Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, December 9, 2020

12:01 am

hurshy

phantom: haole

12:01 am

hokie carla

I know!

12:03 am

hurshy

Ms Managed!

12:04 am

jessmom

pe7

12:04 am

hurshy

Ls Licked!

12:05 am

hokie carla

1st col gray! ;)

12:06 am

hurshy

Es Exterminated!

12:09 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

12:10 am

hurshy

Os Overcome!

12:11 am

origami

Look at hurshy go! :D

12:11 am

hurshy

well the Os are easy, only 2 of them lol

12:12 am

origami

I am a very slow player.

12:12 am

hurshy

Fred drove his car slowly, Ted drove his car fast

12:12 am

hurshy

but you see

12:12 am

hurshy

Fred and Ted were friends.

12:13 am

origami

In my defense, I am usually watching a documentary or something while playing.

12:13 am

hurshy

how productive of you

12:14 am

hokie carla

I am slow too, ori

12:14 am

origami

Must multi-task :D

12:17 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! chocolate with caramel center

12:17 am

hokie carla

rolo!

12:17 am

jessmom

Rolo

12:17 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

12:17 am

origami

I loved them when I was a kid

12:17 am

hokie carla

they're much better these days than they used to be IMO

12:17 am

hokie carla

one of my faves

12:18 am

dizgrannie

just got my favourite fruit

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

hokie carla

yeah, I wasn't sure it was there but all the letters were so I typed it (assuming I can guess your fave fruit)

12:19 am

hurshy

Rs Ravaged!

12:20 am

dizgrannie

yes Hokie

12:20 am

hokie carla

we also have the sandwich cookie for NTPN

12:21 am

origami

NTPN? Hokie strikes again :D

12:21 am

hurshy

it is the accepted abbreviation

12:21 am

hokie carla

I can type faster in acronyms, but I didn't come up with that one!

12:22 am

jessmom

ha7/8

12:22 am

origami

I am clueless

12:23 am

hurshy

oh those are why i haven't Hammered the Hs yet!

12:23 am

hokie carla

look at hurshy's 12:17 post about the candy

12:23 am

hokie carla

phantom habanero

12:24 am

hurshy

jess are they weird?

12:24 am

hokie carla

also, name that famous talk show host and her production company!

12:24 am

hurshy

Oprah/Harpo

12:25 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding!

12:25 am

jessmom

well, I monkeyed them.

12:26 am

hurshy

mk

12:26 am

jessmom

it is a wicker receptacle for documents

12:26 am

hurshy

mmmmmmmk

12:26 am

hokie carla

which H?

12:26 am

jessmom

helps a lot, right?

12:26 am

hurshy

thanks monkeyed them now too!

12:26 am

hurshy

top H

12:28 am

rururocks

found an so 7

12:28 am

hurshy

now HERE's a real test for ya

12:29 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! Jessie _____ on Saved by the Bell

12:29 am

hokie carla

spano

12:29 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!

12:30 am

hurshy

oh ruru that is my missing S

12:30 am

hokie carla

got the so, thx ru

12:30 am

hurshy

i suck at these long words!!!

12:30 am

hurshy

oh but that one is normal yay!!!

12:30 am

hurshy

thanks

12:31 am

hokie carla

well you somehow monkeyed the others

12:31 am

hurshy

yes i suppose i did

12:31 am

hurshy

but it's just funny that like i keep having every other word from these tiles EXCEPT the long ones

12:31 am

hurshy

if the other 7 is an A... lol

12:32 am

rururocks

two p's are sevens

12:32 am

hurshy

phantom: aerosol, parasol

12:32 am

hurshy

ok then need the other p

12:33 am

origami

Thanks, ru. Got one.

12:34 am

hurshy

someone had called pe7 pretty early

12:34 am

hurshy

idk what the other is

12:34 am

hokie carla

yeah, but I can't find it

12:34 am

hurshy

the image you project to the world, hokie

12:35 am

hokie carla

ah, didn't have the 6 either, th

12:35 am

hokie carla

thx

12:36 am

hurshy

As Axed!

12:38 am

hurshy

gah, very stuckish now

12:38 am

hurshy

2 B and 4 P

12:39 am

hokie carla

well, I'm kinda stuckish at 29 so no help here. 4 B and 7 P.

12:40 am

hurshy

got a B!

12:40 am

hurshy

HA and just figured out what fruit y'all were talking about for my last B

12:41 am

hurshy

got a P! 3 to go!

12:41 am

hokie carla

I have tried bano several times, but you know, arbitrary which spanish words count.

12:42 am

hurshy

yeah... tomorrow but not bathroom, go fig

12:43 am

hurshy

ruuuuuruuuuuu what is the other p7?

12:46 am

SueMagee

Pr7, hurshy.

12:46 am

hokie carla

phantom panorama

12:46 am

hurshy

k thanks :D

12:47 am

hurshy

ahem

12:47 am

hurshy

that's a bit gross

12:47 am

hokie carla

got it, thx. never seen that before.

12:48 am

hurshy

oh there's also a weird pr5/16 that i think we had within the last few weeks

12:50 am

hurshy

Ps Pickled!

12:50 am

hurshy

tada!!!

12:50 am

hokie carla

nice. still 20 here.

12:51 am

hokie carla

and getting sleepy fast

12:52 am

hokie carla

and I keep seeing bacon. yum.

12:57 am

hurshy

like the dog in that dumb beggin' strips commercial

12:57 am

hokie carla

bacon bacon bacon. I smell bacon.

12:57 am

hokie carla

that dog?

12:59 am

hurshy

they showed this dog all these rorschach inkblots and every one of them the dog says "BACON!" and then they show a picture of a bag of Beggin' Strips and the dog yells bacon again. and then the tagline is "Beggin' Strips: dogs don't know it's not bacon"

1:00 am

hurshy

and i'm like, well, according to this commercial, they don't know ANYTHING is not bacon, so...

1:00 am

hurshy

i am left with no reason to buy this product

1:00 am

hokie carla

oh, that is a more recent one

1:01 am

hurshy

erm, i feel like it's at LEAST 10 years old

1:02 am

hurshy

no, more than that

1:02 am

hokie carla

yeah, but the other one is really old

1:02 am

hurshy

the point is, it was a very illogical commercial.

1:02 am

hurshy

and you are like the dog in that all you can see is bacon

1:04 am

hokie carla

oh well, I am going to have to save 16 for tomorrow morning. good night!

1:05 am

hurshy

night

1:06 am

hokie carla

oh, 15! found one on the way out...(as always)

1:06 am

hokie carla

LOL, 14

3:08 am

crosshair

Someone said bacon... :)

3:22 am

mattygroves

First two words I find in the grid? po4 and ra4. I hope this isn't an indication of how my day is going to go

3:57 am

mattygroves

I nearly missed two words because they were the American spelling and so missing their U.

4:16 am

jbp

me too about the first words... hoping it's not a bad sign for the rest of the grid

4:26 am

MollyL

That

4:26 am

MollyL

is interesting Matty. I would think since you grew up American you would see both spellings.

5:02 am

mattygroves

I suppose in normal print I do, but I nearly missed them here

5:07 am

mattygroves

May I have the stats for the 8, please?

5:15 am

MollyL

ha 8/50

5:15 am

mattygroves

I shall search. Thanks.

5:15 am

mattygroves

Is it a word in common usage?

5:16 am

MollyL

No no no

5:17 am

mattygroves

Damn.

5:33 am

mattygroves

OK, stumped for now

5:43 am

Sunrise

Matty the definition is a small wicker case used as a repository for legal documents.then add plural for the 8

5:52 am

mattygroves

Thank you Sunrise! It would have been a long time coming without your definition :)

5:55 am

mattygroves

Manpet should be a word - either a pet specifically for a man or a man who is a pet

5:56 am

rbud

I get that, kind of like boytoy

5:56 am

mattygroves

Or, as they say in Britain, toyboy :)

5:57 am

rbud

I did not know that, haha!

6:02 am

MollyL

Manape...cheese whiz and crackers men put out at parties.

6:06 am

mattygroves

And pineapple and cheese on cocktail sticks stuck into a melon to make a manape hedgehog (very popular in '70s British parties)

6:10 am

Sunrise

Ok Matty pleased you got that word

6:20 am

HarryHood

nbt! 60 to go. bbl

7:33 am

MollyL

Oh dear, I just looked up the hedgehog thing

7:41 am

Judi

Good morning, all. Surprised that hedgehog isn't suspended in jello.

7:41 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Judy and all.

7:42 am

MollyL

Makes me think of the armadillo grooms cake in Steel Magnolias

7:45 am

BzznBea

Jello mold recipes from the 70's are alwats fun for a giggle.

7:46 am

Judi

Some of them were horrifying, Bea. Green olives and lemon jello. * runs for the exit *

7:47 am

MollyL

Oh gross. Olives and jello makes me queasy just thinking about it.

7:48 am

BzznBea

The ones I thought were gross were the ones using Vienna sausages or hot dogs. Spaghetti O's as well.

7:49 am

MollyL

Ugh, Vienna sausages

7:50 am

MollyL

Apparently, Pinterest has a "Horrifying J-ello Mold" page

7:50 am

BzznBea

I see them in grocery carts around here all the time. And not just one of two cans...

7:52 am

MollyL

My mother in law said she ate Vienna sausage and mayonnaise sandwiches as a kid. *Gag*

7:53 am

Jeanius421

Double gag, but I used to eat those sausages too before I discovered real food

7:54 am

BzznBea

My mom tried to get me to eat potted meat sandwiches as a kid. Uh, no!

7:54 am

MollyL

I remember a friend of mine describing a neighbor of hers when she was a kid. She said "she was the kind of person who brought Jello molds to a pot luck". Everyone at the table rolled their eyes and said "Oh my"

7:56 am

BzznBea

I've never made a jello mold, but I've taken many a jello salad to family dinners.

7:56 am

MollyL

If you really want to get grossed out, look up the ingredients for potted meat.

7:57 am

BzznBea

Don't need to. Just looking at it as a child told me NO one should eat that stuff.

8:02 am

BzznBea

Pimento loaf, liver loaf, souse and head cheese are also sandwiches I refused to eat.

8:05 am

MollyL

That is what a friend of mine would call "nasty eatin'"

8:19 am

Uneaixoise

Clue for pr7 please

8:20 am

aslindy

morning all

8:20 am

BzznBea

Good morning lindy

8:23 am

BzznBea

pr7 before the butt. =)

8:24 am

aslindy

haha bea! thanks

8:26 am

MollyL

She didn't used to have all her books and record albums sorted in alphabetical order. Yes, that was in her pr7 stage.

8:37 am

MLFAN17

bzz huh?

8:38 am

MollyL

I don't know, I thought before the butt was pretty darn clear

8:54 am

Uneaixoise

Tx Bea!!

8:55 am

BzznBea

YW!

8:55 am

aslindy

clue for so7 please?

8:56 am

Uneaixoise

15 to go.....

8:56 am

Uneaixoise

So7 not Alto

8:57 am

aslindy

of course... thank you!

9:04 am

zoozzoom

Confectionary. " Do you love someone enought to give them your last..." what?

9:05 am

Kallia

malteser

9:05 am

Kallia

rolo

9:05 am

zoozzoom

Yeah! you got it!

9:05 am

Kallia

first one is wrong zooz, How are you long time no see

9:06 am

zoozzoom

I know as it is not in the grid anyway haha! I am plodding along thank you! How about yourself?

9:07 am

Kallia

not so bad, mostly isolating

9:09 am

zoozzoom

Glad you are okay. Hope this vaccine works that people are starting to get.

9:09 am

rururocks

omg that' pr7 word is pretty out there

9:10 am

BzznBea

For sure!

9:10 am

rururocks

as the brits would say cheeky for sure

9:11 am

aslindy

clue for the first pa5,12 please?

9:11 am

BzznBea

that is one with a lot of vowels in the middle

9:11 am

aslindy

oh, thanks bea

9:11 am

rururocks

joy lindy

9:12 am

BzznBea

sing of praise

9:12 am

BzznBea

Guess what I got yesterday, ru?

9:12 am

Kallia

yes me too zooz...sorry phone call#

9:12 am

rururocks

I'm not sure bea

9:12 am

rururocks

a dozen ferns?

9:13 am

BzznBea

Actually, it is Mr. BEa's Christmas present.

9:13 am

rururocks

oh a air fryer?

9:13 am

BzznBea

He got the Vortex Plus Air Fryer!

9:13 am

BzznBea

He is so excited, LOL!

9:15 am

rururocks

that's cute

9:15 am

rururocks

the vaccine is working well zooz just a fyi

9:17 am

BzznBea

And my sporangium and gametophytes are doing their thing nicely.

9:17 am

BzznBea

How do they know how well it is workiing? Haven't they just started giving it?

9:18 am

hokie carla

well it worked in the trials

9:18 am

hokie carla

hello!

9:18 am

BzznBea

Hey, Carla!

9:19 am

rururocks

it supposedly begins working after ten days of the first shot

9:19 am

Kallia

started yesterday bea...couple people have had reaxctions apparently

9:20 am

rururocks

like what kind of reactions kallia?

9:21 am

Kallia

they haven't actually said what...]]

9:21 am

BzznBea

And from what I read, you have to have two vaccines two weeks apart for it to be effective.

9:21 am

rururocks

three weeks bea

9:21 am

Kallia

I think it is 4 weeks

9:22 am

hokie carla

I did read some bad side effects after the 2nd dose but don't rem. which brand vaccine that was. but apparently the 2nd shot of shingles vax is also tough.

9:22 am

Kallia

its going to take a while I guess

9:22 am

rururocks

supposedly the worst reaction is a episode of bells palsy

9:22 am

hokie carla

I thought it was 4 too

9:22 am

Kallia

really? I hadn't heard that

9:23 am

mkg

hi all. any clues and stats for the 8? ty

9:23 am

Kallia

but hopefully things will start improving soon

9:23 am

rururocks

Along with designated vaccine administration sites, they will have to not only line up recipients for the vaccine, but for a first and second dose separated by 3-4 weeks.

9:23 am

Kallia

so fed up with these restrictions

9:23 am

aslindy

ha8,50

9:24 am

mkg

any clues??????

9:24 am

BzznBea

Now your going to have to clue it, lindy

9:24 am

Kallia

yep, and this vaccine needs very careful handling or it is wasted

9:24 am

aslindy

don't have it yet, sorry

9:24 am

mkg

ok. ty for stat.

9:24 am

hokie carla

it is a pl of ha7. it was monkeyed last night so I think an odd one.

9:25 am

hokie carla

apparently means a wicker inbox

9:25 am

BzznBea

ha7 sounds like what you put your dirty clothes in

9:26 am

hokie carla

I still haven't monkeyed it

9:26 am

montreal13

ty Bea, that got it for me !

9:26 am

hokie carla

thank you, bea!

9:26 am

BzznBea

Carla, did you see I got Mr. Bea an air fryer for Christmas?

9:26 am

aslindy

thank you

9:27 am

montreal13

earn

9:27 am

penquis

ha 7/8 ends with most of the word for what you write on....the middle and end of that word....

9:27 am

montreal13

oops sorry

9:27 am

MollyL

Bad news for you Ru. The reactions to the COVID vaccine are the allergic kind. Rash, shortness of breath, swelling of the face and tongue.

9:28 am

MollyL

And I think Bea got Bea an air fryer for Christmas and giving it to Mr. Bea is just for show
: D

9:28 am

BzznBea

That is the case for most medications.

9:28 am

mkg

got it! no clue what it means.

9:29 am

Kallia

There are other vaccines coming which differ though

9:29 am

MollyL

Yeah, but they are saying that people with a significant history of allergic reactions should not get the vaccine

9:29 am

BzznBea

Actually, I found it while out shopping yesterday at a really good price. Called him and he said to get it.

9:30 am

Soodle

I love my air fryer. Hi all. ðŸ˜Š

9:30 am

Kallia

if I understood it properly, but I think th so called Oxford vaccine is going to be recommended for younger people only

9:30 am

penquis

hi soodle...

9:31 am

BzznBea

I think that one is the least effective, vaccine.

9:31 am

MollyL

By the way, public service announcement. If anyone has seen ads for ZoLucky and is thinking about ordering from them, DON'T. Their return policy is insane. "We are sorry but our return center is in China. Your return will be processed after it reaches it's destination and shipping and customs charges will be deducted from the return amount".

9:31 am

BzznBea

What do they sell, Molly?

9:32 am

penquis

ty for the tip, Molly....

9:32 am

MollyL

Mostly women's clothing.

9:33 am

hokie carla

I heard the Oxford one had to throw out all trial data and start over because they messed up part of it.

9:35 am

BzznBea

We will have to get it every year just like we do a flu shot.

9:35 am

Kallia

That was to do with the amount of vaccine in a dose...somehow iy got half doses, which appeared to work better, But all the tests have now been finished, yesgerday I think

9:35 am

mabaker8

porn

9:35 am

mabaker8

spar

9:36 am

hokie carla

I get a flu shot every year. will get this every year.

9:36 am

BzznBea

Me too.

9:37 am

Kallia

I get the flu shot too, and will get this at whatever interval is suggested.

9:37 am

BzznBea

Carla, do you shop Belks?

9:37 am

hokie carla

ok, down to 12 here...still missing an A from the 6 and 4 A tiles

9:37 am

rururocks

mabaker is on the wrong website :D

9:38 am

hokie carla

boxing porn?

9:38 am

welki

'morning, folks

9:38 am

aslindy

hi welki

9:38 am

hokie carla

I have in the past, bea. Haven't been to a mall in a while.

9:38 am

hokie carla

welki!

9:39 am

penquis

hi welki...

9:39 am

BzznBea

Ours is a stand alone store. I went yesterday. In years past, their place was packed at Christmas. Not so now.

9:40 am

BzznBea

Hey, welki.

9:41 am

BzznBea

Carla, do you have 2 A 6's?

9:41 am

hokie carla

Ah, ours is in the mall, just about 15 min from me, but I have a big outlet mall about 10 min away so I only go to the other one when I need a dept. store. It has Belk, Macy's, and 3rd I can rem.

9:41 am

welki

mr. bea and you will enjoy that air fryer - i caved to peer pressure and bought one. game changer, even for resistant-to-change cooks (like me)

9:41 am

hokie carla

nope, I don't have any A6, so I guess those are they. them.

9:43 am

BzznBea

I'm looking forward to using it, welki. Mine has a rotisserie function I want to try.

9:43 am

hokie carla

ooh, found my missing C. 11!

9:43 am

rururocks

where does all the grease go though in those things?

9:44 am

BzznBea

There is a tray underneath, I bellieve.

9:44 am

hokie carla

can you share the stats on the A6, P&TY?

9:44 am

hokie carla

nm, found the middle one

9:44 am

BzznBea

ar6/18 and ap6/27

9:44 am

rururocks

oh.. ok.. i have somewhat limited counter space so I am an oven kind of guy

9:45 am

BzznBea

Yes, this will have to go in the pantry next to the microwave.

9:45 am

welki

very little grease, because you're not using oil for frying.

9:45 am

rururocks

that's why I always have half-baked ideas

9:45 am

MollyL

Hi, my name is Molly and I am a kitchen appliance addict. I have looked at air fryers but cannot justify one more kitchen appliance in my life.

9:46 am

BzznBea

Do you use an oil mister, welki?

9:46 am

rururocks

lol molly

9:46 am

hokie carla

I'll just keep using my instant pot air fryer I reckon

9:46 am

welki

bea, i keep a small jar of peanut oil handy and brush the tray with it to keep food from sticking. (and don't use PAM in it - it'll corrode the non-stick coating)

9:47 am

welki

there are some "safe" sprays to use, but the oil brushing works for me

9:47 am

BzznBea

Thanks for that tip.

9:48 am

hokie carla

I use an olive oil mister on mine but I think brushing would work better.

9:48 am

MollyL

I have a refillable oil mister that I use for some things I put in the oven

9:48 am

MollyL

PAM is gross

9:48 am

hokie carla

is the ap6 a regular word? having trouble with that point total

9:48 am

BzznBea

I was looking at a recipe for blooming onion and they misted it is slightly with a spray mister.

9:49 am

BzznBea

Use the 3 point tile

9:49 am

72 Temple Owl

why can't we have aperol? it's five o'clock somewhere...

9:49 am

aslindy

that's my last word carla

9:49 am

welki

no, not a word i'd use in a conversation

9:49 am

hokie carla

mine is refillable too and I just bought it at the grocery store

9:49 am

BzznBea

Ends with a chunck of wood

9:49 am

hokie carla

thx, got it

9:50 am

aslindy

thanks! fw

9:50 am

welki

i've never seen aperol, but i'd love to try it - i like a campari and soda, so i think i'd like it

9:50 am

BzznBea

I think brushing something you have coated with flour would be difficult.

9:50 am

hokie carla

9 still here. BB H R PPP L S

9:51 am

welki

i think a mister would be a good idea to have - around the kitchen, the living room, the boudoir :)

9:51 am

BzznBea

Do you have the yellow fruit, carla?

9:52 am

hokie carla

that was one of my first words! couldn't see it but saw all the letters there.

9:52 am

BzznBea

All the B's are ordinary babble words.

9:53 am

hokie carla

hmm, ok

9:53 am

MollyL

Isn't ordinary Babble word an oxymoron?

9:53 am

72 Temple Owl

another caveat re ordering from those
"steals amd deals" promotions. I ordered from a small busness in the srping then covid hit. they will not exchange my item - mind you, i opted for that instead of a refund- without filling out a useless form, printing it out and enclsing it with the return. which is at my own expense.

9:53 am

BzznBea

For L, do you have the makeup brand?

9:53 am

hokie carla

good point

9:54 am

hokie carla

yep

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

the problem is i do not have a working printer at present. need the library and it is closed

9:54 am

MollyL

Go to FedEx office. They will charge you, but not much.

9:55 am

72 Temple Owl

so, while it sounds lovely to support these entrepreneurs, be wary. i got a bad one

9:55 am

hokie carla

UPS Store too

9:55 am

BzznBea

I'm going to get busy. See you all tomorrow.

9:55 am

hokie carla

bye Bea!

9:55 am

72 Temple Owl

i don't mind, it's clothing that would fit in an envelope. it's the form. if the company is really so small, why the formality?

9:56 am

welki

lol - the only clothing i can think of that would fit in an envelope is a g-string - you vixen, you!

9:57 am

72 Temple Owl

and i believe i checked the wrong box, so the error was mine. i even had to go through NBC to get a reply from them to inquire about exchangning, they did not answer me for a couple of weeks.

9:57 am

72 Temple Owl

ROFL

9:57 am

hokie carla

LOL, was not thinking about that, welki

9:57 am

72 Temple Owl

only you

9:57 am

72 Temple Owl

well, now my secret is out.

9:58 am

welki

:)

9:59 am

hokie carla

8 left. this is slow going

10:00 am

hokie carla

any bh? or be?

10:00 am

72 Temple Owl

twenty eight. i need to get working on cleaning enough to get the tree up. i am selling off my collections at the same time so am looking them up and listing them with my etsy shop friend.

10:01 am

Uneaixoise

Be4 french pretty

10:01 am

72 Temple Owl

my christmas deocraions all sold within weeks.

10:01 am

hokie carla

I still need to do that but feel like I've missed the boat on getting them shipped by Xmas

10:02 am

72 Temple Owl

i feel better that things lovingly collected are going to people who appreciate them. But when I see her customers gush over them, it's a bit sad.

10:02 am

hokie carla

oh, just found boyfriend, is that the same, une?

10:03 am

MollyL

The post office says mail by the 15th for Christmas, but I always feel safer mailing by the 10th. My stuff to be mailed went out the other day.

10:05 am

72 Temple Owl

I need to get stamps for the cards. i will write them today and tomorrow. i do not intend to mail any packages and will probably just stay home again.

10:06 am

72 Temple Owl

thank goodnees i bought my cards at the beginning of the year.

10:06 am

MollyL

I passed on Christmas cards this year. I'm tired of sending them but never getting any.

10:06 am

hokie carla

I usually do photo cards with pics of things we've done all year. we have done nothing this year.

10:07 am

MollyL

I heard a story on the radio about a woman who sends 300 cards every Christmas. Do you know how many she gets? 5.

10:07 am

MollyL

Oh, Carla is a "Christmas letter" type

10:08 am

hokie carla

wow.I think I send out about 75 now. probably get 20-50, I never counted.

10:09 am

72 Temple Owl

i saw a news feature on how to write such letters this year.

10:09 am

hokie carla

have never done a Christmas letter. we used to get one from a former neighbor that was so funny and well-written every year, then another former neighbor sends one that is boring and just kid bragging plus in a tiny font.

10:10 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, i have a college chum whose family is so accomplished... lots of bragging

10:10 am

MollyL

Christmas letters are easy this year. Happy Holidays everyone. This year we stayed home and did nothing. Ho ho ho!

10:10 am

hokie carla

last R was a kingdom. that has turned into my new tsar.

10:11 am

hokie carla

6 left!

10:12 am

72 Temple Owl

i thought of a clue for ap6

10:12 am

MollyL

Some of the satire Christmas letters I have read are hysterical. I love the one that ends with the family German Shepherd learning Latin.

10:12 am

72 Temple Owl

that's funny

10:14 am

hokie carla

B H PP L S

10:14 am

hokie carla

one of those is a 6

10:14 am

72 Temple Owl

uh oh, need to get moving. am trying a zoom thing tonight. Maybe. i guess that means getting dressed and putting on makeup ;)

10:15 am

72 Temple Owl

happy babbling

10:15 am

hokie carla

tonight? quite a long time to put on makeup ;)

10:15 am

hokie carla

bye!

10:15 am

Marian Todd

Whatâ€™s the ap6 clue.

10:15 am

72 Temple Owl

well!

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

if i dont feel like makeup. npo zoom

10:17 am

hokie carla

similar to an6, which is the opposite of digital in clocks

10:18 am

hokie carla

but I don' t know what TO's clue was

10:25 am

bichon

ar 6/18, pls

10:25 am

hokie carla

nipple

10:25 am

bichon

ty carla

10:31 am

hokie carla

suspense was killing me on my last 6 so I went to the list. still 2 5's left I can't find. at least there weren't any obvious words I should have found.

10:36 am

hokie carla

well, looked up the last 2. B was new to me. H rhymes with the barbarian and we have it all the time so should have been able to get that.

10:43 am

bichon

carla, don't understand the ha 7/8 clue

10:48 am

Cosmo Kramer

ha + *** (light sleep) + trial and **ror
and plural

10:52 am

bichon

tyvm Cosmo Kramer

11:02 am

sammysmom

EVERY DAY IS MOTHERS DAY IN OUR HOUSE.... walter just put breakfast in front of me.. french tolast , bacon, and scrambled eggs.....yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

11:08 am

bichon

luck, I got oatmeat

11:08 am

MollyL

Good old Walter.
We all need a Walter in our lives.

11:09 am

hokie carla

walter sounds like a keeper

11:10 am

MollyL

Word to the wise folks.
Adding lots of additional letters
like yummm and so forth,
blows the chat width

11:11 am

MollyL

Do we really have to keep
doing this? Your contribution,
however small, will help bring joy
and (masked) smiles to
children in our community.
I know the kids are wearing masks.
No need to include it in an ask for
toys for needy kids.

11:11 am

hokie carla

she really wanted to rub her delicious breakfast in our faces ;)

11:12 am

hokie carla

are the kids wearing masks while they play with the toys in their homes? gee, I hope not.

11:12 am

mattygroves

Can anyone tell me
if the so7 is a commonly used word? Please?

11:13 am

hokie carla

you'll kick yourself

11:13 am

MollyL

Yes Matty it is

11:13 am

mattygroves

I shall look properly then :)

11:13 am

MollyL

Please don't suggest that.
Matty is a habitual self abuser
with fish

11:14 am

mattygroves

Guilty as charged. I shall sing about it in a high voice ;)

11:15 am

hokie carla

you don't want to end up sleeping with the fishes

11:15 am

MollyL

I don't know. I am just tired of people
feeling like they need to qualify everything
with "wearing masks of course and properly
distanced"

11:17 am

hokie carla

because they're afraid of being shamed by social media. yes, everyone knows that now, you don't have to point it out every time. I'm with you on that.

11:18 am

MollyL

I guess the COVID nazis are really getting
to everyone

11:18 am

hokie carla

but not really. the anti-maskers will just roll their eyes and keep ignoring it.

11:20 am

MollyL

I still don't get people driving alone
in their car, wearing a mask

11:21 am

mattygroves

It's like wearing a condom
to wank ;)

11:21 am

Wendrie

I did that the other day - was going a short distance between two places I needed to wear a mask and didn't want to risk cross-contamination when taking the mask off/on.

11:22 am

MollyL

Exactly Matty, great comparison

11:22 am

Wendrie

and as I made that decision I thought of you Molly ;)

11:22 am

Wendrie

but my parents are elderly/vulnerable and were my second stop.

11:23 am

MollyL

Cross contamination?

11:24 am

hokie carla

well, you have to touch it to take it off and put it back on.

11:25 am

Wendrie

From my hands, the supermarket and other shops I'd been in and out of during the first few stops. I used sanitizer but was aware that the mask was likely to be off and then back on within a short a period of time. Yep - didn't want to touch and then touch stuff in my parents house

11:26 am

hokie carla

I had a mammogram last week and they made me remove my homemade cloth mask and put on a disposable they had. I asked the lady which side was out and which in and she put her hands all over it. then when she was checking me in we were sitting aobut 2' apart and she was coughing into her mask.

11:27 am

MollyL

COVID doesn't spread that way, but my new mantra is
"whatever makes people feel safe"

11:27 am

hokie carla

but she grilled me on whether I'd been tested, had symptoms, etc., and I assume they are tested regularly but who knows.

11:28 am

MollyL

Did they take your temperature?

11:28 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:28 am

Wendrie

People in the shops weren't keeping social distance, there was coughing and sneezing - which made me think it likely the mask had viral particles on the outside. Hence the decision not to touch until I was home.

11:28 am

hokie carla

moo!

11:28 am

hokie carla

yes, they took my temp

11:29 am

Wendrie

Hi Moo!

11:29 am

moolingwa

hey hoke, wend...happy whatever day it is

11:29 am

hokie carla

have I mentioned out my masks make me sneeze and my nose runs almost the whole time?

11:30 am

hokie carla

I believe to quote the camel in the old geico ad, it's HumpDay!!!!

11:30 am

MollyL

Masks make my nose run too.

11:30 am

moolingwa

maybe you need to use dye and perfume free laundry detergent

11:30 am

moolingwa

cold air makes my nose run and eyes water

11:30 am

MollyL

I really do wish people would read up on
how this virus transmits. I think people
are making stuff up as they go along.

11:31 am

mattygroves

But only from reputable sources.
Spoiler: YouTube is rarely a reputable source :)

11:31 am

moolingwa

Well there was a lot of speculative research that was published early on

11:31 am

hokie carla

I do have some of that detergent, maybe I'll switch. part of the problem is there's always a golden retriever hair I don't see and then I feel it the whole time but then it's too late.

11:31 am

moolingwa

focusing on how long it could live on surfaces

11:32 am

hokie carla

I think the problem is early on they had no idea how it transmits and how long it lives, etc.

11:32 am

hokie carla

my nose is running right now because my house is chilly

11:33 am

MollyL

Remember early on everyone was wearing gloves?
Now very few are wearing gloves

11:33 am

hokie carla

my diabetic brother is still wearing gloves if he ventures out

11:33 am

moolingwa

I'm not sure there's a conclusion on all ways it transmits, but there have been some studies that seem to point it to being much more prevalent indoors, which would also perhaps suggest that high proximity aerial transmission is a big contributor

11:35 am

moolingwa

I don't wear a mask when I'm out walking by myself, though I do keep 10+ feet between me and others because it's easy to do

11:35 am

hokie carla

I do know studies have shown the neck gaiters actually do more harm than good because they make the particles smaller, but people keep wearing those.

11:35 am

bichon

same here, mool

11:35 am

hokie carla

same, I never wear one when walking Winston. I just cross over to the other side or sometimes walk in the road if there's someone already over there.

11:36 am

moolingwa

If I go into any store or such, I do wear a mask and I do use hand sanitizer

11:37 am

moolingwa

But I think part of it is what you said before Molly, and that is if you want to do more than that, and that gives you piece of mind, then by all means do so

11:37 am

MollyL

I don't get it. People with diabetes
are not high risk for COVID.

11:37 am

hokie carla

yep. my brother was talking about how he never sees anyone in a mask at the gas pump and I was like, I don't wear one there. even though there could be someone using the other side, I've never felt that close to them

11:37 am

hokie carla

no, they definitely are, that was one of the co-morbidity things

11:38 am

MollyL

So he has other factors like obesity or hypertension? That is what co-morbitities are

11:39 am

moolingwa

The american diabetes association would beg to differ with you Molly: https://tinyurl.com/qwxg9du

11:40 am

hokie carla

well, just looked up on CDC, type 2 does, but type 1 may have increased risk. I think he is type 1 but it was a weird case (he was 27 when diagnosed so they weren't sure at the time). anyhoo, he is being extra precautious.

11:41 am

Wendrie

The UK has diabetes as a comorbidity as well.

11:41 am

moolingwa

There's also this from Webmd: "Having high blood sugar can interfere with your bodyâ€™s ability to fight an infection. It also can take longer for your body to get better. Some experts believe that viruses may thrive in the body when blood glucose is high.

High blood sugar can affect your immune system, making you more likely to have severe complications if you get sick with the coronavirus.

Your chance of that is lower if your diabetes is under control."

11:43 am

MollyL

Obviously it depends on how well managed the diabetes is. But I kind of give up. Everyone is a doctor or a COVID specialist these days.

11:43 am

hokie carla

I know he gets the flu shot every year too because he's a high risk for complications of that too. I do think he manages it pretty well. has been almost 30 years since diagnosed.

11:46 am

hokie carla

just looked again at your 11:37 statement - they aren't at increased risk of getting COVID, just at having complications or more severe case. I think that's what you meant but just wanted to clarify what I was talking about.

11:46 am

Haz1558

pe

11:46 am

mattygroves

FW. Have a great day all - be kind to each other x

11:47 am

hokie carla

bye matty!

11:47 am

Biltong

Hi all. May I have a clue for pr7, please?

11:47 am

Wendrie

bye Matty!

11:48 am

hokie carla

before butt

11:49 am

Wendrie

great clue :lol:

11:50 am

hokie carla

such a weird word

11:50 am

Biltong

ty, hokie :-)

11:55 am

hokie carla

oh 51F out now, I guess I'll walk Winston

11:55 am

hokie carla

anyone want any other clues?

11:57 am

Wendrie

no - enjoy your walk

11:57 am

hokie carla

gracias

11:57 am

hokie carla

got to get up my nerve. 51 still seems chilly.

12:07 pm

Wendrie

FW! Night all :)

12:38 pm

Minveryork

S's Segregated! 10 left

12:39 pm

marksdolly

fireworks!

12:46 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations marksdolly on your fireworks! Way to go!

12:46 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

12:47 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to to

12:49 pm

MollyL

Hi Min. Did you bring the pastry?

12:54 pm

Minveryork

Hello MollyL! I think I brought the red boxes with me.ðŸ˜”

12:58 pm

Minveryork

Also, if I brought pastries with me, I think many babblers would not return.Can't be trusted in the kitchen one bit!

1:05 pm

Minveryork

B's Bagged! 6 left

1:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, how's the swimming?

1:11 pm

HarryHood

there's sharks in them there waters.

1:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uh oh LOL

1:14 pm

HarryHood

50 to go here.

1:14 pm

HarryHood

tough going.

1:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hanape = canape made my hand

1:20 pm

Minveryork

Hi Book Doctor Gwen! How are U doing? Welcome to grid

1:20 pm

HarryHood

40. taking a break. have fun!

1:20 pm

Minveryork

Hello HarryHood!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

1:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hya Min -- doing pretty good -- December is (almost) always a good month for bookdealers -- how's you?

1:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom parasol

1:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(found half of the P words and blanking, argh)

1:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt finally, 40 to go

1:51 pm

Minveryork

I am well.Working from home today because my school is closed for the week.Hopefully it will re-open next week.

1:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

good luck !

1:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

9 to go, BBL

2:00 pm

swmbo

s

2:01 pm

bleugirl2

AP 6?

2:02 pm

ursh

ap6 ends with a large piece of wood

2:08 pm

bleugirl2

Thx ursh

3:11 pm

periwinkle

help with pe7 pls

3:11 pm

periwinkle

hi all

3:18 pm

hokie carla

* non grata

3:30 pm

periwinkle

ty carla. I did not have the base word.

4:08 pm

bichon

pr 5/16, pls

4:09 pm

lynxxx

ends in we are all ***an beings

4:09 pm

lynxxx

sorry **man

4:10 pm

bichon

ty lyn

4:12 pm

lynxxx

bye

4:19 pm

bichon

pr 7/32, pls

4:21 pm

montreal13

"before butt" is the clue i saw...

4:24 pm

MollyL

And a very good clue it is

4:25 pm

montreal13

i agree, it got me the word !

4:34 pm

montreal13

and done - may i offer a clue, anyone ?

4:36 pm

montreal13

OK then - have a good evening Molly and all babblers... but stay safe - poof

4:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

omg did you eve type in a word on instinct and then not be able to see it in reality?

4:53 pm

MollyL

No need for the "but". You can have a good evening WHILE staying safe. We really need to get the constant focus off of COVID.

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

amen

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

i changed my avatar to give us a laugh. no takers.

4:56 pm

bichon

I don't understand the pr and butt

4:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

get the an4/4 first, bich.

4:58 pm

bichon

ty TO. I was think "ham"

4:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol holiday fare

5:03 pm

MollyL

Really? Butt makes you think of ham?

5:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's all that holiday food shopping

5:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

to butt or shank? that is the question.

5:05 pm

bichon

I'm not a big ham eater [too salty], but isn't ihe butt of the pig?

5:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

there are two cuts. i only buy cook's low salt. occasionally.

5:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i like a good versatile quick ham steak on the bone.

5:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i broil it.

5:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

and now i am hungry...

5:11 pm

bichon

last word: pr 6/27, pls

5:11 pm

MollyL

Butt is a word most commonly associated with rear end, as in buttocks.

5:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

no have, bich.

5:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to cook. happy babbling

5:29 pm

hokie carla

pr6 is like the end of a book but spelled differently

5:30 pm

hokie carla

hmm, actually a computer language. I did not know that.

5:31 pm

moolingwa

and here it was someone who supported the timber industry

5:31 pm

moolingwa

and here I thought that is...

5:33 pm

moolingwa

there are several spellings of Rhode Island's state shellfish, but cuahog is not one

5:33 pm

bichon

tyvm

5:35 pm

moolingwa

is that fw then bich?

6:03 pm

periwinkle

ma6 please hi all

6:05 pm

moolingwa

I'll tell you "tomorrow" peri

6:12 pm

MollyL

Think Spanish Peri

6:13 pm

Minveryork

ma6/21 word is the spanish word for tomorrow peri & hi!

6:13 pm

periwinkle

thank you all

6:16 pm

periwinkle

help with my last word please, pr6

6:18 pm

Minveryork

That pr 6/27 word is for plus a piece of wood periwinkle.

6:19 pm

periwinkle

ty Min and done

6:19 pm

periwinkle

byee

6:19 pm

pabtrek

a

6:19 pm

MollyL

Min, why is your school closed?

6:19 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations periwinkle on your fireworks! Good for U

6:21 pm

Minveryork

Work in 2 schools. One of my schools is closed because of positive Covid cases among staff.Will re-open next week.

6:22 pm

Minveryork

H's Harangued! 1 left

6:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey min

6:51 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - just getting around to this

6:53 pm

ch1212

Me too. Late start.

6:58 pm

Minveryork

Hello 72 Temple Owl!How are you doing?Welcome to grid

6:58 pm

Minveryork

Hello cybernan!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

6:59 pm

Minveryork

Hello ch1212!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

7:11 pm

cybernan

hi min

7:11 pm

ch1212

Thanks, Min!

7:15 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks Une and lickety and BzznBea and all cluers

7:16 pm

cybernan

stats for the 8 please?

7:16 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dan2bit on your fireworks! Hooray for U!'

7:17 pm

Minveryork

ha 8/50

7:21 pm

cybernan

ty == will have a look

7:23 pm

Minveryork

For those of you who are working on grid, I just posted a story of clues in my profile if you would like to read itðŸ˜Š

7:26 pm

cybernan

off to throw a pizza in the oven for supper -- bbl

7:27 pm

cybernan

ty min

7:39 pm

penquis

gotta love it when a typo is actually a grid word... ;o)

7:45 pm

Minveryork

Hello penquis!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

7:45 pm

penquis

hi min.....doing ok here....how about you?

7:47 pm

Minveryork

I am doing alright.Working from home this week because my school is closed.Hopefully I can go back to work Mon.

7:48 pm

penquis

ah, ok....schools here have half the kids two days a week and the following week they are there three days a week. ...everyone is remote on Wed.....

7:49 pm

MollyL

Min, if you work at two schools, why can't you work at the one that is still open?

7:50 pm

Minveryork

My school district is like that too. Doing a hybrid model.

7:51 pm

Minveryork

I go to that school on the days I am assigned to be there.

7:51 pm

cybernan

any risk that you were exposed min?

7:52 pm

Minveryork

I do not think I was exposed.They would've notified me if they thought I was exposed. It was 2 cases in my building

7:53 pm

cybernan

That's good

7:55 pm

penquis

i am done....

7:56 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations penquis on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

7:56 pm

penquis

ty, min!

7:57 pm

cybernan

oven timer dinging :)

8:03 pm

penquis

i am off to do the crossword....goodnight all....

8:41 pm

cybernan

ap 6 please?

8:45 pm

Minveryork

ap 6/27:beginning of word for saying your sorry for doing something wrong cybernan.

8:45 pm

cybernan

ty min

8:46 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:54 pm

cybernan

pr 5/14 and the 7 please?

8:58 pm

grannyrose

nan, pr5. babies vehicle with a double vowel

8:59 pm

grannyrose

pr7. pr*, before + rectum, adjectival form

9:01 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* ty rose

9:01 pm

grannyrose

yw. WTG CYBERNAN !!

9:02 pm

cybernan

bye everyone - stay safe:)

9:02 pm

grannyrose

you too nan. xx

9:04 pm

Minveryork

Hello grannyrose!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

9:05 pm

grannyrose

dear Min. hello dear

9:06 pm

grannyrose

how's you, Min?

9:09 pm

Minveryork

I am doing alright.Working from home this week because my school is closed.Hopefully I can go back to work Mon.

9:25 pm

april98

Minveryork: Thanks for the story of clues! You helped me find a few of my missing words :)

9:29 pm

Minveryork

Hello april98!How are you? Glad my story helped you out

9:43 pm

april98

Thankfully, I am very well! My daughter just came home from college and it suddenly feels like the beginnings of a normal Christmas holiday!

9:47 pm

Minveryork

I am glad can be with your daughter for Christmas. I am unable to be with my family this year.Virus totally sucks!

9:55 pm

april98

It really does stink! My husband will be vaccinated next week and I am really excited that one of us is able to be vaccinated right away. I hope it works!

9:56 pm

origami

Hi babblers.

9:59 pm

Minveryork

Hello origami! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

9:59 pm

Minveryork

My sister is a nurse and might be vaccinated in a few wks

9:59 pm

origami

Still trying to recover from whatever crappy virus I have, Min. How are you doing?

10:02 pm

origami

Nurses should really get the vaccine first, in my opinion.

10:06 pm

Minveryork

I agree w/U origami. I hope you get over your virus soon.

10:09 pm

origami

Thanks, Min. It has hung on for three weeks. I have decided this is my "new normal." :D

10:12 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

10:13 pm

origami

Congratulations, Une.

10:16 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Uneaixoise on your fireworks! Way to go!

10:59 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! pa5/12 was my last word

11:05 pm

grannyrose

WTG MINVERYORK!!

11:09 pm

Minveryork

Thank you grannyrose! Took me FOREVER to find pa5/12.

11:15 pm

grannyrose

lol..... which pa5 was it?

11:19 pm

Minveryork

It was the first pa 5/12 word. Refused to ask for clue 4 it

11:20 pm

grannyrose

my pa5 was the time off for good behaviour, without the final vowel. it means something quite different to what i expected.

11:21 pm

grannyrose

my last word was the so7. nearly fainted from embarrassment when i found it. it was so obvious but i had my babble blinkers on... loll

11:26 pm

Minveryork

That one was hard for me too. It is a twisty babble word.

11:57 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size? My guess is 105 words.

11:59 pm

godthaab

184

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

222

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