12:00 am
Rainiqui
Hi to all
12:14 am
broll
phantom - anaconda
12:15 am
Robespierre
ca 7
12:16 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:17 am
Gillie
oops - already called
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:37 am
sprite
morning babblers
12:40 am
sprite
Qus quilled
12:57 am
MetFan
Canada is on the grid.....
1:00 am
sprite
and proudly so
1:42 am
sprite
fireflies and poofing
7:50 am
crosshair
Good morning, Babblers. :)
8:34 am
rururocks
thank goodness for Lickety today.. really impossible without his list.
8:37 am
montreal13
that's what i say most days ru...
8:41 am
montreal13
don't have it macca
8:48 am
montreal13
1st pass done - HOET - bbl for last 39 - have a great day all
8:51 am
maccafixx
ma 5/14?
8:52 am
LuvWordGames
rhymes with a pork product served in strips
9:21 am
hurshy
phantom: ocean
9:21 am
hurshy
top row grey!
9:25 am
welki
'morning, babblers
9:25 am
hurshy
hiya welki
9:26 am
welki
spice island in the grid
9:27 am
hurshy
not to mention your country
9:27 am
welki
well looky there!
9:28 am
hurshy
phantom: catnap
9:34 am
welki
hurshy, i saw these yesterday and thought about you
https://tinyurl.com/uz44ntfe
9:36 am
hurshy
so pretty! of course, i never have flowers in the house on account of the cats, but, very pretty!
9:38 am
hurshy
idk how i would ever decide which book to choose lol
9:38 am
hurshy
since they have several favorites
9:38 am
welki
for starters, little women and then on to the bronte books!
9:38 am
hurshy
no, i don't love little women
9:39 am
hurshy
for me it'd be like, Anne of GG, Alice in W, Jane Austen, Sherlock Holmes...
9:39 am
welki
no willa cather
9:39 am
BzznBea
They are very unique.
9:40 am
hurshy
found out Louisa May Alcott didn't even like Little Women, didn't like writing what her publishers wanted, which was that sort of thing. she had secret writings that she did that she liked more, with women who had affairs and were more... dangerous
9:41 am
hurshy
but the world wasn't ready for that
9:43 am
Book Doctor Gwen
morning all. detroit has been paralyzed by five inches of snow. this is not normal. usually we need to get 27 inches before we're paralyzed LOL
9:50 am
hurshy
phantom: macaw
9:51 am
hurshy
Ns Nailed!
9:53 am
hurshy
phantom: tartan
9:54 am
penquis
hello all...
9:54 am
penquis
hey hursh...
10:01 am
penquis
Star Trek pet is in the grid....
10:04 am
penquis
this grid is bringing out words that aren't necessarily seen that often....
10:04 am
hurshy
yeah, some good ones!
10:06 am
hurshy
phantom: ratatat
10:11 am
hurshy
well i think this is a pretty good grid, despite what ruru said, but idk, maybe my remaining 18 are really bad?
10:12 am
penquis
well it is slowing down for me....but the first 2/3 was fun....
10:12 am
Book Doctor Gwen
I just we4 out to move my car and we only got maybe two inches of snow. Are Detroiters turning into babies? LOL
10:13 am
hurshy
what is it that made you say the city is paralyzed?
10:14 am
Book Doctor Gwen
all the churches (of my denomination at least) have closed due to snow
10:17 am
hokie carla
howdy folks
10:17 am
hurshy
flip chat says there is EN7 and 8 and i need them
10:17 am
penquis
phantom: tapenade....
10:17 am
penquis
don't have that en combo....
10:17 am
hokie carla
I'm just on the 2nd tile
10:17 am
hurshy
idk if it is a combo or two sep words
10:18 am
welki
no en7 and i need the en8, too (there are 3 en6 and 1 en8)
10:18 am
hurshy
ah ok thanks welki
10:18 am
penquis
ty, welki....
10:18 am
hurshy
got the third 6
10:20 am
hurshy
altho i'm pretty sure endcap is also a word in grocery store lingo, the display of products that goes at the end of a set of shelves
10:25 am
hokie carla
any guess for my D to gray top row?
10:25 am
penquis
i am missing one D...
10:27 am
hurshy
did you get da5/20
10:27 am
penquis
no...ty....
10:27 am
hokie carla
yes, I somehow made that up
10:28 am
hurshy
and how about the da4 after it
10:28 am
penquis
not familiar with that word...
10:28 am
BzznBea
Endcap is used in the retail world.
10:28 am
hurshy
first da, before the lady, is a babblet
10:29 am
hokie carla
have that too
10:29 am
hurshy
there are 5 da6s
10:29 am
hurshy
first one is 6/24, the rest 6/27
10:29 am
penquis
and there is a "one who" word.....
10:29 am
hokie carla
oh, da6 it must be
10:30 am
hurshy
yeah one who consigns you to perdition
10:31 am
hokie carla
I have that one, to make moist, the one after that, and the pt
10:31 am
hurshy
then you would need the da6 ge4 with his top hat and cane
10:31 am
hokie carla
oh, that's from the other D - haven't looked at that yet. trying to gray top row.
10:31 am
penquis
that would be with the other D...
10:32 am
hurshy
oh oops sorry
10:32 am
penquis
there are two da 6 words related to make moist....
10:32 am
hurshy
when you said "the one after that" were you referring to another moist word or... yeah
10:32 am
BzznBea
three moist words. two are 6's
10:33 am
hokie carla
oh, didn't have the root which i remember typing
10:33 am
hurshy
didn't know if you were only mentioning 6s or if "the one after that" meant the 5 and then you had the pt of that
10:36 am
hurshy
if anyone wants to collab on 7s, i have: ca, gr x2, ma, me, pe, pr, tr x2 (i think all of those were called at flip except the grs)
10:36 am
penquis
ca x 2....
10:36 am
hokie carla
still on 2nd row so no position for collab
10:37 am
hurshy
ooh that'll be my last C then
10:37 am
hurshy
thanks pen, got it!
10:37 am
penquis
that's all i can help with....still need six 7s....
10:38 am
hokie carla
need 3 c's, looks like one of them is a 7. thanks.
10:39 am
penquis
my second one is not a word i knew....i just typed it in and it worked....
10:39 am
hokie carla
I have the choral concert like at churche
10:39 am
hokie carla
churches
10:39 am
hurshy
tin cylinder + snare
10:39 am
hokie carla
thanks
10:40 am
hurshy
phantom: remnant
10:40 am
penquis
am i supposed to know both of those GR 7 words?....
10:41 am
welki
first one, no - second one, yes
10:41 am
penquis
i have the second one then...ty....
10:42 am
hurshy
the other one comes from the other G
10:42 am
welki
<-- is struggling to find the e8
10:42 am
penquis
ah, ty, hursh....
10:43 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! classic classic arcade character/game
10:44 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
10:45 am
welki
ohh, got the e8 - want a hint?
10:45 am
hurshy
yes please
10:46 am
welki
en8 - an indoorsy fish
10:46 am
hurshy
i tried that but ending with a T instead, so close! lol
10:46 am
welki
and that's it for me - anyone need a clue or two before i skedaddle?
10:47 am
hokie carla
congrats
10:47 am
penquis
congrats...
10:47 am
penquis
and ty for the en 8...
10:48 am
hurshy
can you check that list of 7s i posted and tell me what the others are?
10:49 am
gremlinn
there are ca7 x2 and ma7 x2, and I also have ta7
10:50 am
hurshy
yeah we established the 2nd ca7 at the time
10:50 am
hurshy
will look for the others!
10:50 am
BzznBea
That was a clever clue, welki. Thanks.
10:50 am
penquis
ty, gremlinn...
10:50 am
welki
there are two ca7, hursh, two ma7, two pa7, one ta7
10:50 am
gremlinn
one ma7 is a ca7 with just the c -> m changed
10:51 am
welki
yw, bea :)
10:51 am
hurshy
ok i need both pa7 then and ta7! looking
10:51 am
welki
okie dokie, have a great day, everyone!
10:51 am
hokie carla
thanks, grem
10:51 am
hokie carla
bye welki!
10:51 am
hurshy
got one pa7!
10:53 am
hurshy
is the other one weird?
10:53 am
gremlinn
not really
10:54 am
hurshy
what about the ta7? is that weird?
10:54 am
gremlinn
yeah, it's a T tacked onto an A word
10:54 am
hurshy
got that!
10:56 am
hurshy
ok i'm stuck. my pa7 is a cure-all, what's the other one?
10:56 am
hokie carla
name that seinfeld character that was always greeted with contempt!
10:57 am
hokie carla
ding ding ding!
10:57 am
gremlinn
someone who works alongside you
10:57 am
hurshy
ooooh thanks
10:58 am
hokie carla
thanks for both
10:58 am
hurshy
one doesn't think of going from T to N very often
10:58 am
gremlinn
and the twistiness
10:58 am
hokie carla
I'm still on 3rd row :D
10:59 am
hurshy
for a more seasonal clue i would go with "scrooge and marley were pa7s" :D
11:02 am
penquis
stalled at 35....taking a lunch break...bye all...
11:03 am
hokie carla
still 92 here. bye pen!
11:12 am
hokie carla
phantom empanada
11:13 am
Book Doctor Gwen
stuck on the "indoorsy fish" en8 -- anyone?
11:13 am
hokie carla
yeah, I didn't get it either
11:14 am
Book Doctor Gwen
phantom: docent
11:14 am
hokie carla
oh, ends in c fish
11:15 am
hokie carla
starts with what you call going over the handlebars in mountain biking
11:15 am
Book Doctor Gwen
oh LORD got it. too horrible (the pun, i mean)
11:16 am
Book Doctor Gwen
still have 57 to go, all the usual milestones met, BBL
11:16 am
hokie carla
bye gwen
11:26 am
hokie carla
finally finished first pass here. 37 left and HOET.
11:37 am
MollyL
Wow, big argument on Reddit about what the beginning of en8 means. I guess it means certain things to certain people.
11:38 am
MollyL
Sorry, what it means in biking.
12:19 pm
periwinkle
hi all.not seeing that en8
12:20 pm
periwinkle
or the pe8
12:26 pm
hokie carla
I've only ever heard of it as short for end over, i.e. over the handlebars (or even bar ends). what's the other argument?
12:27 pm
hokie carla
oh, looks like a BMX trick. never heard of that, and BMX =/ MTB
12:32 pm
hokie carla
but looks like only us olds that have been mtb since before these people were born call the crash that
12:33 pm
crosshair
Ty for the en8 Had to Google the going over the handlebars thing.
12:33 pm
hokie carla
FTR, I crashed like that in 1996ish and it was the worst crash I've ever had. I still tell people I endo'd.
12:34 pm
periwinkle
got the en8
12:34 pm
periwinkle
pe8 anyone?
12:35 pm
crosshair
When you were assigned orayers for sin
12:35 pm
crosshair
Prayers
12:35 pm
periwinkle
ty crossy
12:36 pm
hokie carla
thanks, my last 2 Ps
12:58 pm
hokie carla
ooh, grayed the C
1:02 pm
hokie carla
and the D next to it
1:09 pm
hokie carla
well, stuck again with 17 left. 4-4-6-3
1:31 pm
cybernan
good morning everyone - 188 left here )
1:32 pm
cybernan
do all canadians get a crow today?
1:39 pm
MollyL
No they get toques
1:39 pm
crosshair
Don't applaud--just throw money. :)
1:49 pm
crosshair
We have a bunch of Sweedish jets to pay for. :)
1:54 pm
cybernan
out at 1:00 so better get some lunch on
1:54 pm
cybernan
hagd everyone
3:16 pm
Sugrraleona
anyone get the first gr7i?
3:17 pm
Sugrraleona
anyone get the 1st gr7?
3:23 pm
BzznBea
ends in a numberr on the calendar
4:23 pm
periwinkle
ty Bea
4:25 pm
periwinkle
help with 2nd gr7 please
4:28 pm
phaeton
hand held explosive