12:01 am
jesdraggon
flip greetings!
12:01 am
ursh
ouch big grid for a Monday morning - hello all
12:10 am
broll
gr 7 x 2, sa 7
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:18 am
jesdraggon
thanks, lickety!
12:18 am
Gillie
ty lickety
12:21 am
melonheadjujube
Hello!
12:26 am
jbp
thanks, Lickety
12:26 am
jesdraggon
half way. back for more tomorow.
12:32 am
melonheadjujube
Huge grid. Happy to get NBT. Now forBED! nite-nite!
12:45 am
justafreep
Boy did I pick the wrong night for a late flip
12:45 am
Gillie
Well, there are plenty of long words that haven't been called (including the 8 and both 9's)
12:46 am
justafreep
Not about calling. About DOING!
12:51 am
Gillie
I know what you mean - I don't usually like to leave it with more than 100 left, but tonight's going to have to be an exception
1:40 am
ursh
phew been through all the letters and still have 195 left - no 8 or 9
1:41 am
Lizlin
I have a gr9
1:43 am
Lizlin
And just got a pa8
1:46 am
ursh
aahh the loch monster
6:21 am
mael
well I just popped in to get started but nope, it'll have to wait for later. what a beast of a grid!
6:40 am
Scrabbler
463. Wow.
7:25 am
sukee
Halfway, need a break
7:25 am
Scrabbler
Go go Sukee
7:36 am
Scrabbler
228 left. Maybe I will return later.
7:41 am
mael
no paneer, bummer
8:25 am
rururocks
i don't need a big grid today... ugh
8:29 am
Shirlockc
this is going to take all day ...
8:36 am
BzznBea
it's a big one!
8:38 am
BzznBea
but interesting enough there are very many 8 and 9's.
8:39 am
rururocks
there are or aren't
8:41 am
gemini_J13
463 words,,,,
8:48 am
rururocks
i have the 9's but not the 8
8:49 am
mattygroves
I have one of the 9s but not the 8...(I have the gr9)
8:49 am
Shirlockc
got one 9 with your prompt ruru
8:52 am
Soodle
The 8 is Pa 8/45. Can clue if required.
8:53 am
BzznBea
ago + lake monster
8:56 am
BzznBea
sorry folks. it's been a long weekend.
8:56 am
BzznBea
closing chat
8:57 am
Soodle
How’s things Bea?
9:05 am
phaeton
hello...may I stats for center E pls
9:05 am
hokie carla
howdy folks
9:07 am
Soodle
Phaeton. Ea 5/12 is one, I think.
9:08 am
phaeton
I found an es5/14 from that E...TY
9:08 am
Soodle
Or maybe not. Definitely ep 4/5 comes from there.
9:09 am
phaeton
ty soodle
9:09 am
phaeton
that got me halfway
9:12 am
72 Temple Owl
well wha
9:12 am
72 Temple Owl
what's the verdict on this one? worth doing or just a slog?
9:12 am
72 Temple Owl
with lots of little boring words?
9:13 am
hokie carla
I just started and still have 407 left. just going to do a pass and then get busy on my to-do list.
9:13 am
hokie carla
not sure how there are 49 G's
9:20 am
hokie carla
and can only find 6 s's on top. maybe more coffee needed.
9:28 am
phaeton
I need one more from that top S and it's sa7
9:29 am
montreal13
i have a SA7 that is a plural...
9:30 am
montreal13
anf gm all !
9:30 am
montreal13
SA7 / 32
9:31 am
montreal13
i don't have a SA7/40, sorry
9:31 am
phaeton
have that one
9:32 am
hokie carla
just on the first A now but can tell I am not getting to HOET today
9:33 am
montreal13
well,, am at the bottom S and still have HOET...
9:34 am
hokie carla
that's good. probably will get to it eventually but having to move on from several
9:35 am
montreal13
1st pa4 done, bbl for last 100 !! - have a gr5 day all !
9:35 am
hokie carla
you too
9:36 am
montreal13
"poof"
9:37 am
hokie carla
I'm sure this will be one of those days where entered words disappear
9:37 am
moolingwa
morning all
9:37 am
hokie carla
moooo
9:37 am
moolingwa
ooh, a biggun
9:38 am
hokie carla
there's a lot of big tiles
9:39 am
moolingwa
I see that, huge ones...ones with more words than some boards
9:39 am
hokie carla
not that many long words though. good for me, thought 98 6s is troublesome.
9:40 am
hokie carla
mael!
9:40 am
mael
I've been at it all morning on and off and I still have 128 left!
9:40 am
moolingwa
going to try and get 5 or fewer of every tile
9:41 am
hokie carla
my plan was to do one pass and then do stuff but still on 2nd row so I might have to change that
9:42 am
Shirlockc
it's the pl and the pt, so many
9:42 am
moolingwa
yeah, I'm on second row now
9:42 am
hokie carla
still didn't get half on that top S
9:42 am
hokie carla
but on 3rd row now. 252 left.
9:43 am
moolingwa
I got 44 Gs, 11 S's and completed the Y/O
9:43 am
hokie carla
I couldn't even complete those 2 small ones 😭
9:44 am
hokie carla
oh, grayed the 3rd row O!
9:45 am
moolingwa
woot :)
9:46 am
72 Temple Owl
310 down, 153 to go. later
9:46 am
hokie carla
bye to
9:52 am
hokie carla
the dad on the goldbergs used to depants every time he came in the house
9:55 am
Sophie512
Hello all. I drop by almost every day just to see how doable today's puzzle is. I usually just do half and leave it, if it's around 200. Finish if it's a small one. Today's is so daunting that I wouldn't even attempt half. So, let me just say how much I admire all you wordsmiths. Have a great day!
9:56 am
hokie carla
hey sophie, good to see you!
10:09 am
hokie carla
okay, 113 left. 18-28-40-24-1-2
oh dear on the 6's
10:15 am
jesdraggon
g'morning ya'll
10:18 am
moolingwa
67 left here
10:18 am
jesdraggon
i got past half last night and am just back for the last 223
10:19 am
jesdraggon
there's enough words here it might as well be 2 puzzles ;)
10:19 am
rururocks
or three even
10:19 am
jesdraggon
morning ruru!
10:20 am
rururocks
hi jes
10:20 am
rururocks
just s's and p's now for me
10:23 am
jesdraggon
way ahead
10:28 am
jesdraggon
I was going to send you pictures of the new pupper but can't remember your email address
10:29 am
rururocks
i will email u
10:30 am
jesdraggon
excellent :)
10:33 am
hokie carla
you can do something half assed but not assed
10:34 am
hokie carla
finally got HOET!
10:35 am
jesdraggon
hoet?
10:35 am
hokie carla
half on every tile
10:36 am
jesdraggon
ah. i definitely do not! Congrats :)
10:36 am
hokie carla
some are just barely half
10:37 am
BzznBea
phantom serape
10:38 am
jesdraggon
I don't have any on the central e, and nowhere near half of the a's or o's. apparently vowels are a problem for me
10:38 am
hokie carla
yeah, vowels are tough for me too
10:38 am
hokie carla
and if wordle starts with a vowel fuggetaboutit
10:40 am
hokie carla
phantom depose too bea. same problem
10:44 am
BzznBea
guess i need to move...dog walk in my near future...
10:45 am
hokie carla
enjoy
10:45 am
jesdraggon
give extra pats from me, bea :)
10:46 am
hokie carla
so I thought about og6 on the first pass but didn't see it until now. why can't I look in all directions?
10:47 am
jesdraggon
no eye stalks gives humans a disadvantage at that
10:48 am
hokie carla
hmm, coming in all scientific 😁
10:48 am
jesdraggon
and here i thought i was just been a smart alec
10:49 am
hokie carla
congrats phae
10:49 am
jesdraggon
yay phaeton!
10:49 am
phaeton
any clues wanted?
10:49 am
hokie carla
I guess I'll take one for that sa7 you were looking for earlier
10:49 am
moolingwa
still 66 here :)
10:49 am
moolingwa
15-16-24-10-0-1
10:50 am
hokie carla
93 here. down to 4 G and 4 S on top row on 2nd pass.
10:50 am
moolingwa
same for me
10:51 am
hokie carla
guess I will work on the o's now. need 1 and 2 on 2nd row
10:52 am
moolingwa
yeah, need 2 on the second o
10:53 am
phaeton
tree juices and the past
10:53 am
hokie carla
weird, thanks. never seen that before.
10:54 am
hokie carla
a green cheese, no thanks
10:54 am
phaeton
green cheese
10:54 am
moolingwa
only green eggs and ham
10:55 am
phaeton
hagd and gl!
10:55 am
moolingwa
have 5OFOET except the bottom S...have 7 on that
10:55 am
hokie carla
thanks, you too
10:57 am
hokie carla
well I went on a typing binge and now just need 1 O on the right. no idea what took.
10:57 am
hokie carla
I really think it's one of those days with disappearing/appearing words
10:58 am
hokie carla
refreshed my screen and could see the last word accepted. definitely thought I had that already but I guess I didn't.
11:01 am
moolingwa
bigger boards have proven to be problematic in the past
11:01 am
hokie carla
yep, always for me. I know some people don't believe it happens.
11:02 am
moolingwa
5OFOET
11:03 am
hokie carla
noice
11:03 am
hokie carla
I still have a LOT left on the big ones
11:04 am
hokie carla
81 total 11-20-27-20-1-2
11:04 am
BzznBea
one of ru's favorite restarunts is in the grid
11:04 am
moolingwa
60 here
14-14-22-10-0-1
11:05 am
hokie carla
hmm. does it have the word napa in it?
11:05 am
moolingwa
no olive garden ;)
11:05 am
hokie carla
reaped
11:05 am
hokie carla
oops
11:06 am
hokie carla
can't even oops today
11:06 am
hokie carla
I did try oopsy earlier
11:06 am
moolingwa
yeah, thought it might be an alt for ya :)
11:06 am
jesdraggon
that was the last word I got last night, hokie. put one I don't have in the wrong window next time :P
11:07 am
hokie carla
sorry
11:07 am
hokie carla
phantom renal and penal
11:08 am
moolingwa
no droogs
11:09 am
jesdraggon
the chat's full of droogs, though
11:09 am
BzznBea
that's what sir barksalot gets. droogs
11:09 am
hokie carla
ooh, grayed the middle E
11:09 am
moolingwa
elevating!
11:10 am
moolingwa
4OFOET
11:10 am
moolingwa
and 50 to go
10-11-19-10-0-1
11:12 am
hokie carla
<=5 on the 2nd row
11:12 am
BzznBea
greyed the second row s
11:12 am
hokie carla
super, bea!
11:13 am
hokie carla
still need 4
11:13 am
jesdraggon
whoot!
11:13 am
moolingwa
special!
11:13 am
moolingwa
interestingly enough, you cannot respay your pets
11:14 am
hokie carla
spargo? is that a restaurant?
11:14 am
jesdraggon
only if something was missed the first time, mooling
11:14 am
moolingwa
or a place in forth lakota
11:14 am
hokie carla
yep, already tried respay
11:14 am
BzznBea
dingdingding
11:14 am
hokie carla
now only need 2 on that S
11:14 am
BzznBea
its spago
11:15 am
hokie carla
oh yeah
11:15 am
BzznBea
puck's places
11:15 am
hokie carla
don't forget the worst male swimsuit, people!
11:15 am
moolingwa
that's a legit word
11:15 am
hokie carla
still not clear why it's not a proper noun
11:16 am
moolingwa
nickname for that gauge in your car
11:16 am
hokie carla
really? never heard that in US but I guess it makes sense.
11:17 am
jesdraggon
crochet thong, hokie?
11:17 am
hokie carla
anyone find any words with n4 suffix?
11:17 am
moolingwa
yeah...definitely where I'm from
11:17 am
moolingwa
I have done so hoke
11:17 am
hokie carla
banana hammock, jes?
11:17 am
BzznBea
nsuffix, yes
11:17 am
hokie carla
care to give me the first letter, moo?
11:17 am
moolingwa
mankini?
11:18 am
hokie carla
or bea
11:18 am
BzznBea
carla, the gr9
11:18 am
moolingwa
two on the p :)
11:19 am
hokie carla
oh duh, thanks bea.
11:19 am
hokie carla
hadn't seen what the 9s were
11:19 am
BzznBea
the other is op9
11:19 am
hokie carla
thanks, moo. got 2 p's.
11:20 am
hokie carla
oh, my missing O. will look, thanks.
11:21 am
hokie carla
this one not jumping out immediately. not a regular word?
11:21 am
mkg
Anyone have the 8 and a clue? Need stat as well. Ty.
11:22 am
BzznBea
not a regular word unless you attend a certain type musical performances
11:22 am
hokie carla
pa8, not in the future and has the suffix I was just talking aobut, mkg
11:22 am
hokie carla
oh great, thanks bea
11:23 am
jesdraggon
oh, THAT n4 ending, ahahahah. thanks :)
11:23 am
hurshy
hiya folks
11:23 am
jesdraggon
morning hursh!
11:23 am
hokie carla
howdy hurshy
11:24 am
mkg
Ty ty for p8. Any clues welcome and stats welcome. Ty.
11:24 am
moolingwa
well gotta go, will be back in a bit maybe
11:24 am
hokie carla
op5goo - when someone has left gum on your seat at the musical performance
11:24 am
hokie carla
bye moo
11:25 am
BzznBea
clues and stats for what, mkg?
11:25 am
mkg
The 8 please. Ty bea
11:25 am
BzznBea
it was just clued
11:25 am
hokie carla
I just gave a clue at 11:22
11:26 am
mkg
Ok ty. Looking back.
11:26 am
BzznBea
crap on cracker
11:26 am
BzznBea
i'm taking a break
11:26 am
hurshy
kind of a silly word
11:26 am
hokie carla
I need to eat lunch and get ready for tennis.
11:27 am
mkg
Ty! Not a real word for sure. Ty.
11:27 am
hokie carla
ag6 on that hurshy
11:27 am
jesdraggon
have a good one, hokie
11:27 am
mkg
Have a great tennis day.
11:27 am
hokie carla
thanks y'all
11:30 am
jesdraggon
well, spouse is up and dog wants out, so i guess i'm gonna go do chores. back later for the last 150.
11:47 am
hurshy
phantom: paeasn
11:49 am
hurshy
any ps words?
11:49 am
BzznBea
not that i see
11:58 am
hurshy
got a couple of TS
11:59 am
Book Doctor Gwen
greetingses, hobbits!
12:01 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nbt woot
12:27 pm
Shirlockc
i keep thinking i'm stuck but then another pl, another pt and another comparative
12:29 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
no points for droogy
12:33 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
so close to HOET, argh, gotta take break
12:55 pm
MollyL
*Waiting for someone to start pushing 75%OET
1:34 pm
periwinkle
hi all help with op9 or gr9 please
1:34 pm
MollyL
Orgasp...think about it 😋 (not a clue for Peri)
1:36 pm
MollyL
op9 person who attends an aria kind of show
1:38 pm
MollyL
gr9...Her gr9 as a writer is unquestioned.
1:38 pm
periwinkle
ty for gr9. still looking for the op 9
1:39 pm
MollyL
Person who attends Puccini?
1:39 pm
periwinkle
I know the connection but not having luck with the end
1:40 pm
periwinkle
got it. compound word
2:01 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :) The op 9 is a compound?
2:02 pm
cybernan
assuming the first part is a theatre production
2:47 pm
MollyL
Yes and person who attends
2:50 pm
cybernan
no way is that a compound -- two separate words
2:51 pm
penquis
dictionary.com thinks it is one word....hello all....
2:51 pm
cybernan
which makes me wonder about whoever created it
2:52 pm
penquis
well nowadays it's easier to get words in the dictionary....including slang....
2:52 pm
cybernan
hi pen and ty molly
2:53 pm
penquis
ni nan....
2:53 pm
penquis
and hello everyone else...
2:53 pm
saanichcat
hi nan! that
2:54 pm
cybernan
hi saanich - hear you got snow yesterday! on top of the daffs?
2:56 pm
saanichcat
day before, several inches. Van got all the snow, caused chaos.. anyway that op9 ought to be a hyphen.. Did you get snow?
2:58 pm
cybernan
we've had snow for an hour or so for the last three days, but it melts as soon as it hits the ground. Sunny and 35F right now.
2:59 pm
cybernan
Don't know if I will have any spring flowers -- they all had shoots coming through the ground before this cold snap. Thank heaven I had not got around to unwrapping the tea roses
3:02 pm
saanichcat
lost a lot of plants here, first the drought and then that winter freeze-up. Right now am going crosseyed trying to finish this grid! Have you got a cat yet? And good thing about your gorgeous tea roses!
3:04 pm
cybernan
no cat yet --- none for adoption around here, and I don't feel like driving all the way to Princeton or Kamloops just to find it's no longer there!
3:04 pm
cybernan
just got to 370 words -- going to the list for the rest
3:05 pm
penquis
401 here....
3:05 pm
BzznBea
pen! where you been?
3:06 pm
penquis
hi bea....my laptop died....had to get a new one....
3:06 pm
penquis
nice to be back... ;o)
3:06 pm
cybernan
what kind did you get?
3:07 pm
penquis
it's an Asus zenbook....very nice....
3:07 pm
BzznBea
you were missed. someone was about to go out and look for you.
3:07 pm
penquis
very lightweight....gorgeous colors....
3:07 pm
penquis
thanks, Bea....always nice to be missed....
3:10 pm
cybernan
hope mine keeps going for awhile -- has a cd/dvd drive and 2 flash drive ports as well as a port to connect the tv and one for a printer - also runs win 10, which I prefer over Win 11
3:12 pm
penquis
well this one has a lot of ports, but do CD drive....i have a portable one that I can hook up if I need it...and printing is bluetooth here....
3:13 pm
cybernan
have wireless also , but doesn't always work
3:17 pm
cybernan
I'm afraid if I go to a new laptop, I will also have to buy a new printer -- mine is ancient in computer speak
3:18 pm
penquis
perhaps....now they are more reasonably priced....
3:18 pm
BzznBea
do you use a printer often, nan?
3:19 pm
cybernan
fairly often -- sometimes print pictures, but usually notices, and documents I want in hard copy
3:22 pm
penquis
well when one's laptop dies unexpectedly, it's a real pain...
3:22 pm
cybernan
pa 8 please?
3:23 pm
penquis
ends with the lake monster...
3:24 pm
BzznBea
i'd like to hear your view on the word, nan. LOL!
3:24 pm
cybernan
I gave a flash drive to one of my neighbours so she could download some photos for me, only to be informed that her laptop didn't have a usb port -- couldn't manage without that!
3:25 pm
cybernan
ty pen. utter garbage, bea :)
3:27 pm
penquis
anyone want to guess my missing O?....first column, second row.....
3:28 pm
BzznBea
no the op9
3:28 pm
BzznBea
bhow about the female shrek
3:28 pm
cybernan
og 6 maybe?
3:29 pm
penquis
not the same O....and I have that one....is there an OP 8?
3:29 pm
penquis
ah....i think it's the og 6....i see it now...
3:29 pm
penquis
i hate O words...
3:31 pm
cybernan
looking for the pa 7 that follows that ridiculous pa 8
3:32 pm
penquis
don't have it ....
3:32 pm
BzznBea
same ending drop a letter from the first part
3:33 pm
penquis
ty, bea...
3:35 pm
hokie carla
rehowdy folks
3:35 pm
BzznBea
call off the dog, carla. pen is here
3:35 pm
penquis
hi carla...
3:35 pm
cybernan
the problem with a grid this big is that there are so many words that I thought I had entered
3:36 pm
cybernan
hi carla
3:36 pm
penquis
i am down to 50....gotta go....restaurant week here... ;o)
3:36 pm
cybernan
bye pen :)
3:36 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I talked to pen yesterday or the day before
3:36 pm
penquis
bye all....
3:36 pm
hokie carla
how many restaurants will have lobstah
3:36 pm
BzznBea
i'm out of the loop
3:36 pm
hokie carla
bye pen
3:37 pm
penquis
no way of knowing...
3:37 pm
penquis
eating tonight at an inn on the water....
3:37 pm
BzznBea
hail hail
3:37 pm
penquis
hi and bye, hursh....
3:37 pm
BzznBea
or is it hale hale
3:37 pm
hokie carla
guess who's back. back again. hurshy's back. tell a friend.
3:37 pm
cybernan
lobster? Yum -- haven't had any for 2 years
3:38 pm
hokie carla
I think hail
3:38 pm
hurshy
hale means like healthy, so...
3:39 pm
hokie carla
oh, there's my last T
3:39 pm
hurshy
what was it, i need one more from each T
3:39 pm
hokie carla
voyage of the dawn *
3:40 pm
hurshy
ooh i found the one from the right
3:40 pm
hurshy
thanks hokie that was my last T too!!!
3:40 pm
hokie carla
was your other a ta7/32? that was my last T there
3:41 pm
hurshy
it's funny how some tiles i only need one or two, and others i need like 8 or 9
3:41 pm
hurshy
yes, it was ta7/32
3:41 pm
BzznBea
i still have over 100 words. this one will not get done
3:41 pm
hurshy
guess we are overlooking that ending
3:41 pm
hokie carla
I know, same prob here.
3:41 pm
hurshy
i only need 60 more, not bad
3:41 pm
hurshy
given that i've been at work most of the day
3:42 pm
hurshy
and actually working
3:42 pm
hokie carla
45 left. 5-13-15-11-0-1 still need that op9
3:42 pm
hurshy
oh i need both 9s
3:42 pm
BzznBea
compound word or balderdash
3:42 pm
BzznBea
musical event + person who sees it
3:43 pm
hokie carla
I have G3 S4
R5 A4 S2 O
E3 P9 L
R D2 A2 N
C3 S4
3:43 pm
BzznBea
that's the op 9
3:43 pm
hokie carla
I'm a little sad I didn't have R2D2
3:43 pm
hurshy
oh yeah, i've seen that i think. certainly i've seen it with something, whether concert or theater or op5
3:43 pm
hurshy
droid? that's not here...
3:44 pm
hokie carla
not the droid you're looking for
3:44 pm
hurshy
so what are you talking about with R2D2
3:44 pm
BzznBea
the other 9 is gr9 ending with the lake monster
3:44 pm
hurshy
thanks bea
3:45 pm
hurshy
and now i found a pa7 with that ending too
3:45 pm
hokie carla
well, had to look up that op9 because all I could think of for person who sees it is seer🤣
3:45 pm
hokie carla
I was doing a movie quote
3:45 pm
hokie carla
thought you botched it
3:46 pm
hokie carla
I have R D2 left, was saying unfortunate it wasn't R2 D2
3:46 pm
hurshy
what do you think i missed from the upper left O
3:47 pm
hokie carla
lol, mine was a sex party
3:47 pm
hurshy
no, have that - aha, it was Fiona
3:47 pm
hurshy
left col grey!
3:48 pm
cybernan
sa 7/40 please?
3:48 pm
hokie carla
guesses on my 1st col R?
3:48 pm
hurshy
i have one of those nan, it is a plural of a 6, which is like a five plus a vowel
3:49 pm
hurshy
oh golly, ummmmmm
3:49 pm
hurshy
do you have that od re6/21, colored hearing appendage?
3:49 pm
hokie carla
nan, tree juices + in the past
3:50 pm
hokie carla
did not have that, thx. 1st col gray!
3:50 pm
hurshy
oh duh mine was sa7/32 not 40
3:50 pm
hurshy
good because it's hard to figure out which 6 are from there
3:50 pm
hokie carla
now just need an L for last col gray
3:51 pm
cybernan
ty - got it, but don't see it
3:51 pm
hurshy
you have to start at the bottom S
3:51 pm
hokie carla
it's from the bottom S
3:51 pm
cybernan
oh - from the bottom s
3:51 pm
hurshy
do you think it could be from the bottom S?
3:52 pm
hokie carla
where is molly to complain about chat confusion and multiclues?
3:52 pm
hurshy
right col grey!
3:53 pm
hokie carla
what is my L? only one direction to go.
3:53 pm
cybernan
37 for after lunch
3:53 pm
hurshy
sounds like younger girl Bobbsey twin minus the F
3:53 pm
hokie carla
not sure I know their names but will google
3:54 pm
hurshy
i thought sure you would have been a Bobbsey fan
3:54 pm
hokie carla
I don't rem. ever reading them. 2 sets of twins is new to me, thought there was just one.
3:55 pm
hokie carla
I read Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden, and Sweet Valley High.
3:55 pm
hurshy
no, the older ones are Nan and Bert, they have brown hair, and the younger are Freddie and Fl_____, they are blond
3:55 pm
hurshy
so how did you miss the Bobbseys if you read all of those. it is mystifying.
3:56 pm
hokie carla
good question
3:56 pm
hurshy
what bout Babysitters Club
3:56 pm
hokie carla
no, I think I was a little old for those
3:56 pm
hurshy
ahhh too bad, they were nice
3:57 pm
hokie carla
looks like I was 13 when that started, so I might've read a few
3:58 pm
hurshy
i also read some of the Saddle Club, but i was not as into horses as some girls get
3:58 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I don't remember that.
3:58 pm
hurshy
like my niece, who takes riding lessons!
3:59 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I didn't even read Black Beauty that I recall
4:00 pm
hokie carla
I was more into the mysteries. Was Saddle Club mysteries?
4:00 pm
hurshy
i don't think so, but i don't remember them at all well
4:00 pm
hurshy
sweet valley wasn't mysteries tho
4:00 pm
hokie carla
oh, just found napoleon dynamite's friend
4:01 pm
hurshy
i don't know napoleon dynamite :(
4:01 pm
hokie carla
good point. I definitely was all in on all the different SVH series.
4:01 pm
hokie carla
that's very sad, it's an awesome movie.
4:02 pm
hurshy
i did NOT like the later ones where they went to college
4:02 pm
hurshy
Elizabeth's personality completely changed, it was so weird
4:02 pm
hokie carla
oh yeah
4:02 pm
BzznBea
mr. bea's daughters are into horses. one rode western and one rode english
4:03 pm
hurshy
phantom: serape
4:03 pm
BzznBea
i said that this morning
4:04 pm
hurshy
time does not seem to help me in accepting the fact that creant isn't a word, opposite of miscreant.
4:04 pm
hokie carla
yeah, typed creant at least 2x this morning
4:05 pm
hokie carla
phantom canape too
4:06 pm
BzznBea
i don't even know what letter to work on...
4:06 pm
hokie carla
I'm working on P since it's my biggest problem but running out of ideas
4:06 pm
hokie carla
I could work on the A's while bea is here
4:06 pm
BzznBea
i need 6 p
4:07 pm
hokie carla
need 8p. and 4+2 a
4:07 pm
BzznBea
need 0 + 9 a's
4:08 pm
hurshy
well do the bottom A then
4:08 pm
hokie carla
well I need more help on the top A if you want to make any guesses
4:08 pm
BzznBea
i think i wil
4:09 pm
hurshy
oh i just found some tr5 from the top A hokie
4:10 pm
hokie carla
yeah, have that
4:10 pm
hokie carla
oh, there's that ae5 I forget a lot
4:10 pm
hurshy
do you have the as6 and 7 that mean the same as ag5 and 6
4:10 pm
hurshy
as6/21 on slant
4:11 pm
BzznBea
carla, do you have the an7 got closer to?
4:11 pm
hurshy
dat's lower A
4:11 pm
hokie carla
well, I think I thought about that this morning bea but didn't have it
4:12 pm
hokie carla
but I do have the 5, so still need one lower
4:12 pm
hurshy
you guys done with E? i need one more from the righthand one
4:12 pm
hokie carla
I think I need that as6 hurshy mentioned
4:13 pm
hurshy
oh nvm i got it
4:13 pm
hurshy
i thought i tried that earlier
4:13 pm
hurshy
think in the context of skiing hokie
4:14 pm
hokie carla
got it, thanks
4:14 pm
hurshy
oho, found mom and dad!
4:14 pm
hokie carla
oh, did not see that, thanks
4:14 pm
BzznBea
ep5, maybe hursh
4:15 pm
hurshy
now i'm down to only THREE for the P
4:15 pm
hurshy
i need five from every tile in the 2nd col except E, which i finished.
4:15 pm
hokie carla
still need 6p
4:16 pm
hurshy
pa5/12 and pe5/12 babblets
4:16 pm
hokie carla
I have 3, 5, 1, 2, 3
4:16 pm
hurshy
and another pa5/12 vowelly, song of praise
4:16 pm
hokie carla
think I have all those
4:16 pm
hurshy
add a double vowel to the one you do with a note in class or a basketball on the court when under pressure
4:17 pm
hurshy
pe6/24 the person who nitpicks
4:17 pm
hurshy
pe6/24 the set of 5
4:17 pm
hokie carla
did not have that pa6, thx
4:17 pm
hokie carla
do have that
4:17 pm
hurshy
pa5/16 is unusual
4:17 pm
hokie carla
not the set of 5, thanks
4:18 pm
hurshy
and both those pe6 have plurals
4:18 pm
hokie carla
have that if it rhymes wtih a ben affleck movie
4:19 pm
hokie carla
31 now - 5-9-9-8 so many big ones
4:20 pm
hurshy
1-8-12-9 here, lol
4:21 pm
BzznBea
listening to mr bea trying to sort out estate stuff dor his daughter on the phone
4:21 pm
BzznBea
no wonder i can't concentrate
4:21 pm
hokie carla
I know he was visiting her, she died? I'm sorry.
4:23 pm
BzznBea
she was put into hospice today.
4:24 pm
BzznBea
ends stage liver disease cirrhosis
4:25 pm
BzznBea
her daughter turned 13 on saturday
4:25 pm
hurshy
poor kid :(
4:26 pm
hurshy
i went to a wake for the brother of a HS friend recently - he had five teen daughters. it's so weird to think of losing a parent at that age when i haven't lost mine yet at a much older age.
4:27 pm
BzznBea
i lost my dad at 15
4:27 pm
hurshy
sorry to hear that bea :(
4:28 pm
BzznBea
long time ago
4:28 pm
hokie carla
mr. homie's oldest brother died a couple of weeks ago. I think he was 60. he has a daughter a little younger than my youngest. and he didn't seem to do any estate planning, so one of the sisters was trying to get everything sorted.
4:29 pm
hurshy
yeah this guy had no life insurance... there's a go fund me to try to help the family not lose their house...
4:30 pm
hokie carla
5 teen daughters is crazy. were some of them multiples?
4:30 pm
hurshy
yeah there was a pair of twins
4:31 pm
hurshy
and i don't know for sure their ages, the oldest might have been 20 or the youngest 12 or things like that, they just all looked teenagery to me
4:34 pm
hurshy
i feel like eating unhealthily for dinner... like going to IHOP or something
4:34 pm
hokie carla
well, I like to get under 30 before listing but think I will for these last 31. I'm just typing the same words over and over.
4:34 pm
hurshy
could this be the result of thinking about death?
4:35 pm
hurshy
i've kept chipping away at mine hokie, down to 23 here
4:35 pm
BzznBea
sorry to be the bzz kill
4:35 pm
hurshy
and that's 3 or fewer from any given tile now!
4:35 pm
hurshy
oh not a problem at all bea. it is important to talk about such things.
4:35 pm
hokie carla
I don't know, but it sounds good. I went to a place for breakfast and had the best GF pancakes. nice and fluffy and they had a banana rum sauce, whipped cream, and pecans (which I don't really like but ate them.)
4:36 pm
hokie carla
yes, bea...you know we are here anytime you want to "talk"
4:36 pm
BzznBea
was that first watch?
4:36 pm
hokie carla
no, another broken egg cafe
4:36 pm
hokie carla
we went and visited the youngest in raleigh
4:37 pm
BzznBea
we like first watch. they do gf and vegan
4:37 pm
hokie carla
is first watch good? one opened near me back in charlotte but I didn't make it there before I moved
4:38 pm
hokie carla
will have to keep it in mind
4:38 pm
BzznBea
give it a try next time you are in RDU area. there are several
4:38 pm
cybernan
hi again
4:40 pm
hokie carla
I feel like I have to go back to another broken egg there!
4:40 pm
hokie carla
rehi nan
4:41 pm
hokie carla
the pancakes were so good that I thought they weren't really gf
4:45 pm
hokie carla
ok, one of my a's was as4 that I know I had
4:46 pm
BzznBea
which a are you looking at
4:46 pm
hokie carla
it was the top a. finished both now thanks to the list.
4:47 pm
hokie carla
but I was saying to moo this morning that I know there will be 4s and 5s I entered but disappear because that happens on these big grids
4:47 pm
cybernan
sc 7/36 please?
4:48 pm
hurshy
hmm looks like i need that too
4:48 pm
hokie carla
me too
4:48 pm
hokie carla
what about cr7/36?
4:49 pm
hurshy
if you are cr7/36 you are inclined to believe people
4:49 pm
hokie carla
well, I tried that with the wrong vowel in the 2nd syllable
4:50 pm
cybernan
found it -- ends with what a model does when her/his picture is being taken (could apply to actors as well)
4:50 pm
hokie carla
thanks
4:50 pm
hurshy
thanks nan
4:50 pm
Soodle
Bea - I seem to keep missing you. I’m so sorry for what you & Mr Bea are going through right now. I will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers. Stay strong.
4:50 pm
hurshy
well now that i have 21 left, i feel like i have to find one more before i get the list
4:51 pm
BzznBea
thanks, soodle
4:51 pm
cybernan
wd hurshy
4:52 pm
hokie carla
okay, I definitely already had go4 like some horror movies
4:53 pm
hurshy
i don't understand when you guys claim to "lo4" words like that... that has literally never happened to me unless there's red boxes and stuff and one knows things are messed up
4:54 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I even said today some people deny it happens (was thinking of molly though, not you), but others report it happening to them too. maybe browser and OS related. I'm on a mac with chrome.
4:54 pm
cybernan
hurshy - happenss to me all the time because I don't watch to see if what I've typed was accepted and I don't always look at what I am typing
4:54 pm
BzznBea
me too hurshy. may be an apple thing?
4:55 pm
BzznBea
going afk
4:55 pm
hurshy
i use a mac
4:55 pm
hurshy
so perhaps it's a typing issue, you type too fast and type it wrong? not actually words being lost?
4:55 pm
hurshy
because that would make more sense
4:56 pm
cybernan
I think so -- happens when you touch type
4:56 pm
hokie carla
I always watch to see if it's green or red on the bar under the box. sometimes they show up out of order there. also I always have a lag on the chat here. no lag on other websites, and it's been this way for as long as I've been playing, no matter where I lived with different ISPs.
4:57 pm
hokie carla
sometimes I type a word again because I never saw the bar turn green and then it says I've already entered that one. it's like it has to catch up.
4:57 pm
cybernan
yes I have a lag as well -- wonder if it has something to do with the number of people logged in?
4:58 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I've noticed yours before, it seems to be worse than mine
4:58 pm
hokie carla
anyone have the last gr7?
4:59 pm
hurshy
i get a lag sometimes but not most of the time
4:59 pm
hurshy
i don't think i do, my last is just a past tense
5:00 pm
hokie carla
very rarely a post will show up as soon as I hit enter but it usually takes a while. also, I have reported that posts show up in the chat between posts I've already read and you all think I'm crazy for that too.
5:00 pm
cybernan
gr 7: military weapon -- don't pull the pin please
5:00 pm
hokie carla
aha, thanks
5:01 pm
hokie carla
one thing I know is I for real missed a lot of words ending in y
5:01 pm
hurshy
we think you're crazy for so many reasons tho hokie
5:02 pm
hokie carla
truth
5:05 pm
hokie carla
missed the spanish father AS USUAL
5:10 pm
hurshy
ok an6 was weird, i don't feel bad that i missed that
5:10 pm
cybernan
it's spanish peter that I miss -- think it should be a proper noun
5:11 pm
hokie carla
I felt bad because I've seen it here before and was seeing phantom en6 all day
5:11 pm
hurshy
which makes sense
5:11 pm
hurshy
well if i don't feel bad then doesn't that mean that you shouldn't feel bad either
5:11 pm
hokie carla
struggling with the last re7
5:11 pm
hokie carla
got it, swore I tried that
5:11 pm
hurshy
my missing 4 was da4
5:12 pm
cybernan
can't find the first as 6
5:12 pm
hurshy
on a slant, as while skiing
5:12 pm
hokie carla
down to 9 s's and still have 2 4's. I am going to make a prediction they are 4's I entered already and that's why I don't know I need them.
5:13 pm
cybernan
don't ski
5:13 pm
hokie carla
what do they call the hills at the ski resorts? you don't have to ski to know that.
5:13 pm
hurshy
neither do i
5:14 pm
hurshy
but i still know what they call the hills when they ski on them
5:14 pm
hurshy
ok now gy6, also weird
5:14 pm
hurshy
don't feel bad for missing that one
5:15 pm
cybernan
ty -- didn't think of that as a slant or tilt
5:15 pm
hokie carla
I don't feel bad for missing sa4/8. that's just dumb.
5:15 pm
cybernan
that's me done -- any clues wanted before I leave?
5:16 pm
hokie carla
don't need any this second but thx. and congrats.
5:16 pm
cybernan
as are a lot of them, carla
5:16 pm
hurshy
don't feel bad about pe7/40, either!
5:17 pm
hokie carla
does anyone keep track of single tile stats? like is 60 the most p's we've had on one tile?
5:17 pm
hokie carla
wait, nan obviously got that sc7, did I miss a clue?
5:17 pm
hurshy
yeah, you did
5:18 pm
cybernan
the ones that I think take the cake are the op 9 and the pa 8
5:18 pm
jesdraggon
back in, how's everyone?
5:18 pm
hokie carla
did the clue scroll off already? I still can't see it.
5:19 pm
hokie carla
hey jes, down to 4 s's
5:19 pm
cybernan
sc 7 ends in what a model does for a photo
5:19 pm
hokie carla
oh yeah, I did type that but forgot to update my lickety page
5:21 pm
cybernan
off to wordle - bye everyone :)
5:21 pm
hokie carla
bye nan
5:22 pm
hokie carla
well, down to sy5 and can't seem to monkey it. but I'll keep trying.
5:22 pm
hokie carla
finally
5:22 pm
hokie carla
that's dumb
5:23 pm
hurshy
fw for me too!
5:23 pm
jesdraggon
thanks for the sc, nan
5:23 pm
jesdraggon
yay hokie! yay hurshy!
5:24 pm
hokie carla
lol, just tried mick in squaredle and got the excluded word message
5:28 pm
hokie carla
well, somehow it's 6:30. guess I better start dinner.
5:28 pm
hokie carla
see y'all tomorrow
5:30 pm
jesdraggon
have a nice evening, hokie
5:30 pm
72 Temple Owl
hate it when that happens in squardle
5:37 pm
hurshy
yeah i hate it when other word games don't take simple ordinary words like chiasm
5:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
um... i really would not classify that as simple or ordinary, as in used in daily conversation. if you look at the protocol for many of the sites, they want to make them accessible to all, not just for those who wish to show off their vocabulary of effete and not regularly encountered words, and now, to squardle. good night
5:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
you'll have to be satisfied with babble chat
5:42 pm
72 Temple Owl
time to turn it off and turn on the brain.
5:43 pm
jesdraggon
g'night, TO
5:43 pm
hurshy
it's this little thing called being tongue-in-cheek, lol
5:45 pm
jesdraggon
is chiasm not a common word? (I really don't have a gr5 gr5 (well that's awkward) on some words' real world usage)
5:46 pm
hurshy
i don't think many people know it, and even fewer use it often.
5:46 pm
hurshy
but when you're trying to hit a target in a spelling bee and you put it and it won't go you just want to make a lil joke about it being so unreasonable
5:47 pm
jesdraggon
okay. guess i really only know it from anatomy so once again my preference for books over actually talking to people strikes at me.
5:48 pm
hurshy
that's funny, i know it as a literary term
5:48 pm
hurshy
like Anna Karenina is structured as a chiasm
5:49 pm
hurshy
i didn't even know it was also a science thing
5:49 pm
jesdraggon
heh. in anatomy it's a kind of mix and cross, like an X
5:49 pm
hurshy
yes, it's like an X literarily too
5:49 pm
hurshy
because it comes from the greek letter chi which just looks like an X
5:49 pm
jesdraggon
I have only the most vague of memories of anna karenina and couldn't begin to describe the structure.
5:50 pm
jesdraggon
like what the nerves from your eyes do before they get to the brain
5:50 pm
hurshy
the love affair of Anna starts off all passionate and great and descends into alienation and despair, while the love affair of Kitty and her husband starts off awkward and lame and gets wonderful by the end
5:51 pm
jesdraggon
that makes sense
5:51 pm
hurshy
don't you just love things that make sense
5:51 pm
jesdraggon
most of the time!
5:52 pm
hurshy
i once joked that i like the french-derived term "avoirdupois" for fatness, because it's like, "you're fat, you need to HAVE SOME PEAS"
5:53 pm
hurshy
but unFORTunately it turns out that it started out as avoirdupoids and somehow at some point in time the d got lost, so it really was just "have some pounds" which isn't nearly so entertaining
5:53 pm
hurshy
i still pretend it's my way anyway
5:53 pm
jesdraggon
huh. i never studied french so had no idea
5:54 pm
hurshy
well i assume you can see the humor anyway
5:54 pm
jesdraggon
it feels weird to list with 140 words left but I guess that's 2/3 of the grid found... this thing is huge.
5:55 pm
hurshy
it is always best to go by proportion, yeah
5:57 pm
jesdraggon
and the first word i got from lickety makes me question my brain function
5:58 pm
jesdraggon
ac4 - and didn't actually recognize it as a word until it had been accepted. bad brain, bad.
5:58 pm
hurshy
and now i must nourris mes chats
5:58 pm
jesdraggon
many pats and scritches to the deserving feline overlords!
5:59 pm
hurshy
there, there, jes. babble can always scramble the brain cells
6:01 pm
jesdraggon
hah. i am suffering from an6!
6:08 pm
hurshy
i've suffered from that my whole life - my doc just started me on a med that is helping a bit though
6:09 pm
jesdraggon
yay for helpful meds!
6:09 pm
jesdraggon
I am just tired from life, not a medical thing
6:17 pm
hurshy
a common complaint in the Western world, unfortunately.
6:18 pm
jesdraggon
so true
6:19 pm
jesdraggon
ugh. i swear i tried that cr7 3 times already
6:27 pm
MollyL
Frequently, fatigue is the result of emotional stress.
6:27 pm
jesdraggon
oh, i've got that in sp5s
6:30 pm
MollyL
It surprises me that doctors prescribe medication instead of therapy.
6:31 pm
jesdraggon
well, neither therapy nor medication will get rid of managerial nonsense, but medication makes it easier to focus the stress and rage.
6:34 pm
MollyL
Well, yeah. But being medicated instead of dealing with emotional issuesma not help.
6:35 pm
MollyL
"issues may
6:35 pm
jesdraggon
i'm sure that's true in many cases.
6:36 pm
BzznBea
depends on the doctor and the patient.
6:38 pm
BzznBea
most patients want to be medicated. it is so much easier than thinking about it.
6:39 pm
jesdraggon
also the 2 are not mutually exclusive
6:39 pm
MollyL
Definately depends on the patient
6:39 pm
jesdraggon
medication helps immediately, therapy takes a long time
6:39 pm
jesdraggon
but doing both can be more effective than either 1
6:40 pm
hurshy
in my case, the lack of energy has literally been lifelong. i didn't really run around and play like other kids. i've done lots of helpful talk therapy, and it's just not related. it took me a long time to even think about my constant lack of energy as something that was really not normal and ask if there might be something that could be done about it. i decided it was worth broaching the issue with my doctor, because i've so dreaded the idea of returning to full-time work, as 40 hours a week has left me feeling completely spent in the past. i wanted to feel like i could handle a life that is considered "normal".
6:41 pm
jesdraggon
did they get a diagnosis, hursh? or empiric treatment?
6:41 pm
hurshy
there's no diagnosis, no. hormone stuff is all "within normal range".
6:42 pm
hurshy
but i don't like being so far at the low end of the range
6:42 pm
MollyL
40 hours a week leaves me spent on a regular basis. And yet, the mortgage payment is still due.
6:42 pm
hurshy
well if you are content to live your life as you are living it, then i'm happy for you.
6:43 pm
BzznBea
hurshy, do you take b12 or d3?
6:43 pm
nrkii
40 hours a week is so much harder now ... but I also have an autoimmune disease that carries heavy fatigue with it.
6:44 pm
hurshy
i take a multivit with both of those, and methylated B because the one abnormal thing they did find was a genetic variation that means i don't absorb B vits unless they are methylated
6:44 pm
pam
I am glad you are getting some relief with the new med, hursh. And hi, all.
6:45 pm
hurshy
thank you pam :)
6:45 pm
MollyL
My life is fine, it's just difficult at times. And I don't have family members to pick up the pieces.
6:46 pm
hurshy
sorry you have this AID nrkii
6:46 pm
nrkii
Heh. I AM the family member to pick up the pieces. Sigh.
6:46 pm
BzznBea
here too, nelly
6:46 pm
nrkii
hurshy, meant to empathize, not complain... fatigue sucks
6:47 pm
MollyL
Extra stress
6:47 pm
hurshy
i know. i'm still sorry for you!
6:47 pm
nrkii
appreciate it :)
6:51 pm
pam
I feel for people with fatigue, and I know a few. Hugs to all of you. We never know what another is coping with, all we can do is listen and wish each other the best--unless a specific need is voicesd and we can meet it.
6:54 pm
hurshy
you're so kind, pam :)
6:55 pm
pam
thanks, hursh!
8:05 pm
jesdraggon
down to 10 - think i've got it narrowed down enough to look for clues if anybody's still around?
8:07 pm
moolingwa
29 left here
8:09 pm
jesdraggon
happy to clue if i have any you're missing :)
8:10 pm
moolingwa
just puttering along thanks
8:10 pm
jesdraggon
ca6,21?
8:12 pm
lynxxx
had one of those with second child
8:12 pm
moolingwa
do you know the months july and august?
8:12 pm
jesdraggon
thanks, lynxxx
8:15 pm
jesdraggon
shouldn't that op9 be 2 words? what the heck
8:15 pm
penquis
hello all....anyone have sa 7/40?
8:15 pm
moolingwa
yeah the op is lame
8:16 pm
lynxxx
sa7 tree blood and a type of starchy food (also a word today)
8:17 pm
moolingwa
weird word, thx
8:18 pm
penquis
hmm....thinking....
8:18 pm
jesdraggon
starchy food...
8:19 pm
lynxxx
yuk .... pudding
8:19 pm
lynxxx
old fashioned, probably no-one uses it any more
8:20 pm
moolingwa
comes from a palm if that helps :)
8:20 pm
penquis
sorry, i am tired and clueless....
8:20 pm
jesdraggon
that did, moo, thanks
8:22 pm
lynxxx
build on the sa4.5 and a long long time ***
8:23 pm
penquis
got it....ty...it was my last word....i am done....
8:24 pm
jesdraggon
yay penquis!
8:24 pm
lynxxx
congrats...a bit of a slog
8:24 pm
moolingwa
congrats pen
8:24 pm
moolingwa
still 26 left here
8:24 pm
moolingwa
include 12 6s
8:24 pm
jesdraggon
down to 5
8:25 pm
penquis
ty....heading out....goodnight all....
8:25 pm
jesdraggon
1 (whole slew of sa's all connected)
8:27 pm
moolingwa
wtg jes!
8:27 pm
jesdraggon
last word se5,10
8:28 pm
lynxxx
my last one was an6.30 and after the chat about fatigue here very apt. Bye all
8:29 pm
moolingwa
ah thx lyn...didn't have that
8:30 pm
jesdraggon
that's what started it actually, lynxxx
8:31 pm
lynxxx
oh - I just read what I saw and didn't read back - TY Jess
8:32 pm
jesdraggon
I had just discovered the definition - a new word for me
8:33 pm
lynxxx
Good word for me as I have chronic an6 as one of many side effects
8:34 pm
jesdraggon
dog's up, gotta go walk him. later ya'll, have a lovely evening
9:17 pm
Nef
Good evening! I started this grid about an hour ago & thought I was doing well, but I just looked at the total words & I’m not even 1/4 the way through this one!
9:59 pm
grannyrose
g'day nef. yup it's a biggie alright.
11:33 pm
aebmusica
Re7/36 last r letter word….clue please