Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, June 26, 2021

12:00 am

justafreep

eeeeeps!

12:01 am

SueMagee

Blimey! A monster.

12:02 am

grannyrose

yippee!! lemme at it.

12:02 am

justafreep

eq7 x 2

12:02 am

rururocks

id7 x 2

12:02 am

dizgrannie

ro 7

12:04 am

justafreep

re7

12:05 am

justafreep

re7 x 2

12:05 am

justafreep

ol7

12:06 am

Gadget

st7

12:06 am

Gillie

te7

12:06 am

Gillie

te7

12:07 am

justafreep

de7

12:07 am

bubba218

id7

12:08 am

justafreep

tr7

12:09 am

cybernan

hello everyone - wow

12:09 am

bubba218

ro7

12:09 am

rururocks

re8

12:10 am

dizgrannie

nbt

12:11 am

justafreep

re7 x 4

12:11 am

Gillie

sl7

12:18 am

justafreep

de7 x 2

12:18 am

rururocks

crashing.. leaving 100 for tomorrow night folks

12:19 am

justafreep

so7 x 2

12:19 am

justafreep

you type fast, ruru!

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:23 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:25 am

Gadget

nbt

12:28 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:33 am

cybernan

also crashing, but 200 for tomorrow

6:07 am

ItalianGreyhound

FW over and out

6:32 am

Scrabbler

411, whoa!

6:33 am

BzznBea

Jump in!

6:34 am

Scrabbler

My fingers are going crazy on the keyboard!

6:39 am

dan2bit

you can even find the guy with the red+white striped outfit in this grid - morning all!

6:40 am

BzznBea

Morning, dan.

6:40 am

MollyL

He can't hide from us

6:41 am

MollyL

Carmen SanDiego is another matter entirely

6:42 am

BzznBea

How's your weekend going, Molly?

6:47 am

MollyL

Too busy, as usual. How about you? How's your Mom doing?

6:49 am

BzznBea

She's doing well. Keeping me on my toes. I'm trying to get the house ready for summer guests. It's time for us to downsize!

6:50 am

Christa

Good morning everyone, nice BIG grid. Haven't seen this number is a while.

6:51 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Christa.

6:51 am

Christa

deat

6:51 am

Christa

oops .. sorry I know better.

6:58 am

periwinkle

good morning all. I have re8 does anyone know what the other 8 is and does anyone have the 9?

6:58 am

BzznBea

I have de8.50. No nine yet.

6:59 am

periwinkle

ty Bea will look

7:01 am

periwinkle

found a de7 but no de8

7:02 am

BzznBea

de8 is pt

7:02 am

BzznBea

remove sodium

7:02 am

BzznBea

removed

7:02 am

periwinkle

ty Bea

7:03 am

BzznBea

seeds

7:03 am

BzznBea

Damn

7:04 am

BzznBea

You can start there for the 9 =)

7:16 am

mattygroves

The nine starts with that word, Bea? That SE?

7:17 am

BzznBea

yes

7:18 am

BzznBea

And my apologies again.

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for de8 :-)

7:19 am

BzznBea

yw

7:22 am

mattygroves

Thanks for both!

7:22 am

mattygroves

The de and se

7:23 am

BzznBea

yw

7:30 am

MollyL

I am at the other end of the spectrum, Bea. Never enough room.

7:32 am

Sugrraleona

can anyone help with the id736?

7:32 am

LuvWordGames

pt of id 6/21

7:33 am

Sugrraleona

I think that's the id32 and i have that one, is the other one also related to the id6/21?

7:33 am

Sugrraleona

omg, I got it, thnk you

7:34 am

LuvWordGames

yw :)

7:49 am

MLFAN17

ty for de8 bzz

7:51 am

MollyL

I have some se9s out back chowing down as I type this

7:53 am

MLFAN17

nbt

7:53 am

MLFAN17

the 9 is se?

7:54 am

BzznBea

yw

7:54 am

BzznBea

yws

7:54 am

BzznBea

yes

7:54 am

MLFAN17

which se?

7:55 am

BzznBea

second column S

7:56 am

MLFAN17

looking..

7:57 am

dan2bit

thanks for the clue Molly

7:58 am

MLFAN17

got it

7:58 am

MLFAN17

nbt/nbs

8:08 am

phaeton

hello...Y stats pls

8:08 am

MLFAN17

ye 4/6

8:08 am

MLFAN17

hi phae

8:08 am

phaeton

ty

8:09 am

MLFAN17

yw

8:09 am

Norma

de

8:10 am

MLFAN17

hi norma

8:10 am

Norma

Hi MLFAN

8:11 am

MLFAN17

is ro 7 a compound word?

8:12 am

MollyL

It probably qualifies, although I don't think of it as one because of how it is pronounced

8:14 am

MLFAN17

so i assume it doesnt start with the flower?

8:15 am

MollyL

Never assume. It makes an ass out of u and me

8:15 am

phaeton

my ro7 does...is there more than one ro7?

8:16 am

MLFAN17

no

8:16 am

MollyL

No, only one. I was trying to leave it open to some thinking

8:18 am

MLFAN17

got it ty molly

8:35 am

Norma

fj

8:36 am

Norma

Sorry temperamental keyboard!!!!

8:37 am

Norma

id

8:37 am

zoozzoom

Was hoping deseated was a word ha!

8:38 am

zoozzoom

Now I put that I found a DE8 haha!

8:42 am

cybernan

good morning all

8:42 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Nan! How are your eyes?

8:43 am

cybernan

healing well, ty zoom

8:43 am

penquis

glad to hear it, nan....and hello all....

8:45 am

cybernan

not seeing an se 7 nor an se 9 (think someone said there was a combo just as I came on)

8:50 am

bojazz

no an9 today...

8:50 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Pen!

8:52 am

cybernan

isn't there an se 7-9 combo?

8:52 am

penquis

hi zooz...

8:53 am

zoozzoom

Not long started here so no idea sorry.

8:53 am

penquis

same here...

8:53 am

cybernan

I guess bo thought I was asking about an an 9 not an se 9

8:54 am

cybernan

just caught some chat about it at the bottom of the chog when I signed on

8:56 am

cybernan

I wonder if all the i's are lightbulb words -- still missing one

8:58 am

BzznBea

There isn't a se7-9 combo. Just a se9

8:59 am

cybernan

is it a compound bea?

9:00 am

hurshy

ooh yay, a biggie for saturday!

9:00 am

BzznBea

yes

9:00 am

cybernan

ty - looking

9:00 am

BzznBea

And it starts from the S in second column

9:01 am

jimmel

think of birds

9:06 am

MLFAN17

wa 6/39 clue pls?

9:07 am

MLFAN17

i only have 2 of the i words

9:07 am

hurshy

they are all related MLF

9:07 am

MLFAN17

have 3 i words left

9:08 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back. ty hurshy

9:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

If I found Waldo, can I win anything?

9:08 am

zoozzoom

Haha!

9:08 am

BzznBea

don't have the wa6, but with that point total it has to have anothe high point tile.

9:09 am

cybernan

srry, kap -- wrong game

9:13 am

phaeton

wa6's are extended from the wa4

9:14 am

cybernan

not seeing that se 9

9:14 am

BzznBea

what would you call a bird that consumes se4

9:16 am

hurshy

i guess he'd be a la4 bird, cause he didn't get the worm

9:17 am

BzznBea

LOL!

9:17 am

zoozzoom

Oh I got it now.

9:17 am

zoozzoom

Thank you!

9:18 am

hurshy

i'm tantalizingly close on the tiles i've tried - one more O, one more D from each D

9:20 am

cybernan

ty bea - what a silly word

9:20 am

BzznBea

Not is you are a bird.

9:26 am

hurshy

now also one more R... sigh

9:26 am

BzznBea

From the top row?

9:26 am

hurshy

well yeah, lol. on the right R.

9:27 am

BzznBea

all re's and none are unusal

9:27 am

hurshy

cool

9:43 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

9:51 am

MLFAN17

duh ty

9:54 am

hurshy

86/87 S words lol

9:55 am

cybernan

first col grey

9:57 am

hurshy

Ls Licked!

9:58 am

Uneaixoise

Me too, Nan!

10:00 am

MLFAN17

i have 7 n words to find

10:06 am

cybernan

down to 99 and time to list on this one

10:08 am

hurshy

Qs Quashed!

10:14 am

hurshy

Ws Whacked!

10:14 am

hurshy

found all but 17 in one pass, very very nice large grid

10:18 am

hurshy

Finished Fours!

10:19 am

dan2bit

stumped on a te7 that starts with the distance prefix

10:19 am

hurshy

distance prefix?

10:20 am

hurshy

like te**phone?

10:20 am

dan2bit

yep that one

10:22 am

hurshy

do you happen to know which T it is from?

10:22 am

dan2bit

corner t - it's a te7/28 between the prefix itself and the plural but can't monkey it

10:23 am

periwinkle

The *ost of food is going up for the end dan

10:23 am

periwinkle

I just gave it away

10:23 am

hurshy

lol i think you did that backwards peri

10:23 am

hurshy

but thanks

10:23 am

periwinkle

I did

10:23 am

hurshy

now i gots 400 words!

10:23 am

dan2bit

haha peri thanks

10:24 am

periwinkle

glad to help

10:24 am

dan2bit

just a d6 and f6 left

10:24 am

periwinkle

go hursh

10:24 am

periwinkle

and go dan

10:24 am

periwinkle

I have 160 but I did go to the gym

10:24 am

hurshy

9 to go now!

10:25 am

hurshy

WPT = 1

10:25 am

hurshy

lol

10:30 am

dan2bit

got the f6

10:34 am

hurshy

if i could find my S then i could spell DRAFTED with my remaining letters

10:34 am

hurshy

or if i found one of the D words i could do STRAFED

10:35 am

dan2bit

de6/21 the last one?

10:35 am

hurshy

last one i have is the sahara

10:37 am

cybernan

stumped on that fa 6

10:38 am

hurshy

i have an fa6 that means to hesitate or perhaps stumble

10:38 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

10:39 am

cybernan

seven word series - how often do we get that?

10:40 am

hurshy

you mean the i words, or...?

10:40 am

MLFAN17

i only have 4 of them

10:40 am

hurshy

the N kinda has a seven word series too

10:41 am

dan2bit

the sahara was it! ty hurshy

10:41 am

hurshy

yw :)

10:42 am

cybernan

yes - the i words

10:42 am

hurshy

OHO i got a D

10:42 am

hurshy

so now i do have STRAFED left to go

10:45 am

hurshy

wonder how fishy they are

10:47 am

penquis

well Bea said the re words were ordinary words....or something to that effect....

10:47 am

hurshy

yeah... that doesn't totally help one isolate which one is missing tho lol

10:47 am

penquis

well the ro words are ordinary too.....i know that because I have all the Rs from the top left....

10:48 am

BzznBea

Are you missing an R?

10:48 am

hurshy

i have all those as well

10:48 am

hurshy

yes i am missing an RE

10:48 am

cybernan

I missed the first re 7/28 -- kind of twisty

10:48 am

hurshy

most non-fictional? have that

10:49 am

hurshy

and i've gone through looking for plurals and past tenses of what i have to see if i missed any and i don't think i have

10:49 am

hurshy

and it's not release, relent, or redolent

10:49 am

BzznBea

You have the re8?

10:49 am

cybernan

cut a board in half again?

10:50 am

hurshy

yes and yes

10:51 am

BzznBea

the lasso?

10:51 am

hurshy

and one cannot apparently relead or relose

10:51 am

hurshy

have the lasso

10:52 am

cybernan

put clothing on again

10:52 am

hurshy

clothing as in gay apparel? yeah have that

10:53 am

BzznBea

What about authentic plural

10:53 am

hurshy

have that too

10:53 am

hurshy

see, it really must be fishy

10:53 am

cybernan

or the re 4 plural

10:53 am

BzznBea

Do you have both of them?

10:53 am

hurshy

i am done with 4s so it's not a 4

10:53 am

hurshy

both of what?

10:54 am

cybernan

all the re's are common words -- there are so many of them, you may just have to list to find it

10:54 am

BzznBea

The plural for authentic

10:54 am

hurshy

oHO, thanks bea

10:54 am

BzznBea

=)

10:54 am

hurshy

cnan, i beg to differ, that first re6 that bea just helped me get is not common

10:54 am

hurshy

that leaeves FASTED

10:56 am

BzznBea

Which T?

10:56 am

hurshy

middle

10:56 am

cybernan

guess I have spent too much time in southern cal. - it came to mind right away for me

10:58 am

hurshy

and i guess my 4 years in CA were insufficient, lol

10:58 am

BzznBea

I have 8 more Ts left from the middle...I need a break...

11:01 am

hurshy

now here's a question that could help me... are there any A words longer than 5 letters?

11:02 am

marksdolly

yes

11:02 am

hurshy

ok then i need that one, clue?

11:02 am

marksdolly

there is 1 6 letter AL word

11:04 am

sammysmom

stuck on the last al 5/10 ??

11:04 am

hurshy

to change

11:04 am

marksdolly

to change something

11:04 am

marksdolly

hurshy, did you find that Al word?

11:05 am

hurshy

no not yet

11:05 am

marksdolly

add the amt of a prescription that you take

11:05 am

hurshy

ah, ty

11:05 am

hurshy

done with 6s now

11:05 am

marksdolly

yw

11:07 am

sammysmom

thanks

11:14 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* a nice friendly grid today

11:15 am

marksdolly

congrats Nan!!!

11:16 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats Nan!

11:23 am

hokie carla

am i seeing this right, 411?

11:23 am

hokie carla

only 399 to go

11:24 am

hokie carla

I finished the first tile, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.

11:34 am

marksdolly

Hokie!!

11:34 am

hokie carla

dolly!

11:36 am

marksdolly

good to see you!

11:36 am

hokie carla

you too!

11:47 am

marksdolly

tada!!! ***

11:47 am

MollyL

Oh! We're! All! So! Excited!

11:48 am

hokie carla

thank you!! so excited to see you too!

11:49 am

marksdolly

I am excited to have that many words done

11:49 am

marksdolly

I say that for my benefit, I know you don't like it Molly when people do that, but I get excited to finish a board this big

11:51 am

marksdolly

when I went thru chemo, it affected my memory, so for me to finish a grid this size is big for me...I play this to sharpen my mind

12:01 pm

hokie carla

seeing as how you crush it in the hard serpentine room, I'm not sure you have memory problems

12:07 pm

vashongin

hokie carla - what is your name in serpentine?

12:07 pm

ch1212

Say, I have a question for everyone who has been through chemo/radiation. In retrospect, would you make the same treatment decisions again? I've heard from so many whose quality of life really diminished because of the long term side effects.

12:08 pm

origami

I am so bad at serpentine :D

12:08 pm

hokie carla

me too, ori. I think I'm lower rating that you by a lot.

12:09 pm

vashongin

I wouldn't worry about how good or bad you are, I love the game to help with keeping my mind sharp

12:09 pm

hokie carla

and I can't help you with your question, ch1212, hopefully someone here can.

12:09 pm

hokie carla

vashongin, I am cjhokie there but usually play medium

12:10 pm

ch1212

thanks, hokie. I've been through topical chemo but my side effects were temporary.

12:10 pm

origami

That's why I play it, vash. I hover around 1000.

12:10 pm

vashongin

ahhh...I play the hard board

12:10 pm

origami

I only play the medium board.

12:11 pm

hokie carla

I've been playing hard a lot lately as a guest, so you wouldn't necessarily know it's me.

12:11 pm

saanichcat

I've never played that game, must be fun! see you there some day

12:11 pm

vashongin

nice origami..I never truly care about my ranking, but the people are so nice

12:11 pm

vashongin

just like here!

12:11 pm

ch1212

Okay, thanks to this conversation I just googled Serpentine. If it's like boggle, I'm in!

12:11 pm

vashongin

it is, ch212!

12:11 pm

hokie carla

but I usually play with distractions so I've been doing guest so as not to get slammed

12:12 pm

hokie carla

what is your name on there, vash?

12:12 pm

vashongin

same as here, vashongin

12:12 pm

origami

It is fun saanich. But maddening.

12:13 pm

origami

Ru is very good at it.

12:13 pm

saanichcat

how's your arm Ori?

12:13 pm

hokie carla

yeah, ru is good but only plays med. dolly wins hard room a lot.

12:14 pm

origami

Better, saanich! I will have restrictions for about 3 more months, but then it should be completely healed.

12:14 pm

hokie carla

ps - "only plays med" doesn't have anything to do with how good he is, I was just saying that for vash since she plays hard room

12:14 pm

vashongin

I would call myself a medium player, I win a few times, but mostly get around 3rd place

12:15 pm

hokie carla

that's great, ori

12:15 pm

saanichcat

glad to hear that good news.

12:15 pm

saanichcat

"only plays med" will really get him going hokie!

12:16 pm

hokie carla

well, he told me that once ðŸ˜œ

12:16 pm

saanichcat

whatt I meant, it will get him to the hard room

12:17 pm

hokie carla

nah, I don't think so

12:17 pm

hokie carla

moo plays hard room there as julius fish. of course he is a red.

12:18 pm

origami

Red is impressive.

12:18 pm

ch1212

I just registered and will play a game. Looks addicting :)

12:18 pm

hokie carla

wow, I still need 20 S on the left. no idea what.

12:19 pm

hokie carla

yeah, it took me forever to get to pink or lilac or whatever, and I'm usually a game away from going back to gray.

12:21 pm

ch1212

I came in second on that first round -- do you automatically advance from easy to medium at some point?

12:21 pm

hokie carla

you play so many games before they give you a rating.

12:22 pm

joym999

hi all...hope everyone is doing well today.

12:22 pm

hokie carla

I thought they started everyone at 1000 but I think that's not true, so do as well as you can before the rating so they start you higher. I think it's much harder to move up than to hover around your starting point.

12:22 pm

hokie carla

hi, joy!

12:23 pm

joym999

I've been busy at work and haven't finished the grid in days. Today's Saturday, but 411! Yikes

12:23 pm

ch1212

okay, thanks.

12:24 pm

hokie carla

190 to go here ðŸ˜‚

12:24 pm

BzznBea

CARLA!

12:24 pm

ch1212

odes

12:24 pm

hokie carla

bea!

12:24 pm

ch1212

woops -- sorry.

12:25 pm

joym999

Is it my imagination or are there very few DR words?

12:25 pm

BzznBea

I have 8 T's from the lowest T.

12:25 pm

hokie carla

I only found 2 but still need 9 D's

12:25 pm

hokie carla

but it felt like there should be more

12:25 pm

BzznBea

Only 2 dr'

12:26 pm

BzznBea

drs

12:26 pm

joym999

thanks, I won't waste more time on them then

12:27 pm

hokie carla

I have 6 T's from there but haven't officially made it to that row yet, bea

12:28 pm

ch1212

bbl -- I'm already hooked on Serpentine.

12:29 pm

hokie carla

haha, see you there sometime

12:29 pm

vashongin

have fun!!

12:31 pm

BzznBea

Yea! I'm done. But that means I have to go back to work...ugh!

12:31 pm

BzznBea

Any clues or insights into the puzzle needed?

12:32 pm

hokie carla

oh, that was all you had left? was 8 T's? impressive work. just plugging along here.

12:32 pm

hokie carla

I might need an insight into the 3rd row E

12:32 pm

hokie carla

can only find 3 right now

12:33 pm

joym999

I'm about to plunge into the deep hole of the 55 S's. I hope I don't drown.

12:33 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue for se9?

12:34 pm

hokie carla

well, I basically did, joy. only found 35/55

12:35 pm

BzznBea

se9 is a compound word. A bird would be a SE9.

12:36 pm

hokie carla

thx bea

12:36 pm

BzznBea

Carla, I think those E's ar en's or a few el's

12:37 pm

hokie carla

oh, some EN babblets

12:37 pm

Uneaixoise

Another clue please?.....

12:37 pm

BzznBea

se4 and ea5

12:37 pm

hokie carla

a consumer of things that make plants grow

12:38 pm

BzznBea

Comes from the second column S, Une

12:39 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!!

12:39 pm

BzznBea

I'm off to do something...Can't decide what...

12:40 pm

ch1212

Okay, that was fun. I have a rating now on serpentine. 1109. Not sure what that means yet, but the game is definitely addicting! Okay, now back to babble. lol!

12:40 pm

hokie carla

have fun!

12:40 pm

origami

Have a nice day, Bea.

12:41 pm

hokie carla

well, it just depends on if the rating means anything or now to you

12:41 pm

vashongin

good for you, ch212!

12:42 pm

hokie carla

but there is a formula it uses based on who's in the room and how you should perform against them. there is a blog post explaining it but it doesn't really make sense. feels like I'm getting robbed when I do well, etc.

12:43 pm

hokie carla

even the players with high ratings can win a round and lose rating points because they didn't score high as they should have.

12:43 pm

joym999

My plunge into the S pit resulted in 36. I need some food now. Be back later.

12:43 pm

ch1212

Oh, I see. Thanks for explaining, hokie. So far I'm just having lots of fun playing. It's just like boggle, which I love!

12:43 pm

hokie carla

which room were you playing in?

12:44 pm

Uneaixoise

110 to go.....

12:44 pm

hokie carla

also, if you go into a room during a round already going, you will not lose or gain any points

12:44 pm

hokie carla

nice, une. 164 here

12:44 pm

ch1212

I started out in the easy room. I've played 7 games so far. From what y'all said earlier, the game advances me automatically after a certain point? Is that right?

12:45 pm

hokie carla

well, if you already got a rating, that's what I was talking about

12:45 pm

hokie carla

I think mine is 1220ish and it won't let me play easy room

12:45 pm

hokie carla

but you play like 10 games unrated and then they give you one

12:46 pm

ch1212

That makes sense. I'll keep playing and see what happens. I won most of the first 7, but like I said, those were on the easy level. I'm sure I'll get humbled very quickly on the higher levels! :)

12:47 pm

hokie carla

well, sometimes I can have an amazing round and then I'm still losing rating points. it's just very frustrating.

12:48 pm

ch1212

huh. Thanks for warning me in advance. That's something that sounds very frustrating.

12:48 pm

hokie carla

I will link the formula explanation here, hold on...

12:50 pm

hokie carla

https://tinyurl.com/b9y7dzk7

12:50 pm

ch1212

Thank you, hokie -- I'll take a look at that.

1:10 pm

vashongin

can I get a hint for the e's in the 4 row?

1:10 pm

hokie carla

i have all those!

1:10 pm

hokie carla

may take a sec to sort them out

1:10 pm

hokie carla

look at EQ for a few

1:11 pm

vashongin

sorry 4th row, 3rd column

1:11 pm

hokie carla

3 EQ and 1 ED

1:11 pm

hokie carla

2nd 4th row E is EF and...

1:12 pm

hokie carla

EI

1:12 pm

vashongin

ty hokie - found that right away

1:12 pm

hokie carla

yw

1:14 pm

MollyL

Where would we be without Carla pointing the way?

1:14 pm

hokie carla

ok, bottom 2 rows went better. only need 3 F and 3 D to finish them off.but 86 other words from the upper 3 rows. breaktime!

1:20 pm

vashongin

my first pass through the board, with the help of the 2 e's from hokie, I have 61 left...just need 4 from the bottom d to finish that row off and one n to finish the left column

1:21 pm

MollyL

How exciting! Now we know everyone's status!

1:21 pm

vashongin

hi Molly :)

1:54 pm

joym999

Hey everyone...the 4th row, 1st column E...are all 4 words EQs?

1:56 pm

origami

One is an ED joy.

1:57 pm

joym999

ty origami

1:57 pm

origami

You're welcome.

1:58 pm

vashongin

and fireworks...thanks again for the help!

1:58 pm

origami

Congratulations, vash.

2:21 pm

Uneaixoise

Ea6/18 please?

2:21 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats vash!

2:21 pm

origami

I have one Une, that is the plural of something artists use.

2:22 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

2:23 pm

origami

You're welcome!

2:27 pm

welki

hi everyone

2:28 pm

periwinkle

hi welki

2:28 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey welki!

2:29 pm

periwinkle

I have been playing Babble for 17 years!!

2:37 pm

welki

i'm a 'newbie' with 12 years :)

2:40 pm

periwinkle

still have 115 left. may not finish

2:42 pm

MollyL

Oh Peri, you always finish

2:43 pm

zoozzoom

lol

2:44 pm

MollyL

God, 14 years for me.

2:45 pm

zoozzoom

Time has sure gone by quickly.

2:45 pm

welki

and from where i sit, no one has aged one bit

2:47 pm

zoozzoom

If only that was true, Welki. I mean mentally I am still childish haha! When I look in the mirror I see an old man staring back at me.

2:49 pm

welki

to me, you'll always be that smart and funny guy from across the sea - no wrinkles, only laugh lines

2:50 pm

MollyL

Zoom, stop looking in the damn mirror. It is not your friend.
: D

2:50 pm

zoozzoom

Aww that is the kindest thing anyone has said to me in years! Welki ðŸ’–ðŸ˜Š

2:51 pm

zoozzoom

You are right there, Molly haha!

2:54 pm

rururocks

I've been here 14 years too.. and I've aged a lot :D

2:54 pm

origami

I recently bought a 10x lighted make-up mirror in an effort to tame my Freida Kahlo unibrow. Big mistake! 65-year-olds shouldn't get that close a look at themselves.

2:58 pm

rururocks

feels like fourteen years for this friggin chicken to cook too :D

2:58 pm

origami

:D

2:59 pm

zoozzoom

Wow how are you cooking it? under a candle light haha!

3:00 pm

origami

Ru is an excellent cook.

3:00 pm

rururocks

no.. in the oven.. I just want to get it delivered

3:01 pm

origami

He's an excellent cook who prepares and brings food to injured friends. I am the chicken's recipient :D

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

I know he is. He also has great knowledge of wines too!

3:01 pm

dizgrannie

FWs

3:02 pm

zoozzoom

Oh wow that is really kind of you, Ruru! Hurry up with the meal should not keep the lady waiting.

3:02 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Dizgrannie!

3:02 pm

origami

He knows my wine palate better than I do :D

3:03 pm

rururocks

I've had more practice :D

3:04 pm

rururocks

yeah.. I'm on a chicken run today.. for someone crabby :D

3:04 pm

zoozzoom

Haha!

3:05 pm

origami

:D Looking forward to the ravioli and crab as well.

3:05 pm

rururocks

tonight she's having butternut squash ravioli and fresh Maine Crab with a tarragon beurre blanc with caramelized onions.

3:05 pm

zoozzoom

You are a lucky lady, Origami!

3:06 pm

MollyL

Wow, I wish I had people delivering that kind of food to me.

3:07 pm

zoozzoom

Oh ouch I have just stubbed my toe, Ruru. I will be waiting for my meal with anticipation!

3:07 pm

origami

Move out here and break your arm, Molly. You, too, could have some.

3:07 pm

MollyL

When I'm injured it's soup and sandwiches.

3:08 pm

zoozzoom

That is in no way saying your injuries are small by the way, Origami.

3:08 pm

origami

Ru, zooz needs your help :D

3:08 pm

zoozzoom

Ah! I just saw your comment. Sorry you have broken your arm, Origami.

3:09 pm

rururocks

If I leave now I can be there by november

3:09 pm

Uneaixoise

What a fabbo dinner!!!

3:09 pm

zoozzoom

Hahaha!

3:09 pm

MollyL

I have had advanced carpal tunnel in my right hand for years. It's amazing how good you get with your left when you have to.

3:09 pm

rururocks

stubbed zooz tootsies are no laughing matter :D

3:09 pm

origami

Thanks, zooz. It's healing nicely.

3:09 pm

welki

how's buddy doing, ru?

3:10 pm

rururocks

he's doing great.. I wore him out in the pool yesterday fetching the ball

3:10 pm

rururocks

he cuddled with me all night on the bed.. he's an awesome dog

3:10 pm

origami

He is one lucky dog!

3:10 pm

zoozzoom

That is so nice!

3:10 pm

welki

i love (these kinds of) happy endings :D

3:11 pm

Uneaixoise

Aawwww what a precious boy!

3:11 pm

origami

I'm excited about meeting him. Since my dogs have both passed, I am in dire need of a doggie fix.

3:12 pm

welki

ru's bringing him? that's great!

3:12 pm

origami

Yes!

3:25 pm

MollyL

Sounds like a lovely evening

3:32 pm

periwinkle

hope you heal quickly. lucky you getting meals from ruru

3:32 pm

origami

Thanks, peri.

3:37 pm

joym999

I'm stuck on the EL 6,7 combo

3:37 pm

joym999

Am I not seeing something obvious?

3:37 pm

joym999

Also, I'm assuming it's a combo.

3:37 pm

periwinkle

I said something re your arm on WWF but the messages get placed every which way and I do not think you saw what I said

3:38 pm

car.eeyore

Ooooh....a biggun'!

3:38 pm

origami

WWF messages go missing for me, peri. I'll take a look to see if I can find it.

3:40 pm

MollyL

e + an amount of deposit found in a mine + vowel and plural

3:45 pm

joym999

hmmm. I'm stuck on "an amount of deposit found in a mine" that starts with L.

3:46 pm

joym999

just found it. Duh.

3:46 pm

joym999

thanks Molly

3:46 pm

Shirlockc

e + claw

3:47 pm

joym999

that's the ET, shirlock

3:48 pm

Shirlockc

oops, misread the ask

3:49 pm

origami

Thanks for the misread, Shirl. I didn't have that one.

3:49 pm

eieios

is the 9 a plural of an 8?

3:50 pm

periwinkle

no

3:50 pm

origami

It is not eieios.

3:50 pm

periwinkle

compound tho

3:50 pm

eieios

can i get a clue or stats?

3:50 pm

periwinkle

se9/60

3:50 pm

origami

se 9/60

3:51 pm

Shirlockc

for grids this big, i forget what i typed

3:51 pm

eieios

me too, shirlock!

3:51 pm

eieios

falseify

3:51 pm

eieios

oops!

3:59 pm

eieios

not seeing the se9/60. can i have a clue? probably jst been staring at the grid too long....

4:01 pm

Shirlockc

it's a compound word -- s4 + e5

4:03 pm

eieios

thx, shirlock

4:04 pm

eieios

stats for the 8's?

4:07 pm

MollyL

We are having plain old chicken, potatoes and Brussels sprouts for dinner. Because I don't have gourmet chef delivery service.
: D

4:14 pm

eieios

we are having nothing bc we had a big lunch and i am still full and do not feel like cooking. lol

4:18 pm

origami

The traffic is so bad that I am now going to have to meet my personal gourmet chef half way.

4:23 pm

welki

can you pack utensils and have a picnic somewhere?

4:33 pm

eieios

anyone have those stats or clues for the 8's?

4:34 pm

eieios

also, missing one q. have qu4, qu5 x 2 and qu6

4:35 pm

joym999

there are two QU4s

4:36 pm

eieios

thx

4:36 pm

joym999

DE8,50 and RE8,45

4:37 pm

eieios

are they plurals, joy?

4:37 pm

joym999

No

4:38 pm

eieios

time to monkey!

4:38 pm

joym999

let me know if you want more clues

4:39 pm

eieios

do they use other list words?

4:40 pm

joym999

RE8 is related to an RE6 and an RE7

4:43 pm

eieios

must not have those yet. only ones i have are the ones meaning to confer with

4:45 pm

joym999

same thing with the DEs. They're all common words

4:49 pm

eieios

i think i have been looking at the grid too long. i can't see any more words. aaarrrggghhh!

5:02 pm

MollyL

God, I can't imagine traffic that bad. I'm really glad I don't live in an area like that.

5:09 pm

dcseain

Origami, i have empathy for that errand. But living DCish, i know from horrific traffic.

5:36 pm

periwinkle

2nd st5/12 please

5:39 pm

Gillie

Rhymes with the first one

5:39 pm

Gillie

It's a homonym, I mean

5:39 pm

periwinkle

ah ty Gillie

6:04 pm

MollyL

Oh DC, traffic here is nothing compared to traffic in California. I don't know how those people deal with it.

6:06 pm

dcseain

Yeah, it is worse in SoCal for sure.

6:07 pm

brandyjack

Traffic in toronto is insane. Los Anglese seems less so to me. But then i don't live there and know that withing a month i'll be headed for the great white north again.

6:10 pm

origami

It took Ruru over 2 hours to drive 45 miles today. Highway 80 in NorCal is insane.

6:11 pm

brandyjack

Daughter and grand kids live in LA so we used to go down 3-5 times per year. Bean almost two years since we saw the little monsters....

6:12 pm

origami

I know this has been really hard on folks whose kids/grandkids are not local. Especially when you are in a different country.

6:13 pm

brandyjack

I worked in El Segundo (south LA) for three weeks. Daughter came down to hotel to stay with me. I drove her to work every morning, about 10 miles. 2 Hours. THe drive back to my workplace took 9 minutes......

6:14 pm

origami

Wow.

6:15 pm

brandyjack

We saw the grandkids for their 4th and 6th birthdays. We'll see them again for their 6th and 8th birthdays. Viggo has gotten positively huge. He was 4 foot 2, now 5 foot......

6:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

well hello!

6:22 pm

MollyL

There is no way I would ever put up with a 10 mile commute that takes 2 hours.

6:22 pm

dcseain

hello, brandyjack!

6:24 pm

origami

Life is too short for that. At my last job, it was taking me 1.5 hours to drive 18 miles. My more recent commute was 8 minutes (all surface roads for 3 miles).

6:33 pm

MollyL

So many fortunate people get to work from home now. No commute. Must be nice. Plus all the things you can do (appliance deliveries, etc) without having to take leave.

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

my niece just learned she will be working at home permanently. she's waiting for a two bedroom apartment to open up in her building so she has a permanent offive

6:39 pm

origami

It has been nice. Staff are returning to campus in August. Not me, though. I am fully retiring on 6/30. Yay!

6:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

congrats, ori.

6:40 pm

origami

Thank you. I'll be 65 on that date and figure that I have paid my dues.

6:45 pm

rururocks

have everything put away ori without any trouble?

6:46 pm

dcseain

congrats on pending retirement!

6:46 pm

origami

I had my neighbor put the chicken in the fridge for me :D Thanks so much, ru!

6:46 pm

origami

Thanks, DC. I'm looking forward to it.

6:47 pm

rururocks

I forgot it was so heavy.. but you'll get several meals out of it

6:47 pm

origami

Yes, at least 4 :D

6:50 pm

rururocks

this grid is awful

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

and disappearing words, as well

6:56 pm

origami

I finally finished the D's. At this rate I'll be here for days.

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just started

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

probably a bad decision

7:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ru, i went to buy wine today, and the store personnel recommended a french rose. i hope i like it.

7:13 pm

rururocks

which one was it TO?

7:16 pm

rururocks

damn it.. i've had to put fete in five times.. it keeps losing it

7:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh sorry, i wandered off. let me go check

7:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

chateau de fabregues costieres de nimes

7:18 pm

MollyL

Sadly, this game is losing it

7:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

they turned their noses up at meiomi, but i bought one anyway

7:18 pm

rururocks

solid wine.. very dry style. .it will be refreshing

7:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hope there is a bit of residual there

7:19 pm

rururocks

meomi will be much sweeter.. screw them if you like it it's fine

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

our locasl store recommended a french rose- cannot remember the name- and one around 10 to take to a party. i agree, i heard what you said about drinking what you like

7:20 pm

rururocks

there might be a bit of RS in the rose

7:20 pm

Lizlin

Hey Ru. Lovely to hear about your new friend Buddy but I was sad to read about Dylan.

7:20 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all.

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

uh oh. did you lose your dog?

7:21 pm

rururocks

thanks liz.. it was a tough time.. Buddy is really great though, I can't believe I have another dog

7:21 pm

rururocks

Yeah TO.. i lost Dylan my Golden Ret

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am sorry.

7:22 pm

Lizlin

You're lucky to have found such a good one. I love labs - all of them. They're great dogs.

7:22 pm

origami

Buddy is sweet and calm and beautiful!

7:22 pm

rururocks

thank you the new dog is helping me adjust

7:22 pm

Lizlin

Hey Ori - How's your arm? Lucky you having a friend like Ru to bring you meals.

7:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

good.

7:23 pm

origami

My arm is healing Liz. Ru is a great friend (and cook) :D

7:23 pm

rururocks

:D i like bringing her food and wine.. it's better than cottage cheese

7:23 pm

Lizlin

:)

7:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my, i am not up on the news. very busy and generally play and leave

7:23 pm

Lizlin

For sure!

7:24 pm

Lizlin

I'm doing that more these days. Chatting less.

7:24 pm

origami

Much better!

7:24 pm

rururocks

you're going to love the chicken .. it's got just a bit of heat Ori

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

i drove up to NNJ today, part of returning to pre lockdown days

7:25 pm

Lizlin

What spice did you use?

7:25 pm

origami

Looking forward to it. I'm having the ravioli tonight.

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

ori, you broke your arm? yikes!

7:25 pm

rururocks

chili and alepo peppers for the chicken a little spicy is nice in hot weather

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is the mildest chili?

7:26 pm

Lizlin

That sounds yummy. Spice is good in hot weather - think about countries like India and Thailand, where they use a lot of spice.

7:26 pm

origami

Yes, TO, I brokein in 3 places, 2 months ago. Another 3 months of so and it should be fully healed.

7:27 pm

origami

*broke it in

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

pmg must be awful

7:27 pm

rururocks

I'm so happy I've been able to help you a bit ori

7:28 pm

origami

You've helped a lot, ru! Now if I could only get you to clean my house :D

7:28 pm

rururocks

dream on

7:28 pm

origami

Drats!

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i like spice but have a very low tolerance for heat. which is the mildest chili pepper?

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

spice seems to mean heat, whether or not that is an accurate use ot the word i do not know.

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

i mean, i do not like bland food either.

7:32 pm

Lizlin

Don't know if it's true, but I read that the smaller the chilli, the greater the heat.

7:32 pm

Lizlin

But if you remove the se4's and the pith, it removes a lot of the heat.

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

all peppers have heat, just a matter of degree. i just bought hungarian paprika and it is much different than the kind in the grovery.

7:33 pm

Lizlin

Mildest chilli is called Bullhorn - I just googled that

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

liz i cannot tolerate any kind of pepper[ black, white, cayennes,

7:34 pm

origami

Pobalos are a pretty mild chili.

7:34 pm

Lizlin

OK - but I guess using cumin etc. is also using spice and without the heat.

7:35 pm

Lizlin

I like spice and some heat but don't like having my mouth blown out!

7:35 pm

origami

I love cumin. I like a little heat, but I don't want it to mask the flavor of the food or make my mouth hurt.

7:35 pm

Lizlin

We use quite a bit of chilli in our cooking. We grow them and have loads from last year in our freezer.

7:37 pm

Lizlin

I agree, Ori. Taste is the important thing.

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

ru can you recommend a chardonnay that is not oaky?

7:40 pm

rururocks

yes.. Enfield Citrine 2019 is lovely and not oaky and only $22

7:41 pm

Lizlin

Ru, do you know anything about Australian wines - reds in particular?

7:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you. i wish i could remember what my brother selected... i think you need to know something he liked when selecting a new one for a gift.

7:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

he is the one with the BIL who is a wine snob.

7:42 pm

rururocks

a fair amount liz why?

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Because I'm trying to find one I like! I like French reds but I find the Aussie ones very vinegary - too much tannin.

7:43 pm

rururocks

even a wine snob (snot) would like the enfield TO.. it's beautiful

7:44 pm

rururocks

Have you tried the Torbreck wines Liz.. they're reasonable and well done

7:44 pm

Lizlin

No, I don't remember seeing that name. I'll make a note and look out for that.

7:45 pm

origami

I appreciate that you're not a wine snob, ru. Even if you tease me about my desert wine :D

7:45 pm

rururocks

my favorite aussie red is from Killakanoon called the Oracle. (Syrah) it's fabulous and world class and about $40 -$45 here in the states must be cheaper there.

7:46 pm

rururocks

what dessert wine ori? not ringing a bell

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, my brother would have to bring it to a family function. i never will again.

7:46 pm

Lizlin

I've just googled them. Shiraz - here, which i think is Syrah in the USA and UK. Sounds nice. Wow! $82.99 per bottle

7:46 pm

origami

No, ru ... desert wine :D

7:47 pm

rururocks

i hate it when people stick their noses up about wine.. so rude and unnecessary

7:47 pm

Lizlin

That's $62 US dollars

7:47 pm

rururocks

Oh well jeezus ori.. it's not like I see you with a brown bag on 5th and market

7:47 pm

Lizlin

Wine is obviously more expensive here.

7:48 pm

rururocks

well it's worth it liz.. it tastes like a $200 dollar bottle of wine

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow liz!

7:48 pm

origami

Even Saanich teases me about it :D

7:48 pm

Lizlin

OK - it's our anniversary in August, so I'll look out for it.

7:49 pm

rururocks

with good reason ori ;D

7:49 pm

rururocks

it's incredible.. just find out what a great vintage is in Aussie land and buy that vintage of Killakanoon (who also makes much lower priced wines and they're awesome too

7:53 pm

rururocks

and I like aussie wine liz.. there's a lot of great ones.
I buy Noon, and Hill of Grace, and Killakanoon, and Torbreck (the Factor) and Penfolds all great stuff.

7:53 pm

rururocks

Jasper HIll is also stupendous

7:54 pm

rururocks

Jasper Hill tastes like French wine.. so classy

7:56 pm

rururocks

Liz are you still here?

7:56 pm

Lizlin

Penfolds I know - I've written all the recommendations down. Thanks.

7:56 pm

Lizlin

Sorry - just had to hang the washing out!!!

7:58 pm

rururocks

Penfolds is really solid.. their top wine is Grange Hermitage.. they also have really nice lesser wines for every day.

7:59 pm

Lizlin

I appreciate the recommendations. The Aussies I talk to seem to like the strong tannin much more than I do.

8:00 pm

Lizlin

My hubby in particular likes that flavour.

8:01 pm

rururocks

the wines there can be more "Manly". for sure..
Try Noon Eclipse or Torbreck Juveniles or Oracle. I buy Oracle almost every year

8:02 pm

Lizlin

I really thought my tastes had changed and I'd gone off red wine until we did a river cruise in France in 2018. Then I remembered how much I liked red wine.

8:03 pm

rururocks

I drink more white versus red.. but when i have a red it's a winner

8:04 pm

Lizlin

I like white too - tend to buy NZ whites. They are generally pretty good.

8:04 pm

rururocks

i am so stuck and cannot find another word

8:04 pm

Lizlin

That's fireworks here. I used morewords for my last 10. Time to get on with our Sunday house clean. Thanks for all the wine help.

8:04 pm

origami

I still have 110 left

8:05 pm

Lizlin

Can I clue any for you before I go?

8:05 pm

rururocks

any time liz.. happy to help people here with wine stuff

8:06 pm

Lizlin

Thanks :)

8:06 pm

rururocks

bring a spatula when you open a bottle of Oracle.. you'll have to peel your husband off the floor

8:08 pm

Lizlin

I just told him! He thinks it'd be good for our anniversary!

8:08 pm

Lizlin

Time to get to work. Have a good day / evening everyone.

8:09 pm

rururocks

night liz

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye liz

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

looking for se9

8:10 pm

origami

Have a good day Liz.

8:11 pm

rururocks

when's din din ori? :D

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

got it

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need to go back and scan chat for clues. later

8:12 pm

origami

About an hour, ru.

8:13 pm

rururocks

:D (pins and needles) I'll send a gmail email to you

8:14 pm

origami

I'm waiting for hunger to set in. Still full from my breakfast cottage cheese :D

8:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

do you like it or just eat it because it's easy?

8:15 pm

rururocks

she only has one arm TO..

8:15 pm

rururocks

she can't use her left arm

8:16 pm

origami

I actually like it, if I can find the good small curd kind. Knudsen small curd used to be fantastic, but then the company sold and it's horrible now. And, it IS easy :D

8:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was wondering because i found a breakfast i like with it. superfoods. actually tastes good.

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

chopped apple, walnuts and cinnamon.

8:17 pm

origami

It's great with fruit. I eat it with apples a lot. I'll try adding walnuts and cinnamon. Sounds yummy.

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was skeptical but i like it. when no aplles i cheat and use pineapple or a smidge of pineapple preserve.

8:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

when i eat cereal it's like eating nothing. hungry within an hour or two.

8:20 pm

origami

Now you have me thinking. I might try it with some kumquat marmalade.

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, but a little goes a long way, i found, with preserve. sweet breakfast makes me crave sweets all day.

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

which i do, anyway. put on 5 lbs over quarantine

8:22 pm

rururocks

gotta go for a walk.. do not listen to wine snobs TO.. enjoy what you like, bring what you want to parties and screw them with their attitude

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

great advice, ty

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to get the list. i want to finish by 10 and read.

8:57 pm

rururocks

i need to list too.. down to 19 and can't find a thing

8:58 pm

hokie carla

I'm struggling to find a thing at 82 left

9:05 pm

rururocks

i'm struggling because i have to reenter words again and again

9:05 pm

hokie carla

well I found 4 words

9:07 pm

hokie carla

biggest problem is still the S

9:20 pm

origami

I'm stuffed. Entering a food coma and still have 87 left.

9:20 pm

rururocks

ha

9:27 pm

MLFAN17

me too ruur

9:27 pm

MLFAN17

ruru

9:33 pm

MLFAN17

going to go watch rest of nba game.. good nigh all. wish i could finish

9:34 pm

origami

Throwing in the towel. See y'all.

9:47 pm

HarryHood

first pass. 123 still to go.

9:47 pm

HarryHood

good grief

9:52 pm

wvteach

"finito"

9:53 pm

HarryHood

wtg wvt!

9:57 pm

HarryHood

I have found 300 words. going to the list.

10:21 pm

HarryHood

5!

10:25 pm

HarryHood

done! woohoo goodnight

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