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12:01 am

i hate that, I couldn't figure out ONE LAST WORD!

12:03 am

Yeah, that's the worst.

12:04 am

fe7

12:09 am

nbt/nbs

12:12 am

ooh, found some sheep!

Clues are up

12:19 am

ty lickety!

12:19 am

Thanks, Lickety

12:21 am

have come to a screeching halt with 79 words down -- may look better in the morning :) Stay safe.

12:22 am

good night nan

12:22 am

Sleep well nan

12:36 am

34 left, be back in the morning, good night all!

1:29 am

FWs...last word sq 6/33, double vowel.

2:43 am

oa

2:52 am

wrong box. sorry

Morning all!

4:10 am

Morning!

4:47 am

gm everyone, may I have a clue for the 2nd sc5/16 plz?

4:51 am

ugh, nm found it!

5:32 am

Good Morning Babblers

5:33 am

Morning.

5:52 am

Morning, all :-)

5:52 am

Happy Friday kids.

GM & TGIF :) Happy to have finished the Cs in this ugly grid.

Leaving for work, HAGD everyone

7:04 am

It is an ugly grid. Weirder words than usual, even for Babble.

7:24 am

Good afternoon everyone, hope you're all well n happy! :)

7:32 am

nbt :) 56 to go after the first pass

7:36 am

Oh great, a medieval Latin word from the 1600's

7:38 am

Good morning, all.

7:39 am

Aw, shucks. No Q words. What's the point in living?

7:46 am

I've only foun one word that uses that tile. Its a doozey...

7:48 am

Yep. It's more of a sound than a word.

7:48 am

Never seen it spelled that way

7:54 am

The sound that's heard when we all jump in the hot tub.

7:56 am

hi all does not seem like a nice grid. gray and rainy out but I went to two food markets. and of course I left my list at home.

7:57 am

and after I carried all 8 bags upstairs I realized that I had left my small handbag in the car so had to go out in the rain again.

7:57 am

also cleaning update espec for Judi. I did not clean bathroom yesterday. Did some exercise with a one of the DVDs I have

7:58 am

grey and rainy day here also

7:59 am

Ha ha. I've don'e that too, Peri. Left list and coupons at home. Mostly mad at myself 'cause I couldn't save a measley $5.00 off my grocery bill.

7:59 am

also no tonic.Neither store had Seagrams. both had either diet Canada dry or store brand neither of which is acceptable

7:59 am

I do have a bit of a lime tho

7:59 am

had no coupon and left it home

8:00 am

Did laundry last night. Also boxed up some books for Goodwill. Washed a few dishes and watched 3 episodes of Grace & Frankie.

8:00 am

but I was the first customer in the first store. which was not crowded. the second store had a few more people but was not crowded

8:00 am

I love Grace and Frankie

8:01 am

I'm only in season 2 - so don't throw any spoilers!

8:04 am

What? Donated books? You don't keep all of your books in 100 bookcases in your house? : D

8:05 am

I have given away most of my books. I love books but they do take up a lot of space

8:07 am

I used to, Molly. Space did become an issue. Once you packed them and moved them once, the shine is off the penny. I gave some away and donated the rest. Now I buy them at the used book store and take them back there or just give them to Goodwill, depending on my mood.

8:08 am

help with the u pls. looking for the fe7 but no luck

8:08 am

Recently, I broke down and bought a few books from Amazon. The used book store is closed (non-essential business) and I just don't want to risk shopping at Goodwill at the moment.

8:08 am

ur4

8:09 am

ur4.6

8:09 am

Goodwill is closed here

8:09 am

fe7 is a an alternate spelling of male friends

8:09 am

I am pretty sure our goodwills are closed too

8:10 am

ty for ur

8:10 am

Ours probably is too. I haven't checked. I'm just filling my car up with stuff to donate.

8:10 am

There are donation bins in various places

8:11 am

thanks bea

8:11 am

I don't use the bins, bichon. Usually they are overflowing AND, I don

8:11 am

ty for fe

8:12 am

don't like to enable the dumpster divers.

8:13 am

These bins are built so people can't get in them

8:13 am

We have book and clothing donation bins in several grocery store parking lots. Their drop in slots are such that people cannot dumpster dive.

8:13 am

Ours are very well maintained and emptied regularly. Never overflowing.

8:34 am

hello

8:35 am

bzz isn't that a fe6?

8:36 am

or according to the grid a fe5?

8:36 am

FE 6 / 7 combo

8:36 am

plural

8:36 am

Plural

8:38 am

hmm

8:38 am

just barely started this grid so ...

8:43 am

not quite half way and already stuck

8:45 am

last column o stats pls?

8:46 am

ol4/4

8:46 am

never mind

8:46 am

ol4.5

8:46 am

hi phae

8:48 am

got the fe 6/7

local bins are closed, because pickups and maintenance have been suspended.

9:13 am

our local bins have been closed for over a month - contamination risk deemed too high...

9:14 am

bbl for last 22 - have a great day all and stay sa4

9:16 am

Hi, TO! And everyone else still on :) I’m thinking the thrift stores are going to have a mighty job of decontamination once donations are accepted again...

hi jb! o've thoyught of you, how are you?

sq 6/33 please?

9:27 am

I think thrift stores already have a sanitizing process in place. At least the ones around here claim they do.

i thought so, too, until i saw it, on upholstered stuff. dicey.

nm, found it in A2Z words-it's an odd one

9:30 am

I worked for awhile for Salvation army and they do have to sanitize most things already especially furniture and mattresses

i would think they have a central processing center. i worked at habitat. they sprayed and put it out.

no specials tags, just a spray and right out on the floork processed on the spot.

9:34 am

we had to tag them but I am in Texas so different states may have different requirments

I have boxes of things to take somewhere piled in my house

I usually just take them to Goodwill but their website says 99% of their stores are closed and no donations taken.

ugh, not liking today's grid either. maybe it's me. maybe this week I've lost the ability to see real words and to make up fake words that work.

10:01 am

I think we are all going soft in the head, hokie

10:02 am

... must admit that there are about 25 words in the grid which require the list and an infinite number of very adept monkeys

10:02 am

at this point, nbt and halfway suit me

10:03 am

It is unfortunate that so many people are home, cleaning out closets, basements and attics and there is nowhere to take the donations. Those places are going to be swamped when they re-open.

10:03 am

<---Would love to be home with the time to clean out closets

10:05 am

As people clean out around here, they are offering items up on the NextDoor App.

10:06 am

I did a huge amount of purging back in Jan or Feb. then the oldest came home from college and nothing fits him and the youngest didn't want any of his clothes so now I have like 2 boxes of that.

10:07 am

what do you do, Molly? work-wise?

10:17 am

I am admiring of your efforts, hokie! I could throw out a third of the stuff around there and it would only be a start. SO MUCH of it is still usable - but where to donate it now?

10:18 am

I swear I threw away 40 pairs of panty hose that were in a drawer in my guest room - and now I'm reading those are a good filter in the masks.

10:18 am

Maybe women's shelters are accepting donations.

10:19 am

I am so distracted these days, i dont seem to be able to achieve much of anything - strange

10:20 am

I also threw away 3 or 4 bottles of hand sanitizer I found in the pantry that I had bought for school donations and were way expired. would have kept them had I foreseen what was coming!

10:20 am

its okay hokie. don't beat your self up, who could have known?

10:20 am

my parents had the opposite. there was a sale on toilet paper before the virus so they bought a whole bunch, just cause that's how they shop - stock up when there are sales.

10:22 am

I was lucky in the toilet paper area. I had just purchased a big package at Costco before all this started. Now bleach, disinfecting wipes, lysol, etc. is another story.

10:22 am

Yeah, I did go to WM a couple of weeks before they started telling us to stay at home and bought a big pack of TP and we already had quite a bit at home that I didn't realize.

10:22 am

thank goodness the stores are out of bleach! Will stop trump followers from drinking it

10:23 am

4 top Os and i find the 3 babblets before the 1 normal word *laughs at self*

10:24 am

verizon just texted me they are adding 15mb free data for us this month - how do they add that to unlimited

10:24 am

probably just sent the text to every customer

10:24 am

okay, I am missing 1 and now I know it's a babblet, thx

10:24 am

im not sure unlmited really means unlimited - i think it does have a cap, and as you near it the service slows WAY down

10:25 am

good point, trif

10:25 am

I keep seeing rachel, but it's just a name, not a word

10:26 am

are all the top o's o4?

10:26 am

rilla's new fun pastime is standing on a notebook or puzzle book and flipping up pages over and over and over

10:26 am

found the o!

10:26 am

yes trif

10:26 am

ty

10:26 am

I guess she is reading it?

10:27 am

is rilla a cat or a child?

10:27 am

just the edges, you know

10:27 am

rilly is a cat, the one in the pic :D

10:27 am

ah! Makes sense then

10:27 am

she is a darling baby roo, but also a grown up sophisticated lady cat

10:29 am

(my view, her view)

10:29 am

raul is also a name and not a word

10:30 am

allah not accepted either

10:30 am

just telling y'all all the words that aren't here

10:31 am

well i should think not

10:31 am

good morning everyone -- hope all the babblers are still healthy

10:31 am

Good morning, nan.

10:31 am

howdy nan

10:34 am

my daughter has the virus, but seems to be plowing through ok, although in a lot of pain

10:34 am

oh no, sorry to hear

10:35 am

im sorrier about how it was handled - she was not given a formal test - just a battery of questions, told she was now a "presumed positive" and told to stay home and ride it out. She is almost 24, and several of her friends have had the exact same experience - NONE of them count towards the total numbers reported in their towns and cities. This convinces me that the actual numbers of people affected are MUCH higher than reported

10:35 am

reminder: author roald counts (and pl)

10:36 am

ooooh, thanks hurshy!

10:36 am

where is she?

10:36 am

well plus all the asymptomatic people!

10:36 am

philadelphia

10:36 am

yeah, I think they numbers are way higher

10:38 am

phantom tousle

10:38 am

so sorry the virus found your daughter, trif -- I wish her a speedy recovery.

10:39 am

thank you cyber. She will be fine. That is the ONLY outcome I am accepting.

10:39 am

Where did you find your icon, trif? I would like to print it out in a larger size and post it at our community mailbox.

10:39 am

Oh, how scary, Trif. Does she have anyone caring for her?

10:40 am

uh......no clue. fb I think?

10:40 am

there is a new-ish love interest, origami, and I think he has been dropping stuff off for her and such (she lives alone, with just her cat)

10:41 am

anyone here have the 7?

10:41 am

being the mum and all, I immediately tried to put together a care package for her, via amazon - chicken soup, tissues, vitamin c, ginger ale...the ONLY thing they had available was the ginger ale

10:41 am

not i, said the little red hen

10:41 am

fe 7/44

10:42 am

fe 5-6-7 series

10:43 am

hmm, looking

10:43 am

var of a slangy word for a guy

10:43 am

got it!

10:43 am

ok, I had the 5 then

10:44 am

apparently it's actually a peasant or laborer in places like Egypt and Syria

10:44 am

the 6-7

10:46 am

As Axed

10:46 am

oh. but nobody would have gotten that clue :D

10:46 am

oh no wait there's another A down there

10:46 am

ok, NOW As Axed

10:47 am

i know, blah, but, it's not a clue at that point, it's something for us all to learn :D

10:47 am

true!

10:48 am

*note to self.. next time i need to hire an Egyptian laborer*

10:49 am

i feel like there must be some weird sc words i'm not seeing

10:49 am

(i have four non-weird ones)

10:52 am

well, I am stuck on 25. just tried to find my remaining 6 4's before going to the list but oh well.

10:52 am

hello hurshy

10:52 am

hello blah

10:52 am

keep going hokie! you can do it!

10:53 am

hokie I have more then that to find

10:54 am

i found a weird sq6

10:54 am

gq 5 16 clue pls?

10:54 am

only five normal sc's

10:54 am

ok, I had written off sq possibilities. must be weird

10:54 am

That is a strange word, ru. Couldn't sleep last night and found it about 3 am :D

10:55 am

I hope there's not a gq mlfan

10:55 am

clue please ruru

10:55 am

ok then i'm missing the sc that isn't in a pair

10:55 am

hokie that is a ga sorry

10:55 am

gr5 - amazing ___ how sweet the sound

10:56 am

you sure, mlfan? ga4 only.

10:56 am

got it

10:56 am

yay thanks ru

10:58 am

oh my gosh i just discovered something super cool

10:58 am

….

10:59 am

The meaning of life?

11:00 am

so if you play a lot of other word games, scrabble, whatnot, then, you may be familiar with certain words that use Q without U, usually from arabic, like "suq". well, i just tried "suqs" and it says "suqs" does not exist in the puzzle. but you only get that message if it IS in the enable dictionary. so, it is there but we can NEVER GET IT because babble only uses a QU tile, never Q by itself!

11:01 am

qat is allowed in other games not sure about a pl of i

11:01 am

it

11:02 am

Yes, I guess that makes Enable sense, hursh

11:02 am

same deal - you just try it in the add word box to find out! if it says it's not found in the puzzle, that means it IS in the dictionary, and "qats" checks out!

11:02 am

and that three letter word doesn't pl either

11:03 am

phantom: dollar

11:03 am

why can I always get ad6 but not the dr5 contained within it?

11:03 am

and dual and doula

11:04 am

dr 5/12 with a double cons?

11:04 am

morning all

11:05 am

morning mool

11:05 am

no, mlfan

11:05 am

sup moo

11:05 am

no, she means french for right (as opposed to left)

11:05 am

h

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oh

11:06 am

happy Friday all

11:06 am

ty got it

11:06 am

I would swear this is Saturday

11:07 am

clue for to6,21 plz

11:07 am

that's my missing T!

11:07 am

feels like it hokie

11:07 am

could not find that and moved on suzeeq. eagerly awaiting clues.

11:08 am

feel like I've tried every combo

11:08 am

even knowing the 3rd letter and point total I couldn't get it

11:08 am

me too

11:08 am

my last word :)

11:08 am

there are a lot of possible combos for those points

11:09 am

yeah, but I know the 3rd letter which narrows it down

11:09 am

ok i got it

11:09 am

last half rhymes with hawaiian dance

11:09 am

thank you, weird one

11:09 am

got it ty hurshy

11:10 am

ty..got it

11:10 am

hokie thank goodness you put a comma:)

11:10 am

lol, i wouldn't take offense, i know i am a weird one

11:11 am

commas are very important!

11:11 am

I just thought of that sorry

11:11 am

:)

11:12 am

just looked up the sq6. AYFKM

11:13 am

100 down

11:13 am

sorry, for the language

11:13 am

oh never would have guessed mool:)

11:13 am

heh

11:14 am

<---- pales at hokie's language :D

11:14 am

i think it is good, i mean how else can you spell that. when you want to say that and not squash or squish

11:14 am

just losing my mind here, don't mind me

11:15 am

squoosh

11:15 am

doesn't know what ayfkm is anyways

11:15 am

squoosh is oo like tool

11:15 am

me either ruru

11:15 am

do 5/14, pls

11:15 am

I was about to add that none of you knew what I said, but then I remembered who all was here

11:16 am

what do you do if you want u like push

11:16 am

i know what AYFKM means! :D

11:16 am

sweet, bichon

11:16 am

You would be shockeed, ru

11:16 am

but that's english - push doesn't rhyme with ru4 or lu4

11:16 am

shocked

11:16 am

I knew hurshy would know and moo

11:17 am

ty hurshy

11:17 am

ok.. i gotta know now

11:17 am

did not count on ori knowing ;-)

11:17 am

are you f******* kidding me?

11:17 am

well, you can google it :P

11:17 am

surely you can guess what the F is

11:17 am

I'm a notorious bad girl, hokie :D

11:17 am

now what is RA6?

11:18 am

I have 2 left - ra6 is one

11:18 am

I know nothing..

11:18 am

oh.. hokie.. you are going to end up on the bad list

11:18 am

if you want a clue hoke, let me know

11:19 am

yes, please. I know it's not an alt sp of a red veggie

11:19 am

sounds like an anatomical part for a surfer :)

11:19 am

ok, had the 1st 3 right, now looking for anatomy

11:20 am

a bone i guess

11:20 am

that's what I though hursh, but it's part of some mollusks

11:20 am

per definition

11:20 am

Sc5/16 please?

11:20 am

no, i meant, that you were thinking of a bone when you made your clue :D

11:21 am

I have two of them une

11:21 am

that is my other remaining word, une!

11:21 am

s + jagged mountain thingy

11:21 am

my last is su5

11:21 am

got that one, thx. guess I'm used to seeing it as an adj., or is that adv.

11:21 am

Not the first one

11:22 am

yeah adv

11:22 am

then the clue that hursh gave

11:22 am

Tx hursh!

11:22 am

now help me get su5

11:22 am

oh i got it

11:23 am

rhymes with English (well really Welsh) dynasty

11:23 am

fireworks! thanks to all cluers and the list. now to get out of my pj's and do something with my life. how is it after noon already here?

11:23 am

Almost an architectural style

11:24 am

Congrats hokie!

11:26 am

Congratuations, hokie.

11:54 am

since when are they Welsh? :)

11:55 am

can I get an American reaction to Trump's unique announcments about disinfectant injections? Does anynoe believe him???!!!

12:07 pm

I certainly hope not -- unfortuneately he isn't the only idiot in the world

12:07 pm

Trump's followers do. I think that more Trumpsters will be passing away from Covid leading to more Democrats winning in November. Not getting into any political debates though

12:07 pm

Darwin Award candidates

12:08 pm

just UGH

12:08 pm

When Lysol has to put out an alert that warns not to use their products internally, you know there is a problem

12:09 pm

I disagree Jeff, the virus is affecting minrorities and people in urban areas disproportionately, and those folks are more inclined to vote for Trump's opponent

12:09 pm

maybe he could be prosecuted if people die from injecting disinfectants

12:09 pm

that's a good point moo

12:09 pm

now I'm depressed

12:10 pm

the idiot speaks on TV right now -- backtracking about injecting disinfectant

12:10 pm

sorry, I know its all depressing. Its just - I just don't understand how someone with power can talk such utter dangerous shit!

12:11 pm

any Pink Floyd fans on? They are broadcasting a live concert each week on their you tube channel. Today it's the one they did in Pompeii

12:11 pm

well thats something

12:11 pm

Yes, now he's saying he was being sarcastic. Very stable geniuses use sarcasm.

12:11 pm

Ooooh, I'm a Pink Floyd fan. I'll have to check it out, Jeff.

12:11 pm

Trump is a modern day PT Barnum. He knows what to say to get his people to stay on his side for the most part.

12:12 pm

it will be a miracle if no one dies from injecting bleach or something because potus said it was a good thing to do

12:12 pm

Shame on us

12:12 pm

ad 6/21, pls

12:12 pm

sarcasm? wow

12:12 pm

If it's any consolation Jeff, the distribution of fatalities from COVID19 are not large enough or in the right areas to make any sort of political impact in terms of who wins the presidency in November

12:13 pm

ad 6/21 - proficient, expert

12:13 pm

ty mool

12:13 pm

yw

12:14 pm

allah is not found in the dictionary ???

12:15 pm

proper noun I guess

12:16 pm

POTUS.....is a complete arse and also very dangerous....but we must remember a lot of Americans voted for him!!

12:17 pm

tribalism is a strong force...around 30-40% of americans would support Trump no matter what

12:17 pm

Do you only have to parties?

12:17 pm

two*

12:18 pm

It's a common flaw in humans...look at guys like Putin, Duterte, Chavez...that tribal identity far exceeds evidence to the contrary

12:18 pm

let

12:18 pm

yes, only two...not like the majority of parliamentary systems out there

12:18 pm

let's just hope that the never trumpers are the biggest tribe in November

12:19 pm

Well the never trumpers are really just a hadnful of Republicans...maybe a couple of percentage points of the voiting block as a whole

12:19 pm

About 40% of eligible Americans don't even vote...

12:20 pm

There are more than two parties, but the others don't really have any traction.

12:20 pm

hopefully they are like the asymptomatic virus in the privacy of the voting booth

12:21 pm

There's no other party representation in the federal government, though there has traditionally been a couple of independent senators who caucus with the Democrats

12:22 pm

There's no state governors that are other than the two parties, and as far as I know there are not even third part representatives in state governments

12:23 pm

interesting you only have two, i think were overrun with muppets.

12:23 pm

But the number of parties doesn't always correlate to better candidates...one could argue that Italy and Israel are some examples where it hasn't always worked out to be good for the population

12:24 pm

Yeah, the other parties don't really win elections.

12:24 pm

And then there's places like Australia who have made a habit of replacing their prime minister mid-term for the last number of years

12:24 pm

muppets M3? Are you referring to The Monster Raving Loony Party!!

12:26 pm

As for Trump, he believes that he is smarter than most, and that there's anecdotal evidence that he's not all that interested in looking at something in detail...so you get comments like the one yesterday

12:28 pm

all of them, i dont think any of them know how to run a country they just do as they are "advised" there for muppets.

12:28 pm

could someone clue the sc5/16 please?

12:29 pm

sc + cloth ata

12:29 pm

the second one I'm assuming

12:30 pm

definition is a lean or scrawny human or animal

12:30 pm

yes. the second one. forgot there was another!

12:31 pm

huh. how obvious! TY. firebirds!

12:31 pm

sc A person thin and scrawny , slang i think

12:31 pm

yay, congrats Ata

12:32 pm

10 more left for me

12:32 pm

go go go!

12:32 pm

25 here - taking a break soon

12:34 pm

17 here. Determined to finish.

12:37 pm

10

12:38 pm

ra 6 please?

12:38 pm

a surfer's bone?

12:39 pm

I think that anything the orange bozo says might be a cure, his entire family and cabinet should try first. I can't wait. Then we can get back to some kind of sanity.

12:39 pm

went over my head too mool

12:40 pm

okay, well the literal definition is not useful....soo let me think

12:40 pm

ra6 .... the thing traditionally in the front of iyour car which cools the engine + ... the final part of the hawaian dance

12:40 pm

the end sounds like a type of midwife

12:40 pm

or birthing coach at least

12:41 pm

didn't know there was more than one kind of midwife

12:41 pm

ty dos -- that did it

12:42 pm

around here a birthing coach is called husband

12:42 pm

heh

12:42 pm

or father

12:43 pm

I don't feel very qualified to provide advice on birthing :)

12:44 pm

if you are qualified to father a child you should be there to support the mother -- there are classes and books on the subject

12:45 pm

Yes, as a supporter no doubt...but as a coach, no

12:45 pm

... in my experience the last thing my wife wanted to see anywhere on the planet let alone the birthing room was me

12:45 pm

that's what the classes are for, mool

12:45 pm

8 to go

12:46 pm

no idea on the last sc 5 which I assume is the skinny guy

12:47 pm

s + mountain peak

12:48 pm

ty mool

12:49 pm

yw, it's one of those less intuitive curls on the board

12:50 pm

kind of follows the pattern of the neapelse flag I guess :)

12:52 pm

sq please? double vowel?

12:52 pm

sounds like the onomatapaeic words

12:52 pm

ty mool

12:53 pm

yw

12:53 pm

down to my last 5 here

12:53 pm

can I get a nudge for the ch 6/24?

12:53 pm

yummy braided bread, ori

12:54 pm

I second on the yummy

12:54 pm

Duh! Thanks, welki

12:57 pm

3 of my last 5 are a's

12:57 pm

4 to go

12:57 pm

I hae 2 a's that are eluding me

12:57 pm

down to 2 now as well

12:58 pm

no list mool?

12:58 pm

nope

12:58 pm

never use the list

12:58 pm

do pick up the odd clue from chat tho, so not totally unassisted

12:58 pm

well done -- went to the list for my last 20

12:59 pm

Just one f left

12:59 pm

I probably only finish 1 out of every 10 boards tho

12:59 pm

any clues waqnted before I leave?

12:59 pm

not for me thanks nan

1:00 pm

Yay, finished!

1:00 pm

most of the a's are al's if that is any help

1:00 pm

3 to go

1:00 pm

hagd everyone - stay safe :)

1:00 pm

you too nan

1:04 pm

Bye, folks

1:05 pm

well, that's the t done, had to guess it...2 to go

1:05 pm

i am disappointed in my neighbors. because rcmp cannot conduct ceremony for slain officer (and in honor of all the other victims), we were asked to wear red today and go outside for 2 minutes of silence at noon. i was the only one on my block.

1:06 pm

sad situation overall welki

1:06 pm

ah, fw....that's a surprise

1:06 pm

last three words were new to me

1:07 pm

and, as an aside, as a dual american/canadian citizen, i am appalled and disgusted by our new medical expert. i fear there will be injuries/deaths in relation to his 'i slept in a holiday inn express last night' medical advice

1:08 pm

no amount of back-tracking, pretending it was a 'sarcastic' remark can erase his ignorance, or his blight on the united states.

1:09 pm

and dang it, i was hoping hokie was here - if you come back in, this is for you: https://tinyurl.com/yacv2la7

1:10 pm

(that link was posted on fb by another babbler :)

1:23 pm

Okay, it is time for everyone to get out of the house and stop cooking. The latest thing the grocery stores are depleted of? Cumin. No yeast, no cumin. I guess everyone is making chili and bread.

1:36 pm

I couldn't find garlic powder a couple of weeks ago. Seriously?!

1:45 pm

To6 please.....

1:48 pm

TO + first three letters of what you use to draw a straight line with on a piece of paper at school say + vowel.

1:48 pm

Tx!!!

1:59 pm

I think people who usually eat out are stocking up on things they never kept before because they have to stay in and *HORRORS* cook.

ooh, glad I checked back in, thanks welki!

2:39 pm

tough grid for me

2:40 pm

that sq6 was interesting

2:40 pm

28 left

2:40 pm

my neighbor across the hall just bought an air fryer. He does not cook so I am curious to see what he is going to make with it

2:41 pm

he usually eats takeout food

2:46 pm

I'm like this about fried food. It's great, but I try not to eat a lot of it. When I do, I want it fried, like REAL fried.

2:47 pm

Fw!!

2:51 pm

congrats Une

2:52 pm

I have never eaten anything airfried

2:52 pm

but I am with you Molly re fried foods

2:52 pm

bbl

3:19 pm

I just hope that the folks who have panic-bought food are actually going to use it. I have an awful suspicion that a lot of it is going to go to waste. By the way, the Germans have a wonderful word for panic-buying of things you really don't need--hamsterkauf. Much more whimsical than 'panic-buying.'

3:25 pm

hopefully the stuff that they "panic-bought" will be frozen and non-perishables. since we are all at home, getting through our food hasn't been a problem! (esp w 2 teenage boys!)

3:26 pm

i never hoarded to begin with..

3:32 pm

It's been bizarre the things that the supermarket I order from has been out of--like shallots. Who's buying up tiny onion-like stuff? Surely it won't show up on ebay...Also lemons, sadly. I've ordered them three times in the past six weeks and not gotten them. I promised myself I wouldn't order groceries from Whole Foods--Jeff Bezos is rich enough--but if my local market doesn't get lemons back in stock soon, I can't promise my resolve won't weaken...

3:33 pm

i try not to shop too much at whole foods, but i do have to go sometimes

3:33 pm

jeff bezos is half as rich as he used to be :D

3:35 pm

I have been in Whole Foods about five times (for various reasons) I hate that store.

3:35 pm

Not really, unfortunately. His ex-wife agreed to take much less than she was entitled to under Washington's community property law. And, despite the stock market meltdown, Amazon is not surprisingly doing very well. When all of this is over, we will have very little choice in retail, I am afraid.

3:36 pm

Amazon is one of the most thriving businesses during all this.

3:37 pm

Absolutely. Along with FEdEx, UPS, DHL...

3:38 pm

I do about 90% of my shopping through Amazon. Anything to keep me out of the stores that are filled with clueless, goober shoppers.

3:39 pm

We have no choice, really. At least, those of us that are serious about social distancing. And, given that my husband and I are both of the high risk age, and he is immune-compromised to boot, we haven't been out of the house since March 5th.

3:41 pm

We even ordered our garden seeds and starts online, though from Territorial Seeds, not Amazon. We got most of the seeds we ordered, and our little tomato starts arrived today! It's still way to early to plant them out, so they will live along our kitchen window for a couple of weeks.

3:41 pm

I am running out of patience with people who stand staring at grocery store shelves for 5-10 minutes. Make a list, get what you need and move on.

3:42 pm

My daughter says that road rage is being replaced these days with 'store rage' due to the idiots who can't get with the program.

3:42 pm

I have had to take the one hanging basket of flowers I bought in, three times this month due to freeze warnings. We NEVER have freeze warnings in April.

3:44 pm

I like store rage. The only reason I'm glad I'm wearing a mask is that I can curse people silently beneath my mask. I don't believe they are effective in keeping germs in or out, but that's just me. If it makes other people happy, I will play along.

ad5/ad6?

3:46 pm

Those are two different words. ad6 means skillful with the hands or mind...ad5 is older than teenage

3:47 pm

I think they are likely better at keeping germs in than out. At least, that's what my friends in Hong Kong believe. But if we admitted that they provide almost no protection for the wearers, people wouldn't wear them just to protect others. So, by pretending they might protect the wearer, we encourage asymptomatic COVID positive folks to wear masks.

3:47 pm

ad6 ends like the motor city in Michigan

3:49 pm

I still have my stash of disposable masks back from when I was visiting Hong Kong during the SARS epidemic. Even though they are supposed to be disposable, you can reuse them as long as they aren't soiled, as long as you leave them alone to decontaminate themselves for a few days. I rummaged around in the closet and found we had six of them--so I gifted two of them to our next door neighbor, who goes out to the shops occasionally.

3:51 pm

And, on a less morbid note, I'm down to 22 words. So I will declare partial victory and get back to clearing out the downstairs closet!

3:51 pm

I am also getting tired of the piggish people who are disposing of their latex gloves by dumping them in the parking lots of the grocery stores.

3:53 pm

Wow! That is shocking! People....

3:56 pm

i see that every time i go shopping molly.. it's disgusting

4:02 pm

ra6 pls

4:02 pm

nm

4:03 pm

FW!

4:03 pm

wtg hoyamd

4:03 pm

had to list for a lot of them. brain not working today

4:04 pm

Nothing wrong with that. Working brains or over-rated.

4:20 pm

Ssssh, wht. Don't tell the PhD people that. : D

4:26 pm

I worry that I am starting to understand this game too well. I just found the ra6,24 by saying to myself, "That looks like a word that would be in Enable."

HAAAAAA wht I just read what you wrote and immediately typed in the correct equation for ra6,24

4:37 pm

Well, that trick is not working for the sq6. Any clues?

If you step on a bug , you sq6 it. Double the middle vowel.

4:39 pm

thanks FT. I managed to monkey all around that one.

yw wht

4:42 pm

And finally fireworks.

Nice!

4:44 pm

Anyone need some clues before I go?

how many DR words pls?

4:45 pm

Stats for the u please

4:45 pm

clue for that ra6/24 please?

ra + the flowers called calen****

4:47 pm

UR 4/6

4:47 pm

2 DR words

4:47 pm

FW !

4:47 pm

Thanks, French Toast - got it!

woo hoo! THanks monty

4:48 pm

np FT ☺

4:48 pm

Thanks

4:50 pm

good luck to all who remain and stay SA4

4:50 pm

stats for the 7 please?

fe7

4:50 pm

thanks!!

yw!

fe7,44 is a plural of fe6,30

4:51 pm

hmm, don't have that one; clues welcome!

Think of the mobster movie, Good Fe7

4:54 pm

aaaa, got it - thanks much!

4:56 pm

What kind of person promisses clues and then gets distracted. Thanks to the cluer's who stepped up. Good evening all.

No worries, wht :)

5:07 pm

wht, you are the best kind of person. Trust me when I tell you there are others far worse than you. : D

6:34 pm

Good Evening!

6:37 pm

hello all...

6:42 pm

how's it going, Pen?

6:43 pm

seems like another complicated grid...

6:44 pm

yes, not particularly fun.....not enough Es...

6:44 pm

I just started and have 33 words found.

6:45 pm

well i have 42 words left....just listed....

how are you, phan?

6:48 pm

tired of working with 2 masks, head covering, face shield and gown. It is so hot and hard to breathe!

6:49 pm

and wearing the same PPE for the entire day...

6:53 pm

Ppe?

6:54 pm

Personal Protective Equipment. the masks, gowns, etc.

6:54 pm

They are usually intended for 1x use, and they are being used all day long!

6:54 pm

I can only imagine, phan. I struggle just wearing a mask...

6:55 pm

and the gowns designed to be thrown away are being washed and reused!

6:55 pm

hale

6:55 pm

opps

6:55 pm

No pb for you phan... you must be exhausted

6:56 pm

You are kind. and Yes, I am exhausted, and I only worked 8 hours...

6:56 pm

it must be worse than wearing a ch6

6:57 pm

hmmm. thinking about that word...

6:57 pm

Think I got it.

6:57 pm

usually comes in black...

6:58 pm

did your word have double letters in it? If so, I clicked to see the definition but there is none for the word I entered.

6:59 pm

the one with double letters is Jewish bread alt sp

6:59 pm

I think... of course it could also signify something entirely other

7:00 pm

the one I was thinking might be uncomfortable to wear has no double letters

7:00 pm

So, there is another CH 6 then...

7:01 pm

there are 3 I think

7:12 pm

I cant believe you are back to work already phan

7:12 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How are U all doing

7:12 pm

By the way,congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go

7:13 pm

I went back on Tuesday, Ru. I had a pretty mild case, I was out for 2 weeks though!

7:15 pm

Glad U R better phandmd.Continue to be careful though

7:15 pm

Wow. Glad you are better. I bet you are exhausted though

sorry, phone. wow phan, that would tax anyone's stamina

7:20 pm

Thanks! It is taxing. But it is good to be back taking care of my patients.

bless you!

i keep thinking i am getting sick. it's nerve wracking. I've been out to shop twice this week. it's necessary to go to mutilple store to find things. still cannot find dish detergent.

7:25 pm

It is so frustrating and maddening that so many things are still hard to find! I mean I went to Costco today and they did not have any toilet paper! Now gloves and thermometers and rubbing alcohol are hard to find!

I've heard horror stories from friends nears balto. you are several weeks behind us. i think most of it will resolve, as it has here. but it's the supply chain i worry about. logisticcs is my business.

from what i am hearing, i would not be surprised to hear i had a mild case. it seems this thing causes every synptom known to man

7:29 pm

Yes, it does. My husband got it but he was less sick than I was!

7:30 pm

No TP? Get a bidet - this one's in stock https://tinyurl.com/y9k3of2k

but it hardly seems like two weeks for you

7:31 pm

We have a bidet, but I find I still use TP to fully clean.

7:32 pm

Gotcha. I hardly use TP any more. Bidet and air dry works great.

7:33 pm

Haha no topic's off limits any more... :-)

can someone pls clue the second sc 5/16?

7:34 pm

My hair is looking very sc5/16gly because there's no hairdresser

7:34 pm

TO...just add a consonant to the singular of the other 5/16....

you and me both. one can only hopr lack of processing is keeping it healthy

ty

7:35 pm

i am done....heading out....goodnight all....

good night.

7:36 pm

good night Pen.

7:38 pm

Congratulations penquis on your fireworks!Good for you!

8:03 pm

good evening all! could I have stats for the U?

8:04 pm

4/6

8:04 pm

ty phandmd got it

8:05 pm

thought I had already tried it, natch

8:05 pm

welcome

8:05 pm

That happens to me all the time!

8:06 pm

Hi to dan2bit and NatashaW! Hope U are healthy & safe.

8:13 pm

can I have a clue for the last SC 5/16

8:15 pm

An sc 5/16 is sc plus a cloth used to clean with phandmd

8:16 pm

I kept thinking I had that one! Thanks, Min

8:18 pm

yw

8:26 pm

The SU 5 please

8:27 pm

Rhymes with a royal family (or style of house).

8:28 pm

Excellent clue, thanks!

8:29 pm

yw :)

8:33 pm

TO 6?

8:37 pm

Fireworks

8:41 pm

Congratulations phandmd on your fireworks! Good for U!

8:47 pm

Hi Min, sorry didn't respond to greeting, was in a reggae Shabbat service on Zoom :-)

8:48 pm

No problem Natasha! I am also toggling between screens

8:49 pm

Anway, done! Anyone need a clue? If not, I bid you good night...

8:54 pm

Congratulations NatashaW on your fireworks! Way to go!

9:11 pm

firewords! thanks lickety and phandmd and all cluers

9:18 pm

Congratulations dan2bit on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

hi all, jumping in feet first

10:09 pm

cooee Gwen. xox enjoy the splash...loll

10:18 pm

Hi Book Doctor Gwen and grannyrose.Welcome to babble

nbt and ahlfway done, woot, hi Min and Granny!

10:20 pm

When you feel like you have hit a brick wall,you can read my story of clues I posted in my profile. I hit a brick wall after finding my first 70 words. A tough little grid today.

10:28 pm

A's Accrued! 3 left

go go go min !!!

10:32 pm

D's Debunked! 2 left

10:33 pm

I am finished! I have fireworks!

10:33 pm

I am finished! I have fireworks! ch6/27 was my last word.

10:34 pm

I will be here for a little while if anybody needs any clues

wtg min !!!!!!

still grinding away here, but thanks for the offer

stuck on the fe6 and 7 -- is it a plural? is it a normanl word?

10:47 pm

fe6/7 is alternate spelling of a normal word and plural it.

10:48 pm

finally fireworks

10:48 pm

Congratulations cherlylq on your fireworks! Good for you!

10:49 pm

thanks

wtg cherylq !!!!!!

10:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen, let me know if U want further clues 4 the fe6/30 and the fe 7/44 words. Have easy clue to give

oh yes, please, my monkeys have given up

10:51 pm

I am off to bed got to get up early for work tomorrow

10:51 pm

fe 6/30 word rhymes with the ch 6/24 word and plural it.

10:52 pm

Bye cherlyq!I hope to see you here in the chog again soon

i have three ch6s and still do not have it

10:53 pm

you too have a good night and stay safe

OY, got it, thanks min

8 to go, bye cheryl

10:53 pm

yw

10:54 pm

Go Book Doctor Gwen go!

10:59 pm

what are the stats for the lone L please?

la4/6

oops, LE4/6

11:01 pm

thanks

3 to go

11:03 pm

Good evening harpjane!How are things going in Montana?

11:04 pm

I keep seeing Colorado in the grid today for some reason.

stuck on the last sc 5/16

11:06 pm

sc5/16 word is sc plus a cloth you clean with Book Doctor

fish me, I was looking at the wrong C of course. TYVM min and that is

fw

11:08 pm

Congratulations Book Doctor Gwen on fireworks! Hooray!

that sq6 is today's new word for me

11:12 pm

Yes, it was a totally new word for me too. I probably will not remember it though it if I see it in another grid tho.

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