Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, August 10, 2024

12:07 am

dizgrannie

re 7

12:11 am

Gillie

ri7

12:11 am

sooooo

me7

12:11 am

Gillie

sh8

12:14 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:14 am

Rainiqui

Thanks Gillie

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

Gillie

ty lickety

12:18 am

Gillie

ra7

12:31 am

Gillie

ai7

12:31 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:34 am

sprite

ks killed

12:42 am

dizgrannie

fr 8

12:43 am

dizgrannie

frisket

12:43 am

dizgrannie

oopsie

12:56 am

Foxy62

Morning sprite

12:59 am

sprite

hiya Foxy! Having fun with the Olympics?

1:00 am

Foxy62

Yeah, there great

1:01 am

Foxy62

Theyâ€™re

1:02 am

Foxy62

Treating Kiwi a four day weekend road trip, might make it 5 days

1:03 am

sprite

my daughter and her friends are gonna watch the climbing ones this morning. They climb themselves.

1:03 am

sprite

oh wow, sounds awesome!

1:04 am

Foxy62

Watched the speed climb, absolutely amazing

1:04 am

Foxy62

Kiwi is awesome

1:05 am

sprite

she is. Am glad she found someone who appreciates her.

1:18 am

grannyrose

* slides in Tom Cruse style * but i have been good spritey. * hugs * and Foxy too. and where's wonder woman?

1:19 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hi there, dear friend. Good to hear you haven't been overdoing stuff.

1:19 am

grannyrose

pyjama day here.... * grin *

1:20 am

sprite

very good. Proud of you.

1:20 am

sprite

that sorta kinda ending is rather ornamental today, isn't it?

1:21 am

grannyrose

yeah. it's pretty useless today

1:22 am

Foxy62

Hi Grannyrose

1:22 am

grannyrose

hey ya foxy

1:24 am

Foxy62

Wonder Woman having a kip

1:24 am

sprite

*waves at Kiwi in her dreams*

1:26 am

grannyrose

now i wonder how i didn't know that... * giggle * you gotta stop keeping her up all night Foxy.

1:26 am

sprite

I bet Kiwi doesn't agree with that, rose!

1:27 am

sprite

isn't a feetish a certain kind of fetish?

1:27 am

grannyrose

probably not... these newly weds don't know how to make it last do they?

1:27 am

sprite

lol rose

1:29 am

grannyrose

feetish..... an out of control love of feet

1:29 am

sprite

exactly

1:29 am

grannyrose

put it in the dictionary please

1:29 am

sprite

will do

1:30 am

sprite

have you ever checked out our dictionary in my profile, Foxy?

1:30 am

Foxy62

No comment, not going to Incriminate myself

1:30 am

grannyrose

Foxy. i am not responsible. it's all sprite's doing...

1:31 am

sprite

lol. It is fun. I promise.

1:32 am

Foxy62

No sprite, it looks pretty comprehensive

1:32 am

grannyrose

um, sprite i think foxy was " not commenting " on my message about newly wed. not your dictionary.

1:33 am

sprite

:D

1:33 am

Foxy62

Yes I was grannyrose

1:36 am

sprite

at the bottom there is also a rather useful list of babble idiom including babblets. But the dictionary is the fun part :D

1:38 am

Foxy62

I think Iâ€™ll use your dictionary sprite. I probably only know about 1/5th ofthe words that Kiwi knows and a 1/10th of what grannyrose and yourself know

1:38 am

sprite

babble is a great way to learn totally useless words, grin

1:38 am

dcseain

that it is, indeed, sprite :)

1:39 am

dcseain

like all three spellings of the Jewish village.

1:39 am

sprite

hiya seain, indeed. And those seemingly vowelless words like crwth

1:40 am

dcseain

aeolian for those times there's nothing but vowels

1:41 am

sprite

tons of currency...

1:41 am

dcseain

cwms and crwth are both from Welsh, in which W is like English oo or Dutch oe, if long.

1:41 am

dcseain

lwei is a favorine currency I've learned here.

1:41 am

sprite

yeah I know, but for the non-welsh it looks vowelless

1:42 am

dcseain

true.

1:42 am

sprite

I love those words that start with unlikely consonant combinations.

1:42 am

dcseain

I used to work with people from Ethiopia, teaching them to pronounce consonant clusters, which don't exist the languages there.

1:43 am

dcseain

world is a hard word for them.

1:43 am

grannyrose

hey seain. how's it going? why aren't you in bed? do i need to come over there and teach you how to sleep?

1:43 am

dcseain

on a personal note, today I went to the optometrist and got a haircut.

1:44 am

dcseain

my sleep hygiene is horrific.

1:44 am

dcseain

but I have no Saturday plans, so can sleep in.

1:44 am

sprite

it is interesting. When you grow up not hearing certain sounds, you go deaf to them. Sounds have to have some kind of meaning for our brain to retain them as noticeable.

1:44 am

grannyrose

* giggling * no i'm not going through that again... lol

1:45 am

dcseain

after insurance, for a regular pair and a pair of sunglasses with full progressive prescription and a couple custom options.

1:45 am

sprite

roflollllll okay.... so we have seain getting a haircut at the optometrist and then doing the dirty?

1:45 am

dcseain

agreed, sprite re phonemes that sound right to us.

1:45 am

Foxy62

Youâ€™re naughty granny rose, that why we love ya

1:45 am

dcseain

oh, $2224 out of pocket.

1:46 am

sprite

you are worth it, seain

1:46 am

grannyrose

aggghh seain. that's a lot of moolah.

1:46 am

dcseain

insurance covered $1000, which is not bad since I'm on the pubic insurance.

1:47 am

sammysmom

it mis 2:45 am kn leveland Heights, ohio... what time is it where you are???

1:47 am

dcseain

I've always worn bifocals, progressives for the last 27 years, with polycarbonate lenses.

1:47 am

sprite

here it is 8.47 am

1:47 am

mattygroves

Morning all. Can anyone please give me stats for the bottom righthand corner R?

1:47 am

dcseain

I'm 1h ahead of grid time (UTC-4), US EDT.

1:48 am

sprite

morning matty. I think that is re6/21

1:48 am

grannyrose

we have private insurance for hospital only. now old enough to have most services at a very reduced rate. BUT we do have to pay the extra for specialist consults.

1:48 am

dcseain

has to be an RA or an RI

1:48 am

mattygroves

Morning Sprite, rose, Sammysmom and dcseain ;)

1:49 am

dcseain

morning, Matty nice to see you again.

1:49 am

sprite

I am so sorry. I misread. Bottom corner, not top. Let me check.

1:49 am

sprite

ra4/5 it is

1:49 am

mattygroves

Oh FFS! Slap me with the wettest of fish. Thank you ;)

1:50 am

dcseain

oh, fishy! thanks, sprite

1:50 am

sprite

*gently hits matty over the head with a slightly rotten salmon*

1:50 am

grannyrose

hi matty. how's life?

1:50 am

sammysmom

hi Mqatty.. hi everyone!!-- this ancient old lady is cjuggin- listening to Gene Watson sikng and playing the game.

1:50 am

sprite

*and seain too, but even more gently because of his new haircut*

1:51 am

mattygroves

Not bad, thanks! Apart from dental (well, gum) issues - my disposal income for this month, I predict, will be going to dentists and periodontists :)

1:51 am

dcseain

she did do an amazing job of highlighting the curl.

1:51 am

grannyrose

awww that's too bad matty

1:52 am

sprite

nice, smom

1:52 am

grannyrose

seain, the curl in the middle of your forehead?

1:52 am

mattygroves

At this rate, I'll have to change my name to Gappy McGapface

1:52 am

dcseain

may it be money well spent.

1:52 am

sprite

fireflies. Very nice grid. It has teeth but it flows too.

1:53 am

grannyrose

it doesn't matter what i do or don't do, take or don't take, my teeth keep breaking.

1:53 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

My ðŸ‘‚ are ðŸ¥µ ðŸ¥µ

1:53 am

dcseain

yay sprite! have a lovely Saturday.

1:53 am

mattygroves

My teeth are fine. My gums (and the bones of my jaw/gums) much, much less so

1:54 am

mattygroves

But getting broken teeth is horrid - I feel for you

1:54 am

grannyrose

well hello kiwi. nice nap?

1:54 am

sprite

*hugs all around and one extra for rose* Have a blessed day and a peaceful night, all.

1:54 am

dcseain

g'day, kiwi

1:54 am

grannyrose

* hugs * sprite. have a lovely day honey.

1:54 am

GroovyKiwi

Not long enough but itâ€™s evening so I thought I best wake up now rather than later lol

1:55 am

GroovyKiwi

Hi sprite bye sprite

1:55 am

GroovyKiwi

And Kia Ora dc

1:55 am

grannyrose

don't think foxy will complain if you keep him awake tonight kiwi. lol

1:56 am

GroovyKiwi

Heâ€™s already complaining about my snoring

1:57 am

grannyrose

tell him to put a sock in it.... and i don't mean YOUR mouth..

1:57 am

dcseain

time for a sleep study, and maybe a CPAP?

1:58 am

grannyrose

oh she does have a CPAP seain. keeps putting off getting the replacement bits it needs.

1:59 am

grannyrose

* sigh * i am gonna have to go over the ditch and sort Kiwi out.

1:59 am

dcseain

ah, yeah, that can be a problem.

1:59 am

GroovyKiwi

Iâ€™m only allowed one free set every twelve months

2:00 am

grannyrose

i simply cannot sleep without my CPAP. i snort myself awake all night... lol

2:00 am

dcseain

that's not enough for a lot of folks.

2:02 am

sammysmom

can you folks see me /

2:02 am

grannyrose

mind you i'm not one to talk. my current halter is held together with glue and sticky tape.

2:02 am

mattygroves

Hi sammysmom!

2:02 am

dcseain

hello, Sammysmom, yes :)

2:02 am

grannyrose

yes smom. do you need a hand?

2:02 am

sammysmom

ji matty-- was have a blank spot..... happens a lot of late...........

2:04 am

GroovyKiwi

Iâ€™d love to have a fancy one but this one is free from the hospital so I donâ€™t complain

2:04 am

GroovyKiwi

nd I didnâ€™t plan to nod off â€¦ it just happened

2:06 am

grannyrose

maybe ask the hospital what you're supposed to do when the CPAP falls apart mid-tear.

2:06 am

grannyrose

errrr. * YEAR * not tear

2:07 am

sammysmom

jhi bsabiesd..... still in and out ... and off and on

2:07 am

sammysmom

just finished reading a book that i tjhink

2:07 am

sammysmom

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2:07 am

rbud

hi, sammysmom (and everyone else)

2:08 am

sammysmom

just finish a book that

2:08 am

sammysmom

EVERY american should read... THOSE WHO LOVE_-

2:09 am

sammysmom

the story f John and

2:09 am

sammysmom

2:09 am

sammysmom

2:09 am

sammysmom

2:10 am

sammysmom

a marvelous love story-- all fat--- and ther best novel of the foundmf

2:10 am

dcseain

I'm off to sleep. Happy Babbling, y'all!

2:10 am

sammysmom

america that i have ever read.

2:10 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams seain

2:10 am

sammysmom

fact-not fat.

2:11 am

grannyrose

hey rbud. hope you are keeping well.

2:12 am

sammysmom

nite sain.. old lady hugs for you.

2:12 am

rbud

"Those Who Love" - about John and Abigail Adams - I looked it up. Sounds interesting.

2:13 am

sammysmom

i couldn t put it down rbud!!!

2:14 am

rbud

Sometimes I enjoy a good biographical read.

2:14 am

grannyrose

nitey nite. time for me to go. happy babbling to all who follow. see y'all at the flip.

2:15 am

rbud

nite, rose! :)

5:14 am

MollyL

If anyone enjoys the John and Abigail Adams story, the miniseries "John Adams" is wonderful. Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney both won Emmys for their performances.

7:34 am

Nachesgirl

Ears

7:57 am

aslindy

hello all

8:49 am

medusa

skee

8:49 am

medusa

oops

9:01 am

hurshy

morning all

9:02 am

hurshy

phantom: friar

9:04 am

hurshy

found an FR8!

9:21 am

NonoNanette

wtg hurshy there is also an SH8

9:23 am

hurshy

and a flippin lot of M words

9:29 am

penquis

and sorta like steak isn't one of those Ms... hello all...

9:30 am

penquis

i take that back, lol....

9:30 am

penquis

well there is one that works and another dhat doesn't....confused yet?... ;o)

9:37 am

penquis

well i have slowed at 35....got to get to the bagel shop before they run out of my bagels....bye for now....

9:41 am

hurshy

17 left here!

9:43 am

hokie carla

221 left here!

9:45 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! lovable ogre

9:45 am

Dorens

shrek

9:45 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:45 am

Dorens

and 126 left here

9:46 am

hurshy

Ks Kicked to the Kerb!

9:46 am

Dorens

well they're kicking my butt

9:48 am

NonoNanette

anyone found the third 8?

9:48 am

hurshy

one each kh, kr (both fours), the rest ke (fours except for one plural that's a 5)

9:49 am

Dorens

aah thanks. forgot about kh

9:51 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with the E above the K please

9:52 am

hurshy

one of the versions of our friend the sea bird

9:52 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty hursh

9:52 am

Dorens

I didn't have it either, peri

9:55 am

Dorens

ok, down to 100 and will be back

9:56 am

periwinkle

fr8 please

9:56 am

hurshy

kittens can be fr8, they are fr5y

9:56 am

periwinkle

nm

9:56 am

periwinkle

what is the last 8 please

9:57 am

hurshy

we don't know

9:58 am

periwinkle

looked at the list se8

10:01 am

periwinkle

78 left. having lunch with a friend. bbl

10:19 am

hokie carla

bottom A stat, P&TY

10:21 am

Gillie

ai7

10:21 am

hokie carla

of course, thanks

10:21 am

hokie carla

HOET

10:21 am

hokie carla

but 60 left

10:22 am

Gillie

38 left here

10:31 am

welki

ooh, one of my fave canadian candy bars! gillie, you must know which one!

10:32 am

Gillie

hmm...

10:32 am

hokie carla

all I remember about canadian candy is smarties are nothing like US smarties and are more like m&m's

10:33 am

Gillie

they may be more like m&ms, but they're still awful

10:33 am

welki

chewy toffee, peanuts, chocolate - the trifecta!

10:33 am

hokie carla

lol

10:33 am

hokie carla

you have m&m's though, right?

10:33 am

welki

yeah, smarties are pretty bad - weird coating

10:33 am

Gillie

yes

10:34 am

hokie carla

do you have sixlets? I always liked those. similar, but different.

10:34 am

Gillie

no, never seen those

10:35 am

welki

i've never run across them, but see they're available up here

10:35 am

hokie carla

they are round chocolate with candy coating

10:36 am

welki

anyway - eatmore, that's what they're called

10:36 am

Gillie

of course!

10:37 am

Gillie

I'm bad at compound words generally

10:37 am

hokie carla

me too

10:37 am

hokie carla

but never saw that candy bar in my visits to canada

10:38 am

welki

and they're gluten free

10:39 am

hokie carla

not a big peanuts fan but love toffee

10:40 am

Gillie

they are pretty good

10:40 am

welki

it's not like the toffee you're used to - it's more like a chocolate caramel with really finely chopped nuts in it

10:41 am

Norma

rs

10:41 am

hokie carla

is there a US candy bar simiar?

10:42 am

welki

not that i can recall

10:43 am

welki

flavor-wise, maybe a chocolate baby ruth, but the texture is what makes eatmores 'special'

10:43 am

hokie carla

my fave candy bar is SKOR, which is only at like drug stores and gas stations in my experience. when we went to Hershey, I bought a whole case.

10:43 am

welki

ohh, carla, up here we get SKOR blizzards at DQ

10:44 am

Gillie

It's pretty widely available, I think

10:44 am

hokie carla

mmmm. only Heath blizzards here. and Heath and Skor are both Hershey but Heath is widely available. not as good either.

10:46 am

welki

heh - i treated myself to a heath blizzard last year and it was pretty good (i order mine without the chocolate syrup)

10:47 am

Norma

me

10:47 am

Gillie

Never seen heath - I do like SKOR

10:47 am

hokie carla

I haven't had a blizzard in forever, but I always got them with choc ice cream if available, and choc syrup if not

10:49 am

welki

they're ridiculously expensive (and not great for the glucose levels), but a treat once in a while isn't a bad thing

10:50 am

hokie carla

I love blizzards but just don't want to deal with having to ask them to clean the machine first and still risk it

10:52 am

welki

i understand - not worth it. maybe you have to schedule a breakfast blizzard, first thing in the morning when the machines are pristine :)

10:52 am

hokie carla

mmm, breakfast blizzard

10:53 am

hokie carla

well, I am one R away from bottom 2 rows gray

10:57 am

welki

done procrastinating - later, folks!

10:58 am

hokie carla

bye welki!

10:58 am

Gillie

bye!

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

hello

11:00 am

hokie carla

hey TO

11:11 am

Shirlockc

stats for the lone S bottom left corner pls?

11:11 am

hokie carla

sk5 I think

11:13 am

Sophie512

plural of sk4

11:13 am

Shirlockc

hmmm, got that sk4/5 but it's not from that bottom S

11:14 am

hokie carla

yeah, the plural is from the bottom

11:14 am

Shirlockc

hmmm, then i'm missing another sk4/5

11:14 am

hokie carla

* ball - carnival game

11:15 am

Shirlockc

ah, got it, thx hokie

11:16 am

hokie carla

that's the only set of SK I have so now I have to look

11:17 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

11:23 am

NonoNanette

Missing three 7's, have ai, am, fr x2, me, ra, re x2, ri and sa

11:25 am

medusa

hi all. how is everyone?

11:26 am

medusa

shie

11:26 am

medusa

oops

11:27 am

NonoNanette

hi medusa, working my way through

11:28 am

hokie carla

hey peoples

11:28 am

medusa

hi carla

11:29 am

hokie carla

I still have 6 7's left

11:31 am

medusa

just got my first 7

11:31 am

hokie carla

down to 29 left
9-6-7-6-1

11:31 am

medusa

and my first 8

11:39 am

medusa

is there a clue for se8 please?

11:42 am

NonoNanette

first part sounds like a country followed by a guys name

11:52 am

hokie carla

21 left. 7-6-4-3-1
F3 R3
A4 M4
S4 T i
R

12:01 pm

hokie carla

finally found that bottom R

12:04 pm

NonoNanette

31 left ti4 for a break, bbl

12:04 pm

hokie carla

bye

12:09 pm

hokie carla

19 now for later. TTFN

2:02 pm

mkg

Hi all. Any clues for the E words first and second column welcome. Ty.

2:02 pm

doseffing

.... scary

2:03 pm

doseffing

... glacial geological features

2:03 pm

doseffing

... sea birds

2:03 pm

mkg

Ty got scary.

2:03 pm

mkg

Looking. Ty.

2:07 pm

mkg

Not getting the geology or birds. Sorry

2:08 pm

mkg

Also missing last column A word. Clues welcome

2:16 pm

MollyL

mkg we have the E word sea birds all the time

2:17 pm

BzznBea

geology is es5.6

2:20 pm

MollyL

The es words end like five card stud is a game of po----

2:25 pm

medusa

can anyone help with se 8 please?

2:25 pm

hokie carla

rehi

2:28 pm

BzznBea

Do you have the se7 before it?

2:29 pm

medusa

no

2:30 pm

BzznBea

the se7 is to put in order

2:31 pm

hokie carla

hmm...rehi. got the 7 thanks.

2:32 pm

hokie carla

got the 8 using your clue and the earlier one.

2:33 pm

hokie carla

11 left now

2:34 pm

hokie carla

I keep trying airish and it keeps not being a word

2:39 pm

hokie carla

I have 2 ir4 in the 3rd row. Anybody know the 3rd?

2:39 pm

dcseain

I tried that several times, too

2:40 pm

BzznBea

ir6.18

2:41 pm

BzznBea

eye ailment

2:41 pm

dcseain

thanks for the disiseas

2:41 pm

hokie carla

aha, thanks

2:41 pm

medusa

seromoe

2:42 pm

medusa

oops

2:45 pm

dcseain

oh, I did not expect that SH8 to be a word.

2:46 pm

BzznBea

That would be my last 8

2:48 pm

dcseain

it was my first one

2:48 pm

BzznBea

Thanks for that

2:48 pm

hokie carla

we've had that one before and I somehow managed it

2:48 pm

dcseain

:)

2:49 pm

hokie carla

3-4-3-2
F RR AAA MM SS

2:49 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

2:50 pm

hokie carla

hey nan

2:50 pm

dcseain

hi, nan

2:50 pm

BzznBea

Hey, nan

3:00 pm

hokie carla

listed. my As were all babblets that were impossible to see.

3:00 pm

hokie carla

still have se7 I can't manage, even knowing the first 4 letters.

3:01 pm

hokie carla

looked it up for fireworks

3:02 pm

BzznBea

congrats.

3:02 pm

BzznBea

I've been gone all day. Still have 137 left.

3:05 pm

dcseain

yay carla

3:05 pm

dcseain

I have 79 to go

3:07 pm

cybernan

have the se 7, but can't find an se 8 -- are they related?

3:08 pm

BzznBea

yes, but the 8 is an adverb while the 7 is an adj

3:10 pm

dcseain

3:10 pm

dcseain

not what I was expecting.

3:11 pm

cybernan

no ly, so can't imagine what the adverb could be

3:13 pm

cybernan

don't know hebrew, so no help

3:16 pm

BzznBea

Do you know another word for angels?

3:17 pm

dcseain

yes, rather like that.

3:17 pm

BzznBea

Starts with se and has the ph in the center

3:18 pm

cybernan

got it -- ty bea

3:18 pm

BzznBea

yw

3:29 pm

cybernan

have had eough of this kettle of strange words -- see you tomorrow

3:38 pm

dcseain

be well, nan

4:15 pm

periwinkle

60 left here. that sh8 is a dubious word

4:15 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck

4:56 pm

MollyL

The sh8 is BS

4:57 pm

BzznBea

Every time!

4:57 pm

MollyL

Indeed!

5:11 pm

mkg

That sh 8 is not a word. Period.

5:12 pm

mkg

Any one have a clue for the fifth column A word? Also need help with the E word for second column. All hints welcome

5:13 pm

BzznBea

ai7.32

5:13 pm

mkg

Ty bea. Any hints as to meaning?

5:14 pm

mkg

Ooh i got it. Ty bea

5:14 pm

BzznBea

yw

5:15 pm

BzznBea

sea birds er4.4

5:21 pm

mkg

Got it. Ty.

5:22 pm

BzznBea

=)

5:51 pm

BzznBea

namaste

5:58 pm

MollyL

Every time!

7:08 pm

Shirlockc

clue for the AM7 pls?

7:09 pm

Shirlockc

ooo nm

7:38 pm

Gillie

sh8 - comparative form of an adjective (mainly British) meaning bad-tempered or annoyed

7:39 pm

Gillie

(for those who thought it had something to do with the garment)

7:42 pm

Gillie

well - it may have had something to do with the garment back when it came into use in the middle of the 19th century, but it's not meant to compare anything to the garment

9:28 pm

rururocks

that's a blouse-y definition

9:42 pm

Gillie

Well, I took it from Collins Dictionary online (should have credited before, I guess), but there are plenty of other sources. It may have come from an old expression "to get one's sh--- out", meaning to get annoyed, according to various sources.

10:00 pm

Gillie

but the comparative is admittedly a bit odd - and I haven't found any examples of it in use

10:41 pm

rururocks

that was a pun gillie.. just a joke

11:58 pm

rbud

ha! last two minute fw! yay, me!

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