12:07 am
mkg
Anyone on the chat?
12:07 am
Rainiqui
I'm here
12:08 am
cybernan
hello everyone --- not seeing anything bigger than a 6
12:08 am
mkg
Time for sleep so off i go.
12:11 am
cybernan
ty hoy and sue
12:12 am
SueMagee
My pleasure
12:12 am
joym999
I always want AQUIT to be a word but it never is
12:13 am
SueMagee
Most unreasonable.
12:18 am
rururocks
i have all those sue.. try harder :D
12:18 am
SueMagee
I probably will, ru. That’s what worries me.
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:26 am
dizgrannie
Feel like a fool, finally got the I in 1st col
12:31 am
dizgrannie
op 7/8
12:33 am
justafreep
ra8-9
12:34 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:34 am
rururocks
thanks freep.. so obvious that one
12:35 am
cybernan
wish it was obvious to me -- ready to hit the sack
12:36 am
justafreep
yw. it was obvious to me... after I saw it :-)
12:37 am
Lizlin
Yes it is suddenly obvious! Thanks.
12:46 am
cybernan
nbt, nbs -- twisty thing
12:51 am
origami
Finally found the obvious :D
12:53 am
cybernan
on my way -- goodnight everyone. Hope everyone on the east coast stays safe from the storm.
6:39 am
welki
it's a balmy -27C here this morning - even the dog is hunkered down
6:40 am
HarryHood
holy cow
6:40 am
Gillie
Same here - where are you welki?
6:40 am
welki
glad i picked up groceries yesterday
6:41 am
welki
BUT - the entire city is out of chicken wings! and i was planning on superbowl buffalo wings
6:42 am
HarryHood
not watching the game today
6:43 am
welki
a quiet protest against the sport? or something less noble?
6:43 am
HarryHood
no interest, after buffalo lost. Just lost interest.
6:45 am
welki
i understand. i would have little (or no) interest in football if my husband wasn't such a fan
6:45 am
HarryHood
sometimes I watch the superbowl just to watch football, but too bitter this year
6:46 am
HarryHood
and I'm not a big tom brady fan
6:46 am
welki
i predict you'll tune in, if only to see how the new guy does
6:47 am
HarryHood
what new guy?
6:47 am
HarryHood
I think he'll do just fine :)
6:48 am
HarryHood
If my kids are watching it I might swing by and have a peek
6:48 am
welki
yes, he'll do fine. better than fine.
6:58 am
FrenchToast
Mahomes is not a new guy.
6:58 am
welki
inhalable energy formula - airpep
6:58 am
FrenchToast
He led the Chiefs to Superbowl victory last year.
6:58 am
welki
compared to brady, he is
6:59 am
HarryHood
that is relatively new
6:59 am
HarryHood
it's the baby vs the veteran
6:59 am
ItalianGreyhound
don't bet against the old goat
7:00 am
HarryHood
I hear you IG - he's pulled out some impressive miracles in the past.
7:02 am
HarryHood
wow I just entered "resembling a pontiff" on a whim and it worked!
7:03 am
HarryHood
nbt. going to make coffee
7:04 am
welki
good idea - meet you at the counter
7:15 am
MollyL
I've heard that P word. It is a disparaging referral to the Catholic church. But I won't wax on all day about that.
: D
7:23 am
ItalianGreyhound
very strange words in this grid!
7:23 am
mattygroves
At least the Qs were easier than yesterday's
7:23 am
ItalianGreyhound
Agreed
7:24 am
welki
still missing a couple of qs
7:24 am
welki
..and there they are!
7:26 am
Cosmo Kramer
insert a vowel
7:27 am
MollyL
All the strange Hindu words Enable allows but not prana, a word often used by English speaking people.
7:32 am
welki
and the crowds will go wild with di 6/30 - not related to yesterday's lo6 or its very distant relative, ku6
7:36 am
suz01
Just reading the chat and didn't realize I had entered it. Sorry! At least it wasn't a word!
7:36 am
Uneaixoise
Hee hee
7:41 am
welki
hi une, suz
7:47 am
Uneaixoise
Howdy, Welki!
7:56 am
MLFAN17
4th column n stats pls?
7:57 am
Cosmo Kramer
na4/5
7:58 am
BzznBea
The one with 7 words?
7:58 am
Cosmo Kramer
na5/12 6/21
7:59 am
periwinkle
good morning all. snowing again here. not happy. do not like football so not watching the game
8:00 am
periwinkle
help with the E pls
8:00 am
BzznBea
I have ep4.5
8:01 am
periwinkle
sheesh ty Bea
8:03 am
MollyL
The snow is falling in huge flakes here. It's supposed to change over to all rain later so that is fine with me.
8:03 am
periwinkle
hope it does that here too
8:03 am
MollyL
Good luck to your Chiefs, Bea
8:04 am
BzznBea
Thanks. Still not sure about watching?
8:04 am
MollyL
I'm making guacamole for the game and we have a football shaped cake for dessert tonight. Why are you not sure about watching?
8:05 am
BzznBea
I have not watched any tv since March, 2020.
8:05 am
periwinkle
wow, Bea
8:06 am
MollyL
Why the TV boycott?
8:07 am
BzznBea
News boycott was part of it. Then I found I could be more productive without watching tv.
8:12 am
MollyL
I would certainly break that if my favorite team was in the Superbowl. But I guess if you haven't been watching all season it won't matter much.
8:13 am
BzznBea
I'll see what Larry does. I know Mom will have it on.
8:14 am
MollyL
Larry doesn't watch TV anymore either?
8:15 am
BzznBea
I doesn't watch commercial tv anymore.
8:16 am
MollyL
I don't watch commercial TV either, but football is the exception. And half the fun of the Superbowl are the commercials.
8:27 am
hokie carla
half the fun? I've only been watching the ads for years
8:28 am
hokie carla
is this the 4th grid in a row with the q?
8:29 am
BzznBea
I think so.
8:29 am
hokie carla
yeah, I should know all the words today
8:32 am
Scrabbler
But can you find them carla?
8:33 am
hokie carla
probably not
8:33 am
Scrabbler
With some help you will.
8:33 am
BzznBea
Just plural half of them and you should get them all.
8:34 am
hokie carla
bea, we got a dusting of snow last night
8:34 am
BzznBea
We just have rain.
8:35 am
Scrabbler
We have heavy snow here in the Buffalo area. I will cross-country ski again today.
8:35 am
hokie carla
I bet MLFAN got some since she is north of me
8:35 am
hokie carla
nice, scrabbs! sounds like a good workout.
8:36 am
Scrabbler
The snowband from Lake Erie hit up north yesterday so my mother, sister, and cousin got 10+ inches.
8:37 am
hokie carla
I will have to check in with my mom. she was supposed to get some too. I looked at the ra5 when it was snowing here, and according to that it was not snowing here or at my mom's but every point in between.
8:38 am
Scrabbler
How often do you get snow?
8:38 am
hokie carla
and yes, I had to double check ra5 was in the grid before I typed it because I couldn't see it but felt it might be there.
8:38 am
hokie carla
maybe once a year. I don't think we had any last year.
8:38 am
Scrabbler
TY for the clue.
8:38 am
hokie carla
but I wouldn't really count this one
8:39 am
hokie carla
I wonder how many days it's been since that thunderstorm. supposedly in the south if it thunders in winter it will snow 8 or 9 days later. I can't rem. the exact thing.
8:40 am
hokie carla
don't forget the so5 related to the ra5
8:41 am
Scrabbler
TY. I am working on the Q.
8:42 am
hokie carla
I am still on 1st row but keep getting distracted by other ones
8:44 am
MLFAN17
ty cosmo i havent found it yet just got back to grid
8:45 am
MLFAN17
hokie yes we got a little snow
8:46 am
hokie carla
I figured so.
8:46 am
MLFAN17
and when i got up it was either rain or sleet but probably rain
8:46 am
MLFAN17
did you and bzz get rain?
8:46 am
hokie carla
my son at college (but only 15 min away) did not get any
8:47 am
hokie carla
we had a little snow last night at bedtime, still left on the roofs and a teeny bit on the grass.
8:48 am
MLFAN17
yeah must have snowed after we went to bed last night as i think hubby woke up and it was on the ground
8:48 am
MLFAN17
15 minutes away and didnt get anything?
8:48 am
hokie carla
that's what he says
8:49 am
hokie carla
and I have friends downtown that said they didn't get any either
8:49 am
hokie carla
normally I-85 is like the cutoff for snow
8:49 am
MLFAN17
didnt know that
8:50 am
hokie carla
just how it works out with the temps
8:50 am
MLFAN17
Mother Nature is wacko
8:50 am
MLFAN17
last column a stats pls?
8:51 am
phaeton
top O stats pls
8:52 am
hokie carla
or4/5
8:52 am
MLFAN17
not finding that a word
8:53 am
phaeton
I think its a type of canoe...babblet
8:53 am
hokie carla
it's a regular babblet, mlfan
8:53 am
hokie carla
phantom potpie
8:57 am
rururocks
yeah.. me too hokie that one went up in smoke
8:57 am
MLFAN17
ruru which one?
8:57 am
MLFAN17
i have a lot of bablets that is what is getting me
8:59 am
MollyL
What is a type of canoe?
9:00 am
MLFAN17
i googled it no idea
9:00 am
hokie carla
it's a small forest buffalo apparently
9:00 am
phaeton
I was wrong
9:01 am
hokie carla
bubalus depressicornis
9:01 am
hokie carla
so, a depressed buffalo?
9:02 am
hokie carla
on the island of Celebes. raise your hand if you've heard of Celebes.
9:02 am
MollyL
Oh you are referring to the an word. I thought you were referring to an O word. The chat is moving too fast.
9:02 am
rururocks
i have heard of Celebes
9:02 am
hokie carla
where is it? (I know I can google)
9:03 am
rururocks
it's a group of islands near indonesia
9:03 am
rururocks
this grid is suddenly very very difficult
9:03 am
hokie carla
well, they have an endangered buffalo there
9:03 am
hokie carla
121 left here :D
9:03 am
MollyL
Oh, but it's so much effort to click on a new tab and laboriously type in whole words
9:04 am
hokie carla
I actually did google it and came back and he'd already answered
9:04 am
MLFAN17
i iwll be back...
9:05 am
hokie carla
despite learning all the Q words the last 3 days I can only find 6
9:05 am
hokie carla
I mean 8
9:10 am
jzw
I was just thinking the qs are getting quite a workout! At lease todays are normal!
9:11 am
hokie carla
just pretend you were typing sorta, after your q comment
9:19 am
hurshy
love it when the longest word is normal and comes from the first tile, really starts me off with a good feeling
9:20 am
hokie carla
well, I guess I should look harder at that one then. unless your first tile was not the R.
9:20 am
hurshy
it's THE first tile, not MY first tile, meaning, it is the first tile for everyone :D
9:21 am
hokie carla
but what if someone starts in the bottom right like a monster
9:21 am
hurshy
this is a game of english words, so, one proceeds as english proceeds, left to right, top to bottom
9:21 am
hurshy
i can't help you with other monsters, but i assure you that i am no such fiend
9:22 am
hurshy
Rs Routed!
9:23 am
hokie carla
is the 9 part of a set?
9:24 am
hokie carla
missing 4 R's from there, so I guess that's 2 of them
9:25 am
hurshy
Ts Toppled!
9:28 am
hurshy
phantom: potpie
9:29 am
hokie carla
found a 7/8 finally
9:32 am
hokie carla
60 left after 1st pass. this is suddenly harder as ru said, though I'm sure he was much farther along.
9:32 am
MLFAN17
congrats i havent
9:34 am
hurshy
finding the P words a bit hard, but then P words often are
9:34 am
MLFAN17
agree hurshy
9:34 am
MLFAN17
i have 6 total from both of them
9:35 am
hokie carla
yeah, I need 9 + 6 P words
9:35 am
MLFAN17
4th column p i only have 7
9:36 am
hokie carla
ah, finally got half of the 2nd row one
9:38 am
MLFAN17
somebody said the ra8/9 i think it is is obvious?
9:38 am
hurshy
i mean, it's a normal word
9:38 am
hurshy
it's twisty, so not obvious in THAT sense i guess?
9:39 am
MLFAN17
hurshy combo word?
9:40 am
hokie carla
related to any of the 6's or 5's?
9:40 am
hokie carla
def not obvious
9:40 am
hurshy
only very loosely related
9:41 am
MLFAN17
i thought it might be related to ra6 but not the right endings
9:41 am
hokie carla
almost asked for stat for the left i and then saw it. I am it.
9:43 am
hurshy
Qs Quelled!
9:43 am
MLFAN17
yes i feel like one hokie as i didnt see it at first either lol
9:43 am
MLFAN17
which ra is it?
9:43 am
hurshy
i words incinerated!
9:44 am
MLFAN17
gj hurshy
9:46 am
MLFAN17
ca i get a clue for that ra word pls?
9:47 am
hurshy
it dispenses the heat in your house
9:48 am
MollyL
If you have a really old house. It also holds the water in your car engine.
9:48 am
MLFAN17
THANK YOU Hurshy i diidnt even see that
9:50 am
hokie carla
duh, muchas gracias. I am an i5
9:50 am
MLFAN17
finally got a 7
9:50 am
hurshy
we ALMOST have daiquiri
9:51 am
MLFAN17
same here hokie
9:51 am
MLFAN17
strawberry yum
9:51 am
hokie carla
still missing 2 r's from each
9:52 am
Uneaixoise
Tx for the ra8 and ra9!
9:52 am
hokie carla
ooh, finished the Q
9:54 am
hokie carla
not sure I would call them all normal as someone said before
9:55 am
hurshy
tea tea tea
tea tea tea
tea tea tea
tea tea tea
9:56 am
MLFAN17
its an old word in my opinion but its also an old air circulating system
9:56 am
hokie carla
no idea what that means
9:56 am
hurshy
i'm just singing about tea because i love tea
9:57 am
MLFAN17
what i said?
9:57 am
hokie carla
we watched African Queen last night. boy, KH liked tea in that
9:57 am
hurshy
great movie
9:57 am
hokie carla
no, was talking to hurshy
9:59 am
JaxH66
could I have the stats for the 1st column bottom r please?
10:00 am
JaxH66
Thanks. Thought I'd tried that already
10:01 am
hurshy
Ns Nailed!
10:03 am
hokie carla
anoid - what this grid is making me
10:03 am
hurshy
ho7/8 very appropriate for a Sunday grid :D
10:03 am
hokie carla
that is still my only 7
10:03 am
hokie carla
in the highest
10:03 am
hokie carla
po6 also good
10:04 am
JaxH66
Depends which one!!!
10:04 am
hokie carla
haha
10:05 am
hurshy
i was gonna say... lol
10:05 am
hokie carla
I'm referring to the one like people who wear pointy hats
10:08 am
hokie carla
still have 9 4's I can't budge
10:09 am
hurshy
what about other 8s? have ho8 and ra8
10:09 am
hokie carla
that's all I have, and I only have ho7 for the 7s
10:09 am
hurshy
ok thanks
10:09 am
hokie carla
do those have 7's too, jax?
10:10 am
JaxH66
op7/8, so7/8
10:11 am
hurshy
pi6/7 too
10:11 am
JaxH66
I used morewords for the pt6/7
10:11 am
hokie carla
well I have tried pepito several times if anyone wants to save time
10:11 am
mkg
Any clues for the op and so 7s? Ty.
10:11 am
JaxH66
so7/8 singing voice
10:12 am
mkg
Ty got it. Great clue.
10:12 am
mkg
Got the 8 also. Ty. How about the o woe? Ty
10:13 am
JaxH66
not easy to clue - meaning is of a town
10:13 am
mkg
Ty jax. Will think about it.
10:13 am
Uneaixoise
Tx for So7!!
10:14 am
hurshy
wow that is a weird one alright
10:15 am
hurshy
start like up is to down, add yourself, and end with Quayle and Rather
10:15 am
JaxH66
went looking for pi7 - that I've already got :(
10:16 am
hurshy
lol sorry Jax
10:16 am
mkg
Oops so sorry.
10:16 am
JaxH66
phantom is the 7/8 version of that
10:16 am
jbp
thanks, mkg, my monkeys never would have found it
10:16 am
hokie carla
well, that is it
10:16 am
mkg
Oh so so so sorry all. Apologies. Was reading as i was typing. Off to PB
10:17 am
Uneaixoise
Tx hursh!!
10:17 am
hurshy
even with my fabulous clue, jbp??
10:17 am
jbp
i was fixated on 'opolis' but that's not here
10:18 am
hurshy
i was more wanting like oper- stuff
10:18 am
mkg
And does anyone have the 9?
10:19 am
hokie carla
you don't want the one in your car to run out of water, mkg(at least I think that's how it works)
10:20 am
hokie carla
finally got the pi6/7
10:20 am
hokie carla
still looking for that pe set
10:20 am
mkg
Ty carla. Got it.
10:20 am
mkg
Great clues. Ty
10:21 am
JaxH66
pe6/7 think to do with the stomach
10:22 am
hokie carla
that's the way I was leaning. got it, thx
10:23 am
JaxH66
Has anyone got the n in the first column please?
10:23 am
hokie carla
ok, looked up the pt's :D
10:23 am
mkg
Still missing the E top corner.
10:23 am
hokie carla
ni4 babblet
10:23 am
hokie carla
ep4 babblet
10:23 am
mkg
Jax i also am missing that one and the i that is above it.
10:24 am
JaxH66
You'll kick yourself when you get the i
10:24 am
hokie carla
I mentioned the i and myself several times
10:24 am
mkg
Got the i. Ty. Cute clue carla
10:24 am
hokie carla
ooh, finished the upper R
10:24 am
mkg
Cute clue jax.
10:25 am
BzznBea
Back from breakfast and a bunch of other chores.
10:25 am
hokie carla
1st column gray!
10:25 am
BzznBea
106 left.
10:25 am
hokie carla
2nd column- quite a struggle
10:25 am
hokie carla
bea!
10:25 am
MLFAN17
ty mkg lol
10:26 am
JaxH66
still missing 2 r's from the first column
10:26 am
hokie carla
my last 2 were an ra4/5 set
10:26 am
jbp
ep --of a story
10:26 am
hokie carla
babblet that TIL is an acronym in rocketry
10:27 am
BzznBea
Two big words from that R, Jax
10:27 am
JaxH66
got 2 of those. Is there a 3rd set?
10:27 am
JaxH66
got those and several 6's
10:27 am
hokie carla
I think I have 7 total sets from there
10:28 am
BzznBea
I'm following you lead, Carla.
10:28 am
BzznBea
And while I was fixing breakfast, it was raining, sleeting and snowing.
10:28 am
JaxH66
looks like I need one more set then
10:28 am
hokie carla
bea, my last a in the first column was an a4 babblet, easy to see and everything. RME
10:29 am
MLFAN17
jax did you see what i said?
10:29 am
jbp
i'm still puzzling over the pe- stomach related work
10:29 am
hokie carla
2 sets of ra acronyms, jax
10:29 am
MLFAN17
i have no idea
10:29 am
hokie carla
jbp, think of the heartburn med that starts with pe
10:30 am
jbp
i'm there for the start, but my monkeys aren't closing it
10:30 am
BzznBea
Is it like the pink stomach meds?
10:30 am
MLFAN17
the pink one?
10:30 am
MLFAN17
is it a 5?
10:30 am
hokie carla
one ra has to do with weather and planes and stuff, and the other, the R literally stands for rocket
10:30 am
BzznBea
the last part is like water coming into the shore.
10:30 am
MLFAN17
oh 4 and a 5
10:31 am
hokie carla
well, I wasn't thinking of the pink one, but that works too. was thinking of the one that rhymes with the pe6 but has a c in it
10:31 am
jbp
got the p4e tummy ones
10:31 am
jbp
i thought I had already tried it but I was WRONG. Thanks, all
10:32 am
MLFAN17
sorry i didn't even know the stats for the word that was being asked
10:32 am
MLFAN17
i was looking for the whole word at first
10:32 am
BzznBea
I was clueing pe6/7
10:32 am
hokie carla
I was clueing pe6/7. not sure if that's what you found or not. LOL
10:32 am
jbp
twas, and got it
10:32 am
MLFAN17
or brand name though interesting it is there as it should be a cap lletter
10:33 am
hokie carla
it's not a brand, the brand has a c in it
10:34 am
MLFAN17
but the one i thought i twas doesnt have a t in it that doesnt work
10:34 am
jbp
similar to what people in the country have when they aren't on a sewer line
10:34 am
MLFAN17
i dont have a pe 6/7
10:35 am
hokie carla
high schools have a * rally + most of the word for low and high * at the ocean
10:35 am
jbp
i take that clue back.
10:35 am
jbp
carla's clue is good
10:35 am
jbp
I would love a clue for the far right A
10:36 am
mkg
I just got the pe 6 and 7. Ty. Super clues.
10:36 am
hokie carla
I have a 4/5 babblet set. still need the 3rd
10:36 am
mkg
Still missing N word for first column N. Ty for any stats or clues.
10:36 am
MLFAN17
for what letter hokie?
10:36 am
MLFAN17
ni4 its a babblet
10:36 am
hokie carla
far right A for jbp
10:37 am
jbp
i keep trying pineapple, but to no avail
10:37 am
mkg
Got it. I dont remember that N from before. Hmmm.
10:39 am
MLFAN17
found a so 5/6
10:39 am
jbp
is the far right A related to fire?
10:40 am
jbp
that must come off another A. b/c I have it.
10:40 am
MLFAN17
third or last jbp
10:41 am
zoozzoom
AN + two different vowels then plural
10:41 am
jbp
just mokeyed it. apparently it's a small buffalo
10:41 am
jbp
thanks for the help!
10:41 am
MLFAN17
oh yes the word i couldn
10:41 am
MLFAN17
t figure out for the life of me sheesh lol
10:42 am
jbp
nbt, nbs, halfway/// taking a breat
10:42 am
mkg
Still missing top right corner E word. Stat please?
10:43 am
mkg
Nm just got the e word. Ty anyway.
10:44 am
zoozzoom
AN 6 is the third A Hokie.
10:45 am
hokie carla
thx, zooz. looking now
10:49 am
hokie carla
well, glad I looked it up
11:05 am
hokie carla
went to the list. definitely should have finished the 4's. had to skip 12 words on the list. BBL.
11:50 am
dan2bit
afternoon all! only 10 Q words?
12:19 pm
HarryHood
finished the Ns!
12:48 pm
cybernan
hello everyone
12:54 pm
maccafixx
po 6/27?
12:55 pm
cybernan
po6 - like the head honcho in rome
12:58 pm
moolingwa
morning all
12:59 pm
cybernan
hi mool
1:13 pm
phaeton
hello...so8?
1:15 pm
cybernan
pllural so 7
1:15 pm
cybernan
dh 6-7 please?
1:19 pm
cybernan
do you need the so 7 phaeton?
1:20 pm
cybernan
treble voice
1:20 pm
Uneaixoise
The New Jersey mob!!
1:20 pm
phaeton
can't help with the dh's sorry
1:29 pm
marksdolly
car part
1:30 pm
cybernan
op 7-8 please?
1:41 pm
Trifioso
hello. count for the top right e please?
1:42 pm
Trifioso
ugh. was afraid of that. just can't see it
1:42 pm
Trifioso
i am so embarrassed
1:43 pm
phaeton
head for the middle of the grid
1:43 pm
Trifioso
have it, thank you. SCARLET
1:43 pm
cybernan
I'm still looking for the dh and the op, but nobody seems to have those either
1:44 pm
Trifioso
i have no ideas, cyber, I am sorry
1:45 pm
phaeton
dh7 sounds like mending socks, ends with article
1:46 pm
cybernan
ty phaeton
1:46 pm
periwinkle
help with either sa7 pls
1:46 pm
phaeton
sa7/32...not a happy presser of clothes
1:47 pm
cybernan
don't have them yet, peri
1:47 pm
phaeton
sa7/28 pl of sa6/18
1:47 pm
Trifioso
lol phae, what a cute clue!
1:47 pm
cybernan
ty phaeton -- a new one for me
1:47 pm
periwinkle
ty phae cute clue
1:48 pm
periwinkle
don't have sa6
1:48 pm
cybernan
pt 6 please?
1:49 pm
cybernan
only sa 6 I have is plural plastic wrap
1:49 pm
sammysmom
STUCK on the op 7-8 >??
1:49 pm
periwinkle
got the 2nd sa7
1:50 pm
phaeton
it builds off the sa4/4 meaning nothing
1:50 pm
phaeton
op7...double cons vowel mans name
1:50 pm
cybernan
sa 4/4 that is french without?
1:52 pm
phaeton
it's a babblet sa6
1:57 pm
cybernan
found the sa 6-7, but not the sa 6'21
1:58 pm
cybernan
nm - found it
1:59 pm
clg47
clues for the po 6,27 [;ease
2:00 pm
cybernan
like the head man at the vatican
2:04 pm
cybernan
ty for the op clue phaeton
2:06 pm
cybernan
ar 6-7 please?
2:08 pm
rururocks
don't forget the in
2:12 pm
cybernan
so close to having a daquiri in this one
2:14 pm
cybernan
I wonder if the di 6 is related to the lo 6 and the ku 7?
2:15 pm
cybernan
not in def. anyway
2:16 pm
cybernan
po 6/24 - first one please?
2:18 pm
cybernan
nm - monkeyed it
2:19 pm
cybernan
pt clue please?
2:24 pm
cybernan
does anyone have the pt 6 please?
2:29 pm
Nef
hi cyber, I have it
2:29 pm
ChampFit
Yes... pt + I am, he ** + you **d me.
2:29 pm
april98
pt + vowel + french word for without
2:29 pm
Nef
pt +vowel + first 3 letters of the dirt on a beach
2:29 pm
cybernan
looked it up, but thanks
2:29 pm
ChampFit
So much better than my clue!
2:32 pm
cybernan
that was my last -- hagd everyone and stay safe. Looked up the def. which makes me wonder is their something wrong with the word "porridge"?
2:34 pm
MollyL
Your clue was fine Champ
2:42 pm
Nef
a ptisan was supposed to have a healing (medicinal) effect; whereas porridge is more like oatmeal, a filling substance (usually for breakfast).
3:05 pm
MollyL
Oh, okay, well we will just post words in the grid now.
3:33 pm
Nef
Molly, I just wanted to answer cybernan's question, I wasn't trying to be snide, or rude. I first ran across the word ptisan and another word tisane in some 19th century novels (either Jane Austin or Alfred Lord Tennyson) back in high school & have remembered those 2 words ever since; probably just because they were so weird. I actually had to look up the definition of porridge because I didn't know what it actually was even though it's been in so many nursery rhymes that I've said or sung to my kids and grandson so many times.
3:39 pm
72 Temple Owl
hello.nef
3:51 pm
72 Temple Owl
piso
4:09 pm
MollyL
That's okay Nef. No one said you were snide or rude.
4:13 pm
crosshair
Good afternoon, my Babble friends. ;)
4:19 pm
NANCY
Hi Crossy, how are things in frozen Canada these days?
4:20 pm
crosshair
Doing well, Nancy. Bit chilly at minus 14C, but not complaining as my Edmonton friends are minus 30C and below with the windchill today.
4:21 pm
brandyjack
And our neighbours to the south of us (NY and New England) are totally hogging all the fine snow....
4:23 pm
crosshair
Our cross-country trails are in great shape, as we have lots of snow, but our local ski hills are shut down until COVID eases somewhat.
4:23 pm
crosshair
As a country, we are not proud of our vaccine rollout to date. :(
4:24 pm
NANCY
My two youngest grandsons are taking skiing lessons and at 10 and 7 years old, they are amazing. My son sends me videos that just blow me away.
4:24 pm
crosshair
Yep. :) Kids pick it up so quick. :)
4:25 pm
NANCY
Well I live in Florida (Melbourne area) and our governor is terrible. He is playing games with the vaccines and people are just fed up. Near to impossible at present time to get the vaccine.
4:27 pm
crosshair
Best case scenario with me as a 57 year old male with asthma that works in the food service industry is that I will get my first dose sometime in June or July. :(
4:28 pm
NANCY
Geez Louise, that is worse than it is here.
4:29 pm
crosshair
Unless other vaccine distributors come online in the interim (there are two pending)
4:29 pm
jan
That's sad. Here in Washington state, the farmworkers who work the fields aren't getting vaccinations yet, even though the COVID rates there are sky high.
4:30 pm
NANCY
I see that will probably happen but I would prefer the ones that have a 95% to J and J with a lower percentage
4:31 pm
crosshair
Our big box store takes care of up to 3000 customers per day--none of whom are temp checked before they are allowed in. we are capped at 25% store capacity, but that still means we are letting in 100 customers at a time. :(
4:32 pm
crosshair
Seeing as how we take care of everyones food, we would be somewhat higher in the pecking order for a shot. :(
4:33 pm
jan
I haven't been in a building of any sort except for some eye surgery since March. Man, I miss grocery shopping? But I go with pickup or delivery. But it seems obvious to me that grocery workers ought to be at the front of the line.
4:33 pm
crosshair
Then again our percentage of eledery for our province is quite high
4:34 pm
crosshair
Not the front, but right after medical people and the elderly would be nice. :/
4:35 pm
crosshair
We head in and play Russian roulette every day. We have not stopped for a single day since COVID first became known.
4:36 pm
jan
Well, some of us elderly are able to maintain social distancing. As much as I'd love to get the shot now, I'm okay with waiting while those more at risk get it.
4:36 pm
crosshair
Yes, we are making sure those in greater need are taken care of, but our government really fumbled the vaccine rollout.
4:37 pm
jan
Seattle just passed a 4 dollar hazard pay increase for grocery workers. I suspect most would trade that for a vaccine
4:37 pm
crosshair
WE had a two dollar an hour bump for last March and April, but they stopped it after that.
4:38 pm
crosshair
Now, we get a 20% in-store discount once a month. :/
4:39 pm
jan
Our priorities as a society seem perverse at times. We're allowing casinos to be open, but not schools.
4:41 pm
jan
Stay as safe as you can, Crossie...these days I'm double-masking when I have a medical appointment.
4:45 pm
crosshair
Yup, I have a good supply of masks, and observe 6-foot distancing as best I can though customers invade that space with frustrating regularity.) Another plus is mask compliance in my area is pretty much as 100%.
4:47 pm
crosshair
You give the bestest clues, Jan. :)
4:47 pm
jan
*off to the penalty box, masked of course*
5:26 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers! How are U all doing tonight?
5:26 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
5:29 pm
Uneaixoise
Hey Min et al!!
6:22 pm
MollyL
Hi Une. Et al disappeared.
6:29 pm
Minveryork
Hi MollyL! How are you doing? Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
6:55 pm
Nef
Hello again. We were having trouble getting CBS on Comcast to watch the game. Anyone else having problems?
6:59 pm
dan2bit
anybody can clue the an6?
7:00 pm
dan2bit
hi Nef - been watching on Youtube TV without issues
7:01 pm
jmcnrick
the two seconds I watched it on my antennae tv with no problem
7:01 pm
Nef
We’re watching the game on a small TV in our den; this TV just has an antenna & works fine.
7:02 pm
dan2bit
hahaha I tried antenna
7:03 pm
jmcnrick
I stream amazon prime from Nov to Dec; Netflix from Jan to March and then what ever looks interesting and cheap the next two quarters. I find the antennae is usually more than enoug tv for me
7:04 pm
MollyL
an + most of a word that means a morphine derivative.
7:05 pm
dan2bit
thanks Molly!
7:24 pm
Minveryork
Hello dan2bit, jmcnrick and Nef. How are U doing today.
7:28 pm
origami
Name that proper noun: Character in The Game of Thrones.
7:30 pm
Minveryork
Hello origami! How are you doing?Welcome to the puzzle
7:31 pm
origami
Well, thank you, Min. How are you?
7:32 pm
AtlKru
i watch twitch or youtube. and its too much tv
7:40 pm
Minveryork
Hello Nef! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid
7:41 pm
jmcnrick
back again. . . hi all
7:41 pm
Nef
I’m doing okay; how about you?
7:41 pm
Minveryork
I am doing well origami. Go back to work tomorrow after working from home last week.Glad you are well origami.
7:42 pm
Minveryork
I am doing well Nef. Glad to be out of quarantine finally.
7:43 pm
Nef
Hi jmcnrick. I was watching the half time show & have to say I was underwhelmed. I wish they’d go back to marching bands or something that would at least make sense.
7:44 pm
Nef
Yay for freedom, Min!
7:44 pm
jmcnrick
might as well . . . I haven't watched in a couple of years
7:44 pm
jmcnrick
quarantine? bummer
7:45 pm
jmcnrick
the boy was in quarantine when he first got to Ireland. Even since then he is pretty shut done with all the pubs closed.
7:46 pm
Nef
Poor kid! What’s he doing in Ireland, jmc?
7:47 pm
jmcnrick
grad school. . . of course it has not been the experience he dreamed of
7:47 pm
jmcnrick
but he is moving from the small Irish town he has been in since Sept to Dublin this week so even with shut downs it will be better.
7:48 pm
Nef
I can imagine ; but is he doing well in grad school?
7:54 pm
jmcnrick
he is. he has been making Bs and B+s which in non-US terms is amazing.
7:55 pm
Nef
Good for him! ( Maybe the pubs being closed helps?
7:55 pm
jmcnrick
He really seems to enjoy the reading and writing and he got hired to teach the freshman at school.
7:56 pm
jmcnrick
haha no pubs are less bars than community in Ireland.
7:56 pm
jmcnrick
And he originally was going to write a masters thesis on the effect of the pandemic and minimum wage on pub workers.
7:57 pm
jmcnrick
since they kept getting closed he changed his masters thesis to the effect of pandemic on musicians--his former roommate ran a recording studio in their house so he know a lot of musicians.
7:58 pm
Nef
Well that won’t work very well for a thesis then.
7:59 pm
AtlKru
i was going to use bartending to put me through uni, but the pandemic happened. the work i ordinarily o will take all my time. i hope it goest away soon
7:59 pm
Nef
The pub idea, but the effect on musicians will.
8:00 pm
jmcnrick
oh poor atlKru that is rough. . . I worked my way through college (when it was a lot cheaper) casting horoscopes, being a barmaid, and mending clothes for fellow students. it was rough
8:01 pm
jmcnrick
Yeah. The biggest problem with the musicians is they are in California and he is in Ireland so to the timing is fun! But the musicians stay up late so He can talk to them from early the next morning in Ireland.
8:01 pm
jmcnrick
Time over distance is weird.
8:02 pm
AtlKru
at least tech is better these days. i hope it all works out for him
8:02 pm
jmcnrick
I wish you luck AtlKru. My boy graduated Uni in 2008 which was a ridiculous year with no jobs.
8:03 pm
jmcnrick
He is going to class on line, of course! hahaha like everyone else. But of course he wanted to school in Ireland in part for the experience.
8:04 pm
AtlKru
yeah thats a major disappointment for him. i prefer learning in person and to go elsewhere makes the experience so much more fulfilling
8:06 pm
jmcnrick
exactly. but life goes on
8:06 pm
Nef
I do feel for him. I hope he’s avoided Covid too.
8:07 pm
AtlKru
anyone have a clue for oi5,12?
8:07 pm
jmcnrick
I haven't met you before AtlKru. Hi ya! I used to come by often and have done meet ups with lots of Babblers over the years.
8:08 pm
jmcnrick
Yes. He seems to be missing Covid. I got my first shot. Friday I get my second on Friday.
8:08 pm
AtlKru
howdy jmcnrick! i come here every once in a while. i normally don't do so hot, but it helps me remember my english
8:08 pm
jmcnrick
where do you live?
8:09 pm
jmcnrick
I haven't seen fireworks in years.
8:09 pm
Nef
Oi5/12 is a frequent babble word
8:09 pm
jmcnrick
hahahahaha
8:09 pm
AtlKru
usa. native english speaker, lol. i know two more languages and learning a 4th
8:10 pm
Nef
Just circle the high score tile, AtI
8:11 pm
jmcnrick
wow good for you. I am natural at accents but not languages. My boy takes after his dad and learns languages. Spanish, Chinese, ASL and Arabic
8:11 pm
AtlKru
english spanish korean and learning chinese
8:11 pm
AtlKru
asl would be cool
8:12 pm
jmcnrick
ush korean seems impossible. I couldn't even learn thank you. Whenever I travel somewhere I learn please, thank you, tea and bathroom
8:13 pm
jmcnrick
His dad was deaf, his dad and my boy and I all learned it together.
8:13 pm
Nef
Those are the most important words, jmc
8:13 pm
jmcnrick
I totally recommend Hello Chinese
8:13 pm
jmcnrick
I figure you can point and smile for everything else.
8:14 pm
jmcnrick
I actually gave a speech in Swahili--it was three sentences long
8:15 pm
AtlKru
theres a local chinese club. immersive learning face to face (online). i also have a couple of friends from Hong Kong that help
8:15 pm
jmcnrick
I can stumble along in Mandarin.
8:16 pm
AtlKru
i enjoyed our chat. i must be going. i hope you both have a great evening! nice to meet you both
8:16 pm
jmcnrick
I took Chinese in the dark ages when I was in college (1971) and more recently from the Confucius institute (the tool of the Chinese goverenment)
8:17 pm
jmcnrick
Ta AtlKru. The chat is the best part of Babble.
8:23 pm
Nef
Good night AtIkru
8:24 pm
Nef
Chat is the best part of Babble.
8:30 pm
jmcnrick
well I am off to bed. . . things to do tomorrow. Nice to see you Nef. I often think about what wonderful people (even the ones I don't always agree with) I know here
8:32 pm
Nef
Good night jmc. This has been a great place throughout the years; & it still is great chatting with you!
8:35 pm
jmcnrick
night nef. . . you are a peach
8:36 pm
Nef
Aww, so are you, jmc
11:10 pm
sandr
can someone clue the 8's please?
11:13 pm
Cosmo Kramer
ho 7/8 - a prayer ...
11:14 pm
Cosmo Kramer
so 7/8 - singing voice
11:15 pm
Cosmo Kramer
ra 8/9 - old heating device..
Begins like NOT TV + ends like similar to crocodile
11:16 pm
Cosmo Kramer
op 7/8 -- op + apple **e + not a hatchback, but a se***
i dont know the meaning of this word, so not sure how else to clue it
11:39 pm
grannyrose
that op7/8 is an obsolete word. surprise, surprise. it did mean a town dweller or a student who attended a traditional english school, such as Eton.