Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, January 16, 2023

12:02 am

cybernan

good evening everyone :)

12:02 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:03 am

jessmom

te7, to7

12:14 am

mkg

Hi.

12:15 am

m9f9l

phant monkey will be bugging me the whole time, I'm sure!

12:15 am

m9f9l

good eventing

12:15 am

justafreep

it'll be mok-ing you for good measure

12:16 am

m9f9l

Exactly!!

12:17 am

m9f9l

As a moken of it's contempt!

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:17 am

Jain

Good evening all.

12:17 am

m9f9l

Thanks lickety!

12:18 am

Jain

keto

12:18 am

Jain

Sorry!

12:20 am

Gillie

ke7

12:20 am

m9f9l

we

12:20 am

m9f9l

we've all done it Jain! :)

12:22 am

Jain

ty m9f9 :D

12:23 am

Gillie

or7

12:24 am

justafreep

I feel like almot should be a word since it's demonstrating almost in action...

12:24 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, or 8

12:38 am

m9f9l

Ohhh.. the O in the 4th column had me, but now that I got it, I know it from Gigi! :)

12:39 am

m9f9l

nbt, nbs

12:43 am

m9f9l

hoet

12:50 am

cybernan

not seeing anything -- maybe tomorrow will be better

12:50 am

justafreep

I am at the same place, Nan

12:50 am

justafreep

I'll say goodnight, too.

12:50 am

harpjane

this one is tricky

12:50 am

m9f9l

Same.. pretty much stuck with 51 to go

12:52 am

cybernan

69 here and still need two 7's and an 8

12:53 am

m9f9l

I also need 2 7s and an 8

12:55 am

m9f9l

bingo! Right column greyed

1:00 am

ursh

i have or8 - any idea what the other is ?

1:03 am

m9f9l

no. haven't looked at list

1:03 am

aebmusica

it is singular

1:05 am

aebmusica

that is the or7.....the ro/8 is a compound word

1:07 am

m9f9l

thanks. that's a compound?

1:07 am

m9f9l

I mean... that's 2 4 letter words, but ...

1:07 am

aebmusica

to 4 letter words together

1:08 am

m9f9l

Oh... ha ha ha.. a compound!!

1:08 am

aebmusica

I didn't know how how to clue it

1:08 am

m9f9l

it's literally a compound.

1:08 am

m9f9l

but the two parts are not working as the words that they are by themselves.

1:09 am

m9f9l

It worked, so I'm not complaining! :)

1:09 am

aebmusica

I know(see 1:08am

1:10 am

m9f9l

Ah, you're central time. It's only 11 here

1:12 am

aebmusica

I majored in music, not chemistry

1:13 am

m9f9l

Wow! You studied music at college? In general, or a specific instrument? (Harp?)

1:13 am

aebmusica

majored in music ed with voice major and theory

1:14 am

aebmusica

theory/composition and minored in piano and harp and French and German BME and then Bm

1:15 am

m9f9l

Sweet! When we lived in Cincinnati, I went to see some senior recitals. free music for the win!

1:15 am

m9f9l

French and German for the voice, makes sense :)

1:15 am

m9f9l

Do you teach?

1:16 am

aebmusica

yep....we had to work for our degrees doing that

1:16 am

m9f9l

Nice! I haven't had a voice lesson in such a long time. SIGH.

1:16 am

m9f9l

But I gave one today :)

1:17 am

aebmusica

yes....private piano/harp/classical and pop guitar, dulcimer, recorder, theory, voice etc.

1:18 am

m9f9l

WOW! If I had all of that, I think I'd go into music therapy. It's pretty interesting

1:19 am

m9f9l

My husband got two semesters of free therapy for a couple of students to get experience :)

1:20 am

m9f9l

I sat in on the sessions (over zoom during pandemic shutdowns)

1:20 am

aebmusica

I do that for free in skilled nursing and retirement homes, plus I am a church organist and choir conductor/basically a church musician

1:21 am

m9f9l

Cool! I was leading a choir at the senior living until shut down. I think the average age of my choir was over 85 yo

1:21 am

m9f9l

But I have to have a pianist, I'm not that good

1:22 am

m9f9l

That is so cool that you do that. When I worked in memory care, sometimes singing was the best way to connect with our residents.

1:22 am

aebmusica

at one time I directed 4 German choirs a week.

1:22 am

m9f9l

Yikes! Why all the German choirs?

1:23 am

m9f9l

In Ohio?

1:23 am

aebmusica

yes....I take my baby harp(Yseult harp ) and guitar there when I sing.

1:25 am

m9f9l

Baby harps are so cute! That's what we used when I took harp in middle school.

1:25 am

m9f9l

Was that a school thing? All the German choirs?

1:25 am

aebmusica

The older German American directors died out so they had to make do with me(anAmerican?part German director) who could accompany and direct at the same time.

1:26 am

m9f9l

cultural groups?

1:27 am

m9f9l

Like my last voice teacher's Swedish choir I suppose.

1:27 am

aebmusica

The Yseult harp has only 15 strings and is hand held and played with the other hand unless one is truly blessed with 3 hands

1:28 am

aebmusica

Yes cultural group choirs

1:28 am

m9f9l

Interesting!

1:28 am

m9f9l

Any of it on youtube?

1:30 am

aebmusica

some concerts are local and State and National Saengerfests

1:30 am

aebmusica

should be a semi colon in there, but then I did not major in typing

1:33 am

m9f9l

Oh.. my little needs me. Good night! I'll look that up. The only thing I saw under Yseult was a particular song? But 15 string harp brought up something :)

4:59 am

MollyL

Okay, I'll call that I as the most asked for word of the day.

5:01 am

mattygroves

I'll bite....go on, stats please? :D

5:09 am

rbud

me, too, and the suspense is killin' me...

5:10 am

MollyL

Hi rbud, ir 5/18

5:11 am

mattygroves

I fly home tomorrow. Sad days - the wedding was amazing

5:11 am

mattygroves

Tiny, but amazing

5:13 am

rbud

goodness, that's an odd one, thanks, Molly. :)

5:13 am

rbud

Long flight?

5:13 am

mattygroves

Yes, thanks Molly!

5:13 am

mattygroves

25 hours, yeah

5:14 am

rbud

wow!

5:14 am

mattygroves

Melbourne to Perth, then Perth to London

5:19 am

rbud

hope it all goes smoothly. I can't imagine what it must be like to fly for so long. Or drive, or I guess sit still for that long any more.

5:27 am

mattygroves

Happily, I'm in business class, so at least I get to lie down

5:30 am

rbud

well, thank goodness for that!

6:33 am

Scrabbler

Good morning.

6:41 am

Kiani

morning all

6:42 am

Scrabbler

Hi Kiani

6:47 am

aslindy

hello all

6:48 am

Scrabbler

Hi aslindy

6:59 am

aslindy

got the ro8. no idea how I know that word.

7:00 am

aslindy

I mean, to know it's even a word I should try

7:02 am

Scrabbler

Hm, do you know what it means?

7:03 am

aslindy

only because I then looked it up. it's an ingredient used in insecticides

7:04 am

aslindy

it is a compound word of 2 4s

7:06 am

Scrabbler

Google shows me hundreds of insecticides.

7:07 am

aslindy

all the ro start with the same 3 letters

7:07 am

Scrabbler

Got it!

7:08 am

aslindy

yay!

7:08 am

Scrabbler

I have seen it here before. It seems more like a name of a pasta.

7:11 am

aslindy

I don't recommend eating it, though

7:11 am

Scrabbler

Toxic pasta.

7:12 am

aslindy

indeed

7:14 am

origami

Toxic pasta sounds like a punk rock band.

7:14 am

Scrabbler

Exactly!

7:18 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and must get on with my day. Enjoy the day.

7:18 am

aslindy

you too!

7:19 am

origami

Enjoy the day, scrabs

7:23 am

BzznBea

Ori, are you staying dry?

7:47 am

origami

Trying to! It's day after day of rain.

7:48 am

origami

How's your weather?

7:49 am

BzznBea

Are weather is typical NC. Highs in the 40's lows in the 20s. Today it is clear and sunny.

7:50 am

origami

Sunny? What's that? :D

7:51 am

BzznBea

You guys are getting hammered.

7:52 am

origami

It's supposed to clear up a bit starting on Thursday.

8:02 am

aslindy

these Ks are a pain

8:09 am

hokie carla

we got up to 55 yesterday, bea

8:09 am

saanichcat

ori, your weather is making headline news here

8:10 am

BzznBea

We might have. I was running errands with out a jacket.

8:10 am

saanichcat

and we now have the remnants of your storms, a bit watered down

8:11 am

BzznBea

It was warm enough for the gunslingers to be out on foot.

8:11 am

BzznBea

Of course they had on their hoddies and bandanas.

8:12 am

BzznBea

hoodies

8:12 am

hokie carla

it was warm enough here that some young ladies at the top of the hike were in sports bras

8:13 am

hokie carla

oh, just saw the time gotta go drop my car off. getting a trailer hitch put on it. TTFN.

9:12 am

rururocks

name that famous person the person who ruined the Beatles

9:15 am

welki

ugh. just the thought of her voice gives me the heebie jeebies.

9:15 am

welki

*performance art*

9:16 am

rururocks

what was that joke in 2021? What could be possible worse than 2021 for the world? An extra track on Yoko's new album

9:17 am

welki

if anyone could stand the sound, they could loop that cut into a speaker to keep prowlers away

9:18 am

welki

truthfully, i have never met anyone who's actually said they enjoy her 'music.' who buys her stuff?

9:18 am

rururocks

I have

9:18 am

welki

on purpose?

9:19 am

rururocks

yes.. he thinks she's a genius

9:19 am

welki

ohhh, nevermind. you meant you've met that one person. i thought you were answering, 'who buys her stuff'

9:19 am

rururocks

hokie wears the tiara today too

9:20 am

hurshy

greetings babblers

9:20 am

rururocks

hello hursh

9:20 am

dcseain

morning :)

9:20 am

welki

'morning, hurshy

9:20 am

hurshy

may the arc of the moral universe bend a little more today!

9:21 am

dcseain

so mote it be!

9:22 am

hurshy

https://tinyurl.com/b3es35z5

9:22 am

aebmusica

PB dcseain

9:22 am

dcseain

LOL my first word :) different meaning and usage, but yeah. :)

9:28 am

hurshy

does anyone have the i word? just keep wanting iota

9:30 am

dcseain

ir5.18

9:30 am

hurshy

thankee kindly, new one to me!

9:32 am

rururocks

hursh.. we've had it before many times

9:32 am

hurshy

then i have forgotten it

9:32 am

dcseain

i see the retina specialist again today at noon grid time.

9:32 am

hurshy

it's a pretty word

9:32 am

hurshy

:O you are going to a retina specialist? me too! not TODAY but i have to go in general as my eyeball is STUPID.

9:33 am

rururocks

nothing serious I hope DC?

9:33 am

hurshy

what is your eye doing?

9:33 am

dcseain

last year retinal photography showed minor changes in my retina. Nothing major, nor vison threatening, no macular problems.

9:34 am

hurshy

oh, that's not so bad then

9:34 am

dcseain

for some reason, in November and December, i have floaters. But not the rest of the year.

9:35 am

rururocks

too many coronas :D

9:35 am

dcseain

yeah, not bad at all. I also have nascent cataracts visible with a microscope.

9:35 am

hurshy

my right eyeball apparently has never gotten the message that i am an adult and it just keeps trying to grow. as a result it can sort of tear itself apart from the inside and i can get leaking in the macula. then they have to give me injections in my eye to send it a message to knock it off.

9:36 am

dcseain

oh, that is bad.

9:36 am

rururocks

oh my god hursh

9:36 am

hurshy

the injection itself isn't as bad as you'd think but the betadyne used to sterilize it makes it irritated for hours after

9:36 am

dcseain

bummer

9:37 am

hurshy

yeah it makes me want to die

9:40 am

hurshy

not to be so depressing that i bring the whole chat to a standstill...

9:41 am

rururocks

i've never heard of that condition before

9:42 am

dcseain

iâ€™m still sipping coffee, brain not all online yet

9:43 am

dcseain

based on my background in genetics, sounds within normal heman variation to me, if awkward.

9:43 am

dcseain

oh, found an East African country in the grid.

9:45 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with O in 4th column please

9:45 am

rururocks

or7/8 peri

9:46 am

dcseain

ok4.8 also

9:46 am

periwinkle

ty ruru looking

9:46 am

dcseain

oops, wrong O

9:46 am

periwinkle

and seain

9:47 am

dcseain

thanks, ru

9:47 am

rururocks

sounds like a wool or something peri or7

9:47 am

periwinkle

ok still looking

9:49 am

periwinkle

not seeing them

9:50 am

welki

phil, the balladeer folk singer, is in the grid

9:53 am

periwinkle

got them ruru, thanks

9:54 am

rururocks

it's a bird apparently related to a cardinal

9:54 am

hurshy

that was a fun game of "what would ruru think sounds like a wool?"

9:57 am

rururocks

I try to be entertaining

9:57 am

hurshy

:)

9:58 am

hurshy

finding the K particularly hard today

9:58 am

hurshy

too many possible directions to go

9:59 am

montreal13

i got 8 Ks...moving on

9:59 am

hurshy

has anyone found any kn words? phantoms knot and knee...

10:00 am

montreal13

not me...yet

10:01 am

rururocks

no kn'

10:01 am

rururocks

no kn words that is

10:01 am

hurshy

ok thanks

10:01 am

rururocks

just finished the k

10:02 am

hurshy

i only have 6

10:02 am

dcseain

i have 2 so far :)

10:07 am

hurshy

i see "chonk" is too new for enable

10:07 am

dcseain

yes, i tried chonk also

10:08 am

hurshy

oHO just found another pair of Ks and finished the 7s as a result!

10:08 am

hurshy

say, what's the other 8 besides or8?

10:11 am

montreal13

bbl for last 32 - have a great day all

10:13 am

dcseain

ro8.40

10:14 am

hurshy

ok looking

10:16 am

hurshy

is it weird? it feels like it must be weird

10:17 am

dcseain

itâ€™s a chemical, so a little weird.

10:18 am

hurshy

chemicals are very weird to me, mostly, lol. morewords helped.

10:25 am

dcseain

BBL, some stuff to do around house before appointment. :)

10:44 am

hurshy

well, i just did my last 15 with the list and they were mostly weird or at least weirdish

11:06 am

bichon

ke 5/18, pls

11:10 am

Chris P

Add a consonant to the last k4

11:13 am

bichon

ty Chris

1:49 pm

NANCY

ONE k I cannot see, the second ko 518 between the last 2 ko 4/8. help please

1:51 pm

NANCY

of course I found it right after I asked for help

2:23 pm

dcseain

Woo! no changes in retina nor cataracts since last year!

2:29 pm

NANCY

GOOD for you dc. I am happy for any positive results in medical these days, Have

2:29 pm

NANCY

been struggling with a virus for 2 and a half months and cant get rid of it

2:32 pm

dcseain

Iâ€™m so sorry to hear that nancy. May you heal well.

2:35 pm

NANCY

ITS some strange virus that has not description All in my head, sinus, ears, stuffed nose and dripping nose. Have had a lot of antibioltis that are workeing to keep me from getting an infection. Have become real close to my ENT doc. Not a covid thing but some strange strain that I have never had in my life before.

2:44 pm

dcseain

oh, dear. Responsive to antibiotics?

2:45 pm

NANCY

unfortunately antibiotics do not work on viruses, only bacteria

2:45 pm

dcseain

dâ€™oh right.

3:03 pm

dcseain

off to nap

3:59 pm

dan2bit

evening all! can I have stats for the I?

4:10 pm

Sophie512

sorry just got here

4:12 pm

Sophie512

ir 5

4:57 pm

Shirlockc

or 7/8 clues pls

5:02 pm

april98

OR7 & 8 - a species of birds, buntings to be specific.8 is the plural

5:03 pm

amelu0218

bobolink

5:31 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- finally made it here today :)

5:34 pm

cybernan

only bird I know that begins with or is an oriole

5:57 pm

cybernan

not seeing Nancy's ko 5/18 either, nor the ir 5

6:03 pm

ch1212

nan, on the or, go to the left then down

6:03 pm

cybernan

found the or, ty ch12

6:06 pm

cybernan

going to list -- too tired - a very busy day

6:13 pm

cybernan

ir 5 please?

6:13 pm

cybernan

nm - monkeyed it

6:22 pm

penquis

hello all....back for my last 30....

6:26 pm

cybernan

don't know why but just about every time I'm missing an na 4, it is the babblet

6:27 pm

cybernan

hi pen

6:27 pm

cybernan

la

6:27 pm

penquis

ty...didn't have that one either....

6:27 pm

penquis

hi, nan....

6:27 pm

penquis

lov

6:38 pm

cybernan

enfin *!*~*!*

6:38 pm

penquis

felicitations!....

6:38 pm

cybernan

merci beaucoup

6:39 pm

cybernan

bon soir :)

6:41 pm

penquis

bonsoir....

6:46 pm

hokie carla

hola

6:48 pm

penquis

hola....

6:48 pm

hokie carla

144 left

6:48 pm

penquis

20 here....thinking of listing....

6:49 pm

hokie carla

that bad, huh?

6:49 pm

penquis

yes....and i am tired.....had to work on getting ice off my car....not fun....

6:52 pm

hokie carla

yuk

6:52 pm

penquis

yes, and now we are expecting a few inches of snow on top of that....

6:52 pm

periwinkle

te5 please

6:52 pm

hokie carla

just more rain here

6:53 pm

penquis

we had sleet, rain and now snow....

6:53 pm

periwinkle

11 left

6:53 pm

penquis

the weatherman said that it is a tropical storm, but no one will call it that....

6:53 pm

penquis

hi peri....

6:53 pm

HarryHood

63 here.

6:53 pm

penquis

hi harry....

6:53 pm

periwinkle

hey pen. hi all

6:53 pm

HarryHood

hi hi

6:54 pm

penquis

i would like to find my last 4 before listing....

6:54 pm

hokie carla

I have 71 4s left ðŸ¤£

6:55 pm

penquis

lol...

6:57 pm

HarryHood

60 to go. ttfn

6:57 pm

periwinkle

3 left te5 and te7 and vo5/16 help please with any of them

6:58 pm

penquis

vo 5 is what the magician says right after completing his trick....

6:59 pm

penquis

or when a chef presents his most famous dish....usually followed by an exclamation point....

6:59 pm

penquis

my te 5 ends with not off....

6:59 pm

periwinkle

merci pen. I am done

6:59 pm

penquis

don't have te 7....

6:59 pm

periwinkle

found the te5 and te7

7:00 pm

periwinkle

the te5/14 rhymes with what you might sit on in a park

7:00 pm

periwinkle

the te7 is the plural

7:00 pm

penquis

ty, peri....

7:00 pm

periwinkle

yw. good night all

7:01 pm

penquis

goodnight....and congrats...

7:01 pm

penquis

well that gave me a ke 5/7....

7:01 pm

hokie carla

good night to those leaving...had to wash my pot

7:02 pm

hokie carla

so not sure what I missed

7:02 pm

penquis

peri's clue at 7:00 led me to four words...

7:02 pm

hokie carla

nice

7:03 pm

hokie carla

I am still on the M. have a few other words here and there but haven't officially moved on yet. ðŸ¤£

7:04 pm

hokie carla

is the i an io?

7:05 pm

penquis

stuck at 15....listing....

7:05 pm

penquis

i don't have an io....it's a weird i word....

7:05 pm

hokie carla

oh

7:05 pm

penquis

ir 5....

7:11 pm

hokie carla

finally got it! thx

7:12 pm

penquis

yw...

7:15 pm

hokie carla

no idea on the 4th col O either

7:16 pm

penquis

no wonder....it's OR 7/8...never seen it before...

7:16 pm

grannyrose

hey Carla. or 7/28 if that helps

7:16 pm

grannyrose

g'day pen

7:16 pm

hokie carla

thanks, granny & pen. will skip for now.

7:16 pm

penquis

hi rose...

7:17 pm

hokie carla

what time is it there, rose?

7:17 pm

hokie carla

are you watching the football game, pen?

7:18 pm

grannyrose

just gone 1215 in the afternoon

7:18 pm

grannyrose

it's stinky hot. already 36C

7:19 pm

penquis

mo 6/21 anyone?....

7:19 pm

grannyrose

that's 96.8F, body temperature.

7:20 pm

grannyrose

mo5/12 before it, add a vowel

7:20 pm

penquis

ty....i was all around that...

7:21 pm

hokie carla

ooh, that is hot. thanks for translating as I am anti-celsius

7:21 pm

grannyrose

huh, means greek goddesses of fate. go figure

7:22 pm

grannyrose

carla, if that's body temp why do i feel like i'm suffocating out there. weird.

7:23 pm

hokie carla

and thanks for giving the time. I can never remember how many hours ahead.

7:23 pm

hokie carla

good question. humidity?

7:23 pm

grannyrose

18 hours in summer time

7:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, i have 11 minutes to spare, diving in

7:23 pm

penquis

well i am done....a few new ones for me today....

7:24 pm

hokie carla

congrats, pen

7:24 pm

grannyrose

good answer carla. of course. the air is overly dry outside

7:24 pm

hokie carla

hey gwen!

7:24 pm

grannyrose

WTG PENQUIS !!

7:24 pm

grannyrose

well g'day gwen

7:24 pm

penquis

tyvm....

7:24 pm

hokie carla

hmm, I don't know then.

7:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

what no points for "snek" ???

7:25 pm

grannyrose

carla we need moist air to breath, hence the humidifiers used on respirators etc.

7:26 pm

grannyrose

* giggle * gwen. did you snek a peek at my room?

7:27 pm

hokie carla

snek is what people call some of the deadly things in Aus

7:27 pm

hokie carla

but I never got that since I don't think it sounds like snek. I say it with a long A.

7:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

"no step on snek" -- southern US translation of "don't tread on me" LOL

7:28 pm

grannyrose

LOL

7:28 pm

penquis

well i am heading out....goodnight all.....

7:28 pm

grannyrose

sweet dreams dear pen

7:28 pm

hokie carla

and I've never actually heard anyone say it like snek, so definitely not a southern thing

7:28 pm

hokie carla

gn pen

7:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(just a joke)

7:29 pm

hokie carla

but I absolutely pronounce naked like nekkid ðŸ˜œ

7:32 pm

hokie carla

don't you all have koali down under?

7:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

AND no points for chonk -- all chonky cats are offended LOL

7:43 pm

hokie carla

well I have HOET except for the O. guess I will look for clues for the OR7/8

7:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gotta run, 49 to go, youse kids have fun now

7:59 pm

grannyrose

dashing out the door,,,, well walking fast.... forgot appointment in one hour. maybe see you at the flip. xx

11:47 pm

mab

always try nohs knowing it's no go. maybe the plural doesn't work. or, you know, enable. doesn't dance.

11:51 pm

harpjane

stats for the i, please?

11:52 pm

mab

ir 5/18

11:55 pm

harpjane

hm, not helping

11:56 pm

harpjane

Granny I'm coming to aus in april!

11:56 pm

mab

sounds oddly japanese, using big score letter.

11:57 pm

grannyrose

Jane !! how wonderful

11:57 pm

mab

what a great place to go

11:57 pm

grannyrose

which part of this huge piece of God's earth are you visiting?

11:57 pm

harpjane

finally got it!

11:57 pm

harpjane

Tasmania, Uluru, and WA

11:58 pm

harpjane

long trip!

11:58 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - checking in for the flip :)

11:58 pm

grannyrose

okay. Tasmania fairly close. we can wave to each other across Bass Strait... loll

11:58 pm

harpjane

222

11:59 pm

mab

hi nan.

11:59 pm

harpjane

We'll change planes in Melbourne....

11:59 pm

grannyrose

is it just a look see? or are you visiting family too?

11:59 pm

grannyrose

how long between planes Jane?

11:59 pm

harpjane

We have a family member or two that we MIGHT find

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