Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, May 18, 2023

12:01 am

gremlinn

re9

12:02 am

Gillie

tr8

12:02 am

justafreep

tr7

12:03 am

Gillie

ba7

12:03 am

justafreep

re7

12:05 am

Gillie

ti7

12:06 am

Gillie

vi7

12:06 am

gremlinn

oe7

12:06 am

justafreep

oh, geez. I've been babbling so long that I must immediately typed in an oe7 and it was right

12:07 am

Gillie

st7

12:07 am

gremlinn

there aren't that many!

12:07 am

hokie carla

well, thank you. twas the only one I could think of.

12:07 am

justafreep

st7

12:08 am

Q

ho8

12:08 am

hokie carla

ugh, just saw there are 19 v's

12:09 am

justafreep

br8

12:09 am

gremlinn

es8

12:10 am

Gillie

ir7

12:10 am

justafreep

es7

12:10 am

Gillie

no7

12:11 am

gremlinn

ve7

12:12 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:12 am

justafreep

ve8

12:14 am

justafreep

st7 x 2

12:14 am

Gillie

st7 x 2

12:14 am

justafreep

st8

12:14 am

justafreep

st7 x 3

12:14 am

gremlinn

oh, I miscounted, my ve7 was ve8

12:15 am

justafreep

there's an re8

12:15 am

gremlinn

Vs done, there is no ve7

12:16 am

Gillie

mi7

12:17 am

gremlinn

mi7 x2

12:29 am

justafreep

or7

12:32 am

hokie carla

HOET, but oh so many words left.

12:33 am

hokie carla

no, I forgot about that pesky v in the middle...

12:34 am

Gillie

re8

12:35 am

Gillie

(goes with the re9)

12:35 am

justafreep

st7 x 4

12:35 am

hokie carla

now HOET

12:36 am

justafreep

good

12:36 am

justafreep

half ov every tile, in this case

12:36 am

hokie carla

I know you all were worried about that 😜

12:36 am

gremlinn

ah, I was wondering what that meant

12:38 am

Gillie

So close to having "beasties"

12:40 am

gremlinn

got the singular at least

12:40 am

Gillie

Oh - thought I'd tried that

12:41 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:42 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:47 am

Gillie

It doesn't take "minibar"!

12:48 am

justafreep

I know. Disappointing. I even tried paying $11.75 for it to work, but no dice.

1:01 am

hokie carla

well, I just had a little nap. thinking maybe I should just go to bed. good night!

6:16 am

Sugrraleona

ho 8 anyone?

6:17 am

lynxxx

the most ho4.5 (lots using that ending

6:17 am

Sugrraleona

omg Inever looked in that direction - thank you

6:21 am

Scrabbler

TY, Lynxxx.

6:28 am

Scrabbler

Time to get ready for work. Enjoy the day.

6:55 am

aslindy

hello all

7:02 am

sukee

Morning

7:02 am

aslindy

hi sukee

7:04 am

aslindy

so many s words

7:05 am

periwinkle

hi all. 19 V words!

7:05 am

aslindy

hi peri

7:14 am

Kiani

hi all

7:14 am

aslindy

hi kiani

7:52 am

mael

hey all

7:52 am

BzznBea

morning, peeps

7:52 am

mael

hi bea

7:59 am

periwinkle

help with st8 please

8:01 am

periwinkle

bbl

8:02 am

BzznBea

i was just getting ready to clue it.

8:02 am

BzznBea

oh well

8:05 am

periwinkle

I am back for a bit

8:13 am

periwinkle

I am going now bbl

8:16 am

mael

hey bea, I'll take the clue! :)

8:19 am

MollyL

First part of piece of data + last 4 of not take, plural

8:20 am

MollyL

Some weird ass grammar word

8:22 am

hokie carla

hmm, no keep in the grid

8:22 am

hokie carla

wait, what am I saying

8:23 am

MollyL

I have no clue

8:23 am

hokie carla

yeah, I'm lost on what the opposite of take would be. need more sleep apparently.

8:23 am

MollyL

It is a saying ____ and take

8:24 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

8:24 am

mael

thanks Molly

8:24 am

MollyL

I would ____ you a hint but I don't think you'd get it

8:24 am

MollyL

(this is so mkg-like)

8:25 am

mael

still weird that statin is not a word

8:25 am

hokie carla

maybe if you'd just said an adj ending I might've seen that

8:26 am

hokie carla

agreed mael

8:27 am

hokie carla

also still weird that mooer isn't a word. cows are mooers!

8:27 am

mael

yup!

8:28 am

MollyL

*Mental note: clue the way it is easiest for Carla

8:28 am

hokie carla

I'm finding this grid very difficult. lots of tiles with a lot of words left.

8:28 am

hokie carla

I have grayed one tile, the single i

8:29 am

hokie carla

I've been saying that for a while, you gotta know your audience. like, I don't give nan any pop culture clues anymore.

8:30 am

mael

I have a bunch grayed out but I'm still finding it tricky. Only two 8s and no 9 yet

8:30 am

hokie carla

I also have 2 8s and no 9

8:31 am

vashongin

I thought minibar would work, but no

8:31 am

mael

I'm hopping out to uncover my poor plants since we got a late frost last night, I'll be back in a jiffy

8:31 am

mael

I tried that too!

8:33 am

vashongin

me too, hokie carla

8:33 am

vashongin

I am almost done with my first pass through the board, I willl see where I am at then

8:34 am

hokie carla

I did first pass last night. second pass not going much better.

8:34 am

vashongin

minorities - ghost

8:35 am

hokie carla

but I'm having a lot of problems with my wifi dropping out. I don't know if it's the router or my laptop, but I'm sure there are words I typed that aren't in my list.

8:35 am

hokie carla

I did try minorities last night

8:36 am

MollyL

Well, mael asked for the clue, and she got it, so I'm batting 50%

8:38 am

hokie carla

hey, grayed another tile!

8:41 am

hokie carla

and another, both were o's

8:46 am

vashongin

ok...first pass done 59 left, but no 9s

8:46 am

marksdolly

hi Vash!!

8:46 am

hokie carla

still 62 left here

8:46 am

marksdolly

hi Hokie!

8:47 am

marksdolly

good morning all!

8:47 am

hokie carla

hello dolly!

8:47 am

vashongin

hey marks :)

8:48 am

vashongin

on my second cup of coffee...I have 30 minutes to play before I have to leave to catch a ferry to work

8:48 am

hokie carla

go go go!

8:49 am

marksdolly

how long is the ferry ride Vash?'

8:49 am

vashongin

15 minutes

8:50 am

marksdolly

not bad, I would like that

8:50 am

marksdolly

and not dealing with traffic

8:50 am

vashongin

I work less that 5 miles from work as the crow flies...takes me about an hour to get to work

8:50 am

marksdolly

smart choice for you then!

8:51 am

hokie carla

phantom trivet

8:51 am

Dorens

how expensive are the ferry rides vash?

8:51 am

vashongin

traffic is not bad...just have to get in line about 10-15 minutes before ferry leaves to make sure I'm on it

8:52 am

vashongin

about $20 to get on the island....I don't pay for it, my work does

8:52 am

vashongin

you only pay to get on, no charge to leave

8:53 am

vashongin

hubby and I commute together on Thursdays....we get breakfast - it's our date morning

8:53 am

marksdolly

that's cool!

8:55 am

rururocks

I don't think I'll have to take the ferry when I move up there

8:56 am

vashongin

Vashon is an island between Seattle and Tacoma...only way to get here is by ferry with your car.

8:57 am

rururocks

I know.. I'll be in Port Townsend so the only Ferry I'll need is to Vancouver Island I can drive to Tacoma and Seattle directly

8:58 am

Kaplan the Magne

I was on Vashon Island before the pandemic! Antivax capital of the world! Once upon a time in Hollywood was in the theater. It did feel like a throwback. I had to hitchhike!

8:59 am

vashongin

Best way to get around Vashon, Kaplan

8:59 am

vashongin

We have more than 80% vaccinated for Covid

9:00 am

vashongin

Takes a pandemic to change minds

9:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

Well, that's good! I was picked up by two smelly kids from upper north, there I was hitching. Good most got vaccinated for Covid...Beautiful island.

9:01 am

vashongin

Port Townsend is awesome! Love that area

9:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

We stayed at an artist's air b7b. It was really nice.

9:02 am

rururocks

that'

9:02 am

rururocks

that's where I'm planning to retire vash

9:02 am

mael

i'm back

9:02 am

vashongin

I love the older houses there, they are so gorgeous

9:03 am

mael

phantom: strontium

9:03 am

marksdolly

Vash, that 9 is Re9 and you add it to st 7/40

9:03 am

hokie carla

mael, you reminded me...I asked at the roadside stand when I was getting strawberries the other day about when the peaches were coming, and she said there might not be any this year due to a late freeze. Oh, the humanity!

9:04 am

marksdolly

twas a long stretch of guessing for me

9:04 am

Kaplan the Magne

It was such a time warp in a good way. This artist had her home and a cabin on the lot for an air b&b. She worked with gas, I think. Little did we know that 2019 would be the last vacation for a while

9:04 am

mael

yeah, local strawberries and blueberries might not happen this year

9:04 am

moolingwa

morning

9:04 am

mael

which would suck

9:04 am

marksdolly

gm mool

9:04 am

vashongin

ty marks!!!!!

9:05 am

moolingwa

hey dolly, happy Thursday

9:05 am

marksdolly

:)

9:05 am

vashongin

good morning mool

9:05 am

marksdolly

aww ty mool! and you too!

9:05 am

moolingwa

hey vash

9:06 am

hokie carla

moooo

9:06 am

mael

ahhh other st7/40! thanks dolly

9:07 am

marksdolly

:)

9:07 am

moolingwa

hookkkeee!

9:20 am

hokie carla

hmm, found re8 that is re + st6/27, but haven't found how to make a 7 and 9. unrelated?

9:25 am

moolingwa

I only have one 8 so far :)

9:25 am

hokie carla

I only have 3

9:25 am

moolingwa

99 to go

9:26 am

moolingwa

half of every tile

9:26 am

hokie carla

44 left - 5-11-12-11-4-1

9:28 am

vashongin

done and have to run!

9:28 am

hokie carla

well done!

9:30 am

hokie carla

well still need 4 top S, 7 B, 4 V, 6 M, but everything else is 3 or less. 🤣 gotta get moving!

9:36 am

ChampFit

There's a re8 that extends to the 9.

9:48 am

hurshy

ooh i got it!

9:54 am

hurshy

howzabout that lone i word?

9:54 am

hurshy

oh nvm got it

9:55 am

rururocks

ironic isn't it?

9:55 am

hurshy

very

9:56 am

hurshy

Volleying with these Vs now

10:14 am

hurshy

4 or fewer from any given tile!

10:20 am

hurshy

i have 3 fours from the upper i, anyone know what the last one is?

10:20 am

rururocks

io6

10:21 am

hurshy

thankee kindly ru

10:22 am

hurshy

2nd col grey!

10:23 am

hurshy

do you have all the 8s?

10:24 am

hurshy

i have: br, es, ho, re, st, ve

10:25 am

hurshy

Ms Managed!

10:28 am

hurshy

250 words!

10:31 am

hurshy

bottom row grey!

10:32 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

10:33 am

hurshy

missing a left O... have two fours, the circular path(s), and an on5/14... anyone know what i'm missing?

10:34 am

justafreep

it's a 4 and 7 combo, hurshy. shorten your circular paths for the root....

10:35 am

hurshy

well i must have that four, that's one of my fours

10:35 am

MollyL

The 7 is a dumb word

10:36 am

hurshy

ahh thanks

10:36 am

hurshy

is there an RO word, or is it just rh and ri from up top?

10:37 am

hurshy

it's just rh and ri!

10:39 am

hurshy

with more people popping in now, i shall repeat my 8s: i have: br, es, ho, re, st, ve... anyone have whatever i'm missing?

10:43 am

hurshy

phantom: absent

10:44 am

ChampFit

tr8/40

10:44 am

hurshy

ty champ! looking!

10:45 am

hurshy

is it upper T or middle T?

10:45 am

ChampFit

Upper

10:45 am

hurshy

ahhh ty

10:46 am

hurshy

figures i'd miss one of the easier more normal ones lol

10:46 am

hurshy

just 14 left now! 3-5-4-2

10:46 am

ChampFit

Well, it's twisty, and to me, hard to imagine an 8 can fit in such a small space!

10:47 am

hurshy

i think i may as well list now

10:47 am

hokie carla

well, bad news, molly...the amazon number you gave (which is also listed on GetHuman.com) is the same as having them call you like I did the other day. They are too busy, you should do chat instead, have to answer robot questions, none of which apply.

10:47 am

hurshy

my A was fishy!

10:48 am

hurshy

och, aye, a robbie burns B word!

10:49 am

ChampFit

BBL, and contrags hurshy!

10:50 am

hurshy

amazon is definitely getting worse, even as they try to extend their tentacles more by establishing Amazon Clinic and Amazon Pharmacy in the healthcare sector. stupid tryna take over the world!

10:50 am

MollyL

I think Amazon got too big to address all their customer service issues with real people so they just gave up. Bad form.

10:52 am

hurshy

yeah, my sister recently had a package get stuck in transit (or lost?) and when they asked her if she wanted refund or replacement, she chose replacement for 3 of the items, but then they issued a refund instead for at least one of them. they're just like "urf, replacement is too much work, we were just kidding when we offered that, have a refund instead."

11:01 am

Stitchknit

brisaber

11:02 am

hokie carla

well, I think I'm going to be stuck eating $24

11:03 am

rururocks

that's clever stitch

11:03 am

moolingwa

make sure you wash it thoroughly first

11:03 am

rururocks

that makes cents to me too mool

11:04 am

moolingwa

there you go, pounding on the puns again

11:05 am

rururocks

I spare no quarter when it comes to puns

11:05 am

moolingwa

yep, you're a peso work

11:07 am

rururocks

And I buck the trends around here

11:07 am

moolingwa

at least you're not schilling for amazon

11:09 am

rururocks

who has the dime to do all that?

11:10 am

moolingwa

if I can be franc....euro kay in my books. Top marks for your puns

11:10 am

rururocks

a lot of players are in sus-pence waiting for us to stop

11:11 am

moolingwa

yes, but it's about to get rial

11:12 am

rururocks

thanks for the laughs.. got to get to work. Thank you

11:12 am

moolingwa

anytime ru, I enjoy it as much as you :)

11:17 am

MelJewell

nev i

11:17 am

MelJewell

sorry!

11:41 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with br8 please

11:42 am

periwinkle

nm

11:45 am

MollyL

Most sea salty, for anyone who really needs a clue

11:46 am

periwinkle

ty Molly for st8 clue

11:46 am

periwinkle

it was cold here this am. only in the 50s today

11:46 am

MollyL

Mine was a clue for br8

11:47 am

periwinkle

i know. but I saw your earlier clue for st8 that I had asked for

11:47 am

bichon

we had frost. I had just put out all my annuals

11:48 am

MollyL

I'm just sad to hear that most of the peach crops have been ruined due to colder than usual Spring temperatures.

11:48 am

MollyL

This is supposed to be the big strawberry picking weekend at our local pick your own farm. I wonder how the strawberries did.

11:49 am

hokie carla

we've been having really good strawberries, but they are almost done.

11:49 am

hokie carla

maybe are done now because it's been a week since I went

11:50 am

bichon

never take of your flannel sheets til Memorial Day

11:50 am

MollyL

I could never sleep with flannel sheets. I would wake up soaking wet.

11:52 am

bichon

flannel sheets, flannel duvet. Goo when the night go down to the teens

11:52 am

MollyL

I would definitely be goo. I run very warm.

11:52 am

bichon

*good

11:53 am

MollyL

I rarely even sleep with a blanket. Just a cotton sheet.

11:55 am

bichon

We sleep in a room with the heat turned down to 40degrees

11:55 am

bichon

with a fluffy dog

11:56 am

hokie carla

ok, that's messed up. 40 degrees! I can't deal with 60s.

11:57 am

MollyL

I don't run the heat at night.

11:57 am

MollyL

Unless it's like 5 degrees out.

11:57 am

hokie carla

and I do have flannel sheets, though they've been off a while. I also have a heated mattress pad that I love, but do wake up sweaty a lot.

11:58 am

MollyL

My daughter-in-law would love a heated mattress pad. My son would hate it though. He runs warm like me.

11:59 am

bichon

We're hardy New Englanders. Plus, dog make heat

12:30 pm

BzznBea

back for 208

1:00 pm

periwinkle

85 left here

1:00 pm

periwinkle

but stuck

1:02 pm

periwinkle

82 left

1:04 pm

periwinkle

heat turned down to 40, bichon. I would freeze to death. I put mine at 64 at night and 68 during the day in the winter and use flannel sheets and lots of blankets

1:04 pm

periwinkle

I wear layers during the day

1:05 pm

periwinkle

this is a cold apartment. will probably not need the AC much

1:05 pm

periwinkle

my two missing 8s are es and re. would appreciate a nudge for either please

1:06 pm

penquis

es + better to get a ***** and not trick....and pl....

1:06 pm

periwinkle

ty pen

1:07 pm

penquis

yw...

1:08 pm

penquis

the re 8....you work hard for your goals, you ****** for success....add a letter at the end for the 8....

1:08 pm

periwinkle

hmm not getting the clue

1:09 pm

penquis

you work hard toward a goal...you ***** hard to achieve it....

1:09 pm

periwinkle

ok looking

1:10 pm

penquis

the add on word rhymes with a bee's home.....

1:10 pm

periwinkle

tyty got it

1:10 pm

MollyL

Peri...re + (sounds like what you do behind the wheel of a car) ______ for success

1:10 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly got it

1:10 pm

MollyL

Too late, as usual

1:11 pm

penquis

yw, peri....

1:11 pm

MollyL

What is that definition of insanity again?

1:11 pm

periwinkle

back from hairdresser. she is very nice but does not hear me when I tell her what kind of color I want. last time hair was too light and today it is too dark.

1:11 pm

periwinkle

I want highlights. I may try one more time with her and try something myself or find someone new

1:12 pm

penquis

frustrating...

1:12 pm

periwinkle

or try something myself is what it should have said

1:12 pm

periwinkle

I can do one color myself for a lot less money and may go back to that

1:13 pm

penquis

or try a new hairdresser...

1:13 pm

periwinkle

I wish my natural hair was all one color.

1:13 pm

periwinkle

I may have to do that if I still want my hair colored ,pen

1:14 pm

penquis

mine is all gray/white.....one color basically....

1:14 pm

periwinkle

it is very nervewracking going to a new hairdreser

1:14 pm

periwinkle

my hair is white at the temples and gray and natural color for the rest

1:15 pm

penquis

i see your problem...

1:15 pm

hokie carla

I went to a salon for the first time in like 4 years last week. have been doing my own trims and color. is nice to have an actual haircut and highlights again.

1:15 pm

hokie carla

and this was a new one since I just moved here, but she was great

1:21 pm

penquis

I need a break....bbl for those last pesky 60 words....bye all....

1:30 pm

MollyL

I think it is always better to let a hairdresser do color. People who do their own color often get that "flat" look.

2:13 pm

pabtrek

bi nor

2:56 pm

wvteach

stats for single I please

2:57 pm

ch1212

ir 7/28

2:57 pm

wvteach

thgnx - will look

3:05 pm

ch1212

bbl :)

3:12 pm

moolingwa

rehi

3:38 pm

periwinkle

ab5 please

3:39 pm

moolingwa

you'll hate it when I clue it

3:39 pm

periwinkle

probably but I dont see it

3:40 pm

moolingwa

no, you will hate it...really hate it

3:40 pm

ChampFit

REALLY hate it

3:40 pm

periwinkle

ah ty both

4:34 pm

MollyL

Did you really hate it?

5:22 pm

Aniah

How much you guys have

5:23 pm

Aniah

bestie

6:49 pm

HarryHood

the yummiest element is tastium

7:05 pm

penquis

hello all...

7:34 pm

hokie carla

rehi

7:37 pm

hokie carla

43 left. wondering if I can find any more at all.

7:37 pm

penquis

carla!....stalled at 42 here...

7:39 pm

hokie carla

pen!

7:39 pm

hokie carla

5-10-12-11-4-1 left. looking for 4s won't even help much

7:40 pm

penquis

still need 7 fours and 3 eights.....and others....

7:46 pm

penquis

37 now....i am listing...

7:46 pm

hokie carla

just found one weird 4

7:47 pm

hokie carla

42. literally have found one word.

7:48 pm

ItalianGreyhound

this was a nice grid

7:48 pm

penquis

not my faviorite...

7:49 pm

hokie carla

are you kidding me right now, IG?🤣 this grid was horrible.

7:50 pm

ItalianGreyhound

with the bits and the est words ? come on

7:51 pm

hokie carla

found one more word

7:51 pm

ItalianGreyhound

well there you go

7:51 pm

hokie carla

lol

7:52 pm

ItalianGreyhound

so its not the worst grid

7:53 pm

hokie carla

hmm

7:54 pm

ItalianGreyhound

hmmm

7:54 pm

ItalianGreyhound

anyway, it was a nice grid at 5 AM

8:03 pm

HarryHood

hi hi

8:03 pm

HarryHood

70 to go here.

8:03 pm

penquis

21 here....listed a little earlier...

8:04 pm

HarryHood

gonna give up in a few minutes - haven't been finishing the big ones.

8:05 pm

penquis

i am moseying....

8:06 pm

HarryHood

bye pen

8:06 pm

penquis

bye harry...

8:13 pm

HarryHood

can't keep my eyes open. 65 to go and packing it in.

8:14 pm

penquis

oh...thought you had left...

8:18 pm

hokie carla

I gave up

8:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, already tired but diving in

8:20 pm

penquis

hi gwen....

8:24 pm

penquis

i am done....

8:24 pm

penquis

bye all....

8:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, missed ya penquis!

8:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt at last, 143 to go

8:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom trivium

8:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hoet, 94 to go, good night

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