Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, December 26, 2020

12:00 am

hurshy

happy boxing day!

12:01 am

hurshy

aw7/8

12:01 am

saanichcat

same to you hurshy!

12:01 am

hurshy

actually aw7 x 2 and aw8

12:01 am

jessmom

wa7, wo7

12:02 am

origami

hursh beat me to it :D

12:03 am

origami

co 8/9

12:03 am

origami

Hi saanich!

12:03 am

hurshy

basically i can call long words if they come from upper left tiles lol

12:03 am

hurshy

since that is where i start

12:04 am

saanichcat

hi ori! trying to find your co's, that was fast

12:07 am

hurshy

wa7 x 2

12:07 am

origami

la7

12:08 am

hurshy

aHA got the co

12:09 am

Cosmo Kramer

an7

12:09 am

hurshy

phantom: quandary

12:09 am

jessmom

sp8

12:10 am

origami

la7 x 2

12:16 am

dizgrannie

phantom - meander

12:17 am

hurshy

not all who wa7 are lost... some of us just like to meander

12:17 am

dizgrannie

lol Hursh

12:18 am

hurshy

i meant 6 i guess, sorry

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:20 am

Hillsnow

Thanks, Lickety!

12:21 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:23 am

dizgrannie

bottom row done

12:25 am

hurshy

Os Overturned!

12:25 am

dizgrannie

in 7 if not called

12:26 am

origami

en7

12:26 am

hurshy

phantom: reindeer

12:27 am

hurshy

re7

12:28 am

hurshy

ro7 x 2

12:36 am

hurshy

As Axed!

12:36 am

dizgrannie

over 1/2 way with Ws

12:39 am

hurshy

oh i have 4 w left

12:40 am

hurshy

Es Extinguished!

12:41 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

12:47 am

hurshy

Ys Yanked!

12:51 am

hurshy

90%!

12:55 am

dizgrannie

Ws whipped

12:56 am

hurshy

any weirdos you think i might have missed?

12:59 am

dizgrannie

wa 6/7 , if you have an 5/6

1:00 am

dizgrannie

wa 5/22

1:01 am

hurshy

mk thanks i needed all of those! just one other

1:01 am

dizgrannie

wr 4, wa 4/10

1:03 am

zoozzoom

Had to try rearend just incase. You never know with enable.

1:05 am

hurshy

yea i have the birdie wr

1:05 am

hurshy

and wa4/10

1:05 am

hurshy

whatever the last one is it may be something duh

1:06 am

dizgrannie

wa 4/11

1:16 am

hurshy

have that one also

1:16 am

hurshy

go figure

1:18 am

hurshy

la7 x 3

1:19 am

hurshy

sp7

1:19 am

jbp

did someone call en 7?

1:20 am

jbp

or the wo 7?

1:20 am

hurshy

yeah

1:20 am

hurshy

both, yes

1:20 am

hurshy

wa7 x 3 as well

1:20 am

hurshy

we're still missing 2 8s tho, call-wise

1:21 am

jbp

k, thx.

1:21 am

hurshy

we have aw8, co8, sp8

1:21 am

jessmom

re8

1:21 am

hurshy

and here comes jessmom

1:21 am

jessmom

la8

1:22 am

hurshy

so talented

1:22 am

hurshy

is that R from the left or the right?

1:22 am

jessmom

left

1:22 am

jbp

R

1:23 am

jbp

i actually meant Left... my other left

1:24 am

jbp

phantom: meander

1:42 am

hurshy

phantom: innards

1:43 am

hurshy

does it have an re7 with it?

1:43 am

jessmom

yes

1:47 am

hurshy

morewords, did it, but i would have thought that was a man's name

1:47 am

hurshy

or a fox, as the case may be

1:47 am

hurshy

ok and then you said la

1:47 am

hurshy

does THAT have a 7 with it too?

1:48 am

hurshy

ah, see, my other missing W was just a plural i missed

1:48 am

hurshy

got it now

1:50 am

hurshy

hey look we have LAW and OR5 and you can even connect 'em

1:52 am

hurshy

la8 does NOT go with a 7

1:53 am

hurshy

too bad cause i only have one more 7 to find

1:57 am

jessmom

le7?

1:57 am

hurshy

funny little alt sp for a pair of cy words

1:57 am

hurshy

that's the one i am missing, you clever jess you

1:58 am

hurshy

but it's not leeward

1:59 am

jessmom

aw shucks

2:00 am

hurshy

mk, morewords to the rescue again!

2:01 am

hurshy

l + Holy Roman E_____ but change the last vowel

2:03 am

Uneaixoise

Tx hursh

2:05 am

hurshy

urf, guess i'm saving the last 7 for tomorrow, as neither my eyes nor my monkeys are getting anywhere with them

2:29 am

dizgrannie

interuptions left right and centre...be back in the morn to finish

6:47 am

spellit

fw - Happy Boxing Day!

6:49 am

MollyL

Ah, it is Boxing Day. Everyone get out the Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots.

6:49 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats!!

6:50 am

BzznBea

I loved those robots.

6:50 am

Uneaixoise

60 to go ....

6:50 am

BzznBea

aware

6:50 am

BzznBea

Damn

6:50 am

MollyL

They were the closest I ever got to boxing.

6:54 am

BzznBea

41 W's...Crikeys!

7:02 am

MollyL

And one or two of them is sure to keep the PB busy today

7:02 am

BzznBea

I though the same thing.

7:04 am

BzznBea

I got 32 of them first pass.

7:04 am

MollyL

Well hopefully, everyone will donate some leftovers from their Christmas feast. How did yours go?

7:05 am

BzznBea

Ours was good. Nothing fancy. Although the new aspargus dish was yum.

7:11 am

MollyL

What is in the asparagus dish?

7:13 am

BzznBea

It was just asparagus with a cheese sauce...gratin. But the sauce was made from asparagus stock and not cream.

7:13 am

MollyL

Ooo, that sounds good.

7:14 am

BzznBea

Easy and good.

7:17 am

MollyL

My favorite Christmas toy is something I got myself. A bagel slicer. What a cool gadget and why did I wait so long to get one?

7:20 am

BzznBea

LOL!

7:23 am

BzznBea

I'm going to get around and get to Belks this morning to see if they have the Instant Pots marked down. I want a 3qt and I'd love to have an 8 qt.

7:23 am

FrenchToast

Santa did not bring me a stepladder so I guess I'm going out today to buy one :)

7:24 am

BzznBea

How tall a ladder?

7:24 am

FrenchToast

Hmmm I think about a six foot

7:25 am

BzznBea

Can you get it in your car?

7:25 am

FrenchToast

Yes I have SUV

7:25 am

MollyL

My 6'4" son is my step ladder.
: D

7:30 am

MollyL

Damn Bea, you must be the Kitchen Appliance Queen

7:30 am

BzznBea

No, just the IPs I love them.

7:45 am

welki

'morning all

7:46 am

BzznBea

Good Morning. welki.

7:47 am

MollyL

Why so many sizes?

7:47 am

welki

my kids love their instant pots - and my 82 year old aunt swears by hers (and she is so anti-appliance, it amazes me she likes and uses it so much!)

7:47 am

BzznBea

I can make the main dish in one and use the 3 qt for sides.

7:48 am

BzznBea

They make the best veg.

7:48 am

BzznBea

They also make great boiled eggs.

7:49 am

welki

i think i'm resisting one because they're pressure cookers. i had an old time pressure cooker years ago for canning and it mad me nervous every time i used it

7:50 am

BzznBea

The new ones are so safe. If it isn't put together correctly, it won't work.

7:53 am

welki

okay, that beats down the resistance a little :)

7:54 am

welki

i admit i've been having some fun with the air fryer - it's a basic one, but it continues to impress me

7:54 am

BzznBea

I can't wait to get mine out.

7:55 am

hokie carla

howdy folks!

7:56 am

WoolyChris

Hello all - love the air fryer. Great way to make pork chops, reheat pizza, honey glazed chicken thighs.

7:56 am

BzznBea

I ordered some cookbooks for the IP and the woman who put them together was Canadian. She lived in an assisted living facility and cooked from her IP all the time.

7:56 am

welki

it's the little things that i get a kick out of - like putting in a couple of frozen sausage patties and those square hash browns - while they're cooking (and crisping up even better than in the oven) for about 8 minutes, i toast english muffins, make a couple of eggs, pour some juice and voila! welki's mcbreakfast!

7:56 am

BzznBea

Good moring, Chris and Carla.

7:57 am

welki

(i make breakfast sandwiches)

7:57 am

welki

hi hokie and chris

7:58 am

BzznBea

Larry wants onion rings and blooming onions.

7:59 am

welki

you just reminded me that someone gave me one of those blooming onion kits (i have no idea what's in it) - it's been in my basement, on a shelf, for +10 years!

7:59 am

BzznBea

I hope the onion isn't in there!

8:00 am

welki

lol - it'd be dehydrated by now :)

8:00 am

hokie carla

LOL

8:01 am

hokie carla

probably has flour that has gone bad

8:03 am

hokie carla

wow, is this the most Ws ever?

8:04 am

BzznBea

I think so. There is a lot of them.

8:13 am

72 Temple Owl

morning, folks.

8:13 am

hokie carla

hey TO!

8:14 am

mattygroves

Hi all. May I have stats, please for the A in the lower left corner? And happy Boxing Day ;)

8:14 am

BzznBea

ay4

8:15 am

mattygroves

Thanks, bea

8:15 am

hokie carla

can someone explain to this american what boxing day is? never really understood.

8:15 am

BzznBea

yw

8:16 am

mattygroves

Well, it's the day after Christmas. Traditionally, landowners and gentry would give Christmas boxes to their servants on the day after Christmas

8:16 am

mattygroves

Now, it's just about eating leftovers and groaning about how you're still full from yesterday

8:16 am

72 Temple Owl

lol matty

8:17 am

hokie carla

I see. I did know it's the day after Christmas.

8:17 am

mattygroves

And I'm still full from yesterday

8:17 am

BzznBea

It is also Kwanza, I believe.

8:18 am

godthaab

Has more words stopped giving anagrams?

8:19 am

hokie carla

Today is my parents' wedding anniversary. This would've been 58.

8:19 am

BzznBea

Can you scroll to the bottom of the page for anagrams, god?

8:20 am

godthaab

no, nothing there....

8:20 am

welki

hey godthaab - thanks for posting the link the other day!

8:21 am

godthaab

Welki , thank you! - I forget which one it was.. Mommy kissing Santa?

8:22 am

welki

yep

8:23 am

hokie carla

phantom reindeer

8:23 am

godthaab

Excellent! I hope everyone was dancing!!!

8:25 am

BzznBea

Mr. Bea's Christmas present is in the grid. He wasn't happy that it was so windy yesterday.

8:26 am

hokie carla

is it cold there, bea? was 20F when I took Winston out. 24 now.

8:26 am

BzznBea

Yes, it is cold.

8:31 am

hokie carla

really struggling with the vowels today

8:31 am

hokie carla

a vowel obstruction ru might say

8:32 am

rururocks

irritated vowel syndrome

8:32 am

hokie carla

there it is

8:32 am

BzznBea

Speak of the devil...

8:33 am

rururocks

actually I've been more saintly lately bea :D

8:33 am

BzznBea

Yes, you have.

8:38 am

rururocks

how was everyone's holiday?

8:38 am

BzznBea

Quiet, but nice.

8:39 am

BzznBea

I really suprised both Mom and Larry with the gifts I got them.

8:39 am

BzznBea

How about yours?

8:39 am

rururocks

i know.. i saw the post on your mom opening her present .. she's so cute

8:40 am

rururocks

mine was really quiet.. a warm house, a good book a lot of rain and a comfort food meal all good

8:41 am

bichon

We had a lovely holiday. Daughter and family visited. We ha a Jewish Christmas. Ordered Chinese food.

8:41 am

MollyL

<---Wants to be cute when she's 80

8:42 am

BzznBea

I got to FaceTime with my littlest grands as they were opening the stocking bags I send.

8:42 am

rururocks

she is cute molly..

8:42 am

MollyL

It is ridiculously cold here too. The fireplace is going to get a workout today.

8:43 am

welki

i face timed with the grands and then had a group messenger thing with my daughters - we were all cooking "together"

8:43 am

welki

(we're not allowed any social gatherings, either in or outside)

8:44 am

welki

(although there were neighbors who thought it a good idea to have a house party yesterday - and two of them have already had covid)

8:44 am

BzznBea

Maybe they think they are immune.

8:45 am

MollyL

I think by now it is abundantly clear that some people do not take COVID seriously

8:45 am

bichon

Daughter gettin Covid vaccine next month. She and Mr. Bich have tested negative

8:45 am

welki

they partied all summer long - and they're not youngsters, all over 60. i used to think it would only sink in if someone died, but someone did and they're still at it

8:46 am

BzznBea

It takes all sorts, doesn't it?

8:47 am

rururocks

i have two neighbors like that welki

8:47 am

welki

i guess. i did give half a (cooked) turkey to our neighbor - it was way too much for the two of us

8:47 am

rururocks

one has big pot parties in his garage watching raider games and they're all passing joints

8:48 am

welki

(not the partying ones, though)

8:48 am

welki

oh, ru - real brainiacs they are

8:48 am

BzznBea

My neighbor that had it is still not home. I am thinking she has to be in rehab by now.

8:53 am

rururocks

the funny thing is welki.. i'm very pro pot for people who it helps.. but it always weirds me out to see people just smoking it out on the street or in front of their house freely

8:54 am

BzznBea

Is is medical or recreational there, ru?

8:54 am

rururocks

first medical, but now legal

8:55 am

BzznBea

I wish the govt would make it legal nationally. Look at all the money they would make in taxes.

8:55 am

rururocks

munchie sales in California are way up

8:56 am

rururocks

true bea it's less harmful than cigarettes

8:56 am

MollyL

Cheetos dude, and Sun Chips

8:56 am

rururocks

Old Mitch McConnell could use a few tokes in my opinion

8:57 am

BzznBea

It is not just for smoking either. My mom could use some edibles to help with her arthritis.

8:57 am

MollyL

I know more than a few uptight people who could use a couple of bong hits

8:57 am

BzznBea

Is it legal where you are, Molly?

8:58 am

MollyL

Only medically Bea, which is ridiculous at this point

9:03 am

dan2bit

like viagra (or any profitable drug), in many states you can find a doctor willing to prescribe on nearly any basis

9:07 am

rururocks

there should be a stiff tax on viagra in my opinion

9:13 am

rururocks

at least for congress

9:34 am

rururocks

didn't mean to kill the chat

9:35 am

dan2bit

sorry, I'll get it up again in a few

9:35 am

MollyL

You didn't kill it, just made it limp

9:37 am

rururocks

at least you con-firmed that up molly

9:37 am

jbp

well clearly this cues my entrance as fluffer

9:39 am

hokie carla

rehi - just made breakfast and sent the oldest off. he lives about 15 min away and we see him less than if he went out of town to college

9:39 am

rururocks

that's quite a job resume jb

9:40 am

jbp

just trying to keep up my skillset

9:40 am

jbp

And how is everyone on this Boxing Day?

9:40 am

rururocks

different strokes for different folks i've always said :D

9:43 am

jbp

it's good to have phrases like that handy for such occasions

9:44 am

jbp

i'm off to scrounge for leftovers... bbs

9:49 am

MollyL

My son used to live 5 minutes away and I only saw him if I went to his place

9:49 am

rururocks

just w's to go

9:52 am

hokie carla

I'm scared to go to his place, Molly. Mr. homie moved him in when I was with mom after dad died, and supposedly it's a real dump.

10:10 am

MollyL

One of my kids lived in the skeeviest off campus housing at The University of Maryaland and lived through it. I never visited however. He told me it would creep me out.

10:11 am

mkg

Hi all.

10:12 am

marksdolly

hi mkg

10:12 am

mkg

Anyone have bottom left corner A word? Would love clues and stats. Ty.

10:14 am

hokie carla

yeah, his place had a shooting a few years ago but the complexes around his are even more skeevy. but he's paying almost half of what his friends are in the nicer, newer apt complex, and they have more break-ins/robberies.

10:14 am

Cosmo Kramer

someone told it's ay4 .. dont have it

10:14 am

therealblah

ay 4/5

10:14 am

mkg

I got it kramer. Second vowel is not what you expect. That is why. Ty

10:14 am

hokie carla

one of his roommates bought the townhouse and mr. homie says the carpet is like 20 years old. someone moved out the day before they moved in and supposedly it was super dirty and reeked of cigarette smoke.

10:15 am

mkg

Ay + opp of out

10:15 am

MollyL

The place my kid lived has since been torn down and revamped into high rise apartments. It's kind of a legacy to have lived in the old, skeevy ones.

10:15 am

hokie carla

Is UM in Baltimore or somewhere else?

10:15 am

mkg

How about stats for the 9 please? Ty.

10:16 am

hokie carla

I googled, College Park

10:17 am

hokie carla

either today and yesterday are a lot harder or I'm getting worse at this game

10:17 am

mkg

The main campus is college park but there is a branch in baltimore........some majors are out of baltimore campus.

10:18 am

mkg

My eldest son and youngest son went there. Others went to barnard, hopkins, YU and U texas.

10:18 am

mkg

I have 6 kids fyi.

10:19 am

Cosmo Kramer

tx mkg

10:19 am

hokie carla

honestly I have no idea where college park is in relation to baltimore, I just know from TV and crime stories that baltimore is pretty sketchy. or dodgy for our british friends.

10:20 am

Cosmo Kramer

co8/50 and 9/72

10:20 am

mkg

My sons lived in gross student housing apartments but now all live with wives in great clean places.

10:20 am

mkg

Ty kramer. Looking for it.

10:20 am

hokie carla

so you're saying there's hope

10:20 am

mkg

Hope?????there is for sure a future with a clean house!!!!!

10:21 am

dan2bit

U-MD has campuses all over - the main one is in suburban DC (College Park is in a county that shares a border with the district)

10:21 am

mkg

Bachelors often are slobs or pigs or both. I was so grossed out by visits to them in college i cant even begin to tell you. One son would not let me visit........

10:22 am

hokie carla

he was trying to leave last night because he said he left laundry in the washer a couple of days before but we browbeated him into staying. was going to send some laundry odor remover with him but forgot.

10:22 am

mkg

College park is a lovely place and has metro into DC. Also train to Baltimore. We have close friends who live in CP as it is called, and there are some very nice houses, right Dan?

10:23 am

dan2bit

yes, it's very similar to Case Western or Boston College relative to Cleveland or Boston

10:23 am

hokie carla

even though I grew up in Va, we are so far removed from the DC area I really don't know anything about it

10:23 am

mkg

Not getting the co 8/9. Any clues out there?

10:24 am

marksdolly

means to plot something

10:24 am

mkg

Va is a very large state carla. No wonder.......

10:24 am

hokie carla

definitely

10:24 am

dan2bit

winter wonderland mkg "Later on we'll co8, as we dream..."

10:25 am

mkg

Got it!!!!!!!!!!!! Great clue dan

10:25 am

mkg

Actually other than that song, i have never seen that word used anywhere, have you?

10:26 am

hokie carla

one time at the end of a school year, I drove mr. homie to his house in Va. Beach and then back to my house in far SWVa. and that was before cell phones! surprised I didn't get serial killed on the way home.

10:26 am

marksdolly

it's used in politics often

10:26 am

hokie carla

sure, mkg, in law cases

10:26 am

mkg

Oh right.

10:26 am

mkg

Yes so right.

10:27 am

marksdolly

meeds

10:27 am

hokie carla

guess I should say criminal cases. or criminal cases in TV and movies

10:27 am

mkg

Well tryiong to get half way now.......hmmmm

10:27 am

hokie carla

thanks dolly, did not have that one! (but had the singular)

10:27 am

marksdolly

lol ty hokie!!

10:32 am

hokie carla

well, I am going to feed Winton and take him out. still 87 for later.

10:33 am

mkg

I have only one o wrd for the o first column. There are 8 and i cant find others. I have or 4, spoken.....any clues welcome with stats. Ty.

10:37 am

mkg

Just got second o word for that o......another or 4.

10:38 am

Mary

there is also an or5 & pl which means to tell someone sternly to do something

10:39 am

mkg

Ty! Great clue. Got both of them. Ty.

10:39 am

mkg

Off to make lunch. Ty for super clues.

10:42 am

dan2bit

or6 a tribulation

10:43 am

dan2bit

also crying vegetable and variants

10:43 am

rururocks

stop dan

10:43 am

dan2bit

renal

10:43 am

rururocks

I am not

10:44 am

rururocks

:D

10:44 am

dan2bit

oops

10:45 am

dan2bit

my chat was very lagged there

10:46 am

hokie carla

wow, I was struggling with that O as well, but all regular words

10:46 am

hokie carla

I guess I am getting worse at this game

10:49 am

dan2bit

phantom reindeer

10:50 am

hokie carla

did you finish those w's, ru? still have 9

10:55 am

marksdolly

I still have 10 w's

10:56 am

hokie carla

now I have 8

11:04 am

hokie carla

can't believe I missed our resident tiara wearer

11:11 am

hokie carla

have made it to 55 left.

11:11 am

hokie carla

guess I will change out of PJs and do something else.

11:13 am

marksdolly

52 here

11:18 am

cybernan

good morning everyone - Happy Boxing Day :-)

11:20 am

marksdolly

gm nan!

11:21 am

dan2bit

firewords! thanks lickety and hurshy and all cluers! happy boxing day

11:21 am

marksdolly

well done!

11:25 am

cybernan

48 w's?

11:25 am

LeslieAnn

wow ;)

11:26 am

cybernan

no - can't see yet - 41 w's that is bad enough

11:30 am

cybernan

wow - found the 9 right off :)

11:45 am

hurshy

anyone have si6?

11:45 am

player girl

Is everyone else seeing reindeer?

11:45 am

hurshy

yes :)

11:46 am

rururocks

sonar tracking device for gentlemen hursh si6

11:47 am

hurshy

thanks ruru! that's me done

11:47 am

rururocks

:D you're welcom

11:47 am

rururocks

welcome

11:48 am

cybernan

if only we knew what a sonar tracking device is called

11:49 am

LeslieAnn

cops use it to catch speeders

11:49 am

LeslieAnn

(congrats hursh!)

11:50 am

MollyL

Combine a gentleman with what cops use to catch speeders, hence Ru's clue

11:50 am

cybernan

thought that was radar

11:50 am

LeslieAnn

mmm hmmm

11:50 am

MollyL

Oh damn, this is like pulling teeth

11:51 am

cybernan

probably some kind of anacronym I don't know

11:51 am

MollyL

No, you just combine a gentleman, or a knight, with the tracking device for the SI word

11:52 am

MollyL

Anyway, it was a good clue Ru. I got the word from that.

11:52 am

rururocks

thanks

11:53 am

LeslieAnn

oh geez when y'all were talking about reindeer i was looking for them by name lol

11:53 am

LeslieAnn

dasher, no; dancer, no; prancer ... what ARE they talking about??

11:54 am

cybernan

radar and gps are the only tracking devices i know

11:54 am

LeslieAnn

nan, si + pirate letter + last three of the tracking

11:56 am

cybernan

oh - ty - didn't know I was looking for part of a word

11:56 am

LeslieAnn

np

11:56 am

hokie carla

thanks ru, great clue. 54 now! :D

11:56 am

hokie carla

molly, maybe you should've said it was a portmanteau. Hahaha.

12:02 pm

MollyL

I was thinking I just put have put the word in the chat

12:03 pm

MollyL

Or should have

12:03 pm

cybernan

maybe if someone had said it was part of a tracking device!

12:03 pm

rururocks

we can't make it tooooo easy nan

12:04 pm

cybernan

yes well there is no need to put someone down for not recognizing a cryptic clue either

12:04 pm

hokie carla

ru, if you could just clue the last 54 words, that'd be great, mkay?

12:04 pm

hokie carla

actually, if you want to guess my missing Q I won't complain

12:04 pm

rururocks

not a put down at all nan.. i always do cryptic clues if I can.. sorry you took it that way

12:05 pm

cybernan

It wasn't anything you said, ru

12:05 pm

rururocks

oh

12:08 pm

hokie carla

mine wasn't a putdown either, was just trying to work portmanteau into the chat like I do every time I can

12:15 pm

cybernan

need a break before i go to the list

12:15 pm

sammysmom

what is the meaning of boxing day ?

12:18 pm

cybernan

Up until the aftermath of WWI the nobility used to give their servants gifts on the day after Christmas. Usually new uniforms wrapped in boxes! Or if they were not in house servants, extra food or sweets to take home to their families.

12:18 pm

sammysmom

thanks nan

12:19 pm

BzznBea

16 left...

12:24 pm

zoozzoom

23 left for me.

12:25 pm

zoozzoom

trying to finish before storm Bella hits with winds of over 80mph. If my roof gets damaged yet again I will not be happy.

12:26 pm

aslindy

hello all

12:27 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Aslindy :-)

12:27 pm

aslindy

hi zooz

12:28 pm

BzznBea

Hi, lindy

12:28 pm

aslindy

hi bea!

12:29 pm

aslindy

I hope everyone had a good holiday

12:29 pm

zoozzoom

Not too bad here thank you! I hope yours was a good one too!

12:29 pm

BzznBea

We did. Not the usual hubbub, but a nice day.

12:30 pm

aslindy

we had a pleasant day. snacking all day and playing games

12:33 pm

zoozzoom

I have just eaten six ferrero Rocher's and I am tempted to have another one lol

12:34 pm

aslindy

oh yummy

12:35 pm

BzznBea

They are so good.

12:36 pm

zoozzoom

Yes that is the problem. I must restrict myself otherwise I will be annoyed tomorrow if there are none left haha!

12:36 pm

rururocks

never tried one

12:37 pm

MollyL

*Imagines Zoom zooming around on a chocolate high

12:37 pm

zoozzoom

If you do not like nuts in your chocolate they will not be for you. Otherwise you will love them!

12:38 pm

BzznBea

That's why ru hasn't had one.

12:38 pm

zoozzoom

Ah! I see.

12:39 pm

MollyL

You know that dessert, Death By Chocolate...that would be it for Ru.

12:39 pm

cybernan

hi zoom :-}

12:40 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Nan! I hope you had a wonderful Christmasq

12:40 pm

zoozzoom

!*

12:41 pm

cybernan

quiet one zoom -- people not travelling here, so it was just the 2 of us.

12:41 pm

BzznBea

FW! That last 7 was a new one for me.

12:41 pm

zoozzoom

For me that is what I would call a wonderful Christmas haha!

12:41 pm

cybernan

how about you?

12:41 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Bea!

12:42 pm

BzznBea

Thank you. Off to play with my new toy.

12:42 pm

cybernan

bye bea

12:42 pm

zoozzoom

It was not too bad just six of us as allowed. Just three of us today and will be the same tomorrow so all good.

12:43 pm

cybernan

we are locked down to houshold members only. Alberta made a one day exception for 2 family members extra if they are living alone.

12:45 pm

zoozzoom

All family here also. My sister with her children one whom left school a while a go and the other ones have been home tutored since covid came along.

12:46 pm

zoozzoom

We cannot risk it and would not want to either with vunerable parents.

12:50 pm

zoozzoom

Yes we have a tier system here tier one being the less restrictive and tier four being almost like a full lockdown. We are only of two places in the UK that is tier three. I think that will change soon as there is a couple of new mutated strains of covid that is more spreadable so maybe another full UK wide lockdown is on the way.

12:55 pm

cybernan

yes we've been hearing about the new strains on the news.

12:57 pm

zoozzoom

They are hoping the vaccines they are rolling out will be enough to treat the new strains too. Fingers crossed. I think it will probably be like a flu jab you take each year.

12:58 pm

JaxH66

Where are you zoom? Loads of the country is in tier 3. Weâ€™ve just gone into it along with lots of NW England that

12:58 pm

JaxH66

* has already been in it for weeks

1:00 pm

zoozzoom

Isle of Wight here, JaxH66. I am ppleased you have gone into 3 too. Over 60,000 deaths is horrendous. We do not want to see anymore that is for sure.

1:03 pm

JaxH66

Hoping more vaccines will be approved soon so that more people can be vaccinated in a shorter time. Weâ€™ve been v careful since March as my husband had to shield, but weâ€™ve both had Covid thanks to our youngest who is a junior doctor. She was working on a ward that was supposed to be Covid free but had an outbreak. Luckily none of us were to badly affected.

1:03 pm

zoozzoom

I take that back, JaxH we were in tier 2 but have gone into tier 3 as from today.

1:03 pm

JaxH66

*too

1:04 pm

JaxH66

I used to live on the south coast not too far from you in Bournemouth

1:06 pm

zoozzoom

I am very sorry to hear that your daughter had the virus and that the rest of your family got it too. I am glad that you all recovered from it. May I thank your daughter for the service she is doing for us in the UK. Must be a scary situation to be in when you think you are in a free from virus zone yet still catch it.

1:06 pm

cybernan

where are you now jax?

1:07 pm

JaxH66

Iâ€™m in Warrington which is between Manchester and Liverpool in NW England

1:08 pm

cybernan

ok - never did make it over that way. We spent a week in Yorkshire and 2 weeks along the south coast, but that was it.

1:09 pm

cybernan

*other than the London-Windsor area on our way in and out

1:10 pm

JaxH66

Thanks zoom. She was one of the medical students who finished med school early and started work early. She was working on an oncology ward. At leat 10 staff and 10 patients caught it.

1:11 pm

JaxH66

Nan if you come to England again the NW is worth visiting. The Lake District is beautiful.

1:12 pm

cybernan

oh that is terrible -- patients there are so immunity deficient anyway. Glad to hear you and your family have recovered -- hope there are no lasting side effects.

1:12 pm

zoozzoom

And finished finally. Happy babbling everyone and take care â¤

1:13 pm

JaxH66

We all seem to be fully recovered thanks

1:14 pm

cybernan

It is-- we get escape to the country on TV so we have the opportunity to see what a lot of the country is like. Doubtful we will travel that far a's gain though -- we will be in our 80's by the time this Covid thing is over, and we were planning to take one more trip before this.

1:15 pm

cybernan

bye zoom - Slainte

1:16 pm

FrenchToast

Ciacio Judy? Are u here

1:16 pm

FrenchToast

Yoo hoo

1:21 pm

FrenchToast

Love & miss you! *mwah*

1:30 pm

jwr

anyone having trouble with the word list not accepting a word

1:30 pm

Gillie

Not at the moment

1:31 pm

cybernan

not me either

1:31 pm

cybernan

hi gillie

1:31 pm

Gillie

If you wait a little bit and refresh, it usually clears up (if you're getting red boxes).

1:31 pm

Gillie

hi nan - I hope you had a good X-mas

1:32 pm

jwr

thanks for answering, Gillie. AND Nan. It was one of my first, and its suffix was taken. I;m now up to 194 and have tried it several times. And Merry or Happy to you all.

1:34 pm

Gillie

Thank you, and to you too! I still have 81 left, so I may not have encountered it yet.

1:34 pm

jwr

Pat yourself on the back, Gillie. That did it!

1:35 pm

jwr

After all these years babbling, sometimes I forget the basics

1:35 pm

cybernan

le 7 please?

1:35 pm

Gillie

Good!

1:36 pm

jwr

not yet, nan, sorry.

1:38 pm

cybernan

a quiet one Gillie - our kids are in Lethbridge, Calgary and Vancouver - no travelling and visiting limitations - so it was just the 2 of us with lots of FaceTime --- how about you?

1:38 pm

jwr

Leaving 82 behind. Other things to do. May be back later. Meanwhile, strength, energy and virus-avoidance to you all.

1:38 pm

cybernan

bye jwr - keep well

1:39 pm

jwr

thanx,nan

1:40 pm

Gillie

take care, jwr

1:42 pm

cybernan

I think we will all need to have Christmas in Juy next year :-)

1:42 pm

Gillie

I'm on my own in Calgary, but spoke to my brother and uncle on Christmas day. In the morning I did some energetic singing along with a performance of the Messiah, which was fun.

1:43 pm

cybernan

sorry you had to spend the day alone, but like to positive 'tude :-)

1:44 pm

cybernan

and good for you -- pretty sure I can't hit all the notes in the messiah any more.

1:44 pm

Gillie

It was a performance with Baroque instruments, so a little bit lower in pitch than usual.

1:45 pm

cybernan

that would definitely help me! - used to be a descant soprano, now I'm a 5 note alto :(

1:46 pm

Gillie

I'm lucky that the chorus kept us singing a bit with regular Zoom meetings, so my voice isn't as bad as it might be.

1:48 pm

cybernan

just need the la 8 and the le 7 - stumped on both. If the la 8 is a compound, I haven't been able to find it

1:48 pm

cybernan

oh -- just did -- not a familar term for me

1:49 pm

cybernan

now for that le 7

1:49 pm

Gillie

I haven't found the le7 either

1:53 pm

Gillie

Got it from More Words - l + British E***** (Canada, India, etc.), but change the last vowel.

1:54 pm

Gillie

It's a monetary unit of Honduras

1:54 pm

cybernan

ooh - ty gille -- I was so close - never thought to change the last vowel!

1:54 pm

MollyL

le7 start with part of citrus fruit, end with part of a robber who travels by sea and drinks rum

1:55 pm

MollyL

Oh you got it. Great for you two.

1:56 pm

cybernan

on my way unless I can procrastinate with a little clue giving?

1:56 pm

Gillie

I'm not looking for clues right now, but thank you

1:57 pm

cybernan

OK - hagd everyone and keep well :-)

1:57 pm

Gillie

Take care

4:05 pm

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the 9 please?

4:09 pm

penquis

co 9/72...

4:09 pm

penquis

just doing a "surf by"....not staying....bbl....

4:10 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks pen ... interesting, wonder if it is a compound

4:10 pm

penquis

no...bye...

4:11 pm

LeslieAnn

ah! it's not

4:11 pm

penquis

it's a pt....really bye now... ;o)

4:12 pm

JaxH66

Thanks pen

4:12 pm

JaxH66

Iâ€™d just entered the short version of that immediately before I asked for the stats!

4:12 pm

MollyL

Pen, the Queen of Delayed Departure
: D

4:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah, a foreign currency i do not remember ever seeing in babble. quelle surprise.

4:13 pm

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the bottom row a and o please?

4:14 pm

LeslieAnn

TO, do you play animal crossing?

4:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, l a . no, i don't

4:14 pm

LeslieAnn

i ask because one of my villagers always says "quelle surprise!" ;)

4:15 pm

LeslieAnn

jax, ay4

4:15 pm

JaxH66

Thanks.

4:16 pm

LeslieAnn

and oy4

4:16 pm

JaxH66

Got the o as well now

4:36 pm

MollyL

What is a villager?

5:28 pm

HarryHood

first pass through - still missing the Y.

5:29 pm

penquis

hi harry.....think wild blue y*****....\

5:29 pm

HarryHood

ty pen :)

5:29 pm

HarryHood

100 to go!

5:30 pm

penquis

yw...

5:30 pm

MollyL

See...Pen sneaks out, but then she sneaks back in

5:30 pm

penquis

yup....didn't sneak out this afternoon....threatened to leave a few times and finally did... ;o)

5:31 pm

MollyL

I was referring to the "really bye now" earlier

5:32 pm

penquis

well now i am here until i am done....down to 29 now...

5:35 pm

MollyL

I thought you were done earlier

5:36 pm

penquis

no....had about 50 left then....some nights i don't feel particularly chatty but Harry sounded like he wouldn't mind a clue ....

5:36 pm

HarryHood

:)

5:36 pm

HarryHood

trying to read my book and babble at the same time...not really working

5:37 pm

penquis

yes, the two activiites sound mutualy exclusive....

5:38 pm

MollyL

I would much rather be into a good book than on the computer

5:39 pm

HarryHood

90 to go. it's a medium-ok book....fast read

5:39 pm

penquis

what is the book, if you don't mind my asking?....

5:39 pm

HarryHood

about an iditarod musher

5:39 pm

HarryHood

"this much country"

5:40 pm

HarryHood

makes me sad to live in the city....a little....though it sure sounds cold.

5:40 pm

MollyL

Oh I would be bored at the first chapter

5:41 pm

penquis

not my cup of tea either...

5:45 pm

MollyL

I'm reading a book called "The Once And Future Witches". Loving it.

5:45 pm

penquis

interesting title....

5:46 pm

penquis

I am reading a Louise Penny mystery novel....

5:47 pm

gemini_J13

I'm reading Harbinger to Death

5:47 pm

penquis

who is that one by?

5:49 pm

gemini_J13

it's a local book,,,, WT Caldwell and LE Caldwell ~~

5:49 pm

penquis

cool...

5:59 pm

penquis

stuck with 3 left....is the re 7 a recognizable word or do I have to monkey it?

6:00 pm

HarryHood

I only have one re7 that ends in an s

6:00 pm

hurshy

it's a name of fox

6:00 pm

hurshy

so, recognizable sort of but you wouldn't have thought it would count

6:00 pm

penquis

ty, found them...

6:03 pm

penquis

can't find my last word....si 6/21?

6:04 pm

hurshy

that was my last too

6:04 pm

hurshy

Si* Charles ***win ?

6:05 pm

penquis

ty...i am done...

6:05 pm

hurshy

i'm assuming he was knighted but don't know for sure lol

6:05 pm

penquis

lol...

6:06 pm

HarryHood

wtg pen

6:06 pm

penquis

ty...

6:06 pm

penquis

heading out for real this time....my knitting awaits....goodnight all....

6:06 pm

MollyL

Ru clued it as tracking device for a gentleman earlier, but it was not gotten

6:15 pm

hokie carla

I got it!

6:32 pm

HarryHood

through the list. 3 left.

6:35 pm

Lizlin

Hi all. Can I have a clue for la 8 pls?

6:35 pm

HarryHood

like what two tectonic plates do

6:35 pm

hokie carla

I think I listed at 51 and had to look up at least 5, so well done, harry

6:35 pm

hokie carla

it's a stupid past tense, lizlin

6:36 pm

Lizlin

Thanks to both of you.

6:36 pm

Lizlin

it was driving me mad as I knew the first 5 letters and couldn't see it.

6:37 pm

HarryHood

le7? lat word

6:38 pm

Lizlin

le 7 - l + Star Wars Film - the E..Strikes Back but change the last vowel.

6:38 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

6:38 pm

HarryHood

ty liz

6:38 pm

HarryHood

done

6:38 pm

Minveryork

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

6:39 pm

Lizlin

Congrats, Harry and Hi Min

6:39 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations HarryHood on your fireworks! Way to go!

6:40 pm

Minveryork

Hello Lizlin! How are you? Merry day after Christmas to U

6:40 pm

Lizlin

2 days here! But the same to you.

6:40 pm

HarryHood

ty min

6:40 pm

HarryHood

ty liz

6:40 pm

HarryHood

hagn all!

6:41 pm

Minveryork

Bye HarryHood. Nice to see you get FWs. Until next time

9:35 pm

allyall

nbt nbs :)

9:38 pm

Gillie

Boxing day. That's what it's called in the UK and in Canada.

9:44 pm

Gillie

Weirdly enough, we have both Black Friday and Boxing Day (or "Boxing Week") sales here in Canada.

9:45 pm

Gillie

As well as Cyber Monday.

9:47 pm

Minveryork

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

9:47 pm

Minveryork

Hello GIllie! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.

11:51 pm

origami

Hello folks

11:59 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses on the next grid size? My guess is 407 words.

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