12:08 am
grannyrose
top row done... loll
12:11 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:32 am
cybernan
struggling with the st and ne 7's
12:32 am
hokie carla
I found an st7 that is a pl. I assume it is the one called
12:33 am
Gillie
Same ending as the ne7
12:34 am
cybernan
don't have the ne 7
12:35 am
Gillie
The ne7 could be a name
12:35 am
Gillie
Actually, I don't think it counts as anything but a proper noun.
12:35 am
cybernan
found both - ty
12:35 am
hokie carla
Yes, there was an actor in the 90s but I know nan won’t know ;)
12:36 am
cybernan
my parents had friends with that surname
12:51 am
cybernan
and crash -- see you tomorrow :)
12:51 am
hokie carla
Falling asleep here as well
12:53 am
rbud
need top left O, bottom right E, and second row i. any help appreciated. :D
12:54 am
marksdolly
top O is a type of tree
12:55 am
rbud
ah, got the E, should seen that one. the other two... working. Thanks, all!
12:55 am
SueMagee
Thanks, broll.
12:56 am
marksdolly
ty broll
12:57 am
rbud
I don't feel bad about not knowing the os5 an ix5, haha. Have them now, and nbt/nbs, yay!
12:57 am
broll
I only got it because I keep lists when a strange word comes up to refer back to later! yw all
12:57 am
hokie carla
I’m not seeing the upper i
12:57 am
broll
not active
12:58 am
grannyrose
in5/10 carla
12:58 am
hokie carla
Ah, there it is. I should go to sleep.
1:00 am
rbud
anyone besides me use morewords? it seems to have changed, and now I'm having trouble with having to force it to alphabetize, and other odd things it's never done before.
1:00 am
jessmom
same here rbud, it is very frustrating
1:00 am
hokie carla
No, I use a2z or bestwordlist
1:01 am
hokie carla
Seems like someone else was talking about it recently
1:02 am
marksdolly
I use Morewords
1:02 am
rbud
I don't want to have to learn a whole new thing, darnit. (whine, whine) ;)
1:02 am
marksdolly
and yes I have to change it each time I go on there to alphabetically :(
1:03 am
hokie carla
I didn’t like morewords the time or two I tried it
1:03 am
rbud
I like that it lets you use an exclusion list, so it doesn't give you words with letters that aren't in the grid.
1:10 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
1:11 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
1:11 am
licketySplitAUS
Had to do some maitainence on my PC :)
1:14 am
marksdolly
ty Lickety!
2:38 am
Karys
How do I change it to alphabetically please marks dolly ?
3:01 am
Uneaixoise
How can I make it go back to alphabetizing?
3:09 am
SummerBreeze44
Go to "sort" which is just below the "search" bar. It's a pain because you have to do it each time.
3:11 am
Karys
When I click on sort nothing happens
3:13 am
Uneaixoise
I don't see "sort"
3:16 am
Karys
Une ... if you type in a couple of letters as if you were searching for a word it comes up then
3:17 am
Uneaixoise
Aaahhhh
3:18 am
Karys
But nothing happen for me !!
3:26 am
Uneaixoise
Ditto....
3:58 am
dizgrannie
27 left for my coffee in the morn...night all
4:41 am
MollyL
For those of you frustrated with the change at morewords...I suggest contacting them. The more people who ask that alphabetical be reset as the default, the better chance it will.
morewords.com/contact
5:03 am
mattygroves
Done!
5:03 am
mattygroves
(As in, Morewords contacted)
5:04 am
mattygroves
(Not done with the grid - barely started)
5:13 am
MollyL
morewords made some changes before that people didn't like and then changed back. I hope they do the same now. I can't imagine why anyone would WANT the default to be words that come up randomly, instead of alphabetically.
5:41 am
godthaab
I've e-mailed them about that - have yet to hear back
5:43 am
MollyL
Good. The more requests they get, the more likely there will be a change.
5:58 am
wvteach
thanks for the contact just emailed them
6:16 am
mattygroves
i think they actually sort them by point value for Scrabble (or Words with Friends), but I'm not 100% sure
7:12 am
MollyL
You are correct Matty. They come up highest to lowest points.
7:12 am
MollyL
But um, isn't it cheating to use morewords for those games? : D
7:20 am
PastorJ
too bad orafix is a brand name. Common word in my age group.
7:21 am
wvteach
stats for 4th column I pls
8:35 am
phaeton
stats for corner O pls
8:38 am
hokie carla
good morning people
8:38 am
MLFAN17
this is a strange grid
8:39 am
hokie carla
I have 39 left from last night
8:40 am
MLFAN17
i havent been here that long and havent even found 39 words yet
8:42 am
hokie carla
I don't remember it being that bad. LOL
8:43 am
MLFAN17
oh well lol
8:44 am
MLFAN17
hokie do you have the corner e?
8:44 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :)
8:44 am
MLFAN17
good morning cyber
8:44 am
phaeton
whew...half way
8:44 am
MLFAN17
congrats phae
8:46 am
hokie carla
took the dog out - corner e is es5/12
8:51 am
mattygroves
May I have er...st4s for the O in the upper left corner and the i (eye) next to it please?
8:51 am
hokie carla
os5/10, in5/10
8:51 am
MLFAN17
hi matty i need that too
8:52 am
Wendrie
afternoon all - nice sized grid
8:52 am
mattygroves
Oooh - I don't have that i either, so thank you!
8:52 am
zoozzoom
Sorry iN 5/10
8:52 am
hokie carla
hey wendrie, zooz, matty
8:53 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Hokie.
8:53 am
mattygroves
Hello! How's everyone? The heat is broken here - as much as I love the sun, I'm grateful for cooler weather
8:53 am
hokie carla
I have one n missing from the top, any ideas?
8:53 am
bichon
po 6/21, first one, pls
8:54 am
zoozzoom
Same weather here. Still very muggy despite having a litle bit of drizzly rain today.
8:54 am
MLFAN17
may i have a clue for the ix word pls/
8:54 am
hokie carla
we have clouds and 75F today! so nice
8:54 am
MLFAN17
the po i have is a vegetable
8:55 am
bichon
need first one, mlf
8:55 am
zoozzoom
Po wehre you leave letters in a box to be delivered + op of out.
8:55 am
hokie carla
I thought that was just a phantom, thx, mlfan
8:55 am
bichon
We've barely had any rain all summer
8:56 am
MLFAN17
bichon hokie and i can send you some if you would iike?
8:56 am
Wendrie
I'm listening to thunder at the moment.
8:56 am
hokie carla
yeah, we've had quite a bit
8:56 am
bichon
I've had to water flowers every other day
8:56 am
hokie carla
wendrie, my husband glutened me the other night!
8:57 am
sukee
There are storms in our forecast but right now it is sunny, with clear skies and is 23C. Supposed to get up to 30.
8:57 am
bichon
Even during Isias we got very little
8:57 am
zoozzoom
No thunder storms at all here just little bits of rain or drizzly. It needs a good downpour here.
8:58 am
MLFAN17
clues for the corner o and the corner t please?
8:58 am
hokie carla
the o is a willow tree and I consider it a babblet
8:58 am
sukee
os 5/10 - more so
8:58 am
MLFAN17
where hokie and i are we are both probably getting rain for the next few days or so
8:58 am
Marian Todd
Does anyone have clues for the he6 21 and he6 36 please
8:59 am
hokie carla
I think the corner t is ta4, kinda sweet/sour
8:59 am
phaeton
Marian...rear end...or butt
8:59 am
MLFAN17
ty got the ta 4
8:59 am
hokie carla
marian, those must be my missing 2 h's
9:00 am
zoozzoom
He is like miny mo
9:00 am
phaeton
don't have the he6/36
9:00 am
hokie carla
phae, have been looking for si7 since the flip
9:00 am
MLFAN17
i gtg will be back..
9:00 am
Wendrie
Carla - my ds tried the other day, offered me dinner but I wasn't hungry. Then said, 'oh yeah I used the wrong sauce'
9:01 am
Wendrie
I did not think the ho/6 would work :)
9:01 am
hokie carla
I was like, what kind of seasoning is this? and he jumped up and ran to read the ingredients and then yelled, stop eating!
9:01 am
Wendrie
glad you caught it sooner rather than later!
9:01 am
zoozzoom
He 6/36 is first three of five side shape + most of a thorny flower.
9:02 am
hokie carla
thx, zooz. tried that with -ite
9:03 am
hokie carla
well, I did eat half of a fajita. I was like, I should just go get a doughnut now.
9:03 am
Wendrie
lol - yeah I've thought similar.
9:04 am
cybernan
si 7 is a type of rock (used it in pottery glazes): si + vowel + not day
9:05 am
sukee
never mind :)
9:05 am
Marian Todd
Got the he6's - thanks zoozzoom and phaeton
9:05 am
hokie carla
did you know moderna, who's working on a CV vaccine, were actually in phase 2 or 3 of a celiac vaccine?
9:05 am
zoozzoom
Welcome.
9:05 am
hokie carla
thx, nan
9:05 am
sukee
TY cybernan
9:06 am
hokie carla
to put a new stain on a piece of furniture, phae
9:06 am
zoozzoom
Re + not start.
9:06 am
hokie carla
I can't find re7
9:08 am
M3
Ty hokie got the 8's from your clue :)
9:08 am
phaeton
re7...to put together again
9:08 am
sukee
Did we get a clue for the IX?
9:09 am
hokie carla
ends in last 3 of spanish word for now, or D*** the Explorer (do you all have her in canada?)
9:09 am
zoozzoom
Tropical shrubs or trees.
9:09 am
phaeton
ix...tropical shrub
9:14 am
cybernan
need to break for breakfast
9:14 am
sukee
Well, I have nbt...'I'll settle for that for now.
9:16 am
MollyL
In Canada it's Dora The Girl Guide
: D
9:17 am
phaeton
he6/36...curse and sugar ending
9:28 am
phaeton
fw...clues?
9:35 am
Uneaixoise
Tx phae!!
9:37 am
Uneaixoise
150 down.....
9:40 am
Wendrie
101 down, off to work for a bit more. BBL
9:44 am
hokie carla
went to the list - can't believe I missed tw6 - I use that all the time here.
9:48 am
mkg
hi all. any clues for 8s?
9:48 am
mkg
oops got to go. sorry.
9:49 am
mkg
i dont know the tw 6........what am i missing??????? clue please.
9:50 am
mkg
oh got it. wow. that is a real word?????????
9:50 am
mkg
dont forget singular.
9:50 am
hokie carla
I was surprised it was
9:50 am
mkg
or plural is tw 7.
9:51 am
rururocks
i need to bone up on sewing terms
9:52 am
hokie carla
are you trying to start a thread here?
9:52 am
mkg
yes ruru. that is a word.
9:54 am
MollyL
They are not talking about a sewing term. It's more like a "deal" word
9:54 am
rururocks
oh god.. i hate that i missed that
9:54 am
hokie carla
or a character on the show 30 Rock
9:54 am
MollyL
Only now, in the land of abbreviations BOGO is more popular
9:56 am
hokie carla
I still can't find re7 that was clued for me earlier
9:57 am
hokie carla
I see it now
9:57 am
rururocks
just found the re8
9:57 am
hokie carla
now the other 8 should be easy, ru
10:03 am
rururocks
ha.. got it .. kept trying more re's
10:04 am
rururocks
i need to stop talking/.
10:04 am
hokie carla
you do seem to have a cursor problem today :D
10:05 am
penquis
it's better than a cursing problem... ;o)
10:05 am
rururocks
that is one of my problems
10:06 am
hokie carla
I have one 5 letter word left that I can't seem to type the correct combo of letters, maybe you should accidentally type that in
10:06 am
rururocks
what does it start with?
10:07 am
hokie carla
it's not une's profile pic hairdo
10:08 am
hokie carla
afro/s
10:09 am
rururocks
a + not five (misspelled)
10:09 am
hokie carla
OMG RME
10:10 am
hokie carla
thanks
10:11 am
hokie carla
Rolling My Eyes
10:12 am
hokie carla
that is fireworks. guess I will go walk the dog.
10:14 am
hurshy
i just asked her about that one yesterday ru, that is why i grin
10:14 am
hurshy
top row grey!
10:14 am
hokie carla
I'll just keep using it until it's a thing
10:15 am
rururocks
my brain just cannot decipher them unless they're common
10:16 am
hokie carla
oh, this one will be common
10:16 am
rururocks
dreamer
10:16 am
hurshy
what happens for me with that one is i think there's been a typo, because me and my sister already have a shorthand CME - Cadbury Mini Eggs
10:17 am
hokie carla
yes, but that's not RME
10:17 am
hurshy
hence thinking there's been a typo
10:17 am
hokie carla
and I have used CCE before :D I like those better than CME
10:18 am
hokie carla
CME to me is the elementary school my kids went to
10:18 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* - don't think I will ever get used to substituting "t" for "ed"
10:19 am
hurshy
i LOVE substituting t for ed!
10:19 am
rururocks
it is supposed to be 107 here today
10:19 am
hokie carla
that's easier for me that making e words ae or -er -re
10:19 am
hurshy
i especially like it with ruint, which doesn't count here, but i use it when chatting
10:19 am
MollyL
I have no "heat pity" for people who have their own pools
10:20 am
cybernan
guess I taught school for too long -- drumming proper spelling into those 9 and 10 year old heads
10:20 am
hokie carla
yeah, I try ruint literally every single time
10:20 am
rururocks
i'm going to burn my feet getting to the pool molly :D
10:20 am
hokie carla
gotta wear shoes
10:20 am
cybernan
oh -- poor ru - doesn
10:20 am
rururocks
sissies wear shoes
10:21 am
hurshy
i tell the 9 and 10 year olds that spelling is a fairly modern invention, as before dictionaries, nobody saw a need for standardizing spellings
10:21 am
cybernan
doesn't own any sandals
10:21 am
MollyL
Sissies probably wear bathing suits too
10:21 am
cybernan
not when the concrete hits over 100F
10:21 am
rururocks
lol.. that I wear
10:21 am
hurshy
lol molly
10:22 am
cybernan
love the icon, molly
10:22 am
MollyL
I have a deeply felt moment of thanksgiving for coffee every morning
10:23 am
hurshy
i have that for tea
10:23 am
cybernan
me too hurshy
10:23 am
cybernan
although these days the tea is iced
10:23 am
rururocks
I have that for.. .oh never mind
10:25 am
MollyL
Only a minute, I had the timer set
10:26 am
Uneaixoise
Ru, did you feel the earthquake?
10:27 am
cybernan
nice to see the craziness is still in the zoo -- hagd everyone and stay safe :)
10:27 am
rururocks
no.. i didn't
10:27 am
rururocks
where was it?
10:28 am
hurshy
i always try "horta" which was a creature on an original star trek episode, even though i know that obviously won't work
10:28 am
MollyL
How is it that the east coast is having bigger earthquakes that the west coast?
10:28 am
Uneaixoise
Believe it was 3.9 ...... yesterday .....near LA
10:29 am
rururocks
that is nothing une
10:29 am
Uneaixoise
Clearlake
10:29 am
Uneaixoise
Yeah I know....
10:30 am
rururocks
oh... that's pretty close to me.. but no.. i didn't feel it
10:30 am
rururocks
probably screwed up a few meth labs though
10:31 am
hurshy
2nd row i word?
10:34 am
hurshy
phantom: exeunt
10:34 am
rururocks
bless you hursh
10:38 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with corner T pls
10:39 am
hurshy
do you like your apples sweet or ta4?
10:39 am
periwinkle
ty hurshy
10:41 am
hurshy
an 8! i got an 8!!
10:41 am
periwinkle
I have neither
10:41 am
hurshy
do you want to know what i found?
10:41 am
periwinkle
what one did you find?
10:42 am
periwinkle
I found it too
10:42 am
hurshy
good job!
10:47 am
periwinkle
I have been playing BAbble for over 16 years. I started when I was still working!
10:47 am
periwinkle
you have been playing pretty long too hursh
10:48 am
periwinkle
not seeing the re8
10:49 am
hurshy
we're old, we're old
we're old we're old we're old
10:49 am
hurshy
well, peri, it's a lot like the fi8, just rearrange a bit
10:49 am
periwinkle
hmm thinking
10:50 am
periwinkle
of course ty
10:51 am
Wendrie
Molly - I love coffee, definitely magic beans :)
10:53 am
MollyL
Wow, Peri has been here since the dawn of Babble (almost)
10:55 am
Wendrie
when did Babble start?
10:55 am
Carol
Prefix instead of suffix on the other 8 (fi 8)
10:56 am
MollyL
September 30, 2003 is the first day in the archives
10:56 am
SuzeeQ24
any clue for the re7,32?
10:56 am
hurshy
oho, that'll be my missing R
10:57 am
Wendrie
I played for a bit before registering
10:57 am
hurshy
re7 - get back together
10:58 am
Wendrie
ugh sorry!
10:58 am
gramma
re 7 ? clues please.
10:58 am
MollyL
Damn, there go Peaches and Herb in my head
10:58 am
SuzeeQ24
i started in 2007..played one game and didn't come back till about 4 or 5 months ago
10:58 am
gramma
sorry. nm
10:58 am
MollyL
Hurshy just clued re7
10:58 am
gramma
I saw that after I asked. ta
10:59 am
SuzeeQ24
ty hurshy
10:59 am
MollyL
When I first started, I thought it was a word game for dog lovers, since that is all people talked about in the chat : D
11:00 am
Wendrie
there was some coffee talk and gardening too ;)
11:04 am
HarryHood
hello all.
11:04 am
HarryHood
56 to go here
11:04 am
Wendrie
Hi Harry
11:04 am
hurshy
woohoo, i have 200 words, including all the 7s and 8s!
11:04 am
HarryHood
hallo wendrie
11:04 am
SuzeeQ24
hi harry
11:04 am
HarryHood
hi suze
11:04 am
Wendrie
WTG Hurshy
11:05 am
HarryHood
yay hurshy
11:05 am
HarryHood
I've got 4 7s and no 8s
11:05 am
hurshy
we just discussed the 8s if you scroll down a bit
11:07 am
HarryHood
aha! got them and a bunch of otherse on the way :)
11:07 am
HarryHood
51 to go
11:09 am
HarryHood
I had a teacher in grade school named Mrs. Orso
11:09 am
hokie carla
I don't know if the date shown in our profile is when we first started playing or when we paid the $10 pro fee
11:09 am
HarryHood
this was in 3rd grade, or so.
11:10 am
hurshy
that'd be good for doing math, harry. "what's 3 x 7?" "20, Orso"
11:10 am
hurshy
you'd have a lot more wiggle room there
11:10 am
HarryHood
I think she was a substitute, if I recall...
11:10 am
HarryHood
we were not very nice to our teachers.
11:11 am
hokie carla
I could see it backfiring - "that's Mrs. Orso to you, Harry"
11:11 am
MollyL
Used to be, you couldn't create a profile until you registered. So I am assuming the date is when you registered.
11:12 am
hokie carla
I definitely played a while before babble pro was a thing
11:12 am
HarryHood
I used to play a lot of boggle on IRC
11:13 am
HarryHood
There was a guy Kenrick Mock who programmed bots to play all these wonderful games
11:13 am
gramma
Done. Antbody want a clue?
11:13 am
Wendrie
I had to explain what IRC was to a friend of mine recently ;)
11:13 am
HarryHood
wtg gramma!
11:13 am
HarryHood
I would have finished my phd years earlier if not for irc.
11:13 am
Wendrie
yeah Gramma!
11:15 am
HarryHood
40 to go!
11:17 am
gramma
See you all tomorrow! Have fun.
11:17 am
HarryHood
bye gramma
11:17 am
hokie carla
I don't think I know what IRC is
11:17 am
Wendrie
bye gramma!
11:17 am
HarryHood
internet relay chat
11:17 am
HarryHood
it was a text-based chat platform
11:18 am
HarryHood
after bulletin boards, but before graphic browsers. in the days of lynx
11:18 am
hokie carla
I looked back at the scores from my first day listed in my profile - saw 2 other Hokies from my message board. that's how I found this game, someone linked it there.
11:18 am
hokie carla
interesting, around what year(s) was that?
11:19 am
HarryHood
early 90s
11:19 am
Wendrie
Hmm, I started using the internet and usenet in 1992? IRC started not long after..
11:19 am
HarryHood
usenet I started in 88. I met alot of people through that
11:19 am
HarryHood
87 rather.
11:20 am
HarryHood
we called in netnews
11:20 am
hokie carla
I was just starting high school in 87. we definitely didn't have internet.
11:20 am
HarryHood
so unbelievably addictive.
11:20 am
Wendrie
I didn't use it much at school (only went to a couple of sites).
11:20 am
hokie carla
we barely had computers
11:22 am
hokie carla
I started work in '95 and we didn't have internet there until at least a year later.
11:22 am
Wendrie
My dad worked in computers so brought home a Sinclair and Apple II ;)
11:22 am
hokie carla
we did have a home computer with internet then though
11:22 am
Aloyisius
Ouch, it happened again; last night before I went to bed, I checked to see 190on/190off. Well, my rating went down and the archive says I only finished 167. rats.. it takes so long before I can work it back up. Has this happened to anyone else?
11:23 am
hokie carla
I have never noticed that with me, aloy, but I don't check ratings
11:25 am
Aloyisius
I just aim for 1030 hokie. Maybe it has something to do with my awful internet connection.
11:26 am
bichon
re 8/60, pls
11:26 am
Aloyisius
.. the reason I don't chat a lot. Never know when I'll get disconnected. Yup, that was the problem.. Babblepro registered completion but the words never made it through cyberspace, sigh
11:27 am
Wendrie
I don't check ratings either sorry - sounds frustrating!
11:27 am
Aloyisius
bichon, it is what you would do to old furniture to make it look nice again
11:30 am
Aloyisius
ok, off I go. Happy Friday Babbling!
11:31 am
bichon
don't understand aloy's clue
11:31 am
Wendrie
bichon - upcycling
11:31 am
rururocks
think about it a second bichon.. it's a solid clue
11:32 am
Wendrie
Aloy - I lose words on occasion tho', I'll run through a series and then go off for a while, when I come back some will be missing.
11:33 am
bichon
ru, sorry, don't get it
11:33 am
hokie carla
sand and then stain a piece of furniture
11:33 am
rururocks
re+ not begin
11:34 am
Wendrie
re + complete a project
11:34 am
bichon
ty, ried refurnish
11:34 am
hokie carla
I am missing words occasionally (happened again today), but it never happens after I get fireworks
11:35 am
Wendrie
I don't think that's happened to me - but I've never gone to look after I get fireworks.
11:36 am
hokie carla
it's always 4 letter words
11:38 am
rururocks
not always hokie
11:39 am
rururocks
i've lost 5's and sixes
11:39 am
MollyL
It is not about furnishing. It is about putting a new surface on a piece of furniture.
11:40 am
MollyL
I don't know how to make the losing words thing stop. It has happened to me. I do know that if you don't refresh after you get fireworks, you may not get credit for finishing the grid. If you are into the competitive statistics for this game.
11:47 am
hokie carla
just don't type so fast, we decided yesterday ;0
11:48 am
HarryHood
35. listing.
11:50 am
MollyL
Well yeah, it's not a race to see who finishes first.
11:51 am
hokie carla
I did find the first 7 at the flip last night. That does feel like a race. hehehe.
11:51 am
Wendrie
true - but I am often popping in for a couple of minutes at a time
11:51 am
hokie carla
those people are some serious long word finders
11:53 am
bichon
Molly, what are youse guys talking about?
11:54 am
hokie carla
words you entered but then don't take
11:55 am
hokie carla
even though it said word added
11:58 am
HarryHood
gotta start cooking
11:58 am
Wendrie
WTG Harry!
11:58 am
Wendrie
What's for dinner?
11:59 am
HarryHood
veggie burritos with kale
11:59 am
HarryHood
have a fun day!
12:02 pm
MollyL
*Not going to Harry's for dinner
12:02 pm
Wendrie
I'm not that fond of kale.
12:05 pm
hokie carla
ugh, not a kale fan either
12:05 pm
hokie carla
or veggie burritos
12:09 pm
Wendrie
I'm not that fond of gluten-free tortillas, or pittas
12:11 pm
MollyL
I can just imagine the looks of horror I would get if I told my kids that veggie burritos with kale was for dinner.
12:11 pm
MollyL
And the comments..."what, are we being punished for something?"
12:11 pm
Wendrie
mine would add lots of cheese and sour cream, and wouldn't object if it was their dad's refried beans.
12:11 pm
moolingwa
morning all, happy friday
12:12 pm
moolingwa
hey wend, good evening to you
12:12 pm
MollyL
I don't even think lots of cheese and sour cream could get me to enjoy kale
12:12 pm
moolingwa
just getting started on this one
12:13 pm
rururocks
you'd starve in Marin County molly :D
12:13 pm
Wendrie
if the kale is fairly young/tender we'll cope, otherwise we tend to skip. We slice it thinly, saute it in butter (or bacon fat), squeeze over juice of a lemon add the zest and cover to let it steam. Adding water if necessary
12:14 pm
moolingwa
kale is very tasty, especially when smothered in things like food
12:14 pm
hurshy
kale's good for putting in soup, doesn't get all slimy and limp like spinach does. and it keeps better for longer in the fridge than spinach does, too. and i like knowing i'm getting so many good nutrients.
12:15 pm
moolingwa
prefer chard and bok choy if I'm cooking, though I do add spinach to a lot of things
12:16 pm
Wendrie
woot fireworks :)
12:16 pm
moolingwa
congrats wend, I'm only 137 behind you
12:17 pm
Wendrie
I prefer chard or pok choy. I have a friend who loves kale and chia seed crisps/chips which just sounds weird to me
12:18 pm
Wendrie
ok any clues before I leave?
12:18 pm
moolingwa
none of me thanks
12:32 pm
hokie carla
how many personalities do you have, moo?
12:32 pm
hokie carla
if none of you want a clue
12:33 pm
MollyL
I have suspected something like this. *Gets the book "Sybil" out.
12:34 pm
hokie carla
obviously for one person to know all those words, there have to actually be multiple "people"
12:35 pm
Uneaixoise
Love vegetarian cuisine...... except tofu!! LOL!
12:37 pm
Uneaixoise
Have been enjoying heirloom tomatoes from the Amish market :-)
12:39 pm
hurshy
same here une, i do not go for tofu
12:40 pm
hurshy
i've been on hold for 40 minutes and counting
12:40 pm
hurshy
fun times
12:45 pm
MollyL
Who is making you hold that long?
12:45 pm
hurshy
a government agency
12:46 pm
MollyL
Oh, you can't tell us or you'd have to kill us. : D
12:48 pm
jan
If you roast a chicken, render out the tasty fat and cook your kale in that. Yum...Also, if you get tender Italian style kale, tear it in pieces, run over it with a rolling pin, and make a honey mustard dressing for it. Fresh blueberries or cut up stone fruit make an excellent salad. You'll forget it's healthy.
12:48 pm
hurshy
no, i just have been more cautious about being specific about anything since my encounter with a certain babbler
12:49 pm
HarryHood
all my kids love kale - even the one who won't eat anything else
12:50 pm
HarryHood
and they request the veggie burritos! I make refried beans too
12:50 pm
MollyL
I understand Hursh. That was creepy.
12:50 pm
hurshy
you win parenting, harry! :D
12:51 pm
HarryHood
the rest of the day they eat ice cream - don't be fooled.
12:51 pm
MollyL
Seriously Harry, you win, hands down.
12:51 pm
HarryHood
and the wraps are not gluten free - actually one kid likes using taco shells instead
12:51 pm
MollyL
I have never seen my kid, love and kale in the same sentence before.
12:52 pm
HarryHood
we don't each much meat, so it's a way to get iron into them
12:52 pm
HarryHood
either I roast them with olive oil and salt, or stir fry them with garlic and oil and salt
12:53 pm
jan
We persuaded our picky-eating granddaughter to eat kale by letting her pick it, and calling it "dinosaur food."
12:53 pm
HarryHood
I've heard parents who get their kids to eat tofu by calling it "toe food"
12:53 pm
hokie carla
wendrie has to be gluten free, so that's why she said that. mission brand has a good gluten free tortilla wrap here in the US
12:54 pm
HarryHood
corn based tortilla wraps are good. but these are wheat
12:54 pm
BzznBea
Yeah, Toe food would get me to eat it...
12:54 pm
HarryHood
I always buy the whole wheat, but they've been out during covid, so I get the white tortillas, and the kids think it's a big treat. bleached food, yay
12:55 pm
hokie carla
the corn based ones are not my fave. with tacos I ether do hard shells or the mission gluten free soft shells
12:55 pm
hurshy
at least the hold music they have is sort of nice
12:55 pm
hokie carla
LOL, that is a plus, hurshy. have been on some with blasting, break your ears, horrible music
12:55 pm
HarryHood
best invention is those airlines who have the "call you back" feature for long holds
12:56 pm
HarryHood
I wish the IRS would get that.
12:56 pm
hokie carla
amazon does that too
12:56 pm
MollyL
I complained to Social Security about the long hold time and got a nice response from someone
12:57 pm
MollyL
Oh God, I hate calling Amazon almost as much as I hate calling Comcast
12:58 pm
hokie carla
yeah, but can't you just enter your number and they call you when you're up in the queue?
12:59 pm
toadandtoadette
apple has an option to chose what type of music you would like to listen to during your hold. There is also the option to not listen to anything.
1:01 pm
jan
The wait times for the consulting nurse call-in service for my health plan are crazy-long. I was on hold for forty minutes, only to find out that I needed to go to the emergency room right away. Sigh...
1:04 pm
hurshy
i wonder what the guinness book of world records has for longest hold time
1:07 pm
jan
I pity the winner...
1:11 pm
MollyL
A brief spin around the internet mentions from 2 to 15 hours. Sorry, I would never hold that long.
1:14 pm
hokie carla
yeah, nope
1:15 pm
hurshy
I grow old . . . I grow old . . .
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.
Shall I part my hair behind?
Do I dare to eat a peach?
1:15 pm
jan
Yikes!! I can't imagine being on hold that long. My longest was probably about an hour and a half, to United Airlines after 9-11 trying to get back home. It ruined Rhapsody in Blue for me forever.
1:16 pm
MollyL
You are a little hung up on Alfred J. Prufrock today Hursh
1:16 pm
BzznBea
Stats for the lower t, please?
1:17 pm
hokie carla
bea! ta4/4
1:18 pm
BzznBea
Thanks. My brain is baked from the heat.
1:19 pm
hokie carla
some words are surprisingly hard to see today
1:19 pm
hokie carla
I couldn't see the upper i until I got the 2nd letter
1:23 pm
toadandtoadette
vowels done. yay
1:23 pm
SuzeeQ24
I can't see the si7
1:24 pm
hokie carla
cause it's a weird one - si + a vowel + alt sp of not day
1:25 pm
BzznBea
ends with alt spelling of dark time
1:26 pm
SuzeeQ24
ty both...never would;ve even tried that :)
1:27 pm
SuzeeQ24
no definition either
1:27 pm
MollyL
*Hands Bea a fan and a sweet tea
1:27 pm
BzznBea
Hey Carla...Follow vwmggardens on instagram
1:32 pm
hurshy
i've passed 90 mins now
1:33 pm
jan
Are you at least on speaker phone? At what point is, "Your call is important to us" deemed to be provably untrue?
1:34 pm
hurshy
speaker phone, yes
1:34 pm
hurshy
they have not said my call is important to them, so they can't be gotten on that score
1:35 pm
hurshy
this is why we have unlimited minutes plans, folks, lol
1:35 pm
jan
Unfortunately, the day doesn't have unlimited minutes...
1:35 pm
crosshair
My record for being on hold is four hours and fifteen minutes with the Revenue Canada. This was before cell phones and you basically had to sit there with the phone receiver glued to your ear--good thing I did not end up with gangrene in my left arm from lack of circulation!! It is easier today--just put the cell phone on speaker mode.
1:39 pm
hurshy
they are only open for another hour, i wonder what happens if you're still on hold then, is it like, if you were already in the queue, they stay till you've been served?
1:39 pm
BzznBea
Good luck, hurshy.
1:39 pm
crosshair
My record wait at a doctors office is seven hours and twelve minutes. :(
1:40 pm
hurshy
at a doctor's OFFICE or like an ER where they are slammed?
1:40 pm
BzznBea
I'm done for the day. Leaving 62 in Judi's bucket. Remind her to empty it when she comes in tomorrow.
1:41 pm
crosshair
He was called to an emergency and his secretary said if I was willing to wait he was willing to do my day surgery when he got back--so I waited.
1:41 pm
hurshy
ah, well, that makes sense
1:42 pm
crosshair
Was a case of him being the only bone specialist within 80 kilometers at that time. We have three doctors now who specilize in that field.
1:42 pm
hokie carla
done, bea. I look forward to seeing what masters of gardening can do.
1:43 pm
hurshy
if dogs could be doctors, i bet they'd all be bone specialists
2:00 pm
hurshy
2 hours now
2:05 pm
hurshy
woohoo! i finally got a person!
2:05 pm
hurshy
2 hours of waiting, 3 minutes of actual call time
2:05 pm
hurshy
but i got the answer i wanted so yay
2:12 pm
Uneaixoise
Ho6/21?
2:12 pm
hurshy
the person who makes or sells the nylons
2:13 pm
hurshy
or silk ones if you're posh
2:14 pm
MollyL
Ooo, the silk ones are the best : D
2:32 pm
ocm
silk ones are the best
2:32 pm
ocm
silk ones are the best
2:32 pm
ocm
silk ones are the best
3:04 pm
ocm
afro not in the dictionary?
3:11 pm
ChampFit
Nope. Yet I try it every time.
4:40 pm
Uneaixoise
Ar6/21 please
6:17 pm
penquis
*waving to the lurkers*.....
6:24 pm
penquis
hi ori...
6:28 pm
penquis
i am done...
6:38 pm
MollyL
*Silently applauds for Pen
6:39 pm
origami
Nice, pen
6:43 pm
penquis
i am always amazed at some of the words i missed when i list....
6:46 pm
MollyL
It's the way they are laid out. Up, down, then sideways
6:54 pm
penquis
yes, and I do get "babble blind" after working on the grid too long...
7:00 pm
MollyL
Time to leave it to those who lurk. Goodnight Pen.
7:01 pm
penquis
goodnight, Molly....
7:01 pm
penquis
heading out, too.....bye ori....and goodnight, lurkers....
7:02 pm
origami
See you, pen
7:10 pm
dan2bit
evening all! do i feel dumb not realizing the 8's were anagrams of each other. Must be Friday
7:37 pm
rururocks
Hot your way ori??
7:41 pm
origami
Very hot. Currently 105. How are you faring?
7:41 pm
rururocks
107 here
7:43 pm
rururocks
Iced drinks flowing here
7:43 pm
origami
Yuck. Supposed to be 111 here Monday. Looking forward to that!
7:58 pm
rururocks
I am craving pasta tonight. I must be out of my mind
7:59 pm
origami
It can be refreshing if you don't have a heavy sauce involved.
8:01 pm
rururocks
Off to make dinner and then swim and then a drive up to scream at your neighbors
8:01 pm
origami
Text me when you're near. I'll get out the pitchforks.
8:04 pm
mkg
Hi all. want to try to get nbt and nbs.
8:04 pm
mkg
any clues for O word top left corner?
8:07 pm
mkg
how about clues for those anagram 8s please?
8:09 pm
mkg
I thought San Fran area was chilly even in summer......cant believe sacramento will be over 100
8:11 pm
origami
Sacramento is inland. It makes a big difference. SF is right on the ocean.
8:14 pm
dan2bit
sorry mkg back - fi8 someone who completes
8:17 pm
mkg
ty dan. got it.
8:18 pm
mkg
got other one two. ty.
8:19 pm
mkg
still missing the o word for top left corner of grid. any clues?
8:21 pm
periwinkle
hi all, help with ar6/18 pls
8:21 pm
mkg
dont have ar 6 peri. sorry
8:25 pm
origami
I've been looking for that one a long time, peri.
8:26 pm
origami
mkg - the o is os 5/10
8:26 pm
hurshy
ar + trig function
8:26 pm
dcseain
thanks, hurshy
8:27 pm
origami
Oh, sorry, I had that ar. It is the 6/21 I have been looking for.
8:28 pm
hurshy
ar + front of the part of the leg below the knee
8:28 pm
origami
Thanks, hursh
8:29 pm
mkg
hursh is it a bone?
8:30 pm
Trifioso
hello friends
8:30 pm
origami
The s's seemed endless
8:30 pm
dcseain
there is a bone by that name, yes.
8:30 pm
mkg
any c lues for the os 5?
8:30 pm
dcseain
evening, Trifoso
8:30 pm
mkg
got it. ty for clue.
8:31 pm
mkg
any clues for the i word for 4th column i? above the x?
8:33 pm
periwinkle
ty hursh
8:34 pm
periwinkle
20 left problems with internet connection all day
8:34 pm
Trifioso
ooh bummer, peri. hate that
8:34 pm
mkg
got it with morewords
8:34 pm
mkg
anyone have e bottom corner word? ty
8:34 pm
dcseain
bummer re internet, peri
8:35 pm
dcseain
Es5, ends like a red octagon.
8:36 pm
Trifioso
good clue!
8:36 pm
mkg
off to sleep. night all.
8:37 pm
dcseain
g'night mkg
8:37 pm
Trifioso
good night mkg, sleep well
8:38 pm
Trifioso
is the lone i in the fourth column in - ?
8:39 pm
Trifioso
thank you
8:39 pm
origami
Stop the presses, sorry, no.
8:40 pm
Trifioso
I WISH I could remember which babbler gave me the rec for a book to read....It is a great read!
8:40 pm
origami
Which one?
8:40 pm
Trifioso
the weight of ink
8:46 pm
Trifioso
clue for lone i in fourth column, please? cannot see it
8:48 pm
periwinkle
ix5/20
8:48 pm
periwinkle
help with either po6/21 pls
8:48 pm
periwinkle
9 left
8:48 pm
Trifioso
go peri go!
8:49 pm
Trifioso
nbt, tra la la
8:51 pm
periwinkle
wtg trif
8:52 pm
periwinkle
re7 pls
8:52 pm
origami
One is a tuber, peri
8:52 pm
periwinkle
3 left
8:52 pm
origami
One of the po's that is
8:52 pm
periwinkle
sheesh ty ori
8:54 pm
periwinkle
not seeing the other po6
8:54 pm
origami
You're welcome
8:54 pm
periwinkle
and need the re7 to finish pls
8:54 pm
origami
The other one is like mail plus not out
8:55 pm
periwinkle
tyty ori
8:56 pm
periwinkle
I see from the chat that others are also having problems with morewords. I did send a message to morewords toda
8:56 pm
Tigereye
Re7 get together again
8:57 pm
origami
Thanks, tiger
8:58 pm
periwinkle
ty tiger eye and done
8:58 pm
origami
Well done, peri
8:59 pm
origami
Why is "torta" not a word? Taco is. Burrito is.
9:00 pm
Trifioso
i am fallingasleep. good night all.
9:11 pm
dcseain
i wonder that often, origami
9:26 pm
dcseain
phantom twenties
9:31 pm
mcurlschool
peri; i just saw your post on morewords. Thank you; I was having issues as well but it only seems to be when I try to access it through babble. If I go directly to the website I can at least get it to alpha sort but have to select that option every time. Hope they get it figured out
10:13 pm
rbud
morewords did something weird last year sometime for a few days, but then it changed back. maybe we'll get lucky again, haha.