12:12 am
Gillie
good one!
12:13 am
periwinkle
don't see it but looking
12:13 am
justafreep
it was a satisfying word, I thought
12:14 am
cybernan
hello everyone - good find freep
12:16 am
cybernan
surprised that isn't a proper noun
12:17 am
justafreep
(I have never, ever seen this as a word other than proper
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:18 am
periwinkle
ty lickety
12:18 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:19 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:19 am
periwinkle
nbt/nbs too
12:26 am
cybernan
not seeing the d
12:26 am
justafreep
dh5 kinda babblet
12:27 am
cybernan
ty freep and ursh - forgot that one
12:27 am
Gillie
well, it won't take one forcep
12:28 am
Gillie
I guess you really do need a pair
12:32 am
Gillie
phantom mermen
12:36 am
sprite
morning babblers
12:39 am
cybernan
crashing - good night
12:41 am
justafreep
night, nan. Hi, sprite.
12:41 am
sprite
hi freep!
12:42 am
sprite
you are almost in the grid today
12:42 am
justafreep
Instead, I am the Phantom of the Grid
12:42 am
sprite
ks killed
12:48 am
harpjane
good evening
12:49 am
harpjane
found a bird
12:49 am
sprite
yay! No grid is complete without its bird
12:53 am
harpjane
I fill an odd niche
12:53 am
sprite
we need a bird and a fish in every grid
12:54 am
justafreep
and Scottish slang
12:54 am
justafreep
preferably archaic
12:54 am
sprite
and some obscure currency won't go a miss either
12:55 am
justafreep
oh, true.
12:55 am
justafreep
still, birds and fishes are far more fun
1:10 am
sprite
fireflies. Not a bad grid at all. Bye, jane and freep and all!
2:09 am
Deeha
why is the fl8 allowed??? Surely whichever way you look at it it is a proper noun?? Like Pele
2:11 am
Deeha
And if you are allowed tong - singular of tongs why arent you allowed forcep ??!!
2:37 am
worzel
forceps are what is known as an acceptable plural with no singular
2:38 am
worzel
tong is an American word for a group of criminals
2:40 am
grannyrose
well look at who's here... g'day son
2:40 am
worzel
Morning Mum! I'm ailing, so I've been keeping quiet for a while - how's you?
2:41 am
grannyrose
going very well. what's got into you? haven't seen many posts in FB either.
2:42 am
worzel
I came down with a cold about 2 weeks ago and don't generally like to complain about my ailments, but this one is a bugger. Just when I think it's clearing it comes back with a bang and I'm fed up with it now lol
2:43 am
grannyrose
is it a cold? we have microplasmic pneumonia going around over here.
2:45 am
worzel
Never heard of that, sounds a delight! I was so bad over the weekend I decided to take a Covid test but it's not that thankfully. I just think as I get older colds last longer. Funnily enough I haven't had a cold for about 5 years
2:45 am
worzel
oh panties, sorry!
2:45 am
grannyrose
roflol..
2:45 am
grannyrose
have you been to your doc? what did they say?
2:46 am
worzel
Won't bother the doc its just one of those bugs. Besides, if I waited for an appointment on the NHS I'd be dead before the appointment haha!!
2:47 am
grannyrose
* giggle *
2:48 am
grannyrose
please take care of yourself, mate. how's the gorgeous missus? please give her my love.
2:49 am
worzel
She's good, and I will. I did pass the bug on to her, but thankfully she seems to have had very mild symptoms, lucky devil. The worst part (sorry about this) is all the mucus - nose and chest are like a flipping hosepipe of the stuff!
2:53 am
grannyrose
ahhhh, that sounds like RSV. usually only kids get it, but the virus has mutated and now is able to give adults a good run ( pardon the pun ) for their money. the good news is as you have had it for so long already, you are actually on your way to being over it.
2:53 am
grannyrose
What are the symptoms of RSV?
runny nose.
cough.
wheeze.
difficulty breathing.
fever.
cyanosis (bluish or greyish colour of the skin).
2:54 am
grannyrose
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
2:56 am
worzel
Just Googled it, sounds similar (apart from the blue skin bit, which can wait til I'm dead haha!) Hopefully, like you say, it's on it's way out now. My big downfall I believe is that I vape and that is probably slowing the recovery, silly boy!
2:56 am
grannyrose
i didn't have the fever or cyanosis, but i had all the other symptoms. felt as sick as a dog. haven't had anything like it for nearly 40 years.
2:58 am
worzel
Anyway Mum I'm off for a bit, need to get a coffee and go and wake lovely Diane so I shall speak to you soon and you and Dad take care xx
2:58 am
grannyrose
love ya sweetie. get better soon.
3:42 am
Deeha
Election Day here in UK think i@ll hide under the blankets till it is all over
3:42 am
mattygroves
Just make sure you vote first! I shall go out and do that shortly
3:44 am
Deeha
Somebody said to my daughter yesterday 'I shan't bother'. She said that is because no-one ever had to die to give you a vote because you are a privileged white man'. So proud of that firl!!
3:47 am
mattygroves
Indeed!
3:47 am
mattygroves
You're daughter sounds excellent
3:49 am
Deeha
right! Down to 24. I'm off to vote!! bbl
3:50 am
mattygroves
I think I shall do the same - I've 34 left
5:36 am
MollyL
Happy 4th of July to all those in these United States. 248 years of being the greatest country in the world.
5:37 am
MollyL
And God bless all of our service men and women and their families. Their sacrifices are what keep us free and safe.
6:14 am
dizgrannie
FWs. Happy 4th of July to those who celebrate
6:41 am
dan2bit
here's to forming a more perfect union every year, and to the crazy idea that we're all in this together and the people's voice should matter!
6:57 am
MollyL
The Declaration of Independence says it best: Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
6:58 am
hokie carla
first thing I see when I get here: coerce
6:58 am
hokie carla
and Happy Independence Day, USA!
7:25 am
hokie carla
was going to do a NTPN but glad I checked it first!
7:36 am
dan2bit
nearly got hokie in the grid today :-)
7:39 am
hokie carla
well moo does call me ho4
7:58 am
rururocks
based on that.. we should eliminate the supreme court molly
8:17 am
MollyL
Well, the early colonists Kicked King George's butt, so I guess anything is possible.
8:31 am
rururocks
i hope we get a democratic house and Senate this coming election. it might save our country
8:33 am
rururocks
we don't have hokie in the grid but we have her sister in the grid
8:44 am
rururocks
no... Hokee
9:07 am
MollyL
Oh, her Asian sister
9:30 am
Kaplan the Magne
Phantom: the lost Lenore
9:39 am
MollyL
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
9:39 am
Kaplan the Magne
simp
9:40 am
Kaplan the Magne
sorry
9:47 am
dan2bit
anybody have stats for the E in column 4?
9:47 am
doseffing
en 5/10
9:48 am
dan2bit
aha brit spelling gets me every time ty dos
9:56 am
aebmusica
Can anyone help me? I played 112 words from the grid and I saw them listed.Today they are gone?…..
10:00 am
hurshy
i think you'd have to ask doc
10:01 am
aebmusica
Thanks
10:13 am
hurshy
kind of a yucky grid today
10:14 am
hurshy
Ps Pummelled! for a wonder
10:16 am
hurshy
ooh got an 8 and Ms Mangled!
10:18 am
hurshy
Ns Nailed! 4th row grey!
10:18 am
hurshy
Os Overturned!
10:20 am
hurshy
last col grey!
10:22 am
hurshy
thanks to freep for the fo8
10:22 am
hurshy
i mean FL8
11:48 am
crosshair
Happy 4th to my American Babble friends.
11:59 am
hurshy
well i took a walk and now i'm back, wonder if i will be any less stuck on these last 9 than i was before i left
12:01 pm
hurshy
did you get en7
12:02 pm
hurshy
it is a normal word
12:02 pm
hurshy
and can you guess my lower C
12:02 pm
hurshy
how about en4/10
12:02 pm
hurshy
no wait that's the other E
12:02 pm
hurshy
and i meant 5/10 anyway
12:03 pm
hurshy
en4/4, 5/12, 2 sea bird words
12:03 pm
Gillie
yes - actually the E I'm missing is from the first tile
12:03 pm
hurshy
i have 4 CR5 and cannot find another word from there
12:03 pm
hokie carla
rehi
12:03 pm
Gillie
Do you have cr6/21?
12:04 pm
hurshy
no i do not
12:04 pm
hurshy
ahhh thanks
12:04 pm
hurshy
now i feel like a doof
12:04 pm
hokie carla
I didn't have that one either, thanks
12:04 pm
hurshy
did you get pe6/21 gillie?
12:05 pm
hurshy
what about L, can you guess my L?
12:05 pm
hokie carla
I need 1 L
12:05 pm
hokie carla
le5/10
12:05 pm
hurshy
but gillie doesn't need an L hokie :D
12:05 pm
Gillie
le4/8 or le5/10
12:06 pm
hokie carla
I don't either now
12:06 pm
hurshy
i have both of those :(
12:06 pm
hokie carla
but was going to guess that 4 if you have the 5
12:06 pm
hurshy
and lo5 and 2 lo4
12:06 pm
hokie carla
the other 4 are very normal
12:06 pm
hurshy
must have just mistyped when i was doing the Ls earlier
12:07 pm
hurshy
i can't help with K or R, i need 2 of each, plus two F and one S, same as you Gillie
12:07 pm
hurshy
the i has in4 and is6
12:08 pm
Gillie
ty for pe6 hursh
12:08 pm
Gillie
and for is6
12:08 pm
hokie carla
I haven't even done a full first pass yet 🤣
12:08 pm
hurshy
well then plug away hokie, plug away
12:09 pm
hokie carla
34 left
12:11 pm
hurshy
i got an F!!
12:11 pm
Gillie
I've gone to the list - 2-2 now
12:11 pm
hokie carla
I just need one F
12:11 pm
hurshy
by adding an E to fo4/8
12:11 pm
hurshy
and another F! by adding ANOTHER E
12:11 pm
hurshy
must be french
12:11 pm
hokie carla
add another E
12:12 pm
hokie carla
I had the 6 but not the 5
12:12 pm
hurshy
mebbe you can help us with the K then gillie
12:12 pm
Gillie
ke5/18 (there are 2)?
12:12 pm
hokie carla
I only have 3 K's 😥
12:13 pm
Gillie
Actually 3
12:13 pm
hurshy
have ... 3
12:13 pm
hurshy
just found a ko4
12:13 pm
hurshy
is that the only ko?
12:13 pm
Gillie
ko4/8 (two vowels in middle) is the weirdest
12:13 pm
Gillie
There's another one
12:13 pm
hurshy
ahh thanks
12:14 pm
hurshy
2R and 1S left!!
12:14 pm
Gillie
last word sm5/20 that I don't remember seeing before (there are 2)
12:14 pm
hurshy
ok i have the one that sounds like a mocking smile
12:15 pm
hokie carla
got both, thanks
12:15 pm
hurshy
got the other now, thanks!
12:15 pm
Gillie
re5/14 or re5/16?
12:15 pm
hurshy
r5 and 6, i suppose it's too much to hope for a pair
12:15 pm
Gillie
there's no r6, unless I'm blind
12:16 pm
hurshy
have the 5/16 but not 5/14
12:16 pm
hokie carla
well, I have all R4, so I reckon I need those too
12:16 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
12:16 pm
hurshy
oh man i meant 4 and 5 not 5 and 6
12:16 pm
hokie carla
yeah, my statement fits with gillie's
12:16 pm
hokie carla
hey nan
12:17 pm
Gillie
double consonant in re5/14
12:17 pm
hurshy
ok got the 5
12:17 pm
hokie carla
do you have the muppet one, hurshy?
12:17 pm
hurshy
the dog that plays the piano? yeah
12:17 pm
hokie carla
yeah
12:17 pm
hurshy
oh it was just another one i thought i put in but hadn't
12:17 pm
Gillie
babblet plural re4/5
12:18 pm
Gillie
And me too! Congrats to us both!
12:18 pm
hokie carla
congrats
12:18 pm
hokie carla
still 23 here
12:19 pm
hurshy
well you started later
12:19 pm
hurshy
not your fault
12:19 pm
Gillie
most of the ones I found with the list were easy
12:21 pm
hokie carla
I just typed a VERY normal K word on a whim and was surprised when it took and then it hit me.
12:21 pm
mkg
hi all. Happy independence day! May we be independent always.
12:21 pm
hokie carla
thanks, mkg. you too.
12:23 pm
mkg
Any clues for i words?
12:23 pm
hokie carla
one is an i4 babblet we have all the time and the other is an is6 sciencey word
12:24 pm
hurshy
what's something an animal could eat that's "tree ***" and it isn't nut or sap
12:25 pm
hokie carla
is this a crossword clue or you are cluing i words for mkg?
12:25 pm
mkg
Hmmm. Ok thinking. Actually raindeer eat bark of birch trees. Minor fact from travel to alaska
12:25 pm
mkg
A tree part that starts with i? Hmmm
12:25 pm
hurshy
it's more like a crossword
12:25 pm
hurshy
no, nothing to do with the babble grid
12:25 pm
hokie carla
I have the i words and that doesn't make sense, so I don't think that's what she was doing
12:26 pm
hokie carla
so 3 letters?
12:26 pm
hurshy
three letters, so not bark.
12:26 pm
mkg
Ooooh. Ok. Sorry. I thought that was a clue for the i word bottom corner. Any clues for that welcome.
12:26 pm
mkg
Mos? Should be moss but they do eat tree moss.
12:26 pm
hurshy
hokie clued them for you, 12:23
12:26 pm
hokie carla
I have no idea on that, hurshy
12:27 pm
cybernan
I guess the piano playing dog came along after my kids outgrew sesame street
12:28 pm
hokie carla
he was on the muppets, not sesame street
12:28 pm
hokie carla
and your kids are younger than me
12:29 pm
hokie carla
it's like a slang word for throwing up
12:29 pm
cybernan
I think thay are about the same age or older carla
12:29 pm
cybernan
according to your profile, my youngest is 2 yrs older than you
12:30 pm
cybernan
ok had that ro 4
12:30 pm
hurshy
he can also be clued from Sound of Music
12:31 pm
hurshy
sad, that. young love cut off because of Nazism.
12:31 pm
hokie carla
just realized I don't have the lowest E
12:32 pm
cybernan
en 5/10 carla
12:32 pm
hokie carla
oh that old gem, thanks
12:35 pm
MollyL
Young love given up on because the young woman in question was smart enough to see her boyfriend was a loser.
12:37 pm
hokie carla
these M's are kinda sneaky
12:38 pm
cybernan
found my last f -- fe 5/16
12:39 pm
hokie carla
down to 9 here.
1-4-2-1-1
N
C
H K PP
M MM
12:39 pm
cybernan
yes - missing 4 of them -- think it's time to list
12:39 pm
cybernan
still have 17 to go here
12:40 pm
hokie carla
found an M - my last 4 letter
12:42 pm
hokie carla
found my N
12:42 pm
hokie carla
found another M
12:43 pm
hokie carla
0-3-2-1
12:43 pm
cybernan
there are a lot of 4 letter words I've never seen before
12:44 pm
hurshy
but if there hadn't been the Nazis, perhaps he wouldn't have BEEN a loser
12:44 pm
mkg
Got the is 6./ ty.
12:44 pm
hokie carla
I mean, if he's that easily swayed by evil he would've just been a loser with something else
12:45 pm
hokie carla
found my H
12:46 pm
mkg
One last clue needed for the E word in third row. Clues welcome.
12:46 pm
mkg
I missed something. Who is a loser?
12:47 pm
hokie carla
the hitler youth character in the sound of music that Liesl liked.
12:48 pm
mkg
Oooh. Ok. Well, today we have thousands who believe hitler was a good person and call the holocaust fake news.
12:48 pm
hokie carla
yeah, craziness
12:49 pm
hurshy
EASILY swayed? it was really really hard to stand up to the nazis. most people did not do it. and Milgram's electric shock experiments demonstrated that most people will obey orders just from like a person in a lab coat, nevermind someone who can arrest you, torture you and your family, etc.
12:49 pm
cybernan
done - hagd everyone :)
12:49 pm
mkg
But there are so so many that as a jew i find it very scarey.
12:50 pm
hokie carla
bye nan
12:50 pm
mkg
The u.s. could easily be overtaken because nothing is being done about these protests which are becoming violent.
12:50 pm
hurshy
i'm sorry you have to deal with that mkg :(
12:51 pm
hurshy
the protests could be stopped very easily if the US would stop funding Israel's genocide of Palestinians though.
12:51 pm
cybernan
The cockwomble running for president is equally as scary as hitler, to my mind.
12:52 pm
hokie carla
cockwomble is new to me 🤣
12:52 pm
hurshy
he's less intelligent than hitler, but one doesn't know whether that makes him less dangerous or more...
12:52 pm
cybernan
it is another delightful scottish word carla -- see my profile for the def.
12:53 pm
hokie carla
they are such a delight
12:53 pm
hurshy
the only comforting thing is that he's old and eats unhealthily, so how much longer can he last anyway?
12:54 pm
MollyL
I can't figure out why no one is talking about his obvious signs of dementia. And I am talking about Trump.
12:54 pm
hokie carla
I don't understand how neither party can actually have a good candidate
12:54 pm
hurshy
AND, if you want to be an effective dictator, you really need the military on your side. he's made his disdain for those who serve pretty clear, so hopefully that will prove to be an obstacle too
12:55 pm
hurshy
well molly, it's hard to pick out the signs of dementia from his pre-existing stupidity and inability to speak in coherent sentences, i think that's part of the issue
12:55 pm
cybernan
He s looking so old and frail
12:56 pm
hokie carla
trump? I try not to look at him.
12:57 pm
cybernan
no - don't you think Biden has been looking pretty frail lately?
12:57 pm
MollyL
The way I see it, either way we're screwed. One way will just be more painful than the other.
12:57 pm
hurshy
the trouble is, most good people do not want to deal with the headache of politics, particularly at the level it reaches with the presidency.
12:57 pm
hokie carla
I completely agree, molly
12:58 pm
hurshy
that's probably why michelle obama has always said she wouldn't do it, for instance
12:59 pm
hurshy
i heard chris murphy speak in person at yale and he said that he has to spend fully half his working time on fundraising/staying in office, which is a huge pain
12:59 pm
MollyL
Do what? Run for President? We really don't need Michelle Obama as President.
1:00 pm
cybernan
can you blame them? Who in their right mind wants to put up with all the threats not only to themselves but their families, never mind all the garbage printed in the media about them.
1:00 pm
hurshy
whether you like michelle obama or not, the point is, the massive annoyances of high level politics are probably why she would never want to run.
1:00 pm
hokie carla
well, listed for last 5. my last was cr5/14 - thought it was a phantom all day.
1:01 pm
hurshy
and those massive annoyances probably also deter a lot of other people
1:01 pm
hurshy
and that's why neither party has a good candidate
1:02 pm
MollyL
The biggest reason keeping good people running for President is the amount of money it takes to run a successful campaign.
1:02 pm
cybernan
on my way... you are not alone -- we have problems with our own political leaders and there are more of them!
1:04 pm
hurshy
yes, money is the root of all the problems
1:48 pm
MollyL
Hmm, I thought it was the root of all evil
1:50 pm
Marmar
I heard it's the Love of money that is the root of all evil. I get that!
3:22 pm
helenkeller
Sometimes . . . Molly, my state has, by far the richest politician in this country. Finally, we have a fantastic governor. It's not money keeping good people from running, it's ethics. They've started floating his name around, NO!!! Is he a terrific governor, YES. Why? Because he has the appropriate skill set. Has he spent any time at the Federal level, I don't think so. He's not keen on having his name thrown around. Just because you're fantastic at one job, does not mean you're going to be fantastic at another, unrelated job.
On a more appropriate turn, whatever happened to having an exam for president? Lawyers, doctors, census workers all have to take tests. What about for the most important job in the country? Squat. First tests, then spend yuor money.
4:20 pm
ch1212
Well, just came in the room and looked over the chat. I am feeling delighted, no doubt because hurshy and molly are echoing my own sentiments. I remind myself, if they were not doing that, my hope is I would at least be respectful enough not feel the need for unnecessary 'correction'. Anyway, continue by all means! :)
4:23 pm
speedfreak
Sadly both candidates are terrible and it’s a sad state of affairs that those two are,the best US has to offer we are the laughing stock of other countries now. I,really don’t want Harris as president either when Biden fails more. Curious to see who Trump is saying his running mate will be
4:26 pm
ch1212
speed, given that in this particular election, both the candidates for VP have a good chance of becoming President, I think voters deserve to know as early as possible so we can factor that into our decisions. I've never understood why VP candidates were not taken more seriously.
4:28 pm
speedfreak
That is exactly how I feel so I might be basing my decision on who Trump says his is but neither one is any good sadly
4:33 pm
rururocks
JDVance will be his running mate and he is an idiot
4:34 pm
MollyL
I disagree that we will ever be the laughing stock of other countries. And I wouldn't disrespect the good people who serve and work to make this country better by agreeing.
4:41 pm
rururocks
I
So nice to see a calm political discussion for once
4:43 pm
ch1212
Yes! In our small town, there is an annual parade of cars waving the U.S. flag on the 4th of July. There are no politics involved, no campaigning, just folks waving a flag as they motor down the street. It's our version of a 4th of July parade. We also don't have a public display of fireworks. Because ... yes, the town is that small. lol!
4:43 pm
speedfreak
We also have to stop sending money overseas and start taking care of our own. Sadly I am a single mother and can barely afford food and other necessities and trust me I never spent a lot. I never drank or smoked and my wardrobe is basic but now I count every penny🥺😡
4:46 pm
MollyL
I agree that we need to start taking care of our own.
4:57 pm
bookgrrl
I'm queer. I'm voting for Biden because the Republicans' Project 2025 Platform (https://www.project2025.org/policy/) wants to allow employers to discriminate against LGBTQ folks. They're also looking to increase privatization of veteran's healthcare, outlaw universal free lunches in schools, and make librarians register as sex offenders if people object to the books in the kids section.
5:05 pm
emusing
Unlurking...Bookgrrl--thank you for posting about the Project 2025. And I'm riding with Biden...his brain could be in a jar next to his body and I'd still vote for him as the alternative is terrifying.
5:05 pm
MollyL
All good reasons for voting "against"
5:06 pm
java2
emusing, thanks for posting something I completely agree with.
5:07 pm
speedfreak
Yes I agree with that emusing and I hate Trumps stand on women’s issues. Roe vs Wade should never have been overturned
5:09 pm
rururocks
that is totally Mitch McConnell's fault
5:09 pm
rururocks
he prevented a more balanced court
5:11 pm
rururocks
now look at our court.. grifters, liars, pro-life freaks, on the take, and now empowering the next president to weaponize the government fully
5:13 pm
java2
√ rururocks
5:13 pm
java2
(oops, that's supposed to be a checkmark)
5:17 pm
MollyL
Ooo, Ru, you got a checkmark
5:18 pm
rururocks
Bout time
5:29 pm
java2
✔ there, that's a proper one
10:54 pm
SummerBreeze44
Just putting this out there: "Shiny Happy People" on Prime. Eye opening, shocking & disgusting!