Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, December 22, 2024

12:11 am

dizgrannie

up 6

12:13 am

ursh

fr 6

12:14 am

dizgrannie

go 6

12:15 am

Aloyisius

ea 7

12:16 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:16 am

Gillie

ka6

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

Gillie

ap6

12:18 am

Aloyisius

ty lickety

12:51 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:57 am

sprite

ks killed

1:01 am

grannyrose

and * hugs * my dearest sprite. a peaceful night had by all?

1:02 am

sprite

hello my darling. Yes, ROb is sleeping like a baby. I am awake often in the night, and usually for a while. But that is normal.

1:03 am

sprite

how are you guys doing in the heat?

1:06 am

grannyrose

I have permission from my vicar to worship the A/C.

1:06 am

sprite

lololol call it the ruagh and you are set

1:07 am

grannyrose

i am guessing you are going to have to reset your body clock after ye4s of lying there waiting for Rob's next breath.

1:07 am

sprite

I wake up because of the pain in my body. SNAFU

1:09 am

grannyrose

btw?? that breathing issue i am having?? my CCf has decided to rear it's rather ugly head. i started a quite moist cough, in the mornings. got on the scales and have put on 8kg in the last week. AND my RIGHT foot is swollen. that doesn't happen a lot at all.

1:10 am

sprite

that is not good, sweetie. Straight to the doctor.

1:11 am

grannyrose

so i have taken extra water pills as per cardiologists instructions. i do that for three days. if the weight doesn't come down, i'm off to hospital to be dried out.

1:12 am

sprite

okay. Unless you get more problems, then straight to doc

1:12 am

grannyrose

absolutely. i promise. drowning is not an option.

1:13 am

sprite

no4. Not an option at all.

1:18 am

grannyrose

bbs. have to put meals order before i forget.

1:18 am

sprite

okay sweetie

1:22 am

grannyrose

and done. Christmas has me totally confused with the delivery dates. Fortunately i have a Don who can work it out...lol

1:24 am

grannyrose

and the second dose of medication is working rather well..

1:24 am

sprite

*giggles* good man Don. We do not celebrate Xmas so we are free from all the stress. Will be cooking two dishes we save for this time of year though. A beef stew and a lamb stew. Dutch for the beef and Irish for the lamb.

1:24 am

sprite

ah good. Go pee. :D

1:25 am

grannyrose

thank-you ma'am. * toddles off to the bathroom *

1:29 am

grannyrose

phew. made it. that brought some sweat to the brow, trying to run without running...lol

1:29 am

sprite

oh ikr? those quiet desperate moments, lol

1:30 am

grannyrose

* giggle *

1:30 am

sprite

now that we live downstairs, we do not have to walk the stairs to go to the bathroom. But to get to it, we do need to climb one step. That one step... sometimes is one too many :)

1:31 am

grannyrose

oh i know that feeling so well. for me it is getting up off the chair.

1:32 am

sprite

oh yes!

1:32 am

grannyrose

and silly as it seems, if i walk a little bent over, it seems to take the pressure off.

1:33 am

sprite

it does. You get to be so creative, once age starts kicking in...

1:36 am

sprite

new word for the dictionary: pupart. Doggie paintings.

1:37 am

grannyrose

very paw pun....lolol

1:37 am

sprite

*grins*

1:38 am

grannyrose

put it in the list. it's a good one

1:38 am

sprite

okay!

1:40 am

clg47

Pu 6

1:40 am

clg47

Pupel

1:40 am

sprite

fl4

1:50 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:51 am

grannyrose

WTG DIZGRANNIE !!

1:56 am

sprite

fireflies. Fun grid, if you do not count the Ks.

1:57 am

grannyrose

* hugs * sprite

1:57 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!

1:58 am

grannyrose

but k's are your favourite.. lol... :-P

1:58 am

sprite

Bad rose. Baaaaaad rose!

1:59 am

sprite

*hugs* my darling. Take care. Keep close watch on the breathing etc.

1:59 am

grannyrose

xoxoxox my darling

5:38 am

MollyL

21 slap you in the face degrees here in DC metro land. Thank God for thermals.

6:08 am

ChampFit

That wasn't so bad! Enjoy!

7:28 am

penquis

it's 8 degrees here....hello all...

7:31 am

rururocks

cold here too not that cold however

7:32 am

penquis

our high today is supposed to be in the single digits...

7:34 am

rururocks

52 here right now but wet

7:35 am

penquis

fortunately, I don't have to go out today...

7:35 am

rururocks

i'm going for a hike if it's not pouring

7:36 am

rururocks

and then some ex-husbandly duties

7:36 am

penquis

i hope you enjoy your hike...

7:37 am

rururocks

thanks.. hopefully this storm will break.. we've had a ton of rain of late

7:37 am

penquis

we are the opposite...some drought....

7:38 am

MollyL

I had some Bailey's in my coffee this morning to ward off the chill

7:38 am

rururocks

I haven't tasted Bailey's in years and years

7:40 am

rururocks

how many calories in a shot of that stuff?

7:40 am

rururocks

:D

7:41 am

MollyL

Always worrying about your girlish figure

7:42 am

rururocks

147 for a shot and a half

7:42 am

rururocks

do you think my butt is too big?

7:42 am

mael

that's what we used to drink when we thought alcohol was disgusting but we should because we could

7:42 am

mael

we were 14 and in bars, trying to be cool lol

7:43 am

MollyL

Seriously, I know women who don't think about calories as much as you do, Ru

7:43 am

mael

(drinking age was 14 in Italy when I was a kid, it's 18 now)

7:43 am

rururocks

14 ? yikes mael

7:43 am

mael

yeah

7:43 am

MollyL

Laughing at a shot and a half. Ru knows my pour

7:43 am

mael

honestly though? kids didn't go out and get smashed

7:43 am

mael

at all

7:44 am

rururocks

you probably don't know too many 240 pound women either molly

7:44 am

mael

we just had a few sips of whatever we could stomach (baileys or amaretto) and called it a day

7:44 am

mael

it's much worse in the US where the kids sneak it

7:44 am

MollyL

240 for your height is not exactly obese

7:45 am

MollyL

In Italy kids drink wine from the bottle

7:45 am

mael

seriously Ru

7:45 am

rururocks

it's tubby but only slightly obese I should be 200 pounds

7:45 am

mael

i bet that you're not even tubby

7:46 am

MollyL

With all that hiking and healthy eating, I doubt it

7:46 am

rururocks

when I went to the beach in Scotland a bunch of marine biologists put wet towels on me Mael

7:47 am

mael

that's because they were worried, they don't deal with west coast fauna very often

7:48 am

mael

they were concerned you'd taken the wrong at the panama canal. I be they also took you to the pub after

7:48 am

rururocks

it's when they tried to push me back in the ocean that...

7:48 am

rururocks

I put a stop to it :D

7:49 am

mael

hah

7:49 am

mael

it's effing freezing in scotland so I hear ya

7:49 am

mael

oh hey I found potato pancakes

7:49 am

rururocks

it would be now for sure.. I'm definitely going back there

7:50 am

mael

it's currently 9 degrees here in MA

7:50 am

rururocks

wow.. nippy

7:50 am

mael

our chickens are confused as to why they've been stuffed in a freezer

7:51 am

rururocks

talk about clutching your pearls

7:53 am

bichon

same here mael [ct]

7:54 am

mael

stay warm today!

7:54 am

mael

too many Ps in this grid

7:54 am

bichon

heat's cranked up

7:56 am

rururocks

i keep my house about 66 degrees during the day

7:56 am

bichon

When I say cranked up I mean 66

7:57 am

MollyL

My little HVAC unit has to work to keep it 68 in here.

7:57 am

rururocks

any higher and my pg and e bills are enormous

7:58 am

mael

see you all later! braving the outside for chores

7:58 am

rururocks

good luck mael

7:58 am

MollyL

I have been running the heat so much this month PEPCO is probably going to put a lien on my condo

8:13 am

rururocks

i know.. my electric bills are insane out here.. and they just keep asking for price increases and getting them.

8:26 am

penquis

taking a break...bbl to finish...bye all...

8:47 am

aslindy

hello all

8:54 am

aslindy

phantom people

8:54 am

aslindy

not to be confused with ghosts

9:05 am

Norma

p

9:05 am

Norma

t

9:21 am

hurshy

gmornin gmornin gmornin

9:22 am

MollyL

Hurshy is speaking in tongues again

9:24 am

phaeton

whew...K's knocked out!

9:25 am

hurshy

go phae!

9:27 am

phaeton

is my icon kids?

9:27 am

hurshy

idk, the one i see in the chat is too small to tell. then when i click i see a snowflake

9:28 am

phaeton

thanks...that's what its supposed to be

9:29 am

hokie carla

yeah, I see the snowflake when I click your profile but the old one here in the chat. will do a hard refresh.

9:29 am

hokie carla

now it's here

9:31 am

hurshy

Fs Finished!

9:37 am

hurshy

i'm missing one K, phae, any guesses?

9:38 am

phaeton

ka/22?

9:38 am

hurshy

(have 1 ke, 1 kr, the rest ka)

9:38 am

welki

'morning, folks

9:38 am

hokie carla

welki!

9:39 am

phaeton

yep...that's all there is 8 ka's

9:39 am

hurshy

i have the 5/22, unless there is more than one

9:40 am

phaeton

nope...ka6/30?

9:40 am

hurshy

aha, that's the one

9:40 am

phaeton

ka5x2 the rest are 4's

9:40 am

hurshy

not kaftan today

9:41 am

phaeton

no...martial arts

9:41 am

hurshy

*bonks self on head with fish*

9:41 am

hurshy

thanks

9:41 am

hurshy

2nd row grey!

9:41 am

phaeton

yay

9:43 am

hurshy

phantom: leper

9:48 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! bertie wooster's friend who is also engaged to his cousin Angela

9:53 am

hurshy

phantom: teapot

9:54 am

hokie carla

no idea.

HOET and 34 left for later.
12-10-10-2

9:55 am

phaeton

FW

9:55 am

hokie carla

congrats

9:56 am

phaeton

ty...hagd

9:57 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

9:57 am

hurshy

morning crossy

9:57 am

hokie carla

hey crossy

9:57 am

crosshair

Olee

9:58 am

crosshair

Oops

9:58 am

hurshy

teehee

9:59 am

hokie carla

just found my missing O, of course it was the normal one

10:00 am

hurshy

left col grey!

10:04 am

crosshair

Found a style of beard. :)

10:04 am

hokie carla

I actually saw that one today. usually miss it.

10:05 am

crosshair

Stats for fourth column A, please.

10:05 am

hurshy

ar4/8 and a couple of ar5/10s

10:06 am

welki

ap 6/24

10:06 am

welki

d'oh

10:07 am

hokie carla

well, I didn't have that, thanks

10:07 am

rbud

just done. le5 something new every day, they say - I looked up a few more than usual.

10:07 am

welki

glad to help :)

10:07 am

hokie carla

congrats, rbud

10:10 am

hokie carla

well, 25 now. 6-8-9-2
H
FF EE
LLLLL A TTT P
H PPPPP U
P Y A
really getting to work. TTFN.

10:14 am

hurshy

whew, that was a big gust of wind

10:17 am

hurshy

idk why you list what you're missing right before you leave

10:17 am

hurshy

i could clue some of those but you're not there to clue them to

10:22 am

medusa

does anyone have a clue for th al5 please?

10:22 am

hurshy

hebrew first letter

10:24 am

medusa

dont know hebrew!

10:24 am

hurshy

well it's somewhat similar to the greek one

10:25 am

lshult

cant believe i didn't get the al5

10:25 am

hurshy

we're all subject to fishiness

10:26 am

hurshy

medusa if you can't get it, google psalm 119 and look at the very first section header

10:27 am

medusa

is that not 4? I need the 5

10:27 am

hurshy

no, it is not 4, it is 5

10:27 am

medusa

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

10:28 am

hurshy

do the google thing i said

10:28 am

medusa

Got it. Thank you!

10:29 am

hurshy

have ea7, anyone got the other 7?

10:32 am

hurshy

phantom: taupe

10:40 am

Norma

k

10:40 am

mkg

Any help for either seven welcome. Ty

10:41 am

hurshy

certain winter hats have built in ea7s on the sides

10:42 am

hurshy

top row grey!

10:44 am

mkg

Go hurshy!!!!!!

10:48 am

mkg

Still dont see sevens.

11:05 am

mkg

got one. Done for the day.

11:05 am

mkg

Hagd.

11:56 am

hokie carla

okay, opinions please...if you asked someone to personalize a blanket with name and designs right before Xmas, what would you pay? (you provided the blanket, so they only have their supplies and time/labor)

11:56 am

Sophie214

50

11:57 am

hokie carla

I was thinking about asking $25 and was worried she would think it's too much. 🤣. Thanks.

11:57 am

hokie carla

It only took me about 2 hours or maybe less.

11:57 am

Sophie214

normal fee X 2

11:59 am

hokie carla

in the craft groups they say supplies x 3 for normal times (i.e. not rush). not sure how to break down my supplies - sublimation paper and ink. I printed 6 pages. how do you even quantify that?

12:01 pm

hokie carla

ok, just read $1/page. so that would be $6x3 so $18. I think I'll just tell her $25 and be done.

12:04 pm

medusa

is there a clue for la5 please?

12:05 pm

BzznBea

potato pancake

12:07 pm

medusa

thank you

12:07 pm

BzznBea

yw

12:33 pm

Gillie

pe7 is a kind of flounder, apparently (if anyone was wondering)

12:44 pm

medusa

dont have that yet. lol

1:01 pm

hokie carla

me either

1:01 pm

hokie carla

and wondering which of the P's it comes from

1:48 pm

crosshair

Carla, I have been in retail in one form or another for 44 years, and when it comes to hime businesses or side hustles, I reccommend my "33%" rule, and it is as follows:

1:50 pm

crosshair

33%is the cost of your item, 33% is your materials needed and overhead, and the final 33%should be profit. The remaining 1% goes to the retail gods--wherever they may be.

1:50 pm

crosshair

Since the blanket is proveded you remove that cost from the equasion.

1:57 pm

crosshair

So, if a ten dollar blanket (provied) needed ten dollars worth of materials for your sewing work, you would add ten dollars for profit, and charge your friend twenty dollars. This covers your material and your time--assuming it is all "off the books" and taxes are not an issue.

1:59 pm

crosshair

Of course, I may be full of shait, but it is my "two cents worth" such as it is.

2:01 pm

crosshair

This formulae works really well when you are a reseller who likes to cull.the charity shops

2:05 pm

hokie carla

thanks!

2:10 pm

crosshair

This; however, goes out the window if you made a quilt that took six months to make because you could never get the money out of it for time invested. You are suck with material costs plus charging what the current market will bear.

2:11 pm

crosshair

Stuck*

2:21 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

2:23 pm

hokie carla

bye bea

2:24 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I have told people they couldn't afford me to make them a t-shirt quilt because those are so time-intensive

3:13 pm

crosshair

Yup, even at minimum wage per hour, a handmade quilt would be thousands of dollars.

3:13 pm

crosshair

That is why when gifted they are gifts from the heart.

3:17 pm

Sophie214

yes why I will never get rid of the quilts my grandmother made......all of what would have been her great Great grandchildren got one

3:18 pm

crosshair

Yup, each is unique, and totally irreplaceable.

3:23 pm

crosshair

This grid is kicking my arse! :(

3:58 pm

Freeman

tu6, please?

4:25 pm

vashongin

tu6 sounds like a town in Mississippi

4:26 pm

vashongin

is a town in Mississippi

4:28 pm

crosshair

Ty vapsh

4:28 pm

crosshair

Vashongin*

4:29 pm

vashongin

yw!

4:30 pm

crosshair

Interesting, we joined Babble the same year.

4:30 pm

vashongin

Cool!!

4:30 pm

Freeman

thanks

4:31 pm

Freeman

peah

4:31 pm

crosshair

Close!

4:31 pm

Freeman

sorry

4:32 pm

Gillie

Using crossy's formula, carla will be paying herself $10 an hour, approximately - plenty of money!

4:32 pm

crosshair

It is not a perfect formulae, but for resellers it works very well.

4:32 pm

Gillie

Sorry - $5 an hour

4:33 pm

Gillie

($10 for 2 hours work)

4:34 pm

Freeman

does the pe7 come off the pe12 before it?

4:34 pm

crosshair

When I had my gas station I was making one cent a litre on fuel but 300% on a bottle of water--go figure.

4:35 pm

Gillie

Well, I'm guessing you were selling a lot less water

4:35 pm

crosshair

Many would not believe it, but as an agent you basically make nothing on fuel, and have to try and make your living on the c-store.

4:36 pm

crosshair

I bought a 24 pack of water for $2.50, and sold it for a dollar a bottle.

4:37 pm

crosshair

Margin on dmokes was ten cents.

4:37 pm

crosshair

Smokes*

4:38 pm

Gillie

I certainly hope you were managing to make more than $5 an hour - last time I worked for that little, I was in school, and it was many years ago

4:39 pm

crosshair

Gas business was fifteen years of hell. :/

4:40 pm

vashongin

I have no idea about the pe 7

4:40 pm

jesdraggon

afternoon all

4:40 pm

crosshair

Hiwdy, jes.

4:41 pm

crosshair

Howdy*

4:41 pm

jesdraggon

I kinda like hiwdy :)

4:41 pm

crosshair

Lol

4:42 pm

crosshair

Love my tablet, but it can be a pain to type on.

4:42 pm

jesdraggon

oh, i hate laptop keyboards

4:42 pm

jesdraggon

tablets must be even worse

4:43 pm

crosshair

Irun so warm that if i get my fingers to a half inch of the screen they keys activate.

4:44 pm

jesdraggon

!!!
that would drive me up a wall

4:44 pm

jesdraggon

i'm the opposite, so cold machines don't believe i'm alive

4:44 pm

crosshair

So I have to be directly over the key before i get close.

4:45 pm

crosshair

My beloved is the same as you, jess. Her hands are so cold that I have to use remotes for her because they ignore her touch.

4:46 pm

crosshair

..but give it five minutes and she is sweating bullets. :)

4:47 pm

crosshair

Imlike to say "Hit and cold enough for you, hun?"

4:47 pm

crosshair

Hot*

4:47 pm

jesdraggon

heh

4:50 pm

crosshair

On the ither side of the coin, she is fine in hot weather, but I end up a walking heat rash that has to gobble salt tablets.

4:52 pm

jesdraggon

i just die in heat. apparently even more prone to heat strokes having had one. yay.

4:54 pm

Freeman

pe7, please?

4:54 pm

Freeman

onto

4:54 pm

Freeman

sorry

4:55 pm

vashongin

I already had it...no problem from me :)

4:55 pm

vashongin

then I almost did the same thing on my next word

4:56 pm

vashongin

I still don't have the pe7

4:57 pm

jesdraggon

sorry freeman, haven't got it either

5:03 pm

MollyL

pe7 starts with animal friend ends with a coughing sound

5:04 pm

vashongin

thanks Molly!!!

5:09 pm

Freeman

Thanks Molly but can't figure out the caughing sound

5:11 pm

vashongin

it's the first ra 4/4

5:13 pm

Freeman

thanks got it

5:13 pm

Freeman

kale

5:14 pm

Freeman

sorry again making the same stupid mistake

5:19 pm

jesdraggon

thanks molly

6:08 pm

jesdraggon

NBT/NBS

6:08 pm

jesdraggon

and half way

6:16 pm

dan2bit

4 left, all P's

6:21 pm

dan2bit

and finished! thanks all cluers

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