12:00 am
rastapopolous
so much for that!
12:00 am
Minveryork
Flip flip hooray!
12:03 am
grannyrose
top tow done...loll
12:03 am
rastapopolous
in6
12:03 am
grannyrose
nonaid
12:03 am
grannyrose
whew...not a word. apologies nevertheless.
12:05 am
cybernan
hi everyone - not at my best this late, but here goes...
12:06 am
rastapopolous
ca6
12:11 am
Minveryork
I am stopping with 45 words and 382 points.I will be back later on today to clue & finish. Goodnight to all babblers!
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:26 am
cybernan
crashing -- good night
12:44 am
rbud
congrats, diz and ru
12:45 am
hurshy
are we supposed to be able to get that z
12:46 am
Jshap3542
just ask a frenchman where a goatee grows
12:46 am
hurshy
haha, thanks
1:31 am
rbud
done and dusted, laters, all! ♥
4:56 am
mattygroves
Good morning all! Does anyone have stats, please, for the Y in the bottom row and the O in the fourth row, first column?
4:57 am
Maisie
oy 4 11. think town cryer
4:57 am
mattygroves
Thanks Maise!
4:58 am
Maisie
haven't got the y yet
5:03 am
MollyL
The y is Spanish for John with a y
5:06 am
mattygroves
Thank you Molly!
5:23 am
MollyL
You know your challenges lie elsewhere in the day when the grid is a mere 90 words, the biggest of which is only 6 letters long. : D
6:34 am
Lizsark
speak for yourself MollyL I'm finiding this one very slow going lol
6:37 am
Marc Freeman
What are the stats for the 'o' in column 1 row 4, please? I found the first one in that row.
6:39 am
Marc Freeman
Found it thanks
7:23 am
Flask1
Hi everyone...what a dreadful grid!!
7:59 am
Uneaixoise
Howdy!!
8:05 am
Marc Freeman
What are the stats for the lone 'a' in column 3, please?
8:07 am
hokie carla
Howdy, Une! everyone!
8:11 am
bichon
It's Juneteenth
8:15 am
penquis
marc.....an 4....babblet....
8:15 am
hokie carla
I could not see it at all and as soon as you said that I saw it
8:16 am
MollyL
It's magic!
8:16 am
HarryHood
I have 6 an4s, but not that one :)
8:16 am
penquis
i didn't see it until he asked for it....
8:16 am
HarryHood
still missing lower O in first column
8:17 am
jmcnrick
think town cryer harry
8:17 am
hokie carla
well it's not what Eddie Murphy used to say as Gumby
8:17 am
hokie carla
or Buckwheat, I mean
8:17 am
Marc Freeman
thanks got it
8:18 am
MollyL
I thought that was a courtroom word
8:18 am
jmcnrick
that too Molls
8:18 am
HarryHood
ty all.
8:18 am
HarryHood
nbt and 25 to go
8:18 am
hokie carla
I am finding the first col in general troublesome. I have the top O and one z
8:19 am
HarryHood
I'm just missing one Z from that column
8:19 am
dan2bit
ye4/8 awful taste noise
8:19 am
hokie carla
now I have the other o. not sure how that clue snuck in below
8:19 am
MollyL
Yeah, that z is a pain
8:19 am
jmcnrick
magic hokie
8:19 am
hokie carla
thx, got the y. of course I had already tried te4 which isn't a word
8:21 am
hokie carla
is that a clue Molly, or it is a pain in the sense that I would never ever get it?
8:21 am
Marc Freeman
While you are at is can I get a clue for that ze6, please?
8:21 am
MollyL
Not a clue. Crazy word
8:21 am
jmcnrick
where a French man wears his beard
8:22 am
HarryHood
ty jmc!
8:22 am
HarryHood
21 to go
8:22 am
hokie carla
haha, thanks
8:22 am
jmcnrick
stolen from I forgot who
8:23 am
dan2bit
can i have just the stats for the bottom row Y? I keep wanting it to be fancy boat but it's not
8:24 am
jmcnrick
sorry added a few points by accident!
8:24 am
dan2bit
got it thanks both
8:25 am
Marc Freeman
Can someone give me another clue for ze6, please? The French beard alludes me.
8:26 am
hokie carla
wow, high point tile(s) I guess, 4/74
8:26 am
jmcnrick
where is a beard grown Marc? on ze6
8:26 am
jmcnrick
fat fingers hokie
8:27 am
Marc Freeman
Boy that was simple. How could I miss it. I think the French man threw me off.
8:27 am
hokie carla
in my mind I'm hearing Tattoo (Herve Villa....) saying ze6 to the riddle
8:27 am
Marc Freeman
Thanks again
8:27 am
jmcnrick
sorry but it was the accent needed for the word! hahaha yw
8:28 am
mael
that is a great clue for the ze6 lol
8:29 am
jmcnrick
I should look up who I stole it from
8:30 am
hokie carla
it sounds like something ru would do
8:34 am
hokie carla
ok, 26 left for later. going to try rollerblading with the dog. nice flat, new campground roads here.
8:35 am
M3
clue of sa 6 please
8:36 am
HarryHood
carla lives on a campground? or is this vacation?
8:36 am
HarryHood
sa6 dance - song from the 80s by men without hats
8:37 am
lshult
nice clue, almost sad i already had it...
8:38 am
lshult
could use a clue for the "i" or the lower "o" though
8:38 am
dan2bit
in6/18 born with it
8:39 am
lshult
tried that before, but mispelt it....thanks
8:40 am
HarryHood
It was on the radio ALL the time in Israel in the early 80s
8:40 am
lshult
grew up as a child of the 80's in London. Still live in the 80's musically
8:41 am
Marc Freeman
I guess I missed the 80's is there a further clue please?
8:41 am
HarryHood
I generally hated 80s music. I was listening to 60s music in the 80s. now it's mostly sentimental value
8:41 am
M3
im an 80's child, too
8:41 am
HarryHood
sa6 glasses
8:41 am
M3
oh yeah i need another clue lol
8:42 am
HarryHood
sa6 railing
8:42 am
lshult
these things are to protect you
8:42 am
HarryHood
corporate sa6 officer
8:43 am
M3
of the other sa6 sorry
8:43 am
Marc Freeman
I think I have the won. I need the other one, please?
8:44 am
lshult
i also only have that one
8:44 am
Marc Freeman
Just to be clear, I have the one that goes with glasses.
8:44 am
HarryHood
there's TWO sa6s? grrrr
8:45 am
Marc Freeman
sa6/33 and sa6/24 yes M3
8:45 am
M3
i need the sa6 24 please
8:46 am
jmcnrick
I was a young mother in the 80s. Didn't listen to music except lullabys
8:46 am
M3
sandcat should be a word
8:46 am
HarryHood
or sadhat - the baseball cap I wear when I'm feeling blue
8:47 am
Marc Freeman
Take the sa4/5 before is and add a short hello
8:47 am
lshult
sandcan is where i keep my sand
8:47 am
M3
oh jexx thx Marc :)
8:47 am
HarryHood
ty marc
8:47 am
jmcnrick
ty Marc. That's a dance?
8:47 am
M3
4 left, clue for the ac 5 please
8:48 am
LuvWordGames
ac 5/12 the high card + a british hellow
8:48 am
LuvWordGames
hello not hellow lol
8:49 am
LuvWordGames
yw jmc
8:49 am
LuvWordGames
yw M3
8:49 am
lshult
british thanks...
8:50 am
bichon
sa 6/33, pls
8:50 am
lshult
loads of clues just below
8:51 am
HarryHood
12 to go
8:51 am
Marc Freeman
add to the sa4/7 before it
8:51 am
M3
second na5 12 please
8:51 am
HarryHood
lots of vowels m3 - a nymph
8:52 am
Marc Freeman
st6, please?
8:52 am
lshult
only have the nymph
8:52 am
HarryHood
pl of na4/5
8:53 am
HarryHood
st6 add what a thespian does +vowel
8:53 am
M3
second one Harry, monky is loooking
8:53 am
bichon
don't understand the sa 6/33, help, pls
8:53 am
Marc Freeman
thanks got it
8:53 am
M3
build on the sa4 Bic
8:54 am
LuvWordGames
sa 6/33 is something that keeps you from harm
8:55 am
M3
found the second an 5 ! phew
8:56 am
M3
last one Ze 6, i didnt get it from clues earlier !! ;)
8:57 am
LuvWordGames
ze 6 ze + where a man's beard grows
8:58 am
MLFAN17
well this is a disappointment
8:58 am
LuvWordGames
WTG M3!
8:58 am
HarryHood
congrats m3
8:58 am
Trifioso
good morning friends
8:58 am
jmcnrick
whoo hoo M#
8:59 am
jmcnrick
hi mlf and trif
8:59 am
Trifioso
hello jmc
9:01 am
Trifioso
wow, so many ways to not spell "yacht"
9:02 am
lshult
still looking for the o
9:03 am
HarryHood
still missing 6 Cs
9:03 am
Marc Freeman
follow the points oy4/11
9:04 am
jmcnrick
the bottom O is something the ballif says when they open the court
9:04 am
bichon
oy 4/11,heard in a legal court
9:04 am
lshult
got it, thanks
9:04 am
Marc Freeman
When you find the c6's let me know. 8 left and all c's
9:04 am
HarryHood
I have ca6 - long robe
9:05 am
lshult
also need 8 c's
9:05 am
Trifioso
I have greyed the left column - FEAR ME
9:06 am
lshult
left and bottom here
9:06 am
HarryHood
you're the GOAT trif
9:06 am
Trifioso
lololol - gretchen weiner will love today's grid!
9:06 am
jmcnrick
wtg Trif! I bow to your greatness
9:07 am
Trifioso
hahahah harry - I MISS my goats so much! they have totally bonded with the DH since I have been in isolation.
9:07 am
HarryHood
I had no idea trif - did you test positive?
9:08 am
Trifioso
no, was exposed on june 4th. been shut in my room since...retested wednesday, anxiously hitting refresh every ten minutes today, hoping for second negative
9:09 am
HarryHood
what a hassle. sorry. and sorry you're stuck in a room with only a 90 word grid
9:10 am
bichon
Trif, how awful for you. Hoping for the best
9:11 am
Trifioso
the first day was a nice break from people-ing. the first day. pretty sucky for the rest of the time. thank goodness for babble and jigsaws
9:15 am
Trifioso
oooh I did watch "the good liar" which really surprised me! has anyone else seen?
9:15 am
HarryHood
no - I need a new show to watch
9:15 am
Trifioso
its a movie.
9:16 am
HarryHood
our a/c is broken. was just out yesterday buying fans
9:17 am
HarryHood
all needs to be replaced, since it's the old coolant.
9:17 am
Trifioso
i need to put our window fan back in - at night it is as good as ac
9:17 am
Trifioso
wish it would rain again first though - I feel at this point I would just be blowing more pollen in
9:17 am
HarryHood
yes we try to trap hte night air in the house....but when it stays in the 70s and muggy at night its tough
9:17 am
jmcnrick
I use ceiling fans. . . only a/c a couple of days a year
9:18 am
hokie carla
just visiting this campground, Harry
9:18 am
HarryHood
ceiling fans are great - I installed them in all the rooms in our last house
9:18 am
HarryHood
fun carla!
9:18 am
jmcnrick
I love them and they help with heating in the winter
9:19 am
HarryHood
we always lost the remote controls.
9:19 am
Trifioso
my dad did the most brilliant thing at his house - they have a huge deck, with a table on it where he and his wife would sit to eat dinner, lunch, coffee, whatever. he installed a ceiling fan over it, outside....never a bug did bother them
9:21 am
HarryHood
I am just so reluctant to cook and heat up the house. I'll run the exhaust fan, but it still is a huge heat generator
9:21 am
Trifioso
maybe porch is a better word? veranda? it has a roof, anyway, but no sides?
9:22 am
Trifioso
agree, harry. I have to be convinced to even turn the fan on, really
9:22 am
HarryHood
porch works
9:23 am
Trifioso
we new englanders have such a strange relationship to house temp, I find. in the summer we cool the house to the same temp we heat it away from in the winter.
9:24 am
HarryHood
we are doing training right now for our new data system. ditching MyBackpack and siginig on to Veracross
9:24 am
HarryHood
So mindnumbingly boring
9:25 am
Trifioso
all they would give us is a "letter of presumed opportunity"
9:25 am
HarryHood
some of my colleagues are a bit.....technologically challenged.
9:25 am
Flask1
Hiya all...this is a very nippy wee grid!!
9:26 am
Trifioso
i signed up for an online training about google classroom, fine course, but the company has sent me four emails a day since.
9:26 am
Trifioso
hello flask!
9:27 am
HarryHood
we just got GC two years ago, and now we're moving to this new thing. very frustrating
9:27 am
Trifioso
i wish they would just pick one and sit down
9:27 am
Trifioso
no system does everything
9:28 am
HarryHood
I'll go back to paper and pen if they'd let me :)
9:29 am
HarryHood
good god. this teacher is in the middle of asking very long winded questions and muted herself in the middle
9:31 am
Trifioso
are you sure the host didn't do it?
9:32 am
jmcnrick
I don't have a remote control for my ceiling fans. just a pull chain.
9:32 am
Trifioso
allllmost to nbt
9:32 am
HarryHood
you have to be careful about rolling your eyes with zoom meetings - everybody can see you do it.
9:33 am
jmcnrick
go trif go!
9:33 am
HarryHood
I'm making no progress on my last 10 words.
9:33 am
Trifioso
i recommend getting a blow up photo of yourself, and propping it in front of the camera
9:33 am
jmcnrick
53 left but I keep slipping over to my work computer
9:34 am
HarryHood
found my last 6!
9:34 am
jmcnrick
or just have your name show. you don't have to join in video. I nevver do for work
9:34 am
HarryHood
4 4s and 5 5s left :)
9:35 am
jmcnrick
in fact I keep electric tape over my camera unless I am specifically using it.
9:35 am
jmcnrick
go harry go!
9:35 am
HarryHood
I always assume the ppl who don't show video aren't actually there
9:35 am
jmcnrick
or maybe they are just not liking the idea of their boss looking in their private space
9:36 am
Trifioso
see, I think the same thing - no video, not really there, or in bed or something.
9:36 am
HarryHood
that's the reason we can't force students to show video.
9:36 am
HarryHood
but they use it so they can just disappear. when I call on them they're not there
9:37 am
Trifioso
i didn't have the video on once because I was at trader joes.
9:37 am
jmcnrick
well that hurts their participation grade, no?
9:38 am
HarryHood
I suppose jmc - we're supposed to be very "flexible" with grading this quarter
9:39 am
jmcnrick
well it has to be a difficult way for most people to learn. I do trainings and I find other's participation in a zoom training spotty at best--and they are there by choice
9:39 am
cybernan
why Harry -- did covid fry their brains? Or is just that the school system doesn't want the fact that nobody did their homework to become evident?
9:40 am
Trifioso
one of the TEACHERS drove me round the bend with her stupid zoom class meetings. EVERY class had to feature comedy routines by her four year old, and her showing the class her latest art projects. I about spit out my teeth laughing one day, when I student blurted out "wow, you need a lot of validation, don't you?"
9:42 am
HarryHood
the motivated students who were doing well before covid did fine with zoom. The ones who were having trouble before basically sunk.
9:42 am
HarryHood
If they have trouble self-motivating and organizing, this distance learning was terrible for them.
9:42 am
Trifioso
agreed harry. So many kids have real challenges, and making learning happen online wasn't great
9:42 am
jmcnrick
I for one feel very disconnected in a virtual meeting. It is incredibly hard for me to connect with my audience which is a large part of the process.
9:43 am
Trifioso
not to mention below-grade readers - those poor kiddos didn't have a chance
9:43 am
HarryHood
it's not easy for the teachers either. very hard to read the class
9:43 am
cybernan
even in the classroom though it is tough to motivate someone who doesn't want to learn
9:43 am
HarryHood
tough all around.
9:43 am
jmcnrick
I am sure that is true harry
9:43 am
HarryHood
I have ways to get kids excited in a room. I can't do it so much on a computer
9:44 am
Trifioso
it was absolutely impossible to get a real discussion going - the kind where everyone is in, and participating, and chewing through a text. boy I missed that
9:44 am
Trifioso
amen harry, AMEN
9:44 am
HarryHood
maybe I should bring my cat in to do comedy routines
9:44 am
jmcnrick
you'd be surprised cyber. My mother oftened turned students around where others had failed. But she did that with one on one interaction.
9:44 am
cybernan
not all of my kids liked school, but they also knew that they either got an education and worked or they would starve -- Mom and Dad had no intention of supporting them for the rest of their lives.
9:44 am
Trifioso
yeah, the kid wasnt that cute, harry. it got annoying FAST
9:45 am
jmcnrick
she not only taught the advanced classes but the not so advance students would rush to sign up for her.
9:45 am
HarryHood
OK gotta g shopping before our NEXT faculty mtng.
9:45 am
cybernan
sometimes all it takes is for them to realize that there is someone who cares whether or not they succeed.
9:45 am
Trifioso
good luck harry! mask up, glove up!
9:46 am
jmcnrick
bye harry
9:46 am
jmcnrick
cyber that is a very important element
9:47 am
Trifioso
in what world is "chai" not a word?
9:47 am
cybernan
yes - masks and gloves all round -- can't believe how things are going south in the states --- there were 10x more new cases in Florida yesterday than in all of Canada
9:48 am
lshult
reverse the vowels
9:48 am
jmcnrick
but at my 50th High School reunion I talked to one student that she helped. She figured out he had a learning disability (only this was right when they started thinking about such things) so she arranged for the whole class to get tested so he wouldn't be embarrassed.
9:49 am
Trifioso
people are quick to blame the protests, but I dont think that tells the whole story. I think places are opening up too fast. we have no cure, no vaccine.
9:50 am
jmcnrick
The protests I go to are at safe distances and with masks. :)
9:50 am
jmcnrick
most of the people getting sick now date from Memorial Day weekend.
9:51 am
cybernan
I wonder how many will return from Trump's rally and spread the disease around their area -- hopefully they will self-isolate for 2 weeks, but doubtful.
9:54 am
jmcnrick
pulease they wont wear a mask they wont self isolate
9:58 am
Trifioso
the protests I attended were the same, jmc, but they were much smaller affairs, in towns, not cities
9:59 am
jmcnrick
mine were in washington dc but others here were not as careful
10:00 am
jmcnrick
going to the weekly interfaith vigil tonight
10:00 am
Trifioso
id settle for leaving this room.
10:01 am
Trifioso
but I will be with you in prayer, jmc
10:01 am
MollyL
Nan, you do realize that the population of Canada is 37.59 million and the population of the US is 328.2 million. Of course the US is going to have more cases than Canada.
10:02 am
cybernan
Molly -- I was comapring Florida with all of Canada - not the entire USA
10:02 am
MollyL
And statistics from Florida are skewed due to the high number of elderly who live there
10:03 am
rururocks
well Floridians are being extremely stupid right now
10:04 am
Trifioso
here is an excellent site to use:
10:04 am
Trifioso
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
10:04 am
Trifioso
be sure to click on the "number of tests" data to compare
10:05 am
MollyL
How are people in Florida being stupid Ru? I don't keep up with the news much.
10:06 am
rururocks
literally thousands of people crowded on beaches next to each other at least in the photos I've seen in the news
10:06 am
Trifioso
if you look at the data, it shows that US cases spiked way up between Feb 1 - Mar 1, and have stayed sky high since then.
10:06 am
rururocks
most without masks and distancing
10:07 am
clg47
Florida does not report all cases. They fire individuals who are keep stats because they won't skew the data.
10:07 am
cybernan
That doesn't make a difference if people are being careful Molly. I live in the OKanagan VAlley which is also heavily populated with seniors (people come here to retire) and the only new case we have had in the last 3 weeks was someone who had been working in Alberta. Our entire health care zone covers the entire southern half of our province other than the southwest coastal region and we have only had that one new case in the entire region.
10:07 am
MollyL
There are a lot of people who don't take this COVID thing seriously
10:07 am
rururocks
here in California Masks are required for everywhere just about
10:07 am
jmcnrick
sadly they are hurting other people with their attitude
10:08 am
Trifioso
the difference is 100% leadership - or, in our case, lack of it.
10:09 am
rururocks
I've basically been home since March 13th.. i'm not out there much at all.. fortunately i like my house and view.
10:09 am
cybernan
That is true, Trif -- we have been very fortunate here in BC in that regard.
10:09 am
clg47
Check out news on the small town of La Grand, Oregon. One small Pentacostal church is responsible for over 200 new cases.
10:09 am
jmcnrick
so I started reading this book last night. It turned out to be about an american couple on their honeymoon and with a Jewish friend arriving in Vienna on Krystalnight. Well written but probably bad timing for me to read this book.
10:10 am
Buggie
Just to point out that AFAIK there are so far no risk factors that change how likely you are to catch the virus. Only how likely you are to be very ill from it. So a place having an elderly population doesn’t make it more likely to have more cases (though the way retirement homes are set up makes it easier for it to spread, but that’s a bit different)
10:10 am
MollyL
That is too bad. I think Maryland's governor is doing a great job.
10:10 am
cybernan
The only area in the states that is doing really well is the northeast -- the states that got together with NY to fight it.
10:12 am
jmcnrick
I think he is too Molls. We will see how this summer plays out
10:13 am
jmcnrick
But I spend a lot of time telling my aged friends in Texas that just because the governor says everything is hunky-dory doesn't mean you should go out.
10:14 am
MollyL
I think this whole experience is going to condition people to stay cooped up and alone, even when there is a vaccine.
10:14 am
cybernan
lol, jmc -- I'm trying to tell that to my 50 yr. old son -- but he doesn't listen either
10:14 am
MollyL
Because you know how vaccines go. Half the people who get the vaccine end up getting what the vaccine is supposed to prevent.
10:15 am
adubin77
At least in AZ, there is a very strong correlation between age and death rate from covid. 65+ has 75% of deaths, but only 14% of total cases.
10:15 am
Buggie
ummm, that’s not how vaccines work
10:16 am
cybernan
He wants to come and visit next week -- I just said he was welcome as long as he wasn't eating out in restaurants and was practicing self-distancing and wearing a mask in public, otherwise we would visit on the patio and I would put him up in a hotel.
10:18 am
Trifioso
i wish you much luck with that, cybernan, and hope your son respects your wishes
10:19 am
cybernan
oh, he will, Trif
10:19 am
jmcnrick
actually the polio vaccine worked very well. So did the mumps vaccine. The small pox vaccine. . . .
10:20 am
cybernan
The kids do understand that at our age we have to be really careful until we can get a vaccine.
10:20 am
jmcnrick
my boy is terrified for me! I keep telling him to chill.
10:20 am
Trifioso
quick babble etiquette question - is it always the done thing to announce when one is departing? what if I need to step away for about 30 minutes? it is okay to just disappear and reappear, yes?
10:20 am
jmcnrick
stats for the third column A please
10:21 am
jmcnrick
I hope it is okay to go in and out trif since I am working and don't always know when I am leaving for a while
10:21 am
cybernan
yeah Trif - not to worry -- I usually just say hi again when I've been away, unless I am going to leave in the middle of a conversation -- don't know what others do
10:21 am
jmcnrick
but if I know I will be gone for a while I usually mention it with a bbl
10:22 am
jmcnrick
haha yeah sometimes I accidently leave in the middle of a conversation. . .
10:23 am
cybernan
sa 6 please?
10:24 am
dan2bit
opposite of danger, cybernan
10:24 am
cybernan
sometime I am called away in the middle of a conversation
10:24 am
rururocks
what we've been discussing nan sa6
10:24 am
cybernan
oops - have that, ty dan and ru, looking for the sa 6/24
10:25 am
cybernan
need that and the ze 6
10:26 am
rururocks
sa 6 /24 beach material greetings
10:26 am
rururocks
or beach greetings :D
10:27 am
rururocks
the clever clue i saw for the z was french Jaw
10:28 am
cybernan
lol - ty again *!*~*!*
10:32 am
cybernan
on my way - hagd everyone and stay sa4 :)
10:32 am
joansiebone
imc, the A is an4. i had been looking for it too when you asked
10:38 am
origami
Good morning
10:38 am
Trifioso
good morinng origami
10:40 am
jmcnrick
ty joansie
10:40 am
jmcnrick
hi origami
10:43 am
jmcnrick
I was looking for the third column. the an 4s I have are second and fourth columns
10:44 am
MollyL
I think the third column is the buffalo
10:51 am
toadandtoadette
an+ 2 vowels
10:52 am
wvteach
thnx toad
10:52 am
toadandtoadette
ac 5?
10:52 am
jmcnrick
ty toad finally got it nbt/nbs
10:52 am
jmcnrick
kinda like plastic toad
10:53 am
jmcnrick
or rhymes with greek cheese.
10:54 am
toadandtoadette
ty
10:54 am
jmcnrick
off to lunch bbl
10:57 am
MollyL
I am totally lost. Plastic toad? And the only Greek cheese I know ends in eta.
10:58 am
origami
I think she meant to put a comma between plastic and toad :D
11:13 am
wvteach
stats for top I pls
11:15 am
Uneaixoise
In6/18
11:18 am
mixi6
Singleton n?
11:21 am
doseffing
grandmother
11:40 am
Uneaixoise
Double n mixi
11:56 am
Trifioso
hi again. just checked the rankings, for the first time in ages. always a chuckle
11:59 am
jmcnrick
oh lord I quit looking when I was a daily babbler
11:59 am
Trifioso
I know, right? I haven't looked in ages....
12:00 pm
Trifioso
i do enjoy seeing my total number of points though....wish it was my bank balance
12:01 pm
jmcnrick
mmm that would be nice even with my little account!
12:02 pm
Trifioso
27 to go, and crawwwwwwwwling
12:04 pm
jmcnrick
haha 47 left for me
12:08 pm
Trifioso
just listed, with 23 left to go. hate listing for small grids
12:13 pm
jmcnrick
I am a whatever works person. I figure if I have spent more than several hours on a grid it is time to list.
12:15 pm
moolingwa
hi all
12:15 pm
jmcnrick
hi mooling
12:15 pm
moolingwa
small one today I guess
12:16 pm
Trifioso
hello mooling
12:16 pm
moolingwa
hey trif
12:17 pm
jmcnrick
small but mean
12:17 pm
moolingwa
40 to go
12:17 pm
Trifioso
seriously. STUCK on a 6
12:18 pm
jmcnrick
haha that is where I am mooling and it took me hours!
12:18 pm
moolingwa
oh, well yeah a few odd words, but relatively common in word games
12:20 pm
moolingwa
well, that's a new z word for me
12:20 pm
jmcnrick
want a clue?
12:20 pm
moolingwa
tx for the stats jm
12:20 pm
Trifioso
not yet, thank you
12:21 pm
Trifioso
oops sorry
12:22 pm
jmcnrick
rats not in the grid ;)
12:22 pm
moolingwa
down to my last 20
12:23 pm
Trifioso
aaargh! red bars!
12:23 pm
jmcnrick
go mooliing go
12:24 pm
periwinkle
hi all. 26 left. tough grid for me
12:25 pm
moolingwa
down to 12, but 4 of them are 6s
12:25 pm
periwinkle
I have 4 of the 6's
12:25 pm
jmcnrick
hi peri
12:26 pm
Trifioso
i here.....
12:26 pm
periwinkle
went for a walk early today before it got too humid walked 2 miles
12:27 pm
moolingwa
Had to wait for the rain to go walking this morning here
12:27 pm
Trifioso
fireworks! woot woot
12:27 pm
periwinkle
per chog there are two ca6 words. I have found one
12:27 pm
Trifioso
that st6 blows
12:27 pm
moolingwa
yay, congrats Trif!
12:28 pm
jmcnrick
whoo hooo trif!
12:28 pm
Trifioso
do you want a nudge for the other ca, peri?
12:28 pm
Trifioso
and thanks
12:28 pm
periwinkle
yes pls. I have the clothing
12:29 pm
jmcnrick
like singing together
12:31 pm
jmcnrick
too oblique? haha ca4/5+plural first person
12:31 pm
periwinkle
ty jmc
12:32 pm
periwinkle
ok have both ca6, ze6, in6 and
12:32 pm
periwinkle
and st6. what am I missing?
12:33 pm
moolingwa
down to 6
12:34 pm
periwinkle
getting red boxes again
12:36 pm
harpjane
stats for the middle col A please?
12:40 pm
harpjane
I keep think "not by the hair of my ch6 ch6 ch4 should be an acceptable phrase.....
12:44 pm
jmcnrick
an4/4 as I recall
12:45 pm
moolingwa
down to 4
1:03 pm
origami
Name that Proper Noun: Goethe play
1:03 pm
Atalante
So I’m trying to play this on my phone and typed in datcha and it tried to autocorrect to fisted hydrangeas. As you do
1:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
damned autocorrect!
1:05 pm
origami
Wow, that's a stretch
1:05 pm
harpjane
stats for the Y words please?
1:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
it's artificial idiocy.
1:06 pm
Atalante
I was quite impressed!
1:08 pm
origami
Ding, ding, ding!
1:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
i'm sure you've sen the autocorrect mistake site?
1:17 pm
MollyL
Do I win unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures?
1:18 pm
72 Temple Owl
you don't already have that?
1:18 pm
origami
But of course, Molly. No small prizes awarded around here.
1:21 pm
Atalante
So what’s this about a z6??!!
1:28 pm
Atalante
Never seen that before
1:38 pm
stidmama
Atalante????? *bounce bounce bounce bounce*
1:40 pm
stidmama
and hello all. My first FULL day off, and already I am having a wonderful day with lovely surprises. Down to 29, and that ze 6 has me stumped. I saw french jaw clue and I don't get it. help?
1:41 pm
NANCY
ze plus where you wear whiskers
1:41 pm
NANCY
how are you doing these days
1:41 pm
stidmama
oh! thanks Nancy! :- ). 24...
1:42 pm
Nicky6
na4,4
na4,5
na5,12
1:42 pm
Nicky6
na4,4
na4,5
na5,12
1:42 pm
stidmama
two NA 5/12
1:43 pm
stidmama
I am missing two na also. :-)
1:43 pm
TedinDurham
one na 5/12 is a water nymph
1:43 pm
Atalante
Stiddy!!!!!!!!
1:43 pm
stidmama
LOL. speaking of water nymph...
1:44 pm
Nicky6
got that one
1:44 pm
Atalante
Z + the first few letters of what starfish sea urchins Etc are
1:44 pm
stidmama
that's a fun clue, atalante :-)
1:45 pm
stidmama
How's the sunny north on your island? It's trending overcast here I fear, coming in from the ocean.
1:45 pm
Atalante
Just for you :)
1:46 pm
stidmama
Nicky, there is also na 5/14 that I just found.
1:46 pm
Atalante
Well we’ve had sea fog for the last week. Ugh. But the moray firth coast today was much nicer and sunny
1:47 pm
stidmama
That sounds familiar... the county I teach in often has that low, cold fold in the morning even when it's lovely here at home.
1:48 pm
Atalante
And it’s a babblet - called haar here at least
1:48 pm
stidmama
Not sure what it's called in the states, or in the local language -- most of us just call it fog and wipe our windshields a lot. ;-)
1:49 pm
stidmama
*f4palm* duh: marine layer. LOL the sunshine has me completely bedazzled!
1:51 pm
stidmama
Oh! Under 18 - monkeys working overtime - but my goal is 20 remaining before I reach for lickety. brb
1:55 pm
Wendrie
any clue for the na 5/12 that isn't a water nymph?
1:57 pm
NANCY
plural of 4 above it
1:58 pm
Wendrie
duh! Thank you :)
1:58 pm
stidmama
and back
2:07 pm
stidmama
oh! down to 1... :-D
2:10 pm
LisaG
may i have stats for the y on the left please
2:11 pm
Atalante
Firebirds!
2:11 pm
stidmama
Well, my eyes are tired, so going to have to head out. (((jmc)))
2:11 pm
jmcnrick
whoo hoo atalante
2:11 pm
stidmama
YAY ATALANTE!!!!!!!
2:11 pm
LisaG
39 left... a lot of small words, but words I havent heard or dont use often.
2:12 pm
jmcnrick
bye stiddie
2:12 pm
LisaG
congrats atalante!
2:12 pm
Atalante
That was tricksy
2:28 pm
Christa
Afternoon everyone. Love a small grid.
2:31 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, Christa. I prefer the large grids myself.
2:31 pm
Christa
hello zoozzoom
2:39 pm
periwinkle
Hi stiddy!!! hi all
2:39 pm
periwinkle
back to finish 18 left
3:23 pm
moolingwa
back for my last 3
3:24 pm
moolingwa
1 to go
3:41 pm
hokie carla
just clicked on the ze6 def and am shocked by the first one
3:45 pm
Gillie
Because a familiar word can be spelled so differently?
3:56 pm
hokie carla
like not even close. maybe I've been pronouncing the more common spelling wrong my whole life
3:57 pm
Gillie
I think it's usually the way it looks - but it wasn't originally.
3:58 pm
Gillie
usually *pronounced*
3:58 pm
Gillie
and *maybe* it wasn't originally
3:59 pm
Gillie
But I admit, the other spelling is surprising.
4:00 pm
Gillie
Anyway, I've finished my last few, so I'd best be off. Have a good day!
4:00 pm
hokie carla
well done, you too
4:00 pm
hokie carla
seem to be stuck here with 21 left
4:07 pm
Soodle
Can I help Carla? I’ve just finished. What’s seldom is wonderful.
4:09 pm
hokie carla
oh thank you, but I just went to the list.positive at least one I had already entered
4:10 pm
Soodle
Ah yes!!! The old ‘I’m sure I entered that before’ syndrome. Happens me all the time. 🙃
4:14 pm
hokie carla
can't believe I miss the flatbread
4:15 pm
hokie carla
missed
4:17 pm
marksdolly
fireworks!
4:17 pm
hokie carla
well done!
4:19 pm
hokie carla
2 S6 left
4:21 pm
Soodle
There are 2 odd sa 6,
4:21 pm
hokie carla
one was st, just looked it up, new to me
4:22 pm
Soodle
There are two odd sa sixes. Get your monkeys working Carla
4:23 pm
hokie carla
one sa6 is not odd at all, but the other one I just looked up. also new to me and not even sure I understand the definition. LOL
4:23 pm
Soodle
My mistake. One odd sa 6 & one odd st 6
4:24 pm
JaxH66
Still got 1sa6 and the st6 to get. Could I have a clue. I’ve got the sa6 that builds from sa4
4:24 pm
hokie carla
sa6 is the sa4 ahead of it + informal hello
4:25 pm
hokie carla
st6 is an incense spice used by ancient hebrews. not sure why we would have trouble with that ;)
4:25 pm
Soodle
St 6/24. St, perform on a stage & common vowel
4:26 pm
hokie carla
whew, thanks, soodle. was trying to figure out how on earth to clue that
4:26 pm
Soodle
Oops. That was st 6/21
4:28 pm
JaxH66
Thanks Soodle. I struggle with Jewish words as they’re really not common in England
4:30 pm
Soodle
Sometimes I get so carried away on the euphoria of fireworks, I gallantly volunteer to clue, then struggle to give a clue that makes ant sense whatsoever. I’m always relieved shen
4:30 pm
Soodle
When Babblers actually understand my clumsy clues.
4:33 pm
hokie carla
I know what you mean.
4:39 pm
ChampFit
I need the odd sa6 please!
4:52 pm
dan2bit
sa6/33 is the opposite of danger. I don't know if there is another sa6
4:53 pm
hurshy
there is, it's the stuff at the beach + casual greeting
4:57 pm
ChampFit
Thanks Hursh!
5:01 pm
Soodle
Hey Hursh. Hey Champ. Hey Dan. Nice to 'see ' old friends here. 🤗
5:04 pm
ChampFit
Hi Grandma Soodle! How's the wee one? I know...probably not so wee...
5:05 pm
dan2bit
hiya Soodle and thanks hurshy
5:09 pm
Soodle
He turned one at the end of May, Champ, & because of this wretched virus, I missed his first birthday. Damn you Corona Virus! But, please God, there will be many more birthdays. Hope all the Champ/2Bits/Hurshys are all safe & well?
5:10 pm
dan2bit
we are. miss2bit is TEN, and had to have a distanced birthday, though she did get to see some cousins from a safe distance in the yard
5:11 pm
ChampFit
I have many grandparent friends who've also been screwed out of special moments. Totally get it.
5:14 pm
ChampFit
GAHHHH! *clearly can't chat and babble*
5:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
i'm sure someone will be glad for that clue
5:21 pm
JeeWhiz
Thanks champ.
5:27 pm
stidgmere
I'm glad. Only 90 words and it could be Mt. Everest! Thanks Champ.
5:27 pm
ChampFit
I'm just annoyed with myself for the na5/12. I was all around that babblet and couldn't bring it to mind. GAH!!!
5:28 pm
ChampFit
Anyone need my feeble attempt at a clue for anything?
5:33 pm
MollyL
You give great clues Champ. Your clue for ca6 was stellar. *That was a joke*
6:16 pm
dan2bit
finito! ch5, everyone. thanks hurshy and all cluers
6:30 pm
Uneaixoise
Congrats!
6:42 pm
origami
Enjoying a G&T with a splash of cranberry juice. So refreshing :D
6:44 pm
Uneaixoise
Sounds tasty!!
6:47 pm
rururocks
A cosmotonic????
6:48 pm
origami
No triple sec - and just a splash of cranberry juice
6:49 pm
origami
My mother went through a cosmopolitan phase. Blech.
6:50 pm
rururocks
Never liked vodka drinks
6:51 pm
origami
I'm not the biggest vodka fan (except grayhounds, I do like those)
6:52 pm
origami
*greyhound rather
6:53 pm
rururocks
I prefer brown liquor
6:54 pm
origami
Big scotch fan I am :D I just have gin right now.
6:55 pm
rururocks
Hi me too. I love scotch
6:58 pm
origami
I went to the store for the first time in 3 months today. There were quite a few customers not wearing masks despite the gov's orders. I would have picked up some scotch, but the booze aisle was packed with maskless shoppers.
6:59 pm
rururocks
Unbelievable
6:59 pm
origami
Ru, Cynthia came over Wednesday and we had a distanced back yard visit. First friend I have seen since the end of February.
7:00 pm
rururocks
Oh great
7:01 pm
rururocks
I am too soon. In July. Meeting up with my cousins
7:03 pm
rururocks
The hotel ai am staying at is giving me a big upgrade for free
7:04 pm
origami
I'm sure they're trying to get as many customers as they can.
7:04 pm
MollyL
Big upgrades are great.
7:05 pm
origami
I would so love to get the heck out of Dodge. Being stuck at home by myself is really starting to get to me.
7:06 pm
MollyL
We were talking about old comic strips at work today. Does anyone remember Prince Valiant?
7:07 pm
origami
I remember Prince Valiant.
7:07 pm
origami
Do you remember playing with Silly Putty and the comics?
7:08 pm
MollyL
Ooo, I loved to copy the comics with Silly Putty.
7:08 pm
rururocks
I get reminded of Prince Valiant here sometimes
7:10 pm
origami
It was so fun stretching the copies out.
7:10 pm
MollyL
He was definitely valiant, with that special hair cut.
7:10 pm
rururocks
For sure
7:11 pm
MollyL
Ru, I love the new icon. We will, we will, infect you!
7:13 pm
MollyL
I have a neighbor who is a county police officer. They have a new radio joke. DWM...driving with mask.
: D
7:14 pm
rururocks
Still hot here. I am sitting outside
7:15 pm
rururocks
Going to swim And make dinner soon
7:15 pm
origami
I wonder with everyone wearing masks these days if ne'er-do-wells have things easier.
7:16 pm
origami
Enjoy your swim, ru.
7:16 pm
mixi6
Starting to rain again.
7:17 pm
rururocks
See u tomorrow
7:20 pm
MollyL
If I still went to banks, I would feel weird walking into a bank with a mask on.
7:21 pm
origami
That's what I was thinking. I have to go to the bank sometime soon to deposit a check that is too big to deposit online. It's not that big :D
7:22 pm
MollyL
Ooo, I want a check that is too big to deposit digitally.
7:25 pm
origami
It's only $1200. My mortgage was sold recently and the new lender messed up the excrow account. I knew they would figure it out at some point.
7:25 pm
mixi6
Luddite here. Haven’t figured out how to deposit check not in person.
7:30 pm
MollyL
One of the joys of my life was when I figured out how to deposit a check with my cell phohe.
7:30 pm
origami
My bank has an app that you can load onto a tablet (maybe even a desktop or laptop) and make deposits from the app. I can't do it on my cell phone. That's where my Luddite tendencies are at their finest.
7:33 pm
MollyL
My bank, upload the application, take a picture of the check, fill out the deposit information, done.
7:41 pm
JoyOh
Got ‘em all, first time ever! Almost hurt my shoulder patting myself on the back. 🥳
7:41 pm
origami
Congratulations, Joy.
7:54 pm
origami
I just checked and my bank has upped the limit on what you can deposit via mobile banking (I haven't actually deposited a check in ages) and I was able to do it on my i-pad. Yay!
8:41 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers!How's everyone doing today?
8:41 pm
Minveryork
By the way,congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
8:51 pm
origami
Hi Min! I am stuck at 9 and popping in now and then to try to find them. How are you doing, today?
8:53 pm
Minveryork
Hello origami. I am stuck at 1, but no rush to find. I can help clue if you need any clues. Was a tough grid today.
8:54 pm
origami
I have listed and mostly what I need are 4's that I can't find, even with the list. Sigh.
8:55 pm
origami
I like your icon, by the way. Living alone during this pandemic, there is nobody I can kiss. So I send you a virtual kiss :D
9:02 pm
Minveryork
I live alone too, so right back at cha!
9:03 pm
Minveryork
I can kiss my doggy though, which I do everyday anyway.
9:06 pm
origami
Oh, yes. My dogs are definitely getting all the attention they want these days (and probably more :D ).
9:08 pm
Minveryork
I think my dog is sick of me. Just me and him every day.
9:14 pm
origami
Both of my dogs have started to cram themselves down at the foot of the bed at night (175 lb of dog total) to escape my attention in the night. I guess there is only so much they can take :D
9:24 pm
Minveryork
What kind of dogs do U have? Have Cavalier King Charles
9:27 pm
origami
I have a black-and-tan coonhound and a mutt that is mostly Brittany. I am going to downsize when they go (and they are both very elderly). I hope that doesn't sound heartless, but I always need a dog.
9:27 pm
origami
I have a friend who bread Cavalier's. They are wonderful dogs.
9:28 pm
origami
*bred rather, blushing about that one
9:31 pm
Minveryork
U should downsize to a Cavalier King Charles then. I like to have a dog that is portable. Cavaliers are great dogs!
9:33 pm
origami
Yes, I need a dog I can pick up and put in the SUV. I can't pick up either of them and they are so old they won't jump up into it. Makes taking them to the vet (which these days happens frequently) quite a challenge. I was actually thinking about a beagle. But, then, they are snooty. Schultz nailed the breed with Snoopy :D
9:39 pm
origami
I will probably wind up getting a mutt from the pound or a pet rescue. I just don't want to get a dog that has a lot of behavioral baggage.
9:48 pm
Minveryork
My Cavalier is my first dog as an adult. I would not even consider getting another breed. I have seen websites for rescue Cavaliers. That is probably what I will do next.
9:48 pm
mkg
hi all. need clues for the other Z words. have the greek leter.
9:49 pm
Minveryork
How old are your dogs? My dog is twelve years old which is old for a Cavalier. Many do not live for 10 or 12 years.
9:49 pm
Minveryork
Hello mkg!How are you doing today?Welcome to the grid
9:50 pm
mkg
hi min. doing fine.
9:50 pm
mkg
also need clue for the o word for 4th row o, and the y word for the y in third column. ty.
9:51 pm
Minveryork
There are only 2 Z words in grid. Other one is ze 6/39. It is a small shining disk and it is usually spelled with an S.
9:52 pm
Minveryork
oy 4/11 word is oy plus some people use ** pass for tolls.
9:53 pm
mkg
got the oy. ty min
9:53 pm
mkg
looking for that ze word. ty
9:53 pm
origami
Min, mine are both 14. The average lifespan for a black-and-tan is 10-12. So she is ancient.
9:53 pm
mkg
hey my first name is there: Yacha! in grid.
9:55 pm
origami
Well, I am going to go water my meager garden. It's still 95 here at almost 8:00. Ugh. Happy babbling.
9:55 pm
mkg
keep thinking sequin but dont see it in grid with a z. hmm
9:55 pm
Minveryork
I do not think I have ever seen my name in the grid b-4.
9:56 pm
mkg
wet and about 70 degrees in md.
9:56 pm
mkg
raining. humid but 70.......its the humidity that kills.
9:57 pm
Minveryork
ze6: ze + some have dimple in their **** instead of cheek
9:57 pm
mkg
got ze word. had to use morewords to get it.
9:57 pm
mkg
need help with the Y word for Y in bottom row. ty.
9:58 pm
Minveryork
yw mkg
9:58 pm
Minveryork
yu4/7 is a hispanic name usually spelled with a J instead
10:02 pm
mkg
done for the grid. ty very much min.
10:04 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations mkg on your fireworks display!Way to go
10:20 pm
gemini_J13
my first finish in a month.....
10:29 pm
LisaG
may i have a clue for the st6 please?
10:32 pm
grannyrose
st6. st + take part in drama, play + vowel
10:33 pm
LisaG
thank you! fireworks
10:47 pm
grannyrose
yw lisa. apologies . lunch arrived. WTG LISAG !!
11:20 pm
Minveryork
Hello grannyrose!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
11:30 pm
Minveryork
I am finished! I have fireworks!na 5/12 was my final word
11:31 pm
Minveryork
Not staying up for flip tonite. Hope to see you tomorrow.
11:58 pm
thesnark
Can anyone help with ca5 and st6?
11:59 pm
grannyrose
clue st6 at 10:32
11:59 pm
thesnark
I have that one..
11:59 pm
grannyrose
ca. tin + freud's thing
12:00 am
grannyrose
beach stuff + short hello