12:01 am
justafreep
big flip!
12:01 am
justafreep
th7 x 2, th8
12:03 am
cybernan
didn't we have this one just a few days ago?
12:04 am
justafreep
th10/11!
12:04 am
rururocks
th8 x 2
12:05 am
rururocks
thanks for those freep
12:05 am
justafreep
sh8 x 2
12:06 am
harpjane
found a bovine
12:07 am
justafreep
re8/9
12:12 am
Gillie
sh7 (& sh8)
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:18 am
justafreep
and that's a lot of te7s, jessmom! Yikes!
12:18 am
jessmom
yep, they're everywhere :)
12:24 am
Gillie
in7 (x2) & 8
12:36 am
cybernan
off for the night. Not sure if I wll get back for a while -- son flying in for a visit tomorrow.
12:36 am
justafreep
ohh. enjoy the visit!
12:53 am
justafreep
wow. Nicely done!
1:00 am
justafreep
thanks, soooo. I think that marks a good time for me to call it a night.
1:00 am
Gillie
Good night, freep
1:00 am
sooooo
yw Sleep well.
5:04 am
MollyL
The easiest way to clue it is look up ribbon worm and add N at the end
5:05 am
Sugrraleona
antman no good - ha ha ha
5:09 am
DTins
Thank You Molly
5:12 am
saanichcat
thanks Molly
5:24 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hoffman movie not accepted - super grid tho!
6:02 am
aslindy
hello all
6:08 am
saanichcat
hi aslindy, big grid today
6:08 am
aslindy
sure is. yet I'm slow to find words for the right column
6:09 am
aslindy
first word I saw was british slang, not accepted
6:09 am
saanichcat
same here!
6:09 am
aslindy
I still don't know the other w
6:10 am
aslindy
how are you today?
6:10 am
saanichcat
pretty well thanks, and you?
6:11 am
saanichcat
the other w is wa 4/9
6:11 am
aslindy
doing ok. colorful. broken toe has a lot of bruising.
6:11 am
aslindy
thanks for the clue, I monkeyed it
6:12 am
saanichcat
broken toe? That must be so painful, hope it gets better soon
6:13 am
aslindy
yes. I did go to urgent care the day it happened, and got a fracture shoe. that really helps to not keep hurting it.
6:14 am
aslindy
still, one of my dogs manages to step on that foot pretty much every day
6:14 am
saanichcat
they have come along way from plaster casts, for sure.
6:14 am
saanichcat
oh no! why does that always happen?!
6:14 am
aslindy
indeed. or just taping it to another toe. seriously, how would that help.
6:16 am
aslindy
heh. probably for the same reason I have kicked several things with that same foot since then, too. thankfully, the shoe is protecting me from my own clumsiness, at least.
6:17 am
saanichcat
when do you think it will be better?
6:17 am
aslindy
they said 4 - 6 weeks. it's been 5 days so far.
6:18 am
saanichcat
at least it's winter...good luck with it
6:18 am
aslindy
thank you
6:20 am
aslindy
phantom: ointment
6:46 am
aslindy
hey, I found the 10/11 !
6:54 am
Scrabbler
BIG grid!
7:20 am
Deeha
stats for that please lindy
7:23 am
aslindy
th10,77 and th11,96
7:23 am
aslindy
not compound words
7:26 am
aslindy
builds from th6,21
7:28 am
Scrabbler
I found th4. TY.
7:32 am
Deeha
ty lindy I'll have a look!
7:33 am
Deeha
is that a real word??!!
7:33 am
aslindy
yes, I'd say so
7:34 am
Scrabbler
Which toe did you break, aslindy?
7:34 am
BzznBea
I say enable takes liberties with those two letters on the end of words.
7:34 am
aslindy
left foot little toe
7:34 am
Scrabbler
The one that catches on furniture so easily.
7:35 am
aslindy
went to change from slippers to shoes, took off slippers, turned around and kicked a step
7:35 am
aslindy
I was excited to be able to take my dogs for a walk for the first time in weeks. then, not. :(
7:35 am
Scrabbler
Ouch. Big ouch. Was it dislocated?
7:36 am
aslindy
thankfully, no
7:38 am
Scrabbler
DO you have any of the far right A's?
7:40 am
Scrabbler
Got it, TY.
7:41 am
Scrabbler
I have 2 am5/12s
7:41 am
Scrabbler
Only one is from that A.
7:41 am
aslindy
yep. the other starts with the other A
7:42 am
aslindy
just finished all the Ts
7:43 am
Scrabbler
That's a lot.
7:43 am
aslindy
yes. after going through all the grid, I'm listing
8:12 am
saanichcat
finnaly finally finished, that was a grind
8:13 am
hurshy
when did you start?
8:13 am
saanichcat
about three hours ago, off and on
8:13 am
hurshy
guess you got up early
8:14 am
saanichcat
couldn't sleep
8:14 am
hurshy
ah, sorry to hear that
8:15 am
saanichcat
it's chronic and I am used to it now
8:15 am
saanichcat
In fact I really enjoy the quiet of early morning
8:15 am
hurshy
that's good
8:16 am
saanichcat
anyway, see you all tomorrow and hope your day goes well
8:16 am
hurshy
same to you
8:27 am
hurshy
woot woot! found the 11
8:27 am
BzznBea
Then you should have a 10 as well.
8:31 am
hokie carla
well, I found a 9 so I've got that going for me
8:31 am
hurshy
i have one of those also! :D
8:31 am
hokie carla
that was assumed
8:32 am
hurshy
but you can't assume these things. you know how weird this game is, how sometimes we miss obvious things, etc
8:32 am
hokie carla
the assumption is, if I have found one then you certainly have
8:33 am
MollyL
Then there is that whole ass out of u + me thing
😊
8:33 am
hurshy
well, it might be true a lot of the time, but not EVERY time, owing to the weirdness
8:35 am
mkg
Hi all. I am missing the E’s for the second column E. Any clues or stats? Ty
8:35 am
BzznBea
Good time for breakfast.
8:35 am
hurshy
em5/14 and pl
8:36 am
hurshy
and er6/18
8:37 am
mkg
Ty. Clues welcome. Not seeing them. Ty
8:37 am
hurshy
like Doc Brown's first name in Back to the Future
8:38 am
hurshy
and er6 is an adj describing going astray
8:39 am
mkg
Have to think about this.
8:39 am
cherlyq
good morning all and thanks for the clues
8:39 am
hurshy
bottom row grey!
8:39 am
mkg
Got dr browns name. Ty
8:40 am
cherlyq
Go in the hospital tomorrow for 3 to 5 day eeg hopefully I will be able to play while there taking my laptop with me
8:40 am
hurshy
best wishes to you with that cherlyq
8:40 am
mkg
Are you ok cherl?
8:40 am
aslindy
good luck, cherlyq. I pray you get helpful results.
8:41 am
cherlyq
thanks, hopefully I get some answers
8:44 am
hurshy
i really want anemone
8:45 am
aslindy
can't tell you how many times I've tried tenement
8:46 am
hurshy
i only tried it once
8:49 am
MollyL
I know, I don't get continuing to try a word you know is not there.
8:49 am
aslindy
me either... yet there I am.
8:49 am
hurshy
it's like pushing the elevator button more than once
8:50 am
aslindy
usually because I'm not sure I spelled it right the first time I tried it
8:50 am
hurshy
you know it won't do anything, but it's a gesture against the frustration of impotence
8:51 am
hurshy
opie, hearing sirens: don't they know i'm trying to nap?
8:52 am
MollyL
Don't look now but Hurshy is having some kind of Mayberry hallucination.
8:52 am
hurshy
no, it's my cat Opie. i named him after the mayberry boy because he is so ginger
8:56 am
cherlyq
bottom row complete
8:56 am
aslindy
I am not getting those bottom i
8:57 am
cherlyq
dont fade away leave off first letter for the 5
8:58 am
aslindy
got them, thanks!
8:59 am
rururocks
I thought the act of repeating oneself when things don't work is a step towards insanity :D
9:00 am
hurshy
it's also a good way to break things
9:00 am
MollyL
That is what Einstein said 😊
9:01 am
hokie carla
rehi - found the 10/11!
9:01 am
MollyL
How many times have you seen someone post "I know ____ isn't a word but I try it every time"?
9:01 am
hurshy
yay, good job hokie!
9:01 am
hokie carla
are we talking about ramen?
9:01 am
hokie carla
just had to hide for a few min 😜
9:01 am
rururocks
I have to plead guilty to that mostly because it's close to another babblet I know
9:01 am
hurshy
no, tenement
9:02 am
rururocks
I have th 11 what's the other 11?
9:03 am
hokie carla
there's just one per the stats
9:03 am
hurshy
you mean 10, i think
9:03 am
hurshy
and, i don't have it either
9:03 am
hurshy
wellll that's a silly word!
9:03 am
rururocks
oh.. thank you molly
9:04 am
hokie carla
I have found all kinds of words and UK spellings today that usually stump me and still have a lot left on those tiles. that means there are a lot of words.
9:04 am
hurshy
nevermind, it's just Scots, not silly, lol
9:04 am
hokie carla
hmm, I thought about that word being longer but didn't think to try that, thx.
9:04 am
rururocks
got it.. thanks molly
9:05 am
hurshy
well, while we're talking about long ones, what's the other 9 besides re9?
9:06 am
hurshy
weird or normal?
9:06 am
rururocks
it's the phyla of a disgusting worm
9:06 am
MollyL
Very weird
9:07 am
hokie carla
so...weird
9:07 am
hurshy
oh, bother
9:07 am
MollyL
Phyla? Ooo, you get in on the exotic word users conversation.
9:08 am
rururocks
all that college studying had to go towards something in my brain
9:09 am
hokie carla
what did you study in college? some kind of sciency major?
9:09 am
MollyL
By the way, I would like to publicly thank the 49
9:09 am
hurshy
morewords to the rescue!
9:09 am
MollyL
49's for getting the Cowboys out of Superbowl contention
9:09 am
rururocks
marine biology hokie
9:10 am
rururocks
a great day yesterday.. i'm slightly hungover
9:10 am
mkg
Would love clues for the 9s, the 10 and 11 please.
9:10 am
hurshy
"is anyone here a marine biologist?"
9:10 am
hokie carla
that does sound pretty sciency
9:10 am
hokie carla
the sea was angry that day, my friend
9:11 am
rururocks
I wish hursh.. that's why I admire Atalante's work
9:11 am
rururocks
although I wanted to be a teacher first
9:11 am
MollyL
She's doing Seinfeld lines
9:12 am
hokie carla
I almost did my seinfeld line before she did but thought it might be lost on this crowd 🤣
9:12 am
MollyL
Could be worse, could be Friends lines.
9:13 am
mkg
I am a seinfeld fan. Wouldnt be lost.
9:14 am
rururocks
found a ni8
9:14 am
hokie carla
I thought all of america was but am finding here that people don't/didn't watch tv like me. ðŸ˜
9:15 am
hokie carla
thanks ruru, my last N there. and I always miss that.
9:15 am
MollyL
I never got into Seinfeld.
9:15 am
hurshy
i had a prof who really loved seinfeld and i worked for him one summer. one of my jobs was cataloging everything that happened in each episode so that he could easily find clips he wanted to show in class.
9:16 am
hokie carla
what class?
9:16 am
hurshy
ty for that one ruru, had missed it despite having both components.
9:16 am
BzznBea
wank is a word in my world
9:16 am
hurshy
he's a professor of social psychology
9:16 am
hokie carla
already tried wank even though I know wanker isn't allowed. which is shite!
9:16 am
rururocks
it's a word in most men's worlds too bea :D
9:18 am
periwinkle
good morning all. help please with E in the middle of the grid
9:19 am
hokie carla
I have em4 from that
9:19 am
hokie carla
I have another but can't figure out what it is
9:20 am
hokie carla
en6 I think
9:22 am
hokie carla
name that marvel superhero in the grid!
9:23 am
hokie carla
✅✅✅
9:23 am
EvaNadine
Antman!
9:24 am
hokie carla
so close to all the prizes, eva 😜
9:25 am
EvaNadine
im definitely functioning in slow motion lately -- the Covid finally caught me.
9:25 am
BzznBea
bottom row grey.
9:25 am
hokie carla
oh no, feel better soon
9:25 am
BzznBea
I'm sorry, Eva.
9:25 am
hokie carla
bea, I'm on the V (struggling). is this weird even for v's?
9:25 am
EvaNadine
thanks.
overall my symptoms are mild. but i still feel like poop.
9:26 am
BzznBea
not weird at all.
9:26 am
hokie carla
how about the other i? I have an easy one.
9:27 am
hokie carla
oh geez, thanks, peri and bea
9:27 am
hokie carla
could have sworn I tried that i
9:28 am
hokie carla
bottom row gray here, too, thanks to the village
9:28 am
periwinkle
missing an i from bottom row and a k
9:28 am
marksdolly
fireworks here! yay!!
9:28 am
marksdolly
hi Hokie!!
9:29 am
mael
got the 10/11 combo first pass, hooray. What a big grid.
9:29 am
hokie carla
the weird k's are 4s, peri, and bea just gave the i stat.
9:29 am
mael
gross weather here in MA today, rain to snow
9:29 am
hokie carla
hello dolly! congrats!
9:29 am
BzznBea
It's a grind grid.
9:29 am
hokie carla
65 left here after first pass. that's better than on the smaller grid yesterday.
9:30 am
hokie carla
forgot to mention I did get HOET 😜
9:30 am
periwinkle
ty bea
9:30 am
mael
good going, hokie!
9:30 am
periwinkle
I have Citizen K and leg joint
9:31 am
mael
I've just started digging in, had to take my eldest to the orthodontist since her braces broke last week
9:31 am
hokie carla
change one letter in the citizen
9:31 am
periwinkle
got the final k
9:31 am
hokie carla
oh no, always fun
9:31 am
periwinkle
ty carla
9:31 am
periwinkle
bottom row gray
9:32 am
mael
I'm assuming there's some not- words from the left side N? I'm missing 3
9:32 am
hokie carla
pretty close on the 4th row too, but it's so much harder with duplicate letters.
9:32 am
mael
oh, found one
9:32 am
hokie carla
yes, I actually grayed that one!
9:33 am
mael
got another!
9:33 am
hokie carla
2 not sets
9:33 am
BzznBea
I have 160 left. Need to start laundry. Toodles.
9:33 am
rururocks
restraint is my phantom.. .but I only tried it once :D
9:33 am
hokie carla
bye bea
9:35 am
hokie carla
what restraint you have
9:36 am
mael
that shows a lot of restraint, ru
9:36 am
MollyL
He gets tied up a lot
9:36 am
rururocks
i knew we were bound to have these puns
9:37 am
welki
*enters the chat singing, "Bound for Glory"
9:38 am
MollyL
Tether or not you enjoy them, Ru
9:38 am
welki
well, well, well, he beat me to it
9:38 am
hokie carla
molly boldly using a big PB word
9:38 am
hokie carla
just realized the fish was my last lower T
9:39 am
montreal13
'To bind or knot to bind, that is the question'
9:39 am
mael
get th4 to a punnery and a PB
9:39 am
MollyL
No one acknowledges the PB thing anymore
9:40 am
mael
I go willingly, but I'm a hockey fan
9:40 am
MollyL
A punnery might take me, a nunnery, never
9:40 am
mael
I'm pretty sure I'd go up in flames if I darkened the doors of a nunnery
9:41 am
rururocks
Trying to Imagine Sister Molly
9:43 am
hokie carla
sometimes my house is neatish.
9:44 am
mael
I haven't found any -ish words at all, sad
9:45 am
MollyL
Trying real hard, but I am not seeing neatish
9:45 am
hokie carla
I can't remember if I did or not, sad
9:45 am
hurshy
i haven't found any either
9:45 am
hokie carla
molly always swooping in with grid facts
9:46 am
penquis
whoa....another big one....hello all....
9:46 am
MollyL
Not me, I have never swooped in my life
9:46 am
hokie carla
phantom neatish
9:46 am
welki
one of my fave expressionist artists is in the grid
9:46 am
mael
manet is a treasure
9:46 am
MollyL
I almost did that as a Name That Proper Noun but figured no one would know it
9:47 am
hokie carla
I almost guessed manet but then was like, is that right, there's manet and monet? I think I learned that here.
9:47 am
hurshy
yes there's Edouard Manet and Claude Monet
9:48 am
mael
the fact that there's a manet and a monet is in fact very confusing, given that they're both impressionists
9:48 am
hurshy
Monet's house and garden in Giverny is so lovely. One of my favorite places that I've visited.
9:48 am
mael
Monet is the waterlilies, for reference :)
9:48 am
welki
that's pretty much where the similarity ends, though - so very different
9:49 am
mael
Manet generally uses a lot of black and dark colors
9:49 am
welki
i used to cut school and go to moma to stare at the waterlilies
9:49 am
mael
I prefer Manet, personally
9:49 am
mael
I go every time I'm in NYC!
9:50 am
welki
me too (my all time favorite is cassatt)
9:50 am
hurshy
you should go L'Orangerie in Paris then
9:50 am
hokie carla
welki was ferris?
9:50 am
hurshy
they have these big long waterlilies in an oval room
9:50 am
mael
but there's a lot of Monet's works at the Boston MFA too
9:50 am
welki
still am, hokie
9:51 am
hokie carla
pretty sure I just saw a Monet at the Biltmore Estate
9:51 am
mael
I love Cassatt!
9:51 am
hokie carla
sorry, there are 2 at biltmore
9:55 am
hokie carla
phantom remnant
9:55 am
welki
phantom emanate
9:56 am
hokie carla
yes, tried that in like a million spellings until I looked up the actual one
9:56 am
MollyL
When did the Biltmore spa drop manicures/pedicures? I know I sent my sister there for a pedicure some years back.
9:57 am
hokie carla
I'm not sure. I didn't know they had. That was in the inn, right?
9:57 am
hokie carla
I'm guessing during covid and then never added back.
9:57 am
hokie carla
but they are still doing other spa stuff?
9:59 am
MollyL
The spa at the Biltmore is only showing massage and skin care. Nail care is now at The Spa at Biltmore Village.
9:59 am
hokie carla
ah, I do remember seeing that at the village this last time and thought it was new. I guess they moved it there then.
10:10 am
hokie carla
well, I am stuck with 44 left. 6-7-12-9-7-1
2nd row has the biggest problem tiles. think I will take a break. good luck.
10:14 am
mael
I've read enough sci fi that I try Terran every time and every time I am disappointed
10:15 am
mael
name that ocean nymph in the grid
10:27 am
mael
ding ding ding
10:27 am
mael
I'm going to go have some lunch, I hope to be back later! still 103 to go
10:52 am
cherlyq
uggh I am slow have 195 left but trying to multitask lol
11:43 am
moolingwa
hi there
11:46 am
penquis
hi mool...
11:46 am
moolingwa
hey pen, happy Monday
11:46 am
penquis
same to you, mool...
11:46 am
bichon
Hi everyone. Down to 192 words (((((
11:46 am
moolingwa
tx, largish board today
11:47 am
moolingwa
hey bich
11:47 am
penquis
good for a snow day, i guess...
11:47 am
moolingwa
still 217 for me, but just up to the T in the second column :)
11:47 am
moolingwa
indeed pen
11:50 am
penquis
112 here....moseying....
12:06 pm
mael
phantom: manatee
12:09 pm
BzznBea
Back to this grind.
12:09 pm
penquis
wb bea...
12:10 pm
mael
I guess Eowyn can be considered a no6
12:10 pm
moolingwa
99 to go
12:11 pm
penquis
81 here....you will be ahead of me when you next post an update... ;o)
12:11 pm
moolingwa
maybe, have things to do :)
12:12 pm
penquis
i am snowed in....
12:18 pm
hokie carla
hey pen and moo if you're here. I have sunshine today, but no tennis due to the rain yesterday.
12:19 pm
moolingwa
hey hoke
12:19 pm
penquis
just snow, snow , snow here....
12:19 pm
moolingwa
sunshine here, but it was lightly snowing this morning
12:19 pm
hokie carla
good one, mael!
12:19 pm
penquis
tennis tomorrow, assuming i can get out....
12:19 pm
hokie carla
I wish our club would build indoor courts
12:20 pm
hokie carla
there are 2 hard courts that they moved the clinics to, so they were dry.
12:20 pm
hokie carla
the one day I finally see manatee in the grid and it's not there
12:21 pm
penquis
i feel very fortunate since my area is so small....our facility was built by five families who wanted area kids to have a place for exercise all year long....tennis courts, ice rink, and gym areas....they turned it into a nonprofit ten years later...
12:21 pm
hokie carla
wow, that's cool
12:21 pm
penquis
yes, it was a great thing to do...
12:22 pm
MollyL
Those are some seriously wealthy families
12:22 pm
periwinkle
hi all no snow here. just gray and rainy
12:22 pm
penquis
yes, they were well-to-do.....they are still around....one lady plays in my tennis group on Tuesdays....
12:22 pm
penquis
hi peri...
12:23 pm
penquis
this area does have some people with money....two different couples recently donated $7500 each to have a court resurfaced....
12:24 pm
hokie carla
yes, I was thinking how I'm from a small town and that would never happen 🤣
12:24 pm
penquis
well i live in the largest town in my county....about 7500 people....
12:26 pm
hokie carla
yeah, mine's about 1300, and the town next to us where I went to high school is about 2000. there was like one rich coal family and some others we thought were rich, but they were prob just appalachian rich and nowhere near maine rich.
12:27 pm
penquis
if i could move an i , I could spell arthritis....
12:27 pm
hokie carla
if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, it'd be christmas all year long
12:27 pm
penquis
there is no such thing as Maine rich....most of the people in this state who are rich come from away... ;o)
12:28 pm
hokie carla
new england rich
12:28 pm
penquis
yes, there are those for sure...
12:29 pm
hokie carla
43 left. have found one word. 5-7-12-11-7-1
12:29 pm
penquis
72 here...
12:30 pm
periwinkle
help with te7/8 please
12:30 pm
penquis
did find one 8/10/11.....
12:31 pm
penquis
don't have it....will look....
12:31 pm
periwinkle
or help with tr7/8 please
12:31 pm
periwinkle
slow going for me
12:31 pm
mael
another phantom: treatment
12:32 pm
penquis
and tenement...
12:32 pm
periwinkle
and remnant for a phantom
12:32 pm
moolingwa
60 left here...multi-tasking
12:32 pm
penquis
i have two tr 8 words but not with a combo....
12:32 pm
periwinkle
would you clue them please
12:33 pm
penquis
they are related...start with a choo choo....
12:33 pm
hokie carla
one is someone at a new job, learning it
12:33 pm
MollyL
That was predictable
12:33 pm
penquis
ty, carla...didn't have those...
12:34 pm
periwinkle
ty both got the new job one
12:34 pm
hokie carla
I don't have the other 2 apparently
12:34 pm
moolingwa
maybe you could choo choo on it :)
12:34 pm
hokie carla
I might have to
12:34 pm
hokie carla
ok, got them
12:35 pm
moolingwa
that's loco
12:35 pm
hokie carla
that T is still my biggest issue
12:35 pm
periwinkle
fiound a tr8
12:35 pm
mael
sadly starting those with ra4 doesn't work
12:35 pm
periwinkle
found another tr8
12:35 pm
moolingwa
OFOET...the M is the 7, all the others are 5 or fewer
12:36 pm
hokie carla
OFOET means you finished?
12:36 pm
moolingwa
5OFOET
12:36 pm
hokie carla
I only need 5 M
12:36 pm
moolingwa
having keyboard issues apparently :)
12:36 pm
hokie carla
but 7 T
12:36 pm
moolingwa
5 T's remaining
12:36 pm
hokie carla
4 on everything else
12:37 pm
periwinkle
150 left bbl
12:37 pm
hokie carla
peace out
12:37 pm
penquis
bye peri...
12:38 pm
hokie carla
almost tsetse
12:39 pm
hokie carla
40 now, brb
12:40 pm
moolingwa
52 now
12:40 pm
penquis
64...see, i was right... ;o)
12:42 pm
mael
geez, finally found the other 10
12:42 pm
mael
I had the root word all along...
12:43 pm
mael
name that wizard by Ursula K Le guin
12:46 pm
MollyL
Say what?
12:47 pm
mael
it's a book, Molly :)
12:47 pm
penquis
well i am taking a break....bbl to find my last 59....bye all....
12:48 pm
MollyL
Oh, never heard of the author
12:49 pm
mael
really? she's quite famous, I'd think
12:49 pm
MollyL
What does she write?
12:50 pm
mael
I guess you could call it speculative fiction, she's been writing since the 60s
12:50 pm
MollyL
What is speculative fiction? Fantasy?
12:50 pm
mael
The Left Hand of Darkness? The Dispossessed? The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas?
12:51 pm
mael
she died a few years ago
12:52 pm
mael
no, fantasy is fantasy. Speculative fiction, if anything, is closer to sci fi. But The Handmaid's Tale is speculative fiction for example
12:53 pm
MollyL
I just looked her up. I don't read the kind of books she wrote. Hence my say what? 😊
12:54 pm
mael
they're very much worth a read for everyone, I'd think
12:54 pm
mael
but I guess there are very few genres I don't read in toto
1:06 pm
hokie carla
I've heard of her but never read any
1:21 pm
MollyL
Fun trivia for today...1) A club sandwich is an acronym (Chicken, Lettuce Under Bacon). 2) The word “facetious†includes every vowel in alphabetical order.
1:23 pm
hokie carla
hmm, ruru better quit using CLUB
1:31 pm
hokie carla
I keep thinking sip has found the cursor box and then here's another
1:31 pm
hokie carla
or the "add word" box I mean
1:36 pm
hokie carla
37 now. still 6 T's but <=4 on the rest
1:36 pm
moolingwa
just found three words :)
1:37 pm
hokie carla
of course
1:37 pm
moolingwa
and two more
1:37 pm
moolingwa
35....4OFOET
1:39 pm
moolingwa
7-5-6-7-7-2-1
1:40 pm
hokie carla
3-7-11-10-5-1
1:40 pm
moolingwa
ah, the beautiful 6s are back!
1:41 pm
Nef
Okay, I didn’t play much the past 2 years but am starting to get back into Babble. What the heck do FOET and HOET mean now?
1:41 pm
hokie carla
HOET is half on every tile
1:42 pm
hokie carla
when moo says 4OFOET, it's 4 or fewer on every tile
1:42 pm
hokie carla
I don't use it a lot because I have to think about it a lot before typing. 🤣
1:43 pm
moolingwa
hey Nef, wb
1:43 pm
Nef
Thanks, hokie. I was feeling quite lost
1:45 pm
hokie carla
oh, just noticed I need 6 on the A too
1:46 pm
BzznBea
I finally got all the As
1:46 pm
hokie carla
awesome, bea
1:47 pm
BzznBea
Last three columns are grey.
1:49 pm
Nef
WTG, Bzzn. I’ll be happy to get to half way today.
1:49 pm
moolingwa
I need 4 Rs, A's and M's
1:51 pm
hokie carla
S3 R4 E i2
R4 T6 A6 N
E2 M3
S3 N A
1:51 pm
moolingwa
I have a lot to go on the last three columns :) 20 to be precise
1:54 pm
Nef
I have 220 left to find (blush). I’m not bragging or complaining though, just trying to get back into the swing of it again.
1:55 pm
moolingwa
S3 R4 E2 I2
R3 T A5 N2 N2
E2 M4
S2 T N
1:55 pm
mael
i's really snowing ehre now
1:56 pm
hokie carla
pretty similar except the 2nd row
1:59 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found 2 a's
2:01 pm
hokie carla
if anyone wants to guess my missing A on the right, I won't complain
2:02 pm
hokie carla
found another from the other one
2:03 pm
hokie carla
ok, don't have one from there, so good guess. looking...
2:03 pm
hokie carla
it's actually am5, but thanks!
2:03 pm
hokie carla
5th col gray
2:03 pm
moolingwa
oh yes, but related :)
2:04 pm
hokie carla
thanks, got the 6 from the other ðŸ˜
2:04 pm
moolingwa
I found an N too
2:04 pm
hokie carla
noice
2:05 pm
moolingwa
venus is totally a nonearth
2:06 pm
hokie carla
mael - just saw your latest snow post - are your kids excited?
2:07 pm
BzznBea
How much does she have?
2:08 pm
hokie carla
she just said it was really coming down
2:10 pm
BzznBea
Can't believe I didn't find the pepper earlier.
2:11 pm
moolingwa
I can't believe you didn't either
2:11 pm
moolingwa
I am generally skeptical tho
2:21 pm
hokie carla
I always miss the pepper. did I today? yes.
2:21 pm
BzznBea
43 left. All T's
2:22 pm
moolingwa
22 left, a variety of letters
2:22 pm
hokie carla
totally terrific
2:22 pm
BzznBea
totally terrible
2:22 pm
hokie carla
31 left, also a variety, but only 6 t's
2:22 pm
moolingwa
8 different letters AEIMNRST which (if I could get rid of the M) would be the best rack in scrabble
2:22 pm
moolingwa
I have two T's left
2:22 pm
hokie carla
and by only I mean compared to bea
2:23 pm
moolingwa
One from each tile in the second column
2:23 pm
hokie carla
my last one from the lower t was the aquarium fish
2:23 pm
moolingwa
add anathema to the phantom list
2:24 pm
moolingwa
oh, thought I already had that...but yep
2:24 pm
hokie carla
said no one ever
2:24 pm
moolingwa
5-2-4-5-3-1-1
2:24 pm
hokie carla
3-5-8-9-5-1
2:25 pm
moolingwa
I have so many 4s left
2:25 pm
hokie carla
just found an easy t4
2:25 pm
moolingwa
also add nanometer
2:27 pm
moolingwa
last column (and row for that matter) grey
2:30 pm
hokie carla
found another 4, but an R. 1-5-8-9-5-1
2:30 pm
moolingwa
5-2-3-3-2-1-1
2:32 pm
moolingwa
found a 7
2:33 pm
moolingwa
found another 7
2:33 pm
hokie carla
that road is streetish
2:33 pm
hokie carla
finding nothing
2:33 pm
moolingwa
just finished that top S
2:34 pm
moolingwa
trammeet - a gathering of street cars
2:34 pm
moolingwa
raintan - for those of you who live in the Pacific Northwest
2:34 pm
hokie carla
stainment - state of your clothing after lunch
2:35 pm
moolingwa
steamena - how long a locomotive can keep puffing
2:35 pm
hokie carla
found 2 upper r's
2:36 pm
hokie carla
choo choo
2:36 pm
moolingwa
really racing
2:36 pm
moolingwa
still 3 needed from that r for me
2:37 pm
hokie carla
not a lot of change...
S3 R2 E i2
R3 T5 A2 N
E2 M3
S2 N
2:37 pm
hokie carla
has bea come up for air on that T?
2:37 pm
moolingwa
R3 E2
T A2 N
E2 M2
S N
2:38 pm
hokie carla
again, mine is the fat version of yours
2:38 pm
moolingwa
excepth the top row :)
2:38 pm
hokie carla
no, mine's pudgy around the edges
2:39 pm
moolingwa
nothing a bit of wordplay won't fix
2:39 pm
moolingwa
found an e
2:40 pm
moolingwa
found my missing E's in the middle
2:40 pm
hokie carla
excellent
2:40 pm
moolingwa
4-1-2-1-2-1-1
2:41 pm
moolingwa
nament - to regret giving a child their name
2:41 pm
hokie carla
working on the i now. words I tried this morning still don't work, imagine that.
2:42 pm
moolingwa
my last two were a 7/8 combo
2:42 pm
hokie carla
ok, I don't have an 8
2:43 pm
moolingwa
nameth and neareth are no good, doth thou have no consistency babble?
2:43 pm
hokie carla
got them, thx
2:43 pm
moolingwa
I can dig that
2:44 pm
hokie carla
I don't think babble's ever been accused of being consistent
2:44 pm
moolingwa
well no, but I have to let the angst out somehow
2:44 pm
moolingwa
1.5 WPT
2:45 pm
hokie carla
2.3 here
2:45 pm
moolingwa
I rammeth thine boat with mine skiff
2:46 pm
hokie carla
I assume your bottom N is the hawaiian goose?
2:47 pm
moolingwa
rathem - a hastily stitched clothing typically used in repairs or for children
2:47 pm
moolingwa
yes, have that one, missing the other
2:47 pm
hokie carla
but is it because rats were eating their clothes?
2:47 pm
hokie carla
ok, me too
2:47 pm
mael
huh, I'm only missing two M 4s
2:48 pm
moolingwa
neartent - overly close camping neighbor
2:48 pm
moolingwa
ma4 would be one guess mael
2:48 pm
moolingwa
actually could be both :)
2:48 pm
mael
the one with the high point tile? I have that
2:48 pm
moolingwa
found an m4 myself (which wasn't ma)
2:48 pm
hokie carla
did you finish the M when I wasn't looking, moo?
2:49 pm
moolingwa
well that was one guess, but there are a couple of others that use no other high pointers
2:49 pm
moolingwa
I have one M left
2:49 pm
hokie carla
I have 2 left
2:49 pm
hokie carla
just found the high point one for my last 4.
0-4-7-8-4-1
2:50 pm
hokie carla
worst scenario, finishing the 4s with this many big ones left.
2:50 pm
moolingwa
yeah, that's rough
2:50 pm
mael
huh, it's the list being weird
2:51 pm
moolingwa
3-1-2-1-2-1-1
2:51 pm
mael
it says I've already entered one but it doesn't show up
2:51 pm
hokie carla
when that happens I close the list and redo opening it and copy/paste
2:51 pm
mael
no, it was babble that was the problem
2:51 pm
mael
I refreshed this page and I now have all the words, FW
2:51 pm
moolingwa
congrats!
2:52 pm
hokie carla
then I refresh babble too
2:52 pm
hokie carla
huzzah
2:52 pm
moolingwa
sounds refreshing
2:55 pm
hokie carla
I know a wild animal is nontame
2:55 pm
hokie carla
found my last upper N!
2:57 pm
hokie carla
and my last 2 middle E's
2:57 pm
hokie carla
21 left - 0-3-6-7-4-1
3:01 pm
hokie carla
20 - I can rest better now with that round number
3:02 pm
hokie carla
and btw, it was an R8
3:02 pm
moolingwa
11 left still
3:02 pm
moolingwa
on next call
3:05 pm
hokie carla
I figured you were on a call. I've basically stopped looking for now just to rest.
3:08 pm
BzznBea
Carla, did you get all your quilts done for Christmas?
3:11 pm
hokie carla
was just doing the one t-shirt quilt and was trying to get it done before the oldest's graduation in mid-Dec. finished it last week. I need to put a pic on my insta.
3:12 pm
hokie carla
just started a big poppins bag this afternoon
3:14 pm
BzznBea
I've seen those bags.
3:15 pm
BzznBea
I've finished for the day. See you tomorrow.
3:15 pm
hokie carla
I'm making it for my bike gear but I got the giant one which apparently can hold a sewing machine. I probably could've done with the large.
3:15 pm
hokie carla
bye,bea! well done.
3:26 pm
HarryHood
wow - just started, and got nbs on the second line :)
3:29 pm
Sugrraleona
meetaman - should be the name of a dating web site for woman LOL
3:51 pm
rururocks
or better yet meataman
3:54 pm
hokie carla
vitametamegaman
3:57 pm
MollyL
Trying to visualize Carla as Mary Poppins, It isn't working.
3:58 pm
hokie carla
why? I'm practically perfect in every way.
4:00 pm
rururocks
*coughs*
4:01 pm
hokie carla
you okay, ruru?
4:07 pm
MollyL
And so humble
5:33 pm
jbp
srsly, ramen isn't a word?
5:34 pm
dcseain
yeah, this version of ENABLE isn't very up to date
5:34 pm
jbp
I mean, MEME. ok, I get it, but ramen? sheesh
5:35 pm
jbp
and now it won't take nethers? eek
5:35 pm
penquis
but you may find that a medieval Turkish weapon is accepted... ;o)
5:36 pm
jbp
ummm, ok. i guess that's looking on a bright side... what does said weapon start with?
5:36 pm
penquis
i have no idea.....i was just illustrating how arbitrary enable is....
5:37 pm
jbp
as long as I'm on a grumble... it won't take wank either
5:38 pm
Gillie
And it will take the "N" word, but not "negro"
5:38 pm
MollyL
People seem really annoyed that it won't take wank
5:44 pm
jbp
well, i'll take my mood elsewhere for now --see y'all later
5:46 pm
MollyL
Oh, you can have a mood here anytime you want. Lots of people do.
6:12 pm
cherlyq
uggh still not half way so close
6:39 pm
hokie carla
still 20 left here
6:40 pm
penquis
sorry....seven left here....
6:40 pm
hokie carla
pen is break dancing
6:41 pm
hokie carla
should prob just list. like getting blood from a turnip now.
6:41 pm
penquis
obviously, i listed....around 45, i think....
6:43 pm
HarryHood
mmmm.....turnip blood...
6:44 pm
penquis
turnip blood??
6:44 pm
MollyL
picturing Pen break dancing in knee socks and shorts. Rock on Pen.
6:44 pm
penquis
oh....i didn't see carla's post....
6:44 pm
HarryHood
ntpn: jerry the beaver
6:44 pm
hokie carla
mathers
6:44 pm
HarryHood
jerry mathers. johnny mathis :)
6:44 pm
penquis
ooh....that is Johnny, lol....
6:45 pm
penquis
i saw Johnny in concert in Honolulu....my cousin got the tickets....he was quite good....
6:45 pm
hokie carla
he's a little before my time
6:45 pm
HarryHood
does your cousing live in honolulu?
6:46 pm
penquis
i had three cousins living there at the time....i stopped to see them when treturning from a trip to China and Japan in 1981....so, yes, carla.....before your time....
6:47 pm
penquis
they no longer live in Hawaii....
6:47 pm
penquis
yes, a long time ago...lol...
6:48 pm
HarryHood
that sounds like a big tiring trip
6:48 pm
HarryHood
how long was the whole trip
6:48 pm
penquis
i was gone almost six weeks....the 12 days in Hawaii were quite relaxing....
6:49 pm
HarryHood
very cool
6:50 pm
penquis
it was a great trip...in the days when you had to get invited to visit China unless you were a diplomat or a business man with a visa.....i helped chaperone a college group....
6:50 pm
hokie carla
well, I was alive in 1981, so not really before my time. that sounds cool.
6:51 pm
HarryHood
I was just getting my drivers license.
6:52 pm
HarryHood
what's stats on the bottom E?
6:52 pm
HarryHood
M. bottom M
6:53 pm
hokie carla
I was actually 8, harry.
6:54 pm
HarryHood
ah! got it
6:54 pm
HarryHood
nbt. and 85 to go.
6:54 pm
penquis
anyone have the NE 9?....i am tired of looking for it....
6:55 pm
MollyL
Ribbon worms
6:56 pm
penquis
i am done....ty, molly....
6:57 pm
hokie carla
I don't have it
6:57 pm
HarryHood
good night all - gotta run. congrats pen
6:57 pm
penquis
ty...bye, harry...
6:57 pm
hokie carla
night, harry
6:57 pm
hokie carla
well done, pen
6:57 pm
MollyL
Ru would have used the word phyla
6:58 pm
penquis
ty....i just googled what Molly said... ;o)
6:59 pm
hokie carla
ok, to the list! and I expect to look up the N9
6:59 pm
penquis
googling gets it quickly....
6:59 pm
penquis
listing was pretty painless today....
6:59 pm
hokie carla
yeah, but then I had to see all those pictures
7:00 pm
penquis
yes, a downside for sure...
7:03 pm
hokie carla
already stuck on am7/8
7:03 pm
moolingwa
well currently, I can't imagine what it could be :)
7:04 pm
hokie carla
hmm, not amnesia
7:04 pm
penquis
it's something to measure amperes....did i spell that right?
7:04 pm
hokie carla
oh, it was the currently I should have noticed
7:05 pm
hokie carla
got it, thx
7:05 pm
penquis
well i am heading out....goodnight all....
7:05 pm
moolingwa
still 11 left here
7:05 pm
hokie carla
well, I'm sure I'll give some away when asking for clues 😜
7:06 pm
moolingwa
well ducking out again...good luck
7:07 pm
hokie carla
stuck again already. there's a reason I couldn't find these without the list.
7:07 pm
hokie carla
not sure how pen said it was painless
7:24 pm
Gillie
It may depend on how long you've been playing Babble. There are a lot of strange words that you get used to seeing after a while.
7:30 pm
periwinkle
72 left
7:30 pm
periwinkle
hi all
7:35 pm
hokie carla
hey peri and gillie. I have looked up a few that I haven't seen. now down to 5 T's. I got distracted elsewhere.
7:37 pm
hokie carla
ok, the t's weren't anything I haven
7:37 pm
hokie carla
haven't seen before, just couldn't see them all day today
7:39 pm
periwinkle
36 left. will keep plugging along
7:39 pm
periwinkle
list is helping
7:56 pm
eieios
I have the ne9. What is the other 9?stats or clues?
7:58 pm
hokie carla
I think it was a plural but I can't see it in my list, hold on.
7:58 pm
hokie carla
re8/9. can give easy clue if you want.
7:59 pm
eieios
Also, i know the stats for the bottom row i, but i can’t seem to monkey it. Clues? I have one that mean a thing.
8:00 pm
eieios
I will take it carla. I am tired. Lol
8:00 pm
Retired PJs
hokie, I'd love that re 8/9 clue!
8:00 pm
hokie carla
things kids wear after they're finished with braces
8:00 pm
Retired PJs
wow, thanks!!
8:01 pm
eieios
I cpuldn’t see how that worked until you said it. Now it is plain as day.
8:01 pm
hokie carla
the i is e6 that or this. or something will w6 away to nothing. last 5 letters of those words is the it5.
8:02 pm
eieios
Thx for all 3 carla!
8:03 pm
periwinkle
and done, good night all
8:03 pm
hokie carla
well, I'm glad you got the last one since I couldn't figure out how to do it 🤣
8:03 pm
hokie carla
well done, peri
8:03 pm
eieios
Now for the a’s in the lat column. Just not seeing them…. Or the n’s there for that matter. 😔
8:05 pm
hokie carla
the 6 a's has a couple of sets of babblets
8:06 pm
hokie carla
one is "gets closer"
8:06 pm
eieios
Okay. I’ll keep searching.
8:06 pm
eieios
Those are the pnly ones i do have!
8:07 pm
hokie carla
there's one (am5) that is similar to what they call a test for pregnant women
8:08 pm
hokie carla
lol, was watching Aus Open and just looked up and suddenly the court was really shiny. where'd the rain come from?
8:09 pm
Nef
Am 6/21 is the fluid in the womb
8:12 pm
HarryHood
if one can be "mawkish" then what is a "mawk" ???
8:13 pm
origami
It's as puzzling as why "tinker" exists, but "tink" does not.
8:15 pm
HarryHood
had enough of this grid. bye!
8:20 pm
Nef
I’ve been working on & off on this grid today between other activities. I’m aiming for going half way now & have just 6 more words to reach that point.
10:45 pm
hurshy
for 6 years now i've been dealing with the fact that unlike so many verb/noun combos that go walk/walker, read/reader, teach/teacher, etc, we have pester as the verb and pest as the noun. i've decided to simply ditch the word "pester" altogether and use pest for both noun and verb.
10:46 pm
hurshy
(i use it every day because my cat Fritz is a PEST and i have to remind him of his first commandment, 'thou shalt not pest thy sister')
10:49 pm
cybernan
hi everyone