12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:20 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:47 am
justafreep
fireworks (on sa 5/16)
12:48 am
Gillie
ty for the sa5/16, freep
12:52 am
justafreep
yw (there are two!)
12:54 am
Gillie
thanks again - got them both now
12:58 am
Gillie
Still don't have the left-side O or the co7, but I think I'm too tired
1:08 am
justafreep
They are both uncommon. Look similar, actually....
4:31 am
thesnark
Oi5: Oi+first three letters of late Princess' name.
4:32 am
thesnark
co7: co + knights who say this word + first three letters of late princess' first name.
4:58 am
Uneaixoise
Tx for co7
5:10 am
ItalianGreyhound
Morning, Une ! (and all)
5:13 am
Uneaixoise
Morning :-)
5:16 am
ItalianGreyhound
always surprised when the car company word is allowed
5:27 am
Uneaixoise
Indeed!
5:28 am
Scrabbler
Good morning Une and IG.
5:33 am
ItalianGreyhound
Mornin!
5:38 am
Uneaixoise
Hey, Scrabs!
5:58 am
Scrabbler
35 left. Time to get ready for work.
5:58 am
ItalianGreyhound
Bye, Scrabbler
6:03 am
MollyL
ho5/14 means an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose
6:04 am
ItalianGreyhound
Thx, Molly
6:08 am
ItalianGreyhound
that was a very "knotty" comment bTW
6:08 am
ItalianGreyhound
couldn't resist
6:30 am
Uneaixoise
Right.... looked it up earlier this morning..... wonder why that name was chosen for the car.....
6:42 am
bichon
It's a Japanese word
7:44 am
doseffing
... it was the name of the guy who owned the company
7:46 am
Jeff7
clue for the in6 pls....can't see it
7:47 am
ItalianGreyhound
The plural?
8:07 am
mael
thanks for the nerdy clue to the 7, thesnark :)
8:10 am
mael
crap, sorry. Free 4!
8:22 am
ItalianGreyhound
I liked Narks clue too!
8:25 am
welki
'morning, folks
8:36 am
72 Temple Owl
hi welk
8:43 am
welki
made some french press coffee this morning - i'd forgotten how good it is
8:44 am
72 Temple Owl
sounds as if it would be. i had a french press type tea maker.
8:44 am
72 Temple Owl
i think it was called a boda
8:44 am
welki
yeah, that's what i have, bodum
8:45 am
72 Temple Owl
this is a little brain teaser today.
8:45 am
welki
not bad - as you typed that, i finished
8:46 am
72 Temple Owl
i need a few more, but not ready for clues.
8:47 am
72 Temple Owl
i like using my brain, as opposed to having to use clue upon clue. as few clues as possible is how i like to play.
8:47 am
welki
...if i only had a brain :)
8:47 am
72 Temple Owl
but not always possible
8:48 am
72 Temple Owl
i am impressed you found the french press
8:48 am
AtlKru
i has 5 left.
8:48 am
AtlKru
its tough lol
8:54 am
MollyL
It's nerdy to know about the Knights Who Say Ni?
8:55 am
AtlKru
ii havent seen that movie in years but its funny
9:01 am
mael
sure it is, I have plenty of friends who have no idea who Monty Python even is
9:04 am
hokie carla
I knew Molly was talking about something from MP and I know who the players are in that but honestly I don't think I've ever seen any of the movies or tv show.
9:23 am
hokie carla
phantom radish
9:27 am
MollyL
I guess it's an elder thing to know about The Knights *sigh*
9:27 am
AtlKru
the life of brian is pretty funny too
9:29 am
MollyL
As a retired Catholic, I kind of like The Meaning of Life...♪♫every sperm is sacred♫♪
9:32 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :) I thought all of you would have finished this teeny lilttle grid by now
9:35 am
AtlKru
ive been at it on and off for 8 hours
9:35 am
AtlKru
ive gotta go but i'll be back lil bit later
9:36 am
cybernan
it's not an easy one -- got about half way through last night before calling it quits
9:41 am
MLFAN17
i dont even bother with these most times
9:42 am
MLFAN17
yesterday i did some of it and today i am doing a few words. i want a big grid again!:0
9:44 am
MLFAN17
i greyed the corner a and the 4th column m
9:52 am
moolingwa
morning all, another smaller one I see
9:53 am
MLFAN17
sadly yes and i am actually here working on it
9:53 am
moolingwa
no e's...always a bit tougher
9:54 am
cybernan
went to list at 50 -- too many babblets I never remember
9:54 am
MLFAN17
and less fun
9:54 am
moolingwa
48 to go
9:54 am
MLFAN17
i have 55 left
9:55 am
cybernan
17 including the 7 -- a lot of odd words
9:56 am
moolingwa
yeah, have found only 1 6 so far
9:56 am
MLFAN17
i have seen some odd words too and some you dont see in the grids either though they are common
9:56 am
MLFAN17
one 6 here so far too and no 7
9:57 am
cybernan
some of these I know I entered last night
9:57 am
MLFAN17
and i dot have the 7 that is
9:57 am
moolingwa
20 to go...did find a couple of 6s too
9:58 am
MLFAN17
that happens to me al the time
9:59 am
cybernan
oh well - we can't all be as brilliant as mool
10:00 am
MLFAN17
its so sad
10:00 am
moolingwa
more like, waste as much times on word games as me :)
10:01 am
MLFAN17
i didnt know anything was wrong with doing that?
10:03 am
MLFAN17
may i have a clue for the oi word pls?
10:05 am
cybernan
stuck on the co 7/36 -- think it begins with latin with, but that is as far as I can get with it
10:06 am
hokie carla
rehi
10:06 am
hokie carla
25 left here
10:07 am
MLFAN17
hi hokie
10:07 am
cybernan
hi carla -- do you have a clue for the co 7?
10:07 am
marksdolly
just got that co7
10:07 am
MLFAN17
clue pls mark?
10:07 am
marksdolly
continue on with the co 4 before it
10:07 am
MLFAN17
i gtg bye
10:08 am
cybernan
yes - had figured that out, but not getting anywhere
10:08 am
hokie carla
sorry, my internet keeps going out. I was going to say it's not conduit and that's all I know.
10:09 am
marksdolly
co + cons + mideast country (minus the 1st cons)
10:10 am
marksdolly
I wish I could think of an easier clue
10:11 am
marksdolly
short word for inmate & proof of who you are + abbrev for Ia
10:11 am
cybernan
same as you, but instead of mideast country how about subcontinent country
10:12 am
hokie carla
lol, I was like, louisiana?
10:12 am
hokie carla
but I got it with the clarification, thanks
10:12 am
marksdolly
LOL sorry my fingers typed ahead of my thinking
10:13 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* hagd everyone :)
10:13 am
hokie carla
bye nan
10:14 am
marksdolly
congrats Nan!
10:14 am
cybernan
any clues wanted before I leave?
10:14 am
hokie carla
just a guess on my last R, middle col
10:15 am
cybernan
a ra 6 in the sun?
10:15 am
hokie carla
nope
10:15 am
hokie carla
and not arm bones
10:16 am
cybernan
ra 4/4 babblet?
10:16 am
hokie carla
I have one that is an alt sp of something related to ottoman
10:16 am
cybernan
or spanish rivers?
10:17 am
hokie carla
nope, have that
10:17 am
hokie carla
found it
10:17 am
cybernan
transistor ra 5?
10:17 am
hokie carla
am/fm
10:17 am
cybernan
now that is really showing my age
10:18 am
hokie carla
found it just before that, but I would have still gotten your clue ;)
10:18 am
cybernan
ok - guessed it then
10:20 am
cybernan
on my way -- windows wants to restart to install the last update -- hope it doesn't screw everything up again. And now we are getting windows 11 - I wonder which feature that works perfectly well they "fixed" this time?
10:21 am
moolingwa
back again
10:21 am
MollyL
I remember boys in my class listening to The World Series on transistor radios with the old kind of earplugs that those radios came with (before earbuds)
10:21 am
hokie carla
shady's back. tell a friend.
10:22 am
moolingwa
hey hoke :)
10:22 am
MollyL
Oh my God, she knows Eminem
10:22 am
hokie carla
who doesn't
10:23 am
hokie carla
the bigger thing is, OMG Molly knows Eminem
10:23 am
hokie carla
23 left, moo. still 4 tiles I have 0 on.
10:24 am
moolingwa
13 left
10:24 am
moolingwa
4-6-1-1
10:26 am
hokie carla
10-10-3-0
10:26 am
moolingwa
1-5-1-1 now
10:27 am
hokie carla
I need to work on the 4s
10:27 am
moolingwa
yeah, that helps
10:32 am
marksdolly
got the whole bag of marbles!! whooo!
10:32 am
marksdolly
any clues needed?
10:37 am
moolingwa
congrats Dolly, I've got 6 to go...so think I'm good
10:38 am
hokie carla
still 23 here, got distracted doing other stuff
10:38 am
moolingwa
it happens
10:39 am
hokie carla
keep wanting ocurr LOL
10:39 am
moolingwa
yes, that occurred to me too
10:39 am
hokie carla
9-9-2
10:40 am
moolingwa
SS AA I
10:40 am
hokie carla
CCCC ii SSSS AA O NN DD i T A
10:41 am
marksdolly
take care all of you!! and enjoy your day!
10:41 am
hokie carla
found the N's
10:41 am
hokie carla
bye dolly!!
10:41 am
moolingwa
looks like I might have a subset of yours
10:41 am
moolingwa
seeya dolly
10:41 am
MollyL
Carla, I know it will be hard for you to believe, but a lot of people don't like rap music.
10:42 am
hokie carla
no, I believe that. was having a hard time believing you knew eminem. or did you google the lyrics?
10:43 am
MollyL
I did a Google search. I don't follow rap music.
10:43 am
hokie carla
that's more believable 😜
10:45 am
hokie carla
found an A6 moo!
10:46 am
moolingwa
I have found nothing more yet
10:48 am
hokie carla
6-9-1
10:48 am
moolingwa
knocking those 4s off
10:49 am
hokie carla
found a C5!
10:49 am
moolingwa
champ!
10:49 am
hokie carla
still not sure where the other 6 4's are hiding
10:49 am
moolingwa
did you look in the sofa cushions?
10:49 am
moolingwa
that's what I tell my daughter
10:49 am
hokie carla
found the last 6!
10:50 am
moolingwa
choice!
10:50 am
hokie carla
no, superb
10:51 am
hokie carla
CCC ii SSS A O D i T A
10:52 am
moolingwa
still same for me
10:52 am
hokie carla
this is tough with no E
10:53 am
moolingwa
ys, i hav to agr
10:54 am
moolingwa
found my last 4
10:54 am
hokie carla
these c's are completely cryptic
10:54 am
hokie carla
nice
10:55 am
moolingwa
managed to do okay with the C's today
10:55 am
hokie carla
I was just happy to finish the B on first pass. not sure that's ever happened.
10:56 am
moolingwa
I didn't finish it on first pass
10:56 am
hokie carla
found the i's
10:57 am
moolingwa
impressive
10:57 am
hokie carla
well, the 2. still need the other one
10:57 am
moolingwa
yeah, almost hinted at it by accident :)
10:58 am
moolingwa
oh, found that a6 you were talking about
10:59 am
hokie carla
phantom adios too
10:59 am
moolingwa
considar :)
10:59 am
moolingwa
or considah I guess
10:59 am
moolingwa
ad hoc is in there too
11:00 am
hokie carla
sometimes when I go to boston I like to drink a cold cidah
11:01 am
hokie carla
and thar she blows
11:03 am
penquis
i hate grids like this...too small and no Es....good afternoon everyone....
11:04 am
hokie carla
hey pen, I am struggling with 12 left. other people finishing like it's easy.
11:04 am
penquis
well i still have 55....just got here....
11:07 am
moolingwa
hey pen
11:07 am
moolingwa
still 3 to go
11:08 am
penquis
hi mool...
11:08 am
moolingwa
a lot of esoteric words in this grid
11:08 am
hokie carla
I guess so
11:09 am
penquis
there would have to be since i am a bit stalled at 42....
11:09 am
moolingwa
I'd say 16 or 17 out of my first 25 words are not common english words
11:10 am
hokie carla
just monkeyed the D
11:10 am
moolingwa
yeah, that d is odd
11:10 am
moolingwa
currency of course
11:10 am
moolingwa
(looked it up)
11:11 am
hokie carla
of course
11:12 am
hokie carla
found an S too. CCC SS A O i T A - 4-6
11:12 am
moolingwa
found an s also
11:12 am
moolingwa
2 to go
11:12 am
moolingwa
S A for me
11:13 am
moolingwa
found my other s
11:13 am
moolingwa
both indian words
11:13 am
hokie carla
I will take the stat for the lower A and single i if you don't mind
11:14 am
hokie carla
ok...looking
11:14 am
hokie carla
lol, tried several things similar to the A
11:16 am
dan2bit
afternoon all! bottom row done
11:16 am
hokie carla
sweet, dan. howdy
11:16 am
moolingwa
always good to have your bottom row done...
11:17 am
hokie carla
is this i4 a word I've ever seen before?
11:17 am
moolingwa
perhaps, more likely you've heard of the 6 letter adjective used to describe the beat of a poem
11:17 am
hokie carla
aha, thanks
11:18 am
hokie carla
was only looking the other direction
11:18 am
moolingwa
yw, took me a while to realise too
11:18 am
hokie carla
helped me with the last T to look down
11:19 am
moolingwa
yes...easy to miss those, and the curly ones
11:21 am
hokie carla
ok, CCC SS A O
11:22 am
hokie carla
found 2 c's!
11:22 am
moolingwa
crazy cool!
11:23 am
hokie carla
well, my last c was a 4 I entered earlier. must've been when my internet was wonky.
11:23 am
hokie carla
now SS A O, all 5's
11:23 am
moolingwa
one should be cautious of wonky internets
11:24 am
hokie carla
true
11:25 am
hokie carla
found the o!
11:25 am
moolingwa
oh my!
11:28 am
hokie carla
no SN are there?
11:31 am
MollyL
Yay for Vermont. First state to reach 80% vaccinated. My state is over 50%.
11:32 am
hokie carla
well done, Vermont. no idea on NC but I'm guessing under 50%
11:32 am
hokie carla
found an S! almost caught up to moo.
11:34 am
MollyL
If you do a Google search on percent vaccinated by state, it breaks it out for you. Northern states seem ahead of the southern ones. I don't know if that is an availability thing or a choice thing.
11:34 am
hokie carla
I think choice thing. my oldest bro lives in TN and they are really low but were one of the first ones with it available.
11:37 am
penquis
i think VT is actually only 61.9% fully vaccinated... the higher figure may be the percentage of at least partially vaccinated....Maine is second in terms of fully vaccinated (58.04%)....my county is 70% fully vaccinated...
11:38 am
hokie carla
well, NC actually looks lower than TN on the mayo clinic map
11:39 am
hokie carla
yeah, NYT article that popped up in my search for % says VT is partial over 80%
11:41 am
MollyL
Sadly, percent vaccinated reflects whether a state is Red or Blue, with the Red states behind the blue. This should not be a political decision.
11:42 am
hokie carla
agreed
11:43 am
hokie carla
well, I do believe I have tried everything possible for my last S5.
11:44 am
hokie carla
and my last A5
11:45 am
penquis
do you have the am 5?...just guessing....
11:46 am
hokie carla
it's the big A
11:47 am
penquis
as 5?.....just guessing....
11:48 am
hokie carla
do not have one, will look, thx
11:48 am
hokie carla
got it!
11:51 am
hokie carla
monkeyed the S, that's fireworks!
11:51 am
hokie carla
thanks to all helpers on the weird ones!
11:51 am
penquis
congrats....16 left here...
11:52 am
penquis
sorry...
12:01 pm
MollyL
Cursin, the crime against God for using swear words
12:01 pm
penquis
heh heh...
12:01 pm
penquis
desperation setting in...
12:02 pm
MollyL
I committed a cursin when I told my brother to eff off
12:06 pm
penquis
shame on you....though he probably deserved it... ;o)
12:12 pm
penquis
i am stuck at 9....need a break...bbl to finish....
12:21 pm
moolingwa
still one to go :)
12:41 pm
periwinkle
hi all help with co7pls. saw earlier clue but that did not help
12:59 pm
periwinkle
got the co7
12:59 pm
joym999
when was the earlier clue? I didn't see it.
1:17 pm
MollyL
co7...against + vowel + first three of late princess of Wales
1:36 pm
Betsy Ross
excellent clue Molly...thx
1:47 pm
MollyL
After our chicken bhuna dinner, we will have bhon-bhons for dessert
: D
1:49 pm
joym999
bwuh hahaha
2:03 pm
mrloser
anyone else have their cursor just jump off screen (only on this site) ???? without me touching it
2:19 pm
hurshy
i had a very bad day
2:23 pm
joym999
whazzup hurshy?
2:24 pm
hurshy
i got new shoes, only, they were an old model that had been sitting around for a long time, i think. as soon as i wore them today, the soles started disintegrating on me. i was leaving a mess of bits of black rubber everywhere i went.
2:25 pm
joym999
yuckers...so now you have to take them back.
2:25 pm
hurshy
i got a refund for the shoes, yeah. but the embarrassment... not much that can be done about that.
2:25 pm
hurshy
i only hope the janitors have an easy way to clean it up
2:26 pm
hurshy
i swept up what i could but lots of smaller bits were sticking to the linoleum
2:26 pm
joym999
ooh that is really ick, but janitors have all seen worse, I'm sure.
2:27 pm
hurshy
yeah but i hate to make work for them
2:29 pm
joym999
I think if you apologize nicely and bring them some chocolate or something they will forgive you. People often ignore janitors, and especially the impact their messes have on them.
2:29 pm
hurshy
yeah. only they aren't usually there when i'm there, they come later
2:37 pm
MollyL
I always have a pair of walking shoes in my car. They may not match my outfit, but they come in handy for situations like that.
2:38 pm
MollyL
As for the janitors, apologize and bring beer, not chocolate.
: D
2:38 pm
hurshy
yeah i guess i will need to do that, in future.
2:38 pm
hurshy
i just was not expecting shoe disintegration
2:38 pm
MollyL
When I was in college, I used to keep a "go bag" in the car in case I went to a party and decided not to drive later.
2:39 pm
MollyL
My life is no longer that exciting.
2:52 pm
joym999
That's FW for me, and I've got to get back to work!
5:34 pm
Gadget
Clue for the OI5?
5:38 pm
hurshy
add spanish day
5:38 pm
Gadget
Thanks hurshy!
5:42 pm
Gadget
May daily minimum is NBT/NBS - just missing the left column N...clue?
6:25 pm
ItalianGreyhound
NU a region in africa, plural
6:28 pm
ItalianGreyhound
not that anyone asked, apparently
7:05 pm
MollyL
Sometimes people ask for clues and then get caught up in their real life. No big deal.
7:26 pm
Lizlin
Wow! Sometimes real life gets in the way of babble! Can't be true!
7:27 pm
Lizlin
I thought, that like teachers, babble players lived in a big communal cupboard and only came out to play!
7:28 pm
Lizlin
That's fireworks, so I'll get back into my cupboard. Have a good day / evening everyone.
7:31 pm
ItalianGreyhound
now that's babble
7:34 pm
MollyL
As always Liz, you are hilarious.The communal cupboard. Hahahaha!
7:37 pm
ItalianGreyhound
a tough maniacal on the has
7:45 pm
ItalianGreyhound
need a clue Molly
7:48 pm
MollyL
Wishing good sleep and deep calming breaths to all
7:48 pm
ItalianGreyhound
agreed
10:26 pm
mich_pdx
Ended with an exalted Indian male. FW!
10:26 pm
mich_pdx
Goodnight all, back in the cupboard.