12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:26 am
Shellbell_o-well
to8
12:31 am
sprite
morning babblers. Thanks Lickety.
12:32 am
Shellbell_o-well
nbt/nbs
12:40 am
sprite
ks killed
12:54 am
rururocks
Thanks saan
1:06 am
Shellbell_o-well
ditto
1:19 am
sprite
hiya ru :)
1:49 am
grannyrose
*hugs* and helloooo sprite. just home from the pool
1:49 am
sprite
hello my dear friend! Still wet behind the ears, no doubt :D
1:51 am
grannyrose
ha ha. no, i dried there... had a compliment today from one of the people who are there on a regular basis. he told Don that he could see how much progress i had made just in the last 6 months.
1:51 am
sprite
oh wow, that is lovely
1:54 am
grannyrose
i'm really chuffed. i know i have lost weight, not a lot but enough to make my clothes fit better. and i think i told you? that i am now producing endorphins. so when i exercise i actually feel good about it.
1:54 am
sprite
no you didn't tell me that yet, that is awesome, honey
1:55 am
grannyrose
i am now wondering if i am starting to produce other enzymes which i never have before. for instance, melatonin, as i am actually sleeping better and longer.
1:56 am
sprite
really wonderful
1:58 am
grannyrose
enough about me. how's you? are you feeling the benefit of the probiotics?
1:59 am
sprite
I think so. Less diarrhea. But it is early days, only started on Monday. I think it takes time to build up good beasties again.
2:00 am
grannyrose
well it would seeing as how they were all knocked off by the antibiotics. how's Rob doing?
2:03 am
sprite
pretty good. He limits his beer drinking to once a week now, moves about more and started eating breakfast. I also have the impression the medication is doing something good. He seems less tired, and less winded after climbing the stairs.
2:03 am
grannyrose
oh wow! that's great news.
2:05 am
sprite
he doesn't feel it yet himself. But I think I see progress. He is less grey looking too.
2:05 am
grannyrose
that's brilliant sprite.
2:09 am
sprite
yeah. I am a little less worried. But still very alert.
2:12 am
grannyrose
understandably. i have to watch Don like a hawk. his memory is not good. he forgets stuff, like pain meds, times for appointments, even with phone alerts, he still forgets.
2:15 am
sprite
yeah, Rob is more forgetful nowadays too. Short term memory is sliding.
2:17 am
grannyrose
i've started putting his appointments into my calendar too. that way i get an alert as well. i've tried to not prompt him, hoping he will work it out, but he really is floundering.
2:18 am
sprite
sometimes the most loving thing we can do is be their memory.
2:20 am
grannyrose
i know sprite. but it breaks my he5 to see him like this. he still has a formidable memory for stuff like historic facts , and of course anything to do with films... lol
2:21 am
sprite
yeah, but that is memory from longer ago. I believe that is not uncommon when growing older.
2:21 am
grannyrose
i'm just glad he remembers me sometimes.
2:22 am
sprite
*grins* Welllllll he has a real life reminder living with him
2:23 am
grannyrose
and we do go back over 40 years ago. i guess that makes me an old memory... don't say it sprite, just think it.... lol
2:24 am
sprite
I will just say.... a golden memory
2:24 am
grannyrose
* giggling hard* silver maybe ??
2:47 am
sprite
cornute cornet
2:50 am
grannyrose
*sob* not words in the grid
2:51 am
sprite
well, at least one of those was close
2:53 am
sprite
am monkeying like mad to find the last few, lol
2:58 am
Kamanjah
Hi all! Rose and Sprite - you are so blessed to have your partners in life with you still.
3:00 am
grannyrose
*hugs* kam. dearest we know. you would give the universe to have him back.
3:00 am
sprite
hi Kam! You are so right. I am so grateful.
3:01 am
Kamanjah
I know how hard it is with memory loss. But I was blessed I had him with me as long as I did.
3:27 am
sprite
omg trying to get a real person at DHL to help me with a parcel... they drive me bananas. Chatbot, telephone number no longer in use, waiting cue on website resetting twice already.
3:29 am
grannyrose
*hands sprite a glass of sangria* would you like a valium with that dear?
3:30 am
sprite
lol yes, that should do the trick!
3:30 am
grannyrose
*giggles* figure you won't ca4 who killed the cat after that lot.
3:33 am
Kamanjah
DHL is the worst delivery service in my area. I hate it when an order ships with them. They just throw boxes wherever.
3:35 am
sprite
I want to change the delivery service point. Should be easy. But I can only choose in the wrong area. We will see if the real person can change it to where I live right now.
3:35 am
Kamanjah
Good luck! I hope your parcel arrives safely.
3:36 am
sprite
let's hope so. I think it will end up being sent back to the sender, and they will have to resend it to the right address. Madness.
3:36 am
grannyrose
*rolls eyes* we have startrack. they will take the package back to the depot, saying no-one was home, when our car is in the drive. they simply do not give you more than 5 seconds to answer the door.
3:38 am
sprite
oh yes, same here. And we have another service that only delivers in the evenings. You just cannot get them to deliver during the day. I HATE that.
3:38 am
Kamanjah
I have a long driveway that is gated. Packages are usually left inside the gate. Yesterday, an Amazon delivery guy called me from the gate to see if it was ok to come in! He delivered it right into my hands. I was impressed!
3:38 am
sprite
I am in bed by 7 pm. Not really eager to wake up and get out of bed at 10 pm!
3:39 am
grannyrose
wow! kam how amazing. and good grief sprite, and they call that service?
3:40 am
sprite
rose: yeah. Crazy.
3:44 am
sprite
okay, I made it through to a person. Who said she was gonna read the chat with the chatbot, and to give her a minute. After 10 mins I got the message the session was over and to fill in a questionnaire about how the contact with the person went...
3:44 am
sprite
back in a new waiting cue now, grrrrrrrrrrrr
3:45 am
Kamanjah
I had a biopsy of a little spot on my arm yesterday - the doctor, who usually ignores spots, didn't like the looks of it, so wants to rule out melanoma. Wish me good results!!
3:46 am
Kamanjah
Yay Sprite! I still have 77 left and they will have to wait till tomorrow.
3:46 am
sprite
oh sweetie. Holding you in my thoughts and prayers.
3:46 am
Kamanjah
Thank you sweetie.
3:46 am
sprite
*hugs* to you both. Poofing.
3:46 am
grannyrose
*hugs * sprite
3:47 am
Kamanjah
G'day to Rose, I'm poofing too. Time to sleep.
3:47 am
grannyrose
prayers from me also Kam.
3:51 am
grannyrose
confer
3:51 am
grannyrose
sorreee!
6:58 am
MollyL
Congratulations to Sannich for being the first smarty pants at the flip š
7:22 am
hokie carla
I will not type afro today. I will not type afro today.
7:23 am
ChampFit
I did it for you.
7:25 am
hokie carla
champ, what time do you get up every day? it seems very early.
7:25 am
ChampFit
Right before 5 a.m. But I'm in bed reading by 9 p, reading.
7:34 am
hokie carla
phantoms tornado and torpedo
7:34 am
MollyL
Champ and I are up with the chickens. š
7:35 am
hokie carla
my brother gets up about that time as well. I'm definitely not made that way.
7:35 am
ChampFit
Yep. You'll likely never see me at the flip. If I'm up that late, it's a party. Phantom: forehead
7:36 am
bichon
I sleep later in the fall and winter. Now the birds wake me up.
7:37 am
MollyL
If I'm up that late it is because I have had an afternoon nap, which is unheard of in my life.
7:37 am
ChampFit
I still work, and I exercise in the morning to get it out of the way.
7:40 am
hokie carla
I woke up at 6:30 this morning, which is unheard of
7:40 am
ChampFit
Were you at the flip?
7:41 am
hokie carla
no, but I was reading in bed. not sure what time I fell asleep but it was probably midnight.
7:41 am
MollyL
At this time of the year, the morning is the only time to exercise. The rest of the day is too hot.
7:42 am
hokie carla
it's a trap I mean
7:42 am
MollyL
It is going to be gross here over the weekend. Mid-ninties.
7:42 am
MollyL
And yet it will be 70 in Boston. Go figure.
7:44 am
ChampFit
I've done it for 22 years. At first, it was before the kids got up. Then it was a before work. Whatevs. It's ingrained now. But on vacay, I can sleep with the best of 'em!
7:44 am
hokie carla
yeah, supposed to be high 90s in Charlotte, only high 80s here I think.
7:46 am
MollyL
I like early mornings. It's a special time of day. And like Champ, I have done it for years. For me, it's to work flex hours and avoid traffic.
7:48 am
MollyL
Don't tell anyone in South Bend that notre is not a word. *Blesses self*
7:48 am
hokie carla
the few times I have done it I enjoyed being finished with exercising, etc., but my natural clock is more midnight-1am ish to 9ish. I have been trying to work on my "sleep hygiene".
7:49 am
MollyL
Sleep hygiene š¤£šš¤£
7:50 am
hokie carla
I don't even have kids at home anymore but I still feel that nighttime is my only me time, which I know is crazy since I don't have a job.
7:51 am
hokie carla
surely you've heard sleep hygiene in your medical transcriptions? one of my good friends was a PA and told me I had bad sleep hygiene like 15 years ago and then one of my doctors just used the phrase a couple of months ago.
7:52 am
MollyL
Sleep habits is fine for me. You know how I feel about the trendy words tossed around the internet.
7:53 am
hokie carla
if you think 15 years is trendy ;)
7:54 am
hokie carla
I did always think it was an odd use of they word hygiene though
7:55 am
MollyL
It is. It sounds like you need to spray with FDS before you go to bed.
7:55 am
hokie carla
which is why I put it in quotes before
7:57 am
hokie carla
phantom front
8:00 am
ChampFit
Someone just played the word Uveous on me in Words with Friends. Good grief!!!
8:00 am
Dorens
well I'd keep an eye out for that player
8:01 am
ChampFit
Well played!
8:03 am
hokie carla
oh, is that an eye word?
8:07 am
ChampFit
Yes. The "vasuclar tunic" of the eye. Which of course I didn't know. Coincidentally, I'm going to the eye doctor today. Must throw that out in conversation when I'm there. Ha!
8:08 am
ChampFit
How's my oveous looking today doc?
8:08 am
hokie carla
lol, doctor, my uveous is killing me
8:09 am
ChampFit
Oh, that's way better!
8:10 am
ChampFit
Phatom: petard
8:11 am
rururocks
hokie's comment lens itself towards humor
8:11 am
hokie carla
watch out, another pun thread!
8:11 am
hokie carla
ruru's the master, I'm just a pupil.
8:12 am
rururocks
don't get too cornea
8:12 am
hokie carla
maybe we should put a lid on it before it gets out of hand
8:13 am
rururocks
it'll pass in a blink
8:14 am
hokie carla
where's shirl? she always wants in on these. she should be looking out all the time for one.
8:14 am
rururocks
out of sight out of mind
8:15 am
hokie carla
I hope no one lashes out at us
8:16 am
rururocks
it might tear us apart
8:16 am
MollyL
Some people think this punning is very low brow
8:16 am
hokie carla
iris going to say the same thing
8:16 am
rururocks
actually it's a sign of intelligence
8:17 am
Shirlockc
i'm getting an eyeful now!
8:17 am
MollyL
It also requires a sense of humor which is slim to none in this place.
8:18 am
hokie carla
never thought I'd say this but phantom aphtha
8:18 am
rururocks
it's almost like a macula conception
8:18 am
ChampFit
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
8:19 am
MollyL
Oh Ru, that one deserves a prize
8:20 am
Shirlockc
seriously, ruru, that was eye wateringly awesome
8:20 am
hokie carla
yeah, I've got nothing left
8:22 am
rururocks
however I try to take it further it's coming up conjunctive
8:23 am
saanichcat
40 lashes for you ru
8:24 am
Shirlockc
myopia is that we can continue this pun run
8:24 am
rururocks
you're just being anal retinal shirl
8:29 am
Shirlockc
i'm just opticmistic
8:33 am
saanichcat
seen enough now, getting too eyeronic
8:35 am
Shirlockc
this pun run is so good, thx all for the laughs
8:36 am
hokie carla
well, I just finished first pass. no HOET thanks to 3 of the vowel tiles. still 108 left. found 1 7 and zero 8s.
8:36 am
hokie carla
gotta get moving, TTFN and good luck.
8:36 am
rururocks
it's really vitreous humor shirlockc
8:37 am
ChampFit
See you later carla!
8:45 am
ChampFit
First pass done. That upper A makes me feel stupid. Back later for last 80. Enjoy everyone!
8:45 am
hurshy
i have word game brain - put in squaredle "policy", not thinking it would work because in my head i was pronouncing it police-y...
8:47 am
vashongin
I found an an 6. from that a, hurshy
8:48 am
vashongin
sorry, Champ
8:55 am
MollyL
My neighbors and I had a hilarious conversation about the creepy puppets on Mr. Rogers. I am still laughing about it.
9:08 am
rururocks
I never watched Mr. Rogers so no idea
9:13 am
BzznBea
phantom - feather
9:16 am
MollyL
Oh you lucky person you. Your childhood was not scarred by those creepy ass puppets.
9:20 am
origami
Since you didn't have kids, ru, it would be creepier than the puppets if you had watched it.
9:24 am
MollyL
I still wonder how many kids had nightmares about Lady Elaine Fairchild
9:53 am
moolingwa
morning...quick five minutes before my next call
10:47 am
rururocks
<---crawling toward lickety today
11:20 am
MollyL
Crawling? Oh the drama!
11:23 am
MollyL
Although I can see why anyone would want to use the list. This is one of the oddest collections of words I have ever seen in one grid.
11:31 am
bichon
Is that like slouching towards Bethleham
12:30 pm
sammysmom
this one was a BITCH !!!
12:30 pm
moolingwa
tell us how you really feel :)
12:31 pm
sammysmom
and i am old and i KNOW bitches
12:32 pm
moolingwa
well I still have 143 left, and haven't even got past the third row
12:33 pm
sammysmom
good luck mol... i am off to hug my great grands!!!
12:33 pm
moolingwa
and congrats
12:37 pm
MollyL
How do I love SMom, let me count the ways
12:46 pm
BzznBea
I love ec8!
12:47 pm
moolingwa
oh, well...thanks for the clue
12:49 pm
moolingwa
now have 6 of the 8s
12:49 pm
BzznBea
Stll need two.
12:50 pm
BzznBea
Need a break.
12:51 pm
MollyL
SMom was spot on about this grid. One of the worst I have ever seen.
1:09 pm
dcseain
goodness! I'd never have tried that word, thanks Bea
1:13 pm
MollyL
I guess you can't be zealous or overly zealous about nuts
1:16 pm
Gillie
You can, but only with two words
1:22 pm
Gillie
Imagine how much bigger the Enable list would be if you could just use that as a suffix to anything people get obsessive about
1:23 pm
moolingwa
hey Gillie, seain
1:23 pm
dcseain
hello, moo
1:24 pm
dcseain
challenging grid today.
1:24 pm
moolingwa
indeed...51 left here
1:24 pm
dcseain
I'm halfway
1:25 pm
wvteach
halfway - need to celebrate this much
1:25 pm
moolingwa
definitely worth a few streamers and some confetti
2:09 pm
periwinkle
hello all. 1/2 way and no 7's!! But I do have 2 of the 8s
2:10 pm
moolingwa
yeah, I still have one more 8 than I have 7s
2:11 pm
periwinkle
for some reason I am not able to see the entire chat
2:12 pm
moolingwa
40 to go...has been work so far
2:13 pm
periwinkle
may I please have stats for some of the 7's
2:14 pm
moolingwa
co 7/36
co 7/48
cr 7/32
2:14 pm
moolingwa
oc 7/32
re 7/32
2:14 pm
moolingwa
that's what I got so far
2:14 pm
periwinkle
thanks so much
2:16 pm
marksdolly
that's all I have
2:16 pm
periwinkle
thanks so much
2:17 pm
moolingwa
oh, shoulda had the ai one
2:17 pm
moolingwa
I believe that's all of them dolly
2:17 pm
moolingwa
between the ones I shared, and yours
2:18 pm
marksdolly
whoohoo, those weren't easy
2:20 pm
marksdolly
I'm down to 12
2:20 pm
periwinkle
found a un8
2:22 pm
moolingwa
nice peri
2:22 pm
moolingwa
39 here
2:28 pm
moolingwa
that d7 wasn't what I expected
2:29 pm
moolingwa
and I guess we're missing one 7
2:43 pm
moolingwa
ooh, found an 8
3:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
leper
3:47 pm
hokie carla
rehi. thanks for the hint, TO
3:48 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh. sorry
3:48 pm
hokie carla
98 left!
3:49 pm
hokie carla
but just need 1 L now
3:49 pm
72 Temple Owl
a c is not working here.
3:49 pm
hokie carla
oh no!
3:49 pm
ChampFit
Re hi! That's awful TO
3:49 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am trying to get packed fovacay hoepfully PO will weigh suitcase tomorrow
3:50 pm
72 Temple Owl
well i did not have 12K to replace with so much other work to do. if it goes i will get a window unit. but not until back from vacation
3:51 pm
ChampFit
What a pain in the butt!
3:54 pm
hokie carla
my brother just had his go out too
3:59 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found my last U
4:00 pm
ChampFit
Those took me a while.
4:00 pm
hokie carla
still only have 1 A from each in the first 2 col
4:01 pm
ChampFit
I need 1 from the top left.
4:01 pm
hokie carla
found 3 babblets on the 2nd col one
4:02 pm
hokie carla
I have the car from top left. do any of the others use that as a prefix?
4:02 pm
hokie carla
phantom auditor
4:03 pm
ChampFit
No on the au!
4:04 pm
hokie carla
anyone try torta again today?š¤£
4:04 pm
hokie carla
thanks
4:04 pm
moolingwa
hey hoke
4:04 pm
hokie carla
moooo
4:04 pm
ChampFit
I try all endings on tort every stinking time...
4:04 pm
moolingwa
it's torturous
4:04 pm
hokie carla
fielding calls today?
4:04 pm
moolingwa
yeah, just got off one
4:05 pm
moolingwa
29 left, and I'm pretty much sick of this grid
4:05 pm
hokie carla
I don't know why I keep thinking toread, toredo, and toreado are words
4:05 pm
moolingwa
5-6-10-4-4
4:05 pm
hurshy
phew, busy day, just getting started now!
4:05 pm
ChampFit
There's an 8 in there...
4:05 pm
moolingwa
assume you have the 8
4:05 pm
hokie carla
94 left here and I am sick of it
4:06 pm
moolingwa
tornudo - a whirlwird of nudity
4:06 pm
hokie carla
an 8 in the A or my T phantoms?
4:06 pm
hurshy
when i popped in briefly this morning i saw someone saying the top A made them feel dumb
4:06 pm
ChampFit
Down to 30 and I hate this grid. Carla...do you have to8?
4:06 pm
moolingwa
your t phantoms
4:06 pm
hokie carla
never assume I have an 8, moo
4:06 pm
moolingwa
yeah, that top A was way harder than it looked
4:07 pm
hurshy
and i want to know if it made you feel dumb cause they were easy and you didn't see them, or cause they were weird
4:07 pm
hokie carla
it looks pretty hard
4:07 pm
moolingwa
they weren't easy
4:07 pm
ChampFit
The to8 is in your t phantoms, carla...extend one of them.
4:07 pm
moolingwa
two of them weren't anyway, but when you see your first corner tile has 4 words...you think, this should be easy
4:07 pm
hurshy
ok well i got au4, can i have help with others then?
4:08 pm
hokie carla
ok, will keep looking, thanks
4:08 pm
moolingwa
a 5, 6 and 6
4:08 pm
moolingwa
none are related
4:08 pm
ChampFit
af6, af5
4:08 pm
hokie carla
anfro?
4:08 pm
hurshy
ooh got the an6
4:09 pm
moolingwa
yeah, isn't that a fun word hursh?
4:09 pm
hurshy
got the af5
4:09 pm
hurshy
got the af5
4:09 pm
ChampFit
I do too...can't get the 6 for the life of me!
4:09 pm
hokie carla
I guess I'm going to need the full stats
4:09 pm
moolingwa
an 6/30
4:09 pm
moolingwa
af 5/16
4:10 pm
moolingwa
af 6/30
4:10 pm
hurshy
got the 6!
4:10 pm
moolingwa
found a k
4:10 pm
hokie carla
so did I
4:11 pm
hokie carla
and 2 h's
4:11 pm
moolingwa
how hilarious
4:12 pm
hokie carla
the k and the h happen to rhyme
4:12 pm
moolingwa
kelphair - an affliction of mermaids
4:13 pm
hurshy
got all but one K
4:13 pm
hokie carla
how about my missing i?
4:14 pm
hokie carla
I need 3 k's
4:14 pm
ChampFit
try kl6/36
4:14 pm
hokie carla
have that one
4:15 pm
hokie carla
duh, thanks hursh
4:15 pm
moolingwa
ah, I needed the kl...had almost tried it
4:15 pm
ChampFit
sorry...there
4:15 pm
hokie carla
not klepto
4:15 pm
hurshy
there's klepta but not klepto
4:15 pm
moolingwa
27 to go
4:15 pm
ChampFit
there's a ka4/10...not 6
4:15 pm
hokie carla
klepto isn't even in dict.
4:16 pm
moolingwa
yeah, they stole it
4:16 pm
hokie carla
oh, monkeyed the kl
4:16 pm
hurshy
i haven't :(
4:16 pm
moolingwa
a german lisp is my guess ;)
4:17 pm
hurshy
aha got it at last
4:17 pm
hokie carla
think of a * palate
4:17 pm
moolingwa
while most vehicles have AC now, they also do have carfans
4:17 pm
hokie carla
or no need
4:17 pm
hurshy
ortca4, another name for a sausage
4:18 pm
hokie carla
now I just need the ke6
4:18 pm
hokie carla
that was easy
4:18 pm
moolingwa
was about to say that
4:18 pm
hurshy
past tense the seaweed
4:18 pm
moolingwa
found an r
4:19 pm
hokie carla
need 4 + 3 + 3 R
4:19 pm
moolingwa
need 1 + 1 R...both on the second row
4:20 pm
hurshy
ooo found to8
4:20 pm
hokie carla
still haven't
4:20 pm
hokie carla
thank you moo
4:21 pm
ChampFit
Carla...extend your last phantom 7
4:21 pm
hurshy
one top O and one top T left to grey top row
4:21 pm
hokie carla
I knew there was something there
4:21 pm
moolingwa
just need the T for the top row...and one O on the left column
4:21 pm
hokie carla
I still need the an6 and af5
4:21 pm
hokie carla
plus an N, 2 O's, and 2 T's
4:22 pm
hurshy
af5 is like a hick way of saying prior to
4:22 pm
hurshy
an6 is a coat
4:22 pm
moolingwa
or a poetic way :)
4:22 pm
hokie carla
ah, was definitely barking up the wrong tree there, thx
4:22 pm
hurshy
idk, i think poetic is "ere"
4:22 pm
moolingwa
biblical?
4:23 pm
moolingwa
or should I not mention that
4:23 pm
hurshy
legal is like... heretofore
4:23 pm
hokie carla
now need 2 left T's for that col
4:23 pm
hurshy
found un8!
4:23 pm
moolingwa
ah, found my last e on the right
4:23 pm
hokie carla
that was my first 8
4:24 pm
moolingwa
well didn't have to make you find that one did we hursh
4:24 pm
hurshy
i think we should also get un8 = un + af6
4:24 pm
hokie carla
that E on the right is keeping me from HOET
4:24 pm
moolingwa
yeah, it's tricky
4:24 pm
moolingwa
one is a whacky 8
4:24 pm
moolingwa
the other is a tricky 7
4:25 pm
moolingwa
got the first two letters for both inadvertently today
4:25 pm
moolingwa
25 to go
4:25 pm
hokie carla
how many of those 2 are ep?
4:25 pm
moolingwa
one of them
4:27 pm
moolingwa
found a 7/8 combo
4:28 pm
hurshy
ep7 i THINK is an illegal drug. def a drug, not sure i have the right one in mind
4:28 pm
moolingwa
in cough medicine
4:28 pm
hokie carla
still 19-18-25-9-9
I really don't like that 6s number
4:28 pm
hurshy
yes, banned in the US
4:28 pm
hokie carla
sudafed I think
4:29 pm
hurshy
so you're saying e8 is NOT ep... so what is the second letter?
4:29 pm
hokie carla
no, that's pseudoephedrine
4:29 pm
hurshy
yeah nothing pseudo about this one
4:30 pm
ChampFit
There's an ec8 that I don't have
4:30 pm
hurshy
ecto... ectoplasm, ectomorph, ecto...
4:30 pm
moolingwa
yeah the ec8 is whack...I just made up something and it worked
4:30 pm
hokie carla
yeah, was it part of fen-phen? google says banned in 2004 and was weight loss.
4:30 pm
moolingwa
sounds like a slangy modern word
4:31 pm
hokie carla
like ecotourism?
4:31 pm
moolingwa
well there you go, some learnings for today :)
4:31 pm
moolingwa
exactly, along those lines
4:31 pm
hurshy
haha, i wanna be an ec8!
4:31 pm
moolingwa
who doesn't right?
4:32 pm
ChampFit
Took me forevr for the eph to come to mind. GIMME A CLUE HURSH!!!
4:32 pm
hurshy
it's like a total radical activist for the environment
4:32 pm
hokie carla
an econude?
4:32 pm
hurshy
ok that just leaves me with one center E to finish E
4:32 pm
moolingwa
yeah, I still have one e to go
4:33 pm
hokie carla
I also need 1 there
4:33 pm
ChampFit
Oh for God's sake!
4:33 pm
moolingwa
could be eenything
4:34 pm
hokie carla
champ, are you still wanting a clue or were you commenting on the ridiculousness of the ec8?
4:35 pm
hokie carla
how did that word make it into enable?
4:35 pm
ChampFit
The clue did it, but thank you!
4:35 pm
ChampFit
Excellent question.
4:35 pm
moolingwa
yeah, I couldn't believe it worked
4:36 pm
moolingwa
greek island in there
4:36 pm
ChampFit
Cat in the hat!
4:36 pm
hurshy
lol @ fo6/30
4:37 pm
moolingwa
depends which one you're talking about
4:37 pm
moolingwa
but if it's related to that a before...
4:37 pm
hokie carla
I have one. would it make you feel better if it started with EN or do you have another?
4:38 pm
hurshy
i have another, hokie
4:38 pm
moolingwa
oh, found another 8
4:38 pm
hurshy
phantom: feather
4:38 pm
hokie carla
what am I missing on the N?
4:38 pm
moolingwa
nuthin ;)
4:39 pm
hokie carla
mmmkay
4:39 pm
hokie carla
nutart - art made with nuts
4:39 pm
hurshy
i mean man, you could make so MANY things starting with fo4... gargggghhhh
4:39 pm
moolingwa
squirrels would love that
4:39 pm
ChampFit
Well, possible the nu5/14. Stupid word
4:40 pm
moolingwa
keep your clothes on champ, it's not that bad ;)
4:40 pm
ChampFit
that was my plan!
4:40 pm
hokie carla
have that one. but yeah, dumb, like pregnanter
4:40 pm
moolingwa
that is more amusing to me
4:41 pm
moolingwa
first column greyed
4:41 pm
ChampFit
The last one is nu6/21
4:41 pm
hokie carla
still need 2 t's in that one
4:41 pm
ChampFit
Moo...help with that a6 please?
4:42 pm
hokie carla
I'm afraid we can't help with that
4:42 pm
moolingwa
old fashioned word for a raincoat
4:42 pm
Minveryork
Hi to my fellow babblers! How is everybody doing today?
4:42 pm
moolingwa
sounds inuit
4:42 pm
moolingwa
oh the other one
4:42 pm
moolingwa
yeah what hoke said
4:42 pm
hokie carla
oh, I thought she meant af6
4:42 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
4:42 pm
hokie carla
howdy minver
4:42 pm
moolingwa
very old fashioned word that we're afraid we can't help with ;)
4:43 pm
moolingwa
I'm doing about a word per 6 minutes at this rate...so only about 2 hours to go
4:43 pm
hokie carla
same but at this rate I won't finish
4:43 pm
hurshy
woot woot i greyed the left col just to be like mool
4:43 pm
moolingwa
3-6-8-2-2
4:43 pm
moolingwa
we're trendsetters hursh
4:43 pm
moolingwa
everyone wants to be like us
4:43 pm
hokie carla
any guesses for my 2 t's, hurshy?
4:44 pm
hokie carla
a guess tudor is too proper
4:44 pm
moolingwa
and maybe another t4
4:44 pm
hokie carla
nope, have that moo
4:44 pm
hurshy
ta4/5... tu4/8...
4:44 pm
moolingwa
ta4 and tu4 would be my guesses
4:44 pm
hokie carla
oh, did not have ta4
4:44 pm
moolingwa
same ones hursh just mentioned
4:45 pm
hokie carla
do have two tu4
4:45 pm
moolingwa
then not tu
4:45 pm
periwinkle
no gray columns here
4:45 pm
moolingwa
maybe to4?
4:45 pm
hokie carla
argh, yep
4:46 pm
hokie carla
no, thought you were saying toea but it is a phantom
4:46 pm
moolingwa
need one T on top row, one T on bottom row, and one R on right column
4:46 pm
hokie carla
twas to5
4:46 pm
ChampFit
Gotta go. Picking up my mom to have dinner with a group of octogenarians. Living on the edge, I tell you!
4:46 pm
hokie carla
so you are down to 3?
4:46 pm
hokie carla
bye, champ!
4:46 pm
hurshy
phantom: replete
4:46 pm
moolingwa
remember to be home before dark champ ;)
4:46 pm
moolingwa
oh no...just for completing rows/columns
4:46 pm
moolingwa
21 left overall
4:47 pm
moolingwa
T
F R CCCC R
DDD E A
HHH PPPP
T
4:47 pm
hokie carla
my next closest one is last col. need 2 R and 1 L.
4:47 pm
periwinkle
97 left here tough grid with both c words and k words
4:47 pm
ChampFit
Well...probably will, since it's starting at 5:30. ;) Enjoy all!
4:47 pm
hurshy
phantom: refund
4:47 pm
moolingwa
last column greyed
4:48 pm
Christa
I LOVE BABBLE all these years..
4:48 pm
moolingwa
quite the statement
4:49 pm
moolingwa
ooh, found a weird short D
4:49 pm
hokie carla
lepace - how fast they ride in the tour de france
4:50 pm
moolingwa
I guess horses then move with letrot
4:51 pm
hokie carla
only the french ones
4:51 pm
moolingwa
vader is in there
4:51 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I tried that a couple of times
4:51 pm
Christa
I so look forward to the grid & chat
4:52 pm
hokie carla
hi christa
4:52 pm
moolingwa
it's pretty lively right now...which is nice
4:52 pm
hurshy
need 2 from each 2nd row R
4:52 pm
hurshy
nice juicy grids like this, we chat more
4:53 pm
hokie carla
I need 4 + 2 + 3 on the R's
4:53 pm
moolingwa
for some reason that makes me uneasy
4:53 pm
moolingwa
1+0+0 on Rs
4:53 pm
hokie carla
what is "that" moo?
4:54 pm
moolingwa
juicy grids
4:54 pm
hurshy
too sensuous for you?
4:55 pm
moolingwa
no, I like sensuous
4:55 pm
hokie carla
don't like your grids dripping?
4:55 pm
moolingwa
yeah, I think that's it
4:55 pm
moolingwa
kind of like those cinnamon rolls that have way too much icing
4:55 pm
hurshy
mmmmm icing
4:56 pm
hokie carla
I don't think cinnamon rolls could ever have too much icing
4:56 pm
hurshy
i'm with hokie on this
4:56 pm
moolingwa
yeah...well you can have mine then
4:56 pm
hurshy
now i wish i had some
4:56 pm
hokie carla
and when it runs off you get a knife and spread it back on
4:57 pm
moolingwa
big cat has come to bug me to feed him an hour early
4:57 pm
MollyL
What is "too much icing?" That's like "too much cheese".
4:57 pm
hurshy
ooo found one more from each of those R tiles
4:58 pm
moolingwa
really rockin'
4:58 pm
hokie carla
winston has been bugging me but I guess it is about time for him to eat. we ate early since I missed lunch so he thinks he needs to.
4:58 pm
hurshy
oooooo and the last right R!
4:58 pm
hokie carla
now 3 + 2 + 2 on my R's
4:58 pm
moolingwa
the "boof" as we like to refer to him, is now eating one of my monsteras to try and motivate me
4:58 pm
hurshy
right col grey!
4:59 pm
moolingwa
woot woot hursh
4:59 pm
hokie carla
will entertain any guesses on my right col R's and L, hurshy
4:59 pm
hokie carla
you could rehelp me
4:59 pm
moolingwa
there's an 8 from over there
5:00 pm
moolingwa
most of the words are regular ones
5:00 pm
hokie carla
found a middle col R
5:00 pm
moolingwa
with perhaps one exception ;)
5:00 pm
hurshy
phantom: dotard
5:00 pm
hokie carla
recorder is just a phantom!
5:00 pm
hurshy
my last was a nuclear re7
5:00 pm
moolingwa
high school music prisoners rejoice
5:01 pm
hokie carla
darn, I have that one
5:01 pm
hurshy
or no wait it was the re8
5:01 pm
hurshy
well they were both towards the end
5:01 pm
hokie carla
dont have that
5:01 pm
moolingwa
well you don't have to make it up again hursh
5:01 pm
hurshy
that's mool's version of a clue
5:01 pm
moolingwa
I am a man of mysteries
5:02 pm
hokie carla
you know I immediately started wondering what that meant because I knew it was a "clue"
5:02 pm
hurshy
i think you could use nair to deha4
5:02 pm
moolingwa
who knows what I say?
5:03 pm
hokie carla
lol, did not have that H
5:03 pm
moolingwa
a small mountain would have a peaklet
5:03 pm
moolingwa
you saying you're bald hoke?
5:03 pm
hokie carla
ps - cakelet is neither in the grid nor a real word
5:04 pm
moolingwa
some of Tolkein's characters could have been partorcs
5:04 pm
hokie carla
found the 8 after typing -or version twice. which is neither a real word nor an 8
5:05 pm
hurshy
i feel like it'd be worse to be a partorc than an orc
5:05 pm
hokie carla
I almost hit a deer today
5:05 pm
moolingwa
well it would have been if it was a pro-
5:05 pm
hurshy
no dh today i hope?
5:06 pm
moolingwa
I found one weird dh so far
5:06 pm
hokie carla
wow, first try, thx
5:06 pm
MollyL
2 dh, one is a 6
5:06 pm
moolingwa
told you it was weird
5:07 pm
moolingwa
remember greg
5:07 pm
hurshy
thanks molly
5:08 pm
hokie carla
well, that was with an M, but thanks moo. and molly.
5:08 pm
moolingwa
well I was working quickly :)
5:08 pm
hurshy
yeah they are both from india but mean diff things. this one is "the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted"
5:08 pm
hokie carla
phantom deplete and replete
5:09 pm
moolingwa
so if refract means to shift the direction of light beams, wouldn't defract mean putting them back together?
5:09 pm
moolingwa
I do that all the time hursh
5:09 pm
moolingwa
works wonders in personal relationships, and professional alike
5:10 pm
hurshy
then i guess all your demands must have been granted, since you're not dead yet
5:10 pm
hokie carla
still need 6 F and 7 D after looking again
5:10 pm
hurshy
i need 3 of each
5:11 pm
hurshy
did you get fo8?
5:11 pm
moolingwa
which one?
5:11 pm
hokie carla
no I don't believe so
5:11 pm
moolingwa
1 of each for me
5:12 pm
hurshy
i have one, like you put yesterday on your check i guess?
5:12 pm
hurshy
how many fo8 have you got then mool
5:12 pm
moolingwa
yeah...that was the first one I got too
5:12 pm
hurshy
well that's weird it won't let you have just one forecep
5:13 pm
moolingwa
no, you can't have one scissor either
5:13 pm
hurshy
what's the other one
5:13 pm
moolingwa
unless you're verbing it
5:13 pm
moolingwa
the other one is lamer
5:14 pm
hurshy
phantom: aerate
5:14 pm
hokie carla
well, still need 8 H after 2nd look
5:14 pm
moolingwa
the bit in front
5:15 pm
moolingwa
3 Hs needed, that has been a rough tile
5:15 pm
moolingwa
C, H and P the toughest tiles for me today
5:15 pm
moolingwa
keep wanting pectora to be a word
5:15 pm
hokie carla
yeah, haven't looked at c again yet but still need 14. only need 5 P though.
5:16 pm
moolingwa
4 C, 3 H and 4 P remaining
5:16 pm
hokie carla
don't forget dolly
5:16 pm
hurshy
and the large collider
5:17 pm
moolingwa
18 to go, and only 2 4s :/
5:17 pm
hokie carla
I did forgot that
5:17 pm
hokie carla
11-14-18-7-5
5:17 pm
moolingwa
oh, I was missing that
5:17 pm
moolingwa
2-6-5-2-2
5:18 pm
moolingwa
first time for a long time I have more 5s remaining than 6s
5:18 pm
moolingwa
hatrod - headwear used when racing cars
5:19 pm
moolingwa
credator - a predatory lender
5:19 pm
moolingwa
carona - the aura around your new vehicle
5:21 pm
moolingwa
found a p!
5:21 pm
hokie carla
found 4 c's but still need 10
5:22 pm
moolingwa
cool combination causing celebrations
5:22 pm
hurshy
ooh got those yucky he7 and 8 words
5:23 pm
moolingwa
the concubines will be thrilled
5:23 pm
hokie carla
found another C
5:23 pm
hokie carla
thanks for those
5:23 pm
moolingwa
calamitous!
5:23 pm
hurshy
caught up to mool on the H
5:24 pm
hokie carla
but I could not add -er to the C word even though I think you should be able to
5:24 pm
moolingwa
heavens, I have 2 remaining courtesy of your earlier clue
5:24 pm
hurshy
oh then i haven't
5:24 pm
hokie carla
5 H left for me
5:24 pm
moolingwa
criminal
5:24 pm
hurshy
i still need 3 H
5:25 pm
moolingwa
have hope hursh
5:25 pm
hurshy
is that a clue or just an encouragement
5:25 pm
moolingwa
just encouragement
5:26 pm
hokie carla
just an alliterative encouragement
5:26 pm
moolingwa
this is not a noggin competition
5:26 pm
moolingwa
cranial competition would have been cooler
5:26 pm
hokie carla
found another C
5:27 pm
hurshy
phantom: perfo5
5:27 pm
moolingwa
alliteration's awesome
5:27 pm
hokie carla
10-12-17-5-4
5:27 pm
moolingwa
2-5-5-2-2
5:27 pm
moolingwa
found my last a
5:27 pm
hokie carla
awesome
5:27 pm
moolingwa
I now need more 6s than any other length again
5:27 pm
hokie carla
still need 3 + 1 A
5:29 pm
hokie carla
I keep finding c's that I forgot I found this morning
5:29 pm
moolingwa
chilling conclusion
5:30 pm
moolingwa
when I was a kid, and we came home from the beach, my sister and I would each get a cartreat
5:30 pm
hokie carla
cool, like what?
5:30 pm
hurshy
ice cream cone???!!!!
5:30 pm
moolingwa
well mostly ice creams, but sometimes drinks
5:31 pm
moolingwa
yeah, feeling a bit nostalgic coz my sis wrote a nice message to me on FB
5:31 pm
hokie carla
aww, that's nice
5:31 pm
hokie carla
have talked to both my bros today
5:32 pm
hurshy
how many ph words? i've only found 1
5:32 pm
hokie carla
I just have 1 as well
5:32 pm
moolingwa
I just have one as well..but have 3Ps left
5:33 pm
hurshy
phantom: percent
5:33 pm
hokie carla
I have a lot of p phantoms
5:34 pm
moolingwa
phantom does start with p
5:34 pm
hokie carla
any PT?
5:34 pm
hurshy
well, the C is my biggest prob, need 7 more
5:34 pm
moolingwa
my biggest too...need 4 more
5:34 pm
hokie carla
phantom crore
5:34 pm
hokie carla
and frere
5:35 pm
hokie carla
and frore
5:35 pm
hokie carla
found a c4
5:35 pm
moolingwa
and crore for that matter
5:35 pm
hokie carla
again?
5:36 pm
hokie carla
found a c5
5:36 pm
moolingwa
my fire alarm started failing at 1:30am last night
5:37 pm
moolingwa
smoke/CO detector to be precise
5:37 pm
dcseain
typical fire alarm behavior.
5:37 pm
moolingwa
they never fail in the day
5:37 pm
hurshy
ok cut the C down to 4
5:38 pm
moolingwa
same as me
5:38 pm
moolingwa
cordor - that scary place behind the entertainment cabinet
5:39 pm
hokie carla
never ever in the day
5:39 pm
hokie carla
hey seain
5:40 pm
dcseain
it's so hot, I'm going to go to the store at 10PM, when the temp will be down to 88F
5:40 pm
moolingwa
if you can have cornbread, why can't you have corntart?
5:41 pm
hurshy
time for you to cr6 the recipe i guess mool
5:41 pm
hokie carla
we are just missing the heat wave. oh, it's still hot, just slightly cooler. 82 right now.
5:41 pm
moolingwa
I guess
5:42 pm
moolingwa
craptator - a really bad authoritarian ruler
5:43 pm
moolingwa
cakepart - a piece of....well cake
5:44 pm
moolingwa
phantom chariot
5:45 pm
hokie carla
or a role in a play as a cake
5:45 pm
moolingwa
oh yeah, maybe I can play that today
5:45 pm
moolingwa
cardhat - head protection for poker players
5:46 pm
hokie carla
I still have way too many to list so I'm going to do one more pass and then quit.
5:47 pm
moolingwa
I'm just going to quit...15 left, and I'm more than done with this
5:47 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I need to clean up the kitchen but am having trouble moving
5:48 pm
moolingwa
well enjoy that
5:48 pm
hokie carla
hahahahaha
5:51 pm
hurshy
aw, sadsies
5:51 pm
hokie carla
I haven't even wordled yet today
5:51 pm
hokie carla
hasta maƱana
5:53 pm
dcseain
I did redactle earlier
5:53 pm
hurshy
aha, flip chat gave me my last A, ae8
5:54 pm
hurshy
and it says there is a third fo8
5:56 pm
dcseain
got fo8, thanks
5:56 pm
penquis
i have an fo 8/60....are there two more FO 8 words?
5:57 pm
penquis
found a second one...
5:58 pm
hurshy
yeah 2 8/60 and one 8/80
5:59 pm
penquis
ok...missing one of the 8/60s then...
6:00 pm
penquis
58 left here...
6:00 pm
hurshy
mool and i clued those not too long back pen
6:00 pm
penquis
ok, thanks...
6:02 pm
hurshy
well i'm gonna get the list, i feel good, got to 18 left
6:04 pm
hurshy
oh man, i should have gotten those 2 D words tho
6:06 pm
hurshy
well that's a new one! ea8 our planet + small round green veg
6:07 pm
penquis
gotta go...thunderstorm...
6:07 pm
redshoes
thanks hurshy
6:07 pm
hurshy
stay safe pen
6:07 pm
redshoes
bye pen, stay safe!
6:08 pm
hurshy
ha5/22 rhymes with actress sissy
6:08 pm
redshoes
weird, weird word
6:09 pm
hurshy
he8 noggin + competitive run
6:09 pm
hokie carla
oh, I missed pen!
6:11 pm
hurshy
but you can catch my clues :D
6:12 pm
hurshy
pa6/36, good heavens... beginning rhymes with the grid's yummy dessert, then end with a short laugh.
6:12 pm
hokie carla
yeah, got the ea8 (strange), the he8(odd), and the ha5 (weird)
6:13 pm
hokie carla
quite sure I've never seen that before
6:14 pm
hurshy
there is only that one ph word
6:15 pm
hurshy
top O was an oc7, related to the 5 and 6
6:16 pm
hurshy
'sok redshoes, i think most of us have got that one, lol
6:17 pm
redshoes
<facepalm>
6:18 pm
hurshy
te7 a person who makes a call is a ***e**on**
6:20 pm
dcseain
yay hurshy!
6:26 pm
moolingwa
never thought it'd have pa6/36...it's a maori word for referring to someone who is a white person
6:28 pm
penquis
ty, mool....did some weird monkeying and found it....
6:49 pm
periwinkle
help with he7 and he8 please
6:50 pm
penquis
they have four/five vowels....the pl is a latin ending....we have had them before, I think....
6:50 pm
penquis
in the middle is an anagram of hot drink (not coffee)....ends in a vowel....
6:51 pm
periwinkle
ty I will look
6:51 pm
penquis
i really dislike this grid....
6:51 pm
periwinkle
me too
6:52 pm
periwinkle
got the he7/8 and yes they have been in grids before
6:53 pm
periwinkle
ty pen
6:58 pm
hurshy
well mool i suppose if we have haole, why not a similar one from maori!
7:02 pm
penquis
is the first he 8 a compound word?....
7:16 pm
penquis
ty, lynx...
7:22 pm
penquis
some of these words are dumb...
7:24 pm
lynxxx
agree - the majority of the 8s are
7:25 pm
penquis
and how can you un 6?
7:26 pm
hokie carla
think in the past tense
7:26 pm
hokie carla
that book was left un6
7:27 pm
penquis
ah, ok....
7:30 pm
penquis
does the ea 8 build on the previous ea 5?...
7:31 pm
lynxxx
yes - another odd compound
7:41 pm
bojazz
can anyon clue the ec8?
7:42 pm
penquis
that's what I am looking for...
7:43 pm
bojazz
thx ... completely stumped...
7:43 pm
lynxxx
crazy about the environment
7:44 pm
lynxxx
compound again
7:44 pm
penquis
hmmm....no other ec words....
7:44 pm
bojazz
Thnak you lunxx ... final word!
7:45 pm
lynxxx
Congrats Bo
7:46 pm
penquis
found it...ty...
7:49 pm
penquis
congrats bo...
7:49 pm
penquis
i am also done...ty for the help...
7:50 pm
lynxxx
yw - and congrats on persevering with it!
7:51 pm
penquis
thanks....need anything before I go?...
7:51 pm
lynxxx
no thanks - near end and it is so cold today I don't feel like doing anything else
7:52 pm
penquis
ok...bye then....
10:05 pm
cybernan
hi everyone
10:07 pm
dcseain
hello, nan. tough grid today.
10:08 pm
NANCY
hi nan, this is quite a horrid grid. anyone have the af 6 please
10:08 pm
dcseain
I'm af6 that not. But seriously, scared, alt spelling. Common word in Appalachian dialects.
10:09 pm
dcseain
I am af6 is a phrase I heard a lot growing up.
10:10 pm
NANCY
thanks got it
10:23 pm
dcseain
I doubt I'll finish this one today.
10:49 pm
NANCY
well i made it down to one word left and i cannot see it. it is pe 5 after peke. i am saying the word because this grid is such a bit== and i just want to get the last word.
10:50 pm
dcseain
look inside your pe5, like the he5 in your chest.
10:50 pm
Dorens
try lost in french and spanish nancy
10:52 pm
phaeton
can I have a clue for the un8 pls
10:52 pm
Dorens
not pushed upon
10:57 pm
NANCY
thank you dorens you saved my sanity. finally got it but not familiar word for me.
11:01 pm
Shellbell_o-well
all done... jupiter! this was a hard one!