Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, September 27, 2021

12:03 am

justafreep

te7

12:04 am

rbud

re7

12:07 am

SuzeeQ24

et7

12:08 am

SuzeeQ24

hissy

12:11 am

rbud

sa8

12:12 am

jessmom

se7

12:15 am

SuzeeQ24

et7 x 2

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

justafreep

ar7

12:27 am

justafreep

se7

1:10 am

mab

ho7

1:15 am

helenary

lazies

1:15 am

helenary

soya

1:15 am

helenary

sene

1:15 am

helenary

teen

1:15 am

helenary

neat

1:21 am

dizgrannie

helen, watch it...LOL

1:28 am

dizgrannie

rais

1:31 am

dizgrannie

and I did the same thing...lol

1:46 am

mab

i recently returned to babble after years - i announced myself in the chat and then immediately entered a word or two there. silly.

1:47 am

dizgrannie

mab, we have all done it.

1:50 am

mab

so right, yet it always feels like i'm the only one ever.

4:20 am

mattygroves

Morning folks. Does anyone have stats, please, for the E in the top row?

4:29 am

ivesy3

el 4/5

4:33 am

mattygroves

Aaah, that pesky babblet. Thanks!

4:34 am

ivesy3

yw.

7:01 am

mattygroves

35 left - still haven't spotted the 8

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

Same here.....

7:05 am

Uneaixoise

Aha! Sa6 + Spielberg alien

7:08 am

mattygroves

OK, I'd better find the SA6 then :)

7:19 am

MollyL

Wow, 23 years of Google. How the world has changed since then.

7:23 am

MollyL

The first six of the sa8 is not an accepted word. s + Brit for hindquarters + mesh tennis divider

7:23 am

saanichcat

thanks Molly!

7:24 am

SamanthaJoy

. . . The first six is, actually, an accepted word

7:25 am

saanichcat

sa 6 are at Stonehenge

7:27 am

SamanthaJoy

Is that what the stones there are? I always thought the word had a connotation of "found naturally" instead of "arranged"; am I wrong?

7:29 am

saanichcat

I think it's both. They were 'found naturally' and were arranged.

7:30 am

aslindy

hello all

7:30 am

SamanthaJoy

Oh, I see; the connotation is just for "uncut".

Thanks saani!

7:30 am

SamanthaJoy

Hi lindy

7:40 am

mattygroves

Thanks all!

7:40 am

MollyL

The first six letters of sa8 is not an accepted word.

7:41 am

MollyL

Oh dear God, never mind. I am blind this morning.

7:42 am

hokie carla

hey guys, you think hoser might work this time?

7:42 am

Meatball421

the A word for being by yourself says "does not exist in the puzzle" WTH?

7:42 am

SamanthaJoy

Can someone give me the stats for the seven that hasn't been called?

7:42 am

mael

the fact that henge isn't a word always makes me cranky

7:43 am

SamanthaJoy

Because "alone" isn't in the puzzle, is my guess as to why.

7:43 am

hokie carla

yeah, henge is a word

7:43 am

mael

not in enable it isn't, sigh

7:43 am

SamanthaJoy

But not an Enable-accepted word, and it makes me cry too.

7:43 am

hokie carla

yeah, I don't see alone anywhere

7:44 am

mael

it's almost there, your eyes just slid over the e and the n being in the wrong order :)

7:44 am

Meatball421

opps, uncrossed my eyes and see my error

7:44 am

SamanthaJoy

Because I think it got lost: Can anyone give me the stats for the seven that hasn't been called?

7:45 am

hokie carla

I just started. found ho7 and that's all I have.

7:46 am

mael

I have an et7/32

7:46 am

mattygroves

I have the ET but not the HO

7:47 am

MollyL

7's...ar etx2, ho, re, se, tex2

7:47 am

SamanthaJoy

I have both Ets (7/28 and 7/32) and I'm sitting here wondering why it somehow feels morally superior to get clues in chat instead of just going to Lickety's list.

7:48 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm funny like that.

7:48 am

SamanthaJoy

Aha. I need another te. Thanks Molly

7:48 am

mkg

I dont get the clues for the 8. Sa +?????? There must be an et in there somewhere. But an sa 6 for the alien i am not getting. Back later to figure it out.

7:48 am

mael

because it's more fun to chat about it, is my guess

7:48 am

mael

:)

7:48 am

mattygroves

You're right Samantha - I do usually go to the chat before the list. I think the chatting is part of it.

7:49 am

MollyL

I have never understood the difference of getting clies in the chat vs looking at Lickety. And I laugh when people shout "Fireworks, no list!!!" when they have been asking for clues all day. Help is help.

7:49 am

mattygroves

And weirdly, you're right, it somehow seems less desperate! Same as those who need REALLY specific clues (I mean REALLY specific - just short of just saying the word is X) but won't go to morewords

7:49 am

SamanthaJoy

I'll just keep on keepin' on. Thanks guys. :)

7:49 am

MollyL

Or clues. Sorry, not enough sleep last night.

7:50 am

mael

if I want to try for no clues I don't even look at the chat at all, but most of the time I just play to unwind

7:51 am

MollyL

I often wonder how different the rankings would be with no chat clues and no Lickety.

7:52 am

mael

much different? but I've never looked at the rankings, hah

7:52 am

saanichcat

A LOT different Molly!

7:52 am

SamanthaJoy

I've heard rumors of rankings but never bothered to look them up

7:52 am

mael

good thing it's not the olympics!

7:53 am

MollyL

Many people play this game very competitively. Just look at the flip. It is a feeding frenzy for "who can be first to get a word".

7:54 am

mael

but I feel that the challenge there is getting the word, right? much like I challenge myself to get over half of all letters every day, it's not against other players. Just myself :)

7:55 am

MollyL

Back in the day, there was an agreement that for the first hour, there would be no clues and no stat blurting. That changed when a bunch of new people objected to it.

7:55 am

Meatball421

I do the same Mael

7:55 am

SamanthaJoy

Right! It's got a cooperative feel to it.

7:56 am

mael

I think that if you want to play "competitively" you can just hide the chat, I guess

7:56 am

Soodle

I think that's a bit disingenuous, Molly to describe it as a feeding frenzy. I picture the 'flippers' as night owls, who like to help others.

7:56 am

mael

I enjoy the chatting and the challenge but have no skin in the game otherwise

7:57 am

SamanthaJoy

Most of them aren't even night owls; the majority are in radically different time zones.

7:57 am

saanichcat

some of each maybe Soodle?

8:00 am

Soodle

Very possibly Saan. Flip time in this part of the world is 6.00am. If I'm awake, I'll have a first go at the grid and hoover up any and all clues. :-)

8:01 am

saanichcat

where I am, flip is at 10:00 PM.

8:02 am

saanichcat

funny joke in your profile Soodle!

8:03 am

SamanthaJoy

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH Can't find the other te. I have te 7/28; give me stats for the other? And is it pl?

8:06 am

saanichcat

it's chemically based, first 4 letters are same as an anasthetic, and pl

8:07 am

Soodle

te 7/48. Stats should help.

8:09 am

saanichcat

oh sorry I was cluing ET not TE, only have the young people one.

8:10 am

SamanthaJoy

OH! ok, thank you for clarifying. I was going nuts in the wrong directions! lol

8:10 am

MollyL

I was wondering about the te anesthetic

8:11 am

SamanthaJoy

Stats did it. Thanks Soodle

8:11 am

SamanthaJoy

And now I'm out. Got to get to work soonish.

8:12 am

saanichcat

I just got the other, it used the high pt tile, and is alt sp of te 6 (a plant) PLURAL only

8:14 am

MollyL

Pop goes the te7!

8:17 am

saanichcat

good one!

8:19 am

mael

hmmm but the plural I know doesn't exist in the grid, alas

8:20 am

MollyL

San said it was an alternate spelling

8:20 am

mael

yeah, the alternate spelling of t6 is t6 but with a Z

8:20 am

mael

so it must be an alternate alternate spelling that is eluding me!

8:21 am

mael

oh there it is

8:21 am

mael

it is the alternate-alternate spelling

8:21 am

saanichcat

there is no 6, it's pl only

8:22 am

mael

yes there is? te6/18 and te6/33 are the same plant

8:22 am

saanichcat

oh sh** I am going back to bed, SORRY will keep out of chat.

8:22 am

mael

no worries, there's just no plural for the 6/18 :)

8:23 am

saanichcat

I typoed the singular

8:32 am

welki

hi folks

8:37 am

MLFAN17

hi welk

8:44 am

MLFAN17

may i have stats for the top e pls/

8:45 am

mattygroves

el4/4 babblet

8:45 am

mattygroves

Sorry el4/5

8:46 am

MLFAN17

ty matty

8:50 am

Soodle

Matty - what's the fuel situation like around Windsor? I'm planning to take my car over to the UK on Saturday, and now I'm terrified I'll get stranded without diesel.

8:51 am

MLFAN17

in earlier chat someone said spielberg alien for a sa6 does it lead into the sa8?

8:51 am

MLFAN17

i havent found it yet

8:52 am

lynxxx

Yes - alien on end. Thanks for the clue

8:52 am

MLFAN17

alien on end?

8:53 am

lynxxx

Yes. The sa 6 is some kind of rock

8:53 am

hokie carla

the depressed cheerleader was rahless

8:54 am

Soodle

Have to go join a Zoom call now. Will check back in to see if Matty has any update. Where both my kids are in the UK - petrol stations are all out of fuel...

9:10 am

MollyL

Rahless and Braless: The Autobiography of a Depressed Feminist Cheerleader

9:12 am

hokie carla

good one

9:15 am

hokie carla

75% done. I like it when it's a nice even number grid and I can do the math in my head. :D

9:16 am

MollyL

Confession: I secretly hate people who can add fractions in their head. (Not so secretly now)

9:17 am

hokie carla

I secretly "hate" people who can find all these words in their heads.

9:17 am

hokie carla

and now I have 46 left so I can say it's more than 75% ðŸ¤£

9:25 am

zoozzoom

Still petrol here, Soodle. Although there are long queues to get any.

9:27 am

zoozzoom

Why people panic buy is beyond me.

9:28 am

rururocks

we had that here at the beginning of Covid.. you couldn't find toilet paper any where

9:28 am

zoozzoom

Yes we had that too, Ruru. So silly. Especially when the symptoms you got had nothing to do with going to the toilet.

9:29 am

rururocks

it was less than charmin behavior

9:29 am

zoozzoom

Ha!

9:31 am

rururocks

i have a friend on Facebook that goes on and on about brexit

9:32 am

zoozzoom

I was surprised to learn today that the majority of american people have not had blackcurrant juice or the fruit itself I guess.

9:32 am

rururocks

i have.. i cook with them sometimes

9:32 am

zoozzoom

Oh I have had my fill of brexit, Ru. Listened to it from both sides for years.

9:33 am

zoozzoom

Also you cannot buy orange squash (not the vegetable) in America either.

9:34 am

rururocks

that I've never heard of

9:34 am

rururocks

we have an orange monster we can send you though

9:34 am

zoozzoom

hahaha!

9:35 am

zoozzoom

If you google Robinson's orange squash you will see it.

9:35 am

rururocks

since we took in Harry and Meghan

9:35 am

zoozzoom

There are many other flavours to.

9:37 am

rururocks

is it sweet stuff?

9:38 am

zoozzoom

Not really. I suppose some can be a tad sweet. It is more like a concentrate that you add water to.

9:39 am

rururocks

oh.. i see one with Barley flavors too

9:39 am

zoozzoom

Yes you got it.

9:40 am

zoozzoom

If you get bored of drinking plain water then add a bit of squash to the drink.

9:40 am

rururocks

sounds good

9:41 am

rururocks

i don't drink sodas.. or sugary drinks

9:41 am

zoozzoom

It definitely makes a change from drinking just tea or coffee all day.

9:42 am

zoozzoom

I do not drink many soda drinks either. I do have one now and again but really not that often.

9:42 am

rururocks

ah.. .. true I bet. I am trying to stay away from sugar nowadays completely

9:42 am

zoozzoom

Have you been diagnosed with borderline diabetes?

9:43 am

zoozzoom

Or are you just trying to keep energised by taking sugar out of your diet?

9:43 am

rururocks

no.. but pre-diabetic.. so I'm trying to get my act together

9:44 am

zoozzoom

Ah I thought it might be something like that. Yes you can reverse pre diabetic stage by doing what you are doing. So good on you.

9:45 am

zoozzoom

When I say reverse I mean take yourself even further into the healthy side so your body can heal itself back to a normal state.

9:46 am

rururocks

yes.. although at my age.. losing a lot of weight would help.. but my metabolism isn't cooperatiing

9:47 am

zoozzoom

Yes I believe that would help you. I have a very high metabolism rate hence why I seem to never put weight on.

9:48 am

rururocks

good for you.. i could give you 30 pounds easy :D

9:48 am

zoozzoom

Haha! I'll take it if it is money! Not the weight itself though sorry chap!

9:49 am

zoozzoom

Did you see what I did there haha! pound here is our currency!

9:49 am

rururocks

got it right away

9:50 am

zoozzoom

I know you did. Not sure why I typed that bit really.

9:50 am

rururocks

the grid just got tougher and I have 7 4's to find too

9:51 am

zoozzoom

Have they found this Brian guy on the run yet?

9:51 am

rururocks

no..

9:52 am

rururocks

they are looking in two areas.. I think one is a wild goose chase that the parents put the police on

9:52 am

rururocks

how they could protect him when it's more than obvious that he killed his girlfriend is beyond me

9:54 am

zoozzoom

That is what I thought as soon as I heard about it. They even went with him after he came back without Gabby and they did not call the police. Come on. how suspicious is that.

9:54 am

rururocks

exactly

9:55 am

rururocks

he used her debit card too after she went missing.. that's a new thing

9:56 am

MollyL

If that guy didn't flee the country he is an idiot.

9:56 am

rururocks

they think he's in the appalachian (Sp?) mountains

9:56 am

zoozzoom

Well they have not said it was hers. Just a debit card was used without the owners permission of around a thousand dollars but it has to be hers.

9:56 am

MollyL

I am amazed that this story is getting covered in the UK.

9:57 am

zoozzoom

It is not as far as I am aware, Molly. I very rarely watch so called normal TV anymore. I got it from youtube.

9:57 am

rururocks

the sad thing is that if the missing person was a person of color, there wouldn't be all this press

9:58 am

MollyL

They have said it was her credit card he used. That is part of what he's been charged with.

9:58 am

MollyL

I disagree Ru. People get interested in what the press feeds them.

9:59 am

zoozzoom

I think you could well hbe right, Ruru. Sad as that is.

9:59 am

MollyL

Plenty of white people go missing all the time and there is not any interest.

9:59 am

72 Temple Owl

i agree. missing persons of color in the large city here make the news routinely

9:59 am

zoozzoom

Oh I did not know thay said it was her credit part. Sorry about that.

10:00 am

origami

About 6,000 Native American women go missing every year. If it were that many white women you can bet it would be screaming from the headlines.

10:00 am

hokie carla

I blame the media for so-called missing white woman syndrome. I certainly want to hear about anyone that disappears, regardless of race or color.

10:00 am

72 Temple Owl

have you ever had the experience of being at a news covered event and hearing the tv coverage and realizing it's not the way it's portrayed? i have.

10:00 am

rururocks

not a big national exposure TO is what I was talking about

10:01 am

72 Temple Owl

i see...but still we hear about what the news tells us, especially since the print media is in its death throes.

10:02 am

rururocks

we get regional stuff on missing people all the time but this is a huge national story.. that would rarely happen with people of color

10:02 am

72 Temple Owl

news is not so much covered as created. just look at all the personalites vs. reporters, even the weather people have to make a name for theselves.

10:02 am

hokie carla

that's what I'm saying. don't blame regular americans for what news people consider news-worthy, or what they think will sell.

10:03 am

72 Temple Owl

and so i must get ready for my vaccine today. getting it over with.

10:04 am

rururocks

good for you TO.. i hope to get my booster soon too

10:04 am

hokie carla

there is a missing 4 or 5 yo girl from TN right near where I'm from and my mom had been keeping me updated since she disappeared, but never heard anything in charlotte, which is less than 4 hours away.

10:04 am

72 Temple Owl

i mean sometimes, i just say who cares, not enough bad new in the us so you have to tell me a ferry sank off indonesia? really.

10:05 am

zoozzoom

So sad, Carla. I hope they find her safe and well quickly.

10:06 am

rururocks

if you ever went missing Holie we could find you by your word lists

10:06 am

hokie carla

it's been too long. crazy story, she went to play in her basement and then 10 min later someone went to look for her and she was just gone.

10:06 am

MollyL

There are some sad people who shop these stories to the media. The prettier the people, the more appealing the story (Kasey Anthony comes to mind)

10:07 am

MollyL

(Laughing at Holie)

10:07 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. there was a 4 year old who went missing here 3 years ago while playing in a park with siblingswith mother nearby. lot of coverage, happened in agricultural south jersey. story updated every anniversary since

10:08 am

MollyL

One of my friends says that if she and her husband went cross country in a van, violent confrontation would probably occur.
: D

10:08 am

72 Temple Owl

young hispanic child, still covered.

10:09 am

72 Temple Owl

lol molly

10:09 am

72 Temple Owl

police feel she was taken, not harmed.

10:10 am

MollyL

Two separate rewards totaling $30,000 have been offered to anyone who provides law enforcement officials with Laundrie's whereabouts.

10:11 am

HarryHood

I'll bet he's dead in the swamp somewhere

10:11 am

rururocks

I'll bet he isn't in the swamp

10:11 am

HarryHood

you're on.

10:12 am

zoozzoom

I would say 100t he is not there.

10:12 am

zoozzoom

100%

10:12 am

MollyL

Perpetrators of domestic abuse are rarely suicidal

10:12 am

72 Temple Owl

i think he's not

10:12 am

72 Temple Owl

in the swamp or anywhere near it

10:12 am

MollyL

I agree with Ru. I think the whole swamp thing is a ruse.

10:12 am

rururocks

yeah.. just ask my mother molly :D

10:12 am

72 Temple Owl

i agree with that

10:13 am

HarryHood

you think the parents know where he is?

10:13 am

rururocks

I think the parents have an idea where he is

10:13 am

MollyL

Absoluety

10:13 am

zoozzoom

And the parents should also be punished for helping him with this untruth they gave to the police.

10:13 am

MollyL

Or absolutely

10:13 am

HarryHood

what a soap opera

10:14 am

72 Temple Owl

i doubt it, in that he would not tell him or they'd be accessories. but i think they faciliated by handing him $

10:14 am

zoozzoom

My eyesight is so bad, Molly I did not see the mistake haha!

10:14 am

72 Temple Owl

like, here, get lost

10:15 am

MollyL

Zoom, they can be charged with obstruction of justice if Laundrie is charged with murder.

10:15 am

72 Temple Owl

like molly said.

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

but hey can plead they did not know if they played it right

10:17 am

zoozzoom

All in all a very sad outcome for both parents.

10:18 am

zoozzoom

And an even sadder outcome for, Gabby.

10:18 am

rururocks

anyone that would harm a woman is one of the lowest life forms on the planet

10:19 am

HarryHood

50 to go!

10:19 am

zoozzoom

I would agree. I cannot understand why people would want to hurt another person or animal.

10:19 am

rururocks

6 here but it's not budging

10:20 am

rururocks

me neither zooz..

10:20 am

HarryHood

you can't understand somebody who is wired differently than you. sounds like they both had some crazy anger issues.

10:21 am

rururocks

very true and well said harry

10:26 am

HarryHood

40 to go

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

i worked with a contractor rep who killed his girlfriend.

10:27 am

HarryHood

yikes

10:27 am

zoozzoom

Wow!

10:30 am

zoozzoom

Taking a break. Toodle pip!

10:31 am

HarryHood

bye zooz

10:31 am

72 Temple Owl

after they called him back to the mother ship, not whilst in our place. that did prompt some talk at the copy machine

10:32 am

HarryHood

did he seem unhinged, or did everyone say "he seemed like such a nice guy?"

10:33 am

rururocks

Apparently a woman Ranger told Gabby to get away from him... she said he's toxic and you could be in danger

10:33 am

72 Temple Owl

well, harry, he seemed fine to me. but aside from sex, not much in common for a 55 or so man with a twenty five year old woman.

10:34 am

rururocks

there were called to the campsite because they were fighting

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

they were arguing and he killed her

10:34 am

HarryHood

crazy.

10:35 am

rururocks

i Just don't see how someone could lose that much control ..

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

those we hold close can make us the angriest.

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

thank you all for the distraction, i have clean floors and have not spent the last hour thinking about getting my vaccine. happy babbling.

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

:D

10:37 am

HarryHood

bye TO

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

off to get jabbed

10:37 am

HarryHood

enjoy it

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

don't even get a lollipop.

10:38 am

HarryHood

we get a pin and a sticker.

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

we got wter from walmart but this is the county. the brihgt side, it's at the mall

10:39 am

HarryHood

ooh walmart water - that's the good stuff!

10:40 am

bichon

We use a Britta filter

10:40 am

HarryHood

us too. but that would be a bit too slow for the vaccination center.

10:41 am

bichon

True that

10:41 am

HarryHood

29 to go. I'm listing.

10:49 am

HarryHood

done!

10:50 am

dcseain

aw, no assizes today.

10:51 am

MollyL

Better that we not discuss assize

10:51 am

HarryHood

then we need to have a kh in the grid.

11:03 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

11:22 am

cybernan

Did I chase everyone away?

11:25 am

rbud

not sure, but I just now got back here for my last 30, hopefully - morning, nan! :)

11:25 am

cybernan

you are way ahead of me - 59 to go

11:28 am

MLFAN17

hello again

11:29 am

penquis

hello all....

11:30 am

MLFAN17

hello pen

11:30 am

MLFAN17

is or5 a pl?

11:30 am

penquis

hi MLF...

11:32 am

cybernan

don't have an or 5 yet

11:32 am

cybernan

yes it is

11:32 am

penquis

i have a pl for or 5....

11:32 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

11:32 am

MLFAN17

and cyber

11:38 am

penquis

i thought i was making up a word and i found the 8.... ;o)

11:39 am

cybernan

what does it begin with pen?

11:39 am

penquis

sa....

11:40 am

penquis

from the fourth column S....

11:40 am

cybernan

ty - got it

11:40 am

penquis

did you know the word?...

11:41 am

cybernan

yes - but I thought it was spelled with a c

11:42 am

penquis

apparently it is an alt spelling...i was not familiar with it...

11:43 am

penquis

i am not into odd fabrics... ;o)

11:43 am

cybernan

ah -- but I sew a lot -- made just about my entire wardrobe at one time.

11:43 am

penquis

nice....my mother was a great seamstress....i was always afraid of the sewing machine...

11:44 am

cybernan

It was all those company black tie events my husband's company expected us to attend but not the moola to go with it!

11:45 am

penquis

my mother made a lot of my clothes....and she made some neat blue and brown arrow quivers for me and my brother... ;o)

11:46 am

cybernan

I made most of my kids clothes too, but in those days designer label jeans weren't important -- jeans weren't considered proper attire for school at all

11:47 am

penquis

oh i had to wear dresses or skirts and blouses to school....

11:47 am

cybernan

off to the list now

11:47 am

penquis

i am down to 36 and trying to hang in a little longer...

11:48 am

cybernan

35 here and not seeing anything else

11:48 am

penquis

going to try to find my 10 missing fours...

11:49 am

cybernan

I figure the 4's I have left must be babblets I've either forgotten or haven't seen before

11:49 am

penquis

just found two..

11:50 am

cybernan

one I should have had and a new one so far

11:51 am

cybernan

and a couple of titt's

11:54 am

cybernan

gorbachev's wife is in the grid again

11:54 am

penquis

NTPN....famous Ethiopian....only one i know, lol....

11:55 am

cybernan

selassie

11:55 am

penquis

ding, ding, ding!

11:55 am

cybernan

that about covers it for me too

12:00 pm

MollyL

<---Is a clutz with a needle and thread. Sewing machines spontaneously break when they see her coming.

12:00 pm

penquis

well i found seven of my missing fours and some other words along the way....down to 25 now....

12:12 pm

periwinkle

hi all. have no idea re sa8. help pls

12:13 pm

periwinkle

type of fabric?

12:13 pm

periwinkle

70 left here

12:15 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:18 pm

penquis

laundry calls...bbl to find my last 24...bye all...

12:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

12:36 pm

cybernan

hi again - phone call from elder son.

12:37 pm

cybernan

yes - sa 8 is a fine silk

12:42 pm

cybernan

does anyone want a clue for the sa 8?

12:45 pm

origami

I'd like one, nan.

12:45 pm

dcseain

i found it from your stat, thank you nan.

12:46 pm

cybernan

standing stone (like in Stonehenge) + movie alien

12:47 pm

origami

Thanks, nan.

12:54 pm

cybernan

saw on the news that the fires are still raging in northern CA, ori - have things calmed down where you are?

12:54 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!*

12:59 pm

MollyL

I would never have gotten the sa8 from the fabric clue. I have not heard of it.

1:12 pm

cybernan

think you will get a chuckle from my profile update molly -- it is supposed to be a true story -- gotta love a kid with a sense of humour.

1:17 pm

MollyL

Nan, that is priceless. That kid is clever.

1:28 pm

sammysmom

i saw the most horrific gd commercial on WE tv last ight..... it started " welcome to my vagina ""... my sone an i were both offended and we will ot be watching that chanel for a while... i am so glad that my greatgrads were not here

1:29 pm

Cosmo Kramer

nan, the story is super

1:34 pm

sammysmom

suoper ????? ithat is no story... tjhat is the friggin truth and you can bet i have already e mailed the station and my copngressmen and senators and parents of kids, and mu book club-library club-sewing group and everyone else i could thknk of- i am mot a prude and have a mouth like sailor bur that is going tooooooo far !!!

1:36 pm

Dorens

Sammysmom: Cosmos was replyhing to nan, not you.

1:36 pm

Cosmo Kramer

i was commenting on the story cybernan wrote in her profile.

1:36 pm

Cosmo Kramer

ty Dorens

1:36 pm

Dorens

yw and hello all

1:36 pm

sammysmom

sorry cos, guess i am to mad still to be coherent.

1:40 pm

origami

Hi nan, just saw your post re the fires. They have calmed down considerably around here.

1:42 pm

cybernan

happym for you ori. I think our fire season is over (keeping fingers crossed that we don't get another heat wave). I rained all night and more rain is forecast for the next few days.

1:43 pm

origami

Good deal on the rain. We could sure use some! Last time it rained here was in January!!

1:45 pm

cybernan

Mr. Cyver home soon, so should go and get lunch organized. Hagd everyone :)

1:45 pm

Cosmo Kramer

sammysmom, :)

1:51 pm

sammysmom

going to my calmer downer.. pavarotti and bocelli.. they restore my sanity for a while................

2:08 pm

MollyL

I just watched that commercial. Not only is it offensive to some, but it is also just plain stupid.

2:09 pm

hurshy

the stupidest commercial i ever saw was one for Beggin' Strips, a dog treat. they showed a dog a bunch of Rorschach inkblots, and for each one the dog said "BACON!", and then a picture of Beggin' Strips, and the dog again said "BACON!". and the tagline was "Beggin' Strips: Dogs don't know it's not bacon." And I was like... but according to this commerciall, they don't know ANYTHING is not bacon, so why would I bother buying your product?

2:11 pm

MollyL

And yet, these people think they are so clever. I know. I interned at an ad agency one summer in college.

2:17 pm

car.eeyore

sammysmom...I have seen that commercial...the first time was while watching the Lion King on the Disney Channel! I was horrified! I have now seen it on several other channels and I absolutely hate it. It is NASTY.

2:21 pm

origami

Good lord ... on the Disney Channel? Unbelievable.

2:21 pm

car.eeyore

Yup and it was only about 8:30 pm

2:24 pm

origami

I'm not easily offended, but I would be if I saw it on that channel at that time and there were children present.

2:26 pm

car.eeyore

I'm the same. my kids are teenagers but I was still shocked. Thought I had hit the remote to another channel by accident.

2:28 pm

hokie carla

is that the birth control ad with the girl from Schitt's Creek? I have been surprised to see that a few times. Don't rem. what I was watching or what channel, but probably a network since I was probably watching live. otherwise I would have to watch no ads.

2:31 pm

MollyL

I am stunned that the Disney Channel would air a commercial like that. I imagine they are getting a lot of flack about it.

2:32 pm

car.eeyore

I apologize...it was actually FreeForm which is owned by Disney. They do show teenage / young adult girl shows on some evenings, but this was not one of them.

2:32 pm

MollyL

According to Reddit, it airs on Nikelodeon too.

2:33 pm

hokie carla

FreeForm used to be ABCFamily I believe

2:33 pm

car.eeyore

They also show the 700 Club on that channel...I wonder what Pat Robertson whould think of THAT ad!

2:33 pm

hokie carla

ooh, which subreddit are they talking about it on?

2:33 pm

hokie carla

oh, fudgesticks, he would die

2:35 pm

MollyL

The funny thing is, in the fine print, it says that the birth control foam the ad is promoting is only 87% effective.

2:35 pm

hokie carla

I know! the first time I saw it I was thinking, this is not the best.

2:37 pm

MollyL

What's next? A condoms commercial with a guy saying "Welcome to my penis"?

2:38 pm

MollyL

And THIS is why I watch all my television on streaming/ad free.

2:47 pm

origami

Thanks for the clarification, car.

3:30 pm

periwinkle

hi all. not getting the clues for the sa8

3:37 pm

Cosmo Kramer

s + **** ass + use this to catch fish ***

3:37 pm

Cosmo Kramer

s + *** (ass) + **** (use this to catch fish)
ignore the previous

3:38 pm

Cosmo Kramer

Sorry... it's s+ 4 letters +3 letters

3:38 pm

origami

It's tough to clue

3:41 pm

MollyL

s + Brit for hindquarters + mesh divider in tennis

3:42 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

3:42 pm

periwinkle

ty Cosmo

3:43 pm

mixi6

ty Molly

3:43 pm

Sophie512

thanks, MOlly, got it....I stream a lot of BritBox :) so I knew that one

3:57 pm

clg47

good clue on the s

4:33 pm

dan2bit

does that make mesh undies an a7 ?

5:55 pm

spellit

Clue on the la5/20 please?

5:56 pm

dcseain

weird spelling of a concentrated beam of light.

5:57 pm

dan2bit

la5/20 uses the high point tile

5:57 pm

dan2bit

howdy dcs and all

5:57 pm

dcseain

hi, dan

5:57 pm

dcseain

it's archaic for a poor person apparently.

5:58 pm

dcseain

much noise coming from either the nearby middle school or high school. They are next to each other, so cannot tell which.

5:59 pm

dan2bit

interesting, since its the first name of the protagonist of Fiddler on the Roof, who sings "If I were a rich man"

5:59 pm

spellit

Thanks I thought I had entered that but must have insisted

5:59 pm

dcseain

in that case, dan, i bet it's a shortening of La5us

6:00 pm

spellit

Missed it not insisted!

6:00 pm

dcseain

though it could be subtly antisemitic also.

6:00 pm

dan2bit

makes sense

6:00 pm

dcseain

we understood, spellit :)

6:35 pm

brandyjack

en

6:37 pm

dcseain

hello, bj, long time. how are you?

6:37 pm

brandyjack

Doing good. staying out of trouble.

6:38 pm

MollyL

BJ is an unfortunate abbreviation for BrandyJack

6:38 pm

dcseain

an extra good idea last year and some.

6:38 pm

brandyjack

Now to figure out which word i fat fingered.

6:41 pm

dcseain

I have a cousin BJ.

6:41 pm

dcseain

which are his initials.

6:43 pm

hurshy

oh brandyjack! so nice to see you!!

6:43 pm

hurshy

arles

6:43 pm

hurshy

oops excuse me

6:44 pm

brandyjack

one reason i'm not in chat much.....

6:47 pm

periwinkle

hi brandyjack!!

6:47 pm

periwinkle

hi all.

6:47 pm

periwinkle

help with first ha6/21 please

6:48 pm

origami

peri - to bother persistently

6:52 pm

mab

brandyjack! so great!

6:52 pm

periwinkle

ori I think that is the 2nd

6:53 pm

origami

It's another word for the same thing :D

6:53 pm

brandyjack

it's the first allright. 2nd is testing me....

6:54 pm

origami

The second one sounds like the one peri was referring to

6:54 pm

periwinkle

ok will keep looking

6:54 pm

hurshy

well they can kind of both mean bother persistently, so i think that is the source of the confusion

6:55 pm

periwinkle

ty ori and BJ I am done

6:55 pm

origami

Indeed, hursh

6:55 pm

periwinkle

happy babbling all

6:55 pm

periwinkle

BJ don't be a stranger

6:55 pm

origami

congrats, peri

6:56 pm

brandyjack

Haven't seen it spelt that way until now. Game always provides new stuff.

6:57 pm

dan2bit

stumped on the te6/33 - I assume it has to use the high point tile but can't make it work

6:58 pm

brandyjack

like the primitive comb, spelt different

7:00 pm

origami

Ah, thanks brandy

7:03 pm

dan2bit

thanks brandyjack that's firewords

7:04 pm

origami

congratulations, dan

7:09 pm

dcseain

congrats, dan

7:17 pm

eieios

Is the 8 part of a combo?

7:20 pm

dcseain

no. it's a type of silk used for lining and dresses.

7:21 pm

eieios

Similar to the to5?

7:22 pm

dcseain

s+british for posterior+plus tennis barrier

7:23 pm

eieios

New one for me. Thx, dc!

7:24 pm

eieios

Stats for the lone top row e?

7:25 pm

brandyjack

el4/5

7:26 pm

dcseain

add a hello

7:26 pm

eieios

Thx, gang!

7:33 pm

dcseain

te6.33?

7:34 pm

dcseain

found it. thanks

7:37 pm

eieios

Oyeah, i am still looking. I did't get the comb clue.

7:48 pm

PinkHatClub

el 4,5

7:49 pm

PinkHatClub

sale

7:49 pm

eieios

Are you giving or needing a clue, pink?

7:50 pm

PinkHatClub

I was giving and then I gave :)

7:50 pm

PinkHatClub

Oops

7:50 pm

PinkHatClub

hies

7:50 pm

PinkHatClub

I should just give up and go to bedâ€¦

7:51 pm

eieios

I still cannot monkey that darn te6/33. ðŸ¤”

7:59 pm

welki

eieios, pop goes the te6

8:00 pm

hokie carla

I wonder if the comb was before our time. I know what people do with combs that starts with te, but can't get it with a z

8:04 pm

eieios

Got it. Thx for the clues

8:04 pm

hokie carla

thx welki

8:04 pm

eieios

Arass

8:04 pm

eieios

Oops

8:17 pm

hokie carla

I still didn't get the maybe alt sp of the ha6

8:19 pm

BzznBea

Keep the clues coming...199 to go...

8:20 pm

mkg

Hi all. Any clues and stat for the 8? Ty.

8:20 pm

BzznBea

Just logged on and it's time for me to go...

8:20 pm

hokie carla

LOL, bea

8:21 pm

hokie carla

mkg, molly had a good one earlier. I do not know the time but you can find it. not a word I know.

8:21 pm

BzznBea

YOu just never know when they will come out...

8:21 pm

eieios

Clue for the ar6/7 combo?

8:22 pm

hokie carla

I just found that, ei - nipples

8:22 pm

hokie carla

i mean, around nipples

8:22 pm

eieios

Thx. I was looking the wrong direction....ðŸ™„

8:23 pm

hokie carla

happens. well, to me a lot.

8:23 pm

mkg

Got it from below. Great clue from DC

8:24 pm

hokie carla

still need 5 H, 6 T, and 5 S (plus 11 more words). why are those 3 so hard?

8:26 pm

BzznBea

9.5 hours in the car today. At least I didn't whine...

8:27 pm

BzznBea

much...

8:27 pm

origami

That's a long time in the car, Bea!

8:27 pm

hokie carla

yes, that is long

8:27 pm

BzznBea

Minnesota to Kansas...

8:28 pm

hokie carla

so you're not in Minnesota anymore ðŸ¤£

8:29 pm

BzznBea

Clicked the heels of my ruby slippers and landed in Kansas.

8:30 pm

origami

Wow! That's quite a trek.

8:31 pm

BzznBea

X 2 We went up on Friday.

8:31 pm

hokie carla

I am at the beach right now. fri we are heading to raleigh to pick up the youngest and then going home. not quite 9 hours.

8:32 pm

origami

And you'll be heading back home at some point. Road trip!

8:32 pm

BzznBea

What beach?

8:32 pm

BzznBea

And I'm jealous...

8:32 pm

BzznBea

Super road trip, ori.

8:32 pm

hokie carla

sunset

8:33 pm

hokie carla

had to relax after moving last week

8:33 pm

BzznBea

Did you find a house?

8:33 pm

origami

How far did you move, hokie? It was close by, right?

8:34 pm

BzznBea

We have a super nice AirBandB. Perfect for my momma.

8:34 pm

hokie carla

we are just in a house we owned already. the renter moved to Switzerland (I think). yes, only a couple of miles from our old house.

8:35 pm

hokie carla

the place we are renting at the beach is kind of a dump, but we are beachfront and they allow Winston

8:35 pm

hokie carla

glad you have a nice place.

8:37 pm

BzznBea

LIttle did we know when we rented it it was once called "A Place for Mom". An assisted living home. LOL!

8:37 pm

hokie carla

that is perfect!

8:43 pm

hokie carla

well, went to the list. that was disappointing. missed so many everyday words.

8:44 pm

origami

I finished, so off to cook some grub. Happy babbling folks.

8:54 pm

eieios

Hit the list for my last 40.

8:54 pm

eieios

FW!

8:55 pm

eieios

Now you can enjoy the beach, hokie. ðŸ˜Š

9:06 pm

hokie carla

well it's pretty dark out there now!

9:06 pm

BzznBea

LOL! That's what I was thinkiing.

9:09 pm

hokie carla

I walked Winston earlier on the street and he kept trying to turn down all the beach accesses. he doesn't care how dark it is!

9:11 pm

BzznBea

I'm with Winston. There is always just enough light to walk the beach at night.

9:12 pm

hokie carla

it was pretty dark last night when we came in. it's fine on the beach, but the boardwalk has steps and some of them are wonky.

9:14 pm

BzznBea

Carla, have you been following the Petito murder?

9:19 pm

hokie carla

not really closely. just the basics.

9:20 pm

BzznBea

Crime Junkies had a good podcast on it. NOw I wonder where Laundrie is???

9:23 pm

hokie carla

I can't listen to Crime Junkies anymore. They plagiarized some other podcasts I listen to word-for-word.

9:24 pm

BzznBea

Really?

9:24 pm

BzznBea

Which one?

9:26 pm

BzznBea

My new favorite true crime podcast is Crime Countdown. The hosts are so funny together.

9:27 pm

hokie carla

just google Crime Junkies plagiarism. The two I'm thinking of are The Trail Went Cold and Trace Evidence. The Trace Evidence guy used to post transcripts of his podcasts but he said he had to quit after he discovered "someone" was doing their own podcast reading his verbatim. They also read some news stories and and TV shows word for word without credit.

9:28 pm

hokie carla

I like Crime Countdown and the other show those 2 do together, but I can't deal with how one of them says exacTly.

9:28 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

9:29 pm

BzznBea

Do you listen to audio books?

9:32 pm

hokie carla

yes, I just got the new Longmire that came out but haven't started it yet.

9:33 pm

BzznBea

LOL...There is no channel tv here. We hooked mom p to Longmire on Netflix. She is enjoying it.

9:35 pm

BzznBea

We listened to Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin. I highly recommend it! He writes with a lot of imagery and the story he tells is fascinating.

9:36 pm

hokie carla

I will have to check it out.

9:37 pm

BzznBea

I'm leaving 49 in Judi's bucket...Until tomorrow.

9:43 pm

hokie carla

good night bea!

9:49 pm

joym999

hi carla hi all

9:50 pm

joym999

I was working on this earlier today. I'm back to finish with 50 left

9:51 pm

joym999

and I'm stuck on the AR7

9:52 pm

joym999

just found it!

9:52 pm

Jacula

joym999 - ar7 uis the plural of tge nipple surround ar6.

9:53 pm

Jacula

Sorry for bad typing - eyesight is still fuzzy.

9:53 pm

joym999

I saw it as soon as I asked for a hint, which often happens.

9:54 pm

Jacula

Any more clues needed? I will try to type legibly,

9:55 pm

joym999

I'm sure I'll find something. Thanks, Jacula.

9:55 pm

joym999

That EN5 is in the grid almost every day and I miss it almost every day, until I list.

9:56 pm

Jacula

Okay. Got to be at a family funeral in about 9 hour's time, so need a bit more sleep.

9:56 pm

joym999

I could use a hint for any of the ET words

9:58 pm

joym999

I just found the first 6/7 combo

9:58 pm

Jacula

et 6/21 and plural - chemical words. et 6 and 7f folllowing, Frecnh words for star.

9:58 pm

joym999

Thanks for the stars!

9:59 pm

Jacula

y/w.

10:01 pm

Jacula

Oh blimey!Posts below rubbish typed. Thank goodness Joy understood them. I'm a touch typist, so shouldn't really need my eyes for the job.

10:02 pm

Jacula

Over and out from me now. Happy Babbling all! x

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