Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, November 7, 2024

12:09 am

hokie carla

SN7

12:10 am

dizgrannie

xe 5

12:10 am

hokie carla

LA8

12:15 am

broll

fe 7 x 2

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:28 am

ursh

re 7&8

12:28 am

dizgrannie

don't forget the pesky as 4

1:16 am

sprite

morning babblers

2:23 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

5:40 am

worzel

why can't you have degu?

6:38 am

periwinkle

hi all 23 C words!!!

7:09 am

crosshair

G'morning, Babble buds.

7:34 am

phaeton

hello crossy!

7:57 am

Aloyisius

nice to see you again, crosshair..

8:11 am

hurshy

morning babblers

8:12 am

hurshy

and if worzel is still around or comes back, i want to know what degu is

8:17 am

hurshy

phantom: erasure

8:24 am

phaeton

no, but if you drop one of the vowels it is a word

8:25 am

Aloyisius

ty phaeton, needed that one!

8:26 am

hurshy

yeah thanks!

8:26 am

phaeton

yw

8:27 am

hurshy

hmmm, i'm running out of F ideas way too soon

8:30 am

phaeton

fw...any clues wanted?

8:39 am

MollyL

Google is your friend. degu...a ratlike rodent with a long silky coat, found in southern South America

8:39 am

hurshy

i mean, sure, but it's always nice to hear it from the OP

8:40 am

hurshy

human connection and all that

8:40 am

LuvWordGames

my kids had a degu as a pet years ago

8:40 am

hurshy

whilst living in the US, or elsewhere?

8:41 am

LuvWordGames

yes, here in the states

8:41 am

LuvWordGames

they're like gerbils or hampsters

8:42 am

hurshy

neat

8:45 am

hokie carla

I just learned last night on reddit that I don't even need a permit to have a kangaroo here

8:46 am

Aloyisius

LOL.. how nice, hokie

8:46 am

LuvWordGames

oh wow that's something. So are you planning on getting one? lol

8:49 am

hurshy

phantom: emerald

8:50 am

hokie carla

I guess not

8:52 am

hurshy

sounds like you're just taking freedom for granted

8:54 am

hurshy

gtg but i leave you with these lyrics in case

8:54 am

hurshy

they may fit your mood

8:54 am

hurshy

Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
Trapped in a state of imaginary grace
I made a pilgrimage to save this human race
Never comprehending the race had long gone by

8:54 am

crosshair

Kangaroos must be hard to litter box train. :)

8:56 am

wingding

my mood is more disbelief

8:57 am

crosshair

Though owning exotic pets is mostly illegal here these day--though we had one fellow that had a pet ferret that had been injured and could not be put back into the wild. He used to take him on walks around the block using a cat harness.

8:58 am

wingding

i'm near the NJ shore, a couple there had tigers ...

8:59 am

crosshair

Imagine the food bill to feed a pair of tigers every day--and the hairball!

9:00 am

Aloyisius

from the animal's viewpoint, not good to try to domesticate a wild creature

9:01 am

crosshair

Nope.

9:02 am

MollyL

Whoa, Modern English a blast from the 80's

9:02 am

crosshair

We were rehabilitating a injured racoon many years back and the thing drove us crazy. Up all night going through cupboards, and he had no issues at all getting the fridge open.

9:02 am

Aloyisius

they are clever rascals

9:02 am

welki

'morning, folks

9:03 am

crosshair

Howdy, Welki. :)

9:03 am

Aloyisius

hi welki

9:05 am

hokie carla

I would never have a raccoon in my house. yuck.

9:06 am

crosshair

Thing was crazy. He used to take a running leap at you when he wanted to play, but his claws were too sharp.

9:07 am

crosshair

But he would do anything if you offered him a bit of peanut butter, or a bit of raw bacon.

9:08 am

crosshair

In the end we got him all fixed up and reintroduced him back to the wild with no issues.

9:09 am

Aloyisius

happy ending, Crossy

9:09 am

hokie carla

I would just be scared of rabies

9:10 am

crosshair

We had him tested at the start.

9:10 am

hokie carla

whew

9:15 am

crosshair

Though we did get a rabid fox on the farm once. It got up near the house and barn, so had access to the barn cats, dogs, and cows. Since it was mid-day and the fox was moving erratically, we shot it, and sent the body off for testing. In the end we had orders to shoot all the barn cats sadly. :(

9:19 am

Aloyisius

not a happy ending to that story, crossy! time for me to scoot.. Happy Babbling to you all!

9:52 am

wingding

my son(5yo at time) and i would read "Little Rascal By Sterling North Paperback 1965 Scholastic Books" it was so engaging he wanted to get one .. you can only raise them from wee pups ... we saws a bunch of them foraging for food, he wanted to go pet one, i told him, they aren't are friendly as rascal ..

10:04 am

Norma

fl

10:12 am

moolingwa

morning all

10:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

We are going to have a rabid animal as president again

10:27 am

moolingwa

we just recently had a raccoon show up at our back door. She'd come pretty regularly...unfortunately turned out she had distemper, so we trapped her and took her the local animal rescue and they euthanized her

10:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

can they do that to presidents?

10:28 am

moolingwa

only if you're the president per the supreme court

10:29 am

Norma

se

10:32 am

nrkii

vicious

10:42 am

crosshair

Make America rabid again. :(

10:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

Checks and balances doesn't mean checkbooks and bank balances

10:44 am

crosshair

Lol--as Trump pimps Chinese tourbillion wristwatches...

10:59 am

MollyL

It means checkbooks and bank balances if you are Trump and his pal Elon.

11:06 am

crosshair

Trump and Elon are much alike in that they buy the brains they need and put them on the payroll instead of needing to use their own.

11:16 am

moolingwa

I'm not sure Trump gets to buy many brains, for the most part he gets people who are either broken, marginalized or in other way are willing to compromise themselves to be loyal to Trump.

Musk has had some ability to attract top talent to his companies, while at the same point having some questionable personal interactions, in some ways similar to what Steve Jobs was like...or Bill Gates for that matter.

Many of these tech business leaders come with outsized egos, and questionable personal skills and certainly their moral compass can be off, but not sure as much as Trump's is.

Trump was born entitled (as I guess you could say Musk was), and then learned at the hands of Joseph McCarthy's lawyer, how to go after people and use the legal system. In that case he's different from Musk.

11:18 am

MollyL

Vance = broken, marginalized or in other way are willing to compromise themselves to be loyal to Trump. And this is the man who will be President when Trump rides off into la-la land. God help us.

11:18 am

REG

I was never a regular here but used to anonymously lurk. Needed a distraction today. Looked at the chat with trepidation but am so happy to find it inline with my own thoughts today.

11:21 am

wingding

reg, you are not alone, i am avoiding most 'posting' ... i've an excuse, i'm supposed to be working ... god bless the USA ... have strength, i pray we overcome the adverisity looming

11:29 am

mama

Reg, I'm the same. I've been babbling for 20 years but never spent time in the chat. Yesterday I was happy (well not really happy) to see so many here aligned with my thoughts. MollyL that's my big fear, that Vance will finish Trump's term. Unlike Trump, Vance actually does have a brain.

11:35 am

Shirlockc

i broke my rule yesterday for not talking politics in the chog and I'm with you, mama, glad to see similar POVs but sad at the same time

11:41 am

Shirlockc

sad that so many are going to be impacted negatively and not know why

11:50 am

Guernseygirl 2

I’m from the UK and most of us seem to be just as perturbed as you. His effect on the whole world is frightening.

11:51 am

hurshy

still seems like the best thing to do is make fun of him. he seems to really hate that.

11:54 am

BzznBea

Do you think he will know you are making fun of him? Seems that that will only make oneself feel better.

11:55 am

BzznBea

Most of us will be fine for the next four years. But there are so many others that won't.

11:55 am

hurshy

no no, i didn't mean like, us individually

11:56 am

hurshy

i meant the people on TV and who have large followings online and stuff like that

11:57 am

hurshy

yeah my mom said to me yesterday morning, "we're doomed!" and i was like, well, YOU'RE not doomed.

11:58 am

hurshy

then later i said, of course if you were concerned for others, i don't mean to redirect you from that. (but her history of concern for others had initially made me fail to think of that possibility)

11:59 am

hurshy

why did i think segura was a word

12:00 pm

hurshy

maybe it's spanish and one sees it on the internet cause it means secure or something, that would explain it

12:15 pm

hurshy

woohoo found two 8s

12:17 pm

hurshy

woohoo found another and it's more weird

12:20 pm

BzznBea

I dislike words that are past with a t.

12:20 pm

hurshy

really? i love them

12:21 pm

hurshy

but then i'm a fan of old-fashioned stuff, prefer books from 18th/19th century

12:22 pm

hurshy

would anyone like to join me in declaring F the hardest letter of the day?

12:25 pm

hurshy

oooh oooh i finished them!

12:25 pm

BzznBea

I have those grey.

12:25 pm

hurshy

it's the babble way

12:25 pm

hurshy

the peri principle

12:26 pm

hurshy

H i have 2 hu4, what am i missing?

12:26 pm

BzznBea

hi

12:27 pm

hurshy

4?

12:27 pm

BzznBea

6

12:27 pm

hurshy

thanks got it

12:28 pm

BzznBea

yw

12:29 pm

hurshy

phantom: usnea

12:30 pm

hurshy

well i gtg, 10 left for later

12:34 pm

sajarn

phantom: recluse

12:34 pm

sajarn

cleal

1:35 pm

ch1212

Late start today. If you have any interest, there is link in my profile to sign up for a 1x/month email about my book and mental health. I'm told it's important for me to reach out to groups of my peeps, and babblers are my group! :) That is all. Now I'm diving into the grid.

1:42 pm

MollyL

Hmm, we are "peeps"?

1:44 pm

ch1212

definitely! I feel a deep affinity with my fellow babblers, because we have such a sense of community. At least, it's been that way for me.

1:51 pm

ch1212

83 left and time for lunch. bbl.

2:06 pm

BzznBea

namaste

2:06 pm

moolingwa

rehi

2:41 pm

periwinkle

hey mool and hi all

2:55 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

3:03 pm

MollyL

Hi Nan

3:18 pm

wingding

ch1212 i'll sign up tomorrow .. heading out to karate w/ my 9yo soon

3:30 pm

cybernan

have to head out for doctor appt. -- bbl

3:31 pm

MollyL

Wingding has a lot of yo sons

5:02 pm

scatterbrain

Clue pls for both re 8

5:05 pm

periwinkle

first lla5 please

5:09 pm

periwinkle

nm

5:12 pm

cybernan

hi again

5:18 pm

scatterbrain

Clue pls for both the re 8

5:24 pm

cybernan

attends classes again and pt

5:36 pm

cybernan

these u's are tough

5:42 pm

rbud

got the bear and latin pl?

5:42 pm

rbud

might be my most exotic ones, haha

5:56 pm

mkg

Hi all. Missing bottom row E word and the E in fifth column above the M. Clues welcome or stats.

5:56 pm

mkg

Remele

5:57 pm

mkg

Sorryt.

5:57 pm

mkg

Just got the fifth row E word. Finally. Ty

6:14 pm

rbud

em 4 and 5? that's the one above the M. Alternate spelling of a big bird and pl. I think.

6:17 pm

rbud

em5 for the one beside the M. Another alt. spelling, for Islamic ruler or chief.

6:20 pm

NANCY

CLUE for ce 6 anyone?

6:21 pm

NANCY

cl

6:33 pm

rbud

ce 6 is a pause in poetry. Similar to the ca 7.

6:35 pm

NANCY

TY rbud, it got it

6:35 pm

NANCY

sari

7:25 pm

scatterbrain

Clue pls for ca 8

7:26 pm

penquis

add a consonant to the ca 7...

7:27 pm

scatterbrain

Thanx pen but don’t have the 7 either

7:28 pm

penquis

do you have the ca 6/21?

7:28 pm

dcseain

oof. got them, thanks.

7:28 pm

penquis

yw..

7:29 pm

dcseain

ca vowel

7:30 pm

penquis

the 6....think salad type...

7:40 pm

scatterbrain

Thanx pen for the ca 6 now pls for the ca7

7:41 pm

penquis

same first four letters...last three are like a wall painting is a m***l....

7:44 pm

scatterbrain

Thanx pen your the best

7:45 pm

penquis

yw...

7:46 pm

scatterbrain

Just one more pls for fireworks re6

7:48 pm

penquis

which one?

7:48 pm

penquis

they are both past tense...

7:49 pm

moolingwa

rehi

7:50 pm

penquis

hi mool...

7:50 pm

moolingwa

hey pen

7:50 pm

moolingwa

still 18 left for me

7:52 pm

penquis

2 here...

7:52 pm

moolingwa

found a word

7:54 pm

penquis

me, too...

7:55 pm

moolingwa

2 more

7:56 pm

penquis

i knew you would finish before me...i am resigned to my fate...

7:56 pm

moolingwa

still 14 behind you :)

7:56 pm

moolingwa

and only one is a 4

7:57 pm

penquis

oh...thought you had two left...

7:57 pm

moolingwa

and 2 fives

7:57 pm

moolingwa

oh no

7:57 pm

moolingwa

found a 5

7:57 pm

penquis

can't find my last word....el 6?

7:59 pm

moolingwa

don't have it sorry

7:59 pm

moolingwa

found my last 5

8:01 pm

penquis

found it with Best Word List....i am done...

8:01 pm

moolingwa

congrats!

8:02 pm

moolingwa

found my last 4

8:04 pm

penquis

ty....heading out....goodnight....

8:05 pm

moolingwa

night

8:50 pm

moolingwa

still putzing around with this board

10:51 pm

grannyrose

g'day mool. how are you faring?

10:52 pm

grannyrose

ugh. when will i le5 to check the time? lol. ah well. will be back for the flip.

11:03 pm

dcseain

LOL time changed on Sunday here

11:28 pm

mkg

Any clues for the N word? It is an na 6.

11:31 pm

justafreep

you'll feel sick when you see it

11:31 pm

justafreep

at least a little bit

11:31 pm

mkg

I assume those are clues but not getting it. Sorry

11:32 pm

justafreep

(they are. it's a word for a feeling often associated with, say, seasickness)

11:32 pm

ursh

try another word for bilious

11:32 pm

mkg

Ty.

11:33 pm

mkg

Got the word. Ty.

11:33 pm

justafreep

and how are you feeling??? :-)

11:33 pm

mkg

What about the E words for the E above the M? Fifth column fourth row???? All help welcome

11:34 pm

justafreep

babblet spelling of a flightless bird

11:35 pm

mkg

Got it! Ty freep

11:35 pm

mkg

Got both of them. Ty so much.

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