12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
1:20 am
sprite
morning babblers. How lovely, a big grid!
1:30 am
dcseain
i moved today. most going to storage tomorrow.
1:30 am
sprite
oh wow, seain. Always pretty intense, moving. Are you happy with the new place?
1:31 am
dcseain
yes, it’s temorary. Will move to permanent place next month.
1:31 am
dcseain
i’m housesitting and watich fish and cat.
1:31 am
sprite
ah okay. Doubly intense. Will think of you.
1:31 am
dcseain
i worked for this family as a nanny for a few years.
1:32 am
dcseain
I am going to hire movers to get the stuff from the storage unit i think. I’m getting to old for this self-move thing.
1:33 am
dcseain
i hired movers last move as i was recovering from covid and could not pack or anything.
1:33 am
sprite
I hear ya! We emptied out our sea container where we had our stuff stored. For the first time in my life, I have asked for help and did not lift a single box. Also forbid my beloved to do any lifting, the kids did all the lifting and our son did all the organising. Amazing.
1:34 am
dcseain
i’m going to take a shower and launder my clathes in a few. Then sleep.
1:34 am
sprite
have a good one, seain
1:34 am
dcseain
What a mitzvah the kids.
1:34 am
dcseain
and than you., Sprite
1:35 am
sprite
they are amazing. So loving and caring.
1:38 am
dcseain
ooh, found a tasty mushroom
1:42 am
dcseain
ok, shower then sleep. hasta luego and happy babbling, yall.
1:43 am
sprite
sleep well, seain
2:29 am
grannyrose
good morning darling sprite
2:30 am
sprite
and there she is! Hi my darling, good evening to you
2:33 am
grannyrose
omg, predicted temp for Christmas Day 33C, Boxing Day 40C.
2:33 am
sprite
omg I am so so so very much not envious of you guys
2:34 am
grannyrose
i'm going to melt... at least Christmas Day we will have access to a swimming pool.
2:35 am
sprite
I would not leave that pool
2:35 am
sprite
gimme my dinner on a floaty please
2:35 am
grannyrose
i'm going to sit on the bottom of it, and blow bubbles...lol... might have to come up for air occasionally.
2:36 am
sprite
a good wide tube will do
2:36 am
grannyrose
* giggles *
2:36 am
sprite
we are gonna pick up Rob's CPAP today!
2:37 am
grannyrose
FINALLY !! * handstands and cartwheels *
2:37 am
grannyrose
if you listen carefully you should be able to hear the cheering..
2:38 am
sprite
indeed. I hope it will be an immediate change for him
2:39 am
grannyrose
he's not going to believe it himself. that first full night's sleep is so wonderful.
2:39 am
sprite
lol he just said to caya that he would go straight to bed. Not lazy, just practising!
2:39 am
grannyrose
roflol
2:40 am
sprite
did you like my Midwinter drawing?
2:41 am
grannyrose
loved it sweetie. almost magical.
2:42 am
sprite
yay :) Zentangle is a magical method. You do not plan, you just go with the flow and something wonderful just happens
2:43 am
grannyrose
the release of restraint allows the creativity to flow. i can see that.
2:43 am
sprite
*happy sigh*
2:44 am
grannyrose
did i say something right?
2:44 am
sprite
fireflies. A truly wonderful grid. I found all but one Q without any prompts!
2:44 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!
2:44 am
sprite
you always do, lol, silly bean
2:46 am
grannyrose
ditto here on the qu's. when i saw which one i missed i was a little cross with myself. what i call the alternative spelling for female monarch. grrr
2:46 am
sprite
big hug, my darling. Stay cool. Have a magical Midwinter night. Days will start getting shorter for you now... temps will go down... in time... hopefully...
2:46 am
sprite
I missed the same one!
2:47 am
grannyrose
i hope you have a good day darling. * hugs *
4:14 am
MollyL
no8 another questionable Enable word
6:38 am
aslindy
hello all
7:04 am
aslindy
hello kiani
7:15 am
Kiani
how are you?
7:16 am
aslindy
meh. didn't sleep well.
7:16 am
Kiani
me either. Ended up on the couch bc Hastur was snoring so loud
7:17 am
aslindy
not looking forward to the weekend.
7:17 am
Kiani
I am! only two more days of work for me this year!
7:17 am
aslindy
at the cabin
7:18 am
Kiani
ah, the good old extended-family-in-confined-space time
7:19 am
aslindy
at least we don't have to sleep there, another family is letting us use their cabin just 4 miles away
7:20 am
Kiani
oh that's nice tho
7:21 am
aslindy
plus there's a snowstorm coming today, we won't get much but north of us will likely get a good amount
7:22 am
Kiani
yep we are due a chunk as well
7:22 am
aslindy
only 1-3 inches here
7:22 am
aslindy
but I have to go out first thing in the morning for labs
7:22 am
Kiani
I asked my cat Blizz if he was to blame. He didn't respond, other than to happy-drool
7:23 am
aslindy
yes, blame the cat
7:23 am
aslindy
I am looking forward to new furniture today though!
7:24 am
aslindy
something comfy to sit on, hooray
7:27 am
aslindy
I use weather underground to get my forecast. the people behind us have a weather station called Bunhouse.
7:28 am
aslindy
maybe they have rabbits.
7:28 am
crosshair
Good morning, Babblers. :)
7:31 am
Kiani
it's snowing here already but not hard. and good morning cross
7:33 am
crosshair
Snowing here as well. Is only 2cm/hour, but it is lake effect stuff and is supposed to go all day.
7:36 am
aslindy
I am losing my enthusiasm for this game today
7:37 am
crosshair
Some hints for the N in fourth column, please.
7:37 am
aslindy
I don't have those either
7:38 am
Kiani
you're not required to play, or all at once, you know :P
7:38 am
aslindy
what? are you sure?
7:38 am
Kiani
well otherwise I've been doing it wrong this whole time
7:38 am
aslindy
I suspect the no8 comes from that n but don't know for sure
7:41 am
MollyL
The no 8 does come from that N and it is a dumb word
7:42 am
Kiani
aha, got 2 of them
7:42 am
crosshair
Well, I will just save it for my last word then. :)
7:43 am
Kiani
molly, is the dumb one plural?
7:45 am
aslindy
it is not plural
7:51 am
aslindy
just started snowing here
7:53 am
phaeton
ne7/28 from the fourth column N
7:56 am
MollyL
At least those are words people are familiar with.
7:57 am
phaeton
what are the stats for the no8?
8:28 am
Dorens
that finishes that n.. thanks molly
8:33 am
rururocks
good morning everyone
9:11 am
MollyL
Good morning
9:12 am
rururocks
yay there is life here
9:13 am
aslindy
I am sort of here, keeping my dogs contained while we have furniture delivered.
9:13 am
MollyL
And I'm not abolishing A's and terminating T's
9:13 am
Gillie
According to Merriam-Webster, the no8 is an adjective, meaning either not included in or subject to the (last part of the word), or (2nd definition) exceeding it.
9:16 am
Gillie
Anyway, ty Molly for the clue
9:16 am
rururocks
i'm doing well on each tile except for the p
9:17 am
Gillie
The P is troublesome, but I've managed to get all but 5 without using the list
9:22 am
Gillie
I think it should take the superlative of or6/18 (3rd one?)
9:31 am
hokie carla
is the no8 a not word? and is it from the 4th col N? I can't find any of those.
9:37 am
MollyL
Two of them you have heard of. The no8 is a whack job
9:38 am
BzznBea
Like, literally a whack job or the word is whacky?
9:41 am
BzznBea
Ah...Contains the double letter tile.
9:42 am
hokie carla
thanks bea
9:42 am
hokie carla
still need another N there for HOET
9:46 am
hokie carla
ok, just need 1 A to gray top row
9:50 am
hokie carla
yep, regular word?
9:51 am
hokie carla
of course not. can I have another clue?
9:52 am
BzznBea
Ends with the plural nick of Hawthorne
9:53 am
hokie carla
thanks, bea. top row gray!
10:06 am
hokie carla
made it to 50. 9-6-15-12-6-1-1
getting to work here. TTFN
10:15 am
mkg
any help with N words for fourth column N welcome. Ty
10:17 am
BzznBea
ne7 and 8 babies
11:18 am
crosshair
Ty Bzz Bea
11:22 am
crosshair
A clue for the no8, please.
11:25 am
mkg
I need that too please.
11:26 am
Soodle
Negative prefix plus qu 5/16
11:28 am
crosshair
Ty, Soodles. :)
11:29 am
Soodle
Waiting to be chastised for giving away too much. 😉
11:30 am
crosshair
Well, I asked. If someone is that hard about clues in the chat it can be hidden until they are ready.
11:33 am
Soodle
Very true, Crossy!
11:36 am
crosshair
Snowy and blowy here today, Soodles. Wish we were in Ireland with you.
11:37 am
crosshair
We should have about a foot of fresh snow today by the time it is all done,
11:38 am
crosshair
We were going to visit, but our Labrador got hurt, and now the vet has all our vacation money! :(
11:42 am
rbud
how's the pup doing now, crossy?
11:43 am
crosshair
Had two teeth removed. Had to go under second time because stitches did not hold, and need to go in for torn ligament.
11:44 am
rbud
ouch! both for the lab and for the wallet!
11:44 am
crosshair
Each surgery for the teeth was $2200.00 and the ligament surgery will be $5800.00
11:45 am
crosshair
Plus everal hundred dollars for assorted med.
11:45 am
crosshair
Several*
11:46 am
crosshair
An sure we will hit $10K before he is all fixed up
11:46 am
rbud
good lord! last time I checked, a tooth out was about $100, but that was probably 25 years ago. Sounds vastly unfair for you, wonder if human teeth cost less!
11:46 am
ChampFit
crossy...the worst part of that will be keeping the pup calm after the surgery. I'm sorry to hear it!
11:46 am
crosshair
He is on calming meds as we speak
11:47 am
ChampFit
He'd have to be! Poor thing.
11:47 am
crosshair
He is a member of the family--he deserves no less. Vacations can wait.
11:49 am
Gillie
I can attest - getting a human tooth removed costs considerably less
11:49 am
crosshair
One tooth was broken, and the other had an abscess.
11:50 am
Gillie
My tooth was broken, and required considerable effort to remove in a few pieces
11:51 am
rbud
(I've had full dentures for well over a decade, so wasn't sure about human teeth costs, haha.)
11:51 am
crosshair
Yes, but unlike you, or I, they had to knock out boy out.
11:51 am
rbud
ouch, Gillie! *cringe*
11:51 am
crosshair
Our boy*
11:52 am
mymuseisme
Hi all! Sorry to read about your pup Crossy.
11:52 am
crosshair
Damn typos.
11:52 am
crosshair
We are fixing him up, mymuse.
11:53 am
crosshair
He is six years old and our baby now that we are empty nesters.
11:53 am
mymuseisme
fyi, I had an impacted wisdom tooth that had to be removed 2 years ago and needed oral surgeon cause of my implant before it. $6K and got covid on top of it.
11:54 am
crosshair
They called in a surgeon for Sebastian's operation.
11:55 am
mymuseisme
I hope Sebastian feels better very soon.
11:55 am
ChampFit
We're the same crossy...empty nesters that talk to our dogs like they're people all day. Family is family!
11:56 am
Gillie
I believe my brother had both wisdom teeth removed for less than a third of that, but no implants to worry about
11:56 am
ChampFit
Not to change the subject, but I can't imagine finding 20 more P's!!!
11:57 am
crosshair
He is stoned to the eyeball at the mall memt, and resting comfortably.
11:57 am
crosshair
I still need 25 of them, Champ.
11:58 am
crosshair
At the moment.
11:58 am
mymuseisme
Gillie, NYC is insanely expensive.
11:58 am
ChampFit
Neverending...
11:58 am
ChampFit
I'm actually down to 18...excruciating
12:00 pm
mymuseisme
lol Enable takes Spanish cousin that starts with p
12:02 pm
ChampFit
Yep! Got it.
12:02 pm
mymuseisme
I didn't know the English def
12:02 pm
mymuseisme
I didn't know the English def
12:03 pm
ChampFit
I just tried it because it was there, and you never know.
12:05 pm
mymuseisme
I also try extending words too. Sometimes it works.
12:05 pm
ChampFit
Yes, if I see the extension.
12:06 pm
mymuseisme
I'm trying to get back on here more often. I'm really out of practice.
12:07 pm
ChampFit
A big grid like this is a good way to get back in practice.
12:07 pm
crosshair
As am I.
12:08 pm
crosshair
I watch those at the flip tear through it in an hour and marvel at it.
12:09 pm
ChampFit
They're amazing.
12:09 pm
mymuseisme
Oooh will have to tune in.
12:12 pm
crosshair
It has been years since I mentioned it but our Babble Folding at Home info is still in my bio for those who care to partake.
12:17 pm
crosshair
It is using computers for protein folding to find cures for diseases.
12:18 pm
mkg
Any clues for either the 9 or 10 welcome. Ty
12:19 pm
crosshair
Just think, you can tell the ladies at your Friday night card game that you are folding portiens digitally to find cures for diseases!
12:20 pm
crosshair
Damn typos
12:20 pm
ChampFit
Will check it out!
12:21 pm
Gillie
The http://folding.stanford.edu doesn't work - it seems that the Folding at Home project is now based on the University of Pennsylvania
12:21 pm
Gillie
*link*, "now based *at*"
12:21 pm
crosshair
Link is also at the bottom of this page.
12:21 pm
crosshair
Ty for update, Gillie. Will check it out.
12:22 pm
mymuseisme
since it is linked to stanford.edu won't work Crossy.
12:23 pm
crosshair
Foldingathome.org no longer works?
12:24 pm
mymuseisme
the link under friends of babble
12:25 pm
crosshair
Try the addy I just posted
12:26 pm
crosshair
I need to get back into it as well. Is for an amazing cause.
12:27 pm
crosshair
Give me a moment. I will go onto the main computer and try to fire it up.
12:28 pm
periwinkle
hi all.
12:29 pm
periwinkle
way too many P words.any help with the pe9/10?
12:29 pm
ChampFit
HI peri! BBL for last 45. Made a good dent in it, at least!
12:29 pm
periwinkle
hi and bye Champ
12:29 pm
rbud
the foldingathome.org one worked for me.
12:33 pm
crosshair
I am unable and running as well
12:34 pm
crosshair
Up and running*
12:37 pm
periwinkle
is it was rbud posted crossy?
12:37 pm
crosshair
Lol, I am folding protein number 18,498, and it will be d
12:37 pm
mymuseisme
I'm on the site reading now, Crossy.
12:37 pm
crosshair
One in nine
12:37 pm
Gillie
Ooh - the original creator of Folding At Home is now "a general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz", according to Wikipedia
12:38 pm
crosshair
Will take nine hours for this fold.
12:39 pm
Gillie
Vijay Pande, that is
12:40 pm
crosshair
Makes for a great conversation starter at parties:
12:40 pm
crosshair
"So what do you do for hobbies?"
12:40 pm
periwinkle
crossy what is the site information?
12:40 pm
crosshair
"Oh, I fold proteins."
12:42 pm
crosshair
Peri. Just go to foldingathome.org, and it will walk you through the setup.
12:42 pm
periwinkle
ty will check it out
12:42 pm
crosshair
If you cannot get the old Babble account to work just run it solo
12:43 pm
periwinkle
the p words are neverending. still looking for the pe9/10
12:44 pm
periwinkle
help with no8 please
12:45 pm
Shirlockc
negative + the q5
12:46 pm
periwinkle
ty Shirl
12:46 pm
hurshy
hey hey hey
12:46 pm
Shirlockc
i still need 13 p words, it is never ending
12:46 pm
hurshy
i am just starting
12:47 pm
periwinkle
hi hursh
12:47 pm
hurshy
how are you peri
12:48 pm
periwinkle
I am doing ok. how are you hursh?
12:48 pm
periwinkle
onlhy have 28 P words
12:48 pm
hurshy
not bad not bad
12:49 pm
BzznBea
peri, do you have the ne7/8?
12:49 pm
crosshair
I will stop hogging the chig now. :)
12:49 pm
hurshy
one more A will grey the top row for me!
12:49 pm
periwinkle
yes Bea
12:49 pm
BzznBea
the pe9/10 ends the same
12:49 pm
periwinkle
well done hursh
12:49 pm
periwinkle
ok. will keep looking Bea ty
12:50 pm
BzznBea
start like your name
12:50 pm
hurshy
phantom: anoa
12:52 pm
hurshy
Qs Quashed!
12:52 pm
periwinkle
looking but not finding Bea
12:54 pm
hurshy
phantom: nonet
12:54 pm
periwinkle
missing 2 Qs
12:55 pm
hurshy
probably the first two, qu6 and 7 vowelly babblets
12:56 pm
periwinkle
thanks so much hursh
12:56 pm
Shirlockc
and as soon as you posted that hurshy, i got them thx
12:58 pm
periwinkle
bbl 110 left
1:07 pm
hurshy
hmm, not that many Os, but i'm struggling with the right-hand ones
1:09 pm
BzznBea
You have the ones that relate to fatty substance?
1:10 pm
hurshy
no, i tried olean
1:10 pm
hurshy
but that didn't work, so only have the 4
1:11 pm
hokie carla
there's a 6/7 set that starts with the 4
1:11 pm
hokie carla
I still need 1 O there
1:11 pm
hurshy
thanks bea and hokie!
1:11 pm
BzznBea
ends in consume
1:12 pm
hurshy
yeah i still need one but that's not as bad, only one
1:12 pm
hokie carla
phantom orles
1:13 pm
BzznBea
drop the plural
1:14 pm
hurshy
ok but that's not the one i am missing
1:14 pm
hokie carla
I think I was thinking of arles which doesn't have the sing.
1:14 pm
hokie carla
4th col gray!
1:14 pm
hokie carla
maybe a speaker, hurshy?
1:14 pm
hurshy
ooh found a fun ti7
1:15 pm
hokie carla
I'm kinda surprised that's in enable, thanks
1:17 pm
BzznBea
Fpound a woodpecker.
1:18 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found my last A - a very regular word that I NEVER see
1:18 pm
hurshy
i heard a guy on a podcast say "millennias" yesterday
1:18 pm
hurshy
i laughed at him
1:18 pm
hokie carla
as you should have
1:19 pm
hokie carla
phantom tarpolin
1:19 pm
hurshy
i think it's tarpaulin
1:19 pm
hokie carla
which is not even how it's spelled
1:20 pm
hokie carla
yes, was coming to report that
1:20 pm
hokie carla
okay, I have to run out again. wrapped presents and found one kid has more than the other.
1:21 pm
hurshy
yeah back to work for me. 2/3 done, S and P and stragglers for later
1:21 pm
hokie carla
30 left
7-3-11-7-2
NN R
T FFF
RRR MMM
SSS P13 T
1:25 pm
BzznBea
ends with fast paced
2:03 pm
periwinkle
ty Bea
4:21 pm
hurshy
phantom: spleen
4:28 pm
hurshy
guess prelit christmas trees are too new an innovation to be in enable
4:32 pm
hurshy
phantom: profile
4:33 pm
hurshy
phantom: prequel
4:35 pm
hurshy
well i'm only missing ten P words, i guess that's not TOO terrible
4:38 pm
ch1212
nice. I just came in and still working on the vowels, which I like to do first.
4:39 pm
hurshy
i see now from the chog that two of the p words are the 9 and 10 so i hope i can find those
4:40 pm
hurshy
aHA, thanks bea for providing a clue earlier
4:51 pm
hurshy
rats, still 2 8s and 4 7s that i don't see any mention of in the chat
4:56 pm
hurshy
Fs Finished (last two were a 6/7 combo!)
4:58 pm
hurshy
name that proper noun! former president of Egypt Sadat
4:59 pm
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
5:01 pm
hurshy
let me know if you complete that third row A in your vowel-doing because i need one of them
5:01 pm
ch1212
I have all those.
5:01 pm
hurshy
what do you think i've missed?
5:02 pm
ch1212
there are 2ae...6 ar...
5:03 pm
hurshy
guess it's an ar then
5:03 pm
hurshy
i always think "arpet" is a word but it isn't
5:04 pm
ch1212
I'll take a clue for the an7...
ar5,4,5,6,4,4
5:04 pm
hurshy
bea clued it as ending with plural nickname of Hawthorne
5:05 pm
ch1212
okay, that helps.
5:05 pm
hurshy
of course, i missed the most ordinary of all 6 ar words...
5:05 pm
ch1212
got it. Thanks, hurshy.
5:06 pm
hurshy
well i've got vowels vanquished now
5:10 pm
mkg
Any help with the 9 and 10 welcome. Stats or clues or whatever? Thanks.
5:12 pm
hurshy
you can find that info in the chog at 12:48 - 12:49
5:15 pm
mkg
Just looked at the chog and cannot find it. AM orPM?
5:15 pm
hurshy
peri asked, bea clued
5:15 pm
mkg
No mention of the 9 or 10 from 1240 to 1249
5:24 pm
ch1212
French word for father, a consonant, then first of Hawthorne's first name.
5:31 pm
hurshy
phew, finished with list
5:31 pm
hurshy
some people go skydiving or bungee jumping
5:31 pm
hurshy
me, i get a rush from playing an over 300 word babble grid
5:31 pm
ch1212
congrats, hurshy!
5:38 pm
moolingwa
afternoon, getting into this one late
5:45 pm
ch1212
lololol --- just tried to put in preate, as in, pre-ate something. That reminded me of a fake commercial I produced back in my radio days about a product called "Fast Food Fantastics! The ultimate in fast food! Pre-chewed, pre-digested, just drop the eco-friendly container into your toilet and flush! Fast Food Fantastics, available at your favorite grocer!"
5:46 pm
moolingwa
there's an image :)
5:50 pm
ch1212
89 left ... bbl.
5:51 pm
moolingwa
197 left here :)
5:58 pm
hurshy
i have tried preeat and preate too because of like mother birds who eat things and then regurgitate them for their babies
5:59 pm
moolingwa
I am starting to feel preill
6:02 pm
mkg
Ok found that clue. Pe 9 same ending. Not getting it still.
6:03 pm
mkg
I assumed it was pereo and then ending. But wont take it.
6:05 pm
mkg
Nor will it take pero and ending even though it is in dictionary. Very frustrated with this grid.
6:08 pm
mkg
just tried lickety and not opening for me for some reason. Any ideas?
6:35 pm
ChampFit
Just got the 9-10
6:50 pm
BzznBea
Crap...I forgot I still had words...
6:52 pm
ChampFit
What the heck?????
6:52 pm
ChampFit
You made me LOL Bea!
6:52 pm
BzznBea
Busy day.
6:54 pm
ChampFit
Same. Been in and out.
6:55 pm
BzznBea
32 left. I'll poke around with it for a while. Need to find Judi's bucket...
7:00 pm
BzznBea
That pr7/8x2 was a satisfying find.
7:02 pm
ChampFit
Yep. Actually, any P's were satisfying since there are so damn many!
7:02 pm
BzznBea
I heard that earlier today. =)
7:07 pm
crosshair
Ty for pe 9, pe10
7:07 pm
BzznBea
Mr. Hawthorne plays a big role today.
7:08 pm
crosshair
If nothing else that gives me NBT/NBS
7:11 pm
ChampFit
He does!
7:23 pm
BzznBea
Hope you got the other two.
7:36 pm
BzznBea
no mas...
7:42 pm
mkg
I did not get either the 9 or 10. That is what i need but no matter what i try it doesnt take.
7:43 pm
mkg
I am still open to clues and help with the pe 9 and 10. Need some clues.
7:44 pm
mkg
pe and then what? just lost.
7:51 pm
mkg
is the third letter a vowel or cons?
7:55 pm
mkg
no matter what, not one person in the chat has clued me anything for the pe 9 or 10. do i sound annoyed?????
8:43 pm
Jacula
mkg - pe 9 & 10 refer to plants that live for many seasons. The ending is more often 'ial', but not in this case.
9:10 pm
mkg
jac, ty. got them both from that clue. ty so much.
9:10 pm
mkg
now i can go to sleep.