September 30, 2025
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ru7/8 and happy flip!
pr8
po8
hi freep
wonder why the pr 7 can't be extended to an 8?
hi, nan
And yeah, I dunno.
pu 8
ru 8 x2
ntpn: beauty supply store
ei8
cu7/8
(no idea what the 8 means/how it's used, btw)
me neither
Clues are up
thanks, lickety
don't see any ei's never mind an 8
you'll know it when you see it but you won't think it'll be accepted
you're right!
somedays I am!
icon
sigh. sorry.
ok - had it
nbt, nbs
I am not enjoying the J
ja8, tho
not one I'm likely to find now - crashing. Good night :)
night, nan
found it
ra8
also not a word I would know how to use, I don't think
no - me neither -- really off to bed if I can get out of here before you call another 8!
I will stall then. Just for you. I have allllll the others. Uh huh. Sure do. Uh huh. But I'll wait so you can sleep. :-)
lol - bye
morning, babblers
hey, sprite. How's ya?
hiya freep! Not too bad. Loving the new home. Still living in a mess of boxes and stuff though.
Boxes are our friends!
I'm glad you're loving the new place, though. That's better than friendly boxes
oh yes. It is a modern appartment so it has no cupboards. We are starting in one corner building up our stuff, then we can unpack that part, then move on to another corner with new cupboards, etc. It will take some time, but it will be so lovely.
But... does that mean no place to store the boxes after they're empty??? Is this allowed??????
roflololollll we will trash the boxes after use, I promise!
OK. Except, of course, that perfect one that's a strange size and just right for... something. That one can be saved. Right? (Asking for a friend. Not me. No. I don't save boxes. No. not me.)
hahahahaha omg yes. You must have been looking inside my mind. That is how it goes. But I have learned to let go of stuff more easily over the last few years. Even boxes.
You are strong.
It is also satisfying to make progress and see them go away, though, so I wish that for you
just practiced, grin. We moved from a family home to a caravan. Great learning experience.
letting go of stuff is liberating. As Louise Hay says: cleaning out the cupboards of your mind. It really works.
Getting rid of stuff by renting a storage unit.... Now your'e talking :-)
hahahahaha yeah we tried that too. We ended up throwing away about 80% of what went into the storage though. Now, we only have what is standing inside our house. No more external cupboards, closets and units.
It is amazing, sometimes, to run into a box of stuff I know I intentionally saved and at this newer point in my life wondering why I couldn't part with it before.
isn't it? So weird. The things we are attached to and the reasons why... sometimes inexplicable.
Yeah. Although, last year, I actually used three cables from the 'box of saved but mostly mysterious cables' and that did not help my desire to purge.....
true, that. I threw away all my old agenda's from school and after. Just two days later I needed to look up some data... which were, by then, irretrievably gone to the tip. But we managed without, so I guess it is okay.
yeah.
and how are you doing, freep?
Fine enough, thanks. A mostly normal to dull stretch, in the best of ways!
exciting is overrated! Normal to dull sounds about perfet
perfect even
It's both
and it's just my speed (as long as there's coffee)
coffee is good. My beloved is making me some right now.
ahh. for me it's bedtime! Definitely not coffee time
sleep well, freep!
I shall. And I shall leave before you jump on the J's. J is playing the role of K in today's grid.....
I have 6/8 so far and am pretty sure there are no more to be found. That 8 is a mistake, for sure
and I am awake!! * hugs * sprite. how is my dearest friend today?
hello my darling. Rising from the fog?
I am okay. Still trouble sleeping but otherwise fine
finally...yes!! slept well last night. woke just the once, read for a bit, then slept through until nearly 7am.
very good.
it's going to take a while for you to settle into your routine again. how's the unpacking going?
we are still working on getting the desks and bookcases up. Today we will do the staining, if all goes well, that should mean tomorrow or the day after we can start unpacking the desk boxes. With all the zentangle stuff too
Hey sprite, keep some boxes. If they're the big ones you make into a box and tie up with packing tape, they can be made flat again and stored behind those cupboards you're going to get. Just a couple or so - may be useful.
hiya dofith :) Love the advice
rose, sent you a pic of the desk area so far
ooohhhh
oh my! it's looking soooo good.
:D it will be such a marvelous place to sit and work
so much lovely room, and that lovely light pouring in the window.
yes! And that is on my side. As you can see, I am a little bit shorter than Rob, lolol.
oh honey. it's a life changer!!
tomorrow is the second of my dental appointments. I am hoping to persuade her to do all the extractions well before christmas. i don't want to face christmas dinner and be unable to eat it...lol
aw sweetie
I was off to sing for peace, back now
sorry potty break too
love it... singing for peace i mean. eh! potty break also good .
I can do both at the same time *smug*
Our christmas tree festival this year is about peace. Anyone got any good puns? Ive thought of pees on earth
peas not pees!!
lol
you need ru for this, he is the king of puns
found the genius
fireflies and poofing, with hugs
WTG SPRITE !!!
ah, there she is, thought I'd lost you
bye sweetie :)
* hugs * my darling. just waiting for your fireworks..
does ruru get a tiara today for punnist?
okay, I was woken up way too early by winston, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is a tough grid.
Not bad yet.
hey scrabs. I'm having to move on from each tile with nowhere near half.
I am seeing more connections as I proceed.
guess I should get some coffee
Big bonus
definitely making up words I've never seen or not often
That's always fun.
pecs
punch
Free clues!
well, I didn't have the 4, thx.
okay, have now grayed the upper L and F
Great progress.
pretty slow at this rate. LOL
Me too.
have only found one gerund and it is a bit dumb
I have 3.
hmm, okay.
They rhyme.
then I must have a 4th one because I don't see any rhyming with that
oh, just found 2 of those, thx
should have gotten both
and there's the 3rd
the dumb one is NO
phantom announcing
I have never seen no7 in my life.
is is a non word?
hello all
Hi peri. It is not a non- word.
no7/36
ok then I will never find it. tough grid
Change no5/10 to a gerund. New word for me.
ty new word for me to
I have several 7 letter p words but no 8s
25 C words and 8 J words!
I haven't found a J word yet.
hey peri
hey carla
I have one J word, ja4/11
have 4. and I made them all up.
TY, peri. I have been creative, hokie
ja6 is like when babies are yellow but take out some letters in the middle.
TY, carla
jaunce
yep :D
opps
That's what I got
ja and not down is the one I have
the other set I made up is ju4/11 and 5/24
ty carla
and just found a ju5 which is apparently a bird. rhymes with bu5 dice game that women play.
ty
Thanks, carla, I am caught up now.
we should have 6/8 ?
One j ends like Our Lady of Guadal---
that's the ju4/5 set I mentioned? or a longer one ending that way?
No, I didn't know it was mentioned
Do you have the 6/8 combination?
no, I have a 6/7
I just found it. the word I put in chat and gerund
JA or JU?
ja
ah, thanks.
now just one J left
phantom incise
Yes, I tried that.
The only one that hasn't been mentioned is a j4 that sounds like a courtroom panel
ah, thanks
I can picture the judge in my cousin vinny saying that
I think I have managed HOET now
I passed halfway and need to get on with my day. Enjoy the day.
have a good one
I have completely forgotten what HOET means.....
half on every tile
that's a good goal
yep
I don't do it with the word stats though. those are harder to me.
I usually try to hit "no zeroes" in TILEs and WORDs. And 1/2 of TOTAL WORDS before I go to Lickety's list
I try to get under 30 before hitting Lickety's list just because it's annoying to me/too much work for more than that.
Name that proper noun: Carthaginian war
punic!
Very. excellent!! You win a Phoenician Grinning Mask!!!
i stink at both history and geography, so yay me!
I had no idea. yay you indeed.
ooh, grayed the bottom L. leaving 51 for now.
wouldn't you say that fake player nancy boy was the nanciest?
He had everybody going!
I hope nobody sent him any money.
he never asked for money
The money grubbers were the people who scammed the "Help Mr. P" thing
Who alledgedly ended up with that money?
wildcat for sure
creepy bitch that one
Was she in AZ?
texas
could have been arizona though.. it was a southern state
linda ramirez or something like that
Good morning, Babblers. :)
is AZ considered a southern state? southwest I guess.
yeah.. to the south of me.. not the true south though
the thing that pisses me off is that bitch wildcat has the balls to still play this game after ripping off everyone and Mr P
That was great example of never send money to people you don't know.
ruru, is this grid easy for you?
it was until the last 20
still 48 here
down to ten.. may have to list
so nanism is a word but not nanist. I have no idea what nanism is so it might make sense.
pop culture quiz - what did mork from ork say?
nanu nanu!
and good morning :)
ding ding ding! you win a pair of rainbow suspenders
welki!
how was your tournament? what did you end up wearing?
I wore a pink top and pink skirt, slightly different shades but not clashing. I actually played really well and we came in 3rd. we played with our friends but it was a blind draw for another couple that would score with us and they are really good, so we were lucky.
we were net 4 under and they were net 3 under. it helps that my handicap is 37 (though 36 is the max for events and we only got a % of the strokes since it was best drive).
excellent! one of our foursome won the longest putt - the same people seem to win the big prizes every year (imagine that)
oh, how do they measure that?
proximity prizes have a sign that you move around the green - supposed to be honor system
I see
(and that's why we rarely play tournaments)
i did win the 'most honest golfer' prize one year - that means i had the worst score out of all the players - but it was worth $50 :D
lol, that's good
I should get that
I did a clinic yesterday and hit a bazillion balls with my 3 wood and then tried to play 9. I was back to being terrible.
ooh, found a set of A's
my theory is that you get a limited amount of shots per day - if you use them up at the driving range (or clinic), you won't have any energy left for your game.
I'd say there's something to that
esp at this age
it's why i started that high handicap group - the average player in the group will likely hit 60 shots on the first nine - doesn't leave much energy for the back nine
there's an 84/85 year old here that rides bikes with mr. homie (that guy is on an ebike). he told him he shot his age the other day. I was saying I'd like to shoot mine for 9 holes but can't seem to.
okay, maybe between 50-60 shots - and that's why the back nine suffers, you're just too tired
true. did I tell you I shot 44 a couple of weeks ago on the front and then a 62 on the back? so frustrating.
playing best ball or alternating shots is my choice
you must have been pumped - 44 is awesome!!
yeah, the wed afternoon group I got in is some high hc, some lower, but everyone is friendly and out to have fun. sometimes we do a scramble, just depends on the foursome.
I was really pumped. everything (but putting) was going right.
i have a hard time playing my own game for 18
was with mr. homie and our older son (who has just started playing) and beat them both outright
is mr. homie competitive?
yeah, in the tourney on sun it was we both drive, pick the best, and then play our own ball for the rest of the hole. we definitely complemented each other. when I had a bad shot, he had a good one and vice versa.
yes, and he switched to playing lefty in the last couple of years and gets so mad at himself
it's nice when you pick each other up like that
anyone else think the R is really hard?
yes
still need 7 and have looked several times
oh, just found another 8 there
Is that the 8.55?
and an unrelated 5. so now 5 left, same as the C and P
no, a very regular ru8/45. think eggs.
I have the ra8.55
I know when people get out of the p4 after a long time, someone is the pruniest
okay, now just need one A to gray bottom row.
any AE>
4-8-16-6-6 when I think a grid is hard, it's always the 6s.
bottom row gray!
Do you have the an6/7?
an5/10
yes to all those
my bottom A was A7 and I had T6
an5x2;an4x2
I only have an at4 from the bottom
AT7 is the other
there are at least 3 an5
an6-7 from the top A
I've only had 2 hours of sleep in the last 36 hours
yikes
I will give you half a tiara
also just noticed I need 5 N from the top
thanks
I only have 125 words so far
still 39 left here
but I do have nbs/ nbt...I don't do hoet. Am half way
un8?
oh, found a boat accessory!
ty
this is the first I'm hearing of a un8. still need 3 U's
it's the first un word
hmm
uses the boat accessory
hi all
thx
hurshy!
unarope...what you use in the the shower with a frined
did you see my clue?
sometimes posts sneak in
for the un8? or the boat thingy
it's both!
ahhh
fe5 and 8 easy for us US folks to get these days
phantom eosin
oh someone was wanting nu6 the other day and now here it is!
un6
hmm, are there a lot of non- prefix words?
are you asking or telling me? I do need a un6 if there is one.
haven't found any hurshy but maybe that's why I need 5 N there.
well i need 7 so...
there's a dumb gerund in there
'asking
no7 you mean? i have that
yes to hurshy. I will keep looking, phae, for un6.
ok caught up to you, five now
kind of surprised we CAN'T have the gerund based on nu6
yeah, I think I tried that
ooh i just found nu5-6-6 combo
the 5 is 5/16
TITT. thx.
phantom: juice
I have all the J's and not one is normal
oh then which two am i missing? have 3 each ja, ju
there are 4 of each
my 3 ja all go together
what does that leave for that? (found the missing ju)
There is a bird. ju5.24
ja4/11
ty hokie!
thank molly
and ty bea, i had found that but i didn't know it was a bird
Speaking of birds, we have a flock of six or seven vultures flying over the hood.
i saw canada geese on my way to work
have you ever been by a house with like 30 turkey vultures roosting on the roof? I always think there's a dead person in the house.
Yes, I've seen that, Carla.
help with the ru8...which I assume works off the ru6
or ru5
think of breakfast eggs
is overeasy the ru8? I don't know
lol...I was wrong
Do you eat eggs, Calra?
...boat accessory, boat accessory...
Is that a clue, hurshy?
I usually eat scrambled
it's me pondering a clue that hokie gave regarding un8
well, I almost said boat part, but you have to buy it separately
it is for the an6
un8 means to pull that up to move the boat
Me too. Love a soft scramlle.
ohhh, well that was my missing top A also, thanks
I had the an but not the un. Thanks
any guess for my missing top A then?
did you ever find the alleged un6 hokie?
hmm maybe an5/12 hokie
nope, kinda forgot about it
ok, I do not have an5/12
gracias. now just need 2 N for top row.
need that UN6 and another U for that tile
same
phae, do you have the point total for the un6?
need the pu7 between the hitting and what ru does with words
24
the wimpiest or sickest
drop a letter in the middle of ruru's word
ty
smallest, isn't that?
I said wimpiest
yeah, i just thought, that's not the first connotation that comes to mind for me. interesting.
i'm doing poorly on the R
where I'm from you can use pu4 (not in grid) to mean sick or not strong.
still need 5 R
same
phantom: insect
left col grey!
The definition of pu4 is small and weak
still need an E and I in the left.
did you get ei8 hokie
and did you plural io5?
if you google pu4 as in sick you will find plenty of things about that usage
did not get ei8. did get io6
what about the verb io6
brit spelling
yep, have it
found the ei8 thanks. forgot that was accepted even though we recently had it. I'm a real ei8.
I am also half in the puzzle
in6/18 that we usually spell with two L but this has just one?
yes, that's why I was giving you half a tiara, phae!
aha, thanks
I thought it was cuz I haven't had any sleep...lol
phantom: innocent
4-6-12-5-4
NN NNN UU RRRRR iii CCC PPPPP OOO SS E HH
oh, found an S
and the other S
when I go shopping I am onarun
good one, you might need on7/28
that's what I am looking for
ends like someone who plays the piano
got it
found 2 R's finally
how many ph have people found? i just have one so far
same
well i've caught up to you on P at any rate
for O there's a trio of ou4, 5, 6
I have ou4/6 and ou5/6. so you think my 3 are this trio?
i think you might need to add a five in the middle of your four and six
not seeing a way for that. it's what you say when something hurts?
ok, then, you do need the whole trio
lol
it begins with a different 4/7 than that one
found it as there wasn't really any other way to get 3
oh, I mentioned my cousin vinny earlier. NTPN from the movie!
hmm, not yutes
actor
where were you when the two yutes left the building
pesci
ding ding ding
i always have trouble thinking of italian actors' names. i mix up which name goes with which actor between him and robert deniro and danny devito. and then once i get it sorted in my brain i think why did i have trouble with that?
but then it happens again the next time
yeah, that is odd. they are all so different
any SN words?
well I have hit a brick wall. 2-4-10-4-4 guess I will do something else. TTFN.
phantom: seine
no SN words
3 SC
3 SI
yeah i got the sc ... oh need one more si then
4 ST
got it thanks
my last S was the very regular si5
mine was the babblet
dang just need one more H for 4th row grey
got it!!!
hmm hokie got both lower A
ack, done with 4s
aHA got that A
bottom row grey!
guess i will list for my last 17
oh lord, this pr8 could be pro- anything
well, i guess it can't go that many ways actually
got it
phew, done
congrats!
not an attractive grid...surprised there are so many words in it...
*The grid weeps in it's pink satin pillow after being called unattractive
i have no pity.... ;oP
hi all. any hints for first column N words? ty
ni 5....we have it often...
it's a lightweight fabric....not a word i knew before Babble...
got it. ty
yw..
ty pen. got the ni 5. looking for fabric
that is the fabric...
ooh i got a ni 5 that is plural and refers to japanese americans.
now just missing a u word for no blanks.
i have two un 4 words...both babblets....don't know what they mean...
just got one. so all is set.
ty
yw...
i actually like this grid but not getting half way yet. hmmm
hi all.help with either ru8 please
I have the fastest
plural of the ru7
don't have the ru7
its a gerund
ty bea
yw
ty bea...didn't have those....
if uptalk is a word....up + ch 4 should be a word... ;o)
stalled at 70...need a break...bye all...
any one have the ei8?
I have the very clever chap ei8
can you clue it?
nm
an 6/18, pls
I have the one that means to bless
ty phae
Any one have in8?
The other an6 is a weight to stop a ship
in8 starts with twelve in a foot, ends with consumed, vowel in the middle
Thanks, Molly.
ty Molly
cu7/8 please
I found cu7
Make it plural
ty . thought I had tried that
a TITT word... ;o)....hello all....
hi pen.help with ra8 > i have an ra7
there is an ra 6...the 8 is a pl....
Do you have ra 6/27?
no
we usually see the ra 6 ending in a y (added to the word here)....
Add a vowel in the ra5/14
it means vulgarity....the ra 6...
ty both
yw...
well i finished with the list....a bit of a slog today....bye all....
Thought I tried that...nope, you didn't
I cant believe i am still not half way. Ugh.
I have one un word. Any other u words welcome. I have un 5 12 meaning to put two things together is to form a un***.
Any clues for u words welcome. Ty.
greetings and good evening !!
un5, a bunch of workers protecting their rights
ty gwen. That is the one i have. Only one i have. Ty.
only one i have either, looking
Ty gwen
un4/6 = two syllables, archaic word for "strange"
un4/6, same as the previous clue except change the last vowel to a different vowel
un6/24, un + last four letters of composer Henry Man****
ty
ch8 please
or un8 please
ch8 is like a sweet brown treat (plural) with two letters left out
and the un8 ends with something used on boats (thanks to carla for that - I found her clue in the chat)
sweet brown treat?
Yes, a very popular kind of candy
Leave out the fourth and fifth letters
ty for ch7/8
yw
I saw carlas clue for the un8 but still do not see it
the thing used to keep a boat in place when it's not at a dock or mooring
not getting the un8 or the ch8, argh
stored on boats, used below boats :)
tyty nrkii and Gillie and carla
the un8 or ch8?
that was the un8
ch8 is a plural of ch7, which ends in not early
huh, that un8 is a new one on me, TY
hi
NOW I see the treat LOL
I have that treat in my DNA, so I saw it from the original clue :)
i was thinking brownies? Tootsie Rolls? LOL
(still missing 12 eights, 19 sevens, diving back in)
how are you doing, nuk?
me? I'm sick... head/chest cold leaving me short of breath. I had to give in and back out of competing next weekend.
oh that's too bad
I can't be sure I'll have my lungs back in shape in time and it would be a few thousand dollars down the tubes if I didn't make the call as early as possible. I'll be glad I backed out later this week, but today I'm sad.
oh no nrkii!! sending you magical waves of internet healing
Thanks. Not sick enough to go to doctor yet. They'll just say its a virus and send me home to do what I'm already doing. Waiting to see if it doubles-down to bronchitis or recedes under the weight of my zinc-laden wrath.
fingers crossed
tbese last few words...the in words. uh
I'm looking for my last 2 IN words now
i was going to invite you to oktoberfest this coming weekend. weather looks good
This weekend is a total bust. Recovery + Halloween decorations.
ooh, your theme still a secret?
In theory, it's going to be Dorothy and Scarecrow in the haunted forest... The forest will involve a lot of work.
I have several dance buddies who are coming on Sunday afternoon to help, so I need to not be contagious by then.
no telling what's our there now
i used to get sick after every winter dance, no matter how much i sanitaized
still missing 97 words. Too much for me. Tomorrow, y'all
three left break time
5 to go here
20 here. have just listed.
in words ugh
runnings
oops
1 to go... PR8
PR 8 50
don't have that yet
want a clue?
yes please
pr 8/60, gerund of horse gait
oh, I have that one... missing the 8/50
there's an 8/50
pr 8/50. in favor of labor
YES!!!
thank you
thanks
let me know if you need any IN word help
I don't see the last pu7
second in6/24
last PU7 is like a strict religious person, but missing a couple of letters
thanks
finito. have fun, i want to read before doc @ 9
Night, TO!
well, I could use the second in6/24 too
When a lot of people express sympathy or love, we call it an out****ing
night. check back with you next weekend. also i want to give you a member card for christkindlmarkt free admission]
weird, thanks
this is the opposite
so if you feel the urge to go, you will not have to pay
I feel the urge to go every year... always comes down to whether I have time
it's expanded this year. i will be wokring bur not sure when
I love christkimdlmarkt
okay well take the card anyway it is good for all events
Will do!
interesting word
glad to share
need to run... need medicine
adios
reading about danish resistenace wwII and i have a movie to squeeze in dur back tomorrow
bye carla and all
bye TO
anyone still here? cannot find no7/32 even on a lookup site.
against the opposite of rich
ah, thanks
yw
yw
i keep wanting jaundice to be n the grd.
grid
two minutes till shutdown. Does everyone have their Bingo cards ready?
It will be a big beautiful shutdown. The most wonderful shutdown anyone has ever seen. Everyone is saying how wonderful this shutdown will be. lol
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