December 26, 2020
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happy boxing day!
aw7/8
same to you hurshy!
actually aw7 x 2 and aw8
wa7, wo7
hursh beat me to it :D
co 8/9
Hi saanich!
basically i can call long words if they come from upper left tiles lol
since that is where i start
hi ori! trying to find your co's, that was fast
wa7 x 2
la7
aHA got the co
an7
phantom: quandary
sp8
la7 x 2
phantom - meander
not all who wa7 are lost... some of us just like to meander
lol Hursh
i meant 6 i guess, sorry
Clues are up
Thanks, Lickety
Thanks, Lickety!
nbt/nbs
bottom row done
Os Overturned!
in 7 if not called
en7
phantom: reindeer
re7
ro7 x 2
As Axed!
over 1/2 way with Ws
oh i have 4 w left
Es Extinguished!
Ns Nailed!
Ys Yanked!
90%!
Ws whipped
any weirdos you think i might have missed?
wa 6/7 , if you have an 5/6
wa 5/22
mk thanks i needed all of those! just one other
wr 4, wa 4/10
Had to try rearend just incase. You never know with enable.
yea i have the birdie wr
and wa4/10
whatever the last one is it may be something duh
wa 4/11
have that one also
go figure
la7 x 3
sp7
did someone call en 7?
or the wo 7?
yeah
both, yes
wa7 x 3 as well
we're still missing 2 8s tho, call-wise
k, thx.
we have aw8, co8, sp8
re8
and here comes jessmom
la8
so talented
is that R from the left or the right?
left
R
i actually meant Left... my other left
phantom: meander
phantom: innards
does it have an re7 with it?
yes
morewords, did it, but i would have thought that was a man's name
or a fox, as the case may be
ok and then you said la
does THAT have a 7 with it too?
ah, see, my other missing W was just a plural i missed
got it now
hey look we have LAW and OR5 and you can even connect 'em
la8 does NOT go with a 7
too bad cause i only have one more 7 to find
le7?
funny little alt sp for a pair of cy words
that's the one i am missing, you clever jess you
but it's not leeward
aw shucks
mk, morewords to the rescue again!
l + Holy Roman E_____ but change the last vowel
Tx hursh
urf, guess i'm saving the last 7 for tomorrow, as neither my eyes nor my monkeys are getting anywhere with them
interuptions left right and centre...be back in the morn to finish
fw - Happy Boxing Day!
Ah, it is Boxing Day. Everyone get out the Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots.
Congrats!!
I loved those robots.
60 to go ....
aware
Damn
They were the closest I ever got to boxing.
41 W's...Crikeys!
And one or two of them is sure to keep the PB busy today
I though the same thing.
I got 32 of them first pass.
Well hopefully, everyone will donate some leftovers from their Christmas feast. How did yours go?
Ours was good. Nothing fancy. Although the new aspargus dish was yum.
What is in the asparagus dish?
It was just asparagus with a cheese sauce...gratin. But the sauce was made from asparagus stock and not cream.
Ooo, that sounds good.
Easy and good.
My favorite Christmas toy is something I got myself. A bagel slicer. What a cool gadget and why did I wait so long to get one?
LOL!
I'm going to get around and get to Belks this morning to see if they have the Instant Pots marked down. I want a 3qt and I'd love to have an 8 qt.
Santa did not bring me a stepladder so I guess I'm going out today to buy one :)
How tall a ladder?
Hmmm I think about a six foot
Can you get it in your car?
Yes I have SUV
My 6'4" son is my step ladder. : D
Damn Bea, you must be the Kitchen Appliance Queen
No, just the IPs I love them.
'morning all
Good Morning. welki.
Why so many sizes?
my kids love their instant pots - and my 82 year old aunt swears by hers (and she is so anti-appliance, it amazes me she likes and uses it so much!)
I can make the main dish in one and use the 3 qt for sides.
They make the best veg.
They also make great boiled eggs.
i think i'm resisting one because they're pressure cookers. i had an old time pressure cooker years ago for canning and it mad me nervous every time i used it
The new ones are so safe. If it isn't put together correctly, it won't work.
okay, that beats down the resistance a little :)
i admit i've been having some fun with the air fryer - it's a basic one, but it continues to impress me
I can't wait to get mine out.
howdy folks!
Hello all - love the air fryer. Great way to make pork chops, reheat pizza, honey glazed chicken thighs.
I ordered some cookbooks for the IP and the woman who put them together was Canadian. She lived in an assisted living facility and cooked from her IP all the time.
it's the little things that i get a kick out of - like putting in a couple of frozen sausage patties and those square hash browns - while they're cooking (and crisping up even better than in the oven) for about 8 minutes, i toast english muffins, make a couple of eggs, pour some juice and voila! welki's mcbreakfast!
Good moring, Chris and Carla.
(i make breakfast sandwiches)
hi hokie and chris
Larry wants onion rings and blooming onions.
you just reminded me that someone gave me one of those blooming onion kits (i have no idea what's in it) - it's been in my basement, on a shelf, for +10 years!
I hope the onion isn't in there!
lol - it'd be dehydrated by now :)
LOL
probably has flour that has gone bad
wow, is this the most Ws ever?
I think so. There is a lot of them.
morning, folks.
hey TO!
Hi all. May I have stats, please for the A in the lower left corner? And happy Boxing Day ;)
ay4
Thanks, bea
can someone explain to this american what boxing day is? never really understood.
yw
Well, it's the day after Christmas. Traditionally, landowners and gentry would give Christmas boxes to their servants on the day after Christmas
Now, it's just about eating leftovers and groaning about how you're still full from yesterday
lol matty
I see. I did know it's the day after Christmas.
And I'm still full from yesterday
It is also Kwanza, I believe.
Has more words stopped giving anagrams?
Today is my parents' wedding anniversary. This would've been 58.
Can you scroll to the bottom of the page for anagrams, god?
no, nothing there....
hey godthaab - thanks for posting the link the other day!
Welki , thank you! - I forget which one it was.. Mommy kissing Santa?
yep
phantom reindeer
Excellent! I hope everyone was dancing!!!
Mr. Bea's Christmas present is in the grid. He wasn't happy that it was so windy yesterday.
is it cold there, bea? was 20F when I took Winston out. 24 now.
Yes, it is cold.
really struggling with the vowels today
a vowel obstruction ru might say
irritated vowel syndrome
there it is
Speak of the devil...
actually I've been more saintly lately bea :D
Yes, you have.
how was everyone's holiday?
Quiet, but nice.
I really suprised both Mom and Larry with the gifts I got them.
How about yours?
i know.. i saw the post on your mom opening her present .. she's so cute
mine was really quiet.. a warm house, a good book a lot of rain and a comfort food meal all good
We had a lovely holiday. Daughter and family visited. We ha a Jewish Christmas. Ordered Chinese food.
<---Wants to be cute when she's 80
I got to FaceTime with my littlest grands as they were opening the stocking bags I send.
she is cute molly..
It is ridiculously cold here too. The fireplace is going to get a workout today.
i face timed with the grands and then had a group messenger thing with my daughters - we were all cooking "together"
(we're not allowed any social gatherings, either in or outside)
(although there were neighbors who thought it a good idea to have a house party yesterday - and two of them have already had covid)
Maybe they think they are immune.
I think by now it is abundantly clear that some people do not take COVID seriously
Daughter gettin Covid vaccine next month. She and Mr. Bich have tested negative
they partied all summer long - and they're not youngsters, all over 60. i used to think it would only sink in if someone died, but someone did and they're still at it
It takes all sorts, doesn't it?
i have two neighbors like that welki
i guess. i did give half a (cooked) turkey to our neighbor - it was way too much for the two of us
one has big pot parties in his garage watching raider games and they're all passing joints
(not the partying ones, though)
oh, ru - real brainiacs they are
My neighbor that had it is still not home. I am thinking she has to be in rehab by now.
the funny thing is welki.. i'm very pro pot for people who it helps.. but it always weirds me out to see people just smoking it out on the street or in front of their house freely
Is is medical or recreational there, ru?
first medical, but now legal
I wish the govt would make it legal nationally. Look at all the money they would make in taxes.
munchie sales in California are way up
true bea it's less harmful than cigarettes
Cheetos dude, and Sun Chips
Old Mitch McConnell could use a few tokes in my opinion
It is not just for smoking either. My mom could use some edibles to help with her arthritis.
I know more than a few uptight people who could use a couple of bong hits
Is it legal where you are, Molly?
Only medically Bea, which is ridiculous at this point
like viagra (or any profitable drug), in many states you can find a doctor willing to prescribe on nearly any basis
there should be a stiff tax on viagra in my opinion
at least for congress
didn't mean to kill the chat
sorry, I'll get it up again in a few
You didn't kill it, just made it limp
at least you con-firmed that up molly
well clearly this cues my entrance as fluffer
rehi - just made breakfast and sent the oldest off. he lives about 15 min away and we see him less than if he went out of town to college
that's quite a job resume jb
just trying to keep up my skillset
And how is everyone on this Boxing Day?
different strokes for different folks i've always said :D
it's good to have phrases like that handy for such occasions
i'm off to scrounge for leftovers... bbs
My son used to live 5 minutes away and I only saw him if I went to his place
just w's to go
I'm scared to go to his place, Molly. Mr. homie moved him in when I was with mom after dad died, and supposedly it's a real dump.
One of my kids lived in the skeeviest off campus housing at The University of Maryaland and lived through it. I never visited however. He told me it would creep me out.
Hi all.
hi mkg
Anyone have bottom left corner A word? Would love clues and stats. Ty.
yeah, his place had a shooting a few years ago but the complexes around his are even more skeevy. but he's paying almost half of what his friends are in the nicer, newer apt complex, and they have more break-ins/robberies.
someone told it's ay4 .. dont have it
ay 4/5
I got it kramer. Second vowel is not what you expect. That is why. Ty
one of his roommates bought the townhouse and mr. homie says the carpet is like 20 years old. someone moved out the day before they moved in and supposedly it was super dirty and reeked of cigarette smoke.
Ay + opp of out
The place my kid lived has since been torn down and revamped into high rise apartments. It's kind of a legacy to have lived in the old, skeevy ones.
Is UM in Baltimore or somewhere else?
How about stats for the 9 please? Ty.
I googled, College Park
either today and yesterday are a lot harder or I'm getting worse at this game
The main campus is college park but there is a branch in baltimore........some majors are out of baltimore campus.
My eldest son and youngest son went there. Others went to barnard, hopkins, YU and U texas.
I have 6 kids fyi.
tx mkg
honestly I have no idea where college park is in relation to baltimore, I just know from TV and crime stories that baltimore is pretty sketchy. or dodgy for our british friends.
co8/50 and 9/72
My sons lived in gross student housing apartments but now all live with wives in great clean places.
Ty kramer. Looking for it.
so you're saying there's hope
Hope?????there is for sure a future with a clean house!!!!!
U-MD has campuses all over - the main one is in suburban DC (College Park is in a county that shares a border with the district)
Bachelors often are slobs or pigs or both. I was so grossed out by visits to them in college i cant even begin to tell you. One son would not let me visit........
he was trying to leave last night because he said he left laundry in the washer a couple of days before but we browbeated him into staying. was going to send some laundry odor remover with him but forgot.
College park is a lovely place and has metro into DC. Also train to Baltimore. We have close friends who live in CP as it is called, and there are some very nice houses, right Dan?
yes, it's very similar to Case Western or Boston College relative to Cleveland or Boston
even though I grew up in Va, we are so far removed from the DC area I really don't know anything about it
Not getting the co 8/9. Any clues out there?
means to plot something
Va is a very large state carla. No wonder.......
definitely
winter wonderland mkg "Later on we'll co8, as we dream..."
Got it!!!!!!!!!!!! Great clue dan
Actually other than that song, i have never seen that word used anywhere, have you?
one time at the end of a school year, I drove mr. homie to his house in Va. Beach and then back to my house in far SWVa. and that was before cell phones! surprised I didn't get serial killed on the way home.
it's used in politics often
sure, mkg, in law cases
Oh right.
Yes so right.
meeds
guess I should say criminal cases. or criminal cases in TV and movies
Well tryiong to get half way now.......hmmmm
thanks dolly, did not have that one! (but had the singular)
lol ty hokie!!
well, I am going to feed Winton and take him out. still 87 for later.
I have only one o wrd for the o first column. There are 8 and i cant find others. I have or 4, spoken.....any clues welcome with stats. Ty.
Just got second o word for that o......another or 4.
there is also an or5 & pl which means to tell someone sternly to do something
Ty! Great clue. Got both of them. Ty.
Off to make lunch. Ty for super clues.
or6 a tribulation
also crying vegetable and variants
stop dan
renal
I am not
:D
oops
my chat was very lagged there
wow, I was struggling with that O as well, but all regular words
I guess I am getting worse at this game
phantom reindeer
did you finish those w's, ru? still have 9
I still have 10 w's
now I have 8
can't believe I missed our resident tiara wearer
have made it to 55 left.
guess I will change out of PJs and do something else.
52 here
good morning everyone - Happy Boxing Day :-)
gm nan!
firewords! thanks lickety and hurshy and all cluers! happy boxing day
well done!
48 w's?
wow ;)
no - can't see yet - 41 w's that is bad enough
wow - found the 9 right off :)
anyone have si6?
Is everyone else seeing reindeer?
yes :)
sonar tracking device for gentlemen hursh si6
thanks ruru! that's me done
:D you're welcom
welcome
if only we knew what a sonar tracking device is called
cops use it to catch speeders
(congrats hursh!)
Combine a gentleman with what cops use to catch speeders, hence Ru's clue
thought that was radar
mmm hmmm
Oh damn, this is like pulling teeth
probably some kind of anacronym I don't know
No, you just combine a gentleman, or a knight, with the tracking device for the SI word
Anyway, it was a good clue Ru. I got the word from that.
thanks
oh geez when y'all were talking about reindeer i was looking for them by name lol
dasher, no; dancer, no; prancer ... what ARE they talking about??
radar and gps are the only tracking devices i know
nan, si + pirate letter + last three of the tracking
oh - ty - didn't know I was looking for part of a word
np
thanks ru, great clue. 54 now! :D
molly, maybe you should've said it was a portmanteau. Hahaha.
I was thinking I just put have put the word in the chat
Or should have
maybe if someone had said it was part of a tracking device!
we can't make it tooooo easy nan
yes well there is no need to put someone down for not recognizing a cryptic clue either
ru, if you could just clue the last 54 words, that'd be great, mkay?
actually, if you want to guess my missing Q I won't complain
not a put down at all nan.. i always do cryptic clues if I can.. sorry you took it that way
It wasn't anything you said, ru
oh
mine wasn't a putdown either, was just trying to work portmanteau into the chat like I do every time I can
need a break before i go to the list
what is the meaning of boxing day ?
Up until the aftermath of WWI the nobility used to give their servants gifts on the day after Christmas. Usually new uniforms wrapped in boxes! Or if they were not in house servants, extra food or sweets to take home to their families.
thanks nan
16 left...
23 left for me.
trying to finish before storm Bella hits with winds of over 80mph. If my roof gets damaged yet again I will not be happy.
hello all
Hello, Aslindy :-)
hi zooz
Hi, lindy
hi bea!
I hope everyone had a good holiday
Not too bad here thank you! I hope yours was a good one too!
We did. Not the usual hubbub, but a nice day.
we had a pleasant day. snacking all day and playing games
I have just eaten six ferrero Rocher's and I am tempted to have another one lol
oh yummy
They are so good.
Yes that is the problem. I must restrict myself otherwise I will be annoyed tomorrow if there are none left haha!
never tried one
*Imagines Zoom zooming around on a chocolate high
If you do not like nuts in your chocolate they will not be for you. Otherwise you will love them!
That's why ru hasn't had one.
Ah! I see.
You know that dessert, Death By Chocolate...that would be it for Ru.
hi zoom :-}
Hello, Nan! I hope you had a wonderful Christmasq
!*
quiet one zoom -- people not travelling here, so it was just the 2 of us.
FW! That last 7 was a new one for me.
For me that is what I would call a wonderful Christmas haha!
how about you?
Congrats, Bea!
Thank you. Off to play with my new toy.
bye bea
It was not too bad just six of us as allowed. Just three of us today and will be the same tomorrow so all good.
we are locked down to houshold members only. Alberta made a one day exception for 2 family members extra if they are living alone.
All family here also. My sister with her children one whom left school a while a go and the other ones have been home tutored since covid came along.
We cannot risk it and would not want to either with vunerable parents.
Yes we have a tier system here tier one being the less restrictive and tier four being almost like a full lockdown. We are only of two places in the UK that is tier three. I think that will change soon as there is a couple of new mutated strains of covid that is more spreadable so maybe another full UK wide lockdown is on the way.
yes we've been hearing about the new strains on the news.
They are hoping the vaccines they are rolling out will be enough to treat the new strains too. Fingers crossed. I think it will probably be like a flu jab you take each year.
Where are you zoom? Loads of the country is in tier 3. We’ve just gone into it along with lots of NW England that
* has already been in it for weeks
Isle of Wight here, JaxH66. I am ppleased you have gone into 3 too. Over 60,000 deaths is horrendous. We do not want to see anymore that is for sure.
Hoping more vaccines will be approved soon so that more people can be vaccinated in a shorter time. We’ve been v careful since March as my husband had to shield, but we’ve both had Covid thanks to our youngest who is a junior doctor. She was working on a ward that was supposed to be Covid free but had an outbreak. Luckily none of us were to badly affected.
I take that back, JaxH we were in tier 2 but have gone into tier 3 as from today.
*too
I used to live on the south coast not too far from you in Bournemouth
I am very sorry to hear that your daughter had the virus and that the rest of your family got it too. I am glad that you all recovered from it. May I thank your daughter for the service she is doing for us in the UK. Must be a scary situation to be in when you think you are in a free from virus zone yet still catch it.
where are you now jax?
I’m in Warrington which is between Manchester and Liverpool in NW England
ok - never did make it over that way. We spent a week in Yorkshire and 2 weeks along the south coast, but that was it.
*other than the London-Windsor area on our way in and out
Thanks zoom. She was one of the medical students who finished med school early and started work early. She was working on an oncology ward. At leat 10 staff and 10 patients caught it.
Nan if you come to England again the NW is worth visiting. The Lake District is beautiful.
oh that is terrible -- patients there are so immunity deficient anyway. Glad to hear you and your family have recovered -- hope there are no lasting side effects.
And finished finally. Happy babbling everyone and take care â¤
We all seem to be fully recovered thanks
It is-- we get escape to the country on TV so we have the opportunity to see what a lot of the country is like. Doubtful we will travel that far a's gain though -- we will be in our 80's by the time this Covid thing is over, and we were planning to take one more trip before this.
bye zoom - Slainte
Ciacio Judy? Are u here
Yoo hoo
Love & miss you! *mwah*
anyone having trouble with the word list not accepting a word
Not at the moment
not me either
hi gillie
If you wait a little bit and refresh, it usually clears up (if you're getting red boxes).
hi nan - I hope you had a good X-mas
thanks for answering, Gillie. AND Nan. It was one of my first, and its suffix was taken. I;m now up to 194 and have tried it several times. And Merry or Happy to you all.
Thank you, and to you too! I still have 81 left, so I may not have encountered it yet.
Pat yourself on the back, Gillie. That did it!
After all these years babbling, sometimes I forget the basics
le 7 please?
Good!
not yet, nan, sorry.
a quiet one Gillie - our kids are in Lethbridge, Calgary and Vancouver - no travelling and visiting limitations - so it was just the 2 of us with lots of FaceTime --- how about you?
Leaving 82 behind. Other things to do. May be back later. Meanwhile, strength, energy and virus-avoidance to you all.
bye jwr - keep well
thanx,nan
take care, jwr
I think we will all need to have Christmas in Juy next year :-)
I'm on my own in Calgary, but spoke to my brother and uncle on Christmas day. In the morning I did some energetic singing along with a performance of the Messiah, which was fun.
sorry you had to spend the day alone, but like to positive 'tude :-)
and good for you -- pretty sure I can't hit all the notes in the messiah any more.
It was a performance with Baroque instruments, so a little bit lower in pitch than usual.
that would definitely help me! - used to be a descant soprano, now I'm a 5 note alto :(
I'm lucky that the chorus kept us singing a bit with regular Zoom meetings, so my voice isn't as bad as it might be.
just need the la 8 and the le 7 - stumped on both. If the la 8 is a compound, I haven't been able to find it
oh -- just did -- not a familar term for me
now for that le 7
I haven't found the le7 either
Got it from More Words - l + British E***** (Canada, India, etc.), but change the last vowel.
It's a monetary unit of Honduras
ooh - ty gille -- I was so close - never thought to change the last vowel!
le7 start with part of citrus fruit, end with part of a robber who travels by sea and drinks rum
Oh you got it. Great for you two.
on my way unless I can procrastinate with a little clue giving?
I'm not looking for clues right now, but thank you
OK - hagd everyone and keep well :-)
Take care
Could I have the stats for the 9 please?
co 9/72...
just doing a "surf by"....not staying....bbl....
thanks pen ... interesting, wonder if it is a compound
no...bye...
ah! it's not
it's a pt....really bye now... ;o)
Thanks pen
I’d just entered the short version of that immediately before I asked for the stats!
Pen, the Queen of Delayed Departure : D
ah, a foreign currency i do not remember ever seeing in babble. quelle surprise.
Could I have the stats for the bottom row a and o please?
TO, do you play animal crossing?
hi, l a . no, i don't
i ask because one of my villagers always says "quelle surprise!" ;)
jax, ay4
Thanks.
and oy4
Got the o as well now
What is a villager?
first pass through - still missing the Y.
hi harry.....think wild blue y*****....\
ty pen :)
100 to go!
yw...
See...Pen sneaks out, but then she sneaks back in
yup....didn't sneak out this afternoon....threatened to leave a few times and finally did... ;o)
I was referring to the "really bye now" earlier
well now i am here until i am done....down to 29 now...
I thought you were done earlier
no....had about 50 left then....some nights i don't feel particularly chatty but Harry sounded like he wouldn't mind a clue ....
:)
trying to read my book and babble at the same time...not really working
yes, the two activiites sound mutualy exclusive....
I would much rather be into a good book than on the computer
90 to go. it's a medium-ok book....fast read
what is the book, if you don't mind my asking?....
about an iditarod musher
"this much country"
makes me sad to live in the city....a little....though it sure sounds cold.
Oh I would be bored at the first chapter
not my cup of tea either...
I'm reading a book called "The Once And Future Witches". Loving it.
interesting title....
I am reading a Louise Penny mystery novel....
I'm reading Harbinger to Death
who is that one by?
it's a local book,,,, WT Caldwell and LE Caldwell ~~
cool...
stuck with 3 left....is the re 7 a recognizable word or do I have to monkey it?
I only have one re7 that ends in an s
it's a name of fox
so, recognizable sort of but you wouldn't have thought it would count
ty, found them...
can't find my last word....si 6/21?
that was my last too
Si* Charles ***win ?
ty...i am done...
i'm assuming he was knighted but don't know for sure lol
lol...
wtg pen
ty...
heading out for real this time....my knitting awaits....goodnight all....
Ru clued it as tracking device for a gentleman earlier, but it was not gotten
I got it!
through the list. 3 left.
Hi all. Can I have a clue for la 8 pls?
like what two tectonic plates do
I think I listed at 51 and had to look up at least 5, so well done, harry
it's a stupid past tense, lizlin
Thanks to both of you.
it was driving me mad as I knew the first 5 letters and couldn't see it.
le7? lat word
le 7 - l + Star Wars Film - the E..Strikes Back but change the last vowel.
Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today
ty liz
done
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
Congrats, Harry and Hi Min
Congratulations HarryHood on your fireworks! Way to go!
Hello Lizlin! How are you? Merry day after Christmas to U
2 days here! But the same to you.
ty min
ty liz
hagn all!
Bye HarryHood. Nice to see you get FWs. Until next time
nbt nbs :)
Boxing day. That's what it's called in the UK and in Canada.
Weirdly enough, we have both Black Friday and Boxing Day (or "Boxing Week") sales here in Canada.
As well as Cyber Monday.
Hello allyall! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.
Hello GIllie! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.
Hello folks
Any guesses on the next grid size? My guess is 407 words.
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