Wednesday, July 22, 2026

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:01 am
ursh

hello all
12:01 am
justafreep

happy flip
12:01 am
cybernan

hello everyone
12:01 am
MetFan

Howdy all
12:04 am
Gillie

an7
12:04 am
Gillie

st7
12:04 am
saanichcat

st 8 x 2
12:04 am
Gillie

oh - no point calling 7's, i guess
12:06 am
MetFan

No gillie - everyone' here is more into showing how good they are at spotting, which I don't get, but I'll play along if I must
12:06 am
justafreep

en7/8
12:06 am
SummerBreeze44

st7x3
12:07 am
SummerBreeze44

st7x4
12:07 am
Gillie

re7/8
12:09 am
justafreep

Impressive psychoanalysis, MetFan. You a professional or just like to type?
12:09 am
MetFan

Both
12:10 am
justafreep

Well, your analysis goes against my 20 years here, but you do you.
12:11 am
MetFan

I'm on this earth almost 7 decades, I think I can spot any kind of behaviour you can imagine.
12:11 am
justafreep

You clearly believe that, as we're all aware. Good luck using that knowledge
12:16 am
MetFan

Luck has very little to do with it
12:20 am
justafreep

pa8
12:22 am
Gillie

pa8 x 2
12:23 am
cybernan

crashing. have lots of pa 7's but not seeing the 8's tonight.
12:24 am
justafreep

night, nan
12:24 am
dizgrannie

nite Nan
12:34 am
Gillie

re9
12:35 am
Gillie

de9
12:46 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:47 am
MetFan

ty lickety
12:47 am
pinkhatlil

ty lickety
12:48 am
justafreep

thanks, lickety
12:49 am
dizgrannie

nbt/nbs
12:52 am
Robespierre

re 9 x 2
12:52 am
ursh

ditto diz
12:52 am
ursh

but i still have to find 119 words !!
12:55 am
dizgrannie

147 here ursh
4:45 am
dizgrannie

hi, back again, an 8/55
5:56 am
ChampFit

an8/50
6:35 am
bubba218

done
7:39 am
ivesyj

clue for the en 6 the second one plz
7:40 am
rururocks

related to the mother's side of the family en6
7:44 am
ivesyj

not seeing it yet lol
7:51 am
ivesyj

tks ru got it!
8:10 am
rururocks

good
8:24 am
ChampFit

The -ier ending is really overdone in enable. When in doubt...
8:58 am
phaeton

phantom - fence
8:59 am
ChampFit

I have re9x2 and de9...what am I missing? Is it another de?
8:59 am
phaeton

you looking for 9's?
9:00 am
ChampFit

Yes. I need one more
9:00 am
phaeton

in9
9:00 am
ChampFit

Thanks phae
9:00 am
phaeton

yw
9:01 am
ChampFit

Phantom: integer
9:02 am
phaeton

I have one in5...the rest are eluding me
9:03 am
ChampFit

I still need 2 and one is the 0. I have in5, 6, 7,5,6, 4,5
9:09 am
phaeton

whew!
9:12 am
ChampFit

Damnit! Was about to have a fit.
9:21 am
Onpaki

hello eveyone
9:22 am
phaeton

hi
9:24 am
ChampFit

BBL for last 49.
9:26 am
phaeton

bye
9:36 am
rururocks

wow.. finished.. tough grid
9:36 am
hokie carla

ugh
9:36 am
rururocks

ugh is right
9:37 am
hokie carla

already struggling with the S's
9:38 am
hokie carla

but I just grayed the first N so I've got that going for me, which is nice
9:42 am
origami

Babble is being glitchy for me today
9:43 am
hokie carla

haven't noticed anything here but it's a big grid, so sure to be missing some words later.
9:49 am
welki

'morning, everyone
9:49 am
hokie carla

welki!
9:49 am
origami

Hi welki
9:50 am
welki

playing 'putts don't count' today - and my long game sucks
9:51 am
hokie carla

oh no
9:51 am
hokie carla

I missed our putts don't count day. I've been putting pretty good.
9:51 am
welki

i rely on my chipping and putting to keep me playing :D
9:51 am
Aloyisius

grr.. why won't "statin" work?
9:51 am
hokie carla

my chipping is terrible
9:52 am
hokie carla

many complaints about that over the years, aloy
9:52 am
Aloyisius

oh well
9:52 am
welki

there are quite a few women who can hit close to 200 yards. not me, but i do hit them straight
9:54 am
hokie carla

yeah my driver avg is probably 150-160. I have had the occasional 180 but not lately. I had a 3 wood go 200 before, but that was with wind and roll.
9:54 am
welki

and we have one young gal (19) who's got a 4 handicap!!
9:54 am
hokie carla

wow
9:55 am
welki

i've watched her play since she was a little girl - she's pretty amazing
9:55 am
hokie carla

there are a couple of ladies in the single digits here but they are oldish. only in this neighborhood am I considered the baby.
9:56 am
welki

our league is very diversified, age-wise 19-nearly 80
9:57 am
hokie carla

we have an 86 yo! I was paired with her one day and luckily they put me in the driver's seat.
9:57 am
welki

hahaha - age + birdie juice = danger, will robinson!
9:58 am
hokie carla

then she almost hit me backing out in the parking lot in her car
9:58 am
welki

oiks! in arizona, we have a guy and gal, both over 90
9:58 am
hokie carla

she did beat the rest of us on the front 9. has a very weird swing and doesn't go far, but it goes straight.
9:59 am
welki

could be my relative
9:59 am
welki

except for the high score
9:59 am
welki

well, this board is irritating me - bbl
10:00 am
hokie carla

she said she was going to her class reunion. same age as my dad and I know there aren't many in his class left.
10:00 am
hokie carla

alright, have a good one
10:00 am
hokie carla

hit 'em well!
10:01 am
hokie carla

ooh, grayed the other N too
10:46 am
ivesyj

clue for the in 8 plz
10:50 am
ivesyj

got it
11:12 am
BzznBea

CAre to share?
11:12 am
welki

an instigator
11:13 am
hokie carla

rehi
11:15 am
hokie carla

well all I can think of for instigator is instigator
11:16 am
welki

this one might start a riot
11:16 am
bichon

that would be an instigator
11:17 am
hokie carla

its not inciter either
11:17 am
welki

the verb could mean to encourage violence
11:18 am
welki

on the right track, hokie
11:18 am
BzznBea

Thanks, welki. I got it.
11:19 am
welki

:)
11:19 am
BzznBea

Been out picking blueberries this morning. This is the second picking.
11:19 am
hokie carla

got it, thanks
11:20 am
hokie carla

phantom captain
11:22 am
bichon

got it
11:25 am
bichon

blueberries don't get picked here til August
11:25 am
BzznBea

Yours are probably a lot bigger too.
11:26 am
bichon

CT has good blueberry bushes. Acid soil.
11:26 am
hokie carla

I miss my wild blackberries at my old house
11:27 am
BzznBea

I have two types North Carolina native blueberries. One ripens earlier than the other.
11:28 am
BzznBea

I amended our soil to be acidic for two years before I planted the bushes.
11:28 am
hokie carla

phantom liquid
11:30 am
bichon

good idea vBea. All my hydrangeas were pink
11:32 am
bichon

when they bloomed. They bllomed couple of years ago. No more
11:32 am
periwinkle

hello all. help wth de9 please
11:33 am
hokie carla

hey peri
11:34 am
BzznBea

de9 is pouring a liquid from a pitcher or carafe
11:34 am
hokie carla

phantom instant/instance
11:36 am
periwinkle

ty carla
11:37 am
hokie carla

wasn't me
11:41 am
periwinkle

I got the re9 that is similar to the de9 help with other re9 please
11:42 am
hokie carla

well I have another 9 but it's not that
11:44 am
FrenchToast

Peri the other one is gerund of the re6 that means to hire someone for a movie part again
11:44 am
periwinkle

ty FT
11:44 am
hokie carla

thanks, FT
11:52 am
hokie carla

okay, gotta go to the store. 73 left and HOET. 11-16-23-16-7
11:55 am
hurshy

hello all
11:58 am
phaeton

help with the in8
11:59 am
hurshy

sorry i'm just on the first S
12:00 pm
phaeton

clued at 11:15
12:11 pm
hurshy

phantom: tenrec/tanrec
12:14 pm
hurshy

Ts Toppled!!!!
12:15 pm
marksdolly

whoopwhoop!! fireworks here!
12:15 pm
hurshy

congrats!
12:16 pm
hurshy

phantom: integer
12:16 pm
marksdolly

thank you, not many different words, but many variations of the same word
12:18 pm
hurshy

i words inveigled!
12:29 pm
hurshy

how many GN words?
12:30 pm
BzznBea

2
12:31 pm
hurshy

ok then i've got them all :D
12:32 pm
TQ

Can't get that in9
12:33 pm
hurshy

don't in6 a riot (not in grid) - e + picnic pest, pl
12:34 pm
TQ

Thank you hurshy, got it
12:34 pm
hurshy

yw :)
12:35 pm
TQ

Does anyone know if granny rose is OK, not seen her in chat for ages?
12:35 pm
hurshy

there, i canna help ye
12:36 pm
TQ

Thanks hurshy, she was on here daily and it's weeks now
12:37 pm
hurshy

:(
12:38 pm
hurshy

ooh just found a nice pa8
12:43 pm
hurshy

any PS or PT words todaoy?
12:43 pm
TQ

Not that I've seen, but i never come up with those!
12:45 pm
TQ

I always get excited when I see qu in the grid because of my name, I assume I'll find those
12:45 pm
hurshy

:)
12:45 pm
hurshy

in college there was a guy who was Christopher Q. something and i asked him what the Q stood for and he said, "quality, of course" and after that i always called him Christopher Quality
12:46 pm
TQ

That's a good one. We get so many variations on spelling
12:58 pm
TQ

Time to go cook supper. See you another time hurshy. Bye
12:59 pm
hurshy

bye
1:01 pm
hurshy

name that proper noun! acquisitive alien race in Star Trek (eg Quark), which was named for an old word that people in India gave to white people
1:04 pm
hurshy

phantom: deficit
1:05 pm
mattygroves

Ferengi
1:05 pm
hurshy

ding ding ding!!!
1:05 pm
hurshy

first pass complete. 27 left.
1:08 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

belated good morning, y'all
1:08 pm
hurshy

hi gwen
1:08 pm
hurshy

i've just learned from the chog that there are TWO re9 so i'm looking for the one i don't have
1:08 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

only 344? i'll be done soon lol
1:08 pm
hurshy

:D
1:09 pm
hurshy

aHA
1:09 pm
LuvWordGames

Both re 9's are gerund
1:09 pm
hurshy

too late i just found it :D
1:10 pm
hurshy

someone else may benefit tho
1:10 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

phantom regenerate
1:10 pm
LuvWordGames

And start with the same 4 letters
1:10 pm
ChampFit

Easier than the in9. That was weird to me.
1:10 pm
hurshy

ahh that's a good one gwen
1:10 pm
LuvWordGames

Degree is my phantom
1:11 pm
ChampFit

So many, but yes, that's one of mine too.
1:11 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

oh dear, another phantom, defecating
1:12 pm
ChampFit

Well now you've gone and done it! ;)
1:12 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot
1:13 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

(apologies to anyone with cyclosporiasis)
1:14 pm
hurshy

oh dear chog says 2 AN8, i was afraid of there being against-something words and i bet those are them
1:14 pm
Trifioso

hello friends. Quick visit before I am off to tutor
1:15 pm
ChampFit

They are.
1:15 pm
hurshy

ok found one of them
1:15 pm
hurshy

hiya trif
1:16 pm
hurshy

ok got the other one!
1:16 pm
hurshy

ok and then one more pa8 and i will have all the 8s that were called as far as i can see
1:17 pm
ChampFit

How many pa 8 are there?
1:17 pm
hurshy

two were called
1:17 pm
hurshy

i have one that is anti-war
1:17 pm
ChampFit

then I need another one too.
1:18 pm
ChampFit

Got it!
1:19 pm
hurshy

help?
1:19 pm
ChampFit

OH crap...found another one. There are 3 so far
1:19 pm
hurshy

:O :D
1:19 pm
ChampFit

One is something I don't have...I'm very im-pa8
1:19 pm
hurshy

thanks!
1:19 pm
ChampFit

the other one is a plural of people who sit in doctor's offices.
1:19 pm
hurshy

now i'm only missing one P
1:20 pm
hurshy

and also only missing one 8
1:20 pm
ChampFit

I still need 3. and 2 8
1:20 pm
hurshy

if it helps i have 8 pi, the rest pa
1:21 pm
ChampFit

It does, because I have 8 pi too. Yay! Thanks for the hint. BRB....
1:21 pm
hurshy

the 8s i noted from the chog or found myself are: an x2, en, ge, in, pa x3, re, st x2
1:57 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hoet woot
1:59 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

(and nbt and nbs wooot)
2:00 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

pacifer = a peaceful evergreen
2:58 pm
hokie carla

rehi
2:58 pm
hurshy

2-4-7-3-1
3:00 pm
hurshy

Es Eliminated!
3:00 pm
hokie carla

I just need one E
3:00 pm
hurshy

which E
3:00 pm
hokie carla

and have nerfed the Ns but that's it
3:00 pm
hokie carla

upper
3:01 pm
hurshy

3 en6/21
3:01 pm
hurshy

bet you miss the second one
3:01 pm
hokie carla

yes
3:02 pm
hokie carla

and apparently I will need a clue
3:03 pm
hurshy

it's the adj version of an en5/10 babblet that we have a lot, meaning related on the mother's side (not here today)
3:03 pm
hokie carla

ah, thanks
3:04 pm
hokie carla

any against words?
3:04 pm
hurshy

yep
3:04 pm
hurshy

what the opposition might call pro-choice people
3:04 pm
hokie carla

I did try against gr5 even though I don't need any 9
3:04 pm
hurshy

and against DNA
3:05 pm
hurshy

then chop the end off that second one for a 7 that's more common
3:06 pm
hokie carla

got those, thanks
3:08 pm
hokie carla

still need 12 on the corner S. hate it when corners are like that.
3:08 pm
hokie carla

oh, found 3
3:47 pm
hokie carla

well, made it to 50 left. 5-12-16-12-5 unexpected palindrome
3:48 pm
hurshy

always love a good palindrome
3:48 pm
hokie carla

yep
3:48 pm
periwinkle

ge8 please
3:48 pm
hurshy

if i could find a five i'd have one too
3:48 pm
hurshy

peri, it is a little blue flower
3:48 pm
hurshy

other than the periwinkle lol
3:49 pm
periwinkle

hmm
3:49 pm
hokie carla

lol, I was like isn't that a periwinkle
3:49 pm
hokie carla

I can't think of a ge flower besides geranium
3:49 pm
hurshy

i mean that's the 7 and then plural for the 8
3:50 pm
periwinkle

ty
3:50 pm
periwinkle

starts like not women
3:50 pm
hurshy

wikipedia says "notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue hue, though some are also bright yellow."
3:50 pm
hurshy

so i guess i should not have said little
3:51 pm
hurshy

i did it! i found a five!
3:51 pm
hurshy

1
3:52 pm
hurshy

1-3-7-3-1
3:52 pm
hokie carla

I googled flowers that start with ge and then I copy pastaed your wiki thing and still didn't get a G word
3:53 pm
hurshy

opp of lady + author of james bond
3:54 pm
hokie carla

that took a lot of mental gymnastics but I finally got it, thanks
3:54 pm
MollyL

I copied and pasted what Hurshyt posted and found it
3:54 pm
hurshy

well now you know, it is a blue flower
3:54 pm
hokie carla

this is what google ai returned for me. You are describing the genus Iochroma (often called the Blue Angel's Trumpet or Violet Bush). It is a group of fast-growing woody shrubs or small trees native to South America that produce stunning, pendulous or flared trumpet-shaped flowers, most famously in deep, intense blue-violet hues, alongside bright yellow variations
3:54 pm
hurshy

well there's your problem
3:54 pm
hurshy

you gotta switch away from AI
3:55 pm
hurshy

noai.duckduckgo.com is what i use these days
3:56 pm
hokie carla

I used duck duck go for a while twice in the last 20 years think it sucks
3:56 pm
MollyL

Google works fine. Just copy and paste the description
3:56 pm
saanichcat

re AL: I have found many mistakes, and may correct all the ones I know in Wikipedia. Drives me nuts.
3:57 pm
MollyL

AI is full of mistakes
3:57 pm
saanichcat

He sure is
3:58 pm
hurshy

another Epstein "recruiter" was found dead in the suburbs of Paris today
3:59 pm
saanichcat

I hadn't heard there were murders, wow
3:59 pm
hurshy

don't know if it is a murder... just that he was found dead
4:00 pm
saanichcat

I still wonder about Epstein's cell death
4:00 pm
hurshy

yeah i think his death and a lot of the other suspicious deaths of people connected to him probably ARE murders but of course i do not have evidence
4:01 pm
hurshy

oooh just remembered a de6 & 7 pair
4:02 pm
hokie carla

any hints?
4:02 pm
hurshy

they look tooth related
4:03 pm
hokie carla

oh yes
4:03 pm
hokie carla

do you have both R's next to that D?
4:03 pm
hurshy

yes
4:04 pm
hurshy

re6/24 and re7/28
4:04 pm
hokie carla

I have re6
4:04 pm
hokie carla

ok, thx
4:05 pm
hokie carla

is the 7 a normal word? a redo?
4:05 pm
hurshy

got my last 7 now, so that leaves 1-3-6
4:07 pm
hokie carla

got it
4:09 pm
hokie carla

S9 T2 I2 A3 G4 R5 P6 C2 S6 F2 D L2
4:12 pm
hurshy

sorry i went away there for a bit to watch cat vids
4:21 pm
hokie carla

we are watching song song blue
4:21 pm
hokie carla

and I decided to do the crossword
4:21 pm
hurshy

i don't know what that is
4:21 pm
BzznBea

That's a good one.
4:22 pm
hokie carla

hugh jackman and kate hudson play a real life couple with a neil diamond tribute band
4:22 pm
hurshy

down to three 5s and four 6s now!
4:22 pm
hurshy

got a 6!
4:22 pm
BzznBea

I love Neil Diamond
4:23 pm
hurshy

i like Sweet Caroline... i don't really know what else he sings
4:25 pm
BzznBea

He has a big library of work.
4:25 pm
hokie carla

I can't stand Sweet Caroline and I hate the crowd part of that.
4:25 pm
hokie carla

I know more of his songs than I thought watching this movie.
4:25 pm
hurshy

all cols grey except left now!!!
4:26 pm
hurshy

4 words to go!
4:26 pm
hurshy

3!
4:27 pm
hurshy

2!
4:27 pm
hurshy

i can't believe i've gotten this far without the list!