Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, June 10, 2020

12:00 am

godthaab

flip

12:00 am

grannyrose

fl7

12:00 am

ursh

close diz hahaha

12:00 am

justafreep

thought it was gonna be a fl4 call for a sec

12:01 am

justafreep

gl7

12:01 am

jessmom

we7

12:01 am

grannyrose

fl7 x 2

12:04 am

SuzeeQ24

do7

12:04 am

SuzeeQ24

dodo

12:05 am

SuzeeQ24

oops

12:07 am

justafreep

a 32 point 5 letter word. I wonder what the record is?

12:20 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs...za 4

12:21 am

justafreep

whoa. thanks

12:22 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:22 am

SueMagee

Thank you!

12:23 am

cybernan

just need the i -- anyone have the stats?

12:23 am

dizgrannie

iz 4

12:23 am

Gadget

Me too nan!

12:23 am

Lizlin

iz 5

12:23 am

grannyrose

iz4/9

12:23 am

Lizlin

iz 4 - sorry

12:24 am

grannyrose

downed

12:24 am

grannyrose

apologies

12:24 am

cybernan

ty rose and liz down to 34 so time for bed -- good night all -- hagd to those of you in australia

12:25 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams nan dear

12:25 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:27 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, nan

12:31 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:31 am

Lizlin

thanks, Lickety

12:31 am

justafreep

thanks lickety

12:33 am

hurshy

huh. doody doesn't count.

12:35 am

Dorens

because we don't have howdy

12:35 am

hurshy

no, doody as in poop

12:39 am

dizgrannie

FWs...last word ho 12

12:39 am

justafreep

nice. 6 left but had that one. What was your penultimate word? :-)

12:44 am

hurshy

i need 2 H and 3 D

12:45 am

hurshy

got an H, last of the 4s

12:45 am

hurshy

oh i see do7 was called, so that was one, got that now

12:45 am

hurshy

2 D and 1 H then, all 6s

12:46 am

justafreep

few.

12:46 am

justafreep

fw, that is

12:47 am

justafreep

can I guess, hurshy?

12:47 am

hurshy

absolutely, i often suck at my last few

12:48 am

hurshy

and my relationship with 6s is iffy at best

12:48 am

justafreep

you're missing a past tense in the d's. also one that looks at first like a typo (in letter 5). and there's only one h6, so I dunno if I should clue. But you're missing that one

12:49 am

hurshy

i was missing a de6

12:49 am

hurshy

i dunno if i can be missing a past tense, i have one and i don't see what else i can pt

12:49 am

hurshy

oohhh yes i do

12:50 am

justafreep

try your do4s and you'll find one you don't have

12:50 am

hurshy

yes, got it

12:50 am

hurshy

just the h then

12:50 am

justafreep

And yeah, that de6 was the typo one

12:51 am

hurshy

mk cool

12:51 am

hurshy

got the H now too! fw

12:51 am

hurshy

thanks

12:51 am

justafreep

yw. lemme know if you want clues on the h

12:54 am

justafreep

Ahhh! Well done! Congrats

1:16 am

sprite

good morning babblers

1:17 am

ursh

morning sprite

1:17 am

sprite

hiya ursh :)

1:25 am

ursh

FW - nice grid

1:26 am

sprite

wtg ursh!!!!!!!!!

2:15 am

spellit

Funny grid - I'm finding the long words first

2:19 am

sugar

Yoat

3:32 am

sprite

finally back for the last few... real life intervened

3:46 am

sprite

stuck on a D5

3:46 am

sprite

any weirdos among the D5s?

3:48 am

sprite

missing do5/16, any clues very much appreciated

3:51 am

sprite

fireflies. *leaves hug in chog for rose to find*

5:34 am

Christa

Hello Everyone

6:18 am

Deeha

do5-do + currency

6:54 am

Uneaixoise

Tx!

6:56 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

6:56 am

BzznBea

I've got FW's...Heading off for another busy day.

6:59 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats!!

7:13 am

Douglas

That I in the southwest corner must be an interesting word.

7:17 am

kittychan

it uses the big letter

7:30 am

dan2bit

morning all! can i have just the stats for the Z?

7:32 am

Glofkill

za 4/12

7:32 am

Glofkill

za 4/12

7:32 am

Glofkill

za 4/12

7:33 am

dan2bit

thanks Glofkill x3!!!

7:36 am

dan2bit

also yowza is totally a word :-)

7:45 am

MollyL

JMC will be so happy that za4 is in the grid. For some reason, she loves that word.

8:10 am

hokie carla

guess what my first word was

8:10 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:11 am

jmcnrick

*starts grinning uncontrollably* za** za** za**

8:11 am

jmcnrick

*dancing*

8:11 am

jmcnrick

admit Molls. It's a cool word.

8:11 am

jmcnrick

and fun to say

8:12 am

jmcnrick

hokie was it a stone that starts fires?

8:12 am

hokie carla

no! it was za4

8:13 am

jmcnrick

yeah! my all time favorite word

8:14 am

hokie carla

would make a good expletive. the def. is interesting.

8:14 am

jmcnrick

it has two def. which did you find?

8:15 am

hokie carla

a coffee cup holder without a handle and metal

8:15 am

jmcnrick

yes. especially the holders on the wall in boats that swing and keep the liquid upright.

8:16 am

MollyL

It looks like something you would see in a voice bubble in a Batman comic book fight. Right after SOCKO!

8:16 am

hokie carla

ah

8:16 am

jmcnrick

it also has an archaic def, of annoying male. I love the ridiculous juxtaposition

8:16 am

hokie carla

wonder who came up with that name

8:17 am

jmcnrick

a pirate, of course--argh, put me coffee in the zarf while the sea is heavy!

8:18 am

Vicuna

The Arabs, actually. Didn't know about the boat def. The original is from the Middle East. the coffee cup has no handle, which is why you put it in za4, which does have a handle.

8:18 am

MollyL

Pirates drink coffee? I thought they stuck to rum.

8:18 am

jmcnrick

thank you vicuna

8:19 am

jmcnrick

you have to wake up from all the rum drinking to go raiding

8:19 am

Vicuna

Etymologies R Us

8:19 am

MollyL

Just make sure they don't ba4 in the za4

8:19 am

jmcnrick

haha

8:22 am

weegee

Hi all! Guess what? You can order Kindle instructions for knitting a za4 on Amazon! Who knew?

8:24 am

jmcnrick

weird. how can you knit metal?

8:24 am

Vicuna

Ha! Must be more like a mug cozy?

8:25 am

weegee

Yes, sometimes known as a (c)o4/11

8:25 am

Vicuna

I have a friend who makes jewelry by knitting wire, but I bet she's never tried a za4.

8:27 am

hokie carla

we keep having fl4 and it keeps making me sing the song from Sound of Music

8:33 am

MollyL

The only weaving I ever did were those loom pot holders. I made a ton of those.

8:34 am

rururocks

a zigzag pattern?

8:37 am

Vicuna

Oh yeah, I made a ton of those pot holders. Mostly plaid and gingham.

8:40 am

MollyL

Doobie quiet #Rururocks

8:41 am

jmcnrick

my boy got on a spree of making god's eyes with sticks he found. I have them all over my house even though he made them 30 years ago

8:42 am

MollyL

Another terrible art trend was that shag latch hook stuff. Truly fugly stuff.

8:43 am

jmcnrick

ugh I had a shag rug in Houston and it got full of fleas. I had the worst time getting rid of them since they were so protected by the shag. I finally tore it up and threw it away

8:45 am

HarryHood

my kids were on a fuse beads binge several years ago. I have them all over the house.

8:46 am

MollyL

We had a hideous orange shag rug in the rec room of my parents house. I have no idea why my mother hung onto that for so long.

8:47 am

HarryHood

my house growing up had shag carpets. I grew up with constant tearing eyes and running nose, and had no idea why, until my 30s.

8:49 am

weegee

I actually bedazzled some jeans and a wool jacket... '80s fashionable

8:49 am

MollyL

Ooo, remember Creepy Crawlers? That plastic goo that you baked into bug shapes?

8:56 am

mkg

HI ALL.

8:56 am

jmcnrick

hi mkg

9:24 am

hokie carla

just did a zoom workout class and the guy called me clara the entire time (except for twice I guess). one of my biggest pet peeves.

9:32 am

jmcnrick

I understand why hokie

9:34 am

jmcnrick

stats for the corner i please

9:34 am

marilyn992

iz 4/9

9:35 am

jmcnrick

ty marilyn

9:35 am

marilyn992

yw

9:36 am

JaxH66

Stats for the z please

9:36 am

jmcnrick

1/2 way nbt nbs

9:36 am

jmcnrick

za4/12

9:37 am

JaxH66

Thanks jmc

9:39 am

hokie carla

does anyone know the z? ;)

9:41 am

MollyL

Sounds like a B word for puke

9:42 am

MollyL

That is JMC's favorite word

9:42 am

hokie carla

I was employing facetiae

9:42 am

hokie carla

and just then I used a new version of a word I learned here :D

9:43 am

MollyL

Oh, well pardon me for misunderstanding your facetiae

9:44 am

JaxH66

I'm leaving the chat log as obviously I shouldn't have asked for the stats for the z, I won't be back.

9:45 am

hokie carla

sorry, I wasn't making fun of you, feel free to stay in chat.

9:54 am

harpjane

good morning. stats for the R please?

9:55 am

MollyL

We had a conversation about the z4 earlier and I think Carla was jokingly saying that JMC could clue the word because it is her favorite word. I really wish people would stop taking things so personally here. Sometimes people are just kidding around. No one made fun of the clue request.

9:58 am

hokie carla

yep

9:58 am

hokie carla

ra5/16, harpjane

9:59 am

Dorens

hokie.. you big bully :D

9:59 am

ch1212

who knew the definition of that fr4 is the past tense of freeze? (Hint: I certainly didn't) :)

10:00 am

rururocks

it's amazing how many words I know here and don't check the definition especially the babblets

10:00 am

harpjane

thanks

10:00 am

mattygroves

Hi all. May I have stats for the i (eye) in the lower left corner please?

10:01 am

hokie carla

thanks, dorens :D

10:01 am

hokie carla

I did not know that until you just told me, ch1212. weird. I thought it was fr5.

10:01 am

hokie carla

patiently waiting with you, matty

10:02 am

hokie carla

not izod :D

10:02 am

periwinkle

iz4/9

10:02 am

ch1212

The only reason I looked it up is because I was thinking 'wow, there sure are a lot of colloquial words today'. Now I know a new word!

Hokie, the definition for the fr5 you are thinking of is to create tiny curls or tufts.

10:02 am

mattygroves

Yep, I tried that too ;)

10:04 am

hokie carla

I guess I could say it since it's not in the grid, I was thinking froze.

10:04 am

hokie carla

thx, peri

10:04 am

hokie carla

1st col done!

10:04 am

ch1212

Oh! lololol! Of course you were!

10:05 am

mattygroves

Hah. We both tried izod but not the actual word, which really, should have been the next attempt. Silly me!

10:05 am

hokie carla

iz4 is a new one to me

10:06 am

periwinkle

it has been in grids before Carla, that is how I knew it

10:06 am

periwinkle

stuck with 29 left bbl

10:06 am

hokie carla

maybe I'll remember it next time

10:07 am

hokie carla

2nd col done!

10:07 am

mattygroves

I have both those done as well, Carla. Go us!

10:07 am

hokie carla

woot!

10:08 am

MollyL

Sorry, but I am SURE that if I wrote "It was so cold last night that it fr4" on an English paper there would be a BIG RED X next to it.

10:09 am

hokie carla

yep, even in appalachia

10:09 am

hokie carla

I say that because it does sound like something we'd say

10:09 am

ch1212

Then you would have the rare and delightful opportunity to correct your English teacher ;)

10:11 am

MollyL

No thanks, I will stick with the more grammatically correct five letter word. Besides, fr4 connotes kinky hair for most people.

10:12 am

hokie carla

I was talking to a mom back in the winter whose son was a senior this year and she was telling me how bad the english teachers were. one of them marked his proper usage of a word wrong and they argued with him and the principal. it was a latin sing/pl thing. like media/medium, atria/atrium. I think maybe he used datum and got marked wrong.

10:12 am

hokie carla

that is a do5 (just found that word I like)

10:16 am

MollyL

I shudder to think what English teachers will be like in 10 years when this crop of "c u l8tr" texters grows up

10:17 am

hokie carla

my english teacher in HS was a grammar nazi and I thank her for that

10:17 am

ch1212

When I was in college, I was honored (and felt out of my depth!) that one of my English profs asked me to do him a favor and proof and edit his doctoral thesis. I was a freshman at the time. So what I learned was, English teachers make mistakes -- like, asking a freshman to proof their theses! lolololol!

10:17 am

hokie carla

and no offense meant by the use of "nazi", sorry

10:18 am

MollyL

Speaking of which, my typo of the week is the sign I saw in a convenience store, "We card for tabacco products"

10:18 am

hokie carla

ha! ch1212

10:18 am

ch1212

There, their, they're, hokie....

10:18 am

corpsvalue

lol hokie. My English teacher was also a grammar "guru" (as I'm now calling it).

10:18 am

MollyL

Oh dear God Carla, the Babble patrol Bat Signal just went out

10:19 am

hokie carla

I like the alliteration but need a word that conveys her drilling the correct grammar into us.

10:20 am

corpsvalue

Grammar dentist? lol

10:20 am

MollyL

You could say grammar drill sergeant, but then someone in the military would probably get offended.

10:20 am

ch1212

bbl

10:21 am

corpsvalue

I'm military and I'm not offended. Although, we had drill instructors in the Marines. (Damn, I got offended anyway. Sorry!)

10:22 am

MollyL

The nun I had in 8th grade thought that diagramming sentences was the best teaching tool ever. And we did it for hours at a time. I still have nightmares about diagramming sentences.

10:22 am

hokie carla

I guess if Jerry Seinfeld can use nazi for soup nazi we can say grammar nazi

10:22 am

hokie carla

LOL, I absolutely loved diagramming sentences

10:26 am

MollyL

Um, well, okay. Note: If you ever get divorced, I don't recommend putting that in your Tinder profile.

10:26 am

hokie carla

haha

10:27 am

hokie carla

I think that is why I struggle so much with sentence construction in spanish, because it is so different

10:28 am

hokie carla

I don't think kids today have to diagram sentences. shame.

10:28 am

MollyL

Oh the lucky kids of today. I am glad that pointless crap is over with.

10:29 am

CadFan

Lurking and playing while working from home... Mr Icardo - Honors English - diagramming sentences... ohh lordy. BUT earned money in College proof reading... all that work helped. Still considered Grammar Policy by everyone that knows me. :)

10:29 am

hokie carla

just asked my boys and they both said "what does that mean?" but then the oldest thinks he did it in elem. school.

10:30 am

hokie carla

they are also in the group that didn't learn cursive. I think it's being taught again here but they were in the years that it wasn't.

10:32 am

MollyL

I am known as The Grammar Bitch in my circle of friends. But I don't get all hysterical and freaked out by terms like that, so it's okay.

10:32 am

hokie carla

went with the youngest last year to the DMV and he had a hard time signing his name. he did his nickname and then the DMV guy made him redo it with his full name since it was a legal document and he didn't know how to write some of the letters.

10:33 am

hokie carla

some of the people on the forum I've been on for like 20 years still call me GG, short for grammar girl (and that was before that girl started a blog calling herself that)

10:38 am

hokie carla

3rd row finished!

10:40 am

MollyL

There are not many forums left from 20 years ago. You are fortunate that yours still is.

10:41 am

hokie carla

it has evolved over the years. first it splintered off from a VT message board to our own group. numbers have dwindled over the years. we have been on slack for last 4 or 5 years.

10:43 am

MollyL

Video killed the radio and Facebook killed the message boards

10:43 am

hokie carla

true.

10:45 am

hokie carla

I joined FB back when you had to have a .edu email address. loved it at the beginning but hated so much what it turned into that I deleted my account this past Jan. have been saying for years it will be the downfall of society. (well, social media - I think twitter will too)

10:46 am

hokie carla

I wish bea were here to guess some of my missing words. :D

10:46 am

HarryHood

other racial pejoratives are in enable, why not newfy?

10:46 am

HarryHood

or is it newfie?

10:47 am

hokie carla

what is that? I only know it for newfoundland dogs.

10:47 am

HarryHood

ppl from newfoundland/labrador. There's a string of jokes about them

10:48 am

hokie carla

guess we don't hear them this far south

10:48 am

hokie carla

but newfie is what I've always seen for the dog

10:50 am

MollyL

Twitter is really awful. I could barely understand what people wrote on it the few times I looked at it.

10:51 am

hokie carla

it is awful and what is really awful is every "news" article you read has tweets in it instead of actual news

10:55 am

HarryHood

20 to go! each word is like pulling teeth now

10:56 am

hokie carla

I am down to 12 and have the same issue. just found my last 7 though, so I've got that going for me.

10:56 am

hokie carla

and I didn't see any 7s in chat today so I feel pretty good about that

10:58 am

HarryHood

yes - got 4 of the 7s

10:58 am

hokie carla

ooh, just noticed 5/12 are 4's, so surely I can find them

10:59 am

MollyL

Someone I work with brings the newspaper in every day and leaves it in the kitchen. I was looking at it today while I heated my breakfast up and realized that I really miss the smell of the newspaper.

11:00 am

HarryHood

18. got a mtng. bbl!

11:01 am

hokie carla

do you rem. the smell of mimeograph (?) paper? I rem. the teacher bringing tests in and everyone would smell it. I read on a list of disappeared smells that is one. probably no one younger than me knows it.

11:01 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

11:02 am

hokie carla

howdy nan

11:02 am

origami

Good morning folks

11:02 am

hokie carla

howdy ori

11:03 am

marksdolly

fireworks!

11:03 am

origami

I remember that smell so clearly, hokie. Loved it.

11:03 am

hokie carla

well done.

11:03 am

MollyL

I remember mimeo. I remember that if you could get your hands on the mimeo of a test, you would know all the answers ahead of time. And guess who worked in the mimeo office at school? : D

11:04 am

marksdolly

ty

11:04 am

jmcnrick

my mother had a mimeo in our living room. I turned the handle for her. She got tired of waiting for the school office

11:04 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo marks!

11:05 am

origami

Way to go marks

11:05 am

marksdolly

thannk you!

11:05 am

hokie carla

down to 9. still 3 4s. where are they?

11:06 am

MollyL

Back in those mimeo days, we would never believe that we would one day own our own printers

11:07 am

hokie carla

I know, crazy. I can copy anything I want in my house right now.

11:08 am

hokie carla

ah, forgot the dh

11:11 am

hokie carla

7 left. pretty good grid for me. reckon I will break and BBL.

11:12 am

harpjane

what are some of the 7 stats, please?

11:13 am

wvteach

DO 7

11:14 am

cybernan

that is my missing 7 teach

11:14 am

origami

mine, too

11:14 am

wvteach

glad to help

11:15 am

cybernan

got it - ty

11:22 am

cybernan

*~*!*~* hagd everyone

11:23 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo cybernan

11:23 am

origami

bye, nan

11:23 am

jmcnrick

do7/40 is loving

11:24 am

jmcnrick

fl7/44

11:36 am

harpjane

just noticed the gerund. that helps!

11:38 am

HarryHood

2xfl7

11:40 am

wvteach

stats for Z pls

11:40 am

HarryHood

4/12

11:42 am

jmcnrick

ty

11:42 am

HarryHood

gotta list. I'm getting nowhere.

11:49 am

HarryHood

done! hagd all

12:21 pm

mkg

hi all.

12:21 pm

mkg

any clues for the bottom corner i?

12:22 pm

melonheadjujube

my question, too mkg

12:22 pm

sandr

sounds a bit like russian ruler of old

12:23 pm

melonheadjujube

tx, sandr!

12:23 pm

periwinkle

help with do7 or we7 pls

12:24 pm

sandr

we7 something to do with water

12:25 pm

periwinkle

sheesh ty sandr

12:25 pm

sandr

do 7 something to with admiring over something/someone

12:25 pm

periwinkle

ty again sandr did not notice the gerund

12:29 pm

periwinkle

first 3 columns grayed

12:35 pm

mkg

any clues for the z word? ty

12:36 pm

MollyL

Where is Carla when we need her?
: D : D : D

12:38 pm

mkg

that i z word is weird. very weird.

12:38 pm

mkg

not getting the z word. any clues out there?

12:39 pm

mkg

most of the sevens use the gerund ending

12:40 pm

mkg

isnt zooey a word? htat is zooey. oh well guess not. a name only i guess

12:46 pm

dan2bit

za4/12

12:51 pm

wvteach

except for the 3 7s that use the pt ending

12:51 pm

mkg

got za. ty

12:53 pm

mkg

sorry. my last two used the other ending. sorry

1:04 pm

mkg

stumped on do 6 word. even more words not finding it.

1:05 pm

jmcnrick

a plane is do6 in war sometimes

1:05 pm

mkg

got it nevermind. ty

1:06 pm

mkg

great clue jmc. was not considering other d.

1:06 pm

mkg

ty

1:06 pm

jmcnrick

:)

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

Ad5?

1:14 pm

Atalante

hmmmm 1 to go

1:14 pm

Atalante

system of ad5 - band

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

Band?

1:15 pm

Atalante

music, singers, pop concerts etc :D

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

Too hot to think.......

1:16 pm

jzw

The band is a system of a d4

1:16 pm

Atalante

otherwise not an up

1:17 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx

1:20 pm

MollyL

I love it when I feel like I've taken drugs when I really haven't. I have no idea what this chat is about, but I have the word, so all is well. The band is a system of d4? A door is a jar?

1:22 pm

hurshy

i have looked it up molly and can elucidate

1:22 pm

hurshy

there is an armenian-american heavy metal band from glendale, CA, whose name is System of a Do4 (put that a together with the do4 and you have the ad5)

1:26 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!

1:31 pm

Atalante

yayyyyy

1:41 pm

MollyL

Thanks for elucidating Hursh. I wasn't expecting heavy metal clues from "those of a certain age". And I can say that because I am rapidly approaching "a certain age".

2:03 pm

Atalante

why on earth not?!

2:04 pm

Atalante

even if one was a certain age, whatever that is!

2:14 pm

Atalante

I always assumed I was a lot younger than Molly. BUt maybe not ...

2:28 pm

periwinkle

hi all 14 left and stuck. I am grateful for the AC in my living room

2:30 pm

Atalante

hi peri :D

2:31 pm

periwinkle

hey

2:35 pm

Atalante

do you know how old Molly is?

2:35 pm

periwinkle

not sure. she is still working

2:35 pm

periwinkle

how old are you?

2:36 pm

Atalante

45

2:36 pm

periwinkle

I think she may be old but you need to ask her

2:36 pm

Atalante

but v nearly 46 :D

2:36 pm

periwinkle

I wish I was v nearly 46

2:37 pm

periwinkle

I am way older than yu

2:37 pm

Atalante

but I was meant to be in St Petersburg on my birthday wandering around the Hermitage and now I'm not :(

2:37 pm

Atalante

way older in years but not in wonderfulness

2:37 pm

periwinkle

:(

2:38 pm

periwinkle

aww thanks

2:38 pm

periwinkle

11 left, bbl with the list byee

2:39 pm

Atalante

byeee!

2:47 pm

PastorJ

I am v nearly 66. Just turned 67! ;->

2:49 pm

Atalante

and do you understand heavy metal? :D

2:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey ata!

2:53 pm

Atalante

hi TO!

4:41 pm

Douglas

I'm over halfway and thus declaring moral victory. Happy babbling! *Poof*

4:54 pm

hokie carla

howdy y'all. stats still the same as when I left earlier: 6 left, 2 4, 2 5, 2 6, all from lower right quadrant. will give it one more look before listing (FTR, I am already listing a little on the couch)

4:58 pm

hokie carla

found a 4 and a 5!

5:02 pm

hokie carla

3 left!

5:02 pm

hokie carla

but a 5 and 2 6's, so will be hard to do sans list.

5:08 pm

hokie carla

ok, I give. going to the list.

5:11 pm

hokie carla

well, 2 were pt of weird things and the list not helping with the last one so far.

5:12 pm

hokie carla

fireworks. not sure what it means or if I've seen it before so glad I went to the list.

5:21 pm

Nef

YAY, homie carla!!! WTG!!!

6:31 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. just getting to the grid now, after a totally FECAL day. Hoping putting some words in order will help settle me

6:33 pm

origami

Hi Trif, sorry your day was fecally :D

6:33 pm

Trifioso

thanks. some days are like that

6:39 pm

car.eeyore

Hello everyone!

6:39 pm

origami

Hi car

6:40 pm

Trifioso

hello my love! SO GLAD to see you

6:40 pm

car.eeyore

Cookies are baking...my house smells of chocolate and vanilla!

6:41 pm

origami

Sounds nicee! I am going to make a lemon drizzle cake later. I haven't had anything sweet to eat in months.

6:42 pm

car.eeyore

Lemon is my favorite!

6:42 pm

Trifioso

will you tell me all about it? I am off sweets at present.....

6:43 pm

origami

Cake by proxy

6:44 pm

car.eeyore

Ah! my current hair status is in the grid!

6:44 pm

Trifioso

that's what I am living for

6:44 pm

Trifioso

not spelt correctly though

6:44 pm

Trifioso

notting hill on cable - WIN

6:45 pm

origami

There are no words to describe my hair right now.

6:55 pm

car.eeyore

OK, I'm done.

6:55 pm

car.eeyore

Any clues needed?

6:55 pm

origami

well done, car

6:56 pm

origami

I could use a clue for the ho6

6:57 pm

dan2bit

like so6 meaning soaking wet

6:57 pm

origami

Thanks, dan! That's fireworks for me.

6:57 pm

dan2bit

congrats!

6:57 pm

car.eeyore

Well done!

6:58 pm

origami

Thanks :D Enjoy your cookies. Off to cook dinner.

6:58 pm

dan2bit

I have ea6, ed4 x 2 what's my missing E?

7:01 pm

dan2bit

never mind

7:01 pm

dan2bit

now missing a d6 from the lower d

7:09 pm

car.eeyore

do 5/16?

7:09 pm

grannyrose

do6/24

7:09 pm

car.eeyore

sorry...its either dy 4/8 or do 4/12

7:09 pm

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

7:09 pm

car.eeyore

G'day!

7:10 pm

grannyrose

lovely to see you car. how have you been?

7:10 pm

car.eeyore

Actually ok! Shouldn't complain :)

7:10 pm

car.eeyore

How are things there with you?

7:12 pm

grannyrose

good for you. i am pleased with myself. have finally decided to go ahead with the nerve stimulator implant.i'm sorta scared, sorta elated if you know what i mean.

7:12 pm

car.eeyore

Oooh! Keep me posted on how it goes.

7:12 pm

dan2bit

can I have a clue for the do6?

7:12 pm

car.eeyore

I completely understand...but you made a decision and that is a great step in the right direction!

7:13 pm

hokie carla

pt, dan

7:13 pm

grannyrose

past tense do4/5 . sounds like someone who loves excessively

7:13 pm

hokie carla

one of my last 3 words

7:13 pm

car.eeyore

d+grain+Mr. ** the talking horse

7:13 pm

dan2bit

thank you all

7:14 pm

grannyrose

it is actually the archgaic way of spelling dote

7:14 pm

dan2bit

all done without lickety

7:14 pm

grannyrose

ugh * archaic*

7:14 pm

car.eeyore

congrats!

7:14 pm

car.eeyore

I'm heading out...hagd/n everyone!

7:14 pm

grannyrose

WTG DAN2BIT !!

7:15 pm

grannyrose

wishing you a good evening car. xox

7:15 pm

grannyrose

just dropped in for a quick sticky beak. will be back for flip. xox

7:29 pm

Minveryork

Hello grannyrose if you are still here. Not sure if I will be here at the flip so nice to see you here briefly just now.

7:29 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

7:30 pm

Minveryork

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

7:31 pm

Trifioso

nice to see you min

7:58 pm

stidgmere

Hello Minveryork! Haven't seen you lately. I am trying to do half the words on any given grid. Don't even make that goal everyday. We are all doing well here in the weird state of Washington. Happy wishes to all Babblers.

8:07 pm

rururocks

What is a sticky beak?

8:08 pm

LisaG

good evening! I am on here later than normal, trying to shake off a long day at work. how is everyone?

8:08 pm

rururocks

Hi Lisa.
Fine here

8:09 pm

LisaG

Looks like the longer words are easy to find in todays puzzle

8:09 pm

stidgmere

Oh my! It is time to warm our left overs. My time clock is off by several hours when we have sunlight. The cloudy days are much easier to stay on time!

8:10 pm

rururocks

It is an easy grid today

8:11 pm

LisaG

I always have a tough time with y words, but eventually get them... you would think I would recognize repetitive words in the grid.. but i dont lol

8:12 pm

rururocks

Yeah. I have them memorized now

8:14 pm

LisaG

first two colums greyed out :)

8:16 pm

phandmd

Good evening!

8:16 pm

LisaG

hello!

8:17 pm

phandmd

how are you, LIsa?

8:17 pm

LisaG

I'm Happy. And you?

8:17 pm

phandmd

I am happy too! But tired as well!

8:18 pm

LisaG

Me as well. Most days work is not too bad, but I am training someone into a new position and it can get exhausting when they aren't learning it as fast as I want them too lol...

8:18 pm

phandmd

any particular reason for your happiness, or just a state of being.

8:18 pm

LisaG

Today was one of those days

8:19 pm

phandmd

I can relate. I am training a new puppy. Even more exhausting is training the husband to train the puppy!

8:19 pm

LisaG

Just a state of being. It might sound ridiculous, but the house is clean, it rained tonight so everything smells fresh outside, its just nice

8:20 pm

phandmd

That's lovely!

8:25 pm

LisaG

got all the 7s and only 2 6s left. 18 words left total. I might finish this without lickety's list today!

8:26 pm

phandmd

that's great. I just got started and have 65 words left. 2 of the 7's... and 4 6's found so far.

8:27 pm

LisaG

this is the first time I have knocked out most of the bigger words first !

8:33 pm

phandmd

do you have the z word?

8:33 pm

LisaG

yes. do you need stats?

8:33 pm

phandmd

that might help

8:33 pm

LisaG

I have the first two columns greyed.

8:34 pm

LisaG

I have one h left to get the bottom row greyed.

8:34 pm

phandmd

nice.

8:34 pm

LisaG

za 4/12

8:36 pm

phandmd

well. That's a weird word...

8:37 pm

LisaG

i never heard of it before...

8:37 pm

LisaG

I have 13 left and still searching for my last 2 6s

8:38 pm

phandmd

I have made it to 45 words...

8:38 pm

Minveryork

Hello to everybody who logged in while I was away. Nice to see LisaG, phandmd and ruru here.I hope U R all well.

8:39 pm

phandmd

Hi, Min.

8:39 pm

LisaG

Hey Min! Nice to see you too

8:39 pm

LisaG

I always start off really fast on this and then dwindle down slowly lol

8:40 pm

LisaG

I can get a ton of words in 15-20 minutes, and then spend all day trying to figure out the rest

8:42 pm

LisaG

just got my last g!

8:42 pm

LisaG

never heard of htat one before either, but stumbled upon it none the less

8:42 pm

phandmd

that's awesome!

8:42 pm

Minveryork

I usually babble listless until I find half of the words and then I open a list. Thank God for Lickety! I'd NEVER finish grids without his lists. Mr. Lickety is a Saint in my book!

8:43 pm

LisaG

are there any ya words htat you know of yet?

8:43 pm

Minveryork

Great LisaG!

8:43 pm

LisaG

Usually I open up lickety too, once i found out about it. I am hoping I can get this one without it :) it would be a first

8:43 pm

Nef

good Evening,EveryoneG

8:43 pm

LisaG

Hello Nef

8:44 pm

Nef

hi Lisa

8:44 pm

Minveryork

There are no ya words in the grid today LisaG. I posted a story of clues in profile today if you want to read it Lisa.

8:44 pm

phandmd

hello!

8:44 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid

8:44 pm

phandmd

can I have an idea of what the lower I might be?

8:44 pm

phandmd

doyed

8:44 pm

phandmd

ugh! I am sorry

8:45 pm

Minveryork

I have NEVER finished grid without Lickety. I do not have the patience or will power to resist opening Lickety's list

8:46 pm

Nef

Hi, Min! How are you today?

8:46 pm

Minveryork

Besides having bad allergies, I cannot complain.Thank U!

8:47 pm

Nef

phan,it's a long white cotton dress????

8:47 pm

LisaG

Min, your story is cute! there was one word in there that I did not have, so I am appreciative for the help :)

8:47 pm

Christa

Hello Nef

8:48 pm

LisaG

iz 4/9

8:48 pm

Nef

Hi Christa. How are you today?

8:48 pm

LisaG

yowza is not a word? lol

8:48 pm

LisaG

batman would disagree

8:48 pm

Christa

Enjoying a week off before I start a new job. And how's your day going?

8:49 pm

Nef

You are close, on that yo word, Lisa

8:50 pm

LisaG

is it 5 letters?

8:52 pm

phandmd

Thanks for the stats Lisa.

8:52 pm

Nef

I've been battling with Century Link. . I spent 2 hours on the phone today (after 1/2 hour online yesterday trying to convert my internet from my son's business line to a residential line (he's moving out next week)

8:52 pm

Nef

Yo 5/24

8:53 pm

LisaG

got it htank you1

8:53 pm

Nef

yw.

8:54 pm

LisaG

finally got all my y words :)

8:54 pm

Minveryork

Hello Christa!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

8:56 pm

LisaG

never heard of the dh word either

9:01 pm

Nef

there are days I think that the words are all fake.

9:01 pm

phandmd

clue for the DO 5/16?

9:01 pm

LisaG

do + chinese money

9:02 pm

Nef

An old person, (or an experienced one)

9:02 pm

phandmd

thanks again, Lisa!

9:02 pm

LisaG

Nef... sometimes when i click on them and they say no definition, I am like... what??

9:03 pm

Minveryork

A do 5/16 s do plus an aluminum coin in Japan phandmd.

9:03 pm

Nef

Enable is very odd. There is no rhyme or reason to it

9:03 pm

LisaG

last word.. a 4 letter n word

9:04 pm

phandmd

I have all the N words...

9:04 pm

LisaG

just got it! thats a wrap for me

9:04 pm

LisaG

do you need any other clues phan?

9:04 pm

phandmd

well done!

9:04 pm

phandmd

well, I am stuck on teh GE 6 right now.

9:05 pm

LisaG

thank you!

9:05 pm

Nef

Yay, Lisa!! (I only had 1 N word when you asked.

9:06 pm

LisaG

think of another way to spell ge**** ben

9:06 pm

Nef

Odd way to spell kind? (no definition )

9:06 pm

phandmd

not sure what word you are referring to...

9:06 pm

Minveryork

ge6/24 sounds like something delicate and soft phandmd

9:07 pm

phandmd

OK got it. Thanks.

9:07 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations LisaG on your fireworks! Hooray for you!

9:08 pm

LisaG

Thank you!

9:08 pm

phandmd

the HO 6?

9:09 pm

Nef

spelled like when the ground is too wet; so****

9:13 pm

Minveryork

ho 6/27 is ho plus consonant plus bears hibernate in a ***

9:14 pm

phandmd

Thanks Min. Nef, I was thinking of the wrong word... Thanks for the try...

9:17 pm

phandmd

LI 5/14?

9:18 pm

phandmd

eh. NM gotta go to bed. found all but 12. satisfied...

9:18 pm

Nef

change to last letter in the li 5/12

9:19 pm

Minveryork

li5/14 word is li 4/4 word plus confused vowel phandmd.

9:35 pm

Minveryork

*awaiting anxiously for phandmd to ask for clues for last two words that my monkeys have not located yet* ðŸ˜

9:40 pm

Minveryork

Looks like that is not going to happen since phandmd has left the building. Oh well.Maybe someone else will do it.

9:41 pm

Nef

What hints do you need, Min?

9:46 pm

Minveryork

Nef,can I please have a clue for the do 5/22 word? Thanx

9:47 pm

Nef

pt the do* Jones average

9:47 pm

Nef

(orDo* chemicalCo.

9:47 pm

Minveryork

Thank you Nef! I knew it was a fish. That is why I do not like to ask for clues. It reveals my lack of brain cells. TY!

9:49 pm

Minveryork

I'm glad I did not ask for a clue for my last word. 'm done

9:50 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks!do6/36 was my final word

9:50 pm

Nef

LOL! We all have silly blind spots. I finally had to openLicketys list for my last "G"word; & was surprised it was a simple 4/6 staring me in the face.

9:50 pm

Nef

YAY, Min!!! WTG!!!

9:50 pm

Minveryork

I'll be here for another hr if anyone else still needs clues.

9:51 pm

Nef

I have 22 words left. I spent so much time trying to get that last G word.

9:52 pm

Minveryork

Ask for clues Nef. I am happy to help U out anytime!! ðŸ˜Š

9:54 pm

Nef

It's that right column that has me stumped tonightI need 3 or 4 wordsfrom all but the 2nd row T (I only need 1 word from that one)

9:58 pm

Minveryork

The te 5/18 is a man's name (included in my story today)

9:59 pm

Nef

that 1 I got (from your story, thank you! :-)

10:00 pm

Minveryork

The ti 4/6 word rhymes with using vocal chords to music

10:02 pm

Nef

thank you & the pt too!

10:03 pm

Nef

15 left now!

10:15 pm

Nef

10

10:33 pm

Nef

(I took a break, now down to 5, 4 are H words)

10:37 pm

Minveryork

Go Nef go!

10:41 pm

Nef

2 left. Thanks, Min.

10:42 pm

LeslieAnn

hit a wall at 12 left. to min's story i go ;)

10:45 pm

Minveryork

Hello LeslieAnn! How are you doing?Welcome to the grid.

10:46 pm

LeslieAnn

hiya min

10:47 pm

Nef

FINALLY Fireworks. My last 2 words were an ho 4 and an ho5 (not related).

10:47 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Nef on your fireworks display!Way to go!

10:47 pm

Nef

Hi LeslieAnn (I can chat now) do you need help?

10:47 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats nef!

10:48 pm

Nef

My last 10 words were the kind that made me go DUH!!

10:48 pm

LeslieAnn

lol i'm just starting on those duhs now

10:50 pm

Nef

If you need help; I can try to clue. I was amazed at how obvious my last 10 were, I just kept going the wrong way...

10:51 pm

LeslieAnn

we'll see, down to 3

10:51 pm

LeslieAnn

actually i'll take the ho6 :)

10:51 pm

Nef

Go, LeslieAnn, GO!

10:53 pm

Minveryork

ho 7/27 is ho plus consonant plus where bears hibernate.

10:53 pm

Minveryork

Go LeslieAnn go!

10:53 pm

LeslieAnn

and that's it, fireworks for me :)

10:54 pm

LeslieAnn

night all!

10:54 pm

Nef

YAY, LeslieAnn!! WTG!!!

10:57 pm

Nef

Does anyone need help? If not, I hope to be back at the flip.

10:57 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations LeslieAnn on your fireworks! Good for U!

10:58 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Nef.Thank you for your help tonight.See U later

10:58 pm

Nef

Bye for now!

11:00 pm

Minveryork

I am logging off now also. Goodnight to all babblers! ðŸ˜´

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