12:13 am
periwinkle
re7x2
12:19 am
cybernan
hello everyone :)
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
justafreep
hi, nan
12:20 am
justafreep
and thanks, lickety
12:20 am
gapeach
Thanks, Lickety.
12:22 am
ursh
morning all
12:27 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs, hi all
12:28 am
periwinkle
stats for the 10 pls
12:31 am
joym999
Apparently Dr. God has never MAXED out his credit cards.
12:34 am
justafreep
at8 x 2
12:34 am
justafreep
and peri, I don't believe the 10 has been called
12:41 am
cybernan
can't stay awake any longer -- good night everyone
12:41 am
grannyrose
re10/77
12:42 am
justafreep
oh. geez. thanks!
12:42 am
cybernan
ty rose - good place to quit :)
12:50 am
azwj
is an re + 8 At
12:56 am
lynxxx
try not to give more than first 2 letters azwj - we usually like to torment ourselves a bit first
12:58 am
azwj
ohhhh, sorry ok :)
12:59 am
azwj
ty for telling me
12:59 am
lynxxx
yw - no real rules here but...
1:00 am
azwj
that's a great one, lynxxx
1:02 am
joym999
How is it possible that realtor is not in the dictionary?
1:04 am
grannyrose
ikr? and every time i try it...
1:06 am
joym999
LOL. Glad I'm not the only one who retypes as if it'll suddenly come to its senses.
1:06 am
grannyrose
one can hope, surely...
1:28 am
grannyrose
hey Joy. want to really do your head in? realtor IS in a2z dictionary. not enable. go figure....loll
1:31 am
joym999
so unfair!
2:55 am
jwr
joy - I looked up realtor awhile back - it's a registered trademark of the National Association of Realtors and regularly capitalized as such - so our dear enable wouldn't use it.
4:15 am
mattygroves
Can anyone tell me, please, how many letters the X has - that's all I need at the moment (well, that's all the information I need - I've only just started the grid ;))
4:20 am
AtlKru
x 5 letters 20 points - lickety babble clues :)
4:21 am
mattygroves
Thanks - I try not to go to Lickety's clues until I have had a bash this way - but thank you!
4:21 am
mattygroves
found it, cheers!
4:23 am
AtlKru
i only use it when i hace 20 or less words left
4:23 am
mattygroves
Where are you based? I'm in the UK so have really only just started but that X was bothering me :)
4:25 am
mattygroves
So it's the middle of the night?
4:25 am
AtlKru
i use this game to keep from forgetting english. learning only my 3rd language, but finding myself forgetting. its 5:25am
4:45 am
player girl
Can someone please help me with the N from the 3rd row and the X? Thanks in advance
4:48 am
crosshair
Ni 5/10
4:49 am
player girl
Thanks Crosshair. I kept trying ninth, it's not there!
4:50 am
AtlKru
theres 2 ni 5/10, ni 4/4 , ni 7/28, ni 8/40
4:51 am
crosshair
There ya go! :)
4:51 am
crosshair
I am just starting, so that will come in handy. :)
4:54 am
crosshair
Got them all ty
5:59 am
MollyL
Whee! It's Type Random Letters In The Chat Friday!
6:16 am
ItalianGreyhound
LOL !
7:18 am
HarryHood
pththth
7:20 am
dan2bit
ouhaurg e
7:21 am
HarryHood
he was a viking king!
7:22 am
dan2bit
LOL Ouhaurg the Mumbler
7:22 am
HarryHood
he composed the paean "finland finland finland"
7:29 am
HarryHood
nbt. 95 to go after first pass
7:43 am
MollyL
Ouhaurg The Mumbler is a poker buddy of Hagar The Horrible
7:51 am
dauber
Given the circumstances, given MollyL's suggestion...I'm going to type "realtor" in the chat because it appears to be random letters.
7:52 am
saanichcat
jeeze, sorry
7:53 am
MollyL
Lanin, yeah, that stuff in sheep's wool that is good for your skin.
: D
7:58 am
mkg
Hi all. Any clues for the 10 or 9s?
8:00 am
dauber
Nothing for me yet, but I'm guessing those 9s and 10 will probably have "-ed" as a suffix.
8:03 am
mkg
Did anyone give stats for the x word?
8:04 am
dauber
By the way, "realtor" isn't in the dictionary.
8:05 am
dauber
Just wanted to warn you before you try it. :)
8:05 am
MollyL
We have that discussion every time realtor is in the grid. It is a registered trademark and a proper adjective.
8:05 am
BzznBea
It is a copyrighted word or something
8:05 am
MollyL
And not all the long words end in ed
8:06 am
dauber
That's crazy! never knew that! Interestingly, Webster's definition is recursive. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio\nnary/Realtor
8:06 am
mkg
I am a realtor so i know this.
8:06 am
dauber
Basically, it says if you're a realtor, it means you belong to the National Association of Realtors.
8:06 am
mkg
Copyrighted. You cant say you are a realtor unless you have certain quaifications.
8:07 am
dauber
How do you join that, then? I guess by being....a Realtor. But how do you become a Realtor? By joining the National Association of realtors.
8:07 am
dauber
It's like not finding work without experience, but to get experience you need to work.
8:07 am
mkg
You need to take a course and pass an two exams.
8:07 am
MollyL
To become a member of an association you have to have certain credentials.
8:09 am
dauber
The things you learn when playing Babble...
8:10 am
mkg
You must take the course and pass it with the exam at the end, and then take an exam given by the state you live in, and then you must join the associations which monitor behavior and assure that you do not do anything illegal. You belong to three associations: one local, one state and one national. You pay dues to them and they are involved with lockboxes and with any and all complaints against you if you do anything illegal or unethical.
8:12 am
mkg
Cant find the x word
8:12 am
dauber
If you know about the chemical element, it starts like that.
8:13 am
MollyL
I need to get in the association business. Get people to pay you dues so you can police them.
8:14 am
dauber
Funny you should mention it. I'm part of the online letter games association.
8:14 am
hokie carla
I keep trying rolator and rolate
8:14 am
dauber
You can Venmo me the fees.
8:15 am
MollyL
Thanks but we have already had our financial scams in this place.
8:15 am
hokie carla
we did?
8:15 am
dauber
Oh, it's not a scam: I'm actually being honest in telling you that I want your money. :)
8:16 am
dauber
hokie - yes, we did. Give me five bucks and I'll tell you about them.
8:17 am
MollyL
Yep, you were not around then Carla. Someone offered to collect money to help out a player in need and then that someone (possibly two people) kept the money that was collected.
8:17 am
hokie carla
sure thing, dauber, give me your bank account and I'll send it to you.
8:17 am
hokie carla
yikes
8:17 am
welki
'morning, folks
8:18 am
hokie carla
welki!
8:18 am
BzznBea
Good morning, welki.
8:19 am
BzznBea
Hey, Carla.
8:19 am
MollyL
Unfortunately, there are some people here who will throw money at anything, no matter how sketchy it sounds.
8:21 am
welki
there may be, but it's not fair to lump those of us who trusted wildcat to do the right thing
8:21 am
MollyL
No sorry, I didn't mean to do that.
8:23 am
hokie carla
here's a NTPN no one will get - annual mt. bike race in NC. mr. homie has done it twice but only finished once.
8:24 am
dauber
I had to look up NTPN...is that the part that "no one will get"?? Because even after finding several definitions, I don't get it. :/
8:25 am
BzznBea
It's a Babble thinkg.
8:25 am
BzznBea
Name That Proper Noun
8:25 am
hokie carla
sorry, NTPN is only here. name that proper noun!
8:25 am
MollyL
Carla is unable to type in whole words.
8:26 am
hokie carla
and noun was in the grid yesterday so I had to acronym it then
8:26 am
BzznBea
Is it the TORL?
8:26 am
hokie carla
but FTR, the answer is also an acronym - ORAMM - off-road assault on Mt. Mitchell.
8:27 am
BzznBea
Where is Mt. Mitchell?
8:27 am
dauber
Having said that...113 left for me, but sadly, my job isn't going to do itself...gotta clock in.
8:28 am
hokie carla
kinda Asheville. you know it's the highest point east of the mississippi, right?
8:28 am
hokie carla
bye, dauber. have a productive day. :D
8:28 am
BzznBea
Now I do. =)
8:29 am
hokie carla
you can get there off the Blue Ridge Parkway
8:29 am
BzznBea
Only greyed one letter in the first row...
8:30 am
hokie carla
only one I'm close on is the R
8:31 am
mkg
Any clues about the x 5 word??????? Canty get it.
8:32 am
BzznBea
It is xe5
8:32 am
welki
it ends like a beautiful flower
8:34 am
marksdolly
hi Welk
8:34 am
marksdolly
hi HOkie!
8:34 am
marksdolly
hello to you all!
8:34 am
hokie carla
bea, if you've never been on the blue ridge parkway, you should drive some of it sometime. some of the most amazing views you'll see.
8:34 am
hokie carla
dolly!
8:35 am
BzznBea
We have been on that route when we go west. Unfortunately, it makes me carsick.
8:35 am
marksdolly
good to see you Hokie!
8:36 am
hokie carla
yeah, I have to be driving. we rode 6 miles of it last weekend on bikes.
8:36 am
hokie carla
you too, dolly!
8:36 am
mkg
Giving up on x word. Any clues for the 9s?
8:38 am
hokie carla
I have been on most of the entire road. mr. homie biked it a couple of summers ago. I dropped him off at the start in VA and drove it all the way to I-77, then I met him a couple of times and then again at the end in Cherokee.
8:39 am
mkg
Got the x word finally. Ugh.
8:39 am
MollyL
He biked 469 miles?
8:41 am
hokie carla
well, there was a small portion that I drove him on because it was like 15 miles of gravel while they were doing road construction, but yes, pretty much.
8:41 am
hokie carla
he stayed at B&B's and sketchy motels along the way. took about a week.
8:42 am
mkg
My daughter in law did a bike trip from calif to maine. She was young then, a teenager.
8:43 am
mkg
Shge loved it.
8:43 am
mkg
Biking is wonderful.
8:43 am
mkg
I lived on my bike as a kid.
8:44 am
hokie carla
yeah, my youngest kid had a friend that went with a group from SC to CA one summer and I followed along on FB (back when I still had it) .
8:45 am
mkg
I stopped riding in my 50s. I dont like the seats anymore and have no padding on my rear. Skinny rear end.
8:45 am
mkg
Still not seeing the 9s or 10
8:46 am
BzznBea
Sounds like you are in the same place we are then, mkg.
8:46 am
hokie carla
yeah, I don't have any
8:46 am
marksdolly
the 10 starts with re and twists to the right
8:47 am
periwinkle
to9/54 builds on a to4/4
8:48 am
periwinkle
there is a de9 that I do not have
8:48 am
mkg
Ty peri. Any further clue? Is it two words?
8:48 am
periwinkle
no . it is a person.one who puts up with something
8:49 am
marksdolly
ty peri!
8:50 am
mkg
Got it! Great clue peri!
8:50 am
periwinkle
I need help with the de9
8:52 am
mkg
I keep thiinking it must be de and then m......not getting it yet.
8:52 am
marksdolly
okay Peri, the de + ae7
8:53 am
marksdolly
to remove gas from something
8:54 am
periwinkle
ty looking
8:57 am
periwinkle
ty dolly
8:57 am
mkg
Ty marksdolly.
8:57 am
mkg
Any clues for the 10?
8:58 am
marksdolly
to regain something re 10/77
9:04 am
MollyL
So close to another word that starts with A and ends with ole that I use a lot
: D
9:11 am
hokie carla
hey! grayed a tile that wasn't one word
9:16 am
mkg
Still dont get that re 10/77.
9:17 am
BzznBea
it ends with at6
9:17 am
hokie carla
sorry, I checked out for a while to miss clues, so I can't help
9:18 am
mkg
Got the 10. Ty.
9:18 am
mkg
Bea your clue was wonderful. Ty.
9:23 am
hurshy
any guesses which of the 4 D words i would miss? the three i got are all easy
9:23 am
BzznBea
probably the 9
9:24 am
hokie carla
that must be my missing one too then
9:25 am
mattygroves
I too am missing that one
9:25 am
hurshy
could we have a clue?
9:25 am
BzznBea
remove the air
9:26 am
hokie carla
those always trip us up
9:27 am
mattygroves
Thankee kindly
9:27 am
hokie carla
now justt need 2 a's to finish last col
9:28 am
hokie carla
easier said than done
9:29 am
hokie carla
maybe not - 5th col gray!
9:32 am
BzznBea
It is snowing here.
9:33 am
hokie carla
wow! windy here but 48.
9:34 am
BzznBea
We had wind and rain earlier.
9:34 am
hokie carla
just partly cloudy here
9:39 am
BzznBea
Finally got the last A...
9:39 am
hokie carla
I still need 2 from each of the other 2 A's
9:51 am
hokie carla
well, I have hit a wall with 46 left. TTFN.
9:59 am
rururocks
well.. i just started but have the r's now
10:01 am
BzznBea
The R's are relentless.
10:01 am
BzznBea
How did you shot go?
10:01 am
rururocks
today at four pm.. hope i don't have a big reaction to it
10:03 am
rururocks
happy to get it either way though
10:21 am
MollyL
I never thought I would live to see the day that people were happy about getting shots.
: D
10:22 am
rururocks
<-- especially this one.. i'm afraid of needles
10:32 am
penquis
i am happy....just got my second shot... :oD
10:33 am
rururocks
are you in my age group pen?
10:33 am
penquis
no....older....
10:34 am
rururocks
really? I think of you as younger
10:34 am
penquis
got the Moderna today...
10:36 am
MollyL
I remember when people used to go out for drinks on Friday. Now they go out and get a shot. Whee!
10:37 am
penquis
yup....and in about an hour, I am going to pick up my brother and take him for his second shot...
10:37 am
rururocks
I'm just trying to stick around to annoy people here :D
10:40 am
penquis
feel free... ;o)
10:49 am
MLFAN17
reclue re 10 pls?
10:51 am
penquis
to have gotten back again....it's a pt....
10:52 am
penquis
or to have reached something again....
10:53 am
MollyL
Reclue re10? Is that like reredo?
10:57 am
MollyL
And Ru, you are just vying for a mention in our resident crtic's profile.
: D
10:59 am
rururocks
ah.. then I can be serene
11:01 am
rururocks
or serene-aded
11:01 am
rururocks
along with Hokie
11:01 am
hokie carla
shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots (I think that song is about another kind of shots)
11:02 am
MLFAN17
corner a stats pls?
11:03 am
rururocks
at5, 6, 8
11:03 am
rururocks
easy grid.. had to look up one new word
11:03 am
MLFAN17
hi wv ty
11:04 am
rururocks
<---is chopped liver
11:05 am
MollyL
Did you know that people often choose user names that are the opposite of what they are?
11:05 am
rururocks
no.. i didn't know that
11:05 am
MLFAN17
well i have managed to get 3 re 7's so far
11:06 am
rururocks
I can see that for Backwards Man and Caped Crusader etc
11:07 am
MollyL
I don't know if that opposite thing applies to people who hide behind fake names though.
11:07 am
rururocks
sure it does
11:08 am
MLFAN17
mine does but only by the fact that i am female and ML isnt lol
11:11 am
hokie carla
that's right, I'm not a hokie nor a carla
11:11 am
hokie carla
and easy grid?? stuck at 46 today. too many t's.
11:12 am
MollyL
Yes but you are a Meatloaf Fan which is what your user name is.
11:12 am
rururocks
yes it was straightforward to me hokie.. except one i guessed on and one I've never seen before
11:13 am
hokie carla
phantom trattoria
11:13 am
MollyL
Ru is a Babble savant. They are all easy for him. Him and those mensa people who play at that flip
11:14 am
rururocks
naw.. just been doing this a long time.. i'm no savant
11:14 am
MLFAN17
seriously:)
11:14 am
hokie carla
I have finished quite a few recently that I would say were mostly easy, but not this.
11:14 am
MollyL
I beg to differ, Rainman
11:14 am
rururocks
I am an excellent driver
11:15 am
rururocks
ooh the bat signal went out
11:15 am
hokie carla
ooh, march madness starting
11:17 am
MLFAN17
omg i was going the wrong way and then the light bulb decided to come on when i saw the vowel.. duhh finally got the re10
11:17 am
rururocks
wtg mlf
11:18 am
hokie carla
phantom thorax
11:18 am
MLFAN17
ty ruru phew
11:18 am
MLFAN17
hokie any damage in your area>
11:19 am
hokie carla
not that I know of
11:20 am
hokie carla
wind has really picked up since this morning and it's really wet, so wouldn't be surprised if trees go down
11:20 am
MLFAN17
we didnt get any.. rain came down rally fast and hard for a short time and we had thunder.. power stayed on too
11:21 am
hokie carla
yes, just street flooding yesterday during the storm
11:21 am
MLFAN17
its getting a bit cloudy here
11:21 am
hokie carla
and a smidge of hail
11:21 am
MLFAN17
yeah we had rain in the usual places
11:22 am
hokie carla
finally found a word!
11:22 am
MLFAN17
i am looking for a 8 letter word at the moment
11:22 am
hokie carla
wow, I have 4 8s
11:23 am
MLFAN17
i have 2
11:23 am
hokie carla
if you have the 10 you have 2 8s
11:23 am
rururocks
<--has 5 (smug look)
11:23 am
hokie carla
re8 - med that can make your muscles looser
11:24 am
MLFAN17
i have the pt
11:24 am
hokie carla
there are 2 at8 pt
11:26 am
hokie carla
maybe some smug guy can tell me my missing one
11:26 am
Jeanius421
How is realtor not found in the dictionary?
11:26 am
hokie carla
well the at6 ends in ripped
11:26 am
MLFAN17
about that or the other at8
11:26 am
hokie carla
jeanius, it's a trademarked proper noun
11:27 am
hokie carla
the other at8 is in your re10 mlfan
11:28 am
MLFAN17
i have the one about getting something back
11:28 am
Jeanius421
interesting but weird
11:29 am
MLFAN17
its just like the japanese noodles
11:30 am
MLFAN17
i will b back..
11:32 am
hokie carla
like xerox & bandaid
11:32 am
hokie carla
except those are now accepted, so not like it ;)
11:32 am
hokie carla
well xerox is, not bandaid
11:38 am
MollyL
realtor is a proper adjective. It is the trademark that Enable objects to, I think.
11:55 am
dcseain
realtor is a trademark of the National Association of Realtors, yes, at least in the US.
11:55 am
hokie carla
well in the UK they call them estate agents
11:56 am
dcseain
true that!
11:56 am
dauber
And in the UK they use "hoover" as a new generic for vacuum cleaner.
11:56 am
mattygroves
In the UK, we often use far ruder words...they're not the most respected of professions ;)
11:56 am
hokie carla
and I disagree that it's an adjective. clearly describes a person, place, or thing.
11:57 am
mattygroves
Many people in the UK use 'red sauce' for ketchup and 'brown sauce' for steak sauce. Nothing if not descriptive
11:57 am
hokie carla
yeah, first time I heard hoover was at my scottish friend's soccer place. I was like, are you using a brand name as a verb?
11:59 am
hokie carla
I also struggled the first time I heard them say caravan and caravan parks for camping. caravan has a much different def. here.
11:59 am
dcseain
my grandparents used hovver like that. But that fell out of use here in the US>
12:00 pm
hokie carla
interesting. I don't rem. ever hearing my grandmother say that.
12:01 pm
MollyL
I say red sauce for marinara or spaghetti sauce. I have never used that phrase for ketchup.
12:02 pm
dcseain
Well, due to great-grandparents bonnet for hood of car, windscreen, windscreen wipers, and some other Brishisms are common in my family.
12:03 pm
dcseain
yes, red sauce is marinara over here usually. Though in New Mexico, it's red chili sauce as opposed to green chili sauce.
12:03 pm
moolingwa
car park
12:05 pm
hokie carla
molly, if you were from philly you would call spaghetti sauce gravy. that's insane.
12:06 pm
MollyL
An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. It "describes" or "modifies" a noun. Realtor describes a person in the National Association of Realtors.
12:06 pm
hokie carla
where you park the cars? would have never known. ;)
12:06 pm
bichon
You hear gravy a lot in "The Sopranos"
12:07 pm
MollyL
People from Philly are a little off. Ask anyone who has been to an Eagles game. They can testify.
12:07 pm
clg47
I know I have a friend that said 'I am going to make some spaghetti gravy and we will have dinner together tonight." I did not know what to expect & I did not watch the Sopranos
12:07 pm
dcseain
philly sports fans are the worst.
12:08 pm
hokie carla
at least they said "spaghetti gravy" clg. my friend just says gravy and I think of biscuits and gravy.
12:08 pm
dcseain
gravy to mean spaghetti sauce is Philly/NJ, yeah. Sounds weird to me, but i understand it.
12:08 pm
wvteach
stats for either of the 9s
12:12 pm
hokie carla
I understand they do it, I don't understand why
12:15 pm
mattygroves
A sweater is a jumper. A jumper is a pinafore dress. Sneakers are trainers. Pumps are court shoes. Don't even get me started on plimsoles ;)
12:17 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I had to explain our jumper on reddit recently, and I said pinafore dress :D
12:20 pm
maccafixx
last ta 6/18?
12:23 pm
bichon
we always wore jumpers in elemantary school
12:23 pm
moolingwa
flip flops in australia are thongs....they're jandals in new zealand
12:23 pm
moolingwa
jumpers are jerseys in NZ
12:23 pm
hokie carla
I've heard thongs and that makes me laugh
12:24 pm
hokie carla
like sports jerseys? so, not sweaters like in UK?
12:24 pm
moolingwa
no, sweaters are jerseys :)
12:24 pm
hokie carla
sorry, macca, I don't have any ta6
12:24 pm
moolingwa
occasionally you're also here guernsey
12:25 pm
moolingwa
here=hear
12:25 pm
hokie carla
isn't guernsey a cow?
12:25 pm
mattygroves
We're all separated by a common language ;)
12:25 pm
moolingwa
guernsey and jersey are the channel islands in the UK
12:25 pm
moolingwa
they do have several things named after them
12:25 pm
mattygroves
Your spackle is my polyfilla. Your anchors are my rawlplugs.
12:26 pm
hokie carla
lol, but what's gravy?
12:26 pm
moolingwa
oh, sticky tape in NZ is Sellotape
12:26 pm
moolingwa
if you're in Philly, gravy is pasta sauce :)
12:26 pm
mattygroves
It's Sellotape here too. Durex in Britain is a brand of condom. I hear that downunder it's sellotape
12:26 pm
bichon
I find it amusing the Canadians spel words with a u, like neighbour
12:27 pm
moolingwa
I find it amusing that americans say "noo" for new....I ask them where they sit in a church
12:27 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I know you don't read the chat moo. philly gravy already discussed.
12:27 pm
moolingwa
and macaroni too I suspect
12:28 pm
moolingwa
and hoagies
12:28 pm
hokie carla
what do you suspect macaroni of?
12:28 pm
moolingwa
all pasta is macaroni
12:29 pm
moolingwa
so it's macaroni and gravy
12:32 pm
hokie carla
oh, I haven't heard that
12:33 pm
hokie carla
so, you all are saying what we call scotch tape is sellotape?
12:35 pm
moolingwa
and heros/subs are hoagies in Philly
12:35 pm
MollyL
The most potentially embarrassing difference in UK vs US is the use of the word fanny
12:35 pm
mattygroves
Oh yeah. You do NOT want to say you have a fanny pack in the UK
12:35 pm
MollyL
Heros/subs are grinders in Connecticut
12:35 pm
moolingwa
the way australians name a glass of beer varies a lot by state...can be quite intimidating :)
12:36 pm
mattygroves
Also, though it's falling out of use, rubber=eraser. So you can borrow someone's rubber and then return it when you're through
12:36 pm
MollyL
You don't really want to say you swatted someone on the fanny either
12:36 pm
moolingwa
yeah, rubbers in NZ/Aus too
12:36 pm
mattygroves
Trump might, Molly ;) (grab them by...etc)
12:37 pm
MollyL
Here in the US we frown on borrowing rubbers or using someone else's, since to us, rubbers are condoms.
12:37 pm
hokie carla
bum bag
12:37 pm
moolingwa
there you go
12:37 pm
dauber
My dad always used the term "rubbers" to mean galoshes.
12:37 pm
moolingwa
serviette for napkin
12:38 pm
moolingwa
nappies for diapers
12:38 pm
mattygroves
My dad did too! I'd forgotten about that!
12:38 pm
hokie carla
I've seen that on napkin packs, thought it was just some french canadian thing
12:38 pm
moolingwa
my ex-bro in law went to australia and made the mistake of asking for an extra nappy at a restaurant
12:38 pm
welki
here, they say "pissed" if someone is drunk, not pissed off
12:38 pm
rururocks
after I was born my father always used rubbers :D
12:38 pm
MollyL
I hope those guys kept their rain shoes and birth control straight
12:39 pm
hokie carla
taking the piss is one of my fave britishisms
12:39 pm
moolingwa
hopefully he wasn't trying to erase you ru :)
12:39 pm
dcseain
rubbers are a word for galoshes :)
12:39 pm
moolingwa
oh yes, gumboots in NZ
12:39 pm
moolingwa
wellingtons still used some in australia
12:40 pm
rururocks
that'd be extra kinky molly :D
12:41 pm
welki
i get messed up when i have to spell the letter Z to someone - if on the phone with US, it's Zee, here, Zed (and yep, some folks don't know they're the same)
12:41 pm
moolingwa
In australia you could be pissed that your piss tastes like piss and so you won't get pissed
12:42 pm
dcseain
My family says zed, though i heard z on the radio.
12:42 pm
moolingwa
I'm the lone zedder in my family
12:42 pm
welki
singing the ABC song must be problematic for canadian parents
12:43 pm
welki
and 'from a to zed' just doesn't sound right
12:43 pm
hokie carla
I used zed here just yesterday.
12:44 pm
hokie carla
I also love using "maths" for math. and I've heard /read drugs bust, whereas here it's drug bust.
12:44 pm
welki
we finally got our vaccine appointments - march 31 - yay us!
12:44 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
12:45 pm
rururocks
you get the tiara today nan
12:45 pm
rururocks
(in fact we are all getting nanned)
12:45 pm
dcseain
congrats, welki
12:45 pm
welki
it'll be a relief when both are done, but no idea when the second injection will happen
12:46 pm
rururocks
getting my second poke today welki
12:46 pm
dcseain
sigh. I get my 2nd next Thursday.
12:46 pm
welki
i hope it goes well for both of you, no side effects
12:46 pm
rururocks
any truth to the rumor that Canada is changing its name to Nannia?
12:47 pm
cybernan
hubby getting 1st shot today -- mine is scheduled for a week Sunday
12:47 pm
dcseain
i had side effiects from dose 1. i shudder to think how dose 2 will go.
12:47 pm
rururocks
me too dc
12:48 pm
dcseain
best with it, ruru
12:48 pm
MollyL
The ABC song with zed sounds so funny...QRSTUV...WXY and ZED. It's like CLUNK
12:48 pm
dcseain
though zed rhymes with said. :)
12:50 pm
mattygroves
My first shot is Wednesday - probably AZ
12:50 pm
cybernan
but the rhyming words ar gee, pee and zee
12:51 pm
cybernan
seain and ru -- which vaccine did you get?
12:51 pm
dcseain
yay matty.
12:51 pm
dcseain
i received Pfizer
12:52 pm
rururocks
pfizer here too hurt like hell
12:52 pm
cybernan
I think that's what we are getting as well
12:53 pm
Haz1558
I had Pfizer, a slight sore arm, no other symptoms. I think it just varies from person to person.
12:53 pm
dcseain
the injection and injection site neither hurt nor swelled for me. Extreme fatigue, headache galore though, for three days.
12:53 pm
mattygroves
Apparently, younger people tend to suffer more from side effects than older. Also, you're more likely to have side effects if you've already had COVID. Other than that, it's a crap shoot
12:53 pm
welki
here's hoping the second dose is a walk in the park
12:54 pm
cybernan
well what is one more? -- arms and leg still sore and bruised from last week's fall.
12:54 pm
dcseain
based on my symptoms from shot one, i think i may have had asymptomatic covid. I'm breathing better now.
12:54 pm
dcseain
heal well, nan
12:54 pm
dauber
My wife and I had our second Moderna doses two weeks ago. Other than tightness/soreness in the injection spot, we felt nothing other than being kind of fatigued the next day.
12:54 pm
Katryxx
Hi wordy people :) I had my second pfizer shot a week ago yesterday. I read somewhere that broccoli helps ease some of the side effects of the shot, so I had broccoli for 3 of 4 meals before my shot.
12:55 pm
dcseain
huh. I eat a lot of broccoli.
12:55 pm
Katryxx
My arm was much more sore after the second shot, but I did a lot of deltoid arm raises to work the muscle which was hard, but made my arm feel perfectly fine the next day.
12:56 pm
Katryxx
I was REALLY tired all the day after, but then had NO other side effects.
12:56 pm
mattygroves
I'm really tired today...and haven't yet had a vaccine. Perhaps I'm having pre-effects ;)
12:58 pm
rururocks
that was a rumor brought up by a broccoli farmer katryxx ;D
1:00 pm
Katryxx
Haha, maybe! But I did read some stuff about it having an antioxidant that reduced inflammation. I was also mis-diagnosed as being allergic to broccoli, and only recently discovered that I'm not actually allergic, so I GLEEFULLY scarfed ALL the broccoli I could haha
1:00 pm
dcseain
hm. need to go see what the cat knoked down
1:01 pm
mattygroves
Better, probably, than having to see what the cat dragged in
1:04 pm
hokie carla
LOL, how gassy were you when they gave you the shot, Kat?
1:13 pm
MollyL
The COVID vaccine helps your body to build up immunity so you won't GET COVID. It doesn't CURE COVID.
1:15 pm
hokie carla
what is this other R on the bottom?
1:17 pm
MollyL
One who assigns value to
1:18 pm
hokie carla
ah, thanks molly
1:22 pm
cybernan
sorry - thought you wanted the bottom r
1:23 pm
MollyL
That is the bottom R
1:23 pm
KnightTime
there is no ro 4,6
1:24 pm
cybernan
this is an r 4 and an r 6 unless we are playing different grids
1:24 pm
KnightTime
you are correct, there is an r4 and an r6, but there is no ro 4,6
1:25 pm
cybernan
there is no ro 4/6 you mean?
1:25 pm
KnightTime
as clued at 1:17 by you
1:26 pm
MollyL
All the ro words come from the 4th row R. The bottom r words are ra
1:27 pm
cybernan
ah - see -- usually the comma is used to indicate 2 words, where has the forward lash indicates letter/points
1:28 pm
KnightTime
of course, no one ever clues a single word using commas.
1:28 pm
cybernan
not normally, no
1:41 pm
cybernan
yes -- realized later that the one I had come from the other r
1:43 pm
hokie carla
but thanks for trying, nan ;)
1:59 pm
hokie carla
wouldn't an accountant be a totaler?
2:00 pm
cybernan
don't see why not
2:01 pm
hokie carla
still don't understand why maxed isn't good
2:02 pm
hokie carla
oh, and they gave you the tiara today, but mael gets one too
2:05 pm
moolingwa
144 to go :)
2:05 pm
hokie carla
33 here. have been in and out but only found a few more.
2:06 pm
hokie carla
still 6 4's
2:29 pm
moolingwa
139 to go...50 4s
2:43 pm
hokie carla
Found 4 4’s so only 2 left now
2:43 pm
hokie carla
27 in all
2:54 pm
cybernan
no list carla?
2:55 pm
hokie carla
Not yet
2:59 pm
cybernan
well done - listed at 50 and struggling with 37 to go
3:01 pm
hokie carla
Ru said it’s easy today. But I’ve found this one pretty difficult.
3:01 pm
cybernan
ru always says they're easy, doesn't he?
3:04 pm
hokie carla
Good point
3:05 pm
hurshy
ooeee i just found to9
3:05 pm
hokie carla
From which T?
3:06 pm
zoozzoom
Top corner.
3:07 pm
hurshy
it's just such a rush
3:07 pm
hurshy
when you find a big one on your own
3:07 pm
hokie carla
Agreed
3:08 pm
hokie carla
So you are saying it’s a regular word? Does it go with an 8? I still need one 8.
3:09 pm
hurshy
it does not go with an 8. at least, it does but not an 8 that is actually in the grid today
3:09 pm
hurshy
(just like the de9)
3:09 pm
hurshy
but it is a more normal word than de9
3:10 pm
cybernan
two of the ones I'm stuck on
3:10 pm
hokie carla
Got it, thx
3:11 pm
hokie carla
Nan, the de trips us up in various forms all the time. A thing that removes air
3:11 pm
cybernan
oh - found the to
3:12 pm
cybernan
ty carla
3:14 pm
hokie carla
Just found a dr seuss character
3:15 pm
cybernan
mmm - not the lorax
3:16 pm
cybernan
oh - I thought you meant accepted in the grid
3:16 pm
hurshy
left L cnan
3:16 pm
hokie carla
Yes, the lorax
3:17 pm
cybernan
9 left -- all 6's and 7's
3:17 pm
cybernan
think I'm getting too old for this -- the mind doesn't want to work anymore. Mind you, not really at the top of my game right now.
3:17 pm
hokie carla
I have 9 6s and 4 7s and a bunch more
3:19 pm
cybernan
an 6/33 please?
3:19 pm
hokie carla
Found a word!
3:20 pm
hokie carla
Thx, nan. Add a vowel to the high an5
3:21 pm
cybernan
ty carla
3:21 pm
hurshy
what is that, a french an5?
3:22 pm
Trifioso
hello friends! Just popping in for a few, but did want to at least wave a cheery friday hello!
3:22 pm
hokie carla
Who knows, all I know is i’ve tried an7, one who does, several times
3:22 pm
hokie carla
Howdy trif!
3:22 pm
cybernan
ax 6/36 please?
3:24 pm
cybernan
nm - found
3:24 pm
hurshy
then you clue it plz :D
3:25 pm
hokie carla
Yeah, nothing working here
3:25 pm
cybernan
guy who wields the chopping tool
3:26 pm
hurshy
dang it i kept thinking fo the pl version of that and it wasn't there and i forgot to think of that
3:26 pm
hokie carla
Ah, wrong A
3:27 pm
hokie carla
Still 23 left. Luckily I’m just sitting in a car.
3:28 pm
Trifioso
funny thing, such a big grid with no s
3:29 pm
hokie carla
And not as many past tense as you’d think
3:29 pm
cybernan
me 7/32 and me 6/36 please?
3:30 pm
Trifioso
oops 4:30, that's me gone.....take care all
3:30 pm
hokie carla
Bye trif!
3:30 pm
hokie carla
Probably my 2 missing M’s, nan. Hold on.
3:34 pm
cybernan
found the 7
3:34 pm
cybernan
sounds like an oinment for skin cancer
3:36 pm
hokie carla
Well, it’s pigment in your skin or something
3:37 pm
cybernan
still looking for the me 6/36 -- must have the x in it somewhere
3:38 pm
hokie carla
Agree
3:41 pm
cybernan
do you have the no 7/32?
3:42 pm
cybernan
oh - found that one too
3:46 pm
hokie carla
Taking a break here
3:47 pm
cybernan
that me 6 is my last one
3:53 pm
cybernan
had to look it up -- would never have found it and don't even know how to clue it
3:54 pm
cybernan
another one for the docs
3:58 pm
moolingwa
okay, back to see if I can do anything with these 139
4:04 pm
periwinkle
76 left
4:06 pm
moolingwa
down to 100 now
4:08 pm
periwinkle
this a tough one
4:31 pm
moolingwa
haven't had enough time to really look at it, but it seems that way
4:42 pm
Uneaixoise
Last at8?
4:48 pm
moolingwa
only have one at8 so far
4:49 pm
wht
at8 - past tense of what a lawyer does?
4:49 pm
Uneaixoise
Have the "achieved" one
4:50 pm
moolingwa
it's the one that wht clued
4:54 pm
Uneaixoise
Got it!
4:54 pm
moolingwa
good clue that one
4:54 pm
moolingwa
45 to go
4:59 pm
wht
Fireworks for me. They certainly scraped up some words from the bottom of the Enable barrel today.
5:04 pm
moolingwa
nice one
5:19 pm
periwinkle
last ar5 please
5:23 pm
moolingwa
the last ar literally sounds like letter shaped headwear
5:23 pm
moolingwa
sorry, that's the last ar one I have
5:24 pm
periwinkle
I need the one after that please
5:24 pm
periwinkle
50 left. I have been watching The Queens Gambit on Netflix. I highly recommendit.
5:28 pm
moolingwa
Yeah, if I had more time I'd like to see it
5:28 pm
moolingwa
My evenings are mostly consumed by my daughter :)
5:29 pm
moolingwa
okay, found another ar5
5:29 pm
helenkeller
brilliant set design
5:29 pm
moolingwa
sounds like a letter inspired phone company
5:29 pm
periwinkle
ty mool
5:29 pm
moolingwa
40 left
5:58 pm
moolingwa
30....tough going
6:26 pm
hurshy
name that proper noun! Hercules battled the ______ Hydra
6:32 pm
periwinkle
no idea hurshy
6:33 pm
periwinkle
back to finish,37 left
6:34 pm
hurshy
i know this not because i know classics well, but because Agatha Christie wrote a series of 12 short stories in which Hercule Poirot did cases that somehow paralleled each of the 12 labors of his namesake, Hercules
6:38 pm
ChampFit
I have it! 12 Labours of Hercules
6:40 pm
hurshy
i liked The Stymphalian Birds one
6:40 pm
ChampFit
My middle child is an Agatha Christie fanatic. When she graduated college we planned her grad trip around The Mousetrap in London. Saw the play in the theater there where it's played forever.
6:40 pm
hurshy
where Hastings was soooo suspicious of these "evil" looking old women and was totally wrong about who was criminal
6:40 pm
hurshy
yes, i saw the Mousetrap in London as well!
6:40 pm
ChampFit
Ah, my good man Hastings!
6:41 pm
ChampFit
It was so worth it! Memorable. And somehow, we didn't kill each other after the 10 day trip.
6:42 pm
hurshy
i appreciate Christie very much, but when all's said and done, she was no Dorothy Sayers. her mysteries have so much more character development and depth... they're so masterful.
6:43 pm
ChampFit
She's an easy read, and I love the characters.
6:44 pm
hurshy
even if you completely remember "whodunit" they are so enjoyable to read again at any time, because there's way more to them than the mystery itself
6:44 pm
ChampFit
What did you think of the latest Murder on the Orient Express?
6:44 pm
hurshy
haven't seen it yet, i don't think?
6:45 pm
hurshy
that is the one Christie book that i find hardest to revisit since the solution is SO memorable. most of them, after awhile you might forget the solution because it really could be almost anybody that did the deed.
6:45 pm
ChampFit
Don't. My daughter was appalled. Google it for the trailer. So many missteps. We cringed through most of it.
6:45 pm
hurshy
mk thanks for the warning lol
6:46 pm
ChampFit
Most egregious, the man who plays Poirot doesn't have dark hair, and has a ridiculous moustache.
6:47 pm
hurshy
well, Christie did tend to describe his moustaches as "luxuriant"... lol
6:48 pm
hurshy
it was Branagh, i see
6:48 pm
hurshy
but they did go a bit over the top even for luxuriant
6:48 pm
ChampFit
Exactly. Not a great fit for the role.
6:48 pm
hurshy
you know what IS great tho
6:49 pm
hurshy
they did a Doctor Who episode that riffed off it, Mummy on the Orient Express, and it was a really good one
6:49 pm
hurshy
i highly recommend it
6:50 pm
ChampFit
Thank you..good to know!
6:54 pm
hurshy
fifth column grey!
6:54 pm
hurshy
that sounds like i'm talking about some old spy thing
6:55 pm
joym999
clue for the ae7?
6:55 pm
hurshy
the thing that puts the bubbles in the fish tank
6:57 pm
joym999
ty hurshy..wasn't looking at that corner
6:57 pm
periwinkle
last word 2nd to6/18 pls
6:57 pm
hurshy
you make a de9 out of that too, joy
6:58 pm
hurshy
i'm missing a couple of T words peri, i have a baby 2000 pounds and a rich cake variant
6:58 pm
hurshy
but idk if those are the only ones
6:59 pm
periwinkle
ooops I need the first to6/18
7:00 pm
hurshy
well, i'd say the exact same thing either way, lol
7:00 pm
Lizlin
Good morning all
7:00 pm
hurshy
morning liz
7:01 pm
hurshy
though i am not in morning whatsoever
7:01 pm
hurshy
decidedly evening
7:01 pm
Lizlin
Well, it sounds weird to me to say good evening at 10 am
7:01 pm
Lizlin
But good evening, Hurshy
7:01 pm
hurshy
what a world, what a world
7:02 pm
hurshy
that Wicked Witch line is coming in awfully handy these days in a lot of contexts
7:02 pm
periwinkle
ty hurshy. it was the baby 2000 lbs
7:03 pm
hurshy
i suspicioned as much!
7:04 pm
hurshy
i heard the 10 is re10 but i'm having no luck
7:04 pm
MollyL
Liz, you go on and greet people however you like. Good day.
: D
7:04 pm
Lizlin
Well, if you keep on trying, you'll get there (sort of a clue)
7:05 pm
Lizlin
G'day, Molly
7:05 pm
hurshy
aha! thanks
7:05 pm
hurshy
needed the a words also
7:08 pm
hurshy
it is a great compliment when a cat sits on you and bathes himself
7:09 pm
Lizlin
If you say so ....
7:10 pm
hurshy
especially if that cat is a magnificent King, clothed in splendor with thick, luxuriant golden robes built right in
7:11 pm
Lizlin
Sounds lovely but I'm happy to leave that experience to you. I like cats - but not that much.
7:12 pm
hurshy
looks like something i need to find as well
7:12 pm
Lizlin
I've been looking for a while - I'll come back to it later
7:12 pm
Lizlin
I'm not finding this an easy grid.
7:13 pm
joym999
I'm also finding it tougher than usual.
7:13 pm
hurshy
you can tell i'm stuck because i'm prattling about Opie bathing himself
7:14 pm
Lizlin
And Doctor Who - as I logged on this morning.
7:14 pm
lynxxx
no7 doesn't end with sea
7:14 pm
Lizlin
I remember that Orient Express episode.
7:14 pm
hurshy
well that was just the tail end of a whole agatha christie convo
7:14 pm
lynxxx
Morning all
7:14 pm
Lizlin
Morning, Lyn
7:14 pm
hurshy
thank you lynxxx!
7:14 pm
Lizlin
And thanks
7:15 pm
hurshy
that's the estate from Sense and Sensibility
7:17 pm
Lizlin
And 10 to go - thanks to Lickety (and Lynxxx)
7:18 pm
hurshy
no rh, i hope?
7:19 pm
ChampFit
Just watched that again recently. Has anyone read The Other Bennet Sister? Written from the perspective of the middle sister. Enjoyed it.
7:19 pm
hurshy
mary? is it dreadfully dull and snippy? lol
7:20 pm
ChampFit
It's good! Not too dull and snippy, and has a happy ending.
7:21 pm
hurshy
thanks liz
7:25 pm
Lizlin
Fireworks - needed morewords for the last few. me6/36 - last word - not one I've ever seen before that I can remember.
7:25 pm
ChampFit
Way to go!
7:25 pm
hurshy
can you clue it?
7:26 pm
Lizlin
me + consonant + not out and then you can figure the last letter from the value.
7:27 pm
Lizlin
Got to go - sorry no time to clue more. Enjoy your days / evenings everyone
7:28 pm
ChampFit
Insane word!
7:28 pm
Lizlin
Just looked up the meaning. It's the singular of a word which I do know - medical - membranes around the brain and spinal cord
7:29 pm
ChampFit
Well there ya go! Why would I know that? thx Liz
7:42 pm
Uneaixoise
Me6.....what a word!!
7:45 pm
ChampFit
Cray cray!
7:46 pm
Uneaixoise
Indeed!!
7:50 pm
moolingwa
tattoos for males perhaps :)
7:54 pm
hokie carla
Yeah, I’m glad I saw the clue.
7:54 pm
hokie carla
I kept trying mex-something
7:56 pm
moolingwa
still have 26 to go
7:56 pm
hokie carla
No wonder nan opted out of clueing it
7:58 pm
joym999
I just can't find the RE7 that comes right after the RE10. Clues?
7:59 pm
lynxxx
they told a story
7:59 pm
joym999
TY lynxxx!
8:03 pm
moolingwa
well, finished the 8s
8:03 pm
hokie carla
I still need 1, guess it :D
8:04 pm
moolingwa
well the last one I got was something you might take if you have muscle spasms
8:04 pm
hokie carla
Oh, found that one early
8:04 pm
moolingwa
otherwise...
8:04 pm
moolingwa
the lawyered
8:05 pm
moolingwa
then not the
8:05 pm
hokie carla
I have 2 at, 2 re
8:05 pm
moolingwa
don't have either 9 yet...but still have three 7s...so should check them :)
8:06 pm
moolingwa
something that adds oxygenated nitrogen
8:07 pm
Uneaixoise
De + ae7/28
8:07 pm
hokie carla
Odd, thanks
8:08 pm
moolingwa
20 to go
8:09 pm
hokie carla
20 here. 1 4, 9 5, 6 6, 3 7
8:10 pm
moolingwa
5x4, 5x5, 7x6, 2x7 and 1x9
8:10 pm
hokie carla
Well that looks like 19.
8:10 pm
hokie carla
(Mine)
8:10 pm
moolingwa
found two
8:10 pm
hokie carla
Oh, I need 2 4s
8:11 pm
moolingwa
I've found two fours and a five
8:14 pm
moolingwa
now i'm down to 2x4
8:15 pm
moolingwa
16 overall
8:22 pm
Uneaixoise
40 to go......whew
8:23 pm
hokie carla
Yeah, this one
8:23 pm
hokie carla
stinks
8:24 pm
hokie carla
I have TT LLL O NN A E LL EEE N T RRR. T
8:25 pm
moolingwa
TT LL TTT NN E AAA L R T
8:26 pm
moolingwa
found an A :)
8:26 pm
hokie carla
Yours are top to bottom? Mine are left to right. A lot of differences
8:26 pm
moolingwa
okay...
8:27 pm
moolingwa
TT L NN LL E TTT AA R T
8:28 pm
hokie carla
Found the O!
8:29 pm
moolingwa
found a t
8:29 pm
hokie carla
Tight
8:30 pm
hokie carla
Totally
8:30 pm
moolingwa
too much
8:31 pm
moolingwa
well, think that's it for me
8:31 pm
moolingwa
have a great night hoke
8:31 pm
hokie carla
You too!
8:36 pm
hokie carla
Found a word!
10:03 pm
Minveryork
Knock! 🚪 Knock! 🚪 Is anybody home ðŸ ???
10:10 pm
joym999
nobody here but us chickens
10:21 pm
joym999
I've got 2 left and I'm stumped. NO7 and ME7.
10:23 pm
hokie carla
me7 is the pigment in your skin
10:23 pm
bookwomen
No 7 no+hook letter+solid ground
10:24 pm
hokie carla
no7 is a portmanteau of not east, south, or west + not water
10:24 pm
joym999
Thanks Hokie! It's always so obvious after you see it. LOL
10:39 pm
Minveryork
This chicken gave up on the grid at 8:00pm. Stopped at a nice round total of 2400. Congrats to those who finished!
11:48 pm
cybernan
hi everyone -- just booted up for the flip
11:54 pm
ursh
phew -- last minute.com fireworks
11:55 pm
Minveryork
Any guesses for the next grid size? My guess is 240 words.
11:56 pm
ursh
i like 150 to 180 so will guess 170
11:57 pm
Cosmo Kramer
235