November 19, 2018
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c7
In7
Into
Ch7
qu 7
ro7
that's the one I meant
Ch8
I wasn't sure. :)
Ch7 x 2
Ch7x2
JINX!
Yup
phantom: inform
nbt/nbs
no7
Ch7x3
Clues are up
crashing -- good night
top row grey
ti7
phantom: tomfool
and tomcat, kinda
My Phantom is forlorn, but I'm a little down today so don't take that as a cue
it's emotion for me
I think we're on the same page, origami
Hope you're up tomorrow, sam
<3
FWs
ditto diz.. loll
WTG DIZGRANNIE!!
I'm 2/3 of the way through and exhausted. See y'all tomorrow.
ch7 x 3 you say?
yup hurshy
two are plural, one is not
kay then i need the one that is now
not
first part of a person who is the best at something + most of green, flowerless plant which has fronds
oh and then the 8 from there! thanks
yup... well done hurshy
left 2 columns grey, right column grey too
FREW
FEW
hokay... it's 3 hours after flip and no spritey... mwah... i have had my dinner and finished the grid. hugs and kisses for my bestie. love you honey.
n omes
Is no one here?
Hello, l'm here, quietly
I lurk, Scrabbler. Good morning.
good morning.
How much snow did you get, scrabs?
Morning, TO.
hello, TO
Morning, Ruby.
Hi there. How is everybody today?
Sorry good afternoon, Ruby.
Pabtrek: l lived in Binghamton a lifetime go
Yes, I think I seen you mention that before.
They're predicting the first snow here tonight
How much?
and the house is freezing
Gross Ruby. We had s now in November and I hated it.
it's going to get bitterly cold for the thanksgiving holiday.
And I am ready to snowshoe.
No Thanksgiving here. l did it for tne first 10 years or so, mostly for my husband's benefit, but the French people we invited never "got" it.
There is no day of giving thanks in France?
If not for the pups, l would stay in bed 'til April!
probably none here either. may cook a turky breast or get a marie callendar turkey dinner.
I am cooking everything but the turkey for my mother. My cousin is roasting the turkey.
ah, good that you do not have that task. what's for sides?
We used to go to Switzerland to buy the turkey, usually more than 100 dollars. Here they eat turkey only at Christmas
Mashed potatoes, yams, stuffing, biscuits, gravy, roasted veggies, and pies.
Ruby, if it were not for circumstances, you would be a guest at my Thanksgiving table.
my brother has a habit of inviting me late. a bit tired of it.
<-- Molly is the best!
Owl, where does he think you will have dinner?
i saw an article on msn about the amazing ingriedient for swqeet potatoes. i am thinking of suing since i've made them that way for years. on my own.
Maple syrup?
haha
i have no idea. half invited in MD but that would be stressful in all ways.
no, it was so bizarre to see it in print. i got tired of the syyrupy product that passed as canided yams so made a bit lighter version with ORANGE JUICE
still use butter, but less. nice fresh taste, cuts down on brown sugar. zest is nice as well.
maple syrup would be great. don't tell readers digest. ;)
not goopy sticky.
I make a mashed sweet potato casserole with a butter/brown sugar/flour/coconut/pecan topping. It is really good.
sounds nice. i think i've had a casserole, sans coconut.
It is one of those use coconut or don't recipes. My clan likes it with.
i make a thin syrup out of juice, butter- melting butter always uses lessp and juice, then add roasted potatoes, finish off in the oven to thicken and meld.
Since l'm alone, l just wrap them in aluminum, bake for a couple of hours and serve with butter and sour cream
Still after that elusive kilo
we never had sweet potatoes for the holiday growing up. just mashed.
i peel and steam them for the recipe.
I passed halfway. Time to get on with my day--shopping for mom and visiting her. See you in the morning.
bye scrabs
scrabs, are yo seeing a flu like illness up there? chills and fever, stomach ache?
We have sweet potatoes once a week here. Either baked, mashed, or fried.
my grandma made them, baked till the skin was black. i hated them as a kid, but try to have one baked every week.
76 left, and the >>>8, Always the 8!!!
A little Thanksgiving trivia, that sweet potato and marshmallow recipe that so many people love was started by a marshmallow company. (I have always wondered how that got to be such a thing for Thanksgiving)
i think the same about green bean casserole.
french fried oions in a can. who even thought that up?
BzzbBea, have you tried roasted sweet potatoes? Peeled, cut in chunks, tossed with olive oil and lemon pepper and roasted on a sheet pan, it's my favorite way now.
I do other veggies the same way...white potatoes, carrots, hard squash, onions ...love the way it caramelizes them.
sweet potato "fries" Don't even need to peel them, just scrub, cut into long wedges, then toss with olive oil and seasoning and roast at 425, turn once. crispy and caramelized
I love lemon pepper.. I use it all the time
hey ru, how's the air there?
sucky.. but will be better by thanksgiving.. it's finally going to rain here and that will help the firefighters
so glad you're getting rain. David is coming out tomorrow. haven't spoken to him lately though
coming out to NY?
actually to CT, Rachel
the air quality here has been hazardous for a while.. it's worse where origami lives.. by far though
Rachel is in CT? I thought Brooklyn?
hello friends. I am so sorry to read of how much damage is being done by the fires. what a tragedy all around
her boyfriend's house - that's where we're all gathering this year. I cook half the food but have to drive it up there
hello trif
that's not a good deal for Mom
I donated to the recovery fund in paradise.. those people are screwed
'morning, everyone
can anyone give an idea of moderately priced lego sets for 7 and 11 year old boys?
hi welki. not actually half, just seems like it And Jeremy is dropping the kids off here Wednesday night to help with some of it, as he and Liz drive on to CT
anything star wars, owl
sorry owl, I don't know. just check at store - or Amazon?
hello TO.
i hope you all have a great time
ruru, my friend in calif posted the most heartbreaking link to a poem someone wrote...let me see if I can find it, it was from a blog
well she has also invited all of Arthur's family, and then her father and his family. Will be insane
jeez.. how big is this guy's house?
here you go - https://tinyurl.com/ycca9edl
not big enough. it should be ---- interesting.
is it ok for you to go with your ex being there?
i highly recommend reading it - it gives amazing persepective
oops be right back - have to make a quizlet
won't be quite as nice, but she decided that since David rarely sees him (nor Jeremy and his family) it would be a good idea. I don't think anyone else agrees with her, but his sister and brother are happy to be seeing us all
just don't put your hands on any cream pies.. it will be fine
oh my, we were chatting earlier about sweet potatoes for the holiday. watching a chef with sweet potatoe whip made with grand marnier.
i'll be good.
welk how goes it?
that actually works well TO.. I've made it.. you use orange juice and grand Marnier and orange zest and a crumbled amaretto cookie topping
I've never understood why they take sweet potatoes, which are naturally sweet and tasty, and mess them up with a lot of sugar and marshmallows. Most sweet potato dishes are more like dessert than a vegetable. Not my taste.
That does certainly sound better
doing okay, owl - thanks
i developed years ago a lightened candied sweet potato recipe - i do not like mashed- with organe juice and saw this as a revelation on line this week. i may sue. ;)
juice replaces much sugar, not disgustingly syrupy sugary.
much better..
tastier. orange makes the potatoes so fresh.
don;t even talk to me about geen bean casserole.
ok, i won't. Gotta run. Happy babbles
In my experience with Legos, there is no such thing as a "moderately priced Lego set".
i could never eat green bean casserole
well, what is the price point? buying for giving tree. the requests were so sweet, but i am thinking if i take one child , i should also tkae his brother, so both get sort of the same gift point of view.
guess it depends on what your idea of 'moderate' is - amazon has some sets for $16
(they also have some at $160!)
i was thinking in the $20-$25 range. i want to sponsor both kids.
they have lots in between, owl
i think they each wanted something else, but do not remember. smaller things. lots of kids said "anything"
if it's the only thing they are gettting, it should be a bit better than baisc, but not those village $100 things.
16$ for a Lego set? That is great. I guess my kids always asked for the more expensive ones.
thank you, i will begin browsing over the weekend.
Oh wow, they now make a Lego Nativity set.
i have another community question. has anyone here ever purchased and used a FrostGuard winsheild coverfor their vehicle?
it's hard to buy for kids when you don't know what their interests are - especially for teens/pre-teens
for toy dirves i tend to go classic- games, arts sets, trucks, etc.
not here (the land of block heaters and remote start)
i guess a little snow on the windshiled is a minor irritation.;)
my brother and his wife park their cars outside.i may get one for me, i hate it when you park at the traina nd come back to a mess.
otherwise, my new baby is garaged.
have you driven it on snowy/icy roads yet? how's it handle?
i have a frostguard and love it.
handles well. have not noticed a difference yet, conditions not there. the tech is distracting, i must be careful.
lady, thank you! bro and sil are hard to buy for.
wait a minute, i remember firing the groves in central FL but really! :0
you are pulling my leg!
absolutely not. North central FL gets low thirties and even if I don't use it for snow the frost can be really thick. last year I used it lots.
saves me lots of time at 5am.
near winter haven?
Ocala area
ah, yes. beautiful area.
again, thanks for the review.
yw.
Good Monday morning, peeps!
hello
third column I?
anybody?
The opposite of "out of" with a different final vowel
I have In5/16 and its plural.
ty bern
I also have In5/10 - sounds like a stinky bulb.
np
fo 5/16, pls
looking with you bichon
ty mlf
np
fo 5 sounds like the disease eradicated with a vaccine
An artist's port*****
judi the in 5/10 is the ssnelly vegetable spelled diffeently
bern what I that a clue for?
ty ladycece
oh got that fo word
The FO 5/16
got it.. bern port****?
sorry I was confused but I got it
:)
hello again peeps
HiTrif, Bernice
the co teacher brought in donuts - hooray!
im trying to get more lard in my diet. lol
I thought they fried donuts in veg oil now?
Soybean oil?
they probably do. i was just being silly
Although, most things tasted better when they were fried in lard. McDonald's french fries comes to mind.
hi all.
any clues for the 8? ty
pl of the 7 ch 8/70
difficult to clue
serious question from a student - "why doesn't the teacher give us the study guide with all the answers filled in? If I had that, I could study. When I have to find out the answers myself, they might not be right, and then I will have studied the wrong thing. Why do we have to find the answers ourself?" me: slams head into desk until it's numb
The life of Trif
tough.
ty bichon. am looking for the ch 7. dont have it
god help us all - these are the people that will care for us in the nursing home.....our future doctors and police officers (well, probably not that kid)
Wow, Trif. How old was that student?
14
the ability to do hard work or thinking is disappearing......
god bless her, I think the problem is, that somewhere along the line a desperate teacher probably DID provide that for students, in a last ditch effort to get them to learn ANYTHING - problem is, that is no way to learn at all.
Double wow. I would save that question for the next parent/teacher conference and pose the same question to the parent(s).
Our entire education system has always rewarded being able to regurgitate the "correct" answers over encouraging and nurturing independent thought. My kid got an F on an English paper. I called the teacher (only time I ever did this). Why the F? It was well written and well argued. "I didn't like his premise," quotha.
Our entire education system has always rewarded being able to regurgitate the "correct" answers over encouraging and nurturing independent thought. My kid got an F on an English paper. I called the teacher (only time I ever did this). Why the F? It was well written and well argued. "I didn't like his premise," quotha.
my husband went to phillips academy in Andover mass. a fine prep school. his prof. in american history told him that even 25 years ago he could not assign the kids all the books to read that he assigned when my husband was his student because the kids cant sit still and read and cant get through it........TV was his feeling of what ruined it. very sad.
Google will tell us everything.
my husband is now an MD and sees the younger MDs unable to think outside the box.
dont even get me started on the parents - they would probably ask us why were weren't giving her the answers
phillips academy is a GREAT school
but it was much different in the 1960s......today it is a watered down version...........
off to work. back later.
that is some bullsh*t right there, natasha, I am so sorry - that would NEVER happen in my class
Everything is watered down. Adults now read YA "literature." Even my son, who's no slouch in the brains dept, says he hasn't got the patience to read War and Peace.
to be fair, a LOT of YA now is excellent - very well written with great themes. I can't write off the entire genre.
and War and Peace DOES require a commitment, for sure. From my point of view, 140 characters and texting have RUINED the ability to craft longer, well worded essays, letters, etc.
I'm not writing it off! It's very appropriate for young people.
I have always loved to read, however, War and Peace never appealed to me at all.
Best book I ever read. Took me 4 tries to get into it. Chapter 1 is tough going. But after that it is the finest piece of literature ever (IMHO)
i absolutely love to read, but Im an english teacher, so there you go....apple --> tree
the "peace" part appeals, lol
Never could get started on Moby Dick either.
I try to mix up my reading - fiction and non. I tend to read a lot more non fiction, and do like to challenge myself to read what are considered "substantial" or at least "classic" books when I have the time to devote to heavier reading, like during breaks. Moby Dick just about did me in last summer - what a miserable slog! Other books, like Anna Karenina, have become good friends
Anyway the teacher backed down after admitting the paper was both well written and cogently argued. He got a C for failing to think like her.
What I didn't like about college in the 60's: you had to take a foreign language up to 5 semesters. One class we had to read Don Quixote in old Spanish.
LOVE Anna Karenina. The scene where Levin is scything the field and spots Kitty riding by in a carriage...
The two that have me beat are Ulyssess and A Confederancy Of Dunces. Once I put them down I just could NOT pick them up again
I REALLY hate that Natasha - UGH!
I have discovered the key to James Joyce is not reading it but hearing it read aloud. Went to a Bloomsday on Broadway event in NYC one year and finally understood him!
Wait, I thought you liked Anna K/
I would have produced a copy of the syllabus and asked her to show you where "must think exactly like me" is a required element to succeed in this class
no, no, i really hate what the teacher said to you
lololol - i told a student how proud I was of the hard work he has done today, and he smiled and said "THX muchacho!" which both made me chuckle, and underscores my point here about the influence of texting
16 words left. Time for a break. *POOF*
She knocked his F back to a C so I let it go
no 7/40, pls
bichon did you find it?
no, I haven't
no 7 is no + consonant + li4
ty Beth
Thanks Beth! Can't believe I had missed that li4 as well!
good morning, everyone :)
Still morning by a hair, nan!
you must be on the east coast -- 9:45 am here
I'm central. In fact I'm in the same timezone as Dr God--or at least the same time zone he keeps his servers on. :)
oh - right - its almost 1 est
Now HOW DID I MANAGE to get the in 5/10 but not the on 5/10?
Listed with 12 left. Lickety to the rescue!
K, fireworks. Any clues before I go?
still have 39 to go, but ty
grats on the fw
TY :)
having trouble with delayed posts today
don't know if it is my server or Dr. G's
You run a server at your place?
(I mean, technically, so do I; it's just that I use it as my desktop. LOL)
no -- but but sometimes my network provider is slow
Ah, I getcha now. OK, well, everyone seems to be happy here so I'm off. See you tomorrow!
bye sam
I always miss the on5, if it is any comfort...don't know why
hi trif
*!*~*!* Hagd everyone :)
My Big Read was Gravity's Rainbow. I started it 3 times before I got through it. Someday, i will try for a second read.
l did all my "serious" reading while l was nursing my boy:
loner
sorry
Can anyone clue the me6/24 please
me*maid's husband
plural
Thanks Bzz ... I dont know how I didnt see that x
good morning-ish. Stats for the 4th column O please?
ol4/4 thanks
do you want another hint for the other one harp?
Would someone please tell me where the list of approved Babble words are? I'm still a newbie and finding my way around. BTW, what does "listing" mean? Thx!
hello mac - just under the grid you will find "Lickety's Babble Clues" - using this list is "listing"
Thanks Ursh! :) Now to find where the list of approved words are located. Like my glasses, I had them a minute ago...
oh Mac, you don't need them, just type anything in, if it works it works if it doesn't it doesn't. we sometimes monkey type just to find a word that works that no-one really knows what it is.
LOL. I have been doing that a LOT. ;) Have no clue, just flying blind! Had a stroke recently, then severe seizures, this is helping me test the dust left in my head.
hey mac - nothing like babble to test the dust - you are obviously doing well to even tackle a word game - welcome - welcome - welcome
mac - check out Sprite's icon - she has a list of "Babblets" - the weird/interesting words that are common to Babble ... and used probably nowhere else on the planet!
roof
oops. Okay. Where did you guys hide the PB - I was expecting a treat!
Thanks for the tips all. :)
and welcome to Babble, mac. You don't have to finish a grid to enjoy it. Just do as much as makes you happy and know another one will come along tomorrow at midnight US Central time.
TY. I enjoy it and the fact that you have 24 hrs. No way I will ever finish one, but that's okay. If I ever type anything crazy in here, it may be another seizure/black out. They come out of nowhere and then I Babble/Ramble. Nightmare, will spare the details. Have fun everyone!
taking a break now...
anybody still around have stats for the 8? I don't need a clue yet
ch 8/70
TY chrisk
Hi. I have been a member here for 13 years, but didn't always have time. I am making an effort to do this more often. I have been working on this all day. Still can't figure out Qu 6 and 7 . I feel like I have tried every combination.
Soon to
it's an odd one, leisl
qu + two vowels in correct order + **al, true
starts same 4 as previous word, then add opposite of "agin"... if you're not *** us you is agin us
hahaha
oops - I saw qu, but thought ch... that was the hardest that I finally just found - sorry
brain freeze there
*pats kje on head* there, there dear. loll
it is that kind of day, granny
ugh, kje. i am so not motivated to sort the clean wash here. very humid, and overcast.
Thanks!
and the last was the ti7... fw for me
WTG KJE !!!
I'm doing laundry too, granny - and the alarm just buzzed so I must go get it... ugh to laundry
A new Babblet, courtesy of my poor typing skills.... Tinfoul.... what you call the foil on top of the moldy leftovers.....
I must run - hagd!
Ch7 ,and 8?
bye kje. lolll jai. send it to sprite. it's a good one
sprite.... see 5:32 for Babblet....
Msn s
ch7. most of someone who is the best at something + most of green leafy plant with fronds
Thank you!!
ty grannyrose.
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evening all!
anybody out there?
fireworks without listing today! thanks grannyrose and all cluers
Good going Dan!
it's kind of hard to smoke through thos N95 masks though jwr
I guess if you pull off the plastic doohickey
Somehow I knew ru was going to raise this issue to a higher level. If you pull off the doohickey you might have to have a sex change.
just got back from 5 days near Sacramento. Bad driving through that - and depressing.
Roofmen3
sacramento is awful I had to drive through there twice last week
Mont
uhn beth?
wrong box
Sorry, pup cat on ipad while i was away and changed boxes :/
roofmen was creative
*sat. .... hes very talented
pup cat?
Yes new exotic breed
roofmen are mostly unmarried
most of them are still shingle
ahhh. the brown air has been making me think of things like pupcats and three-headed roofmen.
oh ru!
I think you took the only good one for that subject
not really .. most roofmen want to start their own country
tarnation
uuumm, more for roads?
with their unconscious girlfriends, no doubt
I take that back. not clever, just easy
linit
can someone please clue the ch 7/52/
most of someone who is the best at something + most of green leafy plant with fronds
ty...
i am done...
no 7 pls?
ma4,5 anyone?
nm.
no7. negative prefix + not death
E's Excelled! 9 left
N's nulled! 8 left
H's Haulied! 6 left
fo6, please?
Me6/24?
Enemy + not ladies
thanks how about fo5, please?
fo 5/16:someone may bring a port***** to a job interview
F's Fulfilled! 5 left
thanks
yw
see 12.42 une
R's Recalled! 2 left
T's T's Tackled! 1 left
I am finished! I have fireworks! me 6/24 was my last one
WTG MINVERYORK !!!
Will be here for another half hour if anybody needs clues
Thank you grannyrose! Nice to see you. How are U doing?
pain a little better thanx. now taking a 12 hourly drug every 8 hours... loll just hanging out for next infusion of ketamine.
Another question from a new babblet: if lickety gets closed the list is gone? wondering if it is just my computer... Accidentally closed and all cells are empty. I'll save the list if that is the case. Thx!
mac6157,just copy and paste your word list from Babble in Lickety's list via "Bulk Add/Grab at the top of Lickety's
ahh! thx!
yw
Ok,my half hour is up. Time to go to bed. Goodnight all!
sweet dreams, minver
hello 122 to go
found a birdie
ro7? either one?
got one, the body work person, but would love help with the other!
ro4/7 ro6/27 and ro7/40 sounds like a mans name that usually ends in ph
thanks i have them both now
se6/18?
undisturbed, or her se6 highness
thanks
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