Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, July 17, 2020

12:04 am

jessmom

ye6

12:05 am

SuzeeQ24

te6

12:05 am

Rainiqui

ce 6

12:06 am

jessmom

te6 x 3

12:06 am

jessmom

sc6

12:06 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:07 am

jessmom

si6

12:08 am

jessmom

om7

12:08 am

jessmom

oo6/7

12:11 am

SuzeeQ24

me6

12:11 am

cybernan

am 6

12:12 am

jessmom

la6 x 2

12:13 am

Douglas

am 6???

12:13 am

Soodle

Omen

12:14 am

Soodle

Oops

12:14 am

cybernan

sorry - make that an 6

12:14 am

grannyrose

an6, douglas. low red blood cells

12:14 am

Douglas

thanks

12:15 am

Douglas

Anacin wouldn't be a word even if it was in the grid

12:16 am

jessmom

fa7

12:18 am

jessmom

em6/7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

marksdolly

ty lickety!

12:23 am

rastapopolous

ic6

12:28 am

dizgrannie

an 7 x 2

12:33 am

cybernan

crashing -- good night everyone

7:04 am

BzznBea

Good Morning, Babbleland.

7:08 am

Deeha

morning bzz tho' its afternoon here!

7:10 am

MollyL

Ah, there is a wee buzzin' Bea among us
: D

7:11 am

Deeha

thoughts : If there are caiman why isnt a group called caimen?

7:12 am

BzznBea

Not sure I'm too buzzy today...

7:16 am

MollyL

*Pours Bea some high octane coffee

7:17 am

BzznBea

It was a crazy day yesterday. Hoping today will be much slower.

7:19 am

MollyL

Sounds like a good day for some zen time in the sewing room.

7:20 am

BzznBea

Yes, but there are two gallons of blueberries in the kitchen...

7:21 am

MollyL

Damn, where are the jam elves when you need them?

7:21 am

BzznBea

Right?

7:23 am

MollyL

I think my friend who has a small farm in Pennsylvania has the right idea. When the tomatoes are at their peak, she has a "sauce making party". Everyone who comes and helps goes home with jars of sauce.

7:26 am

BzznBea

That would be fun. Someone else picked these blueberries, so I'm happy to just have to put them up. It's not that big of an endevour, just time consuming.

7:28 am

BzznBea

It has been a week of excess. Tuesday, I helped Mr. Bea spread 2.5 TONS of mulch on our yard...

7:29 am

MollyL

Wow, The Bea's don't mess around when it comes to outdoor work.

7:31 am

BzznBea

It was hot out there too. He wants to get two more tons, but I told him to wait until Sept.

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

Omg Bea! Can't imagine...... yesterday we had a heat index of 100!!

7:48 am

MollyL

It has been weeks of over 90 degrees here. I have forgotten what "fresh air" is like.

7:53 am

bichon

We had a beautiful few days. But, this weekend it will be beastly

7:54 am

BzznBea

There are five ceiling fans waiting to be installed on out front porch...Wonder if that will happen today?

7:56 am

MollyL

Oh my, you folks stay busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest.

7:57 am

BzznBea

Too busy sometimes...

8:02 am

MollyL

an7/36 has just become one of my favorite words
: D

8:05 am

BzznBea

Yes, it is a great word...

8:06 am

MollyL

So many fun ways to use it
: D

8:11 am

Sandraf

An 7 36 any clues please

8:11 am

BzznBea

The state of being an4/4

8:13 am

BzznBea

My last word was fa7/40...Time to hit the kitchen...

8:15 am

hokie carla

hi/bye, bea!

8:15 am

MollyL

Bea be jammin', yeah

8:17 am

hokie carla

just making up legit L words all over the place here.

8:20 am

hokie carla

speaking of latin (in the grid), I found some stuff in my guest closet that was my grandmother's. there were 2 old books that I'd never really looked at before. one was beginning latin, c 1919.

8:21 am

hokie carla

1st chapter or intro was why american students need to take latin :D

8:21 am

Uneaixoise

How cool!!

8:22 am

wvteach

wait

8:23 am

hokie carla

she had written her name & school in the inside and the year (1926 when she was 16). also found a note written sideways in the margin from 1932, like a journal entry.

8:23 am

hokie carla

guess they didn't have paper or journals

8:24 am

hokie carla

the other book was Little Nell by Charles Dickens. could not find a year on that but I'm sure it was around the same time.

8:27 am

MollyL

This is the kind of cool stuff that will not happen to people in the future, with the advent of digital books.

8:27 am

hokie carla

very true

8:28 am

MollyL

And old letters. I have a box of letters my parents sent each other when my Dad was stationed overseas. Priceless.

8:28 am

hokie carla

but I love my kindle. I actually was thinking I'd like to read that Little Nell but didn't want to breathe in all that dust and would have to wear readers. LOL.

8:29 am

MollyL

I love the smell of old books.

8:30 am

hokie carla

my kids seemed impressed with the books

8:34 am

hokie carla

hey! finished one S tile

8:38 am

hokie carla

and the N! :D

8:42 am

mael

quiz for the scholars: name word for ancient greek kings in the grid

8:43 am

hokie carla

not a scholar :(

8:44 am

mael

or the nerds, since I'm not a scholar either :)

8:44 am

hokie carla

well I am a nerd in most circles but I guess not nerdy enough

8:45 am

mael

right hokie, amended to a specific subcategory of nerd: classics nerd

8:47 am

hokie carla

:D well, i have made halfway on each tile except the vowels. having trouble seeing those today. actually do have half of each A, it's the others giving me trouble today.

8:50 am

mael

I still have no 7s

8:50 am

hokie carla

same

8:50 am

hokie carla

I just started reading the chat at the flip and so far people have only called 6's.

8:52 am

mael

ohh I found one

8:53 am

hokie carla

I'm still struggling with some of these 6's

8:54 am

hokie carla

got a 7 too!

8:56 am

MollyL

Um, look again. 7's have been called.

8:56 am

hokie carla

still looking! I said only 6s at the beginning of the chat.

8:57 am

hokie carla

have found 2 as I read further down

8:57 am

MollyL

I thought 12:08 was the beginning of chat

8:57 am

hokie carla

12:04

8:58 am

MollyL

Uh, the beginning of chat, as in the first few minutes.

8:58 am

hokie carla

first few lines

8:59 am

hokie carla

there are 8 6's called before a 7, so I was looking for those when I made the statement below

9:01 am

Wendrie

I found one of the 7s by mistyping a 6 - always nice when that happens!

9:01 am

hokie carla

unfortunately I don't see words immediately when I know they exist

9:01 am

Wendrie

I keep seeing that bottom M as an N

9:01 am

hokie carla

agreed, wendrie, always a bonus!

9:04 am

pythonx

Good morning everyone. How is the grid today?

9:05 am

hokie carla

a little tough

9:06 am

pythonx

found 20 for a start, back to work before the boss comes in. hehe

9:14 am

rururocks

i found 5 sevens right away so far

9:19 am

rururocks

well actually found all seven of them.. just sayin'

9:19 am

hokie carla

well, you're super word nerd :D

9:20 am

hokie carla

see my first 9:01 post

9:20 am

rururocks

that's deeply profound homie

9:21 am

hokie carla

that's me :D

9:22 am

rururocks

51 left three letters to go

9:22 am

hokie carla

I have 38 left and only 5 gray (not counting the 0s)

9:25 am

hokie carla

35 now. put some shoes on and now the dog thinks we're going for a walk. so I guess we're going for a walk. TTFN.

9:26 am

rururocks

8 now

9:35 am

rururocks

have a good day folks

9:53 am

pythonx

all the crazy bablets are slowly coming back to me.

9:56 am

hurshy

as easy as riding a bike

9:56 am

hurshy

through wet ce6

9:56 am

pythonx

lol

9:57 am

hurshy

:D

9:59 am

hurshy

middle E?

10:00 am

pythonx

i don't have it

10:00 am

hurshy

or right E for that matter

10:01 am

cybernan

good morning all

10:01 am

SamanthaJoy

This grid is a lot tougher than the last two days, for me anyway

10:01 am

SamanthaJoy

Morning Nan

10:01 am

cybernan

em 6-7 for the middle e

10:01 am

pythonx

don't have any of the e's hurshy

10:01 am

periwinkle

hi all. help witheither i pls

10:02 am

cybernan

sorry the em 6 is from the middle and the em 7 is from the right

10:03 am

cybernan

en 5 also from the middle

10:03 am

pythonx

ty nan, got them both

10:03 am

cybernan

the i is ic6

10:04 am

periwinkle

ty nan

10:04 am

hurshy

thanks nan

10:04 am

periwinkle

need help with other i pls and the corner O

10:04 am

cybernan

yw

10:04 am

SamanthaJoy

What's the other i, though?

10:04 am

hurshy

the fast lane at the supermarket has a limit to the number of it4s you can have

10:05 am

SamanthaJoy

Oo 6/7

10:05 am

SamanthaJoy

D'OH

10:05 am

SamanthaJoy

Ty hurshy

10:05 am

periwinkle

ty for oo words

10:06 am

periwinkle

ty hursh

10:06 am

hurshy

here's a free clue: a prayer for Owen Me5

10:08 am

pythonx

how about one for the oo's? pls

10:09 am

hurshy

it is an arctic first nations boat

10:09 am

cybernan

I keep trying words I entered last night -- think it is time to head for the list

10:09 am

pythonx

ha, the boss just walked in and handed paperwork and looked at the screen then walked back out

10:09 am

pythonx

ah, used to seeing it spelled with a u. ty

10:09 am

periwinkle

the oo words are boats used by inuits

10:10 am

periwinkle

sometimes spelled with a U rather than oo

10:10 am

cybernan

what is husrshy? - thought the inuit used a kayak

10:10 am

pythonx

it's a kayak for more than one person i believe

10:10 am

hurshy

yeah it's like a kayak but bigger

10:11 am

hurshy

and it's a word that doesn't really get used outside of the Inuit context

10:16 am

MollyL

Remember back when you could say eskimo? Poor Eskimo Pies. They are going the way of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben.

10:18 am

MollyL

Useless trivia...the original name for Eskimo Pies was I-Scream Bars.

10:18 am

pythonx

Eskimo to the Inuit is like the n word to blacks. It has a very derogatory meaning to them.

10:20 am

MollyL

Yes, I am aware of that.

10:29 am

hokie carla

back from the walk - 87F, feels like 96. and it's not noon yet.

10:31 am

cybernan

yes -- we are in the middle of a heat wave too

10:33 am

hokie carla

we did have a downpour the other day - 2.25" rain in about 30 minutes. our street flooded which then flooded our yard.

10:35 am

cybernan

posted an article from the London Times that someone sent me in my profile -- enough to make one pause -- just wish the people who need to did read it -- I hae me doots though!

10:36 am

hokie carla

have seen that before :D

10:41 am

hokie carla

what is my missing L?

10:41 am

mamabook3

I've seen it before too... but couldn't be more true than it is today

10:45 am

cybernan

stuck on those an 7's -- any clues please?

10:45 am

hokie carla

I only have 2

10:46 am

hokie carla

I think you have the oo, my other is om

10:47 am

cybernan

I'm missing an la 6/30

10:48 am

hokie carla

will look, I only have la6/18x2

10:48 am

hokie carla

think napa valley

10:48 am

cybernan

anyone have the an 7's?

10:48 am

hokie carla

and that was my missing L, thx

10:49 am

hokie carla

I tried antilaw several times, but no good

10:49 am

cybernan

for the la 6? only thing I know about napa is that there a lot of vineyards and some great restaurants

10:50 am

hokie carla

what do they make at vineyards?

10:50 am

Uneaixoise

An7/32...... Weak blood

10:50 am

Uneaixoise

Not in vineyards!! LOL

10:50 am

hokie carla

ugh, freaking british extra vowels, thx, une

10:51 am

cybernan

I hope they make wine

10:51 am

Uneaixoise

Yw :-)

10:52 am

Uneaixoise

Em7.....used to treat dysentery

10:52 am

hokie carla

ding ding + PB, nan

10:52 am

cybernan

ty for the 7/32

10:53 am

cybernan

sti ll don'e see what wi 4 in napa has to do with la 6?
^nod to hurshy - make mine a gewertz please

10:54 am

hokie carla

la6/30 = la + wi4, there you go, 2/3 of the word ;)

10:54 am

SuzeeQ24

clue for an7,36 plz

10:54 am

MollyL

Spelled it right out

10:55 am

cybernan

ty -- sorry to be so dense -- don't think I've ever seen that before

10:55 am

cybernan

no def, of course

10:56 am

cybernan

2 7's left: an 7/36 and ce 7/36 ?

10:57 am

cybernan

found the ce - another new one

10:58 am

Uneaixoise

Clue please, Nan?

10:58 am

cybernan

and another with no def.

10:58 am

cybernan

add a vowel to the concrete

10:59 am

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

11:00 am

Uneaixoise

Fa7/40?

11:01 am

hokie carla

I'm having trouble with the dysentery treatment, and yes, I googled.

11:01 am

Haz1558

fa7/40 - compound word

11:01 am

mael

I've got nothing but Os left, sigh

11:02 am

cybernan

fa 7: siamese fighting fish, angel fish, turkeys and peacocks all have them

11:03 am

mixi6

and shrimp.

11:03 am

cybernan

yep

11:03 am

MollyL

The em7 ends in fork prong

11:03 am

cybernan

an 7/36 please?

11:03 am

mixi6

ty molly and nan

11:03 am

hokie carla

thank you, could only think emetic, which is not there

11:03 am

Uneaixoise

Hokie....ends in ti4/4

11:03 am

SuzeeQ24

any clue for the an7,36?

11:03 am

MollyL

The quality of being like the an4 before it

11:04 am

hokie carla

where is it on the list, haha

11:04 am

MollyL

Oh crap, now I'm practically spelling out the words

11:04 am

cybernan

ty molly

11:06 am

hokie carla

have tried fa4men and fa4net. compounds are so difficult for some reason.

11:06 am

hokie carla

well, I'll consider 25 left a win and go to the list.

11:06 am

hokie carla

wait, I still have 11 4's. looking for those first.

11:06 am

SuzeeQ24

ty Molly

11:06 am

Haz1558

fa7 - three to cool you, four to wag.

11:07 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone. Need to go and do some problem solving -- have planned an outdoor birthday celebration with 3 other couples for hubby. Have just discoverd that one of the group is not paying much attention to social distancing or masking up and one of the group is in a very vulnerable position with compromising health conditions -- what to do now?

11:08 am

MollyL

I would think anyone who is that vulnerable would not be doing much socializing these days.

11:09 am

cybernan

she isn't -- but I would rather the careless one stay home!

11:10 am

MollyL

Yeah, but the thing is, if you have serious health risk problems should you contract COVID, you can't count on "masks" protecting you.

11:10 am

Aloyisius

ty Haz, logged on to find your great clue. Hi all.

11:11 am

Haz1558

Hello, Aloy.

11:11 am

cybernan

I have no patience with people who won't wear a mask when it is so important to protect others and stop the spread of the virus

11:11 am

Aloyisius

I guess the acai berry is proper

11:11 am

MollyL

Then don't invite the person who doesn't wear a mask.

11:12 am

cybernan

everyone has already been invited, molly

11:12 am

hokie carla

or it wasn't on the list makers' radar back in 2000, aloy

11:12 am

bonkler

send out a note, due to the vulnerability of guest health, masks are mandatory, no exceptions, thank you

11:12 am

Aloyisius

true, hokie

11:13 am

cybernan

this is a group of long time friends who have not been able to get together for 4 months because of the virus situation.

11:13 am

MollyL

Excellent suggestion Bonkler

11:13 am

cybernan

may have to do that bonkler

11:14 am

MollyL

Nan, I know you don't believe it, and I'm not saying I believe it...but there are people who don't think masks do anything to protect you or others.

11:14 am

cybernan

kind of hard to serve drinks and hors d'ouvres though

11:15 am

hokie carla

one of my friends doesn't believe they do anything but she still wears them at least.

11:15 am

Aloyisius

thinking of cake and icing

11:15 am

MollyL

According to what is being said by health officials, if people are six feet apart, they can bag the masks for eating and drinking.

11:15 am

cybernan

I know that Molly -- just wonder how much higher the numbers will have to climb before they will start to believe. Just look at the states where they are worn compared to those where they aren't!

11:16 am

gingin

Arrange several distinct seating areas, appropriately distanced, with food at each and drinks as well. Limit interaction and definitely require masks to be worn.

11:16 am

hokie carla

well, I found 8 words but still have 7 4's left. going to list for last 17!

11:16 am

bonkler

I went to a small birthday gathering and everyone received a small paper plate with a serving of cake to take home. masks weren't an issue.

11:16 am

cybernan

yes, I will make sure the chairs are distanced and plan to make up separate plates for each couple.

11:17 am

hokie carla

omg, can't believe I missed the al's

11:18 am

cybernan

all good suggestions - thank you. On my way :)

11:18 am

cybernan

hagd and stay safe.

11:18 am

hokie carla

bye!

11:18 am

Aloyisius

hagd, nan

11:18 am

MollyL

I think people who are that worried that they can't unmask to eat or drink, should just continue to avoid gatherings.

11:19 am

hokie carla

now the peacock clue makes perfect sense

11:21 am

MollyL

That word is totally associated with shrimp for me

11:22 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:22 am

hokie carla

moo!

11:22 am

Aloyisius

hi moo, moo is in the grid

11:22 am

moolingwa

hey hoke, happy Friday

11:23 am

hokie carla

is it Friday?

11:23 am

moolingwa

hey aloy, happy friday to you too

11:24 am

Aloyisius

lol, thought yesterday was Fri

11:24 am

moolingwa

yes, for much of the world. I believe currently the transition point is probably somewhere near Pakistan

11:26 am

hokie carla

have 1 w left

11:26 am

moolingwa

2 w's left here

11:26 am

hokie carla

mine is a 6 if you can help

11:26 am

moolingwa

1 w left

11:27 am

moolingwa

mine also then must be a six

11:27 am

Aloyisius

same here but haven't listed yet

11:28 am

moolingwa

I haven't listed yet either ;)

11:28 am

hokie carla

it's a lot of points, so I should be able to figure it out

11:28 am

hokie carla

I listed already ;)

11:29 am

moolingwa

found

11:29 am

hokie carla

if I had known you were showing up, moo, I would have waited.

11:29 am

moolingwa

sounds like a woman's name

11:29 am

moolingwa

Sorry hard to predict these things...I often have more calls in the morning

11:29 am

hokie carla

thx, I tried one that looked like li6

11:29 am

moolingwa

23 left

11:30 am

Aloyisius

ah so, ty moo

11:30 am

moolingwa

vaguely like that hoke....22 left

11:30 am

Aloyisius

both ahead of me, 27 to go here

11:31 am

moolingwa

18 to go...found a couple of groups

11:31 am

hokie carla

I am finished with that one but if anyone wants me to guess what they are missing, I will ;)

11:31 am

Aloyisius

love it when that happens

11:31 am

moolingwa

yes, especially late like this

11:32 am

moolingwa

I now have more 7s remaining than 6s...

11:33 am

hokie carla

FTR, ru was here earlier bragging about finding all the 7s easy peasy

11:33 am

moolingwa

heh

11:33 am

moolingwa

if ru can find them, they must be easy ;)

11:34 am

hokie carla

FTR, I guessed one and the rest had to be clued for me

11:34 am

moolingwa

oh, well then they probably aren't easy

11:34 am

moolingwa

I have 3 so far

11:35 am

hokie carla

actually, I guessed 2 after seeing them called at the flip

11:35 am

moolingwa

none of which are particularly common

11:36 am

hokie carla

one is a spelling you should be familiar with (I think), but I always struggle thinking this way

11:36 am

moolingwa

although one is a New Zealand bird, so that helped

11:36 am

Aloyisius

didn't see the volcano first time through.. so sad

11:37 am

hokie carla

wherever there's a poker bet, there's a volcano :D

11:37 am

moolingwa

that's always a little tricky for me but if you remember it's a palindrome of a poker bet, that helps you

11:37 am

moolingwa

find one, find them both

11:37 am

hokie carla

which one is the NZ bird?

11:37 am

Aloyisius

I'll remember that

11:37 am

moolingwa

the f

11:37 am

hokie carla

and is it a palindrome or an anagram?

11:37 am

moolingwa

in australia they call them wagtails

11:38 am

moolingwa

or specifically willy wagtails

11:38 am

moolingwa

not the exact same species, but closely related

11:41 am

moolingwa

ah, there's another 7, the alternate spelling of the 6

11:41 am

hokie carla

that's the one I was talking about

11:42 am

moolingwa

ah, makes sense....found the 6 relatively late

11:45 am

moolingwa

10 to go

11:45 am

moolingwa

two 4s, two 5s, three 6s and three 7s

11:46 am

MollyL

Australia always has such cutesy names for things. Usually ending in an O.

11:46 am

Aloyisius

fw here, help from the list. Off to try to start a dead battery. See you all next time, ci4 (-:

11:47 am

moolingwa

congrats aloy...not on the dead battery tho

11:47 am

moolingwa

well, think I'll head out too, will come back later to check in again

11:47 am

hokie carla

bye, aloy. good luck with the battery.

11:48 am

hokie carla

bye, moo

11:50 am

MollyL

From a sampler in the PB...Where there is the volcano, there is the poker bet...where there is the red street sign word, there are the kitchen stove cooking things, where there is a word that means bridge, there are the other kitchen cooking things...where there is gratuities...there is also saliva...

12:37 pm

marksdolly

fireworks!!!

2:39 pm

Uneaixoise

Has anyone clued the fa7?

2:41 pm

HarryHood

compound word having to do with a type of rear proturberance

2:41 pm

HarryHood

I don't think I got that last word right.

2:41 pm

MollyL

Cooling object + what a dog wags

2:41 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

2:42 pm

MollyL

Now Harry is making me think buttnose

2:42 pm

HarryHood

what a cute little buttnose

3:42 pm

BzznBea

Buttnose! LOL! Sounds like something I would have called my brother back in the day.

3:43 pm

BzznBea

I'm wasting time instead of being in the kitchen cleaning up after jammin'. And there are still more berries to deal with tomorrow...Oy Vey!

3:45 pm

Bugsaw

we are all wasting time in here Bea.

3:49 pm

BzznBea

Yes, but I finished the puzzle early this am...

3:50 pm

Bugsaw

Ah. Making jam takes speed and concentration. You deserve a rest. I am just waisting time because I don't want to start the chores still to do

3:53 pm

rururocks

Slackers

3:53 pm

Bugsaw

yup. ya got us

3:54 pm

BzznBea

I still have a gallon of blueberries to clean...<sigh>

3:55 pm

Bugsaw

I just freeze them whole and use them as I go but jam is different

3:57 pm

rururocks

Weâ€™ll have to Knick name Bea smuckers from here on out

3:58 pm

Bugsaw

homemade jan tastes so much better.

3:59 pm

BzznBea

Schmucker's is more like it. I had a friend ask me if I would make the jam if they picked the blueberries. I din't know they were going to bring me FIVE F'n gallons of blueberries...

4:00 pm

Bugsaw

how many will you keep for doing it? Take lots

4:01 pm

BzznBea

Probably a dozen half pints.

4:01 pm

Bugsaw

good plan

4:01 pm

BzznBea

I already put up 10 half pints.

4:02 pm

Bugsaw

they make great gifts - hint, hint, wink, wink

4:02 pm

BzznBea

It is my friends' and families favorite and I send them out in Christmas packages.

4:02 pm

Bugsaw

Exactly. Everybody wins.

4:03 pm

BzznBea

In a week or two I will start with the peach jam, another big favorite. Also will have to make apple butter this year as that is all gone.

4:04 pm

Bugsaw

what do you put apple butter on?

4:04 pm

Bugsaw

please excuse the dangling participle - just in case Jillibus is watching

4:05 pm

BzznBea

You probably didn't see the comment I made about distributing 2.5 TONS of mulch throughout my yard on Tuesday. Heat index over 100F...

4:06 pm

BzznBea

Apple butter is used the same way as jam/jelly.

4:06 pm

Bugsaw

Does not sound like it was the right day to do that Bea. Well done

4:07 pm

rururocks

Makes a chilled cocktail reading about mulch and heat I dex

4:07 pm

BzznBea

No, but I wasn't going to let Mr. Bea do it alone. He wante to get more for the following day....NO!

4:07 pm

rururocks

Index

4:08 pm

rururocks

Tell him more is too much

4:08 pm

rururocks

Mulch

4:08 pm

rururocks

Wrecked my own joke

4:08 pm

Bugsaw

How deep did you put it? I can't imagine anything would grow thru 2.5 tons of anything.

4:08 pm

BzznBea

LOL! You messed that one up!

4:09 pm

rururocks

Wanted that pun to manure

4:09 pm

rururocks

I mean mature

4:10 pm

BzznBea

We have almost an acre of yard and landscaping.

4:10 pm

Bugsaw

Wow. I have half that and 2 tiny gardens are all i want to play with

4:11 pm

rururocks

Well you have a large barge too

4:12 pm

BzznBea

Mr. Bea loves to play in the yard. And now that I have Master Gardener certification, I want to redo it all. =)

4:12 pm

Bugsaw

and tonnes and tonnes of JUNK

4:12 pm

BzznBea

Ru, guess what I have growing in my yard?

4:13 pm

rururocks

Grapes?

4:13 pm

rururocks

Sunflowers?

4:14 pm

BzznBea

Zucchini!

4:14 pm

rururocks

Lol

4:14 pm

BzznBea

Larry planted three hills of squash. One was zucchini.

4:15 pm

rururocks

Ok. WAter out my nose now

4:16 pm

BzznBea

He wants to till up our side yard and plant a garden next spring. Remember that we are on a corner lot in downtown.

4:17 pm

BzznBea

We are also going to landscape with blueberry bushes...

4:17 pm

Bugsaw

lots of hungry people will be hanging around your house

4:18 pm

BzznBea

They don't have to hang around. I deliver...

4:18 pm

rururocks

Cindy should deliver for you

4:18 pm

Bugsaw

good for you Bea.

4:18 pm

BzznBea

LMAO!

4:19 pm

BzznBea

We had a zoom meeting today. I had taken off my shirt while making jam and was only wearing a camisole.

4:20 pm

BzznBea

Quickly ran in a put my shirt back on.

4:21 pm

BzznBea

I'm off to feed the hungry people in my house...Bug, it as a pleasure chatting with you.

4:21 pm

Bugsaw

I think that is the best part of this. You can wear pyjama all day and never worry that someone will just drop by.

4:22 pm

Bugsaw

bye. We finally got some summer weather here ruru

4:26 pm

hokie carla

oh, I had a squash the other day, need to go see if the squirrels got it yet

4:32 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

4:33 pm

Bugsaw

hey trif

4:35 pm

Trifioso

hello bugs.

4:35 pm

Trifioso

another tricky little grid

4:36 pm

Bugsaw

I hope your days is going well. I just finished and should be off. My last word was oo 6 an Inuit word

4:36 pm

Trifioso

oooh, I see that! thank you!

4:40 pm

Trifioso

count for the middle e please?

4:41 pm

moolingwa

e6 and e7

4:41 pm

Trifioso

thank you. i just cannot see them

4:50 pm

penquis

the em 7 is from the lone E in the fourth row, the one on the right....the 6 is from the middle E....

4:50 pm

Trifioso

thank you penquis. how are you today?

4:50 pm

moolingwa

oh yes, my mistake...there's an e5 from the middle

4:50 pm

penquis

fine, thanks....you?

4:51 pm

Trifioso

fine thank you. my ankle is still barking, which is annoying, but every day is a little better. i am SO impatient

4:51 pm

penquis

It's even harder to be patient right now, I think....sorry about your ankle....

4:52 pm

Trifioso

watching cnn -- appalled to see that people are having what they are calling "covid parties" -- trying - TRYING - to get the virus.

4:53 pm

Trifioso

also, the white house has now BANNED the CDC from testifying on the matter of when schools should return. WTF????? I cannot understand why they would take that position

4:54 pm

penquis

because Trump wants all kids back so the employment rate might go up and help him win in November...it's all about reelection.....

4:54 pm

moolingwa

Well the second one is easy to explain...

4:55 pm

MollyL

I don't get it. Why are people trying to get the virus? Do they think it will make them immune in the future?

4:55 pm

penquis

i have to get dinner going....bbl to find my last 40....bye all....

4:56 pm

moolingwa

I think that's the general belief Molly...although there's no certainty on that at this point of course

4:57 pm

NANCY

the idiots who are having covid parties

4:58 pm

NANCY

are trying to prove it is bogus. they bet money and the first one to get the virus wins the pot. even though they are so dumb that the whole thing makes no sense.

4:59 pm

Trifioso

this is why people hate americans

5:00 pm

MollyL

Americans are not the only people who do stupid things.

5:00 pm

moolingwa

ignorance does not have national boundaries

5:01 pm

Trifioso

no, of course not, but other nations are managing covid. we have no leadership, and are not

5:01 pm

MollyL

Thank you moolingwa. I am so tired of the America bashing here.

5:02 pm

periwinkle

help with 2nd an7 pls

5:02 pm

Trifioso

im tired of america being profoundly stupid

5:02 pm

moolingwa

Well I think there's also a cultural thing at play here too Trif...one of the things that has made the US successful, is unfortunately a weakness in this instance

5:03 pm

Trifioso

ignoring science is completely stupid. Making a virus political is beyond foolish

5:03 pm

moolingwa

the freedom that is inherent in the US system, which has allowed creativity and innovation, is a weakness when dealing with a pandemic. In a totalitarian state, it's much easier to impose public measures

5:04 pm

phandmd

hello

5:04 pm

NANCY

amen trif, too bad we have a stupid pres. not leading but mis leading the country

5:05 pm

Trifioso

i really dont want to argue this, because the facts are irrefutable. France, germany, ireland, canada, new zealand. NONE of those are totalitarian states. They are places where people had strong leadership, their leader listened to science and put the health of their people ahead of political aspirations, and have death counts WAY lower than ours. Blaming China for it is childish. We have some of the best scientists on earth in the USA - they left a playbook, and scientists and experts weighed in. They were ignored

5:06 pm

Trifioso

amen nancy. And look what it has cost, in lives

5:06 pm

moolingwa

New Zealand and Iceland are Islands

5:06 pm

MollyL

That is a very good point moolingwa. And one of the reasons that people keep living here, instead of "moving to Canada" like they say they will, is because of the advantages they get here that they would not get elsewhere.

5:07 pm

moolingwa

New Zealand shut their borders immediately, they are also governed by a single body which allows for rules to be enforced quickly

5:07 pm

Trifioso

is there anything you can't explain away? We FAILED at the covid response, and we are still failing.

5:07 pm

moolingwa

Iceland, in addition has only about 250,000 people

5:07 pm

Trifioso

im not arguing this with you

5:08 pm

moolingwa

Well my point is this Trif...I think even if Hillary Clinton was president, you'd still have people like Greg Abbot (Tx), Ron DeSantis (Fl) and Brian Kemp (Ga) doing the things they're doing

5:08 pm

Trifioso

and they would face immediate sanctions and consequences.

5:08 pm

moolingwa

The federated structure of government in the US means that you're not going to have a unified response, even if the Federal government is taking the lead

5:10 pm

moolingwa

I think it would be near impossible to close the borders on a state, like they have in Australia with respect to Victoria

5:11 pm

NANCY

I live in Fl mool and i disagree about our ass governor. we all had so hopes when he was elected that he might be a decent govern. He is nothing but trumps puppet and is so far up his butt and noone i know cant stand him anymore

5:12 pm

MollyL

Moolingwa, great points, but you are wasting them on deaf ears. To some,Trump is the evil one responsible for all the bad stuff in this country.

5:12 pm

NANCY

can stand him

5:12 pm

Trifioso

I am hoping that Dr. Fauci gets Time Magazine's person of the year. THAT would be great. He has worked so hard

5:13 pm

NANCY

oh yes I vote for Fauci trif

5:13 pm

Trifioso

not alone, molly. He, and the corrupt, complicit enablers are to blame. Not trump alone

5:13 pm

moolingwa

Well Nancy, I certainly had different expectations for DeSantis. I lived down in Miami for around 8 years, and Florida is certainly a special place, but I didn't expect DeSantis to be much more than a shallow thinker

5:14 pm

Trifioso

what an absolute NON shock to hear you defending trump. I should have figured that one out long ago.

5:14 pm

moolingwa

You think I'm a Trump defender?

5:15 pm

Trifioso

no, not you mooling

5:15 pm

moolingwa

Oh, sorry...you mean DeSantis

5:15 pm

Trifioso

no, I meant mollyL.

5:16 pm

NANCY

well mool, look for the Governor Disasterous to take our numbers up past New York with his horrible non leadership. No face mask order, open everything, etc.

5:17 pm

MollyL

I'm not defending Trump. And I am not a Trump supporter.

5:17 pm

moolingwa

I'm sorry Nancy...the choices weren't great in Florida, they seldom are...but he's possibly the least effective governor in the state, Brian Kemp is a close second

5:18 pm

Trifioso

uh huh. sure.

5:22 pm

MollyL

Really Trif? Uh huh, sure? Just because I don't think ranting and raving about a terrible President will solve our COVID problems doesn't mean I support Trump. Like I said, I don't and never have.

5:30 pm

Soodle

My tuppenceworth. A rudimentary Google search using the words â€˜Trump & Covidâ€™ will throw up links to Trump calling it KungFlu, Trump stuttering over pronunciation of various medications, Trump advocating the ingestiin

5:31 pm

Soodle

Ingestiin of

5:32 pm

Trifioso

sooooodle! Thank god!

5:33 pm

Soodle

Ingestion of bleach, Trump assuring his people he is not a doctor.... The man is off his rocker. I said it before & I repeat. He should be done for genocide.

5:35 pm

Soodle

Hey Trif. I know Iâ€™ll be slapped down for my views as I am not American, but this gobshiteâ€™s policies have global consequences.

5:36 pm

Trifioso

not by me, dear one. I was once a very proud american. hope to be one again

5:39 pm

Trifioso

im taking a break. hope to be back later

5:39 pm

Soodle

Trif, I wasnâ€™t expecting you to slap me down. And I donâ€™t expect the Babble Police to slap me down until reinforcements arrive. Iâ€™m standing by....

5:41 pm

NANCY

I am with you soodle

5:41 pm

Trifioso

babble just IS NOT the place it once was. And I am so sad.

5:44 pm

rururocks

trif.. that's just not true.. sorry you feel that way, but it's not true

5:45 pm

Soodle

And here comes the Cavalry......

5:46 pm

rururocks

a bit dramatic aren't we today soodle?

5:47 pm

Soodle

You think, Ru? Slap me down a bit more, why donâ€™t you?

5:47 pm

ChrissieDee

Soodle, youâ€™re fab, you always make me smile and not put off from speaking your mind

5:48 pm

rururocks

you are ridiculous have a great day

5:53 pm

Soodle

Oh Chrissie, Iâ€™m sick of the bullying that goes on here. Iâ€™m on the â€˜naughty listâ€™ and Iâ€™m fine with that. I just like to highlight the bullying every now and again.

5:56 pm

MollyL

Good God people, grow up. Others can express a difference of opinion without it being referred to as "bullying" or "being slapped down".

5:56 pm

ChrissieDee

Have you been able to visit famiky

5:56 pm

ChrissieDee

Family yet soodle

5:59 pm

ChrissieDee

I get to see all my 4 grandkids in 2 weeks, canâ€™t wait

6:01 pm

ChrissieDee

But you are the bully Molly. You just always try to turn it round so youâ€™re the victim

6:01 pm

Soodle

Nope, and itâ€™s killing me Chrissie. We facetime daily - but when my son told me the little fella was looking behind the phone to see where Grandma was, my heart almost broke. You lucky lady!! I envy you. Enjoy every single snuggle. ðŸ¤—

6:02 pm

ChrissieDee

I will

6:03 pm

Soodle

And I concur with Chrissieâ€™s post @ 6.01

6:06 pm

ChrissieDee

Goodnight Soodle. Hope you get cuddles soon

6:06 pm

MollyL

I'm not trying to be a victim. I am perfectly capable of standing up for myself. I will let you all rave on. Just because some people are fueled my drama, doesn't mean I have to attend the performance. I have better things to do tonight.

6:08 pm

Soodle

Night Chrissie, and thank you. Also, thank you Nancy. Itâ€™s nice to get public support. A lot of Babblers are afraid of incurring the wrath of Molly

6:28 pm

welki

for what it's worth, and it's been years since i've put my two cents' worth into a fray, but what i think is that (1) it's not america-bashing, it's trump bashing, (2) if you say you have never and will never support trump, i challenge that you did support him when you refused to cast a ballot last election because you didn't "like" any of the candidates, and (3) if trump isn't ringing the death knell for the u.s.a., what is that i hear ringing? (for those who don't know me, i am both a canadian and u.s. citizen, american first and always.)

6:36 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks lickety and all cluers - fa7 compound word was my last

6:50 pm

Soodle

Plus one on everything Welki said. I totally agree.

6:51 pm

IndiaJan

hey soodlydo! have a bit of trouble again?

6:53 pm

rururocks

The only trouble is Soodle trying to create some. Good night

6:54 pm

Trifioso

soodle is NOT the one causing trouble, and we who have our glasses on straight know it. The trouble has ONE cause, and llots and lots and LOTS of us are sick of it

6:55 pm

lynxxx

Agreed

6:56 pm

Soodle

There I go again. Creating trouble. Letâ€™s not speak of snarking, or bullying or manipulating the chat. Letâ€™s just blame Soodle.

6:58 pm

Trifioso

I don t blame you, at all. Those of us who have been here for a while can mark a clear point when the chog took it's nasty, bullying, snarky turn. And it was NOT the day you started.

6:58 pm

Soodle

And Trif,Lynxx, India, Nancy, Chrissie & are all as crazy as Soodle...

6:59 pm

Trifioso

its really too bad. Chog used to be such a lovely place

7:00 pm

Soodle

Trif, my post @ 6.56 was in sarcasm font.

7:00 pm

lynxxx

Glad to know I am one of an extremely large group though - even though we don't get to talk with one another anymore

7:00 pm

Trifioso

remember when we used to say "the chog can solve any problem!" We used to give each other great advice, swap recipes and book recs, gardening and pet hints....I remember scrabbler giving out great baby advice, jmc with registering to vote help....once we all supported each other. Now its just snark, snark, snark

7:01 pm

dcseain

i do remember. from when i started playing 15 years ago.

7:01 pm

lynxxx

hi DC

7:01 pm

Soodle

Hey DC. ðŸ¤—

7:01 pm

dcseain

hello, Lyn, trifioso, soodle.

7:02 pm

dcseain

i made a cake from a 1918 recipe and frosted it with Italian meringue buttercream today.

7:02 pm

Trifioso

I have a student to tutor. I am glad to walk away. I used to love babble. Now it's so disappointing

7:02 pm

dcseain

Have a bit, with some Constant Comment (a spiced black tea) in the penalty box.

7:02 pm

dianedecoder

hey Soodle, I'm a bit "crazy" too....just like you ;-)

7:03 pm

Scrabbler

The photo of your cake is amazing, seain!

7:03 pm

dcseain

why thank you scrabbler

7:03 pm

lynxxx

oh yum DC - what was the cake ?

7:03 pm

Scrabbler

((Diane)) How are you holding up?

7:04 pm

Soodle

Hi Diane ((())). Thinking of you frequently x

7:04 pm

pam

Hi, all!

7:04 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Pam!

7:04 pm

dcseain

I made a half recipe of this, with blueberries and lime: https://www.bartleby.com/87/r1614.html

7:05 pm

dianedecoder

I am okay, Scrabbler. Life goes on and it is still wonderful, just changed. I miss him so much.

7:05 pm

Scrabbler

What a major loss, to lose a spouse.

7:06 pm

dcseain

deep sympathy, diane

7:06 pm

dianedecoder

It leaves a big hole, I admit. 63 years is a long time....we started dating at ages 17 and 19.

7:07 pm

dianedecoder

Thank you seain.

7:07 pm

Scrabbler

I am on call and was just called about one of my patients. He probably has lymphoma and will have surgery tomorrow. I have been crying for this boy and his family.

7:07 pm

lynxxx

Oh Diane, I am so sorry for your loss.

7:07 pm

dcseain

Oh, sorry to hear that, scrabbler

7:08 pm

Soodle

Virtual hugs Diane. What a huge loss

7:08 pm

dianedecoder

That is definitely another type of heartbreak....and you deal with it frequently, Scrabbler. :-(

7:08 pm

dianedecoder

Thank you lynxxx xx

7:09 pm

Scrabbler

We have had 3 kids diagnosed with cancer in the last 4 months.

7:09 pm

dianedecoder

those last xx's were on purpose.

7:09 pm

dcseain

oof. that's a lot. Grouped such that environmental causes are possible?

7:09 pm

lynxxx

That cake sounds fantastic DC especially with the meringue...I hope there was a special occasion to enjoy it for

7:10 pm

Soodle

Scrabbler, what an incredibly difficult job you have. You are an awesome woman

7:10 pm

welki

**group hug**

my guess is that we could all use one.

7:10 pm

Soodle

Count me in....

7:11 pm

dianedecoder

I felt that, welki !

7:11 pm

Scrabbler

3 very different kinds of cancer, but environmental triggers are likely in cancer.

7:11 pm

welki

diane, i was thinking about you - i did my version of golf on wednesday and thursday, would have made you REALLY laugh out loud

7:11 pm

stidgmere

From here in Western Washington, love and hugs to all our Babblemates. We have one point of agreement, Babble. Love you all.

7:11 pm

Scrabbler

Thanks, welki. I might drive up to the children's hospital tomorrow to visit the kid and mother. Only one parent is allowed to stay.

7:12 pm

dianedecoder

I may not golf much this summer, but will get back in the "swing" next year for sure. Have you been able to go to your "happy place"

7:13 pm

welki

scrabs, i know it's not a 'might,' but a 'will' - you're that kind of person/doctor/soul

7:13 pm

Lizlin

So sorry to read about your husband. Diane. Condolences to you and your family.xx

7:13 pm

dianedecoder

Thanks, Lizlin :-)

7:14 pm

welki

we're here now, diane - have had nearly two weeks of peace here. do you drive? i could book us a tee time for 9 holes just about any weekend, we have an extra cart, so we can 'distance'

7:16 pm

Scrabbler

You ladies can have fun!

7:17 pm

welki

we've probably passed each other on the road a couple of dozen times over the years, but have yet to meet face to face

7:17 pm

welki

(or mask to mask)

7:17 pm

dianedecoder

I'm not quite ready for that yet, but yes, I do drive . I just bought a 2018 KIA Sportage ( red ). Wally wanted me to have a dependable car with remaining warranty. I would have no problem driving to where you are. Our one daughter and hubby have a permanent spot at Silver Creek, near Camrose....right on the golf course. She calls it her "happy place"

7:17 pm

dianedecoder

bye for this time, Scrabbler

7:18 pm

Scrabbler

I need to go to bed and read. I work in the office tomorrow.

7:18 pm

welki

when you're ready, you know how to contact me, diane

7:18 pm

welki

g'night scrabs

7:18 pm

dianedecoder

We will meet one day Welki, I will make sure of that. You are only a stone's throw from our son's place.....well, a LONG throw, but not that far.

7:20 pm

Soodle

I donâ€™t play golf. I donâ€™t have a visa for Canada. But, by golly Iâ€™d love to be joining you ladies for a good walk wasted following a tiny dimpled ball around a big field with little holes. ðŸ¤ª

7:20 pm

welki

let's make it sooner, rather than later

7:21 pm

welki

pssst, i don't play golf either - what i play is locally called 'whack, f**k" - hit the ball and then curse

7:21 pm

dianedecoder

well, I'm going to have supper and rewind the news back to 6:00 and see what is going on in our world. I hope there's something enlightening!

7:21 pm

pam

So sorry, Diane. And Scrabs, that is tough....

7:21 pm

welki

but i do have fun

7:21 pm

welki

nice to 'see' you, diane

7:21 pm

dianedecoder

Yes, welki, let's do that !

7:21 pm

dianedecoder

Thank you pam.

7:22 pm

Soodle

ðŸ¤—

7:22 pm

welki

<-- has always wanted to go flyfishing in ireland

7:22 pm

dianedecoder

be back later to finish my last 25 words.

7:24 pm

Soodle

Welki. I live by the banks of the River Boyne. You & your fishing rods would be welcome anytime.

7:25 pm

IndiaJan

i have always wanted to go to Ireland as well, hopefully sooner than later

7:32 pm

welki

there's good fishing on the river boyne, and it's our practice to catch/release - maybe someday

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello welk

7:36 pm

welki

hi, owl

7:38 pm

mkg

hi all. just starting. any clues for the 7s? ty with stats please.

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

crazy grid. have 122 and no 7 letter words!

7:40 pm

mkg

wow owl. amazing. ty

7:41 pm

welki

ce 7/36 - add something to a concrete mix

7:41 pm

welki

(and by something, i mean an extra letter at the end)

7:42 pm

mkg

got ce 7! ty.

7:43 pm

welki

now, try an 7/32 - a blood disorder, low red cell count in england

7:44 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks welki :-)

7:45 pm

welki

owl, i watched an old video of eric clapton, sheryl crow and vince gill doing don williams' 'tulsa time' - was grrrreat!

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just came in from a walk/ saw two young bucks just meandering from yard to yard.

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

sounds great!

7:45 pm

welki

i saw two young bucks once, but that was a long time ago .... and in a bar

7:46 pm

mkg

that british blood disorder is hard to get. adding other vowels all over the place and not getting it yet. but ty for clue

7:46 pm

welki

you'll get it

7:46 pm

mkg

finally got it. wow. ty

7:51 pm

mkg

missing the i words. clues please. ty

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

:D

7:52 pm

LuvWordGames

ic 6/24 cometh

7:53 pm

mkg

ty. that is so not a word. but ty. got it. it is two words for sure

7:55 pm

mkg

i welcomd stats and clues for the other i word. ty. also need the o words. ty

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

why will this mot take latina?

7:57 pm

welki

no lo sÃ©

7:57 pm

phandmd

good evening

7:58 pm

welki

well, i have to go turn things around in the oven - have a good night, everyone

7:58 pm

LuvWordGames

em 6/21 please?

7:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

caramba

7:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, welk.

7:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi phan

8:02 pm

mkg

still dont see the o words.

8:03 pm

mkg

i have om 4. sorry. but others dont see.

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

add a suffix

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night, all

8:03 pm

phandmd

how are you, TO?

8:03 pm

phandmd

good night

8:09 pm

Uneaixoise

En6?

8:11 pm

phandmd

I have one, most animals have one, add that to the EN

8:12 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!!

8:15 pm

phandmd

glad to help. I had just found it and haven't listed so I didn't know if that would be the one or not.

8:15 pm

phandmd

I try to get 1/2 way before listing, but this is a hard puzzle

8:18 pm

mkg

still missing e word for the E fourth column. any stats? ty

8:20 pm

ChampFit

Me too! Clue please?

8:21 pm

mkg

just got it: add vowel to the em 6 for the em 7.

8:21 pm

mkg

em+vowel + cheap metal that is used for cans. is em 6

8:21 pm

phandmd

what is the em 6?

8:21 pm

mkg

add vowel for the 7

8:21 pm

mkg

off to sleep. night all

8:21 pm

ChampFit

That would be fabulous if I had the freaking em 6

8:23 pm

ChampFit

So sorry...you all crossed in cyberspace. Thank you!

8:41 pm

phandmd

can I have a clue for the first AN 7?

8:51 pm

bookwomen

do you have the an 6? add the first vowel after an

8:54 pm

phandmd

Thank you, Book

8:54 pm

bookwomen

yw

8:55 pm

phandmd

well, it is 10 pm. I guess I will go to bed now. Getting up early to take puppy to dog park and then on a hike before it gets way too hot...

8:56 pm

bookwomen

have fun

11:22 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

11:30 pm

westford

Fireworks for me as well. Last word wi6/36.Cotton Gin Man without the H

11:49 pm

Lilia Akiyama

Hello ^-^

11:49 pm

Justinium

Hello world!

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