Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, July 16, 2024

12:06 am

lshult

flip

12:06 am

lshult

morning all

12:07 am

WoolyChris

Fr 7 x 4

12:09 am

hokie carla

Wi7

12:09 am

WoolyChris

Ro 8

12:13 am

ursh

de 9

12:15 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:18 am

Gillie

er7

12:19 am

Gillie

de7

12:21 am

GroovyKiwi

Hi de hi babblers

12:24 am

Gillie

re8

12:24 am

hokie carla

En7

12:36 am

Gillie

de7 x 2 (just found the de9!)

12:39 am

cybernan

not seeing anything - will leave it for tomorrow

12:45 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:50 am

broll

te 7

12:56 am

lynxxx

tw6

1:04 am

anike

Can anyone clue the de 9,please?

1:04 am

broll

wash clothes in de 9

1:06 am

anike

TY Broll

1:06 am

broll

yw

1:11 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

1:22 am

anike

Is lickey away today?

1:22 am

anike

I mean lickey

1:22 am

anike

Things not working well

1:23 am

anike

Rstor

1:23 am

anike

Rede

1:46 am

grannyrose

re 8 x 2

1:58 am

grannyrose

have all the c's, d's, e's, f's, g's, k's, l's, n's, o's, w's. will swap for h's, r's, and t's.

1:59 am

mattygroves

May I have stats, please, for the E in the top row, second column?

1:59 am

mattygroves

Never mind!

1:59 am

mattygroves

Found it!

1:59 am

periwinkle

stats pls matty

1:59 am

grannyrose

* giggle *

2:00 am

periwinkle

stats for bottom O please

2:00 am

mattygroves

et6/18

2:00 am

grannyrose

or 6/21

2:00 am

periwinkle

ty looking

2:01 am

periwinkle

got the O ty

2:01 am

periwinkle

and the E ty

2:01 am

anike

I don't have all the stats for most things!eterne

2:01 am

grannyrose

i have he 4, 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 5. missing please?

2:01 am

anike

Oops

2:01 am

broll

he 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 5

2:02 am

Onpaki

hello everyone

2:02 am

grannyrose

thanks Broll. looking

2:03 am

grannyrose

found. thanks again Broll

2:03 am

grannyrose

g'day Onpaki

2:04 am

broll

missing 1 - have fe x 8, fi x 1, fo x 4, fr x 9 - missing?

2:04 am

broll

yw rose

2:04 am

grannyrose

missing 2 x r words. have re 4, 4, 5, 5, 8, 4, 5, 5, 4, 6, 6, 6, 8, 5, 6.

2:05 am

grannyrose

another fo Broll

2:05 am

broll

start out re 4 x 3

2:06 am

grannyrose

fo 6, 4, 6, 4, 5,

2:07 am

broll

ty! have spent way too much time looking!

2:09 am

broll

sorry, rose I'm missing a bunch of r's

2:10 am

broll

uh-oh, thunder

2:11 am

grannyrose

stats please for the three re 4's at the beginning

2:12 am

grannyrose

have ri 4, 5, 4, 6, 6. and ro 4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 6, 5. can you add to these?

2:15 am

broll

sorry, missin 5

2:17 am

grannyrose

how are you for t's ?

2:24 am

broll

missing 3

2:25 am

grannyrose

missing 4 t's. shall i list or will you?

2:27 am

broll

you are a lot faster!

2:29 am

broll

there is re 7 between the first 8 and the 6

2:30 am

grannyrose

te 5, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4, 5, 7, 6. to 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 5. tr 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 6. and of course the tw 6

2:33 am

grannyrose

found thanks Broll

2:34 am

grannyrose

do you re's still start with re 4 x 3?

2:34 am

broll

there are 6 to 4's

2:38 am

broll

no, sorry, missing a 6-letter I think re - have 8, 7, 4, 5, 6, 6 - not 8, 4, 5, 5, 4 like you have

2:41 am

grannyrose

re's are now re4, 4, 5, 5, 8, 7, 4, 5, 6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 8, 5, 6. i think the first list was not correct.

2:42 am

broll

that's what I have - missing one 6 letter and two 6-letter t's

2:43 am

grannyrose

missing one 4, and 3 6's. lol

2:43 am

broll

going cross-eyed!

2:43 am

grannyrose

do your ro's agree with mine?

2:44 am

broll

yes, ri's also

2:45 am

grannyrose

you said before you have re 4 x 3 at the start. if that is still the case may i please have the stats?

2:46 am

broll

no, I was wrong

2:47 am

grannyrose

so i am missing an ro 6? and the 4 must be a t word.

2:48 am

broll

r is a 6, but maybe re, not sure. to 4, yes

2:56 am

grannyrose

to 6/18 after the first 2 to 4's.

2:59 am

broll

ty!

3:07 am

grannyrose

this to 4 is driving me nuts. please Broll help !!

3:08 am

grannyrose

nm... found it. duh!

3:09 am

broll

4,4,4,6,4,4,4,5,6,5

3:09 am

grannyrose

thanks honey. now missing one r word, and one t word.

3:10 am

broll

are they both 6

3:10 am

broll

?

3:13 am

grannyrose

yup. the t 6 has to be a te or a tr.

3:15 am

broll

te 5,4,6,6,6,6,4 . .

3:16 am

broll

now the r6, please

3:16 am

grannyrose

thanks Broll

3:16 am

broll

yw

3:20 am

grannyrose

now for the r 6. found the te 6.

3:23 am

broll

re 8,7,4,5,6,6,4,6,6,6,6,8 . .

3:23 am

broll

can't believe it

3:24 am

grannyrose

WTG BROLL !!

3:25 am

broll

had to resort to a-z 6 letter words, but it was worth it

3:25 am

grannyrose

omg... how on earth did i miss that one? fireworks.

3:26 am

broll

me too, so easy!

3:26 am

broll

babble blind

3:27 am

grannyrose

lol... yup. and players like sprite just whiz through. i so admire her.

3:29 am

broll

somebody asked about lickety, will he be posting?

3:30 am

grannyrose

don't know Broll. we have had a huge amount of rain down our east coast. it's possible he has been effected.

3:31 am

broll

ok, I will run up a list. Will you stick around for 10 or so minutes and let me know you can access it?

3:31 am

grannyrose

sure Broll.

3:32 am

broll

ty

3:36 am

rbud

you two are something else to watch in action. Can I get a nudge for the darn K?

3:37 am

grannyrose

ko 4/ 8

3:38 am

rbud

well, how simple was that? I guess I thought I'd tried it. Getting a lot of that with this one. thank you!

3:38 am

grannyrose

np's rbud

3:41 am

broll

ok, think it's there

3:42 am

broll

thanks for all your help, couldn't have done it without you!

3:43 am

grannyrose

all good Broll. the list and we helped each other.

3:44 am

broll

must.sleep.now. nite all

3:44 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams

3:44 am

broll

thx

3:45 am

Grandma Barb

Thanks Broll.

4:49 am

mattygroves

Name that hobbit in the grid (easy one!)

4:51 am

mattygroves

Also, may I have stats, please, for the N in the fourth row, fourth column, above the O?

5:13 am

MollyL

ne/10

5:14 am

MollyL

ne5/10

5:15 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

5:19 am

MollyL

Thanks Lickety

5:19 am

licketySplitAUS

windows updates caused the delay. weather is fine.

5:20 am

mattygroves

Thanks Lickety and Molly!

5:20 am

MollyL

Glad your weather is good.

6:26 am

markbowers7

is freon a name brand?

6:44 am

MollyL

Yes, it is a trademarked brand name

7:37 am

bichon

I want to live in Santa Barbara

7:50 am

MollyL

What brought that on?

7:52 am

bichon

I'm tired of hot, humid CT

7:56 am

MollyL

You don't mess around. You would be going from the tenth most expensive state to live in to the second most expensive state to live in.

7:56 am

bichon

Worth it

8:09 am

periwinkle

morning all.help with ro8 please

8:10 am

periwinkle

NM

8:11 am

periwinkle

I have one of the re8 help with the other pls.

8:11 am

periwinkle

staying inside today. way too hot to go out

8:12 am

hurshy

morning

8:12 am

hurshy

santa barbara does have the best weather, if you can afford to live there

8:13 am

hurshy

but it's probably best if you're old, as who knows what will happen to california drought-wise in the future

8:18 am

periwinkle

and got the 2nd re8

8:18 am

hurshy

are there any gr or gn ?

8:18 am

periwinkle

I have a gr4/6

8:19 am

hurshy

thanks!

8:19 am

hurshy

and corner T, i have te6 and tw6, what am i missing?

8:19 am

periwinkle

that is what I have

8:20 am

hurshy

ah ok :)

8:20 am

hurshy

Ws Whacked!

8:20 am

periwinkle

missing 5 Ws

8:21 am

periwinkle

missing 3 w

8:21 am

hurshy

2 we, 6 wi, 4 wo

8:21 am

periwinkle

ok

8:21 am

hurshy

wootwoot, got the 9!

8:23 am

periwinkle

just missing a wo

8:23 am

hurshy

prob wo6/33, a pt

8:23 am

hurshy

but not pt of another word that is in this grid, just pt

8:24 am

periwinkle

ok looking

8:24 am

periwinkle

ty have all the Ws

8:24 am

periwinkle

46 left bbl

8:24 am

hurshy

:)

8:25 am

hurshy

look at that, i actually managed to help peri!!!

8:30 am

hurshy

anyone around and have the K?

8:31 am

MollyL

ko4

8:31 am

hurshy

thanks

8:35 am

hurshy

woot, found all the 8s!

8:39 am

hurshy

how about the bottom O?

8:39 am

hurshy

oh nvm, pulled a peri, or6

8:41 am

hurshy

gtg, ttfn!

8:44 am

MollyL

I learned two words today that are worthy of Babble. zeugma and syllepsis. Both are figures of speech. Holy crap.

8:53 am

BzznBea

No plurals today.

9:37 am

welki

eek. my french is coming back to me. ouvrez la fenetre, j'ai froid.

9:41 am

welki

...probably works better with ferme la fenetre (unless the a/c is on too high)

9:48 am

welki

... and another french word. mr. cosquer would be proud.

9:50 am

welki

okay, there appears to be more french words in this grid than english. *moving on to pig latin*

10:28 am

moolingwa

morning

10:36 am

hokie carla

howdy

10:38 am

hokie carla

phantom heretofore which isn't in the dictionary

10:39 am

moolingwa

heretofore it shall be known as a missing word

10:39 am

hokie carla

hear hear

10:43 am

hokie carla

having trouble with both single o's

10:44 am

moolingwa

o, I have the higher one, haven't got to the last row yet

10:45 am

hokie carla

I have the top one gray, just not the middle or bottom

10:46 am

hokie carla

and this F is funky

10:46 am

moolingwa

just need the bottom o

10:46 am

hokie carla

what is the middle one stat?

10:47 am

moolingwa

ow4/9

10:47 am

hokie carla

oh geez, still took me a while

10:47 am

moolingwa

ah, yeah

10:48 am

moolingwa

okay, 33 left

10:48 am

hokie carla

47 here.

10:48 am

hokie carla

haven't really finished first pass

10:49 am

hokie carla

and if everything is french like welki said I might just quit early today

10:49 am

mael

working on my first pass too, hello

10:49 am

hokie carla

hey mael

10:51 am

hokie carla

PSA - tenrec is merely a phantom

10:52 am

moolingwa

oh, good to know

10:53 am

hokie carla

name that shoe brand that was popular when I was in high school but is still around because I just bought a pair in the last year. (this should be fun to see if 2 foreigners know what was popular when I was in HS)

10:55 am

moolingwa

ah

10:56 am

hokie carla

maybe molly will drop in with a google answer

10:57 am

hokie carla

and moo and mael were both in other countries when I was in HS if someone is offended by the word foreigner

10:57 am

mael

I have no idea haha

10:58 am

hokie carla

you were also really young

10:58 am

mael

and I am definitely a foreigner who missed a ton of US specific happenings :)

10:59 am

moolingwa

got the bottom o

10:59 am

hokie carla

oh?

10:59 am

mael

share stats, please?

10:59 am

moolingwa

obviously

10:59 am

mael

I'm still looking

10:59 am

moolingwa

or6/21

10:59 am

mael

dammint, I was spelling it without the last vowel

11:00 am

mael

thank you!

11:00 am

moolingwa

yw

11:00 am

hokie carla

all I know is it's not oreide

11:01 am

moolingwa

yeah, that's pretty close :)

11:01 am

hokie carla

well, I have a knack for that, but I finally got it, thx

11:02 am

hokie carla

now just need 2 H for bottom row

11:02 am

hokie carla

phantom heifer

11:02 am

moolingwa

aka the boo moo

11:03 am

periwinkle

missing 3 H words

11:03 am

moolingwa

missing one h

11:03 am

hokie carla

found 1

11:03 am

mael

finally got the 9, whoo

11:04 am

hokie carla

do you have the legal one I put part of in the chat earlier, peri?

11:04 am

hokie carla

do not have the 9

11:04 am

periwinkle

I don't think so

11:04 am

mael

wasn't going in that particular corner for the 9

11:05 am

moolingwa

4OFOET

11:05 am

hokie carla

oh not me. still 37 left with some big tiles

11:05 am

MollyL

Well why not mael? 😊

11:05 am

hokie carla

molly did you come here with the answer to my NTPN?

11:05 am

moolingwa

8-7-5-4

11:06 am

hokie carla

8-12-11-3-2-1

11:06 am

BzznBea

I hope Molly has the answer.

11:06 am

moolingwa

3OFOET

11:07 am

hokie carla

is there more than one tw?

11:07 am

BzznBea

no

11:07 am

welki

so what's the answer?

11:07 am

hokie carla

thanks bea

11:08 am

hokie carla

well, the answer is tretorn

11:08 am

moolingwa

ah, not heard of them

11:08 am

mael

I have a couple compound he6?

11:09 am

periwinkle

I have one he6/21. a legal one

11:09 am

hokie carla

they are scandinavian and been around since 1900

11:09 am

mael

for peri, if she's still looking

11:09 am

mael

those were my last two

11:10 am

mael

it's the G that's giving me the most trouble, I only have 3

11:10 am

MollyL

Sorry, I'm not into Swedish shoes

11:10 am

hokie carla

ah, was missing the other legalese one

11:11 am

hokie carla

I managed 4 G's, but yeah

11:11 am

periwinkle

is that also he6 carla?

11:11 am

moolingwa

5G here

11:11 am

mael

yes peri

11:11 am

hokie carla

and still need upper left E and all 4th row R. have only 1 E and 2 T on middle row. so I am far away from HOET.

11:12 am

periwinkle

hmm

11:12 am

mael

upper left E is a not very normal word we have often

11:12 am

periwinkle

ty have all the h words

11:12 am

hokie carla

found an R but adding the o that was invisible to me

11:12 am

periwinkle

still 40 to go

11:12 am

hokie carla

*by adding

11:13 am

hokie carla

stat for that e, mael?

11:13 am

moolingwa

18 left here....have the E, 2 of the R, 2 E and 5 of that T

11:13 am

mael

et6/18

11:13 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

11:14 am

hokie carla

32 left here

11:14 am

moolingwa

17

11:14 am

hokie carla

found a G!

11:14 am

moolingwa

great!

11:15 am

periwinkle

can someone guess my last corner T?

11:15 am

hokie carla

I still need one there too

11:15 am

hokie carla

there is tw6 that I have

11:16 am

periwinkle

I have tw6/39

11:16 am

BzznBea

same one i'm missing

11:16 am

mael

I have no tw yet

11:16 am

hokie carla

yeah, I don't know the 3rd

11:16 am

periwinkle

and te6/18

11:16 am

mael

but missing two T from that corner

11:16 am

hokie carla

but bea said not tw

11:16 am

hokie carla

mael you almost have it in your post!

11:16 am

welki

te 7/32?

11:16 am

welki

is that what you're missing?

11:17 am

hokie carla

and if you found the other one, it'd be the tw6

11:17 am

periwinkle

yes

11:17 am

hokie carla

apparently so, welki

11:17 am

mael

oh got the tw6, thanks!

11:17 am

mael

thanks hokie haha

11:17 am

hokie carla

np

11:18 am

hokie carla

is this a regular word, welki?

11:18 am

periwinkle

looking for the te7 no luck

11:18 am

moolingwa

was missing the 7, tx

11:18 am

hokie carla

found it, thx

11:18 am

MollyL

The end of te7 is past tense of what you do on a horse

11:18 am

moolingwa

5-3-4-3

11:19 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

11:19 am

hokie carla

7-9-9-2-2-1

11:19 am

mael

got the 7, thanks molly

11:20 am

mael

10 left

11:20 am

MollyL

The te7 is a word that only super nerds know

11:21 am

hokie carla

the dictionary link doesn't even know

11:21 am

hokie carla

found the middle row E's. the old babblet standbys

11:23 am

periwinkle

36 left bbl

11:23 am

hokie carla

yeah, I thikn I need lunch. BBS

11:24 am

mael

I thought retrod was a word, no?

11:25 am

mael

but no matter, FW!

11:25 am

mael

have a great day everyone

11:44 am

hokie carla

rehi - I'm calling shenanigans on wi5

11:44 am

penquis

carla!

11:44 am

hokie carla

anyone here to guess my missing W?

11:44 am

hokie carla

pen!

11:45 am

ChampFit

Agree on the wi5.

11:45 am

BzznBea

wi7

11:45 am

penquis

i have three Ws missing...

11:45 am

penquis

hi Bea....

11:45 am

ChampFit

It was mine, bea!

11:45 am

hokie carla

I do have one wi7

11:45 am

BzznBea

Hello all.

11:46 am

ChampFit

wo6?

11:46 am

BzznBea

four words are related to that 7

11:46 am

penquis

is that a pt?

11:46 am

BzznBea

other two related to your shenanigans

11:46 am

hokie carla

I do not have a wo6

11:46 am

penquis

i have a pt...

11:47 am

ChampFit

It's the last w. and yes, it's a pt, but the present tense isn't in the grid, if there is one.

11:47 am

penquis

then I have that one, i think....

11:47 am

hokie carla

thanks, that was very descriptive and helped. first col gray!

11:47 am

ChampFit

Help please with the bottom O. I know the stats but must be blind...

11:48 am

hokie carla

looks kinda roboty with a vowel on the end

11:48 am

ChampFit

Thank you! Got it.

11:49 am

hokie carla

anyone have a GN?

11:49 am

hokie carla

or GR? I have 5 GE

11:49 am

ChampFit

There isn't a gn. There's one gr4

11:50 am

hokie carla

thanks

11:51 am

MollyL

Hmm, kinda roboty is now a sufficient clue 🤣😂🤣

11:52 am

ChampFit

I knew exactly what she meant.

11:52 am

hokie carla

it's more riz than "robot ending"

11:58 am

hokie carla

finally found another 8

11:58 am

BzznBea

which one?

11:58 am

BzznBea

I only have one.

11:58 am

hokie carla

re8

11:58 am

penquis

i have two...>RO and RE....

11:58 am

hokie carla

I also have ro8

11:59 am

hokie carla

still need 5 + 2 R's. finding them very difficult.

11:59 am

ChampFit

There are 2 re's

11:59 am

BzznBea

Now I have two. Thanks

11:59 am

hokie carla

that's what I was afraid of

12:00 pm

ChampFit

The first one is weird to me. Would you like a bit of a clue?

12:01 pm

hokie carla

yes please

12:01 pm

ChampFit

Extend the re 5/16

12:02 pm

hokie carla

got it, thanks

12:02 pm

penquis

i think i already have that one...

12:02 pm

hokie carla

20 left now. 5-6-7-1-0-1

12:02 pm

hokie carla

that one is re8/55, the other is 8/45

12:03 pm

penquis

then i am missing the 45...

12:03 pm

hokie carla

pt

12:04 pm

penquis

ok....will look....ty...

12:05 pm

MollyL

Hilarious, she is missing the easier of the 2

12:06 pm

ChampFit

Easy to do the way things are grouped. She'll see it the second she lists.

12:06 pm

hokie carla

that's my move

12:09 pm

BzznBea

Same one I was missing.

12:09 pm

MollyL

'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time and
its news is captured
For the queen to use.

12:10 pm

hokie carla

hopefully that's a song lyric and not molly losing her mind

12:10 pm

ChampFit

My husband is a Yes-aholic.

12:11 pm

ChampFit

2 things can be true at the same time ya know! :)

12:12 pm

hokie carla

we have another sunny, blazing hot day and yet it is raining right now. I looked out the window and saw something falling and then noticed all the leaves were wet. but it's still sunny.

12:12 pm

ChampFit

Rainbow!

12:12 pm

penquis

warmer here today....82 now...

12:13 pm

penquis

or 79 depending on where i look for the temperature...

12:13 pm

hokie carla

91, feels like 95

12:14 pm

penquis

feels like 77 on my watch...

12:14 pm

Shirlockc

92 feels like 100

12:14 pm

ChampFit

Same. Hot as crap.

12:15 pm

MollyL

Click your heels together three times and say "there's nothing like a cold front, there's nothing like a cold front, there's nothing like a cold front"

12:15 pm

ChampFit

We're getting one end of the week which means it may not hit 90. Better than nothing!

12:16 pm

hokie carla

I think I am maxed out on words here. seeing nothing.

12:16 pm

ChampFit

FW! Last one to6/18.

12:17 pm

hokie carla

I prob have that one

12:17 pm

ChampFit

Dang it! It's a spanish word, like my phantom toreador

12:17 pm

ChampFit

Anyone want any clues before I go?

12:17 pm

hokie carla

just listed - I don't have that one

12:18 pm

hokie carla

but found it now

12:18 pm

ChampFit

WooHOO! Have a great day!

12:18 pm

hokie carla

why do they have that but not say, baño

12:18 pm

hokie carla

you too!

12:21 pm

hurshy

hello

12:22 pm

hokie carla

hey hurshy

12:22 pm

hurshy

howzit

12:23 pm

hokie carla

went to list with 20 left because I had reached max babble blindness. still 7 to go. am not even having to look in the grid for most of them, I just know what the word is and type it.

12:24 pm

hurshy

oh i have 13 left

12:26 pm

hurshy

do you have all the Ns? i need one upper one, have 2 ne6

12:26 pm

hokie carla

babblet

12:27 pm

hokie carla

down to 2 D's and an F

12:27 pm

hurshy

silly me

12:28 pm

hokie carla

that one took me a while too, even with the 6s

12:29 pm

hokie carla

of course my F is the stupid spelling

12:30 pm

hurshy

oh yeah thanks

12:30 pm

hurshy

i still need one other one tho

12:31 pm

hokie carla

had to look up those big d's. you'd think I would have gotten the biggest one.

12:31 pm

hokie carla

do you have fo6/30?

12:31 pm

hurshy

i was excited when i found that yea

12:31 pm

hurshy

no i don't have that fo

12:32 pm

hurshy

thanks got it now

12:33 pm

hurshy

corner T, te6, tw6, what am i missing?

12:33 pm

hokie carla

te7

12:33 pm

hurshy

related to the 6 somehow?

12:34 pm

hurshy

oh no, nvm, i thought of it

12:34 pm

hurshy

thanks

12:34 pm

hurshy

2-2-2-1

12:34 pm

BzznBea

namaste

12:34 pm

hurshy

namaste Bea

12:35 pm

hokie carla

bye bea

12:35 pm

hurshy

is there an RH word?

12:35 pm

hokie carla

no

12:37 pm

hurshy

4th row R i have re8 and re5/18, do you know what else is from there?

12:38 pm

hokie carla

I was one of my 20 on the list so I didn't really pay attention to which R. will try to figure it out.

12:38 pm

hokie carla

it, not I

12:38 pm

hokie carla

to give someone sustenance again I think

12:38 pm

hokie carla

oh, you have that one

12:39 pm

hurshy

yeah that's re5/18

12:39 pm

hokie carla

that was mine :D

12:39 pm

MollyL

I thought you were talking about your 20 personalities

12:39 pm

hokie carla

maybe

12:40 pm

hokie carla

ro5/20

12:40 pm

hokie carla

that's my final answer

12:40 pm

hurshy

*bops self on head*

12:40 pm

hurshy

thanks

12:41 pm

hurshy

any guess on my missing H?

12:41 pm

hokie carla

he6/30

12:42 pm

hurshy

ahhh thanks

12:45 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:45 pm

hurshy

hi nan

12:46 pm

hokie carla

hey nan

12:54 pm

penquis

back...lost power for a half hour...

12:54 pm

hokie carla

yikes

12:55 pm

hokie carla

I seem to have lost power here. I can't move off.

12:55 pm

penquis

well i wasn't hot since i had the heat pump running today....

12:59 pm

cybernan

have to go out just after lunch - dreading it as it is already 86

1:00 pm

penquis

is this unusual for your area?

1:00 pm

cybernan

no we often get the high 90's at this time of year -- just like to whine about it :)

1:01 pm

penquis

ah, ok....inland it's been 90 + for a few days, but here it's only hit around 80 for a high...but humid...

1:01 pm

cybernan

it has been 99 for a high the last few days

1:02 pm

penquis

that is hot!...

1:03 pm

cybernan

at least we don't have the humidity - down to 2x/week watering restrictions

1:03 pm

penquis

it's the humidity that is the worst thing for me...

1:03 pm

penquis

fered

1:04 pm

cybernan

yes it used to get to me too when we lived in Monteal and Toronto

1:04 pm

penquis

sorry...

1:05 pm

cybernan

any clues for that de 7 or 9 that was called last night?

1:05 pm

penquis

the 7 is most of what you use to clean your laundry...

1:06 pm

penquis

don't have the 9 yet...

1:06 pm

cybernan

ok -- kept seeing deterrent which of course isn't there

1:06 pm

Gillie

you'll slap yourself

1:06 pm

cybernan

ty pen

1:06 pm

Gillie

(when you get the de9 - it seems like a phantom, but it isn't)

1:08 pm

cybernan

got them Gillie

1:20 pm

Gillie

They've got flooding and power outages in Toronto right now, I see - but fortunately not high temperatures

1:24 pm

penquis

well i am stalled at 21....taking a break...bye all....

1:37 pm

hokie carla

thunder here now

1:55 pm

moolingwa

no thunder here

1:55 pm

dcseain

102F and storms expected at some point here.

1:56 pm

dcseain

hello moo and carla and pen

1:57 pm

dcseain

it's Violent Femmes here this afternoon.

2:03 pm

moolingwa

I once saw them in a double header with Nirvana

2:04 pm

moolingwa

hope you manage to keep the blistering to a minimum

2:45 pm

periwinkle

would someone like to guess my missing G

2:45 pm

periwinkle

97 here but I am inside and comfortable

2:49 pm

periwinkle

nm

3:04 pm

dcseain

I've seen the Violent Femmes an uncountable number of times since 1988.

3:04 pm

dcseain

they and They Might Be Giants are the two bands I've seen the most of. And many times to see Christine Lavin.

3:04 pm

dcseain

sorry, I was away for a bit.

3:05 pm

dcseain

102 where I am and 104 in DC today.

3:10 pm

moolingwa

I've seen TMBG roo

3:10 pm

dcseain

I love their van: it says It Might Be, Incorporated.

3:11 pm

dcseain

I've seen them exclusively at the 9:30 Club, oddly.

3:16 pm

moolingwa

I saw them in Australia

3:16 pm

dcseain

oh, nice!

3:17 pm

moolingwa

5 to go

3:18 pm

dcseain

I saw Midnight Oil here two years ago. They were shocked we sang along. And two drumbeats in started with Do-do-do-do-DO-do-do LOL They were awed at having fans here.

3:19 pm

moolingwa

you know he once ran for prime minister

3:19 pm

moolingwa

Peter Garrett that is

3:19 pm

dcseain

yes, and was an MP

3:37 pm

cybernan

hi again

3:37 pm

dcseain

hi, nan

3:38 pm

dcseain

huh. I monkeyed a word for bullfighter.

3:41 pm

cybernan

mmm - no a so it isn't what I'm thinking

3:50 pm

cybernan

w ort

3:50 pm

cybernan

oops - sorry

3:53 pm

cybernan

down to 6 -- all 6's and a 7 -- have had enough. hagd.

3:53 pm

dcseain

be well

3:55 pm

moolingwa

down to 4...

3:55 pm

moolingwa

and 2 of them are 4s

3:56 pm

dcseain

somehow that doesn't surprise me the 4s

3:57 pm

moolingwa

there's one

4:03 pm

Shellbell_o-well

hello! breaktime/lunchtime and squeeze in my last 20

4:08 pm

dcseain

hi, Shellbell

4:27 pm

Shellbell_o-well

y'all been rockin' out today

4:28 pm

dcseain

goodness, that de9 is twisty

4:28 pm

dcseain

I never would've guessed it there

4:28 pm

dcseain

and a de7 that's new to me.

4:28 pm

MollyL

Ooo, we all been rockin' out

4:29 pm

dcseain

yes, yes we have been rockin' out!

4:31 pm

Dorens

Rocking out here in Scotland as well

4:31 pm

dcseain

yay! good evening, dorens

4:32 pm

Dorens

hi there Sean

4:32 pm

origami

We’re rocking hard here in Inverness.

4:33 pm

dcseain

yay origami! good evening to you too.

4:33 pm

saanichcat

ru has learned how to drive on the left side of the road!

4:34 pm

dcseain

good on ru!

4:34 pm

dcseain

though I do understand that that's easier than getting used to crossing the street.

4:36 pm

Dorens

dunno. Haven't crossed many streets

4:43 pm

Shellbell_o-well

2 to go... an e and a g

4:45 pm

dcseain

I have 5 Gs, but a final G seems hard for most.

4:49 pm

origami

Twofer

4:49 pm

origami

Twofer

4:49 pm

origami

Oops

4:49 pm

origami

Te

4:49 pm

origami

Tetted

4:50 pm

Gillie

My weirdest G's are a ge5/14, ge6/24, and gr4/6

4:50 pm

origami

Teredo

4:50 pm

Gillie

Hey ORIGAMI - wrong box!

4:50 pm

origami

Shit

4:50 pm

Shellbell_o-well

g ground out! yep, never come across that one before

4:50 pm

Gillie

:)

4:51 pm

Shirlockc

i thought that was a phantom, origami so thx!

4:52 pm

saanichcat

ruru hijacked origami's tablet.....triple oops!

4:56 pm

Gillie

Is ru in the UK? It's been many, many years, but I did come close to being run over by a taxi while crossing a London street incautiously - didn't even slow down

4:59 pm

Shellbell_o-well

last e eradicated! done! (should have seen that bird long ago! esp since he had a buddy in the grid today, too)

5:06 pm

MollyL

Oh, I didn't realize it was a group trip to Scotland. Hoot man!

5:30 pm

Shellbell_o-well

off to brave the heat for a bit...try and keep some plants alive. laters!!

5:41 pm

dcseain

It wasn't too bad when I got the mail an hour ago, the humidity is blessedly low.

6:06 pm

NonoNanette

has anyone clued the fr9?

6:07 pm

MollyL

There is no fr9

6:07 pm

NonoNanette

thougt some one list it sorry

6:08 pm

Gillie

there's a de9 and 4 x fr7

6:09 pm

NonoNanette

thanks Gillie will look for that one and the fr's

6:24 pm

hokie carla

I took winston for a walk after our mini thunderstorm since it was kinda cloudy and only 84. apparently the humidity was about a million% because we liked to die out there (your appalachian english for the day).

7:48 pm

jesdraggon

evening all

7:48 pm

Sophie512

hi

7:51 pm

jesdraggon

how goes?

7:59 pm

Sophie512

only have 42 words usually get about half and then go on it takes too much time to complete one for me

8:02 pm

jesdraggon

sorry. i've got 52, so i'll happily clue if i've got one you need, but i'm missing a lot still

8:05 pm

dcseain

de9 is very twisty, if cleansing.

8:09 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, dc

8:13 pm

dcseain

the de7 Is a shorter verb of it. with which I was unfamiliar

8:18 pm

jesdraggon

half way

8:22 pm

dcseain

I'm down to 28, plodding along.

9:44 pm

dcseain

9

10:31 pm

dcseain

6

11:15 pm

dcseain

down to the fo6/30

11:15 pm

dcseain

er fo6/27

11:16 pm

dcseain

and firewords

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