Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, March 7, 2022

12:07 am

dizgrannie

WOW 20 V's

12:07 am

justafreep

more than any other letter

12:10 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:10 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:10 am

cybernan

not sure I know 20 words beginning with v off the top of my head

12:12 am

dizgrannie

hi Nan, have 9 so far

12:13 am

justafreep

I have 14 and they're not all that unusual (most not at all)

12:14 am

broll

en 7

12:15 am

broll

ti 7

12:16 am

cybernan

found 10 of them

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:20 am

justafreep

got to 17 v's but at this point, I'm just typing in anything pronounceable!

12:21 am

justafreep

te7

12:25 am

Rainiqui

en 7 x2, en 8, nbt, nbs

12:37 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs, but not seeing two 7's. Good night everyone :)

12:48 am

rbud

I have en 7 x 3

12:58 am

dizgrannie

woo hoo got the V's

2:11 am

aebmusica

isatin

2:11 am

aebmusica

isatins

4:09 am

mattygroves

great clue, aeb :)

4:46 am

ElTrev

Tiny Titans Tits...thinking out loud!

4:47 am

MollyL

Did I miss the memo? Is it National Blurting Day?

4:50 am

ItalianGreyhound

Tought that was in April

4:50 am

ItalianGreyhound

thought

5:39 am

ajbns87

Thanks, wouldn't have found tits

6:41 am

Scrabbler

Haha. Great clues below.

7:26 am

eliotl

tint

7:28 am

Meatball421

and the hits keep comin'

7:30 am

eliotl

apologies! cursor error!

7:30 am

hurshy

next time try to make it an E word :)

7:30 am

Meatball421

penalty is being nibbled to death by ducks

7:31 am

eliotl

:)

7:34 am

hurshy

ooh i just tried something i didn't expect to work but it DID

7:34 am

Meatball421

type it right here Hursh

7:35 am

hurshy

it's a va7

7:42 am

hurshy

well i found 3 en7 as directed but none of them seem to be able to make an 8 so i guess maybe it is unrelated? :(

7:44 am

hurshy

aHA i got it!

7:45 am

mattygroves

I only have two Es and neither are long :( But I have been working, to be fair

7:45 am

hurshy

:)

7:50 am

mattygroves

I must be grid blind - that E is killing me

7:53 am

MollyL

The e8 ends in facial twitch

7:53 am

penquis

ty molly....hello all....

7:55 am

BzznBea

I found a couple with that twitch but not the 8 yet.

7:55 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

7:55 am

penquis

hi Bea....

7:57 am

Scrabbler

Back. Made appt for the orthopedic clinic today. I fell on the ice and hurt my elbow.

7:58 am

penquis

bummer, Scrabs....i fell playing tennis ten days ago and bruised some ribs....

7:58 am

Scrabbler

Ouch. At least I can not use my elbow but you must breathe and move.

7:59 am

penquis

yes....getting better though....slowly but surely....

8:00 am

Scrabbler

Being patient, and being a patient, are not easy.

8:00 am

penquis

too true!

8:00 am

welki

'morning, all

8:00 am

Scrabbler

I found 70 words so I am ready to get on with my day. Hi welki!

8:01 am

penquis

hi welki....

8:01 am

penquis

bye Scrabs....

8:25 am

MollyL

Name that proper noun. Patty Duke's son or ex-husband

8:26 am

hokie carla

howdy, y'all. I have HOET except for that darn E. can only find 4.

8:26 am

penquis

Astin...

8:26 am

hokie carla

astin

8:28 am

penquis

hi carla...

8:28 am

MollyL

Ding ding! Carla wins the complete set of The Addams Family

8:28 am

MollyL

Oops, Pen wins

8:28 am

penquis

um, ty....

8:28 am

MollyL

Carla gets a honorable mention

8:29 am

hokie carla

I do have a Ken and Barbie as the Addams Family

8:30 am

penquis

now that's cool....

8:30 am

MollyL

Those are going for close to $200 on eBay

8:31 am

waskallia

yinch

8:31 am

hokie carla

I know, I've been selling off my barbies on ebay. was too busy around xmas, so am going to get back into it when we get back home. no room to store them anymore!

8:32 am

hokie carla

unfortunately the glue isn't holding up on the addams family box so the plastic is separating from the cardboard, so mine will prob go a bit less than $200.

8:35 am

hokie carla

I also have mulder & scully but last I checked that one isn't going as high. the LOTR ones I have will do pretty well too.

8:35 am

MollyL

I got a really nice Irish Princess Barbie on eBay some years ago for a really low price. My great-niece was in heaven.

8:35 am

hokie carla

prob the highest value one I have right now is coca cola ken but the majority of the ones I have I will lose money

8:36 am

hokie carla

I have that one ðŸ˜.

8:36 am

montreal13

mase it to 7 on that E carla : 3 EN including 2 EN6/21 and 4 ET... still missing 6 though...

8:36 am

montreal13

*made

8:36 am

MollyL

Coca-cola Ken is disturbing looking.

8:37 am

hokie carla

thanks, monty, will look

8:37 am

montreal13

np

8:38 am

hokie carla

I also have the coca cola soda shop set still in the packing box, which is very high dollar, but the packing box is dented on one corner so I'm going to have to open it to see if it's damaged inside.

8:38 am

MollyL

Did you never play with it as a kid? Or do you buy these things as an adult?

8:39 am

hokie carla

I still have all my kid ones, they are all late 70s/early 80s. these collectibles I bought in the late 90s/early 00's during the collector boom.

8:40 am

MollyL

Oh, you are one of those "doll people"

8:41 am

hokie carla

but I never really displayed them or anything. they spent the last 14 years in our basement in a closet.

8:41 am

rururocks

where do you sell them ebay?

8:41 am

hokie carla

well, i found one of your e's, monty

8:42 am

hokie carla

yes, ebay. I had a ton of kelly & friends which is barbie's little sister, and I sold most of those last fall.

8:43 am

hokie carla

it's just a lot of work to get them listed on ebay and then mailed out. I might try to rent a spot this spring at a big flea market nearby and see if I can sell them but I'm not sure I'm up for haggling.

8:44 am

hokie carla

oh monty, the en6 I found is en6/24, so not one of yours

8:44 am

rururocks

i have two en7's

8:45 am

penquis

and one EN 8....

8:45 am

hokie carla

geez, no wonder I can't find any e's

8:46 am

MollyL

The new "politically correct" Barbies crack me up.

8:47 am

rururocks

politically correct barbie?

8:47 am

hokie carla

are these en7 and 8 regular words?

8:48 am

hurshy

no

8:48 am

penquis

we have seen them before...

8:48 am

penquis

not used in everyday conversation...;o)

8:48 am

hokie carla

encitis - inflammation of the en words

8:48 am

mael

Mattel is working towards Barbies being diverse rather than just white blond chicks in heels, it's a good thing :)

8:48 am

rururocks

now if only ken could get a penis

8:49 am

MollyL

I just read a great article flaming the PC Barbie series.

8:49 am

hokie carla

well, they've had Hispanic and Black and Asian barbies for years.

8:49 am

mael

haters gonna hate, Molly

8:49 am

hurshy

poor Ken. he's as insipid as Ned Nickerson

8:49 am

mael

well yeah, but that's what we

8:50 am

mael

they're doing still

8:50 am

MollyL

The Gay Bob doll has a penis. And he comes in a closet shaped box.

8:51 am

hokie carla

my favorite is the talking barbie that said something like math class is hard

8:51 am

mael

my daughter has one Barbie and it's Sally Ride, the first american woman in space and first lgbt astronaut (though that didn't come out until much later, for obvious reasons). It's pretty great

8:52 am

hokie carla

when did the barbie come out?

8:52 am

hokie carla

like now?

8:52 am

hurshy

i'm assuming the barbies are still promoting an unrealistic body image though, lol

8:52 am

MollyL

The whole reason Barbie dolls were fun to play with is that you could dress Barbie up in pretty outfits and pretend about where she was going.

8:52 am

mael

it's a fairly recent barbie, I think, but it's not like I keep up with it

8:53 am

hokie carla

IIRC, they've somewhat made her a little more proportional in recent years, hurshy.

8:53 am

MollyL

Not the PC Barbies, Hursh. One of them is "larger".

8:54 am

MollyL

I guess little girls are not allowed to play bride anymore either.

8:54 am

hurshy

you guess and assume a lot.

8:55 am

hokie carla

can someone help me out with these e's please?

8:55 am

MollyL

Just wondering aloud Hursh.

8:55 am

hurshy

en8 is like the NBA used to say "it's FA9!"

8:55 am

hokie carla

not enasty or entasty ðŸ˜œ

8:55 am

mael

bride's fun, bride with bride is even more fun

8:55 am

mael

double the dresses

8:55 am

MollyL

Sorry, next time I will ask it as a question so as not to "guess" or "assume".

8:56 am

penquis

one EN 6/7 is almost like a city in California....

8:56 am

mael

thanks for the 8

8:56 am

hurshy

en7 like the non-dialogical Disney movie with Mickey as a sorcerer's apprentice

8:56 am

hokie carla

ooh, found an en6/21

8:56 am

mael

thanks hursh!

8:56 am

hurshy

change last letter of the en7 i just clued for another 7.

8:56 am

hokie carla

thanks, pen

8:57 am

mael

yeah, there's now a barbie line with more diverse body shapes. Nothing wrong with adding diversity, honestly

8:58 am

hurshy

i did a slideshow once for my 4th and 5th graders about the unrealistic Disney stuff - they were blown away. :D

8:58 am

mael

Disney is definitely doing better too these days!

8:58 am

aslindy

hello all

8:59 am

hokie carla

wait, you're saying a mouse as a sorcerer's apprentice is unrealistic??

8:59 am

hokie carla

and oh yeah, HOET!!

8:59 am

MollyL

Were fairy tales and cartoons ever represented as "realistic"?

8:59 am

hokie carla

hey lindy

9:00 am

mael

it's not about realism, it's about what is considered normal vs a deviation from the norm

9:00 am

mael

there's a ton of interesting literature about it!

9:00 am

hokie carla

hey, is the en8 related to any of these other words I've found?

9:01 am

hurshy

no Molly, what I'm talking about is how Disney has tended to make these really weird and insane choices about how people look - making their eyes ridiculously big, making men ridiculously muscular and women ridiculously thin. if you look at like a man's hand in Frozen, it's like five times the size of the woman's

9:01 am

penquis

to the EN 7...

9:01 am

mael

yes, hokie

9:01 am

MollyL

I will leave this group to discuss that amongst yourselves. I know how this crowd leans.

9:02 am

hokie carla

well, I know from doll collecting that ridiculously big eyes is very common in Japan

9:02 am

hurshy

i have 6 left, 3-3. theoretically not hard.

9:03 am

hokie carla

fantastic, pen, thx

9:03 am

hokie carla

and mael

9:03 am

penquis

yw...

9:05 am

hurshy

ok i found all my 4s now

9:05 am

mael

there's definitely artistic trends, manga and anime usually have disproportionately big eyes like Disney does. It's partly because that's what's praised aesthetically and partly that it's easier to animate expressions if features are exaggerated

9:07 am

hurshy

yeah, and i mean, i think the thing is just to point it out because it can have a subconscious effect. not like "don't enjoy the movie" but just hey notice this thing.

9:08 am

hurshy

they were doing Little Mermaid for the school play so that's why i gave them a lesson on it. i also said "and by the way, the sound of someone's voice is not a good reason to fall instantly in love and decide you want to marry them"

9:08 am

hokie carla

I mean if "they" want to be real about representation and being realistic then they should ban all supermodels because really, they only represent other super skinny supermodels.

9:08 am

mael

lol absolutely

9:09 am

mael

there's actually a whole movement to institute minimum BMI for supermodels, not jusst because they promote unhealthy body image in the public but because eating disorders are a SCOURGE in the modeling industry, it's terrifying

9:10 am

mael

the lol was for the Little Mermaid, most of the fairytales ought to come with disclaimers these days: "warning, terrible idea all around!"

9:10 am

hurshy

and isn't part of the reason for their heroin addictions that it also helps them stay skinny?

9:10 am

hokie carla

yes, I knew it was, it popped up when mine did

9:11 am

hurshy

or is that just cigarettes

9:12 am

donnasc6dogs

and how about sit-coms? is there ever a dirty house? I just remember Peg Bundy, Al always complaining about her housekeeping, but the kitchen was spotless

9:12 am

hokie carla

why not both?

9:12 am

donnasc6dogs

at least we used to see Roseanne cooking or shopping or doing mountains of laundry

9:13 am

hokie carla

ooh, top row gray!

9:13 am

hurshy

well it could be both hokie, but i don't know if i'm right about the heroin or not, that's all

9:14 am

hokie carla

must I try itty every single time it's in the grid?

9:15 am

hurshy

idk, must you?

9:15 am

hokie carla

I must, I must

9:15 am

doseffing

it's a good idea if there's a "b" in the grid

9:16 am

hokie carla

now I have alan jackson's itty bitty stuck in my head

9:21 am

hokie carla

well, I just found a stupid v

9:23 am

penquis

two of mine are silly to me....

9:23 am

hokie carla

ok, stuck at 23 left. going for a bike ride. TTFN

9:24 am

penquis

bye carla...

9:33 am

penquis

also heading out...bye all....

11:10 am

Biltong

Clue for ti7,please?

11:14 am

MollyL

The famous boat that sunk

11:15 am

cybernan

good morning all

11:15 am

Biltong

thanks, MollyL

11:15 am

Biltong

morning cybernan

11:17 am

CowExploder

what does ti7 have in common with the movie "the sixth sense"?

11:18 am

CowExploder

icy dead people

11:18 am

Biltong

:-)

11:21 am

cybernan

there was a te 7 and en 7x2 and ti 7 called last night, but still looking for one en and the te

11:21 am

MollyL

Oh man, that is a really bad joke

11:23 am

mattygroves

I only have one 7. Clearly, this isn't my Babble day ;)

11:23 am

Biltong

don't have any of those cybernan, sorry

11:24 am

mattygroves

And, of course, the seven I had I found ages ago...and it's already been clued (and punned upon)

11:26 am

Biltong

stave

11:27 am

Biltong

oops, sorry

11:27 am

Biltong

vent

11:28 am

Biltong

and again sorry

11:28 am

MollyL

Te7 is a number plus the last word in NYC but start with a different letter

11:30 am

mattygroves

Aaah, thanks Molly

11:30 am

cybernan

ty molly -- looks like part of a word

11:39 am

Uneaixoise

Precious pic, Biltong!!

11:43 am

cybernan

just noticed that matty gets the tiara today :)

12:03 pm

bichon

Can't believe I got it the other day

12:25 pm

MollyL

I'm not seeing how Matty connects

12:31 pm

cybernan

I guess it doesn't -- a phantom

12:32 pm

cybernan

still missing 7 x6, but not wasting any more time on this --- off to the list

12:34 pm

MollyL

We should have phantom tiaras for such occasions
: D

12:37 pm

bichon

ve 5/16, second one, pls

12:41 pm

hokie carla

I have 2 and they're both plurals. I'm guessing there's a 3rd one?

12:41 pm

bichon

yes

12:42 pm

hokie carla

ends in not out

12:42 pm

cybernan

I keep forgetting that en 6 that is similar to the CA town

12:42 pm

bichon

ty carla

12:43 pm

hokie carla

ty bichon, didn't have that set.

12:44 pm

bichon

yvw

12:59 pm

hokie carla

well, stuck again until someone asks for clues ðŸ¤£

1:00 pm

CowExploder

any hints on the ven 7?

1:02 pm

cybernan

te 5 following the canvas shelter, please?

1:05 pm

Sophie512

sorry just got here.....moving slowly, even slower than usual.....broke a bone in my ankle yesterday...splint...plaster cast Wednesday

1:06 pm

hokie carla

we have it a bit, nan. not sure what it means. looks like computer, etc, te4 but add a vowel

1:06 pm

hokie carla

eek, how'd you manage that, sophie?

1:06 pm

hokie carla

do not have that, cow. can you tell me how many points for teh ve7?

1:07 pm

Sophie512

ve 7 is 44

1:08 pm

cybernan

sorry carla - couldn't make any sense out of your clue. There is only one vowel available to add to the canvas shelter and that doesn't work

1:09 pm

cybernan

and it is a te 5/16

1:09 pm

hokie carla

because I meant a te4 that isn't accepted by the dictionary

1:09 pm

hokie carla

short for technical, technician, etc

1:10 pm

cybernan

got it - ty

1:12 pm

hokie carla

cow, ve7/44 ends in adj form

1:14 pm

cybernan

ve 7 ends like the top part of your house

1:15 pm

CowExploder

ty hokie, nan

1:16 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* a lot of st 6/26 surrounding this one :)

1:17 pm

hokie carla

14 left here. about to head onto the beach so will have to finish tonight

1:17 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone -- slept in, so till have morning chores to do

1:25 pm

ajsb

stant

1:25 pm

ajsb

stant

1:25 pm

ajsb

sorry

1:29 pm

MollyL

I don't know what is worse. Calling him Cow or calling him Exploder

2:26 pm

Sophie512

13 left all SSSSSSS back later, need some ZZZZZs

3:01 pm

Uneaixoise

En6/21?

3:01 pm

Sophie512

Fireworks!

3:02 pm

Sophie512

a single thing

3:03 pm

Sophie512

oops sorry wrong one

3:03 pm

Sophie512

there are 2 6 21

3:03 pm

Sophie512

try the one kind of like a Calif city

3:32 pm

Uneaixoise

Just don't see it :-(

3:33 pm

Uneaixoise

Ok, I got one ...

3:37 pm

Uneaixoise

29 to go....

3:47 pm

Trifioso

oh! A grid in togone's honor today!

4:03 pm

hokie carla

broke down and went to the list with 14 left. now 2 5's left that I can't seem to find.

4:37 pm

Soodle

Ha! Going to give all the haters buckets of fodder now. Just back from London. Highlight of trip was Mamma Mia in the West End. The ULTIMATE feel good show.

4:40 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with either in6 pls

4:41 pm

hokie carla

I in6 that you try harder, peri

4:41 pm

hokie carla

and I in6 to get off the couch but I'm struggling

5:05 pm

moolingwa

couches have their own gravity

5:05 pm

moolingwa

very attractive

5:13 pm

periwinkle

ty for one of the in6

5:28 pm

periwinkle

st6/24 pls

5:28 pm

periwinkle

nm

5:34 pm

cherlyq

only t's and s's left

5:36 pm

Sophie512

need a clue

5:37 pm

Sophie512

st 6 25 is a horrible smell

5:37 pm

Sophie512

oops, sorry, just saw where you said never mind

6:17 pm

dan2bit

anybody around? looking for stats for the 2nd row I

6:19 pm

penquis

is 6.18 and add a letter for the 7...

6:20 pm

dan2bit

thanks pen finally monkeyed em

6:21 pm

penquis

i just did, too....i am done....

6:21 pm

dan2bit

woohoo! 33 left for me

6:22 pm

penquis

ty....need anything else before i go?

6:22 pm

dan2bit

stats for the 8?

6:22 pm

penquis

en 8/45....related to the two 7s before it....

6:25 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight....

6:25 pm

dan2bit

so long

6:51 pm

dan2bit

just stuck monkeying the ve6

6:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

right column done! (hi all)

6:53 pm

dan2bit

nice job Gwen!

6:55 pm

dan2bit

oh duh it was a plural

6:56 pm

dan2bit

firewords!

7:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg dan !!!!!!!!

7:09 pm

MollyL

!!!!!!!!

7:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt at last woot

7:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

argh, too sleepy to finish, 24 to go

7:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night all

8:02 pm

JustMe2252

Hi all! ANy clues for in6,18 ?? Thanks in advance

8:03 pm

cherlyq

in 6:18 to demand someone do something your way

8:04 pm

JustMe2252

Thanks Cheryl! That was too obvious for me I think! LOL

8:05 pm

cherlyq

yw

8:06 pm

cherlyq

I have 10 left all s's and t's

8:15 pm

scubadiver

How about a clue for the ni5,14?

8:17 pm

cherlyq

when decorating my house I found the perfect ni 514 to put a nicknack

8:18 pm

scubadiver

Ah! Thanx

8:20 pm

cherlyq

yw

8:34 pm

cherlyq

4 remaining and yes I did list lol

8:40 pm

cherlyq

one left

8:41 pm

cherlyq

fireworks

8:41 pm

cherlyq

anyone still here hope you have a good evening

10:59 pm

mty

You as well :)

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