12:13 am
cybernan
hello everyone -- ty sue
12:13 am
SueMagee
It really was my pleasure, nan!
12:14 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Jess and Sue
12:14 am
SueMagee
Thanks, jess
12:15 am
cybernan
ty jess
12:15 am
grannyrose
so far i have kh x 5, and ky x 3. not asking for clues just letting y'all know
12:17 am
Lizlin
Sorry about that - misread
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:24 am
cybernan
ty rose -- that got me up to 11 k's
12:24 am
harpjane
thank you lickety
12:30 am
grannyrose
yw nan
12:31 am
cybernan
stuck on that lone a
12:32 am
cybernan
there it is!
12:32 am
Lizlin
Lone a - sailor's shout
12:32 am
cybernan
ty anyway liz
12:36 am
cybernan
and ty rose -- sorry missed your stats call
12:37 am
cybernan
time to call it a night -- 45 for tomorrow
12:46 am
grannyrose
and done. see you at the next flip. xx
2:58 am
joym999
I couldn't get any of the 7/8 combos until I finally figured out that they all have the same suffix.
4:45 am
freddie
why is inuit not found
4:48 am
sukee
It's a proper name
4:49 am
sukee
Also, it's Enable...
4:50 am
freddie
mo a general term not specific
4:53 am
sukee
Well, I found all the Ws, I'm happy
6:14 am
MollyL
Sukee gets the tiara today
6:34 am
MLFAN17
i just finished the w's
6:46 am
MLFAN17
is the ah4 a babblet?
6:49 am
ItalianGreyhound
Fun grid! Love the words ending with the particle suffix
6:49 am
MLFAN17
hi italian
6:50 am
ItalianGreyhound
Mornin, Fan
6:50 am
Scrabbler
Chips Ah4
6:50 am
MLFAN17
too early in the M i guess
6:50 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hi, Scabbler
6:50 am
MLFAN17
GM Scrab and ty
6:53 am
ItalianGreyhound
"Peanuts" character in the grid
6:54 am
MLFAN17
saw that too
6:57 am
Scrabbler
Charlie, Lucy, ...
6:59 am
ItalianGreyhound
Lucy's brother I believe
6:59 am
MLFAN17
he is the one that plays the piano?
7:00 am
ItalianGreyhound
Yes
7:03 am
ItalianGreyhound
Swiss monetary unit - all kinds of fun words
7:05 am
ItalianGreyhound
Now I want some DO 5/14s
7:05 am
MLFAN17
ty italian me too
7:05 am
ItalianGreyhound
sorry for those clues, since no-one asked
7:06 am
MLFAN17
not really clues but i got it as it is obviously food
7:07 am
Scrabbler
TY for clues.
7:09 am
ItalianGreyhound
This grid is going too fast. only Cs and As left
7:11 am
ItalianGreyhound
Fw
7:12 am
ItalianGreyhound
thx
7:13 am
MLFAN17
un 5/18 clue pls?
7:14 am
ItalianGreyhound
you mean 16? togetherness
7:17 am
Scrabbler
I passed halfway. Now I am off to have a fun day.
7:17 am
ItalianGreyhound
Bye, Scrab
7:17 am
MLFAN17
bye scrab
7:31 am
welki
'morning, babblers
7:31 am
ItalianGreyhound
Brits out there, please explain the DO 5/16? google has 2 opposite defs
7:32 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hi, Welk
7:32 am
72 Temple Owl
morning
7:33 am
welki
hi greyhound, owl
7:33 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hi, TO
7:33 am
BzznBea
Good morning, friends.
7:33 am
welki
my neighbor has a beautiful italian greyhound (and a whippet)
7:35 am
72 Temple Owl
phantom: netsuke
7:39 am
72 Temple Owl
and unitard
7:39 am
welki
remember in the 70s, we would wear danskins?
7:39 am
ItalianGreyhound
PB, for Owl
7:40 am
ItalianGreyhound
enjoy the DO 5/14s in there : )
7:40 am
welki
nah, not worthy of the pb - it was used as a prefix, not as a function of measurement *lol*
7:41 am
72 Temple Owl
but, do6!
7:42 am
welki
ok, off to the pb - your choice :)
7:42 am
72 Temple Owl
and mimosas!
7:43 am
72 Temple Owl
deciding what to do today. weather is iffy.
7:43 am
welki
virgin caesar for me, make it spicy, please
7:44 am
72 Temple Owl
i think all the bartenders have quit babbling.
7:45 am
72 Temple Owl
and the cabana boys :(
7:45 am
ItalianGreyhound
no Mimosas before 8am here
7:45 am
welki
replaced by gilded eunuchs
7:46 am
72 Temple Owl
*picturing golden men in turbans*
7:46 am
welki
...and loincloths, don't forget the loincloths
7:47 am
72 Temple Owl
o.0
7:47 am
ItalianGreyhound
loincloths for Eunuchs?
7:48 am
welki
well, sure - they still have some bits left
7:49 am
ItalianGreyhound
don't know how you know that-dont wanna know lol!
7:50 am
72 Temple Owl
she reads a lot. ;)
7:50 am
ItalianGreyhound
must be way in the back of the library
7:51 am
welki
all the way in the back - a little dusty, but filled with a wealth of useless information
7:52 am
welki
on the flip side of the coin, in his day, yul brynner could sport the look just fine
7:52 am
welki
(no turban, though, owl - the bald head was beeyootiful)
7:53 am
BzznBea
He was a hunk.
7:53 am
ItalianGreyhound
so let it be done!
7:54 am
MLFAN17
i dont have do 5/16 so no idea what u are talking about?
7:54 am
ItalianGreyhound
critters are calling - bbl
7:54 am
BzznBea
You probably eat them for breakfast sometimes.
7:54 am
marksdolly
hi Welki!
7:54 am
marksdolly
gm all!
7:55 am
72 Temple Owl
on a completely unrelated note, so far this AM a light bulb has blown out and the batteries in the remote have expires. i'm a little afraid to go start the car.
7:55 am
MLFAN17
owl rotflmao
7:59 am
welki
hi mlf and marks :)
8:00 am
welki
sounds like the start of a typical day, owl
8:00 am
MollyL
*Wonders if anyone really rolls on the floor laughing their ass off
8:01 am
MLFAN17
i; didnt create it i just learned the saying or rotflmao
8:05 am
rururocks
i didn't see that do 6 until my eyes glazed over
8:07 am
72 Temple Owl
and now i want do6. but need to decide if i am going to Nj later today. later.
8:08 am
72 Temple Owl
happy babbling
8:08 am
Jeanius421
NJ is my Motherland
8:09 am
72 Temple Owl
mine, too. bergen county. but going to lambertville perhaps, howell farm
8:09 am
BzznBea
Ru, have you ever had halloumi?
8:10 am
rururocks
no.. not that I'm aware of.. what is it?
8:10 am
Jeanius421
Union County for me. Have good friends not far from Lambertville in Bucks County PA
8:10 am
Jeanius421
Halloumi soft cheese yes?
8:11 am
BzznBea
It's cheese that is grilled or fried in a skillet.
8:11 am
rururocks
if it's a cheese I've had it
8:11 am
72 Temple Owl
i belong to a social group there. and we have babblers near there.
8:12 am
welki
nj was my step-motherland, ny holding the motherland position :)
8:13 am
welki
(sussex county)
8:13 am
72 Temple Owl
sussex is growing so fast, it's a shame.
8:14 am
BzznBea
It's a semisoft cheese. Similar to paneer and feta.
8:14 am
Jeanius421
I think NJ is the most populated state.
8:14 am
72 Temple Owl
it's so beautiful. looking forward to crawfish festvial in the fall.
8:14 am
rururocks
i love feta and really like paneer
8:14 am
rururocks
I love French Feta the best
8:14 am
welki
we had the greatest county fair, complete with a crowned 'swine queen' LOLOL
8:15 am
72 Temple Owl
yes and very misunderstood. has lots of natural beauty.
8:15 am
rururocks
swine queen?
8:15 am
welki
mmmmmm, paneer
8:15 am
Jeanius421
What an honor Welki!
8:15 am
72 Temple Owl
lol the fairgrounds near newton
8:15 am
Jeanius421
Temple Owl, I agree
8:15 am
BzznBea
I've never met a cheese I didn't like.
8:15 am
welki
yep, it was an agricultural community, the kids raised livestock, including pigs
8:16 am
Jeanius421
BzznBea ever met the cheese that has live maggots in it (Italy)?
8:16 am
72 Temple Owl
oh man, i am here trying to dave my calories for the farm. they will e churning their own ice cream today.
8:16 am
Jeanius421
Casu martzu from Sardinia
8:16 am
rururocks
Camembert is the only one I don't care for..
8:17 am
72 Temple Owl
the road in to there is still lovely, old houses. in winter i imagine very desolate.
8:17 am
BzznBea
Well, I don't want to eat maggots.
8:17 am
welki
the last house i lived in there was built in 1840
8:18 am
72 Temple Owl
low calorie, high protein
8:19 am
72 Temple Owl
well i will be at that festival unless there is a virus issue in nj or ny. they run buses directly from the city up there.
8:19 am
welki
if you've ever traveled through nj to dingman's ferry, pa, my house was right across the street from the layton general store
8:19 am
rururocks
I"ve never really been to NJ other than the airport and Hoboken
8:19 am
72 Temple Owl
i was never there, but my uncle hunted near there. you were waaaaay up there!
8:22 am
72 Temple Owl
because NJ is so small, everything is packed together, so seems so very industrial. but lovely rural and scenic areas.
8:23 am
rururocks
I always seem to meet Doren in NYC.. so never made it out to her place in NJ
8:23 am
72 Temple Owl
can go from beach to mountains in a couple of hours.
8:24 am
Jeanius421
and farms and forests
8:24 am
rururocks
that sounds like here too.
8:24 am
72 Temple Owl
her area is very nice.
8:24 am
MLFAN17
feta cheese is one of my favorite cheeses
8:25 am
72 Temple Owl
fan, i recently had a watermelon mint feta salad with a twist. the chunks of feta on top were sprinkled with tajin. it was lovely.
8:26 am
MLFAN17
what is tarjin?
8:26 am
rururocks
that's great combo.. i do a variation of that with Cantaloupe and pickled fennel, mint, basil oil and feta, with anise leaves
8:27 am
72 Temple Owl
mexican seasoning. chili lime
8:27 am
MLFAN17
eww no thanks i am not iinto too much spicy stuff
8:28 am
72 Temple Owl
nor am i, but it works with the cool watermelon. it's just a hint; there was not much feta in this one
8:29 am
72 Temple Owl
and since it was on top, you could control how much you took. a nice easy keeper for a picnic or pot luck
8:29 am
MLFAN17
you should have asked them to put more feta on it
8:29 am
MLFAN17
i am also not a fan of watermelon
8:30 am
72 Temple Owl
well then, this dish is not for you. i love watermelon.
8:31 am
MLFAN17
more for you too eat all by yourselfðŸ‘
8:31 am
BzznBea
I love watermelon too. Unfortunately, my tummy can't tolerate very much.
8:31 am
72 Temple Owl
ru that is interesting. i love fennel in all forms. i think it's an acquired taste. recently had it roasted, loverly
8:33 am
MLFAN17
yes i have heard that about melon's being roasted
8:33 am
72 Temple Owl
i brought it to thanksgiving once. my brother and i were the only ones eating it. with a big meal we always had a digestivo
8:34 am
MLFAN17
are either of the In words common?
8:35 am
BzznBea
Yes. In the grid all the time.
8:35 am
ItalianGreyhound
1st 4 letters are the same
8:36 am
72 Temple Owl
ok, the sun is peeking out and i need to decide what i am doing today, if anything. happy babbling
8:36 am
MLFAN17
got one of them
8:37 am
MLFAN17
may i have a clue for the in 6 that doesnt end in r pls/
8:39 am
ItalianGreyhound
go right, then left in the grid
8:41 am
MLFAN17
that doesnt make sense
8:42 am
BzznBea
JUst change the last two letters of the other in6
8:43 am
ItalianGreyhound
if you have the other In, go left not down
8:44 am
ItalianGreyhound
that's 5 minutes Ill never get back ;)
8:45 am
phaeton
hello...U stats pls
8:45 am
BzznBea
It can be like that.
8:46 am
BzznBea
and un5.12 and 5.16
8:46 am
ItalianGreyhound
The Us are all common words, Phae
8:46 am
MLFAN17
bzz what are you working this time>
8:47 am
BzznBea
Don't understand your question?
8:48 am
BzznBea
Haven't been sewing lately.
8:56 am
ItalianGreyhound
I am reading that the Earth is due to go into its next regularly occurring Ice age. Who knew
9:00 am
ItalianGreyhound
any hoo - any clues wanted?
9:00 am
MLFAN17
is it no 4/5 x 2?
9:01 am
ItalianGreyhound
I have 2 NO 4/5s
9:01 am
MLFAN17
or two no 4/4's
9:02 am
MLFAN17
are they both pl?
9:02 am
MLFAN17
i got it never mind
9:02 am
ItalianGreyhound
only one no 4/4, and a no 5/14
9:08 am
zoozzoom
I thought inuit was alllwed in enable. Obviousy not.
9:09 am
zoozzoom
Allowed*
9:15 am
MollyL
Bea, you should sell your quilts on Etsy. People are making good money on them. I keep looking for just the right red,white and blue throw quilt for 4th of July. Haven't found it yet.
9:18 am
periwinkle
hello all. not seeing any of the 7s or 8s even tho I have first two letters
9:19 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hi Peri - Lots of them use the t + particle suffix
9:19 am
periwinkle
ty Ig got the fa7/8
9:20 am
cybernan
don't they all end that way?
9:20 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :)
9:20 am
periwinkle
hi nan
9:20 am
periwinkle
got the or7/8
9:20 am
ItalianGreyhound
you're right nan
9:22 am
periwinkle
ty IG got them all. pa7/8 were new to me
9:22 am
ItalianGreyhound
Yeah me too
9:23 am
ItalianGreyhound
still waiting for a Brit out there to explain the dO 5/16 meaning
9:23 am
periwinkle
don't have that one
9:24 am
ItalianGreyhound
google says means neat & clean - or clueless
9:27 am
ItalianGreyhound
add to mans name for the DO
9:28 am
periwinkle
don't see a man's name
9:28 am
ItalianGreyhound
dare I say Trump?!
9:28 am
periwinkle
haha that is the name I found, looking
9:29 am
periwinkle
got it ty
9:30 am
periwinkle
my scrabble dictionary def. is unlucky for the do5/16
9:30 am
MollyL
I am more familiar with the Scot/unlucky meaning
9:30 am
ItalianGreyhound
Ive also got neat & trim from Google
9:31 am
periwinkle
when I clicked on the word here it gives both definitions
9:31 am
ItalianGreyhound
yeah, yours is the more common, Molly
9:31 am
periwinkle
not liking this grid going to read for a while
9:33 am
ItalianGreyhound
Bye Peri - Beg to differ, I loved this grid!
9:34 am
cybernan
has been good -- finding it difficult finding that one missing word now though
9:37 am
ItalianGreyhound
So-you want a clue?
9:38 am
cybernan
will work away at it a bit longer, ty IG
9:39 am
dan2bit
morning all!
9:40 am
dan2bit
very rare for me to finish the 7's and 8's before anything else - might be a quick finish?
9:43 am
cybernan
still missing k x2. Have ke x2, kh x5 and ky x3 -- missing?
9:43 am
Uneaixoise
Hey Dan!!
9:43 am
cybernan
sorry ke x 3
9:46 am
MLFAN17
dan didnt a storm of some kind hit dc or md yesterday?
9:48 am
MLFAN17
k words done
9:49 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hi, Dan - This grid went way to fast for me
9:49 am
cybernan
what are my missing two, mlf?
9:49 am
dan2bit
Thursday night we had heavy t-storms with two short-lived tornados spotted
9:50 am
MLFAN17
yikes..how far from you were the tornadoes?
9:50 am
dan2bit
it was intense but we were unaffected. some branches down in the neighborhood, but the heavy stuff passed north of us
9:51 am
MLFAN17
cyber are you looking for ke or kh words?
9:51 am
cybernan
don't know -- have ke x 3, kh x5 and ky x 3 -- still missing 2 k's
9:51 am
MLFAN17
i hadnt heard any updates just that a storm or storms had hit
9:52 am
MLFAN17
je x3 is right
9:52 am
cybernan
sorry, missing 1 k
9:53 am
MLFAN17
aoeey kw nor jw
9:53 am
cybernan
ok - ty mlf
9:54 am
MLFAN17
Li 5 adn 6 clues pls?
9:55 am
MLFAN17
got the li5
9:56 am
cybernan
don't have an li 6 -- looking
9:57 am
cybernan
one who is on an li 4
9:58 am
hurshy
top row grey!
9:59 am
MLFAN17
same here hurshy and the last column
10:00 am
cybernan
missing 2 n's and a t from the top row
10:01 am
hurshy
all the t are tu4
10:02 am
MLFAN17
are both li 4/5's pl?
10:02 am
cybernan
ty hurshy
10:03 am
hurshy
but curses on K words!!!
10:03 am
MLFAN17
do you have all of them hurshy?
10:04 am
hurshy
if i did i wouldn't be kursing them
10:04 am
MLFAN17
do you know what you are missing?
10:05 am
hurshy
no, just that i am missing 3
10:05 am
cybernan
there is only one li 5 and it is a plural
10:05 am
MLFAN17
no li 4/5 i have is a pl
10:06 am
MLFAN17
i need the other li 4/5 but not seeing it yet
10:07 am
cybernan
there is one li 4/5 and one li 4/4 with a plural 5/10
10:07 am
cybernan
there is also one li 4/5 that is a plural
10:08 am
doseffing
teh two li4/5 use the same letters
10:08 am
MLFAN17
ty dose and hello
10:08 am
doseffing
sorfry that is incorrect
10:08 am
MLFAN17
yeah that does not make sense
10:08 am
MLFAN17
my 4 letter 4/5 is a pl
10:09 am
cybernan
not everyone uses the x/p to indicate letters and points, so I wasn't sure what you were asking
10:09 am
MLFAN17
np cyber
10:09 am
cybernan
then you are missing another 4/5
10:09 am
MLFAN17
if it were two words i would have said 4 and
10:10 am
MLFAN17
cyber yes that is what i am looking for havent found it yet
10:10 am
hurshy
it's a name of a deck on a cruise ship
10:10 am
cybernan
there are a limited number of possibiities
10:11 am
cybernan
off for breakfast then back for the last 17
10:11 am
doseffing
... the li that I was missing was the first part of what the tiles on your kitchen floor used to be made of ...
10:12 am
MLFAN17
oh geez and i know that word too i was going the other direction not paying attention to the left
10:12 am
MLFAN17
thank you i got it
10:13 am
MLFAN17
i hate the c words
10:18 am
wvteach
stats for the I in 2nd column pls
10:21 am
MLFAN17
found my last 6
10:21 am
MLFAN17
6 letter word that is
10:23 am
hurshy
4 words to go here
10:23 am
hurshy
those 3 K and a D
10:24 am
MLFAN17
c words done
10:24 am
hurshy
got a pair of Ks!
10:26 am
MLFAN17
go hurshy!
10:27 am
hurshy
got the other K!
10:27 am
hurshy
one D5 left
10:28 am
MLFAN17
congrats hurshy!
10:29 am
hurshy
i'd like to thank the academy
10:29 am
hurshy
my cats, for cuddling with me while i babble
10:30 am
hurshy
and my monkeys, for pitching in when my brain is tired
10:30 am
MLFAN17
all good things to thank
10:30 am
MLFAN17
our cat is either on the couch or with hubby
10:33 am
MLFAN17
clue for the ro5 pls?
10:34 am
hurshy
british actor atkinson who plays mr bean
10:34 am
MLFAN17
great clue ty hurshy
10:37 am
MLFAN17
F words done
10:42 am
MLFAN17
do 5/16 clue pls?
10:45 am
dan2bit
I only have a 5/14
10:45 am
dan2bit
but still missing some D's
10:46 am
hurshy
i suppose this could have been a nickname that trump's mom would have called him when he was a baby
10:46 am
dan2bit
ty hursh
10:50 am
hurshy
i don't drink... can somebody tell me a seven letter cocktail that starts with N?
10:51 am
FrenchToast
oh! the needle case is here today.
10:51 am
FrenchToast
hurshy: negroni?
10:51 am
hurshy
thank you!
10:52 am
FrenchToast
nightcap?
10:52 am
hurshy
that'd be 8, lol
10:52 am
cybernan
the only n 7 is an na 6 plural and it is not a cocktail
10:52 am
hurshy
it was negroni
10:52 am
FrenchToast
i'm assuming she's doing a crossword, nan
10:52 am
hurshy
yes i was not referring to babble i was doing an outside puzzle that i needed help with :D
10:53 am
dan2bit
firewords! thanks hursh and all cluers
10:53 am
cybernan
oh - sorry - just got back from breakfast
10:55 am
MLFAN17
do 5/16 anyone?
10:56 am
FrenchToast
see hurshy clue at 1046, mlf
10:57 am
MLFAN17
hi french
10:57 am
MLFAN17
about trump nickname? no idea
10:57 am
FrenchToast
bonjour
10:57 am
FrenchToast
well what is trump's first name
10:58 am
FrenchToast
make it plural for the do4/5, then add 1 more letter
10:58 am
cybernan
throwing in the towel - listing for last 15
11:00 am
MLFAN17
the short for his first name?
11:01 am
MLFAN17
i have the pl for that which is a 4/5
11:01 am
MLFAN17
3 letter word and pl
11:01 am
FrenchToast
now add 1 letter to the do4/5
11:02 am
hurshy
now make it sickeningly cutesy
11:03 am
MLFAN17
d words done
11:04 am
MLFAN17
i have 6 s words left
11:04 am
MLFAN17
they are all 4s
11:05 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* most were words I thought I'd already entered :(
11:05 am
MLFAN17
congrats cyber
11:06 am
penquis
congrats....and hello all....
11:06 am
joym999
good morning all.
11:06 am
cybernan
any clues wanted before I leave?
11:06 am
joym999
today's goal is to complete the grid without listing
11:06 am
penquis
too early for me, thanks....
11:07 am
joym999
a clue for the second row I?
11:07 am
joym999
or the first row E's?
11:07 am
MLFAN17
good luck joy
11:08 am
penquis
the Es are the needle case...
11:08 am
joym999
I'm gonna need it, ML!
11:08 am
cybernan
thought about that joy - I was close, but rather than ask everyone to figure out what I'm missing, I might as well just list -- it's the same thing when you get down to it
11:08 am
MLFAN17
i needed some help too and am using the list
11:08 am
joym999
Oh, right, forgot to look at the D, of course it's an ID
11:09 am
MLFAN17
joy i am usually going to the right to find most words lol
11:09 am
joym999
Yeh, that's the choice -- list, or bug everyone in the chat. Maybe I should list. Hmmmmmmm
11:09 am
cybernan
io 4, io 5-6, in 6 x2
11:10 am
cybernan
hagd everyone
11:10 am
joym999
got all the I's, but I could use some stats for that top row E.
11:10 am
MLFAN17
bey cyber
11:10 am
MLFAN17
et 4 and 5
11:10 am
penquis
et 4/5...and pl....
11:11 am
joym999
oh right that little ET babblet. Forgot about it.
11:16 am
MLFAN17
is their a weird st 4?
11:17 am
MLFAN17
never mind
11:17 am
FrenchToast
there's the pig home st4, not really that weird
11:17 am
penquis
there is an odd st 5....and an odd sy 4....
11:17 am
MLFAN17
i have a s 4 left and cant find it
11:17 am
hurshy
the pig home is only 3 letters, the 4 letter one is the thing you can have in your eye
11:17 am
MLFAN17
THANK YOU PEN FIREWORKS!
11:17 am
FrenchToast
ok gotcha hurshy
11:18 am
penquis
YOU"RE WELCOME....CONGRATS....
11:19 am
MLFAN17
thanks pen and everyone else who helped me ðŸ‘
11:19 am
penquis
no problem....
11:20 am
penquis
you're excitement was contagious... ;o)
11:24 am
joym999
I found a compromise between listing and not listing...just looking at the list to see how many of each of the first two letter combos there are, but not actually look at the stats for each word.
11:25 am
ItalianGreyhound
I like to blast through the grid til Im stuck - then the list
11:25 am
FrenchToast
moi aussi
11:25 am
penquis
same here....when it stops being fun, i list...
11:26 am
penquis
the only pseudo listing i do is look at the longest three words before someone clues them... ;o)
11:26 am
joym999
I like it to be a little more challenging.
11:27 am
ItalianGreyhound
todays grid was a blast for me
11:27 am
penquis
nice....i am going slowly because I am watching tennis...
11:28 am
ItalianGreyhound
love the T-bit suffixes! (my word)
11:29 am
penquis
we all play games with ourselves here....we don't list, but we ask for clues....we don't list but we ask for stats....we don't list but we ask what X word we are missing... it boils down to what works for you....
11:30 am
joym999
Exactly, penquis...we all have our little rules that make things funner...
11:30 am
ItalianGreyhound
as long as its fun, its all good
11:30 am
penquis
for sure...
11:30 am
penquis
amen, IG...
11:30 am
sammysmom
i like funner
11:30 am
joym999
Hey penquis...I just noticed your lobster. I'm going to Maine this summer for the first time. We just rented a house for a week.
11:32 am
penquis
nice....whereabouts?
11:33 am
joym999
harpswell
11:34 am
penquis
ah....my aunt used to have a place there.....nice area...
11:35 am
penquis
Patrick Dempsey has a place there, I think... ;o)
11:35 am
joym999
I just want to look at the water and eat lobster every day for a week, so I'm really looking forward to it.
11:36 am
joym999
Maybe Patrick will invite us for tea!
11:36 am
sammysmom
used tl love going home to portland from ohio when the kids were small. we ate all the way- loved the stop at warrens for clams for me and lobster for walter.
11:37 am
joym999
If there's anything in particular you recommend to see in that area, let me know
11:37 am
penquis
Perhaps! He is a native Mainer....and seems very nice....i know someone who babysat him when he was a kid....
11:37 am
joym999
what is warren's, sammysmom?
11:38 am
penquis
nice, mom.....i don't know the restaurants in that area well, but if I hear something, I will let you know....Brunswick has some nice places, too...
11:38 am
penquis
nice, Mom.....Portland is a nice, manageable city... lots of good places to eat....
11:39 am
sammysmom
warrens lobster house was between poirtsmouth nh and kittey me if k recall correctly.. that was almost 60 year ago-lol
11:39 am
penquis
joy....you can go to Land's End....it is the tip of a peninsula...you drive over Orr's Island and Bailey's Island....they are just outside of Brunswick.....the drive is nice....
11:40 am
penquis
I don't get down to Kittery much...
11:40 am
penquis
and if you get rain, you are near Freeport, home of the LL Bean flagship store....open 24/7, 365 days a year....
11:41 am
penquis
Freeport is home of the outlet stores, too...
11:43 am
joym999
Land's End in close in miles from where we're staying, but on a different peninsula. It will be fun to explore.
11:44 am
joym999
LL Bean is open 24/7, seriously?
11:44 am
aslindy
couldn't get the fr5,18 for a long time - until I realized I was trying 6 letter words. *smh*
11:44 am
penquis
yes, it is a little north of you....
11:45 am
sammysmom
my parent were the caretakers flr a wile at the victorian mansion in portland... loved to visit them there. i was born and raised in portlandand went to ohio flr a vacation when i was 17-went back t visit family jkn portland when i was 23 with my progress report -2 kids brn 11 months apart irish twins they were called.
11:45 am
penquis
seriously....has been open all the time forever....they were grandfathered in when there were laws limiting store openings on Sundays....
11:45 am
penquis
LOL, mom.....I went to the Victorian Mansion a couple years ago around Christmas time....very nice....
11:47 am
sammysmom
amd yes, pen the mansion was haunted -mama said.
11:48 am
penquis
heh heh...
11:49 am
penquis
joy....LL Bean had to install locks on their doors at the start of the pandemic....they didn't have any before that because they had been open 24/7 for almost 70 years...
11:49 am
penquis
they are back to 24/7...
11:50 am
sammysmom
i remember ll bean/s as a kid getting fishing stuff for dad
11:51 am
penquis
the reason they went to 24/7 in 1951 was to accommodate sportsmen and fishermen driving through the area at all hours on their way north....
11:54 am
joym999
I had no idea...LL Bean is just clothes to me.
11:55 am
penquis
they started by making boots for sportsmen...they sold 100 pairs the first year and reimbursed all the buyers' money that year because they didn't feel the quality was good enough....
11:57 am
penquis
well i need a break....bbl to finish....bye all....
11:58 am
joym999
thanks for the advice penquis!
11:58 am
penquis
yw...bye!
11:59 am
bichon
in 6/18, first one, pls
11:59 am
joym999
And that's FW for me!
11:59 am
joym999
compound word, bichon
12:01 pm
bichon
could you please give me more of a clue?
12:02 pm
dan2bit
in + top billed actor
12:15 pm
MollyL
Ooo, I love family stories from SMom.
12:38 pm
bichon
st 5/18, pls
12:40 pm
BzznBea
st5.18 like a t-bone but with a double vowel.
12:41 pm
MollyL
Bea just read my mind and posted my clue before I did.Amazing
12:42 pm
BzznBea
I'm finally back for the last 25.
2:02 pm
MollyL
Bea means business. She's not leaving 25 in no stinkin' bucket
2:46 pm
eieios
help with the e's?
2:46 pm
penquis
needle case and pl...
2:47 pm
eieios
that was a phantom yesterday! dang.
3:01 pm
eieios
are the 8's all plurals?
3:03 pm
penquis
i have 8 left and five of them are 4s....
3:04 pm
eieios
that's frustratig....
3:04 pm
eieios
ican try to help,buti still have 44 to go.
3:05 pm
penquis
no thanks...
3:05 pm
eieios
i don't list though.
3:06 pm
penquis
i do but not with only 8 words to go....not usually anyway...
3:06 pm
eieios
yeah, it's like a challenge now, especially with 4 letter words.
3:07 pm
penquis
yes, but they will have to wait....gotta go.....bbl to finish...bye!
3:33 pm
eieios
anyone out there?
3:33 pm
eieios
i need help with the i's....
4:30 pm
montreal13
are u still there eieios ?
4:31 pm
montreal13
guess not...almost 1 hour...
4:33 pm
montreal13
diving back in...
4:36 pm
montreal13
FW ! - bye for now
6:47 pm
hokie carla
wish I was unold
6:55 pm
MollyL
Hilarious, you haven't even hit old yet.
7:02 pm
hokie carla
tell my body that
7:02 pm
ItalianGreyhound
I got your old
7:04 pm
hokie carla
spent hours today pulling weeds out of these rocks my mom has and my back and hips are shot
7:05 pm
hokie carla
my mind must be shot too
7:05 pm
ItalianGreyhound
keep active Carla
7:06 pm
hokie carla
trying
7:06 pm
ItalianGreyhound
No try. only do
7:08 pm
ItalianGreyhound
kinda Yoda-ish
7:10 pm
hokie carla
should've added young padawan at the end
7:11 pm
ItalianGreyhound
I am not a Geek. too old
7:22 pm
ItalianGreyhound
any clues wanted ?
8:23 pm
hokie carla
well, I left but am back. thanks for the clue offer, but still muddling through. oddly I have completed the 7s and 8s without any help or info whatsoever. that never happens.
8:54 pm
bleugirl2
iN 6/18? i have the one clues earlier
8:55 pm
hokie carla
I am missing 2 i and don't have any IN, so I guess I need to look for 2?
8:55 pm
doseffing
... not sure which one was clued .... ... in plus shiny things in the night sky .... or ... in plus to be not moving less a letter
8:56 pm
hokie carla
one is a bad spelling. didn't see the one clued earlier
8:57 pm
bleugirl2
thanks dose. i almost tried that second one but didn't
8:58 pm
doseffing
... ain't it always the way
9:01 pm
hokie carla
well, this was going so well, but now I'm stuck on 19 left
9:04 pm
mkg
Hi all. Need help. I have no 7s or 8s. Any stats and clues welcome.
9:06 pm
doseffing
.. ac 6/7 ... twhat they shout when they start filming a movie shot
9:07 pm
doseffing
... or 7/8 ... formal sounding speech made by a great speaker\
9:07 pm
mkg
Got two 7s and an 8 from that clue. Ty
9:07 pm
mkg
Two more. Ty ty
9:08 pm
doseffing
... actually I think that you can get four if you really try
9:08 pm
mkg
Missing the Y word. Stat and clues please.
9:09 pm
doseffing
... ya 4 ... a tall tale or a piece of thread
9:58 pm
mkg
Ty for Y. Got it.
9:58 pm
mkg
Also missing the i word second row i. Please send stat and clue. Ty.
10:01 pm
mkg
Oops found the i word. Sorry
10:45 pm
MollyL
Word of the day...definition...a bag shaped fish trap...who knew?
11:04 pm
bleugirl2
Happy Fourth of July! FIREWORXXX!