February 19, 2025
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either a feast or a famine
much rather have this size though
ou 7 x2
me too nan
the big one wore me out
Clues are up
nbt, nbs, pt 8
ty rain
You're welcome Nan
I forgot the pt 7
morning babblers
ks killed
fireflies *poof*
hello all
hello aslindy, hello all
As usual, there are some really weird words in this one.
yeah,already not liking it
have looked at 2 tiles
tough grid and kinda boring
yuck....hello all....
FW, had to list for the last three or four very stupid 6s
pen! was just thinking about you because I saw your state.
carla!....first thing I saw, too....
well done, mael
phantom dotage
oh, but I found an 8
yes, not too bad there....
almost potpie (I only see that word when it's not actually here)
same here...
Name that Proper Noun: we are all waiting for him!
godot
Very excellent!!! You win a pair of boots and a picnic basket!
mr. homie & I went and saw that in college on our first date. we both thought it was pretty terrible.
phantom: stoppage...
NTPN - wolfgang puck restaurant (and yes, I had to google what it actually was. just knew the word)
HOET but still 39 left after first pass
no idea...
Spago...Ru should have been here for that one
was waiting for you to jump in with it before I revealed the answer
✅✅✅
Not that I have ever eaten there. I just know of it from the well to do who can afford it.
we have some snow coming down
not supposed to amount to anything
It is supposed to snow south of us, but not here. Good. We have had enough snow. And enough freakishly cold weather too.
upper R, anyone have it?
ru5
monkeyed it out of the blue
And by the way, I second your opinion that Waiting for Godot is an awful play.
same here....am i supposed to know the Y words?
Doubtful
I have ya4
that's what i thought...
also monkeyed that
ty...got it...
And ya6
we read it senior year in high school, and we all kept making fun of it. our teacher kept valiantly trying to make us appreciate it and we just kept mocking it, she never could make us come around.
that's good to know it wasn't just us 🤣
Not many get into existential stuff like that
Isnt gouda a cheese?????why isnt it in this grid?
thought maybe we just weren't old enough then, but now it seems like it really is awful
mkg...it's a proper noun...a city...
mkg, some cheeses are allowed, some aren't. that is the nature of the enable list.
Because Gouda is the name of the city the cheese is named after. Oh boy, can't wait until clues for the 8 are asked for 🙄🙄🙄
i suppose it's like how realtor doesn't count in enable because it's trademarked
but how many other proper nouns are allowed because of something from there. a lot.
Depends on how it has come to be used, or the amount of common usage. Like the word curie, both a name and something the person is named after.
how many points on that ya6?
27
thanks molly
still not doing a lot for me, but thanks
found an ou7!
there are two...
You might as well start randomly typing Carla. It's a plant I have never heard of.
yeah i figured there could be, still monkeying
aHA! second row grey!
found the Y....never heard of it either...
I still need 1 O and that Y
we have had the ya6 before, tho not often
ya6 ends with spanish aunt
ha, just tried it with spanish uncle
are all 4 O's there ou?
no, one is og4
of course, and I had the ag
Any clues for the 7s welcome. Ty.
oh, top two rows gray
pt7
ah see now i don't have top row grey, need an A and an M
just found mu6
oh DEAR, pt7?? yuck
i am down to 24 but stalled...
thanks hokie
hursh...it's a word you know...
well the 8 is pt so I wonder if there is a 7 too
or if phae typo'ed
oh, alt sp
yup...
8-9-8
i only think of pteradactal…..
all i can think at the moment is pterodactyl
no typo
hello muddah hello faddah
Hurshy spelled it right.
that's where I learned the word
Hokie, alan sherman is the clue? Hmmm
the word is in that song, yes
9 of my 23 words are fours...guess that is what i should focus on....
thanks, i had to look up the lyrics - i only ever knew the first verse
mkg....the pt 8 ends with where i live....
I just found a 6, which is always good for me
y'all couldn't just say poison/toxin, eh?
Camp granada….ahhh yes.
lol
Got the seven. But the 8 is also pt? Not seeing that at all.
i have a problem... need to leave for work but my angel is sitting on me and purring
ooh got the 8,
Ty for super clue.
yw...
ooh hokie idk if it's the one you just found but i just remembered and found an ag6
no, I do not have that
I found da6
did someone clue the U word? I missed it.
oops got the u word. Sorry.
it's ud4
it's a four...ud 4...
Ty got it. Now looking for the r word .
found a word I always miss!
it's RU 5...not a word i knew....
ttfn
ty pen.
By hurshy
yw...
Bye
Got the r word. Ty.
bye
well there's a normal word I missed
and a P6
what is the second letter?
pa6/30
not finding hurshy's ag6
ty...
found a pi 6....
have one of those
I still need 2 + 1 P's
a + go4 + vowel
i need four from the second P....
ty dolly...already had that one....
hate rodents...
thanks and hello dolly! never would have tried those letters.
hi Hokie!! :)
oh, my last c was a present tense I missed
4-4-4
D TT GG A P P SSS R
tada!!
any clues needed?
congrats
5 6 6 here....i have my Ds and my first set of Ps....
wouldn't mind a stat for the other bottom R
congrats, dolly...
ri 6/27 it's an English form of a 5 letter word that we use
ty
ty, dolly...didn't have that one....
I have no ideas. just know it's not ripage.
goes from R to R....
ah, thanks
is that PA 6 a word i should know?
I had a similar issue with the O but finally found that one.
yes
hmmm....
hindu or buddhist temple
I was thinking it was japanese but what do I know
oh duh....ty.....
found my D!
cool....
looking for 4s
3-4-3
5 5 4 here....
found my left P
had those...missing a few other Ps...
just monkeyed two of those right Ps...only missing one there now...
1-4-3
still T GG A P SSS
i am missing all those, i think....and four others...
think I will take a break and see if I can see more later. TTFN
me, too...bye....
morning all
hi mool....distracted here watching Cabin Masters....
I'm on a work call :)
hope your Wednesday is going well
ok here....hope yours is,too....
as briefly as I've been awake, yep :)
ah yes...forgot the time difference...
morning, folks. reminded of je (jmcneil) just now - her least favorite word is in the grid
hey welk
anyone heard from her?
hi welki, ru....
i need a break...leaving 10 for later...bye all...
not for quite some time
hi/bye, pen
this is turning out to be a little snarky grid
it is right?
rehi - I feel like jmc was here not too long ago, like maybe around xmas
hey hoke
did all my other puzzles so back now to see my last 8.or not.
hey mooo!
1-4-3 and I remember mael saying she had to look at list for last 3 6's
found my last 4
13-9-12-1-1
GG A P SSS
yeah, a lot more than that :)
wait, I now have 0-4-3 and I don't know what I did
oh, am I having senior moment? I posted at 9:49 that I found it
got 3 things going on at once here
heh
wow.. tough one.. had to look up two weird .. make that two really weird words
yeah, it's a sticky grid
so any guesses for me, ruru?
I know your g's go6/30 and gi6/27
your p is probably pi6/30
you might have to back into the two so 5/6 words :D
or better yet you might be in arrears in finding the so6
I have that P, was surprised when I tried it
definitely don't have those G's, thanks
got the s's, thanks
I knew you'd take a crack at them eventually hookie
your other missing s is se6 plant biology
no, have that one
maybe sp6 the water faucet?
Is it the sp6 that looks downright dirty right under the so6
have the water faucet
all the other s's are easy then
think I will just list
sp5 you have?
yes
there are two sp5
the rest are fours
yeah, it's the last one I don't have
finally, 100 words completed, 13 to go
a little piece of thyme sp5
duh on that one
:D
don't ask me to clue the g'
they're really weird
never seen my missing P before
I'm saving the G's for last
we've had it before
many times...
to quote hurshy ... it's a babble that shows up a lot
the p5?
no definition
you need p5? it's a shortened version of the 6
no, I don't need it now, that was my missing one that I thought you were calling a common babblet
I thought my gomorah clues were cute
no ifs nor butts
exactly mool ;D
that's my anal-ysis of it anyway
it got hookie over the hump though
currently unable to monkey my A but will go back to it
still 13 left here
4-2-5-1-1
finally got it.now just those miserable g's left.
which a tile?
I can't guess from just an A
I have it now
ruru seems to have a lag
Sounds like a personal problem
one g is not stop + most of the beginning of On the bounty book
I looked up the first one. have seen it here before but didn't know what it means.
don't think I've ever read that, but thanks anyway. will look it up.
a person who doesn't believe in allah
I've got to get going as I've dallied here a bit too much today.. have a good day everyone
bye ruru, have a good one
tada
done?
yes
found a word
woot!
found two more, so 10 to go
2-2-4-1-1
Good afternoon, Babblers. :)
Interesting pt 7 and pt8. Was easy to find--for a change. :)
...which usually means the rest will be totally evil. :/
right on all counts
Today would be a good day to curl up under a blanket and sleep all afternoon.
)))))))
right again
6 degrees here right now
sunny though
our snow turned to a mix that looks mostly rain
thanks for the pt clue too crossy
We are getting a goodly pile of snow.
omg, I got a word before moo
A goodly pile? Is that like a goodish pile?
the youngest had his group of besties from HS (I'm sure they don't call each other that) coming for the weekend today. he was worried they might not make it through that, bea.
Goodly is more than goodish.
goodly is a right good amount
When are they leaving, Carla?
I think he said today
staying for the weekend
I think it is only freezing rain in Raleigh.
That would be worse than snow.
yep
I think one is coming from VA north of you, so he might have trouble
Icy down through Wilmington.
Namaste
I think 2 are coming from Wilmington
bye bea
gomuti
gien
sorry.. wrong box
YAY GOD !!!!!!- my number 2 daughter-is in recovery--an aortic valve replacement!!!!
You always get words before me hoke :)
not always with the big ones
Happy news, sammysmom!
hope she has a speedy recovery, smom
but moo, I found these words without getting spoiled
thank you babies........... i used to think that when the kids were grown, i coild stop worrying about them.............. not so,.... just bigger problems.
ow for a break. i can go back to talking to GOD..... THANKING INSTEAD,OF BEGGING!!
Very good hoke, will admit pt words are not ones I ever really look for
nor the couple of ct words that are out there
M A A O SS R left
2-2-3
hello everyone :)
I hope all of you have your vaccinations up to date -- read this morning that all covid vaccines are being banned in the states -- what will be next?
hey nan
ever see the moving idiocracy?
how's the tearing down of inter-provincial trade barriers going?
no more on wine which is good news for us
fun place to start :)
I suspect this'll mean less revenue for each of the provincial governments though
interesting how booze is one of the first places it starts -- american booze was the first thing to come off our liquor store shelves
yeah, that is an interesting way to start it off, but probably one that is easier to some extent
not for the producers though -- they will sell more now that other provinces don't have to charge the extra tax.
well yeah, should see them either make more profit, or see the prices go down, or a bit of both. But the run on effect is that the province will need to cut spending, or raise taxes elsewhere
That's the challenge with taxes...especially specialty/niche ones, as opposed to broad-based ones
they will also collect more tax from the producers' increased profit margin.
well the home provinces of the producers might see a small uptick for sure
I mean it makes sense to remove the barriers, but there'll need to be some rebalancing of books so to speak
and some local producers may find they are no longer competitive too
BC only has a few big commercial wineries - we have mostly estate and farm gate wineries.
protectionism of any kind (including tariffs) just leads to inefficient, less competitive companies
Is BC amongst the bigger wine producers in CA?
I'm thiking there must be a lot of babblets and new words in this one - not getting very far
Canada's inter-provincial barriers are mostly regulatory - not tariffs
so less about taxes and more about extra process Gillie?
had to read that two or three times to realize meant Canada and not California, moo🤣
oh yeah...CA is it's own beast :)
CA - California that is, versus CA - Canada
I was like is he asking if BC is in CAlif?
BC and Ontario are the biggest.
According to very recent headlines (e.g. hours ago), B.C. wineries are "pushing for removal of inter-provincial trade barriers" - it's definitely not happened yet
oh - I thought it had gone through
I know that some of our VQA wines are sold in private liquor stores in AB
Well, apparently Ontario and Quebec are the worst provinces for controlling alcohol
(based on a brief google search, that is)
It's all at the provincial level, so each province would need to make changes
well at least the provincial governments have more incentive to make it happen now.
how is it that we can have brie but not gouda?
Does Canada make gouda? - I think maybe that has more to do with federal controls on cheese from Europe
I was talking about words accepted by enable. But yes - there is a dairy farm in Armstrong, BC that makes a very good gouda
oh - lol - actually there is apparently gouda made in Alberta too
to
6 left - 1 x5, 5 x6
did that backwards: 5 x1, 6 x5
not seeing any of them -- so I'm done
hello again -- any americans here? I have a question after reading the news (big mistake). Do executive orders have to be ratified by one branch of the govrenment or other before they become law?
Don't know. It would seem that you should avoid the US news since it distresses you so much.
I don't think they do though. Hence "executive order".
nan, executive orders don't carry much weight. Congress is the only place where laws can get passed. The shorthand for our Constitution is, Congress makes the laws. The Executive Branch enforces the laws. The Supreme Court interprets the laws. None of that means the current president is paying attention to the Constitution.
They carry the weight of the president. And of course if they aren't legal, will be overturned or stopped however that happens.
Maybe "carries out the law" instead of "enforces" would be better said.
pt8? oh for goodness sake!
this particular "president" doesn't carry much weight.
So are you saying that all these executive orders that Trump is signing that would effectively dismantle the government and make himself dictator are worth the paper they are written on?
For the moment, yes. So far the courts have stepped in and put a 'pause' on most of his orders while they way the legality.
oops! WEIGH, not way. But adding some humor: Actually Trump weighs a LOT - lololol!
Ha! I didn't even notice ch1212. He's getting the job done, so far. We'll see how things work out.
might be that it eventually depends on how much money his sidekick Elonia is willing to throw at whomever it takes to get behind them, I would guess. Or threaten. Whichever it takes.
ok - that makes me feel a little better. And Champ it would be very irresponsible for Canadians not to pay attention the the US news. What happens in the states ultimately affects us. You have a president who has declared is intention to apply enough economic pressure to try and force us to join the USA and is aligning your country with Russia -- to me this is very concerning.
getting what job done? destroying America? yeah, doing a fine job of that.
He doesn't give a crap if you join us or not. He wants a level playing field and is using tariffs as a negotiating tool. I don't see that he's destroying the country. My opinion, and I won't debate it further. This group generally is against his policies and has been completely intolerant of any other view.
For good reason Champ.
because any other view means you're backing a criminal lying cheating traitor. Simple as that.
Do you even hear yourself? I'm not trying to change your opinion at all. You're welcome to it.
i could use a clue for the 8 though. anyone?
Do you hear YOURself? You're certainly not listening, that's obvious.
Why would I listen? I'm not changing your mind and you're not changing mine. We can have different opinions. No big dea?
deal
Later, folks, I've had enough. *eyeroll*
Champ, I appreciate much of what he is trying to do, but hate the fact he is violating our Constitution to do it. Article I, Article III, 14th Amendment, etc. Just not okay. And it's a good thing to have different opinions -- If you've read the Jefferson papers or the similar accounts of the Constitutional Congress, there was A LOT of disputes, arguing, etc before they compromised on the final document.
Back to that 8 ... does anyone have stats for that please?
champ, it's a kind of poison (pt 7 and 8)
what does it start with, hokie?
the P is silent! I learned the word in Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah.
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL, I just said it. PT7 and PT8
And that dates us both, doesn't it!!!
Here I am at Camp Grenada!
Ha, thanks, Champ. and that song way predates us.
Got it!
Well yeah, but it was still around enough for us to be aware. My kids wouldn't know it.
I read your 'pt' as 'past tense' - lolol!
true dat
ohh, sorry
no, totally my bad. I'm laughing at myself. My brain works in peculiar ways.
On that note...weird happenings around here. ON Valentine's day, 2 young guys held up a runner at knifepoint while he was on a run. Of course it iwas in all the neighborhood social media. Fast forward to today...they got one of the kids. An acquaintance of mine's SON! and his sidekick who was a minor. Kids from the 'burbs. IDIOTS committing felonies!
wow
When I first heard about it, I thought ," runners don't carry anything!". But this guy actually had his phone, which they didnt' take, so he got a pic of them and shared it all over.
Still have 26 left...how 'bout you carla?
Back to an earlier discussion about Canadian wine... My husband and I travelled to BC to "pitch" a batch of wine we purchased. According to Canadian law, we had to personally dump a small packet of (something I can't remember), then come back in 3 months to pick up our 30 bottles of wine. Sounded like fun! Except when we went back to pick up our bottles, we found out that U.S. Customs would require us to be a licensed wine dealer to bring more than 2 bottles back! A friend of ours in BC was the grateful recipient of 30 bottles of wine. He said it was pretty decent stuff. LOLOLOLOL! Lesson learned.
That's annoying, but lucky for your friend!
Champ, you do indeed have a right to your opinion. Whether others agree with it or not.
Yes, and we took the attitude of Hey, we had a fun time in BC.
I've always thought so Molly. But I'd rather not do that here, because I think of it as my happy place. Not a place of debate.
I agree, Champ, and apologize if my comments added to the debate. Reddit has lots of threads for people to discuss/debate politics. In our Babble community, I like to think we practice respectful acceptance of those we disagree with. Kind of like, when you enter this room, leave the politics, snideness, rudeness, etc outside.
Much appreciated ch1212! I deal with people all the time, and never bring up politics. It's not my concern where they fall politically. I'm a salesperson, so try really hard to keep my views separate from my transactions. People are people.
I'll bbl to finish -- maybe, my brain is sludge today. :)
We'll see how far I get. Have a good one!
When is it just politics and when is it a crisis for humanity? I ponder.
Not gonna work, Kap. I'm done.
champ, rehi - saw your question - I am finished.
That is a good way to approach things Champ. I am sure it is hard not to speak up since this place seems have become very political lately.
Congrats! Stil at 22.
I just got here so I don't know what's been going on.
I sit on my hands. It's worked up to today.
I will allow that speaking out on Babble is not the best forum for protest. No one knows we're here. Is there an actual rule about political or religious discussions?
No rules...it's the wild wild west! :)
BBL (maybe) for my last 21. Good luck everyone!
I think there was a mutual agreement among most players to table the political stuff a while back. But most of those players are long gone.
Oh, I see- you are coming from a different place from a good chunk of us. People are feeling things intensely. I am generally not interested in billionaires. My father used to say to me- he was a small businessman--that those who really succeed in business and get rich had to cheat somewhere along the way. I know my father was an honest man. The only expense he ever put on the business account was season tickets to the NY Metropolitan Opera.
For that I think he can be forgiven.
There are other and better forums for the lengthy discussions that go on here about how Canada is getting screwed by Trump.
second col grey!
tenuous phantom: pageant
pagee
excuse me
There are things going on that are so out of the norm and if this is as friendly and happy a community, people should talk about what they feel moved to talk about. These are extraordinary times.
If this was Munich in the 1930s and there was such a thing as an internet I would be moved to talk about it, and further moved to start packing my bags.
Speaking of which, I am going with a group of arts related people to CUBA next week.
I get to see Old Havana, artists' studios, and if I can stay up late, hear Afro-Cuban bands. But as a vegetarian with gastric issues I'm going to have a hell of a time. I'm packing snacks.
Hi hursh
There's a beach day. I have drawing materials. We are making large donations to the schools- this is an expensive trip but one of those Why The Hell Not voyages.
There are about 10 of us- it's curated but I reserve the right to opt out. I have people I like in the group so I can spend time with a couple of friends who are going.
neat
Kaplan, that sounds wonderful!
How long will you be there? I read somewhere recently that Cuba is suffering some pretty bad poverty and living conditions.
7 left, all 6's Y D GG A P R
evening all!
got the Y, A , P
and the D
I would never have gotten those G's without help - thanks lickety and all cluers
hi all
clue for the ya6,27 please
Any clues pls for to 5
Joining a discussion quite late, but this place is not nearly as friendly and happy when people spend a lot of time and energy and space talking about political issues. I used to love joining in chat about people's families, jobs, activities, silly stuff. It was a great place for me to meet friends and to decompress. Now, I just join the chat to scour for clues, and try not to read any discussions. I miss all the laughter from the old days though. But glad to have made the friends along the way.
me too
scatterbrain, did you try the latin plural of the latin robe?
I was going to come in before, but it felt like walking into someone else's fart bubble.
heh, yeah
to5 ends in a vowel
I don't mean to downplay anyone's anxiety or stress. It's real, and I respect it. I just miss the laughter.
its here now nrkii
last night I captured a bobcat on my video. I live in central FL
on that camera: gator, turtles, bear, raccoons, opossum, cats, bobcat, many birds. its like they are looking at me as if i'm in the zoo.
whoa... most I've seen is a coyote in my mom's neighborhood in MA. Here in NJ, a fox made my dog go ballistic.
ya6?
ya6 ends in spanish aunt
ty nrkii
ag6?
trying to find that right now
it's got a nasty, painful disease in the middle
that sounds like fun
is the disease in the list also?
yes
ok im getting it
hello
hi temple
hiya owl
nope, lost again.
hiya
will this cold ever end? not of hearty yankee stock :)
I'm afraid to wish it away because I hate heat more
Down to just the PT words
oh dumb, I tried those without the P
done!
I have to run... good luck folks!
bye
bye temple
bye nrkii
ag6?
see clues 7:19
does the painful thing start with ti?
no g
think toe
Thank you
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