Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, August 11, 2023

12:04 am

JoyOh

Sp8

12:09 am

broll

ad 7, bi 7

12:10 am

Rainiqui

mi 7, pi 7

12:10 am

justafreep

bo7, ro7

12:12 am

Rainiqui

do 7

12:13 am

justafreep

ad8

12:14 am

justafreep

si7

12:16 am

broll

mi 8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

mab

mo 7

12:27 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs...up 6 & 9

12:29 am

Gillie

go7

12:30 am

Gillie

Oops - I take that back

12:32 am

jeanne314

it's the bottom N's that confound me

12:33 am

dizgrannie

ni 5 & 6

12:34 am

jeanne314

Thank you!

12:34 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:34 am

jeanne314

(lol) ... ((it's which way after that, hehehe))

12:35 am

jeanne314

some nights I'm hopeless.

12:38 am

jeanne314

Finally figured it out! Thank you again, dizgrannie!

12:41 am

dizgrannie

don't worry some days I am du 4/9

12:42 am

jeanne314

Never! I shall not believe it!

12:58 am

Gillie

bi7 x 2, ro7 x 2

1:05 am

justafreep

sn7

1:08 am

cybernan

missing one 7 - no idea what it is

1:23 am

jeanne314

I have ad7,bi7,do7,mi7,mo7,pi7,ro7,si7, and sn7, if any of those help you

1:24 am

jeanne314

bips

1:42 am

DTins

another bi7 jeanne

1:42 am

ursh

2 x bi 7

1:45 am

rolin

ad8

1:47 am

purplepufff

I have a bo7

2:09 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, jumping in

2:21 am

Book Doctor Gwen

1/2 done, woot

2:40 am

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom android

3:29 am

dizgrannie

bi 7 x 2

5:06 am

ItalianGreyhound

what an odd grid

5:18 am

ChampFit

That's one word for it.

5:39 am

ItalianGreyhound

The gerunds are fun, tho - howdy Champ!

5:40 am

ChampFit

Agree. Good morning!

5:54 am

ItalianGreyhound

here comes mongo!

5:54 am

ChampFit

:)

6:10 am

ChampFit

BBL for last 26. Good luck!

7:00 am

HarryHood

finally halfway

7:00 am

Scrabbler

Not an easy grid.

7:00 am

HarryHood

very challenging for me

7:01 am

HarryHood

still 2 blank tiles

7:01 am

72 Temple Owl

morning

7:02 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl

7:02 am

HarryHood

ah thank you TO - didn't have that word

7:02 am

HarryHood

but good day to you as well

7:02 am

72 Temple Owl

hi scrabbler omg that is a wrod?

7:02 am

HarryHood

very twisty

7:03 am

Scrabbler

HH confirmed for me.

7:03 am

72 Temple Owl

ah

7:03 am

72 Temple Owl

scrabbler, i thought of you the other day. tick encounter.

7:15 am

Scrabbler

Back from making breakfast. Ticks are taking over the world. They transmit so many diseases.

7:16 am

dan2bit

mo7 all! does anyone have stats for the upper P?

7:16 am

Scrabbler

pu5/18

7:17 am

dan2bit

ty Scrabbs will hunt

7:18 am

dan2bit

got it ty

7:19 am

Scrabbler

YW

7:22 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, only a short walk through grass and alongside some high growth. did not attach

7:23 am

72 Temple Owl

was swatting away no see ums or some unknonw persistent pests when i saw the little bllodsucker.

7:57 am

hurshy

oh me oh my i found the 9!

8:09 am

hurshy

and all the 8s!

9:06 am

rururocks

i have all the 8's what does the 9 begin with?

9:06 am

MollyL

up

9:07 am

rururocks

ok.. thanks

9:15 am

rururocks

that's a pretty dumb word

9:15 am

MollyL

I agree

9:16 am

hokie carla

this whole grid is a dumb word

9:17 am

MollyL

I figured when the longest word was absurd, the rest of the grid would follow.

9:18 am

rururocks

maybe people having a bondage session?

9:20 am

rururocks

or at least showing some restraint

9:25 am

rururocks

sorry I didn't mean to tie up the chat

9:26 am

MollyL

Bondage for the mile high club

9:39 am

hokie carla

well, 46 left. no HOET, not even NBT. 10-16-12-7-1

9:43 am

rururocks

talk about strapping in for a flight

9:48 am

MollyL

A little off the cuff in-flight entertainment

9:54 am

mael

hello

10:17 am

rururocks

makes fastening the seatbelt a lot more fun

10:17 am

rururocks

hi mael

10:17 am

rururocks

welcome back.. vaccation?

10:18 am

mael

yeah, we went to Italy to see my family for a few weeks

10:18 am

mael

it was nice

10:19 am

mael

how have things been stateside?

10:19 am

rururocks

oh.. lots of Trump lunacy what else/

10:21 am

mael

I was hoping for two indictments while we were away but I'll settle for one, I can wait until next week

10:21 am

BzznBea

also supreme court justice thomas is in some trouble.

10:21 am

rururocks

today's trial decision will be interesting

10:21 am

rururocks

oh my god what a freaking grifter that asshole is

10:22 am

dauber

(glad to see I'm not the only one who isn't exactly a Trump fan...)

10:22 am

mael

I absolutely cannot believe that anyone is letting the Thomas thing go

10:22 am

BzznBea

i think it's his wife.

10:22 am

rururocks

I think you're right bea

10:22 am

mael

also his wife

10:23 am

mael

and I sure hope there's some J6 evidence of her involvement, we've all seen her texts already...

10:23 am

rururocks

I wonder if she drinks diet coke

10:24 am

rururocks

(everyone missed the joke I guess)

10:25 am

rururocks

well Dauber.. Donald Trump is the scariest thing this country has seen. I hope the Judge sanctions him today for his stupid Truth Social Posts

10:27 am

mael

oh I got it, Ru. :)

10:27 am

mael

current quote from the judge:

10:27 am

mael

Judge Chutkan says Trump's defense is "conflating what your client needs to do to defend himself and what your client wants to do politically. Your client's defense is supposed to happen in this courtroom, not on the internet."

10:27 am

mael

so the hearing today is going well

10:30 am

rururocks

god bless her.. she doesn't take any crap.. I hope she sanctions him. freakin orange mussolini..

10:31 am

mael

Judge Chutkan to Trump's defense: "He is a criminal defendant, he is going to have restrictions like every single other defendant."

10:31 am

mael

god bless her is right

10:32 am

rururocks

now if they can recuse that Judge Cannon she's overstepped her bounds already.. Trump Probably promised her a spot on the Supreme Court

10:34 am

mael

or just a boatload of his donor's money...

10:34 am

mael

he doesn't even have to spend a penny lol

10:36 am

mael

in other news, I finally found the lone P

10:36 am

rururocks

he's blown more than half his PAC fund on attorneys already

10:37 am

rururocks

the PAC wants 60 million back for the election

10:37 am

mael

like he's not being indicted for campaign fund violations already

10:37 am

mael

unbelievable

10:37 am

rururocks

this guy is a total sociopath and has zero boundaries about anything

10:39 am

doseffing

.... question: Has the IRS looked at any of the money he has used from his political funds to pay his lawyers and determined that it should be included in his income for tax purposes? Just wondered.

10:40 am

origami

Good question

10:41 am

mael

currently the indictment is just for using campaign funds masqueraded as legal expenses to pay off a porn star, but wait a hot minute and we'll see what else is in discovery

10:42 am

doseffing

... fingers crossed ...

10:42 am

mael

that's the NY Alvin Bragg indictment for those of us keeping track at home

10:43 am

MollyL

The only one who is not a Trump fan? On this board? Ahahahahahaha!

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

i do know that people change...it

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

it's interesting hearing the accounts of some who knew him as a young man.

10:45 am

rururocks

?

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

how differently they describe him.

10:45 am

rururocks

what were those accounts

10:46 am

MollyL

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

of kindness, of taking some bullied under his wing. people are just a source of endless fasciation.

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

molly, i think that is absolutely it.

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

excuse spelling.

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

and of being a leader.

10:47 am

rururocks

I doubt he has a single kind thought in his head. He's only concerned about himself.

10:48 am

mael

given his business track record I'd be willing to bet he was a wreck before he ever got anywhere near the presidency

10:48 am

MollyL

I don't think that is always the case. Jimmy Carter seemed like a decent guy, even when he became President. And after.

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

i do not want to speculate about him. i have no rabid feelings

10:48 am

mael

yeah, Carter is a good guy through and through

10:48 am

rururocks

He bankrupted a Casino? Who has ever done that?

10:49 am

72 Temple Owl

about the man. i just do not support him. he makes me cringe'

10:49 am

MollyL

My sister worked with Amy Carter for a while. She said Amy was very sweet.

10:49 am

Shephard

Lets get off of he politics and get back to work

10:49 am

rururocks

I agree.. let's drop it.

10:49 am

72 Temple Owl

but most of the politicians and candidiates do. a poor crop

10:49 am

mael

agreed, onto happier things

10:50 am

mael

like finding the 9, hooray

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

oh yes, then, how's the weather out there?

10:50 am

Shephard

What does the 9 start with

10:50 am

rururocks

hot here

10:50 am

mael

we got another inch of rain last night which we needed like another hole in the head

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

whoever brought that nasty subject up shu=uld have a time out

10:50 am

BzznBea

up

10:50 am

mael

up, shephard

10:50 am

BzznBea

up9

10:51 am

MollyL

Up with people

10:51 am

Shephard

Thanks

10:51 am

mael

still missing two 7s but I have all the other big ones, very satisfying today

10:51 am

72 Temple Owl

not so hot here but i guess i am tired, those bethlehem kills gets steeper every year. go figure. mowing the lawn, ducked in for a rest

10:52 am

72 Temple Owl

shephard, are you a new player? where are you from?

10:54 am

MollyL

Profile shows join date of 2022

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

ah, i see. i did not think there was a profile.

10:56 am

MollyL

Click on the pink/blue/grey icon

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

I sat through those awful storms on Monday PM. the allentown tornado touched down a mile or so from us.

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

thank goodness for gps, so many detours going home.

10:58 am

MollyL

I don't go out in weather like that. If I am at work, I stay at work until the storms pass.

10:59 am

moolingwa

morning all

10:59 am

mael

hi moo!

10:59 am

moolingwa

hey mael, happy friday

11:00 am

mael

our driveway almost washed out, thankfully we had just fixed our culvert

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

i was trapped while at the festival. in that my choices were try to make it home, sit in the car, or go inside. inside was the right choice. everyone evacuated from the outdoor stage were directed in. handled very well.

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

hey moo

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

btw working, probably would not have gone up there just to have fun.

11:00 am

moolingwa

hey TO

11:01 am

moolingwa

sounds unnecessarily exciting

11:01 am

MollyL

They closed and postponed outdoor things around here on Monday.

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

the funny thing was, i sat out the storm in the cinema enjoying the music. couldn't even here a raindrop in there. remarkable.

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

the festival was dark for a little more than an hour and a half then continued. people came back after the storm. festers are a hardy group.

11:07 am

mael

hey, resiliency is great :)

11:07 am

mael

glad you were safe

11:16 am

mael

13 left for me, they are proving elusive

1:06 pm

moolingwa

down to 17, has been a tricky board so far

1:06 pm

mkg

Hi ALL

1:06 pm

moolingwa

hey mkg, happy friday

1:06 pm

mkg

I have no 7s or 8s yet. So any stats and clues welcome. Ty

1:07 pm

mkg

Yes tough board.

1:07 pm

moolingwa

well there's an ending that covers those ones off

1:08 pm

moolingwa

except for one

1:08 pm

moolingwa

one 7 that is

1:08 pm

moolingwa

maybe two 7s...I have one 7 to go :)

1:11 pm

mkg

Huh? Not understanding the endings.

1:12 pm

mkg

Oh got it. I see the ending now. Ty

1:12 pm

doseffing

7s and 8s mostly end with gerund

1:12 pm

moolingwa

all the 7s, 8s and 9 have the same ending...except at least one 7 which is a 6/7 combo

1:12 pm

mkg

And got a seven. Ty

1:14 pm

mkg

How about the 8s? Not seeing any so far.

1:15 pm

MollyL

There are 3

1:15 pm

moolingwa

all the 8s have the same ending

1:15 pm

mkg

Oh just got one. Ty

1:18 pm

mkg

Ty

1:21 pm

mkg

Well the 9 is up and it must be before a seven. Hmmm

1:22 pm

hurshy

well it's definitely after a 6

1:22 pm

mkg

Just got the 9: never heard of it.

1:22 pm

doseffing

.... what you do to put the pages in a book

1:23 pm

mkg

I need a clue for the N word bottom row N please. Ty

1:23 pm

hurshy

one is ni5/10

1:24 pm

hurshy

and then pl

1:25 pm

periwinkle

hello all. help with top P please

1:25 pm

hurshy

a bone near the center of your body

1:26 pm

doseffing

a

1:26 pm

periwinkle

ty hurshy

1:27 pm

hurshy

i need the other U besides the 6/9 combo

1:27 pm

mkg

Got the N ty.

1:27 pm

periwinkle

help with up6 and 9 please

1:28 pm

hurshy

think about how an EMT would **** ** your wounds and flip it, peri

1:29 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh

1:29 pm

hurshy

you wouldn't happen to have the other U would you?

1:29 pm

periwinkle

no

1:29 pm

MollyL

um4

1:30 pm

hurshy

ty

1:30 pm

hurshy

hey look, one of hokie's acronyms is here: GATBO

1:30 pm

periwinkle

ty'

1:30 pm

mkg

Not an english word that um. But ok.

1:32 pm

MollyL

There are a lot of non-English words allowed in Babble.

1:33 pm

hurshy

well based on looking it up, it's as english as most words... just not one we use nowadays. but it doesn't come from like Swahili or anything, it's a normal route of Latin through the romance languages to English

2:58 pm

hurshy

listed to finish. mostly weird. only ones i felt bad about missing were the rockin' birdies

3:03 pm

periwinkle

help with mi8 please

3:11 pm

dauber

What you MIGHT be doing in college

3:12 pm

MollyL

The lower course of study

3:57 pm

dauber

Any clues for pi5/16 or ob6/27? I'm so stumped. :/

3:58 pm

moolingwa

there is no ob6

3:58 pm

moolingwa

oh never mind

3:58 pm

moolingwa

haven't got it yet apparently :)

3:59 pm

moolingwa

take the 4, and turn it into a belief system

4:03 pm

MollyL

ob6 is like a religion to Japanese sashes

4:07 pm

moolingwa

the 5 would be like the action for doing a certain mathematical formula

4:12 pm

MollyL

pi5..3.14...add gerund

4:25 pm

cybernan

ga 6 please?

4:28 pm

bichon

fo 5/20, pls

4:31 pm

doseffing

... sounds like the Swiss melted cheese meal ... ... it's actually a ballet term for which I paid for my daughters classes for 15 years ... I should have got it ... oh well ... getting old

4:31 pm

dauber

OK, those are CRAZY. Thank you, Molly and oolingwa!

4:32 pm

cybernan

ga 6 please?

4:34 pm

doseffing

... drop the first letter from an expression of surprise and amazement ... and add what I think is the robot ending

4:35 pm

Shirlockc

great clue, stupid word

4:35 pm

cybernan

ty dos

4:35 pm

cybernan

is the ob 6 equally stupid?

4:36 pm

doseffing

.. some would say so ... start with the Japanese belt and add the ending for a political or religious belief system

4:37 pm

cybernan

a belief in belts? something for those hipless skinny people I guess!

4:39 pm

Smdnjv

That is a great clue Nan. I neverwould have gotten that one without your clue!!

4:40 pm

doseffing

... if you dig through the thesaurus you get an alternate meaning for the belt world ... which involves sorcery from the Caribbean

4:41 pm

cybernan

si 7 please (last one)?

4:42 pm

MollyL

Committing crimes against God

4:42 pm

doseffing

... oh well ... boss would like salmon for dinner which involves me walking down to the grocery store ... ... must be off ... ....

4:42 pm

Smdnjv

Sorry! Doseffing gave that great clue! My apologies to Dosef!

4:42 pm

cybernan

oops - have that one, ty Molly - looking for the first one

4:43 pm

cybernan

nm - found it - another robot

4:43 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

4:45 pm

cybernan

enjoy your evening, everyone. Off to pick some beans for my supper :)

5:04 pm

periwinkle

did not get the clues for the mi8

5:07 pm

periwinkle

got the mi8 thank you

5:21 pm

periwinkle

2nd do5/16 please

5:28 pm

Sophie512

sorry

5:30 pm

marigold

nm

5:34 pm

periwinkle

nm from me too

5:37 pm

MollyL

Didn't get it, got it. Yeesh.

7:05 pm

dan2bit

couple of lord of the rings words in this grid: Frodo, Gondor. and phantom Mordor

8:06 pm

doseffing

... and done .... phew ... may I offer any clues for anyone?

8:08 pm

doseffing

... ah well ... must be off ... good luck to all who continue the struggle ....

8:24 pm

dan2bit

finito - thanks lickety and all cluers

11:51 pm

rbud

yay, squeaked in a late finish! :D

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