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View Word List Thursday, January 13, 2022

FINAL SCORES

2125 Jacula
2125 Catie
2125 Read-Knit-Bake
2125 bojazz
2125 galliwags
2125 april98
2125 gremlinn
2125 ladycece920
2125 hurshy
2125 wht
2125 DTins
2125 Stitchknit
2125 nrkii
2125 rbud
2125 Kateq
2125 lynxxx
2125 zoozzoom
2125 welki
2125 justafreep
2125 cybernan
2125 pat56
2125 pcal2
2125 dianedecoder
2125 spellit
2125 ivesy3
2125 JudyHall
2125 mab
2125 brid
2125 Vicuna
2125 gramma
2125 Jayk
2125 kim m
2125 72 Temple Owl
2125 Grandma Barb
2125 ch1212
2125 susanj2
2125 dofith
2125 shorty
2125 amandacath
2125 pabtrek
2125 bubba218
2125 aebmusica
2125 sprong
2125 scribekd
2125 grannyrose
2125 JBV
2125 NonoNanette
2125 maccafixx
2125 ItalianGreyhound
2125 bpalosky
2125 Sandieangel
2125 isles7
2125 Pink Socks
2125 graciecat
2125 rururocks
2125 dart001
2125 SuzeeQ24
2125 montreal13
2125 silversarah
2125 wvteach
2125 BzznBea
2125 bookwomen
2125 Lorrie_in_SA
2125 dizgrannie
2125 wildcat17
2125 dauber
2125 Mercy
2125 CiociaJudy
2125 Bremen
2125 MelJewell
2125 phaeton
2125 reneeo
2125 penquis
2125 LuvWordGames
2125 earth
2125 ursh
2125 anike
2125 sammysmom
2125 joansiebone
2125 saanichcat
2125 westford
2125 Bogwoggle
2125 hokie carla
2125 Kamanjah
2125 marksdolly
2125 SummerBreeze44
2125 Mary
2125 Dippnall
2125 jessmom
2125 Lizlin
2125 navcad
2125 sandy211
2125 catsmm
2125 mrloser
2125 ARB
2125 marigold
2125 Ricey
2125 bala
2125 wordly wise
2125 msr
2125 SunnFlower
2125 meeker
2125 stu mcc
2125 claws
2125 clg47
2125 VDW
2125 maggiej
2125 Michelle
2125 lbdawger
2125 Aloyisius
2125 broll
2125 NANCY
2125 roncook
2125 mael
2125 Chris P
2125 Dianne
2125 Gillie
2125 dromano66
2125 Uneaixoise
2121 davurs
2047 poodletoes
1970 rabbasar
1813 dejavu
1804 georgiaj
1783 Sev
1732 SueMagee
1693 kellyk
1689 eliotl
1686 parisla
1610 jimmel
1587 ChampFit
1555 Sam
1546 godthaab
1545 Shirlockc
1543 scatterbrain
1527 felicitas
1527 Tabbycat2
1507 zas
1497 WoolyChris
1495 svingy
1475 BadPixxie
1464 periwinkle
1458 vashongin
1445 corkee
1437 sugar
1436 Gitel
1435 helenkeller
1425 tsatch
1404 suzysuz
1391 sciencegeek
1379 barbarella1981
1378 Turt
1370 mattygroves
1348 Verve
1347 superflippy
1324 SISI
1322 Babbleybrook
1318 aslindy
1316 Petemcbride
1315 BerniceQ
1309 hydra
1304 DLH1955
1300 lshult
1294 lomeshane2
1292 Sugrraleona
1285 Deeha
1275 circe
1273 Filomena
1266 evvvie
1266 marilyn992
1263 Gollux
1261 BlackTar
1256 pilgrim719
1247 frobscottler
1239 waskallia
1229 grannyg
1225 doseffing
1220 xeiluj
1218 Andee
1217 SeaSpray
1214 M!M!z
1213 Elle n
1187 sajarn
1186 Riverdance
1186 jumpppyy
1177 jocularity
1175 Zadit
1167 bethn
1165 mightyquin
1164 gemini_J13
1161 tessagram
1142 jeanne314
1139 lexophile
1136 Ind
1134 dan2bit
1120 Madyh
1118 Notheroldquilter
1117 nurse1000
1104 Robespierre
1104 GailMkp
1099 Marian Todd
1097 lyv4ever
1088 GBurton
1087 Solitare
1083 kangabrat
1082 EJT
1078 LAT70
1076 mo
1075 sally
1074 bigbirdboss
1067 MVA
1061 deanoz
1059 SuperGretel
1055 Hebe
1055 mummy
1053 hyacinthe
1051 Mubner
1045 uconn
1039 java2
1038 Marmar
1032 joym999
1028 circqueen
1026 Lewandjoy
1021 MRSWHISKI2
1017 skheiny
1009 pigeonman
1007 rsiegel24
1006 dc43
1002 cavalier25
1001 sarinator
996 CAZ100
996 The_Mad_Egyptian
993 nelleon
991 tmtm
988 wordplayer
988 donnana
987 auntnope
987 JaxH66
986 A*n*i*t*a
979 jaydee
977 Glantarell
973 Katy
966 JW4975
963 Sunrise
962 debgpi
962 uleman
950 Slayerette
943 piggys_rule123
943 Retired PJs
940 tceicher
936 Karys
935 lynnet
933 pors
933 ann
929 gladius
925 Kakiser
923 3oldkatz
920 Q
920 rosalie4
919 MsCorvid
918 yubi
909 CES222
905 AnnetteL
897 little mim
896 robin.redbreast
895 JIMMORRIS
892 Guernseygirl 2
889 gingentle
880 Meatball421
873 merlypoop
870 mooz
865 Snitkina
860 idicyidikat
860 dcseain
858 daisy88
856 sooooo
852 kueenbee
849 cody10
846 redshoes
845 boatierra
842 ella
825 eieios
824 inkydinks
823 Biged
821 Shelleyr
819 zTink
819 MomStar
817 Hillsnow
816 khana
816 Plebian
814 whizette
809 athena
803 mjhogg
801 emusing
799 Jodeen
798 jaxx7
796 Angela
795 Dinoreid
794 hep
793 stidgmere
792 Playwoman
791 fratfitz
787 Dog Fan
786 machelle
783 Sam Snead
781 Habes
779 Gabs
776 Dragonfruit
776 windingwake
775 Krysten
770 Roses6
769 rkptbound
763 trentsnana
757 duvaldfm
755 jylcat
755 bheron
752 jzw
745 irishlady
744 dpomfr
740 Kaplan the Magne
738 cg530
738 donnab3012
738 AtlKru
737 MirandaPanda
730 jka
724 GrandmaS
721 Scrabbler
720 Soodle
719 shoo
718 Dacarr
712 mtnmam
712 Motek
712 Fit2knit
708 milly24
707 jmcnrick
702 majenwen
699 avril
699 cheeto44
692 funhs
691 Alycia
688 Sugarblues
675 sonipitts
675 AaronGL19991
673 o2baflyndog
668 RoundBarn
666 Tomago
660 Zombee
656 Valmar
655 bs18
651 MollyL
644 kathy sue
640 scubadiver
640 anus
633 mery9419
631 Mrs.T.
625 Altagolfnut5
624 lalaland
619 nellebean
616 Julie
608 therealblah
608 laurielou
607 Geep
604 Sip
603 Myriam
599 Kitensplay
595 rolin
589 smooze
588 tinkerbelle
587 MonicaYT
579 mehdc
577 pamysue
575 8201girl
571 bobicus
571 Rainiqui
570 KenTropic
570 pamrepton
567 markbowers7
561 Sandraf
561 sarah6girls
560 ginnie
559 gino
558 SamanthaJoy
550 MPittore
548 Sundaegrl
541 leisl
535 tickymong
529 beckyj
528 Sophie512
527 Buttonman
527 player girl
525 Calllie
522 freddie
522 TedinDurham
521 jrr
521 Maisie
513 msg
512 cookiepelli
510 Alleyn58
497 Jeff7
496 evantpdx
489 kenmack
487 linnet
487 nadav
486 InTheRedwoods
486 pbc
485 10s Gu
485 melody17
482 caps
477 mabaker8
475 nursegladys
474 ellenin
472 BLouie
469 HockeyNut
466 PMS
465 LUHAN
463 ara1955
453 Keala
452 Yoink
446 JJ
443 DS927
439 cameron51us
435 wesnurse
434 mom23
434 PherceNunly
433 magpie7
431 crayola
430 MikeyP
427 Glens
424 Annette
419 ZsaZsa
419 winobu
419 dmbstr
417 MomB
414 Enomis65
412 Trifioso
409 oregonmarki
403 greenery
400 gswope
398 Mandy44
398 akazev
397 origami
392 mprussell
388 Simmie
387 jnkbck
386 scorpio
386 PhoenixAsh66
383 rosalind230
381 grumblefish
379 helmet
370 mom82637
368 ChloeKat
359 pen...
357 mcurlschool
353 hempshow
353 Book Doctor Gwen
351 debbinla
350 amgreet8
349 Frances
349 Judi
348 piano player
338 woodchick
337 frogface
337 bichon
324 diann
321 Aryu76
321 bonk2
318 cjmomma
309 jmurdock
305 moule
303 LonnieC
300 charliesmomuk
298 lara68
298 Elena laures
297 nava
297 swmbo
294 sallyann
293 GeekMan
286 ElTrev
285 ljsinoz
284 princessofburund
281 Kukana
280 rowlie45
273 flower65
271 yikeym32
270 raane
269 momof4&pe
253 janeybird
253 Buggie
252 PJDR
252 Olivia R MW
252 VAjeweler
251 regis
243 Lexie74
242 Lady_Campari
241 Fr/cat
222 TXZinnia
220 Lib
219 Sunnidaze
217 Jivingjenny0
210 TheFiz
203 Jen34
200 ajsb
196 jeanniejinx
194 #1
194 lawyer-1
190 mama
188 BlueHen
186 KrisE
161 MaddyMadd
157 A62
152 lazykoala99
151 iiosefi
149 Christa
130 Strudders
127 Tinkerbell1
118 nnjagurl
114 roundabout
109 kingrichard
100 fla
100 PinkHatClub
98 PeggyK
93 lbelle
92 Shegran
90 Pillsy74
79 wjb
79 Historyjo
79 TQ
70 Cube
67 Stephanaki
66 UntitledDocument
64 Limnobaggins
54 forwardbyfaith
54 marie
52 inga8227
51 Banksy
43 suefrad625
35 Jeves
34 Aaronitor
28 ZLaw
25 SuzeQ
19 worzel
18 jb81

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:03 am
jessmom

un7
12:04 am
justafreep

ne7
12:04 am
cybernan

he 7
12:04 am
justafreep

he7 x 2
12:04 am
cybernan

en 7
12:05 am
Gillie

or7
12:08 am
SueMagee

Ne7 x 2
12:14 am
jessmom

ne7 x 3
12:15 am
Gillie

du7
12:24 am
Gillie

he7 x 3
12:28 am
grannyrose

ea 8
12:28 am
justafreep

huh
12:30 am
SueMagee

Thanks, rose. So obvious once it’s pointed out.
12:30 am
Rainiqui

nbt, nbs
12:31 am
grannyrose

;-)
12:34 am
cybernan

thanks for the calls -- goodnight everyone :)
12:38 am
ursh

ge6 for ing words
12:39 am
justafreep

av7
12:40 am
grannyrose

vewy twisty freep
12:40 am
justafreep

yeah. satisfying
12:43 am
SueMagee

Phantoms: avenue and devalue
12:47 am
Q

i miss lickity
12:49 am
anike

de 7
12:50 am
ursh

me too Q - the players lists are fabulous but hard on my eyes :(
12:50 am
anike

lund
12:50 am
anike

oops
12:50 am
anike

struggling with the orn7
12:51 am
anike

I mean or 7
12:51 am
justafreep

point yourself in the right direction and you'll find it
12:52 am
grannyrose

anike, not of the west
12:52 am
Gillie

I still haven't found the un7
12:52 am
anike

TY Rose
12:53 am
anike

un + keen
12:53 am
Gillie

Got it now
12:53 am
Gillie

ty anyway!
12:55 am
Gillie

Well, I think I'm going to check out now and hope that somebody comes up with a list
12:55 am
Gillie

Good night, everybody, and ty for the clues
12:56 am
grannyrose

sweet dreams gillie
12:57 am
justafreep

night, gillie
12:58 am
grannyrose

au 7
12:59 am
grannyrose

av 7
1:00 am
grannyrose

i have all the sevens. anyone want me to list them?
1:00 am
anike

Love you to
1:01 am
SueMagee

Yes, please, rose.
1:02 am
grannyrose

7's are AU, AV, DE, DU, EN, HE X 3, NE X 3, OR, UN.
1:06 am
anike

I have been looking for a 3rd he 7 for a while...have 2 similar but can't find 3rd
1:07 am
grannyrose

all creature great and small actor?
1:07 am
anike

Never mind,, just had an epiphany
1:07 am
SueMagee

Same here.
1:08 am
SueMagee

But not the epiphany!
1:08 am
grannyrose

good season for an epiphany.... loll
1:08 am
dofith

A guy with this sir name wrote books about vets in Yorkshire
1:09 am
SueMagee

Thank you!
1:09 am
dofith

snap, Rose - sort of
1:09 am
grannyrose

we were on the same track, dof
1:10 am
dofith

Do you watch The Yorkshire Vet?
1:11 am
grannyrose

yes all the time. it is on the site of the old vet practice.
1:11 am
dofith

Great show, if you like real vet stuff.
1:11 am
grannyrose

and called S\keldale House too
1:12 am
zTink

Any clue for lone o in bottom row please
1:13 am
grannyrose

anyone have all the d's? missing one. have DE 4, 5, 6, 7, 4, 5
1:13 am
grannyrose

TINK, OS 4/4
1:14 am
grannyrose

DO 4. DU 5, 4, 4, 6, 7, 4, 5, 4, 5
1:14 am
justafreep

de4 at the very end of de's
1:14 am
SueMagee

Another de4/@ the end, rose.
1:15 am
grannyrose

ta muchly
1:15 am
anike

Do 4/5 du 5,4,,4,6,7,4,5
1:15 am
grannyrose

could have sworn i put that in. duh !!
1:15 am
anike

Sorry, hadn't finished that. Another du 4, 5
1:17 am
zTink

Thanks granyrose
1:17 am
grannyrose

yw tink
1:21 am
justafreep

I'm going to call it a night. Thanks for all the words
1:22 am
grannyrose

sweet dreams freep. xx
1:23 am
SueMagee

Ra4,5,4, 5,4, rh4, ri4,4,5. Ru4,6,4,4
1:26 am
anike

I have ra 4,5,4,5,5
1:27 am
SueMagee

Apologies, you’re right.
1:29 am
anike

ea 5,6,4,8,4,5 en 6,7,6,5 eo 4 er 4,4,4 eu 4 missing 2
1:29 am
grannyrose

en 6 x 2 before final en 5
1:30 am
funhs

No clues?
1:30 am
anike

TY Rose
1:32 am
grannyrose

HA 4, 4, 4, 5. HE 6, 7, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 6, 7, 7, 5, 6, 4. HO 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6. HU 4, 4, 5, 5, 6. missing two??
1:32 am
grannyrose

funh, lickety's computer was fried in a big storm.
1:33 am
broll

start ho 4, 5, 4, 4 . . .
1:34 am
grannyrose

ugh a simple plural. thanx broll
1:34 am
anike

Thanks broll
1:35 am
broll

yw
1:41 am
anike

I only have lu 4 x 3
1:45 am
anike

ne 7,6,7,7 no 4,5,4,5,4 nu 4,5
1:47 am
broll

nu 4, 5, 6, 4, 5
1:47 am
grannyrose

LU 4, 5, 4, 4, 4
1:52 am
anike

sa 4,4,5,,5 se 4,5,4 sl4,5,4,5 sn 5,4 so 4,4 st 5
1:53 am
anike

to 4,4,4,6 tr 5,5,65
1:54 am
grannyrose

and done. whew !
1:54 am
anike

5 left. s x 2, t x 2 and 1 e
1:55 am
broll

missing 1 x e, 1 x h, 1 x o
1:55 am
anike

found an s 6
1:57 am
broll

ea 5 6, 4, 8, 4, 5 en 6, 7, 6, 6, 5 eo 4 er 4, 4, 4 eu 4 missing 1
1:57 am
anike

o's are od 4,4 oh 4 on 4 or 6,7 and os 4
1:58 am
broll

thx, got it anike
1:59 am
anike

YW
2:00 am
anike

Missing the same e broll
2:01 am
Aloyisius

es6 perhaps?
2:02 am
anike

Thats it Aloy/ Thanks
2:02 am
broll

granny, what was missing h, please?
2:02 am
Aloyisius

yw , anike
2:02 am
broll

hello and thx aloy!
2:03 am
broll

essoin
2:03 am
Aloyisius

oops, lol broll
2:03 am
broll

crap, sorry
2:03 am
anike

Just need 2 x t
2:03 am
anike

a 4 and a 5
2:04 am
Aloyisius

leaving a few for tomorrow.. ty for the help, zzzz
2:04 am
broll

ts 4 & 5?
2:06 am
anike

Of course!! T roll. All finished. Must dash to shops. Any help before I go?
2:06 am
broll

still need an h4
2:08 am
broll

have ha x 3, he x 4, ho x 3, hu x 2
2:08 am
broll

hate it when my last word is a 4!
2:08 am
anike

ha 4,4,4,5 he 6,7,4,5,4,5,4,6,7,7,5,6,4 ho 4,5,4,4,4,5,5,6 hu 4,4,5,5,6
2:11 am
anike

Bye all. Happy babbling
3:26 am
broll

computer(Firefox) crashed as I was trying to enter my LAST word and thank Anike for clueing me! So here I am two hours later- thank you Anike and all others for helping me to fireworks. Will try to do a list.
3:28 am
Lizlin

Thanks Broll. That’d really be appreciated. Thanks too, to everyone who’s clued.
3:40 am
broll

ok, list up. Will someone please check if can be accessed?
3:43 am
NonoNanette

i have it Broll thanks so much
3:43 am
broll

yw. bye all.
3:48 am
dofith

endure
3:48 am
mattygroves

Thanks! :D
5:21 am
Scrabbler

Good day, word nerds.
5:26 am
aslindy

hello all
5:26 am
Scrabbler

Hi aslindy
5:29 am
aslindy

how are you this morning?
5:33 am
Scrabbler

*sigh* Another day of work ahead.
5:35 am
aslindy

what kind of work do you do, if I may ask?
5:35 am
Scrabbler

I am a pediatrician, so we are overwhelmed with COVID.
5:36 am
aslindy

thank you for your work. I pray your days get easier.
5:36 am
Scrabbler

I am in a primary care practice. The ER and ICU docs and nurses are truly drowning.
5:37 am
aslindy

indeed. I know a few people in the medical field. everyone is overwhelmed.
5:38 am
Scrabbler

The anti-science cult is strong out here in the country. Anti-mask, anti-vax, etc. We get yelled at everyday.
5:39 am
Scrabbler

Yesterday I saw 2 teen sisters, without their parents, and both want the CoV vaccine but their parents forbid it.
5:39 am
aslindy

*hugs* from afar.
5:39 am
Scrabbler

TY. The last 22 months have been challenging.
5:40 am
aslindy

I am truly thankful for people like you
5:41 am
Scrabbler

I wish I could protect all of "my" kids but so many parents don't care if their kids get infected.
5:43 am
Scrabbler

My monkey is finding some odd words.
5:43 am
aslindy

I just don't understand people.
5:45 am
Scrabbler

It has been quite startling to learn how some people think. No fear of this virus.
5:47 am
aslindy

because for some people, they only feel like they have a 'bad cold'. if everyone got severely ill, it would be different.
5:48 am
aslindy

not that I wish it were worse, of course
5:49 am
Scrabbler

At this point doesn't everyone know someone that died of COVID? Or was seriously ill? Or has long COVID?
5:50 am
aslindy

you'd think so. I know people in all those categories.
5:50 am
Scrabbler

Yes. :-(
5:58 am
Scrabbler

I passed halfway and must get ready for work. Enjoy the day. Thanks for listening, aslindy.
5:59 am
aslindy

Have a good day, glad to listen any time
7:54 am
ChampFit

I can't access Broll's list. Can anyone help please?
7:54 am
BzznBea

It's in Molly profile
7:54 am
ChampFit

Thx Bea
7:55 am
BzznBea

yw
7:59 am
jmcnrick

hi all
7:59 am
jmcnrick

hi champ!
7:59 am
BzznBea

Hello, jm.
8:00 am
jmcnrick

hi bzzn
8:01 am
jmcnrick

trying to sneak in some babbling while pushing a deadline
8:01 am
ChampFit

Hi jmc!
8:03 am
jmcnrick

couldn't resist saying hi to champ who I met up with (twice?more?) and haven't seen in a while
8:03 am
ChampFit

Yep! Any trips to Houston coming up for you?
8:04 am
ChampFit

We've met 3 times...once twice here and once when I was in DC.
8:04 am
jmcnrick

nope. my goal is to come out of the pandemic alive.
8:04 am
jmcnrick

I am staying put.
8:05 am
ChampFit

:) We've done some traveling. Allegedly going on a cruise next month. Husband gets stir crazy and needs a getaway from time to time.
8:05 am
jmcnrick

hmmm he should try living alone during a pandemic
8:05 am
mael

I don't think you could catch me on a cruise under normal circumstances!
8:06 am
mael

but I would get incredibly restless
8:06 am
ChampFit

It's NOT my favorite thing, but he loves them. I compromise.
8:06 am
jmcnrick

I would like to do a small boat cruise of Alaska but not right now. People are getting trapped on those things
8:06 am
jmcnrick

my mother loved them
8:07 am
ChampFit

Alaska is definitely worth doing. I prefer warm weather cruises, but if you bundle up, you'll see some beautiful scenery.
8:07 am
jmcnrick

the Alaska cruise you get out and see the land regularly Mael. . . otherwise I agree
8:08 am
mael

I'm just not a huge fan of boats either
8:09 am
mael

I'd rather have my feet firmly on the ground, thanks
8:09 am
ChampFit

We definitely did the excursions. And Mael, that's my point too!
8:09 am
jmcnrick

I understand I have gotten seasick once and it was terrible
8:09 am
bichon

We are going on a river cruise in Europe in the spring. Amsterdam to the Black Forest. Then we take a train to Lake Como and cruise there for 3 days
8:09 am
ChampFit

Yes...I take dramamine and have also used teh patch.
8:09 am
mael

wrong lake, bichon ;)
8:10 am
bichon

I can't do an ocean cruise for that same reason.
8:10 am
jmcnrick

okay really must turn to my work. nice chatting
8:10 am
ChampFit

jealous bichon!!! That's on the bucket list. You get off a lot on that cruise!
8:10 am
ChampFit

Have a great day jmc
8:10 am
mael

Lake Garda is the real jem, she says, because she's from Lake Garda :)
8:11 am
bichon

Maybe next time
8:11 am
mael

I kid, como is wonderful
8:11 am
mael

but Lake Garda is absolutely worth it
8:19 am
MollyL

I have zero desire to go on any kind of cruise. Especially since we are not even close to being rid of COVID.
8:31 am
mael

and it's not covid on a cruise it's norovirus...
8:59 am
MollyL

Actually, you can contract either on a cruise. They are two very different things.
9:11 am
hurshy

you could even get both at once!!! lol
9:14 am
hokie carla

wow, I think I was 9 for 9 on that T, meaning I grayed it with only 9 tries, and I made up 3 of them
9:15 am
hokie carla

HOET!
9:15 am
LuvWordGames

WTG, I'm still missing 3 with many more attempts
9:15 am
hokie carla

well, they are all TR if that helps
9:16 am
hokie carla

(my guess for your missing 3)
9:16 am
LuvWordGames

oh thanks
9:18 am
hokie carla

phantom nodule
9:18 am
LuvWordGames

I have 3 tr's how many are there?
9:18 am
hokie carla

just 3
9:19 am
hokie carla

you are still missing T's? TS?
9:19 am
LuvWordGames

found them, they were ts's
9:19 am
hokie carla

I just typed that without looking since it's one of my nemeses.
9:20 am
LuvWordGames

part of my name (pluraled) is in the grid. Don't ever remember seeing that before
9:21 am
mael

oh molly, I'm a dope. I meant to type "and IF it's not covid on a cruise it's norovirus"
9:21 am
hokie carla

yes, was thinking of you earlier when I saw it
9:21 am
rururocks

I love the tiara ceremony
9:22 am
mael

surprisingly I'm having the most trouble with the Hs today
9:22 am
LuvWordGames

yeah, I still need 12 H's
9:22 am
hokie carla

yeah, I only found 16 H on first pass. not sure how there's 30.
9:22 am
BzznBea

The H gave me trouble as well.
9:24 am
hokie carla

now 10 H's left.
9:27 am
BzznBea

I've got heavy equipment outside my window pounding the pavement. Just what a headache needs.
9:27 am
hokie carla

ugh
9:28 am
rururocks

this seems to be a fairly straightforward grid to me
9:29 am
hokie carla

still 37 left here. not straightforward to me but I am sleep deprived.
9:30 am
BzznBea

How did you treatment go yesterday, Carla?
9:30 am
BzznBea

And why are you sleep deprived?
9:30 am
hokie carla

I think it worked. did the maneuver this morning before I got out of bed like she told me to and wasn't really dizzy.
9:31 am
hydra

Hello. Has anyone posted a list please?
9:31 am
BzznBea

Molly has it in her profile.
9:31 am
hokie carla

and I heard mr. homie up at 4:30 and I couldn't go back to sleep so read my book til like 7 and then slept for about an hour more. I'm normally a very heavy sleeper, so it was annoying.
9:31 am
hydra

Thank you!
9:31 am
ElTrev

arse
9:33 am
rururocks

backing into the chat eltrev?
9:33 am
hokie carla

maybe eltrev has tourette's
9:34 am
rururocks

likely just taking a crack at that a
9:34 am
hokie carla

you're such an asset to the chat, ru
9:36 am
rururocks

otherwise why would they butt in?
9:37 am
hokie carla

hmm, sit on that for a while
9:38 am
rururocks

true be it far from us to anal-yze another player
9:39 am
hokie carla

if anyone's still reading you've rectum
9:39 am
mummy

Hello, what's happened to Lickety?
9:40 am
hokie carla

mummy, lickety's computer got fried and the list isn't updating. find molly in the chat or on who's online and click her profile, she has a list on there.
9:44 am
mattygroves

Hi. Does anyone have stats for the 8 please?
9:44 am
mummy

Oh, that's not good. Did it get fried in the exceptional hot weather they are having! Thanks for the link to alternative lists x
9:45 am
rururocks

I blame it on Novak Jokovich
9:45 am
mummy

Nice
9:45 am
hokie carla

I heard a storm took it out
9:46 am
hokie carla

I haven't seen it, matty
9:46 am
BzznBea

The Aussies are pretty angry with him. I can't say I blame them.
9:46 am
rururocks

ea 8/40
9:46 am
BzznBea

ea8.40
9:47 am
rururocks

I think they should send him home
9:47 am
mattygroves

Wow. I found it! Thanks
9:47 am
hokie carla

hmm, still need 2 E's from each. which E is it from?
9:47 am
mummy

That's 'Novaxx' jockovich
9:47 am
LuvWordGames

thanks Bea
9:47 am
mattygroves

Hah, Mummy, love it!
9:47 am
rururocks

ha mummy
9:47 am
LuvWordGames

left column
9:47 am
LuvWordGames

compound word
9:47 am
BzznBea

First column E
9:48 am
hokie carla

not earsnots. will try the other word
9:48 am
rururocks

I used to admire him as an athlete but no longer
9:49 am
mael

he's at best a dumbass
9:49 am
hokie carla

got it
9:49 am
BzznBea

Carla, have you done wordle yet today?
9:49 am
rururocks

I do like the way quebec is handling the people who aren't vaccinated
9:49 am
mael

wordle was fun and a little challenging today
9:50 am
LuvWordGames

I started it Bea but I'm having trouble with it today. Going to come back to it
9:50 am
LuvWordGames

what are they doing ruru?
9:50 am
rururocks

(waves to dart)
9:50 am
hokie carla

I have not done wordle, but the people on my other board took 5 or 6 tries
9:51 am
BzznBea

I have three letters, two in the correct positions and only one place the third one can go...
9:51 am
rururocks

they are not allowing unvaccinated people on public transit and they are not allowed to buy alcohol or pot without heavy taxes
9:52 am
LuvWordGames

lol well that's a start but better that we're doing in this country
9:52 am
rururocks

they also must be vaccinated to eat in restaurants, go to sporting events etc
9:53 am
rururocks

significant penalties
9:53 am
rururocks

we need to not let unvaccinated people fly on jets here in america.. that's a great start
9:55 am
mummy

Novaxx is stupid. The Aussies are so strict, we had to abide by their rules when going in and out of Aus when we were living there, just cos he's famous is no excuse. He should have filled in his own forms, I thought it was an offence for someone to do it for you
9:56 am
rururocks

I agree he's a total idiot.. and he's had covid at least twice now proving that point
9:58 am
mattygroves

I'm desperate to get to Australia. Perhaps I should take up tennis.
9:58 am
godthaab

There are so many people in so many countries who can not get the vax. Why is there so much press for one guy who is an idiot? Where is the press for the poorer countries? Nigeria just threw out one million vaxxes because rich countries sent them out of date vaxxes. Didn't hear too much about that.
9:59 am
rururocks

I agree godth.. this pandemic isn't going to be solved until the powerful countries help the poorer countries get vaccinated
9:59 am
BzznBea

I've thought of you, matty, through this mess.
10:02 am
mummy

Matty, hope you soon get there to see your granddaughter x good luck with the tennis lessons!
10:02 am
mattygroves

And my grandson due in March!
10:03 am
mael

Italy is doing even more, now there's a flat out vaccine mandate for the over 50, besides all the other restrictions
10:04 am
rururocks

I sure miss playing tennis
10:05 am
BzznBea

I thought you could only use a letter once in wordle.
10:07 am
rururocks

over 50 or pasta your prime mael? :D
10:07 am
hokie carla

we had banal one day, so you can repeat
10:08 am
BzznBea

Yes, I finally got it. Five tries.
10:09 am
BzznBea

I think i'll go back to bed. I'm not feeling well. See you al tomorrow.
10:09 am
MollyL

Welcome to the Babble, Wordle, Spelling Bee Chat.
10:09 am
rururocks

bye bea feel better
10:11 am
hokie carla

hope you feel better, bea
10:16 am
mael

bye Bea
10:17 am
mael

I think the commonality is that we all love word games :)
10:18 am
mael

welcome back molly, I meant to tell you that I forgot a word earlier about the cruises. I meant to type that IF it's not covid it's the norovirus, not that it's not covid
10:18 am
Justin

I know it sounds harsh but I think we need to start putting the unvaccinated in camps; the responsible among us should not have to live in fear of being infected
10:18 am
hokie carla

shew, that wordle was tough, but I got it and kept my streak alive. now back to 23 left here.
10:19 am
hokie carla

oh geez
10:20 am
mael

I would certainly not go that far, justin
10:21 am
rururocks

We could call them Camp Covid or Camp Infection
10:22 am
mael

mandate vaccines if you will, triage medical care in an emergency, sure, but whenever the word "camp" comes up you're automatically wrong
10:23 am
rururocks

We need stronger mandates and screw the nutjob republicans creating more deaths in this country
10:23 am
mael

definitely
10:25 am
origami

I say give the unvaccinated Florida and Texas
10:25 am
rururocks

I mean being conservative is one thing and that balances this country, but this is off the deep end
10:25 am
hokie carla

yeah it makes you sound like a nazi
10:26 am
MollyL

Oh good Lord, let's not have it come down to putting people in camps.
10:26 am
MollyL

Origami has a good alternative though.
10:27 am
Meatball421

did anyone know that Hitler considerd sending the Jews to Madagascar, so they would be isolated on an island, cheap labor, away from any surrounding countries that could aid them?
10:27 am
rururocks

i never heard that
10:27 am
Meatball421

It turned out to be too expensive so he devised the other horrific plan.
10:28 am
Meatball421

you can google it. I lerned this when I went to Madagascar about 10 years ago
10:28 am
rururocks

I guess tanrecs would then have barmitzvahs
10:29 am
Meatball421

it had been a French dependency and when he knocked over France, he claimed all their territories too
10:29 am
Justin

all I know is if the anti-vax nazis get their way we'll all end up dead via climate change if the virus doesn't get us first
10:29 am
rururocks

wow.. never knew any of this
10:29 am
MollyL

Yeah, but those pesky British who like to invade and take over did so in Madagascar in 1942.
10:30 am
MollyL

What a pleasant sentiment Justin. Are you always this cheery?
10:31 am
Meatball421

that is true Molly
10:31 am
rururocks

I sure wouldn't want beachfront property in lower Florida for a long term investment
10:31 am
hokie carla

I hate anti-vaxers (of all vaccines) as much as the next guy, but how does them getting their way kill us from climate change?
10:32 am
rururocks

um hokie.. most climate deniers are staunch republicans
10:32 am
mael

I think the climate change policies are related to the same denialism, sure, but they are two separate problems
10:32 am
hurshy

because the same refusal to accept reality causes people to be anti-vax and deny climate change, sometimes
10:32 am
rururocks

they've apparently never heard of Science
10:32 am
MollyL

I don't hate anti-vax people. I don't understand them, but I don't hate them. Some people just like to go around dooming, looming and being Chicken Little.
10:33 am
hokie carla

sadly there are anti-vax nutters on both sides
10:33 am
mael

because individuals have very little power to stop climate change, unfortunately. It's all about the global politics
10:33 am
MollyL

Or glooming. But maybe they are glooming while they work on their looms.
10:34 am
mael

much fewer on one side than the other, admittedly
10:34 am
rururocks

coming up next the earth is flat and water is wet
10:34 am
Sophie512

Good Morning Babble Land!
10:34 am
jmcnrick

you know how to work the room molls
10:35 am
MollyL

What gets me the most is the way people like to get up on their pulpits about climate change and yet do nothing actively to work against it.
10:36 am
hokie carla

but ru, water is wet and the earth is not flat, so you are mixing scientific facts and fiction
10:36 am
rururocks

I'm pro-birth control molly that would help a lot if we could get the Catholic Church out of the dark ages
10:36 am
marksdolly

gm all!
10:36 am
marksdolly

hi Hokie! :)
10:36 am
hokie carla

dolly!
10:37 am
marksdolly

good to see you!
10:37 am
hokie carla

you too
10:37 am
MollyL

Wait, now climate change, birth control and whether or not to get vaccinated are all in the sane arena? My head hurts.
10:37 am
mael

the only thing you can actively do to work against climate change it to become political, alas
10:37 am
rururocks

we have far too many people on this planet.
10:38 am
mael

and not have children, you're right
10:38 am
hokie carla

I love the celebrities that talk about climate change and then fly all over the world
10:38 am
MollyL

That is what I mean mael. Get out there and support candidates that endorse what you believe in. Preaching about it on the internet does nothing.
10:38 am
jmcnrick

mael you can use mass transit, get your power from solar/mael directly or indirectly
10:38 am
rururocks

But then the pope says ... don't have pets when you can have children
10:38 am
mael

I do all that, I have an electric car powered by solar panels
10:39 am
mael

it is still a drop in the bucket compared to any big corporation
10:39 am
hokie carla

I thought the whole thing with catholics is the only reason to have sex is to have kids
10:39 am
rururocks

I have solar too.. and my next house will be solar powered
10:39 am
hurshy

there are two different things though
1. doing enough against climate change that if everyone did it, the problem would be solved
2. doing enough to make up for all the people who aren't doing the things they should (which would definitely involve getting political unless you are already in charge of a country or large corporation, and even WITH getting political, like Greta, you might not be able to do enough)
10:39 am
rururocks

that's what the church says hokie
10:39 am
MollyL

Well, we can each only do what we are able to do. But I am not really believing that you care if you actively do nothing to work against what you're bitching about.
10:40 am
mael

I recycle, I grow a lot of my own food, use only the power I generate from our solar panels for our car too, and yet even if we ALL did that it wouldn't be enough in the face of polluting mega corps
10:40 am
rururocks

(agreed mael)
10:40 am
hokie carla

oh, how were your eggs this morning?
10:40 am
hurshy

well that's what i mean though mael - if the polluting megacorps used renewable power, it WOULD be enough
10:41 am
mael

I also only vote for politicians that want to fight climate change, but I'm in MA so that's easy enough
10:41 am
jmcnrick

bye local or grow your own also helps. reuse, recycle, compost, eat less meat. Do I stop climate change? but creating cultural change starts with a few
10:41 am
mael

yeah, but forcing them to use renewable energy is a political problem
10:41 am
rururocks

happily many of our wineries have gone green and aren't polluting here
10:42 am
jmcnrick

not if you buy stock and propose stockholder votes on the issue. That has reduced the corporate money (but not the individual money) in politics.
10:43 am
jmcnrick

and you can do it at the state level. Look at California.
10:43 am
MollyL

Well, as our highways continue to be jammed with people 24/7, I'm not believing most people are actively working to "reduce their carbon footprint".
10:43 am
mael

I manage a lot of stocks for my company and I only trade in green stocks, but again, my power as an individual is limited. :) collective power is political power
10:44 am
rururocks

that's because we don't have birth control molly, we are just creating more prius drivers :D
10:45 am
hurshy

we're doing way better at making birth control free and accessible (in the US) than we were 15 years ago though
10:45 am
rururocks

parents should have to take tests before they have children and also Psychological exams
10:45 am
hurshy

(lookit me, looking on the bright side)
10:46 am
rururocks

apparently Hurshy hasn't heard about the Texas, Missouri, and Georgia cases in the Supreme court
10:46 am
mael

yeah, again, incentivizing use of public transportation and enhaving public transportation is again a political problem. I can't build a commuter rail between central mass and eastern mass myself, but I can vote for politicians that want to make that happen and I can talk their ear off after I vote them in
10:47 am
mael

but then there's the idiots that whine that the T (our public transport system) is expensive to run for the state, without considering the fact that the T ought to be a public service, not a for profit enterprise.
10:47 am
jmcnrick

Exxon stockholders have been pushing for green targets fairly successfully. EXXON!
10:48 am
hurshy

i'm not saying we're golden, ru, just trying to look at the bright side for a change :D
10:48 am
hurshy

usually i'm not good at that
10:49 am
rururocks

no it's true hursh.. we have made progress with types of birth control.. but this anti-abortion front is getting a little scary
10:49 am
hurshy

but i did sign up for facebook news postings from "The Progress Network" which tells you bright-side-things
10:49 am
hokie carla

I just need to find 23 more words, but I'm stuck, so I'll take a break. LMK when y'all solve the problems. 😉
10:49 am
origami

Ru has a point about population growth. Since I was born the earth's population has nearly tripled.
10:49 am
jmcnrick

I was impressed hursh! hahaha
10:49 am
mael

now if they could work on male hormonal contraceptives that would be great :)
10:49 am
hurshy

i saw this posting from The Progress Network this morning: No more scheduling doctor's appointments just to access birth control, Illinois! As of Jan 1st, it can be bought straight from a pharmacist, freeing up your day (and co-pay) to do just about anything else.
10:50 am
hurshy

good job, Illinois!
10:51 am
hurshy

and once one state passes something like that hopefully other ones borrow the idea
10:52 am
rururocks

(you can bet that would only be certain states hurshy)
10:52 am
hurshy

yeah, obvs
10:52 am
MollyL

Ru, I hate to break it to you, but Catholics who are not practicing birth control are not the primary contributors to over population.
10:53 am
hurshy

esp since most lay Catholics in the US completely disagree with and ignore the church teaching on it
10:53 am
rururocks

no that's true.. but they are a significant portion of the problem especially in Latin America
10:54 am
rururocks

that and the Duggar Family :D
10:54 am
zoozzoom

I see ing is in the grid.
10:55 am
hurshy

yeah i'd say it's more of an evangelical thing than a catholic thing in the US now, to have lots of kids
10:55 am
hurshy

(on purpose0
10:56 am
mael

I agree, hursh
10:56 am
rururocks

I didn't have kids... and I appreciate the drive for people to have kids. But they need to be good parents. Far too many children are born to horrible conditions and treatment.
10:58 am
rururocks

(steps off soap box)
10:59 am
MollyL

I would cite poverty and ignorance to be the prime contributors to over population. People in poor countries with no access to birth control and the significant amount of people in the US who have kids on purpose to stay on social assistance.
10:59 am
hurshy

yes
10:59 am
hurshy

oh i have to find my post about the funny conversation i had with a student about that!
11:00 am
hurshy

gifted 5th grade student: You know, statisticians say the world population will probably level off at somewhere between 11-13 billion. why is that?
me: well, because they have seen that groups of people who have access to birth control are choosing to have smaller families, and so they figure that when other people get that access, they will choose to have smaller families too.
g.s.: why don't they have access?
me: because they are poor, and it's a medical thing that they aren't being given.
g.s.: what IS birth control?
me: it is a way to prevent yourself from having babies.
g.s.: wouldn't that just be 'not having sex'?
me (internal): clearly you haven't hit puberty yet
me: well, that's really hard, to get people to not have sex. so birth control is ways of having the sex but NOT having the babies.
11:01 am
ch1212

I'll join you on the soapbox ru. I don't think having kids because "it's expected" or because of family pressure is a reason either. How many fathers (and mothers) would not be parents if they made the decision solely for themself? Then there's the ones who have a baby because "I want someone who will always love me" -- okay, someone else's turn on the soapbox :)

11:03 am
rururocks

thanks ch.. for example.. My parents were not qualified to be parents and never should have had kids, but after the war everyone was having children because it was expected. But I guess if they didn't have kids you guys would have missed out on thousands of puns here
11:03 am
ch1212

true, ru! :D
11:04 am
MollyL

Well Ru, I'm glad they did the expected. The world would be far less fun without you. 😊
11:05 am
zoozzoom

And a well rounded person you are too, Ruru. So I agree with you but it is also great to have you here with us too.
11:05 am
jmcnrick

my hubby and I wanted to have 3 kids (he was one of six and I was one of 5) because we thought it would be fun and we would be good parents. Sadly only had one.
11:05 am
penquis

amen....hello all....
11:06 am
jmcnrick

but his dad was a Mormon and THAT is where a lot of extra children come from. . .
11:06 am
jmcnrick

hubby's dad
11:06 am
rururocks

but he only had one wife?
11:07 am
rururocks

:D
11:07 am
rururocks

forgot the smily joke face
11:07 am
jmcnrick

even Mormons can't legally have more than one wife
11:07 am
jmcnrick

the smily joke face is assumed with you
11:07 am
rururocks

JM hasn't been to Utah lately I think
11:09 am
jmcnrick

I was in Salt Lake and Ogden and met with a Mormon WWII CO (three were only ten and they were all cousins and brothers) and he and his wife had 14 children
11:09 am
jmcnrick

but that was 10 years ago and they were not young. . .my f-i-l
11:10 am
jmcnrick

nieces and nephews were not that prolific
11:10 am
aebmusica

is there a list somewhere....I am down to 29 words left and don't know what letter they start with.
11:10 am
rururocks

molly has broll's list aeb
11:11 am
rururocks

click on her icon
11:11 am
aebmusica

tyvm rururocks
11:11 am
hokie carla

mr. homie is one of 11!
11:12 am
penquis

where is he from, carla?
11:12 am
rururocks

I'm one of two and now the last surviving one
11:13 am
penquis

three here....last one was an "accident"....
11:14 am
rururocks

I think I was an accident too kind of a back seat kind of thing my dad was a little bit randy :D
11:14 am
rururocks

Let's go to a drive in Theater tonight honey
11:15 am
hokie carla

he is from memphis, his mom was extra catholic
11:15 am
rururocks

*points to hokie's comment for Molly to read *
11:15 am
penquis

growing up, our closest neighbors had 5, 6, 7, and 10 kids....
11:16 am
rururocks

there's 11.. starting a list
11:16 am
penquis

my grandmother was one of 19....two different wives for the great grandfather....
11:17 am
penquis

he wore out the first one... ;o)
11:17 am
hurshy

wasn't anybody amused by my anecdote? :(
11:17 am
hokie carla

well, I went away for a while but I was amused
11:17 am
hurshy

phew
11:18 am
hokie carla

hurshy's like joaquin phoenix in gladiator - are you not entertained??
11:18 am
penquis

sorry, must have gotten distracted when you posted it...
11:19 am
hokie carla

did you grow up in ME, pen?
11:19 am
penquis

yes...
11:19 am
penquis

mostly catholic neighborhood...
11:19 am
hurshy

i needs the validation
11:20 am
rururocks

*points to penquis's comment for Molly*
11:20 am
rururocks

now at 30
11:21 am
jmcnrick

sorry hursh I was amused but was finishing my deadline
11:21 am
hokie carla

are you providing catholic numbers to molly or pointing her to info about us for stalker files?
11:21 am
rururocks

catholic baby rates in babble :D
11:23 am
hurshy

yeah catholic rates WERE high decades ago
11:23 am
hurshy

not as much anymore
11:24 am
hurshy

bottom row grey!!!
11:24 am
rururocks

I think stalkers are for now a thing in the past hokie
11:24 am
rururocks

thankfully
11:24 am
hokie carla

mr. BF's last sibling was born in '86 I think
11:24 am
hurshy

uh, how do you figure that ru?
11:26 am
hokie carla

I've noticed in the sewing groups I'm in on FB, there are a ton of women with large families. I just assume they are all evangelicals.
11:26 am
rururocks

well.. the nasty one is gone now.. and has been for a long time. the other two were run out of the game hursh
11:27 am
hurshy

ohhh i thought you meant like stalkers as a social phenomenon, i didn't know you meant babble
11:28 am
rururocks

oh sorry I meant babble.. they're gone and good riddance
11:28 am
hurshy

:)
11:29 am
hurshy

except the trouble with stalkers is, you never TRULY know if they are gone or just silently lurk-stalking
11:29 am
rururocks

these guys are gone .. there's nothing that could keep them from their nasty comments in the chat otherwise
11:30 am
rururocks

regardless of the "support" they get from some players who apparently forgive them for everything
11:31 am
penquis

ignoring is the best course of action...
11:31 am
rururocks

um pen.. this kind of went well beyond ignoring
11:32 am
hokie carla

well, I still haven't found a word and I've had lunch. moving on for now. TTFN.
11:32 am
penquis

bye, carla...
11:33 am
penquis

all i am talking about is the chat....problem posters want attention....
11:33 am
hurshy

Hs Hammered!
11:34 am
rururocks

oh sure..that's a problem too.. I agree pen
11:35 am
rururocks

but that's been pretty much nil of late too
11:35 am
penquis

yes...
11:36 am
rururocks

not for lack of trying from one poster to feed the flames
11:36 am
penquis

any response feeds the flames...
11:37 am
rururocks

nods head
11:38 am
penquis

careful, ru....you don't want to become a bobble head... ;o)
11:38 am
penquis

then you would be a babble bobblehead....
11:40 am
rururocks

I"m already one of those
11:40 am
hurshy

90% done!
11:40 am
hurshy

could someone tell me what the 8 starts with?
11:40 am
rururocks

I guess I better get to work.. what a really nice interesting set of discussions we had today :D
11:40 am
mattygroves

EA - a compound
11:41 am
rururocks

ea8
11:41 am
penquis

bye ru....
11:41 am
hurshy

thank you! got it!
12:17 pm
Uneaixoise

Clue for de6 please?
12:17 pm
penquis

to take the unicorn's special feature away...
12:31 pm
penquis

can someone please clue the av 6/30?
12:36 pm
cybernan

good moring all -- don't have it pen, but looking
12:37 pm
penquis

ty...
12:39 pm
doseffing

if you put "con" in front of the final five letters you'd have a word meaning muscles contracting spasmodically in laughter or in pain ...
12:39 pm
saanichcat

thanks!
12:40 pm
penquis

ty, dose...
12:40 pm
penquis

i am done...
12:40 pm
doseffing

... well done
12:40 pm
penquis

ty....
12:40 pm
saanichcat

congratspen!
12:40 pm
cybernan

ty dos -- grats pen
12:41 pm
cybernan

64 to go here
12:43 pm
penquis

ty...
12:49 pm
MollyL

I had a much dirtier clue for the de6
12:51 pm
cybernan

molly is channeling ru
12:51 pm
penquis

gotta go.....bye all...
12:53 pm
cybernan

bye pen
12:54 pm
mael

hah
1:06 pm
mael

I just found a very twist av6/7
1:06 pm
MollyL

Ru and I hang out in the same gutters
1:07 pm
mael

I think I'm right there with you, given that just reading that there was a dirty clue for a DE got me the word
1:08 pm
Uneaixoise

Thanks!
1:08 pm
MollyL

That av twist was just clued a few minutes ago
1:09 pm
mael

I should have read back down the chat, sorry
1:12 pm
MollyL

You are excused Mael. For your penance, please eat a giant slab of chocolate cake.
1:13 pm
mael

twist my arm, molly
1:19 pm
cybernan

got stuck here, so took time out to read the chat from earlier this morning - interesting discussion
1:20 pm
mael

finally got all the Hs and Ns
1:23 pm
mael

annnnnnd FW! thanks for the list, Molly
2:01 pm
cybernan

*!*~*!* Thanks Molly and Broll for the list.
2:01 pm
cybernan

Hagd everyone and stay safe :)
3:00 pm
mummy

Riot
3:00 pm
mummy

Oops sorry
3:11 pm
hempshow

ugh what a tough board
3:39 pm
jmcnrick

lots of birds
3:44 pm
MollyL

Oh, are we playing the HarpJane game?
3:47 pm
jmcnrick

sure why not Molls hahaha
4:00 pm
72 Temple Owl

another wild day at the food pantry
4:01 pm
72 Temple Owl

it would try the patience of a saint. it certainly tried the patience of the most patient volunteer today.
4:01 pm
jmcnrick

I am glad you are so patient
4:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

no, i was not talking about myself. although i did very well.
4:03 pm
72 Temple Owl

one woman insisted that she knew we got gluten free donations drom a certain place three towns over. (we do not which begs the question, why doesn't she go to that town's pantry? she insisted we make up a gluten free bag- never mind the line behind here- of food we did not have.
4:04 pm
jmcnrick

give he a bag og rice
4:04 pm
jmcnrick

give her a bag of rice
4:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

would not stay in her car, gave attitude to the most patient staff, started unpacking the pre packed bags.
4:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

touched EVERYTHING
4:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

ha d acar loaded with stuff so there was nowhere to put the bags
4:06 pm
jmcnrick

y'all don't have any security to move her on?
4:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

none. and when we open up for shopping, no one sees the need for any.
4:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

anyway, je, you know i can do double duty ad the bouncer...;)
4:07 pm
jmcnrick

I might have yelled for security anyway and see if that got her moving
4:07 pm
jmcnrick

okay say. . . I am security ma'am and you need to move on . . .
4:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh heck no. she is a tuesday client who is getting a rude awakening, because the old tuesday crew is no us.
4:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

only if i can have one of those blue and gold shirts....
4:08 pm
jmcnrick

pretty sure thsi is thursday
4:09 pm
72 Temple Owl

lol yes and when she sees us again on tuesday she will get nthe message
4:09 pm
72 Temple Owl

the tuesday crew ran a free for all. then complained they had the heaviest workload.
4:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

we had the cat lady who asked for chicken and tuna to feed her cats. there was the client who waited till we were getting her someone special and cleaned out what was set out as ones and twos to be unshelved.
4:12 pm
jmcnrick

I don't understand about ones and twos but get she grabbed something while your back was turned
4:12 pm
72 Temple Owl

there is the woman who shops for her family and her daughter's . her daughter then comes to shop for herself
4:13 pm
jmcnrick

if you are desperate enough to steal from a food bank you gotta be pretty desperate. . .
4:13 pm
72 Temple Owl

yes. let's say i get things i cannot pack because not everyone would use them. like sardines or food with chinese writing we don't have a clue. or baby food.
4:14 pm
jmcnrick

???
4:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

we put it out and ask each client what they might like from the offerings. but we never put out more than one so everyone can be served.
4:15 pm
jmcnrick

oh I get it. good idea. someone may recognize it or like it. I like anchovies
4:15 pm
Shirlockc

if you google image translate there's an app for it
4:16 pm
Shirlockc

was helpful when i went to japan
4:16 pm
jmcnrick

true but it is not always as accurate as you might hope especially with languages like chinese and japanese.
4:16 pm
72 Temple Owl

je, it is interesting. the person who cleaned out that stash did it while i went inside to pack enough beand and rice for her and the other two families she said she was picking up for.
4:17 pm
jmcnrick

some times it is a literal translation that doesn't get you very far along in understanding but I use it too
4:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

the latin families do not eat things others would, like potatoes and stuffing mix and pasta and sauce.
4:18 pm
LuvWordGames

un 7/40 please?
4:18 pm
jmcnrick

I have lived on grits for a month {and ungale which is Kenyan grits for a week) a sardine would have been welcomed
4:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

one of the churches had them present to them what they wanted. likewise the church prepared some of the rejected foods for them to try.
4:19 pm
LuvWordGames

nm found it for fireworks
4:19 pm
72 Temple Owl

both sides learned a great deal
4:19 pm
jmcnrick

sorry luv I do have it
4:19 pm
periwinkle

hi all no 7's or the 8 here
4:19 pm
jmcnrick

whoohoo luv!
4:19 pm
72 Temple Owl

wait, there are words here? really?
4:19 pm
LuvWordGames

ty jmc, any clues needed?
4:19 pm
jmcnrick

(Idon't have it I meant)
4:20 pm
jmcnrick

yes TO although this has been a great day for conversations
4:20 pm
72 Temple Owl

hahahaha
4:20 pm
jmcnrick

how about the un7 if it isn't a fish.
4:20 pm
72 Temple Owl

well i guess i should look for a un word then
4:21 pm
periwinkle

help with the 8 pls
4:21 pm
jmcnrick

ea840 a compound word
4:22 pm
72 Temple Owl

it's confounding. if you ask for something we do try to give it to you.
4:23 pm
LuvWordGames

un 7/40 is not enthusiastic (sp?)
4:23 pm
LuvWordGames

not in a hurry to do something
4:24 pm
jmcnrick

ty luv looking
4:25 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty i will look
4:25 pm
LuvWordGames

I can elaborate if you wish but don't want to give too much away too soon
4:25 pm
periwinkle

ty for ea8
4:25 pm
LuvWordGames

then I have to go start dinner
4:25 pm
periwinkle

got the un7 too ty
4:25 pm
jmcnrick

TO featherbee posted in FB and perfect meme for me: Nothing is normal and you are not okay. You are doing great.
4:26 pm
LuvWordGames

ok then I'm off, HAGD everyone
4:26 pm
jmcnrick

thanks luv I prefer to look some :)
4:26 pm
jmcnrick

thanks luv I prefer to look some :)
4:26 pm
jmcnrick

hic
4:26 pm
72 Temple Owl

good one
4:26 pm
jmcnrick

got it. ty Luv
4:26 pm
72 Temple Owl

byr luv
4:27 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am freezing here. where was our nearly 50 degree day we were promised???
4:27 pm
jmcnrick

I am planning on making a hanging of it TO. Told it to the boy and he said--that's what I have been trying to say but couldn't think how. That's perfect.
4:28 pm
72 Temple Owl

i question what is normal.
4:28 pm
jmcnrick

well there is that . . .
4:29 pm
jmcnrick

but when I think about how on edge I am and I have enough money and see the boy and I have a roof over my head and enough food I try to have sympathy for people who are struggling either harder than I am.
4:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

being human, we are better wired to see what we perceive as abnormal.
4:30 pm
jmcnrick

I think what you are doing is wonderful TO and I thank you from the bottom of my heart
4:31 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh, i do agree. i remember calming myself in the markets when this began, saying that these people have families to provide for, and i am having enough trouble taking care of just one
4:31 pm
72 Temple Owl

gosh for what?
4:32 pm
jmcnrick

working at the food bank
4:32 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am so at the end of my rope, i think we all have some ptsd about now.
4:32 pm
72 Temple Owl

well i would do more but that's too much like WORK
4:32 pm
jmcnrick

yes, the boy said that to me last week
4:33 pm
72 Temple Owl

i wish i could learn deescalation
4:33 pm
jmcnrick

in fact I told him day before yesterday that I think I am developing agoraphobia. So I made a point of getting out.
4:34 pm
jmcnrick

the first thing in deescalation is to look at the person who is the target and ask them if they need help. . . of course it is different if you are the target. . . haha
4:34 pm
72 Temple Owl

i hear that. staying in was easy. going out again? not so much.
4:35 pm
jmcnrick

I doubt I would be doing as well as I am except a friend from the gym and I have gone walking pretty much once a week for two years.
4:35 pm
72 Temple Owl

i was just beginning to get out when the omicron came. i actually went to music trivia with a group.
4:36 pm
72 Temple Owl

well i am glad for you. i relied on the friend whom you have met and he is not reliable.
4:36 pm
jmcnrick

and the stress is also why I decided to make Babbleland a more regular part of my life again. There are a lot of people here I like.
4:37 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am glad. good to see you. you are so active, must have been difficult.
4:38 pm
jmcnrick

yeah I am a real people person and its been two year since I have attended Meeting for Worship at the Meeting or had guests from outside of my family in my home.
4:38 pm
jmcnrick

and no gigantic bbq for 2 years :{
4:39 pm
72 Temple Owl

awwww
4:40 pm
jmcnrick

BUT my boy comes by and I see my sister and we had Christmas in person after everyone tested negative and I have gardened and organized my house better. . .this is really not a grim life and I just have to remind myself that that is true.
4:42 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am amazed at those people who started a whole bumch of projects. i have not even decluttered, painted, not even organized a closet.
4:42 pm
jmcnrick

haha I had to or go crazy for sure!
4:42 pm
jmcnrick

brb
4:42 pm
72 Temple Owl

but i am working slowly and give myself credit for each thing that leaves the house.
4:44 pm
jmcnrick

that's the idea. . .give yourself credit
4:45 pm
jmcnrick

yeah lots of people planted gardens and then let them die. . . harder than it looks. . hahaha
4:57 pm
72 Temple Owl

i joined the local garden club
4:58 pm
72 Temple Owl

now THAT'S funny
5:01 pm
jmcnrick

well if you enjoy the company. My sister does gardening at the Audubon Society's Gardens and loves it.
5:02 pm
jmcnrick

do you drink tea with them?
5:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

i do. nice ladies.
5:02 pm
jmcnrick

Shall I make you a facinator?
5:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

no. but we do have snacks.
5:03 pm
jmcnrick

*fascinator
5:03 pm
72 Temple Owl

ah, i had a friend who had a high tea. i found the most fabulous hat.
5:03 pm
jmcnrick

cool
5:03 pm
72 Temple Owl

sadly, that friend was lost over differences over covid
5:03 pm
72 Temple Owl

and since i did not get a christmas card, i assume she has moved on.
5:04 pm
jmcnrick

oh too bad.
5:04 pm
72 Temple Owl

i guess she was a summer soldier. and it's been a long hard lonely winter.
5:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

the good thing is she was also an ardent thrifter, i gave it up for lent and did not return. am selling off my collections of years.
5:07 pm
jmcnrick

I got invited to high tea with these women and nearly died of boredom
5:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

i feel better not acquiring things.
5:07 pm
jmcnrick

I made conversation the whole time and they invited me back and I demurred.
5:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

no, this tea was lively.
5:08 pm
jmcnrick

I have thing but most of them are the size a of a thimble and scattered in places around the house to surprise you if you see them.
5:09 pm
jmcnrick

well hope you have another try at high tea then
5:10 pm
72 Temple Owl

i don't know. i can be cordial but once someone betrays you..
5:10 pm
jmcnrick

well you could chalk it up to a bad time for us all. . . and let it pass if you have the opportunity. . .
5:12 pm
72 Temple Owl

she has many friends, one less no problem.
5:13 pm
72 Temple Owl

and she put it in writing. kind of hard to ignore that.
5:13 pm
72 Temple Owl

or misconstrue.
5:14 pm
jmcnrick

that is harder
5:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

yes. i was just floored.
5:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

hence the summer soldier. for the fun, not for the storm.
5:15 pm
jmcnrick

yep. I know the reference.
5:17 pm
72 Temple Owl

i surely could use a word. have not found one in half an hour
5:17 pm
jmcnrick

well there are a lot of birds on the right side of the grid
5:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

i see four bird words
5:18 pm
jmcnrick

I have 7
5:19 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh. must look harder
5:19 pm
jmcnrick

sorry only 6
5:19 pm
72 Temple Owl

on the right side?
5:20 pm
jmcnrick

yes they are all water birds of one kind or another
5:20 pm
72 Temple Owl

okay
5:26 pm
jmcnrick

need stats?
5:46 pm
ItalianGreyhound

I guess the EA 8 is a piece of jewelry (?)
5:47 pm
jmcnrick

you got me IG
5:48 pm
ItalianGreyhound

I liked this grid - how about you, JM
5:49 pm
jmcnrick

google reports it to be part of your aural apparatus
5:50 pm
jmcnrick

sorry to be slow. . . .it takes me time to find the correct spelling. . .I am a terrible speller
5:50 pm
jmcnrick

I haven't finished a grid in so long IG that I am happy with whatever Dr. God sends our way
5:50 pm
ItalianGreyhound

wow - so the EA is in our head
5:51 pm
jmcnrick

so much is in my head. . . . .
5:51 pm
72 Temple Owl

yay, i found a word!
5:52 pm
ItalianGreyhound

Ive heard of ear Crystals - better than not much, JM :)
5:52 pm
jmcnrick

yay TO!
5:52 pm
jmcnrick

haha probably is better IG
5:52 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh good lord. the news has a story about homemade bombs. i don't think that high on my worry list.
5:53 pm
72 Temple Owl

for days, i avoid broadcast news.
5:54 pm
ItalianGreyhound

My mother complained about my dads homemade after dinner bombs all the time
5:54 pm
jmcnrick

I don't think those were the same IG
5:55 pm
jmcnrick

I refuse to worry about the news. Real journalism is rare. Headline chasing is the new norm.
5:55 pm
jmcnrick

anyway I am done for the nonce. Have a good night.
5:55 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh yes. and finding dirt everywhere. and problems where they do not exist. time to go. later, je
6:01 pm
72 Temple Owl

hmm, shades of babble rabble...
6:41 pm
ItalianGreyhound

Hi TO
7:03 pm
MollyL

Shades of Babble Rabble? I truly hope not. Chat has been so much better since he is gone.
7:07 pm
dan2bit

evening all!
8:54 pm
Uneaixoise

Fw!!
10:13 pm
origami

Hi dan, hi all
10:34 pm
rururocks

*waves to ori*
11:57 pm
ursh

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