Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, May 17, 2023

12:01 am

SueMagee

At7

12:01 am

justafreep

ca7

12:03 am

rururocks

so7

12:03 am

rururocks

ro7

12:04 am

rururocks

br8

12:04 am

justafreep

en7

12:07 am

Gillie

to7

12:08 am

justafreep

to7 x 2

12:08 am

rururocks

re9

12:08 am

rururocks

re8/9 actually

12:09 am

SummerBreeze44

sc7

12:10 am

justafreep

so7 x 2

12:10 am

Gillie

br7

12:10 am

justafreep

br7/8

12:11 am

rururocks

way ahead of you guys on that one for once :D

12:11 am

justafreep

re7

12:11 am

Gillie

I suspect my br7 is a br7 x 2

12:11 am

justafreep

oh. yes, you were, ru

12:14 am

Gillie

sn7

12:16 am

Gillie

Oh - my br7 is the same as yours, I think. I just didn't see the plural

12:16 am

rururocks

MA7 CALLED?

12:17 am

justafreep

I just found it, too, ru, and you finding it first makes me see red, I tell ya!

12:17 am

Rainiqui

phantom marscapone

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

rururocks

i'm a piker at finding big words compared to you guys at the flip..

12:18 am

justafreep

clearly not!

12:18 am

justafreep

Thanks, lickety

12:19 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:21 am

Gillie

I'm not so good at it, but I like to try to get some if I can

12:30 am

rururocks

50 left for tomorrow.. good night folks.. enjoy the grid

12:31 am

justafreep

night, ru

12:34 am

dcseain

well, the 9 wasn't hard to find.

12:34 am

dcseain

g'night ru

5:37 am

MollyL

I didn't think the 9 was that easy

7:45 am

sukee

A wild turkey just walked past my patio. He is bigger than both my cats put together.

7:46 am

hokie carla

we have them all the time. winston thinks they're special.

7:46 am

sukee

He was chasing the smaller birds. He also scared away the bunny rabbit.

7:49 am

sukee

Why isn't neener accepted? :)

7:58 am

mael

good morning

7:58 am

mael

sane

7:58 am

mael

damn, sorry :)

8:48 am

phaeton

any one have the stats for the lower U?

8:49 am

rururocks

un/4 and 5

8:49 am

penquis

un 4/5 and pl....

8:49 am

phaeton

ty both

8:50 am

penquis

yw...

8:50 am

phaeton

wow ru...did you even sleep?

8:51 am

rururocks

oh yeah.. from 11-6

8:52 am

phaeton

I forgot the flip for you is early

8:52 am

rururocks

yeah.. at 10 pm

8:53 am

rururocks

i think I went to bed before eleven actually.. i kind of pooped out. still recovering from time zones

8:53 am

phaeton

that happens to me when I visit Oregon.

8:54 am

rururocks

oh you have family in oregon?

8:55 am

phaeton

in Hood River

8:55 am

rururocks

oh..

8:56 am

rururocks

pretty out there.. very deserty in a way

8:56 am

rururocks

lots of orchards though

8:56 am

phaeton

They use to live in Brookings, near the CA border

8:56 am

phaeton

fruit is plentiful there

8:57 am

rururocks

great peaches for sure and pears

8:58 am

rururocks

a cornifer is a punny tree

8:59 am

mael

hah

9:03 am

mael

sad that fireant is not one word

9:05 am

rururocks

had to look up two words.. they sure weren't in my vocabulary

9:05 am

mael

was one of them the fe6?

9:06 am

rururocks

yes

9:06 am

mael

same here then

9:09 am

rururocks

got to brush up on my fungicides here I guess

9:10 am

mael

apparently!

9:18 am

mael

FW, had to look a few up as well. Have a great day! If you're in MA, remember that we're probably getting a frost tonight so cover those tender plants!

9:30 am

sajarn

phantom: inferno

9:32 am

MollyL

Gads, frost on May 17th?

9:32 am

mael

yup

9:33 am

mael

we're already not getting any local peaches this year because of the -10F days in Feb, now the apples might be getting quite the shock. Shouldn't dip in the 20s but still...

9:33 am

MollyL

That's a shame. Fresh peaches are the best.

9:34 am

mael

agreed

9:35 am

mael

see you all tomorrow, I'm actually heading out to buy some row covers or I won't have any tomatoes either :)

9:36 am

player girl

Can someone clue (not stats) the 9? Thank you!!

9:37 am

MollyL

It is a combination of recommend and what a landlord charges

9:37 am

MollyL

Plural

9:42 am

phaeton

extend the re5/16

10:12 am

Shirlockc

stats or clue for the lower corner U pls?

10:19 am

hurshy

un4/6

10:19 am

hurshy

and pl

10:36 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

10:45 am

cybernan

have the in 4 babblet - stats for the other i please?

10:51 am

hurshy

in + limb

10:54 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

10:56 am

Shirlockc

thx hurshy for the U clues

11:29 am

cybernan

quiet here today

11:34 am

hurshy

how are you nan?

11:35 am

hurshy

200 words!

11:40 am

hurshy

phantom: nurse

11:45 am

cybernan

196 and stuck -- time to list I think

11:45 am

cybernan

will check for plurals first

11:45 am

hurshy

idk if anyone is around but wouldn't mind a clue for re8/9 if so, or pointers for the 8s that don't seem to have been called (have br7/8 combo)

11:46 am

Scrabbler

re5 + suffix, then pluraize

11:47 am

Scrabbler

I can improve that clue, if needed.

11:47 am

hurshy

ah, thank you

11:48 am

hurshy

only one of my re5s was amenable to your clue so i was able to narrow my focus and figure it out :)

11:48 am

72 Temple Owl

i have 5 re 5

11:49 am

Scrabbler

re5/16 = I will re5 you to a medical specialist.

11:49 am

cybernan

co 7/36 please?

11:49 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

11:50 am

72 Temple Owl

scrabbler. have not heard anything lately about the bunnies?

11:50 am

hurshy

ooh i need that one too nan, will look

11:50 am

Scrabbler

They are doing well. When I remove the gate at their bedroom Fiona comes out to explore but Phoebe never does.

11:51 am

cybernan

it follows the outer garments

11:51 am

hurshy

must be coe then??

11:52 am

hurshy

yes, co + en5

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

good to hear, scrabbler. time to do some chores.

11:53 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

11:53 am

hurshy

3 or fewer from any given tile!

11:54 am

hurshy

unref

11:54 am

hurshy

scuse me

11:55 am

hurshy

should list i guess

11:56 am

hurshy

ae7/8 gives another 8 if anyone else wants to know :)

11:56 am

hokie carla

phantom aeronaut

11:57 am

hurshy

oh good lord, i missed the picnic pests? must really be discombobulated

11:57 am

hokie carla

haven't made it over there yet. still on first pass, so 140 left.

11:58 am

nrkii

17 left here, but have to head into phone calls... thanks for the bump on ae7/8... that tile was annoying me.

11:58 am

hurshy

np :) glad it helped

12:03 pm

cybernan

m

12:05 pm

hurshy

i really missed a lot of easy ones, the cat drama this morning stressed me out so much

12:08 pm

bichon

what was the cat drama hurshy?

12:09 pm

hurshy

it is an issue we have sometimes, there is a stray cat that comes and stands on my deck/handicap ramp, and my boy cats want to kill it, but they can't get to it, so they redirect their rage at each other

12:10 pm

hurshy

happened around 7, then again around 10, but idk if the cat came back or if opie just was looking out remembering the earlier visit

12:10 pm

cybernan

I'm finding a few plural adjectives that I missed and don't consider legitimate words

12:10 pm

hurshy

the second time opie was attacking ME as i carried fritz off to be shut in the bathroom to separate them. luckily i have jeans on but he may still have drawn blood, i haven't looked

12:11 pm

hokie carla

we had a cat on our back porch the other day that winston really wanted to say hi to. or maybe something else.

12:11 pm

cybernan

and some easy babblets

12:11 pm

bichon

sorry to hear that hurshy

12:11 pm

hurshy

well mine just have RAGE. scary, scary rage with yowls and vicious attacking and clumps of fur getting pulled out

12:11 pm

hurshy

they really hate that guy

12:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

my cats did the same. it passes. i would just yell at them. they sulked and stopped.

12:13 pm

bichon

My grandson and Biden are in Hiroshima the same day

12:13 pm

hurshy

su8 is the fourth 8

12:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

same think if one went to the vet and the other not. they smelled foreign afterwards i guess.

12:14 pm

hurshy

the petmd.com advice says not to yell, that it only makes it worse. but their advice is to close the blinds... as if cats don't go behind blinds and curtains! so their advice is pretty suspiciously dumb

12:14 pm

hurshy

i mean i have yelled tho and it has no effect. they are SO intensely mad, there's no redirecting them, they just HAVE to be separated

12:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't scream. i have my best, deep, get their attention voice. then when i have it, i can deal.

12:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

i would chase them from the area so they did not go behind the curtain. it will pass when the intruder has been absent a bit.

12:16 pm

hurshy

even though the advice also says not to get between them cause you may get hurt. i feel like i kind of have to or they will get hurt much worse.

12:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

a "hey" or KNock it off" sufficed.

12:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

perhaps throw a blanket or beach towel over one.

12:16 pm

hurshy

i can't just let them try to kill each other for however long they feel like it. yeah, they are COMPLETELY deaf to anything i say in any tone of voice in their focus.

12:17 pm

hurshy

yes, a blanket or towel would be a good idea! thanks

12:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

cats rarely hurt each other badly. a lot of it is show. it's displaced aggression.

12:18 pm

hurshy

it's just really way way different and more intense than when they just like, have their play fights and one of them is sick of it

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is horrifying to see siblings go after each other. usually one starts it

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

well of course. it's displaced aggression.

12:18 pm

hurshy

yeah, it's sad cause they normally love each other

12:18 pm

cybernan

Done - hagd everyone :)

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's not about each other.

12:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's about defending territory.

12:19 pm

bichon

I had a Bichon once. He was very aggressive. Had to get rid of him. Sent him back to the rescuer

12:19 pm

hokie carla

bye nan

12:19 pm

bichon

rani

12:20 pm

bichon

sorry

12:20 pm

nrkii

hi all... it's so scary when our fur friends turn into savage beasts

12:20 pm

nrkii

hurshy, I hope you are wound free

12:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, and our pets, too. :D

12:20 pm

nrkii

I have ae8, br8, and su8... missing?

12:21 pm

hokie carla

hurshy just told but I forgot

12:23 pm

gemini_J13

re

12:24 pm

nrkii

thanks!

12:24 pm

nrkii

got it!

12:24 pm

nrkii

and the 9!

12:24 pm

gemini_J13

:)

12:27 pm

hokie carla

oh, that's not the one she just said.

12:28 pm

nrkii

nope :)

12:28 pm

hokie carla

I have too much going on at once

12:28 pm

nrkii

heh, understandable

12:29 pm

nrkii

I have to jump on a client call... which is sort of ridiculous because I'm between jobs and my new job doesn't start till June 5, but needs must

12:29 pm

hokie carla

still have 85 left here, will try to catch up while you're gone

12:31 pm

hokie carla

do have HOET now

12:31 pm

MollyL

Babble never ceases to amaze me. A client call for a job that hasn't started yet.

12:31 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I hope they pay

12:40 pm

moolingwa

rehi

12:41 pm

hokie carla

moooo

12:41 pm

hokie carla

oh, I lied. no HOET yet.

12:41 pm

moolingwa

hey hoke

12:42 pm

moolingwa

happy whatever day it is

12:42 pm

hokie carla

I think maybe Wed

12:42 pm

moolingwa

could well be, already been a long one :)

12:43 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I got up early this morning for tennis. it's already been moved to 9am for the season due to the heat.

12:43 pm

moolingwa

yeah, first call was 6am today....so up early

12:44 pm

hokie carla

so you've probably been up longer than me

12:44 pm

moolingwa

there's a thought

12:44 pm

hokie carla

oh, how did I miss the c word

12:45 pm

hokie carla

and I do have HOET now, it was the bottom S but wasn't hard to get a lot

12:46 pm

moolingwa

23 left here

12:46 pm

moolingwa

3OFOET

12:46 pm

moolingwa

3 F's left

12:48 pm

hokie carla

I also have 3 F's left

12:49 pm

hokie carla

name that disney cartoon character that only talks at the end of each episode!

12:57 pm

hokie carla

I guess runon has a hyphen

1:12 pm

hokie carla

very annoyed right now. amazon sent me a wrong item. I had to drive 20 min to a UPS Store to return their screwup. UPS scanned the QR code and it's not showing up as returned yet (it was 7 days ago). and there's no way to call or chat with a live human being anymore and the robots only give you canned questions and responses, none of which fit.

1:16 pm

sammysmom

and that's why i will not use amazon, nobody know anything and NOBODY CARERS !!

1:17 pm

sammysmom

i used to order thngs from the net, but if my kids cannot get what i want. i just do without it

1:18 pm

sammysmom

nare

1:19 pm

hokie carla

smart

1:19 pm

MollyL

Amazon really has horrible customer service. I usually ask to speak to a manager, and even then, the service is not great.

1:21 pm

hokie carla

last time I had to call it was easy and I talked to a person but I sure can't figure out how to beat the robots to get to a person this time

1:26 pm

MollyL

Try 1-888-280-4331

1:27 pm

hokie carla

is this a trick? if not, thanks and I will :D

1:30 pm

MollyL

No it is the last Amazon Customer Service phone number I saved. I don't know if it still works.

1:30 pm

MollyL

It is still listed as their Customer Service number if you do a Google search on it.

1:33 pm

sammysmom

have an ear wrn......... smokie singing living next door t alice

1:36 pm

hokie carla

don't think I know that one. I'm glad since I'm very susceptible to earworms.

1:38 pm

moolingwa

urefine, and urenot - both not acceptable :)

1:39 pm

hokie carla

because urenotfine?

1:39 pm

moolingwa

imfine

1:40 pm

moolingwa

theweathersfine

1:41 pm

moolingwa

and they haven't invented earbriefs yet

1:43 pm

moolingwa

noncat - dog

1:44 pm

MollyL

Wow, that is one obscure earworm. Never heard of the band Smokie.

1:44 pm

moolingwa

1-6-3-5-2

2:05 pm

hokie carla

16-15-11-9-3-1

2:15 pm

welki

hursh - read the chat - try a water bottle. it'll get their attention and it's seconds of fun.

2:15 pm

welki

(a spray water bottle, hehe)

2:21 pm

BzznBea

I use one on Q when he is barking excessively.

2:22 pm

welki

whenever i tried it on dogs, i'd just end up with a wet room :)

2:22 pm

welki

like, "oh goody! i like this game! yip yip yip!"

2:23 pm

BzznBea

he hates it. someone has used one before with him.

2:23 pm

welki

the cats, though, would disengage and skedaddle

2:26 pm

welki

they come to us with all sorts of issues, bea - i had a basset that was terrified of baby gates

2:28 pm

BzznBea

yes, we had so many issues with the fosters we have had.

2:29 pm

welki

*places halo on bea's head for being a foster*

2:30 pm

welki

one of our kids works with a bulldog rescue - she had her first foster fail last year and now bruce has a permanent home :)

2:31 pm

BzznBea

yes, we have had three foster fails. LOL!

2:32 pm

welki

well, time to get this show on the road - water's been off since yesterday and if i want to wash dishes, i have to boil some. it might be back on tomorrow, but not holding my breath

2:33 pm

welki

(and kudos to you for your failures - takes a big heart to take these critters in)

2:50 pm

player girl

nona

2:50 pm

player girl

OOps wrong box, sorry

3:01 pm

ch1212

Welki, I haven't heard that phrase since my Mom passed away. She worked with a travelling carnival in the 1960's every summer, while my brother and I were parked with other people. For years, I thought only carnival or theater folks said "Let's get this show on the road."

3:05 pm

hokie carla

that is a neat story, but that I've heard that phrase all my life with no ties to any carnivals. maybe a regional thing.

3:06 pm

penquis

not regional since I have heard it a lot over the years.....and i am in the Northeast....

3:07 pm

ch1212

One time when I was a teenager I heard my teacher say it to us when our class was going on a field trip. I actually asked her, "Did you used to work in a carnival?" Apparently it's a common phrase from that time, but I haven't heard it in years until welki said it. Brings back memories.

3:08 pm

penquis

i am done....so i am heading out...bye all....

3:08 pm

ch1212

congrats, pen!

3:08 pm

hokie carla

hi/bye, pen!

3:08 pm

hokie carla

52 left here but working on other stuff.

3:09 pm

ch1212

I'm just getting started, so a long ways to go. Diving in!

3:19 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with su8 please

3:25 pm

BzznBea

su8 compound

3:25 pm

periwinkle

hmm

3:25 pm

montreal13

SU8 certain + flame

3:25 pm

BzznBea

foolproof

3:25 pm

ch1212

thanks, bea!

3:26 pm

ch1212

and montreal!

3:26 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea and monty

3:26 pm

montreal13

â˜º

3:26 pm

BzznBea

yw

3:27 pm

montreal13

made it to 200 - bbl

3:48 pm

BzznBea

you know you have been playing babble too long when you just see the letters grouped together and you get ae7 and 8

4:01 pm

Gillie

I don't actually remember seeing those in the grid before

4:02 pm

Gillie

(but ty for the clue)

4:41 pm

BzznBea

yw

4:57 pm

MollyL

I don't remember seeing them either

5:13 pm

BzznBea

but you got them, right? it is the way letters are grouped. and you don't lose points

6:39 pm

hokie carla

+1, got them but don't remember them and almost made a joke word about cats on airplanes

7:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in

7:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway done, but missing one tile each for nbt and nbs

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

gwen, a tip: the appendage gets a workout

7:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hmmmmm

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

a general hint. many of my missing words used it, from 5s to 7s

7:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, found one, wonder if the kids today know what a to7 is LOL

7:36 pm

Jain

Help with re 6/18 please :(

7:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

they may, vinyl is back in a big way

7:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night, all

7:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, yeah, the vinyl-loving kids, but what about the other ones, HA

7:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night owl

7:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sorry, jain, i don't have it either

7:42 pm

Jain

Gwen, I think monkey typed every possible combination.

7:42 pm

Jain

*I've*

7:43 pm

Gillie

If you lost money, you might have to re6 it

7:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i might give up in a few minutes -- starting to get stuck

7:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do you know which R to start from?

7:44 pm

Gillie

The upper one

7:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

kay i'll work on that

7:45 pm

Jain

Ithink it must follow 5/10 but that's already a plural. Has to fit between 5/10 and 4/7

7:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, i found re + ea4 to make money doing a job

7:50 pm

Jain

Yes! Thanks Gwen. Clearly the monkeys are feeling the hear today. Poor things

7:51 pm

Jain

*heat*

7:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woot ! 83 to go here, i'm folding up my tent and going home -- night

7:53 pm

Jain

And thanks Gillie. Didn't get your clue - also feeling the hear maybe :)

7:54 pm

Jain

Good grief! *heat*

7:54 pm

Jain

Never actually felt a "hear"

7:56 pm

Jain

Unless you count being yelled at...and that hasn't happened for a long time. Kids are long past the teenage drama.

7:57 pm

Jain

I'm just waiting till theirs are teens. LOL

9:40 pm

HarryHood

45 left here

9:41 pm

m9f9l

hello all. 85 to go. One tile that's not hw. ugh.

9:48 pm

HarryHood

36. enough for me. good night!

10:58 pm

mkg

Hi all. Any clues for first column i word? Ty

10:59 pm

mkg

Cant find the U words for bottom corner u either. Any clues welcome. Ty

11:06 pm

mkg

Got the i words. Ty anyway

11:07 pm

mkg

Got the u words too.

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