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200 total words

12:03 am

te7

12:04 am

re7

12:07 am

et7

12:08 am

hissy

12:11 am

sa8

12:12 am

se7

12:15 am

et7 x 2

Clues are up

12:19 am

nbt, nbs

12:19 am

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

ar7

12:27 am

se7

1:10 am

ho7

1:15 am

lazies

1:15 am

soya

1:15 am

sene

1:15 am

teen

1:15 am

neat

1:21 am

helen, watch it...LOL

1:28 am

rais

1:31 am

and I did the same thing...lol

1:46 am

i recently returned to babble after years - i announced myself in the chat and then immediately entered a word or two there. silly.

1:47 am

mab, we have all done it.

1:50 am

so right, yet it always feels like i'm the only one ever.

Morning folks. Does anyone have stats, please, for the E in the top row?

4:29 am

el 4/5

Aaah, that pesky babblet. Thanks!

4:34 am

yw.

35 left - still haven't spotted the 8

7:03 am

Same here.....

7:05 am

Aha! Sa6 + Spielberg alien

OK, I'd better find the SA6 then :)

7:19 am

Wow, 23 years of Google. How the world has changed since then.

7:23 am

The first six of the sa8 is not an accepted word. s + Brit for hindquarters + mesh tennis divider

7:23 am

thanks Molly!

. . . The first six is, actually, an accepted word

7:25 am

sa 6 are at Stonehenge

Is that what the stones there are? I always thought the word had a connotation of "found naturally" instead of "arranged"; am I wrong?

7:29 am

I think it's both. They were 'found naturally' and were arranged.

7:30 am

hello all

Oh, I see; the connotation is just for "uncut". Thanks saani!

Hi lindy

Thanks all!

7:40 am

The first six letters of sa8 is not an accepted word.

7:41 am

Oh dear God, never mind. I am blind this morning.

hey guys, you think hoser might work this time?

the A word for being by yourself says "does not exist in the puzzle" WTH?

Can someone give me the stats for the seven that hasn't been called?

7:42 am

the fact that henge isn't a word always makes me cranky

Because "alone" isn't in the puzzle, is my guess as to why.

yeah, henge is a word

7:43 am

not in enable it isn't, sigh

But not an Enable-accepted word, and it makes me cry too.

yeah, I don't see alone anywhere

7:44 am

it's almost there, your eyes just slid over the e and the n being in the wrong order :)

opps, uncrossed my eyes and see my error

Because I think it got lost: Can anyone give me the stats for the seven that hasn't been called?

I just started. found ho7 and that's all I have.

7:46 am

I have an et7/32

I have the ET but not the HO

7:47 am

7's...ar etx2, ho, re, se, tex2

I have both Ets (7/28 and 7/32) and I'm sitting here wondering why it somehow feels morally superior to get clues in chat instead of just going to Lickety's list.

I'm funny like that.

Aha. I need another te. Thanks Molly

7:48 am

I dont get the clues for the 8. Sa +?????? There must be an et in there somewhere. But an sa 6 for the alien i am not getting. Back later to figure it out.

7:48 am

because it's more fun to chat about it, is my guess

7:48 am

:)

You're right Samantha - I do usually go to the chat before the list. I think the chatting is part of it.

7:49 am

I have never understood the difference of getting clies in the chat vs looking at Lickety. And I laugh when people shout "Fireworks, no list!!!" when they have been asking for clues all day. Help is help.

And weirdly, you're right, it somehow seems less desperate! Same as those who need REALLY specific clues (I mean REALLY specific - just short of just saying the word is X) but won't go to morewords

I'll just keep on keepin' on. Thanks guys. :)

7:49 am

Or clues. Sorry, not enough sleep last night.

7:50 am

if I want to try for no clues I don't even look at the chat at all, but most of the time I just play to unwind

7:51 am

I often wonder how different the rankings would be with no chat clues and no Lickety.

7:52 am

much different? but I've never looked at the rankings, hah

7:52 am

A LOT different Molly!

I've heard rumors of rankings but never bothered to look them up

7:52 am

good thing it's not the olympics!

7:53 am

Many people play this game very competitively. Just look at the flip. It is a feeding frenzy for "who can be first to get a word".

7:54 am

but I feel that the challenge there is getting the word, right? much like I challenge myself to get over half of all letters every day, it's not against other players. Just myself :)

7:55 am

Back in the day, there was an agreement that for the first hour, there would be no clues and no stat blurting. That changed when a bunch of new people objected to it.

I do the same Mael

Right! It's got a cooperative feel to it.

7:56 am

I think that if you want to play "competitively" you can just hide the chat, I guess

7:56 am

I think that's a bit disingenuous, Molly to describe it as a feeding frenzy. I picture the 'flippers' as night owls, who like to help others.

7:56 am

I enjoy the chatting and the challenge but have no skin in the game otherwise

Most of them aren't even night owls; the majority are in radically different time zones.

7:57 am

some of each maybe Soodle?

8:00 am

Very possibly Saan. Flip time in this part of the world is 6.00am. If I'm awake, I'll have a first go at the grid and hoover up any and all clues. :-)

8:01 am

where I am, flip is at 10:00 PM.

8:02 am

funny joke in your profile Soodle!

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH Can't find the other te. I have te 7/28; give me stats for the other? And is it pl?

8:06 am

it's chemically based, first 4 letters are same as an anasthetic, and pl

8:07 am

te 7/48. Stats should help.

8:09 am

oh sorry I was cluing ET not TE, only have the young people one.

OH! ok, thank you for clarifying. I was going nuts in the wrong directions! lol

8:10 am

I was wondering about the te anesthetic

Stats did it. Thanks Soodle

And now I'm out. Got to get to work soonish.

8:12 am

I just got the other, it used the high pt tile, and is alt sp of te 6 (a plant) PLURAL only

8:14 am

Pop goes the te7!

8:17 am

good one!

8:19 am

hmmm but the plural I know doesn't exist in the grid, alas

8:20 am

San said it was an alternate spelling

8:20 am

yeah, the alternate spelling of t6 is t6 but with a Z

8:20 am

so it must be an alternate alternate spelling that is eluding me!

8:21 am

oh there it is

8:21 am

it is the alternate-alternate spelling

8:21 am

there is no 6, it's pl only

8:22 am

yes there is? te6/18 and te6/33 are the same plant

8:22 am

oh sh** I am going back to bed, SORRY will keep out of chat.

8:22 am

no worries, there's just no plural for the 6/18 :)

8:23 am

I typoed the singular

8:32 am

hi folks

8:37 am

hi welk

8:44 am

may i have stats for the top e pls/

el4/4 babblet

Sorry el4/5

8:46 am

ty matty

8:50 am

Matty - what's the fuel situation like around Windsor? I'm planning to take my car over to the UK on Saturday, and now I'm terrified I'll get stranded without diesel.

8:51 am

in earlier chat someone said spielberg alien for a sa6 does it lead into the sa8?

8:51 am

i havent found it yet

8:52 am

Yes - alien on end. Thanks for the clue

8:52 am

alien on end?

8:53 am

Yes. The sa 6 is some kind of rock

the depressed cheerleader was rahless

8:54 am

Have to go join a Zoom call now. Will check back in to see if Matty has any update. Where both my kids are in the UK - petrol stations are all out of fuel...

9:10 am

Rahless and Braless: The Autobiography of a Depressed Feminist Cheerleader

good one

75% done. I like it when it's a nice even number grid and I can do the math in my head. :D

9:16 am

Confession: I secretly hate people who can add fractions in their head. (Not so secretly now)

I secretly "hate" people who can find all these words in their heads.

and now I have 46 left so I can say it's more than 75% 🤣

9:25 am

Still petrol here, Soodle. Although there are long queues to get any.

9:27 am

Why people panic buy is beyond me.

9:28 am

we had that here at the beginning of Covid.. you couldn't find toilet paper any where

9:28 am

Yes we had that too, Ruru. So silly. Especially when the symptoms you got had nothing to do with going to the toilet.

9:29 am

it was less than charmin behavior

9:29 am

Ha!

9:31 am

i have a friend on Facebook that goes on and on about brexit

9:32 am

I was surprised to learn today that the majority of american people have not had blackcurrant juice or the fruit itself I guess.

9:32 am

i have.. i cook with them sometimes

9:32 am

Oh I have had my fill of brexit, Ru. Listened to it from both sides for years.

9:33 am

Also you cannot buy orange squash (not the vegetable) in America either.

9:34 am

that I've never heard of

9:34 am

we have an orange monster we can send you though

9:34 am

hahaha!

9:35 am

If you google Robinson's orange squash you will see it.

9:35 am

since we took in Harry and Meghan

9:35 am

There are many other flavours to.

9:37 am

is it sweet stuff?

9:38 am

Not really. I suppose some can be a tad sweet. It is more like a concentrate that you add water to.

9:39 am

oh.. i see one with Barley flavors too

9:39 am

Yes you got it.

9:40 am

If you get bored of drinking plain water then add a bit of squash to the drink.

9:40 am

sounds good

9:41 am

i don't drink sodas.. or sugary drinks

9:41 am

It definitely makes a change from drinking just tea or coffee all day.

9:42 am

I do not drink many soda drinks either. I do have one now and again but really not that often.

9:42 am

ah.. .. true I bet. I am trying to stay away from sugar nowadays completely

9:42 am

Have you been diagnosed with borderline diabetes?

9:43 am

Or are you just trying to keep energised by taking sugar out of your diet?

9:43 am

no.. but pre-diabetic.. so I'm trying to get my act together

9:44 am

Ah I thought it might be something like that. Yes you can reverse pre diabetic stage by doing what you are doing. So good on you.

9:45 am

When I say reverse I mean take yourself even further into the healthy side so your body can heal itself back to a normal state.

9:46 am

yes.. although at my age.. losing a lot of weight would help.. but my metabolism isn't cooperatiing

9:47 am

Yes I believe that would help you. I have a very high metabolism rate hence why I seem to never put weight on.

9:48 am

good for you.. i could give you 30 pounds easy :D

9:48 am

Haha! I'll take it if it is money! Not the weight itself though sorry chap!

9:49 am

Did you see what I did there haha! pound here is our currency!

9:49 am

got it right away

9:50 am

I know you did. Not sure why I typed that bit really.

9:50 am

the grid just got tougher and I have 7 4's to find too

9:51 am

Have they found this Brian guy on the run yet?

9:51 am

no..

9:52 am

they are looking in two areas.. I think one is a wild goose chase that the parents put the police on

9:52 am

how they could protect him when it's more than obvious that he killed his girlfriend is beyond me

9:54 am

That is what I thought as soon as I heard about it. They even went with him after he came back without Gabby and they did not call the police. Come on. how suspicious is that.

9:54 am

exactly

9:55 am

he used her debit card too after she went missing.. that's a new thing

9:56 am

If that guy didn't flee the country he is an idiot.

9:56 am

they think he's in the appalachian (Sp?) mountains

9:56 am

Well they have not said it was hers. Just a debit card was used without the owners permission of around a thousand dollars but it has to be hers.

9:56 am

I am amazed that this story is getting covered in the UK.

9:57 am

It is not as far as I am aware, Molly. I very rarely watch so called normal TV anymore. I got it from youtube.

9:57 am

the sad thing is that if the missing person was a person of color, there wouldn't be all this press

9:58 am

They have said it was her credit card he used. That is part of what he's been charged with.

9:58 am

I disagree Ru. People get interested in what the press feeds them.

9:59 am

I think you could well hbe right, Ruru. Sad as that is.

9:59 am

Plenty of white people go missing all the time and there is not any interest.

i agree. missing persons of color in the large city here make the news routinely

9:59 am

Oh I did not know thay said it was her credit part. Sorry about that.

10:00 am

About 6,000 Native American women go missing every year. If it were that many white women you can bet it would be screaming from the headlines.

10:00 am

I blame the media for so-called missing white woman syndrome. I certainly want to hear about anyone that disappears, regardless of race or color.

have you ever had the experience of being at a news covered event and hearing the tv coverage and realizing it's not the way it's portrayed? i have.

10:00 am

not a big national exposure TO is what I was talking about

i see...but still we hear about what the news tells us, especially since the print media is in its death throes.

10:02 am

we get regional stuff on missing people all the time but this is a huge national story.. that would rarely happen with people of color

news is not so much covered as created. just look at all the personalites vs. reporters, even the weather people have to make a name for theselves.

10:02 am

that's what I'm saying. don't blame regular americans for what news people consider news-worthy, or what they think will sell.

and so i must get ready for my vaccine today. getting it over with.

10:04 am

good for you TO.. i hope to get my booster soon too

10:04 am

there is a missing 4 or 5 yo girl from TN right near where I'm from and my mom had been keeping me updated since she disappeared, but never heard anything in charlotte, which is less than 4 hours away.

i mean sometimes, i just say who cares, not enough bad new in the us so you have to tell me a ferry sank off indonesia? really.

10:05 am

So sad, Carla. I hope they find her safe and well quickly.

10:06 am

if you ever went missing Holie we could find you by your word lists

10:06 am

it's been too long. crazy story, she went to play in her basement and then 10 min later someone went to look for her and she was just gone.

10:06 am

There are some sad people who shop these stories to the media. The prettier the people, the more appealing the story (Kasey Anthony comes to mind)

10:07 am

(Laughing at Holie)

yes. there was a 4 year old who went missing here 3 years ago while playing in a park with siblingswith mother nearby. lot of coverage, happened in agricultural south jersey. story updated every anniversary since

10:08 am

One of my friends says that if she and her husband went cross country in a van, violent confrontation would probably occur. : D

young hispanic child, still covered.

lol molly

police feel she was taken, not harmed.

10:10 am

Two separate rewards totaling $30,000 have been offered to anyone who provides law enforcement officials with Laundrie's whereabouts.

10:11 am

I'll bet he's dead in the swamp somewhere

10:11 am

I'll bet he isn't in the swamp

10:11 am

you're on.

10:12 am

I would say 100t he is not there.

10:12 am

100%

10:12 am

Perpetrators of domestic abuse are rarely suicidal

i think he's not

in the swamp or anywhere near it

10:12 am

I agree with Ru. I think the whole swamp thing is a ruse.

10:12 am

yeah.. just ask my mother molly :D

i agree with that

10:13 am

you think the parents know where he is?

10:13 am

I think the parents have an idea where he is

10:13 am

Absoluety

10:13 am

And the parents should also be punished for helping him with this untruth they gave to the police.

10:13 am

Or absolutely

10:13 am

what a soap opera

i doubt it, in that he would not tell him or they'd be accessories. but i think they faciliated by handing him $

10:14 am

My eyesight is so bad, Molly I did not see the mistake haha!

like, here, get lost

10:15 am

Zoom, they can be charged with obstruction of justice if Laundrie is charged with murder.

like molly said.

but hey can plead they did not know if they played it right

10:17 am

All in all a very sad outcome for both parents.

10:18 am

And an even sadder outcome for, Gabby.

10:18 am

anyone that would harm a woman is one of the lowest life forms on the planet

10:19 am

50 to go!

10:19 am

I would agree. I cannot understand why people would want to hurt another person or animal.

10:19 am

6 here but it's not budging

10:20 am

me neither zooz..

10:20 am

you can't understand somebody who is wired differently than you. sounds like they both had some crazy anger issues.

10:21 am

very true and well said harry

10:26 am

40 to go

i worked with a contractor rep who killed his girlfriend.

10:27 am

yikes

10:27 am

Wow!

10:30 am

Taking a break. Toodle pip!

10:31 am

bye zooz

after they called him back to the mother ship, not whilst in our place. that did prompt some talk at the copy machine

10:32 am

did he seem unhinged, or did everyone say "he seemed like such a nice guy?"

10:33 am

Apparently a woman Ranger told Gabby to get away from him... she said he's toxic and you could be in danger

well, harry, he seemed fine to me. but aside from sex, not much in common for a 55 or so man with a twenty five year old woman.

10:34 am

there were called to the campsite because they were fighting

they were arguing and he killed her

10:34 am

crazy.

10:35 am

i Just don't see how someone could lose that much control ..

those we hold close can make us the angriest.

thank you all for the distraction, i have clean floors and have not spent the last hour thinking about getting my vaccine. happy babbling.

:D

10:37 am

bye TO

off to get jabbed

10:37 am

enjoy it

don't even get a lollipop.

10:38 am

we get a pin and a sticker.

we got wter from walmart but this is the county. the brihgt side, it's at the mall

10:39 am

ooh walmart water - that's the good stuff!

10:40 am

We use a Britta filter

10:40 am

us too. but that would be a bit too slow for the vaccination center.

10:41 am

True that

10:41 am

29 to go. I'm listing.

10:49 am

done!

10:50 am

aw, no assizes today.

10:51 am

Better that we not discuss assize

10:51 am

then we need to have a kh in the grid.

11:03 am

good morning everyone :)

11:22 am

Did I chase everyone away?

11:25 am

not sure, but I just now got back here for my last 30, hopefully - morning, nan! :)

11:25 am

you are way ahead of me - 59 to go

11:28 am

hello again

11:29 am

hello all....

11:30 am

hello pen

11:30 am

is or5 a pl?

11:30 am

hi MLF...

11:32 am

don't have an or 5 yet

11:32 am

yes it is

11:32 am

i have a pl for or 5....

11:32 am

ty pen

11:32 am

and cyber

11:38 am

i thought i was making up a word and i found the 8.... ;o)

11:39 am

what does it begin with pen?

11:39 am

sa....

11:40 am

from the fourth column S....

11:40 am

ty - got it

11:40 am

did you know the word?...

11:41 am

yes - but I thought it was spelled with a c

11:42 am

apparently it is an alt spelling...i was not familiar with it...

11:43 am

i am not into odd fabrics... ;o)

11:43 am

ah -- but I sew a lot -- made just about my entire wardrobe at one time.

11:43 am

nice....my mother was a great seamstress....i was always afraid of the sewing machine...

11:44 am

It was all those company black tie events my husband's company expected us to attend but not the moola to go with it!

11:45 am

my mother made a lot of my clothes....and she made some neat blue and brown arrow quivers for me and my brother... ;o)

11:46 am

I made most of my kids clothes too, but in those days designer label jeans weren't important -- jeans weren't considered proper attire for school at all

11:47 am

oh i had to wear dresses or skirts and blouses to school....

11:47 am

off to the list now

11:47 am

i am down to 36 and trying to hang in a little longer...

11:48 am

35 here and not seeing anything else

11:48 am

going to try to find my 10 missing fours...

11:49 am

I figure the 4's I have left must be babblets I've either forgotten or haven't seen before

11:49 am

just found two..

11:50 am

one I should have had and a new one so far

11:51 am

and a couple of titt's

11:54 am

gorbachev's wife is in the grid again

11:54 am

NTPN....famous Ethiopian....only one i know, lol....

11:55 am

selassie

11:55 am

ding, ding, ding!

11:55 am

that about covers it for me too

12:00 pm

<---Is a clutz with a needle and thread. Sewing machines spontaneously break when they see her coming.

12:00 pm

well i found seven of my missing fours and some other words along the way....down to 25 now....

12:12 pm

hi all. have no idea re sa8. help pls

12:13 pm

type of fabric?

12:13 pm

70 left here

12:15 pm

bbl

12:18 pm

laundry calls...bbl to find my last 24...bye all...

12:30 pm

Fw!!

12:36 pm

hi again - phone call from elder son.

12:37 pm

yes - sa 8 is a fine silk

12:42 pm

does anyone want a clue for the sa 8?

12:45 pm

I'd like one, nan.

12:45 pm

i found it from your stat, thank you nan.

12:46 pm

standing stone (like in Stonehenge) + movie alien

12:47 pm

Thanks, nan.

12:54 pm

saw on the news that the fires are still raging in northern CA, ori - have things calmed down where you are?

12:54 pm

*!*~*!*

12:59 pm

I would never have gotten the sa8 from the fabric clue. I have not heard of it.

1:12 pm

think you will get a chuckle from my profile update molly -- it is supposed to be a true story -- gotta love a kid with a sense of humour.

1:17 pm

Nan, that is priceless. That kid is clever.

1:28 pm

i saw the most horrific gd commercial on WE tv last ight..... it started " welcome to my vagina ""... my sone an i were both offended and we will ot be watching that chanel for a while... i am so glad that my greatgrads were not here

nan, the story is super

1:34 pm

suoper ????? ithat is no story... tjhat is the friggin truth and you can bet i have already e mailed the station and my copngressmen and senators and parents of kids, and mu book club-library club-sewing group and everyone else i could thknk of- i am mot a prude and have a mouth like sailor bur that is going tooooooo far !!!

1:36 pm

Sammysmom: Cosmos was replyhing to nan, not you.

i was commenting on the story cybernan wrote in her profile.

ty Dorens

1:36 pm

yw and hello all

1:36 pm

sorry cos, guess i am to mad still to be coherent.

1:40 pm

Hi nan, just saw your post re the fires. They have calmed down considerably around here.

1:42 pm

happym for you ori. I think our fire season is over (keeping fingers crossed that we don't get another heat wave). I rained all night and more rain is forecast for the next few days.

1:43 pm

Good deal on the rain. We could sure use some! Last time it rained here was in January!!

1:45 pm

Mr. Cyver home soon, so should go and get lunch organized. Hagd everyone :)

sammysmom, :)

1:51 pm

going to my calmer downer.. pavarotti and bocelli.. they restore my sanity for a while................

2:08 pm

I just watched that commercial. Not only is it offensive to some, but it is also just plain stupid.

2:09 pm

the stupidest commercial i ever saw was one for Beggin' Strips, a dog treat. they showed a dog a bunch of Rorschach inkblots, and for each one the dog said "BACON!", and then a picture of Beggin' Strips, and the dog again said "BACON!". and the tagline was "Beggin' Strips: Dogs don't know it's not bacon." And I was like... but according to this commerciall, they don't know ANYTHING is not bacon, so why would I bother buying your product?

2:11 pm

And yet, these people think they are so clever. I know. I interned at an ad agency one summer in college.

2:17 pm

sammysmom...I have seen that commercial...the first time was while watching the Lion King on the Disney Channel! I was horrified! I have now seen it on several other channels and I absolutely hate it. It is NASTY.

2:21 pm

Good lord ... on the Disney Channel? Unbelievable.

2:21 pm

Yup and it was only about 8:30 pm

2:24 pm

I'm not easily offended, but I would be if I saw it on that channel at that time and there were children present.

2:26 pm

I'm the same. my kids are teenagers but I was still shocked. Thought I had hit the remote to another channel by accident.

is that the birth control ad with the girl from Schitt's Creek? I have been surprised to see that a few times. Don't rem. what I was watching or what channel, but probably a network since I was probably watching live. otherwise I would have to watch no ads.

2:31 pm

I am stunned that the Disney Channel would air a commercial like that. I imagine they are getting a lot of flack about it.

2:32 pm

I apologize...it was actually FreeForm which is owned by Disney. They do show teenage / young adult girl shows on some evenings, but this was not one of them.

2:32 pm

According to Reddit, it airs on Nikelodeon too.

FreeForm used to be ABCFamily I believe

2:33 pm

They also show the 700 Club on that channel...I wonder what Pat Robertson whould think of THAT ad!

ooh, which subreddit are they talking about it on?

oh, fudgesticks, he would die

2:35 pm

The funny thing is, in the fine print, it says that the birth control foam the ad is promoting is only 87% effective.

I know! the first time I saw it I was thinking, this is not the best.

2:37 pm

What's next? A condoms commercial with a guy saying "Welcome to my penis"?

2:38 pm

And THIS is why I watch all my television on streaming/ad free.

2:47 pm

Thanks for the clarification, car.

3:30 pm

hi all. not getting the clues for the sa8

s + **** ass + use this to catch fish ***

s + *** (ass) + **** (use this to catch fish) ignore the previous

Sorry... it's s+ 4 letters +3 letters

3:38 pm

It's tough to clue

3:41 pm

s + Brit for hindquarters + mesh divider in tennis

3:42 pm

ty Molly

3:42 pm

ty Cosmo

3:43 pm

ty Molly

3:43 pm

thanks, MOlly, got it....I stream a lot of BritBox :) so I knew that one

3:57 pm

good clue on the s

4:33 pm

does that make mesh undies an a7 ?

5:55 pm

Clue on the la5/20 please?

5:56 pm

weird spelling of a concentrated beam of light.

5:57 pm

la5/20 uses the high point tile

5:57 pm

howdy dcs and all

5:57 pm

hi, dan

5:57 pm

it's archaic for a poor person apparently.

5:58 pm

much noise coming from either the nearby middle school or high school. They are next to each other, so cannot tell which.

5:59 pm

interesting, since its the first name of the protagonist of Fiddler on the Roof, who sings "If I were a rich man"

5:59 pm

Thanks I thought I had entered that but must have insisted

5:59 pm

in that case, dan, i bet it's a shortening of La5us

6:00 pm

Missed it not insisted!

6:00 pm

though it could be subtly antisemitic also.

6:00 pm

makes sense

6:00 pm

we understood, spellit :)

6:35 pm

en

6:37 pm

hello, bj, long time. how are you?

6:37 pm

Doing good. staying out of trouble.

6:38 pm

BJ is an unfortunate abbreviation for BrandyJack

6:38 pm

an extra good idea last year and some.

6:38 pm

Now to figure out which word i fat fingered.

6:41 pm

I have a cousin BJ.

6:41 pm

which are his initials.

6:43 pm

oh brandyjack! so nice to see you!!

6:43 pm

arles

6:43 pm

oops excuse me

6:44 pm

one reason i'm not in chat much.....

6:47 pm

hi brandyjack!!

6:47 pm

hi all.

6:47 pm

help with first ha6/21 please

6:48 pm

peri - to bother persistently

6:52 pm

brandyjack! so great!

6:52 pm

ori I think that is the 2nd

6:53 pm

It's another word for the same thing :D

6:53 pm

it's the first allright. 2nd is testing me....

6:54 pm

The second one sounds like the one peri was referring to

6:54 pm

ok will keep looking

6:54 pm

well they can kind of both mean bother persistently, so i think that is the source of the confusion

6:55 pm

ty ori and BJ I am done

6:55 pm

Indeed, hursh

6:55 pm

happy babbling all

6:55 pm

BJ don't be a stranger

6:55 pm

congrats, peri

6:56 pm

Haven't seen it spelt that way until now. Game always provides new stuff.

6:57 pm

stumped on the te6/33 - I assume it has to use the high point tile but can't make it work

6:58 pm

like the primitive comb, spelt different

7:00 pm

Ah, thanks brandy

7:03 pm

thanks brandyjack that's firewords

7:04 pm

congratulations, dan

7:09 pm

congrats, dan

7:17 pm

Is the 8 part of a combo?

7:20 pm

no. it's a type of silk used for lining and dresses.

7:21 pm

Similar to the to5?

7:22 pm

s+british for posterior+plus tennis barrier

7:23 pm

New one for me. Thx, dc!

7:24 pm

Stats for the lone top row e?

7:25 pm

el4/5

7:26 pm

add a hello

7:26 pm

Thx, gang!

7:33 pm

te6.33?

7:34 pm

found it. thanks

7:37 pm

Oyeah, i am still looking. I did't get the comb clue.

el 4,5

sale

7:49 pm

Are you giving or needing a clue, pink?

I was giving and then I gave :)

Oops

hies

I should just give up and go to bed…

7:51 pm

I still cannot monkey that darn te6/33. 🤔

7:59 pm

eieios, pop goes the te6

I wonder if the comb was before our time. I know what people do with combs that starts with te, but can't get it with a z

8:04 pm

Got it. Thx for the clues

thx welki

8:04 pm

Arass

8:04 pm

Oops

I still didn't get the maybe alt sp of the ha6

8:19 pm

Keep the clues coming...199 to go...

8:20 pm

Hi all. Any clues and stat for the 8? Ty.

8:20 pm

Just logged on and it's time for me to go...

LOL, bea

mkg, molly had a good one earlier. I do not know the time but you can find it. not a word I know.

8:21 pm

YOu just never know when they will come out...

8:21 pm

Clue for the ar6/7 combo?

I just found that, ei - nipples

i mean, around nipples

8:22 pm

Thx. I was looking the wrong direction....🙄

happens. well, to me a lot.

8:23 pm

Got it from below. Great clue from DC

still need 5 H, 6 T, and 5 S (plus 11 more words). why are those 3 so hard?

8:26 pm

9.5 hours in the car today. At least I didn't whine...

8:27 pm

much...

8:27 pm

That's a long time in the car, Bea!

yes, that is long

8:27 pm

Minnesota to Kansas...

so you're not in Minnesota anymore 🤣

8:29 pm

Clicked the heels of my ruby slippers and landed in Kansas.

8:30 pm

Wow! That's quite a trek.

8:31 pm

X 2 We went up on Friday.

I am at the beach right now. fri we are heading to raleigh to pick up the youngest and then going home. not quite 9 hours.

8:32 pm

And you'll be heading back home at some point. Road trip!

8:32 pm

What beach?

8:32 pm

And I'm jealous...

8:32 pm

Super road trip, ori.

sunset

had to relax after moving last week

8:33 pm

Did you find a house?

8:33 pm

How far did you move, hokie? It was close by, right?

8:34 pm

We have a super nice AirBandB. Perfect for my momma.

we are just in a house we owned already. the renter moved to Switzerland (I think). yes, only a couple of miles from our old house.

the place we are renting at the beach is kind of a dump, but we are beachfront and they allow Winston

glad you have a nice place.

8:37 pm

LIttle did we know when we rented it it was once called "A Place for Mom". An assisted living home. LOL!

that is perfect!

well, went to the list. that was disappointing. missed so many everyday words.

8:44 pm

I finished, so off to cook some grub. Happy babbling folks.

8:54 pm

Hit the list for my last 40.

8:54 pm

FW!

8:55 pm

Now you can enjoy the beach, hokie. 😊

well it's pretty dark out there now!

9:06 pm

LOL! That's what I was thinkiing.

I walked Winston earlier on the street and he kept trying to turn down all the beach accesses. he doesn't care how dark it is!

9:11 pm

I'm with Winston. There is always just enough light to walk the beach at night.

it was pretty dark last night when we came in. it's fine on the beach, but the boardwalk has steps and some of them are wonky.

9:14 pm

Carla, have you been following the Petito murder?

not really closely. just the basics.

9:20 pm

Crime Junkies had a good podcast on it. NOw I wonder where Laundrie is???

I can't listen to Crime Junkies anymore. They plagiarized some other podcasts I listen to word-for-word.

9:24 pm

Really?

9:24 pm

Which one?

9:26 pm

My new favorite true crime podcast is Crime Countdown. The hosts are so funny together.

just google Crime Junkies plagiarism. The two I'm thinking of are The Trail Went Cold and Trace Evidence. The Trace Evidence guy used to post transcripts of his podcasts but he said he had to quit after he discovered "someone" was doing their own podcast reading his verbatim. They also read some news stories and and TV shows word for word without credit.

I like Crime Countdown and the other show those 2 do together, but I can't deal with how one of them says exacTly.

9:28 pm

LOL!

9:29 pm

Do you listen to audio books?

yes, I just got the new Longmire that came out but haven't started it yet.

9:33 pm

LOL...There is no channel tv here. We hooked mom p to Longmire on Netflix. She is enjoying it.

9:35 pm

We listened to Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin. I highly recommend it! He writes with a lot of imagery and the story he tells is fascinating.

I will have to check it out.

9:37 pm

I'm leaving 49 in Judi's bucket...Until tomorrow.

good night bea!

9:49 pm

hi carla hi all

9:50 pm

I was working on this earlier today. I'm back to finish with 50 left

9:51 pm

and I'm stuck on the AR7

9:52 pm

just found it!

9:52 pm

joym999 - ar7 uis the plural of tge nipple surround ar6.

9:53 pm

Sorry for bad typing - eyesight is still fuzzy.

9:53 pm

I saw it as soon as I asked for a hint, which often happens.

9:54 pm

Any more clues needed? I will try to type legibly,

9:55 pm

I'm sure I'll find something. Thanks, Jacula.

9:55 pm

That EN5 is in the grid almost every day and I miss it almost every day, until I list.

9:56 pm

Okay. Got to be at a family funeral in about 9 hour's time, so need a bit more sleep.

9:56 pm

I could use a hint for any of the ET words

9:58 pm

I just found the first 6/7 combo

9:58 pm

et 6/21 and plural - chemical words. et 6 and 7f folllowing, Frecnh words for star.

9:58 pm

Thanks for the stars!

9:59 pm

y/w.

10:01 pm

Oh blimey!Posts below rubbish typed. Thank goodness Joy understood them. I'm a touch typist, so shouldn't really need my eyes for the job.

10:02 pm

Over and out from me now. Happy Babbling all! x

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