Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, January 21, 2021

12:05 am

harpjane

hello

12:06 am

justafreep

in 8/9

12:06 am

justafreep

and hello

12:06 am

ursh

morning all

12:06 am

broll

jo 7

12:07 am

SueMagee

To7

12:08 am

SueMagee

Ap7

12:08 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:12 am

jessmom

ou7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

cybernan

pr 7

12:34 am

dizgrannie

pr 7 x 2

12:37 am

SueMagee

Tu8

12:40 am

cybernan

not able to see anything -- goodnight everyone

1:29 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:29 am

dizgrannie

last word - to 7/40

2:49 am

player girl

Good morning all. I am being haunted by aspic and capture. Maybe I need more coffee.

4:41 am

player girl

Does anyone have the I in the bottom row? Thank you.

4:47 am

MollyL

i 6,8 and 9

4:51 am

player girl

Thanks Molly. What is the second letter of the 8 & 9?

4:53 am

player girl

NM Found them! Thank you

4:55 am

mattygroves

I have a jo7 - may I have stats for the other J, please (and good morning - it's a new day, a new dawn!)

5:03 am

MollyL

Oh, Matty's feeling good with Michael BublÃ©

5:08 am

lshult

jo4/11=baby kangaroo

5:29 am

mattygroves

Thanks.

5:30 am

mattygroves

I'm feeling relieved, more than anything else - the world today is slightly less crazy than it was yesterday

5:31 am

MollyL

Oh, give it time Matty
: D

5:31 am

mattygroves

Too true - you're a woman after my own heart, Molly

6:14 am

HarryHood

oh just found the jo7. bad flashbacks to the 80s.

6:18 am

HarryHood

50 to go. bbl!

6:18 am

crosshair

I like Steve Perry and the gang. :)

6:54 am

HarryHood

sorry to hear that crossy

6:56 am

hokie carla

don't stop believin, harry

6:59 am

aslindy

hello all

6:59 am

aslindy

right column done

7:06 am

hokie carla

nice! thanks for the tip - I finished it too

7:14 am

hokie carla

if you can rescind, why can't you scind

7:14 am

aslindy

I know, right?

7:21 am

hokie carla

ooh, just found an 8/9

7:22 am

aslindy

nice! my longest is 7

7:22 am

hokie carla

and now bottom row gray!

7:22 am

BzznBea

Yes, that helped me gey the bottom row as well as the left and right columns

7:22 am

BzznBea

Good morning all.

7:23 am

aslindy

hello bea

7:23 am

hokie carla

I inadvertently saw the j clue when I signed on but still missing the other j for first column. well, and an n.

7:23 am

hokie carla

hi bea!

7:24 am

Jeanius421

jo4/11

7:25 am

hokie carla

duh!, thanks jean

7:25 am

aslindy

got the 8/9

7:25 am

hokie carla

nice

7:25 am

aslindy

bottom gray, in addition to both sides

7:26 am

hokie carla

I still need the one N

7:26 am

MollyL

Is everyone in a state of less tension now that the Inauguration is over and life goes on as normal?

7:26 am

mattygroves

YES

7:27 am

hokie carla

not really, because now all my relatives think the country is immediately going to hells

7:27 am

BzznBea

Maybe a bit.

7:27 am

aslindy

wasn't tense before, not tense now

7:27 am

MollyL

If you lived around here, you wouldn't have been worried. DC has been a demilitarized zone for a week now.

7:27 am

hokie carla

LOL, trigger finger on that S when I hit enter. not hells, hell

7:28 am

hokie carla

found the n! sides and bottom gray

7:28 am

MollyL

Republicans always think that when a Democratic President takes over. And vice versa. And don't get me started on the liberals.

7:29 am

hokie carla

just like I don't think biden will immediately save the country, I also don't see it immediately getting worse

7:30 am

mattygroves

Just...having someone sane, governing not by his moods and communicating by twitter - someone who thinks in whole sentences is a breath of fresh air

7:31 am

Jeanius421

I agree Mattygroves

7:32 am

hokie carla

phantom utter. and why can't I find 2 more u's?

7:32 am

hokie carla

ask and ye shall receive... found them!

7:32 am

crosshair

Sad to see the pipeline go, but I understand its potential collateral damage--the rest of the executive orders were perfect though, and it is nice to have proper press briefings once again. So a very good first day.

7:35 am

RoundBarn

matty, the other day you mentioned Pratchett--He should be better known here. He's my favorite. and Crossy, it WAS a good day. It is going to take lots of healing, some will be accomplished.

7:36 am

MollyL

Oh Matty, some of those whole sentences are so bad though. â€œPoor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.â€ ~ Joe Biden

7:36 am

hokie carla

that one is bad in two regards

7:37 am

ladycece920

when did he make that statement Molly?

7:38 am

hokie carla

isn't a spitting contest to see who can outspit who?

7:38 am

hokie carla

my son always mentions that one, lady, so we have definitely heard it

7:39 am

BzznBea

NTPN - Puccini opera

7:39 am

ladycece920

Tosca

7:39 am

BzznBea

dingding

7:39 am

hokie carla

oh gee, I don't know operas unless it's aida (from the crosswords)

7:40 am

BzznBea

I listen to classical music all the time.

7:41 am

bichon

ditto Bea

7:42 am

hokie carla

I like classical music but opera not so much

7:42 am

MollyL

All the classical music I am familiar with I learned from Bugs Bunny cartoons

7:42 am

hokie carla

hehe, they did use it a lot

7:43 am

bichon

I like opera, but not whole ones. Like excerpts

7:43 am

MollyL

Just like most of the Spanish I know I learned from Sesame Street

7:44 am

BzznBea

We have a a great classical station here in NC. It is funded by the listeners and has no commercials. I can not stand commercial radio.

7:44 am

hokie carla

remember Electric Company? I can remember watching that as a kid and how they put the 2 word sounds together to make a word

7:51 am

MollyL

Damn, Sesame Street has been on for 52 years.

7:52 am

rururocks

you must have seen the earlier versions molly :D

7:52 am

hokie carla

I'll never forget, we were watching Sesame Street on 9/11 and my mom called to ask if I saw what was happening. I was like, no, I'm on PBS!

7:53 am

MollyL

I never watched it as a kid. My niece and nephew watched it and so did all of my kids. I remember when my niece got on the phone with me and told me that she was sad because Hoo-Hoo (Mr. Hooper) died.

7:53 am

hokie carla

I guess Electric Company was a little after y'all ;)

7:54 am

rururocks

i never watched sesame street.. at least not as a kid

7:54 am

MollyL

My kids watched Electric Company. And Zoom.

7:55 am

hokie carla

I don't know Zoom. I definitely watched SS and EC when I was a kid and then my kids watched SS, Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer.

7:55 am

mattygroves

I watched all of those! I can do that Zoom arm thing

7:56 am

hokie carla

The absolute worst was Caillou. We never really let them watch that. What a whiny b#$%$ he was. I just heard it was canceled and how it lasted 20 years I'll never know.

7:59 am

rururocks

getting back to the previous conversation.. I for one am glad that Trump is in FLA and golfing on his own time.

7:59 am

dan2bit

morning all! right column done

7:59 am

sukee

Even in Canada I feel like a weight has been lifted.

7:59 am

hokie carla

wow, just saw Morgan Freeman was in Electric Company.

7:59 am

hokie carla

morning, dan

8:00 am

hokie carla

stuck at 24 left here in 7 tiles

8:00 am

BzznBea

I just hope they can get him impeached so he cant run again.

8:00 am

hokie carla

phantom turtle

8:00 am

MollyL

Some of those PBS kids shows give me the creeps. Like Big Comfy Couch.

8:01 am

hokie carla

well, hopefully you never saw Caillou

8:02 am

MollyL

Oh I saw Calliou. Very weird show.

8:03 am

sukee

Caillou is Canadian, sorry about that.

8:03 am

rururocks

me too bea

8:03 am

MollyL

Ah, Big Comfy Couch is Canadian too. I'm sensing a trend here.

8:04 am

rururocks

shame on the republicans if they don't have the guts to stand up for what is right

8:04 am

sukee

LOL

8:05 am

dan2bit

I'll stand up for Caillou a little - even though his character is relentlessly whiny and his parents are unrealistically endless in their patience, he did model resilience and perserverance for a certain kind of emotional kid.

8:05 am

hokie carla

I was going to say he was Canadian and what were y'all thinking but I let it slide. ;)

8:06 am

dan2bit

there was a phase in our house when miss2bit was 4 or 5 where that came in handy

8:06 am

hokie carla

maybe he became more tolerable in his later years?

8:07 am

dan2bit

for parents, it's pretty relentless, but so is Daniel Tiger :-)

8:08 am

sukee

I taped the inaugural celebration last night, watching now. Bon Jovi :)

8:08 am

speedfreak

Turned

8:10 am

rururocks

tosses speedfreak in the PB

8:10 am

hokie carla

she's so fast, she didn't see which box she was in

8:11 am

hokie carla

she was turnt

8:12 am

hokie carla

I had to email my son's govt. teacher last night to give permission for him to watch the inauguration today in class. a) I think it's funny you have to have parental permission and b) he is 18 but his teacher said he didn't care, he still had to hear from me.

8:13 am

BzznBea

Are they doing in class, Carla?

8:13 am

speedfreak

Sorry just saw what I did

8:14 am

hokie carla

they are 2 days a week but you can remain 100% virtual, which he chose to do because of the time wasted at school.

8:14 am

sukee

I bet all the kids who were bullied are loving virtual education.

8:15 am

hokie carla

also, last 9 weeks he would just sign in on his phone and go back to sleep but this 9 weeks they are making you sign in and put your camera on and participate. :D

8:15 am

BzznBea

I'm glad my grandsons are doing virtual. We get to see them more.

8:16 am

BzznBea

And speaking of virtual...Two meeting this morning. Need to get dressed...Later...

8:16 am

hokie carla

but last time his 1st period was open so he could sleep late, but one class got moved to 1st so now he is up before us.

8:16 am

hokie carla

bye bea!

8:33 am

HarryHood

jetson' dog is in the grid

8:34 am

hokie carla

yeah, I've tried that a couple of times

8:34 am

hokie carla

astro!

8:35 am

HarryHood

and our friend Fidel

8:35 am

hokie carla

just finished the 4's. now what will I do?

8:35 am

HarryHood

wow carla - I have 19 4s to go

8:35 am

HarryHood

18

8:36 am

HarryHood

16

8:36 am

HarryHood

I guess I just don't concentrate on 4s enough :)

8:36 am

hokie carla

I am down to 21 - TTT, OO, Sx6, Px5, D, C, AAA

8:37 am

HarryHood

wow! 43 here

8:38 am

HarryHood

38 now. 11 4s :)

8:38 am

rururocks

9 here :D

8:38 am

HarryHood

you go ru

8:38 am

hokie carla

nice, ru. just not seeing new ones now.

8:38 am

HarryHood

that is some picture ru

8:39 am

HarryHood

has the carrot taken root in there?

8:39 am

hokie carla

LOL, had not seen a close up

8:40 am

hokie carla

ru, what is my missing C?

8:40 am

rururocks

italian mafia boss

8:40 am

hokie carla

no, I have the 4s finished

8:40 am

HarryHood

have that one

8:40 am

HarryHood

also missing 1 c

8:41 am

rururocks

goodbye in italian?

8:41 am

HarryHood

have that one

8:41 am

hokie carla

the only non 4 I have is indian system

8:41 am

HarryHood

we are missing the same one

8:41 am

rururocks

there is a ca 5 plural

8:42 am

HarryHood

ty ru!

8:42 am

hokie carla

of course, thanks

8:42 am

HarryHood

classtime. 36 to go bye1

8:42 am

hokie carla

bye!

8:44 am

hokie carla

I think I will break for a while too. unless someone wants to tell me what D bigger than 4 there is.

8:44 am

rururocks

di6

8:46 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:46 am

rururocks

hi mlf

8:46 am

MLFAN17

hi ruru

8:47 am

hokie carla

hey milfan

8:47 am

MLFAN17

hey hokie

8:48 am

rururocks

found the tu 8 by pure luck

8:48 am

hokie carla

thanks, ru. not seeing it so I guess I do need a break. it's not diaper.

8:48 am

hokie carla

hmm, that is my missing 8

8:50 am

hokie carla

and is that a sneaky clue or you really found it by luck

8:52 am

MLFAN17

i dont have 7 8 or 9

8:53 am

MollyL

If he was being sneaky, he would have said it roasted him to find it

8:54 am

hokie carla

thank you, molly!

8:54 am

hokie carla

and found the D too. 18 left!

8:54 am

MLFAN17

no idea

8:55 am

hokie carla

compound word, mlfan. a rotisserie oven **** a chicken on a ****

9:01 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back..i think i have half the word?

9:08 am

mkg

Hi all. Got both 8s and ty for clue for the tu 8. Dont see the 9 though

9:09 am

mkg

Does the 9 start with tu?

9:12 am

hokie carla

if you have both 8s you can get the 9. and no, to your question.

9:15 am

mkg

Got the 9

9:16 am

mkg

Got the 9 with monkeys! Ty.

9:16 am

mkg

In 9

9:16 am

mkg

Still have no sevens. Weird.

9:16 am

mkg

Any stats for the jâ€™s?

9:16 am

doseffing

jo4/11 7/60

9:20 am

phaeton

jo7/60

9:25 am

mkg

Ty

9:27 am

mkg

Monkeys not working. Please can you clue the 7? Ty

9:27 am

doseffing

... jo7 ... a long trip

9:32 am

mkg

Got it!!!!!!!!! Great clue. Ty.

9:33 am

mkg

Got the 4 too now. Ty.

9:56 am

hokie carla

finally found some more words, 14 left!

9:57 am

Angelsong

qN

10:03 am

LuvWordGames

phantom torture

10:04 am

dauber

I just took a wild guess with the 9 and it worked. :)

10:04 am

LuvWordGames

WTG dauber

10:06 am

MollyL

*Wonders if qN is a new addition to the Periodic Table

10:12 am

BzznBea

21 left here...all SSSSS

10:12 am

hokie carla

I have TT OO SSSS PPPPP A

10:12 am

hokie carla

what do you think my missing A is?

10:13 am

hokie carla

not a 4

10:13 am

BzznBea

as5.14

10:14 am

hokie carla

yes, now to find

10:15 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

10:18 am

hokie carla

oh, there's an O. 12 left!

10:20 am

hokie carla

can one tree not outsap another?

10:21 am

BzznBea

Do you have the ou7.40?

10:22 am

hokie carla

nope

10:22 am

hokie carla

of course, thanks

10:23 am

hokie carla

now 2 T, 4 S, 5 P. those are ridiculous. any PS? I keep trying things.

10:23 am

BzznBea

no ps

10:24 am

BzznBea

Do you have any P7's?

10:25 am

hokie carla

no, I have 2 7's remaining. both P's?

10:26 am

BzznBea

There are two PR 7 s

10:26 am

BzznBea

one is 7.36 and one is 7.32

10:26 am

hokie carla

ok, will look, thx

10:28 am

hokie carla

found one and an S

10:36 am

hokie carla

certainly not getting the 2nd one if someone can spare a clue :D

10:38 am

BzznBea

one rhymes with art maid from bits of tile

10:38 am

BzznBea

Made

10:38 am

hokie carla

that's the one I found. can't find the other.

10:39 am

hokie carla

but I just found a plant related S

10:39 am

BzznBea

The other might be short for one who works the street corner.

10:39 am

hokie carla

so now 2 T, 2 S, 4 P

10:39 am

hokie carla

definitely would not have tried that, thx

10:45 am

hokie carla

found another S, so TT S PPP. think I'm going to have to call it and use the list.

10:47 am

moolingwa

140 to go :)

10:47 am

hokie carla

oh, one of my missing T's should be easy for you, moo

10:49 am

hokie carla

of course my missing S was scottish

10:49 am

moolingwa

wouldn't be babble otherwise

10:49 am

hokie carla

so true

10:50 am

hokie carla

I guess the enable committee had a lot of scots on it

10:50 am

moolingwa

och aye

10:50 am

moolingwa

maybe someone who was a botanist too

10:50 am

hokie carla

did you ever live in scotland?

10:50 am

moolingwa

me, no

10:51 am

moolingwa

never been to scotland...have been to England and Wales...closest I got

10:51 am

hokie carla

seems you have lived everywhere

10:51 am

moolingwa

not hardly, but have lived in a lot of places, particularly in the US

10:53 am

hokie carla

hmm, one pesky P6 left

10:53 am

moolingwa

61 left

10:53 am

BzznBea

pe6.21

10:53 am

moolingwa

but I do have the 10 at least

10:54 am

zoozzoom

10?

10:54 am

moolingwa

sorry 9

10:54 am

hokie carla

impressive, moo is finding words no one else is

10:54 am

moolingwa

I was counting in base9

10:56 am

hokie carla

yes, that was it bea. I was on the list and still not finding it, hence why it was pesky. but I monkeyed it now for fireworks.

10:57 am

BzznBea

yea!

10:57 am

hokie carla

oddly, it was not scottish

10:57 am

BzznBea

I'm off to see if I can get Mr. Bea vaccinated...

10:57 am

hokie carla

good luck!

10:57 am

moolingwa

that was an almost entirely wasted out

10:58 am

hokie carla

agreed, I tried everything on that out

10:58 am

moolingwa

I spent more time looking at the out that I did finding all the other o words

10:58 am

hokie carla

outspit - spitting contest, outsap - 2 trees

10:59 am

moolingwa

outsaid....outtip

11:00 am

moolingwa

30 to go

11:00 am

MLFAN17

still no idea on that 9

11:00 am

hokie carla

it's a pl, mlfan

11:00 am

MLFAN17

i meant the 8 but i dont have that either

11:01 am

hokie carla

it's a singular, mlfan ;)

11:02 am

hokie carla

one who uses a tab key to start a new paragraph

11:02 am

MLFAN17

the chicken clue lol

11:02 am

MLFAN17

i have the in6

11:02 am

hokie carla

oh

11:03 am

MLFAN17

ohh got the in 8/9

11:14 am

bichon

ou 7/40, pls

11:17 am

bojazz

move faster than someone...

11:19 am

bojazz

compound word...

11:22 am

bichon

ty bojazz

11:23 am

bojazz

yw

11:25 am

sammysmom

stuck on the pe 6/21 ??

11:27 am

bichon

dog or cat + first 3 letter of what something that comes out of your mouth

11:30 am

sammysmom

thanks bichon

11:33 am

bichon

glad you understood my clue

12:08 pm

moolingwa

19 left here

12:13 pm

moolingwa

10 left

12:14 pm

hokie carla

you've made it this far, you are sure to finish

12:22 pm

MollyL

Wow, SMom and Bichon must be sharing a brain. I would never have gotten that word from that clue.

12:27 pm

mattygroves

I'm certainly not (yet) seeing it from that clue!

12:27 pm

mattygroves

Found the word now

12:28 pm

mattygroves

Yeah - sideways clue (though I can kind of see it now)

12:28 pm

hokie carla

I thought it looked japanese but it's actually chinese cabbage. would that have helped?

12:30 pm

hokie carla

or maybe if you said it ends like the shaped tree

12:31 pm

hokie carla

now I'm just clue blurting, aren't I

12:32 pm

mattygroves

Hmmm...maybe. Though in truth, there were only a fairly limited number of options given the point value - I think that helped more than anything else :)

12:32 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that's how I ultimately got it

12:43 pm

mattygroves

May I have a very gentle nudge for the as6, please

12:44 pm

hokie carla

an as6 mind may not need a nudge

12:45 pm

mattygroves

Aaah - thank you. I should have seen that

12:46 pm

mattygroves

When my daughter was around four, we were in the car and she said something pithy. I commented to my (then) husband, 'Sarah's very as6!' A voice piped up from the back 'yeah - no flies come off me!'

12:46 pm

hokie carla

that was a late find for me. hard to see.

12:47 pm

hokie carla

haha! that's a good one.

12:51 pm

MollyL

I love the way little kids have with words. Cute story Matty.

12:54 pm

MollyL

Someone walked into a small town Mom and Pop market in my state and bought a 731.1 million dollar winning lottery ticket. Talk about dreams coming true.

12:54 pm

mattygroves

Think of the tax ;) (In the UK, I believe lottery winnings aren't taxes - the bet is taxed, not the winnings)

12:57 pm

MollyL

The tax is usually half the winnings in these united states. However, with a jackpot of 731 million, I could live without half of it.

12:59 pm

hokie carla

plus if you take it all at once you get less

1:00 pm

MollyL

Hey, there are no guarantees you are going to live for ten more years. I would take it all at once.

1:01 pm

hokie carla

yep

1:04 pm

mattygroves

Me too!

1:04 pm

moolingwa

I don't play the lottery, so it's all moot to me :)

1:05 pm

hokie carla

well, if I had known it was that big I would've gotten a ticket or two. ;) but I don't follow news.

1:06 pm

mattygroves

I think it funny when people (and I've done it myself) who don't typically buy lottery tickets (because the chances of winning are ridiculously small) will do so when there are rollovers - like 'well, Â£8m just isn't enough - but Â£84m, yeah, that would fund my lifestyle'

1:08 pm

hokie carla

true

1:08 pm

moolingwa

I had a friend who would say the lottery is for people bad at math

1:08 pm

moolingwa

But it's really the psychology of it as you point out

1:08 pm

mattygroves

Are the PR7 words in common usage?

1:09 pm

hokie carla

one maybe, one not here

1:09 pm

moolingwa

I have one of them, and yes...literally :)

1:10 pm

moolingwa

still 9 to go

1:11 pm

MollyL

The pr7 I have is not a common word

1:12 pm

hokie carla

it's a slang version that I've never heard of a word now deemed offensive

1:12 pm

mattygroves

LOL, Mool!

1:12 pm

MollyL

Oh I got the other one. I think that is British.

1:13 pm

moolingwa

It was like the perfect setup matty :)

1:13 pm

hokie carla

that's why I said "not here" because I was guessing there

1:14 pm

MollyL

I don't consider pr7/36 a common word

1:14 pm

moolingwa

read the definition :)

1:14 pm

MollyL

Thanks but I know the definition

1:14 pm

moolingwa

Oh well, it amused me

1:15 pm

MollyL

I was referring to what Matty asked "common usage". That word is not commonly used.

1:15 pm

KnightTime

it's like the grammar rule - why use a large word when a diminutive one will do

1:16 pm

moolingwa

Yes, and I took it literally...call it a pun if you will

1:16 pm

moolingwa

hence my "clue"

1:17 pm

MollyL

Yes Knight and yet people love to use the word excrement
" D

1:17 pm

mattygroves

According to google, one of the definitions is, in fact, 'commonplace' - hence my lol

1:18 pm

mattygroves

I like, I like :D

1:18 pm

moolingwa

thx, I try :)

1:19 pm

MollyL

Yes but when you ask if the words are in common usage you mean do people use them a lot. When was the last time you heard someone say pr7/36?

1:20 pm

moolingwa

which is why I put ...literally on the end of it

1:20 pm

MollyL

But hey, people will laugh at anything. Hence the success of "Dumb & Dumber".

1:20 pm

mattygroves

Awww. There's no tone of voice in chat - I think Mool was genuinely trying to raise a smile (and it worked for me). Also, it IS a word I've at least heard of, so that's a bonus

1:21 pm

moolingwa

ironic that you're taking this so literally molly :)

1:25 pm

mattygroves

All done - dinner time. Have a great day

1:25 pm

moolingwa

congrats, enjoy dinner

1:26 pm

hokie carla

well done. what'd I miss? :D

1:32 pm

moolingwa

my elucidation of indicative pronouncements has instantiated perturbation

1:32 pm

hokie carla

whoa

1:33 pm

moolingwa

heh

2:05 pm

moolingwa

still 9 to go if you were wondering

2:06 pm

KnightTime

Pleonastic persiflage if I ever heard it

2:06 pm

moolingwa

heh

2:08 pm

hokie carla

which 9?

2:09 pm

moolingwa

A,A,P,P,P,S,S,S,T,T

2:09 pm

moolingwa

all from the 4 biggest tiles

2:09 pm

hokie carla

very similar to my last 9. we are playing the same grid today.

2:10 pm

moolingwa

that's good to know

2:10 pm

hokie carla

one of my last 2 T's was NZ/AU slang

2:10 pm

moolingwa

hmm

2:11 pm

lynxxx

exactly....hmmmm

2:11 pm

moolingwa

oh....the solvent?

2:11 pm

hokie carla

yes

2:11 pm

moolingwa

or in NZ parlance, sometimes used to describe a "cold one"

2:12 pm

hokie carla

yes, that's exactly what the dictionary link says.

2:12 pm

hokie carla

in US, we just say the entire word for the solvent

2:12 pm

moolingwa

yes, it's interesting what cultures decide to abbreviate and what they dont

2:13 pm

hokie carla

like brekkie? :D

2:13 pm

moolingwa

oh yes, let's talk brekkie!

2:14 pm

moolingwa

I dare say cockney slang has a lot to do with that kind of thing

2:15 pm

hokie carla

same number of syllables as breakfast

2:15 pm

moolingwa

yes, but you save on verbal ink

2:15 pm

hokie carla

like jack is a nickname for john. why?? just name him jack.

2:15 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that's an odd one

2:16 pm

moolingwa

and hey if you're theodore, let's get rid of the h and call you ted

2:16 pm

moolingwa

Maybe that comes from languages like spanish, where the h wouldn't be pronounced

2:16 pm

hokie carla

yeah, another head-scratcher

2:17 pm

moolingwa

Peg for Margaret

2:17 pm

hokie carla

teodoro

2:17 pm

hokie carla

yeah, also odd

2:17 pm

moolingwa

Bob for Robert...those r's are just too much work

2:17 pm

hokie carla

chuck for charles

2:18 pm

moolingwa

indeed, though that one is perhaps more unique to america

2:18 pm

moolingwa

still 9 btw

2:18 pm

hokie carla

well yeah, england is too fancy for chuck

2:18 pm

lynxxx

don't forget chook/s

2:18 pm

moolingwa

oh yes

2:18 pm

moolingwa

for chickens

2:18 pm

hokie carla

one of my last a's was a plural

2:19 pm

moolingwa

though that is decidedly more Eng/NZ/Aus

2:19 pm

moolingwa

the a4?

2:19 pm

moolingwa

I have all my 4s

2:19 pm

hokie carla

no, a 5

2:20 pm

moolingwa

ah...well just found an a6

2:20 pm

hokie carla

my other last A was a word that I thought was an adj, but looked it up and it's a british noun

2:20 pm

moolingwa

was in the grid the other day

2:22 pm

hokie carla

quite a few weird s's, at least one scottish one. hard to guess which of those you are missing

2:22 pm

moolingwa

yeah

2:22 pm

moolingwa

I have the argument one

2:22 pm

hokie carla

what lengths do you have left?

2:22 pm

moolingwa

found an s

2:23 pm

moolingwa

3x5, 2x6, 1x7 and an 8

2:23 pm

hokie carla

that's what I thought :D

2:27 pm

moolingwa

scapie - a disease that affects mainly suburban gardens

2:30 pm

moolingwa

found another 6

2:33 pm

lynxxx

do either of you want any vague clues b4 I go?

2:33 pm

moolingwa

not for me thx lyn

2:34 pm

moolingwa

enjoy your morning

2:34 pm

lynxxx

and enjoy your evening/s - bye

2:34 pm

hokie carla

I'm finished, but thank you

2:34 pm

hokie carla

have a good whatever time of the day it is ;)

2:44 pm

moolingwa

found my last p

2:45 pm

moolingwa

oh, no I didn't...was my last 7 tho :)

2:45 pm

moolingwa

oh, and now a t

2:52 pm

moolingwa

last s done...3 to go

2:57 pm

hokie carla

nice

3:38 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with in8/9 please

3:39 pm

HarryHood

the space right under your nose

3:39 pm

periwinkle

NM :)

3:39 pm

periwinkle

help with other 8 please

3:39 pm

HarryHood

it was right under your nose!

3:39 pm

periwinkle

ty HH

3:39 pm

HarryHood

don't have hte other 8

3:39 pm

periwinkle

it was

3:39 pm

MollyL

AAA is selling some germ stopping tool called the G-key. I'm sorry, I can't even go there because you know what my dirty mind is thinking.

3:40 pm

HarryHood

that is an unfortunate marketing decision

3:40 pm

periwinkle

it sure is

3:41 pm

MollyL

Exactly what I thought. Did no one say "Um, we really should call this something else".

3:41 pm

MollyL

But hey, the ad people say "sex sells" so maybe that was the supposed strategy.

3:43 pm

HarryHood

30 to go. bbl!

3:46 pm

periwinkle

the other 8 is tu8 but I do not see it

3:54 pm

moolingwa

it's a compound

3:54 pm

moolingwa

tx for the letters

4:12 pm

moolingwa

2 left...

5:14 pm

HarryHood

trying to wrap up last 30.

5:19 pm

periwinkle

got the tu8 ty

5:21 pm

hurshy

J is baby kangaroo and... ?

5:22 pm

periwinkle

a trip hursh

5:22 pm

hurshy

oh! thanks

5:24 pm

HarryHood

listing my last 25.

5:24 pm

hurshy

i just started!

5:25 pm

HarryHood

you go hurshy

5:29 pm

hurshy

Ts Toppled!

5:30 pm

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

5:30 pm

periwinkle

damn I am missing 7 t

5:30 pm

periwinkle

make that 10 T words and one N

5:31 pm

hurshy

well if you have the tu8 you have the worst one i think

5:31 pm

hurshy

to7 that matches that j7

5:32 pm

HarryHood

2 left

5:32 pm

periwinkle

have that one ty

5:32 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- ty hurshy -- never think of that as being a real word

5:34 pm

HarryHood

last word is as5/14

5:36 pm

periwinkle

don't have that one

5:37 pm

HarryHood

got it.

5:37 pm

periwinkle

I do now thanks

5:37 pm

periwinkle

40 left bbl

5:38 pm

HarryHood

clues before I go?

5:39 pm

HarryHood

good night then

5:39 pm

hurshy

if you can guess my missing O or D

5:39 pm

HarryHood

di6

5:39 pm

HarryHood

ou7?

5:39 pm

HarryHood

or os5

5:39 pm

hurshy

ou7 is it

5:40 pm

hurshy

ty got it

5:40 pm

hurshy

it's not diaper

5:40 pm

HarryHood

sounds like a compound, but its not

5:40 pm

hurshy

oh got it

5:40 pm

HarryHood

bye!

5:40 pm

hurshy

i thought that would include the e

5:45 pm

cybernan

not seeing that tu 8

5:45 pm

hurshy

i guess you'd have someone who is the tu8 because they tu4 the thing in your fire on which your meat is roasting

5:45 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all.

5:46 pm

Lizlin

tu 8 - compound - rotate + saliva

5:46 pm

cybernan

of course - ty liz

5:46 pm

hurshy

dang it, one missing A too, and i got the one that was harry's last word already

5:47 pm

Lizlin

yw

5:48 pm

hurshy

oho i got it

5:48 pm

Lizlin

Help with ap words please - totally blind to them today

5:48 pm

hurshy

wear one in the kitchen

5:49 pm

Lizlin

Duh!!!!! Thanks

5:49 pm

Lizlin

I told you I was blind to them!

5:53 pm

cybernan

I challenge that di 6 -- it should be a 7 if properly spelled!

5:57 pm

Lizlin

Can I have a clue pls, nan

5:58 pm

cybernan

like matchbox cars

5:58 pm

cybernan

pe 6 please?

5:59 pm

Lizlin

Internet just gone down. Back soon

6:00 pm

MollyL

Cat or dog you keep in your home + first three of white cloth thing on a small boat

6:00 pm

MollyL

How could she post if the internet went down?

6:01 pm

cybernan

ty molly

6:01 pm

Lizlin

4G

6:01 pm

Lizlin

Saving data. It's being glitchy

6:01 pm

Lizlin

Wifi is the problem - coming and going this morning

6:02 pm

MollyL

I admire anyone with the patience to play this on a cell phone. Tiny screens and tiny buttons don't work for me with games like this.

6:05 pm

cybernan

me too, molly

6:06 pm

cybernan

not to mention I have yet to figure out how to turn spell check off

6:07 pm

cybernan

Now I have much more appreciation for people my age trying to learn how to use a computer for the first time

6:08 pm

cybernan

* for the struggles they have that is. At least when I got my first computer, there were hard copy manuals to tell you how to use it.

6:10 pm

hurshy

wifi doesn't necessarily mean cell phone, it can be laptop, tablet, whatever

6:12 pm

cybernan

yes -- wifi has nothing to do with the internet -- it is merely a wireless method for connecting devices.

6:13 pm

hurshy

any ps or pt words? not seeing any of the usual suspects but you never know

6:15 pm

cybernan

not today

6:15 pm

hurshy

mk thanks

6:15 pm

cybernan

do you have both pr 7's?

6:17 pm

hurshy

no, just the boring humdrum one

6:17 pm

hurshy

aha thanks got the other

6:18 pm

cybernan

the other one builds from a pr 6

6:18 pm

hurshy

still need 2 more P but that's my 7s done

6:20 pm

hurshy

i think you mean a pr5?

6:21 pm

cybernan

I must say I was really impressed with the dignity of (not counting Lady Gaga) of yesterday's inauguration ceremony. Also, as much as I don't like him I thought it took a lot of guts for Pence to do his duty and show up at an occasion where he was virtually shunned by most of the people present.

6:21 pm

cybernan

yes - pr 5

6:22 pm

hurshy

i do need at least one more p6 tho

6:22 pm

hurshy

maybe 2

6:22 pm

hurshy

yeah no they are BOTH sixes

6:22 pm

hurshy

they are now my last two words

6:23 pm

cybernan

hubby just got out the corn chips and asiago dip -- time to quit.

6:23 pm

cybernan

pa and pe the only 6's --- think stripper

6:24 pm

IndiaJan

what was wrong with gaga?

6:25 pm

cybernan

that outrageouss outfit for starters

6:25 pm

IndiaJan

oh. i didnâ€™t find too outrageous. she is gaga afterall.

6:26 pm

IndiaJan

and she has a lovely voice...

6:28 pm

cybernan

She does have a lovely voice and she sang it straight which was nice But she should have hired J-LO

6:28 pm

cybernan

*J-Lo's dresser to find an outfit for her -- now that was classy and infinetly more suitable to the occasion.

6:29 pm

IndiaJan

J-Lo had clothes on for a change...must be because of the temperature...

6:30 pm

cybernan

lol - yes, that thought crossed my mind as well

6:30 pm

dan2bit

just the right amount of extra, in my opinion for Gaga. The picture of her taking the gold microphone from the infamously anti-queer VP Pence was an excellent moment

6:32 pm

IndiaJan

personally I thought gaga looked great..maybe a bit much for the time if day..but not weird at all. the peace dove was a nice touch.

6:32 pm

cybernan

soeey - can't buy that --- I still think she was a disgrace to a very solemn occasion - did she think she was the headliner in some variety stage show/

6:34 pm

dan2bit

a joyful occassion, but de gustibus non disputandem est

6:34 pm

MollyL

I agree with you Nan, I find Gaga very weird. And it is not really proper decorum to hug a former President, especially with all the COVID stuff.

6:35 pm

hurshy

i got pa6, am i supposed to think about strippers for the pe6 ALSO?

6:35 pm

cybernan

no

6:37 pm

IndiaJan

nan- i think she always thinks sheâ€™s the headliner because 90% of the time she is.

6:37 pm

MollyL

Did you notice how Gaga got kind of shuffled off the podium by two military women?

6:38 pm

cybernan

no excuse Jan -- she would have been a laughing stock if her behavour hadn't been so disgusting. Everything else was top notch --- noticed there was no pipe band though --- what the heck? :D

6:39 pm

dan2bit

wow, we seem to have gone beyond her fashion expression

6:40 pm

hurshy

let's focus on what's really important here. trump was annoyed at the high-profile celebrities willing to perform at the inauguration since so many celebs have snubbed him lately

6:40 pm

IndiaJan

im not sure what was disgusting? and i sure donâ€™t think she was a laughing stock...quite the opposite, in fact. the reviews were full of praise.

6:41 pm

cybernan

if her fashion nonsense expresses how she behaves most of the time, she should spend some of her millions on finishing school

6:41 pm

hurshy

methinks me smells old-fashioned tastes - but then, i did not watch it

6:41 pm

cybernan

most of the reviews I read agreed that she was over the top and not exactly respectful of the occasion

6:42 pm

cybernan

call me old fashioned if you like --- there are still occasions that require some sort of decorum.

6:43 pm

MollyL

Gaga is always over the top and acting like what is going on is all about her.

6:44 pm

cybernan

Then she needs to learn how to behave when that is not the case --- again -- a good finishing school woulld do it. Wonder if she likes Switzerland?

6:44 pm

MollyL

And yes Nan, when you are invited to sing at a Presidential Inauguration, decorum is called for.

6:45 pm

IndiaJan

yes, because that is the gaga persona. Stefani Germanotta is a fantastic singer and decent person.

6:45 pm

cybernan

She would have been better employed performing in the inauguration virtual concert

6:45 pm

MollyL

It's called having good taste.

6:46 pm

dan2bit

I was glad to see so much color, so much energy, so much joy. I thought she did a fantastic job with the anthem, and I didn't find her any more attention-seeking than Garth Brooks or Jennifer Lopez or Amanda Gordon when it was their turn at the podium.

6:47 pm

dan2bit

but I'm not in any position to be judgmental when it comes to what people wear

6:47 pm

IndiaJan

garth brooks...oy. donâ€™t get me started.

6:48 pm

welki

i'm with you, dan - next thing, complaints about how dramatic and over the top gordon was, with all that gesticulating *lol*

6:48 pm

dan2bit

lol

6:48 pm

IndiaJan

jeans are far worse than ANY dress gaga wore

6:48 pm

cybernan

Sorry you can't see the difference between her an everyone else, Dan --- it was not an occasion that called for such flamboyance. I didn't think the blue jeans were appropriate either - I am sure that Garth BRooks does own a suit he could have worn.

6:48 pm

IndiaJan

lol welki

6:50 pm

IndiaJan

I will kick the. ass of anyone who complains about that young girl. what a treasure she is.

6:50 pm

cybernan

She does have a lot of talent, Jan -- Its just a shame she didn't have a better upbringing.

6:51 pm

welki

all those folks were there by invitation, and i'm sure their repertoires and outfits were vetted before the inauguration. if the white house is okay with it, so am i

6:51 pm

MollyL

Nan, don't complain about Amanda Gordon or you will get your ass kicked.

6:51 pm

IndiaJan

are you aware of her upbringing or lack of?

6:51 pm

cybernan

I don't know about that, welki -- there were a lot of surprised expressions when she flounced out in that voluminous red skirt

6:52 pm

dan2bit

I think we just disagree about what that occasion is for, nan. Particularly in the case where the very building they were standing at had been vandalized with feces and urine and bear spray and flame retardant only two weeks before in order to try to stop the very occasion itself from happening. In that context, I'll take all the flamboyant triumphant expressions of joy I can

6:52 pm

dan2bit

solemnity is highly overvalued

6:52 pm

welki

i call b.s. nan - i watched it and didn't see anyone faint with the vapours

6:53 pm

dan2bit

also occasion is one of those words that never looks correctly spelled to me

6:53 pm

cybernan

Who was Amanda Gordon -- that sweet little poet? Wow talk about impressive!

6:54 pm

IndiaJan

lol..has anyone fainted from the vapours lately?

6:54 pm

welki

only nan

6:54 pm

cybernan

I guess welki -- we won't agree on this one, so to each his own.

6:56 pm

welki

the victorian era ended about 120 years ago - like dan said, time to rejoice

6:56 pm

cybernan

oh agreed ---- after the ceremony, not during

6:56 pm

welki

(and to each is own is also what dan said before, in matters of taste, there is no dispute)

6:59 pm

MollyL

We live in a strange world. People who still, themselves, find it appropriate to wear certain clothing to our more solemn occasions, find it okay for others to be more garish at those events.

6:59 pm

dan2bit

how remarkably tolerant of us

7:00 pm

MollyL

Yes but it seems to depend on what side of the political fence you occupy.

7:01 pm

pam

Hi, all! Nice to see some familiar faces!

7:02 pm

cybernan

I know I'm getting old but I still think it wouldn't hurt to teach and ask more respect and consideration from our children --- I think the laxity of the last to generation of parents have contributed a lot the the attitudes of the current generation of young people - but that is a topic for another day. Right now, I have to get started on supper if we are to eat before 7:00 pm. Have a good evening - see you at the flip.

7:03 pm

cybernan

* two generations (my own included)

7:04 pm

pam

I don't know; the inaugurations are celebrations and none more so than one which took two weeks after an insurrection threatened the very building where the inaugurations occur.....

7:10 pm

MollyL

This chat is always an education to me about what people believe, based on the news reports that they watch.

7:15 pm

dan2bit

I still read most of my news, for whatever that's worth

7:17 pm

dan2bit

miss2bit and i watched the inauguration on a live stream set up by the committee specifically for students - it was really educational for both of us

7:17 pm

IndiaJan

same here Dan. the tv news has been dumbed down so much it canâ€™t even be called news.

7:18 pm

dan2bit

it sure beat standing out on the Mall in January, as I did when I was a younger man

7:18 pm

Dorens

I watched on PBS - no hyperbole

7:19 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

7:19 pm

hokie carla

I did not watch - did anyone see anything that would require a senior high school government class to get permission from their parents to watch?

7:19 pm

Dorens

hello tri

7:20 pm

dan2bit

only in the sense that it took place during school hours, carla. our county system gives the day off because we are in the close-in suburbs

7:20 pm

Dorens

no, not at all carla. It was tastefully done, and the poetess (Amanda Gorman) was a phenomenal young woman.

7:21 pm

Dorens

Dan makes a good point

7:22 pm

pam

I streamed it live with no comments, too. And yeah, what Dan says.... I wonder what the news reports have to do with our fashion comments.

7:22 pm

Dorens

fashion? I thought Biden's coat was very stylish

7:22 pm

Dorens

and hey there pam!

7:22 pm

hokie carla

they actually watched it today. my son thinks it's because it was politically one-sided. the funny thing is is he's 18 and doesn't need our permission for anything really, but his teacher said he didn't care.

7:22 pm

MollyL

Schools are so worried about parental lash back. They were probably just covering their asses.

7:23 pm

pam

I loved Laura Bush's coat.

7:23 pm

Dorens

wow. Politically one sided? It was an inauguration for pete

7:23 pm

Dorens

s sake

7:23 pm

pam

Hi, Doresn!

7:24 pm

hokie carla

that was my son's take LOL

7:24 pm

hokie carla

he said the teacher said it came from higher up

7:24 pm

Dorens

I can't count how many times I teared up yesterday . and I don't usually.

7:25 pm

pam

Maybe because it was during school hours?

7:26 pm

IndiaJan

michelle obama stole the show with her outfit.

7:26 pm

Dorens

i think i remember watching in school. I mean -- it's history. And particularly this year.
I know my grandkids watched at home, they're doing remote learning but this was sanctioned by their school sas far as I know

7:27 pm

Dorens

Michelle is always stunning

7:28 pm

Gillie

Do I understand correctly that Molly doesn't think that an attempted insurrection took place at the Capitol?

7:31 pm

Dorens

well I hope not. Molly???

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

7:46 pm

Dorens

hi owl. I thought the chog was broken

7:47 pm

Dorens

How are you doing?

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

thought of you friday as i was at B&W

7:48 pm

Dorens

Haha. I think of you when I go to Hackensack and think of going there for Beesting Cake but talk myself out of it

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

there was no one else there. it's one way in and one wAY OUT

7:49 pm

Uneaixoise

Jo7 please?

7:49 pm

Dorens

Glad to know it exists still. I probably should go get it sometime before it closes down. You never know these days

7:49 pm

dan2bit

jo7 a band from the 80's or a long trip

7:49 pm

Dorens

Une! hello

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was there for a funeral. first time there since christmas 19

7:49 pm

Dorens

make a trip

7:50 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

7:50 pm

dan2bit

70s and 80s I guess :-)

7:50 pm

Dorens

I go there sometimes to see my mom. She and her husband are 93 and 94 and still in their apartment

7:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

god bless them.

7:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

i love your new addition.

7:53 pm

Dorens

I finally succeeded in getting appointments for vaccinations for the three of us.
Oh, you mean little Ms. Sally Yates? She is adorable, it's true

7:53 pm

Trifioso

I showed the inauguration to my students live yesterday. So far, no backlash.

7:54 pm

Dorens

Well there shouldn't be! It's our government, whether or not you like it

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi trif

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

my niece has become a crazy cat lady. i cannot believe the cat photo is her christmas card

7:55 pm

Trifioso

hello!

7:55 pm

Dorens

Well, this last year I'd give anyone a pass for that, owl

7:56 pm

Dorens

It's been quite a year. It's taken its toll on a lot of us in strange little ways

7:57 pm

IndiaJan

yep, any weird things we might have done do not count in 2020...the verdict is still out on 2021

7:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in, fully clothed

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. i have signed up for vaccination but have not heard. in phila it's very fairly quick but dicery to go there.

8:00 pm

Dorens

I'd go anywhere for it. I found spots at the Newark Community Health Center. I don't live in Newark, but they okayed me. What's dicey about Philly?

8:01 pm

welki

well, looky here!

8:01 pm

pam

I thought chog was broken, too, Doresn. Hi, all.

8:02 pm

IndiaJan

it will be july before i see a vaccine..im pretty far down the priority list.

8:02 pm

welki

(dorens, my sister, her husband and adult daughter are getting their vaccines tomorrow in Glen Rock)

8:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

getting there. my cousin heard you could get a spot in Paterson so they went friday AM and the line was hald a nile long and no social distancing

8:02 pm

Dorens

Glad they were so lucky. NJ has been quite a mess

8:03 pm

welki

i hear you, jan - i shouldn't be that far down, but it looks like fall

8:03 pm

welki

my niece has MS, so i don't know if that made a difference

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

PA is worse. grovery workers are ahead of seniors now.

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

i signed up, waiting. but i may volunteer to work at a clinic so i think they will vaccinate me if i do

8:04 pm

IndiaJan

workers should be ahead of seniors..

8:04 pm

welki

that's risky business, owl

8:04 pm

Dorens

Yes, Owl, I heard about Paterson and they are supposedly now only giving to Paterson residents cause the whole world was going there.
I'm not sure if it did, Welki. I'm 71 and have COPD. but there doesn't seem to be a centralized list. Just have to get lucky and it

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

tushies

8:04 pm

Dorens

sort of like a lottery at this point.

8:05 pm

welki

shit, you can't be 71, doriens - you were like 39 when we met :D

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

my friend works at the moorestown site. some guy wandered up at the ends of the day and they had extra and gave it. but what will he do for the second dose?

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahahaha

8:06 pm

Dorens

hahahah. My little granddaughter who was just born at the time i started babbling.... She's 14 now. time DOES fly

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, i remember!

8:07 pm

welki

(is miss sally yates a new cat?)

8:07 pm

Dorens

I wouldn't work at a vaccination site owl, we're too old for that. Unless you've had both shots and it was time.
Yes she is welki. 14 weeks old and alternating between fiendishly racing around playing with everything and then collapsing onto my lap as a purring machine

8:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt and nbs woot

8:08 pm

welki

hi gwen

8:08 pm

Dorens

good job gwen

8:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

argh, no points for endcap

8:09 pm

welki

oh oh oh! our hair cutters opened on monday - tomorrow is THE DAY i've been waiting for for a long, long time!

8:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi and tanx

8:09 pm

Trifioso

nice work. gwen!

8:09 pm

Dorens

double mask, welk

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay for haircutters!

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i work at a food pantry. doctor says it's ok, minimal contact and my fellow workers are older. he would not want me to go to a gym or to work with young people.

8:10 pm

IndiaJan

lol welki..exciting stuff. we are lockdown here..nothing is open except grocery stores..and liquor stores!

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i got my hair cut today. four people in the place and mask and full fae shield on operators.

8:11 pm

welki

sad to say, i have a variety of masks - for tomorrow, it's a really good one, 0.1 Î¼m filtration

8:11 pm

Dorens

ok, if your doc says ok. My son has me on virtual lockdown except for outdoors, so i've begun a lot of hiking with friends.

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i use disposable, since i got some color

8:12 pm

welki

i've read about your restrictions, jan - it's so hard

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

curtains between stations, too.

8:13 pm

IndiaJan

well, it has its moments. dying is far worse tho.

8:13 pm

Dorens

I'm lucky. My hairdresser has her own place and only sees one person at a time. So I do go once in a while (shhhh, don't tellmy son)

8:13 pm

welki

agreed. if only more folks would see it that way

8:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

i wanted to grab a slice of pizza the other day and two people walked in without masks. counter girl said it was okay because they already had covid. i left

8:14 pm

Dorens

maybe my son is right!

8:15 pm

welki

yikes!!!

8:15 pm

IndiaJan

omg. so many idiots!

8:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

i find myself sometimes, out of the blue, asking myself it the pizza/donut/ whatever is worth dying for

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

but it's too close. my aunt's granddaughter did not attend the funeral friday, her husband works at hackensack med center with transplant patients and he had it

8:18 pm

welki

you're right, owl. we've had a loss (in nj) and several of my relatives have, in spite of being very, very careful, have been infected.

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i find older people the worst. no offense to anyone. perhaps they figure they have to go sometime... i don't understand. but one of my coworkers at the pantry is 97!

8:18 pm

Dorens

Oy. My mom lives virtually across the street from Hackensack Hospital and I hate going there

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

me, too. my aunts volunteered there and they were in their 80s

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

but friday, there were at most twenty people in a room set up for 150. and i'd already had one die during april with no funeral. and we lived in the same house growing up. so i went.

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

my dad volunteered there, too

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

so i have c ouple more days to lay low.

8:21 pm

Dorens

are you isolating after having been out of state?

8:21 pm

welki

lay low? but you got your hair cut!

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. except i went to the hairdresser. she said okay

8:21 pm

Dorens

welki makes a point there

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's a week.

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

temp taken twice every day.

8:23 pm

Trifioso

found the 9, feeling fmitch level smug

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah!

8:23 pm

Dorens

wow. fmitch. you take me back there, tri

8:23 pm

Trifioso

miss her

8:23 pm

Trifioso

and her adorable smugness

8:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

every tenrec. or tanrec.

8:24 pm

welki

hi trif

8:24 pm

welki

time for me to skedaddle - g'night everyone

8:25 pm

Dorens

remember her photo of the penalty box??

8:25 pm

Trifioso

goodnight welki

8:25 pm

welki

(i do!)

8:25 pm

Dorens

night welki, good to see you

8:25 pm

Trifioso

I miss the old days of babble. so many dear names....

8:25 pm

IndiaJan

nite welki..stay safe!

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, welk

8:25 pm

Trifioso

oh, the PB photo!!! lololol I had forgotten!

8:25 pm

pam

fmitch. wow.....

8:26 pm

Dorens

that photo was the BeST!

8:27 pm

Trifioso

it was.

8:27 pm

Dorens

It's still up with her name, if youhad her as a friend you can still see it

8:27 pm

Trifioso

how those days seem so precious now....I would put the kiddos on the bus, and then relax in quiet babble time...ME time

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's still in her profile

8:28 pm

Dorens

different stage of life

8:28 pm

Trifioso

indeed.

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

my great regret is that i did not realize i could phone her on my then new cell

8:28 pm

Trifioso

forgive me, I am broody lately....

8:29 pm

dan2bit

we just passed the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century (at least here in the Eastern US)

8:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

she was so sick and yet when i wrote here she sent ME cards!

8:29 pm

Dorens

well thank you dan. nice to know these factoids

8:29 pm

Trifioso

yes, dan!!!! I meant to mark it, but I forgot

8:29 pm

dan2bit

sorry to break the mood :-)

8:30 pm

Dorens

one more memory. Picking a clue on Fridays for our photos? I really did like that

8:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

and themes.

8:33 pm

Dorens

it did used to be so much fun. My friends and family thought I was nuts that I just HAD to do this every single day of my life and HAD to finish. Even at 1 AM on a school night. insane

8:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes.

8:36 pm

Dorens

ah. Fireworks finally. Nice to see you owl, good luck getting your shots.

8:37 pm

dan2bit

congrats Dorens

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night!

8:39 pm

pam

Good night, and good luck with vaccines, all!

8:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fire workies woot

8:41 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo BDG

8:42 pm

Trifioso

way to go, gwen!!! huzzah!

8:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

running off now, it's been real y'all

8:44 pm

dan2bit

firewords here as well! thanks lickety and all cluers

8:44 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for dan!

8:56 pm

origami

lovely pic of the little miss, dan

9:04 pm

Trifioso

she has gotten so grown up! Like many of you, I remember when she arrived on the babble scene!

9:08 pm

dan2bit

thank you! virtual 5th grade has been a trial, but we are grateful to all be safe and well. My mother will get her 2nd immunization shot in 2 weeks, if all goes well

9:08 pm

Trifioso

that is so great. I would give ANYTHING to get vaccinated. if I can help in any way with school stuff, I am here for you!

9:14 pm

dan2bit

trif that's a lovely offer - it is just miss2bit's personality. she can learn the material, but she needs the peer reinforcement and more direct involvement than she can get from the screen

9:15 pm

dan2bit

teachers here are in the current group to receive the vaccine, but she may still finish the year virtually

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