Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 27, 2023

12:03 am

hokie carla

pe7

12:03 am

hokie carla

and 8

12:03 am

SuzeeQ24

ca8

12:04 am

broll

ri 7

12:06 am

Aloyisius

pr 10

12:06 am

dizgrannie

and pr 11

12:06 am

Aloyisius

and pr 11

12:09 am

broll

Aloy - are you here or are you there? K was asking me just today! (and great word find!)

12:10 am

Aloyisius

hi broll.. we are here! lol

12:10 am

TQ

Tr7/8

12:11 am

Aloyisius

pounding rain woke me, so .. Babble time

12:12 am

broll

the second wave went right by us - some thunder, but I didn't hear any rain

12:12 am

hokie carla

I think I found another TR7 because I don't see an 8 with it.

12:13 am

hokie carla

nope, there it is a different direction

12:13 am

hokie carla

this is one of those grids you should just enter stuff whether you see it or not

12:16 am

Stitchknit

tore

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

mkg

Pr 8, 10 and 11 all go together

12:17 am

Aloyisius

ty lickety

12:26 am

Gillie

no7

12:26 am

broll

phantom - asteroid

12:26 am

Aloyisius

co8 if it hasn't been called, a pl

12:36 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs...tr 9

1:22 am

Aloyisius

g'nite all.. zzz

1:35 am

lynxxx

os8.50 ends in a fish

1:42 am

dizgrannie

FWs

2:51 am

TQ

Ca7/8 if not already called

2:52 am

Stephanaki

animated kid show(s)?

2:53 am

TQ

Stephanaki yes thats the one

6:23 am

player girl

My phantoms so far: erotica and orator

6:34 am

player girl

Also zoetrope

7:25 am

MollyL

no7 is stupid

7:26 am

markbowers7

oh i really wanted protozoa to work

7:32 am

dauber

no7 is a legit mathematical term though...as a computer nerd it looks normal to me. :)

7:34 am

MollyL

There are a lot of legit words I think are stupid. Like pareidolia.

7:35 am

dauber

Oh, that word isn't legit at all. :)

7:35 am

dauber

("toea" is my favorite stupid word that I don't think can be legit. Because it shoes up in EVERY GRID.)

7:35 am

dauber

(except this one)

7:36 am

sukee

i keep seeing idiot...

7:36 am

dauber

Every time I see a sign abbreviating "Illinois Department of Transportation."

7:42 am

periwinkle

hi all. I do not have no7

7:44 am

dauber

Think of what 1, 4, 68.6, and -42 are.

7:45 am

periwinkle

hmm

7:46 am

sukee

That clue might as well be written in Russian for me :)

7:47 am

periwinkle

I am not getting it either

7:47 am

dauber

Any number that is either positive or negative is considered....

7:47 am

bichon

I love toea too!

7:47 am

sukee

:D

7:49 am

dauber

Holy crap, there's an 11....

7:49 am

dauber

ooh...and I got it. :)

7:51 am

sukee

Finally found it, after much searching.

7:51 am

sukee

If it is the right one

7:52 am

sukee

It's not as difficult as I was making it

7:56 am

MollyL

The math nerds got it right away

7:56 am

sukee

Well, I didn't do math past grade 11 :)

7:56 am

MollyL

I slept through most of Geometry

7:56 am

sukee

lol

7:57 am

sukee

I did okay in math if I applied myself :) But I was more interested in the arts

7:57 am

MollyL

My SAT scores said it all. High in English, so-so in Math

7:57 am

dauber

I was required to get C or better in two levels of calculus to get a computer science degree. I changed my major to journalism. :)

7:57 am

sukee

onto

7:58 am

sukee

sorry

7:58 am

dauber

Eh, it's okay. I'm a software engineer now despite sucking at calculus. :)

7:58 am

sukee

Good choice dauber

7:58 am

MollyL

Oh my God, calculus almost destroyed my brain

7:59 am

dauber

When I got to calc II, I couldn't even do a simple derivative, which i literally the most basic and easy calc thing ever. I decided there was no way I would ever pass.

7:59 am

sukee

I found the perfect way to use my interests, I became a library assistant.

8:00 am

dauber

(And you know how much calculus I've had to use in my years working in computer science? NONE. EVER.)

8:00 am

sukee

Of course

8:00 am

dauber

I worked as a library page for seven years as my first job. I loved working there. I learned so much.

8:00 am

sukee

Great atmosphere. I was in a university library for about 12 years

8:01 am

sukee

Worked with two nuns, who were so intelligent and educated. (It was a Catholic university library even though I wasn't Catholic)

8:02 am

dauber

Heh. When my department was looking for a librarian, one of my bosses looked at me and said, "Why couldn't you have an MLS?" I said, "Because the pay sucks."

8:02 am

sukee

True, you don't go into library work for the money. But, working in a university gave me a nice pension :)

8:03 am

dauber

Seriously, if the pay weren't so low, I seriously would have considered getting an MLS. But I only have a bachelor's -- and I make more than the library director where I used to work! Yep, more than the highest-paid library employee!

8:03 am

sukee

I thought of an MLS but decided to stay where I was. I eventually became a full time cataloguer.

8:04 am

sukee

I only had a community college diploma in library techniques. Anyway, that job basically doesn't exist anymore.

8:06 am

sukee

This grid is a slog, I'm not at halfway yet.

8:09 am

sukee

ok, finally halfway

8:10 am

sukee

bbl

8:17 am

hurshy

oho!

8:40 am

MollyL

A pirate's life for me

8:42 am

hokie carla

if you sit down, you unst5

8:46 am

MollyL

Makes as much sense as some of the other un words

9:00 am

hokie carla

yep

9:00 am

hokie carla

anyone wanna guess my last U?

9:00 am

montreal13

i have 3 UN6

9:01 am

phaeton

is there a clue for the tr9?

9:01 am

hokie carla

me too, mont

9:01 am

phaeton

nm

9:01 am

montreal13

bbl for last 34

9:01 am

hokie carla

bye

9:02 am

montreal13

2 UR 4 and 1 UR5 hokie...

9:02 am

hokie carla

ok, a ur4 then, thanks

9:02 am

montreal13

bye for now

9:03 am

hokie carla

lol, no. I have those

9:03 am

hokie carla

we are missing the same thing then

9:03 am

montreal13

also a UN4 - i have them all

9:04 am

hokie carla

well I have the 3 un you mentioned plus the 3 ur you mentioned

9:05 am

montreal13

"poof"

9:08 am

phaeton

4 un's

9:08 am

hokie carla

oh, just realized I misread monty's 3 UN6 post as 3 UN. so I need a UN6, thanks, phae.

9:09 am

phaeton

un6x2

9:09 am

phaeton

yw

9:09 am

hokie carla

wut. I'm not sure I've had enough coffee.

9:11 am

MollyL

For those who need it, tr9 is like an Italian style eating place, but change the last vowel

9:12 am

hokie carla

thanks

9:12 am

hokie carla

and I couldn't see that because of course I was looking at the wrong T, so I just typed it in and it took.

9:13 am

MollyL

Speaking of Italy, is mael over there again. Haven't seen her around.

9:20 am

hokie carla

oh, I forgot she was going

9:21 am

MollyL

I thought she just got back recently

9:23 am

mkg

Hi all.

9:28 am

hokie carla

hey mkg

9:30 am

fla

ocar

9:37 am

hokie carla

well, I'm not seeing anything today. think I might leave these last 41.

9:37 am

mkg

Stuck on the 9. Have the words above. Cant find the 9. Any clues welcome.

9:37 am

MollyL

In the old bucket, that doesn't get used anymore?

9:38 am

MollyL

I wonder what happened to Judi?

9:39 am

mkg

Is that a clue molly? Muck is int he old bucket. Right? Not sure what that is.

9:39 am

hokie carla

that is not a clue, but molly did one for the 9 that's prob still on the screen

9:42 am

mkg

Ok ty

9:42 am

hokie carla

the bucket refers to judi used to say she was leaving words in the bucket instead of finishing

9:45 am

mkg

Got it from that clue. Ty.

9:46 am

MollyL

How did I know that was going to happen 😊

10:26 am

rururocks

I miss Judi.. she was always really lively and funny in the chat

10:27 am

MollyL

Judi has a good sense of humor.

10:32 am

Sugrraleona

cr6 anyone?

10:35 am

MollyL

36 points tells you it uses the high point tile

10:36 am

Sugrraleona

got it - thank you

10:40 am

periwinkle

hi all. not seeing the tr9 even with a clue

10:43 am

MollyL

t + rodent + Aaron Spelling's daughter + vowel

10:43 am

MollyL

Like I said, and Italian eating place with a different last vowel

10:44 am

MollyL

Or AN Italian eating place

10:44 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

11:02 am

cybernan

good morning evreyone :)

11:05 am

cherlyq

when you are searching for a word and its spelled out straight maybe you should look away for a while lol

11:26 am

cherlyq

101 left got the ten and the 9 and 3 of the eights

11:26 am

cybernan

no 6-7 please?

11:28 am

BzznBea

they are not a combo

11:30 am

cybernan

clue please bea?

11:31 am

BzznBea

they both start with the negative prefix. one ends in the number before 1

11:31 am

cybernan

yes - I figured the started with that prefix, ty for the 7

11:32 am

BzznBea

the other ends with employ

11:32 am

cybernan

ty again - neither words in common use for me

11:34 am

cherlyq

ty for the ns

11:54 am

cybernan

Done! Can't believe I managed to monkey that os 8!

11:55 am

MollyL

Just came up with that one all by yourself, did you?

11:56 am

cherlyq

WTG Nan and thanks for the Os8 clued

11:56 am

cherlyq

halfway here

12:20 pm

HarryHood

pie-chart wielding third party candidate is in the grid

12:22 pm

moolingwa

hi hi

12:22 pm

HarryHood

hi mool

12:23 pm

moolingwa

hey HH, happy thursday

12:23 pm

HarryHood

38 here. I would have more, but I've spent most of my time entering "carotid"

12:23 pm

moolingwa

or as we call in it New Zealand, thursday

12:24 pm

moolingwa

Not admitting anything, but I may have also typed carotid more than once

12:24 pm

HarryHood

I've resisted entering asteroid

12:25 pm

moolingwa

oh, now I'm focused on asteroid

12:29 pm

moolingwa

now I'm stuck trying to make trocar appear

12:29 pm

moolingwa

perhaps if I type it really fast...

12:30 pm

HarryHood

missing one 8.

12:30 pm

moolingwa

missing 2

12:30 pm

MollyL

Do you have the weird os Harry?

12:31 pm

HarryHood

I do not have an OS word

12:31 pm

MollyL

Use the beginning of a word that means make fun of or treat as an outsider and end with your state's cape.

12:32 pm

HarryHood

ty molly :)

12:32 pm

HarryHood

very strange

12:32 pm

moolingwa

trapezoid almost in there

12:33 pm

MollyL

Now I know all about seed shrimp. Just what I was hoping for.

12:35 pm

moolingwa

spanish word for "our" in the grid

12:35 pm

MollyL

Dozo The Clown. Bozo's brother. He couldn't get work because he kept napping on the job. 😊

12:35 pm

HarryHood

hah

12:36 pm

MollyL

🤡

12:39 pm

HarryHood

28 for later. bye!

12:40 pm

moolingwa

seeya HH enjoy

1:24 pm

periwinkle

help with co8 please

1:27 pm

BzznBea

people in a play or movie

1:27 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

1:27 pm

BzznBea

yw

1:46 pm

hurshy

bottom row grey!

1:53 pm

moolingwa

nothing like a grey bottom

2:05 pm

BzznBea

lol

4:22 pm

rbud

done, whoot! last two, a bear and pl. laters, all.

4:23 pm

moolingwa

rehi

5:14 pm

MollyL

phantom: idiot

5:23 pm

ChampFit

Oooooh, back for my last 25 and found the 10 and 11. That makes me feel LOTS better!

5:24 pm

moolingwa

nice one champ

5:25 pm

ChampFit

The more I pick, the more I find missed plurals.

5:25 pm

nrkii

stats for the 11?

5:25 pm

nrkii

sorry, for the 9

5:25 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I suffer from the same issue

5:25 pm

nrkii

I have all 8s, the 10 and the 11

5:25 pm

moolingwa

11/104

5:25 pm

nrkii

missing the 9

5:25 pm

moolingwa

oh

5:25 pm

moolingwa

nm

5:26 pm

nrkii

sorry mool... I was multitasking

5:27 pm

moolingwa

me too

5:27 pm

moolingwa

found it

5:27 pm

moolingwa

think italian restaurant

5:27 pm

nrkii

stats?

5:27 pm

moolingwa

9/54

5:28 pm

nrkii

got it... tyvm

5:28 pm

moolingwa

tr

5:28 pm

moolingwa

nice

5:28 pm

ChampFit

9/54

5:32 pm

moolingwa

I have mostly 6s and 7s left...that might be problematic

5:41 pm

nrkii

I'm down to 12 (1, 4, 4, 3) but I'm just stumped... time for a break and then maybe the list after that

5:41 pm

moolingwa

12 for me too

5:41 pm

moolingwa

2-1-4-4-1

5:41 pm

moolingwa

should probably work on the 4s

5:42 pm

moolingwa

ah, found my last 5

5:43 pm

ChampFit

Wtg!

6:42 pm

periwinkle

help with either do6 please

6:43 pm

periwinkle

got the 2nd do6

6:52 pm

marigold

nm

6:53 pm

origami

I could use a clue for that second do6, please.

6:55 pm

periwinkle

uses high point tile

6:57 pm

origami

Thank you. Duh, I was multiplying wrong. Some math person I am :D

6:58 pm

periwinkle

un6/21 please

7:03 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 7 left

7:14 pm

Sophie512

un plant part?

8:32 pm

aebmusica

st7/32.....clue please

8:39 pm

aebmusica

nvm

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