Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, June 16, 2020

12:02 am

Douglas

flip

12:02 am

justafreep

pe7

12:03 am

jessmom

tr8

12:04 am

grannyrose

an7

12:05 am

Douglas

ca7

12:07 am

godthaab

ca8

12:08 am

justafreep

po7

12:09 am

jessmom

ta7

12:11 am

godthaab

sa8

12:12 am

cybernan

hi all -- or 7

12:13 am

rururocks

tr8

12:13 am

rururocks

sorry jess.

12:13 am

JoyOh

Hi everyone

12:14 am

rururocks

hello joy

12:16 am

cybernan

hi joy -- are you hooked now :)

12:17 am

chj

ja7

12:18 am

justafreep

ta8

12:19 am

mkg

ca 7

12:20 am

rururocks

thanks freep

12:22 am

justafreep

yw

12:26 am

Douglas

Late Rush drummer and composer Neil Peart is in the grid. : (

12:27 am

Douglas

roil

12:27 am

Douglas

Trudges off to PB, looking for pi4/5

12:28 am

rururocks

50 to go.. i'm off to bed.. night folks

12:28 am

justafreep

night ruru

12:34 am

Lizlin

For anyone waiting for Lickety's list, he's rebooting his computer and will update his list as soon as he's able.

12:35 am

aebmusica

ty Liz

12:36 am

Lizlin

:) - I usually check because I know a lot of people use it and if it hasn't updated, I email him.

12:36 am

JoyOh

Yes, cybernan, i think this will be good.

12:37 am

Lizlin

Hi Joy - I saw that you were new here. Have you been told about (or found on your own) Lickety's list of clues?

12:40 am

JoyOh

I did see the link...and however it works I think Iâ€™m going to need it?

12:42 am

Lizlin

I know some people use a program that automatically adds words but you can't do that with a Mac. I copy and paste the words from my word list into the bulk add at the bottom of the list and it automatically puts the words into their correct alphabetical position, so you can see where you've missed words out. Hope that makes sense.

12:44 am

JoyOh

I work on an Ipad so I donâ€™t think I can cut and paste. Thanks for your input. I will check it out.

12:44 am

Lizlin

You can - copy and paste, not cut. I also use an iPad. It just means you either have to use a split screen or to use different tabs.

12:45 am

Lizlin

Anyway, try it. Lickety usually posts a new list round about 20 minutes after the new grid is posted each day.

12:46 am

JoyOh

Appreciate your advice.

12:47 am

Lizlin

You're welcome. Hope you enjoy the game.

12:52 am

SummerBreeze44

ni7

1:00 am

rbud

JoyOh - has anyone mentioned the morewords.com site? I know there are others some folks use, too, but that is the one I like.

1:02 am

hurshy

do we have a new friend? hello and welcome Joy

1:03 am

hurshy

perhaps you might like to get the word an7, which is picnic pest + king of the jungle (savannah, jungle, potayto potahto)

1:03 am

hurshy

that's my version of a welcome wagon gift

1:04 am

hurshy

course with my luck today she's probably gone and will never see it

1:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:06 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! ragtime musician Scott

1:08 am

rbud

thanks, lickety!

1:09 am

rbud

Joplin! I"m from Missouri originally, sort of. There's a town named that there, too

1:10 am

licketySplitAUS

Windows updates got me today :) Hope it's a good grid

1:13 am

ursh

rbud and janice is also in the grid !

1:15 am

rbud

Isn't that odd. (but I think she spelled it Janis - was that her stage name? hmmm... )

1:16 am

ursh

yes i think you are right about the spelling

1:21 am

rbud

welp, looked it up, Janis Lyn Joplin was her real name, I guess I never registered that fact. And I can't say I ever heard of another spelled that way except Janis Ian.

1:21 am

rbud

But then i've not known very many Janices.

1:23 am

ursh

was not a great fan of her music

1:28 am

rbud

I liked some of the songs, but as she and so many others were already gone by the time I was really getting into music, she was just another one of the sad stories to me, in a way. Always thought "what a waste and a shame" about so many of them.

5:22 am

mattygroves

Phantom: citation

5:22 am

Scrabbler

Hi Matty. I just started.

5:23 am

mattygroves

I'm not much ahead of you - I've been on calls all morning!

5:24 am

ChampFit

Along those lines, another phantom: sanitation. So close!

5:24 am

Scrabbler

Hi Champ

5:24 am

ChampFit

good morning!

5:24 am

MollyL

And so "of the times" : D

5:25 am

ChampFit

:)

5:25 am

Scrabbler

Now I see citation.

5:26 am

mattygroves

And you'll never unsee it ;)

5:27 am

Scrabbler

So true.

5:35 am

ChampFit

I'm seeing a lot of words that are just missing one letter to make a real word. More than usual. Grrrr...

5:36 am

Scrabbler

Yes, so many near-words.

5:36 am

mattygroves

Yes!

5:36 am

MollyL

Reminds me of that grammatically cumbersome song,
"I Can't Unlove You"

5:36 am

ChampFit

Exactly, Scrabs!

5:38 am

mattygroves

I cannot see ANYTHING from that bottom A....

5:38 am

Scrabbler

ac4/5

5:38 am

mattygroves

Ah HAH. Thank you

5:39 am

ChampFit

and ac5/12

5:41 am

mattygroves

Not seeing the 5, but it'll probably jump out at me later

5:42 am

MollyL

I have ae5/12 from the bottom A

5:42 am

mattygroves

Got it - thank you!

5:43 am

ChampFit

wouldn't have seen that Molly...thx!

5:43 am

ChampFit

My first pass is going to be a lame attempt, I fear.

5:45 am

Scrabbler

I am almost halfway but am not seeing much now.

5:50 am

ChampFit

Made it halfway...bbl...good luck all!

5:51 am

Scrabbler

Bye, Champ.

5:58 am

Scrabbler

I am past halfway and must get ready for work. Enjoy the day.

6:14 am

mattygroves

Has anyone got an 8 yet (silly question - I'm sure the answer is yes. I'm just sayin' I haven't found one yet :) )

6:31 am

Uneaixoise

Tr8. Tr5/12 + charged particle

6:35 am

BzznBea

Goo morning, friends from soggy NC.

6:36 am

BzznBea

Phantom: sanitation

6:36 am

Uneaixoise

Morning!!

6:37 am

Uneaixoise

Another tr8 ends in clay roofing piece

7:02 am

Uneaixoise

Another tr8 begins with horseback riding pace

7:12 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with O in right column pls

7:13 am

BzznBea

ol4.4

7:13 am

periwinkle

sheesh ty Bea

7:14 am

BzznBea

The other is on4.4 I think

7:18 am

Uneaixoise

78 to go.....must feed pups and take them out.....later!!

7:23 am

MollyL

Sanitation is a popular phantom
: D

7:24 am

BzznBea

I'm sure it is.

7:24 am

BzznBea

How are you today?

7:24 am

MollyL

I'm doing well Bea, how are you?

7:25 am

BzznBea

I'm good I think. Haven't been up long.

7:26 am

BzznBea

We had over three inches of rain yesterday and it is still raining

7:27 am

bichon

Sen some of that our way, please

7:28 am

BzznBea

It is supposed to rain all week. Sump pump is working over time.

7:30 am

MollyL

Rain/heat/rain/heat...it's summer.

7:35 am

BzznBea

We haven't had much heat. It has been very pleasant. Now it is down right cold.

7:37 am

MollyL

We had some uncomfortable days last week, but it has cooled off again. Looks like we will be on and off rain for about a week. Blah.

7:45 am

HarryHood

morning

7:45 am

BzznBea

Hello, Harry

7:45 am

MollyL

Hi Harry

7:46 am

HarryHood

hello bea and molly

7:46 am

HarryHood

just jumping in

7:48 am

HarryHood

a 207 word grid with no ed, er or ing!

7:50 am

BzznBea

Plenty of words with two four letter suffixes. You will find them.

7:50 am

HarryHood

yes I see.

7:57 am

player girl

Just popped in and right away saw that Janice and Joplin are in the grid.

7:58 am

HarryHood

that's crazy!

7:58 am

MollyL

It would be cool if Janis was in there too

7:59 am

HarryHood

hah. I didn't even think of that.

8:00 am

MollyL

: D Harry. A lot of people think it is Jimmy Hendrix too

8:00 am

HarryHood

that one I knew

8:03 am

HarryHood

oratic: somebody who gets turned on by long speeches

8:07 am

MollyL

Ooo, that got me or7, thanks

8:07 am

HarryHood

missing the bottom A - anybody have a clue?

8:08 am

BzznBea

ae5.12

8:08 am

MollyL

ac4 and ae5

8:08 am

HarryHood

ty. nbt

8:08 am

HarryHood

and nbs. and 100 to go :)

8:08 am

BzznBea

I need to get presentable for a zoom meeting...Don't want to be in my jammies...

8:10 am

HarryHood

as long as you don't turn yourself into a potato

8:10 am

MollyL

Oh live large Bea

8:15 am

MollyL

Just remember, 10% of people on Zoom sessions aren't wearing pants
: D

8:16 am

MollyL

They are actually advertising pajamas that are "nice enough to wear in Zoom sessions".

8:17 am

HarryHood

yes - gonna be tough getting the kids back to dress code in september

8:17 am

HarryHood

assuming there's school.

8:17 am

Deeha

I havent put any make-up on for three months. Not sure I remember how!!

8:26 am

MollyL

I can go a few days with no make-up. After that, I get tired of looking at myself in the mirror without it

8:26 am

HarryHood

I too have been pretty lax on the makeup thing.

8:29 am

HarryHood

74 to go - bbl - hagd all

8:34 am

skheiny

Morning all, digging the 60's vibe with Janice and Joplin both in the grid ;-)

8:43 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:53 am

Vicuna

jans

8:53 am

Vicuna

She spells it Janis, though.

8:59 am

MollyL

I think the Janis/Janice thing is going to be a hot topic today. This is round three or four.

8:59 am

Vicuna

Well, it's pretty awesome in any case.

9:00 am

MollyL

Poor Scott (Joplin) no one thinks of him.
: D

9:00 am

Vicuna

He's not in the grid.

9:05 am

Judi

Good morning, all. Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town...

9:06 am

hokie carla

I wonder how her friends all had porsches

9:07 am

Vicuna

Oh you know; it's a rock star thing.

9:09 am

MollyL

I'm counting on you Lord, please don't let me down

9:10 am

Vicuna

But none of them was apparently around when she and Bobby McGee had to flag down a diesel.

9:11 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone!

9:11 am

MollyL

But hey, you know you got it if it makes you feel good

9:12 am

hokie carla

FYI - anycat is not a word

9:12 am

Vicuna

Hello, car.
That's because no one wants just anycat.

9:13 am

hokie carla

hey, everyone. it's 56 degrees here today. mid-June.

9:14 am

hokie carla

and I can't find any more words from that a that spells anycat

9:19 am

rururocks

we talk about cats way too much around here..

9:21 am

hokie carla

yes, where is hurshy

9:23 am

rururocks

especially since it is a subject i need to avoid

9:23 am

Aloyisius

he

9:23 am

rururocks

he to you aloy

9:24 am

Aloyisius

oops, sorry.. hehehe..

9:25 am

hokie carla

phantom pecan

9:29 am

hokie carla

alrighty, gotta get busy. didn't even get through the whole grid yet. lots for later. TTFN!

9:30 am

rururocks

i'm just stuck

9:33 am

BzznBea

I'm multi tasking...

9:34 am

MollyL

I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy

9:35 am

BzznBea

Zooming here...

9:41 am

MollyL

All Bea wants to do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom in the poom poom

9:42 am

rururocks

well. I ate my last whole foods muffin i bought so now i have to bike to five miles today to burn it off

9:42 am

MLFAN17

hokie I can only find one word from that a too

9:43 am

rururocks

which a?

9:43 am

MLFAN17

top

9:43 am

MLFAN17

i have an4

9:43 am

rururocks

there are a lot of easy ones off that a

9:43 am

MLFAN17

oh found another one

9:44 am

periwinkle

help with ca8 pls

9:44 am

aebmusica

clue for sa5/10.....please

9:45 am

BzznBea

sa5 like Mr. Claus

9:46 am

spellit

yo

9:46 am

MollyL

I see you cluing Bea : D

9:46 am

aebmusica

ty Bzzn

9:47 am

penquis

ca 8 is a plural....at least the one I have...

9:47 am

periwinkle

ok looking

9:48 am

penquis

the beginning is almost like an orange veggie....

9:48 am

periwinkle

ty pen was looking in the wrong direction already had the ca7

9:48 am

penquis

yw...

9:48 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

9:50 am

penquis

yw...

9:52 am

BzznBea

I have a question for you all...I had a card shower for my mom's 80th birthday. Sent the word to our friends and family. One of my friends sent a card and included a $20 bill in it. I thought that was weird. What do you think?

9:53 am

rururocks

no.. not weird..

9:53 am

rururocks

just old fashioned

9:54 am

MollyL

Probably just someone's way of sending a gift. Some elders deal strictly in cash, not gift cards

9:54 am

MLFAN17

so what does a card bday mean exactly?

9:54 am

BzznBea

This was not an older person.

9:54 am

MollyL

Oh wait, it was one of your friends. I thought you said her friends.

9:56 am

MLFAN17

was the card to just let them know?

9:56 am

MollyL

I quit sending cash through the mail when the $100 I sent to one of my kids almost didn't make it. Luckily, his former landlord was an honest person.

9:57 am

MollyL

A card shower is when you ask people to send cards to the birthday celebrant.

9:57 am

MLFAN17

ohhh

9:58 am

MollyL

The bar is open folks

9:58 am

BzznBea

=)

9:59 am

BzznBea

I just thought it was not appropriate.

9:59 am

MollyL

Bea, did you specify "no gifts, just cards"?

10:00 am

BzznBea

I just said a "card shower'. Didn't invite them to a party...

10:01 am

rururocks

a lot of people don't follow instructions bea

10:02 am

BzznBea

Ya think1/

10:02 am

BzznBea

Ya think?!

10:04 am

car.eeyore

phantom: polination

10:05 am

MollyL

It is hard to figure out. Maybe to some people, sending a card without some sort of gift inside is like showing up empty handed for a dinner invitation.

10:06 am

M3

zoom meetings are not Encrypted unless you pay. we have been asked to stop using it at school

10:07 am

BzznBea

I appreciate your input. Mom and i just thought it was strange.

10:08 am

MollyL

I think Mom should spend her 20$ on a pint of something fun : D

10:09 am

MollyL

Is there something top secret about school based Zoom meetings?

10:11 am

rururocks

maybe get her a second tiara bea :D

10:11 am

MollyL

Bea's question made me think of cash only bridal showers which I find tacky beyond belief

10:11 am

BzznBea

LOL! She was so cute in her tiara.

10:11 am

rururocks

i agree with that

10:11 am

rururocks

she was..

10:12 am

rururocks

cash only bridal showers are very tacky

10:12 am

M3

The lack of encryption any one can view meetings. as we work with vaunrable children we have started using Google Meet.

10:13 am

MollyL

I was maid of honor for my best friend and they did that tacky pay to dance with the bride thing. Guess who had to wear the "money apron"? I was mortified.

10:14 am

rururocks

lol.. i wish i had a photo of that

10:14 am

rururocks

it'd be my icon for a year

10:15 am

MollyL

She promised me that they wouldn't do the apron thing or that "announce the wedding party" thing. They did both.

10:18 am

MollyL

Get this...couples getting married now have web sites. These sites can contain a place where you can click to contribute to their "Honeyfund". Yes, to help pay for their honeymoon.

10:18 am

rururocks

my wedding was pretty unconventional. freaked out my mothers family the most

10:19 am

rururocks

that is just so rude .. I guess it's a new thing.

10:19 am

MollyL

Any wedding where the bride and groom danced to Al Green is okay with me. : D

10:20 am

BzznBea

Meeting over. I'm sure they were happy that my mic wouldn't work.

10:20 am

MollyL

What about destination weddings? Oh sure, I would love to drop ten grand going to Hawaii for your wedding. NOT.

10:20 am

rururocks

i can't get enough of al green..

10:21 am

rururocks

ours was drivable.. on the coast.. but i got a ra6 of grief from my parents about it.

10:24 am

MLFAN17

i agree with molly just a card doesn't feel right to some people

10:26 am

MLFAN17

molly that is what one of my siblings wanted for their wedding.. money â€¦ FOR THE HONEYMOON at some island i beiieve

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

Al Green sat down next to my mom and me at the airport bar in Nashville many years ago..... introduced himself.....nice guy :-)

10:30 am

MollyL

Wow Une, what a cool story.

10:31 am

rururocks

oh man.. UNE.. that's awesome

10:31 am

Uneaixoise

Lots of music folks in Nashville :-)

10:32 am

rururocks

I've only met Neil Young that way.. he sat next to me at a restaurant in La Honda

10:33 am

hurshy

and did he remember that a Southern man don't need him around anyhow?

10:33 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

10:34 am

rururocks

he has a heart of gold :D

10:34 am

rururocks

i guess 187 is as far as i go without the list

10:34 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! chandler's ex of the annoying laugh

10:35 am

MollyL

That's what the cowgirl in the sand said

10:35 am

Uneaixoise

Janice!!

10:36 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:36 am

MollyL

Maybe we should play name that Janice

10:37 am

hurshy

this grid would benefit from a G

10:37 am

MollyL

Most of the famous Janis's spelled it with an s

10:42 am

HarryHood

janis ian. now I've got that seventeen song in my head. damn you

10:43 am

hurshy

is it just me or is this grid a bit icks

10:43 am

MollyL

Sorry Harry, that song is almost as bad as My Name Is Luca

10:43 am

HarryHood

oh now you've done it.

10:44 am

HarryHood

but I like the chord progression on seventeen. it's just so soppy. luca has not much redeeming quality

10:45 am

MollyL

Chord progression...*blesses self*...another guitar player

10:46 am

HarryHood

hah. we used to jam to that seventeen song - it's kind of jazzy if played uptempo.

10:46 am

SuzeeQ24

I'm finding it rather ick too hurshy

10:47 am

HarryHood

70 to go here, and definitely feeling the ick.

10:48 am

rururocks

jeez found my last J that took me forever

10:50 am

hurshy

what was it ru?

10:52 am

rururocks

ja7

10:52 am

rururocks

any longer and i'd need a custodian

10:53 am

HarryHood

I have the ja7. missing one other though

10:53 am

HarryHood

I have a jo4

10:54 am

MollyL

Same as that, end with a vowel

10:54 am

HarryHood

ah. ty

10:54 am

HarryHood

like the guy from northern exposure. misspelled, like on his office door.

10:59 am

hurshy

thanks

11:03 am

hurshy

i can't find any PL words. is that because there actually aren't any or what?

11:03 am

BzznBea

No pl words

11:03 am

hurshy

mk thanks

11:04 am

hurshy

if you like pi4 coladas...

11:07 am

BzznBea

That ni was acting like it!

11:07 am

rururocks

6 p's impossible to find

11:08 am

MollyL

Yeesh, it's bad song Tuesday

11:09 am

MLFAN17

i agree not a fun grid

11:09 am

hurshy

i had to join the party :D

11:09 am

hurshy

Ys Yanked!

11:10 am

MollyL

*Waits for someone to burst into a chorus of You Light Up My Life

11:10 am

BzznBea

I didn't no6 my last N until just now...

11:10 am

MollyL

Bea pulls an Aloy

11:10 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

11:10 am

BzznBea

=)

11:11 am

BzznBea

So let me tell you a story about a ni5...

11:11 am

MollyL

It's okay. Everyone is allowed a clue blurt now and then

11:11 am

hurshy

don't miss io6, a babblet we have sometimes, not as frequent as, say, etna

11:12 am

BzznBea

One of my grandson's was really into them when he was four or five. We were waiting at the elevator to go to see his new baby brother at the hospital. Back in the day they allowed that stuf.

11:12 am

MollyL

a man named Jed does not start ni5

11:13 am

hurshy

i'm so thick, i can't figure out what this ni5 is

11:13 am

MollyL

What? Kids can no longer visit newborn siblings?

11:13 am

MollyL

Teenage mutant Hursh

11:13 am

BzznBea

The elevator doors open and a young woman wearing an all black hajib, head to toe, stepped out.

11:14 am

BzznBea

My grandson stood open mouthed and whispered, "MaBea! It's a ni5!!!" He was stunned!

11:15 am

MollyL

MaBea...oh God, I love that they call you MaBea

11:15 am

BzznBea

As she walked by, she gave me a wink with her twinkling eyes.

11:16 am

MollyL

What a cute story. I bet he remembers that his whole life.

11:17 am

BzznBea

I have 20 words for later...maybe. Got another meeting in a few...

11:20 am

MollyL

And to think, Zoom used to be those kids from Boston on PBS

11:24 am

hurshy

thank you

11:24 am

hurshy

kids probably cannot visit newborn siblings now because of COVID, molly

11:25 am

moolingwa

morning all, ooh another 200+ one, nice

11:27 am

MollyL

That much I understand Hursh. I got the impression that the comment pre-dated COVID

11:28 am

hurshy

i can see why you got that impression, yeah

11:29 am

hurshy

i can't say what Bea meant but i don't THINK there was a problem with it before that

11:31 am

HarryHood

I am hopelessly stuck. listing with 66 to go.

11:34 am

moolingwa

70 left for me

11:35 am

hurshy

hey look, ca6/24!!

11:39 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:41 am

moolingwa

hey jm

11:42 am

moolingwa

happy tuesday

11:42 am

moolingwa

did you get the other one hursh, or just the one?

11:43 am

jmcnrick

meh

11:43 am

hurshy

i just got one ca6/24

11:43 am

moolingwa

you may want to look closer

11:44 am

hurshy

i shall try

11:44 am

hurshy

aHA

11:44 am

hurshy

i had the SECOND one :D

11:46 am

cybernan

good morning all

11:47 am

hurshy

good morning cnan, and a lovely day to you!

11:48 am

moolingwa

cool :)

11:48 am

moolingwa

morning nan

11:49 am

jmcnrick

hi cyber

11:52 am

hurshy

phantoms abound in this grid

11:55 am

cybernan

lol -- reading the chat - guess I'm really old - when my kids were born kids were not allowed to visit in the hospital and husbands weren't allowed in the delivery room.

11:58 am

72 Temple Owl

hey huesh, though you'd like those ca6s

11:58 am

hurshy

if you don't talk to your cat about ca6, WHO WILL?
(i have a tshirt that says that)

11:59 am

cybernan

there are so many phantoms it makes it hard to find the words

11:59 am

hurshy

EXACTLY!

11:59 am

72 Temple Owl

have you seen the tv ads for feliway? intriguing. wonder if it works.

12:00 pm

hurshy

oh, i've known about feliway for a long time. i think results vary by cat. some, it works wonders, others, hard to tell if it makes a diff.

12:00 pm

hurshy

vets do recommend it, so it's not some just scammy type of thing or anything

12:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

have you any reason to try it?

12:01 pm

hurshy

my old cat cinder was a bit of an anxious cat, yeah, so i tried it to calm her down. it may have helped, but it was hard to be sure.

12:02 pm

hurshy

well, i've managed to find 170 words, including just over half of the 7s, but none of the 8s

12:02 pm

BzznBea

I just got my last 8.

12:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

some fun words. but runnin gout of inspiration

12:03 pm

hurshy

i've definitely heard from others online for whom it made a BIG difference though

12:03 pm

HarryHood

7 to go here - all 7s and 8

12:03 pm

hurshy

in cat chatrooms :D

12:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

wish it had been around when i had nine. i hated when they got in a mood to fight.

12:03 pm

hurshy

my my, that's a lot of cats!

12:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the worst was when one was sick and came home from the vet. i am not sure if it was the smell or if one knew the toher was dying

12:05 pm

moolingwa

yeah, lot of 7s and 8s in this one

12:05 pm

moolingwa

54 to go, 18 of them 7/8 letters

12:05 pm

hurshy

36 to go here

12:05 pm

hurshy

my favorite number

12:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

ditto!

12:06 pm

hurshy

I FINALLY FOUND AN 8!!!

12:06 pm

moolingwa

yay

12:06 pm

hurshy

ditto that 36 is your favorite number?

12:06 pm

cybernan

stats for the bottom a please?

12:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

getting my tree removed. they've been here nearly 6 hours

12:06 pm

hurshy

ac4/5 and ae5/12, cnan

12:06 pm

HarryHood

the an7/8/7 was ridiculous.

12:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ditto that i have the same count as moo

12:07 pm

Dippnall

ae 5/12

12:07 pm

hurshy

oh give helps then please harry! :D

12:07 pm

HarryHood

went to morewords - I had no idea there were so many things people could be against

12:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

uh oh, what are we against now?

12:07 pm

moolingwa

:)

12:07 pm

hurshy

oh i have 2 an7, but not 8

12:07 pm

HarryHood

an7: pro bike

12:07 pm

cybernan

ty - nbt, nbs

12:07 pm

HarryHood

an8: against flagstaffs

12:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh, wait, i lnow! missing the 8 though

12:07 pm

HarryHood

an7: a very small animal and a larger animal

12:08 pm

hurshy

yes have that

12:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes that one always amuses me

12:08 pm

hurshy

oh i see the 8 clue now

12:08 pm

jmcnrick

haha a doodle-bug or a roly-poly

12:08 pm

hurshy

well that 8 may have to do with like, magnets, maybe?

12:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

that 7 is bs though

12:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

all's suddenly quiet. going to out to see the aftermath.

12:09 pm

hurshy

phantom: pinpoint

12:10 pm

cybernan

ty for the an's

12:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

they're all sitting resting under the pines. i offered them water earlier but they said they brought lots.

12:10 pm

cybernan

that got me down to double digits

12:11 pm

HarryHood

last 2 words sa 8/7

12:12 pm

hurshy

i tried sanitation at the flip...

12:13 pm

HarryHood

got the 8

12:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have no sa words yet. will look.

12:13 pm

hurshy

i just have one sa, and it's only a 5

12:14 pm

moolingwa

well the 8 builds off that hursh

12:14 pm

hurshy

thanks!!!!

12:14 pm

moolingwa

you're welcome

12:15 pm

hurshy

now i'm down to 30!

12:15 pm

HarryHood

done.

12:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

santorini?

12:15 pm

HarryHood

phew - tough last bit there.

12:15 pm

moolingwa

45 left here, with 14 of them 7/8

12:15 pm

hurshy

good job harry! are you any relation to Robin, by the way? :D

12:16 pm

moolingwa

or Boyz'nda

12:16 pm

HarryHood

more like little red riding

12:16 pm

cybernan

have no sa's at all

12:16 pm

moolingwa

closely relative to Mt. Hood if I recall correctly

12:16 pm

HarryHood

or mister rodger's neighbor

12:16 pm

cybernan

oh - an sa 5 just found

12:17 pm

HarryHood

any requests for help before I go find me some luncho?

12:17 pm

moolingwa

none for me thanks

12:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

is there an sa7?

12:17 pm

BzznBea

Just finished myself, Harry. Thanks!

12:17 pm

moolingwa

congrats bzz

12:18 pm

HarryHood

yay bea

12:18 pm

HarryHood

yes TO

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty harry

12:18 pm

cybernan

harry called an sa 8-7 but haven't found it

12:18 pm

hurshy

yeah harry want to clue that sa7?

12:18 pm

HarryHood

they are no fun.

12:19 pm

hurshy

OH I GOT IT

12:19 pm

cybernan

it builds from the sa 5?

12:19 pm

HarryHood

sa7: tree emission + two small words

12:19 pm

hurshy

like the 8, but, start with the maple stuff you make syrup

12:19 pm

hurshy

the 8 builts from the 5, the 7 not so much

12:19 pm

HarryHood

come __ __

12:20 pm

hurshy

i need 6 Ps
(that's too expensive!
there must be more than this provincial life!)

12:20 pm

hurshy

well, 8 Ps, but, 6 from the top

12:21 pm

moolingwa

still have 9 ps

12:21 pm

cybernan

not finding that sa 8

12:21 pm

HarryHood

add most of a number to the sa5

12:21 pm

moolingwa

7 p's

12:22 pm

moolingwa

5...guess I haven't really been looking at those p's

12:22 pm

hurshy

phantom: pilot

12:22 pm

cybernan

yes was thinking about maple syrup -- but no hoses running to the sugar shack according to enable

12:23 pm

cybernan

ty for the u harry

12:23 pm

HarryHood

bye all!

12:23 pm

moolingwa

byee HH

12:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

byr harry

12:25 pm

hurshy

drat, now i want a clue lol

12:27 pm

cybernan

a clue for what?

12:27 pm

hurshy

ci7

12:27 pm

Natasha

could I get a clue for the sa5, please?

12:28 pm

hurshy

spanish for holy

12:29 pm

Natasha

well, that couldn't have been more obvious! Thanks Hurshy

12:29 pm

hurshy

citipol would be nice

12:29 pm

cybernan

I need a clue for the sa 7 - don't think it is a compound

12:30 pm

hurshy

scroll thee down cnan :D

12:31 pm

cybernan

I have the sa 5 and 8 -- it is the 7 that I need

12:31 pm

Uneaixoise

Me too

12:31 pm

hurshy

yeah, and i said, it's rather like the 8, but start with the maple stuff that you make into syrup

12:33 pm

cybernan

yes and harry said that beginning + 2 small words

12:33 pm

hurshy

so, it's the same last 4 as the 8

12:34 pm

cybernan

ty -- strange words

12:36 pm

cybernan

only makes sense to geologists and botanists I guess

12:36 pm

hurshy

oh is that who? lol

12:37 pm

cybernan

this is too painful -- going to list

12:37 pm

hurshy

it's a bit painful even WITH the list lol

12:38 pm

saanichcat

hi nan, just finished. there were so many unfamiliar words. At least it's doable!

12:40 pm

Uneaixoise

Found the sa7!

12:41 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats saanichat

12:41 pm

cybernan

Hi saanich -- will keep at it

12:41 pm

hurshy

pi*(the)**** on the donkey lol

12:42 pm

saanichcat

thanks Une!

12:44 pm

cybernan

that's another new one -- pi*wheel, but not that one

12:44 pm

hurshy

geez louise the Ps !!!!!

12:44 pm

cybernan

ap 7 please?

12:45 pm

hurshy

if you stuck an O into it, it would be a + po7

12:47 pm

cybernan

ty hurshy

12:48 pm

hurshy

morewords is being so slow, is that cause we're all using it so heavily? lol

12:51 pm

hurshy

so if anyone can clue ci7 or ti7, you may beat morewords

12:51 pm

hurshy

oooh it's working again

12:52 pm

hurshy

for a moment, it worked and gave me ti7

12:52 pm

MLFAN17

i just went to morewords and it said unavailable

12:53 pm

MLFAN17

ty for the pi7

12:54 pm

hurshy

yeah it's intermittent

12:54 pm

MLFAN17

is the ti 7 a combo?

12:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

stats for the j words besides jo4/9 pls?

12:57 pm

MLFAN17

x2 owl

12:57 pm

Dippnall

ja 7/48

12:58 pm

MLFAN17

hi dip

12:58 pm

Dippnall

hello!

12:58 pm

MollyL

What browser are you two in? I'm in Chrome and morewords is fine

12:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

and the third pls?

12:59 pm

hokie carla

try bestwordlist hurshy

12:59 pm

MollyL

Another jo4

12:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah, three jo 4. ty

1:00 pm

MollyL

No, two jo4 and ja7 there are three j's. You said you had one jo4

1:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

1:02 pm

hokie carla

just exhausted every possible ja4 until I realized you said ja7

1:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

in firefox it's slow or intermittent

1:04 pm

cybernan

have to leave for an appointment soon -- back later

1:06 pm

MollyL

It is amusing how many (including me) are not seeing that ja7. It's right there, plain as day.

1:07 pm

hokie carla

oh, just saw it

1:07 pm

hokie carla

it was like a 3D image, I just had to step back a little

1:08 pm

MollyL

Ooo, like the Magic Eye

1:08 pm

hokie carla

exactly

1:12 pm

MollyL

I only get about half of those

1:12 pm

hokie carla

phantom citation

1:12 pm

origami

I can never see those.

1:14 pm

MollyL

The one that always got me was that "is it blue and black or gold and white" dress

1:19 pm

origami

Yes, that was strange.

1:21 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that was crazy. in my mind it was clearly one thing and then when I asked my son and husband they said the other and I thought they had lost their minds

1:23 pm

origami

I saw white and gold. I just couldn't understand how anyone saw black and blue.

1:25 pm

hokie carla

oddly I saw a combo, like blue with gold trim

1:34 pm

hokie carla

are these weird c's today? can only find 6

1:35 pm

moolingwa

back again, 36 left

1:35 pm

hokie carla

96 here

1:36 pm

moolingwa

There's some less common words mixed in there

1:36 pm

moolingwa

couple of compounds

1:36 pm

hokie carla

are they feline related

1:36 pm

moolingwa

yes

1:37 pm

moolingwa

still have 3 c's left myself

1:37 pm

hokie carla

just found 1, feline drugs

1:38 pm

hokie carla

and another

1:38 pm

moolingwa

keep looking :)

1:38 pm

moolingwa

maybe you'll find it after a short rest

1:38 pm

hokie carla

one I'd like to do on this rainy day

1:38 pm

hokie carla

oops

1:40 pm

hokie carla

just grayed my 4th tile - but they're all 3 or less LOL

1:40 pm

moolingwa

10 greys here...excluding the N

1:40 pm

hokie carla

yes, I wasn't counting the 0 N either ;)

1:41 pm

moolingwa

only 3 of them are above 3...and the top is the corner S

1:43 pm

hokie carla

eek, just saw there are 8 8's. I have 1.

1:43 pm

hokie carla

and 4/20 7's.

1:43 pm

moolingwa

4 8s so far

1:45 pm

hokie carla

insany - I'm sure that was in the animaniacs theme song

1:46 pm

hokie carla

still 20 4s left so I've got that going for me

1:51 pm

hokie carla

got the italian goodbye that I always miss!

1:54 pm

hokie carla

woot! finished the L!

2:04 pm

hokie carla

dog's head is on keyboard. makes it hard to type.

2:07 pm

hokie carla

ok, he's gone. stuck at 62 left. not my day I guess.

2:08 pm

moolingwa

I'm back, sorry

2:08 pm

moolingwa

work calls

2:09 pm

moolingwa

30 to go here

2:09 pm

hokie carla

no prob, I figured you got a call or something. and I just chat with myself here all the time.

2:09 pm

hokie carla

still have 11 4's.

2:09 pm

moolingwa

6 fours for me

2:10 pm

hokie carla

and per usual the vowels are giving me trouble

2:10 pm

moolingwa

5 vowel words to go

2:11 pm

hokie carla

7 A's, 3 O's, 2 E's, 3 i's

2:11 pm

moolingwa

3 A, 1 I and 1 O

2:12 pm

moolingwa

found the i

2:12 pm

hokie carla

from the left?

2:13 pm

moolingwa

no, the last one was in column 4

2:13 pm

moolingwa

have all the i's now

2:13 pm

hokie carla

ok, I do need 2 from that i.

2:13 pm

moolingwa

found the o too

2:13 pm

moolingwa

I can guess which 2 you need on that one

2:14 pm

hokie carla

ok. I have in4/4 and in4/10

2:14 pm

hokie carla

5/10

2:14 pm

moolingwa

yeah, there's an io6

2:15 pm

hokie carla

wait, I have io4, it has to be from that one

2:15 pm

hokie carla

in4 is from the other

2:16 pm

moolingwa

yes

2:16 pm

moolingwa

in4, in5 and io6 off that right i

2:16 pm

moolingwa

two in4

2:16 pm

hokie carla

I always miss that babblet

2:17 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that was my last i

2:17 pm

moolingwa

the music at the beginning of a show

2:17 pm

hokie carla

what is the pt total for the io6?

2:17 pm

moolingwa

all one pointers

2:18 pm

hokie carla

got it, thx

2:18 pm

moolingwa

14 greys now

2:18 pm

hokie carla

only 6 here

2:20 pm

hokie carla

finally grayed bottom a!

2:20 pm

moolingwa

nice

2:21 pm

MollyL

Sadly, that gets you a spot in the PB. Drinks are on the house today.

2:22 pm

hokie carla

haha

2:22 pm

moolingwa

heh

2:22 pm

moolingwa

But I was referring to the french city...just lazy with the capitalizations

2:23 pm

hokie carla

good save (lol)

2:23 pm

moolingwa

:D

2:24 pm

hokie carla

are there weird r's? still need 5

2:25 pm

Atalante

oooo theres a duck

2:25 pm

moolingwa

well, there's some uncommon ones in there

2:25 pm

moolingwa

but they appear in babble from time to time

2:26 pm

hokie carla

ok, thx

2:26 pm

moolingwa

some appear more commonly

2:26 pm

hokie carla

MR DUCKS?

2:26 pm

moolingwa

yes, the duck is in there Ata...but is it a Northern?

2:26 pm

moolingwa

Or maybe it's the southern for a change :)

2:27 pm

Atalante

:D

2:29 pm

hokie carla

oh, famous Barney Fife saying in the grid (2 words)

2:30 pm

Atalante

who is barney fife?

2:31 pm

hokie carla

from a US tv show from the 60s(?), The Andy Griffith Show

2:32 pm

hurshy

that's the show that Opie is named after :D

2:32 pm

hokie carla

still on in reruns here. when I was a kid my older bros. watched it like every day so I've seen most of them several times

2:33 pm

hokie carla

of course, Hurshy :D

2:34 pm

hokie carla

PS, Ata - Opie was played by a young Ron Howard who became a director later in life.

2:34 pm

Atalante

politic

2:34 pm

Atalante

oops

2:34 pm

moolingwa

and who has a daughter who starred in Jurassic World :)

2:34 pm

hurshy

he was Opie, then Richie Cunningham, then suddenly the next thing i knew he was bald

2:35 pm

hokie carla

ooh, thx, didn't have that one

2:35 pm

hokie carla

yes, he started wearing ball caps all the time

2:35 pm

Atalante

at least it was a nice word :)

2:35 pm

moolingwa

the practitioner is not in there tho....albeit it's close

2:36 pm

hokie carla

yeah, surely Happy Days made it to Scotland?

2:37 pm

Atalante

yep just about

2:37 pm

hokie carla

there are a lot of big words just missing one letter

2:37 pm

moolingwa

made it to NZ

2:38 pm

MollyL

Nip it

2:39 pm

hokie carla

ding ding ding! Molly is the winner!

2:40 pm

hokie carla

moo, did Andy Griffith make it to NZ?

2:40 pm

moolingwa

perhaps, predates me a bit

2:40 pm

moolingwa

we didn't really have reruns in NZ

2:40 pm

moolingwa

Although we did have some old shows

2:41 pm

moolingwa

Only had two channels growing up...

2:41 pm

MollyL

Do I win one of Aunt Bea's pies?

2:41 pm

hokie carla

well, you're just a smidge older than me, but like I said, heavy reruns here when I was a kid.

2:41 pm

moolingwa

yes, not as much bandwidth to exploit TV shows down in Aotearoa

2:42 pm

origami

I loved how Andy's character was unfailingly kind in that show.

2:42 pm

Atalante

I;m currently working with a survey boat out at the chatham rise

2:42 pm

MollyL

One of my favorite scenes on Happy Days is when Marion and Howard go by the movie theater and see a poster for The Music Man (which starred a very young Ron Howard). Marion said "Oh Howard, I love this movie. That little boy reminds me of Richard."

2:42 pm

moolingwa

really? Cool

2:43 pm

hokie carla

I don't remember that scene, Molly. that's neat.

2:43 pm

hokie carla

Ata, I'm not sure what any of that means. :D

2:44 pm

Atalante

well, a boat is tis floaty thing that sits on the sea

2:44 pm

hokie carla

LOL, I did know what that means

2:45 pm

moolingwa

Off the South Island of New Zealand...a fair way west, is the Chattam Islands, which is the tip of an underwater landmass that is higher than the surrounding pacific ocean

2:45 pm

moolingwa

Sorry East

2:45 pm

hokie carla

are you currently on the floaty thing?

2:45 pm

moolingwa

not west

2:45 pm

Atalante

I'm not on the floaty thing but all the people I'm working with are on the floaty thing :)

2:45 pm

moolingwa

they're probably on that big blue wobbly thing

2:46 pm

Atalante

yes absolutely, putting down pokey things to grab bits of the sea floor

2:46 pm

hokie carla

wish I could do floaty things but I get motion sick in my day to day life, so boats are out of the question

2:46 pm

moolingwa

oh ...good ol' dirt grabby thingies

2:47 pm

Atalante

so do I ... thank goodness for tablets

2:47 pm

hokie carla

have you been watching The Little Mermaid with your daughter, moo?

2:47 pm

moolingwa

yes, motion sickness is one of the worst non-lethal feelings I can imagine

2:47 pm

moolingwa

No, haven't seen it

2:47 pm

hokie carla

my family thinks I'm making it up, even though my oldest son has issues too

2:48 pm

moolingwa

Mostly good on boats, but there's been a couple of occasions where I wasn't

2:48 pm

hokie carla

oh, well Ariel (the little mermaid) calls things by names like that

2:48 pm

moolingwa

Ah

2:49 pm

Atalante

I have to have prescription strength tablets just to sit in the passanger seat of a car

2:49 pm

hokie carla

I did a cruise once and took something every day plus wore the wrist bands a couple of times

2:49 pm

moolingwa

Have you ever tried ginger Ata?

2:50 pm

hokie carla

didn't get sick but I could feel when we left port, etc., when no one else could

2:51 pm

Atalante

ginger, sea bands, kwells, nothing hits it - I get to take one of the drugs used in hospital for post operation nausea

2:51 pm

moolingwa

may have reached my limit today...22 words left

2:51 pm

moolingwa

Ah, found 2 more...so premature

2:51 pm

hokie carla

I have gotten sick on roller coasters, post operation, random regular things.

2:52 pm

hokie carla

down to 54 here. where are the words?

2:52 pm

moolingwa

I got it after diving once...think all that water in my sinuses probably didn't help

2:52 pm

hokie carla

did you finish the S, moo?

2:52 pm

moolingwa

there's quite a lot of unusual words in this on unfortunately

2:52 pm

Atalante

I hate diving in kelp whoosh swirl whoosh swirl. reminds me must take tabs tonight, diving tomorrow

2:52 pm

hokie carla

it's definitely worse the older I get, but I've had it since I was a kid

2:53 pm

moolingwa

you involved in ocean sciences ata?

2:58 pm

Atalante

yeah ... marine ecologist by trade and diver at every other bit of time

2:58 pm

moolingwa

nice

2:59 pm

moolingwa

I miss the ocean...I'm pretty far away from it now

2:59 pm

Atalante

I now spend my time looking at deep sea ecological assessments

2:59 pm

moolingwa

But mountains are cool too

2:59 pm

hokie carla

I like both. not sure I could pick a favorite.

2:59 pm

Atalante

not as cool as the sea :D I live about 30m away from it

3:01 pm

Atalante

this is where we're going tomorrow, I think I might be in this video actually

3:01 pm

Atalante

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qOTgb\nSbsYw

3:03 pm

Atalante

oh no, thats not me

3:12 pm

hokie carla

are these videos going to make me sick?

3:12 pm

Atalante

nope

3:17 pm

hokie carla

well I can't get the link to work. seems like there's a letter I should remove? I can't remember.

3:18 pm

zoozzoom

\n

3:18 pm

Atalante

oh wait let me tinyurl it

3:19 pm

Atalante

https://tinyurl.com/ya5wgkdw

3:19 pm

hokie carla

thx zooz, that worked

3:21 pm

hokie carla

looks ni4 under there.

3:23 pm

Atalante

its lovely, its our local dive site

3:23 pm

hokie carla

my husband likes diving but I've never done it. I don't even like the idea of snorkeling.

3:24 pm

hokie carla

wow, I'm not even finding words with the list

3:27 pm

Atalante

its one of those things you either love or hate!

3:29 pm

hokie carla

really struggled to find the number in the grid. I think I need a ca6

3:30 pm

Atalante

even I can see one :P

3:30 pm

zoozzoom

meow + charged particle.

3:31 pm

Atalante

but thats only three letters

3:32 pm

zoozzoom

Stuff meow goes crazy for.

3:32 pm

hokie carla

no, I have the ca6, but I need to take one right now

3:33 pm

zoozzoom

meow + consonant + opp out.

3:33 pm

zoozzoom

Oh sorry you have the ca6 .

3:34 pm

hokie carla

zooz needs a ca6

3:34 pm

Atalante

of milk?

3:34 pm

zoozzoom

No I need to win the lottery.

3:34 pm

hokie carla

maybe this is an american word?

3:35 pm

hokie carla

it's a short doze in the middle of the day

3:35 pm

Atalante

ohhhhh

3:38 pm

zoozzoom

I know we are in lockdown but I wonder if a millionaire would still be waiting to have a cortisone injection in the shoulder over fourteen weeks.

3:38 pm

hokie carla

probably a millionaire would have a dr that makes house calls and would bring one to him

3:39 pm

zoozzoom

Hence why I need to win the lottery.

3:39 pm

hokie carla

do you know what your shoulder problem is? I think I got 5-6 cortisone injections before finally having surgery

3:40 pm

hokie carla

what is wrong with yours?

3:40 pm

hokie carla

oh, I already asked that, sorry. very drowsy here

3:40 pm

zoozzoom

No idea as the doctors will not see me as they are in lockdaown.

3:40 pm

hokie carla

Ah, didn't know if you'd seen them before lockdown

3:41 pm

zoozzoom

That is okay, Carla when I take my zapain tabs I will be drowsy too!

3:42 pm

zoozzoom

No I am stupid I somehow hurt myself just before lockdown but did not think anything of it until it was too late. haha!

3:42 pm

hokie carla

I'm just being put to sleep by the nonstop rain. also hasn't reached 60F today when normally this time of year it's like 95

3:43 pm

zoozzoom

Oh I think that is a nice sound to drift off too!

3:43 pm

zoozzoom

I have noticed I tend to moan a lot and be on the negative side of things. I do apologise.

3:44 pm

moolingwa

Okay, back...will take another shot at this grid...20 to go

3:44 pm

hokie carla

that stinks. pretty sure I broke my little toe back in April but I didn't go in. what would they do for that anyway? nothing. shoulder is tough though. I had a bad shoulder for a couple of years and ended up having frozen shoulder and it's hard to do things with a bad shoulder.

3:44 pm

moolingwa

And it's 97 here...about 36C

3:44 pm

hokie carla

I went to the list at 54! and you're still beating me, moo. 33 left. 7's on the list are causing problems.

3:45 pm

zoozzoom

A lot of times if you have a shoulder injury you can be pretty sure it will affect your neck also.

3:45 pm

hokie carla

yeah, we are at 59F right now, see I didn't say the C because I don't like that kind of math

3:45 pm

moolingwa

yeah there's some oddish 7s...and I still have 7 of those to go, and three 8s

3:46 pm

hokie carla

I would say after surgery and PT mine is around 99% compared to the other

3:47 pm

moolingwa

still have three 4s

3:47 pm

hokie carla

still have 4 4's

3:47 pm

moolingwa

ah, there's a 7

3:50 pm

hokie carla

yep, some weird 4's. I have an idea what yours are.

3:51 pm

moolingwa

they'd have to start with A, C, N, P or T

3:51 pm

moolingwa

the only letters I have left

3:51 pm

hokie carla

yep. P

3:51 pm

moolingwa

and it's not unlikely that some of them are easy

3:52 pm

hokie carla

but you know a lot of weird words so you may have gotten those

3:52 pm

moolingwa

Oh, I have those two

3:52 pm

hokie carla

ok

3:52 pm

zoozzoom

Three pys

3:52 pm

moolingwa

haven't really looked for the 4s, so should probably get those out

3:52 pm

moolingwa

yes, have them

3:54 pm

moolingwa

there's one, a real easy one

3:55 pm

hokie carla

was it a number?

3:55 pm

moolingwa

no, "to shade"

3:55 pm

moolingwa

or colour

3:56 pm

MollyL

Or color

3:56 pm

moolingwa

or adjust the hue, saturation or contrast for that matter

3:57 pm

hokie carla

yeah, the extra u makes me want to pronounce it like velour

3:57 pm

MollyL

I've never understood why color and favor get the U but actor doesn't

3:57 pm

moolingwa

although I've heard that pronounced velore by some ;)

3:58 pm

moolingwa

have to ask the french

3:58 pm

moolingwa

they came up with the words

3:58 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I say it more like ve-lure

3:58 pm

hokie carla

so colour makes me think colure

3:58 pm

moolingwa

Could also ask why it's not acter

3:59 pm

moolingwa

colure sounds like a fishing term :)

3:59 pm

hokie carla

that's the bigger question

3:59 pm

periwinkle

ta8 pls hi all

4:00 pm

periwinkle

tailpins is not a word :)

4:00 pm

moolingwa

sendor has become sender at least

4:00 pm

moolingwa

almost have it peri

4:00 pm

zoozzoom

Compond word.

4:00 pm

moolingwa

think more automotive

4:00 pm

hokie carla

omg, I forgot to tell y'all - my middle brother texted last Fri on his birthday with a pic of a fishing lure stuck to the side of his face. he took his son fishing that morning and the son cast one right into my brother's face. my mom tried to remove it but he ended up having to go to the ER.

4:00 pm

zoozzoom

Atomotive yo mean.

4:01 pm

moolingwa

oh yes, in american

4:01 pm

moolingwa

oatomotive for our Canadian friends

4:01 pm

moolingwa

Cah for our ausies

4:01 pm

moolingwa

automitive for the kiwis

4:01 pm

hokie carla

or bostonians

4:02 pm

moolingwa

yes, or bostonians

4:02 pm

zoozzoom

Oh my I bet he was in a lot of pain!

4:03 pm

moolingwa

ouch

4:03 pm

moolingwa

my mum stood on one once, just as the guy was about to cast

4:03 pm

hokie carla

he said it wasn't too bad. I guess they numbed it with novocaine or something. I think they had to push it more forward to cut the barbs off then pull it out.

4:04 pm

hokie carla

the nurses told him he was the 2nd one that week with a lure stuck in his head

4:04 pm

hokie carla

ouch, moo, did she get it out or have to get it removed?

4:05 pm

moolingwa

She went to the hospital

4:05 pm

moolingwa

same kind of problem

4:06 pm

zoozzoom

Another one where I say good grief that must of been painfull!

4:06 pm

moolingwa

and you also have mobility issues until it heals

4:06 pm

hokie carla

one reason I don't really care for fishing, the others being touching the live bait and taking the hook out of the fish

4:07 pm

moolingwa

I don't eat fish, so figure it's not really fair fishing...though I do take my daughter to catch some of the char in the creek coz she really enjoys it

4:08 pm

moolingwa

we also get a fair number of crayfish

4:08 pm

moolingwa

and then set them all free

4:08 pm

hokie carla

I literally never get the crown in the grid pre list

4:08 pm

zoozzoom

Unusal for an American to say mum I thought Americans preferred mom?

4:08 pm

moolingwa

crown?

4:08 pm

hokie carla

we used to catch those when I was a kid only we called them crawdads

4:08 pm

hokie carla

like a beauty pageant winner wears

4:08 pm

moolingwa

yeah, fun creatures

4:09 pm

hokie carla

moo is a kiwi, zooz

4:09 pm

moolingwa

oh, yeah I was missing that, tx

4:09 pm

moolingwa

always seem to get the anagrams tho

4:09 pm

hokie carla

sorry :D

4:09 pm

hokie carla

I thought surely you had that

4:09 pm

zoozzoom

Ah that makes more sense then.

4:09 pm

moolingwa

17 to go...

4:10 pm

hokie carla

19. I'm skipping words left and right on this list

4:10 pm

periwinkle

ty mool for ta8

4:10 pm

moolingwa

I was thinking you meant some sort of award not an actual word...just for the record

4:10 pm

zoozzoom

Haha!

4:10 pm

moolingwa

yw peri

4:10 pm

periwinkle

tough grid for me

4:10 pm

moolingwa

tough grid for most I think peri

4:11 pm

moolingwa

lot of weird words / uncommon words

4:11 pm

hokie carla

really tough for me too, peri

4:11 pm

moolingwa

This is more challenging than average for me too

4:11 pm

zoozzoom

Actually on reflection I think it was mentioned before that you were from kiwi. Sorry my mind seems to forget things these days.

4:12 pm

periwinkle

91 left and will go to list sooner than later

4:12 pm

hokie carla

speaking of fishing, just guessed at one 8 and looked it up and it is fishing related.

4:12 pm

moolingwa

I'm a bit of a mongrel now anyway zoo

4:12 pm

zoozzoom

And I am behind in the chat talk haha! I will shut up now.

4:12 pm

moolingwa

Live in the US, and travel on an Australian passport

4:12 pm

periwinkle

which 8 is that Carla?

4:13 pm

hokie carla

didn't want to give it away for moo ;) first tr8

4:13 pm

hokie carla

I mean, 3rd LOL

4:13 pm

hokie carla

okay, made it through the list and still have 17 left

4:13 pm

moolingwa

oh, well I guess that's 2 more 8s I need to look for :)

4:13 pm

periwinkle

I have 2 tr8 did not realize there was a 3rd

4:14 pm

moolingwa

there's one

4:14 pm

hokie carla

see, I gave it all away!

4:14 pm

hokie carla

I did find one of them on my own

4:14 pm

moolingwa

it's okay, it's really dregs on this board now for me

4:15 pm

periwinkle

mine are tr8/45 and start with the same 5 letters

4:15 pm

moolingwa

well that gave me the other one, thx peri

4:15 pm

moolingwa

just missing one 8 now

4:15 pm

periwinkle

help with the one I am missing please

4:16 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a piece of horse equipment more than a fishing tool

4:16 pm

hokie carla

yeah, first part is horsey, last part is fishy

4:17 pm

hokie carla

I'm still missing 2 8's! do you have sa8? if so, can you clue, if not, you're welcome.

4:17 pm

moolingwa

almost neolithic and neopolitan (though the latter is a proper nound I believe)

4:17 pm

moolingwa

sa 8, builds off the shorter sa word

4:18 pm

moolingwa

there's an sa7 which is odd too, not related to the other two sa words

4:18 pm

hokie carla

got it, thx

4:18 pm

moolingwa

same ending as the 8 tho

4:19 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I can't find that either.

4:19 pm

hokie carla

ok, looking

4:19 pm

hokie carla

got it, thx

4:19 pm

hokie carla

I really don't feel bad about going to the list so early since almost all the words are words I don't know.

4:20 pm

moolingwa

yeah

4:20 pm

moolingwa

those two especially

4:20 pm

moolingwa

found the 8 because someone earlier said it was related to the shorter sa, so found the shorter one, and went from there

4:20 pm

periwinkle

not seeing that last tr8

4:21 pm

periwinkle

I am missing 2 8's

4:21 pm

moolingwa

missing four n's still

4:21 pm

hokie carla

what's a fish in a mountain stream, but remove a vowel to make a horse gait. then, what does a fishing pole have in it to put the lures on

4:22 pm

hokie carla

I have one N I skipped - 2nd ni7

4:22 pm

periwinkle

have no idea Carla but thanks

4:22 pm

moolingwa

I have one ni7 that sounds like a chemical

4:23 pm

hokie carla

what's a dance called the fox*, peri?

4:23 pm

moolingwa

ah, there's two n's

4:23 pm

moolingwa

13 to go

4:23 pm

hokie carla

yes, I have that one, moo, need the other

4:23 pm

periwinkle

got it than you carla

4:24 pm

moolingwa

me too...apparently

4:24 pm

hokie carla

oh, thought you found it just then ;)

4:24 pm

moolingwa

just found it

4:24 pm

moolingwa

vitamin

4:24 pm

hokie carla

my missing 8 is p8 and I know the 3rd letter

4:24 pm

moolingwa

that's the n's done

4:25 pm

moolingwa

no I found the guys with shurikens

4:25 pm

hokie carla

actually I know the 4th letter as well

4:25 pm

moolingwa

I have a p8

4:25 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a cookie to be honest :)

4:25 pm

hokie carla

do tell

4:25 pm

moolingwa

but apparently it's a brigand

4:26 pm

periwinkle

is it a pa8

4:26 pm

hokie carla

when you say cookie, do you really mean a biscuit or something else? ;)

4:26 pm

hokie carla

it is pi8, peri

4:26 pm

moolingwa

a certain french cookie

4:26 pm

periwinkle

ty looing

4:26 pm

zoozzoom

Well the meds have kicked in so I will be off to bed. Goodluck with the rest of the grid. Thankfully I have finished! Goodnight.

4:26 pm

hokie carla

ah, thx

4:26 pm

moolingwa

that you can probably find in your local grocery store, often in the freezer

4:27 pm

moolingwa

night zoo

4:27 pm

hokie carla

good night, zooz. hope the meds help

4:27 pm

moolingwa

Not sure what 8 I'm missing

4:28 pm

moolingwa

ah, found it

4:28 pm

moolingwa

8s done

4:28 pm

hokie carla

an?

4:28 pm

moolingwa

and thx for the clue that it didn't start with p ;)

4:28 pm

hokie carla

was scrolling through to make a guess

4:28 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that was my last 8

4:29 pm

moolingwa

10 to go

4:29 pm

hokie carla

12 6's and 7's here

4:29 pm

moolingwa

5 of them are 7s...so this should be fun

4:29 pm

moolingwa

2 4s, 1 5, 2 6s and 5 7s

4:29 pm

hokie carla

I have 2 a7 I couldn't find. did you finish a's?

4:30 pm

moolingwa

oh, there's a 6

4:30 pm

moolingwa

still have 2 a's to go

4:30 pm

moolingwa

and there's the other 6

4:31 pm

moolingwa

spanish I'm guessing based on their spelling (male and female)

4:31 pm

hokie carla

oh, I think I have those then

4:31 pm

moolingwa

yeah, sounds similar to the 8

4:32 pm

periwinkle

not seeing the pi8

4:32 pm

moolingwa

kind of rhymes with the french cookie that is often sold in different colors in the freezer section

4:33 pm

hokie carla

there's a cookie called the ma* that has coconut. the french cookie that is like a little sandwich with filling only has one vowel in the last syllable.

4:35 pm

hokie carla

most people just call them both the same thing, so I probably just confused you more, peri

4:36 pm

periwinkle

still not seeing it. will go to list soon

4:36 pm

periwinkle

will make dinner first, bbl

4:36 pm

moolingwa

you know what it is to be left of a deserted island?

4:36 pm

moolingwa

that's the ending

4:36 pm

hokie carla

just looked up a 7, another word I've never seen before

4:37 pm

moolingwa

maybe if you chose which deserted island you were going to end up, then it's be pi8

4:40 pm

hokie carla

well, one 7 I looked up is a type of marble now another one that looks unrelated is like granite

4:40 pm

moolingwa

rocking it

4:41 pm

moolingwa

ah, the marble clue helped

4:41 pm

moolingwa

I was trying a different ending

4:41 pm

hokie carla

oh, going down that vein are we

4:41 pm

moolingwa

shale we continue?

4:42 pm

moolingwa

7 to go

4:43 pm

moolingwa

A, C, C, P, P, P, T

4:43 pm

moolingwa

I guess I have to accept my fate

4:43 pm

hokie carla

8 left, and my mind went blank on the panning, I mean punning

4:43 pm

moolingwa

or accepppt my fate as the case may be

4:44 pm

hokie carla

do you have the chemistry a7

4:44 pm

moolingwa

it's okay, just say what's top of mine

4:44 pm

moolingwa

from the top A?

4:44 pm

hokie carla

no, nm

4:45 pm

hokie carla

and you got the c marble one I was talking about?

4:45 pm

moolingwa

still 2 fours to find, should figure those out

4:46 pm

moolingwa

have all the a's from the middle column

4:46 pm

hokie carla

there was a c6 that gave me a lot of trouble, looks like a name

4:46 pm

moolingwa

oh, have all the c's

4:46 pm

moolingwa

6s that is

4:46 pm

moolingwa

the c's I have left are 4,5 or 7

4:47 pm

moolingwa

ah yes, now I know which one you're talking about

4:47 pm

moolingwa

there's an r that rhymes with it

4:47 pm

hokie carla

did you get the italian goodbye I mentioned earlier?

4:47 pm

moolingwa

oh duh

4:47 pm

moolingwa

that's one

4:48 pm

hokie carla

yes, the rhyming r gave me trouble as well

4:48 pm

moolingwa

6 to go

4:48 pm

moolingwa

I always seem to find that late

4:48 pm

moolingwa

or not at all

4:48 pm

hokie carla

yeah, this is probably the first time ever I found it pre list

4:49 pm

moolingwa

ci is just not a combo I gravitate towards

4:49 pm

hokie carla

just looked up another 7 - more science

4:50 pm

moolingwa

yes, with the ine, one, ole and the tic, lot of sciencey words

4:50 pm

hokie carla

should I know oo7? or just go ahead and look it up

4:51 pm

hokie carla

well that one was -nol

4:51 pm

moolingwa

Well the oo6 comes up fairly frequently, so think of an adjective form of that

4:51 pm

moolingwa

well non and nol are often followed by nole and none

4:52 pm

hokie carla

lol, I tried the oo with a different 3rd cons and then had to look it up. just not my word day

4:52 pm

moolingwa

heh

4:53 pm

hokie carla

5 left! P's and T's

4:53 pm

hokie carla

but no barnums

4:53 pm

moolingwa

6 left....4 are PT

4:53 pm

hokie carla

so corny, I kill me

4:53 pm

moolingwa

well you could always bail-ey

4:54 pm

moolingwa

if one does not amuse oneself, whom is one to amuse?

4:54 pm

hokie carla

you're turning this chat into a circus

4:54 pm

hokie carla

good point

4:55 pm

moolingwa

Well...there is not going anywhere fast

4:55 pm

hokie carla

both my p's are 6/21 and I know 3-4 letters. how hard could that be?

4:56 pm

moolingwa

well I have them if you need clues

4:57 pm

hokie carla

just looked them up

4:57 pm

moolingwa

small opening sounding one

4:58 pm

hokie carla

do you have ta6/21

4:58 pm

moolingwa

yes, have all the 6s

4:58 pm

moolingwa

that was is serpentine

4:58 pm

hokie carla

nm, found it. I always think of it as a place

4:59 pm

moolingwa

no that's a w, or starting with an s :)

4:59 pm

hokie carla

a place with good little league baseball teams ;)

4:59 pm

moolingwa

it's one of the 10 world's most deadliest from the great southern land

4:59 pm

hokie carla

one T7 left

4:59 pm

moolingwa

did you get the plural?

5:00 pm

hokie carla

yes, a different T7 left :D

5:00 pm

moolingwa

oh...I don't have that

5:00 pm

hokie carla

well, was convinced it was tipline, like for anonymous callers to report crimes, but that's not it

5:01 pm

moolingwa

yeah

5:01 pm

moolingwa

I have tried tinpan so many times

5:01 pm

hokie carla

got it. fireworks, but I don't feel good about them ;)

5:01 pm

moolingwa

yay for you

5:02 pm

hokie carla

it is a compound word

5:03 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, the mining devide

5:03 pm

moolingwa

device

5:03 pm

moolingwa

5 to go, and the Ts are done

5:03 pm

hokie carla

yep

5:04 pm

hokie carla

so now just a & p's?

5:04 pm

hokie carla

or just p's?

5:04 pm

moolingwa

A, C, P, P, P

5:04 pm

moolingwa

and still one 4

5:04 pm

moolingwa

ah, there's the 4

5:04 pm

moolingwa

A, C, P, P

5:05 pm

moolingwa

5, 7, 7, 7

5:05 pm

moolingwa

In no particular order

5:07 pm

moolingwa

ah, there's the 5, the shorebird

5:07 pm

moolingwa

A, C, P all 7s

5:09 pm

moolingwa

oh geez

5:09 pm

moolingwa

guessed the a

5:11 pm

hokie carla

I think you've got this!

5:11 pm

moolingwa

that a was a bit lucky

5:13 pm

moolingwa

oh, there's the p

5:13 pm

moolingwa

just the c to go

5:13 pm

hokie carla

either the type of tv show I mentioned earlier (animaniacs) or the marble variety

5:14 pm

hokie carla

well there's one other that's a plural

5:14 pm

moolingwa

yeah, it's the latter

5:15 pm

moolingwa

well, thre's the 7/8 combo

5:15 pm

moolingwa

which I have

5:16 pm

moolingwa

and then the animaniacs

5:18 pm

moolingwa

okay, can I have the second letter?

5:18 pm

hokie carla

would you like the 2nd letter and/or points?

5:18 pm

hokie carla

ha!

5:18 pm

hokie carla

ci7

5:19 pm

moolingwa

ah

5:19 pm

moolingwa

fw

5:19 pm

moolingwa

blind spot for the ci

5:19 pm

hokie carla

well done! bravo!

5:19 pm

moolingwa

well, that one was work

5:19 pm

moolingwa

tx for the help

5:20 pm

hokie carla

np, or should I say no worries. and I got a lot of help!

5:20 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I think maybe around 7-10 words got some sort of clue on this one for me

5:21 pm

moolingwa

but it was a tough board

5:21 pm

hokie carla

yep, way too sciency for me

5:21 pm

moolingwa

A lot of educated guesses on my part

5:21 pm

hokie carla

oh well, we'll see what tomorrow's grid brings. off to make supper!

5:21 pm

moolingwa

20 7 letter words...without a pattern, that's work

5:22 pm

NANCY

clue for an 8 please

5:22 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that was rough

5:22 pm

moolingwa

against lech walesa

5:22 pm

hokie carla

nancy, one is what snow chains provide

5:26 pm

NANCY

thanks moo, got it

5:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

why is ta6/1 accepted but not ronin?

5:29 pm

moolingwa

ta 6 is a snake

5:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's also a feudal janpanese ruler

5:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

perhaps we are looking at two different ta6/1

5:31 pm

moolingwa

I think ronin, which is a japanese word, wasn't really used in English (although more modern history, including the Robert De Niro movie of the same name) perhaps made american english speakers more aware

5:32 pm

moolingwa

Yes, and I wouldn't be surprised if they named the snake after it

5:32 pm

moolingwa

there's only one ta6

5:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

funny, the dictionary does not cite that meaning.

5:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

so enable is accepting the janpanese ruler.

5:33 pm

moolingwa

No

5:33 pm

moolingwa

Enable has no definitions

5:33 pm

moolingwa

But it does source several dictionaries, including Merrian Webster, which does have the snake definition

5:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

so the definitaions we get when we click a word have no relation to anything

5:34 pm

moolingwa

The american heritage dictionary, another source, also has it

5:34 pm

moolingwa

Correct

5:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

well

5:34 pm

moolingwa

they're basically just a free service that you can provide a parameter to in order to look up a word

5:35 pm

moolingwa

Enable is just a list of words

5:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

interesting

5:35 pm

moolingwa

Largely based on a set of I think it was 7 US dictionaries, curated by a small team

5:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

interesting

5:43 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I originally thought it was the same list as TWL98 which is the wordlist that the US Scrabble players used at the time, but Molly pointed out they were different so went and researched it

5:43 pm

moolingwa

Enable was then made free to use for online wordgames, which is why many of the games you'll play online use it

5:43 pm

moolingwa

But there are some newer versions I'm told

5:52 pm

mermaid2

Is anyone having problems putting a word in? It says I have alread put it in but it's not on the list. It's the last ti word.

5:53 pm

moolingwa

Had no problems, have you tried reloading the page?

5:55 pm

mermaid2

Just reloaded and it is saying the same. wait... it just came up. thanks much

7:48 pm

periwinkle

help with ti7pls

7:48 pm

periwinkle

32 left

7:50 pm

MollyL

What might happen if someone knocks over what you roll your groceries in.

7:53 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly great clue

8:04 pm

SuzeeQ24

clue for tr8,40 plz

8:06 pm

periwinkle

first ra6 pls. last word

8:06 pm

periwinkle

Suz it builds on the tr4 before it

8:06 pm

periwinkle

it is a compound word

8:07 pm

Uneaixoise

Tr8/40 compound....

8:07 pm

SuzeeQ24

looking

8:08 pm

Uneaixoise

Horse pace + li4/4

8:08 pm

Uneaixoise

Fishing term

8:09 pm

periwinkle

first ra6 pls

8:09 pm

SuzeeQ24

got it....thx both

8:09 pm

Uneaixoise

Yw

8:10 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx for ti7

8:12 pm

periwinkle

nm

8:13 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue please Peri

8:28 pm

Uneaixoise

Ra6?

8:50 pm

dan2bit

ra6 a food share

8:55 pm

cybernan

hi everyone - back but not sure I will finish

8:57 pm

Tigereye

l

9:03 pm

cybernan

ja 7 please? -- can't get past the phantom japonica

9:07 pm

nrkii

the guy who keeps the school clean

9:07 pm

mixi6

ty nrkii

9:08 pm

cybernan

ty nrkii

9:09 pm

cybernan

can't believe i missed that one

9:09 pm

mixi6

looks like tomorrow will be the third no exercise day this week.

9:10 pm

cybernan

why is that mixi?

9:10 pm

mixi6

rain. rain. rain.

9:11 pm

cybernan

oh - that was us last week

9:12 pm

cybernan

we just ran out for a 2km walk in between showers

9:14 pm

cybernan

58 to go and I'm giving up on this one

9:14 pm

mixi6

I've been trying for a 2 mile "walk" most days. Trying to set a weight loss goal of 5 pounds this month. Don't think I'll make it.

9:14 pm

mixi6

56 to go.

9:43 pm

mixi6

10 left. giving up. night all.

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