12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
lynxxx
thanks Lickety
1:13 am
zTink
No clues???
1:17 am
rbud
I know, dreadfully quiet in here tonight. :\
1:30 am
ursh
hello all - bit of a stinker this grid !
1:34 am
lynxxx
another be7.
2:44 am
lynxxx
4 be7 in all and one has the 8
8:04 am
hokie carla
just typed in spiders' homes like I was making up a word and then was surprised it took.
8:04 am
sukee
ty, I completely missed that one
8:05 am
hokie carla
:D who knew it was a real word? haha
8:06 am
sukee
the be words are giving me grief. Can't get past the plural of the ice thingy.
8:07 am
hokie carla
I kinda skipped the B and am going back to it. only saw 4 off the bat.
8:07 am
Aloyisius
grumble grumble.. website IS a word!
8:08 am
hokie carla
well it is now, aloy. but apparently wasn't in 2000.
8:08 am
MollyL
It amazes me that people who have been playing for almost 20 years don't know the limits of Enable
8:09 am
hokie carla
it's easy to forget how "new" the technology words are and how much things have changed since then.
8:10 am
Aloyisius
worth a grumble.. (-: gtg, Happy Babbling!
8:10 am
hokie carla
bye aloy!
8:10 am
Aloyisius
ciao, hokie!
8:19 am
MollyL
Ciao hokie sounds like something on a Chinese food menu
8:46 am
hokie carla
HOET and 50 left
9:11 am
hokie carla
well I found one be7. still 5 b's left. 27 total. 5-8-7-6-1
going to get my hair done (or did)
9:26 am
origami
That's funny, Molly :D
9:30 am
rururocks
Chow hokie sounds like chicken, okra, and rice
9:32 am
rururocks
and mustard greens
9:34 am
MollyL
Ew, slimy okra
9:36 am
origami
I second that
9:37 am
rururocks
it'd be crispy okra you guys
9:40 am
BzznBea
salutations
9:40 am
moolingwa
morning
10:04 am
rururocks
had to look up a few b's.. never would have found them otherwise.
10:05 am
moolingwa
beautiful
10:06 am
moolingwa
I was just working on the B, have 6 left
10:09 am
BzznBea
4 b's left here
10:12 am
Book Doctor Gwen
Diving in
10:23 am
Book Doctor Gwen
Not Woot
11:02 am
BzznBea
having a bit of dyslexia today
11:06 am
periwinkle
this is the toughest grid I have seen in a long time.
11:06 am
periwinkle
hello all
11:06 am
periwinkle
glorious day here. will go up to 50 degrees. and the sun is out
11:08 am
MollyL
Okra is gross any way
11:08 am
BzznBea
I love it
11:09 am
BzznBea
you have to get the slime out of it
11:11 am
periwinkle
I eat lots of vegetables but not okra or brussel sprouts
11:12 am
periwinkle
how do you cook it Bea?
11:12 am
periwinkle
stuck with 62 left
11:14 am
periwinkle
58 left bbl
11:16 am
hurshy
greetings all
11:18 am
hurshy
i didn't know you COULD get the slime out of okra
11:19 am
hurshy
then again i've never tried to cook with it myself at all
11:19 am
BzznBea
acid helps cut the slime
11:19 am
hurshy
just tasted it once in something and avoided it thereafter
11:21 am
hurshy
is it just me or are the B words kind of difficult
11:21 am
BzznBea
not just you
11:23 am
hurshy
i keep wanting to pluralize things that end in R
11:23 am
hurshy
but the Rs aren't next to the Ss
11:31 am
hurshy
4th row grey!
11:34 am
hurshy
phantom: misfit
11:36 am
hurshy
well three Vs are no problem and then i'm totally stuck on what else there can be there
11:40 am
BzznBea
do you have vi4.11
11:41 am
hurshy
thanks!!!!
11:41 am
BzznBea
that will get you the other 3
11:41 am
hurshy
ok now i'm doing well on everything but the B!
11:42 am
hurshy
ooh found a be7
11:43 am
hurshy
ok flip chat says four be7 and one has the 8
11:43 am
hurshy
so i have 3 and i think i'm missing the one that has the 8!
11:46 am
BzznBea
be7.44 and 8.60
11:50 am
BzznBea
build off the big ice fromation
11:50 am
BzznBea
its an armchair
11:50 am
hurshy
ahh thanks
11:51 am
hurshy
10 left for later! ttfn and thanks again!
12:34 pm
marksdolly
any ideas for the Mi7?
12:56 pm
MollyL
mi7...negative prefix + looks like you ____ three inches this summer
12:56 pm
marksdolly
ty molly, an odd one, not used in my vocab :)
1:05 pm
Shirlockc
that is a weird one with that negative prefix
1:37 pm
bojazz
down to last word, desparate for help: we 7/72 ... any clues available?
1:40 pm
MollyL
Ends in fish bait
1:53 pm
bojazz
thank you, Molly...
2:09 pm
hurshy
woot, i love it when i come back to clues for words i need
2:10 pm
Dorens
just read back to all the discussion of okra. Has anyone ever fried it? Slice and dip in cornmeal, then fry till crispy golden and delicious. Absolutely no slime
2:17 pm
aebmusica
Sounds great, Dornes ……does one dip it in ranch sauce or yum yum sauce?
2:18 pm
aebmusica
Sorry I typed Dorens but automatic correct changed it.
2:21 pm
Dorens
I just eat them plain but you could certainly dip in anything you like. Ranch does sound good
2:21 pm
Smdnjv
No dips for yummy fried okra. I serve as a side to my meals. There is never any leftovers!!
2:22 pm
Dorens
I make them in the summer when I can get fresh okra at the local farms. Never did think of sauce.
2:23 pm
origami
I want to like okra. It is such an attractive veggie to grow.
2:23 pm
Dorens
Well try it fried sometime, ori. You have plenty of nice farm markets there, I'm sure you can find some.
2:25 pm
Smdnjv
So easy to harvest and freeze for winter. Just cut off of plant and put in brown paper bag and put in freezer. Do not wash or cut before freezing. Yum yum. Love me some fried okra!!(●'◡'●)
2:26 pm
Dorens
OOOH, I never knew you could freeze it, thanks for the tip
2:32 pm
Smdnjv
You are welcome Dorens. Thanks for bringing up fried okra. Just went and pulled some from the freezer to fry for dinner tonight!!²B-)
2:32 pm
Dorens
:) I wish I could do the same!
2:33 pm
Smdnjv
wish I could share wiith you.
3:03 pm
jesdraggon
heya folks
3:09 pm
Smdnjv
Hi jes. I'm a lurker
3:10 pm
jesdraggon
i'll pretend you're well hidden in shadow and not disturb you then ;)
3:23 pm
jesdraggon
NBT, half way done, back to work. have fun!
3:43 pm
cybernan
hello if anyone is still here
3:56 pm
hurshy
how did okra first come up today, anyway? how did we get this okra-fest?
3:57 pm
cybernan
hi hurshy
4:01 pm
MollyL
I said Ciao hokie sounded like something on a Chinese food menu. Then Ru said it sounded like a dish containing okra, and off we went.
4:02 pm
MollyL
Okra is slimy and gross and you can stick the stems to your forehead. 😮
4:04 pm
cybernan
have seen pictures of okra, but have never seen it or eaten it. I don't care for cooked spinach because of the slimeness (been playing this game too long) so don't imagine okra would appeal to me either.
4:05 pm
hokie carla
well, I love fried okra. don't care for cooked without breading.
4:05 pm
hurshy
kale holds up way better than spinach, both in the fridge and in soup and stuff. i always use kale now.
4:05 pm
hokie carla
I prefer the taste of spinach over kale
4:06 pm
hurshy
i find them pretty equally bland
4:06 pm
hurshy
anybody done with O words? missing one top one
4:06 pm
dan2bit
okra was likely smuggled to America by African women braiding seeds in their hair before being taken as slaves. It was mainly used as a soup thickener originally (gumbo was actually originally a synonym)
4:06 pm
hokie carla
I need 2 up top
4:07 pm
hokie carla
interesting
4:08 pm
hurshy
idk if "smuggled" is the right word there - that implies you're being sneaky and someone specifically wants to keep that item out...
4:08 pm
MollyL
That message was brought to you by Dan's house of useless information.
4:08 pm
hurshy
it's not useless, it's interesting
4:08 pm
hokie carla
I have 2-5-6-5-1 left
OO
GGG BBBBB W N
SS TT
HH
R
4:09 pm
hurshy
2-4-2 here
4:09 pm
dan2bit
it's not a house, it's more like a sprawling compound
4:09 pm
hurshy
oh but that means you're done with top Rs, hokie? i need one from the left one there
4:09 pm
MollyL
Depends on your definition of interesting.
4:09 pm
hokie carla
they probably weren't allowed to pack a bag, hurshy. I would say smuggled is fine for soemthing stuck in your hair.
4:09 pm
dan2bit
everything else was taken from them, so I'd still go with smuggled, but hidden if you like
4:10 pm
dan2bit
something doesn't have to be useful to be interesting
4:10 pm
hokie carla
yes, I will look for your R
4:10 pm
hokie carla
do you have the re5 that is similar to philbin?
4:11 pm
MollyL
Oh Dan, that statement explains so much
4:11 pm
hurshy
nope, that was the one! thanks
4:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
so when captured they said wait, i have to do one thing before i go"
4:11 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I was wondering about that too, TO. maybe they stored the seeds in there for later.
4:12 pm
MollyL
Hey, it's better than the way some drugs are smuggled
4:12 pm
hurshy
hokie, the first W is a 5 - they make grills. and there is a we7. all the rest are 4s.
4:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
or each fall they said let me put seeds in my hair just to keep them in case i need them?
4:12 pm
hokie carla
my home town is we5 city
4:12 pm
hokie carla
I don't have the w7
4:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
you never know when those slave traders might come along.
4:12 pm
hurshy
for N perhaps you missed ne6/30... or 4/6
4:13 pm
hokie carla
sadly I think that was true
4:13 pm
hurshy
well i guess you could say we7 is an internet crawler
4:13 pm
MollyL
Now imagining women with okra sprouts in their braids
4:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
really.
4:14 pm
hokie carla
hmm, we already established no website
4:14 pm
hokie carla
oh, that's weird
4:15 pm
hokie carla
I have both those n's unless there are 2 of one
4:15 pm
hokie carla
found it
4:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
it's time to go. would you believe i raked a whole bag of leaves and branches the grey devils broke off the neighbor's arborvitae? a whole leaf bag full.
4:15 pm
hokie carla
it was a 4/8
4:15 pm
hurshy
what was it
4:16 pm
hurshy
what are grey devils?
4:16 pm
hokie carla
what's a gray devil, a squirrel?
4:16 pm
hokie carla
and what's an arborvitae? guess I will google.
4:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
my neighbor does not rake, so i end up with hers as well as mine - kils the grass along the fence line
4:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes
4:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes. there are red devils and in MD i saw a black one.
4:17 pm
hokie carla
hmm, I think we have those next to the street but I thought they were something else
4:17 pm
hokie carla
but we never have to rake them, they're evergreens
4:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
the devils break the branches for their nests.
4:17 pm
hokie carla
ah, found a G
4:18 pm
cybernan
Done - see you tomorrow :)
4:18 pm
72 Temple Owl
the leaves are from last year, the tree was cut before fall but neightbor lets them lie.
4:18 pm
hokie carla
bye nan
4:18 pm
72 Temple Owl
and shit rolls downhill
4:18 pm
hurshy
i saw quite a few black squirrels in CA when i lived there
4:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
those are the ones genetically engineered by the cia
4:19 pm
hokie carla
there are white squirrels not too far from us in Brevard, NC
4:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
those are the ones they engineered to neutralize the black ones.
4:25 pm
hurshy
it's sort of funny that there's sorbet and sherbet but not serbet
4:26 pm
hurshy
oooh got the S!
4:31 pm
bichon
we 7/72, pls
4:31 pm
hurshy
internet crawler
5:03 pm
Smdnjv
Is it just me, or is anyone else discovering "new" word being used in Babble that have never been used before? For the past several days, there have been words that I have never seen in Babble or any other word games I play. They seem to be "madeup" and when I have gone to Morewords for help, they are not there.
5:09 pm
hokie carla
the only new one is spam as far as I know. there are a lot of made up looking words with no definitions on the word list, but it hasn't been updated since like 2000. I don't use morewords so I can't speak to that.
5:14 pm
diannnmichael@ao
Bent
5:15 pm
diannnmichael@ao
Brent
5:15 pm
hokie carla
ttrrific
5:17 pm
hurshy
ok so the missing O is a 5
5:19 pm
hokie carla
I have one O5 but it's a normal word
5:19 pm
jessmom
add to the last ow4
5:20 pm
hurshy
thanks jess
5:20 pm
hurshy
been so frustrated it wouldn't take the plural... sigh
5:21 pm
hokie carla
I've been trying to add to it all day
5:21 pm
jessmom
the word means ox, how do you plural that?
5:23 pm
jessmom
don't know how many times I've typed that word here, but the first time I looked it up. :)
5:28 pm
hurshy
maybe the ox thing will help me remember it for next time
5:29 pm
hokie carla
LOL, I had never looked it up either
5:29 pm
hokie carla
found an H!
5:30 pm
hokie carla
speaking of plurals
5:30 pm
hokie carla
or I guess in this case it's a verb so a different tense
5:37 pm
NANCY
clue for mi 7 please
5:39 pm
hokie carla
I think I mi7. I'm too short.
5:41 pm
NANCY
TY carla but what a stupid word. never heard it before
5:42 pm
hokie carla
I am inclined to agree with you. I was just trying everything and it stuck
5:42 pm
NANCY
no definition so proabable made up word.
5:55 pm
MollyL
Enable is full of made uo words. And yet people obsess over this game. Go figure.
6:08 pm
NANCY
then why do exactly do you play it?
6:39 pm
nrkii
hi all... stats for the 8 please?
6:39 pm
mich_pdx
this game is fun, challenging, nutty, frustrating, and FUN. And the regulars who've been playing forever are a lovely group. Dr God is a genius, and LicketySplitAUS deserves sainthood. In my humble opinion.
6:40 pm
mich_pdx
Sorry nrkii, I don't have it yet
6:46 pm
NANCY
I totally agree with you mich.
6:50 pm
nrkii
I agree with mich AND Molly -- not mutually exclusive ideas :)
6:50 pm
nrkii
It's just about my 18th anniversary of playing this game... mind babbling
6:55 pm
mich_pdx
my start date was April 15, 2006, so me, too, nrkii. Although I took some breaks over the years.
6:56 pm
nrkii
I started right about the same time, after Starbuck and the New York TImes ran a contest, and I found a babbler through a blog post about the contest. One of our Dougs. I thought I should check out this babble thing he kept mentioning.
6:59 pm
72 Temple Owl
HEY NRK
7:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
what do you think about that dance at the american legion? I am going!
7:05 pm
nrkii
I'm not sure. I am supposed to be up in MA that weekend.
7:06 pm
72 Temple Owl
great band. i was supposed to be dancing tonight but i forgot and spent an hour raking. not up for the drive
7:06 pm
72 Temple Owl
i will have to wait for next friday mardi gras
7:08 pm
nrkii
I'm completely stalled on this grid with 8 to go
7:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
well yell if you want help i am about to settle in and watch barbie
7:09 pm
nrkii
Just looking for first 2 letters of the 8
7:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
i hit a wall with about 20 left. it just crumbled eventually
7:10 pm
72 Temple Owl
let's see...
7:10 pm
72 Temple Owl
be. last word for me.
7:10 pm
nrkii
okay, it's a be7 be8 combo
7:11 pm
nrkii
I had suspected that -- it's the only tile I have 2 words left to get on
7:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
after the hunks of ice
7:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
or the hunk of ice, to be precise
7:11 pm
nrkii
that did it for me
7:12 pm
nrkii
I had tried that without the final vowel
7:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
it took me a while.
7:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
but now i can clue it too bad i am leaving
7:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
nrk, i have been gawking over my friend's iceland travelog. it's even worth the cold. amazing
7:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
stupefyingly beautiful
7:20 pm
nrkii
N and O
6 and 7
7:21 pm
nrkii
found the O7
7:23 pm
nrkii
ugh, I should have found the ne6 ages ago
7:23 pm
nrkii
Fw... good night!
9:23 pm
mkg
Any clues for the Be 7/8? Ty
9:25 pm
grannyrose
mkg. large piece of ice in the sea, + it's neither h*** or th***. then plural
9:27 pm
mkg
Got them granny. Ty. Perfect for the end of the night. Ty
10:37 pm
Gillie
I knew website isn't in Enable, but it's rarely been so irritating