Thursday, August 28, 2025

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:01 am
Rainiqui

he 8
12:04 am
Gillie

st7
12:07 am
cybernan

hello everyone
12:07 am
Gillie

he7
12:07 am
Gillie

hi nan
12:07 am
Rainiqui

Hi Nan and everyone
12:08 am
Gillie

he7 x 2
12:22 am
dizgrannie

io 7, hi all
12:26 am
cybernan

justnoticed there is a 9, 2 10-s, and an 11
12:26 am
ursh

hello all he 7 & 8
12:27 am
cybernan

is that x2 ursh?
12:27 am
ursh

i do have 2 he 7's
12:28 am
cybernan

ok - think we have them already then
12:28 am
Rainiqui

one he 8 has been called
12:28 am
ursh

oops sorry Rain
12:28 am
Rainiqui

no problem Ursh
12:29 am
Turt

Cisg
12:29 am
Turt

Cosh
12:29 am
Turt

Cosh
12:29 am
Turt

Cosh
12:32 am
cybernan

di 7-8
12:33 am
cybernan

not seeing that corner o
12:35 am
ursh

oi 5 i think
12:35 am
Rainiqui

yes, that's it
12:36 am
cybernan

ty ursh --nbt and too tired to look for the bigger stat words
12:40 am
momof5

Re7
12:41 am
TallMike

su7
12:46 am
momof5

Ro7
1:13 am
broll

ae 7
1:16 am
Grandma Barb

diet
1:20 am
broll

di 8 (different from 7 & 8)
1:22 am
rururocks

Got all the 8s
1:45 am
Dippnall

sorry if it's been called:
1:46 am
Dippnall

ga 9/10/11/10
1:48 am
Robespierre

Pretty sure you’re the first one to call them! (And that explains why I have so few g words…)
1:51 am
dizgrannie

TW Dipp, nbt/nbs
1:51 am
dizgrannie

TY not tw
2:01 am
Grandma Barb

Sorry about the post. Bedtime.
2:07 am
NannyChris

Road
2:07 am
NannyChris

Said
2:08 am
NannyChris

Hang
2:08 am
NannyChris

Soda
2:08 am
NannyChris

Seat
2:09 am
NannyChris

Core
2:09 am
NannyChris

Cores
2:09 am
NannyChris

Sorry
2:11 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up! Sorry for the delay, something got stuck
2:14 am
sprite

awesome, thanks so much, Lickety!
2:50 am
dcseain

based on windows, there’s a ot of insomnia here tonight.
2:50 am
dcseain

dash
2:50 am
dcseain

oops
2:50 am
sprite

it is catching, lol
2:51 am
dcseain

and i’ve mislaid my gasses so reading is hard
2:51 am
dcseain

grid is large enough to see at least
2:51 am
sprite

lololol I love the typo there. Yeah, it is hard when you mislay your gasses.
2:56 am
dcseain

i only just made out the typo there. That is funny
3:12 am
dcseain

found my first 8
3:25 am
dcseain

i think i’m going to try to seep aain
3:50 am
sprite

I was afk for a bit. Sleep well.
4:04 am
sprite

fireflies and poofing
5:17 am
crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)
6:27 am
periwinkle

morning all. help with top middle E please
6:28 am
periwinkle

nm
6:34 am
mael

phantom: agnostic
7:06 am
MollyL

Eg4! I thought that one was obvious. : D
8:47 am
rururocks

that T is waaay too far over to be a phantom
8:51 am
MollyL

Yeah, I would vote nay to that being a phantom too.
8:52 am
hokie carla

how are there 243 words in this mess?
8:53 am
rururocks

no f-ing clue hokie.. it's been a weird grid
8:53 am
hokie carla

almost called oi5 a phantom and then thought I better try it first
8:53 am
hokie carla

maybe I should leave the upper left for last today
8:54 am
hokie carla

I can see myself not caring about finishing this one
8:55 am
periwinkle

me too carla
8:56 am
rururocks

quitters...
8:56 am
hokie carla

we'll see, maybe I'll wake up more and get in the groove.
8:58 am
phaeton

the ga's are definitely going to need morewords!
8:58 am
rururocks

the g's are unbelievable
9:03 am
hokie carla

well, haven't looked there yet, but stopped with 13 left on the C
9:04 am
ChampFit

I'm down to 36, and can't see the big G's for the life of me! In a zoom meeting, so kinda picking at it now...
9:05 am
rururocks

g's are a person from the south of france mixed with a lemon drink
9:05 am
hokie carla

well, I got the ending from that
9:06 am
ChampFit

Well, I'll give that a go....
9:08 am
ChampFit

Got 'em
9:08 am
ChampFit

Thank you!
9:08 am
hokie carla

nice
9:08 am
periwinkle

having the 3rd letter would really help
9:08 am
hokie carla

any other hint not relating to south of france for those of us never been to france?
9:08 am
ChampFit

Starts with what you put in your car
9:08 am
hokie carla

also what are the stats?
9:08 am
periwinkle

ty will keep looking
9:09 am
ChampFit

9/78, 10/98, 11/120, 10/98
9:09 am
hokie carla

oh, similar to disney antagonist
9:10 am
hokie carla

got 6, 9, and 10. will work with that.
9:10 am
periwinkle

I got nothing
9:11 am
hokie carla

what you would use to put fuel in your car on the side of the road, but change a vowel in 2nd part
9:11 am
hokie carla

now I gotta go look at the flip to see which word nerd called that.
9:13 am
periwinkle

ty got ga9 and ga10
9:13 am
hokie carla

the 10/11 are ones who
9:14 am
periwinkle

thank you!
9:14 am
hokie carla

and don't forget the 6
9:14 am
periwinkle

I have the 6
9:15 am
periwinkle

I added them to my scrabble dictionary
9:17 am
periwinkle

there are 2 he7 . I have the one that starts with what is on the top of your neck. help with other one please
9:17 am
ChampFit

There are 2 that start that way
9:17 am
periwinkle

hmm
9:18 am
hokie carla

I have a soccer one
9:18 am
ChampFit

Do a more than...
9:18 am
periwinkle

ty champ
9:19 am
periwinkle

and got the he8 too
9:21 am
periwinkle

looking for the 2nd di8
9:21 am
Sugrraleona

an earthquake can be a di8
9:21 am
periwinkle

I may have to do some dusting since no one is offering to do it for me
9:22 am
Sugrraleona

but add a vowel after the i
9:22 am
ChampFit

No, it's an anagram of that.
9:22 am
periwinkle

that is the one I have
9:22 am
ChampFit

I meant an anagram of your original clue
9:22 am
Sugrraleona

ok, the other one is when you are sick, you go to the doctor so he can di8 you
9:23 am
periwinkle

tyty
9:23 am
periwinkle

bbl
9:24 am
Sugrraleona

anyone get the te5?
9:24 am
rururocks

the babble
9:24 am
rururocks

babblet
9:24 am
ChampFit

It has 3 vowels in the middle
9:25 am
hokie carla

that ole chestnut
9:26 am
Sugrraleona

I'll leave it for later, i'm not getting it
9:27 am
hokie carla

ends in like a drivers license, passport, or one of freud's things
9:28 am
Sugrraleona

ok, got it - didn't think to double the same vowel - tyank you
9:28 am
crosshair

Ty gor ga9, ga10,ga11, and ga10 clues. :)
9:28 am
crosshair

For*
9:29 am
hokie carla

in case you wondered, it is a tropical american lizard.
9:29 am
crosshair

Oh, THAT LIZARD. Should have seen it. :p
9:30 am
hokie carla

I always thought it was related to that other te5 babblet (not in grid) but that means a tithe
9:30 am
rururocks

finished.. what a beast
9:31 am
hokie carla

you are a beast
9:31 am
hokie carla

very humble too
9:31 am
ChampFit

bbl...breakout session
9:31 am
hokie carla

oh, you were calling the grid that and not yourself?
9:31 am
rururocks

a friendly beast though
9:31 am
phaeton

FW
9:32 am
hokie carla

congrats
9:32 am
rururocks

yes.. I was calling the grid a beast
9:32 am
hokie carla

odeon
9:32 am
hokie carla

oops
9:32 am
MollyL

Is that like a friendly ghost?
9:32 am
hokie carla

1st col gray!
9:32 am
rururocks

yes.. sorta molly :D
9:37 am
hokie carla

wow, grayed the big A on first try. that never happens.
9:38 am
mkg

yes this is a beast of a grid.
9:40 am
mkg

any stat for top O word welcome. ty.
9:45 am
ChampFit

I think it's oi 5/12
9:46 am
hokie carla

are the U's all UN?
9:46 am
ChampFit

no
9:46 am
hokie carla

just found another for HOET
9:47 am
mkg

got top o word.
9:48 am
mkg

i welcome any help with di 8 words. ty
9:49 am
mkg

also dont have the 9, 10 or 11. yipes. ty
9:50 am
hokie carla

there are clues in the chat
9:51 am
hokie carla

for all those
9:53 am
mkg

the ga words are so impossible. any help welcome for the long ones! thanks.
9:54 am
hokie carla

don't know what to say that I didn't already. maybe someone else can spell it out better.
9:55 am
BzznBea

mkg, work the grid for a while and things may come together.
9:55 am
ChampFit

The chat clues spell it out...it was about an hour ago...
9:55 am
hokie carla

have I been sitting here that long. geez.
9:56 am
ChampFit

Why can't I see the ae7?
9:57 am
mkg

ty all. i will go back into the chat.
9:57 am
hokie carla

I don't know. I will look. didn't know it existed.
9:58 am
hokie carla

bea probably has it
9:58 am
hokie carla

she's the queen of A
9:59 am
hokie carla

do you know how many points, champ?
9:59 am
ChampFit

28
9:59 am
hokie carla

ends in what you did in the chair
10:00 am
ChampFit

Thank you! I don't remember seeing that before.
10:00 am
hokie carla

I vaguely do
10:00 am
hokie carla

maybe it's a ___telite in the sky?
10:01 am
ChampFit

could be!
10:01 am
hokie carla

MW scrabble dict says it's used for ATC
10:01 am
hokie carla

but regular MW dict doesn't have it as a word!
10:02 am
ChampFit

We shouldn't be surprised...
10:02 am
hokie carla

just found a prom staple
10:03 am
ChampFit

Yes, I was disappointed it was only a 7
10:03 am
hokie carla

lol
10:04 am
mkg

ok got the 9, 10s and 11. but wow. really not words are they? great clues givenin the chat at around 9 am. ty to all cluers.
10:04 am
hokie carla

well, got to 5 left on the C and D but still need 10 S
10:05 am
mkg

just keep extending even though it doesnt seem like a word. ugh.
10:05 am
mkg

off for the day
10:05 am
ChampFit

They're all normal S's, just twisty
10:05 am
hokie carla

have a good one
10:05 am
ChampFit

bye mkg
10:05 am
hokie carla

yeah, just found 3 regular S set
10:05 am
mkg

those words arent even in morewords
10:06 am
mkg

bye
10:08 am
hokie carla

well, I need to go run some errands. 32 left for later. 7-8-10-7
10:08 am
ChampFit

hagd!
10:08 am
hokie carla

thanks, you too!
10:19 am
ChampFit

FW! Except for the weird G's, it was ok. Good luck everyone!
10:49 am
dauber

FW, but can I just say that those Gs were just....suck?
10:51 am
hokie carla

well, I'm back. my one errand fell through and messed up all the others. will go tomorrow I guess.
11:07 am
hokie carla

now stuck at 25 left. guess I will list unless hurshy shows up. :D
11:18 am
BzznBea

Cleared the g. That as a doozie.
11:23 am
penquis

hello all...
11:25 am
BzznBea

Hey, pen.
11:25 am
BzznBea

Heading out for a while.
11:26 am
penquis

hi and bye, bea...
11:32 am
penquis

it's hard to believe that there are 243 words in this grid...
11:53 am
hokie carla

rehi - I said the same thing this morning
11:53 am
hokie carla

so many vowels
11:58 am
cybernan

good morning :)
11:58 am
cybernan

and not where you want them to be, carla
12:00 pm
penquis

hi nan...
12:00 pm
cybernan

hi pe
12:01 pm
cybernan

*pen
12:03 pm
hokie carla

I'm now obsessed with your osprey nest, pen. one is there now, first one I've seen today.
12:04 pm
hokie carla

oh, it just flew off after making some calls
12:04 pm
penquis

it is addictive, though they aren't there as much now...interesting to see them fight over food or try to sneak closer and closer to steal food away from another....
12:05 pm
penquis

osprey alert other osprey about nearby schools of fish...but if they catch a fish not normally in a school, they don't alert the others...
12:07 pm
cybernan

anyone found a 9 10 or ll?
12:07 pm
penquis

no...apparently they were clued around 9 this morning...
12:08 pm
hokie carla

yes, I have them but probably easier to read the chat
12:10 pm
JohanM

the GA 9 is also a river in Missouri. The GA 10 / 11 / 10 build off of it. If that helps.
12:10 pm
penquis

thanks...
12:11 pm
hokie carla

interesting. did not know that.
12:14 pm
0471

ty Johan for the 9/10/11
12:14 pm
penquis

found them with ru's clue....
12:14 pm
penquis

apparently means extravagant boasting...
12:16 pm
cybernan

that was easy - the french clue helped m
12:16 pm
penquis

oh....got the ga 9/10/10....is the ga 11 also built off that root?
12:16 pm
cybernan

yes -- ones who
12:16 pm
penquis

oh duh...got the 11...didn't have the pl of the one who....
12:17 pm
cybernan

not words I'd ever heard of before, however
12:17 pm
penquis

me either..
12:17 pm
hokie carla

it's funny because the disney guy I was talking about that is one letter off is an extravagant boaster
12:18 pm
cybernan

figured the ga 6 would be a proper noun, thinking it is somebody from ga6y
12:19 pm
penquis

yes...same here....
12:23 pm
cybernan

I feel like I've been through this grid so many times and am not making any headway - still have 107 left
12:23 pm
penquis

62 here...
12:23 pm
hokie carla

still 25
12:23 pm
penquis

when I arrived I said that it was hard to believe that this grid would yield 243 words....
12:23 pm
hokie carla

3-6-9-7
12:23 pm
cybernan

is there more than one ts word?
12:24 pm
penquis

i have two...
12:25 pm
hokie carla

yes, 2. the other 2 words are TE.
12:25 pm
penquis

same except for last vowel...
12:26 pm
cybernan

ty pen - just need another te now
12:26 pm
penquis

same here...
12:29 pm
hokie carla

it's a 5 babblet
12:29 pm
penquis

oh yeah...ty...
12:29 pm
cybernan

of course -ty carla
12:30 pm
hokie carla

it's one of those that I never see unless it's suggested to me
12:32 pm
cybernan

wasn't there an oi or was it an io 7 called last night?
12:32 pm
penquis

there is an io 7....
12:32 pm
penquis

it's a pl...
12:34 pm
cybernan

lol - yes - and I've already got it. need 2 more o's frome the one just above the i and an a from just below it
12:35 pm
penquis

missing those, too...
12:35 pm
penquis

is it the A you are missing?....
12:35 pm
cybernan

yes
12:36 pm
penquis

i have those....i know there is as 5/6....combo
12:36 pm
hokie carla

oh, was missing the io set, thanks
12:37 pm
penquis

and an A 4 word...
12:37 pm
cybernan

the flowers - have those
12:37 pm
cybernan

and the the at 4
12:37 pm
penquis

and another A 4....ordinary words for here...
12:38 pm
cybernan

got it - ty
12:38 pm
penquis

yw...
12:39 pm
hokie carla

I need an A on the 3rd row if anyone has any guesses
12:39 pm
penquis

still missing two there...
12:40 pm
cybernan

stil need 2 from there
12:46 pm
cybernan

have ae x4 and an as from that a -- you?
12:46 pm
hokie carla

how about the 4th row E?
12:46 pm
hokie carla

there is an ad5
12:47 pm
hurshy

hello
12:47 pm
hokie carla

hurshy!
12:47 pm
penquis

hard to tell what words come from that A...
12:47 pm
penquis

hi hursh...
12:47 pm
DS927

how about the ae7?
12:48 pm
hokie carla

I have 3 ae, 1 ad, and 1 as from there
12:48 pm
penquis

don't have that one...ty....will look....
12:48 pm
hokie carla

ae7 is from the left a
12:48 pm
hokie carla

nm, you're right
12:48 pm
DS927

oops...sorry you are right
12:48 pm
cybernan

are you sure about the ad 5? both of mine cme from the top a
12:48 pm
hokie carla

lol, no you are right ae7 is from 3rd row
12:48 pm
hurshy

top row grey!
12:49 pm
hokie carla

oh, you're right, nan, couldn't see the one going up the other side.
12:49 pm
hokie carla

hurshy, what is my missing H?
12:49 pm
penquis

i have one left from the middle A...must be the AE 7....
12:49 pm
hokie carla

so I have aex4 and as
12:50 pm
penquis

there is HA 5 ...
12:50 pm
hokie carla

I have a pl ha5
12:51 pm
penquis

there is ha 5/12 that ends in a vowel...
12:51 pm
hurshy

there is another unrelated one at the end of the ha wrods
12:51 pm
hurshy

i can't follow the A chat!! lol
12:52 pm
hokie carla

ok, got the H, thx
12:52 pm
penquis

LOL....
12:52 pm
penquis

yw...
12:53 pm
cybernan

look at that an all I see is haida
12:53 pm
hokie carla

starts like gretl's cohort
12:53 pm
hurshy

ok i know i need ae7
12:53 pm
DS927

ae7 think a plane+an action with a chair
12:53 pm
hokie carla

but I have ae7!
12:53 pm
penquis

middle letters are wrong...in haida...
12:53 pm
hurshy

got it
12:53 pm
hurshy

ok now i just need 2 more A from the second row
12:54 pm
penquis

am i supposed to know AE 7?
12:54 pm
hokie carla

no
12:54 pm
hurshy

did someone say there were two ad5 words?
12:54 pm
hokie carla

it's something used for air traffic control
12:54 pm
cybernan

yes - I have 2 ad 5's
12:54 pm
penquis

ty...
12:55 pm
hokie carla

hurshy, the top A I grayed myself on first pass, so all regular or regular babblets
12:55 pm
cybernan

I'm still looking for the ha 5 that ends in a vowel
12:55 pm
hokie carla

I'm still looking for a 6th A on 3rd row
12:55 pm
hurshy

it sounds like if you shortened a word for a good looking man, nan
12:55 pm
hokie carla

did you see my hint, nan? for the ha5
12:56 pm
welki

hi everyone (nan, think of gretel's companion)
12:56 pm
hurshy

hokie what about as4/5
12:56 pm
penquis

stit's right after the word for putting up a painting...
12:56 pm
hokie carla

welki!
12:56 pm
cybernan

oh of course - the parliamentary record
12:57 pm
hokie carla

have one hurshy that looks like a computer c4
12:57 pm
hokie carla

without a letter
12:57 pm
hurshy

yeah
12:58 pm
hokie carla

I have that plus ae4,5,4,7
12:58 pm
hurshy

and ag4/7 ?
12:58 pm
cybernan

just need one more h from the top now:
12:58 pm
hokie carla

aha, thanks
12:58 pm
hurshy

anyone doing well on G and can tell me the second letter breakdown?
12:58 pm
penquis

check your comparatives and plurals, nan...
12:59 pm
hokie carla

I have G gray
12:59 pm
penquis

me, too, after those long GA words...
12:59 pm
hokie carla

ga x9 , gh x1, gn x2
12:59 pm
hurshy

oh there are long GA words? ok will look
12:59 pm
cybernan

was missing a singular
1:00 pm
penquis

ga 6/9/10/11/10....
1:00 pm
hurshy

well that is what i need, that whole set
1:00 pm
penquis

want a clue?...
1:00 pm
cybernan

ga 6, 9, 10, 11, 10 -- all related
1:01 pm
hokie carla

there are clues around 9am or someone might be nice enough to give them
1:01 pm
hurshy

yes, if weird. all i can think is gadolinium
1:01 pm
hokie carla

they spring from a 6
1:01 pm
penquis

ga words....fuel + convicted person + fruity drink....that is for the 9...
1:01 pm
cybernan

french word or waiter (change 3rd letter) + ending for a lemon drink
1:02 pm
penquis

take out the drink for the 6...
1:02 pm
hurshy

ty, got them all, 2nd row grey!
1:05 pm
cybernan

are all the u's un's?
1:06 pm
hokie carla

no, 2 un. the other took me forever but is a regular word
1:06 pm
hokie carla

us5
1:06 pm
hurshy

thanks hokie
1:06 pm
cybernan

ty carla
1:08 pm
hokie carla

2-5-8-6 D3 N E S5 S4 R2 C5
1:10 pm
cybernan

first and last columns black
1:11 pm
penquis

are there odd O words?....
1:12 pm
penquis

still missing two...
1:12 pm
hurshy

i'm just missing one lower O
1:12 pm
hurshy

oi5 and oc5 babblets are the oddest i have so far i guess
1:12 pm
cybernan

missing a slug of d
1:13 pm
cybernan

missing a big bunch of d's
1:13 pm
hokie carla

the o's are regular or regular babblets
1:13 pm
penquis

the OC??
1:14 pm
penquis

i am missing one O from the fourth row...is that an oC 5?
1:14 pm
hokie carla

nan, there's a regular di8 and a not so regular di7/8 that looks like a regular di8 without a cons.
1:15 pm
cybernan

yes
1:15 pm
penquis

oh yes, ty....
1:15 pm
cybernan

have the di 7-8
1:15 pm
hurshy

huh. i have the not so regular ones but i don't have the regular one
1:15 pm
hurshy

oh!
1:15 pm
hurshy

i got it
1:16 pm
hurshy

good word for House fans
1:16 pm
cybernan

don't watch house
1:16 pm
hokie carla

don't need to, just know he's a doctor
1:16 pm
cybernan

got it though
1:16 pm
penquis

Dr. House...
1:16 pm
hokie carla

I didn't either
1:17 pm
cybernan

wonder why there isn't a one who for that one?
1:17 pm
cybernan

and don't say it doesn't make sense -- most of the others don't either
1:18 pm
hurshy

di*****tician
1:18 pm
hurshy

is the word usually employed for that purpose
1:18 pm
hurshy

guess doctors just like to be fancy
1:20 pm
cybernan

need a break then coming back to list
1:20 pm
penquis

i need a break, too....bye all...
4:11 pm
hokie carla

easy peasy finish with the list
4:15 pm
hurshy

am back
4:17 pm
BzznBea

Finished.
4:23 pm
hurshy

1-6-6-5
4:24 pm
hurshy

no wait
4:24 pm
hurshy

1-8-6-5 is what i mean
4:25 pm
hurshy

got the 4
4:26 pm
hurshy

thought i had put that in already
4:26 pm
hokie carla

a big squaredle today
4:41 pm
periwinkle

where is mool. have not seen him here for a while
4:44 pm
periwinkle

us5 please
4:46 pm
hokie carla

was thinking today I haven't seen him in a while either
4:46 pm
hokie carla

us5 is a regular word. ends in how old you are.
4:57 pm
periwinkle

sheesh, ty carla
4:57 pm
periwinkle

hope he is ok
4:59 pm
hokie carla

yes, me too. I even checked his wife's FB store page earlier today. she hasn't posted since Dec. on there.
5:03 pm
MollyL

Forget moolingwa. Where the hell is Harry Hood?
5:05 pm
hokie carla

oh, nan ran him off a while back
5:11 pm
hokie carla

I remember him saying "I can't belive I'm reading this" and he never came back.
5:16 pm
MollyL

Was it politics?
5:17 pm
MollyL

Well that makes two people who left because of that. Harry and Volleymomdee.
5:17 pm
hokie carla

yes, israel/palastine
5:18 pm
hokie carla

if I had whatever marilu henner has I could check the chat
5:19 pm
MollyL

Too bad about Harry. He was one of the few people who was liked a lot here.
5:21 pm
cybernan

I ran Harry off -- because I said I didn't like Trump's policies?
5:23 pm
cybernan

or because I think Netanyahu is another land grabbing control freak?
5:23 pm
cybernan

Seems to me we're all entitled to our opinions
5:24 pm
hokie carla

I don't rem. the specifics but harry is jewish and it was against them. yes, you are. he is entitled to leave when he reads them.
5:31 pm
cybernan

sorry if he left because of me. my experience living in a Jewish neighbourhood was not positive and makes it very hard for me to be sympathetic with any agressive or exclusionist behaviour on their part.
5:31 pm
MollyL

Wow
5:32 pm
Sugrraleona

hi, may I get help with the last do6/21?
5:32 pm
cybernan

don't see why you would be surpised with that molly.
5:33 pm
cybernan

don't have it but looking
5:33 pm
MollyL

Why judge an entire ethnic group by one experience you had?
5:33 pm
hokie carla

it's a plural, sug
5:34 pm
Sugrraleona

ty hokei
5:34 pm
Sugrraleona

hokie
5:34 pm
cybernan

5 years of being made to feel unwelcome, molly
5:35 pm
cybernan

and not by just one person
5:35 pm
cybernan

and 5 years of having my young children ignored and abandoned when others came along
5:37 pm
cybernan

ty carla
5:45 pm
Gillie

Plenty of Jews (and even Israelis) oppose Netanyahu's policies, partly because he seems more interested in grabbing territory and killing Palestinians than he is in actually rescuing any remaining hostages, and partly because what he is doing is simply disproportionate and inhuman.
5:49 pm
Gillie

Even a former Israeli prime minister (Olmert) has said that Israeli is committing war crimes
5:50 pm
nrkii

crona
5:50 pm
nrkii

sorry
5:51 pm
cybernan

yes - there are a few such world leaders that should be locked up in a room together and allowed to brag to each other for the rest of their lives.
5:51 pm
nrkii

Personally, I think if we had zero political discussion on this chog, ultimately nobody would really miss it and we might have a better time. Just one person's opinion.
5:53 pm
cybernan

co 6-7 please? first set
5:53 pm
hokie carla

agreed, nellie. we can get that elsewhere.
5:53 pm
hokie carla

it's weird, nan. kinda like the pain killer but ending in a vowel instead of a cons
5:54 pm
nrkii

what I have is to program something + 2 vowels, but I still hav a lot left
5:54 pm
hokie carla

that's it
5:54 pm
Gillie

The problem is that most people get whatever politics they do get from sources that are designed to tell them exactly what they already believe - there'
5:55 pm
nrkii

well nan's question made me look really hard for it, so thanks, nan
5:55 pm
cybernan

ty nrkii
5:55 pm
Gillie

There's no real exchange or discussion anymore, because it's rude to disagree with people
5:55 pm
nrkii

not just rude, risky
5:56 pm
Gillie

Well, a society built on misinformation and echo-boxes is risky too
6:00 pm
cybernan

I agree to the point that no exchanges or discussion narrows one's view with the result that nothing new comes to light. We all tend to look at things with a persective based on our own experience and it never hurts to hear the interpretation of others
6:10 pm
nrkii

Yes, but we also need safe spaces where we can get the hell away from the vitriol. This is no longer that.
6:11 pm
nrkii

I'm never swayed by vitriol, no matter the content's validity.
6:11 pm
fish223

fw for me
6:11 pm
fish223

good luck all
6:11 pm
nrkii

And I certainly don't come to Babble looking for someone to educate me on how I should think politically. I get that enough from my mixed politics family.
6:12 pm
cybernan

grats, fist
6:13 pm
fish223

I know harry well
6:13 pm
Gillie

Unusual for you (fish) - judging by your rating
6:13 pm
Gillie

(the fw, I mean)
6:13 pm
fish223

I just started playing
6:13 pm
fish223

a lot of free time
6:13 pm
Gillie

You've been a member since 2018
6:13 pm
fish223

yes, never really played
6:14 pm
Gillie

Well, I'm afraid I don't know harry at all - I don't believe I've ever communicated with him in any way
6:14 pm
fish223

he is my father
6:15 pm
Gillie

Well, then, you would know him. I'm sure both of you are aware that you don't need to look at the chat, if it is upsetting.
6:16 pm
Gillie

I frequently ignore the chat myself - I find the endless pun exchanges a bit annoying
6:16 pm
MollyL

Hey Fish, tell your Dad I said hi and that I miss him here. He was a fun member of this community. I'm sorry opinions here ran him off.
6:17 pm
fish223

of course
6:17 pm
cybernan

same here -- nothing I say is meant personally
6:17 pm
fish223

I will pass along your well wishes
6:17 pm
Gillie

ditto
6:18 pm
hokie carla

from me too!
6:18 pm
fish223

btw leona do6 21 is connected to a do4, a nurse eg. If you are still looking
6:22 pm
MollyL

Gillie what was your ditto in reference to?
6:26 pm
Gillie

That nothing I have ever said was meant to be taken personally by Harry
6:27 pm
Gillie

I mean, Netanyahu may have reason to take offense, but in general my comments aren't meant personally against anyone here
6:29 pm
Gillie

I am wondering what nrkii meant by "vitriol", but I guess I'll assume that was also not meant to be taken personaly
6:29 pm
hokie carla

there has been vitriol here not too long ago
6:31 pm
MollyL

There is a lot of vitriol here at times.
6:31 pm
Gillie

Okay - I haven't looked back very far in the chat, although it did seem like cybernan was being awfully negative about Jews in general
6:32 pm
hokie carla

like very uncalled for
6:32 pm
cybernan

probably true, gillie -- it is hard not to be negative about a group that has hurt you so badly
6:33 pm
hokie carla

it was against someone who is pro-trump. I don't like him as much as the next guy, but when I say over the top uncalled for, it was.
6:33 pm
MollyL

Those people you had experiences with hurt you Nan. Not all Jewish people
6:33 pm
hokie carla

because she wasn't even talking about trump at that time IIRC
6:33 pm
Gillie

It sounds like many it was an issue with that particular neighbourhood? It's dangerous to generalize to an entire religion
6:33 pm
nrkii

Also, you don't have to be negative out loud
6:34 pm
cybernan

you are correct Molly, but knowing that doesn't make it any easier to get over.
6:34 pm
nrkii

especially in a diverse crowd
6:34 pm
Gillie

*maybe*, not "many"
6:34 pm
nrkii

By you, I mean "one"
6:34 pm
nrkii

not personal
6:34 pm
hokie carla

I think it was also like 50 years ago. not saying there is a time limit on getting over stuff, but yeah, the people in here were not in your neighborhood
6:36 pm
MollyL

And people like Volleymomdee who are Trump supporters have a right to their opinion as well. "I disagree" is just fine.
6:36 pm
hokie carla

this was sue I was talking about and I haven't really seen her since that blowup
6:36 pm
nrkii

Agreed. I live every day in a family of Trump lovers and Trump haters. We choose to be family first.
6:37 pm
hokie carla

and I'm drawing a blank on who the unhinged poster was. plus he's kinda scary so I probably wouldn't mention him anyway.
6:37 pm
MollyL

Probably Knight Time
6:37 pm
hokie carla

no, it actually wasn't him
6:37 pm
hokie carla

he is pro trump
6:38 pm
hokie carla

this guy went off on Sue, who is also
6:38 pm
cybernan

I grew up in a small western town. until that point I had no experience with other cultures. I was absolutely shocked to find myself and my children ostracised simply because we had a different faith without anyone even bothering to try to get to know us first. If you can't understand how that feels, I just don't know what else to say.
6:39 pm
hokie carla

there is a difference in understanding how that feels and holding a 40 year grudge against an entire group of people
6:39 pm
nrkii

Nan, nobody here would want to diminish your personal experience.
6:40 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

too many words again!!! j/k (hi all)
6:41 pm
hurshy

hiya gwen
6:41 pm
cybernan

I'm not holding a grudge, all I'm saying is I have to sympathize with the Palestinians living conditions and the fact that attempts from other countries to provide food and medical supplies are being blocked
6:41 pm
nrkii

And I'd even say, hold a grudge if you must. But maybe don't bring it to this forum. And again, I don't mean this to be personal to you. I mean no matter how much one has passion for their political opinion or their grudge, they don't HAVE to bring it to what would otherwise be a safe and friendly space for the rest of us. Honestly, I've never even seen you post anything about your experience before now, so I really don't mean to personalize this to you at all.
6:44 pm
cybernan

need to get supper going - bbl
6:47 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot
6:49 pm
nrkii

The C is kicking my butt
6:49 pm
MollyL

Discussions about politics are fine if people state their opinions, give the reasons for those opinions and don't sling negativity at the other side of those opinions.
6:49 pm
hurshy

"You can support Gaza without supporting Hamas; criticise Israel without being anti-Semitic; grieve for Iran without endorsing extremism; feel for innocent Israelis without backing the Israeli state.

Empathy isn't allegiance, it's humanity. These positions aren't binary or mutually exclusive. You can hold complexity, conscience, and compassion all at once." -Nicky Barber
6:50 pm
nrkii

we need a like button in the chog :)
6:51 pm
MollyL

I'm glad there is no like button. That is one of the things about Facebook I don't care for.
6:51 pm
nrkii

Heh, I can see that
6:52 pm
gingentle

nrkii: exactly when did you become arbiter here of what is and is not proper to speak about???
6:52 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

just butting in to say i'm not gonna butt in ; - )
6:52 pm
MollyL

It doesn't take that long to type "I agree"
6:53 pm
nrkii

excuse me, gingentle, what the hell is that tone for
6:53 pm
MollyL

Nrkii was stating an opinion, not being an arbiter
6:54 pm
nrkii

If we're welcome to express opinions, why CAN'T I express an opinion that the chat would be more fun and more welcoming to all if it wasn't full of politics and such
6:54 pm
gingentle

why am I not at all surprised that Molly has jumped in to mitigate his behaviour.
6:54 pm
nrkii

People are gonna do what they wanna do, but I can say what the hell I'm thinking too. I've been on Babble since 2006, and it used to be a LOT MORE FUN
6:56 pm
MollyL

Nrkii, did you switch teams? : D
6:56 pm
gingentle

with your attitude, and Molly constantly stirring the pot, it is little wonder that many folk leave here.
6:57 pm
nrkii

I came into a conversation where we were saying how it was too bad someone wasn't on Babble anymore because they didn't feel welcome. So I was saying that maybe if we didn't talk politics, this wouldn't happen.
6:57 pm
nrkii

Gingentle, I don't know you, I haven't seen you here before, and so I'm just going to take a breath and assume you mean well. So do I.
6:58 pm
gingentle

I have been here for many years and do not interact often exactly because of attitudes like yours and
6:59 pm
gingentle

I have been here for years but I do not interact often due to attitudes such as yours and egregious behaviour coming from Molly.
6:59 pm
nrkii

LOL. I challenge you to find ONE PERSON who has left Babble because of me. ROFL.
7:00 pm
gingentle

whatever
7:00 pm
gingentle

I find you abrasive and obnoxious.
7:00 pm
nrkii

exactly... I tried to be nice just now, and you were having none of it, so I'm not losing a second of sleep over you
7:00 pm
rbud

*stepped in, looked around, backing out now* laters, dearies.
7:02 pm
nrkii

Sorry rbud. Nobody needs this.
7:22 pm
pam

Egads. I have to say that regardless of my own strong opinions, this is not the place for them. But there's nothing wrong with ignoring and scrolling on by--in other words, unless someone is being attacked or that's how I perceive it, I couldn't be bothered .

That said, thank you, Hurshy. You can detest the Israeli government policies all you want. But that is not Judaism and to conflate the two and say you don't like Jews, that's anti-semitism. If an experience in a neighborhood that is insular is awful, I get that. But that's a neighborhood. I had Catholic kids throw stones at me and call me a Jesus killer when I was walking to synagogue as a kid, and I can assure you, I do not hate Catholics. And I know I am going to get dirty looks in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood--or fundamentalist Muslim or Christian--and I just walk on by.

Have your opinions, say "I disagree," yell at each other all you want. But if you hate Jews (or Black people or gay people or disabled people or...or...or.... )keep that to yourself.
7:23 pm
nrkii

Thank you, Pam. Love you! :)
7:24 pm
pam

Back at you, nrkii!
7:31 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

HOET and 74 to go. Shall I start a new topic? I love cats. There LOL
7:31 pm
nrkii

I hate cats. LOL
7:32 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

OH NO LOL
7:32 pm
nrkii

I don't. I'm just allergic. They amuse me a lot but I can't have one.
7:32 pm
nrkii

I appreciate cat attitude.
7:33 pm
hokie carla

I liked my neighbors' cats okay when I was cat sitting as a teen but I'm a dog person.
7:33 pm
hokie carla

and sorry about earlier but I remembered something
7:34 pm
hokie carla

and I don't know of anyone that dislikes you :D
7:34 pm
nrkii

I did cat sitting for my neighbor but I literally could not touch the cat, so when it got out I had to chase it and hiss at it to get it back inside. Next time I tried that trick, it HISSED back. I've never been so scared.
7:34 pm
ItalianGreyhound

dogs rule
7:34 pm
hokie carla

or has left because of you
7:34 pm
hokie carla

dang right, IG
7:34 pm
nrkii

Thanks, hokie. I'm kind of laughing.
7:35 pm
ItalianGreyhound

love kitties, but dogs rule
7:35 pm
nrkii

It had to happen sometime.
7:35 pm
nrkii

I love my dog, but my goodness he's a lot of work. He keeps changing the rules in my house.
7:35 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hey i never said anything about dogs LOL
7:35 pm
hokie carla

well, if you recall I said I couldn't remember something and then it became clear to me
7:36 pm
nrkii

Cats love me. They run up to me, rub against my leg, jump in my lap, snuggle, and don't care at all that I'm allergic. I put up with it as long as I know I can wash my hands before I touch my face. And there's benadryl nearby.
7:37 pm
pam

I love cattitude. And I love dogs. Mostly, I love football.
7:38 pm
nrkii

I was remembering Pearl the other day, Pam.
7:38 pm
ItalianGreyhound

cats dont love me
7:38 pm
pam

Thanks, nrkii. I miss her.
7:39 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

there, see, we can disagree without getting snippy about it 8 - D
7:39 pm
hokie carla

mr homie doesn't really like cats or babies but they love him. we went to a house with a kitten and the owner set it down and it went and crawled into mr. homies lap and just sat there,
7:39 pm
ItalianGreyhound

got nothin against them...
7:40 pm
nrkii

Good steer, Gwen. :)
7:40 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

cats and kittens like to be very warm. They will find the warmest place and sit on it. Sunshine, basket full of clothes just out of the dryer, a person's lap, on top of an electronic gadget if it's warm
7:41 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

(tanx nrkii)
7:42 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

well, folks, i'm too lazy to find 71 more words. cheerio till next time
7:42 pm
ItalianGreyhound

same for my turtles and lizards
7:43 pm
pam

ciao, gwen!
7:43 pm
nrkii

bye Gwen!
7:44 pm
hokie carla

night, gwen
7:45 pm
72 Temple Owl

this grid is endless...
7:47 pm
nrkii

I'm listing now and realizing that I've been ignoring that SH more than I should (as an ending)
7:48 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh thanks i did not register it yer but i need 76
7:51 pm
ItalianGreyhound

this grid sucks
7:51 pm
72 Temple Owl

tell us how you really feel
7:52 pm
ItalianGreyhound

Im feeling like a song
7:52 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh joy...just found my third 7 letter word
7:53 pm
nrkii

also keep an eye out for some AGE endings here and there
7:53 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty just found one
7:54 pm
nrkii

the ga9/10/11/10 series are brand new words to me
7:54 pm
72 Temple Owl

and another
7:55 pm
72 Temple Owl

*head desk*
7:56 pm
nrkii

you okay over there, TO? :)
7:57 pm
72 Temple Owl

no. i have generous cousins who sent me home with a cup of fries. of course, i felt compelled to eat them all ":/
7:57 pm
72 Temple Owl

they were outstanding, i will say :D
7:58 pm
nrkii

I'm at my moms and she made ribs. She could only eat 1/3 of the rack, so of course I felt compelled to eat all the rest....
7:58 pm
nrkii

we do what we must for those we love
7:58 pm
72 Temple Owl

it would be rude not to
7:58 pm
72 Temple Owl

but darn, fries so good they needed nothing. no ketchup. no sauce. no salt
7:59 pm
72 Temple Owl

it's been sort of a crap week. tomorrow i will be trying ro get downtown and back on the rails. wish me luck.
8:00 pm
pam

Your fries ark killing me, TO. YUM
8:00 pm
72 Temple Owl

three age words so far
8:00 pm
72 Temple Owl

https://spuddybuddyfryfactory.com/
8:01 pm
nrkii

TO, when are you coming up to Salsa class in L'vil?
8:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

i did not know about this.
8:02 pm
pam

YUM, TO!
8:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

see? genius
8:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

8:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

8:03 pm
nrkii

It's a 45-minute class and they allow drop-ins... we could go for a drink before or after... Thursdays at 6:45. I think it's $20.00. Or you could just come watch and mock me and we can still get the beverage.
8:04 pm
72 Temple Owl

every week?
8:04 pm
nrkii

yep
8:04 pm
72 Temple Owl

okay.i will check my schedule.
8:04 pm
nrkii

That's FW for me. Hints?
8:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

maybe for that g6?
8:05 pm
nrkii

Too many of the words I missed were words I should have seen.
8:06 pm
nrkii

G6 is the villain in Beauty in the Beast
8:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

i will work on that ty
8:06 pm
nrkii

oops, nope, it's the DA from Los Angeles
8:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh hell, i read that as vitamin. time to fill that prescription for glasses
8:07 pm
nrkii

different middle letter
8:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

gi garcettt?
8:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

gil garcetti?
8:08 pm
nrkii

nope...
8:08 pm
nrkii

How about, a prison veteran with belly pain?
8:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

okay will leave it for last
8:09 pm
72 Temple Owl

i will ponder it
8:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

that is for ga6, correct?
8:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

okay so hi pam good to see you
8:15 pm
pam

Good to see you, too, TO!
8:17 pm
nrkii

Yes, ga6 = airy substance + swindle
8:17 pm
hokie carla

nellie, I sent you a FB msg
8:17 pm
nrkii

the 9/10/11/10 series builds off that
8:22 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty
8:23 pm
72 Temple Owl

hokie, are you coming for salsa and adult beverages?:D
8:23 pm
hokie carla

while that sounds delish, I don't think I'll make it
8:24 pm
hokie carla

are you drinking the salsa too or is it chips and salsa?
8:26 pm
72 Temple Owl

interesting question...
8:27 pm
72 Temple Owl

if only i could find a honey deuce cocktail
8:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

actually, the salsa is dancing
8:38 pm
nrkii

TO did you find the GA6?
8:46 pm
72 Temple Owl

yes, ty, interesting since i know someone with that last name which is derived from the region in france. perhaps they are all blowhards there
9:04 pm
72 Temple Owl

night, all