Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, October 17, 2025

12:05 am

justafreep

pi7 and happy flip

12:06 am

justafreep

no7

12:08 am

Buggie

in9 and happy flip too

12:10 am

justafreep

ea7

12:11 am

justafreep

and nice find, buggie

12:12 am

cybernan

good evening everyone :)

12:12 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:13 am

justafreep

de8

12:18 am

justafreep

po7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

justafreep

op7

12:28 am

mkg

in 9

12:28 am

mkg

oops already called.

12:32 am

cybernan

nbt/nbs and good night :)

12:36 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:49 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:53 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:54 am

justafreep

(third time lucky??)

1:11 am

sprite

thanks Lickety. Morning babblers

2:11 am

sprite

found the fish

2:41 am

sprite

fireflies and poofing

4:28 am

varumba

Morning all :) Haven't been around for years now... Thought i'd say hello ;)

4:36 am

Atalante

good morning!

4:36 am

varumba

morning ata

4:37 am

Atalante

how are you?!

4:37 am

varumba

alright ta :) you?

4:38 am

Atalante

good, only recently returned to babble but remembering its as much fun as ever

4:38 am

varumba

exactly the same here - third rid in a row I think?

4:39 am

varumba

grid *

4:41 am

Atalante

nothing much changes!

4:41 am

varumba

nope

4:52 am

varumba

need a break

4:52 am

varumba

sy around ata

6:26 am

Bremen

pi

6:26 am

Bremen

dang fingers... :P

6:33 am

duvaldfm

groan

6:33 am

duvaldfm

groans

6:33 am

Atalante

indeed :P

7:06 am

periwinkle

hi Ata! hello all. help with lone N left column please

7:09 am

MollyL

Sounds like a military guy, referred to as jar head

7:11 am

periwinkle

hmmm

7:14 am

periwinkle

do you have your heat on yet Molly? It is 45 outside and65 inside. no heat on yet but extra blankets on my bed

7:15 am

periwinkle

may I have the stats for that N please

7:19 am

mael

ohh, got the 9 first tile

7:20 am

Atalante

na6/18

7:20 am

Atalante

its like a type of lily

7:20 am

mael

the lone N is na6/18

7:28 am

periwinkle

thanks but still not seeing it. bbl

7:30 am

Scrabbler

US Ma**** Corps. Change the M to an N.

7:31 am

mael

the C is giving me trouble

7:31 am

Scrabbler

I have just 2, mael.

7:33 am

mael

3 for me

7:35 am

Scrabbler

My monkey found another.

7:35 am

Scrabbler

Oh, the salmon! co4 and plural.

7:36 am

mael

I found a couple more stemming from a co4

7:42 am

Scrabbler

Thanks, I found those.

7:45 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and have a long to-do list. Enjoy the day.

7:48 am

mael

have a great friday!

7:48 am

mael

phantom: octopi

7:49 am

MollyL

Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and _______

7:49 am

MollyL

No heat for me either.

8:05 am

mael

FW!

8:05 am

Atalante

yay!

8:06 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

8:06 am

EvaNadine

toce

8:06 am

EvaNadine

*oopies*

8:06 am

Atalante

a clue for the ec7 then maybe?

8:06 am

Atalante

hi Eva!

8:07 am

EvaNadine

Ata!

8:11 am

mael

sounds like an environmental hue :)

8:11 am

mael

the ec7 I mean

8:11 am

Atalante

ohhhh of course fw!

8:35 am

phaeton

clue for the in7?

8:39 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

8:39 am

phaeton

hi

8:43 am

hokie carla

no idea on an in7, phae

8:44 am

hokie carla

oh wait, bury something maybe

8:44 am

hokie carla

like un7 would be to dig it up

8:45 am

phaeton

ty

8:47 am

hokie carla

oh, there's the 9

9:00 am

ChampFit

Thank goodness for the ec clue! Good morning all.

9:00 am

hokie carla

champ!

9:01 am

ChampFit

How's it going?

9:01 am

hokie carla

decent, how about you?

9:01 am

ChampFit

so far so good. Light day today.

9:01 am

hokie carla

it's so early for you!

9:02 am

ChampFit

Maybe I can finish? Down to 22.

9:03 am

hokie carla

97 left here

9:04 am

ChampFit

I haven't found any weird ones yet. All words we know so far.

9:04 am

hokie carla

name that marvel villain in the grid!

9:04 am

ChampFit

Ummmmmmmmmmm....Thanos?

9:05 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding

9:05 am

ChampFit

Shocked, I tell you! That was a shot in the dark!

9:05 am

hokie carla

should have added "knocked out half the universe"

9:05 am

ChampFit

:)

9:06 am

hurshy

morning babblers

9:06 am

ChampFit

GM hursh!

9:07 am

hokie carla

hurshy!

9:07 am

hurshy

rats, i cannot benefit from yesterday's lesson and pluralize in5

9:07 am

hokie carla

ha, that's crazies

9:08 am

phaeton

definition of the an6? eluding me

9:08 am

welki

'morning, all

9:08 am

hokie carla

'tis the old timey one we get a lot phae

9:08 am

ChampFit

Don't have it.

9:09 am

hokie carla

sometimes it's a 5 but not today, it's got the extra letter in there making it the 6

9:09 am

phaeton

nm...my vision just cleared. lol

9:09 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for first column fourth row N word? ty

9:09 am

phaeton

fw

9:09 am

ChampFit

wtg phae!

9:10 am

hokie carla

na6, mkg. rhymes with military guy (or girl)

9:10 am

hokie carla

congrats, phae

9:10 am

phaeton

ty

9:10 am

phaeton

any clues wanted?

9:11 am

hokie carla

not me, thx

9:11 am

mkg

ty. thinking

9:11 am

ChampFit

no thanks. have a great day!

9:11 am

hokie carla

army, navy, air force, **

9:11 am

phaeton

ty...you too

9:11 am

hurshy

should i be seeing the other two top i besides in5 and the dolphin?

9:12 am

ChampFit

Well, they're a bit weird. in7 and 9.

9:12 am

hokie carla

no, but I clued them earlier

9:12 am

hokie carla

in7 and in9

9:12 am

hurshy

ah i see, thanks

9:13 am

MollyL

Did anyone mention they were in7 and in9?

9:13 am

mkg

well not getting the N word. all i can think is soldiers.

9:13 am

hokie carla

thanks for helping out with that

9:13 am

MollyL

Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and ______. USMC

9:13 am

hokie carla

okay, sorry. I basically spelled it out at 9:11

9:16 am

hokie carla

hmm, I wonder if there are any PT words

9:16 am

MollyL

No pt words

9:16 am

hokie carla

thanks

9:16 am

ChampFit

Yes. I have an ai

9:17 am

MollyL

If you mean starting with pt and not past tense

9:17 am

ChampFit

and ea

9:17 am

hokie carla

I meant start with PT, not past tense

9:17 am

ChampFit

OH.......sorry

9:17 am

hurshy

*giggle*

9:18 am

hokie carla

okay, this grid has been fine until I got to the D. only one way to go there!

9:18 am

mkg

ty all for na word. got it of course. ty

9:18 am

MollyL

See, this is why abbreviations can cause confusion. I really had to beat the drum hard to get people in my office to stop using FU for followed up. Sorry but people only think one thing for FU and it's not followed up.

9:19 am

ChampFit

Agreed!

9:19 am

hurshy

i've got two sort of odd pairs of de, hokie, that look to be using it as a prefix

9:19 am

hurshy

and then i have a normal de4, and missing one more D word

9:19 am

hokie carla

LOL, there's a new (to me) acronym in the crafting world for iron-on decals called DTF (direct to film I believe), always makes me giggle because I'm an 8th grade boy apparently

9:20 am

hokie carla

thanks, hurshy. I assumed it has to be prefix, so I will work the other tiles and come back.

9:20 am

hurshy

my pairs are 6-7

9:21 am

rururocks

DTF? what makes it funny to you?

9:21 am

hokie carla

well, google it and you shall see

9:21 am

MollyL

Kids use it for "I'm down to f*ck"

9:21 am

rururocks

oh.. wow

9:21 am

MollyL

Because kids are so charming about stuff like that

9:22 am

MollyL

But don't worry. Because JD Vance says they are just lil rascals.

9:22 am

hurshy

i used to live near New Milford, CT and they would abbreviate it NM all the time and i kept thinking they meant New Mexico

9:22 am

hokie carla

yeah, I would think that too

9:22 am

MollyL

Yes, I once lived in New Mexico Connecticut

9:23 am

hurshy

one more E to grey the second row...

9:24 am

hokie carla

well the C isn't going much better so I suspect that isn't going to help with the D

9:24 am

ChampFit

I got a flurry of C's earlier but still need 2. The O is hard for me too.

9:24 am

hokie carla

yeah, still need 3 o's there and 1 on the other

9:25 am

ChampFit

Samae

9:25 am

ChampFit

Same even.

9:25 am

hurshy

left is oh4, or4, or5

9:25 am

hokie carla

and what do you think my 2 N's on 2nd row are, hurshy?

9:25 am

hokie carla

ugh, I always miss that or5 because I think of it as a prefix

9:26 am

hurshy

greek temple babblets

9:26 am

hokie carla

of course, always miss those too

9:27 am

ChampFit

I'd missed the or4. thanks hursh

9:27 am

hurshy

weird babbletty oc6-7 pair

9:27 am

ChampFit

I've been trying various combos of the oc's with no luck. Will keep at it.

9:28 am

hokie carla

oh, I think I recall these ending in 2 vowels but can't make it work

9:28 am

hurshy

it's oc + deanna ____, Riker's eventual wife in Star Trek the Next Generation :D

9:28 am

hokie carla

eureka!

9:28 am

ChampFit

WooHOO!

9:30 am

hokie carla

copist - one who copes.

9:30 am

hurshy

course that still leaves one O to find

9:30 am

ChampFit

same

9:30 am

hokie carla

I also still need 1 T on that row

9:30 am

hokie carla

ooh, found it

9:31 am

ChampFit

Clue!

9:32 am

ChampFit

Or stats?

9:32 am

hokie carla

th6 - like the actress burch with an extra vowel

9:32 am

hokie carla

sorry, birch

9:32 am

hokie carla

but it's chemical if you want the real def

9:32 am

ChampFit

I thought you meant the O...bummer!

9:32 am

hokie carla

sorry

9:33 am

hokie carla

but I know it's not otiose or octopi

9:33 am

ChampFit

Is it ti to th?

9:33 am

hokie carla

th6

9:33 am

ChampFit

ti or th? I have a ti that ends in a double vowel

9:34 am

hokie carla

not ocho or otra

9:35 am

hurshy

just one rh word today?

9:35 am

hokie carla

okay, found a pair of D's so now HOET

9:35 am

ChampFit

wtg!

9:35 am

hokie carla

I just have one RH

9:36 am

ChampFit

me too

9:37 am

rururocks

I have all the o's if you need one

9:37 am

hokie carla

yes, we do

9:37 am

hurshy

we all need one from the right O, ruru, yes

9:37 am

ChampFit

HELP!!!!!!!

9:37 am

hokie carla

now he'll disappear

9:37 am

rururocks

oc + to sharpen

9:37 am

hurshy

ty

9:38 am

hokie carla

thanks, ruru. 4th row gray!

9:38 am

hokie carla

how about an E on 2nd row, ruru?

9:38 am

ChampFit

thx!

9:38 am

rururocks

I haven't done that e yet

9:38 am

hokie carla

okay

9:39 am

hokie carla

it is not ectopis

9:39 am

welki

hello, hello, hello into a canyon

9:39 am

ChampFit

The last column? I have all the e's

9:40 am

hokie carla

lol, I have that one,welki. do share, champ.

9:40 am

hokie carla

I have ec4,5, 7

9:40 am

hurshy

et6

9:40 am

hurshy

i don't have ec7

9:40 am

ChampFit

Are you missing the gas? et6?

9:40 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

9:41 am

hokie carla

hurshy, mael clued it earlier if you want me to share

9:41 am

hurshy

yes please

9:41 am

rururocks

ec7 ec plus vowel and music sound

9:41 am

hokie carla

ea5 hue

9:41 am

hurshy

ty

9:41 am

hokie carla

found the other set of D, makes me think of rhinos, sad.

9:42 am

hurshy

yeah

9:42 am

ChampFit

I'm miffed about that last O. TITT

9:42 am

hurshy

did someone say how many ch and how many co? (and if any ce)

9:42 am

hokie carla

haven't seen that

9:43 am

hokie carla

I have 2 CH and 3 CO

9:43 am

LuvWordGames

4 ch and 6 co

9:43 am

hokie carla

make that 5 CO

9:43 am

penquis

it's like an auction.... ;o)

9:43 am

hokie carla

sold!

9:43 am

hurshy

ok thanks luv, then i need two more CH

9:43 am

hokie carla

pen!

9:43 am

penquis

carla!

9:44 am

hurshy

ok found a ch7

9:44 am

hokie carla

found a weird ch5

9:45 am

hurshy

thanks hokie

9:45 am

hokie carla

so now I need that ch7 and a co

9:45 am

ChampFit

I need another one. The ch7 looks like what you put in your pool, minus a cons.

9:45 am

hokie carla

gracias

9:46 am

hurshy

regis and kathie lee used to co6 a morning show

9:46 am

hokie carla

of course, thx

9:46 am

ChampFit

IT'S RIGHT THERE! Cleary I'm blind.

9:47 am

hokie carla

I always want to hyphenate that

9:47 am

rururocks

he was one weird dude

9:47 am

hokie carla

duh, I missed the hogwarts class

9:47 am

hokie carla

20 left. 7-6-6-0-1

9:48 am

hokie carla

T D A3 R H3 S6 P5 guess I will look at the bottom row again

9:48 am

hokie carla

almost pothead

9:48 am

rururocks

got all the d's

9:48 am

hurshy

any ti words?

9:48 am

hokie carla

well, tell us the D we're missing, pls

9:48 am

ChampFit

Still need some but so far no ti

9:49 am

hokie carla

no TI

9:49 am

rururocks

you have de8?

9:49 am

hurshy

no we do not

9:49 am

hokie carla

no, I just posted I was missing the 8

9:49 am

hurshy

ah thanks

9:49 am

ChampFit

Well you aren't a king anymore if we de8 you

9:49 am

hokie carla

but ruru doesn't know the hurshian code

9:49 am

hokie carla

of course, thanks

9:49 am

rururocks

what many in england want to do with Charles

9:49 am

hokie carla

any TE words?

9:50 am

hurshy

phantom: torch

9:50 am

ChampFit

yes!

9:50 am

hokie carla

agreed on that plus a lot more with the -ch

9:51 am

hokie carla

phantom storage

9:52 am

hokie carla

4-4-4

9:55 am

hokie carla

3-3-3

9:55 am

hokie carla

now I have to find a 6 next

9:57 am

hokie carla

darn, another 4 so I messed up the 2-2-2

9:57 am

hurshy

1-3-4

9:58 am

hokie carla

but 1-2-3 is still good

9:58 am

hurshy

ok now 1-2-3

9:58 am

hurshy

matchy matchy

9:59 am

hokie carla

A R HHH S

9:59 am

hokie carla

so do we really match

9:59 am

hurshy

no

9:59 am

hokie carla

found an H5

9:59 am

hurshy

i need a top T and two lower T but have all the H

10:00 am

hurshy

4 ha, 2 he, the rest ho

10:00 am

hokie carla

you might need that tr6 babblet

10:00 am

hurshy

i think i have that - looks like a plural with no singular?

10:01 am

rururocks

finished.. fun grid today

10:01 am

hokie carla

yes

10:01 am

ChampFit

wtg!

10:01 am

hokie carla

well done, ruru. agreed, this one is way more fun that yesterday's

10:02 am

hokie carla

hurshy, 2 TR and the rest TH

10:02 am

hurshy

idk why but i wanted thirth to be a word lol

10:02 am

hurshy

aha, missed a th4

10:03 am

hokie carla

my last was th4 babblet

10:03 am

hurshy

yeah

10:03 am

hurshy

same

10:03 am

ChampFit

Yes, lots of th phantoms.

10:03 am

hokie carla

okay. 1-1-2 A R H S. I know the H is HO.

10:03 am

ChampFit

just found a ho5

10:04 am

hurshy

found a totally normal easy tr5 i had missed, still need one more T

10:04 am

hokie carla

does it rhyme with o'brien?

10:04 am

hokie carla

(champ)

10:04 am

ChampFit

No. ho5/14

10:04 am

hokie carla

oh, just found that one a few min ago

10:05 am

hurshy

0-1-3

10:05 am

hokie carla

ah, it was ho4 frost

10:05 am

hokie carla

0-1-2

10:05 am

hurshy

so probably my T is a 6

10:05 am

hokie carla

from the top or bottom?

10:05 am

hurshy

bottom

10:06 am

hokie carla

you have the to5 babblet?

10:06 am

hurshy

uh, i guess?

10:06 am

hokie carla

and the french 3?

10:06 am

hurshy

yeah

10:07 am

hokie carla

babblet with the double vowel on the end

10:07 am

hurshy

yes

10:07 am

hokie carla

and 2 after the french 3?

10:07 am

hurshy

yes

10:07 am

hurshy

why you guess all fives when i said probably it's a 6

10:07 am

hokie carla

lol

10:07 am

hokie carla

okay, I'm counting 5 TR from bottom

10:08 am

hurshy

check

10:08 am

hokie carla

10 TO but no 6s therre

10:08 am

hurshy

check

10:08 am

hokie carla

did you get the th6 champ & I were talking about earlier?

10:09 am

hurshy

the one that rhymes with gl**** in excelsis deo? yes

10:09 am

hokie carla

yes

10:09 am

hurshy

and i have a plural

10:09 am

hurshy

and i have the component of de8

10:09 am

hokie carla

only 2 th6 from bottom

10:09 am

hokie carla

ok, then you are looking for another length

10:09 am

hurshy

well then you were right to guess fives

10:09 am

hurshy

you must have ESP

10:10 am

hokie carla

yes

10:10 am

hurshy

seems to be th based on your counts

10:11 am

hokie carla

the british heavy weight?

10:11 am

hurshy

no, i checked off that i had 10 to

10:11 am

hokie carla

jewish scripture?

10:11 am

hokie carla

oh, nm

10:12 am

hokie carla

the sing of the sticky things on bushes and crowns for jesus?

10:12 am

hurshy

yes

10:12 am

hokie carla

now I feel I have to recount

10:13 am

hokie carla

5 TH, 10 TO, 5 TR. and that's 20. let me look again.

10:14 am

hokie carla

3 TR

10:14 am

hokie carla

no, 4 TR

10:14 am

hokie carla

LOL, no 5 TR was right

10:14 am

hurshy

ok so 6 total tr words yes?

10:14 am

hurshy

oh 7?

10:15 am

hokie carla

7 total

10:15 am

hurshy

then i need TR!

10:15 am

hokie carla

lgbq+ ?

10:15 am

hurshy

YES

10:15 am

hurshy

finally phew

10:16 am

hokie carla

still ARS here

10:16 am

hurshy

now down to that also, but mine are all 6s

10:16 am

hurshy

one of yours is a five, right?

10:16 am

penquis

*the code is getting more obscure*....

10:16 am

hokie carla

I guess enable never watched kim possible

10:16 am

hokie carla

what's the sitch?

10:16 am

hokie carla

yes, I have 0-1-2

10:17 am

hokie carla

do you have ye olde an6, hurshy?

10:17 am

hurshy

no

10:18 am

hokie carla

ok, then my 5 is probably A

10:18 am

hurshy

does this AN go up first or down?

10:18 am

hokie carla

aha, a plural

10:18 am

hokie carla

up, then down

10:19 am

hurshy

ah, thanks

10:19 am

hokie carla

sometimes it's AN5 and AN6 in the grid, same def

10:19 am

hokie carla

ok, so we should be R6 S6 on the same page now

10:19 am

hurshy

theoretically lol

10:20 am

hurshy

the S6s i have already one is normal and one is latin plural (layers)

10:20 am

hokie carla

I have 2 RA, RH, 7 RO

10:20 am

hokie carla

yes, I have those 2 S6

10:20 am

hurshy

well none of the Rs are 6 so there must only be one

10:21 am

hokie carla

I keep trying storie like it's going to work

10:21 am

hurshy

ok i got R

10:21 am

hurshy

ro6/24

10:21 am

hokie carla

thanks

10:21 am

hurshy

add vowel to the end of a 5

10:21 am

hokie carla

tried making the 5 a 7

10:22 am

hokie carla

apparently it's a bird. if moo were here he would tell us

10:24 am

hokie carla

ok, peeked at the list so I could get out of my pjs. so6/27

10:25 am

hurshy

GAH

10:25 am

hurshy

i tried that ending with an A and an E and even an i

10:25 am

hokie carla

still not seeing it but can confirm for the lurkers it's not sorgha or sorghi

10:26 am

hurshy

you are doing the same thing i did

10:26 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

10:26 am

hokie carla

alright, moving on. have a good day.

10:26 am

hurshy

well that was a bit of a messy ending for us but oh well

10:26 am

hurshy

lol

10:26 am

hokie carla

ha, yes

10:27 am

hokie carla

bye pen!

10:28 am

penquis

bye...

12:11 pm

periwinkle

de8 please

12:15 pm

MetFan

de8-kick a king off his seat

12:15 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

12:22 pm

MetFan

who's Molly?

12:30 pm

BzznBea

Good question.

1:23 pm

moolingwa

It's been a while...

1:23 pm

BzznBea

Well, it sure has! Hey there!

1:23 pm

moolingwa

hey BB

1:24 pm

moolingwa

happy October :)

1:26 pm

crosshair

Good afternoon, Babblers. :)

1:27 pm

moolingwa

hey crossy

1:28 pm

hokie carla

moooo

1:29 pm

moolingwa

hey hoke, you lured me back with your wiles...feminine or otherwise

1:30 pm

moolingwa

actually it was more just a general suggestion, but that doesn't sound as mysterious

1:31 pm

crosshair

"Tharn" should be a word by now. :/

1:32 pm

moolingwa

well I've found the 8 and the 9, so that's a nice way to return

1:33 pm

crosshair

Been a minute since I have seen you, moo. :) Staying out of trouble?

1:33 pm

moolingwa

no, mostly been staying in trouble :)

1:34 pm

moolingwa

but taking a break from that currently

1:34 pm

moolingwa

1st column greyed

1:34 pm

moolingwa

how about you?

1:34 pm

crosshair

Well, you know what they say: "Every day on this side of the dirt is a good one." :)

1:35 pm

moolingwa

yep, for sure

1:35 pm

crosshair

Getting too old to get into trouble now. If I get fiesty someone just asks if I took my meds this morning.

1:35 pm

moolingwa

heh

1:37 pm

crosshair

Oh, broke two toes four days ago. Was walking around the bedroom in the dark and kicked the base of a floor lamp.

1:37 pm

moolingwa

I do that kind of thing all the time...though no known breaks yet

1:38 pm

moolingwa

hopefully they're not too painful still

1:38 pm

crosshair

It turned my pinky toe a full 90 degrees. Had a doctor put ring freezing in and realign the bone.

1:39 pm

moolingwa

yoicks

1:39 pm

crosshair

Yes, it is a black and blue mess.

1:39 pm

moolingwa

yeah, never had anything like that. I mean I've broken my thumb and my nose and different points in my life, but they were only both fractures

1:40 pm

moolingwa

5OFOET

1:40 pm

crosshair

Had to take some time off. My foot will not fit in any of my shes. :(

1:40 pm

crosshair

Shoes

1:40 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, it's pretty impressive how much swelling can occur

1:41 pm

moolingwa

I wouldn't let anyone take pictures when I broke my nose...

1:41 pm

crosshair

Next time I will turn on the light before running arouns the room. :/

1:41 pm

moolingwa

or pad everything :D

1:42 pm

crosshair

Lol

1:42 pm

moolingwa

wearing shoes to bed seems a bit much tho

1:42 pm

crosshair

I broke my nose in July. Was horsing around, being stupid.

1:43 pm

moolingwa

I was wicketkeeping in cricket myself, was a great look, dressed all in white sitting in the emergency room with blood everywhere. Would have been a great halloween costume

1:44 pm

moolingwa

4OFOET

1:44 pm

moolingwa

3OFOET

1:44 pm

crosshair

I was hiking through some dense woods and the person in front of me let go of a branch at the wrong time.

1:45 pm

moolingwa

ouch

1:45 pm

moolingwa

that's I classical movie trope

1:45 pm

crosshair

Ouch indeed.

1:45 pm

hokie carla

I am wiley

1:45 pm

moolingwa

normally with the bad guys tho

1:45 pm

crosshair

Right up there with stepping on a rake.

1:45 pm

hokie carla

sorry about your toes, crossy

1:45 pm

moolingwa

if you were a cartoon character, you'd be a coyote hoke

1:46 pm

crosshair

Ty. They will heal-eventually.

1:46 pm

moolingwa

just as well human bodies come with basic self repair technology enabled for most

1:46 pm

crosshair

Indeed.

1:46 pm

moolingwa

allows us to do more dumb stuff

1:47 pm

moolingwa

18 to go

1:49 pm

crosshair

Was a nice day the other day. Was doing some high energy play with one of the pups. She got excited, pulled the stick out of my hand really fast, and took my thumbnail with it. Do not know what hurts more--my thumb or my toes. Whiskey helps. :)

1:49 pm

moolingwa

whiskey helps do dumb stuff too

1:49 pm

crosshair

Yes--it's a catch22

1:56 pm

hokie carla

we had a fox on our back porch cam the other day

1:57 pm

moolingwa

oh that's cool, I had a squirrel come up and look inside my back porch window

1:57 pm

hokie carla

I think you missed all our bear drama in your hiatus

1:58 pm

moolingwa

oh, bears?

1:59 pm

hokie carla

yeah, my neighborhood is on a mountain and they've always had bears, but we're down in the valley and down here we had quite a bit of activity this sumer.

1:59 pm

hokie carla

summer

2:00 pm

hokie carla

we had one drag our trash can out of the garage and get a bag out and spread trash all across the yard. we tried making it run away with air horn, leaf blower, golf balls, and car horn. finally got it to run across the street so we could pick up the trash.

2:00 pm

hokie carla

it came back as soon as we shut the garage door and still comes around every so often.

2:01 pm

hokie carla

but it and at least another different one got in all kinds of garages

2:01 pm

moolingwa

that sounds exciting

2:01 pm

moolingwa

and messy

2:03 pm

moolingwa

We had a raccoon randomly start coming to our back porch sliding door one night, and she'd come back most nights.

Unfortunately it turned out she had distemper (we trapped her and took her in because we were suspicious about it)

2:03 pm

hokie carla

oh it was. I had a great garage cam video of mr. homie throwing golf balls. do you rem. the classic "lightning bolt" larping video? I did a voiceover of that that turned out perfectly but imovie doesn't like a glitch or something and won't let me do anything with it. my son claims we can figure it out.

2:03 pm

hokie carla

oh no, better than rabies I reckon

2:04 pm

moolingwa

we also used to get skunks come around under the bird feeders, they were pretty chill

2:05 pm

moolingwa

a couple in boulder (about 15 mins from here) had their dog eaten by a mountain lion while they were out walking

2:05 pm

crosshair

In our area we are up to our armpits in coyotes.

2:05 pm

hokie carla

omg, mountain lions

2:06 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, had a coyote run by me the other day when I was out walking

2:06 pm

crosshair

You can hear them yipping all night long.

2:06 pm

hokie carla

people are convinced here there are black panthers and brown mountain lions even though the states of SC and NC haven't had proof of one in like 100 years

2:06 pm

crosshair

Not too many outside cats here.

2:07 pm

moolingwa

we have a lot of rabbits and prairie dogs around here, and a few chipmunks as well

2:07 pm

hokie carla

yeah, coyotes are abundant everywhere now

2:07 pm

hokie carla

we used to hear them a lot in our charlotte house, we were in suburbs but still

2:07 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I never hear them here...but they're around

2:08 pm

moolingwa

saw a pair of bald eagles chasing off a red tailed hawk yesterday

2:08 pm

crosshair

Cool :)

2:09 pm

moolingwa

oh, and my kid found a gartner snake in our suburban front yard lawn the other day. I was on a call in my office near the front door, and I turn around and see my kid carrying it into the house

2:09 pm

hokie carla

I saw a bald eagle fighting 2 crows in hilton head

2:09 pm

hokie carla

lol, did she know it was a harmless one?

2:10 pm

hokie carla

oh, moo. there is a bird today in the grid that I said you probably know.

2:10 pm

moolingwa

my first painted bunting I saw in hilton head...and some dolphins playing in some of the tidal rivers around there

2:10 pm

moolingwa

yeah, gartner snakes are harmless

2:10 pm

moolingwa

oh, not sure I have it hoke

2:10 pm

hokie carla

there's like a bird sanctuary or maybe all wildlife preserve that we went to in HHI and my merlin app picked up so many different ones.

2:11 pm

hokie carla

will have to scroll through my list to remember it

2:11 pm

hokie carla

or maybe I'll have to scroll the chat where we were talking about it

2:11 pm

moolingwa

I was in Savannah for a wedding, so we went over to HH to see what we could see

2:11 pm

crosshair

We have a beach area here. It is in seven sections with beach #1 being the nudist beach and where all the college kids party. About six years ago, three nesting pair of a rare piping plover decided that it was a perfect place for hesting. it been closed to the public ever since. :)

2:12 pm

crosshair

Nesting*

2:12 pm

hokie carla

ah, I belive it was an R6 and that's all I'll say unless you want more or crossy wants it. extra letter on an R5

2:13 pm

moolingwa

yeah, my first piping plover I saw was in basically a cage that they had erected on a beach to protect the nest, think it was in NJ

2:14 pm

hokie carla

now I gotta look up piping plover

2:14 pm

crosshair

We have people watch the area, and a spot was set up for bird watchers.

2:14 pm

moolingwa

ah, didn't have that

2:14 pm

hokie carla

but do you know it?

2:14 pm

crosshair

No foot traffice, no dogs.

2:14 pm

moolingwa

I mean I've seen geese and brants...but not familiar with that name

2:15 pm

moolingwa

I like a lot of the smaller shore birds, including plovers

2:15 pm

moolingwa

well I probably should get busy...have 14 left, might come back this evening

2:16 pm

hokie carla

one of our favorite campgrounds is on the beach on Amelia Island and it is no dogs allowed due to birds

2:16 pm

hokie carla

bye moo!

2:16 pm

crosshair

Plovers are remarkable in any way, but this version is endangered, so that part of the beach is theirs for as long as they want it.

2:16 pm

crosshair

Tc moo.

2:17 pm

crosshair

Not remarkable*

2:17 pm

moolingwa

yeah, not many piping plovers around...but I find most bird species to be remarkable in their own ways when you get better looks at them, or observe how they behave

2:18 pm

crosshair

Yes. I have been fascinated with our resident turkey vultures of late.

2:19 pm

crosshair

And we now have a very robust wild turkey poulation--thanks to Kentucky.

2:22 pm

crosshair

We sent them some white-tailed deer, and they sent us some turkeys. The rest is history. :)

2:23 pm

crosshair

Cannot do that now--tRump would probably tariff the deer. :)

2:26 pm

hokie carla

we have a lot of turkeys and deer here

2:27 pm

crosshair

Our deep population is insane now. Last few winters have been very mild.

2:28 pm

crosshair

Deer

2:28 pm

hokie carla

no hunting allowed I presume

2:28 pm

crosshair

There is hunting in certain areas, and every so often a cull.

2:29 pm

hokie carla

yesterday I saw a deer grazing in my neighbor's front yard and could hear some more in the woods across the street. saw three more in there.

2:30 pm

crosshair

Saw a herd two years ago that had to have had over eighty deer. Never seen one that large in my life.

2:31 pm

hokie carla

I saw about 30 turkeys in a flock(?) in a field near our house when I was on a bike ride

2:31 pm

hokie carla

I have also never seen more than maybe 10 deer together

2:31 pm

crosshair

It is nice. I can remember in my youth helping my dad set up feeding stations for them because the winters were so harsh.

2:32 pm

crosshair

Nice to see things bouncing back though the higher winter temps are a concern.

2:33 pm

crosshair

It has been years now since I have seen temps below minus 30 C

2:34 pm

hokie carla

luckily I have never seen that

2:35 pm

crosshair

The last time I saw below minus 40C, my da was still with us, so it has been a while.

2:36 pm

hokie carla

I do know -40C is the same as -40F

2:36 pm

crosshair

Yup. Had the jeep running all night. Never turned it off for 24 hours till the temp eased the next day.

2:37 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that's a no for me, dog

2:38 pm

crosshair

It is not fun. Below minus 40, car tires can develop flat spots. You have to move very slowly until the tire warms up.

2:39 pm

crosshair

Anything made of plastic becomes very brittle.

2:39 pm

crosshair

Back in the day, when cars had frost plugs it was a pain in the arse.

2:43 pm

crosshair

My dad used to put the coleman stove on low and slide it under the oil pan. :)

2:44 pm

hokie carla

this all still sounds terrible :D

2:44 pm

crosshair

Bring the battery in at night, and put a blanket over the engine. Fun times it was. :)

2:44 pm

crosshair

Over

2:46 pm

crosshair

My mother hated it. We came over from England in 1966, and she had no idea of northern Canadian winters.

2:49 pm

crosshair

Taking a bit of a break. Have rambled on and hogged the chog enough for now. Be back later. :)

2:52 pm

MollyL

I agree Carla. It sounds terrible.

2:53 pm

origami

I can't even begin to imagine what -40 degrees is like.

2:55 pm

hokie carla

bye crossy

2:56 pm

hokie carla

I wonder if there's any human that actually doesn't think it's terrible

2:57 pm

MollyL

I can't imagine choosing to live somewhere that it gets that cold. I couldn't do it.

3:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

Carla…

3:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

Pls stats for 8/9? Playing on the train, limited internet.

3:11 pm

Cathyar

de8/50 and in9/66

3:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

Thank you

5:04 pm

Sugrraleona

any clue for the an6?

5:09 pm

cybernan

don't have it either

5:19 pm

cybernan

9 left - all 6's or 7's

5:19 pm

MollyL

an + anagram of after nines

5:19 pm

cybernan

tr 6 please?

5:20 pm

cybernan

or tthe first th 6?

5:20 pm

MollyL

Three prefix + plural of the letter after M

5:21 pm

MollyL

Make the last two letters of the first th6 vowels

5:23 pm

MollyL

Sorry, the other way around. The last two letters of the second th6

5:24 pm

cybernan

ty molly

5:27 pm

cybernan

oc 6-7 please?

5:32 pm

cybernan

or the no 6?

5:32 pm

MollyL

The six ends in two vowels, the 7 is a plural

5:35 pm

cybernan

guess the monkeys have gone on strike

6:02 pm

MollyL

morewords.com helps when randomly typing fails

8:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

dropping in to kill a few words at a time while I multitask. Hi all

9:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

argh, no points for argh

9:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

68 to go, that's it for me, night all

11:22 pm

bethn

Poison

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