12:05 am
MetFan
Howdy all
12:05 am
Rainiqui
Hi everyone
12:10 am
cybernan
hello everyone:)
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:22 am
Gillie
and ou7 x 2
12:22 am
Gillie
(still haven't found the ou9)
12:23 am
Gillie
oh, found it, plus ou8 x 3
12:25 am
Lizlin
Sorry that was nu8
12:26 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, de 10
12:28 am
Gillie
ni7 & ni8
12:36 am
Dr_God
The server went down for 5 mins after the flip. That sometimes means a big lock-up is coming in a little bit. So I'm going to preemptively restart the server before I got to bed. Buckle your seatbelts. We'll be back online in a few mins.
12:45 am
MetFan
OK we're back
12:46 am
dizgrannie
new word for me un 5/22
12:50 am
Robespierre
ou 9 x 2
1:15 am
sprite
morning babblers
1:42 am
MetFan
114 left, saving them for when I awake Goodnight Babblers
2:12 am
sprite
fireflies and poofing
3:43 am
mattygroves
Perhaps I am missing something obvious, but may I have stats please, for the bottom right corner N?
3:51 am
little mim
just got two - ni 6/21 and plural for 7/32
3:52 am
mattygroves
Thank you - looking!
3:55 am
mattygroves
I found an ni5/12, still looking for the 6 and 7 :)
3:55 am
little mim
will look for that - thanks
4:43 am
crosshair
Ni 7/32 and 8/45
4:44 am
crosshair
Good morning, Babblers. :)
6:21 am
mattygroves
Morning/afternoon! Got those pesky Ns, thank. you both!
6:38 am
FrenchToast
GM matty
6:53 am
periwinkle
Morning all. 8 degrees here!!
6:53 am
FrenchToast
GM peri
6:54 am
FrenchToast
17 here
6:54 am
FrenchToast
Wind chill makes it feel like 4 degrees
6:54 am
mattygroves
10C here (around 50)
6:54 am
FrenchToast
I like cold weather but I hate the wind
6:58 am
FrenchToast
I would love that temp, Matty!
7:08 am
MollyL
It's about that ridiculous here, French Toast. I am so ready for Spring.
7:09 am
FrenchToast
Absolutely!
7:11 am
bichon
-1 here inCT
7:11 am
periwinkle
yikes bichon
7:12 am
bichon
yikes is right peri
7:12 am
FrenchToast
Yikes!
7:14 am
FrenchToast
Is ramen a brand name? Why isn't it a word
7:17 am
origami
Ramen is not just a brand - it perplexes me that it is not on the list.
7:21 am
periwinkle
I have nbt can someone clue the de10 so that I can have nbs too
7:22 am
ChampFit
It's a disease of the skin.
7:22 am
periwinkle
ty Champ
7:28 am
FrenchToast
Is dcseain here? Today is his birthday
7:28 am
FrenchToast
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEAIN!!!!!
7:29 am
periwinkle
Happy Birthday Seain!
7:29 am
ChampFit
Haven't seen him...scrolled through the chat earlier. Told him on FB though.
7:29 am
periwinkle
lots of nice people have birthdays in February :)
7:29 am
ChampFit
I've had a ton of friends with Feb birthdays...you're right peri!
7:55 am
FrenchToast
The UN5,22 is so stupid. Whut?
8:00 am
ChampFit
Oooh...thanks for that!
8:01 am
FrenchToast
lol I didn't even clue it
8:05 am
ChampFit
Well with the stats you didn't have to.
8:05 am
FrenchToast
Yes, true :)
8:05 am
ChampFit
I'm down to 22. Need another 8
8:06 am
FrenchToast
I have 98 left.
8:06 am
FrenchToast
I'm looking for the we8
8:06 am
FrenchToast
Oops sorry it's we7
8:06 am
ChampFit
I'll look...I don't have it either.
8:07 am
LuvWordGames
the state of being damp
8:07 am
ChampFit
Ha! Thanks luv. I've tried that ending on lots of things today.
8:08 am
LuvWordGames
I'm just starting so that's the first one I got with that ending
8:08 am
FrenchToast
Ah thank you Luv
8:09 am
ChampFit
With 21 left, that's the only word I have with it.
8:09 am
LuvWordGames
thanks for that Champ
8:25 am
ChampFit
Got my last 8. ot8/45
8:49 am
hurshy
morning babblers! hooray for a good sized grid!
8:50 am
ChampFit
It's good...not full of weird words.
8:51 am
origami
good morning, hurshy
8:52 am
phaeton
those ou's are not easy
8:55 am
ChampFit
Yes, but once you see them you get on a roll!
8:57 am
hurshy
phantom: etna
8:58 am
phaeton
my roll petered out
8:58 am
ChampFit
There are 10 phae, and the first one is an ou4 that's different from the rest.
8:59 am
phaeton
have the first one and one 7/36 and an 8/50
9:00 am
rururocks
I have ten ou's
9:00 am
ChampFit
That's all of 'em.
9:01 am
ChampFit
The set you have has a 9 and another 8 phae
9:01 am
rururocks
and ot6 missing just one
9:01 am
ChampFit
There's an 8 before that ru
9:01 am
phaeton
got two more
9:03 am
phaeton
have had a couple of those
9:09 am
rururocks
good morning ori
9:11 am
hurshy
finding M a bit tough
9:11 am
origami
good morning ru
9:12 am
ChampFit
Same. Finished it, but it took a long time. The cat sound has 2 spellings btw.
9:13 am
hurshy
yes i got those :D
9:16 am
rururocks
right column greyed out now
9:19 am
ChampFit
FW. Anyone need anything?
9:21 am
hurshy
just slogging away at these ou words at the moment
9:21 am
ChampFit
OK. Have a great day!
9:22 am
rururocks
seems to be an easy grid to me so far
9:24 am
hurshy
ot6 you say... hmmm, the only ot6 i can think of is otiose
9:24 am
rururocks
the condition hursh
9:24 am
penquis
think ears...
9:24 am
hurshy
ah yes, thanks
9:25 am
origami
Finished the D's
9:25 am
hurshy
and the first long set of ou has two 8s? is that what champ was saying?
9:26 am
hurshy
ou, no, i see, that must have been about the next set
9:27 am
hurshy
ok so i have a set of 3, set of 4, and a pair, and the 4, but still missing one
9:28 am
rururocks
only wrapped up the one d but have all the e's now
9:29 am
hurshy
i'm just one D away on the top
9:37 am
rururocks
i have all of them now
9:37 am
rururocks
just did it. it's easy
9:50 am
rururocks
have all the d's now
9:50 am
rururocks
(in case you were all keeping track)
9:57 am
periwinkle
I need another ou9
9:58 am
penquis
i only have the one that means you make more money....pt...
9:58 am
periwinkle
ty did not have that
9:58 am
rururocks
finished. really fun grid
9:58 am
penquis
what does your other one mean?
9:58 am
penquis
congrats, ru...
9:58 am
hurshy
a person who is on their horse plural
9:59 am
periwinkle
there are 4 in that series pen
9:59 am
penquis
ty....had the verb but not the one who....
9:59 am
penquis
ty, peri....had the others....
10:03 am
hurshy
i still need one O :(
10:04 am
periwinkle
I need 2 one from each O
10:04 am
penquis
i need one from the right column....
10:04 am
hurshy
oh yes i need one from EACH
10:05 am
penquis
there is a football word from the left column O....
10:05 am
redshoes
thanks pen
10:05 am
periwinkle
stats pls. i know very little about football
10:05 am
penquis
on 6/21...
10:06 am
penquis
add a four letter word to the on...
10:06 am
periwinkle
I got it thanks
10:16 am
hurshy
found the 10, woot woot!!!
10:23 am
rururocks
I had to scratch out the de 10...
10:23 am
penquis
no skin off my nose...
10:24 am
rururocks
I was starting to feel flaky about it
10:24 am
penquis
hope you didn't try to scratch that off...
10:25 am
hurshy
i just hope it's not contagious!
10:25 am
rururocks
you know what they say: what's good for the goose is good for the dander
10:26 am
hurshy
ok i still need help, for long OU words i have a trio, a quartet, and a pair, so what am i missing?
10:27 am
rururocks
there are 10 ou words one a four
10:27 am
penquis
my only other ou word is ou 4, sorry....
10:27 am
hurshy
yes i have the four, i meant besides that
10:28 am
rururocks
then ot 6 and 8
10:28 am
hurshy
ohhhh otEIGHT
10:28 am
hurshy
but it's not plural of ot6? :(
10:29 am
rururocks
no.. similar though
10:29 am
hurshy
ok my wanderoos came through
10:29 am
hurshy
right col grey!
10:29 am
hurshy
now are the U words hard or am i being thick? only have half of them
10:30 am
penquis
you have more than i do...
10:31 am
hurshy
ooh just found another one, a un8
10:33 am
penquis
is it a below word?
10:33 am
hurshy
think anorexia
10:33 am
penquis
ah...thought of the present tense (not there) but didn't see the pt....
10:34 am
hurshy
aha found a 6/7 pair
10:35 am
hurshy
that just leaves one Unfound
10:41 am
hurshy
can anyone help with the upper S?
10:41 am
penquis
i have one missing...
10:41 am
hurshy
yeah same
10:43 am
hurshy
left col grey!!
10:44 am
penquis
got it...ty....
10:45 am
penquis
missing one B...
10:46 am
hurshy
all 4s and 5s
10:46 am
penquis
ok, ty...
10:46 am
hurshy
last one is a 5 that is a guy's name
10:46 am
penquis
well i do have br 4 and 5...
10:46 am
hurshy
yeah but after that
10:47 am
penquis
oh i have that br 5....
10:47 am
hurshy
how about ye banks and br4s of bonnie doon
10:47 am
penquis
got it...forgot the scottish word...
10:47 am
hurshy
are you Done with the D next to it?
10:47 am
hurshy
i need one and i'm going nuts trying to find it
10:48 am
penquis
no, still missing four Ds there...
10:48 am
penquis
the ones I have look ordinary...
10:48 am
hurshy
you might need da4/7 and plural
10:49 am
penquis
that game me an a 4....
10:49 am
penquis
gave, not game, lol....
10:50 am
hurshy
ooh thanks i needed that
10:50 am
hurshy
now i'm down to one more on A, too!
10:50 am
penquis
got my last a....am 5/12..
10:51 am
hurshy
rats, i think i have the one you mean
10:51 am
hurshy
after the prayer ending plural, right?
10:51 am
hurshy
so mine is something else
10:52 am
penquis
the others are words we see a lot...like ar 5/12...
10:52 am
hurshy
is there an AD?
10:52 am
hurshy
or AE or AT?
10:52 am
penquis
yes....ad 5...
10:52 am
hurshy
oh ok ad5 it is
10:53 am
hurshy
are you done with the bottom row i words?
10:53 am
penquis
one missing...
10:53 am
hurshy
i have 2 id4 and in5
10:54 am
penquis
there is in 6....
10:54 am
hurshy
from that one?
10:54 am
penquis
from the bottom I....
10:54 am
hurshy
ahhh thanks
10:55 am
hurshy
sad when you are better at finding babblets than real words, eh?
10:55 am
penquis
yes, lol....is the in 5 an ordinary word?
10:55 am
hurshy
no it's a babblet
10:55 am
penquis
got it...ty...
10:56 am
hurshy
have you got all the Rs? looking for one more from the bottom row
10:56 am
penquis
need one from the bottom R...
10:56 am
hurshy
and i've checked all my plurals and past tense and person who multiple times on it
10:57 am
penquis
me, too.. ;o)
10:58 am
penquis
found mine....ri 6...
10:58 am
rururocks
Ri and a gouge in a car
10:59 am
hurshy
ah thanks
10:59 am
hurshy
that gives me the tr7 too
10:59 am
hurshy
10 left!!!
11:00 am
penquis
go, hursh....32 here....need a lunch break...bye all...
11:08 am
hokie carla
166 left here. was playing on a terrible signal this morning and finally quit. much better now but who knows how many words I forgot I entered.
11:09 am
hokie carla
grayed the E and W on top row, so I've got that going for me
11:15 am
MollyL
Mmm, there is nothing like homemade loaded potato soup on a freezing cold day
11:15 am
hokie carla
sounds delish
11:15 am
welki
'morning, everyone - superbowl!
11:15 am
rururocks
I love potato soup
11:16 am
hokie carla
welki!
11:16 am
hokie carla
phantom tundra
11:16 am
rururocks
hi welks
11:20 am
72 Temple Owl
hello
11:20 am
MollyL
Talk about disgusting expense...luxury Superbowl suites are 3 million dollars to rent
11:20 am
72 Temple Owl
carla
11:21 am
hokie carla
well, I know some of y'all outnerd the rest of us, but I guess enable didn't think it was a word
11:21 am
72 Temple Owl
hey, welk!
11:23 am
hokie carla
only found 5 O words and tired of trying to make them up. are they all OU?
11:24 am
hokie carla
hmm, I mean from the upper right O. I do have the lower gray.
11:24 am
BzznBea
ot8 and ot6
11:24 am
hokie carla
thanks
11:25 am
hokie carla
ok, found the 6. always trouble.
11:26 am
MollyL
And an os
11:26 am
BzznBea
Not from the right side O
11:26 am
hokie carla
that's from the lower. no S next to the upper.
11:27 am
MollyL
Thought you were looking for o words in general
11:29 am
72 Temple Owl
ou4/6 stringed insrtument
11:31 am
rururocks
I wouldn't pay $300 for a luxury suite to see the sea chickens
11:32 am
welki
hey, cut that out - i'm rooting for Seattle!!
11:32 am
hokie carla
as usual I don't care
11:32 am
BzznBea
Same here, welki.
11:32 am
mael
well the Pats ARE playing, so I definitely care
11:33 am
hokie carla
I definitely don't care about them so maybe I do care
11:33 am
72 Temple Owl
yep, no party for me this year. not in this weather. not for vegan food.
11:33 am
rururocks
I hope the Pats demolish them
11:34 am
rururocks
are you vegan TO?
11:34 am
72 Temple Owl
i will be watching the olympics.
11:34 am
welki
whoa - what happened in seattle that made you so .. so ..
11:34 am
hokie carla
not really rooting for Darnold since he was absolute crap for the panthers.
11:35 am
72 Temple Owl
no ru i am not, but the host is and allows no meat
11:35 am
rururocks
oh... got it
11:35 am
rururocks
not just meat but dairy products too right ?
11:35 am
MollyL
I hate both teams so I don't care who wins. A zero/zero tie would be nice
11:35 am
rururocks
I have a vegan friend who is very strict
11:35 am
72 Temple Owl
he is an ayurvedic healer and pt
11:36 am
welki
come on over, owl - wings and nachos at half time
11:37 am
72 Temple Owl
my cousin is vegan and true celiac with lupus. she is so thin i worry about her
11:37 am
72 Temple Owl
oops sorry. thanks, welk.
11:38 am
MollyL
A true celiac. Is that opposed to a lying celiac?
11:39 am
MollyL
We're having wings, fried cauliflower, vegetable and dip and Baskin Robbins football cake for dessert.
11:40 am
BzznBea
We are having Grandma Lawhon's Fudge cake with vanilla ice cream. I may get Chinese carry out for myself.
11:41 am
72 Temple Owl
an intersting way to put it...i don't impugn motives but there are people who feel better when they avoid gluten so are gluten free, as opposed to those with the genetics that cause celiac diseasez
11:41 am
welki
mmmmmm ... i'd rather have chinese food, on my way to bea's!
11:41 am
72 Temple Owl
omg bea
11:42 am
rururocks
I have two friends who are gluten free and really suffer if they have it.. all the "fad" gluten free types make life so much harder for people like them
11:43 am
BzznBea
Too much gluten sends my grandson in to convulsions and then into cardiac arrest.
11:43 am
MollyL
It is astounding how many people "jump on the bandwagon" as far as food goes
11:43 am
72 Temple Owl
yes, my cousin runs a gourmet french fry business and cannot eat them because many fries are coated to make them fry crispier
11:45 am
72 Temple Owl
bea, that's awful. people do not realize it's serious because gluten free is a food trend,
11:45 am
bichon
What about an air fryer
11:46 am
MollyL
I did not know that about coated fries
11:47 am
72 Temple Owl
nor did i
11:47 am
MollyL
Or that there were gourmet fry businesses
11:47 am
BzznBea
I know a lot of fries have added sugar in them.
11:49 am
72 Temple Owl
they are the only one in these parts. food truck. big following. toppings all scratch made, with vegan options.
11:49 am
MollyL
Weam...the grid lion is sleeping tonight
11:51 am
72 Temple Owl
well, time to venture downstairs to see if temp has risen above 65.bbl have fun
11:54 am
hokie carla
rehi - we are camping and don't have any meal planned.
11:54 am
hokie carla
for super bowl
11:54 am
BzznBea
I hope its warm where you are!
11:54 am
hokie carla
well, we are in FL but in long pants and jackets
11:54 am
72 Temple Owl
i hope you are someplace warm. carla- if you can find one
11:56 am
hokie carla
thankful for my electric blanket
11:56 am
penquis
it's 19 degrees here now...and hello again...
11:56 am
hokie carla
pen!
11:56 am
72 Temple Owl
14 here, pen...
11:57 am
penquis
i am not complaining about the temp....it's been a lot colder recently...
11:57 am
hokie carla
56 here
11:57 am
penquis
and we missed the last storm...only a dusting...
11:57 am
72 Temple Owl
it sure has.
11:58 am
penquis
a bit cool for Fla....
11:58 am
hokie carla
yep, not what I had in mind but better than back home
11:59 am
bichon
I have an old picture of me in the Everglades in a winter jacket
11:59 am
72 Temple Owl
is it hard to keep warm in a camper?
11:59 am
penquis
for sure....i have booked a place in OBX for mid April...hope it's nice and warm...
11:59 am
72 Temple Owl
ooh, pen...love obx
11:59 am
hokie carla
it has a furnace that runs on propane but we usually just use a space heater
11:59 am
BzznBea
Which island, pen?
12:00 pm
penquis
well i don't know what the island is called...we will be in Kitty Hawk...
12:00 pm
hokie carla
but it's a pretty small camper, so we'd rather be doing things outside
12:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes, a good place for off season, good restaurants
12:01 pm
hokie carla
I've been to Duck and Corolla a few times but it's been many years ago
12:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
pigman bbq- best hush puppies
12:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
and great seafood places
12:02 pm
penquis
yes, been going there almost every spring since 2004...missed 5 years around the pandemic...
12:02 pm
hokie carla
I really miss hush puppies
12:02 pm
penquis
yes, nice seafood....and we usually go to pigman...
12:02 pm
BzznBea
The northen part of obx. We usually go to the sourthen islands.
12:03 pm
penquis
nice...never been down there...only to the end of the island we will be on....
12:03 pm
hokie carla
like Hatteras? Rodanthe? I've never been there.
12:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
have been all over, but love duck
12:04 pm
hokie carla
yeah, we stayed at duck the most
12:04 pm
penquis
we usually go shopping in Duck ...and eat there sometimes...
12:04 pm
dan2bit
good day all! be sure to wish dcseain a happy birthday if he should pop on here
12:04 pm
hokie carla
well, going to go do a bike ride. TTFN
12:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
have you been to the top, off road?
12:05 pm
penquis
to the top?
12:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
did atv tour up there.\\\\\\
12:06 pm
penquis
no...went on a horse watching trip on the beach and on some roads....
12:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
oops the top connects from va beach through wildlife sanctuary to obx, but by perrmit only. you can drive up to that point if you have the proper off road vehicle.it's called carova.
12:09 pm
penquis
ah...not been there...
12:10 pm
72 Temple Owl
sadly the horses have nt fared well as the area has been developed.
12:11 pm
penquis
haven't seen them in a long time...
12:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
used to be at corolla but many hit by cars. more down in okracoke
12:12 pm
BzznBea
There are also ponies on Harkers Island farther south.
12:13 pm
penquis
i did not know that...
12:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
i want to go to the island near morehead city, shackleford banks
12:14 pm
BzznBea
That's Harkers
12:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
ponies also in va, assateague and chincoteague
12:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty bea had not heard it called that
12:19 pm
BzznBea
If you have been there after a storm, you can sometimes find pink sand dollars.
12:34 pm
penquis
anyone have we 7?
12:41 pm
penquis
ir 6/18?
12:43 pm
penquis
it's my last word... :o|
12:45 pm
rbud
more than one eye center?
12:46 pm
penquis
ty...that is ir 6/21...i need the ir 6/18....
12:47 pm
rbud
it's 6/18 for me? 6/21 is past tense
12:47 pm
penquis
oh sorry...i need the 6/21...
12:47 pm
penquis
oh duh...it is a pt...
12:47 pm
rbud
there's another ir6/21, plural of the first ir4
12:47 pm
penquis
ty, rbud...i am done...
12:48 pm
rbud
congrats!!! :D
12:48 pm
penquis
ty...i am using Expert and i incorrectly entered the plural in the wrong spot...
12:49 pm
penquis
iwell i am heading out...running late...bye all...
12:50 pm
rbud
oh! I've never used Expert, didn't know it would do that. Lickety's list won't let you put them wrong, haha.
1:21 pm
periwinkle
nu8 please
1:46 pm
BzznBea
nu8 based on math and counting
1:46 pm
periwinkle
ty Bea
1:52 pm
BzznBea
NTPN - One of the reindeer
1:52 pm
mkg
any clues for any 8s 9s or the 10 welcome. ty
1:52 pm
BzznBea
I just clued an nu8
1:53 pm
hokie carla
rehi - a corolla horse conservancy shows up in my FB feed from time to time. there are still quite a few and this group keeps track of them.
1:54 pm
BzznBea
How was the ride?
1:57 pm
mkg
bea not finding the nu 8 clue...what time was it? ty
1:57 pm
hokie carla
good, but I didn't bring the best padded shorts so my butt is sore from yesterday's
1:57 pm
mkg
oh just got it! wow. monkeys worked. ty bea
1:57 pm
mkg
found the clue too. ty bea.
1:58 pm
hokie carla
anyone else seeing nutrition?
2:00 pm
hokie carla
well time to hit the shower. still 82 left. maybe I'll be back.
2:06 pm
mkg
any clues for d 10?????
2:07 pm
FrenchToast
It's a skin infection, mkg
2:23 pm
mkg
any clues for N words? ty
2:24 pm
mkg
bottom corner N bea. ty.
2:27 pm
mkg
i keep looking for niton...........darn.
2:28 pm
BzznBea
Use those first three and add what you do with a bike
2:35 pm
mkg
whoa! got two from that clue bea. ty.
2:35 pm
mkg
still missing the 9s. any help welcome.
2:37 pm
mkg
any clues for the two 9s welcome. i am sure there is an 9 there as well but not seeing it.
2:37 pm
BzznBea
They are both ou9
2:38 pm
BzznBea
Work with the word at the end of the ni word you just played.
2:39 pm
mkg
ty. not getting anywhere with it yet.
2:40 pm
BzznBea
Who uses a bike?
2:40 pm
BzznBea
What do you call some one using a bike.
2:40 pm
mkg
tried that. hmmm
2:41 pm
mkg
does it start with the ni again?
2:41 pm
BzznBea
NO! it is ou9
2:41 pm
mkg
got them now. ty ty ty
2:51 pm
mkg
off to other things. ty to call cluers.
4:45 pm
movieman
clues for the last two ou words plz
4:49 pm
BzznBea
The last part of the word is to put on clothes.
4:51 pm
movieman
do you mean ou+dr5?
4:52 pm
movieman
i need the ones after the ou 8/50
4:52 pm
movieman
ty bea, those ones were killing me
4:53 pm
movieman
oops, wrong box!!!!
5:00 pm
Atbeat
Oops. Sorry!
5:28 pm
harpjane
anybody watching the SuperBowl? Nice touch to have
5:28 pm
harpjane
America the Beautiful. and the Star Spangled Banner is wonderfully done.
5:29 pm
movieman
clue for the un8 plz
5:31 pm
BzznBea
below + consumed
5:31 pm
movieman
ty again bea