comes out crispy and the meat, even the white meat, stays moist
4:27 pm
hokie carla
are you sure it's not the cowboy one I mentioned earlier? one cowboy mo6 while two or more mo5 down to the saloon
4:27 pm
moolingwa
yeah, have that
4:27 pm
moolingwa
and the weird one
4:28 pm
hokie carla
the other mo is a pl
4:28 pm
moolingwa
oh hang on a sec
4:29 pm
moolingwa
it's a my one I'm missing
4:29 pm
hokie carla
hanging on...
4:29 pm
moolingwa
had three mo6s :)
4:29 pm
welki
in the style of ru, mysharrona
4:29 pm
hokie carla
ok, you prob have the first since you don't need my7
4:29 pm
moolingwa
m m m my
4:30 pm
moolingwa
yeah, have the 6/7 combo and a 6 after that
4:30 pm
moolingwa
that is similar
4:30 pm
hokie carla
or weird al...m m m my bologna
4:30 pm
hokie carla
ok, the one you need does not have a def. on dictionary
4:31 pm
moolingwa
that makes it much easier
4:31 pm
hokie carla
ends in bone prefix
4:31 pm
hokie carla
starts like the 8
4:39 pm
rolotom
clue for the 8 please?
4:39 pm
hokie carla
well, my husband is making me sit outside with him on the deck. TTFN.
4:39 pm
hokie carla
rolotom, the blue x-woman
4:41 pm
rolotom
Thank you!
4:44 pm
moolingwa
fw finally
4:47 pm
moolingwa
tx welki
4:47 pm
moolingwa
don't fw that often
4:48 pm
welki
i'm home now, so most days i do
4:49 pm
Uneaixoise
Congrats moolingwa!
4:50 pm
moolingwa
thx une
4:50 pm
moolingwa
I choose to play without the list, but I do pick up some clues from chat, especially when I'm close
4:57 pm
hurshy
i fell asleep. i was trying NOT to take a nap today.
4:58 pm
welki
i wish i could learn how to nap
4:59 pm
hurshy
it's easy, you get warm and comfy in your chair and you try to read or babble or whatever and boom, you're napping
4:59 pm
welki
we get up so early, a nap would help me stay up past i'm-embarassed-to-say-o'clock :D
4:59 pm
welki
nope - have tried that, going to bed, a lounge chair on the deck (when it's warm) - can't do it
5:00 pm
hurshy
going to bed i would never be able to do it
5:00 pm
welki
will it keep you from going to sleep tonight?
5:01 pm
hurshy
well that's the thing, i keep staying up too late and it's a vicious cycle. hence why i didn't want to nap today.
5:02 pm
welki
i'm old now, but i remember getting by on very little sleep in my "prime"
5:03 pm
welki
well, not methuselah old, but old enough ;)
5:44 pm
mkg
hi all. i did quite a bit of yard work today.......never have time for it and this spring wow. I am enjoying it.
5:44 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, how's everyone doing?
5:45 pm
mkg
I have one i word and need other one. i have the io 6. what is other one please?
5:48 pm
hokie carla
hi gwen
5:51 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi carla!
6:02 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
phantom system
6:08 pm
MollyL
Glad to hear that people are taking the time to nap and relax. There is a lot of stress in the world right now.
6:09 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
you said it!
6:11 pm
MollyL
I'm still making a paycheck, but a lot of people are not. I'm wondering what happens after three more weeks of this.
6:12 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
be prepared for things to get worse, that's what I'm expecting
6:13 pm
MollyL
It is going to get worse. What happens when we are a society of people who no longer have money to pay for food, bills and housing. Not everyone can deal with months without a paycheck.
6:14 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
yep -- and a bunch of greedy callous assholes in the government
6:23 pm
MollyL
Time will tell on how long people continue to tolerate the wealthy, who are not affected by this.
6:33 pm
Lizlin
I think many of the wealthy are affected though, Molly. Businesses going bust, people unable to pay rent. However there are always some who seem to get away unscathed and it's pretty much always the less fortunate who suffer most. I really hope that the end result isn't a violent one.
6:33 pm
Lizlin
pay rent to the property owners, I mean.
6:35 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
here in michigan we have at least one landlord who has reduced rent to $1/mo, so hooray for him
6:36 pm
Lizlin
There are some decent people around. Here people who are genuinely in hardship due to the virus cannot be evicted.
6:36 pm
MollyL
Wow, great story. Nice to hear there are people being understanding about hard times.
6:37 pm
MollyL
Yes, here too Liz. But not being evicted doesn't mean people are not going to owe months of rent or mortgage that they didn't earn income for.
6:38 pm
Lizlin
True - it's a terrible situation and it'll take years before the world truly recovers. Times are and will continue to be hard
6:39 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
our so-called leaders could have done plenty to help us get through this but they are on the tube right now lying their asses off instead of doing anything useful -- don't get me started
6:39 pm
Lizlin
I hope that hopefully when people are earning again, when this crisis is past, that some of these debts will be written off. I live in hope.
6:42 pm
Lizlin
fireworks. Off to walk on the beach - while we still can. Exercise on the beach is still OK but there were still so many people sunbathing that I don't think it'll be long before they're closed. :( Stay safe everyone.
6:43 pm
MollyL
Hope is a good thing Liz. I join you in that. Yet, I hear things at work, and read things here about people "being on vacation". I wonder about the sense in that and the disparity in the world.
6:44 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nbt at last, 67 to go
6:44 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
wtg lizlin !!!
6:45 pm
Lizlin
Too many people think the rules don't apply to them. It really annoys me - like the sunbathers. Just reading about people still being encouraged to go to church in Florida - all places of worship are closed here, regardless of faith. Grrrr! Time to go and calm down.
6:46 pm
Lizlin
Thanks BDG
6:49 pm
MollyL
Wishing you calmer times Liz. Me too.
6:50 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
yep, eating comfort food and watching some of my fave movies and stuff, good coping methods
7:31 pm
origami
Baking bread. The house smells so good. I haven't baked any in about 3 months.
7:32 pm
origami
I actually scored some flour today!!!
8:54 pm
melonheadjujube
HI. Origami, I bakedmy first loaves in a year last week. Challahs. It does make the house smell so homey.
8:57 pm
rururocks
in god we crust
9:01 pm
NatashaW
Just baked a challah here too! Probably my last as yeast is impossible to find though I'm toying with trying to "grow my own" out of a potato :-)
9:02 pm
origami
Oh, I like challah!
9:03 pm
NatashaW
Congrats on the flour origami! I saw some "for one brief shining moment" on the Whole Foods website, but by the time I clicked... "unavailable". You really need fast reflexes!!!
9:04 pm
origami
Yes, I tried to get some from Whole Foods delivered. It said it was available and then at check-out it was out of stock.
9:05 pm
NatashaW
The truth is I can probably get flour at the farmers' market if I'm willing to chance going out. There's an amazing guy with a "flour farm" called "migrash" - his flour is off the hook wonderful. But I've been avoiding going into public spaces.
9:05 pm
NatashaW
And anyway I can't find yeast...
9:07 pm
origami
I had forgotten about potato yeast. I have a great, old book "Uncle John's Bread Book." It was originally published in 1960. It has all sorts of starters, including potato.
9:08 pm
rururocks
you know what they say.. this spud's for you
9:08 pm
melonheadjujube
Natasha. I was home and determined not to go out last Friday, and I wanted a Challah for Shabbat. I found yeast at the back of the cupboard with an expiration date on 10/2018. It worked!
9:08 pm
melonheadjujube
Oh, ruru!
9:08 pm
origami
We see eye to eye, ru
9:09 pm
rururocks
potato yeast can be ap-peeling
9:10 pm
rururocks
unless you're too baked to notice it
9:10 pm
origami
The group should get a rise out of that one :D
9:11 pm
rururocks
everything gets a rise out of them.. no matter how you slice it
9:13 pm
rururocks
ususally i'm trying to sandwich in the bread jokes in-between the puns
9:14 pm
origami
I hope you're leavening me out of the fray :D
9:14 pm
rururocks
only if you knead me to
9:16 pm
origami
I may have to let that proof for a while
9:17 pm
rururocks
sorry.. it's my rye sense of humor
9:19 pm
rururocks
the problem is that i've been loafing so much around the house i can't even pun well enough
9:21 pm
origami
Darnit - you beat me to it.
9:29 pm
harpjane
you guys are reminding me that I'm out of yeast. Not a single packet of yeast to be found in my little town!
9:30 pm
harpjane
I forgot how much I enjoy kneading bread dough!
9:33 pm
origami
You can make sourdough starter jane
9:56 pm
rururocks
sounds like your town has a yeast deflection harp