12:00 am
cybernan
another small one
12:01 am
m9f9l
Hi nan. Hmmm.. I wonder if it's a stinker small one, or a quickie
12:01 am
periwinkle
I was hoping for a bigger one. hi nan
12:01 am
periwinkle
insominia here
12:01 am
periwinkle
nan you get the tiara today
12:02 am
jeanne314
Well, m9f9l, you got me down to one remaining. What was it? My thanks for your help!
12:02 am
jeanne314
Well, m9f9l, you got me down to one remaining. What was it? My thanks for your help!
12:02 am
m9f9l
sieur or sized
12:03 am
jeanne314
had the sized. Was monkeying towards the first. Almost. Sigh.
12:04 am
m9f9l
I thought the french would totally do it. And then I got distracted by something. I'm sorry!
12:09 am
jeanne314
My thinking cap slipped. Your clue was sufficient.
12:09 am
Gillie
It's a stinker, I think
12:10 am
periwinkle
1/2 way but no 7s or 8
12:10 am
m9f9l
So far it's not too bad. I have one more tile for nbt
12:10 am
m9f9l
But I'm sure I'll come upon the wall soon!
12:10 am
periwinkle
nbt here
12:11 am
Gillie
nbt here, but not quite half way
12:11 am
periwinkle
ba7/36
12:11 am
cybernan
a stinker for sure
12:11 am
m9f9l
40, so over 1/2way
12:12 am
m9f9l
but 3 blank stats
12:12 am
Gillie
Oh, I was misreading my stats - I'm over half way
12:12 am
cybernan
ty peri
12:13 am
cybernan
w still blank here
12:13 am
periwinkle
both ws are wy4/10
12:15 am
cybernan
ty peri
12:17 am
dizgrannie
yea for me nbt/nbs
12:17 am
periwinkle
28 left and stuck. night all
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
periwinkle
help with the 8 please
12:19 am
marksdolly
ty lickety
12:20 am
dizgrannie
fa 8, a person who idles
12:23 am
m9f9l
weird word
12:24 am
mkg
Not getting the person who idles. Hmmm.
12:24 am
marksdolly
it's a very odd word Mkg
12:25 am
cybernan
me neither but off to bed -- good night everyone :)
12:25 am
mkg
Any further clues?
12:27 am
mkg
Sleep calls. Ty anyway
12:31 am
m9f9l
Ok. Leaving 20 for tomorrow
5:00 am
jylcat
oh dear another small grid.
5:01 am
ItalianGreyhound
leaving 20 for tomorrow? Only starting with 73. oh well
5:02 am
ItalianGreyhound
good morning, Cat
5:13 am
ItalianGreyhound
is there ever a 'normal" Y word in the grid
6:03 am
Scrabbler
I overslept because I forgot to set my phone alarms.
6:12 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hi, Scrab
6:12 am
Scrabbler
Hi IG. I am not liking this grid.
6:12 am
ItalianGreyhound
theres a couple of weird words
6:13 am
periwinkle
good morning all. not getting the fa8
6:13 am
periwinkle
I have the ba7 but not the other 7
6:13 am
mael
the other 7 is also a fa7
6:13 am
periwinkle
ok thanks
6:14 am
Scrabbler
I have nothing bigger than a 5.
6:14 am
ItalianGreyhound
2nd FA 4/7 + vowel + bug
6:15 am
ItalianGreyhound
Yw; one of those weirds words
6:16 am
ItalianGreyhound
AL 5/14 is another one
6:18 am
periwinkle
not sure I have the right fa4
6:19 am
periwinkle
no idea re fa8
6:19 am
Scrabbler
I found it on Morewords.
6:20 am
periwinkle
I will have to list soon
6:20 am
mael
I had no idea you could spell the ba6 and plural like that, I've always seen it with a Y
6:20 am
ItalianGreyhound
The AL5/14 - "hey, lets throw 5 letters over there and call it a word"
6:28 am
Scrabbler
I must get ready for work. Enjoy the day.
6:30 am
periwinkle
the al5 - immigration of Jews to Israel usually spelled with an h at the end
6:31 am
periwinkle
fa8 is a lazy person per my scrabble dictionary
6:55 am
hurshy
yikes, two under 100 in a row??
6:56 am
HarryHood
ooh got the Ws. nbt and 35 to go. have fun!
7:03 am
hurshy
left col grey
7:04 am
sukee
I have the bottom row grey :)
7:08 am
hurshy
i have some issues with B
7:09 am
hurshy
oh, i see, it has the other 7
7:09 am
hurshy
still need two OTHER b but that's ok
7:12 am
sukee
Now have the topped row greyed out
7:17 am
sukee
and column 5 greyed out
7:20 am
hurshy
i need one of those top a
7:22 am
sukee
I have 7 As that might come from that one
7:22 am
sukee
most are 4s
7:22 am
hurshy
well that can't be, as there are only 6 and it is the first A tile
7:23 am
sukee
I know, I'm just not sure which one right now
7:23 am
hurshy
well there's ab4, and i've got 2 al4, 1 al5, and 1 an4
7:23 am
sukee
do you have an al 4/7
7:24 am
hurshy
yes, i have two of them
7:24 am
hurshy
oh oh it is dress shape
7:24 am
hurshy
top row grey!
7:24 am
sukee
well done, I was just getting to that one :)
7:25 am
hokie carla
'morning, folks
7:25 am
sukee
good morning
7:27 am
hokie carla
weather channel has finally been added to hulu live. the only cable channel I've ever missed.
7:29 am
sukee
and column 2 grey
7:29 am
sukee
The Fs are giving me the most trouble
7:30 am
hurshy
i need an N and a Y
7:30 am
hokie carla
nice. 60 left here.
7:31 am
sukee
Ys I have are yi 4/6, yu 4/7, yu5/16, yu 5/16
7:32 am
sukee
3 are off the same word
7:32 am
hokie carla
there's only 4
7:32 am
hokie carla
oh, I thought sukee posted both things 🤣
7:33 am
hokie carla
thanks, needed another one
7:33 am
hurshy
ok 5 left now
7:35 am
hokie carla
oh, my SIL in Jax said her power just went out. I'm watching a condo about to go into the ocean at Daytona.
7:37 am
sukee
1st column grey
7:39 am
sukee
so just Is and Fs to find now
7:40 am
hokie carla
ugh, 20 F's?
7:41 am
hokie carla
oh, my last S was so easy, how did I miss that
7:41 am
HarryHood
26 here
7:41 am
hokie carla
34 - hi harry
7:41 am
HarryHood
parent teacher conferences today and tomorrow! what fun!
7:42 am
hokie carla
haha, sounds not fun
7:42 am
hokie carla
so I assume that was sarcasm
7:42 am
HarryHood
all on zoom. which is nice in that I can stay at home and wear jeans. But the one nice thing about conferences is connecting with people, and zoom is.....zoom
7:43 am
HarryHood
yes. sarcasm. waste of time.
7:44 am
hokie carla
well thanks for wearing pants at least
7:44 am
HarryHood
it's cold
7:45 am
sukee
Having trouble getting that 6 letter i
7:45 am
hokie carla
regular word, sukee
7:46 am
HarryHood
yeah baby
7:46 am
sukee
got it, was completely looking the other way
7:47 am
sukee
now just 4 fs,
7:48 am
hokie carla
well, I have HOET now, 23 left
7:49 am
HarryHood
15 here. 8-5-1-0-1
7:49 am
hokie carla
13-6-2-1-1
7:50 am
hokie carla
phantom finial
7:50 am
sukee
Now I just need the 7 letter F word
7:51 am
HarryHood
oh oh I have it!
7:51 am
HarryHood
adverb. or something
7:52 am
sukee
I shouldn't have missed that
7:52 am
hokie carla
I have that too, darn
7:52 am
hokie carla
well done
7:52 am
sukee
I had to list near the end
7:52 am
HarryHood
wtg sukee
7:53 am
sukee
Two days in a row... I hope tomorrows is bigger though
7:54 am
sukee
Got to go fill up some things, the water is going off today
7:54 am
BzznBea
How are we to procrastinate with small grids, right?
7:54 am
hokie carla
glad you have notice and can do that, sukee
7:54 am
hokie carla
hey bea, ready for the rain?
7:54 am
sukee
Yes, it was good to have notice.
7:54 am
sukee
Take care all
7:55 am
HarryHood
bye sukee
7:55 am
hokie carla
you too
7:55 am
BzznBea
Bring it!
7:57 am
hokie carla
I was supposed to do adopt a road trash pickup tomorrow but they moved it to monday. and my saturday tennis will be rained out for 2nd weekend in a row.
7:57 am
HarryHood
do you get to wear an orange jumpsuit?
7:57 am
HarryHood
and shackles?
7:58 am
hokie carla
it said you have to wear a safety vest, so I don't think we have to go full prisoner
7:59 am
HarryHood
I would be singing the work songs and everything.
7:59 am
rururocks
will you get a litter of accomodation?
7:59 am
HarryHood
all the songs from brother where art thou
8:00 am
hokie carla
wait, was the accomodation a pun too? isn't it commendation? 🤣
8:00 am
hokie carla
yes, I just might sing those songs, harry
8:00 am
HarryHood
first mtng at 940. only failing kid and it's my first mtng. and the mom is the board chair of the school.
8:00 am
hokie carla
eek, well at least you'll get it over with
8:00 am
HarryHood
yes - good point.
8:01 am
HarryHood
always looks on the bright side, that carla.
8:01 am
BzznBea
I was just reading about states that passed a referendum about forced prison labor.
8:01 am
hokie carla
today is the 47th anniv of the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald. I know what I'm listening to later.
8:01 am
BzznBea
I love that song.
8:02 am
hokie carla
so great
8:04 am
HarryHood
I finished all the i's long ago, but keep finding "inanily" and thinking I should really try it.
8:04 am
rururocks
what's wrong with forced prison labor?
8:05 am
hokie carla
lol, still one i left here
8:05 am
BzznBea
They voted against it.
8:05 am
phaeton
mostly the 'forced' word
8:06 am
hokie carla
as long as they treat them humanely
8:06 am
bichon
st 5/12, pls
8:06 am
HarryHood
that's pretty subjective.
8:07 am
HarryHood
ty bichon! was my last S
8:07 am
phaeton
bichon...just go straight up and turn right
8:07 am
hokie carla
remember the mouse character last name Little, bichon? his first name without a vowel.
8:07 am
HarryHood
there's only a few possibilities for that
8:08 am
bichon
ty phae, carla
8:09 am
hokie carla
thought for sure I had the other 7 with brinily
8:10 am
BzznBea
Let me rephrase...The initiative restricting forced prison labor passed in Vermont, Tennesee and Alabama and failed in Lousiana.
8:10 am
HarryHood
3-2-1-0-1 T A L BB FF
8:10 am
hokie carla
5-4-1-1-1
A L BB
i FFF
8:10 am
hokie carla
N AA N
8:11 am
hokie carla
ha, just saw a word 😜
8:11 am
HarryHood
don't forget the pl
8:11 am
hokie carla
thanks, of course I did
8:11 am
hokie carla
10 left!
8:12 am
rururocks
i just have a y 5
8:13 am
hokie carla
well, you'll get it, ruru
8:15 am
BzznBea
And then when you do, you will do a face plant.
8:15 am
hokie carla
so the 8 is either A L B or F
8:15 am
MollyL
He keeps hoping he'll "get it"
8:16 am
hokie carla
ok, good
8:16 am
rururocks
it's a F8
8:16 am
HarryHood
5 to go.
8:16 am
rururocks
never seen the word before either
8:16 am
hokie carla
great
8:17 am
rururocks
<---hopes he gets it good someday
8:17 am
hokie carla
<---hopes bea meant face palm
8:18 am
MollyL
Oh, I was picturing Ru, face smashed upon the computer desk in front of him.
8:19 am
hokie carla
I was picturing him on the ground
8:20 am
MollyL
King of a "after a half a bottle of bourbon" thing
8:20 am
HarryHood
1-0-1-0-1
8:21 am
MollyL
Interesting that the dictionary defines fa5/20 as "the buttocks" and not what it means in the UK.
8:22 am
hokie carla
3-3-1-1-1 struggling here
8:22 am
rururocks
what does it mean in England?
8:22 am
hokie carla
interesting that molly is clue blurting
8:22 am
EvaNadine
in england, it means the lady-bits.
8:23 am
rururocks
*waits for the day that Molly posts the whole list*
8:23 am
HarryHood
just 2 Fs left. a 6 and an 8
8:23 am
rururocks
really? eva?
8:23 am
hokie carla
so freddie mercury's naughty na5 had a big fat lady bits?
8:23 am
hokie carla
one F left here, the 8
8:24 am
hokie carla
your 6 is an adv, harry
8:24 am
EvaNadine
apparently!
8:24 am
MollyL
Gosh Ru, I'm glad you didn't get taken to task for mentioning that.
8:24 am
rururocks
I knew that was coming
8:25 am
MollyL
Best I could find on line is that the UK version of that word predates the US one, and may be based on the suacy book "F5 Hill"
8:25 am
hokie carla
sorry, not an adv, an adj
8:25 am
rururocks
I can't remember all of the british slang though
8:26 am
HarryHood
can't see it. gotta run. will finish these farshluggina F's later.
8:26 am
hokie carla
wasn't balin a dwarf in LOTR or the hobbit?
8:27 am
MollyL
I have gotten so that I have a hard time reading novels written by Brits because I have to keep stopping and trying to understand things. Like "what does it mean she took her satchel out of the boot of her car"
8:27 am
hokie carla
have fun with the conf, harry
8:28 am
hokie carla
I remember reading one, what is a kerb?
8:28 am
origami
I watch a lot of British TV shows so I'm used to British English.
8:29 am
MollyL
Something you might run into with your tyre
8:29 am
EvaNadine
my parents are english.
i think i should be considered bilingual. LOL
8:29 am
MollyL
English as a first AND second language.
8:29 am
hokie carla
I agree
8:30 am
hokie carla
american english as first, british english as second
8:30 am
EvaNadine
to quote John Mclane, "I only speak English and Bad English."
8:30 am
mattygroves
English spoken, American understood (old witticism). I can do both, but when I do the NY Times crossword I have to remember to spell American
8:32 am
mattygroves
And there are some American words that, as they tend to be used by adults, I didn't know (I don't mean RUDE - I mean like Spackle instead of Polyfilla - I didn't have many holes in walls to fill as a kid that couldn't be filled with toothpaste)
8:32 am
hokie carla
I don't think that was McLane(sp?) I think it was BW in Fifth Element. unless he says it in both movies. I just watched Fifth Element the other day.
8:33 am
mael
three left, that weird a5 and the two Ws... hmm
8:33 am
hokie carla
I do like to try to figure out what in the world is being said in brit tv and books
8:34 am
mattygroves
I can provide translation services cheaply ;)
8:34 am
mael
got the Ws by throwing spaghetti at the wall
8:34 am
hokie carla
do you want help with the w's, mael?
8:34 am
MollyL
It was The Fifth Element
8:35 am
mael
once I knew they were 4s I just tried a bunch of random letters haha
8:35 am
mael
thanks hokie!
8:36 am
mael
tough little grid today
8:36 am
rururocks
it's not too bad mael. just some twisty words
8:37 am
EvaNadine
ack! youre right, Carla! it was 5th element, not die hard.
8:37 am
mael
bunch of nonsense twisty words though!
8:37 am
rururocks
I never understood the appeal of the Die Hard movies
8:38 am
EvaNadine
i heart bruce willis.
8:38 am
hokie carla
of course NIHIL isn't accepted at the bee
8:38 am
MollyL
Really? I love John McLane. I always wanted to see a John McLane/Jack Bauer movie.
8:39 am
rururocks
I liked Bruce only in two movies.. Sixth Sense and Pulp Fic tion.. I think he's a good guy generally Eva
8:39 am
MollyL
I have never understood the appeal of Pulp Fiction.
8:39 am
hokie carla
really? you're questioning ru's movie likes?
8:39 am
hokie carla
dislikes
8:39 am
rururocks
oh my god.. one of the greatest movies of all time
8:40 am
EvaNadine
bruce willis generally plays bruce willis.
but i love him anyway.
8:40 am
rururocks
Molly is more of an Ann Hathaway Princess Bride fan
8:41 am
hokie carla
I thought he retired, but imdb has him in a 2023 "announced" movie
8:41 am
rururocks
he has retired as far as I know
8:42 am
EvaNadine
he has announced his retirement due to health reasons.
that film was likely shot before he announced said retirement.
8:42 am
rururocks
I should also point out that you're completely right with that comment hokie
8:43 am
MollyL
Yeah, well so did Brady and that didn't last long.
8:43 am
hokie carla
which one?
8:43 am
EvaNadine
most of his more recent films were direct-to-video
8:43 am
rururocks
questioning my movie choices :D
8:43 am
rururocks
Brady should have gone out on top and called it a day
8:43 am
hokie carla
well, he has 3 "completed" that are 2022 and the 1 "announced" for 2023. announced usually means not filmed yet
8:44 am
mael
poor Bruce Willis has aphasia, he's not unretiring
8:44 am
origami
He has aphasia. I can't imagine him acting.
8:44 am
hokie carla
yeah, that's the impression I got. bad enough for him to retire
8:44 am
rururocks
I'd never heard of Aphasia before this
8:45 am
hokie carla
wtf is alcopop?
8:45 am
origami
Nasty wine coolers and such, hokie.
8:45 am
rururocks
did he have a stroke or something?
8:46 am
mael
it's a language disorder, sometimes it can be transient and sometimes it's progressive or untreatable, unfortunately
8:46 am
MollyL
Fruit-flavored soda with a splash of alcohol in it
8:46 am
hokie carla
why was that allowed on the bee and boop wasn't?
8:46 am
mael
if it's due to a stroke it usually can improve, but it doesn't sound like it in this case
8:47 am
MollyL
Because The Spelling Bee has the weirdest "allowed" list of any word game I have ever played
8:47 am
hokie carla
I know, ridiculous
8:47 am
rururocks
it's too bad he didn't sign up for better movies with better scripts
8:47 am
hokie carla
completely up to that one guy
8:47 am
rururocks
he can certainly act
8:48 am
hokie carla
well, I'm not seeing any more words. hopefully they'll come to me later. going to try to get a bike ride in before the rain this afternoon. 8 left - 3-2-1-1-1
8:49 am
origami
The first thing I saw him in was the old TV show Moonlighting. I liked him in that.
8:50 am
MollyL
I loved that show. Why isn't it available for streaming anywhere?
8:52 am
mael
easy bee today though
8:52 am
MollyL
Oh, music rights. But it looks like it may become available soon. Probably on Disney, which I do not subscribe to.
8:53 am
EvaNadine
i read that the main hurdle is that there is a lot of the music in the show + its difficult to navigate getting the rights to those songs.
but it sounds like it WILL be coming to streaming!
8:56 am
origami
Ugh ... 80's music :D
8:56 am
mael
you back off from 80s music, lol
8:57 am
MollyL
The weirdest "not available for streaming" story I have read is about the movie Dogma. It is not available because Harvey Weinstein owns the rights and he won't release it.
8:57 am
EvaNadine
i love Dogma. its actually one of my favorites.
8:58 am
mael
Dogma is great
8:58 am
MollyL
I have the DVD
9:01 am
mael
I have the dvd but alas I no longer have a dvd player
9:30 am
MollyL
You can get external DVD players that will plug into a laptop for fairly reasonable prices
9:50 am
bichon
in 6/27, pls
10:24 am
bichon
ba 7/36, pls
10:30 am
penquis
well it's not batline... ;o) ... hello all....
10:33 am
MollyL
It ends in plural of Fleming, the author
10:35 am
Johnyboy69
ty MollyL
10:41 am
penquis
i am not liking this grid...
10:42 am
Johnyboy69
join the club
10:48 am
Uneaixoise
Tx molly
11:09 am
moolingwa
morning all
11:09 am
penquis
hi mool...
11:10 am
moolingwa
happy Thursday pen
11:10 am
penquis
same to you, mool...
11:30 am
penquis
stalled at 18....need a break...bbl....
11:31 am
moolingwa
13 here
11:47 am
cybernan
good morning/afternoon everyone
11:54 am
cybernan
anyone know what the 8 is and is it a 7-8 combo?
11:56 am
MollyL
fa8/55 not a combo
11:57 am
cybernan
I'm having enough trouble with the f without that!
11:58 am
MollyL
It is a ridiculous word, Nan
11:59 am
cybernan
can't even begin to imagine what it could be
12:08 pm
cherlyq
I think its a french word for idle?
12:13 pm
cybernan
could be - not in my french vocab, however -- guess I never needed that one
12:31 pm
cherlyq
yeah I dont remember it from school maybe old school
12:34 pm
cybernan
went to my english/french dictionary and there was nothing begining with fa for idle
12:35 pm
cybernan
al 4/14 please?
12:36 pm
cherlyq
alternate spelling lol
12:38 pm
cybernan
isn't that the al 4/7?
12:38 pm
cybernan
looking for al 5/14
12:39 pm
hokie carla
rehi. back for my last 8. did not get a bike ride in before the rain.
12:40 pm
hokie carla
I guess that is one of mine
12:41 pm
hokie carla
thank you, will think about how to clue
12:42 pm
MollyL
al5 McGraw of Love Story fame + Divene Secrets of the ____ Sisterhood (Just one)
12:42 pm
MollyL
Sorry MacGraw
12:42 pm
cybernan
no idea on the sisterhood
12:43 pm
hokie carla
thanks was going to start cassius clay + something.
12:43 pm
MollyL
First two of a sweet potato like vegetable
12:43 pm
hokie carla
kinda like the toy on a string but different vowel
12:44 pm
cybernan
ty - new one for me
12:44 pm
MollyL
I was pretty sure a Google search on Divine Secrets would bring that up
12:45 pm
cybernan
guess the ? dictionary isn'tl working
12:45 pm
cybernan
anyway - that was my last -- off to wordle
12:47 pm
MollyL
With an H at the end it is a Jewish immigration word. Not in my retained vocabulary.
12:47 pm
hokie carla
I would have said looks like the pop/R&B singer who married R. Kelly when she was underage and died in a plane crash, but I knew nan would have no idea on that.
12:48 pm
MollyL
Not if she doesn't even know the Sisterhood movie
12:49 pm
hokie carla
which was based on a popular book
12:50 pm
hokie carla
ok, 7 now - 3-1-1-1-1
12:51 pm
MollyL
No show today?
12:51 pm
hokie carla
moo must be on a call. looks like he's still here.
12:51 pm
MollyL
Oh that pesky work
12:52 pm
hokie carla
guess I will try to find these 4s
12:56 pm
hokie carla
found one!
12:57 pm
hokie carla
and one more I thought I tried earlier
12:57 pm
hokie carla
now 1-1-1-1-1
1:00 pm
moolingwa
4-4-1-0-1
1:08 pm
hokie carla
name that seinfeld secondary character in the grid! I know moo doesn't watch tv so maybe molly.
1:16 pm
marksdolly
hi Hokie!!
1:16 pm
marksdolly
Hi Mool!!
1:16 pm
marksdolly
hello to you all!
1:18 pm
hokie carla
hello dolly!
1:20 pm
hokie carla
I think I'm going to have to give up and go to the list
1:26 pm
hokie carla
well, the seinfeld NTPN I did was almost one of my missing words
1:29 pm
hokie carla
well, should have gotten 1/5 without the list so I don't feel bad.
1:29 pm
cherlyq
11 words left
1:49 pm
MollyL
I was going to mention that about the Seinfeld character but I had the chat turned off when you asked for the Name That Proper Noun so I figured someone had gotten it
1:56 pm
moolingwa
Okay, kinda here now
1:57 pm
MollyL
And off it goes again
2:10 pm
cherlyq
5 left all L's
2:18 pm
cherlyq
one left a 5
2:18 pm
cherlyq
Fireworks
7:47 pm
ItalianGreyhound
preparing for a 500 word grid tomorrow you never know
7:52 pm
maggiej
any hints for the fa 7/48?
7:53 pm
ItalianGreyhound
ok
11:56 pm
jeanne314
IG - look for an adverb ending to 5/16