Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, December 6, 2021

12:00 am

godthaab

Who won?

12:00 am

mich_pdx

there's a 7 in the total! I knew it, lol

12:01 am

rururocks

ho7

12:02 am

mich_pdx

Should have screen shot our guesses - I was too high, then too long

12:03 am

penquis

Dr 8

12:03 am

justafreep

ho7 x 2

12:04 am

justafreep

My guess was spot on... I just, ummm, didn't say it out loud :-)

12:04 am

ursh

no no I said 175 so I get the prize :)

12:05 am

mich_pdx

Ursh wins!!

12:05 am

justafreep

whoa, ursh. That's mighty close

12:06 am

jessmom

sl7

12:08 am

rururocks

de8

12:11 am

cybernan

de 7

12:15 am

harpjane

found an ungulate

12:19 am

cybernan

When the plant part was pulled from the lion's paw didn't St. Jerome de 7 it?

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

mich_pdx

thanks, Nan! I'm watching a movie, too, and I'm distracted -

12:19 am

mich_pdx

thanks, Lickety!

12:19 am

harpjane

thank you lickety!

12:20 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:20 am

cybernan

it

12:20 am

cybernan

it

12:21 am

cybernan

it's not accepted though, mich

12:21 am

mich_pdx

I see that, but got the plant part

12:22 am

cybernan

still looking for that de 8

12:32 am

ursh

well its not removing prickly bits from roses - tried that a few times :)

12:32 am

penquis

Sn 7

12:32 am

cybernan

me too ursh

12:32 am

mich_pdx

right? enable's whack sometimes

12:37 am

cybernan

stalled at just over half way -- goodnight everyone :)

12:39 am

penquis

Goodnightâ€¦

12:39 am

mich_pdx

Goodnight, Nan

12:53 am

penquis

I can go to bed nowâ€¦.found the de 6/7/8â€¦..goodnight allâ€¦.

12:54 am

mich_pdx

Goodnight, Pen. Sleep well

1:08 am

harpjane

found a duck

2:19 am

mab

de 7 x 2

3:39 am

ChrissieDee

Froggie, are you there?

3:46 am

frogface

Yeah

3:46 am

frogface

have I missed you?

3:47 am

ChrissieDee

Iâ€™m here x

3:47 am

frogface

everything okay?

5:49 am

periwinkle

is there a dr8 or de8?

5:51 am

periwinkle

may they are both her

5:51 am

periwinkle

here

5:52 am

periwinkle

found dr8 hi all

6:16 am

WoolyChris

hoed

6:16 am

WoolyChris

hoar

6:16 am

WoolyChris

sorry - hello all

6:30 am

mattygroves

I found the DR8 but I'm not seeing the DE combos...may I have the gentlest of nudges, please?

6:33 am

waskallia

starts like the stuff you put under arms

6:33 am

mattygroves

OK, looking - found the six - so onward!

6:34 am

waskallia

yep all come from that...

6:34 am

mattygroves

And found them. Thank you!

6:34 am

waskallia

yw

6:40 am

welki

greetings, babblers

6:42 am

Uneaixoise

Found the big sandwich!

7:51 am

hokie carla

hmm, no snarf

7:55 am

hokie carla

well I did get HOET on first pass but still 46 left.

8:02 am

MollyL

Congratulations Carla. People are following your HOET lead like sheep to the shepherd.

8:03 am

hokie carla

well, it's a better metric than NBT IMO

8:03 am

MollyL

I have never understood why NBT is such a big whoop

8:05 am

hokie carla

btw - I sent bea an email yesterday and haven't heard back. not sure if she checks that one regularly.

8:06 am

MollyL

I sent her one too. Also did not hear back.

8:06 am

hokie carla

ðŸ˜ž

8:12 am

MollyL

I know it is hard for some to believe, but people's lives are not all about Babble.
: D

8:14 am

hokie carla

I know, that's what worries me. she was such a regular and then to just stop...and still worried about MLFAN. but that's me - as Patty Smyth sang, I am the worrier. (ok, maybe she didn't sing it that way)

8:16 am

MollyL

Ru said that Bea said she would be "back next week" a while back. I must have missed that.

8:16 am

mael

I played for HOET before I knew it was a thing :)

8:16 am

MollyL

I suspect MLFan

8:16 am

MollyL

has money/internet issues

8:16 am

hokie carla

I said that I saw that too but then when I looked I didn't see it

8:16 am

hokie carla

mael, you should have named it!

8:17 am

hokie carla

this time of year I'm always on an undiet

8:24 am

MollyL

If a bra and underpants is undies, wouldn't just a bra be an undie?

8:25 am

hokie carla

I certainly thought so when I tried it

8:27 am

hokie carla

I am not trying afro today.

8:31 am

hokie carla

oh, here's a NTPN for molly - partial county name in MD

8:34 am

MollyL

Arundel. But that is the whole name if you live there. The locals skip the Anne part.

8:34 am

hokie carla

âœ…âœ…âœ…

8:35 am

hokie carla

one of my best friends in the dorm was from annapolis

8:36 am

hokie carla

we had a long-standing argument - she would say it is a small town and I would remind her it is a state capital and she maybe has never seen a small town like in my part of VA.

8:38 am

MollyL

Oh it's a pretty small town. Gorgeous though. I would love to live there.

8:39 am

hokie carla

38k people, I call that a small city

8:39 am

MollyL

Size-wise it is small. Only 8 square miles.

8:40 am

hokie carla

I am surprised though, the small city I grew up next to is 54k.

8:40 am

hokie carla

wow, that is pretty tiny

8:40 am

MollyL

There are a lot of people crammed in that little town.

8:41 am

hokie carla

meanwhile my small town is 1.7 sq mi and 1300 people

8:43 am

MollyL

My town is 11 sqare miles 90,000 people. And that is just what the census says.

8:44 am

hokie carla

well that seems like a lot crammed in

8:46 am

MollyL

It is. And the schools are all overcrowded. They build a new one and two months later, it has portable classrooms due to overcrowding.

8:47 am

hokie carla

that's the way it is here. and we are right at the edge of the county but this is also the most populated, so they build new schools and shift kids right next to the closest one to farther away ones to fit more kids in.

8:49 am

MollyL

They just added on to our local high school. I swear that place is so big it's like a small city. I would never survive in a school that big.

8:50 am

hokie carla

yeah, I think my kids' graduating classes were about the size of my whole high school.

9:01 am

penquis

hello all...

9:01 am

Scrabbler

Hi penquis.

9:02 am

hokie carla

oh hey y'all

9:06 am

penquis

hi scrabs, carla, Molly....everyone else...

9:07 am

hokie carla

I am stuck at 29 left so will probably move on to some other things.

9:07 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and must shop for my mom. I also must leave her house in time to get past the stadium for the Bills' game tonight.

9:07 am

penquis

i was up at the flip....40 left...

9:07 am

Scrabbler

Go penquis, go.

9:08 am

hokie carla

good luck not getting stuck in traffic, scrabs

9:10 am

Scrabbler

Bills' fans are crazy pre-game partiers. Add in a game vs the Patriots and people will be wild.

9:10 am

penquis

leave yourself extra time tonight...

9:11 am

Scrabbler

The stadium is about 1/2-way for me. I can look to the west and see it when driving.

9:34 am

penquis

well i am stalled at 22 left....need a break....bbl to finish...bye all...

10:39 am

MollyL

I nominate Better.com CEO Vishal Garg as the bastard of the year. He fired 900 people via zoom call 19 days before Christmas.

10:39 am

rururocks

i read about that.. unbelievable

10:44 am

MollyL

The CEO sounds like a real asshole. I doubt this company will stay in business long.

10:45 am

origami

I heard about that also. What an asshole.

10:46 am

origami

Even if that was necessary, you would think they would deliver the layoff notices individually via the employees' supervisors.

10:47 am

joym999

yikes. I've never heard of "better.com" What is it? And what a creep? When I hear these stories, I also wonder how these people live with themselves. i wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I treated people like that.

10:48 am

origami

It is a mortgage financing company.

10:49 am

MollyL

I sent them a scathing email and said I was going to tell the story to everyone I know.

10:50 am

joym999

good for you, Molly. I'll publicize it as well.

11:02 am

mkg

Hi all. any hints for the 8s? need stats too. ty.

11:02 am

Sophie512

the video is on line, but I couldn't unmute it, I just couldn't stand to watch it

11:12 am

MollyL

This is why people are stupid to do things like that. We live in such an "open environment". They should have known that angry people were going to put that video out for everyone to see. I give this company six months before it tanks. And I will drink to that when it happens.

11:12 am

cybernan

apparently he accused the 900 people of theft because they were only working 2 hours per day

11:13 am

MollyL

Such a cheery holiday message.

11:13 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

11:15 am

Sophie512

DE and DR MKG are the 8s, but I don't know any more than that....... just got here and can't stay for long this morning, have a lot on my TO DO list :) and haven't DONE any of it yet

11:16 am

mkg

ty

11:16 am

mkg

ty

11:17 am

mkg

tough grid.

11:19 am

cybernan

missing 9 d's and not seeing any of them

11:20 am

cybernan

oh - just found 3 of them

12:21 pm

hurshy

do i have to make any compounds that are un5 + something?

12:22 pm

cybernan

nod idea hursh - have listed but not at the u's yet

12:22 pm

hurshy

i don't THINK so but

12:23 pm

hurshy

if there is one, there's only one, i am only missing one U

12:24 pm

hokie carla

rehi - still need 3 u's here.

12:24 pm

hokie carla

not sure I understand exactly what you are asking

12:24 pm

cybernan

there is a un 4-6 combo - the 6 being "one who"

12:24 pm

hurshy

yeah, have those

12:24 pm

hurshy

hokie, i'm thinking of words like un4tow, a dangerous tidal phenomenon

12:25 pm

hokie carla

yes, that's the only one I thought might be what she's saying

12:25 pm

hurshy

or un5wear

12:25 pm

cybernan

un 5 x2 that meet your criteria

12:25 pm

hokie carla

I see

12:26 pm

hokie carla

I only have 7s and smaller left so no words meet your criteria

12:29 pm

hurshy

hmm, top D being difficult

12:29 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I still need 4 there

12:30 pm

hurshy

6 for me

12:30 pm

hokie carla

there's a set of 3 we have a bit but they are weird and I don't remember what they mean. you might have 1 and still need the others.

12:31 pm

hurshy

di or de?

12:31 pm

Sophie512

well, this will make you all feel a little better....I'm taking a break with 80 left

12:31 pm

hokie carla

de6/7/8

12:31 pm

hurshy

ok, i do have one de6

12:31 pm

hurshy

thanks, got the others!

12:32 pm

hurshy

dang it, i thought remove the prickers from a rose would be a word

12:32 pm

hokie carla

well, I'm about to leave to pick up my new glasses. will try out my new computer glasses when I get back and look for last 28.

12:32 pm

cybernan

there are no u 7's if that is what you were looking for

12:32 pm

hurshy

aha, but i can take a rhino's tusk (NEVER do that!)

12:33 pm

cybernan

I also need that de 6-7-8 combo

12:33 pm

hurshy

it makes one think of a product applied to armpits

12:36 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* ty hurshy and lickety

12:38 pm

cybernan

and of course we are all familiar with Himilayan trees!

12:39 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone :)

1:56 pm

joym999

OMG I just got to the F. Yikes.

2:26 pm

zoozzoom

What a silly word the DR 8 is.

2:30 pm

MollyL

The expressions people use here kill me. Jeepers, Jeezameez, Yikes.
: D

2:39 pm

mkg

Anyt clues zoozzoom/

2:39 pm

mkg

?

2:40 pm

mkg

SORRY: any clues zoozzoom?

2:40 pm

hurshy

the time goes dr8 in science class than it does in history? (it is silly)

2:42 pm

mkg

I got it hurshy! Ty

2:42 pm

mkg

I tried it with one g and didnt take but now got it.

2:43 pm

mkg

Can i have a clue for the E word in second column? Ty

2:43 pm

hurshy

they can be electric

2:44 pm

mkg

Huh? Is that a clue? They can be electric?

2:44 pm

hurshy

yes

2:45 pm

hurshy

they are marine creatures and some are electric

2:45 pm

mkg

Ooh i got it!!!!!!how silly of me. Ty

2:46 pm

hokie carla

boogie woogie woogie

3:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

has anyone seen mlfan?

3:25 pm

penquis

i haven't seen her in weeks.....hello all....

3:27 pm

periwinkle

I have a de6 but cannot see how to extend it

3:27 pm

periwinkle

well I just figured it out :)

3:27 pm

penquis

there are two de 6 words...

3:27 pm

periwinkle

have them both now

3:28 pm

penquis

then extend the more unusual word...

3:28 pm

penquis

and then pl that...

3:28 pm

periwinkle

I did and got the de7/8

3:28 pm

penquis

cool...

3:51 pm

penquis

well i am done....heading out....goodnight all....

4:48 pm

Uneaixoise

First de7/36 please?

4:51 pm

Bugsaw

they are plurals, Une

5:06 pm

Uneaixoise

Don't have the singular for the first one....

5:08 pm

Bugsaw

how to keep a cow from goring you

5:09 pm

rururocks

that's a lot of bull bugs

5:13 pm

Uneaixoise

Dodge? Evade? Sidestep?

5:14 pm

rururocks

eliminating the goring feature une

5:14 pm

Uneaixoise

Oooohhhh

5:15 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

5:21 pm

Bugsaw

thanks for clearing that up ru. Une was deeking instead of shooting as we say in hockey parlance

5:47 pm

Uneaixoise

No idea what that means....

5:47 pm

Uneaixoise

Oh well

6:30 pm

rururocks

feinting and faking out the goalie une.. dekeing

6:31 pm

Uneaixoise

Ok, thanks

6:34 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

6:42 pm

MollyL

Where is Nan for the curling parlance?

6:43 pm

hokie carla

speaking of canadians, I was listening to a canadian podcast today and the guy said caPILLaries.

6:48 pm

hokie carla

I always forget Boss from Dukes of Hazzard is a word

7:01 pm

Gillie

I've forgotten what song this ended up being, but there was a song that started out as "Love in the Time of Cholera", except that the song-writer didn't know how to pronounce "cholera" and thought the emphasis was on the second syllable. His band mates pointed out that it didn't scan, and insisted that it be changed over his objections.

7:04 pm

hokie carla

LOL

7:07 pm

hokie carla

there was a song in the 80s with que sera que sera. I'll have to think a minute about who and what but anyhoo, they instead of ser-AH, they say it like Sarah.

7:08 pm

hokie carla

well I had to google it - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost in Emotion

7:08 pm

hokie carla

and now it's stuck in my head

7:14 pm

periwinkle

hi all. all moved in

7:14 pm

hokie carla

nice. I'm sure you are tired and never want to move again.

7:15 pm

periwinkle

I don't but will have too. my roommate will go back to Mass in about a year

7:15 pm

periwinkle

this was only supposed to be temporary but moving sure is overwhelming, tiring, etc

7:16 pm

periwinkle

this is a 3 bedroom apt with only one bathroom which is awful. just the two of us but I wish I had my one bathroom

7:19 pm

hokie carla

we are still in our temporary house but the thought of moving is making us want to just stay here.

7:19 pm

joym999

are the HO6/7 a combo? Either way, I need clues!

7:20 pm

MollyL

Three bedrooms and one bathroom? Who plans this stuff?

7:22 pm

joym999

just found the 6.

7:22 pm

hokie carla

the 7 has the same first 5 letters but I don't know if they're actually related

7:22 pm

joym999

ty carla

7:23 pm

hokie carla

I think I had to look that one up

7:33 pm

eieios

clues or stats for the 8's? are they plural?

7:33 pm

joym999

dr and de. The de is plural

7:36 pm

eieios

thx, joy.

7:42 pm

eieios

got the dr.

7:43 pm

periwinkle

no idea Molly

7:44 pm

periwinkle

this is a bathroom in the basement but I would never get there in time :)

7:44 pm

periwinkle

meant :(

7:45 pm

periwinkle

it gets very little sun. as opposed to my apartent upstairs that got lots of sun all day long

7:45 pm

periwinkle

I miss that

7:45 pm

periwinkle

but is it is on first floor and I have access to washer and dryer!

7:45 pm

periwinkle

and there is a dishwasher

7:46 pm

periwinkle

14 left almost done

7:50 pm

periwinkle

ga6 pls

7:54 pm

periwinkle

nm

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