Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, February 7, 2021

12:07 am

mkg

Anyone on the chat?

12:07 am

Rainiqui

I'm here

12:07 am

dizgrannie

meee

12:07 am

jessmom

hi mkg

12:08 am

jessmom

sa7

12:08 am

cybernan

hello everyone --- not seeing anything bigger than a 6

12:08 am

mkg

Hi all.

12:08 am

mkg

Time for sleep so off i go.

12:08 am

ursh

hello all

12:08 am

ursh

hansa

12:08 am

ursh

hansi

12:09 am

ursh

oops

12:10 am

joym999

PI 7

12:10 am

SueMagee

Ho 7|8

12:11 am

joym999

adit

12:11 am

joym999

oops

12:11 am

cybernan

ty hoy and sue

12:12 am

SueMagee

My pleasure

12:12 am

joym999

I always want AQUIT to be a word but it never is

12:13 am

SueMagee

Most unreasonable.

12:13 am

SueMagee

Dins

12:13 am

SueMagee

Sadi

12:13 am

SueMagee

Sorry

12:18 am

rururocks

i have all those sue.. try harder :D

12:18 am

SueMagee

I probably will, ru. That’s what worries me.

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

jessmom

pi7

12:19 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:26 am

dizgrannie

Feel like a fool, finally got the I in 1st col

12:28 am

rururocks

ho7

12:31 am

dizgrannie

op 7/8

12:32 am

cybernan

so 7-8

12:33 am

justafreep

ra8-9

12:34 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:34 am

rururocks

thanks freep.. so obvious that one

12:35 am

cybernan

wish it was obvious to me -- ready to hit the sack

12:36 am

justafreep

yw. it was obvious to me... after I saw it :-)

12:37 am

Lizlin

Yes it is suddenly obvious! Thanks.

12:46 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs -- twisty thing

12:51 am

origami

Finally found the obvious :D

12:53 am

cybernan

on my way -- goodnight everyone. Hope everyone on the east coast stays safe from the storm.

12:55 am

jessmom

ar7

1:16 am

SueMagee

Pt 6/7

1:21 am

joym999

ho 8

1:25 am

jessmom

pe7

6:39 am

welki

it's a balmy -27C here this morning - even the dog is hunkered down

6:39 am

welki

(-16F)

6:40 am

HarryHood

holy cow

6:40 am

Gillie

Same here - where are you welki?

6:40 am

HarryHood

brik

6:40 am

HarryHood

brisk

6:40 am

welki

glad i picked up groceries yesterday

6:41 am

welki

BUT - the entire city is out of chicken wings! and i was planning on superbowl buffalo wings

6:42 am

HarryHood

not watching the game today

6:43 am

welki

a quiet protest against the sport? or something less noble?

6:43 am

HarryHood

no interest, after buffalo lost. Just lost interest.

6:45 am

welki

i understand. i would have little (or no) interest in football if my husband wasn't such a fan

6:45 am

HarryHood

sometimes I watch the superbowl just to watch football, but too bitter this year

6:46 am

HarryHood

and I'm not a big tom brady fan

6:46 am

welki

i predict you'll tune in, if only to see how the new guy does

6:47 am

HarryHood

what new guy?

6:47 am

welki

mahomes

6:47 am

HarryHood

oh :)

6:47 am

HarryHood

I think he'll do just fine :)

6:48 am

HarryHood

If my kids are watching it I might swing by and have a peek

6:48 am

welki

yes, he'll do fine. better than fine.

6:58 am

FrenchToast

Mahomes is not a new guy.

6:58 am

welki

inhalable energy formula - airpep

6:58 am

FrenchToast

He led the Chiefs to Superbowl victory last year.

6:58 am

welki

compared to brady, he is

6:59 am

HarryHood

that is relatively new

6:59 am

HarryHood

it's the baby vs the veteran

6:59 am

ItalianGreyhound

don't bet against the old goat

7:00 am

HarryHood

I hear you IG - he's pulled out some impressive miracles in the past.

7:02 am

HarryHood

wow I just entered "resembling a pontiff" on a whim and it worked!

7:03 am

HarryHood

nbt. going to make coffee

7:04 am

welki

good idea - meet you at the counter

7:15 am

MollyL

I've heard that P word. It is a disparaging referral to the Catholic church. But I won't wax on all day about that.
: D

7:23 am

ItalianGreyhound

very strange words in this grid!

7:23 am

mattygroves

At least the Qs were easier than yesterday's

7:23 am

ItalianGreyhound

Agreed

7:24 am

welki

still missing a couple of qs

7:24 am

welki

..and there they are!

7:25 am

suz01

nons

7:26 am

Cosmo Kramer

insert a vowel

7:27 am

MollyL

All the strange Hindu words Enable allows but not prana, a word often used by English speaking people.

7:32 am

welki

and the crowds will go wild with di 6/30 - not related to yesterday's lo6 or its very distant relative, ku6

7:36 am

suz01

Just reading the chat and didn't realize I had entered it. Sorry! At least it wasn't a word!

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

Hee hee

7:41 am

welki

hi une, suz

7:47 am

Uneaixoise

Howdy, Welki!

7:50 am

MLFAN17

hi une

7:56 am

MLFAN17

4th column n stats pls?

7:57 am

Cosmo Kramer

na4/5

7:58 am

BzznBea

The one with 7 words?

7:58 am

Cosmo Kramer

na5/12 6/21

7:59 am

periwinkle

good morning all. snowing again here. not happy. do not like football so not watching the game

8:00 am

periwinkle

help with the E pls

8:00 am

bookwomen

ep 4/5

8:00 am

BzznBea

I have ep4.5

8:01 am

periwinkle

sheesh ty Bea

8:03 am

MollyL

The snow is falling in huge flakes here. It's supposed to change over to all rain later so that is fine with me.

8:03 am

periwinkle

hope it does that here too

8:03 am

MollyL

Good luck to your Chiefs, Bea

8:04 am

BzznBea

Thanks. Still not sure about watching?

8:04 am

MollyL

I'm making guacamole for the game and we have a football shaped cake for dessert tonight. Why are you not sure about watching?

8:05 am

BzznBea

I have not watched any tv since March, 2020.

8:05 am

periwinkle

wow, Bea

8:06 am

MollyL

Why the TV boycott?

8:07 am

BzznBea

News boycott was part of it. Then I found I could be more productive without watching tv.

8:12 am

MollyL

I would certainly break that if my favorite team was in the Superbowl. But I guess if you haven't been watching all season it won't matter much.

8:13 am

BzznBea

I'll see what Larry does. I know Mom will have it on.

8:14 am

MollyL

Larry doesn't watch TV anymore either?

8:15 am

BzznBea

I doesn't watch commercial tv anymore.

8:16 am

MollyL

I don't watch commercial TV either, but football is the exception. And half the fun of the Superbowl are the commercials.

8:27 am

hokie carla

half the fun? I've only been watching the ads for years

8:28 am

hokie carla

is this the 4th grid in a row with the q?

8:29 am

BzznBea

I think so.

8:29 am

BzznBea

Odd.

8:29 am

hokie carla

yeah, I should know all the words today

8:32 am

Scrabbler

But can you find them carla?

8:33 am

hokie carla

probably not

8:33 am

Scrabbler

With some help you will.

8:33 am

BzznBea

Just plural half of them and you should get them all.

8:34 am

hokie carla

bea, we got a dusting of snow last night

8:34 am

BzznBea

We just have rain.

8:35 am

Scrabbler

We have heavy snow here in the Buffalo area. I will cross-country ski again today.

8:35 am

hokie carla

I bet MLFAN got some since she is north of me

8:35 am

hokie carla

nice, scrabbs! sounds like a good workout.

8:36 am

Scrabbler

The snowband from Lake Erie hit up north yesterday so my mother, sister, and cousin got 10+ inches.

8:37 am

hokie carla

I will have to check in with my mom. she was supposed to get some too. I looked at the ra5 when it was snowing here, and according to that it was not snowing here or at my mom's but every point in between.

8:38 am

Scrabbler

How often do you get snow?

8:38 am

hokie carla

and yes, I had to double check ra5 was in the grid before I typed it because I couldn't see it but felt it might be there.

8:38 am

hokie carla

maybe once a year. I don't think we had any last year.

8:38 am

Scrabbler

TY for the clue.

8:38 am

hokie carla

but I wouldn't really count this one

8:39 am

hokie carla

I wonder how many days it's been since that thunderstorm. supposedly in the south if it thunders in winter it will snow 8 or 9 days later. I can't rem. the exact thing.

8:40 am

hokie carla

don't forget the so5 related to the ra5

8:41 am

Scrabbler

TY. I am working on the Q.

8:42 am

hokie carla

I am still on 1st row but keep getting distracted by other ones

8:44 am

MLFAN17

ty cosmo i havent found it yet just got back to grid

8:45 am

MLFAN17

got it

8:45 am

MLFAN17

hokie yes we got a little snow

8:46 am

hokie carla

I figured so.

8:46 am

MLFAN17

and when i got up it was either rain or sleet but probably rain

8:46 am

MLFAN17

did you and bzz get rain?

8:46 am

hokie carla

my son at college (but only 15 min away) did not get any

8:47 am

hokie carla

we had a little snow last night at bedtime, still left on the roofs and a teeny bit on the grass.

8:48 am

MLFAN17

yeah must have snowed after we went to bed last night as i think hubby woke up and it was on the ground

8:48 am

MLFAN17

15 minutes away and didnt get anything?

8:48 am

hokie carla

that's what he says

8:49 am

hokie carla

and I have friends downtown that said they didn't get any either

8:49 am

MLFAN17

weird

8:49 am

hokie carla

normally I-85 is like the cutoff for snow

8:49 am

MLFAN17

didnt know that

8:50 am

hokie carla

just how it works out with the temps

8:50 am

MLFAN17

Mother Nature is wacko

8:50 am

MLFAN17

last column a stats pls?

8:50 am

phaeton

an4/4

8:51 am

phaeton

top O stats pls

8:52 am

MLFAN17

os4

8:52 am

hokie carla

or4/5

8:52 am

MLFAN17

not finding that a word

8:52 am

phaeton

ty

8:53 am

phaeton

I think its a type of canoe...babblet

8:53 am

hokie carla

it's a regular babblet, mlfan

8:53 am

hokie carla

phantom potpie

8:57 am

rururocks

yeah.. me too hokie that one went up in smoke

8:57 am

MLFAN17

ruru which one?

8:57 am

rururocks

potpie

8:57 am

MLFAN17

i have a lot of bablets that is what is getting me

8:57 am

MLFAN17

ruru ohh

8:59 am

MollyL

What is a type of canoe?

9:00 am

MLFAN17

i googled it no idea

9:00 am

hokie carla

it's a small forest buffalo apparently

9:00 am

phaeton

I was wrong

9:01 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

9:01 am

hokie carla

bubalus depressicornis

9:01 am

hokie carla

so, a depressed buffalo?

9:02 am

hokie carla

on the island of Celebes. raise your hand if you've heard of Celebes.

9:02 am

MollyL

Oh you are referring to the an word. I thought you were referring to an O word. The chat is moving too fast.

9:02 am

rururocks

i have heard of Celebes

9:02 am

hokie carla

where is it? (I know I can google)

9:03 am

rururocks

it's a group of islands near indonesia

9:03 am

rururocks

this grid is suddenly very very difficult

9:03 am

hokie carla

well, they have an endangered buffalo there

9:03 am

hokie carla

121 left here :D

9:03 am

MollyL

Oh, but it's so much effort to click on a new tab and laboriously type in whole words

9:04 am

hokie carla

I actually did google it and came back and he'd already answered

9:04 am

MLFAN17

i iwll be back...

9:05 am

hokie carla

despite learning all the Q words the last 3 days I can only find 6

9:05 am

hokie carla

I mean 8

9:10 am

jzw

I was just thinking the qs are getting quite a workout! At lease todays are normal!

9:10 am

jzw

sora

9:10 am

jzw

ouch! Sorry!

9:11 am

hokie carla

just pretend you were typing sorta, after your q comment

9:19 am

hurshy

love it when the longest word is normal and comes from the first tile, really starts me off with a good feeling

9:20 am

hokie carla

well, I guess I should look harder at that one then. unless your first tile was not the R.

9:20 am

hurshy

it's THE first tile, not MY first tile, meaning, it is the first tile for everyone :D

9:21 am

hokie carla

but what if someone starts in the bottom right like a monster

9:21 am

hurshy

this is a game of english words, so, one proceeds as english proceeds, left to right, top to bottom

9:21 am

hurshy

i can't help you with other monsters, but i assure you that i am no such fiend

9:22 am

hokie carla

ok

9:22 am

hurshy

Rs Routed!

9:23 am

hokie carla

is the 9 part of a set?

9:24 am

hurshy

8/9 yeah

9:24 am

hokie carla

missing 4 R's from there, so I guess that's 2 of them

9:25 am

hurshy

Ts Toppled!

9:28 am

hurshy

phantom: potpie

9:29 am

hokie carla

found a 7/8 finally

9:32 am

hokie carla

60 left after 1st pass. this is suddenly harder as ru said, though I'm sure he was much farther along.

9:32 am

MLFAN17

congrats i havent

9:34 am

hurshy

finding the P words a bit hard, but then P words often are

9:34 am

MLFAN17

agree hurshy

9:34 am

MLFAN17

i have 6 total from both of them

9:34 am

MLFAN17

7 now

9:35 am

hokie carla

yeah, I need 9 + 6 P words

9:35 am

MLFAN17

4th column p i only have 7

9:36 am

hokie carla

ah, finally got half of the 2nd row one

9:38 am

MLFAN17

somebody said the ra8/9 i think it is is obvious?

9:38 am

hurshy

i mean, it's a normal word

9:38 am

hurshy

it's twisty, so not obvious in THAT sense i guess?

9:39 am

MLFAN17

hurshy combo word?

9:39 am

hurshy

no

9:40 am

hokie carla

related to any of the 6's or 5's?

9:40 am

hokie carla

def not obvious

9:40 am

hurshy

only very loosely related

9:41 am

MLFAN17

i thought it might be related to ra6 but not the right endings

9:41 am

hokie carla

almost asked for stat for the left i and then saw it. I am it.

9:43 am

hurshy

Qs Quelled!

9:43 am

MLFAN17

yes i feel like one hokie as i didnt see it at first either lol

9:43 am

MLFAN17

which ra is it?

9:43 am

hurshy

i words incinerated!

9:44 am

MLFAN17

gj hurshy

9:46 am

MLFAN17

ca i get a clue for that ra word pls?

9:47 am

MLFAN17

can

9:47 am

hurshy

it dispenses the heat in your house

9:48 am

MollyL

If you have a really old house. It also holds the water in your car engine.

9:48 am

MLFAN17

THANK YOU Hurshy i diidnt even see that

9:50 am

hokie carla

duh, muchas gracias. I am an i5

9:50 am

MLFAN17

finally got a 7

9:50 am

hurshy

we ALMOST have daiquiri

9:51 am

MLFAN17

same here hokie

9:51 am

MLFAN17

strawberry yum

9:51 am

hokie carla

still missing 2 r's from each

9:52 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for the ra8 and ra9!

9:52 am

hokie carla

ooh, finished the Q

9:54 am

hokie carla

not sure I would call them all normal as someone said before

9:55 am

hurshy

tea tea tea
tea tea tea
tea tea tea
tea tea tea

9:56 am

MLFAN17

its an old word in my opinion but its also an old air circulating system

9:56 am

hokie carla

no idea what that means

9:56 am

hurshy

i'm just singing about tea because i love tea

9:57 am

MLFAN17

what i said?

9:57 am

hokie carla

we watched African Queen last night. boy, KH liked tea in that

9:57 am

hurshy

great movie

9:57 am

hokie carla

no, was talking to hurshy

9:57 am

MLFAN17

ohh

9:59 am

JaxH66

could I have the stats for the 1st column bottom r please?

9:59 am

hurshy

rh4/5

9:59 am

hokie carla

rh4

10:00 am

JaxH66

Thanks. Thought I'd tried that already

10:01 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

10:03 am

hokie carla

anoid - what this grid is making me

10:03 am

hurshy

ho7/8 very appropriate for a Sunday grid :D

10:03 am

hokie carla

that is still my only 7

10:03 am

hokie carla

in the highest

10:03 am

hokie carla

po6 also good

10:04 am

JaxH66

Depends which one!!!

10:04 am

hokie carla

haha

10:05 am

hurshy

i was gonna say... lol

10:05 am

hokie carla

I'm referring to the one like people who wear pointy hats

10:08 am

hokie carla

still have 9 4's I can't budge

10:09 am

hurshy

what about other 8s? have ho8 and ra8

10:09 am

JaxH66

op8

10:09 am

JaxH66

so8

10:09 am

hokie carla

that's all I have, and I only have ho7 for the 7s

10:09 am

hurshy

ok thanks

10:09 am

hokie carla

do those have 7's too, jax?

10:10 am

JaxH66

op7/8, so7/8

10:10 am

hokie carla

thx

10:10 am

JaxH66

pt6/7

10:10 am

hokie carla

ew

10:10 am

hurshy

oh dear

10:10 am

JaxH66

pe6/7

10:11 am

hurshy

pi6/7 too

10:11 am

JaxH66

I used morewords for the pt6/7

10:11 am

hokie carla

well I have tried pepito several times if anyone wants to save time

10:11 am

mkg

Any clues for the op and so 7s? Ty.

10:11 am

JaxH66

so7/8 singing voice

10:12 am

hokie carla

omg

10:12 am

mkg

Ty got it. Great clue.

10:12 am

mkg

Got the 8 also. Ty. How about the o woe? Ty

10:13 am

JaxH66

not easy to clue - meaning is of a town

10:13 am

mkg

Ty jax. Will think about it.

10:13 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for So7!!

10:14 am

hurshy

wow that is a weird one alright

10:15 am

hurshy

start like up is to down, add yourself, and end with Quayle and Rather

10:15 am

JaxH66

went looking for pi7 - that I've already got :(

10:16 am

hurshy

lol sorry Jax

10:16 am

mkg

Oppidan

10:16 am

mkg

Oops so sorry.

10:16 am

JaxH66

phantom is the 7/8 version of that

10:16 am

jbp

thanks, mkg, my monkeys never would have found it

10:16 am

hokie carla

well, that is it

10:16 am

mkg

Oh so so so sorry all. Apologies. Was reading as i was typing. Off to PB

10:17 am

Uneaixoise

Tx hursh!!

10:17 am

hurshy

even with my fabulous clue, jbp??

10:17 am

jbp

i was fixated on 'opolis' but that's not here

10:18 am

hurshy

haha

10:18 am

hurshy

i was more wanting like oper- stuff

10:18 am

mkg

And does anyone have the 9?

10:18 am

jbp

me too

10:19 am

hurshy

ra9

10:19 am

JaxH66

ra8/9.

10:19 am

mkg

Ty

10:19 am

hokie carla

you don't want the one in your car to run out of water, mkg(at least I think that's how it works)

10:20 am

hokie carla

finally got the pi6/7

10:20 am

hokie carla

still looking for that pe set

10:20 am

mkg

Ty carla. Got it.

10:20 am

mkg

Great clues. Ty

10:21 am

JaxH66

pe6/7 think to do with the stomach

10:22 am

hokie carla

that's the way I was leaning. got it, thx

10:23 am

JaxH66

Has anyone got the n in the first column please?

10:23 am

hokie carla

ok, looked up the pt's :D

10:23 am

mkg

Still missing the E top corner.

10:23 am

hurshy

ni4/5

10:23 am

hokie carla

ni4 babblet

10:23 am

hokie carla

ep4 babblet

10:23 am

mkg

Jax i also am missing that one and the i that is above it.

10:24 am

JaxH66

You'll kick yourself when you get the i

10:24 am

hokie carla

I mentioned the i and myself several times

10:24 am

mkg

Got the i. Ty. Cute clue carla

10:24 am

hokie carla

ooh, finished the upper R

10:24 am

mkg

Cute clue jax.

10:25 am

BzznBea

Back from breakfast and a bunch of other chores.

10:25 am

hokie carla

1st column gray!

10:25 am

BzznBea

106 left.

10:25 am

hokie carla

2nd column- quite a struggle

10:25 am

hokie carla

bea!

10:25 am

MLFAN17

ty mkg lol

10:26 am

JaxH66

still missing 2 r's from the first column

10:26 am

hokie carla

my last 2 were an ra4/5 set

10:26 am

jbp

ep --of a story

10:26 am

hokie carla

babblet that TIL is an acronym in rocketry

10:27 am

BzznBea

Two big words from that R, Jax

10:27 am

JaxH66

got 2 of those. Is there a 3rd set?

10:27 am

MLFAN17

ra 8/9

10:27 am

JaxH66

got those and several 6's

10:27 am

hokie carla

I think I have 7 total sets from there

10:28 am

BzznBea

I'm following you lead, Carla.

10:28 am

BzznBea

And while I was fixing breakfast, it was raining, sleeting and snowing.

10:28 am

JaxH66

looks like I need one more set then

10:28 am

hokie carla

bea, my last a in the first column was an a4 babblet, easy to see and everything. RME

10:29 am

MLFAN17

jax did you see what i said?

10:29 am

jbp

i'm still puzzling over the pe- stomach related work

10:29 am

jbp

word

10:29 am

hokie carla

2 sets of ra acronyms, jax

10:29 am

MLFAN17

i have no idea

10:29 am

hokie carla

jbp, think of the heartburn med that starts with pe

10:29 am

JaxH66

thanks

10:30 am

jbp

i'm there for the start, but my monkeys aren't closing it

10:30 am

BzznBea

Is it like the pink stomach meds?

10:30 am

MLFAN17

the pink one?

10:30 am

MLFAN17

is it a 5?

10:30 am

hokie carla

one ra has to do with weather and planes and stuff, and the other, the R literally stands for rocket

10:30 am

BzznBea

the last part is like water coming into the shore.

10:30 am

MLFAN17

oh 4 and a 5

10:31 am

hokie carla

well, I wasn't thinking of the pink one, but that works too. was thinking of the one that rhymes with the pe6 but has a c in it

10:31 am

jbp

got the p4e tummy ones

10:31 am

jbp

i thought I had already tried it but I was WRONG. Thanks, all

10:32 am

MLFAN17

sorry i didn't even know the stats for the word that was being asked

10:32 am

MLFAN17

i was looking for the whole word at first

10:32 am

BzznBea

I was clueing pe6/7

10:32 am

hokie carla

I was clueing pe6/7. not sure if that's what you found or not. LOL

10:32 am

jbp

twas, and got it

10:32 am

MLFAN17

or brand name though interesting it is there as it should be a cap lletter

10:33 am

hokie carla

it's not a brand, the brand has a c in it

10:34 am

MLFAN17

but the one i thought i twas doesnt have a t in it that doesnt work

10:34 am

jbp

similar to what people in the country have when they aren't on a sewer line

10:34 am

MLFAN17

i dont have a pe 6/7

10:35 am

hokie carla

high schools have a * rally + most of the word for low and high * at the ocean

10:35 am

jbp

i take that clue back.

10:35 am

jbp

carla's clue is good

10:35 am

MLFAN17

ohh ty

10:35 am

jbp

I would love a clue for the far right A

10:36 am

mkg

I just got the pe 6 and 7. Ty. Super clues.

10:36 am

hokie carla

I have a 4/5 babblet set. still need the 3rd

10:36 am

mkg

Still missing N word for first column N. Ty for any stats or clues.

10:36 am

MLFAN17

for what letter hokie?

10:36 am

MLFAN17

ni4 its a babblet

10:36 am

MLFAN17

mkg

10:36 am

hokie carla

far right A for jbp

10:37 am

jbp

i keep trying pineapple, but to no avail

10:37 am

mkg

Got it. I dont remember that N from before. Hmmm.

10:38 am

BzznBea

smh

10:38 am

MLFAN17

i do

10:39 am

MLFAN17

found a so 5/6

10:39 am

jbp

is the far right A related to fire?

10:40 am

MLFAN17

yes

10:40 am

MLFAN17

i think

10:40 am

jbp

that must come off another A. b/c I have it.

10:40 am

MLFAN17

third or last jbp

10:41 am

zoozzoom

AN + two different vowels then plural

10:41 am

jbp

just mokeyed it. apparently it's a small buffalo

10:41 am

jbp

thanks for the help!

10:41 am

MLFAN17

oh yes the word i couldn

10:41 am

MLFAN17

t figure out for the life of me sheesh lol

10:42 am

jbp

nbt, nbs, halfway/// taking a breat

10:42 am

mkg

Still missing top right corner E word. Stat please?

10:42 am

mkg

Ty

10:43 am

zoozzoom

ep4

10:43 am

mkg

Nm just got the e word. Ty anyway.

10:43 am

mkg

Ty zoos.

10:43 am

mkg

Zooz.

10:44 am

zoozzoom

AN 6 is the third A Hokie.

10:45 am

hokie carla

thx, zooz. looking now

10:49 am

hokie carla

well, glad I looked it up

11:05 am

hokie carla

went to the list. definitely should have finished the 4's. had to skip 12 words on the list. BBL.

11:50 am

dan2bit

afternoon all! only 10 Q words?

12:19 pm

HarryHood

finished the Ns!

12:48 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

12:54 pm

maccafixx

po 6/27?

12:55 pm

maccafixx

nm

12:55 pm

cybernan

po6 - like the head honcho in rome

12:58 pm

moolingwa

morning all

12:59 pm

cybernan

hi mool

1:13 pm

phaeton

hello...so8?

1:15 pm

cybernan

pllural so 7

1:15 pm

cybernan

dh 6-7 please?

1:19 pm

cybernan

do you need the so 7 phaeton?

1:20 pm

phaeton

yes nan

1:20 pm

cybernan

treble voice

1:20 pm

phaeton

ty

1:20 pm

Uneaixoise

The New Jersey mob!!

1:20 pm

phaeton

can't help with the dh's sorry

1:21 pm

cybernan

yw

1:21 pm

cybernan

yw

1:29 pm

phaeton

ra8?

1:29 pm

marksdolly

car part

1:30 pm

phaeton

ty

1:30 pm

cybernan

op 7-8 please?

1:30 pm

marksdolly

yw

1:41 pm

Trifioso

hello. count for the top right e please?

1:42 pm

cybernan

e 4

1:42 pm

phaeton

ep4/5

1:42 pm

Trifioso

ugh. was afraid of that. just can't see it

1:42 pm

Trifioso

i am so embarrassed

1:43 pm

phaeton

head for the middle of the grid

1:43 pm

Trifioso

have it, thank you. SCARLET

1:43 pm

cybernan

I'm still looking for the dh and the op, but nobody seems to have those either

1:44 pm

Trifioso

i have no ideas, cyber, I am sorry

1:45 pm

phaeton

dh7 sounds like mending socks, ends with article

1:46 pm

cybernan

ty phaeton

1:46 pm

periwinkle

help with either sa7 pls

1:46 pm

phaeton

sa7/32...not a happy presser of clothes

1:47 pm

cybernan

don't have them yet, peri

1:47 pm

phaeton

sa7/28 pl of sa6/18

1:47 pm

Trifioso

lol phae, what a cute clue!

1:47 pm

cybernan

ty phaeton -- a new one for me

1:47 pm

periwinkle

ty phae cute clue

1:47 pm

phaeton

:-)

1:47 pm

phaeton

yw

1:48 pm

periwinkle

don't have sa6

1:48 pm

periwinkle

sari

1:48 pm

periwinkle

oops

1:48 pm

cybernan

pt 6 please?

1:49 pm

cybernan

only sa 6 I have is plural plastic wrap

1:49 pm

sammysmom

STUCK on the op 7-8 >??

1:49 pm

periwinkle

got the 2nd sa7

1:50 pm

phaeton

it builds off the sa4/4 meaning nothing

1:50 pm

phaeton

op7...double cons vowel mans name

1:50 pm

cybernan

sa 4/4 that is french without?

1:51 pm

phaeton

yes

1:52 pm

phaeton

it's a babblet sa6

1:57 pm

cybernan

found the sa 6-7, but not the sa 6'21

1:58 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

1:59 pm

clg47

clues for the po 6,27 [;ease

2:00 pm

cybernan

like the head man at the vatican

2:04 pm

cybernan

ty for the op clue phaeton

2:06 pm

phaeton

yw

2:06 pm

cybernan

ar 6-7 please?

2:08 pm

clg47

ar + sh4

2:08 pm

rururocks

don't forget the in

2:09 pm

cybernan

lol ru

2:12 pm

cybernan

so close to having a daquiri in this one

2:14 pm

cybernan

I wonder if the di 6 is related to the lo 6 and the ku 7?

2:15 pm

cybernan

not in def. anyway

2:16 pm

cybernan

po 6/24 - first one please?

2:18 pm

cybernan

nm - monkeyed it

2:19 pm

cybernan

pt clue please?

2:24 pm

cybernan

does anyone have the pt 6 please?

2:29 pm

Nef

hi cyber, I have it

2:29 pm

ChampFit

Yes... pt + I am, he ** + you **d me.

2:29 pm

april98

pt + vowel + french word for without

2:29 pm

Nef

pt +vowel + first 3 letters of the dirt on a beach

2:29 pm

cybernan

looked it up, but thanks

2:29 pm

ChampFit

So much better than my clue!

2:32 pm

cybernan

that was my last -- hagd everyone and stay safe. Looked up the def. which makes me wonder is their something wrong with the word "porridge"?

2:34 pm

MollyL

Your clue was fine Champ

2:42 pm

Nef

a ptisan was supposed to have a healing (medicinal) effect; whereas porridge is more like oatmeal, a filling substance (usually for breakfast).

3:05 pm

MollyL

Oh, okay, well we will just post words in the grid now.

3:33 pm

Nef

Molly, I just wanted to answer cybernan's question, I wasn't trying to be snide, or rude. I first ran across the word ptisan and another word tisane in some 19th century novels (either Jane Austin or Alfred Lord Tennyson) back in high school & have remembered those 2 words ever since; probably just because they were so weird. I actually had to look up the definition of porridge because I didn't know what it actually was even though it's been in so many nursery rhymes that I've said or sung to my kids and grandson so many times.

3:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello.nef

3:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

piso

4:09 pm

MollyL

That's okay Nef. No one said you were snide or rude.

4:13 pm

crosshair

Good afternoon, my Babble friends. ;)

4:19 pm

NANCY

Hi Crossy, how are things in frozen Canada these days?

4:20 pm

crosshair

Doing well, Nancy. Bit chilly at minus 14C, but not complaining as my Edmonton friends are minus 30C and below with the windchill today.

4:21 pm

brandyjack

And our neighbours to the south of us (NY and New England) are totally hogging all the fine snow....

4:23 pm

crosshair

Our cross-country trails are in great shape, as we have lots of snow, but our local ski hills are shut down until COVID eases somewhat.

4:23 pm

crosshair

As a country, we are not proud of our vaccine rollout to date. :(

4:24 pm

NANCY

My two youngest grandsons are taking skiing lessons and at 10 and 7 years old, they are amazing. My son sends me videos that just blow me away.

4:24 pm

crosshair

Yep. :) Kids pick it up so quick. :)

4:25 pm

NANCY

Well I live in Florida (Melbourne area) and our governor is terrible. He is playing games with the vaccines and people are just fed up. Near to impossible at present time to get the vaccine.

4:27 pm

crosshair

Best case scenario with me as a 57 year old male with asthma that works in the food service industry is that I will get my first dose sometime in June or July. :(

4:28 pm

NANCY

Geez Louise, that is worse than it is here.

4:29 pm

crosshair

Unless other vaccine distributors come online in the interim (there are two pending)

4:29 pm

jan

That's sad. Here in Washington state, the farmworkers who work the fields aren't getting vaccinations yet, even though the COVID rates there are sky high.

4:30 pm

NANCY

I see that will probably happen but I would prefer the ones that have a 95% to J and J with a lower percentage

4:31 pm

crosshair

Our big box store takes care of up to 3000 customers per day--none of whom are temp checked before they are allowed in. we are capped at 25% store capacity, but that still means we are letting in 100 customers at a time. :(

4:32 pm

crosshair

Seeing as how we take care of everyones food, we would be somewhat higher in the pecking order for a shot. :(

4:33 pm

jan

I haven't been in a building of any sort except for some eye surgery since March. Man, I miss grocery shopping? But I go with pickup or delivery. But it seems obvious to me that grocery workers ought to be at the front of the line.

4:33 pm

crosshair

Then again our percentage of eledery for our province is quite high

4:34 pm

crosshair

Not the front, but right after medical people and the elderly would be nice. :/

4:35 pm

crosshair

We head in and play Russian roulette every day. We have not stopped for a single day since COVID first became known.

4:36 pm

jan

Well, some of us elderly are able to maintain social distancing. As much as I'd love to get the shot now, I'm okay with waiting while those more at risk get it.

4:36 pm

crosshair

Yes, we are making sure those in greater need are taken care of, but our government really fumbled the vaccine rollout.

4:37 pm

jan

Seattle just passed a 4 dollar hazard pay increase for grocery workers. I suspect most would trade that for a vaccine

4:37 pm

crosshair

WE had a two dollar an hour bump for last March and April, but they stopped it after that.

4:38 pm

crosshair

Now, we get a 20% in-store discount once a month. :/

4:39 pm

jan

Our priorities as a society seem perverse at times. We're allowing casinos to be open, but not schools.

4:41 pm

jan

Stay as safe as you can, Crossie...these days I'm double-masking when I have a medical appointment.

4:45 pm

crosshair

Yup, I have a good supply of masks, and observe 6-foot distancing as best I can though customers invade that space with frustrating regularity.) Another plus is mask compliance in my area is pretty much as 100%.

4:45 pm

crosshair

at*

4:47 pm

jan

aroids

4:47 pm

crosshair

You give the bestest clues, Jan. :)

4:47 pm

jan

*off to the penalty box, masked of course*

5:26 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How are U all doing tonight?

5:26 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go

5:29 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey Min et al!!

6:22 pm

MollyL

Hi Une. Et al disappeared.

6:29 pm

Minveryork

Hi MollyL! How are you doing? Happy Super Bowl Sunday!

6:55 pm

Nef

Hello again. We were having trouble getting CBS on Comcast to watch the game. Anyone else having problems?

6:59 pm

dan2bit

anybody can clue the an6?

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

7:00 pm

dan2bit

hi Nef - been watching on Youtube TV without issues

7:01 pm

jmcnrick

the two seconds I watched it on my antennae tv with no problem

7:01 pm

Nef

We’re watching the game on a small TV in our den; this TV just has an antenna & works fine.

7:02 pm

dan2bit

hahaha I tried antenna

7:03 pm

jmcnrick

I stream amazon prime from Nov to Dec; Netflix from Jan to March and then what ever looks interesting and cheap the next two quarters. I find the antennae is usually more than enoug tv for me

7:04 pm

MollyL

an + most of a word that means a morphine derivative.

7:05 pm

dan2bit

thanks Molly!

7:24 pm

Minveryork

Hello dan2bit, jmcnrick and Nef. How are U doing today.

7:28 pm

origami

Name that proper noun: Character in The Game of Thrones.

7:30 pm

Minveryork

Hello origami! How are you doing?Welcome to the puzzle

7:31 pm

Nef

Hi Min

7:31 pm

origami

Well, thank you, Min. How are you?

7:31 pm

origami

Hi Nef!

7:32 pm

AtlKru

i watch twitch or youtube. and its too much tv

7:34 pm

Nef

Hi ori

7:40 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

back again. . . hi all

7:41 pm

Nef

I’m doing okay; how about you?

7:41 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well origami. Go back to work tomorrow after working from home last week.Glad you are well origami.

7:42 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well Nef. Glad to be out of quarantine finally.

7:43 pm

Nef

Hi jmcnrick. I was watching the half time show & have to say I was underwhelmed. I wish they’d go back to marching bands or something that would at least make sense.

7:44 pm

Nef

Yay for freedom, Min!

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

might as well . . . I haven't watched in a couple of years

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

quarantine? bummer

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

the boy was in quarantine when he first got to Ireland. Even since then he is pretty shut done with all the pubs closed.

7:46 pm

Nef

Poor kid! What’s he doing in Ireland, jmc?

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

grad school. . . of course it has not been the experience he dreamed of

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

but he is moving from the small Irish town he has been in since Sept to Dublin this week so even with shut downs it will be better.

7:48 pm

Nef

I can imagine ; but is he doing well in grad school?

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

he is. he has been making Bs and B+s which in non-US terms is amazing.

7:55 pm

Nef

Good for him! ( Maybe the pubs being closed helps?

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

He really seems to enjoy the reading and writing and he got hired to teach the freshman at school.

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

haha no pubs are less bars than community in Ireland.

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

And he originally was going to write a masters thesis on the effect of the pandemic and minimum wage on pub workers.

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

since they kept getting closed he changed his masters thesis to the effect of pandemic on musicians--his former roommate ran a recording studio in their house so he know a lot of musicians.

7:58 pm

Nef

Well that won’t work very well for a thesis then.

7:59 pm

AtlKru

i was going to use bartending to put me through uni, but the pandemic happened. the work i ordinarily o will take all my time. i hope it goest away soon

7:59 pm

Nef

The pub idea, but the effect on musicians will.

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

oh poor atlKru that is rough. . . I worked my way through college (when it was a lot cheaper) casting horoscopes, being a barmaid, and mending clothes for fellow students. it was rough

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

Yeah. The biggest problem with the musicians is they are in California and he is in Ireland so to the timing is fun! But the musicians stay up late so He can talk to them from early the next morning in Ireland.

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

Time over distance is weird.

8:02 pm

AtlKru

at least tech is better these days. i hope it all works out for him

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

I wish you luck AtlKru. My boy graduated Uni in 2008 which was a ridiculous year with no jobs.

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

He is going to class on line, of course! hahaha like everyone else. But of course he wanted to school in Ireland in part for the experience.

8:04 pm

AtlKru

yeah thats a major disappointment for him. i prefer learning in person and to go elsewhere makes the experience so much more fulfilling

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

exactly. but life goes on

8:06 pm

Nef

I do feel for him. I hope he’s avoided Covid too.

8:07 pm

AtlKru

anyone have a clue for oi5,12?

8:07 pm

jmcnrick

I haven't met you before AtlKru. Hi ya! I used to come by often and have done meet ups with lots of Babblers over the years.

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

Yes. He seems to be missing Covid. I got my first shot. Friday I get my second on Friday.

8:08 pm

AtlKru

howdy jmcnrick! i come here every once in a while. i normally don't do so hot, but it helps me remember my english

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

where do you live?

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

I haven't seen fireworks in years.

8:09 pm

Nef

Oi5/12 is a frequent babble word

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

hahahahaha

8:09 pm

AtlKru

usa. native english speaker, lol. i know two more languages and learning a 4th

8:10 pm

AtlKru

haha

8:10 pm

Nef

Just circle the high score tile, AtI

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

wow good for you. I am natural at accents but not languages. My boy takes after his dad and learns languages. Spanish, Chinese, ASL and Arabic

8:11 pm

AtlKru

english spanish korean and learning chinese

8:11 pm

AtlKru

asl would be cool

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

ush korean seems impossible. I couldn't even learn thank you. Whenever I travel somewhere I learn please, thank you, tea and bathroom

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

His dad was deaf, his dad and my boy and I all learned it together.

8:13 pm

Nef

Those are the most important words, jmc

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

I totally recommend Hello Chinese

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

I figure you can point and smile for everything else.

8:14 pm

AtlKru

indeed

8:14 pm

AtlKru

thanks

8:14 pm

jmcnrick

I actually gave a speech in Swahili--it was three sentences long

8:15 pm

AtlKru

theres a local chinese club. immersive learning face to face (online). i also have a couple of friends from Hong Kong that help

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

I can stumble along in Mandarin.

8:16 pm

AtlKru

i enjoyed our chat. i must be going. i hope you both have a great evening! nice to meet you both

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

I took Chinese in the dark ages when I was in college (1971) and more recently from the Confucius institute (the tool of the Chinese goverenment)

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

Ta AtlKru. The chat is the best part of Babble.

8:23 pm

Nef

Good night AtIkru

8:24 pm

Nef

Chat is the best part of Babble.

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

:)

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

well I am off to bed. . . things to do tomorrow. Nice to see you Nef. I often think about what wonderful people (even the ones I don't always agree with) I know here

8:32 pm

Nef

Good night jmc. This has been a great place throughout the years; & it still is great chatting with you!

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

night nef. . . you are a peach

8:36 pm

Nef

Aww, so are you, jmc

11:10 pm

sandr

can someone clue the 8's please?

11:13 pm

Cosmo Kramer

ho 7/8 - a prayer ...

11:14 pm

Cosmo Kramer

so 7/8 - singing voice

11:14 pm

sandr

ty

11:15 pm

Cosmo Kramer

ra 8/9 - old heating device..
Begins like NOT TV + ends like similar to crocodile

11:16 pm

Cosmo Kramer

op 7/8 -- op + apple **e + not a hatchback, but a se***
i dont know the meaning of this word, so not sure how else to clue it

11:18 pm

sandr

ty

11:39 pm

grannyrose

that op7/8 is an obsolete word. surprise, surprise. it did mean a town dweller or a student who attended a traditional english school, such as Eton.

11:39 pm

Cosmo Kramer

ty

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