Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, January 28, 2025

12:01 am

justafreep

oooooh. big flip

12:02 am

justafreep

st7/8

12:03 am

cybernan

hi freep and all lurkers :)

12:04 am

Rainiqui

re 7, hi Nan

12:04 am

ursh

hello all

12:04 am

Rainiqui

Hi

12:06 am

Rainiqui

di 7

12:06 am

justafreep

bo7

12:07 am

Rainiqui

in 7 and 8

12:07 am

justafreep

sh7

12:09 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:11 am

cybernan

ta 7

12:13 am

justafreep

mi7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:22 am

cybernan

na7 and good night :)

12:23 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:47 am

sprite

morning babblers

1:13 am

sprite

hmmmphhh sort of short is not valid

1:44 am

grannyrose

cooee and * hugs * sprite. how are you sweet friend?

1:45 am

sprite

hello darling *hugs* still ill. And Rob thinks he has damaged his knees too much in his last stupid action... still no improvement since then.

1:45 am

sprite

how are you holding up in the terrible heat?

1:46 am

grannyrose

ugh. you poor darling. silly Rob. but i do feel for him.

1:48 am

grannyrose

yesterday was ghastly. we had a br5 but substantial summer thunderst5 in the morning. then the sun came out, temp climbed to 40C....humidity was off the scale.

1:48 am

sprite

so do I. But I truly wish he had some common sense. This could have been prevented. And I have no idea how to navigate this. I cannot take over and it looks like he will have to get new knees. I wanted to be in a home with no stairs by then. I mean, how is he to take a shower? Bathroom is upstairs.

1:49 am

sprite

oh darling, how absolutely horrid. Heat and humidity, a killer combination.

1:49 am

grannyrose

* biting lips * hose outside over the clothes line??? roflol.. maybe not...

1:49 am

sprite

yeah. That should work. LOL

1:50 am

grannyrose

is the laundry downstairs? he just may have APC's. that's armpits and crutch to the uninformed...

1:52 am

sprite

we do not have a laundry. He would have to do it in the kitchen. I try not to panic but it is a bad situation. The id5.

1:53 am

grannyrose

well, back to going up and down the stairs on his bum then. has he been to the doc since he hurt himself?

1:53 am

sprite

no not yet. Doc is on the other side of the country. We don't have a local gp yet, since we do not live here officially.

1:54 am

grannyrose

oh that's a thought. has he tried walking backwards? sometimes that is easier than walking forwards.

1:55 am

sprite

he can barely stand, honey

1:55 am

grannyrose

hmmmm.... knee braces?

1:56 am

sprite

yeah that is what I have been thinking.

1:56 am

grannyrose

it sounds like he needs to support his knees, and stabilise them.

1:57 am

grannyrose

try the elasticised ones first. not so expensive.

1:59 am

sprite

I don't think those will suffice. I have sent Rob a link to a firm that has specialists to advice which ones to take.

2:02 am

sprite

he needs braces that he can put on and take off himself... he cannot even put on his own socks, so they have to open fully. Ugh.

2:03 am

grannyrose

there are some really good ones available on the net. some are like a sleeve with a firm circular part which surrounds the front of the knee. and there are some not a sleeve. Don has the first type which he says help him.

2:04 am

grannyrose

socks are easy solved. look for sock sleeves on the internet. the ones with the long tapes attached. i bought them for Don and he loves them.

2:07 am

sprite

Rob is stiff as a plank, he cannot even reach his feet, honey. No elasticity at all in his hips.

2:10 am

grannyrose

that's the point. you use it sitting down or standing. have a look at least.

2:11 am

sprite

he somehow has to get the sock sleeve over his feet, right? I have checked just now, did not see anything that might work for him. Do you have a link?

2:14 am

grannyrose

let me see if i can find it.

2:14 am

sprite

no hurries, you can drop in in whatsapp later if you can find something

2:16 am

grannyrose

when i type it in a row of pics comes up. about seven along is a pic of what i am talking about. not the tube things.after them

2:18 am

sprite

my 7th one is a football sleeve, so I don't think google comes up with the same ones for us both

2:18 am

grannyrose

it's under hospital equipment.

2:19 am

grannyrose

they're not expensive. i'll buy them and send them over if i can't have them delivered direct.

2:20 am

sprite

you are a darling, but better wait a little, honey. Let us do some research first. Rob has very thick legs and feet, really extreme. Getting something that fits will become a challenge.

2:20 am

sprite

will be*

2:21 am

grannyrose

yup. i'll have to send them over. but that's okay. honey. it's only his socks which have to fit. you'll see. the idea is so simple.

2:23 am

sprite

just hold off for a little while, dear friend. Let us look into it all. There are probably cheaper and easier options that having it travel all the way from Oz.

2:24 am

sprite

than*

2:36 am

Kamanjah

Hi all! Sprite, what happened to Rob? I'm out of the loop lately.

2:37 am

grannyrose

hey dear Kam. * hugs *

2:38 am

Kamanjah

*hugs* back, Rose! How are you - besides suffering from high heat?

2:38 am

sprite

hiya Kam! Rob thought it was a good idea to carry many many heavy slabs of stone all by himself, with knees that should have been replaced a long time ago. Now he cannot walk.

2:39 am

Kamanjah

Geez, I'm sorry he hurt himself. Men can be so stubborn sometimes when it comes to getting things finished. Sorry guys, but it's true.

2:39 am

sprite

true. Gospel truth.

2:41 am

Kamanjah

Michael would do the same thing. But his knee replacement went wrong and he had to have it redone a week later. I'm sorry you're in a place where you don't have regular medical care. That is a frightening thought when things go wrong.

2:42 am

grannyrose

kam, fully recovered, both of us. starting to go back to gym and pool now.

2:42 am

sprite

yeah. It is more than ti4 we find our permanent living place. Today, Caya graduates, hopefully. Then, we hope she does not need our help quite as much and we can move away.

2:44 am

Kamanjah

Congrats to Caya! I guess your living arrangements are a bit up in the air now?

2:45 am

Kamanjah

Rose, I'm glad you are able to get back to the gym and pool. The one we have here has a gross pool, so I haven't joined. Swimming would be good for me.

2:46 am

sprite

we are secretly subletting from Caya. She had to separate from her beloved for a while and rented a house here. Now she is back with Juno but officially she is still renting the house, so that we can stay here. Now that our tiny house is no longer viable, we need to find a permanent place. Preferably in the area where Caya and Juno will go in a year or two.

2:48 am

Kamanjah

Wow, I'm glad you were able to work things out to help her when she really needed you.
What happened to your tiny house? I haven't talked to you in ages!

2:49 am

sprite

We found out Rob has a heart condition that will not allow him to do anything heavy. Building is very heavy work. So that dream died.

2:50 am

grannyrose

dinner ready here my darlings. will catch you at the flip. xoxox * hugs galore *

2:50 am

sprite

enjoy, my friend *hugs*

2:51 am

Kamanjah

I'm sorry, Sprite.
Enjoy dinner, Rose.

2:52 am

sprite

yeah it's been quite a couple of years. And so it pisses me off that Rob thought it was a good idea to do that heavy job. Alone. He could have died, stupid *&*$%%. And he damaged his knees on top of that.

2:54 am

Kamanjah

At least you still have him.

2:55 am

sprite

I would love to keep it that way for a while. Doesn't help that he is careless.

2:57 am

Kamanjah

Maybe this last thing was a wakeup call for him. I hope so. Being a widow sucks. I'm sure you have stated your opinion rather loudly!

2:57 am

sprite

you bet, lol. Consider him scolded badly!

2:59 am

sprite

fireflies. Poofing with *hugs*.

2:59 am

Kamanjah

I hope he pays attention. I know he doesn't want to strand you, so he should tone things down and only do light work.

3:00 am

Kamanjah

Yay! I just got started, and only have 72 words. Enjoy your day.

6:26 am

Bremen

ie

6:29 am

Norma

on

7:55 am

Norma

id

8:29 am

hurshy

morning!

8:29 am

Scrabbler

Hi Hurshy and kitties.

8:30 am

hurshy

hi scrabbler and bunnies!

8:30 am

Scrabbler

I visited 2 cats yesterday, Sophie and Winston.

8:30 am

hurshy

oh yeah? did they like you?

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Yes, they are very sweet.

8:31 am

hurshy

awww

8:32 am

bichon

Hi Scrabs

8:32 am

Scrabbler

They have a 19-month old brother that is very busy.

8:33 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bichon.

8:33 am

hurshy

human brother i take it?

8:33 am

Scrabbler

Yes. He is a nice boy.

8:34 am

hurshy

cool

8:35 am

Scrabbler

He is just hitting his language explosion which I fi4 fascinating in toddlers.

8:36 am

hurshy

i was thinking the other day it's too bad we as a society don't all learn sign language, not just for the younger deaf people but for ease of continuing communication in old age with hearing loss

8:37 am

rastapopolous

I took sign in college, it was very useful at loud parties, talking to your friend across the room

8:37 am

hurshy

that makes sense too :)

8:37 am

Scrabbler

I have long thought that, Hurshy. We use translators with non-English speaking patients. Sign language would simplify those visits.

8:37 am

hurshy

was that a class for credit or something extra-curricular

8:38 am

Scrabbler

Good strategy, rasta.

8:38 am

rastapopolous

extra. for fun.

8:38 am

hurshy

phantom: infirm

8:38 am

rastapopolous

though later I took one for credit ata community college.

8:38 am

Scrabbler

That corner i is tricky.

8:40 am

hurshy

yeah it's like hard but when you do find a word it's a nice word - i have 11 so far... unless you mean the bottom corner

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Upper right. I have 5.

8:40 am

hurshy

i have 3 7s and an 8 from it

8:41 am

hurshy

so far

8:41 am

Scrabbler

I am not good with words more than 5 or 6 letters. My eyes just stop looking.

8:42 am

Scrabbler

OK, I found in7 and in8. TY.

8:42 am

hurshy

i am not good with them in like 2-minute rounds, certainly. but sometimes i can see them when i have more time like we do in babble

8:43 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

8:43 am

hurshy

morning crossy

8:44 am

Scrabbler

Crossy! How are you surviving winter up there?

8:46 am

crosshair

Been pretty tame so far. Had a week with minus 30 windchills, but now it has settled down. We get one or two inches of snow off the bay nightly, but everyone seems to have thier winter driving habits back--more ir kess.

8:46 am

crosshair

Less*

8:47 am

Scrabbler

Did you read about the Canadian freighter stuck in the Lake Erie ice after a delivery to Buffalo here last Friday?

8:47 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

8:47 am

crosshair

A windchill of minus 19 atm

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Brrr, Crossy.

8:48 am

crosshair

No, I missed that report.

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Go Hurshy, go.

8:49 am

crosshair

It happens. We have small icebreakers to assist ships if needed.

8:49 am

Scrabbler

Read about the Manitoulin on Lake Erie. People flocked to the shore to watch. Three ice breakers came in, one from Ontario.

8:50 am

hurshy

off to work, ttfn!

8:50 am

crosshair

Our local coast guard even has a vessel that can punch though ice up to a foot thick.

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Bye.

8:50 am

Scrabbler

The ice was 3-4 feet thick after a very cold spell.

8:51 am

MollyL

US Coast Guard icebreakers freed the Manitoulin.

8:51 am

Scrabbler

beta

8:51 am

Scrabbler

Yes, it was a big story here.

8:51 am

Scrabbler

Free clue.

8:55 am

crosshair

All our news feeds are currenly jammed with Trumps fast approaching tarrifs. Will be sad to see our American friends suddenly paying 25% more for everything we sell them. That and the "Tit-for-tat list of tarrifs our government has compiled. It is going to be a mess with no winners.

8:56 am

bichon

Buy nothing, I say

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Every day we hear about foolish decisions.

8:56 am

Dorens

that's because he's dumb as a rock and short-sighted

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Doren! How are you today?

9:03 am

EvaNadine

hello Babblers!

9:05 am

crosshair

Howdy, Eva. :)

9:05 am

wingding

ty for your thoughts dorens ...

9:07 am

Scrabbler

Hi Eva and wingding

9:09 am

wingding

moring scrabbler ... is the weather warming for you today ? lottsa wind here, so i guess warmer temps are in our future

9:10 am

EvaNadine

how is everyone?

9:11 am

wingding

procastinating about getting to work this morning

9:11 am

Scrabbler

We are above 32 for daily high temps, for a few days.

9:11 am

wingding

getting up to 42d here

9:30 am

hokie carla

made it to FL. not as warm yet as I hoped when I booked this a year ago.

9:35 am

hokie carla

almost sobrieties

10:02 am

rururocks

wow.. good phantom.. I'll have to drink that in

10:04 am

hokie carla

may wanna lay off for now

10:06 am

rururocks

funny about sobrieties there's only one A in the grid

10:08 am

hokie carla

phantom finish

10:09 am

hokie carla

well, time to get ready for winston walk. 88 left. no HOET but did finally manage NBT.

10:12 am

rururocks

bye hookie

10:13 am

rururocks

shin

10:13 am

rururocks

damn it

10:13 am

rururocks

sorry

10:14 am

BzznBea

Hurts when you bump your shin.

10:17 am

rururocks

no kidding.. I get up sometimes and see all these bruises and say where did this come from... not remembering bumping into anything

10:20 am

BzznBea

hosier

10:20 am

BzznBea

opps!

10:20 am

rururocks

we're all screwing up today like rookies

10:21 am

BzznBea

I got up on the wrong side of the bed.

10:29 am

rururocks

oh.. i'll go easy on you today then

10:33 am

MollyL

Hmm, Ru is getting soft in his elder years.

10:33 am

rururocks

my sweetness is coming out more these days

10:33 am

rururocks

:D

10:34 am

BzznBea

The big pharma that makes my mom's biologic injection has been graceful enough to cover the bi- montly cost. $1800 per. Now after three years, they are not going to do that many more. We have to see if there is another charity that will cover it for her.

10:34 am

rururocks

holy shit really?

10:35 am

BzznBea

I hate big pharma!

10:35 am

rururocks

you might have to sell Larry then

10:35 am

BzznBea

Yes, really. And they just let us know Jan1.

10:36 am

BzznBea

I'm not sure I could get that much for him on the streets.

10:37 am

rururocks

(don't tell him I said that)

10:38 am

MollyL

Oh Ru, if you are all sweetness now, you should join the overnight saccharine crew.

10:39 am

BzznBea

Why do you read that stuff, Molly?

10:39 am

origami

Please don't encourage him.

10:39 am

rururocks

oh you're right I should... but I don't like hallmark cards in general

10:40 am

rururocks

(here comes the peanut gallery)

10:48 am

hurshy

phantom: sashimi

10:53 am

BzznBea

Took me a bit to find that one, hurshy.

10:53 am

hurshy

well you can't find it, that's the point, lol

10:57 am

hurshy

it's a windy day here

11:03 am

bichon

here too hurshy

11:09 am

hurshy

A proving difficult

11:10 am

hurshy

Ts Toppled!

11:12 am

hurshy

ooh just found an fe7/8 combo

11:12 am

rururocks

tough little grid today lots of really twisty words

11:13 am

hurshy

phantom: fashion

11:13 am

Aloyisius

agree, ru.. and no rotini either! bbl, need a break for brunch.

11:15 am

hurshy

phantom: merit

11:16 am

hurshy

Ms Mastered!

11:19 am

hurshy

hmm, can't call a lawyer a br5ist i guess

11:19 am

hurshy

nor can one have sorta-br5

11:30 am

hurshy

woot, found as8!

11:30 am

hurshy

4-4-7-6-2

11:32 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! everyone's favorite trio of sisters who were all writers

11:32 am

penquis

bronte

11:32 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

11:35 am

hurshy

phantom: donation

11:44 am

penquis

it took me 194 words to gray a tile...

11:44 am

penquis

and now i have two....yea....

11:53 am

hurshy

interestng

11:54 am

penquis

i am usually not as systematic as some people....the one i grayed first was the T (ten words)....

11:55 am

penquis

i am especially random when I am tired....like today....two hours of tennis this morning...

12:07 pm

MollyL

I don't get the rigidly systematic ways people play this game. I just look for words and type what I find.

12:07 pm

penquis

everybody has their own approach....mine usually shifts as I play through a grid, especially a big grid...

12:09 pm

hurshy

mine's not rigid but i do find that if i go tile by tile, and sort of force myself to look harder to get as many as i can from a tile, then i end up finding more on my initial run

12:09 pm

hurshy

than i did when i used to just type whatever i find

12:14 pm

penquis

i do usually go through the grid somewhat systematically, but I don't linger on difficult tiles...

12:16 pm

MollyL

Whatever flies your kite.

12:16 pm

penquis

or floats your boat... ;o)

12:17 pm

Shirlockc

pb, pen

12:17 pm

penquis

i don't believe in that "law"....

12:18 pm

penquis

but I will happily eat or imbibe whatever is there...

12:19 pm

MollyL

It was never a "law". It was always sort of a joke. Along with the cabana boys one would find in there.

12:19 pm

Shirlockc

i see it as a free word :D

12:20 pm

penquis

that's why i used the quotation marks...to me, pointing that out is like gratuitous clueing...as is saying "whatver floats your b***....

12:20 pm

MollyL

The way people blurt clues these days, calling PB is almost redundant.

12:20 pm

penquis

some people like gratuitous clueing...i am not one of those people....

12:21 pm

markbowers7

weird how Enable won't allow "reishi"

12:21 pm

penquis

i don't mind clues given whenever they are asked for....i actually enjoy clueing....

12:21 pm

wingding

molly 12:07, you described the way i play, but, i can beg for a random clue at times

12:21 pm

penquis

heck, mark...it won't take rotini....

12:22 pm

markbowers7

etna

12:22 pm

markbowers7

dang it

12:22 pm

penquis

now that's a gratuitous clue, lol....

12:22 pm

markbowers7

sorry 'bout that

12:22 pm

penquis

been there, done that... ;o)

12:27 pm

wingding

close to getting 'fashion' today .. i tried it w/ an extra 's' but, no dice

12:27 pm

penquis

i keep seeing the same phantoms....it's annoying....

12:42 pm

penquis

i am stalled....taking a break....bye all...

1:11 pm

hokie carla

rehi - any guesses on my missing top left H? and why can i only see one upper O?

1:12 pm

hokie carla

found the H, the singer

1:12 pm

hokie carla

and that gives me another O

1:39 pm

hokie carla

geez, finally found the veggie and the similar i.
HOET!

1:40 pm

hokie carla

78 for later

1:41 pm

mael

geez hokie i've been looking at that top O all morning and missed it lol

2:01 pm

periwinkle

hi all help with fe7/8 please

2:05 pm

ChampFit

Add charged particle

2:05 pm

periwinkle

to what?

2:05 pm

ChampFit

tot the word before it

2:06 pm

periwinkle

not using list. no idea what comes before it

2:06 pm

ChampFit

fe5/18

2:06 pm

periwinkle

will look ty

2:24 pm

periwinkle

finally found fe5 and the fe7/8 thanks

3:25 pm

BzznBea

Clue for first in7.28, please.

3:28 pm

ChampFit

in + vowel _ si4

3:31 pm

BzznBea

Ah, yes. Thanks.

3:31 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

3:32 pm

ChampFit

bye bea!

4:08 pm

cybernan

hello everyone 0nly singer I can think of is Don Ho and that can't be it

4:09 pm

cybernan

also need one more from that h -- assume it is something weird

4:11 pm

mich_pdx

not yet finished my h's nan

4:12 pm

cybernan

wonder what the stats are for carla's last h

4:16 pm

moolingwa

how do

4:17 pm

moolingwa

not many hard ones in th h's

4:17 pm

mich_pdx

ok, I have all but 2 h's. One is an hi 4/5, one is an ho 6/21 - does that help towards your remaining, nan?

4:18 pm

moolingwa

if you need clues, let me know mich

4:19 pm

mich_pdx

aha, I get the singer hint, now. I'm done with h's. Thanks!

4:19 pm

moolingwa

nice

4:20 pm

cybernan

have the ho 6 x2 and the hi4/5 x 2

4:20 pm

cybernan

clue for the singer one - didn't get that one

4:21 pm

mich_pdx

it's a modern alt-rock - it's the "more" ho 6

4:21 pm

cybernan

have no idea - don't listen to any of the odern stuff

4:21 pm

moolingwa

you said you had the 2 ho6s

4:21 pm

mich_pdx

I think you already got it if you have the 2 ho 6's

4:22 pm

cybernan

yes - one is a flower and the other makes stockings

4:22 pm

moolingwa

so it's likely you're missing short plurals

4:22 pm

cybernan

it is from the right hand h so it is probably another hi - have 4 of them so far

4:23 pm

moolingwa

there are 5 hi words

4:24 pm

cybernan

ty - missed the hi 6

4:24 pm

mich_pdx

hi 4 x 3, hi 5/12, hi 6/21

4:25 pm

mich_pdx

that's literally what we're here for, lol

4:25 pm

moolingwa

hah, good observation :)

4:27 pm

mich_pdx

alright, back to tasks. Happy babbling!

4:27 pm

moolingwa

ciao

4:30 pm

cybernan

bye mich

4:33 pm

moolingwa

these last ones are stubborn

4:36 pm

cybernan

I've gone to list early on this one

4:36 pm

moolingwa

I got 21 left

4:36 pm

moolingwa

but 8 of them are 7/8 length, so there's that

4:36 pm

moolingwa

oh, there's an 8 (a plural I missed)

4:38 pm

moolingwa

but 20 from 14, so expecting a lot of one-off words

4:38 pm

moolingwa

14 tiles that is

4:38 pm

moolingwa

another plural I missed

4:39 pm

cybernan

I just have no patience with the long grids with long words that are either obscure or manufactured

4:39 pm

moolingwa

:)

4:40 pm

moolingwa

Well I don't finish most...so they're kind of all the same to me

4:41 pm

moolingwa

found another 2

4:43 pm

cybernan

I finding a lot that I know I typed didn't "take"

4:44 pm

moolingwa

yeah, the last 4 or 5 I've found were all regular words

4:44 pm

moolingwa

including another 8

4:45 pm

moolingwa

and another regular word, this time a 7

4:46 pm

cybernan

fe 6 that followss the 8, please?

4:47 pm

moolingwa

similar to the 8s

4:47 pm

moolingwa

they're all named after a physicist

4:48 pm

moolingwa

5/6 combo wrapped around the 7/8 combo

4:48 pm

cybernan

not getting it

4:48 pm

moolingwa

take the stem of the 7/8

4:49 pm

cybernan

oh - the plural

4:49 pm

moolingwa

yep

4:49 pm

cybernan

ty mool

4:49 pm

moolingwa

yw

5:00 pm

crosshair

The bo 7/36 was a real twisty one. So twisty it was hiding in plain sight.

5:10 pm

cybernan

stuck on the ob 8

5:14 pm

moolingwa

ob8 - fancy word for meany following the rules I think

5:14 pm

moolingwa

and thx for the clue

5:15 pm

cybernan

ty mool

5:15 pm

cybernan

thought that word ended in ce

5:16 pm

moolingwa

can be either per m-w

5:17 pm

moolingwa

ce is the action, the one here is the adjective

5:17 pm

moolingwa

there's also an adverb apparently :)

5:42 pm

cybernan

4 left: o ss s r, a 6 and 4 7's

5:44 pm

cybernan

is there a "bone" word?

5:46 pm

hokie carla

I haven't found one.rehi

5:48 pm

hokie carla

do you have the os5 that is in the ho6?

5:49 pm

cybernan

yes

5:49 pm

cybernan

looking for an os 7

5:50 pm

hokie carla

must be my last one

5:51 pm

hokie carla

last upper O that is

5:52 pm

cybernan

also looking for the first re 6 (6/36)

5:58 pm

Chris P

re 6 to discover again

5:59 pm

moolingwa

that's only 6/30 :)

5:59 pm

Chris P

there isn't an re6/36

6:00 pm

moolingwa

yeah, seems mathematically impossible

6:00 pm

Chris P

theres an re7/36, which I don't have

6:06 pm

penquis

hello all...

6:15 pm

hokie carla

pen!

6:16 pm

penquis

carla~

6:17 pm

hokie carla

what's the deal on the bottom i?

6:18 pm

penquis

i have those i words....just don't have 60 other words, lol....

6:19 pm

hokie carla

I can only find 2 ir

6:19 pm

penquis

im 4, im 5, ir 4/5....

6:20 pm

hokie carla

I have tried all kinds of im 4s and 5s

6:22 pm

penquis

they both travel up....

6:22 pm

hokie carla

found the 4 finally

6:23 pm

penquis

the other ends in a vowel...

6:36 pm

hokie carla

thanks, pen!

6:36 pm

penquis

yw...

6:40 pm

hokie carla

we have limited antenna channels at this campground and I am watching Sanford & Sons. I forgot how funny it was.

6:41 pm

penquis

ha...haven't seen that in years...

6:50 pm

hokie carla

wow, still have 10 B's and they're not obvious

6:51 pm

penquis

i made up a few, like be 5/14 and its pl....

6:51 pm

hokie carla

just found a classy br5

6:51 pm

penquis

i listed at 60...no patience for this one....

6:51 pm

penquis

missing be 6/27....

6:54 pm

hokie carla

I just found it, thanks

6:54 pm

hokie carla

looks like to spray water on something

6:54 pm

penquis

ty...

7:11 pm

penquis

i went through the list and still have 9 left... ;o(

7:12 pm

hokie carla

have whittled down to 56

7:12 pm

penquis

i stop whittling without the list at 60...

7:12 pm

moolingwa

14 left here

7:12 pm

penquis

do you have as 8?

7:12 pm

penquis

hi mool...

7:13 pm

hokie carla

I have to get to 29 before listing. just too much of a PITA for more than that to me.

7:13 pm

hokie carla

I do not

7:14 pm

penquis

well i usually fly through the list, but then i have 9 left to find... lol...

7:14 pm

moolingwa

need a clue on as8?

7:15 pm

hokie carla

sure

7:15 pm

moolingwa

space rock

7:15 pm

hokie carla

oh heavens to mergatroid, thanks

7:15 pm

moolingwa

which helped me find the os8 too :)

7:15 pm

penquis

oh, duh....ty, mool....

7:16 pm

moolingwa

so that's all my 8s

7:16 pm

hokie carla

that helped me with the os7 nan was looking for

7:17 pm

moolingwa

that's what I meant :)

7:17 pm

moolingwa

greyed the first row

7:17 pm

hokie carla

oh, well I didn't even see your post

7:17 pm

moolingwa

3-4-3-2

7:18 pm

penquis

feeling dense...didn't help me with either O word...

7:18 pm

moolingwa

there's no os8, it's os7

7:18 pm

hokie carla

11-18-12-9-2

7:18 pm

penquis

oh...got the OS word...

7:18 pm

hokie carla

what is my missing bottom O?

7:18 pm

moolingwa

there is an o8 tho

7:18 pm

moolingwa

probably your mising o hoke

7:19 pm

penquis

one of my missing words...

7:19 pm

hokie carla

oh, I saw some talk of an ob8 earlier and forgot

7:20 pm

hokie carla

but I didn't understand because it sounded like you were talking about obedience but I don't see anything like that

7:22 pm

hokie carla

just 3 i's left on the top to gray an actual row or column

7:23 pm

penquis

missing one of those I's.....it's a 7...

7:24 pm

hokie carla

I have 3 i7s

7:26 pm

penquis

there are four...

7:27 pm

hokie carla

how many points is the one you're looking for?

7:27 pm

hokie carla

lol, I thought soft drink was a phantom all day from the lower S

7:27 pm

penquis

in 7/28...

7:29 pm

penquis

got it at Best Word List...

7:30 pm

hokie carla

well I have not managed to monkey it yet if you think you can clue it

7:31 pm

penquis

found the Ob 8...it's related to the word you said wasn't in the grid...

7:32 pm

hokie carla

I guess I will look it up

7:32 pm

penquis

it comes from French...

7:33 pm

moolingwa

yeah it's a bit of an uncommon word

7:33 pm

hokie carla

well taht didn't take too long

7:35 pm

penquis

i could have looked forever for the re 7 and not found it....never seen that one...

7:36 pm

hokie carla

well, I assume that is one of my missing 4 R then

7:37 pm

penquis

ends with picnic pest...

7:37 pm

penquis

it's at the start of the R list...

7:37 pm

hokie carla

oh dear, my last 2 i's...I feel so stupid.

7:37 pm

hokie carla

top row gray!

7:37 pm

penquis

go, carla!

7:39 pm

hokie carla

got that R. definitely never seen that.

7:39 pm

hokie carla

thx

7:39 pm

penquis

yw...

7:40 pm

penquis

well i am done...thanks to the list and Best Word List... ;o)

7:41 pm

hokie carla

congrats. down to 40 here! 8-15-10-7-1

7:41 pm

moolingwa

still 12

3-4-3-2

7:43 pm

penquis

ty...

7:44 pm

hokie carla

any guess for my left F?

7:44 pm

moolingwa

missing plural?

7:44 pm

hokie carla

still have 5 on the right so too many

7:44 pm

moolingwa

of maybe fa5

7:44 pm

penquis

the big person?

7:45 pm

moolingwa

yeah, wondering if that's the one you're missing

7:45 pm

hokie carla

well, I typed that this morning but it's not in the list. the joys of playing on a bad connection.

7:45 pm

penquis

i am heading out...good luck on the rest....and goodnight....

7:46 pm

hokie carla

good night!

7:46 pm

moolingwa

I suspect I know 4 of the F's you're missing on the right

7:47 pm

hokie carla

well do tell then

7:47 pm

moolingwa

fe5/6 combo
fe7/8 combo

7:47 pm

moolingwa

and they're all related to a certain physicist who worked at U of Chicago

7:48 pm

hokie carla

definitely don't have the 7/8. I do have a 5/6 combo, quidditch move, maybe fencing. I don't know.

7:48 pm

hokie carla

ok

7:48 pm

moolingwa

just after that :)

7:49 pm

hokie carla

oh, I had the 5 but thought it ended in the corner

7:49 pm

moolingwa

found a word!

7:50 pm

hokie carla

got the others too, thanks. so now 2 F's still.

7:50 pm

moolingwa

just a regular word

7:50 pm

hokie carla

8-13-9-6

7:50 pm

moolingwa

yeah I'm still missing one over there

7:51 pm

moolingwa

oops, another word...plural I had missed

7:52 pm

hokie carla

have been working on 5OFOET. still have 6 + 6 on 2nd row S's but haven't looked again.
guess on my upper N?

7:53 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I'm a 2OFOET...need 2 on the D and the S on the 2nd row

7:54 pm

hokie carla

I also need 2 on the D

7:54 pm

hokie carla

and one on the other D

7:54 pm

hokie carla

and it's not dino, it's never dino

7:55 pm

hokie carla

phantom sashimi

7:55 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I saur that

7:56 pm

moolingwa

I need from the other D anyway

7:56 pm

hokie carla

and I thought punning went extinct when ruru left for the day

7:56 pm

moolingwa

:)

7:56 pm

moolingwa

you know nothing john snow

7:59 pm

hokie carla

okay, need 4 on the left S but everything else is 3 or fewer

8:00 pm

hokie carla

oh, just found d6 babblet I forgot about. might be yours.

8:00 pm

hokie carla

it's from the scots in case you were wondering

8:04 pm

hokie carla

phantom nation(s)

8:05 pm

hokie carla

just found another I entered this morning

8:05 pm

hokie carla

need to recheck everything I guess

8:06 pm

hokie carla

3-9-7-6

8:06 pm

moolingwa

oh course it's from the scots

8:06 pm

hokie carla

always

8:07 pm

moolingwa

2-3-3-2

8:08 pm

hokie carla

right side D was a plural

8:09 pm

moolingwa

of course

8:10 pm

hokie carla

did you finish the A?

8:10 pm

moolingwa

yep

8:10 pm

moolingwa

S DD SS
F
M
S B R

8:10 pm

hokie carla

I still need 2 if you have any ideas

8:10 pm

moolingwa

buff guy?

8:11 pm

hokie carla

SSSS D SSS
AA TT FF
MM
SSS BB RRR

8:11 pm

moolingwa

and maybe more nervous

8:11 pm

hokie carla

ah, that is one, thx

8:11 pm

hokie carla

of course, right again

8:15 pm

hokie carla

any TS words?

8:17 pm

moolingwa

no

8:17 pm

hokie carla

phantom metier

8:17 pm

hokie carla

and meteor

8:17 pm

moolingwa

and meatier?

8:18 pm

hokie carla

sure

8:19 pm

hokie carla

I am giving up and going to the list

8:19 pm

moolingwa

I might just give up :)

8:19 pm

hokie carla

though maybe I should do one more search for 4s since some were missing

8:22 pm

moolingwa

I still have two

8:22 pm

hokie carla

still 3

8:23 pm

moolingwa

found one

8:23 pm

hokie carla

woot

8:23 pm

moolingwa

sore

8:24 pm

moolingwa

woops

8:24 pm

moolingwa

so that closed out my B

8:24 pm

hokie carla

lol, was going to say you didn't have to tell us what it was

8:24 pm

hokie carla

sore closed out your B? weird

8:24 pm

moolingwa

no...it was a B

8:25 pm

moolingwa

was trying to close out the bottom s, so checking to make sure I had all the 4s on it

8:25 pm

hokie carla

found an F5

8:26 pm

hokie carla

still no 4's

8:26 pm

moolingwa

fabbb

8:26 pm

moolingwa

ah, found the scottish word

8:27 pm

hokie carla

thought that was probably it

8:27 pm

moolingwa

S D SS
F
M
S R

8:28 pm

hokie carla

still pretty similar to my last word post

8:28 pm

hokie carla

oh, found a B4

8:29 pm

hokie carla

did not see many of those on my mountain bike ride today

8:29 pm

moolingwa

if it was my last b...heh

8:30 pm

hokie carla

it was or you are doing hypotheticals?

8:30 pm

moolingwa

well my last one was br4

8:31 pm

moolingwa

a form of which is my daughter's favorite word right now

8:33 pm

hokie carla

dude

8:35 pm

moolingwa

something like that :)

8:35 pm

hokie carla

well, the frog is not showing for me but when I type it, it says I already entered it. I'm going to refresh and see what happens.
2-7-6-5
SSSS D SSS
TT F
MM
SSS B RRR

8:36 pm

hokie carla

okay, that's the only one. and that one I entered this morning. so it was there but it wasn't there.

8:39 pm

moolingwa

happens to me sometimes when I have more than one window up

8:40 pm

hokie carla

I am hotspotting off my phone which is low bars

8:40 pm

hokie carla

just got a red box. not the first today.

8:41 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that'll cause hilarity

8:41 pm

hokie carla

almost asked you about an M word. did you find yours yet?

8:42 pm

moolingwa

no, still missing one

8:42 pm

hokie carla

I'll circle back later

8:43 pm

hokie carla

last 4 was an R and I usually get that one.

8:43 pm

moolingwa

4/7?

8:44 pm

hokie carla

4/6

8:44 pm

moolingwa

my last r I think is re7/36

8:46 pm

hokie carla

probably. I'm not sure how any human would know that word.

8:47 pm

hokie carla

well, there's another plural I did this morning

8:48 pm

hokie carla

and another. I mustv'e forgotten to check the R's for plurals

8:51 pm

moolingwa

I missed a few plurals

8:54 pm

hokie carla

okay, 4 left now. 0-1-1-2. shocker.

8:54 pm

moolingwa

still 8

8:54 pm

moolingwa

1-3-2-2

8:57 pm

hokie carla

had to look up a B5. come on, they have a french nightclub but not merci??

8:58 pm

moolingwa

the 5/6 combo?

8:59 pm

hokie carla

no, it appears to be a singlet

8:59 pm

hokie carla

are you missing a B? probably it, sorry.

9:03 pm

hokie carla

just had to look up st7, even though you know I have as8! argh.

9:04 pm

moolingwa

no, have all my B's

9:04 pm

moolingwa

oh duh, didn't have it either

9:05 pm

hokie carla

lol

9:05 pm

moolingwa

lame

9:05 pm

hokie carla

now besides checking plurals we should always look for words inside of words

9:06 pm

moolingwa

nah, that would make it too easy ;)

9:07 pm

moolingwa

this re7 shouldn't be that hard to find

9:11 pm

hokie carla

well yeah, if you go read pen's clues

9:12 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I try not to do that

9:13 pm

moolingwa

from the stats, there's just not that many options

9:14 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I know. I'm just saying it's that weird. I could've known the stats all day and not gotten it.

9:15 pm

hokie carla

how did you see the stats but not the clues? you averted your eyes?

9:15 pm

moolingwa

nan was asking for re6/36 and someone said there is no 6/36, but there is a 7/36

9:16 pm

moolingwa

oh well. looks like 7 is where I'll remain

9:18 pm

hokie carla

ah yes, I remember that now

9:18 pm

hokie carla

valiant effort

9:18 pm

moolingwa

fair one for sure

9:20 pm

moolingwa

have a great night

9:20 pm

hokie carla

you too

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