Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, June 15, 2020

12:01 am

jessmom

ya7/8

12:02 am

justafreep

ga7

12:02 am

saanichcat

qu7

12:03 am

jessmom

sw7

12:04 am

jessmom

wa7

12:04 am

grannyrose

no7

12:04 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:06 am

cybernan

ha 7

12:08 am

gapeach

ro7

12:08 am

justafreep

th7

12:08 am

jessmom

th7x3

12:15 am

jessmom

st7

12:18 am

rbud

se7

12:18 am

dizgrannie

hi all, nbt/nbs

12:19 am

jessmom

st7/8

12:19 am

rbud

anyone have the second 8 yet?

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

cybernan

ha 7 x2

12:20 am

jessmom

just called it rbud

12:20 am

JoyOh

Hi there, New to this game...what does nbt/nbs mean? Secret code? :)

12:20 am

rbud

oh, sorry, guess I was typing. thanks!

12:21 am

jessmom

welcome joy, no blank tiles/no blank stats

12:23 am

rbud

we like to pretend it's a little bit of a milestone. Like not getting skunked. ;)

12:25 am

JoyOh

Thanks for the info, looking forward to meeting all of you!

12:25 am

dizgrannie

welcome Joy

12:25 am

rururocks

it's a fun group

12:28 am

cybernan

hi Joy - welsome

12:28 am

cybernan

*that's the same as welcome : D

12:29 am

JoyOh

Got it!

12:32 am

cybernan

can't stay awake any longer -- goodnight everyone :)

12:33 am

rururocks

forty left here and off to bed too night all

12:35 am

ursh

wow ruru I have 93 left

12:42 am

rururocks

25 now and really to bed

12:50 am

hokie carla

92 left and way past bedtime

1:12 am

rbud

well, I finally got nbt/nbs, but in my defense I was runnin g back and forth to the kitchen. Cake, anyone? :D

1:16 am

rbud

goodness, there are 82 S's in the grid.

1:26 am

hurshy

very nice no7/44

1:28 am

harpjane

hello, are there any good animals in the grid?

1:28 am

hurshy

idk i just started

1:31 am

harpjane

found an ungulate

1:48 am

rbud

I think I did, too.

5:22 am

ursh

typed destroy 4 times :)

5:26 am

mattygroves

A Star Wars grid this is.

7:47 am

BzznBea

Quiet morning in here.

7:52 am

Aloyisius

harpjane, I see one male forest animal so far

7:52 am

Scrabbler

I have been lurking and tryping away.

7:52 am

Scrabbler

*typing

7:52 am

BzznBea

Nice grid today.

7:53 am

Scrabbler

I love abundant words.

7:53 am

Aloyisius

hi Scrabbler, Bea and everyone. Good Monday to you.

7:54 am

Scrabbler

arose

7:54 am

Scrabbler

rose

7:55 am

Scrabbler

Free clues.

7:55 am

Aloyisius

lol, Scrabbs.. have those

7:55 am

jzw

thanks for the a now i'm half way done

7:55 am

Scrabbler

Go jzw, go.

7:56 am

Scrabbler

rado

7:56 am

Scrabbler

Not a word, sorry.

7:56 am

jzw

I'm trying!

7:56 am

Aloyisius

extend it though

7:57 am

Scrabbler

TY, Aloy

7:57 am

Aloyisius

yw (-:

7:58 am

jzw

any help with the e first column

7:59 am

BzznBea

eg4 and 5

7:59 am

ivesy3

eg 4 eg 5

7:59 am

jzw

Thanks just got them Duh!

7:59 am

ivesy3

yw

7:59 am

BzznBea

=)

8:02 am

Aloyisius

harp, there is also a chewing animal(s)

8:13 am

hokie carla

'sup, peoples

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Hi Carla

8:13 am

BzznBea

Hey,Carla.

8:13 am

Aloyisius

g'morn, hokie

8:14 am

hokie carla

played late last night and just now realizing there are 51 s's on the one tile

8:15 am

BzznBea

Over 80 S's

8:16 am

Aloyisius

have 44 of them so far

8:16 am

hokie carla

eek

8:16 am

hokie carla

I have most of the other 2 s's but only 38/51

8:17 am

HarryHood

good morning! 99 to go here.

8:17 am

hokie carla

morning, harry

8:17 am

Scrabbler

Hi HH

8:17 am

BzznBea

Morning, Harry.

8:17 am

HarryHood

I have to go get my snow tires taken off. not that we ever got to use them this past winter.

8:17 am

Aloyisius

hi Harry, 39 left here

8:18 am

hokie carla

things we don't deal with in NC

8:18 am

HarryHood

usually need to do this in april, but we haven't been driving hardly at all

8:19 am

BzznBea

Our cars are in for oil changes this week even though they have not been driven 2000.

8:19 am

hokie carla

I got a new (to me) car in Nov and keep getting emails from the dealer that it's time for service. I was like, I haven't been driving it anywhere! not sure how many miles I've put on it. have only gotten gas in it 3 or 4 times.

8:19 am

HarryHood

wow that's very studious of you bea

8:20 am

HarryHood

I'm bad about getting oil changed on time

8:20 am

BzznBea

It is harder on them sitting them it is riving them.

8:20 am

BzznBea

driving

8:21 am

HarryHood

really?

8:21 am

BzznBea

My keyboard is messed up today.

8:21 am

HarryHood

the oil decays just sitting there?

8:21 am

BzznBea

Yes, really.

8:21 am

BzznBea

The ol gets sludgy.

8:21 am

HarryHood

this is not good news. our cars have been sitting in the driveway the last 3 months

8:22 am

BzznBea

You need to make an appontment or an oil change. =)

8:22 am

HarryHood

ugh

8:22 am

hokie carla

which is it, an appointment or an oil change LOL

8:23 am

hokie carla

I kid I kid

8:23 am

BzznBea

Both!

8:23 am

BzznBea

LOL!

8:23 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

8:23 am

HarryHood

such a hassle. why can't I just add some butter to the gas tank or something.

8:24 am

HarryHood

hi nan

8:24 am

BzznBea

I dropped my computer this morning. Keys sticking all over the place.

8:24 am

hokie carla

howdy nan

8:24 am

BzznBea

Morning, nan

8:24 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nan

8:24 am

Aloyisius

hi nan

8:25 am

PastorJ

(pictures keys sticking to the walls, the furniture, your hair...)

8:25 am

hokie carla

my keyboard could use a good cleaning

8:25 am

HarryHood

found an 8!

8:25 am

BzznBea

How do you clean the crumbs out rom under the keys?

8:26 am

HarryHood

ooh I just did this!!!

8:26 am

hokie carla

nice. I have one but don't rem. what it is.

8:26 am

BzznBea

The 8's are easy today.

8:26 am

HarryHood

is it a mac or a laptop bea?

8:26 am

BzznBea

laptop

8:26 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and now must shop for my mother and visit her.

8:26 am

BzznBea

Have a good day, Scrabs.

8:27 am

HarryHood

so you can blow it out with compressed air, but I pried the sticky keys off and cleaned them and put them back. problem solved

8:27 am

hokie carla

bea, the guy at the apple store said I could bring my mac (which is a laptop, laptops can be mac or windows) in and they'd take it apart and clean it

8:27 am

Aloyisius

say hi to Aurora, Scrabs

8:27 am

hokie carla

bye scrabbler

8:27 am

cybernan

I found an vacuum cleaner attachment for cleaning keyboards a few years ago --- very handy -- maybe they are still available at one of the computer stores

8:27 am

HarryHood

but a mac keyboard is different. you can still blow it out with compressed air, but you can't pry off the keys.

8:27 am

hokie carla

but yes, I have done what Harry is saying on other keyboards

8:28 am

hokie carla

correct, no way to get in there to pry them out

8:28 am

BzznBea

I will get some air.

8:28 am

HarryHood

air is good.

8:29 am

BzznBea

We picked three gallons of plums yesterday.

8:29 am

hokie carla

I use it on my serger even though they say not to use compressed air on sewing machines

8:29 am

BzznBea

Now I have to do something with them.

8:29 am

HarryHood

ooh compote!

8:29 am

hokie carla

wow, should've waited for today. so cool out.

8:30 am

BzznBea

It was nice yesterday too,

8:30 am

BzznBea

Dentist appt today,

8:31 am

Aloyisius

me too, Bea

8:31 am

HarryHood

89. bye all - bbl

8:31 am

hokie carla

bye HH

8:31 am

Aloyisius

bye Harry

8:32 am

cybernan

I don't know where I'm going to find another 93 words - they just don't seem to pop out for me any more -- maybe I've been playing this game too long.

8:32 am

hokie carla

bea, just noticed I only need 1 a from each a

8:34 am

BzznBea

Did you get the russian?

8:35 am

hokie carla

yes, while half asleep last night. I have 4 ts's!

8:39 am

hokie carla

phantom gentry and sentry

8:40 am

hokie carla

woot! g's finished

8:43 am

hokie carla

only 1 s away from finishing the first col

8:45 am

cybernan

d's wrapped up and time for breakfast

8:46 am

hokie carla

oh, still need 4 d's and not sure where they're hiding

8:47 am

hokie carla

3 now, of course I was missing an easy 4

8:47 am

hokie carla

and another easy 4

8:51 am

hokie carla

ooh, found the other 8

8:53 am

Aloyisius

last word = rh5.16 , latin pl for an ancient Greek drinking horn. This word and a few others were newbies for me; otherwise, a really fun grid. Happy Babbling to all !

8:54 am

hokie carla

interesting, will look for that, thanks. and well done.

8:55 am

hokie carla

found it once I looked in the right direction! 50 left!

8:56 am

BzznBea

Have you finished the RV, Carla?

8:57 am

hokie carla

no, going to do some finishing touches in a little bit. and we just did the bedroom, will have to do the rest later

9:00 am

BzznBea

H gray

9:01 am

hokie carla

I still need 6 H and have no ideas. I'm guessing there are weird ones?

9:02 am

BzznBea

Yes, there are some weird ones.

9:02 am

hokie carla

I did finish the smaller A, which was shocking

9:04 am

BzznBea

Phantom: sensory

9:05 am

hokie carla

I got the spanish words today too without having to see them on the list

9:06 am

hokie carla

okay, what's my missing o in upper right

9:07 am

BzznBea

os4

9:07 am

hokie carla

I have 3 oa4s and 1 os4

9:08 am

BzznBea

oa5.10

9:08 am

hokie carla

duh, I can't even

9:09 am

BzznBea

=)

9:09 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:09 am

BzznBea

Hi, jmc.

9:09 am

hokie carla

hi

9:10 am

hokie carla

just found some fabric I'd missed

9:10 am

MLFAN17

hello

9:10 am

hokie carla

howdy

9:11 am

jmcnrick

hi mlf

9:11 am

MLFAN17

howdy hokie

9:11 am

hokie carla

okay bea, what is my missing a from top?

9:12 am

BzznBea

ar6.18, maybe

9:12 am

hokie carla

yep, looks like that's it. looking now.

9:13 am

hokie carla

duh, we have that all the time, thx

9:13 am

hokie carla

a's finished!!

9:14 am

jmcnrick

wtg hokie

9:14 am

MLFAN17

4th column lone t stats pls?

9:14 am

BzznBea

to4.4

9:14 am

doseffing

to4/4

9:15 am

MLFAN17

t both

9:15 am

MLFAN17

ty

9:15 am

hokie carla

alright I'm going to get busy. current stats: 37 left. very close on quite a few tiles but still need 5 or more of S, H, and 4th row T. no 8s left and only 4 7's. 8 4's left, surely I can find those when I come back.

9:16 am

BzznBea

See you later, CArla.

9:19 am

jmcnrick

bye hokie

9:22 am

cybernan

hi again

9:23 am

MLFAN17

great icon cybe

9:23 am

MLFAN17

cyber

9:28 am

cybernan

ty mlf

9:28 am

MLFAN17

:)

9:30 am

cybernan

no idea what that rh5 is -- have tried a lot of combos

9:31 am

doseffing

.... ends with the UK thank you

9:31 am

bichon

rh + sometimes vowel + Brit for goodbye

9:31 am

MLFAN17

ty dose

9:32 am

cybernan

ty bichon

9:32 am

cybernan

and dos

9:32 am

bichon

yvw nan

9:33 am

MLFAN17

es 5/18 clue pls?

9:34 am

MLFAN17

sorry wa

9:34 am

MLFAN17

fingers on wrong keys

9:35 am

doseffing

... I've got plural of wa4/8

9:35 am

MLFAN17

geez ty dose

9:41 am

BzznBea

All S's done!

9:41 am

BzznBea

Time to get ready or the dentist,

9:42 am

rururocks

you know the drill bzz

9:42 am

doseffing

... there ya go ... 200 ... without looking at the eses ... I"ll take it for the morning start ... ... be back for the eses this afternoon .. ... luck to all who continue the struggle

9:42 am

LuvWordGames

so is it 2:30 Bea? (tooth-hurty)

9:43 am

cybernan

well done dos - working my way through the list now. hagd

9:48 am

moolingwa

morning all

9:48 am

cybernan

hi mool

9:50 am

moolingwa

hey nan, happy Monday

9:55 am

Trifioso

hello friends

9:55 am

HarryHood

hi trif

9:56 am

HarryHood

my kids are all into getting goats now. except one, who is horrified by us being the "hillbillies of newton"

9:56 am

Trifioso

are you all done, harry? Wednesday here...

9:56 am

HarryHood

I'm done. but my kids still have a couple days

9:57 am

Trifioso

that is so great harry! They are CHOWING through the worst patch of poison ivy I have, which is making me happy beyond measure

9:57 am

HarryHood

I'm trying to put together a field trip for my env sci students since we missed so many

9:57 am

HarryHood

but the harbor islands are CLOSED

9:57 am

Trifioso

so wait - you teach in a different district than your own kids attend? or are they not old enough yet?

9:57 am

HarryHood

my daughter loves the name leonardo de capricorn.

9:58 am

Trifioso

I am heartbroken that the islands are still closed - and Savers.

9:58 am

HarryHood

no same - but high school is over. 3 of my kids are still middle/elem

9:58 am

cybernan

our ferries are running at 50% capacity but there are some first nation harbours that won't let them dock

9:59 am

Trifioso

ah. I see. I give you triple credit then - teaching in the town where you live is a whole 'nother affair

9:59 am

HarryHood

private school. we're all in the same school. the only reason I'm there is tuition break for faculty.

9:59 am

Trifioso

even better!

10:00 am

HarryHood

wow nan - your ferries are somewhat more essential than our harbor islands

10:01 am

cybernan

at least the runs to Vancouver Island have been increased to 4 per day -- for a while there was only one trip each way per day.

10:01 am

Trifioso

do you have a favorite island? Mine is spectacle

10:02 am

HarryHood

I've only been to spectacle!

10:02 am

HarryHood

and deer island several times, but that doesn't count

10:02 am

cybernan

travel in BC is still being discouraged Harry -- staycation is the word of the day

10:02 am

Trifioso

i really don't love the way the ferries run - in order to get to spectacle, which I can SEE from hingham harbor, we have to go to Rowe's wharf. it's so stupid

10:02 am

HarryHood

but people live on those islands and need to get around, right nan?

10:03 am

HarryHood

We took the T and hopped on the ferry straight to spectacle :)

10:03 am

Trifioso

from where?

10:03 am

Trifioso

from rowe's wharf?

10:04 am

HarryHood

from the harbor - right next to the aquarium

10:04 am

HarryHood

silver line

10:04 am

cybernan

yes -- they were never without service -- just greatly reduced and for a long time it's been essential travel only. Our government has really clamped down hard to prevent the spread of covid - annoying but we have relatively few cases -- our biggest problem and most of the deaths here have been in assisted living homes and meat packing plants

10:05 am

Trifioso

that's rowe's wharf. I just don't like having to go all the way into boston to get to an island 10 minutes across hingham harbor.

10:05 am

HarryHood

aah. I'm unfamiliar with boston lingo. Only been here 7 years, and mostly home taking care of the kiddos.

10:06 am

HarryHood

everything here is way reduced as well. our rapid transit is way down.

10:07 am

Trifioso

its okay, i still like you, lol

10:07 am

Trifioso

spectacle island is SO great

10:07 am

Trifioso

spectacle island is SO great

10:07 am

HarryHood

hah. and I'm not a red sox fan either.

10:07 am

Trifioso

I would like to go camping overmight on one of the others, one day - I think plum and bumpkin allow, and maybe Peddock's?

10:07 am

Trifioso

thats troubling, but as long as you aren't a yankees fan, I will over look it

10:08 am

HarryHood

worse - mets.

10:08 am

HarryHood

I lived in queens in 1986

10:08 am

Trifioso

i like the mets! no worries on that score.

10:08 am

rururocks

Lights a candle for harry

10:09 am

HarryHood

75 to go! I have to go get the bbq ready for my son. His teacher sent them sausages to have a zoom cookout together.

10:10 am

HarryHood

crazy things going on in school these days :)

10:10 am

Trifioso

oh how sweet! enjoy that harry

10:11 am

Trifioso

i am frustrated that enable won't take "ades" - lemon, lime....

10:11 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd and stay safe :)

10:12 am

moolingwa

scrabble in the US doesn't take ades

10:13 am

libarebel

I go to Spectacle Island every summer to gather sea glass, as I make silver jewelry w/ it-- you're not supposed to take anything from a National Park, but they let me return last year's unused glass & get a small baggie full-- all I need-- I guess when they first opened, people were hauling hefty bags full-- a few spoiled it for all!

10:14 am

MLFAN17

hello again

10:15 am

Trifioso

libarebel - ohhhh I have such a long history of being aggravated beyond words with that! The former keeper, alan, told some people they couldn't take any, but let two women from hingham take all they wanted - to the tunes of a boatload of five gallon buckets full! It's okay to take it from George's island, one island over. Sea glass is pretty trash, and all those islands are funded by taxpayers. pisses me off HUGE

10:17 am

rururocks

is there a bifocal island too?

10:18 am

Trifioso

hahaha - the island looks like a pair of glasses, ruru

10:18 am

libarebel

Me too Trif-- just like people hoarding all the hand sanitizer & other virus-related merchandise-- the reason that Spectacle is (was) such a treasure trove for sea glass is that there was once a dump located there...

10:18 am

rururocks

i'm guessing the people there are progressive

10:18 am

Trifioso

there will never, ever be an end to the sea glass that will wash up there.

10:20 am

libarebel

Wow, Trif-- hadn't thought of it being replenished...

10:20 am

rururocks

is it hard to contact people there

10:20 am

MLFAN17

I know someone in fl who does sea glass jewelry

10:21 am

libarebel

Only those w/ foresight...

10:22 am

72 Temple Owl

seems to get harder and harder to find sea glass on the lower east coast

10:22 am

rururocks

I heard there is a hipster guru out there on that island...supposed to be a visionary

10:23 am

MLFAN17

owl what state?

10:23 am

Trifioso

people dumped trash into boston harbor for centuries. that stuff will be washing up long after we are gone

10:24 am

libarebel

It's a challenge to get nice colors, like turquoise, blue & red (now really rare)-- white's OK, but I find that people don't buy beer bottle brown or soda bottle green...

10:24 am

72 Temple Owl

NJ. DE. NC

10:25 am

MLFAN17

hmm had no idea

10:25 am

MLFAN17

owl do you do jewelry/

10:25 am

libarebel

Nice to know, Trif-- there must be currents for it to wash up there, as I haven't found much on the 2 other islands I've visited (George's & Nut)...

10:25 am

72 Temple Owl

plastic had replaced so much. i cannot even think of anything in red.

10:25 am

72 Temple Owl

no , fan

10:26 am

Trifioso

someone i know, who owns a house on sunrise beach in marshfield, takes her boat pretty far out from the beach, and dumps a bunch of blue bottles broken into small pieces. eventually, like a year later, they wash up.

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

or blue

10:26 am

libarebel

I think old medicine bottles for red...

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

yes and i think bromo seltzer for blue but no more

10:27 am

libarebel

That's great, Trif!

10:27 am

BzznBea

Milk of magnisia was blue bottles.

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

i have never been to the beach there. even when i was in Ri and CT did not go.

10:27 am

Trifioso

reisling wine comes in blue bottles

10:28 am

MLFAN17

apparently they are fizzy tablets now

10:28 am

libarebel

Yes, I think Bromo for blue-- the blue that I have found is very well smoothed, thus older than other colors...

10:29 am

BzznBea

Off to the dentist...34 let.

10:29 am

origami

Good morning, folks.

10:29 am

libarebel

Oh, Trif, give the lady from Hingham your blue!

10:29 am

MLFAN17

have fun bzz

10:29 am

MLFAN17

good morning origami

10:30 am

libarebel

I meant Marshfield, Trif-- duh!

10:31 am

Trifioso

no way! I keep and make stuff out of every one! lol, just kidding (sort of)

10:31 am

libarebel

sort of?

10:31 am

Trifioso

i'm rather mental about my blue glass....

10:32 am

libarebel

story

10:32 am

libarebel

tory

10:32 am

Trifioso

nice hint, thanks! lol

10:32 am

libarebel

oops-- PB for me...

10:32 am

Trifioso

its okay -- i left a bottle of reisling in there

10:33 am

libarebel

2 nice hints...

10:33 am

libarebel

Oh, now PB is appealing...

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

i am listenting to the guidelines for daycare reopening. how the heck are they going to keep kids apart, sanitize and give them attention?

10:34 am

Trifioso

its all ridiculous, TO...they are cutting funding to schools right and left - what happened to all the parents in march, saying they would "pay teacher's anything" to open again?

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

no idea.

10:39 am

72 Temple Owl

damn it words are disappearing again.

10:44 am

Trifioso

hate it when that happens!

10:45 am

MLFAN17

happens almost every time I go back and forth

10:45 am

libarebel

off to clean my cat's toilette-- my favorite chore!

10:46 am

MLFAN17

lol

10:47 am

libarebel

I have to do it daily-- he (cat) is fastidious!

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

trying to get things done before the tree people come tomorrow. trying to plant arosebush when i hate the sight of worms.

10:47 am

MLFAN17

our cat is good with the litter stuff too

10:48 am

MLFAN17

and sometimes as soon as hubby empties it out she goes again right after he is done

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

i do not miss that chore. when i think of getting a cat, i well remember

10:49 am

aebmusica

ra5/14(Last one)......clue please

10:49 am

libarebel

He meows at it if it's not soueaky clean & makes me feel like a neglectful kitty mom, & yes, he immediately "christens" it too-- I don't know how he summons up the need for exact timing!

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

it's a cat. the mystery remains.

10:50 am

libarebel

rags

10:51 am

libarebel

OMG-- I must stop chatting-- I leave the cursor there-- back to PB...

10:51 am

MLFAN17

the only one I have is a pl

10:51 am

72 Temple Owl

it's pretty dusty in there.

10:53 am

MLFAN17

aeb is that the one you have?

10:54 am

libarebel

My cat seems to see ghosts-- he'll be pleasantly curled up w/ me in bed, then suddenly stares at the same spot on the wall & bolts-- I googled "can cats see something we don't", and the answer was yes-- UV light-- all the ghostbusters agree on UV light surrounding spirits-- kinda creeps me out...

10:54 am

MLFAN17

oh the other one I have is a material

10:54 am

72 Temple Owl

perhaps the fabric?

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

they can scare the hell out of you on a creepy night

10:55 am

MLFAN17

do you know where the light might be coming from?

10:55 am

libarebel

they sure can...

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

okay, time to go back to work. happy babbling

10:56 am

MLFAN17

bye owl

10:56 am

MLFAN17

i almost typed a word in chat

10:56 am

libarebel

The light seems to be behind my bed on the right side-- just a wall there-- same spot every time...

10:58 am

MLFAN17

i wonder if something causes it to move? like it comes from a mirror and movement from somewhere gets the cats attention?

10:58 am

aebmusica

MFLAN ty for your second clue

10:58 am

MLFAN17

i have a hand held mirror that when its near light it goes on the wall and my cat wants to ffollow and catch it

10:58 am

MLFAN17

follow

10:58 am

MLFAN17

yw aeb

10:58 am

libarebel

no mirror...

10:59 am

MLFAN17

some type of light has to be creating it on a wall. does it go away if you or someone else goes in front of it?

11:00 am

Trifioso

i think you are right, libarebel - i think it might be a ghost

11:00 am

Trifioso

animals that I have known could see them

11:00 am

MLFAN17

that's true o they hear things we dont

11:01 am

Trifioso

my babble ghost today is oratory

11:02 am

Trifioso

we have a poltergeist here, whom I have taken to calling "cousin john," after the farmer who used to own this place. I talk to him when he is up to things, just to calm him down and assure him I have the best interests of the place in mind. is it silly? probably. Can I prove it? nope. does it work? yes.

11:06 am

Trifioso

and there goes my last shred of sanity, as far as the chog is concerned....

11:09 am

bojazz

fascinating, Trif

11:09 am

M3

Trid how do you know its a man?

11:10 am

rururocks

do you talk to patrick swayze too trif :D

11:10 am

Trifioso

i dont, i named it

11:10 am

Trifioso

i just figured maybe it was the guy who used to live here? I suppose I could have it totally wrong.

11:10 am

M3

Trid thats cool. does he move stuff or just make his presence known?

11:11 am

Trifioso

moves stuff, makes noises. mostly whenever I am painting or such. I have to tell him it's okay

11:11 am

M3

oooo his trying to tell you something.

11:11 am

Trifioso

i figure he just wants to keep an eye on things. okay with me, as long as he behaves.

11:12 am

MLFAN17

trif did the previous owner die in the house? Have you checked in your local library for the history of your house?

11:13 am

Trifioso

earlier this year, i was awake, but lying in bed - i felt mike tug on the blanket twice, trying to get my attention, so I raised my head - to find mike wasn't in the bed at all, he was downstairs. later that same day, I was in my closet when a hat came off the opposite wall and bonked me in the head - i think that was my mum though.....

11:13 am

Trifioso

yes, and yes, mlf

11:14 am

MLFAN17

why did you find out?

11:14 am

Trifioso

on that one day i said "Okay, you have my attention, what's up?" but no answer

11:14 am

MLFAN17

I meant what

11:15 am

Trifioso

this house was built by the haskins family, who always hoped for a big family, but only ever had one son. it was a farm for years (pigs and cows).

11:16 am

MLFAN17

that's cool

11:18 am

libarebel

Wow, Trif-- mine doesn't move stuff, but the other day, I felt & heard a LOUD bang right next to me (I was next to same wall) I thought something had gone through the ceiling right next to me, it was that loud-- nothing there-- the next night, as I was just getting to sleep, I heard a very loud "toot" right behind me (same wall)-- both I & my cat jumped-- again nothing there...

11:18 am

Trifioso

i am fairly certain the owner just before us died here too

11:19 am

Trifioso

someone is trying to get your attention, for sure, lib

11:20 am

libarebel

I think so too Trif-- I like your ghost better...

11:50 am

car.eeyore

Boo!

11:57 am

libarebel

Eeek!

11:58 am

origami

I just finished a book titled "The Mercy of Thin Air" that is about a ghost inhabiting a house told from the ghost's perspective. It was pretty interesting.

12:00 pm

rururocks

I'll just go on record.. I don't believe in ghosts

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

that's ok they don't believe in you

12:01 pm

rururocks

fine by me

12:02 pm

rururocks

it's hard enough to find normal around here much less the paranormal :D

12:03 pm

jmcnrick

:D

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

the reopening of the LEGO store was a big thing

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

people were lined up for blocks

12:18 pm

bichon

with masks?

12:20 pm

libarebel

blocks?

12:21 pm

Trifioso

nice one, jmc!

12:23 pm

Trifioso

i just sent that one to primo - he replied "goddamit, mum!"

12:24 pm

libarebel

was the pun on purpose?

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

absolutely on purpose liba

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

it was a joke only bichon

12:27 pm

libarebel

:D good one!

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

totally stole it

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the T singleton on the bottom row please

12:29 pm

libarebel

I have seen people go really nuts about legos, so I thought you might be serious...

12:30 pm

Trifioso

i think it is to4.4, jmc

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

I have been watching LEGO masters on t.v.

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

ta of course it is Trif! *duh*

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

12:32 pm

Trifioso

i knew you would get around to finding that word eventually....

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

haha

12:35 pm

Trifioso

is it unseemly for me to admit that a certain education secretary wants to punch a kitten in the face?

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

what!?!?! WTF

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

what!?!?! WTF

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

*hic*

12:36 pm

Trifioso

sorry - i meant *I* want to punch her in the face

12:36 pm

Trifioso

she makes ME want to punch a kitten in the face. I never, ever use this word, but I HATE HER

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

oh that is more reasonable

12:37 pm

Trifioso

did you hear her latest? She told the state of connecticut that if they do not ban transgender athletes, they will not get federal funding. Is "quid pro quo" just how washington runs these days?

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

I am working going over applicants for a very small scholarshp that I am on the board of and I send them info on financing education and . . . well. . . let's just say I get annoyed.

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

it is how THIS administration runs things. . . lets not tar them all with the same brush.

12:44 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with st7/8 pls

12:44 pm

Trifioso

hi peri. i have a st6/7 but not 7/8, i am sorry

12:45 pm

MollyL

Peri, the place where you put your stuff when you are in between living places

12:45 pm

Vicuna

st7 - where you put all your junk

12:45 pm

Deeha

peri think you want where things are kept

12:46 pm

MollyL

And it's a clue cavalcade for Peri

12:46 pm

periwinkle

ty all for st7/8

12:46 pm

MollyL

Next time we'll do it in three part harmony
: D

12:47 pm

Deeha

rosa

12:47 pm

Deeha

dont believe it I,m just not to be trusted in chat room

12:48 pm

origami

With all of the botanical words that enable accepts, you would think that would be included.

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

don't let that drive yo away deeha

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

thanks to the chorus of clues I got nbs

12:58 pm

Deeha

how odd. didn't realise I hadtwo babbles open One one I have 86 words needed and on the other 63??

1:02 pm

mkg

hit refresh and they will be the same

1:03 pm

HarryHood

stuck at 74

1:05 pm

mkg

hi all.

1:05 pm

HarryHood

hello mkg

1:06 pm

HarryHood

going to the list.

1:19 pm

rururocks

loved your comments yesterday harry. Thank you

1:20 pm

HarryHood

yw. it's all very upsetting. I don't really want to revisit. but ty anyway.

1:20 pm

MLFAN17

hello

1:21 pm

HarryHood

hi ml.

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

hi harry

1:21 pm

rururocks

don't revisit.. just wanted to thank you

1:21 pm

HarryHood

19 now, with the list

1:22 pm

moolingwa

23 left here, plodding along

1:22 pm

HarryHood

let's see if hh with a list can beat mooling w/o list

1:23 pm

MLFAN17

NE 6 clue pls?

1:23 pm

moolingwa

heh

1:23 pm

MLFAN17

hi mool

1:23 pm

moolingwa

I'm pretty slow at this point, so money's on you

1:23 pm

HarryHood

a bird who makes a home ne6

1:23 pm

moolingwa

sounds like what a bird could be described as ML

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

ty harry

1:24 pm

doseffing

.... or an ancient greek hero

1:24 pm

moolingwa

oh, better clue

1:24 pm

HarryHood

or dos's clue, for the literate among us..errrr you

1:25 pm

doseffing

... 'put them together and they make a fine clue

1:25 pm

jmcnrick

I will take the non-literate clue! hahaha

1:25 pm

MLFAN17

is no7 a word I should know?(not asking for a clue)

1:25 pm

HarryHood

I like non-literate better than illiterate

1:26 pm

hurshy

put them together and what do you got?
bibbidi bobbidi boo

1:26 pm

HarryHood

yes ml

1:26 pm

doseffing

... if you read a lot of Victorian novels

1:26 pm

hurshy

i read a lot of Victorian novels!

1:26 pm

doseffing

... a young lady might wear one for the scent

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

I'm more Regency or Roaring 20s

1:27 pm

hurshy

oh yes i found that one last night

1:27 pm

HarryHood

I thought it was a horse thing

1:27 pm

doseffing

... Jane Austen meets Scott Fitzgerald ... an interesting pair

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

that works for the 20s too

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

omg I got it

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

ty

1:28 pm

hurshy

i keep thinking i can try GR- and it is not there

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

hi hurshy yeah you would be lost

1:29 pm

MollyL

Did you know that another term for nosegay is a tussy-mussy (and yes, I typed that very carefully)

1:30 pm

MLFAN17

go to the pb molly

1:30 pm

HarryHood

hah

1:30 pm

doseffing

... that would be 135 points if we skipped the hyphen

1:31 pm

HarryHood

a hyphen is 15 points by itself!

1:31 pm

moolingwa

you forgot the multiplier HH

1:31 pm

rururocks

thank god

1:32 pm

doseffing

... that might make it 240 points ... we've had entire grids not adding up to that

1:32 pm

MollyL

I misread what Harry posted and was waiting for all hell to break loose.

1:32 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! hilarious actor from Psych and A Million Little Things

1:32 pm

moolingwa

well it helped me Molly, so thank you

1:33 pm

HarryHood

done!

1:33 pm

HarryHood

I beat mool! I beat mool!

1:33 pm

moolingwa

actually, I would have missed it entirely, if not for ML's comment ;)

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

no Fitzgerald please. He wrote beautiful paragraphs but terrible plaots

1:33 pm

MollyL

Yeah well I meant to type no7 but alas, I did not

1:33 pm

MLFAN17

congrats harry

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

Whoo hooo Harry

1:33 pm

moolingwa

yay HH

1:33 pm

moolingwa

still 17 left for me, even with the assist

1:34 pm

hurshy

hm

1:34 pm

HarryHood

next time we keep your right hand tied behind your back

1:34 pm

moolingwa

and a cat on my keyboard ;)

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

mool what is wrong with you ??? you are NOT done YET???

1:34 pm

moolingwa

I've had work to do I'm afraid ML...

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

mool don't blame it on the cat!

1:35 pm

MLFAN17

aww poor mool:

1:35 pm

moolingwa

on the contrary, lucky me...not everyone is as fortunate

1:37 pm

HarryHood

have a fun day everybody. see you later

1:37 pm

moolingwa

tc HH

1:37 pm

MLFAN17

bye harry

1:37 pm

jmcnrick

bye harry

1:37 pm

hurshy

as the cat in the meme says of a keyboard - "if not for sits, why is it made of warm?"

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

I love those quotes hurshy

1:39 pm

moolingwa

gonna take a break, not seeing anything...bbl

1:40 pm

hurshy

i have hit 90%, i shall now list

1:41 pm

doseffing

... at 90% you certainly deserve to ... ... well done

1:44 pm

hurshy

that is my usual goal, if it is not too hard a grid i might not list, if it is very hard i might list at 80% or 85%

1:45 pm

hurshy

sorry, i should have punctuated that better.

2:02 pm

Atalante

sorry, I should have punctuated. That better?

2:04 pm

jmcnrick

haha

2:10 pm

jmcnrick

did I ever tell you that there was a legal case that was won (or lost depending on how you look at it) on the lack of an Oxford comma?

2:21 pm

MollyL

Oh we have had long discussions about Oxford commas in my workplace.

2:23 pm

jmcnrick

I am a huge fan myself

2:25 pm

MollyL

Me not so much. Was that the Oakhurst Dairy case?

2:44 pm

Atalante

I love, it

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

yes. that is the most recent one.

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

the issue was whether the phrase , packing for delivery or distribution was one thing Packing for delivery and distribution OR two things 1) packing for delivery and 2) distribution

2:50 pm

BzznBea

Back from the dentist. And it is still raining...

2:51 pm

jmcnrick

court concluded that since there was no comma it was the packing that was relevant to delivery and distribution and not the two items 1) packing for delivery and 2) distribution. Drivers got more overtime from that decision

2:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi bzzn

2:56 pm

Atalante

this is a very very off the wall question jmc, but do you know of anywhere that teaches international maritime law that does courses on it?

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

sorry I was distracted by work. I seem to recall seeing maritime law at some law school. Possibly mine. Let me check.

3:16 pm

Atalante

I seem to be spending a lot of time these days working with UNCLOS and legal ramifications around continental shelves and slopes and I'm half considered whether I can find a way to do an MA or something in it

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

looks like a lot of coastal schools do--U. of Miami, Tulane and such

3:17 pm

Atalante

MA? LL something!

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

hmm I think they are mainly for JDs but I saw Tulane say something about a certificate. LLM which is a Masters after a JD which is what I have

3:18 pm

Atalante

I kind of feel if I can quote large chunks of UNCLOS as a marine biologist, I should learn the legal undestanding behind it and really get to grips with how lawyers see it rather than how clueless marine biologists see it

3:18 pm

periwinkle

HI Ata, jmc. hello all

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

try here https://tinyurl.com/y8lfmw3r

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

hi peri

3:22 pm

periwinkle

help with ga7 or ro7 pls

3:23 pm

jan

There's a new thing called a Master in Law--I am not sure how valuable they are, but they're designed for folks without JDS who need some formal legal training in a particular area. LLM's on the other hand are masters in law degrees for those who already have a law degree, foreign or domestic.

3:25 pm

lynxxx

Morning all.

3:25 pm

lynxxx

Peri - outside spaces and rats

3:25 pm

periwinkle

hi lyn ty for ro

3:26 pm

periwinkle

and for ga7

3:27 pm

periwinkle

100 left bbl

3:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn

4:03 pm

bichon

ga 6/27, pls

4:05 pm

mo

bichon - look at yous profile!

4:05 pm

bichon

ty mo

4:05 pm

mo

yw

4:34 pm

bichon

th 6/27, pls

4:58 pm

hokie carla

well, good thing I'm skimming the chat - found my missing N

5:30 pm

bichon

th 6/27, pls last word

5:31 pm

bichon

nm, fw

6:12 pm

penquis

hello lurkers... ;o)

6:19 pm

hokie carla

sorry, I didn't have that when you asked bichon. well, still don't but I wasn't ignoring you.

6:20 pm

hokie carla

howdy pen

6:20 pm

penquis

hi carla....

6:21 pm

MollyL

Hi Pen. Did you know that berzerker rhymes with lurker?
: D

6:22 pm

penquis

yes, and so does shirker... ;o)

6:23 pm

penquis

"the beserker worker was a shirker and, to no one's surprise, a lurker..."

6:23 pm

MollyL

How's life in Maine? Has the great lunch place opened up yet?

6:24 pm

penquis

nope....they closed in March.....sold the building to some dentists.....business was good, but the owner was tired of running it....

6:33 pm

penquis

i am done....did need to look up my last word....

6:37 pm

Douglas

I've seen both berserker and berserker. The X-Men comics tend to like berserker

6:37 pm

hokie carla

I'm not wearing my glasses but am not seeing a difference in your words

6:37 pm

penquis

um...aren't those two the same??

6:38 pm

Douglas

Oops, I meant berserker and berserker

6:38 pm

hokie carla

lol

6:38 pm

hokie carla

is this an autocorrect issue?

6:39 pm

Douglas

Let's try this one more time berserker and berserker

6:39 pm

Douglas

So it would seem

6:39 pm

hokie carla

oh my

6:39 pm

Douglas

berzerker and berserker

6:43 pm

penquis

that's how this conversation is going, lol....

6:44 pm

penquis

well i am off.....goodnight all....

6:45 pm

Douglas

I should be out calming people down and helping them to be accustomed to their misery. Wait, that didn't come out right.

6:46 pm

Douglas

On the other hand, maybe Babbling is the absolutely best thing I can do for the world at this time.

6:57 pm

Douglas

I look at the grid and see a sea of nonwords, such as torth and sorad

6:58 pm

MollyL

Wow, I don't think I have seen berserker so many times in one chat. But maybe it is appropriate, all things considered.

7:20 pm

SuzeeQ24

clue for ar6,18 plz

7:22 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a misspelling of a former talkshow host

7:23 pm

SuzeeQ24

tyvm

7:23 pm

moolingwa

yw

7:24 pm

moolingwa

tryon

7:24 pm

moolingwa

sorry

7:24 pm

hokie carla

yeah, at least do a real word

7:24 pm

moolingwa

heh

7:24 pm

moolingwa

still 11 to go

7:25 pm

hokie carla

I too have 11 left but I went to the list with 31 left today

7:25 pm

hokie carla

and now I can't find a 5/10, 6/18 combo

7:25 pm

moolingwa

all my 11 are in the middle three columns

7:26 pm

hokie carla

I still have 2 w's, but I the rest are in 3 & 4 col

7:26 pm

moolingwa

still have 2 d's left

7:27 pm

hokie carla

of course one of the w's was an easy 4

7:28 pm

moolingwa

of course

7:28 pm

moolingwa

still have two fours left

7:28 pm

hokie carla

same

7:29 pm

hokie carla

but I see them on the list and looking now

7:31 pm

hokie carla

def. not on my game to5, as that was one of my last 5 words

7:32 pm

moolingwa

it was in my last 17 if that's any consolation

7:33 pm

hokie carla

that does help, thanks

7:34 pm

aebmusica

st6/27,,,,,clue please

7:35 pm

moolingwa

someone who is set in their ways

7:35 pm

moolingwa

or reserved I guess

7:35 pm

aebmusica

ty mool

7:36 pm

aebmusica

I kept trying that with the (y) ending

7:40 pm

hokie carla

broke down and looked up my missing combo and they weren't a combo at all

7:41 pm

hokie carla

now one left that someone asked for earlier and I still can't find

7:45 pm

Uneaixoise

Evening, all.....50 to go.....

7:45 pm

MollyL

Hmm, the st 6/27 I have is a plural, not one who is...will look more

7:46 pm

stidmama

bonsoir, chere Une (and hello all)

7:54 pm

MollyL

*Waves at Dee. We miss you big, Dee. Hope you are well.

7:56 pm

libarebel

Was checking the chat-- berserker & beserker exchange! :D

7:59 pm

libarebel

meant "berserker and berserker"...

8:04 pm

libarebel

Hi Stid; long time...

8:07 pm

origami

Hi Stids

8:08 pm

libarebel

nota

8:32 pm

doseffing

... and done ... may I offer any clues for anyone? ...

8:35 pm

doseffing

... ah well then ... good night and good luck to all who continue the struggle ...

9:39 pm

dan2bit

anybody still about? stumped on the last th6

9:42 pm

Lizlin

Hi Dan - no sorry, I don't have it either.

9:42 pm

bookwomen

th+ sonetimes vowel+hook letter+to look minus last vowel bad clue but hope it helps

9:43 pm

Lizlin

Thanks :)

9:45 pm

bookwomen

yw glad it helped

9:45 pm

dan2bit

got the job done bookwomen thanks! firewords

9:45 pm

Lizlin

Another new word for me

9:45 pm

Lizlin

Congrats, Dan

9:46 pm

bookwomen

congrats dan

9:55 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!!

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