February 17, 2025
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ae 8 and 9
es 7 and 8
hi everyone :)
fo 8
hi Nan
nbt, nbs
nbt, nbs -- had a mental block on that top o for a while.
time to say good night :)
I know a bit late but lw 4/5
morning babbler
babblers even
fireflies and poofing
Too many E's
most games you'd kill for an e!!
Good morning, Babblers. :)
howdy crossy, other folks
Hi kids.
Howdy scrabby, hokie carla. :)
jees
tajes
Free clues. YW.
Ty for ta5, scrabby. I have always said that you give the best clues. :)
I provide non-cryptic clues. None of this clever business.
Good, because cryptic I am not. Mrs has always said that I have the deft of a nine pound sledgehammer.
Haha. Some clues are clever but easy to understand. Others are understood by the cluer only.
CROSSY I tried to get you on fb to be your friend but was not successful. what is the name I am to use to find you?
hey scrabs and nancy
Paul alan Will find me on FB.
Hi Nancy.
Hi Bunny Lady
:)
Crossy when I put in Paul alan more than one pops up. Who is the one that is you.
the one with bacon
Haha.
I think the icon I am using shows two steamships.
Mmmm, bacon...
Bacon is the only reason I am not vegetarian. :)
I passed halfway so I am done for now. Enjoy the day.
Tc, scrabby.
This thing is stuffed with Babblets. Just found an aj4
To all babblers: Sorry about the politics the other day, it is a hot topic for Canadians at the moment. If some world leader came up to the United States and said "I am going to wreck you with tarrifs, and once you are softened up, I am going to take over your country" you would get a bit passionate as well. That is all I am going to say about politics today. :)
politics are ok to talk about as long as you don't bash someone who has another opinion... KnightTime was virtually assaulted by a couple players.
Complete agreement with you crossy
it is a hot button issue our "resident president" so it is easy to see people get really reactive
Knight decided to voice his different opinion and was immediately told to "go away". That is not how grown ups discuss controversial issues.
Trump does not bring out the best in people.
he was called a troll too.. that's a little over the top
Heat of the moment stuff. Knight, if you see this, I apologise for my part in it. We can disagree, but with respect.
Hi all. Its human nature to have different views on things and so many people think its their way or the highway. Its so wrong.
not to say he doesn't like ruffling feathers.. he got into with HelenKeller on the other site
I love a good debate, as long as it remains civil.
I love to hear different views on things. Its good to have civil debates.
The "other site"?
iron suduku or something like that
Besides, we know Trump does not really want to assimilate Canada. Imagine a 51st state with universal healthcare and dental voverage! Plus all those blue votes!
Coverage
I can't keep up with all the games y'all play 😊
:)
I used to play iron sudoku when dr god first made it
i play this and serpentine that's it for me
I am not a numbers person. I can write prose to make a person weep, but sudoku? It may as well be sanskrit.
Every time I see or hear the word serpentine, I think of the film The In=Laws (the original)
Write prose to make a person weep 🤣😂🤣
See,Molly is crying already. :)
I do all 3 sudokus on the NYT, usually every day. I try to finish the easy in under 2 min.
Good, Hokie, you do my maths for me, and I will write your essays.
crossy finally found the two ships. so how do i send a friend request. i checked the following button but dont see a request button like there used to be
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I am not sure, Nancy. I do not know the inner workings of FB very well.
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Maybe I should try and friend you, instead. Ehat name do you use?
I just did a search for someone and the people that came up, some had add a friend and some had view profile. My guess is it relates to their security settings.
Same. I just searched someone I know isn't a friend, and by their name was the button to Add Friend.
I'm so glad I dropped Facebook.. it's very freeing
Nancy Wallington and next to my name is the add ad friend button. My pic says VOTE
I only use it for the sewing groups
I wish I could drop it, but it is like a bad habit.
and I only use it for family since mine are scattered all over the country
I dropped it several years ago and it was freeing indeed. Only added it back for the sewing groups and therefore have no friends nor any bs.
it was such a violation of my personal information. I DM'd a person about a trip I was making and then on My microsoft feed was tons of ads about hotels and such where i was going.. it totally creeped me out
yeah, that ad BS still happens
I get ads for things mr. homie has googled on his computer.
I got rid of google chrome for the same reason
regular google doesn't do that
I recently deleted the app from my phone (again) when I realized I was getting ads for things that had only been talked about, never googled.
wow hookie.. that's over the top
yep
correction my pic does not say vote. has a bunch of hearts and clouds
I can see you, but I am having issues as well.
oh, I don't know if my iphone and ipad did an update last night or what but both of them were signed out of this website. I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to get on here this morning.
iphone just did an update
here = my laptop
but you all were not so lucky, I was able to get on
it's the cookies
it tossed my cookies!
Mmmm, cooookiessss...
but yeah, why did it clear my cookies unless my phone and ipad did an update.
Mental note: Sneak in and update Carla's phone again tonight.
well I still haven't signed in on it
I thought mr homie tosses your cookies?
eww
:D
He does what to her cookies?
toss your cookies is another way of saying vomit
that's not what I meant hookie
hookies and cookies
that's why I said eww
:D LOL
I get the impression that Mr Hokie has had nothing to do with Carla's cookies for a while
wow
if I were in a relationship I'd be tossing more cookies than Mrs. Fields
are you famous amos?
he just died recently
so no
really? I didn't realize he was still alive before then
Cookies? Sounds like what I need for breakfast.
phantom herstory
But we don't have any.
bea!
Ha! I looked too
Phantom: atheist
Crumble is the new rage in cookies
Sorry, Crumbl
we have brownies. I thought about having one for breakfast but then decided I'd rather have it for dessert later.
And they aren't that good, IMO And who can afford them?
I have heard they are not good
We have a new place called Kimmy YumYum Kookies. They're awesome.
I think they are pretty good. My son got some as a birthday gift. Expensive, yes.
We are buying Vortman cookies now because they are made here.
are they in a tin? that brand seems familiar
no cookies for me sadly
C is for Cookie, that's good enough for me
Vortman makes the best sugar wafers.
If you are lucky enough to have a Cinaholic near you, their cinnamon rolls are amazing.
I like their ginger cookies.
lol, the K makes me pronounce it differently, champ
oh, the wafers. that's right, bea.
Ru, are you dieting?
I like their strawberry wafers.
no cookies for me either, ruru. nor cinnamon rolls, nor doughnuts.
oh yeah bea
nor sugar wafers, though glutino makes some. they were okay.
He is like a 1960's woman on Slim Fast
I got a little tubby this summer. when I went to the beach in Scotland a bunch of marine biologists were putting wet towels on me
Is that a sarcastic, "oh yeah"?
I have had bigger things try to take me out of the gene pool, so I no longer eorry about my diet. I just eat what I like.
my mom had these chocolate diet things in the 80s. can't rem. what those were called.
phantom: resist
Snackwells?L
?
Worry*
I lookd to see if my abs were developing yet and a cheeto fell out.
I want to drop about 25 more pounds bea and it's really f-ing hard to do
replying to me, luv? no, these were little cubes.
lol @ bea
sounds like you hit your plateau Ru
yes I was. I wasn't familiar with those but I remember the Snackwells
yeah phaeton.. my body likes to be stuck at a certain weight.. I get under it and it bounces right back to that level
Carla, Ayds?
lol, just googled "little chocolate diet cubes from the 80s" and it came up! and I remember now, this was definitely them - called Ayds. guess that didn't last long.
Hokie, I think they were called "Ayds."
yeah the name and timing was very unfortunate
Snap
commercials "i lost 30 pounds with Ayds!"
yep
Many of us rememer when you could get "dexues" over the counter.
Aids is still rampant in Africa
Dexies
Ru, I am the same with weight. Can not get it off. If I gain more my A1C is going to increase.
ru...facing the same problem...only thing that seems to work is starvationðŸ˜
just one RY word? any RH?
no RH
do you think people are actually playing this game, hurshy?
No, but there us an LW
Is
No rh. BBL for last 8
well, i am playing
I'm a little stuck on the first E.
I've stopped sugar, carbs, cut waaaay back on wine and eating healthily and walking a mile and a half every day ..still the same result
People swear by alternative fasting to get past weight loss block
intermittent fasting
Whatever
which I think is a misnomer
thankfully I'm a pretty good cook.. I made a really tasty dinner the other night, it was just a bit too salty from the soy sauce so I'll revise the recipe
Same, ru. I've also add a lot more fiber.
Did you use the low sodium soy sauce?
Bourbon glazed chicken breasts.. was really yummy
yep...except the sugar thing. But I am on metformin. If I stop taking it my weight soars no matter what I do
no molly that was the problem.. all I had was regular Tamari sauce
i saw a video yesterday about how if you take your onion skins and you dry them further in the oven on low and then grind 'em into a powder you get delicious onion powder with lots of antioxidants
FW
congrat
Yaa for phae!
oh that's interesting hursh
That sounds way too labor intensive Hurshy
I saw that clip as well. It works very well.
It would take a lot of onion skins.
well i've done it before with bread to make my own breadcrumbs
I just used a mortar and pestle to grind them down afterwards.
There are easier ways to get antioxidants
do you rub sticks together to get fire too crossy?
i have various electric devices that grind stuff up
I was thinking the same thing Ru
But it takes s lot of skin. I only do it with the large zvalencia onion skins.
i figure one could save up a bunch in a tupperware over time and then do it
Lol, ru. We used to grow our own herbs, and just found the mortar easier when it came to cleaning up. Hate tearing down a food oricessor all the time.
Processors
I love our pestle
I use a coffee grinder for tougher herbs, or if I'm mixing the herbs with salt
still a pain to clean it though, I'm with crossy
and no added preservatives
I am like that. Walk around with a computer in my pocket but still use post it notes.
Added preservatives to what?
oh, 4th row gray
the onion powder
this was a nice grid .. a couple new interesting words
Things are going to get very expensive--on bith dides if the border, so I love the old ways of zero waste such as this.
Both sides*
no fake flavors when you process your own natural ingredients
i agree.. i cook from scratch every day joansie
If you e mail me, ruru, I will give you my recepie for homemade Jamacian pulled pork. :)
well, I gotta do some things. still 43 left for later. no HOET thanks to the bottom S and upper E.
14-5-10-6-6-2 eek
Tc, hokie.
name that proper noun! artist Andrew
wyeth
ding ding ding!!!
I just realized it has been almost ten years since Mimicat left us. :(
:(
I miss her sharp mind and warm heart.
I wish I knew if Zoozoom was ok
Now there us a name that I have not seen in a while.
Is
he dropped out of the game a while ago after a suicide attempt
:(
that is one of the painful things about meeting people online, sometimes you know someone's not doing well but then they disappear and you don't have any other way to contact them
Another one that has dropped off the grid is MRP
MLB?....hello all....
MrPresident I think was her handle
ah...well MLB also disappeared...
MLB?
Been a while. She us an aussie, I think
you mean MLF?
i see what hokie means about that upper E
MLF disappeared a while ago too.. very suspicious
hmmm....perhaps....i associated her with baseball....hence Major League Baseball...but i could be wrong....
Might be, ruru. Mixing up some of the old names, I think.
Many people disapearred in the covid pandemic.
ah...it was MLFan....
so many nice people have passed from us.. rubyfoo, anniebrook, volleymomdee, uneaxisoise, zooz,
Wasn't MRP the one who took money from babblers?
not to change the subject but i saw a funny line on youtube yesterday: "it's not a cabinet, it's a junk drawer"
I was I retail all through that first year of covid. Believe me, I wanted to dissapear some days.
My Ruby Tuesday, my exotic french gf. :)
wait what happened to une? i didn't know she was gone
and then there are several I don't miss: BR, Neil, JC, Mehnameishannah, and others
She just passed away hursh
That's the truth, hurshy.
Nancyboy...
well he never existed crossy
There was a mess.
No, guess he did not.
:(
y'all, trying to turn on my tv so I can watch while I clean up my sewing room and I can't find the remote. 😅
don't forget MikeyinBerlin, ugh
I missed Jillibus a lot
yeah, hurshy...welki posted une's obit but I don't know if I can find it
miss that is
\
another very windy day here
sorry, was trying to clean my keyboard with compressed air
I need to get ready for the opthamologist. Always a sh** show, that place.
hursh... don't forget Andrew in Drag
We have more snow squall coming in today. :(
today's a holiday bea
bank holiday only really
18, sunny and quite windy here.....have to go clean off my car....had snow, sleet, and freezing rain and then snow again....
May be a holiday, but still have an appt.
Minus 20C with the windchill here atm
feels like 11 below here with the wind...
Mom has one tomorrow and two on Thursday. The only place we go is doctors.
glad i'm in az - home is -33C right now. 'morning, everyone
Howdy, welki. :)
37F, feels like 30 here with the wind
definitely felt 20s when I took winston out this morning
I had to dig out s spot for our pups to do their business--esoecialynour girl. She tried to squat to pee and ended up with just her head sticking up out of the snow.
Especially our*
i saw a cartoon of a dog standing in a doorway looking out at the snow and there's a cat next to him and he says something like "so tell me about this litterbox thing"
Lol
stalled at 42....taking a break....bye all...
hokie? which fourth row T would i miss?
(or anyone - i just knew hokie greyed that row)
aHA - hokie - es7&8, alt sp ae8&9 !!!
ooh and got the other 9!
thanks, got all 4
te6/18 maybe
or te7/28
have two of those
have the 7 also
ta5?
and of course have the four that they are all based on
aha, i do not have ta5
thanks
now one more corner T will also grey the bottom row for me
np
I need one there too, but 3 S's
2 s's
the S words are mostly based on a 4 babblet that is the beginning of other words about earthquake activity
four with those first four letters, and the fifth is another babblet, se6/18
ok, now just need 1 from the babblet
got it
just finished the 7s but still need two 8s, yikes
still can't find that T
me neither
i've got three to4 and a 5 from there
yeah, I have a 4/5 and then 2 4s
hi all. any clues for 8s and 9s welcome. ty.
ae 8/9, es 8, fo8/9, or8
ty! if you have any specific clues to one of them i would appreciate getting them.
i found a fo 7 but no 8s or 9. moving on.
It extends to an 8 and the same root word is in the 9
is it a number that you are speaking of with the fo?
no
so wrong fo 6 i guess.
oops fo 7 i mean. i have one fo 7 so far and it is a number
I'm talking about fo 7/40
there must be two fo 7/40s because the number i have is that.
well any clues welcome. ty.
Yes. just saw that.
some engineers were able to fo7 the challenger disaster, and urged that the launch be postponed, but those in charge would not listen.
ty hursh
Not to mention all the people who could see that awful Titan submersible explosion
um.. implosion
Pardon me, pedant.
Not to mention all the people who could see that awful Titan submersible accident
:D that's better
<---been called worse than a pedant before
well I better run before I ruffle feathers :D I have to go shopping for something to eat tonight.. have fun everyonoe
rehi, thanks for all those F's. well, I still need to find the 9, but now I know it's there.
wondering if hurshy ever found our bottom T
good moring/afternoon everyone :)
hey nan
too many vowels to negotiate in this one -- do you agree?
yeah, it's a lot
missing the an a, s and t from the bottom - can't see anything right now
there is an aj babblet
ty - that is one down :)
the s is a set of 4 that start with spanish 6 (but are really earthquake related I suppose) and then an se6 babblet that means covered in bristles.
yes - have those 4
mmmm - bristles
ok, then you need the se6/18 adj
and it describes se4 babblet that comes from upper S
and that is an anagram of what you sit on
I have the 4's, but can't see the 6
ends like if you are in a coma you are coma****
whew - ty carla - would never have found that without your help
we have it pretty regularly but I certainly didn't see it without hurshy giving me the stats
and now we know it means covered in bristles in case we ever need that word
do you know what the last corner t is? -- Thinking it has to be another to
no, have been looking for that all morning. TO seems probable to me too
te8 it is
Back to try to finish.
hmm, thanks
going to list now
phone call so I guess I'll keep looking for 4s
I'm assuming that fo 9 is a sailing term - not part of the 7-8 combo
I saw that it started the same, so I assume the last 5 letters are something else
What you put on your bed, nan
I got it bea -- I was just throwing out a random clue for the others
comforter? quilt?
Ah.
oh, the 2nd half
thx, bea
think sailing carla
Yeah, you younger gens probably don't use them on your beds.
what? even my kids use sh5s.
I know nothing about sailing so that makes no sense to me
Do they use the top one?
I think so. they were brought up to.
mr. homie's sister didn't though once when we were there years ago. I had never heard of that. ewww.
Now that there are duvets, they use that instead of the top.
I have a couple of duvets, but I still use a flat sh5 on top
I mean, under the duvet but on top of the fitted sh5
me too, carla
And yes, I have to have a cotton one on top.
he 6/24 please?
or the or 8?
don't have either and can't seem to find
The or 8 is plural of or5.12
with an extra letter?
thanks, bea
yes
he6/24 - sounds like a male & female put together, but not spelled correctly
ty bea
yw
thanks, april. thought I tried that but I think I tried a different vowel at the end.
looks japanese
You're welcome :)
Native American
ty april and carla
interesting
still not seeing that te 8 -- it's not a place to buy golf pegs
Which T is it from?
bottom T
I think it's Spanish
¿que?
The he6? Could be as it is Navaho, I think.
The te8
That makes sense as well.
Google says he6 comes from the Keresan language spoken by the Kewa Pueblo people. I am learning a lot today.
I think Imma need some help
The te8 has the moral error stuck in the middle ish
looked it up, but thanks. mexican grass.
Imma? You all and your internet speak slay me. Imma is right up there with mk.
k
well this is, in fact, the internet
We were talking of MLF this morning. I just found two of the words she always asked clued.
8's grey
was se6 one?
no.
There are 3 se6
Hey everybody. I was interested to read the earlier discussion about weight loss. I was diagnosed with diabetes in August. Had Ozempic prescribed for me. I began the ozempic program in late September & to date have lost 42 lbs. I’ve always been a yo-yo weight loser & gainer so I’m not throwing out my ‘fat’ clothes just yet, but I am enjoying wearing my new ‘skinny’ wardrobe.
So you find it to be successful?
I'm waiting for the diabetic diagnosis. They've been telling me I'm prediabetic for ages. I'm not obese, but am getting shorter. This whole aging thing sucks.I would love to have a medication that would help me drop 5 or 10 pounds.
I've wondered about what happens when you quit taking it?
me too
I was prediabetic a few years ago. Took metformin and lost the weight. My A1C has been good since then.
I have gained about 25+ since turning 50. would love to lose that but my drs don't seem worried. I guess if my blood sugar gets high they will be. my brother is diabetic and couldn't take it because it made him sick.
I have found that I have ZERO appetite since I started on Ozempic. Presumably, if I stop taking it, my appetite will return & I’ll start eating like a savage again & the weight will pile back on. But - as long as it is being prescribed for me, I’ll keep injecting myself once a week.
I'm always concerned about the long term effects.
CARLA not getting the mexican grass word. got another clue?
No more than the Covid vaccines, Bea. We are the guinea pigs & we place our trust in the pharma companies. I suscribed to the Covid vaccines and I have subscribed to Ozempic. I didn’t die of covid & I fit into a size twelve jeans now. That’ll do me for the time being. 😊
anyone have a clue for that te 8
I'm glad for you, Soodle. I've just had a big issue with a medication that big pharma has said everyone needs to take. I know how hard weight loss is for women our age.
Thanks Bea. 😊
Namaste
GOT THE TE WITH HELP FROM MY MONKEYS
hi all
I read back on the chat. I too am on a GLP-1 and have lost 35lbs
Does it concern you to use an appetite suppressant to treat diabetes? Have you experienced any side effects?
i cured my type 2 by eating salads and proteins and going easy on the carbs.
i have fo 8 but not seeing the 9 at all. help welcome.
same first four letters + what you put on your bed....
ty. blaniket i assume......hmmmm
oooh just got ii
super clue pen. ty
yw...
still missing the e word for the third column fourth row e. clues welcome. also the o fourth column and fourth row . help welcome. ty
🙄
eo 5....we have it often here....
got it pen.. ty.
yw...
how about the o word? anyone have it out there? for the o in fourth row? ty
os 4...
and os 5...
not related...
got an os 5 so all set. ty.
yw...
i am done....heading out...goodnight all....
rehi - back for last 10
2-2-3-2-1. cannot find those two 4s.
hi again
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