12:10 am
cybernan
Name that town in NS
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:20 am
marksdolly
ty lickety!!
12:23 am
Sam Snead
About time the dictionary accepted words like meme
12:39 am
broll
phantom: octopus
12:41 am
marksdolly
41 left, be back in the am to finish, good night babblers
1:16 am
SueMagee
Thanks, jess.
7:14 am
MollyL
*Drops a pin, to hear the sound*
7:43 am
periwinkle
Bonjour, Tout le Monde
7:43 am
periwinkle
back from laundromat. and I bought tonic, not at the laundromat tho
7:45 am
MollyL
Peri is armed and ready for the weekend
: D
7:46 am
periwinkle
not doing so well with this grid
7:46 am
periwinkle
nothing bigger than a 6 and three blank tiles
7:49 am
periwinkle
help with bottom E and right E pls
7:52 am
dan2bit
em5/14 bottom
7:53 am
dan2bit
morning all!
7:53 am
Trifioso
morning friends
7:53 am
periwinkle
ty looking
7:54 am
Trifioso
lol I read that as "try looking" and thought it was rather abrupt!
7:55 am
periwinkle
ty dan
7:55 am
periwinkle
I would never be abrupt to you or anyone Trif. good morning
7:55 am
Trifioso
of course not peri, that's why it's funny
7:56 am
periwinkle
help with right E pls and then I will go sort out clean laundry since the "maid" has the day off
7:56 am
dan2bit
do you mean left E, per?
7:57 am
periwinkle
yes dan
7:57 am
periwinkle
or the other right :)
7:57 am
dan2bit
ed5/16 is one, haven't got the other
7:57 am
periwinkle
got up early to go to laundromat so not quite as focused. that is my excuse and I am sticking to it
7:58 am
Trifioso
got you in a spin, peri?
7:58 am
rururocks
or hitting the suds?
7:58 am
periwinkle
haha Trif
7:58 am
periwinkle
and ruru
7:58 am
rastapopolous
there are 2 ed5/16
7:58 am
periwinkle
aha ty rasta
7:58 am
periwinkle
one comes from the 2nd column.
7:59 am
periwinkle
not seeing the em5 from left column E tho
7:59 am
rastapopolous
the em5 is from the bottom E
7:59 am
periwinkle
got the missing one. bbl once I am all sorted out or at least my laundry is
8:02 am
Trifioso
do both the words from the u head in the same direction?
8:02 am
Trifioso
sorry, all three, i mean
8:06 am
72 Temple Owl
one heads up, to the right
8:08 am
SamanthaJoy
To make a friend with someone is to embud them. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
8:09 am
rururocks
embud is to harvest pot in mendocino
8:09 am
SamanthaJoy
I love when words have double meanings.
8:38 am
MLFAN17
is the first column e .. ed or em?
8:38 am
Cosmo Kramer
one is ed5/16
8:39 am
MLFAN17
i have ed 5/6?
8:44 am
MLFAN17
2nd column bottom e stats pls?
8:44 am
LuvWordGames
em 5/14
8:46 am
MLFAN17
luv can you clue it pls?
8:47 am
LuvWordGames
e + fix something like a tear in your clothes
8:47 am
phaeton
there is an em5/14 from the bottom E
8:48 am
MLFAN17
thats teh one i am trying to figure out phae:)
8:48 am
LuvWordGames
I just clued it MLF
8:48 am
MLFAN17
luv i know i got it ty:)
8:51 am
phaeton
half way but no 7,8,or 9
8:55 am
montreal13
i'm on 2nd line and i got a ST7/44, a past tense...
8:56 am
LuvWordGames
clue for one 7/8 combo-think Halloween
8:58 am
montreal13
and now a DE7/40, a plural
9:00 am
montreal13
np phae ☺
9:00 am
welki
hi, babblers
9:00 am
montreal13
ty Luc, got the combo !
9:01 am
dan2bit
st7/36 payment
9:01 am
montreal13
tks dan !
9:01 am
welki
fyi - mudmen is not a word.
9:02 am
montreal13
thanks welki, would have tried it
9:02 am
HarryHood
nor optout
9:03 am
montreal13
ty Luv, (not Luc sigh...) got the combo !
9:03 am
dan2bit
"potpie" does not exist in the puzzle. well now I'm hungry
9:04 am
LuvWordGames
yw montreal, no problem with luc-I can use all the luck I can get right now lol
9:05 am
LuvWordGames
si 6 are tv shows that are supposed to be funny
9:05 am
phaeton
never mind what isn't in the grid...concentrate on what is!! lol
9:05 am
LuvWordGames
yw phae
9:06 am
dan2bit
40 left, mostly P words
9:07 am
montreal13
have 12 from upper P...and not reached the bottom one yet...
9:08 am
phaeton
I need 22 P words
9:10 am
welki
if you've got a pt in your eye
9:10 am
LuvWordGames
thanks welki
9:10 am
montreal13
ends in involuntary facial movement
9:14 am
phaeton
hah! got the 9
9:15 am
montreal13
bbl for last 42 - missing 3 Ps from upper one and 7 from the bottom one - have a great day all and stay safe
9:18 am
bonkler
morning all! is the 9 a compound word?
9:20 am
mkg
difficult grid for me. any clues for the bottom croner i? or E next to it?
9:21 am
phaeton
im5/18; im6/33
9:22 am
mkg
ty got the E word as well.
9:23 am
mkg
didnt get im words though. clues welcome
9:23 am
ALC
got the E word. Thank you
9:23 am
JaxH66
Po8/9. Yes compound
9:24 am
phaeton
im and a color minus the L
9:24 am
mkg
ty phae. got it.
9:24 am
mkg
got both. on to po word.
9:24 am
bonkler
ty jax, shall monkey
9:24 am
mkg
any clues for the po words?
9:26 am
mkg
got both po words. ty
9:27 am
mkg
missing all the 7s. clues and stats welcome
9:28 am
MLFAN17
mkg cu6/7 is a copound word
9:29 am
mkg
missing u words too.
9:29 am
MLFAN17
a clue in the earlier chat said a 8 has something to do with Halloween?
9:30 am
mkg
is the m 4/5 a u word? confused.
9:30 am
mkg
i dont recall asking for an m word clue. missing u words.
9:31 am
LuvWordGames
pr 6/24 please?
9:31 am
bonkler
hallowe'en requires a good co7 the pt
9:32 am
mkg
not seeing um word.
9:32 am
MLFAN17
ohhhhh ty and hello bonk
9:32 am
mkg
found the um words but never hear or saw them before. weird. ty for clue.
9:33 am
MLFAN17
mkg i monkeyed it:)
9:33 am
mkg
one last need: the E first column is still blank. any clues? ty
9:33 am
mkg
i also monkeyed it. not a real word.
9:34 am
mkg
just looked at meaning and no wonder i never saw it before.
9:34 am
bonkler
ed 5/16 mussolini minus the L
9:35 am
MLFAN17
does the 9 start with po4 a body of water?
9:35 am
mkg
got en 5. so nbt and nbs. ty all cluers.
9:35 am
LuvWordGames
po 9 is to delay something
9:36 am
mkg
no mlfan. it is a past tense word. present tense is the 8
9:36 am
phaeton
no starts with the right P
9:36 am
bonkler
crap... sorry
9:36 am
MLFAN17
yeah thats what i thought bonk .. but obviously wrong po
9:36 am
MLFAN17
ty got it
9:47 am
hurshy
it's a sort of medically word, to do with the wet places like your mouth, nose, and eyes
9:47 am
hurshy
phantom: utopia
9:48 am
moolingwa
morning all, happy Friday
9:48 am
hurshy
morning moo
9:51 am
moolingwa
hey hursh
9:54 am
phaeton
last word...cu5/14...just can't see it
9:54 am
hurshy
the first cu5/14 the deepest
9:55 am
moolingwa
baby I know
9:57 am
MollyL
When it comes to being lucky she's cursed
9:57 am
phaeton
there is only one cu5/14...
9:58 am
hurshy
yeah, the whole thing was the clue, phae, it's song lyrics where i smushed two words together to make the cu5/14
9:58 am
MollyL
Hursh is cluing song lyrics
9:58 am
moolingwa
I thought it was a clever clue
9:58 am
MollyL
I thought it was great
9:59 am
phaeton
sorry just a little dense today
9:59 am
hurshy
it's a bagel day
10:00 am
hurshy
(cause bagels are dense)
10:00 am
MollyL
If we are going dense food, let's go chocolate
10:00 am
hurshy
chocolate isn't always dense
10:01 am
hurshy
sometimes it is light and fluffy
10:04 am
hurshy
that is why i do not get why people are so fond of bagels though, because they are just way too dense
10:05 am
hurshy
i'd always rather have a nice (english) muffin
10:06 am
hurshy
here i go, killing the chat with my overly judgmental food opinions again
10:08 am
MollyL
You are entitled to your opinions Hursh. (Bets Hursh likes scones)
10:08 am
hurshy
scones good yes
10:09 am
MollyL
I had some orange/cranberry scones a while back that were amazing.
10:10 am
hurshy
now i want to make some scones
10:11 am
moolingwa
in New Zealand we include what are called biscuits here in the US as scones
10:11 am
hurshy
yeah, i mean, the only difference between US biscuits and scones is that scones have a little sugar in the recipe
10:11 am
MollyL
Scones are much better than biscuits
10:12 am
MollyL
But I do like some biscuits and sausage gravy now and again.
10:13 am
hurshy
phantoms; embed, emeu
10:13 am
moolingwa
Of course the term biscuit is already applied to cookies, so there's that
10:14 am
moolingwa
condemn as well hursh
10:15 am
hurshy
and denim
10:17 am
hurshy
woohoo, monkeyed a pair of um words
10:17 am
MollyL
I love the term "digestive biscuits" for graham crackers. Makes them seem medicinal.
10:17 am
moolingwa
In NZ, digestive's were a kind of graham cracker with chocolate on the bottom
10:17 am
hurshy
makes them sound like they won't taste good
10:17 am
amelu0218
Biscuits and mater gravy (if made well) are the bomb-diggity.
10:18 am
hurshy
bomb-diggity? nice.
10:18 am
MollyL
I've never had tomato gravy
10:19 am
MollyL
Oh it has bacon in it. I'm in.
10:20 am
moolingwa
In Philly a significant portion of the population call pasta and sauce - macaroni and gravy
10:21 am
hurshy
i know i'm weird but even before i went off meat, i never did like bacon. i like the flavor alright but the actual eating of it, the texture, idk what it is exactly...
10:21 am
amelu0218
I much prefer it over sausage gravy, lol. Yes, I add bacon, ham, bell peppers, onions, etc... it's more of a stew, I guess, but still mostly gravy.
10:22 am
hurshy
but i always disliked sausage more than i disliked bacon lol
10:23 am
hurshy
Bs Bopped!
10:23 am
MollyL
A lot of Italian people refer to red sauce as "gravy"
10:24 am
hurshy
are there any PR words?
10:25 am
dan2bit
I don't have any, but still missing 5 from that P
10:25 am
MollyL
One pr word
10:26 am
HarryHood
ty molly!
10:26 am
HarryHood
hebrew plural of an ancient coin
10:26 am
hurshy
dang, i was expecting that one to be a no
10:26 am
MollyL
I had to look that one up Harry
10:27 am
hurshy
ugh, that sounds like the most egregious of coin word inclusions then
10:27 am
HarryHood
my daughter made pancakes....they taste like baking powder.....but good with coffee anyway
10:27 am
HarryHood
she loves to cook, but as much as I love her, she's just not that good at it.
10:27 am
MollyL
You are a good Dad to suffer in silence. : D
10:29 am
HarryHood
does an electronic cigarette make an ebutt?
10:29 am
HarryHood
cause I can't fgure out that bottom E.
10:29 am
HarryHood
or would a khardashian robot have an ebutt?
10:29 am
MollyL
I hear you can buy some ebutt on the porno version of eBay
10:29 am
dan2bit
e + fix a rip
10:30 am
HarryHood
ty dan :)
10:30 am
HarryHood
(though I like ebutt better)
10:30 am
HarryHood
hah! good one molly
10:30 am
dan2bit
can I have a clue for the other H? I have the sewing related pt
10:31 am
dan2bit
never mind it was a 4 I hadn't tried - peri'ed it
10:31 am
hurshy
well, i haven't found either 8 or the 9, anyone want to tell me what to look for?
10:31 am
dan2bit
ty hursh
10:31 am
dan2bit
po8/9 put off & pt
10:31 am
hurshy
ah cool thanks
10:32 am
HarryHood
8/9 if you push off your wedding a few months till corona is finished
10:32 am
hurshy
yeah, i do feel kinda bad for people in that situation
10:32 am
dan2bit
co7/8 done up for halloween
10:32 am
hurshy
thanks again, dan
10:32 am
hurshy
should have seen these, sigh
10:33 am
hurshy
phantom: rustic
10:34 am
MollyL
I feeel bad for a lot of folks. Graduates who didn't get graduations (or proms), people who have had to postpone weddings, new grandparents who can't get their hands on their new grandbabies (our Matty)
10:36 am
hurshy
that S sure is hard
10:36 am
HarryHood
oh! that co is twisty
10:36 am
dan2bit
if everybody took it seriously for 6-8 weeks, we'd be able to do what NZ has done. But we have too many people convinced that they don't have to change their behavior just because it would help others
10:39 am
HarryHood
I'm "attending" yet another zoom wedding on Sunday. I've already been to a few zoom funerals, 2 zoom bat mitzvahs and this will be my second zoom wedding.
10:40 am
hurshy
wow, i suddenly feel incredibly friendless, i haven't had any of those things! lol
10:40 am
HarryHood
alot of it is through my kids.
10:40 am
HarryHood
this wedding on sunday is my cousin's child
10:41 am
MollyL
I'm sad that people are having to celebrate those things via zoom
10:41 am
hurshy
guess the weddings are cheaper with no food to provide :D
10:41 am
moolingwa
I did my 50th birthday by zoom
10:41 am
moolingwa
On the plus side, I was able to have friends and family from around the world
10:41 am
HarryHood
and I feel guilty so I still send a gift...they end up doing pretty well.
10:42 am
MollyL
No food, no dancing, no cake, sniff
10:42 am
HarryHood
heppy bday mool
10:42 am
moolingwa
Oh, it was like 6 weeks ago :)
10:42 am
hurshy
now why didn't i think of a zoom birthday party? all i did was wear a dress and get myself sushi and fruit salad for lunch
10:43 am
HarryHood
oh dear hurshy that just sounds so sad. though I generally just have a beer for my birthday. on second thought that's what I do when it's not my birthday too.
10:43 am
hurshy
phantom: stupor
10:44 am
MollyL
*High fives Harry*
10:44 am
hurshy
i've only had like 3 really good birthdays
10:44 am
moolingwa
Sounds like a good practice HH
10:44 am
ch1212
I did my 60th birthday as a 'virtual party' on Facebook. Well, three of my older friends arrived on my doorstep with wine and presents, saying "Your invite didn't say what time the virtual party was starting, so we hope we didn't miss it!" lololol!
10:45 am
amelu0218
thankfully, this happened at a time in history when we are still able to be in contact with others by phoning, messaging and visuals via various apps.
10:45 am
HarryHood
that's sweet ch
10:45 am
MollyL
It's amazing how we all have different ways of celebrating. Wearing a dress and eating sushi and fruit salad sounds like my idea of a punishment. : D
10:45 am
HarryHood
I could go for some fruit salad.
10:45 am
hurshy
ok, i know a lot of people don't like sushi, but how can you not like fruit salad??
10:46 am
HarryHood
I just hate when it has bananas and they get brown.
10:46 am
moolingwa
Yeah, I'd do the fruit salad...not a fish eater though, sushi or otherwise
10:46 am
amelu0218
With ya on that one, Molly, lol
10:46 am
hurshy
yes, bananas should only be added at the time of serving
10:46 am
moolingwa
Passionfruit if you can get it
10:46 am
hurshy
mine had kiwi, mango, strawberries, and blueberries
10:47 am
HarryHood
wow you guys are fancy.
10:47 am
HarryHood
apples peaches and melon, maybe blueberries if they're in season.
10:47 am
MollyL
Hursh, I hate to break it to you, but I'm not a big cat lover either. *Gets the smelling salts for Hursh*
10:48 am
HarryHood
OK gotta go get stuff done. Been lovely - later!
10:49 am
hurshy
the biggest mistake people make with fruit salad is to put any kind of oranges in. they just overpower all the other flavors.
10:49 am
moolingwa
If it's any consolation I made pizza for dinner last night
10:50 am
MollyL
Consolation for what?
10:50 am
amelu0218
detailed toppings, mool, detailed toppings! lol
10:50 am
hurshy
i don't use apples either, because while i love apples, i don't feel that they fit with many tropical fruits and berries and stuff
10:50 am
moolingwa
artichoke, black olives, bell pepper, cherry tomato and some salami
10:50 am
cybernan
good morning all - another scorcher today
10:50 am
hurshy
i wish i could just find ONE more S word before listing
10:51 am
moolingwa
hey nan, happy friday
10:51 am
moolingwa
how about something you receive to offset the meal and expense costs while working hursh?
10:52 am
hurshy
yay, thank you moo!!
10:52 am
amelu0218
oh, yum! that sounds like a great combo! Will have to give it a whirl! (note to self, write it down)
10:52 am
moolingwa
Also use fresh spinach a lot, but didn't have any
10:54 am
moolingwa
if you're getting the artichoke out of the fridge, doesn't hurt to bring it to room temp first, and also good idea to drain it to avoid soggy pizza
10:54 am
amelu0218
white or red sauce?
10:54 am
moolingwa
likewise cherry tomato can help in that regard
10:54 am
moolingwa
used red sauce for that one
10:54 am
moolingwa
sometimes will do pesto instead
10:54 am
moolingwa
Naan bread works great for experimental pizzas
10:55 am
hurshy
i made pizza on some garlic naan and that was yummy for a base
10:55 am
hurshy
jinx, moo!
10:55 am
amelu0218
and season to taste... I like and it's been AGEs since I made pizza, lol.
10:55 am
moolingwa
Yeah, naan is great, you can even do it on the bbq
10:56 am
jwr
Hello hello hello
10:56 am
moolingwa
Grilled zucchini, japanese eggplant and bell pepper with fresh mozzarella on pesto on the naan...grill it up
10:56 am
hurshy
yeah that sounds great
10:56 am
moolingwa
Just grill the veg first, and then add to your naan
10:57 am
moolingwa
the japanese eggplant has a little more flavor than the regular, if you can find it
10:57 am
moolingwa
if you don't want to grill, you can also do it in oven
10:58 am
jwr
I can't believe it. It's working. I've been using Lickety to keep track (owe him lots of thanks) and hoping Dr. God would be able to recreate the rest of his universe, Now that I know you're all here, I
10:59 am
jwr
'm going out for some fresh air.
10:59 am
moolingwa
I knew I should've showered first
11:00 am
jwr
oh dear. Now I've gone invisible....
11:04 am
amelu0218
Hi jwr
11:04 am
hurshy
aHA i found it
11:04 am
hurshy
it is a funny type of TV show, usually 30 min
11:05 am
jwr
Oh hey. amelu are you invisible too?
11:05 am
amelu0218
usually, lol
11:07 am
jwr
well I never got any response from hurshy and moolingwa so i wondered. And who knows - technology ... sunspots ... viruses
11:07 am
jwr
how are you these days
11:09 am
MollyL
I’m invisible! Who are you?
Are you – invisible – too?
Then there’s a pair of us!
Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!
11:09 am
amelu0218
I am as well as I can be. No stressors in our local acreage, loll
11:09 am
amelu0218
no! we're a trio!
11:10 am
MollyL
Emily did love her punctuation marks !?!?!?!
11:10 am
jwr
something funny, Mol ... ah here
11:10 am
jwr
's ameluo back. Who's Emily
11:10 am
amelu0218
Lol. it's just that time of day.
11:10 am
jwr
I keep hitting ENTER
11:11 am
MollyL
Dickenson
11:11 am
jwr
seems like only two people can talk at once (that sounded like my mother at the dinner table)
11:12 am
MollyL
I thought that poem was somewhat famous. Maybe not.
11:12 am
jwr
how be ye, Molly
11:14 am
jwr
About Emily. I seem to remember all her lines came equipped with punctuation plus
11:15 am
jwr
did you have a particular one in mind
11:16 am
jwr
Ah weel. I do have to go out. Just dropped in on the off chance that the babble world was back to normal and I see it is ... almost. Later then.
11:18 am
periwinkle
I am stuffing me face with homemade guacamole and thin wheat cracker with a G&T because I can
11:21 am
periwinkle
my face even
11:23 am
periwinkle
help with po8/9
11:24 am
MollyL
They had to po8 their wedding due to COVID
11:24 am
periwinkle
you will be happy to know that clothes and linens put away and clean sheet on the bed. and I am talking to myself. :)
11:25 am
jwr
No you aren't, peri.
11:25 am
periwinkle
merci, Molly
11:25 am
jwr
And i am happy for you.
11:25 am
MollyL
Clean clothes, clean sheets, guacamole and a gin and tonic. Nothing wrong in your world.
11:25 am
jwr
agh. gone again.
11:26 am
periwinkle
and it is not in the 90's so that makes me happy. no sun today but that is ok
11:26 am
periwinkle
aw ty jwr
11:27 am
periwinkle
now if someone would find my missing 7s I would be very happy
11:31 am
MollyL
Which ones do you need?
11:31 am
bichon
A day not in the 90's lets hear it
11:32 am
jwr
come to san francisco, bichon
11:32 am
hokie carla
89F here right now, supposed to reach 94
11:35 am
hokie carla
woot! finished the vowels in the 1st row, that's unheard of
11:36 am
mixi6
bottom row gray.
11:36 am
hokie carla
well done. onto 2nd row here
11:37 am
cybernan
89 right now but it's only 9:30am -- supposed to get to 96 today - and not a breath of air
11:38 am
moolingwa
46 left here
11:38 am
moolingwa
First column and bottom row greyed
11:38 am
hokie carla
139 left here :D
11:39 am
hokie carla
I will never catch you
11:39 am
moolingwa
you'll catch me :)
11:42 am
M3
de 6 24 clue please
11:43 am
moolingwa
you know that gangster in chicago who got hit up for tax evasion?
11:43 am
moolingwa
same ending
11:43 am
moolingwa
ah, let me think then
11:44 am
hokie carla
I know he was at alcatraz and I know who it was but my mind is a complete blank LOL
11:44 am
hokie carla
but I did find de6/27 while looking, so thanks, M3
11:44 am
moolingwa
Think it was Deniro that portrayed him the movie
11:45 am
hokie carla
ok, now I rem.
11:45 am
hokie carla
not because of de niro, but it just came to me
11:45 am
moolingwa
Okay, well it has a 4 letter word as it's ending, which is also in the grid...but it's not a word that you've probably heard of outside of word games
11:45 am
moolingwa
cool hoke
11:46 am
moolingwa
yw mix
11:46 am
hokie carla
sometimes the word is preceded by corn
11:47 am
hokie carla
the 4, not the de6
11:47 am
moolingwa
well, there you go, learned something new
11:48 am
hokie carla
the 4 is a type of bread, just learned the de6 is like a law thing
11:48 am
moolingwa
so you take away bread from someone and you de6 ;)
11:48 am
hokie carla
yeah, very odd word any way you look at it
11:49 am
moolingwa
yeah, when you prepend corn it says it means rustic or unsophisticated, so I guess it was a basic bread
11:50 am
moolingwa
sorry M3, not sure we're helping you much here
11:50 am
M3
its ok ill keep looking :)
11:50 am
hokie carla
yeah, it's another name for cornbread in appalachia. source: grew up in appalachia.
11:50 am
M3
ahhhh got it ty folks#
11:51 am
hokie carla
I'm sure we've succeeded in cornfusing her greatly
11:51 am
moolingwa
yay M3
11:51 am
hokie carla
but de6 is a new one to me
11:51 am
moolingwa
these P's are tough today
11:52 am
hokie carla
yep, I need 5
11:52 am
moolingwa
8 here...but focusing on them now
11:52 am
car.eeyore
TGIF Babble friends!
11:52 am
hokie carla
also missing 2 m's from top row
11:52 am
Jeanius421
Clue for the 9?
11:52 am
moolingwa
it has 9 letters? sorry still haven't stumbled across that one
11:53 am
hokie carla
have not seen it yet, sorry
11:53 am
hokie carla
still technically on 2nd row because I keep chatting :D
11:54 am
moolingwa
well, those were some lame p's
11:54 am
moolingwa
1 to go on the top P, 5 on the bottom one
11:54 am
cybernan
ooh - just found a po 8-9
11:54 am
hokie carla
wow, just noticed the bottom one, thx
11:56 am
hokie carla
not potucopia
11:56 am
moolingwa
some of my meals end up as potucopias
11:57 am
cybernan
no - but a very common word - especially in the age of covid-19
11:57 am
moolingwa
oh duh
11:57 am
moolingwa
especially given our bread convo before
11:58 am
hokie carla
upper p?
11:58 am
moolingwa
I was looking at that prefix, was struggling to find something behind it....thx for the stats nan
11:58 am
moolingwa
no...bottom one, well at least to start with ;)
11:58 am
moolingwa
28 to go
12:01 pm
hokie carla
struggling on getting halfway on any 2nd row tile so far
12:02 pm
moolingwa
I still have 3 tiles open on the second row...most of any row
12:03 pm
moolingwa
E, C and S
12:03 pm
cybernan
top p closed but still need 4 from the bottom one
12:05 pm
cybernan
c, t and s for me
12:07 pm
hokie carla
well, I did manage halfway on the T & S
12:07 pm
cybernan
oh - just found an si 6 -- movie or tv series genre
12:08 pm
hokie carla
who knew enable would allow that, thx
12:08 pm
cybernan
ok -- enough - listing for the rest
12:09 pm
hokie carla
still 93 left here, still on 2nd row :D
12:10 pm
cybernan
keep forgetting that t is used instead of ed for pt with some verbs
12:10 pm
hokie carla
skipped ahead to last row and grayed that out!
12:11 pm
cybernan
my old english grammar teacher would be rolling over in her grave if she knew
12:12 pm
hokie carla
well, finished the 2nd row e but I was trying to find 3rd row e
12:15 pm
hokie carla
depom - cut the little ball off those old socks
12:15 pm
cybernan
co 7-8 please?
12:16 pm
cybernan
nm - found
12:16 pm
hokie carla
don't have
12:16 pm
hokie carla
no tengo
12:17 pm
cybernan
mu 6 please?
12:18 pm
hokie carla
what's the point total?
12:18 pm
cybernan
and it isn't mudmen
12:19 pm
hokie carla
LOL, I always miss "men" words and they are so arbitrary
12:20 pm
cybernan
lol - if only it was just the words that are abitrary and not the men themselves :)
12:22 pm
hokie carla
just got to the u and a little stumped, are these regular words?
12:23 pm
hokie carla
found a 4
12:23 pm
cybernan
not at all
12:23 pm
cybernan
plural it
12:24 pm
hokie carla
it looks plural already
12:24 pm
cybernan
need the mu 6/27 and the pr and pt 6's -- help please?
12:25 pm
hokie carla
if the pt6 isn't a regular babblet I probably won't get it. looking for the others now
12:26 pm
hokie carla
what are the point totals on the p's?
12:26 pm
cybernan
found the pr -- not many places to go on that one
12:27 pm
cybernan
24 on both
12:27 pm
hokie carla
and it's the lower p?
12:27 pm
cybernan
oh and monkeyed the pt
12:28 pm
cybernan
yes - would you like a clue
12:28 pm
hokie carla
sure
12:28 pm
origami
Hi folks. Nan, the mu is a membrane.
12:28 pm
Uneaixoise
Pt+ot4/5
12:28 pm
cybernan
pt + word having to do with hearing
12:29 pm
hokie carla
thx, une
12:29 pm
hokie carla
ori, I've been trying mucous and it's apparently the wrong membrane
12:29 pm
origami
You're on the right track, hokie.
12:29 pm
cybernan
the mu 6/27 comes from the 2nd col. m -- but no luck yet
12:30 pm
cybernan
keep trying mucous too
12:30 pm
Uneaixoise
Yw :-)
12:31 pm
penquis
very close....ends with spanish "thing"....
12:31 pm
origami
Lose the last u. It ends in a vowel
12:32 pm
MollyL
The mu is a Latin plural, I think
12:32 pm
cybernan
found it - ty - wish I spoke spanish
12:32 pm
hokie carla
whew, finally. thanks, village
12:32 pm
MollyL
*Gets out The Village People outfits
12:33 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* thanks for the help folks
12:33 pm
hokie carla
yikes, thanks for the visual
12:33 pm
cybernan
you realize I will now have YMCA running through my head all day!
12:33 pm
MollyL
I think Nan should be the Indian
12:34 pm
hokie carla
I am surprised you know that song, nan
12:34 pm
origami
Great. Now I have YMCA on an endless look in my mind.
12:34 pm
MollyL
And score! Nan knows The Village People
12:34 pm
cybernan
nah - I want to be the cop
12:34 pm
MollyL
She's holding back on us, I think. Nan is probably a secret grunge band follower.
12:36 pm
cybernan
my kids were in their teens in those days, carla
12:36 pm
hokie carla
I thought they were closer to my age
12:37 pm
cybernan
they range in age from 49 to 54
12:37 pm
hokie carla
ah, so the youngest is closer
12:39 pm
hokie carla
village people were late 70s I think, but YMCA has been played at every sporting event ever since
12:40 pm
cybernan
they were certainly in the 70's
12:40 pm
hokie carla
so I am glad that you actually got the reference ;)
12:41 pm
HarryHood
mmbop is in the grid too - a bow to the 90s
12:41 pm
hokie carla
wonder what those kids are up to
12:41 pm
cybernan
ok - need to stop procrastinating and get out the mop -- hagd everyone and stay safe
12:41 pm
HarryHood
and apologies in advance for putting that in your head
12:41 pm
hokie carla
LOL, I am singing it now! not a horrible song.
12:43 pm
Judi
Hiyas, kiddos. We also have a Disney elephant in the grid.
12:43 pm
hokie carla
well, I finally made it through. still have 5 tiles I did not reach halfway on. ugh. 58 left.
12:43 pm
hokie carla
huya judi, I tried dumbo and dumbos just in case
12:47 pm
Judi
Bah . Another annoying grid. I'm out.
12:47 pm
MollyL
Judi, red alert, Peri did massive laundry this morning, including sheets.
12:48 pm
MollyL
Harry, I have a friend who really loves her girls. I say this because she took them to a Hanson concert.
12:48 pm
HarryHood
I love my kids, but not that much.
12:50 pm
hokie carla
cosip - 2 people sharing a drink
12:50 pm
MollyL
I agree Harry. There are limits.
12:51 pm
MollyL
I paid a friend to take one of mine to a White Zombie concert.
12:51 pm
hokie carla
I think my parents took me to see the Oak Ridge Boys, not because I wanted to but because they did and just took me along.
12:51 pm
HarryHood
I've told my wife that I will under no circumstances go to disney.
12:51 pm
HarryHood
She can take them if she feels they're deprived.
12:52 pm
MollyL
I lucked out. Grandma took my kids to Disney.
12:52 pm
hokie carla
aww, I love Disney. that's actually one of our favorite campgrounds too. the youngest goes in the parks with me but the oldest and mr. homie mostly stay at the camper.
12:52 pm
hokie carla
I love Disney more than my kids.
12:52 pm
HarryHood
I would stay with Mr. Homie.
12:53 pm
MollyL
Me too, especially if beer is involved.
12:53 pm
hokie carla
there's definitely beer involved
12:53 pm
HarryHood
hah. party at the homie's camper
12:53 pm
hokie carla
with him, not me
12:53 pm
MollyL
Bring your guitar Harry
12:54 pm
HarryHood
no lines no waiting no princesses
12:54 pm
hokie carla
luckily I have boys, so there were never princesses.
12:55 pm
MollyL
No rides that involve listening to "It's A Small World After All"
12:55 pm
hokie carla
true story, the oldest waited in a fairly long line for Baymax when he was like 15
12:55 pm
HarryHood
is baymax part of disney where baywatch girls are dressed up with fairy wings?
12:56 pm
MollyL
*Lives in a cave* I had to look Baymax up
12:56 pm
hokie carla
baymax is from Big Hero 6
12:56 pm
HarryHood
carla, that clue does nothing for me.
12:56 pm
MollyL
I am unfamiliar with anything Disney that came along after my kids outgrew Disney
12:57 pm
hokie carla
it's actually a good movie. spoiler alert, the main character's parents die. that's not really a spoiler because it happens in literally ever disney movie.
12:57 pm
hokie carla
well, harry, you should watch Big Hero 6, I think you'd like it.
12:58 pm
hokie carla
Baymax is like an inflatable robot doctor
12:58 pm
HarryHood
ok - will look for it. I did enjoy some of the latest pixar movies. that one with the mexican land of the dead.
12:58 pm
hokie carla
yes, I just watched that one recently. really good.
12:58 pm
dan2bit
firewords! thanks lickety for my last 30 and all cluers. de6/24 was my last. like remove a king with a different final consonant
12:58 pm
HarryHood
yay dan!
12:59 pm
hokie carla
dan, did moo & I cornfuse you on that one earlier? well done
1:07 pm
BzznBea
Helloo friends! Just checking in to see what the grid looked like today.
1:08 pm
BzznBea
Not even going to start although is looks like fun as the first word I saw was bu4.6 and 5.16...
1:09 pm
BzznBea
Until next time!
1:24 pm
wvteach
stats for bottom left corner I pls
1:35 pm
hokie carla
hey, bea if you're still here. I took a shower break
1:35 pm
hokie carla
im5 and 6, teach
1:36 pm
hokie carla
oh, i see now that you left, bea
1:36 pm
hokie carla
reading is hard
1:39 pm
hokie carla
can anyone stat me up on the 1st col e?
1:41 pm
Cosmo Kramer
ed5/16 is one of them
1:41 pm
hokie carla
and how did bea see a bu4/6? statistically impossible, no?
1:41 pm
hokie carla
thx, kramer, looking now
1:43 pm
MollyL
Carla, the Mick Jagger of Babble...Stat me up, if you stat me up I'll never stop, never stop
1:43 pm
hokie carla
never never never stop
1:43 pm
hokie carla
or st4 I should say
1:44 pm
MollyL
Too late, get your ass in the PB at once
: D
1:44 pm
hokie carla
you were first!
1:44 pm
MollyL
Yes, but I live in the PB. That is why I tend bar there.
1:45 pm
hokie carla
I see
1:51 pm
saanichcat
hello everyone, I am so stuck on the first ou7/40...can anyone help? Thanks
1:52 pm
hokie carla
I don't have any, but will look
1:53 pm
hokie carla
well it's not having gone to the bathroom more than someone else
1:54 pm
saanichcat
nm got it, so easy I completely overlooked it!
1:55 pm
saanichcat
yeah carla, I tried that!
1:57 pm
aslindy
hello all
1:57 pm
saanichcat
Tempted to join Molly in the PB bar; it's that kind of day. See you tomorrow!
1:59 pm
hokie carla
bye! and hi
2:05 pm
hokie carla
well, I don't see me finding these last 38 without a list.
2:19 pm
amelu0218
*sets goal to 37 before listing*
2:19 pm
hokie carla
definitely should have seen some of these, so I think you've got a good chance
2:19 pm
amelu0218
lol, fat chance! I still have 74 and am getting bored...
2:20 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I get that
2:22 pm
hokie carla
a lot of mine were past tense, and I thought I tried that on everything
2:23 pm
amelu0218
woot! got one! even a blind squirrel finds the occasional nut, lol!
2:23 pm
hokie carla
well, that's it for me. I need a nap now.
2:24 pm
hokie carla
'til tomorrow!
2:31 pm
Mary
can someone clue the first ou7/40 pls?
2:41 pm
ChampFit
Is it "result"?
2:44 pm
grannyg
opposite of in + please **** in.
2:44 pm
Mary
Omg I had tried everything and it was so easy.. tyvm
2:45 pm
ChampFit
No, it's twisty...totally understand!
3:01 pm
bethanyej
bu6,36 anyone?
3:18 pm
stidmama
beth: british for rear end, past tense?
3:22 pm
rururocks
trumped
3:22 pm
rururocks
damn it
3:25 pm
stidmama
LOL ruru....
3:27 pm
stidmama
Ah, there we go, past halfway and NBT. Will work toward NBS later... be well all *poof*
3:58 pm
KnightTime
not biddened?
4:00 pm
rururocks
not yet KT not yet
4:11 pm
MollyL
I guess you're just biden your time.
6:03 pm
mkg
too bad botics isnt a word as iin robotics.
6:16 pm
mkg
any clues for co 7/8 combo? ty
6:16 pm
penquis
what you wear at Halloween....
6:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
stas for the 9 pls?
6:23 pm
penquis
po 9/72...it's a pl....
6:23 pm
grannyrose
hi TO. po9 is the past tense of po8/50
6:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
i want pit stop.
6:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi rose, how are you?
6:24 pm
grannyrose
loll, i tried it too
6:24 pm
penquis
sorry, it is a pt and not a pl....
6:25 pm
grannyrose
much better thanx TO. had treatment in hospital his week for the FM. new routine, worked well. no nausea this time and i could taste the food. very important...loll
6:26 pm
grannyrose
and yourself TO. last i 'saw' you, you were not feeling well.
6:26 pm
72 Temple Owl
glad to hear this.
6:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
awaiting test results.
6:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
still kicking! musikfest has begun!
6:28 pm
grannyrose
we have found out why our numbers of positive cv-19 are going up. we are now testing all inmates of aged care facilities and their staff, no exceptions. huge numbers. whole aged care facilities are being emptied into hospitals for better care.
6:30 pm
grannyrose
the waiting is almost the worst part. i truly empathise. i nearly chewed all my nails off.
6:30 pm
72 Temple Owl
good, as long as they do not send them back there to convalesce. that caused deaths here
6:31 pm
grannyrose
no. the plan is too keep them all 'locked down' in the hospital ward until all are well again.meanwhile the facilities are being deep cleaned.
6:32 pm
periwinkle
first bo5/14 pls
6:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am sick of being in. i am working at the festival next friday night. social distancing is enforced, must buy your table
6:32 pm
periwinkle
hi all
6:33 pm
grannyrose
i also feel for the staff. they no longer have paid work. fortunately our government is going to keep up the 'job keeper' payments for all.no questions asked.
6:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
wait, they fired them?
6:34 pm
grannyrose
hi peri. bo5/14, pl of bo4/6
6:34 pm
periwinkle
don't have the bo4/6
6:34 pm
grannyrose
no they haven't been 'fired'. just the people they were caring for are no longer at their work place.
6:35 pm
72 Temple Owl
they moved all of them?
6:35 pm
grannyrose
peri, b04/6, short for automaton + vowel
6:35 pm
grannyrose
yes, TO. without exception.
6:36 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh, got it
6:36 pm
periwinkle
ty rose
6:36 pm
72 Temple Owl
i need to buckle down to this one. good night, rose
6:36 pm
grannyrose
it's the only way to make sure all the sickies are found and cared for at the same time.
6:37 pm
grannyrose
night TO. happy babbling
6:37 pm
72 Temple Owl
what if one is not sick or positive?
6:38 pm
grannyrose
then they are moved into a shared room with others who are not positive. the obviously sick ones are put together.
6:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
ah, i see. bye!
6:40 pm
MollyL
It's sad. This virus seems to be wiping out the sick, elderly population.
6:41 pm
grannyrose
agreed Molly. but we are now also finding new borns with cv-19 too. it is so tragic.
6:42 pm
grannyrose
and with the 20-30 year olds not being compliant, that generation is dying too.
6:44 pm
grannyrose
that really doesn't leave a lot of fertile people to raise the next generation .
6:46 pm
MollyL
All due respect to all those comments, I'm not ready to believe that this is the end of everything.
6:49 pm
grannyrose
i pray it is not, too Molly. but the figures are mind-blowing. i'm not sure but i think we have passed the numbers form the Spanish flu pandemic in the early 1900's.
6:53 pm
MollyL
We human beings have an amazing resiliency. And I think that has to do with our capacity for hope and belief. This is the time for the collective soul to believe in the best.
6:54 pm
MollyL
Negative, doom and gloom vibes about what is going on don't really do any of us any good. Enough of my thoughts on this.
6:57 pm
grannyrose
thanx Molly. i acknowledge i was more than just a litle negative. it is the first time i have tried to put my thoughts on this virus into words. we must persevere through this. you are so right. and hope is one of the greatest ways to overcome despair.
6:58 pm
MollyL
That's okay. It's a hard thing to work through.
7:04 pm
lynxxx
Rose - You got to stop watching the 11am media address by Dan. Yes it is depressing and at the moment never ending down here in Victoria but it will if we can ALL do the right thing. PS Spanish Flu killed some 50 million and at 674 thousand for Covid (all worldwide) obviously doctors and scientists have made huge progress over the years and we all trust they will find a cure /vaccine for this one in the not too distant future.
7:08 pm
grannyrose
*wry grin* stopped watching Dan the man weeks ago. found it too hard . and thanx for the number crunch. i was wondering. btw i'm starting back with my psychologist hopefully next week. this last lock down has brought me dangerously low.
7:11 pm
jpc1966
At least other countries have leaders that care about the people. The United States has to put with a leader who only thinks about himself and his poll numbers.
7:16 pm
lynxxx
All we can do is stay safe Rose...and both of us can be grateful we are in comfortable homes with gardens we can go out into as many haven't got those luxuries. I assume you are doing things through your church? Like making masks! Anyhow, keep safe.
7:17 pm
grannyrose
jpc, my prayers have not stopped for the citizens of the USofA. it's been so tough watching all the shenanigans going on. i am a newly rcognised empath. which explains why i truly deeply feel others emotions.
7:19 pm
grannyrose
lyn, would you believe i am still cooking for the community? the only thing i can do is make soups which can be froze. under strict controls these are being given to those in the community who cannot fend for themselves. at least i know i may have stopped someone's hunger, if only for a little while.
7:19 pm
grannyrose
have a lovely day, lyn. enjoy the sunshine.
7:19 pm
mkg
hi all. 47 left. let see if i can make it by midnight
7:20 pm
grannyrose
hi mkg. howdy do ?
7:21 pm
mkg
oops sorry. doing well. down to 46 to go.
9:00 pm
Uneaixoise
Congrats!
9:53 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
diving in (hi all)
9:59 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
if only we had a F, there might be a Fembot in the grid
10:31 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
15 to go, argh, gotta run
10:52 pm
Uneaixoise
Clue for po8, 9?
11:07 pm
Uneaixoise
Anyone?
11:26 pm
Uneaixoise
2 of my last three words.....oh well
11:27 pm
grannyrose
po9, past tense po8/50. to put off, delay
11:28 pm
grannyrose
*whoop, whoop* here comes granny rose to the rescue ?? uh.... right ??
11:29 pm
grannyrose
oh dear... missed by this much <-->
11:30 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx rose!!!
11:31 pm
grannyrose
XXXXX you are so welcome une !
11:31 pm
grannyrose
so what's left, honey?
11:32 pm
Uneaixoise
Firewords!!
11:32 pm
grannyrose
WTG UNEAIXOISE !!
11:33 pm
Uneaixoise
Had forgotten to plural a word LOL
11:33 pm
Uneaixoise
WHEW!!
11:34 pm
grannyrose
easy done, dear. the number of obvious plurals i miss is devastating sometimes.