12:02 am
SueMagee
Oh, sorry!
12:08 am
broll
el 7, ha 7, ro 7
12:10 am
SueMagee
Thanks for those, broll.
12:15 am
Soodle
Re 8. Th 7
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
marksdolly
ty lickety
2:36 am
rbud
re8 x 2, pa 8 and 9
3:51 am
mattygroves
May I have stats, please, for the O in the bottom row?
4:07 am
mattygroves
Thanks!
4:16 am
dizgrannie
just monkeyed an mh4
5:32 am
ItalianGreyhound
another monster grid
5:34 am
ItalianGreyhound
instead of the PB, you may go to the RR today (R 8/45)
5:39 am
ItalianGreyhound
or maybe the TR with scones
6:40 am
Scrabbler
Oooh, another biggie.
6:57 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with top A in 4th column pls and bottom o
7:00 am
periwinkle
got bottom o
7:05 am
Scrabbler
I have neither yet.
7:09 am
periwinkle
got the A.
7:09 am
periwinkle
scrabs you will find them
7:09 am
Scrabbler
Clues for both, please?
7:09 am
periwinkle
I can clue if you want or give stats
7:10 am
periwinkle
or5/12 short for type of doc
7:11 am
periwinkle
at6 to affirm to be true
7:12 am
Scrabbler
Thanks again.
7:14 am
Scrabbler
I passed halfway. Who wants breakfast?
7:16 am
mattygroves
I just had lunch
7:25 am
Scrabbler
Hi Matty
7:35 am
BzznBea
Wow! Another big grid.
7:35 am
Scrabbler
Yes, Bea. Dive in.
7:36 am
BzznBea
Scrabbs, my mom has been taking Fasenra for two months. It is an amazing drug.
7:36 am
Scrabbler
How is your mom doing?
7:37 am
BzznBea
She is doing very well. Her asthma is very well controlled now with the addition of the injections.
7:37 am
Scrabbler
Our messages crossed. The targeted biologics are so effective.
7:38 am
BzznBea
She is amazed how much better she feels.
7:39 am
Scrabbler
Excellent.
7:39 am
BzznBea
Now if we can get past Mr. Bea comimg in contact with +Covid...
7:42 am
Scrabbler
N95 mask whenever indoors.
7:43 am
Scrabbler
Vaccines prevent death but not Long COVID. You can't get Long COVID if you don't catch COVID.
7:48 am
mael
they do lessen your chances of getting long COVID, though. Thankfully.
7:49 am
BzznBea
We had just been discussing getting the second booster.
7:50 am
Scrabbler
Do it, Bea.
7:50 am
Scrabbler
We need improved vaccines ASAP.
7:50 am
hokie carla
I heard Moderna has a new one with more variants in phase 2 of 3 trials so I'm kinda waiting for that.
7:51 am
mael
doesn't sound like it's any more effective than the first go around, hokie. The advice I've seen is to get the second booster as soon as you're eligible for it
7:52 am
hokie carla
hmm, okay
7:52 am
BzznBea
I've also seen that the boosters are only effective for about four months.
7:53 am
hokie carla
my BFF has covid right now. but she only had one dose J&J and that was it.
7:54 am
BzznBea
Daughter has it after going to a mega wedding last weekend.
7:55 am
hokie carla
we went to my niece's college grad 2 weeks ago and thought for sure we'd get it.
8:04 am
mael
there were 9 out of 18 kids in my son's class with covid the past two weeks. We escaped it, thankfully, probably because we still have some antibodies floating around from our bout with it in January
8:05 am
hokie carla
that's good
8:08 am
hokie carla
I love it when I finish a tile on the first look. doesn't happen often.
8:10 am
mael
that was two of the Es for me today, hokie
8:10 am
rururocks
mega weddings right now are just stupid
8:11 am
Scrabbler
Good morning, ruru.
8:11 am
hokie carla
it was the L
8:12 am
mael
nice, I'm missing 2
8:13 am
hokie carla
nothing odd, just a matter of getting them
8:13 am
rururocks
i don't understand people taking just one vaccine when others are available to them.
8:13 am
rururocks
hi scrabs
8:13 am
rururocks
it has to be incredibly frustrating for doctors
8:14 am
mael
oh there they are, I had the root word
8:14 am
Scrabbler
People need more education, a lot more, to stay well during this pandemic. But many people don't want our advice.
8:16 am
Scrabbler
Ruru, last fall a father demanded a mask exemption for his son at school. I refused, of course, as I couldn't place the child or classmates at risk.
8:16 am
rururocks
unbelievable
8:16 am
Scrabbler
The father began screaming and swearing at me. My colleague called the police as the father refused to leave without the note. It was frightening.
8:17 am
hokie carla
almost missed my russian ruler!
8:17 am
Scrabbler
TY, Carla.
8:17 am
hokie carla
but I found bea's fish no problem
8:18 am
Scrabbler
A real fish?
8:18 am
rururocks
oh have seen them at local restaurants that don't allow them to dine being unvaccinated and they have some stupid exemption card made up by some trump factory supporters
8:19 am
Scrabbler
So many ignorant folks cannot be educated. They already "know" it all.
8:20 am
hokie carla
they "did their research" with google
8:21 am
Scrabbler
And they don't know how bad this virus is--infection and Long COVID.
8:23 am
rururocks
we've passed more than a million people who've died from this virus. when will they learn?
8:24 am
Scrabbler
Denial is powerful, but not an effective strategy.
8:24 am
hurshy
Vowels Vanquished!
8:25 am
Scrabbler
Go Hurshy, go.
8:25 am
hurshy
in case anyone is interested, the vowels make up 75 of today's words
8:26 am
hokie carla
hmm, I have qu5 and can't imagine what the other 2 q's are
8:28 am
Scrabbler
qu6: place a consonant second to last, then pluralize
8:29 am
rururocks
4 in french hokie
8:29 am
mael
four in french
8:29 am
hokie carla
of course, thanks
8:29 am
hokie carla
used to seeing it end with foil
8:34 am
rururocks
you didn't trois hard enough hokie
8:34 am
rururocks
you must have had that cinque-ing feeling
8:36 am
Scrabbler
Haha. Master punster.
8:37 am
BzznBea
I didn't even notice there is a qu...
8:37 am
Jeff7
ruru deux it very well
8:39 am
rururocks
that was a douze-y jeff
8:39 am
rururocks
where's une when we are punning french numbers?
8:40 am
Jeff7
I can only treize and treize again
8:40 am
rururocks
sure neuf
8:44 am
Jeff7
My brain just cinq. I give up now!
8:45 am
rururocks
that can happen onze in a while jeff
8:45 am
Jeff7
You win....
8:46 am
rururocks
I have punners tourettes syndrome
8:50 am
Scrabbler
100 left and I am done. Enjoy the day.
8:50 am
hokie carla
good job, have a good one
8:55 am
hokie carla
ok, I give on the bottom O. stats please?
8:55 am
BzznBea
short for of a dr
8:56 am
MollyL
And you got a clue and stats
8:56 am
rururocks
you might have a bone to pick about that word though hokie
8:56 am
BzznBea
Sorry. I blurted.
8:56 am
MollyL
Or you could need to brace yourself
8:57 am
hokie carla
that's my new nemesis word, I miss that literally every single time. thanks. clue was fine as I only saw the stats first and still couldn't get it.
8:57 am
MollyL
Blurting is the new fad here Bea, you fit right in.
: D
8:57 am
hokie carla
anyhoo, HOET and 86 left. must get busy.
8:58 am
rururocks
i'm at 86 too
8:58 am
hokie carla
well, I know you're old ru 😜
8:58 am
rururocks
and wiser than you :D
8:59 am
hokie carla
truth
8:59 am
hokie carla
alright, peace out
9:00 am
rururocks
I'll be like the benjamin button of babble
9:00 am
rururocks
I'll be a zygote soon
9:01 am
MollyL
It's always a blastula with Ru around
9:03 am
rururocks
you'll win us ovum with puns like that molly
9:12 am
MollyL
Sometimes people get cold fetus when it comes to puns
9:14 am
BzznBea
This is getting creepy.
9:26 am
rururocks
there is a vas deferens between punning and creepy punning
9:33 am
dan2bit
urethra drunk or high if you think this isn't already creepy
9:35 am
rururocks
ha ha you have me fallopian all over myself on that one
9:48 am
MollyL
This placenta is creepy a lot
9:54 am
rururocks
for some.. life is a breech
10:02 am
MollyL
And for some, it's a life of cervix
10:06 am
rururocks
ha.. good one
10:12 am
jbp
well, I just scrolled through the chat and y'all are having way too much fun without me.
10:13 am
jbp
I guess i'll just have to get ova it
10:13 am
rururocks
you should have been here since the conception jb
10:14 am
jbp
i bet it was hysterical
10:15 am
jbp
it's a pun fest of umbilical proportions
10:16 am
rururocks
especially since it was induced
10:16 am
jbp
a labor of love, indeed
10:17 am
jbp
one can speculum on why babblers love such good or horrid() puns
10:19 am
jbp
may I have a clue for the far right A, plz?
10:19 am
rururocks
to confirm
10:19 am
hurshy
riding your steed, you are ah6
10:20 am
jbp
thanks, hursh!
10:20 am
rururocks
and at4/5
10:20 am
rururocks
oh.. you're right hursh
10:20 am
rururocks
ah6 of course
10:20 am
hurshy
yeah at6 is the one from the top there
10:20 am
jbp
at least now i'm at nbt.
10:21 am
jbp
will be back for more puns anon.
10:34 am
moolingwa
ah yay, another small one
10:34 am
mkg
Hi all. Clue for the 8s and 9s welcome with stats.
10:35 am
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, looks like a fun grid
10:43 am
mkg
Yes it is a fun one.
10:55 am
moolingwa
yeah, I'm down to 53 already
10:56 am
mkg
not getting the o word for the bottom row o. Hmm. Clues and stats welcome
10:57 am
moolingwa
medical prefix
10:58 am
mkg
Ty. Thinking on that one. Ty
10:58 am
mkg
Is it oo word?
10:59 am
mkg
Any stat moo? Ty
11:01 am
72 Temple Owl
stats pls for the q words?
11:02 am
mymuseisme
Hello all
11:02 am
moolingwa
5/16, 6/27 and 7/40
11:02 am
72 Temple Owl
qua?
11:02 am
mkg
I only have one: qu 5 16
11:02 am
marksdolly
qu5/16 qu 6/27 and qu 7/40
11:02 am
72 Temple Owl
thanks
11:03 am
marksdolly
serer
11:03 am
72 Temple Owl
two of them are hiding well
11:04 am
mkg
Well i still dont see the o 5 word.
11:05 am
moolingwa
to do with joints
11:05 am
marksdolly
short for a bone doc
11:06 am
mkg
Is this the bottom o or the 4th row o????? Ty
11:06 am
mymuseisme
or specialized dentist lol
11:06 am
mymuseisme
prefix for
11:06 am
Book Doctor Gwen
or5 = o + r then go counter clockwise
11:07 am
mkg
I keep thinking osteo. Hummmmmm
11:07 am
Book Doctor Gwen
bottom O
11:07 am
mkg
Oooh got it! Ty
11:07 am
Book Doctor Gwen
woot !1
11:07 am
Book Doctor Gwen
1!!
11:07 am
mkg
Missed going that direction. Ty/
11:07 am
moolingwa
yeah, thought about cluing that
11:08 am
mkg
Now just need an 8 and 9 to fill all.
11:10 am
moolingwa
only have 1 8 so far
11:13 am
mkg
Id love stat and clue moo. Ty
11:13 am
moolingwa
ar 8/40...builds off of a 6
11:14 am
moolingwa
found another 8
11:15 am
Book Doctor Gwen
halfway done, woot
11:15 am
moolingwa
32 left here
11:43 am
hurshy
23 left, but i only have that one 8 and neithehr 9
11:44 am
hurshy
5-4-4-4-4-2
11:47 am
hurshy
mool, if you're still here, what was the other 8 you found?
11:49 am
waskallia
majority behind back i aother 8
11:50 am
waskallia
is another...
11:50 am
hurshy
ah, thank you
11:51 am
waskallia
welcome
11:51 am
waskallia
but i only have the 2 8 and no 9
11:52 am
hurshy
phantom: steel
11:54 am
hurshy
17 left! that's 95% done
11:55 am
waskallia
+60 for me
11:56 am
waskallia
another 8....take it easy in this place
11:57 am
waskallia
sorry 8
12:07 pm
hurshy
4-3-3-2-2-2
12:09 pm
hurshy
2-2-2-2-2-2
12:12 pm
hokie carla
rehi - lunch break here
12:13 pm
hurshy
the 9s have to be P, R, S, or T, as do the two other 8s
12:14 pm
mymuseisme
stumbled unto 8/9 = pa
12:16 pm
penquis
ty, my...found them....hello all....
12:17 pm
hokie carla
hey pen
12:17 pm
penquis
hey, carla...
12:18 pm
hurshy
needed MW for that!
12:18 pm
hurshy
ok, the other 9 cannot be P
12:19 pm
hurshy
just R, S, or T
12:23 pm
BzznBea
do you want to know?
12:23 pm
hurshy
T, it has to be T!
12:24 pm
BzznBea
Nice work.
12:37 pm
penquis
ty, hursh....found it....now to find my last 117, lol....
12:37 pm
BzznBea
I still have 150.
12:37 pm
penquis
go, bea!....
12:38 pm
Uneaixoise
100 to go here.....
12:38 pm
hokie carla
ok, got sidetracked but now gotta get back to work. I still have 85 left.
12:38 pm
mymuseisme
55 here
12:38 pm
penquis
go, go, une.....go, go, go, my!
12:39 pm
hokie carla
and by back to work I mean painting, not word searching
12:50 pm
penquis
well i whittled it down to 100....taking a break.....bye all....
12:54 pm
periwinkle
hi folks. help with either 9 please
12:55 pm
periwinkle
there is a pa8/9 but I do not see it
12:57 pm
penquis
came back to close the window... ;o)
12:58 pm
penquis
pa 8....friend + start of female hormone...ends in a vowel ... pl ends in two vowels...
12:58 pm
penquis
so hello and goodbye, peri... ;o)
12:58 pm
periwinkle
ty looking, bye
12:59 pm
periwinkle
got them both thanks
12:59 pm
aebmusica
second re7/28.....clue please
1:00 pm
cherlyq
the one I have might wake you up
1:01 pm
periwinkle
I have neither
1:02 pm
cherlyq
there is only one letter different in them
1:02 pm
cherlyq
think farm yard
1:02 pm
periwinkle
I think you mean ro7 she asked for re7
1:03 pm
windingwake
All I have is an re8
1:04 pm
periwinkle
me too
1:04 pm
cherlyq
left I mean
1:05 pm
periwinkle
100 left here
1:07 pm
aebmusica
anyone who can help with the re7/28(second one towards the end of the Rs)?
1:09 pm
periwinkle
just found an re7/28 don't know if it is the second one. to redo your roof
1:10 pm
windingwake
Ah, thanks!
1:10 pm
periwinkle
help with the other re7/28 please
1:11 pm
aebmusica
tyvm peri!
1:12 pm
BzznBea
the other 7 is the most re4
1:13 pm
periwinkle
ty Bea
1:13 pm
periwinkle
I have pa9 help with other 9 please
1:14 pm
periwinkle
ty looking
1:15 pm
BzznBea
It is similar to what you use to adjust the temp in your home.
1:17 pm
periwinkle
looking but not seeing it yet
1:18 pm
BzznBea
Do you have have the vessel that holds hot drinks in the lunchbox?
1:19 pm
periwinkle
got it thank you Bea
1:19 pm
periwinkle
88 left bbs
1:37 pm
cherlyq
179 left here
1:39 pm
cherlyq
so want the stage place to be in there but its just out of reach
1:45 pm
sammysmom
this makes me so sad.. the maker of this game has made it so that it is no longer fun.. it is an irritation and i am too old to bother with kt
1:53 pm
Dorens
how has he made it so that it's no fun sammy?
1:54 pm
72 Temple Owl
grats, dorens.
1:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
a little cutie
1:56 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am listening to bob dylan. cannot believe he si 80
2:05 pm
cherlyq
well half way finally I am done for now will probably come back later
2:11 pm
hokie carla
I don't think the maker of this game has made any changes to it since roughly 2005, so maybe your idea of fun has changed. the game hasn't changed.
2:16 pm
sammysmom
the strange words that i have never heard of in my 82 nyears and the thousands kf boks i have read
2:34 pm
mael
the strange words have always been there :)
2:35 pm
player girl
Hi all. I am stuck on the A in the last column, 2nd row for NBT/NBS. Can anyone give me a push?
2:35 pm
player girl
Oops! SORRY
2:35 pm
periwinkle
I think it is at6/18
2:36 pm
player girl
Thanks Perri
2:38 pm
player girl
Hmmm. Are you sure Perri? I have one at6 and it is from the 1st row A; nothing from this A seems to fit that.
2:38 pm
periwinkle
not sure maybe at4/5
2:39 pm
mael
yes at4/5 :)
2:40 pm
player girl
OK, I 'll try that. thank you
2:40 pm
periwinkle
yw bbs
2:41 pm
BzznBea
sammysmom, don't let this game get you down. If it upsets you or makes you sad, take a break. Come back after a few minutes or days, or weeks. Do what you can and when a puzzle gets troublesome, let it go.
2:49 pm
Dippnall
I'll second that. I drove myself mad trying to complete each day. Now I dip in as I want / feel able and enjoy the process more. x
3:53 pm
BzznBea
I finally made it to the O's.
4:07 pm
rururocks
yeah.. OCD isn't in the grid
4:10 pm
REG
I aim for half on the big grids. Then I quit! I almost never try to finish anymore.
4:56 pm
BzznBea
Ha! 33 left. All H's...
5:12 pm
MollyL
I don't have the time to finish anymore.
5:18 pm
windingwake
I only get sucked in if I happen to get close to the end. Usually I look at the grid size and the day requirements and pick a fraction to shoot for
5:37 pm
rururocks
we've had some big boy grids lately too
7:55 pm
ItalianGreyhound
finishing grids is not a problem if you just dont sleep
7:57 pm
ItalianGreyhound
binging Yellowstone, commercial
8:15 pm
Sophie512
haven't tried Yellowstone yet, friends say they like it
8:18 pm
Sophie512
ok, that's enough
8:18 pm
mkg
Hi all. Any clues or stats or both welcome for 8s and 9s. Ty. I am desperate.
8:21 pm
Gillie
th - used to regulate the temperature
8:21 pm
mkg
Just got it gillie!!!!!!! Ty. Great clue.
8:21 pm
mkg
Do you have an 8?
8:23 pm
mkg
Need just oner 8 to be done.
8:23 pm
Gillie
ar8 - person who takes someone into custody
8:50 pm
hokie carla
raste
8:51 pm
hokie carla
rears
9:25 pm
dan2bit
oops does not exist in the puzzle
10:08 pm
rururocks
is hokie being anal about the puzzle?
10:09 pm
hokie carla
bottomed out here
10:09 pm
rururocks
try to take a crack at it
10:13 pm
hokie carla
I ass-ure you I've tried
10:15 pm
rururocks
eeny heinie meenie mo
10:38 pm
hokie carla
well, i'm giving up with 49 left