Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, June 8, 2020

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:01 am

NANCY

guess we all overestimated....onward

12:01 am

Minveryork

Hello there grannyrose! We were inquiring about stidmama, but you had logged out. Heard is going through a rough time

12:02 am

NANCY

grannyrose, I see you have returned. A few of us inquired about your comment on Stidmama and asked about what happened to her. You left the chat before we could ask. Can you share with us.

12:03 am

libarebel

Yes, how's Stid?

12:05 am

jessmom

sp7

12:05 am

dizgrannie

im 7

12:07 am

dizgrannie

ma 7

12:08 am

dizgrannie

nbt

12:08 am

jessmom

qu7/8

12:14 am

broll

di 7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

a ta7

12:20 am

godthaab

qu8 qu9

12:20 am

dizgrannie

qu's quashed...nbt/nbs

12:22 am

grannyrose

stidmama needs all our prayers and positive vibes. apart from her allergies she is going through a very stress-related time with the lockdown, protests, police cruelty etc. this all impacts on her physical, emotional, and mental well-being. her grief is very real and she feels every single blow that is poured out on the suffering.

12:23 am

grannyrose

apologies for not coming back to you all. i hope she isn't upset by my sharing with you all, but she has posted quite openly on FB.

12:26 am

NANCY

thank you for up date will keep her in my prayers.

12:27 am

ursh

ma 7&8

12:30 am

penquis

mi 7...

12:31 am

penquis

m

12:32 am

penquis

m

12:32 am

penquis

m

12:32 am

penquis

m

12:32 am

penquis

m

12:32 am

penquis

m

12:33 am

rururocks

having campbell's soup pen?

12:33 am

penquis

sorry....having probs with my connection....

12:33 am

justafreep

did pen just call an M 6?

12:34 am

grannyrose

haha freep

12:36 am

grannyrose

qu7, qu8 if not already called

12:39 am

gapeach

and qu 9

12:40 am

gapeach

Sorry to hear about stidmama, Rose.

12:42 am

grannyrose

ta peach for my last two q words. q's are done and dusted

12:43 am

gapeach

yw

12:43 am

NANCY

clue for the qu 8/9 have all the others but cannot find these two

12:43 am

grannyrose

peach, we all need to be praying for and sending positive vibes to each other. these times are truly awful to be living in.

12:44 am

gapeach

I agree, hon.

12:44 am

grannyrose

nancy i will clue if that is ok with everyone else. still a little early to do so by some peoples standards.

12:47 am

NANCY

don't yet I am still looking

12:47 am

rururocks

maybe wait for the hour to end?

12:50 am

NANCY

finally got them. at least I can go to bed with the q's done

12:51 am

grannyrose

well done nancy.

12:52 am

NANCY

its almost 2 am and way past my sleep time

12:55 am

rururocks

finito

12:57 am

grannyrose

right behind you ruru. * BOO *

12:59 am

rururocks

night gr.. i hope you get a nice chair so you can get around without pain. It was disturbing to read that. No one should have to have that much pain. My best to you

1:05 am

grannyrose

thank-you dear ruru. bless you. hope you have a good nights rest.xox

1:07 am

grannyrose

i am outta here also. love, blessings and positive vibes for all my fellow babblers. see you ate the flip. xox

1:14 am

hokie carla

I woke up and decided I may as well play. 24 left. Not bad for not being able to see anything.

2:58 am

M3

when using babble expert how do you move the clues to the left please?

3:35 am

lizmac

M3 press "send words to clues" at the top of the page

3:36 am

M3

Thank you, the widow that you open that shows the list, was on my left now its on the right im not sure how i moved it!!

3:36 am

lizmac

M3 oops, press "send words to Babble" !!

4:20 am

mattygroves

Morning all. May I please have stats for the i (eye) in the bottom row?

4:22 am

MollyL

in 6/27

4:23 am

mattygroves

Thank you - I shall look!

4:34 am

mattygroves

Is that IN word a 'real' word (commonly used)?

4:39 am

MollyL

Of course not

5:12 am

MollyL

These crazy grids. We go from too many E's to none. Where is the balance?

5:29 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with lone N and Lone I so I can get to the laundromat early.

5:31 am

MollyL

in + what you do with a shovel + consonant

5:31 am

MollyL

I think the lone N is a grandma name

5:31 am

FrenchToast

the lone n is a word for grandmother

5:32 am

FrenchToast

snap Molly :)

5:32 am

periwinkle

ty for in. I got a grandma name from another N

5:32 am

MollyL

Jinx! You owe me a beer (the adult version)

5:32 am

MollyL

There are two grandma names

5:33 am

periwinkle

only have 1 seven no 9 or 8's but will have to get them later.

5:34 am

periwinkle

so there are

5:34 am

MollyL

Also the name of The Darlings dog in Peter Pan

5:34 am

periwinkle

so there are

5:34 am

periwinkle

ee

5:34 am

periwinkle

byee even

5:35 am

MollyL

I would hate to have to schlep my clothes to the laundromat.

6:19 am

mattygroves

Thanks for that in! I've been on calls all morning so only just got it :)

6:45 am

amelu0218

Aaaahhh, Ughday. Great day for a tropical storm, lol.

7:01 am

BzznBea

I try rasta every time...

7:03 am

MollyL

*Puts on Bob Marley for Bea

7:04 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Molly. Sorry it has to be a Monday.

7:09 am

MollyL

An even ickier Monday because my geese and the eggs are gone. I don't know if the babies hatched and they took off, or if something got to the eggs. : (

7:11 am

BzznBea

Oh no! Is there a pond near by?

7:15 am

MollyL

Oh yeah, there are several water sources nearby. I'm hoping for "hatched and took off". I'm just disappointed I didn't get to see them first. Maybe they will come back for a visit.

7:15 am

BzznBea

Usually after they hatch, Momma heads thme to the water.

7:19 am

MollyL

We had some that nested on a rooftop and we had to call a water fowl expert to get the babies down once they hatched.

7:28 am

dan2bit

good morning all! I am indignant that indignant does not exist in the puzzle

7:29 am

MollyL

Well, most of it does

7:30 am

BzznBea

LOL! Good morning, dan.

7:36 am

Judi

Good morning, all.

7:36 am

HarryHood

hi judi

7:36 am

HarryHood

hi everybody

7:36 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Judi and Harry.

7:38 am

BzznBea

Judi, you may want to dump your bucket this morning. I left many words in it on Saturday.

7:40 am

Judi

Thanks, Bea. * dumps bucket *

7:45 am

HarryHood

not getting the bottom i. no asian subcontinental words work.

7:46 am

BzznBea

in6.27 Molly clued it earlier in the chat.

7:46 am

HarryHood

ty!

7:46 am

HarryHood

nbt and 41 to go

7:47 am

Trifioso

good morning friends

7:48 am

HarryHood

in6 - one definition is "obsolete" and the other is "archaic"

7:48 am

HarryHood

hi trif

7:48 am

Trifioso

I have already greyed the rightmost column - FEAR ME

7:49 am

Trifioso

lets bring it back then, harry! I will start - The current behavior of the president of the US in indign in almost all cases

7:49 am

HarryHood

later all. we always fear you trif.

7:50 am

Trifioso

lol thanks friend!

7:53 am

BzznBea

That isn't a strong enough word, Trif.

7:53 am

Trifioso

working with what the grid provides, bzzn....but yeah

7:54 am

Trifioso

wow, the q words today did not come to play

7:56 am

BzznBea

No, they did not! I can see many a clue asked for those.

7:56 am

Trifioso

found 6, then complete grid lock

8:00 am

Trifioso

brb - going to run out and feed the goats....

8:02 am

MollyL

Obsolete and archaic were high on the desirable list for the makers of the Enable word list

8:10 am

Trifioso

the goats bleat a cheery good morning to you all

8:13 am

BzznBea

How fun, trif. Who can have a bad day after seeing goats.

8:13 am

Trifioso

certainly not me! These two clowns have brought much joy since their arrival two months ago

8:14 am

Trifioso

phantom: insignia

8:14 am

Trifioso

not to mention they have eaten 80% of the briars and thorns around the place

8:14 am

bichon

Do you really have goats, Trif?

8:15 am

Trifioso

I really do, bichon - two. Vincent Van Goat and Leonardo di Capricorn

8:16 am

Trifioso

took us three days and about a million family rounds of texting to name them.....

8:16 am

bichon

How cool is that

8:17 am

Trifioso

I expected to like them, very much. I ADORE them, as it turns out. They are like super useful dogs.

8:19 am

bichon

Where do they live?

8:21 am

Trifioso

in the old chicken coop, which tertiare and I cleaned out, removed the nesting boxes, and fitted for them - hay crib, raised bed for sleeping, etc. An old dog run was re-fitted to the space, with a couple of sections added, to make an enclosed yard for them. Every day that isn't raining I take them out for goat zoomies and yard activities.

8:22 am

Trifioso

they have been in the "people barn" twice = i ran in to get a hat on a sunny day, and they followed me RIGHT in.

8:22 am

bichon

You must live in an area zoned for farm animals

8:23 am

Trifioso

they were gentlemen and did not sh*t, but my hubs almost did!

8:23 am

Trifioso

I do indeed, bichon, and have 10 acres myself

8:25 am

HarryHood

amazing

8:26 am

HarryHood

it's wild how fast things get rural as you leave boston

8:26 am

HarryHood

but in truth there's very little undeveloped land between boston and DC. The Pine Barrens in NJ are the only real large area.

8:27 am

HarryHood

and we all know what happened on the sopranos in the pine barrens.

8:32 am

Trifioso

lololol harry - hand to god, before moving here we were shown one house that had a person buried in the backyard...totally illegal, but also totally there

8:32 am

MollyL

Nope, had to look up that and "zoomies"

8:33 am

Trifioso

I swear molly, they get them just like cats do.

8:34 am

BzznBea

Dogs get zoomis too. Boxers do, anyway.

8:34 am

Trifioso

good to know!

8:36 am

MLFAN17

hi trif!

8:41 am

BzznBea

Molly, I have a feeling it will be one of those kind of days. =)

8:46 am

HarryHood

the a/c guys sent me an automated msg that they were coming between 5 and 6 this morning. so I got up early, and of course they didn't come.

8:46 am

HarryHood

They just called - they're on their way. This automated system is new and has all kind of glitches. "5 am would be wicked early" she said

8:47 am

BzznBea

I couldn't imagine a repair man at 5 am...

8:47 am

HarryHood

I figured they would stop by on their way to the first job

8:48 am

HarryHood

kind of stupid on my part...

8:48 am

mattygroves

Hey again all. Would it be awfully rude of me to ask for a bit of a guide on the QU7 and 8 (I have the 8 and 9)?

8:48 am

MLFAN17

harry repair people never come on time

8:48 am

MLFAN17

matty I am just the opposite

8:49 am

bichon

do you have the qu 4/7?

8:49 am

HarryHood

there's qu 7s 8s and 9s? oh dear

8:49 am

bichon

add the actress ***alie Wood

8:49 am

MLFAN17

harry 7/8 and a 8/9

8:50 am

HarryHood

ah ok. got my first 8 :)

8:50 am

BzznBea

I would say it would be better for you to go to Morewords. Those are tough to clue.

8:51 am

MollyL

Matty, they end with what you put in the ice bucket to handle ice cubes

8:51 am

mattygroves

Got them - thank you! Qs quashed

8:51 am

MollyL

Oh never mind, that is the 8 & 9

8:51 am

mattygroves

I had that one already, thanks to monkeys ;)

8:51 am

BzznBea

The qu7/8 is a chinook salmon.

8:52 am

HarryHood

wow what odd words

8:52 am

BzznBea

the qu8/9 is a fruit in Australia.

8:52 am

HarryHood

qu8/9 is a nice looking tree

8:53 am

BzznBea

some one is going to be grumpy because she doesn't speak Austrailan.

8:53 am

HarryHood

huh. I'm still missing a q.

8:53 am

BzznBea

Cheers.

8:53 am

MLFAN17

have both now:)

8:53 am

HarryHood

got it.

8:53 am

BzznBea

Do you have the grain, Harry?

8:53 am

HarryHood

it was the bridge over the river qu4

8:54 am

MollyL

*Starts whistling

8:54 am

HarryHood

the Ms are giving me a heap of trouble. still missing 4 on each.

8:55 am

BzznBea

That is a good old movie.

8:55 am

mattygroves

the ma7 is the title of the first broadcast Star Trek (original series) episode (and its plural) :)

8:55 am

Trifioso

wahoo! Q's quashed for me as well, thank you!

8:55 am

BzznBea

There is a 7/8 combo in there, Harry.

8:55 am

MollyL

I will have to check out once certain questions start flying about the Q words. Otherwise I will be drunk before noon.

8:56 am

BzznBea

IKTR! (I Know That's Right)

8:57 am

HarryHood

yay! blacked out the lower M.

8:57 am

MollyL

*Bets Matty goes to Star Trek conventions

8:57 am

mattygroves

I used to. Haven't been in many, many years. But yeah, I used to :)

8:57 am

MollyL

Bea, you have been hanging out with Carla too much
: D

8:57 am

BzznBea

I'm checking out now. Get started on a crazy week. Momma's birthday is this week.

8:58 am

HarryHood

bye bea

8:58 am

BzznBea

See you all tomorrow...

8:58 am

MollyL

Happy Birthday Momma Bea

8:58 am

HarryHood

mista like arnold horschack "ooh ooh mista kotta"

9:00 am

MLFAN17

first qu6 clue pls?

9:00 am

HarryHood

pl qu5/16

9:00 am

HarryHood

latin

9:00 am

Trifioso

kinds like the aussie airline, is how I read it, mlf

9:01 am

HarryHood

channeling rain man

9:01 am

MLFAN17

ty harry

9:01 am

Trifioso

lolol harry, indeed! leaving off the last letter, of course

9:01 am

HarryHood

yeah.

9:02 am

Trifioso

super fun - I have a student who has not done a single assignment since the shut down started. NOW he is trying to do 13 weeks worth of work in one week. solid plan, kiddo

9:02 am

Trifioso

for five subjects.....

9:02 am

HarryHood

eek

9:03 am

HarryHood

I'm allowing my 10th graders to do the final exam review (no final exam) for credit. It will boost their grades, which have been ..... bad

9:03 am

Trifioso

I feel like everyone just gave up on school.

9:04 am

doseffing

... just curious trif ... how many students did sufficient work?

9:04 am

MLFAN17

hi dose

9:04 am

doseffing

... g'morning

9:06 am

MLFAN17

which di do the di7s come from?

9:07 am

doseffing

... fourth column

9:07 am

MLFAN17

ty dose..still looking...

9:07 am

doseffing

... the upper one

9:07 am

phaeton

di7/32...measure how far

9:08 am

MLFAN17

hi phae I tried to make it harder then it was ugghh

9:08 am

MLFAN17

the other is the same di?

9:09 am

phaeton

I only have the one

9:09 am

doseffing

... yup

9:09 am

MLFAN17

ty

9:09 am

Trifioso

about 75-80% of most of the classes, dos

9:09 am

MLFAN17

trif so is this the end of the school year or is it summer school?

9:10 am

doseffing

oh ... that's pretty good ... I'm only a sub now ... I was figuring it would be noticeably less than that ...

9:10 am

doseffing

... it's over in Ontario

9:11 am

MLFAN17

dose oh

9:11 am

Trifioso

no, this is the end of the regular school year. we are not doing extended school year this year at all

9:11 am

HarryHood

we're done this week - next week is graduations and stuff

9:11 am

MLFAN17

that's probably a good idea

9:11 am

Trifioso

its all such a mess. school districts are in shambles. staffs are being gutted, did you hear about randolph, harry?

9:12 am

HarryHood

all the kids are scrambling for summer jobs and things - all their plans have been scuttled.

9:12 am

HarryHood

camps are closed, internships cancelled.

9:12 am

MLFAN17

good luck trying to find a job

9:14 am

MLFAN17

I gtg will be back...

9:15 am

HarryHood

what about randolph?

9:15 am

Trifioso

randolph, for those who are interested, is a town near me with the highest number of english language learners in the state. 40 different languages are represented in the school population. Last week they announced they are eliminating all arts, music, phys ed, cafeteria workers, and some other staff for next year. I think this is CRIMINAL. For ELL students, the arts, sports, music, etc. levels the playing field and gives them a place to shine. NO ONE cares if you can't fully speak English if you are dominant on the track team. Or a deft watercolorist. Or a coloratura soprano, or a gifted pianist. I'ts AWFUL

9:15 am

doseffing

... around here they're all working at the supermarkets ... stocking shelves ... working cash ... chasing down carts in the parking lot ...

9:15 am

Trifioso

Brookline has 634 staff members, and has announced they are laying off 300 of them for next year.

9:16 am

HarryHood

holy cow

9:16 am

Trifioso

given recent events in the states, I think an undereducated populace is the LAST thing we need

9:17 am

HarryHood

brookline will be recalling many of the laid off staff

9:17 am

Trifioso

my last paycheck for the summer is next week. who knows if I will ever see another one from a school?

9:17 am

Trifioso

I hope so harry

9:18 am

Trifioso

I am guessing a lot of near to retirement staff will call it

9:18 am

HarryHood

just googled it

9:18 am

Trifioso

why bother then?

9:19 am

HarryHood

they had a budget issue and "closed the budget gap"

9:19 am

HarryHood

it's doublespeak - the rich folk protested and they caved

9:19 am

Trifioso

I am not by nature a violent person - at all. I also would not recommend ms devos get near me anytime soon

9:22 am

HarryHood

this is all local politics. I don't think she has anything to do with it

9:22 am

Trifioso

federal funding plays a big role

9:24 am

Trifioso

wowza, 31 left and just stuck

9:24 am

HarryHood

could be. some of the local systems are so mismanaged - I can understand the feds wanting to rein them in.

9:25 am

Trifioso

i somehow keep forgetting that we have a whole summer ahead, if you know what I mean? I have been so stressed about starting house projects and such, and keep forgetting that once school is over I have two months....

9:26 am

MollyL

Just curious for anyone who wants to say...who do you think Biden will choose as a running mate?

9:27 am

Trifioso

i though kamala harris, but there is another woman getting a lot of mentions....hang on please

9:28 am

aebmusica

Michelle Obama asBidens running mate

9:28 am

HarryHood

how are they going to have a convention at all?

9:29 am

Trifioso

mayor of atlanta, maybe? I think her name is Bottoms

9:30 am

aebmusica

it is Trif

9:32 am

Trifioso

I heard the funniest thing the other day, although I can't remember who said it....apparently trump is pissed the NC wants the RNC to follow CDC guidelines at the convention, so now he doesn't want to hold it here, or something. Anyway, the comedian said the solution is simple - have the republican convention on a carnival cruise ship

9:35 am

MollyL

Keisha Lance Bottoms is a top contender. I like her. Michelle Obama, not so much.

9:38 am

Trifioso

I dont think the Michelle thing is serious. She has indicated many times that she has zero interest.

9:43 am

MollyL

And has even less leadership experience than her husband did.

9:43 am

phaeton

hello...help with the mi7 pls

9:46 am

HarryHood

I do not have an mi7. Though I thought midding was a contender.

9:47 am

HarryHood

Like far from the midding crowd.

9:47 am

montreal13

MI+cons+P in NAPA

9:47 am

phaeton

ty mont

9:47 am

HarryHood

ty mont :)

9:47 am

HarryHood

18 to go. I will list later. hagd all.

9:48 am

montreal13

lol Harry t'was madding crowd of course

9:49 am

montreal13

i have 30 left - bbl - have a great day all and stay safe

9:51 am

phaeton

di6?

9:55 am

Trifioso

looking phae....

9:56 am

Trifioso

found it - took gun away from

9:56 am

Trifioso

take. take, not took. Present tense.

9:57 am

phaeton

ty

9:58 am

Trifioso

jumping a shower....i hit the school email running today, haven't taken a moment to get myself together here!

10:17 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:20 am

MollyL

All this jumping and running is making me tired.

10:20 am

jmcnrick

just sit for a minute then Molls

10:26 am

MollyL

There were goats zooming earlier too. It's a mad frenzy in here.

10:27 am

jmcnrick

I seem to have arrived during a lull! Shall I look for a shovel?

10:28 am

MLFAN17

hi jmc

10:28 am

jmcnrick

hi MLF

10:28 am

MollyL

And having to do a search on what that means, led me to something rather disturbing. Goat To Meeting. Where you rent goats to liven up your Zoom meetings. Sadly, I am not kidding.

10:29 am

jmcnrick

well it is a natural follow on to goat yoga. . . also a thing

10:30 am

MollyL

Ooo boy, I worry about this world.

10:30 am

jmcnrick

I suspect that people who do goat yoga don't get involved in any thing nefarious.

10:31 am

MollyL

Hopefully they just get involved with a bar of soap after they are done.

10:32 am

jmcnrick

they probable would regardless of the goat attendance

10:39 am

MollyL

Oh now I am getting concerned. There is an album of Christmas music sung by goats. The mental health of this country is in worse shape than I thought.

10:40 am

MollyL

Goat Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

10:42 am

jmcnrick

haha I can hardly wait to hear it

10:42 am

MollyL

Oh Goatly Night

10:43 am

Trifioso

my goats did attend a zoom meeting, but it was an accident - they ran past behind me

10:43 am

Trifioso

the students found it wildly amusing

10:49 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

10:50 am

MollyL

Oh Come All Ye Goatherds

10:52 am

rururocks

And the bleat goes on I guess...

10:53 am

MollyL

Hooves keep pounding rhythm to the brain

10:54 am

clg47

Oh billy goat, Oh billy goat - how great is your aroma 'to the tune of Oh Tannenbaum."

10:54 am

MollyL

Come on #Rururocks, admit it. You want a goat standing on your back while you do the downward dog pose.

10:55 am

MollyL

I'm Dreaming of a Goat Christmas

10:57 am

Trifioso

my goats each weigh in excess of 40 pounds, so a hard pass on the yoga

10:57 am

jmcnrick

up on the housetop click click click down through the chimney old billy goat nick

10:58 am

jmcnrick

I think they use baby goat trif

10:59 am

origami

The chatlog can be a big perplexing when you first log on. Good morning.

10:59 am

Trifioso

i believe that is right, jmc

10:59 am

Trifioso

algebra zoom starting - bbs

10:59 am

MollyL

Are the goats still screaming Clarice?

11:00 am

Trifioso

that was lambs, silly

11:01 am

jmcnrick

haha okay I am masked up and ready to walk to the post office. bbl

11:01 am

MollyL

Different horror story

11:01 am

MollyL

The Silence of The Goats

11:02 am

rururocks

i like the opening scene where the guy gets run over by the Chevrelet

11:04 am

MollyL

The serial killer is Buffalo Billy

11:05 am

rururocks

And the rich family's nanny is missing

11:07 am

rururocks

The main thing is goats have voices and they must be herd

11:07 am

cybernan

did someone say something about the country being insane ? :D

11:08 am

MollyL

Butt, butt...oh I guess you are right

11:08 am

rururocks

yeah nan..look who we elected president

11:09 am

MollyL

Oh here we go again

11:09 am

cybernan

oh I so didn't want to start a political chat -- was just commenting on the nonsense in the chog

11:11 am

MollyL

Every now and then we deviate from cats and the weather

11:12 am

cybernan

i just had never thought it would be possible to carry on punning about goats for so long

11:12 am

rururocks

and grooming dogs molly don't forget that

11:13 am

LisaG

indian is not a word??

11:14 am

cybernan

proper noun, lisa

11:14 am

LisaG

ofcourse... lol

11:15 am

rururocks

punning about goats is easy once a push comes to a chevre

11:15 am

MollyL

Well Nan, we could discuss curling, but you would be the only one chatting.

11:16 am

rururocks

(we'd all be sleeping then :D)

11:16 am

cybernan

lol -- doesn't look like sports will be on the menu for a while

11:18 am

MollyL

The whole "goat trend" thing really caught me off guard. Who knew goats were the latest fad?

11:18 am

cybernan

do people walk their goats like they did their pet pigs?

11:19 am

MollyL

My friend is right. Most people are basically "band wagon jumpers"

11:20 am

MollyL

Yes Nan, there are goat leashes and little goat clothing, just like there are for dogs. Yee Gods

11:22 am

cybernan

I don't understand that either, but then I could never understand why anyone would by a house because it was best for their dogs, rather than something they wanted for themselves.

11:23 am

cybernan

* I'll stick to cats -- a lot less trouble!

11:23 am

rururocks

I won't have anything to do with cats....

11:24 am

MollyL

People get loopy about their cats too

11:24 am

rururocks

Dogs don't claw up the couches for scratching posts

11:24 am

rururocks

Dogs don't vomit up hair balls all over the house

11:24 am

MollyL

I would consider having a dog. You couldn't pay me to have a cat.

11:25 am

cybernan

The nicest part about cats is that the only thing they really care about is being fed. If you are busy and don't have a lot of time to spend with them, they just curl up and go to sleep somewhere.

11:26 am

rururocks

yeah.. we're human can openers to them

11:27 am

cybernan

Cats bathe themselves and if you give them hairball medicine on a regular basis they don't vomit either -- they can be trained not to scratch and they don't poop on your sidewalk or lawn, they don't kill your evergreens by peeing on them.

11:28 am

cybernan

* wanna go another round ? :D

11:28 am

periwinkle

another cat lover here!

11:30 am

MollyL

No cats don't poop on your sidewalk or lawn, they poop in a box in your house. And I don't care how much that litter stuff says it deodorizes, a house with a cat smells like a house with. If there are more than one, even worse.

11:30 am

MollyL

*a house with a cat

11:31 am

amelu0218

my cats have always been indoor/outdoor, no litter box

11:31 am

MollyL

Well then they do poop on the sidewalk and lawn.

11:32 am

cybernan

You need to empty the litterbox more often, Molly -- and that is just in the winter -- they go outside in the rest of the year, but they bury it! And there is no getting rid of that doggie smell ever - not unless you are prepared to give your dog a bath every day.

11:32 am

cybernan

Being a dog owner is like being a smoker -- everybody knows it, because the smell is in your house and on your clothing.

11:33 am

MollyL

I have several friends who have dogs and their houses don't smell like it. The ones who have cats, well that is different.

11:33 am

amelu0218

but I'm fortunate to live far enough away from neighbors/road that they're safe. Nah, they go in the woods or fertilize the azaleas. True about the dog, add to that dogs shed more than cats (in general)...

11:34 am

MollyL

My kids have one cat and they are both always covered in cat hair.

11:34 am

rururocks

put a dog and a cat separately in the trunks of two cars for one hour and open it up and see which animal is happy to see you :D

11:35 am

cybernan

neither -- both would be dead

11:36 am

periwinkle

help with am7/8 please

11:37 am

rururocks

no am 8 peri

11:37 am

tceicher

IM

11:37 am

periwinkle

I meant ma7/8 pls

11:38 am

MollyL

A thing that snares non-females

11:38 am

amelu0218

male snare

11:38 am

tceicher

P

11:38 am

rururocks

like a pregnancy

11:38 am

periwinkle

haha ty both

11:38 am

periwinkle

another lovely day here

11:39 am

MollyL

It is gorgeous here too Peri. I needed a break from the humidity.

11:43 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:46 am

cybernan

stats for the lone i please?

11:47 am

amelu0218

in 6/27

11:48 am

tceicher

TA

11:50 am

cybernan

ty amelu

11:57 am

jmcnrick

back

12:02 pm

LisaG

stats for the 9 please?

12:03 pm

cybernan

need 6 more q's -- thinking there must be some new ones in there

12:05 pm

jmcnrick

qu9/84

12:05 pm

cybernan

and here I thought I was doing well to find the qu 6

12:05 pm

bichon

ma 6/21, pls

12:07 pm

cybernan

a saying that you live by

12:08 pm

cybernan

is it a qu 8-9 combo jmc?

12:09 pm

bichon

ty nan

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

well I think the qu9 is the plural of the qu8 but I don't know that

12:30 pm

MollyL

It is

12:32 pm

cybernan

ty - haven't found it yet -- may have to wait until I list

12:35 pm

sammysmom

stuck on in 6/27 ??

12:37 pm

MollyL

If it had picnic pest at the end it would mean stubborn refusal to believe

12:37 pm

MollyL

Or in + what you do with a shovel + consonant

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

ty Molls

12:38 pm

cybernan

ty molly --- another of my missing ones

12:38 pm

sammysmom

thnaks molly

12:48 pm

bichon

mi 6/27, pls

12:49 pm

Atalante

filet mi6/27

12:50 pm

bichon

ty Ata

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

yummm A woman I help a few times got a job at Whole Foods and used her discount to buy me one of those and some really good blue cheese. Was that a wonderful supper!!!!

12:54 pm

MollyL

Ooo, nice thank you present

12:54 pm

cybernan

stuck on the an 5/14 - help please?

12:54 pm

MollyL

Teen grief

12:54 pm

bichon

me too

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

ty molls

12:54 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* ty molly

12:55 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo cyber!!

12:56 pm

cybernan

off to get on with my day -- dare I turn the tv on, or will my blood pressure just rise?

12:57 pm

cybernan

will lput it off to go and deadhead some poppies. hagd everyone.

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

I vote for take a walk

1:02 pm

jmcnrick

bye cyber

1:08 pm

MollyL

Well a great answer to that question is...another question. Is there anything you can do about what is on the TV? If the answer is no (and it probably is) go outside and enjoy nature.

1:09 pm

MollyL

Deadhead Poppies sounds like a grunge band

1:27 pm

Atalante

what a treat jmc!

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

it was Ata. I managed to cook the steak perfectly and then put the bleu cheese on so that it melted while the steak was resting. . .dreams are made of these. . .

1:29 pm

Atalante

utterly perfect!

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

simple food made right. . . the other dish I still dream of is an oyster po'boy I had in N'Orleans 8 or 9 years ago.

1:32 pm

Atalante

I'm still dreaming about the food I had in one place in Marathon FL in February. I could have eaten there for breakfast lunch and dinner

1:33 pm

Atalante

https://islandfishco.com/menu/

1:34 pm

jmcnrick

what kind of food

1:35 pm

jmcnrick

oh yum. . . I can eat oysters anyway you want to serve them!

1:35 pm

Atalante

seafood, key lime pie, lime pina coladas

1:36 pm

Atalante

it was my idea of food heaven

1:36 pm

jmcnrick

I would prefer a margarita my self. . . but yes

1:57 pm

Atalante

firebirds!

1:58 pm

Uneaixoise

Yay ata!!

2:06 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo Ata

2:09 pm

Atalante

some odd words in there

2:12 pm

jmcnrick

lots of things to look up later

2:30 pm

bichon

di 7/36, pls

2:56 pm

Atalante

di7/32 you mean?

2:56 pm

Atalante

if so, you're clearly a long way away from the answer :D

2:57 pm

mattygroves

There is also a di7/36 - di consonant and not a whole thing

3:00 pm

bichon

ty matty

3:09 pm

hurshy

doesn't it make you feel chipper when you try something that you don't think will work and then it does?

3:11 pm

MollyL

Chipper, jocund, why insouciant actually

3:11 pm

hurshy

:D

3:11 pm

hurshy

i'm too physically tired to go that far

3:12 pm

MollyL

Too much weight lifting today?

3:12 pm

hurshy

cleaning

3:15 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! suffragist and abolitionist Elizabeth, nee Cady

3:16 pm

MollyL

Stanton

3:16 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

3:17 pm

hurshy

phantom: stamina

3:20 pm

hurshy

lol i just noticed my NTPN reward is in the grid, oops

3:31 pm

dcseain

staunton, VA is pronounced stanton

3:31 pm

hurshy

interesting

3:38 pm

hurshy

hmm, having a little trouble with the Qs

3:41 pm

hurshy

maybe there are long ones

3:41 pm

hurshy

since i'm now missing 4 Q and only 3 other words

3:41 pm

hurshy

and i mostly need long ones

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

there is a qu7/8

3:46 pm

hurshy

yeah i need those

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

one of my cats was named Elizbeth Cady Stanton. We called her Cady.

3:47 pm

hurshy

cute :D

3:47 pm

dcseain

nice

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

don't look at me that is all I know about them. the 8 is a plural of the 7

3:48 pm

hurshy

well i see that there is ALSO an 8 & 9 combo, so...

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

shoot I was wrong there is only an 8/9 combo

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

sigh

3:49 pm

hurshy

no, there's both

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

I need a nap

3:50 pm

hurshy

i mean, the 7 and 8 are in a row, so they MIGHT not be a combo, but then again they might

3:50 pm

hurshy

that the subliminal message from the grid, jmc, lol

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

oh good didn't mean to confuse

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

it is more than subliminal! haha

3:52 pm

hurshy

well, the 8 starts with qu5 (root of amount), and the 7 has to start with the qu4/7 (second one), but despite these helpful facts, my monkeys remain unsuccessful

3:52 pm

hurshy

aHA they were insulted by that and found the 7/8

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

haha good for them

3:54 pm

Natasha

hi everyone

3:54 pm

Natasha

could someone cue the mi 7, please?

3:54 pm

hurshy

ok i resorted to morewords and got the other Qs

3:55 pm

hurshy

oh no, i did not mean to separate those two kids, i have mi7ed them!

3:56 pm

hurshy

(you can also change M to D for another word if you don't have that one yet)

3:59 pm

dcseain

found a qu7/8

4:09 pm

Natasha

thanks, hurshy

5:04 pm

mkg

clue dc?

5:11 pm

moolingwa

5 + a baseball team nickname

5:12 pm

hokie carla

hello, people!

5:13 pm

Natasha

whohoo, fireworks! first time I've played a full game in eons.

5:13 pm

hokie carla

I have 20 left, incl. 3 4's. thinking about utilizing the list.

5:14 pm

hokie carla

and well done, natasha

5:17 pm

hokie carla

okay, still nothing.

5:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

any outer banks fans will see the funnest restaurant in the grid today

5:20 pm

hokie carla

haven't been to OB in years

5:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

miss piggy lou

5:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

bbq

5:22 pm

hokie carla

just looked up to7. what what?

5:22 pm

hokie carla

sounds delicious

5:24 pm

rururocks

Heâ€™s got a long to4 hokie

5:25 pm

rururocks

Hence the word

5:28 pm

hokie carla

"member of a chinese to4". is that a gang or something?

5:29 pm

hokie carla

because then when I click on to4 there's no chinese def.

5:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

yep

5:35 pm

hokie carla

ah, there's a greek letter we don't always see

5:36 pm

MollyL

to7 is a porn star

5:36 pm

hokie carla

seems like that would be do7

6:04 pm

periwinkle

first an5 pls

6:09 pm

penquis

feeling of anxiety or dread...

6:18 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

6:18 pm

penquis

hi dan....

6:19 pm

dan2bit

just broke the 100 word barrier!

6:20 pm

penquis

nice....i have 16 left to find...

6:22 pm

dan2bit

I can't believe I still have four more Q words to find!

6:23 pm

penquis

yes, i can relate...

6:24 pm

penquis

i have four missing....listed a few minutes ago.....i am missing an 8/9 combo and a 7/8 combo....assuming they are combos....

6:26 pm

penquis

found the 7/8....not in the dictionary...

6:29 pm

penquis

the other combo is an Australian tree....misspelled, of course.... ;o)

6:33 pm

MollyL

Where are the clue blurters when you need them?
: D

6:33 pm

penquis

don't need them yet....have two left, though... ;o)

6:35 pm

origami

"Clue blurters" sounds like some sort of scandanavian pastry.

6:37 pm

penquis

hah...

6:40 pm

penquis

can't find my last word....na 6 anyone?

6:42 pm

MollyL

Start of a grandma word + three letter word that means loud noise

6:43 pm

penquis

ty...i am done...

6:43 pm

MollyL

*Claps quietly for Pen

6:44 pm

origami

Hands pen the prize of a clueblurter :D

6:49 pm

penquis

ty....

6:49 pm

penquis

i could eat something sweet... ;o)

6:55 pm

penquis

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

7:05 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the i words? ty

7:06 pm

mkg

sorry for the bottom row i. i have other one. so sorry

7:07 pm

dan2bit

in6/27 first part of "righteously angry"

7:08 pm

mkg

ty got it dan

7:09 pm

mkg

also missing the word for the N in third column. would love clues and stat. ty.

7:10 pm

origami

na 4/4 mkg

7:10 pm

mkg

ty ... boy am i dumb tonight.

7:10 pm

mkg

missing 8s and the 9 still. i welcome clues. ty

7:12 pm

mkg

just got one 8..........ma. so still need the 9 please. ty.

7:16 pm

dan2bit

qu8/9 ends like kitchen utensil for picking up stuff

7:22 pm

dan2bit

finito! di6 relieve of weapons was my last

7:31 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for dan2!~ just here to finish up my last 11 myself

7:31 pm

aknitter

Hey! EB ðŸ˜Š

7:32 pm

Trifioso

hi gurl!!!!

7:32 pm

Trifioso

so happy to see you!

7:32 pm

aknitter

You have 11? Geese ... Iâ€™ve got a long way to go

7:33 pm

aknitter

Mist

7:33 pm

Trifioso

i started this morning while i was waiting for a class to start

7:33 pm

aknitter

Ohhhhh. Eye sea

7:34 pm

Trifioso

when do you get to see your favorite little man again?

7:34 pm

aknitter

Sigh ... who knows. I want to be safe

7:35 pm

Trifioso

booooo

7:35 pm

aknitter

Agreed

7:35 pm

aknitter

Heâ€™s too cute for words

7:35 pm

Trifioso

agreed!

7:37 pm

aknitter

Do you have all the q words? I cannot figure the 9

7:38 pm

Trifioso

its the plural of the qu8....the qu 8 is the first four of the qu5.16 + the tool you use to pick up things on the grill, or a salad. not sure how you use them in surgery, but I am sure you do

7:40 pm

aknitter

Oh good golly. I kept trying that and I kept getting a hard no from the box. This time it took it. Thank you

7:40 pm

Trifioso

i swear, I have had that four times today - ugh

7:40 pm

aknitter

There seems to be a lag

7:41 pm

Trifioso

i swear to god, I have eaten my own weight in cookies during the shutdown.

7:42 pm

aknitter

...as I munch on teddy grahams...

7:43 pm

Trifioso

im totally stressing over school ending. my last paycheck is june 19th. when, if ever, will i see another one?

7:43 pm

aknitter

That must be a terrible feeling

7:46 pm

Trifioso

its not my favorite, no

7:48 pm

aknitter

When will you hear the plan for fall semester

7:48 pm

MollyL

A big problem as a result of this COVID thing is all the people who are already, or will be out of work.

7:49 pm

aknitter

It has affected so many

7:49 pm

MollyL

People without income to pay their bills is going to have a big impact on the economy.

7:49 pm

Trifioso

not until fall, in my case

7:50 pm

Trifioso

5 left, all t's

7:50 pm

aknitter

To for two and two for tea ....

7:51 pm

Trifioso

torgone types tits

7:52 pm

aknitter

Truely

7:52 pm

aknitter

Gnat

7:52 pm

aknitter

Oops. Fudge

7:52 pm

Trifioso

fudge would be great, send it on over, I will hoover it into my face

7:53 pm

MollyL

It's two for tea and tea for two...No No Nanette...a really bad musical comedy

7:53 pm

aknitter

ðŸ¤£ðŸ˜Š

7:56 pm

MollyL

Hoover...that is one of those things like "reach out" that I don't get

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

Hoover invented the vacuum. So for a long time they were called hoovers like we call paper tissue kleenix

8:18 pm

Trifioso

hi jmc! sorry, was switching laptops

8:21 pm

Uneaixoise

Di7/36? Please...

8:22 pm

Trifioso

di + this is *****a!

8:22 pm

origami

Di plus a segmnt of a whole.

8:23 pm

Uneaixoise

Got it!!

8:23 pm

Trifioso

fireworks! Woot woot!

8:24 pm

aknitter

Yahooooo

8:24 pm

Uneaixoise

Yay trif!!

8:24 pm

origami

Congratulations Trif

8:30 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Trifioso on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

8:30 pm

Trifioso

feeling highly smug

8:31 pm

phandmd

good evening! gonna see how much I can get in about 30 mins...

8:31 pm

Minveryork

Nice to see U still have handsome Mr. Bowie as your icon

8:31 pm

phandmd

Got to hear live music at a winery tonight! It was so fun.

8:31 pm

Minveryork

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

8:32 pm

Minveryork

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

8:33 pm

origami

Hey there, Min! I have 15 left to go, but may have to give up the quest.

8:34 pm

wvteach

** finito **

8:37 pm

phandmd

good job wv. I have 21 right now...

8:37 pm

phandmd

imps

8:38 pm

phandmd

oh dear...

8:39 pm

aknitter

I have 4 stupid Q words left ...ugh

8:39 pm

phandmd

woah. there are 11 q words!

8:41 pm

aknitter

I donâ€™t think I know Q words !

8:44 pm

Minveryork

Have 13 left to go and I might have to give up the quest.

8:44 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations wvteach on your fireworks!Good for you

8:46 pm

Minveryork

There's no Question, I do know not know the Q words. It is my Quest to find them. I'm Quite perplexed as to what they could be. My monkeys are in a Quandary over them

8:47 pm

phandmd

I got 4, but am clueless as to the rest as well.

8:47 pm

Minveryork

Have seven qu words.I need to find more more qu words

8:48 pm

aknitter

Quite the quest

8:49 pm

Minveryork

Just got another one. Should have had it already. It was a plural and now I have 3 more Q words I need to search

8:50 pm

Minveryork

Phantom: Quaint

8:50 pm

phandmd

I just crossed half way! Now to list to see if I can get more works in the next 10 mins...

8:52 pm

phandmd

just now realized there is no E in this grid...

9:01 pm

phandmd

88 words found in 30 mns. Not too bad. Good night all.

9:26 pm

Minveryork

Q's Qacked! 9 left

10:48 pm

rbud

yay, done! laters, all!

10:55 pm

mkg

any clues for the 9 out there? ty

10:57 pm

LeslieAnn

it's a qu if that helps. i'm working on it

10:57 pm

lshult

still missing q's.... got 4,5,8,9,6,4,4......still 4 short???

10:58 pm

lshult

found another 6

10:59 pm

LeslieAnn

qu 7/8 ishult, toward the end

10:59 pm

mkg

i am missing lots of q words and not seeing them at all.

10:59 pm

mkg

ty leslie ann

11:01 pm

mkg

got the 7 and 8 and 9 ty.

11:02 pm

mkg

qu first part is like the 5 above it and then add what you use to pick up things like to take crabs out of a hot pot. you use these. and plural

11:02 pm

mkg

gnight

11:03 pm

lshult

got the qu7/8.....need to go to work now, so wont finish

11:03 pm

lshult

later all

11:04 pm

LeslieAnn

night all

11:11 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

11:59 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses on the next grid size? My guess is 114 words.

11:59 pm

kimberblue

325

11:59 pm

pigeonman

187

11:59 pm

ChrissieDee

168

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