12:00 am
Rainiqui
Yippee, right on tyime !!!!
12:02 am
cybernan
hi rain
12:02 am
Rainiqui
Hi Nan and all
12:26 am
cybernan
nptn - mash star
12:30 am
Gillie
ntpn, you mean? (also
12:30 am
cybernan
yes - was just thinking it was time to call it a night!
12:33 am
cybernan
we really need emojis in this chat -- that was 3 gold stars!
12:33 am
Gillie
I was wondering...
12:35 am
Rainiqui
Name my favourite engineer who was waaaaay ahead of his time
12:35 am
cybernan
another ntpn: Roman big wig in Britain
12:37 am
cybernan
is it the same one I'm thinking of Rain? the wall builder?
12:39 am
Rainiqui
No, he was one of the most intelligent men ever born in my opinion
12:40 am
cybernan
don't know that one
12:40 am
Rainiqui
The wall builder was Hadrian
12:41 am
Rainiqui
My person's initials are NT
12:41 am
Rainiqui
only the last name is in the grid
12:42 am
cybernan
don't know
12:42 am
Rainiqui
a car also has the same name
12:43 am
cybernan
oh - but that is an accepted word - can't use those for ntpn
12:43 am
Rainiqui
didn't know that Nan
12:45 am
cybernan
ok -I'm off - good night everyone :)
12:45 am
Rainiqui
off to bed - can't deel my hands anymore, oh joy, oh bliss
12:45 am
cybernan
would have like to have found the 8 but too tired now
12:45 am
Rainiqui
Moi aussi
1:07 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
1:14 am
sprite
awesome, thanks Lickety. Let's try and finish before the Red Bar opens up again
1:15 am
sprite
morning, babblers, btw
1:19 am
sprite
oh wow, if that X had been a G... would have been a huge grid, I think
1:44 am
grannyrose
and done. * happy sigh * hiya sprite.
2:06 am
sprite
hi sweetie, sorry, I had to go potty
2:06 am
sprite
well done, btw. Fun grid so far
2:13 am
grannyrose
hang on. just casting on stitches for my next beanie.
2:13 am
sprite
good girl :D
2:13 am
sprite
I have another 100 words to find so will be here a little longer
2:15 am
grannyrose
trying a new pattern, using 4 needles. pray for my sanity..
2:16 am
sprite
you can do it. It just takes some getting used to.
2:19 am
grannyrose
have been digging through boxes packed over 20 years ago. found at least 3 lots of garments to finish. meanwhile knitting beanies in readiness for next winter as part of my contribution to the homeless, and also the Seamen's Mission. AND knitting mini teddies to put in pockets on knitted blankets for children. busy hands, and loving it.
2:20 am
sprite
I know exactly what you mean. My hands are never empty either. Can't watch telly without knitting or crocheting something. Am so glad my shoulder is healing so well, and that I can do things again. I cooked curry yesterday! With a cutting aid, but still. Yay for me.
2:22 am
grannyrose
yay indeed sprite. well done you! so proud of your accomplishing healing so quickly.
2:23 am
sprite
with everybody yelling at me I was doing too much, I am so happy to know I was correct in observing my own body and its limits. Broken bones need lots of energy, blood, calcium etc to heal. Can't get it there if you don't move.
2:24 am
grannyrose
i couldn't believe how good the condition of this knitting. pack away for 20 and more years. it is like it was yesterday when i started each project. the yarn is still as good as the day i bought it.
2:25 am
sprite
that is lovely
2:25 am
grannyrose
from memory you wear synthetics only??
2:26 am
sprite
yes. Cannot bear wool. Except some merino, for some reason. But all other wool itches like crazy
2:26 am
sprite
I remember being a little kid. I had to wear woolen tights. I spent all day sitting backward in a deep chair, on my knees.
2:28 am
grannyrose
awwww you poor thing. and i can only wear cotton. no wool...too warm. no synthetics.... i get very sweaty, and it feels like it is compressing me.
2:28 am
sprite
yes, I can imagine that for you, with your high temps
2:28 am
grannyrose
counting stitches...please shhhh
2:31 am
grannyrose
yay.... 114 stitches, just the number i need. WHEW !!
2:31 am
sprite
very good!
2:31 am
sprite
and remember not to pull the wool too tight when switching needles... just enough to make the stitches line up
2:34 am
grannyrose
riiight...
2:35 am
grannyrose
and 114 makes 38 stitches on each of the three needles. nice!!
2:35 am
sprite
*grins* ikr? Was my struggle for years, couldn't understand what I was doing wrong, that you kept seeing the place where I switched needles. Until I realised I didn't see it at that place, but one stitch over.
2:36 am
grannyrose
so i knit using the fourth needle to switch needles, right?
2:37 am
sprite
yes. Essentially, you simply knit as always, you use the empty needle as working needle. And you have two needles with stitches that are lying dormant until you get to them.
2:39 am
grannyrose
and you end up with a continuous piece of knitted fabric right?
2:39 am
grannyrose
no seam??
2:39 am
sprite
yes. You create a tube
2:40 am
grannyrose
throw in the cabling and you have one Rose gone gaga..lol
2:40 am
sprite
*giggles* Best advice I can give is to take your time, enjoy every stitch and don't hurry toward finishing.
2:45 am
grannyrose
will start the actual knitting after dinner which is being heated up now.
2:45 am
sprite
sounds like a plan
2:47 am
grannyrose
how you doing with the grid? need a hand?? i have a few minutes.
2:48 am
sprite
31 to go. So far, so good. I have most biggies. 10/12 7s and half the 8s. Not bad for a wednesday ;)
2:49 am
grannyrose
dang ! there goes the timer. yay sprite! you are rocking it girl. love ya! see you in the soup!!
2:49 am
sprite
*giggles* have fun, sweetie. Enjoy dinner and the knitting. Stay strong. Aloof is good.
2:59 am
sprite
fireflies and poofing
8:32 am
phaeton
really quiet today
8:35 am
rururocks
I'm sleeping
8:36 am
phaeton
red boxes!!!
8:36 am
ChampFit
Haven't seen any...
8:36 am
phaeton
I think they had them earlier
8:36 am
phaeton
I just got two
8:39 am
phaeton
there's a gazillion pa's
8:40 am
ChampFit
Yes. I got to 47 and moved on.
8:52 am
phaeton
wake up ru!!
8:59 am
ChampFit
I have no 8/s, still need 10 Ps, and am saving 37 for later. Good luck all!
8:59 am
phaeton
i have one 8
9:02 am
rururocks
i have one 8 ap8
9:03 am
phaeton
I have pl8
9:05 am
rururocks
just found a mi8
9:05 am
rururocks
I haven't even touched the p's yet
9:06 am
phaeton
just starting the a's
9:18 am
rururocks
ha8 is another 8
9:18 am
rururocks
so i'm just missing the pl 8
9:19 am
phaeton
it's a pl
9:31 am
rururocks
wtg two p's here to go
9:33 am
rururocks
ph's.. got them
9:52 am
MollyL
That is phreakin' wonderful
11:19 am
rururocks
It was a phucking lot of p’s
11:35 am
Kaplan the Magne
Oh, Mecy, mercy!
12:04 pm
dcseain
i miss the Mi5 Brigade. We’d gather and sing sea shantys
12:06 pm
rururocks
??? what are you talking about?
12:08 pm
rururocks
waves to hursh
12:08 pm
dcseain
sea chantys (said shantys locally)
12:08 pm
dcseain
hello, ruru and hursh
12:08 pm
dcseain
group called the mi5 Brigade, like happy/joyous.
12:08 pm
EvaNadine
hi hurshy, hello ruru, heyo dc!
12:09 pm
dcseain
Hey, EvaNadina!
12:09 pm
hurshy
MI5 is also the Military Intelligence Service in the UK
12:10 pm
rururocks
hi eva
12:10 pm
hurshy
not known for joyousness
12:10 pm
dcseain
true, hurshy
12:10 pm
hurshy
so i think that is why people were confused
12:11 pm
rururocks
happy joyous as in gay? (two way meaning there too)
12:11 pm
dcseain
indeed! We’d have a gay old time!
12:13 pm
hurshy
phantom: aphid
12:14 pm
hokie carla
agreed
12:14 pm
hurshy
and apnea
12:14 pm
moolingwa
morning all
12:14 pm
hokie carla
moooo
12:14 pm
dcseain
heay moo and carla!
12:14 pm
moolingwa
hokeeee!!
12:15 pm
moolingwa
hey hursh
12:15 pm
hokie carla
seain!
12:15 pm
hurshy
so far this is seeming like a hard grid
12:15 pm
moolingwa
hey seain!
12:15 pm
moolingwa
244 left for me
12:15 pm
hokie carla
227 here
12:15 pm
dcseain
this grid is ratherchallenging. i have 136 to go
12:16 pm
moolingwa
greyed the first A :)
12:16 pm
dcseain
nbt,but no 7 nor 8
12:16 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I got 3 tiles in this morning and it was a struggle
12:17 pm
hokie carla
did not gray the first A
12:17 pm
rururocks
awwww...
12:17 pm
hurshy
not only did i not grey, but i can't even get half on the A above the P
12:17 pm
hokie carla
I couldn't even find one there
12:18 pm
hurshy
ai4 babblet
12:18 pm
hurshy
ap5 describing a bee
12:18 pm
rururocks
ai 4 hokie
12:18 pm
moolingwa
I have one of those so far, working on it
12:18 pm
rururocks
mountainous al6
12:18 pm
hurshy
that's from left
12:18 pm
moolingwa
I have 2 from that A now
12:18 pm
hokie carla
have that, wrong A
12:19 pm
dcseain
found a 7
12:19 pm
moolingwa
nice one
12:19 pm
hurshy
an A7 dc, or just any old 7
12:19 pm
rururocks
gotta run and get to work.. have fun all
12:19 pm
moolingwa
seeya ru
12:19 pm
dcseain
al7 i found yes.
12:19 pm
moolingwa
greyed the c
12:19 pm
dcseain
ciao, ru
12:20 pm
hurshy
if weird, can you clue?
12:20 pm
hokie carla
bye ruru
12:20 pm
dcseain
it’s a plural
12:21 pm
moolingwa
got half of that top a
12:21 pm
dcseain
oops, PA7 i found, and it’s a plural
12:21 pm
hokie carla
oh, found a word there
12:21 pm
hurshy
what?? so no AL7?
12:21 pm
hurshy
Cs Conquered, anyway
12:22 pm
hokie carla
I can't even gray that
12:22 pm
dcseain
the E and O are easy in that column
12:22 pm
hurshy
you can - just persist and you will
12:22 pm
hurshy
thanks dc
12:22 pm
hurshy
right col grey! :D
12:23 pm
moolingwa
yeah me too, just to match you :)
12:23 pm
dcseain
lots of very twisty things in here today, like pa6/7 and lo5
12:24 pm
hurshy
well now i have found a 7 also, th7
12:25 pm
hokie carla
I assume that was some kind of clue for my C, hurshy?
12:25 pm
hurshy
no it was merely an encouraging message because the Cs are all findable
12:25 pm
hokie carla
thank you
12:25 pm
hokie carla
got it!
12:25 pm
hokie carla
last column gray
12:26 pm
hurshy
see? i knew you could get them :)
12:29 pm
moolingwa
that p
12:30 pm
hurshy
haven't attacked it at all yet
12:30 pm
moolingwa
have 41 of 58 so far
12:30 pm
moolingwa
69 left overall
12:30 pm
dcseain
i have 22 from the p
12:30 pm
hurshy
Rs Routed!
12:31 pm
moolingwa
I too have greyed the r
12:31 pm
moolingwa
and the n for what it's worth
12:32 pm
moolingwa
and the bottom i
12:32 pm
moolingwa
and the w
12:32 pm
hurshy
i need one W
12:33 pm
moolingwa
and the bottom t
12:34 pm
hokie carla
I also need 1 W
12:34 pm
hurshy
and one N
12:35 pm
hurshy
found an mi7!
12:36 pm
moolingwa
yeah I have one of those too
12:36 pm
moolingwa
15-12-15-9-4
12:37 pm
hurshy
phantom: mistletoe
12:37 pm
moolingwa
there we go got the ol lag demon
12:37 pm
moolingwa
found another 7
12:37 pm
hokie carla
thought it was just me
12:39 pm
hurshy
mk well i gotta go, ttfn
12:39 pm
moolingwa
found an 8
12:39 pm
moolingwa
seeya hursh
12:39 pm
hokie carla
bye hurshy
12:40 pm
moolingwa
10OFOET
12:41 pm
moolingwa
9OFOET :)
12:48 pm
moolingwa
7OFOET
12:50 pm
moolingwa
5OFOET
12:50 pm
hokie carla
still 105 left here
12:50 pm
moolingwa
44 left
12:59 pm
hokie carla
84 now and HOET except for the 2nd A
1:00 pm
crosshair
Good afternoon, Babblers. :)
1:02 pm
hokie carla
hey crossy
1:04 pm
hokie carla
HOET!
1:04 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
1:05 pm
hokie carla
hey nan
1:06 pm
hokie carla
time for golf. 76 for later. TTFN
1:08 pm
moolingwa
later, 37 left here
1:08 pm
moolingwa
9-9-11-5-3
1:14 pm
cybernan
have I chased everyone away?
1:18 pm
ChampFit
I'm here!
1:21 pm
cybernan
hi champ
1:39 pm
cybernan
can't find that ha 6-8-7 series
1:45 pm
mkg
clues for any 8s please. ty. with stat please. ty
1:50 pm
crosshair
Ap 8/50, ha 8/55, mi 8/55, pl 8/45
1:51 pm
cybernan
don't have any mkg
1:51 pm
cybernan
have gone to list in frustration, but that doesn't help either -- finding words I've never seen or heard of
1:52 pm
cybernan
but no 8's
1:53 pm
crosshair
I also have not found any. I just used lickety to get the stat for mkg
1:53 pm
crosshair
They must be some doozies. :/
1:58 pm
Gillie
mi8 is probably the most normal - means to not fit in properly
1:59 pm
Gillie
pl8 is plural, ha8 has an adjective ending, ap8 is a kind of rock
2:00 pm
cybernan
not misaline
2:00 pm
crosshair
Ty, found the mi8
2:01 pm
cybernan
ha 8 comes between a 6 and a 7 - don't have those either
2:01 pm
crosshair
Think of ad 5/14, Nan
2:01 pm
Gillie
pl7 is a shorter alternate name for a precious metal, or an alloy that includes that metal according to some definitions
2:02 pm
crosshair
For the mi8 that is
2:02 pm
cybernan
nothing is coming to me for any of these
2:03 pm
Gillie
ha6 is "a small molecule which, when combined with a larger carrier such as a protein, can elicit the production of antibodies which bind specifically to it (in the free or combined state)" (if that helps)
2:03 pm
Gillie
ends with a number
2:04 pm
cybernan
it probably would if I felt like googling it -- this is supposed to be fun, not work! thinking about giving it up and doing something else.
2:04 pm
crosshair
I read all through science claas. :)
2:05 pm
cybernan
if something isn't done to get rid of all these outlandish words we've never heard of I may be quitting the game altogether.
2:05 pm
crosshair
It can be annoying, to be sure.
2:06 pm
cybernan
got the mi -- just realized your clue referred to the mi not the ha
2:06 pm
Gillie
They are legitimate words, just not in common use - do you do Squaredle?
2:07 pm
crosshair
Well, I have one 8. When the other three are my last words I will worry about them then, I suppose.
2:07 pm
cybernan
I do this to try to keep my mind from stagnating. It seems to me that latin terms should not be accepted no matter how legitimate.
2:07 pm
Gillie
Squaredle is limited to what have been decided to be "ordinary" words, although you get bonus points for other words in the dictionary
2:07 pm
cybernan
Neither should French or any other foreign language
2:09 pm
Gillie
Well, ha6 is an English word, coined in the 1920s, apparently, although it is related to a Greek word
2:10 pm
cybernan
small molecules that have something to do with antibody production is not english to me
2:11 pm
Gillie
It's not any other language
2:11 pm
cybernan
and certainly not common usage
2:11 pm
cybernan
unless one is a biologist I guess
2:11 pm
Gillie
As I said, not in common usage, but definitely a legitimate word - do you think English speakers shouldn't talk about subject you don't understand?
2:13 pm
cybernan
no but I do think that for entertainment purposes such discipline specific words should not be considered as part of the solution to the grids..
2:13 pm
cybernan
there is no satisfaction in this game anymore when the grids become impossible to solve
2:14 pm
Gillie
So you might enjoy Squaredle more
2:14 pm
Gillie
They were clever - they got their users to decide which words are "normal"
2:14 pm
Gillie
Although I still find myself disagreeing with some of the choices
2:15 pm
crosshair
I will beat my head against the Babble wall for a bit longer then read a good book. It helps :)
2:15 pm
cybernan
I will have a look at it. I guess it is an age thing -- so much harder to learn anything new than it used to be. Have noticed that more and more over the last year or so
2:16 pm
crosshair
I notice lately, Nan, that as I get older I have less patience for really annoying things.
2:16 pm
cybernan
that too crossy
2:17 pm
crosshair
Been reading more--which is good. Ever since home internet and all these devices my attention span has gone to hell.
2:18 pm
joansiebone
speaking of squared. It is set up to find common normal words to finish the puzzle.. If one is eager to find all the words in the grid; the prize is a picture of darling toddler
2:18 pm
crosshair
At one time I used to read four books a week. :)
2:19 pm
joansiebone
squaredle
2:20 pm
cybernan
annoying how sometimes the monkeys find the words at at others nothing
2:21 pm
crosshair
In the last two years I have overworked my monkeys, and they all quit on me :/
2:22 pm
crosshair
I see players at the flip do grids in record time, then I need a drink. :/
2:23 pm
crosshair
Mmm, might be better for me to come at this grid half in the bag. :)
2:33 pm
crosshair
Nan, the ap8 ends in not day.
2:34 pm
cybernan
ty crossy
2:35 pm
crosshair
Had to get a list of all rock types, find one that start with ap, then look through all the derrivitives of that rock type before I found it. :/
2:36 pm
cybernan
pl 8 is the plural of a 7 that ends in a fork part but different last vowel
2:37 pm
crosshair
Ty, nan. Got it
2:38 pm
crosshair
Just need the ha now
2:41 pm
cybernan
same here
2:41 pm
crosshair
Huh. Monkey just gave me a dh word
2:42 pm
crosshair
Think of last name of Charlie and the choc factory author.
2:44 pm
crosshair
And pl for the five
2:45 pm
cybernan
yes that is a babblet I remember because of Roald
2:46 pm
cybernan
I was a parent volunteer in my children's school library for 3 years
2:50 pm
cybernan
ta 6-7 please?
2:51 pm
cybernan
nm - japanese
2:51 pm
crosshair
Ty nan, found them both
2:56 pm
crosshair
Waving the white flag on the grid. The book I am in the middle of is calling me. Good luck, Nan.
2:57 pm
cybernan
ty crossy - don't think I will finish either - in the t's and will go through the rest of the list
3:15 pm
cybernan
done - broke down and googled the tiny molecule - my last 3
3:53 pm
periwinkle
hi all. no 8s here even with clues in the chog
3:56 pm
periwinkle
tough grid for me
3:57 pm
periwinkle
way too many P words
4:17 pm
hurshy
phantom: palate
4:18 pm
hurshy
well i've got to 50 of the Ps, at any rate. that's not bad.
4:33 pm
hurshy
hi varumba
4:33 pm
varumba
hi hursh :0
4:46 pm
varumba
anu clue for the In7?
4:47 pm
hokie carla
don't have one but will look
4:47 pm
varumba
looking through a list too and can't find it
4:50 pm
varumba
wouldn't have tried it because normally before a P comes an M
4:50 pm
varumba
but not in this case ;)
4:52 pm
hokie carla
sorry, kid called
4:55 pm
hurshy
aw man, two of my A phantoms were so close to things that ARE here
5:01 pm
hurshy
times any number, take the result, add up the digits, guess what it always comes out to?
5:01 pm
hurshy
it's perfectly consistent, it works out every time
5:04 pm
hurshy
there, we canna help you
5:08 pm
Nef
Other box, tessa
5:09 pm
tessagram
Please forgive me!
5:10 pm
varumba
no worries tessa
5:11 pm
Nef
The sad thing is, they don’t count when you’re in the wrong box so you have to copy them over
5:12 pm
varumba
yay P done!
5:13 pm
Nef
58 P’s? Yikes!
5:19 pm
hurshy
i got 51 of them without the list tho
5:19 pm
hurshy
so you can get lots too
5:29 pm
hokie carla
I'm suddenly seeing phantom patience
5:29 pm
hokie carla
I'm sure it's not ruru approved
5:30 pm
varumba
fireflies!
5:30 pm
hokie carla
well done
5:30 pm
varumba
any clue wanted before I go?
5:31 pm
hokie carla
I'm just going to look once more and then quit
5:31 pm
varumba
alright then, have fun all and good luck
5:31 pm
varumba
sys byeeeee
5:32 pm
hokie carla
good night
5:33 pm
hokie carla
ooh, grayed the first A
5:50 pm
Christa
Howdy everyone
5:51 pm
hokie carla
hey christa
5:55 pm
spellit
Fireworks
5:56 pm
hokie carla
well done
5:56 pm
spellit
-1 degrees here - too cold for me!
5:56 pm
hokie carla
oh my
5:57 pm
hokie carla
68F here right now, almost 7pm in Nov!
5:57 pm
hokie carla
today was even hot
5:57 pm
hokie carla
I don't know what -1C is but it sounds cold
5:58 pm
spellit
It is midnight though...
6:00 pm
spellit
A clue before I go?
6:00 pm
hokie carla
okay, google tells me -1C is 30F. not too bad. and 68F is 20C
6:00 pm
hokie carla
just stumbling along, but thanks
6:49 pm
periwinkle
help with any of the 8s please
6:54 pm
MollyL
ap8 ends in a bad spelling of not day
6:56 pm
BzznBea
Thanks, Molly.
6:56 pm
periwinkle
ty Molly new word for me and my first 8
6:56 pm
MollyL
4 letter word for that bad spelling
6:58 pm
MollyL
mi8 negative prefix + _______ to your new surroundings
6:59 pm
periwinkle
ty Molly
7:04 pm
periwinkle
100 left. quitting byee
8:17 pm
cdnldy
adapt 5 14
Look Up Word alpine 6 21
Look Up Word cine 4 5
Look Up Word dale 4 5
Look Up Word date 4 5
Look Up Word etic 4 5
Look Up Word late 4 4
Look Up Word lest 4 4
Look Up Word lets 4 4
Look Up Word mist 4 5
Look Up Word pain 4 5
Look Up Word pains 5 12
Look Up Word pale 4 5
Look Up Word pans 4 5
Look Up Word pate 4 5
Look Up Word phase 5 14
Look Up Word pine 4 5
Look Up Word plate 5 12
Look Up Word rise 4 4
Look Up Word shad 4 6
Look Up Word shale 5 12
Look Up Word swim 4 9
Look Up Word tine 4 4
Look Up Word wish 4 9
Look Up Word wist
8:44 pm
nrkii
oops is right
8:44 pm
nrkii
should we throw some chat in here
8:44 pm
nrkii
to move that oops down the chog?
8:44 pm
nrkii
how are things?
9:09 pm
mkg
but notice no 8 letter words which are what i need so badly. ugh.
9:10 pm
mkg
ty for mi clue! got it.
9:10 pm
mkg
lets do chat to move this thing down ok?
9:20 pm
mkg
where did everyone go?
9:23 pm
mkg
i am off to sleep
11:34 pm
harpjane
since no one's watching, I'll take full advantage of cdnldy's oops
11:36 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi jane, i'm conking out with 89 left, good night
11:37 pm
harpjane
hi gwen have a good night