Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, May 11, 2020

12:01 am

gapeach

Golly!

12:01 am

Minveryork

Flip Flip Hooray!

12:02 am

cybernan

was hoping for something a little bigger than this

12:03 am

periwinkle

me too

12:04 am

Minveryork

I already see my first 4 phantoms: cloud, could, tock, mayor

12:05 am

harpjane

egad this is hard

12:07 am

rastapopolous

me6

12:07 am

jessmom

me6x2

12:08 am

cybernan

might need some to get through this rasta

12:08 am

Douglas

It isn't meerkat, is it? No, that would be me7

12:08 am

rastapopolous

:)

12:08 am

Minveryork

am5

12:08 am

Minveryork

ra5

12:10 am

jessmom

co5

12:10 am

Douglas

Handing bananas to monkeys for ye4/10

12:11 am

Lizlin

au 5

12:11 am

Minveryork

I believe there are more phantoms here than real words.

12:11 am

rastapopolous

lu5

12:12 am

rastapopolous

lo5

12:14 am

Lizlin

ma 5

12:16 am

rastapopolous

em5

12:17 am

Minveryork

I'm stopping with 30 words and 253 points. Goodnight all

12:18 am

cybernan

*wishing rasta would call something I don't have

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

periwinkle

thank you lickety

12:26 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:27 am

cybernan

grats diz - 8 to go here

12:32 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* see you at tomorrow's flip - stay safe

12:45 am

Marc Freeman

What are the stats for the 'n' in column 5, please?

12:45 am

periwinkle

nu4/6

12:46 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

12:48 am

periwinkle

yw

1:05 am

Marc Freeman

Could I get the lone 'y' and 'e' at the top ok column 3 and 4

1:15 am

grannyrose

ey4/8 marc

1:15 am

grannyrose

ye4/10

1:27 am

sprite

good morning babblers. Who shrunk my babble??

1:28 am

sprite

a baby grid with 3xk. What is the justice in that?

1:33 am

grannyrose

cooee and enormous hugs to my bestie. how are you girl? still improving?

1:35 am

sprite

hi sweetie, no idea yet, lol. We moved house day before yesterday, then went and had a busy day yesterday to finish up the last things. So now we are here, settled and all, and I am starting to land. One great thing: this place feels way better than at canoe club. We don't know why, but Rob and I both feel more at home here in one day than we had at canoe club in over a year.

1:36 am

grannyrose

i'm doing okay. going into hospital tomorrow for my annual look-see of the colon. this time i'm going to ask the nurses for adult pull-ups.

1:36 am

grannyrose

please email me your new address honey.

1:37 am

sprite

ugh, not fun, honey. Good luck. Will think of you. And yeah, good idea.

1:38 am

grannyrose

i've just finished making lamb shank and veg soup for the church freezer. our vicar is such a sweetie, trotting all over the place handing out my soups to all and sundry. i had three calls to thank me. so i am still being useful even when in lockdown.

1:38 am

sprite

email sent. Just the address, will answer your email soon

1:42 am

sprite

I found the booze

1:42 am

grannyrose

and if you have any idea as to how to make my GP understand that a haemaglobin of 120 is NOT good in me i would be most grateful. because of the Gaisbok syndrome i have, my body functions on 140-150. the only doc. who understood that 120 in me was close to bottom was my haemo oncologist. and because i have been behaving he has discharged me.

1:42 am

grannyrose

now find the wizard

1:43 am

sprite

hm not merlin, lol

1:43 am

grannyrose

close, just change the vowel

1:43 am

sprite

ah, thanks honey

1:44 am

sprite

any chance your haemo oncologist can write a letter? One you can reproduce at any new doctor?

1:44 am

grannyrose

it's actually part of a battlement. but it sounds like the wizard.

1:44 am

sprite

true, it does

1:45 am

sprite

I did try it with y, lol

1:45 am

grannyrose

it's some years now, and i think he has retired. this is the first time my hb has been this low.

1:46 am

sprite

worth a try though. It should be in his files.

1:47 am

grannyrose

true. will look into it after Wednesday. i am so NOT looking forward to tomorrow afternoon.

1:48 am

sprite

or you could tell your gp exactly what your oncologist told you, and tell her what to do about it too. I know my own haemo is always very high, they simply loved me at the blood bank, back in the days before I stopped going.

1:48 am

sprite

I hear ya, honey. A really nasty thing to go through. Will be with you all the way.

1:50 am

grannyrose

yeah me too. except when my bloods were being naughty, and then they used to get all excited and wanted run extraordinary tests on me. it was so silly sometimes because the actual treatment for the gaisbok was to drain off a litre or two.

1:51 am

sprite

I always felt better after donating, lol.

1:51 am

grannyrose

so did i.

1:54 am

grannyrose

what are your plans for the rest of your day?

1:54 am

sprite

nothing much. Bit of drawing, lots of resting.

1:55 am

grannyrose

good. resting is much needed. are you eating properly?

1:56 am

sprite

hmmmmmm haven't been, but will start again today. Too much stress last few days, couldn't eat much.

1:58 am

grannyrose

how's Caya doing? and Tim and Lisa?

1:58 am

sprite

oh and I might order a plastic table for outside. Am planning on doing a lot of crafting outside this summer. Get some much needed vitamin D and fresh air.

1:59 am

grannyrose

good idea. perhaps also a large umbrella to shade when you have had enough direct sunlight.

2:00 am

sprite

Caya is preparing for moving house in June. Did I tell you Julia is moving with her? They are gonna start living together officially there :D Am so happy for her.
Tim and Lisa are doing well, managing the lockdown and working from home pretty well so far. Tim is not looking forward to his birthday, he thinks of skipping it this year. I told him to just postpone. This lockdown will not last.

2:00 am

sprite

I cannot stand direct sunlight. We have a tarp, but yeah, who knows, might splurge on a parasol as well.

2:01 am

sprite

Rob is gonna help caya and julia move.

2:01 am

grannyrose

wow!! what good news about Caya and Julia. how far are they moving?

2:02 am

sprite

from Middelburg to Nijmegen. You would say local. We call it to the other side of the country :D

2:03 am

grannyrose

loll....that close huh? is it a full on house, or an apartment?

2:04 am

sprite

it is a house, part of it lived in by two women (also a couple) that are friends of Caya's. Caya and Julia are gonna rent two rooms in the house, and share kitchen and bathroom etc.

2:05 am

sprite

it is about 200 km

2:06 am

grannyrose

oh, and it was announced today that some of our restrictions are being lifted. not a lot but enough so that families can be together, and we will be allowed to have close friends to visit.

2:06 am

sprite

fireflies. Last word was what goes well with french fries. *facepalm*

2:06 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!!

2:06 am

sprite

oh wow! We are not there yet. Here, the lockdown is still holding. With a few minor exceptions.

2:08 am

sprite

*hugs* and lots of love, darling. If I don't see you before then, good luck in the hospital. Will be thinking of you.

2:09 am

grannyrose

we had a bunch of idiots protesting yesterday on the steps of our parliament buildings. the poor police were overwhelmed. it makes me ashamed to be australian. and the anti-vaxxers were there too. no masks, nothing.

2:09 am

grannyrose

oh okay honey. enjoy your day hugs for you, and tell the old fella g'day from me. xox

2:10 am

sprite

so stupid. Somehow some people can keep their minds closed and not realise we are in a full pandemic. Utterly daft.

2:10 am

sprite

lollll from the old fella to the other old fella... greetings back, he says :D

2:11 am

grannyrose

lolll

2:13 am

grannyrose

byeeee sweetie

3:17 am

mattygroves

Morning peeps

5:32 am

MollyL

Wow, we sure are getting a lot of small grids lately.

5:35 am

mattygroves

Luck of the draw, I guess. How are you? Good weekend?

5:38 am

MollyL

Yes, thanks. How are you? How is the new grand baby?

5:38 am

mattygroves

She's grand! And Sarah's boyfriend proposed to her on Sunday and she said yes. Some year!

5:39 am

MollyL

Aw, more good news for your family. I bet you are just itching to hold that baby. I hope travel restrictions lift soon.

5:40 am

mattygroves

Me too, though given how badly off the UK is in terms of infections, I can't see Australia letting me in any time soon

5:41 am

MollyL

Well, I know I don't get a vote, but I think new grandmothers should be at the top of the list for "first flyers". : D

5:42 am

mattygroves

I'd vote for you!

5:43 am

MollyL

I would consider your trip "essential travel"

5:43 am

mattygroves

Well, clearly!

5:44 am

MollyL

This is why women should run things. : D

5:44 am

mattygroves

We really should. Not me, frankly - I struggle to run a bath. But smarter women ;)

5:48 am

mattygroves

FW

5:48 am

MollyL

Well done. Enjoy your day.

6:54 am

sukee

Woke up to a bit of snow on the ground :)

7:09 am

MollyL

This is really freaky weather for May.

7:10 am

sukee

Good reason they tell people not to plant until the last weekend of May :)

7:14 am

HarryHood

first pass - still mising the (*&$* K. anybody have a clue ?

7:14 am

HarryHood

nm got it!

7:14 am

HarryHood

nbt nbs and 19 to go

7:15 am

sukee

Care to translate what you asked for ? :)

7:15 am

sukee

I have one K

7:15 am

HarryHood

sorry for my obscenities :)

7:15 am

HarryHood

me too sukee.

7:16 am

HarryHood

love the van gogh phone booth

7:16 am

sukee

It's the Tardis :)

7:16 am

HarryHood

not a big dr who guy

7:17 am

sukee

Well, at least you know what it is :)

7:17 am

HarryHood

I was thinking bill and ted's excellent adventure

7:17 am

MollyL

The other two k's are freaky

7:19 am

HarryHood

I have a tree out front which is dying. I cut off all the dead branches yesterday in an attempt to save it. My hands and arms look like .... very scratched up hands and arms

7:20 am

sukee

WEll, I am down to 17 left, need to go make some tea.

7:21 am

HarryHood

bye sukee. 16 here :)

7:21 am

HarryHood

15

7:21 am

MollyL

Tree: 2 Harry: 1

7:22 am

HarryHood

I once had a tree guy who told me he had been up in a tree and disturbed a wasps nest. And he had nowhere to go. what a nightmare!

7:26 am

MollyL

Wow, talk about screwed.

7:34 am

HarryHood

8 to go! I am done for awhile. bbl

7:46 am

Aloyisius

a mini Monday grid .. hi Babblers

7:47 am

Scrabbler

Hi Aloy. How are you doing?

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Aha, my monkey found the Y.

7:49 am

Aloyisius

hi Scrabs.. ok. How about you? Am going to the dentist today. Quite an excursion. Reception room not open. Sit in car. Call office, answer questions, temp taken.. then see the dentist.

7:50 am

Scrabbler

I need a dental cleaning but need to wait another few weeks.

7:51 am

Aloyisius

well, I flossed off a crown and it has had temp. adhesive. Had some implants done and process interrupted, i.e., have the titanium implants but no crowns.

7:52 am

Scrabbler

I have one implant and have postponed another as it is in the far back. I can live without an implant there, I think.

7:52 am

Aloyisius

Yup, agree

7:52 am

Scrabbler

Good luck today.

7:54 am

Aloyisius

ty, it will be fine. My thoughts are with my sister.. major surgery today and I can't be with her.

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no. In FL near you?

7:55 am

Aloyisius

about 4 hours away on the east coast

7:55 am

Scrabbler

I will be thinking of her today.

7:56 am

Aloyisius

thanks.. she and I were born on the same day, 4 years apart, so she is my younger birthday twin

7:57 am

Aloyisius

unlike your sis, she doesn't play Scrabble, but she introduced me to Pickleball

8:00 am

Scrabbler

My first sister does not play Scrabble.

8:01 am

Scrabbler

But my youngest sister and I are fiercely competitive with lots of trash-talking. I shock her with words I have learned from Babble.

8:01 am

Aloyisius

does she also enjoy the outdoors?

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Yes, that sister does enjoy the outdoors but has some health issues with fatigue.

8:02 am

Aloyisius

Babble trash talk, lol

8:02 am

Aloyisius

the list is endless!

8:05 am

Scrabbler

She replies, "What does that mean? Is that a real word?" Then I show her in the Scrabble dictionary. She is learning these weird words and plays them.

8:06 am

Aloyisius

A friend and I play Scrabble every week.. for years and years. I know what you mean bc I LOVE to surprise her with a Babble goodie

8:07 am

Scrabbler

My typical responses for odd words are "It's a currency from the country of ____." or "It's a Hebrew letter."

8:08 am

Aloyisius

well, fw.. not too many weirdos in this puzzle, but some newbies for me. Are you shopping for your Mom today ?

8:10 am

Scrabbler

Yes. I go to a large supermarket then visit her.

8:12 am

Aloyisius

My ISC name is Aurora, my home town in Oh. Give your mom a hug for me and hagd.. be safe. Enjoyed chatting (-; ciao!

8:13 am

Scrabbler

My mother's first great-granddaughter will be born in July and is named Aurora.

8:14 am

Uneaixoise

Fw......morning, all :-)

8:14 am

Uneaixoise

Aurora is such a lovely name!!

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Hi Une.

8:15 am

Scrabbler

My mother is named after her Italian grandmother that was born in 1866.

8:32 am

Scrabbler

My monkey is exhausted with 25 left. Maybe I will stop in tonight.

8:33 am

hoyamd

FW

8:50 am

Flask1

Hi all....FW...hagd

9:02 am

BzznBea

See you all tomorrow!

9:07 am

moolingwa

morning all

9:07 am

moolingwa

oh, just a dinky little grid :(

9:16 am

MollyL

If you do the laundry on Monday, is it maundry?

9:16 am

MollyL

Wow, that was a drive-by from Bea
: D

9:19 am

M3

am 5 clue please, its driving me looopy

9:19 am

moolingwa

middle eastern ruler

9:21 am

M3

thx Moo

9:21 am

moolingwa

yw

9:31 am

hokie carla

ooh, one of my fave LOTR guys in here (totally based on the actor :D)

9:33 am

hurshy

*looks in vain for aragorn, legolas, smaug even...*

9:36 am

moolingwa

6 to go, and they're all 4's....that's odd

9:38 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! nintendo favorite

9:39 am

moolingwa

mario

9:39 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:39 am

hokie carla

eomer - played by my fave kiwi (except maybe moolingwa)

9:40 am

hurshy

ohhhh, gosh, i don't even remember what he looked like

9:40 am

moolingwa

heh

9:41 am

hurshy

name that foreign proper noun! French for Tuesday

9:41 am

hokie carla

Karl Urban - also in Thor Ragnarok, TV show Almost Human

9:41 am

hokie carla

starts with m, hurshy?

9:42 am

hurshy

yes

9:42 am

rururocks

hokie likes blond men on big horses

9:42 am

hokie carla

seriously, I don't think Orlando Bloom is that good looking, but Legolas is dreamy

9:42 am

moolingwa

legless lego legolas....

9:43 am

moolingwa

it's a thing

9:43 am

rururocks

orlando bloom has weird taste in women however

9:43 am

hurshy

same goes for viggo

9:44 am

hurshy

in any other context, meh. but when he pushes those gigantic double doors open as aragorn...

9:44 am

rururocks

who is he with?

9:46 am

moolingwa

fw

9:46 am

NatashaW

Ruru - I thought Orlando's dating that incredibly sexy Georgian pianist who plays Rachmaninoff like she's on fire!

9:46 am

hokie carla

well done. I have 2 words. 56 left. :D

9:46 am

hurshy

i think i need K help. i got one that's like a department store but idk what else to try, i've monkeyed lost of 4 letter combos

9:47 am

rururocks

Orlando is with Katy Perry Natasha.. get with it :D

9:47 am

NatashaW

Huh, I guess he broke up with Katia Buniatishvili then

9:47 am

hokie carla

maybe katy perry can play rachmaninoff

9:47 am

rururocks

one ku is my brother hursh :D

9:47 am

moolingwa

an antelope

9:48 am

moolingwa

and the other is a maori design used of the air new zealand planes ;)

9:48 am

rururocks

I don't think Katy can play anything except crazy

9:48 am

hurshy

ok got the antelope

9:48 am

moolingwa

although the official definition says it's a melanesian ailment

9:48 am

hurshy

cool thanks

9:54 am

MollyL

I get the attraction to Mortenson. Don't get the attraction to Bloom or Karl Urban (Eomer). But hey, there are women who find Mick Jagger attractive and I don't get that either.

9:54 am

rururocks

and she's pregnant with his kid natasha

9:55 am

rururocks

mick jagger is like ancient now.. with a 23 or 25 year old? OMG

9:55 am

hokie carla

yeah, anyone that says mick jagger is attractive is lying.

9:55 am

rururocks

when she squeezes him does dust come out?

9:55 am

MollyL

Some women will do anything (or anyone) for money.

9:56 am

rururocks

yikes. there isn't enough money to make me do something like that ugh

9:56 am

hokie carla

I think Viggo is okay in certain scenes, but Karl Urban >>>Viggo in everyday life

9:56 am

rururocks

Hokie is in love

9:57 am

rururocks

or lust

9:57 am

hokie carla

viggo is 14 years older than karl!

9:58 am

rururocks

viggo knows his way around a sword though :D

9:58 am

hokie carla

maybe I'll see if the boys want to do a LOTR marathon. we haven't seen them in a while.

9:58 am

hokie carla

hey, I only have 40 words left now. hahaha

10:00 am

hurshy

4 here

10:00 am

hurshy

3 now

10:01 am

hokie carla

I was talking on the phone and chatting here. actually looking for words now and not really seeing them.

10:01 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! a turkish people group

10:01 am

hokie carla

but so many phantoms. keep seeing holiday

10:02 am

hurshy

me too

10:02 am

hokie carla

kurd? something with a k

10:02 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:04 am

hokie carla

I didn't get any k's earlier when I was on the phone, what are the stats?

10:04 am

hurshy

ko4, ku4 x 2

10:04 am

hokie carla

did y'all see Jerry Stiller died? (disclaimer: have not read the chat today)

10:05 am

hokie carla

thx, hursh

10:05 am

hurshy

yes :(

10:05 am

hurshy

ok, two left, both 5s, L and M

10:06 am

hokie carla

I have 1 M5, it is most of the word for Holy Thursday

10:06 am

hurshy

thank you hokie!

10:06 am

hurshy

that is the only M5

10:07 am

hokie carla

yw!

10:07 am

hurshy

whereas there are 3 L5

10:07 am

hokie carla

I have lo5/22

10:07 am

hurshy

i have lo5/22 and lu5/14

10:07 am

hokie carla

gollem is a lo5 creature

10:08 am

hurshy

that he is

10:08 am

hokie carla

do you have the single L?

10:09 am

hurshy

yeah

10:09 am

hurshy

ly4

10:09 am

hokie carla

found the lu5, thx

10:09 am

hokie carla

no wonder I couldn't find it, thx!

10:09 am

hokie carla

now I just need 1 L, must be that 5

10:10 am

MollyL

Ah, it's the Hokie and Hurshy Show again.

10:10 am

hokie carla

proper noun - a cave & town in VA

10:11 am

hokie carla

at least we have each other, hurshy

10:11 am

hurshy

do we have regular shows and i didn't even know it?

10:11 am

moolingwa

luray caverns :)

10:11 am

hokie carla

I guess

10:11 am

moolingwa

Went there some years back

10:11 am

hokie carla

ding ding, moo wins!

10:12 am

hokie carla

I grew up in VA and have never been, but it's nowhere near where I'm from

10:13 am

moolingwa

I was living near Philadelphia at the time, did a long weekend road trip trhough DE, MD, VA and WVa

10:13 am

hokie carla

but I have been to Bristol Caverns, which is very close

10:13 am

moolingwa

4 or 5 days I guess

10:13 am

hokie carla

nice

10:13 am

hurshy

i only know about it because mr rogers went to luray caverns on one episode

10:13 am

moolingwa

Luray Caverns is actually the only one I've been to cave wise

10:14 am

hokie carla

wow, I do not rem. that.

10:14 am

hurshy

he went there with betty aberlin and a blind musician

10:14 am

hokie carla

so, moo, can you give us (or me) stats for our missing L5?

10:17 am

hurshy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYuSMC\nEq5zQ

10:17 am

hurshy

(you have to take out the \n as usual)

10:20 am

hurshy

finally monkeyed it, lo5/16

10:21 am

MollyL

At least he didn't go with Lady Elaine. She gave me nightmares.

10:21 am

hokie carla

was she one of the creepy puppets?

10:22 am

hokie carla

got the lo5, thx

10:23 am

hokie carla

name that proper noun - apple tv and fire stick competitor

10:23 am

MollyL

Roku

10:24 am

hokie carla

ding ding

10:28 am

hokie carla

lol, I keep seeing amway. nooooo

10:32 am

hurshy

i have a roku! :D

10:32 am

hokie carla

we have one too! got it for free with sling

10:33 am

hokie carla

also have 3 apple tv's and 2 fire sticks

10:33 am

hurshy

uh, ok. i just have the one roku.

10:33 am

hurshy

lol

10:34 am

hokie carla

well, 2 of the apple tv's are older and not as useful. one tv has the roku and the apple tv both hooked to it. one fire stick stays on our motorhome

10:36 am

hokie carla

I have tried cowly more times than I should have

10:38 am

MollyL

*Cites Carla for a 4/5 penalty

10:40 am

hokie carla

that's low

10:41 am

hokie carla

but just found one that I guess you were referring to instead of the one I thought

10:41 am

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the k please?

10:42 am

TedinDurham

woil

10:42 am

hokie carla

ko4/9, ku4/11, 4/10

10:44 am

JaxH66

Thanks Carla. Got them all now

10:44 am

hokie carla

yw

10:46 am

hokie carla

managed to limp to 10 left. think I will use the list and move on.

10:51 am

hokie carla

are you kidding me with the ey?

10:54 am

hokie carla

well, au5 is a regular word and yet I couldn't see it for a long time. anyhoo, fireworks. see y'all tomorrow.

10:59 am

marksdolly

fireworks!! yay!

12:25 pm

CadFan

Fireworks

12:37 pm

pinkhatlil

fireworks for me! take care all!

12:56 pm

MollyL

How come a co3 can be co4 but a cr4 can't be cr5?

2:14 pm

LisaG

18 left, I have been in and out, adding a little as my work day goes. its stressful at work, so every now and then I need to take a sec away, and this is my reprieve

2:17 pm

LisaG

i have me 6. What does the other 6 start with please?

2:21 pm

Bethjt

The other is me6 as well.

2:47 pm

MollyL

Lisa your icon says you work at home. I hope home is not stressful.

3:17 pm

LisaG

not home, I am working from home because of covid-19 and the people calling off for no reason and upping my work is making it more stressful lol

3:18 pm

LisaG

normally my job is great. But now that everyone is at home, they all are coming up with crazy off the wall reasons why they cant work.

3:18 pm

LisaG

Working from home is great for the most part :)

3:36 pm

Atalante

well that was a fun use of 10 minutes

4:09 pm

LisaG

fireworks :) easiest one I have done yet. Not too many crazy words.

5:15 pm

dan2bit

anybody around? looking for my 3rd k - I have ku4 x 2

5:17 pm

dan2bit

never mind peri

5:17 pm

dan2bit

peri'ed it

5:17 pm

9ofAmber

anyone got the lo 5/22?

5:17 pm

FrenchToast

ko4,9

5:18 pm

9ofAmber

howdy btw I"m new again unless anyone's been here for 10+ years

5:18 pm

dan2bit

adverb form of not high 9ofAmber

5:18 pm

dan2bit

welcome back!

5:18 pm

9ofAmber

ko4/9 what the Egyptians lined their eyelids with

5:19 pm

dan2bit

peri'ed it = got it as soon as I asked for help :-)

5:20 pm

9ofAmber

oh ahah is peri known for this? Good to know ^-^

5:20 pm

9ofAmber

thanks dan got it!

5:23 pm

dan2bit

yw

5:34 pm

9ofAmber

lu

5:35 pm

9ofAmber

that was a mistype but I'd take hints anyway

6:06 pm

9ofAmber

fireworks! goodnight y'all.

7:05 pm

phandmd

Good evening! a small one. Hope it is easy

7:07 pm

Nef

Hi phandmd; I'm hoping the same.

7:07 pm

phandmd

Hey Nef! Good to see you

7:08 pm

Nef

Good to see you too, how are you doing these days?

7:08 pm

phandmd

The last E in the top row has me confuzzeled at the moment...

7:08 pm

Nef

able vowel

7:09 pm

Nef

(for 1; haven't found the other yet

7:13 pm

harpjane

stats for the 4th row E please?

7:13 pm

phandmd

ey 4/8

7:13 pm

Nef

hi, harp! How are you?

7:16 pm

harpjane

good nef, killing time until 6:30

7:17 pm

Nef

what happens then, supper?

7:17 pm

harpjane

I have a phone call to make. I'm eating supper while I babble, silly!

7:18 pm

Nef

LOL! I can't eat & play Babble at the same time.

7:22 pm

Nef

It's a fund grid; but I'm surprised by the easy words I can't see!

7:22 pm

Nef

(Or maybe it's my typing skills are messing me up)

7:23 pm

harpjane

Just got take out burgers so we're good. I was going to make dinner but ran short. We need to go grocery shopping but people are too lazy about social distancing around here, so I might drive 50 miles to Costco. Sigh.

7:24 pm

Nef

We are very good at wearing masks and social distancing here; except some people think masks are to be worn under the nose or on their chins. (not many, but it still is odd)

7:26 pm

Nef

I'm sorry your area is so stubborn there about social distancing; I just hope that your numbers remain low. We were doing well -- until the meat processing plants blew our number of cases up.

7:28 pm

harpjane

Most people around here don't even wear them unless the business requires it. We didn't get hit very hard so there's a lot of people who don't think it's serious. And they are pissed because there is so little to do.

7:28 pm

MollyL

There are people who don't believe that masks control the spread of the virus. Statistics say that masks only control you spreading the virus to others.

7:28 pm

harpjane

Ironically, one of the jobs that is currently open here is at a packing plant.

7:29 pm

harpjane

That's right, wear the mask so that you won't give it to others.

7:30 pm

MollyL

But there are people wearing masks that think that means they won't get the virus. Which is unfortunate.

7:30 pm

harpjane

I'm thinking about making a Meliana-style shirt that says, "Maybe I have it, do U?"

7:30 pm

Nef

Very true, Molly. but at the same time, they are finding more & more asymptomatic people who are testing positive here. There was a 14 y/o kid who was supposed to get his braces off at Mayo and Mayo tests everyone who goes there. He came up positive as did his whole family; & none of them were symptomatic nor did they know where they caught it!

7:31 pm

Nef

LOL, Harp!!! That would be hilarious!!

7:32 pm

harpjane

That's the problem. Maybe I'm a carrier, and even though I will never get the symptoms, I could spread it! I'm staying locked down until the next peak comes and goes.

7:32 pm

phandmd

any clue for the AM 5?

7:32 pm

harpjane

middle eastern leader, phan

7:33 pm

nrkii

a +m***kat

7:33 pm

phandmd

thanks!

7:33 pm

MollyL

I have seen people wearing masks that say: THESE DON'T WORK. Not many are wearing seriously protective gear, so it is really just a "make people feel better about things" attempt.

7:34 pm

nrkii

I wear a mask when I leave my porch, but only to make others around me feel better. I haven't gone anywhere or interacted at a close distance with anyone in 8 weeks.

7:34 pm

Nef

My daughter has made over 500 masks in her spare time & given them all alway.

7:35 pm

nrkii

But others I pass won't know that, so I wear the mask.

7:36 pm

Nef

My son bought a 3D printer with the excuse that he would make face shields; I've assembled close to 30 of those & will be giving these away to a couple of places.

7:36 pm

nrkii

that's great, Nef!

7:38 pm

Nef

The face shields he makes are supposed to work with clear page separators with the 3 ring binder holes; except the holes are slightly off; so it's not quite as easy as it sounded.

7:39 pm

nrkii

I am down to 1 word... L5... off to list to see what I missed.

7:39 pm

harpjane

Even if a mask "doesn't work" it reminds people around you to be careful.

7:39 pm

nrkii

done! lu5 was my last word

7:39 pm

harpjane

time for my call bbl

7:40 pm

nrkii

good night everyone!

7:40 pm

Nef

YAY niki!! WTG!!!

7:42 pm

Nef

My laundry is calling me , back soon.

7:53 pm

phandmd

any clues for LO 5/22?

7:57 pm

welki

the pauper might say to the king, 'i am but a lo*** subject.'

7:58 pm

phandmd

thanks!

7:58 pm

welki

glad to help :)

7:59 pm

phandmd

last word. em 5?

7:59 pm

welki

file your nails

8:01 pm

phandmd

again, thanks!

8:03 pm

LeslieAnn

for a small grid, this is pretty satisfying. getting gray tiles all over the place :)

8:24 pm

wvteach

** finito ** finished without the ist

8:28 pm

Nef

Yay, wvteach!!!WTG,!!!

8:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

dos

8:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno (and hi all)

8:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fw and congrats to everyone else to finished this weird little grid

8:36 pm

Nef

WTG, Gwen!!! YAY!!!

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

tanks nef!

8:43 pm

cherlyq

fireworks

8:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg cherylq !!!!!

9:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night all

9:37 pm

harpjane

what are the stats for the right hand O please?

9:39 pm

Minveryork

om 4/5

9:39 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How's everyone doing today?

9:39 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go

9:40 pm

leisl

I don't usually participate in the chat, but I am so close to finishing. I need help with am 4/7. Sure I have tried all combinations.

9:44 pm

Minveryork

am 4/7 is a girl's name plus a hockey stick leisl and hello.

9:46 pm

leisl

Hello! Thanks. . . that was the only combo I apparently had not tried.

9:47 pm

Minveryork

leisl, I put a story of clues in profile if U need more clues

10:01 pm

leisl

ho 5/14

10:05 pm

harpjane

what are the stats for the 4th column R please?

10:06 pm

Minveryork

ho 5/14 word adds a vowel to the ho 4/6 word before it.

10:07 pm

Minveryork

E's Evacuated! 2 left

10:07 pm

Minveryork

ra 5/12

10:08 pm

Minveryork

Ho's Hibernated! 1 left

10:11 pm

leisl

Thanks! fireworks! The last nine I struggled with.

10:15 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations leisl on your fireworks display!Way to go!

11:21 pm

harpjane

one to go

11:25 pm

harpjane

finished

11:35 pm

mkg

any clues for any k words? ty

11:55 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations harpjane on your fireworks!Hooray for U!

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