Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, January 7, 2021

12:02 am

dizgrannie

11 Z's

12:03 am

SueMagee

I didnâ€™t know there were that many!

12:06 am

jessmom

found 9 so far

12:06 am

SueMagee

Wo7

12:09 am

Mubner

Am7

12:09 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:10 am

saanichcat

hi nan

12:15 am

funhs

sown

12:15 am

funhs

woes

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Mubner

Long, long day today. Takes a lot of energy to watch history in the making!

12:20 am

Lizlin

is 8

12:20 am

Mubner

Thanks, Lickety!

12:24 am

SueMagee

Thanks fot the 8, Lix.

12:24 am

Lizlin

yw - dragged out of my school memories of chemistry!

12:24 am

cybernan

I tried to get away from it Mub, but hubby had TV on all day -- you are right, verry tiring

12:34 am

cybernan

don't remember any chemistry -- was one of those things I remembered just long enough to get through the exam!

12:43 am

dcseain

yes, it was a long, trying day. Pennsylvania certification tonight, then start again in the morning.

12:45 am

cybernan

seems like such a waste of time - not going to change anything

12:47 am

cybernan

crashing here -- good night everyone

12:48 am

dcseain

g'night nan

3:02 am

harpjane

well, I'm three hours late for the flip, I've been glued to the TV

4:39 am

mattygroves

My heart is broken

4:41 am

mattygroves

Whatever happens in the next few days, American democracy is damaged for a generation at least. Trump incited a coup attempt. Thankfully, he doesn't seem to have the military behind him but that is what he's trying to do.

4:43 am

ivesy3

as an american i am ashamed. furious. disgusted with the fact that our potus set this into action. he may only have 2 weeks left but its time to removed him now.. save what dignity we have left. as far the rioters, shame on them . is this what he taught them... hang your heads . give it up the pos lost the election

4:44 am

ivesy3

and shame on those in power who let him continue when the man is obviously not right in the head. !

4:53 am

jbp

it's all totally appalling. horrifying. but we all saw it coming, even if we couldn't/didn't want to believe. I miss my country.

4:59 am

MollyL

America has always been a country that turns around the worst of situations. We still are. There is a lot of good in this country and good will rise and things will be better.

5:09 am

JaxH66

The terrible thing about the situation is that I don't think anybody in the democratic world wil be surprised by what's happened. It's been obvious it wasn't going to end well. I hope that as a nation you can find a way forward and come out of this much more united.

5:11 am

MollyL

I wish people would find a way to protest their cause without violence and destruction.

5:12 am

mattygroves

These people weren't protesting. They were rioting

5:12 am

mattygroves

They weren't rioting, they were attempting a coup

5:13 am

JaxH66

World peace. A deep subject for a Thursday morning

5:14 am

JaxH66

Anyway back to the real task of those pesky z's!

5:24 am

JaxH66

Found 3 z's. No way are there another 8!

5:32 am

sukee

All world leaders have commented on this, except for Putin.

5:33 am

MollyL

The z words are indeed elusive

5:34 am

sukee

I only have 3 too

5:35 am

MollyL

Sadly, our hero Zorro is not one of them

5:40 am

MollyL

Got them all but wouldn't have without the list and morewords

6:42 am

mattygroves

I only have two Zs. I'm also missing the second N (first row, second column) and the O in the upper right corner....anyone have stats for the N and the O, please?

6:43 am

ladycece920

or 4/4

6:43 am

mattygroves

Thanks, lady!

6:44 am

ladycece920

is the n you're missing the single one?

6:44 am

mattygroves

Yep

6:44 am

ladycece920

ni 5/10

6:44 am

mattygroves

I should have said first column, second row. Oops :)

6:45 am

mattygroves

Ah hah - thank you!

6:45 am

ladycece920

yw

6:47 am

ladycece920

it's funny, the z are actually not that hard (though I had to get help). we've had all of them before. Just too many vowels I think makes it confusing!

8:07 am

sukee

Got 10 Zs now

8:07 am

welki

'morning, sukee

8:07 am

sukee

Hi welki

8:08 am

sukee

Just need that last Za

8:08 am

sukee

Lol, just watching a giraffe going through an MRI

8:10 am

hokie carla

well I'm stuck on the first N. found 3. 181 total left!

8:11 am

welki

carla!

8:12 am

hokie carla

welki!

8:12 am

BzznBea

N is a booger.

8:12 am

sukee

And need one more W

8:12 am

hokie carla

finally got half (4). moving on!

8:13 am

BzznBea

Moving on, smack into an A.

8:13 am

hokie carla

yep, thanks for reminding me

8:14 am

sukee

And monkeyed the last W

8:14 am

sukee

now need that last Y

8:14 am

sukee

Never mind, I have the ys

8:15 am

welki

peter, paul and mary - peter's last name. or a flower used in herbal medicine (that's the y)

8:15 am

sukee

Just need that za 5

8:16 am

hokie carla

got 7 on the A, moving on!

8:18 am

sukee

bbl

8:20 am

welki

half of my favorite line from the book, hotel new hampshire, is in the grid

8:23 am

hokie carla

well, I finished the upper i and o so I've got that going for me, which is nice

8:25 am

BzznBea

123 left...I got to zoom...

8:26 am

welki

said carl spackler :)

8:26 am

hokie carla

bye bea. now stuck on 2nd row A

8:26 am

welki

hi/bye, bea

8:26 am

hokie carla

thank you, welki!

8:26 am

welki

my favorite movie, always makes me laugh

8:28 am

welki

from john irving to rodney dangerfield *lol*

8:28 am

hokie carla

it is a classic

8:29 am

welki

so let's dance

8:30 am

hokie carla

ooh, finished the top A

8:37 am

MollyL

John Irving and Stephen King had different ideas about what floats

8:39 am

MollyL

My mother in law met John Irving on a cross country flight. And by the way, he was one of her favorite authors. When he introduced himself as John Irving she said "You asshole, you are not." Later, she realized she was the asshole. : D

8:43 am

Deeha

rubbish. There aren't 11 words beginning with z in the world!!#

8:43 am

welki

you're right. there are only ten (because i'm missing one)

8:45 am

Deeha

oh just found one that politely describes your presdident!!

8:46 am

welki

haha po5, the philosophy behind proactiv

8:46 am

welki

(po6, not 5)

8:46 am

rururocks

I don't see zasshole in the grid

8:47 am

Deeha

lol

8:48 am

rururocks

Congress has decided to take the T and the U out of his title

8:57 am

zoozzoom

Sorry to see what happened yesterday. I think the majority of American people are decent and do not act like thugs. I know people here do not like political talk so that is all I shall say on that subject as I feel what happened aws not poiltics but just plain thuggery.

8:59 am

rururocks

sadly zooz there is a large % of the population that supports him despite all the information about his doings. The far right, the nazi types were mostly the trouble makers. It was unbelievable to see on TV yesterday. I'm sad for America

8:59 am

eljay323

lol - i keep repeating god's words: he who is without sin, cast the first stone. :)

9:00 am

Kaplan the Magne

This is not talking politics, it is talking history.

9:00 am

rururocks

what do you mean elijay?

9:01 am

eljay323

those who are na-ha - all wrong. who are they to judge likewise those who say

9:02 am

zoozzoom

Whether you support him or not that is not the way people should act and I just feel that the majority of American people law abiding citizens.

9:02 am

rururocks

I don't understand your point.

9:02 am

eljay323

those who say 'good stuff' ... who are to judge. I know i have a Personal option. period.

9:03 am

eljay323

notice the "yes" and I in statements ...that is all

9:03 am

eljay323

typo: yes = you. lol

9:06 am

rururocks

I"m sorry, I must not be sharp enough today to understand what you're saying. Never mind.

9:09 am

eljay323

lol - i guess i am saying something along Keep Your PERSONAL thought/ideas to yourself during turbulant times. I like you folk. finish maybe 2 puzzels a year and do not want to ruin in

9:10 am

rururocks

I think a civil discussion here is fine.. .but when name calling happens that crosses the line

9:10 am

WoolyChris

If you want to cite the Bible, I think a better passage for this time is Matthew 7:16-20. "You shall know them by their fruits" - and yesterday was lots of rotten fruit.

9:11 am

zoozzoom

It would of been easier for you just to of said that. Although by making those statements you are not keeping your PERSONAL thoughts/ideas to yourself either so a bit hypocritical really. Elijay.

9:11 am

eljay323

okay, i'm out for awhile and will not bring up the thousands and thousands from the last few month.

9:12 am

WoolyChris

Sorry folks - I don't usually do that - but I'm tired of being told (in defense of these actions) that we don't get to judge.

9:13 am

Deeha

the rioters judged

9:13 am

rururocks

it's fine. .we as a nation need to talk about this stuff in my opinion.. there is too far a divide in the country. The events yesterday were shocking.

9:13 am

phaeton

May I stats for the second row N and the third row i pls

9:14 am

Deeha

at last a voice of sanity! vWish I could help!

9:15 am

montreal13

I ends like russian ruler, N = japanese emigrant

9:16 am

zoozzoom

Japanese decent.

9:16 am

montreal13

sorry, you only asked for stats...

9:16 am

phaeton

ty zooz...kept thinking that needed double cons

9:16 am

zoozzoom

oops sorry, yes I gave a clue too. Apologies.

9:16 am

phaeton

np mont

9:17 am

rastapopolous

There's a great show called "Rising" that's a dem and a rep talking together - that's their point, that we need to talk to each other instead of fight

9:18 am

rastapopolous

Also, theres a new party getting started that hopes to bypass all of this, go check them out peoplesparty.org

9:18 am

hurshy

where does one watch that, rasta?

9:19 am

rastapopolous

Rising is actually on YouTube. Search "the Hill" then click on the channel button, the click on the first Rising segment and it'll play the show in order. (Since it's youtube it's loaded in smaller pieces)

9:20 am

zoozzoom

With adverts too I bet lol

9:20 am

RoundBarn

I read the chat to find out what you are thinking, all of you, and who you ARE. Nobody has banned personal or o po;itical, it seems an accepted view here and I am glad when it is broken. I like hearing Ru's thoughts, and Scrabs, and watch the weather in Scrab's area to see if she is happy with it, and I watch zoom's parents, etc. Right now I am rejoicing that Ossof scraped by, and that "we" now control the senate, and can --I pray--get something done--abt so many things. I am glad Rasta saw Ru, too. Wish I could.

9:20 am

rastapopolous

Can't wait to see what they say this morning, the days' show is usually loaded up by 830 pacific time, so an hour or so, they're in DC

9:21 am

rastapopolous

Hi RB good to see you

9:22 am

zoozzoom

((RoundBarn)) â¤

9:22 am

rururocks

I'm pretty excited Loefller failed at reelection

9:22 am

RoundBarn

Hi Rasta, me love. This year's Liberty is coming from the printer this a.m.

9:23 am

rastapopolous

Adverts - whenI watch on my computer there's none. When I put it up on the smart tv there are som, but keep the clicker in my hand and mute, and it generally lets you click through them after a few seconds

9:24 am

rastapopolous

Yes, Georgia's news is getting overshadowed, but that was pretty amazing

9:24 am

Uneaixoise

Ditto re Loeffler!!!

9:26 am

rururocks

i watched her debate performance twice.. another zombie of the far right.. it was scary to watch

9:26 am

hurshy

just one more corner N to Nail the Ns... what can it beeeeeee

9:27 am

rururocks

belief in cybernan hurshy

9:27 am

hurshy

lol ok thanks

9:28 am

zoozzoom

You mean, cybernan has a doctrine!

9:28 am

rururocks

yes.. and a podium and soap box :D

9:28 am

MollyL

A big, well used soap box.

9:29 am

rururocks

ha.. i knew that would bring you out

9:32 am

phaeton

iz4/9 and is8/45 are from the third row i

9:33 am

RoundBarn

rasta, the word "sneap"is here today--sorry, folks--but the only person I ever heard use that word was my grandmother, born in England in 1860. I always spelled it with two e's, in my head.

9:33 am

hurshy

and what does it mean?

9:33 am

MollyL

Thank you Zoom for your positive comment about most Americans. It has been said that one should not judge the many by the actions of a few.

9:35 am

RoundBarn

It's a slight insult. She'd come back from church circle saying Mrs so and so was certainly "sneaped" tgoday--meaning, suffered a mild come-uppance.

9:36 am

MollyL

Google says it is not quite a snooze but not really a sleep
: D

9:37 am

RoundBarn

thanks for asking, Hurshy. (I watch you, too.) jj

9:37 am

rururocks

you sound like a peeping tom RB :D

9:40 am

MollyL

I was just thinking the same thing Ru. â™ªâ™«I'll be watching youâ™ªâ™«

9:41 am

hurshy

i suppose that means i'm entertaining

9:41 am

rururocks

oh you can be hursh :D

9:42 am

RoundBarn

I am. that's why my books are so good Ru, and many open the Il Times to see what I have to say. I puiblished Trifioso's terrific play--she said ok. And I use Scrab's medical advice.

9:42 am

hurshy

am i gonna need some help with this is8?

9:43 am

hurshy

i feel like the third letter is obvious but then idk

9:43 am

HarryHood

60 to go! hello all

9:43 am

rururocks

scuba divers material for the suit

9:44 am

HarryHood

ah ty for the 8 ru. nbs!

9:44 am

rururocks

that was for hurshy

9:44 am

RoundBarn

mollt, Google is unaware that sneap has nothing to do with sleep--not the way my grandma used it!

9:44 am

hurshy

thanks

9:44 am

rururocks

and harry :D

9:44 am

HarryHood

is there a difference between is8 and ne8?

9:44 am

HarryHood

must be

9:44 am

rururocks

I kind of agree with RB"s definition it sounds better

9:44 am

HarryHood

I thought the material was ne8

9:45 am

RoundBarn

Harry Hood is a teacher. I watcvh him.

9:45 am

HarryHood

what if I shut off my camera? like my students do?

9:45 am

rururocks

is8 is the chemicals to make the ne8

9:45 am

MollyL

Harry is right

9:45 am

HarryHood

ah - got it ru.

9:46 am

rururocks

are the chemicals

9:46 am

MollyL

You better close your blinds too Harry

9:46 am

HarryHood

no - is was correct. just take the s off of chemicals.

9:46 am

hurshy

chem- chem- chemicals

9:46 am

HarryHood

does RB have eyes on my windows?

9:47 am

rururocks

:D harry

9:47 am

hurshy

Os Obliterated!!

9:47 am

MollyL

Apparently she is watching many of you. Don't know if binoculars are involved.

9:47 am

HarryHood

there is very little going on in this house which would be of interest to prurient eyes.

9:48 am

HarryHood

Lots and lots of video gaming.

9:48 am

hurshy

much of the time, the way my laptop is angled, you'd mostly see the ceiling if you were spying on me via the laptop cam

9:49 am

hurshy

hours of blank ceiling footage

9:49 am

hurshy

i ain't no michelangelo

9:49 am

JaxH66

I've just got a new computer and the camera slides away inside the monitor when it's not in use. You have to pull it out if you want to use it.

9:50 am

rururocks

yeah.. you'd have to like Montepulciano wine and young boys hurshy

9:51 am

hurshy

Es Exterminated!!

9:51 am

rururocks

oh well.. back to hurshy's ceiling

9:51 am

hurshy

so A is the only recalcitrant vowel

9:51 am

RoundBarn

I watch all of you but not all day every day. As Rasta knows,there is more to my life. I am still archiving for U of Wis and now my own university that I helped found (in Sspringfield) wants all my early material on the school. With you guys I don't need binocs. By the way Zoom I lived in England, for awhile, first child born there, and have gone back regularly.

9:52 am

hurshy

you helped FOUND a university??

9:53 am

phaeton

which springfield?

9:53 am

rururocks

Illinois Phaeton

9:53 am

HarryHood

Bart Simpson Memorial College?

9:53 am

phaeton

ty

9:53 am

HarryHood

or Land'o'Lincoln University?

9:53 am

hokie carla

Bart Simpsonâ€™s!

9:54 am

hurshy

well i was thinking springfield WI if she is in WI

9:54 am

hokie carla

Wow, harry beat me

9:54 am

HarryHood

you gotta wake up pretty early....

9:55 am

HarryHood

I always have such trouble with the P tile.

9:55 am

RoundBarn

Springfield Illinois--Lincoln country--yes, we started Sangamon State u in 1970 and I was on the founding faculty. Taught there 35 years. Many of my stories need to go on a disk to be opened 50 years from now.

9:55 am

hokie carla

Havenâ€™t made it to the P yet

9:55 am

hurshy

that is so fancy

9:56 am

HarryHood

very cool roundbarn

9:57 am

hokie carla

Come on enable, I re6 all the time when Iâ€™m sewing

9:57 am

hurshy

where did the name Sangamon come from

9:57 am

hokie carla

Rip it out, put it back

9:57 am

rastapopolous

It's the county that it's in

9:57 am

hurshy

you resew - i don 't think the more specific word is needed or sensible, since you don't usually re- nouns

9:58 am

HarryHood

another Illinois city is in the grid: Peoria!

9:58 am

rastapopolous

And the river running nearby

9:58 am

RoundBarn

SSU got changed to U of Illinois Springfield Campus in 1995 when the Republicans took over. SIU should have got us, their med school is here.

9:58 am

HarryHood

Sangamon is much cooler.

9:58 am

rastapopolous

Peoria is not far away. But they have their own University lol

9:58 am

hokie carla

A river runs through it?

9:59 am

HarryHood

Some bonehead congressman wanted to rename Rutgers to U of NJ. He was roundly criticized.

10:00 am

hurshy

well apparently it was originally called Queen's College, so it's not like Rutgers isn't a usurper name in the first place

10:00 am

hurshy

lol

10:01 am

HarryHood

hah. I think it's been rutgers now for about 200 years, so that's awhile. Like Columbia was originally Kings.

10:02 am

rururocks

if it was queens and then Rutgers maybe they could compromise and call it RuPaul University?

10:02 am

HarryHood

now that would be something.

10:02 am

RoundBarn

Rasta means we have the Sangsmon River. But the name is also near our property in Vermont, I forget the connection, but think it is Lincoln. We have lotsa Lincoln statuary here, of course. I say hello to the depictions I like and thumb my nose at those I don't. (the schmaltzy ones)

10:02 am

hurshy

sounds perfect, lol

10:02 am

rururocks

for sure the talent shows would be amazing

10:03 am

hurshy

don't you just love it when a babblet just pops up out of the recesses of your memory

10:06 am

HarryHood

50

10:07 am

hurshy

Ws Whacked!

10:07 am

rastapopolous

Rising's started, off to watch politics, see you all tomorrow

10:09 am

MollyL

Lot of nose thumbing going on around here

10:11 am

hokie carla

Oh, we have the proper noun again that sounds to some people like Laurel

10:11 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

10:12 am

hurshy

the... proper noun... that... sounds ... like... Laurel........

10:13 am

hurshy

morning

10:14 am

saanichcat

hi nan

10:14 am

hurshy

idk why but i have the song "She Caught the Katy" stuck in my head

10:14 am

hurshy

it's not too bad, for an earworm

10:15 am

hurshy

could be much worse

10:15 am

cybernan

hi saanich - any wind damage in your area?

10:15 am

HarryHood

yes - it could be "over there"

10:15 am

HarryHood

I had that one for about 3 weeks.

10:16 am

hurshy

three weeks! yikes

10:16 am

HarryHood

it was a rough time.

10:16 am

hokie carla

I have Rise Up from Hamilton stuck in my head

10:16 am

HarryHood

came from watching that "yankee doodle dandy" movie

10:16 am

hurshy

my niece is a big fan of hamilton

10:17 am

hokie carla

And yes, I know part of that is in the grid, thatâ€™s why it popped in my head

10:17 am

HarryHood

Mrs. Gorbachev in the grid too

10:18 am

hokie carla

Oh, the Laurel thing is a test to see who keeps up with internet things

10:18 am

hurshy

i knew a gal with that name, but with a double S, and when i said, oh, like mrs. gorbachev, she was like, YES! nobody seems to know that! (she was german, herself)

10:19 am

MollyL

Hurshy has been watching The Blues Brothers

10:19 am

hurshy

except i haven't

10:19 am

hurshy

that's what is so odd, i sometimes get songs in my head and i have no idea why they started

10:20 am

hurshy

one time i asked in chat and people helped me figure it out, that the song had been in the latest episode of House :D

10:20 am

MollyL

That can happen to me just because of one word.

10:21 am

hokie carla

Me too. See a few posts ago.

10:22 am

MollyL

Like someone mentions the name Katie and it's either going to be She Caught The Katy or K-K-K Katie, depending on what kind of mood I'm in

10:22 am

MollyL

But it will NEVER be Katy Perry

10:23 am

hurshy

no alt spellings allowed for posy or pansy

10:24 am

hokie carla

Screeching halt here on 3rd row

10:24 am

MollyL

But nite and wite are A-okay. Weird ass Enable

10:24 am

cybernan

there was an is 8 called last night that I still can't find -- something to do with chemistry

10:24 am

hurshy

well maybe they mean other things?

10:24 am

HarryHood

penema: what you take to clear writer's block.

10:25 am

hurshy

start like you'd think, then add a homophone for what peacocks do

10:25 am

MollyL

Well done Harry

10:26 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

10:27 am

HarryHood

40 to go. slow slow progress

10:27 am

hurshy

ooh i found a sweet so6

10:27 am

MollyL

Or should I have channeled Mrs. Klump (the fan of colon cleansing) and said "Fabulous darling, fabulous"

10:27 am

HarryHood

gotta go food shopping. bbl!

10:28 am

hokie carla

Oh, I see a polarizing Harry Potter character

10:30 am

hokie carla

And where are these sâ€™s?

10:30 am

hurshy

it's the Ms that are troubling me

10:31 am

hokie carla

Havenâ€™t made it there yet

10:32 am

hurshy

and one A missing from each of the four A tiles, lol

10:32 am

hokie carla

I finished the top one!

10:33 am

hokie carla

My last one was a past tense

10:33 am

hurshy

i have that tho

10:34 am

hurshy

both pastses

10:34 am

hokie carla

How about katnissâ€™s thing

10:34 am

hurshy

that she would shoot? have

10:35 am

hokie carla

Licorice and shorter?

10:35 am

hurshy

got e'm

10:35 am

hokie carla

elsaâ€™s sister?

10:36 am

hurshy

have

10:36 am

hurshy

aHA it's an ai4 babblet

10:37 am

hokie carla

Aha

10:37 am

hurshy

woot, finished the A below it too now

10:38 am

hokie carla

I only have one there

10:38 am

hurshy

all 4s

10:39 am

hokie carla

Got em

10:41 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! fable man

10:41 am

MollyL

Aesop

10:41 am

BzznBea

Aesop

10:42 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:42 am

hurshy

i have wo7, can anyone tell me what the other 7 starts with?

10:42 am

hokie carla

Aesop

10:42 am

Dorens

am

10:42 am

hokie carla

Aesop

10:42 am

BzznBea

am7

10:43 am

hurshy

ty dorens and bzz

10:43 am

hurshy

got it!

10:43 am

hurshy

and that's a THIRD grey A

10:44 am

MollyL

Tie goes to the more talented. Bea can have the dings

10:44 am

hokie carla

LOL, Iâ€™m in the car and the cell signal is sketchy. Iâ€™m sure I said aesop first. ;P

10:44 am

hurshy

Ys are ye4, yi4, and....

10:44 am

hokie carla

I at least said it twice

10:44 am

hurshy

my dings are like the loaves and fishes - they multiply to make plenty for everyone that wants 'em

10:44 am

BzznBea

ya6

10:44 am

MollyL

Boy, Carla really, really wants to be "first" at everything

10:45 am

hurshy

thank you again bzznbea

10:45 am

MollyL

Hurshy, if you are going to divinely make more of something, try the wine trick

10:45 am

hurshy

but i don't gots any wine. i gots dings.

10:46 am

hurshy

and tea

10:49 am

hurshy

phantom: sneeze

10:49 am

hokie carla

Could someone tell me what the 8 starts with, P&TY

10:49 am

hurshy

is8

10:49 am

hurshy

did you miss the multiple convos about it in the last few hours?

10:50 am

hokie carla

Seems familiar now that you mention it, but I wasnâ€™t really paying attention

10:50 am

BzznBea

If one player was asking for the clue for that it was probably practically spelled out.

10:50 am

hurshy

start like you would think to start and then put a homophone for what a peacock does

10:52 am

hokie carla

Iâ€™m not sure how I would think to start, what does that even mean? And a peacock struts, what else do they do? I must be the slow one today.

10:52 am

hokie carla

Today? Some might ask

10:52 am

BzznBea

What do birds do to their feathers.

10:52 am

hurshy

well i mean if you know it's an is, and you look at the grid, it's like, ok, the third letter is probably...

10:52 am

BzznBea

and it starts like alcohol

10:53 am

hurshy

or you can think of wetsuit fabric

10:53 am

hurshy

since is8 is apparently the chemical of which ne8 (not in grid) is made

10:54 am

hokie carla

Thank you, wetsuit fabric did it

10:54 am

hokie carla

And alchohol

10:54 am

BzznBea

My favorite word today is na6.21

10:54 am

hokie carla

So nothing from the original clue ;P

10:54 am

hurshy

my poor peacock

10:54 am

hurshy

all that showing off for nothing

10:54 am

BzznBea

Quotes made my one of our Canadian players.

10:55 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! legendary California hero

10:55 am

BzznBea

zorro

10:55 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:56 am

cybernan

lol - didn't have that, bea

10:57 am

hokie carla

Is that from bottom N?

10:57 am

hurshy

10 to go!!

10:58 am

hokie carla

Still 62 here

10:58 am

BzznBea

No, from the top

11:03 am

hokie carla

Finally finished first pass. 54 left. Think I will take a break but hope to see some on the way out.

11:04 am

SuzeeQ24

I can't figure out that top n

11:05 am

MLFAN17

suze corner n?

11:05 am

SuzeeQ24

yes

11:06 am

MLFAN17

na6/30

11:06 am

cybernan

a saying that someone has -- in this case, me

11:06 am

BzznBea

You need the stats for a word there?

11:06 am

MLFAN17

i dont have a word for the n below it yet

11:07 am

SuzeeQ24

nanism

11:08 am

BzznBea

That would be it.

11:08 am

SuzeeQ24

oops....thx for the help

11:09 am

BzznBea

mlf, the bottom N is a word your alwats ask for.

11:09 am

SuzeeQ24

which is why I rarely chat :(

11:10 am

MLFAN17

bzz 2nd n first column???

11:10 am

BzznBea

yes.

11:11 am

penquis

MLF....Japanese word.....hello all....

11:11 am

penquis

ni 5/10...

11:12 am

bichon

so 6/30, pls

11:12 am

MLFAN17

oh in that sense ty

11:13 am

MLFAN17

bichon sadness

11:13 am

bichon

snape

11:13 am

BzznBea

so6 - deep sadness

11:13 am

bichon

ty Bea, oops for me

11:16 am

cybernan

pr 6/36 please?

11:17 am

cybernan

nm - found it

11:17 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone

11:17 am

MLFAN17

congrats cyber

11:31 am

mkg

Hi all.

11:31 am

mkg

Missing the 7s and 8. Clues and stats welcome. Ty.

11:32 am

mkg

Also need i word for the i next to the Y. Ty.

11:33 am

BzznBea

The 8 was clued all morning in the chat. Look at around 10:52

11:33 am

BzznBea

That will gice you an I from there

11:39 am

mkg

Th. I get the beginning but have to think about end. What a peacock does is confusing me. I have it as a pr word but it is not working.

11:39 am

mkg

Just got it. Tried a new spelling. Ty.

11:40 am

penquis

just spell the last part slightly differently...

11:40 am

mkg

Still need a seven or two if you have any stats and clues. Ty.

11:40 am

BzznBea

am7.32

11:41 am

mkg

Ty bea. Will look. Ty.

11:42 am

penquis

heading out....bbl to finish....

11:42 am

mkg

Got the am 7. T

11:42 am

mkg

Ty

11:43 am

mkg

Still not half way. Ugh.

11:44 am

mkg

Any clues for N first column? Ty.

11:44 am

mkg

Nm got it.sorry

11:52 am

mkg

I need 8 words to be half way. Not seeing any. But if you have any z words other than the number for none, and plural, would love some gentle clues. Ty.

11:54 am

mkg

Down to needing 4 words. So dont stress if you dont have clues. Ty.

11:55 am

mkg

Got the other 7 if anyone needs clues.

11:59 am

Deeha

stats for the 8 please

12:00 pm

clg47

is 8,45

12:14 pm

player girl

Cannot find the 8, can you clue it (other than stats)

12:24 pm

MollyL

Do a Google search on what diving suits are made of and make it an is word

12:30 pm

moolingwa

morning all

12:31 pm

SeaSpray

No google search but great clue Molly ty

12:42 pm

MollyL

Sea, nice quilt in your profile picture. I'm so impressed with you folks who quilt.

12:56 pm

hokie carla

rehi, made it home

12:58 pm

moolingwa

nice

12:58 pm

hokie carla

that is a very lovely quilt

12:58 pm

hokie carla

53 left still

1:00 pm

SeaSpray

Thank you Molly. That is the most difficult one Iâ€™ve done. The reward was well worth it. I have a friend I sew with. We have a great time.

1:00 pm

hokie carla

can't get any of my friends into it

1:02 pm

SeaSpray

Thank you too Carla. The pattern is called Gettysburg. GBurg is near and dear to me. i only live 30 minutes from there.

1:15 pm

ch1212

I have a copy of an old newspaper clipping with an article about my great-great-great grandfather being wounded at Gettysburg. He was the local postmaster in his town, so they did a feature story with photos.

1:26 pm

moolingwa

16 left

1:27 pm

adubin77

craZy z word

1:28 pm

hokie carla

my great-great grandfather lost a leg at Gettysburg. and I think his brother died there. My dad remembered playing with a wooden leg in the attic of his mother's old homeplace.

1:29 pm

hokie carla

still 53. LOL, but I have been doing other stuff.

1:29 pm

moolingwa

I've driven through Gettysburg ;)

1:29 pm

MollyL

Gettysburg is an amazing place. The movie is pretty amazing too, if you have not seen it.

1:29 pm

moolingwa

15 now

1:29 pm

hokie carla

I have neither seen the movie nor driven through it .

1:29 pm

hokie carla

I've been to Hershey.

1:29 pm

hokie carla

53 now

1:30 pm

MollyL

Moolingwa never fails to tell us that he has been just about everywhere.

1:30 pm

moolingwa

yeah, been to Hershey too...worked a year in Harrisburg, would sometimes go back by way of Hershey

1:30 pm

hokie carla

he's certainly been to more of this country than I have

1:31 pm

hokie carla

LMK if you've been anywhere near Tri-Cities, TN

1:32 pm

moolingwa

No, have not been to Tri-Cities....only places I've been in TN are Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville

1:33 pm

hokie carla

depending on which way you went to Knoxville you could've driven through

1:34 pm

moolingwa

I came down through Kentucky...then out East towards Ashville

1:36 pm

moolingwa

Came down I75

1:36 pm

hokie carla

probably not then. I-81 goes through and then splits off at 40 through Knoxville, and then I-26 down from tri-cities to Asheville. ok, no.

1:37 pm

hokie carla

so probably 40 all the way to asheville

1:37 pm

moolingwa

yeah

1:38 pm

SeaSpray

Yes Molly Gettysburg is an amazing place. I love going there. We also camp there and there is a great fabric store there. Lots of repro civil war fabrics which I am drawn too.

1:39 pm

hokie carla

camping and fabric? will have to add to our list when we start traveling the country as empty nesters.

1:39 pm

hokie carla

then I still won't have been to as many places as moo. :P

1:40 pm

SeaSpray

Carla my friend and I go to GBurg to camp and take our sewing machines. The men donâ€™t go on those trips. Lol

1:40 pm

SeaSpray

Mesa

1:41 pm

hokie carla

this is why I need a tiny camper for myself. we have a 40' class A and I just don't feel comfortable taking it on my own somewhere.

1:41 pm

SeaSpray

Sorry. Looks like my chat time is over.

1:41 pm

hokie carla

i already had that word!

1:42 pm

SeaSpray

Good! Lol

1:42 pm

hokie carla

still need 17 4s though

1:44 pm

MollyL

Carla needs to find a girl camping partner.

1:44 pm

hokie carla

who also sews

1:45 pm

hokie carla

and lives near enough to at least meet somewhere. gettysburg is a little far.

1:47 pm

hokie carla

I think a lot of my 4's were hiding in the Ps. must not have looked hard at that one earlier.

1:51 pm

betelgeuse666

I cross stitch does that count?

1:51 pm

hokie carla

sure!

1:51 pm

MollyL

Would it really have to involve sewing if you found a female friend who enjoys RV camping?

1:52 pm

hokie carla

we have a group that we camp with - 4 other couples. so I already have 4 female friends that enjoy it.

1:59 pm

MLFAN17

2nd column i stats pls?

1:59 pm

MLFAN17

hello again all

2:00 pm

hokie carla

I only have the is8, mlfan

2:00 pm

MLFAN17

clue pls?

2:02 pm

ChampFit

iz4

2:02 pm

hokie carla

it's been pretty heavily clued and discussed with variations, may want to read the chat archive to see which one works best for you.

2:03 pm

hokie carla

thanks, champ

2:07 pm

MollyL

It is always a good idea to read over previous chat if you are a person who asks for a lot of clues. There are always plenty in former chat.

2:11 pm

hokie carla

made it to 35 left. still not going to catch moo, no matter how many phone calls he's on.

2:22 pm

moolingwa

Still five states I haven't been to :) HI, AK, ND, NE and KS...and two of those border my current home state

2:24 pm

hokie carla

I have been to NE out of those 5

2:24 pm

moolingwa

Oh sorry, I have been to NE..OK is the one I haven't been to

2:25 pm

hokie carla

we went all around KS when we went cross country and back. it was kinda funny.

2:25 pm

hokie carla

I would have to see a map.

2:26 pm

hokie carla

doing an interactive map right now. not sure which ones we missed when we went to ME. there's a lot of small ones up there.

2:27 pm

moolingwa

Austin, Columbus (been in airport there), Indianapolis (drove around it), Oklahoma City and Lousiville are the largest US cities I haven't been to

2:28 pm

moolingwa

Yeah, only been to ME and NH once...same for WV, NE, MS and AK...all the others have been to multiple times

2:28 pm

moolingwa

Have lived in 6 states

2:29 pm

moolingwa

Oh sorry, have been to SD and IA once also

2:30 pm

hokie carla

have only lived in 2

2:30 pm

moolingwa

have lived in two states (CA and NY) twice

2:30 pm

hokie carla

one of my favorite campgrounds on our cross country trip was in OK panhandle - it was a drive-in movie campground

2:31 pm

moolingwa

oh, sounds fun

2:31 pm

moolingwa

did you go to carhenge too?

2:31 pm

moolingwa

oh, looks like that's in NE

2:31 pm

moolingwa

always thought it was in OK

2:32 pm

hokie carla

ok, looks like 13 I have not been to

2:33 pm

hokie carla

saw a lot of flatness and corn in NE

2:33 pm

moolingwa

I've driven across the country three times, so that helps

2:34 pm

moolingwa

yeah, not a lot of geographical formations in the Cornhusker state

2:35 pm

hokie carla

https://tinyurl.com/y6nrtara

2:36 pm

moolingwa

Must've worked hard to avoid Delaware :)

2:36 pm

hokie carla

forgot I had a layover in Minn. before. does that count?

2:36 pm

moolingwa

I guess :)

2:36 pm

moolingwa

I've been to Duluth, and through the bottom tier of Minnesota

2:37 pm

hokie carla

well, when we went to ME, we went up I-81 to PA. I don't think that goes through DE.

2:37 pm

moolingwa

no

2:38 pm

moolingwa

you'd have to really go over the chesepeake bay bridge tunnel to go through delaware

2:38 pm

dcseain

correct. 81 is NC, VA, WV, MD, PA, NY

2:38 pm

moolingwa

95 cuts through it a bit

2:38 pm

moolingwa

but then you'd be heading past Philly and up through NJ

2:39 pm

dcseain

Amazon delivered a package to a house not mine that i don't recognize.

2:39 pm

dcseain

though it's in the neighborhood, even same model of house.

2:39 pm

moolingwa

I and a neighbor diagonally from me got each other's packages the other day

2:40 pm

dcseain

i'm hoping it's close and someone drops it by. I'd really like my gluten.

2:44 pm

MollyL

Carla, being gluten free, be sure to stay away from Seain.
: D

2:50 pm

hokie carla

he's always baking delicious things so I know to stay away. :D

2:51 pm

hokie carla

are you going by the picture they do now, seain? maybe it is actually your house but someone stole the package.

2:52 pm

dcseain

yes, but, wrong door, wrong color house.

2:52 pm

dcseain

and the other two packages got here

2:53 pm

Soodle

Oh Good Lord above. What in heaven's name is happening in the US? Can this madman not be stopped? I am so very sorry to see the demise of democracy in America. All down to one lunatic.

2:53 pm

dcseain

bless you soodle. we do wonder even here.

2:53 pm

hokie carla

we hope he can be.

2:55 pm

Gillie

Well, Congress did confirm Biden as President Elect, at least, and I hear they're putting up reinforcements around the Capitol.

2:56 pm

Gillie

Apparently Trump had been hoping that Pence could be persuaded to declare him President Elect, even though that isn't Pence's role.

2:57 pm

Soodle

Most right-minded people across the globe can see the havoc he is wreaking. Most right-minded people wish the United States well.

2:57 pm

MollyL

No worries. Democracy is alive and well in these United States.

2:59 pm

Soodle

In fairness Molly - democracy looked under serious threat in the Capitol Building yesterday.

2:59 pm

hokie carla

at least some of the prior trump defenders are saying he just ain't right now

2:59 pm

MollyL

Indeed but the threat was averted.

3:00 pm

Gillie

With only 4 deaths.

3:00 pm

dcseain

true that some are. we still have about 1/3 of the populace who are true believers in Trump, alas.

3:00 pm

hokie carla

not sure how they didn't see that coming

3:00 pm

HarryHood

def'n of po6/24 says essentially "it's something, but we're not sure exactly what"

3:00 pm

MollyL

That is what I have been wondering about Carla. This thing was known about for some time.

3:01 pm

hokie carla

seain I was referring to the politicians. they are probably trying to save themselves. the regular people defenders are still all in I think.

3:01 pm

dcseain

ah, yes, agreed on both, carla

3:02 pm

hokie carla

yeah, they had people arriving by the busloads

3:03 pm

Gillie

It seems like the Capitol police weren't too well prepared either.

3:03 pm

hokie carla

surely they didn't think all Trump supporters are well-behaved

3:03 pm

MollyL

Bus loads of people angry about the election results. Hmmm, does that require heightened security? Yes indeed.

3:04 pm

hokie carla

when he's been saying for months the election was stolen and not legit

3:04 pm

dcseain

Agreed that the Capitol Police seemed less prepared than necessary.

3:04 pm

HarryHood

the mayor of DC indicated that the DC police would take the lead on this, not the capitol police. she screwed up

3:04 pm

HarryHood

there was a whole thing on npr about it this AM

3:04 pm

MollyL

With that many people coming to protest, the National Guard should have been on stand by.

3:05 pm

HarryHood

the mayor didn't want them, after the BLM protests this past summer. she wanted everything low-key.

3:05 pm

hokie carla

harry, about this po6...

3:05 pm

MollyL

In my opinion, the mayor of DC has been less than effective.

3:06 pm

lynxxx

doesn't the president control the National Guard?

3:06 pm

HarryHood

carla - belief in the little holes in your skin

3:06 pm

hokie carla

gracias

3:06 pm

HarryHood

I think we can assume the president will not deploy the national guard against his own supporters.

3:07 pm

HarryHood

the mayor just asked for them for traffic control and metro patrol

3:07 pm

hokie carla

definitely seems that's how it played out since they said Pence deployed them

3:07 pm

HarryHood

at least as per npr.

3:07 pm

MollyL

The mayor could have called in the National Guard, and she did, eventually.

3:10 pm

hokie carla

33 left! LOL. I should probably give up.

3:10 pm

lynxxx

Apparently it was the Secretary of Defense who called them out running past Pence though he didn't have to

3:12 pm

hokie carla

hmm, revisiting my US map. I maybe have not been to MT.

3:14 pm

Soodle

I am very aware of my non-American status. I speak/type as a European observer. Yesterdays events were truly shocking. News reports this side of the world blame Trump & his rallying call to his supporters for the attempted coup.

3:15 pm

dcseain

Likewise the majority of news here.

3:16 pm

lynxxx

and down here - it bumped COVID news off all day

3:16 pm

hokie carla

yep. though I made the mistake of watching Fox News earlier and some woman started talking about Trump instigating it and the interviewer started yelling at her that he didn't hear anything like that in Trump's message.

3:16 pm

dcseain

Fox and ONA never fail to appall and dissapoint.

3:17 pm

lynxxx

ehhh Fox, right, apologies for Rupert - his mother would be rolling in her grave

3:19 pm

lynxxx

one of our ex Prime Minister is trying to constrict his influence here via parliament

3:20 pm

Soodle

Ha Lynn. That might be a result! I'm bloody sick &tired of Covid news - it just gets worser & worser.

3:23 pm

lynxxx

I know - you guys have got it SO bad - we are panicing now because it is started to get through from returning Australians from the UK (who are still in hotel quarantine (though our numbers are ridiculously low compared to yours)

3:31 pm

dcseain

onor

3:37 pm

hokie carla

well I'm stuck again at 28 left

3:38 pm

Uneaixoise

35 here.....

3:39 pm

dcseain

i have 79 left

3:45 pm

hokie carla

and I am down to 12% battery so I'm going to have to get off the couch. :D

4:16 pm

MollyL

Stay tuned for Carla's next exciting battery update!

4:17 pm

hokie carla

had to get up, so the computer is now plugged in!

4:17 pm

hokie carla

and list has been called up

4:26 pm

hokie carla

is pe6 an everyday word?

4:26 pm

bichon

am 7/32, pls

4:27 pm

hokie carla

I once knew, bichon, but I forgot

4:35 pm

bichon

Got it! Actually, my husband got it without the clue

4:36 pm

hokie carla

great!

4:43 pm

hokie carla

tada!

4:46 pm

MollyL

pe6 is not an everyday word.

4:47 pm

hokie carla

somehow I monkeyed it after asking and didn't even notice until I saw the P was gray.

5:04 pm

MollyL

Well you are just amazing

5:10 pm

moolingwa

rehi

5:42 pm

hokie carla

oh, thanks Molly, finally someone acknowledged it. hahaha

5:42 pm

hokie carla

rehi, moo

5:48 pm

penquis

hello all...

5:48 pm

hokie carla

pen!

5:51 pm

penquis

hi carla...

6:24 pm

penquis

can't find my last word.....pe 6 anyone?

6:25 pm

MollyL

Green vegetable + first two of not beginning

6:25 pm

penquis

sorry...have that one, thanks....it's po 6 that i can't find....

6:26 pm

MollyL

The religion of sweat holes in the skin

6:26 pm

penquis

ty, molly....i am done...

6:27 pm

MollyL

*Claps softly for Pen

6:27 pm

penquis

ty, ty, ty...

6:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

i simply cannot see another word...

7:15 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

7:41 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey, dan!

7:48 pm

cherlyq

seeing the fable guy alot lately lol

7:48 pm

cherlyq

Hi all

8:04 pm

dan2bit

can I have stats for the middle row I?

8:06 pm

cherlyq

just getting started haven't found it yet or listed

8:06 pm

Gillie

iz4/9 and is8/45

8:07 pm

dan2bit

thanks Gillie!

8:21 pm

katiemac

isoprene

8:21 pm

katiemac

sorry

8:22 pm

katiemac

iron

8:49 pm

AtlKru

im not mad. saved me there katie

8:49 pm

AtlKru

xD

9:00 pm

dan2bit

finito! my last 2 were diseases that start with A - a blood one and a memory one...

9:59 pm

AtlKru

ty

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, and thank you for providing a respite from the infuriating news

10:33 pm

harpjane

hello

10:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have no intention of finishing today's grid, just gonna relax here till i get stuck -- how you doing?

10:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hight all, have the fun

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