Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, January 12, 2025

12:02 am

rebelsass

ov 7

12:05 am

cybernan

fo 7 - hi everyone :)

12:05 am

rebelsass

hi cybernan!

12:05 am

justafreep

fo7 x 2 and howdy

12:05 am

Lizlin

fo8

12:05 am

dizgrannie

fo 8

12:10 am

jesdraggon

happy flip y'all

12:10 am

rebelsass

nbt, nbs

12:11 am

ursh

ov 7

12:12 am

rebelsass

is that another one, ursh?

12:12 am

ursh

oops sorry

12:12 am

ursh

vote

12:13 am

ursh

oops again

12:16 am

jesdraggon

half way

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

jesdraggon

thanks, lickety :)

12:18 am

cybernan

don't know why it has taken me so long to findd that fo 8! nbt/nbs

12:19 am

jesdraggon

is it related to the 7?

12:19 am

cybernan

not really - begins the same

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:24 am

cybernan

leaving 19 for the morning. Good night :)

12:24 am

rebelsass

night, nan1

12:25 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:28 am

jesdraggon

g'night, nan

12:37 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:38 am

rebelsass

morning, sprite!

12:38 am

sprite

hiya rebel :)

12:38 am

ursh

hi sprite

12:39 am

sprite

hiya ursh :)

12:42 am

sprite

looks like a tight one

12:42 am

rebelsass

it is! and I just hit a brick wall.

12:43 am

sprite

*sharpens teeth and dives deeper*

12:43 am

justafreep

Yeah. I zipped along and then it become... molasses (and hi, sprite!)

12:44 am

sprite

hiya freep :)

12:44 am

grannyrose

hey ya beautiful people. * hugs * sprite, * hugs * rebel.

12:44 am

grannyrose

g'day freep

12:44 am

sprite

molasses in january, ugh

12:44 am

sprite

hiya rose *hugs*

12:44 am

rebelsass

*hugs* grannyrose!

12:44 am

grannyrose

* soothes poor rebels head * there, there honey. let me kiss it better

12:45 am

sprite

good kisses, those are, rose's kisses

12:45 am

grannyrose

how's the family today sprite? and more importantly how's you?

12:45 am

rebelsass

thank you. yeah, sprite, how are YOU doing?

12:46 am

sprite

I am with Elton John. Still standing. Rob was slightly better yesterday, could stand on the fo4 and cooked dinner. Caya was no longer hogging the toilet, so some improvement there too.

12:47 am

grannyrose

my poor love. sending you positive vibes, and lots of prayers for strength.

12:48 am

sprite

thanks darling :) I already walked and fed the doggies, so I can relax until no4.

12:49 am

sprite

Lewi will stay with us until tomorrow. Caya hopes to be able to go to work then. My girl is one tough cookie and such a hard worker.

12:50 am

sprite

so, that is me. How are you lovely people doing today?

12:50 am

grannyrose

i'm back into pain management mode. muscles are screaming at me. trying to relax, and ignore them. despite the magnesium, plus taking break-through magnesium, hands are seizing up.

12:51 am

sprite

that is not good. When is the next infusion?

12:51 am

rebelsass

*gentle hugs & loves for grannyrose*

12:51 am

grannyrose

rebel, any word of your daughter?

12:51 am

sprite

and how is Don behaving?

12:51 am

grannyrose

hmmm let me just check the calendar.

12:52 am

rebelsass

yes, everything is still wait & see. Cierra's still going to work like nothing's wrong, but still being cautious.

12:52 am

sprite

she is in my prayers, rebel. As are you.

12:52 am

grannyrose

10th March. pain doc is on annual leave until then. ( maybe long service leave??)

12:53 am

sprite

that is nasty. I really think your infusions have to be closer

12:53 am

sprite

closer together, that is

12:54 am

grannyrose

Don is still driving me crazy. i came so close to smacking him today. his cough IS better, but he denies it. i think he's forgotten how revolting it was before.

12:55 am

sprite

okay, how about telling him: "If it is still as bad, I think it will not get better ever, darling. You will have to learn to live with it. Now go play, I am putting on my headphone.":D

12:56 am

grannyrose

roflol... give no quarter, you mean?

12:56 am

sprite

absolutely :D

12:56 am

rebelsass

precisely

12:57 am

grannyrose

you two are so wicked... maybe i'll sit here going lalalalalala next time.

12:57 am

grannyrose

with fingers in ears of course

12:57 am

sprite

*giggles* A little bit of wickedness makes for lighter bearing

12:57 am

rebelsass

or start singing your favorite song at the top of your lungs when he starts coughing again.

12:57 am

sprite

ooooo found a sherlock holmes word!

12:58 am

rebelsass

my dog's name is sherlock

12:58 am

sprite

what a cool name

12:59 am

grannyrose

* biting lips * first thing that popped into my head... naughty Rose, very naughty

1:00 am

sprite

sings: Keeping on coughing and you can't come in...

1:00 am

sprite

keep*

1:00 am

rebelsass

lmao

1:02 am

grannyrose

I had a Jonah, and a Julia. both the most gorgeous of fur babies i ever saw. also back in the day, we had a goat named Mary. ( middle son was going to a Catholic school at the time. said he named the goat after the Blessed Virgin ) i nearly dies lauging at that one

1:02 am

sprite

lolol

1:07 am

sprite

we have a Nero (yes, black), and a Lewi (yes, too dumb to spell Louis but sweet as can be). And I used to have a cat named Garbage. (Vullis in dutch). He was nothing but a tiny bit of garbage when we got him, grew into a beautiful Abessian.

1:09 am

rebelsass

sounds pretty

1:09 am

sprite

we also had a cat named Pancho. And when Rob took him to the vet to get spayed, the vet told him he had to be renamed Pancha and to come back in a few weeks to have her sterilized.

1:11 am

grannyrose

* giggle *

1:12 am

grannyrose

as a child, i had a cat named Ragsy, short for Ragamuffin. She had one torn ear which sat at an odd angle. it gave her a raffish look.

1:12 am

sprite

awww sweet :)

1:13 am

rebelsass

awwwwww!

1:17 am

sprite

fireflies. Indeed a tight little grid. Nice challenge. Any clues needed before I poof?

1:18 am

grannyrose

* hugs * darling.

1:18 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!

1:19 am

sprite

okay then, poofing with *hugs* :) Y'all have a blessed day and a peaceful night.

1:23 am

rebelsass

I think I'm going to sign off for now, as well. *hugs* to grannyrose & sprite! *poof*

1:29 am

grannyrose

wishing you sweet dreams rebel.

7:36 am

MollyL

I guess it's a nice challenge if you enjoy trying to find words you've never heard of before.

7:49 am

rururocks

those must be my last four words then

8:17 am

rururocks

they weren't... all words we've had before

8:18 am

rururocks

<---claims phantom Ottoman before hokie does

8:28 am

MollyL

I will stand here in my wrongness and be wrong

8:29 am

MollyL

Did you look that up on Google, fact checker?

8:39 am

mkg

Does anyone have a clue for the 8? Thanks.

8:40 am

suefrad625

granny, have you added electrolyte tablets? I have to or I get cramps. I pray it helps

8:41 am

phaeton

fo8...at the end of your leg and a male

8:41 am

phaeton

oops...that's the fo7...same start and a letter

8:42 am

phaeton

sorry, too early to be coherent

8:46 am

mkg

I got the fo 7 but not seeing where to add the letter for the 8. I assume first four are the same.

8:49 am

phaeton

you don't add a letter...you add a different word...a short letter to someone

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

mkg, do you always begin with the longer words? many times they are easier to see after you have the shorter ones.

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

and ty phae

8:50 am

mkg

I already have most of the words. I dont start with longer words but somehow the dont come to me

8:50 am

72 Temple Owl

as in this case, you add two of them together to make the 8 letter word

8:50 am

phaeton

yw Owl

8:50 am

mkg

Ty owl. I will try to find it.

8:51 am

mkg

Got it. I thought it ended the same. So ty.

9:03 am

suefrad625

ty for the fo8

9:04 am

suefrad625

we, in FL, are sending prayers of peace in the eye of the storm to LA.

9:08 am

suefrad625

having lost EVERYTHINGS a couple of times in my life, I tell you honestly, it cleaned my heart and allowed me to see what is really important to have in it and my environment.

9:13 am

suefrad625

I find it very curious; words become obvious after coffee

9:14 am

hokie carla

or after someone suggests the stats. howdy folks. down to 9 left, 5 of which are 7s. guess I'm going to have to read the flip chat.

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

so am i

9:15 am

hokie carla

of course, as soon as I see one of the stats I see the word

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

not feeling so great this AM. hoping once i get moving all will sort out.

9:16 am

hokie carla

ugh, I hope so too

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

cup of tea, hopefully will help. not sure if allergy or something else. ugh, need to go out and buy a set of tires today or tomorrow.

9:17 am

hokie carla

okay, only 3 called at the flip, I already had one of those. so still 1-2-1-4 left

9:18 am

72 Temple Owl

hopefully they will pop out if you list.

9:18 am

hokie carla

well, 50% are F and 50% are 7s. if you like stats. ;)

9:19 am

hokie carla

ok, found the other one called

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

No list, list, list with morewords, or clues. the levels of play.

9:19 am

hokie carla

it was F7

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

well having worked with them, i like them when they are relevant

9:20 am

72 Temple Owl

in business, often used but not always so

9:21 am

hokie carla

I didn't really like stats class but that was more because the teacher was the meanest lady ever

9:21 am

hokie carla

found another 7 just adding the ending from the f7

9:22 am

72 Temple Owl

i liked it more in grad school, which was in business not science.

9:22 am

72 Temple Owl

when you are working it becomes easier because one has context.

9:23 am

72 Temple Owl

more practical than theoretical

9:25 am

hokie carla

I did take business stats, not the hard core math one

9:26 am

hokie carla

well, just tried a proper noun for my last M and it took

9:34 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. that's one i generally remember. i think i will get moving, see you later

9:34 am

hokie carla

think I will list for last 5 so I can get moving. TTFN

9:34 am

hokie carla

feel better

9:35 am

72 Temple Owl

BTW has anyone seen car lately? or trif?

9:35 am

hokie carla

I saw an instagram post by car before xmas

9:35 am

hokie carla

let me go look...

9:36 am

hokie carla

I do remember trif coming in at one point too, probably also before xmas

9:36 am

72 Temple Owl

well i guess i will try to raise them. see you later

9:37 am

hokie carla

adios

9:43 am

hokie carla

ok, don't remember ever seeing my missing 4 before

9:45 am

MollyL

We are not brain children who remember every word that has ever been in a grid. Alas.

9:45 am

hokie carla

and no idea on the a7 but was able to monkey my 3 missing f's

9:45 am

hokie carla

I certainly don't feel bad about missing any of these

9:46 am

hokie carla

is the am7 a word I should find?

9:47 am

MollyL

Nope

9:48 am

hokie carla

already looking it up

9:49 am

hokie carla

well, I skimmed right over it thinking that wasn't there. nothing like an alt sp of a sanskrit word. thanks, enable.

9:53 am

mael

FW

9:53 am

mael

I knew the alternate spelling of the am7, thanks for the hint hokie

9:54 am

mael

from a Banana Yoshimoto novel of all places

10:01 am

MollyL

Oh, there's a best-selling author

10:08 am

hurshy

oh dear (seeing the comments about am7)

10:14 am

hokie carla

lol, never heard of banana yoshimoto

10:14 am

hokie carla

and I didn't even know the non alt spelling!

10:15 am

hurshy

can you clue it?

10:16 am

hokie carla

ends in alt sp of the lovely meter maid

10:16 am

hurshy

ohhh thanks

10:16 am

hurshy

yeah i think we have the other spelling here sometimes

10:18 am

hurshy

done with 6s and 7s, woot!

10:19 am

hurshy

ok i have FARM left, which one is the 8?

10:21 am

hurshy

ok checked the flip and found out fo8

10:21 am

hurshy

oh easy one

10:22 am

hurshy

got the M!

10:22 am

hurshy

got the R!

10:24 am

hurshy

done!

10:30 am

hurshy

noodling with Spelling Bee i came up with a funny word. if your Captain is bad, you could call him Craptain.

10:36 am

Shirlockc

not getting that am7, clue pls?

10:38 am

hurshy

the meter maid has the same name as an animagus journalist in Harry Potter

10:39 am

Shirlockc

got that meter maid alt sp but can't seem to get the am combo for it

10:42 am

hurshy

then i don't think you have the right alt sp

10:42 am

hurshy

it has a double vowel

10:42 am

Shirlockc

that did it, thx hurshy

11:23 am

rururocks

wow.. obscure Harry Potter clues

11:24 am

crosshair

Ty for am7 clue. The lovely meter maid saves the day. :)

11:43 am

bichon

Could someone reclue the am 7 word, pls

11:49 am

rururocks

read below bichon.. it's clued several times

12:04 pm

BzznBea

Good afternoon, friends. Was hoping for a bigger grid to play while watching football games today.

12:06 pm

jesdraggon

morning all

12:07 pm

BzznBea

Hey, jes

12:24 pm

jesdraggon

Back later for the last 4, when I can think better :)

12:38 pm

Gillie

bichon - if you're watching, the am7 ends in a different spelling of a woman's name. You should be able to find the original spelling of the name by googling "lovely meter maid" - it's in the title of a Beatle's song.

12:40 pm

Gillie

Also, an author named Banana Yoshimoto wrote a book using the more common spelling of am7 as the title, so if you google her, you should find it in the list of her books

1:16 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

4:17 pm

bichon

am 7/32, pls

4:20 pm

MollyL

Bichon, do you read over the chat for clues?

4:21 pm

bichon

Yes, I do, but I cannot figure this clue

4:27 pm

dauber

Wait, you're not fluent in Sanskrit, bichon??

4:27 pm

dauber

Heh....having said that, I just now typed a wild guess and got it. :)

4:28 pm

dauber

See if this clue helps....a possible response if someone says, "Hey, you're that meter maid Paul McCartney sang about in '67, right? What's your name again?"

4:28 pm

bichon

No, I'm not {{{

4:30 pm

dauber

But what if you *were*?

4:38 pm

MollyL

The meter maid thing was already used as a clue. Obviously she isn't getting it.

4:40 pm

MollyL

am7 ends like the Velv____ processed cheese

4:52 pm

bichon

ty Molly

5:57 pm

SummerBreeze44

Anyone having trouble opening Lickety's page?

6:00 pm

hokie carla

no, it worked for me. what do you get when you try?

6:29 pm

bichon

ov 7/40, pls

6:39 pm

penquis

to ingest too much food....

6:45 pm

cybernan

hi again - 18 to go

6:45 pm

penquis

hi nan...ten here...

6:56 pm

cybernan

am 7 please?

6:58 pm

cybernan

not finding it with molly's clue

6:58 pm

cybernan

oh nm - found it

6:58 pm

penquis

the most taked about word of the day....the end sounds like the Broadway star **** Moreno....but it has a double vowel...

6:59 pm

penquis

going to have to list for my last 6...

6:59 pm

cybernan

looking for the fo 5-6-7 sequence now

7:00 pm

penquis

i have the 5 and 6....includes the middle letter of the grid...ends in vowels...

7:00 pm

cybernan

and I just found the 5 and 7 - ends in consumed

7:01 pm

penquis

ty...

7:01 pm

cybernan

ty for the 6

7:02 pm

penquis

yw...

7:02 pm

cybernan

done - see you tomorrow :)

7:02 pm

penquis

do you have the ov 7?

7:04 pm

penquis

it's my last word...

7:07 pm

penquis

found it...i am done....goodnight all....

7:09 pm

bichon

ty pen

7:37 pm

jesdraggon

firewords :)

7:56 pm

SummerBreeze44

Hokie Carla, this is what I get when I try to open Lickety.
This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.
<Error>
<Code>NoSuchBucket</Cod\ne>
<Message>The specified bucket does not exist.</Message>
</Error>

9:08 pm

joansiebone

Summerbreeze44, If you click on Lickety's Babble Clues under the Friends of Babble heading (lower left corner) on the home page your computer will open a new page with the clues. I use both Safari and Firefox. I also use an apple product so I have never benefited from the special effects that Lickety designed for the PC

9:23 pm

SummerBreeze44

That worked joansiebone! TY so much.

11:02 pm

lshult

good morning all

11:03 pm

lshult

finally spotted the obvious f8/55

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