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12:10 am

qu7

12:11 am

ad8

12:13 am

ad 7 too

12:13 am

ty

12:15 am

nbt, nbs

12:17 am

ad7 x 2

12:17 am

ah sorry, it was the 8

Clues are up

12:17 am

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

thanks Lickety. Morning babblers

12:22 am

hallo, sprite

12:22 am

hi seain!

12:23 am

I hope to sleep before 05 tonight. :)

12:23 am

that would be nice :)

12:23 am

yesterday I had too much coffee and chatted the night away with a friend in New Hampshire. LOL

12:24 am

hehehe sounds like a good night, but sleep is not unimportant

12:25 am

it was, and agreed re sleep.

12:26 am

I remember myself skipping whole nights of sleep, writing or dancing... then straight onto school, uni or work. Those days, my friend, are lonnnnnnnng past! :D

12:27 am

same here. I was 26 when I learned that that was no longer a thing for me.

12:29 am

lol yeah. I can vividly recall the first time I was at a party with all my friends, after one of those kind of nights, and suddenly feeling that going home and to bed was the thing I wanted most in all the world!

12:30 am

for me, it was at work, went home at 1, and was afraid of falling on the tracks in the Metro on the way home. Happily, short wait for bus at the train station, I was not up for walking that day.

12:30 am

10:30 pm here - my usual time to crash -- good night :)

12:30 am

it is not easy, falling down from the pedestal of being a young god

12:31 am

good night, nan

12:31 am

true that, sprite.

12:32 am

bbs, going to install a system update.

12:32 am

see you on the other side, seain

12:36 am

this is hard

12:37 am

hi jane, yes, a challenging one

12:44 am

and back

12:44 am

wb

12:44 am

that took longer than I expected, as there was an update late last week.

12:45 am

always surprising, those updates

12:45 am

and yes, Jane, it is a challenging one today.

12:46 am

I also bought the Poly Bridge games before opening browser again.

12:46 am

we have a drinkwater warning here in this area. Which is really weird in this country with its perfect water. But they found E.coli traces, so we are boiling all drinking water, especially for the dogs. And bottled water, which we usually do not have to buy at all.

12:47 am

the joys of climate change. Best with it.

12:48 am

not sure that is related. They are still trying to find the cause.

12:49 am

I'm having fun chatting and playing, but I think I need to sleep.

12:49 am

so g'day, g'night, and happy babbling, y'all!

12:49 am

sleep well, seain, and dream of good stuff

12:50 am

thanks!

12:57 am

Knock knock

12:57 am

who's there?

12:59 am

oh look at that, it is Kiwi and Foxy!

12:59 am

And he’s even a word in the grid tonight

1:00 am

he is?

1:00 am

Yes Pe5

1:01 am

ohhhhh how lovely, now I know his name :D

1:01 am

Tho I usually put a y on the shirt version

1:02 am

*short

1:03 am

fireflies. Some lovely words in this grid. Some really tough ones.

1:03 am

*hugs* to you both!

1:03 am

Ty sprite. I’m 1/3 done lol

1:04 am

You’re one up on me sprite, hugs back at you

4:32 am

clue for the te 5

4:32 am

please

4:32 am

oops got it

6:35 am

hi all. nbs nbt

6:43 am

w whipped

6:44 am

u undone

6:47 am

t trampled

7:09 am

re5 if someone can help

I have one that is to put in water again

7:11 am

thank you. how are you

still half asleep, thanks. how are you?

phantom aqua

and quad

7:21 am

It trips me up every time there is a U next to the QU

yep

name that rock singer in the grid!

7:48 am

daltry

one ding daltrey

but I thought it was daltry too at first

hey ruru!

7:49 am

one ding?

not ding ding ding partial credit

I could give ding ding since it was just one letter off

7:51 am

daltrey

ding ding ding!

✅✅✅

7:52 am

origami's rescuer

my emojis haven't been working lately but I guess they're back.

who?

7:52 am

daltrey

ooh, found the 3 big ones all on my own

but still need 4 6's

7:58 am

he saved her at the Oakland Colluseum

a bit stuck with 10 left LL H Q AA C D GG

oh yeah? how'd he do that?

7:59 am

she and a friend went to the Led Zepplin concert as kids and her older sister forgot to pick her up.. so the band drove by in their limo and picked them up and drove them home.

wow, that's a cool story. so they were opening for LZ?

8:00 am

no he's the lead singer for led zepplin

8:00 am

No he's the lead singer in The Who

no, he's the lead singer for The Who, which is why I said who? earlier

8:01 am

Robert Plant is the singer for Led Zepplin

8:01 am

oh.. sorry.. you're right. I forget the lead singer of the who

8:01 am

oh.. thanks .. i got them mixed up

8:01 am

O

8:02 am

I' am not a fan of either band so ... my bad

well, you found the name that proper noun

8:02 am

It's been a long time since he rocked and rolled

but now I'm taking back one ding. back to one ding.

he is 80 now

8:03 am

yes... that's probably right

8:03 am

take all the dings back hokie i screwed it up

8:03 am

Wish I could have yesterday's grid back. Hurricane and no plans.

8:03 am

Damn, I saw a picture of Gene Hackman yesterday. He is 94

8:04 am

you guys are getting the hurricane bea?

is debby a hurricane now? or TS?

8:04 am

Yeah, now I'm wondering if it was Robert Plant who picked Origami up

8:04 am

Yes. Tornadoes, lots of rain and wind.

we are right on the edge. no rain yet but heavy clouds and breezes

very comfy on my porch now. lots of birds singing today.

yeah, hopefully origami will show up and tell us who really picked her up.

ooh, found a word!

debby is heading to NE, hopefully hurshy will pay attention at some point

8:07 am

it was the whole Led Zepplin band.. they were nice enough to drive them home to Pleasanton.. quite a ways away from the Oakland Colluseum

I had lunch in Pleasanton once. nice town.

8:08 am

it is a really nice little city

8:08 am

ooh found the 8

my friend lived in a nearby town for a year and I can't remember what it was. will have to look at a map. but another friend and I went to visit her.

8:09 am

probably dublin or sunol

looking at the map I'm thinking dublin. I remember seeing the outlet mall 🤣

8:11 am

we'll hear from Kaplan later today about this grid

yep, already thought that

8:14 am

10 left but getting a bit tougher

8:14 am

(notice I didn't say harder molly)

8:16 am

electric blip 1

eek

still stuck at 9 here

8:17 am

I wouldn't like living where hurricanes come

I was in FL for one in 2004, it was pretty crazy

8:19 am

This happens when it is only rain. There are so any trees that need trimmed.

8:20 am

in your yard?

8:21 am

But you can live where earthquakes come...🙄

8:21 am

No, on others property.

8:21 am

sure.. i don't have to stir my manhattans at cocktail time

8:22 am

Because she still thinks people are unaware that words like da4 are slurs

8:25 am

at this point i would welcome a hurricane

8:25 am

Be careful what you wish for

8:25 am

they are generally not as severe by the time they reach the northeast

8:26 am

Yeah, but you have hurricane rain headed your way this weekend

8:27 am

and i'm just in despair here because everything is going wrong with an important thing i needed done, i've kept being given wrong or misleading information, and it's been extremely frustrating and upsetting

8:27 am

I'm sorry.

8:27 am

so compared to that a hurricane seems practically pleasant

8:28 am

Maybe you will get what you need today.

8:29 am

(bea does a Mick Jagger impersonation) noted

8:29 am

it sounds like i will not. a blood test i was told on tuesday morning would take about 24 hours, now i'm being told the results may take "a couple more days" and basically nothing else can happen until those results come in

8:32 am

that sounds scary hursh... hope it turns out well

8:33 am

it's not MEDICALLY scary, it's just i'm supposed to be starting a sort of internship on monday and now i can't because even though i obviously don't have TB, i can't PROVE i don't have TB, and i'm meant to do a certain number of hours per week, and i don't know how that's going to happen if everything keeps going wrong

8:34 am

Don't they do TB with a skin test?

8:35 am

well there's a skin test but the medical person said i might as well have the blood test one instead since i had to have other blood work done anyway

8:35 am

and apparently they can run like 3 different kinds of blood tests and in this case they seem to have chosen to run the slowest one, after telling me it would be 24 hours

8:36 am

I understand.

8:37 am

murphy's law

best to all east coasters. debbie is going to be pretty bad. have been festing all week and already a soggy mess

and more again tonight, not even storm yet.

9:08 am

How about a clue for that 8 you found? Ty.

9:08 am

Is it a two word word?

9:09 am

ad 8...it's a sin....hello all....

9:10 am

A SIN?? Hmmm. Ok have to think on that one.

9:11 am

Got it. Ty.

9:11 am

yw...

9:13 am

Any clue for the ad seven? Ty.

9:13 am

Nm just found it. Ty.

9:19 am

stalled at 22....taking a break...bye all....

9:26 am

back for a bit. Hi all

9:30 am

A TB test can be read in 48-72 hours. That should get you in the door on Monday if you get the skin test done today.

9:31 am

A TB skin test

9:40 am

q quashed

9:41 am

p pummelled

9:50 am

he 6 please if there is a clue?

9:50 am

alo

9:51 am

oops

10:13 am

namaste

10:18 am

hi bea.

10:18 am

7 left

10:24 am

fireflies. does anyone need any help before I go?

10:55 am

rehi. will I see any new words?

10:57 am

hi everyone. al 5/10 before the word that changes things?

10:57 am

seamstress?

10:57 am

nm - found

10:58 am

nm, you mentioned the seamstress

10:58 am

lol

10:58 am

ty carla

10:58 am

I am multi-tasking again

10:59 am

found my q

10:59 am

now 8 left

10:59 am

I seem to find words only after I ask for a clue!

11:00 am

that's usually how it works. the peri effect.

11:05 am

now the rain is here

11:08 am

done -- a few I thought I had entered and a bunch I just didn't see

11:08 am

well done

11:09 am

ooh, found a word

11:09 am

a much more manageable size today -- too busy with company and trying to watch the olympics for the larger grids.

11:09 am

hagd everyone :)

11:09 am

yeah, watching olympics right now

11:10 am

bye

11:13 am

found another word! 6 left.

11:14 am

well, will have to wait. TTFN.

11:17 am

morning anyone

11:25 am

The Olympics are still on?

11:33 am

They go on FOREVER

11:37 am

I thought they ended when womens gymnastics were over

11:47 am

Looks like closing ceremonies are on Sunday

12:10 pm

rehi. ends with gymnastics??? track & field is still going.

12:10 pm

2-3-1

12:15 pm

ooh, found a word!

12:16 pm

found another word 2-1-1 actively searching for 4's but keep finding 5's

12:21 pm

I wonder if bea's power went out

12:22 pm

1-1-1

12:26 pm

0-1-1

12:27 pm

probably will never figure out which is the 5 and which is the 6. H and C in last col.

12:30 pm

Welcome to WBAB ladies and gentlemen where it's all Carla all day!

12:32 pm

not my fault everyone finished and left

12:32 pm

looks like an he6 was mentioned in the chat, and I do not have.

12:34 pm

Very regular word you probably use it a lot

12:34 pm

oh duh

12:34 pm

My brain will just not see either version of the Italian goodbye.

12:34 pm

I don't ever really have an occasion to but saw it. now for the c5. oh, that's it.

12:35 pm

Really? I'm surprised. It is a very big part of that hipster internet lingo that you often use.

12:36 pm

I usually miss the 4 but saw it today. forget about the 5. but that's not really what it is, it's an alt sp of chinese money

12:36 pm

he6 is hipster internet lingo?

12:36 pm

and why, we ask, does enable not only have chinese money, but chinese money spelled two ways

12:37 pm

Yes, since people seem to need to define themselves sexually these days.

12:38 pm

I'm still a gen x-er, most of us don't need to

12:41 pm

I just found out that "intentional refusal to use someone's correct pronouns is equivalent to harassment and a violation of one's civil rights."

12:42 pm

So I am giving up pronouns and using people's names instead of using a pronoun to refer to them.

12:44 pm

safest option

12:45 pm

hi all

12:45 pm

hey

12:53 pm

I just call everyone dude....lol

12:56 pm

well i mean if you're not doing it INTENTIONALLY... like if you've known someone for years and you are used to saying "she" and it's hard to switch to "they", like it may bother a person but they know it is challenging. it's more the people who think you cannot be trans, that you just have to stick with your gender assigned at birth, and are using the wrong pronouns on principle. i think usually people can tell the difference. esp cause in the former type of case, one corrects oneself and apologizes and stuff

12:57 pm

intent makes a big difference

1:04 pm

I think most people who complain about pronouns don’t actually know anyone who they’d accidentally use the wrong pronouns with. A lot of it is fearmongering, wave trans and gender issues around like a red flag in front of a bull to distract from real problems. It only becomes a problem if you’re misgendering someone on purpose.

1:06 pm

it's the othering thing, like my group v. that group and never the twain shall mix, if it's not color then it's going to be something else.

1:09 pm

yep, in-group and out-group. Though it wasn’t always this polarised

1:11 pm

i mean... severe polarization pops up in various times and places. when i think about like, catholics and protestants killing each other over doctrinal disagreements... like, today that seems so ridiculous, but, it happened

1:12 pm

finally finished the As, hello everyone

1:14 pm

ooh i need one more

1:14 pm

and it's not aioli

1:15 pm

from which a?

1:15 pm

lower

1:15 pm

oooh i just found it

1:15 pm

gtg, ttfn all

1:15 pm

there's a weirder al5/14 that I hadn't seen often

1:22 pm

FW!

1:27 pm

yay mael!

1:37 pm

FW! i think the big grids are more "fun" but it is easier to finish the smaller ones

2:03 pm

yay shirl!

2:03 pm

quater

2:06 pm

thanks, anita

2:25 pm

whew.Saw email saying my Who Gives A Crap order arrived. We have Debby remnants falling from the sky. Box disintegrated as I was bringing it in. Happily, IKEA bag to the rescue ! such excitement for a delivery.

3:24 pm

Congrats, seain

3:27 pm

dc ... how bad is the rain there, i'm in PHL ... it doesn't look like much is happening, or going to, here

3:46 pm

hi all, 7 to go

3:48 pm

mystified by what my last Q can be

3:52 pm

oh it's FRENCH

3:52 pm

keep forgetting that counts

4:01 pm

anyone around?

4:05 pm

ooh i finished!

4:57 pm

Check out the Debby tracking. It's working it's way up the East Coast

6:04 pm

Virginia has been slammed with rain all day. we lost power, but my home was only out 2 hours. stay safe.

6:05 pm

feel a little guilty here in Maine....it was a beautiful day....hope everyone stays safe....

6:08 pm

signing out. but dont feel guilty. i actually like the sound of rain. Indiana tornados....not so much.

6:09 pm

i understand....bye...

6:22 pm

i am done....goodnight all...

10:43 pm

A's assaulted! 5 left (if anybody is here)

10:44 pm

C's Chased! 4 left

10:53 pm

Q's Questioned! 1 left

10:55 pm

I am finished! I have fireworks! la 5/16 was my last word.

10:56 pm

Since nobody is here to witness my fireworks, I am going,

10:57 pm

yay minver!

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