Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, October 27, 2022

12:02 am

SueMagee

Sa7

12:04 am

justafreep

re7

12:07 am

justafreep

re7 x 2

12:08 am

SueMagee

En7

12:11 am

justafreep

me9

12:11 am

Gillie

al7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:23 am

dizgrannie

ni 8. nbt/nbs

12:40 am

Lizlin

ta 8 - Hebrew word

1:00 am

Sam Snead

Hasn't MILF found its way into the dictionary yet?

5:26 am

ItalianGreyhound

liking this grid so far - mornin, Babblers

5:32 am

ItalianGreyhound

somehow, I knew I would get the 9

5:33 am

ChampFit

You said it, so I got it! Weird timing.

5:34 am

ItalianGreyhound

spooky

5:34 am

ChampFit

:)

5:45 am

ItalianGreyhound

I always try Nerf - maybe someday

5:46 am

ItalianGreyhound

and Nerfier

5:53 am

Scrabbler

Good morning, IG and Champ.

5:54 am

ItalianGreyhound

I knew you would be here, Scrab

5:55 am

Scrabbler

I had to get all of my chart ready for the day first. Work before play is my mantra.

5:56 am

Scrabbler

* charts

6:03 am

ItalianGreyhound

wasnt the 9 a TV show? Never saw it

6:06 am

Scrabbler

Stat?

6:07 am

ItalianGreyhound

ME 9/60.

6:08 am

Scrabbler

Hint?

6:09 am

ItalianGreyhound

Psychic

6:09 am

sukee

I vaguely remember that show, didn't last long

6:09 am

Scrabbler

TY

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi sukee

6:10 am

sukee

Morning

6:19 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and must get ready for work. Enjoy the day.

6:24 am

periwinkle

good morning. not seeing either of the 8 letter words

6:24 am

periwinkle

help with lower E in right column please

6:24 am

HarryHood

me neither.

6:24 am

periwinkle

oh NM

6:24 am

HarryHood

sea bird.

6:25 am

periwinkle

I know, got it ty

6:26 am

HarryHood

time to go to work. 54 left

7:17 am

MollyL

That's because the 8 letter words are whacked

7:17 am

hurshy

clues then?

7:19 am

MollyL

ni8 a person who styles with a certain black metallic alloy

7:20 am

MollyL

ta8 is a VERY variant spelling of a Jewish prayer shawl

7:24 am

Meatball421

ni8 what a stupid word

7:27 am

hurshy

well at least the 9 isn't so bad

7:27 am

hurshy

it's a show and everything!

7:30 am

Deeha

dont know why we arent allowed back of a fish!!

7:32 am

MollyL

The only back of a fish I know is dorsal, and it is not in the grid.

7:33 am

Deeha

think some of us might need a bit of help with the ta8 Molly, just not seeing it

7:33 am

hurshy

i think she means ta4 + fin

7:33 am

Deeha

thats it Hurshy

7:34 am

MollyL

ta8...not short + vowel + first three of cartoon Homer's last name

7:34 am

hurshy

ta8 = not short + not you + *** city was a popular video game thing

7:34 am

godthaab

ta8 - starts with Spem in Alium composer

7:35 am

hurshy

what the heck is Spem in Alium

7:35 am

Meatball421

ta8 is the prayer shawl with the hebrew plural ending

7:35 am

MollyL

The back of a fish mentioned is two words, not one

7:35 am

hurshy

yes meatball, but that doesn't help many people

7:36 am

godthaab

Spem in Alium - probably the greatest piece of Renaissance music ever written

7:37 am

MollyL

Never heard of it

7:37 am

Deeha

ah got it only because I wondered why composer wwas allowed- proper noun

7:38 am

Deeha

and I only knew that because we had a local school named after him

7:39 am

godthaab

Google it. It will blow your mind. tinyurl.com/ycxf574h

7:43 am

MollyL

Oh thank God. Someone who actually uses tinyurl.com

7:50 am

Deeha

tyer

7:51 am

Deeha

sorry

7:52 am

Deeha

was going to say Molly appears to have put a stop to conversation

7:57 am

Deeha

off to lunch Good luck folks

8:30 am

MollyL

There isn't very much conversation here anymore. It is just a long list of clues and how many words people have.

8:30 am

mael

that's how molly tends to put a stop to the conversation :)

8:31 am

mael

hey all

8:31 am

mael

just got back from getting an mri, fun times

8:31 am

bichon

We had a good conversation here yesterday

8:32 am

mael

I thought so too, bichon

8:33 am

hurshy

what was it about?

8:33 am

bichon

red states and blue states

8:34 am

mael

and the state of the united states :)

8:34 am

MollyL

It started out about book banning and then turned to Democrat vs Republican.

8:36 am

bichon

And the happiness of living in CT and MA

8:37 am

hurshy

well, new england is a nice place to live in many respects, not least of which is the absence of mega-weather-events. usually by the time hurricanes get this far they are weakened, which just leaves sometimes blizzards, which are also usually not that bad as long as you just stay home.

8:37 am

hurshy

and no earthquakes, volcanoes, that sort of stuff

8:38 am

bichon

and have a snow blower

8:38 am

sukee

What earthquakes we have up north are very mild

8:38 am

hurshy

yeah that's true, older people can get heart attacks if they try to shovel a lot of snow

8:38 am

bichon

no people having guns in schools,and atms

8:39 am

mael

only problem this year was the damn drought, which unfortunately will probably repeat in the future

8:39 am

mael

it's nice over here

8:39 am

hurshy

well i mean sandy hook was in CT...

8:39 am

hurshy

so we're not immune from the gun violence

8:39 am

bichon

Yes, true. A disturbed individual.

8:40 am

sukee

Well, we have it in Canada too, although not on such a large scale.

8:40 am

mael

that's just proof that we need more stringent gun laws even in our blue states, honestly. And we're not allowed to have them at this point, thanks supreme court

8:41 am

mael

because gun violence is a nation wide tragedy

8:41 am

bichon

mael, you and I should get together.

8:41 am

MollyL

If you compare the population of Canada with the population of the US you will see why our scale is larger.

8:41 am

sukee

You need a national law, because people can just go to another state

8:42 am

mael

per capita, molly?

8:42 am

sukee

I am talking per capita, Molly

8:42 am

bichon

Mr. B bought a gun without asking me (((((. This was in 1973. Eventually he got rid of it.

8:43 am

sukee

But our gun laws are stronger than in the US, but people get guns from the US

8:44 am

mael

my husband owns guns too (that's what growing up hunting in northern NH does to you...) but he's a very responsible gun owner and supports strong gun legislation. And those guns are locked up in a gun safe in our barn.

8:44 am

hurshy

it looks like canada is down to under 2 gun deaths per 100,000 people while the US is 12-13 per 100,000

8:45 am

hurshy

(2019 stats)

8:45 am

hurshy

so 6 times as many

8:45 am

hurshy

per capita

8:45 am

MollyL

There are a lot of factors that go into comparing the two countries and gun violence. Amount of people, access to affordable mental health care, gun control laws, etc.

8:46 am

mael

and a higher percentage of the deaths in Canada are suicides, not homicides

8:46 am

mael

well yeah, problem is the US has none of those things: 400 million people and little access to affordable mental health care and law or nonexistent gun control laws

8:47 am

mael

all you have to do is look at the date on gun violence between states, the ones with better social safety nets and stronger gun control have fewer gun deaths per capita

8:47 am

mael

and yes, bichon, we should get together :)

8:49 am

sukee

Our cities close to the US are getting worse in terms of shootings but as I said, they smuggle in guns from the US

8:49 am

sukee

And it doesn't help that the NRA was trying to influence our elections.

8:50 am

mkg

We also need much better mental health coverage so people go to get help before they turn to gun violence.

8:50 am

hurshy

hmm, i am missing a surprisingly large number of 4s

8:50 am

sukee

The state of the Republican party elected officials certainly highlights that mkg.

8:50 am

origami

Switzerland has a very high percentage of gun ownership and very low rates of gun violence. As Molly said, there are a lot of factors at play.

8:51 am

mael

that's the social safety net part

8:51 am

mael

and also the gun ownership in switzerland is HIGHLY regulated and directly related to compulsory military service

8:51 am

rururocks

the chocolate calms them a lot in Switzerland ori

8:51 am

sukee

lol

8:52 am

origami

That explains it :D

8:52 am

mael

they do have excellent chocolate

8:52 am

sukee

got to run, bbl

8:52 am

mael

I can't say I've ever had good experiences in Switzerland besides the chocolate and the raclette :)

8:52 am

bichon

raclette?

8:52 am

origami

Exactly. It is regulated there.

8:53 am

hurshy

raclette is a two-layer heating device

8:53 am

hurshy

the lower level has little trays that you put cheese in and it melts

8:53 am

MollyL

Maybe all the yodeling calms the mental stress

8:53 am

hurshy

the upper level is a flat grill on which you can grill veggies and meat

8:54 am

hurshy

then you put the the meat and veggies on your plate and top with the melted cheese. i've had this with baked potatoes.

8:54 am

hurshy

it is yummy

8:54 am

MollyL

Some poster here from Scotland used to talk about raclette all the time

8:54 am

bichon

fondue

8:55 am

MollyL

Isn't raclette also a kind of cheese?

8:55 am

mael

essentially fondue, yes, but with a specific kind of cheese

8:55 am

mael

yes, raclette is the cheese and the method of eating the cheese :)

8:58 am

MollyL

Lillian...I think that poster from Scotland's name was Lillian. She used to refer to her daughter as "the bairn"

8:58 am

mael

bairn is such a sweet word

8:59 am

mael

this grid has teeth, ugh

8:59 am

BzznBea

I think so too, mael.

9:12 am

bichon

I thought she was from a part of Britain where they spoke like Scots

9:15 am

bichon

I chatted with her about how much I liked bairn

9:16 am

rururocks

she had a good sense of humor lillian

9:18 am

rururocks

oh found the 9

9:19 am

origami

That was the second word I found :D

9:20 am

rururocks

smartypants

9:21 am

origami

ðŸ˜Š

9:28 am

mael

I still have no 8s or the 9, you're way ahead of me!

9:28 am

rururocks

only one 8 here so far

9:28 am

rururocks

top row and bottom row done though

9:30 am

mael

the top N is giving me trouble, I just have a 4

9:35 am

welki

hi, everyone

9:35 am

rururocks

gm welki

9:36 am

mael

hey welki

9:39 am

MollyL

One of those N's is a 6 that goes with the 8

9:39 am

mael

thanks molly, looking now

9:46 am

mael

oh I got the 9, hooray

10:00 am

mael

well, I've got two left and it's those two Ns... a hint, please?

10:05 am

rururocks

ni + beginning of woman's magazine + vowel the 8 is someone who ni6's

10:11 am

MollyL

The other top N sounds like Viking Erikson's first name

10:15 am

mael

thank you, ru! I never ever would have gotten those otherwise

10:15 am

mael

FW

10:19 am

rururocks

yw

12:13 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone

12:14 pm

marksdolly

hi nan!

12:14 pm

moolingwa

hey nan, dolly

12:29 pm

marksdolly

hi Mool!!!

1:07 pm

cherlyq

hi all

2:05 pm

cybernan

hi again -- 3 to go and stuck. ta 8 please?

2:12 pm

periwinkle

hi all. not getting clue for ni6

2:15 pm

cybernan

ni + beginning of french "she" (or a women's fashion magazine) + vowel

2:15 pm

cybernan

do you have the ta 8 please?

2:17 pm

periwinkle

no I don't

2:17 pm

periwinkle

ty for ni6 nan

2:18 pm

periwinkle

got the ni8

2:18 pm

cybernan

4th ta 6 please?

2:21 pm

cybernan

or al 7/32?

2:21 pm

periwinkle

not using list nan

2:21 pm

periwinkle

don't have al7/32

2:21 pm

moolingwa

al7 - kind of sounds like what holmes says to watsom

2:22 pm

cybernan

have no idea what holmes says to watson

2:22 pm

periwinkle

me either

2:22 pm

cybernan

oh, yes I do

2:23 pm

cybernan

like the school that houses grades 4 to 6

2:23 pm

bookgrrl

archaic word that refers to food

2:23 pm

cybernan

ty mool

2:23 pm

periwinkle

ty moo

2:23 pm

moolingwa

yw

2:23 pm

periwinkle

and bookgrrl

2:23 pm

periwinkle

ta8 anyobe?

2:24 pm

periwinkle

anyone, even

2:24 pm

cybernan

just need ta 8 and the ta 6 that follows now

2:26 pm

MollyL

ta8...not short + vowel + first three of the last name of ex-football player and accused murder OJ

2:27 pm

moolingwa

the 6 is like the previous 6 with one letter changed

2:28 pm

cybernan

ty molly and mool - that finishes it for me. Hagd everyone :)

2:28 pm

moolingwa

congrats nan

2:52 pm

periwinkle

stil 50 to go for me

2:58 pm

cherlyq

The 9 was one of my favorite shoes then they got stuck on a storyline for seasons at a time

4:50 pm

periwinkle

en5 please

5:15 pm

MollyL

en5 someone you battle against

6:32 pm

MollyL

Ah, the old ask for a clue and leave maneuver

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