July 21, 2021
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205 total words
hu7
hu7 x 2
Da7
ha7 x2
dr 7
ra7
da7 x 2
sn7
ad7
Sa7
Rods
Oops
so7
sa 7
or8
li7
Clues are up
good night everyone
li 9, nbt, nbs
dh 8
dh 7
Thanks, Lickety
ansa
down to about a dozen seemingly impossible words - time to list
Go IG, go!
Hi, Scrabbler!
How are you today?
not bad
amazed, as always, at what "words" are accepted
Do you have the J or the Us? I don't see those.
The j is one I hadn't seen before.
Easy to clue?
It sounds like a type of Jewish person.
The U7 ends in to "have supper"
Git the J, TY.
Thank you!
GM all
GM!
And the ur7, TY. Hi French.
Hi, French!
Hump Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Tx for ur7 clue :-)
good clue iggy
oooh my name is in the grid
hump day refers to Weds. French?
yes Hump Day is Wednesday
very strange DH words and one SR
we've had that sr4 before
not the 4
there's an SR 7
oh wow just got sr7, not sure I've seen that before
Does is start like the 4?
no , different vowel champ
Thx!
if you've read the Herman Hesse novel, it' s sort of like that word
SR + 3 letter word in the grid + chuckle sound
the dh7 is a type of rug
thank u bea
thx, Bea - never seen it
i think my roomie & I in college had that kind of rug in our dorm room haha
went right over my head, French
what did iggy
Hate to leave when I'm so close, but it is what it is. BBL for last 7. Good luck all!
bye champ! I have to leave too! Bye everyone & HAGD
Bye Champ.
see ya Frenchy
Bye French
SA 6/30 - Good grief!
lets thro some letters together and call it a word :)
good morning! may I have the stats for the J please?
Easy to clue?
ja6.36
Hi lbd and Bea.
ty Bea! hi Scrabs
if you have the SA6/24, drop last 2 letters and add most of a word I uttered after finally getting this word
sa6/30 is a Hindu word
Hey dawg! Haven't seen you in ages....
sa6 is Hinduism
Hey Unea! finally retired and now have some time to play and visit.
Congratulations on retirement!
thanks, now i'm busy cleaning out stuff that's been sitting around since our last move 20+ years ago! lol
Good for you.
I must go to work now. ENjoy the day.
SR7?! Really?!
I don't even really know where to begin looking for that (well, the S on the right side, but apart from that)
OK, googled it
Now I know
morning all!
Good morning, dan.
can I have just the stats for the j?
ja6.36
got it ty Bea
my my just looking at this little bit of chat it seems like a crazy grid!
i have one very vowelly U, anyone have tips for the other one?
ur7.36
ty!
Vowelly? Interesting word.
stats for that vowelly u pls?
Bea, I think you are going to need your fallout shelter a lot today. I believe clue bombs will be falling all day.
They already were.
ur5/12
I guess it was more clue blurting.
got it, thx hursh
happy Eid, if we have any muslims among us and since it is thus fittingly in the grid today! lol
I'm in on anything that is called The Festival of Breaking Fast
Other than you have to fast first...
I can't believe they fast for a month and then feast on things like mutton. I can think of better things to feast on.
Maybe after fasting for a month, mutton sounds good
I've never cared for lamb.
I love lamb, but didn't learn to like it until I'd been in the UK a few years - it's far more popular here than it was at home
I can't get past the smell of the stuff. Ugh
I don't think I've ever had lamb
good morning all
I don't think molly has ever had lamb either -- it doesn't smell. It is mutton that stinks.
i've never even seen mutton!
Mutton is just an older sheep.
i know
I am talking about mutton. Others brought up lamb.
i've just never been around anyone cooking or eating it
ok, I've never had lamb or mutton
they used to serve it once a month in my university dorm, but you could smell it cooking from 2 blocks away. A lot of us hit the campus pizza shop those nights.
i wonder why mutton smells bad? weird
It's something about the fat
Wow Nan. And here I thought my university cafeteria had crappy food.
It can be fatty, tis true, though it depends on which cuts you get. The first time I was ever served roast pork in the UK I was asked if I wanted crackling. I asked what it was - it's the pork fat/rind all crisped up. I thought they were trying to kill me ... but it's absolutely and utterly delicious (when done well)
in Little House in the Big Woods they talk about those cracklings
Yes, crackling is yummy. So is pork belly.
phantom: harridan
Oh yes - and sooo much tastier than more expensive cuts of pork
'morning, all
You guys are making me queasy. I just can't chow down on fat
Pork fat is no doubt terrible for you but it is delicious
me neither molly
yeah i dont like fat either
I had pork belly once and it was delish
I used to make time with a guy who would take all the fat I cut off my steak and eat it. Blech
Ya'll eat bacon?
ewww, and lol at "make time"
i love bacon
i don't eat meat at all anymore, but when i did, i never did like bacon. the flavor/smell of it is good but the texture... can't deal
Yeah, I eat bacon and that is the extent of my fat eating
mmm, bacon
and don't even get me started on sausage... so gross
Mmmmm...bacon. Also, steak fat when it's all caramalised
Pork belly is not all fat. It does have meat in it. Pork belly tacos are delish!
I love me a pork product :)
i love breakfast sausage otherwise not so much
Truth be told, I do a lot of fat trimming on my bacon before cooking
Me too, matty.
I don't like breakfast sausage, like the patties and links, but I like the other sausage
yeah patties and links yum
no, yuck
since i've learned more about pigs, eating them now seems to me the same as eating dogs
Sausage is like the hamburger of pork
A local meat market makes their own ground sausage. It is the best sausage around.
but what makes sausage grosser than ground beef is the addition of the various spices
not crazy about pork either. Make breaded pork tenderloin once in a while just for something different, but that's about it.
Anyone here tried Scrapple? Delicious, but you really don't want to know what they used to use to make it
why would that make it grosser? spices are supposed to add flavor. my cousin can't eat sausage because she's allergic to sage or something.
I would love to have a professional-grade meat grinder. And the spices are what make sausage better than ground beef. What is gross about sage and thyme>
I've got a pork butt in the freezer. Will make pulled pork next week.
well, hokie, i'm one of those people that have trouble with putting certain things together. not everything, but like, for example, i love chocolate, and i love peanut butter, but i do NOT like them together
sort of like haggis matty?
I can't get past the looks of it, matty. Same with head cheese and souse.
Imagines Hurshy is one of those people who cannot have different foods touching on her plate
I think scrapple is a southern thing but I've never had it
pork butt???
Well, haggis is sheep, Scrapple is a Pennsylvania pork product. It's called scrapple for a reason (though store bought scrapple is no longer made of scraps)
uggh i dont even like the smell of it!
oh, not southern then
i like sage and thyme, but my brain expects meat to taste like meat, not sage and thyme, and it revolts at the unexpected
same principle, different animal
no, i can have different foods touching on my plate, and i like lots of casseroles. it's only certain things, idk why
Pork butt is actually a cut of meat from the shoulder of the hog.
when I first moved to charlotte, I kept seeing livermush. still haven't tried it.
That is interesting Hurshy. You must never have like Thanksgiving turkey then. Most of them are heavily seasoned
hokie same here
ha, not in my family they're not, molly, lol
i don't think i wanna know what livermush is
bzz who cares its not good
I just googled it, shirl, I don't think you wanna know either
Pork shoulder isn't good?
I cannot imagine turkey with no seasoning. How bland that must be.
2nd column i stats pls?
my mom has NO concept of seasoning, everything is bland as can be. she is a terrible cook. so, i actually like a lot MORE flavor than i was used to getting from her growing up.
I love me some pulled pork barbecue
only edible liver to my mind is goos or duck and then in small amounts on a slice of baguette and served with a nice late harvest wine.
https://honest-food.net/wprm_print/279\n06 - here's an authentic scrapple recipe (most modern recipes use normal pork cuts)
I'm guessing there was no gravy either since that has seasoning as well.
*goose
bzz no pork butt though i am not sure if i have had a prok shoulder or not actually
Are you a vinegar or ketchup bbq fan, Carla?
we did have gravy, but the kind you make from a packet of powder and mix with water...
The recipe I just linked to uses the pork head
In the UK turkey isn't normally seasoned with anything other than salt and pepper. I cook mine covered with butter and bacon and make sure I buy a good quality turkey which has more flavour
I'd say more vinegar, bea
You eat pulled pork? Ham?
Here's an example instruction: Set the pig's head in a large kettle and cover it with water. Bring this to a boil and skim off all the scum that floats to the surface. When this is done, add the carrots, onion, bay leaves, juniper and black peppercorns. Simmer this, adding more water if the level drops below the pig's head, until the meat wants to fall off the bone, about 3 hours. Carefully remove the pig's head and pick off all the meat and random bits. I toss the eyes and the palate, which aren't very tasty. Chop everything up very fine, and combine with the spice mix in a bowl.
*Raises hand for ketchup, not vinegar
I know NC has 2 styles of BBQ. I like both. In fact, I like NC BBQ better than all the others, Memphis, KC, TX, etc
I'm from the midwest so I like mine tomato based, but I do like the vinegar based on occasion.
vinegar, ewwww
oh heavens, after reading that I'm sure glad I haven't had breakfast yet.
As I say, most recipes and all store bought scrapple does not use the scraps!
I really don't like hickory smoke flavor, so any BBQ sauce with that is gross
The only thing I use vinegar for is Italian dressing. Otherwise it is for cleaning
It's amazing how different cuisines are. And how different names of cuts of meats are.
I'm sorry for y'all that don't like NC BBQ
2nd column i 3rd column r stats pls and a clue for the j6 pls?
Hickory smoked flavor is good if it comes from an actual hickory smoker. That bottled crap is gross.
i dont like nc bbq either
I'm sorry for you too 😜
in5 and 6 - movies not produced by a major production company?
ty hurshy
I have heard that British cooking is very bland. That must be due to the lack of seasoning use.
ri4/4 is the R, MLF
second column in6.21 and in4.4 Along with hurshey clue, that will get all of them.
still haven't found that ur 7 -- clue please?
lone r middle column?
yes mlf
Ends with another word for eat, nan
me either cyber
ri4/4, mlfan
ja6 ends with Freud term
are you sure hokie all the ri4 words are coming from other places lol
thanks bea
yes we are sure, it is ri4/4
i got it
ty bea
I have all the R's on top, has to be that one
i'm running out of id4s for the L words
i know i finally found it
ðŸ‘
If you learn to cook it with decent levels of seasoning it's not bland, but it depends on if you only like extremely spiced foods, then it might not suit your taste. I often don't like the American style foods as I find that they all use a strange mixture of spices. It depends on what you're used to. I think the British eat a much wider range of different cuisines than a lot of Americans. 50 years ago, I would have agreed with your comment that British food was bland, but not now
still need 6 L's here, hursh
yeah i need 5
hello...U stats pls
ur 5/12 ur 7/36
ty
not getting ja6?
I think many American flavourings are sweeter than European ones (a generalisation, to be sure) - like, baked beans in the UK are a tomato based sauce, not a molasses based sauce - bbq sauces are less sweet here, etc
mlf...it uses double cons
There is def a difference between Heinz beans and pork and beans
as a European who moved to the US: the US definitely has sweeter flavorings
I mean, who is the nut job that decided to put maple syrup on bacon?
mlf, all you have to do is get two letters from the clue I gave you.
I absolutely hate maple flavoring. the smell makes me 🤢
but I hate mixing sweet and savory, I'm pretty sure the only time that happens in Italian cuisine is with prosciutto and melon, and I can't say that melon is particularly sweet to begin with
it's not on all bacon thank goodness
melon is super sweet!
yeah, I like maple syrup on pancakes or waffles but that's about the end of it. Maybe in cakes. But it's for SWEET food.
i love maple syrup and those maple candies
I should have said cantaloupe, that's what we call "melone"
there used to be a liqueur called Entre Nous that was rye based with maple flavouring -- you would have loved that hurshy
yeah, I was thinking you meant cantaloupe since that's what I've seen with prosciutto. I don't like cantaloupe but I know watermelon is super sweet.
um, well, i've never had alcohol and i hate rye bread, so idk about that
just had a rye bread sandwich for breakfast - it was amazing
egg salad with tomato and red onion
but I respect your dislike, hurshy.
Mmm! Egg salad is yummy.
lol, thanks harry
weird grid.
yes, it is rather odd
Rye bread I don't eat too often
one more n and we have dandelion
I don't like caraway seeds. but w/o seeds, I'm all about rye bread
hey, I never eat rye bread (cue molly)
LOL! @ Carla.
how's that spelt bread doing for you carla
don't eat that either
(don't cry over spelt bread)
lol
if rye bread were meat with just rye and no wheat could you eat it? i mean does rye itself have gluten? i know oats don't
isn't spelt gluten free?
*made, not meat, lol
typing too fast
rye is a type of wheat isnt it?
oh i thought it was a different grain
oats are gluten free, but often grown with wheat so are cross-contaminated. have to buy oat products labeled gluten free.
hurshy the first sentence you wrote sounded like dr. suess. "if rye bread were meat with just rye and no wheat"
yeah, rye is a no go
no - rye is another grain entirely
lol
cheerios has come under fire because they say gluten free but they use oats that may not be so some people were having reactions
:(
Carla, my 5 yo grandson had severe seizures. Seizures bad enough that he went into cardiac arrest. He had to carry an emergency medication to be administered at the first sign of seizure.
seizures from gluten?
spelt has some gluten per internet but I've seen spelt things labeled as GF
yikes, bea
He was also not gaining weight and not gaining in height.
Yes, he is GF and they took him off all seizure meds.
how scary bea
wow, i knew you could get gastrointestinal probs but i had no idea you could get SEIZURES
wow, that is scary
yeah, I haven't heard of that either
phantom: aioli
HIs endocrinologist put the two together.
found an 8!
smart doc!
I tried that one too, hurshy
nice harry
so do they think celiac or wheat allergy, bea?
i've got 13 of the 7s but not 8s
I only have 7 7's and nothing bigger
only 9 7s here
I'm not sure, Carla. I will have to ask daughter.
is that the nurse daughter?
oHO well i see one of the 8s was from the bottom corner O, which i only just reached, so now i have that
Yes.
is that the one you have harry?
yes
yes, just got there myself. easy one.
got that O grey :)
well, the other 8 and the 9 must be from one of these letters: A, D, H, L, or S
still need 1 o there, harry
The other 8 is a dhoozie. =)
oh no, it is a dh??
good morning to you all!
hey dholly!
yes, hurshy
yeppers it is
and with Bea, it's a doozy!
oh dhear.
i'm so glad we have morewords
hi Hokie!!
got it!
for that and that sr7
not that big a dheal.
Actually it isn't bad other than the start.
i only remember like dh5s, dhoti and dhole
impressive monkeying, harry. not even sure where to start after dh
Its a type of rug.
and this word isn't even close to those
just follow the tiles - it's not complex
but get it quick!
got it
and it got me the 7 which I hadn't had :)
Good clue, dolly.
50 here
:) ty
I've just been enjoying the company here today. But now it is time to get on with my day. Until next time.
83 here
bye bhea
take good care Bea!
be proud of your flippers and the flies you can catch and the logs that you leap and the eggs you will hatch we're under the stars and we're smaller than men but i'm proud to be one of the frogs in the glen
have a good one, bea
being a frog isn't all that its croaked up to be
yes but kermit always comes around to being glad to being one
:)
isn't he always complaining about being green?
he's like the psalmist
starts with complaints but then usually turns around to a positive note
it's not easy being green, that song ends with "it's beautiful, and i think it's what i want to be"
A psalm to kermit, the pig is my beloved I shall not want
oh hey look there's that same le5/14 again that we had the other day
well I'll be darned. got it the other day by myself. missed it today.
ty - got it
it's a funky one
46 left after first pass
heh - a french trollope
16 to go here!
go hurshy!
47.
french trollop?
le putain
could be the last three letters are regional slang
i'm totally lost as to what in the grid you could be referring to
that le5 you were talking about
oh... the dictionary told me it was a kind of wood
it's a hawaiian tree
hi welk
*lets the lead balloon thump on the floor*
40! have found 15 of the 7s
hi owl
just finished my last 7
45 and only 9 7s. do we know the 9?
wow md!
no one has mentioned it since i've been here
dolly's good at the big words, that's why she rules at hard room on serpentine
yep and you;re gonna love it, LI 9 and it extends from the 6 LI before it
aww you're so kind Hokie
hmm, the only li6 i have is a plurale
it's after that hurshy
got it!
I hadn't had that li6.
I'm only good at the 4 letter words
think of measuring, putting in a row
LOL, plurale makes me think you're trying to be fancy
just typing too fast again lol
hmm, looks like I need that li6 as well
got the 6 I think
and the ending is the Eng ending of making something a verb
aHA
got it! thx
:)
2-2-3-5, sigh
ooh just found a da7
30!
10-9-13-11
just greyed the L.
wow, 3 L left
9-10-7-4
Way to go!
i need one
very good you guys!
one L that is
plus 10 other things
found a 7 at lest
lesat
least
🤣🤣
well, I'm going to have to break and attend to Winston. still 42.
52 here
keep plugging Hokie!
I am also taking a break. 28 for later.
it's the 3rd row S that's bugging me, only 5/8
does anyone know why Haz is not playing babble anymore?
aha got two more
i think haz still plays now and then, just doesn't chat that much
her stats have not changed in a month. not like her. wondered if anyone had heard from her.
hi all help with lone R pls
and the U too pls
ri4/4
the ur 5 is a vowel dump
ur5 that is a vowelly babblet, ur7
then you eat the ur 7
ty for ri4
got the ur5 ty
yw
not seeing the ur7 tho
Ends in what you do in nice restaurants
ty Molly and marksdolly and hursh got the ur7
Hurshy is really hooked on that vowelly word today
yw!
hi again - breakfast and garden watering done
missing a whole bunch of s words -- and running out of ideas
I haven't had to water the garden in MONTHS
it's been so wet here in MA
we would love some rain -- just no lightning, svp
molly i've said vowelly loads of times before, idk why you haven't noticed til today lol
Ah, one of your many little Hurshyosyncracies
We need rain too, Nan!!
it is so dry here we're getting 5 or more new fires every day and we've already had more than 1200 in the last 2 months
we have to wash the ash off the patio tables and chairs every time we want to use them.
the ash is in our air and we have had air quality alerts for particulate matter for three days. too hazy to see the sun.
are you on the west coast TO?
stuck n a da 7/36- have one meaning fancy men
I know WAshington, Oregon and California are bad too
No, east
didn't know there were fires on the east coast as well
at least we all have masks to wear when we go out in the smoke
da 7 -- like the lazy flower?
yup- thanks nan
The ash in the air on the east coast is being caused by the west coast fires
And paper and cloth masks won't do much to protect you from wildfire smoke. You need a respirator for that.
the masks help keep the particulates out though
I had to put one on just to go out and turn the hose off. We don't just have smoke dust in the air -- you can see the chunks of ash -- table tops look like an ashtray
ur 7/36, pls
ends in another word for to eat
ty nan
not my clue -- I think it was bea's
ty Bea
ty for the da7
Li9 clue pls?
Something you draw straight + _______ from your grave and walk among the living
compound word?
Not really
no idea
working on it among others
if you have 2 points and draw a straight li4, they are li6 (math term)
if you make something li6, you are going to li9 it, but spelled like the brits do something, not like US americans
an equation in the form y = mx + b is a li6 equation, as opposed to, say, an exponential one :)
Okay, what is the difference between what I posted "draw a straight" and what Carla posted? There is only one thing you can do from your grave.
if you're a zombie
lol
Of course. Who else would be doing the ____ing?
got it
and I was just trying to restate a different way in case she was stuck on that
i thought you could also roll over in your grave :D
You can do that IN your grave not FROM your grave
true, true
It might be time for roundy letter, hook letter clues
any ae words?
nope
Sometimes I feel like chat would be ever so much shorter if people would just look at the list
LOL. luckily there's no length cap on the chat
i do both
It is just so amusing. People say they "don't want to use the list". Yet they ask questions like that and people who do look at the list answer, so what is the difference? It's like having someone look at the list for you
that was how i answered hokie's question about ae words as i didnt even know
some probably do
would you rather guess my missing A from there?
which one hokie?
I'm not opposed to looking at the list, I use it all the time. just not ready for the whole thing yet.
Happy Wednesday :)
hi car
hey car!
ried
oops
No thanks. I am not interested in your missing A. You will find it when you find it
Hello everyone.
hi origami
ori!
hi ori, how's it going your way? Hot?
It's only going to be about 97 here today. Livable. How is it in your neck of the woods?
only 97?
cooler today, liveable even.
Try playing The Name Game with Origami : D
hi again -- one of the nicer interruptions -- text from kids and skype from grandkid :)
97 sounds unlivable, hope you manage OK
I live in a really hot climate, Fan. It was 117 here a week or so ago.
ohhhh
calif
awesome cyber
that is hot - it got up to 107 here and that was too hot for me to stick my nose out the door
do you have smoke where you are nan?
smoke and a layer of ash covering everything - ugh
computer says its 84 at the moment
I think it's worse for you folks where that is a really unusually high temp. And we have no humidity.
are you getting any of it, saanich?
I was looking at a fire map of BC the other day. It seems like the whole province is on fire.
no smoke yet but expected soon. As usual we do have the high humidity. That ash sounds like a nightmare nan, it gets everywhere
yikes
help with or8 please
lol - feels like it too, ori
accepted into the ministry
we just a lot more overnight. I am actually packing valuables and photos etc and putting them in storage. There are fires in the woods in the park beside me every night.
ty nan
pt of the or 6 peri
I got it mlf ty
good idea saanich
I had no idea the fires were that close to you, saanich. Stay safe!
saanich is the name of the place, right?
yes -- a suburb of Victoria
I've heard of it with some true crime story but don't rem. which.
missing one from each of the top 2 s's, and stumped
need 1 S from top and 3 from middle row and 2 from lower
nan, there is an si5 that has an si6 not plural from top
have those -- a variety of grape
sr4?
that and the se 4
the only other one I have from that is common si4
yeah - we have the same ones
did you get the sa 6/30 from the middle s?
no, I have an sa6/24
drop last two letters from that one and add letters of appropriate points. Hindu word.
was thinking it was probably something like that, thx
ty nan
need 3 from the bottom s as well
yet again, my last N is that stupid babblet. don't know why I can't see that.
stats for the J pls
ja6/36
need 2 more n's
ja6/36
do you have the spanish ones, nan
yes
nothing weird there
Extraordinary weather in this part of the world. It’s 5.50pm & still 94 degrees. Almost unheard of.
wow
if the first dr5/12 is a verb, why can't it be past tense?
oops i mean the second dr5/12
summers have certainly been a lot more summerly these last couple of years.
the one that is the fishing term
the 2nd one I have can be. guess I need one.
not seeing how there can be a dr5 ahead of that one
Think train tracks Hokie
I think that is the fishing one
The first two dr are 1) the fishing one 2) what water goes down
ok, I have both those. TO with a red herring!
li 7/32, pls
well, I've decided these last 31 words must be things I've never seen or heard of before. guess I will eat lunch.
pl of a "hop" dance
tyvm Harry
np
I can only think sock hop. I think my brain is broken.
nazi sympathizing aviaator
whose child was kidnapped
local history
geez, thx
I've heard of that as a dance but didn't know there was hopping involved. before my time.
rub it in. before mine, too, but i have taken swing dance lessons and now dance
23. tough going
though that is q auite athletic one
I only knew it because the grateful dead had a song titled as that dance.
really? i must look it up.
remake of an old song
isaw black joe lewis anf the honeybears on saturday. nice to get back to live music
generally when you see those teen moveis late 49s early 50s that is what they are dancing
"I asked her for a piece of banana, she said let me play blues on yer piano"
That's what I did in the 50's
go bich!
i need to get ready to travel, musikfst training today.
20 left. I think when I come back I will list. have fun all!
bye harry. since my computer is liable to cut out at any time, i will do the same. happy babbling
htough 37 is really too jmany to leave for late tonight.
uh oh...severe thunderstorm warning. here we go again
guess i's best wait
keep popping in and out here -- facetime with another grandkid :)
hello all...
hi pen
hi bichon....
hey pen
hey carla...
found a big cat
hi harp...
going nowhere with this - time to list
i am at 54....slow going....
38 here
29 here. just found a past tense I forgot about
stats for the j please? hi penq
18 of my missing words are fours...
la9 please
meant li9 please
do you have the li 6/18?...
no
it builds off the li 4/4....
make your way to the top by going back where you came from... ;o)
Lets try this clue on Peri...what you draw straight + ______ from your grave and walk among us
there's that... ;o)
ah ty pen and Molly
Oh good. That was totally lost on MLF
the 9 builds off that...
another tough grid for me
four i's in a grid can't be a good thing...
My clue was for the 9
and I got it, Molly and said ty
No not you Peri. Pen said the 9 builds off that.
54 left bbl
Apparently I can no longer follow chat
stats for the J please?
ja 6/36....
oh, it's a leaf hopping insect
thanks
is the ja the hopping insect?
yes...
Oh yeah, everyone knows about the leaf hopping insect...not
googling isn't even helping!
do you want a clue?
wonder why we are getting all these indian words lately?
don't know...i am stalled at 37....
yes - that's when I went to the list
first di 6/21 please?
*following expires and before the money
The Babble Gods have jumped on the Politically Correct Train. They still seem to be riding the Offensive Racial Slur Trolley though.
wait, what's politically correct?
enable? lol
sorry, nan....don't have it yet....
Oh jeeze. Okay, inclusive of other ethnic terms, aka the hindu words.
found it....ends with not bro....
found it
ty pen - snap
but this is supposed to be a game in english - to me that means inclusively english
but where to draw the line?....adios....penne....etc....
So do you have a problem with the French words too Nan?
it's like one of the creators was a retired English soldier who lived in foreign lands while serving his kind or queen...
enable picked foreign words that have meaning in english
Really? sr7 has meaning in English?
now, is enable wrong a lot? yeah. There are plenty of words that ought to be recognized, english words!, that are not, especially abbreviations. But from there to saying that enable is politically correct because it includes foreign words you don't know, welll
never heard of the dh 8 either...
one can argue that NO loan word is acceptable, but then that removes MOST of the english language
yes - I don't think any foreign language words should be accepted in a game that is supposedly in english
but again, the question is... is penne still a foreign word? zucchini? piano?
to me it's not a question of politically correct....it's a question of foreign words that haven't become commonly used in English....
Q: How do you make a liberal happy? A: You can't, just keep acting like you're trying.
the problem is "commonly used" not "foreign"
because there are plenty of old english words in Enable that haven't been commonly used in a century or more
you know what redd means?
not to me....there are English words here that are not commonly used and I have no problem with that....
but the foreign words enable recognize come from an english dictionary, because they have no english equivalent. Enable doesn't pick them out of a hat.
Scrabble's rule is...Foreign words are permitted as long as they appear in English dictionaries
there are many words that come from a foreign language that have been adopted into the english language -- I, at least, am not talking about those.
there are plenty of words here that aren't in a lot of dictionaries....
but we get a lot of purely foreign language words and a lot of latin terms that are specific to various disciplines that I don't think should be allowed
where do you draw the line is the problem
at least we know enable is an aggregate
sr 7 is a word that i don't think should be there....only know the word because Molly mentioned the stats and i searched for it....
and some words are dumb, the ones that don't even have a definition at all, but some are just very very obscure
and i have no idea what it means....
oh, I agree. But the problem is not "political correctness;" it's just that some words in dictionaries are so completely obscure that they might as well not be in there
let's be clear, that word is not in there because someone in charge of Enable said "we need more foreign words to appease people"
Okay Mael, a thousand apologies for using the term politically correct.
well i am going back to lurking for a while...bye all....
7-8 is another example -- anyone know what it means?
Yeah, me too Pen
a thousand apologies accepted
an indian rug apparently
I think what enable needs is updating
there are many words that are common now that it doesn't accept: ramen, soba, udon to name three, many abbreviations, perp, info, etc
but that's a whole other problem
don't agree that slang, anacronyms and abbreviations should be accepted either
nor prefixes
finding a lot of words I thought I had entered last night
*!*~*!* hagd everyone
hi all ... 15 to go
listing.
done!
sr7 was last word - had to use morewords
oh, guess I will just look that up
di 7/36, pls
Despise or scorn.
zooz, clue a different way, pls
Di + a word to describe a stubborn mark in cloths that you need to wash out but change the second letter.
ty zoooz
Welcome.
either ha7 please
nm
oh, thanks for the other ha7
clue for the second ha? i have the one that means stressed.
it's a present tense of the same
harries
dh. spoke too soon. ;-)
yep, that
ugh!darn switching back and forth. lol
sorry!
well duh me, knowing there were 2 ha7 didn't make me realize there were 2 hu7
lol.
and the in6 I've looked for since this morning turned out to be a very common word. maybe I should just quit this game. LOL
da 7/36, pls
which one?
first one, pls
it's stupid - past tense of a noun - Gerbera for ex
Yeah, Became a flower!
tyvm fw
Woo-Hoo, Bichon!
hi all...just starting this grid.
Hi, Joy
stats on the Us?
ur5/12
ty gillie
And ur7/36 (I don't have that one)
I see it! Want a clue?
Sure
ends with suffix that usually means "made of" or "made from."
Thanks :)
Clue for li7 please
type of dance, plural
I need a clue for the AD7
decorated
Ad7 decorated
thanks Une!
what's up everybody
Not seeing the type of dance
Got it!!
i need a clue Une
Plural of a 1940s dance
ahhhhhhhh got it, thank you
the Li*** Hop
Li--- Hop
Voila!!
wheeeeee
phantom dossier
Sn5/10 please
Nm!!!
sn7 also! pt of the 5
Pt of escargot.....so weird
Still on my hunt for a Beagle, Une. When I find one and inquire, it already has a waiting list of potential adoptees :-(
hope a wonderful dog ends up in your lap ori
Thanks, ru. The search continues.
maybe someone will bow out.. did they say how many people inquired?
Just "quite a few."
makes me realize how really lucky I am with Buddy
I'm very happy you found him!
this grid has well hidden babblets
i should just put in every babblet I know
I feel like every word in this grid is hiding from me :D
origami-If you are willing to rescue, petfinder.org has a few young beagles near you
i am betting that's what she's talking about, Jeff. Lots of dogs getting rescued during the pandemic!
Thanks, Jeff. Yes, I have seen those. One is the one I was talking about that has a long list of folks wanting to adopt and one is in a foster-to-adopt situation. There are some that were rescued from the meat trade, and I have a phone call into that org. Thanks. I check petfinder often.
is that the beagle freedom project ori?
I think so Leslie. They send some of the dogs up from the LA area to the Bay area.
yep that's them. lot of lab testing dogs too
anyone have a clue for the DI6...not the plural money one
We got our Papillon through petfinder but we were lucky. He had just been listed. He was 2 years old but only weighed 2.8 pounds. He's now 12 and is doing fine, though has lost many teeth
i volunteer at a regional animal shelter and they can't keep dogs for more than a few days. it's great for the dogs, more difficult for adopters!
di7/36 the opposite of respect
sorry that's the di7
The one in the photo is another rescue pap that we found at a local adoption day. She's now 10
aw. i am not really a small dog person, but papillons are cute!
I have decided that I really want a beagle or comparable dog. My two dogs passed earlier this year (both large hounds) and I need something more manageable.
Not live + not bro :-)
They are great dogs but too darn intelligent
sorry to hear that, ori, that's rough. especially so close together
It was a sad time -- within 6 weeks of one another and I had had them a long time.
thanks une!
oh no!
stats on the solo r up top pls
ri 4/4
ty
couldn't see it
anyone have the last di7?
It's to despise.
oh gosh I'm a dummy.. thanks ori
If you're a dummy the rest of us are in very big trouble :D
Can someone please clue the ur 7?
ori - search for harriers or foxhounds
big beagles
:D
Ha, thought that was a clue for the ur7 :D I really need a dog under 40 lbs.
ur + on most days for supper, * ***e at home
ur7 people that urinate at the table
it's a biochemistry term & I don't think that helps.
Thanks, folks. Ru, you're gross :D
i'll do any thing for a clue visual
Well, you got it. It will play in my head over dinner.
that depends doesn't it?
That was bladder than the norm
i'm having bbq'd chicken after all the BBQ talk this am.. talk about the power of suggestion
Yumm. Cacciatore here.
how about a corgi?
hmm.. one of my fave
she likes hounds welki..
i now, but under 40 pounds doesn't leave much choice - always dachshunds, but boy are they hard work
daschunds are nutzy
Yeah, dachsunds are hard. I would opt for a corgi, but the ones I know have been frought with health problems.
they do have issues
The corgi/husky muxes are so cute. Maybe they would be less prone than a pure-bred.
heh - who are we all kidding? when you find your next companion, you'll just know :)
I think you're right, welki.
i totally believe in that welki
i just know how it feels and i want you to find him/her NOW
me too.. ori is a fabulous pet home
Yep. I didn't realize how lonely I would be, welki. The cat is absolutely no help :D
can't have breeds that hate rap music though :D
(laughs) cats..
Maybe I could get a big rottweiler that would attack sources of rap music.
you'd need a mini-rottie
That's a breed I wouldn't recommend ori.. it takes a very, very strong person to control a rottie
<--- goes on the search for pocket-sized rotties :D
the popeil pocket rottweiler!
i have to go out on my bike ride now and burn up calories. :D
have fun everyone
i have to clean up the kitchen - we're all on a mission
Have a nice evening folks. I have a few left.
not leaving, just moving the laptop to the counter so we can finish your babble :)
LE5,14 is escaping me.
Phew, finished.
joy....ends in two vowels....
le + so friggin' hard to clue!
LOL....
le + homonym for group that sang Tommy + vowel
thanks...I needed BOTH those clues to get it1
okay, time to go - g'night, all!
bye, welki....
See ya' welki
Hi all. Not seeing the 8s or 9. Any stats and clues welcome.
Ty
there's a DH 7,8 combo
LI6,9 combo
dh8 is plural of dh7, which rhymes with moving at a fast pace. just add d to the front of moving at fast pace word
OR6,8 combo
li9, extends li6, li + not far away. add another word for dawn, sunr*** for the li9
hi rose
or8, past tense of ceremony to make a vicar, priest etc
thanks for the rug clue
{{{{{{TO}}}}}}}
back atcha
Ordinate
Oops sorry
yw TO. now to see if mkg can work my clues out... loll
Sorry all.
I got the clue for or 8. Ty granny
i will be looking as well. don't usually but just got home, and pc on the blink
close mkg. that's the phantom.
Sorry. Got it though. Ty.
try, or + wet weather, change first consonant
yay mkg
call bullsh#t on li8
Ty for dh 8. Got it. Need the 9 now.
Is the 9 li? Need clues please.
see me at 8.44 mkg
how are you feeling, rose?
apart from frustrated, bored out of my brain, you mean?
damn it i am missing words and not only 4 letter ones. just disappeared.
Ty granny. Got the li 9. Great clues.
dr's WILL NOT listen to me when i say the pain is in my upper arm. they keep treating my shoulder. on the other hand, go in last Saturday of July for day surgery on knee. nerve has woken up for the first time in 2 1/2 years and is giving me hell.
yw mkg
TO, we are in lockdown 5.0. the whole country is, just about. delta strain of covid is here. it is killing the unvaccinated, including children. i am worried for my grandies so much.
have you clued di7/36?
di7, to look upon with contempt, despise, scorn
go up, then down and curve to the left
ty
Granny why are you bored? I feel i never have enough time! Between work, family, babysitting for grands, swimming, being a board member for a condo association, i am so so busy. I wish i lived near you so i could hire you to work for me.
And help me out
lol. mkg. i am not allowed to leave my property except for some very specific instances. normally i am flat out, but not being allowed to travel more than 5km has clipped my wings.
Missing the R word for the R top row middle column. Stat welcome and clues if it is more than a 4 please. Ty
Granny why arent you allowed out??? Due to health or for other reasons?
due to delta strain of covid.
r tile top row, ri4/4
Wow. Is all australia locked down now?????where do you live in australia? I was there in 2019 and loved it.
I have several other ri 4 4s and they are fron other r. Does this one use the other r?
i am Melbourne. and yes, most of Australia is in lockdown trying to prevent the spread of this variant. particularly to our First Australians. they have little to no immunity to fight it.
Nm i just got the ri word. Ty for clue granny.
One last missing tile: stat for the j word pleased.
Please
Ty
ja6/ 36. uses double consonant
Ty.
Are last two letters vowels? Ty
or7 3 pls?2
Oh i got it granny. Ty. Weird word.
I was focused on a different double cons.
plural TO
oh for pete's sake! ty
ty granny. I never would have found that.
new word for me....means leafhopper, which is not part of my everyday language either. i just call them bugs.
shower time loll....catch y'all later.xx
Anyone still here with a clue for the sr7?
I got it - it's Sanskrit, double const. & "funny" ending
"a Sanskrit word which literally means anything or any act that is performed with all sincerity and absolute faith in it. In the Hindu religion, it is the ritual that one performs to pay homage to one's 'ancestors', especially to one's dead parents."
Got it. Thanks for the clues.
Fireworks for me.
excellent, wht! glad to help
that's a pretty cool word then
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